Eheheh…Okay, that was not writer's block…that was pure laziness…the first few days was writer's block, but then…

Anyway, what really made me update and write like crazy last night was the reviewer Chippy, previously known as Dark Angel. Now you know who to thank!

Okay, I'm going to reply to reviews the old fashioned way…if I get banned, just so you know, you can still email me to get the next chapters out of me!

To Chippy: Heh heh…you made me feel so guilty it's not even funny…but, I'm glad my story makes you laugh! I read this chapter to my brother and he didn't really laugh, so…I don't know if you'll be satisfied…but there's always the next one!

To SweetStories11: Yes, those judges are jerks! Haha! Thanks for reviewing!

To Dark Angel: Wouldn't it be great if Extreme Poker existed? Then the world would be a better place…

To RandomlyInsaneWhitePony: Your penname is waaay too long! It takes forever to type, even if I type fast! Haha, I love it! I'm glad you're glad that you're one of my favorite reviewers!

To RoseMay: Because, the judges love chocolate, and May had the Skitty eat it in FRONT of them! Do you know how it feels when someone eats candy in front of you and you can't have any? The judges kinda felt like that.

To Hal: The Roselia will be cured in this chapter! Thanks for the paragraph-ish review!

OOhh…this is getting too long…Thanks to everyone else for reviewing, and have a great day!

Chapter 15: The True Winner, in more ways than One

Drew was on a roll! He beat the judges without blinking once, and learned their language while he was at it.

-Stare- (You should join us), said one of the judges.

"No thanks, I'm better than you. Want to play again?" asked Drew, who wasn't comfortable speaking in his second language.

-Stare- (You'll beat us) said another judge.

"Scared? Alright then! I'll remember that at my victory speech in the Grand Festival!"

"Our reputation is ruined!" stated one of the judges. When they speak, that means that they're either really frightened or really angry. Whatever the case, the tension was high.

Drew did the 'Drew thing'. "It's time."

All the judges nodded. One called over the announcer and whispered to her. The announcer saluted the judge, and then grabbed a gong from nowhere and sounded it.

Apparently the audience fell asleep during the ultra long game of extreme poker. They just don't have a taste for the fascinating and edge-of-your-seat card match! How insulting…

"Ladies and gentlemen! After that wonderful card game, we are disappointed to announce that contestant May is back in the competition!"

Drew walked over to her and whispered something. The announcer glared, but nevertheless did what she was told.

"…please give May a hand."

The audience cheered and clapped for May.

"Now we shall begin the second round!" announced the announcer.

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"I think I'll go to Sootopolis tomorrow." said Misty. She talked to herself a lot lately. Her imaginary friend said that it wasn't healthy and that maybe she should see a therapist. Fogy, the name of her imaginary friend of course, recommended the therapist Jesse.

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"Going to Sootopolis would give me a chance to try new foods!" said Professor Oak to Mrs. Ketchum.

"Hmm….maybe I should go too!" said Ash's mother.

"Let's go tomorrow." Professor Oak waited for her reply.

"That's sudden…Alright, I'll go book our flight!"

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The Team Magma Boss (Author's note: Ugh, forgot his name AGAIN! I know someone's told me this, too…) knelt in front of Officer Jenny of Cerulean City.

"Officer Jenny…After all the bonding we did last year, I knew that you were the one for me." (Refer to Chapter 13)

This occurred after the face-off between Team Aqua and Team Magma. Sure, there was tension after Archie died, but soon everyone scattered after they lost interest. It was rather uneventful. The Team Magma Boss swore on his honor that he would never steal or harm others again, and set out to find Officer Jenny. Yes, he left Team Magma and is now just The Boss.

"Officer Jenny…I love you and I want to be together for the rest of our lives…Please….will you marry me?" asked The Boss, taking out a ring.

Officer Jenny was stunned. Then she remembered how her mother made fun of her and said that she'd never get married. She vowed to prove her mother wrong.

"Yes. Yes, I'll marry you!" Officer Jenny smiled. Her life took a turn for the better. She decided that she loved The Boss too, especially since he remembered her for a year.

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"And now—the moment we've all been waiting for—the final battle!" the announcer was interrupted by a person in the crowd.

"We were waiting for you to give a ribbon! This is taking too long!"

The announcer ignored that and said her next line louder, "May and Drew are battling! Both have only one ribbon to go to enter the Grand Festival! Whoever loses here, loses everything!"

May nibbled on a cheese buddy. The thought made her nervous. Drew, on the other hand, seemed entirely unaffected.

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Mona turned on her portable TV and began packing up her wares. She was going to go back to the Team, now that she was done with her part-time jobs.

"Breaking News! Officer Jenny of Cerulean City and this person who claims to be The Boss are getting married in a rush wedding that will take place tomorrow in Sootopolis! We hope to see you there!" said the newsperson, who was surprisingly updated.

Mona was disappointed. What does he see in her?, she thought over and over. She sincerely hoped that they would divorce right after the wedding. Believe it or not, Mona did care about The Boss's happiness, so she decided to go to the wedding to congratulate him…and maybe persuade him to rethink what he was putting himself through…

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"Go Roselia! You can do it!" Drew cheered the sick-looking Roselia on.

"Go Torchic." May offered no support. She nibbled her cheese buddy some more.

A few seconds passed, and the audience booed.

"We don't have all day! The judges have a staring contest after this!" exclaimed the announcer.

"What's wrong? I'll let you go first, May." said Drew, a smirk forming on his face.

May stuffed the rest of the cheese buddy in her mouth. "Okay! I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready!"

"Then get on with it!" bellowed the announcer.

"E-e-e-e-e-ember!" May prolonged the attack on purpose because the cheese buddy made her more hyper than usual.

"Dodge it, Roselia! Use 'petal dance'!"

The Roselia did so and did not even receive the slightest burn.

"Awww…" May groaned. "Tackle!"

"'Vine Whip' and throw Torchic across the stage!"

Roselia yelped slightly because of its illness but sopped the 'tackle' and threw the Torchic across.

"No luck, huh? Ember-ber-ber!" May grinned. "Echoes are awesome!"

"Tor-chic-chic-chic!" replied Torchic and tried an 'Ember'.

Roselia had no chance to block it.

"Now try a 'Flamethrower'!"

"Roselia, stay where you are!" commanded Drew.

The 'Flamethrower' could not possibly miss. Roselia looked worried, but obeyed Drew. It came closer to Roselia…

"Shift to the right and use 'Magical Leaf'!"

Drew trained the Roselia so that it became very fast. It dodged the 'Flamethrower'. 'Magical Leaf' turned into 'Stun Spore'. Torchic couldn't move; it became paralyzed.

May panicked. "Are you ok, ok, ok?" she asked.

Torchic answered, "Tor chic, tor, tor, tor…"

Just then, a 'Solar beam' from Roselia knocked it down.

Torchic fainted.

"NO! Torchic!" May ran up to it. She returned it.

"Good match, May." Said Drew. His eyes were dancing with pleasure.

"Yes…yes…yes…" May was still echo-ing. "Congratulations-lations-lations."

"Thank you. But I don't need it. I knew I was going to win anyway."

Suddenly, May hugged him.

"What-what was that for?" asked Drew, embarrassed, when she released him.

"Thank you for earlier! The judges would've disqualified me if it wasn't for you!"

"Awwww! How cute!" chorused the audience.

Drew did the 'Drew thing'. "I needed some competition. Let's just face it, no one here was as strong as you."

May beamed. Just then, the announcer coughed.

"May, please get off the stage."

May did so. Then the announcer continued. "The final ribbon goes to Drew! He is no eligible to enter the Grand Festival!"

Drew walked up and received the green ribbon. It was the color of his hair.

"Now that that's over, I have one final announcement to make." May zoned out here. She thought of how she'd cheer Drew on in the Grand Festival.

After the announcer was done speaking, Drew dragged May out of the contest place.

"Where are we going now?" asked May.

"Weren't you listening?"

"Ye-no."

Drew sighed. "The Grand Festival. By blimp."

Just then, they were in front of the blimp. It was big and green, again the color of Drew's hair. It had the words, "To win or not to win", printed on it in bold letters. Accompanying the words was a picture of a Roselia, and of Drew.

"I'm flattered." He said, staring at it.

"Wow, that person looks just like you, Drew! Is he your twin brother?" asked May.

"Let's just get on…"

"Aye, aye, Cap'n Drew!" May saluted him.

"Hold! I'm the captain. Captain Mona." Mona changed her mind. She decided to be in charge of the blimp so that she could get to The Boss's wedding sooner.

"Nice to meet you, Captain!" said May enthusiastically.

"Get on!" barked Captain Mona.

Drew gave her a strange look, but went on. Inside, a crew member awaited them.

"Name." he stated.

"Drew." Drew answered.

"Oh, the rising celebrity. You get the suite. You may also bring one guest. Is she your guest?"

"Yes." answered Drew.

"Your room number is 17. Please report to the main hall in approximately two hours. You may train wherever you like. The Grand Festival will take place at 9:00 sharp tomorrow morning at Sootapolis. Good day."

"Do you have a script?" asked May.

"Index cards! What's it to you?" asked the crew member. He looked insulted.

"I bet they're even color-coded!" said May.

"How much?" asked Drew, immediately jumping at the word 'bet'.

"$20"

"Show them." Demanded Drew to the crew member.

The crew member reluctantly showed them the index cards. They were not color coded.

"Maybe Daddy's right…gambling must be wrong…" said May as she handed Drew the money.

"No, no, gambling's fun!" said Drew quickly. "Your dad doesn't know any better because he probably never gambled before!"

"You're right! He doesn't have time to gamble because of his new hobby!"

"New hobby?" asked Drew.

"Move along." said the crew member.

They started to walk. "What new hobby?" asked Drew again.

"He said that he watches water boil now." said May.

"Sounds fun." said Drew sarcastically. They reached Room 17.

"Are you going to train?" asked May.

"Don't need to. But…I do need some…help."

It was especially hard for him to utter the word, 'help'.

"With what? I'd be glad to help!" said May cheerfully.

"My Roselia is still sick. I have to help it."

"There's a breeding convention tomorrow…Brock said so."

"I can't wait that long!" exclaimed Drew.

"Maybe I'll find something in my bag…" mumbled May. She shuffled through it, taking things out as she went along.

"Shampoo." She took out the ferry's free sample of JMJ.

"Cheese buddies." She still had some remaining cheese buddies.

"Poker cards."

"Wallet." Drew looked hungrily at the wallet.

"A book by Gary Oak."

"Professor Oak's poetry book"

"Portrait of a cheesecake."

"Cheese pen"

"stationary"

"Brock's book…wait, I think there's a nice cheese recipe in there…"

May leafed through the book. The first recipe was a sandwich, then stew, then vegetable soup, and then a vegetable pot pie. Next was a recipe for pokemon.

"Make for pokemon that have been sick for more than a month. Recommended for grass type pokemon, especially Roselias." May read out loud. "I don't think that has any cheese in it…"

She was about to turn the page.

"Wait!" Drew grabbed the book and looked at the ingredients. "This is easy enough." May hurriedly put everything back in her bag.

"Let's go to the kitchen." said Drew.

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The blimp had two kitchens. The chef let Drew and May have the secluded kitchen, which was stocked up with everything they needed. Drew told May to read off the ingredients while he took them out.

"Tomatoes. They're disgusting! Ugh, you need two of them too!" May gagged.

Drew took out two tomatoes.

"Two cups of water. What a boring drink! Onion powder, green pepper, chili…wonder what we're making? Rosemary…thyme, beans, spinach, and anything else you want to add. Oh wait, we also need a leaf from an evergreen tree and a pine-cone." Finished May.

"I hope Roselia won't choke off of this…Where will we find an evergreen tree leaf and a pine cone?"

"Never fear!" May shuffled in her bag until she withdrew the said items.

The put everything in a pot and added some butter. A pungent odor surrounded the kitchen. They were to wait a half hour so they played poker for $150, since it was a short game. Drew won as usual.

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Ash was on an overnight plane ride to Sootopolis with Max. He was showing all of his badges off.

"I won this one in the third gym at Kanto. Team Rocket cheered me on that day…"

"It's dirty! They're all dirty! What'd you do, stick them in mud?" demanded Max. He whipped out his spray and a number of napkins. The badges barely had any dust on them.

"If I said you were a freak before, I take that back. You're insane." stated Ash.

"Your bag's a pigsty!" yelled Max, as he looked through Ash's backpack.

"Pika…" stated Pikachu.

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The "medicine" was done. Drew prepared a cup for Roselia, who drank it reluctantly. After two full cups, which was really all they made, the Roselia looked perfect. There was not a trace of illness left.

Drew looked at the book fondly. Then a word caught his attention. "May…"

"Yes?"

"That DID NOT SAY PINE CONE!"

"Oh, then it must've been poison ivy; I don't remember."

"NO! It said cabbage…" Drew wandered how she read that wrong.

Even the greatest philosophers would never be able to answer that question.

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So, how was it? I just wanted to add this bit…Here's a recap:

Brock and Melody are going to Sootopolis "tomorrow" for the breeding contest.

Ash's mother and Professor Oak are going to Sootopolis.

Misty is going to Sootopolis.

Naturally, Team Rocket will be there!

Ash and Max are going to Sootopolis because of the 8th gym badge.

The Boss and Officer Jenny are going to Sootopolis to get married.

And of course, so are May and Drew, but NOT to get married! They're all for the pokemon contest!

Stay tuned for Chapter 16! It will be decidedly better than this chapter!