In the region of Hoenn, there was a city that was known for its education. Petalburg City. There were four schools, elementary, middle, high, and university. If someone were to graduate from Petalburg University, they could get possibly any job they wanted. But for now, we are going to take a look in Petalburg Middle School.

"Is everything set?" Asked a boy with spiky brown hair.

"Almost Gary. Dawn is putting the finishing touches," replied a brunette.

"He Gary! May! I'm done!" Shouted Dawn.

"Alright. So now we wait for him to come since he has detention. We now have to find a place to hide while we watch," explained Gary.

"How about the classroom closet?" Asked Dawn.

"Perfect. Lets go, but make SURE that you don't step on the rope!" Said Gary.

The three then hid inside the classroom closet and waited for a certain boy to enter. What they had planned was that as soon as the boy stepped into the class, he would step on a rope and a bucket of water would fall on him. The three waited a good half an hour until they finally see there victim entering the class. The boy stepped on the rope which pulled the bucket of water that was above him. The bucket then fell on him, his face in the bucket as he was completely soaked.

Meanwhile Dawn, Gary and May were laughing so hard they fell out of the closet and when they finally calmed down, (just a little) they took in how the boy was completely drenched with water. The boy sighed and just went to his seat and waited for the professor who gave him detention for falling asleep in class...for the fourth time.

The three then quickly left so they won't get caught. They then started talking once they were outside the school.

"I don't get it," said Dawn out of nowhere.

"Don't get what?" Asked May.

"Why he doesn't fight back or try to get revenge," replied Dawn.

"I was just thinking the same thing. He's probably scared of me and my 'big guns,' said Gary, pointing to his (little) muscles.

At that comment both Dawn and May started laughing.

"Hahahahahaha! You? Muscles? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeasee!" Said Dawn.

"Hahahahaha, ow, I think my sides are gonna split! Hahaha!" Laughed May.

"Then why do you think he doesn't get angry at us!?" Shouted Gary, which only made them laugh more at how he knew it was true.

"Okay, okay, take a deep breath. I think I calmed down. Anyways, maybe he's scared of me and May!" Said Dawn.

"That wouldn't be a surprise..." Grumbled Gary.

"I have to go home you two, my parents will kill me if I'm late. See ya," said May as she ran down the streets waving to her friends.

"See ya May!" Dawn yelled.

"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Yelled May.

"May! You are lucky! It's 6:59! One more minute and you would've been grounded!" Shouted May's dad who's in his mid thirties.

"But I wasn't late dad! So what's for dinner mom?"

"I'm sorry May but me and your father are going to be out for the rest of the evening so you'll have to take care of Max okay?" Said May's mom who's also in her mid thirties but year or two younger than her husband.

"WHAT!" A shout came from the room next to them. "You're leaving me with her ALONE!?" A short boy who was 9 years old came out of the next room.

"Don't worry Max. Your sister has grown up a lot. She's too mature for pranks right dear?" Asked her mother.

"Y-yeah mom. Max, I promise I won't pull anything," May replied sweat dropping.

"I don't trust her! She probably has her fingers crossed!" Said Max.

May held her hand in front of her. "I promise I won't pull anything Max," said May. The only reason she isn't going to is because her parents expected more from her and when they last found out she did a prank on someone in school, she got grounded from her cell for 10 months!

"Good May, now we'll be off, call us if you need anything," said their mother but whenever she says that, they no to not call otherwise they would be furious for them interrupting either a date or a important meeting.

After May and Max's parents left...

"Alright Max, I don't bother you, you don't bother me," said May.

"Deal," Max said quickly and went to his room and May did the same.

An hour or so later...there was a knock on the door.

"Max! Get the door or you'll regret it!"

"Okay okay!" Max opened the door and three men in black robes were standing. "I think you're a bit early. Halloween is next month so bye!"

Before Max could close the door on of the men grabbed him. "MAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!" Max shouted before a hand covered his mouth. May quickly rushed to the door.

"Who are you and what do you want from my brother!" May shouted angrily.

"Nothing. We want you but your brother will make a fine addition," The man said in a voice May swore she heard somewhere before. But she didn't have much time to think about that as one of the men grabbed her and covered her mouth. She kept struggling and kicking but all it did was annoy the man. So the man punched her and knocked her out.

May was slowly waking up. When she did she was wondering where was she and then recalled the events that just occurred. She then realized that she was tied up against the wall and that she was in a room alone. Or so she thought.

"MAAAAAAAAAXXXX!" She yelled.

"Oww...I'm right here May! Calm down before you destroy my eardrums!" Max said.

"Max! Are you alright! Did they hurt you? If they did they will regret-" May started but was interrupted.

"I'm fine May, don't worry, but why don't you take a look at who else is in the room," Max said.

May then took the time to actually look around, it was dim, but not too dark where she couldn't see. She looked around and saw some other human beings. She then realized that there were some of her friends. Dawn, Gary, Barry, Kenny and Misty, who were the ones she pulled pranks on with in the past.

"May! So they got you too huh?" Said Kenny.

"Yeah, and my brother," said May. Everyone there knew her brother, for they have been to her house a couple times and would always here fights between the two.

"So any idea why we're in here?" Asked May.

"Yeah. Remember Morrison?" Asked Gary.

"Morrison?" May said, trying to remember.

"Yeah. He has Orange hair and is fat. Well, he actually got pretty tall and skinny since we last saw him," Said Gary.

"I think I remember, but what does he want with us?"

"Well, him and those two other guys were our 'victims' before Ketchum came into our school and they want revenge," said Gary.

"What are they gonna do to us!?" Asked May, worried of what might happen.

"No idea," Said Barry, answering for Gary.

Then they heard the door open they all looked at the door and heard "Go and get your revenge!" Someone stepped through the door in a

black robe. He took it off and they were all surprised to see who it was.

"Ketchum!?" They all said in unison, except for Max who had no idea who Ash was.

"I get it now," Gary said. "You never decided to get revenge on us whenever we played a prank on you so you decided to join some other losers so you can get us back with what ever you had planned!"

Ash stood there in silence and then he took out a knife from his robe. This made the girls scream as the boys watched in horror. He looked at all of them then stopped on May. He silently started walking towards May.

"Stop!"

"Please no!"

"We're sorry!"

"Don't!"

"Please don't hurt my sister!"

"Don't! Take me instead!"

There pleas didn't work as Ash was finally in front of May. Tears then started falling out of her eyes as she whispered "please." He raised the knife and the slashed. He slashed the ropes, cutting it. Everyone was confused. Ash then whispered to may,

"Use this knife to cut the wallpaper behind Misty, there is a window you all can escape from," he said in a cold voice as he dropped the knife in front of May and left closing and locking the door.

May was extremely confused. But she didn't wonder too long as she grabbed the knife and started cutting the ropes of her friends. Last was Misty. She cut the ropes and then quickly moved Misty out of the way. Misty was about to yell when May cut the wallpaper where Misty was to reveal quite a big window that brightened the whole room. She opened it as it wasn't locked.

"May, how did you-?" Misty started but was interrupted by May.

"Questions later, lets just get out of here," she said.

Everyone nodded and then they were all the way at Petalburg Plaza.

"Alright, we'll talk about this tomorrow guys. Our parents must be worried sick," Dawn said.

"But what do we tell them?" Asked Kenny.

"The truth," Gary said.

"Are you sure Gary?" Asked Misty.

"Positive. Even about Ash," said Gary.

Right then they heard a scream nearby.

"What was that!?" Asked Dawn, trembling.

"I'll find out, come with me Barry!" Said Gary.

"Right behind you!" Barry said.

"I'll go with you two to! Stay here Max," May said.

The three then made it to where they heard the scream. They were then shocked at what they saw. Ash was fighting the three men who kidnapped all of them with just one knife. But there were only two men. They looked and saw one of them on the ground, dead. They then looked at Ash. Ash had a deep wound in his shoulder, back and leg. Ash then knocked one of the men unconscious and now it was just him and Morrison.

"You mother fucker Ash Ketchum! Why did you do it!? You helped them!? Why!? They've never done good for you! They didn't and they don't care for you! You can go die in a hole and they'll just be celebrating! And yet, you helped them escape! Why!?"

"I was raised to help those in trouble. Not help with murder," he replied.

"Well you seemed to be fine with murdering my buddy over there. And I assume you're going to try to do the same thing to me?" Morrison asked.

Ash just nodded and charged at Morrison. They kept blocking each others knife with their own. Morrison then saw an opening and aimed at his heart. But right before, he felt something hit his head. He turned around to see Gary smashed a pretty big rock on him. Morrison then fell unconscious, with a bloody head.

"Thanks..." Ash muttered before he also fell down unconscious.

Everyone was at the hospital the next day. There parents were talking with each other as there kids were doing the same.

"Okay. I hope I'm not the only one confused why Ash saved us and didn't left us to die," said Misty. After the events last night, everyone started calling Ash by his first name.

"He said something about being raised to help others," said Barry.

"We definitely owe him for sure after last night..." said May.

"But we need to ask him a few questions," said Dawn.

They all greed and thought of the questions. A couple hours later, the doctor said they could see Ash. They all entered Ash's hospital room to see machines and tubes everywhere.

"Who's there," Ash said quietly.

"It's us Ash," said May.

"Who's 'us?'" Asked Ash.

"May, Gary, Dawn, Misty, Kenny, Max and Barry," replied May.

"Oh. Why are you all here?" Asked Ash.

"Well, we wanted to ask you some questions if you don't mind," asked May.

Ash just nodded.

"Okay, how did you know where we were?" Asked Barry.

"Morrison asked me if I wanted revenge against you guys. I first said no but then he said they won't be able to see the light of tomorrow. I wondered what he meant so I joined to find out what he had planned. And you know the rest," said Ash.

"Okay, why'd you give the knife to me to escape with?" Asked May.

"Even though I don't know any of you well, I had a hunch that you'd be the one who wouldn't retaliate or spit in my face," said Ash.

"I was going to...but you were too quick..." May said quietly.

"Why did you save us?" Asked Gary.

"..."

"I'm talking here!" Said a angry boy.

"..." Still no reply.

"ANSWER YOU LITTLE-" Gary started but was quickly cut off.

"Gary! He's asleep!" Said Misty.

"Oh. Well, he needs to recover if he's gonna be our victim," said Gary.

"You're joking," said Kenny.

"No. Why would I be?" Replied Gary.

"He's just messing with us right Gary?" Dawn said.

"Messing with you? Why would I?" Asked Gary.

"You can't be serious Gary, you still want to pull pranks on Ash? Even after all he's done?" Asked Misty.

"Why not? It's not like our pranks are harmful," Gary said.

"But don't you think we should switch 'victims?'" Asked Dawn.

"Why? It's so funny when it happens to him! Remember the first prank we pulled on him?" Asked Gary.

"But he saved all of our lives, don't you think we owe him that much at least?" Asked Kenny.

"But we'll get in huge trouble if we prank someone else! They have parents! Ash only has a uncle who never complains! He's the perfect

'victim!'" exclaimed Gary.

"Then, I guess we're done with pranks," May said quietly, but loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Wh-What!? May! Are you serious!? We have been prank partners since we were kids! And all of a sudden you want to end it!?" Shouted Gary.

"Guys, we should take this outside, people in the hall are looking at us strange," said Barry.

All of them are now in front of the hospital to resume their conversation.

"Don't tell me that all of you want to quit pulling pranks just because of what Ash did!?" Asked Gary.

"Gary, be reasonable-" Misty started but was interrupted.

"No! You be reasonable! Why stop our prank days now? We've been a team since we were 6! And now all of you want to just quit!? Well if you all quit, then our friendship is done! So choose! Ketchum, or your long time friend, me!" Shouted Gary.

"Gary please-" Dawn started.

"SHUT UP! JUST PICK! May, why don't you pick since you were the one who brought this up!" Gary shouted.

"I-I-I-I" May stuttered as she didn't know who to choose. She then thought about the first prank on Ash she and Gary did.

"Hey May!" May turned around to see Gary. They just entered Middle School and it was February.

"What's up Gar?" Asked May.

"Well, I want you to help me with a prank!" Asked Gary.

As soon as she heard the word prank, her face lit up. "Who's the 'victim' this time?" May asked.

"The loner who came last month," Gary said.

"Oh! Alf Ketchup! So what's your brilliant idea?"

Gary grinned. "I thought you'd never ask!" Gary said. "Okay, he walks home and he goes in that direction. He always walks under that tree. When he walks under that tree, you're going to hit the tree as hard as you can and then snow will fall on top of him and he'll be as cold as a Popsicle!" Gary explained.

"Okay, got it!" May said, grinning.

3...2...1...The school bell rung and May dashed out of her seat and headed to the tree. She saw Gary behind a bush and he gave her a thumbs up which she returned. They waited a couple of minutes and then Ash walked out of the school and headed in the direction Gary said he would. As soon as he got near, May hit the tree with a mallet she borrowed from Misty.

Ash was confused and then he looked up and saw a huge pile of snow fall on top of him. Ash screamed as his eyes, mouth, nose and ears had snow in them. May and Gary were laughing so hard that they felt like they would die of laughter. May was laughing so hard that tears started coming out of her eye and froze on her face, but she paid no mind to it as she was too busy laughing. Ash was mad and it was so bad that he couldn't hear from one side of his ear for a couple of months. To this day he has a hard time hearing through that ear.

As she finished the memory, she realized that what she thought was the funniest prank was also the worst she pulled. She almost gave someone frostbite, not to mention almost made him lose his hearing. And all he did was take it. No plan of revenge what-so-ever. Now she just felt bad. This was the first time she actually thought about how Ash must feel after everything they've done to him. From the moment he entered the school. Nobody talked to him and he was considered the loner in less than a week.

"Well May!?" Said Gary, which snapped her out of her thoughts.

"I'm sorry Gary, but we've hurt him and he saved us. This is the least I-we can do," said May, after thinking about it for so long.

"You...you...YOU FUCKING TRAITOR! I'm out of here! You fucking assholes!" Shouted and angry Gary who met up with his parents.

May went back to Ash's room in the hospital and looked at him.

'It's the least I can do...'

Alright. This is my first Fanfic on . I don't know how this website works yet but I'll figure it out. Anyways, this was supposed to be Advvanceshipping but it's close. I think I'll make a second chapter if I know how...

Anyways, feedback is always appreciated and thank you for reading. (If you did read...)