Okay I left this story on an intense moment so this will be the finishing to it.

Sea: We need intense introduction music!

Me: Of course we do…

Sea: I'm glad you see it my way!

Me: Sarcasm doesn't work on you does it?

Sea: Not one bit!

Me: Perfect…

Sea: I know right!?

Me: I will never ever own anything related to pokemon or avatar…EVER

Wood: Falling

May looked down at her now throbbing hand and quickly looked back to Drew who was on his hands and knees now. At least she knew she could fight back now that he was probably beyond pissed right now and she fueled his anger towards her by pulling that stunt right there. May wanted to speak, to say something but what could she say? She wasn't going to apologize for an impulse that ran through her when she felt threatened and it wouldn't matter if she did, he would probably hurt her anyway.

May backed up against a wall as her head began to throb. She was confused and overwhelmed by fear at the moment. She closed her eyes and gripped her head in pain while taking in a sharp breath of air. She forced herself to look up at Drew who was now standing on his feet with a bright red mark on his right cheek where she had slapped him. His expression was fierce and his hands were lit with fire but what scared May the most was the look in his eyes. It was a look of malice, malevolence but most of all…hate.

May's fear and strain finally got the better of her and her legs collapsed underneath her. She laid there on the ground for a moment trying to blink away the oncoming darkness and stand to her feet. She wasn't sure what would happen if she wasn't conscious to defend herself but she would soon find out because in a matter of seconds she blacked out. The last thing she saw was Drew's feet coming towards her

"Where is she?!" Max exclaimed from the outside of the caves. Dawn had successfully guided the others through the tunnels and they were now in Beng. Most of the buildings were made from wood and there were many trees around, surrounding the city with its element.

The group hadn't noticed May and Drew's disappearance until they had reached the exit of the hidden tunnels. This distressed the group and Max was losing it because he feared for his sister. Like Misty, he had thought the worst and was thinking Drew had taken her somewhere to get rid of her.

"I'm not sure but maybe they hit a soft spot and fell through." Dawn presumed bringing a hand to her chin. She nodded at her own assumption. "They should be fine."

"No! You don't understand!" Misty countered clenching her fists. "We're only worried about one person and that's May!"

"Why, isn't Drew this guy's brother?" Dawn said gesturing to Ash. Misty was about to pull her hair out and in a moment of weakness she blurted out the truth.

"Drew isn't Ash's brother! He's a fire manipulator who was and possibly still is after May's life!" Misty yelled. Dawn's eyes widened in shock.

"Why do you guy's have a fire manipulator with you!? And why does he want to kill May!?" Dawn yelled fearing for May's life now and that she had possibly let a fire manipulator past the wall.

"May hurt him and thought it would be best if she took care of him so she kept him with us as we traveled. He wants to kill her because she is the only one that can stop him and his region from winning this war." Rebecca explained with a sullen expression on her face. "May is the Balancer of the Cycle."

"Brendan, sir, Beng has come into view and we should reach it in a matter of minutes." One of Brendan's crew members said while bowing to him. Brendan smirked.

"Thank you." He sighed simply waving the crew member off. The boy bowed again before scurrying out of Brendan's courters.

Brendan looked up on a wall where a picture of a younger version of him was standing next to a younger Drew who was scowling with his arms crossed. Brendan on the other hand was smiling cheerfully as he stood next to the fire region prince. Him and Drew were what you would consider friends, but…

"Things change…." Brendan muttered as he glared at the picture. He made a white ball of fire produce in his hand and flicked it at the picture which was engulfed by the flames instantly. Brendan smirked.

Yes, they were friends but Brendan always wanted what Drew had and right now he was going to prove he had what Drew wanted.

"There is only one person who knows those tunnels all by heart and they are the only one who can save the Balancer…" Dawn said as she rushed through the streets of the very large wood city. The others followed her close behind as she spoke and ran at the same time.

"Who?" Ash asked as he tried to keep up.

"The woman who made the tunnels." Dawn responded looking over her shoulder at him.

"But I thought it was just a legend?" Rebecca countered.

"It is, it's a legend that my parents made. They are the ones who made the tunnels but my father was killed by fire manipulators when he went to the metal region so my mother is the only one who knows those tunnels perfectly." Dawn explained. She stopped in front of a wooden house that was up on posts. She looked to the others and gestured for them to follow her up the steps to the house.

The others rushed up the stairs and Dawn opened the wooden door by waving her hand to the side. The door slid open and they all piled in.

"MOM!!" Dawn called. Her mother, Johanna came walking out the kitchen with a Sudowoodo following her. She smiled at her daughter and then glanced at the others.

"Hey Dawn; who are your friends?" She asked looking over at the others who were all dressed in water region clothing. Dawn shook her head to dismiss the question and grabbed her mother's hand.

"We need your help mom. Someone's in trouble." Dawn said as she tried to catch her breath. Johanna's eyes widened and she glanced at the other desperate expressions before nodding.

Drew couldn't help but smirk as he gazed at May's limp body on the ground. He had an opening that was way too important to pass up. He'd probably be able to make it back home with the Ping Heng as a gift for his father. Drew took another step towards her but stopped when he saw her start convulsing. Her shut eyes tightened as if she was in pain. He took another step and a gust of wind pushed him back.

"N-No…" She stuttered. She was going into unconscious shock and Drew could tell. He began to get nervous and he wasn't sure why. Cold sweat ran down May's forehead and her breathing became labored. He was absolutely positive that this was being caused by surpressed stress and panic. He must have really scared her.

Drew felt a wave of guilt wash over him and he looked away from her. Just looking at her made him feel even worse. He was unsure where this sudden sympathy was coming from because he never showed sympathy to anyone. Why start now and with her no less.

Drew rolled his eyes and promised to slap himself tomorrow as he kneeled down next to her pulled her head into his lap. He placed a hand on her forehead and noticed that she was extremely cold. She was way below normal temperature.

He took off his jacket and draped it over her body and her shaking seemed to wither down to small shivers. Drew stared down at her flushed face and wanted to do nothing more than help her at that moment. All she was to him was some helpless girl right now, not his greatest enemy. His expression softened as he pushed some of her brunette hair out of her face, brushing her cheek in the process.

"This is all your fault you idiot." He sighed as he closed his eyes and tried to focus. "You're making me go crazy."

"Okay, do you know when they fell through?" Johanna asked from the entrance to the tunnels that the other had used for an exit. Everybody shook their heads 'no'. Johanna sighed.

"We didn't know they were missing until we were out the tunnels and looked back." Dawn explained. Her mother nodded and turned to a tree. She took in a deep breath and released it slowly. She chopped the side of the large oak tree's trunk and it split instantly. With a loud cracking noise the tree fell over with a clean cut.

"Wow." Becca said.

Johanna cut the top of the tree off with same method only leaving a large log. She turned to Dawn and gestured for her to come over. She said a few things that could not be heard and Dawn nodded. The two of them went to work and began to shave away at the log by waving their hands back and forth. The soon changed their hand movements and began to spin their hands in a circular motion. The log soon took the form of a drill.

They lifted the large wooden drill by pushing their palms up. Johanna instructed Dawn to position the wooden drill right before the tunnels exit/entrance. Once it was in place the two wood manipulators began to move their hands to the right. The drill slowly began to spin to the right, gradually speeding up as they sped up. Soon it was drilling through the earth until Johanna said stop. They retracted the drill and looked into the hole they created to see another tunnel underneath the real one.

"Who is going to go?" Johanna asked.

"I am!" Misty and Becca said at the same time. The two of them glanced at one another and smiled before they went to the hole. Becca jumped in using her abilities to cushion her landing. Misty jumped in second and Rebecca also cushioned her landing before the two girl's sprinted down the tunnel calling May's name.

The kept running until they reached a wall of rock in their way. Misty sucked her teeth as they tried to figure out a way to get passed the rocks.

"Okay, I have an idea; stand back." Rebecca ordered. Misty took a step back as she breathed in deeply. She raised her hands and cupped them over her mouth before blowing out a large gust of air. The gust was strong enough to break the wall down. Becca ran through with Misty behind her but what they saw made them both stop in their tracks.

"What the h…" Misty was cut off by Becca slapping a hand over her mouth.

Laying there fast asleep on the ground was Drew and resting her head on his chest was May. Rebecca tried to stifle her laughter and Misty was too shocked to do anything but stare with her mouth wide open.

"Wow and you were expecting to see an injured May at the mercy of his flames…" Rebecca said as she nudged Misty with her elbow. Misty rolled her eyes and opened a pouch on her waist. She streamed the water out with the graceful movements of her hand and aimed it at drew's face before shooting it at him.

"Hey!" He cried as he sat up and flicked his now wet hair out of his face. He did this without waking May; the only sound she made was a small groan.

"Nap time's over fire region brat." Misty said as she waved her hand and removed the water from his face and put back in the pouch that hung from her shoulder. Drew glared at her and sat up in a better position.

"I was expecting the battle of the century, not you two getting cozy in a tunnel." Rebecca said making her way over. Drew blushed and directed her glare to her.

"Shut up…" That was all he was able to say as he removed himself from under May and picked her up. He held her bridal style and she nuzzled her head into his chest. Rebecca smirked and Misty was about ready to gag. Drew's blush grew as he looked down at May's face. It was still flushed but she looked calmer than before.

Rebecca and Misty led him out; Misty kept a close eye on him the entire time. Drew wasn't sure if he could explain himself. He was expecting a full on battle as well but…somehow things seemed to twist to his confusion. What confused him the most was that he was the one to twist it. He glanced down at May once again and began to think the worst

He was falling for his enemy.

OMG! I absolutely love this chapter!

Sea: Me too!

May: Meh.

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