We took a long stroll to the Slateport Contest Hall. Seeing all of the Pokemon made me vastly nervous. Wally got me, my sis, Rapid, Beauty, Dusty, and Mighty the Mightyena checked up for Hotaru by the one and only, Nurse Joy. We were perfectly fine. Hotaru was registering for our Double Pokemon Contest.
"Good afternoon, Miss," Hotaru greeted.
"Hello! May I see your Contest Pass, Ribbon Case, and your Pokemon?" the attendant asked.
Hotaru began looking through her bag. She was occasionally unorganized, and she sighed in relief when she located her things. "Okay, here's my case, pass, and my Pokemon are–"
"Hotaru, here are your Plusle and Minun," Wally yelled while running toward her.
"Here they are," Hotaru said to the admitter.
The lady stared at me. I bet see noticed how nervous I was. Then, she narrowed her eyes, and then she frowned. Hotaru had a questioning look on her face. Hotaru also peered at me then patted me on the head. Then, she forwarded her attention to the contest admitter.
"Is something the matter?" Hotaru asked as she was trying not to snap.
"Is this their first contest?" the woman interrogated.
"Yes, it is," Hotaru bluntly answered.
"I'm sorry. Your Pokemon aren't eligible for this contest. This is the Hyper Rank Contest. It's for Pokemon that have a Normal Rank Ribbon from Verdanturf Town and a Super Rank Ribbon from Fallarbor Town."
"Thanks for the info."
We all left Slateport City and started off for Verdanturf Town. Wally was shaking his head at Hotaru's disappointment.
"Sorry, Reddish Pink and Bluish Purple. You'll have to wait awhile for your contest," Hotaru apologized.
"That's okay. We'll wait," I said in relief.
"I don't want to wait any longer!" my sister whined.
"The Verdanturf Contest is two days away," Kirly said.
"Now, you guys don't have to wait very long," Wally said.
"Oh, that's just great," I thought.