Disclaimer: We don't own Loud House or Pokemon. All rights to Loud House belong to Nickelodeon. All rights to Pokemon belong to Nintendo and Game Freak. All rights to the "It's (Not) Your Fault" Loud House comic goes to JaviSuzumiya on DeviantArt. Credit for the story idea goes to SuperSonicBros123.

Eterna Contest

It was the day of the Eterna City Pokemon Contest; Stella and Dawn were standing in front of the Eterna City Contest Hall where Stella and Dawn are both hoping to win the Eterna Ribbon.

"Well, everyone; this is where I'm going to win my second ribbon." said Stella.

"You mean where I'M going to win it." said Dawn, prompting Stella to glare at her who glares right back at Stella, making the rest of the group sweatdrop.

"Girls, you two should mainly focus on having fun." said Lincoln.

"You're right, Lincoln." said Stella before she kisses Lincoln on the cheek, prompting Dawn to do the same thing.

"Let's go!" said Dawn as she and Stella race into the contest hall.

"We should find some good seats." said Sam.

"Good call, dudette." said Luna.

Later, in the backstage dressing rooms, Dawn and Stella were changing into their coordinator outfits.

"I can't wait to get started." said Stella as she puts her hair in a ponytail.

"Me, too." said Dawn as she puts her choker on.

"I haven't seen Kenny or Zoey around." said Stella, making Dawn look around.

"Maybe they're at other contest halls?" suggested Dawn.

"Too bad; I wanted a rematch with Kenny." said Stella.

"You might see him again and get one." said Dawn.

Later, in the contest hall's bleachers, Lincoln, Stella, and Clyde were waiting for the competition to begin.

"I have to let my family know about this." said Lincoln as he activates the transdimensional communication function of his Poketch.

"Hi, son." said Lynn Sr after he responds.

"Hi, everyone." said Lincoln. "We're about to watch another Pokemon Contest."

"Yay!" cheered Leni.

"I can't wait for it to start." said Lola.

"We'll let Stella's parents know and have them come over and watch her." said Rita.

"Thanks, Mom." said Lincoln.

Ten minutes later, Marian is standing on the stage of the performance area, microphone in hand.

"Hi; Marian here, and welcome to the Eterna Pokemon Contest." said Marian. "Today, coordinators will be competing to earn the Eterna Ribbon." She holds up a green and light green ribbon that had a golden, eight-pointed star that looked like a flower on it. "And here, we have our panel of judges." She motions the three judges; Raoul Contesta, Mr. Sumiko, and Nurse Joy.

"I am looking forward to see how the coordinators competing today will perform." said Raoul Contest.

"It should be very remarkable." said Mr. Sumiko.

"I hope everyone competing enjoy themselves." said Nurse Joy.

"And our first coordinator is Stella Zhau." said Marian.

"Whoa; Stella's up first." said Lincoln. He, Luna, Clyde, and Sam see Stella walk onto the stage. Stella sees Lincoln and winks at him, making him smile; Stella pulls out a pokeball.

"Beautifly, you're up!" said Stella, tossing Beautifly's pokeball, releasing her, followed by yellow flower petals.

"A shiny Beautifly; this should be interesting." said Marian.

"Beautifly, spin around and use Stun Spore!" said Stella. Beautifly twirls in mid-air while scattering an orange powder around her. "Now, Morning Sun!" Beautifly glows brightly, spreading light from her body and onto the Stun Spore, making it glitter brightly. "Now finish this with Air Cutter!" Beautifly flaps her wings, releasing energy blades from them and they break through the Stun Spore, causing it to scatter and fall gently onto the stage floor. Stella spreads her arms while Beautifly lands on her head. Everyone begins to cheer.

"Such a creative combination of moves." said Raoul Contesta.

"Quite remarkable." said Mr. Sumiko.

"The trainer and Pokemon show quite the teamwork in their performance." said Nurse Joy.

"That was so awesome!" said Sam.

"She has been practicing a lot." said Clyde.

"She was so awesome!" said Lincoln.

Back in Royal Woods at the Loud house, the Louds and Stella's parents were watching the Pokemon Contest.

"That was, totes, amazing!" said Leni.

"So beautiful!" said Mrs. Zhau.

"That Beautifly is so pretty!" said Lola. "I want one!"

"We'll talk to Lincoln later and see if he can find you one." said Rita.

As Stella walks off the stage, she looks at Lincoln and blows him a kiss, making him smile and blush while bashfully looking away.

A few more coordinators go on stage and do their own performances; soon it was Dawn's turn.

"Okay, Swablu; spotlight!" said Dawn as she tosses her pokeball, making her Swablu come out in a flurry of confetti. "Swablu, use Safeguard!" Swablu flies in place as a green force field surrounds her. "Now use Disarming Voice straight up!" Swablu looks up and lets out a soundwave that shatters the barrier and propels the pieces of it straight up above her. "Now wrap this up with Dragon Breath!" Swablu breathes out a small stream of green energy that forms a pillar of light as the pieces of Safeguard flow all around it, astonishing everyone before they roar with applause.

"A magnificent performance!" said Raoul Contesta.

"Remarkable!" said Mr. Sumiko.

"The precision and combination of the moves used shows the dedication and hard work the coordinator has put into the preparation of her performance." said Nurse Joy.

"That was so cool!" said Lincoln.

"You got that right, dude!" said Luna.

Back in Royal Woods, everyone was amazed by Dawn's performance.

"That was incredible!" said Rita.

"I wanna be a coordinator!" said Lola.

"When you're old enough to travel across dimensions on your own." said Lynn Sr.

"We're still supporting our daughter." said Mr. Zhau.

Back at the contest hall, Dawn was walking off the stage, giving Lincoln a wink as she does, making Lincoln blush.

Later, after the rest of the coordinators do their performances, everyone waits as the finalists are announced; and Stella and Dawn both make it to the Battle Stage.

"We did it!" said Stella.

"I knew we would!" said Dawn.

"But don't think I'll go easy on you if we go against each other." said Stella as she glares at Dawn, making her glare back as lightning travels between their gazes.

Moments later, Stella was on the battle stage with a female performer with short red hair, wearing a yellow dress, white formal gloves, and white dress shoes, named Belle.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are here at the Battle Performance stage at the Eterna Pokemon Contest." said Marian. "For this round, it will be Stella, residing in Sandgem Town and Belle from Veilstone City." Stella and Belle each pull out a pokeball.

"Chingling, the stage is yours!" said Belle, tossing a pokeball and releasing a Pokemon that looked like a jingle bell with a red and white striped rope on top of it followed by musical notes. Sam pulls out her pokedex and points it at the Pokemon.

"Chingling, the Bell Pokemon. Each time it hops, it makes a ringing sound. It deafens foes by emitting high-frequency cries." said Sam's pokedex.

"Beautifly, you're up!" said Stella, tossing Beautifly's pokeball and releasing her, followed by yellow flower petals. "Okay, Beautifly, use Stun Spore followed by Gust!" Beautifly spins around, releasing an orange powder from her wings; she stops spinning and flaps her wings, releasing a gust of wind towards Chingling while blowing the Stun Spore towards it, both moves hitting it, knocking Chingling to the ground; as it gets up, it begins twitching. Belle's points greatly decrease.

"That was amazing!" said Lincoln.

"Chingling, use Astonish!" said Belle. Chingling lets out a loud yell, releasing red soundwaves from its mouth and it hits Beautifly, causing Stella's points to lower, and making Beautifly flinch. "Now use Wrap!" Unfortunately, paralysis stops Chingling from attacking, making Belle gasp and costing her points due to Chingling's attack failing.

"Okay, Beautifly, use Air Cutter!" said Stella. Beautifly does an aerial backward somersault before flapping her wings, releasing blades of energy from them and they hit Chingling, knocking it to the ground with swirly eyes.

"Because Chingling is unable to win, Stella and Beautifly win." said Marian.

"Way to go, Beautifly!" said Stella. Beautifly dances around, cheering happily.

"Stella was incredible!" said Lincoln.

"She sure was." said Clyde.

Back at the Loud house, everyone was cheering for Stella's victory.

"The Battle Stage is my favorite part of these Pokemon Contest things." said Lynn Jr.

"Of course it is." said Lori.

"Our little girl is in the finals!" said Mrs. Zhau.

Back at the Eterna Contest Hall, Dawn was coming out on stage, followed by a boy with blonde hair, wearing a light blue tuxedo and white dress shoes.

"Our next round is Dawn from Sandgem Town, vs Leonard from Pastoria City." said Marian.

"Go, Dawn!" said Lincoln.

"You can do it!" said Sam. Dawn smiles at her friends for their support.

"Hoothoot, come out!" said Leonard as he tosses his pokeball, letting out a brown, owl-like Pokemon in a cloud of white smoke.

"What's that?" asked Lincoln as he points his pokedex towards the Pokemon while Dawn does the same with hers.

"Hoothoot, the Owl Pokemon. It switches its standing foot so quickly that the switch can't be seen. It cries at the same time every day." said Lincoln and Dawn's pokedexes.

"Pachirisu, spotlight!" said Dawn as she tosses her pokeball, letting her Pachirisu out in a flurry of sparks. "Now use Quick Attack!" Pachirisu moves towards Hoothoot at fast speed and slams into it, doing damage, and decreasing Leonard's points.

"Hoothoot, use Echoed Voice!" said Leonard. Hoothoot lets out a soundwave that hits Pachirisu, dealing damage, and lowering Dawn's points.

"Pachirisu, use Spark!" said Dawn. Pachirisu runs at Hoothoot while her body was covered in electricity and slams into it, dealing super effective damage, and lowering Leonard's points.

"Hoothoot, use Echoed Voice!" said Leonard. Hoothoot lets out a more powerful soundwave that hits Pachirisu, doing more damage than the last one, lowering Dawn's points, as well as Leonard's because he used the same move twice in a row.

"Why would he do that if it lowers his points?" asked Sam.

"I'm guessing he's trying to knock out Pachirisu so he wins by default." said Lincoln. "Guess he's willing to risk it."

"Pachirisu, use Nuzzle!" said Dawn. Pachirisu runs over to Hoothoot and nuzzles it with her cheek, doing super effective damage, as well as lowering Leonard's points; Hoothoot's body starts to twitch.

"Hoothoot's paralyzed!" said Clyde.

"Hoothoot, try Echoed Voice one more time!" said Leonard. Hoothoot tries to attack, but paralysis stops it, resulting in Leonard's points to decrease greatly due to an attack failing and trying to use the same move again.

"Pachirisu, use Quick Attack!" said Dawn. But before Pachirisu could attack, the buzzer goes off; everyone looks at the coordinators' point values and see that Dawn had far more points than Leonard.

"And the winner of this match is Dawn!" said Marian.

"Dawn won!" said Lincoln.

"I knew she would!" said Sam.

Back in Royal Woods, everyone was watching Dawn's victory with excitement.

"That was a good battle." said Lynn Sr.

"Leonard was a chump for risking his points like that." said Lynn Jr.

"It was a poor strategy." said Rita.

Back at the Eterna City Contest Hall, Marian was announcing the finalists; it was Stella vs. Dawn. The two coordinators look at each other with grins.

"This should be fun." said Stella.

"I'm gonna enjoy this myself." said Dawn. In the crowd, Lincoln looked worried.

"I don't know who to cheer for." said Lincoln.

"Cheer for both of them." said Luna.

"They're both our friends." said Sam.

"Yeah, you're right." said Lincoln.

Moments later, Stella and Dawn were both standing on the Battle Stage.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is the final round of the Eterna Pokemon Contest." said Marian. "Whoever wins this one will be leaving with the Eterna Ribbon." Stella and Dawn each pull out a pokeball.

"Sylveon, spotlight!" said Dawn, tossing Sylveon's pokeball and releasing her, followed by a swirl of red ribbons.

"Roserade, you're up!" said Stella, tossing Roserade's pokeball and releasing her, followed by purple flower petals. Lincoln and the rest of the group look with anticipation.

"Okay, Sylveon, use Swift, followed by Quick Attack!" said Dawn. Sylveon releases stars from her body at Roserade, then charges at her with incredible speed; the force of Quick Attack pulls Swift towards Sylveon; she rams into Roserade, pulling the stars past Sylveon, and hitting Roserade as well, causing Stella's points to drop greatly.

"Roserade, use Stun Spore, followed by Magical Leaf!" said Stella. Roserade spins around, releasing an orange powder from her body towards Sylveon, then Roserade releases glowing green leaves from her body at Sylveon; the Stun Spore sticks to the glowing green leaves, and they hit Sylveon, dealing damage, and causing Dawn's points to lower. As Sylveon gets up, she begins twitching.

"Sylveon's paralyzed." said Sam.

"Sylveon, use Tail Whip!" said Dawn. Sylveon fights through her paralysis and runs at Roserade; Sylveon wags her tail onto Roserade, weakening her defense.

"Roserade, use Petal Blizzard, followed by Poison Sting!" said Stella. Multiple pink petals circle in front of Roserade and she launche them at Sylveon, then fires glowing purple needles ouf of her arm roses and inbetween the flower petals; they hit Sylveon, dealing super effective damage and causing Dawn's points to decrease greatly.

"Sylveon, use Tackle!" said Dawn. Sylveon fights through her paralysis again and runs at Sylveon; she rams Roserade, knocking her back, dealing more damage than it normally would due to Roserade's defense being decreased by Tail Whip, and causing Stella's points to lower.

"Roserade, use Absorb!" said Stella. Roserade releases a stream of green energy from her arm roses, and it hits Sylveon, draining her energy and healing Roserade's wounds; Sylveon collapses onto the stage floor, shocking Dawn.

"Due to Sylveon being unable to battle; the winner of the Eterna contest is Stella Zhau!" said Marian. Stella looks with a stunned look on her face until it was replaced by pure joy.

"We did it!" cheered Stella, jumping up while spinning around and raising a fist. Dawn could only drop to her knees with a frown.

"I feel bad for Dawn." said Sam.

"At least she did her best." said Clyde.

Back at the Loud house, everyone was cheering for Stella's victory.

"That was amazing!" said Mrs. Zhau.

"That's our girl!' said Mr. Zhau.

"Too bad Dawn had to lose." said Luan.

"Yeah." said Lucy from behind Luan, startling her.

Back at the Eterna City contest hall on the stage; Marian was holding a small flat box that had the Eterna ribbon in it, while standing in front of Stella and Roserade.

"As proof of your win, I present you with the Eterna City contest ribbon." said Marian as she hands Stella her prize.

"Thank you." said Stella before she holds up her newest ribbon in triumph while everyone cheers for her.

Later, in the contest hall's lobby, Stella was being congratulated by her friends.

"You were so awesome, Stella!" said Lincoln.

"Thanks, Lincoln." said Stella. She and the others notice Dawn with a small frown; she suddenly smiles a bit before holding out a hand.

"You were great." said Dawn, surprising Stella, before she smiles a bit and shakes Dawn's hand.

"It could've gone either way." said Stella.

"Yeah, but next time it'll go my way." said Dawn.

"We'll see about that." said Stella.

Stella just won her second contest ribbon. What else awaits the group as their Sinnoh adventure continues?

End of Chapter 40

Pokemon on Lincoln's team: Monferno (M), Hisuian Zorua (F), Shieldon (M), Espeon (M), Buizel (M), and Staravia (M).

Pokemon in Lincoln's collection: Monferno (M), Staravia (M), Bibarel (F), Hisuian Zorua (F), Shieldon (M), Espeon (M) Buizel (M), Pachirisu (F), Gastly (M), Misdreavus (F), Skitty (F), Dratini (F), Charmander (shiny M), and Grimer (F).

Pokemon on Sam's team: Prinplup (F), Luxio (F), Kricketune (M), Golbat (F), Onix (F), and Eevee (M).

Pokemon in Sam's collection: Prinplup (F), Luxio (F), Kricketune (M), Golbat (F), Onix (F), Eevee (M), and Treecko (F).

Pokemon on Luna's Team: Geodude (F), Grotle (M), Hisuian Sneasel (F), Eevee (F), Aipom (F), and Rotom (genderless).

Pokemon in Luna's collection: Geodude (F), Grotle (M), Hisuian Sneasel (F), Eevee (F), Aipom (F), Rotom (genderless), and Shellder (F).

Pokemon on Clyde's Team: Gallade (M), Psyduck (F), Leafeon (M), Ninjask (F), Shedinja (genderless), and Absol (F).

Pokemon in Clyde's collection: Gallade (M), Psyduck (F), Leafeon (M), Ninjask (F), Shedinja (genderless), Absol (F), and Chikorita (M).

Pokemon on Stella's Team: Roserade (F), Eevee (F), Shiny Beautifly (F), Corsola (F), and Torchic (F).

Pokemon on Dawn's Team: Piplup (M), Sylveon (F), Pachirisu (F), Buneary (F), Togepi (F), and Swablu (F).

Pokemon on Dawn's Team: Piplup (M), Sylveon (F), Pachirisu (F), Buneary (F), Togepi (F), Swablu (F), and Cyndaquil (F).

Pokemon in Lisa's care: Abra (M).

Pokemon in Lily's care: Bibarel (F).

Pokemon in Lynn's care: Machop (M).

Pokemon in Lola's care: Pachirisu (F).

Pokemon in Lucy's care: Gastly (M).

Pokemon in Leni's care: Skitty (F).

Pokemon in Lana's care: Grimer (F).