Episode 211: All Things Bright And Beautifly
A few days had passed since Sora had caught himself a Lotad. Sora's new Lotad had a hard time using Water Gun and he remembered when his Golduck as a Psyduck had a much harder time using attacks like Scratch and Confusion, but it changed after evolving.
As Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu were walking down the road, Sora and Kairi were holding hands. Kairi had a request she wanted to ask him.
"Sora?" Kairi asked. Sora turned to his girlfriend.
"Yeah, Kairi?" Sora asked.
"I was wondering if you would carry me in your arms for a while?" Kairi asked.
"Why? Are your feet hurting?" Sora asked.
"No," Kairi said, shaking her head. "I just wanted to be carried in your arms for a while. Just sounds romantic, don't you think?" Sora smiled as he obliges her.
"Sure thing, Kairi," Sora said. He picks her up bridal style. "I'll be more than happy to carry you in my arms." Kairi smiled as she wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck.
"Kiss me," Kairi said. Sora did kiss her on the lips and she kisses him back. Pikachu watches the happy couple kissing with a big grin on his face. They parted lips as they continued one with Sora carrying his girlfriend in his arms. She rests her head on his shoulder.
As they continued on, they come across Brendan, May, and Max who smiles at the sight of them.
"Well, look who is here. If it isn't Sora and Kairi," Brendan said.
"Hey you guys," Sora greeted.
"It's good to see you," Kairi added.
"Pika, Pika," Pikachu also added.
"What brings you here?" Sora asked.
"Still for Rustboro City. You?" Brendan asked.
"Same," Sora said.
"Why is Sora carrying Kairi like that?" Max asked.
"I think it's just because," May said with her face flushing red. She said in her thoughts, "If only Brendan would carry me in his arms just like Sora is carrying her."
Sora places Kairi down on her feet and they walked along the road, catching up with each other and comparing notes. As they entered the town, they saw some trainers doing some training, but it didn't look like to be for a battle.
"What's going on here?" Sora asked.
"You mean you don't know about Pokémon Contests?" Brendan asked.
"Pokémon Contest?" Sora asked.
"The thing is, here in the Hoenn region, there are contests held here and they showcase performances by Pokémon using their attacks. The trainers partcipating in them are known as Pokémon Coordinators," Brendan explained.
"Wow. That sounds awesome," Kairi said.
Just then, a butterfly-like Pokémon flies down and lands on May's face, freaking them out. The Pokémon is black-colored. It has the black slanted point extended on its head and a grayish face with a black proboscis. It has large, dark blue eyes, its face is light grayish in color. Its body also has grayish, stubby, fingerless limbs with a white, egg-shaped underside/abdomen. Its wings are very large and colorful with yellow, blue and red spots. The lower part of the wings have pointed horns and long extensions. May falls on her rump as Brendan went up to her in concern.
"May! Are you okay?!" Brendan exclaimed.
"Get off my face!" May freaked out as the butterfly-like Pokémon flew off and hovered above May. Sora takes out his Pokédex and scans it.
Beautifly, the Butterfly Pokémon
The evolved form of Silcoon
Type: Bug/Flying
Beautifly has a long mouth like a coiled needle, which is very convenient for collecting pollen from flowers. This Pokémon rides the spring winds as it flits around gathering pollen.
"Beautifly, huh?" Sora asked, putting his Pokédex away. Beautifly lands on top of May's head; much to her dismay. She tries to shake Beautifly off.
"Get off of my head!" May yelled.
"Oh, she's so beautiful," Kairi said.
"I am so sorry!" A young woman's voice called out. The young woman has mahogany hair and blue eyes and shes wearing a yellow long-sleeved shirt and a long dark pink skirt. She is accompanied by a young man wearing a green long-sleeved shirt and light gray knee-length shorts.
"Are you okay?" The young man asked.
"We're fine thanks," Sora said. "Just can't say the same for her."
"Beautifly, get off of her this minute," the young woman scolded. Beautifly flew off and back to her trainer. "I am so sorry if my Beautifly startled you."
"It's really no big deal," Kairi said.
"No harm, no foul," Brendan said. Max walks up to the young woman.
"I've been wondering. Have you been training your Beautifly for that Pokémon Contest?" Max asked.
"Well, as a matter of fact, I was. But unfortunately, some of the attacks went a little bit wrong," the young woman explained.
"That's probably my fault. Venomoth's Whirlwind was a tad too strong for Beautifly to handle," the young man said. "It was a hopless failure."
"My name is Janet, by the way," the young woman introduced herself.
"And I'm Chaz. How's it going?" Chaz introduced himself.
"My name is Sora and this is my girlfriend Kairi," Sora introduced.
"Hi there," Kairi greeted.
"My name is May, and this kid here is my brother Max," May introduced.
"It's nice to meet you," Max said.
"And my name is Brendan," Brendan finished.
"Anyway, contest battling is pretty different from a normal battle, right?" Sora asked.
"That's one way of putting it, Sora. But there's more to it than just battling," Chaz said.
"It's about the beauty of the attacks," Janet said.
"And don't the winners of the contests get a cute little ribbon or something?" May asked.
"That's exactly right and they all look just like this," Janet said, taking out a small box and showing them two ribbons; one being two shades of green and the other being lavender and light purple. Both are topped with a crown, but the green one is circle shaped and the other one is heart shaped.
"Wow! You already won two?" May asked.
"You should check out the ribbon I just won," Chaz said, showing his ribbons. Kairi became intrigued by the idea of partcipating in the contest.
"Say, can anyone enter it?" Kairi asked.
"Sure can. You don't think it's too late to enter, is it?" Janet asked.
"Nah, there should be a couple of spots opened," Chaz said.
"I think I should give it a shot," Kairi said. "It sounds like fun."
"You sure about that, Kairi? Chaz did say that it's not like a regular battle," Sora pointed out.
"I'm sure, Sora. I know I can be a shoe-in," Kairi said. Sora smiled as he places her hand on her shoulder.
"If you're on board, then, you'll have my support," Sora said. Kairi smiled as she got all giddy.
"Thank you, Sora! This is why I love you," Kairi said as she and Sora kissed each other with passion, making Max blush and cover his eyes. May and Brendan blushed just as much, but they couldn't take their eyes off. Janet and Chaz smiled as they witnessed something so sweet. Sora and Kairi parted lips as they headed off to the Pokémon Contest hall to register.
Just then, Team Rocket has shown up as Jessie has presented the clerk with a pass to enter the Pokémon Contest.
"I would like to enter this Pokémon Contest, now," Jessie said. The clerk looked over the card.
"I'm sorry, but this pass has expired, so you don't qualify for contest entries," the clerk said. Jessie became enraged and went to her face.
"I'm sorry, but what did you just say?!" Jessie hissed.
"Your card is expired," the clerk said.
"Oh," Jessie sadly said.
"Does she even know who you are?" James asked.
"I guess I'll try to be more charming," Jessie said.
"But there is a chance I can renew your Contest Pass for you," the clerk said. Jessie's face lit up.
"Oh, that would be divine!" Jessie beamed.
A few minutes later, Sora, Kairi, Brendan, May, Max, Janet, and Chaz all came to the counter.
"Excuse us. Is there an opening left to enter this contest?" Kairi asked.
"Actually, there is just one entry left. So, which one of you is going to be entering?" The clerk asked. Kairi and May both looked at each other and wondered if they should do what Sora and Brendan did.
"Should we toss a coin, May?" Kairi asked.
"It's the only way to settle it peacefully," May said. Kairi turned to her boyfriend.
"Sora, do you still have that coin?" Kairi asked. Sora takes the coin out of his pocket.
"Sure do. Which one is going to go on? Kairi or May? So, which do you both want?" Sora asked.
"I'll take heads," May said.
"Then, I'll settle with tails," Kairi said.
"Okay. Here we go," Sora flips the coin and it lands in his hands. He shows the girls that the coin reads tails. May was pretty down.
"Shoot. Tails, I lose," May groaned. Kairi turned to the clerk.
"It's going to be me," Kairi said.
"Alright. Do you have a Contest Pass? If not, I can issue one for you, miss," the clerk said.
"That's good, because I was about to suggest it, anyway," Kairi said. The clerk did some typing on the computer.
"Now, name please," the clerk said.
"It's Kairi," Kairi said.
"Kairi. Okay," the clerk said as she typed in Kairi's name. "Is this your first time partcipating in one of our contests?"
"Yes," Kairi answered.
"And what city or town did you come from?" The clerk asked.
"I come from Pallet Town," Kairi said.
"Pallet Town? I take it you came from the Kanto region. Just give me a few more moments," the clerk said, typing on her computer. Her Contest Pass has been printed. "There. Congratulations, Kairi. You are now registered to participate in our contest." She hands Kairi her Contest Pass. "And I can print out passes for the rest of you."
"That'll be great," Sora said. The clerk did some typing on the computer and printed out a pass for each of Sora, Brendan, May, and Max.
"Here you are. You are now permitted to watch the contest. Be sure to keep them close," the clerk said.
"We will," Sora, Brenden, May, and Max said all at once. Once outside, Sora places his arm around Kairi's shoulder.
"Congrats, Kairi. You're in," Sora said.
"Thanks Sora," Kairi said.
"I don't know what was going on, becuase I lost a coin toss and you win one," Sora said.
"I don't know. You would have had my support one way or the other," Kairi said, making Sora smile. May pouted for a while since she didn't get to get in.
"So, she managed to get in. Good for her," May said under her breath. Beautifly lands on her head. "Hey, sister! Find somewhere to sit on!" Brenden walked up to her.
"May? You okay?" Brendan asked.
"Just fine, thank you," May said in a sour tone.
"May, you're pouting," Brendan said.
"I'm not pouting," May denied.
"Yes you are. You always pouted when you didn't get what you wanted. Remember that one time when we were little when you wanted that last cookie?" Brendan asked. May turned to him with her expression comepletly changed.
"I remember when we both fought over it. But you broke it in half and you gave me the bigger half," May said.
"Well, I just like to see you smile. It suited you a whole lot more. Also, you'll have your part in a contest the next time," Brendan said. May smiled as she blushed. She shifted her eyes to her feet and back to her crush.
"Thanks Brendan. You're such a good friend," May said.
"Anytime, May," Brenden said, making his crush feel better. Brendan just liked to see May smile so much. Max looks at the pair with a teasing expression.
"Ohh, May has a crush on Brendan," Max said to himself as he chuckled. "May and Brendan, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
Janet and Chaz walked up to Sora and Kairi to congratulate Kairi for entering.
"Congratualtions on entering the contest, Kairi. I just hope you realize that it won't be a walk in the park," Janet said.
"I don't doubt it. I came out on top at the Poké Maiden Tournament when we were in the Johto region. I'm going have to do my best," Kairi said.
"That's the spirit, Kairi. Never let doubt slow you down," Janet said. Kairi had to decide on which one of her Pokémon she was going to choose. She decided to go with Ribombee since she has moves that came be pleasing to the eye.
Over to Sora and Chaz, Chaz is currently feeding his Venomoth some small multi-colored blocks.
"What's that you're feeding your Venomoth?" Sora asked.
"Just feeding some PokéBlock," Chaz said. "The colors depends on what kinds of berries you mixed in to make it. I made sure to add it to Venomoth's main diet along with some Pokémon food." He hands Sora some. "Here. Just feed it to your Pikachu and you'll see." Sora holds it in front of Pikachu.
"Here Pikachu. Try it," Sora said, offering the PokéBlock to Pikachu. Pikachu tasted the blocks for the first time and he liked it right away. "Wow, you're right. Pikachu does like it."
"See? I told you," Chaz said.
"Kairi will definitely make it her mission to add these to our Pokémon's diet," Sora said.
"I can trust she's a natural when it comes to nutrition," Chaz guessed.
"She does. Not just for the Pokémon, but on me too. She's always making sure I eat everything on my plate; and I do mean everything!" Sora explained. He and Chaz both laughed.
"So, since you're not entering the contest, you must be heading to Rustboro City for a Gym battle?" Chaz asked.
"Yeah," Sora confirmed.
"Thought I should tell you that the Gym Leader there uses Rock Type Pokémon. Have you come up with a strategy to battle?" Chaz asked. Sora grinned as he remembered the first Gym he ever went to specialized with Rock Types. He had to consider the Gym Leader's Pokémon were partly Ground Types as well since it's a common combination. So, he has Treecko, Mudkip, and Lotad since Grass and Water Types are effective against Rock and Ground Types. He also thought of using Mudbray for the battle since Ground Types have an edge over Rock Types, but Mudbray seemed too little to do so.
"I was thinking of going with my Treecko, Mudkip, or maybe my Lotad," Sora answered.
"Aw, so you have Water and Grass Type Pokémon. That's a good idea," Chaz said.
"My first ever Gym battle uses Rock Type Pokémon too, so I had to teach my Pikachu how to use Iron Tail; and my Pidgeotto to learn Steel Wing," Sora explained.
"I take it that you learned from your past experiences," Chaz said.
"I did. Ever since then, I trained hard to be the Pokémon trainer I am now; that and with Kairi's help. She's been with me since the beginning," Sora said. Kairi walked up to Sora.
"Hey Sora. You think I could use your Pokédex for a moment?" Kairi asked.
"Sure. Why?" Sora asked.
"I thought about who to use for the contest and I figured I would go with Ribombee," Kairi said.
"Ribombee?" Sora asked. She nods. He knew his girlfriend had made up her mind on who to use. "Sure, Kairi." He hands his girlfriend his Pokédex and she has her Ribombee sent over to her.
"There," Kairi said. She hands her boyfriend his Pokédex back to him and she hurls the Pokéball containing Ribombee in the air and the bee fly Pokémon flutters upon entry. Brendan and May were amazed to seeing Ribombee for the first time. Max was ecstatic by the sight of the new Pokémon.
"Wow! A Ribombee! So cool!" Max said with glee. "I never seen one before in my life!"
"Well, you are so lucky to see one up close," Sora said.
"This is so cool!" Max said with so much excitement.
Over to Team Rocket, Jessie is reading a box on Pokémon attacks.James and Meowth were caught off guard when they saw her reading it. Jessie has her Seviper out of its Pokéball.
"Um, Jessie, what are you reading?" James asked.
"Just a book on Pokémon attacks," Jessie said.
"Since when do you care about that sort of stuff?" Meowth asked.
"Since I found out I can be a star just by winning one of these contests," Jessie said. James and Meowth liked that idea so much their faces lit up. "After I win, I'll have my very own Jessie fan club; and we use that fan club to recruit our Hoenn branch to Team Rocket. We can put Team Aqua and Team Magma out of business!"
"Yeah!" James and Meowth both said with glee.
"And now forward and upward!" Jessie said.
"And up, up, and away!" James added.
"From here to eternity!" Meowth said.
"Team Rocket rocks!" Team Rocket cheered.
It was now time for the Pokémon Contest to begin. Kairi along with Janet and Chaz as well as the rest of the coordinators. Announcing the contest is a young woman eith orange hair and blue eyes. She wore a dress that is a dark pink top and a lighter pink skirt. She also wore red pumps. She has a small mole on the left side of her face. She held a microphone to give the play-by-play.
"Welcome one and all! It is time for our annual Pokémon Contest to begin! To those who I am, my name is Vivian Meridian; the master of ceremonies of the Hoenn Pokémon Contests!" Vivian announced. The crowd cheered hard. "And now, may I present our panel of judges!" Vivian introduces the judges which consist of a middle-aged man with graying black hair, wearing a red suit, a short young man who is squinting his eyes and is wearing a shirt with a Pokéball logo, and a small and very slender young girl with short spiky black hair, bare feet, tan skin and blue eyes with two big red Hawaiian style cornflowers that cover the sides of her head. She wore a blue two-piece dress with a strapless bra, white Hawaiian cornflowers and a Pokémon logo on it. She also wore a red ankle bracelet on her left leg. "Beginning on my left is the Chief of the Pokémon Activities Committee, Raoul Contesta!" He smiled.
"Welcome everyone!" Mr. Contesta greeted.
"Going to the right is the president of the Pokémon Fan Club, Mr. Sukizo!" Vivian announced.
"I'm looking forward to a remarkable contest," Mr. Sukizo said.
"And not and certainly not least, our special guest judge for this contest is one of the members of the Hoenn region's Elite Four, the master of training Ghost Type Pokémon, Phoebe!" Vivian announced. The crowd cheered for Phoebe.
"Thank you very much, everyone! I'm just happy to be here!" Phoebe announced.
"To all the newcomers to our contest, all trainers are allowed to use just one Pokémon! The coordinator and the Pokémon in use will be judged just by their performance! And whom ever shall make it to the semi-finals shall battle each other to move on to the final round and win this ribbon!" Vivian announced, holding up the ribbon, which is pink. "Any coordinator who acquires all five ribbons from the various contests they enter in shall have the title of top coordinator! And they shall have the right to participate in the Hoenn region's Grand Festival!" The crowd roars with excitement.
The contest went on as Sora, Brendan, May, and Max watched the Pokémon give it their all, some with good points and some with bad points.
"Kairi should be next," Brendan said.
"You think she's nervous, Sora?" May asked.
"She was nervous when she competed in the Poké Maiden tournament and she still won it. She's going to do just fine," Sora said.
"And now, it is time for contestant number sixteen! For the first time ever, it gives me to introduce you to Kairi!" Vivian announced. Kairi has entered the stage and she waved to the crowd. She takes out her Pokéball and throws it into the air.
"It's your moment to shine, Ribombee!" Kairi called out as the Pokéball opens and Ribombee twirls around upon entry. Everyone was captivated by how graceful Ribombee's entrance was; even the judges were astounded. "Ribombee! Begin with Pollen Puff!" Ribombee forms yellow balls of pollen and throws them up into the air. "Now use Silver Wind!" Ribombee sends out Silver Wind and it carries the balls of pollen, breaking them down, creating a golden yellow streak to go with the silver gust. "Now top it off with Bug Buzz!" Ribombee flaps her wings rapidly and the combination of Silver Wind and Pollen Puff vaporated in a very beautiful manner. Mr. Contesta gives Kairi a 9.01; Mr. Suziko gives her a 9.0; Phoebe gives her a perfect 10, bring her total to 28.01.
"Wow! What a dazzling combo of Pollen Puff and Silver Wind! And added a Bug Buzz finish! Now let's hear what the judges have to say!" Vivian announced.
"A wonderful performance on Kairi's part!" Mr. Contesta said.
"It was simply remarkable!" Mr. Suziko said.
"With Pollen Puff and Silver Wind both used like that, it had a silver and gold feeling to it! And that Bug Buzz to top it off was something I was not expecting!" Phoebe said.
"That's my girl!" Sora said with pride. "I knew she could do it!"
"Whoa, she's even better than I thought she was going to be," Brendan said. May was amazed by what she had witnessed.
"She was wonderful," May said in her thoughts. Kairi takes a bow along with Ribombee as the crowd has cheered. Outside, there were some of the local boys who were watching the event from outside.
"Wow! Did you see that?" One of the boys asked.
"I sure did. That was an amazing performance," another boy said.
"Just who is she?" A third boy said.
"I don't know, but I have to admit, she is very pretty," a fourth boy said.
"Yeah," the first three agreed.
Kairi had called her Ribombee back to her Pokéball and exited the stage. Janet and Chaz were impressed by Kairi's performance.
"That was amazing, Kairi. You did better than i thought you would," Janet said.
"Thanks Janet. I was kinda nervous at first, but then I remembered how Sora supported me during the Poké Maiden Tournament," Kairi said.
"What was your secret?" Janet asked.
"I just did what he would do; I did my thing," Kairi said.
Back to the contest in progress, Janet was up next. She has two assistants with her.
"The stage is set and let's give a hand to contestant number seventeen; Janet!" Vivian announced. Janet takes out her Pokéball.
"It's time. Go Beautifly!" Janet shouted as Beautifly has entered the stage just as graceful. "Go, Beautifly! Use Flash!" Beautifly's wings started to glow brightly and sparkles descends from the wings. The assiatants tosses some plates. Beautifly sends out String Shot and shatters each and every plate. That has earned her a perfect 10 from each judge, making it up to a toal of 30.
"Beautifly makes good use of String Shot! How does Janet plan to finish this off?" Vivan asked.
"Now use Hidden Power!" Janet ordered. Beautifly forms a ring of energy and swirls around the butterfly Pokémon and sends it all out to the shattered pieces of plates, making sparkles rain down.
"Now let's hear what our judges have to say, shall we?" Vivian suggested.
"Very beautiful," Mr. Contesta said.
"Very remarkable!" Mr. Suziko said.
"A performance like that deserves a perfect ten!" Phoebe concluded.
Sora went backstage and he went up to his girlfriend.
"That was a great job, Kairi. I knew you could do it," Sora praised his girlfriend.
"Thank you, Sora. I was happy to know you were there, watching. I dedicated it to you," Kairi said, making Sora blush.
"You're very sweet," Sora said, kissing her on the cheek. She giggles at the gestures as Janet and Chaz smile at the scene.
"And now for the last contestant for the primary judging! Here is entry number thirty; Mademoiselle Jessica!" Vivian announced. Sora and Kairi were watching from the back and they went wide-eyed when they saw Team Rocket's choice of disguises. Meowth was the biggest giveaway of all. Jessie wore a black shirt with a long red skirt. She wore red glasses and black pumps. "Let's see if Jessica can finish thngs up with a bang!" Sora facepalmed.
"Aw man, this is sad," Sora said.
"Good luck, Jessie," James whispered.
"Show 'em who the star is," Meowth also whispered.
"Don't worry. Leave it all to me," Jessie said, taking out her Pokéball and throwing it. "Go! Seviper!" The Pokéball opens up and Seviper enters the stage. "Do this right, Seviper! Use Sacred Fire now!" Seviper looked at Jessie, confused by why Jessie would want him to use that attack. Sora rolled his eyes.
"Doesn't she know Seviper can't use Sacred Fire? What's next, Luster Purge?" Sora asked.
"This is a huge problem," James said.
"Seviper doesn't know how to use that attack," Meowth said. Jessie tries to get Seviper to use of other attacks, but Seviper can't use a single one of them. Sora and Kairi both sighed.
"Man, this is embarrassing to watch," Sora said.
"You're telling me, Sora. Jessie should have known about what attacks her own Pokémon can and can't use," Kairi concurred.
The crowd weren't liking this since she was just standing there, wasting the time of the audience and the judges.
"Jessie, why don't you try a move Seviper already knows?" Meowth suggested.
"Fine! Seviper! Poison Tail!" Jessie ordered. Seviper swings his bladed tail at Jessie, making her go flying. "Thanks for the tip, Meowth!" She goes the ceiling. James, Meowth, and Seviper goes running after Jessie and all the judges all gave her a zero and not even bothered to give them their own opinions about her terrible performance. Brendan, May, and Max were stunned by how terrible it was.
"How can anyone be that bad?" May asked.
"No joke," Max said
"It wasn't bad; it was just plain sad," Brendan said.
"I apologize to all of you for having to witness that atrocious spectacle. Now let's get back to the spirit without further delay! I now present our four finalists!" Vivian announced. Kairi, Janet, and Chaz all made it with one more coordinator. Kairi is pinned up against Chaz.
"Kairi! You made it!" Sora said.
"I can't believe it either!" Kairi said.
"Just hope you brought your A-game since the Poké Maiden Tournament," Chaz said.
"Be careful what you've asked for, because you'll end up regretting it," Kairi said.
Kairi and Chaz are the first to have their battle first. Both Kairi and Chaz had entered the battlefield.
"It is time for the first battle of the semi-finals to begin! It is Chaz against our new girl Kairi! Both have gave a dazzling performance and only one of them is going to move on! Let's see which one is it going to be!" Vivian announced. "Both trainers will have five minutes to take as much points as possible. Good luck, Chaz and Kairi!"
"Go! Venomoth!" Chaz shouted as he threw his Pokéball and out his Venomoth comes.
"Go! Ribombee!" Kairi shouted as her Ribombee has taken the stage.
"Venomoth! Stun Spore!" Chaz ordered.
"Ribombee! Fairy Wind!" Kairi ordered. Ribombee flaps her winds to cancel out Stun Spore. Both lose points, but Chaz has lost a little more than Kairi did.
"Both of Kairi and Chaz lost points?" Sora asked.
"Yeah. But Chaz lost more points than Kairi did, so it doesn't mean by having one to take the other down, it just by taking as much points as you can before time runs out," Brendan explained.
"Venomoth clearly has the advantage since it's a Poison Type against a Fairy Type," Max said.
"I know that. And so does she. But it's not going to stop her. She was put in impossible odds just like I was; but she came out on top in the end," Sora said. "So, there's more to a battle than Type strengths and weaknesses." Max looks at him and he had taken in what Sora had said to heart.
The battle's battle was now down to three minutes and both had lost some points as Kairi and Chaz were going neck to neck.
"Venomoth! Psybeam!" Chaz ordered.
"Dodge, Ribombee, and use Bug Buzz!" Kairi ordered. Venomoth fire Psybeam as Ribombee avoids Venomoth's attack and flaps her wings to create a soundwave, catching Venomoth in the blast. "Now use Pollen Puff!" Ribombee forms purple balls of pollen and sends the right at Venomoth and deals loads of damage, causing Chaz to lose some major points.
"She's amazing," May said, astounded.
The battle continued on right to the one minute mark. Chaz had to think fast.
"This girl is better than I thought. It's no wonder she won the Poké Maiden Tournament," Chaz said, impressed by her strength. "Venomoth! Psybeam again!"
"Ribombee! Dodge and use Silver Wind!" Kairi ordered. Ribombee dodges the attack and sends out Silver Wind and lands a wind blowing hit. The battle's time limit has come to an end.
"Time's up! The judges has determined that Kairi has won the five minute battle!" Vivian announced. Sora was even more proud of her. Chaz walked up to her and shook her hand.
"Congratulations on the win, Kairi. You're really something," Chaz said.
"Thank you, Chaz. You gave it everything you had too," Kairi said.
Back outside, Jessie and Seviper had embraced her Pokémon.
"I'm sorry for hurting your feelings, Seviper! Your Poison Tail was so very beautiful," Jessie said, hugging Seviper.
"Um, Jessie, don't you think it's about time we get back to work?" James asked.
"Yeah. The boss isn't going to be too happy that we haven't found any clues on Team Magma or Team Aqua since we got here," Meowth said.
"We will, as soon as we steal the winning Pokémon in that contest!" Jessie vowed her revenge.
"I was afraid she was gonna say it," Meowth said. Just then, a beeping is heard and James turns it on to see Napolean on the laptop screen.
"Napolean!" James exclaimed.
"Guys, I'm calling if you found any clues on Team Magma or Team Aqua yet," Napolean said.
"Um, we were just about to get right on it, Napolean; and then you called," Jessie said.
"Then, stop horsing around and get to work! The boss is thinking you're treating this like it was a tea party!" Napolean said.
"Right, on it!" Jessie, James, and Meowth said, getting right on it.
"This never happened in the anime," Jessie said.
"At least we won't get a humiliating defeat in this chapter," James said.
"Not now, anyway," Meowth said.
Janet has won over her opponent and it was now down to Kairi and Janet. Both had taken their places for their battle.
"The time has come to the final battle of our Pokémon Contest! It comes down to both Kairi and Janet, who both showed their skills during the preliminary rounds!" Vivian announced.
"This is it. Ribombee vs Beautifly," May said.
"Janet has already shown us her skills in her last battle, so let's see how Kairi can measure up," Brendan said. Sora stayed quiet, having faith in his girlfriend to win it.
"Come on, Kairi. I know you can do it," Sora said in his thoughts. The battle starts when the clock starts running.
"Go! Ribombee!" Kairi shouted as she threw her Pokéball. Ribombee takes the stage as she has before with Venomoth.
"Go! Beautifly!" Janet called out as her Beautifly has taken the stage. "Beautifly, use Gust!"
"Ribombee! Use Fairy Wind!" Kairi ordered. Both Beautifly and Ribombee blew their wind attacks and collides. Both Janet and Kairi had lost some points, but Janet has lost more than Kairi did.
"Beautifly! Use String Shot to stop Ribombee in its tracks!" Janet ordered. Beautifly fires String Shot to tie up Ribombee.
"Ribombee! Use Bug Buzz!" Kairi ordered. Ribombee flaps her wings, creating a powerful sound wave and sends String Shot back at her.
"Talking about a stunning comeback! Kairi and Janet are giving it everything they've got! Can Janet going to turn this around, or is Kairi going to have the upper hand?" Vivian questioned.
"That wasn't bad, Kairi. Don't think you're going to find it easy like you did with Chaz!" Janet said. The battle raged on as both Janet and Kairi were going neck to neck. Janet was making a comeback onto Kairi, but she wasn't gonna throw in the towel yet.
"Ribombee! Pollen Puff, all around!" Kairi ordered. Ribombee has placed many purple balls of pollen as she could make and sends them all the battlefield. The judges were amazed by her battling styles, even Phoebe.
"I have never seen Pollen Puff used as a minefield before! What is this girl up to?" Vivian asked.
"Is she trying to psyche me out with this trick? I don't think so! Beautifly! Use Gust to blow it all away!" Janet ordered.
"Ribombee! Silver Wind!" Kairi ordered. Ribombe flapped her wings as and sent out Silver Wind and it came out even more powerful than Beautifly's Gust. Beautifly became overwhelmed by Pollen Puff, and fell to the ground. Janet has lost loads of points and the battle was now down to one minute.
"Way to go, Kairi." Sora said.
"She's so awesome," May said.
"Beautifly! Use Hidden Power!" Janet ordered. Beautifly fires Hidden Power and it hones in on Ribombee. Ribombee was about to dodge, but Hidden Power lands a hit. She thought it was gonna do more damage, but Ribombee was still in it.
"Now it's time for a move from Sora's playbook. Rimbombee! Use Silver Wind and followed by Fairy Wind!" Ribombee does a combo of Silver Wind and Fairy Wind, creating a tornado of of pink and silver, catching Beautifly in it, causing Janet to lose some points and just when the clock has run out.
"And the time is up! Let's have a look at the scoreboard!" Vivian announced. It turns out Kairi still has more points than Janet does. "The winner of our Pokémon Contest is Kairi and her Ribombee!" The crowd cheered on as Kairi has won her first ever Pokémon Contest. Sora applauded even harder for his girlfriend.
"Way to go, Kairi!" Sora praised her.
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu added.
Janet walked up to Kairi to congratulate her.
"That was very good, Kairi. That Silver Wind and Fairy Wind combo took me by surprise," Janet said.
"Thanks Janet. Just a little something I picked up. I gotta admit, you would have had me if I hadn't come up with it," Kairi admitted.
"Now, it's time for Mr. Contesta to present our winner the first place ribbon!" Vivian announced as Mr. Contesta has presented Kairi her very first ribbon.
"Congratulations, Kairi. Your grace and skills is astounding and extraordinary. You should be proud, young lady," Mr. Contesta said. Kairi has accepted her ribbon.
"Thank you," Kairi said.
"I knew you could do it, Kairi," Sora said, praising her. Kairi smiled to know her boyfriend has faith in her.
"Thank you, Sora," Kairi said.
With the Contest over and done with, Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu said their goodbyes to Janet, Chaz, Brendan, May, and Max, and continued on towards Rustboro City.
"We'll meet you guys there," Brendan said.
"You too," Sora said.
"Just glad to see you have won your very first ribbon, Kairi. Are you sure you weren't a coordinator before? It's only because you were a natural," May said. Kairi giggled.
"I'm sure. I guess, this coordinator stuff really works for me, so that's what I'm gonna do from here on out," Kairi said. Sora grinned as he wrapped his arm around Kairi.
"And just know you'll have me by your side, Kairi," Sora said. Kairi smiled as Sora has kissed her on the cheek.
"I'm hoping to win my own ribbon one of these days," May said. Max looked right at her.
"Um, May, maybe you should win your Gym battle, first," Max reminded his sister.
"Oh, right," May said. Kairi knew May still hasn't told Max about her idea about the future, but she had faith in her.
"We'll be off," Sora said.
"Meet you there," Kairi said.
The couple and Pikachu has took off for Rustboro City for Sora to have his first Gym battle in Hoenn. Kairi has asked Sora for his Pokédex just so she could send Ribombee back home. As they continued on, the couple came across a wild Wurmple.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"Oh, a Wurmple. She's such a little cutie," Kairi said.
"I'll take it that you want one since that's where Beautifly comes from, right?" Sora asked. Kairi gave a cheeky grin.
"You know me so well, Sora," Kairi said.
"Go for it," Sora said. Kairi has taken out her Pokéball and threw it.
"Go for it, Minun!" Kairi shouted as Minun was let out to battle Wurmple. "Minun! Discharge!" Minun gives Wurmple a shock, but comes back with Tackle. Minun fell backwards on the ground, but got back up. "Now use Quick Attack!" Minun dashes into Wurmple and fell to the ground. Kairi takes out a Pokéball and she flows inside it. The Pokéball wobbles around and around. Stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. "Yay! I got my own Wurmple!"
"Congrats Kairi. But you know there's no guarentee you might get a Beautifly. Your Wurmple might end up evolving into a Cascoon instead," Sora reminded his girlfriend.
"I know. But I'm going to love her either way," Kairi said. Sora grinned, feeling happy for Kairi. They continued on their way to Rustboro City with not only a ribbon, but a new Pokémon under her belt as well.
Over to Team Rocket, they're in the woods to get back on track. Jessie thought of something.
"Hm," Jessie said to herself.
"What are you thinking about, Jessie?" James asked.
"Jessie's thinking? That's a shock," Meowth said under his breath.
"I was thinking about something. That girl from the contest has a Beautifly, doesn't she?" Jessie asked.
"Yeah?" James responded.
"What about it?" Meowth asked.
"I was thinking that I have decided that I should have my own Beautifly! I mean, it's only appropriate that a Pokémon such as that is to be with one that is just as beautiful as I am. And a star such as me should have a Pokémon to match her beauty!" Jessie procalimed.
"Well, you might just be in luck, because these woods are crawling with Wurmple," Meowth said.
"He's right, Jess. Wurmple do evolve into Beautifly after becoming Silcoon," James said, and he sees something in the tree above them. "And speak of the devil, there's one!" Jessie and Meowth looked up to see a wild Wurmple eating some leaves. Jessie takes out a Pokéball and throws it. The Pokéball strikes the wild Wurmple and flows inside it. Stars swirls around it to confirm the catch.
"Yay! Now I have my own Wurmple! Come to Jessie!' Jessie said, climbing up the tree and grabbing her Pokéball.
Back to Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu, Sora decided to train a bit since he now knew what he was up against. He couldn't use Lotad since Water Gun needed to be worked on, so he had Treecko and Mudkip.
"Okay, Treecko! Bullet Seed! And Mudkip! You use Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Treecko and Mudkip fired their attacks, getting some training done as Kairi was watching her boyfriend train hard. "That's the way, guys!" Treecko fires Bullet Seed, only to cause a wild Wurmple to fall out of a nearby tree. "Another Wurmple?" The Wurmple attacks Treecko and Mudkip with Tackle. "Hey!"
"He must be angry. That Wurmple must think you're an invader," Kairi said.
"That Wurmple is about to be taught a lesson!" Sora said, taking out Torchic's Pokéball. Go for it, Torchic!" The Pokéball opens and Torchic scratches the ground upon entry. "Torchic! Use Ember!" Torchic fires Ember, causing some heavy damage onto Wurmple, due to his weakness to fire. "Now use Scratch!" Torchic scratches Wurmple with his talons. Sora takes out a Pokéball and throws it at the worm Pokémon, causing him to flow inside. The Pokéball wobbles around and around until stars swirls around it to confirm the catch. Sora's Pokédex starts buzzing, asking him if he want to keep his new Wurmple with him. He chose to send Lotad to keep Wurmple with him. "I guess I'll work with Lotad later. Looks like we now have a matching Pokémon." Kairi smilled.
"Now we both have such a cute little Wurmple," Kairi said, giving Sora a kiss on the lips. He kisses her right back.
"Now that Rustboro City is pretty close. How will Sora be able to manage with the Gym Leader of the Rustboro Gym, despite having Treecko and Mudkip? Just wait and you shall see next time.
Just before I end this chapter, I just want to give a pretty big shout out to parzivaldetermined764 for the idea. There are loads of Pokémon I was going to have Sora catch anyway. Also, which other Pokémon do you think Kairi should catch later on? Just let me know in the reviews and don't forget to favorite and follow.