THE SECOND SHOWCASE ROUND

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The time had finally come for Serena's Showcase Round performance as the ship; Alola Queen Marry reached the Poni Island.

It had been a long week since the dance ceremony; neither of them didn't dare to look upon each other, didn't dare to talk.

The Showcase was the first thing for Serena, and Ash, as the ship reached Poni Island,

When Ash finally reached the inside stadium of the ship, it was already lit up with different displays of color bouncing off of the parquet floor that covered the stage. On either sides of the stage were two large monitors for everyone to see and at the moment they displayed the official symbol for the Showcase.

On his left side, Pikachu was sitting on his shoulder as Ash made himself comfortable on a sit. Ash took the upper stage of sits which was reserved for the passengers of the ship.

Today he came without his visor.

Ash was little surprised when Serena suddenly left him from the dance floor. But eventually, it all made sense. Why would she stay with somebody who left her, twice.

But that didn't stop him from coming here, in his heart he knew he will always love her, and he will always stand beside her, no matter what it is.

"I know she will win today for sure, I have faith." Ash whispered.

"Piiiika-pika...!" his faithful yellow buddy replied.

"Let's cheer for Serena."

"Pikacchu..."

Smoke filled the entire performance hall as the announcer; Harry Dallas looked upwards towards the entire crowd. The lights in the hall dimmed as well as a spotlight landed directly on him, unlike the Pokémon league and ongoing trials, he dressed in a blue suit and top hat along with his cane.

"BONJOUR, ALL YOU POKÉMON SHOWCASE LOVERS!" Harry's voice boomed through the stands as the smoke faded away. "IT'S ME! YOUR BELOVED MONSIEUR HARRY, ONCE AGAIN I WELCOME YOU ALL TO SECOND SHOWCASE COMPETITION OF ALOLA REGION!" He cried out as a few little fireworks exploded around the stage. The crowd stared with awe.

"ALOLANS! LET ME GIVE YOU A SHORT DETAIL OF THE WINNERS OF FIRST ROUND ..." Harry exclaimed.

On a big screen above the stage, the names of group champions appeared in a row, Serena was the winner of group C.

"NOW... PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR ALL THE LOVELY PERFORMERS WHO WILL BE GIVING IT THEIR ALL TODAY!" Harry cried out to the crowd as they broke into a loud applause.

"TODAY, FOUR LUCKY MADEMOISELLE WILL WALK AWAY WITH THESE!" harry indicated something.

As if on cue, the firework display faded as Harry's partner, Klefki flew right through them with an additional four key attached to its body. By the looks of it, the keys appeared to be just like any other key, but upon inspection one could tell that those were Princess Keys. Those keys were silver like all the others, but for the design that made those unique was none other than a replica image of the town's gate once more. Coming to a stop, Klefki planted itself firmly into Monsieur Harry's staff and allowed him to continue.

"THEY ARE ALL COMPETING RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY OWN EYES AS THEY CONTINUE ON THEIR QUEST TO BECOME ALOLAN QUEEN! WHOEVER WINS TODAY SHALL BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO THAT DREAM! ...TO THE SEMI-FINALE...! PLEASE HOLD ONTO YOUR SEATS BECAUSE THE BATTLE FOR THESE KEY STARTS NOW!"

On the screen, names of upcoming performers started to appear, Serena was in third place.

"There she is ..!" Ash muttered.

"Piiika- piika!"

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Serena looked up to the screen above her, and her eyes widened when camera made a peek on the crowd.

He came today!

Without his visor.

Serena still could feel that shrill anguish around her heart, an agony. She left him from the dance party, something she never dreamt about even in her worst nightmare, but she did it!

She closed her eyes, then she felt someone's hand on her shoulder.

"Get ready Serena, your performance is up" Miette said.

"I don't think I will be able to do this" Serena replied.

"Yes you won't but eventually you will" Miette replied amusedly. "Now get ready."

"Ash is here"

"I saw, and that's why you should perform well."

"Was that really necessary?"

"What?"

"Leaving him in the party."

Miette had to sigh, knowing Serena; she knew how hard it was for her.

"It was Serena, throwing yourself on him in a dance party would not have gotten you your boy. You had to leave him right after the party, and you did that perfectly."

"But he was hurt; I can still see that in his face!"

"It is the plan Serena! This is how you will win him! "

"It... It Still Doesn't Feel Right!" Serena said in a pained voice, looking down.

"Serena..." Miette slowly grabbed her shoulder. "He is waiting for you, for your performance."

This time, she slowly sighed, then looked up.

"I know"

"Then get ready"

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Serena sat on a chair in front of the mirror, her Pokemon: Sylveon, Pancham and Braixen next to her. "Okay Braixen, Pancham I want you for the first round, okay?

Braixen nodded. "Brai!" she replied.

So did Pancham.

Before long, a woman entered the room. "Okay, Serena, you three are up now, please head backstage, and good luck." She said.

Miette walked over to Serena. "Good luck Serena."

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"Look, Serena's finally up!" Ash whispered excitedly as serena appeared on the stage with Braixen and Pancham.

"They're going to be awesome, I can just tell!"

"Piika-piika!"

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"I have to do my best," Serena made a quiet thought as she made quick glace to the crowd, to him.

"Okay, Braixen, start off with Flamethrower! Surround us in a pillar of flames!" Braixen ran around the stage while rubbing her branch against it, igniting a half circle of flames around them. Once her side was completed, the fire type tossed the stick across the stage and watched as her trainer finished the circle.

Serena then tossed the branch straight up into the air as the fire spun off of it and created a small vortex that died down and into embers as Braixen caught the branch. Out of the corner of her eye, Serena watched as Pancham launched a Dark Pulse at the other Performer who was using a Solrock and Lunatone. The attack landed perfectly, causing the performance to be interrupted.

"Nice job, Pancham," Serena praised her fighting type before getting back to her own performance. Nodding at Braixen, the fire type understood exactly and launched three spheres of Hidden Power directly up into the sky. "Now, use a Flamethrower! But add a spin into it"

"Brai!" The fire type chirped before spinning on her legs. The Flamethrower emerged from her branch, but due to her movements the attack was in the shape of a vortex instead. The Hidden Power was then enveloped into the vortex and was consumed before exploding from the heat.

Silvery dust lined the spinning Flamethrower, creating a beautiful scene for the duo as they danced underneath the falling remains. But, before they could get comfortable, Serena noticed that Pancham was slamming his fists into the ground. A column of stones then surrounded the three as a Shadow Ball crashed right into them, causing no damage to them.

"Pan, Pancham!" The Playful Pokémon cried out happily. He was glad about being able to protect Braixen and Serena much better than last time.

"Alright, let's finish this up," Serena cried out as she noticed the clock strike thirty seconds. "Braixen, use Fire Blast and use all of your strength. Then, add in one large Hidden Power!"

The Fox Pokémon nodded in agreement before firing off the large blast. For anyone that had seen Serena perform before, they knew what was coming. Jumping back and twirling her branch, Braixen launched off a large Hidden Power which collided with the Fire Blast.

The normally red and orange flames were now outlined in sparkling silver as everyone was mesmerized by the combination. Then, Serena finally heard the sound of an alarm and let out a small sigh. It was over and they had made it through without any hiccups this time.

As the trio gazed across the audience with big smiles, they were practically deafened by the outpour of cheers and applause, with many people jumping up and down or waving their hands in the air. The performer and her partners both took a bow, glancing over to the stage side to see Ash; he was clapping away with his engrossed eyes.

Various comments could be discerned from the mob as their approving reactions died down.

"OW MY! ANOTHER MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE FROM PERFORMER SERENA!" Harry claimed to the entire crowd. The lights in the entire hall dimmed before flashing onto the two large screens that were on the walls. Then, they finally lit up with Serena's face on it. "CONGRATULATIONS, PERFORMER SERENA!"

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"WELL FELLAS IT'S TIME FOR VOTE!" Harry exclaimed after the final performance of the night.

"CAST YOUR VOTES WITH YOUR GLOW STICKS."

The whole room started to boom, with a tremendous responce! The whole team did well, but who did the best. Well, the voting will say now.

Serena stood there quietly, at one point, she closed her eyes.

Just like previous performance. She gave everything of her. Cause he was here to watch her performance, and she didn't want to disappoint him

The voting started. On a big screen above the stage, it showed performers voting counts in columns.

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Nonetheless, the first vote for Serena came from Ash; he whirled up his glow caster.

Serena stood there quietly, still kept her eyes closed. So did the seven other girls in front of her, as the anxiety was in the air , she could feel that.

The voting finished. Harry came ahead to announce the winners.

"BONJOUR! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THIS AMAZING RESPONSE IN THE VOTING, NOW LETS ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS…"

Serena sighed; Ash was looking at her like glue…

"AND THE FIRST WINNER OF THIS ROUND IS... OW MY! IT IS AMELIA!"

The crowd started to roar. With a cocky face, Amelia approached Harry, like the win was meant for her. Harry handed over her the princess key from Klefki.

Serena knew that girl from past and recent experience.

""THERE YOU GO BONJOUR! YOUR SECOND PRINCESS KEY! GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEXT ROUND... NOW THE SECOND WINNER IS ... NINA!"

Ash gulped out, every single second was getting more and more fervent .don't worry, there are still two keys left for Serena.

"THE THIRD KEY GOES TO ... JULIE!"

Serena just slowly sighed; anxiety was literally eating her chest out. Three keys are already gone, only one key left, would she win it? Or this is it? Her end from the showcase competition.

" ,…. AND THE FINAL WINNER IS… OW MY, THE MAJORITY VOTE GOES THIS PARTICULAR PERFORMER, JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS ROUND! ...THE PERFORMER FASINATED THE CROWD WIT HER MAGNIFICENT MOVES... MANAGED TO WOW EVERYONE! SHE IS A POPULAR SHOWCASE PERFORMER FROM KALOS REGION ... CONTESTANT SERENA YVONNE!"

The crowd started to roar again, that was it! Serena won the final key! Smiling with satisfaction, Ash dropped on his sit.

Serena opened her eyes, finally sighing out for relief. Harry took the princess key from Klefki.

"THERE YOU GO BONJOUR! YOUR SECOND PRINCESS KEY! GOOD LUCK FOR THE SEMI-FINALE!"

"Thank you!" Serena replied in happy tone, Serena then turned to the crowd, bowing to them, with a manner of picking her cloth up, little bit.

And when she looked up, her eyes fell on him. He was smiling, cause she won.

And they both were happy.

Unknown to them, Amelia was watching them from the said, with a cold death glare.

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