Disclaimer: All Pokémon based characters and other crossover characters I do not own, except for OCs.

PDA777: Hey there, everyone. Welcome to the next chapter of Heroes Destiny RX.

Batthan: I'm happy to be here for you.

PDA777: And I appreciate it. For today, May and Dawn compete in their first Rainstar contest. But, we also see the familiar Jessalina compete as well. Who will take home the ribbon?

Batthan: We'll find out soon enough. Enjoy!

The Heroes and Villains Current Pokémon

Heroes:

Ash Ketchum (HB1)

Hero Pokémon 1- Blaze the Cat: Sonic Franchise

Hero Pokémon 2- Reimu Hakurei: Touhou Franchise

Pokémon 1- Pikachu

Pokémon 2- Bayleef

Pokémon 3- Charizard

Misty (HB1)

Hero Pokémon- Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Franchise

Pokémon 1- Togetic

Pokémon 2- Golduck

Pokémon 3- Gyarados

Brock

Hero Pokémon- Mario: Mario Franchise

Pokémon 1- Steelix

Pokémon 2- Crobat

Pokémon 3- Croagunk

May:

Hero Pokémon- Miles 'Tails' Prower: Sonic Franchise

Pokémon 1- Blaziken

Pokémon 2- Beautifly

Pokémon 3- Glaceon

Max:

Hero Pokémon- Luigi: Mario Franchise

Pokémon- Ralts

Dawn:

Hero Pokémon- Knuckles the Echidna: Sonic Franchise

Pokémon 1- Prinplup

Pokémon 2- Pachirisu

Pokémon 3- Buneary

Batthan:

Hero Pokémon- Silver the Hedgehog: Sonic Franchise

Pokémon 1- Raichu* (Shinyshock)

Pokémon 2- Weavile (Slasher)

Pokémon 3- Tyranitar (Rocky)

Villains:

Team Rocket's Lifelong Partner Pokémon- Meowth

Team Rocket's Vile Pokémon- Shadow the Hedgehog

Jessie:

Pokémon 1- Wobbuffet

Pokémon 2- Arbok

Pokémon 3- Yanmega

James:

Pokémon 1- Growlithe (Growlie)

Pokémon 2- Weezing

Pokémon 3- Carnivine

Symbols:

HB#- Hero Bonds in the order they formed the bond. All of their Hero Pokémon are a part of their bond.

*- Represents that the Pokémon is shiny.

Chapter 8: Contest Super Stardom

Location: Directamo City

The day is finally here. Our Heroes are now heading into the Directamo Contest Hall to finish their preparations for the upcoming Pokémon contest. May and Dawn are ready, and so are the Heroes.

Batthan asks, "Today's the day, huh?"

Dawn confirms, "Yep! We're going full force with the contest today! You're gonna cheer for me, right, Batthan?"

Batthan sweatdrops, "Uhhh... I'll just be cheering for both of you."

May says, "Come on, Dawn, don't take advantage of Batthan like that. Just because you have a crush on him."

Dawn smiles, "You do, too. You just don't want to admit it!"

May rolls her eyes, "Yeah... sure..."

Silver smirks, "They're putting you on the spot, friend."

Batthan states, "Like that hasn't happen before. Hint: It has."

Misty says, "I know you're both going to do your best, today. We're just going to hope that one of you wins. That's a win win for us either way!"

Tails agrees, "That is true."

Dawn asks, "Knuckles, I'll need your help with some final touches before we begin the contest."

Knuckles nods, "Okay."

May says, "I'll need your help as well, Tails."

Tails smiles, "I'm on it!"

In two different parts of the same room, May and Dawn are having their Heroes finish with their last minute preparations.

Tails is current brushing May's hair. He says, "Oh May, I can't believe the contest is today. I don't know how well we will do."

May smiles, "Don't worry, Tails. I know we got this. We've been training really hard. I know we will do very well!"

Tails states, "As Dawn would say... no need to worry, right?"

May says, "Yeah!"

Tails asks, "Say, May, what do you think about having another Hero Pokémon help you in contests?"

May wonders, "Hmm... are you thinking about that because of Reimu?"

Tails says, "Yeah. Ash is so happy having another Hero partner in his group. Plus, Sonic will be there for him, too, giving him a lot of power for his battles."

May ponders, "It would be nice to have another partner. But, I've been this far with just you, Tails. I believe we will be fine."

Tails says, "I know. Hmmm... I wonder about this Marisa girl Reimu keeps mentioning. She must think highly of her."

May guesses, "Maybe their best friends?"

Tails smiles, "It could be like me and Sonic. It's possible that we could meet more of the Heroines from Reimu and Cirno's world."

May nods, "I think so, too."

And at the other side, Knuckles is finishing with prepping Dawn's hair.

Knuckles checks, "Nice... The exciting contest is about to start, Dawn! Are you nervous?"

Dawn says, "A little. But, considering the fact that we have each other, it won't be easy to take us down."

Knuckles sweats a little, "Yeah, well... I trust that Tails will be giving us a hard time."

Dawn agrees, "No doubt about it. May is truly a tough contest rival. But... she is an invaluable friend. Perhaps there is something to forming a Hero Bond with her..."

Knuckles says, "Dawn..."

Dawn wonders, "If I was to Hero Bond with May, would you be alright with that?"

Knuckles grins, "Absolutely! Sonic and Tails are my best pals! Even if I get occasionally called on by Sonic, the two are truly invaluable friends to have. They helped me so long ago with the Master Emerald."

Dawn remembers, "Right... the item you are closely holding in yourself."

Knuckles recalls, "Takes me back to when we first met..."

Dawn ponders, "Yeah... Say, I gotta wonder, Knuckles. Who is the MC of the Rainstar contests?"

Knuckles adds, "Yeah... And besides the Nurse Joy of the local area, who are the judges?"

Dawn ponders in thought, "Hmmm..."

The rest of the Heroes are going to watch their friends in their seats.

Misty gleams, "This is really exciting! I never saw a contest before."

Ash says, "You're gonna love it. Who knows, you may even want to enter the contests, too."

Misty says, "Yeah. I can show off the moves, but I'm not sure if contests are my kind of thing."

Max suggests, "You're probably better just to not do contests right now, as both May and Dawn are technically professionals."

Misty states, "I could if I wanted to. And I am not too far behind from doing it, too."

Reimu asks, "There's no one stopping you, right? Why don't you do it for a change, and see what it's like?"

Misty says, "Maybe... but not this time, as this contest is about to begin."

Sonic wonders, "I hope I do well in a contest someday!"

Misty figures, "Most likely... you'll be helping Ash with his Gym battles first, Sonic."

Sonic nods, "Yeah..."

Reimu thinks, "Marisa... I know you love Pokémon Contests. I hope you're watching this one."

Blaze asks, "Say Batthan, do you watch contests?"

Batthan shakes his head, "Not so often. I am more of a battle man myself."

Silver wishes, "I wish Shadow was here. I remember when I used to watch him and Zoey blow the competition away."

Batthan says, "Cheer up! He will come back to our side, someday. We need Zoey first, right?"

Silver sighs, "Yeah!"

Meanwhile, with Team Rocket, Jessie is dressed up as Jessalina. And Shadow is dressed himself in a black knight's armor with a javelin, to become the Shadow Knight.

Jessalina laughs, "Hahahaha! So, what do you boys think?"

James compliments, "Well, it's beautiful! I am a little worried about you, Shadow. I know you mentioned that you are familiar with contests, but... can you really do this?"

Shadow Knight jokes, "Don't worry your little bottle caps, James. I do feel like I've done this before. I don't remember why, but... I will be there to score you a victory, Jessie!"

Meowth grins, "Excellent! That Ribbon is a shoe in for us."

Shadow Knight frowns, "I am a little worried about the twerps' Hero Pokémon."

Meowth agrees, "Yeah! They're really strong. Not to mention that they really shine!"

Jessalina assures, "Relax! We can handle any opponent as long as we use our fighting spirit!"

Shadow Knight agrees, "Yeah, you're right! So then, it's time for the contest."

The MC announces to everyone about the start of the contest!

She starts, "Hello everyone! Welcome to the Directamo Pokémon Contest! Here in this exciting contest, this will be our first of many for the year. And, with so many exciting things to happen, you don't want to leave your seats. And as you might know, there are quite a few contests here in the Rainstar region that use two Pokémon. And here is one of them! So, it's double the excitement. I am your lovely MC, Caitlyn!"

The entire audience cheers!

Brock reads up, "Hmm... Caitlyn."

Blaze asks, "Say, Brock... is Caitlyn a relative to any of the other MCs?"

Brock examines, "I've recently updated my book on statuses involving various women. Let's see here... ah ha! According to information I've collected from Lilian, she, Vivian, Marian, and Caitlyn are the four Meridian sisters. I had wondered for a long time where Caitlyn actually was."

Blaze widen her eyes, "So, they are all related?"

Brock confirms, "Yeah. Lilian is the youngest of the sisters, followed by Marian, Caitlyn, and finally Vivian who is the oldest. I never would have expected Caitlyn to be all the way up here in Platinum Rainbow Island."

Blaze ponders, "I wonder how long she's been here. More importantly... I wonder if her sisters know about this island."

Brock ponders as well, "I can't really say. I am definitely looking forward to meeting Caitlyn in person!"

Caitlyn continues, "Now, it's time to meet the judges!"

Sonic wonders, "I wonder who the new judges will be!"

Caitlyn introduces, "First, we got our Hall of Famer's first contest winner, Mr. Rolobat!"

Mr. Rolobat is about the same age and height as Mr. Sukizo was.

Mr. Rolobat replies, "It's a pleasure to be here. I've been a huge contest lover for over 20 Years, and it's great that the contests are still as exciting as it ever was."

Caitlyn continues, "Next, we have the head of the Rainstar Region's Pokémon Fan Club, Ms. Reburna.

Ms. Reburna replies, "Howdee, ya'll!"

Caitlyn finishes, "Last up, we have the Directamo City's own Nurse Joy!"

Nurse Joy replies, "I hope we have an exciting first contest in our hands!"

Caitlyn introduces, "And with the judges introduced, it's time to bring out of contestants. And here they are!"

All of the contestants enter the stage, including May, Tails, Dawn, Knuckles, Jessalina, and Shadow Knight.

Blaze points, "Hey look, there they are!"

Max wishes, "Good luck, May!"

Reimu cheers, "Best of luck to you two!"

James smiles, "Jessie and Shadow look like they're ready!"

Meowth adds, "This had better be good!"

Caitlyn announces, "Alright, here is how the contests go! For the first round, the contestants must show off both of their Pokémon using moves and other such means. With the final eight, they will move on the finals, where they will have a specific amount of time to knock out the opponent's points to zero! So, with that said, let the contest begin!"

The audience does a loud cheer.

Dawn is in position for the first appeal.

Dawn brings out, "Knuckles and Buneary, spotlight!"

Knuckles appears with fire surrounding him and Buneary appears with hearts surrounding her!

Knuckles says, "Yeaaaaah!"

Buneary says, "Buuuuneary!"

Dawn calls, "Knuckles, Aura Sphere towards Buneary!"

Both Knuckles and Buneary move a distance from each other. Knuckles unleashes of sphere of red aura and heads for Buneary.

Caitlyn commentates, "Oh my; why is Knuckles aiming for his ally?"

Dawn calls, "Now Buneary, Dizzy Punch!"

Buneary glows her ears and uses them to send the Aura Sphere back to Knuckles.

Dawn calls, "Now Knuckles, Super Fire Punch!"

Knuckles glows his fist with burning fire and uses them to send the Aura Sphere back to Buneary.

Dawn smiles, "Keep it up you two!"

Knuckles and Buneary continuously sends the Aura Sphere.

Caitlyn commentates, "Wow! How creative! Knuckles and Buneary looks like they're playing a game of tennis. Sending the ball back and forth, not looking like they wanna lose the game. Amazing!"

Dawn calls, "Okay, now jump really high, Knuckles. And Buneary, send the Aura Sphere upward!"

Knuckles jumps high in the sky and Buneary sends the Aura Sphere flying towards Knuckles again.

Dawn calls, "Now, use your Hyper Punch, Knuckles! Hit it as hard as you can!"

Knuckles transfers energy into his fist, and hits the Aura Sphere really hard. It shoots down like a meteor and creates a sparkling light explosion upon ground impact. The audience becomes bedazzled by the move.

Caitlyn gleams, "Wow! That Aura Sphere was sent down flying so fast like a meteor. And it caused a beautiful explosion of bedazzling light to appear. It was simply beyond Bayleef!"

Bayleef randomly popped out of its Pokéball, and stumbles on Ash!

Bayleef says, "Bay Bay?"

Ash sweatdrops, "No, Bayleef. No one called you. Now get back to your Pokéball."

Ash returns Bayleef to its Pokéball.

Blaze giggles, "Heeheehee! Oh, Bayleef."

Knuckles lands in the ground for the finish. The audience cheers loudly.

Caitlyn says, "An amazing combo done my Dawn, Knuckles and Buneary! Let's see what the judges think of that."

Mr. Rolobat comments, "Playing games like Tennis using moves you wouldn't think of is simply remarkable!"

Ms. Reburna phrases, "Amazerific!"

Nurse Joy comments, "Bedazzling moves are so amazing to watch!"

Dawn waves, "Hey, thanks a lot everyone!"

Knuckles cheers, "Ohh yeah!"

Next up, we have Jessalina and the Shadow Knight ready to show off what they have.

Jessalina and the Shadow Knight are ready to go. But, Batthan is sensing something's wrong with those two right away.

Batthan ponders, "Huh... something is off about these two..."

Jessalina brings out, "Let's go Shadow Knight and Wobbuffet!"

Wobbuffet appears from its Pokéball, "Wooobuffet!"

Jessalina calls, "Shadow Knight, use Shadow Ball and send it in the air!"

Shadow Knight creates a darken sphere using one hand and uses his javelin to thrust it in the air.

Jessalina calls, "Now, use Teleport, then use Chaos Punch to send it to Wobbuffet!"

Batthan questions, "Chaos... Punch?"

Shadow Knight warps in front of the Shadow Ball, then covers his fist with a black aura and punches it to Wobbuffet.

Caitlyn commentates, "Nice use of the moves and the use of the javelin. Chaos Punch is an interesting name for that attack."

Jessalina calls, "Wobbuffet, Mirror Coat!"

Wobbuffet sends the Shadow Ball back at Shadow Knight with double the force.

Jessalina calls, "Destroy it with your Chaos Blast!"

Batthan exclaims, "Chaos Blast? ... Just as I thought!"

Shadow Knight surrounds himself with a chaotic looking explosion and sends the Shadow Ball flying into the air, then explodes with dark sparkles everywhere.

Caitlyn gleams, "A great performance! What you think, Judges?"

Mr. Rolobat comments, "An extravagant combo performed very well."

Ms. Reburna agrees, "Yes, simply Amazerific!"

Nurse Joy replies, "The ability of teleportation makes remarkable use of going where you need to go in an instant. And handling something that does double damage back wasn't easy, that's for sure!"

Jessalina waves, "Yes; thanks for all of your support."

Shadow Knight smiles, "Nice!"

Batthan is starting to understand the truth.

We now have May and Tails up on the stage.

Reimu asks, "So, is Tails going to be a part of the performance?"

Blaze shakes her head, "No. From what I heard from May, she's going to save him for the battle with Dawn and Knuckles."

May winks, "Go ahead, then!"

Tails nods, "My pleasure! Haaaa!"

Tails throws the Pokéballs in the air and electrifies them to control their movements. He spins them a few times and twirls them gracefully.

Caitlyn comments, "What a cute and wonderful way to entrance May's Pokémon."

May calls out, "Beautifly, Glaceon, take the stage!"

After the call, Tails magically releases both Pokémon from their Pokéballs. Glaceon appears surrounded by cold air, while Beautifly appears with sparkles surrounding it.

Glaceon says, "Glace!"

Beautifly says, "Beauuutifly!"

May calls, "Glaceon, Icy Wind! Beautifly, Silver Wind!"

Beautifly uses its wings while Glaceon blows from its mouth to make a fierce wind combination, that's blowing the judges with amazement.

May commands, "Now, Beautifly... go high in the air."

Beautifly flies high from the stage.

May calls, "Glaceon, Blizzard!"

Glaceon blows a large burst of cold air towards Beautifly.

Caitlyn commentates, "After a powerful windy combo, what's Glaceon planning with such a cold Blizzard?"

May calls, "Beautifly, Morning Sun!"

Beautifly shines like the beautiful sun and the Blizzard surrounds Beautifly. The result is that the surrounding energy from Morning Sun gets transferred into the Blizzard, and it scatters through the stage in a beautiful hot and cold sparkling beauty.

The audience becomes stunned at such beauty.

Caitlyn gleams, "Wow! What a shining example of a fusion between hot and cold working beautifully together, but in a different way. Judges, what do you think of that?"

Mr. Rolobat comments, "From the windy weather, to the warm heat, to the harsh blizzards... all in one convenient package. I love it."

Ms. Reburna adds, "Yes, truly Amazerific!"

Nurse Joy smiles, "The beauty that these two pull off is truly shining!"

May cheers, "Alright!"

Tails smiles, "Nice one, May."

After all the other contestants performed...

Caitlyn announces, "And that's all of the performances for the first round. We will now determine which of the Coordinators will move on the final eight."

And in the contest waiting room...

Ash says, "May, Dawn, that was awesome! The two of you really shined!"

May and Dawn say, "Thanks, Ash!"

Sonic grins, "Great job, you two. You had me in the palm of my seat."

Tails says, "Thanks, Sonic!"

Knuckles says, "Thanks a lot, Sonic!"

Dawn asks, "So, Batthan, what did you think of our performances?"

Batthan answers, "I think it was sweet. Both of you really got me wanting for more!"

Dawn giggles, "I'm glad it's gotten you excited!"

May adds, "And don't worry, you will be getting more soon enough!"

Batthan says, "Now, if you will excuse me, me and Silver have something to take care of."

Dawn nods, "Okay!"

Batthan and Silver go up to the disguised Team Rocket.

James compliments, "Jess, Shadow, that was truly awesome what you two did out there."

Meowth adds, "You really hit home with your performance, Shadow, buddy!"

Shadow Knight says, "Thanks, you two. I hope I've done enough for you, Jessie."

Jessalina smiles, "You were a star, Shadow! You are definitely a keeper!"

Team Rocket notices that Batthan and Shadow are approaching them and become shocked when he approaches.

Batthan says, "So, Jessalina, loved your performance today. Shadow Knight and Wobbuffet were amazing."

Jessalina stutters, "T-t-thanks a lot!"

Batthan seemingly ponders, "Although, I have to wonder about the moves you used, Shadow Knight."

Shadow Knight wonders, "Whatever do you mean?"

Silver continues, "Chaos Punch and Chaos Blast... doesn't those two moves trademark with... Shadow the Hedgehog?"

Jessalina says, "Uhhh... there are some Hero Pokémon who can perform those moves, too."

Batthan says, "Like who? Besides this Shadow Knight person."

Jessalina names, "Well, uh... ummm... darn, I'm not sure!"

Shadow Knight thinks, "I don't think anyone else can do these moves. I'm sure there are those that can use Chaos Control, but that's due to the energy of the Chaos Emeralds. Damn!"

Batthan shakes his head, "Tch tch, what a shame!"

Jessalina whispers, "Shadow Knight, don't tell me he knows!"

Shadow Knight says, "Oh, he knows!"

Jessalina shouts, "I asked you not to tell me that!"

Batthan reveals, "We know you're a part of Team Rocket. You can't fool me!"

James jumps, "No! He found out about our costumes!"

Meowth adds, "I've put so many hours into those!"

Silver states, "Listen up, Team Rocket! You better not do anything evil in this contest, or else!"

Shadow Knight assures, "We weren't planning to. Be that as it may, we will still win this contest."

Batthan smirks, "We'll see; both May and Dawn are tough cookies to handle with."

Caitlyn announces, "Okay everyone, it's time to see who will move on the Final Eight, and here they are!"

May, Dawn, and Jessalina appeared in the board.

Batthan replies, "Ha, you guys lucked out. But, can you handle the Heroines, I wonder?"

Meowth says, "You will soon see, you Dirty Blondheaded Twerp!"

Dawn cheers, "Alright, we made it, May!"

May says, "I knew we could do it!"

Caitlyn announces, "Now, it's time for the pairings to see who will face off in the Final 8!"

The screen shuffles the pictures, and Dawn and May was up right from the start.

May and Dawn gasps.

May says, "Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Good luck in the contest!"

Dawn says, "You too, May!"

May and Dawn are set in their corners as Caitlyn announces.

Caitlyn announces, "Okay, now it's time for the second round. Contestants have seven minutes to knock out their opponent's points to zero. A knock out from both Pokémon on either side is also possible. Now, let the battle begin!"

The audience is raring to go in this battle.

May summons, "Tails, Blaziken, take the stage!"

Tails and Blaziken appear from their Pokéballs."

Tails says, "Haaaa!"

Blaziken says, "Blaaaze!"

Dawn summons, "Knuckles. Pachirisu, spotlight!"

Knuckles and Pachirisu appear from their Pokéballs.

Knuckles says, "Yeaaaaah!"

Pachirisu says, "Pachi Pachiiii!"

Reimu cheers, "Alright... let's see these two in action! Go! Go!"

May starts, "Tails, Shock Orb! Blaziken, Flamethrower!"

Tails shoots out an orb of electricity from his hands. Blaziken shoots out a heap of flames from its mouth.

Dawn goes in, "Knuckles, stop those attacks with Fire Blast!"

Knuckles creates a burst of fire, which burned the Shock Orb and canceled the Flamethrower.

Caitlyn comments, "An excellent display of power that canceled out the other moves."

May's points go down to 90 percent.

Dawn attacks, "Knuckles, Aura Sphere! Pachirisu, Thunderbolt!"

Knuckles shoots out his sphere with his red aura, and Pachirisu shoots out a burst of lightning.

May commands, "Blaziken, grab on to Tails's feet. Tails, start flying high!"

Blaziken grabs on to Tails's feet. Tails flies high in the air to avoid the Thunderbolt. But, the Aura Sphere is homing in on them.

May calls, "Blaziken, Blaze Kick that Aura Sphere away!"

Blaziken kicks the attack with its burning feet and it becomes redirected to Knuckles.

Dawn calls out, "Look out, Knuckles!"

Knuckles barely manages to avoid the impact of his own attack.

Caitlyn comments, "Nice maneuvering from May's Pokémon. Knuckles almost got a taste of his own attack."

May calls, "Now, Tails, throw Blaziken towards Knuckles and Pachirisu!"

Tails does a mighty throw to launch Blaziken down to Knuckles and Pachirisu.

Dawn calls, "Pachirisu, Discharge! Knuckles, Tunnel Drill!"

Knuckles tunnels underground like a drill, allowing him to dodge the incoming attack. Pachirisu, meanwhile, releases a ton of electricity, as it heads for Blaziken.

May calls, "Tails, help Blaziken along with Propeller Tailwind!"

Tails creates strong wind from his two tails and blows Blaziken along quickly to reduce the impact of Pachirisu's Discharge.

May calls, "Blaziken, Mega Kick!"

With the increase speed from the wind, Blaziken glows his feet and hard strikes on Pachirisu, blowing it back.

Dawn says, "Pachirisu!"

Caitlyn comments, "What an amazing impact from Blaziken, and all because of Tails's power. Such teamwork they displayed."

Dawn's points go down to 75 percent.

Unfortunately, May briefly forgot about Knuckles and he strikes Blaziken with a powerful drill attack.

May sweatdrops, "Oh no!"

Dawn smiles, "Nice one, Knuckles!"

Caitlyn comments, "A surprise attack allowed Dawn to strike back at Blaziken. That must of hurt quite a bit."

May's points go down to 70 percent.

May calls, "Tails, attacks Knuckles with your Thunder Shoot!"

Tails turns into an ball and electrifies himself. He falls quickly to strike Knuckles.

Dawn calls, "Knuckles, Hyper Punch Tails away!"

Knuckles glows his fist and strikes Tails as he impacts on Knuckles. After a few seconds of struggling, Knuckles barely manages to send Tails back.

After some seconds, Tails, Blaziken, Knuckles, and Pachirisu recovers from their attacks. May's points go down to 55 percent, while Dawn's points go down to 65 percent.

Caitlyn comments, "This fierce battle between the four is really heating up, especially with the Hero Pokémon. Let's see what happens next."

Dawn shouts, "Pachirisu, jump and use Discharge! Knuckles, use Earthquake!"

Knuckles shakes the ground, and energy from the impact is quickly heading towards Tails and Blaziken. Joining in is electricity from Pachirisu, that both managed to avoid each other's attacks because of their positioning.

May calls, "Tails, use Twilight Wall! Blaziken, get behind Tails!"

Tails creates a barrier in front of him that has elements of Light and Darkness to greatly resist the impact from both attacks. Blaziken is protected by being behind Tails.

Caitlyn comments, "Tails and Blaziken manage to shake off much of the powerful attacks from Dawn's Pokémon, but May still loses a few points."

May's points go down to 50 percent.

May calls, "Now, Tails, Sunny Day!"

Tails creates heat energy into an orb and sends it high upon the roof of the contest stage, creating a Sun like object in the sky that produces intense heat.

Dawn wonders, "What is May up to?"

May follows up, "Now, Blaziken, Overheat! Tails, we'll combine it with a Thunderbolt!"

Blaziken, with the power of the sun, shoots a massive vortex of flames. It's powered by the electricity from Tails's Thunderbolt to try and devastate their opponents.

Caitlyn comments, "What a beautiful and powerful combination of attacks from the two!"

Dawn frowns, "Ohh no!"

Knuckles takes the hit as well as he can, but Pachirisu could not take the impact and faints.

The judges give Pachirisu the X.

Caitlyn announces, "Pachirisu is unable to battle. And because a partner is lost, combined with such a beautiful combination attack Dawn took a major hit on points."

Dawn's points go down to 25 percent.

Dawn wonders, "Now what'll I do?"

Meanwhile, in a section of the audience, the boy that Batthan and Silver talked to is watching the performance. Sitting right on him is his Bellossom, Lola.

The boy says, "What remarkable performances from the two ladies. Their Hero Pokémon are truly on point with their partners. They must of had them for years. Don't you think so, Lola?"

Lola agrees, "Bell Bell!"

Naotora Ii, the girl that Reimu bumped into several days ago, finds the boy that he was looking for and sits next to him.

Naotora sighs, "Finally, I found you."

The boy blinks, "Naotora, there you are. Seriously, I've been looking for you for the past couple of days. Where did you sleep at?"

Naotora answers, "The Pokémon Center. I didn't know where you were going to sleep, so I slept there for two nights. I knew you were going to be watching the Pokémon Contest, so I searched around until I spotted you."

The boy frowns, "You had me worried."

Naotora frowns, "I'm so sorry. I was afraid I would never see you again! I'm so stupid for not telling you where we should meet!"

The boy shakes his head, "You're not stupid, Nao. We just need to be more careful in the future."

Naotora says, "Alright..."

Lola smiles, "Bella Bella!"

Naotora says, "Ohhh?"

Lola jumps on Naotora and comforts her.

Lola smiles, "Bell!"

Naotora smiles warmly, "Ohh, Lola... you're so cute! Thanks for making me feel better."

The boy smiles, "I know how much you love small and cute things."

Naotora nods, "Yeah! ... Let's learn from this experience, so I can be a better partner for you."

The boy confirms, "You got it!"

Naotora asks, "So, did anything happen in the past couple of days?"

The boy wishes, "Yes. But, I wish to tell you that later. Right now, this contest battle is heating up."

Naotora says, "Oh, yeah. Let's see who wins this battle."

Dawn ponders, "How I am going to get through a one Pokémon disadvantage? Knuckles is starting to show fatigue..."

Knuckles growls, "Rrrr..."

May says, "While you're thinking of a plan, Dawn, allow me to act. Tails, Shock Orb! Blaziken, Blaze Kick!"

Tails shoots out an electric orb, while Blaziken runs over to strike with its flaming foot.

Dawn calls, "Knuckles, dodge both attacks, then strike back with Close Combat."

Knuckles avoids the Shock Orb and maneuvers Blaziken's attack. Then, he strikes Blaziken with a series of punches and kicks, sending Blaziken flying.

Blaziken is very tired and is laying on the ground.

Caitlyn comments, "What an amazing comeback from Knuckles. Blaziken seems to not be out yet, but that did put a dent on May's points.

May's points go down to 30 percent.

May says, "Blaziken... We need to try and allow Blaziken to recover, Tails. Tail Swipe!"

Tails runs very quickly and goes in to attack Knuckles directly.

Dawn calls, "Knuckles, Power Glide!"

Knuckles jumps up and goes into a glide. He powers his fists with aerial energy. Tails attack with a powerful swipe from two tails. The two attacks collide, creating an even clash.

Caitlyn comments, "Both attacks look like they did just about the same damage. This is bringing their points down even further. Both contestants do not have a whole lot more points to spare.

May's points go down to 20 percent, while Dawn's points go down to 15 percent.

Blaziken gets up from the ground.

May smiles, "Alright, Blaziken! You're back on the action!"

Dawn states, "We need to end this now, Knuckles! Fire Blast on Tails!"

Knuckles blows a powerful burst of flames towards Tails.

May calls, "Blaziken, protect Tails!"

Blaziken moves in to withstand the heat from the attack, but May's points are still whittling down.

May's points go down to 15 percent and dropping.

Caitlyn comments, "May better be careful, or her points will drop down to zero."

Blaziken continues to take the hits.

Blaziken struggles, "Blaze... Blaaaaze..."

May says, "Just a little more, Blaziken. I'm sure Knuckles will tire himself out."

May's points drop to 10 percent and are still dropping.

Dawn calls, "Come on, Knuckles!"

May's points drop to 5 percent.

And just in the nick of time for May, Knuckles stops his attack and pants.

Caitlyn comments, "Ohhh! Looks like Knuckles got tired from his attack. May still has a small bit of points remaining. Can she finish it before she runs out of points?"

May calls, "Now's our chance, Tails! Hero Beam!"

Tails fires his powerful beam attack with a yellow aura. Knuckles, recovering from his attack, takes the hit hard.

Dawn shouts, "Knuckles!"

Knuckles is barely able to remain in battle mode, but unfortunately, that's the end of Dawn's run.

Caitlyn commentates, "Ohhh, that's too bad. Knuckles may still have a bit of energy left, but Dawn has ran out of points. With an extremely close battle to the very end, May will move on the next round!"

May smiles, "We won... WE WON! Yaaaay!"

Tails pants, "Thank goodness!"

Blaziken says, "Blaaaaze..."

Dawn goes up to Knuckles and says, "I'm sorry, Knuckles. I know you gave it everything you had."

Knuckles pants, "Don't worry... I had fun! Tails got me this time..."

Dawn smiles, "You did great, too, Pachirisu. Maybe next time..."

Max cheers, "Yay! May won!"

Sonic sweats, "Phew! I don't know how much more I could have taken all this intensity."

Blaze admits, "It really just goes to show how special our friends can be."

Misty nods, "Yeah!"

Batthan says, "So, May won, huh? That was truly a spectacle."

Silver says, "All the more reason to get you back to your old self, Shadow..."

Going back to the boy for a moment, he comments, "Tails and Knuckles... they are certainly two Hero Pokémon to watch out for in the coming contests."

Naotora suggests, "We should probably let 'her' know about these two. She is amazing in contests after all."

The boy figures, "Nah! Let's let Batthan talk to her. They are related, after all."

Naotora remembers, "Oh, right..."

Sometime during the Final match against Jessalina and May, both of them were down to one Pokémon. Shadow Knight and Tails are all that stands. May is down to 40 percent, while Jessalina is down to 25 percent.

Caitlyn comments, "There is only two minutes left on the clock, who will win the contest and take home the ribbon?"

Jessalina calls, "Now, Shadow Knight, Chaos Spear!"

Shadow Knight sends out light spears towards Tails.

May calls, "Blow them all away with your Hero Beam!"

Tails fires his yellow colored Hero Beam and destroys the Chaos Spears. It also hits the Shadow Knight which made him faint.

The judges give Shadow Knight the X.

Caitlyn announces, "Oooh, it looks like Shadow Knight cannot continue. Therefore, the winner is May. Congratulations!"

May hugs Tails!

May smiles, "You're the absolute best, Tails. I love you!"

Tails blushes, "I love you, too, May! Heeheehee!"

Jessalina pouts, "Darn, looks like we lost this round."

Shadow Knight sighs, "Well, can't say we didn't try."

James says, "Poor Jess and Shadow!"

Meowth says, "Yeah. Hopefully we have better luck next time!

Batthan cheers, "Yes, way to go, May!"

Reimu jumps for joy, "Tails did it! He's amazing!"

Blaze smiles, "This is what the power of partners can do for you, Reimu."

Reimu repeats, "The power of partners..."

Caitlyn presents, "We now present May with the Directamo Ribbon. Congratulations! And we hope to see you all in the next contest!"

May celebrates, "Awww yeah, we just won the Directamo Ribbon!"

Tails cheers, "Yeah!"

And in the outside during a sunset...

May shows, "Well, looks like that's one win for me."

Max smiles, "You did great, today, May! You, too, Tails!"

Tails smiles, "Hahaha! Thanks, Max!"

Dawn proclaims, "This victory is yours, May. But next time, the win is mine!"

May says, "We'll see!"

Batthan says, "Contests are definitely special in their own way. And it's difficult in its own way compared to battling."

Silver says, "There's a lot that goes on with these contests, Batthan. And I want many people to see the true joy that goes into them."

Reimu agrees, "Yeah! If you were here, Marisa, I know you would want to be in the contests, too. But for right now, I want to help Ash out with his battles. I got to do my best for him."

The contest is over as May takes home the first ribbon. And Batthan had some fun himself. There are sure to be many more contests and other exciting adventures to come. So, stay tuned!

To be continued...

PDA777: Welcome back, everyone! Was the chapter to your enjoyment?

Batthan: Loved it!

PDA777: Good. We'll see you next time, everyone.

Batthan: Bye!