"Azumarill use Bubble Beam." Orihime said.

"Azumarill!" Azumarill shot out a beam of bubbles in the air and they all sparkled beautifully in the park where all of them was at with Orihime's pokemon watching.

Our heroes have arrived in Seenok town. This is where Orihime is competing in the pokemon Talent Star that is happening tomorrow so she can win her second star medal. She's decided to enter with her newly evolved Azumarill.

"Azumarill is looking great." Ichigo said.

"Are you sure you're ready?" Rukia asked.

"I am." Orihime said. "Azumarill is going to be great. Kirlia, I want you to watch so you have an idea of what to do for when your time comes. Also to do some cheering with the others."

"Kirlia." All of them were pretty excited, but none of them new that there was a mysterious lady hiding in the shadows.

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!

(Ichigo's voice) Mystery in Beauty

"You're looking great, Azumarill." Orihime said. "Just a little more practice and I'm sure we'll be all set."

"My! That certainly is a lovely Azumarill you have there." They all heard the voice of some lady, but they couldn't see where she was. That was when this mysterious gust of wind came out of nowhere. When the wind settled down, a young lady with brown hair held behind her head with a sparkling powder blue dress with a butterfly mask over her eyes.

"Who are you?" Ichigo asked.

"I am known around here as Mysterious Beauty."

"Mysterious Beauty?" Chad questioned.

"Never heard of her." Ichigo said.

"That certainly is an adorable Azumarill you have." Mysterious Beauty said. "I wonder how strong it really is."

"Are you challenging me and Azumarill?" Orihime said. "I can't. I need Azumarill to be in top form for tomorrow."

"Kirlia!" Kirlia stepped forward for the battle.

"Kirlia, do you want to battle instead of Azumarill?" Orihime said.

"Kirlia does seem to enjoy battling. I guess it makes sense he would jump in." Ichigo said.

"That works for me. I just want to be able to have a fun battle." Mysterious Beauty said as she took out a pokeball. "Let's go, Nidoqueen!"

"Ror!"

"What is that?" Orihime said.

"A Nidoqueen. They can be pretty strong, but since it's a poison-type, Kirlia just needs to get a few psychic-type moves in." Rukia said.

"Shall we begin?" Mysterious Beauty said. "Nidoqueen, start out by using Double Kick." Nidoqueen charged in with her feet glowing.

"Kirlia use Protect." Orihime said. Kirlia put up the barrier around herself and was able to block both of the attacks. "Kirlia use Magical Leaf." Kirlia shot out the energy scythes and tried to push Nidoqueen back, but she had a strong defense and was keeping ground.

"Nidoqueen use Earth Power." Mysterious Beauty said. Nidoqueen struck the ground and it started to open up with light shining out. Kirlia got caught in it and seemed to be getting hurt. "Nidoqueen use Hyper Beam." Nidoqueen powered up the beam and shot it from her mouth and blasted Kirlia with it.

"Kirlia, are you hurt?" Orihime asked. Kirlia tried to get back up, but took a lot of damage. Mysterious Beauty was going to keep the battle going, but she was startled when she saw a black limo pull up at the entrance. Out came a woman wearing a power suit and had short brown hair.

"There you are!"

"Uh oh. I have to go now." Mysterious Beauty said as she got Nidoqueen back in her pokeball and made a run for it.

"Stop right there." The woman said as she tried to go after Mysterious Beauty. Mysterious Beauty ran through the trees and the woman lost sight of her. "Got away again."

"Who is she?" Chad asked.

"No clue." Ichigo said. The woman turned to Ichigo and his friends and she seemed a little scary.

"You there! Are you friends with Mysterious Beauty?!" The woman said and none of them would answer her. She went up to them and grabbed Ichigo by the shoulders and shook her around. "You tell me where my Sierra is right now."

"Hold on, ma'am. We don't know who this Sierra, Mysterious Beauty, or even you are." Rukia said.

"My name is Lina and I'm looking for my daughter." That still didn't help them understand anything of what was going on. Lina invited all of them to her home as they all went in her limo and she gave them a lift. After taking a few minutes, Lina calmed down and talked with a clear head. "I'm sorry if I came off a little terrifying. It's just that something has been going on with my daughter and I'm trying to figure it out."

"What do you mean exactly?" Chad asked.

"My daughter is named Sierra." Lina said. "Lately she's been cutting classes and strangely disappearing. Also, whenever she disappears, Mysterious Beauty shows up."

"And you think she has something to do with whatever has been going on with your daughter." Rukia confirmed.

"That's right. I don't know what's going on with my daughter, but I'm going to see too it it's put to a stop." Lina said starting to get a little scary again and they were getting nervous. "Oh! We've arrived at my home." All of them took a look outside and were surprised when they saw they were all pulling up to a mansion.

….

Sierra

Sierra was in her room. She had long brown hair and wore a white buttoned shirt with navy a blue skirt. She closed up her closet and took a deep breath of relaxation.

"That was close." Sierra said.

"Sierra!" Sierra heard her mother's voice and grew a little nervous as she stepped out. She leaned on a railing and looked down towards the entrance of her home. She saw her mother with Ichigo and the others.

"Mom? Is something wrong?" Sierra asked.

"Where have you been?" Lina asked.

"I've been here all day studying." Sierra said.

"Is that so? Then care to explain that while you were seen coming back from the library, Mysterious Beauty arrived and you seemed to have vanished?" Lina asked.

"Are you having people spy on me?" Sierra asked. "Mom, I really don't have time for this. I got some work I need to get done." Sierra ran back in her room without giving Lina a chance to even talk.

"What has gotten into that girl?" Lina asked and turned to Ichigo and the others. "Please have a seat. I'll have a servant bring you all something to drink."

"Um….thanks." Ichigo said as they were all finding this very strange. All of them had a seat around the table and didn't quite understand what they needed to do.

"It is a nice place here." Orihime said.

"I'm more confused on why we're here in the first place. Does she expect us to do something about her daughter?" Rukia said.

"Maybe. She did think we had something to do with Mysterious Beauty." Chad said.

"I'll tell you this much. That is one scary lady that I'm glad is not my Mom." Ichigo said.

"Absol." Absol was in full agreement with him.

"She means well. She just wants what's best for her daughter." All of them were surprised to see a man formally dressed with black hair and having some coffee.

"AW! Who are you and where did you come from?!" Ichigo said.

"My name is Terrance. I'm Lina's husband and Sierra's father."

"Oh! Sorry." Ichigo said.

"I know Lina seems pretty hard, but she's only doing what she thinks is best for Sierra." Terrance said.

"I don't understand what any of this has to do with Mysterious Beauty." Rukia said.

"Her mother doesn't know this, but the truth is that Sierra IS Mysterious Beauty." Terrance said and none of them thought they would hear that.

"She is? I'm even more confused now." Orihime said.

"I'll gladly explain everything." Terrance said. "You see, Sierra had an older brother and they both love pokemon. They promised each other they would be the best trainers they possibly could and be the best at what they do. Our son would be the best trainer and she would be the best show-woman. Our oldest son left on a pokemon journey and Sierra couldn't wait until she was old enough to go on one as well. Sadly, our son got caught in a terrible storm and he didn't survive."

"That's awful!" Orihime said.

"Sierra took it the worst of all. It truly was a devastating day." Terrance said. "Because of that, Lina forbid Sierra from having anything to do with pokemon. However, Sierra wanted to live up to the promise she made to her brother and be the best show-woman she can be."

…

Flashback

"Sierra couldn't deny how much she loved pokemon." Terrance narrated. "One night she came across a lost Nidorina." Sierra was walking home at night, but she heard a noise. She looked and saw a Nidorina lost and cold.

"A Nidorina? You poor thing out here all alone." Sierra said. "Do you want to come home with me?"

"Nido!" Nidorinaf felt grateful that Sierra would take her in.

"So Sierra decided to take Nidorina with her, which would soon become the Nidoqueen Mysterious Beauty is known for having." Terrance narrated. "However, upon when Sierra brought Nidorina home, Lina was not too happy about it."

"Get rid of that thing!" Lina said.

"No, Mom. I want to keep it." Sierra said. "I can't just leave it all alone."

"I don't care what you do with it, but you're not keeping it." Lina said and Sierra felt so hurt by this.

"Why can't you understand?" Sierra said and ran off with Nidorina and Terrance saw through the window running off.

"Sierra just couldn't bring herself to forget pokemon and she wanted to compete in nearby Pokemon Talent Stars for her brother." Terrance narrated. "That was when I came up with the idea for her to have a new identity." Sierra sat on a set of stairs with her holding her legs and Nidorina feeling bad for her. She was upset, but noticed her Dad came up to her.

"Hey, Sierra, I have something that might help you." Terrance said as she handed her the dress and the mask.

"So under that alias, Sierra was able to compete and battle against others and her mother never knew." Terrance narrated.

End of Flashback

…

"That's some story." Ichigo said as they all felt sympathy towards her. "But I still don't understand why Lina forbids her from having anything to do with pokemon."

"She's just afraid something will happen to Sierra like our son." Terrance said. "Truth be told, I'm scared of that myself, but I know how important this is to Sierra."

"I feel really bad for her. I wish there was something we can do." Orihime said.

"Actually, there is since she wishes to compete tomorrow." Terrance said. Meanwhile, Sierra was up in her room staring at her Mysteriou Beauty outfit. She hates that she keeps lying to her Lina, but it has to be done. She heard the door open up and hid her outfit until she saw her Dad with Ichigo and the others coming in.

"Dad, what's going on?" Sierra asked.

"Sierra, these people are here to help you." Terrance said.

"Your father told us everything and we want to help you out." Ichigo said and Sierra was all ears.

Finding out about Mysterious Beauty, our heroes are helping her out so that she can compete in the Pokemon Talent Star tomorrow. Even though it might result in a tough opponent for Orihime, we'll see if they can pull it off.

To Be Continued…