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Oliver And The Gang
It has been three days since Ash, Cobalt, Green, Serena, and Gary had ran into Team Rocket and Gary caught Grookey, and already the two were thik like thieves. Gary had introduced the little guy to his other Pokemon and despite feeling uneasy at first, he started to become good friends with Blastoise, Jolteon, and Arctozolt. The next thing he knew, Grookey spent most of his time outside his ball, lounging on his shoulder. Though as they were o the train, he sat by Gary as he dug into a bag of cookies, only for his trainer to take them.
Grookey: Hey!
Gary: Nuh-uh, little guy. You've had enough.
Cobalt: *chuckles* Kinda reminds me of Kestrel at that age.
Green: He's literally 9 months old, Cobalt, they're not that apart.
Serena: We're almost to Circhester. And soon enough, my next contest.
Ash: I just know you'll win this one, Serena.
Serena: I hope so, we've been practicing nonstop and going over routines.
Soon, the train came to a halt.
Conductor: We've now arrived in Circhester! All aboard for Circhester, we have now arrived!
Passengers started getting off the train as the group followed, Green shivering after discovering how cold it really was. Snow fell from the sky all throughout the town as a large open building in the center seemed to be steaming from within.
Green: Cold…. Why is it so damn cold here?!
Ash: It only makes sense it's cold here, Green. The town's on top of a mountain. But at least we made it.
Gary: Speaking of which, isn't the contest today, Serena? I think we should make sure you have enough time to register on time.
Serena: No problem, Gary. *takes out PokeNav* Registration doesn't close until-
Suddenly, Serena gasps loudly, catching everyone's attention.
Serena: Oh my Arcues, they moved the time! I need to register by 10:30, and it's already 10:23!
Without another word, the three trainers and their Pokemon start running as fast as possible with Grookey struggling to stay on Gary's shoulder and Cobalt carrying a shivering Green bridal style. They keep running until they take a turn to a giant stadium and barge inside where Serena almost rams into the help desk
Serena: Please don't tell me I'm too late to register!
Desk Manager: *chuckles* No, you still have a minute left.
The girl sighs in relief as she hands her registration card to the woman at the front desk, who scans it and gives it back to her.
Desk Manager: Alright, you're set. We will need you to come to the back in five minutes with the rest of the competitors.
Serena: Great, thank you.
Cobalt: *sighs* That was cutting a little close.
Ash: No kidding. We almost bit the big one.
Gary: You should check on your tablet more often in case something like this happens.
Serena: *chuckles nervously* I'll get right on it next time.
Gary: Hey, I don't mean to sound like a downer, but are you sure you two are prepared for this, Serena? You only had 3 days to practice from Stow-In-Side to here.
Ash: No sweat, Gar. 3 days is plenty of time to come up with a good strategy. Right, Serena?
Serena: *hesitatedly* Er….. Honestly, 3 days is not a lot, but I think my Pokemon and I have things figured out now that I've experienced the battle stage first hand.
Green: That's great, Serena. Remember to give it all you got. Now if you excuse me, I need to go and regain my lost body heat.
Serena smiles and nods at the reptile before everyone hears a beeping sound from the stadium intercom
PA: All contestants, please proceed backstage.
Serena: Alright, I better get going.
Gary: Good luck, Serena.
Cobalt: *gives her thumbs up* You got this!
Serena smiled and patted the Lucario's head as she walked off while Ash and the others went to the auditorium, trying to find suitable seats.
—-
Jillian: Good morning, Circhester! Welcome to today's Pokemon contest for the Contest World Tour! I'm your host, Jillian, and I'm excited to see what our contestants today have in store for us!
The audience cheers excitedly as Gary, Ash, Cobalt, and Green watch from the first row, Grookey drumming his stick on Gary's chair to the beat of the cheering.
Cobalt: Good news, I don't think I sense that Evelyn chick anywhere near here. But the bad news is… I'm not sure if that'll help Serna's chances.
Ash rolls his eyes at his starter as the contest begins One by one, coordinators put on their best performance with their Pokemon. Each one amazes the audience and the judges in some way or another. Not long after a trainer's Performane with a Butterfree, Serena comes up on stage with a bright smile on her face.
Serena: Oliver, come on out!
She then throws her Pokeball as Oliver comes out of it with a cheerful smile on its face.
Green: Wow, so she chose Oliver for the performance round.I wonder how this is going to go since this will be Oliver's first performance with Serena.
Ash: They'll both do great. Serena told me that Kyubi had been training with Oliver, I just know they'll both win.
Gary: Yeah. *chuckles* …I sure hope so…
Serena notices Ash, Cobalt, Green, Gary, and Grookey in the crowd and smiles fondly at the boy she CARES FOR (not loves) before turning to her Oshawott.
Serena: Oliver, are you ready for our first performance?
Oliver: Ready and waiting, Serena!
Serena: Alright then… Use Water Gun up in the air!
The otter happily nodded and looked up at the ceiling before shooting a spout of water up into the air, creating a small rain shower that formed a small rainbow.
Serena: Now, jump up and use Aqua Jet!
Oliver then leapt up into the air before surrounding himself with water and jetting upwards. The water catches up with the rainbow, creating a multi-colored trail that hangs onto the Aqua Jet and amazing the audience.
Serena: Now, spiral Razor Shell!
As Oliver falls to the ground, he detaches the shell on his stomach, which forms an energy blade. He then spins as he CUTS through the water spout, making a huge rainbow cascade as he then lands in Serena's arms, where the two strike a pose.
Serena: Ta-da! All done!
The crowd roars in thunderous applause. Ash, Gary, and Ash's Pokemon clap and cheer while Grookey cries out in joy and drus the chair vigorously. Serena's smile grows as she looks at all the people and Pokemon who are happy with her performance. She turns her gaze back to Ash, who is still clapping and cheering with Cobalt and Green and feels her heartwarming up to see her new Pokemon and especially the boy she likes being so supportive of her. She lowers her arms to look at Oliver, who is smiling happily.
Serena: Did you have fun, Oliver?
Oliver: Of course I did! Doing contests with you is much better than with Evelyn!
Serena: I'm glad. *hugs Oliver* You were really wonderful.
The remaining contestants and their Pokemon did their performances without a hitch. Once they were all done, Jillian came back on stage with her microphone.
Jillian: Alright, let's hear it for all of our contestants! *audience cheers* The judges have made their choices, so in just a few seconds, we will find out who will be competing in the battle stage!
Gary: You guys think Serena will make it to the next round.
Ash: I should think so. Serena really showed her stuff by being more creative than she was in Olivine City.
Cobalt: It was a bit of a risk to pick Oliver since he's new and this is Serena's second contest, but it clearly paid off.
Jillian: Alright, here are coordinators who will be moving on to the next round!
Everyone looks up to watch the large screen above the stage. With a loud "ding," thirty-two pictures appear. Ash, Cobalt, Green, Gary, and Grookey look closely until they smile to find Serena's picture just a couple rows down from the top.
Gary: Alright!
Ash: See? What did I tell you?
Green: Nice work, Serena!
Cobalt: She got this in the bag!
Jillian: And now, the computer will randomize the order in which the contestants will face each other.
Everyone looks up at the screen again, which goes blank for a couple of seconds before the pictures reappear in a tournament bracket, the group smiling to find Serena in the first bracket.
Jillian: Our first battle will be Ginger versus Serena!
The crowd cheers again as Serena enters the arena again on one side while a chubby woman with green hair appears on the other side. The two of them look at each other from opposite sides of the battlefield and give each other respectable nods before they each take out a Pokeball.
Serena: Kyubi, I choose you!
Ginger: Gogoat, come on out!
The Pokeballs open with Kyubi coming out of one and a large brown goat with back horns and a green, leaf-like back coming out of the other.
Ash: *takes out Pokedex* I've never seen that Pokemon before.
Pokedex: Gogoat, the Mount Pokémon. A Grass type. Gogoat has been domesticated by humans since 5,000 years ago and is often used for transport. Gogoat is able to sense its Trainer's feelings by detecting small changes in the grip on its horns, allowing both Trainer and Pokémon to move together as one.
Cobalt: Well, Kyubi's a Fire type, but advantage isn;t everything.
Green: Let's see how she does this time.
Jillian: Battle begin!
The clock starts to count down from 5 minutes with a "ding."
Serena: Kyubi, use Scratch!
Ginger: Gogoat, Take Down!
Kyubi let her claws out and ran forward as the Mount Pokemon ran forth towards her, hitting the fox and trapping her atop its head.
Ginger: Now, toss Braixen up in the air and use Vine Whip!
Gogoat nods and throws Kyubi, sending the fox Pokemon flying high into the air above it, but then Gogoat catches Kyubi as she falls with vine sprouted from his neck before tossing her into the air again. The judges watch intently as Gogoat repeats the process and Serena's point bar toward down. Serena frowns as Kyubi flies into the air again, panicking before she gets an idea.
Serena: Kyubi, use Ember on Gogoat at full power.
The Fennekin suddenly stops panicking and as she's falling back into Gogoat's vines, she aims right above Gogoat and spits out a cloud of orange sparks. Gogoat's pupils shrink in fear as small pieces of fire rain down right on top of its head, burning the Pokemon in the process. Kyubi then uses the force of the attack to propel herself into the air and land several feet away from her opponent gracefully. Ginger grinds her teeth, frustrated as she loses a lot of points from the attack.
Gary: Whoa, Serena had Kyubi propelled itself with Ember just like Oliver did with Aqua Jet.
Cobalt: Clever.
Ginger: Gogoat, use Horn Leech!
Gogoat regains its focus and rams forward, its horns now being surrounded by green energy.
Serena: Use Scratch to deflect.
Once again, Kyubi's claws come out and with inhuman speed, the fox Pokemon clashes with Gogoat's horn, sending her flying past the goat and landing on her feet. The judges look at each other, impressed with how Kyubi is defending herself, and they remove more points from Ginger's point bar. The green-haired woman grinds her teeth again, growing more frustrated.
Ginger: Gogoat, Take Down!
Gogoat nods and starts running straight toward Kyubi once more.
Gary: Hmm, looks like Ginger's getting reckless.
Ash: what do you mean?
Gary: It's clear that Ginger is losing her cool, and that is giving Serena an opening to finish the battle. But it all relies on if she can see it.
Serena: Kyuni, use Psybeam!
Kyubi nodded before straightening her neck forward, causing small pink beams to fire from her eyes as her ear fur glowed with a pink aura. The attack hits the Mount Pokemon and sends it flying into the air and landing just a few feet away from Ginger with swirly eyes. Ginger gasps, shocked with what just happened while all the judges hit their buzzards.
Nurse Joy: Gogoat is unable to battle. Serena and Fennekin are the winners.
The screen changes to Serena's picture appearing at the center with the "winner" text below it. Serena smiles as the crowd cheers, and she walks over to Kyubi.
Serena: Well, done, Kyubi! Now, we just need to do this a few more times, and we'll win the ribbon.
Kyubi: I can just tell we're gonna win this!
—-
Over the next couple of hours, the coordinators battle each other with Serena winning another match. Right after the match before the final round, Serena and Kyubi having defeated a boy with a Meowth. Afterward, Jillian appears back on stage and clears her throat.
Jillian: Alright, everyone, it is time for the final round! Who will win the Circhester ribbon?! Will it be Serena, the new star from Kalos?
The crowd cheered to express their excitement as the honey blonde appeared on stage, waving at the audience. Though she looks across from her to see a rather… gifted woman with white hair going down her back and wearing winter clothing.
Jillian: Or the city's own Contest winner. The ice-cold professional herself, the Circhester gym leader: Melony!
The crowd goes crazy as the woman smiles at the rowd, blowing them kisses as she then turns to Serena, who was getting out a Pokeball.
Melony: So you're the little superstar these sweethearts have been cheering for? *smiles* Well, I suppose we should get started and have a good time. You won't be able to escape when I freeze you solid. And after that... Well, you'll see. I think you'll find my battle style is quite severe.
Serena: We'll see about that. *throws Pokeball* Kyubi, I chose you!
Melony: *throws Ultra Ball* Frosmoth, let's chill things out!
The two Pokemon come out of their containers and glare at each other, ready for battle. Kyubi has to look up and see a large white moth Pokemon with blue eyes, and frilly antennae. Surprised at theopponent, Ash scans it with his Pokedex.
Pokedex: Frosmoth, the Frost Moth Pokemon. An Ice and Bug type. The scales from Frosmoth's ice cold wings fall like snow while it flies over fields and mountains. Should anyone desecrate the fields and mountains, Frosmoth will show no mercy as it uses its icy wings to create blizzards in order to chase away offenders.
Melony: Just so you know, honey, we're not gonna go easy on you.
Frosmoth: Exactly.
Serena: I was going to say the same thing to you. Kyubi and I are going to give it everything we've got.
Kyubi: *nods* Right.
Jillian: Battle begin!
The clock starts to countdown from 5 minutes.
Melony: Alright, my snow white pretty, let's start things up with you using Powder Snow on yourself!
Serena: What?
Frosmoth creates a cluster of snow by flapping its wings and allows it to swirl and cover itself. Serena and Kyubi stare in confusion as the fur in Frosmoth's body freezes over, creating large icicles on its skin.
Melony: Now, use Pounce!
Frosmoth then curled in before it then flew forward towards the Fennekin, the ice spikes along its body shining with intensity.
Serena: Stop it with Ember at full power.
Kyubi growls at the charging Frosmoth and releases another cloud of embers. The attack hits Frosmoth, but despite letting out a painful grunt upon impact, it continues to fly at Kyubi. The fox Pokemon only has a moment to realize what is happening before Frosmoth rams into her, nearly sending it flying straight into a wall. Serena's eyes widen in shock, and her points bar goes down a little.
Melony: You like that move? Pretty big challenge to go against my Ice Armor.
Gary: I'd hate to say this for Serena's sake, but I knew that wouldn't work like it did with Ginger's Gogoat.
Ash: I know what you mean, Gary. Frosmoth is even weaker against Fire-type moves than Gogoat, but that Ice Armor protects it from most of the damage.
Cobalt: Serena will need to have to be more creative than that to win this match.
Grookey grows worried, taking in Brock's words until it feels Ash petting it with a smile.
Ash: Don't worry,Grookey. Melony and Frosmoth have the home field advantage, but Serena and Kyubi have us.
Green: Yeah, they'll be just fine. We just need to believe.
Grookey looked at the human and Sceptile, who he then smiled and chittered at before turning back to the match.
Melony: Frosmoth, now use Hidden Power!
Frosmoth glows with a yellow aura before the glo flows off of it and forms into a large green ball in front of its face. Serena thinks for a second before she gets an idea right as the Frost Moth Pokemon fires.
Serena: Kyubi, you use Hidden Power as well!
Kyubi forms a light blue ball of energy in front of her mouth and fires, the two attacks collide and explode, causing a large cloud of smoke to cover the entire area.
Serena: Now use Ember again and keep at it!
The Fennekin fires another Ember attack in the direction where she last saw Frosmoth. The fox Pokemon is unsure of whether or not she aimed correctly until she hears a shrill yell of pain and smirks as she continues to use Ember. Melony gasps, worries for her Pokemon as the smoke slowly clears to find Frosmoth struggling to stay up and a large stream of fire constantly hitting it face first and its Ice Armor completely melted away. She starts to grow nervous as the judges take off a large amount of points.
Melony: Frosmoth, use Bug Buzz!
Despite still getting hit by Flamethrower, Frosmoth's wings began flapping and sendingjagged green waves at Kyubi, who realizes its attack isn't working anymore.
Serena: Kyubi, dodge!
Kyubi jumps away from Frosmoth's attack just as her opponent's waves were about to hit. Frosmoth growls, irritated, and charges at Kyubi again.
Melony: Powder Snow!
Frosmoth "grins" and waits for Kyubi to land before firing a snow flurry right at her. Kyubi notices what is happening and tries to dodge, but the snow hits her on her side, causing half of the fox's body to be covered in ice.
Serena: Kyubi, no!
Serena worryingly looks as the judges take out more of her points.
Melony: Now use Pounce again!
Once again, the moth Pokemon curls up and charges at Kyubi, who is struggling to move with half of her body frozen.
Serena: 'What do I do? There's no way Braixen can free herself unless…'
As she thinks about it, her mind goes back to when the group camped during their time traveling to Olivine back in Johto. He had used Yami against a challenging trainer's Solosis, who had used Hypnosis, but when the Gengar was on the verge of falling asleep, Ash had him use Shadow Ball to stay awake. And as she thought back to earlier in the battle Serena thinks carefully, wondering if she should do something similar.
Serena: 'It's worth a try…' Kyubi, use Ember on yourself!
Kyubi stops struggling and then produces another cloud of embers, this time covering herself in it. The fire hurts the fox Pokemon slightly but also melts all the ice. Serena smiles, happy that her plan worked.
Serena: Now jump over Frosmoth and use Ember!
At the last moment, Kyubi jumps over Frosmoth just as its about to hit the fox Pokemon. She flips in the air and instead of using Ember, fires a Flamethrower at Frosmoth from behind, much to everyone's surprise. The attack hits Frosmoth in the back, and the impact causes the moth Pokemon to falter and fall to the ground, causing Melony to lose points again.
Melony: Quick, Frosmoth, get up and create another Ice Armor!
Frosmoth slowly flies up again and turns around to face Kyubi, summoning another Powder Snow and covering itself in it, creating large icicles to appear on its skin again. But before the moth could do anything…
DING!
Serena, Melony, Braixen, and Frosmoth look at each other surprised until they look up on the screen to find that time is up and Serena's point bar is bigger than Melony's by just a couple points.
Jillian: Time is up, and Serena and Fennekin win!
The screen changes to only Serena's picture and large texts appear under it saying "Winner." The crowd applauds loudly, but not as loudly as Ash, Cobalt, Green, and Gary. Serena stares at the screen, shocked for a moment before she smiles, and she and Kyubi walk over, the fox leaping excitedly into her arms.
Serena: We did it! Kyubi, you and Oliver were amazing!
Kyubi: Don;t sell yourself short, Serena! You deserve just as mch credit as the rest of us!
Frosmoth croons sadly as it flutters over to Melony, who pets it comfortingly.
Melony: It's alright, Frosmoth. You did great. We'll get them next time.
Frosmoth smiles, appreciative of its trainer's words as she then recalls it to its ball befor walking over to Serena.
Melony: Congratulations, Serena. Looks like you bested me.
Melony: Thanks, ma'am. You and Frosmoth were great too.
The two girls shake hands just as Mr. Contesta walks over to Serena with a blue and green ribbon in his hand.
Mr. Contesta: Congratulations, Serena. I now present to you the Circhester Ribbon.
Serena: Thanks so much.
She then takes the ribbon out and presents it to the audience who cheer even louder
Ash: Way to go, Serena!
Cobalt: I told you sshe could do it!
Green: No, you didn't.
Cobalt: Oh….. Well, I am now.
Gary: Well done, Serena!
A few minutes later, Ash,Gary, Cobalt, Green, and Grookey stand outside the stadium, waiting for Serena to meet up with them. Eventually, Serena, Kyubi, and Oliver exit the building as Grookey excitedly runs over to Serena and jumps into her arms.
Serena: OOF! Oh, hi Grookey. Did you enjoy the contest?
The little monkey seemed to agree vigorously as the others approached.
Gary: Congrats, Serena. You got your first ribbon.
Ash: Now you need 4 more to enter the Grand Festival.
Gary: In that case, I've been checking the Contest World Tour map, turns out there's another contest in Unova.
Serena: Really?!
Gary: Yeah, says it's in Virbank City. And since Ash's next Frontier battle is in Nimbasa, how about we head back to Hulbury and catch the cruise liner to Driftveil?
Ash: Sounds like a plan to me. But for now, let's get to the Pokemon Center.
Green: Personally, I'm just glad that I'm gonna get out of this cold and not become a Christmas tree.
The people who understood Green laugh at his comment while they head over to the Pokemon Center. As they walk, Serena takes out her contest ribbon and smiles warmly. Her mind goes back to how that audience enjoyed her performance with Oliver, and she lets out a blissful sigh.
Serena: 'I'm finally on my way…'
TO BE CONTINUED…..
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Ash's Team
Lucario: Cobalt
Sceptile: Green
Alakazam: Psi
Gengar: Yami
Charizard: Aidan
Inteleon: Azula
Togetic: Kestrel
Lycanroc *Dusk form*: Hunter
Marowak: Kabu
Dracovish: Jaws
Rotom: Sparky (at Oak's lab)
Umbreon *shiny*: Blacky (at home)
Serena's Team
Fennekin: Kyubi
Murkrow: Lucky
Oshawott: Oliver
Gary's Team
Blastoise
Jolteon
Arctozolt
Grookey