Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 60: Team Shocker!
Dawn was preparing for the Solaceon Contest with her newly evolved Ambipom and she was determined to win after failing to pass the Performance Stage in her last attempt at winning a Ribbon.
"All right, Ambipom use Swift!"Dawn ordered with a smile.
Ambipom practices her Swift attack and creates a dazzling rainbow as a result.
"My would you look at that."Denise chuckled.
"That's so pretty!"Dawn remarked.
The older twin rushed up to Ambipom and took out a poffin.
"You earned this so enjoy."Dawn admitted kindly.
Ambipom used one of her tails to take the poffin and ate it.
Piplup, Buneary and Pachirisu rushed up to Dawn, who took out three poffins.
"Here you go."Dawn said. "It's my way of thanking you all for working so hard."
Piplup, Buneary and Pachirisu took the poffins and ate them.
Hoothoot and Kirlia all looked at Denise.
"Of course."Denise remarked and took out two blue poffins. "I guess you both deserve a treat for working so hard as well."
Hoothoot and Kirlia took the poffins and ate them, which caused their smiles to grow bigger.
"I'll tell you, rainbow swift was great."Brock commented.
"You sure give it your all, didn't you?"Dawn asked with a smile.
"Ambipom!"Ambipom replied happily.
"I've been thinking we didn't do that well at the Hearthome Contest because we got way to involved in double performances, but this time is just Ambipom and me and we're going to be focused on showing off one move as much as we can."Dawn stated proudly.
"Good strategy, Dawn and I think Ambipom is right with you."Brock said with a smile.
"Ambipom!"Ambipom chuckled.
"Your right, thanks."Dawn responded.
"And remember sis, I'll always be happy for you if you ever beat me in a contest."Denise assured kindly.
"Aw thanks, Dennie."Dawn giggled and looked at Ambipom. "So what do you say one more time to the top?"
"Ambipom!"Ambipom cheered happily.
Later the Next Morning...
It was time for the Solaceon Contest.
"Lots of fans are lined up and stretching up the street more as the eye could see and the numbers are too massive to try to count and are all here to witness the exciting Solaceon Town's Pokemon Contest!"Marian announced.
The crowd let out excited cheers.
Among the crowd were Brock, Ash, Pikachu, Eevee, Piplup, Buneary and Pachirisu to cheer for Ambipom.
"Here we go guys, let's all cheer extra large for Ambipom!"Ash stated proudly.
Pikachu, Eevee, Piplup, Buneary and Pachirisu all cheered happily.
At the Backstage...
"Today's contest will be this the solaceon ribbon."Marian announced holding the solaceon ribbon. "Our coordinators are planning to win five ribbons and earn a part in the grand festival!"
Kenny, Dawn, Denise and the other coordinators were all listening carefully at the screen.
Denise wore a lavender suit while her hair was tied in a loose ponytail with a matching ribbon.
"This win is mine, Dee Dee, Neecy."Kenny stated proudly.
"That won't happen because the win is mine."Dawn remarked.
"Well as I say always we'll see."Denise chuckled.
At the Stage...
"All right then a word from our judges!"Marian announced.
"Thank you, I enjoy seeing everyone here and I'm looking forward for a marvellous competition."Mr Contesta remarked.
"On that remarkable."Mr Sukizo stated.
"There are so many wonderful pokemon here and I can't wait to see them."Nurse Joy admitted.
"All right then without further delay it's time for our first round, the performance stage!"Marian announced.
In Twinleaf Town...
Johanna and her Glameow were watching at home.
At the Stage...
"Here is contestant number 1!"Marian announced.
The curtains opened and Kenny rushed out.
"Kenny is up first!"Ash said with a smile.
"Piplup piplup!"Piplup cheered.
"Breloom, let's do it!"Kenny stated.
His pokeball opened and a shiny white wave burst out before revealing Breloom.
"Breloom!"
"Breloom, Stun Spore, go!"Kenny ordered.
Breloom did a Stun Spore causing the stage to be filled with it.
"And Breloom begins with a stun spore as it's body vibrates with a big amount of energy!"Marian stated.
"That's amazing."Brock admitted. "Kenny is using the shine from Breloom's stun spore to show off."
"Energy ball!"Kenny ordered.
Breloom uses Energy Ball and after using it's tail to send the ball to the ceiling.
"Now use Mach Punch!"Kenny ordered.
Breloom used Mach Punch on the Energy Ball, making it and the whole stage shine.
"What a Mach Punch and a clear hit!"Marian remarked. "I never seen the beauty of a grass type spontaneously with a strength of a fighting type!"
"Yeah, Breloom, way da go!"Kenny stated happily.
"Using Stun Spore and Mach Punch showed Breloom's beauty and power was quite a brilliant well done strategy."Mr Contesta admitted.
"Yes, remarkable too."Mr Sukizo remarked.
"It's quite easy to see through that polish and bloomed, how well has Breloom being raised."Nurse Joy said kindly.
At the Back Stage...
"What an awesome job, I'e got to admit Kenny has really improved."Dawn said quietly.
Denise placed a comforting hand on Dawn's hand that was clenching.
"Hey, relax Dawn, it's going to be okay."Denise assured with a soft smile.
"Your right Dennie, I can't give up, I've been working hard."Dawn replied confidently.
At the Stage...
A worried look grew on Piplup's face.
"Your worried about Dawn aren't you, Piplup?"Ash asked.
"Piplup."Piplup answered.
"Sure Piplup, can see like any of us how much Kenny has gotten."Brock stated.
Ash touched Piplup's head gently.
"No need to worry, Piplup."He assured. "You've got to believe in Dawn."
"Pikachu."Pikachu said.
"Eevee."Eevee answered.
"Piplup."Piplup replied.
Ash nodded with a smile.
"Okay moving right along!"Marian announced. "And now for our next coordinator, it's Denise!"
Denise came onto the stage as the crowd cheered at her.
Eevee brightened up seeing her trainer.
"Eevee!"She happily. "Eevee!"
"Okay Hoothoot, Stage On!"Denise remarked with a smirk.
Her pokeball opened causing popping blue stars to come out revealing Hoothoot.
"Hoot Hoot!"Hoothoot said happily.
"Okay Hoothoot use Silver Wind!"Denise ordered.
Hoothoot flew up and his wings glow white when he started sending silver dust at his trainer which blew Denise's hair ribbon away gently that made her hair wave beautifully in the wind, making the audience look at them in awe.
"Now use Reflect!"Denise ordered.
Hoothoot used Reflect to create multiple translucid circular platforms which Denise used to jump as Hoothoot catched her in the air and lifted her up.
"Denise is sure doing great out there!"Ash admitted.
"It's surprising the crowd seem to enjoy seeing her everytime she performs."Brock commented.
"Eevee..."Eevee whispered softly.
"All right, Hoothoot, Supersonic!"Denise ordered.
Hoothoot send a Supersonic to make the silver wind explode into beautiful white sparkles that fall on the stage.
Denise landed gracefully off the platforms before they vanished as Hoothoot landed on her shoulder.
The crowd cheered in excitement.
"Amazing, words can't even describe this stunning performance of a coordinator and her flying type!"Marian announced with a smile.
"I must say Denise and Hoothoot's wonderful performance was a joyous sight to see."Mr Contesta commented.
"Agree, remarkable!"Mr Sukizo stated.
"The use of silver wind have made both Denise and Hoothoot's beauty very appealing too and brought happiness in my heart."Nurse Joy remarked kindly.
Denise and Hoothoot smile brightly at the judges complements before bowing at the cheering crowd.
In Twinleaf Town...
Johanna had a proud smile on her face.
"You always had a gift to make people smile, Denise."She said softly.
Glameow purred. "Glameow."
A While Later...
After a few more performances and jessilina's, it was now Dawn's turn to perform.
"Next up, let's welcome Dawn!"Marian announced.
Piplup smiled. "Piplup!"
"Dawn stay cool and you'll be great!"Ash stated.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu called out.
"Ambipom, Spotlight!"Dawn remarked.
Her pokeball opened causing red confetti to come out revealing Ambipom.
"Ambipom!"Ambipom chirped and landed on the ground.
"Double Hit, let's go!"Dawn ordered with a smile.
Ambipom uses Double Hit, sending shockwaves throughout the Contest Hall.
"Now use Swift!"Dawn ordered.
Ambipom stood on one her arms and started to spin while releasing the Swift from her tail.
As the stars from Swift hit each other, the rainbow effect was produced even better than before.
"Awesome!"Ash remarked.
"This rainbow swift has become more better than those two has beem practicing it."Brock admitted.
Piplup, Pikachu, Eevee, Buneary and Pachirisu look at the sight in amazement.
In a Pokemon Center...
"Dawn and her Ambipom have lift the stage with the star stunning swift!"Marian announced.
Zoey looked at the screen with an unimpressed look.
Amy comes out of one of the guests room from upstairs and caught sight of Dawn on the screen.
In the Stage...
"Ambipom, faster!"Dawn instructed.
Ambipom spun faster and faster which caused the stars completely consume the stage creating more of the rainbow effect and blocking the normal type from view.
"Way da go!"Dawn said happily.
At the Backstage...
"I've never seen such an amazing swift, the stars keep pouring off in all directions!"Marian commented.
Kenny frowned while Denise had a worried look on her face.
At the Stage...
"You gotta love that rainbow swift."Ash said proudly.
"Hmm...don't ya think the swift is much?"Brock asked.
"Brock, it's gotta catch the crowd's attention you know."Ash reminded and looked at the five pokemon. "Right?"
Piplup, Pikachu, Eevee, Buneary and Pachirisu all chirped in agreement.
The thee judges looked on in silence at the performance in front of them.
"Now finish it off, Ambipom!"Dawn stated.
Ambipom ends the performance and earned cheers from the crowd.
Dawn hugged Ambipom.
"Wow, you were so great."She said happily.
The two then waved at the crowd.
At the Backstage...
Denise and Kenny walked up to Dawn when she came into the room with Ambipom.
"Hey you two."Denise greeted softly.
"That swift was really something."Kenny commented.
Dawn chuckled. "Surprised aren't you?"
Then Ash, Brock and the five pokemon showed up.
"Dawn, Denise, you were both great."Ash complemented.
"Thanks Ash."Dawn replied.
Eevee jumped into Denise's arms and snuggled her cheek.
"Aw, you loved the performances isn't Eevee?"Denise asked.
"Eevee."Eevee giggled with a nod.
"Wasn't Ambipom, amazing?"Dawn asked.
"Sorry for the delay but we have a decision!"Marian announced. "The coordinators who made it passed the first stage!"
Denise looked at the screen with a unsure look while Dawn stroked Ambipom's head.
"Come on Ambipom, no need to worry."Dawn assured. "It's time for us to get ready for the second round."
"Now here are the officials result, the eight coordinators moving onto the second stage...on screen!"Marian announced.
The first coordinator on the screen was a man then Denise, Jessilina and Kenny.
Denise and Kenny smirked at each other both feeling happy they made it through to the second round.
The final faces appear on screen and Dawn was nowhere to be seen.
Finally, as the last face was about to appear, Dawn and the group faces an agonizing wait.
The final entry was revealed and it isn't Dawn, meaning that she hasn't made it past the performance stage for the second Contest in a row!
Denise covered her mouth in shock.
"What happened?"Dawn asked in sadness.
Ambipom looked down in shame while Eevee, Piplup and Pachirisu looked at each other quietly.
"Come on..."Kenny mumbled.
"Dawn..."Ash said quietly.
In Twinleaf Town...
"These eight coordinators will battle in our second round and compete in honor to win the solaceon ribbon!"Marian stated.
Johanna slowly stood up and went to the wall to check the photos of Dawn's first contest win while Glameow stood next to her.
"Poor Dawn..."She said sadly.
In the Backstage...
"So now let's watch our battle cards and match ups are chosed by random turns from our computer!"Marian announced.
Ash goes to cheer Dawn up, but Brock stopped him.
Kenny and Denise look at Dawn in sadness.
But to everyone's surprise, Dawn lifted her face up revealing a happy smile on her face.
"Congratulations to both of you for making it to the second round."Dawn admitted with a smile.
"Umm...thanks."Kenny replied with a nod.
"Sis..."Denise whispered sadly.
Dawn looked at Ash and Brock.
"Come on, don't look so sad!"She assured sweetly.
"But Dawn..."Ash started.
"We're sorry that you lost."Brock commented.
"No need to worry you know that."Dawn admitted. "I had less of a great day out there that's all."
She then began to push Kenny and Denise for them to prepare on their battles.
"Come on, you two, you both need to get ready for the second round."Dawn reminded.
"Okay, we hear ya."Kenny responded.
"Vote for both us okay?"Denise asked with a weak smile.
Then the door closed infront of the two.
Dawn then notice Ambipom looking down in sadess, but she touched her head and smiled gently at her.
Then Jessilina appeared behind Dawn.
"Thanks for coming."Jessilina admitted with a smile.
"Jessilina, hi."Dawn said.
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."Jessilina remarked.
She goes to push Dawn away, but the young girl stopped.
"I'm staying right through to the end."Dawn admitted with a confident smile.
Jessilina looked at her in confusion.
Ash noticed Dawn has her hand clutched, worrying him for her.
A While Later...
Kenny and Denise made it to the final round.
It was Prinplup vs Kirlia.
"Now Prinplup use Drill Peck!"Kenny ordered.
Prinplup's beak began to glow white and began to spin towards Kirlia.
"Dodge it, Kirlia!"Denise ordered.
Kirlia began to twirl around like a ballerina and easily dodged Prinplup's Drill Peck.
"Use Magical Leaf!"Denise ordered.
Kirlia send colourful leaves at Prinplup.
"Metal Claw, Prinplup!"Kenny ordered.
Prinplup turned around and used Metal Claw to block the leaves, but got a little damage in the process.
At the Back Stage...
The other coordinators along with Ash, Brock and the five pokemon were watching the battle.
"Come on Denise, you can do it!"Ash encouraged.
"Eevee eevee!"Eevee agreed.
Dawn looked down in sadness for not making to the second round.
On the Stage...
Denise and Kenny had the same amount of points left while the timer showed there was only one minute left.
1:00
"There is only less one minute left and in mere seconds left until we found out which of these two will bring home the solaceon ribbon!"Marian announced.
"Kirlia use Psychic!"Denise ordered.
Kirlia used Psychic to lift up Prinplup from the floor.
"Now Prinplup use Bubble Beam!"Kenny ordered.
Prinplup fires bubbles towards Kirlia.
"Quick Kirlia use Confusion!"Denise ordered.
Kirlia send a telekinetic force towards the bubbles causing them to hit each other instead and making the water sparkles shower down on Kirlia making her look more beautiful which shocked Kenny.
"Awesome job, Kirlia!"Denise remarked proudly.
"A great performance by Kirlia!"Marian stated."Being able to use water spray from bubble beam to show off her beauty was an inspiring strategy!"
This caused Kenny lose most of his points.
0:00
"Time is up!"Marian announced. "All right and the solaceon ribbon goes to..."
Both Denise and Kenny stared at the screen, waiting for it to show the winner.
Then Denise and Kirlia's face appeared on the screen.
"Denise and Kirlia!"Marian announced.
The crowd cheered loudly as Denise let out a happy gasp as Kirlia rushed up to her and they embraced each other.
"Kirlia, we won!"Denise said happily.
"Kirlia!"Kirlia giggled.
Kenny forced a smile on his face as he watched the duo with Prinplup at his side.
At the Back Stage...
Ash and the pokemon cheered for Denise's victory while Brock smiled in approval.
"Denise won!"Ash chuckled.
Dawn smiled weakly at her twin sister for winning her next ribbon.
At the Stage...
"And now it's time to present the solaceon ribbon to our winner Denise."Marian stated.
Mr Contesta showed the solaceon ribbon to Denise.
"Congratulations. That was a marvellous win."Mr Contesta stated with a smile. "This is your third ribbon isn't?"
"Yes."Denise replied kindly as she took the ribbon. "Just two more before the grand festival."
"Truly remarkable."Mr Sukizo commented.
"And we're all looking forward to see you again."Nurse Joy admitted.
Denise smiled shyly as she lifted up her hand to show her third ribbon and the crowd cheered loudly at her.
In the Pokemon Center...
"And that raps up another solaceon contest, thanks to you all for coming by for all the fun and excitement!"Marian stated. "And we'll keep a sharp eye on you for our next contest!"
Amy smirked at her childhood rival for winning her third ribbon.
"Another lucky day for you, Neecy."Amy mumbled simply before going back to her guest room.
Zoey caught sight of the black haired girl causing an annoyed glare to grow on her face.
Back in Solaceon Town...
It was now evening.
"Kenny, your going already?"Ash asked.
"Gotta get ready for the next contest."Kenny replied and looked at the two sisters. "And of course you two are going to there too, right, Dee Dee, Neecy?"
"Of course, we will be there."Denise remarked.
"I don't think so not the next one."Dawn answered quietly.
"Look Dee Dee, let's get one thing straight there is no way I'm going to let you quit contests at least until I had the chances to beat you and Neecy."Kenny stated firmly.
"Okay, no need to worry."Dawn assured with a small smile. "Both of us will be there."
Kenny looked at her with a sad look before looking at Ash, Brock and Denise.
"See ya."He said.
"Take care of yourself."Brock admitted.
"Keep up with that energy ball, okay Ash?"Kenny asked as he walked away.
Brock, Ash and Denise waved good-bye to Kenny.
"You bet."Ash answered.
"And I'm definitely looking forward the next we battle, Kenny."Denise remarked.
"Yeah."Kenny agreed with a smile.
Later that Night...
Dawn went to her room, unsure of what to do now.
She returned to her bed in the Pokémon Center, feeling very sorry for herself.
Having lost two Contests in a row without even making it past the Appeal Rounds despite trying her best,
Dawn looked at the Ribbon her mother gave her at the beginning of her journey.
"Oh mum, I lost again, but how come?"She asked sadly. "I don't know, what am I going to do?"
Dawn then cried herself to sleep.
The Next Morning...
Ash, Denise and Brock were ready to leave Solaceon Town, but Dawn hasn't turned up as she's still fast asleep in bed.
"It's getting late and Dawn isn't still not up."Ash said.
"Piplup."Piplup replied.
"I saw the whole thing on TV."
The three and the two pokemon turned around seeing Zoey much to their surprise.
"Zoey, hi."Denise greeted.
In Dawn's Room...
Dawn was still in bed, but then her bed sheet was removed causing her to wake up.
The girl woke up and saw Zoey.
"Get up."Zoey admitted. "Let's battle, you can use Ambipom and I will use Glameow."
Dawn and Piplup look at each other in confusion.
On the Battlefield...
"Let's go!"Zoey said.
"All right, Ambipom use Swift!"Dawn ordered.
Ambipom used Swift in the same way she did before.
"What's Zoey up to anyway?"Ash asked.
"I think might now, but still let's watch."Denise suggested
Ambipom got covered by the stars as she used Swift.
"Now think what your doing!"Zoey stated.
"Huh?"Dawn asked in confusion.
"It's a pretty move all right, but the problem is where's Ambipom?"Zoey asked.
A sudden realization hit Dawn.
"In the middle of all that blast, Ambipom disappeared, you've gotta remember the pokemon are the main attraction."Zoey reminded. "You've spent so much time polishing your moves but you forgot the main thing you really have to do which showing them off, all right, Glameow, Iron Tail!"
Glameow used Iron Tail to smash through the stars shocking Dawn and Ambipom.
"Now shock wave!"Zoey ordered.
Glameow hits Ambipom with a Shock Wave knocking her back to Dawn.
"Are you okay?"Dawn asked.
"Ambipom."Ambipom replied with a smile.
"Dawn, do you know why I passed the solaceon contest after the hearthome contest?"Zoey asked.
Dawn shook her head as she stood up.
"Everybody gets upset when they lose."Zoey admitted. "When your not thinking clearly, it's easy to forget what's important that's why after I lost I take time off to recharge and get ready for the next one, I don't worry about ribbons."
"Hmm...haven't thought of that."Dawn said quietly.
Zoey placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sure we'll meet in the finales someday."She assured kindly.
Dawn smiled back at her friend.
"Thanks Zoey."She responded.
"Looks like we learned a valuable lesson today."Denise stated.
"Easy does it, it's the way to go."Brock commented.
"Yeah."Dawn agreed.
"Thanks for the great advice, Zoey."Ash admitted.
"So where are you heading next?"Zoey asked.
"Me and Denise both have a veilstone gym battle."Ash replied.
"Then make sure you both win it, victories might be the best presents you two can give to Dawn, you know?"Zoey asked.
"Yeah, I hear ya."Ash answered.
"And we'll make sure to work hard to prepare ourselves."Denise commented.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
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Denise's Team:
Grotle (Male): Solar Beam, Heavy Slam, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Kirlia (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoothoot (Male): Silver Wind, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Supersonic
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish