Boo doo doo, last updae today... probably!

"Alllllright!" I shouted stretching from the inn bed. "Contest practice day!"

Cass poked her head over me, and smiled holding Chloe, "I'm going with her in the first round!"

I shrugged off the lumpy mattress and fixed my hair. "I think Angel's going to be my pick, so I'll practice with her first!"

It was the day before the Sandgem Contest and Cass and I were both stoked. I put on my hat, grabbed my back with Saria inside. Cass followed suit, locking the door behind us. We rushed down the brown steps and fled the lobby into the cloudy day.

Cass looked up, "I hope the weather clears up..."

"Yeah," I replied, "It better not rain!"

I set down my pack and got out Angel's pokeball when I heard someone.

"Alright Ralts, use Double Team!"

Cass and I frowned and went beside the inn. A younger boy with blue-ish hair and large glasses was training. The Ralts he had jumped into the air and copies of it went in a circle. "Now! Join together and do Confusion!" he called and the Ralts copies all moved towards center and used a dazzling Confusion downwards, creating a pink dust cloud. The smoke cleared to show Ralts posing, arms up.

"Wooooow!" Cass called and picked it up, "Is this a Ralts? How cute?"

The trainer blushed, "Uh... yeah, we're entering the contest here in Sandgem."

"Really?" she spoke expeditiously, "We are, too! I'm Cass and this is Nick!"

I waved sheepishly to the boy, who look about 12.

"Well, I'm Max!" he smiled.

I took out my Pokedex and scanned the Ralts. The dex spat out, "Ralts, the Feeling Pokemon. It's body will warm up if kind feelings are present around it; emotion is captured by it's red horn."

Ralts said something to Max and he gasped, "Maybe we can! How about one of you does a contest battle with me and Ralts?"

Cass and I looked at each other, but Cass spoke up, "I can!"

Ralts said, "Ral...Raltsa!" and hugged Max's leg and Max translated, "She said she was nervous."

Cass blushed, "Me too!"

-(-)-

"Fritz! Come on out!"

"Now Ralts, let's go!"

I watched as the Ralts and the Cubchoo prepared for battle.

"I'll go first!" Max called, "Use Double Team!"

Clones of the Ralts went around Fritz. "Umm..." he shook nervously.

Cass smiled, "No problem. Fritz jump up and use Icy Wind on the ground!"

Fritz spun and blew Icy Wind on the earthy ground, making Ralts slip and fall.

Max shook his head, "Keep your balance and use Confusion!"

"Dodge it!"

Ralts wobbled up and used Confusion on the falling Fritz. A wave of pink lights barricaded Fritz as he failed to dodge it. He slammed to the icy floor.

"Get up, please!" Cass frowned, "Skate along the ice and use Growl!"

Max shouted, "You use Growl, too!"

Fritz was faster and sent out a deep snarl. Ralts horn glowed and it used Growl, too. It attempted to skate like Fritz, but she fell because of the Growl.

"Alright, jump, spin, then Powder Snow!" she instructed. Saria began to watch at this point.

"Got it!" Fritz smiled and did so, while spinning, flakes began to accumulate around him and he shot the snow cloud towards the Psychic-type.

"Dodge it!" Max called, and the Ralts did by moving backwards. Fritz landed on his feet and skated towards the slipping Ralts.

Cass grinned slyly, "Powder Snow again!"

Fritz nailed the move this time, slamming the Ralts into the ground and knocking it out.

"Wow!" Saria called out, her eyes dazzling.

"Ha... yay! Victory nap!" Fritz called and Cass put him in his pokeball.

Max smiled, "That was awesome!"

I nodded, "You both did great, and I liked the idea of skating with Fritz."

"Really?" Cass asked. Max and I both nodded.

I looked at Saria, "Oh! I have to practice for the first round, I almost forgot."

-(-)-

"Alright Angel, now's your chance!"

Angel popped out and somersaulted in air and I commented, "Nice entrance!"

"Thanks," she whispered.

"Okay, use Wish!"

"Wait!" she called, "I feel like somethings... different."

I frowned, "What do you mean?"

Angel shook her foot, "I feel like... something new happened to me."

I checked the pokedex, "Ah!" I smiled. "You've learned Protect!"

She widened her eyes, "Really? Cool!"

Those were her first moveset.

"Now, use Wish!" Angel jumped up, and her horns glew as she wished.

"Follow up with Metronome!"

Angel fell to the ground, moving her nubs back and forth. Finally, a move was used. A couple days before it was Water Pulse, and today it was Energy Ball. Green spheres flew around her.

She looked at them with wide eyes, and I called, "Alright, jump up and use Extrasensory!"

Angel leaped and closed her eyes. The Energy Balls burst apart, and she opened her body up, arms outstretched. Wish then took into affect, and the bursts lit up with color. She dive-bombed to the ground and I caught her.

"Wow!" I exclaimed, "You were excellent!"

The Togepi jumped in my arms, "I was, wasn't I?"

Max and Cass were watching at some point and rushed over to congratulate me. Cass took Angel in her arms and tickled her belly.

"Y'know..." Max began, "My sister has a Munchlax that knows Metronome. She was great at using it, too, and always knew how to use it to her advantage. I remember, one time, it got Rest, and she woke it up with his favorite treat. May was always good at being prepared."

I blinked, "So your sister is a coordinator?" Angel began to sneeze at that point.

"Yup!" he replied smiling at Cass and Angel. I peered at my Poketch, and decided to go inside after bidding Max a "see you soon."

I was nervous for tomorrow.