Happy Holidays everyone!! Was this too long of a wait? Sorry,

Lol! Well, I'm going to put up this chapter than I'm going to work on It Only Comes Once in a Lifetime. Then I'll just switch back and forth until I pass out, all for my faithful readers! Alright I know you're all anxious to see what happens to Paul, Dawn, and Sakura, so here it is! Chapter 4!

"KYA!! Dawn screamed as she plummeted down to the ground below. The air was rushing past her, blowing her hair and skirt in every direction.

"This is the end, this is the end!" Dawn screamed inside her head as she shut her eyes. "I'll never be a top coordinator! I'll never surpass Kenny! I'll never see my pokemon or family again! I wasn't even able to help-"

"AHHH! NO! Mommy, Daddy Sakura screamed as she did exactly what Dawn did, wailing around and screaming in mid-air.

Dawn's eyes snapped opened and she saw Sakura screaming as she fell. Her eyes were shut and her lavender hair was flailing in every direction. Tears sprang out from her eyes as looked down at the ground, which was rapidly approaching.

Dawn suddenly forgot all of her fear and tried reaching for her, but Sakura was out of reach. She tried to call out for the girl but the air pressure and plain fright kept her voice from escaping through her lips.

Dawn limps went weak, and her eyes were filled with tears. She felt exactly how a mother felt when she can't help her child in need. There was nothing she could do. She felt so…hopeless.

Paul glanced over at Dawn and sighed, he was already concentrating on the ground, looking for the easiest way to reach the bottom safely. However, Dawn was too busy concentrating on the young girl to even brace herself!

"Stupid Girl!" Paul thought as he reached out for Dawn and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"W-what are you doing?!" Dawn exclaimed as she tried to struggle out of Paul's grasp but she couldn't, his grip was too strong. Her face turned a dark crimson as he held her tight and swiftly jumped off small ledges to break their fall.

"Keeping you alive!" He exclaimed in an annoyed tone.

"I-I don't care! The girl! She's-" Dawn argued but was cut off by Paul lifting her up and placing her bridal style in his arms while he continued to jump from ledge to ledge.

"H-Hey! Put me down this instant!" Dawn exclaimed even louder, her face dead red as a tomato. She flailed around in Paul's arms, her arms pounding on Paul's chest.

Paul looked down at her and smirked, "Fine." He said swiftly and dropped her. Fortunately for Dawn, they were already a small distant from the ground. Paul landed swiftly on his feet and stood there smirking.

THUD

Dawn fell flat on her butt, right in a pile of mud. The mud splattered and she became drenched from head to toe, Paul glanced over and smirked even harder.

"Owww…"Dawn wailed as she helped herself up, she stood there angrily at Paul. He was going to get it; he was definitely going to get it!

Dawn stomped directly up to him and got right in his face. Paul seemed unfazed by this and kept his cold expression.

"Y-Y-YOU! HOW COULD YOU LET ME FALL?!WHY THE HELL DID YOU LET ME GO?! HUH?!" She bellowed, her demon eyes seeming to resurface once again.

"You told me too." Paul simply said as he looked the other way, this was too funny for him.

"Why I ought to-!"

"Mommy, Daddy! Help!A voice shrilled from above the two trainers.

Dawn gasped and looked up. There stood-or hanged- Sakura who's dress got caught on a branching sticking out of the cliff about 40 feet above the ground.

"Oh no! Hang on!" Dawn cried as she reached for her bag, hoping to grasp a poke ball. She felt around and felt nothing…

"No! I must've left them at the camp!" Dawn thought as she raced for another way to save the poor girl. She heard Paul mutter a curse under his breath as he looked for his bag.

"Where are your pokemon?!" Dawn complained, putting her arms on her hips.

"I dropped my bag when I ran to help-" Paul began but stopped mid-sentence before he even finished his sentence.

"You what? Oh, please speak louder for all of us to hear!" Dawn slyly cooed, causing Paul to shoot her an angry glare. Paul wasn't the type to help anyone, EVER. Having him say that was music to Dawn's ears.

SNAP

The branch snapped, causing Paul and Dawn to look up in horror. Sakura gasped as she plummeted to the ground. Tears filled her eyes as she screamed in terror.

"Mommy!" Sakura cried as she rapidly approached the ground. She was never going to see her mother again. Sakura remembered how her mother always made her feel happy; how she had always made sure that she got extra sweets at dinner. How she always dressed her up in the frilliest dresses. And how she would always bring Sakura to her contest battles, saying how Sakura is her "little cheerleader".

Then Sakura thought of her father; how whenever he came home from a new region, he'd bring her a brand new souvenir. How he would always let her play with his pokemon whenever he wasn't home. And especially how they'd always pull pranks on her mother when she'd come home.

"Daddy…"Sakura whimpered in her thoughts. Her mind drifted towards the day her parents' decided to take her to the park for her birthday…how happy they were…

She was never going to see them again...

"Whenever you are falling or anything like it from a very high height, focus and calm down. Everything will become much easier for you to find the safest way down."

Sakura's eyes snapped opened as she remembered. Her father's advice! Why hasn't she thought of this before?! Sakura nodded to herself to show her confidence, to prove it to herself.

She calmed down and focused hard on the grassy ground, her vision seemed to become clearer and the details of the earth seemed more vivid. Almost instinctively, Sakura bended her back towards the earth, kicked her legs over her head, and flipped forward. She positioned her legs firmly together and swiftly landed to the ground but staggered a little bit to stand still.

"W-Wow! Daddy's advice worked!" Sakura cheered as she hopped up and down excitedly.

"I'm so glad your okay!" Dawn cried as she ran up to the girl and hugged her tight. Sakura stopped jumping up and down and paused, this felt so familiar…

Paul stood there, his eyes widened. How did a small five year-old know how to do that?!

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Dawn said with a worried tone on her face, checking Sakura for any injuries.

"I-I'm fine…" Sakura answered shyly.

"W-What's wrong?" Dawn sympathized to the young girl.

"Mommy and daddy told me never to talk to strangers…"

"Oh! Of course, they're right! My name's Dawn and the idiot over there is Paul!" Dawn smiled cheerily as she pointed to Paul.

"What did you call me?!" Paul shouted.

Dawn got up and stuck her tongue out at the boy. "Nothing that's not true!" She teased, Sakura laughed under her breath.

"Now what's your name?" Dawn sweetly asked her as she dropped down to eye level again. Sakura hesitated as she looked at Dawn; there was something…so familiar about her… like she could trust her.

"S-S-Sakura…"

"Sakura! Ooh! I love that name!" Dawn said as she embraced the small girl, Sakura giggled.

"Now we're not strangers anymore!" Sakura cheered as she embraced Dawn, Dawn laughed and agreed with her.

"Sakura…Where are your parents?" Paul abruptly said as he approached the two.

Dawn looked at Sakura and Sakura could tell she wanted to know that too.

"M-Mommy...and...D-Daddy…they're-they're….WAHHHH!" Sakura cried as she fell back into Dawn's embrace.

"Mommy and daddy! They t-told me not to run away, b-but I did! I didn't mean to wander off! I would've never if-if!" Sakura whimpered, causing Dawn's shirt to get all wet from her tears.

"It-It's okay!" Dawn said, trying anything to calm down the poor girl. "We will help you find your parents!"

"R-Really?" Sakura asked through her hiccups as she looked up at Dawn.

"Yup!" Dawn agreed with a smile.

"What do you mean we?" Paul butted in, obviously annoyed.

"Yes, We! How can you be so heartless, even for you Paul, to not help her? She's so cute!" Dawn squealed as she embraced Sakura like a teddy bear.

"Taking care of some snot-nosed kid is not on my to-do list." Paul said as he began to walk away.

"SNOT-NOSED?!" Sakura screamed, her eyes becoming flaming red.

Paul turned around and stared at her, surprised. Sakura simmered down and began to cry.

"Sakura?" Dawn comforted as she asked the girl what was wrong.

"I'm-I'm sorry! Daddy says I should never make a huge outburst like t-that! But Mommy says I can't help i-it!" She whimpered

"Your mommy is right, you can't help it! Sometimes you have too!" Dawn agreed, glaring at Paul.

"Mommy...Daddy...WAHHH!" Sakura began to cry again, obviously being reminded of her parents makes her cry.

"D-Don't Cry! Paul and I are going to find your mommy and daddy! I promise!"

"P-Promise?" Sakura asked

"Uh-huh!"

"Who said I'm going to help?!" Paul yelled, annoyed that no one was listening to him.

"Fine! Then Me and Sakura are going this way, I'll find her parent's by myself!" Dawn declared as she put Sakura on her back piggy-back style and went the opposite direction Paul was going.

"Wrong way you idiot." Paul said, without even looking at Dawn.

"I knew that!" Dawn yelled back as she turned around and walked ahead of Paul.

Paul sighed and kept a steady pace with Dawn. Dawn saw this and smiled triumphantly.

"Thanks, Paul!" She thanked with a huge smile.

"Whatever."

Sakura looked at the two and smiled, they both seemed so familiar to her…

She looked onward and her heart skipped a few beats.

" Mommy, Daddy! I'm going to see you again! Just wait!" Sakura thought happily as she rested her head on top of Dawn's.

"Just you wait…"

" Helllloooo?" Ash shouted down the cliff, hoping to hear a response.

" Pikkkkaaaa!" Pikachu shouted, copying its master.

"Ash, I don't think they hear you." Brock confirmed as he finished packing up the camp.

" Do you think they're alright?" Ash said as she got up, pikachu hoping on his shoulder.

" I'm pretty sure they are, after all, they have Paul with them." Brock said, "Besides, they're probably going to head west where the valley and that path meet." He mentioned as he pointed to a path.

"Alright! Then let's go meet them! Hey, um. How long is it going to take?" Ash asked.

" About a few days…so we should head out early."

"Alright!" Ash said, pumped.

" Pika!"

Well , there it is! Sorry if it was a little short compared to the last chapter , ( who am I kidding , everything is going to be short compared to the last chapter ,lol! ) well , did you guys find some things that Sakura inherited from Dawn and Paul ? Lol , I think it was a little obvious. I'm going to be taking suggestions on what you guys want Sakura to mention about her parents in any way that might embarrass Dawn and Paul. I sorta have writers block and I'll credit you if I decide to use it! Alright, Happy Holidays everyone and I'll see you next chapter! Please review!