Hey Ya. This is my first poke'mon fic everyone. Well. actually my first one that I plan to finish : ). Anyway, this takes place in Indigo Village mostly. Ash and Misty are both 17. Is that good enough for everyone? Good.

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~The Gold Cup~

Chapter One: First Elimination Round

Misty ran her fingers through her hair. The sounds of the crowd's cheering brought a smile to her face.

"Misty's Starmie has pulled off yet another victory. He is putting up quite a show for all you viewers today." The announcer's voice rang in all of the loud speakers all over the stadium. "He managed to render the Golbat unconscious with a powerful Bubble Beam/Thunderbolt combo. Harry now has one poke'mon left while Misty still has two. Let's see what strategy Harry can come up with now."

Misty's opponent Harry pulled out a poke'ball from behind his vest. "C'mon buddy, you can do it." He said, throwing the poke'ball towards the water field. A bright flash resonated from the center of the field. The stadium was silent all eyes watching. Waiting to see which poke'mon had been called. A shrill squeal, much like a dolphin's, emanated from the central floating platform. A graceful Dragonair reared up, it's head high in the air. Murmurs traveled throughout the thousands of onlookers. Dragonairs, known for their rarity, were rarely seen in these league matches.

"Isn't that amazing folks." The announcer commented. "Let's see if it's anywhere near as strong as the Dragonairs of our very own, Lance and Claire." "Wow!" Misty exclaimed, staring in awe at the beautiful dragon before her. Realizing the seriousness of the situation a stern look crossed her face. 'This is my chance to show the world what I can do.' She thought to herself. 'Legendary or not, this poke'mon's not getting in my way.' She pointed towards Starmie's opponent. "Starmie, use Swift." Misty commanded. "Hah!" the starfish yelled out in return, unleashing a mass of stars. Not one hit their mark. "What is this?" Misty cried, eyes wide in surprise. Dragonair appeared behind Starmie, wrapping its slender tail around the hapless starfish.

"Dragonair, Thunderbolt it." Harry yelled with a smile on his face. "We have the upper-hand." The graceful dragon unleashed a huge amount of electricity out of its body.

"Starmie, no!" Misty cried running to the edge of her raised trainer's platform. "Starmie is unable to battle. Dragonair is the winner." The field official said raising his green flag. Misty gripped the railing tightly. "Dammit. What now?" Misty said, looking at the ground hoping for an answer to come to mind.

"Haha. Good Job Dragonair. That Starmie had no chance in hell."

"No chance in hell, eh?" Misty said angrily. "Let's show em' how poke'mon battles are won my friend." she whispered holding ball to her heart. "Go Golduck!" Misty shouted throwing the blue ball towards the field. The blue duck stood on the center platform, determined not to let his trainer down. "Golduck stay sharp. This Dragonair can use powerful electrical attacks."

"Both trainers are on their last poke'mon. There is no more room for error. Who ever win's this match goes on to the semi-finals." The announcer stated. He quickly quieted down, not wanting to distract the two trainers or poke'mon.

Harry broke the silence by issuing the first attack. "Dragonair, use Flame Thrower." Harry commanded.

"Golduck dodge it and attack with fury swipes." Misty quickly ordered as a counterattack. Golduck, jumped side-ways out of harms way. It lunged at Dragonair, merely a blur to the human eyes. He slashed over and over, his arms moving like lightning. Dragonair was not going to make the fight easy. It's slender body twisted and turned like a dance.

"You have to give it to this Dragonair." The announcer shouted in his microphone. "He has plenty of style. Let's see if it's enough to win the match though."

"Golduck dive in the water." Misty commanded, seeing that elemental attacks were a better idea. Golduck fired a volley of his water gun which was easily dodged by Dragonair. This wasn't working. Misty knew that though. 'C'mon Misty. Think, THINK. Ash always can think outside of the box.' She told herself. Suddenly her eyes widened, a grin appearing on her face. "That's it! Golduck, shoot Bubblebeam all over the water.

"This new strategy could be exactly what misty needs to pull off a win." The announcer yelled eager to see the outcome of this battle. "Covering the field with bubbles has completely concealed Golduck from sight."

"Dragonair, dive in and use Thunder. Electrify the whole field. It's in the water somewhere." Dragonair squealed in agreement, it's eyes narrowing. Dragonair dove in the water, its snake-like body accustomed to swimming. It raised its head above the foam, staring at the sky. All eyes look towards the quickly forming thunder clouds high above the stadium.

"Not good." Misty whispered to herself. Misty quickly ordered Golduck to get up on the floating platform. Her trusted poke'mon was way ahead of her. He jumped out of the warm water, landing on the white stone circle. Misty was getting anxious "Golduck, use Hyber Beam on Dragonair before he can finish his attack." She shouted

"Too late." Harry yelled, eyes wide in excitement.  Dragonair was finished charging his attack. Powerful streams of electricity surged from his body. Dragonair let all the energy free, directing it at Golduck.

"GollllDUCKKK!!!!!" Golduck screamed unleashing an extremely powerful blast of his own. The stadium started trembling as the attacks collided and. On-lookers stood up hoping for a better view. A brilliant flash of light and the roar of an explosion filled the stadium causing everyone to shield their eyes. All that remained was a huge plume of smoke in the arena. The two poke'mon were shielded by the thick smog. Misty watched apprehensively, fingers clasped tightly together. When the smoke died down which poke'mon would still be standing?

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Ok. cliff hanger like whut :P. Well GET OFF THE CLIFF AND READ MAH NEXT CHAPPIE. : -} I'll have my next chapter up by about next week. Or maybe earlier. OR EVEN LATER.