Ash is deep in thought, pondering about love and if May likes him back. This went on for a while, until he heard the plea for help from May. Ash immediately sat straight up.

"May!" Ash calls out for her.

May does not respond.

Ash then starts hyperventilating, wondering where May could be. Ash then starts mentally chiding himself.

"Stupid Ash, now since you and May split up to look for water and firewood, you forgot the possibility that something could of happened to May."

Corphish runs into the clearing, right into Ash. Ash then falls right on his butt. Corphish is panting and gesticulating everywhere with his massive claws.

"Corphish, what is wrong? Is it about May?" The fact that Corphish was here meant that May was in trouble and sent Corphish here to get help.

"Alright Corphish, show me the way, Pikachu, go run to Brock and tell him that something has happened to May and she needs our help." Ash says to his pokémon.

Pikachu darts down the path towards Max and Brock. Corphish and Ash run through the forest, hoping to get to the place as fast as they can. Ash wonders if they will be fast enough, he then pushes that thought off to the side.


May and Bulbasaur end up separated in two different rooms in ratty old cabin in the middle of nowhere. It is also quite drafty in the cabin, and the windows are cracked and have been repaired with duct tape. May shivers at the thought of a cold night in this cabin. She would rather spend a night like that beside a fire, possibly curled up next to Ash in his sleeping bag. May then blushes at the thought. She hopes that help will arrive soon.

Jessie, James and Meowth think of ways to capture Pikachu. Jessie realizes the potential in the bargaining chip that is May.

Jessie says, "We should use the twerp and her pokémon to capture Pikachu, by a trade. That way, we can get Pikachu with a lesser possibility of being thunder shocked to the stratosphere."

James and Meowth both agree with this plan, thinking that it is a good idea. The twerps wouldn't let anything bad happen to May and Bulbasaur, so they would listen to Team Rocket demands


Ash and Corphish end up at the stream, where May was taken away. Brock, Max, and Pikachu then come into said area.

"Ash, check for clues and see if we have a semblance of an idea of what happened to May," said Brock.

Ash, Brock, Corphish Max, and Pikachu scour the area, looking for clues. Ash is blinking back tears, trying not to fear for the worst for May when it comes looking for clues. He then stubbed his toe on a rock and sees the foot prints of a Meowth, and two sets of boots, one with a rather large heel.

Ash calls over Brock and the pokémon to the footprints. Everyone immediately understood who it was. Team Rocket.

Ash sends Taillow out of its Poké Ball.

"Taillow" it cried.

Ash said to it," I want you to look for May, or the Team Rocket balloon or anything else that looks really sketchy."

The Bird Pokémon then shot up to the sky in search of May. Ash then starts walking around the clearing, punching trees. Ash then yells out in pain, clutching his right hand. Brock then walks over to Ash, bandages his hand.

Brock tells Ash, "Punching trees isn't going to make May come back any faster."

Ash tells him, "I know Brock, but this is all my fault. I shouldn't have let May go off on her own like that. If we didn't split up, she would still be here right now."

Tears start rolling down Ash's face, thinking it is all his fault that May is gone. Minutes go by, and finally Taillow reappears and hovers above the group. It gestures toward the east direction. The sun was setting and Ash and friends realize there is not much time before nightfall. They hurry into the forest, hoping for a miracle.