"Pokémon: Contest Chronicles"
By narutofreak14
REVIEW REPLIES
Arysd: Jahan is very unpredictable, who knows what he will do.
CrazyFanGurl101: Exactly! I like to take the time to make sure that every character and event is realistic. I'm glad that makes it better than most other ContestShipping fanfics.
Katy Bella: If you look at CrazyFanGurl101's review, she made everything clear as a crystal. She expresses my opinions and she understands my writing style. Just give me a few more chapters and then I'll jump into the CS.
ShadX – Dramione Fan: Yes, Gabite will evolve during the gym battle…or maybe not. Hell, I don't know myself. Read the chapter and find out for yourself!
Eternal Butterfly: Thank you for your review, and I am a boy. I thought it was clear but I guess not.
MAY'S POKÉMON
Blaziken (Blaze Kick, Sky Uppercut, Flamethrower, and Earthquake)
Munchlax (Substitute, Solarbeam, Focus Punch, Metronome)
Cyndaquil (Ember, Smokescreen, Sunny Day, Dig)
Wartortle (Ice Beam, Aqua Tail, Water Gun, Surf)
Eevee (Shadow Ball, Tackle, Dig)
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LAST TIME…
After much training, May enters the Blackthorn City Gym, ready for her rematch battle against Clair. Although, much to her dismay, all of Clair's Pokémon have so far evolved into their second stage form. Despite that, May and Clair battle as Harley and Drew watch from the balconies above.
The first round is Clair's Shelgon versus May's Cyndaquil. True to her word, Cyndaquil has begun to obey May's every commanded, but none of her attacks can penetrate Shelgon's rock-hard shell. However, Cyndaquil managed to power herself up using a new move she learned called Sunny Day. She managed to weaken Shelgon with powered-up fire attacks, but she couldn't finish.
May called Cyndaquil back and replaced her with Munchlax. At first, Munchlax seems weak, but thanks to Cyndaquil, his SolarBeam and Focus Punch was able to take out Shelgon and finish him.
Clair sends out her next Pokémon, the mega-powerful Gabite. Munchlax chickens out, forcing May to switch him out with the ever-arrogant Wartortle.
Just before the battle can go on, Jahan then enters the room.
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LOCATION: Blackthorn City Gym
Suddenly, a tall, black-haired person walked up to Drew and Harley. He had a Croconaw by his side. "So, how's May doing?" he and Harley turned their attention to the person. They were a bit surprised by his appearance. "So Jahan…you decided to show up," Harley said.
Jahan said nothing. He continued to look at Wartortle and then saw how Gabite towers over him. "May is so screwed," he said solemnly.
"Don't be so sure," Drew replied. "So far, her Cyndaquil and Munchlax were able to take out Shelgon."
"Hmph," scoffed Jahan. He placed his bags down on the ground and sat down to watch the battle.
"Round Three: Gabite versus Wartortle…begin!" the referee shouted.
"Gabite, start with Slash!" Clair shouted.
Gabite's claws glowed brightly as he lunged towards Wartortle. Wartortle quickly got out of the way, making his attack miss. "Haha! You missed, big guy!" taunted Wartortle.
"Nice one!" May complimented. "Now, use Aqua Tail!"
Wartortle stuck his tail out and a spiral of water emerged and spun round his tail. Wartortle ran towards Gabite and slammed his tail against his head, stunning him for a bit. "Alright!" shouted Drew.
"I guess Wartortle can live up to his hype," commented Harley.
"Now Wartortle, use Ice Beam!" May shouted.
Wartortle shot out a beam of ice towards a stunned Gabite. Everyone was waiting for it to connect, but right before Gabite was hit, the Ice Beam melted before everyone's eyes! "Huh? What happened?" asked May, surprised.
"Hey, what gives?" Wartortle asked, angrily. "How did the Ice Beam melt?"
"May, look up!" Drew shouted.
May looked up and immediately shielded her eyes from the bright sunlight. Then she remembered. "Oh shoot! Cyndaquil's Sunny Day is still in effect!" May shouted. "It powers up fire-type attacks, but it weakens ice-type attacks!" (A/N: Technically, it doesn't, but I added it anyway for dramatic effect).
"Curse you, Cyndaquil!" Wartortle shouted, pumping his fist in the sky.
"Gabite, hurry and use Dig!" shouted Clair. Gabite then turned upside-down and began to dig into the battlefield. "What? Hey, come on, you little Dragon chicken! Come out and fight me!" Wartortle shouted.
"Gabite, use Slash now!" Clair shouted.
Suddenly, the ground began shaking. "Huh?" asked Wartortle. The ground began to cave under his feet. Gabite flew up form the ground and struck Wartortle across the face with sharp glowing claws. Both Gabite and Wartortle flew into the air. "Oh no!" May shouted.
"I told you she was screwed," Jahan said.
"Maybe I spoke too soon about Wartortle," Harley added.
"Now Gabite, use Dragon Rush now!" Clair shouted.
The two were still hovering in the air when Gabite began to glow a bright blue. He charged at Wartortle and slammed him into the ground, creating a huge crater into the rocky battlefield. "Oh my!" Drew shouted.
"Wow…that was some attack," Jahan commented.
May looked up after the dust cleared. Both Gabite and Wartortle were out cold. "Oh no, Wartortle!" May shouted, worriedly. Gabite began to stumble back on its feet as did Wartortle. "Gabite, use Slash!" Clair shouted.
Wartortle just got on its feet until Gabite slashed him across the face, knocking him back down on the ground. "Hang in there, Wartortle!" May shouted.
"Gabite, now use Dragon Rush again!" Clair demanded.
Gabite jumped high in the air, glowed a bright blue, and flew towards Wartortle. Wartortle quickly rolled out of the way. Gabite slammed into the ground, head first. "Alright!" Harley cheered.
"Come on, May!" Drew cheered.
"Oh be quiet," Jahan murmured. Drew and Harley glared at him. "It's nothing against May, your cheering is just really annoying," he explained.
"It's true," the monk added.
"Now Wartortle…" May looked up at the sun, this time it wasn't as bright as before. Sunn Day had worn off. "Now's your chance. Hurry and use Ice Beam!" May shouted.
Gabite was still stunned by his missed attack. Wartortle turned around and launched a beam of ice from its mouth towards Gabite. The attack connected and Gabite was frozen in a block of ice. "No!" Clair shouted.
"Yes!" thought Drew.
"Damn," thought Jahan.
"Now Wartortle, use Surf!" May called out.
Wartortle pointed down and unleashed a lot of water from his mouth, until the whole gym was flooded with water up to May's hips. A huge tidal wave then emerged with Wartortle riding on top. "Surf's up, Gabite!" shouted Wartortle. Clair was amazed at the size of the wave. The wave then crashed down, taking the frozen Gabite with him. The ice broke off Gabite once he hit the wall.
The water was soon drained. May and Clair were drenched and their clothes soaked to the bones. Clair spat some water from its mouth. Wartortle glided on his stomach smoothly while Gabite landed hard on its stomach. Wartortle looked at him in the face. Gabite's eyes were shut and its breathing was raspy.
"Take that, dragon!" taunted Wartortle. He turned to May. "He's finished! Now who's the best Pokémon on your team?"
While Wartortle was prancing around, Gabite was slowly coming to his senses and was getting back on his feet. Wartortle didn't notice this until…
"Gabite, use Dragon Rush!" Clair shouted.
Gabite flew high into the air and he began to glow a bright blue. Wartortle turned around and Gabite tackled Wartortle into the ground, creating another crater into the battlefield. "Wartortle!" shouted May.
"Yes!" Jahan said in his mind.
Gabite got up and dusted himself off. Wartortle lay unconscious in the crater. May reached into her pocket and took out Wartortle's Poké Ball. "Wartortle, return!" May shouted. The red beam came out, but Wartortle rolled enough to avoid its trajectory. "Wartortle, what are you doing?" May asked.
"I'm not a quitter like Cyndaquil," Wartortle gasped, as he struggled to get back on his feet. "I'm going to finish Gabite off!"
Wartortle then got back on his feet. He was feeling a lot of pain from his face, but he was ready to fight again. "Come on, Wartortle!" cheered Drew.
"Shut…up…Drew," scowled Jahan.
"Hey, why don't you quit being a spoiled baby?" asked Drew, angrily.
"Why don't you two sit opposite from each other and shut up before I lay smack-down on both of you," the monk threatened.
"Gabite, use Dragon Pulse!" Clair shouted.
Gabite opened its mouth and released a ball of energy from its mouth. Wartortle saw it coming, but he struggled to move out of the way. May didn't want to see him be knocked out, but there was no sense in talking Wartortle out of it. "Wartortle, use Water Gun to roll out of the way!" she shouted.
Wartortle turned to his side and used Water Gun to propel himself into the giant hole that Gabite dug up earlier, making Dragon Pulse miss. "Come back, coward!" Gabite shouted, as he stumbled towards the hole. He peered inside, trying to lure him out. "Gabite, use Dragon Pulse and finish him!" Clair shouted.
Gabite opened its mouth and shot out another energy ball into the hole creating an explosion big enough to create smoke. "Wartortle, no!" May shouted.
The thick smoke billowed from the hole. Gabite continued to look inside for his opponent.
Then…
"Surprise!" Wartortle shouted, as he suddenly leaped out from his hiding place and latched himself onto Gabite's face. Gabite stumbled around, blind as a Zubat with Wartortle covering his face. "Get off my face!" Gabite shouted.
"Never!" Wartortle shouted back.
Soon enough, Gabite stumbled over one of the rocks on the battlefield, making him fall on his back. Wartortle leaped off as soon as he was about to fall. Gabite landed on his back, unable to get up. Wartortle was high up in the air. "Wartortle, use the Ice Beam/Aqua Tail combo!" May shouted.
"The what?" Clair asked.
Wartortle, still hovering in the air, shot a beam of ice towards the fallen Gabite, effectively freezing him in a block of ice. "No!" Clair shouted. As Wartortle was falling, his tail spiraled round and round until water began emerging from it. Then, once he was close to Gabite, he used Aqua Tail to break through the ice and attack Gabite. Ice shards flew everywhere as Wartortle's tail broke through and knocked Gabite unconscious.
Once everything was clear again, Wartortle breathed heavily as he looked at the unconscious Gabite.
The referee shook his head. "Gabite is unable to battle! The winner of this round: Wartortle!" shouted the referee.
"That's what I'm talking about!" boasted Wartortle. "K-O baby!"
"I guess that Wartortle doesn't blow smoke after all," commented May.
"Of course I don't blow smoke! I blow water!" Wartortle replied.
Clair returned Gabite into its Poké Ball. "To think that a small Pokémon like Wartortle could defeat the behemoth Gabite…" Clair murmured. She looked up at May and smiled. "May, outstanding work! Clearly, you have done your homework. Your Pokémon and battle strategy have improved drastically."
"Thank you," May said.
"Why are you complementing her?" Jahan asked in his head. "How is May's Pokémon so strong? All she did was just some basic training for a week."
"Alright May!" Drew shouted, happily.
May turned to head and saw Drew and Harley cheering for her. However, she also got her first glimpse of Jahan. "Jahan? What's he doing here?" May asked herself.
Clair took out another Poké Ball. "Get ready May! This is my star Pokémon! Shelgon may be a stone wall and Gabite a mighty giant of power, but my final Pokémon is all offense!" boasted Clair. She threw the Poké Ball in the air. "Dragonair, this is your bout!" Clair shouted.
The Poké Ball opened up and Dragonair hopped out onto the stage. She was a long and slender snake-like Pokémon with a horn on its forehead. She looked very majestic. "Wow…she's so pretty," commented May.
POKéDEX ENTRY: Dragonair
Dragon Pokémon and the evolved form of Dragonair
Dragonair stores an enormous amount of energy inside its body. It is said to alter weather conditions in its vicinity by discharging energy from the crystals on its neck and tail.
"I can take it on!" Wartortle boasted. He winced at the pain he suffered from the last battle. Gabite scratched it up pretty good with its Slash and Slash attacks. "Wartortle, are you sure you can handle another Dragon Pokémon?" May asked, worriedly.
"Are you kidding? Gabite was twice Dragonair's size and I knocked it out with ease."
"Round Four: Dragonair versus Wartortle…begin!" the referee shouted.
"Wartortle, use Aqua Tail now!" May shouted.
Wartortle's tail spun round and round until water began emerging. Unfortunately, Wartortle was having trouble storing the energy needed for the attack. Wartortle lunged at Dragonair but she quickly slithered out of harm's way. Wartortle missed. "Dragonair, use Dragon Rage!" Clair shouted.
A ball of energy formed in Dragonair's mouth. She shot it out towards Wartortle. Wartortle fell on his back, but he quickly got back on his feet. "Wartortle, use Ice Beam!" May shouted. Wartortle shot a very weak beam of ice towards Dragonair. "Pathetic," taunted Dragonair.
"Dragonair, finish him with Twister!" Clair shouted.
The orb on Dragonair's tail glowed and with one fling of her tail, a giant twister appeared in the middle of the battlefield. The strong wind picked Wartortle up and flung him around the room. May, Clair, and everyone else in the gym covered their eyes from the flying debris.
Wartortle spun around the gym, hitting his head on the exit signs, the walls, the balconies, and the rocks on the battlefields. He screamed the whole way through until the wind began to die down. Wartortle began flying towards May. Thankfully, May caught him, but he suffered a great head injury. "Wartortle, are you okay?" May asked.
"I…see many…Pidgey…flying…" groaned Wartortle.
"Wartortle is unable to continue battling," proclaimed the referee. The winner of this round: Dragonair!"
"Wow…beaten within a minute," Harley said.
"I can say something about May losing because she's a Coordinator…but I won't," Jahan thought.
Wartortle continued to moan in pain as May returned him to his Poké Ball. May continued looking at Dragonair. "Hmmm…which Pokémon should I use now?" she asked herself. "I still have Munchlax and Cyndaquil left. Munchlax's hand looked bad when he used Focus Punch on Shelgon earlier. I doubt he wants to take on Dragonair."
She took out a Poké Ball. "Hopefully, she's healed up by now," May muttered. She threw the Poké Ball up in the air. "Cyndaquil, finish her off!" she shouted. The Poké Ball opened up and out came Cyndaquil, feisty and ready to go. The fire erupted on her back. Cyndaquil looked at her opponent. "She doesn't look too tough," Cyndaquil boasted.
"That's what your friend Wartortle said," Dragonair replied. "And he's hurting inside his Poké Ball right now."
"I'm not as weak as he is."
"Round Five: Dragonair versus Cyndaquil! Begin!" the referee shouted.
"Dragonair, use Dragon Rage!" Clair shouted. Dragonair opened its mouth and a ball of energy fired towards Cyndaquil. "Cyndaquil, dodge and use Ember!" May shouted.
Cyndaquil rolled out of the way, making Dragonair miss her attack. She then blew a huge stream of fire towards Dragonair. Once the fire cleared, Dragonair was unharmed. "Huh?" May asked.
"I didn't feel a thing!" taunted Dragonair.
"What?" Cyndaquil asked, surprised.
"Um, Cyndaquil, use Ember again! Give it all you got!" May shouted.
Cyndaquil took a deep breath and breathed a giant stream of fire towards Dragonair. Dragonair was engulfed in fire. "Whoa!" the spectators said, amazed.
The fire soon died down…and Dragonair remained unscathed. "What?" asked May.
"Felt a bit of heat, but it's nothing special!" taunted Dragonair.
"Dragonair, use Iron Tail!" Clair shouted.
Dragonair's tail glowed brightly as it whipped Cyndaquil across the face several times. "Oh no, Cyndaquil!" May shouted.
Dragonair continued whipping Cyndaquil around the battlefield. Soon enough, Cyndaquil had several scratches across her face. "She's finished," commented Jahan.
"I don't think," Drew said.
"Man, you really have the hots for her, don't you?" asked Jahan.
"What?" Drew asked, angrily.
"Harley told me last night through the door," mentioned Jahan.
"Harley, that's not true!" shouted Drew.
"You're blushing right now," taunted Harley.
"I am NOT!" Drew shouted.
May looked up at the balcony. She saw Drew reaching over and trying to wrap his hands around Harley's throat. The monks were trying to stop Drew from killing Harley. "What are they arguing about?" asked May. Then, she finally saw Jahan, sitting on the balcony with an angry expression on his face. May was shocked. "What the heck is he doing here?" asked May. "Is he starting trouble again?"
"Now Dragonair, use Dragon Rage!" Clair shouted.
May suddenly snapped back to the battle when Dragonair shot out a ball of energy towards Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil flew back into one of the rocks. "Cyndaquil!" May shouted.
"You shouldn't be worried about the boys up in the balconies," Clair said to her. "Now Dragonair, use Hyper Beam!"
Dragonair gathered up as much energy as she can in her mouth. Cyndaquil struggled to get away, but it was no good. Dragonair then unleashed a bright beam of light towards Cyndaquil, forcing her back into the gym walls. "Whoa!" shouted May.
"That was some attack," commented Harley.
Soon enough, the beam died down. Dragonair slumped down tired and exhausted. "Luckily, for you, Dragonair has to rest after using Hyper Beam," added Clair.
May looked at Cyndaquil. She looked unconscious and hurt. "Cyndaquil, are you okay?" May asked. She didn't get an answer. The referee took a quick glance at Cyndaquil. "Cyndaquil is…"
"Hold on!" Drew shouted.
Everyone turned to Drew. "Don't count Cyndaquil out, yet!" shouted Drew.
"What are you talking?" Jahan asked. "Cyndaquil's done and over!"
"No she's not! I know she can beat Dragonair!"
Right when the referee was about to say something, Cyndaquil began to murmur quietly. Everyone watched as she struggled to get back on her feet. "Oh come on!" gasped Dragonair. "That Hyper Beam should have finished her!"
Finally Cyndaquil made it back onto her stubby feet. "Don't…count me out…yet," she wheezed.
"Cyndaquil, you look terrible," May said, worried. "Maybe you should come back and let Munchlax finish Dragonair."
"No! I'm going to finish her off myself! Just give me the command!"
May was still a bit anxious about letting Cyndaquil continue battling, but she had faith that she would finish the battle. May looked at Dragonair, who was still exhausted from using Hyper Beam. She then had an idea.
"I know!" May shouted. "Cyndaquil, use Smokescreen!"
Cyndaquil opened its mouth and breathed out a thick black layer of smoke that clouded the field and Dragonair's vision. "Dragonair, blow the smoke away with Twister!" Dragonair's tail glowed brightly. She waved her tail, creating a much smaller Twister than before. The Twister cleared the smoke, but Cyndaquil was nowhere to be found. "Where did she go?" Clair asked, in her head. "Cyndaquil must be hiding behind one of the boulders on the field." Then, she had an idea. "Hiding from Dragonair is useless," Clair said to May. "Dragonair, use Iron Tail to break the rocks!"
Dragonair's tail began glowing brightly. It lunged towards one of the boulders and broke it to smithereens. Unfortunately, Cyndaquil wasn't there. "Where is she?" Dragonair asked. She then used Iron Tail on another rock. There was no Cyndaquil there. Dragonair was beginning to get frustrated. "Where are you?" asked Dragonair, angrily.
"Over here, loser!" shouted a voice.
Dragonair turned her head and saw Cyndaquil jumping out from her hiding place behind one of the rocks. "I got you now!" Dragonair shouted.
"That was a big mistake," commented Clair. "Dragonair, finish her off with Hyper Beam!"
Dragonair gathered up all of the energy in her mouth and shot out another beam of light towards the boulder where Cyndaquil was hiding. "Cyndaquil, use Dig!" May shouted.
At the moment when the Hyper Beam was about to hit, Cyndaquil dug into the ground, narrowly avoiding the attack. Even though Hyper Beam missed, Dragonair felt exhausted again.
"Wow…that was clever," the monk said. "Now that Dragonair is tired again, Cyndaquil has a window of opportunity to attack now."
Dragonair panted heavily as it saw the hole Cyndaquil dug (A/N: There are now quite a few holes on the battlefield now). Dragonair, use Iron Tail and fish out Cyndaquil!" Clair shouted.
Dragonair did her best to retain energy. Her tail glowed brightly as she began "stabbing" the ground with Iron Tail, leaving little holes. "Cyndaquil has to be in there somewhe…"
Dragonair was interrupted when she felt something grab onto her tail. She tried pulling it back up, but something do below was keeping her pinned down. "Cyndaquil!" Dragonair shouted. "I got you now!"
She dove through the ground and began fighting with Cyndaquil underground. May and Clair had no idea what was happening. "So it was you!"
"I got you!"
"No you don't! Take that!"
The sounds of fighting could be heard. "Wow…this is stupid," Jahan commented.
"Ow!"
"Take that!"
After a moment of fighting underground, a spiraling Twister of Fire erupted from the ground. May, Clair, and everyone else covered their eyes as the intense humidity from the Twister.
When the fire died down, Cyndaquil and Dragonair appeared on the ground, burned badly. The two were unconscious. The referee raised both of his flags. "Both Cyndaquil and Dragonair are unable to continue battling. Since May has a Pokémon left and Gym Leader Clair doesn't, the winner of this battle: May from Petalburg City!"
"Alright!" Drew shouted.
"Yes!" Harley shouted. Harley turned to Jahan. "In your face! Coordinators can beat gym leaders!"
"That was a fluke!" Jahan shouted, angrily. "Do over! DO OVER!"
"I…I won?" May asked. "I WON! WE DID IT!"
May ran to the battlefield to her fallen Cyndaquil and hugged her tightly. "Cyndaquil, thank you! We won!" she said, happily.
"We…we won?" Cyndaquil asked, weakly.
Clair was at a loss for words. It was bad enough that she lost, but the way she did was unthinkable. "I can't…believe this," she muttered to herself. "This is not how I wanted to lose. But I do not blame myself…or my dragons."
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Everyone was outside. The sun was beginning to set. A line of monks barricaded the gym entrance. Clair and May stood in the center of them. Harley and Drew were nearby. Jahan had already gone back to the Pokémon Center.
Munchlax (his hand bandaged), Cyndaquil, and Wartortle stood by May, facing Shelgon, Dragonair, and Gabite respectively. "You have one rock-hard shield sir!" Munchlax said to Shelgon. Shelgon stood there glaring at him.
Wartortle looked up at Gabite. "I hope to battle you again someday, Gabite! Maybe next time, you'll actually put up a fight," he taunted. Gabite just shrugged him off.
Cyndaquil was worried about Shelgon and Gabite. "Don't take it personally," Dragonair said. "They're just sore losers. But Cyndaquil…that was the hardest I ever had to fight."
"But once we fully evolved, we'll put on a better show for everyone!" Cyndaquil said, proudly.
"I can't wait!" Dragonair replied.
Clair had a beautifully carved wooden box in her hands. "May, although I wasn't pleased with how it turned out, the battle I had was one of the best gym battles I have had against a newcomer," Clair said. "May, the one thing I like about you is how much you improved since the first battle. You and your Pokémon unleashed so many surprises. You are very deserving with this."
Clair opened up the wooden box. Inside was a black metal badge, which was shaped to resemble a dragon's face. She picked it up and handed it to May. "May, as the leader of Blackthorn City Gym, it is my honor to reward you with the official Rising Badge!" she exclaimed, proudly.
Harley, Drew, May's Pokémon and the monks clapped and applauded for her. A tear of joy escaped from her left eye. "Alright! I won a Rising Badge!" she shouted, happily.
"I won that for her," boasted Wartortle. "That was all me!"
"You?" Munchlax asked, angrily. "I helped too!"
"And me too!" protested Cyndaquil.
"You! You didn't even win your battle!" Wartortle said.
"It was a tie, you idiot!" Cyndaquil shouted, angrily.
"That's even worse than losing!" Wartortle replied, boastfully.
"Yeah, but unlike you…" Cyndaquil's back then erupted into fire. "I still have some energy to take you on!"
"Bring it on! Let's do this!" Wartortle said.
"Knock it off, you two!" Munchlax shouted.
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After saying their goodbyes, Drew, Harley, and May walked back to the Pokémon Center. May was still staring at her gym badge. "Oh wow…I still can't believe it," she said. "I actually won a gym battle."
"All I'm happy about is that Jahan can shut up," Harley said.
"Though I doubt he will," Drew replied.
"Hey Drew," May said, butting in.
Drew turned to her. "What is it?" he asked.
"Thank you. If it wasn't for your cheering, I probably wouldn't have won the battle," May said.
"Oh…well…you're welcome," Drew said, blushing a little bit. "I just didn't want to see you lose. I saw how hard you've been working, so I didn't want to let it go to waste."
"Oh…it's that roman...OW!"
Harley was interrupted when Drew kicked him in the knees. "Shut up!" Drew scowled through his teeth.
"Well May, the gym battle is done and over with, but now you got the Blackthorn City Contest to think about," Harley said, rubbing his knee.
"The contest?" May asked. Suddenly, she remembered. "Oh man! I totally forget about the contest!"
"Not surprising," Drew said. "You've been so wrapped up with the gym battle. I bet you don't even know what you're going to do for the contest…"
Drew suddenly stopped talking when the trio reached the Pokémon Center, where Jahan was hanging out by the front door. Harley and Drew got upset, but May simply stared at him. The memory of what happened last night still rings in her head.
FLASHBACK…
Jahan began taking very deep breaths until…he banged his head on the wall and broke down. May was surprised to see him crying. May reached out to pat his back but he suddenly turned around. His eyes were becoming swollen and were wet with tears. "Fine! You're right! I hate you! I hate Harley! And I hate Drew!" he shouted, loudly. "WHY SHOULD YOU KEEP YOUR POKÉMON WHEN MINE IS GETTING TORTURED?"
May continued staring at him while he kept crying. "Now I have another reason to hate Coordinators," Jahan muttered.
Suddenly, May snapped. She's has had enough. She lifted her arm and slapped Jahan across the face. Jahan fell to the floor. He started rubbing his cheek. "I thought you were trying to help me," Jahan said.
"I am…by knocking some sense! Darn it, Jahan! Don't you get it?" she asked, angrily. "Drew is right! All you do is blame on somebody else and attack people! You are seriously a mess, Jahan! I tried to help you, but you just push other people. You're afraid that if I ever got close to you, you would become closer to Coordinators. You're afraid, Jahan! You…are afraid!"
Jahan didn't answer. He just continued stare at her, surprised and confused. "Grrr…I don't have the patience to put with you! I have a rematch against Clair tomorrow and after that, I have a contest to prepare for!" she growled.
She violently slid the door open and walked inside the lobby. Jahan just shook his head, trying to make sense of what just happened.
END OF FLASHBACK…
"Hi Jahan," she said.
Jahan said nothing to her. He grabbed his luggage and hoisted it over his shoulder. "I saw your gym battle today," he murmured, quietly. "If that win wasn't a sham, I don't know what is!"
"Hey, May won the…"
"Shut up!" Jahan shouted. "This is between me and her."
Jahan got closer to May's face, worrying her a little bit. "I don't appreciate you slapping me last night, but you are right on one thing. I am afraid, but not of Coordinators. I was afraid that I wouldn't find Tyranitar. I'm going to continue my journey. Hopefully I'll find Team Galactic and take Tyranitar back!" He pointed a finger at May. "And if you, or Drew, or Harley ever get in my win, you will all regret it!"
Jahan then grabbed his things and began walking towards Mahogany Town, the next city on his journey. He left May and Drew stunned. Jahan continued walking down the dark dirt path. "You don't scare me!" Harley shouted back.
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A/N: I felt that the way the gym battle ended didn't meet my expectations. I thought it was a bit rushed. Either way, it's done and over with. Now we got the contest, which I'll probably just speed through it a little bit for several reasons, because I REALLY want to get out of Blackthorn City and I never was interested in contests. But it will still have good quality.
NEXT TIME…
After finally retrieving her Rising Badge, May now shifts her focus from battling to coordinating. Eevee, after being gone for so many chapters, finally has a chance to shine in the Blackthorn City.
But she still has Drew and Harley to worry about. Drew's Roselia and Harley's Cacturne provice some challenge to Eevee.
Will Eevee be able to come out on top of the Blackthorn City Contest? All of this and more in the next exciting chapter of "Pokémon: Contest Chronicles"!