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Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 26: Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
The Floaroma Contest was one day away and the Twinleaf sisters were training hard.
Pikachu demonstrates to Pachirisu how to store electricity in order to gain more appeal.
"Awesome like always."Denise remarked.
"Pachirisu, try storing electric energy like that."Dawn suggested.
"Once you have enough energy let it all out."Ash admitted.
Pikachu smiled. "Pikachu!"
Pachirisu releases the electricity and creates a sparkle show similar to Pikachu.
"You're doing it."Dawn praised. "Its beautiful, Pachirisu."
"Looks like you electricity is improving."Denise stated with a smile.
Pachirisu cheered happily at her victory.
Dawn smiled at Pikachu.
"Thanks for you help, Pikachu."Dawn thanked. "I know we'll get a Ribbon for sure."
"That's great coaching."Ash chuckled and patted Pikachu's head. "Thanks, buddy."
"Pikachu."Pikachu chuckled shyly.
"Well, we'll just have to see until the final round."Denise reminded with a smirk.
Hoothoot and Eevee smiled in agreement.
"Those kind of things can make a difference in a Pokémon Contest."Brock stated.
Pachirisu began to power up some energy.
Dawn smiled with a nod.
"I know what you want poffins."Dawn said taking out a small pack of poffins. "Want one too, Piplup?"
Piplup chirped happily as he ate his poffin like Pachirisu.
"Man, you make good work on that."Ash admitted.
"Pika."Pikachu said.
"I say you have the perfect recipe going."Brock stated.
"With Forsythia's help of course."Denise added.
Dawn then noticing Piplup and Pachirisu looking at her with cute looks that meant they were begging for more Poffins.
"What you want some more?"She asked. "Well not until we do more practicing."
The two pokemon still looked at Dawn with cute baby eyes and walked up to her.
"I said no."Dawn said firmly. "I said no!"
Hoothoot and Eevee panicked when they notice Pachirisu's look and quickly followed Pikachu.
Pachirisu gets angry and uses Discharge on all of them.
Pikachu stops Pachirisu with Thunderbolt and knocking it out.
The four teenagers and Piplup groaned in pain and their hair was a mess.
Eevee and Hoothoot went up to Denise to see if she was okay.
"I'm fine, you two, don't worry."Denise assured with a smile.
Dawn shrieked when she notice her hair was messy and looked down.
"Not again."Dawn whined.
"Hey Dee-Dee!"A Male said.
"Yo Neecy!"A female voice called out.
"Dee-Dee?"Dawn asked.
"Neecy?"Denise asked.
"Dee-Dee?"Ash repeated.
"Neecy?"Brock said in confusion.
Dawn and Denise immediately stood up in shock when they recognised the voices.
"Only two people know those names!"Dawn admitted.
"Could it really be?!"Denise asked in disbelief.
Then Kenny and Amy went up to the twins.
Amy had light caramel brown tinged black hair that went up to her back and had canary yellow eyes. She wore a plain blue square neck shirt with a matching hairband, green shorts and converse shoes. There was an orange Pokétch on her left wrist.
"That's right, it's good to see ya again, kids."Kenny remarked with a smile.
"Kenny!"Dawn said in shock. "It is you!"
"No way!"Denise gasped. "Amy, you're here too?!"
Amy gives Dawn and Denise a smug smirk.
"And we see you twinsies are having your usual bad hair day again."Amy sneered.
Dawn and Denise began to brush their hair back to their normal version.
"Anyone can have a bad hair day!"Dawn said with an awkward smile.
"Besides practicing moves can get messy."Denise remarked.
Pikachu went next to Dawn's side while Eevee and Hoothoot went close to Denise.
Ash and Brock stood up from the ground.
"Dee-Dee and Neecy?"Ash asked.
"Yeah."Brock responded.
Kenny noticed Pikachu near Dawn's feet.
"What do you know Dee-Dee got herself a Pikachu."Kenny said with a smile.
"Pika?"Pikachu said in confusion.
"Isn't that nice, Dee-Dee and Neecy are all grown up."Amy chuckled.
"Kenny, Amy, stop!"Dawn said angrily."And you two stop calling me, Dee-Dee too and also this isn't my Pikachu!"
"Same with you, Amy, stop calling me Neecy!"Denise snapped."I'm not in kindergarten any more!"
"Pfft, whatever, Neecy."Amy replied with a smirk."You're still the same girl."
"Grrr, the nerve!"Denise growled in frustration."And for your information, this Pikachu belongs to our new friend!"
Ash and Brock walked up to them as Pikachu went onto his Trainer's shoulder.
"My name is Ash."Ash said.
"And my name is Brock."Brock replied. "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too."Kenny responded.
"I'm guessing these two are your companions."Amy assumed.
"Yeah."Dawn answered with a nod."We've been travelling together for a long time."
"What with them?"Kenny asked in surprise.
"Yep, you got it."Denise stated kindly.
Then the four companions sat down to have drinks with Kenny and Amy.
"Kenny and Amy left Twinleaf Town to start their journeys before we did."Denise explained.
"We've known each other since Nursery School and we used to play together a lot."Dawn remarked before looking at Kenny and Amy. "We're trying to remember your starter Pokémon you two got from Professor Rowan."
This caused both Kenny and Amy to stand up with smirks on their faces.
"Here, we'll show you two."Amy stated with a smile.
"Come on out and meet everybody!"Kenny insisted.
Kenny threw out his Poké Ball and a Prinplup appeared.
"Prinplup!"
"You come on out too!"Amy sneered.
Amy's Poké Ball opened and a monkey like Pokémon appeared next to Prinplup.
"Monferno!"
"Wow, a Prinplup!"Dawn said in surprise.
"Oh, a Monferno, how cool."Denise admitted.
Ash stood up and opened his Pokédex.
"That means he chose a Piplup for his starter Pokémon like you, Dawn."Ash commented.
"Prinplup the Penguin Pokémon and the evolved form of Piplup."Ash's Pokédex buzzed. "One blow from its wings is strong enough to knock down trees."
Denise checked Monferno on her Pokédex.
"Monferno the Playful Pokémon and the evolved form of Chimchar."Denise's Pokédex said. "Monferno launches aerial attacks off of ceilings and walls and its fiery tail is used as one of its weapons."
Piplup walked up to Prinplup with a happy smile and wave.
However, Prinplup slapped Piplup away.
"Hey, what was that for?"Dawn asked worriedly.
"Umm, sorry. But sometimes Prinplup gets a little freaked out when anyone gets in his space."Kenny explained. "I'm the only one Prinplup doesn't have a problem with."
"Well, you are his Trainer after all."Amy reminded.
Piplup and Prinplup attempt a stare-down rivalry.
"Ferno."Monferno snickered as he went up to his Trainer.
"They're acting just like rivals."Ash remarked.
"Pika pika."Pikachu said quietly.
"Aw, why can't they just get along?"Denise asked.
"Well, they are both Penguin Pokémon remember?"Brock asked. "So tempers at times can get pretty hot, Prinplup in particular aren't thrilled being with others."
Kenny looked at Dawn.
"We saw you using Piplup over at the Jubilife Contest, were you copying me?"Kenny asked.
"I wouldn't copy you ever."Dawn replied firmly and smiled at her starter Pokémon. "Piplup and I were made for each other. Isn't that right, sweetie?"
Piplup smiled. "Piplup."
Amy smirked at Denise.
"So I'm guessing your starter Pokémon you got from Professor Rowan is a Chimchar like mine since your sister chose a Piplup like Kenny, right, Neecy?"Amy assumed with a smirk.
"Not quite, Amy."Denise replied with a smile and took her Poké Ball. "Come out and say hi to our rivals!"
Her Poké Ball opened and Turtwig appeared in front of his Trainer.
"Turtwig."Turtwig said.
"Oh, you chose the Grass Type as your starter, never thought about that."Amy commented with a shrug.
"Yes and I'm proud of it."Denise replied.
Turtwig jumped into Denise's arms, making her lightly chuckle.
"Say were you two at the Jubilife Contest, were you both competing or just watching?"Dawn asked.
Dawn's sentence caused Kenny and Amy to frown.
"Excuse me, our matches were on TV, so why weren't you two watching?"Kenny questioned.
Dawn and Denise sweat dropped at Kenny's declaration.
"Really?"Denise said with a sheepish smile.
"I guess we were busy."Dawn admitted shyly and smiled."Wow, we can't see you as a Pokemon Coordinator, Kenny."
"Oh that, well unlike you, Dawn, I already made it to the finals."Kenny stated.
"Wow! You did?"Dawn asked in surprise. "Amazing."
"It was at the Contest before Jubilife City and I thought I had my first Ribbon."Kenny explained. "But then I cam up against an opponent so powerful, I didn't have a chance, she had a Glameow and her name was Zoey."
Amy smirked as she sat back in her seat.
"So I guess me and Neecy are even then."Amy admitted.
"What do you mean we're even, Amy?"Denise asked with a frown.
Amy smiled and opened her Ribbon Case, revealing she had won two Ribbons surprising the twins.
"I entered the first two Contests that Zoey was in and as you can see, I was able to defeat her twice."Amy declared with a hint of pride.
Dawn smiled at the two Ribbons that Amy had in her Ribbon Case while Denise slightly rolled her eyes.
"That's so cool!"Dawn complemented.
Kenny smiled at Denise.
"I gotta say it was impressive to see you win in your first try like your mother, Neecy."Kenny commented.
Denise blushed in embarrassment.
"Well, I won my first Ribbon thanks to Ralts and Shinx because of a turn of events."Denise stated shyly.
"And by turn of events, you mean your Shinx evolved into Luxio and learnt how to use Night Slash during the finals?"Amy assumed with her eyes closed and smirked.
Monferno folded his arms and nodded in agreement.
Denise glared at her rival.
"Hey!"Denise snapped angrily."Nobody can expect that sort of thing to happen!"
"At the Jubilife Contest, Zoey said she had been in three Contests, but only earned one Ribbon when my sister and I met her for the first time so she won that one from you, Kenny."
"I think she's really strong."Ash suggested.
"Pika Pika."Pikachu said.
"She has real combination to spare."Brock agreed.
Amy brought her attention to Ash.
"Are you competing here at the Floaroma Contest, Ash?"Amy asked.
"Not this time, Amy."Denise replied. "You see, Ash is aiming to win the Sinnoh League and become a Pokémon Master like I am and Brock is a Pokémon Breeder."
"But you were also in the Jubilife Contest right, Ash?"Kenny asked.
"I had some fun with Pokémon Contests, but Gym Battles are for me, Kenny and Amy."Ash explained with a smile.
"So you two first met up with Ash and Brock in Jubilife City?"Amy asked.
Dawn shook her head in response.
"Before that, we first met the boys after we rescued Ash's Pikachu from a group of villains who steal other people's Pokémon and then I watched Denise win her first Gym Badge in Oreburgh City before Ash won his."Dawn exclaimed.
Kenny and Amy both looked at Ash before both of them smirked.
"What's up?"Ash asked.
"Oh nothing, it's just your stories aren't compared to our twinsies."Kenny replied.
This caused Dawn and Denise to glare at Kenny and Amy.
"You two wouldn't dare!"Dawn and Denise said in unison.
"When it comes to stories, we've got lots of them."Amy remarked.
"Like what?"Ash said in confusion.
"Hey, we're all ears."Brock reminded with a smile.
"Piplup."Piplup said.
"Twig."Turtwig added with a smile.
"Do you guys really have to tell them?"Denise asked.
"They'll love it."Kenny replied and looked at the group. "One time their mum made them get these haircuts they couldn't stand and both tried to cut it themselves."
"Man, you can't believe how they turned out."Amy stated and smirked at the twins. "They looked just like two adorable Chimchars."
"Chimchars?!"Ash and Brock said in unison.
Ash, Brock, Pikachu, Piplup and Turtwig imagine the two sisters with Chimchar-style haircuts causing them to burst out laughing.
"WOULD YOU CUT IT OUT!"Dawn snapped angrily. "THAT HAPPENED WAY WAY BACK IN NURSERY SCHOOL!"
"Oh yeah, how about the play the two of us and Neecy did right about the same?"Amy chuckled with a smile.
Flashback...
Denise, Kenny and Amy were doing their school play while the adults were watching
Kenny was a Zubat, Amy was a Pikachu while Denise was dressed as a Slowpoke.
Denise let out a big sneeze causing her to grab a hold of the sun decoration, but it fell off causing her to lose balance on the rock and fell on the ground making her burst out crying like a helpless infant.
"Man, what a sneeze!"Kenny laughed.
Once again Ash, Brock, Pikachu, Piplup and Turtwig laughed at the story.
"I'LL CHUCK YOU GUYS INTO THE WALL!"Denise roared in anger.
"And then there was time,they both came to school wearing their pyjamas and you'll never guess what they both said!"Amy laughed at the memory.
"No need to worry right?"Ash asked with a smile.
"Hey, how do you know?"Kenny asked.
"Let's just say we heard a lot of times before."Ash replied.
"They've been saying it since Day 1."Brock chuckled.
The Twinleaf twins lost their temper.
"WE HAVE HAD IT!"Dawn and Denise snapped angrily.
"If you guys think, we were the same like before you both have another thing coming!"Dawn said firmly. "I'll show you a real Pokémon battle!"
"Piplup!"Piplup agreed.
"How about a battle between you and me, Amy?!"Denise challenged with a glare.
Amy smirked. "Oh please! I wouldn't waste time battling you until the final round in the Contest."
Kenny looked at Ash.
"What I want is a battle against your Pikachu, Ash."Kenny replied.
"What, with me?"Ash asked in surprise.
Denise became more angry.
"Did you two even hear what we said or not?"Denise questioned with a glare.
"I want to make Prinplup stronger, so I want to battle someone with stupendous skills like Ash's Pikachu."Kenny responded with a smirk.
Amy smiled smugly. "Same with me and Monferno."
Prinplup and Monferno smiled proudly in agreement.
Dawn, Denise, Piplup and Turtwig glared at them with frowns on their faces.
"You two may have started your journeys before us, but you two are a bunch of babies."Dawn muttered.
Ash smiled at Dawn and Denise.
"Hey come on, you two."Ash instructed."He challenged me so I'm gonna do it. Besides, you have to admit that Amy's a way more nice rival than Paul."
"Pikachu."Pikachu said happily.
"Nice?"Denise scoffed. "As if."
"Ash is right, Denise."Brock admitted."Because unlike Paul, Amy cares about her Pokémon and seems to be more kindhearted towards her rivals and kids her age than he is."
"You and Ash are true about that, Brock."Denise responded with a slight smile.
Then Kenny's Prinplup faces off against Ash's Pikachu while Brock, Dawn, Denise and Amy sat down to watch the battle.
"Let's keep it simple, one on one."Kenny reminded.
Ash nodded in agreement.
"Right."Ash answered.
"An Electric Type like Pikachu should have an advantage against a Water Type like Prinplup."Denise suggested.
"Oh, you'll see."Amy remarked with a smirk.
"Okay, Ash, you can have the first move."Kenny explained.
"Then you can have a good glimpse at my Pikachu with his Thunderbolt!"Ash stated with a smile.
Pikachu sends a Thunderbolt to Prinplup.
"Metal Claw."Kenny ordered.
Prinplup used Metal Claw to block the Electric attack.
"No way!"Ash said in disbelief.
"Prinplup absorbed the attack!"Dawn added in surprise.
Prinplup sends the Thunderbolt back with appeal.
"Prinplup sent the Thunderbolt right back!"Denise said in shock.
"But how, Prinplup looks fine."Dawn agreed.
"Metal Claw's a Steel Type move so if it's really powerful, it can be used against Electric attacks."Brock explained.
"Exactly."Amy admitted with her arms folded. "And that's how Kenny made it to the finals."
Brock, Dawn and Denise were shocked.
Prinplup charges with Drill Peck flying up and coming down.
Pikachu uses the spin dodge method and lands an Iron Tail.
Prinplup used Bubble Beam to dampen the fall.
Then a sudden Haze covered the field, disrupting the battle.
Then a sudden Haze covered the field, disrupting the battle.
"What is going on?"Denise coughed.
"Staravia, come out and use gust!"Ash ordered.
Staravia comes out of her Poké Ball and blows the Haze away just as Team Rocket wrapped Prinplup.
"Team Rocket!"Denise growled.
"Hey don't blame us if you were too early on the Haze."James reminded.
"I don't know what you're doing, but let go of Prinplup!"Kenny demanded.
Brock notice Jessie wasn't with the villainous group.
"Hey, where's Jessie?"Brock asked.
"Getting her nails done, if you don't mind!"James responded.
"Nails done?"Dawn said in confusion while holding Piplup.
"Hey, Prinplup, with your power, you can get out!"Kenny stated.
Prinplup struggled to get out of Seviper's grip.
"Sorry about that, but Dustox's Poison Sting will harm Prinplup big time."Meowth reminded with a smirk.
Kenny tries to save Prinplup, but Cacnea and Carnivine knocks him aside.
"Kenny, are you okay?"Amy asked worriedly.
"Yeah, I'm fine."Kenny replied. "Are these the villains you two saved Ash's Pikachu from, girls?"
"Yeah."Denise agreed with a frown. "They're the bunch of creepy villains who like to steal other people's Pokémon."
Cacnea, Carnivine and Seviper attack the group, but Piplup jumped up and used Whirlpool to absorb the enemy attacks.
"Piplup, what is that?"Dawn asked quietly.
"I hate tweerp tricks!"Meowth complained.
"That must be a new move."Brock suggested.
"It's Whirlpool."Kenny replied.
"That's so great!"Denise remarked.
Piplup launches the attack towards Team Rocket restoring Prinplup's energy and allowing it to free itself.
Piplup and Prinplup set aside the rivalry.
The heroes then notice Team Rocket trying to sneak away.
"Hold it right there!"Denise demanded.
"You're not getting off that easily!"Dawn warned while cracking her fist.
"No one tries to get away with stealing Pokémon that easily."Amy stated.
"And that's an understatement."Kenny admitted with a firm look.
Team Rocket screamed in panic.
"Use Bubble Beam!"Kenny and Dawn ordered in unison.
The two Penguin Pokemon fires Bubble Beam at Team Rocket.
"Monferno, use Flamethrower!"Amy ordered.
Monferno sends an intense blast of fire towards Team Rocket sending them flying.
"At least Jessie will have nice nails!"James complained.
"And I can say the same for you!"Meowth admitted.
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet shouted.
Team Rocket then disappeared in the sky.
"Piplup you were great!"Ash remarked.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
Turtwig smiled and nodded.
"Turtwig."Turtwig agreed.
"Learning a new move before a Contest is an awesome idea."Dawn commented looking down her starter.
"And thanks to you, Prinplup is fine."Kenny added.
"Looks like you're the hero of the day."Amy agreed.
"We can't wait to see what moves you'll show for tomorrow's Contest."Denise admitted.
Then Piplup collapse making a big red bump grow behind his head.
"Piplup, are you hurt?"Brock asked.
"No need to worry, right?"Dawn said with a weak smile.
Later that Night...
In the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy brought Prinplup back to Kenny after recovering it.
"I'm sure you two will be great for the Contest."Nurse Joy admitted.
"Thank you so much."Kenny said with a bow.
"You both better watch out, twinsies, because tomorrow will reveal who will win the Floaroma Ribbon."Amy reminded with a smirk. "And the ones who end up crying."
Denise glared at Amy in fury.
"Oh yeah?!"Denise snapped."Well, tomorrow is gonna be something you and Kenny will never forget, Amy!"
The Next Morning...
The Floaroma Contest started up the next day.
Backstage…
Kenny, Amy, Dawn and Denise were preparing for the event.
Kenny wore a green suit, which made him look like a gentleman.
Amy wore a stylish aqua coloured dress that had two red bows beneath in the front and back of the waist with aqua coloured leggings as well as open toe aqua coloured flats. Her caramel brown tinged raven black hair was tied up in a ponytail with a matching red bow coloured scrunchy.
Then Dawn and Denise arrived wearing their own Contest dresses.
Dawn decorated her dress with flowers presumably to fit the town's flowery theme while Denise styled her hair loose and curly.
"Hey, you two, I'm so glad the four of us made it."Dawn said while catching her breath.
Denise noticed Kenny looking at them making her smugly smile.
"Ooh, you're completely silent after seeing us wearing dresses right?"Denise teased.
Kenny gasped and blushed while looking down.
"What?"Kenny said awkwardly. "That's crazy!"
"Well then, why are you blushing, Kenny?"Amy asked with smug smile.
"No, I'm not!"Kenny denied.
In the Contest Stage...
"And now for the first round, the Coordinators must show their Pokémon in their best light!"Marian announced."So let's get this show on the road!"
Dawn goes first on the appeal round and held out her Capsule Ball.
"Pachirisu, spotlight!"Dawn stated with a smile.
The Capsule Ball opened and Pachirisu appeared in a graceful manner.
"That was gorgeous."Dawn whispered.
The crowd gasped in amazement.
"And Pachirisu provides an electrical display!"Marian announced.
Pachirisu trips on its tail and begins to panic.
"Pachirisu its alright!"Dawn assured. "Stop!"
Pachirisu crashed into the judge podium and runs around frightened.
In the Waiting Room...
Denise, Kenny, Amy and the other Coordinators were watching the scene.
"Come on, Dawn! This is our chance to show our best!"Denise thought worriedly while holding her hands together. "Don't let it fail!"
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter
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Denise's Team:
Turtwig (Male): Quick Attack, Absorb, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Ralts (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoothoot (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis