Pokemon Indigo League Stories Part 2

Contest shipping - camping

" Drew?"

Drew let out a soft snore. " Mmm?"

" Is the moon supposed to be close to the earth?"

" It's probably a dream, May. Go back to sleep." He yawned and turned over in his sleeping bag.

" Drew, I'm serious!" May shook Drew. " I just looked outside! Drew, I think something's going on!"

Drew groaned as May shook him more urgently. "Alright, alright, I’m up!” he grumbled, sitting up in his sleeping bag and rubbing his eyes. “What’s got you so worked up at—” He glanced at his PokéNav. “—2 AM?”

“The moon!” May hissed, pointing dramatically toward the tent flap. “It looks way too close to the Earth! I think something’s happening!”

Drew gave her a skeptical look. “The moon? May, it’s not going to just fall out of the sky.”

“I’m not joking!” May insisted, grabbing his arm. “I went outside to grab some water, and I swear it looks huge! Like it’s about to crash into us or something!”

With a heavy sigh, Drew crawled out of his sleeping bag and zipped open the tent. Stepping outside into the cool night air, he looked up at the sky. Sure enough, the moon appeared massive, its light glowing eerily over the trees and reflecting in the calm surface of a nearby lake.

“See?” May said, standing beside him, her voice laced with panic. “It’s way too big, right?!”

Drew squinted at the sky, then at the lake. A second later, realization hit him. “Oh, for the love of—May, that’s just the moon’s reflection in the lake.”

“What?!” May turned to the lake, then back to the sky, her face growing red.

“Yes,” Drew said, pinching the bridge of his nose. “The actual moon is up there, normal-sized, doing its usual moon things. That giant moon you’re freaking out about? That’s just a reflection on the water!”

May blinked, her panic slowly morphing into embarrassment. “Oh… well… I mean, it looked weird!”

Drew groaned, running a hand through his hair. “You woke me up—at 2 AM—for this? May, you moron! You didn’t even think to check before shaking me out of my sleep?”

“Hey!” May snapped, her embarrassment turning to indignation. “It looked creepy, okay? How was I supposed to know it was just the lake?”

Drew sighed, shaking his head as he turned back toward the tent. “Next time, maybe don’t jump to conclusions before assuming the moon’s crashing into us.”

May folded her arms, still flustered. “I just wanted to be safe! For all we know, Mars could be trying to take over the world, and this could’ve been the first sign!”

Drew paused in the tent’s entrance and looked back at her with a raised eyebrow. “Mars? Seriously, May?”

“Yes! Or maybe aliens or something! You can’t prove it’s not!”

Drew rolled his eyes, crawling back into his sleeping bag. “Goodnight, May. Try not to let your imagination destroy the solar system while I’m asleep.”

“Fine!” May huffed, retreating to her own sleeping bag. “But if Mars does try to take over the world, don’t come crying to me when I save the day!”

Drew chuckled softly, already drifting back to sleep. “Sure thing, hero. Goodnight.”

May glared at him for a moment, then turned toward the tent wall, mumbling to herself. “It could happen…”