Here's another one-shot! Now, I've been getting some on-the-fly inspiration with completely random origins, some of which I can't even remember. The gist of this one-shot is basically this: May's old childhood pal Brendan comes back and is thrilled to see May, but when he learns of her relationship with Drew, he gets a bit jealous. The rest, well, you'll have to read to find out.
One thing before we get started: although a lot of people think this, throwing a glove in someone's face is NOT issuing a challenge, BUT this can be done AFTER a challenge is issued.
"Alright, Wartortle, intercept that Thunder with Rapid Spin!" May shouted.
It was the Blackthorn City Pokémon Contest finals stage, with May on one end, and Harley on the other end. May was ahead of Harley by points, but her Wartortle was getting tired. She was taking a big chance by having her Pokémon take a super effective move and turning it into a performance, but she learned that at times, one must go for broke.
"She's doing great. May's certainly learned to take chances." Drew said, in the audience.
Wartortle retracted into its shell and started spinning. The air friction then caused the Thunder to not land a hit, but to surround Wartortle instead.
"Ah?! Banette, doll face!" Harley screamed, in a panic.
"And May's bold use of Rapid Spin not only causes the Thunder to sparkle and enhance the quality of Wartortle's shell, but she's also created a way to use an opponent's move to her advantage!"
"Hidden Power!" May commanded.
Wartortle stopped spinning, but the Thunder was still surrounding it, without hurting. Wartortle then charged up a Hidden Power, releasing energy orbs into the Thunder, not only knocking the Thunder itself back, but also powering up the Hidden Power at the same time, and sending it straight back to Bannette.
The hit landed, and soon, Banette was knocked out.
The judges had three red 'X's on their panels, ruling out Harley had lost.
As May received the Blackthorn Ribbon from Mr. Contesta, May declared, "Alright, Ribbon Number Four! This Blackthorn Ribbon is MINE!"
Everyone in the audience clapped, and even Drew whistled at May for her victory.
Outside, May was about to leave for the next town when Drew came up to her, with a red rose in hand, and then said, "Excellent work, May. You're really starting to learn how to make good use of your opponent's own moves."
"Thanks, Drew," May said, as she took the rose in hand. "I'm just surprised that Harley beat you in the first round."
Drew sweat dropped, and then said, "Don't remind me."
"May? Is that you?" A male voice said.
May turned around to see a boy with white hair, wearing a green bandana, and was wearing something along the same clothing style and color scheme as May.
"Brendan? Brendan Birch?" May asked, her eyes widening, and herself smiling.
"You recognize me! Awesome! How've you been, May-bella?" Brendan asked.
"Um... May, who is this?" Drew asked, coming forward, and interrupting.
"Oh, Where are my manners? Drew, this is Brendan Birch, my childhood friend, and Professor Birch's son. He's been on his own journey as a Pokémon Researcher," May said. "And Brendan, this is Drew. He's my main Pokémon Contest rival."
"Nice to meet you," Brendan said, shaking hands with Drew. "So, May-bella, how about you and I go get something to eat and play catch-up a little later?"
"Sure, I'd love to!" May said, but looked back at Drew, who looked a little uncomfortable at the moment.
"Alright," Brendan said, before getting down on one knee, and taking May's hand before kissing it. This made Drew recoil and grow jealous of Brendan. "Until tonight, ma belle."
Brendan then got up and ran off ahead of May. May swooned a little bit, before holding onto her hand. She turned to Drew, and said, "Please pardon Brendan. When we were little, he was always watching movies about chivalry, so he's picked up those habits."
"So... May-bella, huh? Where did that come from?" Drew said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yeah... Brendan made that nickname up for me. It started like this..."
~Flashback~
Brendan and May, back in their younger years, were walking in Petalburg Woods, hand in hand, and they soon saw some Bellossom dancing together in a flower field.
"Oh, isn't that beautiful over there, Brendan?" May said, quietly, so as to not frighten the Bellossom.
"It sure is, May," Brendan said, as he soon noticed a flower in the grass in front of him. He picked it up, and then he gave it to May. "Almost as beautiful as the girl in front of me with the name of this month."
May blushed, and said, "Oh, stop, Brendan..."
Noticing the Bellossom as they kept cooing their name and their dancing, and then looking at May's happy face, as bright as the May sunshine, Brendan said, "May, you're so cute, that you remind me of a Bellossom."
"I... I do?" May asked, blushing.
"Yeah... You're my Bellossomay... No... May-lossom... That's not right... My May-bella." Brendan said, as he put the flower behind May's ear and then kissed her cheek.
~End of Flashback~
"And that's how it happened..." May said.
"I see..." Drew said, albeit he hid a bit of jealousy.
"Don't worry about it, Drew," May said. "Brendan and I are good friends."
"That's what worries me..." Drew muttered.
"Anyway, I should go meet up with him. See you later, Drew." May said, as she then took off in the direction Brendan had gone in.
Drew then looked at May as she left, and then he thought, 'Even if they are only friends... I'm afraid that I may lose my chance if I'm not careful.'
In the cafe, May was eating an ice cream while Brendan was drinking a chocolate milkshake.
"Wow, May, you've sure been busy since I left. Last time I checked, you hated Pokémon." Brendan said, as May told him everything she had been up to.
"I got over it when I saw a Pokémon Contest for the first time when I first started my journey. Since then, I was hooked," May explained. "How has research been going on your end, Brendan?"
"It's had its ups and downs. I just got back from Unova, myself. Sheesh... The Pokémon there are so foreign that I can't keep track of them all. I'm just so used to seeing Hoenn Pokémon that it makes my head spin." Brendan said.
"Unova?" May asked.
"It's a region that is cross-oceanic, and the quickest way there is by plane. There aren't any Pokémon Contests there yet, if that's what you're asking." Brendan said.
"That's too bad... I would have loved to show people in Unova what Hoenn and Kanto Pokémon are capable of." May said, sadly.
"I wouldn't worry about it," Brendan said. "Not all Unova Pokémon are Contest-worthy, if you get my drift."
May sweat dropped a bit at this comment.
"Well, I'm sure they'll learn about Contests soon enough." May said, as she ate another bite of ice cream.
"By the way, May-bella... What's your relationship with that Drew fella, minus the rivalry?" Brendan asked, putting his elbows on the table and leaning in the bit.
May choked on her ice cream a bit, but then drank some water, and then after calming down a little bit, May asked, "Where did that come from, Brendan? He's not just my rival, but he's also my friend."
Brendan sweat dropped a little bit in relief, and asked, "So I can assume that you haven't kissed him or anything?"
"Kiss? Aren't I a tad young for that sort of thing?" May inquired. 'What is Brendan getting at?'
"Well, I just... I guess I've missed you a bit too much." Brendan said, blushing.
"Are you trying to ask me out?" May asked.
Brendan sweat dropped, and then nodded shyly.
Unknown to either one of them, Drew was outside the cafe, and he overheard the whole thing. He was relieved that May was not falling for Brendan, but at the same time, he felt sad that he only saw him as her friend. He wanted to change that... he wanted to be much more to her.
"Look, Brendan, I wish I could date you, but... I can't." May said, sadly.
"... Are you sure it isn't because of Drew?" Brendan asked, politely.
May sweat dropped, and then thought, 'I never really thought about how I feel about Drew...'
Brendan noticed her apprehension, and said, "I'll change the subject. I heard that there's this new restaurant opening tomorrow night; wanna go with me?"
"Is this a date?" May asked, cocking an eyebrow.
Brendan flinched again, and then said, "If you want it to be."
"... Then, I'll go with you." May said, with a smile.
Drew was devastated, until...
"But only as friends." May said.
Drew smiled in relief when he heard that, and said, "Good... I still have time to win her over."
May was out in the park the next day, training with Glaceon and Venusaur for her next Contest, which was to be located in Eggseter. May used Blaziken in the Appeals for the Blackthorn Contest, so she decided to use Glaceon for the Appeals stage, and then Venusaur for the battle round.
"Glaceon, use Ice Shard!" May shouted.
Glaceon shot shards of ice out of its mouth, and then they all started collecting together in mid-air.
"Now, Iron Tail!" May shouted.
Glaceon's tail rose up and then turned white and then after doing a somersault, smashed the shards with its tail.
"Good work, Glaceon." May said, as she pet Glaceon, and gave it some Pokéblock.
May then heard clapping behind her, and she turned around to see Drew, who was smiling, with his usual hinted smirk inside, and clapping his hands.
"Drew, what do you want?" May asked, with a hint of distaste.
"Just watching your combination. Nice work using Glaceon's speed and agility to pull it off," Drew said. "But... About Brendan...?"
"Oh... Don't tell me you're jealous?" May said, cocking an eyebrow.
"And what if I was?" Drew said, hiding a blush that came through very prominently.
"Drew, don't lie to me; you're jealous of Brendan and you know it." May said, annoyed.
"Okay, I'm jealous, there!" Drew snapped, clearly fed up.
May was just surprised that Drew actually admitted to something like jealousy, rather than playing "suave" and denying it.
"Ever since that Brendan kid showed up, it's been 'Brendan' this, 'Brendan' that!" Drew vented.
May was merely listening in mild confusion to Drew's rant.
"It's like he appeals to you more than I do!" Drew said, upset.
"What makes you say that?" May inquired.
"You've been talking about him almost nonstop since he showed up!" Drew said.
"Can't a girl be happy to see her old friend?" May inquired.
"Did it go over your head that he might have his heart set on you?" Drew asked.
May then stopped. She sort of knew in the back of her mind that Brendan had a small crush on her. Scratch that: a large one.
Drew then came over to May, grabbed her by the shoulders, and then he smacked his lips onto hers, in mild anger. May tried putting her hands on Drew's chest to push him away, but the more she tried, the tighter Drew held his grip on May. May soon gave in, as if her heart had snapped and just gave up.
Drew broke the kiss, and then May started breathing very heavily.
"What... was... that... for...?" May asked, between breaths. 'Snap... I feel like I'm the same position as Itou Chihiro from 'Suki-desu Suzuki-kun' during the ending scene of chapter 13...'
"What's wrong with a guy kissing the girl he loves?" Drew asked.
"For one thing, you did it without permission!" Brendan said.
Unknown to either Drew or May, Brendan had seen the whole thing. He was not happy about it. He held up his left hand, he used his right hand to take off the glove on his left hand, and then he threw it on the ground in front of Drew's feet.
May looked at the glove in mild horror. Drew just looked at May's face, and raised an eyebrow.
"Well? Aren't you going to pick the glove up?" Brendan asked.
"It's your glove," Drew said. "YOU pick it up."
"D-D-Drew... Brendan... Is issuing you a challenge." May explained, mildly freaked out.
"Challenge?" Drew asked. He then took out his Flygon's Poké Ball, and smiled.
"No... Not to a battle... a duel." May squeaked.
Drew then dropped the ball, and then muttered, "D-Duel?"
Brendan then nodded, and said, "Look, I'm a chivalrous guy. I can't turn away when someone kisses May-bella against her will!"
"But a duel is no way to solve this!" May shouted. "And Brendan, I think you've been reading too many books on knights."
"Relax, May-bella," Brendan said. "Sure, I challenged Drew to a duel, but I'm not going to be traditional about this. No guns, no swords; I know better than something like that. I'm fine with settling this with a Pokémon battle. This will be a three-on-three; two wins takes the match."
Drew then picked up both the glove and the Poké Ball, and then he said, "Alright, I accept your challenge!"
"Then let's get started! Swampert, center field!" Brendan said, as he threw a Poké Ball, sending out his first Pokémon, a Swampert.
"If you're using Swampert, then I'm going with my partner, too! Roserade, battle dance!" Drew shouted, sending out his Roserade.
May just sat on a bench nearby. Knowing how this was going to go, she wanted to get out of sight before being put on the spot.
"Roserade, use Petal Dance!" Drew commanded.
Roserade started spinning rapidly while releasing pink flower petals.
"I don't think so! Swampert, Protect!" Brendan commanded.
Swampert then surrounded himself in a green barrier that started solidifying. The petals bounced off like they were nothing, and then Swampert took the barrier down.
"Now, Blizzard!" Brendan commanded.
Swampert shot a wind with snow intertwining it and then Roserade was hit, and hurt badly.
"Roserade, counter with Stun Spore!" Drew commanded.
Roserade shook off the Blizzard, and then through its roses, Roserade shot some clouds of yellow dust at Swampert.
"Dodge, and then use Swagger!" Brendan commanded.
Swampert then jumped out of the way, and then landed in front of Roserade. Swampert looked at Roserade in an intimidating manner, while glowing red. Roserade panicked, and then its eyes turned red, but not only got confused; it got stronger, too.
"Oh, no! Roserade!" Drew said, freaked.
"Now use Hammer Arm!" Brendan commanded.
Swampert's forearm then started glowing, and then Drew began to panic. He shouted, "Roserade, SolarBeam!"
Since the sun was out, Roserade managed to charge its SolarBeam pretty fast, but its aim was off, and ended up hitting herself in the face, knocking her to the floor. At the same time, Swampert's hammer arm landed a hit, and then when the dust cleared, Roserade was out cold.
"Roserade!" Drew shouted.
"Looks like Drew lost..." May said.
"But this battle isn't over until it's over," Brendan said. "Swampert, return. Wonderful work."
Swampert was then put back in its ball.
Drew then put Roserade back in its ball, as well, and then he thought, 'Brendan's a real good sport about this. I expected him to try winning May over by putting her on the line during this, but he seems more noble than that.'
'Oh, Drew...' May thought. She blushed, as she saw Drew's expression change from impression to determination.
"Ready for round two?" Brendan asked.
Drew then picked up another Poké Ball, and nodded.
"Alright let's go! Ludicolo, center field!" Brendan shouted, as he sent out his next Pokémon, a Ludicolo.
"Flygon, let's do it!" Drew shouted, as he sent out his Flygon.
"Sheesh... I'm beginning to wonder why these two are battling in the first place." May said, mildly displeased.
"Don't worry, May-bella! I'll make sure your precious lips are protected!" Brendan said, with a blush on his face. "Too bad it's too late for me..."
"What do you mean by that?! Flygon, use Dragon Pulse!" Drew said, getting a little miffed.
Flygon then shot a beam of royal-blue energy that was spiraling at Ludicolo.
"Hey, Ludicolo, how about a nice Rain Dance?" Brendan asked.
Ludicolo started dancing by moving its legs very fast. A few seconds later, dark rainclouds started to form above them, and then it started to rain.
Luckily for May, she brought an umbrella for such occasions.
Just as Flygon's Dragon Pulse was about to land, Ludicolo moved out of the way with super-quick speed.
"Now use Ice Beam!" Brendan shouted.
May was watching, and she was NOT happy about the situation at all. Ludicolo fired a beam of freezing-cold, baby blue energy from its mouth.
"Move it, Flygon!" Drew shouted. Flygon just barely dodged the projectile, and started to get tired. The rain was doing some damage to him, being part Ground-type.
"How do you like that? My Ludicolo's Swift Swim ability sure comes in handy in the rain, doesn't it?" Brendan said, with a smirk. "Don't worry, May-bella, I'll give this creep some retribution for stealing your first kiss!"
"Why are you so concerned about my kisses? Don't tell me YOU wanted to be my first kiss..." May said.
Brendan blushed, and said, "Okay, yes, I did. But that's only part of the reason I'm fighting this battle. The other is because Drew took your first kiss from you without permission!"
May sweat dropped.
"You're battling me over something like that?" Drew asked, sweat dropping.
"Hey, first kisses are precious to any girl! I'll bet you've stolen first kisses from several other girls!" Brendan said, a vein popping.
"News flash, whitey, but my kiss with May was my first kiss, too!" Drew said, red in the face.
May blushed, as she heard this. Both she and Drew had their first kiss with each other? That was rather surprising...
"Enough! Let's continue the battle! Ludicolo, use Toxic!" Brendan announced.
Ludicolo then shot some purple liquid from its mouth, right at Flygon.
"Dodge it, then use Steel Wing!" Drew commanded.
Doing an aerial loop to dodge the toxins, Flygon's wings started glowing and then it dove at Ludicolo, landing a hit.
"Follow up with Signal Beam!" Drew shouted.
Flygon then shot a rainbow-colored, pixelated beam at Ludicolo's back, and then after landing a direct hit, Ludicolo landed on the ground, knocked out.
"Ludicolo, return," Brendan said, as he put Ludicolo back in its Poké Ball. "Nice work, Drew. I really am impressed by how well you've raised Flygon."
"Thanks for the kind words. Same goes for Ludicolo. Swampert, too." Drew said.
"And I also have to say the same for your Roserade." Brendan said.
"Thank you," Drew said, smiling. "I raised her from an Egg."
"Will the two of you just get on with the battle?!" May shouted.
"Alright, fine! Butterfree, you're up!" Drew shouted, as he sent out his Butterfree.
"Magcargo, center field!" Brendan said, as he sent out his Magcargo.
"Butterfree, use Confusion!" Drew commanded.
"Protect." Brendan said.
Butterfree's eyes flashed light blue for a second, and was about to manipulate Magcargo, but Magarcgo put up a green energy shield to block it off.
Magcargo just laughed at this.
"Gh... Butterfree, Psybeam!" Drew commanded.
"Rock Throw, go!" Brendan commanded.
Butterfree shot a multi-colored energy beam from its eyes, but Magcargo shook up the ground by shifting its body heavily. The force of the movement uplifted some boulders from underneath the earth, and then it threw the rocks at Butterfree. However, the strength of the Psybeam overpowered the rocks, and then both the rocks and the Psybeam hit Magcargo. Unfortunately for Drew, after the dust cleared, Magcargo was scratched up, but otherwise still okay to battle.
"Huh?!" Drew said, rather surprised.
"Trained my Pokémon in defenses, too! Flamethrower!" Brendan said.
Magcargo then shot a stream of fire from its mouth and it landed a direct hit on Butterfree, causing it to fall down. However, Butterfree managed to pull back up.
"Butterfree, use Acrobatics!" Drew shouted.
Butterfree then flew around Magcargo so fast that it seemed like that there were two afterimages with each movement, and then Butterfree did one last tackle before flying up into the air for defense.
"Stone Edge!" Brendan shouted.
Magcargo used its body to once again unearth some rocks, and then he shot them at Butterfree, who managed to evade the majority of them, but was hit in the stomach by the last one.
"Butterfree, Poison Powder!" Drew shouted.
"I don't think so! Magcargo, Smack Down!" Brendan commanded.
Magcargo then unearthed yet another rock, and shot it at Butterfree, landing a hit, and causing it to fall to the ground.
"Butterfree!" Drew shouted.
"Now for Lava Plume!" Brendan said.
Magcargo then caused an explosion around itself, and then a combination of fire and smog spread around Magcargo and then landed a direct hit on Butterfree. Once the dust cleared, Butterfree was revealed to be out cold.
"Butterfree!" Drew shouted, as she ran and picked up Butterfree.
Butterfree muttered something, and then Drew said, "Rest up. You need it."
He put Butterfree back in its ball, and then told Brendan, "I concede. You win."
"Thanks, Magcargo," Brendan said, as he put Magcargo in its ball. "Boy you're a tough match, Drew. No wonder May always gets pumped whenever she battles you."
"Huh?" Drew asked.
"May told me how tough of a rival you are," Brendan said, as he went to shake hands. "So I got a little jealous. The kiss was the straw that broke the Camerupt's back and I decided to battle you to see what you can do. I think its safe to say that we both learned something from this."
"Thanks," Drew said, shaking hands with Brendan. "But since you won... I guess that means May is your girlfriend now."
"What are you talking about? I'm not shallow like that," Brendan said. "I think putting a relationship status on the line in a battle is like treating a human being like a prize, which, that actually is, and I don't do that sort of thing. If May likes you, then you both have my backing."
May was elated. She hated to admit it, but she secretly had a crush on Drew.
"So, May, I've been meaning to ask you this for a while, but... Travel with me?" Drew asked.
May smiled, nodded, and then went to hug Drew and said, "Yes!"
Drew then kissed May on the lips once more, and while Brendan felt a pang of hurt, he smiled through his tears.
Well, that ended well, didn't it? I'm trying to portray Drew in different ways. The same with Brendan. A lot of other ContestShippers here on the site tend to portray Brendan as this jerk who breaks hearts and two-times on May, but like I said, I'm portraying Drew and Brendan in different ways for different chapters.
Okay, now this is a message for all players of Pokémon X or Y who are Vivillon trainers/breeders: I'm interested, okay, make that EXTREMELY DESPERATE for a Meadow Pattern Vivillon. It's the pink Vivillon that is on the official artwork on the bulbapedia. I really, really, REALLY, want a Meadow Vivillon of my own. Preferably a female. Unfortunately, as most of you might have already figured out, the pattern of your Vivillon depends on the region your 3DS is set to; eighteen varieties at the least. To raise a pink Vivillon, you need to either be in France, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, or Luxembourg. The problem with me changing to any of those regions is that they're not on my 3DS's region settings as options.
So, I have 3 options.
1: Ask around on the internet and see if there's anyone here in the USA who has raised and evolved a Meadow Vivillon. If you know ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES of the Scatterbug in the game's play at the time, please let me know (gender, nature, specific trait, ability, etc.). Or, for those of you who read my stories and are from any of the countries mentioned above who have a pink Vivillon, please give me your Friend Code for Bug-types so I can try and catch a pink Vivillon in the Friend Safari. Let me know your in-game name, too, so I can thank you specifically through the PM feature here on the site.
2. Trade. The issue with this one is that it requires a Wi-Fi connection, which I don't have the mechanics (Or parental backing, at the moment) for such things. I also don't know anyone from the countries above in the outside world who would be willing to trade with me. The option here is for those of you who read my work who are from the aforementioned countries to give me their friend code or tell me through the PM that they could help me.
3. Breeding. But I've tried, and I just keep getting the same patterns my region is set to. Anyone reading this who has bred a pink Vivillon by luck from other patterns, let me know so I can recreate the circumstances so as to breed myself a pink Vivillon.
PLEASE AND THANK YOU