TheWiseTwo: This is chapter the third. And for those idiots who were too lazy to figure out the ages here they are... Ash: 23, May: 21, Brock: 30, Max: 17, Rennoc: 21, Moira: 20, Blood Ruby: 20, Sapphire of Sorrow: 20.

Rose Red2.0: So why are you old enough to drink and not me? Is it because I'm a girl!

TheWiseTwo: Yeah it has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a year older than you... Anyway here is the chapter so enjoy...

Disclaimer: Hey what about me!

The Dark Oracle

Chapter 3

Day 1, 9:34 p.m. (right after the meeting with Moira)

"We better go ahead and set up camp." Ash sounded unsure of him-self as he said this.

"Yeah we could all use some sleep." Brock said.

They all did their part to put the camp in order for the long weeks ahead of them. It took one hour to set up the camp completely, and it took even longer for every one to get to sleep but it happened eventually.

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"Ash... It seems that your best just wasn't strong enough." It was the same person that was in his last nightmare and his two gardevoirs were there too. "All you have left is your puny pikachu..." Ash looked down and sure enough all of his pokemon lay knocked-out except for pikachu. "You got lucky last time but lets see if you can dodge this attack again! Sol use Bolt Dragon!" As a surge of electricity arose out of his gardevoir's hand pikachu was enveloped in the light and Ash heard it scream.

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Pikachuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

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Day 2, 7:33 a.m.

"Ash wake up!" Brock was shaking the screaming Ash trying to wake him up.

"Huh... What happened?"

"You woke us up that's what happened!" May shouted at Ash.

"You must have had another nightmare." Brock said calmly.

"But this one was so vivid. I saw a man in a cloak and he had two gardevoirs with him." May flinched when she heard this. "Huh. What's wrong May?"

"It's nothing really." she responded quickly without thinking.

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Day 2, 12:57 p.m.

"Hey May me and Max are going to train for the battle ahead can you go get some water for the week." Ash said to May as he walked into a heavily forested part of the woods.

"Yeah be our slave!" max shouted out to May as he too disappeared.

"Shut the hell up Max!" May yelled as she went the opposite direction and leaving Brock alone to tend to the fire. "Those losers would miss me when I'm gone..." she mumbled to herself as she made her way to the river. She had been walking for ten minutes and was half way there when she was confronted by a voice.

"Well if it isn't May..." May looked around to see where the voice was coming from. It was familiar to her but she couldn't remember from where. "Have you forgotten about me already..." He jumped down from the tree was sitting and landed in front of May. "Let me give you a clue..." He stood up and removed his hood. There in front of May stood her friend from ten years ago only older. He still had his blue-green eyes and dirty-blond colored hair. But there was something different. His eyes no longer held emotion they were void of happiness, joy, and love.

"Co..." She was cut off before she could say his name.

"No! I have a new name now... I go by Rennoc now. I think it is a fitting name don't you."

"Why are you here... You're supposed to be dead!" She said this with a bit of anger in her voice.

"I am here for Ash... I am alive because of who I am now... you see shortly after we entered the forest our caravan was sacked by a pack of machamp. They killed everyone except for me and my brother. We got away and were took in by a bunch of ralts. They made us fight to the death..."

"Wait their were more than two bodies missing and wasn't your brother ten years older than you?"

"The machamp took some of the bodies for food. Yes my brother was that much older and he didn't give up... I won by braking his skull open..."

"Oh..."

"I grew up with the ralts and I left about four years ago, but I took two with me and named them Luna and Sol. Now I have a full team and am ready for the fight with Ash..."

"Why are fighting over me?"

"Muh ha ha ha!" Rennoc's laughing sent chills up May's spine. "You honestly think that is what this is about! No I am here for Ash not for you... However since I cared for you once you can leave the forest now if you so choose... What is your answer?"

"I will never leave my friends!" she said with disgust in her voice.

"Very well... you have made your choice. You will not get another... I hope than you will not come to regret the decision that you have made. Good-bye, May see you next week..." As Rennoc finished he backed away into the forest and vanished from sight.

"Oh-no! I'm so late!" May shouted as she noticed that the sun was setting and rushed to the river.

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Day 2, 8:06 p.m.

May returned to camp with the water only to find that everyone was already eating. "Hey May what took you so long?" Max called out to her.

"I got lost that's all." she replied as she sat down to eat her cold soup.

After dinner May and the rest got into their beds and fell asleep. All but May and Ash that is, Ash was scared about having another nightmare like the other two while May's thoughts kept bringing her back to the conversation with Rennoc.

TheWiseTwo: End of chapter 3.

Rose Red2.0: So you even made a back ground story.

TheWiseTwo: Yup.

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