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Chapter 2:
"Wow! Using Spark as a pinball was quite the great idea!" Nurse Joy exclaimed to Dawn.
"This performance showed agility, strength, and creativity. It was simple but put on a wonderful show." Mr. Contesta said, smiling.
"I found it remarkable!" Mr. Sukizo said.
"Thank you!" Dawn said, and she and Shinx exited the stage to let the next person come and do their performance. She wiped the sweat from her brow as she once more joined the people backstage. Dawn sat down with Shinx next to her.
"You did quite a good job,"
Dawn looked up. In front of her were Ari and his Gallade.
"Oh thanks, but it was nothing compared to yours!" Dawn said politely. Ari smiled.
"Thank you, but I show off too much. Yours was so much more simpler." He said, bowing to her. Ari is quite the distinguished character, Dawn thought. As Ari and Gallade walked away, Marian began talking again.
"Alrighty then!" She exclaimed. "We have the results of the trainers going on to the next round!"
Instantly the screen was filled with twelve empty spots. One by one, the boxes were filled with the pictures of the Coordinators who were moving on to the next round. In the first box was Ari, and the fourth one was Dawn. She moving on, baby!
"These are your Coordinators!" Marian said cheerfully. "They are divvied up into three groups. Two battles for each group. The winners in each group will battle each other, and then move on to the semi-finals. So enjoy your battles!"
First up were Ari and a Coordinator named Bill. Ari sent out a Flygon, and Bill sent out a Bidoof. In a matter of minutes, Bill and his beaver Pokémon were defeated, and so Ari moved on. The rest of the battles were over in two seconds, and Dawn defeated two opponents. She was in the semi-finals. Of course, she got unlucky when Ari was her opponent.
"Five minutes starts, now!" the referee called, and the battle begun.
"Flygon, use Sandstorm," Ari said, and Flygon proceeded. Instantly the battle field was covered with a sandstorm. Flygon wasn't affected, but Piplup flew backwards.
"Alright Piplup, use Bubblebeam!" Dawn commanded, and from Piplup's mouth a stream of bubbles came. Flygon easily dodged it, however, and Dawn lost points.
"Use Bubblebeam on the ground, and then use Peck!" Dawn commanded. Piplup did so, and hit Flygon square in the chest. Ari lost points, but Dawn was still behind, and five minutes was almost up.
"Flygon, care to use Faint Attack?" Ari asked, and Flygon used the dark attack. Before Piplup could dodge, it hit it and Piplup was knocked out.
"Ari wins the match!" The referee said, holding up the red flag. Dawn returned Piplup, and went up to Ari to shake hands. She then proceeded to go backstage and get her things, then join Barry in the stands to watch the rest of the battle. Grabbing her bag and Pokeballs, she used the exit that led into the stands.
"Sorry!" Dawn said, as she passed people in the row to get to the middle. "Excuse me!"
"Hey Dawn!" Barry said, and picked up Chimchar, who was sitting in Dawn's saved seat. "Too bad you lost!"
"Yeah, it's fine. And I've decided something!" Dawn said, releasing Shinx, who instantly climbed onto Dawn's lap and fell asleep.
"And what would that be?" Barry asked while watching the ongoing battle.
"That I'm going to do Contests and Battles," she replied.
Barry choked on the popcorn he was eating. "What?"
"Yeah, I mean, I'm going to try both at least." She said, stroking Shinx's blue fur.
"So… you're not going to be my personal cheerleader?" Barry asked frowning at Dawn.
"I'll still support you," she said, looking at Barry.
"So no cheerleading outfit?" he asked, rubbing his chin.
"Yes. Wait, you wanted me in a cheerleader uniform?" Dawn asked, an eyebrow raised.
"It would've been funny," said Barry with a laugh.
"It would've." She said, and the laughed. They grew silent, since it was the presenting of the ribbons. Ari had beaten his opponent in the final match, so he was presented the Jubilife Ribbon.
"Congratulations!" Marian said. "We'll see you next time at the next Contest!"