Well, hello everybody! I think I'm over Artemis Fowl for now, so this chapter is better than the last! I'm doing this in the same room as my mom ( the computer's in the guest room) while she's sleeping, er...resting..., and she's been complaining for me to leave for at least 10 mins...and I'm still here so she's mad at me.

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Chapter 14: Troubles and a nearby Ribbon!

Lance leaned into the sleek black recliner and stared at the ceiling. The captain had managed to get to Lilycove in record time, where Lance had a day off. Lance immediately paid to see a therapist to talk off his problems.

"Now what do you want to talk about? I don't have all day, so make it short and sweet!" The therapist looked very impatient.

Lance swallowed nervously, but began to talk.

"It's just that…they show up everywhere! They're in my dreams, in my head, they won't LEAVE ME ALONE!"

The therapist yawned. "Who are they?"

"That green haired freak escort and the annoying brat."

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May and Drew were signing up for a room. The next morning the contest would start at 10:30 A.M., so they needed a place to spend the night. For no apparent reason, they decided to check the room out early. On the way there, they had an argument:

"Remember that day when you said you were the leader but I said I was?" asked May.

"Hurry up." commanded Drew.

"Well, I decided you were right." May paused there, waiting for Drew's input.

"Go on." Drew knew there was a catch.

"You can be the leader because you're my escort!" May finished.

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"AM NOT!"

"ARE TOO!"

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"I keep hearing their voices…I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"

The therapist stood up. The therapist, as in Jesse.

"Do you think that I took this job for the fun of it? Oh no, I just wanted some extra money! I thought, if I solved people's problems, they'd be more confident and love to go to my salon afterwards."

Indeed, Jesse thought it was a novel idea, her therapy right next to her salon. She had it all right here in Lilycove.

Lance shrunk back from this outburst, while wondering what it had to do with anything.

"But INSTEAD, all I hear of are stupid cowards that are scared of kids!"

Lance was her first customer…

"Be a MAN! You have to be more confident! Drive them from your head! Don't be an idiot, you idiot!"

Jesse finished yelling, and then sat down on her sofa as if nothing happened.

Lance stood up. "You're right, May and Drew can't ruin my life. Though, they are scary…"

Lance sat back down again, his short fuse of confidence blown out. He looked afraid.

Jesse smiled to herself. It was because she, James, and Meowth had decided to follow May and Drew instead of Ash that brought her into her position now. They could've been ruined for life because of that devilish Pikachu, but instead they're living their own success stories.

Lance began to cry. He started to pull at his hair, but was too weak to do anything with it, and then began crying into the chair.

"Hey, I paid a lot for that! Stop ruining the furniture!"

Jesse got up and slapped Lance.

"So what if you see them everywhere? It's only in your head! It's not like they're ghosts!"

"…Ghosts…?" Lance looked even more frightened.

"Oh great, you're such a baby! You can't let people step all over you!"

"But…"

"No buts! Get over it!"

"Yes ma'am, but…"

"No buts!"

"But…"

"Shut up!"

Lance lay quiet for a while.

Then Jesse said sweetly, "The salon is next door. Why don't you pay up over there? If you still need help, come again in two hours."

"No, I think you helped a lot. You're right, I can do this! I'll get over it! Because I am"

"Don't start a sentence with 'because', that's not very grammatically correct." interrupted Jesse.

"I am Lance, former Pokemon champion, now a waitor!"

"Lance? The Lance?"

"Yes, the very same."

Jesse burst out laughing. "I've always hated you. And now I helped you. You know, I still hate you."

"You just started a sentence with 'And'…"

"Now I hate you more; you're paying double."

Lance paled. His plan to go live with his mother was now ruined.

Maybe next month…

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"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am—wait, what are we arguing about?"

Drew completely forgot, and as reflex, May started to say 'Are' but paused.

"I…I don't remember."

"…"

"…"

"Have you registered for t he contest yet?" Drew asked.

"What contest?"

Drew rolled his eyes. "Food contest."

"What food contest?"

"The pokemon contest, idiot."

May was truly confused, but went along with it.

"10, 9, 8…" Drew counted under his breath.

May inhaled, and tapped her head.

"7, 6, 5…"

May exhaled and tapped her chin.

"4, 3, 2, 1"

"Oh no! THE CONTEST! I HAVE TO REGISTER BEFORE IT GETS COMPLETELY FILLED! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, DREW?"

May flew out of the room, literally, and left to register.

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When May was done registering, she was wondering around before going to her and Drew's room.

That was when she noticed a stand.

There was Mona, standing behind about 25 little dolls made out of cheese.

"Hello, young lady." said Mona, as if she's never seen May before. "Would you like a 'cheese buddy'?"

"Would I ever!"

"When you're done…playing with them…you can eat them! Only $125 each!"

"You and the poker card seller would have gotten along well with each other! Both of you have great prices!"

May bought three 'cheese buddies.'

One was made out of Mozzarella, another Swiss cheese, and the last, Cheddar.

After some extra rehearsing with Skitty, and biting an arm off of the Swiss cheese buddy, May decided to call it a day. She went to the room, took the top bunk, said 'hello' to the two spiders that lived up there, and went to sleep.

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It was early in the morning, and May was half awake. Drew was talking, and she only dimly noticed.

"…May, you haven't looked so well. I'm really worried about you. I just hope you can get through this contest. You know I love you…"

"Drew, what?" May was coming back to her senses, and was getting a lot more awake. She rubbed her eyes and stared at Drew questioningly.

"I was talking to my Roselia, if you must know…"

"You said my name."

Drew suspected that May only heard half of what he said. She did that so often that he decided to repeat himself lately. Besides, it wouldn't do for her to think he loved her…in that way! He was only eleven after all…Drew shuddered at the thought.

"I said," said Drew, putting a lot of emphasis, "Roselia, ever since May you haven't looed so well. May the month. I'm sure you've heard from there."

"Oh…" said May, slightly disappointed.

She turned over and went back to sleep.

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10:00 A.M.

Drew didn't bother waking May up, because that was nearly impossible.

10:20 A.M.

May yawned and hurriedly got dressed, and grabbed her things. Things included Pokeballs and her Mozzarella cheese buddy. She just made it in time, and was the first contestant.

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The judges were all masters at staring contests. They stared at May.

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"Com on out, Skitty!"

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The judges stared at Skitty.

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The intense stares made Skitty do a nervous flip. The audience clapped.

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"Skitty, go for it!" yelled May.

The judges quickly glanced at May, and then back at Skitty.

May threw three long pieces of chocolate up, and Skitty jumped up, flipped over, and used 'Double Slap'. The chocolate broke into tiny, bite sized pieces.

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The judges stared at the chocolate.

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Then the Skitty did a back flip and ate the chocolates.

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The judges blinked. The announcer gasped at the blinking. Every audience member fainted.

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"They…blinked!" announced the announcer, who's just announced the obvious announcement.

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A judge whispered into the announcer's ear.

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"May, you're disqualified for having your Skitty eat chocolates in front of the judges and making them blink. Next!" said the announcer, looking very unsympathetic.

May was crushed and blinked back tears.

She trudged off the stage, hoping that at least Drew will win.

She can't make it to the Grand Festival…but maybe Drew can!

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"I just got my 7th badge!" said Ash, happily showing the badge off.

"Give me that!" Max said.

Max took out a spray from his bag and a napkin.

"There's a stain"

"Freak." said Ash.

Max just ruined his moment…

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Professor Oak was now an expert at making tea biscuits from scratch. Nope, Ash's mother didn't teach him. He figured it out himself. He offers tea biscuits to anyone he can now. That means he has to make a lot of tea.

A lot of tea.

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Mrs. Ketchum picked up Professor Oak's newest poetry book. She was nearly done.

"They're getting worse…what does a Vaporeon have to do with tea?"

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Drew felt bad for May. Him? Feeling bad for someone else other than himself? It wasn't only that, but Drew had to admit that May was a challenge. She was fun to beat at Pokemon Contests. She shouldn't have been disqualified. He himself made it easily to the second round. He decided to have a talk with the judges.

After a lengthy discussion which consisted of the judges staring at Drew most of the time, they reached an agreement.

May goes to the second round, if Drew can beat them at Extreme Poker.

Extreme Poker was playing Poker while staring at your opponent the whole time. It was the best of both worlds: Drew's favorite game and the judges' favorite pastime.

It's probably not even logical because how would you know what cards you had if you had to stare at a certain opponent the whole game?

Since when was this story logical?

Questions, questions…

Till the next chapter!

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Author's note: There'll be a slight Ash/Misty pairing at, maybe the very last chapters of this story.

Next chapter Trailer:

Things are starting to heat up. Misty has a 6th sense that directly relates to Ash. Professor Oak makes horrible tea, and Lance is slowly becoming stronger. Jesse, James and Meowth are thriving, but what about May and Drew? May's back in the game, but only if Drew wins at Extreme Poker. Can he do it? Stay tuned for Chapter 15: The
True Winner
of Uncoordinated!