Author's Note: Where does May get all this stuff (ice, bandages,etc.)? I said Harley took her pokemon not her bag. And as we all know…she puts everything in there! (This will be one of the only A/N's you'll ever, I repeat, EVER see me type).

Chapter 12

"There, how's that?" May asked after making sure the bandage stayed on Drew's face.

"Ok…I guess." Drew answered.

"Good, because I haven't needed to use any of my bandages since Brock nearly broke his toe.; to tell you the truth, I'm kinda rusty at it." May concluded. Drew turned his head, away from May. He was sitting against the wall now.

"Drew?" May asked softly. Drew didn't answer, but May went on. "Drew…what happened?"

"Huh?" Drew whipped his head back to look at May.

"What happened to…your…mother?" May added awkwardly. Drew looked the other way again.

"Drew, you can't keep it from me forever…And yes, I know that's why you were crying that one night." May said.

"I don't cr…"

"Don't say that, because it's not human!" May interrupted. Drew sighed, she had a point.

"Did it have to do with any cliffs…?"

"J-Just…shut up May!" Drew yelled. He couldn't take it, he just couldn't.

"Drew…" May looked at him more seriously. Drew felt her stare burn into the back of his head; it burned as much as pain seared in his arm.

"I…d-don't wanna t-talk about it…j-just…"

"I won't shut up until you tell me!" May argued. Drew bit his lip.

"It wasn't just my mother…" he began.

"Mommy! It's terrible! I need you here!" Max cried into the phone.

"Oh…Max. I can't come now, we need to stay here." Caroline said softly.

"But Mommy! I need you!" Max cried.

"I know Max, but I can't. We're just as scared as you are." Max and May's mom had been trying to get Max to calm down for 20 minutes now…she had no such luck.

"I'm scared…" Max whispered.

"I know sweetie…but May'll be ok." Caroline soothed, although she wasn't sure herself.

"She's right Max, May's a smart girl," Norman, Max and May's father, said from somewhere else in the room.

"Oh…Daddy…" Max sniffled.

"Max? I need to use the phone…I'm sorry." Nurse Joy said from behind.

"That's alright…Bye Mom, bye Dad…" Max said.

"Bye sweetie!" Caroline said into the phone.

"Hello my cute little Houndoom!" Harley cooed.

"Rar, ra!" the big pokemon said joyfully near the front door to where May and Drew were.

"I got you some supper, cutey!" Harley giggled as he threw Houndoom a steak; while Houndoom was vigorously gnawing at the piece of meat, Harley said sadly "I need to go back to the town, but don't worry, hun. Daddy will be back soon!"

"Ra…" Houndoom answered through its chewing.

"By sweetie!" Harley called, walking away.

All Houndoom could do was wine.

May had a bit of trouble making out what Drew was saying…but this is what she figured she had heard:

"You see May. My mom, sister, and I used to go mountain climbing. It was one of my mom's favorite things to do, so we always wanted to go. But one time, my sister ventured too far out onto one of the ledges…"

"Hey Momma, Drew! Look at this!" a girl no older than four cried.

"Anna! Don't move!" a woman, standing next to younger Drew, called back to the girl.

"Anna!" the younger Drew cried, he started to walk towards her.

"Drew! Whatever happens, don't move from this spot!" the woman shouted.

"But…Momma…"

"No 'buts' Drew. Don't Move!"

"Ok, Momma." Younger Drew said sadly; he loved Anna, his sister, very much. She was his best friend. The woman slowly walked out to the edge calling as she went.

"Anna, come back; Anna, come slowly." But Anna didn't come.

"Wow! Look how far we are!" she squealed as she ran farther to the edge.

"Anna, no!" the woman, who was Drew and Anna's mother, shrieked. She ran after her daughter and they both disappeared.

"Mommy! Anna!" Drew cried as he ran to where they had fallen, forgetting his promise.

Drew's mother and Anna were falling. Drew reached for his sister, but he couldn't get to her. She and his mother fell out of sight…never to be seen again…