~ Hoenn's Annual Grand Festival ~
For the next 3 days, All Pokemon Coordinators either new or old are able to enter Hoenn's Grand Festival at Slateport City to win the Ribbon Cup prize! Make sure you have your five ribbons, or you won't be able to register at the counter. If you are planning on entering make sure it's not too late, because we do not accept any later entries. If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the staff.
* 50th Grand Festival Celebration *
It is astounding see that it is finally our 50th year of holding our Grand Festivals! In honor of this occasion, on the night before the Appeals portion we will be holding a party for this splendid event. If you would like to attend, please come to the building next to the arena on the evening taking place before the festival. All participants of the tournament are welcome to this celebration.
Sapphire blue eyes scanned the poster intently. As the Pokemon coordinator sat waiting patiently in the Pokemon Center, the notice for the Grand Festival in Slateport City caught her eye. She tapped her fingers against the seat cushion, unable to stay completely still with the thought of her Pokemon being away from her fresh in her mind.
"I still can't believe that it's already the 50th Grand Festival being held in Slateport," a gentle voice interrupted the coordinator's thoughts.
She snapped out of daze in an instant and quickly faced a pink-haired Nurse Joy holding a tray of six nurtured Pokemon resting within their pokeballs. The nurse had noticed her staring at the poster.
"You've got the look of the coordinator in those eyes. Will you be entering the tournament?" Nurse Joy asked as the girl carefully retrieved her Pokemon.
"Thank you Nurse Joy," she smiled. "Right now, I'm sort of just traveling all over Hoenn again, so I'm not really sure if I'll be entering the Grand Festival. I haven't gone to it in a few years. The first time I had entered was five years ago when I was only eleven and traveling with some of my friends. I've entered the Grand Festival in past years, but I kind of just stopped recently."
"Well, you can still enter by tomorrow if you change your mind. I heard that the party before the festival is going to be quite amazing," Nurse Joy beamed while clutching the now empty tray against her spotless uniform.
"I'm not really a party person," the coordinator chuckled awkwardly.
"Oh, really?" Nurse Joy questioned surprised. "In my opinion, you strike me as someone outgoing," Nurse Joy eyed the girl as she got up from her seat.
"When I was younger I used to be really outgoing. I'm not as loud and bubbly as I used to be, but I'm still a klutz," the coordinator replied half-heartedly with her small smile still on her face.
"People change," the nurse said beaming. "I'll be on my way now. I wish you and your Pokemon a safe journey."
The coordinator thanked Nurse Joy and they parted ways. She stepped outside to be immersed in a peaceful night, where everything seemed okay. But as she walked alone in darkness, she knew that she needed to find someplace to stay for the night.
Suddenly, a small idea grew in the coordinators mind, making her frown. She clenched her shaky fists and tried to block the thought out of her mind.
Go.
The solution was right down the road, shining like the light of a thousand stars. Only the light wasn't coming from the stars in this night.
Instead, it had come from the bright glowing logo of the Grand Festival.