A/N: Ok, I have a confession to make...I got stuck. REALLY stuck...I spent all summer going over and over in my head the possibilities for this chapter. They were all gonna end the same way...but they were all really good. I know this one's short...sadly, another short chapter...but I need to get on with this fic, 'cause I'm already comin' up with ideas for the sequel!!!! YES! THE SEQUEL! IT TORTURES ME TO BE SOOOOO FAR AHEAD OF WHAT I'VE ALREADY WRITTEN!!! But...oh well...happy reading.

Chapter 12

Yue was leading May towards the sound when she stopped, May nearly ran right into her.

"Yue!" she rasped "What are you trying to do? Get us killed?"

"N-No…" Yue stammered.

"Then why stop so abruptly?"

"L-Look…"

May looked over Yue's shoulder and gasped. They had found Drew, he was half conscious on the ground. But he wasn't alone. Looking down at him was a creature that looked a lot like Spoof. But Spoof had gone home…that was not Spoof, and May knew it.

"DREW!" May screamed. The creature heard her and spun around. When it saw the two girls it let out a cry that sounded like a mix between a screech and a bellow. May screamed as it darted towards Yue.

"Smoke!" Yue gasped in anger.

"What?" May asked, but Yue had already transformed into a very angry Gastly. The creature clawed at her (A/N: I forgot to tell you…the Red Eyed Evil have hands and a mouth.) and Yue bit back. Soon, they were a blur of red, blue, and purple.

May wouldn't have moved if she hadn't heard the crunching of a dead leaf (A/N: It's always some kind of noise, isn't it????). She spun around to see Drew staring back at her.

Drew was the first to look away; he was slowly creeping to the cover of the bushes. May followed. She was scared for her friend, but she and Drew had to get to a safe place. She didn't take her eyes off of Yue and the creature until she got to the bushes.

"Are you ok?" May asked Drew. Drew nodded, still too shocked to speak.

"Why did you leave?" May asked angrily "And why come HERE?"

"I d-didn't know w-where I was g-going…" Drew stammered.

"Well now you do!" May answered.

"I'm sor—" Drew started, but was interrupted by a shriek of pain. May and Drew both looked up in time to see Yue falling to the ground—back in her normal form. The creature hissed at her as she glared back. May noticed she had tooth marks on her arms and legs, and a cut on her leg.

"Ouch…" May whispered, her fear growing by the second. The creature started in on Yue, whose expression turned from anger to fear.

"No!" May yelled. The creature turned to see May and Drew. Then something caught its eye—May's medallion. The creature screeched and disappeared.

May thought she heard Drew mumble something about cowardly monsters, but didn't ask. Drew shook his head, and still in a bit of shock, walked over to Yue; May followed.

"Are you ok, Yue?" May asked.

"Huh?" Yue asked, and then looked down at her arms and legs. She cursed under her breathe and transformed. May watched as she replaced herself with…herself?

"I get it." Drew said "You can make it so you don't have injuries. That's cool…"

"Thanks." Yue answered "Moonlight taught me."

"Moonlight?" May asked.

"Yeah. She knew a ditto a long time ago, so she knows lots of tricks. Right now, I'm working on transforming into items, so far I've nailed 'rock' but trees are hard…."

May exchanged a glance with Drew "that's…cool," she said.

"Anyways…Drew, you're in big trouble!" Yue snapped. May giggled, he must be in trouble. She hadn't heard that tone from Yue since they had met her! Drew, on the other hand, didn't seem in the mood for a laugh.

"We should probably head back…" he mumbled.

May nodded "Yeah."

"Hey, are you feeling ok?" Yue asked Drew.

"Huh? Oh…uh…yeah," he answered—Yue wasn't convinced.

"Are you sure?" she asked "You've been staring at the ground ever since you two came out of the bushes." Drew shook his head, as if to clear it.

"I'm sure."

"I TOLD YOU, I'M FINE!" Drew shouted for the billionth time. Yue still didn't seem convinced.

"But you've been acting weird." May took a deep breathe, hoping Drew would drop the subject instead of saying he was fine—again—and let them get on with their lives. To her relief, he did.

May sighed "glad that's—"

"I agree with Yue, you do seem a bit odd, Drew." Moonlight said.

"—over," May finished disappointedly.

"NOT YOU TOO!?" Drew shouted at the Absol.

"Uggh…" May moaned. She got up from her place in the chair and grabbed Drew by the arm. She then dragged him from the room so that he and the two pokemon (A/N: Remember? Yue IS a pokemon) would be separated.

"Thanks…" Drew mumbled and walked into Yue's room. He stood there, looking at the wooden floor for a while.

"I'll be right back," May said "I gotta ask Yue something."

"'K." What all Drew said.

May walked down the hall and into the living room where Yue and Moonlight were talking.

"Hey Yue, what was that thing back at the clearing? Was it a Red Eyed Evil?"

"Yeah…" Yue hesitated, and then went on "his name is Smoke. He's one of three triplets: Smoke, Smog, and Fog. Smoke's the worst, he's Tok's partner…not as high rank as leader…but close enough. Smog—his brother—is almost as bad as Smoke…And Fog, well, she was on our side…but we don't know what happened to her. Disappeared about the time Spoof's mother came here."

"What was Spoof's mother's name?" May asked.

"Cloud, I believe…right Moonlight?" Yue asked. Moonlight nodded.

"Then why was Smoke trying to attack Drew?" May asked.

"Well for one, he was on their territory," Yue said.

"Ah." May commented. She turned back to the hall and went back to Yue's bedroom.

"Drew? What are you…" May froze. Drew was on the floor, unconscious.

"What the…?" May started. Drew slowly opened his eyes. May screamed.

They were blood red.