Thank you to all reviewers! This chapter was quite hard to write. But on with the story!
Disclaimer: I haven't magically become the maker of Pokemon.
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Misty's POV
I much as I want to, I can't stay mad at Ash for long. Sure, he messed up my chances with Rudy, but he's my best friend, and with Leaf gone, May always around Drew, and Dawn always going shopping, it has been really boring. Plus Victini is always bugging me. So this afternoon I decided to go apologize. I had made my way to his bedroom door when I heard someone else in the room with him.
"Emerald has just arrived at HQ with target Aqua."
"Oh, okay."
"Well, I'll be leaving now." I panicked.
""Hello." I greeted, opening the door. "Oh hey Paul." After Paul left, Ash's expression grew cold.
"What are you doing here, Misty?" I flinched at the sharpness in his voice. "I thought we weren't friends anymore."
"I… came to apologize."
"Yeah, right." Ash sneered. Oh Ash, what have I done to you? You never were like this before.
"Well, I'm sorry." Ash looked expressionless.
"The damage has been dealt. Now go away." I retreated back to my room, and threw myself onto my bed, sobbing.
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Ash's POV
Rejecting Misty's apology was the hardest thing I have ever done, and I hate myself for it. Paul told me I was getting too close to her, and it would be too hard to leave her. Then he left to get ready for his date with Dawn, hypocrite. But Drew's words kept me thinking. What if Misty was the Princess of Vitcini? What if? That's what convinced me to break all ties with her. And that's when I realized that there was a fair chance that Misty was the Princess of Vitcini. And after spying on her for a few days, I realized the truth. The Princess was right under my nose for the entire time. But I can't bring myself to betray her. My heart is getting torn in two, I just want to kill myself. The world would be better of without me, anyway. Misty can have a nice long life with Rudy, and no one will care if I die. The only person who ever actually cared about me was Misty, and she probably hates me now. What's the point of living? I took out my pocket knife and positioned it at the jugular vein. And pressed.
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May's POV
Where am I? The last thing I remember was on a date with Drew… I sat up. Oh, no! Drew!
Just as I was about to call out his name, a cloaked man appeared.
"So you're awake."
"W-who are you?"
"Well, I would tell you that would be telling wouldn't it?" He (she?) asked in his (her?) annoying voice. I stood up and curled my fists.
"Who are you, and where am I?" The cloaked figure twirled around on the spot.
"I am…" He/she paused. "The boss of the Assassin Guild." He/she finished with a flourish of his/her hands. "And…" He/she smirked. "If I am the boss of the Assassin Guild, then you should know where you are, Mayie-poo." He/she snapped. Well, obviously this is one of the bases of the Assassin Guild. But how does he/she know my name?
"Why would you want me?"
"Ah, young ones these days are so stupid." I growled.
"Just answer the question."
"You are in no position to order me around."
"I said, just answer the question!"
"Fine then. I need your powers." I was about to ask him/her what he/she was talking about when it dawned on me. He needed my %^*%ing Manaphy powers.
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Paul's POV
As I watched Dawn eat, a small smile graced my lips. Arceus, she was breathtaking. Although I would never admit that. Just asking her out took a lot of pride that I'd like to keep, thank you very much. My conscience bugged me, but I ignored it. I had never actually opened up to anyone. I acted emotionless so that my weaknesses were limited. I wanted to cry out to someone, to tell someone how guilty I feel after every murder, or how lonely I am, but there is no one there for me. So I became a soul trapped inside impenetrable shell, no one can get in, I can't get out. But somehow Dawn had breached that invincible shell. And that's what I loved about her.
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May's POV
Only one person knows I am the Princess of Manaphy. Drew. That means Drew is the cause of this. I shook my head. Drew would never do that.
But everything adds up. Face the facts.
-Only Drew knows.
-You were on a date with Drew when you were kidnapped.
- You know nothing about Drew's past life.
-Drew was very distant after you told him.
Nng…
"SHUT UP!" I yelled.
"The voices inside your head bothering you?" I growled.
"Well, all you need to do is hand over the Aqua Orb, and we'll let you go."
"Liar. You're going to kill me." The figure smirked.
"Maybe I will, maybe I won't. Depends how well you cooperate." It thought for a moment. "Since, you're not cooperating, I'll torture you. Agent Emerald, I need you to torture Mayie-poos!"
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Gary's POV
"Leaf! Where are you?" I called in the windy heights of Mt Moon. Strange. It's not supposed to be windy up here.
"Leaf, it's dangerous up here!" Suddenly two red eyes appeared in the mist and using psychic powers picked me up.
"Put me down!" I flailed.
"Essspeon." Oh… An espeon. I was dragged over to…
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Drew's POV
I froze. I had to torture May? I walked slowly into the room, not meeting May's eyes.
"Traitor." She spat. "I hate you." I had the grace to look ashamed. I hesitated.
Then took her hand and ran like the wind, out of the base and into the air. ^$%^ I had forgotten that this was a plane base.
We were falling…
falling…
falling…
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Such an intense chapter! We see the softer side of Paul, the darker side of Ash, and Gary and Drew both in sticky situations right now. Not many of you checked out my new story, so please do if you haven't already. And REVIEW!