//------------------------------// // Pokémon Contest // Story: Luna's Pokémon Journey // by Norwegian boy //------------------------------// After Luna’s time travel on Kirikiri mountain, she and James travel to Rubello town so Luna could see a Pokémon contest battle. Luna has wondering what a contest battle was, she has read about when she had the time but never seen a contest battle. After James had paid their ticket, Luna and James walk walking through building looking at the different trainers to see how the prepared themselves to the contest but they saw a familiar face. “May.” Said Luna while walking towards her. May, who had her back to them, turned around. She smiled when she saw who it was. “Luna.” They gave each other a hug. “What are you doing here?” They broke the hug. “Are you competing?” Luna asked her. “I sure am, I didn’t get to the final last time but this I am going to win.” May said with a smile. “Last time was over ten years ago.” James told May. May looked at him with annoyance. “I know that James, that’s why I am here.” Luna decided to ask May something before they started to argue. “So, what’s is contest battle?” May was shocked when she heard that. “Are you telling me that you have never seen a contest battle before Luna?” Luna shocked her head. “They don’t have it where I am from.” May scratched her head. “I guess they don’t have it everywhere.” May found it weird that Luna hadn’t heard about contest battle but she was happy to explained it to her. “A contest battle is a lot like a Pokémon but in a contest, you have to make your moves into a show.” “A show? I am not sure if I understand.” Luna said with some confuse in her voice. “It’s better if you saw it.” James told her. “We should find out seat, the contest is about to start soon.” They said goodbye to May and whished her good luck. On their way to stage, Luna asked James something. “Have you ever tried a enter a contest James?” “Once, I tried while I was in Sinnoh but I didn’t get past qualify round. That I realised that this wasn’t for me.” He said with some embarrassment in his voice. Luna couldn’t help but giggle when she heard that, she isn’t sure why she found it funny. She decided to have a look around while walking, to see the different people who was competing, She could see young people and people who was at her own age, she then saw a girl she thought she recognized. The girl had a white dress but what really caught her attention was her hair, it was long and purple. ‘No, it can’t be her, can it?’ She was snapped out of her thought by a hand on her shoulder. “Are you ok Luna?” James asked her. Luna looked at him for a moment and then back to where she saw the girl, she was gone. “I am not sure, I thought I saw someone I know.” James raised an eye brown when he heard that. “You think you saw someone you know? Who?” “It looked like Rarity.” “Rarity? One of the ‘ponies’ that help you.” Luna nodded. “If it was here just remember, they are not the same. The once in this world are totally different form you world.” “I am aware of that.” She couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Don’t worry, I am not going to freak out, I barely know her.” And with that, they decided to find their seat. “WELCOME EVERYBOBY TO THIS POKEMON CONTES, I AM YOUR HOST VIVIAN AND I HOPE TO SEE SOME SPECTACULAR PERFORMENS TODAY. BUT FIRST, LET ME INTRODUCE OUR JUDGES.” After Luna and James found their place in the audience, it didn’t take long before the show started. Already on the stage was a woman with red hair, she was wearing a pink dress. Behind her was three humans, two of them Luna had never seen before and the third was nurse Joy. The stage was quite large, a giant Pokéball was painted on the stage with a battling arena on it which had a ribbon in the middle. “UP FIRST WE HAVE THE HEAD JUDGE, RAOUL CONTESTA. THEN WE HAVE MR SUKIZO, THE LEAD OF THE POKEMON FANCLUB…” “Hey James.” He looked at Luna. “Are they professional?” “You mean at begging judges?” She nodded. “Yes, they have judge many contest and they are very good at it.” Luna just took his words for it and went back to the stage. “NOW, LET HAVE OUT OUR FIRST CONTESTANT, ALL THE WAY FROM KALOS WE HAVE RARITY.” Out on the stage came an elegant lady with a white dress, her hair was purple. James looked over to Luna who was rubbing her face with both hands. “Is that her?” James asked her, Luna just nodded. James looked back the stage to see what this ‘Rarity’ had in store for the audience. Rarity took out a Pokéball and threw it up in the air. “Come out Delphox.” Out came a giant red fox with some light yellow in it, it looked like it’s ears wan on fire and it was holding a stick. “What is that?” James asked himself as he took out his Pokédex, Luna was just surprised that he didn’t know. Delphox the Fox Pokémon. It gazes into flames at the tip of its branch to achieve a focused state, which allows it so see onto the future. Using psychic power, it generates a fiery vortex of 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit, incinerating foes swept into this whirl of flames. “A Delphox, it must the evolved form of Fenneking, one of the started Pokémon from Kalos.” Luna wasn’t sure if he was telling the truth but she trusted him. They went back to stage. “Delphox, be a dear and use flame spin.” Delphox pointed it’s stick in the air and flames came out of it and they were spinning. “Now use psychic.” Then Delphox eyes started to glow and the falmes started to chance into a bird. “INCREDIBLE, FIRST RARITY’S DELPHOX MAKES A FIRE SPIN AND THEN SHE TRANSFOMED INTO THE LEGENDARY BIRD MOLTRES.” Luna looked over to James. “Legendary bird?” “I will explain later.” Luna decided to respect that, she looked back at the show as Delphox made the flaming bird fly around the arena. Luna couldn’t help but be amazed by it all, this was totally different from the way she was battling. “Now my dear, use shadow ball.” Delphox pointed the stick at the bird and send away a black ball and when the ball made contacted with the flaming bird, it exploded creating fireworks. The entire audience erupted into a cheering, all were impressed by Rarity and Delphox performance, the judges to. Luna couldn’t help join the rest of the audience, she had never seen anything like it and she was also impressed. On the stage, Rarity and Delphox bowed for the audience. When the audience managed to settle down, James said. “That was very original, that is going to though to beat.” Even that it was Luna’s first contest, she had agreed with James on this one. Luna watch the rest of the performance and she couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, there was some of the stood out more then the other but none of them was as good as Rarity’s performance. Then it was May’s turn. She came out with a smile on her face. “Take the stage Beautifly.” Out came the butterfly Pokémon. “Use morning sun.” Beautifly flew out on the stage and started to shine, the shined over the entire audience and Luna was amazed by it. After May was done the judges chose four trainers that would go and battle against each other, May and three was chosen, one of them was Rarity. Then the battling begun, Luna saw that it was like normal battling but you also had to show off the Pokémon moves. Then it was the finally and it was May vs Rarity. May was up first and she use a Pokémon Luna hadn’t seen before, it looked like it had a purple hat on it head, it was purple around it’s neck and on it tail while the rest of the body was white. “Hey, she evolved her Skitty.” Said James. Luna took out her Pokédex to see the data. Delcatty the prim Pokémon. Delcatty prefers to line an unfettered existence in which it can do as it please. Because this Pokémon eats and sleeps whenever it decides, its daily routines are completely random. Then it was Rarity turn, she had a Pokémon the was mostly white with some blue, it looked like the ears was covering itself. Meowstic the constraint Pokémon. When in danger, it raises its ears and releases enough psychic power to grind a 10 ton truck into dust. Luna was amazed by the data, she looked over to James and saw that he also had taken out his Pokédex which surprised her. ‘I guess it’s also is from Kalos.’ Then the battle started. Each trainer managed to show of their Pokémon and their moves, the battling became intense and eventually, Rarity won. “THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS, RARITY IS THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR CONTES.” Vivian gave Rarity her ribbon and then the entire audience erupted with cheering, James and Luna joined. After the contest was done, Luna, May and James was sitting at a café. “I’m sorry that you didn’t win May.” Luna said to her. May just waved it off. “Don’t be, Rarity won it fear and square.” She took a sip out of her water. “What are you two doing next?” She asked them. “we are going to professor Birch Pokémon summer school near Fortree City.” Luna told her. “Oh, that’s sound like fun, it’s too bad I am going to Sinnoh. There’s someone contest I want to participate in, you two have fun there. Luna looked over to James who just shrugged his shoulders. “We will try.” After the they were done eating, the said goodbye to each other and went their separate way. May to Sinnoh while James and Luna head towards the school.