Alright, and we have the matchups for the battle round!" the contest announcer called. As that was said, a bracket appeared on the screen. Angelica was facing Hannah in the first battle, and George was battling the random cooedinatar in the second one. The winners of each would battle it out for the contest ribbon in the finals. "The first battle begins in ten mintues, so get yourselves ready!"
Angelica breathed deeply and turned away from the screen. She pulled out Eevee's pokeball and released the small normal type. "Okay, Eevee, all we can do now is go out there and kick some ass!" Eevee yelped in agreement, and Angelica spent the next ten mintues before her battle preparing herself and Eevee. When it was time, Eevee and Angelica stepped out into the stadium on one end, as Hannah appeared from the other.
"You have five minutes, begin!" Eevee bounded forward as Hannah threw forth a pokeball and reveiled her Gloom.
"Let's start this off with tackle!" Angelica yelled. Eevee ran toward Gloom as Hannah smirked.
"Stop it in its tracks, use stunspore!" A cloud of yellow dust made its way toward Eevee as Angelica just laughed.
"I think I've been a coordinater long enough to know that trick; Eevee, dig!" As the dust make its way toward it, Eevee just began to dig and dove into the hole, avoiding stun spore. Hannah grunted, and a few second later, Eevee barreled out from under Gloom knocking it to its feet. "Keep at it Eevee, now quick attack!" The canine normal type twisted around and crashed straight into Gloom. By now, Hannah had lost about a quater of her points on the point circle that lay on a large board overlooking the battlefield. Eevee's quick attack knocked Gloom out, and all of Hannah's circle went black, meaning she was out of points and Angelica had won.
Hannah stomped her foot angrily, and Angelica cheered. "Great job, Eevee!." she said happily picking up her pokemon. "Wow, Alexis's freinds sure aren't tough contenders." Angelica muttered to herself. Later, George had easily won his battle, and it was time for the finals! Angelica paced nervously back and forth in the waiting room. She knew George was a lot more skilled than Hannah, and was anxious for the battle.
Ginan noticed Angelica's nervous state. "Don't be so jumpy, I mean you won your semifinal battle so easily, I'm sure you'll be fine." she encouraged.
"Thanks." Angelica murmered, though not all that reassured. After a few mintues, it was time for the final round, and Angelica returned Eevee to its pokeball, and strutted out to the field.
"As before, you have five minutes, the one to depleat the other's points most in that time wins." the announcer told everyone. "Now begin!"
"Go, Eevee!"
"Let's do this, Cyndaquil!"
Eevee landed on the ground, facing a small mouse like fire type pokemon with a yellow underbelly and red spots.
"A Cyndaquil huh...Eevee, use hidded power!" At this instruction, Eevee fired some small glowing orbs from its body.
"Counter it with ember!" Hidden power collided against ember, cwasing a series of mini explosions and both coordinaters points sild down the same amount. "Hmm...now try smokescream!" George commanded his pokemon. Cyndaquil then coughed up a large haze of smoke, hiding itself from Eevee.
"Not gonna work, Georege, Eevee, dig!" Anglelica countered. After a little bit, smokescrean dissapeared, only for Eevee to be nowhere! Cyndaquil looked around, but was then toppled over by the upcoming Eevee. It fell back, but had more reseliance then the Gloom from earlier, and got back up quickly. "Dig again!"
"Oh no you don't, ember into that hole!" As Eevee dug back underground, Cyndaquil leaned over an fired its attack straight into the hole, sure to hit Eevee. Eevee rushed back up, grimacing from the attack.
"Two mintues left!" Angelica gritted her teeth. She didn't realize how crunched on time they were, and George's latest attack made him gain the lead against Angelica pointwise. She had to think of something fast.
"Alright Eevee, I want you to use your quick attack, and when you get to Cynadaquil fire a clost range hidden power!" Eevee nodded, and it rushed towards Cyndaquil. When the two connected, Eevee fired its second attack, but the close setting caused it to be hurt as well. The two pokemon stumbled about after the onslaught, discombogulated.
"Use tackle, Cyndaquil!"
"Meet it right on with quick attack!"
Eevee and Cyndaquil shook their heads, and raced toward each other. However, Eevee's faster attack meant that it reached Cyndaquil before the fire type could get momentem, and Eevee managed to pin its opponent to the ground.
"And times up!" Angelica and George both gasped at this, as they looked up at the board and saw that their points seemed to be even.
"Well, this is a squeaker for sure, but the winner, coming out with just barely more points left, is Angelica!" Mr. Contesta announced.
Eevee and Angelica jumped up and down gleefully, and Angelica was presented the purple and gold Violet city ribbon. Angelica pinned it in her ribbon case, and grinned. This was her first Johto ribbon!
"Hey, good battle." Angelica looked up to see George smiling at her.
She smiled kindely back. "You too!"
"But don't get too comfortable, I'll beat you next time we meet."
"Oh, we'll see about that!" They both laughed, yet their rivalship still burned brightly.
