Episode 49: The Wallace Cup Grand Contest Begins
It's the day of the Pokemon Contest and many people and Pokemon with their trainers arrive to see the main event of Sunny Town, the Wallace Cup. In the contest hall, the people and Pokemon are taking their seats for the event. The stage is also surrounded by water and it's bigger than a normal contest hall as well. Akira and Chase are among the audience. Pikachu and Hana's Pokemon Egg are being taken care of by them as they watch the main event. Pichu is also with them because it wants to see Diana perform.
In the dressing room, Hana and Diana are waiting for the contest to start as they watch it on the video screen.
"I'm really excited, but I'm really nervous still," Hana says.
"I know. We're going to compete in the Wallace Cup and it's one of the biggest events in Pokemon Contest history, but the main event is the Grand Festival," Diana says.
Suddenly, someone calls out, "Diana!"
The girls turn their heads to see Jeanie walking towards them.
"Hi Jeanie," both girls say.
Seeing Hana, Jeanie asks, "Now don't tell me you're entering the Wallace Cup, Hana?"
"Yeah. Me and Diana met Wallace yesterday and he told me that I should enter with my Milotic and Brionne," Hana says.
"You met Wallace? Incredible!" Jeanie asks, amazed.
"I thought it will be a great idea so Hana can gain some contest experience, since she practiced with me all the time," Diana says.
"Sounds cool. Can't wait to see how you do in a contest," Jeanie says.
"Thanks," Hana says.
"Well then, I guess that we're rivals in this contest," Jeanie says.
"Glad to know, but I'll be winning the Wallace Cup," Diana says.
"Sorry, but I'll be the one winning the Aqua Ribbon," Jeanie says.
"I don't know if I'll win or not, but I'll do my best," Hana says.
"Sorry, but I'll be taking the Aqua Ribbon, after winning the Wallace Cup," Another familiar voice says.
They turn their heads to see Lady Athena.
Athena notices Hana and says, "So you'll be entering the Wallace Cup too. I didn't think you'll be a Coordinator."
"I was just trying out because Wallace said I should try with my Pokemon," Hana says.
"Really? Talk about luck, then it will be best if you give your Pokemon the best performance, but I'll be the one taking the Aqua Ribbon," Athena says.
Suddenly, there is chanting coming from the screen that is coming from the audience. Diana turns to see Lillian on the T.V.
"Oh my gosh! It's starting," Diana happily says.
Lillian says, "Welcome to the Wallace Cup! Hosted by the Contest master himself, Wallace! And this year, our special event is taking place in the sunny area of Sunny Town."
Everyone claps and cheers with glee and many are wearing white hats too.
At the stand, Chase and Akira, along with Alistair, Pikachu, and Winnie are excited to see Diana and Hana perform.
"The girls are going to do great," Akira says.
"Yeah. And we'll see if Diana will be able to win her final ribbon," Chase says.
Just then, Lillian says, "And now, the introduction you've all been waiting for… Sometimes he's a Gym Leader… other times he's a Champion Master… and still other times he's a Top Coordinator… and you all know his name…"
In the poll in front of the stage, water begins to bubble from the surface. Then water begins to erupt like a geyser and flies in the air. Just then, a familiar Milotic that rises from the water with glittering rings of water around its body. Everyone screams and cheers with glee. Milotic then creates waves with its attacks and sends a tornado around the stage. Appearing on the stage is Wallace giving a bow and one knee bending to the ground and the Aqua Rings around him.
Lillian says, "He's a true genius… the Contest Master… Wallace!"
Wallace stands up with a swift of his hand and says, "Hello Kanto and a big good morning!"
Everyone screams and cheers to see the Contest Master standing on the stage.
"I'm happy to welcome you to the Wallace Cup, and the lovely Sunny Town! Everyone stand up!" Wallace announces.
Then geysers of water begin to rise into the air and Milotic lands on the ground next to its trainer. Meanwhile, Hana and the other Coordinators are watching the event.
"Wow! That was amazing!" Jeanie says.
"And Milotic is so pretty," Hana says.
"And even more amazing on stage," Diana says.
On the stage, Wallace says, "So who will show us the best appeal in all of Kanto! I'm here to find out!"
The crowd continues to go wild.
Lillian walks over, "Thank you Wallace."
Then says to the audience, "And Wallace has graciously agreed to evaluate the many performances by taking the roll of our special judge. That's great."
"And now allow me to introduce you to our wonderful judges. First someone you know, Mr. Contesta," Lillian says, turning to the three known judges.
Mr. Contesta says, "Good morning and I'm looking forward to a spectacular performance from everyone."
"Next up is the President of the Pokemon Fan Club, Mr. Sukizo," Lillian says.
"Sunny Town is remarkable," Mr. Sukizo says.
Lillian adds, "And now Sunny Town's own Nurse Joy."
Nurse Joy says, "Hello everyone and welcome."
"And I'm your announcer Lillian. It's incredible to be here today. I'll present to you what the winner will receive," Lillian says.
Then presents the Aqua Ribbon, "The Aqua Ribbon! Of course, this incredible and prestigious ribbon counts as a win in Kanto, but it also counts in Sinnoh, Hoenn, and Johto. So to put it another way, this ribbon is a giant winding step to the Grand Festival. As you all know, a Coordinator needs to have five ribbons from a region. So… let's get busy!"
Everyone cheers with excitement as the contest is taking place.
Moments later, Lillian announces, "And now we begin with our first entry in the appeals round."
Running on the stage is none other than Diana.
"And here she is, Diana of Ecruteak City!" Lillian says.
Diana brings out her Pokeball and tosses it in the air, "Alright Corsola! Take the stage!"
Then Corsola takes the stage. Corsola twirls a little and has a big smile on its face.
In a city that has a tall tower in a Japanese style town known as Ecruteak City, there is a group of people watching from a TV. There are five girls, four older ones with different color hair. One of them is the youngest and has purple hair tied with hair ties attached to pink beads.
Another is a young man that has blonde hair and brown eyes, and wears a blue color outfit with a blue headband.
Lillian announces, "You can feel the love that is shared between the two, and their appeals captured the hearts of their audience. Water Pokemon are all welcome here at the Wallace Cup, so let's all watch and enjoy."
On the stage in Sunny Town, Diana calls out, "Now Corsola, use Aqua Ring!"
Corsola takes a deep breath and breathes out an Aqua Ring around the water. Each ring circles on the water and circling around.
"Now Corolsa, use Bubble Beam!" Diana calls out.
Corsola uses Bubbles Beam on the rings and they all begin to spin.
"Alright Corsola, go!" Diana says.
Then Corsola dives into the water and swims around. Then hops over the rings like it's jumping a leap. Everyone claps and cheers with excitement.
Diana then says, "Finish off with Power Gem!"
Corsola then uses Power Gem at the bubbles and the rings and they wall shower glitter and water. Corsola lands on the ground and sprays a little water on the ground.
Lillian says, "A spectacular finish! And an elegant spray of water for a final finish of Diana and Corsola."
Contesta says, "Excellent work. Great technique and I love how Corosla keeps smiling all the way through!"
"Yes. That was truly remarkable," Mr. Sukizo says.
"And the Corsola is so fast and very elegant," Nurse Joy says.
Wallace says, "Ah the technique of using water is a best technique to bring out Corsola!"
"Wow! Talk about an appeal from Wallace! Talk about high praise!" Lillian says.
In the dressing room, Hana and Jeanie are amazed to see Diana's performance.
"Diana is great. I don't know if I can compete with her," Hana says.
"Maybe, but I'm sure you can do it too," Jeanie says.
On the stands, Akira says, "Corsola and Diana were great."
"Yeah. Corsola really shines," Chase says.
Pichu is really amazed to see Diana perform, and can't wait until it is his turn to take the stage.
Lillian then announces, "And now, let's continue to keep the contest rolling!"
Soon, many Coordinators and their Pokemon perform great. There have been many water type Pokemon that are from around the world.
Now it's Lady Athena's turn.
She then tosses her Pokeball, "Alright Vaporeon, out you come!"
With that, Vaporeon comes out of the Pokeball and begins to swim in the water.
Athena calls out, "Vaporeon, use Water Pulse!"
Vaporeon uses Water Pulse multiple times and they travel on the water.
"Now, use Aurora Beam!" Athena says.
Vaporeon uses Aurora Beam that shatters the water pulses into glittering rainbow sparkles.
"Now Waterfall!" Athena calls out.
Vaporea creates a geyser of water that rises in the sea. Then Vaporeon swims on it at top speed and flies into the air. Then lands into the water and rises its head to the surface with their finish. Everyone claps and cheers for Athena's Vaporeon's excellent performance. The judges and Wallace give their approval and say that it's a lovely sight.
Diana and the others agree.
"She really knows how to show off her Vaporeon. She really is an expert with Eevee evolution Pokemon," Diana says.
"And I'm sure training with different evolutions of Eevee will give her some experience with other types of Pokemon, including Eevee, she knows the moves of nine different types of Pokemon," Hana says.
"You're right," Daina says.
Then she notices on the main screen "Look, Jeanie is next!"
On the stage, Jeanie throws her Pokeball as she calls out, "Piplup! Go!"
The Pokeball opens and a Piplup comes out of the Pokeball. It lands on the ground with a twirl. Then bows with glee. Everyone claps and cheers. However, there is something different about this Piplup. The blue is lightish blue color and the same for its body being a light teal color, and the it's beak and feet are a pale yellow color.
On stand, Chase says, "So Jeanie has a new Pokemon."
In the dressing room, Diana and Hana are seeing it for themselves.
"Wow! It's a Piplup! She got one too, just like me," Hana says.
"And it's so cute," Diana says, and brings out her Pokedex.
Dexter says, "Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. Piplup is a proud Pokémon and an excellent swimmer, and it has a layer of down that keeps out the cold."
Diana looks up to notice Jeanie's Piplup is a different color than the one on the Pokedex.
"Hey Hana, Jeanie's Piplup is a different color than the one you have," Diana says.
"You're right," Hana says.
On stage, Hana calls out, "Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"
Piplup then uses Bubble Beam as they swirl up into the sky.
"Now then, use Peck," Jeanie says.
Piplup then uses beak and stores a bit of power. Then on Jeanie's cue, it jumps in the air and pecks the Bubble Beams away as Piplup moves its beak at top speed.
Jeanie then says, "Now, use Whirlpool!"
Piplup then uses the water on the stage to create a whirlpool. Piplup then slides on the water on its stomach as it's having a wonderful time. Then reaches to the center of the Whirlpool.
Then Jeanie says, "Now, finish it with Bide!"
Piplup begins to use Bide and begins to glow. Then explode with a water showing bang. Piplup lands on the ground and bows with a smile. Everyone claps and cheers with excitement. The judges give compliments to Jeanie's performance and say it shows off Piplup and is able to do it with a smile.
Hana is amazed to see the performance.
She takes a deep breath and holds out her Pokeball, "Guess it's our turn, huh Brionne."
Diana turns to Hana and says, "Good luck Hana, I know you'll do great."
"Thanks Diana. I will," Hana says.
On stage Lillian says, "And to present our next and final entry… Hana."
Hana walks on the stage and takes a deep breath.
She then throws her Pokeball, "Alright Brionne, I choose you!"
Hana throws her Pokeball and Brionne appears on the stage.
Hana asks Brionne, "Alright Brionne, are you ready for your first contest?"
"Bri," (Yes.) Brionne says with a smile.
"Then let's start with making a big Balloon," Hana says.
Brionne then creates a large balloon that is around ten feet tall.
Hana then calls out, "Now jump inside the bubble and use Icy Wind!"
Brionne jumps inside and uses Icy Wind to send cold air around the Bubble. When it's completed, only the outside shell is frozen while the rest of the water is still liquidy.
"And now use Bubble Beam," Hana says.
Brionne then creates Bubble Beam and some of them circle around the bubble. Along the way, Brionne also creates multiple color balloons and they float under the water.
Hana then calls out, "Brionne, now sing!"
Soon Brionne begins to sing as she swims across the water. Everyone who is seeing this is astonished to see Brionne sing while playing in with the bubbles. It's like they see Brionne singing and dancing with the bubbles in an Aquarium. Hana then brings out her Leaf Whistle and sings the same melody Brionne is singing.
In Pallet Town, Professor Oak, Hana's Gardevoir mother and her siblings are watching Hana perform on TV. Even many of Hana's other Pokemon are watching the event as well and want to see their trainer perform.
"My word, Hana is really bringing out Brionne's unique personality and singing," Professor Oak says.
"Gardevoir," Hana's Gardevoir mother says.
In another town, Gary is walking by until he sees Hana performing in the Wallace Cup with Brionne.
Gary smiles and says, "Well what do you know. Hana's Popplio has evolved. Never thought I see her entering a Pokemon Contest,"
Back at the contest, Hana says, "Now, finish it off with Moonblast!"
Brionne then performs Moonblast on the bubble that shatters the icy shell and the water rains to the ground. Brionne lands on its tail in a spectacular fashion and the bubbles gently float down to the ground. Everyone in the audience claps and cheers with excitement.
In the audience, Pikachu, Pichu, Alistair, and Winnie clap with excitement.
Chase says, "Alright, Hana nailed it!"
In the dressing room, Diana says with a smile, "She did it! That was incredible!"
"Yeah. She really brings out Brionne's personality," Jeanie replies with a grin.
The judges agree as well.
"Wow! Talk about amazing controlled power, skill and elegance. And the trainer's timing is flawless," Contesta says.
"Truly remarkable," Sukizo says.
"They truly show how cute and graceful Brionne says, and how much fun they have singing and playing with the bubbles it made," Nurse Joy says.
Wallace says, "Power and technique, and beauty. Thank you for a wonderful show."
Lillian says, And with that concludes the first round of our amazing Wallace Cup. Stay Tune to see which of our coordinators will move on to the second round."
In the dressing room, Hana and Brionne return with the others to see them.
Diana says, "You were great, Hana. You and Brionne really had fun out there."
"And you really brought out Brionne's personality," Jeanie says.
"Thanks. But still, Brionne is the one who is great," Hana says.
"Hey guys," Akira's voice says.
Hana and the others turn to see Akira, Chase, and the four little Pokemon.
"Hi Pikachu," Hana says, hugging Pikachu.
Diana hugs Pichu, "Hi Pichu,"
"Pichu pichu," Pichu happily says.
"You both were great out there," Chase says.
"Thanks," Diana and Hana says.
Jeanie says, "And with a move like that, you'll make it to the next round for sure, Hana."
"I hope so," Hana says.
On the stage, Lillian is going to give them the announcement.
Lillian says, "Sorry to keep you all waiting, but the judges have finally come to a decision."
Hana and the others turn to the TV.
"It's time," Diana says.
Lillian says, "And so after a length of discussion. The sixteen Coordinators tomorrow who will be moving on to the second stage will be."
The screen then shows the picture of the sixteen coordinators. Hana's photo is the second to the left. The third is Diana. Fourth is Athena. Finally, Jeanie is fifth. They will be competing against eleven other Coordinators.
Lillian says, "And here they are!"
In the dressing room Hana cheers, "We made it! We all made it!"
"I knew you could do it Hana, and you're actually in second place," Diana says.
"Yeah," Jeanie says.
Then nudges Hana on the shoulder, "Girl, are you sure you're not secretly a Coordinator?"
"No. I guess I was focusing on making sure Brionne really shines and has fun while we do so. Me and some of my Pokemon help Diana practice with her performance. I guess it was thanks to Diana I was able to do it so well," Hana says.
"Maybe so, but you really did it on your own," Diana says.
"And from then on, we'll be competing in the second round," Jeanie says.
"Yeah. Now the real competition is starting," Hana says.
"Yeah. And the winner will be getting the Aqua Ribbon and another step closer to the Grand Festival," Diana says.
Later after the night, Hana and the others invite Jeanie to join them for dinner in their room. They all talked about their experiences while traveling and the fun they have.
Jeanie says, "So Hana, I remember you saying that you were raised by Pokemon and been around them your whole life. Sounds like you've become hooked with being a trainer at an early age."
"I don't know about that. Still, when I go on my journey, I want to be friends with Pokemon and do what I can to help Pokemon in need," Hana says.
"Yes. Hana is an amazing person, she even helped an Articuno one time when it got injured by a Pokemon Poacher," Chase says.
"No way. That is so cool," Jeanie says.
"I'm glad you think so. I do hope it's okay. Articuno is taken by the Pokemon Rangers so it can heal," Hana says.
"I'm sure Solana and the other Rangers are making sure Articuno is getting the best of care," Chase says.
"Chase is right. Once it's healed, Articuno will be released to the wild," Diana adds.
"You're right," Hana says.
Just then, Winnie is beginning to fall asleep in Akira's arms.
"Looks like someone is very sleepy," Akira says.
Then Alistair and Pichu yawn as well.
"Looks like someone's sleepy," Diana says.
"I guess we should head to bed. Got a big day tomorrow," Jeanie says.
"Right. Tomorrow is the second round, so we got a lot of battling to do," Hana says.
Later in the night, Hana and her friends are happily sleeping in their beds. Hana and Pikachu sleep next to each other with comfortable smiles. Suddenly, Hana squints her eyes shut as she tosses and turns in her bed.
Suddenly, she begins to hear voices in her head. Doctor, look at this. -What? lts brain waves, they're surging!... Let me see!... She's right!... Let's run another scan… its mind is racing!...
Then someone says, "Those voices."
While the voices continue, "l hope we don't lose this one!"
The voice continues, "They're outside."
And then says, "Where I must be."
In Hana's dreams, the strange Pokemon continues to be seen in her vision. She seems to be seeing it sitting down. The visions aren't clear, but she can see humans in front of it and they seem interested and excited.
Then the voice says, displeased. "These humans, they care nothing for me."
Then continues to hear other voices that sounded excited and amazed or something. Saying something about experimenting and about being put in a cage.
The voice soon becomes upset and frustrated as the voice questions, "Is that my purpose? Am I just an experiment? A laboratory specimen? This cannot be my destiny!"
Suddenly, the Pokemon becomes so angry that its eyes begin to glow and cause shattering sounds and liquids to come out. And then, sends psychic powers to attack the humans. After that, it begins to use it's powers to destroy machine likeness and set fires.
The Pokemon then stops for a little and then sends out a very powerful psychic ability that destroys everything around it.
Hana suddenly wakes up as she clutches her head and lets out a scream in agony in fear and pain.
