"Now Sylveon use Fairy Wind." Orihime said.
"Sylveon!" Sylveon unleashed the sparkling wind and looked dazzling.
Our heroes are now in Vereer Town. This is where Pokemon Talent Star is happening and Orihime plans to win her first star medal.
"Sylveon is looking great, Orihime. Does this mean you're planning on using Sylveon this time instead of Roselia?" Ichigo asked.
"That's right. I need to be able to use my other pokemon as well." Orihime said. "I know I still don't have that much experience, but I still plan on winning my first medal. Roselia and Marill, you'll cheer, right?"
"Roselia/Marill!"
"That's what I like to hear, Orihime. Keep believing you'll win." Rukia said.
"Right. This time, I'm going to win." Orihime said.
Pokémon!
It's a battle, win or lose
It's the friends you make, it's the road you choose
You've got the right stuff
So make your mind up
Find the courage inside of you
If you're strong you'll survive
And you'll keep your dream alive
Let the battle begin
Pokémon!
Be the best you can be
And find your destiny
It's the master plan
The power's in your hand
Pokémon!
(Orihime's voice) Evolution Eon
"Sylveon, let's try using Attract." Orihime said. Orihime kept practicing for the show was about to start soon and she needed all the practice she can get. Just before Sylveon did anything, something came running by and interrupting them. "What was that?"
"Flare!" All of them spotted the culprit being a pokemon.
"That's a Flareon!" Rukia said.
"Flareon evolve from Eevee just like Sylveon does." Chad said.
"I'm sorry!" All of them looked ahead of them and saw a girl with black hair in a bun tied under a cloth. She wore jeans with a jean jacket and yellow shirt. "I'm sorry. That's my Flareon." Flareon ran up to the girl and into her arms.
"It's okay. I guess it just got excited from seeing my Sylveon or our performance. My name is Orihime."
"I'm Ichigo and this is my Absol."
"Absol."
"I'm Rukia."
"And my name is Chad."
"It's nice to meet all of you. My name is Momo and Flareon is my partner. I'm a show-woman and I'm entering the competition."
"So am I!" Orihime said as she was excited to have made a new friend.
"Sounds like you got another rival." Ichigo said.
"So you're entering too? I plan on winning my second star medal." Momo said.
"You're going for second? I haven't even gotten one yet. I'm actually still a beginner to all of this." Orihime said as she was a little embarrassed to admit that.
"That's okay. I'm still new to this." Momo said. Flareon jumped down and walked up to Sylveon. The two of them were appearing to be friendly rivals. "Looks like Flareon is getting excited for this one. I hope we both do well."
"I hope so as well." Orihime said as the two of them shook hands and started another friendly rivalry.
…
The Stage
"A pleasure it is to have you all join us in Vereer Town." Varon said as a spotlight came down on him and the competition was about to begin. The stands were packed and everyone was waiting for it to start. "Today we shall see who will win the star medal and we will see who is progressing to the Ultimate Talent Star."
"This is going to be awesome." Ichigo said as the others watched in the stands with Roselia and Marill.
"Can't wait to see how this one is going to turn out." Rukia said.
"You all must be tired of me talking. So let's start with our first show-women!" Varon said as the curtains opened up and Momo was the first to go wearing a red yukata.
"Flareon, snap to it!" Momo said as she tossed out the pokeball.
"Flareon!" Flareon came out and flipped right on the stage.
"Flareon, turn up the heat!" Momo said. Flareon was giving off some heat as its fur was standing on ends. "Let's also ignite a Flame Charge." Flareon released some fire and it turned into a pillar of fire.
"It's getting hot in here." Varon said. "That's a great way to show off the characteristics of a fire-type." Orihime was in the waiting room and was impressed with Momo's performance.
"She's good. This might not be as easy as I thought." Orihime said, but Sylveon wrapped one of her ribbons around Orihime's hand for support and comfort. Momo finished up and held Flareon in her arms.
"That was a great show. Let's see what the judges have to say." Varon said as all of them turned to the screen and the score dialed up to be 43.
"That's not a bad score." Chad said.
"No, but I have a feeling that Flareon's true strength lies in battling." Rukia said. One showmen or show-women went after another and there was some tough competition.
"Now please welcome the lovely Orihime." Varon said and Orihime came running out with her friends cheering for her.
"Sylveon, let's go!" Orihime said.
"Sylveon!"
"Sylveon use Fairy Wind." Orihime said. Sylveon created the sparkling wind and started to jump around with the wind swirling around the stage. It was almost like Sylveon was doing rhythmic gymnastics. "Now!" Sylveon stretched out the ribbons and Orihime grabbed it. Orihime spun around and Sylveon was lifted off the ground.
"Now that's impressive. That shows the majestic of a fairy-type." Varon said. Orihime tossed Sylveon up and Orihime caught her to end the performance. "Very impressive. I wonder what our judges think. Let's see." All of them looked up to the score and it dialed up to be…..42.
"Yeah! She got real close to Momo's." Rukia said.
"She's got to be moving on to the next round and she's going to win." Ichigo said with everyone in agreement. After her show, Orihime went back in the backroom to wait for the results.
"Orihime, you did great out there." Momo said.
"Thanks, but waiting around like this can be nerve-wracking." Orihime said.
"I get it. It's hard not knowing if you'll make it when there have been other scores so close." Momo said. "We just need to have faith in our pokemon did well enough."
"Here we are! These are eight showmen and show-women moving on." Varon said. Pictures of each of them popped up and it showed Momo and Orihime were both moving on.
"We did it!" Both of them said.
"Now we move to the second part of our show." Varon said. "We're heading to the battle stage."
"Orihime, good luck. I hope we get to face each other." Momo said.
"Yeah. Good luck to you too." Orihime said. Both of them battled hard with Flareon and Sylveon and they both were able to make it to the final round.
"We've seen plenty of great battles, but this has to come to an end." Varon said. "We have two lovely ladies going against each other. We have Momo going against Orihime."
"Go, Orihime!" Ichigo shouted.
"You've got this." Rukia said.
"Win!" Chad said.
"Let's begin!" Varon said.
"Sylveon, let's win this!" Orihime said.
"Sylveon!"
"Flareon, snap to it!" Momo said.
"Flareon!"
"We've got Flareon against Sylveon. A battle between two evolved forms of Eevee. Which one will prevail?" Varon said to get the audience excited.
"Sylveon use Fairy Wind!" Orihime said.
"Flareon use Flamethrower!" Momo said. Both of them used their attacks and the two crashed into each other and cancelled each other out. "Now use Flame Charge!"
"Sylveon use Quick Attack." Orihime said. The two of them charged at each other with speed attacks and crashed into each other. Flareon proved to be stronger and pushed Sylveon back.
"Not good for Orihime. Flareon has pushed Sylveon back." Varon said.
"Flareon use Shadow Ball." Momo said. Flareon formed a dark orb and shot it out with Sylveon getting blasted.
"Don't give up. Sylveon use Moonblast." Orihime said. Orihime gathered moon energy and shot out a pink orb with Flareon getting blasted. "Now Sylveon use Fairy Wind."
"No you don't. Flareon use Scary Face." Momo said. Flareon's eyes glowed red and created a scary image of its face and it scared Sylveon from attacking. "Now use Flamethrower."
"Flareon!" Flareon unleashed a stream of fire and Sylveon got blasted as she slid against the ground. This wasn't looking good for Orihime.
"Sylveon, please tell me you're okay." Orihime said.
"Flareon use Shadow Ball." Momo said. Flareon didn't lighten on the attacks as it shot out the dark orb again and Sylveon got blasted again.
"Sylveon can't seem to do anything, but take those attacks. How much more can Sylveon take?" Varon said and Orihime was starting to doubt herself.
'Maybe this whole thing was a bad idea.' Orihime thought.
"Don't give up, Orihime." Ichigo said as she could hear all her friends.
"Just believe in yourself." Rukia said.
"You can still win." Chad said.
"Absol!"
"Roselia/Marill!" Orihime could hear the voices of her friends encouraging her to fight. Orihime looked at Sylveon and could see that Sylveon still wanted to battle and she has to as well.
"They're right. I can't give up." Orihime said.
"Sorry, Orihime, but I'm winning this. Flareon use Shadow Ball." Momo said.
"Sylveon use Moonblast!" Orihime said. Both of them used their attacks and they collided into each other. "Use your ribbons and grab Flareon." Sylveon stretched them out and grabbed a hold of Flareon.
"You can use Flame Charge and get yourself free." Momo said.
"Sylveon, hurry and use Fairy Wind before they can attack." Orihime said.
"Sylveon!" Sylveon lifted Flareon off the ground and created the sparkling wind that tossed Flareon around.
"Impressive. Looks like Sylveon got its second wind." Varon said.
"Sylveon use Quick Attack." Orihime said. Sylveon attacked with an increase of speed and slammed into Flareon before Flareon hit the ground.
"Flareon, oh no!" Momo said as she wasn't liking where this was going.
"Sylveon use Moonblast." Orihime said. Sylveon formed the attack again and shot it out with Flareon getting blasted again. That last blast did a lot of damage and Flareon was taken out.
"It would seem that Flareon is no longer able to battle. That means the winner of this battle and the Vereer Town Talent Star is Orihime and Sylveon!" Everyone cheered and Orihime couldn't believe that she actually won.
"I really won!" Orihime said. "Sylveon!" Sylveon ran to Orihime and jumped right into her arms. "We actually won. I love you, Sylveon."
"Sylveon!" With Orihime's victory, she was being rewarded her medal.
"Behold, Orihime. This star medal is yours." Varon said as she hand her the medal and it had a blue diamond in it. "I also heard that this is your first win. Congratulations."
"Thank you so much." Orihime said as she admired the first medal and the first accomplishment she has with her pokemon. With the competition over, Orihime and the others were saying farewell to Momo.
"Congrats, Orihime. You deserve it." Momo said.
"Thank you, Momo. I hope we get to see each other at the Ultimate Talent Star." Orihime said.
"You take care of yourself." Rukia said.
"I will. Thank you and bye." Momo said as she was leaving.
"Bye, Momo." Orihime said. She looked down and admire her first win. "I may have won, but I still need to win three more medals to enter the Ultimate Talent Star. Ichigo, it's your turn to win."
"Yeah. That fifth badge is going to be ours." Ichigo said.
"Absol!"
Orihime has finally won her first star medal. She's on the right path to the Ultimate Talent Star. Now our heroes are heading to Tenken City so Ichigo can win his next badge. We'll soon see what kind of battle this one will be.
To Be Continued….