Chapter 11 Contest at Heart! Harper sets the Stage!
"This is it?" eliza asked after she looked up from the map that Nurse Joy drew for them.
It was later on that day and the group decided to ask Nurse Joy for help in finding where Harper lives.
"I guess it is." Rusty said.
They saw a medium size house with two stories in front of them.
"I guess we should see if she's home." Maritza said.
They went up to the door and knocked and an old woman answered it.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"We are friends with Harper." Maritza said.
"Are you with Team Aqua?" the woman asked.
"No, but we helped take down a guy who is in it though." Rusty answered.
"Grandma, is there something wrong?" Harper asked as she appeared. She saw them standing at the doorway. "Oh, it's you guys, what do you want?"
"We came to see if you were okay." Eliza said.
"Okay, I guess, now I must get some sleep for the contest tomorrow." Harper answered.
"Look Harper, we know that it wasn't right that you were used earlier by Ike but we want to cheer you up and to show that we were sorry for taking down your Golbat." Maritza said.
"Thanks, I guess." She said.
"You children should leave, Harper had a long day and she needs her rest." Her grandmother said and shut the door.
Harper was silent for a moment as her grandmother spoke, "I don't trust them, I had a feeling that they had something to do with that boy that used you earlier."
Harper was still silent and went to her room and thought, If they were, would have they come all this way to see me?
The next day at the contest hall, the twins and Eliza were feeding poffins to their Pokemon.
"I hope Harper is doing alright." Eliza said.
"Yeah, she looked pretty shaken up after what happened yesterday." Marty said.
Maritza nodded.
"So, what is going to happen now since we saw Ike reappear?" Eliza asked.
"I guess we have to take him out if we have to." They heard and saw Harper appear.
"Hey there!" Maritza exclaimed.
"How's Soar?" Eliza asked.
"He's doing alright, the good news is that he is not hurt too badly." She answered.
"I guess you trust us." Maritza said.
"Yeah, a bit but it doesn't mean we are friends right now." Harper said.
"Right." The three of them said.
"Well, break some leggs out there!" Harper told them.
"Thanks." Marty said.
"Man, she ttrusts us but we aren't friends with us?" Eliza asked after she left.
"She is trying to warm up to us, but remember that she went through something that really hurt her." Marty said.
"Right, I hope she does become friends with us besides the whole being famous thing." Eliza said.
"Hello everyone and welcome to the Celestic Contest! I bet you all came from all over to see these contestants take the stage for this contest, so let's get it started!" the announcer exclaimed.
"we didn't travel to Celestic for nothing after all; I wonder if Harper is in the contest despite of what happened yesterday." Rusty said.
His three friends went onstage to show off their Pokemon's moves. Marty had Red execute the lava plume well after all the training he went through in order to get it right. Maritza had her Ampoleon give off a great water show with its moves and then Eliza had her Turtwig play Frisbee with its vines and then hit it with its razor leaf. Cecilia even was onstage with her Furret and had it play and jump around.
"Now our final contestant of the day is Sierra of Celestic!"
Rusty saw her in her disguise that she has been wearing ever since they met her.
"At least she's still in the game! I wonder why she went with the alias though?" Rusty said.
"go Soar!" Harper exclaimed.
Her golbat came out.
"Now Soar hit each ball with your supersonic!" Harper exclaimed as she threw balls into the air and her Golbat hit each ball with his supersonic.
"Amazing! Sierra's Golbat hit each ball with a single move!"
"Now Soar use twister!"
"was that a twister! Yet another perfect execution from her Golbat!"
"And now fly and use your wing attack!"
Her Golbat did as she was told and the audience applauded.
"Astoundding! It was amazing air show from the great sierra!"
"That was awesome!" Rusty exclaimed as he applauded.
"That was so great!" Maritza exclaimed as she saw Harper come into the waiting area.
"Thanks!" Harper said.
"Never thought a trainer would use a flying type like that." Eliza said.
"Well, you got to know what is the right attack to use." Harper said.
"By the way, why are you in this as Sierra?" Marty asked.
"It was supposed to be my actual name but my mother actually called me Harper and then gave me Sierra as a middle name." she answered.
"Interesting, I didn't read that anywhere." Maritza said.
"I never tell the tabloids about it," Harper said as she walked away. "there are things that people don't tell the tabloids about."
"For a celebrity, she knows how to live." Eliza said.n the second round, Cecilia didn't make it through like the others, but Eliza and Marty got eliminated again during the contest since Eliza ended up going against a flying type trainer and Marty against a water trainer.
"Now it is the final battle and it is against Sierra from Celestic Town and Maritza from Solaceon Town! Who will be the winner? Let's find out!"
"Never thought that I would end up going against you!" Maritza exclaimed.
"Me neither, especially when you're a fan! Now go Soar!"
"Go Spritzer!"
Both of their Pokemon came out.
"Now begin round!" the announcer exclaimed.
"Spritzer use water gun!"
"Soar fly away and dodge!"
Ampoleon sent out his attack and golbat dodged it.
"Follow it with your water pulse!"
Ampoleon did as it was told and hit the Golbat head on.
"No Soar!"
"Looks like Sierra lost some points! Will she recover?" the announcer exclaimed.
"Soar use your twister on Spritzer!"
Ampoleon was hit by the attack.
"No Spritzer!"
"Now use supersonic!"
Ampoleon got hit and got confused by it.
"Looks like Maritza's Ampoleon is now confused! Will it fight back?"
"spritzer use whirlpool!"
Ampoleon tried but got hurt instead.
"No!"
"Finish it Soar with wing attack!"
"try to dodge it Spritzer!"
Ampoleon didn't hear what she said and got hit by the wing attack and hit the stage floor.
The screen on the monitor went blank and then revealed Harper as the winner.
"Today's winner is sierra from celestic Town!" the announcer exclaimed.
Harper was handed the ribbon and both Maritzaand congratulatted each other for their fighting and making it to the final round.
Later on tthat day, they all met up with Harper in a private area of the town.
"so, what do you want to talk to us about?" rusty asked.
"I wanted to see you all before you all head towards Lake Valor." She answered.
"I see, I guess for a final goodbye before your tour?" Maritza asked.
"What tour?" she asked.
"Huh?" Maritza asked.
"I want to travel with you guys." Harper answered.
"What?" Eliza asked.
"I know I didn't trust you guys at first because I thought you guys were in cohoots with that Team Aqua guy and when I saw you three compete with your Pokemon, I was surprised and then thought you guys aren't that bad especially when I start really warming up to you." Harper answered.
"does that mean we are friends now?" Maritza asked.
"You can say that; also for now on everywhere we go, I am Sierra, not a famous singer, got it?" Harper asked.
They nodded and they welcomed her into the group.
"I guess it's off to Lake Valor for the next contest?" Eliza asked.
"You got i." Rusty answered.
"I can't wait!" she exclaimed.
With a new buddy to travel with them, the group heads for Lake Valor for another contest!