Ashley and the others were watching the screen on the television, to check up who's going to make it to the second round. Ashley was nervously shaking her hand, as she run things through her mind. "Alright, let's see what the judges have to say! The eight contestants moving on to the next rounds Contest battle are..." Marian announcing towards the audience, as she was holding the microphone on her hands as she was pointing the screen on the television. Then the screen was popped up, revealing who made it to the second round was Josette, Ashley, Dawn, Beryl, Ash, Zoey and two other Coordinators image appears on the screen. "These lucky eight!" Ashley slowly took a deep breath, as she was relief that her and the others made it to the second round.
Dawn stared at the screen as she was proud of herself that she made in the second round. "I made it!" Dawn exclaimed, as she was holding her hands tightly into a fits curled up.
Ashley glancing at the screen once more, as she was biting the lower lip tightly. "That's amazing! I can't wait to battle one of you guys during the second round!" Ashley exclaimed, as she gave her newly evolved Froslass a big hug.
Josette slightly chuckled under her breath, as she carefully watched the screen. "No kidding! This is going to be a tough battle!" Josette responded, as she slowly took a seat on the bench to relax herself.
Astrid slowly placed her hand against her younger sister's shoulder with a small smile on her face. "Congratulations little sis! I'm very proud of you that you made it to the second round!" Astrid started speaking in a calmer manner.
Josette slowly took a deep breath, as she felt her Evie jumped on her lap for some comforting. "Yeah! Thanks for the support Astrid it really means a lot to me!" Josette exclaimed, as she was petting her Sylevon, trying to calm herself down.
Beryl began chuckling a little, as she felt proud of herself that she made a huge comeback on Pokémon Contest. "Look at this Pika this is nice that we made a huge comebacks!" Beryl responded, with a bright smile on her face, as she was holding her Pika in the arms.
Brock was crossing his arm over his chest, as he stared at the screen. "Nothing like getting past that first step." Brock responded, smiling to himself.Brock turned his direction towards Beryl who was holding Pika in her arms. "Beryl! Congratulations on making the second round and the bond between you and your Dragonair was a unique of a performance." Brock mentioned to the former Kalos Queen with a bright smile on his face.
Beryl felt something strange on her cheek as she placed her hand against it. "T-Thank y-you B-Brock!" Beryl stuttered as she stood on the center of the floor.Beryl flinched a little as she caught a strange feeling whenever Brock would say a sweet comment towards her. Beryl brushed those feelings away since she just meet him and his friends yesterday. Beryl didn't wanted to be in another relationship, after a huge break up with her former boyfriend Siebold from the Elite Four.
Dawn slowly took a deep breath of relief, as she felt that she wasn't nervous anymore. "What a relief." Dawn exclaimed, as she was proud of herself of making the second round.
Zoey turned her direction towards Dawn with a gentle smile on her face as she happy that Dawn made it to the second round. "Congratulations." Zoey responded, to the blue hair trainer.
Dawn glanced at Zoey with a bright smile on her face, as she was slightly nervous. "Thank you. But you make it all look easy. I can see why you already have a ribbon." Dawn exclaimed, at her newer friend as she was holding her hands tightly.
Zoey stared into Dawn's blue eyes with a small smile on her face. "Well I don't know about that." Zoey responded, as she placed her hands against her hips.
Dawn completely forgot she was going to do, as she was holding her hands tightly. "That's right! I have to call Mom!" Dawn exclaimed, as the rest gang were completely confused. Dawn rushed out of the waiting room, to phone her mother.
Paul was heading down towards the Pokémon Center in Jublife City to do some training. He took a few steps inside, as he noticed Dawn wearing a beautiful pink dress and a perfectly neat ponytail. "Huh!" Paul muttered under his breath, as he was spying on her.
Paul was looking over his shoulder to carefully watched Dawn having a conversation with her mother. "Of course I was watching. Congratulations on getting to round two." Paul rolled his eyes, as he was annoyed of Pokémon contest and he thought to himself that it was a waste of time.
Dawn ignored someone was watching behind her as she focus calling her mother. "Thank you, Mom!" Dawn was proud of herself of making to the second round. Paul in the other hand was too busy admiring Dawn's beautiful pink dress.
Paul scoffed under his breath, as he didn't like Dawn being overconfident with herself in her debut. "Remember this is a whole new ball game. It's a battle after all, but you still have to make your Pokémon look their best." Dawn continue having a conversation with her mother, which Paul was cursing under his breath.
Dawn was pumping her fits in the air of excitement, with a bright smile on her face. "I know. No need to worry." Paul didn't understand of why would anybody be interested in Pokémon Contest in the first place since it focuses more on the beauty more than actual battle.
Paul crossed his arm over his chest, as he continued watching Dawn having a conversation with her mother. "There's that phrase. You've better get a move on since you don't have much time left." Paul stood there just not responding any words, as he didn't want to say anything to the blue hair trainer.
Dawn shook her head of an agreement towards her mother as she still have a bright smile on her face and waving farewell towards her . "Call you later, bye!" Paul watched carefully as the blue hair trainer racing out of the Pokémon Center. Paul groaned under his breath, as he was following her.
Paul continued have following Dawn to the Contest Hall, as he was cursing under his breath. "This pathetic contest battle would be worth my time!" Paul scoffed, as he was crossing his arm over his chest. Paul noticed an empty seat with a tall, slim teenager boy with messy black hair and those gorgeous deep blue eyes. He wore an pair of baggy grey pants, a black leather jacket, black boots, a blue shirt with a white undershirt, and a pair of fingerless gloves. He finally wore a puffy blue scars around his neck and Charmander is a bipedal, reptilian Pokémon with a primarily orange body and blue eyes. "This better be worth it!" Paul groaning under his breath, as he was watching the second round of the Pokémon contest.
Ashley slowly took a deep breath, as she carefully watched Dawn head back to the waiting room, after phoning her mother about making to the second round. "Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for our second round, and here's the battle board! So, let's give the board a random shuffle and see our match-up!" Marian announcing towards the audience, as she was holding the microphone on her hands as she was pointing the screen on the television and the computer pairs up the contestants for the second round, with Ash in the first battle against Zoey, and Ashley in the first battle against Josette. "And there they are!" Marian mentioned, to the audience, as she has a bright smile on her face.
Ashley mouth was opened in shocked, as she was going to face off against Josette in the second round. "Woah! Me and Josette are going to face off each other!" Ashley muttered under her breath, as she was nervous because she lost the battle against her last time.
Ash pumped his fits in the air out of excitement as he couldn't believe himself that he was going to face off Zoey in the second round. "What do you know it's me and Zoey." Ash exclaimed, as he was completely excited to have his first contest battle against Zoey.
Dawn shook her head of excitement as she was holding her hands tightly together. "I'm sure you'll be great!" Dawn exclaimed, as she was looking forward of watching the battle between the two friends.
Ash clenched his fits tightly into a ball, as he was getting ready to face off the battle against her. "Alright, time to start a winning streak. First the Jublife ribbon, then we'll get the Oreburgh badge." Ashley was trying her best not to laugh at her twin brother usual cheerful attitude.
Dawn gave Ash the concern look on her face, as she didn't want him to get to overconfident with himself. "Slow down. An Appeal Battle is different from a Gym Battle!" Dawn trying her best to reason with Ash, what's the difference between battles.
Ash clenched his fits tightly into a ball, as he has his usual cheerful grin on his face. "We can handle any battle you throw at us!" Ash exclaimed, as he turned over his direction to noticed that Zoey walked over him, with a disappointment look on her face and pulled out his hand for a shake. "I'll see you out there Zoey." Ash mentioned in a cheerful manner, as he was holding out his hand for a shake.
Zoey blinked her eyes a few times, as she was glancing at Ash and clenching her fits tightly. "Hold on. Are you saying you're going to compete in the Sinnoh League?" Ashley was surprised of Zoey's sudden attitude change towards her twin brother Ash.
Ash blinked his eyes a few times, as he was completely confused about her sudden attitude towards her. "Yeah, that's what I came here for." Ash exclaimed, as he was still holding his hand for a shake. Ashley, Espeon and newly evolved Froslass were staring at Zoey.
Zoey placed her hands on the hips, as she was questioning Ash of why would he do both. "Well then, what are you doing commenting in Contest for?" Ash and the others we're getting completely confused at the moment. "You obviously can't tell the difference between Contest and Gyms. I'd remember that if I were you." Zoey finishing off responding to them, as she began walking away with a disappointment look on her face.
Josette was watching the whole thing of Zoey having an outburst towards Ash between the differences of Contest and Gyms. "Woah! That's kinda of harsh of what she is saying at the moment!" Josette exclaimed, as she was petting her Sylevon in the back lightly.
Astrid slowly took a deep breath, as she was disappointed of Zoeys comment towards Ash. "No kidding Josette! It's does sound kinda of harsh if you ask me." Astrid responded, with a confused look on her face. Astrid placed her hand against her younger sister shoulder. "You need to focus on your battle against Ashley!" Astrid started speaking in a stern expression on her face.
Josette shook her head of understanding, as she kinda felt sorry for Zoey a little. "Yeah! I guess your right Astrid!" Josette muttered under her breath, as she was biting her lower lip tightly nervously.
Ash was blinking his eyes a few times, as he was kinda shocked of Zoey's sudden attitude towards him. Ash decide to change the subject up a little and forgetting about the whole thing before."It's fine. I'll just battle the way I know how. Alright, let's go!" Ash was cheering loudly, as the rest of gang were walking out of the waiting room.
Later on after Ash lost the first battle against Zoey during the contest and the two make up right away when Zoey was impressed of Aipom's Focus Punch attack. "This is it, the moment you've all been waiting for! Get ready for the second round battles! Coordinator who can show off the most beautiful moves, and strip away the most points from their opponents in five minutes wins!" Marian announcing towards the audience, as she was holding the microphone on her hands. "So let's started with our third-match up! It's Ashley in one corner, and Josette in the other! We've got a five-minutes time limit on the clock!" The timer started turning on for the battle between the two trainers.
Ashley slowly took a deep breath, as she was staring at her Pokeball nervously. "Hydra! The stage belongs to you!" Ashley exclaimed, as she was sending out her Hydra in the battlefield. Alain widen his eyes in shocked, as he saw Ashley caught a Gible for herself and it reminds him so much of his father Garchomp back home.
Josette chuckled under her breath, as she watched carefully at Ashley's Gible in the battlefield. "Azumarill! Let the curtains come forward!" Josette was sending out a blue, bipedal Pokémon that has an ovoid body and the lower half of its body is white with a white, bubble-like pattern above it on the battlefield. "Azumarill, let's go with an Ice Punch!" Azumarill began racing towards Hydra as her fist is surrounded by an icy glow and preparing to punch her.
Hydra stood there for a moment, as she was watching Azumarill running up towards her. Ashley took a step back, as she was glancing at her Hydra. "Rock Smash!" Ashley responded in a confidence tone, as she was clenching her fits tightly. Hydra's hands glow white, as she quickly punching Azumarill, knocking out cold. Alain and his Charmander was carefully watched the battle while robs Josette of points getting taken away.
Hydra was sending Azumarill back flying to the battlefield, as Josette was clenching her fits tightly. "Azumarill snap out of it and use Water Gun!" Josette responded, clenching her teeth tightly in anger. Azumarill unleashing a spiral of water from its mouth, knocking down Hydra and taking some of Ashley's points away.
Ashley clenched her fits tightly, as she watched her points getting taken away from her. "Hydra, Rock Smash!" Ashley responded in a confidence tone, as she was clenching her fits tightly. Hydra's hands glow white and began racing towards Azumarill.
Josette began smirking alittle as she slowly watched Hydra racing towards her Azumarill. "Blizzard!" Azumarill opens its mouth and gathers white energy inside its mouth and unleashing a powerful blizzard, blocking Hydra's vision. "Let's go! Use Water Gun once more!" Azumarill unleashing a spiral of water from its mouth, nearly towards Hydra.
Ashley carefully watched spiral of water nearly coming towards Hydra. "Dodge and use Rock Smash!" Hydra's hands glow white and began racing towards Azumarill, punching it and sending Azumarill flying back towards the battlefield as Josette's points were taken away.
Josette was feeling nervous that she might lose this contest and how strong Hydra was. "Don't give up yet Azumarill, Ice Punch!" Azumarill began racing towards Hydra as her fist is surrounded by an icy glow and preparing to punch her. Alain and his Charmander were worried that something bad is going to happen with Ashley's Gible.
Ashley closed her eyes shut as she was afraid that her Hydra would get hurt by the Ice Punch from Azumarill. "Hydra, Draco Meteo!" Hydra stood still, as she carefully watched Azumarill running towards her. Hydra's body glows orange and it shoots an orange ball of light into the sky that explodes, releasing multiple smaller spheres, knocking out Azumarill as more of Josette's points were taken away.
Josette was clenching her fits tightly as she knew that she's not going to win this contest. "Somehow, Hydra managed to use Draco Meteor, while it made a perfect firework against Azumarill hit! Well, we've just bast 30 second mark, and at this point, Ashleyhas advantage!" Marian announcing towards the audience, as she was holding the microphone on her hands.
Josette was biting her lower lip tightly, as she knew that she has to do something before the time would run out soon. "Ice Punch!" Azumarill began racing towards Hydra as her fist is surrounded by an icy glow and preparing to punch her.
Ashley took a deep breath, as she was watching Josette's Azumarill racing towards her Hydra. "Get ready to use Dragon Pulse!" Ashley exclaimed, as she was clenching her fits tightly. Hydra opens up her mouth, as a turquoise ball of energy appears and unleashing Azumarill against it.
Josette clenching her fits tightly as she was carefully watching her points were getting taken away. "We're down to the wire here! Has the end result been decided?" Marian was announcing as she was holding the microphone tightly in her hands.
Josette couldn't believe herself that she's almost losing this round against a strong Gible. "Azumarill, use Ice Punch! Full Power!" Azumarill began racing towards Hydra as her fits is surrounded by an powerful icy glow and preparing to punch the Dragon-type. However, the timer runs out before the attacks was going punched Hydra.
"That's it, times up! And the winner of this awesome, high-tension battle is...Ashley!" Marian was announcing, as the crowds were cheering loudly for the young trainer.
"Well that was impressive. To use a move that would normally be ineffective in such a way was just striking." Mr. Contesta responded.
Josette's puts her head down in shame, as she felt upset that she lost the battle against Ashley. "Yeah, I like it!" Mr. Sukizo exclaimed, with a bright smile on his face.
Ashley slowly took a bow with Hydra on her side. 'Poor Josette!' Ashley noticed that Josette and her Azumarill walking away from the stage.
Hey! Dear readers, as you guys know this by now that I've left Quotev(another fanfiction website) due to me, growing out of the site. In this story I'm going to add in Ikarishipping.