The Ultimate Talent Star has begun. Performers from all around have won four star medals to compete at this grand event. Orihime aims to win and win against her rivals: Menoly, Nel, and Loly. Nel is the first one to perform and she reveals her new pokemon: Salamence. What can we expect? Will Orihime win it all? We'll see soon enough.

Pokemon

Every trainer has a choice

To listen to that voice inside

I know the battles maybe long

Winners may have come and gone

I will carry on

Yeah, this dream will last forever

This dream will never die

We will rise to meet the challenge every time

(Advance challenge)

Yeah, this dream keeps us together

This shows that you and I

Will be the best that the world's ever seen

Cause we will always follow this dream

Pokemon

(Orihime's voice): Round One Show

Nel was the first to perform and she's using Heracross with her new Salamence. Orihime and the others watched carefully as to what she would do with a pokemon like that.

"Here we go. Heracross, fly straight up! Salamence, Incinerate!" Nel said. Heracross flew straight up with Salamence aiming straight up with it shooting a bunch of fireballs, but they're heading straight for Heracross.

"What's she doing? Heracross is going to get hit and Heracross is weak against fire-type moves." Ichigo said.

"Watch and see. She must have something up her sleeve." Rukia said.

"Heracross, Megahorn!" Nel said. Heracross' horn glowed and batted away all the fireballs and didn't seem bothered but it at all. Everyone was surprised to see Heracross do that. "Now use Focus Punch! Salamence, Dragon Claw!" Both of her pokemon used their attacks and were charging at each other. They collided and unleashed a powerful shockwave that spread over the whole area. Everyone could fell the kind of power behind those two and it was intense.

"Impressive power both of her pokemon possess." Haron said. Salamence and Heracross landed down with all three of them bowing. "That was an amazing show of power. Let's see how our judges think. Her score will be out of a hundred." All of them looked to the large screen and saw the score dial and showed it was….91.

"Nel got 91!" Chad said.

"Not bad, but we knew Nel would be a tough one to beat." Rukia said.

The Waiting Room

Orihime and the other competitors waited in the back until it was time to take their turn. They all saw what she did and it got to Orihime. Nel's a lot stronger than from the last time she saw her battle.

"She's good." Menoly said.

"She is, but I'm not going to let that stop me." Orihime said. Nel might be strong, but she'll have to face her eventually and can't get scared from it. Of course, Nel isn't the only one she needs to watch out for.

…..

The Stage

One after another, men and women came out and performed. Each one of them got some good scores and put on some good shows with multiple pokemon. It would be difficult to say who is going to be the one to win it.

"Now we move to our next contestant. Here's….Loly!" Haron said as he introduced her. Even she got some fans in the crowd as they cheered and welcomed her. Loly got a new dress as well as it was sparkling with a mix of purple and black.

"Thank you. Thank you. I love you all too." Loly said. "Now, Purugly and Drifblim, let's go!"

"Puru!"

"Blim!"

"A Drifblim?" Ichigo questioned.

"It's a flying-type, but it's also a ghost-type. Looks like Loly has gotten some new pokemon as well." Rukia said.

"Purugly, Hyper Voice!" Loly said. Purugly used the sound attack and aimed straight up with Drifblim getting caught in it. Drifblim floated around in the soundwave like a balloon. "Now let's have some fun with Drifblim." Purugly jumped up to Drifblim and swatted Drifblim. Purugly moved fast and got into position to do that again and again.

"I believe I see what Loly is doing. She's showing off the unique body structure of Drifblim with its balloon-like features. Purugly also seems to have a fun time playing with Drifblim like that. Judges, what do you think of it?" Everyone looked to the score that Loly was about to get and it showed that she got….84. "Eighty-four. That isn't too bad."

"What? I should have gotten more than that." Loly complained.

"Loly's improved her game as well." Ichigo said.

"Yeah, but she doesn't look happy about it." Rukia said. "Can't that girl learn to take things easy and not take it all so personal?"

"Keep watching, there's still more to come." Chad said. Others competed and it was Menoly's turn with her using Scyther and Kricketune. Kricketune used Sing and Scyther was dancing around to the music while also using sword moves. Even Menoly got a new dress with a sky blue dress with a matching elegant coat to go with it.

"Time to finish this. Double Slash!" Menoly said. Both of her pokemon went at each other and slashed at the other. It was incredibly fast and people could barely keep up.

"That was impressive." Haron said as people cheered for her. "Let's see what the judges think." Menoly's scored dialed and it ended up being…..87. "That's a great score as well."

"All three of them have done pretty well." Chad said. "I'm starting to wonder if Orihime can match up to them."

"Don't say that. Of course she can. Just wait and see." Ichigo said.

….

Orihime

"Everyone is so good." Orihime said.

"Don't get discouraged." Nel said as she came up behind her. "You still have a chance. I'm sure you're going to do fine." Orihime was going back and forth between nervous and excited, but she's learning to find the spot in the middle so she doesn't get overwhelmed.

"Orihime is up next!"

"Coming!" Orihime said as she ran out to the stage. The moment she's been waiting for is here and she isn't going to let it go to waste.

…...

The Stage

"This young lady has come all the way from the Unova Region. Please welcome….Orihime!" Haron introduced and Orihime came on running out.

"There she is!" Ichigo said.

"Absol!"

"Go, Orihime!" Rukia said as they all cheered for her.

"Sylveon and Roserade, let's go!" Orihime said as she called out her two pokemon.

"Roserade!"

"Sylveon!"

"Now!" Orihime said as she had music played. Roserade and Syleon started dancing to the music. Roserade looked like an elegant ballerina and Sylveon looked like a ribbon dancer. "Now use Fairy Wind!" Sylveon unleashed the sparkling wind and it turned into a sparkling tornado. "Roserade, inside!"

"Roserade!" Roserade jumped right inside and spun around with the wind.

"Wow. That's incredible." Ichigo said.

"She's certainly improved over the time." Rukia said.

"Let's finish this with Magical Leaf, Roserade!" Orihime said. Roserade unleashed the attack and it travelled in the wind. It was a spectacular sight.

The Trainer's Room

Everyone was watching her performance and all of them seemed amazed with what Orihime was doing out there.

"She's doing great." Menoly said.

"Indeed. Orihime really knows what she's doing out there." Nel said. Loly, on the other hand, was working on her nails and trying to act like she wasn't impressed.

"She's not all that." Loly said.

Orihime

Orihime's performance came to an end with Roserade landing gently down. All three of them bowed to the audience and the sound of the cheers showed she did a great job.

"That really was a beautiful dance. Let's take a look at what our judges have to say about it." Haron said. The score dialed and it showed it was….91.

"She tied with Nel!" Ichigo said as he and all of her friends were really happy for her.

"She's going to the second round for sure." Chad said.

"Yeah. That's our girl!" Rukia said.

"With that, our first round comes to an end. We had hundreds of great competitors give off a great show, but I'm afraid only thirty-two can proceed from here." Haron said.

"Only thirty-two? Those are pretty lousy odds." Chad said.

"There's nothing to worry about. Orihime is making it with that score." Ichigo said.

"You said it." Rukia said as they all had no doubt that was going to happen.

Orihime

It seemed clear that Orihime was at least one of the competitors moving to the second round. Still, the waiting was torture to her.

"Orihime, relax. I'm sure you're going to make it with a score like that." Nel said.

"I know, but it's still anxious to wait." Orihime said. "I'm also still recovering from the fact that I got the same score as you." Nel was a little confused by it. "I know how great you are and I knew you would be a tough one to beat."

"Stop thinking about that kind of stuff." Nel said. "Just focus on how great you do. You really need to stop worrying about those around you when you're competing." Orihime understood all that. She knows she has to be concerned about herself here, but sometimes she can underestimate herself.

"We've kept you all waiting long enough." Haron announced and all eyes turned to him.

…..

The Stage

"We now have our thirty-two selected. These people will be moving to the second round. Here they are!" Haron said and pointed to the screen everyone watched to see who is going to the next round. Once all thirty-two were shown, there were some familiar faces up in there.

"She did it! Orihime is in!" Ichigo said.

"So is Nel and Menoly." Chad said.

"And look. Even Loly was able to make it in." Rukia said. Orihime, the girls, and anyone else who made it to the second round were all feeling good about themselves now that they've moved to the second round.

"Congrats to all of them for making it this far." Haron said. "Now we move to the next part. It's the battle stage. In the battle stage, it will be a double battle. You battle until both pokemon are unable to battle. Now we shall have the matches set for the next round." All the matches were set at random. One of those matches was going to be Loly vs. Orihime. Orihime and the others were shocked to see that.

"Loly?! Why her?!" Orihime said. Loly was actually glad to be matched against Orihime. She thinks it gives her the chance to humiliate her again.

"I'm sure you all can't wait to see these matches and neither can I. We'll see you all tomorrow." Haron said.

…..

The Next Day

"Welcome back. We're here to watch the battle portions of the Ultimate Talent Show." Haron announced. We have now entered the battle stage. We'll begin with the first match of the day. We have Orihime going against Loly."

"Loly, let's make this a good, clean, and fair fight." Orihime said.

"Oh please. You and your little pokemon are in for a world of pain." Loly said.

Orihime has done well and was able to make it past the first round. Now, she has her next challenge. She has to battle Loly and win if she wants to make advance and win the Ultimate Talent Star. Will she be able to defeat her again?

"So you want to play rough? I can play that way too." Orihime said as she's ready this time for whatever Loly has up planned.

To Be Continued….