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Chapter 14

Last time, Team RWBY were watching the first round of performances to see how Pokemon Contests work. While there, they saw Franklin, Dawn, and May perform their very best and made it into the second round. But in the first match-up, it is May vs Franklin which caught May and Team RWBY off-guard. Who will make it on top?

Song: Pokemon Theme (Version XY)

Artists: Ben Dixon and the Sad Truth, John Siegler, and John Loeffler

I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause

(Pokémon!)
(Gotta catch 'em all), it's you and me
(Pokémon!)
I know it's my destiny
(Pokémon!)
Yeah, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
(Pokémon!)
(Gotta catch 'em all)
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all!
Pokémon!

Everyone is eagerly waiting for the first round between May and Franklin with many on the edge of their seats as they await for the fight between Hoenn's very own coordinator against a legendary trainer from parts unknown.

Vivian then shows up, "Sorry for the wait everyone! Just had to take a call. Now, is everyone ready for the match?"

The audience scream, "YEAH!"

"Alrighty then, let's give it up for out two coordinators! In the left side of the field, we have every ladies' favorite star and lone trainer from who knows where; Franklin!"

Franklin enters the arena and waves at everybody with a lot of his fan girls squealing as he waves at them.

"Now on the right side, we have the Top Coordinator from Hoenn, the Rising Beauty of Littleroot Town; May!"

May enters and waves at everyone in the arena with her own fans going, "MAY! GOOD LUCK OUT THERE!" But the Franklin fan girls are full of rage as they want to get rid of her.

"And now the first round of the Battle Performance is set and ready!"

Franklin pulls out his Pokeball yet this time it has a snowflake seal on it. He throws it and says, "Go, Ninetales!"

His Alolan Ninetales has entered onto the field with snowflakes scattering gently all over.

May pulls out her Pokeball with a fire seal on it. She throw and says, "Go, Blaziken!"

Blaziken has entered onto the arena with flames all around its body yet break dances with them before they dissapate.

Franklin is sweating a little yet keeps his cool. 'Ah nuts.' he thinks to himself, 'Should've known there was a 25% chance she calls out her Blaziken. Fire and fighting-types are very effective against ice-types.'

Weiss pulled out her Megadex and learns about Blaziken. Weiss says, "Now that's a bad match-up."

"Huh?" Ruby looked at Weiss.

"Blaziken is a fire and fighting-type and they are good against ice-types."

Yang says with her arms crossed, "True. But his Alolan Ninetales is part fairy-type and those are super effective against fighting-types."

Blake then states, "That is true as well but can he win with just dazzling gleam alone. That would cost him some serious points."

Ruby looks back at the arena, "But there is that fourth move that we haven't seen yet. So there might be a chance."

"Alright, we have five minutes on the clock and begin!" After that, the clock starts counting.

May orders, "Blaziken, use blaze kick!"

Blaziken's legs becomes surrounded in red-orange flames as it looks like its dancing its way to the Alolan Ninetails.

But Franklin orders, "Use aurora veil and dodge!"

Franklin's Alolan Ninetails started to use its move as it dances around Blaziken's blaze kicks. Almost like some sort of dance of colorful lights and fire that mesmerized the audience.

"Whoa! Now this is something new!" Vivian is overwhelmingly impressed, "It looks like a dancing match between lights and fire with both Pokemon doing it like some sort of ritual!"

Both May and Franklin lost 10% of their points.

May then orders, "Use overheat!"

Blaziken's body turns a faint red as the color of the aurora turns into different shades of red.

"Blaziken is using overheat to turn that beautiful and colorful aurora into a beautiful red aurora!"

Franklin lost 20% of his points. Blaziken then releases a white fire with a red-orange flame spiraling around it at the Alolan Ninetails.

"Dodge!"

Alolan Ninetails dodge the attack in a graceful and elegant manner. May lost 10% of her points.

"Now use iron tail!"

Alolan Ninetails' nine beautiful white tails become straighten and surrounded in white sparkles and it becomes surrounded in a white outline. Then becomes metallic as it its tails have become like iron swords.

May is a little confused, "What are you planning? Steel-type moves don't work on Blaziken."

Franklin says, "True. But I got something in mind. Use dazzling gleam!"

Alolan Ninetails used dazzling gleam to have its body surrounded by a rainbow colored shine. As a result, its sword-like tails become brilliantly shining and polished to perfection that cause a blinding light. As a result, May and Blaziken cannot see a thing as Alolan Ninetails rushes in while being a beautiful rainbow as it hits Blaziken with its shining, metal tails followed by beams of light from those tails which causes Blaziken to be knocked out of the arena. May's sight returned and notices Blaziken is not there. She looked around until she notices that Blaziken is knocked out onto the floor close to her right before returning to May's Pokeball.

"Blaziken!"

A sound of buzzing came along with red X's from the judges.

"Now I wish I brought sunglasses because that was way too bright to see anything. But from what I can barely see, Blaziken is knocked out. Which means, Franklin is the winner!"

The crowd cheers for Franklin's victory as he approach May to congratulate her and gives her a handshake.

"I gotta say," Franklin says with a smile, "you've come a long way since the last time I saw you."

May blushes a little as she shakes Franklin's hand, "Thank you."

And Franklin's fan girls are getting really upset with their eyes glowing red and have flaming auras full of intense anger.

Yang is wearing her aviator sunglasses as she says, "Now that, was a shinning victory."

Blake rubs her eyes, "I think that move burned my retinas a little."

Weiss says, "Indeed. His victory had a...brilliant shine."

Ruby looks at Weiss, "Weiss! Not you too!"

"Was that a spectacular beginning for the second round?! I know that it was! Cold and hot along with a spectacular light show! But this is just the beginning everyone! We have more on the way!"

After that first round, many more came after with many showing off their own styles and techniques that they have perfected before coming here. Team RWBY are in awe by what they see as they are impressed by everything that the coordinators have. They are starstruck by their battle performances and feel as if they are inspired. The show continued on until the finals. And in the finals, it is Dawn vs Franklin. Everyone is getting excited as the final round of the Ecuador Town Pokemon Contest is about to begin.

Ruby jumps up and down her seat, eager to see what's next. "Aw man! I really want to see this! But I really really need to go." Or just in desperate need to use the restroom.

Yang looks at Ruby, "Then go already!"

"I don't want to miss this!"

Weiss looks at Ruby with a disapproval glare, "Honestly Ruby, you are such a child. Just make it quick."

Blake has her Megadex out, "Don't worry, Ruby. I can record it for you."

"Thank you!" Ruby quickly leaves with her semblance while leaving behind rose petals.

People felt a strong breeze and wonder why are there rose petals.

Weiss does a facepalm, "Idiot. We can't use our semblances in public unless it is an emergency."

"I say using a bathroom counts as one." Yang says.

"And you're encouraging her bad behavior!"

"Ladies and gentlemen! Pokemon trainers of all ages! Give it out for our two finalists that have made it all the way close to the end! So give them a big shout out for Franklin and Dawn!"

The crowd cheers as both of them come onto the arena as they prepare their Pokemon.

Franklin throws his, "Sylveon, I choose you!"

Sylveon pops out and is surrounded by cherry blossoms as she puts on her charms as the cherry blossoms fall on her before posing. Everyone cheers on how cute Sylveon is being, even Weiss.

Ruby then appears and says, "What did I miss?"

Dawn then throws her Pokeball and says, "Okay, Piplup! Spooot-light!"

Pops out the Pokeball is Piplup as it does a dance while surrounded by bubbles.

"AAAAAAWWWW!" Ruby, Weiss and Yang say in unison, "SOOOO CUUUUTTTEEE!"

Ruby says with hearts for eyes, "It's like a chibi plush toy!"

Weiss says with also hearts for eyes, "I just want to give it a hug!"

Yang says with also hearts for eyes, "Cutie!"

But Blake sees it as lunch.

"Begin!" The timer started counting down and the match beings.

"Okay Piplup, use dance around!"

"Huh?" Franklin went.

"Huh?" Vivian went.

"HUH?!" the audience is just as confused as well.

Piplup starts dancing around on the arena in a cute manner. Everyone adores Piplup's little dance as Franklin just lost 5% of his points.

"Okay." Franklin is a little confused on why Dawn orders Piplup to dance. He shakes it off and orders, "Use fairy wind!"

Sylveon uses fairy wind on Piplup.

"Use whirlpool!" Dawn orders.

Piplup's body glows a blueish-white color and it raises its arms and beak to the air. It then opens its beak and a huge whirlpool comes out of it and forms above Piplup. Piplup uses it to catches the fairy wind and turns the whilrpool into a dull pink and sparkles.

"I cannot believe what I am seeing! Piplup uses the whirlpool as a shield to block Sylveon's attack and turn the whirlpool into a cute pink coloration!"

Franklin lost 15% more of his points.

'Now I see.' Franklin thought to himself, 'She was lowering my guard so she can take advantage of my move.' Franklin smirks. 'Dawn certainly has gotten a bit more devious since our last encounter. Clever girl.' Franklin orders Sylveon, "Sylveon use attract fan dance!"

Sylveon uses attract and grabs the hearts and does a fan dance before Piplup unleashes the pink whirlpool.

Dawn orders, "Now use drill peck!"

Piplup's beak glows white and gets longer as he spins through the whirlpool and becomes enveloped in the pink water as Sylveon throws her attract hearts but they got deflected. Much to their shock. Then Piplup delivers a direct hit at Sylveon. Sylveon is then knocked out of the arena and returns to her Pokeball.

"What the-?!" Franklin went as he looks at his Pokeball. He is completely surprised that he got taken out.

Dawn...doesn't look all that excited. As a matter of fact, she looks confused. "We won?"

The sound of a buzzer and red X's appear on the judges scoreboards (with Nurse Joy having a tissue out for her eyes).

"Now that's an instant K.O.! Dawn won Ecuador Town's Pokemon Contest!"

Team RWBY look and are taken by surprise just as much as Dawn despite everyone cheering for her victory.

"That was...unexpected." Ruby says.

"A cute little ribbon dog gets taken down by an unevolved, cute penguin? That is unexpected." Weiss says.

Blake then says, "Who knew a small bird like that can be so strong. Remind me to never try to eat it."

"That is one tough penguin. I hope my Pokemon can be strong like that Piplup." Yang says who is slowly starting to get excited.

Franklin walks up to Dawn and says, "You definitely have gotten stronger since our last encounter. This is my 16th lost. Your Piplup has gotten super strong. But I'm glad. It is nice to lose every once in a while. All the more reason why I should train more."

Dawn nods, "Yeah. My Pokemon and I have worked hard just as much as you have."

Piplup place its flippers on its side and hold its head up high.

Franklin chuckles a little as he gives her a handshake, "Make sure you keep it up. Because I might get back at you."

Dawn shakes his hand, "And we'll be ready!"

The fan girls are starting to get heated again.

Franklin looks at them as he approach, "Now, now. There is no need to get upset. After all, failure is something to be learned from. Without it, you cannot grow and you won't get stronger from learning from your mistakes."

His fans get teary eye after learning from Franklin himself.

After that, Dawn is awarded the Ecuador Town Pokemon Contest Ribbon. She holds it high as everyone cheers for her victory. Once that is over, everyone headed out after such a wonderful contest.

"That was AWESOME!" Ruby shouts out loud with her arms stretched out into the air. "I feel totally inspired!"

"Same here." Weiss is just as excited as Ruby. "Now I want to pull off an elegant performance like that."

Blake says as she walks towards them, "Don't forget that we have to train our Pokemon in order to do those performances. That takes time which those trainers had. As of now, we are just rookies."

Before Yang can say anything, she sees Franklin in his traveling attire as he looks up at the sky as the sun sets over at the horizon. The guy just smiles as he has his head up in the clouds.

Blake notices and looks in the same direction, "Is that Franklin?"

Franklin notices as he looks at Team RWBY's direction. "Oh hey."

Ruby starts to get bashful and hides behind Weiss.

"That was a wonderful performance you gave." Weiss congratulates Franklin.

Franklin nods. "Thanks. But it seems that I still have much to learn. After all, every failure is a chance to learn something new."

Blake speaks, "You know, you seem to be mature for your age. You just accept your lose and think of it as a learning experience from your failures."

Franklin laughs at Blake's remarks. "True. Anyway, you girls interested in the upcoming Pokemon Showcase? It is happening tomorrow."

"I'M IN!" Weiss outbursts and raise her right hand. She regained her composure and clears her throat. "I would be happy to watch."

Yang asks, "You're not, oh yeah, girls only."

"Yup." he nods. "But let's see them in action when it is time. Same time as the Pokemon Contest." He walks away as he says, "See you girls at the Pokemon Center."

AN: Hey everyone. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, even though it is short. Sorry, still feeling exhausted from work. So I won't be answering any questions for a bit. Sorry guys. But maybe next time. As I stated above, make sure you guys checkout my other series. Later. Hope to see (or write) to you guys in another two weeks. Oh and keybladelight, can you please keep things in one 5 sentence paragraphs for me? I don't mean to be rude but it is a little too much for me to keep up. Especially the way my boss been pushing things lately. I'm sorry. And yes I did see the new stuff that came out. Well, see you guys later. Hope things will get easier at work.