Hello everyone, Crystal here with a new chapter. I was going to do this earlier, but my mom wanted to set up a new internet box. Now we have faster and better internet! And now, to the reviews! I can finally say that because I got more than one review this time. Now, going in order...

To ptl, thank you for reviewing! Yes, there will be more Precure. Planned it from the start actually.

To Isokage, I'll try to find a balance between the two. And yes, the awaited battle is finally here!

Withthat out of the way, cue the disclaimer!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or Pretty Cure, I only own my OCs. I made this for fun and I hope you all enjoy.

Chapter 5: First Pokemon Battle - Flora Vs. Lisia

"Boy, was that good or what?" Lisia asked as she and the others finished eating lunch.

"I'll say it was, yum!" Victini exclaimed as he and the other Pokemon finished their lunch. Currently the group was in the dense part of the park, as per request of the mythical Pokemon. Once lunch had been made, Flora and Aria explained to Amber and Riley about the past two days. Lisia and Holly also helped with the explanations of earlier that day. Needless to say, Amber and Riley were shocked.

"So the nightmares I had..." Amber softly whispered as she looked at the green jewel around her neck. She let out a sigh as she leaned against a tree. Aria crossed her arms as she looked at Amber.

"They really did happen." Aria said softly to Amber. "Doesn't explain why you had the nightmares though."

"I'm just embarrassed over the fact I lost control of my emotions." Amber admitted as she looked down.

"Hey, if I had a nightmare like that, I'd be scared too." Riley stated.

"So would I." Jirachi said as it floated over to the middle of the girls.

"Honestly, I wish we knew why I had those nightmares." Amber wished as the mythical Pokemon turned to Jirachi. The blue tags on the star Pokemon glowed bright for a moment before fading. Jirachi blinked before frowning.

"I think I do now." It said as it floated over to Hoopa. "I'll be back, there's something I have to take care of." With a nod to the genie Pokemon, a ring portal was opened as Jirachi flew inside before it was closed. Amber blinked as she looked at the others in confusion. Riley sighed as she shook her head.

"Looks like Jirachi granted your wish Amber." She told her friend. "Not surprising given that Jirachi is known as the Wish Pokemon.

"You seem very knowledgeable of us mythical Pokemon." Celebi stated as it floated over to her.

"That's because I've always been fascinated with legends and myths." Riley explained.

"Indeed, stories of the ancient past are quite fascinating." Celebi agreed. Then it frowned as it floated over to the middle. "Though there is a legend that has been long forgotten."

"What kind of legend?" Flora asked as Mew sat in her lap.

"Does it have anything to do with Pretty Cure?" Aria asked as Magearna sat between her and Flora.

"Yes it does." Celebi answered. "Some of us have even met Precure before you, isn't that right Hoopa?"

Hoopa blink as he scratched the back of his head. "Oh, you mean those two? We might have met before..."

"You mean there were other Precure before Aria and Flora?" Holly asked, holding the egg in her lap as Victini settled on Lisia's shoulder.

"Yes, Cure Aura and Cure Eclipse, they were our world's protectors when us legendary and mythical Pokemon could not." Celebi said as it crossed her arms. "I admit, I would have liked to tell you all this when the powers of Pretty Cure have awakened, but some unexpected events lead me to otherwise."

"From what Flora and Aria told us, you wanted to wait until all 6 Precure were gathered, right?" Riley asked. Celebi nodded as it sat on the ground.

"The third awaken Precure is here in Jubilife City, but she has decided to remain hidden as a Precure." The green Pokemon stated as its eyes shifted to Riley.

"Uh, as cool as it sounds, I'm not the Precure that returned Glameow to normal." Riley told it. "I was with Amber the whole time in the Pokemon Center."

"I know, but you can be trusted with our secret." Celebi told her before turning to Mew. "Mew here convinced me after he, Magearna and Hoopa explained what they did earlier today. The same goes for the other chosen ones. Which reminds me." The Pokemon turned to Holly as it gave a small bow to the trainer. "Thank you for keeping the egg safe."

"You're welcome, but why did Victini bring the egg to me in the first place?" Holly asked.

"You have had experience taking care of Pokemon eggs, have you not?" Holly nodded as Celebi smiled. "Then what more reason do you need." It wasn't a question. Holly let out a hum as she started to clean the egg. It didn't satisfy her, but it did make her smile as she got to take care of the egg. Flora petted Mew as she looked at Celebi.

"Celebi, if you want to wait to tell us about what's going on, we're all fine with that." She told the Pokemon as the others nodded. "But there is one thing that we have to know." Celebi stayed silent as it turned to her. "The jewels that Amber, Aria and I have, what are they really?"

Hoopa put on a wide grin as he got beside Celebi. "That's easy, those are Aura Crystals." Celebi frowned at Hoopa as it placed its hands on its hips.

"As Hoopa said, Aura Crystals are jewels that are filled with aura or light." It stated as it glared at the genie Pokemon. "They are also the source of Pretty Cure's transformation and powers." Aria stayed silent as she held her jewel, now identified as an Aura Crystal. Taking a deep breath, she stood up as she uncrossed her arms.

"An Aura Crystal is also being used as part of a contest ribbon." She said as Holly nodded in agreement. "Anyone could have the chance to take it without realizing it."

"Yeah, that's a big problem." Mew said. "We're not sure how it got there in the first place."

"We don't have to worry though, because Holly is going to win that contest." Lisia declared as Holly turned to her, then nodded.

"Right, I'm going to win that Pokemon Contest!" Holly exclaimed as she stood up, the others following suit. "I know who I'm going with, but I need to practice more."

"Can it wait 'till after the battle?" Lisia asked as she turned to Flora. "I want to see what Flora's got!"

"Well, I'll do my best!" Flora exclaimed as Lisia grinned. Holly looked down as she held the egg tighter. She took a deep breath and nodded.

About a few minutes later, the girls were back at the Trainer's School battlefield. Flora and Lisia stood on opposite sides as Aria stood on the side between them. Amber, Riley and Holly sat on a nearby bench, the egg now inside Holly's bag. The mythical Pokemon had gone back to their base, though Jirachi still hadn't returned yet, so Hoopa and Mew decided to wait and watch the battle.

"Alright, you both know how you want to do this right?" Aria asked them as they nodded.

"A two on two battle, no switching during battle unless the Pokemon faints." Lisia stated as she brought out her Poke Ball. Flora brought out her Poke Ball as she took a deep breath, then put on a determined look.

"This is exciting!" Riley exclaimed. "Flora's first Pokemon battle!"

"Let's see how she battles against Lisia." Holly stated as Amber glanced at the mythical Pokemon. They were eating a bag of popcorn that they got somehow.

"You guys are hungry again?" She asked as the Pokemon nodded.

"Hey, this is going to be great!" Hoopa said with a full mouth.

"Yeah! Go Flora!" Mew exclaimed as the cat Pokemon did a flip in the air. Amber shook her head but smiled. This was going to be interesting.

"Alright then." Aria said as she closed her eyes. Then she opened them with a determined look. "The battle between Flora and Lisia is about to commence. Have both trainers selected their Pokemon?"

"Yes!" They both exclaimed as they smiled.

"Please call out your Pokemon." Aria told them as they enlarged their Poke Balls.

"Kricketot/Ledyba, go!" The two trainers called out at the same time. Kricketot and Ledyba were let out as they got into battle stance, stars swirled around Ledyba before vanishing.

"Battle, begin!" Aria exclaimed as the two trainers made their first moves.

"Ledyba, use Tackle!" Lisia commanded.

"Dodge it." Flora told her Pokemon. Kricketot made a chattering sound as it dodge the Tackle attack from Ledyba.

"Into the air, try again." Lisia ordered as Ledyba nodded. Flying high into the air, Kricketot watched as the Pokemon flew by the sun, blinding it.

"Hold your ground and take it!" Flora told her Pokemon as Lisia looked at her in confusion. Ledyba chose that moment to dive down and use Tackle on Kricketot. The cricket Pokemon slid across the battlefield as it glowed white for a moment before glaring at the shiny Pokemon. The ladybug Pokemon hovered in place as Lisia thought of her next move.

'Okay, her Kricketot has a blind spot, I can take advantage of that.' She thought to herself. "Ledyba! Back in the air!" She commanded as her Pokemon did so.

'She's going to try to blind Kricketot again.' Flora thought to herself as Ledyba flew towards the sun where Kricketot couldn't see it. 'She hasn't picked up on the plan either, we still have the element of surprise.'

"Ledyba, use Swift!" Lisia called out. High in the air, stars appeared around Ledyba as the Pokemon sent the attack towards Kricketot.

"Take it and try to stand your ground!" Flora ordered. The Swift attack struck Kricketot, but stood its ground.

"Keep using Swift!" Lisia commanded as the Pokemon did so. Kricketot continued to stand its ground as it took the damage from the attack.

'Just a bit more, hang in there!' Flora exclaimed in her thoughts. Amber and Holly were confused as to why Flora hadn't ordered Kricketot to attack, but Riley smirked. She knew what her friend was doing, hopefully it would be enough. Lisia smirked as well as she seemed to have the upper hand, but it vanished as she noticed something. Kricketot was glowing white as it continued to be attacked.

"What the? What's going on?" Lisia asked herself.

Flora smirked as she pointed to the sky. "Kricketot, close your eyes and use Bide straight towards the sun!"

"Say what!?" Lisia exclaimed, now realizing what Flora had been doing. But before she could call out a command, Kricketot aimed towards the sun and released the stored energy as a white beam. The attack struck Ledyba as a small explosion occurred. "Ledyba!" Lisia called out. Her Pokemon crashed to the ground as dust formed around it. When the dust settled, swirls could be seen in the Pokemon's eyes as it made a weak cry.

"Ledyba is unable to battle. The match goes to Kricketot!" Aria declared as Kricketot ran over to Flora and jumped into her arms. Lisia sighed, but smiled as she brought out her Poke Ball.

"You did great Ledyba, take a good rest." With that, the ladybug Pokemon was returned as Lisia switched Poke Balls. "You got us by surprise Flora, but the same trick won't happen twice."

"Can you keep going?" Flora asked her Pokemon, who nodded as it jumped down. "I wouldn't expect you too Lisia."

"That was a pretty good strategy." Holly admitted. "Are you sure this isn't her first battle?"

"We did some training to build up her Pokemon's speed and stamina." Riley explained as she beamed proudly at her friend.

"Perhaps, but Kricketot still took a lot of damage." Amber stated as she frowned. "And Lisia's other Pokemon has full health."

"True, and I know who she's going with." Holly said as she looked at Flora. "Flora knows it too. This won't be easy."

"She can do it. Go Flora and Kricketot go!" Mew cheered as Hoopa ate more popcorn.

Lisia smiled as she called out her next Pokemon. "Let's go Totodile!" The crocodile Pokemon snapped its jaws as stars swirled around it for a moment.

"Begin!" Aria declared as the battle went underway.

"Kricketot, use Growl." Flora commanded.

"Totodile, you use Leer." Lisia ordered. Both Pokemon nodded as they faced their opponent. Kricketot made a loud chattering sound with its antennae as Totodile glared with a gleam in its eye. Both attacks struck the Pokemon, causing a blue aura to wash down on them. Attack stat lowering for Totodile, defense stat lowered for Kricketot.

"Totodile, use Scratch." Lisa commanded as the claws on the crocodile Pokemon's glowed white.

"Use Struggle Bug." Flora said softly, but loud enough for Kricketot to hear. The Pokemon glowed green for a moment as Totodile charged towards its opponent. When Totodile got close enough, a green energy struck the Pokemon as Kricketot resisted moving. Totodile stopped as the glow from its claw vanished. Another blue aura washed over the Pokemon, this time lowering its Sp. Attack stat.

"You are full of surprises Flora, but we can do that too." Lisia stated as Totodile turned to her. "Totodile, jump high in the air, then start spinning upside down!"

"Spin upside down?" Flora questioned. Totodile nodded with a smile, the Pokemon jumped as high as it could before turning itself upside down. Then it started to spin as Lisia made the next command.

"Use Water Gun!" Lisia order. Totodile, still spinning, released a jet of water that formed a spiral that trapped the cricket Pokemon.

"Kricketot!" Flora exclaimed, not sure what to do. Kricketot wasn't sure what to do as it was getting wet at the same time. Anytime it tried to get out, it would get damaged.

"Finish it with Rage!" Lisia commanded. Totodile stopped using Water Gun as the Pokemon glowed red before crashing into Kricketot. A small explosion occurred as the dust swirled around them. Totodile jumped out of the dust with a smirk, briefly glowing red again before turning. When the dust settled, Kricketot now had swirls in its eyes.

"Kricketot us unable to battle, the match goes to Totodile." Aria declared.

"Alright!" Lisia cheered as Totodile did a little dance. Flora took a deep breath as she laid eyes on Kricketot. She ran over to the Pokemon and slowly picked it up, Kricketot looking sadly at its trainer.

"Don't feel bad, you were amazing." She told her Pokemon, who perked up a bit. "You deserve a good rest." She said as she returned the Pokemon to its Poke Ball. Standing back up, she walked back over to her side and pulled out her other Poke Ball.

"Poor Flora, her Kricketot got washed out." Riley said as Amber groaned. "What?"

"You did that on purpose." Amber told her as Riley put on a cheeky grin. "In any case, that was pretty clever use of Water Gun."

"Yes, it's also a good move in a Pokemon Contest." Holly stated before frowning as she looked down. Mew tilted its head as the cat Pokemon looked at the girl.

"You'll do great at the Contest." Mew told her as it floated around her. "And you'll win that contest, like Flora will win this battle."

"Don't count Lisia out yet." Holly told the Pokemon as she smiled. "When it comes to battling, Lisia doesn't quit until she has won."

"Flora isn't going to give up either, she's a strong girl." Riley stated, confident in her friend.

Flora took a deep breath as she enlarged the Poke Ball. "Piplup, I choose you!" With that, the penguin Pokemon came out as it puffed it's chest out, confident in its abilities.

"Final match, begin!" Aria declared once more as both water type Pokemon stared at each other.

"Use Pound/Scratch!" Both trainers commanded as their Pokemon nodded. One claw and flipper glowed white as they charged at each other. In swift motion, they attacked each other as if they were swords. Both Pokemon turned to each other, still aglow as they countered each other's attack like a fencing match. They stopped as they both jumped back, sparks flying from their eyes as they glared at each other.

'Looks like we're evenly matched.' Flora thought to herself. 'Even so, I'm actually having fun. And my Pokemon are enjoying this.' Locking eyes with Lisia, she could tell that her friend was having fun too and was giving it her all. Flora smiled as she called out to Piplup. "Piplup, jump into the air and use Bubble!" Her Pokemon nodded as while it jumped, it let out a bunch of bubbles aimed at Totodile.

"Totodile, counter with Water Gun!" Lisia ordered as her Pokemon nodded. Totodile aimed a jet of water straight at Piplup when it got close, sending Piplup back flying into the air.

"Piplup, use Bubble again while spinning!" Flora said, making Lisia look at her in surprise. Piplup managed to straighten itself before spinning as it released a spiral of bubbles that hit Totodile. When Piplup landed, both Pokemon stared at each other, both panting as both trainers called out their final attack.

"Use Scratch/Pound!" Claw and flipper aglow, the two Pokemon ran at each other as fast as they could. In swift motion, their attack struck as they stood still once they stopped. Totodile's claw stopped glowing as it leaned down on one knee. Piplup stood up and turned with a smile, before falling back as it fainted.

"Piplup is unable to battle. The victory goes to Totodile and Lisia!" Aria declared as Flora ran over to her partner and scooped him up. Lisia went over and picked up Totodile as she walked over to Flora. Flora looked up at Lisia as she held out her hand.

"That was a pretty good battle Flora, especially for your first time." Lisia told her, giving her a big smile. Flora gave a small smile as she accepted Lisia's hand. They shook hands as the others walked up to them. Mew floated around flora before landing on her head.

"I thought you did pretty good." Mew told her, making Flora's smile bigger.

"Thank you Mew." She thanked the Pokemon as Riley placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Looks like you'll have to do more training soon." She told her friend. "Especially if you're going to get a gym badge."

"But now, it's my turn to do some training." Holly said as the others nodded. All girls and Pokemon blinked as they heard a groan coming from the bench. Laying on the bench, Hoopa held his stomach as it continued to groan. Amber shook her head as she placed her hand on her hips. "Looks like Hoopa got a stomach ache from eating too much." Mew laughed as it floated over to Hoopa.

"Oh Hoopa." It said as the Pokemon continued to groan. "I better take him back to the base, then look for Jirachi. Later!" With that, Mew teleported it and Hoopa back to the base as Aria crossed her arms.

"Somehow, I'm not surprised that happened." She said as Amber nodded in agreement. Flora looked at Lisia as they all started walking.

"We better head to the Pokemon Center." Flora said as Lisia nodded in agreement.

"I'm going to go back to the park and practice. Maybe I'll run into Jirachi there." Holly told them as she started to go onto a different direction.

"We'll come find you as soon as we get our Pokemon healed!" Lisia called out to her.

"Take your time!" Holly called back with a wave.

An hour after they got to the Pokemon Center, Flora and Lisia's Pokemon were all healed. Amber, Riley and Aria got their Pokemon healed as well during that time. Once they got their Pokemon back, Lisia decided to check on Shinx before going to find Holly. The others decided to go explore the city to find the mystery cure. When Lisia went into the room Shinx was in, she found the Pokemon sleeping soundly. That made her smile as she quietly went in.

The shiny Pokemon woke up as he heard her come in. "Hi Shinx. Sorry to wake you." Lisia told the Pokemon as it gave a small smile to her. "How are you feeling?"

"Shinx." He said as he slowly stood up.

"That's good. Um, Shinx?" Lisia asked. The Pokemon frowned as it listened. "Do you actually belong to someone?"

"Shinx?" The Pokemon asked before it shook its head.

"I see. You know, it's pretty rare to find a Shinx like you." Lisia told it. "I got pretty excited to see my first shiny Pokemon in the Sinnoh region. Not to mention you put up quite a fight with my team." Shinx smirked as it wagged its tail. Lisia let out a sigh as her expression dampened a little. "Guess I should apologize, I didn't realize how sick you were."

Shinx frowned as the shiny Pokemon walked over and gave a rub on Lisia's hand. Then it smiled to show that it had no hard feelings.

"You're a good sport, you know that?" She asked the Pokemon. "Shiny or not, I would love to have a Pokemon like you."

"Shinx! Shinx!" The shiny Shinx got into a battle stance as it gave a smile.

"You want to battle me?" Lisia asked. The Pokemon nodded, making Lisia laugh. "Okay, but in a few days. Nurse Joy says you have to stay here until you are full strength. Got it?" Shinx nodded again before curling up to go to sleep. "See you later." Lisia gave the Pokemon a small pat before leaving. As she left, Lisia couldn't help but think back to when Shinx Dynamax. The girl frowned as she remembered hearing another person's voice.

"Who is doing all this?"

"Pokétch! Get your Pokétch here!" Venus shouted as she, Uranus and Neptune were at a stand, all three wearing a clowns disguise so they wouldn't be recognized. For the past few hours, after Neptune had explained her idea, they have been selling the latest model of the Pokétch, a device similar to a watch but with a touch screen. Many customers have come and gone, some paying for a Pokétch while others exchanged it for coupons.

"Neptune, please remind me why we are selling these things?" Uranus asked as she had turned to her ally.

"Well how else are we going to raise the money?" Neptune asked rhetorically. Uranus sighed as she shook her head.

"I can't believe you convinced Mercury to do this when we can go collect some dark energy." She said as Venus shook her head.

"You were told not to Dynamax in Jubilife City again, we don't want to attract suspicion." Venus to her as Uranus rolled her eyes.

"Whatever, I still don't see how we're going to get that jewel." Was all Uranus said as she got out more boxes filled with the Pokétch.

"It'll all be worth it in the end." Neptune told them. "Half the money we earn will go to fixing Mercury's Dynamax Band. The other half will go to us. Plus we're being payed by the hour to sell these."

"Look alert girls, more customers!" Venus said as they all got into position. Coming up to them was Aria, Flora, Amber and Riley.

"Excuse me, I'd like to exchange these coupons for some Pokemon Watches please." Amber said as she held out three coupons.

"Of course, one Pokétch coming right up." Venus exclaimed as Aria and Flora looked at each other, that voice sounded familiar. Amber shook her head as she frowned.

"Sorry, I wanted three Pokemon Watches, not just one." She told them. "See, the other two are for my friends."

"I'm sorry but you need 9 coupons in order to more than one Pokétch." Neptune told her as Amber turned to her friends.

"Sorry girls." She apologized. "I wanted to get a Pokétch for each of us."

"Hey, don't worry about it." Riley told her. "We can go find some more Clowns and get some more coupons."

"I don't think it will be that easy." Flora said with a shrug. Aria looked up at the price and pulled out some cash from her bag.

"Here, this is enough to buy two Pokemon Watches, right?" She asked as Uranus counted the money.

"Yep, that will do it." Uranus told her as Aria smiled.

"Then I'll take a pink and orange Pokemon Watches." Aria told them as Amber smiled.

"And I'll take a green one." She told them as she exchanged the coupons.

"Here you go!" Venus exclaimed as Neptune took the money and Uranus took the coupons. "And here is your change." Aria accepted the change and put it in her bag.

"Have a good day!" All three of them said as the girls left. A few minutes after they did, Venus scratched her head. "Hm, did I know them?" She asked herself. "Nah."

"Alright, that's enough." Holly told her Pokemon as she returned them. After practicing for a couple hours, she decided that was enough practice for now. Walking by the tree, she opened her bag and checked on the egg. The egg seemed fine so she closed her bag and put it on. Pulling her hair back, she looked at the sky. It was now the afternoon. She wondered if she should stay in the park or head back to the Pokemon Center.

"Maybe I can check out the Contest Hall." Holly figured as she was about to go, before spotting a familiar figure floating over to her.

"I am back! Finally!" Jirachi said as the Pokemon landed in front of her. The Pokemon looked around, then looked at her in confusion. "Where is everyone?"

"They're all somewhere in Jubilife City." Holly told the Pokemon. Unlike Victini, she could understand Jirachi due to telepathy.

"Oh, probably looking for her." Jirachi guessed as Holly knelt down to the Pokemon.

"You alright?" She asked the mythical Pokemon.

"Yeah, I'm just tired." It told her as the star Pokemon let out a yawn. "I talked to the mystery Precure's partner, so no one should have a nightmare that scary."

"They can do that?" Holly questioned.

"Yeah, sometimes more harmless than harmful." Jirachi told her. "Though, I guess he wanted the other Precure to awaken faster." Holly stayed silent as she looked away for a moment. Then she thought of something as she held out her arms.

"Why not take a nap with me?" She offered. "I'm going to the Contest Hall. You can sleep in my bag as long as you don't knock the egg out, okay?"

"Really? Jirachi asked. Holly nodded. "Thanks Holly!" The Pokemon floated over to Holly's bag and zipped the top so it could lay comfortably. Wrapping its two streamers around it, Jirachi fell asleep as Holly smiled.

"Sleep tight." She whispered as she started to make her way to the Contest Hall. It didn't take her long to get there, making sure she didn't trip on the way. Stopping a few feet from the Contest Hall, she sighed as she looked around. Pokemon Coordinators and spectators were walking in and out of the building. As she continued staring, she imagined herself inside on the stage. Everyone in the stands cheering for her as she wins the Jubilife Contest Ribbon.

Holly looked down as she took a deep breath. "I w-." She paused as she remembered who was sleeping in her bag. "I would like to win that ribbon. But what if I can't?" She asked herself, rephrasing what she was about to say.

"You won't know unless you try darling." A voice said to her, making Holly turn to the voice in surprise. Next to her was a girl a few years older than her with strawberry blonde hair in a low bun and wore a pair of sunglasses. She wore a yellow tank top under a magenta jacket, green skirt, white high socks and yellow shoes.

Holly blinked as she pulled her hair back, hiding Jirachi as the Pokemon continued to sleep. The older girl turned to her as she raised her sunglasses, revealing light green eyes. "Forgive me, I didn't mean to eavesdrop." She apologized.

"Oh no, it's okay!" Holly told her as she turned to face her. "Um, are you entering the Pokemon Contest?"

"I am." The older girl answered. "I take it you are as well?" Holly nodded slowly as the girl smiled. "That's wonderful, I'm excited to see someone like me entering a contest in a new region."

Holly blinked as her eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know?"

"I can tell by your clothes, they're from Goldenrod City, am I right?" The girl guessed as Holly nodded.

"Right. I live in New Bark Town, but my grandparents run a daycare near Goldenrod City." Holly told her.

"I happen to be from Lumiose City in Kalos." The girl told her. "My name is Serenity, a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"My name is Holly, it's very nice to meet you Serenity." With that, the two girls shook hands. They both looked back at the Contest Hall as Serenity put back on her shades.

"Tell me Holly, do you have everything you need for the Pokemon Contest?" She asked as Holly shrugged.

"I think so. I have my Pokemon, and I know what we're going to do for each round." She told her.

"Well of course, those are a must." Serenity agreed. "But what about Ball Capsules and Seals? Not to mention what you are going to wear?"

"Uh, I don't have those things." Holly admitted. "And I figured I was going to wear what I got to the Contest."

Serenity let out a huge gasp as she put her glasses over her head. "No no! This will not do!" Holly looked at her in confusion. "We must do something at once! Come Holly, we go!" Holly let out a yelp as she was then dragged by Serenity towards who knows where.

"Wait a minute! Where are we going?" She asked as she tried to keep her bag steady.

"Why to the nearest shopping mall of course!" Serenity answered as she continued to drag Holly at a fast past.

"Shopping mall?" Holly asked. "Well, at least slow down please! I have an egg in my bag!"

Night has arrived as each of the girls waited outside for Holly to return. Mew also waited with them as it sat on Flora's head. The wait was finally over when they saw Holly coming towards them, a couple of shopping bags in her hand. "Sorry I'm so late." She apologized when she reached them.

"Where were you Holly?" Lisia asked. "You weren't at the park when I got there."

"I know, I decided to check out the Contest Hall while Jirachi slept on my bag." She told them as Mew floated over to Holly, looking in the bag and saw Jirachi still asleep.

"Same old Jirachi." Mew said as it used Psychic to lift the Pokemon. "We'll see you girls in the morning, hopefully awake as well." With that, Mew teleported the two of them away as the girls smiled.

"I take it you went shopping as well." Aria guessed as Holly nodded.

"Yeah, I met this girl, a Pokemon Coordinator like me, and she insisted I get a few things for the contest." Holly explained.

"Did you have fun?" Flora asked. Holly nodded, it was a nice change of pace, even if that pace was fast.

"Hey, look!" Riley exclaimed. "Another meteor shower!"

"Again?" Amber said as she looked up at the sky. "That has to be the third one this week." Sure enough, shooting stars streaked the sky, though it was kind of hard to tell, given the many lights still on in Jubilife City. However, one of them was easier to see as a red streak headed straight for them. As it came closer, it slowed down until it landed near Lisia. When she picked it up, the meteor shower ended.

"Aw man, I didn't make a wish." Riley complained as she pouted, making Flora and Amber laugh.

"Uh, girls?" Lisia questioned as the others turned to her. "Look what landed near me." She held out a red jewel, the same size as the ones Aria, Flora and Amber had. They were all surprised as they looked at each other.

"An Aura Crystal." Aria said as Lisia nodded. Holly frowned as she looked as she looked at the Aura Crystal. Looking up at the night sky, she put on a determined look on her face. She was going to give it her all at the Pokemon Contest, and, hopefully, she would win it.

And done! Thank you all so much for reading, review if you can and I will see you next time!