Chapter 4
May didn't know how it happened. First, Drew was saving her, then he had let go of her! And now, what? She didn't dare open her eyes.
'It doesn't feel like I'm falling, but…I am, aren't I?' she thought. It seemed like forever, and all that time she had no idea what was going on.
'I know, I'm dead! And this is what it's like.' May thought sarcastically.
'But if I'm dead,' she thought more seriously this time 'I should be able to open my eyes. But I'm too scared to. Ok, I'll do it. One…two…' May didn't get to three. Something interrupted her.
"May!!! You're alive!!!"
'Hey,' she thought 'that's Max!'
Ever so slowly, May opened one eye. Sure enough, Max was staring back at her.
"Huh?" May had both eyes open by now.
"Max, how did-Ahh!" May had turned her head to see that she was on the back of…
"Flygon saved you! It actually saved you! Well, mostly it was Drew, but you should have seen it May! It was awesome!" Max cried, he was so excited that he was blurting everything out as fast as he possibly could
"Wanna know what happened? I'll tell you anyway! When Drew let go I yelled, 'Ahh! Drew you let go of my sister!' and Drew didn't listen, he just sent out Flygon, a-a-and then you were on its back, a-a-and then it was like zoom! Zoom! And now you're here! I couldn't, and still can't, believe it!"
"Wow," May replied "I can't believe you said all that in less than one minute."
May looked back at where Flygon had been, she had already gotten off, but it wasn't there. Instead, Drew was. He was holding what May guessed was Flygon's pokeball. But he didn't look happy like Max did. He glanced at her, it seemed, sadly and jumped to the next ledge.
"May? Are you even listening anymore?" Max asked irritably. May suddenly realized her brother was still talking to her.
"Huh? Oh, no, sorry Max. What were you saying?"
As Max explained what he had been saying, May still didn't listen. She had the basic facts. She didn't need to here Max right now.
'I wonder what's up with Drew?' she thought.
"Hey, I think Drew just went to the next ledge without us. Let's follow him Max," May said.
"You still weren't listening were you?"
"No I wasn't…sorry."
It was nighttime. May, Max, and Drew had finally made it around the mountain, although, the map was once again incorrect by not telling then that they had to go through more woods.
It was a nightmare; May doubted she would ever get to the contest. But as Max had pointed out, his pokenav (for once it was being helpful) showed that they would probably get to Rockwood town by late afternoon tomorrow, the last full day of signups.
As usual, Max was the first to bed. May was petting Skitty. When the trio had come to this camping area, Skitty had once again wanted to come out of her pokeball. She was sleeping now, and she was just as peaceful as Max.
May looked back at the forest area. Drew had gone to practice; she guessed he would have been back by now.
May sighed "He's probably thinking of new ways to torment me."
May looked back at Max and Skitty. May just couldn't understand her rival. She never knew when he'd be annoying and when he'd be nice. He wasn't like her brother.
May sighed again "I guess I'd better go find him."
She stood up from her seat by the fire, and followed the path that Drew had followed about an hour before.