Hi everyone, DisneyAnimefan94 here and welcome back to Serene Performance Team Up. So here we go with the second round of Team Serena vs. Flower Garden Troupe. And as always enjoy the chapter everyone.

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Chapter 5: Showdown Round 2: Balance

The group then entered the next room which had a balance beam in it as Moira stood next to it, this time raising two fingers in the air.

"Performance Rule Number 2!" She announced. "Unless you walk with beauty and grace you can't shine on stage."

"That's funny, because my friends here have been on several stages in the past." Iris responded back, however Moira ignored her.

"Now then, Lady Serena, Lady May, if you would let your Delcattyette and your Braxienette walk on this beam, show us how much grace they have, without looking down on the floor of course." Moira said as Delcatty and Braixen looked at each other worried.

"Don't worry." Serena said as the two Pokémon looked up at her. "You can do it."

"Yeah, go for it." May said encouraging them more. The two female Pokémon looked at each other with confident looks as they both nodded as the hopped onto the balance beam and slowly walked across it.

"You're doing great Delcattyette!" May said cheering on her partner.

"Keep going Braixenette!" Serena also cheering as both Decatty and Braixen kept going. But as they reached the midway point, Delcatty was beginning to slip as everyone but the troupe gasped, the troupe watching on to see the Hoenn native's Pokémon to slip up.

"Braixen!" Braixen said as she grabbed hold of Delcatty, preventing her to look down.

"Delcatty?" Delcatty said looking back at the fire fox as Braixen gave her a reassuring nod as Delcatty nodded back as she regained her balance and the two made it across.

"Alright!" May and Serena said as they're Pokémon hopped off and walked back to their trainers, but Moira narrowed her eyes.

"That was an excellent show of balance I'll admit, but now…" She said as she held a remote in her hand pressing down on the button. Just then the floor beneath the beam began to part as now a pool of mud appeared. "Now we will show you how much blood, sweat and tears we go through with our Pokémon to make sure they remain beautiful." She said.

"Uh oh, I remember this challenge." Nini said, as Miette and Shauna nodded. Cher then pulled out a rose as she held it up.

"If you make one wrong move," Cher stated as she dropped it into the mud as it begun to sink. "You will end up like this rose."

"That's right." Moira said. "We believe that a flower needs to bloom in order to stay beautiful and attractive, but should it scatter then they will end up in the mud, ugly and unattractive." She said as confident looks spread from trainer to Pokémon. "The rules of this challenge are simple, each of our Pokémon will start off at each end of the balance beam, in order to get to the other side, they must knock the opponent into the mud." She said explaining the rules as Roserade stood on her end of the beam.

"Now which of you will go first and challenge my beautiful Roseradette?" Cher asked as Serena and Braixen stepped up.

"We will!" She said as Cher had a smirk on her face.

"Very well." She said as Braixen once again stood on the beam.

"And begin!" Moira said as both Roserade and Braixen then met on the center of the beam, as Roserade put up her red and blue rose against Braixen's paws.

"Don't give up Braixenette!" Serena said cheering her starter on.

"Don't let that Braixen get to you Roseradette!" Cher said as the two Pokémon continued to struggle against each other. Suddenly Braixen took a misstep as she slipped and fell into the mud, as Roserade made its way across.

"Braixenette!" Serena shouted as she ran over to her mud covered Braixen. "Are you alright?" She asked as Moira and her two companions let out a hysterical laugh.

"So this is what the 'Great Performer Serena' has to offer?" Moira asked mocking her. "I must say I'm quite disappointed."

"Too true my dear Moira." Mona said as they continued to laugh. Ash and the others however weren't laughing, having looks of anger at the troupe as they laughed at Serena, Ash looking like he wanted to punch Moira.

"Braixen!" Braixen cried out as everyone looked as they saw the fire fox, still covered in mud, standing tall, staring straight at Moira and her companions.

"Whoa, Braixen." Serena said as Braixen looked over her shoulder back to her trainer and smiled. "I remember." Serena said as she stood up. "You'll have to do better than that Moira." Serena said with a grin. "Because a little mud never hurt my Braixeneette." Moira raised an eyebrow at Serena's comment.

"Oh is that so?" Moira asked.

"You better believe it." Serena said as she pulled out a rag to wipe all the mud off her Pokémon's fur. Just then Mona and her Lilligant stepped up to beam as the grass type hopped on it.

"I believe it is our turn." Mona said. "Who will be the next to be humiliated and be scattered like an ugly rose?" She asked as May and Delcatty stepped up.

"It's us this time." May said as the normal type got on the balance beam.

"Begin!" Moira said as the two Pokémon met in the center, Delcatty using her head up against Lilligant's leafy arms.

"That a girl, Delcattyette!" May said.

"Don't let that normal type beat you Lilligantette!" Mona said encouraging her grass type to push on. Just then Delcatty once again slipped as she began to fall. The troupe grinned as Ash's group gasped. But then something caught everyone by surprise, Delcatty used her tail to grip onto the beam, her nose nearly touching the mud below her. Mona grinned at this. "Lilligantette, make sure her that Delcatty falls into the mud." She said with a sinister grin on her face as her Lilligant began to stomp on Delcatty's tail.

"That's a dirty trick!" Iris shouted as Moira chuckled.

"That maybe, but I'll make this an exception." Moira said with a grin on her face as Serena growled in frustration.

"Don't worry," May said. "I've got this, Delcattyette use your tail to swing back up like we practive!" She said quickly as a look of confidence was worn on Delcatty's face as she then swung on her tail surprising the grass type. "NOW!" May shouted out as Delcatty with all her force, swung up on her tail and pounced on top of Lilligant as it fell into the mud.

"Oh, no my precious Lilligant!" Mona cried out in worry as Iris then mimicked Moira's laugh but then was shot glances by May and Serena as she slowly stopped.

"I guess I'll go next." Iris said as her Emolga landed on the beam along with Moira's Cinccino.

"I've been looking for to our rematch for a long time Iris." Moira said.

"I'm glad I gave you something to look forward to." Iris said with a smirk on her face. "Too bad you'll get defeated just like last time."

"We'll see." Moira said narrowing her eyes.

"And begin!" Mona said officiating the last match, as Emolga and Cinccino made their way until they met midway and but their paws up against each other struggling to push each other into the mud.

"Cinccinoette, push that ugly Emolga into the mud." Moira instructed.

"Emolgaette, don't let that Cinccino give you one inch." Iris said. Suddenly Cinccino pushed off Emolga as the flying squirrel began to glide, trying to evade the normal type.

"Way to go Emolgaette!" Iris cheered as Emolga smiled, however a smirk was worn on Moira's face.

"That won't work this time." She said to herself. "Quick Cinccinoette jump up!" She said as the normal type jumped up surprising the flying electric type. "Now!" Moira instructed her partner as Cinncino latched itself onto Emolga trying to push her down.

"Emolga quick shake it off you!" Iris called out to her partner as Emolga tried to pry off the normal type off her. She managed on doing so as she quickly landed, but much to everyone's surprise, Cinccino and Emolga were on the opposite sides of the beam.

"Well, well, it appears this match ends in a draw." Moira said, as there respected Pokémon returned to their trainers. "You got lucky this time, Iris, but the next event will change everything." She said as there was a silent stare off between the Flower Garden Troupe and Team Serena, along with their Pokémon as they were ready for the final event.

To Be Continued…

So that's a good place to stop for today. Stay tuned for round three between the troupe and Team Serena, as we will see who will be the victors. So until next time,

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