Orihime has been doing well in the Ultimate Talent Star. In her last battle, she battled Rena in a hot and fierce battle. Rena was a resilient opponent, but Orihime and her pokemon were able to hang in there. They won their battle and managed to advanced to the semi-finals. With the end drawing near, we will soon see if Orihime really will win it all in the end.

Each and next chapter, the ultimate goal

Ready for battle, brave and bold

I know we're gonna make it

We will find a way

Oh-oh

We've come so far

We fought so hard to get where we are

Oh-oh

We belong together

It's always you and me

Pokemon

(Orihime's voice): The Show Soon Ends

The Ultimate Talent Star continues on. Orihime may have beaten Riruka and Silvia, but there's still some fierce competition going on. Orihime might be in the semi-finals, but that means those who remain are very strong. She'll have to battle hard and that's what she's doing.

"Meowstic, Charge Beam! Roserade, Magical Leaf!" Orihime said as she was finishing a battle. Both of her pokemon used their attacks and blasted their opponents. It looked like some critical damage was done as both opposing pokemon were knocked out.

"Orihime wins it again! She will be advancing to the semi-finals!" Baron announced with the audience cheering for them.

"She did it! She's in the finals!" Ichigo said as all of her friends were really happy for her.

"Yeah! That's our girl!" Rukia cheered. Orihime waved to the crowd. Now that she's in the finals, she has only one battle left until it's all over. Meanwhile, Nicholas watched Orihime's battles closely and was most impressed.

"She's doing rather well. I can't wait to see how she does in the finals." Nicholas said.

...

Orihime

"Here, everyone." Orihime said as she gave all of her pokemon some food. "With all the amazing work you've all done, you deserve it. Plus, the finals are coming. We're going to need to be at our full strength if we're going to win it." Orihime was excited for the final battle. As her pokemon helped themselves to the food, they can only imagine what's going to happen after this point. When she heard the door behind her open, she felt something latched onto to her back.

"Dia!"

"Diancie!" Orihime said as she was happy to see Diancie. She turned around and saw her friends were there as well. "Hey, guys. What are all of you doing here?"

"We wanted to see you." Ichigo said.

"We're all really happy for you." Chad said.

"Yeah. You're doing really well, Orihime. All you have to do is win your next battle and you'll win the whole thing." Rukia said.

"We know you're going to do it as well." Ichigo said.

"Absol." Orihime felt really loved and supported by all her friends here.

"It's done!" Baron announced. All of them looked to the screen and saw Riruka won her battle and became the second finalist. "Riruka advances to the final round! She and Orihime will face each other so that we will have our winner! It all goes down tomorrow!" It will be Riruka vs. Orihime in the final round. Knowing it will be her, Orihime will be expecting a tough battle.

...

Later

It was late at night. Tomorrow will be Orihime's important battle. Since it's such an important battle to her, Orihime is having a hard time sleeping. Everyone else was asleep, but she was wide awake. She got up form her bed with her waking up Diancie since it was asleep next to her.

"Dia?"

"Sorry, Dianice. I didn't mean to wake you." Orihime said. "I think I'm going to go out for a walk." Orihime got up and was careful not to wake up anyone else. She made it to the door with Diancie following, but the door closing did wake up Ichigo.

"Orihime?" Ichigo said as he saw she was gone. Having an idea what this was about, he decided to follow her. Orihime walked in the middle of the night and stuck near the center with Diancie following her. She looked up at the night sky and looked up at the stars. Come tomorrow, she could be a star herself.

"You can't sleep either?" Orihime looked and spotted Riruka on a bench.

"Riruka... You can't sleep either?" Orihime asked as she and Diancie sat next to her.

"Of course not. Who can sleep when the finals are tomorrow." Riruka said.

"Yeah... It is pretty exciting." Orihime said. "It's going to be you vs. me tomorrow. What makes it exciting is that you're my opponent."

"Me?" Riruka said.

"You were my first opponent when I first came to Kalos." Orihime said. "You were the one I went against when I competed in my first competition."

"Don't get so hung up on it. It was just a coincidence." Riruka said as she was acting like it was no big deal, but Orihime could see through her tough girl act. Orihime looked up to the sky and thought back to how far she's come. Orihime started out as a novice trainer who hated battling until she met Ichigo and his friends.

"I wonder if he's watching too." Orihime said.

"Who?" Riruka asked.

"My brother." Orihime said. "Sora raised me and took care of me. In fact, he was the one that gave me Sylveon when it was just an Eevee. We were going to go on a journey together, but he was lost in an accident before that could happen. I didn't have the guts to go on a journey until I met Ichigo."

"Seriously?" Riruka questioned.

"And I'm really glad I did because I've had so much fun, been on so many adventures, made many friends, and made memories." Orihime said. "I just wish Sora was here to see me now."

"Well, maybe he is." Riruka said. "I bet he's looking down right now and is smiling. Orihime, I have to admit that you are a great performer. You're pokemon obviously love you, and you have great friends that are supporting you. That's why I'm really looking forward to this battle. Let's make it a great battle tomorrow." Orihime liked the sound of that.

"Yeah!" Orihime said.

"Dia!" Orihime was really looking forward to her battle tomorrow. Ichigo stayed where he was and smiled. He was worried about her since such a big and important battle to her was coming and followed after her to try and console her, but he can see now there was nothing to worry about.

...

The Next Day

The time has finally come. The final battle of the Ultimate Talent Star is about to begin. Everyone was excited for this battle.

"It's been a long road. We've had many great performances and such. Sadly, all good shows must come to an end." Baron said. Everyone waited with anticipation for this. Ichigo and his friends fully believed in Orihime. As for Ivan, Silvia, and Rena; they watched from a different part of the stands. Nicholas watched as well and wants to see if Orihime really has what he's looking for. "It's now time we have our two finalists come down!" Orihime and Riruka came out on the field. They were both glad they had no other opponent for the final battle. "We've come a long way. The two of these lovely ladies have come a much longer way. We'll soon see who will be the one that wins it all! Bring out those pokemon!"

"Here are the two that I'm using! Sylveon and Meowstic!" Orihime said.

"Sylveon!"

"Meowstic!"

"Here are mine! Bewear and Arcanine!" Riruka said.

"Bewear!"

"Arc!"

"Check it out!" Ichigo said as they were all shocked about Riruka's choice. "She got her Stufful to evolve!"

"And she's using a new pokemon! That Arcanine looks like one tough pokemon!" Chad said.

"Orihime is really gonna have to earn that win." Rukia said. "That Bewear was a powerful pokemon before it evolved. With a pokemon like Arcanine to back it up, it's going to be one tough battle."

"But Sylveon is Orihime's number one partner. Meowstic is a strong pokemon as well." Ichigo said. "This is going to be awesome."

"They both have their pokemon. They battled the way to this point. It's time we see who wants it more." Baron said. "No more waiting around! Let's go!" The signal for the battle to start has come.

"Let's get this started! Sylveon, Fairy Wind!" Orihime said.

"Sylveon!" Sylveon stretched out her ribbons and got the attack ready.

"I don't think so! Do it, Bewear!" Riruka said. Bewear acted before Sylveon could. She had Sylveon's ribbons tangle around her paw and she started swinging Sylveon around in circles.

"Look at that! Bewear is using its incredible strength its known for and giving Sylveon a trip that goes round and round!" Baron said. Bewear kept spinning Sylveon around until she stopped and sent Sylveon flying into the wall.

"Sylveon!" Orihime called as she didn't like how that looked. "Meowstic, try Charge Beam!"

"Arcanine, Fire Blast!" Riruka said. Two of them used strong attacks. They collided and caused a large explosion to go off.

"Riruka's pokemon are much stronger than I thought." Orihime said as she could this was going to be one tough battle. "We'll just have to battle even harder."

"Battle as hard as you like! I'm just going to enjoy the victory even more if you do!" Riruka said. "Bewear, Hammer Arm!"

"Dodge it, Meowstic!" Orihime said. Bewear tried attacking by smashing her paw against Meowstic, but Meowstic was able to dodge the attack at the last second.

"You're not getting away that easily!" Riruka said. "Bewear, Strength!" Bewear added some power to her attack as she smashed her paw against Meowstic and landed a strong hit.

"Sylveon, Dazzling Gleam!" Orihime said as she tried to keep battling.

"Arcanine, Extremespeed!" Riruka said. Both of their pokemon used their attacks, or at least Sylveon tried to. Arcanine was much faster. Arcanine was able to push through Sylveon's attack. Sylveon slid against the ground next to Meowstic. Both of them took some heavy damage, but they wont' going to fall so easily.

"Riruka is adding the pressure in this battle. Can Orihime pull a comeback?" Baron said. This really is going to be a tough battle. Neither side wants to lose.

It's the final battle. It's sure expected to be an exciting and a tough one. Who will be the one that will win in the end? The only way to know is for you to stay tune and see for yourself. The ending to the Ultimate Talent Star is coming up.

To Be Continued...

Pokemon Question: Here we are, all you future trainers. The answer to the last question was...Mankey. Mankey don't hold in their stress and that helps them live longer. Here's the next question. What pokemon's eyes is actually a cluster of many tiny eyes?