hey there. I'm too busy with my school assingments, homeworks and extra classes that I barely have time to write these anymore. So I'm trying to be loyal and update somewhat punctually but I'm not sure when I will...
"Here we are. Porta Vista" Alex exclaimed, as the trio stood on the harbor.
"Pokemon Contest, here I come" Ember exclaimed, her hand punching above.
Vulpix barked in agreement
"We should check into some Pokemon Center first" Seb suggested
The other two agreed and went to search for one.
Once they found it, they gave there Pokémon for a quick check up and were now waiting in the cafeteria, to fill their stomachs before going to see this place. They had changed into their swimming costumes. Ember just wore a shrug over her swimsuit. The boys were wearing a t-shirt/ shirt over their swimming trunks
The trio were talking about their plans ahead, when Seb noticed someone behind Ember, who was sitting opposite to both the boys. Seb grinned. The person gestured asking the boy to keep quite.
"What are you grinning at?" Ember asked
"W-What?" Seb asked, shifting his gaze back to Ember
"I asked what are—" Ember could never finish her sentence as someone closed her eyes from behind. Initially Ember was surprised and after a few seconds she smiled
"Mom, it's good to have you here" Ember smiled. Serena removed her hands, with a pout, and stood next to her daughter.
"How do you always find out?" Serena asked. She was wearing a pink crop top and black capris with a grey shrug, which nicely covered her figure. Her honey-brown hair was loose.
"Your perfume. You've been using the same brand from last 12 years" Ember smiled. She shifted and let her mother sit next to her.
"Hello boys. I hope you guys are also getting the badges" Serena smiled
"All three, Mrs. Ketchum" Alex replied
"That's good"
"So where's Dad? Is he also waiting for some sort of surprising entry?" Ember asked
"He isn't here sweetheart. He had his gym" Serena replied
"I get it" Ember's expression saddened a bit
"But he promised that he won't be missing your performance in the Contest, no matter what" Serena said. It brought a small smile on Ember's face.
"Anyways, what are you doing here?" Ember asked
"Nothing much. Just came to visit you guys. Also I had some business to take care of at the Pokemon Contest" Serena said
"Are you going to be one of the judges?" Seb asked
"In the Grand Festival, yes. In the Contest, no" Serena replied "Ash is pretty much psyched. He's been waiting for you three for some time now. After that battle you had Seb, Ash is wishing to have one more"
"Pallet Gym's the last" Seb declared
"What about your Pokémon?" Serena asked
"Are with Nurse Joy" Alex answered
"You want to see?" Ember asked
"I'd be glad to" Serena grinned.
The trio collected their pokeballs and went to the beach
"Come on out" Ember tossed her pokeballs
Before the four materialized Combusken, Eevee, Meganium, Pidgeot, Jigglypuff and Ducklett
"Jigglypuff?! They are very difficult to catch, aren't they?" Serena asked "How did catch one?"
"It was the other way around, actually" Alex said. Serena was puzzled, so raised her brow
"She liked Ember's food so much that she wanted to come with her" Seb said. Meanwhile, Jigglypuff proudly came and pushed Vulpix and stood next to Ember. Vulpix looked a little stunned but then, shrugged
"And she got jealous of attention Vulpix was getting from Ember" Alex added
"How about him?" Serena whispered-asked
"Chill mom. Those two know. Seb already knew. I told Alex too" Ember said. Serena gave her a look with her raised brow which clearly meant 'you-need-to-give-an-explanation'
"He's fine" Ember said
"Here. I got this for you and him" Serena handed Ember a necklace, which had a small magnet like thing on one end to which a miniaturized pokeball could be attached. Ember took out her last pokeball and attached it to the magnet and tied it around her neck.
Serena went to Meganium and petted her. Meganium nuzzled to Serena's hand before all of Ember's initial Pokémon jumped on Serena. Ember also introduced her mother to her other new Pokémon too.
"What about you boys?" Serena asked
The two released their Pokémon too
"You two have got a nice collection" Serena said
"How are Braixen, Pancham, Sylveon and all the other Pokémon?" Ember asked.
"They are all perfectly alright. And now that I think of it, Ash is pretty much angry at you" Serena said, a hand under her chin
"What did I do?" Ember asked, worried
"He was upset that you asked Charizard not to let him have any of the chocolates. Charizard hid the box on one of the ceiling rods of the gym's ceiling and is not telling anyone, except Pikachu, where he hid it" Serena said
"That gift was for me. I totally support those two" Ember scoffed
"And you know your dad when it comes to food" Serena smiled. Ember smiled too.
"What do you say that you show me your performance for the appeals? Anyway, who are you going to use?" Serena asked
"For appeals, I chose Vulpix. I'm not sure for the battles though" Ember replied
Before anyone could say another word, Jigglypuff jumped into Ember's shoulder
"Jigglypuff!"
"You want to go for the battles?"
"Jiggly!"
"Okay. With that ice beam of yours, we can surely make a win"
"Jiggly!"
"That was a beautiful combo, sweetheart" Serena smiled
"Vulpix and I trained a lot for it" Ember said, petting the fox-like Pokémon
"The contest is after three days. I hope you would have registered" Serena said. Ember sweat dropped and goofily looked at her mother, rubbing the back of her head
"I..I guess"
"…you forgot" Serena stated. Ember guiltily nodded.
"Then what are waiting for? Go on" Serena smiled
"You guys enjoy here. I'll be back" Ember said to her Pokémon. Vulpix barked and followed her. Jigglypuff blew herself, and followed the other two.
"There you go. Now you are all set to take part" The receptionist handed Ember her pass back. Ember smiled at her. Vulpix was sitting on top of her head with Jigglypuff in her arms.
"I didn't expect you here"
Ember turned and saw Mandy.
"You caught yourself a Jigglypuff. What is it going to do, sing and make everyone sleep?" Mandy laughed
"On the contrary, I have decided to win this one with Jigglypuff" Ember smiled, trying her best to maintain her cool.
"Oh we'll see about that. I have got some new crew members too, you know" Mandy smiled
"That's good."
"They are much better than just good. And I don't hope that someone like you would ever understand that"
"That's true. I could never understand you or your Pokémon"
Mandy started getting irritated because Ember was smugly replying rather than getting irritated herself from her comments
"Ember!" Serena came in
"Hey, I was wanting to talk to you alone. You took some time kiddo." Serena added
"Excuse me"
Serena turned and saw this girl in front of her
"Have we met before?" She asked
"Sorry. I don't remember seeing you anywhere. My name is Serena Ketchum, though" Serena smiled, extending her hand
Suddenly Mandy's eyes sparkled
"You mean The Serena Ketchum, as in the judge in the Kanto Grand Festival and one of the best Top Coordinators" Mandy asked, in total fan-girl mode
"Guess so" Serena smiled
"And your husband is the Pallet town Gym leader, the strongest in Kanto, right?"
"Yeah"
"I'm such a big fan of yours, you know. You are my role model. You inspired me to become a coordinator. And someday I want to become as great as you, you know"
"That's….um…flattering…." Serena replied, a little uneasy of the attention she was getting
"Then I hope you are taking a part in the contest here?" Serena asked
"Of course. And I'm here to win my third ribbon" Mandy said, trying her best to impress her role model.
"We should go. The boys must be worried" Ember said, getting hold of one of Serena's hands
"You know her?" Mandy asked, a little jealous that she wasn't on this basis with her role-model
Ember snorted "Funny you should ask. Well, last time weren't introduced properly. My name is Ember Ketchum and this is my mother, Serena Ketchum" Ember said, giving emphasize on their surnames
"You mean….you…her…." Mandy stammered, unable to digest the fact that her #1 rival was none other than her role model's daughter
"I'm her daughter and my dad's the Pallet Gym Leader" Ember smugly said
"Now we should get going. My Pokémon and the boys would be getting worried" Ember said as the mother-daughter duo exited the place.
Mandy still stood there, still trying to digest that fact
"Who was she?" Serena asked
"I'll tell you once the boys would around. I promise" Ember giggled. Those two were going to have good laughter session
"Okay. So start explaining. Who was that girl?" Serena asked
"Who?" Alex asked
"During registration, I ran into Mandy. She started doing her regular 'snide comments giving' work perfectly. And then Mom came in. You should have seen her face. Mandy was star-eyed as she idolized Mom. She became the best of fangirls, trying her best to impress Mom. And when I introduced myself properly, she couldn't even form a proper sentence." Ember explained the two. The two boys tried their best to control their laughter. Even Serena giggled.
"Where did you meet her?" Serena asked
"Cerulean Contest. You should have that expression when I won the ribbon" Ember replied
"Okay kiddos. I have work to take care of. I'll see you in the evening" Serena got up, kissed Ember on the forehead
"You and I need to talk" She mouthed and left.
"What plans do you boys have?"Ember asked
"I want some rest" Alex said
"You had all the rest you could have during the cruise" Seb pointed out
"But relaxing on the beach is different." Alex retorted
"Suit yourself"
"What about you?" Ember asked Seb
"I'm going for some training" Seb said
"Cool. I'm going with Jigglypuff to practice her ice beam and sing" Ember said
"I want Butterfree to practice Psybeam" Seb said
"Okay then. Meet you here after few hours" Ember said. The two recalled all their Pokémon and ran in different directions.
"I should also go" Alex muttered and after recalling his Pokémon, he ran into a different direction.
"Jigglypuff, time to shine" Ember tossed her pokeball.
"Jigglypuff!"
"Okay. I want you to practice some of your attacks. First is sing. But not to make everyone asleep. Only your opponent Pokémon. Try to do that. Okay?" Ember said
"Jiggly!"
"And if I get asleep. Do wake me" Ember smiled "Try to use sing and not to put either of us to sleep"
Jigglypuff nodded
Jigglypuff started singing, doing her best what her trainer asked her to do. But, when Jigglypuff opened her eyes, she saw that Ember was about to sleep and Vulpix asleep.
Jigglypuff approached the two and shook them. Since Ember wasn't completely asleep, she woke up. Ember lifted Vulpix and placed her in her arms, trying to wake her up.
"That's a good one. But you need to focus more. If you want to battle and use sing. I guess it's enough for now. Let's try your ice beam."
Ember tied a stick with a small rope to a tree branch
"Fire your ice beam at the stick" Ember said and stood aside. She gently shook Vulpix, who woke up and after shaking her head, jumped to the ground.
Jigglypuff concentrated and fired her ice beam. When she looked she found that instead of freezing the stick, she had frozen Ember herself. Jigglypuff was surprised. Vulpix used her fire spin and thawed the ice.
Ember panted and rubbed her hands and arms
"That was a powerful ice beam. Freezing. Need to have target practice. But try not to freeze me"
They practiced for more than an hour. After that, Ember and her two Pokémon took a break, after Jigglypuff accidently froze her five out of fifteen times.
Ember took out some poffins and handed it to both her Pokémon.
"Okay. Let's get back to practice!"
"Vul!"
"Jiggly!"
"Jigglypuff, ice-beam"
Jigglypuff fired the ice beam and this time it did freeze the stick.
"Amazing. That's what I'm talking about. Now let's see on some moving target, shall we?"
Ember tossed a stick
"Ice beam"
But unfortunately, Jigglypuff missed it. And then, the trio heard a shriek. They shared glances before running to the source.
There they saw a boy frozen in the ice.
"Vulpix, fire-spin" Ember said
Once the ice was melted, and the boy was in speaking situation, Ember looked at him, worried
"I'm so sorry. Really. I'm really Sorry"
The boys just looked at her, his cheeks getting warm
"N-No. It's okay. Mishaps happen during Pokémon training and learning new moves" The boys replied with a smile
"Thanks for understanding. I'm Ember. And this is Vulpix and Jigglypuff" Jigglypuff jumped into Ember's hands at the mention of her name.
"I'm Kenneth. But I prefer Kenny" The boy introduced
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm taking part in the contest. With my Mudkip and Bayleaf" Kenny pointed at the two besides him
"So am I. How many ribbons have you won?"
"One. I'm here for my second."
"I'm taking part with my Jigglypuff and Vulpix"
"Jigglypuff are quite hard to catch, aren't they?"
"Not for me. She wanted to come with me"
"then you must be really nice if Pokémon are liking you"
"I don't know about it"
"What other Pokémon do you have?"
"I've got these guys. Then Combusken, Meganium, Pidgeot, Eevee and Ducklett. You?"
"I have a Chinchou, a mudkip, Bayleef, Diglett and a Munchlax"
"One of my aunts had a Munchlax. It was a menace. It would eat everything until my uncle handed it its special pokeblock" Ember laughed
"So, your debut?"
"No. My second time. But it is the debut for these guys. Last time I used Eevee and Meganium"
"Can I have a look at your Meganium? Maybe my Bayleef can learn something"
"My Meganium is a lot more experienced. She was with my dad earlier, since he was eleven. So she has been training for last many many years"
"I see."
Ember tossed a pokeball and Meganium came out.
Kenny called his Bayleef
"This is what you'll look like when you'll evolve" Kenny told his grass-type Pokémon
"Bay!"
"Mega"
"Are you travelling alone?"
"No. I have my childhood friend Sebastian and another friend Alex with me."
"Where are they?"
"Sebastian went to practice for his next gym battle. Since after here we are heading for Celadon Gym to win our fourth badge"
"What do you mean by 'our'?"
"Sebastian, Alex and I also challenge gyms for battles. I'm a Pokemon trainer and a coordinator."
"How many badges have you won?"
"Cascade badge from Cerulean City, Boulder Badge from Pewter city and Thunder Badge from Vermillion City"
"That seems a good progress. So you are going for Indigo League and Kanto Grand Festival?"
"Yup. They always happen to have a three-four months gap. Gives ample time"
"What do you think about Pallet Gym?"
"Why did you ask?"
"Every trainer, who wants to compete in the League, has this target of defeating the Pallet Gym. You think you can defeat him?"
"I think? I know I can defeat him. I believe that to win a gym battle, you need to know the Gym Type or the Pokémon they use often. And know the Gym Leader's tricks and secret moves and their strategies"
"Well said"
"And keeping that in mind, I know all of his Pokémon. Each one of them. Their strength, their weakness and how to defeat them. But theory is way different from practical"
"How do you know so much?"
"Not only that. I know much more about the Pallet Gym that not even his most craziest fans know" Ember winked
"Again, how?"
"Promise me that you won't react in a funny way. Last time I told that to someone, he reacted in a funny was and kept on asking me so many questions that we guys lost the track of time"
"Promise"
"Tell me, how difficult could it be for me to defeat my dad"
"Dad? You are-"
"Ember Ketchum. My dad's the Pallet Gym Leader"
"Whoa! I never expected that. That's why your Meganium is super strong"
"It was all my Dad's hard work and training. I have played with all of my dad's Pokémon. So I know each one of them"
"There you got an advantage"
"Not exactly. Even if my Dad could battle, maybe his Pokémon would hesitate to battle with me. They have been with me since I was a baby"
"I get it."
"Hey guys!"
"Oh! Here we are!" Ember said
"I never realized that we walked all the way from the beach to the Pokemon Centre"
"Seb, this is Kenny. Kenny, Sebastian" Ember introduced
"Nice to meet you" And he turned towards Ember
"Have you seen Alex? I couldn't find him anywhere. He said he would wait back where we left him"
"I don't know. I just came back. Let's wait. Maybe he would return after sometime."
"Can we have lunch? All this training makes you hungry" Seb said
"Maybe Alex is inside, already filling the stomach" Ember giggled
"Kenny, you can join us if you want" Seb invited
"Sure. That would be awesome" Kenny smiled
"Kenneth!"
The three turned to find a girl about their age. She had ice-blue hair tied into a braid. She was wearing a white tank-top and blue-denim shorts.
"That's why you wanted us to train alone, didn't you? So that you could meet your new girlfriend" The girl accused
"Girlfriend? Who are you talking about?" Kenny asked
"This girl" She pointed at Ember
"W-Who? M-Me?"
"Yes. What did you think? That you can steal my Kenny from me?"
"Steal your Kenny? Look Ms. I just met him during my training. Just few hours back. I don't even know him properly" Ember retorted
"So you think you could lie and I would leave you? Who are you anyway?"
"My name's Ember. And I'm here for my Contest Ribbon. This is Sebastian. Who are you, anyway?"
"I'm Carol. You have some nerve to steal my boyfriend"
"Boyfriend? Carol, when did that happen?" Kenny asked
Carol blushed hard, realizing that he was just there listening to her rants
"See Carol. I have nothing to do with Kenny other than we just met and we invited him for Lunch with us." Ember said
"I don't trust you. Therefore, I challenge you for a battle" Carol challenged
"A battle?" Seb and Ember asked together
"You don't want to back out. Unless you and your Pokémon are weak and coward" Carol smirked
Ember, clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. Seb, a little afraid, backed a little and stood next to Kenny
"You want a battle. You'll get a battle" Ember growled
"Carol did wrong threatening Ember like that" Seb muttered
"What do you mean?" Kenny asked
"All I can say is that Carol is going to face a hard, very hard defeat by the hands of Ember" Seb gulped
At the insistence of Ember, Seb decided to become the referee
"It will be a two on two match with no substitutes and no time limit. Are the trainers ready?" Seb asked
"Yes" The two girls said
"Let's go, Ekans" Carol released her Pokémon
"Jigglypuff, you're up" Ember said to the Jigglypuff in her arms. Jigglypuff jumped out and stood in battle stance. Vulpix jumped down from Ember's head and stood next to her
"Begin" Seb declared
"You can make the first move" Ember deadpanned
"Ekans, wrap attack" Carol ordered
"Ice beam" Ember dead panned
Since Ekans was coming straight ahead, the ice beam took a direct hit and froze Ekans
"Follow up with Rollout" Ember added. Jigglypuff rolled into a ball and hit the frozen snake-like-Pokémon. The Ekans was thrown back.
"Ekans, Poison sting"
"Defense curl"
Jigglypuff rolled into a ball and the attack went useless
"Finish with Doubleslap and then Double edge"
Jigglypuff rushed to the Pokémon and attached with double slap and then with double edge, won the match
"She's tough to beat" Kenny said
"Only when you make her angry. She battle with all her might and doesn't even let the opponent make a second move" Seb proudly smiled
Carol called back her Ekans
"You were good" Carol said and looked at Ember. Jigglypuff ran to her trainer and hugged her
"You were amazing, Jiggly"
"Jigglypuff!"
And she recalled the Pokémon
"Let's go, Primeape" Carol released her second Pokemon
"Vulpix, come on" Ember said to the Pokémon next to her.
"Primeape, Karate Chop"
"Fire spin"
Since Primeape was coming from forward with its attack, Primeape got a direct him
"Cross chop"
"Dodge. Will-O-wisp"
Again Vulpix hit the mark
"Primeape, use double team and then karate chop"
Ember tensed. Before she could command next, Primeape got a direct hit on Vulpix, who was thrown back
"All right!" Carol cheered
Vulpix stood up, weakly. The hit she took had a great damage on her. With determination to win it, Vulpix was ready to battle when suddenly he started glowing. Not white, but red-orange
"Vulpix?" Ember asked, concerned. But then realized what was happening and smiled big
"What's happening to Vulpix?" Kenny asked
"I don't know. But by the looks of Ember, she knows" Seb replied
"Vulpix, you go girl!" Ember cheered
Everyone was confused at this statement of her
"Vulpix, double team and surround Primeape"
As said, Vulpix surrounded the fighting Pokémon
Now it was Carol's time to panic
"Overheat"
"Overheat?" The remaining three asked
A powerful blast came from all the Vulpix's and hit Primeape, knocking it
"Primeape is unable to battle. Vulpix wins. Ember is the winner" Seb declared
"You okay Vulpix?" Ember crouched and Vulpix jumped into her arms. Vulpix slowly barked and lied in her arms
She turned to leave, when stopped
"Seb, you coming?"
"Right behind ya"
And with that the two left.
Kenny slowly approached the girl
"She's powerful opponent" Kenny said, looking at the departing duo
He turned and faced the girl in front of her
"You should apologize for accusing her like that. She was telling the truth. And what was all that rubbish about that 'boyfriend' stuff?" Kenny demanded
"Look. You are a very good friend of me. And I don't want to risk losing you or your friendship" Carol slowly replied
"I know. And I respect that friendship. But that doesn't mean that you'll keep on swatting away any girl that comes and talks to me" Kenny said "I'm going to Ember and others. They invited me for Lunch and I agreed"
And with that he left. Carol just looked at Kenny and her Primeape pokeball in her hand.
"Hey guys!"
"Hi Kenny." Seb greeted. He and Ember were sitting in the cafeteria, having fruit juices.
"Is the offer to join you guys on lunch, still on?"
"Sure" Ember smiled
"You look in a good mood" Alex walked to them
"Where have you been, Mister?" Ember demanded
"Went to get some snacks" Alex smiled
"I told ya" Ember smiled to Seb
"Alex?!"
"Wh- ..Ken?" Alex exclaimed "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask the same" Ken said
"I'm travelling with these guys" Alex replied pointing at Seb and Ember
"When Ember mentioned raveling with Alex, I didn't expect it to be you" Ken said
"We take it that you guys know each other" Seb said
"Sure do." Alex went and hanged his arm around Kenny's shoulder
"Where's Carol? I thought you were travelling with her" Alex asked. They all were interrupted when they heard Ember slammed her juice glass on the table, ignoring the looks she was getting from the three boys, stood and went to Nurse Joy.
"What's wrong with her? I have never seen her so angry?" Alex asked
"Carol. She met us back at the beach and started accusing Ember for 'stealing Kenny from her'. She called Ember and her Pokémon coward, if they weren't ready to battle her." Seb narrated
"And let me guess, she gave Carol a tough beat that she'll remember all her life?"
Kenny and Seb nodded
"Always remind me never to get on her bad side again" Alex told Seb
"Where's Carol?" Alex asked Kenny
"She didn't follow me. Though she looked upset"
"No grudges. But serves her right. She has no right to call any trainer or Pokémon a coward" Alex said
"You two are also participating in the contest, aren't you?" Seb asked
"Me and Carol? Yes"
"Just hope that they won't get paired in the battles. Nurse Joy will get a shock once she'll see Carol's Pokémon" Seb shuddered
"Why are you reacting like she's so dangerous while angry?" Ken asked
"I have never seen her angry before" Alex said
"She was teased by one of our neighboring kids. She already had Vulpix, Torchic and Eevee by then. They were teasing her because she had 'baby' Pokémon who were weak. Unable to listen anymore of those teasing, she asked her Pokémon to attack them. Torchic started with peck, Eevee with Swift and finally a fire-spin from Vulpix. They weren't brutally injured, but since then no one had guts to call her or her Pokémon coward, weak or something like that. I'm quite relived to see that Carol was alright, even after saying those things"
"When did that happen?" Kenny asked
"When she was six or seven. She is a nice girl. Just don't make her angry" Seb said
"Now I get it why those shouldn't be paired for a contest battle." Kenny nodded
"Good Morning Porta Vista. Welcome to the Pokemon Contest where….." MC Lillian hosted
"Hello Mrs. Ketchum" Seb greeted as Serena joined the two boys in the audience
"Hello boys." Serena smiled
"And now our first Contestant. Ember Ketchum from Pallet Town. She has already won a ribbon. Let's cheer it for Ember"
Ember came out jogging and took her place. Vulpix was sitting on her shoulder.
"Let's go Vulpix" Ember said and Vulpix nodded. Vulpix jumped from her shoulder doing a summer salt and gracefully landed on the stage.
"Vulpix, Will-O-Wisp" Ember said.
Blue flames like candle flames, were released by Vulpix. With some concentration, Vulpix was able to make them move in a circle.
"Fire spin" Ember said. The fire spin came out as a fire whirlpool making a beautiful combo of blue and orange flames
"Amazing. Let's see what our judges have to say"
"A really beautiful combination showcasing the strengths of a fire type Pokémon" Contesta said
"Just Remarkable" Sukizo said
"I agree with Mr. Contesta. This performance was beautiful and powerful" Nurse Joy said
"She has really improved" Serena smiled.
One by one others also came and showed their performances. Mandy had used her Pupitar. Kenny used his Mudkip. Carol used her Ekans.
And the result came.
"All right!" Seb cheered
"Ember made it to the second round" Alex grinned
"That's my girl" Serena smiled to herself
"Look. Kenny and Carol have also" Seb pointed out
"And there's Mandy also" Alex said
Ember sighed in relief.
"You performance was awesome"
"Oh! Hi Kenny. Yours was too. Mudkip sure knows a move or two" Ember smiled
"And we all have cleared the first round" Kenny added
"I cannot wait to battle" Ember said with determination
"And here are the results for the battle" The MC announced.
Ember was paired with someone else. But everyone was shocked to see that Kenny and Carol were paired together. Kenny and Ember, both gasped
"Good luck to you both" Ember said and left.
"It's time for the final round. On one side we have Kenneth from Vermillion City. And on the other side we have Ember Ketchum from Pallet Town."
"Jigglypuff! It's time to shine" Ember tossed her pokeball
"Bayleef, I choose you" Kenny chose his Pokémon.
"Let the battle begin!"
"Jigglypuff, dazzling gleam"
A bright light shone from Jigglypuff
"Ice beam"
Since Kenny couldn't give any of the attacks because he was blinded, he didn't see where the attack was coming from. When the light died, he saw Bayleef frozen. His points went down a lot.
"Bayleef! Try to come out of it. Use your wine whip" Kenny yelled
"Looks like Jigglypuff's ice beam has completely frozen Bayleef"
"Roll out attack" Ember called
Jigglypuff turned into a ball and hit Bayleef directly causing her to back out a bit, making Kenny's points to lessen
"Bayleef, use razor leaf"
"Dodge it and then roll out"
"Stop it with vine whip"
Even after Bayleef tried to stop Jigglypuff, she got a hit
"Jiggly!"
"Bayleef, are you alright?" Kenny asked worried.
"Bay!" Bayleef stood up, with determination. When suddenly he started glowing.
"Looks like Bayleef is evolving" Lillian announced
"Meganium!"
"Meganium? All right!" Kenny cheered "Now it's gonna be fun"
"Petal dance"
"Roll out attack"
"Things have just took a turn." Lillian said
"Looks like Ember and Jigglypuff are in trouble" Alex said
"Meganium might have a upper hand" Serena said, a little worried
Rollout was able to counter the magical leaf from Meganium
"Follow with razor leaf"
"Ice beam"
Ice beam froze all the razor leaf
"Use poison powder"
Ember panicked. It was the same strategy she used in the previous contest battle and won. She knew that it cannot be countered. She cannot let a simple attack make her lose.
"Ice beam" Something in her head told her to use that.
Fortunately, the ice beam froze the poison powder and got saved
"She did it" Seb cheered
Serena just smiled
"Vine whip and wrap her up"
Ember just took a look at the board and found that she had more points than Kenny, but time was less
"Roll out"
"Poison powder"
Ember tensed. She cannot use ice beam while using roll out. But before she could ask Jigglypuff to stop and use ice beam, the poison powder hit Jigglypuff and she got paralyzed
"Solar beam"
And with that attack, Jigglypuff was KO'd
"Jigglypuff is unable to battle. Meganium wins. And the Winner of Porta Vista Contest is Kenneth from Vermillion City."
Ember crouched and picked up Jigglypuff in her arms
"You were amazing. It was just me this time too" Ember smiled at her Pokémon
"Jiggly"
"That was an amazing battle"
The two turned and saw Kenny and Meganium standing in front of them
Ember just smiled
"If it hadn't been that Bayleef evolved, I knew Jigglypuff would have won"
"Thanks"
And after the prize distribution, everyone met at the Pokémon Center. Kenny and Ember collected their Pokémon. Jigglypuff jumped into her arms and Vulpix on top of her head. Kenny took both the pokeballs and tucked them
"Congrats" Ember extended her hand and Kenny shook it, a slight warmth adorning his cheeks
"You two had an amazing battle" Serena said
"Thank you Mrs. Ketchum"
"What are your plans next?" Serena asked
"We are heading for Vermillion City. And from there where the next contest would be" Kenny said
"We are going for Celadon City" Seb said
"Then, I'll see you kids later" Serena hugged her daughter and placed a kiss on her forehead
"I love and trust you"
"I love you too"
"I'm counting on you boys. To take care of her and yourselves" Serena smiled
The two nodded
With final goodbyes, and waves the trio headed for their next destination when,
"Ember!"
The trio and two Pokémon turned and found Carol running to them
"Carol?!"
"Oh hi Alex!" She smiled
"What happened?" Alex asked
"I wanted to apologize. I'm sorry for acting rash back there and accusing you like that."
"It's okay, I guess" Ember genuinely smiled and they parted there ways
Aish
