A/N: Holy crap! Another update so soon? Yeah, it surprises me too. Anyhow, I want to thank the reviewers, because if not for you, I probably wouldn't have continued this. Also, thanks to the people from Nigeria, Malaysia, and such for reading my fic. Story Trafic is awesome, is it not?

Recap of last Chapter: Cody and Leslie got to the windworks to see Rai and Kristin facing off against Team Galactic. While Leslie joined up with Rai and Kristin, Cody went to help out Jared. Upon meeting up with him, Jared becomes stubborn and doesn't want Cody's help. Commander Mars appeared and Jared decided he did need Cody's help. A battle with Mars followed and Cody and Jared beat Mars' Purugly with a water/fire combination.

"Now entering the stage is Cody from Littleroot Town!" Lillian said.

Cody walked out, dressed in a suit and bowtie with his hair combed and slicked back.

"Let's go, Luxio!" Codysaid. He threw the pokeball and out came Luxio, lightning bolts striking around him. "Lux!" Luxio roared.

"Luxio, use Swift around the arena!" Cody said.

Luxio started shooting stars around with its tail. They came to a halt in a lightning bolt shape.

"Now, use Spark!" Cody said.

Luxio started dazzling with electricity and jumped up the stars. When Luxio got to the top, it flipped and shot back down through the stars. The stars exploded into particles and went over the crowd as Luxio landed. The crowd started clapping. Cody and Luxio bowed.

"That was a wonderful display of Swift and Spark," Mr. Contesta said.

"Remarkable!" the chairman said.

"Such a pretty display of Luxio's abilities," Nurse Joy said.

Cody and Luxio bowed again. "I can't believe I'm in this contest, all because of a fight," Cody thought.

The previous day...

"Man, this move is tough to practice," Leslie said. She had all of her pokemon out, trying to accomplish a move Kristin had told her about.

"It doesn't seem too hard," Rai said. He had came back to visit them that morning. He had the day off, so he was training with Cody. They had found out that he had a Budew, along with his Croagunk and Buizel.

"Oh yeah, its harder to do than to say," Leslie said.

"Those contest moves are all flash and no strength," Cody said. "You could never use them in a real battle."

"What would you know about contests?" Leslie said, slightly annoyed. Cody had been doing that a lot recently, but Leslie had just ignored it.

"I know that contests are a whole lot easier than battles," Cody said. "How do you think you lost to me that time?"

This was the last straw. "That was stupid luck you jerk!" Leslie yelled.

"No it wasn't, you just couldn't handle it!" Cody yelled back.

"If you think contests are so easy," Leslie growled. "Why don't you prove it in tomorrow's contest?"

"Fine, I will!" Cody said.

"Fine!" Leslie yelled as she stormed off.

Cody turned back toward Rai to continue training. Rai just stood there with his eyes closed, shaking his head.

"What?" Cody asked. Rai continued to shake his head.

Back to the contest day...

Leslie couldn't believe what she had just saw. Cody had done good, great even. She stood there fuming.

Cody walked by smiling and said, "Just as I thought, easy."

"You just had beginners luck!" Leslie said.

"Whatever you say Leslie," Cody said as he walked away.

Leslie stood there, muttering about stupid boys, until her name was called.

Meanwhile, a little bit away from her, stood Jack from the previous contest.

"Time to get you back, Leslie," Jack said, grinning evily.

"Let's get this going Kricketune!" Leslie said as Kricketune came out with song notes.

"Okay Kricketune, use Sing!" Leslie said.

"Tuuune..." Kricketune started while rubbing its arms together in a violin fashion. Song notes started forming and floated around the arena.

"Now, Fury Cutter the notes!" Leslie said.

Suddenly water appeared on the ground underneath where Kricketune was running. Nobody paid it any mind, except Leslie.

"What the?!" Leslie said. Kricketune was about to cut through one of the notes when it slipped and slid across the floor.

"Oh no!" Leslie cried.

Kricketune was about to hit a note when it regained its footing and slashed through it. It started jumping around, cutting through the other notes, making a beautiful sound. The crowd "ahh"ed at the music. Kricketune finished by landing in front of Leslie and bowing.

"It was a little bumpy, but you made a nice comeback at the end," Nurse Joy said. "A wonderful use of a Kricketune's music abilities."

"Remarkable!" the chairman said.

"A very nice recovery, needs work though," Mr. Contesta said.

"I can't believe Kristin's move worked out! But, I'm a little worried about who shot water on the floor,"Leslie thought.

Up in the light fixtures, Jack was fuming. "Dammit, she overcame my plan!"

Cody exhaled his held breath. He had seen Leslie almost mess up. Even though she was his competition, that didn't mean he didn't want her to advance. Leslie came walking back in, a look of relief on her face.

"You almost screwed up bad," Cody said as she walked by. She was about to retort when Cody said, "Good job."

She smiled, "Thanks."

"I guess a contest is the same difficulty as a battle," Cody said. "You never know what to expect."

"Is this your way of saying you were wrong and that you're sorry?" Leslie asked.

"Yeah, I guess so," Cody said grinning.

"Well, thank you," Leslie said, also grinning.

"After all these amazing performances, the judges have selected the four finalists," Lillian said.

The four finalists appeared on the screen. First was a girl named Anna, second was Jack, third was Cody, and last was Leslie. The finalists were shuffled and the matchups appered onscreen. Anna vs. Cody, Jack vs. Leslie.

"Perfect!" Jack thought happily.

"So, he's here to," Leslie said quietly.

"Now for the first match..." Lillian started.

"Looks like I'm up," Cody said.

"Good luck," Leslie said.

(A/N: I decided to just do like the shows from now on. I'm doing this because the other way showed who would win to easily.)

"Let's get this match underway!" Lillian said.

"Let's go Prinplup!" Cody said.

"Prin!" Prinplup chirped as it came out in a burst of bubbles.

"Join in, Pachirisu!" Anna said. Pachirisu popped out with flowers forming around it.

Pachirisu, the Elesquirrel pokemon: It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity. It stores them with berries in tree holes.

"Okay Prinplup, start out with Bubble!" Cody said.

"Plup...Prin!" Prinplup chirped as it sent out small bubbles toward Pachirisu.

"Pachirisu, dodge and use Shock Wave!" Anna said.

"Pachi!" Pachirisu squeaked. It jumped away from the bubbles as they flew harmlessly by. It the charged up electricity and slammed its tail on the ground. Electricity sped across the ground and hit Prinplup in the chest, knocking it off its feet. A large chunk of Cody's points disappeared.

"Darn," Cody growled. "Prinplup, use Bubblebeam!"

"Prin..." Prinplup said weakily as it stood back up. It then shot more, slightly bigger bubbles toward Pachirisu at a faster speed.

"Ha, same as last time Pachirisu!" Anna said.

"Pachi!" Pachirisu squeaked as it dodged again and started storing electricity.

"I don't think so," Cody said."Quick Prinplup, use Metal Claw!"

"Plup!" Prinplup squaked as it ran toward Pacirisu with its fin glowing. Pachirisu finished charging and slammed its tail on the ground again. This time Prinplup jumped in the air to dodge. It came down on Pachirisu and slashed it across the chest. Pachirisu was sent skidding backwards as Anna's points went down.

"Alright Pachirisu, time to use Discharge!" Anna said.

Pachirisu charged again and sent blue electricity straight at Prinplup. The electricity was coming so fast that Prinplup had no time to dodge and was struck directly. Prinlpu was knocked backwards. When Cody looked at Prinplup, he noticed the dreaded swirly-eyes.

Three red X's appeared on the judges stands, signaling that Anna had won.

"Oh well, at least we tried," Cody said to Prinplup.

"Prin," Prinplup chirped, nodding.

"Cody, sorry that you lost," Leslie said.

"It's all right," Cody said, rubing his head. He had changd back into his normal clothes, except now he had on black pants.

"Well, I guess it's my turn now," Leslie said.

"Good luck and you'd better win," Cody said.

"Okay," Leslie said

She walked toward the arena while Cody went to find Rai.

"It is now time to start the second match," Lillian said. "Begin!"

"Come on out Grotle!" Leslie said.

"Grotle!" Grotle said from a shower of leaves.

"Hehe, go Corphish!" Jack said. Corphish came out with lightning and bubbles formed around it. "Cor, Corphish!" Corphish cackled.

Corphish, the Ruffian pokemon: Its hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment. Its pincers will never release prey.

"Maybe he was the one who messed me up earlier!" Leslie thought.

"Corphish, use Bubblebeam on the ground!" Jack said.

"Cor!" Corphish said. It started shooting bubbles at the ground, making a strip of water.

"!!!" gasped Leslie.

"Looks like you noticed, huh?" Jack said, grinning evily.

"I can't believe you would cheat to make me mess up, what did I do to you?" Leslie asked, shocked.

"You embarrased me in the last contest, so I decided to give you some payback!" Jack said angrily.

"Whatever, let's just get back to the contest," Leslie said. "Grotle, use Razor Leaf!"

"Grot!" Grotle said as it started throwing leaves at Corphish.

"Corphish dodge!" Jack said.

"I don't think so, Grotle try out your new attack!" Leslie said.

The leaves flew toward Corphish, only for Corphish to dodge. As Corphish was dodging, a green ball started forming in Grotle's mouth.

"Energy Ball!" Leslie yelled. Grotle shot off the ball, but its aim was a little off and barely grazed Corphish. It was still enough and Corphish closed its eyes in pain. Both Jack and Leslie's points went down.

"Corphish, use Metal Claw!" Jack said.

"Cor!" Corphish said as it ran toward Grotle, claw glowing.

"Grotle, use Razor Leaf before it reaches you!" Leslie said.

Just as Corphish was about to reach Grotle, Grotle started sending out leaves again. Corphish was too close to dodge and was hit full force. Corphish was sent flying back toward Jack, landing in front of him unconcious. The three X's appeared on the judges stand once again.

"No! Not again!" Jack yelled, falling to his knees.

"Serves you right for cheating!" Leslie said, then walked away.

"I will have my revenge, just you wait!" Jack said before getting up and leaving.

"That guys got some issues," Cody said, sweatdropping.

"Yeah, definitely," Rai said.

"It is now time for the final match between Anna and Leslie!" Lillian said. "Let the battle begin!"

"It's your first time out," Leslie said. "Make me proud Zubat!"

"Screee!" Zubat screeched as it came out.

"Hmmm, I think I'll use, Chingling!" Anna said.

"Chiiiiing!" Chingling sung as it came out surrounded by notes.

Chingling, the Bell pokemon: It emits cries by agitating an orb at the back of its throat. It moves with flouncing hops.

"Zubat, use your Supersonic!" Leslie said.

"Chingling, counter with Uproar!" Anna said.

Zubat started sending off a high pitched screech while Chingling started making a loud noise. The two sounds collided, but Uproar was stronger and hit Zubat. Zubat shakily flapped its wing to stay airborne. Leslie's points went down some.

"Okay Zubat, try Wing Attack!" Leslie said.

"Chingling, use Wrap!" Anna said.

Zubat's wings started glowing as it flew toward Chingling. Chingling floated toward Zubat and the two hit. They knocked each other back and both shook their heads. Both girls points fell.

"Zubat, quick, use Leech Life!" Leslie said.

Zubat flew toward Chingling while it was trying to shake off the earlier impact. Zubat hit Chingling and took some of its health away. Anna's points went down even more with the two strikes.

"This is probably gonna be the last move," Leslie thought. "Zubat, use Bite!"

Zubat once again flew to Chingling and bit down on it.

"Chingling, use Confusion!" Anna said.

Zubat started to glow blue and closed its eyes in pain, but it wouldn't let go. The two pokemon stood deadlocked like this for a couple of seconds. Suddenly, both pokemon shuddered and fell to the ground, unconcious.

"Oh, we have a tie," Lillian said. "In a case like that, we look at the contestants remaining points to determine the winner.

Everybody looked toward the big screen. From what the audience could tell, it was too close to call. The judges, however, could see who had the most points. Mr. Contesta got up from his chair and walked over.

"Due to the amount of points left, the winner is......Leslie!" Mr. Contesta announced.

Leslie walked over to Anna and held out her hand. Anna took it and they shook.

"That was really close," Anna said. "I believe the better one won."

"Thank you, but you were just as good as me," Leslie said. "You did a really good job."

"Thanks," Anna said.

Leslie was called over to recieve her ribbon. She took it and bowed to the crowd as they cheered.

"Well done Leslie," Rai said as they were walking toward the flower shop.

"Yeah, good job," Cody said.

"Thanks you guys," Leslie said smiling.

Rai had decided to join Cody and Leslie on there travels, mainly because he was getting a little bored in Floaroma. They reached the flower shop after a short while and walked in.

"Oh, what are you doing here Rai?" one of the workers asked. "I though this was your day off."

"I came to talk to Lucy about something," Rai said. "Could you go get her for me?"

"Sure, I'll be back in a minute," the worker said.

"I'm gonna miss this place," Rai said.

A woman walked up. She seemed to be in her mid 20's with shoulder length blonde hair and was wearing a floral dress.

"What is it you need Rai?" she asked softly.

"Lucy, I've decided to continue my journey," Rai said.

"Well, it's about time," Lucy said.

"I'm.....what?" Rai asked confused.

"I always figured you would eventually start back," Lucy said.

"So you don't mind?" Rai asked.

"No, it's fine, I want you to go and have an adventure," Lucy said. "It will be good for you, instead of being cramped up here."

"Thank you Lucy!" Rai said. He hugged her. Lucy just smiled.

"So, when are you planning on leaving?" Lucy said.

"Tommorow actually," Rai said.

"Well, I guess I'll see youagain, eventually," Lucy said.

"Definitely," Rai said.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye?" Lucy asked.

"Don't worry Lucy, I'll be sure to call you from time to time," Rai said.

"Okay, now get out of here," Lucy said smiling.

"Alright, goodbye Lucy," Rai said as they headed out.

"Goodbye," Lucy said. "You'd better be careful," she thought.

Next Chapter

Cody, Leslie, and Rai head toward Eterna Forest to find that there's a Bug-Catching contest about to happen. They decide to enter. In there Cody runs into trouble and later gets a new rival.

Main Character's Pokemon thus far:

Cody: No change

Leslie: No change

Rai: Budew is the new one.

Rival's Pokemon thus far:

Jared: Not seen

Kristin: Not seen

~Jack: Pikachu(M), Corphish(M)

~Anna: Pachirisu(F), Chingling(M)

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A/N: Well the end of another chapter. This has been my longest chapter yet! Maybe now my updates will come sooner, maybe not. Anyhow, again, thanks to everyone that has been reading this so far. I hope you will still enjoy it until the end. FFD signing out!