Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri.

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

In Undella Town, Mia and Taylor looked over to find a long line of people signing up at a tent. "Step right up for the Undella Tournament!" a woman with blond hair called as trainers gathered up. "The winner will face Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion Master!"

"That's Elesa!" Mia exclaimed. "The Unova Idol! I have her CDs and figures of her in my room!"

"You're a fan, aren't you?" Taylor asked as he shook his head.

"Yep!" Mia said. "I'm going to see what this tournament is about!"

She skipped over and got in line. "Hey, why don't you join in, too?" she asked as she waved. "It'll be fun!"

Taylor shrugged. "Can't hurt, I guess," he agreed.

He heard a giggle from behind him. They turned to see a woman with long, blond hair and grey eyes behind them. Her clothing was all black with gold trim on her shoes and hair barettes.

"Trainers battling one another to improve their friendship with their Pokémon and to make friends with other trainers. It's a nice thing, isn't it?" she asked.

"Er, don't hold back," Taylor stated in confusion.

"Think of it this way," Elesa said as she approached them. "Cynthia is saying that through friendship, people grow and become stronger."

"When you put it that way, yeah," Taylor agreed.

As soon as the tournament began, Mia and Taylor were battling trainers and rising up the ranks. This progressed until they were the only ones left in the tournament. The duo was giving it their all, Taylor's Dwebble against Mia's Tepig. "Dwebble, use Protect!" Taylor ordered.

Dwebble ducked into his shell and a barrier was cast around him. Tepig's Ember hit the barrier instead.

"Rollout!" Mia commanded. Tepig ran forward and curled into a ball. She rolled at a high speed into Dwebble, knocking it out the third time she hit him.

"Dwebble is unable to battle. Tepig wins! The winner of the Undella Tournament is Mia from Nuvema Town!" Elesa announced.

"Yes!" Mia cheered. "Exactly as planned!"

Emolga and Tepig cheered. The judges awarded Mia with a trophy. "Congratulations, Mia," Cynthia said as he approached Taylor with a gray and white Pokémon egg in an Egg Case. "And for you, Taylor, for taking second place with amazing dedication."

"Thank you, my dear," Taylor thanked as he accepted the egg.

"All right, the battle with the Sinnoh champion is next!" Mia rallied. "Let's get ready!"

Emolga cheered. The egg began to glow light blue, unknown to them.

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for!" Elesa announced. "The battle between the winner of the Undella Tournament, Mia, and the Sinnoh Champion, Cynthia, is about to begin."

Cynthia, Elesa, and Mia took their places. "Each trainer may only use one Pokémon, and the winner is declared when one trainer's Pokémon goes down," Elesa explained. "Now, let's see which Pokémon the trainers will use!"

"Garchomp!" Cynthia declared as she threw a Poké Ball. "Battle dance!"

A female Garchomp came out of the Poké Ball and let out a roar. An amazed Mia looked up Garchomp on the Pokédex.

"Garchomp, the Mach Pokémon," the Dex explained. "It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees."

'Garchomp's part Ground-type,' Mia noted. 'I'll use my Water-type attacks for this one!' "Dewott, you're up!"

Mia threw Dewott's Poke Ball, and the Discipline Pokémon came out. "We had a coin toss after the awarding of the trophy. Cynthia will make the first move," Elesa announced. "Let the match begin!"

"Garchomp, use Stone Edge!" Cynthia commanded. Pointed rocks floated around Garchomp and she sent them at Dewott.

"Water Gun!" Mia ordered. Dewott fired the blast of water at the rocks, but Stone Edge broke through it and hit Dewott. "That's impossible!"

"I can tell she's not the Champion because they allowed her to have the position," Taylor sensed. "She and Garchomp have a strong bond."

"Razor Shell!" Mia commanded. Taking out her two scalchops, Dewott jumped and slashed Garchomp, a blue trail coming from the slashes. "Close range Water Pulse!"

"Dual Chop!" Cynthia commanded.

Garchomp's claws glowed light green and she slashed the Water Pulse in two. Dewott landed back on the ground. 'Ground-types are weak to water-types, why aren't any of Dewott's attacks going through?' Mia asked herself.

That's when she realized Garchomp's uniqueness as a species. 'It's part Dragon-type!' Mia exclaimed. "Dewott, one more Razor Shell!"

"Dual Chop!" Cynthia commanded. The two attacks collided, resulted in sparks flying from the collision of shell and claw. The two Pokémon pushed as hard as they could, warring for dominance on strength. Mia felt a small, cold breeze in the air.

"Water Gun!" Mia ordered. "Intake the cold air with it!"

Dewott inhaled the air as she got the Water Gun ready, her mouth glowing ice blue. Firing a beam of white ice energy, it hit Garchomp and pushed her back.

"That was Ice Beam!" a woman in the crowd exclaimed.

"How'd she know Dewott can use Ice Beam?" a man asked.

"Water-types can learn Ice attacks too," a second man told them.

"And I thought she had no brains!" the first man said in disbelief. Taylor smiled.

"Water Pulse!" Mia ordered. Dewott fired the Water Pulse, which burst on Garchomp, blinding her. "Ice Beam!"

Jumping up, Dewott fired an Ice Beam square in Garchomp's face, freezing portions of her body. Garchomp's knee fell to the ground. "Now we're getting somewhere!" Mia cheered. "Dewott, Razor Shell!"

Dewott charged in. "Dual Chop!" Cynthia commanded. Claws glowing blue, Garchomp caught a scalchop as Dewott was about to slash her. A purple light came from within Garchomp's body as the ice began to melt off.

"Ice Beam!" Mia commanded. Dewott's mouth glowed light blue.

"Draco Meteor!" Cynthia commanded. Garchomp's mouth glowed purple as a purple sphere of light was formed in front of it. Dewott fired the beam, but it was negated by the sphere and trapped Dewott as it flew up into the sky. The ball exploded, sending meteors raining down on the battlefield and knocking Dewott out as she fell on the floor with a loud crash.

"Dewott!" Mia exclaimed as she rushed over to her.

"Dewott is unable to battle! Garchomp wins!" Elesa judged.

Outside the Pokémon Center, Mia stepped out, now with her healed Dewott back in her Poké Ball.

"Cynthia's amazing," Mia said.

"I know. One day, you'll get a rematch with her," Taylor assured her.

"I sure hope so!" Mia wished with a smile on her face.

The egg Taylor was holding began to flash and glow blue. "Looks like we've got a new Pokémon coming!" Taylor noticed. He set the egg down and opened the container, the two Emolga coming down to see the birth. The egg cracked and burst apart in blue light. When the light faded, a Minccino was born!

"It's a Minccino!" Mia cheered. Taylor looked it up on his Pokédex.

"Minccino, the Chinchilla Pokémon," the Dex explained. "They greet one another by rubbing each other with their tails, which are always kept well groomed and clean."

Taylor put the Pokédex away and picked Minccino up. "Nice to meet you," he greeted.