July 15th (Jubilife City, Sinnoh)

(May's POV)

I sssoooo do not have time for this. I dodged the laser beam leaving an ice chunk where I was standing.

"Mmmmmwwwwahahahahahaha, soon the entire city will be covered in ice and then I will conquer the rest of Sinnoh making me the supreme ruler of this icy land!" Dr. Frosicle cackled.

I sweatdropped, this guy is a totally nut case. I took out a gun with a rounded dart at the end and aimed it at the ray machine. I then pressed the trigger and watched the dart land on the control panel causing sparks to appear.

"Nnnnnoooooo, you ruined my machine," Dr. Frosicle wailed as he tried to gain control over the machine that was sparking all over.

After seeing he couldn't do anymore to make it work, he got off the machine and started to run away. I sighed, I hate it when they run. I shot an Ice Beam on the ground under his feet making him slip and fall onto his back.

"You know, trying to turn to this whole region into a frozen wasteland isn't a very original idea," I said tiredly as I walked up to him and zip tied his hands to a pole.

"Wait....you can't just leave me here," Dr. Frosicle complained.

I smirked. "Sure I can, the cops will pick you up in a few minutes. Besides, I have to clean up your mess popsicle."

"It's Dr. Frosicle!" He snapped.

I rolled my eyes showing I really didn't care. I then went around the town to quickly melt the ice and get rid of the water from the melting process.

"Hey May, did you catch the guy?" Max asked as I finished cleaning up the water.

"Yea, but he was really annoying and don't get me started on his take over the world scheme. I swear, everyone just wants to freeze the world over into a giant icicle," I muttered. "Can't they do something a little more creative, talk about a major boredom for my birthday."

"So you would rather have the world in more danger so you can have a better thrill?"

"No, but I wish villains would stop using the same evil plan over and over again," I said annoyed.

"What are you going to do now, something fun I hope, Mew knows you need it."

"No, I'm gonna visit mom and dad, I'll chat with ya later," I said before ending the call.

I then did the huge teleporting leap to the Petalburg City Cemetery. I walked up to the correct gravestones and knelt down in front of them.

"Hey mom, hey dad, it's me again. Sorry I haven't come to chat with you guys in a while, life's been crazy since I saved the world. For one thing, Drew and I exchanged promise rings," I said with a small smile as I fiddled with the ring on my finger before I did a small chuckle. "No doubt you would get worked up dad while you must be squealing like crazy mom."

I took a deep breath before continuing, "While I was reuniting with the gang, Giovanni slashed my back with a knife and I tossed him over the cliff into the sea in retaliation. PHPA later sent in diving teams to try to find him, but his body was never found. I also had the slash checked out and had a bunch of tests done to see whether any poisons or toxins showed up in my system. Thankfully, nothing appeared causing everyone to be relieved."

"After that annoyance, I had to deal with the last week of school which was a major headache since I revealed my identity at prom. Thankfully Steven was understandable with what went down so I was able to be finish up the last few classes and take my finals in the school's Pokemon Center under Nurse Joy's supervision."

"As to how everyone else is doing, Max is still being the smart know-it-all geek that he is. He's been on a gadget inventing kick for the past few weeks and he's working on a better device that will become my best friend or so he says. As for the gang, I haven't seen them since Reggie and Maylene's wedding a month ago. From what I've heard, they seem to be doing okay. They were really relieved when school let out," I said with a laugh as I remembered Ash throwing his papers into the air when finals were finished.

"I haven't been able to talk to them much, not even Drew. I've been swamped with missions and it doesn't help that people from evil organizations all over try to capture 'the most powerful pokemon of all time'. The worst time was when a group of men tried to capture me when I was in the shower, let's just say I broke a few bones and gave a lot black eyes and bruises," I muttered before continuing. "It's awful in a way, being called a pokemon so many times, having pokeballs thrown at you or keep being shoved toward cages, but it'll go away eventually, I hope."

"I also hope no one follows me and Maylene when we leave to train with Greta tomorrow, I've been excited for this trip ever since the end of May. I'm looking forward to training my powers and aura further. There are a lot of possibilities to explore that I learned about from reading into the subject. I also want to be able to truly accept the events that happened when the gang and I saved the world especially since the events didn't fully sink in since I was running on adrenaline for most of the entire time."

I looked at my poketch to see that I had been talking for two hours, "Well, I better get back before Max begins to worry," I said as I raised my hand for a few flowers to grow for each grave. "Again thanks for protecting me that night, I love you."

I blew a kiss before standing up and began walking toward the Pokemon Center. When I walked into the front area, I didn't see anyone.

"Guess they must be busy in the back," I sighed as I walked to my room to take a quick shower.

I came back into my bedroom wearing a towel to see a pretty sleeveless knee length dress on my bed. The top half being white while the skirt was white with an overlay of red material that had roses on it in a way to look like they were three dimensional.

"Why do I get the vibe that Dawn would have designed something like this," I muttered with a smile as I quickly changed into it.

I then put on a pair of sandals before I made my way to the kitchen to grab some water. "This is really starting to annoy me, where is everyone?" I muttered under my breath noticing that no one was here before taking a sip of water. "Better check the backyard."

I set my glass down and made my way outside, "SURPRISE!!!" a bunch of people shouted as I opened the door that led outside and took a step back in surprise.

"What the---!" I gasped as I saw that the back was decked out with decorations and that a lot of people were here. The gang, their families, a couple of Nurse Joys that were related to the one who raised me, and everyone's pokemon.

"Were you surprised?" Max asked slyly with a grin.

"Did you not see my reaction?" I retorted.

"Yea, it was actually kinda funny since you don't flip out a lot," Lizzy teased.

I rolled my eyes, "So what's up with this?" I asked gesturing to the backyard.

"Well......you haven't really properly celebrated your birthday in years so I recruited some people who would make things fun," Max said as he gestured to the gang.

"And for Mew's sake, you better have fun or we're going to have problems," Misty threatened.

I laughed, "All right all right," I said trying to calm her down. "To say the least, I am surprised."

"Good, then we did our job well, now for some fun!" Dawn said excitedly as she pumped a fist in the air.

I laughed again as they pulled me into the festivities. In the end, I could say that it was one of the best birthdays ever.

"Thanks again so much you guys," I said earnestly as I touched the charms on my new charm bracelet.

"We're glad you like it, we figured you needed something that represented us," Leaf said with a smile.

The charm bracelet held multiple charms that represented each member of the gang and my pokemon.

"So when do you leave to train with Greta?" Dawn asked.

"In the morning and we'll be back a few days before school begins," I said causing them to look at me in shock.

"You're going to be training for a month and a half?!" Gary said incredulously.

I nodded, "It'll be good for me and I'm looking forward to it," I said with a smile. "Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it."

"Well.....keep out of trouble if you can help it," Misty said with sigh.

I laughed, "I will certainly try, thanks again for coming," I said as I hugged everyone before they left for their homes leaving just Drew and me.

"Think you'll be okay missing me for that long?" I asked.

Drew flicked his hair and smirked, "I'll toughen it out," he said as he took a step forward and hugged me. "Just make sure you come back in one piece."

I laughed, "I'll try," I said with a smile before kissing him.

"Message me the moment you get back," Drew said before he kissed me one last time and called out Flygon.

"I will," I called as he flew away into the night.

I then faced the Pokemon Center, "Guess I better pack for tomorrow."