Chapter 28- Lilac Tournament Part I

"Hurry, guys! Hurry!" I called.

"Frankie!" panted Jasper, "W… Wait up!"

"Yeah! We're still tired! You woke us up five minutes ago and gave us two seconds to dress up! And, I still gotta carry this Pokémon Egg!" Landon yelled.

"Tch… Not my fault you guys are like totally slow…" I grunted as they finally reached me. We entered the dock and gave a man our Viola Tickets. We gained access in the Lilac Cruise and got a free room. I figured out that each person with a Viola Ticket gained access to a free room. It turns out, that each Viola Ticket nearly cost fifty thousand PokeDollars. Each. Lucky to be the daughter of Ash Ketchum's friend. As we entered our room we put out backpacks down, Landon put down his Pokémon Egg.

"Gosh… Am I tired." Landon lied down on a bed.

"No time for resting!" I pulled him up, "Let's look around!"

-Viola Cruise Lobby-

"Hey look! Nancy and Brady!" Landon said, pointing out his two rivals.

"Ugh… It's Riley." I groaned. "What a cruise…"

-The next day-

The ship docked at Lilac Island. It was beautiful. After leaving the boat, Landon, Jasper, and I went inside a Pokémon Center. Landon and I were going to call our parents on the videophone. My parents picked up.

"Hello, Frankie…" Dad said.

"Hi there, darling!" Mom exclaimed.

"Hi mom and dad! Landon, Jasper, and I are entering the Lilac Tournament." I told them.

"Sounds marvelous! We'll make sure we watch it." Dad said, "Good luck to the three of you."

"Thanks!"

"Wait!" Mom said.

"What?" I asked.

"Should we tell her?" Mom asked Dad.

"I- uh… Okay." Dad nodded.

"I'm pregnant!" exclaimed Mom.

"WHAT?!" I screamed. It suddenly all went blank.

-A few moments later-

I got up and saw my parents still on the monitor, "Sweetie, are you okay?" Mom asked.

"You're pregnant?!" I exclaimed.

"Yes… We've decided, if it was a girl, I'd choose the name, if it was a boy, your dad would choose the name, and if they were twins, you'd choose the names!" Mom explained. "Yes, I already have a good name… Monica!"

"Dad… How did this like… Happen?" I asked.

"After our visit at Plaine Town, when we got home we—"

"Y'know what, forget I even asked… I don't know why, but I feel uncomfortable with a sibling." I grunted.

"Well, it is very common for children to get jealous of newborns…" Mom said.

"J-Just tell me when you're in labor!" I turned off the videophone. I looked over at Landon and saw he was talking to his parents. One woman had black hair like him. She had round glasses and a lab coat on. A man had brown hair and also a lab coat. Then, I remember, Landon's parents were aides at the Pokémon Lab in Coral Town.

"Well, good luck, sweetie." His parents logged off.

"'Kay, got some good news, my dad is now going to travel with Professor Spruce as he studies other Pokémon and my mom's gonna run the Lab."

"Well, I got… Awkward news." I shuddered.

"Really? What?"

"My mom's pregnant." I managed to choke out.

"Really? Sounds like good news."

"Not really. Let's go sign up for the tournament." I said. Landon called Jasper who was kicking a vending machine.

-Lilac Tournament Building-

I signed my name under… Riley's. Landon and Jasper signed too. We entered a room filled with competing Trainers. We watched a plasma screen TV that was on the wall. Ash was the host.

"Welcome one and all to the annual Lilac Tournament! Many Trainers came here today!" Ash exclaimed, "Every battle will have a Trainer pick two Pokémon, and there will be no substitutions! The grand prize is five hundred thousand PokeDollars!"

Everyone then started talking. "Five hundred thousand?!"

"Who knows what I can buy with that?!"

"I'll win for sure!"

"Now, our first competitors are, Brady and Riley! Let the tournament, commence!"

Brady and Riley entered the battlefield and faced each other and we watched the battle.

"Leafeon, I choose you!" Brady sent out Leafeon.

"Go, Skarmory." Riley said.

Clearly, there was an advantage for Skarmory because Skarmory was a Flying-Type and Leafeon was a Grass-Type.

"Commence battling!" the referee said.

"Skarmory, use Swift!"

"Skar!"

Skarmory shot stars at Leafeon.

"Use Quick Attack to dodge!" Brady said. Leafeon jumped up and dodged the Swift attack. "Now, Razor Leaf, let's go!" Brady exclaimed. Leafeon shot leaves at Skarmory.

"Use Aerial Ace!" said Riley. "Right at the leaves!"

"That weirdo. He doesn't even care if his Pokémon get hurt!" I exclaimed. But, I was wrong. Skarmory flew right at the leaves as a white streak and hit Leafeon. As she gained his normal form, he had no scratches at all. "Hmph!" I grunted.

Leafeon struggled to get up. "Lea… Leaf!" Leafeon exclaimed as she extended her shaking legs.

"Now, Sky Attack, let's go!" Riley exclaimed. Skarmory flew up and the sun shone on her. Then, she dove down and hit Leafeon.

"Oh man! Hey…" Brady mumbled, "The sun… It's bright… Synthesis, Leafeon!" called Brady. Leafeon shone once and became normal. Her bruises, cuts, and wounds were gone. "Alright! Now, Magical Leaf let's go!" exclaimed Brady. Leafeon got up and shot multi colored leaves at Skarmory but everyone just heard a dull clang.

"Let's end this. Swift attack!" Riley said. Skarmory shot more stars at Leafeon and that did end it.

"Leafeon is unable to battle! Skarmory is the winner!" the referee declared.

"Return, Leafeon. You did well, have some rest. Go, Crawdaunt!" he sent out a Pokémon similar to Corphish, but bigger. I checked it on my PokeDex.

"Crawdaunt: The Rouge Pokémon. Male. It is a ruffian that uses its pincers to pick up and toss out other Pokémon from its pond."

"That's the evolution of Corphish… Must've evolved." Landon said.

"Hm."

"Crawdaunt! Use Bubblebeam!" said Brady. Crawdaunt shot bubbles from his pincers and hit Skarmory. "Now, use Crabhammer when he gets to the ground!" As Skarmory hit the ground, Crawdaunt slammed his glowing pincer at Skarmory's neck.

"Skar!" Skarmory crowed.

"Get up and use Steel Wing!" Riley yelled at his fallen Skarmory. Skarmory disobeyed and fainted. "Ugh. Return!"

"Skarmory is unable to battle, Crawdaunt wins!"

"Go, Quilava."

"Qui!"

"Quilava?" I asked. I held up my PokeDex.

"Quilava: The Volcano Pokémon. Male. It intimidates foes with the heat of its flames. The fire burns more strongly when it readies to fight."

"It's the evolution of Cyndaquil." Landon explained.

"So… Cyndaquil managed to evolve as well." I grumbled.

"Are you really sure? My Crawdaunt has beaten bigger Pokémon than a Quilava!" Brady sad.

"Don't underestimate me. Quilava, use Flame Wheel!" commanded Riley. Quilava rolled and became coated in flames. He tackled Crawdaunt and flames burst all out.

"Get him off! Grab him with Vicegrip!" said Brady. Crawdaunt grabbed Quilava with his pincers and threw him off. "Now, Bubblebeam!"

"Craww!" Crawdaunt shot bubbles at Quilava.

"Dodge it, use Swift!" Quilava shot stars at the bubbles and popped them and hit Crawdaunt.

"Craw! Crawdaunt!" he cried.

"Use Quick Attack and let's finish this!" Quilava ran quickly and tackled Crawdaunt.

"Daunt!" Crawdaunt fell and fainted.

"I told you, don't underestimate me." Riley said.

"Crawdaunt is unable to battle! Riley wins this round!" the referee announced.

"Hmph." Brady returned his Crawdaunt. And, Brady left as his picture was deleted from the monitor which showed every Trainer's picture.

"Our next battle is between Nancy and Jasper!" Ash exclaimed.

"Go on." We told Jasper.

"Heh, right." Jasper left the room and went out to the battlefield. Nancy was on the battlefield too.

"Commence!" the referee said.

"Go, Lombre!" Nancy sent out her Lombre.

"I choose you, Heracross!" Jasper sent out Heracross.

"Hera!"

"Lom…?"

"Heracross, use Brick Break!" said Jasper. Heracross's horn glowed then he hit Lombre repetitively.

"Lom! Lombre!" Lombre grabbed Heracross's horn.

"Use Bubblebeam!" Nancy said. Lombre shot bubbles at Heracross.

"Urgh! Heracross, are you okay?"

"Hera… Heracross!" Heracross got up.

"Take Down, let's go!" said Jasper. Heracross rammed into Lombre and tackled him harshly.

"Bre! Lom!"

"Oh no! Lombre, use Fury Swipes!"

Lombre tried to get up and finally did. He swiped his sharp fingers at Heracross over and over again. "Lom! Bre! Lom! Bre!"

"Yeah, now Water Gun, let's go!" Nancy commanded. Lombre shot a jet of water at Heracross.

"Oh man! Can you still fight, Heracross?" asked Jasper.

"Hera… Hera… Heracross!" Heracross got up.

"Alright, Heracross! Use Horn Attack!" commanded Jasper. Heracross lunged his horn at Lombre, but he caught it in his hands. "Go on!"

"Use Bullet Seed!" Nancy said. Lombre shot glowing seeds at Heracross. Heracross was blown away and fainted.

"Oh man! Return." Jasper said, "Go, Aipom!"

"Ai, ai!"

"Use Focus Punch!" said Jasper. Aipom's tail glowed and he punched Lombre right at the face! "Now, use Fury Swipes!" Jasper called. Aipom used that tail to scratch Lombre over and over again. Lombre fainted.

"Lombre is unable to battle, Aipom is the winner!"

"Oh man… Return, Lombre! I choose you, Swellow!" Nancy sent out the swallow Pokémon. "Use Wing Attack!"

Swellow's wings glowed then he slashed them against Aipom. "Swellow!" Swellow crowed.

"Quick Attack let's go!"

"Grab his beak with your tail!" called Jasper

"Ai, ai! Aipom!" Aipom snatched Swellow's beak with his hand-like tail.

"Thunderbolt!" Jasper exclaimed. Aipom shot a bolt of electricity at Swellow.

"Swell!" Swellow cried.

"Now, throw her and hit her with a Swift attack!"

Aipom twirled and threw Swellow and then shot stars at her. Swellow quickly fainted.

"Swellow is unable to battle! Jasper wins this round!"

"Yeah!" Jasper cheered.

"Pom! Aipom!"

Nancy sighed, "Return, Swellow. Good battle, Jasper. I didn't expect less from someone who travels with Landon."

"Urgh… I hate her so much." I grumbled.

"Did you say something?" Landon turned.

"Nothing!"

Nancy's picture was deleted from the monitor.

That meant…

Riley and Jasper were going to battle!


Yes they will! Either Frankie's rival or friend loses… Who will lose??!??!?? You'll have to wait for the next chapter!

by no substitutions here, it means that there are no substitutions while battling. but if the trainer proceeds to the next round he/she has the right to rearrange his/her team.

hard to understand... I know... (sigh)

thanks for reading, please review :)