Advanceshipping General Discussion: Where Ash and May ADVANCE together ;D

[flamebeam]

wth!? somehow i was unsubscribed to this thread so i haven't gotten an update in weeks from this thread. so today i was thinking "the advance shipping thread has been inactive for weeks so i should post something". well little did ikknow, huh

anyways, it's Valentine's Day, and i thought I would make a scenario and you guys predict what would happen. it's all fun and games. here it is:

May keeps mentioning Valentine's Day because it's soon. She tells him everybody else's plans, but he doesn't listen. She asks him what their plans are, and he says, “Nothing special." She gets mad and storms off. On Valentine's Day, May exits her house and sees a horse and carriage with Ash waiting in it. She is obviously excited. He blindfolds her and takes her to a restaurant. As soon as they sit in their table, he removes the blindfold, expecting her to be ecstatic, but she is in instead anxious. When Ash asks why, she replies, “Because I told you that my ex-boyfriend, Drew, has a dinner appointment here with your ex-girlfriend, Dawn." Just as she says this, Dawn and Drew walk in and are taken to their table, 2 inches from Ash and Dawn

i know this is unorthodox, but it's a scenario you can have fun with. ash is dumbfounded, may is annoyed, and it's Awkward City in there. so what happens next?

[midnightjewelz]

May keeps mentioning Valentine's Day because it's soon. She tells him everybody else's plans, but he doesn't listen. She asks him what their plans are, and he says, “Nothing special." She gets mad and storms off. On Valentine's Day, May exits her house and sees a horse and carriage with Ash waiting in it. She is obviously excited. He blindfolds her and takes her to a restaurant. As soon as they sit in their table, he removes the blindfold, expecting her to be ecstatic, but she is in instead anxious. When Ash asks why, she replies, “Because I told you that my ex-boyfriend, Drew, has a dinner appointment here with your ex-girlfriend, Dawn." Just as she says this, Dawn and Drew walk in and are taken to their table, 2 inches from Ash and Dawn

I don't think I remember answering a scenario. I kinda like this.

Well I guess Ash would have a 'oops' look on his face and either:

-Walk out of the resturant and look for another

-Or pretend everything is okay with the four of them and leave as soon as they can once they finished their meal.

[Greatemboar]

May keeps mentioning Valentine's Day because it's soon. She tells him everybody else's plans, but he doesn't listen. She asks him what their plans are, and he says, “Nothing special." She gets mad and storms off. On Valentine's Day, May exits her house and sees a horse and carriage with Ash waiting in it. She is obviously excited. He blindfolds her and takes her to a restaurant. As soon as they sit in their table, he removes the blindfold, expecting her to be ecstatic, but she is in instead anxious. When Ash asks why, she replies, “Because I told you that my ex-boyfriend, Drew, has a dinner appointment here with your ex-girlfriend, Dawn." Just as she says this, Dawn and Drew walk in and are taken to their table, 2 inches from Ash and May

Ash and May leave the restaurant and go to a hill and watch a meteor shower with a flask of hot chocolate between them and then they kiss.

Like you said its unorthodox so here is an unorthodox answer

[zeldafan128]

Here is that paper I promised. It's right around 900 words.

After the end of a long battle between PokeShipping and PalletShipping, and the Original Series came to a close, Ash left Misty, Gary and everyone else to go to Hoenn, bringing no one with him but Pikachu. Once Ash finally set foot in Littleroot Town and met May, the Advanced Generation truly began.
When Ash arrived in Hoenn in AG001-Get the Show on the Road, he first went to Professor Birch's lab to have his Pikachu healed. This is where he met May, who would receive a Torchic as her starter, and travel with Ash for the entire way through Hoenn. May was very open to the idea of her and Ash traveling together alone, and talked to him constantly for the first few episodes. Later, May's brother Max joined them, much to their initial disapproval. The days went on, and Ash was reunited with Brock, whom he travelled with throughout the OS and will travel with for a very long time to come.
After showing disinterest in Pokemon battling and having only embarking on a journey to travel, May finds herself entering contests and competing with rivals Harley, who hates her with a burning passion, and Drew, who has given her a rose each time they meet. This started the theory of ContestShipping, which is considered one-sided canon on Drew's side. Many of May's hints towards the ship could easily just be surprise, thinking, or accepting the current situation.
May gets progressively better in contests with Ash's guiding hand. The two meet a couple with a knack for identifying future couples, Oscar and Andi, in AG072-The Bicker the Better. This is supported by the fact that the two identified Jessie and James as a future couple, whom have been married in the canon Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. The couple are the first canon AdvanceShippers, believing Ash and May to be a couple. The two react to this by denying it and arguing throughout the rest of the episode, and bashfully make up at the end.
Time passes by, and in AG114-Date Expectations, the group is out on an island while traveling to the Grand Festival in an episode revolving around love. During the episode, the group is separated, with Ash and May being alone. During this, May starts to pretend to do a nature show. This shows us that she is comfortable with Ash and is ok seeing her act like this. She also blushes at the thought that they might be stuck there alone, possibly liking the thought.
Time goes on, the Hoenn league and the Grand Festival are over, and in AG133-The Right Place and the Right Mime, the group separates, then rejoins at Ash's house in Kanto.
At the end of the Advanced Generation, Ash and May tie a contest in AG192-Home is Where the Start is. The two end up splitting the ribbon in half and keep it to remember each other by.
M09-Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea was pretty much the closest Pokemon has ever gotten (and probably ever will get) to two main characters loving each other, save for Pokemon Live, which isn't considered canon and most PokeShippers don't even bring it up. Every major Ash shipping has a song. PokeShipping has Misty's Song, PearlShipping has High Touch and NegaiShipping has Rivial Destinies. AS didn't really get a song. It got a whole movie, in which Ash and May swam with Luvdisc, which is explicitly stated in the games as being a sign that two people love each other. Not only that, but Ash is recognized as having the closest bond with May, something amazing because her own brother, whom it is clearly stated multiple times that they love each other very much, is right there with them, meaning Ash and May have a closer bond than Max and May do.
All of this leads up to what would be called a bittersweet finish at best and a real kick in the nuts at worst, as we are reminded in Together We Make a Promise that this was the last of the Advanced Generation and Ash and May would be leaving each other. Ash leaves for Sinnoh with Brock, Pikachu and Aipom, May leaves for Johto with Drew, Harley and her team. The two will not meet again except for 3 episodes in Diamond & Pearl. Together We Make a Promise tells us not to lose hope, and we are treated with a scene in DP076-A Full Course Tag Battle that shows us how much Ash and May meant to each other, as the two kept each of their respective halves of the Terracotta ribbon they won together, and both tell of how many times just looking at it has given them the confidence boost they need to win.
During the time they spent in Sinnoh together in DP076, May gave Ash a wooden Teddursa as a gift. It is clear that Ash cherishes this gift, as we see at the beginning of BW001-In the Shadow of Zekrom that he gives it the honor of sitting on the same shelf as the trophy he got for winning the Orange Islands league, the highest award he has ever received. No other items clearly identifiable sit on that shelf.

[Wuster]

Very good post my friend, perfectly summarizes (at least I think) all of the great Advanceshipping moments we have had throughout the series. I really think that the writers didn't do the ship justice, as leaving us with a cliffhanger like Movie 9, the Terracotta Contest, and the 3 episodes we got in D/P really just wasn't fair at all. It left so much possibility open to our imaginations, which I suppose has advantages - some of the best fanfiction being pumped out today is Advanceshippy, and that is in part due to the fact that there is still a whole world of possibility left to us.

+1, thumbs up, overall just great post my friend. Cheers.

[flamebeam]

Here is that paper I promised. It's right around 900 words.

After the end of a long battle between PokeShipping and PalletShipping, and the Original Series came to a close, Ash left Misty, Gary and everyone else to go to Hoenn, bringing no one with him but Pikachu. Once Ash finally set foot in Littleroot Town and met May, the Advanced Generation truly began.
When Ash arrived in Hoenn in AG001-Get the Show on the Road, he first went to Professor Birch's lab to have his Pikachu healed. This is where he met May, who would receive a Torchic as her starter, and travel with Ash for the entire way through Hoenn. May was very open to the idea of her and Ash traveling together alone, and talked to him constantly for the first few episodes. Later, May's brother Max joined them, much to their initial disapproval. The days went on, and Ash was reunited with Brock, whom he travelled with throughout the OS and will travel with for a very long time to come.
After showing disinterest in Pokemon battling and having only embarking on a journey to travel, May finds herself entering contests and competing with rivals Harley, who hates her with a burning passion, and Drew, who has given her a rose each time they meet. This started the theory of ContestShipping, which is considered one-sided canon on Drew's side. Many of May's hints towards the ship could easily just be surprise, thinking, or accepting the current situation.
May gets progressively better in contests with Ash's guiding hand. The two meet a couple with a knack for identifying future couples, Oscar and Andi, in AG072-The Bicker the Better. This is supported by the fact that the two identified Jessie and James as a future couple, whom have been married in the canon Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. The couple are the first canon AdvanceShippers, believing Ash and May to be a couple. The two react to this by denying it and arguing throughout the rest of the episode, and bashfully make up at the end.
Time passes by, and in AG114-Date Expectations, the group is out on an island while traveling to the Grand Festival in an episode revolving around love. During the episode, the group is separated, with Ash and May being alone. During this, May starts to pretend to do a nature show. This shows us that she is comfortable with Ash and is ok seeing her act like this. She also blushes at the thought that they might be stuck there alone, possibly liking the thought.
Time goes on, the Hoenn league and the Grand Festival are over, and in AG133-The Right Place and the Right Mime, the group separates, then rejoins at Ash's house in Kanto.
At the end of the Advanced Generation, Ash and May tie a contest in AG192-Home is Where the Start is. The two end up splitting the ribbon in half and keep it to remember each other by.
M09-Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea was pretty much the closest Pokemon has ever gotten (and probably ever will get) to two main characters loving each other, save for Pokemon Live, which isn't considered canon and most PokeShippers don't even bring it up. Every major Ash shipping has a song. PokeShipping has Misty's Song, PearlShipping has High Touch and NegaiShipping has Rivial Destinies. AS didn't really get a song. It got a whole movie, in which Ash and May swam with Luvdisc, which is explicitly stated in the games as being a sign that two people love each other. Not only that, but Ash is recognized as having the closest bond with May, something amazing because her own brother, whom it is clearly stated multiple times that they love each other very much, is right there with them, meaning Ash and May have a closer bond than Max and May do.
All of this leads up to what would be called a bittersweet finish at best and a real kick in the nuts at worst, as we are reminded in Together We Make a Promise that this was the last of the Advanced Generation and Ash and May would be leaving each other. Ash leaves for Sinnoh with Brock, Pikachu and Aipom, May leaves for Johto with Drew, Harley and her team. The two will not meet again except for 3 episodes in Diamond & Pearl. Together We Make a Promise tells us not to lose hope, and we are treated with a scene in DP076-A Full Course Tag Battle that shows us how much Ash and May meant to each other, as the two kept each of their respective halves of the Terracotta ribbon they won together, and both tell of how many times just looking at it has given them the confidence boost they need to win.
During the time they spent in Sinnoh together in DP076, May gave Ash a wooden Teddursa as a gift. It is clear that Ash cherishes this gift, as we see at the beginning of BW001-In the Shadow of Zekrom that he gives it the honor of sitting on the same shelf as the trophy he got for winning the Orange Islands league, the highest award he has ever received. No other items clearly identifiable sit on that shelf.

nice summary. there's definitely stuff I can use for my own fanfic. (i hope to release chapter 6 within the next few weeks). but i feel like I've read some of this somewhere else, especially the last paragraph about BW001. what source did you use?

[paul (dragon master)]

Here is that paper I promised. It's right around 900 words.

After the end of a long battle between PokeShipping and PalletShipping, and the Original Series came to a close, Ash left Misty, Gary and everyone else to go to Hoenn, bringing no one with him but Pikachu. Once Ash finally set foot in Littleroot Town and met May, the Advanced Generation truly began.
When Ash arrived in Hoenn in AG001-Get the Show on the Road, he first went to Professor Birch's lab to have his Pikachu healed. This is where he met May, who would receive a Torchic as her starter, and travel with Ash for the entire way through Hoenn. May was very open to the idea of her and Ash traveling together alone, and talked to him constantly for the first few episodes. Later, May's brother Max joined them, much to their initial disapproval. The days went on, and Ash was reunited with Brock, whom he travelled with throughout the OS and will travel with for a very long time to come.
After showing disinterest in Pokemon battling and having only embarking on a journey to travel, May finds herself entering contests and competing with rivals Harley, who hates her with a burning passion, and Drew, who has given her a rose each time they meet. This started the theory of ContestShipping, which is considered one-sided canon on Drew's side. Many of May's hints towards the ship could easily just be surprise, thinking, or accepting the current situation.
May gets progressively better in contests with Ash's guiding hand. The two meet a couple with a knack for identifying future couples, Oscar and Andi, in AG072-The Bicker the Better. This is supported by the fact that the two identified Jessie and James as a future couple, whom have been married in the canon Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. The couple are the first canon AdvanceShippers, believing Ash and May to be a couple. The two react to this by denying it and arguing throughout the rest of the episode, and bashfully make up at the end.
Time passes by, and in AG114-Date Expectations, the group is out on an island while traveling to the Grand Festival in an episode revolving around love. During the episode, the group is separated, with Ash and May being alone. During this, May starts to pretend to do a nature show. This shows us that she is comfortable with Ash and is ok seeing her act like this. She also blushes at the thought that they might be stuck there alone, possibly liking the thought.
Time goes on, the Hoenn league and the Grand Festival are over, and in AG133-The Right Place and the Right Mime, the group separates, then rejoins at Ash's house in Kanto.
At the end of the Advanced Generation, Ash and May tie a contest in AG192-Home is Where the Start is. The two end up splitting the ribbon in half and keep it to remember each other by.
M09-Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea was pretty much the closest Pokemon has ever gotten (and probably ever will get) to two main characters loving each other, save for Pokemon Live, which isn't considered canon and most PokeShippers don't even bring it up. Every major Ash shipping has a song. PokeShipping has Misty's Song, PearlShipping has High Touch and NegaiShipping has Rivial Destinies. AS didn't really get a song. It got a whole movie, in which Ash and May swam with Luvdisc, which is explicitly stated in the games as being a sign that two people love each other. Not only that, but Ash is recognized as having the closest bond with May, something amazing because her own brother, whom it is clearly stated multiple times that they love each other very much, is right there with them, meaning Ash and May have a closer bond than Max and May do.
All of this leads up to what would be called a bittersweet finish at best and a real kick in the nuts at worst, as we are reminded in Together We Make a Promise that this was the last of the Advanced Generation and Ash and May would be leaving each other. Ash leaves for Sinnoh with Brock, Pikachu and Aipom, May leaves for Johto with Drew, Harley and her team. The two will not meet again except for 3 episodes in Diamond & Pearl. Together We Make a Promise tells us not to lose hope, and we are treated with a scene in DP076-A Full Course Tag Battle that shows us how much Ash and May meant to each other, as the two kept each of their respective halves of the Terracotta ribbon they won together, and both tell of how many times just looking at it has given them the confidence boost they need to win.
During the time they spent in Sinnoh together in DP076, May gave Ash a wooden Teddursa as a gift. It is clear that Ash cherishes this gift, as we see at the beginning of BW001-In the Shadow of Zekrom that he gives it the honor of sitting on the same shelf as the trophy he got for winning the Orange Islands league, the highest award he has ever received. No other items clearly identifiable sit on that shelf.

Dude that is some awesome work, really enjoyed reading it.

[zeldafan128]

Very good post my friend, perfectly summarizes (at least I think) all of the great Advanceshipping moments we have had throughout the series. I really think that the writers didn't do the ship justice, as leaving us with a cliffhanger like Movie 9, the Terracotta Contest, and the 3 episodes we got in D/P really just wasn't fair at all. It left so much possibility open to our imaginations, which I suppose has advantages - some of the best fanfiction being pumped out today is Advanceshippy, and that is in part due to the fact that there is still a whole world of possibility left to us.*

+1, thumbs up, overall just great post my friend. Cheers.

Dude that is some awesome work, really enjoyed reading it.

Thank you so much for the kind reviews everyone!

nice summary. there's definitely stuff I can use for my own fanfic. (i hope to release chapter 6 within the next few weeks). but i feel like I've read some of this somewhere else, especially the last paragraph about BW001. what source did you use?

Well, I did an almost direct copy-paste of the sample I posted on here a page ago for M09 and after, so you might be referring to that. I basically just whipped this up from memory. I have read the Bulbapedia page on AdvanceShipping many times, so you might be referring to that (my info might match Bulbapedia's, and I do fully acknowledge that I both have learned a lot about AdvanceShipping and only know about the BW001 hint because of it, however rest assured that any similarities in wording is just a mere coincidence. Either that or I subconsciously quoted it from memory).

[Greatemboar]

Here is that paper I promised. It's right around 900 words.

After the end of a long battle between PokeShipping and PalletShipping, and the Original Series came to a close, Ash left Misty, Gary and everyone else to go to Hoenn, bringing no one with him but Pikachu. Once Ash finally set foot in Littleroot Town and met May, the Advanced Generation truly began.
When Ash arrived in Hoenn in AG001-Get the Show on the Road, he first went to Professor Birch's lab to have his Pikachu healed. This is where he met May, who would receive a Torchic as her starter, and travel with Ash for the entire way through Hoenn. May was very open to the idea of her and Ash traveling together alone, and talked to him constantly for the first few episodes. Later, May's brother Max joined them, much to their initial disapproval. The days went on, and Ash was reunited with Brock, whom he travelled with throughout the OS and will travel with for a very long time to come.
After showing disinterest in Pokemon battling and having only embarking on a journey to travel, May finds herself entering contests and competing with rivals Harley, who hates her with a burning passion, and Drew, who has given her a rose each time they meet. This started the theory of ContestShipping, which is considered one-sided canon on Drew's side. Many of May's hints towards the ship could easily just be surprise, thinking, or accepting the current situation.
May gets progressively better in contests with Ash's guiding hand. The two meet a couple with a knack for identifying future couples, Oscar and Andi, in AG072-The Bicker the Better. This is supported by the fact that the two identified Jessie and James as a future couple, whom have been married in the canon Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. The couple are the first canon AdvanceShippers, believing Ash and May to be a couple. The two react to this by denying it and arguing throughout the rest of the episode, and bashfully make up at the end.
Time passes by, and in AG114-Date Expectations, the group is out on an island while traveling to the Grand Festival in an episode revolving around love. During the episode, the group is separated, with Ash and May being alone. During this, May starts to pretend to do a nature show. This shows us that she is comfortable with Ash and is ok seeing her act like this. She also blushes at the thought that they might be stuck there alone, possibly liking the thought.
Time goes on, the Hoenn league and the Grand Festival are over, and in AG133-The Right Place and the Right Mime, the group separates, then rejoins at Ash's house in Kanto.
At the end of the Advanced Generation, Ash and May tie a contest in AG192-Home is Where the Start is. The two end up splitting the ribbon in half and keep it to remember each other by.
M09-Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea was pretty much the closest Pokemon has ever gotten (and probably ever will get) to two main characters loving each other, save for Pokemon Live, which isn't considered canon and most PokeShippers don't even bring it up. Every major Ash shipping has a song. PokeShipping has Misty's Song, PearlShipping has High Touch and NegaiShipping has Rivial Destinies. AS didn't really get a song. It got a whole movie, in which Ash and May swam with Luvdisc, which is explicitly stated in the games as being a sign that two people love each other. Not only that, but Ash is recognized as having the closest bond with May, something amazing because her own brother, whom it is clearly stated multiple times that they love each other very much, is right there with them, meaning Ash and May have a closer bond than Max and May do.
All of this leads up to what would be called a bittersweet finish at best and a real kick in the nuts at worst, as we are reminded in Together We Make a Promise that this was the last of the Advanced Generation and Ash and May would be leaving each other. Ash leaves for Sinnoh with Brock, Pikachu and Aipom, May leaves for Johto with Drew, Harley and her team. The two will not meet again except for 3 episodes in Diamond & Pearl. Together We Make a Promise tells us not to lose hope, and we are treated with a scene in DP076-A Full Course Tag Battle that shows us how much Ash and May meant to each other, as the two kept each of their respective halves of the Terracotta ribbon they won together, and both tell of how many times just looking at it has given them the confidence boost they need to win.
During the time they spent in Sinnoh together in DP076, May gave Ash a wooden Teddursa as a gift. It is clear that Ash cherishes this gift, as we see at the beginning of BW001-In the Shadow of Zekrom that he gives it the honor of sitting on the same shelf as the trophy he got for winning the Orange Islands league, the highest award he has ever received. No other items clearly identifiable sit on that shelf.

This is brilliant nice work.

[flamebeam]

Well, I did an almost direct copy-paste of the sample I posted on here a page ago for M09 and after, so you might be referring to that. I basically just whipped this up from memory. I have read the Bulbapedia page on AdvanceShipping many times, so you might be referring to that (my info might match Bulbapedia's, and I do fully acknowledge that I both have learned a lot about AdvanceShipping and only know about the BW001 hint because of it, however rest assured that any similarities in wording is just a mere coincidence. Either that or I subconsciously quoted it from memory).

yeah i think i remember you saying this stuff verbatim when we were discussing what the AS song should be. in that case, great job putting it together. this is why advance shipping is still popular in fanfics, it will live for a long time.

[Sp1derp1g]

Writing this as I read page 258, and I'm starting to think people have forgotten me...

What advanceshipper has made the most impact on you and how did they show you that advanceshipping was going to be a favorite pairing of yours?

PikaMasterADV. Him and I had a conversation on AIM, in which he helped me with my first fic, which was a complete failure. However, I used those skills to write "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", which ended up winning the 2008 AdvanceShipping Day fanfiction contest.

[flamebeam]

What advanceshipper has made the most impact on you and how did they show you that advanceshipping was going to be a favorite pairing of yours?

I've supported advance shipping before i even knew the term for it. when i first joined sppf, this was one of my first threads, and I was really excited to see that there are people who see Ash and May the same way I do. the person who i think really understands advance shipping is midnightjewelz. she has at least one good fanfic (the one I've read) and she says interesting and thought-provoking things in this thread. when she posts here, she says things that make advance shippers proud. lol sorry to sound so sappy and flattering, but I was just trying to answer the question

[zeldafan128]

I knew that AdvanceShipping was right after having read Midnight's Reunion. I love that fic. But The Shiny Gengar has made the biggest impact on me. His fanfics are amazing and he inspired me to write a fanfic of my own.

[aloasa]

Hi guys, am I late to join the tread?

[Greatemboar]

Hi guys, am I late to join the tread?

Nah your not late mate

[aloasa]

thanks, and I guess mine would be theshinygengar and LuciferIX

[aloasa]

soooo any new topics? I got none

[zeldafan128]

Well, first off, don't double post, or mods will kill your first born. And by first born I mean second post.
What is your favorite AdvanceShipping fanfic (can't be your own)?
For me, I have a whole laundry list of favs, but top three mainstream and indie/less known would probably be:
Mainstream
1. Civil War (The Shiny Gengar)
2. Harley and Me (The Shiny Gengar)
3. In the Unknown World (MidnightMoon602)
Indie
1. The Boy from Heaven (Dreamer Boy)
2. My Lone Hero (dvast)
3.*The Ash Drew Anomaly (Epsil0nCha0s)

[aloasa]

I say
1.- Fiercer than a Lengedary
2.- Civil War
3.-May's Crush
4.- A DAY INSIDE MAY (No joke)

[midnightjewelz]

People look up to my stories? I'm extremely flattered! ^///^

Writing this as I read page 258, and I'm starting to think people have forgotten me...

What advanceshipper has made the most impact on you and how did they show you that advanceshipping was going to be a favorite pairing of yours?

PikaMasterADV. Him and I had a conversation on AIM, in which he helped me with my first fic, which was a complete failure. However, I used those skills to write "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", which ended up winning the 2008 AdvanceShipping Day fanfiction contest.

I remember you! Yes, I think you might know me back. xDD

What is your favorite AdvanceShipping fanfic (can't be your own)?

Damn, Let me think.

1. Abnormally by Satoshi<3
2. Life as a King by The Shiny Gengar
3. Stars by Satoshi<3
4. The Other King by ChloboShoka
5. The Puppeteer's Wishes by LuciferIX