Chapter 29. Enjoy
(A/N thoughts are in parentheses)
"And this is it folks, Jake Smith is down to his last Pokémon. Aaron's Mega Medicham has really taken a toll on Jake's Pokémon, knocking out two in a row. The match is currently tied, as each trainer has only one Pokémon left." The announcer boomed.
Jake quickly recalled Nightmare. (Not even a ghost type could stop that thing. Blazer, it's all up to you now!) Jake thought.
He gripped the one remaining Pokeball on his belt that had a conscious Pokémon in it, and pressed the center to enlarge it. He held it in his gloved hand, remembering all the times that the two had battled together.
Jake looked into the stands. He saw numerous spectators in the stands. In the front row, he saw his girlfriend, May, giving him a thumbs up. Eevee was on her shoulder, and was trying to copy the notion the best he could.
Jake took one last deep breath. "I'm counting on you." He muttered as he took one last look at the red and white sphere in his hand.
"Are you gonna call out your last Pokémon, or what?" Aaron taunted.
Jake looked up, renewed determination in his eyes. "Blazer, engage!" he shouted as he threw the Pokeball into the air.
The ball opened up, and a red light burst from it. The light materialized into the Fire/Fighting type known as Blaziken. This one was shiny, and he stared down his opponent.
"You ready?" Jake asked.
Blazer nodded, preparing himself for his next stage.
Jake then rolled up his sleeve, revealing a watch-like device on his wrist known as a Mega Ring. He lifted his arm into the air, and pressed a large button on the center. The mega ring started to glow, as did Blazer. Soon, the shiny Pokémon became enveloped in a brown sphere, and it grew in size. Suddenly, he broke out, revealing a new, more powerful form.
Once the mega evolution process was completed, the ref took his cue to start the battle.
"Blaziken versus Medicham, begin!" He shouted.
The two mega Pokémon stared each other down, both waiting for their trainers to make a command. The tension was short lived, as Jake called the first move.
"Start out with Flamethrower!" He yelled.
Blazer complied, and he opened his jaws, spewing flames at his opponent.
"Stop them with Confusion!" Aaron countered.
Medicham's body glowed blue, and a split second before the flames hit, they stopped moving, covered in a blue energy. A few seconds later, Blazer stopped the attack, knowing it was futile.
"Water Pulse!" Aaron ordered.
Medicham's eyes glowed, and he created an orb of water in front of him. Once it was an adequate size, he shot it at Blazer.
"Dodge, then go into Blaze Rush!"
Blazer jumped up, avoiding the attack. He angled his body towards his opponent, and burst into flames. He then crashed into Medicham, knocking him a few feet back.
"Hit him with Thunder Punch!" Aaron shouted.
"Block it with Fire Punch!" Jake countered. "Then go into Close Combat!"
Medicham quickly recovered, and covere his fist into electricity. He then faced the charging Blaziken, and struck out. Blazer did the same, and his fiery fist met the electricity covered one. Blazer then continued with another punch, sending it into Medicham's stomach. He then began rapidly striking him, using both fists and feet. Medicham was blocking the best he could, but was slowly giving out due to the gradual increase of speed from Blaziken.
"Send him flying with Focus Blast!" Aaron shouted.
Medicham concentrated and created a blue sphere of fighting type energy with his hands. He then shot it at the point blank fire type, sending him flying back.
"Like we practiced. Break your fall with Acrobatics!" Jake said quickly.
As he was falling, Blazer angled his body so he did a roll, which broke his fall. Blazer was slow getting up, something that Aaron decided to take advantage of.
"High Jump Kick!" He shouted.
Medicham leaped up into the air, and extended his knee outwards. He angled his body at the struggling Blaziken, preparing to knock him out.
"Jump and dodge!"
Suddenly, Blazer seemingly sprang to life. He used his powerful lower body to leap high into the air, well above his attacker. Medicham had no way to stop his momentum, so he prepared himself for a crash.
Jake looked up, and his eyes widened at what he saw. Medicham couldn't stop, and he was heading directly towards him. His legs locked up, paralyzed in fear. Since he couldn't move, all he could do was hold his hands in front of his body to act as a protective barrier. He closed his eyes, preparing for the inevitable.
Jake woke up with a start, and sat up abruptly, which had the unintended consequence of waking May up.
May opened her eyes, awake from the sudden movement next to her. She felt a warmth at her side, so she turned to find Jake, who was currently sitting up, looking shaken. Pushing the question of why they were in the same bed out of her mind, she sat up and put an arm around him.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothin. I just had a bit of a bad dream." Jake replied.
"Care to elaborate?"
"Basic rundown is that I was in the middle of a battle against a Mega Medicham, and his High Jump Kick missed and went straight for me. That's when I woke up."
Having heard Jake's explanation, May then asked the question that was at the back of her mind. "Why are we in the same bed, exactly?" She asked.
"Last night, you fell asleep on my shoulder. I didn't want to wake you up, and there was no way I could carry you with only one arm." Jake said with his face a little red.
"Oh."
Eevee had just woken up from the other bed. He stretched out, before hopping off and heading over to the other bed. He jumped up, and landed in Jake's lap.
Jake, albeit with some difficulty, started petting Eevee with his left arm. "Have a good sleep bud?" He asked.
"Vui, Eevee eev." He replied with a smirk.
"No. Now please don't say that again." Jake said with a red face.
May noticed this, so she turned her full attention to Jake. "What did he say?" She asked.
Jake's face turned even redder, and he looked down. "He, uh, implied some 'things' that I'd rather not talk about." He mumbled.
May thought for a second, before catching the hint. She looked at Jake, who still had his head down. "Let's just pretend that this never happened. We don't need to worry about that for a long time." She said.
"Agreed." Jake looked at May and gave her a quick smile. His face was returning to its normal color, albeit slowly. "I'm gonna go shower and everything, then head down to the training facility and check it out."
"But I thought that we were gonna do what I wanted to do today! You agreed to that yesterday."
Jake sighed, as he had forgotten. "How about I go down there now, then when you're ready, you meet me down there. From there, we can figure out what to do." He said.
"Fair enough," May conceded.
Jake got up from the bed and got a change of clothes from his bag. He then went into the bathroom, leaving May and Eevee alone on the bed.
May turned to the normal type, who was currently avoiding eye contact with her. She then picked him up, and placed him in her lap. She started to stroke his fur, causing him to melt into her arms. "As cute as he is when he's embarrassed, please don't bring that up again, even if it was a joke." She said.
Eevee nodded his head, before resting it in her lap. The two sat there like that, waiting for Jake to reemerge, which he did thirty minutes later.
He walked out of the bathroom with his left was in its sling. He was wearing his baggy jeans, and had on a black t-shirt that was slightly visible under his mostly zipped up blue sweatshirt. He had his new hat on his head, facing forwards. He had just finished putting on his fingerless gloves, and walked up to the pair and turned to Eevee. "You wanna come?" he asked.
Almost immediately, Eevee jumped out of May's lap and onto his shoulder. "Vui," he said.
"Apology accepted."
May got up, and wrapped her arms around Jake, putting her head onto his chest. She then looked up, meeting Jake's gaze. "As soon as I'm ready, I'm pulling you out of there," she said. "I'll see you later."
Jake gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "I'll see you later too." He let go of her and headed out the door.
He walked down the hallway, and came upon a staircase. He walked down three flights of stairs, and continued his way down the relatively long hallway. Sounds of other trainers in the training facility could be heard, even though it was still a fair ways away. Jake slowed his pace down until it was a leisurely stroll. "So you and May seem to be getting along," he said to the normal type on his shoulder.
"Vui."
"I know your conversations are pretty one-sided, but what did you talk about last night?" He asked.
"Vui, Eevee eev." He replied.
"He did what?" Jake asked with an angry tone. He stopped walking altogether, and turned his full attention to the passenger on his shoulder.
Eevee looked down as soon as he realized what he had said. He had promised to keep yesterday's events from him, and a slip of the tongue turned that upside down.
Jake sighed. "So Isaac hit on May, anything else?"
Eevee shook his head.
"Can you tell me the full story?"
Eevee quickly recalled what had happened, from Isaac's approach, all the way until May had slapped him.
By the time Eevee finished his story, Jake was doing his best from bursting a blood vessel. He leaned up against a wall, and went into thought.
Jake wasn't someone who got angry very often, but when he did, it usually took something significant to snap him out of it. Since May wasn't there, Eevee thought of the next best thing. He hopped of of Jake's shoulder onto the ground, then jumped up, releasing a Pokémon from its ball. The Pokémon burst from it in a flash of red light, and materialized. It was tall, and represented an upright alligator. He took a look at his trainer, then turned to Eevee.
"Vui!" He said.
"Gator!" He unleashed a powered down Water Gun at his trainer's face, causing him to snap back into reality.
Jake shook his head, sending drops of water all around him. "Jaws, who let you out?" he asked.
"Vui." Eevee said. He jumped onto Jaws's back, so he could see Jake at eye level. "Eevee. Vee."
"Thanks." He grabbed his hat and shook it out, trying to dry it off. Once he was satisfied, he put it back on his head. "Let's go. I heard that there's a training pool down here."
Upon hearing this, the Feraligatr perked up. His favorite thing to do besides battle was swim, so he started to pick up his pace in excitement. Eevee still rode on his shoulder, holding on so he didn't fall off.
A few minutes later, the trio arrived at the facility. Jake's first impression was that it was big, and that was an understatement. Various stations were scattered throughout the room. Some were occupied with other trainers and their Pokémon. Each trainer was working on something different, whether it be agility or accuracy. Near the back was a giant pool, which had an obstacle course in place to one side of the pool.
Jake headed over to that first, struggling to keep up with the excited water type. There were already a few trainers there, and they were watching a Milotic perform the course. The trio arrived, and joined the small crowd and watched the feat. The Milotic finished in a final jump through a hoop, and landed gracefully next to her trainer.
"Have fun," Jake said to his water type.
Eevee hopped off of his shoulder and into Jake's arms, and Jaws immediately jumped into the pool.
Jake left him there, knowing that he wouldn't cause any trouble. He went over to an unoccupied target range, and called out his Gengar.
Nightmare appeared in a flash of red, and faced his trainer with his never ending grin.
"Go ahead and work on your Focus Blast's accuracy." Jake said. He pressed a button after reading the instructions, and the targets down range started moving.
Nightmare started shooting the fighting type attacks at the targets, some hit, while others sailed wide.
"Keep working on it, and you'll be a pro in no time."
"Gengar!"
"That's what I like to hear."
Jake was heading over to an empty bench so he could observe his Pokémon.
Jaws was swimming in the pool, attempting the obstacle course on occasion. Shadow was working on the speed of his Protean Ability by shooting random attacks at a target down range. Nightmare was working on his Focus Blast accuracy against moving targets. Blazer and Blade were sparring with each other using Close Combat. The only Pokémon that wasn't currently doing anything was Maverick, since all the other stations were occupied. He was currently inside his Pokeball on Jake's belt.
Jake sat down, and Eevee hopped into his lap and curled up.
Jake looked around, and decided to close his eyes.
Suddenly, he felt two arms wrap around him. He found himself unable to move, and stated panicking, until he realized the softness of the touch.
"Thought I'd find you here," said a feminine voice. Jake turned around to see who the owner was, and smiled when he saw May. "Mind if I sit?" she asked.
"Of course not." May sat down to the right of Jake, and rested her hand on his. Jake turned to her and asked, "what do you have planned for me today?"
May smiled at him. "Wait and find out," she replied with a mischievous grin.
Jake groaned. "Why do I have a feeling that I'm not gonna like this."
After having been dragged around all day by his girlfriend, Jake was simply trudging along. He had been dragged along by May, who had insisted on doing all sorts of girly things. The worst was when she made him sit through her getting a manicure. (Two hours of my life I'll never get back) he thought. The two were headed back to the room, after a suggestion by May to go to the pool. Jake had agreed, seeing as that was the only appealing option to him at that point.
They reached the room, and Jake unlocked the door. They walked inside, and Jake plopped down onto the bed in an instant. He leaned back and heaved a sigh of relief.
May giggled. "Get over yourself, it wasn't that bad." She walked over to the bed and sat down next to Jake.
"Easy for you to say. You were the one enjoying yourself." He grunted and sat up.
"Yeah, well it was worth it. Look at my nails!" She squealed.
Jake, not wanting to argue, sat up and looked at May's outstretched hand. He noticed that they were polished and cleanly cut. "They look shiny," he said.
May gave him a playful shove. "I'll take that as a compliment. Now go change.
"Okay." Jake got up and got his bathing suit out of his bag and headed into the bathroom to change. Fifteen minutes later, he reemerged wearing the same swimsuit as before, the blue ones with the Pokeball on the right leg. He had his sling on, the dark blue contrasted significantly with his skin. Just as he came out, May was already heading inside with her own in her arms. She shut the door behind her, leaving Jake and Eevee alone in the room. Jake walked back over to the bed and sat down. Eevee hopped into his lap, and he curled up. Jake stroked his fur absentmindedly until May came out, which wasn't until ten minutes later. She had on a blue bikini like the day before. Jake did his best not to stare, but it was difficult.
May snapped her fingers in front of his face, snapping him out of his trance. "Come on, I wanna swim!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him up. Eevee had to jump up rather quickly to avoid being thrown off, and settled onto Jake's shoulder once he was standing.
The two walked out of the room and headed down the hallway that led outside. They walked in silence, and reached the pool relatively quickly. Upon a quick glance, they noticed that it was relatively empty, save for a few kids in the shallow area playing near their parents. It was then that Jake noticed a smaller body of water near the pool. He led May over to it, and saw that it was a jacuzzi. It was empty, and Jake sat down in it and leaned back. Eevee hopped off his shoulder and sat near the edge, since his skin was more sensitive to the hot water.
"I'm gonna chill in here for a while," he said. He leaned back, and relaxed in the hot water, which was exactly what he needed.
"Don't stay in there for too long, it's bad for your skin," May said. "Come join me in the pool when you're ready."
"Okay," Jake replied absentmindedly.
May shook her head, before heading over to the pool. She decided to do some laps and jumped into the deep end. She surfaced almost immediately, and started to swim laps using the breath stroke, as she found it the easiest. After swimming a few laps, she swam over to the side of the pool and propped herself up with her arms against the side, and slowly kicked her legs to keep her balance.
Jake had just gotten out of the jacuzzi, as the heat started to bother him. As soon as he got out, he felt cold. I hate it when this happens he thought to himself. He felt a little paw on his leg, so he bent down and Eevee climbed aboard. He stood back up and headed over to the main pool. There he saw his girlfriend start swimming over to the side of the pool, so he decided to join her.
He walked over and a plan suddenly formed in his head. He whispered it to Eevee, who smirked in agreement. He hopped off of Jake's shoulder, and let him do the dirty work.
Seeing her balancing on her arms, Jake very quietly walked over to May. Very carefully, he crouched down. He hovered his right arm over her for a second, before giving her a push.
The action was sudden for May. One moment, she was simply relaxing, the next, an unknown person had shoved her into the water, catching her completely off guard. She surfaced, and turned to face the culprit, rage evident in her eyes. She rubbed her eyes, clearing them of water. She then saw Jake, who was bowled over in laughter. Eevee was next to him, also laughing.
Unfortunately for Jake, he was on the edge of the pool, and May dragged him into the water, taking him by surprise. He resurfaced and grabbed onto the edge with his free arm. He was shivering heavily, since he had just gotten out of hot water, but he didn't let that bother him. "Hey," he said through chattered teeth.
"What was that for?" May demanded. She saw Jake's face go from a grin into a look of fear, before she grinned herself. "Just kidding, lighten up will ya?" she said.
Jake was relieved that she no longer looked like she was about to murder him. "What are you up to?" He asked, he was still shivering, something May took notice of.
"I was simply relaxing before you came here. Why are you shivering?" she asked.
"Because I just came from the jacuzzi, and I wasn't ready for the cold water yet," he said through chattering teeth. May wrapped her arm around him, causing him to feel the warmth of her body.
"Suck it up, you big baby."
For some reason, Jake looked past his girlfriend's face, and glanced behind her. His eyes came across a blonde boy his age, one of the last people he wanted to see.
Isaac was sitting in the shallow end, talking to a girl Jake had never seen before. Maybe he won't see me he thought. At that exact moment, Isaac looked up, and met his gaze. He smiled, then turned to the girl he was talking to and whispered something to her. A few moments later, they were heading his way.
Jake immediately forgot how cold he was, and turned to May. "Isaac's coming," he muttered. May turned around to find Isaac and the unnamed girl wading towards them.
"What does he want?" She asked.
"I don't know."
"Hey Jake!" He turned around to find Isaac and the girl standing behind them. Isaac gave them a smile, which Jake could tell was fake, although the girl didn't seem to notice.
Jake gave a quick look at May, as if to say 'follow my lead,' and she nodded. "Sup Isaac."
"Not much, I just wanted to introduce you to my lady friend, Alice." He turned to the girl next to him, who was giggling. "Alice, these are my friends, Jake and May."
Alice held out her hand. "Nice to meet you." Upon closer inspection, Jake saw that she stood at an average height of around 5'7. She wore a blue bikini, showing of her hourglass figure that rivaled May's. She had green eyes and black hair that was a little longer than shoulder length. She was hot, something Jake took notice of.
Jake was skeptical. Just yesterday, the guy had been fuming over the fact that he was with May, and now he acted like they were friends. He was skeptical, but Jake took it. "Likewise. This is my girlfriend, May."
May held out her hand and shook Alice's. "Nice to meet you," she said. The two started making small talk, leaving Jake and Isaac.
Jake pulled Isaac to the side. "What do you want Isaac?" Jake demanded. His tone was harsh, thanks to his knowledge of what had happened last night.
"I think we got off on the wrong foot yesterday, so I thought we could have a fresh start," he replied. He still had that smile, which Jake could see through like a window.
"Suure. Just like Wurmple is a Fire Type," Jake retorted.
Isaac sighed. "Why can't you accept the fact that people change? I just wanted to introduce you to my soon-to-be-girlfriend."
Something clicked inside of Jake's head, and figured everything out. "If you're trying to one up me, it's not working. I really don't care who you date."
Isaac grinned. "We'll see about that."
The two ended their short conversation and waded back over to the girls, who were deep in conversation. The two were in the middle of a conversation about coordinating. Even though Alice was a trainer, she followed coordinators quite religiously, and had heard about May's accomplishments.
"What's it like being famous?" Alice asked.
May laughed. "I'm not famous, just well known. But it has its ups and downs. Whenever I'm at a contest, I usually have to deal with fans. But since I've been at the tournament, nobody has really bothered me."
"Just wait til we get to Driftveil. You and I are gonna get a lot more attention," Jake cut in. He waded over to May, and put his arm around her. Alice noticed his other arm in a sling for the first time, and asked about it.
"What happened to your arm?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm curious myself," Isaac added.
Before May could say anything, Jake spoke quickly. "Training accident."
"What kind of training accident?"
Jake hadn't been expecting this question, so he had to think quickly. "I was sparring with my Blaziken, and he hit my arm in the wrong spot," he said.
"Why were you sparring with your Blaziken? Don't you have other Pokémon who can do that for you?" Asked Alice.
"Yeah, but where's the fun in that?"
At that point in time, Eevee, who had been watching the whole thing happen from the side of the pool, jumped onto Jake's shoulder. "Vui!" he said.
Jake turned to him. And leaned close to his ear. "I know, I don't like this either," he whispered. He then looked at his watch, and noticed that it was close to five o'clock. He turned to May. "It's getting close to dinner time, you wanna head out, or stay here for a bit longer?"
"I'm getting kinda hungry, so sure." She turned to the opposite couple. "It was nice meeting you Alice, but I'm gonna go get a bite to eat."
Alice looked a bit disappointed. "Alright, I guess I'll see you later then. It was nice meeting you."
"Likewise." Jake and May waded over to a set of stairs and climbed out the pool. Once they were a fair distance away, Jake turned to May. "How was Alice?" he asked.
"She was nice. Nothing like Isaac though. Speaking of which, what did you say to him when you pulled him aside?"
"He, for some reason, is trying to one up me. The whole acting nice business was fake. I'm sure that he got with Alice to make me jealous or something."
"And did it work?"
Jake gave her a look. "Of course not. I'll admit she's hot, but not as good looking as you."
"Good."
The two continued walking in silence until they got back to the room. Jake unlocked the door, and they headed inside. Since he had forgotten a towel, and since he was still slightly wet, he went over to the seat near the back of the room to sit down. May, on the other hand, went into the bathroom with a change of clothes to go shower.
Eevee hopped onto one of the beds to curl up for a nap.
Jake pulled out his Pokenav, and started looking up various trainers that he could potentially face, and lost track of time. Before he knew it, May was already out and dressed, and she went over to notify him that it was his turn.
He got up and went over to his bag to get clothes. When he passed May, he noticed that she was wearing her new blue outfit. He then went inside to shower himself.
After having eaten, Jake and May decided to have a late night walk around the ship again. The two walked in silence, holding hands. Finally, after a long time of not talking, May broke the silence.
"You ready?" she asked.
Jake looked at her funny. "Ready for what?"
She gave him a playful shove. "The tournament silly. What else?"
"Oh." Jake led her over to a conveniently placed bench, and they sat down. "I'm ready. It's the later rounds that I'm worried about."
"At least you're not overconfident," May remarked.
"Why would I be? I know what I'm up against, and I've seen some really tough competition. Being overconfident would mean that I'd lose in the first round, and I can't afford that."
May hugged him. "You've definitely changed since we were kids," she said.
"I prefer the term matured." Jake wrapped his arm around May, and she giggled at what he said.
"No matter what you try, you'll always be the impulsive, overconfident Jake that I grew up with, even if you've matured."
Jake smiled. "And you'll always be the outgoing and playful pretty girl that I knew as a kid."
"I guess everyone still has their kid side still trapped in them."
"Maybe," Jake said. He looked at his watch, and noticed that it was getting late. "I hate to be the one to ruin the moment, but it's getting late, and the ferry docks at ten tomorrow morning."
May sighed. "Alright then, let's head back to the room. The two got up, and headed back to the room, walking in silence.
Once they got there, Jake unlocked the door. Before he could even walk inside, Eevee jumped into his arms. "Hey bud, you miss me?" he asked.
"Vui!" Eevee snuggled into his arms affectionately.
"Yeah, I had a nice walk with May. Nothing really beats spending some alone time with her." Jake went over to his bed and sat down. "Thanks for staying behind."
"Vui!"
The two waited for May to reemerge from the bathroom. When she did ten minutes later, she was wearing a large shirt and a pair of shorts. "Your turn," she said.
Jake got up and went over to his bag and got a change of clothes out, before heading inside.
May went to sit on the bed with Eevee, and started scratching him behind his ears absentmindedly. She didn't notice that Jake had already come out of the bathroom ready for bed. He put his arm around her, startling her slightly.
"Whatcha thinking about?" he asked.
"Not much, just stuff." She looked up at him and smiled. "We better get to bed, it's getting late, and we need to be up early."
Jake decided not to press the matter. "Okay. Good night." The two shared a quick kiss, and Jake went over to his bed with Eevee. He got under the covers and lied down, while Eevee curled up in his arms.
"Good night Jake." Was the last thing he heard before he fell asleep.
A horn bellowed from the ship, waking Jake up. He groggily opened his eyes and sat up. He looked over, and saw that May was somehow still asleep. Eevee was also asleep, but that quickly changed when Jake shook him awake. After looking at his watch, h decided to go wake his girlfriend up. He headed over to her bed and looked down.
She was towards him, and her breathing was slow, a clear sign that she was still asleep. She's cute when she sleeps he thought. Too bad that's gonna change when she strangles me for waking her up. He took a deep breath, and gently shook her. When that didn't work, he shook her more forcefully, this time producing results.
May opened her eyes slowly, and sat up and rubbed them, before looking at Jake. "Why are you waking me up so early?" she complained.
"Remember? The ferry docks today. It's getting to Driftveil in less than two hours."
"Oh yeah. Sorry, I'm just not a morning person," she mumbled.
"I know," Jake muttered. He went over to his bag to get some clothes and headed into the bathroom. He didn't bother showering, and awkwardly changed his clothes one handed. It took him almost twenty minutes to finally get dressed, and walked out. He had on his usual outfit, plus his left arm in his sling. He found May and Eevee sitting on the bed waiting for him.
"That was quick," May remarked.
"That's because I didn't shower." May pinched her nose shut with her hand and moved away from him every time he tried to get closer, trying to suppress a smile while doing so.
Jake sighed. "I give up."
"Kay stinky face."
"Don't call me that."
"I'll call you whatever I want to call to call you!" She got up from where she was at, snatched her bag, and headed into the bathroom, leaving Jake there standing confused.
"Is this normal?" he asked himself. He went over to sit down on the bed where Eevee was and started petting him. "Do you have any idea bud?"
Eevee shook his head. "Vui." He hopped into Jake's lap and sat down.
"Why are girls so weird? One minute, May acts normal, the next she's being weird. It hasn't happened that much lately, but now that I think of it, she did it as a kid all the time." He reminisced of the old days, before he became a trainer, when he still lived in Littleroot Town, and when he lived with his parents. He remembered the times when he played with May as a kid. He then started thinking about the last time he saw her before setting off on his journey.
"Whatcha thinking about?" Jake looked up to see May, who was fully dressed in her blue outfit. She sat down next to him and put her hand on top of his.
"Just taking a trip down memory lane." May gave him a look telling him to elaborate. "I was thinking about when we were little and all the good times we had together."
"I remember."
Another horn sounded. This time it was louder, signaling that they would be arriving in less than an hour. "That's out signal to start packing," Jake said. He went over to his bag and zipped it up. "Done."
May giggled. "That's gotta be a world record or something," she said.
"I keep everything in my bag except my Pokenav and Pokeballs." He walked over to a table where six Pokeballs were, and clipped them to his belt. "Waiting on you now."
"Show off," she muttered. She went over to grab her hip pack, and clipped it around her waist. She then got her Pokeballs off the table, and clipped them to her belt. "I beat you by ten seconds," she said. "But who's counting?"
"Yet I'm the show off." Jake headed out the door with May close behind him. After they got out of the hallway with all the rooms in it, they went to the bow of the ship and leaned on the railing.
Off in the distance, Jake could see skyscrapers peeking through the clouds. They were mostly a brownish grey, but they had emerald roofs that curved into domes. Slowly but surely, they came closer into view. A bridge came into view, and it opened up to allow the ferry to pass under it.
"I've always wondered how bridges work like that," Jake commented.
May gave him a shove on the shoulder. "It involves a lot of math, something you've never been good at."
Jake looked hurt by the comment, if only for a second. "I know the basics. Besides, I was always top of the class in Pokémon studies, so that makes up for it." Jake once again averted his gave to what was in front of him.
"Attention all passengers, attention all passengers, this is your captain speaking. We will be docking in Driftveil in ten minutes. We will start to let passengers off in an hour. Everyone will need to be off in four. To all those participating in the tournament, good luck."
"Let's go get some food before we get off," May suggested.
"Good idea."
After having checked into a hotel as soon as they got off the ship, Jake and May decided to go to the Driftveil Market to pass the time.
Before they could get anywhere, they heard yelling and Jake looked up.
"What the fuck?" he said.
Cliffhanger! Sorry, but it ends there. Next few chapters go to Ash and co and what they spent their time doing since the call.
I wrote half of this chapter, before deleting everything but the dream, because I didn't like whare it was going. That's the main reason why it took so long. The other is physics homework, something briefly mentioned in the chapter.
Let me know what you thought of this chapter in a review. Until next time, see ya!