AN: Haha, told you it wouldn't take long at all! I love being right... :P Also, this might be one long chapter, just to let you know.

So as it continues from last time, May finds a note on the bed and handed it to Tracey. Tracey read the note and it said "Kidnap The Bride" on it. What could this mean? Let's continue.

"W-what? What did you just say?" May studdered.

"This note, i-it says K-kidnap The Bride!" answered Tracey.

"WHAT!" May shouted and snatched the paper out of his hand to have a better look herself.

"Oh my gosh...it really does say it!"

Tracey looked at May.

"You-you don't think-" he started out.

"I'm afraid so Tracey, that is Misty's handwriting!"

"You don't really think she means this, do you?" he asked her.

"She might Tracey. You saw the way she reacted to this before. I think this time, she really means it."

"What are we gonna do!" he yelled confused.

"I don't know! First of all, we have to find her, in order to stop this!" May said.

"But hold on, what if we make it too late? She could be anywhere! And the note just said kidnap the bride, but doesn't say when."

"Well...hold on! I have an idea."

"What is it?" he asked.

"We can't find Misty, but we can find Dawn."

"Huh?" said the now confused Tracey.

"Don't you get it Tracey? Usually like in movies, where people know when there's someone who has an evil plan, the other people follow him or her in case they decide to do something dangerous."

"Oh I think I get it! So if we can't follow Misty, we can can stay by Dawn in case something dangerous happens."

"Right! Now come on before it's too late!" said May.

So, they both managed to find Dawn (on time that is) and tried their best to act normal around her, but were doing a horrible job at it.

"Hey Dawn!" they both said, out of breath.

"Um, hi guys! Something wrong? You two look tired." she commented.

"Wrong? Oh, what could possibly be wrong! Ha, everything's just peachy!" May breathed.

"Okay then...so what are you guys up to?" Dawn asked.

"Oh nothing!" Tracey said.

There was a very akward silence for a few minutes. All three of them sweatdropped.

"So...I guess I'll see you guys later!" Dawn said and walked away.

"Where are you going Dawn?" asked May.

"I gotta go see Ash. I want to spend all the time I can with him while we're still engaged!"

"Why now? Won't you have all the time in the world to spend with him when you get married too?"

"Well, sort of. But not as much time. Him and I will be working then. See ya!"

She walked away.

"May, I don't think I can do this. I feel so stupid walking around pretending there's nothing wrong when there is, and Dawn being a victim in this! This is all wrong! We can't walk around following Dawn everywhere she goes!" said Tracey.

"I know Tracey. But what can we do? I'm running out of ideas."

"I know, I...hey wait a minute! The note said kidnap the bride, right?"

May nodded.

"Well, Dawn's not a bride yet. Do you think when she said she wanted to kidnap her, you think she meant on the wedding day?"

"Wow. I guess I didn't think of that Tracey. Great idea. It's so obvious. We have nothing to worry about until the wedding day!"

(listen guys, I'm just gonna skip the engagement because Ash and Dawn are engaged for only 15 months and you should already know I don't have enough details to put into that. So let me get straight to the night before they get married.)

It's been quite a while. Nobody's seen Misty since the day of the proposal. Dawn had already bought a beautiful wedding dress, and Ash bought a lovely ring. And boy, was it expensive! But he did that for his love. It was the night before the day of the wedding. Lucky Ash and Dawn didn't live together yet; seeing the bride the night before their wedding would have been bad luck! May was just talking to her over the phone that night.

"So, how does it feel knowing you're gonna be walking down the aisle tomorrow, getting ready to hold the hand of the man of your dreams?" May asked excitedly.

"I'm really happy. But I have to admit, I'm a little nervous. I mean, just last night I had a dream about Team Rocket coming during the minute I was getting ready to say 'I do' and they ruined everything." Dawn replied.

"Well you shouldn't be nervous. Tomorrow is your day and you're going to be proud. Plus, I don't think you have to worry at all about Team Rocket. First of all, they haven't done that since we were kids. And second of all, I think they'll be in jail for a long time." May smiled.

"Yeah, where they should've been years ago!" Dawn laughed. This made May laugh too.

"Well, I guess you should go get some rest now. You don't want to be too tired for tomorrow."

"I think you're right. I will. Good-night May."

"Good-night Dawn. Bye."

The next day, things were getting set up. Dawn decided she needed brides-maid. So she chose May. Ash decided he needed a best-man. So he chose Brock. Heck, he's been a great friend since they were younger, so Ash is finally rewarding him with what he thinks he deserves. In fact, that's what those two were just conversating about.

"Hey thanks again for making me your best-man Ash." Brock said. (sorry guys, I know Brock isn't in this story much)

"No problem! You've been a great friend to both Misty and I when we were all young, so we both agreed that you should be best-man, and make you feel loved. And now that this day is really here, I suddenly feel as though...you're family." Ash said.

Brock, who clearly couldn't hold back tears of happiness because of Ash's touching words made him want to give Ash not a hand shake, but a brotherly-like hug.

"Thank you pal..." he whispered.

"You're welcome, Brocko..." Ash replied.

Max and Tracey both looked at Ash and Brock.

"Ha, if it weren't for those two being best friends, Ash probably wouldn't be having one of the world's greatest best-men slash best-friend." said Tracey.

"That's true," said Max.

"But wait, you're not a little bit upset that you weren't chosen as best-man?" he asked.

Tracey smiled at him.

"Of course I'm not upset. If you remember Max, Ash knew Brock way before he even knew me. So I totally respect the fact that whoever Ash decides to pick, it's up to him."

"Oh, okay. I guess I get it." said Max.

Tracey looked at his watch.

"Wow, would you look at the time! We'd all better go get dressed. Before we know it, the wedding will start soon. Come on." Tracey said, and Max followed behind him.

"May should be here soon with Dawn, right Tracey?" Max asked.

"Yep, today's a really big day for Dawn." Tracey replied.

But for some reason the minute he said that, his mind went over to Misty.

"Oh no!"

"What's wrong Tracey?"

He put on a fake smile for the teenager.

"Oh, Haha, nothing! Nothing's wrong at all!" he lied.

"If you say so..." said Max.

Max was not stupid. That was for sure. He knew full well Tracey wouldn't yell out a sudden 'oh no!' for nothing.

"Seriously Max, I'm fine!" he assured him once again.

"Alright. And I forgot to ask you, have you seen Misty? And is she coming to the wedding?" he asked.

(sweatdrop)

"Oh man, perfect timing to ask..." Tracey thought.

"Um, to tell the truth Max, no I haven't seen Misty. And I do not know if she'll be coming to the wedding or not."

"Okay. Well either way, I do hope she decides to show."

"Right, now let's go get dressed. Your sister should be here soon with the bride."

When Tracey and Max went to go get dressed, along with quite a few other people who needed to, Ash and Dawn's mother were just meeting up with eachother.

"Oh Johanna!" Delia called out.

"Why hello, Delia." Johanna replied with a smile.

"I see you have your camera with you." Delia commented.

"I sure do! It seems like you do too!"

"Oh my, can you believe our babies are finally getting married?"

"I'm right here and I almost don't. I mean, it seems like just yesterday my little Dawn was setting out to go her first journey, and her last words were 'no need to worry mom!'

"I feel the same way about Ash! I felt the same way when my boy first set off on his first journey when he was ten. My last words to him were 'don't forget to change your underwear!' I was so over-protective!"

"MOM! I can hear you!" an embarrassed Ash called out.

"But now we have to give up on being such over-protective mothers, and let the lives of our children live on!" said Johanna.

"You are right!"

And finally, everyone was dressed up and looking nice. Leona walked up to Kenny with a bit of a blush.

"I really like your tuxedo, Kenny. Just to think, I hardly recognized you!" she commented.

"Thanks Leona. You look quite spiffy yourself."

"Thank you! Um, can't wait to see Dawn in her wedding dress!" Leona said as she tried to start a conversation.

"Yeah. And just to think when we were kids, I thought Dawn was going to marry me! Bad thought I guess..."

"Well it's a good thing I'm single!" Leona said.

Kenny just stared at her blankly.

"Um, I said well it's a good thing I'M single!" she repeated.

Kenny continued to stare at her blankly.

"What's wrong with you!" she yelled frustratedly.

"Nothing. Nice day to be single!"

Leona just fell backwards onto the floor.

Suddenly, a blue car pulled up. May got out of the car and Max ran to her.

"Hey May!" he said as he gave her a hug.

"Hi Max." May said with a worried look on her face.

"What's the matter, May?" he asked his sister.

Tracey then ran up too.

"May, where's Dawn?" he asked.

"Tracey, I...I can't find her!" May said shaking.

Both boys gasped.

"SAY WHAT!" he yelled.

"I don't know what happened! I had just talked to her last night, and she didn't open the door this morning! I tried to pick her up nice and early, but that clearly did not work!"

"Misty must have gotten to her last night, or atleast a little bit before you came! What are we going to do now!"

"How am I supposed to know!"

"Can someone please explain to me, what is going ON!" Max yelled, very confused.

Everyone stopped what they were doing to turn around and stare.

"Alright, is something wrong you guys?" Ash asked.

Now he wondered why everyone was acting weird.

"May lost the bride!" Max joked.

"MAX! Don't just...oh nevermind..." May sighed not knowing any other way to say it.

"Wh-what!" Ash said hestitating.

"Look Ash, please don't be mad! This is all one big mis-understanding, and it's a very long story. said May.

"Oh my poor Dawn, what could have happened?" Johanna asked herself.

"Hey, I really have no idea what happened, but I suggest we drive around town and see if we can find her that way." Ash said.

"All of us?" Max asked.

"No, you can stay here with Brock, Tracey, and everyone else 'mister i wanna blurt out everything!' Actually wait, Tracey you can come with us if you want to." May said.

"Uh, sure." he said not looking too positive.

May looked at Johanna.

"You can come too Ms. Johanna! After all, this is your daughter we're looking for." Tracey suggested.

"Oh, no thank you! I think I'll just stay here! I'd really hate to get involved in any 'crazy' things that happens between you kids!" she replied.

"Okay then! I guess the three of us will just go! ...did she just call us kids?" May asked. "Oh well, looks like there's more room for you to sit up front Tracey."

"Actually no, let Ash sit up front. He is the groom, remember? And this is his bride we're looking for remember?" Tracey said with a slight grin. May sweatdropped.

"Oh yeah, sorry Ash! You sit up front!" said May.

"That's alright. Now let's go!"

They all got into the car and pulled off.

"This is so cool! I feel like we're one of those gangs who go around solving mysteries!" May squealed.

Tracey sweatdropped at how fast May's mood had changed from when they first left.

"May, can you step on it?" Ash asked, but not in a mean way.

"Oh yeah, sorry Ash!" May aplogized and decided to move the car faster.

"Not your fault, May. I guess I'm just a little worried about Dawn." he replied.

As soon as they drove past an old apartment, they heard loud screaming.

"What's that?" Tracey asked from in the backseat.

"It-it sounds like screaming." May said.

They heard it again.

"Yeah, and it sounds just like Dawn's scream. May! Pull over!" Ash said worriedly.

The car quickly pulled over to the curve. When they got out, they heard the scream loud and clear this time. The three looked up and saw the scream was coming from a room with an open window.

"That is Dawn's scream! We've got to get up there!" Ash yelled.

"I hope Misty isn't trying to do anything bad!" May cried.

Ash stopped and turned around.

"Misty? Why did you guys suddenly bring up Misty? She has nothing to do with this." Ash said blankly.

May and Tracey looked at eachother then back at Ash. They decided they shouldn't keep this secret any longer. May sighed.

"That's where you're wrong, Ash." May said in a quiet voice.

"Guys, is there something that you need to tell me?" he asked.

"Yes we do, and we're not going to lie. The truth is, Misty still loves you Ash."

Ash raised an eyebrow.

"She has for a long time now. She said though she broke up with you, she still has feelings for you. Feelings that refused to go away. She said it's like you're the missing thing in her life." said May.

"And she didn't tell you, because she was afraid of what you might think. So she told us." said Tracey.

"Also, she didn't tell Dawn because she didn't want her to be confused. Plus, she said that know matter how much she's missed you, she didn't want you guys to be broken up because she'd hate for Dawn to be sad. Even if you two were back together. So every since she got that off her chest, it seemed like she was fine. But the day you proposed to Dawn seemed like the same day Misty changed. So that's why she's been acting weird to you."

"Also, months ago, we went to see if we could atleast to say anything to her, but instead we found a note that said 'kidnap the bride on it.' So that's how Dawn ended up missing today."

"..."

"Are you guys finished?" Ash asked slowly.

"Yes Ash, we are." said May.

"Okay, good."

Ash started to burst out laughing, and couldn't stop until he caught hold of himself.

"Ha, you guys are so funny! I cannot believe you two made all that up in 30 seconds!" Ash laughed.

"Made it up? Ash! We are not lying to you! Misty is getting her revenge on Dawn RIGHT NOW! She figures if you guys got married, she would never get another chance to have you back!" May yelled.

Ash laughed again, then he looked up at May and Tracey's faces.

"Y-you guys are serious?" he asked now on the for-real side.

"Yes, we are." Tracey said.

"OH NO! We gotta get up there, now!" Ash yelled.

May and Tracey followed behind him.

"Wow, you mean to tell me that Misty dragged Dawn to this vacant old filthy apartment?" May thought.

They ended up hearing the scream again.

"DAWN! I'm coming!" Ash yelled.

They ran up to this door with a golden lock on it that the scream was coming from behind. Ash tried to open it, but he had a hard time.

"Darn it! It's locked!" he pouted.

"Here, step out the way!" May said.

She took a few steps back and kicked the door down just like she did Misty's door.

"May you have got to teach me that..." Tracey said impressed.

"Ha, thanks, I learned it from my mom!" May replied.

When the three of them all ran in, they saw Dawn tied to a chair with a piece of tape stuck to her mouth. The three gasped.

I feel like that took me forever! *out of breath* Look forward to the next chapter everyone! Oh and also, if you think May and Tracey have something between eachother they don't! REVIEW PLEASE!