Hello, and welcome to chapter 49! Last chapter, the group arrived at the Grand Festival, and Fate, Brooklyn, and Destiny advanced to the quarterfinals. Also, Owen officially registered for the Unova League, and it appears that Ariel will be encountering the group soon. Now, Fate will look to advance to the semifinals, along with Brooklyn and Destiny. Can all three coordinators win? Let's find out!

Owen's team

Snivy, (f), level 29, Tackle, Leech Seed, Grass Pledge, Vine Whip, Leaf Tornado*, Leaf Blade*

Heatmor, (m), level 41, Flame Burst, Flamethrower, Hone Claws, Flame Wheel, Fury Swipes*, Fire Pledge*

Krookodile, (m), level 45, Bite, Dig, Dragon Claw, Bulldoze, Hyper Beam*, Stone Edge*

Puff, (f), level 35, Dynamic Punch, Sing, Rollout, Pound, DoubleSlap*

Unfezant, (f), level 32, Detect, Air Cutter, Gust, Quick Attack, Aerial Ace*

Zebstrika, (m), level 36, Quick Attack, Shock Wave, Thunder Wave, Flame Charge, Stomp

With Professor Juniper

Empoleon, (m), level 39, Water Pledge, Drill Peck, Metal Claw, Whirlpool, Bide*, Brine*

Druddigon, (f), level 43, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Crunch, Revenge

Muk, (m), level 40, Sludge, Body Slam, Protect, Poison Jab

"Are you sure about this?"

"Totally."

Owen and CJ were standing outside the main arena with Snivy and Leaf. The two grass types rolled their eyes at their trainers, and they got into running positions. After counting down from three, Owen and CJ bolted into the arena and made their way to the coordinator room with Snivy and Leaf running after them. The two teens slammed through a pair of doors and fell to the ground. The two grass types barreled into the room also, but they hopped over their trainers and stopped by Fate, Rebecca, Brooklyn, and Destiny.

"You two are idiots," Brooklyn commented.

"Yeah, but he's my idiot," Fate said dreamily before kissing CJ, which made Owen and Destiny turn away in disgust. The five other coordinators in the room stared at the group of six angrily before turning their attention to the multiple television screens.

"The first of four battles will be between Jeffrey and Hannah! The second will be between Destiny and Cory! The third will be between Brooklyn and George! And the last will be between Fredrick and Fate!"

"You're lucky you don't have to face me this round. I'd mop the floor with you," Destiny proclaimed before walking away. Fate glared at the fifteen year old before crossing her arms over her chest and scowling.

"I'll make sure I beat her."

000

"This will be a single battle between Destiny and Cory! Put five minutes on the clock," Julia told the people working the timer. Five minutes appeared between Destiny's and Cory's pictures, and the two prepared to throw their Pokeballs.

"Darumaka, action!" Destiny shouted while flicking the spherical object into the air. A small red Pokemon appeared, and it looked like a red ball of fur. It stomped on the ground angrily with a frown on its face, which looked incredibly creepy.

"Come on out, Pikachu!" Cory yelled while throwing his Pokeball forward. The popular electric rodent from Kanto jumped out of the Pokeball and stood in front of the unfamiliar coordinator.

"Begin!" Julia shouted.

"Pikachu, use Quick Attack! Then jump and use Slam!" Cory shouted. Pikachu darted towards Darumaka while white light trailed behind his body. Once Pikachu closed in on Darumaka, he attempted to hip check the tiny red Pokemon, who stuck her arms out in an attempt to catch Pikachu.

"Darumaka, use Flamethrower on the ground!" Darumaka jumped back and covered the ground in fire, which Pikachu landed in. The electric rodent rolled around on the ground furiously in attempt to put the fire out, giving Destiny the perfect opening to attack while Cory's points fell steadily. "Now use Thrash!" Darumaka ran forward and began to punch Pikachu repeatedly, causing the yellow mouse to cry out in pain, and Cory froze up while trying to think of a way to stop the onslaught.

"Hang in there, Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu slapped Darumaka's stubby arms away with his tail and fired a zigzagging bolt of electricity at the female fire type, but Destiny was more than ready to counter.

"Spin and dodge it!" Darumaka gracefully spun away from the electric attack, dropping Cory down to an eighth of his points, but he didn't realize how close he was to losing.

"Pikachu, use Slam again!" the boy shouted. Pikachu ran towards Darumaka with the intent to send the fire type through a wall, but Darumaka and Destiny wouldn't allow that to happen.

"Finish this with Fire Punch!" Darumaka's right fist was suddenly covered in flames as Pikachu attempted to check her, but she grabbed the electric type by the tail and threw him against the ground, which knocked the wind out of the electric type. Then, Darumaka punched Pikachu in the gut, knocking the Pokemon out and dropping Cory's points down to zero.

"Destiny is the winner, and will be moving on to the semifinals!"

000

"This will be a single battle between Brooklyn and George! Put five minutes on the clock."

"Beartic, take the stage!" Brooklyn sang while flinging the Pokeball towards the stage. Beartic stood in front of her trainer intimidatingly while George trembled in fear before tossing his Pokeball forward.

"Leavanny, it's show time!" The crowd shook their heads at George's misfortune with the type disadvantage, and Leavanny appeared to be terrified of the huge bipedal polar bear standing across the stage.

"Begin!"

"Beartic, use Blizzard on the ground and skate over to Leavanny!" Brooklyn shouted. Beartic did just as she was told and in a matter of seconds, the stage was covered in ice. Using the conditions to her advantage, Beartic moved over towards Leavanny with no issues, while the mantis was slipping and falling over, causing George to burry his hands in his face while his points fell harshly because of Brooklyn's strategy and his Pokemon's inability.

"Leavanny, use Leaf Blade to counter Beartic!" George shouted while his voice was trembling. Leavanny's arms began to glow bright green, and the timid Pokemon prepared to swing at the skating polar bear.

"Overwhelm them with Superpower!" Beartic's body flashed bright red and her muscles began to grow exponentially. Leavanny's eyes went wide and he attempted to fend off the bigger and stronger bear. Much to his dismay, George watched as Beartic clubbed Leavanny in the face and sent him flying into a wall.

"Leavanny, use String Shot on the lights to swing around!"

"Beartic, freeze the String Shot with Ice Beam and use Superpower again!" Brooklyn yelled. As Leavanny was swinging from light to light, Beartic froze one of the strings, causing Leavanny to fall flat on his face. Beartic then skated over and slammed her arm on Leavanny's head, knocking the bug and grass type out instantly.

"Leavanny, no!"

"Brooklyn is the winner and will be moving on to the semifinals!"

000

"You were great out there, Brooklyn. It didn't even take you two minutes to win!" Fate shrieked excitedly. The blonde teen shrugged and sat down on the couch closest to the tunnel and sighed.

"I'm glad that's over. At least I'm one round closer to the championship," Brooklyn mumbled while Fate looked at the two Pokeballs in her hands. She wasn't confident in the pairing, but she didn't want to use Hez until later in the tournament.

"Well, it looks like you're up," Rebecca told Fate when she saw a man motioning for Fate to enter the tunnel. The older girl took in a large amount of air before letting it out slowly.

"Wish me luck."

"Good luck!" everyone exclaimed as she walked towards the tunnel and onto the stage. Fredrick was walking across the other side of the stage, and both coordinators stopped when they reached their trainer boxes.

"Let's see what kind of battle this will be," Destiny grumbled while watching from the coordinator room. The scoreboard showed a small wheel, and it began spinning around before landing on a symbol that had two Pokeballs on it.

"This will be a double battle between Fredrick and Fate! Put five minutes on the clock." Five minutes appeared in-between Fate's and Fredrick's pictures, and the two threw their Pokeballs in the air.

"Venom and Rose, time to steal the show!"

"Accelgor and Electrode, go!" Fate eyed her opponent's Pokemon carefully before looking back at her own. Sure, Venom and Rose weren't the cutest Pokemon, but neither were Accelgor and Electrode.

"Begin!"

"Venom, use Gust! Rose, jump into the winds and use Take Down!" Venom began flapping his wings as quickly as he could while Rose jumped into the flying type attack. The bag of trash flew through the air while pointing her head at Accelgor, and she slammed into the lightning quick bug type, who was sent skidding backwards as a result of the attack. Rose, however, winced in pain due to the recoil damage.

"Electrode, use Thunderbolt on the Trubbish! Accelgor, use Swift and make it circle around Trubbish!" Accelgor threw both of her arms forward, sending several hundred stars towards Rose. Instead of hitting the trash bag, the stars circled around Rose and began to close in on her, causing Fate's points to drop by a quarter. Electrode then fired a zigzagging bolt of electricity towards Rose, but the poison type managed to dodge the attack, lowering Fredrick's points.

"Venom, use Psychic to send the Swift attack at Electrode! Rose, use Poison Gas on both of them!" Venom flew over Rose's head and his eyes flashed light blue. The Swift attack was suddenly stopped and sent towards Electrode, who was pelted by the normal type attack. Rose quickly opened her mouth and released a large purple cloud of toxins, and Venom used Psychic to spread it across the area.

"Accelgor, run through the gas and hit Venomoth with Mach Punch! Electrode, get close to Trubbish and use Explosion!" Accelgor zipped through the purple cloud while her fist was glowing light blue, and she punched Venom over the head, which sent him spiraling into the ground. Rose, meanwhile, turned to help her teammate, but stopped when she heard Electrode moving towards her. Then, in the blink of an eye, the electric type exploded, sending Rose soaring through the air and across the battlefield.

"Rose! Venom!" Fate shouted while watching her two struggling poison types attempt to get up while Electrode was ruled ineligible to battle. Accelgor, however, was still standing.

"Sorry, but this is where I have to end it. Accelgor, use Bug Buzz!" Fredrick ordered while pointing at the two injured Pokemon. Accelgor put her hands together and a red wave of energy sped across the stage and towards Venom and Rose.

"Use Psychic on Gunk Shot and turn it into a tidal wave!" Rose quickly jumped forward and fired a large blast of green toxins, and Venom's eyes flashed blue. In nanoseconds, the attack turned into a massive tidal wave, and it destroyed the Bug Buzz attack. Then, it crashed down on Accelgor and swept her across the stage and over to Fredrick. Julia ran over to the speedy Pokemon and threw her hands in the air before shouting into the microphone.

"Fate is the winner and will be moving on to the semifinals!"

"We did it! Way to go, you two!" Fate cheered while hugging the two fatigued poison types. Venom and Rose let out weak cheers before collapsing on the ground, which forced Fate to withdraw them back to their Pokeballs. After that, she walked off the stage and into the trainer room, where she ran over to her friends.

"You were great out there," CJ said before the two kissed.

"Thanks. I can't believe I'm in the semifinals!" Fate squealed excitedly.

"That's awesome! Great job getting here," Owen complimented with Rebecca.

"Thanks, guys. Hey, Brooklyn," Fate called while looking at the blonde, who was sitting on the couch. "Get ready for our rematch, because I'm going to win!"

And the quarterfinals have concluded! All three of Fate, Brooklyn, an Destiny advanced to the semifinals, and it's going to get really intense. With only two chapters remaining in the Grand Festival, who will come out on top? Till next time, peace out.

Next Chapter: Unexpected Success

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