"speaking"
"Thinking"
On with the story
a few days had passed as Ken was in the Celestic Pokemon Contest at the moment
"welcoming! Coordinator Ken to the stage!" Marian, the Contest MC announced as Ken run-up to the stage while wearing a black tuxedo with a red cape
"Gabite! Let's go!" Ken shouted as he called out Gabite to the stage "Dig!"
Gabite roared before the Dragon Pokemon jumped up and then falling down and started digging down underground
Gabite digs underground as the Field was getting filled with lots and lots of holes
"that's some Dig but what is Ken trying to do here?" Marian commented
"Stone Edge!" Ken shouted as stone shards came flying out of the many holes "follow it up with Giga Impact!"
Gabite soon came out of one hole as the Dragon Pokemon was enveloped in purple energy
The Dragon Pokemon soared into the air before smashing all of the stone edges above
"amazing! The previously used stone edges are all destroyed by the Giga Impact and are now falling as shining particles! Such brilliant performance!" Marian announced
"finish it up with Dragon Pulse!" Ken shouted as Gabite charged up energy in its jaws before firing an energy blast that took the form of a dragon
The energy dragon roared out before it exploded and the shimmering particles shined even more
"amazing! I've never seen such ingenuity!" Mr. Contestar commented
"remarkable! I like it!" Mr. Sukizo commented
"such beauty! It is like watching a rain of shimmers" the Nurse Joy of Celestic City commented as the crowds cheered for Ken
"Kyaaaa! Ken-sama!" "I love you!" "he's so handsome!"
A bunch of fan girls screamed as they were wearing merchandises that Ken's face
Ken sweatdropped as he didn't expect to get a fanclub of him
After finishing his performance, Ken and Gabite went back to the waiting room as they met with Shirona and Karashina
"that was an amazing performance, Ken" Shirona said with a smile before patting Gabite's head "Gabite too"
Gabite smiled in response as Shirona smiled to the Dragon Pokemon
"I see that yesterday's training yield today's result" Karashina said
"yeah, we were lucky that our training actually worked" Ken said as Gabite nodded
"what are you saying? That performance back there was such a killer" Shirona complemented him "I'm sure you will be going on the second round"
"I guess so" Ken said while scratching his cheek in embarrassment
"there he is!" someone screamed out as Ken and the others look behind and sees Ken's fan girls looking to him with hearts in their eyes
"ah crap" Ken said backing away before going on a full sprint run with Shirona "run for it!"
The fan girls instantly ran after Ken as they charged like a Ryhorn stampede
Karashina was left alone as she had a smile
"Ken was the only one who needed to run away" Karashina said with a sigh "that child is the best match for her"
After escaping from the fan girls, Ken and Shirona were at a local nearby café as they were watching the tv screen of the still ongoing first round
"wow, that one sure knows how to use a Bidoof's powerful teeth, alright" Ken said watching the screen as one coordinator performed with a Bidoof
"that just goes to show that every Pokemon has a secret talent within them" Shirona said before sipping her cup of tea
"hmmm, I guess so" Ken replied before taking a sip of his tea as well
The two spent some time in the café to hide from the fan girls, only to come back to the contest hall as they were going to announce the 8 Coordinators who are going into the quarter finals on the second round
Ken hides behind a corner as he took a peek around the place for any signs of his crazy fans
After checking he did a follow me motion to Shirona who was behind him as the two made their way to the waiting room
Getting into the waiting room, Ken and Shirona saw that all of the other Coordinators were watching the tv as the cards were shuffling
"we now announce the 8 quarter finalists of the Celestic Pokemon Contest!" Marian announced in the tv as the cards shuffled one last time before revealing the 8 quarter finalists and Ken was one of them
"you're in!" Shirona said with a smile to Ken who smiled back "I knew you would!"
"yeah, but man.." Ken said looking to the tv as he was the last one to get revealed "I nearly didn't make it"
"that doesn't matter" Shirona said "all that matter is that you do your best on the battle"
"I guess you're right" Ken said with a nod
Leaving the waiting room, Shirona went to the crowd's stand where she went to her seat that was beside her Grandmother
"had fun on your short date?" Karashina asked with a snicker as Shirona blushed in response
"hohoho, what an Eevee you are" Karashina laughed a bit before watching the first round
Shirona focuses on the match but her mind always goes to Ken
"do i…..really like Ken?" Shirona asked herself with an unsure expression
After three matches, Ken's match was up next
Ken walked to the battle field as he faced his opponent
"Gabite! Let's go!" Ken called out Gabite as the Dragon Pokemon appeared on the field
"Aggron! Ready!?" his opponent called out his Pokemon as it was Aggron
"an Aggron…talk about power" Ken said as he knew how much power and defense does an Aggron have
"start the match!" Marian announced as the battle initiated
"Gabite! Dragon Pulse!" Ken shouted as Gabite roared before firing its Dragon Pulse straight towards Aggron
"Double Edge!" his opponent ordered as Aggron dashed towards the Dragon Pulse and the Dragon Pulse exploded upon contact
Gabite watched the dust explosion before Aggron came charging with the Double Edge
"what!?" Ken exclaimed in surprise as Aggron tackled Gabite
Gabite let out a growl of pain as the Dragon Pokemon crashed against the wall and Ken's point got decreased a bit
"Dragon Pulse didn't work.." Shirona said watching the match "That Aggron's hard armor is very strong"
"most attacks won't even have any effect on it" Karashina said "Ken has to think of something to go over Aggron's defense"
"Aggron! Ice Beam!" Ken's opponent shouted as Aggron had a blue sphere charging its jaw before the Ice Beam fired at Gabite
"dodge it, Gabite!" Ken shouted as Gabite got up and jumped away from the ice beam
The ice beam did manage to graze Gabite's side as the Dragon Pokemon winced a bit
"unbelievable! Gabite managed to dodge the Ice Beam but it managed to graze its side!" Marian commented as Aggron's Trainer's point was decreased a bit
"Gabite, you ok?" Ken asked as Gabite nodded before looking to their opponent "if Aggron can use Ice Beam that just means trouble"
"Aggron! Double Edge!" Ken's opponent shouted out as Aggron charged towards Gabite
"Dig now!" Ken shouted as Gabite digs underground and dodged the Double Edge
"clever thinking from Ken! He dodged the Double Edge!" Marian commented as Aggron's Trainer's point got decreased
"Gabite! Dragon Pulse!" Ken ordered out as Gabite came jumping out of the ground before firing the Dragon Pulse behind Aggron, causing a direct explosion
Aggron grunted in pain before growling towards Gabite who growled back
"Flash Cannon, Let's go!" Aggron charged up energy in its jaw before firing a silver colored beam at Gabite
"counter it with Dragon Pulse!" Ken shouted as Gabite fired its Dragon Pulse
Flash Cannon and Dragon Pulse clashed in power before exploding
The collision of two power caused a big explosion as the field was clouded and both Coordinator's points were decreased
When the dust cleared, Gabite was nowhere to be found as Aggron tried to find its opponent
"Stone Edge!" Ken shouted as Gabite was above Aggron with shards of stone surrounding it
"how did it!?" Ken's Opponent exclaimed in shock
"go!" Ken roared out as Gabite sends the dozens of rock shards flying down at Aggron as the Iron Headed Pokemon roars in pain before a minor explosion blew out and the Coordinator's point was decreased
Gabite came landing to its field as the dust settled and revealed Aggron still standing
"it's tough" Ken said as Gabite nodded
"Aggron! Hyper Beam!" Ken's opponent shouted as Aggron charged up its Hyper beam
"now is our chance!" Ken shouted out as Gabite dashed towards Aggron "Giga Impact!"
Gabite jumped towards Aggron as the Dragon Pokemon was enveloped in the purple energy field
Aggron roared before it fired its Hyper beam at Gabite
Gabite charged right through the Hyper Beam while in the Giga Impact as the Hyper Beam was split into two
"impossible!" Ken's Opponent and his Aggron looks in shock as Gabite tackled Aggron with the Giga Impact as Aggron came crashing down, knocked out
"it's a battle out!" Marian announced as the winner of the match was Ken
"great work, Gabite!" Ken said as Gabite nodded before the Cave Pokemon suddenly shined
The crowds saw the shine as it was the light of evolution
"what amazing timing" Karashina said seeing the shine
"Gabite's evolving" Shirona watched as Gabite grew larger
Ken watched as his Gabite evolved into its final evolutionary form, Garchomp
Garchomp opened its eyes as it let out a growl
"you…evolved!" Ken said as he runs towards Garchomp and hugged his friend while having a big smile
Garchomp growled with a smile as the crowds applauded Ken and his now evolved Garchomp
Winning the quarterfinals, Ken reached to the semifinals as he and Garchomp defeated their opponents in mere minutes by using a new move Garchomp had learned, the Draco Meteor
Garchomp growled as it charged up energy in its body before firing a ball of energy above as it exploded and showers of energy came falling like meteors around the field
Their opponent's pokemon was defeated as Ken moves on to the finals
"another amazing battle by Ken and his Garchomp!" Marian exclaimed on the mic as the fan applauded him and so did his fangirls who screamed his name
"looks like we're moving on to the finals, Garchomp" Ken said as Garchomp nodded while growling
Shirona was in the Coordinator's waiting room as she was waiting on Ken to come
Some Coordinators were whispering with each other as they didn't know why did the Sinnoh Champion came to the room
Shirona looks around before she looks to the door as Ken came in and pushed the door with his back
Screams of his name were heard behind the door as Ken looks like he was out of breath
"those….fan….girls…..are….relentless!" Ken breath out as he looked terrified before taking a seat to take a breather
"you ok?" Shirona asked as Ken nodded while breathing hard "you look like you got haunted by a thousand Haunters"
"more like thousands of Jinx, if you ask me" Ken said as he can still hear the fangirls outside "they won't stop asking my autographs, taking photos of me with them, and they were crazy enough to try and shred my clothes!"
"I see" Shirona said with a sweatdrop before hearing the tv going on as they were about to announce start of the final match
"are you kidding me?" Ken asked with a depressed sigh as he had to face the crazy fangirls outside
"I've got a plan" Shirona said as she holds up a large coat
Ken tilt his head as a question mark appeared
"Ken-sama!" "please give us an autograph!" "we love you!" "marry me!"
The fan girls screamed as the door opened
They screamed even more before halting as the one who came out was Shirona
"sorry to trouble you" Shirona said as she moved to the side while wearing a large coat with a big bump behind her
The fan girls looked to her walking away before they continued on screaming for Ken
Shirona walked in the hall as she keeps on looking forward
"are they following us?" a whisper was heard as in the coat was Ken as the Coordinator was hiding in it
Shirona took a peek as she sees not one fan girls following them
"the coast is clear" Shirona said as she took a turn around the corner and hides in it
Ken came out of hiding as the man sighs in relief
"thanks" Ken said as Shirona nodded before they heard Marian's voice speaking in the speaker
"and now we are moving to the finals between Coordinator Ken and Coordinator Arga!" the speaker spoke out
"you're on!" Shirona said as Ken nodded before he turned and ran off the hall to go to the stage
Shirona smiled before she went her way towards the Crowd's stand
The contest hall was filled with cheers as it was the finals
Ken's opponent was already at his side of the field but Ken was nowhere to be found
"will Coordinator Ken step into the field?" Marian voiced out before hearing running coming from one of the halls
"wait!" Ken screamed as he came out
"ah! Here he is! Ken of Lavender Town!" Marian announced as Ken took to his field
"you finally came" Arga, Ken's opponent spoke out as he threw out a Pokeball and a Rhyperior appeared on stage "now let's finish this!"
"ok!" Ken said before calling out Garchomp to the stage
"now! Let us begin the final match!" Marian announced
"let's go! Garchomp!" Ken shouted as Garchomp growls before jumping towards Rhyperior
The Celestic Contest had ended as the fans and crowds exited the contest hall with other traveling Coordinators
Ken was talking with Arga, his final's opponent as he shakes hand with him
"thanks for the great match" Arga said as he thanked Ken
"no problem" Ken said "it was great fighting you and your Rhyperior"
After shaking hands, Ken bid farewell to Arga before going towards Shirona and Karashina
"great performance, Ken" Karashina said in compliment to Ken's victory in the contest "you sure are getting bonded with Garchomp"
"yeah, you could say that I learned from Shirona" Ken said smiling to Shirona "imagining her and her Garchomp helped me a lot in how to battle with Garchomp"
"fufufu, learned by watching, I see" Karashina said "let's celebrate this special occasion"
"then I just know the right place to go!" Shirona said while pointing out one finger "the Snovern Ice Cake Cafe! You're going to love their ice cream cake, Ken!"
"ice cream at this time? Shirona, you've not matured from your childhood addiction, haven't you?" Karashina said
"eh? Is it bad to get ice cream at this time?" Shirona asked
"of course it's bad! Think of this old lady's metabolism for a change!" Karashina scolded her granddaughter as the two got into an argument of whether to get ice cream or not
"I guess even if they're family, they're different, huh?" Ken thought with a smile before remembering the coupons, he got from Marianna back at Eterna city and the fact that Celestic Town had a restaurant branch of it
"how about we go to the Pichurina restaurant?" Ken suggested as he takes out the coupons from his bag "they got the best meal there"
"ara, special Pichurina Coupons? how did you get them?" Karashina said looking at the Coupons
"are they so special?" Shirona asked as Karashina nodded
"it's very hard getting them, i've only been lucky to get one in the past thanks to a friend" Karashina said "but for Ken to have five on him"
"ah, about that" Ken said as he told them the story of how he saved, Marianna and got the coupons
"I see" Karashina said "it was good that you stopped that thief"
"then let's go to Pichurina Restaurant" Ken said
"but do they have Ice Cream?" Shirona asked as Karashina and Ken sweatdropped to her ice cream addiction
"they do have some ice cream" Ken said as this made Shirona's eyes sparkle like gems
Ken, Karashina, and Shirona were at the Pichurina restaurant as they were presented with delicious meals of all sort
They smiled and enjoyed their meal, especially Shirona who got her ice cream
Karashina smiled before looking to the side and sees Kia at a corner
"Kia?" Karashina looks to the girl as Kia motions her to come
"excuse me" Karashina excused herself as she went to Kia
The two went to a corner as Kia watched Ken and Shirona chatting with each other while having their meal
"what are you doing here, Kia?" Karashina asked her
"what else? Spying on those two" Kia replied as she looks to Ken and Shirona seating together as if they were a couple in love "those two…they make a very good match, don't they?"
"yes" Karashina said in agreement "but knowing how Shirona is an airhead and all"
"don't worry!" Kia told Karashina before showing her the photos of the two having their date in her Poketch "I've just got the right plan!"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
