Sorry for this being late. I forgot to upload it. On with the chapter.
The next few days went by without any issues. However on day 9 Iris was set to battle Cheren. It was a close battle and it came down to Iris's Dragonite and Cheren's Haxouras. In the end Dragonite was defeated and Iris was eliminated from the tournament. Finally on day 13 Ash finally got his chance to battle. He face off against a trainer named Cody. Ash easily won his battle using Oshawott, Swellow, and Bulbasaur. He then qualified for round 2. His name was shown with the other 7 winners.
Olly
Cyrus
Triton
Palmer
Giovanni
Chuck
Ash Ketchum
Virgal
Ash was later celebrating back at the pokemon centre over his entry into the final 64.
"Ash that was a great battle." Said Dawn.
"Yeah, your pokemon look as good as I've ever seen them." Added Brock.
"And congrads on making it to the round 2." Said Tracey.
Ash was trying to make a response while his mouth was full of his celebration dinner.
"Thanks you guys. But were not out of the woods yet. This was just the 1st step of our path to the grand prize."
"Aren't you glad that you finally got to battle?" Asked Tyler.
"You bet. I'm so pumped I'm going to win the whole thing."
"Don't forget Ash, there are a lot of other powerful trainers competing to, like Tobias." Said Brock.
"Yeah that's right. Winning the tournament will be a lot harder with trainers like him around." Added Dawn.
"Don't sweat it for now. Just take the tournament 1 step at a time." Said Gary.
After everyone decided to not stress themselves out and relax a little, they all enjoyed Brock's meal and turned in. the next morning was day 14 of the 1st round.
"Ok, so round 1 is almost over. Who of us still has to battle?" Asked Tyler.
Brock was the first to respond. "Max, Tracey and Gary haven't battled yet."
"Oh, don't worry about me." Replied Max. "I've got a sure fire strategy for whoever I get matched up against." He said as his glasses shown with confidence.
"Well why don't we go to the stadium and find out." Said Iris.
And so the group went down to the battle field and checked out the next 8 matchups.
Brendan vs. Loe
Mars vs. Gage
Cassidy vs. Carlita
Jade vs. Solidad
Eldes Virch vs. Fantina
Cole vs. Maxie
Anna vs. Ellis
Bryson vs. Tracey Sckechit
Tracey battled last on that day against Bryson the Icirrus city gym leader. Tracey used Venonat, Dodrio and Scyther, however all being weak against ice types he was quickly defeated by Bryson and was eliminated from the tournament.
Brendan
Mars
Carlita
Solidad
Eldes Virch
Maxie
Anna
Bryson
Max battled the next day and was feeling pretty confident… until he found out he had to battle the former Hoenn champion Wallace. He got swamped 3-0, and Wallace moved to the next round. Gary battled Terrell and won in a suspenseful back and forth battle. He and Barry from Sinnoh had reached the top 64.
Wallace
Wake
Gary Oak
Glacia
Barry
Ein
Marina
Agnol
On day 16 the gang was in the middle of breakfast and were discussing the tournament so far.
"Finally, the last." Said Ash. He was really pumped for the tournament.
"It's only the end of round 1 Ash, there's still a lot more to go you know." Corrected Iris.
"True but after round 1 ends half the tournament is over." Informed Brock. "Half of the trainers have been eliminated.
"Doesn't matter, the tougher half still remain. We need to keep on our toes." Said Gary.
"What do you say we go check out the last round battles." Suggested Tyler.
"Sounds like a great idea, let's go." Replied Ash.
Down at the stadium the gang caught the last of the round 1 matchups. By the end of the day the final 8 round 1 winners were shown.
Aaron
Georgian
Riley
Fein
Brandon N.
Evice
Brandon
Hugh
And so there you go folks! We have the all the trainers moving on to round 2! Please give a big round of applause to these competitors for a spectacular gathering of great battles! Congratulations to these 64 advancing trainers!
Brock
Paul
Winnona
Benga
Wally
Volkner
Tyler
Lance
Skyla
Cress
Roxie
Steven Stone
Antonio
Ingo
Dunking
Koga
Flint
Dawn
Buck
Dino
Draden
Drew
Carl
Byron
Riley
Tyson
Tom
Spenser
Harrison
Tobias
Grimsley
Drake
Drake C.
Seth
Michael
John
Kyle
Brahm
Ardos Virch
N
Spenser
Mark
Matt
Bianca
Barrett
Dino
Kruger
Kenny
Cynthia
Colress
Lucian
Jamie
Cilan
Keith
Nitro
Venus
Luke
Bertha
Tucker
Draden
Sidney
Phobie
Noland
Lorilie
Liza
Carl
Jupiter
Alder
Ghetsis
Norman
Cheren
Gavin
Bidin
Pryce
Cody
Harley
Saturn
Gonzap
Jessie
Skrub
Felix
Claire
Burgh
Red
Morrison
Damon
Anabel
Archie
Lt. Surge
Somek
Dakim
Flannery
Brandon P
Byron
Reggie
Grimsley
Mysterial
Shauntel
Nando
Ray
Jacob
Emily
Candice
Eagun
Olly
Cyrus
Tryton
Palmer
Giovanni
Chuck
Ash Ketchum
Virgal
Brendan S
Mars
Carlita
Solidad
Eldes Virch
Maxie
Anna
Bryson
Wallace
Wake
Gary Oak
Glacia
Barry
Ein
Marina
Agnol
Aaron
Georgian
Riley
Fein
Brandon N
Evice
Brandon
Hugh
"Wow, look at all the winning trainers." Said May.
"There's a lot I still have to beat." Added Gary.
"Man I'm so excited for the next round, I can't wait to battle again!" yelled Ash.
"Good luck going in to round 2." Said Tyler.
"You too Tyler, we're going to go all the way."
"Oh yeah that reminds me." Interjected Brock. "After each round of the tournament there is a small party at the pokemon centre."
Everyone looked at Brock with anticipation. They liked the sound of a party.
"The party is for all the advancing trainers. They can have dinner, get anything at the party for free." He informed. May, Misty, Max, Tracey and Iris looked dejected as they lost their battles, this left Ash, Brock, Tyler, Dawn and Gary to attend the party. Ash pigged out on the free food, Gary was around socializing as he does - along with Dawn, Brock was getting shot down by every pretty girl he could find and Tyler was getting a lot of attention for beating an elite 4 member on day 1. The party lasted long into the night and carried on into the morning. By the time the guys got back to the pokemon centre they practically passed out on their beds and into their sleep, dreaming of winning the PWT trophy (Brock's case: girls way out of his league).