I've got your back," said May. "Venusaur! Take the stage!" May tossed the Pokeball and after dazzling lights, appeared Venusaur with her unique heart shaped pattern on her head.
"Venusaur, we need to distract it until Layla can get Hana to Lapras! So start off with Solarbeam!" Shouted May. She was glad that the sun was high in the sky with no clouds in front of it. Venusaur's Solarbeam charged and fired at the Gyarados right away. May was surprised that only a scratch was on it.
"This is bad, Venusaur! Use Leech Seed! We can try draining its health!" Ordered May. Venusaur shot seeds but the Gyarados used its tail to smack the seeds away. With another roar, it launched a Dragon Rage at the two. Venusaur was able to hold her ground as May was sent flying onto the sand from the power.
Her body bruised, May got up and looked at Venusaur. Venusaur was injured but looked like she could still fight. "Venusaur! Solarbeam again!"
Venusaur did just that and launched it at the Gyarados' mouth this time. Gyarados had a habit of keeping their mouths opened, May noted in the past years of coordinating. Misty was the one who pointed it out to her.
The Solarbeam shot the Gyarados straight in the mouth and sent it crashing down on the ground. It didn't waste any time getting back up though and it was even angrier.
May glanced at where Layla was. It seems she and Hana were also affected by the attack. May had to be careful, since the Dragon Rage had such a wide hit area.
Another Dragon Rage was sent their way and May quickly ordered Venusaur to use another Solarbeam. The two attacks collided but somehow Solarbeam was overpowered and both Venusaur and May were sent flying, former into the trees and latter into the sand.
May got up again and looked at the forest where her Venusaur was sent flying into. She could barely make out Venusaur's flower. She quickly grabbed Venusaur's Pokeball and returned her. She then noticed the Gyarados was after her. May gulped and grabbed another Pokeball. The Gyarados started charging up another Dragon Rage but all of a sudden it was frozen in ice.
May looked towards the ocean and saw Layla with her Lapras and Hana who was sitting on a Wailmer, watching from a safe distance.
Layla gave her a thumbs up and May smiled in gratitude. She quickly took a few steps back to be a good distance away from the Gyarados. She quickly sent out her Blaziken. While at a disadvantage, this Gyarados was only using Dragon Rage and according to previous battles she witnessed, a Dragon Rage is the weakest Dragon Type Move, despite still being deadly. And Blaziken's speed will hopefully help in this case.
So May was not expecting it to use Hydro Pump. Thankfully, Blaziken dodged out of the way in time but she was the one who got hit by the full force of the attack. She was on the sand again, with sand on her wet skin and clothes. Oh Ash was not going to like this, getting another cold right as soon as she got better.
"Blaziken, use Brave Bird!" Shouted May, getting up and dusting sand off of herself. Blaziken quickly used Brave Bird and hit the Gyarados straight in the side of its head, knocking it to the ground. Taking this as her chance, "Use Blaze Kick!" While to move would be not very effective, it would still do a lot of damage considering that she was attacking the Gyarados' weak point, which was, according to Misty, just below the head on its neck.
Blaziken made it cry out in pain and the Gyarados started to Thrash about before calming down and setting its eyes on Blaziken and May. It used another Hydro Pump and this time, Blaziken grabbed May and dodged the attack.
"Thanks Blaziken. Now use Brave Bird Again!" May was hoping to do a repeat of before and since it was presumably wild, she was hoping it would fall for the same trick. She was not expecting it to dodge and smack Blaziken with its tail however.
"Blaziken! I should have seen that coming. Blaziken, try using a ranged Fire Blast!" Blaziken got to a decent distance and used Fire Blast. The Gyarados started moving in an odd pattern and May recognized that as Dragon Dance. "Uh-Oh," the Gyarados took the Fire Blast but it didn't seem to do anything to it. The Gyarados then charged, moving faster than before and smashed Blaziken near where Layla was.
Layla quickly commanded her Lapras to freeze the Gyarados. May returned Blaziken but the Gyarados broke out of the ice quickly and used a Dragon Rage at May. May felt incredible pain as she flew back into the sand. She's never had an attack directed at her specifically before. She got up slowly and noticed red liquid dripping on the ground. She looked back at the Gyarados and gritted her teeth. She wasn't going to give up now. Ash wouldn't do that.
May threw out a Pokeball and when it opened, after a glittery effect appeared Glaceon. Glaceon looked at her master in worry before noticing their opponent. Glaceon gritted her teeth and started growling.
"Glaceon! Use Blizzard!" Glaceon did just that and May noticed Layla commanding her Lapras to use the same thing. They double froze the Gyarados but May knew that with Dragon Dance, it wasn't going to stay frozen for very long. She wished she could think of something. She wasn't a battler like Ash.
When the Gyarados broke free, May thought of an idea. She looked at Glaceon and wondered if they could do it. Every time they tried this attack, it never actually worked.
May shook her head. Now wasn't the time to be doubting Glaceon's skills! They've been through so much, she knows she can do it. Glaceon looked back at her and nodded.
"Glaceon!" The Gyarados seemed to be charging up for a…Hyper Beam!? "Use Mirror Coat!"
Gyarados released the attack and Glaceon created the barrier. The attack pushed Glaceon back but eventually Glaceon was able to send the attack straight back at the Gyarados, causing a huge explosion sending May and Glaceon flying back and sent the Gyarados flying into the ocean.
May found that she couldn't get up no matter how hard she tried. She just stayed in the sand, glad that she wasn't as useless as she used to be. Ignoring the pain from her injuries, she reached over to her Glaceon who was unconscious and next to her and petted her head before she completely blacked out.
From above, someone jumped down from the sky and looked at May's body. Ash returned his Pidgeot and grabbed Glaceon's Pokeball to return her. He then picked up May's body and looked over at the two girls.
"I'm sorry I wasn't able to arrive earlier. By the time Lucario told me that he sensed trouble, I was too slow," said Ash.
"It's alright Ash. Well, I guess you should take care of May. I have to clean up the beach," said Layla. They looked at the beach and what a mess it was. Blood, water, fallen trees, etc.
"I'll see you soon Layla. Come on Hana, let's go," said Ash. Hana, who was crying earlier, nodded and followed Ash to their house. Ash made sure to take the secret passage through the forest behind Booker's house so no one would ask questions.
When they arrived at his house, he put May on his bed and started nursing her wounds while he left Hana and Lucario to deal with May's Pokémon's wounds.
Ash left to go learn of what occurred from Layla after he finished bandaging her wounds. When he returned, he smiled as he looked at the sleeping May. She went through all that for Hana. For him. He never expected to owe May something ever again. But this is only natural, when it comes to friendship.
May didn't know where she was. She was in a flower field. On the right half of the field were roses. Purple roses for miles. On the left side was fog. She couldn't see what flowers were hidden in the fog. She looked back at the rose field and saw someone standing in the middle of the field. The green hair made him recognizable right away. Drew turned towards her and gave her a smile that he would give her every time she beat him in a contest. May looked back at the foggy part of the flower field and could barely make out a figure in the fog. Though it wasn't hard for her to make out who it was.
May looked back at where Drew was. In a field of roses. Roses symbolized love, however, purple roses specifically symbolized love at first sight. But these roses had thorns. May tried to see what flowers were hidden in the fog, but it was pointless. She couldn't see through the thick fog. She started walking towards the foggy field and didn't see Drew's frown. May kept walking towards the hidden figure. She tripped on something and fell on the flowers. She was able to identify the flowers as freesias. These symbolized friendship and trust. Could she have regained his trust and friendship? She looked up and saw an extended hand through the fog. The hand was in a familiar fingerless black-and-green glove. May reached out and as soon as she reached the hand, a familiar cry startled her.
"WAKE UP YOU SLAKOTHS!" May awoke and with a start and was sitting up straight on a bed. She looked around and noticed there wasn't a Chatot in sight. She sighed and laid back down, completely ignoring the surprised figure sitting next to her bed.
"Well that was interesting," May shot up again and looked at her side and noticed Ash sitting on a chair with a book in his lap. He was looking at her with an amused expression. "I got to admit, that was pretty funny. 'Wake up you Slakoths!' To think Chatot got that stuck in your dreams."
"Wha?" May's face was turning red and she buried it in her hands. Then she started to remember what happened. She looked back at Ash. "Where am I?"
"My house," Ash answered. "I'm surprised you've recovered so quickly. Though, you're probably sore and should probably change your clothes."
"Well, Hana and I were going to find you to take us to go shopping," May said.
Ash sighed. "I know. Hana told me. But you should at least wash yourself," Ash got up and started to leave.
"Wait! Um, what exactly happened?"
"I'm pretty sure you remember. You defeated an overgrown Gyarados and protected Hana and Layla," Ash explained.
"Oh, well, Layla saved me twice so," May started but Ash cut her off.
"Yes, modesty. I know that too well. But you did save them and I owe you for that. I would also like to apologize, as I have been rude to you for far too long. I don't know why I was so obsessed with what happened. But, I now realize that I haven't been fair to anyone. I've been rude to all my former friends yet they haven't done anything wrong, aside from the Dusknoir incident."
May looked down, feeling guilty for being the reason Drew was even here.
"But I am willing to give you a second chance, as my best friend from the past," Ash said. May rose her head and looked at him in surprise as he looked at her with a smile that had only been given to his new family. She had tears forming in her eyes as she jumped on Ash saying thank you over and over. Ash felt Déjà vu from this.
"I promise I won't hurt you again Ash. You're giving me a second chance and I won't waste it!"
"I'll hold you to it. Now why don't you take a shower and get ready. You need some new clothes," Ash said. May nodded and Ash left. May laid back down on her bed with the biggest smile on her face for years.
Ash went to the Teakwood Forest and explained what happened to his Pokémon. They were all happy for their master and so were May's Pokémon, who Ash released in order to heal and to get some fresh air. Ash noted that none of her Pokémon had actually changed much in the past ten years but he decided that they must not want to evolve. Ash started choosing the team he would take with him. He chose Pikachu, Meowth, Espeon, Charizard, Lapras who he reunited with, and Lucario. Ash had to make sure he would be prepared for another overpowered, giant, no-aura, Pokémon. Ash looked up at the sky and wondered how his mother and Professor Oak were doing up there. Mimie was actually the caretaker of the entire Aqua Resort on Sophian Island. He turned around and saw Hana on Houndoom heading towards him.
"Daddy! Something's happening at the temple!" Ash was surprised since the temple was really, really old and, well, nothing has been noted of the place for centuries. He followed Hana back to the temple. Lots of villagers were around it. They made a path for Ash who walked up to the front. The vines were glowing and they started to disappear, leaving a giant door in its place.
"Hey boss, you think…?" Meowth started but Pikachu slapped in the head, telling him to be quiet. Ash furrowed his brows. What was this? The door to the temples have opened but…Why?
"Meowth, you're coming with me. Pikachu, Espeon, stay here and watch everyone," the three Pokémon nodded and Ash went up to the doors and pushed the heavy doors opened. He and Meowth stepped inside and suddenly the door behind them shut.
"Uh, boss? I think we're stuck," said Meowth.
"You know Meowth, I thought you were done pointing out the obvious," Ash said. Just then, torches started to lit. Green torches, red torches, blue torches, yellow torches, purple torches, and white torches. Meowth and Ash stared in awe as they were in a giant room with 6 giant doors in front of them. "We must be inside the Temple of the Steelheads."
"Now who's pointing out the obvious?"
"We can't leave it seems," Ash looked up and noticed that he could barely see the ceiling because of how high it was.
"So we go in one of dos doors?" Meowth asked. Ash thought about it then nodded. They walked over the door that had two green torches in front of it and they entered.
May really wanted new clothes. First the clothes she was wearing were soaked and now they were covered in sand. She sighed and went outside. She didn't see Hana or Houndoom like she was expecting. She then heard a shout from the temple area so May went over to it. There she saw so many people in front of the temple and many were trying to open the door.
…Was that door always there?
May saw Hana and called her name. Hana, who was still riding Houndoom, told Houndoom to go over to her.
"Miss May! Daddy went inside the temple and all of a sudden the doors closed and now we're trying to open it!"
"Was that door always there?" May asked. She thought she would notice a giant door with weird designs before.
Hana shook her head. "It just appeared randomly and daddy decided to investigate!"
"What if we get some of Ash's strongest Pokémon to try and open the door?" May asked.
Hana nodded. "Which ones are his strongest?"
"Um, wouldn't you know that better than me?" May asked.
"They're all strong! I'll get all of them!" Exclaimed Hana and she and Houndoom went off to the Teakwood Forest.
And soon there was an earthquake. Or just a stampede of Pokémon. May noticed that all of Ash's Pokémon were now evolved, she also noticed her Pokémon were among Ash's. They all greeted her and May decided to let them stay out. She watched as all the villagers moved aside to let Ash's Pokémon try and open the door. After many attacks and charges, there wasn't even a dent on the door.
May noticed Pikachu and Espeon weren't with Ash. But Meowth, Charizard, and Lucario weren't here so they must have been with Ash. At least he had his Pokemon. May then remembered the Team Rocket Attack and the sword Ash materialized out of thin air. He wasn't defenseless either. So he should be alright. And for now, all they can do is wait.
But when a vortex surrounded her and Hana, they didn't even had the chance to scream as they were sucked into a weird vortex that disappeared after it sucked them in. Pikachu stared in surprise and started to panic.
The part where Ash enters the temple was originally going to be the next chapter but I decided to put it in this one to make up for no chapter in a while. Well, the story is now going to get started! This wasn't going to have any plot but after I made the giant Dragonite, I just continued and a plot appeared in my mind.
I am also going to start answering questions that guests have as I cannot reply to them and this was the only way.
There currently isn't any questions that I feel to have answered but if you have any questions, pm me or leave a review and I will answer as long as it doesn't spoil the story.