Ash, Dawn, Brock, Drew and May were all talking to each other about their respective journeys in Sinnoh and Johto.
"So, how did you two decide to journey together?"
This question resulted in both Drew and May looking at each other in an uncertain way, before turning to face the three in front of them.
"Let's go for a walk." Drew said while standing up. May nodded and stood up as well. Ash and the other two were uncertain, and hesitated before standing up. They exited the pokemon centre and walked towards the field of flowers at the western end of the town.
"We were in Violet City for the pokemon contest." Drew began speaking. The rest kept silent to hear this story. "May was at the pokemon centre and I was in a nearby field practicing."
(Flashback)
Drew was creating new techniques for his pokemon. Right now he was training his Flygon, trying to perfect the new move it had learnt.
"Once more Flygon! Dragon Claw!"
Flygons' talons grew in size and flashed red, as he brought them down through the air. It was then that he noticed smoke rising in the sky, originating from the city. He promptly motioned Flygon to come down, and climbed its back. Once he was secure, he ordered Flygon to fly towards the source of the smoke.
He arrived their to see that it was the clump of trees outside the pokemon centre that was on fire, yet from his vantage point in the sky he managed to spot a black van escaping the scene. He did not know why, but his instincts told him to follow the van. He ordered Flygon to do so, and trailed it for a block. He was close enough to the van to hear a familiar scream from the van. The scream was feminine, and it barely took him a few seconds to place the voice to a face.
"May!"
He was about to order Flygon to stop the van by using Hyper Beam on the road, but he found he was too late. The van skidded to a stop, because in front of it was a boy with a Swampert by his side. Drew could hear the next words he spoke.
"Freeze the wheels with Ice Beam!"
The Swampert immediately opened its mouth and a bright blue beam of ice immediately froze the tyres to the surface of the road. Two men got out of the car, wearing all black clothes.
"You'll pay for that boy! Salamence!"
"Tyranitar!"
Both men had called out pokemon against the lone Swampert. Drew knew this was unfair, so he immediately ordered Flygon to land beside the boy. They did not even acknowledge each other, rather simply standing their ground. The boy beside him then spoke.
"Let her go."
Drew was surprised that he knew May was inside the van, as he had found out by pure chance. The men however sneered.
"Ya don' know who yer messin' with buoy! Tyranitar Hyper Beam that fis'"
"Protect! Then Ice Beam Salamence!"
"No you don't! Salamence dodge it then use Ice Beam on that Flygon!"
"Stop it with Flamethrower Flygon!
The collision of ice and fire attacks caused a huge smoke cloud to be formed. Drew knew Flygon couldn't see in that, and ordered him to fly above it, but found his mistake when it was too late.
"There! Salamence Ice Beam!"
The beam of ice was heading straight for Flygon, who couldn't do anything to dodge it in time. Drew knew Flygon would be out if that attack hit, and prepared for the worst. It did not come.
"Swampert block it with Hydro-Pump!"
A tremendous blast of water hit the Ice Beam, causing both to divert from their path, falling harmlessly to the sides of the battle. Drew saw his chance and took it.
"Flygon Dragon Claw on Tyranitar!"
Neither of the men were expecting that so were taken completely be surprise when the Dragon Claw hit, but it did not do enough damage to finish Tyranitar.
"Swampert follow up with Brick Break!"
Swamperts' arm glowed white as it moved with an astounding speed towards Tyranitar and hit it on its chest. This was too much for Tyranitar as it fell down, unconscious.
"Salamence Ice Beam on Flygon!"
"Flygon throw it back with Steel Wing!"
The beam of ice once again head for Flygon, whose wings shone with a bright metallic light. When the beam was close enough, Flygon hit the beam with its left wing, as a batter would hit a ball. The beam head straight towards Salamence, knocking it out promptly. The men had an angry look on their faces as they recalled their pokemon, and were about to call out two more when the boy stopped them.
"Ice Beam their bodies."
Swampert used Ice beam, and immediately froze the two men up till their chests. Drew and the boy then ran to the back of the van.
"Flygon Dragon Claw!"
Using Dragon Claw, Flygon ripped apart the back of the van, to reveal a familiar brunette tied down with a gag on her mouth. Before Drew could even move, the boy had picked her out and laid her on the ground, swiftly removing her binds and gag. He placed his hand on her neck, checking her pulse. He then looked up to Drew.
"Take her to the pokemon centre."
All Drew could do was nod. The voice was extremely familiar now that he paid attention to it. He picked May up and placed her on Flygon, before sitting there himself, and flying off towards the centre.
Nurse Joy had said that she was physically alright, and would just need time to heal. Drew was sitting on a chair next to her bed. She looked so peaceful, sleeping as if nothing of concern had just occurred.
Suddenly the door opened to reveal the boy who had helped him before, and a girl. The boy was a brunette, with hazel eyes, full of concern. His face seemed extremely familiar to Drew, yet he knew he had never met the boy before today. The girl had shoulder length silver-grey hair, tied in a ponytail. Her eyes were blue-grey, and they too seemed to be filled with concern.
"Is she alright?"
Drew nodded, and the two walked towards her bed. Drew stood up and extended his hand towards the boy.
"Thanks for the help. I'm Drew."
The boy nodded and shook hands with him. "Trevor."
(End Flashback)
The group was now sitting on the ground, amongst the flowers, staring up at the sky. They had sat down with Drew in the middle as he told the story. May had unconsciously snuggled with Drew, as she too recounted the events of that day, and how it affected her. Drews' anger only grew when he saw Mays reaction to the story, and he wrapped and arm around her in a supportive gesture. On their left was Brock, sitting with his legs crossed, on their right Dawn, sitting against a tree, and further right, Ash who was lying on his back. Drew continued the story.
(Flashback)
Trevor explained along with his friend Michelle as to how they had known the group responsible for attempting to kidnap May. They explained that they had named themselves The N.U.G., which was supposed to stand for New Universe Group. Their vision was not unlike that of Sinnohs' notorious Team Galactic. They planned to save only themselves and their followers from a global Armageddon which they had planned to start, and they did not know how, but May was somehow connected to their plan.
"Drew, you know there is safety in numbers. When she recovers, Trev and I would like you to travel with her. There's no telling when those people might try to get her again."
"Of course! You have to ask her. We may be rivals, but that doesn't mean I don't care for her."
"We know Drew. We'll come with you for a month, just to be safe."
"You don't need to."
"But we want to. You see, their plan may seem farfetched, but there is no telling of the truths of their actions."
Drew looked at both of them. He did not doubt that the boy was indeed a strong trainer, but he was uncertain of their motives. They seemed good natured, but how could he be sure. He did not have time to decide though, as just then, he heard a soft voice call out for him.
"Drew…"
He promptly looked at May, and the other two did the same. He stood up and walked over to her. His face displayed his worry.
"May? How do you feel?"
"I..I feel OK…Drew?"
"Hmm?"
"Where am I?"
"The pokemon centre."
"How did I get here… and why did they take me?" She immediately tried to stand up, and looked around, which is when she saw Michelle and Trevor. She looked at Michelle first, to find genuine worry in her eyes, and then she looked at Trevor. She did not know why, but simply looking at him made her heart warm. She did not understand what she felt, nor did she have time to, as just then she felt a hand touch her shoulder.
"They're friends May, calm down."
"Drew? How did I get here?"
She had expected Drew to answer, but instead found the answer coming from a female voice, one which she then connected to Michelle.
"He brought you here on his Flygon, and don't worry about the guys who tried to kidnap you, Officer Jenny rounded them up...which reminds me…" She turned towards Trevor, who in turn nodded.
(End Flashback)
"When May recovered fully, her old self came back too, the joyful fun-loving one. Trev and Mish travelled with us for a little over a month, before they went back to their research in Ilex Forest. They became our best friends of sorts. And we I kept the promise which I made to Trev on the day they left." He turned to face May, a smile on his face. "I never let her fall."
Ash and Brock were shocked to say the least. The image they had of Drew in their minds was almost the opposite of what he was now. He was caring for May, something they knew he did before as well, yet not openly. Now they were together, and that seemed even more bizarre.
Dawn was completely over her fan girl phase as she saw the romantic moment unfold in front of her eyes. She was touched by the moment, which caused her own mind to zone out, into thoughts of another boy, someone she had a growing crush for…or was it greater than a crush?
She never got far with her stream of thoughts though, as at that moment her entire body, save for her head, was frozen, similar to what had happened to the other four.
Authors Note: Rambling time. The last time I checked, no one had reviewed. That's not nice. Now as you can see, No major reason for it to be rated T…yet. Constructive criticism would really be appreciated, so please review. The list of implied shippings so far has been:
1. Contest Shipping
More to come…Next time on Universe, Chapter 3:
"…done! Now what?"
"We wait…count to ten."
"…OK…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…"
"Knock knock!" They all turned to see the smiling face of a young boy, his brown hair in a style similar to Drews', and his hazel eyes, bloodshot, yet still cheerful.
Be sure to catch the next chapter, out on Sunday, 19th January 2010, 1530 hrs, GMT.
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~ TSreh out