//------------------------------// // A Grim Reunion // Story: Pokémon Turquoise Johto Adventures // by foxmaster //------------------------------// Continuing on the road to Blackthorn City, Turquoise and Fluttershy were getting close to a town. Turquoise was holding her new egg close to her chest full of excitement about what might hatch from it. “I can’t wait to see what you turn into,” Turquoise said with excitement. “I guess it will be a pokemon we have never seen before,” Fluttershy said. “Whatever it is I hope it's cute,” Turquoise said. “You really love cute things don’t you,” Fluttershy said. “Why wouldn't I?” Turquoise asked. Before they could continue talking they arrived in town but what got Turquoise’s attention was a flyer for an upcoming contest. “This is my chance to get that fifth ribbon. “Any idea who you're going to use?” Fluttershy asked. “I do but first we need to find a Pokemon Center,” Turquoise said. The girls found the pokemon center and as soon as they got there Turquoise immediately went for the vidphone to call Professor Oak. A bit later he appeared on the screen. “Good to see you again Turquoise,” Professor Oak said. “You to Professor,” Turquoise said. “So what can I do for you?” Professor Oak asked. “I need you to send me my Venusaur,” Turquoise said. “Sure thing, who will you send over?” professor Oak asked. “My Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said. He called Venusaur over before recalling him into his Pokeball. He then placed the ball on the tray while Turquoise did the same on her end. He then pulled the lever and then a few seconds later the exchange was complete. “Hunchkrow arrived safely on my end,” Professor Oak said. “And Venusaur arrived on my end,” Turquoise said before the Professor hung up. “By the way where are we?” Fluttershy asked. Turquoise checked her poke gear and soon noticed they were in a town that was close to the cave that leads to Blackthorn City. “According to the map we are in Crystallin Town,” Turquoise said. After seeing the time Turquoise was shocked. “SWEET ARCEUS I’M GOING TO BE LATE,” Suddenly Turquoise ran lightning fast with Fluttershy trying to catch up to her. Luckily she managed to snag the last spot with five minutes to spare. Just then Fluttershy caught up to her. “Did you make it?” Fluttershy asked. “It was close but I made it,” Turquoise said. Suddenly someone Turquoise hasn't seen in a while came up to them. “Long time no see Turquoise,” A voice that was revealed to be Kyle’s said. “Kyle good to see you again,” Turquoise said. “I assume you're entering the contest too?” Kyle asked. “I am, I assume you are too?” Turquoise said. “Sure am,” Kyle said. “Awesome, how many ribbons do you have?” Turquoise asked. “I have four so far,” Kyle said while showing them. “Neat so do I,” Turquoise said. The two of them kept chatting until it was time to go inside. Turquoise was both nervous and excited while Kyle was just excited. A bit later it was time to begin as indicated by the monitors turning on and Julian about to do her opening intro. “Welcome everyone to today’s contest here in Crystallin Town. I am your always energetic MC Julian and here are the judges,” Julian said before shifting everyone’s focus to the judges. “First up from the Pokemon activities Committee Mr.Contesta. “A pleasure as always,” Contesta said. “Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said. “Remarkable,” Sukizo said. “And finally Crystallin Town’s own Nurse Joy,” Julian said. “I can’t wait to see what these coordinators shine,” Nurse Joy said while smiling. “And as a special treat for all you watching the format for this contest will be a double performance which means our coordinators will be using two pokemon,” Julian said. Luckily this time Turquoise was prepared. “So without further ado let the contest begin. Many skilled coordinators went on one by one and gave the best performances they could as if this was their last chance when it wasn't. Once the current contestant was finished it was now Kyle’s turn but what was surprising to Turquoise was Kyle not being dressed as the phantom or using the over-the-top special effects from back in Lavender Town. “You’re not going to do your whole Phantom Persona?” Turquoise asked. “Now that I cut my mom out of my life I no longer feel the need to hide behind a mask so it's time for Kyle Grim to take the stage,” Kyle said which impressed Turquoise greatly. Kyle continued his way to the stage while Turquoise focused on the monitor to see Kyle in action. “Please welcome our next contestant all the way from Lavender Town in the Kanto Region Kyle Grim,” Julian said as kyle took his position. “Froslass and Castform let’s astonish them,” Kyle said before throwing two pokeballs that popped open and unleashed a bunch of snowflakes with Froslass and a little white creature that looked cute. “What pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked before pulling out her Pokedex. “Castform, The Weather Pokemon, Its appearance changes with the weather. Recently, its molecules were found to be just like water,” The Pokedex said. “Castform use Hail and Floslass use Double Team. Castform fired an ice-blue sphere into the air which created clouds that started to cause a hailstorm while Froslass and her copies danced around and faded from one spot to another. “Time for the finale, Castform use Weather ball and Froslass use Shadow Ball. Castform unleashed a weather ball upward which turned into ice due to Hail followed by the shadow ball which collided with it and created a sparkly explosion that turned the hail into sparkling dust. “Now that was a splendid performance, what do you say judges?” Julian asked. “The way Froslass danced around in that hail was what we would expect from a ghost-type,” contesta said. “Remarkable,” Sukizu said. “It was like watching a geisha at a winter festival,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Kyle returned backstage Turquoise was still in shock and awe. “That was impressive,” Turquoise said. “Thanks,” Kyle said. After a few more coordinators went up it was now Turquoise’s turn. “And now for our last contestant, all the way from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region is Turquoise Dusk,” Julian said as Turquoise took her position. “Venusaur and Meganium lets dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her two pokeballs which popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink and purple flower petals before Venusaur and Meganium appeared as the petals rained down on them. “Venusar use Petal Dance and Meganium use Magical Leaf. Venusaur unleashed his petal Dance which created a vortex of pink petals while Meganium unleashed Magical Leaf which got absorbed by the Petal Dance and created a spiral tower of pink petals and green leaves. “Now Venusaur wrap this up with Solar Beam. Venusaur spent a minute charging up power in his flower before firing a bright beam through the tower and causing it to explode and create a shower of petals and leaves with the bright light of the Solar beam creating a nice contrast. “Now that is what I call an excellent performance, what say you, judges?” Julian asked. “The way she combined those moves was simply genius,” Contesta said. “Very Remarkable,” Sukizo said. “It suddenly feels like springtime here in our frigid little town,” Nurse Joy said. Turquoise returned backstage to await the results of who is going to round two. After some time Julian appeared on the screen. “Sorry for the wait everyone but with so many amazing performances it took longer than usual, anyway, here are the eight coordinators moving on to the second round,” Julian said before eight profiles appeared with Turquoise in first and Kyle in second. “We both made it,” Turquoise said excitedly. The profiles were shuffled and the pairings were set. Both Turquoise and Kyle were winning their matches one by one until it was down to just the two of them. “And now we reached the final match, On my left is Kyle, and on my right is Turquoise, five minutes on the clock, go,” Julian said before the match began. “Dusknoir and Aegislash let's astonish them,” Kyle said before tossing two pokeballs that popped open and unleashed a bunch of black and white smoke which Dusknoir and a big sword combined with a shield came out of. Turquoise wished she could have looked up what pokemon the sword was but decided to wait until after the contest. “Espeon and Umbreon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said before tossing her two pokeballs which popped open and unleashed a bunch of multi-colored stars that formed the shapes of Espeon and Umbreon before turning into them. “Espeon use Swift and Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Espeon unleashed her swift while Umbreon fired Shadow ball at it which created a bunch of black stars. “Nice combo but don’t think that will beat us. “Aegislash use King’s Shield. Aegislah suddenly floated in front of Dusknoir before creating a barrier that blocked the attack which cost Turquoise some points. Turquoise: 90% “Our turn to attack. Aegislash use Sacred Sword and Dusknoir grab Aegislash and then throw it with Shadow Punch. Aegislash suddenly unsheathed itself before its blade began to glow as Dusknoir grab it and then sent it flying like a projectile. Turquoise knew there was no dodging Shadow Punch but that did not mean she was out of options. “Espeon use Psychic on Aegislash and Umbreon use Dark Pulse on Dusknoir. Espeon’s Psychic managed to stop Aegislash which also stopped Shadow Punch since it was connected to it while Umbreon managed to score a Direct hit on Dusknoir. Despite the damage, Dusknoir was still standing. Kyle: 75% “Not bad but that was just the beginning, Dusknoir use Payback on Espeon. Dusknoir began building up energy before unleashing it. “Dodge it Espeon and use Psybeam on Dusknoir. Espeon managed to dodge the attack and unleash her Psybeam. “Aegislash use King’s Shield. Aegislash returned to its scabbard and created another barrier that blocked the Psybeam, which Turquoise was expecting. Turquoise: 80% “Now Umbreon use Shadow ball while spinning. Umbreon unleashed a spinning Shadow ball which nailed Aegislash since it had no time to change stances and fainted which caused the judges to hit their buzzers. “And that just cost Kyle a mountain of points,” Julian said as Kyle’s points went down dramatically. Kyle: 25% “Let’s even the score, Dusknoir use Shadow Punch on Espeon. Dusknoir unleashed a Shadow punch that was heading for Espeon. Umbreon instinctively used himself as a shield to block it which may have cost Turquoise some points but it also cost Kyle as well. Turquoise: 75% Kyle: 20% “Now use Shadow ball while Umbreon is down. Dusknoir unleashed Shadow ball from its mouth which was heading for Espeon. Umbreon was not quick enough which resulted in Espeon taking damage. Kyle was expecting it to be a knockout but was surprised to see Espeon still standing. “And Espeon managed to hang on, but that hit just cost turquoise a lot of points,” Julian said as Turquoise’s points went down as the clock reached the one-minute mark and Umbreon was able to return to her side. Turquoise: 35% “Looks like it's time to try that,” Turquoise said to herself. “Dusknoir finish this with Shadow Ball. Dusknoir unleashed another shadow ball but this time Turquoise was ready. “Umbreon use Dark Pulse and Espeon use Psybeam. Umbreon unleashed Dark Pulse while Espeon’s Psybeam went through it and formed a new combination. The two moves pushed against each other for a bit until the Psybeam/Dark Pulse combo broke through and nailed Dusknoir and finish it off which resulted in the judges hitting their buzzers. “And with that explosive new combo, the winner of the Crystallin Ribbon is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron. “You were amazing Dusknoir now rest,” Kyle said before recalling Dusknoir. A few minutes later everyone gathered for the award ceremony. “And now Mr. Contesta will award Turquoise the Crystallin Ribbon,” Julian said as he approached. “If I recall this is your fifth ribbon correct?” Contesta asked. “It is,” Turquoise said. “Congratulation and we look forward to seeing you on Candina Island in one month,” Contesta said as he gave Turquoise the ribbon. With all the excitement now over Turquoise changed back into her street clothes and was now outside with Fluttershy and Kyle. “So are you planning on leaving for the Grand Festival now that you have five ribbons?” Kyle asked. “Not yet I still have my gym battle in Blackthorn City to look forward to,” Turquoise said. “But before that let’s find out where Candina Island is,” Fluttershy suggested which cued Turquoise to look it up. “It looks like it's off the coast of Olivine City and a stone’s throw away from someplace called Orre,” Turquoise said. “You mean the Orre Region,” Kyle corrected. “You know about it?” Turquoise asked. “I do, it's a small desert-like region northwest of Jhoto, but it's not worth anyone's time since there are no gyms or contests there,” Kyle said. “And on that topic, what are your plans? The grand festival is in one month,” Turquoise asked. “There are still two more contests left so I'm going to give my all in them and hope to see you girls on Candina Island,” Kyle said before leaving. Turquoise called Professor Oak to exchange Venusaur for Hunchkrow before the girls called it a day. TO BE CONTINUED