Episode 233: Flying Sparks and Flares
Where we last left off, the Fallarbor Pokémon Contest was about to begin. The judges consisted of Mr. Contesta, Mr. Suziko, and a man with violet eyes that have the same color as the patch of his hair on his bald head. He wore a black overcoat with yellow strips around the neck piece and ends of his sleeves. He also wears purple pants with black shoes. On his left wrist is a gold watch. Vivan had introduced him as Sidney of the Hoenn Elite Four and he specializes in Dark Type Pokémon.
Some of the contestants has done their performances as did Drew and his Roselia.
"Fantastic work of Drew and his Roselia! Up next, coming out of retirement! We have the former Coordinator great: Contestant number 15, Nancy!" Nancy enters the stage throwing her Pokéball straight into the air.
"Go for it, Ninetales!" Nancy called out as her Ninetales had entered the contest stage in style.
"Such a dazzling entrance!" Vivian announced.
"Now use Fire Spin!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales begins by firing Fire Spin, creating a series of hoops. Ninetales goes right through the hoops. Her Ninetales moved just like a lion in a circus, going through the hoops of fire.
"Incredible use of that Fire Spin! Nancy has her work cut out for her!" Vivian announced.
"Now use Extrasensory!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales manipulated the Fire Spin with the Psychic Type attack and uses it to create all sorts of shapes with it. Matt and TK were very impressed by how their mother and her Ninetales were in perfect synchronization.
"Whoa, mom is even better than dad said she was," TK said.
"You mean, you never seen her perform in a Pokémon Contest before?" Sora asked.
"No, it's actually our first time seeing it. If you think our dad was a good trainer, than you wouldn't have seen our mom's skills until you face her," Matt said.
"She's getting ready for the finale!" Satoe said.
Ninetales's wrapped it up by using Extrasensory to guide Fire Spin and create a giant firework display, captivating the audience. All the judges gave it a perfect ten, totalling it to thirty.
"A perfect ten from all three judges! Let's hear what they have to say about Nancy's fantastic performance!" Vivian announced.
"Truly an excellent use of Extrasensory and Fire Spin," Mr. Contesta commented.
"Remarkable!" Mr. Suziko said.
"Never seen anything like it and I enjoyed it!" Sidney said.
"No rust on me," Nancy said.
Kairi was watching backstage and she was impressed by her performance. She knew Nancy was good, but she was even better than she expected. She wasn't going to let that stop her. Kairi was anxiously waiting for her turn.
"Up next is constant number 20, Kairi!" Vivian announced. Kairi entered as her fan club was cheering hardily for Kairi.
"Kairi is our princess! Kairi is our queen! Kairi is our godess! We worship you, Kairi!" The fan boys all cheered. She takes out her Pokéball and she threw it.
"Take the stage, Togedemaru!" Kairi called out. Her Togedemaru spins like a top and stopped upon entry.
"Kairi has sent out an adorable and bigger than normal Togedemaru!" Vivian announced.
"Togedemaru! Use Gyro Ball!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru starts to spin around rapidly with a light blue aura around him. "Now use Discharge!" Togedemaru began to fire Discharge into the air. A mixture of yellow and light blue went up into the air, making the crowd watch in awe. Even the judges were impressed.
"Wow! Kairi's Togedemaru starts off with an elegant Gyro Ball and follows up with an amazing Discharge!" Vivian announced.
"Now use Pin Missle!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru fired Pin Missle and it contributes to the Gyro Ball and Dischrge combination, wowing the crowd even more.
"Look at that!" Davis said.
"Propokus!" Izzy stated.
"So pretty," Mimi and her mother commented.
"Way to go, Kairi! You and your Togedemaru are perfecto!" Yolei called out.
"Now wrap it up! Zing Zap!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru zings and zaps through the combo, making it sparkle. The audience were captivated by the stunning performance. The judges gives her a 9.8, 9.9, and 9.9, totalling it up to 29.6.
"And Kairi has scored a 29.6!" Vivian announced.
"Gotta hand it to her, Gyro Ball and Discharge, followed by Pin Missle was really something!" Sidney said. "And that Zing Zap was just the cheery on top!"
"Remarkable!" Mr. Suziko said.
"The coloring in those attacks were truly beautiful! One of the most unique combinations I have ever seen in all my years!" Mr. Contesta said.
"Way to go, Kairi!" Sora said. "Wish Lillie and the others were to see this!"
"Same here. They would be impressed and proud of her," Joe said.
"And she has earned over twenty five points," Cody said.
"Close to Nancy's," Yuuko said.
"She knew she was going have some tough competitors in this other than that Drew kid," Toshiko said.
Other performances have gone on as Sora had headed off backstage to meet up with Kairi. He reached the backstage just as Kairi had entered it.
"Enjoy the show, Sora?" Kairi asked her boyfriend.
"I did. Tai and the others were pretty impressed. No more than me," Sora said. Kairi smiled as she blushed.
"Thank you, Sora," Kairi said, lovingly. She gave him a deseved hug and he hugged her right back. Unknown to them, Drew was watching from the corner. Nancy was doing the same in a different corner, smiling as she remembered when she first met her ex-husband.
"Seeing those two brings back so many memories before Hiroaki and I first met," Nancy said in her thoughts. "I can never forget when we first met."
(Flashback)
We have a look to way back then as Nancy was taking her leave and she is approached by Hiroaki. She dropped her brush from her purse.
"Um, excuse me, miss," Hiroaki said. She turned to see him and her face flushed red.
"Um, hello," Nancy greeted. Hiroaki was blushing like crazy.
"You dropped this," Hiroaki said, holding out the brush. "It's yours, isn't it?" Nancy knew it was her brush.
"Thank you. It's my Vulpix's favorite brush. I don't know what I would have done without it," Nancy said, taking the brush back. She subconsciously took him by the hand and she blushes. "Again, thank you very much..." she paused. "Um?"
"Just call me Hiroaki. And you don't need to introduce yourself, because I already know your name, Nancy," Hiroaki said.
"It's very nice to meet you, Hiroaki. You're not a fan, are you?" Nancy asked.
"Well,Im kinda a fan of yours now," Hiroaki said, making Nancy laugh. It was obvious they were hitting it off pretty well.
(Flashback ending)
"I figured it was a matter of time before my sons would have their own special sweethearts just like those two and we were," Nancy said in her thoughts.
Sora sat with Kairi as she, Drew, Nancy, and the other Pokémon Coordinators were awaiting for the results.
"Now that the first round of the Fallarbor Pokémon Contest has concluded, we shall see who have made it to the finals!" Vivian announced. Drew's mugshot came on first along with a few other Coordinators, along with Nancy, and Kairi. Matt and TK fist bumped for the fact their mom have made it. Mimi felt happy for her boyfriend's mom as Yuuko, Toshiko, and Satoe fist pumped. Kairi's fan club were cheering hardily for Kairi to make it.
"I wonder who is going to be against who," Tai said.
"Only one way to find out," Sara said.
The computer had selected whom shall be against who. Kairi is on the third round against a with a ponytail as Nancy is against Drew on the first round.
"The first round of the semi-finals will begin momentarily. We take a small break to get everything set for the battles," Vivian announced.
"This is it," Kairi said in her thougths.
Nancy and Drew entered the battlefield on stage and each took out the Pokéball containing their chosen Pokémon.
"Go, Roselia!" Drew called out as the Pokéball unleashes his signature Pokémon.
"Go, Ninetales!" Nancy called out and her Ninetales has entered the stage battlefield.
"And now begin!" Vivian announced as the clock starts running.
"Roselia! Magical Leaf!" Drew ordered. Roselia fires its leaf attack towards the fox Pokémon.
"Ninetales! Fire Blast!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales fires Fire Blast to block Magical Leaf.
"Drew has lost some points when Nancy had blocked Roselia's Magical Leaf since it couldn't be avoided.
"Nancy starts off with a Fire Blast to block Roselia's Magical Leaf! Talking a good start for her!" Vivian announced.
"Now use Fire Spin!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales sends Fire Spin and it surrounds the thorn Pokémon into a fiery vortex. Roselia gets pelted by the flames and Drew loses some points in the process.
"Try to get out of there!" Drew called out. Roselia tried to get out of Ninetales's attack. "Roselia!"
"Drew is really in a real sling," Ken said.
"He just doesn't stand a chance against her. Drew lost before he knew what hit him," Yuuko stated.
"Roselia! Use Petal Dance!" Drew ordered. Roselia fires Petal Dance and it heads towards the fox Pokémon.
"Ninetales! Use Extrasensory!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales's eyes glows blue and stopped Petal Dance in its tracks.
"Nancy's Ninetales has stopped Roselia's Petal Dance with Extrasensory! It's just like stopping time!" Vivian announced.
"Way to go, mom!" TK said. Ninetales sends Petal Dance back to Roselia and slams into onto the ground.
"Solar Beam!" Drew ordered. Roselia began to charge up to fire Solar Beam.
"Roselia's starting to charge up to fire Solar Beam, using up precious seconds in the process!" Vivian announced.
"Drew must want to warp it up with one hit," Matt said. "He's going to find, he won't find it easy to do it."
"If he was up against dad, he would have the same hard time," TK said.
"Ninetales! Fire Blast!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales fired a powerful Fire Blast right at Roselia and it lands a hit onto Roselia before Roselia could get a chance to fire Solar Beam, earning a knockout. Drew lost all of his points and Nancy hasn't lost any.
"And Nancy has won the match!" Vivian announced. Nancy pets her Ninetales as she congratulated her Ninetales for the win.
"Good work, Ninetales. You did great as usual," Nancy praised her Pokémon. Drew calls back his Roselia and smiles.
"You did great, Roselia. Get some rest. You've earned it," Drew said.
Kairi didn't know what amazed her more, the fact Nancy had won without losing a point or the fact Drew had been knocked out on the first round. She knew she was going to have a hard time with Ninetales since Togedemaru is a Steel Type Pokémon. She wasn't going to let a Type disadvantage stop her after all she had accomplished. The second battle had just concluded as it was now Kairi's turn. She took out the Pokéball containing Togedemaru and entered the stage along with her opponent.
"Now it's time for our third battle for the Fallarbor Town Pokémon Contest, Kairi versus Abigail!" Vivian announced. Kairi and Abigail threw their Pokéballs.
"Go! Togedemaru!" Kairi called out.
"I choose you, Skiploom!" Abigail called out.
Togedemaru and Skiploom both enter the battlefield. The clock begins to run.
"Okay, Skiploom! Use Fairy Wind!" Abigail ordered. Skiploom fires a pink wind from its mouth.
"Togedemaru! Dodge with Zing Zap!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru avoids Skipoom's Fairy Wind and dashed right into Skiploom. Abigail lost some points.
"A shakey start for Abigail and a good start for Kairi!" Vivian announced.
"It looks like Abigail will have to get her head in the game if she wants to win this contest," Sidney commented.
"Skiploom! Use Leech Seed!" Abigail ordered. Skipploom fired a seed from its flower and it struck Togedemaru, making Kairi lose some points.
"Not Leech Seed!" Kairi gasped. Leech Seed saps Togedemaru's energy.
"Skiploom's Leech Seed is doing its work onto Togedemaru! It looks like Abigail is going to be moving on!" Vivian announced. Sora is watching the battle and gritted his teeth.
"Not if she has anything to say about it," Sora said. "Come on, Kairi. Keep your focus."
"Togedemaru! Pin Missle!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru fired Pin Missle right at the cottonweed Pokémon. Skiploom took some damage from the hit, making Abigail lose some points.
"Skiploom! Cotton Guard!" Abigail ordered. Skiploom forms a cotton shield. Kairi lost a small sum of points.
"Skiploom's Cotton Guard is holding its own against that Pin Missle!" Vivian announced.
"Keep firing Pin Missle!" Kairi called out. Togedemaru kept firing Pin Missle.
"Keep up your guard, Skiploom!" Abigail ordered. Skiploom kept holding on, but the cotton shield was getting weaker with each hit. Skiploom kept holding on until Togedemaru's Pin Missle made a hole and struck Skiploom and Abigail lost some more points. Togedemaru's stamina was getting sapped by Leech Seed. As the clock runs down to two minutes remaining, Kairi and Abigail were neck to neck.
"Those two are giving it their all out there," Sara said.
"Kairi was in the corner before back in the Poké Maiden Tournament. She made a comeback," Izzy said.
"I don't doubt it. This battle could go either way," Toshiko said.
"Skiploom! Seed Bomb!" Abigail ordered. Skiploom fires Seed Bomb right towards the hedgehog-like Pokémon. Kairi wasn't going to have it.
"Togedemaru! Zing Zap!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru zings pass Seed Bomb, and Abigail had lost a little bit of points and lost more when his attack struck. "Now use Gyro Ball!" Togedemaru spins around while surrounded by a light blue aura and struck Skiploom and the clock had run out. Both their points were close to the edge and Kairi's was a little bit longer than Abigail's.
"And it's Kairi who has made it so far!" Vivian announced. She walked over to Sidney. "Sidney, I understand you have shown some interest in Kairi. How would you comment?"
"Well, Vivian, I have to say, she had it in the bag. I had to admire her determination. She didn't once consider giving up an option. I can tell she is going to get pretty far in this career," Sidney said.
"And what do you have to say about Abigail?" Vivian asked.
"If Abigail had won it, I would say the same thing I said about Kairi. Those two Coordinators have loads of spirit," Sidney said.
"And you heard it there, folks! Sidney has respect for these Coordinators," Vivian announced. Nancy was very impressed by Kairi's skills. After hearing about her accomplishments in the Poké Maiden Tournament from her sons, she didn't doubt how she will hold her own; even when Drew didn't stand a chance.
"I knew she could do it," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"So did I," Nancy said. Sora turned to her. "She handles her Pokémon in battle than I remember when we dealt with those Ultra Beasts. And after witnessing your battle with Whitney, I was wondering about your girlfriend's battling skills." She looked right at Sora. "And your battle with my ex-husband was incredible."
"He held his own," Sora said. Nancy smiled when she saw how he respected Hiroaki as a trainer. It was now once again her turn as she had entered the battlefield against a young man named Franklin. He wore glasses with small frames.
"Now it's time for the second round of the semi-finals to begin! It it Nancy against Franklin!" Vivian announced. Both Nancy and Franklin each took out a Pokéball.
"Go for it, Marowak!" Franklin shouted as he threw it and his Marowak comes out for the Contest battle and twirls its bone.
"Go! Ninetales!" Nancy called out. Her Ninetales enters the fray and glares right at the opposing Marowak. Matt and TK knew her Ninetales was at a Type disadvantage against Marowak since it's a Ground Type Pokémon, but they knew she wasn't going to back away just because of Types.
"Now, let's get started!" Vivian announced. The clock starts running.
"Marowak! Begin with Iron Head!" Franklin ordered. Marowak comes at Ninetales with its head giving off a metallic glow.
"Ninetales! Extrasensory!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales stops Marowak and holds it in Extrasensory, causing Franklin to lose some points.
"Nancy makes a pretty good block with Extrasensory! How will Franklin counter it?" Vivian asked.
"Marowak! Bonemerang!" Frankling ordered. Marowak threw its bone right at the fox Pokémon.
"Dodge it!" Nancy called out and Ninetales avoids the attack. The bone comes back and Ninetales senses the bone coming back and avoids the attack. Franklin lost some points in the process. "Ninetales! Use Fire Blast!" Ninetales fires Fire Blast and it struck Marowak and he lost some more points in the process.
"Franklin loses a huge sum of points from that powerful attack!" Vivian announced.
"No way! I'm losing to a former pro! And the clock is running out!" Franklin exclaimed in his thoughts. The clock is down to three minutes.
"Now use Fire Spin!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales fires Fire SPin and surrounds Marowak in a fiery vortex. "Now use Quick Attack!" Ninetales slams right into Marowak, earning a knockout and the clock reads two minutes remaining.
"And the winner of the battle is Nancy! Our next battle will begin very shortly," Vivian announced.
"Your mom is going to battle whoever wins the next battle," Kari said.
"Yeah. And I'm leaning towards Kairi, but she'll have a hard time against mom since Ninetales is a Fire Type Pokémon," TK said.
"And that is going to be a very serious problem," Cody said.
Kairi is up against a young man wearing an ascot with a blue suit.
"The challenger of the next battle will be decided if any of these two Coordinators wins the next battle! Kairi or Frederick! Now if you would choose your Pokémon and begin!" Vivian announced. Kairi and Frederick threw their Pokéballs.
"Go! Togedemaru!" Kairi called out.
"Go forth, Mr. Mime!" Frederick called out as Togedemaru and Mr. Mime both had entered the battlefield.
"A Mr. Mime?" Davis asked.
"Frederick's Mr. Mime is not a good choice to use against a Steel Type like Togedemaru since being a Fairy Type Pokémon," Izzy pointed out.
""We've already seen this Mr. Mime in action, so she might have a hard time with Mr. Mime," Ken said.
"And begin!" Vivian aannounced.
"Togedemaru! Start up with Pin Missle!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru begins by firing Pin Missle and the pins heads towards the barrier Pokémon.
"Mr. Mime! Barrier!" Frederick ordered. Mr. Mime forms a protective barrier and Kairi loses some points.
"Outstanding! Frederick begins by blocking with Barrier!" Vivian announced.
"Now use Fire Punch!" Frederick ordered. Mr. Mime comes at the hedgehog-like Pokémon with its fist emitting fire.
"Togedemaru! Dodge and use Zing Zap!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru avoids Fire Punch and starts to dash across the battlefield and lands a hit onto Mr. Mime, causing Frederick to lose a little more points than Kairi did. Frederick was shocked. THe clock runs down to three minutes and thirty seconds.
"WHAT?!" Frederick exclaimed.
"Now use Gyro Ball!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru rolls into aball while surrounded by a light blue aura and lands a hit onto Mr. Mime. Frederick loses some more points as the clock reads three minutes remaing.
"Kairi gets into a shakey start and makes a good clean comeback! Can Frederick hope to turn around?" Vivian asked.
"Mr. Mime! Another Fire Punch!" Frederick ordered. Mr. Mime comes at the hedgehog-like Pokémon with its fist emitting fire.
"Dodge it!" Kairi called out as Togedemaru rolls to the right and Mr. Mime manages to punch the ground instead. Frederick loses some more points.
"Mr. Mime's timing was off due to Togedemaru's speed! Frederick better come up with a comeback because time is running out!" Vivian announced.
"Mr. Mime! Use Psybeam!" Frederick ordered. Mr. Mime fired Psybeam right at Togedemaru; the beam consisted of pink, yellow, cyan, and white.
"Frederick looks like he's about to get that comeback! It could be all over for Kairi," Vivian announced.
"Gyro Ball!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru spins around in a ball and bulldozed right through Mr. Mime's Psybeam.
"I don't believe it! Mr. Mime's Psybeam is being cut by Gyro Ball! It's gonna cost Frederick some points!" Vivian announced. Togedemaru slammed right into Mr. Mime, causing Frederick to lose some more points with one minute remaining. "One minute left!" The battle rages on for the whole minute as Frederick attempted to get a comeback, but it gets foiled by Togedemaru's efforts.
"Pin Missle!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru fired Pin Missle again.
"Barrier!" Frederick ordered. Mr. Mime forms Barrier to protect itself, but the clocks runs out as Togedemaru kept running.
"And Kairi moves on to the final!" Vivian announced. The audience cheers hard, especially Kairi's fan club.
"We love you, Princess Kairi!" One of the fan boys called out.
"This is it," Cody said.
"The final round," Sara said.
"Our mom against Sora's girlfriend; this is going to be hard to root for who," Matt said.
"I know you would root for your mom no matter what," Mimi said to her boyfriend.
"The same to you, TK," Kari said.
TK had to agree, but he had to root for Kairi as well and knew his brother would do the same thing. Sora was proud of his girlfriend, but he knew she wasn't going to find it easy. After several inutes minutes of rest, Kairi and Nancy both entered the battlefield for the final battle.
"This is it. A chance to see what this girl is made of," Nancy said in her thoughts.
"And now it is time for the final battle! It is the former Coordinator great, Nancy versus Kairi! This is a clash of generations, and I know these two will give us such a fabulous show! Kairi had already come this far and she has already won two ribbons, and we should see if she is going to earn her third or will she be taken down by Nancy and earn her newest ribbon?" Vivian asked.
"This is what I was afraid of. Kairi's Togedemaru is at a very huge disadvantage," Izzy said.
"Yeah, but she'll find a way around it," Joe said.
"She would," Yuuko said. "She's truly the Pokémon League Champian's girlfriend if she's gonna go toe-to-toe with Nancy."
"She is," Tai agreed with his mother. Both of Kairi and Nancy each took out a Pokéball.
Now let out your Pokémon and let the final round begin!" Vivian announced as the clock starts running.
"Go! Togedemaru!" Kairi called out.
"Go! Ninetales!" Nancy called out.
Both of Ninetales and Togedemaru come out, awaiting their trainer's instructions.
"Ninetales! Fire Spin!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales fires Fire Spin right at Togedemaru, hoping to take the early lead.
"Gyro Ball!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru spins around and it cuts through the fire attack. Kairi and Nancy manages to lose some points. "Now use Discharge!"
"Extrasensory!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales lets out Extrasensory and it blocks the electric attack and both manages to lose a small sum of points as they held on.
"Togedemaru and Ninetales are giving everything they have and they're holding on!" Vivian announced.
"Gotta hand it to you, Kairi, I can tell you have been training hard. How else would you get so good? Let's see how far it's going to go," Nancy said.
"Yes, let's," Kairi agreed. "Togedemaru! Zing Zap!" Togedemaru zings and zaps across the battlefield as Ninetales had ceased fire.
"Togedemaru is using its signature move on Ninetales! What will Nancy do?!" Vivian announced.
"Ninetales! Dodge with Quick Attack!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales avoids Togedemaru's attack, but the roly-poly Pokémon darts towards Ninetales, landing a hit and Nancy had lost some more points.
"Incredible! Togedemaru's attack beans Ninetales on the spot despiute using Quick Attack to avoid it!" Vivian announced.
"Ninetales! Fire Blast!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales fired the attack right at the roly-poly Pokémon and it was heading towards him fast.
"Togedemaru! Dodge with Zing Zap!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru uses his signature move again, but Togedemaru doesn't have better control like the last time and Fire Blast lands a hit. Kairi had lost a huge sum of points as the clock is now three minutes.
"Togedemaru has taken a pretty bad hit from that Fire Blast! How will Kairi make a recovery from that?" Vivan asked.
"Togedemaru, can you keep going?" Kairi asked. Togedemaru got up.
"Maru!" Togedemaru confirmed.
"Great! Togedemaru! Use Gyro Ball!!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru rolls into a ball once again and heads towards Ninetales.
"Quick Attack!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales ran towards Togedemaru, but the roly-poly Pokémon swerves out of the way and Nancy had lost some points when Ninetales had missed.
"Pin Missle!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru fires Pin Missle right at the fox Pokémon and Nancy had lost some more points.
"Ninetales! Fire Spin! Full power!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales fires another Fire Spin and it struck Togedemaru as Kairi had lost some points. The clock runs down to one minute and forty-five seconds.
"Nancy and Kairi are going neck to neck! This might go either way!" Vivian announced.
"Come on, mom," TK said in his thoughts.
"Ninetales! Another Fire Blast!" Nancy ordered. Ninetales let's out another Fire Blast right towards the hedgehog-like Pokémon. Kairi started to sweat a little and not from the heat. She had to think fast. She only had one shot and she hoped that it will work.
"Togedemaru! Zing Zap!" Kairi ordered. Togedemaru uses his signature attack and dashes around the battlefield and manages to avoid Fire Blast, but everyone assumed that Togedemaru had taken another hit, but Kairi's points had not dropped. Nancy was stunned when she saw her opoonent's Togedemaru was unphased.
Kairi's still in the game and one minute to go!" Vivan announced.
"One minute to go," Sora said in his thoughts.
"One minute to go," Yuuko said.
The clock kept running as Togedemaru and Ninetales were going neck to neck as both Kairi and Nancy kept losing some points. Thirty seconds remained as Togedemaru fired Pin Missle. Ten Seconds left as Ninetales and Ninetales were both exhausted.
"Gyro Ball!" Kairi ordered.
"Extrasensory!" Nancy ordered. Togedemaru spins around as Ninetales had fired Extrasensroy and he avoids it and lands a hit onto Ninetales and the clock's timer had ran our as Kairi's points were a little bit higher than Nancy's.
"Time's up!" Vivian announced. "The winner of the Fallarbor Pokémon Contest is Kairi by a nose!" The crowd cheered as Nancy walked up to her Ninetales, helping it up.
"Good job, Ninetales. You did very well," Nancy said. Her Ninetales licks her face in affection. Kairi and her Togedemaru walked up to Nancy with a smile.
"That was a pretty good battle. Gotta admit you almost had me," Kairi said. Nancy smiled back.
"Thanks Kairi. Just competeing against you just brought back some old memories," Nancy said. After a few minutes, Kairi is presented her third ribbon.
"Congratulations to our winner, Kairi! We hope you had a good time, ladies and gentlemen and we hope to see you here again next year!" Vivian announced.
After the contest had concluded, they all returned to the Pokémon Center to rest up. Matt and TK were disappointed that their mom had lost, but at the same time, they were proud of her. Kairi and Nancy provided autographs to some fans who were watching them closely. Stufful, Plusle, Minun, Feebas, and Skitty were proud of their friend. Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, Nuzleaf, Seviper, and Zangoose were also proud as they ate some Pokémon food along with Ninetales.
On the very next morning, they all stood outside of Fallarbor Town, getting ready to go their seperate ways.
"Hope we get to see you again soon," Tai said.
"The same to you, Tai," Sora said as he turned to the women. "And it was good to see you again."
"The same to you," Yuuko said.
"I just hope we can have a rematch sometime, Kairi," Nancy said.
"I can count on it," Kairi said.
With that done, they said their goodbyes and began their journey to Lavaridge Town. As Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu walked down the path, holding hands they made a quick stop.
"I know I've said it several times before, but I'm happy that you won your third ribbon. You only have to win two more ribbons," Sora pointed out.
"You can say how proud of me as many times as you want to, Sora. You know I would say the same thing," Kairi said. "I mean you have your Gym battle to train for."
"Yeah, I know. But, at least I'll have you to cheer me on," Sora said. Kairi smiled.
"Always," Kairi said.
This made Sora smiled and he moved in at landed a kiss onto Kairi; she rturns the kiss. Pikachu smiled warmly as he watched the couple kissing.
Unknown to them, a young man, carrying a smartphone took a picture of them kissing. He grinned as he was satisfyed by his work.
"The media is going to have themselves a field day," the young man said.
Now that Kairi had won three ribbons, she only needed two more to enter the Grand Festival and Sora has his fourth Gym Badge to earn to enter the Hoenn Pokémon League. Many more adventures to come soon.