WARNING! Strong language.

May shakes her head repeatedly.

"No, no, no!" She pouts, stomping the ground. "Wallace, are you insane? Do you have a death wish?"

"We all do, Maylene" Wallace rolls his turquoise eyes. "Look, that's the only way out. We all know Steven's father isn't the best parent out there and we have good reason to think he's being held."

"But we have no proof, and accusing a person of kidnapping is very serious" (Y/F/N) states.

"Especially if the person in question is the president of the biggest corporation in Hoenn" May continues.

"I get why you two and (Y/N) get along..." Wallace places a hand on his forehead. "I'm going, then."

Wallace starts marching to route 102. May and (Y/F/N) trade looks. It's better to join him, than to wait for the situation to resolve itself.

•••

"W-Why would my mother...?" You begin, but Matt interrupts.

"Haven't you heard, (Y/N)?" Matt turns around to look at you. His eyes froze you solid. "There's a war happening as we speak, and they're fighting. Fighting for you."

Your mouth feels dry. You can't think of a quick answer, just absorb what Matt just told you.

A war.

"And you'll be taking part in the war as well... You are our secret weapon."

•••

"We're here for Steven!" Wallace states, putting on a big and fake smile.

"He's... not home" The gentlemen answers, clearly lying. He wipes his sweaty palms on his fancy pants. "I assume he's at some cave right now."

"Okay, then! Thank you, sir!" Wallace smiles before walking away, dragging the girls with him.

"What are you doing, Wallace? Are you stupid?!" May slaps the back of Wallace's head.

"No, idiot, I was confirming our suspicions. Stop hitting me!" Wallace cries.

(Y/F/N) hugs her own body.

"I know a secret entrance. Follow me!"

Wallace starts dragging the girls again. He takes them to the back of the mansion.

He looks for the different pattern on the painting. They created the place a few years ago, when Joseph told Steven he could not be friends with Wallace anymore.

"Found it. Now, just let me do this..." Wallace grabs something from his pocket. "And... There we go!"

The door opened, revealing the stairs that leads to the upper floors. They sneak in carefully, making sure to not leave any traces.

May sighs. She hated being on Steven's house.

"What do we do now, Looker?" May crosses her arms.

"Let's split up and look everywhere" (Y/F/N) suggests, noticing the tension building up around the two friends. "I'll take this floor."

"Fine. I'll check upstairs" Wallace states before walking away.

"I'll take the 3rd floor, I guess..." May rubs the back of her neck. "We should communicate via PokéNav Plus."

(Y/F/N) nods. May climbs up the stairs, feeling a pounding pain hit her heart.

•••

"Yeah. Keep an eye on her. I want her fully prepared until the end of the week" The man states.

"We'll have her ready by then" Matt nods. "So, what's up with Ron and Julia?"

"Eh... I have something up my sleeve" The man smirks.

"I hope you do. They're getting pretty out of contro..."

Matt is interrupted by a man entering his superior's office.

"What do you want, Danny? It better be important." He growls.

"It is" He stammers, a bit shocked. "That kid, he's gone."

•••

May felt like giving up. She was roaming around the hallways for almost an hour, turning doorknobs and knocking on wooden doors, only to find nothing. Wallace and (Y/F/N) weren't lucky in their search, and they all wanted to go home.

Her crystalline eyes turn around to the last door of the hallway. White, simple, made of wood. And yet, it caught her attention.

She slowly walks up do the door. Something felt weird on her stomach, like a cold sensation.

Her small hand formed into a fist to knock on the door.

Knock, knock.

•••

Please, stop. This sound is killing me.

They rolled around in their sleep.

Knock, knock.

Stop.

Knock, knock.

Their eyes shot open in anger. They didn't had anything to eat or drink in days, they were being treated like an animal, and now this annoying sound just wouldn't stop.

"Stop! Leave me alone!" They yelled out, before breaking down into tears.

•••

"Stop! Leave me alone!"

May's eyes doubled in size. Her hands were shaking, just like her whole body.

Without even thinking, she starts slamming her hands on the door.

"Steven?! Steven, please, listen to me! Are you okay?!"

He didn't bother opening his eyes, nor moving from his position. It was too late.

"Steven, are you there?! Please, answer me! I am going to get you out of there, yeah? I promise!"

With that being said, May took off to find (Y/F/N) and Wallace.

"It's too late, May..."

•••

More tears fell from your (E/C) eyes.

You felt absolutely disgusted.

As you shuffled through Matt's files, you found everything about your life. They watched you from the very beginning.

My life was never mine. It was theirs. I am a puppet created by them.

They know everything about you. Your strengths, weaknesses... Everything they could use against you is inside that computer.

You storm back to your room, completely hopeless.

I am never getting out of here.

•••

"I swear he's in there!" May cried out. Her face is red from crying. She looked like a totally different person.

"It's okay, we believe you" (Y/F/N) reassured May, hugging her tighter. "But how are we supposed to get this door opened?!"

Wallace grabbed a Poké Ball from May's belt.

"Combusken, please!" He says, releasing his friend's Pokémon. "We need you to use Double Kick on the door. One of your friends needs our help!"

Combusken nodded, even if the order didn't come from his original trainer. It wasn't the moment to misbehave.

The Fire/Fighting type kicked the door two times, but it wasn't enough to break it.

"It's about time I do something useful, for once" (Y/F/N) murmurs, letting go of May and grabbing one of her Poké Balls. "Let's go, Lairon! Use Iron Head on the door!"

"You too, Luvdisc!" Wallace orders, releasing his partner. "Use Water Gun!"

Luvdisc splashes water on the door. The thin wooden door is damp, making it fragile. Lairon uses Iron Head, then Combusken proceeds to kick the door two more times.

The door finally gives up, collapsing on the floor. May runs inside the dark room, looking for Steven. She finds him sitting by the wall, almost fainted. A glimpse of hope kept him awake.

"(Y/N)" He mutters, as he grabs May's shoulder.

"W-What?" She screams in shock. "It's May, Steven!"

Steven grabs May's collar.

"(Y/N)! She's in danger! My f-father is planning on using her for something. We... We need to find her."

And he falls into May's arms, fainted. May gulps. Now she knows the reason you're missing, and is scared for your life.