Author's/Reika's notes:
Hey y'all! Once again, I'm sorry for not continuing my old fic... :'( and hopefully, I'll make up for it with this one! And here we go!
[EDIT: June 25, 2010. Changed a few minor typo's and errors]
Disclaimer:
I, Hermione Misty Sonezaki, once known as Hermione Misty Drake-Owen, and also addressed as Reika and Raizza, does not, should not, and will not own Pokémon. I do not claim ANYTHING from this fic as my own, other than original characters, as well as the plot. All rights belong to:
Game Freak, Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori, Jun'ichi Masuda, and Nintendo
Did I miss anybody! No... I don't think so? Tell me if I did...!
DO I LOOK LIKE A GUY/MALE! AM I JAPANESE IN ANY WAY! AM I SMART OR CREATIVE ENOUGH TO MAKE SUCH A HIT FRANCHISE FOR EVERYBODY...
Finally, IF I DID OWN Pokémon® I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS FIC, WOULD I! That's right, Ash would end up with Misty, Drew with May, Kenny with Dawn (duh!) Jimmy and Marina, Lunick and Solana, Kellyn (not Keith) with Kate, *panting* Red and Misty, Green with Blue, Gold and Crystal, Ruby and Sapphire, Wallace with Winona, Bill and Lanette, and some other Pokémon x Pokémon ships... *still panting*
Now that I'm done with the veery long disclaimer and useless blah-blah...
This chapter is dedicated to:
Melisa (KeytoDestiny), Wendy (KengoGirl), Stephy (Stephy825), Kira (KittyRin), TeddyOlivia, GloryforSleep, etc. etc.
CHAPTER ONE
~A true friend is someone who knows there's something wrong even when you have the biggest smile on your face~
Another day begins as the Sinnoh Grand Festival Semi-Finals are about to take place in Hearthome City, and naturally, those talented and gifted coordinators who made it into the semi's are giving it their all and practicing hard to win the prestigious Ribbon Cup. Today, we follow the journey of 13-year-old coordinator Dawn, from Twinleaf Town. During her adventures with our other heroes Ash Ketchum and Brock, she has competed in the Grand Festival once, unfortunately being defeated during the battles rounds in her first, and once again competing while Ash and Brock left to challenge the region's Battle Frontier.
"Come on out, everybody!" Dawn called as she tossed five pokéballs in mid-air.
"Piplup!"
"Chipa!"
"Buneary!"
"Bella!"
"Vulpix!"
Out came her Pokémon who have been extremely eager to compete since Day One. Piplup, her starter Pokémon, was being confident as ever. The adorable penguin Pokémon had his blue cape fluttering around to try and act... more cool as he might have put it. Pachirisu, the hyper, squirrel Pokémon of the group bounced around happily, its white fur and blue markings making it easy to recognize; Buneary, the small bunny-like Pokémon who has always had a sweet spot for Ash's Pikachu smiled joyfully at Dawn; Bellossom, the motherly member of the group; and finally, Vulpix, the so-called baby of the group, since she was recently obtained after hatching from a wild Pokémon egg.
"Okay, you guys," she started, "it's time for the semi finals. We're going to have double battles, so I've decided to use Piplup—" she pointed out towards him, and he chirped a confident 'Piplup!' (Yeah!) in response "—and Bellossom," who replied with a gentle 'Bellossom' (I'll do my best).
"So, you guys, let's do some training!" she exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Piplup, Bubblebeam-tornado!" she commanded.
Then, Piplup opened its beak and released a stream of blue bubbles, and after a few seconds, he directed the bubbles upward, then started spinning around to create a small tornado of bubbles.
"That's great, Piplup!" Dawn praised.
"Next up, Bellossom, Petal-leaf combo, let's go!" she told her Bellossom.
The flower-like Pokémon started to release a spiral of pink petals from the flowers on its head. Then, she started to release glowing green leaves from its body. The petals and leaves were floating gently in mid-air.
"Great job Bellossom!" Dawn said.
"Now for Vulpix! Use Sunny Day...!" she said as she turned towards the fox-like pokémon. Vulpix' eyes became fiery-red, and then she released a white beam of light to the sky, causing the sun to shine brighter.
"Now use Fire Spin!" Vulpix opened its mouth and a spiraling red and orange flame is released from it, and then it became fire tornado.
"Perfect, Vulpix!" Dawn gushed.
"Next up, Pachirisu! Use Sweet Kiss!" Pachirisu started blowing kisses at random, releasing pink hearts.
"Now use, Discharge!" Pachirisu's cheeks started to release light blue sparks and it fired light blue beams of electricity from its body all around it, hitting the pink hearts, making them pop, sending out blue and pink sparkles.
"Last but not least, Buneary! Use Bounce, then Ice Beam!"
Hearing the voice of her trainer, Buneary jumped into the air, with a light blue ball suddenly appearing of Buneary's mouth. Then, light blue beams were released out of its mouth creating a beautiful ice pattern around them.
"You guys, that was perfect!" Dawn said, beaming. She then heard someone clapping behind her.
"That was great, DeeDee."
Dawn was surprised to hear her pet name being used. DeeDee? Oh no don't tell me... Kenny!
"Ugh!" she groaned while turning to face him. "Don't—Call—Me—DeeDee!" she growled while facing him, emphasizing the words heavily as her childhood friend and rival walked casually closer to her.
"Aw, come on DeeDee. What fun will that be?" he said while wearing an amused expression on his face. Her Pokémon were also looking thoroughly amused to see their trainer so annoyed. Dawn just glared at him.
"DeeDee! DeeDee! DeeDee!" Kenny chanted, just to annoy her even more. He was enjoying this, a lot.
"Stop that!" Dawn exclaimed.
"Stop what, DeeDee?"
"Calling me DeeDee!" Dawn replied.
"Sorry DeeDee, no can do. That'll take the fun out of it." he replied while smirking.
"Fine!" Dawn cried exasperatedly. Humph, take the fun out of it my foot! What's he doing here anyway? That's a good question!
"What're you doing here anyway? I mean, you're not in the festival, I haven't seen you. But— wait a minute! Why aren't you competing in the first place?" Dawn shrieked.
"Geez, DeeDee," Kenny cried, smiling playfully, his hands covering his ears. "If you want to find out you could have done without trying to make me deaf!" he said mockingly.
"Haha, very funny, now tell me!"
"Okay, okay. How about I tell you over lunch?" he suggested.
"Yea—wait! Why are you being so nice to me?" she asked him suspiciously.
"Nothing," he answered carelessly, "unless you want me to annoy you? Do you, DeeDee?" his smirk reappeared on his face.
"No! I told you not to call me that!" she complained.
"Since when have I ever listened to you?" he replied.
"Okay! Fine! You made your point!" she said in defeat.
"Now can we have lunch? I'm not exactly the kind of person who likes being kept waiting, especially on food."
"Okay! Okay! Let me just finish up," Dawn replied. She then turned her attention to her Pokémon who looked amused at the conversation the two coordinators just shared.
"What?" she asked them. The Pokémon just shook their heads innocently, trying to hold back their laughter.
"Return!" Buneary, Vulpix, Bellossom returned to their pokéballs. Pachirisu looked around, confused.
"Chipa?"
Dawn giggled. "I need a teensy-weensy favor from you," she then whispered something into Pachirisu's ear, while Piplup leaned in closer to listen.
"Got it?" she asked trying to hold back her giggles.
"Chipa!" Pachirisu nodded.
"Pip? Piplup! Piplup, pip pip!" the small penguin chirped gleefully.
"Ready, DeeDee? I'm starting to get hungry!" Kenny complained.
"Almost!" she replied cheerfully, "Ready, Pachirisu?"
"Chipa!"
"What's taking you so long?" Kenny walked up to where Dawn was. "Hey, what about Pachirisu? Dawn? DeeDee?"
No response.
"Dawn?" He was beginning to worry.
"...Pachirisu?" Dawn said quietly. A playful sneer forming on her face.
"Chipa?"
"Now!" she commanded.
"Wha—Ahhhh!" Kenny yelped as he received an electric shock from the little mouse.
Kenny collapsed onto the floor, leaving Dawn, Piplup, and Pachirisu rolling around on the floor, laughing like as though there was no tomorrow.
"Hahahahahaha! Nice one, Pachirisu!" Dawn said breathlessly. "Return!" Pachirisu returned to her pokéball after that.
"H-hey, Piplup? I th-think K-Kenny's unc-conscious..." she said, barely holding on to more giggles threatening to escape her mouth.
"Pip, Piplup! Piplup pip lup!" Although Dawn didn't understand what the little penguin just said the pair erupted into a fit of giggles again.
"Urgh…" the two fell silent at once.
"W-What the heck just happened?" Kenny yelled. "Grrrr... Dawn!"
"Y-yes, Kenny?" she asked suppressing her laughter, "Is s-something wrong?"
"Oh, I don't know, DeeDee! Maybe it's because some electric mouse just shocked me?" he asked incredulously yet indignantly at the same time. At this point, Piplup started laughing again, which caused Dawn to release a flurry of giggles.
"Haha! Lighten up, Kenny! It's was all for payback! You should have never called me DeeDee in the first place!" she replied breathlessly.
"Haha, very funny," Kenny replied; now even more annoyed.
"So..." Dawn started while they walked around to find somewhere to eat, "Why didn't you join the cup this year? Come to think of it, I haven't seen you in any contests lately..." she noted.
"It's 'cause I haven't been in contests here in Sinnoh," Kenny started.
"Oh." was all Dawn said.
"By the way DeeDee," Kenny started, "where're Ash and Brock by the way? I haven't seen them here..."
"Right, I forgot to tell you," Dawn replied, "Ash and Brock went off to challenge Sinnoh's Battle Frontier. Ash can't keep still, and wanted to go challenge the Battle Tower..." she sighed, "so we decided to split-up for a while."
"Ah…" he said quietly, not sure what to say next, until he saw a small café nearby. "How about we eat here?" Kenny asked the coordinator.
"Perfect!" she cried as she ran ahead of Kenny towards the entrance, where she bumped—or should I say, crashed—into another person walking out of the said café.
"Ouch!" she cried as her butt hit the floor.
"Dawn!" Kenny cried out, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bit sore..." she said while standing up.
"Oh, yeah?" the person she bumped into snapped, "Next time, girly, watch where you go! Little annoying twerp!
"I-I'm sorry, sir." she squeaked. "I didn't mean to—" she cut off when the man walked away from her briskly.
"Dawn?" Kenny asked again.
"Oh, I'm fine. Let's go..." she said quietly, Twerp? Where have I heard that before? It rings a bell somewhere...
"Dawn? You okay?" Kenny asked her again, worriedly.
"I'm fine. I'm fine. Really! No need to worry!" she added when Kenny raised his brow.
"If you say so."
"So, what'll it be?" the waitress asked the two coordinators, as they looked at the menus. The coordinators replied with their orders, and soon engaged into light conversation.
"Okay," the waitress then walked towards the counter, who returned shortly with their food.
"So... DeeDee, how've you been?" Kenny asked.
"Fine... one thing I need you to remember. One, its Da—"
"I know, it's Dawn, not DeeDee," Kenny interrupted, mimicking her. "But, you'll never get it out of me, you know, so you better give up."
"Grrrr... fine! And I've been alright, battling here, winning there, and losing here, the usual. You?" she asked while sipping her drink.
"Same," he replied simply. "Just going around, seeing new places, that's all."
"Hm... new places..." Dawn mumbled.
Wonder what it's like in another region? New battle styles, new Pokémon, all those possibilities... but I'm not really cut out on traveling on my own, I could ask Ash, but he has a Battle Frontier quest to do, maybe I could... nah... he'll probably say no anyway. She sighed as she thought of the idea.
"Something wrong?" Kenny asked her. Dawn snapped back into reality.
"What? Oh, it's...nothing. Hey, Kenny, I was wondering if—I mean—when the Festival's over— I mean, could—could I— n-never mind..." she trailed off, mumbling inaudibly to herself.
"If you could what?" he asked curiously.
"I-it's nothing. I just—I mean..." she mumbled something about being a bother, although Kenny didn't completely understand.
"Are you sure? I mean, you can tell me, you know?" Kenny said.
"I was wondering if—i-if—I was wondering if I could travel with you," Dawn blurted out.
"Oh—um... I—uh..." Kenny hadn't been expecting that, obviously.
"I mean you don't have to! I mean— I was just thinking, since I've always traveled with Ash and all, and we recently separated here, I don't really have a clue on traveling alone," Dawn explained, "but you've always traveled alone, and I was kinda wondering if I could travel with you—I mean—I'm not cut with traveling alone, and stuff."
Kenny stayed silent for a few moments before finally replying.
"Oh, I see. I guess you could, I mean, until you can do it on your own, you can go with me for a while..." he said slowly, "but you better not pull me down, DeeDee," he said mockingly, though Dawn was too happy to notice.
"You mean it, really? You won't mind, at all?" she asked, just to be sure.
"Yep, you need all the help you could get."
"Thanks Ke—hey! Not funny!" Dawn said, pouting. Kenny chuckled.
"So... now what?" Dawn inquired, as they waited for the announcement on the order of battles. Dawn was wearing an elegant rose pink ball gown with short sleeves. It was beautifully accented with beading on the bodice and pickups on the skirt. Her hair was in an elegant ponytail, but a few strands on the side were left loose and held by her usual yellow clips. She wore a beautiful necklace and earring set with stunning amber gemstones. Piplup and Buneary were sitting beside her, looking anxious and nervous, just like their trainer.
"You wait, I'll go out and get a seat, and don't worry about your other Pokémon, and I'll watch them for 'ya. Want me to let them out?" Kenny asked.
"Yeah, you do that." Dawn was nervous, very nervous. Sure, she has competed in festivals before, but this was just as important as the others, and the thought of losing just made her feel —well— it's hard to explain. The feeling you get in the pit of your stomach that makes you just want to... run to the bathroom, that's kinda it. Kenny noticed this, as well as her Buneary and Piplup.
"Nervous?" he asked.
"Mhm... a bit." she replied quietly, she turned to face him, he looked anxious, "But no need to worry!" she added brightly, although she felt as though she might faint soon.
"Don't worry, you'll do great," he encouraged her, smiling gently; "you and your Pokémon have been working so hard, you'll do great."
"Thanks, Kenny," she felt comforted knowing the fact that she had worked hard, and she just had to win.
"I'm going to go now, need anything, DeeDee?" he asked.
"No, I'm fine," she replied ignoring the fact that he said DeeDee again, being too nervous to care. He walked out of the Coordinator's Lounge, but not before wishing her and her Pokémon good-luck, of course.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET US NOW BEGIN THE SEMI-FINALS FOR THE SINNOH GRAND FESTIVAL!" Marian's voice echoed throughout the stadium, cheery and bright.
"I hope you are all ready for the intense battles that are coming up? Are you ready!" she asked enthusiastically, replied by a loud chorus of 'Yeah!' from the audience.
"Okay, let me introduce our judges, first up is the head of Pokémon Contest Committee, Mr. Contesta!"
"I'm honored to be here, and let me just say that I hope this day will be full of exciting matches," he commented.
"Next up is the head of the Pokémon Fan Club, Mr. Sukizo!"
"It's remarkable to be here," he said, grinning.
"Now let's welcome our beloved Nurse Joy's from Hearthome City, Lilycove City, and Pastoria City!"
"It's very nice to be here," the three chorused, smiling brightly at the audience.
"And finally, our guest judge, Ms. Fantina, leader of the Hearthome City gym, and one of the most renowned coordinators here in the Sinnoh region!" she commentated.
"My delightful audience, it is an honor to be here. It is a wonderful privilege to see such talented coordinators, eager to show their talent to the world, non? Félicitations à tous les coordinateurs!*" she exclaimed. She was once again replied with enthusiasm from the audience.
"Alright, everybody, now let's get busy!" Her voice was loud and clear, but was soon drowned by various yells of excitement from the audience.
The battle and order of pairs where shown on the screen, and Dawn was paired up with another female Sinnoh coordinator, battling as third.
Meanwhile, backstage...
I'm the third pair, Dawn thought nervously, twirling some strands of her hair and looking at the screen, Okay, Dawn, this is no time to be afraid! She told herself firmly, That's right! No need to worry!
"Hey! You must be Dawn!" her thoughts were interrupted by a gentle voice beside her. She looked to up to see a brunette smiling at her, her amethyst eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Huh? Oh! Yeah, I'm Dawn! Nice to meet you, uh..."
"Jamie's the name," she supplied, "I'm the one you'll be battling!" she said, as though nothing could make her any happier.
"Oh! Well then, good luck, I hope we have a great match, Jamie!" Dawn said to her.
"Thanks, you too! Good luck, Dawn!" she replied before walking towards the door to the bathroom.
"And now, let's go up to our third match for the day, are you ready?" asked Marian, answered once again by yells from the audience, eager to watch another battle.
"Our first coordinator, we have Ms. Dawn Summers from Twinleaf Town, daughter of another Top Coordinator, Ms. Johanna Summers!" she commentated. Dawn walked up to the right side of the open stage, smiling confidently at the audience.
"Yeah! Go Dawn!" Kenny cheered from the stands. The Pokémon beside him cheered as well.
"Buneary!"
"ChIpa!"
"Vulpix!"
"And our second coordinator, from Solaceon Town, let's hear it for Ms. Jamie Andrews! This is her first Grand Festival, although she has competed in various leagues before," Marian said to the audience. Jamie walked onto the other side, looking excited and confident as well.
"Are you ready? Now, let's get busy!" The timer's buzzer alerted the start of the battle.
"Piplup, Buneary, spotlight!" Dawn called out. The two Pokémon appeared from their balls, while glitters showered above them.
"Piplup!"
"Bellossom!"
"Now, for my pokémon! Ampharos, Umbreon, let's do it!" Jaime called from the other side. The two Pokémon appeared while bright confetti fluttered over them. Ampharos was a tall Pokémon that stood on two feet and had yellow fur. He also had black stripes around his long neck, ears and tail along with a white underbelly. The light Pokémon also had two red jewels on its body. Umbreon stood on its four legs and its black, shiny fur shows that Umbreon was taken care of well. The yellow rings on its forehead and legs glowed lightly as its crimson eyes stared at his opponents.
"Now, Piplup, use Bubblebeam, on Umbreon!" Piplup opened its beak and released a strong jet of blue bubbles towards the said Pokémon.
"And Dawn makes the first move! Those bubbles are coming in fast!" Marian commented.
"Umbreon, dodge!" Umbreon started to run forward on all fours, leaping from side to side, dodging the attack. Dawn's point bar went down. (D100-94)
"Bellossom, use Petal Dance!" The flower-like Pokémon started to release a spiral of pink petals from the flowers on its head towards both the opponent's pokémon.
"Umbreon, Agility, and then Quick Attack. Ampharos, Jump!" The two Pokémon did as commanded. Although unfortunately, Ampharos leapt up too slowly, being hit by the on-coming attack. Jamie's point bar went down a bit lower than Dawn's. (J100-90) Meanwhile, Umbreon had hit Bellossom with its Quick Attack, causing Dawn's bar to drop. (D94-85)
"Ooh! That looked like it hurt! And we've passed the four-minute mark!" Marian commented. 3:58
"Ah! Bellossom! Are you okay?" Dawn asked worriedly.
"Bella!" It replied, grinning at her.
"Good, now use Magical Leaf! Piplup, Bubblebeam, let's go!" she commanded. The two did as told, and attacked their opponents with a mirage of leaves and bubbles, knocking them down. Jamie's points went down noticeably. (J90-75)
"And that took a bite out of Jamie's points! Three-minute mark!" Marian said. 2:57
"Are you two, okay?" Jamie asked her Pokémon, who both stood upright, ready to attack.
"Umbreon, Confusion on Bellossom! After that, Ampharos use Thunderbolt on Piplup!" she commanded.
"Piplup, use Whirlpool, Bellossom, Sunny Day!" White orbs appeared on the flowers on Bellossom's head. Then she released two white beams from the orbs at the sky, making the sunlight brighter. Meanwhile, Piplup's body glowed a bluish-white color and it raised its arms and beak to the air. It opened its beak and a huge whirlpool came out of it and forms above Piplup. Piplup then throws the whirlpool at towards Umbreon, stopping it in mid-attack. Jamie's point's dropped even lower. (J75-65)
"And it looks like Dawn's getting the upper hand; will Jamie be able to turn this around?" wondered Marian. Unfortunately, for Dawn, Ampharos' Thunderbolt attack hits Piplup right on target, causing it to wail in pain, and Dawn points to drop a lot, though not as low as Jamie's. (D85-70)
"No! Piplup! Are you okay?" she asked Piplup desperately.
"Pip-lup," it replied weakly, standing up slowly, struggling to keep its balance. Dawn sighed in relief. She then turned her attention back to Bellossom.
"Now Bellossom, use SolarBeam!"
"And it looks like Dawn is going for a SolarBeam attack; what will Jamie do now? Oh! Two minutes left!" 1:55
"Ampharos, Charge, now! Umbreon, use Protect!" Yellow sparks surrounded Ampharos' body as it gathered electricity in its body, while a blue force field starts to surround Umbreon's body, and it braced itself for the oncoming SolarBeam.
"Fire it now!" Dawn commanded. Once the white beam from the flowers on Bellossom hit her opponents, both Jamie and her lost points, because of the Protect, so no damage whatsoever to Umbreon. Now both the coordinator's points were equal. Ampharos was still standing after the attack, its body covered with small sparks of electricity. (D-55) (J65-55)
Now silence took over the stage, the two coordinators not wanting to make the first move, Marian not knowing what to say, for she was stunned to see a battle so intense this early, and the audience including Kenny, waiting...
"Now, Ampharos, use Thunderbolt!" Jamie shattered the silence, firing a sudden attack at Bellossom, who was exhausted from the previous attack. She took the full brim of the attack, causing Dawn's points to drop down to below half.
"Only one minute to go! And Dawn's points are down to half! Can she turn this around?" Marian announced. 1:12
"Now, Piplup use Bubblebeam! Bellossom Petal-leaf combo!" The pair did as told, attacking the opponent's Pokémon with a flurry of bubbles, petals, and leaves.1:00
"Umbreon, Confusion, now!" the attack stopped the oncoming one in mid-air, the bubbles, petals, and leaves stationary in mid-air...
"Now, Ampharos, use Discharge! Umbreon, send 'em right back!" Jamie commanded. Dawn had no time to react, for her Pokémon were too weak to battle, and were hit with the full brim of the attack, Discharge causing the stage to be covered in a light cloud of dust, making it temporarily impossible to see the results of the battle...
And the winner is...
~.:END OF CHAPTER ONE:.~
.:Reika's NOTES and ANNOUNCEMENTS:.
So... how did you like it? I'd like to thank everyone who helped me on this! I'm eternally grateful!
* Félicitations à tous les coordinateurs means Congratulations to all the coordinators (French)
** (D#numbers) and (J#numbers) means their point-bars.
*** 1:12 and the like means the timer.
[EDIT: I haven't changed the OOC-ness of Dawn, so terribly sorry]
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