Hello, everybody! I'm back for a heaping helping of Sibling Rivalry! Kind of short... but who cares!

"Alright on first is for the Double Battle performance is Deanne versus Nick!"

The stage was set for us and Deanne grinned evilly at us. She kicked her boots in the ground and called out, "Houndour! Flaaffy! Curtain!"

The creepy Flaaffy came out with a giddy jump, whilst her other pokemon, a Houndour came out with a simple snarl.

Marian turned towards me, and I tossed out my two pokemon. "Angel and Saria, take the stage!" My two pokemon smiled and danced, and the clock beeped telling us it was about to begin.

"Now, with five minutes on the clock, let's get buuuuuusy!" Marian smiled and the crowd roared with excitement.

Deanne spun around and called, "Houndour, let's go for a Leer! Flaaffy use Charge Beam!"

Houndour jumped as I called, "Angel, Protect. Saria, Dig!"

The Houndour tried all it could, but it's scary looks had no affect on the giddy Togepi. Flaaffy missed it's mark entirely, as Saria dug into the soft earth. Deanne's points went down. She growled, "Charge Beam again! Houndour, Ember!"

The two went side by side, using Charge Beam and Ember. It was dazzling, as the fire spun round the electrocuting beam.

Marian's eyes sparkled, "What a great Electro-Ember fusion move! I have never seen anything like it!"

"Extrasensory!" I grinned, and Angel did, too. Whilst Houndour was unaffected, Flaaffy dropped to the ground, stopping it's move. Deanne snickered as Angel was slammed with the blaze, "Dark types are effected by Psychic mo-"

"NOW!" I screamed, and Saria rose out of the ground, slamming into Houndours belly. It's owner gasped. I knew a Ground-type move would be supereffective against both her pokemon, as she was stupid enough to tell me her choices. I though long and hard the night before, analyzing possible outcomes, and came up with that strategy. Whilst I lost some points, Deanne was almost down to half of her points. She fumed and stamped her foot.

Saria snorted and jumped back into position, "Sore loser, much?" Angel shook her head, "It's not over yet." All three of us looked to the clock.

Marian winked, "Only 3 minutes left, let's see whats in store for these two trainers!"

"Angel, Metronome!" I called, "Oh no you don't, Flaaffy go for a Thunder Wave!" was Deanne's reply. Right where I wanted her. "Get it front Saria!" I shouted and Saria winked and jumped in front.

Angel's Metronome took effect right when the Flaaffy's thunderous attack came forth paralyzing Saria. The move she used... Confuse Ray. A purple thin beam shot from her forehead, and Houndour bashed it's head on the dirt in confusion. "Err..." Deanne growled, "Houndour snap out of it, and use Bite!" It did and slammed into Angel, before bashing his head into the ground again.

"Facade, Saria!" I smiled, and she jumped. A yellow copy of her slammed into Flaaffy, and both Houndour, whom was still knocking his head into the ground, and Flaaffy were KO'ed.

Deanne fumed, smoke coming from her nose. Marian and I both sweatdropped and ignored her. "And the first round goes down like that!" the host smiled, "Let's get to round two in quickie."

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"And let's look at the scoreboard!" Marian smiled. Cass whimpered and held Chloe close. The scores were almost even, but she made it. The trainer, who owned a Krabby and Patrat was devastated. She held back tears, took back her pokemon and ran offstage. Cass shuddered and almost called back to the girl, but I could see on the screen she knew she shouldn't.

Fritz laughed and so did Chloe. The three all hugged and left the stage.

Marian twirled around, "Now, that's the end of the first battles, let's see who's going to get seconds!"

The cards showed Max, Cass, and I all had won. "Who's battling next? Well let's just see!" Marian smiled. The virtual cards spiraled around, and showed our battles. At this point, Cass raced in. We both were super pumped for our battles, though we hadn't the foggiest who the opponents were. Max was nowhere to be seen, so only the two of us could celebrate.

Saria was probably petted the most she had in her life. Audience members and even other competitors gave her a breif hug, praising her and all that. She, of course, loved it. I was still stoked for our battles and was so anxious to get it started.

Deanne walked in with a scowl, "You got lucky, but I'm gonna squash you like a Weedle at the Valencia Contest!" I cocked my head, "Valencia Contest?" The steaming female stamped her foot, "That's not the point! You better not do that again, or I'll... I'LL..." Cass put a finger to her chin and asked innocently, "Or you'll...?" Deanne's eyes grew red and so did her skin. She fled out of the room, screeching louder than a Golbat.

Saria commented, "Yup, sore loser."