Episode 52: Tenno's Got Talent
Ash, Brock, and Brenda are standing outside of a large and elegantly designed building. It displays the Pokéball logo of the Tenno League. Ash proclaims, "Finally, the Versal City Gym!"
Today we meet up with our heroes right as they make it to Versal City, and more importantly for Ash, its gym. It looks as if his fourth Tenno gym badge could be just around the corner.
Ash walks up to the entrance and prepares to open the door. Just as he reaching for it, the door opens itself. Exiting the building is the Dragon-Type trainer Ryu. No longer does his Dratini drape itself around his neck. Now a Dragonair follows behind him.
He sees Ash and immediately groans. "Great…it's you."
Ash grins. "Hey Ryu, long time no see. I haven't seen you since your battle with Galileo. I see your Dratini Evolved, that's awesome!"
Brenda takes out her Pokédex. "Dragonair, the Dragon Pokémon and a Dragon-Type. This Pokémon can be found in the land, sea, and sky. Many tales and myths revolve around it and its mystical ability to control the weather. Evolves from Dratini at level 30 and into Dragonite at level 55."
Ash then asks, "Did you just challenge the gym?"
Ryu breaks his silence and answers rudely, "No, that would be impossible."
Ash is confused. "Impossible? Why?"
"Because the gym is closed. I went in and was immediately turned around. Apparently the leader is away on important business."
Ash complains, "Closed? But I wanted to get my next gym badge."
"Well that's just too bad, isn't it? Now if you'd excuse me, I've got better places to be." He walks around Ash.
As he's walking away, Ash challenges, "Hey, why don't you and I have another battle?"
Ryu looks back to him. "That depends, have you caught any Dragon-Types yet?"
Ash looks at him with annoyance. "The answer is the same as last time."
"Then you aren't worth my time." He begins to walk away again."
Ash runs up to him and gets in his way. "Hey, what gives? Don't you remember how my non-Dragon-Type Pokémon and I rescued all of your Pokémon from Team Rocket? Doesn't that mean anything to you?"
Ryu groans. "Unfortunately, it means I'm in your debt. It does not, however, say anything about you or your Pokémon. Anyone could have stopped those buffoons. A trainer with proper Dragon-Types could have done it with ease. Now leave me alone." He keeps on walking.
Ash remains still this time. He clenches his fist with anger. He mutters, "What is wrong with that guy?"
Brock and Brenda approach him. Brock says, "Hey, not everyone sees things the same way. It's best to just let it go."
Brenda nods. "Yeah, he isn't worth your time anyways."
Ash sighs. "You're right, but I can't help but be bugged by him."
Trying to change the topic, Brock suggests, "Well, if the gym leader is gone on business for now, we'll need something to do in the meantime. How about for now we head to the Pokémon Center for a rest?"
Brenda accuses, "You just want to see Nurse Joy, don't you?"
Brenda gets defensive, "I never said that."
Brenda laughs. "But you were thinking it, weren't you?"
Brock reluctantly admits, "Yes…"
On their way to the Pokémon Center Ash, Brock, and Brenda turn a corner, only for a young woman with fiery red hair in a rush to crash into Ash from the other side. Both get knocked to the ground. She quickly gets back up and apologizes, "Oh, I'm so sorry. How clumsy of me. Please forgive me." She bows in apology.
Ash gets back up too. He is about to respond when Brock leaps into action and cuts him off. Brock grabs her hand and declares, "Apologize not, for while it may seem like my friend that you stumbled into, it is really in my heart that you made your crash landing, and such an act cannot necessitate an apology, because it has brought you into my life."
Before she can respond to this, Meteorfight appears and performs a leaping uppercut at Brocks chin, sending him flying into to air. Brock shouts, "Now I'm the one crash landing!"
Ash says to the girl, "Sorry about him. My name's Ash, and this is my partner Pikachu."
Pikachu waves. "Pika pikachu."
Brenda introduces, "And I'm Brenda. The guy on the ground over there is Brock."
Ash continues, "And don't worry about bumping into me, it's no big deal."
The girl smiles. "Thank you. My name is Olivia."
Ash asks, "So what was it that you're in such a hurry for anyways?"
Olivia suddenly remembers she was in a hurry. "Oh no! The show!"
Brenda asks, "What show?"
Olivia looks around anxiously, "Today Versal City is the location that they're filming an episode of The Talent of Tenno."
Brenda exclaims, "The Talent of Tenno! I love that show! Every episode is a talent show showcasing the best talent a city has to offer. And if you win an episode you get to go one and compete against the winners of other cities. My mom and I used to watch that show all the time! They're actually here?"
Olivia nods. "Yeah, and it's open auditions too. But they close soon! I've got to get moving if I want to enter!"
Brock suddenly gets up and declares, "I shall enter too!"
Brenda and Ash both ask at once, "You will!?"
Brock nods. "For if sweet Olivia is passionate for it then so too am I!"
Ash looks to Pikachu. "Hey buddy, you want to try entering too?"
Pikachu nods happily. "Pik."
Olivia says, "That's great, follow me and I'll show you to the studio!" They all run off.
Olivia has lead them to a signup table. All around them is a hectic rush of people attempting to sign up. Ash, Brock, and Olivia are all in the process of filling out forms. Ash looks up to Brenda who is watching them. He asks, "Aren't you going to sign up Brenda?"
She shakes her head. "I don't know what I would do."
Brock suggests, "You could do a performance like you would in the Appeal Stage of a Pokémon Contest."
Brenda cringes slightly, but quickly regains composure. "No…I think I'll just save my material for an actual Pokémon Contest…" She then says under her breath, "If I even enter one again…"
Ash nods. "Alright, fair enough." He then turns to Olivia and asks, "This talent show seems pretty important to you. Is there any particular reason?"
She nods. "Oh there is indeed. This show means the world to me right now. Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed about having my own show. Entertaining others is my passion in life, I want to be able to bring a smile to people's faces. That is what gives my life meaning. The winner of The Talent of Tenno's finale episode gets their own show, it's the opportunity I've always dreamed of."
Nearby someone begins pushing through the crowd shouting in strong and likely fake French accent, "Out of my way, the winner of this talent show has arrived." Into view walks an overly dressed up woman wearing a sequenced red dress. She has long red hair. Following her are two escorts in suits, one is short and the other has blue hair. The woman steps up to the table and says, "As I am sure you can tell simply by looking, you have found your winner of this contest already. Madame Jessica has arrived. You might as well just cancel the show now."
Sounding completely monotone and indifferent, the woman on the other side of the table says, "If you want to win you have to compete. And if you want to compete you have to fill out this form." She shoves a form at the other.
Taking offense, she declares "Madame Jessica does not fill out forms." She snaps her fingers. "You two, fill out that form for me."
They both nod and says, "Yes ma'am, right away."
She walks away laughing. "If they're so eager to watch me stomp on the competition, then that's what I'll do."
A woman with a microphone on stage announces, "Welcome one and all to this week's exciting episode of The Talent of Tenno! I'm your host, Veronica, and I'm sure you're all ready to see some talent!" The audience breaks into applause. "So without any further hesitation, it's time for our first act! He's traveled all the way from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region to appear on our show! Here he is, Ash Ketchum!"
Ash and Pikachu run out onto the stage excitedly. They stop center stage and turn to face each other. Ash says to Pikachu, "Hey Pikachu, I have to Axew a question." As Ash says this, Pikachu distorts its face so that it looks like that of an Axew by pointing its ears back, protruding its chin forward and widening its eyes. Ash continues, "You see, I'm Seaking directions." Pikachu now changes its face so that its ears protrude forward like Seaking's horn and it stretches its face to give it a fish-like appearance. The audience begins to chuckle as they realize what is going on. Ash then asks, "I'm trying to get somewhere before the Eevee-ning." Pikachu now distorts its face to match that of an Eevee.
Elsewhere, in a Pokémon Center, the TV is showing Ash's live performance. Ryu is picking up his Pokémon from Nurse Joy. He looks up to see Ash on the TV and groans with annoyance. "What is he doing?"
Back on stage, Ash continues, "I know this may seem a little Farfetch'd," Pikachu extends its lips like a beak and uses its ears to imitate Farfetch'd's v-shaped eyebrow, "but there's no Shaymin asking." Pikachu mimics the face of Shaymin Sky Form. "I'd really like to get there with minimal a-Crobat-ics." Pikachu crouches so that its head covers most of its body and opens its mouth in a similar way to Crobat's grin, while using its arms and legs to imitate Crobat's wings. "I hope this isn't too Onix-pected." Pikachu distorts its face so that its jaw is extended forward and it points it ears back, giving it the appearance of an Onix. "I'm hoping if I Dewott you tell me I can make it in time." Pikachu matches the scowl of determination given by Dewott. "So Wynaut help me out?" Pikachu closes its eyes in the V-shape of Wynaut's eyes, opens its mouth wide, scrunching the top lip into a zigzag pattern, and lets its ears fall to the side. This time Ash waits for an answer, but none is given. Ash finishes the act by saying, "Come on, there's no need to say a Meowth full." Pikachu concludes with its imitation of Meowth.
Everyone in the audience is cracking up with laughter, everyone except Meowth, who is sitting next to James and pouting. He complains, "That looks nothing like me, nothing at all."
James laughs and nudges him in the side. "I think it's spot on." Meowth pouts further.
Veronica returns to the stage and announces, "And there you have it, a hilarious performance! Let's see what our judges have to say."
Shown now is a panel of three judges facing the stage. The first one is a fairly joyful looking man. He exclaims, "That might just have been the funniest thing I've ever seen! You took a random assembly of puns and turned it into a show. Great job!"
The next judge is a woman who seems excited. "Forget the puns, your Pikachu and its faces are just the most adorable thing I've ever seen!"
The final judge is another man, this one seems grumpy. He shrugs indifferently. "I guess it was amusing, but I personally don't see what was so funny about a bunch of cheesy puns and accompanying facial distortions. You haven't won me over."
Veronica then announces, "And there you have it! Will Ash move on to the final round? We'll just have to watch the other acts and find out!"
Who's that Pokémon!?
This Pokémon predicts storms by sensing subtle differences in the sounds of waves and tidal winds with its fins. If a storm is approaching, it piles up boulders to protect itself.
"Alright, up next is yet another entrant from the Kanto Region! All the way from Pewter City, we have Brock!"
Brock steps out onto the stage. He dressed in a colorful outfit with pink frills on the sleeves. He also a sombrero, a fake mustache, and holds two Pokéball-inspired maracas. He looks to the host, who has moved of stage, and declares, "I dedicate this song to you Veronica." Then some upbeat music begins to play. Brock begins to dance and shake his maracas. He sings, "So la la la, look at my smiling face, there are lots of girls, I'm in my happy place, so la la la, this is my paradise'll live on. Oh-lé-Yeah-Yo-Mmm. Oh!" The audience begins to cheer for Brock.
Backstage, Ash, Brenda, and Olivia are watching Brock via a TV. Brenda muses, "I didn't know Brock could sing."
Ash nods. "Yeah, he's a natural one-hit-wonder."
Brock continues to sing, "La la la la la la, I kinda like this song, la la la la la la, why don't you sing along? La la la la la la, I sing my la la la, for the girls. For! The! Girls! Yeah! Mmm!" He concludes and takes a bow. He is immediately given a standing ovation by the audience.
The judges go immediately into judging. The joyful one exclaims, "That song was wonderful! You sang it flawlessly!"
The excited one says, "That was one catchy tune. It's going to be stuck in my head all night for sure." She begins to hum it.
The grumpy one deliberates for a moment and then breaks his silence by saying, "Well…you actually got my foot tapping to the music. I think you might – emphasis on the might – have something here."
The audience claps again.
It's Swampert!
Veronica then announces, "Alright, our next contestant claims that she needs no introduction, but I think we'll play it safe, give it up for Madame Jessica!" The crowd applauds as the woman who is obviously Jessie walks out onto the stage.
She declares with her fake French accent, "Bonjour to all of my adoring fans, it is true, for Madame Jessica has arrived!" She begins to strike a series of poses, rapidly changing from one to another.
After several moments of this the audience is looking at her with confusion and boredom. James sighs. "When she told me that she had a talent, I assumed she meant more than this…"
Meowth chides, "She did, how big she's making her ego right now is her true talent."
Getting fed up, the grumpy judge asks, "Excuse me, but what exactly is your talent?"
Without stopping her chain of poses, Jessie answers, "Why it is simply my beauty. For such unmatched beauty is greatest talent one can possess."
The three judges all look to each other and nod. They then all press a button in front of them, causing a loud buzzing noise to sound. Jessie ignores it and continues to strike pose after pose. The audience begins to boo her.
Veronica comes out onto the stage and says, "Um…Jessica…I'm sorry, but that noise means your act is over."
Jessie stops. "Oh, so you've come to your senses and decided to declare me the winner right here on the spot. Thank you so much, I'm honored."
The grumpy judge stands up and asserts, "No, it means that you've been disqualified, now please leave the stage, we have actual acts to judge."
Jessie is taken aback. "What!?" She then turns around and marches off the stage, muttering angrily under her breath.
Meowth groans. "Good grief…we're never going to hear the end of this now."
James sighs. "You're right…we better get going…" Meowth nods and the two sulk off.
Everyone is now backstage. Olivia looks nervous. She's dressed up in some sort of combination of a black suit and a dress. She also wears a top hat. Ash walks up to her and asks, "You feeling okay?"
She nods. "Yeah, I'm just so happy to have this chance, but also nervous that my entire future could be decided with this one act."
Brock, still dressed in his costume, says, "Just go out there with confidence and everything well work out just fine."
She nods. "You're right. I can do this."
Then Veronica can be heard saying, "The next act is sure to blow you away, give it up for Olivia the Great!"
She smiles. "That's my cue."
Brenda says, "Break a leg."
Olivia grins and then runs out onto the stage. Once she's out, she announces, "Hello one and all! I've got a show for you! But first, I'll be needing some help from my assistant!" She clasps her hands and then separates them, revealing a Pokéball that seemingly appears out of nowhere. She tosses and declares, "Alakazam!" and out comes an Alakazam.
Backstage, Brenda takes out her Pokédex. "Alakazam, the Psi Pokémon and a Psychic-Type. This Pokémon is known for extreme intelligence and powerful brain, which is so powerful that it grants the Pokémon psychokinetic powers. It uses the spoons it carries to channel said power. Evolves from Kadabra via trading."
Olivia shouts, "Alright Alakazam, let's do this!" She flicks her hand and conjures up a magic wand. "For our first trick, Alakazam and I will need a volunteer." She looks to the judges' table. "Would one of you like to come up here and help out?"
The first two judges look to the grumpy one. He sighs. "Fine, if I must." He gets up and walks onto the stage. "What do you want me to do?"
"I just need you to stand there. Now, we're going to start off with something a little more common tonight." She pulls of her hat and hands it to the judge. "Please observe that hat until you are satisfied that it's empty."
The judge takes it and carefully looks it over. He puts his hand in and feels the inside. "It's empty."
She takes it back. "Are you certain, because…" she reaches into it, "I think I've found something." By the ears she pulls a Rabbolt out of the hat. The audience claps. "Now of course, I'm sure you were expecting that one, so what if I told you that I found something else?" She reaches back in. After rummaging for a moment, she struggles to pull something out. A moment later out comes a Diggersby, much too big to have been concealed in the hat. This time the crowd really applauds.
The judge is surprised. "How'd you do that?"
Olivia grins. "Magic." She then walks over to Alakazam. "Now for my next trick. I am certain that there is those among you that are skeptical of me using an Alakazam as my partner. You probably think I'm using its psychic powers to cheat somehow. Well allow me to prove you wrong. Alakazam, use Psychic." Using Psychic, Alakazam levitates Olivia into the air. "Notice how when Alakazam lifts me, the characteristic purple glow that proves this is the work of a Pokémon." Alakazam sets her down. She looks to the judge. "What would you tell me if I told you that I could levitate myself without help from a Pokémon?"
"Why I'd call you crazy."
"Am I crazy? Am I really? You might want to look again."
The judge gasps. Upon looking at her feet he realizes that she is floating several inches off the ground. There is no glow from a Psychic-Type attack whatsoever. He says with disbelief, "You're actually floating!"
She grins. "And that's not all, look to your own feet."
He looks down and gasps to find himself floating as well. "I'm floating!"
Olivia waves her wand and then both of them are set back down to the floor. She takes a bow as the audience all claps.
Still full of disbelief, the judge returns to his seat. The joyful judge looks over to him and says, "I think you should go first this time."
The grumpy judge nods. "I went into this thinking there was no way. Magic is just a bunch of smoke and mirrors. But I saw no smoke and mirrors."
The excited one says, "If you managed to impress him, that alone impresses me."
The joyful one says, "Indeed, I think you brought a little magic into this night in a big way." The audience applauds again as Olivia leaves the stage.
All of the contestants, except for Jessie, are now up on the stage. Veronica announces, "Alright, it's now that time. We had so many wonderful acts, but only five can go through to the second round. Let's see the results!" On a large screen five pictures appear. One of them is Brock and the other is Olivia. The various contestants all cheer or look disappointed.
Ash looks down to Pikachu and says, "Tough luck buddy, I guess we didn't make the cut."
The excited judge says, "Please, all of you know that each and every one of your acts were amazing. If we could have picked more than five we would have. We wish you all the best of luck. And for those who did make it through, we're looking forward to seeing your second round performance."
Olivia is so excited she can't seem to contain it. She looks to her Alakazam and cheers, "This is it Alakazam. All those years of training are finally paying off!"
Alakazam cheers, "Alakazam!"
Brock is back up on stage. Veronica says, "Alright Brock, show us what you've got for round two!"
Brock grins. "You've got it Veronica. Hit it!" The beat to Brock's song begins to play again. He begins to dance and sings, ""So la la la, look at my smiling face, there are lots of girls, I'm in my happy place, so la la la, this is my paradise'll live on. Oh-lé-Yeah-Yo-Mmm. Oh!"
Suddenly a buzzing sound is heard. Brock's backtrack stops playing. Brock freezes. The joyful judge says, "Sorry, but there must have been a misunderstanding. We want to see something different out of you. A different song, that way we can better judge you as a performer."
Brock hangs his head in shame. "But…that's the only song I know…"
The grumpy judge says bluntly, "Then I guess we made the wrong decision in picking you." Brock walks off the stage with shame.
The three other performances also give their second round show. There's one that's a group of acrobats, along with their Simisage, Simipour, and Simisear. Another is a group of dancers who dance with a Bellossom, Ludicolo, and Lilligant. The third is a singer who sings in a duet with her Kricketune.
Veronica then announces, "Alright folks, we have one last performance before we decide who tonight's big winner is! You loved her before, so here she is again, Olivia the Great!"
Olivia and her Alakazam run out onto the stage. Behind Ash and Pikachu also run out. She takes a bow before the clapping audience and then says, "Before we start, I would to thank Ash and Pikachu for volunteering to help me out with my next act." She turns to them. "Pikachu, if you would please stand next to Alakazam, we may begin the show." Pikachu runs over to Alakazam.
Before Olivia can say anything else, there is a sudden explosion above. A hole has been created in the roof. Everyone murmurs in shock. Through the hole lowers down some sort of prop boat. On it are Jessie, still dressed up, and James, back in his suit from before. A backtrack begins to play and both Jessie and James begin to sing, "You know us as Team Rocket and we fight for what is wrong. We're tired of our motto so we thought we try a song!"
Jessie throws off her costume, and then sings, "Jessie!"
And so does James, followed by a, "James!"
Then they both sing, "The speed of light, prepare to fight!"
Meowth pops up and adds in song, "Meowth, that's right!"
After a short pause, James sings, "I am the handsome one!"
And Jessie, "I'm the gorgeous one!"
They both sing, "Looking good is lots of fun. We get some things wrong, but we keep rolling along!"
Then all three of them sing, "We want to capture Pikachu. We hope to do it soon. And when we do we'll be the new stars of this..." they pause for dramatic effect, and then conclude with a drawn out note, "cartoon!"
Ash demands, "Team Rocket!? Get out of here!"
Meowth presses a button and laughs. "Sure, just as soon as we grab a hold of your Pokémon!" From a compartment at the bottom of boat they're in, a large net is thrown. It catches both Pikachu and Alakazam. A rope attached to it retrieves the net with the Pokémon inside. The boat then begins to rise back out of the building.
Ash shouts, "Hey, get back here!"
Jessie scoffs. "What do you want us to do? Get out or get back? Make up your mind already!" She chuckles at her own joke.
James chuckles as well and tosses a Pokéball. "Haking, help them make up their minds and cover us as we exit stage up!" Haking appears and releases a Smokescreen.
This cause everyone in the theater to begin to panic and cough. By the time the smoke clears, Team Rocket is gone.
Olivia shouts, "Alakazam!"
Ash says, "Don't worry, we'll get them back!" He leaps off the stage and runs down the aisle to the exit. Olivia follows him.
Once they get outside they look up to see Team Rocket in their boat, which is being towed through the air by their balloon. They're laughing and enjoying their getaway. Ash says, "They're getting too high."
James suggests, "Look at the Twerp stand there helpless. We've actually done it this time."
Meowth suggests, "Hey, why don't we celebrate with another verse of that song. I love that song!"
Jessie and James both nod. "Sure." They begin to sing, "You know us as Team Rocket and we fight for what is wrong. We're tired of our motto so we thought we try a song!"
Ash reaches for a Pokéball. "Maybe Falcoknight can reach them."
But before he sends it out, a commands is heard, "Serpenstar, use Draconic Fire!" Suddenly, a long serpentine Pokémon flies in towards Team Rocket's balloon. Its scales are as black as night, except for several points of glowing light, some larger, some smaller, across its body, giving it the appearance of the night sky. The Pokémon breathes a breath of purple and blue fire at the balloon, causing it to burst.
Team Rocket are singing, "Looking good is lots of fun. We get some things wrong-!" and are cut off by the explosion. Their prop boat is ripped apart and they're sent flying into the air while Alakazam and Pikachu fall towards the ground.
Meowth sighs, "Well, there goes that act."
Jessie complains, "Obviously no one realizes that I'm a superstar."
James suggests, "We might as well do our dance routine next." Jessie and Meowth nod. As they're flying off, they begin to dance in midair.
They all sing at once, "Looks like Team Rocket's dancing off again!"
Meowth adds, "That's all folks!"
And Wobbuffet appears for its part. "Wobbuffet!" And they disappear.
Alakazam catches both Pikachu and itself using its psychic powers and slows their fall.
Ash takes out his Pokédex. "Serpenstar, the Snake Constellation Pokémon and a Dragon and Light Combo-Type. Due to its serpent nature and the pattern of light along the length of its body, this Pokémon would appear to be the origin of the constellation Serpens. This Pokémon is known for its majestic beauty and serene movements. Evolves from Galacerta at level 30 and into Dracosmic at level 50 during the night."
Ash says to himself, "A Dragon-Type. That must mean…"
From behind him someone says, "There, we're even now."
Ash turns around to see Ryu and Dragonair. He grins. "Thanks a lot Ryu, you saved Pikachu and Alakazam."
"I didn't do it for you, I did it to repay my debt. Now leave me alone." He turns around and leaves. Ash stares at him angrily.
Olivia suddenly remembers, "The show! We have to get back to the show!" They quickly run back to the studio.
Veronica announces, "That's right, you heard the judges! The winner of this week's thrilling episode of the Talent of Tenno is none other than Olivia the Great!" The audience claps. Veronica walks up to Olivia and holds the microphone in front of her. "What does this mean to you Olivia?"
On verge of tears, Olivia answers, "It means everything. I've been studying magic all my life, and now I have a shot at getting my own show. This really is a dream come true."
Veronica then turns back to the camera. "You hear that? The Talent of Tenno makes dreams come true! Make sure to tune into next week's episode, same time, same place!"
Ash and Brock are standing outside the studio with Olivia. Brenda is nowhere to be seen. Ash asks, "So what are you going to do now, Olivia?"
"I'm going to head on over to Kanaveral City, that's where the finale episode of the Talent of Tenno is being filmed. It's not going to be for a few more weeks, but I should get there extra early so I can practice."
Brock nods. "Good idea."
She then asks, "What about you guys? What are you doing?"
Ash shrugs. "I don't really know. I need to figure out what to do while waiting for the Versal Gym Leader to return."
"Whatever it is, I wish you best of luck at both it and your gym match."
Ash smiles. "And good luck at your performance. I just know you're going to win your own show. I know it."
She smiles back. "You can count on it. Bye guys. Tell Brenda I said bye too." She waves as she turns to leave.
Ash then turns to Brock and asks, "So what are we going to do?"
Brock shrugs. "That's a good question." He looks over Ash's shoulder and sees something on a nearby screen playing. "Hey, look at that!" He and Ash get closer. Playing on the TV is a commercial.
Ash exclaims, "It's for a Pokémon Contest!"
Brock points out, "But not just any Pokémon Contest, look." On the screen appears contest Master Wallace. "It's the Wallace Cup! And it's in Celes City, that's very nearby. We could go there, and then come back here for your gym match."
"Hey, I've got an idea. Brenda needs something to cheer her up, why don't we wait to tell her why we're going to Celes City until we get there, and then surprise her."
Brock nods. "That's a great idea. That should help to cheer her up."
Brenda approaches from behind and asks, "Cheer who up?"
Ash answers, "Oh, no one you need to worry about. What matters is we've just decided where we're going to go next."
"Oh yeah? Where?"
Brock answers, "Celes City."
Brenda nods. "I've heard of that place, I heard they have access to a massive plot of national park land where you can catch tons of Pokémon. Sounds great!"
Ash then says, "So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" So they set off.
So not only does Tenno have talent, but so too do our heroes. The question that remains to be answered is, will Brenda show of her talent at the upcoming Wallace Cup? Find out next time, for the journey continues!
To Be Continued…
