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Drew's Pov

I couldn't lose, not now..

Flygon hasn't moved at all, but that didn't matter to me now. I needed to win, and my Pokémon were the key to winning. "Roserade, Stun Spore!" The powder hit Brendan's Pokémon and I smirked, "Why you little! Shiftry, use Aerial Ace!" His Pokémon launched at Roserade, but his attempts at an attack were futile, for Roserade dodged with grace. I noticed some of my friends had left, but I could care less. "Roserade, Petal Dance!" I knew it wouldn't do much damage, but I had a plan.

"Drew! Pay attention! Flygon is hurt, why aren't you doing anything?!" Ash yelled, a shocked look on his face. Flygon would be fine, I needed to end Brendan! "Shiftry, Take Down!" The Pokémon launched, heading towards Roserade. Roerade dodged with grace once more, landing another Petal Dance. "Drew! Stop this, your Pokémon are hurt!" Shut it, Ash. "Roserade!" My Pokémon cried, being hit over and over with Aerial Ace. I bit my lip, "Solar Beam, Roserade!" I needed to win. Flygon still didn't move, but I'm sure he is alive. "Rose..." Shiftry was pushed into the wall thanks to the Solar Beam, but it still stood perfectly. "Shiftry, use X-Scissor!" Damn, at this rate Roserade won't be able to stand. "Roserade, counter with Magical Leaf!"

X-Scissor still hit, dealing massive damage to Roserade and knocking him out. I quickly returned him, sending out Absol, "Use Iron Tail." Absol snarled, landing the powerful move and knocking Shiftry out with ease. "Damn you Drew.. Swampert, land!" The Pokémon landed, the ground shaking a little. "Swampert, Ice Beam!" Absol jumped over the beam, snarling.

"Absol, Iron Tail!" I yelled. The move headed towards Swampert, "Swampert, use Hammer Arm!" Both Pokémon connected, the moves creating an explosion. I shielded my eyes, coughing as the dust got caught in my throat, "A-Absol, Razor Wind!" Swampert cried out in pain, but otherwise landed a powerful Hammer Arm on Absol, doing massive damage. "Swampert, Hyper Beam!" If that hits, Absol is done for. "Absol, quick use Flash!" The move blinded Swampert, Hyper Beam nearly hitting me.

"Iron Tail!"

"Hammer Arm!"

Both Pokémon attacked one another, slamming each other over and over again. Absol's cries echoed around the stadium, but so did Swampert's. "Finish it Absol!" Absol finally managed to get Swampert down. Brendan tried to return his Pokémon, but couldn't, so he sent out his next Pokémon. "Quick Camerupt, Eruption!" Absol was in the air when the move hit, making my Pokémon go flying. He crashed down onto the ground with a sickening crack, making me flinch. "Return Absol." He wouldn't return. I rolled my eyes, quickly throwing out Masquerain. "Quick, use Bubble!" I cried. Masquerain stared at its two team mates, laying motionless on the floor, before hesitantly using the move.

"Camerupt, counter attack with Flame Burst!" Some of the bubbles were popped easily, but Masquerain still managed to hit a move. It did nothing, "Camerupt, Lava Plume!" I bit my lip. "Masquerain, use Quick Attack, then Ice Beam!" My friends, where were they? I looked around, seeing Ash, Paul, Misty and Dawn there. The girls were worriedly looking at Flygon and Absol, while Ash was being held back by Paul. Camerupt managed to land the hit on Masquerain, but we managed to get the Pokémon frozen.

All this battling is for May. I'm not letting him win. I'll destroy his Pokémon, and then, I'll destroy him. My anger sky rocketed as he sneered, "Trying to beat me with that pathetic Pokémon?!" I frowned, while Masquerain weakly flew towards his Camerupt, "Finish it off with Bubble and Silver Wind!" Masquerain cried in pain, but forced himself to use both moves at once. "Camerupt, Eruption!" How it had thawed out that fast, I'll never know. All three moves collided, the smoke filling my lungs. I coughed for air, seeing both of our Pokémon faint. Damn, only Butterfree left..

"Butterfree, go!" The bug Pokémon flew out, eyes shining in horror as he looked at Masquerain, Absol, and Flygon. "Go, Cacturne, use Needle Arm!" He launched for Butterfree, laughing as his arm nearly connected. "Protect!" He bounced off the shield, snarling at me, "Butterfree, Confusion!" I could see a figure running towards us, eyes wide as they scanned the entire fight. "Oh my god.." My eyes widened slightly, looking at the person.

May.

She stared in horror at the Pokémon that lay on the ground, "W-what is going on here..?" She said, shaking slightly. Brendan ignored her, however, "Cacturne, Pin Missile!" Butterfree dodged, "Psybeam him!" May pulled on my arm, but I ignored her, "Drew! Flygon, Masquerain and Absol aren't moving! Don't you care?!" As long as I win May, I don't care about anything but winning right now, "Cacturne, use Giga Impact!" Butterfree dodged, landing another Psybeam, "Drew! STOP!" Ash and May yelled at the same time. I still ignored them, growling. "Butterfree, Confusion! Then, use Gust!" Butterfree cried out, landing both moves and knocking out Cacturne with ease. "Exploud, go!" The huge Pokémon landed, roaring loudly and nearly cracking my eardrums. "Butterfree, use Gust!" Exploud easily took the hit though. "Exploud, HYPER BEAM!" Brendan roared.

My eyes widened as Butterfree was completely hidden by the bright light. I didn't lose, did I..? "Free.. Butterfree!" I sighed in relief. Butterfree must have dodged the move, "Psybeam and Confusion!" Butterfree nodded, using most of its power as best it could. "Exploud, Use Hyper Voice!" Both Pokémon moves hit, May flinching at the Exploud's voice. "Please Drew, stop this right now.. Flygon.. Absol and Masquerain.." May's voice had cracked as she said that, but I decided to attack still, "Use Psybeam! Finish it off!" Brendan smirked, "Use Giga Impact!" Both Pokémon Attacked. Right when they neared each other..

A Solar Beam completely blinded the arena.

I snarled, pushing May away, "Who the hell.." I trailed off, eyes widening. Butterfree and Eploud lay on the floor, motionless like the rest of our Pokémon. I looked over at the trainer who stood between us, Red. His eyes were narrowed, A Venasaur standing there, its red eyes glowing. "What the..?" Brendan mumbled, eyes wide. "You both are idiots!" Ash suddenly yelled, stomping towards me. His glare honestly scared me, "The battle was not supposed to turn out like this! Flygon, Absol, Masquerain and Butterfree could be dead!" My eyes widened, and I quickly rushed over to my Pokémon. "Flygon?!" He didn't move, nor was he breathing. Same with Absol, Masquerain and Butterfree. Brendan's Pokémon weren't moving as well, and we feared the worst.

"Why..? Why did this happen?" May asked, a tear falling from her eye. Skitty frantically tried to make Absol response, but she failed. "I.. I can't believe this!" Dawn said, staring in horror. A shadow fell over me, and I hesitantly looked up. Red. He stared down at me with anger, his red eyes narrowed. "First, you make lil Leaf horrified and nearly go on a rampage, and then you let all of your Pokémon lay there to die?!" Gold was glaring at us.

I shakily stood up, Gold lifting me up from my collar, "I should beat you to a pulp, you little bastard.." He snarled. Yellow came rushing up, pulling his arms off of me, though she seemed jut as mad, "These Pokémon, how could you.." Red shook his head, his Venasaur growling angrily. "Yellow," Gold said, "I think you should use your healing powers.." She nodded, and immediately rushed towards the Pokémon. Healing powers..?

We stood by her side as her hands glowed, my eyes widening in awe. Flygon slowly started to open his eyes, followed by Absol, Masquerain and Butterfree. She quickly headed towards Brendan, healing his Pokémon as well. After that, however, she seemed extremely weak, "You are lucky. They were on the brink of death.." I felt the guilt eating at me, my Pokémon breathing slowly. Yellow walked up to me and Brendan, the brunette boy trembling. She raised her hand and slapped us. Hard.

"That is for hurting my daughter emotionally, and for almost killing these Pokémon. GO GET THEM HEALED NOW!" She yelled angrily. Red seemed surprised, but quickly recovered, walking the blonde back to the room they would be staying in. "I'm leaving." Gold announced, walking off. Red's Venasaur roared, before walking along with Red. We were all quiet for a bit, before Brendan suddenly glared.

"My Pokémon would be fine if it weren't for you!" He yelled. I sent a glare of my own back at him, "Really? You nearly killed my Pokémon as well!" We growled, curling our fists up. "ENOUGH!" May's voice echoed throughout the stadium. "I can't believe you two! Fighting like this, and nearly killing each other's Pokémon!" She yelled. Dawn and Misty tried to calm her down, but in the end we were both punched by the raging brunette. I rubbed my aching jaw, while Brendan groaned in pain.

"I'm out of here.." Brendan growled, stomping off.

I looked at my Pokémon, knowing they were extremely hurt by what happened. I quickly returned them to their Pokeballs, "I'm sorry May, okay? I need to go heal them.." I walked past her, heading towards the Pokémon Center. I broke out into a sprint, running into the huge building. Nurse Joy looked up as I placed the pokeballs on the counter. She stared in shock at them, before glaring at me, "You should be ashamed of yourself!" I flinched at her tone, the pinkette rushing my Pokémon into the infirmary.

I sat down, looking at the door as people walked in. How could I have been so stupid, and so cruel? I can't believe I did that.. "Hey Drew.." I looked up, seeing May standing there. She seemed nervous, but most of all, she seemed sad. "Dawn and Misty told me why you and Brendan were fighting.." Wait, so she knows I like her?! "They said it was all because you wanted to prove how much I meant to you.." So they didn't tell her the real reason, good. "Look Drew, you didn't have to fight for that reason. I didn't know I meant that much to you..." She said, giggling. I blushed lightly, but managed to respond. "I know.."

She sat down next to me, the silence enveloping us. "Though, I'm happy I mean a lot to you.. How are Flygon and them..?" She whispered, fidgeting. I shrugged, "I haven't gotten anything back yet that could tell me how they are.. I'm worried.." I said, voice shaky. She smiled reassuringly, but it didn't help much. May sighed, before suddenly hugging me. My face turned red, my eyes widening, "Thanks Drew.." She pulled away, blushing. I nodded, about to say something when the nurse walked back out.

"Good news. Your Pokémon will survive." I sighed in relief, "Bad news, however, are that they won't be able to battle for a while." I sighed, nodding. That didn't matter to me, as long as they were okay. Nurse Joy left without another word, May sighing as she stood up. She fixed her shirt, smiling at me sadly.

"You know, I was making some lunch, when I heard Gary yell Leaf's name. I had opened my door, only to see blurs of different colors run by. Leaf seemed... horrified. She looked scared. She can understand Pokémon, you know, and maybe she could feel their pain. Whatever you and Brendan did, and however the Pokémon were feeling, affected her badly." I nodded. "So, I think I'm going to go and check on Leaf." She turned, ready to leave when I grabbed her hand, "I'll come to. It is somewhat my fault as well.." I muttered, which made May smile, "Let's go then.."

We walked towards the dorms, May singing softly as we entered the building. I slowly walked up the stairs, May rolling her eyes, "You know, this isn't a horror movie." I know that. "June, I'm not scared of Leaf." She raised a brow, "Oh? Then who are you scared of?" I shivered, "Gary. I feel as if he is going to attack me for hurting Leaf." She laughed softly, "He does seem pretty protective of her.." I nodded as we neared Misty and Leaf's room.

May knocked on the door, opening it when no one answered. "Gary? Leaf?" She called. The two brunettes were on the sofa. Gary looked up, eyes narrowing as he saw me. "Oh, its you." I flinched at the coldness in his voice, but did my best to ignore it, "Hey Leaf?" May said softly, smiling. "I'm sorry for all of this, I really am. What did you hear though? Why did it make you scared..?" I looked at Gary, who was staring me down. "I'm sorry Gary-" He rolled his eyes, "Why are you saying sorry to me? Say sorry to Leaf." I nodded, the brunette champion looking at me with wide eyes.

"Hey Leaf, I'm sorry about the battle. Like May said, why did it affect you like that..?" Gary didn't seem to happy with us asking that, but let it go as Leaf showed us a text. I took her pokegear, slowly reading through it. At some point, May had joined in as well, and she read it aloud.

"Flygon was crying, and you were ignoring it. I'm sure the other Pokémon were crying as well. Their screams of pain hit me like a train, the way they cried and begged for you two to stop. Why didn't you stop? No, I already know why, but it still wasn't right. The thoughts of the Pokémon hit me, and I could feel what they were feeling. I could feel where the pain hurt most, and I could tell they felt alone.." May trailed off, frowning and glaring at me. I sighed, looking down at the floor, "I'm really sorry Leaf.." She nodded, taking off her hat. I guess even she has weaknesses...

"Well then.. I really do hope you'll be okay Leaf.." May said softly, standing up. She started to walk towards the door, looking back with a smile, "I'll see you later.." I got up, muttering a goodbye and following her out. "I'm sure Leaf will be okay." I muttered. May nodded, "I hope so. She seemed pretty scared. Makes me wonder what she heard, and how it affects her." I nodded, her sapphire eyes widening. "You don't think.." She trailed off. I raised a brow, "Think what?" She was quiet for a few moments.

"You don't think she feels their pain, do you?" My eyes widened slightly. Did she feel their pain? "I don't know." I answered back. We walked out of the building, a sigh escaping May, "What do you want to do?" She asked. I shrugged. There wasn't much to do right now, "Then I'm going to eat!" I snickered. "You eat more than a Snorlax." She glared, walking off. I followed the brunette, trying not to laugh at her. She ignored me, walking towards a pizza parlor with a huge smile on her face.

Someone, please save me..

She dragged me inside the parlor, throwing me at a table. I yelped, falling to the floor as she went to order the pizza. I can't believe she'd just throw me like that! May came back five minutes later with pizza, smiling innocently as she sat down.

"You know, you didn't have to throw me." She shrugged, handing me a slice and taking the rest for herself. "Come on May, I haven't eaten all day!" She smirked, "Same here." Evil person. I slowly at my food, glaring at her as she ate another slice. "Fine fine grasshead, here." She handed me a slice, rolling her eyes. "So, I guess you can't take part in the last contest of the Silver level?" Damn, I forgot. I shook my head, frowning. "You have Roserade still, who seems okay." I nodded. "So then, why don't we use Blaziken and Roserade?" I thought about it. Both of our starter Pokémon working together. Seemed like a good idea.

"I guess we can." She smiled, finishing her pizza and handing the rest to m, "I'm not that hungry, enjoy." I finished the last two pieces, the both of us leaving. She turned to look at me, smirking, "I feel as if there is a hidden reason as to why you and Brendan were fighting." My eyes widened slightly, and she laughed. "I knew it! There is another reason! Watch out Hayden, I'm going to find out what that reason is!" She laughed away as I paled. I hope no one tells her..

May walked ahead, still laughing like a maniac. I quickly followed, secretly praying that she wouldn't find out why we really fought. "So, who should I ask first?" She said. I ignored her, walking ahead as she stomped her foot angrily, "Answer me!" I smirked, raising a brow, "I'm not answering that, you know. There isn't a hidden reason behind it, you know." She rolled her eyes, as if she didn't believe me, "Sure Drew. I'm sure there is another reason. Dawn will tell me, I know she will! Is she doesn't, I'll force her to." She laughed like a mad man, running off. I sighed, rubbing my head and pulling out my pokegear.

I quickly called Ash, "Hello?" I shaded my eyes from the sun, "Hey Ash, tell everyone to NOT tell May why me and Brendan fought, okay?" He chuckled, mumbling an okay.

"I just don't want her to know yet, okay?" I hung up before he could say anything, the start of a headache coming along. I groaned in annoyance, making my way back to my room. I needed to rest, and then I would check on my Pokemon. I looked around, feeling eyes on me as I walked towards my room. I couldn't help but feel nervous.

Why does it feel like something will go wrong..?

Gary's Pov

I couldn't help but be mad at Drew.

Leaf was still shaken by the battle, and wouldn't calm down. Whatever she had heard, or felt, must have been bad. "Leaf, are you okay now or..?" She shook her head, shakily handing me her hat, "Want to rest? I'll leave you alone if you want.." She shook her head, a small smile directed at me. "I'll stay then." I stared at my childhood friend, seeing her tremble slightly. How much did it hurt her?

She looked at me for a moment or two, before looking away. I wonder what she is thinking about, though I doubt its anything good. She suddenly showed me her pokegear, a sad look on her face. I read the message, "Yeah.. I remember the days when we would play stupid games, and in the end one of us would get hurt.." I chuckled softly, Leaf rolling her eyes with a smile.

Friends forever?

I jumped, eyes widening slightly. Leaf looked at me, a confused and worried look in her eyes. "Sorry, I was just remembering something." I muttered. Leaf nodded, though I could see the concerned looks, "I just remembered when we first met, thats all.." She looked surprised. The room was quiet for a moment.

"I'll be your friend, forever and ever!"

Why were all these memories hitting me now? Leaf looked at me, tilting her head in confusion. "S-sorry Leaf.. I'm just.. thinking." She nodded, staring down at the floor. A somewhat awkward silence enveloped us, and I immediately tried to break it. "Hey Leaf, remember when we would take care of the Pokémon..?" She nodded, and the silence continued. This silence was killing me, and I could tell Leaf was extremely uncomfortable. "Hey Leaf, I think I should go.." I was about to leave when she grabbed my hand, pulling me back down. A slight blush was on her face.

Same old Leaf..

I smiled, sitting back down next to her. The atmosphere had went from awkward to peaceful now, Leaf smiling at me. "Same old Leaf~" She smacked my arm lightly, but I could see the smile growing, "Feeling better?" She nodded, putting her hat back on and standing up. She reached inside her bag, pulling out a pokeball, "Why is this?" I mumbled, seeing Charizard staring back at me in confusement. She walked out of the room, leaving me there to stand like an idiot. I quickly walked out of the dorm room, closing the door behind me.

Leaf was waiting for me outside the dorms, a huge smile on her face as she held Blastoise's pokeball in her hand. How did she get it? She threw Blastoise out, making me raise a brow, "A battle..?" She shook her head, climbing onto Blastoise's back. My Pokémon smirked, aiming his canons at the ground. With a loud roar he launched himself into the air, Leaf smiling happily as he spun around. I face palmed. I should have known she'd do that, "Charizard..." Leaf's starter grumbled, having released herself from the pokeball. Leaf's hat flew off her head, but the brunette didn't seem to care at all. Blastoise was laughing as they flew high into the sky. Charizard pouted, and I rolled my eyes. "Blast.." My eyes widened as he came down like a missile.

He landed a few feet in front of me, laughing away as Leaf's shoulders shook. I smiled, seeing her laughing. Her shoulders were giving it away that she was laughing, after all, "Had fun?" She nodded, swaying slightly and nearly falling. I quickly caught her, the brunette shaking her head as Blastoise and Charizard talked. "Come on Leaf, let's do something safe." She nodded, the both of us walking towards the food court.

May suddenly ran by us, laughing like a maniac. When she noticed who she passed, she came running back towards us, "Tell me." Oh yeah, Ash told me not to tell May the real reason. "Tell you what?" I said. She raised a brow, "Tell me why Drew and Brendan were really fighting." No can do. "I'm sorry, but I think you need help. You already know why they fought." She glared, grumbling something. She suddenly grabbed Leaf, smirking. "If you don't answer me, I'll take the one thing that matters most to you!" I feel like slamming my head on a desk.

Leaf easily got out of May's grasp, the sapphire eyed girl raging. "I know there is another reason! Tell me the reason!" We walked past her, ignoring her yelling. Leaf's Charizard flew high above us, while Blastoise happily followed us from behind. "So, what do you want to do?" I mumbled. Leaf shrugged, looking up from her pokedex.

She looked like a kid in a store full of toys.

She ran ahead, leaving me and Blastoise in the dust as she grabbed figurines of all colors. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes, joining her and looking at the plastic toys. "Honestly Leaf, these break so fast. Why do you like them so much?" She sent me a glare, picking at least one of each from the counter. "Leaf, these toys break easily," I snapped the Pikachu's head off with ease, "See?" She ignored me, picking up a shiny Mew one.

"Leaf! These are just cheap plastic toys for children! Once they break, you are going to be sad!" She stuck her tongue out at me, throwing the toys onto the counter. Poor guy running the store looked scared, seeing Leaf's huge smile as she fixed the Tauros's head. "Leaf come on, you are scaring the poor guy." I tried to reason with that happy brunette, seeing the guy frantically try to put every figurine into a bag. She rolled her eyes, handing him 2,000 pokedollars.

These stupid toys aren't even worth it!

She happily skipped out with her new figures, the owner crying as he ran back in. I rolled my eyes, Blastoise happily walking next to Leaf, singing. I hesitantly joined them, Leaf stopping in front of a cart to buy cotton candy. "Leaf, I want that special one.." She rolled her eyes, instead buying me a normal one. "Oh so you'll buy some stupid figurines that are over priced but you won't buy me a special?!" Lucky, idiotic, stupid, pathetic toys.

Am I really getting jealous?

"Wait for me Leaf!" I ran up to her, Blastoise happily eating the rest of Leaf's cotton candy. Charizard was eating cotton candy as well, and I face palmed, "Leaf, why do the toys matter more? Why did you spend more money on them then me?" Why did toys matter more than me, her childhood friend! Leaf smirked in amusement, red eyes staring at me. I sent a glare, crossing my arms.

"You know, maybe I sho-" I stumbled forward, a blue blur passing by with a crazy grin. My lips brushed against Leaf's as we tumbled, falling to the floor. "FINALLY I CAN GET PICTURES!" My eyes widened, seeing Dawn happily taking pictures. Leaf was blushing madly, and I could feel a glare on me. Red stood there, eye twitching. It wasn't like I was-

Oh god. I blushed madly, seeing my hand on Leaf's.. chest...

I quickly got up, the brunette's eyes wide as she stared at me. Red took a step forward, and I too a step back. Dawn was laughing like a lunatic at us. I turned, and ran as if my life depended on it. Which it did, because you know..

Red wants to kill me now.

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