Chapter 34

Yang and Weiss had made it pass the battle stage rounds of the Mikoto City Pokemon Contest. Now it is Blake vs Ruby in this challenge. Who will win? Only one way to find out.

"Alright everybody!" Vivian says through her microphone. "Let's give around of applause to two best friends who are now facing each other to see who will win a ribbon. To my left, the cool and mysterious, Blake Belladonna!"

Everyone applaud as Blake walks elegantly towards the stage in her kimono.

"And to my right, the cute and adorable, Ruby Rose!" Ruby started to walk down the stage nervously. Still suffering from stage fright despite the crowds cheers.

"Honestly." Weiss rolled her eyes at Ruby's embarrassment, "If she can't handle this, how is she going to fight in the Vytal Festival?"

"Just give her sometime." Yang says to Weiss. "She'll get used to it."

The two prepare their pokeballs as call out their pokemon.

Blake: "Go, Minior!"

Ruby: "Go get 'em, Foxy!"

After the two throw their pokeballs, Vivian then announces, "Begin!"

"Use confuse ray with rollout!" Blake ordered. Minior has golden orbs around him while spinning it's body. Then proceeds to charge right at Foxy, Ruby's Parafox from Pokemon Solar Light and Lunar Dark. Ruby lost some points as it charges at Foxy.

"Use ominous wind with astonish!" Ruby ordered. Foxy unleashes a purple gust of wind along with a black ghost with pink eyes charging at it. The wind blows away the confuse ray as the black ghost hits Minior then disappears to reveal Foxy. The damage done made some major cracks in Minior's armor and cost Blake some serious points.

"Hey, Blake!" Ruby says to her friend and opponent. "You do realize that ghost-type moves have no effect on normal-type pokemon?! Because Foxy is both ghost and normal-type!"

"I know!" Blake responds. "But like you told me at the manor, status moves bypasses immunity! Except for thunder wave on ground-types! I just did it to lower your points! Now Minior, use ancient power!" Minior's body starts to shine white then that aura starts to form an energy ball that charged right at Foxy.

"Use quick attack to dodge!" Foxy then uses quick attack to dodge ancient power, but something was different. The ancient power started to hone in on Foxy then explode. Ruby lost some points.

"How did you...?" Ruby says out loud. She was surprised that ancient power managed to lock-on on Foxy. How is that possible, no one knows. Ruby then ordered, "Use calm mind!" Foxy closed her eyes with her body glowing white. Inside her mind, she clears her mind of all distraction and now has her special attack and special defense. Blake lost a few points and Ruby lost fewer points.

"Quick, Minior! Use solar beam!" Minior starts gathering light as a bright orb of light is being formed over its head.

"What?!" Ruby is shocked to hear that Minior knows solar beam and no longer knows swift. "When did it learned that!?"

Ruby is still shocked as Blake gives the order, "Use solar beam and ancient power!" Minior's body started to be enveloped in a white aura and is transfer to the solar beam. The orb started to become shiny as it glisten so brightly that it created a rainbow effect.

Ruby snaps out of it. "Quick Foxy, use ominous wind!" A stronger purple gust is fired at Minior but Minior fired the combined blast right at Foxy. The gust slowed it a bit, but the bright energy beam shoots straight through it despite the added power. Then the beam smacked down Foxy and caused her to faint.

"Foxy is unable to battle! Blake and Minior won!" Vivian says as the audience cheered for Blake's victory.

Jordan says with great excitement, "That. Was. AMAZING! What a magnificent performance battle!"

Mr. Sukizo, "Remarkable."

Then Nurse Joy says, "That was an incredible battle between two friends. Although, how did Minior's ancient power does a honing?"

Everyone is confused at that as well once Nurse Joy mentioned that part. Blake just shrugs as she has no idea on how it was able to do such a thing.

Back at the prep-room, the four sat down together before the next round. Ruby just went "Whew." in relief.

"I am gla-ad that's over! I don't think I'm cut out for this." Ruby is relieved despite her defeat.

"Well at least it was an...adequate battle." says Weiss before turning her head towards Blake. "But I would like to know how did your Minior did what he did."

"Minior doesn't have a gender." Blake corrected Weiss.

"Whatever, back with my question. How did he, IT, do that honing attack?"

Blake is unsure how or why it happened. "I have no idea. But it does have a 100% accuracy rating."

"But I would like to know is when did Minior learned solar beam?" Yang asked. "What happened to swift?"

"I actually used a TM I bought before the contest before my match with Ruby. It cost a lot and it was worth it." Blake answered.

"Isn't that illegal to do at a contest?" Weiss asked, making sure Blake didn't break any rules.

"Let me check." Yang pulled up her megadex and see what the rules are. "Huh." she went after reading the rules of the Pokemon Contest. "There isn't any rules about using TM's at the last minute."

"But there should be." Ruby grumps as she cross her arms and looks away with a pout.

"I'm sorry, Ruby." Blake apologizes to her team leader. "How about some strawberries and chocolate chip cookies to apologize."

Ruby smiles then looks back at Blake. "15 strawberries and 20 cookies."

"13 strawberries and 10 cookies."

"15 cookies."

"12."

"Deal"

Hand shake.

Vivian then announces the semi-finals and it shows Yang and Weiss battling each other.

"Whelp." Yang then gets up from her seat. "Time to get to work."

"Guess it can't be helped." Weiss then gets up. "Let's give it our all." Weiss then extends her right hand at Yang as they shake on it.

The two approach the stage and ready their pokemon with Vivian going, "Here comes another friend battle! Who will win!? Will it be the beautiful Yang?! Or the graceful Weiss!?"

Weiss pulls out her pokeball and throws it, "Go, Blade!" Blade, Weiss' Honedge, is ready for battle.

Then it is Yang's turn to throw hers, "Go, Chimmy!" Chimmy, Yang's Monferno, is also ready for battle.

So who will win THIS round? Will it be Yang? Or will it be Weiss? Tune in next time!

AN: Hey guys! Thank you for your patience for this chapter. However, I have some news: I will be camping for a week or two so don't expect anymore chapters until I get back. You know, to recharge my batteries and relax in the great outdoors. But don't worry, I will be back to continue the story!
Thank you for understanding. Hope to write more soon. And I do apologize that this chapter is short.