I'm back (after quite a long time)! Here is Chapter 4 of Dawn of a New Day! Hope you all like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon

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"Whoa! A Whirlipede!" Dawn gasped, pulling out her Pokedex once more.

A high, trilling, mechanical voice emitted from the Pokedex, saying:

'Whirlipede, the Curlipede Pokemon. Protected by a hard shell, it spins its body like a wheel and crashes furiously into its opponent.'

"Ash should watch out for that Whirlipede," Cilan remarked, stroking his chin.

"Otherwise he'll lose for sure," Drew added.

"Drew!" Dawn chided.

Drew shrugged. "Hey, I'm just being honest and realistic here."

"Honest doesn't have to mean harsh," Dawn said with a hurt expression, as if Drew's comment had been directed towards her instead of Ash.

"Sssshhhh!" Barry hissed. "I'm trying to watch!"

"Okay, Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu began to glow with a bright yellow light that signaled the electricity being generated. It sped towards Whirlipede.

"Whirlipede, Steam Roller head on!" Burgh said confidently.

Whirlipede rolled right towards Pikachu, not even caring about the inevitable impact.

"What's he doing?" Iris asked. "Is he crazy?"

Whirlipede barreled right into Pikachu, sending Pikachu flying into the battlefield wall.

"Pikachu!" Ash cried out.

The dust cleared and Pikachu slowly got onto it's feet. Buneary looked like it was about to faint with worry about the Pikachu it still obviously liked.

"Pika!" Pikachu said.

Pikachu faltered, but straightened back up.

"Your Pikachu is very well-trained," Burgh complimented. "I applaud you for that. I'm sorry to have to do this, but Whirlipede, Solar Beam!"

Whirlipede gathered all the energy it could, then released it in a powerful blast of light. The light beam hit Pikachu and Pikachu immediately fainted.

"Pikachu is unable to battle. The winner is Whirlipede!" the referee announced.

"They both have two Pokemon left!" Barry said excitedly. "This is getting good!"

Pikachu ran back to Ash's side. "Pikachu."

"It's alright, buddy. You did your best," Ash said. He looked over at Burgh. "Wow, that Solar Beam sure was powerful!"

He pulled out another Pokeball. "Oshawott, you're up again!"

Oshawott flashed out of its Pokeball again.

"Oshawott again?" Iris asked. "Why didn't he use a different Pokemon?"

"If I learned anything about Ash, it's that he's totally unpredictable!" Dawn said proudly, shaking the bright pink pom-poms together. "Go Ash! You can do it!"

"Okay Oshawott, use Water Gun!" Ash called.

A powerful spout of water escaped Oshawott's mouth, but Whirlipede quickly rolled out of the way.

"Whirlipede, use Steam Roller!" Burgh yelled.

"Use Razor Shell, Oshawott!" Ash ordered.

Before Oshawott could even react, Whirlipede rolled right into it. When Oshawott got up, it was obvious it had taken some real damage.

"That Whirlipede is just too fast. I can't attack it head on without getting hit by it," Ash thought.

Ash suddenly gasped. "Oshawott, use Water Gun while spinning!"

Oshawott looked confused, but did as Ash commanded. The water surrounded Oshawott and buffeted Whirlipede while making it impossible for Whirlipede to hit Oshawott.

"Wow! When did Ash come up with that?" Iris and Cilan gasped.

"It's the Spinning Counter-Shield!" Dawn realized.

"Don't you use that in contests?" Drew asked her.

"Yeah! Ash started using them in Sinnoh for his battles after watching me use it!" Dawn replied.

"So that's where Paul got that. He used it in the Sinnoh League against Ash!" Barry realized.

Whirlipede was flung into the wall by a particularly powerful Water Gun blast and fainted.

"The victor is Oshawott!" the referee announced.

"He did it!" Dawn squealed, Buneary and Piplup dancing around happily.

Burgh returned his Whirlipede. "I must say, Ash. That was a surprising and powerful move you used. I can't help but admire your creativity."

Ash scratched his head. "Well, actually Dawn came up with it. It was a revised contest move."

Burgh nodded in approval to Dawn. "What a lovely muse she is."

Dawn and Ash blushed while Barry and Drew roared with laughter. Iris giggled like a little girl, then shot Ash a knowing look, which caused Ash to turn an even more brilliant scarlet.

"Quite the combination of flavors, this group," Cilan remarked. "And the heart of it all is Dawn and Ash. They compliment each other so well…it's quite the bouquet for the senses!"

"Now it's time for my most trusted partner…Leavanny, you're up!" Burgh called.

Ash pulled out a Pokeball and stared hard at it. "Don't let me down."

"Go, Tepig!"

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Sorry for the increasingly long update, I really am! I hope you liked Chapter 4...even though I didn't really like it…I was out of ideas again. *sighs* Well, I'll try to get Chapter 5 up faster next time (and hopefully with more Pearlshipping hints!)…I'll see you later and remember: I love REVIEWS!