2 more days had passed quickly after the 'rainy' incident. Kero had learned
his lesson, and rarely ever disobeyed Yuna. He didn't disobey her at all,
actually. There was only one day left, and Kero had finally reached his
goal to become level 40. This time, there was warm air surrounding the
forest. There were cool breezes at times as if someone was breathing out
slowly onto the forest, which was laid out onto someone's hands. A summery
atmosphere filled the whole forest with warmth and sunshine. It was a
perfect day with no flaws. No darkness. No Pokemon. No rain.
Kero ran to Yuna, filled with joy. "Yuna! Yuna! I've finally reached level 40! Can I please train with you, Yuna? Please, Yuna?" he said, budging her, trying to wake her up. "Alright... OK... Hold on... I'm... tireddd... leave me alone... oh? What? ... Reached level 40, have we? ... Alright, whatever... ... ... I'll, uh... yeah..." She said, yawning heavily, trying to make sense into her words as she did so. She got up and yawned, showing her sharp, flawless teeth. "Alright," she said between yawns, "I'll train you. Just don't mess up, okay? We have only 1 day left. We'll need to savour these last 24 hours. Capeesh?" She led him out of the shelter, and into a perfectly circulated area, when veiwed from above looked like a tree stump. It had another tree stump on the northernmost and southernmost spots in the circle.
After the battle, a mysterious glow surrounded Kero. It shone white, slowly turning into a red glow. It got brighter and brighter, like a sun glaring onto a crystal. When the light disappeared and things returned to normal, a foxlike creature with pink fur and a ruby red jewel on its forehead stood before Yuna. ''An espeon, eh?" Yuna said, inspecting Kero's new body. "Espeon? Huh? But there's nobody here!" Kero said, looking around. "Dimwit! Take a look at yourself!" "Oh my God!" Kero gasped. "What?" "Humans say that when they're surprised." "Take this." Yuna gave Kero 'Twisted spoon', which was an item to power up psychic moves. "What's that?" He asked, totally confused. "It will make you more powerful. You'll need it to defeat the big ol' baddies in the tournament." "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" "Kid, you better not underestimate this Tournament. Let down your guard for one moment and that'll be the end of you." After a short but a seemingly infinite pause, Kero nodded in an understanding way. "Now, we have to train to work together. Let's just get this over with so I don't have to put up with this."
It was finally the next day of the tournament. Kero was shivering like mad. Yuna was also nervous, but she didn't show it. She never did. Kero and Yuna walked into the entrance hut hastily.
Suddenly, an arcanine walked up happily. "Hey! Hey! Remember me! Umbreon lady hello!" "What the...? Who are you?" Asked the confused Yuna. "Don't you remember that Growlithe you saved from the rain?" He sighed. "Oh, yeah. Evolved, have we?" She said, as if she was taunting someone. "Yeah... I have. By the way, my name's Pyro." "My name's Yuna. And don't call me Umbreon Lady." "Oh yeah, what the hell kind of name is Pyro, anyway?" "It's from Pyromaniac. That's my real name." "It still sounds wierd. Anyway, you're not a pyromaniac, you idiot."
A voice came over the speakers and interrupted the three friends whom immediately looked up as the sound boomed through the calm air and into their ears. "ATTENTION! All competetors report to the stadium entrance hall for a brief explanation of your battling options and conditions. You may also report to the ticket booth for seat tickets." Screamed a voice, which was quite scratchy because of the speaker's conditions for the past years. The speakers were sitting on the floor, scratched and battered. There were 4 of them surrounding a pipe in the far front of the stadium entrance. A flood of pokemon ran through into the entrance hut. The three friends were one of the first to be inside. "Name," said a hoarse, cracked voice from a pokemon sitting on a desk. Yuna puffed out her chest and walked forward to the pokemon. "Cut that out, and tell me your name." Yuna sighed. "Yuna." "Who will be your team mates for this years competition? You must have a minimum of 3 players to enter." "Um..." Yuna looked at Pyro and Kero. "Yeah, I have 2 others who want to play. Pyro and Kero, those two behind me." "Alright. You may enter for your battling options and conditions." She led them to a door, and opened it. The three eager battlers walked through, and into a humongous room. It was very old. It looked as if nobody had ever used it in centuries. The dull, white paint on the walls was scratched and parts of it had fallen out and flaked onto a floor. The floor was only a dark gray ripped up carpet on a concrete floor. The ceiling was in a no better condition as the wall paints. A few things had been thrown up there, and they didn't look like they were coming back down. The tables were actually bench tables, and two teams had to sit on one bench, and those two teams were facing each other in one round. The paint on the tables was scratched off, too, and the red that had been painted over the white was peeling off. A few players were sitting on tables. Three were already set to face each other, but one team didn't have one. yet. Yuna and her friends sat on the table, and just like their team, there were only three players. Their enimies were a Donphan, an Electabuzz, and an Ivysaur. They knew these pokemon would be tough to beat. Donphan was a ground pokemon. It could send pokemon flying if it rammed them hard enough. It had long, strong tusks on either side of its face, and 4 short but strong legs. Electabuzz was an electric type. Its name could show that. It had stripes all over its body. It had menacing eyes and a V-shaped stripe above them, which always made him look as if he was angry. This pokemon was known to live around power plants and cause major blackouts in cities. Ivysaur was a grass type. It looked like a big dinosaur with a rose on its back, and it had strong vine whips to throw a pokemon around.
Finally, all the pokemon who had qualified for the match were inside the room. There were many strong Pokemon. A houndoom shouted "Attention!" to all of the pokemon and the room became silent. A houndoom and a noctowl ran the Tournament. The Noctowl appeared at a desk at the back of the room. Everyone looked towards it. "There are 3 rounds, element wise," He spoke. "Water, Fire and Grass. In each round you'll be in an environment of the corresponding type. Whichever team passes will progress into the Tag Team round. In the Tag Team round you must pair up with someone, which you will battle with for the rest of the matches. You may find a partner for a maximum of one hour to do so. In the finals, there is no limit to the rules. In this part of the Tournament, you will fight with your partner in Tag Team round. The remaining two pokemon who remain in the tournament win! You will get a trophy and a year's supply of food. You will then have a statue of you and your partner in the hall of fame. After each event, you will have a one and half hours break. You may now choose who will be in what element of the three existing choices. You have 5 minutes for this decision. My assistant will check in 5 minutes for your final agreement. I bid you farewell, and good luck." With that, the Noctowl and the Houndoom left the room.
"Well, I'll take the grass stage!" Pyro said proudly. "But you have an advantage over grass! You'll burn down the field!" Yuna said. "Duh! That's why I'm going in that round!" "Fine, I'll take water." "And I'll take fire." Kero eagerly announced.
The other team overheard the others muttering amongst each other, and the donphan said aloud, as if to tell the whole world his announcement, "If he's taking the grass round I'm in!" Electabuzz didn't agree. "You idiot! You're weak against grass. You'll faint before the round even starts!" "I'm no idiot! What round am I supposed to go in, the water one?" "You nitwit. You're all brawn and no brain whatsoever. That's why I joined you two, so you actually had at least one brain in here." "You want some of this?" The infuriated donphan bared his strong, sharp tusks at Electabuzz. "Hey, slow down there! Donphan, maybe it was a little silly saying you'd go in the grass round, but you are, of course, only -" "No, the nitwit's only a dumb pokemon who doesn't know head from tails. Not a human."
"-Human. Oh, shutup, Electabuzz. If you WERE smart, you'd know you wouldn't pick a fight with a perfectly strong Donphan." "Whatever, Ivysaur. And if YOU were smart, you'd know you wouldn't pick a fight with a perfectly strong Electabuzz." He boasted. "Can you please stop being so ignorant? You know, we ARE a team, so it's best to work together." "Riiight. Yeah, and you're.-" Electabuzz decided to shut up. "Look, I'll fight the Arcanine, alright?" Donphan gasped to hear such a thing. "But. you'll be toasted! Burned to a cinder! Ivy to ash! Fried! Gold and crisp-" "CAN YOU SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY?!?! I KNOW I'm weak against it, but I don't need YOUR approval of the outcome! I should fight against my weaknesses, not run away from them." "But... what if you end up running away instead of chopping away at that Arcanine?" "Hey, it's not always the strongest who wins." "Riiiight..." "Okay, let's get this overwith. I'll be in the water round. That leaves Donphan to go in the fire round." "Right!"
Everyone's five minutes were up. A Mew came out of the door, wearing an apron. She had beautiful pink fur, blue eyes and a long tail. Mews were known to be a legendary pokemon, which were also useful for more than just battling. The Mew spoke. "Hello there, I'm Nurse Mew. I'll be here to heal you after each part of the tournament. But right now, I have been informed to tell you that your five minutes are up. The first two teams, may you come inside for your battle?" A strong pokemon team marched through the door and into the field. One of the teams was fire only, and the other team was electric only. This would be a good battle.
After a long, persistent battle ensued in the stadium, the electric-type team finally won. "May the next two teams please report to the field right now?" Said Nurse Mew, emerging from the door. Yuna and Ivysaur's team walked inside. "I hope you got some ointment, Ivycrud." Taunted Arcanine. "Quiet!" "Hey, Kero, try not to be an idiot in the tournament." Yuna teased. "Oh, come on, Yuna. With all my training, Jackie Chan's got nothin' on me!" "Right, Hercules," She joked.
Kero ran to Yuna, filled with joy. "Yuna! Yuna! I've finally reached level 40! Can I please train with you, Yuna? Please, Yuna?" he said, budging her, trying to wake her up. "Alright... OK... Hold on... I'm... tireddd... leave me alone... oh? What? ... Reached level 40, have we? ... Alright, whatever... ... ... I'll, uh... yeah..." She said, yawning heavily, trying to make sense into her words as she did so. She got up and yawned, showing her sharp, flawless teeth. "Alright," she said between yawns, "I'll train you. Just don't mess up, okay? We have only 1 day left. We'll need to savour these last 24 hours. Capeesh?" She led him out of the shelter, and into a perfectly circulated area, when veiwed from above looked like a tree stump. It had another tree stump on the northernmost and southernmost spots in the circle.
After the battle, a mysterious glow surrounded Kero. It shone white, slowly turning into a red glow. It got brighter and brighter, like a sun glaring onto a crystal. When the light disappeared and things returned to normal, a foxlike creature with pink fur and a ruby red jewel on its forehead stood before Yuna. ''An espeon, eh?" Yuna said, inspecting Kero's new body. "Espeon? Huh? But there's nobody here!" Kero said, looking around. "Dimwit! Take a look at yourself!" "Oh my God!" Kero gasped. "What?" "Humans say that when they're surprised." "Take this." Yuna gave Kero 'Twisted spoon', which was an item to power up psychic moves. "What's that?" He asked, totally confused. "It will make you more powerful. You'll need it to defeat the big ol' baddies in the tournament." "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" "Kid, you better not underestimate this Tournament. Let down your guard for one moment and that'll be the end of you." After a short but a seemingly infinite pause, Kero nodded in an understanding way. "Now, we have to train to work together. Let's just get this over with so I don't have to put up with this."
It was finally the next day of the tournament. Kero was shivering like mad. Yuna was also nervous, but she didn't show it. She never did. Kero and Yuna walked into the entrance hut hastily.
Suddenly, an arcanine walked up happily. "Hey! Hey! Remember me! Umbreon lady hello!" "What the...? Who are you?" Asked the confused Yuna. "Don't you remember that Growlithe you saved from the rain?" He sighed. "Oh, yeah. Evolved, have we?" She said, as if she was taunting someone. "Yeah... I have. By the way, my name's Pyro." "My name's Yuna. And don't call me Umbreon Lady." "Oh yeah, what the hell kind of name is Pyro, anyway?" "It's from Pyromaniac. That's my real name." "It still sounds wierd. Anyway, you're not a pyromaniac, you idiot."
A voice came over the speakers and interrupted the three friends whom immediately looked up as the sound boomed through the calm air and into their ears. "ATTENTION! All competetors report to the stadium entrance hall for a brief explanation of your battling options and conditions. You may also report to the ticket booth for seat tickets." Screamed a voice, which was quite scratchy because of the speaker's conditions for the past years. The speakers were sitting on the floor, scratched and battered. There were 4 of them surrounding a pipe in the far front of the stadium entrance. A flood of pokemon ran through into the entrance hut. The three friends were one of the first to be inside. "Name," said a hoarse, cracked voice from a pokemon sitting on a desk. Yuna puffed out her chest and walked forward to the pokemon. "Cut that out, and tell me your name." Yuna sighed. "Yuna." "Who will be your team mates for this years competition? You must have a minimum of 3 players to enter." "Um..." Yuna looked at Pyro and Kero. "Yeah, I have 2 others who want to play. Pyro and Kero, those two behind me." "Alright. You may enter for your battling options and conditions." She led them to a door, and opened it. The three eager battlers walked through, and into a humongous room. It was very old. It looked as if nobody had ever used it in centuries. The dull, white paint on the walls was scratched and parts of it had fallen out and flaked onto a floor. The floor was only a dark gray ripped up carpet on a concrete floor. The ceiling was in a no better condition as the wall paints. A few things had been thrown up there, and they didn't look like they were coming back down. The tables were actually bench tables, and two teams had to sit on one bench, and those two teams were facing each other in one round. The paint on the tables was scratched off, too, and the red that had been painted over the white was peeling off. A few players were sitting on tables. Three were already set to face each other, but one team didn't have one. yet. Yuna and her friends sat on the table, and just like their team, there were only three players. Their enimies were a Donphan, an Electabuzz, and an Ivysaur. They knew these pokemon would be tough to beat. Donphan was a ground pokemon. It could send pokemon flying if it rammed them hard enough. It had long, strong tusks on either side of its face, and 4 short but strong legs. Electabuzz was an electric type. Its name could show that. It had stripes all over its body. It had menacing eyes and a V-shaped stripe above them, which always made him look as if he was angry. This pokemon was known to live around power plants and cause major blackouts in cities. Ivysaur was a grass type. It looked like a big dinosaur with a rose on its back, and it had strong vine whips to throw a pokemon around.
Finally, all the pokemon who had qualified for the match were inside the room. There were many strong Pokemon. A houndoom shouted "Attention!" to all of the pokemon and the room became silent. A houndoom and a noctowl ran the Tournament. The Noctowl appeared at a desk at the back of the room. Everyone looked towards it. "There are 3 rounds, element wise," He spoke. "Water, Fire and Grass. In each round you'll be in an environment of the corresponding type. Whichever team passes will progress into the Tag Team round. In the Tag Team round you must pair up with someone, which you will battle with for the rest of the matches. You may find a partner for a maximum of one hour to do so. In the finals, there is no limit to the rules. In this part of the Tournament, you will fight with your partner in Tag Team round. The remaining two pokemon who remain in the tournament win! You will get a trophy and a year's supply of food. You will then have a statue of you and your partner in the hall of fame. After each event, you will have a one and half hours break. You may now choose who will be in what element of the three existing choices. You have 5 minutes for this decision. My assistant will check in 5 minutes for your final agreement. I bid you farewell, and good luck." With that, the Noctowl and the Houndoom left the room.
"Well, I'll take the grass stage!" Pyro said proudly. "But you have an advantage over grass! You'll burn down the field!" Yuna said. "Duh! That's why I'm going in that round!" "Fine, I'll take water." "And I'll take fire." Kero eagerly announced.
The other team overheard the others muttering amongst each other, and the donphan said aloud, as if to tell the whole world his announcement, "If he's taking the grass round I'm in!" Electabuzz didn't agree. "You idiot! You're weak against grass. You'll faint before the round even starts!" "I'm no idiot! What round am I supposed to go in, the water one?" "You nitwit. You're all brawn and no brain whatsoever. That's why I joined you two, so you actually had at least one brain in here." "You want some of this?" The infuriated donphan bared his strong, sharp tusks at Electabuzz. "Hey, slow down there! Donphan, maybe it was a little silly saying you'd go in the grass round, but you are, of course, only -" "No, the nitwit's only a dumb pokemon who doesn't know head from tails. Not a human."
"-Human. Oh, shutup, Electabuzz. If you WERE smart, you'd know you wouldn't pick a fight with a perfectly strong Donphan." "Whatever, Ivysaur. And if YOU were smart, you'd know you wouldn't pick a fight with a perfectly strong Electabuzz." He boasted. "Can you please stop being so ignorant? You know, we ARE a team, so it's best to work together." "Riiight. Yeah, and you're.-" Electabuzz decided to shut up. "Look, I'll fight the Arcanine, alright?" Donphan gasped to hear such a thing. "But. you'll be toasted! Burned to a cinder! Ivy to ash! Fried! Gold and crisp-" "CAN YOU SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY?!?! I KNOW I'm weak against it, but I don't need YOUR approval of the outcome! I should fight against my weaknesses, not run away from them." "But... what if you end up running away instead of chopping away at that Arcanine?" "Hey, it's not always the strongest who wins." "Riiiight..." "Okay, let's get this overwith. I'll be in the water round. That leaves Donphan to go in the fire round." "Right!"
Everyone's five minutes were up. A Mew came out of the door, wearing an apron. She had beautiful pink fur, blue eyes and a long tail. Mews were known to be a legendary pokemon, which were also useful for more than just battling. The Mew spoke. "Hello there, I'm Nurse Mew. I'll be here to heal you after each part of the tournament. But right now, I have been informed to tell you that your five minutes are up. The first two teams, may you come inside for your battle?" A strong pokemon team marched through the door and into the field. One of the teams was fire only, and the other team was electric only. This would be a good battle.
After a long, persistent battle ensued in the stadium, the electric-type team finally won. "May the next two teams please report to the field right now?" Said Nurse Mew, emerging from the door. Yuna and Ivysaur's team walked inside. "I hope you got some ointment, Ivycrud." Taunted Arcanine. "Quiet!" "Hey, Kero, try not to be an idiot in the tournament." Yuna teased. "Oh, come on, Yuna. With all my training, Jackie Chan's got nothin' on me!" "Right, Hercules," She joked.