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Ren's team: Monferno, Staravia, Rotom, Eevee

Misaki's Team: Prinplup, Roselia, Pikachu, Eevee
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"Wow Hearthome's Contest Hall is so big!" Misaki exclaimed.

Misaki always seemed to go nuts whenever she saw a new place. I had gotten used to her crazy outbursts. To be honest, I was just as impressed by the places we traveled to. I just had a less expressional personality than her.

Hearthome City was about the size of Jubelife City. It was covered with various impressive looking buildings. The contest hall was definitely the most impressive out of all of them. It was a dome with dark violet walls and a white top. At the top of the huge entrance, a giant ribbon was shown. It represented the ribbon given to those who won these contests."

"Hey Ren, let's try out a contest!" Misaki suggested.

"No thanks. I'll sit this one out. Contests aren't for me." I replied.

"Suit yourself." Misaki shrugged. "I'm gonna enter and win a contest!"

After wishing her good luck, I watched her walk into the dressing room. I headed towards the stands to watch the show.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I welcome you to Hearthome's Contest Hall. Now please listen while I explain the rules." stated the MC. "Contestants will come out here and send out one pokemon each. That pokemon will use its moves to show it off in the best way possible. The winner will be decided by vote from the audience and judges. Audience votes will count as 1 point and judge votes will count as 10. Now sit back and enjoy the show!"

At those words, the crowd roared wildly. The cheers were deafening.

"Alright time for contestant number 1..." the MC started. The number of contestants were enormous. It was understandable. Contests were extremely popular in the 3rd and 4th generation of the pokemon games. To top it all off, this was one of the first ones held in PWO. Each contestant came out in an elegant dress or tux. The numbers rolled through 40, 41, 42... eventually they reached Misaki.

"And finally we have our last contestant. Number 50. Here's Misaki!" the MC declared.

The curtain rose and a shadow of a person was visible. When the spotlights illuminated her, I could clearly see Misaki. The weird thing was her completely different outfit. She wore a pink and white dress from shoulder to toe. If I could describe her beauty in a word, it would be flawless. Of course Misaki and I had nothing romantic going on and I had no plan to start one. But still, her beauty was incredible. At her side was the Pikachu she had caught recently.

Misaki POV:

The lights were blinding, the crowd was deafening, honestly I was a little nervous now that I was finally on the stage.

'Breathe' I told myself. 'Calm down and relax.' I composed myself and got ready to perform.

"Pikachu, use attract!" I commanded. Pikachu then created several hearts and scattered them midair across the stage. The audience clapped loudly.

"Now use thunderbolt!" I continued. Pikachu jumped high and released a wide spread electrical attack. Its thunderbolt destroyed the hearts, creating a shower of pink sparkles. Now I had the audience going nuts for me.

"Finish with slam!"

Pikachu did a somersault in the air and hit the ground full force with its tail. I bowed and left the stage with the audience in an ecstatic roar.

Ren POV:

I was amazed. Misaki's performance was unbelievable. A window appeared in front of me. It showed a scroll down list of all 50 participants. I immediately scrolled down to Misaki's name and selected her for my vote. A minute passed by and the votes were tallied up.

"And the winner is Misaki!" the MC declared.

Misaki walked up to the stage and accepted the ribbon prize. She was smiling so hard it looked like her face would split.

I saw Misaki later at the lobby. She was jumping with joy. I was starting to worry she might hit the roof.

"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I can't believe I won!" she screamed. She went so nuts that she kept hugging me. In a freak accident she kissed me with joy. After realizing what just happened, our eyes went wide open. We put about three feet of distance between us. An awkward silence fell between us until I spoke up.

"You were umm... really great out there" I told her.

"Thanks..." she replied shyly. "Sorry about that. I got a bit emotional."

"No problem" I said, but in reality, the awkwardness was still present. It eventually subsided by the time we went to the hotel. The next day we got up and continued our journey.

A/N: I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. At the beginning of each chapter I will be giving you any updates on the teams of Ren and Misaki. Look forward to next week.