Pokémon:

Heroic Heart and Super Soul

Episode 25

The Princess Festival

Tom: We hope you all have enjoyed your Fourth of July. Having a nice cook out on the grill. Hamburgers, barbecue chicken, hot dogs. Yum.

Sara: As we're now getting more stuff underway, we hope you all are still enjoying your summer.

Tom: TimPrime1 will be pretty busy this fall semester in college. Taking a different math and another class for his certification.

Dan: Can we get on with it? It took us a while to get access here!

Ash: We're anxious to see what all will be happening.

Sara: Don't worry everyone. We're now ready. Tom!

Tom: You got it, Sara. Kick it. *he hits the touchscreen buttons*

TP1

It was a few days after the events of the party as many scientists gathered in Johto at Prof. Elm's lab. He had managed to gather research along with Tonio and a few others. A few other scientists from other regions showed up as well, but Gary had other matters to attend to. As all the Professors discussed what had occurred, Tonio noticed something.

"Everyone! I think I found something." Tonio informed them a bit shocked.

"What is it?" Prof. Birch requested.

Tonio plugged his laptop into the large monitor and hit some keys on his laptop and what he recorded went onto the screen. "Take a look at this." He told them. Each of the scientists looked at the screen and they saw the energy waves that the explosion had caused. "From my understanding, there's a very strong chance these came from a completely different universe. It's either a different Pokemon universe or a universe completely unrelated to us or anywhere else." Tonio explained.

Prof. Oak pondered this kind of data as he rubbed his chin. "How certain are you that this came from a different universe?" he requested.

"After Dialga and Palkia came into our universe from their own dimensions. I began to study the possibilities of different dimensions and universes." Tonio informed him.

The other scientists were intrigued by this, not even considering that kind of possibility. "What universe is different from ours?" a female scientist with light brown hair, a white shirt a green skirt and had on a lab coat asked.

Tonio looked up at the data. "So far, other than this data. I think there are many other universes. The only thing is that there haven't been any anomalies to reveal these universes." Tonio explained to them.

"Then how are we supposed to find out what exactly happened?" Pro. Sycamore requested.

"Our best bet is to look at the other data that we have gathered. It's probably our only way to find out what had happened." Prof. Rowan stated.

Elsewhere, someone else was looking at the data from what had occurred. He had on a sly smile as he looked at all he recorded. "Well now. Seems like I have a great deal of data." He said to himself until a frown came upon his face. "Yet, I'm afraid this isn't enough. I need more than this." He said to himself. He recalled events that happened a while ago then he remembered several people he had invited, most of them were kids. "Hmm. Seems like I need to find a few people. More specifically, the kids." He said to himself. "Who would he entrust the information to, though?" he pondered as he rubbed his chin.

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PRESENT DAY

"YES! It's princess day!" Misty exclaimed.

"Since we're all together." May stated.

All the girls looked at the boys. "You all have to do as I say." They told them.

All the boys groaned. An 'all man' coming from Ash, 'this should be interesting' coming from Drew, 'you've gotta be kidding me' coming from Kenny, 'this can't be real' coming from Paul. Even the other boys put out their annoyance on this day.

As Princess Day has officially begun. Hardly any of the boys were thrilled about this day. Many boys there that had dates weren't thrilled either. Yet, the girls planned to do this and aimed to make each boy not only their servant, but their prince charming. They all began to walk down the road, even with Max and Molly with them as May had convinced both her parents and Molly's parents to let Max and Molly attend the princess's festival.

All the girls were giggling and laughing. Boasting of how each of the boys had to do as they said. Loving each and every moment of their torture on that day.

"Man, I can't believe how much we're going to torture the boys." Zoey commented.

"This is going to be too much fun." May stated.

"Each of them has to do as we each say for the whole day." Lyra said with her hands behind her head and her head reclined back slightly, ready to relax.

"We're going to have a blast today." Marina said very cheerfully.

As they kept on walking and talking, Ash and the boys were dragging themselves behind the girls. Being in a complete slump.

"Man! I'm not going to enjoy today." Ash told them.

"Tell me about it. We have to do as they each tell us." Kenny added.

"I'll admit it. I don't mind being May's prince charming." Drew told them willingly.

"She must've done something to you in order for you to say that." Paul replied to him.

"Nope. I just generally like her. You could say I'm about ready to ask her." He told them in a very chill tone.

"Yep, he's definitely lost it." Barry commented with his hands in his pockets.

"By the away, how did you get dragged into this?" Khoury questioned.

Barry let out an annoyed sigh. "Dawn contacted my dad and informed him about this festival." Barry informed them.

It wasn't long until the girls stopped at a clothing store and they were gazing at everything inside. "Please don't tell me." Joey said as Giselle eyed the store and skipped her way over to him. "Oh no." he said with a sweat drop.

"Oh yes!" she exclaimed as she grabbed her boyfriend's arm and dragged him inside.

"I hope that…" Georgio was cut off as Casey grabbed his arm and dragged him with her.

"We're going to do a little shopping as well." She told him.

"Oh Drew." May called out as she went up to him. "Me, Misty, Dawn Serena and the others are going into this store." She told him as she dragged him in.

"No need to drag me." He told her as he began to walk with her.

"Pikachu. Zap me if…" that was when Misty went up to Ash and grabbed his arm.

"Come on, Ash. This'll be fun." She told him as she took his hand and took him inside as well.

As they were each inside, the girls tried on quite a bit of outfits. Ranging from dresses, shirts with skirts/pants. They also grabbed up some makeup after trying some free samples.

"How many clothing items can they get?" Calem wondered as the boys were holding a bag each.

"Don't ask. The last time Misty did this, she grabbed up so many items on a discount." Ash informed him.

"Good thing I don't have girl. Glad to be single for the time being." Barry boasted. Unfortunately for him, Dawn heard him and it wasn't long until he was carrying items as well. "Me and my big mouth." He added to himself.

"Out of all of us, Max is the lucky one. He doesn't have to carry many items." Ash stated to the boys. Max was seen carrying a few bags so far.

"Are you done yet, Molly?" Max asked, in a slight annoyed tone.

"Nearly done." She told him.

"I can think of two people who are lucky enough not to be…" "Of course I'll carry more for you my pike queen." A voice stated.

"No way!" Ash exclaimed. The boys looked and they saw Brock assisting Pike-Queen Lucy with her bags, which were surprisingly not a lot.

"He's actually here with her!" Max exclaimed.

"Surprises all around." Barry stated.

The boys continued to follow the girls around and one boy went up to Dawn. She noticed this and backed away from him a bit. "Hey beautiful. How about you and me go out on a date! I can be your prince charming." He told her.

This made Dawn sweat drop as she cautiously back away. "I-I-I…" "She already has a prince charming as her date." Kenny told him as he stepped up. As soon as Dawn heard this, she looked to him very surprised.

The guy looked at him and eyed him up and down a bit. "I strongly doubt you could be her prince charming." He attempted to retort. "I'd say she would more want to be with a guy like me." He stated.

Dawn went over to Kenny and took his arm. "Actually, I am with him." Dawn informed the guy. The guy looked very disappointed and was about to look at the other girls until each boy went up them. Ash to Misty, Drew to May, Paul to Zoey, Calem to Serena along with the others. Iris, Shauna and Angie managed to hide very quickly as they didn't want him around them.

"Yeesh! Seems like I still have to look around." The guy said to himself and he went off to find another girl he could be a prince charming for.

Each of the girls sighed in relief and Dawn smiled at Kenny. "Thanks, Ken." Dawn told him.

"Eh, it was nothin'." He replied to her, but she reached up and kissed his cheek. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and she laid her head on his shoulder.

Everyone was looking at the soon-to-be couple as they walked off and Misty took Ash's arm. "Ready when you are." She told him. May took Drew's arm as Zoey kissed Paul's cheek and took his hand. The girls who didn't have dates that day joined up with the lot of them as they went over to see both Brock and Lucy.

Lucy saw them come up and smiled. "Seems like you all managed to make it." She commented.

"Of course. I'd say we all wanted to do this." May told her.

"Even if the boys didn't, heh heh heh." Casey remarked with a light chuckle.

"I'm surprised you're not getting anymore clothing items." Misty said to her as Brock had hearts in his eyes.

"I didn't want to go too far with all the shopping. I don't really like to show off what I'm really like." Lucy told them.

That was where Brock got on one knee and made his signature gesture. "You're like a beautiful daffodil that is so amazing and precious…AAYYYEEEEE." Brock screeched as Croagunk Poison Jabbed him before Misty yanked on his ear.

"It would be amazing if you could tone this down quite a few notches for a start." Misty stated as she dragged him off.

"She definitely has a knack for this, doesn't she?" Serena questioned.

"You should've seen her when we first started our journey." Ash replied.

"I've never seen anyone be that rough before." Iris added.

"Max learned to do that from her and straightened him out as well." May recalled with a sweat drop.

It wasn't long until Brock recovered and they all continued on with their shopping. Ash had to hold a basket of plushies that Misty looked through. May, Dawn and Serena tried on dresses as Iris decided to torture Ash a bit with a few things and Angie did the same thing. Misty had a good chuckle, but it was hard to contain. Especially seeing the boy she was in love with being tortured still.

Yet, one person saw Serena with Calem and she tortured Ash a bit as well and had a thought on something. She went up to Serena, giving off a sly smile. "Well, well, well. Looks like someone is enjoying her sweet little time." She commented with a bit of a snotty attitude.

Serena looked and saw Miette. This had completely surprised her. "What the…Miette?" Serena questioned. A few other girls looked her way as well, hearing Serena.

"I guess you're enjoying playing around with the boys on this day." Miette said in a very snotty way.

"For your information, we're having fun and enjoying our time with them." Serena retorted.

"Say what you want, but I can really see what's going on." Miette retorted as well, even as she saw Ash being tortured by Misty once again. That's when Miette leaned closer towards Serena. "Seeing how you were around Ash for a while. Either you tell him how you feel, or I'll tell him how I feel." She warned her.

This made Serena furious when she said that, but if there was one thing she could tell was that Misty had far deeper feelings for Ash, but since Miette didn't know that. She kept it to herself. "You have more to learn you know." Serena attempted to retaliate. All Miette did was is bring out her ribbon case and she opened it and Serena saw two ribbons.

"More like you do. As for right now, I'm thinking about watching you in the next contest to see how well you'll be able to do." Miette told her before putting her case away and walking off.

"Someone thinks she's on top of the world." May commented as she walked up to Serena, watching Miette walk off.

"Someone has a lot to learn." Drew added.

"I could take her in a contest and win hands down." Zoey stated.

"Oh no, Mist. Another one!" Ash complained.

"You know it, Ash." Misty told him. They looked and saw the two love birds heading off to another store. "While it's Princess Day, you have to do as I say." She reminded him.

"Aweman." Ash complained.

The girls let off a giggle as they watched them. "Seems like someone's getting to have some fun." May said with a slight blush.

"Most indeed." A voice remarked. No one knew who that was, but Dawn felt a chill run down her spine as a certain dark green-haired trainer appeared behind her. "Why, hello Dawn." The voice said as light reflected off his glasses. Dawn looked behind herself and jumped with a small yelp, landing in Kenny's arms as he barely managed to catch her.

"C-C-Conway!" she exclaimed with a very shocked and nervous expression. The others looked at him in confusion.

"Yep. It's me in the flesh." He told her.

"Who's this guy?" Shauna asked very confused.

"That's Conway. We met him in Sinnoh during Prof. Rowan's summer academy." Brock informed her.

"What are you doing here?" Dawn asked, still very shocked as Kenny held her.

"Heh, heh, heh. I'm here to participate in the Kanto league. I was lucky enough to show up during the princess festival and run into you." he explained.

"Well, you're creeping her out, so please knock it off." Kenny requested, trying to be nice as he had just met him.

"Don't worry. I'm not here to make Dawn my princess. I'm here to serve anyone who is without a prince charming." He replied with a smug expression until he saw Angie. "Well, well. It's been a while, Angie." Conway remarked.

"I must agree, it has been. I'm very surprised to see you here as well." Angie commented until she had a thought. "Since you're here…" she said as she grabbed his hand. "You'll assist Barry since he doesn't have anyone either." She told him as she smiled deviously.

This made him incredibly nervous. "Oh no!" he exclaimed to himself, now worried.

As they began to continue on, Dawn had noticed Kenny was still holding her. "Uhh…Kenny." She said to him.

He looked down at her and noticed it as well and blushed. "Oh whoops. Sorry." He told her as he let her down.

"That's alright. I don't mind." She told him bashfully as she blushed before she kissed his cheek.

Soon enough Conway was doing as the girls demanded as well. Even Misty had a field day with Barry and Conway. Ash was a bit jealous, but he was glad that Misty was having fun. It was throughout the festival, they all were doing as the girls requested. Misty was starting to ponder about her own sisters as she remembered she had told Daisy about the Princess Day festival. She shrugged it off, even when she saw Angie take Ash and Conway into another store. She had to stiffen a giggle; even as Dawn took Kenny into a store.

The girls were having too much fun with their boys. Yet, the boys saw two familiar boys as they were holding bags and had to stifle their laughter. They saw Tracey and Gary holding bags and they saw the others trying to hold back their laughter. Seeing this, they developed annoyed faces. That's when they all heard the girls voices. 'Oh Tracey/Gary."

Out came four girls. Three of them were Misty's sisters, while the other girl had on a light blue sleeveless shirt with dark blue colors outlining on the sleeveless areas, the edge of the bottom and one going around the top edge with a circle connected to it with a white hat with a Pokeball on it, brunette hair, light brown eyes, a red miniskirt. Blue socks, red and white shoes, black wrist bands, a yellow pocketbook with a body length strap with a white and pink device attached to it.

Both boys moaned. "Come on, Daisy. We've been at this for hours." Tracey complained.

"Yeah. Can't we just take a break?" Gary requested.

The new girl they saw went up to him. "Sorry, Gary-poo. We still have some shopping to do." She reminded him before she went off.

That was where the boys lost it and busted up laughing. Tracey and Gary were fuming a good bit. "Oh yeah, ha ha. Laugh it up guys." Gary said as he attempted to scorn.

"Seems like…we're not, ha ha ha. The only ones. Ha ha ha ha." Ash said as he was laughing.

"I don't even find this funny. I don't know who told them." Tracey stated.

"I did." Misty said in a very cheery tone, her hand raised and eyes shut as she waved her hand a bit.

Tracey groaned a bit. "Why did you have to go and tell them about Princess day!" he exclaimed.

"Because it's been a while since I've had to do this." Misty stated. "Not only that, but I wanted to share this with the other girls." Misty added.

"This is fantastic. I haven't been able to do this to Joey before. Loving every minute of it." Giselle said with a wide, but smug, smile.

"This is torture for me." He told them.

"Tell me about it. Kelly is running me rampant." Timmy added with a sweat drop.

Misty went up to Gary and she needed to tease him a good bit about the new girl. "So, Gary. Aren't you going to introduce us?" Misty requested in a teasing tone.

That same girl went up to her. "Hello. My name is-" "Leaf-oofff." Gary grunted as soon as she jabbed his side with her elbow. "NOT Leaf. My name is Green." She told them. She and Misty shook hands.

"Why did…" "Don't worry too much about it. He likes to annoy me with that nickname. Isn't that right, Blue." She informed Misty as she attempted to annoy Gary.

Gary growled a bit. "I told you to stop calling me Blue." Gary told her.

Many of them had a laugh as well as Dawn. "I know how that feels. Kenny did the same to me for a while." Dawn remarked.

"Can I help if I get a great reaction out of it. Glad you got over it though." Kenny told her.

"I am too. Took a while to do so." Dawn remarked before looking back at the new girl. "Curious. How do you know Gary?" she asked.

"I met Gary while I was traveling through Kanto for the first time. I got my starter Pokémon a little bit after he and Ash did." She told Dawn before she looked at him. "Very egotistical, but I've seen so much change in him." She remarked.

"I know what you mean. I've seen the same thing in Ash." Misty commented as she looked at him and he was swamped with bags.

They all kept on walking, Misty's sisters, Tracey, Gary and Green having joined them. It didn't take long until were each getting hungry and many of them could tell this was a great chance to have a lunch date. They stopped in front of a restaurant and had an idea.

"Are you girls hungry?" Drew asked.

They looked to them and knew where this was going. "If you all want, we can treat you all to lunch." Kenny told them.

"Yeah. It's no big deal." Ash added.

They giggled and looked to them. "We were thinking about a date with you guys." Misty informed them.

"This should be fun." Paul commented.

Zoey went up to him and took his arm. "It'll be great." She told him and they both went inside.

May even took Drew's arm and they went inside. Dawn and Kenny went in after then Misty took Ash's hand and they went in. The other couples went in as well with Calem and Serena following in with them.

Serena was a bit nervous but saw a waiter and a waitress seating their friends. Calem wrapped her arm around her shoulders, and she looked to him as he gave off a reassuring smile. She returned it and laid her head on his shoulder.

Ash and Misty had a triple date of consisting of Drew and May, along with Dawn and Kenny. Paul and Zoey sat with a few of their new friends: Georgio and Casey along with Ritchie and Duplica. The ones that were going to have a harder time was Conway, Gary, Barry and Tracey. Most of them did have a laugh, but the guys only groaned.

They began to make their orders as Pikachu had some Pokémon food. It was then Ash remembered something. "Oh yeah. Hey Dawn?" Ash askded and looked at him with a 'huh?'. Wondering what Ash wanted. "Whatever happened to Buneary? I've been meaning to ask, but the question kept slipping my mind." Ash explained.

"Oh. I currently have Buneary on my team." Dawn informed him. From there she released her bunny Pokémon from her pokeball. After being released the bunny Pokemon hopped over to Pikachu and began to nuzzle into him. "And I'd say she missed Pikachu." Dawn said with a giggle her eyes closed before she opened them.

"I'd say Buneary has a crush on him." Misty said with a smile. Pikachu then shared its food with Buneary.

"She definitely does and did miss him." Dawn informed them before she looked back at them. "You see, while Buneary was busy. I decided to leave while Hermione looked after her. I knew there was a lot for me to do as a coordinator." Dawn explained. "It was while Kenny and I stopped in another town I contacted Hermione and she was going to let Buneary take a breather. So now she can relax for a while." Dawn explained.

"Sounds like Buneary is quite the stylist." Drew commented.

"She most certainly is. I've considered this and I know what I want to do; whether I become Top Coordinator or not." Dawn informed them. They looked to her and she them. "I've decided to become a stylist." Dawn told them.

"Hey, that's great Dawn." Ash added, encouragingly.

"I'd say you'd be great as a stylist." May encouraged further.

"Thanks guys. I do want to focus on that area once I'm older." Dawn told them.

It wasn't much longer until their food arrived and they began to dig in. As they did, they had some conversations and a few laughs. Zoey kissed Paul's cheek once he got some sauce on it, and he blushed a bit as she giggled. The other girls could see something going on between them and whispered among themselves.

"That's still hard for me to believe." Dawn told them. They each looked at Paul and Zoey.

"What's hard to believe?" Misty questioned.

"That Zoey and Paul are pretty much dating." Dawn told them.

"No kidding. From what I remember of what you guys told me about him, I really wanted to deck 'em." Kenny recalled.

"He's definitely changing though." Ash remarked as he still remembered what happened after Paul lost to him in the Sinnoh League. "I still can't believe Dawn figured out that Misty and I had our first date." Ash stated.

"Yep. It doesn't take a genius to make that guess." Dawn told him while smiling cheekily. The two rolled their eyes and kept on eating.

"Although, there is something I am wondering." Misty said thoughtfully before she looked to Gary and Green. "I'm curious to her nickname." Misty commented.

Gary turned a bit to look at her. "Well if you have to know it's because…ooof!" he exclaimed before he was elbowed by her, a bit annoyed.

"If you tell her or anyone else, you'll be in further trouble with me." She warned him.

"Oh, come one. I'm just messin' around. Oooof!" he said again as she elbowed him once more.

"Watch it, Blue." She told him with a smirk.

"You know I…" before he could continue, she shoved food into his mouth and he grumbled at that as she giggled.

Kenny gave off a chuckle, enjoying what he was seeing. "This is reminding me of when I teased Dawn about Dee-Dee. Heh-heh. Ow!" he exclaimed as he remarked his teasing. He looked over to Dawn, who had an annoyed scowl.

"Yet, even though I had gotten over the whoile thing. Doesn't mean you can say it like that, again." She informed him.

"Oh, come on. I'm just messin' around." He told her, a bit hurt from what she just said.

"I know." She said as she looked to him and gave him a wink. "Doesn't mean I can't do the same thing." She told him. "In all seriousness, though. Be careful of how you say that kind of stuff." She reminded him.

After their lunch, they went over to the same ice-cream shop from years ago and grabbed some dessert. Most of them shared their sweet treats with the person they were with. It was hard for Conway and Barry to enjoy some as they had to buy the girls some ice cream as well. Kenny and Ash didn't notice a little bit on their cheeks, so Misty and Dawn managed to distract them, pointing to a fake sign.

After they looked, the both of them kissed their boys on the cheek, to get the ice cream off and they both blushed, The others just laughed at this. "You both are enjoying this way too much." Ash told them.

"Now why would you say that?" Dawn teased.

"We only wanted the ice cream." Misty added with a giggle.

"So what else is there for us to do on this day?" Casey requested.

"I'm not so sure, but I'm eager for the contest tomorrow." A completely different voice said. They all looked and saw the same girl that more of Dawn's unfriendly rival. It was Ursula, but she had on a different outfit this time. She had on a white shirt with a blue skirt along with a thin blue jacket.

"What the…I remember her." Zoey recalled.

"I thought you should." Ursula replied as she looked to them. "If you're wondering, I heard of the Princess Festival and thought I might attend. Glad I have too." She said very smugly. "I have purchased quite a bit of clothing which are very fabulous." She told them with a smug smile.

"Even so, do you think you'll win the contest here?" May questioned her.

"Of course, I'll win. After everything is done here, I'll be more than ready." She told them before heading off.

They all watched her as she walked off. "Who was she?" Serena questioned.

"That's Ursula. Don't pay too much attention to her." Dawn told Serena. "She talks more than she can dish out. Hence is why she lost the Grand Festival in Sinnoh." Dawn informed her.

"I'll be surprised if she does much better than she normally has." Zoey added.

It wasn't long after they had their ice cream they began to head out again, even as Misty giggled at something. Ash looked at her, wondering what it was. "What's so funny, Mist?" he asked her.

"Just remembering the last time we were here." She began to recall. "We found Team Rocket here and we all had a field day." She continued on.

"Man, I remember that. You both wanted to have a battle over an outfit until a lady took it instead." Brock also recalled.

Ash had a small laugh, remembering how intimidating she was until Misty pulled on his ear. "I know what you're thinking, and it wasn't funny." She told him.

"Ow, ow, ow. Okay, Mist. I get it." He replied, yelling in pain a tad bit. She released him. "Yeesh. I definitely know how Brock feels when you do that." He commented as he rubbed his ear.

"As for right now, we best get ready and signed up for the battle." Misty told them.

"This is going to be fun. I'm definitely going to win." Dawn stated.

"This might help me to get better experience for battling in contests." Serena added as she thought about it.

"I strongly doubt I'll go in for this. Not much of a battler. Plus no Pokemon on me." Angie told them.

"That's understandable. You help out your parents run their daycare center." Brock commented.

"I think I'll sit this one out as well." Casey said. Even Kelly, Angie, Lily and Violet also confirmed that they wouldn't participate in it either, but Giselle, Lyra, Marina, Iris, Zoey and May along with Daisy and Green confirmed they would participate in it.

"Don't forget about me." Someone announced. They all looked back and saw a girl a majority of them didn't know about, but Ash, Misty and Tracey knew who she was.

"Emily, Ralph. I'm glad to see you two." Misty told them.

"Nice to see you guys after all these years." Emily replied until she looked to her boyfriend. "You doing okay back there?" she asked him very teasingly.

"F-f-fine." He attempted to reply properly but his arms were full of bags. "Do-do-do we need all of this?" he asked her.

"Most certainly. We'll send them back home after the battle is over." She informed him.

"Why is it that I love you so much?" he asked sarcastically and playfully.

She went over to him and looked up at his face, her hands on her hips with a smile on her face. "Because of how much we love each other." She teased back. From there she pecked his lips and they went up to the others. "If you're wondering. We found out about the Princess Festival after we got back home." She informed them.

"She really wanted to come here." Ralph told them, a bit annoyed.

"I can tell. There's a lot for us to catch up on." Ash told them.

"Barely enough time for that. We need to be ready for the battle." Misty reminded him.

"Not to mention, the contest." Serena added.

From there they all went to where the stadium was. As they did three guys peeked their heads around a corner. "Did you see them?" one of them asked.

"I saw them but remember who our target is. We can't just let her slip by after what happened years ago." Another one reminded them.

"Man! How can we beat her this time?" the third one asked.

The leader of the trio stomped his foot on his head. "Would you leave the plans to me. We'll get her back really soon. I strongly doubt we can right now." He stated before they hid away again.

With the others, the boys and the remaining girls sat on the seats with the group of people. Angie sat next to Ash as Conway sat next to her. Drew and Kenny were right behind Ash as Lily and Violet were right next to Calem as he was next to Ash as well. All the boys and the remaining girl were waiting for the curtains to rise up to reveal the females that would be participating in the Princess vs. Princess challenge.

The girls had just finished changing, as they were each wearing a princess styled Kimono. Each of them ready to show off who they were. Misty had come up to them, hoping they were ready as well.

"I hope you all are ready." She said with a determined smile.

"I'm ready when you guys are and you definitely let your hair grow a good bit, Misty." Dawn complimented.

"You're almost a completely different person." May commented, noticing Misty's new length of hair.

"Thanks, you guys." Misty replied.

"No problem. Ash is going to be drooling." Dawn replied as well, knowingly.

"Don't forget that Kenny will be drooling over you." May reminded Dawn, very teasingly.

"Let's not forget Drew." Misty added.

They all gave off a laugh before they began to go out on the stage. It wasn't long until the two same announcers came up.

"Well, everyone. We're all back once again on this Princess Day festival. Hard to believe another year has gone by." The older announcer stated.

"Yes! It has most certainly been a while." Fiorella agreed.

"With our contestants for today, let's see how many we have." The announcer requested. The curtain was raised and everyone was eager to see how the princesses looked. There were a lot of girls and a few women who were dressed up, but the boys were gawking at the girls they were either dating or were interested in. "Seems like we have a lot of gorgeous ladies to participate in this battle." The announcer stated as everyone saw them.

"Misty looks more beautiful than last time." Ash commented. Angie heard this and looked to him, a tad bit hurt, but after remembering meeting her at the party, she gradually understood why he would say this.

Lily giggled, after hearing Ash. "Careful, Ash. You're drooling." She told him very playfully. He managed to shake his head to get back to his senses, but he couldn't stop staring at Misty.

"I can't believe how amazing they all look." Barry commented until someone pulled on his ear, which caused him to cringe as he attempted to suppress his scream.

"Don't even think about it. I've said before my sisters already taken as are many of the other girls." Max reminded him.

"I'm still surprised you didn't participate my queen." Brock said as he stared at her. "Then again, you are a queen who…" Brock about continued until Coragunk Poison Jabbed him with a 'Croa-gunk'. "But…that's all…I can…say…" Brock groaned as he fell over.

Some of the boys laughed as they sweat dropped. "Brock can never keep himself under control. Can he?" Kenny commented sarcastically.

"I do understand him, but if I was to participate. I would win at the end of it." She informed them.

"Because of you being a Frontier Brain? Am I right!" Paul exclaimed.

Lucy nodded to confirm what he said. "You are right, Paul; and I'll be ready once you get to my area." She informed him.

Calem looked to him. "How many Symbols do you have?" he asked.

"So far one. I still have a ways to go, but I'm training in between." Paul informed him.

With the announcer and Fiorella. They were about to get things underway. "With all of these beautiful Princesses here, we're bound to not only have an amazing beauty contest; but can they tough it out in the battle contest." The announcer stated.

"Yet, this time, things are different this year." Fiorella stated. They all listened with a very shocked expression. "This year, we'll have a one-on-one Pokémon battle." Fiorella finished.

"Seems like things are a bit different this year." Brock commented.

"You know it. I wonder how this will go." Ash added.

With the girls, Misty looked around to them. "Well, girls. We have a way to go; so best of luck to each of us." Misty encouraged them.

"With how the princesses are looking, I'd say they each win the beauty contest." Fiorella stated. "I do hope they have the strength to go with the beauty they each have." He stated.

"I'll admit. I'm a bit nervous." Dawn told them.

"Nothing to be nervous about." Marina reminded her.

With the others, they were each gawking still. As the Cerulean sisters looked at both their sisters. They each noticed how amazing both Misty and Daisy looked. "Like, wow. I, like, didn't know how amazing those two would look. Especially Misty." Lily commented.

"Well, like, she maybe our little sis. But she totally, like, does look beautiful." Violet commented as well.

"I feel bad, though." Lily told her. Violet looked at her, wondering why she said that. "We've always treated our little sis like the runt of the littler, despite the fact that she got the reputation of them gym back in order. Not only that, but trained Daisy to take over." Lily reminded her.

"Yeah. So, like, we need to change how we do things. Not for us, but for her." Violet added.

It wasn't long until all the girls had to get ready after that small beauty pageant. Ash goes up to Misty, knowing she might need some help and hands her two of his pokeballs. "You're letting me use them again?" Misty asked out of surprise.

Ash nodded and looked at her. "I remembered what happened last time, Mist. You asked us since you only had water-Pokémon and still do." Ash reminded her. It was then Pikachu leaped onto her shoulder and nuzzled into her cheek. "Pikachu volunteered as well." He added on.

Misty smiled and pet Pikachu. "Thanks, Pikachu. You're a great pal." She told him as she pet him. Pikachu let out a 'chaa' from that. She looked up to Ash and smiled at him. "As for you." She went up and kissed his cheek. "Thank you." She told him.

Ash rubbed the back of his head out of bashfulness with his eyes closed. "Eh, no problem, Mist. Glad I can help." He told her.

Tracey went up to Daisy and handed him three of his Pokémon. "Here you go, Dais." He told her as she took them, being a bit shocked. "Ash informed me you'll probably need more than just water-types." He told her.

"Wait! He, like, did?" she asked, surprised.

Tracey nodded. "He did and he let me know what he and Brock did for Misty." He informed her.

"Ash will totally be, like, the best boyfriend for her." Daisy commented as she looked at her and Ash, as Misty gave him two of her pokeballs so she would have enough room for his. She felt their strong bond. A connection they have had for years now. She and Tracey always saw Ash as their younger brother, yet she felt like he would be her brother-in-law in the future. As for right now, she gave Tracey three of her pokeballs.

Misty found out Ash gave her his Gible and Quilava since the other three needed more training. As for Daisy, Tracey had given her his Venonat, Scyther and Marill and they told them their attacks. The girls got ready to face off against one another on stage. As they did, the boys took their seats again, ready to see how well the girls would do.

The first two girls were ready to go onstage, Zoey and May. "Looks like you both are up first." Daisy told them.

They both smiled and looked at each other. "Looks like two top coordinators are going head-to-head for the first time. You ready?" Zoey asked.

"More than ready." May replied and they clasped hands before they went out on stage.

As soon as they did, Paul and Drew looked at them. Drew, knowing about his feelings for May, having fallen in love with her as Paul had strong feelings for Zoey, but he wasn't for sure if she felt the same way. It was then Drew looked at him with a smirk.

"What do you think?" he asked him. Paul didn't look at him, but Drew continued on as Drew looked back at the stage. "Both of them are very strong, but I wonder who's better at battling." Drew commented as he smiled.

"I'm not for sure if Zoe is good at battling, but she's great at contests. When we would train, I came out on top, most of the time." Paul informed him.

"This battle might be a close one then. I know how well they both can battle." Ash added. They looked to him. My only guess is. May might come out on top." Ash told them. Paul and Drew had a bit of shock on their faces and looked back to them.

"We have another set of beautiful young ladies and I think they're both top coordinators." Fiorella stated.

"Then this match will be an interesting one. It'll be like the battle for the TOP here, if you know what I'm saying." The announcer stated in an attempt to make a pun.

May and Zoey had a brief stare down and each grabbed a pokeball.

"Alright Blaziken! Take the stage." May called out.

"Come on out, Gastrodon." Zoey called out as well.

Both of their Pokemon came out and called out their battle cry, ready for anything.

"Gastrodon, use Muddy Water." Zoey called out. Gastrodon opened its mouth and released Muddy Water from it.

"Blaziken, counter with Blaze Kick, then use Slash." May countered. Blaziken went in fast, its leg ignited, and it sliced through the Muddy Water attack and used Slash, hitting Gastrodon.

"Use Body Slam." Zoey commanded. Gastrodon got up quickly and hit Blaziken with Body Slam.

"Use Sky Uppercut." May commanded.

"Counter it with Body Slam." Zoey countered, but it did no good. As soon as Gastrodon was over Blaziken, Blaziken used Sky Uppercut, which hit Gastrodon hard. Gastrodon fell down, but Zoey saw what she needed to do. "Use Rain Dance." Zoey called out. Gastrodon did so and rain began to pour on everyone as it weakened Blaziken's fire type moves.

"This battle sure seems to be getting a bit under the weather." The announcer commented with another pun.

"Like, my hair!" both Lily and Violet complained as rain hit it.

"I'd say that's the least of their worries." Max commented.

"Blaziken, use Bravebird." May called out. Blaziken managed to jump high enough and came in at great speed as it fell.

"Quick! Use Muddy Water to slow it down." Zoey countered. Gastrodon launched more Muddy Water in Blaziken's direction, but Blaziken had gotten very close. Even with Muddy Water slowing it down, Blaziken managed to hit Gastrodon, both taking effective hits.

"It's amazing how they both took that much damage. It's a good counter to use rain, but I strongly doubt May is going to use any more fire-type moves." Brock commented.

"That would be a smart move. I have noticed how Zoey is a bit off." Ash stated.

"I know what you mean. I have a feeling that May will win this as well." Paul added. "I just want for her to go all out if she does lose." Paul said.

May and Zoey had their Pokemon to use another attack: Blaziken Sky Uppercut and Gastrodon Hidden Power. Both were affected by those respective moves. The audience watched as both Top Coordinators did their best. Until Blaziken looked like it was about tapped out. May knew that she had to do something and fast. She knew Blaziken was getting tired.

She muttered to herself, "C'mon May, get your head in the game…" That's when she came up with an idea. It just might work. "Blaziken, jump and use Slash!"

Blaziken did as it was told, jumping up and then coming down.

Zoey saw this and decided to counter, "Use Mud Shot!"

May saw her chance, "Quick Blaziken! Sky Uppercut! Right on the Mud Shot!"

Gastrodon was about ready to launch Mud Shot when Blaziken saw its chance and attacked the Water/Ground type.

Zoey gasped, "Gastrodon!"

It was too late, Gastrodon was down and out.

"Looks like Gastrodon is down! Blaziken gives May the win!" The announcer stated.

"Great work, Blaziken!" May cheered. She then returned her starter back to its poke ball, going over to Zoey. "Is Gastrodon alright?" She asked.

"Mhm, it will be fine after a good rest." Zoey answered. She turned to Gastrodon. "You did really great work. Rest up, okay?" she said to her Pokémon. With that, she returned Gastrodon back to its ball.

Paul frowned. "Well, that was a good effort. Guess regular battles aren't really Zoey's thing." Paul confirmed.

"Yeah, she is way more confident in contest battles. Plus, May is more used to battling both ways." Dawn added.

"They both did pretty well, didn't they?" Ash commented.

"Pi pika chu. (Sure did.)" Pikachu agreed.

It was with a both Giselle and Marina, Giselle used a Pokémon from the school she attends with her boyfriend, a Marowack. Marnie used her Feraligator, nicknamed Wani-Wani. The two had an incredible battle, but, despite Giselle's school knowledge, she lost to Marnie. After she lost, they returned their Pokémon and shook hands.

"I will admit. Even with my school knowledge. You have shown that being in the field can be superior." Giselle complimented.

"Thanks and still. There's a lot for me to learn as well." Marnie replied.

First round continued to Emily and Lyra, with Lyra coming out on top from how much training she and Khoury had done together. There they shook hands and complimented each other, with Emily knowing she wasn't ready for a big challenge.

It wasn't long until it was time for the next two and they were Miette and Ursula. Dawn, Misty, Kenny, Ash, Serena, Brock and a few others were surprised to see this.

"This should be easy." Miette said very smugly.

"If you're talking about for me, then you're right. I strongly doubt I can lose to you." Ursula claimed.

"This might not be good." Ash said in a slight groan.

"I'm not sure how this will turn out." Brock said in agreement.

"Serena. Please don't tell me that I'm seeing our two rivals take each other on." Dawn requested.

"I'm afraid we are." Serena replied.

With Miette, she threw out her pokeball. "Come on out, Bellossom." She called out. Her ball burst open with Bellossom forming on the floor, calling its own name, ready for battle.

"Come on out, Flareon." Ursula called out. Her Pokémon burst out from its balls and announced itself.

"Seems like Miette is going to have a run for her money with this battle." Dawn commented.

"I'm wondering if this will be anything like with Zoey and May." Serena commented.

"Bellossom! Use Stun Spore." Miette called out.

"Dodge, then counter with Ember." Ursula called out as well. As Bellossom released its Stun Spore, Flareon dodged and unleashed an Ember and it hit Bellossom. "You're probably just as bad as my rival Dawn. There's no way you can beat me." Ursula said very smugly.

"Ha, that's a laugh. I've seen how you lost in both the Wallace cup and the Grand Festival, especially to your rival." Miette mocked.

"Sound like they're fighting each other a bit." Brock said as he watched them.

"I'm curious at how this will turn out." Ash added.

"Now Bellossom, use Leaf Blade." Miette called out. Blades formed from Bellossoms arms and it went right for Flareon.

"Counter it with Quick Attack." Ursula countered.

Both Pokémon went for one another and hit at the same time, both taking on damage. "I honestly don't know how much longer this will go on for." Ash told the others.

"What do you mean, Ash?" Angie asked.

"I know May managed to beat Zoey, despite Zoey has a type advantage. I strongly doubt that Miette's Bellossom will last any longer." He informed her.

"I agree with Ash." Brock replied. Angie looked to him. "Bellossom looks like its taken a good bit of damage. I think Miette caught Bellosssom not too long ago." Brock finished.

Angie looked back at them as Misty and Daisy looked at watched them. "I strongly doubt Miette will win this." She informed Daisy.

"That I can tell. It doesn't look like Bellossom has had a lot of training." Daisy added, showing she learned a lot from Misty.

"Now Flareon, Use Fire Fang." Ursala commanded.

"Counter with Mega Drain." Miette countered. Flareon ran towards Bellossom as Bellossom readied its next attack.

Bellossom unleashed many vines that would absorb Flareon's energy, but Flareon barely managed to dodge each of them until caught by a vine, an inch close to Bellossom. Feeling its energy being drain, the Flame Pokémon gave one last jolt forward, its mouth barely ablaze, and bit Bellossom.

Bellossom screamed in pain as its attack was then cancelled. "You see! Your Pokémon is weak, much like my rival." Serena boated.

Miette growled then pointed right at Ursula. "Use Sweet Scent." She called out.

"Use Ember." Ursala countered. Bellossom about released its Sweet Scent until Flareon released Ember which dealt even more damage.

"This battle is definitely getting heated." The announcer stated.

"These two lovely ladies are certainly going all out." Fiorella commented.

"Now finish this off with Fire Fang." Ursala ordered. Flareon managed to get in one more Fire Fang which finished the battle as Bellossom fainted..

"Seems like Bellossom can't battle anymore, which places us onto the final battles of the competition." The announcer stated.

After both girls returned their Pokémon, they went off stage. Up next was Green who used her Venusaur against another girl who had a Pokémon that none of them recognized. It looked like a blue lobster. Completely different from Ash's Corpish. Leaf managed to win and shook the other girls hand. Iris was next and used another Pokémon they didn't know about. A mole Pokémon that looked like a heavy-duty driller. The girl she faced off against had a Muk. Unfortunately, Iris lost, but she thanked her Pokémon and shook hands with the girl.

"Things keep on getting more and more interesting with these trainers and the Pokémon they have." The announcer commented.

"I wouldn't mind having these amazing Pokémon myself." Fiorella stated.

It wasn't long until Misty and Daisy were up. Lily, Violet, Ash and Tracey were keeping a close eye on them as they were about ready for battle.

"I'm going to go all out, sis. No way I'm going to take it easy on you." Daisy told her with a confident smile.

"I wouldn't expect anything less from my sister." Misty replied with a smile of her own.

"This should be, like, interesting." Lily commented.

"Probably so. I'll definitely be rooting for Daisy." Tracey told them.

"I'll be rooting for Mist." Ash told him.

"May the better princess win." Violet said in agreement.

"Time to show me what you got, Daisy! Go Gible!" Misty exclaimed as she threw the pokeball. Gible burst out in a white light and said its name after forming on the floor.

"Time for us to show her what we're made of. Come on out, Venonat." Daisy called out. After the ball burst open, Venonat formed on the stage.

"Okay Gible, let's see what you can do. Use Draco Meteor." Misty called out.

Gible began to charge his attack and Daisy used this to her advantage. "Use, like, Stun Spore." Daisy called out. Right as she did, Gible released Draco Meteor and it burst all over the stadium. Venonat didn't have enough time to release its Stun Spore as it was hit by the attack. "Oh no!" Daisy exclaimed.

"Great job. Now use Dragon Pulse!" Misty commanded.

Gible fired the blue sphere out of its mouth. Daisy knew that she had to do something. That's when she had an idea.

"Like, use Supersonic!" She countered.

Venonat launched Supersonic, destroying the Dragon Pulse and hitting Gible. That made the Dragon/Ground type confused. Misty gasped.

"Great work, like, Venonat!" Daisy gushed.

Venonat was proud of itself. Misty was trying to get Gible back.

"Gible! Get yourself out of it!" Misty pleaded.

Gible seemed like it was doing a dance. Daisy decided to take advantage of the situation.

"Like, time for Sleep Powder!" She said.

Venonat shook itself, sending the blue powder towards Gible. Misty decided to take a chance.

"Quick, use Dig!" She countered.

Gible, though it was confused, dug itself a tunnel and avoided the Sleep Powder. Misty let out of a breath that she didn't know she was holding.

"Now, c'mon out!" She added.

Gible slowly did as it was told and hit Venonat pretty hard.

Daisy gasped. "Venonat! Like, oh no!" Venonant was down but it was not out. Daisy was getting worried. She knew that Venonat couldn't keep this up. Daisy told the Bug type, "I, like, know this is difficult for you, Venonant. But, like, I believe in you. Tracey believes in you!"

Tracey was watching from the sidelines. He was worried about both of them. But he just had a feeling that something was going to happen. Venonat barely got up, looking at Daisy.

"And we, like, can do this together! What do you say?" She finished.

All of the sudden, Venonat was glowing a brilliant white light. Everyone gasped as Venonat changed shape. Wings forming and its body expanding. "You're, like, evolving." She said in awe. Soon the light dimmed and to Daisy's surprise and shock. Venonat had evolved. It was now a Venomoth. Tracey was completely surprised at this.

"V-V-Venomoth?!" he said in bewilderment. "I can't believe it. My Venonat evolved into Venamoth!" he exclaimed.

"Like, Awesome! Do you know anything new?" Daisy requested. Venomoth spread its wings and flapped them hard towards Gible. Effectively tossing Gible back before it would fall and hit the ground.

"You okay, Gible?" Misty requested. Gible barely managed to get up but gave a thumbs up along with a 'Gib' to give off a yes. "Awesome. Try and use Dragon Pulse." Misty requested.

"Counter it with Gust." Daisy called out to Venomoth. Venamoth began flapping its wings again and lifted Gible up before he fell back down. Before Daisy called out another attack, Venomoth's eyes started to glow and she very confused. Next thing she saw was a multi-, purple-colored light emerge from its eyes. "Wait! Another new attack?" Daisy asked in surprise. The attack hit Gible and applied a bit more damage.

"Seems like Venomoth learned two new attacks, Tracey." Ash told him.

"I can tell. I'm amazed that Venonat was this close to evolving." Tracey commented.

Ash looked back to Gible. "Gible's in trouble, but I know Misty can pull this through." He stated as he remarked how Misty was able to come out of tough situations.

Misty also noticed how much Gible was struggling to get up. "Come on Gible. I know you can do it." She called out to Ash's Pokémon as she was attempting to encourage him. "I know how strong you are as does Ash." Misty shouted to Gible as it barely looked at her. "We know you can do it!" she exclaimed. Even Ash had a feeling that something was about to happen and his feeling was right. Gible began to glow white and his body had begun to change. Its body getting taller, its hands turning into claws, its sharp fin going flat and two round appendages that resemble jet or plane engines from the sides of its skull. After the evolution was complete, the light faded and Gible was now a Gabite.

Ash was very stunned at this. "Gible evolved!" he exclaimed in shock.

Misty was very much in shock that Gible had just evolved. "Gible? You evolved!" Misty exclaimed. Gabite looked to her and nodded with a smile on its face.

"It would seem as if we had two evolutions on this day. Venonat to a Venomoth and a Gible to a Gabite." The announcer stated.

"Things will be even more interesting here." Fiorella also stated.

Misty had a smirk on her face as did Daisy, since they knew this would be all out. "Use Psybeam/Dig." They both shouted at once. Gabite dug a bigger hole from its previous one as Venomoth fired its Psybeam.

"Now use Rock Smash." Misty told Gabite. Gabite launched itself out of the hole and went straight towards its opponent. But instead of using Rock Smash it used a different attack; hitting its opponent twice in a row.

"That's Dual Chop, Ash. Gabite just learned Dual Chop!" Brock exclaimed.

"Go Gabite!" Ash shouted from the stands.

"Try Sleep Powder again." Daisy called out.

"I don't think so. Use Dragon Rage." Misty countered.

It didn't take long for Gabite to charge its attack and fire at Venomoth. It was right after that strike, Venomoth was out.

"Seems like Venomoth is out." The announcer stated.

"We have some really great competitors here and things are definitely going all out." Fiorella stated.

Daisy went up to Venomoth and gently lifted it. "You, like, did great. You deserve a nice long rest. She told it and returned it after it said 'Venamoth.'

Misty held Gabite's pokeball up with a smile. "You did great! Get some rest." She told it as Gabite returned. Misty then went up to her sister as she stood up. "You did a great job sis. You've shown to be a great gym leader." Misty complimented and they both took each other's hands in a congratulatory handshake without moving their arms.

"I'll, like, admit. I had a, like, great teacher." She replied to her sister.

As they began to go back Ursula was biting her outfit in a bit of a rage. "I can't believe it. She has a Gabite as well." She hissed through her teeth. "If we ever face off, I'll show her mine os the strongest one here." She said to herself.

Once they had gotten back stage, their friends congratulated them, and were impressed with each of their evolutions.

"I can't believe it. Both your Pokémon evolved!" Dawn exclaimed.

"You both are definitely strong trainers. I can't believe how far you both have come." Serena stated.

"I wonder how you'll fair in the second round." Iris wondered.

"Well, with how things are going, I'd say things will get pretty interesting." Zoey commented.

"Well. After this competition, we're going to be staying for the Pokemon Contest. It's been a while since we've seen one." Daisy commented.

From there, the last two contestants, Dawn and Serena went out and Dawn decided to choose her Piplup as Serena chose her Growlithe, but lost to Dawn. She was very sad to of lost but Dawn managed to cheer her up by not only reminding her about type advantage, but letting her know that she can't win every battle she faces. She let her know that Ash and Zoey were her mentors for a while and that Ash can help her learn more about battles. After all that, they took a short break before the second round and the others went to see the other contestants.

"Oh my gosh! Like, Daisy! You did, like, an amazing job. Even from seeing Venonat evolve." Violet complimented her.

"Yeah, like, we were ecstatic to see Tracey's Pokémon evolve." Lily stated.

"You both did amazing." Tracey added. "Since they're having us to take a small break, we wanted to see you guys before they continued." He told them. Tracey went up to the woman he loved. "You did an amazing job, Dais." Tracey complimented. "I love how you managed to get Venonat to evolve." Tracey told her.

"Thanks, Trace and here." Daisy replied as she gave him back his Pokemon.

"You did a great job too, Mist." Ash complimented. "I'm proud of you and Gabite." He told her,

"Thanks Ash." She replied before she kissed his cheek. Daisy did the same with Tracey.

Gary went up to Green. "You know, you did really great with your Venusaur." Gary complimented.

She giggled. "Thanks, Gare-bear." She replied. Ash had to stiffen a laugh and Gary shot him a glare.

"Gare-bear!?" he exclaimed as he tried not to laugh.

"Yeah, she calls me that. Unlike with what I called you, Ashy-boy." Gary attempted to retort.

"At least I was more mature to not make fun of you while I was on my journey." Ash retorted.

"At least I stopped calling you that a while back." Gary replied as they were about to get into a heated argument until both Green and Misty grabbed their ears. "Ow, ow, ow, ow." Gary said.

"Ow, ow… Mist." Ash tried to plea.

"At least act your age." Misty reminded him.

"But he started it…" "I don't care." Misty told him as she interrupted him.

"That goes for you too, Gary." Green told him.

"Awe, but Leaf. OW!" Gary tried to plead but she yanked on his ear.

"Seems like quite a few lovebirds." Dawn complimented seeing their quarrel.

Kenny went up to her and she looked at him. "You did great, Dawn. I hope you can get past this round." Kenny complimented.

"Same with you, May." Drew told her.

"Thanks. It'll be hard though. Tough competition." May told him.

Paul went up to Zoey. "I'm sorry you didn't make it past the first round." He told her.

"That's alright. It was a hard battle. Plus, I'm not all that much of a battler." She replied.

After a brief talk, the others went back to their seats, and they began to start the next round. In the next round it was May against Green. May used her Snorlax, in which surprised Ash, Brock and Misty since the last time they saw Snorlax was when it was a Muchlax. Leaf used Cherubi but lost. She and May shook hands and the competition continued on.

Dawn went up against Ursula and used her Kirlia against Ursula's Plusle. Dawn managed to come out on top, then it was Misty up against Marina in which Misty barely managed to win. With how the battles kept on going, even in the semi-finals, Dawn went up against May and lost while Misty went up against Green and came out on top. Down to the last two, it was May against Misty.

"Okay, Drew. This is it. Down to them. I hope you're ready for this." Ash told him.

"I know I am. I hope you are." Drew replied.

"I'm on the edge of my seat. Dawn came so close but May had more experience." Kenny commented.

With how Misty and May were on the stage, they had a bit of a stare down, knowing this was it for the both of them. One of them would walk away as the victor and queen of the Princess festival.

"Good luck to you, May." Misty cheered on.

"Likewise to you, Misty. Just don't hold back." May told her.

"Trust me. I won't. I'm going all out." Misty told her.

"Glad to hear it. Especially from a surprise that I have." May told her.

"I wonder what surprise she has in store for each of us." Brock said and he wondered what she meant.

"Don't worry. I know she saved a really good ace for this one." Drew replied as he smiled at the girl he loved.

"This might be a very close battle." Ash added.

Misty looked to Pikachu on her shoulder. "I might have my ace on me, but I've made my decision for this final battle." Misty told him. Pikachu gave a confirming nod with a 'Pika.' From there he ran down her arm and she swung her arm to launch him into the air. "I choose Pikachu." She called out as she did that and he landed on the stage.

May grabbed her pokeball, knowing who she was going to use. "Come on out, Venusaur." May called out. Her pokeball burst open, revealing her massive Pokémon.

"I think your sister and friend are going all out in this one." Molly said to Max.

"You're definitely right. My question is, will this be more of a tie or will Misty win." He added.

Molly looked at him very confused. "I don't understand. A tie or if Misty can win?" Molly questioned.

Max nodded. "Pikachu is Ash's strongest Pokemon as Venusaur is one of May's strongest. She does have a water and ice-type. But Venusaur has a bit more of an advantage compared to them." Max told her. "Not only that, with the strong bond between both Pikachu and Misty. She has a bit of a better chance of winning." He informed her.

"Okay Venusaur. Use your Razor Leaf attack." May called out.

"Dodge and counter with Iron Tail." Misty countered.

Pikachu ran at high speed as Venusaur launched Razor Leafs. Pikachu jumped over the attack and his tail turned white as it lit up and hit Venusaur on the head. May managed to call out a Vine Whip which caused some damage to Pikachu until the vines wrapped around him. This is where Misty took her chance.

"Use Thunder Bolt." She called out. Pikachu quickly charged up and launched a Thunder Bolt with a 'PIKKAA-CHHUUUU.' Causing a great deal of damage to Venusaur.

The attacks continued between them, with May telling Venusaur to use Petal dance and Razor Leaf as well. Misty countered with Volt Tackle and Iron Tail.

"This match is going neck and neck. Neither side giving in." the announcer stated.

"Seems like these beauties have a very tough fighting spirit compared to the others. I wonder what the result will become." Fiorella added.

"Go Venusaur. Use Razor Leaf attack." May commanded.

"Pikachu, dodge and use Thunderbolt." Misty countered.

Venusaur launched its leaves and Pikachu jumped to dodge them and launched another devastating Thunderbolt that caused more damage.

"Venusaur lets finish this with Double Edge." May called out.

"Counter with Volt Tackle." Misty called out.

Both Pokémon charged at each other and made an explosion upon collision. It took a bit of time, but the smoke cleared and both Pokémon were still standing, but Misty and May knew how to end this.

"We call a tie." They both announced.

"You heard it here folks. Both of these girls have decided to end this battle in a tie." The announcer stated.

"My question is, how will they split their winnings." Fiorella questioned.

Both Misty and May went up to their Pokemon, even though Pikachu was Ash's. May put one hand on her Venusaur and pet 'em with another. "You feeling okay?" she asked it.

"Saur Venusaur. (I am okay.)" Venusaur replied.

"Go ahead and rest. You deserve it." May told her faithful Pokémon as she return 'em.

Misty picked up Pikachu, knowing how exhausted he was. "You did an amazing job as well Pikachu." She told him. Pikachu smiled at her weakly.

Misty and May met up in the middle and took one anothers hand in a staking stance. "You did great." May complimented.

"Likewise." Misty replied.

Not long after, everyone found out how Misty and May were now dividing up their winnings as they each took half the dolls.

"I'll be sending mine home real soon. I'm leaving a note for my parents." She informed them.

"We'll take Misty's home tomorrow. Once the contest is finished." Daisy told them.

"For right now. I suggest we get a room for the night." Iris told them.

"I definitely agree. It is getting a bit late." Serena commented.

After May sent off her dolls and Misty gave her sisters her dolls, they went to a hotel to stay the night. Most of the rooms were already booked, with some leftover. Many of the boys and girls managed to get separate rooms, but some people had to share a bed. Drew and May agreed to share one along with Dawn and Kenny, and Paul and Zoey. Yet, Ash and Misty got a room to themselves.

"Seems like this was incredibly tough." Iris commented.

"I agree, but I won't be staying." Lucey told them. They all looked to her. "Since there's still some sun out, I'll contact my ride and head back home." She told them.

Yet, immediately, Brock went to her side. "Why my queen, I'll help to escort…GAH!" he exclaimed as Misty and Max pulled his ears and Croagunk Poison Jabbed him.

"I think you need your own escort." Misty retorted, very irritated as she began to drag him away.

"An escort away from her." Max added as he helped her, Croagunk giving off a few chuckles.

"Well, I'm a little more used to that." Serena said with a sweat drop.

It wasn't long until Misty joined back up with her. "I doubt he'll ever learn." Misty remarked.

"That was pretty fast." Serena commented.

"I'm used to it." She told her.

"Umm…excuse me." A voice requested. Misty and Serena looked around a bit confused until they looked down and saw a little girl with blonde hair who was looking at them.

"Yes? Can we help you?" Misty asked, very confused.

"I thought you'd never ask." She replied and got into the same stance. This gave them both a very concerned look. "Will either of you be willing to take care of my big brother?" she requested.

This made them feel incredibly nervous, awkward and very uncomfortable until they noticed she was hoisted into their air, and she had a very confused look on her face. "Bonnie! Please!" a male voice requested. "I told you not to do that." He told her as the robotic hand he used to set her behind him. "I'm so sorry about that. She's been doing that all day to the women here. It's incredibly difficult to keep up with her." He told them.

"Oh that's okay. It's no hard done." Serena replied as she waved it all off.

"My name is Clemont. Her older brother. We came here to see the contest since I'm taking a small vacation. We'll be heading back home tomorrow." He told them.

"Nice to meet you I'm Misty." Misty said as she introduced herself.

"I'm Serena." Serena told him.

Ash went up to him as well. "My name is Ash." He told him.

"You're here for the contest?" Iris asked him.

Clement looked to her as he smiled and nodded with an 'mhmm.' "You see. My little sister…wait! Where did she…?" he wondered until he saw her with May and Dawn. "Oh no. Bonnie!" he exclaimed as he ran towards her.

"Couldn't say too much, could he?" Iris commented.

"Especially with his little sister running around." Serena commented.

"I wonder if she's as bad as Brock or worse." Max wondered.

"I'm getting the feeling she might be as bad as he is." Molly replied.

"For right now, best get to our rooms." Calem told them.

"Right behind ya on that." Dawn replied.

"I'll see you all at another time." Lucy told them before looking to Paul. "I expect a great match out of you really soon." Lucy told Paul.

Paul nodded with a smile. "Don't worry. I'll make sure to be ready for it." He replied to her. After that she headed on out.

"Farewell, my queen." Brock said sullenly as his head hung. "The Princess festival is over," he said to himself.

"Brock had it hard, huh!" Kenny exclaimed sarcastically.

"I have no comment." Drew replied.

Gary had a small laugh until his Pokegear went off. He brought it out and opened it to answer. "This is Gary. Go ahead." He spoke into it.

A mans face appeared on the screen. "Gary. We have a pretty serious situation here in Sinnoh." He informed him.

Gary looked perplexed. "Huh? What kind of situation?" Gary questioned.

"We found something incredibly shocking. I strongly doubt you'll believe it." He inform Gary.

"Okay. Understood. I'm on my way." Gary replied. The others looked to him and he looked at them. "Sorry everyone. I gotta head to Sinnoh. Something came up." He told them.

"That's fine." Dawn said to him.

"Need me to come with?" Green asked.

"Nah. I got this. 'Sides, you wanted to watch the contest." Gary told her before he began walking out with a 'later.'

Angie was considering on the same thing as she looked at the doors then to them. "I think I…" "Are you thinking about heading home as well?" Misty asked.

Angie looked at her then to Ash then back to her, but Misty sensed what was going on. "I-I am." She told them.

"Why not stay for the contest tomorrow? Then you'd be able to head home after that." Dawn told her.

"Especially since it's getting late. Gary and Lucy might have left; but I'm sure they're used to that." May told her.

"I-I…I don't know." She told them, a bit hesitantly.

"It would make a lot of sense. I know you have to be tired after today. Why not rest here for a bit?" Misty asked her.

Angie was a bit skeptical but looked back to her, knowing the answer. "Okay. I'll remain here until after the contest." She told her. She gave off a bit of a giggle. "After all. I do need some rest before getting home to Sinnoh." She told them. With that it was settled.

Everyone began heading for their rooms along with Ash and Misty heading for their until her sisters got her attention. She looked to them then back to Ash. He looked at her as he smiled. "Go ahead, Mist. It might be important." He told her.

"O-okay." Misty replied hesitantly. She went with her sisters as Ash went to their room.

She looked to them in their room. "Okay, what is it?" she asked them.

"Like, sis. We know we haven't been the best. Primarily since Daisy more took over the gym than we have." Violet started.

"Yeah. We, like, saw how great you both battled and we realize now we also need to step up our game." Lily added.

Daisy put her hand on her youngest sister's shoulder and Misty looked at her. "I know I've taken over the gym, but they've been seeing me battle a lot. Especially when I took on Trip and told them about what happened earlier." She told her.

"Like, Trip was definitely weak. I don't know why he's acting like that." Lily stated.

"But, like, Misty. You're definitely a Sensational Sister." Violet told her sincerely.

"W-wait! Really?" Misty asked in disbelief.

They nodded. "Like, after you and Daisy had that battle. We could tell how much you both bonded." Lily told her.

"Lily and I want to, like, apologize. We didn't know how tough things were for you, even after we took that trip." Violet told her.

"Over the, like, years. We didn't really understand what it was like. To, like, run the gym like you do. We want to do more around the gym." Lily told her.

"Wait! What? Really?!" Misty replied in shock and bewilderment.

"Yep. It's also why we have something big to tell you." Daisy told her.

"As for right now. I could use a good night's sleep." Lily yawned suddenly.

"Gotcha. I'll see you three in the morning." Misty told them. From there they hugged, but they leaned in to tell her something.

Misty looked very confused at this. "We're surprised you and Ash aren't an item yet." Daisy commented. Misty blushed immensely from that.

"You best make your move really soon." Violet teased.

"Guys…" Misty began to argue.

"We know how much you love him and we know he loves you." Daisy told her.

"Much like you and Tracey." Misty retorted very teasingly.

Lily and Violet giggled pretty hard, knowing that Misty was right. "You both aren't even helping." She scolded defensively.

Misty giggled and began to depart. "Night." She told them.

"Night." They replied.

Misty headed for hers and Ash's room and went in. When she did, she saw him standing in the way. "Ash?" she asked. He didn't move. "Ash!' She exclaimed. She even tapped his shoulder. "Are you okay?" she asked him. He looked at her very bewildered and she was confused about his look.

"You best see this." He told her as he moved aside. She looked and saw a bed, but wasn't too worried.

"I'm not worried about one bed, Ash." She told him.

"Huh? You aren't?" he asked her.

She giggled with her eyes closed. "Of course not. We-we have shared the tent." She reminded him.

"I know but…" he tried to retort until she took his hand and laid her head on his shoulder.

"I really don't mind, you know." She told him very sweetly.

As this was going on, Max and Molly managed to sneak away real fast from the others. Max being the one that convinced Molly to sneak out for a bit. They went up to Ash and Misty's room, who's door was cracked open slightly. Max managed to peek in first as Molly watched.

"I don't know about this, Max. What if we're caught?" Molly requested.

Max had a sly smile. "Nothing to worry about. We're just having a little fun." He told her. "Plus, I wanted to see what Ash and Misty were up to." He added.

"Well, okay. Huh?" she questioned as they heard them talking. Max looked in as did Molly and they saw Ash and Misty having a conversation. "What are they saying?" Molly asked.

"I'm not for sure, but…" "There you are!" a voice exclaimed. Max heard this but was too late to react as his sister pulled him by his ear. "I've been wondering where you've been." She scolded him.

Drew came up as well. "Seems like we finally found him. Glad you put him in the same room with us along with Dawn and Kenny." Drew stated.

"No kidding. I hope you don't do this anymore." May started.

"This was only one time. Besides. We were looking to see what Ash and Misty were up to." Max said in an attempt to defend himself.

"A very poor excuse as you should know to leave them alone." May told him as she dragged him away.

Drew and Molly followed behind as they felt embarrassed about this. "I hope he learns from this." Molly said to Drew.

"I don't know if he will or not. He'll have a lot to learn from once he's a trainer." Drew commented as they continued down the hall.

As they did, Misty and Ash were getting ready for bed. Ash was getting in along with Misty as she cuddled up to him. He wrapped his arm around her and held her close as she smiled before kissing his cheek. "You know something. This was the best Princess Day I've ever had." She told him.

He looked down at her, incredibly confused. "The best one ever? Haven't you came out here over the pas few years?" he asked.

She shook her head with her eyes closed before reopening them. "I truly haven't." She began to reply. This really shocked Ash as he thought she would have. "It-it wasn't really the same. I didn't feel like there was much meaning. Once it came around after we parted ways, I just felt something missing." She informed him as she remembered attempting to attend the Princess Festival. "Once I found out when it was this year, I decided for as many of us to attend." She told him.

Ash smiled at her and held her close. "Even though you guys managed to trick us somehow. I really enjoyed being your Prince on this day." He admitted. Misty smiled and cuddled into him and he pulled her closer. "I do wonder." He continued. This got her attention as she looked up at him. "When Gary had to leave for Sinnoh. I wonder what happened." He told her.

"I'm not so sure, Ash. Whatever it was, it was incredibly important for him head out." Misty told him. Gotcha on that one right there." Ash replied. As they talked a woman is running frantically, like something is chasing her. "Whatever it is. Let's hope it isn't horrible." He told her as the woman continued to run.

(Beat) In a loud whisper: GOTTA CATCH 'EM, GOTTA CATCH EM, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! POKEMON! (Regular) I WANT TO BE THE BEST, THAT NO ONE EVER WAS! TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST. TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAUSE. FOR EVERY NEW JOURNEY I FACE, OFFERS A NEW CHALLENGE. FROM NEW FRIENDS, TO NEW RIVALS! NEW POKEMON WITH NEW ABILITIES. BE A HERO, BE A HEERROOO. IT'S IN YOUR SOUL. BE A HERO. BE A HEERRROOOOO. THE POWER IS IN YOUR SOUL. JUST TAKE IT IN YOUR HAAANNNDD! POKEMON.

TP1

Tom: This definitely took a while to make. TimPrime1 does apologize for the long wait. Not only was there so much he wanted to put in, but his thought process and creativity felt pretty limited. Primarily in the Pokémon battles. Along with something that happened a couple of months ago.

Sara: We'll let him explain, but he has a couple of things for you all first.

Tom: A trailer for his Pokémon fanfiction movie. Let's kick it. *hits the touchscreen buttons*

During Ash's journey's back through Kanto, he and his friends arrive in a small town. "Nice to meet you all. I'm Ash!" he exclaims. "It's nice to meet you all as well." a teen replies. They all walk around the town near a castle. "This is the place where a King once ruled hundreds of years ago." he informs them. "He used to rule over this land, but the legend indicates that two legends came together to stop him." The teen informs them. "Is it just me, or does this place give me the creeps?" Misty questioned. "Gives me a bit of the creeps, but I'm not all that scared." Kenny replies. They all are in the castle. "This is where it is said that the mighty King lost his sword to a certain knight." the teen explains to them. "The knight had been chosen by the two egends." He tells them.

A group of men find something hidden away. "What is all this?" one of the men asks. "Looks incredibly ancient." another man states. "It is said that once the King returns, vengeance will fall upon the Kingdom." the teen informs them as an evil spirit takes over a young adult. Everyone begins running. I'm back, and no one can stop me!" the King tells everyone. "The King. The legend. It's all coming true." the teen states. "We need to find the Knight." Iris states. "But the knight hasn't been chosen yet." an adult informs them. "Pokemon-mon-mon. Pokemon-mon-mon. The Journey's just begun!" "Join Ash and his friends in an all new quest." The King sits on his throne, glaring down at them. "We have got to stop the King's evil spirit." Ash tells everyone. "We have to find the two legendries. They're the only ones that can help us." The teen informs them. Ho-Oh and Lugia stare at a person at the edge of a cliff. "An all new journey to save Kanto and the world." Paul grabs Zoey's arm and pulls her back to him. "TimPrime1 and Toonami are proud to present-Pokemon: the Knight of Kanto. Coming soon! Only Toonami on and archive of our own." Everyone looks over the Kingdome. "Only Toonami."

Tom: There's the trailer for ya. Pokemon: The Knight of Kanto. Also, college is starting up for him this fall.

Sara: It maybe one class, but he'll be doing statistics which will be incredibly tough.

Tom: As for right now. Here's TimPrime1's message.

Me: I was going through a very rough time. On 7/8/2023, my Christian aunt had passed away. She had developed cancer and was going through chemotherapy. It wasn't working all that well for her. Me and my family were very saddened for her passing, but we're happy she's no longer suffering. I do wish my daughter got to spend a bit more time with her. Back to you guys.

Sara: Even after over a month, Tim is still very sad, but he's capable of moving on. He does miss many relatives that have passed away over time in NJ and SC.

Tom: It's why he's taken this long, but he's still aiming to work on it. He even took a hatious from YouTube. But we aim to keep going. So, in the meantime, sit back and relax. While I push the button. Only Toonami.

Me: Till next time everyone.

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