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Drew: Goody.

May: Good for you.

Me: Well all you people must have been waitin for this chapter so here I go. Disclaimer please!

May: Rolyn does not own

Saying Goodbye

That night May and Drew rented a room at the pokemon center and again May was admiring her egg as she shined it. She really had nothing better to do since she was inactive due to her injury. Drew was shining his pokeballs and an awkward silence that seemed unbearable hung over the two. May kept searching through her mind for things to say but it seemed that every topic that came across her mind seemed too stupid to be recognized.

It wasn't just the fact that May wanted to avoid getting insulted by Drew if she actually did say something stupid, it was about what he thought of her. She wanted to make herself look as appealing as possible; she didn't want to be that naïve girl that stumbled on her words in an argument and lost her balance easily.

However May didn't know that those little traits that she wanted to be rid of, but seemed attached to her, were the traits that had drawn Drew to her every time, that and the fact that her sweet and caring nature was so pure and kept people coming back for more not to mention she was rather pretty.

"How do you think Milotic is doing?" Drew asked suddenly breaking through the silence. May actually felt relieved and surprised that he was the first to speak up.

"To be honest, I'm not sure. She may be a strong and beautiful pokemon but she's rather lazy and doesn't exactly agree with training." May stated simply while putting the glass case over the egg carefully.

"Maybe Venus was right." Drew said with a shrug. May gave him a questioning look.

"Right about what?" She asked raising an eyebrow.

"Milotic is rather weak maybe it won't last in the cavern. Are you sure that sending it there was the best choice?"

"I have complete faith in her! She may be a beat weak but she's been there for me so I can't lose faith in her now!" May practically yelled. "I'm gonna head to bed now, goodnight." She said before lifting her legs into bed and snuggling under the covers. In a matter of minutes she was asleep.

The two coordinators checked out of the town's pokemon center and headed to the beach. The weather was perfect. The sun wasn't as warm as it was a few days ago and there was a gentle breeze. The sand of the beach was white, reflecting the light of the sun. Drew and May decided to walk on it barefoot…well one of May's feet were bare.

"I don't see a cavern around here." Drew said scanning over the beach with every few steps. May did the same and came up with the same results: nothing.

"Oh my gosh! What if Venus lied and really stole my Milotic!" May exclaimed in panic. Keychimp copied its trainer's actions and began to panic as well.

"May! Drew!" The two teens looked in the direction of the call to see Venus in a red tankini and blue surf shorts. She was dripping wet so it was obvious that she was in the water. Next to her was a rather large Milotic that had a dead serious look on its face. May let out a sigh of relief and crutched over to the young adult.

"Hey Venus, we were just looking for the cavern." May said happily. "Is this your Milotic?" Venus nodded and patted the oversized serpent.

"This is Milo, Milo this is May and Drew." Venus said. The Milotic nodded in recognition and Venus continued to smile. "Well let's get a move on." Venus said as she and her Milotic went down the beach. May and Drew followed close behind.

They came to a cave made all out of black rock. Venus led them into the darkness of the dripping cave and to make sure May didn't get lost Drew kept a grip on her shirt and leashed her along like a dog; not as romantic as holding her hand but she had crutches to hold.

After a while the cave came to an end but a black rock wall with carvings of Milotics in it came into view due to the help of fire lit lamps. There was a medium sized hole in the wall with a Milotic wrapping around it.

"Hey…how do we get in? There's no knob or anything." Drew stated in a matter of-fact-tone. May had to agree there really didn't look like there was any way to enter.

"Only a Milotic with true strength can open this door." Venus informed them. "Milo, aqua jet!" She ordered. Milo reared its head before releasing a strong shot of water directly at the medium sized hole in the wall. You could see the stream of water travel through the Milotic carvings until it reached the top of the rock wall. The sound of breaking rock filled the cave and the wall went up.

There, before them, was a cavern with pure crystal water that flowed from a tall waterfall that reached the top of the cavern and all sorts of rock carvings all dedicated to the beautiful water serpents. The top of the cavern remained open revealing the shining sun over head and illuminating the beautiful cavern. At least two dozen Milotic took reside on the rocks or in the water; all in bunches.

"Welcome to Mirokarosu Cavern" Venus said as she entered and gestured for them to follow. Milo went to the water immediately and the other Milotics smiled and nodded in recognition of him. May gaped in awe and her eyes sparkled in admiration of the secluded location, even Drew couldn't hold back his astonishment.

"Wow Venus it's more gorgeous then I thought it would be." May complimented. Venus smiled as she pushed some wet hair under the blue lenses of her swimming goggles.

"I thought you'd like it here May. What do you think Drew?" The Milotic trainer asked looking to the green haired teen.

"It is rather amazing." He said in the most arrogant way possible while flicking his hair. He glanced at May only to see her roll her eyes with a small smile on her face.

"Drew can't exactly take in the finer things in life like other people." May explained. Keychimp nodded in agreement. Venus laughed as did May as Drew Flushed in temporary anger.

"Whatever." He grumbled crossing his arms. This time he had found enough room to stick May's egg in his back pack due to the fact that May offered to carry her own back pack and some of the supplies, thinking that Drew was doing to much for her. "Where's May's Milotic? We do have a contest to get to."

Venus's happy expression dropped at the mention of May's Milotic. Venus hesitantly pointed to a rock right by them. There, wrapped around itself, was May's Milotic with a saddened expression on its face. May's smile disappeared as she quickly crutched to Milotics side.

"What happened?!" May asked in a demanding tone. Venus flinched.

"I didn't hurt it if that's what you're thinking." She said in defense for herself while holding her hands up. "The other female Milotic rejected her because she was weak. She got into a battle with one of the others and lost miserably….she was exiled as a weakling." Venus explained sadly. "No male Milotic would even glance at her."

May looked down at her Milotic sympathetically. Maybe it wasn't the best choice to let her stay here. However even though it wasn't the strongest or the most obedient it was hers. A thought came to mind and she shook it away but it just came back. Her eyes glazed over with tears as she gave into the idea.

"V-Venus, you said yesterday that Milotic come to train and gain strength….so I want Milotic to stay here and do just that." May stated in a forced tone as she swallowed back the urge to cry. Drew and Venus both gave her looks. "I remember Ash telling me about leaving his Charzard with another trainer to get stronger and look where he is….maybe this will help Milotic too." She explained smiling weakly at the serpent that looked up at her with wide eyes.

"Well May…i-if you think that's best….I've never trained a claimed Milotic. Every single one in this cavern is wild." Venus said feeling May's pain right now. "I'll do my best!"

"You hear that Milotic….y-you're gonna stay here. You're gonna train and get to show you're full p-potential." May stuttered as she tried to blink back tears but she couldn't, she just helped them fall. Drew frowned and placed a sympathetic hand on her shoulder as she cried openly.

"Milo?" Her Milotic questioned having tears form in its own eyes.

"No girl….I'll be fine. This is for you. Venus will help you along the way." May explained stroking the pokemon. Keychimp sobbed openly.

"I promise to help with everything." Venus said with a bitter sweet smile. May smiled as well.

"Well, w-we better head to Sikio city, right Drew?" May said in a sad tone that she tried to hide.

"Uh…yea, I guess. Whatever you say May." He responded.

"Can I have Milotics Pokeball for a second?" May asked. Venus nodded and produced the red and white orb from her shorts pocket. May returned Milotic then let it go again but instead of it being released by a white light, the light was blue signaling a un-capture. Milotic was no longer hers.

"May…" Drew breathed. Venus's eyes widened at what May had just done. May tucked the now unoccupied pokeball in her fanny pack and her Milotic looked at her with hurt eyes.

"Bye… and take care" May whispered giving the pokemon a hug then leaving the cavern without a single word. Drew quickly followed her and in a matter of seconds the wall with carvings lowered and locked and May couldn't go back due to the fact that only a Milotic with true strength could open the door.

Keychimp jumped from her shoulder and looked at her with sympathetic eyes. May dropped her crutches and fell to the ground as she let her tears run down her cheek silently. Keychimp wrapped its small arms around her in a tiny hug. Soon after another pair of arms wrapped around her in a much larger embrace. May looked up to see Drew.

"That must have been hard…" He said in a tone just above whisper. She simply nodded and turned around to bury her face in her chest as she cried more.

This was really sad to write….

May: WHAAAAAA!

Drew: -Sniff-

Me: Drewy Bear….are you crying?

Drew: N-No….I just have a cold…

Me: Right….anyways, PWEEZ REVIEW!