Me: The Clubsplosion begins! Three days this even goes on. Welp, I'll say that there will be quite a few familiar faces coming in these next three chapters. Anyways, on with the chapter!

Max's POV

Bonnie and I registered in the tournament online. 32 people will be in the competition. Bonnie and I are only two of them. We headed over to the stadium at 2PM, we'll be there at 2:30PM according to schedule. We arrived at the stadium and saw the check in booth. After we checked in, we went to the field to relax. And believe it or not, Brice was there.

"Hey guys! You in the Clubsplosion too?" Brice asked us. "We both are!" Bonnie shouted. "So guys, how's stuff?" Brice asked. "Well I've got two badges now, Bonnie still has two keys, but there's a showcase she'll be in here in Geosenge Town tomorrow" I told him. "Wow you're doing the Clubsplosion, and the showcase? You're juggling quite the busy schedule!" Brice said with happiness. "Any new Pokemon? I've got one!" Brice told us. "Well we both have new ones!" Bonnie told him. "Well send 'em out!" Brice said, while sending out his Pokemon.

"Fletchinder!", "Meowstic!", "Lucha!" his Pokemon cried. He had a Fletchinder, a Meowstic that looked very different from Bonnie's and a new one, Hawlucha. "I caught Hawlucha on Route 10 only a couple days ago, but we've been training hard!" Brice said. "Come on out guys!" Bonnie and I said together.

We sent out our Pokemon. He looked at Bonnie's new Pokemon. "So your Espurr evolved too! Funny! But, this one seems new. It kinda looks like an eeveelution" Brice said. "It is! It's Glaceon. She's my newest Pokemon, but she's very Powerful. She beat Grant in a 2 on 2 single handedly" Bonnie praised her Glaceon and Glaceon smiled. "So what about your Pokemon Max?" Brice asked me. "Well Ralts evolved into a Kirlia for one. I'm hoping that he'll become a Gallade!" I said. "I also caught Vikavolt here just two days ago! She's very strong and I'm confident that training has helped further her strength". "Vikavolt? I've never heard of it?" Brice said. "It's a Pokemon only native to the Alola region. We still don't know what it was doing as a wild Pokemon in Kalos" Bonnie told him. "I see… well promise me this Max, if we battle in the tournament, use Vikavolt or Kirlia. I want to face myself against a new opponent!" Brice shouted with pride in his voice. "You can bet on that!" I said. We shook on it.

We went to the stadium and the battles were about to begin for the day. "Welcome to the Geosenge Town Clubsplosion! I'm your host Don George! Let's get this tournament underway!" Don George said. "Let's make the matchups!". The little cards on the screen whirled around each other and then, they set themselves. I was against a random girl. Bonnie was against a woman and Brice was against some other guy. "Let the first round of battles begin!" Don George roared. Brice was up first. He and the other guy were going to battle. Next was Bonnie and the other person. I was fifth.

Don George: This will be a 1 on 1 battle between Brice and Amanda! Battle begin!

Brice: Go Hawlucha!
Amanda: Come out Venipede!

Brice: Hawlucha use Flying Press!
Amanda: Venipede use Poison Sting!

The two attacks collided. Amanda's Venipede poisoned Hawlucha, but Hawlucha did a substantial amount of damage. Venipede was sent flying into the wall. Knocked out in just one hit.

Don George: Venipede is unable to battle! Hawlucha is the winner, which means the match goes to Brice!

"Alright!" Brice shouted. He made it to the next rounds tomorrow. "Well Bonnie, it's your turn I guess" I told her. "Wish me luck Max!" Bonnie said. "Wait, you two look very familiar…" I heard someone say. "Huh? Who's that?" I asked. The woman walked toward us and we saw her face. "Lani!?" We both asked shocked.

"Yep! It's me!" I decided to take a vacation back here. Geosenge Town was my favorite place to be during my Kalos travels. So I decided I'd take a week long vacation here. But I got lucky and saw a Clubsplosion was taking place, so I decided to get in on the fun!" Lani said. "Wow. We have to go up against you?" I asked her. "Yep! Hope we have some fun! Now good luck out there Ash's friends!" Lani finished. I couldn't believe it, Lani was in on the competition. That was gonna be one tough person to beat if it came down to it.

Bonnie's POV

Don George: This will be a 1 on 1 battle between Bonnie and Daisy! Battle begin!

Bonnie: Let's go! Meowstic!

Daisy: Absol let's go and use Leer!

Bonnie: Meowstic use Disarming Voice!

I wasn't expecting to face a Dark type, but I had prepared for the scenario. Meowstic held a Fairy Gem, increasing Fairy type move power by 50%. Lemme do the math 40 + 50% = 60 x 2 = 120 damage. Yeah Absol was in check. After Disarming Voice hit, Absol was left shivering from the damage it had taken. It got up and awaited its trainer's decision.

Daisy: I was gonna go easy on you, but that was a mistake. Absol, Dark Pulse go!

Bonnie: Cut Meowstic!

Meowstic ran right through the pulse taking lots of damage, but it was determined to win the battle. And hit Absol as hard as she could. Absol fell onto the ground, knocked out.

Don George: Absol is unable to battle! Meowstic is the winner, which means the match goes to Bonnie!

"Yes! Meowstic we did it!" I shouted in joy. For a person who doesn't regularly battle, I'm impressed by myself. I went backstage to see Max. His battle wasn't for two rounds.

Max's POV

We sat and watched some of the battles. A guy and his Sliggoo beat a girl and her Ursaring, and a woman and her Simisear beat a boy and his Carbink. Now, it was Max's turn. "Good luck Max" Bonnie said and pecked me on the cheek. "You know I'll try my absolute best!" I exclaimed louder than an Exploud with a microphone.

Don George: This is a 1 on 1 matchup between Max and Carrie. Battle begin!

Carrie: Come out Emolga!
Max: Let's do it Kirlia and use Psyshock!

Carrie: Emolga use Thunderbolt!

The Psyshock and Thunderbolt hit each other and caused an orange explosion.

Carrie: One more time!
Max: Mirror Coat!

The attack hit Kirlia hard, but he launched a massive Thunderbolt back at Emolga, sending it flying.

Max: Now finish it off with Psyshock!

Kirlia sent massive psychic waves at Emolga and knocked it out.

Don George: Emolga is unable to battle! The match goes to Kirlia, which means that the winner of the battle is Max!

"Yes! I knew we could do it Kirlia!" I returned him and went backstage. "Awesome Max!" Bonnie gave me a massive hug. "Well I'm up now. See you guys on the flip side" Lani said. And walked out to her battle. "She's really powerful. She could beat anyone that comes out the on the other side of the field" Bonnie said. "She could…" I said.

Don George: This is a 1 on 1 matchup between Lani Kealoha of Melemele Island and Joshua Carter from Shalour City! Begin!

Lani: Come on out Slurpuff!
Josh: Go Tyrantrum!
Lani: Slurpuff, Moonblast please.

Slurpuff fired a massive rock the size of two Tyrantrums at the Tyrantrum. The huge rock shattered on impact, but knocked out Tyrantrum.

Don George: Woah already! Uh… Tyrantrum is unable to continue, so Lani wins!

"I-incredible…" I said. "She's…really strong" Bonnie added. Lani walked back inside the room. "Well that was surprisingly fast" Lani said. "Well since every battle of our interest has passed, we should train" I said to Bonnie. "Sure. I could use one last practice for my routine" Bonnie replied. "Routine?" Lani asked us. "Oh, Bonnie's a Pokemon performer. She's even got 2 Princess Keys already!" I exclaimed in pride. "I'm hoping to get the last one for the rookie class tomorrow so I can take part in the Master Class!" Bonnie said. "Well that's really impressive, congratulations!" Lani said.

We went back to the Pokemon Center. I went off to train, and Bonnie went off to practice. I sent out my Pokemon. Quilladin, Kirlia, and Vikavolt. We trained there for about 3 hours until 10PM. Bonnie practice that long too. Eventually, I got tired and decided to come out to the battlefield. I saw Lani helping Bonnie with something. "Give your Glaceon these. They'll help her fur be shiny, soft and healthy, keep her teeth plaque free, and also, brush her once every two days. They need to keep groomed, especially if she's a performer" Lani told Bonnie. "Will do Lani! You can count on that" Bonnie answered her.

"Hey guys!" I said to her. "Hey Max" Bonnie said. "I'm starving. Is it okay if we grab some food Max?". "Of course. I could eat too" I answered. "Well Lani, thanks for everything! See you tomorrow!" Bonnie exclaimed. "Alright! See ya later!" Lani said, and walked off. Bonnie and I went to grab some dinner. We snagged some sandwiches and some sodas and went upstairs to our room and ate there.

"I hope I'll do well in the showcase tomorrow…" Bonnie said. "Bonnie you've got quite the streak going for you right now. I wouldn't be so surprised if you managed another victory" I reassured her. "Besides, you've worked super hard! I doubt anyone there put nearly as much effort as you did". "Thanks Max" she hugged me and didn't move. We stayed like that for a couple minutes until she gave me a long kiss on the lips and said, "goodnight Max". We went to bed and fell asleep…

Me: Well, Lani is back. For those of you who don't know, she was the other finalist in XYZ: May and Max's Return. She had a long 6 on 6 battle against Ash in the finals of the Kalos League, which is why she's portrayed as powerful in this story. She's from the Alola region and she told Ash and May about the Alola region, which is why they are now travelling there. She was very important in that portion of the story, and I promise you she will appear multiple times in Ash and May's journey. Anyways, be hyped for the next chapter. It's both a showcase and day 2 of the Clubsplosion. Anyway guys, I'm just gonna keep writing. See ya later, peace.

Bonnie's Team:

-Dedenne (female) Level: 28

-Meowstic (female) Level: 28

-Glaceon (female) Level: 45

Max's Team:
-Quilladin (male) Level: 30

-Kirlia (male) Level: 28

-Vikavolt (female) Level: 43

If you look at it now, the levels on their teams are even! :)