Sorry, people. I'm in high-school level band, and it takes the wind out of me. Let's see… (Math Equation) projects plus Midterms plus Band plus upcoming 3 week visit to CHINA equals...a big mess. Sorry, I can't put in darkrai right now; it will be put into the story later. But first, a major plot twists and turns…

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Chapter 3: Port Side Shadow and Battle!

It was an electrifying shocking moment for Ash. Mentally adding up the times he had been kissed, not including his mom, this would be his second. Both by the same person. Ironically, this was almost the same way last time had happened. Either way, both entrant's mouths finally started to retract, looking each other as if they had salve put on their eyes.

Meanwhile, Pikachu finally stopped laughing and looked as though something just happened, maybe like Ash and May kissed. Also, Max and Dawn stared.

Dawn recovered first. "WE THOUGHT YOU WERE DENSE, ASH! I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER, EVER GROW UP!"

Max, immediately realizing the possible bruises from his sister, still went forward and said, "Yeah, me to."

Brock was likewise shocked, yet although less intense than Max's or Dawn's, recovered later.

Dawn continued her rant. "AND NOW, YOU GO KISS MAY, GETTING HER HOPES UP, AND THEN YOU START BEING DENSE ALL OVER AGAIN-"

Brock put a hand on Dawn's shoulder and mouth, saying, "It's best if you leave."

Dawn looked like she was going to curse, but she didn't. Eyes glancing at a ring on Brock's left hand ring finger, she finally calmed down and left, storming, leaving a faint trail of dust. "I'd better get her 'round." Max followed her. "Dawn? DAWN!"

Ash smiled at Brock's mysterious ingenuity at the time. " Thanks."

Brock smiled back radiantly. " No need. Now, for them to really leave you alone..." Brock sighed. "OK, to pay me back, you gotta do one thing."

"What is it?" Both May and Ash asked together, like kindergartners.

"I need you to go do an errand for me and go to Gateon Port to get a Poke Nav Up-grade. I don't have Orre maps. Have fun. Oh, and actually do that for me. Now, begone!"

"OK," Ash brought out a Poke ball. "See ya!"

"Charizard!" The pokemon came out from outside the house. Happy to be out, it was moving around, stretching. "c'mon, Pikachu. Oh, and May?"

"Yes?" Her eyebrows went up quite a bit.

"You can hold on to my abs and scream if you want," his voice was hanging with the sarcasm.

May lowered her eyebrows and her eyes. Her beautiful, sapphire eyes. "Was that real? Or was it sarcasm, or even reverse psychology?"

"... Never mind. let's go."

The ride to Gateon was smooth; nothing but a few clouds. May secretly wished it was rough; it would be another chance to hold Ash tight. On the descent, Ash shouted, "Coming down!"

"As if you needed to." May shouted back, quickly rolling her eyes to the heavens above.

Ash ignored this and jumped off Charizard, massaging his legs. "I haven't done that in months..." Ash groaned.

"Do you need someone to massage it?" May asked sweetly false.

Ash ignored this. It was starting to become a habit. "Do you need help to get down?"

May beamed inside. Outside, she shrugged. "You don't have to."

"OK." Returning Charizard, he let May jump off herself.

"Man, he's not even noticing a direct jibe like that." May said to herself. "Well, at least I have Ash to myself at Gateon Port."

May didn't even notice bumping into a gangster-like man hard right in the stomach.

"HEY! WHOEVER DID THAT, I'LL BEAT THE CRAP-oh, it's a hot chick," the gangster-like person said. "My name's Richard. You wanna go out with me?"

"No way, mister. I'm not interested in freaks."

"Now, don't make me angry, I can be reasonable-"

"WHOA! A BREAKTHROUGH!" May gasped.

"THAT'S IT!" the Gangster could no longer keep his cool.

Ash finally looked around and saw what was the commotion. Running back to May, he shouted to the Gangster, "HEY! STOP STEALING MY GIRLFRIEND!"

He called me his girlfriend? Even I can't go that fast. Unless... May understood the plan. "Yeah, don't mess with my boyfriend. He's gonna beat you up."

"Yeah, you're joking. He couldn't even hurt a Snowball."

"I wasn't talking about physical strength."

"You mean you want a battle? You're on. 2-on-2 pokemon battle."

Ash took out two pokeballs casually and threw them, saying, "Gallade! Infernape!"

The gangster replied: "Dustox! Beldum!"

Ash felt something wrong. Beldum didn't have the usual energy it should have. It was as if something was infuriating it, as cord, hard fury that could be used and harnessed to hurt.

"Some thing's wrong with Beldum. Call off the match!"

"NO! What kinda trainer are you, a coward?"

"If you won't stop it, I will." A new figure stepped out from a store. Cool in every way, several girls looked at him, and many people looked like they knew him well. A weird gadget was on his arm. "GO! SNAG BALL!" The pokeball, thrown at the opponent's pokemon, captured it. This is horrible! Ash thought.

The gangster got angry. "Dustox, Silver Wind that trainer!"

"NO! Salamence, use hyper beam!"

The Dragon-Flying type burst out of the ball and fired a wondrous beam of undeniable power. The sheer force of it almost knocked Ash down onto his knees.

The dustox fell down, fainted.

Ash exploded. He had seen one female do such atrocious acts, stealing pokemon and taking them. She was behind bars. Yet no one here in Gateon Port looked mortified. "YOU! YOU STOLE A POKEMON!"

The trainer looked at him and said, "Actually, you don't know what you just saw."

"YES, I DO! YOU STOLE A POKEMON!"

"No,I didn't. I actually helped it."

"FINE! For that Beldum, I'll battle you!"

The trainer held a strange gleam in his eye. "If you wish, but I'll battle you with full honor.As Champion of all four Coliseums and the sole person that put down the Second Great Shadow Incident, I accept your challenge!"

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