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Chapter 6: Getting Ready

Last Time:

Leo and Yuri both walked to the entrance of the gym. Leo was smiling, staring at his badge. He had won his first gym battle.

Yuri smiled at Leo as they sat together talking at La Petite Fleur (1), a local café at the city of Whiteroot. Yuri was sipping a hot chocolate while Leo was contemplating a piece of chocolate cake, fork in hand.

"So…how does it feel to have your first badge Leo?" Yuri asked, looking up at him. Leo looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"Fine." He said shortly. Yuri sighed. Putting down her empty mug of hot chocolate she beckoned the waiter over and paid him the check. Leo watched her while finishing his last bite of cake. Yuri got up and stretched, yawning. She grabbed her backpack and started down the road, not even waiting for Leo. She knew he would catch up in his own time. Leo sighed and slowly got up, jogging to catch up with Yuri.

"So you gonna go do your first contest Yuri?" Leo asked. Yuri looked at him, tilting her head in a confused way.

"Huh, well yay…but I don't really know where it is." She said. Leo sweatdropped. He pointed behind her to a huge building. Yuri turned.

"It's in there, and according to the signs that we've been walking past all day, there is a contest today, and the registration time ends at 10:00am." Leo stated.

"Really!" Yuri said excitedly. Quickly she checked her watch; it read 9:55am. "Ah! I only have 5 minutes!" She yelled, and sprinted for the building. Leo smirked and shook his head, following her at a walk.

Yuri rushed into the contest hall and up to the counter where Nurse Joy was typing on a computer. Joy turned to Yuri smiling. "Hello, what can I do for you?" She said.

"I would like to register for the contest please!" Yuri said quickly.

"Well you made it just on time. Is this your first contest?" Joy asked.

"Yes it is." Yuri replied.

"Ah good, well give me your pokedex and I'll get you all set up," said Joy. Yuri nodded and gave Joy her pokedex. Joy looked at it and typed a few numbers into her computer. The screen flashed and beeped and Joy turned back to Yuri. "Here are you pokedex back, a contest card to show you're a contester, and a ribbon case to hold your ribbons in case you win any contests." Joy said and handed Yuri the three items.

"Cool thanks!" Yuri said, and put away the items.

"Since this is your first time I'll explain to you how it works here. First stage of the contest is the appeal stage. You have 1 minute to make you pokemon do a fabulous appeal with a variety of moves. Second stage is the battle stage where you use a different pokemon. You have 5 minutes to battle an opponent. Who ever is knocked out or has fewer points at the end of the 5 minutes loses. The first stage starts in 30 minutes, go through that back door and you will be able to meet with other contestants and watch their appeal rounds on the large screen." Joy explained. Yuri nodded and stepped away from the counter. She started walking toward the door, but stopped as she felt someone's hand on her shoulder. She turned quickly and saw Leo.

"Hi, so you finally made it!" Yuri said happily.

"Yeah, I'm going to go get a seat in the crowd, I'll see you after the contest okay?" He said. Yuri smiled, nodding. Leo smirked and walked to the bleachers. Yuri shook her head and walked through the door.

There before her eyes were about 50 people, all staring at the newcomer. She lifted her chin in defiance to their stares and walked to the back of the room. Most of them shook their heads and turned back to the screen. Yuri looked at it too. An announcer with curly red hair, a green blouse, and a green mini skirt was announcing the start of the contest. Yuri looked away and zoned out.

Someone looked at Yuri from afar, chuckling silently. "Easy prey."

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(1) La Petite Fleur- French for The Little Flower

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