Hi everybody! Hows everybody loving the AAML so far? But sob- it seems that some people don't read the author notes. WAAAHHHH! I just wanna be original! Okay everybody, here's the 8th chapter. Don't own Pokemon.

Chapter Eight- bait

Misty growled at the black hooded figure. His cloak swished around him as he entered Misty's cell.

"What do you want?" Misty cried.

He didn't reply.

Instead, he proceeded to undo the chain around Misty's ankle. But before she could run away, he slid his arms under her knees and around her back and lifted her up.

"Eek! Let go of me!" Misty found herself being carried out but instead if to her freedom, she was chained up again at another wall. But she wasn't in a cell.

She was just chained to a wall.

Crobat flew menacingly over her head and then perched on his master's shoulder. He looked like a vulture.

Misty shivered.

The black-hooded figure sat majestically in a huge wooden chair and pulled back his hood. Misty's eyes widened as she saw his face. "Drew!"

"May, what's with you anyway?" Ash asked grumpily.

May was walking, looking spacey and everything. She was whistling happily.

"Ah, May look out!" Max suddenly cried and May crashed into a tree.

She sat up rubbing her head.

"Are you okay?" Ash looked down at her.

Suddenly she felt better. She still loved Ash even if Drew loved her.

He sat smirking at him, sipping his wine.

"Why did you bring me here?" she demanded.

He laughed, "How do you think I could catch the fish without the bait?"

She felt like growling.

He continued, "It took a lot of research to find out the best way to defeat Ash Ketchum. Its taken years actually. For years and years, I've been working on the perfect strategy. For years and years I've dreamt of this day." he laughed again. "And now today this dream is going to be reality."

"What do you want with Ash?" she cried.

He bent over her, teasing her. "Heh heh, you'll find out soon enough."

Misty grunted. She reached over to slap him but he shifted and laughed at her.

Then Crobat flew up to him a whispered. "Cro… bat… Cro… bat…"

He laughed and said, "Well, you're in luck, Misty, you'll get to see the unravelling of my magnificent plan! For Ash and his stupid friends are coming right this second!"

He grinned at Misty, showing his immaculate teeth. Misty grunted.

He tickled her under her chin. "But it really is a shame that I have to sacrifice this cute little kitty…"

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!"

Misty looked up as Ash and co. emerged from behind some bushes.

"Ash!" she cried out.

"Misty!" He ran up to her but Drew stood in front of him. "I've been waiting." he said.

May stared at him, feeling hot tears trickle from her eyes. "DREW!" She collapsed on the ground and buried her face. "How could you?"

How could you say all that stuff to me and take my first kiss, when you were plotting all of this in the first place? I believed you Drew! I really did!

"Misty!" He reached out his hand to touch hers but Drew roared, "No! You can't touch her! Battle me! I will prove that I am stronger!"

They all stared at him. He put his hands on his hips and smiled. "Well, I am the strongest obviously. Stronger than this punk!" he sneered and glanced at Misty. "What's so special about this guy anyway?"

Brock cried, "Why you-"

Crobat sent a supersonic attack at Brock and he keeled over.

Drew stood out among them and said, "I've been training for years and years and I've been dreaming of being the strongest but all everyone talks about is this prodigy named Ash from Pallet Town! You're only in the way, Ash! As soon as I destroy you and all your stupid friends they'll be no stopping me from being the strongest Pokemon Trainer in the world!" He paused and looked at Misty with a dangerous look in his eye. "But I might just spare this little kitty-cat…"

Ash reached at and punched him in the groin. "AH!" Drew stumbled.

"I told you to get your hands off her!" he shouted.

Drew stood and pulled out a poke-ball from inside his cloak. "Then battle me, Ash!"

He released his pokemon. "Go Salamence!"

The dragon pokemon appeared in a beam of red light. "Dragon Claw!"

Drew unleashed its attack so quickly that Ash barely had time to choose a pokemon. "I choose you, Pikachu!"

Salamence's attack came down hard on Pikachu. Pikachu managed to roll out of the way but his poor tail got smashed.

"PIKACHUUUU!" OWWWWW THAT REALLY HURT!

"Pikachu!" Ash and Misty screamed.

"Thunder!" Ash cried just as Drew yelled, "Fly!"

Pikachu's attack struck Salamence out. "Pikachu!" Misty reached out to soothe the injured pokemon but Drew stepped on her fingers.

Misty grunted.

"Go Banette!" Drew sent out the ghost pokemon.

"Go Torkoal! Flamethrower!" Ash yelled.

"Banette, Shadow Ball!"

As Ash and friends were busy battling, May raised her eyes to the sky. "Stop you guys! Look! He's escaping!"

Drew was flying away on his Flygon. Banette was sitting on Flygon's back sticking out its tongue at them.

"MISTY!" Ash yelled.

Misty was there next to Drew her ankle still chained but this time Drew was holding the end as if she was on a leash.

"ASH!" she cried back. Tears were pouring from her eyes like rain.

Drew yelled back down at them, "If you want to see Misty again, you're gonna have to come and get her! I'll be waiting for our next battle, Ash!"

"MISTY!" Ash ran after the Flygon but der, it was too fast. Brock tried to comfort poor May and Max had to chase after panic-stricken Ash.

One day later after Ash had somewhat recovered from some minor injuries, he was up and running again. "We've gotta go rescue Misty!" he said.

"We have to get a helicopter! Does anyone have a helicopter?" Max asked.

"What about flying pokemon?" Brock suggested.

Ash jumped up and down in frustration. "I don't care! We've gotta go NOW! Quick! Who knows what that traitor could do to her?"

"Remember Winona's Skarmory?" Max asked. "It was massive and really fast. Too bad we didn't have a Skarmory."

Brock twitched when he remembered the beautiful gym leader. "Let's call her and see if we can borrow it!"

"Borrow a pokemon?" Ash repeated.

"Yeah, it's perfectly legal as long as we return it. Remember how Misty borrowed our pokemon for the Princess Festival?" Brock asked.

May stiffened, "You mean Misty won the Princess Festival thing?"

"Yeah! She was the best!" Ash said, cheered up. He started to run towards the nearest Pokemon Center so that he could use the phone. "That's why we've gotta get her back!"

May ran after Ash, thinking angrily, I bet if I was in the Princess Festival then I could beat her!

Brock stared at the beautiful gym leader at the screen of the phone. "Oh Winona!" he sighed.

Winona smiled brightly. "Hi Ash! And hi Max and May and um… what's your name again?"

Brock collapsed anime-style. "My name is Brock, pretty lady…"

Ash interrupted him. "Hi Winona! We were wondering if we could borrow your Skarmory? It's really really important. We promise we'll return it!"

Winona smiled again. "Well, okay but if you don't get it back by next week then I'll come and get you all!"

"Nurse Joy?" she addressed the nurse, "I'll send it over right away."

"Yes, of course, Winona."

The pokeball appeared and Ash grabbed it and held it above his head. "Thanks so much Winona!"

Winona smiled. "Look after it carefully!"

Ash and his friends raced outside and sent Skarmory out.

"Wow…" Max gazed at Skarmory's beautiful shiny steel feathers.

"C'mon, let's go!" He climbed up onto Skarmory's back and helped May up. May blushed as Ash's hand touched hers.

They whizzed through the air on their quest and all Ash could do was hope. Please, please let Misty be okay!

Really dramatic, I know. I was gonna make Misty's shoe fall down and Ash was gonna catch it and cry over it but he already did that with Misty's jacket when she went missing the first time. Anyway, I really like it, I'm so proud of myself! And Drew, well, I'm not gonna tell you but it hasn't really been defined whether the green-haired guy is Drew or not, I'm just gonna call him Drew and try to trick everybody. You'll find out who he is in the next chapter! Haha! I'm gonna make you all wait! I'll update next week! Read and Review! Emichii!