Chapter 19
A Riolu sniffed the ground. Behind it stood Moonlight, Spoof floated above the two while keeping watch. The Riolu seemed to find something, and ran on a ways. Moonlight and Spoof followed. The Riolu seemed pleased with itself and, in mere seconds, was replaced by Yue.
"They went this way, down that path." Yue whispered.
"I don't like this…" Spoof whimpered "it feels like we're being watched…Yue…I…"
"Go back, Spoof." Moonlight said abruptly "Go home." Spoof and Yue exchanged looks. Moonlight started to growl at the underbrush—they were being watched.
"Uh…good luck," and with that, Spoof was gone.
"Show yourself!" Moonlight cried. The leaves rustled and, to Moonlight and Yue's amazement, a small Espeon stumbled out.
"Vesper!" Yue cried. A small smile appeared on her friend's face.
"Yue, Moonlight, I missed you." Vesper whispered.
"Vesper…what are you doing out here?" Moonlight asked. Vesper gulped.
"That's what I don't like…" She whispered "I…I'm here to…tell you…they're coming."
"What? Who's coming?" Yue asked, puzzled. Vesper gulped again.
"Now that they have May…they don't think you're prepared…the…the entire army…sky, land, ocean…everyone…they're coming…" Vesper was shaking. Fear clouded her eyes.
"Where's May, Vesper? We need to find her." Yue said.
"May's with Tok…in the cave…the rebellion is planning on striking there, but we need you…." Vesper answered.
"Wait," Moonlight cut in "what cave?"
"At the end of the path," Vesper turned to look at Moonlight "you know…where they…they…torture."
"What!?" Yue cried. Moonlight nodded.
"Vesper…go to Slowking." Moonlight said "tell him everything, don't waste time." Vesper nodded and was gone. Yue turned to Moonlight.
"Keep going. We are needed now more than ever." Yue nodded.
"When I get my hands on Gengar…oh, he is so dead!!" Yue cried angrily, and Riolu replaced her once more. Side by side, the two pokemon ran—into the underbrush, and down the path.
"Where's Vesper now?" May asked Whisper. The Espeon's head lowered.
"She escaped…I don't know where. Hopefully she found Moon…" Whisper trailed off as a silhouette appeared in the doorway.
"Smog. Get the girl." May cringed as she recognized Smoke's voice "Oh, and get the traitors as well."
"Stay calm…" May heard Whisper say "don't speak unless you must." May heard a squeaking sound as Whisper's cell opened. A Red Eyed Evil grabbed her by the scruff and floated to May as well. She heard her cell being opened and the creature grabbed her by the collar.
"Smog…Smoke's brother…" May remembered as she and Whisper were dragged out of the hall. May cringed again as Smog handed her to Smoke. She felt Drew's hand grasp her arm. She looked at him and saw that the green had returned to the center of his eyes.
"Oh Drew..."
"Go get the other traitor." Smoke spat as he took Whisper from Smog as well. Smog nodded and disappeared into the shadows. Finally, he came back with another Red Eyed Evil. May gasped.
"Horro…" she thought, remembering how Whisper had described the rebel that had the disability of completely possessing another.
"Now, bring him. I've got these two." Smoke barked and he started walking away from the doorway. May stumbled to keep up, Smoke's death grip pulling her along. Whisper's tail dragged on the ground. She gave May an 'I can't believe he's treating me like this' look and May gave her a sympathetic look.
"Keep up!" Smoke barked at his brother.
"I am, calm down!" Smog answered. May looked back at Drew's eyes. They were hard and cold…all except for…
"What are you looking at, girl?" Smoke snapped. May looked away. Smoke smiled.
"That's what I thought." He snickered. May shivered.
"Good, I was beginning to think you weren't coming." May's head snapped back up as she recognized Gengar's voice. They were in a room…no…a cave. May looked around. A couple of Magneton floated off to the side. Every one of their eyes were red.
"Got 'em Tok." Smoke grunted. May felt herself being forced to the ground. She looked over at Whisper, who was also sprawled on the cave floor.
"…Smoke, you're dead…" Whisper mumbled. Smoke laughed, his laugh sent chills down May's spine.
"Dead? Me? Oh, Whisper. Whisper, Whisper, you're the dead one!" He cackled once more and walked over to Gengar, who stood on a small platform.
"Shake, hold the other two." May gasped as one of the Magnetons created a shield around Whisper and Horro. The two looked over at May with terror in their eyes. Soon May realized the terror was because of what Gengar was about to say next.
"Tremble, grab the girl." May whipped her head around to see that the second Magneton had already grabbed her wrist. May tried to pull away, but just as it had been with Smoke, this pokemon had too strong of a grip.
"Now." Gengar said leisurely. May felt a shock run through her arm, she whimpered and fell to her knees. Gengar laughed.
"That wasn't even full power, girl!" he mused. Another shock, a bit more powerful, ran through May's arm. May looked up at Gengar and Smoke. Gengar had a wicked smile across his face, Smoke did not. Smoke simply watched, May could see that the green was still there. Then, a jolt that hurt ran through May, she screamed. And just then, an explosion sounded.
"What the—" Gengar screeched, where a wall had been seconds before, stood Yue and Moonlight. Behind them was a group of pokemon, they all had red eyes. Yue clutched something in her hand, May realized it was her bracelet.
"The rebellion..." May thought in awe.
"I was expecting you…but not in such a dramatic entrance. Good job Yue." Gengar mused.
"GENGAR! YOU ARE SO DEAD!" Yue shrieked.
"No, I'm not." Gengar laughed. He turned back to the Magneton and May "again, Tremble. Last time."
May screamed even louder. This jolt hurt worse than the others. As soon as it was over, she felt her wrist being released. May was left on her hands and knees, panting. The pain did not go away.
"Ha! Isn't this fun? Smoke, go get her!" Gengar cried. Smoke walked over to May. She heard him kneel down beside her. May looked up into his eyes…Drew's eyes. There was something there, something different.
"Drew?" May asked, expecting Smoke to sneer or cackle. Neither came. May could see the green grow a bit.
"Drew...please...I know your there..."
Suddenly, Smoke jerked up and backed away from May. He cried out in pain.
"What the—Smoke get a hold of yourself!" Gengar screeched.
"What's going…" Smoke shrieked again. May looked up in bewilderment, Smoke fell to his knees. The shrieking wouldn't stop. Everyone stood frozen. Nobody moved, they only watched. The shrieks grew louder, they were so painful to hear that many covered their ears. The air around Smoke seemed to turn a violet color. Smoke's screech was changing, May's jaw dropped. She knew that cry…didn't she? Then the screaming stopped, Drew fell the rest of the way to the ground, above him floated…
"Smoke!" Smog cried. Smoke gave one last shriek, and was gone. Silence followed.
"He's…gone." Yue said softly. Nobody moved. Finally, a screech that sounded like nails on a chalkboard echoed off the walls of the cave. Gengar leapt down from the ledge and ran towards Drew. May's breathe caught. Gengar was fast, Yue was faster. She leapt in front of Drew and Protect blocked Gengar from them.
"This is our fight, Gengar." Yue seethed. Gengar gave Drew a death look and nodded to Yue. He was replaced by a Staraptor, which shot up to the air. Yue, a Pigeot, followed. The two clashed over and over in the air. May looked back to Drew. She crawled over to him.
"Drew?" She whispered "Drew…please wake up…" Drew lay very still. Finally, his eyes slowly opened. He found May, and a weak smile crept onto his face.
"May…" he whispered.
"Drew!" May held him close to her, she felt the tears she had promised herself she would not cry trying to break through. Drew noticed.
"May…don't…"
"You're ok now?" May asked "it's over…right?" Drew looked away.
"I'm sorry May..."
"Yes you are, you have to be." May felt the tears escape her hold. She swallowed, trying to keep any more from escaping. Drew slowly reached up to her face, she felt his hand on her cheek.
"May...don't cry..." Drew whispered.
"Why?" May asked "Why did you do it if you knew you would…" May couldn't say it. Drew looked up at her. He was silent, then finally he said.
"Because…because I love you." May couldn't hold it in, tears started to escape her hold.
"Drew…Drew don't leave me!" May sobbed, his hand dropped back to his chest. His eyelids drooped, as if it was harder to stay awake.
"I would never…" but he trailed off.
"Drew?" She asked desparately, his eyes were closed. May grabbed his wrist, his pulse was growing weaker.
"No…" May whispered. Tears streamed down her face. Drew was dying, she was loosing him.
"Drew…I…I love you too…" May sobbed. She held him closer and sobbed harder. Suddenly, she heard a loud 'CRACK!' and cry from above. She looked up to see Yue—now a Charizard—shaking her head. Something was flying straight towards Drew and her. May looked closer, it was Yue's amulet…but…how? May felt pressure on her neck, she looked down and saw her amulet was connected to Drew's. Smoke had been wearing it. Yue's amulet hurtled toward the already connected pieces until it slammed into them. May had just enough time to see the amulet form its shape.
"…Mew…?" May whispered, and then a blinding light shone. The entire cave turned a blinding white. May couldn't see anything, not even her own hand. She shut her eyes tight.
The light not only blinded the cave, it traveled to cover the entire island until it was as though a thick white blanket had hidden it. The light traveled to the sky and also to the surrounding ocean. The Red Eyed Evil and the un-possessed pokemon that had begun to clash stopped as the light blinded them. But as quickly as it had come, it was gone. The cave reappeared, only an orb of light near the center remained. Yue and Gengar had somehow come back to the floor, both in their regular forms. They two Magneton were out cold, as well as Gengar. Whisper, along with the rest of the rebellion, too lay motionless.
May looked down to Drew. She could barely feel any pulse now. It seemed he was holding on to life by a thread. Then May felt something warm near her. She looked up into the eyes of a Mew. At least…it looked like a Mew. The Mew looked down at Drew, and floated down next to him. It touched him on the forehead and for a second, he seemed brighter.
"Who…what…are you?" May asked softly.
"Hello, May." it whispered "I am Mew. The light." May was puzzled. She was about to say something else when she heard a soft groan come from Drew. She looked down to see his eyes blink open.
"Drew?" May asked for what seemed like the billionth time. Drew looked up at her and then to Mew. He smiled again.
"I promised you, Drew, and I never break my promises." The Mew said.
"Mew...you…you knew…" Mew's eye's twinkled.
"Knew what?" she asked innocently.
"You knew…I'd do it…" Drew whispered. Mew smiled.
"Just a feeling." Mew said softly. She looked up at May.
"I'm glad I got to meet you as well, May. Don't worry about your rebel friends. They walk a different path than Gengar." May gave Mew one last puzzled look and it was gone.
"May..." May looked down at Drew. His emerald eyes shone once more "…you can't take care of yourself for five minutes…How in the world did you last this long?" May grinned.
Drew was back.