Chapter 11
After been on the road for two hours, the group finally arrives at Camphrier Town.
"Wow this place is amazing." Serena complimentes on the town's beauty.
"Yeah, I am going to win the second ribbon here." Ash says in excitement.
Suddenly a loud rumbling noise breaks the silence and everyone then covered their ears. Once it stops, everyone assumes that it is safe to take their hands out of their ears.
"Man that was ear-splitting." Luke says as he rubbed his ears.
"What was that awful noise?" Trenor asks.
"I don't know. Let's ask somebody." Clemont says.
The group then sees a young woman sweeping the front of her door, and they decide to ask what is going on.
"Excuse us?" Ash asks, but the lady does pay no attention.
"Hello can you help us." Ash asks again while waving his hands to get her attention.
The lady looks up to see the group trying to call her and takes out what appears to be ears plugs she wears out of her ears.
"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't hear you." She says.
"It's no trouble at all. We were just wondering what was the loud noise we heard a moment ago." Serena asks.
"I see you guys must be passing through. Come on I'll show the source." She says.
She then takes the group to the center of town, where they see a Snorlax sleeping there.
"So that Snorlax has been making that noise?" Ash asks with the lady nodding.
Trenor says, "Although it looks not as heavy as yours Ash."
Luke says, "I think it is because he is sleeping, but why is there a Snorlax sleeping in the center of town?"
"Because today marks the Snorlax Festival." She says.
"Snorlax festival?" Bonnie asks.
"Once a year, Snorlax comes down from the mountains and uproots and eats the roots of the harvested field's crops. By digging up the roots, Snorlax cultivates the fields and makes the good crops grow. Every year, once Snorlax has dug up the roots, a festival takes place out of gratitude. There, Lord Shabboneau plays on his Poké Flute in gratitude and Snorlax returns to the mountains once more."
"Wow so Snorlax is part of the lifestyle here." Serena says in awe.
"But this time Lord Shabboneau doesn't play the Pokeflute, I wonder what is going on." The woman says."If he doesn't play the Pokeflute, Snorlax will never wake up and the festival will be ruin."
"I think we should go ask him." Ash replies.
"His castle is just on top of the hill up ahead if you want directions." The woman says.
Everyone thanks her and heads off to the castle. Ten minutes later, they finally reach the main entrance. They knocks on the door and a man around his sixties in a butler suit answers.
"Greetings, how may I help you?" He asks.
"We wish to speak with Lord Shabboneau." Trenor says.
"What business do you wish to speak with Lord Shabboneau?" He demands.
"We wish to speak to him on the town's behalf." Luke says as the butler knows.
"Very well,follow me." They then go inside, there they see fancy furniture, priceless artifacts, and ancient paintings. The servant then shows them to the throne room.
"Please wait here, Lord Shabboneau will be with you shortly." He then leaves to a hallway, most likely to check on the Lord himself.
After that, a man in expensive robes and a crown on his head appears on his throne.
"I am Lord Shabboneau, ruler of Camphirier. My friend says you wanted to speak to me." He says.
"Yes,we came on the town's behalf and ask if you could play the Pokéflute for the festival tonight." Ash requests.
Right away Shabboneau nearly falls off his throne as to try to come with an excuse.
"Ohh..um.I-I-I can't,...I...threw it out." He sweat drops.
"But why would throw something like that out?" This time Serena asks.
"Oh I-I-I-I threw it out be-because I'm now allergic." He says.
"But if you don't play, the townspeople will eventually end up hating Snorlax." Luke says.
Ash looks at his heart at the same time, he says, "Lord Shabboneau, I want to ask if the reason you can't play the flute is because Princess Allie of the Parfem Palace took it away?"
This causes shock to everyone as the Lord sighs, "Yeah, I tell her that I need that flute to play, but she just takes it away..."
"What if we go and get the Pokéflute back?" Clemont asks.
Lord Shabboneau gives a small chuckle before speaking. "If you plan on negotiating for the Pokéflute, you might have better luck trying to steal it. Because she will never give back the flute." Shabboneau states.
"Well she hasn't ran across us yet. We'll get the flute back." Ash says.
"Well...I wish you all best of luck. Pafem Palace is just on the other side of Camphirier Town." Everyone nods and heads to the door.
Ash and his friends head to route 6 and find Princess Allie. When they arrive there, they see Princess Allie panicking with her maids.
"Hurry up and find him! I can't lost my precious Furfrou!" Allie yells at the other maids as they rush out of the palace.
Clemont steps forward and says, "Excuse me."
Allie says, "What now? I have no time to talk with passerbys like you."
Luke says, "Um, what's wrong here?"
"My Furfrou runs away because it doesn't like to take a bath! And now I can't find him!" Allie says in depression.
Ash says, "Why don't we help you find it?"
Allie looks at them and sighs, "Alright. The last time I saw him, he runs to the garden over there."
Ash and the others find Furfrou at the backyard and chase him, it takea them awhile since the Frufrou is hiding in the maze. After putting him in the corner, Princess Allie rushes over and hugs the Furfrou.
"Oh, Furfrou, thank you so much. I am sorry about before." Allie says. Furfrou then licks her as she giggles, then Allie says, "Thank you for helping me out. What brings you here?"
Ash says, "Well, we are here for the Pokeflute, since Lord Shabboneau needs it to wake up the Snorlax."
Allie says, "Oh the Pokeflute." She calls her maids as they go get the flute to them. "I thought I can blow it, so I take it from Lord Shabboneau, but it has no use for me. Take it as my thanks."
"Thank you for your kindness." They bow to her before leaving the Parfem Palace, Princess Allie also bids them to come again.
Back at the town, Ash and his friends arrive at the castle. "Lord Shabboneau...we got it." Ash presents the flute.
"Oh good, you have my eternal gratitude, thr same goes to all of you."
They head to the balcony as Lord Shabboneau says, "People of Camphier Town, I present the Pokéflute and the beginning of the Snorlax Festival." Everyone then cheers as they can finally celebrate.
As the Lord is about to play the flute, it is then swiped by a robot arm and on a rooftop is the annoying trio.
"Haha we got it." They said.
"You idiots!" Serena yells.
"Ha, by the time we control Snorlax using this flute, we know who the real idiots are." Jessie says as she is about to blow in."
"Wait,you can't!" Shabboneau pleads.
Jessie then plays the flute, but she plays a screeching tune.
"I was trying to tell them, only I'm the only who could play the flute." Shabboneau says.
"Ohh you really need lessons." Meowth says while holding his ears.
Meanwhile Snorlax is starting to wake up, but he doesn't enjoy what it is hearing. From there it stands up and stares at the source of the noise.
"There, you see, I woke up Snorlax with my genius." Jessie says as she starts playing again. Snorlax suffers from the noise and has enough, he then unleashes a Hyper Beam at the trio which causes them to shirk and then blast off.
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" They yell as they go off. At the same time, Ash gets the flute in midair and gives it back to Lord Shabboneau.
He then plays a soothing melody that Snorlax takes a liking. The whole town then celebrate as Snorlax dances around while eating the town's offerings.
"Now that is a happy ending." Serena says.
"Yeah." Ash smiles as they enjoy the fireworks.
The next day, Ash and his friends arrive at the Contest Hall. Bonnie says, "There sure are a lot of people here."
"Yeah." Ash says. "But I will be winning the next ribbon for sure."
"I am sure you can do it, Ash." Serena smiles.
"Thanks." Ash smiles at her, which makes her blush a little.
After the registration, Ash leaves his friends and head to the backstage of the Contest Hall.
As Ash is dressing up, he says, "There, looks better." He looks himself in the mirror, Pikachu and Sylveon gives him cheers as Ash thanks them.
"The next participant is Zoey from Snowbelle City!" This announcement causes Ash to be shocked. "Zoey? She is here in Kalos as well?"
"Who is Zoey?" Sylveon asks as they see her using Glameow to show off the Shadow Claw.
"Zoey is our friend in Sinnoh, she partakes contests."Pikachu replies.
"I see." Sylveon says.
Ash looks at her performance, he says, "She still is good...I hope I can win her."
At the stands, Clemont says, "So who do you think will win, Serena?"
"I hope Ash can win, but it seems like that Zoey is a strong coordinator." Serena replies.
"Of course she is." Trenor says. "After all, she won the Sinnoh Grand Festival a year ago."
"You know her? Trenor?" Bonnie asks.
"Ash knows her as well." Trenor says, which makes Serena a little jealous. "Don't worry, Serena. Ash likes you more than her." Serena sighs in relief.
"Now our last coordinator for today, we have Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" Lillian announces.
Ash goes onto the field and smiles, Zoey is watching and she is surprised, "Ash? He is here as well?"
Ash says, "Froslass! I choose you!" Ash sends out the Froslass that he saved from the poacher back at Sinnoh, and she appears with joy.
"Now let's start with the hail!" Ash says as she creates the snow that falls from the sky.
"Now lets get started! Spin around in the air and Double Team!" Ash says as it creates a lot of copy. "Then Shadow Ball cover with the Ice Beam, create balls of Ice!"
Froslass then throws the balls as it becomes snowballs, the copies also catches it with joy and in the end, it shoots into the air and creates an Aurora Veil.
"And that is the end of Ash Ketchum! Let's see what the judges have to say."
Contesta says, "The Froslass manage to use its ice well."
Suzukio says, "I like it."
Nurse Joy says, "It is just like the kids who are having a snowball fight, it brings back a lot of childhood memories."
Bonnie says, "Amazing, I never knew you can do that with Froslass..."
"Me too." Serena says.
At the backstage, before Ash goes back to the male's dressing room, Zoey is waiting for him at the hallway.
"I never knew you will be into contests too." Zoey says. "It has been a while."
"Yeah, it has, I decide to get into my mother's footsteps." Ash says.
"Oh, so your mother is a Top Coordinator?" Zoey asks curiously.
"Well, more than that. My mom's name is Aurora." Ash says, Zoey is shocked, she says, "Aurora? The Founder of Contests and the Kanto Champion? You really are something."
"I know. Let's hope we can face in the finals." Ash smiles.
"Let's see." Zoey says.
And it turns out, Ash and Zoey both advance tl the second round, Ash manages to get past the two rounds using Ampharos and Chandelure, he only needs one more round to win.
"The final round of the match is Ash Ketchum versus Zoey! Both of them get high score in the previous rounds, let's see who will win."
Zoey says, "Alright, Gallade, come on out."
"Gardevior! I choose you!" Ash says.
Both of the Psychic Types appear on the field, Luke says, "So the battle between the Kirlia's evolution..."
"You can do it! Ash!" Serena cheers.
Ash says, "Gardevoir, let's get the show on. Magical Leaf!"
Gardevior uses the speed to shoot out leaves, causing Gallade to get hit.
"Gallade, Psycho Cut!" Zoey says as it comes closer to Gardevoir and slashs her. Both of them get their points lower, but they aren't backing down.
"Gardevoir. Respond to our hearts. Mega Evolve!" Ash yells as he presses the key Stone on his glove, Gardevoir glows and changes her form.
"Amazing! Gardevoir has mega evolved!" Lillian says.
"So you have a key stone, this is going to be a tough match. Shadow Ball!" Zoey yells.
Ash gives her a wink as she dodges the moves. And with the speed, Zoey couldn't land a hit.
Luke says, "Wait a second... this is my mom's technique."
"Champion Dinatha's? He learned it?" Clemont says.
"No way..," Bonnie says.
After the time is up, Lillian announces, "It is settled! The winner of the Champier Contest is Ash Ketchum!" Then everyone cheers for him.
Zoey recalls her Gallade and says, "Wow, Ash. You and your Gardevoir show really great bonds."
"Thanks, your Gallade is not bad as well." Ash says.
Once Ash gets the ribbon, Ash decides to introduce Zoey to others. As they come out, Serena comes and gives him a kiss.
"You did it. Ash!" Serena says.
"Thanks, Serena. Everyone, this is Zoey. She is my friend back at Sinnoh. Zoey, this is Clemont and his sister Bonnie, my cousin Luke and my brother Trenor. And this is Serena, my girlfriend."
Zoey says, "It is nice to meet all of you. And Ash, you have a girlfriend, huh? I thought you will be with Dawn."
"Dawn?" Serena asks.
"Dawn is my travel companion in Sinnoh, and she is like a sister to me despite I have three sisters." Ash laughs.
"I see." Serena sighs in relief.
Then they decide to talk for awhile at the Pokemon Center, Zoey is amazed that Ash and Serena go this far from meeting at the Summer Camp.
"Well, I have to go training so I can beat you, Ash. Let's hope we meet again."
"Bye, Zoey." Ash says as they bid farewell to her, the same goes to the others.
Here is the new chapter, and surprise, Zoey is Ash's contest rival in the story. And I hope you like it. And the Parfum Palace plot, I change Princess Allie into a good persona like the man in the games, who lost his Furfrou and the player needs to chase him with Shauna.
The next chapter will be the Battle Cheatau and Serena's Pokevision. And Ash's female form will appear as well.