Ah here it comes!

Sea: What?

May: Ice Cream truck?

Me: Uh….sure?

Sea: Whatever.

Drew: Rolyn owns nothing.

Wood: Siege

Drew panted heavily as he climbed up into a tree hoping to throw Brendan off but to no avail. He groaned because of the fact that he wasn't given more than ten seconds to catch his breath and Brendan was throwing attacks at him. Luckily there were a lot of trees so Drew decided to put his past skills to use. He launched himself from one tree to the next with Brendan following him from the ground while throwing silver balls of fire at him.

Drew wasn't stupid. He wasn't going to lead this maniac straight to May, he knew Misty and Ash had went into the city and he was sure Misty could help him with her ability so he was going to look for her, all the while leading an enemy into territory that belonged to people rebelling against his nation. He was much smarter than anyone could give him record for. That was why Giovanni had given him the fire talisman.

He wasn't going to put May's life in jeopardy, not anymore.

"Haruka! Haruka I need your help!" May called out as she walked around the spirit realm in search of her past life. She was in a place very similar to Vayu however it looked older and more elegant. May turned down a hall and Haruka appeared in front of her making her scream at the sudden appearance.

"Hello May." Haruka chuckled removing a hand from her sleeve to place it delicately over her mouth. May placed a hand over her racing heart and sighed to regain her composer. "You were in search of me?"

"Yes. I need your guidance…" May began glancing down at her folded hands. Haruka smiled softly in a knowing way and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"You need insight on trust and your relationship with Drew." The spirit stated less as a question and more as a fact. May gazed at her past life in surprise.

"How'd you know?" May asked quietly as if others were around to hear her. Haruka chuckled once again and smiled kindly at May.

"Oh May, you have to understand I'm your past life. I'm part of you so I know what goes on within your mind." 

"That's sorta an invasion of privacy." May said awkwardly while rubbing the back of her neck. Haruka chuckled once again.

"Don't worry, anything you do not wish me to know about shall not be known." May let out a breath of relief which went unnoticed. "I don't believe I'm the one you should be talking to about this though."

With those words said May felt a rush of wind that ruffled her clothes and messed with her hair. She shut her eyes tightly and after the wind died down May slowly opened her eyes. She gasped at what she saw and felt a lump form in her throat. Haruka placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and nudge her forward. May slowly took a step forward as she felt tears well up in her eyes.

'Hello May…'

"Hello….Mikiko."

Max wandered aimlessly around Dawn's home being told that he wasn't to disturb his sister. Rebecca and Dawn were having a manipulating sparring session in the back yard and Johanna was in the kitchen of the house making Tea. Ash and Misty were in town gathering supplies and Drew had just left not giving anyone a clue as to where he was going but it really didn't matter.

He pushed up his glasses as he looked at the many statues carved from wood, probably made from Dawn or her mother or even Dawn's late father. They were all interesting but one specifically caught his attention he got on his toes to get a better look of the wooden statue. It was a carving of the family Dawn was still a baby and was held in her mother's arms while who he suspected was her father had his arm wrapped around her mother but what they stood around that was wedged in the wooden base of the statue was a stone.

Max reached for the statue and picked it off the mantle. He pushed up his glasses once again and gave the stone a close look. It was craved as a talisman. He ran his finger over it and the symbol for wood appeared on it and glowed for a bit before fading to brown. Max gasped and pulled the talisman out of the statue and running to the room May was in.

Drew had finally got into the city and jumped from the trees to the rooftops of the wooden buildings. Brendan was still firing at him getting the attention of many people but they were not surprised due to the fact that Brendan's guards had already entered the city and were causing devastation. More fire region soldiers had also come after getting a signal which happened to be the blasts of fire Brendan was setting off. This was much more serious than Drew could ever dream of.

He had an overhead view of the city and he could see the damage that had already been done. He noticed some wood manipulators fighting back but it didn't have that much of effect considering wood just burned up at the slightest lick of fire on its surface, disintegrating to nothing. One 

thing stood out however and that was the fact that the closer he get to the center of the city the more he saw some soldiers breaking free of ice .He knew Misty was close.

He finally spotted her fighting off soldiers that had surrounded her and Ash who was dealing with hand to hand combat. He managed to snag a sword from another soldier who Misty froze and began to fight them off with that. Drew jumped from the building and Brendan took this as his chance and tried to shoot Drew from the back but Drew flipped and sent his own green flames completely blowing his cover.

He landed next to Ash and Misty who looked to him surprised while still trying to focus on the battle at hand. Drew fought off Brendan while they took on other fire manipulators.

"What…are…you…doing…here!?" Ash asked in between breathes as he dodged getting his hands burnt off.

"I didn't want to lead him to May!" Drew responded absorbing another blow from Brendan and sending it back twice as hard nearly hitting Brendan if he hadn't flipped out of the way. Brendan grit his teeth. Drew always had a trick that he wasn't aware about.

"What do you mean!?" Misty asked as she grabbed a soldier by the hands with a water whip and flung him into another soldier. "Lead who to May!?"

"Brendan!" Drew said gesturing to the guy he was fighting. "He was sent by my father, he's dangerous and he wants May gone!"

"What are you talking about!? Who's your father and why are you helping us, why don't you help him!?" Misty asked. Drew narrowed his eyes.

"Because I have to prove myself."

"Mikiko! Oh I missed you so much! Is Mom and dad here?" May babbled as she held onto Mikiko in a tight hug. Mikiko laughed at the girl and pet her head affectionately.

'Oh May, I'm sorry but they are not here. Haruka brought you to me for a reason so tell me what troubles you.'

"I'm sorry." May said bowing respectfully and taking a step back. "I need your wisdom on trust. This boy I met after I fought him for the water talisman has been troubling my mind…he's from the fire region and he helped destroy our home. He burnt my arm and he nearly killed me in the water region, but I spared his life because of what you have taught me. I don't know where my trust lies when it comes to him. He saved me from drowning and he took care of me when I passed out but for all he has done in the past…" May trailed off.

'Stop right there.' Mikiko said sternly while holding up a hand to the brunette. 'You know you should never hold one's past against them. It seems that you are hesitant out of fear, fear of getting hurt.'

"Well duh! He's deadly, he could kill me. He already killed you and he burnt my arm. His green flames are crazy!" May cried throwing her hands up for emphasis.

'During the attack on Vayu, there was not a single green flame that was fired. I remember a boy standing there watching it all happen. He seemed scared. The boy you're referring to did not injure a single person, except you and you already got your revenge by fighting him and what I meant is that you are not afraid of getting hurt physically, but emotionally. You are hiding behind the fear of a broken heart. You have already been hurt once and you don't want it to happen again.'

May was silent for a second and gazed at the spirit that was once her close friend and teacher. She let the words sink in for a moment and she felt the tears spill over and roll down her cheek.

"So…he didn't kill anybody during the siege…? A-Are you sure? He has green hair will that trigger anything!?" May asked in a shaky breath. Mikiko shook her head. May shut her eyes and her shoulders shook with sobs. When she opened her eyes she was back in the plain wooden room. She blinked and reached up hesitantly. She brushed her cheek and noticed that she was actually crying. She quickly wiped the tears away and began to take notice of her surroundings more…or she took notice of the pounding on her door.

May got off the bed and opened the door to see her little brother. He didn't speak he just shoved the talisman in her face. She gasped and before she could respond or reach out to take it and ear splitting scream from outside her window in the distance caught her attention. She ran out the house to find Dawn, Rebecca and Johanna all running towards the city square.

"What's happening!?" May cried as she went after them Max pocketed the talisman and went after her. Rebecca looked back and stopped so May could catch up.

"The fire region is here. They're attacking the Beng and they're looking for the talismans…and you." Rebecca explained. May grit her teeth and pulled out her staff which was latched to her back. "No May they want you!"

"But I'm the only one who can do this Rebecca!" May countered. Rebecca remained silent because May only used her full name when she was serious. "It's my destiny anyway."

"Well if that's how it is I'm going with you!" Rebecca said pulling out her staff.

"Me too!" Max said getting his as well. May knew she couldn't argue with them so she just took to the skies keeping in mind of the air and water talisman that was in her pocket.

I bet you now what's gonna happen next.

Sea: No.

Me: Oh…well neither do I

Sea: Really!?

Me: NO!

Preview…

"Either I get all the talismans or you don't get him back alive…"

"What's wrong with her!?"

"May….please be alright! You've gotta be okay!"

"It's over they have all the talismans. I've failed."