Chapter 6

'What if... what if I can?' Ash held on to May tightly. Something tells him that he would be able to save May, but he just doesn't know how. 'Come on, if I can protect people, I should be able to save them! I have to try! It will work!'

Ash held May even tighter, and closed his eyes. He concentrated hard, trying to summon out that power he had before. All he could here now was Max calling him, faintly at the background. That slowly disappeared too, and he felt that thing again, surging out of him.

He didn't dare to open his eyes, afraid that he might lose focus. He just sits still, holding May close to him, hoping and hoping hard that he can revive her.

"Ahhh! Phewww!" Someone near him coughed roughly.

'I...I know that voice...' Ash opened his eyes. To his amazement, it isn't a stoned May in his arms. May is now back to normal, coughing for breath like she had held it long.

"May, you're okay!" Max exclaimed, hugging his sister so hard that she began coughing for breath again.

"Okay, okay! I need to breath, Max!" May said, half laughing half breathing.

Ash didn't say a word, and just continue staring at them. He then turned and found Brock and Nurse Joy staring at him.

"W-what?"

"N-nothing..." Brock replied, still looking at him.

"What just happened?"

This time May and Max looked at him too, everyone else completely forgetting the officers and henchmen fighting at the background.

"Err, what?" Ash asked, though he sort of knew why they were looking at him so oddly.

"Ash, what was that? And, how come I'm back to normal again?"

"Pika! Pika pika pichu Pikachu!" Pikachu said, though only Ash understood.

'So that's what it is!'

But Brock also thought of it, "Ash, that's your aura!"

"Oh! And sis, Ash was using it to save you. The blue thing just came out and surround you, and then the stone broke apart, that's why you're alright!" Max told May, though he still looked back at Ash.

Ash still kept in silent, which slightly irritates May, "Hello? Ash?"

"Yeah?"

"Well... thanks for saving me."

"Oh..." Ash was still shaken.

"Ash that's incredible! I never knew a human could do that." Nurse Joy said, bring him back to his sense.

*BOOOOOOOOOM! CRASH*

"Ah, what now?" exclaimed Max. He was getting annoyed that things kept blowing up around them.

Everyone turned and saw that Hunter J's airship was gone. The officers caught some henchmen, obviously Hunter J has escaped yet again.

"She's way too powerful..." Brock stated.

"Oh no! What if she comes back again to get you?" May said, turning to Ash with worried eyes. She wasn't sure if next time she'll be able to save Ash at all, seeing how well equipped Hunter J is.

"Don't worry, after this incident we'll definitely keep track of her even tightly. Oh, I see you're alright." Officer Jenny said as she walked towards the group, noticing May in her usual form.

"Yeah I'm okay."

"That's good. We'll help you get people to repair this pokémon centre as fast as possible, Nurse Joy."

"Thank you, Officer Jenny!"

And with that Officer Jenny left with the others.

"I'll clean up some of the mess. Why don't you all get some rest upstairs?" Nurse Joy said, as she began picking up some fallen stuffs.

"I'll help you too Nurse Joy!" Brock quickly picked up several stuffs too, getting the pokémons to help too.

"Well, I'll go get a shower..." May quickly stood up, brushing all the tiny stones off her and left.

"Erm, let's go upstairs, Ash!" Max suggested, seeing that Ash is still dazed.

"Oh...Okay..."

"Well... Then let's go, why are you still sitting there?"

"Oh... Sure!" Ash quickly stood up and proceeds to walk up the stairs, with Max and Pikachu following close behind.

Once the door is closed Max changed his attitude immediately.

"Oh my god! Ash that is so awesome! How did you do that? How did you know you could use your aura! Oh my god, quick tell me!"

"Okay! Okay! Stop shaking me!"

"Oh, sorry!" Max said sheepishly, removing his hands from Ash's arms. He looked at Ash, anticipating his answer.

Ash saw that Max is still waiting for an answer, but he didn't know how to explain. Hence he simply shrugged his shoulders, and walked to his bed.

"What? What do you mean you don't know? How could you not know? I mean I saw you close your eyes! And then that blue thing- I mean your aura just came out from you to May! And May recovered! And before that you blocked us from the attack-"

"SHUT UP MAX!" Ash exclaimed. Max quickly put his hands to his mouth, as a frustrated Ash stares at him.

"Sorry... it's just that, I've never seen anything like this before!" Max said, sitting down beside Ash on his bed.

"Never mind... I understand your reaction. But I don't know how to explain it..."