Worlds Apart

"Officer Jenny!" Brock exclaims, staring at her with unrivalled, albeit unnerving, adoration.

At first she flinches from the loudness of his outcry. Once her racing heart calms she turns to address his concerns, like a good officer, but his wide-eyed staring startles her. She tries her best to smile politely at him but it looks more like a grimace. Eventually she turns to Ash though she can still feel Brock's eyes boring into her back.

"Hello, can I help you?" she asks.

"Yes, our friend arrived earlier with a little girl. She was supposed to hand the girl over to you since we found her out in the forest. Has she arrived yet?" Ash frowns, worriedly.

Officer Jenny frowns. "I've been here all day and I haven't seen anyone coming in with a little girl… Are you sure that she arrived earlier? A diversion might have come up and delayed her journey,"

Brock sighs, coming out from his love-struck daze. "I'm sorry Officer Jenny. We don't know where they could be…"

She looks over the three of them. "Well, I'll call out a search for them just in case. Please come this way to identify those who we need to search for,"

"Mystery!" May yells. "Mystery, come back!"

Only a gentle rustle from the leaves sounds. Horrified that she let Mystery run off she slumps against a tree and tries to think where the little girl could have gone. All she had done was look the other way and then Mystery was gone. She sighs tiredly and shakes her head. May pushes away from the tree and starts going deeper into the forest.

A hand rests on her shoulder. "You shouldn't worry, we'll find her. She probably wanted to play hide and seek,"

May blinks away tears and smiles at him. "Thank you Drew,"

Gratefully, May wraps her arms around him. He pats her on the back comfortingly. Both of them are oblivious to the sad turquoise eyes watching them. Mystery pats the tree trunk that she's leaning against and murmurs in a strange, foreign language. The forest quivers in response and she pulls away. She looks to them both one last time before turning her back and walking away. A strange yet deep longing resounds in her chest that draws her onwards. As she follows the sensation she begins to quietly hum a tune.

"What did you think you were doing?" Max yells at Drew.

"Don't blame him," May interjects, stepping between them. "If he hadn't come I'd have been travelling on my own! Who knows where I'd have ended up!"

Brock grabs Max before he can reply. "Max, calm down. She's safe and so is Drew… May, where's Mystery?"

"I don't want to hear that name again!" Max yells indignantly.

"Mystery disappeared…" Drew replies, squeezing May's hand comfortingly. "She ran out the gate and into these woods. We don't know where she is."

"Then we're just going to have to find her, aren't we?" Ash grins, giving a thumb's up.

Drew nods and starts moving back into the forest to search. Ash begins retracing his steps to look for clues that he might have passed unwittingly. Brock catches Max's arm as he starts to leave.

"Max, I know you don't like Mystery, but can you at least try to help look for her? She means a lot to your sister so at least try to be reasonable," Brock urges. "Try to be nice to Drew as well. He's done a lot for your sister and he's helping us."

In a quiet section of the forest where the moonlight filters gracefully through the trees is a very relieved Drew. May is kneeling in front of a tree with her back to Drew. In front of her is Mystery who is accompanied by her loyal Eevee. Even though there is very little space between May and Drew the difference in the atmosphere is palpable.

"Ash!" Drew yells. "Max! Brock! Over here!"

He worriedly looks down at the base of the tree. May turns to look at him pleadingly in desperation. She quickly looks back at Mystery. She reaches for the young girl but pulls back as her friends come crashing through the undergrowth. Relief is palpable in the air as they gather around Mystery. Everyone is pleased to be reunited with her except for Max and May is unhappy that they've come along. She refrains from starting an argument and starts to rise when Mystery's Eevee nudges her arm. May stares at the creature in surprise before sighing and pulling it into her arms.

"No!" May snaps as Ash approaches Mystery. "Don't…"

She turns her back to her friends as they look to her questioningly. She knows that it isn't time for questions to be asked and confusion to rise. She tightens her grip on the Eevee reminiscently. To comfort her Mystery tugs gently on May's hand. May pats Mystery's head before pushing gently against the young girl's shoulder. Mystery backs away and curtsies to Drew and nods to Brock, Max and Ash. She walks to the other side of the tree and into the moonlight.

Mystery turns her head to the right and her eyes turn to the ground. The light around her begins to spark and glow like diamonds. The glimmering light shifts, ebbing and flowing as it circles her. Then, finally, the light moves away from her entirely and forms a glowing oval. The oval is pale azure and unclear. Before she leaves Mystery looks at them one last time. Her hair still shields her face from their view, but she is smiling. Then she starts towards it again.

Viela…

The portal closes and she is gone. A strange sensation washes over Ash, Brock and Max but they shake it off. They walk away to give May some time to herself. Drew watches them go before crouching down next to her. He places his hand on her shoulder and she smiles tearfully at him in appreciation.

"She's with her family again," Drew tells her.

May pushes aside her concerns for the portals placement. "I know, but I'll still miss her… Mys-no, her name's Viela; I'm sure of it... She's where she belongs so we should go back to where we belong too,"

"I think I might have found where I'm meant to be," Drew replies, interlacing their fingers.

Author's Note: Farewell! I bid you adieu, my dear story, I bid you adieu. I hope you've enjoyed what I've written and that I haven't disappointed and confused you too much. Thank you for reading.

*To address confusion I will state that Mystery can tear apart the fabric of space to travel from place to place with ease. {As demonstrated in chapter 9 when she manipulated the space around her to lead Drew to the cliffside where she accidently led May}

*Yes, Viela is her name.

- I still have not decided whether I will post the (stand alone) sequel or not. I will use this slot to post a Twilight story next (I really cannot stand that series) and then I may or may not post the (stand alone) sequel.