Day 0- Tournament starts tomorrow Percy and Jason stood face to face; the rivalry between these two trainers is intense. The rest of team Half blood had already signed up for the tournament and were doing what they could to relax the day before the tournament started. Entering the sootopolis tournament was sort of like a tradition to the nine trainers. It only happened twice a year, but they always found time to enter the competition. The group usually travelled together but every once in a while someone would go their own way, which was acceptable. Annabeth was sitting in an armchair, using a Daedalus computer to research and create plans to fight whoever she faces. Her blonde hair was tied back into a ponytail, her espeon was laying down beside her. She glanced from the screen after seeing that Percy still hadn't registered for the tournament. It took her a second to find Percy and yell, "Hurry up seaweed brain, or you won't even be in the tournament." Percy rushed to the nearest counter to register. His brain seemed to be filled with kelp often, but luckily for him, no one else was here. It was difficult to navigate to Sootopolis, so not many people actually came to the tournament. Many times, team halfblood found itself with only one competitor outside of the team, and that person was usually eliminated in the first round. Within minutes Percy was back to his staring contest with Jason. Leo was nowhere in sight, but still within earshot. He was probably somewhere quiet tinkering with something. The others could tell because of the occasional curse word echoing within the rock walls of the chasm. Leo kept many things in an old tool belt his father had given him when he was younger. Whatever you could think of, he probably had it in there. It wasn't uncommon for him to be the chef for the group since he managed to keep ingredients in the tool belt without them spoiling. Frank and Hazel were napping under the shade of a tree, doing an extremely scandalous thing in their opinions. Holding hands. Hazel's mother was very strict, alongside her teachers. Her teachers singled her out due to her dark skin, and usually were extremely harsh on her. Frank was practically raised by his grandmother, who called him Fai zhang. Frank was of Chinese heritage, and his grandmother felt that he wasn't Chinese enough, and thus the nickname stuck. Grandmother Zhang taught Frank to be respectful and quiet, to a fault. Nico was in his room at the stadium. Since the Tournament lasted at least two days, the competitors were given free rooms, which Nico enjoyed. He was a loner, usually trying to stay away from the others for reasons unknown. Hazel is his half sister, and he is very protective over her, but he prefers to monitor from a distance. He was playing with his skull ring while sitting on his bed; his aviator jacket neatly hanging in the closet. Piper was trying to braid Annabeth's hair, much to Annabeths minor annoyance. Piper is said to be one of the most attractive of the group, but she is constantly trying to play down her appearance. She can be found wearing a content meowth t-shirt, a pair of sneakers and ripped jeans. She always has a small braid of hair on the left side of her face. Usually it had one braviary feather weaved into it, used only to commemorate her Native Unovan ancestry; even if she wasn't fond of it. Reyna was in the armchair across from Annabeth, a cup of hot chocolate resting on the side table beside her. She held her head on the back of her intertwined hands and her eyelids were shut. The group knew that she was in deep thought, and it was best not to mess with her. She and Annabeth had a rivalry similar to that of Jason's and Percy's but it was much more controlled. The two could get along well most of the time, but they were both competitive and very strategic, almost military strategist level. They shared a mutual respect for one another, and when they battled it usually was a careful yet intense battle. Reyna was finishing her battle planning, leaving Annabeth for last. It wasn't long before the sun set and the dinner bell rang. The teen trainers entered the mess hall as if the day never happened. The girls were all chatting about their pokemon and what they do to train, while the guys did different things. Leo was scouting out the table, looking for a seat closest to what he would devour first; Frank was pulling a chair back for Hazel with a blush. Jason and Percy were still trying to decide who was better; Percy filling the room with extra sass while Jason spoke straightforward. Nico was standing in the corner observing the other group members and the handful of other competitors. The other competitors, Nico concluded, were not a major issue and shouldn't bother any members of the group. After dinner most of the competitors went to their rooms, except for Annabeth and Percy. Percy managed to convince Annabeth to take a walk with him on the beach, illuminated by a full moon's light. "Are you ready to lose, Seaweed brain?" asked Annabeth with a small push. "Dream on Wise Girl." Replied Percy, with a smug look. After an awkward amount of silence, Percy started the conversation again, "Hey Annabeth, whaddya think about the tournament building?" With that Annabeth's eyes grew wide and bright as she began saying what she thought about the building. Percy tried to listen but it was no use, his head was focused on the lack of blue food in the mess hall. A couple of hours went by, the conversation changed topics many times; a relief to Percy, and it was time to sleep. Percy walked Annabeth to her room in an attempt to be chivalrous. Just as Annabeth turned to enter her room Percy grabbed her hand. "Annabeth, um I wanted to give you this." Percy said taking a small box out of his pocket. Annabeth took the box from Percy's hand after recovering from the surprise. Opening it she saw a Luvdisc shaped locket with a luvdisc imprint on it. She opened it and saw a picture of them on their first date (kindly taken by Sally Jackson) and a cheesy seaweed brainy poem. She looked back at Percy and saw his face was bright red, and he was rubbing the back of his neck. Annabeth took the moment into her hands. "Hey seaweed brain," She said, earning her boyfriend's attention. He lifted up his head and Annabeth saw his baby seal eyes, and she gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Thank you. Good luck tomorrow because I'm going to beat you. Goodnight." With that she went inside and shut the door. Percy stumbled away towards his room on the opposite end of the hotel. He entered his room and within minutes he was drooling. *Neither characters, nor pokémon are mine, only the tournament itself is mine. May all credit go to it's proper owners