Sorry its been so long, I got overwhelmed this weekend. Ok, so I'm starting to fall flat on ideas so please bear with me as I just plain don't want to give up on this. I want to see this through to the end with the best quality I can give a chapter story. I'm sorry if this chapter is a bit rushed, it just kind of happened. Also, I hate to say it, but it seems that the end is near, though I still have a few routes, fuchsia city, and cinnabar island to get to, as well as...hmm...nevermind, I'll let it be a surprise for the events after cinnabar. XD
Anyways, hope you enjoy!
It's been two days since the four of them had stopped at Vermilion City. Leaf had recovered the next day (and got her own clothes back), and they were now on their way through Route 14 to Fuchsia City at night.
"Can we stop?" May whined, "We've been walking all day."
"You're right." Red replied, "Let's camp out here." They pulled out their sleeping bags and Red created a campfire with Charmeleon's help, while Brendan cooked up some dinner, and the girls waited for them before a strange sound caught their attention.
"You guys hear that?" Leaf asked as the sound became louder.
"A kind of screeching sound?" May asked.
"Yeah." Leaf replied as she looked around.
"Oh hey, look." Brendan called out as he pointed at the source that was also headed their way, "It's just a swarm of Zubats...HOLY SHIT ITS A SWARM OF ZUBATS!" The Zubat swarm knocked Brendan down and also slammed into May as they passed, bombarding Red as he shielded Leaf from harm. The assault lasted only a few seconds, but the surprise lasted longer. "May! Are you ok?" Brendan asked.
"I think so..." May replied as she sat up, "but my neck hurts."
"EEK!" Leaf cried out in surprise.
"What is it Leaf!?" May asked.
"Umm...well...you have...something on your neck..." Red replied.
"WHAT!? WHAT IS IT!?" May shouted as she felt her neck and felt something soft.
"Hold still May." Brendan replied as he steadied her with one of his hands on her shoulder, "Come on little guy, let go."
"What the hell do you mean with little guy!?" May asked.
"Just pull it off." Red suggested.
"No, I might hurt May." Brendan replied.
"What is it!?" May asked as she felt a painful tug on her neck, like a cut, "Brendan, what are you doing!?"
"Got it!" Brendan replied as May felt relief on her neck. May turned to see a shiny Zubat in Brendan's hand...and she went pale.
"A-a-a-a Z-Zubat...bit me?" she whimpered.
"Heh, yeah." Brendan replied, "Now let me see where he bit yo-"
"NOO!" May whined, "I don't want to be a vampire!" Red could not hold back and burst out laughing uncontrollably.
"Whew, oh wow, I have not had a laugh like that for as long as I could remember." Red said as he gained a hold on himself.
"I-its not funny!" May replied, unsuspecting of the fact that the Zubat was biting her again, except in a playful manner, "EEK! Get it away! It's going to suck me dry!"
"Aww, this little guy?" Brendan asked as he grabbed Zubat, "He just likes you...plus, the speed he came at seems to be how he ended up biting you for real."
"Just let it go- EEK! Brendan, stop it!" May whined as Brendan placed Zubat near May's face.
Meanwhile, Red noticed that Leaf was distracted, "Hey, you ok?"
"Huh? Oh, yes...I'm fine..." Leaf replied as she trailed off before Red grabbed her hand.
"Come on." he said as he pulled her along.
"Something wrong guys?" May asked as she saw them leaving.
"No, we'll be right back." Red replied.
"Where are yo- OOF!" Brendan was cut off as May elbowed him in the gut mid question, causing him to release Zubat and it began to playfully bite May's head.
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"Red where are you taking me?" Leaf asked as they neared the riverbank.
"Here." Red replied as he stopped in front of a tree, but it was not a regular tree, it was a beautiful Sakura tree, enhanced by the moon as the clouds slowly broke apart and allowed it to shine through, as well as reveal a dark blue sky, decorated with bright stars.
"Red...its beautiful!" Leaf gasped.
"Well, I was going to take this time to do something I should have done since Lavender Town." Red replied as he gently cupped Leaf's cheeks with his hands, leaned down, and pressed his lips against hers. Leaf's eye flew open in surprise, but soon slowly closed as she wrapped her arms around his neck and Red moved his hands to her waist. Leaf could've sworn she was dreaming and when they softly broke apart, she refused to open her eyes, fearing that if she did she would wake up in her room. "Leaf..."
"Don't wake me up." Leaf replied, "I don't want to."
"You're not dreaming Leaf." Red replied as she hugged her close, "What do you say, want to be my girlfriend?"
"Of course Red." Leaf replied as she opened her eyes to see Red looking down at her as she leaned on his chest, "Red?"
"Something wrong?" Red asked.
"No, but...how'd you know that this Sakura tree was here?" Leaf asked.
"Truthfully? I didn't." Red replied as he scratched the back of his head, "I was even taking a chance in hoping that the clouds would move away from the moon." Leaf couldn't help but laugh at his explanation as they lay down to enjoy the stars...though in the distance they could also hear May screaming for Brendan as they could only assume that the Zubat was chasing her.
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Red awoke with one of his arms around Leaf, who was huddled in close on him with Pichu in her arms. He looked around with few sudden movements, so as not to wake Leaf, and saw May sleeping in Brendan's arms, but it was the shiny Zubat that caught his attention as it was nibbling on May's head in its sleep. Brendan had decided to keep it the night before when Red and Leaf returned to camp, against May's pleas of rejecting it.
'I'm not scared of Zubats,' she had said, 'just this one, because HE HAD A TASTE OF MY BLOOD!'
Of course, she had calmed afterwards, but Zubat has made it real clear that he likes her. Red slowly got up in order not to wake Leaf then headed to the river nearby.
"You're up early." a voice called out behind him.
"You could say I feel refreshed after what happened last night." Red replied, "What about you, Brendan?"
"Meh, I've been awake for a while already." he replied as he walked up next to him.
"Hey, I did it." Red said with a smile.
"Did what?" Brendan asked.
"I asked her." Red replied.
"Really!? What'd she say dude!?"
"Yes."
"Alright! My bud Red officially has a girlfriend now!" Brendan cheered before a squeal of joy was heard back at the camp, "Ha, looks like Leaf told May."
"Yep." Red replied, "Come on, let's get back and pack our things, I don't know what's going on with the weather, but we'll probably want to avoid that." He pointed at a group of dark clouds that appeared to be headed their way as walked back.
"Oh come on!" Brendan protested, "It rained just yesterday!"
"And when we ran into you and May too." Red added as they reached the camp, "Let's pack and get going."
"I would, but...STOP BITING ME ZUBAT!" May shouted, but even with Zubat's sharper sense of hearing, her pleas fell on deaf ears as he continued to nibble on her arm.
"You must taste real good for him to ignore you." Brendan commented, "Let me have a try."
"Hey! Stop it Brendan!" May whined before a loud thunder was heard. Zubat fell over motionless and onto the ground, "Eh!? Zubat, What's wrong!?" May asked as she picked him up, only for Zubat to chomp down on May's hand.
"Looks like he was just startled." Brendan replied as he finished packing. The four of them began making their way down the road to Fuchsia City. Pichu was jumping back and forth between Red's head and May's, trying to catch Zubat as he flew in the same pattern.
"We'll they're having fun." Leaf said before Zubat began to nibble on May's head and Pichu did the same.
"Hey! My head is not chewing gum!" May snapped.
"Hey look, there's the entrance." Leaf said as the building came into view. The four of them slightly sped up at the sight of it, but Red and Leaf quickly slowed down again as they saw a familiar figure ahead.
"I've been waiting you know." The figure called out.
"I haven't." Leaf replied with disgust, "What do you want Gary?"
"I've been waiting for you Red!" Gary continued, ignoring Leaf, "I've already wasted my time beating your girlfriend there, and now you're next. Beating you will prove that I'm fully prepared to beat the Elite Four without breaking a sweat!"
"…who the hell is this guy!?" Brendan asked with confusion, his voice slightly high pitched, "We're minding our own business and then this asshole show up?"
"That's Prof. Oak's grandson, Gary." Red replied as he pulled out Charmeleon as Gary sent out Blastoise, but Pichu stepped in, Gary broke out in laughter.
"Are you serious!?" he asked, "That weak little Pokémon thinks he could defeat my Blastoise?"
"Pichu, come over here!" Leaf called out, but Pichu ignored her and used Volt Tackle, knocking Blastoise into the ground.
"Get up damnit!" Gary shouted, "Don't tell me that that actually hurt." Blastoise got up, but he was clearly keeping a closer eye on Pichu, "About time, now use Hydro Cannon!" Blastoise grabbed the ground, bracing itself as a ball of water accumulated on its cannons while Pichu watched with confusion.
"PICHU, MOVE!" Red shouted as the attack was launched. Pichu watched paralyzed as Blastoise fired the attack with such great force that he himself was sent sliding back a few feet, tearing the ground it held. Just as the attack was about to hit Pichu, Leaf jumped in and picked him up in her arms, bracing for the impact while Red ran in to get her out. The last thing he saw was the water attack blast into her before she disappeared into it.
"LEAF!" Red shouted as the beam of water began die down and soon revealed Leaf a few feet away from harm. Red ran up to her, confused at how she could take the attack without getting wet or hurt when he realized that May was missing.
"MAY! MAY WHERE ARE YOU!?" Brendan called out as he searched the area.
"Leaf, are you ok?" Red asked.
"Yes, May pulled me out of the way…but, where is she!?" Leaf asked. Red and Leaf looked at each other in worry before turning to Gary.
"See what happens when you help the weak?" he asked. Red, was, pissed.
"Do what you want." Red growled as he sent out Haunter and walked straight up to Gary, "You attack our smallest Pokémon mercilessly, you endanger my girlfriend, and now one of my friends is missing because of your attack!" Gary could have sworn that Red's Haunter was laughing evilly and Red's voice became one of a demon's when he whispered the next words, "You're going to pay."
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"May!" Brendan shouted as he back tracked as far as Blastoise's Hydro Cannon attack went. Zubat followed closely as he tried to help Brendan. They finally reached a tree and found May collapsed at the base, completely motionless. Brendan quickly ran up to her and checked to see if she was breathing, only to find that she wasn't. He quickly placed both of his hands on her chest and pushed with force three times before he placed his lips on hers and breathed into her while Zubat nibbled on her ear, trying to awaken her. Brendan repeated the process again, tears forming in his eyes as he once again failed to get a reaction from May. "Come on May, please! Don't leave me!" he pleaded as he continued to perform CPR. He repeated the process again and again, but to no avail until he couldn't repeat anymore. Crying, he hugged May close, hoping for a miracle.
"Brendan?" a familiar voice called weakly, "Could you tell Zubat that he's hurting my ear?" Brendan chuckled at her comment and hugged her tightly. Zubat climbed onto her head and began to nibble on it excitedly.
"I thought I lost you." He whispered as he cried.
"I'm sorry." May replied as she pulled herself up to give him a kiss. They got up and began to make their way back when May was suddenly hit with realization and suddenly screamed in pain, "OH GOD WHAT THE HELL!?"
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"Whoa, what happened here?" Brendan asked as he and May came upon the sight of Gary screaming in terror on the ground with his eyes closed, Blastoise knocked out cold, and Red hugging Leaf. Red let Leaf go as soon as they saw May and Brendan approach.
"Owowowowowow!" May exclaimed as Brendan put her down and Leaf quickly hugged her.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Leaf apologized, "I just wanted to say thank you for saving me and Pichu."
"I can't thank you enough May." Red added
"No problem, what are friends for?" May replied before she piggybacked on Brendan, "Come on, a nice cozy bed is waiting for me in that city! Hya, Brendan!" They laughed at her comment and continued to Fuchsia City.