Author's Notes (please read before continuing with story):

Much like my Super Smash Bro's story, Going Down for Real, this FanFiction is a parody-like tale of how some Pokémon Trainers enjoyed one stress-free night out and a few days of vacation. Similar to my other story, there will be scenes of alcoholic drinking (and of course... getting wasted), language and sexual themes (usually manifested in crude jokes). Hence, reader discretion is advised.

The story focuses on Pokéshipping, Contestshipping, and Ikarishipping. All six Pokémon Trainers are around their early to mid-twenties. Each "couple" would be given a fair feature, so no pair would have more or less highlight. Also, unlike my other story, this would be much more organized, and hopefully, would have more interesting ending. Lastly, this is merely a parody—it's for fun, and not meant to offend anyone.

DISCLAIMER: Pokémon © Satoshi Tajiri, Game Freak Inc.

All other featured brands belong to their rightful owners.


THE PRE-GAME: DAWN'S INVITATION
Prologue


There were flashes of camera lights everywhere. Many crowded over to the young woman standing in the center of a filled stadium. Albeit it was the peak of the night, people were far from exhausted, excitement and exhilaration coursing their veins.

"...And I'm here LIVE with tonight's winner from the Silver Town Contest Spectacular, the lovely Miss Dawn Berlitz! Wow, so this is your final ribbon before entering the Kanto Grand Festival?" enthusiastically asked the interviewer. Dawn beamed a celebrity smile.

"Yes, it is."

"You should be pretty excited, eh? Or are you nervous? Tell us how you feel!" The interviewer continued with more series of questions. The live screening then zoomed out as if showing off on a television screen. All the way from Petalburg City in the Hoenn region, May Maple had her eyes peeled on her friend.

"Wow, so Dawn did win. This is wonderful! I hope she'll win the Ribbon cup," the twenty-three year old brunette spoke to herself as she placed the final dish into the dryer. "There, all cleaned up. Finally done with tonight's chores."

Out of the blue, her teenage brother Max comes running down the stairs.

"Hey, May! If Mom asks where I am, just tell her I'm off to help Dad at the gym. Okay? Thanks, bye!" Before May could even say a word, her brother was out the door.

"Well, nice talking to you," she frowned. Walking up to her room, she heard her mother ask for more help with some chores. May silently cursed in frustration yet did as she was told. Ever since winning three Grand Festivals and becoming a renowned Top Coordinator, she decided to head back home for the while and catch up with some family time. However, all that had seemed to welcome her since her return were daily household chores, a usually empty house, and a little brother who has just reached that phase of puberty.

In the Cerulean City Gym, Misty had just finished another battle. "Arceus, I hate having to battle thrice non-stop. This shit is killing me," she complained as she rubbed the back of her neck. Out of those three battles, only one had managed to defeat her and earn himself a Cascade Badge.

"I really think I might be getting too old for this… I need a break." Misty headed up her bedroom to get a quick snooze. Suddenly, she heard the doorbell buzz.

"Miss Misty?" came the sweet voice of her ten-year-old apprentice, Starmie, who loved water Pokémon as much as she did. "There's a new challenger for you."

Misty did not hesitate to suppress her groan. "Well, fucking shit."


Dawn stared at the beautiful contest ribbon that she had just won. Though she loved to travel, she had felt the sting of homesickness. For now, it would seem a lot better to have her bestfriends around her. She continued her silent pondering backstage, not seeming to have acknowledged that the host, Lilian Meridian, was walking towards her with a golden envelope on hand.

"Hello Dawn. How have you been?" smiled Lilian. Dawn glanced up to face the woman, reflecting her smile with her own. "So, Mr. Contesta, Mr. Suzuki and Nurse Joy wanted me to hand this over to you." The contest host held out the envelope with both hands. "This is a complimentary gift since this is your fifth ribbon. It's a free pass to Club Alaura, a newly-opened five-star nightclub in LaRousse City in the Hoenn Region. You get a table for three, plus $100 worth of drinks." With surprised eyes, Dawn stood up to receive the gift voucher sealed in the golden envelope.

"Wow, thank you!" she beamed. "But then, why don't you just give me this during the awarding?"

Lilian chuckled. "Well, it is a complimentary gift personally given by the judges, so yeah. There's no need to formally announce this during your awarding. That's all I'm here for, so I'll be taking my leave now. See you later, sweetie!" The contest host then headed towards the exit. The bluenette looked down at the golden envelope she held in her hands. That night, she made a mental note reminding herself to make a three-way video call and tell her bestfriends the good news.

"Congratulations Dawn!" May and Misty cheered in unison from their screens. About a week has passed since their friend's win, and the three ladies finally had the time for their three-way video chat.

"Thanks, you guys! So, how have you both been lately? It's been a while since I last saw you both."

"Well," Misty started. "It's been a real pain in the ass handling the gym all by myself. Y'know, it took me this long—it took me, like, about seven years to realize how really shitty people my sisters could be," she groaned. "But at least I got myself an apprentice! She's been a great help to me." Misty then held up a small picture of a little girl with cream-colored hair, fair skin, and two big bright hazel eyes. The two girls cooed.

"Oh! She's adorable!"

"Yeah! She looks like such an angel."

"Her name's Alistair. But we call her Starmie," Misty said with a chuckle.

"Like the Pokémon?"

"Yeah," replied Misty. "How 'bout you May? How's the life of a Top Coordinator like?"

Dawn's eyes glimmered. "Oh yes, please! Tell me, were you followed around by adoring fans? Are you like a big celebrity? How many men have proposed to you?"

May could feel a cold drop of sweat begin to trickle her temple. "Oh, uhm, well… After winning last year's Johto Ribbon Cup, I went home to Petalburg, and well, the only adoring fans I have are my daily chores."

Misty hugged her Staryu plush-doll. "Really now? I also thought you'd be out there signing autographs and doing some big-time commercials!"

May shook her head. "Nope, I honestly didn't see myself doing all that celebrity crap," she said. "But waking up at six in the morning just to do household chores every day for four months has been a total…" Dawn and Misty anticipated for their friend to continue, thinking she might even cuss.

"It's been a total waste of my time."

Misty groaned, and Dawn rolled her eyes. Seeing her friends' reactions made the brunette grin to herself.

After a series of quickly recalling some good and not-so-good memories when they used to all travel together, Dawn brought up the topic of the nightclub in LaRousse City. "Hey girls! I just remembered something." She coughed on her hand and glanced at the two faces on her screen. "So, you both do sound a lot tired and stressed-out lately. I was thinking, and hoping, we could go have some night-out fun!"

"Hmm… define night-out fun?" Misty asked.

"Well actually, I won this complimentary gift thing from the Saffron City Contest. It's a free-pass for three at Club Alaura in LaRou-!"

"CLUB ALAURA?! That's just got to be one of the best nightclubs to exist! Like, EVER! We should DEFINITELY go!" Misty excitedly exclaimed.

May felt quite a bit nervous, fidgeting on her seat. Though she is very much a good friend and goes along well with the two, nightclubbing is not really her thing. Not especially that she knows of this particular club. Surely, it is indeed one of the most pristine, luxurious, and not to mention, most expensive nightclubs known to many. In the Hoenn region, it IS definitely the best. But it is not only the nightclub per se that gave her that tensed, uneasy feeling. It was the place—LaRousse City, rather, it was a particular Pokémon Coordinator whom resided there.

"Earth to May! HELLO, MAY!" Dawn called out to her, waving her hands over face. "You kind of zoned out on us. You all right?"

The brunette blinked before nodding meekly. "Yeah, I'm fine guys."

Misty smiled at her comfortingly. "So, May, what do you say? Are you in?"

"Come on May! Say yes. It's even closer to you than any of us are," Dawn added, her face only about two inches from the screen.

Silently praying for the odds to be in her favor, that she would not have to encounter a certain someone, May gave her answer.

"Sure. Why not?"

"YES!" exclaimed Dawn. "All right guys! See you two weeks after! I'm so giddy, I am so excited!" The young woman's shrieking would have probably destroyed her friends' speakers if only she had screamed a note higher. "Start packing now, okay?! Like, start tonight!"

Misty gave her friends a virtual hug. "See you guys! Take care. Now at least I have something to look forward to than shitty gym battles."

May waved her friends good-bye. "I'll fetch you guys from the port. See you two soon!" She blew them a flying kiss before shutting down her computer. Deep inside, she felt her stomach uncomfortably churn with a million Beautiflies.