Chapter 4!

Disclaimer:

Drew: amv4eva doesn't own pokemon. And why did you make me such a big jerk?

Ash: I didn't see much of a difference.

Drew: Really?

Brock: Yeah, you're usually a big jerk like that.

Drew. Oh. I never knew that…

May: Now you know!

Dedicated to: memekabss!

Chapter 4

The days went on, and May felt that instead of getting better, she was getting worse. For example, when they were working on defenses.

Drew had wanted them to put a bucket of water on their heads and deflect apples being thrown at them with one of the bamboo sticks. May thought this was impossible (Jack, Brock, and Ash all agreed.) But Drew demonstrated perfectly. May rolled her eyes when he wasn't looking.

"It's easy once you find your center. When you do, you're sure to win," He said, more to May than anyone else. He wasn't giving up on her –well, as far as he knew, him- yet.

Poor Drew was disappointed again. May did manage to block a few apples, but the bucket of water fell on her head. Drew shook his head and said training was done for the day.

Another time, they were trying to grab fish from a river with their bare hands (which May didn't really understand the point of, but whatever floated Drew's boat.) Of course, Drew was a master at it, whereas when May tried it, she grabbed Akito's foot and he fell in the water, which he yelled at her for about five minutes for. May didn't think Ash, Brock, and Jack busting a gut laughing helped much.

The next day, they were firing arrows through apples (they've got lots of apples, deal wiv it!) through arrows and landing them in circles drawn on a tree trunk. Once again, May thought this was impossible, and once again Drew proved her wrong, which was starting to get old. At least she wasn't the one yelled at; Ash kept trying to eat his apples.

The day after that, they were trying to fire missiles at a target a hundred feet away (May's somehow flew way off target and almost hit James), then they had to run through a field of flaming arrows (Jack got his hair scorched and Brock got an arrow in a…unlikely place.)

That night, at dinner, May, Ash, Brock, and Jack were talking about the past week.

"I'm never going to get my breath back." Ash said. He was talking about the ten miles Drew had made them run with fifty pounds on their shoulders. May hadn't made all ten miles, but eight and a half was close enough, right?

"At least it wasn't a hundred pounds," May said with fake optimism.

"Nice little optimist, aren't you?" Akito called over.

"Mind your own business, why don't cha?" May called over. She had lately really hated Akito.

Ash was still groaning. "Why was I such a fool for skipping gym?"

"What are we doing tomorrow?" Jack asked.

"I think it might have been something about swimming." Ash answered.

"Oh, now I really wish I knew how to swim." Brock said nervously.

…J…

The next morning, Drew had them gathered around a pole about thirty feet tall.

"Alright." Drew started. May noticed that he had dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept much lately. "This is what I call a pole."

"Yeah, we know that, thanks." Jack muttered. "That's a tree, and there's a rock." May bit her tongue to keep from laughing.

"I heard that!" Drew called over. "So, Jack, do you want to set our demonstration? See that arrow up there?" He pointed to an arrow wedged in at the very top. "You're going to use these," He picked up two iron weights with rope handles, "To get it. Strength," He put one in Jack hand, "And determination." He put the other in Jack's free hand.

"How?" Jack asked cluelessly.

Drew rolled his eyes. "Figure it out."

They all took turns. No one got a fourth of the way up. May couldn't get the weights around the pole properly. She gave up and handed them to the person behind her, and gave a quick glance at Drew. There was an expression of almost sadness in his eyes.

…J…

That night, May was going to the tent from the bathroom, she heard soft hoof beats on the ground behind her. She turned and saw General Drew coming towards her holding Eevee's reins in his hands. May had known this was coming, but didn't expect it right then.

Drew stopped a few feet in front of her and let out a sigh. "I'm sorry, Matt. You're not meant for war. It's time to go home." He stuffed the reins into Mays hand and walked away.

May watched him go, with his green hair blowing lightly in the breeze. A memory suddenly came to her:

Flashback:

I'll prove you wrong! I'll find a man better than one you could ever give me!" May yelled.

"YOU'LL NEVER FIND LOVE!!" Ms. Hitoshi shrieked.

End Flashback.

May was startled that that memory had just come to her. Could she be…? No way. May told herself firmly as she went to go pack her stuff.

About a half hour later, May was standing at the gate. She turned and looked at the place one more time, and saw the pole staring her in the face. What the heck?

May walked over and saw the weights still on the ground. She picked them up, and Drew's floated through her mind. "Strength. Determination. You'll need both to get to the top."

May slipped the weights on her wrists and threw them around the pole. To her surprise, they wrapped up in each other. May pulled, and they were tight. Taking this as a good omen from her ancestors, she began to climb.

At about fifteen feet, she looked down and thought, I'm doing it! I CAN DO IT! Her arms were tired and sore, but she wasn't giving up. She was determined (O.K. I know it's cheesy.)

There were only three yards to the top. The sun was rising, and people were coming out of their tents. They were talking, all wondering the same thing: Could the worst one of them all reach the top?

Two yards left. The words May had heard Drew saying to himself during training were pulsing through her head. You must be swift as a coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon. With all the strength of a raging fire mysterious as the dark side of the moon.

One yard now. Once again, Drew's voice floated into her mind. I'll make a man out of you.

May's finger tips reached the edge. With the last of her strength, she pulled herself up on top and looked around. Thirty feet below her, all of the army was cheering and clapping for her.

Drew heard a noise outside. He sat up wondering why he felt so bad. He realized it was because of Matt's departure. But why did he care? Matt had been no help anyways. He suddenly heard the noise outside.

What are they on about? Drew wondered grumpily. He walked outside his tent and saw the army surrounded the pole. The arrow that had been on top suddenly fell down and landed at his feet. Drew picked it up and turned it around in his hands. He looked up to see who had gotten too the top, and what he saw blew him away.

Matt, the clumsy, clueless soldier was sitting on top smiling down at him. But there was something different about him, a different look from the one he had had the day before. The look said I'm ready.

As Drew flicked his hair and smirked at her, May knew she was back with a bang.

There we are! I had you going there, didn't I? There we are!

Sorry I didn't have Drew sing, but he's so terrible…

Drew: HEY!

Me: Deal with it!

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