Here is chapter 18, again, sorry it is late but today I was SUPER busy lol. It will be skipping ahead in time or whatever, so yeah. To the next fight!

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Dawn's Pov (October 4th)

Today is the second contest of the Silver level. Currently, me and May are working on appeals, and to say I'm not nervous would be a lie. I'm very nervous. May smiled reassuringly at me, her Skitty mewing confidently. I sighed, sitting down on the bench. "You okay Dawn?" I nodded, looking at her.

"You know, when Gary and Leaf found out you still had pictures, their reaction was perfect." I nodded, remembering what had happened. Leaf had chased me, and she seemed angry, even though she barely showed any emotion. She scared me, and Gary had intercepted me when I wasn't paying attention, snatching the pictures and ripping them apart. Then, Charizard had burned the scraps. All that work, thrown away! Though, they make a good team. Speed and strength, my shoulder still hurts from crashing into Gary like that.

"Well anyways, I'm sure those pictures were to die for. Sadly I never got to see them yet." They were amazing. I bet I could of sold them for millions, if Gary and Leaf had a fan base that is. May pulled me up, making me squeak in surprise. "Come on, we need to finish this, I want to get a good score for this contest." I nodded, throwing Pachirisu out. For the next few hours we trained, before Misty stomped towards us.

"What is taking you two so long?" She snarled. We flinched, a nervous laugh escaping me as I looked at her. Sea-green eyes were narrowed at me and May, the girl fuming. "We were training, guess we lost track of time." I mumbled. May sighed, Skitty jumping into her arms as we headed towards the stadium.

"Hopefully, we have the appeal right. I don't know if I'm ready.." I mumbled. Misty shook her head, looking at me, and she seemed pretty serious to. "I'm sure you two will do wonderful." She said. I shrugged, sighing as I looked up at the huge stadium. We'd have to do perfect here, we can't mess up now. I don't want us to lose points at all. We headed into the stadium, while Misty went to the seats. I bit my lip, sitting on the cold seats as I waited for the appeal rounds to begin.

"Don't worry Dawn, everything will go perfectly." May said, trying to calm me down. I forced a smile, sighing. "I hope you are right May." She nodded, though I could tell she was just as doubtful as me. We watched the announcer walk out to the field, the microphone in his hand swinging back and forth. "Today.." He began. I squeezed Pachirisu, trying to smile. She freaked out, trying to get out of my death hold as May laughed. "Calm down Dawn, everything will be fine." She said, smiling happily.

"Now, please welcome May and Dawn!" The crowd cheered, and May quickly pulled me along with her to the field. I could see Misty and Leaf in the crowd, Misty waving and cheering us on. "Pachirisu! Spotlight!" I cried, my Pokémon jumping onto the field. Skitty jumped onto the field as well, and May quickly ordered a move. "Skitty, Blizzard!" So far so good. "Pachirisu! Spark!" The Blizzard was directed at the move Pachirisu was forming, creating a light blue glow to the electricity.

Pachirisu directed the move into the air, crying her name out. "Pachirisu, use Sweet Kiss!" The hearts mixed in together, forming a huge heart in the center of the field. The light blue electricity was absorbed into it, creating a glowing heart. "Now, finish it with Super Fang!" Pachirisu launched into the sky, going straight through the glowing heart. It exploded, sending glowing sparkles and small hearts everywhere. The crowd cheered loudly.

"Amazing!" Nurse Joy exclaimed. I smiled in relief, me and May high-fiving each other. I could see Misty and Ash cheering happily, while the others clapped. "We did it! We did it!" We cheered happily, Skitty and Pachirisu dancing happily. We walked out of the stadium, Misty running up to us. "See?! I told you that everything would go well!" She cried. I laughed, hugging her tightly. Paul walked up to me, smirking slightly. "Nice job." He walked back next to Drew, who was staring off into space. Did he just compliment me? Oh my..

May giggled, noticing my expression. I quickly shook out of it, sending a quick glare at a snickering Misty. I don't feel like being teased right now. I walked up to Leaf, pouting. "I'm mad at you still. Those pictures were hard to get, and you easily ripped them up!" She shrugged, Gary smirking. "Oh well, you shouldn't of stalked us then." I sent a quick glare, turning on my heel and walking back to May. "You know, the battle round is starting soon, right?" My eyes widened, and I quickly rushed back inside, Misty and Ash rushing to the third floor.

"Now, for the battle of May and Dawn versus Damian and Lily!" The crowd cheered, and me and Dawn made our way onto the field, our Pokémon happily jumping out of our arms. "Go, Hoothoot!" The Psychic Pokémon landed, chirping loudly. "Sentret, go!" The Pokémon landed on its tail, smirking at me. "Begin!"

"Pachirisu, Discharge!" The electricity surround my Pokémon, before flying straight for the Sentret. "Sentret, you okay? Quick, use Tackle!" Pachirisu was hit, landing perfectly next to me. "Skitty, Assist!" I watched as Skitty concentrated, before using a powerful Flamethrower. "Quick, dodge it Hoothoot, then use Peck!" I quickly shouted my next command, wanting to get this battle over with, "Spark!" Hoothoot took massive damage.

The Flamethrower hit the Sentret, landing a burn as well. "Nice job May!" She smiled, nodding. "Skitty, use Blizzard!" Both Pokémon fainted easily. This battle was somewhat boring, really. "The winners are May and Dawn!" The crowd cheered, which surprised me. They enjoyed that quick battle? Wow. May high-fived me once more, cheering happily. "We did it Dawn!"

Our friends ran down to the field, smiling happily. "You did it Dawn and May!" We nodded happily, about to say something when a familiar person walked up to us.

"I need to talk to you eight about something.."

Yes. It is short. Something happened to the other 4,000 words, no lie. Oh well, next one will be longer, THAT is a promise.

-Pichu