Since the majority...more like all eight people that voted in the poll voted to not end the series, I suppose I'll 'renew the contract' for another season. But, if the popularity plummets again, it will end. That's the reason why I asked to end it, because the popularity had fallen by a large percentage.

Anyway, let's enjoy Season 2 for all it's worth.

(The Chapter 1, 15 thing means that it's episode 1 of season 2, but fifteenth overall)

Season 2: Galactic Enemies

Chapter 1, 15: Flowers with Gusto

The Pokemon went down. A barrage of cheers was thrown into the air. Ethan jumped up and down for joy as his opponent went down.

"Yes! Great job Piplup!" Piplup stood, basking in the glow as he watched the opponent withdraw his Geodude. Ethan called back his Pokemon and his group took off down the route, towards Floaroma Town.

"Remember, we do the contest before we go on to Eterna!" Jim expressed sharply to Ethan. Ethan waved his hand as they passed through grass up to their shins.

"I know, I know."

Jim grunted and the team continued down the path, passing by two girls battling with their Pachirisu, another older girl sitting in a tree and a boy swatting at bugs with his net. Some Pokemon were out frolicking as well, but they weren't as prominent as the activity of people on that route.

"Seems like people are out more than the Pokemon. Curious," Cody examined. Ethan grumbled.

"I suppose so. Maybe it's just the freshness of the air..." Ethan replied, taking in a deep snort of air. As the group walked on, they reached an area where two girls were standing and mulling about with two flowers atop their heads. They were pink with red cherries around their buds. Cheering and dancing, a crowd gathered around the two girls.

"Yeah, yeah, our Cherrims are the strongest and cutest little grass-types ever!" One girl cheered.

"Yeah, yeah, our Cherrims were trained under the amazing Gardenia of Eterna City! Her Pokemon helped ours grow, then they were able to defeat her! Our Cherrims can't be beaten!" The other girl shouted in blazed excitement.

Ethan smirked as he overheard the duo. "Guys, maybe we should show them that their Cherrim aren't the strongest Pokemon ever...I mean, if someone doesn't challenge them, no-one will! What do ya say?" He perked.

Jim shook his head. "No way. What's the point of getting into an unnecessary battle where our Pokemon will undoubtedly get injured, causing us to black out and/or head to the Pokemon Center immediately and get berated by why we didn't have any potions?" The team was silent for a moment, then Cody fainted.

"Hey, Jim, we should talk about what a rhetorical question is and why it's not good to break the fourth wall..." He slung his arm around Jim's shoulder and walked away with him.

-.-

The two girls high-fived each other while their Cherrim danced in front of them, sunlight bathing them in beauty. Ethan stepped through the crowd, shuffling and pushing some people aside hastily so he could get to the girls. The duo blinked and threw their gaze at Ethan as he stretched away from the crowd, a battle cry ready to be released from him.

"You!" He pointed his finger in their direction and waved his arm frantically. "I want to battle you girls. You say your Cherrim are the strongest, but how can you fare in a real battle with Pokemon that could be stronger? Hm?" He explained.

The girls exchanged puzzled glances that melted into furious expressions. "We never said we were taking battle requests!" They shouted in unison.

"Trainers aren't allowed to refuse a challenge unless their status of no Pokemon usable is explicitly stated. However, you have two refreshed Pokemon right in front of you. Right now, I'm challenging you to a double battle!" Ethan retorted.

The girls exchanged angry glances with each other once again, then straightened up and sighed.

"Very well. My name is Andrea!" One girl submitted.

"Very well. My name is Alexa!" The other joined. They joined back to back and smirked. Their Cherrim readied themselves.

Ethan jumped back and drew two Pokeballs. "All right then. One Pokemon for each of you and two for me! First side to have both knocked out loses and submits forfeit!" Ethan declared. The crowd started to get larger, some people starting to have to spread out due to lack of space on the route. Ethan tossed the two balls into the air. Spinning lights erupted from them and released two forms on the ground, Piplup and Starly.

Ethan smiled and shouted, "Starly, use Aerial Ace!" Starly darted forward, air sharpening around it.

"Cherrim, Seed Bomb!" Andrea's Cherrim slid into place and spat small seeds from its mouth. They clashed with Starly and exploded in mid air. Starly skid across the ground, Aerial Ace penetrated. "Now, Cherrim, use Lucky Chant!" Cherrim's petals turned purple as it started chanting an ominous incantation. The petals extended from Cherrim and surrounded the other Cherrim, breaking off so a circular band wrapped around Cherrim, leaving a space, and then copied itself on the user Cherrim.

"Cherrim, use Solarbeam!" Alexa's Cherrim gathered solar energy, but since the sunlight was so harsh now, it fired it immediately. It sailed across the ground, etching a long trench in its wake.

"Piplup, Bide!" Piplup glowed a bright white as it was consumed by the Solarbeam. Piplup was shoved back harshly, skidding across the soft soil. The beam started to fade as the energy from Cherrim faded. Piplup released a bright beam of white energy, following the same trench Solarbeam had created.

"Cherrim!" Andrea exclaimed. "Use Grass Knot!" Cherrim's eyes glowed green, and a wall of knotted and tightened grass sprang up a few yards in front of the beam. The grass started to curl forward as the beam edged nearer, then the beam was captured inside the wall and swallowed up. Suddenly, the grass knot exploded and the beam was released in a compact eruption. Andrea's Cherrim was thrown back into Alexa's, and they both went down in a heap of flowers and violet shaded incantation.

The girls started whining and hopped forward to join their downed Pokemon on the soil. They recalled the-what were now purple buds-back into their Pokeballs. The girls stood, hugged each other and ran away, weeping.

Ethan shrugged. "Interesting."

-.-

Floaroma Town Pokemon Center, a little while after dark...

Cody lounged on the couch in the lobby of the Pokemon Center. Some other trainers were conversing on the other three couches, and that one as well, as it was a long, rounded sofa with ten soft, plushy cushions.

Jim sat to his right, sipping a mug of liquid. Cody sniffed the air and sprang up, glaring at Jim's glass.

"Whazzat?" He asked meekly.

Jim smirked and sipped it once more before giving an answer. "Hot chocolate..." He sipped once more and made humming noises.

"Where did you get it?" Cody asked again.

"It was the last cup that Nurse Joy made for everyone..." He took another sip and moved over a cushion away from Cody. Cody moved closer.

"Last one?"

Over by the counter, Ethan grabbed a sheet of paper and made his way back over to where the other two were sitting. He was mulling over the thought of what Dawn could possibly be doing at that moment. Maybe battling Roark as we speak...or training? Maybe she's just brushing her hair, getting ready for bed. Probably that. She usually does it a few hours before. As he neared the couch, he saw a mug of hot chocolate fly into the air, then land upside down on the couch. He rolled his eyes, then walked in the opposite direction.

-.-

In the bedroom a few minutes later, Jim walked in followed by Cody. They were covered in brown liquid and their faces were red with either anger or heat irritation. Ethan couldn't tell which. They both snatched up some clothes they could sleep in and money for the washing machines, then left to change their clothes. Ethan giggled as he kicked off a shoe and tossed off his hat.

"I have weird friends." He stood up and walked out onto the balcony, into the open air. Standing at the railing, he took in a breath of fresh air. Sighing, he waved his hand through the air.

The moonlight seemed to dance in the open air. Bug type Pokemon were looming about the sky, their wings aflutter as glitter fell from them. Ethan quickly took out his PokeDex from his backpack inside. It read 'DUSTOX'.

"Dustox, eh? Sparkly!" He smirked as the Pokemon twirled throughout the sky, releasing sparkling scales that fell through the air, and the moonlight passed through them, brightening them as if they danced the Waltz in the sky.

He smiled and headed back inside as his friends came back inside. Closing the door, the group headed to bed.