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So, two weeks have passed (I think...) and that means new UPDATE! Contest is here though it hasn't started yet.

Anyways, all of the coordinators are assembled here! Enjoy!

Chapter 36:

It was the day of the Pokemon Contest. Since Goldenrod is one of the largest and expensive cities, it was no wonder many people came, most of them were from the rich part of the city. Hundreds of coordinators were here as well, obviously anxious to show off and win the ribbon.

Crystal stood in the main lobby, feeling completely uneasy. She was hoping to find Ana here but so far she was nowhere to be found. There were many people hanging around in the lobby, mostly people who want to watch the contest, waiting for the doors to open. Crystal sighed, clearly wishing she had come a bit later. She thought that the earlier she came to the contest, the less people there would be and the longer she would have to sooth her nerves. Unfortunately, the opposite has happened. Quite a few people were looking at her with the air of superiority. Crystal wasn't sure whether it was the way she was dressed or the way that she was alone that is the reason why these people were giving smug looks.

"Crystal?" Crystal turned around and glared at Jimmy, who immediately fell silent again. After that fiasco two days ago, Jimmy had tried to talk to her repeatedly, only receiving a cold shoulder each time. She would leave early in the morning and come late at night. He followed her to the Pokemon Contest but never once had she talked to him. It was getting quite annoying and infuriating. And it was goodwill of Crystal that she even allowed him to sit next to her.

Jimmy sighed irritably. He didn't like the idea of being treated as a wall. Being screamed at was even better than this silent treatment. At least Crystal acknowledged that he was even there.

"Crystal!" Crystal whipped her head around, this time looking completely relieved and excited. At the doorway, Ana waved to Crystal. Next to her were Kina, Krystee, and Carmine. Kina and Krystee smiled and waved while Carmine gave a grunt of acknowledgement.

Kina was wearing a long pink sleeve shirt with a purple vest along with a pleated skirt with long red striped socks and blue converse shoes. Krystee had on a bright pink dress with a white collar and short puffy sleeves. There were many red ribbons lined vertically on the left side of her white collar. There was a red ribbon around her waist and pink party shoes. Krystee's brown chocolate hair was tied up in a ponytail style with yellow clips attached to the side. Her long white gloves shone brightly. Her diamond and pearl earrings and opal necklace glittered brightly under the light. Carmine was wearing the same clothes as yesterday - white buttoned down shirt and a black jeans and jacket.

"Hey guys! How've you been? Nice clothes Krystee." Crystal smiled. Jimmy looked at the three coordinators, wondering if Crystal was going to introduce him at all. Probably not...

"Thanks! I'm so excited!" Krystee exclaimed. Carmine sighed, rubbing his head.

"You should probably be more serious. The Contest is not something to take lightly," Kina reminded Krystee.

"Yeah, I know," Krystee sighed, "But still, I can't help but feel excited!"

"You won't feel excited after I win the ribbon," Carmine commented smugly. Krystee stuck her tongue out. Kina frowned at Carmine's boastful statement.

"In your dreams!" Krystee grinned and soon the three started to quarrel.

"Anyways," Ana sighed, wishing the three would stop arguing, "don't you want to introduce Jimmy?" The three stopped arguing immediately and looked around to see where this famous guy they heard so much about was.

"HE can introduce himself," Crystal snapped, "As far as I'm concern, HE has nothing to do with me." With that, Crystal walked off, leaving a bewildered Ana and a glum looking Jimmy.

"Whoa," Ana whistled, "What did YOU do?" Jimmy turned his head away, clearly uninterested to talk about it. "Another fight huh?" Ana didn't press the issue forward and brought him over where the other three coordinators were. "Guys, this is Jimmy. Jimmy, that's Krystee, Carmine, and Kina."

"Nice to meet you," Kina smiled. Krystee smiled and wave. Carmine looked at Jimmy carefully, as if inspecting under a microscope, before he gave an approved nod.

"Nice to meet you too," Jimmy muttered. With a bewildered shock, Kina and Krystee looked at each other, clearly thinking of the same thing. Jimmy didn't act like Crystal said he was...

"Well, anyways," Ana said, feeling tension and confusion in the air, "we got to get ready for the contest. Jimmy, you should stay and wait till they open the doors."

"Yeah," Jimmy muttered and walked off, clearly in a bad mood.

"He's not what I expected," Kina muttered. Krystee and Carmine nodded in agreement. Ana sighed, torn between telling them or keeping it a secret. She decided to give them a general understand.

"He and Crystal got into a fight," Ana said, "so he's kinda grumpy." Kina and Krystee were wide eye with shock.

"Uh oh, is it something we said yesterday," Kina asked worryingly.

"No, I don't think so," Ana sighed, "I think its best we let it be for now. We got a contest to prepare." In silent agreement, the four coordinators left to the waiting room. Little did they notice that someone was spying on them.

Behind a pillar was a pink pigtail girl staring off after them.

Crystal and Jimmy got into a fight! Mealine grinned. Now it was the perfect time to strike back for revenge.

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Another late trainer came as well. Although it doesn't look like it, she has also decided to participate in the Contest. Jean sighed as she walked into the Pokemon Contest. Clearly, these rich people have nothing better to do. She gazed at the rich fur coats and diamonds that all of the women were wearing. Seriously, what's the point of showing off pointless stuff? It was too hot to wear those fur jackets and those diamonds were screaming 'steal me!' or at least that was in Jean's mind. Jean pulled her hat lower down, not interested for the others to stare at her bizarre appearance. It was then that she noticed someone that she recognized.

"Hey, are you sure this will work?" Dean asked. Jean perked up and was about to say 'hi' until she spotted the person she wanted to hang upside down from the Tokyo tower... and break his arms while at it.

"Of course," Jerald grinned evilly, "I didn't spend all this money for nothing." Jean, feeling curious, walked closer, making sure she wasn't spotted. Now that she thought about it, why would these two be at the side door of the stage? Shouldn't they wait out in the lobby to get in like everyone else? As she looked closer, Jean realized that Jerald was carrying a key. Suddenly, things started to become more suspicious. "With this, Lela will win for sure and Crystal can say goodbye to her Coordinating career." Jerald opened and hurried off into the back door with Dean tailing behind him. Before she could react, the door slammed with a loud boom. Jean paused a moment, wondering if she should break the door and follow them as well. On second thought, maybe it was best not to.

Jean frowned as she walked off. Obviously, Jerald was planning something. She remembered him saying, "I'll let my girlfriend deal the rest." That comment was floating through her head. Was Lela this guy-whose-arms-she-want-to-break-and-hang-him-from-the-Tokyo-tower's boyfriend? Jean didn't know the answer but she knew what she must do. In order to exploit these guys, she's going to need to have proof.

And in order to do that, she needed to wait and see for the perfect moment.

Author's Notes

Whoo, I don't like where this is going...

Remember that updates are once every two weeks.

Anyways, let's thank my reviewers.

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writer's block 2000

WHOA! Girls say THAT to you?! OMG. They must really treat you as their equal. lol. thanks for the review. Contest for real will start in next chapter.

X-Spark

MUHAHAHA! Now you can update faster and more! lol. It must've been a happy day for you. thanks for the review.

Jarkes

Thanks for reviewing. Hopefully my evil brain will come up with something good in the next chapter. :D

Afsana25333

thanks for reviewing. Lots of fun and games soon.

SportyGurl1997

Hahaha, sugar can do so much. thanks for reviewing.

firefox53022

thanks for the OC. Yeah, my grammar sucks. Writing is my worst subject. Anyways, I hope by writing I can improve. Thanks for reviewing. I appreciate it.

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Okay, lots of fun coming up! Please review.

See ya in the next chapter.

-JapanDreamer