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On with the story
The next 2 days passed as it is now the start of the Chocovine Pokemon contest.
Akira, and Minny were practicing with their Pokemons on the field while Osamu and Miyuki were in the middle of picking seals and what to do in the performance round.
"lightning….fire…..ice…..flowers….." said Osamu as he is choosing between so many seals just to find the right one which brings the dazzle in the performance round, the young Coordinator picking to choose Gallade for the performance round while having Garchomp for the battle round.
"how about a flash?" said Ken, showing Osamu a star-shaped seal and then a smoke seal. "or a smoke seal? To add more mystery before Gallade's appearance"
"I haven't tried a flash seal before, and a smoke seal does sound good," said Osamu while thinking as he scratches his chin. "maybe I'll try both"
"how about you, Miyuki?" asked Ken to Miyuki who is grooming Ralts.
"I've chosen my seals already, Ken-san" replied Miyuki with a smile before Ralts started playing around with some seals in its possession. "hey now"
While Miyuki is handling Ralts, Ken and Osamu turn to see Shirona, Shirina, Kirika, and Kenji coming towards them, the four have gone to buy lunch.
"how is the preparation going?" asked Shirona while passing a smoothie to Ken.
"just fine" replied Ken before taking a sip of his smoothie.
Osamu placed Garchomp and Gallade's Pokeballs into two Capsule Balls before placing the seals on each. Miyuki did the same as she has chosen Gardevoir and her Froslass.
The two throw out their Pokeballs as Garchomp, Gallade, Gardevoir, and Froslass came out of their Pokeballs with the effect of the seals in place.
"got to love those Capsule Ball seals" said Kirika while munching on a hamburger.
"let me try one" said Shirina as she took a spare Capsule Ball and the Fire Seal. She placed Hitmonchan's Pokeball in the Capsule before applying the seal. "ok then!"
Shirina throws the Pokeball into the air as it pops open and flames appeared everywhere alongside Hitmonchan who did a rolling flip and then landed.
"seems that someone remembered how the contest works back then" said Shirona as Hitmonchan once performed in a contest with Ken in the past.
"seems so" replied Ken with a chuckle before everyone heard a loud explosion coming from the training field where Minny and Akira were.
"tell me that the explosion didn't came from a failed practice" said Kirika before everyone went to the field where the explosion had occurred.
Akira and his Torterra were having serious dead glares at a male Coordinator who wore a black sports outfit while standing beside a Weaville who wore sunglasses on.
"Aniki!" Kenji called out to him as Akira sees his brother and friends coming.
"ho? So that's where your little brother went to, huh?" said the Coordinator who looks at Kenji and the others.
"you!" said Kenji with a dead glare at the man.
"you know him?" said Minny as Kenji nodded.
"seems that your little party group just keeps on increasing, huh? Akira?" said the male Coordinator as Akira's glare never left.
"what do you want now, Lan?" said Akira while crossing his arms.
"nothing much" the male Coordinator replied while holding his hands up and folds them behind his head. "I'm just going to win this Contest's Ribbon just like how I did at Beach Rose town and beat you again."
"why you!" said Kenji, as he took a step forward before Lan's Weaville got in front of him and points its claws at his neck.
"leave my brother out of this, Lan" said Akira as Lan smirks before nudging his head to the side, commanding his Weaville to stand aside.
"I'll be anxious to see you get defeated, Akira" said Lan who turns around and started walking away with his Weaville following behind.
Akira looks at Lan with his Torterra as they didn't stop looking at the two before they were gone from sight.
"hey, Akira. Who was that guy?" asked Shirina, referring to Lan.
"someone who I never want to be friends with" replied Akira.
The conversation was taken to the rest area where everyone had their lunch together.
"I and Kenji met him at Beach Rose town a while before meeting you guys back at Solaceon Town" said Akira as he explained in how he met Lan. "we were both going for the contest ribbon at the town, but Lan beat me to it, he is by far the worst Coordinator I have ever seen."
"what did he do?" asked Kirika, curious to know why Akira refers Lan as a worse Coordinator.
"he mocks his opponent in battle and after he won it" replied Akira, his eyes having some hate in them.
"he also has a nasty way of battling, just pure cheating" Kenji added. "there was one Coordinator whose Tyranitar got humiliated by the guy's Steelix. He just makes fun of others!"
"sounds like you have a rough rival there, Akira" said Ken while rubbing his chin a bit.
"not only to me" replied Akira as he looks at Osamu and the others, they are all going for the ribbon and that means Lan too.
"if I met a guy like that, I'll pummel him" said Shirina while crossing her arms, the thought of meeting someone like Lan made her want to explode in anger.
"you said it, Shiri" Kirika added, having the same idea as her.
"matters aside" said Shirona before looking at Osamu and the others. "remember to be calm if any of you would be facing against him in the battle round, alright? Don't get easily provoked by him."
Osamu and the others nodded, knowing best just to ignore Lan's mockery on the contest.
"Field of port winds, the north winds, the wharf winds, as they carry their songs and dances! It's Contest time!" Marian said, making her announcement. "Welcome to the Contest, from the town of great people coming and going! Chocovine Town!" Marian called out loud, making the crowd and audience cheer for the opening ceremony.
As the crowd went wild, Ken, Shirona, Shirina, Kirika, and Kenji sat down by the crowded seat, watching the contest starting.
"Here's what our winning Coordinator will receive! The beautiful and coveted Chocovine Ribbon!" Marian said as she showed the purple ribbon to the audience and to all Coordinators that were watching in the waiting room. She then turns her attention to the three usual judges of the contest "And up next, I'm pleased to introduce our esteemed panel of Contest judges!"
The three judges made their comments while Ken and the others watched.
"you think that Lan guy might do something dirty?" Kirika asked Shirina who nodded.
"if Akira says that he never wants to befriend the guy, he got the word dirty all over him" said Shirina before seeing Marian announcing the first contestant of the Contest.
"And with that, let's begin our first round! The Performance Round, where one Pokémon per Coordinator puts on a show! So please, put your hands together for our first contestant!" Marian said as she turned to the curtains where it unveiled itself to reveal Akira to be the first one to make the Chocovine Town's performance.
"Check it out! Aniki's up first!" Kenji exclaimed excitedly to see his big brother to appeal first on stage.
"Salamance! Fly!" exclaimed Akira as he throws a Pokeball and it popped open with flames raging out and came out a Salamance.
"a Salamance? That's surprising!" said Kirika, not knowing that Akira had a Salamance with him.
"when did he ever get one? That Pokemon looks damn strong" said Shirina to Kenji who grins.
"a Salamance?" said Minny seeing Akira's Salamance with Osamu and Miyuki on the tv screen with the other Coordinators in the waiting room.
"Papa's Hydreigon is one thing but Akira-san's Salamance looks even fiercer" said Osamu before taking out his Pokedex to check on Salamance's data.
"what performance Akira-san might have in store for the judges?" asked Miyuki, curious on what performance the young man has in store.
The three watched Akira's performance while not noticing that Lan is watching too but while having a smirk on.
"Dragon Dance!" Akira called as Salamance growls before it started to glow purple and flies around fast, creating a stream of energy that just follows Salamance's movement. "follow it up with Dragon Tail!"
Salamance's tail started to glow before it started twirling around, creating a line of energy that follows Salamance around. This made the crowd go wild to see such a performance.
"And Salamance has created a beautiful blazing energy line with its own body! Amazing!" commented Marian.
"I see, using his attack to make more appeal to Salamance's body and its amazing speed," said Ken, smiling to see Akira's performance.
"seems that you haven't lost your interest in Contest, Ken" said Shirona as Ken chuckles a bit.
"maybe" he replied before they see Salamance roaring as it soars in the air.
"Salamance! Dragon Rage!" said Akira as his Salamance charges energy into its jaws before firing it into the air as it soon dashes towards the fired Dragon Rage.
"is he planning to have Salamance go after the Dragon Rage?" said Shirina seeing the action.
"or is he planning to have Salamance break it?" said Kirika, thinking of what Akira is planning to do.
Salamance flies towards the Dragon rage as it bites down the attack and cause it to explode into its jaw.
"unbelievable!" said Marian as she, the judges, and the crowds were unbelievably shocked to see what Salamance had did. "Salamance just bites down on its own Dragon Rage?! What does Akira have in plan?!"
The smoke of the explosion filled the air before it got blown away by Salamance who had glowing orange wings that made the crowd surprised and cheered.
"Yeah! Now that's showing them, Aniki!" exclaimed Kenji as everyone got amazed by Akira's plan.
"eating the Dragon Rage to make Salamance's appearance even more beautiful?! Unbelievable!" Mr. Contesta commented with a smile.
"That's true! Remarkable as well!" Mr. Sukizo said with a nod.
"They put together a host of techniques like a great show!" Nurse Joy said out loud as everyone applauded the two.
Salamance landed beside Akira before the two bowed to the applauding crowds.
At the waiting room, Osamu and the others were clapping their hands to see Akira's performance as they were amazed by it.
"I never thought that such a daring trick can give such results" said Minny, amazed by Akira and his Salamance's performance.
"that was intense" said Osamu as Miyuki agreed before Ralts pops out of her bag and cried out with a smile.
Akira heads back to the waiting room as his turn is finished and the next Coordinator is up.
"what a weak sauced performance" said Lan who stood outside of the waiting room and looks at Akira with a smug grin.
Akira merely ignored Lan who started walking and went past him.
"I'll show you" said Lan to Akira while passing him. "the real way to perform in a contest."
"Let's see what our next Coordinator's got for us!" Marian announced as the curtain unveiled itself to reveal Lan making an entrance. "give it up for Lan!"
"him, huh?" said Ken while keening his eyes to see the one who Akira said is someone who plays dirty.
"if we see his skills, we might be able to tell how good of a Coordinator he is" said Shirona as Lan took the middle of the field.
"marvel at my performance!" said Lan who took out a Capsuled Pokeball and throws it to the air, calling out a Claydol to the field.
"a Claydol?" said Kirika and Shirina in unison before the later takes out her pokedex.
Claydol, the Clay Doll Pokémon. Claydol is the evolved form of Baltoy. These ancient Pokémon are said to come alive when a mysterious light instilled life into clay creatures created in ancient times. Claydol can fly and are able to fire beams from both arms.
"a ground/ psychic type pokemon" said Shirona while placing a thumb to her chin.
"start with Confusion!" said Lan as his Claydol floats up into the air and unleashes the Psychic Type attack. "and next, use Rock Blast!"
Lan snaps a finger as Claydol got surrounded with several rocks that collided with each other to make flashy lights.
"what a performance! Using Psychic and Rock Blast together can create Claydol look more mysterious before making a big flash!" said Marian, the judges wowed to see the performance.
"then it's a Sandstorm" said Lan as Claydol spins around, creating the sandstorm that just blew sand everywhere "with a big Confusion!"
At the call, Claydol form the sand into a bigger Claydol that looks so lifelike surprising everyone.
"t-that's just…" said Minny, surprised to see the performance
"unbelievable" Osamu finished her words. "making such a lifelike sand sculpture of itself, needs a lot of practice."
"it's captivating the audience too" added Miyuki
"What a surprise! Claydol used that Sandstorm to make a sculpture out itself out of sand!" Marian commented in surprise as she sounded amazed to see the shape created by the combo of both Confusion and Sandstorm.
"end with the finale! Ancient Power!" said Lan as the giant Claydol sand sculpture shines and creates illuminating sparkles everywhere. At the finish, the crowd began to cheer wildly for Lan as his Claydol came out of the giant sand sculpture of itself, the two bowing for the end of their performance.
"An amazing way to end an amazing routine!" commented Marian as the judges made their own comments about the performance they had just witnessed.
"An amazing sight to see!" commented Mr. Contesta.
"Amazing! And also, remarkable!" commented Mr. Sukizo.
"It seemed like they had synchronized their breathing! I completely loved it!" Nurse Joy said exclaimed, making her comment as Marian took this to make the finishing call of the first round.
"what skills" said Ken as he is amazed to see Lan and his Pokemon's performance on the stage. "he might prove to be a rival for Osamu and the others."
The contest went on as all contestants and their Pokemons performed amazing talents. One by one, every coordinator reached the end of Round 1.
"That's it! The end of the first stage! And the next order of business, is to see who will be in Round 2! Hang tight, everyone! Back with the results soon!" announced Marian as all the Coordinators were given a break as the judges began to make their decision for the Coordinators that will head for the second round in the Contest.
After performing in the contest is done, Osamu and the others met up with Ken and the others.
"I'm sure you four will just get in easy!" said Shirina while hugging Osamu whose face is turning blue from the overly tight squeezing hug.
"c-can't breathe" said Osamu while patting Shirina's hand many times.
"What did you think of my performance earlier?" said Minny to her sister who patted her head and gave her a thumbs up.
"you made me and our parents proud" said Kirika with a grin as Minny grins back.
"I gotta say though, that Lan and his Claydol have lots of experience in their performance" said Ken as he rubs his chin. "that kind of coordination with a Pokemon isn't something that can be easily obtained, it takes years."
"It worries me if one of you faces him on the battle round" said Shirona, thinking of the possibility of Osamu getting defeated by Lan and his battle round chosen Pokemon.
"my my! I am pleased to be praised by the Sinnoh and Unova Champion Master!" Lan appeared as he walks in, catching the group's attention. "I'm happy that my skills are praised by a Top Coordinator like Ken-san!"
"that's retired Top Coordinator, Lan" said Ken looking at the young man.
"get lost, Lan" said Akira confronting his hated rival. "none of us wants to be near you."
"Well..." Lan replied before he faces Akira head on "That goes the same for me!"
The two got into a heated glare with each other as Ken and the others can feel the tension between them. Their contest of just glaring at each other was soon broken off by Ken.
"this is a Pokemon Contest, not a glaring contest" said Ken as he got in between the two "if you want to go head on, I suggest that you two do it on the second round."
Akira and Lan stared at each other before they look away.
"Wouldn't that be something I am anxious to see?" said Lan before he walks away with a chuckle.
"I really hate that guy" said Shirina as Kirika nodded in agreement.
"sorry, Ken-san. I-" said Akira, thinking that he was acting immature with his hated rival.
"don't be" replied Ken while looking at Akira. "there were times in the past that I got some hated rivals too."
The time for the second round had come as Marian is going to announce the Coordinators who pass the first round.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long! And now, it's time for the moment that you've all been waiting for! After careful consideration, our judges have chosen the 8 Coordinators that will compete in around 2! And here they are!" Marian announced as the screen showed the eight Coordinators that were moving on for the battle round.
The cards flipped and showed the eight Coordinators, four of which were Osamu, Miyuki, Minny, and Akira themselves.
"I knew that they made it through!" said Shirina while she and the others went back to sitting at the crowd seat.
"but so did that Lan guy" Kirika added, pointing to one card that showed Lan's face.
"let's give these eight Coordinators a big round of applause!" Marian cried as the audience cheered for the winning Coordinators.
"it's all come to the point of who is going against who now" said Ken as Shirona nodded.
Everyone watched the cards get mixed as they were going to choose who is going against who in the battle round. And the first round is Miyuki against another Coordinator who made it to the second round other than the five, followed by Akira, and Minny's round before the last one is Osamu against Lan himself.
"Osamu against that guy?!" exclaimed Shirina, seeing her little brother against Lan.
"I hope that Osamu-chan has a strong will like you do, Shiri" said Kirika, knowing how Osamu's personality differs from Shirina's.
"And now, our eight semi-finalists will face two by two in the Contest Battles as they fight for the coveted Chocovine Ribbon! So, it's five minutes on the clock... Let's go!" Marian announced as the first battle started off.
Osamu and the others watched as Miyuki head out first to face her opponent while leaving Ralts to Minny to look after.
"Osamu, you should never let what he says get to you" Akira told Osamu while glancing at Lan who is just sitting around while throwing a Pokeball up and down in his palm. "if he starts mocking you, just ignore him and focus on the battle, alright?"
"yes, Akira-san" replied Osamu with a head nod before he looks at Minny.
"good luck, Osa-chan. Don't lose!" said Minny as Osamu nodded before the three turns to look at the tv screen as Miyuki won against her opponent with her Froslass.
"see you on the field, Osamu" said Lan who stood behind the young boy. "may the best win"
Osamu and the others look at Lan as he smirks before walking out.
"never let his words get to you" Akira told Osamu one more time as he nodded again.
Time passed as Miyuki, Akira, and Minny passed their battle round with ease and it is time for the last one.
"moving onto the fourth and final battle! It's Osamu against Lan!" said Marian as Osamu and Lan stood on their side of the battlefield.
"The time will be five minutes! Begin!" Marian called as the timer started, and both Coordinators readied their Pokemon's Pokeball
"Garchomp!" Osamu called out his Garchomp as the Mach Pokemon appeared out accompanied with smoke
"Now, Weavile!" Lan called out his Weavile as the Sharp Claw Pokemon appeared out of its Pokeball accompanied with cold freezing air.
"And it's Garchomp against Weavile! which one will be the winner!?" Marian announced as she raised a good question for the crowd to answer.
"this is going to be a tough one for Osamu-chan" said Kirika while biting her thumb's fingernail. "that Weavile is part Ice Type which is strong against Dragon Types like Garchomp"
"but his Garchomp can use a Fire Type attack that is very powerful against Ice Type, right?" said Kenji, thinking of the attack type advantage that Osamu's Garchomp has.
"that is if he can land it straight" Ken cuts in as he had a serious look. "just by looking at Lan's previous performance with his Claydol, I can tell that he has a more compatibility with his Weavile"
"Even with the major disadvantage, I'm sure there is some way for Osamu and Garchomp to fight back." Said Shirona in a stern voice as she believed that her son and Garchomp will pull through.
"Gabite! Fire Blast!" Osamu yelled, as he made the first move. At the order, Garchomp had flames igniting in its jaws before it fires a blast of flames at Weaville.
"Spin and dodge it!" said Lan as his Weavile spins and jumped away from the incoming Fire blast before landing with grace, the attempt decreasing Osamu's points.
"what?!" said Osamu, surprised that Weavile did such a trick that not only dodged Garchomp's attack but also decreasing his points.
"is this the best your pokemon can do? What a disappointment that I'm battling Ken-san's own son. You sure you are old enough to be in a Pokemon Contest, Osamu? Seems that you're still a kid to me" said Lan in a mocking way while smirking.
"Giga Impact, let's go!" said Osamu, ignoring Lan's mockery. Garchomp growls before the Mach Pokemon dashes towards Weavile while covered in purple energy stream.
"child's play! Hail!" Lan yelled as his Weaville's forehead gem glows blue before a snowstorm rained down on the field.
Garchomp flies through the snowstorm as it headed straight for Weaville who suddenly disappeared in the storm. The Giga Impact failed as Garchomp lost sights of its opponent.
"where did it go!?" said Osamu looking around the snowstorm for Weaville, but he couldn't see Weaville anywhere.
"in a commanded Hail, Weaville just disappeared!" announced Marian as Osamu's points got decreased again.
"what's wrong? Never fought against an opponent in such a situation before?" said Lan while crossing his arms and had a smirk. "if you really are the son of two champion Masters, you should be able to find my Weavile in this hail so easily"
Garchomp looks around before it started to get cold because of the hail and that was not good for a Dragon Type Pokémon to be in a cold situation. Soon snow started to hail on Garchomp who growls while trying to stay up.
"you know, your parents gave you a strong pokemon as your beginner pokemon, and you can barely train it well enough in a battle like this, I'm getting rather disappointed," said Lan mockingly "I guess you're just the weak link in the family, huh? Your sister might be able to win this battle if she could pass the performance round that is"
"why that jerk!" said Shirina, glaring angrily at Lan for his mockery.
"that's just damn rude!" said Kirika, not liking Lan's attitude.
"Weavile, make Garchomp dance in this Hail with your Ice Punch!" said Lan as Weaville appeared behind Garchomp and punches its cold air covered fist at the Mach Pokémon's back, causing Garchomp to growl in pain from the cold impact. Weaville disappeared back into the hail before it attacked Garchomp again form the side and did the action repeatedly.
"Garchomp!" Osamu cried out as Garchomp gets attacked continuously with his points decreasing from every single Ice Punch that lands on the Mach Pokémon.
"you got famous parents and you can't live up to the expectation as their own son?" said Lan with a smug grin "I guess you're just a spoiled kid like your father, who woo your mother,"
"what did he just say?" said Ken, his glance becoming a stern glare. His fists started to clench tight as Ken felt burning anger boiling inside of him.
"Ken?" said Shirona, seeing her husband's action.
"Garchomp! Blow the hail and flush out Weavile with Twister!" said Osamu as Garchomp fended off one of Weavile's Ice Punch before the Mach Pokémon spins like a top and creates a powerful Twister that sucks in all the snow before blowing it to the air above. Weavile appeared in front of Lan as the Sharp Claw Pokémon smirks even though it is out of its own cover.
"you believe that you are any good as your own father who just got lucky on winning Pokemon Contest and Gyms in the past? Sorry, kid. But your father is just a damn lucky guy who isn't worthy of things" said Lan as Osamu gritted his teeth angrily.
"that's not true! My Papa is a great person who I and neechan look up to! He loves Mama just as much he loves us!" exclaimed Osamu while giving Lan an angry glare.
"you have the bark" said Lan before smirking "but you got no bite! Weavile, Ice Beam!"
Weavile's forehead gem glows before it fires its Ice Beam straight at Garchomp who is still in the Twister but soon appeared and was hit by the attack. Garchomp growls in pain as it got hit with the Ice Beam hard.
"Garchomp!" exclaimed Osamu as Garchomp's front side got frozen in ice.
"Osamu! Garchomp!" shouted Shirina as things were going south fast for Osamu.
"this is getting bad!" exclaimed Kenji.
"the time remaining is 30 seconds!" Marian announced as the time left for the battle is T-28 seconds now.
"perfect" said Lan as he snaps his fingers and his Weavile dashes towards Garchomp who is getting back up even with its front side frozen. "Weavile! send them both flying with a Dark Pulse!"
Weavile jumps in front of Garchomp as it concentrates energy into a sphere of purple rings before firing a beam of black and purple circles right in front of the Mach Pokemon, landing a direct hit.
"Garchomp!" shouted Osamu before he saw Garchomp flying back straight at him.
"Osamu! Look out!" screamed Shirina while standing up from her seat. Osamu saw Garchomp's right talon was pointed at him as he couldn't move in time.
The two crashes down before Osamu started screaming in pain as Garchomp's right talon had inflicted a long cut over his right eye.
"Osamu!" Shirona screamed while holding her hands to her chest as Osamu holds his hands over his right eye while grunting in pain.
"Osa-chan!" Minny exclaimed while Miyuki gasp in shock to see the accident.
"Osamu!" said Akira as his eyes were wide before they turn into a stern glare when he saw Lan who is just smirking on the tv "Lan!"
"finish it with another Dark Pulse!" said Lan with a grin as his Weavile fires another Dark Pulse straight at Garchomp and Osamu before it was blocked by Darkrai who appeared out of the shadow. The collision of the attack made a small smoke explosion as it clouded up a bit.
"Darkrai?!" Shirona and the others said in unison before they see Ken appearing beside Darkrai. they turn and see that he is gone from his seat, the man is now at the stage with Dark Type Pokemon
Everyone is silent as no one made a sound when they saw Ken and Darkrai just barges in on the battle.
Ken had a very unpleased look while Darkrai hovers near him, both facing Lan and his Weavile.
"what do you think you're doing?" said Ken as he crossed his arms and sends a stern glare at Lan.
"what do I think I am doing?" said Lan with an innocent face "the real question is to what you do think you are doing, Ken-san. This is a Pokemon Contest Battle, you shouldn't just enter the stage as if you own it."
"do you think that I care about that after what you did to my son and his Pokemon?" said Ken while Darkrai readied a Dark Void attack, clearly angry like Ken. "you and your Pokemons won't be getting off so easy."
"accidents can happen in a Pokemon Contest, don't you have accidents once before?" said Lan as if what he did to Osamu wasn't something of a big deal. He then looks at the clock with a smirk as the timer went to 2 before 1 "and besides…"
The Timer rang as the battle between Osamu and Lan, ended in his victory against the young boy.
"I won, so I believe that I'm going to take my leave with Weavile," said Lan who turns around and started walking away with his Weavile behind. As Lan is leaving, he saw a shadow loom pass his legs and got in front of him. "this is?"
"Dark Pulse" said Ken before Darkrai appeared out of the shadow and fired a Dark Pulse that cause an explosion right at Lan and his Weavile.
"no way!" said Shirina, surprised that her father would command Darkrai to attack someone.
Dust exploded everywhere before it settled down to reveal Lan and his Weavile standing in front of a cracking hole just right in front of him, the attack missed but if it had hit them, they'll be in a world of pain.
Darkrai sinks back down to the shadow before looming towards Ken who is carrying up Osamu on his back.
"consider yourself lucky this time," said Ken as his eyes glows a bit "but next time, you won't be so lucky at all."
Ken walks out of the stage with Osamu while Darkrai helps Garchomp, the two bringing them away.
Lan watched Ken walks out with his Darkrai behind as he nearly felt a close brush with certain death.
An hour later, the contest continued except for Osamu who was brought to a doctor while Garchomp to the Pokemon Center.
We turn our attention to Shirona, Shirina, Kirika, Miyuki, and Minny who are waiting at the Pokemon Center for Ken and Osamu.
"Osamu-kun will be alright, right?" said Miyuki with a frown as she and Minny were out of the contest as the two were against Akira and Lan, both lost against the two.
"I just hope that Osa-chan's cut is small and shallow" said Minny as losing an eye is a big possibility for Osamu after what had happened.
"I can't forgive that Lan guy! He just plays like a real jerk!" said Kirika while punching her fist into an open palm.
Soon, Ken and Osamu came walking in, the young boy having bandages over his right eye.
"Osamu!" said Shirina as everyone went to the two. Shirona holds Osamu's face as she sees that the cut over his right eye is treated well before looking at Ken.
"don't worry, the doctor said that it's a shallow cut," Ken told her as he patted Osamu's head.
"that's a relief," said Shirona before pulling Osamu into a hug. "I'm so glad that you're alright, Osamu."
Osamu nodded in the hug before Shirona separates from the hug and lets Shirina hug him, this time being careful with her little brother.
"don't worry, Osamu. I'll get some payback from that guy for you if it's the last thing that I'll do!" said Shirina, going to have some payback against Lan for what he did to Osamu.
"it's fine, neechan" said Osamu, not wanting any more trouble with Lan.
"Kenji is rooting for Akira who is in the finals, isn't he?" said Ken not seeing the young boy.
"he's cheering Akira with full on power" said Kirika as Minny nodded in agreement.
"does your right eye hurt, Osamu-kun?" asked Miyuki to Osamu who shakes his head.
"the doctor said that I was lucky because I closed my eyes before it got cut," said Osamu while caressing the bandages on his right eye. "it might take a week before it heals completely."
"how about if Gardevoir helps?" said Miyuki as she takes out Gardevoir's Pokeball and calls her out. "Gardevoir, please use Heal Pulse for Osamu-kun"
Gardevoir nodded before putting her hands together and unleashing the Heal Pulse. Osamu felt the Heal Pulse as he smiles.
"thanks, Miyuki. Thanks, Gardevoir" Osamu thanked the two with a smile before everyone heard Marian commenting loudly on the final round of the Contest Battle.
"Go! Aniki!" exclaimed Kenji as he cheers on for Akira who had Torterra out against Lan's Weaville. The time is only 1 minute, and both had equal amounts of points left.
"fifty seconds left on the clock!" exclaimed Marian as the time is counting down for the end.
"Super Power, let's go!" said Akira as Torterra charges straight for Weavile.
"Weavile! Ice Beam, Quick!" said Lan as his Weavile fires the Ice beam straight at Torterra who still charges straight for the Sharp Claw pokemon.
"this is for what you did to Osamu" said Akira as Torterra charges straight towards the Ice Beam without stopping at all.
"damnit!" said Lan before Torterra rams Weavile hard and sends the Sharp Claw Pokemon flying towards the wall, crashing to it resulting in a decrease in points.
Just as Lan could call out for another move from his Weavile, the timer on the clock made a sound, signalling that the battle was over.
"Time is up! Who gets the Chocovine Ribbon!?" Marian called out as both girls turned to the scoreboard to see who had won as the results showed on the amount of points both boys had left. The result showed that Lan's points were fewer than that of Akira who has more than him. "it's Akira from Celestic Town!"
"YEAH!" Kenji cheered as he jumped up and down, very happy that his big brother won and go payback for Osamu.
Lan had a displeased face as he calls back his Weavile to its Pokeball before he walks off while the Award Ceremony is about to begin where Mr. Contesta is holding the metal tray that had the Chocovine ribbon laying on it.
Akira watched Lan leaves before he turns his attention to Mr. Contesta who gave him the ribbon as proof of his victory in the contest.
After winning the contest ribbon, Akira and Kenji went to the Pokemon Center where they find Shirina and the others, but with no sign of Ken and Shirona.
"you did it, Akira!" said Shirina as she gives Akira a grin.
"yeah" said Akira before he turns to look at Osamu who sat down on the couch with Miyuki and Minny beside him. "are you alright, Osamu?"
"yes, Akira-san. I'm fine" replied Osamu with a small smile before he got a pat on the shoulder by Akira.
"I'm sorry that I got you hurt by Lan, Osamu" said Akira with an apologetic look. "if I had been chosen to fight him instead."
"it's fine, Akira-san" Osamu told him as he caresses his bandaged right eye. "the doctor said that I won't get a scar or anything from this."
"you have a strong heart, Osamu" said Akira with a smile as he pats Osamu's shoulder a few more times and then stands up straight.
Nurse Joy and Chansey soon walk in as the two brought back Osamu's Garchomp.
"Garchomp!" said Osamu who went to the Mach Pokemon and hugs his head.
"he is healed up and all right," said Nurse Joy with a smile as so did Chansey.
Garchomp growls sadly as the Mach Pokemon is the one who caused Osamu's injury.
"it's fine, Garchomp." Said Osamu with a smile "this will heal in time."
"he got more spunk now, doesn't he?" said Kenji seeing how Osamu isn't a timid boy that he once made fun of.
"you have no idea" said Minny with a smile.
"where are Ken-san and Shirona-san?" Akira asked Shirina, not seeing the two Champion Masters with them.
"they said that they want to talk about something outside," said Shirina before they turn towards the door and sees Ken with Shirona walking in. "oh, here they are."
"great job on winning the ribbon, Akira" said Ken, praising Akira's victory.
"thank you" said Akira with a head bow.
"Osamu, can you come here for a moment?" Shirona called out to Osamu who is with Garchomp who turn towards the two parents.
"what is it?" said Osamu as he and Garchomp walk towards them.
"listen, Osamu. Your mother and I had a talk outside" said Ken while placing a hand on his son's shoulder. "and we've been thinking that….it might be time to come home with us."
"eh?" said Osamu in surprise and confusion.
"danger keeps on coming to the both of you and the others on your journey" said Ken, explaining the reason why he and Shirona want to bring their son back home. "we think it's best that you and your big sister come back home with us before both of you get seriously hurt."
"wait a minute Papa! What are you saying?!" said Shirina, surprised that her father and mother wants to bring them home to Celestic Town.
"listen to us, Shirina. This is a very serious matter" stated Shirona while having a serious and stern face. "both of you faced so many dangers on your journey together more than I can even count. It's time to stop your adventure and come back home where it's safe."
"no way! I and Osamu are this close to getting to the Contest Festival and the Pokemon League!" said Shirina as she had six badges and Osamu had 3 ribbons, both just needs two more of their badges and ribbons to enter the big leagues. "you can't just stop our adventure!"
"Shirina, we're telling you this because we're worried about both of your safety," said Ken, trying to calm the situation a bit. "the last time any of you got hurt was that time your hand got burned by those three Pokemon poachers in the forest before Hearthome city, remember? And Shirona said that if any of you two got hurt again, it's straight home."
"you got your hand burned, Shiri!?" said Kirika, surprised to hear that her best friend once had a burned arm.
"not the time, Kiri" said Shiri, not wanting to explain how she got her arm into a sling before. "and Osamu only got hurt because of that jerk Lan guy! He is a dirty player!"
"all the means to get you two back home" said Shirona while crossing her arms. "team Rocket, pokemon poachers, people like Lan, how many more dangers must come till one gets you hurt badly? Both of you are coming home with us, whether you like it or not."
"but Mama!" said Shirina but Shirona shakes her head, her decision on bringing them home is final.
"we're riding back the ferry to Canalave City the next morning, no more discussion," said Shirona, her decision is set to the stone before she looks at Kirika and the others. "if any of you wants to come back with us, you're welcome to join."
"we….uh…I think we gonna call our parents first before doing that," said Kirika while scratching her cheeks. Minny, Akira, and Kenji nodding their heads in unison, going with Kirika's idea.
"I don't want to come back home now! I only need 2 more badges before entering the League! I don't want to stop right now! Osamu feels the same too!" said Shirina, not wanting to come back home at all.
"neechan" said Osamu with a frown on his face.
"listen to us, Shirina. We're just worried" said Ken, easing in between the two. "I know that you two want to go to the Grand Festival and the Pokemon League, but that just means you two can get into more danger together."
"but me and Osamu can go through it with Kiri and the others too!" said Shirina, her will determined to win the little debate with her parents. "and also Darkrai too! He helped protect Osamu!"
"but Darkrai can't protect you two if you got separated from each other," Ken replied as Darkrai appeared beside him. "Darkrai is just one Pokemon, he can't go back and forth to protect the both of you in two different places."
"then I just have Golurk or Hitmonchan or anyone I have with me!" said Shirina, trying hard to make Ken and Shirona let the two go on their journey. "I don't want to go home yet! I still want to continue this journey of ours!"
"you want to continue the journey, but what of Osamu? What does he want?" said Shirona as it is only Shirina who wants to continue the journey but that can't be said the same with Osamu. Everyone turns towards Osamu who looks back at them before down while having a frown.
"Osamu, you want to go on our journey together, right?" said Shirina, thinking that her brother wants to come with her and the others.
"Osamu, choose wisely" said Shirona, wanting her son to come back with her and Ken.
"I-i…." Osamu muttered out as he is in a deliberate decision-making situation of whether he wants to go with his big sister and continue his journey or go home with his parents. "i…."
"hold up a minute" said Ken as he got in front of Osamu, blocking him from Shirona and Shirina. "don't put so much pressure on Osamu."
"Ken, you should know better. this is something that we should've done the moment one of them got hurt in the first place" Shirona told him as she was stern on getting her two kids back home safe no matter what.
"I know, Shirona. I know" said Ken, easing off the little debate. "but Osamu here shouldn't be the one to decide, you know that he'll just choose what you say is best for him. let him choose with his own decision nor any of ours"
"my decision is what is best for the both of them, Ken!" said Shirona as the two parents got into a debate with each other.
"you think that we should try and separate them both before things get ugly?" said Minny to Kirika who nodded.
"you read my mind" said Kirika before she, Minny, Miyuki, Akira, and Kenji intervened between the two Champion Masters.
Their bickering attracted some attention to other people who decided not to get involved, knowing better that if two Champion Master are involved, it is better not to get involved at all.
"Osamu-kun?" Miyuki called out as she realized that Osamu suddenly disappeared. "wait a minute, Osamu-kun?"
This got the others' attention as they look around and realized Osamu is gone with his Garchomp as well.
"Osamu? Osamu?" Shirona called out, looking around for her son but he is nowhere to be seen in the Pokemon Center
outside of Chocovine town, Osamu is riding on his Garchomp as the Mach Pokemon flies away before landing in the forest far from the town.
Garchomp growls to Osamu who is crying before he ran off farther into the woods. Garchomp growls before he followed his Trainer.
That's a wrap!
Bye bye