When we last saw our heroes, they were on their first day in

the Tsuyosa Region. They had defeated the Trainer Tester

Gym, whose Gym Leader was Cindy, a poison-type trainer.

Both Brennan and Daniel defeated her, and after healing their

pokemon, we see them continuing on their journey.

"So where are we headed for next?" Brennan asked. "Um,

I think it's the Denetra Forest." Replied Sydney, looking at the

brochure to check. "Forest? Oh NO! That means more

Trapmouths!" Brennan exclaimed. "Well, there's always the

long route through that 'other way'." Said Daniel, in a -you-

don't-want-to-do-that- kind of voice. As they progressed

deeper into the forest, they saw pokemon recognized from

other regions. There were Weedle, Caterpie, and the occasional

Heracross. Luckily, the forest was small, and they were out in

12 minutes, out into the open plains. "That was anti-climactic."

said Daniel, walking slowly out of Denetra Forest.

A bush ruffled. Daniel instinctively turned around, and out

of a bush leaped two black-uniformed men, with a three-leaf

clover logo on their chests. "We're the Naturals! We specialize

in grass-types, and strong ones at that! Now, give us your

pokemon or face the consequences!" the men said. "What

consequences?" asked Daniel, (that was sarcastic in case you

didn't know) as he let out Breloom. "Yeah!" said Sydney,

releasing her Pikachu into the open as well. "Too bad, guess

you have to learn the hard way! Go Shiftry! The pokemon that

came out had a white hair cloak over its yellow evil-like eyes,

and it had a wooden body with large leaf hands acting as hands.

"Let's check out this pokemon!" said Brennan, whipping out his

pokedex. Shiftry, the Wicked Pokémon. Its large fan can cause

winds in excess of one-hundred feet per second and can blow

anything away. "Alright then, Pikachu use Spark!" "Breloom use

Mega Drain!" Pikachu launched a spark of electricity, whilst

Breloom absorbed Shiftry's energy, and Shiftry was hurt by

both of those attacks. "Shiftry, Gust!" one of the two men, and

Shiftry used its large fans and blew the pokemon away, literally.

"Let's join the battle, go Carvanha!" Brennan said, as he let out

his snapping piranha pokemon. "Carvanha Water Gun!"

Carvanha did as told, shooting a blast of water at Shiftry.

"Breloom finish this with a Mach Punch!" Breloom launched his

powerful fist at the Shiftry, and the pokemon flew off about 4

meters away, fainting. "Very well, you may have won, but we'll

be back, and stronger each time. Let's escape while we can,

Eva." "Yes, we must, Alex." The Naturals ran into the forest, and

soon out of their sights. "So those 'Naturals' are called Alex and

Eva, huh?" said Sydney, returning the pokemon to their

pokeballs. "Seems like it." Replied Daniel, returning his

pokemon too. After Brennan returned his pokemon, they set

off on the rocky path ahead of them.

"So, where's your next Contest going to be held?" asked

Brennan. "I'm not sure. The brochure has all the contest dates,

and it seems that the closest Contest will be in Delitrance City."

Replied Sydney, as she ran along the path. Daniel and Brennan

closely followed, until they suddenly smelled the smell of

freshly baked bread. In front of their eyes stood Delitrance City,

famous for its delicious pastries. They ran into the city eagerly,

but along the way, Daniel's sharp eyes spotted a tree of yellow

berries with random patches of orange on them. He picked a

total of 7 from the tree, and wanted to tell the others, but they

were too far ahead. He raced towards them, but they had

already stepped into a bakery. Daniel facepalmed and ran in

after them. On the sign it read 'Poffin House'. Sydney and

Brennan were inside, staring at the delicious-looking cakes.

However, there was an old woman in a corner of the kitchen,

looking depressed. Daniel pointed it out to Brennan, and they

went to see why she was depressed.

"Hey, why are you so sad?" asked Brennan. "It's because I

can't find any berries to make Poffins." Said the old lady.

"What's a Poffin?" asked Sydney. "It's a kind of food for

Pokemon that enhances a certain stat for Contests. It suits you,

Sydney!" came her reply, given from Daniel "Hey, wait! I think I

found some berries on a tree on the road to here!" said Daniel,

taking out the berries. "Custap Berries! That will do just fine!"

said the old woman, gently taking them from Daniel's hand and

putting into a pot on the stove. "Hey, do you think we could

help? I would like to see how a Poffin is made!" said Sydney

enthusiastically. "Sure!" said the old woman, leading them to

the stove. She washed the Custap Berries, then cut them up

and dumped the pieces into the pot. The trio helped stir the

batter, and put the batter in the oven. Soon, after hard work,

the Poffins were baked. As the three young children sat at a

table, the woman presented 28 Poffins, all in a bowl. "The more

people bake Poffins together, the more Poffins for each one!"

said the old woman, taking 12 of the Poffins. "You can keep the

rest, young lady, since you helped me, and you're a Pokemon

Co-ordinator by the looks of it." Said the old woman, producing

a Poffin Case from behind her. The case looked sort of like a

picnic basket with two layers on top of each other, and the old

woman placed the pink Poffins in the basket. "These Poffins are

Sweet, and will increase the cuteness stat of your Pokemon in

your contests." "Wow, thanks!" said Sydney, as they took the

case and walked out of the shop.

"Alright, so when's the contest?" asked Daniel. "Looks like

it'll be two days later. I need all the training I can get!" said

Sydney, who ran to an empty field. "Let's battle, Daniel!" said

Sydney, releasing Surskit. "Surskit!" the blue quadruped said its

name, and Daniel released Torchic. "Yes! We've got the type

advantage! Surskit, Quick Attack first!" Surskit raced along the

ground on its maneuverable thin legs, leaving a flash of light

behind it. "Type advantage isn't everything! Torchic use Ember

around you as a force field!" Torchic released hot embers from

its beak, leaving a blazing shield around it. Surskit hit it instead

of Torchic, taking damage, whilst Torchic used Scratch. Surskit

was hit with sharp claws from Torchic, and was knocked back.

"Surskit are you OK?" "Surskit!" Surskit got back onto its four

feet, and used Quick Attack again, and the instant Daniel

commanded for an Ember, Torchic breathed hot embers from

its beak and burned Surskit. "Torchic, end this with a Peck!"

Torchic's pointy beak glowed white and it pecked Surskit on the

head, knocking it out. "Surskit return! Go Pikachu!" Sydney sent

out the Electric Mouse, and commanded for a Thundershock.

The pokemon launched a burst of electrical energy at Torchic,

who dodged quickly and used Quick Attack, hitting Pikachu

back slightly. "Pikachu Spark!" Pikachu's Spark attack hit, and

followed by another Thundershock, Torchic fainted. "You did a

good job, Torchic. Now go, Breloom!" Breloom exited its

pokeball and followed up with a quick Mach Punch to Pikachu.

Pikachu was light and he flew back several feet. "Breloom Stun

Spore!" "Pikachu dodge the orange dust!" Sydney said, but

Pikachu was new to the team and was engulfed by the sparkling

dust. As the dust cleared away, Pikachu remained standing

there, still as a statue. "Breloom take the opportunity! Finish it

off with Mega Drain!" Breloom sapped away the remainder of

Pikachu's energy, leaving it fainted. "Pikachu oh no! Take a rest!

Mudkip you're up!" She let out her amphibious teal creature.

"Mudkip, use Bubble!" Mudkip released several translucent

bubbles which whizzed towards Breloom, who braced himself

and took less damage due to him being a grass-type. "Mudkip

use Tackle!" Mudkip tackled Breloom, but he suddenly turned

back and tackled Mudkip. Mudkip seemed to have took more

damage than Breloom. "Cool! Breloom's learnt Counter, a

Fighting-type move!" said Daniel, with a shine in his eyes.

"Breloom, Mega Drain, and end this!" Breloom finished off the

battle with Mega Drain, and soon Mudkip lay fainted on the

ground.

"That was a good battle, Sydney!" said Daniel, shaking

Sydney's hand. "Thanks, Daniel. You did well too!" said Sydney.

In the Delitrance Pokemon Center, they signed up for the

Tsuyosa League and Sydney got the Contest Pass, allowing her

to take part in Contests. "I'm so pumped!" said Brennan,

punching the air with joy.

In the next chapter, our heroes train some more, and then

Sydney sets off for her first Contest! Will she win or lose? Find

out in the next chapter of this story!