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Chapter 7 - Sorry it's been so long. My internet decided that it would die on me, and then my laptop gave in aswell. Thanks a lot to all those who have reviewed aswell. This chapter is a little short and crummy. After not updating for so long, I quickly whipped up this chapter and I think I went a little OOC. So anyway, enjoy

Note: I was going to upload this last Saturday, but there was an error. Sorry

Please review guys.

At the park…

The lazy afternoon flew by. The warm gentle breeze surrounded Ash and his friends as all that was on their minds was the tournament and the last day. The thoughts of Ash dancing with the girls kept alive within each of the girl's minds, and with neither giving an inch. The thoughts of Kenny stood strong within Tracey's mind though. He shivered at the thought of him, his strange actions and the request that he asked Tracey to make scared him. It was as if Tracey was simply being used to help someone who he really hates. Kenny wasn't always like that though. Before the Grand Festival, Kenny was a good friend to Ash, Dawn and Brock, but ever since the Dawn rejected his offer to travel with him instead of Ash, he never acted as friendly towards them, especially Ash.

"Just an hour to go before we find out the 2nd round matchups" May said excitedly, the group didn't reply to her though as they felt too relaxed from lying on the grass and watching the clouds pass by. Oddly enough for them, there was no one passing through the park. It was likely that a lot of the trainers were preparing or hanging out with friends on their day off.

"Where is everyone anyway, this park should be full of people on a lovely day like this" everyone looked up surprised. Not a soul could be seen, the odd pokemon flew out of the nearby trees and sometimes a Rattata made its way to different trees that act as shelter from the warm sunlight.

"You're right, where is everyone?" Brock noticed as he sat up and looked around.

"Probably all at The Indigo Plateau, waiting for the second round matchups possibly" Gary wisely said. The mini speech that his opponent gave him in the first round was still fresh in his head.

"W-what?" Ash got up hastily. "Shouldn't we be there?" He watched everyone lay on the grass watching the time fly by.

"Relax Ash, we don't need to go" Gary stated, he didn't move a muscle from his position as he was too comfortable to move.

"And besides, I'm too comfortable to get moving" May smiled at Ash just as he sat back down on the grass. He lay back down on the grass between Dawn and May who both moved themselves closer to Ash. Tracey quickly remembered the rivalry between the girls. It's not my job to force people to be in love. They must choose for themselves. He never did a thing that Kenny requested him to do since the incident in Pallet Town, but Tracey still lived his life in fear for whenever Kenny will show up. Tracey did not know what Kenny would do to him if he did not oblige to what he said, just that he knew that it wouldn't be good. Am I brave or stupid? Not doing a thing so I could suffer the consequences, or letting everything work out as it should do.

"It's a nice day don't you think Ash" the bluenette turned her body to the side so she could gaze at Ash's deep chocolate eyes. Not as good looking as you though Ash, she cheekily thought to herself. Dawn felt that she had an advantage over the other girls as she was the latest female to travel with Ash, not to mention she and other girls thought that Dawn is the prettiest.

"Yeah" he said smiling. "Today does look nice" he didn't look at all interested in Dawn's question, instead he looked ensnared within the blue sky's captivating display. A few clouds went past without resembling any shape or form to Ash.

"So Ash, are you prepared for the second round" May followed Dawn's example and looked into Ash's chocolate eyes. "I don't think you'll have any trouble or anything like that though".

"Of course I'm prepared! When you want to be the best, you've got to work for it" Ash said with pride whilst looking at May. Words of a poet, if only you weren't so dense. She never went a minute without thinking about her knight in shining armour. A quiet silence followed.

"I think I'll make my way back" Tracey nudged Brock before he stood up, signifying him to follow him.

"Going so soon Tracey" Drew said. Drew kept quiet until now. His mind was fixated on why May likes Ash so much.

"I've got stuff to do that's all" he replied to Drew.

"I think I'll follow him actually. I'm kind of hungry anyway" Brock got up causing his great shadow to cover the group.

"OK, see you soon guys" Ash said actually bothering to look at them.

"See you" they said as they walked back. A long silence followed. All that was there were six teenagers observing the beautiful afternoon sky take its place.

"So…you've asked us, now we ask you" Drew said. "Who do you three girls think you are going to take to the dance?" Drew said hoping to get the attention of May. The entire group sat up in interest. Trust Drew to bring that one up, May thought to herself. "Well…" the girls all looked at each other for help.

"I…haven't at all thought about it yet" Misty lied.

"Neither have I really" May did the same thing, but her lie looked a little more convincing.

"If I see someone that I like…then maybe" Dawn lied. A suspicious theme entered the conversation. But May likes Ash. I'm sure the other two are lying aswell just to get through, Drew thought cunningly.

"I'm sure you will all get nice guys to go with you" Ash smiled at the girls, who all replied with a gentle blush.

"Thanks Ash" May and Dawn said in unison as they glared into Ash's brown eyes. Come on Ash, the clues are right there for you, just please say you love me, May thought to herself. She moved a little closer to Ash once more; they were barely inches away from each other. Just say that you will go to the dance with me, please Ash, Dawn's thoughts echoed in her mind just as she also moved closer to Ash. Feeling a little out casted, Misty stood up.

"I think I'll go back to the hotel actually. I'm…pretty hungry right now anyway" Misty began to slowly walk away, hoping that she would get a goodbye from Ash, Gary, Drew, May or Dawn, but not receiving any.

"Hmm…she probably really left because she had to sit next to Drew and Gary" Dawn joked.

"Ha! She didn't have to sit near us you know" Gary laughed. There was once a time when people said that Gary and Misty would make a good couple, but that was a long time ago. "Anyway, I'm going to head back to the hotel. Next round match-ups are coming up, catch you later guys" Gary said calmly as he walked in the opposite way to Misty.

"See you Gary" Ash said as he sat cosily next to May and Dawn.

Meanwhile, with Tracey and Brock…

"He could appear anywhere" Tracey said to Brock again. He felt slightly safer when Brock was around.

"I know, he appeared outside our door when I seen him" Brock replied to the worried individual. The two were still making their way out of the huge park as they spoke. It turns out they situated themselves towards the middle to their inconvenience. Pidgey and Spearow hovered around the nearby trees to act as shade from the radiant light that warmed up the land. Brock noticed Tracey's worried face. "Don't worry, it's going to work, I'm certain" Brock's wise words put a smile back on Tracey's face.

"Thanks Brock, we just have to see him first" Tracey said. Tracey knew that Kenny always appeared at the most inconvenient of times, much to Tracey's disadvantage as he had no time to think about how to fight back against Kenny.

"Hmm true" Brock followed. Their pace slowed down a bit. "Oh by the way, I've got to go down to the shops to pick up a few pokemon medicines; I'll catch up with you later" Brock left in an instant. Oh man, why now Brock? Tracey thought worriedly. In Tracey's time of need, the only one who he could prove anything to was not going to be there.

"I guess…I'll just have to stand up to him myself" Tracey admitted to himself as he walked quickly and carefully towards the hotel. A minute passed. Tracey could see the hotel from down the road. Strangely, no one was walking on the pavements and no cars could be seen on the roads. I guess everyone is at The Indigo Plateau, he thought to himself. He passed a side alley where a dark shadowy figure stood beside a dustbin with his face covered by the shadow of his black hood. The uncanny figure stood still gazing at Tracey, who also stood still to gaze back at the mysterious figure. A person maybe? Or…perhaps a pokemon! Tracey's thoughts summoned a large grin on his face. Tracey's love for pokemon was outstanding, he didn't often use any of his pokemon for battling, instead, they were more used for research. Any pokemon that Tracey found in the wild was something to investigate. "It sure is a strange place to find a pokemon" he quietly said to himself, making sure that the pokemon would not be scared away from his presence. Tracey whipped out his pokedex and pointed it at the figure.

"No Data" Tracey looked a little bit disappointed from the results of his pokedex, but still pursued and slowly walked up to the figure.

"No data only means that this pokemon is yet to be discovered" Tracey said excitedly. He was so adamant and distracted about the figure being a pokemon, the unsuspected individual had completely forgotten about Kenny.

Back at the park…

The lazy afternoon continued with Drew, May, Dawn and Ash lying on the grass staring dreamily at the limitless sky. Ash felt significantly more relaxed though. After spending 6 months on the road training as if your life depends on it, the effects were tough on Ash and his pokemon. Every time they had a moment to relax, they felt as if they were in heaven.

"When are you going to start practicing for the second round Ash?" Drew said out of nowhere. He looked a little distracted though from the way May acted around Ash.

"Erm…well, I guess I could do some battling practice with someone" Dawn and May immediately shot up.

"We'll help you Ash!" They both said in unison.

"That's very kind of you two-" Ash was interrupted by Drew, who stood up aswell.

"I think I'll take this one" Drew said confidently just as Ash rose. "After all, I could do with another battle against Ash" he smiled at the young trainer.

"Yeah, and besides, I could do with a rematch against Drew" Ash remembered briefly how he lost against the formidable co-ordinator.

"OK, I challenge you to a battle Ash" Drew moved himself a few metres away from Ash.

"Great, do any of you two want to act as referee?" Ash pointed the question at Dawn and May who looked back at him with their blank faces.

"I guess…I could" Dawn raised her hand.

"Thanks Dawn" Ash said. Dawn really is helpful sometimes, Ash thought to himself. OK Drew, focus. This battle isn't about winning or pride or anything like that. It's about impressing May, so just make your moves look great, Drew thought to himself confidently. He quickly looked over to the sidelines to see May standing beside Dawn staring blankly into the distance. Drew smiled. His hands started to get sweaty as he reached for his first pokeball.

"OK, it will be a one on one battle, with no time limits" Dawn announced. May stood beside her with her eyes now fixated on Ash. "Come on May, he's yours for the taking" Dawn whispered to the brunette, who only glared back at her with her evil eyes. "I honestly don't see how you could hate him"

"No Dawn! Just drop it! I'm not going with Drew to the dance and that's final!" May crammed the words between her teeth. Dawn could see the anger and decided to turn her attention back to the battle.

"OK Begin!" Dawn called out.

"Roserade, go!" Drew's main pokemon was summoned from its pokeball.

"Your Roserade looks really good Drew, but it won't make a difference. Gallade, I choose you!" Ash complimented Drew's grass type just as he unleashed one of the pokemon he caught during his time away.

"Rose-ra"

"Gallade" The tall thin pokemon took its position, eyeing Drew's Roserade.

"Gallade, use Psycho Cut!" Ash told his pokemon. Gallade's forearms began to glow a bright blue colour whilst keeping its posture perfectly.

"Ash really did train his Gallade well" May said to Dawn.

"Definitely, it looks like a good pokemon to use in contests" Dawn admired. Gallade started swinging his arms around hurling multiple crescent blades at Roserade.

"Roserade, block it with Petal Dance" the beautiful grass type spun around as it let out pink petals that spiralled its way towards Gallade's Psycho Cut completely cancelling out Gallade's attack.

"Gallade, Swords Dance!" Ash called out. The blade pokemon swivelled around with several mystical swords dancing around him majestically.

"Beautiful isn't it Dawn" May said from behind her with an admiring smile on her face.

"Beautiful to say the least. I wonder if Ash has ever thought about taking part in any contests with it?" Dawn replied. Gallade looked really pumped from Swords Dance as it took its position once more.

"Roserade, Solarbeam!" Drew quickly called out an attack before Gallade could have the chance to do so. The grass type's roses at the ends of its arms began to glow as it gathered energy from the radiant sun.

"Be careful Gallade" Ash warned his pokemon. Roserade fired a golden beam out of its roses aiming it towards Gallade. "OK, block it with Psycho Cut!" The blade pokemon obliged. The forearms of the tall thin pokemon glowed hurling another load of multiple crescent blades at Roserade.

"Ash certainly has the advantage when it comes to being offensive. Psychic type moves have the advantage over poison types like Roserade" May pointed out.

"True, but Drew's Roserade has the advantage when being defensive against fighting types. Gallade's fighting type moves won't do so much damage against Roserade" Dawn wisely added. Both the Solarbeam and the Psycho Cut collided in the centre of the battle field causing a massive explosion.

"Stand by Roserade" the cloud of smoke surrounded Roserade making it impossible for Drew to see it. Ash's Gallade was hidden from the smoke aswell, also making it impossible for him to see his pokemon aswell.

"You too Gallade, for now at least" Ash said to his pokemon.

"Hmm…Roserade, Solarbeam once more!" Drew said instinctively. His pokemon was still invisible to him still. Please work.

"Interesting idea Drew's got" Dawn said admiringly. May kept quiet and refused to look at Dawn. "Come on May, what's wrong?" Dawn looked at her slightly worriedly. "Drew isn't a bad person, and he really likes you, can you just make the effort?" May looked at her friend inquisitively, as if she made some sense. Drew's a nice guy and all…but…I have to let the past go.

She sighed. "Dawn…I'll talk to you later about it" May said looking at her friend. Dawn completely understood though, and turned her attention back to the battle. Roserade had only just gained enough energy to use Solarbeam, but the smoke the explosion still surrounded the pokemon.

"Gallade, jump high in the air and use Ice Punch!" Roserade fired its Solarbeam, but Gallade dodged it and jumped incredibly high in the air, rising well above the smoke caused from the explosion. Gallade's hand began to glow a bluish-white colour before charging its way through the air to make contact with where the Solarbeam came from.

"But how?" Drew exclaimed in shock. "How could Gallade even see Roserade?" The smoke faded away with Gallade standing firm a couple of metres in front of Ash and Roserade on the ground, fainted.

"Roserade is unable to battle, Gallade is the winner" Dawn announced.

"Well done Roserade, you put up a great fight" Drew returned his fallen pokemon to its pokeball. That went OK I guess. Drew looked up to see Ash returning his pokemon to his pokeball.

"Excellent work Gallade, I'm proud of you" Ash returned Gallade to his pokeball. "Hey Drew" Ash looked up. "Great battle Drew" Ash complimented Drew.

"Thanks Ash, you too" Drew replied. "But how did Gallade see Roserade through that thick smoke?" he questioned Ash.

"I…think Gallade watched where the Solarbeam came from from above and just took a shot out of the dark" Ash said, he was also unsure on how Gallade did it either.

"So what did you two think?" Drew and Ash turned to May and Dawn.

"Great battle both of you" Dawn said with a large smile on her face. May stood in silence, she didn't even look at Ash or Drew.

"…what did you think May?" Drew walked into her line of sight which made her look a bit startled.

"I…I think you both did very well. Oh and Drew" Drew took a step closer towards May. "Great battling there, your Roserade looked beautiful" she smiled at Drew, who replied with his smile.

"Thank you May" Drew said. "Anyway, I think I'll go get something to eat" Drew started walking. "Great battle Ash"

"Thanks Drew, I'll see you around" Ash said.

"See you later Drew" Dawn said. She looked to her left to find May gazing at the sky, with her eyes glazed. She looked as if she was going to burst out crying. Quickly, Dawn took a step closer to May. "Hey, something wrong?" she looked into her eyes. Ash watched Drew walk away and didn't notice May's eyes tearing up.

"I'll talk about it later Dawn" she whispered quietly, trying to hide herself from the unaware Ash. She quickly wiped the small tears from her eyes and put an actor's smile on her face. "I think I'll go check on Max" she said, her happy smile masked her sadness very well. "I think he said he'll be at the shops, I'll see you guys later" she said, walking off in the opposite direction to Drew.

"Bye May" Ash finally clicked in and turned around.

"Bye…May" Dawn said with a worried expression on her face. What's May hiding? She thought to herself, anxious for her friend. The mood quickly lightened up though, as Dawn finally realized that she was alone with Ash. "So Ash" Dawn said looking at his disarranged hair for some reason. "Who are you going up against in the second round?"

"I don't honestly know yet" he quickly glanced at his Poketch to see if the second round match-ups were ready. A message read: Please report back to your hotel to see the second round match-ups.

"Back to the hotel it is then" Dawn moved herself a little closer to Ash.

"Oh man, I just can't wait!" Ash was barely able to contain his excitement. "Whoever I'm against, they will not stand a chance against me." So determined, focussed – and just downright gorgeous, that's why I love you Ash. But…May does seem a little worried…oh forget it, she'll tell me later, it can't be that bad anyway. Just have some fun with Ash. The two teenagers began walking towards Ash's hotel, until a familiar voice came from behind them…

With Gary Oak…

Gary decided to take a longer route back to his hotel so he could admire the tranquil and surprisingly calm city that surrounded The Indigo Plateau. No one was walking the pavements, nor could any cars be seen on the road despite it being mid-afternoon.

"It sure is quiet" Gary reached out for one of his pokeballs. "Electivire, come on out!" Gary threw his pokeball in the air letting out his electric type.

"Elect-ivire"

"Hey Electivire, I just wanted to thank you for your effort yesterday" Gary said as he and his pokemon walked along the pavement. "Anyway, the hotel is close by and I want you to see who we are up against"

"Elect-vire" the pokemon walked with him along the quiet pathway, also quite startled at how quiet it is.

"Everyone's at The Indigo Plateau watching the live second round match-ups" Gary said to his pokemon. He sighed. "I just hope that my second round opponent will be a piece of cake. Anyway, the hotel is just around this corner" Gary walked slightly ahead of Electivire as they turned the corner, only to find someone else turning the corner at the same time, colliding with Gary.

"Ouch!" The two people fell to the floor.

"Oh I'm so sorry" the other person said.

"That's OK, it was…" Gary's words trailed off. He held his forehead and focussed his eyes to see what he collided with. A young beautiful girl was in front of him. She had light brown hair that almost reached her elbows; her light brown eyes sparkled in the sun like a lake in a sunset sky. She wore a light blue dress with an orange bow and a white cardigan. Wow, she's…something isn't she. She was still on the hard ground surrounded by loads of papers. Gary quickly dived after her. "Oh no, I'm so sorry. Here, let me get that for you" Gary instinctively went to pick up the scattered papers she was holding.

"Don't worry, I've got it" the girl went after the papers aswell. Gary handed her the papers that he collected as they both stood up.

"Sorry about that, I'm Gary by the way" Gary stuck out his hand trying his best not to blush in front of the girl's captivating beauty.

She chuckled "I know who you are; your first round battle was amazing. I'm Jasmine" she complimented Gary and shook his hand softly. He's cute to say the least, she thought to herself cheekily. A short but empty silence entered the conversation unwelcomingly.

"So err…are you competing in the tournament too?" Gary asked. She smiled at him flirtatiously.

"I sure am. I used to be the Olivine Gym leader you know" she said with pride. Gary didn't go to the Olivine Gym.

"Oh, I never got the Olivine City badge. I heard a few rumours that the Olivine City gym leader was a bit tough, so I took the easy route and avoided it" Gary complimented Jasmine through his soft lie.

She giggled. "Well thank you. I handed the gym over to my apprentice Janina a few months ago now so I could become a pokemon professor" Gary's eyes lit up.

"I'm a pokemon professor too!" he said happily and with much pride.

"Wow, really?" She sounded surprised. Gary's casual looks didn't make him look like your average professor; it hardly made him look smart either.

"Yeah, I'm based in Sinnoh. I decided to enter the Johto league where I came in the top 4" Gary stated.

"Nice, I'm situated in Johto, but I entered the Hoenn league just for fun and came in the top 8" she moved herself a little closer to Gary.

"It's strange how talented some pokemon professors are" Gary smiled as Jasmine moved closer to him. For a moment then, Gary felt as if he had finally found the girl of his dreams. And to think I used to go round with cheerleaders…

"So… who are you going to face in the second round?" Jasmine asked ending the silence.

"I don't know yet, we were just on our way to find out" Gary quickly glanced at his Electivire.

"Oh" Jasmine frowned, but quickly regained her irresistible smile. "In that case, I'll let you get on with your day" she held out her hand once more. "Nice to meet you Gary"

"Nice to meet you too Jasmine" Gary shook her hand and blushed slightly. "I'll see you around"

"You too, and sorry about the collision earlier, you may want to sort that out though" she pointed at Gary's forehead where there was a minor cut. Gary self-consciously moved his hand to the cut. She giggled as her cheeks began to glow a light crimson colour. "Bye Gary and good luck in the next round" she said walking away slowly from Gary.

"You too, bye" Gary called out. He waved at her until she was a good distance away from him. Oh man, a good looking girl talks to you and all you can do is act like a total freak! Gary scolded himself. But she sure is beautiful; I can't wait to see her again. He turned around to see his Electivire quietly laughing to himself.

"Elect-ivire"

"Come on Electivire, don't do this to me" Gary pleaded.

"Elect-ivire" the large pokemon continued to laugh quietly.

"Look Electivire. I don't like like her, I just think she's a nice person" Gary's words came out as he didn't plan them to. The large yellow and black pokemon continued to laugh. "Never mind, come on, let's head back to the hotel" Gary started walking, with Electivire following not so far behind. We'll meet again Jasmine. Gary didn't often show his feelings for girls, instead he was too confident to do anything like that, but Jasmine's charm seemed to turn Gary's cheeks a lot redder than usual.

At the park…

A familiar voice came from behind Dawn and Ash.

"Absolutely pathetic" it was Paul. Paul looked a little more intimidating than before. His purple hair was the same and the criticising look in his eyes remained. The only thing that really changed with Paul is that he looked a lot taller and tougher than last time.

"What did you just say?" Ash immediately turned around fuming, but was not expecting how much taller and stronger he looked.

"I said you're pathetic. I watched your battle with Drew, and it looks like you still haven't got any better" he said intimidatingly. Ash clenched his fist, but did not move from his stance. "Not to mention that weakling of a pokemon that you caught" he said mockingly. Ash scowled at him.

"My Gallade could beat any of your pokemon any day!" he fought back. Ash caught Gallade as a Ralts and had loved it ever since. He spent his remaining money from his journey on a Dawn Stone to evolve him when he became a Kirlia. From that day on, he cut down on everything, just so that he and his pokemon could get enough to eat. To make sure that his huge expense was worth it, he took extra time in making his Gallade the best he could be. Calling Gallade a weakling made Ash feel as if all that hard work and effort was for nothing.

"You're forgetting Paul, I beat you in the Sinnoh league, where it really counted" Ash reminded himself, the memories bringing a smile to his face.

"I never needed to win anyway, I don't need some tournament to give me a title when I already know that I'm number one" Paul stated. "I'm not pathetic like you Ash; you need tournaments to keep you going. All I need to do is trample over pathetic losers like you so people would recognise me as the best"

"Then why did you enter this thing anyway Paul?" Ash asked him slightly angrily.

"Wow Ash, are you really that stupid? I entered this tournament so I could be recognised as the best" he confidently said. "I watched your first round battle and I am far from impressed. You should've easily beaten Morrison, but your pathetic little pokemon only just scraped a win"

"You can insult me all you want, but my pokemon could crush yours, like last time Paul" Ash said cunningly. Paul chuckled at his remark.

"Overconfidence isn't going to get you anywhere. It's a whole load of luck how someone like you can even make it into this tournament" Paul's egotistic nature drove Ash to almost going berserk. "Don't be so surprised if you don't make it into the next round Ash."

"Don't be surprised when I beat you either Paul" Ash's comeback wasn't so impressive, but it was enough.

"Whatever. I've got no time for losers like you Ash" Paul said. He turned his body slightly to the left. "Dawn…" Paul nodded at the bluenette and walked off with his cheeks shining with a tint of red. Ash and Dawn froze in their stances until Paul was at a safe distance.

"Why can't he just be nice for once?" Ash asked himself before he gazed into the distance.

"You OK Ash?" Dawn said worriedly. She looked at him; he looked very deep in thought.

"I'm fine Dawn; it just makes me so angry when people insult my pokemon like that" Ash said gritting his teeth.

"No need to worry Ash, I know that you'll beat him" Dawn hugged him softly.

"Thanks Dawn" Ash didn't back away, instead he hugged her back. You're always there for me Dawn. Ash opened one his eyes to see Paul walking away slowly. I can't lose to him. I just can't.

"Shall we make our way to the hotel now?" Dawn suggested.

"OK" the two made their way to the hotel, walking side by side and with their cheeks reddened slightly.

With Tracey…

The unsuspecting Tracey walked up slowly to the completely stationary figure in an attempt not to scare it off.

"Now!" The eerie figure called out. A massive Empoleon came from above and blocked the exit for Tracey who stood still in shock and surprise. "You're too predictable Tracey" the figure took off his hood to reveal his face. His chestnut brown hair and the evil look in his eyes struck an ice cold arrow into Tracey's back. No…no…not now!

"K-Kenny?" Tracey said in fear. The hairs on his arm shot up, he felt his heart beating at a million miles an hour and drops of sweat fell down his face. "What are you doing here Kenny?"

"I think you know what I'm doing here Tracey" Kenny walked up to Tracey slowly. "How's the assignment going?" Kenny watched every part of Tracey's day, but chose to keep that bit a secret.

"I-It's going g-great Kenny. Misty and May are falling for Ash like a domino and Dawn is-" the trembling sound of Tracey's voice was interrupted by Kenny.

"Don't ever underestimate me Tracey!" Kenny shouted at him. "Do you take me for some kind of fool?" Kenny slapped Tracey on the cheek, hurling him backwards into Empoleon, who just pushed him back.

"No! Of course I don't!" Tracey covered his cheek with his hand. His legs shook in fear for his future. The unpredictable Kenny made his way once more towards Tracey.

"Then why lie to me Tracey?" Kenny pulled back his arm and scratched Tracey's face viciously. Tracey screamed out in pain as Kenny's sharp claw-like nails made contact with his other cheek.

"I'm sorry Kenny! I promise I'll…I'll do something" Tracey pleaded. His original plan was to intimidate Kenny himself, but with the amount of pressure that Kenny was putting on Tracey, he had completely forgotten. "Just please! Let me-" Tracey's trembling voice was once again interrupted by Kenny.

"Let you what? Let you go so you can just forget about everything I tell you to do?" he shouted at Tracey. Kenny sighed. "You know how I always said that I would…well you know…if you never did what I say?" Kenny took a step back from the cowering Tracey. Drops of blood rolled down his face from Kenny's ferocious attack. "Well, I think you've over stepped the boundaries a little" Kenny shoved Tracey to the floor.

"Please Kenny! I promise I won't do it again! I swear!" The cowering individual pleaded whilst crawling backwards. His eyes shook with fear and terror.

"Dawn is out there, still with Ash for all I know! What makes you think I can let you off again?" Kenny walked slowly to Tracey. He looked down to see him cowering on the floor, blood from the attack continued to roll down his face. "I warned you, and I warned you again, and you were aware of the consequences, now you must pay" Kenny exclaimed.

"No Kenny! Please!" A sadistic smile appeared on Kenny's face as he knelt down next to Tracey with his fist pulled back. Tracey covered his face with his arms in an attempt to protect himself from another one of Kenny's attacks.

"Never…ever…tell anyone what I'm about to do, or else…well, you know what's going to happen, don't you?"

Well…yeah.

Paul's introduction. A little bit of GaryxJasmine, I don't know what I was thinking, I know they never met, I just thought that they would make a cute couple. Our friend Tracey is in trouble again, May's got a secret about Drew, Dawn appears to be ahead of the girls in the love rivalry. 2nd round of the tournament begins next chapter.

That is if there is even going to be another chapter. Right now, I feel really unmotivated and apathetic. 7 chapters in and I'm about a quarter of the way through :S If there is going to be another chapter, it'll appear next weekend, but don't bet your life on it. I also do feel a little discouraged from carrying on from Nanna and Utu's review aswell :'(

Please review guys, I need motivation.