Pokemon The time traveler

Ch 2 Helping an friend

"It should be somewhere around here, Pikachu."

"Pika ka, Pikapi?"

"No, it couldn't have been the room we just passed because it was closed."

Ash and Pikachu had entered the Indigo Plateau building five minutes ago after they had separated from Max and Brock. Now the only problem was finding the room where May was in.

"Pika pika pi," Pikachu replied to the trainer.

"I did pull as hard as I can on the door!" Ash defended himself. "Anyways, this isn't the time to start blaming each other. We need to find May."

The duo walked up to the next room and slowly opened the door. The room looked like a small auditorium; it had four rows of twelve chairs in it. When Ash and Pikachu looked around the room, they noticed that it seemed familiar to them.

"Pikachu pi."

"Yeah, this is the place," Ash commented. "I remember it, now."

Their eyes scattered the small auditorium to look for their female companion. Ash's eyes widened when he spotted her sitting at the end of the stage.

"Hey buddy, look it's May!" He told Pikachu. The brunette was sitting at the end of the stage looking at her shoes. "And it looks like she still hasn't gotten over her loss. Let's go and se—wait is that Drew walking up to her? I don't remember seeing him last time."

"Pika kapi pika..."

"You're right," Ash thought out loud. "Maybe he comforted her last time before Max and I showed up." He paused for a brief moment before he continued. "I think we should let Drew cheer her up again."

Pikachu turned and stared intently at Ash. The trainer noticed his companion was staring and sighed. "I know what you're thinking, buddy, but Drew is a teen again just like we are," Ash explained. "Maybe he was a different person as a kid than as an adult. Besides, I don't think it's such a good idea to be changing the timeline too much."

Pikachu thought about what Ash said before he nodded slowly agreeing with his best friend. The two then hid behind a chair in the back of the room to see what would happen.

(With May)

"I can't believe I lost again in the Grand Festival..." May muttered to herself. She thought she had practiced and trained enough to win the competition this time around, but she still lost. May just continued to stare at shoes while in deep thought. "What did I do wrong?"

"You know it's not your fault, right?"

May turned her head to see Drew walking up to her. When he was close enough, Drew handed her a rose.

"Drew, what are you doing here?" said May as she accepted the rose.

The green-haired coordinator flicked his hair. "I saw you come in here and figured you could talk to somebody," He said as he sat next to her. "But back to what I was saying before—you shouldn't blame yourself for losing."

"Why do you say that?"

Drew sighed. "You're not competing like a real coordinator should," He blankly stated. "Your coordinating style is different than other coordinators; it looks more like something a trainer would use."

"Well, I did learn about Pokémon from Ash," May said still somewhat confused about what Drew what trying to say. "I guess some of his fighting style just rubbed off on me."

The green-haired coordinator snickered. "And that's your problem," He stated. "You're hanging around Ketchum who doesn't have any idea on how to help you win Pokémon Contests. He's keeping you from reaching your full potential."

May looked down. "Maybe you're right..."

"I know I am," Drew stared at May for a small moment before he continued. "Solidad and Harley are headed to the Johto Region to register for the Contests that just started there. It would be great if you would go too." May looked up to make eye contact with Drew. "We could travel together if you want..."

May just stared at him. She didn't know what to say. "Drew, I think y-"

"You should cut your hair. It must be a real pain in the ass to always have to flick it out of your face."

May and Drew both turned around to see who had interrupted May. They both were surprised to see who it was.

"Ash?"

"Ketchum?"

Ash just smiled.