The scene is dark revealing our two authors.
W. R. Winters: Well, here we are…the last episode. We made it everyone.
DawnForever101: *eyes welling up with tears* Yeah, it's been fun, but all fun things must eventually come to an end.
W. R. Winters: Yeah, but we're not alone, we've got you guys, our readers to end this story with us. Also, we've gotten over 150 reviews. That's really incredible guys, so thank you.
DawnForever101: Now, since this is the finale we wanted to do something special, and since we also have 150 reviews as well, we decided to have a guest on the show.
W. R. Winters: Now, unfortunately the person who submitted the 150th review was a guest, so we couldn't exactly have them on. So we went someone who sent in a review around the same time. So everyone, please put your hands together to welcome our guest; aboz567.
The audience applauds as a man walks out into the light and walks up to our two authors, shaking hands with both of them before taking a seat.
Aboz567: Thanks for having me on, it really is an honor.
DawnForever101: No problem, okay everyone. Let's get the finale underway, perhaps our guest would like to do the honors?
Aboz567: Neither of those two own Pokémon, and they hope you enjoy the finale.
DawnForever101 and W. R. Winters both press the button at the same time and the scene changes.
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The limo pulled up and the door opened as Wolf stepped out, he was wearing a very well-tailored light grey suit with black dress shoes and a blue tie. He offered a hand to someone else that was in the limo and they accepted it and Dawn stepped out of the limo. She was wearing a dress similar to Ursula's, the main difference was that Ursula's dress was purple and Dawn's was gold.
Wolf and Dawn began to walk down the red carpet arm in arm, cameras flashing all around them. As they approached Rebecca and the video cameras she stopped them, "Wolf, Dawn, you two look fabulous in those outfits. Anything you would like to say?"
"Well, it really is a great opportunity to be here. we've been through a lot this last year." Dawn said, "But I'm glad we were able to push through it all and make it here. Even if we don't win, we're just glad for this opportunity." She said.
"Well," Wolf said, "I wouldn't mind winning though. I've got this shelf at my place that's been picking up a lot of dust, it could use a little filling." He said.
"Oh shut up, Wolf." Dawn said with a slightly giggle.
Rebecca laughed as well, "Very well said both of you. hey, do you think we could get a kiss? I'm pretty sure it would make our audience happy." She said.
Dawn and Wolf looked at each other, a little bit of color coming to their cheeks. Dawn could see in Wolf eyes that he would want to, and she did as well, but she looked away and towards Rebecca, "No, this isn't really the time. We really should be moving along."
Wolf felt a slight pang of disappointment, but he hid it with a smile, "She's right, but don't be too disappointed. You may get your glamor shot if we win an award." He said with a chuckle before both he and Dawn walked away.
The continued walking down the carpet and to the entrance, "You're still deciding…aren't you?" Wolf asked, soft enough so that only Dawn would hear him.
She nodded slightly, "Don't worry, I think I'm coming close to a decision." She said. The truth is she was still having trouble, but she wanted to ease Wolf a little. She had been thinking long and hard over the past couple of days, and Wolf was constantly checking on her. He was a really sweet guy…it just made the choice harder.
Ash and Tracey were among those in the crowd, both of them dressed up in their best suits, well actually they were their only suits. The managed to get some seats pretty close to the stage, how they managed that Ash didn't really know for sure. Tracey had snagged them, Ash had a sneaking suspicion that Tracey blackmailed or killed someone for them.
"How long until they start?" Ash asked.
Tracey shrugged, "In a little bit, the awards that Dawn and Wolf were nominated for are closer to the end anyway." He said. Ash inwardly groaned.
Wolf and Dawn were seated next to each other on the front row. Dawn was nervous, not just because of the awards, but also because of her decision. She was going to make her choice after the awards, and she was running out of time. Both of them were great, but she couldn't choose both. It just wouldn't end well.
She didn't realize that he was fidgeting until she felt a hand cover her trembling one. She looked over and saw Wolf, "Calm down, relax, we don't want you having a nervous breakdown when you get up on stage when you win your award." He said, she nodded.
Then the stage lit up and a woman wearing a dazzling red dress walked out onto the stage, the crowd applauding as she walked towards the center to a mic that was set up there, "Good evening everyone. My name is Soledad Jameson, and it is my honor to host this year's Meloetta Awards." She said and the area behind her opened and several tables rose out of the stage, all of them with Meloetta award trophies on them. The trophies were made of solid gold and the main part of it was a golden statue that resembled a female with long flowing hair with a music note holding it back. The sight of the awards made the crowd applaud even more, "Let us begin with the first category…" she said.
The awards carried on for a long time, there were multiple categories for different types of Meloettas and each category had several awards and each winner had some words to say upon receiving their award, but finally they got to the category Wolf, Dawn and Ursula were nominated for.
Soledad was handed an envelope, "Alright everyone, only four more awards to go tonight, next the Meloetta for this year's 'Best Music Duet' goes to…" she opened the envelope and pulled out the card that was inside and read the names, "…Dawn Berlitz and Wolf Winters!" she announced.
Dawn felt a surge of joy inside her, and Wolf did too. Feeling very proud they stood up and the crowd applauded them as they made their way onto the stage and walked up to Soledad, who handed them the trophy.
"Congratulations you two." Soledad said as she stepped away from them, offering them the mic.
Wolf and Dawn stepped up to the mic, looking around at the crowd. Dawn scanned the crowd and just about froze when her eyes fell on a specific person; Ash. What was he doing here? She hoped that her surprise wasn't showing on her face.
Luckily Wolf decided to speak first, "First, allow me to say that it was a honor just to be nominated, but to have actually won one of these awards. It's an incredible feeling standing up here with all of you." he said.
Dawn came out of her daze and smiled, "That's right, I really want to that our fans for supporting us and the judges for choosing us." She said, "But I think the person I really need to thank, is this stupid mutt right here." she said looking over at Wolf, "This award is for a duet after all, so both of us had to work hard to get where we are. But Wolf's done so much for me, and not just as my singing partner, and I want to thank him for that." She said before leaning up and kissing him on the cheek.
Wolf smiled, "Okay, we're gonna get off the stage so we can stop wasting your time. Again, we thank you all." He said as he and Dawn walked off the stage.
From Ash's spot in the crowd, he clapped for them, but he wasn't smiling. Instead he was in deep thought, he heard it in the way Dawn talked about Wolf…he knew Dawn was most likely going to make a choice, but he wasn't completely aware of how tough it would be.
Soledad had the next trophy in her hand, "Now, the award for this year's '#1 Music Album' goes too…" she opened the envelope and pulled the card out, "Well, we get to welcome back this one to the stage, the winner is Dawn Berlitz!" she said.
The crowd applauded as Dawn made her way back onto the stage and accepted the trophy from Soledad, "Thank you, really I had no idea my album was popular enough to get this award. I mean, I only made an album so that my fans would be able to listen to my music without having to pay a lot of money for concert tickets." She said causing some members of the audience to laugh, "I mean, that was what it was all about, not the money the fans paid to hear my music, but rather that my fans got to hear my music. Music, whether it be good or bad has to be shared with someone, right? Again, I would like to thank the Meloettas for this award." She said before walking off as the crowd applauded once more.
"Thank you for those words Dawn, now for the final and perhaps biggest awards of the night, Top Male and Female Singers of the Year." She said, "Now usually its ladies first, but I think we can get away with announcing the male first tonight." She said. Several members of the audience were on the edge of their seat, including Wolf. Soledad opened the envelope and slowly pulled out the card that was inside, "And this year's 'Best Male Voice' goes to…" Soledad said before pausing, someone torturing the audience, "Wolf Winters!"
Wolf grinned widely as the crowd applauded, he got up from his seat and went onstage once again. He gladly accepted his trophy and went up to the mic, "Wow, 'Best Male Voice'…and to think a year and a half ago I was driving my parents nuts by singing in the shower every morning." He said, causing most of the audience to laugh. "But seriously, I don't deserve this award. I know a lot of people say that to appear humble or modest, but I can't really say I one this all on my own. I really have to thank my singing partner Dawn Berlitz." He said looking down at Dawn, "It is because of her that I got into the singing business in the first place, I am willing to admit that there are better male singers than me, so to be chosen to receive this award…I have no words except for these…thank you." he said before walking away and causing the crowd to applaud again.
"Alright everyone, now for the final award." Soledad said as she opened the envelope, "And the winner for 'Best Female Voice' is…"
This was it, the award is what Dawn and Ursula were competing for. Whoever won this award would show which one was better than the other. Dawn wanted to win, not just because she wanted to win the award, but also because she didn't want Ursula to win it.
Soledad looked at the card inside the envelope, "Ursula Bryans!" she said and the audience applauded. Both Wolf and Dawn frowned slightly, but they applauded with not much enthusiasm and the pink-haired Pokéstar walked onto the stage and was handed her award.
Dawn watched as Ursula looked down at her award, a triumphant smile on her face. Then suddenly Dawn thought she noticed something peculiar, did Ursula's smile falter slightly? it was only for a fraction of a second, but Dawn was sure she saw it.
Ursula looked up from her award and looked towards the audience, "I'm so honored and glad to have received this award. Even before I became famous, I've wanted to be the best singer. I guess that's what everyone wants when they're good at something. To be the very best, like no one ever was." she said before looking down at her award, "This award says that – out of the candidates that were nominated this year – the judges thought that I was the best." She said.
Dawn tilted her head slightly, it seemed that Ursula's happiness was…genuine. She wasn't putting up any act or behaving like her usual bitchy self. She looked truly happy, Dawn could swear that there were almost tears gathering in her eyes.
"This past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster, but I'm sure all the other candidates have worked hard to have gotten nominated, and I'm not saying that my nomination wasn't easy to get either." she said, "I really have to thank everyone I was pitched against, the ones that motivated me to keep going. The thoughts that I would be the best, and no one else was going to stop me from proving that. So again, thank you." she said before stepping away from the mic and walking off the stage, smiling as the crowd once again applauded her.
About a half hour later, the awards ceremony officially ended. Now the different celebrities were leaving to either return to their place of residence or to greet the press. However, there were some that weren't doing so. Wolf, Dawn, Hani and Raven were on their way to their place of residence, they were in their limo sitting in silence.
It was Wolf that broke it, "Okay you may not have been better than Ursula, but we got three Meloettas and she's got only one." Wolf said.
"That's not what I'm thinking about," she said, then she hesitated slightly, "I saw Ash in the audience."
Hani perked up slightly, "Really?" she asked, "What was he doing there?"
Dawn shrugged, "I don't know, I think he wanted to see me." she said, "Perhaps he wants to make things right between us." She said, pausing slightly. She need to make her choice, maybe she could kill two birds with one stone here. She grabbed her purse and began to look inside.
"What are you doing?" Raven asked.
Dawn pulled out her phone, "I'm going to call Ash." She said, "I've thought long and hard about this, and I'm ready. It'll be much easier if both You and Ash were there when I made my choice." she said looking at Wolf as she dialed
Ash was only somewhat surprised when he got a call from Dawn, she had told them that they needed to talk and gave him direction to her place. He was now sitting in a room with Wolf and Dawn, and the awkward atmosphere was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Everyone was thinking the same thing, and after a long moment of awkward silence, both Wolf and Ash spoke at the same time, "So, who's it gonna be?" the two boys looked at each other slightly surprised at them speaking at the same time.
Dawn looked between the two of them, both of them looking at her causing her insides to feel weird, "I need to think alone." She said before standing up to walk into the next room over. Leaving the two boys alone.
The awkwardness quickly returned as each boy was unsure was to do in this situation, "So…uh, congratulations." Ash said, "You know, on your awards."
"Oh, thanks." Wolf said, there were a few seconds of silence. Man was this awkward, "So…she's going to choose."
"Yep." Ash said, "Well, no matter what her choice is. We'll respect her for it."
Wolf nodded, "Yeah, after all we just want her to be happy." He said.
"Right." Ash said, "Whatever her choice is, we won't kill each other because of it." he said.
Wolf chuckled, "Yeah, I'd like to have an encounter with you that doesn't involve me getting punched." He said.
Ash grimaced slight, he's completely forgotten about that, "Sorry about that."
Wolf shrugged it off, "It's cool." He said, "But have you ever considered going into fighting, you really back a punch." He said. Both of them started laughing.
Dawn was pacing in her room with Hani and Raven watching her, the blunette seemed close to pulling her hair out due to the frustration. She had been considering the pros and cons of both boys, and still could decide, "This is impossible, there's no way I can choose." She said to herself, but she had to. The racked her brain for what felt like forever.
"Well Dawn," Hani said, "You really need to make the decision that would work out the best."
"She's right,"
Dawn nodded and began to look at how things had gone and referenced that to make a prediction as to how each choice would work out. Then the answer came to her.
Of course, now she knew the obvious choice. And the choice she would have to make. She knew that it wouldn't make everyone happy, but her decision was final. "I know what I have to do." She said.
Hani smiled, "Great, now go out there and tell them." Dawn nodded and walked out of the room.
"How do you think it'll turn out?" Raven asked. Hani shrugged, telling her that she didn't know.
Dawn walked into the room and was surprised to see Wolf and Ash laughing and talking like they had known each other for years, but they stopped when they noticed her.
"Dawn." Ash said.
Wolf gave her an unsure look, "Have you decided?" he asked.
Dawn nodded, "I have," she said, "I choose…neither of you."
"WHAT?!" Wolf and Ash nearly shouted from shock, neither of them had expected that answer. Why?" they both said speaking for the same time again.
Dawn sighed and looked down, she suspected that they would have this kind of reaction, "I can only explain it to you individually." Dawn said, "Ash, can you give Wolf and me some space." She said. Ash was still shocked, but he did understand so he walked away and went to a different section of the room would he would be out of earshot. Just to make sure Dawn lead wolf to the other end of the room away from Ash.
"So…explain." Wolf said, his tone saying that he was ready.
Dawn sighed, "Wolf, I do love you; a lot. And in the time that we've been partners you've been very good to me. You're a very sweet guy, you were always there for me and you always trusted me." she said, "As far as I know you're the perfect guy for me." she said.
Wolf's expression was soft, "But…?"he said.
"But, I just don't deserve you." she said, "You're an amazing guy and I would like to be with you, but I hurt you with that stunt I pulled to get back at Ash. Even though I was unaware of your feelings it was still a heartless thing to do to you." Dawn said looking down in shame, "I know you've forgiven me, I haven't forgiven myself. So I just don't deserve you, you deserve a girl that would never do something like that to you." she said, her head still down. "I still want to be close to you and keep working as your singing partner though." She said. Dawn felt a hand grab her chin and tilt her head up.
Wolf looked down at her, "I understand." He said, even though there was a sad look in his eyes, then he brought Dawn close to him and embraced her. Dawn returned his embrace and softly smiled, "Just…keep me in mind, should you ever forgive yourself." He said.
Dawn pulled away from the embrace and looked up into Wolf's eyes, "I will." She said. Wolf gave her a half smile and his eyes flickered down for a brief instant. Dawn understood and put a hand on the back of Wolf's neck and pulled him down and kissed him softly.
They kissed for a few seconds before separating. Dawn opened her eyes and stared into Wolf's, "I…" he started to say, then he raised a hand and placed in on the necklace he gave her, which was hanging from her neck.
Dawn smiled and placed her hand over his, her eyes growing slightly misty, "I know, me too." She said.
He nodded, "Well, I'm feeling pretty tired, I'm going to go to my room." He said before walking away from her. Dawn knew Wolf wasn't tired, he still had that look in his eyes. She felt bad, but it needed to be done. She then turned towards Ash and approached him.
Ash looked towards Dawn, "Well.." he said.
"Ash, when we were together in high school. I couldn't have been happier." She said, "I thought everything was perfect and that we would be together forever, and when we broke p I wanted to get back with you." she said, "I wanted to move on, but I still loved you." she said.
"So did I," Ash said, "So why?" he asked.
"Ash, I would like to get back together with you, but it wouldn't be the same thing. We wouldn't have one of the things we had before; trust." She said, "When we tried to do a long distance relationship, you didn't trust me to stay loyal, and that hurt. You may have my love, but you don't have my trust. And it's going to take a while for you to fully get it back." She said.
Ash looked down, "No relationship without trust can work," he said softly, recalling Tracey's words. He looked up, his brown eyes staring into Dawn's blue ones, "Do you think we may have another chance?" he asked.
Dawn shrugged, "I don't know, maybe we can still keep in touch and who knows what could come out of it." she said, "But the chances of it happening again won't be for perhaps a long time. It's easy to lose someone's trust, and it's very hard to regain it."
Ash nodded, then he leaned forward and kissed Dawn on the lips. Dawn returned it, the warmth and love from their old relationship filling their bodies. Then after a bit they separated and Ash stepped away from her. "I guess I should go." He said. Dawn nodded and he walked towards the door, then he turned back towards her after opening it, "I'll always love the girl that gave my heart a break." He said, a nostalgic look in his eyes.
Dawn smiled, one of the tears that she had been holding back slid down her cheek, "And I'll always love the boy that I helped break his promise." She said. Ash's smile slightly grew, then he walked out the door and closed it behind him.
Dawn walked into her room, where Hani and Raven were waiting for her, "So, how did it go?" Hani asked. Dawn walked over and sat between Hani and Raven.
Raven saw the line were her tear ran, "Dawn, are you alright?" she asked. Then Dawn bowed and shook her head.
She told them everything; her decision, her reasons why, her talks with the boys, their reactions. Everything. As she explain more tears escaped her eyes.
Neither Hani or Raven spoke until she was finished, "So you chose neither." Raven said, "That was a pretty big decision to make." She said.
Hani softly patted her on the back, "We're proud of you Dawn." She said.
Dawn looked up and over at Hani, "It was a hard decision, but…do you think I made the right one?" she asked.
"I don't really know the answer to that," she said, "What matters is if you're happy."
Dawn shook her head, "It wasn't about what made me happy, I would've been happy with either of them. I chose what I thought was best for everyone." She said.
Hani nodded, "Then I think you made a good choice." She said.
"Yeah," Raven said, "Come here Dawn." Raven said and both girls embraced Dawn.
In Wolf's room, he was laying on his bed. Looking at a magazine that showed him and Dawn as a couple, he sighed and tossed the magazine aside as he laid back and placed his hands behind his head, thinking about Dawn and what she had told him. A tear in the corner of his eye.
Ash walked out of the building and found Tracey leaning against the car – which was parked in front of the house – waiting for him. He walked towards Tracey, "So, how did it go?" Tracey asked.
Ash looked down, "I don't wanna talk about it Trace." he said.
Tracey nodded and patted Ash on the shoulder, "C'mon, we need to go back to the school." He said before walking around the car and getting into the driver's seat. Ash got into the passenger seat and Tracey started the car and began to drive away. As he did Ash looked back at the building Dawn was in, and he kept looking even as it disappeared from view. Then he sighed and readjusted his position into a more comfortable one and stared at the road ahead. Thinking about Dawn's words.
Even though they were completely unaware of it, Ash and Wolf were both having the same thought…
Dawn had made her choice, they were going to respect her for it, though they were both holding onto the slim chance of something happening in the future.
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The scene faded and there were two words.
'THE END'
W. R. Winters: *smiles fondly* I think that was a very good ending, *turns to his co-author and his guest* What did you guys think?
Aboz567: I'm actually both surprised and impressed. I didn't expect Dawn to make that decision, but the way that you guys handled it…I really think that ending makes sense and really fits. You guys really know what you're doing.
DawnForever101: *crying tears of joy* It was beautiful! So many feelings are running through me! I can't believe it's over.
W. R. Winters: Don't worry, it's not completely over.
Aboz567: *perks up* You mean there's a sequel?
W. R. Winters: I never said that.
Aboz567: Oh.
W. R. Winters: What I mean is that there's going to be an epilogue. My co-author and I thought that while this was a good ending, we wanted to give you readers something extra so that you could walk away from this with a few more happy feelings.
Aboz567: Wow, that's very generous of you guys.
DawnForever101: *wipes away tears* It's the least we could do, beside. I don't think I'm ready to leave this story just yet.
W. R. Winters: Me either, now that's all we have time for. So we're going to go now. We hope you enjoyed this finale, leave a review and stick around for the epilogue.
All: This is W. R. Winters, Dawnforever101 and Aboz567, signing off.