Warning: This might be a little sad.

Drew drug May along a narrow corridor. He had no idea where he was going.

"Drew, slow down," May said.

"I can't! We'll never make it out if I do," he replied.

She nodded, unsure if he was right.

Pieces of the ceiling fell behind them as they ran. Drew passed a room that suddenly caught on fire.

"What the?" He slowly walked into the room with May behind him.

A gas tank was leaking.

"Uh oh!" May said.

They turned to run but it was too late. An explosion stopped them, and wood, boxes, and some other things blocked their exit.

Steam rose to the ceiling making the room very hot. The orange flames of the fire jumped at them. May backed up to the door, and Drew tried to put the fire out with his jacket.

"Drew, it's not working!" She yelled.

"I can see that," he yelled back.

May searched the room for an exit. She saw a small closet. Thinking it would help, she dragged Drew towards it.

"May, there is no way out!" Drew tried to tell her.

She didn't listen. She knew there was a way out.

When they reached the closet, May pushed Drew inside. She pointed to the air vent.

"Go through it," she ordered.

"What?" Drew was confused, but did as he was told.

He stood on a long piece of wood and climbed into the air vent. May followed shortly after. Once inside, they quickly crawled to some unknown place.

Drew covered his mouth as smoke poured into the vent. He head May choking behind him.

"You okay?" He asked.

"Fine. Just fine," she coughed.

Drew nodded, and began to crawl again. Once they were over a large room, he stopped. He heard a loud cracking noise.

"Uh oh," he gasped.

The vent was breaking under his weight. It burst open, and him and May hit the floor.

The fire hasn't reached the room yet. No smoke was in the room ether. May took a deep breath trying to get all the smoke out of her lungs. Drew was trying to catch his breath.

May jumped to her feet. "We have to go!"

"I know," Drew said.

She pulled him up, and they walked towards the door. Drew placed his hand on the doorknob, and instantly regretted it. The doorknob was extremely hot. He cursed under his breath, earning a glare from May.

"Sorry," he said.

This time he covered his hand with his jacket. He could still feel the heat, but he ignored it and turned the knob.

Smoke filled the hallway making it impossible to see. He slowly walked out of the clean room. May followed him. Looking left and right, Drew decided to head left. He grabbed May's hand and ran.

A flaming door broke off the wall, and smashed into Drew. He fell to the ground, and May fell on top of him. Drew kicked the door and it almost fell on May. Thing fast, Drew rolled on top of her. The door hit his back, causing him to yelp in pain.

"Ninetales, help," May called out the fox Pokemon.

"Yes, Master," he bowed, and lifted the door off of Drew with his tails. He tossed it aside and growled.

"Get up!"

Nodding, May help Drew to his feet. His jacket had a huge hole in the middle of it.

"That way," Drew coughed, pointing forward.

May and Ninetales. nodded. May helped Drew run as Ninetales ran along side of them. Ninetales used curse to stop another burning door from falling on them.

The ceiling was caving in, and it was only a matter of time before it crushed them. Ninetales knew he could survive it, But could May and Drew survive? Surely one of them would die?

May held onto Drew. She didn't know where she was going, but he obviously did. She saw Ninetales suggest a door.

"Try it," he urged.

Drew weakly nodded, and opened the door. Smoke flew out at them.

"Ninetales, blow it away with extreme speed," May commanded.

He nodded, and ran in circles. The smoke followed him and was blown towards the ceiling.

"May," Drew said.

"Huh?" She looked at him.

"If anything happens to me, will you take care of my Pokemon?" He asked.

"What would happen to you?"

"May, just promise me," he coughed weakly.

"Okay, I promise!"

"Good, let's go," he said walking towards Ninetales.

They walked a little bit ahead of the fox Pokemon.

"If only I could determine his fate," Ninetales sighed.

A wall exploded beside Drew. Gas started to spill into the room.

"Oh no!" Ninetales jumped in front of them. He tried to fan the gas away with his tails.

"Go! Get out of here," he ordered.

Drew nodded, but May shook her head.

Ninetales glared at her. "Go!"

May reluctantly followed Drew down the hallway they were in. It grew darker and darker as they ran away from the explosion.

Drew knew this wasn't going to end well. Gabbing May's hand, he pulled her closer to him.

They continued down the hallway until they came to two separate corridors.

May wanted to wait for Ninetales, but Drew forced her down the right hall.

"May, he'll be okay. We're the ones in danger," Drew told her.

"I know," she admitted.

She said nothing more. All she wanted to do was breath again. She had been trying to hold her breath so she wouldn't choke on Smoke.

May tripped on a piece of the falling ceiling. Drew saw that more of the ceiling was going to crush her. He ran towards her and drug her to her feet.

"May, be careful," Drew told her.

May nodded silently.

He pulled her along the hallway. The ceiling caved in around them. Drew knew it was going to fall soon, and they didn't want to be under it.

Ninetales was running to catch up with them. His long tales extended to their full length.

The ceiling fell in front of them, causing May to trip again. A huge piece of the wall broke off and was going to fall on her. Flames surrounded the wall as it fell.

"Master!" Ninetales called.

He wasn't going to make it in time and he knew it. Then Drew did something that surprised him. He jumped on top of May to shield her from the wall. Ninetales turned away as it hit the poor boy.

"That is going to cost him," Ninetales said.

Drew cried out in pain. He felt himself losing control of his body as the pain surged through him. He covered May's head with his arms, and fell unconscious shortly afterwards.

May heard sirens in the distance. Her eyes began to close. The smoke was getting to her. After awhile, she fell unconscious too.

Drew visited May in her dream. Darkness surrounded him as he searched for her.

"May!" He called.

"Hey Drew, where are we?" She appeared in front of him.

"You're on the ground," he said, pointing downward.

The darkness cleared and she could see herself.

"Where are you?" She asked.

"Not there," he said sadly.

She looked at him.

"I don't understand," she said.

Drew sighed. This was going to hurt. "May, I'm not here anymore." He tried to tell her gently.

She still didn't understand.

"Where are we?"

"In your dream. I just came to say good-bye," he said.

"Good-bye?" She repeated.

She still didn't get what he was trying to say.

"Then where are you?"

"Up there!" He pointed to the sky.

She looked up. "But…," he voice cracked.

"Do you get it now?"

She nodded slowly.

"Took you long enough." Drew promised himself that he wouldn't act like a jerk. He knew this was hard for her. Sighing, Drew spoke again:

"May, I didn't mean that."

She only nodded. Tears burned her eyes.

"Drew," she whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Why?" She cried.

"Why? Because I had to," he said.

"Why?" She repeated.

"To save you," he said.

She nodded again still crying.

"I have to go now." He patted her head. "You're a good girl, May. You can live without me."

She shook her head. "How can you think that?"

"Because it's true," he smiled. "This journey was fun, but it has to end. Remember me."

"Drew! Drew, don't leave!" She called.

Drew was walking into the darkness.

"Bye, May. I love you."

"Wait! Will I ever see you again?"

"Maybe some day. But I'm not really leave. I'll always be here," he promised.

May watched him disappear into the darkness.

"Drew!" She called him.

No answer.

"Good-bye, Drew," she whispered.

May awoke to Ninetales nudging her.

"You're awake!" Ninetales smiled.

May frowned.

"What's wrong?" Then Ninetales saw Drew. "Oh."

May crawled out from under him as firemen ran by. She rolled him onto his back and started shaking him.

"Drew! Drew, wake up!" She said.

He didn't answer.

"Drew… wake up!" Tears rolled down her checks.

"Master," Ninetales watched her try to revive the boy. "So this is the price he pays for saving her."

"Drew, come on. Wake up," she whispered. "Drew, I love you too."

Realizing that he was gone, May cried on his chest.

"Oh Master," Ninetales sighed.

"What should we do with that boy?" A fireman pointed to Drew.

"I don't know," another one said.

"Leave him there, for now," Ninetales said.

The two firemen nodded in shock. They wandered off muttering something about talking Pokemon.

"Humans," Ninetales said, annoyed.

He walked over to May.

"Master?" He placed a paw on her back.

May looked up.

"Master, you must move on," Ninetales said slowly, unsure of her reaction.

She shook her head and smiled. Ninetales was surprised.

"I'll be okay," she assured the fox.

He only nodded, and she continued crying.

Drew watched her from the sky. He was smiling too.

"That was a sad story mommy, but I want to her a real one!" A small girl said.

"That story was real, Emily," May said.

"Really?" Emily had been crying.

"Yeah. It happened about 15 years ago," May recalled.

"That long ago?" Emily moved some brown hair out of her face.

May nodded.

"Back when Drew and I still entered contest," she confirmed.

"Why don't you enter anymore?" Emily asked, pushing her blanket away from her.

"If I tell you will you go to sleep?" May asked.

"In a minute," Emily nodded.

"Well it just wasn't… a contest with out Drew," May tried to explain.

"Why not?" Emily seemed interested.

"Because he was my strongest opponent. Now I win too easily," she said.

"Oh," Emily smiled. "You still talk about him a lot."

May frowned. "I guess I never got over his death."

Emily saw tears in her mother's eyes, so she quickly changed the subject. "You still have his Pokemon?"

"Oh yeah," May said. "Roselia wants to practice tomorrow."

"Can I watch?"

"Sure." May smiled at her daughter.

"Drew sounds cool. I wish I could have met him," Emily said sadly.

"You will," May promised her.

"I will?"

"Someday," May added.

Emily nodded, and looked at the doorway.

"You see him, don't you?"

"Yes, mommy. He's always watching you," Emily said.

"Same old Drew," May said. "Well, time for bed."

"Night mommy!" Emily crawled under the blanket.

"Good night Emily," May said, walking towards the doorway.

She slowly walked down the hall, and Drew followed silently. Even though she couldn't see him, she could feel his presence.

She walked into her room and flop onto the bed.

"I'm so tired," she complained, pulling her blanket over her head. "Night."

She feel asleep instantly, Making Drew laugh.

Making sure he wouldn't fall through it, Drew sat on the edge of the bed.

"I miss eating," he sighed.

He turned to May and watched her sleep.

"Good night May."