Contest Arena

The match between Dawn and Rebecca was about to begin.

Dawn had a smile on her face and her hands to her sides, waiting to start the match.

Rebecca was a Coordinator from Sinnoh who had short blue hair, in a messy pattern, a crown on top of her head, blue eyes, and was wearing a pink dress in a similar pattern to Fantina.

"Bring it on!" Dawn shouted

"Likewise, it's time to show the world my star!" Rebecca shouted in response.

Waiting Room

Ursula had her arms crossed and appeared to have an angry look on her face.

"DeeDee can act as confident as she wants, but it doesn't matter. She only beat me last time because I slipped up." Ursula said in her mind

"This time I won't fail."

Contest Arena

As both their pictures appeared on screen, the wheel began to spin clockwise for a few seconds before landing on the selected form of battle.

"This time the round will be a single battle. You may now begin!" Marina shouted with excitement.

"Go Shuckle!" Rebecca shouted as she threw a Pokeball into the air releasing her Pokemon.

"Flame on!" Dawn shouted as she threw her Pokeball into the air, releasing a Typhlosion onto the field.

After releasing their Pokemon, the wheel on the screen was replaced with a five minute timer.

"Shuckle, use Withdraw!" Rebecca shouted

Shuckle responded and got into its shell.

"Very well. Typhlosion, use Double Team!" Dawn shouted

Typhlosion then created four additional clones, looking like a straight line of Typhlosions.

"Shuckle, you just keep using Withdraw!" Rebecca shouted

"Typhlosion, use Gyro Ball! Typhlosion clones, use Flame Wheel!" Dawn shouted

The clones of Typhlosion coated themselves in flames, but instead of charging at Shuckle, they got behind the main Typhlosion.

"Now Typhlosion, it's time to rise to the stars!"

The main Typhlosion charged towards the Shuckle with Gyro Ball, while the clones were increasing it's speed, similar to a rocket engine.

"Shuckle, use Power…"

But before Rebecca could finish her command, Shuckle was struck by the Flame Wheel / Gyro Ball combination and was knocked out.

"The winner is Dawn!" Marina shouted

Dawn returned Typhlosion to her Pokeball and raised her hands above her head.

"Congratulations Dawn, good luck" Rebecca said with a smile on her face.

"Thanks Rebecca." Dawn responded smiling

Waiting Room

"I can't believe that brat won." Ursula said glaring at the screen.

Nando smiled and proceeded to speak.

"I knew she could do it, congratulations Dawn." Nando said

Zoey then nudged Nando's shoulder before looking directly at him.

"Of course she could do it; she made the Sinnoh finals after all." Zoey said with a smile on her face.

"I think she might have a chance to win the whole thing…"

Zoey and Nando turned their heads and saw that May said that.

"You really think so May?" Zoey asked

"Of course, she was able to beat me back in the Wallace Cup, and she almost beat you Zoey in the Sinnoh finals. So I think she has a great chance of winning." May said

"Of course she does, she is the daughter of a great Co-Ordinator after all." Lila said

The three of them turned their heads and saw Lila appear in the room.

"If someone like Johanna was able to become a great Coordinator, then I know that Dawn will surpass her one day." Lila said with a smile.

"Fascinating, but why are you here Lila? Didn't you retire as a Coordinator?" Suzy asked.

Lila then turned her head to face Suzy.

"Yes, but I was invited here so that I could test my skills against you guys. I've seen you in Pokemon Contests before."

Lila then noticed that Suzy carried a Love Ball in her hand and when she turned her attention back to Suzy, she had a glare in her eyes.

"How could I be so naïve…? You're the Red Haired Huntress, the Coordinator that crushed the competition like flies with your Shiny Delcatty. Well know this girl, there's more than one girl in this competition that has a Delcatty, and my Delcatty will take home the cake."

While Lila was speaking, Suzy was cleaning her glasses and when she finished speaking, Suzy put her glasses on.

"How about you put your skills where your mouth is?" Suzy responded

She got up out of her seat looking Lila straight in the eyes.

"If you are going to win this tournament then prove it in the ring. You're a Coordinator Lila, start acting like one."

She then took a seat and drank some bottled water she had placed next to her leg.

"Very well, see you in the ring." Lila said as she left the waiting room.

"Sorry about that Trish, but when I get put on the spot like that, I am going to fight back."

"I understand Suzy, its fine. Now then, before Dawn gets back I think its best I tell you guys what I mentioned earlier." Trish said while holding her hands on her lap.

May, Nando and Zoey walked over to Suzy and Trish so that they could hear what it was.

"There's a reason why Johanna and Lila entered this competition together. It's because…"

"Hey guys!" Dawn shouted as she came back from her match.

As Nando and Zoey went to go and congratulate Dawn on her victory, May stayed behind to tell Trish something.

"I know the reason you were going to tell us, and I think its best Dawn doesn't find out right now." May said before leaving to go and congratulate Dawn on her victory.

"So Frank, it looks like you're up next." Trish said.

Frank cracked his knuckles and then reached into one of his pockets to pull out a Pokeball.

"Yep, this won't be long. I'll be back soon Suzy." Frank said as he got out of his seat.

He gave Suzy a kiss on the head as he left the waiting area.

"Thanks guys, but I do want to talk to Trish as well, so let's go over to their spot." Dawn said

As they walked over to Trish and Suzy, Dawn took a seat next to Trish.

"What did you want to talk to me about Dawn?" Trish asked with concern.

"Oh, it's nothing major. I just wanted to talk to you about the Black Greninja. I think it might be Ash underneath that disguise. Or maybe even Paul." Dawn said

"What makes you say that?" Trish asked

"Because when I competed against Rebecca, I saw David in the audience cheering. Plus Paul sent me a message on my Poketch informing me that he will be here soon to take care of something. As for why I think its Ash, he's the only one not here right now. What do you think?"

Trish then smiled.

"All I will tell you Dawn is that you will be surprised when you see who the Black Greninja really is. If there's anything I learned from being with David is that you can never be sure what will happen until it happens, so just focus on what the present gives you or worry about what could happen." Trish responded.

Contest Arena

Frank had his arms crossed with an annoyed look on his face as he waited for the match to begin.

His opponent was Timmy Grimm, a man who was wearing white gloves, had a black cape around his body, was wearing a white shirt with a blue bowtie near his neck, and he wore a black top hat covering his brown hair.

The wheel began to spin, and once again it landed on single battles.

"Begin!" Marina shouted

"Go Dusknoir!" Timmy shouted as he threw his ball into the air, releasing the Pokémon.

"Pathetic. Chesnaught, go." Frank said as he released Chenaught from his Pokeball.

The 5 minute timer appeared on the screen.

"Dusknoir, use Shadow Punch!"

Dusknoir appeared behind Chesnaught and hit Chesnaught in the back, resulting in Frank losing a few points.

"Take that!"

"Chesnaught, throw him into the air." Frank said with an annoyed tone.

Chesnaught compiled with his trainer's command and grabbed Dusknoir's Shadow Punch, threw him over his shoulder and tossed him into the air.

"Now finish this."

Chesnaught jumped into the air with an Energy Ball in his left hand, and a Wood Hammer on his right.

He then began to hit Dusknoir with these two attacks, and because of the stress Wood Hammer was putting on Dusknoir, he was unable to evade.

When they hit the ground, Dusknoir was knocked out.

"The winner is Frank!"

Frank returned Chesnaught to his Pokeball and tossed it back into his pocket.

"Good job Frank." Timmy said smiling

"Likewise." Frank responded.