AN: Well, no one told me anything, that's depressing. So, I decided for you. I am going to cut any non-added essential episodes and perhaps later go back and add them. Meaning cutting unnecessary fillers. Anyway, for the 9 or even 3 people who read Unbeatable thanks and I have a question. Friends Until the End, which is the predecessor series after this has the first chapter transferred to chapter format, should I post it? Let me know. I love that series and want to share it. I want to get as much as my work out there, but I won't forget any others!

Disclaimer: I own the characters, but not the concept of Pokémon so I guess that's something.

Episode 7: First to Show!

Chasen's ankle healed enough the next day so they could head out to Violet City to Alyssa's first contest and Chasen's first gym battle. Domino knew she was along for the ride, but she was sure she'd find something to do with her life. She was sure and really didn't care how long it took as long as she was with her friends. It didn't take them long to get there, about a week and a half.

"My first contest! The rising top coordinator is about to debut!" Alyssa shouted as she dreamed walking outside to the practice field.

"She's lost to us," Domino whispered to Chasen. Chasen nodded slightly with her head and eyes.

"Does rising top coordinator have a game plan for tomorrow's appeals?" Chasen asked. Domino snickered at the fact Chasen used what Alyssa called herself. Chasen also began to laugh.

"Plan?" Alyssa asked.

"Oh Arceus…" Chasen muttered.

"You're kidding, right?" Domino asked.

"No…I haven't really had much thought…I saw a contest when I was little and loved it, but I guess I never really learned about them in depth."

"You need help…" Chasen said to herself.

"Who's going to do it? You?" Alyssa asked annoyed her friends were making fun of her because of her mistake.

"Why not?" Chasen answered. Both friends turned to look at the brunette. "Me look up what stuff is."

Chasen said it the way she meant it. She meant it to come off as a jerk and said it slow. Domino and Alyssa glared at her. She was smart and knew what she had to do. She expected this situation considering she never saw Alyssa practice once since they left. Sure they trained, but that was different. She looked up what she needed to know about contest and gym battles to be well informed. Aria had enjoyed it as well.

"Alright, high and mighty," Domino said for still shocked Alyssa. She had to see this. Chasen, have contest knowledge, and know what she's doing. She remembered when Alyssa would talk about what Chasen considered girly she'd zone out.

"The time I was put up I did my research on contest and gyms. I did it to prepare for this. First is the appeals round where Pokémon use moves to show style and skill. So you need a Pokémon you feel can appeal well based on what moves they know. Got it?" Chasen explained.

"Uh…I've seen one contest. I really don't know," Alyssa confessed. She wanted to do something with Pokémon and contest seemed right. She only wished she'd watch more.

"I can show you." Chasen admitted.

"Really?" Alyssa beamed. Chasen nodded before looking over to the group of their Pokémon who were playing.

"Aria!" she called out to her Spinarak.

"What can I do?" Aria asked.

"We need to show Alyssa an appeal. Remember what we looked at and thought was interesting."

"Right, I like that!"

Chasen took a deep breath preparing herself. Aria did the same as her trainer. To the observers they seemed to have done more than looked into contest on a screen.

"Aria, start with Scary Face!"

Aria made a freaky face that sent chills down Alyssa's spine. Domino smiled, but this was what she was into. Alyssa enjoyed beauty while Domino like force with Chasen in the middle.

"Alright Aria use Poison Sting!"

Aria shot up Poison Sting into the air that flew toward the clouds. At one point it was noticed that the stingers stopped and head back down toward the spider.

"Now Night Shade!"

Aria's horn glowed black before a black beam streaked out and collided with the falling Poison Sting. The Poison Stings exploded into purple sparkles that rained down on Aria.

"That was great Aria!" Chasen told her third caught Pokémon.

"Thanks!"

"I understand now." Alyssa said. Chasen brought out Aria's spider qualities with scary face than beauty as a poison type. Before Alyssa could continue her thought process about her own appeals or Chasen's, a scream erupted. Not from fright, but glee.

"That. Was. Wonderful. You're a talent in contest. I can tell! Please tell me you're competing," the pink haired girl squealed. Chasen was very uncomfortable as was Aria who was sitting on her arm. Both trainer and with Pokémon slowly lead back to step away.

"No actually, I was showing my friend how an appeal works," Chasen explained.

"Ah, I see. That's too bad. We could have been fierce rivals. I'm Cece," she introduced herself. Chasen didn't care who she was, she liked her personal space.

"Chasen."

"Alyssa."

"And I'm Domino."

"Yeah great, if you change your mind Chasen I'll see you. See you!" Cece replied in as snotty way before leaving the group.

"That was weird on so many levels and I could have lived without my personal space being invaded by a Wigglytuff that met curler stranger," Chasen said after she had disappeared.

"Chasen!" Alyssa snapped. Chasen was jerk and could be mean to people in a joking manner if she felt weirded out by them or anyone she didn't like. No ifs, ands, or buts. Chasen gave her a 'what, it's true, look before sighing and shaking her head. She left to escape her mother, not gain another.

"She's not wrong," Domino pipped in.

"Now you?" Alyssa asked feeling defeated and upset that she had mean friend.

"Not that," Domino snapped annoyed, but then understood it could have gone any way. "Chasen, you're talented. Maybe you should consider entering. Aria seemed to enjoy it."

"No, I couldn't do that. What if I win?" Chasen wondered out loud. Sure, the type of skills coordinators used would be helpful, but she could pick that up from watching.

"So?" Alyssa asked instantly forgetting about rude comments, "Best coordinator won! I would love it! It may help calm me down and think about it. A challenge, on the final stage, between best friends!"

Alyssa was all in Chasen's face. She was fascinated by the idea. Knowing a friend would be there by herself through it all helped.

"You blew that out of the water…" Chasen said nervously as she pushed Alyssa back and away."

"Yah think," Blitz said having joined the conversation.

"You don't have to stay with her…" Ledi mumbled.

"She's not so bad!" Solar cheered. The other Pokémon looked at her thinking, 'Of course she thinks that.'

"I wouldn't know what else to do," Chasen said trying to think of reason why she shouldn't. She liked it because it brought out her Pokémon, who she loved, and she got to battle. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but this was Alyssa's dream and she couldn't interfere with it. It wouldn't be right.

"Do what you just did! Who else knows besides us and that girl? That was practice! Please Chasen!" Alyssa pleaded which kind of had a whine to it. She hated that voice. It wasn't necessarily convincing just pathetic and annoying. It got people to do what she wanted because they wanted her to stop.

"Fine, I'll enter," Chasen consented.

"Woo!"

The next day was the contest. Alyssa had worked all day with Chasen's help and came up with something. It wasn't much, but Chasen said it might get her passed the first round. Alyssa prepared herself for not getting past the appeals at the start. It was rough. She was sure she was going to freak. She was nervous that the Poké Ball in her hand shook with her. In Johto they weren't required to dress up, but could if they wanted. She dressed in a simple white dress while she knew Chasen would have none of that. She looked down in at her first stage partner and took a deep breath. Now, all she had to was wait for her turn.

"Welcome to the Violet City Pokémon Contest! This is only the first of many and the coordinators will only shine brighter as they fly higher! I'm Marie, your host! These are our judges today, Head of the Coordinating we have Mr. Fana, with the Pokémon Fan Club President of Johto Mr. Carolinpad and finally Violet City Nurse Joy! Now we've gotten through our introductions, what do you about moving to the main reason we're here! Come out contestant number one for your debut, it's Chasen!"

"Alright Aria, like we practiced!" Chasen said calling out her Pokémon that was in a smoke seal. "Scary Face!"

Aria's Scary Face was spookier than yesterday. Domino admitted it looked cooler with the smoke appeal enhancing it. Plus no really knew what Aria was. The smoke made it look bigger and scarier. These people were about to find out, Aria was practically harmless outside battle.

"Poison Sting!" Chasen called. The force of the move pushed the smoke out of the way to reveal a Spinarak who was hanging in mid-air through a String Shot she released as soon as she was released from her Poké Ball. Like yesterday the stingers went up before falling back toward the spider. "Now Night Shade!"

"Spina!" The move hit the stingers and again they exploded into purple sparkles. With Aria hanging in the air with the left over smoke and the sparkles raining down gave the scene a Halloween feel.

"Woo! Chasen!" Domino cried out. She was right saying Chasen had a gift for the Pokémon World in general now that she thought about it.

"Nice job Aria, it was perfect!" Chasen said to her bug and poison type.

"Thanks!" Aria returned. Yeah, she was happy she went with Chasen.

"Now for our next coordinator, Cece!"

Cece was there after all. They expected it and she looked thrilled to know that Chasen decided to compete.

"Alright Staryu, appear!" Cece said calling out her star shaped Pokémon. "Let's start with Rapid Spin!"

"That's some real spinning to show off Staryu's body!"

"Now Bubblebeam!" The Bubblebeam coming from Staryu's middle made a tower with the Pokémon as the base. "Now, use Swift!"

The Swift also appearing from the center shot up breaking all the bubbles leaving a blue water sparkle for Staryu to dance through as they ended their appeal.

"Way to show a water star Pokémon!"

"That was good…" Domino mumbled under her breath to herself.

"What do you say we move to our last coordinator for the round? This is also her contest debut so say hi to Alyssa!"

"Alyssa took a deep, calming breath before walking out. If everyone else could do it so could she. This was the start of her dream and she was ready to start.

"I'm ready." Alyssa said to herself as she pulled out a Poké Ball. "Alright Solar, spotlight!"

"Yay!" Solar cried as she came out in a floral seal of pink petals.

"Use Reflect!" Solar made a rainbow colored barrier that the petals rained on as then they slowly slid to the ground to disappear. It was raining flower petals. "Now Synthesis!"

With Reflect still up Solar's body shined with a healing glow that reflected off the Reflect creating a rainbow colored glow like an aurora that filled the hall.

"Now Razor Leaf!" Solar waved her leaf on her head and a flurry of leaves appeared and shattered through the Reflect smashing it from the inside having the glow disappear, but leave a sparkle reminding the audience of the glow. Solar smiled proudly at their work they came up with on the spot with some help.

"Beautiful! And now we wait to hear from our judges!"

As Alyssa returned to the waiting area she saw Chasen and Domino waiting and smiling. They both started to clap and they hugged. She was overcome with relief. She done it and the appeal was beautiful. At least she and Marie thought so.

"You both were amazing!" Domino said breaking the silence.

"Thanks," Alyssa said. "I did it."

She really needed to say that to herself out loud, but she thought she had only got passed the first obstacle. She still needed to continue onto the second round and then the battle round. Sure she had been training with Chasen and Domino, but she was still starting out.

"Here Aria," Chasen said giving her Spinarak a treat for doing a well. Aria looked happy as she received a cube that bug types loved. Beside was Blitz who Chasen was using for the second round if she got through. Blitz told himself at the moment he didn't care about the contest, but he wouldn't knock it until he tried it like Chasen was.

"So I guess you did enter," Cece said. "You both were alright, but I'll be the one to win this contest." She then walked away from the group to prepare herself for the battles. Even though no one knew she left she was moving on.

"That's what she thinks," Chasen said. Alyssa and Domino laughed at the brunette. Despite being convinced to compete, it didn't dampen Chasen's competitive streak.

"What do you guys think?" Alyssa asked her friends. They were always honest with her, even when she didn't want them to. This wasn't one of those times.

"You did great," Domino said and Chasen nodded in agreement. "You'll both make it."

"Well we're back and sorry for the suspense! We now have the four trainers that will be moving on to the battle round! It was long and hard, but here they are!"

Chasen Cece Alyssa Marcus

"Told you!" Domino blurted out in excitement. "Good luck."

"And now our match ups!"

Chasen vs. Cece / Alyssa vs. Marcus

"You're going against Cece," Alyssa stated. From looking at her appeals she seemed to be a serious contender who knew what she was doing. Alyssa had the thought it could mean trouble for Chasen who little contest experience.

"And?" Chasen questioned, "I'll get her, right Blitz?"

"You know it!" he agreed.

"Just to let you know Chasen, I have a plan for you and your fire mouse," Cece said waling by her as she headed out to the stage.

"I can't wait to find out," Chasen said and Blitz nodded.

Having passed the appeals round Chasen faces off against Cece in the next round while Alyssa faces Marcus. Only time and skill will determine if the two will meet in the final stage. Alyssa was considerably calmer than before since she worked with her friends on battling. Ledi was ready for this stage. Chasen was also prepared because she was using Blitz for a reason. Just because the Cyndaquil was at a disadvantage of not being able to use any fire type moves didn't mean Chasen wouldn't think of other ways and moves to make him stronger. It time to see if it all paid off.

AN: There is Episode 7 which in reality was 12. What did you think of the appeals round? I try my best to give a good visual image and make it look good. Please tell what you guys think and such by hitting the button below that says Review! Hope to see you next Episode!

Preview: Chasen and Alyssa face off against their second round opponents, but they're prepared not to go down without a fight. What new moves does Cyndaquil know from his prodigal trainer? Who will make it into the final round and win the Violet City Ribbon? Find Out Next Time on Pokémon Unbeatable: Meeting the Final Ace!