Hi guys! Sorry, my internet has been down which is why I haven't uploaded recently. We are half way through the story and I will update more frequently as requested by a reviewer. A lot goes on in the Contestshipping part of my story, so it has been split into two chapters and then I will go back to Penguinshipping. This chapter is very dramatic and quite upsetting, so be warned. Thanks to C3L35714 for beta reading this chapter for me. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the characters

Chapter 5 – A Deathly Fall

May felt a jolt of energy rush through her as she picked herself up and ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She had no idea where she was going, but she knew she had to get away from there; she had to get away from him.

'How could he say that? He knows how I feel about that fight we had, so why did he bring it up?' May asked herself.

May brushed past all the trees as she ran. She was going so fast that she didn't notice the tree root that was sticking out of the ground and she tripped over and fell flat on her face. Tears started to prick at her eyes and right then and there, all she wanted to do was break down and cry. She considered this possibility, but realised that he was probably chasing after her and gaining on her. She reluctantly lifted herself off of the floor and carried on running.

'Why do I even care what he thinks? I hate him! Jerk!' May thought angrily to herself. She kept her eyes shut tight as she tried to block out Drew from her mind. She had escaped the forest without realising it and was unknowingly running towards a cliff edge when she bumped into something, hard. She opened her eyes and looked up only for her eyes to widen in fear.

Drew ran after May and tried to explain to her that he had not meant to say those things. After a while, he lost her in the forest and was now frantically looking for her.

'Where are you May? Please let me find you.' Drew thought to himself as anxiety started to take control.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A blood-curdling scream pierced through the forest.

Drew froze as he heard the scream and immediately knew who the petrified voice belonged to. Drew whipped around and sprinted off towards the source of the scream. He ran and ran as if his life depended on it.

'Please, no. Dear God, please let her be alright!' Drew thought, desperately.

When Drew finally reached the source of the horrible scream, he was standing near the edge of a cliff. He stared in shock and horror at the sight before him. May's delicate body was covered in deep lacerations from head to toe and blood was gushing out of her at a terrifyingly quick pace. A massive, fierce charizard was towering over her as it launched another vicious scratch attack.

"AHHHHHH!" May shrieked as she fell to the floor. Drew dashed over to May to make sure she was okay, but Charizard quickly grasped her within its claws and lifted her into the sky.

"May!" Drew shouted. May opened her eyes and saw Drew calling out to her from the ground and then realised she was 50 feet in the air. A sudden state of fear overcame her as she struggled in the charizard's grip. The beast tightened its grip on May, crushing her with its overwhelming strength. Drew winced at the sound of May's crunching bones.

"Drew! Help me!" May screamed.

Drew started to panic as he tried desperately to try and think of a way to help May. From the corner of his eye, he spotted a pile rocks sitting near the edge of the cliff. He quickly picked them up and started to throw them at the charizard, thinking if the charizard came close enough then he would be able to free May from the charizard's deadly grasp.

Sure enough, his plan was working. The pokemon instantly grew angrier and started to fly towards Drew at top speed. However, it stopped halfway. It remembered the human in its grip and realised what the human was trying to do. The charizard flew straight up and started to circle around and around as it steadily got faster and faster.

'Oh no, not that!' Drew thought, worriedly.

The powerful and enraged charizard plummeted to the ground, with May in its grip as it performed a seismic toss. Both May and the charizard smashed into the ground with such a force that the ground started to collapse beneath Drew. The charizard got up and flew off as it flung May's unconscious body over the edge of the cliff.

"MAY!" Drew yelled as he dove right off the cliff, after May.

Nearby, a green dragon pokemon was resting by a tree when its antennas pricked up and its eyes snapped open. It sensed something was wrong and silently slipped away, heading towards the source of the danger.

Drew gripped May's hand tightly as he held onto a tree branch with the other. May slowly opened her eyes as she came out of her unconscious state. Her eyes became wide and breathing frantic as she realised she was hanging off the side of a cliff. Drew looked down at May and a small smile appeared as a sense of relief washed over him.

"Drew, what happened?" May asked worried.

"The Charizard had you in its grip when it used seismic toss, which knocked you unconscious. It flung you over the edge of the cliff but I grabbed you before you fell." Drew explained.

"Thank you, Drew." May replied, gratefully.

"That's okay. Don't worry; I won't let you go," Drew swore, determined. As he said this, the tree branch broke a little. May stared at the branch and knew it wouldn't be able to hold out much longer.

"Just let me go, Drew. Otherwise, you'll go with me," May explained as she tried to choke back tears.

"No way. I'm never letting go," Drew responded, fiercely.

"But Drew, you'll die! You've got your whole life ahead of you!" May shouted, annoyed with Drew's stubbornness at a time like this.

"I don't care, May! Don't you see! If you die, I have nothing left to live for!" Drew yelled.

May gasped as she gaped at him, dumbfounded. Memories of her and Drew started to flood her mind.

Flashback

When Drew and May first met, he insulted her appeal when she practiced on Slateport City beach as she prepared for the upcoming contest. That fateful day started off their relationship that neither one of them could ever clearly define.

He gave her rose after rose - at her first contest in Slateport City, when she won her first contest in Fallarbor Town, at the Hoenn and Kanto Grand Festivals, and many more times after that. He always claimed they were for Beautifly, but secretly she hoped they were for her.

She was one of the only people that he ever showed his sweet, caring side to. He'd helped her out countless times whether it was giving her advice on how to improve her skills or saving her from Team Rocket and Harley, but the most important moment was after the Kanto grand festival. He helped her out of her state of depression after her brutal loss to Solidad and they watched the sunset together. It was…perfect.

End Flashback

Hot tears rolled down May's cheeks as a sudden realisation hit her in the face. She finally knew what she had been feeling for Drew all these years. Love. A bittersweet smile graced her features as she placed her other hand on top of Drew's.

"May…what are you doing?" Drew asked, nervous.

"I'm sorry, Drew, This is the way it must be. Promise me that you'll achieve both your dreams and mine. Please take care of Max as well," May said, softly, as every word she spoke felt like a dagger being driven through her heart, but she knew what she must do.

"Don't, May," Drew said, warningly.

"I'll always love you, Drew…" Those were the last words May spoke before she untwined her fingers from Drew's and let go.

"NOOOOOOOOO! MAY!" Drew screamed as he reached out for her while he watched her fall further and further, until she was gone.

Hope you enjoyed it! What's going to happen now? This chapter was so sad. I almost cried when I wrote it. Who was that mysterious pokemon? I bet some of you already know, but for those of you who don't you'll just have wait until I post the next chapter. Please R&R!

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