Return of the defeated (on hold)

/Part 11/

May could feel the air whipping past her as she fell through the darkest, she closed her eyes and felt tears form in the corners of them. She thought that this is how it will all end, that she would never see her pokemon, family, friends or Ash again. Then through her closed eyes she could tell a light was filling the darkness, she opened them and saw Ash flying towards her at a high speed. His body coated in blue as he used his aura to speed up fall to catch her. Ash pulled his arms close to his body trying to go even faster, a look of pure determination in his eyes. As he fell faster the only thought in his mind was to catch the woman he loved, it was then that Ash realized what it was he felt towards May. That feeling caused him to push more aura to fly faster and soon he had his arms wrapped tightly around her, he rolled his body so that she was on top so that maybe by some chance she wouldn't be so seriously injured.

May could feel Ash's arms hold tight and it brought a little comfort to her, but she knew that if they hit it would be the end of their journey together. She held him tightly as if to say good bye, when she heard a mighty roar that rose above the wind in her ears. She wasn't able to turn to see the origin of noise because Ash held her so closely.

Areodactyl was flying as hard as she could but was still a little way from the trainers, and with all her years spent in darkness she learned to see in almost pitch black. Her eyes widened in fear as she seen the floor quickly approaching, she thought of the bond that was built between her and Ash, all the time together and all the hard training they'd done together. She felt a new power begin to grow inside her and her body glowed with a bright light.

Ash was shocked to see a light glowing from under his shirt to the side of May's head, that's when he saw Areodactyl chasing after them and she had begun to glow as well. May saw the light under Ash's shirt and didn't understand the cause of it, she was able to lift her head slightly and saw Ash's face, it was a mixture of shock and pride. Areodactyl felt her body lengthen slightly and she could feel rock like growths extend on her wings, tail, chest and head. The light died down to reveal Mega Areodactyl, with the new energy and power she felt, she flew faster than ever before quickly overtaking the falling trainers. Once she had passed them she spread her wings wide to slow her decent and to allow them to land safely on her back. Ash felt his body impact on Areodactyl's back causing the wind to be knocked out of him, but he was extremely thankfthankful for his pokemon and even more so that May was safe. Areodactyl slowly glide to the ground that was just a few yards from them, trusting the pokemon above to manage the wild attacking pokemon.

Once they had landed Ash held May as they slid off, landing on his feet a little shakily he looked down at May's face. He saw her sapphire eyes locked onto his, he could see the look of fear still in them. He opened his mouth to ask her if she wss hurt when suddenly she began to beat her fists into his chest and tears once again formed in her eyes.

"What is the matter with you? Didn't we just have a conversation about you risking your life and not thinking about the aftermath?" She yelled as she continued to her assault, though her punches didn't carry a lot of power due to her being so close. "Why would you do something so dumb and reckless to jump off a cliff?"

Ash pulled her tight once again so she couldn't through anymore punches, she began to cry from the mixture of emotions. Ash knew what was going through her mind and he knew that she needed let it out so he held her tight gently rubbing her back. After a few minutes she had gotten herself under some control and stepped back from him.

" Why Ash, why would you do that?" she inquired once again.

"May I did it out of instinct, to protect you because I care about you. I did it because as I was falling after you I finally figured it out. May I love you and I couldn't bare the thought of anything ever happening to you." he replied looked deep into her eyes.