Ash was nervous to say the least, his entire plan revolves around keeping everyone's attention on the battle, something that wouldn't be easy, even for him.

"It's time." A worker said roughly.

"Let's do this." Ash said, walking into the arena.

Round 4

"Hello Orre! It is I Miror B! The new leader of Cipher, and soon to be your ruler!" Miror B said.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Ash insisted.

"Oh please, don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone when they're in the spotlight!?" Miror B scolded.

"But surely it's big enough for the both of us?" Ash said taking off the trench coat, revealing the dress and heels he'd worn for the skit in ONBS. "I hope everyone up there cheers me on!" Ash said in a cutesy falsetto voice.

Above the cages

"Is that our cue?" Michael asked.

"I don't know what else it would be." Wes said. "Seb, wipe your nose, we have a job to do."

Seb wiped the blood trickling from his nose, as the three trainers continued their decent towards the cages.

"This spotlight is only big enough for me!" Miror B shouted.

"Oh, but who wants to see an old fussy fussy like you when they can adore me!" Ash said, using tricks he had seen Dawn and Serena do to get the crowds approval.

"Fine! A battle for the spotlight! Ludicolo! Mr. Mime! You're up!"

"Everyone wish me luck." Ash said with a giggle. "Pikachu! Rowlet! Let's do this!" Ash said sending out his Pokémon with a twirl.

"Ludicollo use Hydro Pump! Mr Mime use Rain Dance!"

"Pikachu use Iron Tail! Rowlet use Brave Bird!"

Pikachu struck the momentarily stuck Mr. Mime, throwing it off balance, as Rowlet spun around the Hydro Pump, striking Ludicolo in the center of his belly.

"Ludicolo use Ice Beam! Mr Mime use Psychic!"

"Rowlet use Seed Bomb! Pikachu use Thunderbolt!

Rowlet's Seed Bomb blocked the Ice Beam at a great cost. The everstone fell to the ground frozen, and shattered. Even Mr Mime's concentration had broken long enough for Pikachu's electricity to hit him.

"COO!" Rowlet screeched. His talon was engulfed in a shadowy aura as it took a swipe at the unsuspecting Ludicolo.

"Ludicolo use Thunder Punch! Mr Mime use Teeter Dance!"

"Pikachu use Quick Attack! Rowlet use Shadow Claw!" Ash said catching onto the new move quickly.

Rowlet struck down the Mr Mime fiercely, not giving the other Pokémon a chance, as Pikachu dodge Ludicolo's fist, hitting it for a bit of damage.

"Mr Mime return! Come on out Ludicolo! Both of you use Ice Beam and knock that annoyance out of the sky!"

"Rowlet use Feather Dance! Pikachu stop them with Iron Tail!"

Despite Ash and Pikachu's best efforts, Rowlet was struck down, defeated.

"Rowlet return. Come on out Lycanroc!" "Lycanroc use Stone Edge! Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"

"Ludicolo one use Razor Leaf! Ludicolo two use Rain Dance to keep us fresh."

Both attacks hit the dancing Ludicolo sending it flying from the rocks and then crashing from the electricity.

"Ludicolo one use Hydro Pump! Ludicolo two use Zen Headbutt!"

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt! Lycanroc use Bite!"

Pikachu zapped the Hydro Pump, and the Ludicolo connected to it as a result, while Lycanroc wrestled with the second.

"Ludicollo one use Thunder Punch! Ludicolo two use Ice Beam!"

"Pikachu use Iron Tail! Lycanroc use Accelerock!"

Pikachu's tail clashed with Ludicolo's fist, as Lycanroc charged forward into the other Ludicolo. Both Ludicollos were knocked out in the process.

"The show ain't over yet! Sudowoodo! Ludicolo! You two are up!"

"How many Ludicolo do you have!" Ash said in astonishment. Sure he had 30 Tauros, but he never used them all at once.

"Ludicollo use Hydro Pump! Sudowoodo use Hammer Arm!"

"Pikachu use Iron Tail! Lycanroc use Counter!"

Ash hadn't been prepared for both of Miror B's attacks to go for Lycanroc. It had been to much for the Pokémon as he fainted from the attacks.

"Lycanroc you did great, come and get some well deserved rest." Ash said returning his Pokémon. "Incineroar you're up!"

"Ludicolo use Protect! Sudowoodo use Earthquake!"

"Pikachu use Iron Tail on the ground! Incineroar use Flame Charge!"

Pikachu had avoided the hit, and while Incineroar was fresh into the fight, that hit had done a lot of damage.

"Sudowoodo use Rock Slide! Ludicolo use Bullet Seed!"

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt! Incineroar use Darkest Lariat!"

From the air, Pikachu shot through the seeds, striking Ludicollo, as Incineroar struck it from the side. Sudowoodo's Rock Slide hitting both of them as a result.

"Ludicollo return! Come on out Dragonite!"

"Wait! This is a five on five! That's not fair!" Ash said stomping his foot.

"My arena, my rules." Miror B said.

"Hmpf! Fine then! Incineroar return! Come on out Dragonite." Ash said giving the ball a kiss for good luck.

Ash's Dragonite popped out of his ball with a happy roar, holding a cap in his hands.

"Hey now hold on. No one likes a copy cat." Miror B said.

"How was I supposed to know you also had a cuddle bug?" Ash said with a pout.

"Oh! That's it! I'm dropping a cage! You've lost enough Pokémon for that!" Miror B said pressing a button. A moment passed before Miror B spoke again. "Hmm, I thought there'd have been more screaming."

"Think again." Wes said, walking onto the sidelines with all of the previous captives.

"You! How!" Miror B said.

"Me, I figured the only way for you to not pay attention to them was by making me take the one thing you wanted most, attention." Ash said, his demeanor changing. "Took you guys long enough, I don't know how much longer I could have done the cutesy girly act." Ash said, pulling off his heels. "Now let's finish this! Dragonite if you would be so kind."

Dragonite took the cap, gently placing it on Pikachu's head.

"Time for a real showstopper! 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted, a rainbow of electricity flowing from Pikachu into his opponents.

Later

"Ash that was amazing." Serena gushed.

"So wait, if you're Ash, who's Serena?" Secc asked confused.

"Hey Nett, I'll get the dress cleaned and back to you as soon as I can." Ash said.

"Keep it, consider it thanks for rescuing us." Nett said.

"Seb, Wes, Michael thanks for helping out today." Ash said. "Also did you get hurt?" Ash asked, wiping the blood from Seb's nose.

"Uhhh, no just I get nosebleeds when I'm high up." Seb said. "I should get going though, lots of training to do still."

"Yeah, I should be going to, if I'm late for dinner, Rui will kill me." Wes said.

"Mind if I hitch a ride to Agate?" Michael asked following him.

"Well you two, it's been a crazy few days, but we all managed." Perr said. "Where's Duking anyway?"

"Taking Miror B into custody, and looking into re opening the Under to the public." Nett said. "It would be nice to have our old hometown back."

"I know the feeling." Ash said, feeling a bit homesick all of a sudden.

"Hey, not much longer and we can go home too." Serena said reassuringly.

"Yeah, not much longer." Ash said, hoping the worst was behind them.