Accumula Town Drama!
"Finally, we made it to Accumula Town!" Zach said, sprinting to civilization with Oshawott at his side.
"What's the big rush?" Evelyn asked curiously.
"You don't know?! In Accumula Town, they have a weeklong Pokemon Musical festival where they have contests to see if you are ready to be a Performer, and…"
Evelyn interrupted, "Hey, that's kinda like the Contests we have in the Sinnoh region! Pokemon Trainers and their partners compete in categories like style and even battling, and the winner gets a ribbon to prove that they have what it takes to be a Performer!"
Wow, I wondered. I've known Zach all my life, and I had never learned about his passion for this kind of stuff.
"Yeah, but the thing is, I need three Pokemon to use in the festival, and I can't catch one now because registration ends in three hours, so how can I compete?" Zach said miserably.
"Hey, wait a minute!" said Brian. "I can loan you Tepig and Patrat for the Musical! Come on out you guys!"
Tepig and Patrat came out of their PokeBalls and ran to Brian passionately as he gave them their instructions to help Zach and Oshawott.
"Tep, Tep!" Tepig said understandingly.
"Rat, Trat!" said Patrat as if agreeing.
"Really, you guys?" asked Zach. "Thanks so much. Wait a minute, I need to sign up now!" He then sprinted to the Pokemon Center to sign up for the Festival, and we all laughed.
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"Becky, we are signing up for this, right?" Barry asked as the two villains were walking to the registration for the Festival.
"Of course we are, Barry!" snapped Becky. "Its been a dream of mine to be a Pokemon Musical Performer with my Pokemon, and you're going to help me get there!"
"Yes, I understand that," said Barry. "But we need a third Pokemon to enter this contest!'
"Now, now, don't you fret, Barry! A friend of mine has given me one of his Pokemon."
"Really?" asked the incredulous Barry. "Let me see it!"
"All right, then!" said Becky. "Pichu, come on out!"
And out of Becky's PokeBall came her new partner, the Electric Mouse Pichu.
"Pi, Pichu!" it yelped enthusiastically.
"All right then, let's get this shown on the road!" said Becky.
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After registering for the Festival, Zach went over some routines and his play with Oshawott, Tepig, and Patrat. Then, a bell rang from the town center. Day 1 of the Festival had begun.
As Evelyn and I got to our seats with Snivy, Chimchar, and Lilipup, the first round was about to start. We saw Brian and Zach peeking from the background.
"Why isn't Brian watching with us?" Evelyn asked.
"He felt that since his Pokemon were a big help to Zach, he should help instead," I answered.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the host said from onstage. "Welcome to the Pokemon Musical Festival! My name is Jackson and I will be your host today. This festival was made to showcase the potential of Pokemon, and I hope you get inspired by these wonderful performers."
"Now, time for the first round of the competition! Each performer will have to dress up his or her Pokemon in a style that represents their musical. Ready, set, go!"
The performers huddled with their Pokemon and dressed them up in different colors and garments. I saw Zach dressing his Pokemon up without a sweat, and I realized how serious and passionate he was about this, just like I was with becoming the Champion. If he's got a dream this serious, then I can consider him a rival of mine.
"Time's up!" shouted Jackson. "Now, let's see those costumes!"
The eight groups got up and showed off their costumes. Evelyn and I stood up, amazed. Zach and Brian's costumes were incredible! Tepig and Patrat were dressed as two really heroic-looking knights, and Oshawott was an insanely beautiful princess!
There was this other group with two people that looked very familiar. They had an Oddish dressed like a tree, a Magby dresses like a witch, and a Pichu dresses like a young girl. I know these were opponents of Zach, but I had to admit that those costumes were good too.
"Alright, then," said Jackson, calming the crowd down. "It is time for the judges to reveal who they believe shall go to the 2nd round based on the creativity and beauty pf those costumes."
Everyone turned to the judges, who held up a picture of each trainer/duo who would go to the next round. The first one I didn't know about, the second one was of the duo with the tree, witch, and girl, the third one was unrecognizable, and the final group was…. Zach and Brian! They made it to the second round. Evelyn and I stood up and cheered for them. So did our Pokemon. This competition was going very well for our friends!
"All right, now," Jackson said. "It is time for Round 2, which will determine who goes to the Battle Round, which determines the victor of this day of the festival and will earn a ribbon! This round is where Trainers and their Pokemon demonstrate their moves in a musical that they created themselves, using the costumes that they're wearing. First, I would like to present Hal's team."
As we watched the first musical, I was getting worried for Zach's group. Would they be able to make it to the next round of the festival and become the victor?
The next play, the one with the two familiar people, demonstrated a girl getting lost in the woods and being followed by an evil witch. This one was not that bad, I thought. I hope Zach does better.
The time had come for the final musical, Zach's. Oshawott was a fair maiden that was in love with two knights, Sir Tep and Lord Pat. To win her affection, the two knights had a Pokemon battle. It was going great until the part where Oshawott tried to break the two up. While she scurried to them, she slipped on her dress and crashed into the two Pokemon, which got Zach to end the musical in tears.
"Those were some incredible musicals!" said Jackson. "But it is time for the judges to decide which two Performers will be going to the Battle round."
The judges held up two pictures. One was of the Performer Hal, and unfortunately, the second one was of the duo with the witch/girl musical.
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The next day, as we were about to head off to Striaton City for Evelyn's and my first gym badge, we were stopped by a gloomy Zach. "Hey guys. There's another festival tonight where Brian and I can re-enter, so I just wanted to let you know that from here on, we'll be going separate ways."
I was bummed. Two of my best friends, Zach and Brian, were straying away from our group. We had known each other all our life, and now we were going our separate ways.
"Well, if that's what it takes to follow your dreams, then I guess that that is what you need to do," said Evelyn with a hint of sadness.
We all hugged and exchanged our goodbyes. Soon after that, Evelyn and I headed away from our two friends so that we could fulfill our dreams, but sadly, not together.