The Ultimate Talent Star is underway. The battle portion of it has begun. Orihime's first opponent was Loly and they engaged in a double battle. Loly's Drifblim proved to be a bit of a challenge, but Orihime amazed everyone with smart battling styles. It got her the win and she now advances to the second round. There's more excitement to come of this.
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): Reaching for Your Rival
"Azumarill, Waterfall!" Orihime said as she was in the middle of her second round battle.
"Azumarill!" Azumarill caused a pillar of water to rise right under her opponents and it caused her opponent's Mightyena and Hitmonlee.
"Roserade, Magical Leaf!" Orihime said.
"Roserade!" Roserade used the attack and blasted both pokemon in that pillar of water. Both pokemon were blown out of the pillar of water and it knocked both of them right out of the battle.
"Mightyena and Hitmonlee are both unable to battle." Haron said. "That means Roserade and Azumarill win and Orihime advances to the quarter-finals!" Orihime waved out to the crowd as they all cheered for her victory.
"She did great. That new attack Azumarill learned has been a big help." Ichigo said.
"Indeed. Orihime's doing great. Let's hope she can keep it up." Chad said.
"Stop saying stuff like that. Orihime is doing great." Rukia said.
"It's not that I don't believe in Orihime. I'm just a little concerned." Chad said. "She'll eventually go against Nel or Menoly and they're both pretty strong."
"I suppose I see your point." Rukia said. "Orihime has beaten Menoly before, but Nel is pretty strong. She'll be the toughest one for Orihime to beat."
"Let's not worry about that now. We will when we get to that point. Menoly and Nel still need to win their battles as well." Ichigo said. They were all concerned about Orihime as to who she might go against, but they're doing their best to keep faith in her. The second round kept going with Nel and Menoly's battles coming.
"Ambipom, Double Hit! Heracross, Megahorn!" Nel said. Both of her pokemon went on the attack and smashed their attacks against Vikavolt and Quagsire.
"Vikavolt and Quagsire are unable to battle. Ambipom and Heracross are the winners and Nel advances!" Haron said. Nel won her battle and Menoly was doing well in her battle as well.
"Kricketune, Slash! Floatzel, Razor Wind!" Menoly said. Both of her pokemon used their attacks and they were able to defeat a Granbull and a Piloswine.
"Granbull and Piloswine are unable to battle. Kricketune and Floatzel win and Menoly advances as well!" Haron said.
"Menoly's learned some new tricks." Ichigo said.
"You're right. She just might be a challenge as well, but Orihime beat her before. So I'm sure she might again." Rukia said.
"With that, the second round of the Ultimate Talent Star comes to an end." Haron said. "We will now reveal the matches for the quarter-finals." The matches were set up randomly, but it showed that Nel was going against Menoly in the third round.
"Nel vs. Menoly? This should be an interesting one." Orihime said.
"It's put an end for today, but we'll be back tomorrow." Haron said. "I hope to see you all there." With that, the second round came to an end. They draw closer and closer to the final round, but all the tougher competitors still remain.
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Later
"Dinner!" Rukia called as she brought some food for the others. "All for Orihime on celebrating on her making it to the third round."
"And we know you're going to do great and head for the finals." Ichigo said. "After that, you're going to win the whole thing."
"Thanks guys." Orihime said as they all helped themselves to some food with their pokemon. "Although, if I'm being honest, I'm not too concerned about my match tomorrow."
"You're not?" Chad questioned.
"What do you mean?" Rukia asked.
"I'm actually more interested to see the battle between Nel and Menoly." Orihime said. "I know how strong both of them are. A battle between those two will be interesting. Remember that they battled each other before."
"You're right. Back at Harfin." Rukia said. "Nel won that time, but it could be different this time."
"It's sure to be an interesting battle." Ichigo said. "So let's eat up and get ourselves ready for tomorrow." All of them agreed to that and started eating. Orihime can't wait to see that battle. That battle might determine who her next opponent will be.
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The Next Day
"Welcome back. We are now entering the third round of matches." Haron said as the battles were starting again. "Congrats to the lucky eight who have made it this far, but after this, only four will remain. So let's get started with our first battle. It's Nel vs. Menoly." Both of them faced each other and were both excited for this.
"Bring it on." Menoly said.
"I will. I have no intention of holding back." Nel said. "So let's get started! Ambipom and Gastrodon!"
"Ambipom!"
"Gastrodon!" The Gastrodon that Nel was using was blue and green.
"Donphan and Mismagius, let's go!" Menoly said.
"Donphan!"
"Mismagius!"
"Wow! They got some new pokemon." Ichigo said.
"That Donphan of Menoly's is a male with the size of those tusks. This is an interesting setup." Rukia said. "Normal-types aren't affected by ghost-types and that's true the other way around as well."
"But Gastrodon is part water-type and Donphan are weak against water-types." Chad said.
"So whoever wins this will be the one that has the better moves." Ichigo said.
"I'm ready to get started. Mismagius, Psybeam! Donphan, Rollout!" Menoly said. Both of her pokemon went on the attack. Mismagius floated into the air and launched the beam from its eyes while Donphan started rolling.
"Dodge it, both of you!" Nel said as both of her pokemon moved out of the way of the attacks.
"Donphan, come back around!" Menoly said. Donphan rolled back around and nearly hit Gastrodon.
"Rollout becomes stronger each time it's used. Nel better stay on her toes with this." Haron said.
"Gastrodon, Water Pulse on Donphan!" Nel said and Gastrodon was getting ready to attack.
"Mismagius use Astonish on Gastrodon!" Menoly said. Mismagius unleashed a red sonic wave and it hit Gastrodon before Gastrodon could attack.
"Ambipom use Ice Punch on Mismagius!" Nel said. Ambipom focused cold energy around the fists of her tail and was going to attack.
"Donphan, Take Down!" Menoly said. Donphan charged right at Ambipom and intercepted the attack and tackled her.
"Hold on. I think I see her strategy." Rukia said.
"What is it?" Ichigo asked.
"Menoly is having Mismagius attack from the air while Donphan attacks from the ground." Rukia said. "If Nel attacks one, the other can intercept because their too focused on the other."
"An attack from above and attack from below." Chad said. "Difficult to block both."
"Gastrodon use Mud Bomb on Donphan. Ambipom use Shadow Ball on Mismagius!" Nel said.
"I don't think so!" Menoly said. "Donphan use Earthquake!" Donphan slammed against the ground and caused the whole place to shake and caused both pokemon to lose their balance. "Donphan, Take Down! Mismagius, Energy Ball!" Both of her pokemon used the attacks with Ambipom getting hit by Donphan and Gastrodon getting hit by Energy Ball.
"Ouch! Nel's pokemon got hit by some powerful attacks." Nel said. "Can Gastrodon keep battling after taking a lot of damage?" Gastrodon did appear to be in bad shape.
"Recover." Nel said. Gastrodon had some energy flowed through it and was healing.
"So Gastrodon can use Recover?" Menoly said. "That still isn't going to stop me. I seem to hold the advantage."
"Wrong." Nel said, but Menoly didn't understand.
"If you're trying to scare me, it won't work. Mismagius, Energy Ball again!" Menoly said. Mismagius used the attack again and it was heading for Gastrodon.
"Mirror Coat!" Nel said. Gastrodon was surrounded by the light and the attack was reflected. Mismagius was surprised by that attack and got hit by her own attack. Menoly was surprised by that as well. "Ambipom, Double Hit on Donphan!" Ambipom gathered energy around her tails and smacked Donphan with it.
"Look at that! Nel has turned the battle around in her favor." Haron said.
"And I'm about to end this. Gastrodon, Water Pulse on Donphan! Ambipom, Shadow Ball on Mismagius!" Nel said. Gastrodon used the attack and blasted Donphan with the water. Ambipom jumped to Mismagius and formed the dark orb with her tails. Ambipom tossed it against Mismagius and knocked her right out of the air. Mismagius crashed next to Donphan and both of them were knocked out.
"Both Mismagius and Donphan are unable to battle. That means that Gastrodon and Ambipom are the winners and Nel advances to the semi-finals!" Haron said with everyone cheering. Nel and her pokemon bowed to the crowd and Menoly had trouble believing she really lost.
"Menoly had a good strategy going, but by Nel using that surprising counter with Mirror Coat, it through her off her rhythm." Rukia said.
"Once that happened, Nel finished it with some super effective moves." Ichigo said. "Nel really knows what she's doing out there."
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Orihime
Orihime watched the battle herself. As usual, she was impressed with what Nel has done and she just knows a battle with her is coming.
"Nel's as great as ever." Orihime said. "Time I get serious." Orihime knows her real challenge is coming, but she has to make it to it first. That means she has to get through this round. Orihime was on her way to her next match and saw she was passing Nel.
"Break a leg out there, Orihime." Nel said.
"Thanks." Orihime said as the two of them passed each other.
"Orihime, you better win." Nel said. "Winning this whole thing won't mean much to me until I have a battle with you." When Nel said that, it made Orihime shocked and honored. It felt like someone acknowledged her strength for the first time. It made her real happy.
"Sure. I feel the same." Orihime said. These two were great friends, but great rivals as well as they recognized each other's strength and it strived them to do better. They're aiming for each other and they don't want to disappoint the other.
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The Stage
Orihime and Nel continued on through each round. They battled to their best and they won their remaining battles. With all that excitement, it soon came time for the finals.
"What amazing battles we've had here today." Haron said. "All of it was great, but we are reaching the climax. We have now entered the final match! It's Orihime vs. Nel!" The two of them faced each other and were aware of what they were getting into.
"Go, Orihime!" Ichigo cheered.
"Absol!"
"You can take her!" Rukia said. Everyone watched closely with this battle. Loly and Menoly stuck around to see how it would play out.
"Both of these lovely ladies have done well to make it this far, but only one will be left standing when this is over." Haron said. "We're about to see who the winner will be. So let's see which pokemon they're using!"
"Sylveon and Swanna, let's do this!" Orihime said.
"Sylveon!"
"Swanna!"
"Gogoat and Salamence, time to play!" Nel said.
"Rrreeeerrggh!"
"Rrraaaa!"
It's the final match with it being Nel vs. Orihime. Both of them are great show-women, but there can only be one winner. Who will win the Ultimate Talent Star? Stay tune to find out.
To Be Continued…..
