"URRRRGH!"

"HYYYYYAAAAHHH!"

"PIKAAAAAAAA"

"Ash, what are you doing?" Ash turned around and saw May and Hana staring at him. They were currently in front of the Temple. A day had passed since Ash escaped from the temple. And now he was trying to open the doors to the temple.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm trying to open this door! Garchomp, Dragon Pulse!"

"GAAARRR!"

An explosion and there still wasn't a dent in the door. Ash sighed and sat down. Next to him were Espeon, Meowth, Pikachu, Garchomp, and Chesnaught. Ash instructed Espeon to examine the door for at least a scratch. But as he expected, no scratch whatsoever.

"Why do you want to go back in there?" May asked. Ash turned and looked at May. He then pulled out a Pokeball.

"I found this guy in there. He's a giant Pokemon, but unlike the others, he's actually alive," Ash said, staring at Manectric's Pokeball.

"Alive?" May asked.

Ash continued looking at the Pokeball. "Dragonite, Gengar, and probably even the Gyarados you fought, they had no aura. The essence of all living things. And they would disappear when defeated. This Manectric though, it was huge but bled. And being able to catch it proves it is different from the other ones."

"So does that mean more of these giant Pokemon are in the temple?" May asked, now looking at the temple.

Ash nodded. "Most likely. That man…"

"And…I am also the one who, 'summoned' the giant…Pokemon."

"…You must defeat…My Manectric."

"He called it his and awakened Manectric from the tablet, yet I was still able to capture it. So I think he doesn't have control over the Tablet Pokemon in the temple. And then there were the mutated Drapion…"

"…It was me who experimented on…those Drapion."

"If he was able to experiment on Pokemon within the temple, then there's probably a way to get inside the temple that is not through these doors," Ash said, looking at the doors.

"Do you have any idea how?" May asked.

"There are many possibilities. He was able to mutate Drapion, so maybe he can create Pokemon. If that's the case, he could create a Pokemon that can travel through time and space, allowing him to go where he please," Ash said. "Of course, that is just one possibility. Another would be that his base is in the temple."

"That wouldn't be too surprising," May said. Ash looked at her in surprise. "I mean, according to what you've told me, he can appear and disappear at will and he was able to kidnap me and Hana in front of everyone here. And he probably was the one who opened the doors to the temple, probably to lure you in."

Ash thought about it and it did make sense. But that would mean that this man had been hiding in Oblivia for years. And what about him? Could that man be after him and want Ash to tell him? Ash stood up and stared at Renbow Mountain. A mountain no one but he and Rand had been too. The mountain itself was very dangerous but at the top, was a beautiful area. It reminded Ash of Mt. Silver in the Kanto Region. Though that mountain had much more hostile Pokemon and the top was just what you would expect at the top of a cold mountain. But at least there weren't any avalanches.

Ash looked back at May and noticed her clothes were now washed and cleaned. He assumed Hana washed them for her while he was here trying to open the door.

"Oh right, we need to get you new clothes. Sophian Island is quite a fly away," Ash started thinking of the best way to fly with three people.

Staraptor could only carry one, maybe two people. Swellow was his fastest flying type, but that was due to him being much smaller than his other flying types, next to Hawlucha. His Garchomp could fly, but the speed will probably make May sick. Pidgeot and Charizard were definitely larger than their species' average size. Normally a human would be able to outgrow the two species but his were much larger than the average. But like Staraptor, Charizard was more meant for one or two people. So Pidgeot was probably his best bet.

"Alright, let me go get Pidgeot and we can head to Sophian Island." May nodded and Hana's smile widened.

Ash walked into the Teakwood Forest and switched his Pokémon. He switched Garchomp and Chesnaught for Pidgeot and Lucario. He also left Meowth and took Tyrantrum, remembering he promised to play with Tyrantrum once he returned to Oblivia. While the Pokémon League rules didn't apply to Oblivia, Ash still kept six Pokémon on his belt, mostly because his belt can't have more than six and he felt six was a good number and allowed all his Pokémon to get fresh air and be with him.

He returned to the area outside the temple where May and Hana were waiting. Ash glanced at his sixth Pokeball. It contained Manectric. When Ash healed him last night, he was asleep but now he was wondering what to do with it. If it goes on a rampage, the whole area may be in danger. He would need Garchomp and Krookodile's help to tame him again but that probably won't go as smoothly as he would like. Oddly, the temple would be the safest place to send out the Manectric.

"Are you two ready to go?" Ash asked, making the two girls stop their conversation. It seemed like Hana was teaching May something about Pokepuffs.

Hana jumped and ran over to him and hugged him. "Yep! We're ready, right Miss May?"

May smiled and walked over to them. "Yeah. Um, just a small problem." Ash and Hana both tilted their heads a bit waiting for her to continue. "I, uh, don't have much money on me." May opened her purse and pulled out a bill. "Just 100 Poké."

"Don't worry about it May. I'll pay for anything you need. Things aren't expensive crazy here as they are in Sinnoh or the other regions," Ash said and May just smiled. It seemed like everything between them has been fixed. Just a scar that needs to heal remains. Hana got onto Pidgeot first, then May then Ash. Pikachu and Espeon sat on Pidgeot's head.

"Are you sure they won't fall off?" May asked, looking at the two Pokemon.

"Don't worry," Ash said, petting Pidgeot's wings. "They like sitting on her head. They'll be fine and if they do fall Pidgeot will catch them. So, shall we Pidgeot?"

A cry was heard in reply and soon they were off. May had to close her eyes as they went through the clouds. She blinked as she suddenly got soaked. "Huh, clouds aren't actually fluffy."

"Of course not," Ash said. He was looking around and frowned. "Wonder where the other flying types are…" Espeon all of a sudden did a backflip and landed on Ash's head. Espeon launched a Shadow Ball down at a cloud and soon the cloud flew up, and it turned out it wasn't a cloud but an Altaria.

A huge one.

Ash gritted his teeth and did everything he could to not curse in front of Hana. Ash quickly closed his eyes and like he expected, the Altaria had no aura. Meaning he wouldn't feel bad about crushing it. Only problem was that he was in the sky.

Ash stood up on Pidgeot's back and Hana quickly told May to go to the back. Ash sat in the front and prepared to fight.

Even if it's not a living Pokemon…It still has its type advantages and disadvantages.

"Pidgeot, Twister!" Ash shouted. Pidgeot quickly flew upwards and flapped its wings creating a huge twister that trapped the Altaria. Panicking, the Altaria launched a Dragon Pulse at them. Pidgeot used the change in the wind to dodge the attack.

"Ominous Wind!" Ash shouted. He hoped that he would get the stat boosts. Pikachu may not be able to do much in this battle, especially since they were in the air and only Swellow could withstand Pikachu's devastating Thunder. "Espeon, Calm Mind then Shadow Ball!" Espeon did just that and an explosion hit and the Altaria was soon above them.

May gasped. "How…?"

Ash glared at the Altaria. He didn't expect the Altaria to use the attack to escape the Twister. The Altaria charged at them and Ash recognized the attack as Sky Attack too late. The attack collided with Pidgeot who cried in pain and soon all of them were falling down into the sea. Ash glanced at the falling, unconscious Hana and looked at Pidgeot. "ESPEON!" Ash shouted. Espeon seemed to have gotten the message and a second later Pidgeot regained control and quickly caught Hana, May, and Ash. Ash regretted not bringing Charizard or Garchomp. There was no way Pidgeot could hold off the Altaria on her own. Especially with them on her back. Ash noticed Espeon kept using Calm Mind. If he could stall the battle a little longer, they should be able to win.

"Pidgeot, use another Twister!" Pidgeot did just that, however the Altaria dodged around it and used Dragon Pulse. "Tailwind!" Ash called out at the last second and Pidgeot instantly reacted in time and avoided the attack. Ash was now regretting not bringing his goggles as his vision was starting to get hazy.

"Ash!"

Ash turned to Espeon whose eyes were glowing a magnificent blue, like his. Ash realized and nodded. "Pidgeot, use Agility to fly around the Altaria!" Pidgeot did just that and in an instant they were flying around the Altaria.

"Espeon! STORED POWER!" Shouted Ash. Soon Espeon was engulfed in a bright light and a beam shot out at the Altaria and an explosion followed. Ash gritted his teeth as he held onto Pikachu while May held onto Hana. The wind was starting to change, causing Pidgeot to become unstable. May was awed by the power of Ash's Espeon but focused on not letting Hana fall.

When the smoke started to clear, a sight of a falling Altaria was shown. However, Ash did not expect a beam to come from the falling Altaria as it disappeared. The beam was heading straight at them. "PIDGEOT! DODGE!" Ash shouted but the beam was getting closer. Pikachu launched a Thunder attack but the attack was easily overpowered by the beam, surprising Ash as not even Charizard's Blast Burn could overpower Pikachu's Thunder.

The beam hit them, an explosion and they were all falling down into the ocean.

Even though it has only been one chapter, I think I'm going to end the poll. I never expected so many people would vote to the point that the Review count jumped from 60 something to almost 140 (Remind me to do a poll next time). So I'll just tell you guys the results right now.

There was a total of 76 votes (very much to my surprise)

Option 1: AshxMay - 51 votes
Option 2: AshxAnother Character (Serena and Leaf being the most popular) - 22 votesOption 3: AshxOC - 3 votes

I'll be honest, I was kind of glad that Option 2 did not win because, like some of you had mentioned, it would be completely awkward for Leaf or Serena to show up at this point. I know the results probably disappointed some of you who argued that May shouldn't get back Ash's trust, but when I wrote Infinite Battles, it was more so just a test to see how far I'll go with fanfiction. But the thing I wanted to make happen the most was the Advanceshipping, which I didn't do. So this was to make up for Infinite Battles. Amourshipping is definitely becoming more canon as the anime goes on, I'll admit that. Advanceshipping is really unlikely now but I still love it since the advance generation had my favourite anime seasons along with May who was one of my favourite characters.

ANYWAYS, Advanceshipping won! Which I was expecting to be honest since most of you were reading my story for the Advanceshipping. As for those who really don't like May right now, well I don't really know what to say.