Tennis Tournament 2
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters used in this or their abilities, but I do own the mansion!
Misty took a deep breath and walked toward the arena. She felt like she was ready for her first Tennis match. She kept thinking to herself, 'This isn't so bad. Sure, he's ranked as number 60, but I think that I might be able to beat him.' Misty wiped some sweat off of her forehead, took a deep breath and walked into the arena.
Klahador noticed that they were both at the arena's entrance. "Attention, all audience members!" he announced as all the people in the bleachers stopped talking and moved their attention to him. "I am proud to announce today's match-ups! She may be a beginner but she is determined to win it for her family's reputation, Misty Waterflower!" The audience cheered at the mentioning of the name "Waterflower". Waterflower was the last name of one of the greatest Tennis players in all the land. See, Misty's mother was Claire Waterflower (Think Claire from Pokemon.) and she was the greatest of all time. She had the power of the dragon itself infused within her body and fighting spirit. This is why Misty wanted to be a professional Tennis player. She wanted to fulfill the family legacy. It was said that all of Misty's ancestors and grandparents had all made it to the big worldwide championship that took place in America. Strangely enough, all the Waterflowers who made it that far were female which is exactly why Misty had to fulfill the legacy. Klahador silenced the seemingly endless cheering and announced, "Misty's opponent has fought his way from zero to hero countless times! Ranked 60, Dr. Smooth-Love himself, Sanji!" The crowd also cheered for Sanji. Some of the women through him love letters. Unfortunately, the only women who took interest in Sanji were ugly and desperate or just plain stupid. Sanji had really had his eye on the beauty who was ranked 43rd, Nami. Sanji stopped waving to the crowd as the cheers died down. He looked his opponent over. 'Wow, that Misty sure is a pretty site.' As he stared at her, Misty noticed something strange. "Hey, um… Sanji right? Um… where's your racket?" Sanji grinned and answered, "I don't need one." Misty stared at him in confusion but decided that he was insane and left it at that. Misty looked at the crowd and noticed that Ash was sitting there giving her the thumbs up. Misty picked up the ball, tossed it into the air and as it came down, smacked the ball with her racket. As it flew to Sanji's side of the arena, Sanji did something rather confusing. He got into a handstand position and twirled his legs around like a twister. It was soon made clear that Sanji was performing a tornado kick. His foot collided with the ball and sent it hurling toward Misty's side. It was at that moment when Misty realized that she was outmatched. The ball sailed right by her and landed flat on the field. She knew that Sanji was too strong an opponent. She didn't stand a chance. The second she saw that large 15 appear on the scoreboard she knew it was over. Sanji was just too good. But her thoughts were cut off as everyone noticed something strange. The second Klahador shouted, "OUT!" Misty knew what had happened. Sanji had kicked the ball so far that it did not land within the square. If the ball had landed in the square first, that would have counted. He had knocked it out of bounds, which explained why the large number 15 was on Misty's scoreboard. Sanji scratched his forehead and stated, "Guess I don't know my own strength. Misty, don't think I'm goin' easy on ya' because you've got a pretty face. I intend to win and I shall achieve victory." Misty's heart sank. She knew that he wouldn't do something so stupid again. She sent the ball hurling over to Sanji's side again. Sanji delivered a regular kick to the ball this time. Misty did her best and managed to hit it back over to his side. She did, in fact, make sure to hit it away from Sanji. It was hopeless. If Sanji had a racket, he could have easily hit it without worry. The ball was at least 2 decimeters away from Sanji. Sanji tried his hardest to get to it in time but to no avail. He decided that he'd had enough. He raised his legs forward and performed a sweep kick. To Misty's surprise, the kick had actually managed to hit the ball. Unfortunately, the ball didn't even make it over the net this time. Klahador noticed this and shouted, "Fault!" A large 30 appeared on Misty's scoreboard. Misty couldn't believe it. Misty hurled the ball into the air and sent it toward Sanji again. Sanji performed another sweep kick only this time… things were different. The kick not only sent the ball over the net but had also sent the ball 15 centimeters away from Misty's reach. Misty knew it was hopeless but she had to try. She ran toward the ball but before it could even hit the ground, a strange thing happened. A large army of bubbles had emerged from her racket. The bubbles surrounded the ball and sent it flying back onto Sanji's side. Sanji would have been able to respond had the ball not been hit so lightly that it was only a few inches from the net. 'Yes, just one more point and I win the game!' The ball bounced twice. Sanji was surprised. A large 40 appeared in Misty's score box. Sanji had to think fast. 'I have to at least get one point to show her that I'm serious about winning.' Misty was ready to hit the ball but another strange thing happened. Her entire racket was surrounded by water. As her racket hit the ball, a large waterfall appeared and smashed the ball onto Sanji's side. Sanji stared in horror as the ball smacked him dead in the face. He couldn't believe it. Sanji had lost. Misty had reined supreme. She held out her hand as Sanji shook it. "You're a good player, Misty. I see great things in your future." Misty smiled as Ash jumped up from his seat and hugged her. Misty's face turned red. This was the first time a cute boy had ever hugged her. She placed her hands against his back and whispered, "I did it." Her new friends also got up and embraced her. Even Zim, the former evil alien, had joined into the touching moment. Klahador broke it up by stating, "The next match of the day will take place in one hour from now! I request that you all go to the lounge so we can prepare for your game!"
In the member's lounge, everyone was talking about that miracle victory. Not only had Misty won but also Sanji hadn't even scored one point. Gir hugged her and shouted, "PINECONES!" Misty smiled and decided to consider Gir's comment a "Congratulations!" or something like that. Misty was hugged by one of her new friends, Tea Gardner. She was ranked 75th and her boyfriend, Yugi, had been ranked 3rd. Yes, Brock and Ash were the only two who could beat Yugi. Tea let out a sniffle and stated, "I'm so proud of you, Misty!" Misty smiled at this comment. It was nice to know that so many people cared. In fact, since Sanji was in 60th place, Misty's rank had risen to 84th. See, Kaya determined a person's rank by how powerful an opponent they had beaten. Beating someone below 70th place moved one up 2 or 3 ranks. Beating someone below 80th place moved one up 1 rank. Beating someone above the rank the 70th place moved one up from 5-10 ranks depending on the opponent. If that someone were above 70 himself/herself, his/her rank would have gone up less for he/she would be one of those powerful opponents. Yup, the ranking system was strange. It was because of this that everyone wanted to beat Ash when given the chance. Since he was in first place, anyone who could beat him would go up maximum 20 ranks depending on how he/she was already ranked. The celebration didn't last long as the announcements came on. "Will Space Invader, Zim and Rei please report to the arena at once?" Misty knew that she did not want to miss this. Rei was ranked 88th while Zim was ranked 90th. Naturally, they were a rank higher before Misty had won her first match against Sanji.
The two of them entered the arena with their battle faces on. Rei was a good player but she just couldn't beat most of her opponents, who were all ranked 80th or higher. Zim was an unbelievably weak player. It wasn't his short stature as it was the fact that he had this strange idea that he could do anything. Well, one of the reasons he sucked WAS his small stature. Heck, he would have been in last place if one of his opponents didn't happen to be Gir. He entered the arena and stated, "So, Rei, I finally get to face you! You will never win for I am all powerful!" Rei stared at Zim in confusion then remembered that he was the crazy one. "Ha, don't think I'll go easy on you because of your poor track record!" stated Rei. Zim was appalled by this comment. His veins grew to another unbelievable size as he picked up the ball and unleashed his most devastating attack. "I shall destroy you with the invader beam!" He whacked the ball as it sailed toward Rei like a laser beam. Unfortunately for Zim, Rei had managed to hit it anyhow and Zim just couldn't hit it. A large 15 appeared in Rei's score box.
After the game (Rei won.), Misty decided to talk to Ash. Seeing as he was the champion, she figured that he could answer the question that had been plaguing her since her first match. "Hey, Ash!" she greeted. Ash turned to her and greeted, "Hi, Misty! What's on your mind?" Misty decided she had to ask him. "I was wondering if you knew what my racket was doing during the last 2 plays of my game with Sanji." Ash grinned and asked, "Is that all? I'll tell ya'. It would be my pleasure! You see, what your racket did was known as a special move. It comes up when you really need it. I should know, I have one too." Misty's eyes widened as she asked, "You have a special move?" Ash grinned and stated, "Yes, my special attacks rely on the power of fire. Very few Tennis players have special moves, but those who are ranked 5th and up all have special moves here in this club." Misty was relieved to know that she wasn't the only one. Brock, Yugi, Luffy and Inuyasha all had special moves as well. Then, Klahador showed up. "Misty, you are now ranked 84th, correct? Well, now you must share a dormitory with the players ranked 86th, 85th, 83rd and 82nd. I will escort you there right now." Misty said bye to Ash and went to her new dorm. Klahador turned to her and explained, "Your roommates will now be Tony-Tony Chopper, Naruto, Sakura (Card Captor Sakura.), and Maylu (Megaman NT warrior.)."