After Lunch, like Anna promised, they went to the Pokemon Fan Club in Town. They were greeted by streamers and noisemakers. Although it was a Pokemon Fan Club, there was a considerable lack of pokemon present.
"You're extraordinary!" the President announced. Everyone cheered. "On behalf of all of us, please accept this box!"
It was a Poffin Case. Everyone cheered some more.
After they managed to get out of there, Dawn and her fancy manual pointed them to the Poffin House. A kind cooking lady there informed them on all sorts of poffin shenanigans and gave them their own cooking station. The giant cooking pot was already filled with some sort of dough, which smelled very good.
"Like chocolate chip less cookies…" Anna sighed, smelling it.
"You mean sugar cookies?" Dale inquired and received a look that made Satan fear it was happening again.
They needed a whole mess of berries to make poffins; they had a pigsty. Anna, Dawn, and Justyna thanked the good townsfolk of Floaroma Town. They made poffins for three hours, experimenting. The stirring was very addictive but it hurt their hands. But they couldn't stop.
They ran out of berries and managed to peel themselves away from the poffin pot. Coffin cot? Something along those lines. They walked back to their hotel to rest their arms. They painfully let their pokemon out and let them ransack their bags for the poffins. Dale let Mismagius eat the best ones to get her ready for the contest in, like, an hour.
"Dawn, which pokemon did you say you'd enter?" Anna asked.
"I didn't. But I guess I'll enter Kitty again." The skitty ran in gay circles.
"Awww. I thought you'd enter Paul." Dale said. The shuppet lifted his head: like, seriously?
The three girls had no idea why he thought that. Paul wasn't a contest pokemon. Or much of a battle pokemon. He was just there.
"I kinda want him to enter now." Justyna commented after ponderment. Anna agreed and Dawn forced some pink poffins in Paul's mouth.
They went to the Contest Hall and flashed their entry passes but were still prohibited inside.
"This is a Cotillion, mister and misses. You must have a fancy outfit." The receptionist told them.
The contest was starting soon so they dashed outside to find a fancy store or a Wal-Mart. The town did actually have a store that sold only ball gowns and the girls hurried in to buy some. They loaned Dale some money so he could rent a tux next door. He picked one and paid the suspicious man behind the counter.
"Hey, you want to join the secret tuxedo club?" the man asked Dale after handing him his tuxedo.
"Uh, no." Dale said uneasily.
"You get free tuxedos man." The man insisted, "Just don't tell anyone they're free."
"I only really need one. For just tonight." Dale replied, backing out the door.
"Your loss man. Chicks dig guys with multiple tuxedos."
Dale met up with the girls at the contest hall. Anna had a nice black dress and Justyna a flowery white one. Kisa and Riley also looked pretty spiffy. Dawn's was black and very conservative. Paul had aquired a bowtie. They were accepted into the contest and placed last in line because of their tardiness due to lack of fancy. Anna and Justyna found their seats just as the curtain rose.
Fatima was on stage as the announcer. She didn't need a microphone.
"Ladeez et monsieurz! Weelcome tu dze Annuahl Coe-teellion!" Everyone roared with cheer, "Dse Jugees weell be moi, dzees man, and dze Nurse Joy! Applaudez-nous!" Everyone did as commanded.
"Dzeez conteest 'as three pars!" she shouted, "Premierere! Dzee Show Offeeng!"
The crowd cheered as the eight contestants and their pokemon came on stage and accepted the applause. Fatima took a seat next to the other two judges and started Dze Cotillion.
The first four contestants and their pokemon amazed the crowd and received praise from the judges. Dale suddenly felt extremely nervous. He was last to perform and knew he had to make a great impression. Mismagius tried to reassure him.
The next two contestants dominated. Dawn was next. Paul floated out into center stage. He used Shadow Sneak and disappeared completely from view. He unknowingly crept closer to the audience and used Night Shade. A blown up translucent version of himself appeared before the people and freaked them out. He flew out of the stage and twirled upwards through his own illusion, while leaving several small Shadow Balls floating behind him. He flew to the top of his illusion and took the time to make a larger Shadow Ball. He projected it through the other smaller ones causing a series of shiny explosions that dissolved the large Night Shade Shuppet completely.
The audience cheered with the adrenaline of fear. Rah. Paul and Dawn bowed and made way for Dale and his Mismagius.
Mismagius twirled and released several waves of Magical Leaves. The auditorium was soon filled with them. Mismagius halted before the crowd and started to sing. It was a high pitched, wordless song, like an opera and so melodic it felt like a lullaby for a baby in a crib. The leaves that were moving in rapid spins slowed down and floated like feathers. Mismagius guided them with her voice. They floated in circles around her and upwards. They separated into two ribbons and twisted around each other and into the crowd. They spread out evenly in the air and gently rotated and glided in symphony to Mismagius' song. The audience was captivated. Mismagius ended her song on a sharp drastic note; the leaf disintegrated. The audience was filled with a wistful sense of wonder. They applauded lightly as Dale stepped back, still in awe.
When the awe wore off and everyone was done applauding, Fatima stood up and proclaimed, "Roond Deux! Dze Dahnceeng!"
The lights turned off and were replaced by UV ones. Everyone wore dark colours for that reason. Justyna in her blindingly white dress felt like Edward Cullen, except less rainbowy and more sparkly.
The eight contestants' pokemon paired off and danced to Help Me Erin, performing various spontaneous and explosive dance combinations. The crowd excitedly chanted the lyrics to the song and jumped in union to the last beat. The applause was deafening.
"Ze last part La Finale! DZE BATTAEENG!" Fatima shouted. The crowd roared.
They were again paired off, in order of performance, meaning the last two, Dawn and Dale, were a pair. They anxiously waited for their turn, watching the other contestants' pokemon colliding and flying off stage. And then, it was time.
Dawn and Dale stepped on either side of the stage. Mismagius and Paul floated out to the center and hung there. Suddenly, Paul disappeared in a Shadow Sneak. Mismagius floated high up to get out of the way. Paul reappeared and floated at her full speed. She dodged and sent a shower of Magical Leaves at him. When they cleared, Paul looked up to see her collide into him. He fell to the ground, dazed. He quickly floated up and used Curse. His eyes glowed red and his body deep purple. Mismagius floated weakly in place but made an effort to stay alert. Paul threw a Shadow Ball at her. She quickly used Psybeam to destroy it. Paul flew through the beam's blinding light and hit her with a Night Shade.
"PWNED!" Anna and Justyna shouted from the audience.
Mismagius was thrown to the floor and Dale ran out to the field to pick her up. Dze Battling came to a close.
Fatima declared, "PAR FOOR! ZE JOOGING!"
"But you said-"
"Ferme la bouche, you Nuh-s Joie! Non un likes you!" Fatima silenced her.
The contestants were ordered backstage during the judging. Dale gave Mismagius a Full Restore to get rid of Paul's Curse.
"Sorry Dale. It's a contest." Paul nodded.
"It's okay Dawn. I never thought I could win anyways." Dale sighed.
They were called back on stage for the announcement of the winner. While they were walking, Dawn got Dale's hopes up.
"You could still win. Mismagius' song was beautiful! I didn't know they could sing like that." She gave him a pat on the back. "They can't. That was the move Perish Song."
Right on cue, all the pokemon dropped. Paul literally fell out the air. Only Mismagius stayed up, grinning nervously. The judges overlooked the stage and shrugged.
"The winner is Dale and Mismagius!"
The crowd hesitated and then exploded in fangirly goodness. Balloons came down from the ceiling and covered Dale in streamers. The fangirls in the first row jumped on stage and crowded around Dale as Fatima presented him with his prize; tons of money. They then glomped him.
"DALE! U ROK!" One shrieked and then they all screamed excitedly. Two of the girls were on his arms and the others followed.
"Ladies, calm down. Let me get my neckerchief." The now suave Dale said. The fangirls squealed and followed him off stage and outside. The rest of the audience followed in a parade-like manner. The auditorium was empty except for the other contestants who were tending to their pokemon and angrily leaving. And of course Anna, Justyna, and Dawn who was still staring where Dale was rewarded lots of money and carried off by fangirls. Anna glanced at Paul who was still lying there and Justyna put her arm around Dawn and assured her, "Don't be gloomy Dawnie. Having girls swoon over you isn't all it's cracked up to be."
Dawn turned to her, shocked.
"Don't call me Dawnie." =/
They went back to their hotel and quickly realized that Dale's room was filled with fangirls and delicious food. They joined the party for the food.
They got all the fangirls to go home at about four in the morning and were able to get sleep. In the afternoon when they woke up and ate a meal between late breakfast and lunch, Dale informed them that he would be staying in Hearthome with his fangirls. Sad as it was, they admired his dedication.
Justyna paid their hotel due. They had a hug-filled goodbye with Dale and they walked to the edge of town, where they left him and his fangirls, behind.