Coumaroo Town, sight of Orihime's Pokemon Talent Star competition. She plans to win this competition and win her first star medal in Kalos. Of course, she's getting ready for some fierce competition.

"Solrock, Fire Spin!" Orihime said.

"Solrock!" Solrock generated the vortex of flames and made it as strong as it could be.

"Solrock is looking good." Rukia said.

"Yeah, but we know Rena will be entering this competition as well." Ichigo said. "She's probably going to use Ninetales in this event. Are you sure you don't want to use Azumaril or Swanna since they were hold the advantage?"

"I told her I would use Solrock and that's exactly what I'm going to do." Orihime said as she was feeling confident in herself. "Today is when I'm going to get my first medal."

You're just a kid on a quest

To be the best of the best

Someday your destined for power and glory

You know you're up to the test

There's only one way to tell this story

Be a hero

Be a hero

All the power is at your command

Face your fears and show you're a hero

The future of the world is in your hands

Pokémon

(Orihime's voice) Fire Trickery

"Welcome, everyone, to Coumaroo Town and this is Pokemon Talent Star!" Baron announced to everyone as the competition was about to begin. "It's great to have you all here, and I'm sure you're all excited to be here. This is a chance for showman and show-woman to show off the best qualities of their pokemon. It's a chance to show what make their pokemon special." While he was getting the crowd excited for this, Orihime was waiting in the backroom.

"Orihime!" Orihime turned around and met with Rena. She was wearing a red Chinese-like dress with her hair having buns added to it with tied cloth around them.

"Rena! I'm glad to see you. You look great." Orihime said.

"Thanks. I'm glad to see you here, but I don't plan on loosing this." Rena said.

"Neither do I." Orihime said. Both of them were ready for this and both planned on winning.

...

The Stage

"As you know, once a showman or show-woman obtain four star medals, they will be eligible to enter Ultimate Talent Star." Baron said. "I'm sure all of you can't wait any longer. That's why we're going to get this started!" The crowd was excited for this to begin. What's more is that Nicholas was there as well as he came to watch. One after another, performers showed off the best quality of their pokemon.

"Looks like there's strong competition." Chad said.

"Yeah, but Orihime can take it." Ichigo said.

"Here comes our next show-woman. It's Orihime!" Baron said as Orihime came running out.

"Solrock, let's start the show!" Orihime said as she called Solrock out.

"Solrock!"

"Now charge your Solar Beam!" Orihime said. Solrock began charging it's Solar Beam.

"Solar Beam? Why would she use that now?" Ichigo questioned.

"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." Rukia said.

"Now use Gyro Ball!" Orihime said. Solrock started spinning around and all the light from Solrock's attacks made Solrock look like a shining ball of light.

"Incredible! That's a great way to show off a pokemon that represents the sun!" Baron said as everyone felt like they were looking at the actual sun. "Let's see what our judges think?" Orihime's score dialed up until it landed. "Orihime scores 47. That's a great score."

"She's got to be making it to the second round with that score." Ichigo said.

"Yeah. Now, we'll see what Rena really does." Rukia said.

"It's now time for our last competitor. Please welcome Rena!" Baron said. Rena set the stage up with a lot of cooking supplies. "This looks like it could be interesting."

"Let's do this, Ninetales!" Rena said as she came out.

"Ninetales!"

"Go, Ninetales!" Rena said.

"Ninetales!" Ninetales got to work with all the cooking supplies. Ninetales used its flames to cook pots and pans. Ninetales even used it's mouth to chop food and such.

"I don't believe what I'm seeing!" Baron said as he was astonished. "Ninetales is actually cooking. Rena isn't even giving her commands."

"A performance with no commands?" Ichigo said. "Is that really a good thing?"

"Maybe. I guess it all depends on how the performance goes, and it looks like it's going well." Rukia said. Ninetales finished cooking and made a dish that looked great to eat.

"It looks good, but try my sweet-n-sour pork to know how it really is." Rena said as she offered Baron a taste.

"Thank you." Baron said as he took a bite out of the dish. "This is amazing!"

"Glad you like it." Rena said.

"Judges? What about the performance?" Baron said. Rena's score dialed and everyone was amazed by it. "Rena scores 50! She gets a perfect score!"

"A perfect score?!" Chad questioned as they were all impressed that she pulled it off.

"This might be harder than we thought for Orihime." Rukia said.

...

Orihime

Orihime was surprised that Rena was able to get a perfect score. Rena came back in and was met with Orihime.

"Rena, I can't believe how amazing that was." Orihime said. "Ninetales didn't even need a command. How did you pull something like that off?"

"Ninetales and I have been close ever since I was a kid." Rena said. "We have a really close bond and picked up a few things." Orihime thought about it and doesn't think she's that close with her pokemon.

"A close relationship that you don't even need commands..." Orihime said as she looked at Solrock. "That must be a really close bond. I don't think I'm even close to that."

"I'm sure you're just as close with your pokemon." Rena said. "Don't let what happen discouraged you. You and Solrock looked great out there." Solrock cuddled up to Orihime and was making her feel better. That alone shows how much Solrock really cares for Orihime.

"Here we are." Baron said. "We have our eight lucky winners that are moving to the second round." All of them looked to the screen and saw eight contestants moving on, Orihime and Rena were two of them.

"See! We both got in!" Rena said as they were both happy. "However, I'm not just going to let you win." Orihime knows she's got some strong competition and she isn't going to let victory slip away easily.

...

The Stage

The eight contestants were matched up for battles and they all battles as best as they could. Orihime and Rena battled their best and they soon found themselves in the final round.

"It all comes down to this. We have these two lovely ladies, Rena and Orihime, are going against each other to see who the lucky winner will be." Baron said. "Whenever you two lovely ladies are ready, you can begin!"

"Solrock, let's go!" Orihime called.

"Solrock!"

"Ninetales, let's turn up the heat!" Rena said.

"Ninetales!"

"It's Ninetales vs. Solrock. Let's see how this battle goes." Baron announced.

"I'll show you Solrock's firepower! Solrock, Fire Spin!" Orihime said. Solrock started the battle with the fire attack, but Rena and Ninetales didn't seem worried about it at all. They just let the attack hit them.

"What's this?! Ninetales let the attack hit!" Baron said as they all thought that was weird until they saw the flames were absorbed into Ninetales' body. That was an even bigger surprise.

"I'm sorry. Did I forget to mention that Ninetales ability is Flash Fire?" Rena said.

"Flash Fire?!" Rukia said. "That means fire attacks won't do any good! They'll just make Ninetales even stronger!"

"Now use Energy Ball!" Rena said. Ninetales formed a ball of green energy and fired it. Solrock got hit hard by the attack and was dealt some serious damage.

"It looks Rena has taken control of the battle. That Energy Ball has done a lot of damage to Solrock." Baron said.

"Energy Ball must be what they use for water-types." Rukia said.

"Orihime better think of something or she's going to lose it." Ichigo said.

"Solrock, Gyro Ball!" Orihime said.

"Flame Charge!" Rena said. Both pokemon used their attacks. They charged right at each other and clashed. They were both pushed back by the attack, but they still took a little damage. "Now use Flamethrower!" Ninetales breathed out the flames and blasted Solrock with the attack. "Now Flame Charge!" Ninetales coated itself in fire and went on the attack.

"Dodge it!" Orihime said. Solrock tried to avoid it, but Ninetales still managed to graze Solrock.

"Ninetales is pouring on the attacks, and each time Flame Charge is used, Ninetales is going to get faster and faster." Baron said.

"Solrock, Gyro Ball!" Orihime said. Solrock tried to attack again, but Ninetales was able to avoid the attack.

"Flamethrower!" Rena said. Ninetales unleashed it's flames again and blasted Solrock with it. Solrock is hanging in there, but it looks like it won't be able to last.

"This is not looking good for Orihime. Ninetales has taken complete control of the battle." Baron said.

"I say this battle is just about wrapped up." Rena said as she was feeling confident.

"Solrock..."Orihime said as she was worried Solrock was finished. Solrock was hanging in there, but just barely. "Don't give up. I know you can pull this off. I know." Solrock doesn't want to let Orihime down. So, Solrock reached down inside and unleashed a power deep inside. Solrock used it's psychic power and a large barrier formed around the wall. "What is this?!"

"What's going on?!" Rena questioned as everyone was amazed in what was happening. "Ninetales, Flame Charge!"

"Nine!" Ninetales coated itself in flames and charged at Solrock, but Ninetales was strangely moving slower. Solrock was able to easily dodge it as it was moving faster.

"It would seem that Solrock has used Trick Room." Baron said. "For those who don't know, Trick Room is a psychic attack. The faster a pokemon is, the slower it moves in this special area. Meanwhile, the slower the pokemon, the faster it moves here."

"Solrock learned a new attack during a battle? Solrock must not want to let Orihime down." Nicholas said as he was most impressed with Orihime.

"This could be our chance! Gyro Ball!" Orihime said. Solrock used the attack as it spun around. It constantly smashed into Ninetales and was doing constant damage.

"Ninetales, Energy Ball!" Rena said as she was going for the finish. Ninetales tried using the attack, but Solrock was able to avoid the attack again.

"Gyro Ball, once more!" Orihime ordered. Solrock went on the attack again and smashed itself constantly against Ninetales, taking Ninetales energy down little by little.

"Oh man! No matter what we do, Solrock will be able to attack first!" Rena said as she saw she could be in real trouble in this battle. "Ninetales, you've got to try and use Energy Ball again!"

"Solrock, Solar Beam!" Orihime said. Solrock charged it's attack and was able to fire it. Ninetales tried using Energy Ball, but Solar Beam blasted right through it. Ninetales took the full force of the attack and was blown back from it. The barrier dropped as it showed that Ninetales was taken out of the battle.

"Ninetales is unable to battle! That means that Solrock is the winner with Orihime as our victor!" Baron announced. Orihime was so happy that she won.

"Solrock!" Orihime called as she hugged her pokemon as they were both happy. With Orihime winning, she was being rewarded her medal.

"Congratulations to Orihime. As her reward, she's earned herself the Coumaroo Town Star Medal." Varon said as he handed Orihime the medal with a maroon diamond in it.

"Thank you so much." Orihime said as she took her first Kalos medal. Now, she's one step closer to reaching her goal.

...

Rena

After Rena got herself dressed, she stood outside. She was pretty furious about her lost that she screamed at the top of her lungs.

"I can't believe I lost!" Rena shouted. "Ooh... That felt good."

"Rena?" She turned around and was met with Orihime and her friends. "I'm sorry you're upset."

"Don't be. You earned that medal." Rena said. "I'll just win the next one. I told you that you have a good bond with your pokemon. Solrock learned Trick Room because it didn't want to let you down. I'll be waiting for you at the Ultimate Talent Star."

"You better believe I'll be there." Orihime said.

"Later." Rena said as she hit the road once again.

"She's a great girl." Orihime said as she really enjoyed the battle. "Ichigo, it's your turn at the Chrolie Gym."

"Yeah. That badge is going to be ours. Right, Absol?" Ichigo asked.

"Absol."

Orihime managed to win her first star medal in the Kalos region. She's also earned herself a new friend and rival in Rena. The next stop is Chrolie City for Ichigo to win his third badge. I bet you can't wait to see that battle. So stay tune to see more.

To Be Continued...

Pokemon Question: Here we go, future trainers. The answer to the last question is...Gastly! Gastly's entire body is comprised of poisonous gases. Here's the next question. What bug-type comes in various colors?