Hey you guys well I don't know what got into me today. Two chapters. I guess it has to do with the lovely weather. Anyway this just kind of came to me while I was dozing off in the waiting room of my mother's doctor. Lyra's taking Lance's advice and discovering new things. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed thinking about it then writing it.

Why oh why must there be that little thing that makes me sad...the disclaimer.

I don't own pokemon at all only this lovely plot line. ):

Chapter 3: Trying Something New

Lyra sat on a rock her fishing pole in the water, they were close to Viridian City but Ethan had found this spot and had decided it was a good place to have some fun. She was disappointed that she wasn't catching anything but a splash of water reminded her why. Her best friend and his Croconaw were playing in the river and were most likely the reason for the lack of bites.

"Come on Ly the water's great." he said. Before Lyra could say something they saw an explosion and heard a scream. Ethan jumped out of the river and ran to put his clothes back on. "We have to leave." he said to…Lyra. He looked around and saw that she and her two pokemon were running in the direction of the explosion. "Why is she always doing that? Croconaw return, come on Aipom let's go after her."

He grabbed his backpack and ran in the same direction his friend had. He got to the small clearing in no time flat and saw a Sneasel and a Granbull attacking a Bellossom and a Butterfree. On trainer was tied to a rock while the other moved closer to the helpless girl. A tap on his shoulder caused him to jump and if it wasn't for the hand that covered his mouth he would have screamed.

"Be quiet." Lyra hissed at him and a wave of relief swept over him. "You ready to help this girl out?" she asked and he nodded. "Okay so Chimchar, Meganium, and I will keep his pokemon busy you and your pokemon help the girl."

"Okay."

Lyra called out her two pokemon and jumped out of the bush. Chimchar used flame wheel on the Sneasel and Meganium hit the Granbull with a vine whip. The man stopped in his tracks and turned to face Lyra and her pokemon. He ordered Sneasel to use blizzard on Meganium. Lyra had Chimchar use flamethrower to stop the blizzard. The two attacks hit and even though Chimchar had the advantage Sneasel had the battle experience. Croconaw's hydro pump hit Sneasel from the side.

"You got her." Lyra squealed with delight.

"Granbull use flamethrower on that Meganium." the man said.

"Use hydro pump Croconaw." Ethan said.

The water crashed with the fire and created a cloud of steam. Ethan had Aipom use shadow ball followed by a focus punch. Lyra had Chimchar use dig and then flamethrower in the Granbull's face. It fell down with a loud thud and when the steam cleared they were gone. They sighed out of relief and turned to face the brown haired girl who was tending to her fallen pokemon.

"Thank you." she said to the two.

"No problem. I'm Lyra."

"And I'm Ethan."

"Nice to meet you guys I'm Tina." she said calling back her pokemon and brushing herself off.

"Uh Tina why did that guy attack you?" Ethan asked calling back his Croconaw.

"I don't know why he attacked me. I was one my way to Viridian City to compete in the Pokemon Contest there and all of a sudden that guy jumps out of the bush." she said shivering at the memory.

"What a coincidence we are on our way to Viridian City too." Lyra said. Her face went from happy to curious. "Tina what's a pokemon contest?" she asked and Tina's face fell out of shock. "What?"

"You don't know what a Pokemon Contest is?" she asked and the two teens shook their heads. "Oh my gosh. Okay so a Pokemon Contest consists of an appeal round and a battle round. During the appeal round you show of your pokemon's moves as beautifully as you possibly can. Your performance is judged by a panel of judges and if you performance is good enough then you move on to the battle round. The type of battling done here isn't like a gym battle where you use power here it's about grace and beauty. You have a five minute time frame and during those five minutes you have to take away as much points from your opponent by dodging and attacking in away that brings out the beauty of your pokemon."

"Oh wow that sounds cool." Lyra squealed. "What happens if you win the contest?"

"Oh well if you win then you are presented with a ribbon and if you manage to get five ribbons then you get the honor of competing in the Grand Festival." Tina said with a sparkle in her blue eyes. "Then you get to compete against the best coordinators in the region for the Ribbon Cup."

"I heard about this once at home. Pokemon coordinating is considered an art. People dress up and compete in these contest that showcase their pokemon in ways that are different then that of a gym battle." Ethan said.

"I think I said that." Tina said. "Well the dressing up part is new here in the Kanto region. It was originally part of the Sinnoh contests but it soon spread to all of the other regions." she said and then she saw the look of interest in the faces of her new friends. "I know why don't you two enter the Pokemon Contest and see for yourself how exciting it is."

"What do you say Ly?" Ethan asked.

"I say yes. After all Lance said that there are many different styles of battling and maybe this one will help when I face him again." she said excitedly. Before the other two could look she had taken off running toward the city.

"What's up with her?" Tina asked confused by the behavior of the brown haired girl in pigtails. "By Lance does she mean Lance of the Elite Four?"

"Yeah that would be the guy. You see she challenged the Elite Four and made it all the way to the champion but she lost to him. He told her some things and told her to come back when she discovered who she was. He also told her that there is a whole world out there waiting to be explored." Ethan said as they ran to catch up with the over excited girl. "So that's what we're doing discovering and exploring all while training for her next battle with Lance."

"Wow. You know if you can capture the power of battle and showcase it in a pokemon contest the judges would be really impressed." Tina said as they met up with Lyra at the pokemon center. They walked inside and went over to the counter to drop off their battle wary pokemon. "Lets go register."

They went to the registration table. Tina handed the lady a card with a blue ribbon on it and was all set to go. Ethan and Lyra looked confused and the lady laughed. "Oh my you guys must be new to the world of Pokemon Contests." the pair nodded. "Okay well please stick your pokedex in the slots and we'll get you started." They did as they were told and soon enough the lady handed them a tray. "This is your contest pass for here in the Kanto region. With that pass you can enter any contest here in Kanto. Along with that is a ribbon case for your ribbons, a ball capsule, some seals, and the rule book."

"Thank you." they said.

"No problem."

"Hey lets go pick up our pokemon and then head to the local shops to find you guys something to wear for the contest." Tina suggested and the best friends nodded.

A little while later…

"Oh my gosh you two are going to look absolutely adorable." Tina squealed as they walked onto the pokemon center's battle field. "Come on we have to practice for tomorrow."

"Croconaw, Heracross, and Aipom come on out."

"Meganium and Chimchar it's time to train."

"Butterfree, Bellossom, Dewgong, and Ampharos practice time." Tina's pokemon joined the other's and her gaze shifted from them to Ethan. "So which pokemon are you choosing, you cane only use two so choose wisely."

"I'm going to use Aipom in the first round and Croconaw in the second. What about you guys?"

"Well I'm going to use Butterfree first then Bellossom second. Lyra you only have two pokemon so which one's going first?" Tina asked looking at the pokemon that belonged to the champion bound trainer.

"Chimchar's going first." Lyra said simply. After that she ran off with her pokemon to go train in a secluded location.

"Well she's determined." the brown haired girl said.

"Yup." Ethan agreed.

Contest Time…

"Welcome everybody to the very first ever Viridian City pokemon contest. The fabulous stage is ready for some awesome performances and thrilling battles. Now let me introduce to you our three judges. First off is the head of the Pokemon Contest committee Mr. Contesta. Head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo and Viridian City's very own Nurse Joy. I'm Lillian and I'll be your Master of Ceremonies."

The crowd burst into a fit of applause. Ethan was amazed at how popular these contests were. He looked behind him at his two female friends who had just entered the room. Tina was wearing a red tank top with a brown skirt that went to her knees and matching shoes. Her brown hair was tied in a high ponytail. Lyra was wearing a light blue sundress with a white ribbon around the waist, a white cardigan sweater, and matching white sandals. Her normal pigtails were gone so was her white hat, her medium length brown hair was down, she wore a white headband, and her bangs were to the side. Ethan was wearing a pair of deep blue jeans, a white long sleeve button up shirt, a black vest on top, a red tie, and a black jazz hat.

"Let's give a big round of applause to our contestant Tina!"

"Wish me luck guys." she said.

"Good luck." they said.

They watched her perform with her Butterfree. They were amazed by the silver wind and gust combination. They finished off with a safeguard and hidden power combination. The crowd cheered and then the next contestant was up. One by one the people in the room went up. Their combinations were beautiful and the two newcomers were starting to feel nervous.

"Well our next contestant comes to us all the way from Newbark Town in the Johto region. Lets give it up for Ethan who's making his contest debut." Lillian said and the crowd cheered.

"Aipom it's time to shine!" Ethan said throwing the pokeball, Aipom appeared out of a shower of multi-colored stars. "Aipom use double team." Five purple monkeys appeared on the stage. "Follow that with swift." Golden stars headed in the direction of the five clones and formed one big star. Ethan smirked. "Use shadow ball then finish it with focus punch." The purple attack formed and headed towards the star. Aipom's tail started to glow blue and it used it's finishing move on the ball and sent it flying at an incredible speed. The shadow ball collided with the star and it turned purple before disappearing. "Yes!"

The crowd burst into loud cheers. Ethan waved at them as he and Aipom took their leave. Lyra called her Chimchar back and put the ball capsule on his pokeball. She stuck a foamy seal and a flame seal on it and headed out. Ethan gave her a high five.

"Knock them dead Ly." he said.

"Of course." she said.

"Making her contest debut is Lyra also from the Johto region." Lillian said and the crowd clapped and cheered loudly.

"Chimchar I choose you." Lyra said and the small monkey pokemon appeared out of bubbles and fire. He did a nice front flip and landed in front of Lyra with a huge smile on his face. "Chimchar jump and use aerial ace and aim straight down." Chimchar's high jump allowed it time and it was able to perform the aerial ace with such speed that the audience was speechless. "Alright add a spin to it." The spin made it seem like Chimchar was going faster. When it seemed that Chimchar was going to hit the ground some of the audience looked away but Lyra smiled she had them on the edge of their seats with her simple yet perfectly executed performance. "Use flamethrower."

The spiraling flamethrower made contact with the stage. The power was enough to push Chimchar back into the air. He did an elegant back flip and made a clean landing on his trainer's shoulder. The once silent crowd was now in a frenzy. Lyra smiled and waved at them as did her pokemon.

"What a thrilling performance. With that edge of the seat performance we conclude our first round. It's now up to our judges which eight coordinators make to the final round." Lillian said.

At the Indigo Plateau…

The fighting pokemon master was watching TV and every once in a while he'd yell comments loudly. The other members were curious about what he was watching but didn't dare go inside, they were simply huddled on the other side of the door pointing at each other. None of them liked being in Bruno's way when he was over excited. The three elites smiled as they saw the champion approach them.

"Ah Lance something is going on behind this door and we would like you to investigate." Koga said, he and the other two backing away from the door so it could be opened.

"Why can't you guys do it?" the red haired man asked.

"Because…" Will started but couldn't find the right words.

"…We're very busy." Karen finished and they ran off leaving the dragon master to face Bruno.

They had left him standing there looking dumbstruck. He composed himself and pushed the door open. He was greeted by a growl from the big man. "Hey caveman what are you watching?"

"Red Head I didn't hear you come in." Bruno said.

"Well maybe it has to do with your screams and the volume of the TV. So what has you so worked up?" Lance looked at the TV screen and sighed. "A Pokemon Contest?"

"Yes and your little girlfriend is the one in the blue dress." he replied with a smug look on his face as Lance's usually calm face broke. "Save the she's not my girlfriend speech I've heard it before. It's the Pip Squeak's first contest and she's not doing bad."

"Really?" Lance asked amazed.

"Yup watch for yourself." the two of them watched as Meganium used it's vine whip to jump and then with all it's force it used a body slam on the poor Bellossom. "Come on Pip Squeak you beat my mighty pokemon if you don't win this I'll be ashamed!" Bruno roared as the camera shifted to the clock. "It's the final round! You have one chance don't shame me!"

"Uh Bruno you do realize that a contest battle is different than a pokemon battle?" Lance asked.

"Yeah but still this kid has to win!" the fighting master roared.

"And it's a fabulous petal dance and solar beam combination from Meganium. This pokemon is showcasing the power of battle and the beauty of a contest." Lillian said. The two men were watching intensely. Just as the combination attack hit the poor Bellossom the time ran out. The two of them held their breath as the camera shifted over to the points. It looked like Lyra had won by just enough, they let out the breath that they had no idea they were holding. "The winner is Lyra and her Meganium!"

At the contest…

Lyra looked at the screen in pure disbelief. She who had never even heard about contest until the day before this one had managed to beat Tina who had two ribbons. She didn't take her eyes off of the screen until she found herself on the ground staring up at Meganium's face. It licked her face a couple of times before getting off of her. She hugged her starter pokemon tightly and the two of them proceeded to the winner's circle.

"It is my honor to present you with the Viridian Ribbon." Mr. Contesta said handing her the light blue ribbon with three loops on each side and an orange polka dot bow on top. In the center was a silver star. "Congratulations."

"Thank you." Lyra said. She held up the ribbon so that the audience could see. "We got ourselves the Viridian Ribbon!"

A little while later…

"I hope that this isn't the only contest you enter Lyra." Tina said. As she watched the still in shock trainer stare at the purple ribbon case that held her ribbon. "I hope you get five so that we can compete against each other in the Grand Festival."

"Don't worry I will get five." Lyra said looking up at her two friends. "I'll also get the eight badges from the Kanto region. Indigo League, Grand Festival here I come!"

"She seems to be forgetting that she hasn't registered for the Indigo League yet." Ethan sighed.

"Ugh right where do I do that?" Lyra asked her happiness turning into worry.

"The pokemon center." Ethan said simply. Tina stood up. "Where are you going Tina?"

"Well I'm going to leave Viridian City now and go on to collect the three ribbons I need to qualify for the Grand Festival. I wish you luck in your journey. I can't wait to see you guys again at the Indigo Plateau for the Grand Festival." she said shaking Lyra's hand and then Ethan's.

"See you later Tina." they said as she exited the center.

To be continued...

So yeah that's what I thought of while I was waiting for my mom. I like the part with the Elite Four though it was much better in my head. I love how Bruno and Lance act towards each other. Anyway enough of what I love tell me what you love. Keep reading to find out what happens next...

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