Hello readers well this is the end to their return to Johto. so i hope you like it because well it was one of the chapters i enjoyed writing a lot. i love your reviews and well thanks for reading.
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Chapter 13: Wallace Cup
Day 1: Fun and Preparations-Having Fun is Training?
The brown haired girl heaved a heavy sigh as she watched her black haired best friend argue with her red haired rival. She was positive that whatever they were fighting about was so minuscule that they had already forgotten that they were fighting about it. She got up and walked away from the arguing boys. It took years but the Lake of Rage Resort had been completed and she hadn't seen it. She walked around gazing at the buildings and shops, slowly making her way toward the contest arena. She called out all six of her pokemon.
"Look guys it's the arena we'll be competing in for the next three days." she told them and they looked at it with wide eyes...except for Munchlax who had found a food stand. "Uh no Munchy!"
She ran up to the pokemon and attempted to drag him away from the cookie stand but failed. She handed the boy some money and he gave her the cookie. She thanked him and he nodded. She went back to the pokemon center where she left her two companions. She walked into the room and they were still arguing.
"Do you guys even remember why you started arguing?" she asked and they stopped.
"Uh no." they said together.
"Wow you guys wow." she said. "Well I'm going to go register and get in some last minute training."
They nodded and watched her leave. They slowly realized that there was no need for them to stay back and went after her. They found her at the registration table by the arena. She turned and smiled at them when she was all finished. Silver and Ethan walked around looking at the different stands that had been set up. Lyra headed over to a secluded part of the lake to do some much needed thinking and training. Standing looking out at the lake was the white haired ice type gym leader.
"Pryce." Lyra said quietly causing the old man to turn around.
"Well if it isn't Lyra." he said. He watched as the blue turtle jumped into the water. "Have you come here to think?" he asked and she nodded watching her pokemon play with each other. "I was supposed to keep people away from here but I guess I can make an exception."
"Why are you supposed to keep people away from here?" she asked her gaze shifting to the water where Squirtle and Dewgong were racing.
"I assume that you have discover the world of pokemon contests and have decided to participate in the Wallace Cup." he said and she nodded. "Well the name of this event was taken from the person who started it, Wallace. At one point he was the Sootopolis City Gym Leader in the Hoenn region. He then challenged the Elite Four and became the champion. After that he decided to participate in pokemon contests and soon became a contest master."
"What does that have to do with you Pryce?" she asked. He pointed to the lake where a milotic had joined Squirtle and Dewgong. "That's not one of your pokemon."
"No that's Wallace's Milotic. You see his schedule is very busy and he was allowed a day off. He came to me early this morning and asked me if I knew any places by the lake that were quiet and away from the resort area. I brought him here and have been here with him ever since." he explained. A young man with aqua blue hair joined them. "Sorry. This is Lyra she beat me and went on to win the Silver Conference."
"Hello, I'm Wallace."
"Hi, I'm sorry I interrupted your day off." she said. "I just needed somewhere to prepare for the contest and well I came here when I lost to Pryce the first time and it helped me out so I thought it would do the same this time."
"I see. May I ask what the victor of the Silver Conference is doing participating in contests not that I'm not honored to have you as one of our participants, just more than a little curious?" he asked and her gaze fell to the ground beneath her feet.
"I lost against Lance." she said to the ground. She lifted her head and her gaze fell on to her pokemon. "I am participating in contests because it is so much more different then gym battles. I am on a journey to discover myself and the world outside of Johto. With everything I gather from my travels I plan on challenging the Elite Four again only to end up the winner."
"Ah I see so you're training in way that are different to you so that ultimately you and your pokemon are strong enough to beat Lance. In other words you're developing your own battling style." he said and she nodded. "Well you seem to grasp the concept of all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Playing with pokemon is just as important as training with them. Well I shall leave you to it then."
He and the ice type gym leader left her and her pokemon alone. Squirtle returned to the land and her other five pokemon huddled around her. She sat down on the ground and started to think. The contest was set up so that two pokemon were used in the appeal round and two pokemon in the battle rounds. She looked at her six pokemon and wondered which to use first. She stood up and decided the best way to figure out which pokemon were going first was to work with them.
Day 2: Appealing to the Judges-Will it Be a Performance that Moves on?
"Hello and welcome to the beautiful Lake of Rage Resort. I am Jillian your announcer for the region of Johto and I am more than honored to be here on this historic day in Johto region Contest history. Today will be the first time that the Johto region is hosting the Wallace Cup. Now the winner of this contest gets the prestigious Aqua Ribbon and not only does it count as win here in Johto but in Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh too. So with that as the prize you can be sure that we will see some unforgettable performances." she said and the crowd cheered at the top of their lungs. "Now lets introduce our favorite panel of judges. Mr. Contesta; the head of the pokemon contest committee, Mr. Sukizo; the president of the pokemon fan club, Nurse Joy; of the resort pokemon center, and taking the role of special judge is Wallace; the contest master!"
Wallace appeared on stage next to Jillian. He said a few words before taking his seat next to a blushing Nurse Joy. The first contestant came on stage and did his double performance. Ethan, Silver, and Clair were watching from the stands. Ethan sat in the middle not wanting them to tear each other apart so soon. Clair watched in awe as each performance got better and better. Silver was making snide remarks about some of the performances causing Ethan to elbow him in the ribs.
"What the hell was that for?" he yelled loudly.
"Stop being rude and people are staring." Ethan said causing Silver to shrink just a little.
"Next on the contest stage is Lyra from Newbark Town here in the Johto region!" Jillian announced.
"Umbreon and Squirtle, I choose you!" Lyra said and her two pokemon appeared from a shower of bubbles and a shower of black petals. "Squirtle use water gun and Umbreon use psychic."
A huge bubble of water formed and Umbreon divided it into several smaller ones. Squirtle jumped into the bubble and used aqua jet to go from bubble to bubble as Umbreon moved them and made it more challenging. Umbreon combined the bubbles back to the original big one and Squirtle dived for it with and ice beam that turned it into a crescent moon shape. Umbreon finished with it's flash attack causing the ice to sparkle a beautiful yellow color.
The judges gave her their comments and she left the stage smiling. After the last performance went Ethan and Silver joined her. They sat down with her and waited for the judges to make their announcement. When it came time to show the ones who were moving on to the battles the were all relieved to see that she was moving on to the battle round.
"That concludes the first day of the Wallace Cup. We will be back here tomorrow for some exciting battles." Jillian said.
The three of them walked out of the room and out of the arena. Clair met up with them and she and Lyra greeted each other. Lyra was worried because with Clair came Lance…most of the time. She looked at Silver who shrugged and glanced over Clair's normal person outfit.
"I see you've found a store that sells clothes for normal people." Silver said.
"I see you're still as charming as ever." Clair said.
Day 3: Battle Round Begins-Are You Following Me?
"Welcome to the second day of the Wallace Cup. Today we move on to the battle round. From the thirty-two remaining competitors only eight will move on to the next day of competition. So lets have the computer shuffle our competitors." Jillian announced. When the board was already she turned back to the audience. "Well there we have it the fist battle on the first stage is between Lyra and Greg. Now lets all remember the fabulous prize the Aqua Ribbon."
Lyra and the boy named Greg walked on to the stage. Greg called out his Piloswine and Donphan. Lyra called out Chimchar and Squirtle. Greg started off the battle by using sandstorm and blizzard. Chimchar used flame wheel and Squirtle used iron tail to send him at Piloswine. Squirtle attacked Donphan with a spiraling aqua jet. The attacks hit their targets causing severe damage and causing Greg to lose a good chunk of his points. The battle went on with Lyra turning out to be the winner.
Lyra sat down waiting for the first round to be over. She watched as more contestants were eliminated and soon sixteen were left. The computer gave another shuffle and she was going last this round. As she sat there waiting for her turn she couldn't help but look at the coordinators who were so much more advanced than she was lose or win. She fought back nerves by telling herself that she had gone up against so tough opponents and won.
"The final battle on the second stage is about to begin on my right I have Holly and on my left I have Lyra. Five minutes on the clock begin."
Holly sent out her Eevee and Quagsire while Lyra sent out Meganium and Umbreon. Quagsire started off the battle by using water gun which Umbreon countered with psychic. Umbreon redirected the attack towards Eevee. The water hit causing Holly some more points. Quagsire used mud shot on Meganium who tried to block it with razor leaf but failed. The battle went on with each side taking points away from the other soon there was only a minute left. Umbreon used flash and while the other pokemon were unable to see it used hyper beam and Meganium used solar beam. Once the flash was gone the judges declared Quagsire and Eevee unable to battle.
"Well that ends today's round of competition. The coordinators moving on the third and final day are the eight on the screen."
As Lyra exited the contest arena she was pulled away from the path that led to the resort. She didn't fight the grip like she would have normally only because she recognized the touch. She found herself back at the spot of the lake where she had found Pryce and Wallace.
"What are you doing here?" she snapped. Sitting down on the ground and drawing her knees to her chest. "Lance I feel like you're following me. Are you?" she asked a little less venom in her voice.
"I'm here because I'm hanging out with Clair for the day. No I am not following you I just happen to show up in some of the places you go to." he said sitting down next to her.
"I think that qualifies itself as following." she said picking up a rock and tossing it into the lake.
"Nah I just think it's coincidence. If you're trying to skip rocks you fail but if you're picturing hitting someone with that rock then you pass." he said and even though he couldn't see her face he knew he hit the spot. "You know last night Cynthia talked about you." he said causing her head to snap away from the water to him. "She said that you seemed to hate me."
"She's a very observant person." Lyra said. She turned back to the water. "She needs to mind her own business."
"Don't be that way but you're right Cynthia is a very observant person. So do you hate me?" he asked in a low voice.
"Lets just say that at the moment I don't want to see you." she said in a sad tone. She realized that her answer wasn't a good one. "I really don't think that the answer I just gave you is what you wanted to hear. It kind of avoids your question. I just don't know." she sighed.
"I don't think you hate me, I think you're realizing that I am in fact your friend but I am also the guy who beat you in one of the most important battles you've ever had." he said.
"I never thought of that." she mumbled to herself. She turned to him and decided that he confused her way too much. "Lance can you leave?" a look of confusion flashed across his calm face. "I don't want to see you until I feel the time is right."
"I think that what you are saying is not what you want but what you want you know that you won't get. Since you know that you feel that if you get rid of what you won't get then everything will be fine. Though deep down you know that it isn't the answer." he said. "So what's eating at you?"
"I've got to go." she said scrambling to her feet and running back to the pokemon center.
He watched her leave not wanting her to but letting her because he knew it was the right thing to do. Even though he was going out with Cynthia his face still heated up and his heart still raced when he was around Lyra. He fell back onto the grass and cursed himself for letting himself fall for the pigtailed girl and then ruining it.
Day 4: Final Round Lyra vs. Andrew-Who Will Win the Aqua Ribbon?
"The final battle of the Wallace Cup is about to begin. Lyra against Andrew which one of these coordinators will win the Aqua Ribbon?" Jillian said. "With five minutes on the clock and an epic battle we will soon find out."
Lyra sent out Riolu and Chimchar and Andrew sent out Cloyster and Carnivine. Chimchar started off by using aerial ace and flamethrower at Carnivine. Riolu used quick attack and sky uppercut on Cloyster. Carnivine used razor leaf and Cloyster iron defense. Chimchar hit Carnivine while Riolu hit inflicting little damage.
At the Indigo Plateau…
The fighting master sat on the couch watching the event taking place at the Lake of Rage. The volume was over the volume limit. The door opened and the red headed dragon trainer. Without a word he walked over to the black leather recliner and sat down. The fighting elite lowered the volume and turned to the young man. Lance waved at him and Bruno muted the TV.
"Hey there Red Head. What's with the long face? Is Blondie too much for you to handle?" he joked.
"Where are the others?" Lance asked avoiding the questions with one of his own.
"For some reason whenever I am watching TV the other members leave the building. You're the only one that stays behind and watches with me." Bruno said. He turned back to the TV screen. "Half a minute left and they've been taking each other's points. Who do you think will win?"
"Lyra." Lance answered in a distant voice.
"Is Blondie really the one?" Bruno asked. He didn't wait for Lance to answer as he returned the sound to the TV. The timer went out and the camera shifted to the points. "Oh yeah! That girl is awesome!" he roared looking over at Lance who was looking intently at the screen.
"She did beat you after all." Lance said finding it so easy to joke around with Bruno. "Bruno I don't know that the answer to your question is the correct answer."
"Oh."
Johto…
"Well rival this is where I leave." Silver said as they made it to Goldenrod. "Congrats on the win and what I said last time I saw you still stands. The next time we meet you'll be standing in the champion's room ready to fight me for the title."
"Don't worry I will be." she said and then he headed off to Olivine and the headed to the train station. "Three ribbons and three badges. Next stop Saffron City then Celadon and once there the Rainbow Badge will be mine."
"Come on Ly the train leaves any second now." Ethan said.
To be continued...
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