Connected from birth

Drew's POV

"I'm the real May," bandanna May said, "I came here when I realised you'd chased her all the way here."

The other May nodded.

"You know these guys?" the brunette with the white cap asked.

"They are my friends," Bandanna May said, "The one with the cap is Ash, the girl is Misty and the grasshead is Drew."

I rolled my eyes. Ok, bandanna May was definitely the real May. No-one else ever called me grasshead anymore.

"Ok, now who are they?" Misty asked, gesturing to the other three girls.

"That's Bianca," May said, "Sorry for not telling you guys before. She's my cousin."

"Why have you let them come here?" Bianca demanded.

"It wasn't exactly me," May said, gesturing to 'fake' May.

"You're the one who called her in the first place," Bianca said, gesturing to the 'fake' May again.

Both 'fake' girls looked at each other and held a hand to their mouths.

"I'm so confused still," Ash groaned, "Who are they?"

He pointed to the other two girls, ignoring the fact that May and her cousin were debating right in front of him.

"Bianca, May, that's enough."

I looked up at the third voice. It was Lorenzo.

"Grandpa," Bianca complained, "May's being irresponsible."

"It wasn't me!" May exclaimed, "I'm telling you. And I had to call her before because we got in trouble."

"That's quite alright May," Lorenzo said, "But you're confusing your friends."

"That's your grandpa!" Ash exclaimed.

May nodded.

"My mum's dad," she said.

"Then why didn't you want to come into the museum if your grandpa was there?" Misty asked.

"She's probably embarrassed," Lorenzo said.

May crossed her arms, her face turning red.

"You fuss too much," she said.

"Grandpa," Bianca whined, "The fact remains that they've lead three others here."

"That's very well Bianca," Lorenzo said, "they probably just wanted to play with their new friends. Right Latios, Latias?"

The two girls nodded.

"I thought they were Pokémon," Ash said.

Wait a minute…

May and Bianca nodded to each other, the latter sighing. May let out a series of whistles and then a few clicks of her tongue. Bianca repeated it, her pitching slightly different.

The other two girls flashed bright white and when the light stopped, there were two Pokémon standing in their places.

May's POV

I watched as Ash's jaw dropped and his eyes widened. Misty's eyes also popped wide open. Drew's eyebrows merely raised.

"Surprise," I said, "turns out I'm friends with the legendary Pokémon after all."

I whistled to Latios, signalling that she could play if she wanted. She let out a shrill cry and dove straight at Drew. Drew let out a (rather unmanly) scream as Latios lifted him off the ground and flew up.

"MAPLE! You did this on purpose!" he yelled.

I just giggled.

"Don't do the same," Bianca said to Latias, also whistling to her.

Latias flew over to Misty and eyed her up and down before nodding. Then she beckoned her over to the swing set. Misty looked confused for a moment.

"Count me in!" Ash exclaimed, running to the swing.

"Sorry about all the mix-up," Bianca said, "And that I was about to attack you."

"It's ok," Misty said, "though I have questions."

"I suppose I'd better try to answer them," I said.

"Why were both Latias and Latios looking like you guys?" Misty asked.

"That's one of their abilities," Bianca said, "They can change their form into a human. Latias is closer to me, so she tends to look like me."

"And I'm close to Latios, so she tends to look like me," I said, "But she will also camouflage as Bianca if I tell her to."

"So when we were running away, the girl she whistled to…?" Misty asked.

"That was Latios," I said, "I specifically told her to be Bianca not to confuse you."

"Why did you call Latios?" Misty asked.

"Well, I needed some back up," I said, "I couldn't take Brock, Ash, Drew and you all at one time."

"Who were those girls?" Misty asked.

"I don't know," I said, "But it sounds like they're after Latias and Latios."

"You won't let that happen will you?" Misty asked.

"I'll never let them go," I said, "Latios and Latias are too special to just let someone take them for their own selfish purposes."

I giggled as Drew was dropped on the ground in front of me. "It seems like She likes you."

Drew growled up at the playful legendary. "Doesn't seem like it."

"She's just playing," I replied.

Latios' eyes glowed white. Latias let out a trill and her eyes glowed also, in front of Latios.

This was it, they were going to give them a treat. Misty would especially enjoy this.

"Hey guys!" I called, "Come here, Latios and Latias want to show you something!"

Drew lifted himself off the ground as Ash and Misty wandered over.

Latias settled in the middle of us all and the world around us spun away and suddenly, we were looking through the eyes of Latios as she dived through the water.

"Gather close," I whispered, hoping not to leave anyone out.

We huddled close and I watched Misty looking around in amazement.

"Wow, I've never seen water Pokémon like this before," Ash said as Latios swam past a school of Remoraid.

I blushed slightly as Drew's shoulder bumped into mine and the warmth from him transferred over to me.

This was no time to think of Drew like this. So I shook the thoughts from my head quickly.

"How is this happening?" Drew asked.

"Latios can project to you what she's seeing," Bianca said.

"It's called sight-sharing," I explained.

"It's a rare privilege," Grandpa said.

"Latios must really like you guys," I whispered softly.

I wondered if Latios could sense how I felt about my friends at all.

"Latias!" Ash exclaimed, "This is amazing!"

"Tell Latios we say thank you ok?" Misty added.

"So, how long have you know Latios and Latias?" Ash asked us in wonder.

"And how have you managed to keep this big of a secret?" Drew asked, "I thought you lived in Petalburg."

I felt a sudden spike of shyness at hearing Drew know that about me. Maybe it was common knowledge shared at the start of a contest, but he'd bothered to remember it.

"We've known them since forever I guess," Bianca said, "We were born at the same time. Grandpa remembers it."

"I do live in Petalburg," I said to Drew," But I was born here."

"I remember that tragic night," grandpa started, "The town was in danger. The Latios before, the father of these two, went out to save us and never returned. It was a great loss to the newborns."

"But they've never been alone, they've had us," Bianca said, petting Latias on the head.

"Oh, it was a tragic night because the Latios died and left them orphans," Misty said sadly.

"Not only that, but little May almost died," Grandfather said.

"You almost died!" Drew exclaimed, looking at me.

I nodded slowly. "When I was born, I wasn't breathing. They thought I would die. I was a weak infant."

"We laid May next to Latios, hoping that the guardian of the town might bless her," grandfather said, "then something extraordinary happened."

"What happened?!" Ask asked, eyes full of curiosity.

Grandpa chuckled lowly. "I was getting there younger man. Amazingly, Latios' eyes started glowing. May's started glowing too. It was like Latios was giving May a second chance to live."

"We're connected now," I said, putting a hand on Latios' head, "I have part of her life with me. It's hard to break something like that. She watches over me."

I looked over to Drew. He looked strangely subdued. I was expecting a smart comment, but he seemed lost for words.

That was a rather odd situation.

"Wow," Misty said, "I wish I had a Pokémon's life tied to mine. Maybe Kyogre's."

"Hey! Does that mean you have Pokémon powers!" Ash exclaimed eagerly.

I shook me head and laughed when Misty made use of her mallet on the poor boy's head.

"Actually no," I said, "I don't seem to have any powers at all. Except that i can understand what Latios is saying and I figured out how to communicate with them."

"The whistles!" Ash exclaimed.

I nodded.

"So what happened to the other latios," Misty asked, "He died? He really died? I didn't really think Legendary Pokémon could die. They seem so… Invincible I guess."

"Latios brought the water to this town," grandpa said, "It wiped away the threats, but Latios used all his energy and passes away in the process."

I looked over at the two Pokémon twirling in the air. "They've been hidden ever since."

Bianca watched, hands tensed by her side. "May, what will we do? Someone's after them."

"I don't think anyone can find this place," I said.

"Why are they so hidden?" Misty asked.

"They protect the soul dew," Grandpa said.

"Now what is that?" Drew asked.

I lead them over to the pool where the soul dew was kept.

"Wow, it's so… Beautiful," Misty said, reaching her hand in.

"Don't touch it!" I squealed.

Misty instantly recoiled and I felt bad, but relieved.

"The soul of the Latios before is in that jewel," Bianca said.

"If it were to ever get in the wrong hands, it could cause a disaster. It's used to power the DMA," grandpa explained, "and that machine can control the whole town."

Everyone was quiet, revelling in what they'd been told… Until…

"Oh no!" Ash exclaimed, "We completely forgot about Brock!"

Me: YES I DID IT! I FINALLY got a chapter of this DONE!

Drew: You abandoned us AGAIN! With TWO food-aholics!

Me: Huh? That's strange, I thought I stocked up.

Ash and May: *grins sheepishly*

Misty: Nothing lasts long with them *hits Ash with mallet for good measure*

Me: eheh.. Eheh... Please don't hurt me! I still have bruised from the last Forget Me Not chapter.

Drew: Perhaps you shouldn't leave for so long.

Me: *sniff... Sniff* I KNOWWWwwwwwwwww TT_TT

In all honesty, this is one of the most challenging stories I've ever written thus far. I gotta figure out a way to write the story without making it a plain copy and how I can change it up so it's not the same thing. Its so had. And I get a little bored watching the same parts of the movie over and over and over again. It's a little tiring. However! I WILL finish this someday!

But at least I'm on track with my writing...

And I mayyyyyyy have taken some inspiration for Avatar The last Airbender with this chapter... Mayyyybe just a little :P

Also, I've written up to about half of the movie and yet I'm only 4 chpaters in. I feel like this will be a much shorter movie twist. I could add in a bunch of filler... But this movie doesn't leave room for it as it is mostly action. And filler gets boring if not done perfectly. I shall try though!