A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. The end is near :( for this story. But the next chapter will be up sooner than u will ever believe. I swear it.

Chapter 17

A boy lay on his stomach at the top of the hill. His hair was the color of rust, and his eyes were as blue as the sky. Two girls were running up the hill to meet him. The first had the same colored hair as the boy, as well as the same eyes, and the second had deep violet hair and indigo eyes instead.

"Come on, Violet, you've got to see this!" the first girl called as she reached the boy.

"I'm coming! Wait up, Yue!" Violet called back.

"Look, guys, you can see the Town from here."

"Are you serious, Tok?"

"Yeah, Violet, he's right, come see!"

"Wow! You CAN see the Town from here!" Violet exclaimed as she reached the top of the hill. The small town below looked as though it were only a small doll set. The sun was just setting on the horizon. Lamp posts all over the small town started to shine, and as the sun sank even lower the windows of all the houses lit up brighter and brighter.

"It's so pretty!" Violet whispered in a dream-like voice. The small girl turned from her spot on the hill and looked at the landscape behind the three friends.

"What's up, Violet? Don't you want to watch the sun set?" Tok asked "It's your favorite time of day."

"Nothing's wrong, Tok. It's just…" she paused and sat down, now all three were sitting as the sun sank behind them. "It's just that, I like it better when the sun shines on what really matters in this world."

"And…what's that?" Yue asked.

"Where your friends are," Violet whispered. Yue and Tok followed her gaze. The land that now lay in front of them was probably the most beautiful. A forest surrounded the clearing which was centered by a lake. The lake was fed by a waterfall. Then the water from the lake leaked down a small ravine that led further on into the woods. It was the perfect place for any pokemon, and any person.

"Where your friends are? But I thought that was your home." Tok said.

"Exactly," Violet answered "And this place is home, Tok. This place will always be home."

And just as Violet finished, the sun behind them disappeared as the night sky took over. It was as if it were saying: "Case Closed".

May woke with a start. She sat up and looked around, she was on the couch. That meant it wasn't all a dream. Her shoulders slumped as she remembered the past day's events. Moonlight had not said a word as to where she'd sent the tablets to anyone and wouldn't answer questions. May got up and walked out of the living room and into the kitchen where Yue was eating breakfast.

"What's that?" May asked.

"Custap Berry, want one?" Yue asked, gesturing to the bowl of orange and red fruits in the middle of the table "I just picked them this morning."

"Sure, how long have you been up?" May asked.

"For a few hours. I couldn't sleep…" Yue gazed off as if deep in thought. May thought best not to ask. Although, she had a sneaking suspicion that some dream had been involved, she kept to herself as she took a bite of the Custap. She sat down next to her friend and looked around. Finally, May broke the silence.

"How did you get a house all the way out here?" she asked. A devilish smile appeared on Yue's face.

"Well, you get a flock of Pidgey and have them pick up a house you like—no matter who is inside—then you have them fly it here. We take care of the inhabitants of the house very brutally so they'll keep quiet about the island and—"

"What!?" May cried. As she did so, the Custap Berry flew out of her grasp and—falling back down—nearly hit May in the head.

"Calm down, I'm only joking!" Yue cried, laughing.

"What ever…" May grumbled as she picked up the fruit "but seriously, how do you get a house out here?"

"I don't know if I remember…" Yue said mockingly, pretending to think deeply. May sighed with exasperation.

"You're hopeless." She said.

"No I'm not. In the words of Moonlight: Nothing is hopeless." Yue answered, she quoted Moonlight in a rather sarcastic tone.

"Do not sass what is true, Yue. One day it shall get you into trouble." Yue jumped as Moonlight walked into the room. She glanced at the table and, to the girls' astonishment, the pile of tablets from the day before appeared right before their eyes.

"NOW WHY COULDN'T YOU DO THAT YESTERDAY!?" May asked angrily. But Moonlight was already gone.

"She looked tired. She must have gotten up really early and taken these to Slowking." Yue said.

"I don't care!" May cried "Why has she left us in the dark?"

"Come on, May…don't be angry with her. Moonlight does things only if need be."

"Fine!" May cried angrily. She looked at the pile and found a piece of paper with the translation written on it. "Just read it." May said, calming down a bit.

"Ok, ok, I'm reading, I'm reading." Yue said as she picked up the paper. She looked at it and read:

"…light shall brighten the dimmed, but the dark shall take the place of the dimmed…There cannot be light without dark…" Yue looked up at May who was glaring.

"Is that it?" May asked hotly. Yue could only nod.

"That isn't fair! All of that and she still won't tell us anything!" May cried while slamming her fist on the table.

"May…" Yue started, but May kept yelling.

"I'm tired of this! I'm tired of not knowing the whole truth! I'm tired of this island! I'm sick of red eyes! I'm sick of danger! And most of all, I…I…" tears started to run down May's cheeks. Yue brought her into the living room and sat her down on the couch. She hugged May and let her cry.

"May," Yue finally said "This is about Drew, isn't it?" As an answer, May sobbed even harder. Nobody spoke after that, Yue just let May cry.

"How is he doing?" Gengar asked.

"Better." A Chansey replied "He needs more rest. He should be up by tomorrow."

"Good." Gengar replied "I need his service now more than ever." Chansey nodded.

"You." Gengar barked at Horro "Get Smog."

"Yessir!" Horro cried as he rushed out of the room.

"And you." Gengar turned to the pokemon behind him "You know what to do."

"Of coarse, Tok, of coarse." And the pokemon was gone.

"Still have that shell bracelet?" Yue asked as she transformed into a very mossy boulder. The transformation would have been brilliant, if it weren't for the fact that the moss still had eyes.

"Yes. By the way, they're still there." May said. She could have sworn she heard the rock growl as Yue replaced it.

"I almost have it! The moss is the problem!"

"Maybe you should take a break," May suggested "you know, calm down a bit. You may do better after that."

"Oh, fine." Yue said. She flopped down next to May who smiled.

"You don't sound so sure about that."

"Well…I'm thick headed."

"That's for sure." May answered, snickering as Yue glared.

"What? You are. You even said it!" May laughed.

"Oh, shut up." Yue grunted, but she smiled all the same.

"Hey, what's that?" May asked. She pointed and Yue followed her finger. It looked like a white dot, but as it got closer the two realized that it was a Mankey. A very terrified Mankey.

"Yue!" It cried "Yue! Help!"

"What the—" Yue started, and then they saw them. May gasped in horror. As the Mankey ran down the hill, four other pokemon followed suit. Two were Mightyenna, one was a Scyther, and the last was a Houndoom. A closer look showed May and Yue that each one had red eyes, all but the Mankey.

"They know!" Mankey shrieked "Yue, they took him! They know! Help!"

"Yue, what is he—" but Yue wasn't listening to May. She bolted, then a Riolu replaced her and Yue's speed doubled. May watched as Mankey passed the Riolu. Suddenly the four chasers rammed into the shield that Riolu created.

"Protect…" May whispered. The Red Eyed Evil were all on the ground. Then, a Mightyenna pounced un-expectantly. Yue was pinned.

"Rio!" she cried. Then, another Mightyenna replaced the Riolu and the two—Evil and not—were rolling on the ground. The Mankey kept running until it reached May.

"I'm sorry." Was all the pokemon said before jumping into the nearest tree. May, bewildered, looked back. She froze. Yue hadn't seen that the Scyther was up as well. There it stood, watching her.

"Uh…" May didn't know what to do.

"Don't move," The Mankey whispered "it's only waiting for you to run." The Scyther grinned. Realization came over May.

"You…I know you."

"I won't miss this time, child. This time, you are my target." The Scyther hissed. It was the same one that had attacked May and Drew. Her own words ran through May's mind.

"I have you."

Scyther seemed to read her mind. "You're alone now. Who's here to protect you? Her?"

May looked over at Yue. She stood panting, the Mightyenna and Houndoom all ready to pounce. She had changed into a Luxio since May had last looked.

"She's too busy for you. But I'm not." Scyther cried and it leapt at May. Screaming, she dodged out of the way. Scyther's blade ran through the tree that the Mankey was holding onto. As Scyther wrenched it out, the Mankey lost his balance and tumbled down between the two.

"Out of my way, coward!" Scyther screeched. Mankey soon realized were he was. He turned to look at May who stood frozen. Then, he turned back to the Scyther and stood.

"No."

"Move!" Scyther cried and lifted its blade to wack the Mankey. Just at the last second, Mankey growled and bit down hard on the swinging blade. Scyther howled in pain and tried to toss Mankey off. This time Mankey's tail went white and Scyther was clubbed by an Iron Tail.

"Gah! Enough of this!' And Scyther whammed Mankey against the tree trunk. Unconscious, he fell to the ground.

"Mankey…" May whispered.

"Hmph. Some hero." Then Scyther turned to May. "Now, as for you…" A cry stopped it from talking. May turned to see Yue fall to the ground. Horrified, she turned back to Scyther.

"As for you," it hissed "come with me."