Note: This is a redo of WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? by RedHal. I only gave this story my own "touch" and is purely written so that I would like the story even better. Not that I didn't like the original one. This is AAML. I DON'T OWN POKEMON. Please read and review.

Chapter Two: Brock

May and Max, who were running after Togetic, fell of a ledge, hitting their heads, knocking themselves out for an hour of two. Brock didn't noticed them, because he was to busy chasing after pretty girls. After Tetsuya saw Togetic pulling May and Max out of the water, he stopped Brock from chasing pretty girls.

"Hey Brock, how did you meet Ash?" Tetsuya asked

"Well, that was in the old times when I was a Gym leader."

"You were a Gym leader! And you gave it up to be a breeder!" Tetsuya interrupted Brock

"Yes, I wanted to become a breeder, not a Gym leader. But one day Ash went into the gym, using his Pikachu against my Onix."

"He used a Pikachu against an Onix? He sure isn't smart."

"Well, he grew a lot since then. He lost the battle, and later he returns, challenging me again. After his Pikachu started a fire, the sprinkler system started and defeated my Onix. He didn't want to take the badge, because he didn't won with Pokemon, but with a Sprinkler System. I gave him the badge though."

"And is Ash always like this, I mean, does he always leave you guys?"

"Well, he wasn't until a year ago. He and a travelling friend from our journeys through Kanto, the Orange Islands and Johto disappeared for 2 days. After that he was appearing and disappearing every time you didn't watch him."

"Can you tell me everything, it's not like May and Max will disappear or wake up in few hours."

"Ok. It began 11 months ago, to be precise. We were expecting this travelling friend for the weekend. Ash seemed a little depressed. We thought it was about not recently having a Gym battle."

FLASHBACK

It was a sunny day, Pidgey were chirping. It seemed like it was a fairy tale. Everyone was happy, except Ash.

Brock, May and Max noticed that something was wrong.

"C'mon Ash, cheer up, I'm sure that the next town will have a gym" Brock said.

"Yeah Ash, besides why would you want to be in a gym when you could enjoy this nice sunny day" May complained.

"I think I just need some time alone." Ash said while he obviously made a fist of his right hand in his pocket.

"Ok, come on guys, let's leave him alone." Brock said "We'll meet again in the Pokemon Center at 8, fine with you?

Max: "I'll go to the museum today, is anyone of you guys coming along?"

"No thanks" Brock and May said.

Brock wanted to walk away, when he noticed that May wasn't going away from Ash.

"Come May, Ash wants to be ALONE!" Brock said to the female travelling friend

"Pika Pika?"(Do you want me to stay with you?) Pikachu asked his trainer

"No you can go with them also, if Brock bothers pretty girls, shock him good. Maybe he stops bothering them." Ash said, resulting in a Pikachu who gave an evil smirk to Brock.

"Let's go May" Brock said while pulling May away by the ear.

"But Ash needs me, MY EAR" May screamed out loud. But quickly Brock released May's ear, because he saw Officer Jenny, resulting in a toasted Brock.

"Pikachu! Why did you do that!

"Pika Pika" (Ash told me so.)

"Oh." Brock said nervously. "What are you going to do today May?"

"I think I'm going to train for my next contest. Will you help me Pikachu?"

"Pika" (sure)

"What are you going to do Brock?"

"I'm going to explore the city and buy some supplies." Brock said.

"See you at eight then" May said while going to a field with Pikachu.

Two hours later, Brock was done exploring the city. Just when he wanted to enter the mall, he saw a pretty girl. (What else would he see, right?). Right when he ran to the girl, he saw a dark blue blimp speeding away from the city. When he looked where the girl was, she was gone. But luckily for Brock he saw another pretty girl. Unluckily for him Max saw Brock making his move and pulled Brock away by the ear.

"Why do you have to pull me away by the ear? That hurts!" Brock said to Max

"I leave you alone for two hours, and you are bothering girls. Can't you just control yourself?"

"Don't you have a book to read or a museum to visit?" Brock asked Max

"Oh, yeah, that's right, see you!" Max before he sprinted off towards the library

"Annoying kid" Brock murmured.

At eight o'clock Brock, May and Max were in the Pokemon Center.

"Pika Pikachu Chuuu?" (Where's Ash?) "Pika Pika Pikach" (What did you buy Brock?)

"Let's see, some milk, bread, butter, ……….., and ketchup" (A/N: The list is much longer, but I'm not going to bother you with it. It's about the ketchup.)

"Pi Pika Pikachu Chu Pika" (Can I have that ketchup instead of that pokemonfood of yours?"

"No Pikachu" Brock raised his voice. "We don't want you addicted again, do we?"

At 8.30 Ash still didn't arrive in the Pokemon Center.

"That's it. I'm going to the police." May was worried about Ash

"Pika Pi Pikachu Chu" (Yeah, I want ketchup)

"No, we're going to report that Ash is missing!" May said to the yellow mouse pokemon.

At the Police Station

"Officer Jenny! We want to report that Ash Ketchum is missing!" May cried

At the moment Brock saw Officer Jenny, he ran up to her and began:
"Forget about Ash, want to go.. AUCH!" Brock cried when Max pulled him away by the ear.

"Annoying kid, stop it!"

At the moment Brock insulted Max, Max began to pull harder.

"Stop it Max, I'll stop bothering Officer Jenny!"

And Max released Brock's ear. "Sorry for Brock's behaviour." Max apologized to Officer Jenny.

"Do you have a photo of Ash?" Jenny asked

"Well, we, we don't have one." Max said

"Yes we have," May said while pulling a dozen of photo's of Ash out of her bag.

"Why do you have all those photos of Ash?" Brock asked May

"I just have them." May explained.

When they were done at the Police Station, Brock, May, Max and Pikachu returned to the Pokemon Center.

"I hope Ash will soon be back." May said

"Why? So that you can take even more pictures?" Max teased his sister.

The next day Brock, May, Max and Pikachu were worried. But around 5 o'clock PM Ash walked into the Pokemon Center like nothing happened.

"Ash! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" Brock yelled at him.

"Just hanging out." Ash answered.

END FLASHBACK

"So, where was he?" Tetsuya asked.

"Even better, where are May and Max?" Brock said worried

"They are just there on that field."

"Where, I don't see them anymore!"

"You're right."

"MAY, MAX WHERE ARE YOU" Both Brock and Tetsuya yelled worried.

Where was Ash? What happened to May and Max? Why does May have Ash's pictures?

TBC