Pokemon The time traveler

Ch 18 Hoenn

May and Max had woken up early to get ready to leave the ship. They had finished getting dressed when the ship's horn rang loudly which announced that they had arrived.

"We have arrived in Petalburg City!" The attendant yelled. "I hope you all enjoyed the boat-ride to your destination!"

The Maple kids walked off the ship and continued to walk off the docks. They were not really in Petalburg City, but just outside a small forest path that led to their hometown. The docks were considered part of Petalburg because they were really close to it. May and Max had just entered the small forest path when they recognized two familiar faces walking in their direction. They saw who they were and started running to the familiar people.

"Mom!"

"Dad!"

May ran and embraced her dad in a hug while Max embraced his mom. After a few minutes of hugging and exchanging hugging partners, Caroline spoke up.

"We were just on our way to meet you both at the docks," She said as she looked at her children.

"We were going to wait," May stated. "But Max didn't want to wait for you guys."

"Hey!" Max exclaimed.

May stuck her tongue out to her brother.

Norman chuckled. "It's all right. Let's just head home before everybody starts heading this way—I don't want to be recognized this early in the day."

They all nodded and began to walk home. It took them about ten minutes to reach the small house that was next to the Petalburg Gym. The gym and house were both small, but when the greenhouse was included in their property, it seemed like the Maple family owned the most land in the city.

They walked into the house and sat around the living room. Kenny had greeted May and Max by giving them each a glass of ice tea and a cookie. He told them breakfast would be ready in about fifteen minutes, so it was okay for everybody to sit in the living room while he finished preparing the meal. They nodded, and Norman spoke up.

"So," He said. "How was the journey through Kanto?"

May opened her mouth to speak when Max cut her off. "It was great, dad!" He exclaimed. "I met so many Pokémon, and Ash beat the Battle Frontier! It was so cool when he beat Brandon's Regice!"

"Wow," Norman stated. "That's a pretty rare and strong Pokémon. Ash must have really gotten strong."

While Max and his dad talked about the many Pokémon battles that happened, Caroline turned to her daughter and spoke.

"How are you, May?"

May smiled. "I'm doing great, mom!" She said. "I had so much fun going through Kanto and performing in contests."

Caroline smiled. "That's great, honey," She was happy to see her daughter smile. However, Caroline's smile turned into a slight frown. "I'm sorry about your loss at the Kanto Grand Festival...I know it must've been so difficult to come so close and not make it..."

May frowned slightly and looked down. "It was hard to lose to Solidad...I have to admit I didn't take it well either," She replied honestly. "I blamed myself for losing and not winning the entire contest...I thought my way of performing was the main reason I lost, too—like I was performing differently from a real coordinator..."

"Oh, May, you shouldn't think like that," Her mom countered. "The way you perform is the reason why you made it to the Grand Festival in the first place; not to mention you made it pretty far in the Grand Festival, too."

"I know that now, mom," May said softly. "Ash made me realize I shouldn't be feeling sorry for myself because he said I did great...he said my performance style isn't different—it's unique and that's what makes me such a great performer..."