Who's That Pokémon?: This Pokémon uses dual scallop swordsman ship in battle!
The answer: It's Dewott!
A few minutes later, Ash and his friends and their walking Pokémon, had regrouped as they awaited the start of the newest round.
"Well, it's a shame I didn't make it past round one," Kensi said with a shrug.
"Me too, but there's plenty other events to come," Raynard added.
"Don't worry, you guys did your best and that's what counts," Ash assured the two.
"Pika," Pikachu agreed.
"But we're all still in the contest, and I'm looking to give it my all!," Alan proclaimed.
"Shinx!," Shinx voiced in agreement.
"Wow, you sure seem psyched for this contest," April pointed out.
"Yeah, and I thought Ash was the hyperactive one," Megan giggled, much to Ash's embarassment.
"Eevee," Eevee laughed as well.
"Thanks for the complement, Meg," he said as he blushed.
"Well, it goes all the way back to since I was a little kid," Alan recalled.
Flashback: In Cyllage City a few years ago, a moderately sized restaurant titled "Kenworth Club Cafe" is shown in the city and is bustling with business. Customers are eating at the tables in the dining room, and in the lounge section while watching the multiple television screens. A woman is helping seat the guests while a man is helping place the orders at the kitchen.
"You see, my family owns the most popular premium casual restaurant in Cyllage City, called 'Kenworth Club Café'. It's been in our family for two, going on three generations. Me and my little brothers were practically raised in that place."
Inside the kitchen, a younger Alan, and two other boys, both younger are working with the kitchen staff, helping to make the food and bring it to the customers.
"We learned to cook and serve all kinds of dishes to both citizens of Cyllage City and trainers from all over."
The scene then changes to Alan leaving on his Pokémon journey as his parents (the hostess and manager from earlier) and brothers bid him farewell. It then shows him in many restaurants enjoying the food as much as possible.
"When I left for my journey, I set two goals in mind: to compete in and hopefully win a Pokémon League, and to enjoy the best cuisine that each region had to offer. So I've battled and eaten my way through Kalos, Unova, and Kanto."
Back in the present, the others were astonished and amazed to hear Alan's story.
"So you've basically travelled the world on your stomach," Flynn said drolly.
"I can't even imagine the food you've tasted!," Leo added with delight.
"Bulbasaur," Bulabsaur agreed.
"Well, I happen to be an expert baker of macarons, Poffins, and Poké Puffs, and I aim to get to the Dessert Round!," Ellie declared. Alan smirked at this.
"And I hope to see ya there!," he said.
"Not if we get there first!," Ash boasted with confidence.
"Pika Pika!," agreed Pikachu.
"I see you're all full of confidence," Erald noted with a smile. Just then, they listened as they heard an announcement from Nurse Joy.
"All remaining competitors report back to the competition grounds for the next round!," she said. The friends and rivals all glanced at each other.
"Well, I guess that's our cue to get back," Ash pointed out.
"Right. Ray and I will be cheering for you all!," Kensi said as the others left.
Soon afterwards, the remaining competitors, including Ash and his friends, had returned to the contest area for the next round. Kensi and Raynard, however, were now in the stands, watching with Delia, Oak, and Fennekin. Nurse Joy was once again announcing the event.
"Welcome back, to all remaining competitors for round two of the competition. In this round, you will focus on preparing main course dishes. Once again, you may use whatever ingredients you can get from the storeroom within a five minute period, and you may use up to two Pokémon per individual or pair to assist you. As with the first round, the rules remain the same: no stealing from or attacking other competitors. Doing so will result in immediate disqualification, as I'm sure you all saw after the last round. And at the end of this round, the top 4 individuals and pairs will move on to the final round."
The remaining competitors readied themselves for the next round's start.
"Everyone get ready," Nurse Joy announced. "On your marks, get set… GO!"
Once more, all the competitors charged into the storeroom, gathering the ingredients needed for their main courses. And once more, some of the competitors started to fight over the ingredients in the storeroom. Ash and his friends, however, once again managed to collect what they needed and return to their stations rather quickly.
When all competitors were back at their stations, Nurse Joy then said, "Now everyone, choose your Pokémon that will help you for round two."
Ash decided to have Pikachu sit on the sidelines, this time using his Bayleef, while April summoned her Emboar to help out this time. Flynn kept out his Weavile and summoned his Houndoom, while Megan asked her Eevee to sit out. Erald decided to use his Golem this time, while Leo kept his Bulbasaur in. Alan opted to send his Shinx to the sidelines as well use his Haunter and keep in his Dewott, and Ellie used her Seviper and Gardevior.
"Now, this time you will all have have exactly 45 minutes to prepare your main course dishes," Nurse Joy announced. "Now, begin!"
And once again, both trainers and Pokémon worked together to prepare their dishes as the audience watched.
As was in the first round, the competition was fierce, as each trainer or pair of trainers worked with their Pokémon at their stations in making their main course dishes.
As Ash rinsed some cuts of meat in the sink, he had Bayleef use it the leaf on its head to chop up some vegetables. April then seasoned everything, and then put it in a pan, and had Emboar use a small Flamethrower on it to cook it.
At Alan's station, he had his Dewott chop up vegetables and pieces of meat, while he and Haunter mixed up a special homemade curry. After mixing it all together, they used the stove to cook it and boil rice at the same time.
At the Blacks' station, Flynn and Weavile chopped some potatoes in half, while Megan, with Houndoom's help, cut up and briefly stir fried some vegetables. They all then stuffed the potatoes with the vegetables and put them in the oven to cook.
Meanwhile, with the Konai cousins, Erald, with the help of Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf to chop up some vegetables, while Leo and Golem, mixed up a brew of chili powder, tomato paste, some spices, and a hint of Tamato Berry jelly. After cooking up a mixture of ground beef and beans, they mixed it in with the chili brew.
And Ellie and her Seviper sautéd some different types of meat and vegetables while her Gardevoir boiled some ramen and added various spices and the cooked meat and veggies to the pot.
After a while, the contestants had finished their main course dishes and had put the final touches on them, just as the time expired and the an alarm sounded.
"Okay, utensils down, hands up!," Nurse Joy said, as all competitors and their Pokémon raised their hands in the air. "Now, it's time for the judges go around and sample each of your main courses."
Once more, Mayor Stone, Violet, and Burke walked around, and started tasting the main course dishes, once again, rating on appearance, effort, and flavor.
Amongst the appetizers that they tasted were Ash and April's (gourmet sautéd pork chops with vegetables), Alan's (sweet potato and honey-flavored curry and rice), the Black siblings' (stuffed baked potatoes) the Konai cousins' (Tamato chili), and Ellie's (meat-filled ramen).
After a while, the judges finished sampling the main courses, and after another waiting period, they made their decisions, and Nurse Joy stepped up to make the announcement.
"Okay, the judges have decided, so turn your attention to the big screen for who our finalists will be."
Everyone directed their attention to the big television screen in the area, the first was Ellie, the second was Ash and April, the third was an pair known as Jake and Cami, and the last selection was… Alan!
"And there you have it, there are our finalists!," Nurse Joy said.
"Well, what do you know, Ash and April made the finals!," Kensi observed.
"And Ellie too," added Raynard.
"And Alan as well," Oak finished. Delia was happy for her son and the others, but…
"Of course that means that… Flynn and Megan, and Erald and Leo…," she started to say as she looked at the sibling and cousin pairs as they looked slightly disappointed with the results.
"Oh don't worry. I'm sure they'll all be alright."
"Now everyone take a 30-minute break and our finalists will rejoin us here for the next round," Nurse Joy said.
Later on, Ash and the others had regrouped with each other again, this time with Delia and Oak with them.
"I can't believe my little man made the final round!," Delia exclaimed, happy for her son.
"Fennekin," added Fennekin.
"Aw, mom!," Ash replied with a blush, embarrassed.
"And the rest of you as well," Oak said to April, Alan, and Ellie. "Very good job."
"Oh, thank you, professor," Ellie replied.
"Yeah, always good to hear praise from someone like you," added April.
"Especially from me, since I'm the food king of this group," Alan boasted. Flynn simply rolled his eyes at this.
"You know, it wouldn't kill to show a little modesty about your victories," he said, exhasperated. Ash glaced over at the Black siblings and the Konai cousins and realized…
"Oh yeah, and Flynn and Megan, sorry you guys didn't make the finals. Same to you, Erald and Leo…"
"Pikachu," Pikachu added.
"It's fine, Ketchum, it's not a big deal," Flynn remarked.
"Yeah, I don't really mind not winning," Erald added. "I just wanted to compete with my Pokémon and my little cousin."
"And I just wanted to have fun with my big brother," Megan added with a smile.
"And me with my cousin too," Leo added as well.
"Well, don't expect me to go easy on you guys in the finals!," Alan declared with an air of confidence to Ash, April, and Ellie.
"Shinx Shinx Shinx!," declared Shinx in agreement. Ash only grinned at this
"I wouldn't have it any other way," he said happily.
"Same here," Ellie responded.
"Besides, I wanna see your A-game in the finals," April exclaimed.
"Oh, you'll see it alright!," Alan said. Just then, they heard another announcement from Nurse Joy.
"All finalist report back to the competition grounds for the final round!," she said. The friends and rivals all glanced at each other.
"Well, you guys better get going," Raynard responded.
"Right. Best of luck to you, sis!," Kensi said to April.
"And to you to, Honey," added Delia.
"No worries, Mom," Ash responded as he, Alan, Ellie and April headed to the contest area, while everyone else headed for the spectator stands.
However, unknown to them, Team Rocket was still around, and as usual, up to no good.
"Okay, remember the plan everyone?," Jessie asked.
"Don't I?," James said. "We wait for the judges to taste the desserts…"
"And then we swoop in and steal it all!," Meowth finished.
"Wobbuffet!," Wobbuffet added in agreement.
"Mime Mime!," Mime Jr. agreed as well.
"Right. This will teach those touchy busybodies to disqulalify Team Rocket!," Jessie snarled with a wicked grin.
Not long afterwards, Ash, April, Alan, and Ellie, along with the pair of Jake and Cami had returned to the contest area for the next round. The Blacks and Konais, along with Eevee and Bulbasaur, were now observing in the stands, watching with Delia, Oak, Kensi, Raynard and Fennekin. Nurse Joy began to announcing the event.
"Welcome back, to our final round of competition. In this round, you will focus on preparing the most delectable desserts you can. Once more, you may use whatever ingredients you can get from the storeroom within a five minute period, and you may use up to two Pokémon per individual or pair to assist you. The rules remain the same: no stealing from or attacking other competitors. Doing so will result in immediate disqualification, as I'm sure you all saw after the last round. And at the end of this round, the judges will decide the winner."
The finalists readied themselves for the next round's start.
"Everyone get ready," Nurse Joy announced. "On your marks, get set… GO!"
Once more, Ash & April, Jake & Cami, Alan, and Ellie all charged into the storeroom, gathering the ingredients needed for their main courses. Even though it was much less crowded than the previous times, the finalists all had to scramble to get whatever ingredients they could get, especially if they were after the same ones.
In the end, though, they were all able to collect what they needed and returned to their stations even quicker than before.
Once they were back, Nurse Joy then said, "Now everyone, choose the Pokémon that will help you for the final round!"
This time Ash opted to keep Pikachu in again, while April chose her Cubchoo to help. Alan opted to use his Shinx and Dewott again, Ellie choose only her Gardevior, and Jake and Cami choose a Scyther and Mienshao to help them.
"Now, this time you will all have have exactly 75 minutes to prepare your main course dishes," Nurse Joy announced. "Ready, set, GO!"
The final round started as the competitors began making their deserts.
April and Cubchoo used a chocolate cake layer and smoothed three cups of vanilla ice cream on it. Ash and Pikachu then added honey and chopped Oran Berries on top and April and Cubchoo then smoothed another layer of ice cream on top of it. They then placed another chocolate cake layer on top of that, smoothed chocolate icing over it, and April had Cubchoo use a small Blizzard to slowly freeze it.
At their station, Cami and Mienshao mixed flour, salt, shortening and butter to mix into a dough while Jake and Scyther chopped up Pecha and Citrus Berries and mixed brown sugar and liquid caramel together. They then put part of the dough in a tin, and added the chopped berries and the liquid sugar-caramel mix into the crust, and then covered it with a layer of dough and then put it into their pre-heated oven.
Meanwhile, Ellie and Gardevoir mixed mixed flour, salt, shortening and butter, fresh cut-up strawberries, and vanilla into dough, which they then rolled up into balls, placed them on a platter slid them into their pre-heated oven.
And Alan and Shinx used eggs, flour, sugar, milk and honey to mix into a batter in a huge, while Dewott chopped up Pecha Berries and other sweet fruits. Alan then poured the batter into three separate pans and added the chopped berries and fruits into the batter, and slid them it into their pre-heated oven.
Much, later on, the finalists had put the finishing touches on their desserts: Ash and April had added sprinkles to their chocolate and Oran Berry Ice Cream Cake, Ellie had topped her strawberry vanilla Poké Puffs with cotton candy and cherry-flavored icing, Alan had stacked, filled, and frosted his three-layer sweet Pecha Honey Cake, and Jake and Cami had decorated their Sweet 'n' Sour Berry Pie with some of their leftover berries. Everyone finished their desserts, just as the time expired and the an alarm sounded.
"Okay, utensils down, hands up!," Nurse Joy said, as the finalists and their Pokémon raised their hands in the air. "Now, the judges will go around and sample each of your main courses."
As the audience watched, Mayor Stone, Violet, and Burke then headed over to the stations. But before they could start tasting anything, two mechanical arms flew in from above and snatched both the competition's plaque and the case containing the evolution stone set away much to everyone's shock.
"What the?!," Burke said as he and everyone else looked up to where the arms had come from. It was Team Rocket, still in their disguises and flying in their Meowth balloon, as they cackled wickedly.
"I guess we're the winners now!," Jessie sneered with a grin.
"Hey, we disqualified you three! How dare you steal those prizes?!," Violet snapped.
Team Rocket then threw off their disguises revealing their uniforms.
"Prepare for trouble, we dare all we please!," said Jessie.
"And make it double, we swipe and steal with ease," added James.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"So surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!," shouted Meowth as he joined Jessie and James in posing.
"Wobbuffet!," said Wobbuffet as it joined in as well.
"Mime Mime!," added as it posed on top of Wobbuffet. Ash knew immediately who these guys were.
"Team Rocket!," Ash growled, annoyed to see his enemies back again.
"Pika Pika!," Pikachu growled as well.
"Not them again!," Delia exclaimed as she looked on from the spectator stands with Oak and the rest of Ash's friends and the other spectators, all of whom were just as shocked and upset at Team Rocket's appearance.
"Who are these people?," Mayor Stone demanded to know.
"They're a bunch of crooks who steal Pokémon from people," Alan snapped.
"Not today," Jessie sneered. "We figured that we'd compete to win that evolutionary stone set!"
"But thanks to Jessie's hotheadedness and Mime Jr.'s sticky fingers, we've decided to go to Plan B," James added in.
"And break out all of our sticky fingers!," Meowth finished with a cackle.
"You give back those prizes this instant!," snapped Burke, before he called, "SECURITY!"
Several security guards, including the ones that had thrown Team Rocket of out of the competition rushed out after the crook's balloon.
"Take this! Seviper, use Haze!," Jessie called as she tossed up a Poké Ball.
"Cacnea, use Sandstorm!," James added as he too tossed a Poké Ball. Seviper and Cacnea both burst from their Poké Balls; the former unleashed a dark cloud of smoke from it's mouth and the latter spun around and kicked up a sandstorm. Both attacks blinded everyone, leaving them unable to see Team Rocket make their getaway.
April, thinking fast, drew her own Poke Ball, and yelled, "Mandibuzz, clear the air with Gust!"
She tossed the Poké Ball, letting out her Mandibuzz, who then used Gust to blow the Sandstorm/Haze combination away. As everyone's visuals cleared, they saw.
"Hey, those crooks are gone!," Robbie Stone, who had been in the audience with his sister, yelled.
"And with the prizes too!," Kimmy exclaimed as well. As everyone looked around, Alan saw Team Rocket's balloon in the distance.
"There! They're getting away!," he shouted, pointing towards the escaping crooks.
"Not for long they're not!," Ash said as he, Alan, and Ellie drew Poké Balls. "Swellow, I choose you!"
"Let's get 'em Talonflame!," called Alan.
"Come on, Dustox!," Ellie called as well. The three tossed their Poké Balls, letting out their Flying types to join April's Mandibuzz.
"Everyone, go after that balloon!," Ash commanded pointing out Team Rocket's escaping balloon. His Swellow, along with the others, then flew after the theives.
"Don't worry, sir. We'll get those prizes back for you!," Ash said to Mayor Stone as he turned to April, Alan, and Ellie. "Come on, let's go!"
The three nodded as they and Ash, along with Pikachu and Shinx, ran out of the contest area. Seeing this, Kensi stood up, and said, "We should go too, they might need help."
"Right!," said Flynn, Megan, Leo, Erald, and Raynard all together as they stood up and they and Kensi, along with Bulbasaur and Eevee, all ran after their friends. Delia, Oak, and Fennekin all looked on at this.
"You go get 'em, honey!," Delia thought to herself.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket, confident that they'd escaped, started celebrating.
"Ha-ha, a successful heist, no doubt!," Jessie exclaimed victoriously. "And not a twerp in sight to stop us!"
"With all these evolutionary stones, we could turn them over to da boss to evolve Team Rocket's Pokémon!," Meowth suggested.
"Or even better, we can catch or steal a bunch of Pokémon, use the stones to evolve them, and then turn them over to the boss!," James cut in with his own suggestion.
"In either case, we'll go down in Team Rocket history!," Jessie exclaimed.
"The books opened for us three!," James declared.
"For you two lugs and for me!," Meowth said, throwing in his own rhyme.
"Team Rocket is number one, wee!," the trio said in unision.
"Wobbuffet," added in Wobbuffet.
"Mime Mime," said Mime Jr. Just then, Alan's Talonflame and April's Mandibuzz flew up on the balloon's left and right sides respectively, startling the crooks.
"Yipes, those are the twerps' Talonflame and Mandibuzz!," Meowth gasped. Jessie gritted her teeth and growled at this.
"Well, get rid of them!," she snapped angrily.
"Gladly."
Meowth then grabbed a boxing glove-like weapon, and tried using it to hit Talonflame and Mandibuzz, but to no avail as the two dodged every blow. Behind the balloon on the ground, Ash, Alan, April, and Ellie chased after it with the rest of their friends following behind them.
"Now Swellow, bring that balloon down with Wing Attack!," commanded Ash.
"Same with you, Dustox!," added Ellie. Both Pokémon's wings glowed white, and they flew at the balloon at full speed, eventually swiping and puncturing it's sides with their wings, which Team Rocket took notice of.
"GAH! We've been sideswiped!," James exclaimed as he and his friends screamed as their balloon decended and eventually crashed to the ground.
As Team Rocket recovered from the crash, Ash and his friends all ran up to them, with Ash, Alan, April and Ellie recalling their Flying Types.
"Okay, Team Rocket, give back that plaque and the stone collection!," Ash snapped.
"Let's see you take it from us! Seviper, Gourgeist, let's go!," Jessie snapped as she sent out her Seviper and Gourgeist.
"Cacnea, Carnivine, you too!," James cried as he let out his Grass-Types. But of course, they quickly reversed course to hug and bite him as usual. As they did, James cried out in pain as he exclaimed, "Knock it off, you two! At least Inkay knows how to behave!"
"Okay, Bayleef, I choose you!," Ash said as he tossed out one of his Poké Balls.
"Let's go, Purrloin!," April called as she tossed her Poké Ball.
"Dewott, battle up!," Alan cried as he tossed his Poké Ball.
"Come on down, Loudred!," added Ellie called as she tossed her Poké Ball. One by one, Bayleef, Purrloin, Dewott, and Loudred all burst from their respective Poké Balls and faced down against Team Rocket's Pokémon.
"Don't worry, guys. We've got this!," Alan told the rest of the group.
"Seviper, use Poison Tail!," Jessie commanded. Seviper flew in for an attack with its tail blade glowing purple.
"Bayleef, Vine Whip!," Ash called out. Two dark green vines came from under the leaves around Bayleef's neck and struck Seviper, negating the attack.
"Cacnea, give 'em a Pin Missle!," James ordered. Cacnea aimed its glowing white hands at Dewott and unleashed a barrage of white, arrow-shaped streams of pins at Dewott.
"Dewott, use Water Gun," Alan called. Dewott do unleashed a stream of water from its mouth that collided with the Pin Missle, causing the attacks to cancel each other out.
"Gourgeist, Dark Pulse!, "Jessie snapped. Gourgeist opened her mouth and unleashed intertwined beams of black and purple energy circles at Bayleef and Dewott.
"Purrloin, dodge and use Shadow Ball," April coached. Purrloin dodged the Dark Pulse, formed a Shadow Ball and launched it at Gourgeist, hitting her accurately.
"Carnivine, Bullet Seed!," yelled James. Carnivine unleashed a barrage of glowing seeds at his opponent.
"Loudred, dodge and use Hyper Voice," Ellie commanded. Loudred opened its mouth and released a beam of air with blue circles in it at Carnivine, causing it severe agony.
"Aw man, we're gettin' clobbered here!," Meowth exclaimed. Jessie and James, however, were even more determined than ever.
"Not for long, we're not! Seviper, use Bite, and Gourgeist, Frustration!," Jessie commanded. Seviper flew in with its fangs bared and Gourgeist's eyes and body glowed red and puffed smoke as she charged at her opponents.
"Bayleef, use Vine Whip to jump and dodge!," Ash called out.
"Dewott, you jump and dodge too!," Alan shouted in colusion. Bayleef used its Vine Whip to jump up and dodge Seviper's Bite attack, while Dewott evaded Gourgeist's Frustration.
"Now, Body Slam on Seviper!"
As Bayleef came down, she stretched her body out and brought her full weight down on Seviper, crushing it.
"And Dewott, Aqua Jet on Gourgeist!"
Dewott encased itself in water and propelled itself at Gourgeist, hitting her squarely on target.
"Cacnea, Drain Punch! Carnivine, use Vine Whip!," James ordered. Cacnea's arm became surrounded by yellow streaks that spiraled around its arm, which then glowed green and it flew in to punch Loudred, while two vines sprung out from Carnivine's leaves and thrashed at Purrloin.
"Purrloin, dodge and use Dark Pulse!," April shouted. Purrloin dodged and from its mouth, unleashed a beam of black and purple circles at Carnavine, hitting it directly.
"Loudred, Uproar!," Ellie yelled. Loudred yelled out and stomped around, causing blue sound waves to exit its mouth and hit Cacnea right on the mark, cancelling out its Drain Punch in the process.
Both attacks knocked James's two Grass-types into Seviper and Gourgeist, and all four flew back into Jessie, James, Meowth, Wobbuffet, and Mime Jr., knocking them all to the ground.
"Okay, Pikachu, let's wrap this up with Thunderbolt!," Ash declared with a grin.
"Us too, Shinx. Give 'em a Discharge!," Alan added while sporting the same grin. Pikachu and Shinx both charged up and unleashed bolts of yellow and blue electricity from their bodies, shocking Team Rocket, their Pokemon, and their downed balloon, causing an explosion that sent them all flying.
"So much for our evolutionary dreams," James quipped as they soared through the air.
"And we would've gotten away if it weren't for those meddling Flying-types!," Jessie snapped angrily.
"After all the times we've done this, you'd think we'd count as Flying-types!," Meowth remarked.
"Looks like we're blasting off again!," the trio all said in unision as they and their Pokémon disappeared into the sky with a twinkle. However, the contest's plaque, and the box containing the evolutionary stone set, which initially had been blasted off with them, started to fall rapidly to the ground.
"Oh, no! The prizes!," Megan exclaimed in dismay.
"I got this! Grab them, Noivern!," Ash said as he tossed another Poké Ball and let out his Sound Wave Pokémon, who then quickly flew up and caught the two prizes just in time.
As Noivern landed, Ash ran up to him and patted his head and said, "Good job, Noivern!"
"Pikapipi!," Pikachu complemented happily.
"Noi-vern," Noivern responded with a blush.
"Well, now that we got the prizes, let's get them back to the contest so we can have our desserts judged already," Ellie semi-demanded.
"Right! Let's get going!," Ash replied.
Later, the group had returned with the prizes and Ash, April, Ellie, and Alan were all back in their stations along with Jake and Cami, and the judges had just finished sampling their desserts, and indicated to Nurse Joy that they had made their ruling.
"Okay, the judges have come to their conclusion on our finalists' final placings!," Nurse Joy said as Mayor Stone handed her the results.
"Okay, everyone, our fourth place finishers are…," she read from the paper giving to her by the mayor, "Jake Jackson and Cami Fisher with their Sweet 'n' Sour Berry Pie!"
The audience applauded for Jake and Cami, as they looked slightly upset over the loss but glad they made the finals.
"Our third place finishers are… Ash Ketchum and April Landors with their Oran Berry Ice Cream Cake!"
The crowd applauded again as Ash, April, and Pikachu became happy over the results.
"Third place, that's great!" Ash happily exclaimed.
"Yeah, better than I ever thought we could get!," April agreed with a smile.
"Pikapi!," Pikachu added in with a squeal. In the audience, Delia and Oak applauded as well.
"Wow, my Ash got third place!," Delia remarked proudly.
"Indeed. It's not a win per se, but he's happy about it," Oak noted.
"Fenne-Fenne!," cheered Fennekin.
"And now we're down to our last finalists: Eleanor Ritchter and her Strawberry-Vanilla Poke Puffs and Alan Kenworth and his three-layer Pecha Honey Cake!," Nurse Joy announced. "And now, the winner of this years Pokémon Cooking Contest is…"
…
"ALAN KENWORTH!"
The audience exploded in cheers, as Alan and his Shinx jumped for joy, celebrating their victory.
"All right, Shinx, we did it!," Alan said as he held out his arms to his Pokémon.
"Shinx Shinx!," Shinx replied as he jumped into Alan's arms. Mayor Stone then awarded the plaque and the evolutionary stone set to Alan as everyone, including all of his friends cheered.
Later on that evening at sunset, after almost everyone had cleared out of the area, the group of friends/rivals and their walking Pokémon had gathered around Alan and Shinx.
"Great job on the win, Alan," Kensi said with a smile.
"You earned it," Flynn complemented.
"Yeah, that cake of yours beat all odds, just like you," Ash remarked.
"Thanks you guys," Alan replied, greatful for the complements.
"Well, you beat me, Al," Ellie said as she walked up to him. "I guess I met my match in the kitchen."
"Same here."
"So next time we meet, you'll be eating my leftovers!"
"We'll see about that!"
The two culinary rivals then shook hands as everyone watched. After that, Alan than turned back to everyone else and said, "So, who wants some of my cake?"
Leo then became excited as he asked, "You're letting us have some of your award-winning cake?"
"Of course. What are friends for?"
"And who wants some of my runner-up Poké Puffs?," Ellie added in.
"And me and April's third place Oran Berry Ice Cream Cake?," Ash added in.
"Better hurry before the ice cream completely melts!," April remarked.
"I'd like some of that!," Erald put in.
"As would I," Raynard agreed.
"Then let's all dig in!," Ash declared as he and his friends and their Pokémon began to eat the contest's Top 3 winning desserts.
It's a sweet victory for Alan, and an even sweeter aftermath for the rest of our heroes as they celebrate his victory in the cooking contest. But there's still a ways to go and a lot more events to look forward to, as their training for the Densetsu Isle Tournament continues!
To Be Continued…