A/N: This is my first story on I'll try not to put you to sleep, but to do that, I better start the story, huh?
A/N2: By the way, this story takes place during the timeline of Lucario and the mystery of Mew. HOWEVER, I have modified what happens to my liking. Artistic license, don't you love it?
Pikachu: oh, shut UP already!
Well, since you've brought attention to yourself, you can do the disclaimer!
Pikachu: dang it. -sigh- here goes nothing.
DISCLAIMER: BlackWhole doesn't own Pokémon, because if he did, then Ash and May would have been together the day they met. Simple as that.
Pikachu: happy now?
Why yes, yes I am. Oh yes, better warn you all: Being an Advanceshipper to the end, I love the pairing of Ash/May. So, this is only the first of many more. Just to let you all know. Oh, did I ever tell you that-
Pikachu: Before this guy has a chance to bore you to fainting, I'm going to start the story now. Thank me later.
Fine then, be that way!
Ash sat still as May leaned over him to look out the window to his right. A slight blush crossed his face as she looked out, a shine in her eyes. Pikachu chuckled, but only Ash heard the electric mouse. Ash quickly turned to face his partner, who gave him an innocent look. Ash rolled his eyes, choosing to ignore his long time friends' antics. However, his attention was brought back when he heard the girl on him say something. The only words he heard were "hot spring", but that was all he needed.
In a flash, he was out of the yellow hummer he had been riding, and was in the process of pulling off his clothes. First the sweater, but not the shirt. The socks and shoes quickly followed, but his pants had to remain for obvious reasons. Pulling his swimming shorts out of his pack, Ash waited for the girls to climb out of the vehicle so he could change.
"C'mon May! You're so slow!" Max exclaimed, running down to the water, already in his swim trunks.
"Shut up Max!" May climbed out, flustered.
"You can't make me!" Max taunted his sister before jumping in the water.
"Get back here!" May ran down to the water, but because she hadn't changed yet, couldn't get to her brother, who was still taunting her.
"Just you wait Max!" May stormed back up to the truck, Max laughing.
Brock was down at edge of the water, releasing his Pokémon. Ash did the same, but while he was running down to the water. Corphish was happily swimming in the water, but Ash's other Pokémon had to remain on land, or air, in Swellow's case. Phanphy looks sadly at the water, but lies down to take a nap. Grovyle sits in the shallow end, waiting for his fire-type friend to appear. In the mean time, though, he watches as Corphish goes from end to end of the large spring. Swellow watches from above, looking for anything interesting.
In a flash, several other Pokémon appear. Corphish and Squirtle start racing each other, while Grovyle and Combusken had a practice battle in the water. Muchlax was relaxing in the waters, away from all the activity. Marshtomp sat away from all the other Pokémon, looking for any fights that might break out.
Sitting at the shore with Kidd, Brock watch as the younger three played in the water. Max was running around in the shallow water, simply enjoying himself. May took advantage of the warm waters, and relaxed as much as she could. Getting splashed by Ash's dive, May wiped herself off, moving away from the boys.
As she got comfortable, May noticed something shining out of the corner of her eye. From the distance she was at, it was hard to tell what it was. Even so, though, May could tell it was a flower of some kind.
Before she has a chance to point it out, she watches as Ash shouts over to Lucario, who up to this point was completely ignoring everyone else. Ash motions for Lucario to jump in the water, but is ignored. The only response that the legendary Pokémon gave Ash was a glare. Soon after, the Steel-and-Fighting type jumped off the rock it had been on, and then walked away. Ash was clearly annoyed by this, by the expression on his face alone. Before he could do anything that he might regret, May looked up to the mysterious flower once more, pointing up to it this time.
"Hey, what's that?" May asked, keeping her gaze on the flower.
"I got it!" Ash exclaimed, moving to the cliff the flower sat on.
Ash was looking at the mysterious flower that May had just pointed out a moment earlier. It was rather unique in both color and its shape. Its colors went from a light pink down to a blue that was darker than his sweaters'. As for its shape, it resembled a flower bud, but with a spiral around the edge. Nodding, Ash made his way to the cliff beside it, and began to climb.
May, Max, and Brock all watched as Ash made his way up the cliff. From traveling for so long, the climb up to the flower was relatively simple. As his hand touched the plant, it emitted a strange white light. At the same time, the water on Ash's feet combined with the dirt cliff to form mud. Due to the slippery mud, Ash began to slip. Before he plummeted to the spring below, Ash quickly grabbed the bizarre flower. Immediately after plucking the plant from the cliff, though, Ash's foot slipped, and he began to fall.
Max quickly jumped out of the way of Ash, but May remained still. From where she was, Ash was going to crash right into her. Time seemed to slow for the two, as Ash turned in the air to see below him. May still didn't move, her body frozen in place.
"May, get outta the way!" Neither May nor Ash heard Max's words, as they were lost to the other's gaze.
Well everyone, there's chapter one, clocking in at just over 1,000 words!
Pikachu: that includes the note before the actually story, don't forget.
I was getting to that! Besides, that couldn't have affected the word count that much, right? Well, maybe, but not a whole lot.
Pikachu: Hey, where was I during this? I don't see my name anywhere! Sure, all the other Pokémon, but not me. Thanks a lot, you-
Okay, that's enough from you. Don't forget the rating, now. Well, R&R, it's greatly appreciated!!!
See ya later, Feraligatr!!!