> Pokemon Turquoise
>  by foxmaster
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> Taking The First Step Now
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In the quiet town of Pallet was a ten-year-old girl named Turquoise who was sound asleep until her little furry friend Eevee hopped onto her bed and snuggled with her. Turquoise suddenly woke up.

“ You always know how to wake me,” Turquoise said before quickly changing out of her nightie and into her traveling clothes which consisted of a white top with an ice blue skirt, A matching belt with a silver heart-shaped buckle, Black tights and grey boots, And lastly an Ice Blue Jacket with a matching long scarf. After brushing her long red hair she went downstairs to see her mom waiting for her.

“ Are you excited about today Turquoise?” Her mom asked.

“ I sure am, I can't wait to start my journey,” Turquoise said with excitement. After finishing her breakfast she noticed it was almost time for her to be at Professor Oak’s Lab and rushed out the door.

“ That girl I swear she would forget her head if it wasn’t attached to her shoulders,” Turquoise’s mom said while grabbing Turquoise’s bag and Eevee’s Pokeball.

Sometime later Turquoise arrived in front of the steps to Professor Oak’s lab and went up the steps. After going inside Professor Oak’s assistant greeted her.

“ You must be Turquoise, we've been expecting you,” The Assistant said. After showing Turquoise to the Professor who was a man with brown hair who looked to be no older than his mid-twenties the assistant got his attention. " Professor the new trainer is here,"

“ Ah you must be Turquoise I hope you are excited,” Professor Oak said before pulling out three pokeballs. " First, let me introduce you to the three starters you have to pick from first-up the Fire-type Charmander," An orange bipedal salamander with a flame on the tip of its tail suddenly came out of one of the pokeballs and smiled. " Next is the Water-type Squirtle," A blue turtle-like creature came out of another Pokeball and began to look timid. " And finally the Grass-type Bulbasaur," A green plant-like creature with a bulb on its back came out of the final Pokeball and looked determined and ready for action. After thinking it over for a minute Turquoise made her decision.

“ I choose Bulbasaur,” Turquoise said, which made the other two a bit saddened but also happy for Bulbasaur.

“ Good choice now here is your Pokedex and pokeballs.” Professor Oak said before Giving Turquoise the mentioned items. As soon as Turquoise left the Lab her mom was waiting for her at the bottom of the steps.

“ There you are, you ran off in such a hurry you forgot your bag,” Turquoise’s mom said before handing Turquoise her backpack. As soon as she opened it and put her pokeballs inside Eevee rubbed up against her leg.

“ Eevee? You followed us here?” Turquoise asked.

“ Eevee wants to come with you Turquoise. You two have been very close and I think she will be happier traveling with you than staying home with me,” Turquoise’s mom said before handing Turquoise the Love Ball she caught Eevee in. After Eevee returned to her Pokeball Turquoise set off for Route 1 to begin her journey. As soon as she arrived on Route 1 a whole flock of Pidgey and Spearow flew above her. As she was walking she noticed a pair of red ears poking out of the grass. As she approached the ears began to twitch and a red kit with six tails combined into a plume appeared.

“ What Pokemon is that?’ Turquoise asked herself while pulling her Pokedex out.

“ Vulpix. The Fox Pokemon. As each tail grows, its fur becomes more lustrous. When held, it feels slightly warm,” The Pokedex said in a male computer voice.

“ So you’re a Vulpix you are one of the cutest things ever,” Turquoise said before reaching for one of her pokeballs. Go Pokeball. Turquoise threw her Pokeball at Vulpix and managed to contain it. After a few shakes, the ball popped open and Vulpix ran off. What gives how come it managed to escape?

“ I take it you must be a new trainer if you don,t know the answer to that obvious question,” A male voice said before a boy with white skin and blue hair wearing glasses showed up.

“ And you are?” Turquoise asked.

“ I’m Rick and as to why you failed to catch that Vulpix it’s because you ignored the most basic rule when catching a pokemon you can't just throw a Pokeball at them and expect to succeed you need to use your other pokemon to weaken it first,” Rick explained.

“ And what makes you such an expert?” Turquoise asked.

“ Because unlike you I have more experience and I am the current champion of the Unova League,” Rick said.

“ If you think you’re that strong than battle me and prove it,” Turquoise demanded.

“ No way battling a noob like you would be a waste of my time maybe if you grow more as a Pokemon Trainer I will accept your challenge,” Rick said before taking his leave. Turquoise felt a bit upset about that noob comment but decided to ignore it for now and focus on looking for that Vulpix. As she was searching she felt like the sun’s rays were intensifying and noticed they were coming from A clearing up ahead. After arriving, Turquoise noticed the Sun’s intensity was being caused by Vulpix. After noticing Turquoise Vulpix began to look upset about seeing her again.

“ Now hold on Vulpix I didn’t mean to scare you,” Turquoise said. As Vulpix was coming closer a net suddenly ensnares it. " Whoever set this stupid trap show yourself," As soon as Turquoise shouted those words a man with red hair and blue eyes along with a woman with blonde hair and green eyes both wearing a white uniform with black gloves and boots and a huge black S on the shirt appeared and laughed evilly.

“ Rising from the Earth and into the Final Frontier,” The woman said before her partner picked up from where she left off.

“ More powerful than a cosmic storm and much more Severe,” The man said before the Women picked up again.

“ To Command all the pokemon in the Universe is what we seek,” The woman said before the man picked up.

“ Our resolve is ever strong and not at all weak,” The man finished.

“ Isabelle,” The woman said.

“ Chris,” The man said.

“ Team Supernova explodes with all our might,” Isabelle said before Chris finished the motto.

“ Give up now or you're in for a fight,” Chris said before he and Isabelle posed like there was an explosion behind them.

“ Let that Vulpix go, she does not belong to you freaks,” Turquoise shouted with all her might.

“ Who are you calling freaks? We are the mighty Team Supernova and if you think you can take us then bring it on,” Isabelle said.

“  Go Bulbasaur,” Turquoise said before throwing her Pokeball, causing it to pop open and Bulbasaur to pop out.

“ Bulba,” Bulbasaur said.

“ Poochyena come on out,” Isabelle said as she threw her Pokeball causing a black wolf pup to come out and look intimidating.

“ Poochy,” Poochyena shouted.

“ You too Houndour,” Chris said as he threw a Pokeball that popped open and caused a black hound with bones in certain places to come out and unleash a vicious growl.

“ What kind of Pokemon are those?” Turquoise asked before pulling her Pokedex out for answers.

“ Poochyena. The Bite Pokemon. It has a very tenacious nature. Its acute sense of smell lets it chase a chosen prey without ever losing track,” The Pokedex said before Turquoise shifted its focus to Houndour. " Houndour. The Dark Pokemon. To corner prey, they check each other's location using barks that only they can understand,"

“ Now that introductions are out of the way Poochyena use Bite. Poochyena rushed at Bulbasaur with a set of fangs in front of it.

“ Houndour use Ember. Houndour unleashed some small orange flames at Bulbasaur. Turquoise tried to remember what attacks Bulbasaur knew and then acted.

“ Bulbasaur dodge and use tackle on Houndour. Bulbasaur dodged both attacks and then charged at Houndour nailing it and sending it flying at Poochyena which sent it flying at both Isabelle and Chris sending them screaming and flying through the air. After getting rid of Team Supernova Turquoise released Vulpix from the net and Vulpix saw how much Turquoise cared about pokemon. Vulpix suddenly looked fired up and challenged Turquoise to a battle.

“ Ok, Bulbasaur let's do this. Vulpix suddenly unleashed a ball of light that covered the battlefield in a harsh light. Turquoise suddenly realized that the Vulpix she was facing had the Drought Ability and was more excited to catch it.

“ Bulbasaur use tackle. Bulbasaur charged at Vulpix only for Vulpix to strike back with an ember attack thus weakening Bulbasaur slightly. " Another Tackle Bulbasaur," Bulbasaur charged at Vulpix again and this time managed to hit it and sent it back a few inches. After seeing it was down Turquoise pulled out the same kind of Pokeball she used to catch Eevee. " Go Love Ball," After the ball made contact with Vulpix it contained it and after shaking a few times it clicked which indicated that the capture was successful.

“ All right I just caught a Vulpix,” Turquoise shouted as she raised the love ball above her head with joy. After recalling her Bulbasaur and putting her pokeballs away Turquoise continued to Viridian City. After many hours of walking Turquoise finally made it to the entrance to Viridian City where Rick was waiting for her.

“ So you finally manage to make it here eh nooby,” Rick said with an arrogant tone.

“ No thanks to you and no thanks to those weirdos who call themselves Team Supernova,” Turquoise said, which got Rick’s attention.

“ Did you say, Team Supernova?” Rick asked.

“ I did what’s it to you,” Turquoise replied.

“ I heard of them many years ago when Team Rocket was disbanded after their leader Giovanni was finally arrested and two members who have been traveling in pursuit of the Viridian City’s Gym Leader’s Pikachu took over and started their own evil organization,” Rick explained.

“ And that Organization is Team Supernova?” Turquoise asked.

“ Correct no one knows where they are operating from or who the identity of their leader is but we know one thing they are no laughing matter those punks stole my sister’s prized pokemon and will pay for what they did,” Rick said with as much hatred as he could muster on the last part.

“ Supernova aside, why were you waiting for me?” Turquoise asked.

“ To see if you could make it here on your own and to take you up on that battle you challenged me too so you can see the clear line between your skills and mine,” Rick said.

“ You’re on,” Turquoise said before she and Rick went to a battlefield with a referee bot standing by. After entering the rules and info for the battle both Turquoise and Rick took their positions.

“ The battle between Turquoise of Pallet Town and Rick of Nimbasa City will now begin. Both sides will use one pokemon. Let the battle begin,” The Referee Bot said before raising its flags.

“ Go Vulpix,” Turquoise shouted as she threw her newly caught Vulpix into battle.

“ Vul,” Vulpix shouted as it came out.

“ So you managed to capture that Vulpix not bad but let’s see if it can stand up to this. Go Serperior,” Rick said as he threw his Pokeball which popped open and out of it came a regal looking green and yellow grass snake.

“ Serperior,” Serperior said before glaring at Vulpix.

“ What is that?” Turquoise asked while pulling her Pokedex out.

“ Serperior. The Regal Pokemon. It can stop its opponents' movements with just a glare. It takes in solar energy and boosts it internally.

“ Battle Start,” The Referee Bot said. Vulpix suddenly used its drought ability to cover the battlefield in harsh sunlight.

“ I see you caught a Vulpix with a hidden ability,” Rick said.

“ Hidden Ability?” Turquoise asked.

“ I can't believe I’m explaining this to a noob. Pokemon have two types of abilities. There are the standard abilities which are the ones a pokemon knows naturally and then there are the hidden abilities which only rare pokemon have. A normal Vulpix would have the ability Flash Fire which allows it to absorb Fire Type Attacks and strengthen its own but yours has the ability Drought which allows your Vulpix to cover the field with Sunny Day as soon as it enters the BattleField,” Rick explained.

“ Sunny Day?” Turquoise asked.

“ Enough explanations I am done holding your hand, let's just battle,” Rick said.

“ Fine with me, Vulpix use Ember. Vulpix unleashed its ember attack only for Serperior to slither around it. Nice try but let me show you a real attack Superior use Leaf Blade. Serperior’s tail suddenly glowed and then formed a blade-like shape and then hit Vulpix with it thus knocking it out in one hit.

“ Vulpix is unable to battle the winner is Rick from Nimbasa City,” The Referee Bot said making its call.

“ Now do you get it? You are 100 years too early to be a challenge to me and you can think about that while your pokemon are healing at the Pokemon Center,” Rick said before taking his leave again. Turquoise rushed to the Pokemon Center and gave Nurse Joy her Pokemon. While Turquoise was waiting for her pokemon to heal a girl with white skin, blue eyes and Purple curled hair sat next to her.

“ What seems to be the matter darling?” The girl asked.

“ Some arrogant jerk just destroyed me in a pokemon battle a few minutes ago,” Turquoise replied.

“ That’s awful who was it that destroyed you?” The girl asked.

“ Some guy named Rick,” Turquoise replied.

“ You mean Rick the Unova League Champion, That Rick?” The girl asked.

“ Yes he was very mean spirited towards me just because this is my first day as a Pokemon Trainer,” Turquoise replied.

“ I know the feeling he was like that with me when I started. The name is Rarity by the way,” Rarity said.

“ I’m Turquoise nice to meet you,” Turquoise said.

“ So about your journey, what is it you plan to do?” Rarity asked.

“ Hard to say on one hand there is the Indigo League which could help my pokemon get stronger. On the other hand, I love pokemon contests and want to do those as well so I can,t decide,” Turquoise said.

“ Why not do both there was a gentleman from the Sinnoh Region that did both contests and gym battles and after competing in both he decided which one he liked best,” Rarity said.

“ Thanks, Rarity I will,” Turquoise said. Turquoise went up to the counter to see if her pokemon were healed yet.

“ Thank you for waiting. I am pleased to tell you your pokemon are all better now,” Nurse Joy said as she gave Turquoise her pokeballs back. 

“ May I see what you have so far?” Rarity asked.

“ Sure, Come on out everyone,” Turquoise said as she threw all three of her pokeballs.

“ Bulba,” Bulbasaur said.

“ Vee,” Eevee said.

“ Vul,” Vulpix said.

“ Awe your Eevee and Vulpix are simply adorable,” Rarity said awestruck by Turquoise’s pokemon.

“ Thank you I just caught Vulpix and Eevee has been my closest friend since I was seven,” Turquoise said while patting her Eevee’s head.

“ How did you two meet?” Rarity asked.

“ Three years ago I got lost in the woods outside of Pallet Town and fell down a hole. Before I lost Consciousness I saw Eevee take my scarf and runoff. What I didn’t know was that Eevee took it just so she could try and find help which luckily she did. When I regained consciousness I was in the hospital with Eevee curled up in a chair next to me. Mom told me if it wasn't for Eevee they would not have found me so since then we became good friends,” Turquoise explained.

“ How sweet,” Rarity said before a girl with white skin purple eyes with glasses and long purple hair with pink streaks tied in a ponytail came up to them.

“ There you are Rarity it's time for us to get going,” The girl said.

“ Sorry Twilight I was busy talking with my new friend Turquoise,” Rarity said referring to Turquoise.

“ Nice to meet you Turquoise my name is Twilight and as much as we would love to stick around I’m afraid we must be going now,” Twilight said.

“ Where are you girls off to?” Turquoise asked.

“ The Pewter City Gym. I’m in the Indigo League and after that, we are off to Culureon City for Rarity’s first contest of the Kanto Region,” Twilight said.

“ Let’s not forget the Culureon City Gym Darling,” Rarity pointed out.

“ Ah yes thanks for reminding me,” Twilight said.

“ Well I wish you girls the best of luck on your travels,” Turquoise said.

“ You too Turquoise and I hope to see you at the contest in Curlureon City,” Rarity said. After twilight and Rarity left Turquoise decided to use the vidphone to call her mom and tell her how her journey is going so far. After dialing her house phone number and after a few rings Turquoise’s mom picked up and appeared on the screen.

“ Hi Turquoise how is your journey so far?” Turquoise’s mom asked.

“ A bit rocky but still good. I made it to Viridian City,” Turquoise said.

“ You made it to Viridian City Already? That’s impressive it took your father two whole days to get there on his journey,” Turquoise’s mom said. Have you caught any new pokemon yet?

“ I managed to catch a Vulpix,” Turquoise said as she picked up her Vulpix.

“ That's a wonderful Pokemon to catch and cute too,” Turquoise’s mom said. After wrapping up her conversation and hanging up Turquoise went to her room for the night excited for where her journey will take her next.
> Bugs and Rocks Are A Girl's Worst Nightmare
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The next morning Turquoise woke up ready to continue her journey. After getting dressed and brushing her long red hair she went to the cafe area to get breakfast. After finishing eating along with her pokemon she went up front to ask Nurse Joy for directions.

“ Hey, Nurse Joy where can I find Pewter City?” Turquoise asked.

“ Go through the Viridian Forest and it should be on the other side, Are you planning on challenging the gym there?” Nurse Joy said.

“ Sure am,” Turquoise replied.

“ Than you will first need to register for the Indigo League and luckily for you Viridian City is where registration is. Just hand me your Pokedex and I will have you all set. After Turquoise gave Nurse Joy her Pokedex she placed it on a scanner and a few moments later she gave Turquoise her Pokedex back along with a Badge Case. Your all set and good luck on your journey. As soon as Turquoise left the Pokemon Center she noticed there was a gym already in Viridian City and decided to go there instead. As soon as she arrived at the entrance a man spoke over the intercom.

“ Welcome to the Viridian City Gym miss. How many badges do you have so far?” The man asked.

“ None so far I just started my journey,” Turquoise replied.

“ Zero Badges? I’m sorry miss but you’re not ready to face our gym yet. You need at least seven badges before you can enter so come back when you have them,” The man said before the gym door was covered by a metal shutter.

“ Well that explains why Twilight didn’t even bother coming to this gym yet,” Turquoise said to herself before heading towards the Viridian Forest. As soon as she enters the Forest Turquoise began to have feelings of dread from all the bug-Type Pokemon around her. As she was walking a green spider with a face on it appeared in front of her and startled her. “ AHH, Vulpix use ember. Turquoise quickly sent Vulpix out and Vulpix unleashed its ember and hit the spider and sent it flying. Suddenly a little boy comes out looking upset with Turquoise.

“ Hey lady what is the big idea attacking my Spinarak like that?” The boy shouted while holding his pokemon. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex after apologizing.

“ Spinarak. The String Spit Pokemon. With threads from its mouth, it fashions sturdy webs that won’t break even if you set a rock on them,” The Pokedex said.

“ Again sorry for attacking your Spinarak it startled me by coming down like that,” Turquoise said.

“ It’s ok that happens a lot. My name is Joey by the way,” Joey said.

“ I’m Turquoise it’s nice to meet you,” Turquoise said.

“ Want to have a battle with me since we met each other?” Joey asked.

“ Sure,” Turquoise said.

“ Before we begin how many pokemon do you have so far?” Joey asked.

“ Three,” Turquoise replied.

“ Then this will be a three on three battle. Agreed?” Joey asked.

“ Agreed,” Turquoise said.

“ So for my first pokemon, Go Beedrill. Joey threw his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bee-like pokemon with spears for hands. Naturally Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to find out more.

“ Beedrill. The Poison Bee pokemon. It has three poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly. After seeing Beedrill’s typing Turquoise made her choice.

“ Go Bulbasaur. Turquoise unleashed her Bulbasaur who looked eager to battle.

“ Beedrill use Twineedle. Both of the spears on Beedrill’s arms glowed purple and Bedrill charged at Bulbasaur.

“ Dodge and use Tackle. Bulbasaur dodged all of Beedrill’s thrusts and as soon as he saw an opening he tackled Beedrill with enough force to send it flying into a tree and caused it to faint.

“ Beedrill return. Not bad you managed to beat my Beedrill with one attack but don,t think you won yet because this next one will even the score. Go Venonat. Joey threw another Pokeball and this time a purple puffball with red insect eyes and antennae came out and had Turquoise looked up the data on Venonat.

“ Venonat. The Insect Pokemon. Its large eyes act as radar. In a bright place, you can see that they are clusters of many tiny eyes,” The Pokedex said.

“ I will stick with my Bulbasaur. As soon as turquoise said that Bulbasaur unleashed a pair of green vines from its body.

“ Looks like your Bulbasaur just learned Vine Whip,” Joey pointed out.

“ That’s so cool I wonder what other attacks it knows,” Turquoise said.

“ You know you can use your Pokedex to find out. Your Pokedex can also keep track of the stats of your pokemon. Turquoise checked the stats of her Bulbasaur and was amazed that it also learned Growth and Leech Seed. “ Bulbasaur lets start this round off with a Leech Seed. Bulbasaur fired a seed from his bulb and as soon as it made contact with Venonat it wrapped it in vines that began to siphon its energy.

“ That won't stop us, Venonat use Confusion. Venonat’s eyes began to glow blue before Bulbasaur was covered in a blue aura that levitated him off the ground and sent him flying into one of the trees. Despite the energy recovery from Leech Seed Bulbasaur looked close to defeat. “ Let’s wrap this up with Tackle. Venonat charged at Bulbasaur ready to end it until Turquoise reacted.

“ Bulbasaur use Vine Whip to jump. Bulbasaur used his Vine whip on the ground and leaped high into the air. “ Now use a mid-air tackle. Bulbasaur charged at Venonat ready to end it.

“ Venonat use Confusion and send that Bulbasaur flying. Venonat used its Confusion to stop Bulbasaur and slam him into a tree thus causing him to faint. “ Looks like we are even now.

“ Bulbasaur return,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Bulbasaur. “ You were amazing and earned a good rest. As for you, not bad using Confusion to stop my mid-air tackle.

“ You were not half bad either using Vine Whip to get your Bulbasaur air-born like that. After Turquoise and Joey were done exchanging praise Turquoise selected her next Pokemon.

“ Go Eevee. Turquoise threw her next Pokeball and out of it came Eevee somersaulting before landing on the ground.

“Let’s see what you got Eevee. Venonat use Confusion on Eevee. Venonat used it confusion to send Eevee flying towards a tree only this time Turquoise was ready for that.

“ Eevee jump off the tree and use the momentum to tackle Venonat. Eevee straightened herself and bounced off the tree and moved as fast as a bullet before tackling Venonat and causing it to faint.

“ Venonat return. Clever girl using the trees to your advantage. One of the key elements to a battle is being able to use your surroundings to your advantage but that does not mean the battle is over. Go Spinarak. Spinarak popped out feeling good as new and ready for battle. Turquoise took a moment to check on Eevee’s stats and saw she learned a new move.

“ Can you keep going Eevee? Eevee nodded and looked more determined. “Then let’s try your new move. Use Quick Attack,”  Eevee charged at Spinarak fast with a white trail behind her.

“ That won't work this time. Spinarak use String Shot. Spinarak fired a sticky thread at Eevee and managed to cover her completely with that thread thus putting the breaks on her attack. “ Now use Poison Sting,” Spinarak fired a bunch of poison needles at Eevee which upon contact may have freed her from the sticky thread but also poisoned her.

“ Eevee what’s that matter?” Turquoise asked after seeing Eevee with some purple on her face.

“ That is called a status condition. Some Pokemon Moves have an additional effect to Burn, Freeze, Paralyze, Put To Sleep, or in this case Poison another Pokemon but don't worry there is medicine for it but right now let’s finish the battle. Spinarak use Infestation. A bunch of tiny insects flew toward Eevee and after making contact caused Eevee to scratch herself like a dog with fleas until the combined effects of the poison and infestation caused her to faint.

“ What happened, how did my Eevee faint so quickly?” Turquoise asked before recalling her Eevee.

“ That is the power of Infestation even after it lands it will keep inflicting gradual damage and combined with the poison status makes for a lethal combination,” Joey explained.

“ Well, then I better be careful. Go Vulpix. As soon as Vulpix entered the battle the sun’s rays began to intensify.

“ Looks like someone has a hidden ability,” Joey said, impressed with what he saw.

“ Thanks, I was extremely lucky to find a Vulpix this rare,” Turquoise said before the battle continued. “ Vulpix use Ember. Vulpix unleashed her Ember attack which managed to land on Spinarak and knock it out quickly.

“ No way Ember is usually not this strong,” Turquoise said, impressed with Vulpix.

“ You have Sunny day to thank for that. Weather can have a certain effect on Pokemon and their moves like in this case the Sunny Day increased the power of your Fire-Type Moves,” Joey explained.

“ Thanks for explaining it to me and thank you for a splendid battle,” Turquoise said.

“ So where are you off to now?” Joey asked.

“ To Pewter City to challenge the Pewter City Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Then I have some advice on the Gym Leader. The Pewter City Gym specializes in Rock-type Pokemon so your Bulbasaur should be good but your Vulpix will be at a disadvantage. As for your Eevee, unless it evolves into something that can beat Rock-types she won't be of much use,” Joey explained.

“ Thanks for the advice I will keep it in mind,” Turquoise said before leaving.

“ Best of luck on your Gym Battle,” Joey shouted. As soon as Turquoise made it out of Viridian Forest Pewter City was on the horizon. As soon as Turquoise entered the City she looked around for the Pokemon Center and found it. As soon as she went inside she went up to Nurse Joy.

“ Good to see you again Nurse Joy,” Turquoise said which made Nurse Joy confused.

“ Have we met somewhere before?” Nurse Joy asked.

“ Come on you know we met in Viridian City hours ago,” Turquoise said which suddenly sparked something in Nurse Joy.

“ Oh, you must mean my big sister. We all look so alike, most new trainers confuse us for the same person,” Nurse Joy said while showing her a family photo of her and her sisters.

“ In any case can you heal my Pokemon?” Turquoise asked.

“ Not a problem,” Nurse joy said before Turquoise handed her Pokeballs to her. While her Pokemon were healing Turquoise noticed that Rarity and her friends were also here.

“ Turquoise glad you made it through that horrid forest,” Rarity said.

“You’re just saying that because you don,t like Bug-type Pokemon,” A girl with blonde hair styled in braids with green eyes wearing a stetson and a western-style trainer outfit said.

“ Can I help it if they look so creepy and crawly,” Rarity said.

“ In any case, It's mighty nice to meet ya Turquoise I’m Applejack you already know Twilight and Rarity,” Applejack said while referring to Rarity and a gloomy-looking Twilight.

“ Nice to meet you too Applejack but why does Twilight look so sad?” Turquoise asked.

“ Because she lost her Gym Battle against Forrest the Gym Leader and it devastated her,” Applejack said.

“ I’m about to challenge him after my Pokemon heals anything I should know about?” Turquoise asked.

“ One thing beware of his ace pokemon it is Meaner than a tauros with a toothache,” Applejack said.

Will do,” Turquoise said before taking her Pokemon back from Nurse Joy.

“ May we watch your Gym Battle? I want to see how you handle it,” Twilight asked perking up for the first time since her loss.

“ Sure I need someone to show me where the Gym is anyway,” Turquoise said. After showing Turquoise where the Gym was Turquoise entered and noticed how dark it was until a spotlight came on.

“ You must be my next challenger. I hope you can give me a better battle than my last opponent,” Forrest said.

“ I’m ready when you are,” Turquoise said before a boy that was just a little younger than Forrest came up with two flags.

“ The battle between Forrest the Gym Leader and Turquoise the Challenger will now begin. Both trainers will use two pokemon and the battle will be over when both of one trainer's pokemon are unable to battle. Also, only the challenger is allowed to Substitute Pokemon,” The boy said. After both sides agreed to the rules the boy declared the battle to start.

“ Geodude, come on out,” Forrest said as a Pokemon that looked like a rounded boulder with arms and a face came out.

“ What is that?” Turquoise asked before pulling her Pokedex out.

“ Geodude. The Rock Pokemon. Commonly found near mountain trails and the like. If you step on one by accident, it gets angry,” The Pokedex said.

“ In that case Go Eevee. Turquoise threw her Pokeball and Eevee popped out ready to go.

“ Is Turquoise insane that little guy can't possibly make a dent in a pokemon as rock-solid as Geodude,” Applejack said, acting like Turquoise did something wrong.

“ I know but with what Rarity told me she may not have had a choice since her Vulpix would be destroyed as fast as my Charmander was and she wants to save her secret weapon for later,” Twilight said.

“ Too easy Geodude use rollout. Geodude suddenly tucked its limbs and face in before rolling extremely fast at Eevee and sent her flying at one of the boulders on the field. After getting up Eevee looked more determined to win.

“ Eevee use the boulders to try and avoid that rollout. Eevee kept dodging until it began to look tired and had nowhere to run. Just when it looked like Eevee was done for she suddenly began to glow.

“ What in tarnation is happening?” Applejack asked.

“ Eevee is evolving,” Rarity said.

“ But into what Eevee has eight different evolved forms,” Twilight said. Eevee began to get bigger while her tail narrowed and split in two by the tip and her ears changed. After the flash died down a lavender-colored cat with purple eyes, a red gem on its forehead and a split on the tip of its tail appeared.

“ Espe,” The cat said.

“ All right, Eevee evolved into an Espeon,” Twilight said which cued Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex.

“ Espeon. The Sun Pokemon. By reading air currents, it can predict things such as the weather or its foe's next move,” The Pokedex said.

“ This is so cool I have an Espeon,” Turquoise said with joy.

“ Too bad that won't change anything. Geodude use Rollout. Geodude repeated the same move as last time only this time Turquoise was ready for it.

“ Espeon use Confusion. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue causing a blue aura to stop Geodude in its tracks and send it rolling into one of the boulders and to faint.

“ Geodude is unable to battle Espeon is the winner,” The ref said as Espeon ran to Turquoise.

“ You were very amazing Espeon,” Turquoise said as she hugged her Espeon.

“ Espe,” Espeon said.

“ Geodude Return, You did a great job, Pretty impressive the way your Eevee evolved when you needed it most but playtime is over time to show you my ace, Go Rhyhorn. A gray Rhyno suddenly appeared and stomped its foot as it was preparing to charge.

“ What the heck is that Pokemon,” Turquoise said, pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Rhyhorn. The Spikes Pokemon. A Pokémon with a one-track mind. Once it charges, it won’t stop running until it falls asleep,” The Pokedex said.

“ This must be the ace Applejack was talking about, Espeon can you keep going? Espeon nodded which meant she could keep fighting.

“ Rhyhorn use Horn Attack. Rhyhorn's horn glowed as he charged at Espeon.

“ Dodge and use Swift. Espeon dodged quickly and unleashed a flurry of stars on Rhyhorn who just took it like it was nothing.

“ That's all you got? Time to end this. Rhyhorn use Superpower. Rhyhorn channeled its power into its body before unleashing a massive burst that was heading towards Espeon.

“ Espeon use Quick Attack to dodge it. Espeon used Quick attack with all her might but failed to get out of the way in time and was sent flying and fainted.

“ Espeon is unable to battle. The winner is Rhyhorn,” The ref said.

“ Espeon Return. You were amazing out there thanks for coming through for me when I needed you.

“ I hope your next pokemon is more of a challenge. Turquoise looked more determined to win this.

“ Go Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur flew out and was ready to go. Bulbasaur use Leech Seed. Bulbasaur fired a seed from its bulb. Rhyhorn tried to dodge but failed to make it in time and was covered in vines. Now use Razor Leaf. Bulbasaur fired a bunch of razor-sharp leaves at Rhyhorn and Rhyhorn felt the pain from it as soon as they hit it. Rhyhorn suddenly felt like it could move again.

“ Rhyhorn end this with Drill Run. Rhyhorn charged at Bulbasaur with its horn spinning extremely fast like a drill. Turquoise felt like this was the perfect time to show her new friends what she learned in the forest.

“ Bulbasaur use Vine Whip to jump. Bulbasaur used his Vine Whip on the ground and managed to leap high into the air while Rhyhorn got its horn stuck in the boulder that was behind Bulbasaur. Now use Razor Leaf while Rhyhorn is stuck. Bulbasaur fired his Razor Leaf and managed to nail Rhyhorn for a ton of damage thus knocking it out.

“ Rhyhorn is unable to Battle the winner is Bulbasaur and that means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said as Forrest recalled his Rhyhorn and approached Turquoise.

“ That was a very impressive battle; you certainly earned this. As proof of your victory at the Pewter City Gym I present you with the Boulder Badge,” Forrest said as he handed Turquoise a silver badge that looked like a rock.

“ Thank you,” Turquoise said before putting the badge in her badge case. After Turquoise’s gym battle was over the girls all went back to the Pokemon Center to discuss their plans.

“ So what are you planning to do now Turquoise?” Rarity asked.

“ Well now that my Eevee has evolved into an Espeon I was thinking before I head off to Cerulean City I would train for the contest, that is if you are interested in helping me?” Turquoise said.

“ Certainly Darling after how you helped Twilight out it's the least I can do,” Rarity said.
> Practice Makes Perfect
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

As Rarity was discussing the basics of how a Contest works with Turquoise Twilight and Applejack decided to do some training of their own.

“ You girls have fun with your contest training me and Applejack will be training for my rematch,” Twilight said before she and Applejack left.

“ We should probably find somewhere private to train since I don't want anyone to steal my act and I’m sure you feel the same way Turquoise,” Rarity said.

“ I sure do,” Turquoise said before she and Rarity left to find somewhere secluded and away from the eyes of others. Rarity looked at her Pokenav and noticed there were some old ruins just outside of Pewter City and figured that would be the perfect place to train since no one would be there to see them. After reaching the Old Ruins Rarity pulled out a Pokeball concealed in a blue capsule with a heart sticker on it. “ What’s with the capsule with the sticker on it?

“ This my dear Turquoise is called a Ball Capsule. We coordinators use these to add a bit of pizazz to our Pokemon’s entrance and these stickers are called seals. Each seal creates a different effect. Allow me to demonstrate. Go Delcatty. As soon as Rarity’s Pokeball popped open a big purple heart came out and a cat-like pokemon slashed the heart and landed gracefully as many smaller purple hearts rained down above it.

“ That was the most amazing entrance I ever saw,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Delcatty. The Prim Pokemon. It is highly popular among female Trainers for its sublime fur. It does not keep a nest,” The Pokedex said.

“ Now as we discussed back at the pokemon center contests have two rounds. An appeal stage where you show off your pokemon’s skills and performances and a battle stage where the object is to use your combination attacks to lower your opponent’s points while still exhibiting your pokemon’s charm,” Rarity explained before having Turquoise call her pokemon out. “ Let’s start with Espeon what attacks does she know so far?”

“ Confusion, Swift, Quick Attack, and Sand Attack,” Turquoise pointed out.

“ Try combining swift with confusion. You’re going to love what happens,” Rarity instructed.

“ Ok, Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed its swift attack like she was told to. “ Now use Confusion on Swift. Espeon used its confusion to stop the swift in mid-air.

“ See, now your Espeon has complete control over the stars created from swift. Let’s try something simple like creating some hoops for Espeon to leap through. Turquoise did as instructed and after seeing how things were going came up with the big finish herself.

“ Now finish up with Quick Attack through the rings. Espeon leaped through the rings with its quick attack causing them to explode after passing through each one and covering Espeon in sparkles.

“ Now that was a good finish. You should most certainly use that as your act for the first round,” Rarity said, pleased with Turquoise’s progress. “ Now let’s work with your Vulpix. As they were about to get to Vulpix’s turn a smoke bomb suddenly went off and as soon as the smoke cleared both Turquoise and Rarity’s pokemon were in a net attached to a Poochyena shaped hot air balloon. “ What is that and why does it have our pokemon in a net?”

“ hahaha we meet again Dorkette,” A familiar female voice said.

“ Not you freaks again,” Turquoise said.

“ You know these ruffians?” Rarity asked.

“ Sadly yes. They call themselves Team Supernova and their goal is to steal all the pokemon in the world no matter who they belong to. I had the displeasure of running into them on Route 1 where they tried to steal my Vulpix,” Turquoise explained.

“ Rising from the Earth and into the Final Frontier,” Isabelle said before Chris picked up from where she left off.

“ More powerful than a cosmic storm and much more Severe,” Chris said before Isabelle picked up again.

“ To Command all the pokemon in the Universe is what we seek,” Isabelle said before Chris picked up.

“ Our resolve is ever strong and not at all weak,” Chris finished.

“ Isabelle,” The woman said.

“ Chris,” The man said.

“ Team Supernova explodes with all our might,” Isabelle said before Chris finished the motto.

“ Give up now or you're in for a fight,” Chris said before he and Isabelle posed like there was an explosion behind them.

“ You freaks won't get away with this. Bulbasaur use Razor Leaf. Bulbasaur used his Razor Leaf to try and break the net but no such luck.

“ Did you honestly think that would work. That’s a steel net which cannot be cut by your puny Bulbasaur. As Team Supernova was laughing they failed to hear the sound of a familiar country accent.

“ Yamper use Thunderbolt,” The voice said as a corgi-like creature ran like crazy and cackled with electricity before unleashing it and sending the balloon falling to the ground with all the pokemon safe.

“ Applejack, Twilight how did you find us?” Rarity asked.

“ Nurse Joy said she heard you two were coming here to practice in private so we came. Good Girl Yamper,” Applejack said as she petted her Yamper which made it look happy.

“ Yam Yam,” Yamper said while wagging her tail which cued Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex.

“ Yamper. The Puppy Pokemon. This gluttonous Pokémon only assists people with their work because it wants treats. As it runs, it crackles with electricity,” The Pokedex said.

“ You'll pay for that cowgirl. Go Poochyena,” Isabelle said as Poochyena came out ready for battle.

“ Poochy,” Poochyena said.

“ You too Houndour,” Chris said as Houndour also came out ready for battle. 

“ Dour,” Houndour said.

“ Allow us to handle this Turquoise. Delcatty use Blizzard. Delcatty unleashed a mighty blizzard that not only froze Poochyena and Houndour but Isabelle and Chris too.

“ Talk about giving the cold shoulder,” Chris said.

“ Now Yamper use thunderbolt again,” Applejack said as Yamper unleashed another Thunderbolt that sent Team Supernova flying.

“ I hope we never see those creeps again. But anyway how did your rematch go Twilight?” Turquoise asked.

“ I won. Thanks to that little trick you did with Vine Whip I was able to adapt that strategy into my Charmander’s Flamethrower,” Twilight said.

“ So does that mean you girls will be heading off now?” Turquoise asked.

“ Afraid so the contest in Cerulean City is next week and we simply cannot waste any more time. But before we go I want to give you something,” Rarity said before handing Turquoise a red and orange stone with a flame pattern on it. “ That is called a Fire Stone. It allows certain species of pokemon to evolve upon contact. It’s for when Vulpix decides she wants to evolve. Turquoise put the stone in her backpack to the relief of her Vulpix.

“ Let’s work on making you stronger first Vulpix then we will think about evolution,” Turquoise said. After returning to Pewter City Turquoise bid farewell to her friends and decided to continue training on her own. As she was training an older looking woman with long light pink hair wearing a collared orange long sleeve shirt with a burgundy skirt, knee-high socks, and boots noticed and came by to see.

“ Young lady that was fantastic the way you and your Espeon are in perfect sync,” The woman said.

“ Thanks, we just came up with that,” Turquoise said.

“ By any chance are you a coordinator?” The Woman asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Then let’s go to my place. We have some things to discuss. The woman showed Turquoise to her home and invited her inside. Turquoise noticed a bunch of ribbons and a trophy all on top of a bookcase but what was most noticeable was a picture of her in a red dress with three other well-dressed people. “ I see you’re admiring my Ribbons and the Kanto Grand Festival Ribbon Cup.

“ You won the Grand Festival?” Turquoise asked.

“ Sure did and the girl and two gentlemen in that picture with me were three of my closest friends and rivals but where are my manners? I'm Solidad,” Solidad said.

“ I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ Tell me Turquoise are you a new trainer?” Solidad asked.

“ Sure am,” Turquoise said.

“ Well allow me to share some advice with you. In a Contest Battle don't just focus on how Dazzling your combinations are you also need to try and dodge your opponent’s moves and use them to your advantage,” Solidad explained.

“ Thanks, I will,” Turquoise said.

“ If you head past the ruins and go through Mt.Moon Cerulean City should be on the other side,” Solidad said before Turquoise left. As soon as Turquoise reached the ruins she noticed another trainer poking around before she was spotted.

“ I see I'm not the only one interested in these ruins,” The trainer said.

“ I'm not here for the ruins, I'm just passing through to get to Mt.Moon and then to Cerulean City,” Turquoise said.

“ For the Contest or Gym Battle?” The trainer asked.

“ Both actually,” Turquoise replied.

“ then you must be pretty good if you managed to beat Forrest the Gym Leader. My name is June and I'm an archaeologist from Jhoto,” June said.

“ Nice to meet you. I'm Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ Well Turquoise do you mind if we battle? I want to see what you're made of,” June asked.

“ Sure I can always use the practice,” Turquoise said.

“ Allow me to start us off. Go Skarmory,” June said as she threw a Pokeball that unleashed a metal bird that took flight before landing on the ground.

“ Skar,” Skarmory said, which cued Turquoise to use her Pokedex.

“ Skarmory. The Armor Bird Pokemon. Its body is draped in steel armor. It looks heavy, but it can fly at speeds of up to 185 miles an hour,” The Pokedex said.

“ So it's a Steel-Type in that case. Go Vulpix. As soon as Vulpix entered the Battle the sun’s rays intensified.

“ Skarmory, let's start by using Air Cutter. Skarmory sent blades of compressed air flying towards Vulpix.

“ Vulpix use Ember. Vulpix fired her ember attack which caused the blades to collide and cover the field in smoke.

“ Now use Peck. Skarmory charged at Vulpix and managed to land a powerful hit on Vulpix. As soon as Vulpix got back up she unleashed a flame that quickly made contact with Skarmory and nailed it for a ton of damage. “ Looks like your Vulpix just learned Incinerate,” Even though Skarmory took a ton of damage it was still able to battle.

“ How is your Skarmory still standing? Turquoise asked with shock.

“ It’s thanks to his ability Sturdy which allows him to endure a one-hit KO,” June explained. “ Now let's end this with Fury Attack. Skarmory kept hitting Vulpix with hit after hit until Turquoise reacted.

“ Vulpix use Quick attack from close range. Vulpix managed to land a successful close range Quick Attack that managed to knock Skarmory out.

“ Skarmory return,” June said. “ You were amazing out there. As for your Vulpix, it looks pretty strong.

“ Thanks, I've been training with it for a while now,” Turquoise said.

“ Do you plan on having it evolve into Ninetails at some point?” June asked.

“ I plan on doing so when the time is right,” Turquoise said. Just as they were talking June’s Pokegear went off prompting her to answer it.

“ This is June,” June said.

“ June you must return to Jhoto now. we just discovered some new ruins near Olivine City,” The guy on the other end said.

“ I will be there as quick as I can,” June said before hanging up. “ Sorry Turquoise but I must be going now. Good luck in Cerulean City. June ran back to Pewter City while Turquoise continued her way to Mt.Moon.
> Swimming With Misty
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise made it through Mt.Moon and noticed a city on the horizon. Before she could continue she decided to stop for lunch. As soon as she pulled out an onigiri a yellow and black blur suddenly flew by and snatched it. The blur revealed to be a small bird with yellow feathers and some black ones around the face and white one on the chest. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for information.

“ Rookidee. The Tiny Bird Pokemon. It will bravely challenge any opponent, no matter how powerful. This Pokémon benefits from every battle—even a defeat increases its strength a bit,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise noticed that the Rookidee on the Pokedex looked different from the one she was looking at.

“ So you like to battle huh, in that case, go Espeon. Espeon came out ready to go. “Espeon use Swift on Rookidee. Espeon unleashed its stars on Rookidee only for Rookidee to counter it with Fury Attack. Rookidee than begin scraping its talons together before a red and white aura surrounded it indicating its attack and accuracy went up. Rookidee than came in fast with a Peck attack. “ Espeon use Confusion to stop Rookidee. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue before Rookidee was stopped in mid-air and then slammed onto the ground. Turquoise used this chance to pull out a Pokeball and throw it. “ Go Pokeball. The ball made contact with Rookidee and after many shakes, it clicked indicating the capture was successful. “ Looks like I just caught a Rookidee. After calling back her Espeon Turquoise decided it was best to keep going before any more pokemon showed up. After nearly ten minutes of walking Turquoise finally arrived in Cerulean City. As soon as she found the Pokemon center Turquoise saw rarity and the others.

“ Turquoise darling so glad you could make it,” Rarity said with joy.

“ Had some tough opponents along the way but we made it. I even managed to catch a unique looking pokemon a while ago,” Turquoise said which piqued Twilight’s interest.

“ May we see this pokemon?” Twilight asked.

“ Sure’ Rookidee come on out. After throwing her Pokeball and seeing it pop open. Rookidee flew out while glistening.

“ Your right, that is a unique Pokemon. It’s a shiny Rookidee,” Twilight said.

“ And that is a good thing right?” Turquoise asked.

“ Good? It’s better than good. Shiny Pokemon are very elusive and just spotting one is amazing,” Twilight said.

“ Are you planning on using Rookidee in the contest?” Rarity asked.

“ I might do so in a future one but not in this one since I’m still learning about it,” Turquoise said before recalling her Rookidee.

“ Well, the contest is not for a few days so why not just hang with us until then,” Rarity suggested.

“ Sure, Say Twilight have you challenged the Cerulean City gym yet?” Turquoise asked.

“ Not yet I’m still not ready because my current team is no good against her,” Twilight said.

“ What do you mean?” Turquoise asked.

“ You see Darling the Cerulean City Gym is a Water-Type Gym and Misty the Gym Leader is a Water-Type master. They even call her the world-famous beauty,” Rarity said.

“ So what do you plan to do Twilight?” Turquoise asked.

“ Isn’t it obvious? I’m going to try and catch a Grass or Electric Type,” Twilight said before running off. Applejack followed her since she knew how Twilight gets when she starts to freak out.

“ So what shall we do while we wait for them?” Turquoise asked.

“ I suggest we do some shopping especially since we need to find you something to wear,” Rarity said.

“ You don't like the way I look?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s not that. Your casual look is very nice but you need to dress up for a contest darling,” Rarity said before pulling Turquoise by her arm. Sometime later Turquoise and Rarity were at a dress shop looking at dresses. After trying on many dresses Turquoise came out wearing a royal blue sheath column off the shoulder chiffon cocktail dress. “ That’s the one, keep it and let’s start looking for matching shoes. Turquoise looked at many types of shoes until she came across a pair of royal blue pumps with three-inch heels. “ Perfect now that we have your outfit ready let’s see if Twilight is back from her little quest. As soon as they got back to the Pokemon Center Twilight looked frazzled like she lost her mind.

“ I take it that by the look of Twilight she failed to find a Grass or Electric-type pokemon?” Turquoise asked.

“ Oh she found one and even caught it but it took a lot of her sanity to try and catch it,” Applejack said.

“ Yikes’ guess this means I can have the first crack at the Gym Leader?” Turquoise asked.

“ Go ahead I think we should give Twilight some time to regain her sanity,” Applejack said.

Sometime later the girls were all standing in front of the Gym and as soon as they entered they noticed they were standing in a huge room with a huge aquarium full of Water-Type pokemon from every region and in the center of that room was a huge swimming pool with platforms in it. As soon as Turquoise stood on the challenger’s side a girl with orange hair styled in a short side tail wearing a white one-piece swimsuit with a jacket of the same color stood on top of a diving board.

“ So you’re my next challenger?” The girl shouted.

“ Are you Misty the Cerulean City Gym Leader?” Turquoise shouted.

“ You bet I am so prepared to be dazzled by the World Famous Beauty Misty,” Misty Shouted before throwing her jacket off and performing a perfect dive into the pool and then into a perfect leap onto her side of the Battlefield. “ So what is your policy on pokemon? What is your approach?”

“ My Policy?” Turquoise asked, confused by the question. “ If I had to say I guess my Policy is elegance and power,” As soon as she answered the question a woman with blue hair wearing a blue two-piece athletic swimsuit took her position on the referee spot.

“ The battle between Misty the Gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin. Each Trainer will use two pokemon and the battle will be over when both of one Trainer’s pokemon are unable to battle. In addition, only the Challenger will be permitted to substitute pokemon,” The ref explained.

“ Staryu I choose you,” Misty said while doing a twirl before tossing her Pokeball which popped open and sent out a bronze-colored star with a golden core and a ruby in the center that stood on the platform.

“ Hya,” Staryu said.

“ So that’s a Staryu,” Turquoise said before pulling her Pokedex out.

“ Staryu. The Starshape Pokemon. No number of injuries can bother Staryu. Its amazing regenerative powers return it to its previous state in half a day,” The Pokedex said.

“ The pool is going to make maneuverability impossible since I don't have anything that can swim so it looks like I’m going to use it after all,” Turquoise said to herself in her thoughts.

“ Your choice Challenger?” The Ref asked snapping Turquoise out of her thoughts.

“ Go Rookidee,” Turquoise said as Rookidee popped out and hovered over the battlefield.

“ Let the Battle begin,” The ref said.

“ Rookidee let’s start with Hone Claws. Rookidee began sharpening his claws which covered him in a red and white aura that indicated his Attack and Accuracy increasing.

“ Raising your stats first huh, not bad but just because you won't strike first doesn't mean I won,t. Staryu use Bubblebeam. Staryu spun in mid-air as it fired a beam of bubbles at Rookidee.

“ Rookidee use Fury Attack. Rookidee’s beak began to glow as he popped the bubbles one by one before heading straight for Staryu.

“ Staryu use Harden. Staryu began to glow with a shine that raised its defense and allowed it to withstand Rookidee’s Fury Attack. “ Now use Rapid Spin. Staryu spun like shuriken and nailed Rookidee before causing him to lose altitude. Before making splashdown with the pool Rookidee regained control and flew back up.

“ Can you keep going?” Turquoise asked with Rookidee nodding yes. “ Than use Hone Claws,” Rookidee sharpened his claws again raising his attack and accuracy. “ Now use Power Trip,” Rookidee’s Wings began to glow with a black aura as it continuously smacked Staryu and inflicted a ton of damage.

“ If you think that will be enough, think again. Staryu use Recover. Staryu began to glow with a soft light that healed most of the damage it sustained from the battle.

“ What kind of move was that?” Rarity asked.

“ That was Recover. It allows the pokemon using it to heal some of the damage it took,” Twilight explained, returning to her usual self again.

“ In that case Use two Hone Claws in a row. Rookidee sharpened his claws twice and felt close to having its attack and accuracy maxed out. Now use Fury Attack. Rookidee charged in with his beak glowing.

“ Staryu use Harden. Staryu’s body glowed with a light shine as Rookidee pecked away at it with his Fury Attack.

“ Just what I hoped you would do. Now Rookidee use Power Trip from close range. Rookidee continuously hit Staryu and send it flying towards the wall of the other end of the pool and after hitting the wall the ruby in the center of its body began to beep and light up.

“ Staryu is unable to battle Rookidee wins the match,” The Ref said as she pointed her right flag at Turquoise.

“ Staryu return. You were awesome out there, As for you Turquoise that was a clever move switching from Fury Attack to Power Trip from close range,” Misty said.

“ I knew you would try to fend off my first attack so I chained a second one after harden ended,” Turquoise explained.

“ Well, I hope you're ready for my next Pokemon. Go Gyarados. Misty threw her next Pokeball and after popping open above the water a blue sea serpent with an angry-looking face appeared out of the water and unleashed a mighty roar. Turquoise like the new trainer that she was, pulled out her Pokedex to analyze it.

Gyarados. The Atrocious Pokemon. Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

“ Rookidee use Power Trip. Rookidee was about to hit Gyarados until Misty reacted.

“ That won,t work. Gyarados Use Twister on the water. Gyarados unleashed a twister from its tail and suddenly caught Rookidee in a vortex of wind and water that inflicted a ton of damage on Rookidee thus knocking it out.

“ Rookidee is Unable to battle. Gyarados wins the match,” The Ref said as she pointed her left flag at Misty.

“ Rookidee return. You fought valiantly and got me this far. Now rest. Turquoise pulled out her next Pokeball and threw it. Go Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur appeared and landed on one of the platforms despite how wobbly it was because of the waves.

“ Gyarados use Ice Fang. gyarados’s fangs suddenly turned to ice as it swam closer to Bulbasaur.

“ Bulbasaur use Vine Whip to dodge. Bulbasaur tried to use Vine Whip to leap into the air but the platform was too slippery and wet for it to work and fell onto the platform next to it while the Ice Fang missed and turned the whole pool into Ice. Turquoise thought Gyarados would be stuck and had nowhere to go until she saw Gyarados floating over the ice

“ I guess you didn't know Gyarados is also a Flying-Type so he can fight on land, sea, or air. Now Gyarados use Bite. Gyarados was charging in at Bulbasaur who looked scared until Turquoise had an idea.

“ Bulbasaur use the ice to dodge that. Bulbasaur slid on the ice and narrowly avoided Bite. Now use Poison Powder while circling Gyarados. Bulbasaur unleashed a cloud of purple powder from his bulb as he skated circles around Gyarados which left Gyarados with purple blush on its face indicating it was poisoned. Now use Leech Seed. Bulbasaur fired a seed from his bulb and as soon as it made contact with Gyarados it wrapped it in vines that sapped its power.

“ If you think those tricks will work here, think again. Gyarados use Ice fang. Gyarados charged at Bulbasaur with fangs made of ice and managed to nail Bulbasaur this time. Bulbasaur managed to survive thanks to Leech Seed giving it enough health to survive. Suddenly Bulbasaur was covered in a green aura.

“ What is happening to Bulbasaur?” Turquoise asked hoping someone would tell her.

“ That’s Bulbasaur’s Ability Overgrow. When Bulbasaur is down to less than a third of its health the power of his Grass-type attacks is raised by 50%,” Twilight explained.

“ In that case, Bulbasaur use Razor Leaf. Bulbasaur unleashed his Razor Leaf with all his might.

“ That won't beat us. Gyarados use Twister. Gyarados unleashed its twister which collided with the Razor Leaf. Both attacks pushed against each other with all their might until Razor Leaf managed to break through and nail Gyarados for enough damage to knock it out.

“ Gyarados is unable to Battle. Bulbasaur wins the match which means the winner is Turquoise the Challenger,” The ref said as she pointed her right flag at Turquoise.

“ Gyrados return. You were amazing as always now rest. Misty approached Turquoise as she toweled off. “ That was a very well thought battle and here is proof of your victory at the Cerulean City Gym. The Cascade badge. Misty handed Turquoise a light blue badge shaped like a water droplet. After putting the badge in her badge case the girls left for the Pokemon Center. While Turquoise’s pokemon were healing Rarity decided to take Turquoise with her to work on her outfit for the pokemon contest. After having Turquoise change into her new dress and shoes rarity felt like something was missing. Suddenly Rarity had an idea and quickly pulled out a dark blue fur stole and had Turquoise put it on.

“ Perfect now all you need to do is decide who you're using for the contest and you're well on your way. I think you are going to find that contests are the most fun you could have,” Rarity said.

“ Can,t wait to see what a contest is like,” Turquoise said. After changing back into her casual clothes and putting her contest outfit away Turquoise and Rarity returned just in time for Turquoise to get her pokemon back.

“ Thank you for waiting for your pokemon are back to full health,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said as she took her pokeballs back.

“ Now let's get you registered before they run out of spots,” Rarity said. Turquoise and the girls ran for the Contest hall and made it in time.

“ I would like to register for the contest,” Turquoise said.

“ Certainly miss I just need your Pokedex and we can get you set up,” The lady at the desk said. After placing Turquoise’s Pokedex on a scanner for a few seconds, Turquoise was given a contest pass for the Kanto Region. “ And here are your Ball Capsules and some seals. After Registering The girls went back to the Gym to see Twilight’s Battle. They arrived just in time for Twilight to call her second pokemon against Gyarados.

“ Go Rowlet,” Twilight said before throwing a Pokeball that popped open and unleashed an owl with a leaf bowtie.

“ That must be the pokemon Twilight just caught,” Turquoise said while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Rowlet. The Grass Quill Pokemon. During the day, it builds up energy via photosynthesis. At night, it flies silently through the sky, on the prowl for prey,” The Pokedex said.

“ You sure like to play with that thing a lot don't ya?” Applejack said.

“ I’m new at this so there are a ton of Pokemon out there I haven't seen or met yet so of course, I would want to learn all I can about them,” Turquoise said.

“ Rowlet use Shadow Sneak. Rowlet suddenly went into his own shadow and then reappeared behind Gyarados.

“ Gyarados behind you,” Misty warned only to be too late as Rowlet kicked it with his talons and knocked it out.

“ Gyarados is unable to battle Rowlet wins the match which means the winner is Twilight the Challenger,” The ref said while pointing her right flag at Twilight.

“ How did you beat that Gyarados so quickly?” Turquoise asked.

“ It sustained a lot of damage from my Charmander’s Dragon Rush,” Twilight said.

“ Charmander can use Dragon Rush?” Turquoise asked in shock.

“ If bred with a parent that knows the move it can,” Twilight said.

“ In any case, you won so as the victor I present you with the Cascade Badge,” Misty said before giving Twilight her badge. “ So where are you girls off to now?”

“ After the contest here I’m off to find the next Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Then you should head for Vermillion City next,” Misty suggested.

“ Where is that?” Turquoise asked before Applejack pulled out her Pokenav.

“ It's south of Saffron City which is also south from here,” Applejack said.

“ Then that is where I shall go next,” Turquoise said. The girls all went back to the Pokemon center and Twilight decided to ask Turquoise something.

“ Turquoise do you consider the three of us as friends?” Twilight asked.

“ I do, you, Rarity, and Applejack helped me get this far on my journey,” Turquoise pointed out.

“ Then why don't you want to tag along with us?” Twilight asked.

“ Because my mother always told me it's important to make your own path in life. Don,t get me wrong Rarity has given me a good amount of tips for pokemon contests and you always pointed out stuff that baffled me and Applejack is good at cooking and navigating. But I want to travel on my own and see where my journey takes me,” Turquoise said.

“ So you're saying you don't want to travel with us because you want to figure out where you're going on your own is that it?” Twilight asked.

“ That right,” Turquoise said.

“ That sounds fair enough but just remember that having friends who help you from time to time is also important,” Twilight said. After having their discussion Twilight and Turquoise went back to their rooms for the night.
> Taking The Stage
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Rarity were in the middle of a battle between Bulbasaur and Delcatty.

“ Delcatty use Blizzard. Delcatty unleashed her blizzard on Bulbasaur who withstood it for a while before being blown back. As soon as Bulbasaur got back up he was enveloped in white light.

“ Looks like my Bulbasaur is evolving,” Turquoise said while quickly pulling out her Pokedex. Bulbasaur’s bulb began to bloom as he got slightly bigger. As soon as the light died down a slightly bigger plant creature with a rosebud that had four green leaves at the base of it.

“ Ivysaur,” The creature said as Turquoise looked it up.

“ Ivysaur. The Seed Pokemon and the evolved form of Bulbasaur. Exposure to sunlight adds to its strength. Sunlight also makes the bud on its back grow larger,” Ivysaur suddenly fired a barrage of seeds out of its bud which surprised Turquoise.

“ That was Seed Bomb,” Twilight said.

“ That’s amazing my Ivysaur just learned a new move,” Turquoise said.

“ Now let’s see how you are going to utilize it. Delcatty use Shockwave. Delcatty unleashed a blue wave of electricity from her body.

“ Ivysaur use Seed Bomb. Ivysaur fired a barrage of seeds that managed to intercept the Shockwave and create a dazzling fireworks display in the process.

“ Impressive use of Seed Bomb darling,” Rarity said.

“ Thanks, Rarity,” Turquoise said before they both called their pokemon back. After healing their pokemon Turquoise and Rarity went inside the contest hall then went backstage to the dressing room to get changed. A few minutes later Turquoise comes out in her royal blue dress with matching fur stole while Rarity comes out wearing a short light blue off the shoulder dress with sequins on it.

“ Wow Rarity you look radiant,” Turquoise said.

“ Thanks, darling but we are not ready yet. Take a seat and I will do your hair for you,” Rarity said as Turquoise sat down at a vanity. Rarity styled Turquoise’s hair into a spiral ponytail. “ And done what do you think?”

“ I love it Rarity,” Turquoise said. As soon as both of them finished getting ready the TV in the room turned on and a woman with curly orange hair wearing a blue halter top with a matching skirt and visor and lavender stockings with white boots appeared on the screen ready to kick things off.

“ Welcome everyone to the first contest of the season here in the lovely Cerulean City. I’m am your always energetic and lively Mc Lilian and here are the judges. First up is the head of the Pokemon Activities Committee, Mr. Contesta,” Lilian said referring to a man in a red suit.

“ Always a pleasure to be here Lilian,” Contesta said.

“ Next up is the Head of the Pokemon Fan Club. Mr. Sukizo,” Lilian continued referring to a man in a blue suit.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said like he always does,”

“ And last but not least Ceruleon’s City’s own Nurse Joy,” Lilian said referring to nurse Joy.

“ I can,t wait to see what these coordinators have in store for us today,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now lets us see the Cerulean Ribbon that will be going to the winner of this contest. The camera zoomed in on a gold waterdrop with light blue lace neatly tied in a bow. “ Whoever wins this ribbon will be taking the first step towards the grand Festival. Remember you need a total of five ribbons to qualify. And without further ado LETS GET BUSY,” The other contestants all went one by one all performing top-notch skill and appeal. It was now Rarity’s turn to perform. “ Our next contestant who comes all the way from Canterlot City in the Equestria Region is Rarity. Rarity walked out on to the stage with the grace of a model.

“ Froslass Center Stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a puff of smoke that had a silhouette of a creature wearing a kimono. “ Froslass lets set the stage with Hail. the silhouette did a twirl before sending a white ball into the air that suddenly created a cloud that unleashed a light flurry. “ Now use Double Team. Froslass suddenly multiplied and caused the smoke to dissipate revealing a white creature with arms like the sleeves of a kimono and a red spot that looked like the obi of a kimono.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked herself while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Froslass. The Snow Land Pokemon. It spits out cold air of nearly - 60 degrees Fahrenheit to freeze its quarry. It brings frozen prey back to its lair and neatly lines them up,” The Pokedex said while giving Turquoise a slight chill up her spine. Froslass phased in and out like the ghost type she was thanks to her snow cloak ability.

“ Now finish up with Icy Wind. Froslass fired her Icy wind at the cloud above her and caused it to explode into a shower of sparkles created from the colliding ice crystals that fell upon Rarity and Froslass who posed together.

“ What a dazzling way to end such a gorgeous display what did you think judges?” Lilian asked.

“ The way Rarity demonstrated both the mysterious nature of a Ghost-Type and the charm of an Ice-Type pokemon was a sight to behold,” Contesta said.

“ Simply Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ It made me feel like I was watching an elegant geisha dancing in the winter snow,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Rarity returned backstage she saw Turquoise amazed by her performance.

“ Still starstruck by our performance I see,” Rarity said.

“ Very starstruck,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, it’s your turn now darling go out there and do your best,” Rarity said as Turquoise walked towards the entrance to the stage.

“ Our next contestant is a newcomer from Pallet Town making her contest debut, Turquoise,” Lilian said as Turquoise walked on stage.

“ Ivysaur Let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a purple flower that burst and unleashed Ivysaur then caused a bunch of flower petals to rain down on him. “ Let’s start things off with Poison Powder. Ivysaur unleashed a cloud of Poison Powder over the stage. “ Now use Seed Bomb and aim for inside the cloud. Ivysaur fired his Seed Bomb into the poison cloud leaving the audience eager to see what Turquoise is planning to do. “ Now wrap it up with Razor Leaf. Ivysaur fired his Razor Leaf into the poison cloud and watched as the leaves made contact with the seed bomb and created a marvelous firework display along with a shower of purple sparkles.

“ Now that was a sight to behold what say, you judges?” Lilian asked.

“ The way Turquoise was able to combine those moves to create a fireworks display with a purple sparkle really showed us Ivysaur’s beauty,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ I can defiantly sense the faith Turquoise had in Ivysaur when she had him use that Razor Leaf blindly,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And with that our appeals stage comes to a close. We will take a short intermission to decided which eight coordinators will be moving on to the second stage,” Lilian said as Turquoise returned backstage. As soon as Turquoise returned to the waiting room Rarity was waiting for her.

“ That was a great performance darling,” Rarity said.

“ Do you think it was enough to get me into the second round?” Turquoise asked.

“ I think it was and I bet the judges think so too,” Rarity said. As they were talking Lilian appeared on screen again.

“ And now the moment you have been waiting for forks. These eight coordinators will be moving on to the second stage,” Lilian said before a blue background with eight profile pics appeared with Rarity being first and Turquoise being sixth.

“ We both made it darling,” Rarity said with joy.

“ I made it?” Turquoise said in disbelief.

“ Let’s promise to make it to the final match and give it our all,” Rarity said before the pairing for the second round was revealed. After shaking on their promise Turquoise and Rarity won their matches until it was down to just the two of them.

“ And now it’s time for the final match. On my left is Rarity and on my right is Turquoise. Five minutes on the clock. Begin,” Lilian said as the clock started.

“ Espeon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open unleashing a bunch of multicolored stars that collided into each other before Espeon appeared and landed elegantly on stage.

“ Delcatty center stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of flowers that burst and showered down on Delcatty. “ Delcatty use Assist. Delcatty leaped into the air and unleashed a chunk of ice from her paw.

“ Since when does Delcatty know Ice Shard?” Turquoise asked.

“ She doesn’t you see Assist is a move that allows the user to use a random move from one of its friends like in this case Froslass’s Ice Shard,” Rarity explained.

“ Espeon use confusion on that Ice Shard. Espeon used her confusion to send the Ice Shard flying back at Delcatty and nailed her.

“ And that allowed Turquoise to take some of Rarity’s points,” Lilian said as Rarity’s point meter went down slightly.

Rarity: 90%

“ Not bad but let's see you beat this Delcatty use Blizzard. Delcatty unleashed a powerful blizzard that covered the field.

“ Espeon use Confusion to send it back. Espeon sent the Blizzard back thinking she could steal more points until Rarity smiled.

“ I knew you would try that again. Delcatty use Blizzard again. Delcatty unleashed another blizzard that collided with the deflected one and after canceling each other out Buried Espeon in snow.

“ And Turquoise just lost a fourth of her points on that one,” Lilian said as Turquoise’s point meter went down by one fourth.

Turquoise: 75%

“ Impressive counter but now it's my turn to go on the offensive. Espeon use Swift while spinning. Espeon performed a mid-air spin while doing Swift which created a vortex of stars. Now use Psybeam. Espeon fired a rainbow-colored beam while spinning which combined with the stars and created a more powerful attack.

“ Delcatty use Shockwave. Delcatty unleashed her Shockwave and gave it all she had to try and push back Espeon’s combo attack but failed and took a lot of damage.

“ And Espeon’s Swift Beam combo lands costing Rarity a mountain of points,” Lilian said as Rarity’s point meter reached half.

Rarity: 50%

“ That was perfect Espeon,” Turquoise said joyfully.

“ Espe,” Espeon said while still looking composed.

“ Sorry darling but this ends now. Delcatty use Sing. Delcatty began singing while sending music notes towards Espeon. As soon as the notes reached Espeon they rebounded and hit Delcatty instead and caused her to fall asleep which shocked Rarity.

“ Why is Delcatty the one who fell asleep?” Rarity asked in shock by what happened.

“ That would be thanks to Espeon’s Hidden Ability Magic Bounce. Magic Bounce sends any non-damaging moves back to the pokemon that used them,” Turquoise explained as Rarity’s Points went down some more and the clock reached the three-minute mark.

Rarity: 45%

“ Come on Delcatty wake up,” Rarity shouted as the clock kept ticking.

“ Espeon use Quick Attack. Espeon ran like a lavender-colored blur and sent Delcatty flying with enough force to knock her out. The judge’s buzzer went off indicating Delcatty was no longer able to continue and the rest of Rarity’s points were gone.

“ And that’s all she wrote folks the winner of the Cerulean City contest is Turquoise,” Lilian shouted as Turquoise and Espeon’s pictures appeared on the jumbotron. Rarity helped her Delcatty up and walked back to the stage.

“ You were fabulous as always Delcatty,” Rarity said before recalling Delcatty. The award ceremony began as soon as all the contestants gathered.

“ As now Mr. Contesta shall award Turquoise with the Cerulean Ribbon,” Lilian said as Contesta approached Turquoise.

“ That was a splendid performance, young lady,” Contesta said as he presented Turquoise with the ribbon.

“ Alright I just won the Cerulean Ribbon,” Turquoise said while posing with her Espeon. As soon as things were wrapped up Turquoise left the contest hall to set off for her next destination until Rarity caught up to her.

“ Turquoise before you set off, join us for dinner,” Rarity suggested.

“ It is a long way to Vermillion City so sure why not,” Turquoise said. After returning to the Pokemon Center all the pokemon were eating the food Applejack made for them.

“ I haven't seen Espeon eat this much in a long time. You really are a great chef Applejack,” Turquoise said.

“ Thank you our friend Fluttershy gave me the recipes for every type of pokemon and what kind of food they like,” Applejack said.

“ Who is Fluttershy?” Turquoise asked.

“ A friend of ours from back home. She is currently training to be a Pokemon Breeder,” Twilight said.

“ That sounds like a great goal,” Turquoise said.

“ Speaking of Goals, where are you off to next?” Rarity asked.

“ Like I said before I’m heading to Vermillion City but I will be going the long way around so my Pokemon can get stronger for the challenges ahead,” Turquoise said.

“ So you're not entering the contest in Saffron City?” Rarity asked.

“ Nope, I need to come up with more combinations and performances since I know that the firework display I did with Ivysaur will go stale if I keep using it,” Turquoise said.

“ You're starting to think like a true coordinator. Always keep improving and come up with new material,” Rarity said.

“ So does this mean you're splitting off from us?” Twilight asked.

“ Yep but I have a feeling we will see each other again in the near future,” Turquoise said.

“ All right Girls the food is ready. The girls all dug in and after finishing up and cleaning the dishes Turquoise readied her bag.

“ Good luck on the rest of your journey Turquoise,” Twilight said.

“ Until we meet again my friends,” Turquoise said before leaving.
> Ninetales Of Fun
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was busy setting up camp in the forest between Cerulean City and the next town. After finishing setting up her tent Turquoise noticed her Vulpix was not there.

“ Have any of you seen Vulpix?” Turquoise asked and then saw Vulpix running from another trainer. The trainer then threw a Pokeball at Vulpix and as soon as it made contact it covered Vulpix in a pinkish light but did not capture her.

“ What gives that should have been a clean capture,” The trainer said.

“ It did not work because that Vulpix belongs to me,” Turquoise said.

“ Don,t lie to me you just want it all for yourself,” The trainer said.

“ Watch and then tell me if I am lying,” Turquoise said as she pulled out the Love Ball she caught Vulpix in. “ Vulpix return,” Vulpix was returned to her Pokeball which proved she belongs to Turquoise.

“ Sorry about trying to steal your Vulpix. My name is Selena,” Selena said.

“ I’m Turquoise and for some reason, you look familiar,” Turquoise said after seeing Selena’s frilly outfit and twirled twin tails. “ You kind of remind me of the third-ranked coordinator of Sinnoh Ursula.

“ You heard of my big sis?” Selena asked.

“ I saw the Sinnoh Grand Festival with my mom and the way she used those two Eevee in the first round and then evolved them was breathtaking,” Turquoise said.

“ Say I have an idea why don,t you trade me your Vulpix for my Gible,” Selena offered.

“ No deal,” Turquoise said.

“ Then how about my Pidgey,” Selena said.

“ My Vulpix is not for trade so please stop asking,” Turquoise said which made Selena mad.

“ Fine then if you will not trade her to me then I challenge you to a battle if you win I will stop asking but if I win that Vulpix is mine,” Selena said.

“ If it will get you to stop asking then fine I accept,” Turquoise said.

“ Great and just to make things interesting let’s make it a double battle,” Selena said.

“ I always wanted to do one of those so I accept,” Turquoise said. After finding a clearing that was not too far from Turquoise’s campsite Both girls were ready to go.

“ Come on out my Ninetales twins,” Selena said as she threw two pokeballs that were in Ball Capsules that popped open. One unleashed orange flames and the other pink bubbles and out of both of them came two nine-tailed foxes one with golden fur and red eyes and the other with fur as white as fresh snow with blue eyes.

“ Nine,” They both said in unison.

“ So those are Ninetales,” Turquoise said as she pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Ninetales. The Fox Pokemon and the evolved form of Vulpix. Very smart and very vengeful. Grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse,” The Pokedex said before Turquoise shifted to the other one.

“ Ninetales. Alolan Form. The Fox Pokemon. While it will guide travelers who get lost on a snowy mountain down to the mountain's base, it won't forgive anyone who harms nature,” The Pokedex said.

“ Are you impressed already my big sis caught this lovely Ninetales for me in the Alola Region when she was just an Alolan Vulpix,” Selena gloated.

“ I will admit your Alolan Ninetales may look lovely but don't underestimate my pokemon. Go Vulpix and Espeon,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball and Espeon came out alongside Vulpix.

“ Do you honestly think you can beat me with an unevolved Vulpix?” Selena said tauntingly.

“ I will never know until I try,” Turquoise said.

“ Then let’s start this battle. Ninetales A use Hail and Ninetales K use Will-O-Wisp on Espeon. The Alolan Ninetales sent a ball of light into the air that transformed into a cloud that covered the field in snow which caused Alolan Ninetales to move faster. While the regular Ninetales fired some orange flames at Espeon only for them to be bounced right back at that same Ninetales and have no effect. “ I see your Espeon has Magic Bounce which would normally be impressive but in this case, it just puts both of our pokemon at a stalemate.

“ But this won't Espeon use Swift and Vulpix use Ember on Ninetales A. Espeon fired her swift while Vulpix fired her ember which caused the two attacks to merge into flaming hot stars.

“ Like that will work. Ninetales K intercept that attack. Ninetales K got in front of Ninetales A and took the hit head-on and withstood it.

“ Darn,” Turquoise said.

“ That was an ok combination now let me show you a real combination. Ninetales A use Aurora Beam and Ninetales K use Fire Spin. The spiraling stream of fire spun around the rainbow-colored beam Ninetales A fired and nailed Espeon hard and sent her crashing into Vulpix which knocked them both out. “ Pathetic. how a loser like you even made it to the second round of the Curuleon Contest let alone win it is beyond me.

“ I earned that ribbon fair and square,” Turquoise said.

“ Whatever. Now as per our agreement you lost so hand over your Vulpix,” Selena said causing Vulpix to run away. Turquoise tried to follow her but Selena just called her weak which made Turquoise angry enough to tackle Selena and slam her into a tree.

“ I never should have agreed to battle you in the first place. Now if you will excuse me I have a Vulpix to find,” Turquoise said before leaving.

Vulpix kept running until she got tired and passed out. Meanwhile, nearby a girl with green eyes and long pink hair was busy picking Oran Berries when her Scorbunny saw Vulpix passed out and pulled her skirt to get her attention.

“ What is it Scorbunny?” The girl asked before Scorbunny pointed to Vulpix. “ Oh, you poor thing quick Scorbunny we must get this Vulpix back to our cabin. The girl picked Vulpix up and ran as fast as she could back to her cabin. Sometime later Vulpix regained consciousness and noticed she was inside a cabin and saw the girl that found her. “ Glad to see you are finally awake. You were exhausted so I brought you here to rest. Vulpix looked scared until the girl petted her. “ Don,t be scared I’m here to help.

Turquoise followed to tracks that Vulpix left behind in the moist soil of the forest and noticed the tracks end by a tree with Oran Berries. Turquoise also noticed there was a cabin nearby and decided to see if whoever lived there had seen her Vulpix. Turquoise knocked on the door and was greeted by the same girl that found her Vulpix.

“ May I help you miss?” The girl asked.

“ Yes, I was wondering if you saw a Vulpix run by here? she is my friend and I’m very worried about her,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, we just so happened to find a Vulpix sometime ago, maybe that’s the one you’re looking for,” The girl said before inviting Turquoise inside to see. After going inside Turquoise saw Vulpix happily eating.

“ Vulpix thank goodness you're ok,” Turquoise said before hugging her.

“ So you're this Vulpix’s trainer?” The girl asked.

“ Sure am, I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m Fluttershy and this is my partner Scorbunny,” Fluttershy said referring to a white rabbit with bits of red and orange in certain places. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex and did what she always did when meeting new pokemon.

“ Scorbunny. The Rabbit Pokemon. It has special pads on the backs of its feet, and one on its nose. Once it's raring to fight, these pads radiate tremendous heat.

“ Wait Fluttershy? By any chance do you happen to know three other trainers by the names of Rarity, Twilight, and Applejack?” Turquoise asked.

“ They are three of my closest friends. How do you know them?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I met them back in Viridian City when I started my journey a week ago,” Turquoise said.

“ Back to Vulpix, why did she run away from you?” Fluttershy asked. getting back on track.

“ We just lost to a very obnoxious Trainer who could not take no for an answer when I refused to trade her my Vulpix,” Turquoise said.

“ So this trainer decided to battle you and take Vulpix should they win?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Yes, but how did you know about that?” Turquoise asked.

“ One of my special gifts is understanding what a Pokemon is saying,” Fluttershy said. “ I know you did it to defend Vulpix but a trainer should never agree to something like that no matter what anyone says.

“ I know and now I know she won,t back off until I give Vulpix to her,” Turquoise said. As Turquoise and Fluttershy were talking another knock was heard and Fluttershy answered and saw that Selena was at the door.

“ Have you seen a Vulpix run here?” Selena asked.

“ I did and her trainer is here too. I assume you’re the obnoxious trainer Turquoise mentioned?” Fluttershy asked.

“ How dare she call me that,” Selena said in an angry tone.

“ She also said you forced her into a battle after she refused to trade you her Vulpix,” Fluttershy pointed out.

“ That Vulpix has the drought ability; it's not fair for such a noob to have something that rare,” Selena said.

“ Regardless of her skill level, Vulpix belongs to Turquoise and if she doesn’t want to trade her then just leave her alone,” Fluttershy said.

“ Fine if you want that weak Vulpix then go ahead and keep it,” Selena said. Before Selena could leave Fluttershy proposed a rematch and Selena reluctantly agreed on the condition that Turquoise hand over Vulpix if she loses this time.

“ Like I'm going to agree to that again. This Vulpix was my first official catch as a Pokemon Trainer and I won't give her up,” Turquoise said.

“ Fine meet back here in an hour after your pokemon are healed,” Selena said.

Turquoise returned to her campsite and packed it up before returning to Fluttershy’s Cabin to heal her Espeon. Fluttershy was impressed with the way Turquoise raised her pokemon.

“ What did Selena use to beat you if you don't mind me asking?” Fluttershy asked.

“ She used both forms of Ninetales to beat me,” Turquoise said.

“ So we are dealing with both a Kantonian and Alolan Ninetales?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Yep and they are powerful,” Turquoise pointed out.

“ Then let's do some training,” Fluttershy said.

Espeon and Vulpix did a bit of training and while they were doing it Vulpix managed to learn Extrasensory. The time for the battle arrived and Selena returned just as smug ready to end this.

“ I hope you're ready to lose Turquoise,” Selena said.

“ Not this time,” Turquoise said as Fluttershy stood on the side as the referee for this battle.

“ This will be a double battle with both sides each using two pokemon and the battle is over when both pokemon on one side is unable to battle,” Fluttershy said with both girls agreeing to the terms. “ Now let the battle begin.

“ Ninetales twins take the stage,” Selena said as both her Ninetales came out ready to battle.

“ Go Vulpix and Espeon,” Turquoise said as her pokemon came out more determined than last time.

“ Them again what makes you think they will do better than last time?” Selena asked.

“ Because we are not the same as last time,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see. Ninetales A use Hail and Ninetales K use Nasty Plot. Ninetales A created the same cloud as last time and covered the field in snow while Ninetales K began to glow indicating its stats went up.

“ Espeon use Swift and Vulpix use Ember. Espeon unleashed her swift and Vulpix unleashed her Ember creating the same fire stars as last time.

“ That move again I guess you never learned Ninetales K intercept that attack. Ninetales K stood in front of Ninetales A like last time only for Turquoise to smile.

“ Well here is a new twist. Espeon use Confusion on that swift. Espeon used her Confusion to gain control of the swift and managed to rebound it past Ninetales K and managed to nail Ninetales A for a ton of damage that also burned her.

“ I will admit that was an improvement but that won’t save you. Ninetales A use Aurora Veil. Ninetales A generated a smaller version of the Aurora Borealis that covered Selena’s side of the field. “ Now that we have some defense setup, let's see how you handle this. Ninetales A use Aurora Beam and Ninetales K use Fire Spin. Ninetales A fired her Aurora Beam while Ninetales K fired his Fire Spin which formed the same combo as last time.

“ That won,t work a second time. Espeon use Confusion on the attack and Vulpix use Extrasensory on Ninetales K. Vulpix used her extrasensory to lift Ninetales K up while Espeon used confusion to rebound the Fire Spin Aurora Beam combo at Ninetales K and inflicted a ton of damage even though Aurora Veil halved it.

“ Not bad but let’s see how you handle this. Ninetales A use Dazzling Gleam. Ninetales A unleashed a beam of bright light that made Vulpix look scared. Just when Vulpix thought she was done for Espeon took the full force of the attack and was knocked out as a result.

“ Espeon is unable to battle,” Fluttershy said as she declared her verdict. Right after Dazzling gleam ended Ninetales A’s burn kicked in and caused her to faint. “ Ninetales A is also unable to battle.

“ Well now it's just your Vulpix and my Kantonian Ninetales,” Selena said.

“ Looks like it,” Turquoise said, sensing how appropriate this setting was.

“ Then let's keep going. Ninetales K use Imprison. Ninetales K’s eyes suddenly glowed and a strange seal appeared on Vulpix’s forehead.

“ What did you do to my Vulpix?” Turquoise asked.

“ I just sealed her attacks, that's what. Imprison is a move that prevents you from using any of the same moves as my Ninetales K. So whatever moves your Vulpix shares with my Ninetales K are now useless. Turquoise used her Pokedex to check her Vulpix’s stats and noticed that her Confuse Ray was sealed. “ I see you figured it out your Vulpix knows Confuse Ray and so does mine and with my Ninetales K’s Flash Fire Ability your Fire attacks are also Useless so just give up before your Vulpix gets hurt. Just as Selena gloated her hail ended and so did Aurora Veil with it.

“ We will not give up. Not as long as we still have a chance. Vulpix use Extrasensory. Vulpix used her Extrasensory and managed to slam Ninetales K into the ground hard enough to finish it. 

“ Ninetales K is unable to battle. Vulpix is the winner which means the match goes to Turquoise,” Fluttershy said as she raised her right hand and pointed to Turquoise.

“ We did it. You were awesome Vulpix,” Turquoise said.

“ Vul,” Vulpix said with joy.

“ Why did I lose? My strategy was flawless?” Selena shouted.

“ It was and I noticed how well you raised both of your Ninetales however it's also important to consider the feelings of other people like how Turquoise valued her Vulpix and did not want to sever that bond,” Fluttershy explained.

“ You may have won this time Turquoise but mark my words when next we meet I will defeat you,” Selena said as she ran off with her Ninetales. Suddenly Vulpix acted excited like she was telling Turquoise something.

“ I think your Vulpix wants something,” Fluttershy said, prompting Turquoise to search her bag and accidentally drop the Fire Stone Rarity gave her, which Vulpix caught and caused her to glow. “ Looks like your Vulpix decided she wants to evolve now. Vulpix suddenly began to grow bigger as her tails began to bloom into nine long tails that then formed a bigger plume. Where Vulpix once stood was now a Kantonian Ninetales. Turquoise checked the stats of her new Ninetales and saw she learned both Flamethrower and Fireblast.

“ Looks like my team just got a whole lot stronger,” Turquoise said before pulling out some of the pokemon food Applejack gave her for her Vulpix.

“ Say Turquoise why not stay with me for the night. The next town is a long hike away and traveling at night in this forest is not a wise idea,” Fluttershy offered.

“ Good point thanks Fluttershy,” Turquoise said.

“ It's the least I can do for a friend of my friends,” Fluttershy said.
> Reign of The Princesses
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After walking for miles through the forest Turquoise finally arrived on the outskirts of a city and after entering the City she saw a banner that said Princess Festival on it. Turquoise looked very excited about this.

“ Welcome to South Blue City Miss. Are you here for the Princess Festival?” A woman wearing a red blazer with a matching skirt asked.

“ I am now,” Turquoise said with excitement.

“ Awesome there are a lot of great deals on clothes, food, and many other things for our lovely ladies today and also the annual Queen of the Princess Festival Competition which is our main attraction,” The lady said while showing Turquoise a flyer for the Competition. Turquoise looked more excited and went to look around.





Meanwhile, in another part of the city, Isabelle of Team Supernova was taking advantage of the drastic discounts at a clothing store. After getting what she wanted she ran up to the register.

“ Put it all on the Team Supernova account,” Isabelle said before throwing all her bags at Chris who was now forced to carry all of them.

“ Do you think Jessie and James will be ok with you blowing our dough on this festival?” Chris asked remembering how extremely mad Jessie can get.

“ Don't you worry about a thing Chris It's the Princess Festival. What girl or woman wouldn’t love it?” Isabelle said.

“ Jessie she hates it so much the last female member of Team Supernova who was caught celebrating it not only got fired but she also ended up getting an earful that she will never forget,” Chris said, still remembering the echoes of Jessie’s screaming.

“ It’s because she never had a princess doll right well. If I win the Queen of the Princess Festival Competition that will change,” Isabelle said.

“ And how exactly are you going to win the competition requires exactly four pokemon to enter and you only have one,” Chris pointed out.

“ Not if I borrow your houndour,” Isabelle said.

“ Even if you did you still need two more,” Chris pointed out. Just when they thought it was over a Delibird came down in front of them.

“ That must be the Team Supernova Delibird,” Isabelle said as the Delibird pulled out two parcels, one for Chris and one for Isabelle. As soon as they signed for them Delibird flew off. Before they opened the parcels they saw they also came with a note directly from the bosses of Team Supernova. Chris read the note.

“ Isabelle and Chris enclosed in these parcels are new pokemon for your mission as a reward for your continued service. Jessie and James,” The note said. After opening the parcels and grabbing the pokeballs Chris and Isabelle threw them and after seeing what they got they suddenly saw their plan coming together.





Meanwhile, at a clothing store, Turquoise was fighting off some women to reach the register. After paying for her purchases Turquoise decided to check out the restaurants next. Turquoise and her pokemon enjoyed the many kinds of sweets they had and while they were eating an announcement played over the loudspeakers.

“ Attention all princess festival attendees, the Queen of the Princess Festival Competition will begin shortly everyone interested in signing up please come to the venue,” The announcement said.

Turquoise recalled her Pokemon and after paying for her meal ran for the Venue. Turquoise signed in and was taken backstage to a dressing room with a huge selection of kimonos.

“ The first round is a beauty pageant and as the first person to sign up you have free reign over the wardrobe until the others arrive,” The stagehand said before leaving. Turquoise looked through the selection of kimonos and found a black one with red crescent moons on it. After changing into it Turquoise styled her long red hair and placed a gold crown on it. After Turquoise finished getting ready the other contestants arrived including Isabelle who Turquoise did not look happy to see.

“ What are you doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“ Same as you to enjoy the Princess Festival,” Isabelle said.

“ Well you won’t win the competition,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see,” Isabelle said.

After all the girls finished getting ready the stagehand returned to get all the contestants lined up behind the curtain. As soon as everyone was lined up the announcer for the competition began to speak.

“ Welcome everyone to the annual Queen of the Princess Festival Competition where thirty-two of our lovely ladies will be competing for not only a one of kind set of Princess dolls but for a special prize we have this year. We have a very rare Pokemon egg generously donated by our local Pokemon Daycare,” The announcer said as a black egg with patches of red on it appeared on the jumbotron. Turquoise was now more driven to win after hearing the part about the egg. “ And now let the competition begin first the beauty pageant,” The curtain rose and all the girls and women competing dazzled the crowd with their maiden-like charm. After the pageant round ended the girls were all divided into two blocks for the battle round. Turquoise was in Block A while Isabelle was in black B. Turquoise was in the first match and made quick work of her opponent’s first three pokemon.

“ Go Gothita,” The girl on the other end of the battlefield said as a feminine looking lolita creature appeared.

“ Gothita?” Turquoise said while pulling her Pokedex out.

“ Gothita. The Fixation Pokemon. Even when nobody seems to be around, Gothita can still be heard making a muted cry. Many believe it's speaking to something only it can see,” The Pokedex said.

“ Can you keep going Ivysaur?” Turquoise asked.

“ Saur,” Ivysaur said while nodding yes.

“ Then use Razor Leaf. Ivysaur used his Razor Leaf to try and hit Gothita only for Gothita’s trainer to smile.

“ Nice try but I’m ready for your tricks now. Gothita use Confusion and send that Razor Leaf right back. Gothita’s eyes glowed while the Razor Leaf was sent back at Ivysaur and nailed it for some damage which was enough to finish it.

“ Ivysaur return. Thank you for getting us this far now rest. Turquoise pulled out another one of her Pokeballs and threw it. Go Rookidee. Rookidee flew out and looked ready to battle.

“ You challenge my Gothita with that? Don't make me laugh. Gothita use Psybeam. Gothita fired her Psybeam and Turquoise reacted.

“ Rookidee dodge and use Hone Claws. Rookidee dodged and sharpened his claws raising his attack and accuracy.

“ Gothita keep using Psybeam Back to back.

“ Rookidee keep dodging and use Hone Claws back to back. Gothita kept firing Psybeams while Rookidee kept dodging them and sharpening his claws until his Attack and Accuracy were maxed out.

“ Why won't you attack already?” The other trainer asked.

“ There is more to battling than just attacking. There is also the importance of strategy you see. I wasn’t just raising my Rookidee’s stats and dodging. I was preparing for one final attack and it looks like your Gothita is worn out. Time to end this. Rookidee use Power Trip. Rookidee charged at Rookidee with his wings glowing and hit Gothita hard which caused her to be knocked out.

“ Gothita is unable to battle the winner is Rookidee which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said as Rookidee began to glow and grow bigger. As soon as the light faded a bigger bird with gray feathers. Black feathers around the head area and red eyes hovered where Rookidee used to be.

“ And it looks like after an intense battle Turquoise’s Rookidee has evolved into a Corvisquire,” The announcer said which caused Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex.

“ Corvisquire. The Raven Pokemon and the evolved form of Rookidee. Smart enough to use tools in battle, these Pokémon have been seen picking up rocks and flinging them or using ropes to wrap up enemies,” The Pokedex said.





Meanwhile, in the Eastern Field where the B block was held, Isabelle dominated the first round with her Poochyena. After using Bite to finish off her opponent’s Pidgey Poochyena began to glow.

“ Finally my Poochyena is evolving,” Isabelle said with joy. Poochyena began to grow bigger as his tail extended a bit along with his muzzle and ears. After the flash died down a bigger wolf stood where Poochyena was standing. The battles went on and both Turquoise and Isabelle were claiming one victory after another until they both won in their respective blocks. Both Turquoise and Isabelle were now facing each other in the final match.

“ And now for the final match, the champion of the West Turquoise will face the champion of the East Isabelle. Which one of these lovely ladies will win?” The announcer said.

“ I don,t know how you managed to get this far with just that Poochyena of yours but your winning streak ends now,” Turquoise said.

“ Oh I beg to differ Dorkette I may just surprise you in this battle, “Isabelle said.

“ If both trainers are ready then let the battle begin,” The ref said.

“ Corvisquire Take Flight,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and sent Corvisquire in with a sparkle.

“ So your Rookidee has evolved. big deal. You're not the only who’s pokemon has evolved. Go Mightyena,” Isabelle said as she sent her newly evolved Mightyena into battle. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like always with new pokemon.

“ Mightyena. The Bite Pokemon and the evolved form of Poochyena. Mightyena gives obvious signals when it is preparing to attack. It starts to growl deeply and then flattens its body. This Pokémon will bite savagely with its sharply pointed fangs,” The Pokedex said.

“ Will you stop playing with that toy of yours and battle already,” Isabelle said in an annoyed tone.

“ Look lady I don't know how long you've been traveling for but I just started so shut up and let me learn as I go,” Turquoise said.

“ Fine but don,t think that toy of yours will tell you how to beat me,” Isabelle said.

“ I don't need it to. Corvisquire use Hone Claws. Corvisquire sharpened his claws raising his attack and accuracy.

“ Like that will work. Mightyena use Snarl. Mightyena began to unleash a high pitched growl that damaged Corvisquire big time and caused him to lose altitude. “ Now use Thunder Fang. Mightyena’s fangs glowed with electricity as it charged in at Corvisquire and bit down on him thus damaging him more and knocking him out.

“ Corvisquire is unable to Battle Mightyena wins,” The ref said.

“ Corvisquire return. You fought valiantly for me in this competition now rest. Go Ivysaur. Turquoise called out her Ivysaur ready to even the score.

“ Like Ivysaur will make much of a difference. Mightyena use Snarl. Mightyena unleashed his Snarl again but this time Turquoise was ready for it.

“ Ivysaur use Leech Seed. Ivysaur fired his seed at Mightyena and not only was his body bound by the vines but his muzzle was also tied shut. “ See knowledge is power. Mightyena is called the Bite Pokemon because of its variety of biting and sound-based moves so with your Mightyena now muzzled he can't do anything.

“ Like that is all Mightyena can do. Mightyena use Tackle. Mightyena charged at Ivysaur thinking it could not move quickly anymore.

“ Ivysaur stand still and use Poison Powder. Ivusaur unleashed a cloud of Poison Powder as Mightyena came closer and was caught in it. After withstanding the tackle Ivysaur sent Mightyena back which revealed he was now poisoned. The combination of poison and Leech seed suddenly kicked in and gave Turquoise her chance to strike. “ Now finish this with Seed Bomb. Ivysaur fired a barrage of seeds that nailed Mightyena and caused him to faint.

“ Mightyena is unable to battle Ivysaur wins the match,” The ref said.

“ Now you're out of Pokemon so it looks like I win,” Turquoise said only for Isabelle to burst her bubble by pulling out another Pokeball.

“ Who said I was out Go Houndour,” Isabelle said as she sent in Chris’s Houndour which shocked Turquoise.

“ That's your partner’s pokemon, why are you using it?” Turquoise asked.

“ There is nothing in the rules that saids you can’t use another trainer’s pokemon right,” Isabelle said while asking the ref.

“ As long as the original trainer consents to it competitors may barrow pokemon from others,” The ref said.

“ Fine but don,t think that means you will win. Ivysaur use Razor Leaf. Ivysaur unleashed his Razor Leaf and managed to nail Houndour but not by much.

“ Houndour use Ember. Houndour unleashed his Ember and managed to hit Ivysaur for a good chunk of damage.

“ Houndour use Bite. Houndour charged in with fangs in front of him and bit down on Ivysaur.

“ Ivysaur shake him off and use Poison Powder. Ivysaur shook Houndour off and then unleashed a cloud of poison that successfully poisoned Houndour. “ Now use Leech Seed. Ivysaur fired his Leech seed and successfully ensnared houndour and caused a lot of damage with the two-part combo. “ Now finish this with Seed Bomb,” Ivysaur fired his Seed Bomb but Isabelle was not backing down.

“ We won't lose this battle. Houndour use Ember. Houndour fired his final attack and as soon as both attacks landed both Houndour and Ivysaur fainted.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle so this round is a draw,” The ref said.

“ Ivysaur return. You did a splendid job now rest. Unless you have any more pokemon I don,t know about this is the end of the road for you,” Turquoise said.

“ Guess it's about time I introduced you to me and Chris’s newest members starting with this,” Isabelle said as she tossed her Pokeball and caused it to pop unleashing a white snake with green eyes and a brown sack around its head.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Silicobra. The Sand Snake Pokemon. As it digs, it swallows sand and stores it in its neck pouch. The pouch can hold more than 17 pounds of sand,” The Pokedex said.

“ You may have a new Pokemon but that won’t guarantee victory. Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed Espeon who landed on the field elegantly.

“ Espeon let's start with Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam and managed to nail Silicobra who managed to spit out a bunch of sand and covered the field with a sandstorm. “ Where did this Sandstorm come from?

“ That is thanks to Silicobra’s ability Sand Spit. When you hit Silicobra with an attack he unleashes a sandstorm. Now it's our turn to attack. Silicobra use Brutal Swing. Silicobra bit his tail and spun around like a ring with Espeon being unable to sense where he was thanks to the Sandstorm and was nailed for a supereffective hit.

“ Espeon try and sense where Silicobra is and use confusion. Espeon closed her eyes and listened for the sound of Silicobra. As soon as she picked up the sound coming from behind her she used confusion and lifted Silicobra off the ground and then was slammed onto the ground hard.

“ Your Espeon may be fast but let's see how it handles this. Silicobra use Glare. Silicobra stared intently at Espeon with his big green eyes only for Espeon’s Magic bounce to reflect it back at Silicobra like Medusa staring into her reflection.

“ Why is Silicobra  the one who is paralyzed instead of your Espeon?” Isabelle asked in shock.

“ It's just like the story of Medusa. When medusa saw her reflection her curse turned on her and turned her to stone. Likewise, when your Silicobra tried to use Glare on my Espeon her magic bounce reflected the effects of Glare onto your Silicobra,” Turquoise explained. “ Now it's our turn to attack. Espeon use Swift while spinning. Espeon began to spin in place and created a swift tornado that not only sucked up the sandstorm and also damaged Silicobra from all sides and knocked it out.

“ Silicobra is unable to battle. Espeon is the winner,” The ref said.

“ Silicobra return. Now it's time to see what Chris’s new pokemon can do. Go Beldum,” Isabelle said as a purple eye attached to what looks like the arm of something made of blue metal came out.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Beldum. The Iron Ball Pokemon. With magnetic traction, it pulls its opponents in close. When they’re in range, it slashes them with its rear claws,” The Pokedex said.

“ Let’s keep going, Espeon use Quick Attack. Espeon charged at Beldum with high speed.

“ Beldum use Take Down. Beldum charged faster at Espeon and managed to deal a lot more damage than Espeon did and knocked Espeon out.

“ Espeon is unable to battle. Beldum is the winner,” The ref said.

“ Espeon return. You thought bravely and earned a good rest. Now it all comes down to my very last pokemon. Go Ninetales,” Turquoise said as her Ninetales came out and used her Drought ability to increase the sun's rays.

“ Oh no not that one,” Isabelle said while panicking at what she was looking at.

“ That’s right, I evolved my Vulpix and now she has become a more powerful and elegant Ninetales,” Turquoise said before Isabelle regained her nerve.

“ So what, I will still beat you. Beldum use Takedown. Beldum charged at Ninetales really fast only for Turquoise to smile.

“ Let's finish this with one attack. Ninetales use Flamethrower. Ninetales unleashed a stream of orange fire that not only nailed Beldum for a ton of damage but knocked it out, winning Turquoise the match.

“ Beldum is unable to battle the winner is Ninetales which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said as the crowd went wild.

“ And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen the winner of this year's Queen of the Princess Cup Competition is none other than the lovely Turquoise,” The announcer said. Turquoise walked on stage to claim her prize.

“ Congratulations miss here are the set of pokemon princess dolls and your pokemon egg,” The organizer said before giving Turquoise her prize. Sometime later Turquoise was at the Pidgey Delivery Service to send her set of princess dolls back to her house while she carried her new pokemon egg with her back to the pokemon center to heal her pokemon and celebrate her big win.





Meanwhile back at Team Supernova HQ Jessie and James saw the whole Queen of the Princess Festival Competition on tv and James and Meowth were bracing themselves for Jessie’s meltdown only to see Jessie not have one.

“ You're not upset that the new twerpette beat Isabelle on live TV?” Meowth asked.

“ Now why would I be? She may have lost the battle but not the war and besides its the Princess Festival I’m willing to let it slide this time,” Jessie said.

“ I thought you said you hated the Princess Festival?” James asked.

“ I did until someone sent me these,” Jessie said, referring to a one of a kind set of Princess dolls another member of Team Supernova sent her last year.
> A Gabite of Brilliance
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The Princess Festival was now behind Turquoise and continuing her journey to Vermillion City she arrives in the next town which was full of bustling people. Turquoise checked her map to see where she was and how much further to Vermillion City.

“ Looks like I’m in Canvas City which means Vermillion City is the next town over,” Turquoise said to herself as she put her map away. As she continued her way to the Pokemon Center she saw a poster for a Contest that was today which made Turquoise excited. As soon as she got to the Pokemon Center Nurse Joy Approached her.

“ By any chance does your name happen to be Turquoise?” Nurse Joy asked.

“ It is,” Turquoise said.

“ There is a call for you from Saffron City,” Nurse Joy said as she guided Turquoise to the videophone.

“ Hello?” Turquoise said before Rarity appeared on the screen.

“ Turquoise darling how has your journey been so far?” Rarity asked.

“ Been pretty good so far I will tell you all about it before today’s contest,” Turquoise said.

“ Do you mean the one in Canvas City?” Rarity asked.

“ That’s the one,” Turquoise said.

“ Sorry, darling but I won,t be competing in that one because Twilight is raring to go for Vermillion City and we can,t afford to deviate from our route. You simply must tell us about your journey when we meet up in Vermillion City,” Rarity said.

“ Than I guess I will see you in Vermillion City,” Turquoise said.

“ Who are you talking to Rarity?” Twilight asked in the background.

“ I’m speaking with Turquoise I wanted to see how she was doing,” Rarity said.

“ Wrap it up Vermillion City awaits,” Twilight said.

“ Calm down Twilight the Gym is not going anywhere,” Applejack said.

“ Sorry to cut this short but I must be going. Good luck on the contest darling,” Rarity said before hanging up. Turquoise left for the Contest Hall and saw a lot of trainers practicing. After registering for the Contest Turquoise decided to do some practice as well until she saw Selena was here too.

“ Not you again,” Both Turquoise and Selena said in unison.

“ I thought I heard the last of you in that forest,” Selena said.

“ Well, I thought the same thing,” Turquoise said.

“ Your victory over me was a fluke so don,t think you will win this time because you’re now on my stage,” Selena said.

“ Bring it on,” Turquoise said.

The contest was about to start and after getting changed Turquoise entered the waiting area in time to catch the opening of the contest.

“ Welcome everyone to the Canvas City Pokemon Contest held here in the always artful Canvas City. I am your MC Lilian and now time to introduce the judges. First from the Pokemon Activities Committee. Mr. Contesta,” Lilian said while motioning to Contesta.

“ A pleasure to be here Lilian,” Contesta said.

“ Next up is the head of the Pokemon Fanclub. Mr. Sukizu,” Lilian said motioning at Sukizu.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizu said.

“ And Finally Canvas City’s own Nurse Joy,” Lilian said motioning to Nurse Joy.

“ I can,t wait to see what kind of masterpieces our contestants will show us on the blank canvas known as the stage,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now without further ado, LET’S GET BUSY,” Lilian shouted while doing her signature posing. The contestants all went one by one performing their acts until it was Selena’s turn. “ And our next contestant from the Sinnoh region Selena.

“ Roserade Take the stage,” Selena said as she threw a Pokeball that popped open and unleashed a purple flower that suddenly burst as a leaf creature with red eyes, white hair styled like a rose, and bouquets for hands spun and landed gracefully onto the stage with the flower petals raining down on it.

“ Roserade,” Roserade said while bowing.

“ What pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Roserade. The Bouquet Pokemon. With the movements of a dancer, it strikes with whips that are densely lined with poison thorns,” The Pokedex said.

“ Roserade lets start with Magical Leaf. Roserade raised its arms and unleashed a bunch of leaves from the bouquets on its arms. “ Now use Petal Dance. Roserade began to spin while unleashing a bunch of pink flower petals that collided with the Magical Leaf causing it to rain down leaves and flower petals on Roserade.

“ And Roserade creates a beautiful shower of leaves and flower petals. Now let’s see what the judges think,” Lilian said.

“ The way Selena showed off Roserade’s beauty with that combination of Magical Leaf and Petal Dance was a brilliant way to show off the splendor of Grass-Types,” Contesta said.

“ Simply remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ That performance made it feel like springtime here in Canvas City,” Nurse Joy said. After Selena returned backstage she ran into Turquoise who was ready to take her turn.

“ Let’s see you top that,” Selena said smugly. Turquoise shrugged it off and kept going.

“ And now taking the stage is Turquoise,” Lilian said as Turquoise pulled her Pokeball out.

“ Espeon Lets dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a purple heart and then burst and revealed Espeon who landed on the stage elegantly with smaller hearts raining down.

“ Espeon,” Espeon said.

“ Let’s start things off with Swift. Espeon unleashed her Swift which dazzled the crowd a little. “ Now use Confusion. Espeon used confusion to turn the swift into rings which she leaped through like she and Turquoise practiced a while back. “ Now use Confusion while doing a corkscrew through the rings. Espeon used Confusion again while spinning through the rings and caused each ring to explode as she went through it and covered her in the sparkles from the explosions.

“ And Espeon finishes with a nice shiny coat. Now let’s see what our judges have to say,” Lilian said.

“ The way Turquoise and Espeon executed that marvelous display showed off both Espeon’s cuteness and their bond which is the true mark of a Pokemon Coordinator,” Contesta said.

“ Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ Seeing a powerful bond between trainer and pokemon is what we all love to see in a Pokemon Contest,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Turquoise returned backstage the other contestants went on one by one. As soon as the last contestant finished Lilian announce an intermission to determine who moves on to the second round. After ten minutes of waiting, Lilian came on screen.

“ Sorry for the wait everyone. After carefully compiling the results these are the eight coordinators who will be moving on to round two. The screen switched to a blue background that had eight headshots appear with Turquoise in first and Selena in third.

“ How did you managed to nail the top spot with such a simple performance?” Selena said in shock.

“ We have been practicing that for days and now it paid off,” Turquoise said.

“ Well you won,t beat me in this round,” Selena said. Turquoise and Selena dominated their matches and both of them managed to reach the final match.

“ And now we are down to our final two Coordinators. On my left is Selena and on my right is Turquoise. Without further ado lets get this match started. Five minutes on the clock go,” Lilian said as the clock started counting down.

“ Ninetails let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of blue flames that then exploded and caused Ninetails to appear.

“ Nine,” Ninetails said.

“ Gabite take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of music notes that spun around a blue shark-like creature with a red patch on its belly and a scary look on its face.

“ Gab,” Gabite said. Turquoise wanted to look up Gabite’s data but stop herself when she remembers she did not have time to do that

“ Gabite use Sand Tomb. Sand began to appear around Ninetail’s feet and then trapped her from the neck down thus reducing Turquosie’s point slightly.

Turquoise: 95%

“ Now use Dual Chop. Gabite’s claws began to glow light blue before charging at Ninetails.

“ Ninetails use Confuse Ray. Ninetail’s eyes glowed along with her tails straightening causing Gabite to stop and then hit himself with his own Dual Chop which caused Selena major points for effectiveness.

Selena: 75%

Ninetails broke out of the Sand Tomb and looked ready to strike back. “ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which was heading towards Gabite.

“ Gabite use Double Team. Despite being confused Gabite managed to create many copies of itself which did not faze Turquoise in the slightest.

“ Nice try but that trick won,t work on me. Time to let our fire flowers blossom. Ninetails use Fire Blast. The Flamethrower suddenly turned into a flame that slipt into five directions and hit five of the clones. “ Now spin,” The Fire Blast spun and managed to hit all of the clones along with the real Gabite.

“ Now that was a clever way to use Fireblast but not so good for Selena as it cost her some more points,” Lilian said as the clock reached the three-minute mark.

Selena: 65%

“ You’re going to pay for that. Gabite use Sand Tomb. Ninetails was about to be consumed by the Sand Tomb until Turquoise reacted.

“ Ninetails dodge that. Ninetails leaped into the air only for Selena to smile.

“ You’re not getting away that easily. Gabite use Dragon Rage. Gabite unleashed a blast of blue fire that nailed Ninetails and sent her falling into the sand Tomb which cost Turquoise some major points.

Turquoise: 50%

“ Ninetales break out of there. Ninetails managed to escape from the Sand Tomb but she was looking tired and the clock was down to one minute.

“ Gabite lets wrap this up with Dragon Rage. Gabite unleashed another blue fireball but this time Turquoise was ready for it.

“ Ninetails use Extrasensory to send it back. Ninetails used Extrasensory to send the dragon Rage right back at Gabite use was nailed by it.

Selena: 40%

Gabite survived the attack but before Selena could call a command the timer reached zero.

“ That’s it time. And the winner of the Canvas Ribbon is?” Lilian said before she paused for suspense. “ It’s Turquoise. The crowd cheered with excitement as Turquoise and Ninetails rejoiced in their victory.

“ You were great out there Gabite now rest,” Selena said before recalling Gabite to its Pokeball. As soon as everyone who participated in the contest gathered the award ceremony began.

“ And now Mr. contesta will award Turquoise with the Canvas Ribbon,” Lilian said as Mr. Contesta approached Turquoise.

“ You certainly earned this after a splendid battle,” Contesta said while giving Turquoise a white ribbon with a gold square in the center.

“ Thank you,” Turquoise said as she took the ribbon.

After changing back into her casual outfit Turquoise was on her way to the Pokemon Center to heal her Pokemon when Selena approached her while pulling a Pokeball out and opened it unleashing Gabite while trying to avoid eye contact.

“ Go ahead,” Selena said.

“ With what?” Turquoise asked.

“ You know what the thing with your Pokedex. You wanted to learn about Gabite well make it quick before I change my mind,” Selena said which cued Turquoise to use her Pokedex.

“ Gabite. The Cave Pokemon. In rare cases, it molts and sheds its scales. Medicine containing its scales as an ingredient will make a weary body feel invigorated,” The Pokedex said as Selena recalled her Gabite. Turquoise continued to the Pokemon Center and after leaving all her Pokemon with Nurse Joy she decided to call her mom to tell her about her latest victory. After dialing her number the phone rang before Turquoise’s mom picked up.

“ Turquoise so great to hear from you. How is your journey going so far?” Turquoise’s Mom asked.

“ Pretty good so far. I managed to get two Gym Badges and Two Ribbons,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s wonderful and how many Pokemon do you have so far?” Turquoise’s mom asked.

“ Four Pokemon and one egg,” Turquoise said.

“ You already found a Pokemon Egg?” Turquoise’s Mom said.

“ I won it at the Princess Festival which reminds me did the package I sent back home arrive safely?” Turquoise asked.

“ It sure did and I just put it your room,” Turquoise’s Mom said.

“ Thanks, mom,” Turquoise said.

“ Back to your journey have you made any friends along the way?” Turquoise’s Mom asked.

“ I have made a few friends along with a few rivals,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s nice. Well, I must hang up now. Thanks for filling me in and good luck on the rest of your journey,” Turquoise’s mom said before hanging up. After Turquoise was finished on the vidphone Nurse Joy came up to her.

“ Your Pokemon are all healed,’ Nurse joy said as she brought Turquoise her Pokemon along with her egg. “ And I also did a check-up on your Pokemon Egg its in good health. After taking her Pokemon and Egg Turquoise went to her room to rest up and prepare to set out for Vermillion City in the morning.
> We Meet Again Rick
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was traveling through the forest on her way to Vermillion City when she hears the sound of a battle in progress. Turquoise goes off the path and moves towards the sound until she reaches a clearing. What Turquoise saw surprised her. It was Rick challenging a girl with honey blonde hair and blue eyes wearing a black and red trainer outfit. Rick had his Serperior and the girl had a red and black anthropomorphic tiger-like wrestler with a ring of fire as a belt.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise said as she pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Incineroar. The Heel Pokemon. When its fighting spirit is set alight, the flames around its waist become especially intense,” The Pokedex said.

“ A grass type against a fire and dark type this should be a good match,” Turquoise said before spectating.

“ Incineroar use Fire Punch. Incineroar charged at Serperior as its fist became engulfed in fire.

“ Dodge it and use Wring Out. Serperior used its serpent-like body to easily dodge the Fire Punch and then tightly wrapped itself around Incineroar before squeezing it as hard as he could thus causing a lot of damage.

“ How can your Serperior cause so much damage?” The girl asked.

“ Simple Wring out is a move that causes more damage the more health your Pokemon has. Since neither of us took any damage this round your Incineroar took no damage before my attack,” Rick explained. After Serperior released his bind on Incineroar Rick looked ready to end it. “ Now finish this with Leaf Blade. Serperior’s tail turned into a blade and then slashed Incineroar and caused it to faint. “ Looks like I win now if you don,t mind I have a Gym to get to. Rick was about to leave until he spotted Turquoise which annoyed him.

“ That was a great battle Rick,” Turquoise said.

“ Thanks now if you will excuse me I must be going,” Rick said before Turquoise stopped him.

“ What’s the rush? I challenge you to a rematch,” Turquoise said.

“ I refuse your not even worth my time,” Rick said.

“ I’m not the same as last time I have two Gym Badges and have gotten much stronger,” Turquoise said, which got Rick’s attention.

“ Fine I accept your challenge and just to be fair I won't use my Serperior in this battle,” Rick said. “ How many Pokemon do you have so far?

“ I have four so far,” Turquoise said.

“ Then this will be a four on four battle with substitutions allowed,” Rick said.

“ Very well,” Turquoise said. Both Rick and Turquoise took their positions and prepared to battle.

“ Go Scyther,” Rick said as he threw his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a green mantis-like creature with scythes for hands.

“ Scyther,” Scyther said.

“ So that’s a Scyther,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Scyther. The Mantis Pokemon. It confuses its prey with its quick, ninja-like movements. Then, in an instant, it cleaves them with its scythes,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Covisquire,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed Corvisquire.

“ Scyther use Vacuum Wave. Scyther began to rotate its scythes at high speed and sent out a vacuum that sucked Corvisquire in and did a small amount of damage.

“ Not bad now it’s my turn. Corvisquire use Hone Claws. Corvisquire sharpened his claws which covered him in a red and white aura indicating his attack and accuracy went up.

“ Scyther use Slash. Scyther’s left scythe glowed white as it charged at Corvisquire.

“ Dodge and use Peck. Corvisquire managed to loop behind Scyther and nailed a perfect peck on its back which sent it crashing into the ground. Scyther got back up despite taking so much damage and was suddenly covered in a moss green aura.

“ Looks like my Scyther’s Swarm ability just kicked in,” Rick said while smiling.

“ What does Swarm do?” Turquoise asked.

“ Think of it like the bug-type version of Overgrow,” Rick said.

“ So basically you're Scyther’s bug-type moves rise in power since it’s down to a third of its health,” Turquoise said.

“ Exactly. Now to finish this with one attack. Scyther use Fury Cutter. Scyther’s Scythes began to glow with a red aura as it charged at Corvisquire.

“ Corvisquire use Peck. Corvisquire charged at Scyther with his beak glowing. The two clashed head to head until in the final collision Corvisquire delivered the final blow that knocked Scyther out.

“ Scyther return. I see you gotten much stronger since our first encounter,” Rick said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ However that does not mean I will let you win,” Rick said as he pulled out his next Pokeball. “ Go Electabuzz. Rick threw his Pokeball and out of it came a yellow humanoid like creature with black stripes and a yellow thunderbolt symbol on its chest.

“ Electabuzz,” Electabuzz said while punching its firsts together.

“ What Pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Electabuzz. The Electric Pokemon. Electricity permeates its body. It swings its arms round and round to charge up electricity before unleashing a punch,” The Pokedex said.

“ Corvisquire return. Turquoise considered her options and pulled out another Pokeball. “ Go Ivysaur. Turquoise threw her Pokeball and unleashed Ivysaur.

“ Electabuzz use Light Screen. Electabuzz created a cube made out of yellow energy before it faded from sight. “ Now return.

“ Why would you call Electabuzz back now it barely attacked?” Turquoise asked.

“You’re about to find out. Go Fearow. Rick threw another Pokeball and out of it came a brown bird-like pokemon.

“ Fearow,” Fearow shouted while raising its wings.

“ So that is what Fearow looks like,” Turquoise said while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Fearow. The Beak Pokemon and the evolved form of Spearow. It’s tough and has excellent stamina. It has no problem flying continuously for a whole day carrying a heavy load,” The Pokedex said.

“ Like that is going to beat me. Ivysaur use Seed Bomb. Ivysaur fired his Seed Bomb at Fearow only for the Light Screen to appear and block it. “ I thought Electabuzz was recalled from the Battle. How can Light Screen still be in effect?

“ It seems you still have some things to learn like for instance about how Light Screen works. Even if the pokemon that used it is no longer in the battle it will remain active,” Rick explained.

“ Well that sucks,” Turquoise said.

“ Now it’s our turn to attack. Fearow use Peck. Fearow swooped down and pecked at Ivysaur inflicting a good amount of damage. “ Now use Aerial Ace. Fearow looped behind Ivysaur and was about to land a hit until Turquoise reacted.

“ Ivysaur use Poison Powder. Ivysaur unleashed a cloud of Poison Powder which Fearow flew into and ended up getting poisoned. “ Your Light Screen may weaken my Special Attacks but it can’t stop my Poison Powder.

“ You may have poisoned my Fearow but that does not mean you beat me. Fearow use Drill Run. Fearow began to spin like a drill as it came closer towards Ivysaur.

“ Dodge and use Leech Seed. Ivysuar despite not being fast managed to evade the Drill Run and then fired a seed from his bulb at Fearow and managed to bind it in vines. Fearow began to look weak and then fainted from the Leech Seed Poison Powder combo.

“ Fearow return. You're starting to become more of a challenge,” Rick said.

“ That combo is Ivysaur’s Specialty,” Turquoise said.

“ But still can your Ivysuar beat my next Pokemon. Go Lycanroc. Rick threw his fourth Pokeball and unleashed a red and white wolf with piercing red eyes standing on its hind legs.

“ Roc,” Lycanroc said.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise said while nervously pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Lycanroc Midnight Form. The Wolf Pokemon. It goads its enemies into attacking, withstands the hits, and in return, delivers a headbutt, crushing their bones with its rocky mane,” The Pokedex said.

“ Lycanroc use Stealth Rock. Lycanroc unleashed a bunch of jagged rocks from its mane that stuck themselves into Turquoise’s side of the field.

“ What’s the meaning of these jagged rocks?” Turquoise asked.

“ You’re about to find out. Lycanroc use Roar. Lycanroc unleashed a load roar that sent Ivysaur back into his Pokeball and pulled out Corvisquire.

“ What happened to Ivysaur and how did Corvisquire come out?” Turquoise asked frantically.

“ That’s the power of Roar; it forces the opposing pokemon to retreat and then draws out another one of your pokemon. Also since you called out another Pokemon Stealth Rock now activates and deals damage. The Jagged Rocks sprung out and nailed Corvisquire for some major damage.

“ No matter. I will still beat your Lycanroc. Corvisquire use Hone Claws. Corvisquire sharpened his claws raising his stats a little.

“ Lycanroc use Rock Throw. Lycanroc generated a rock between his paws and threw it at Corvisquire.

“ Dodge and use Hone Claws again. Corvisquire dodged the rock and sharpened his claws again.

“ Raise your stats all you want, it won't make a difference. Lycanroc use Rock Tomb. Lycanroc punched the ground and caused a bunch of rocks to shoot out at Corvisquire and nail him. Corvisquire, despite being close to defeat, kept going.

“ Let's finish this with one last attack. Corvisquire use Power Trip. Corvisquire’s wings began to glow black as he charged in despite losing some speed and managed to hit Lycanroc for a good amount of damage.

“ That was your last attack. Lycanroc use Rock Tomb. Lycanroc repeated the same move as last time and this time managed to finish Corvisquire off.

“ Corvisquire return. You were great out there now rest,” Turquoise said before pulling out another Pokeball. “ Go Ivysaur. Ivysaur returned to battle and after getting hit by Stealth Rock his Overgrow activated. Just what I needed with Overgrow now activated this next attack will pack quite a punch. Ivysaur use Seed Bomb. Ivysaur fired a powerful Seed Bomb and after colliding with the Light Screen managed to shatter it and deal a ton of damage to Lycanroc thus knocking it out.

“ Lycanroc return. You managed to bring me down to my last pokemon. I'm impressed but that does not mean you will win. Go Electabuzz. Electabuzz came back out and looked ready to go. “ Electabuzz use Thunder Punch. Electabuzz charged in at Ivysaur with a fist covered in electricity.

“ Ivysaur use Poison Powder. Ivysaur created a cloud of Poison Powder and managed to poison Electabuzz before its thunder punch made contact and finished him off. “ Ivysaur return. You were amazing now rest. Turquoise pulled out her final Pokeball pinning all her hopes on this final battle. “ Go Ninetails. Turquoise threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Ninetails.

“ Nine,” Ninetails said before being hit by Stealth Rock.

“ Electabuzz use Light Screen. Electabuzz reset the Light Screen use reducing the damage from Turquoise’s special attacks. “ Now use Shock Wave. Electabuzz unleashed a blue stream of electricity that was heading straight for Ninetails.

“ Ninetails use Extrasensory to send it back. Ninetails used her extrasensory to send the Shock Wave back at Electabuzz who was nailed by it but only took half the damage thanks to Light Screen. “ Now use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower and despite the damage being halved Electabuzz was looking tired.

“ Electabuzz use Thunder Wave. Electabuzz sent out a wave of electricity that managed to hit Ninetails and Paralyzed her. “ Now that your Ninetails is Paralyzed she won't be moving too much and on that note, Electabuzz use Thunder Punch. Electabuzz charged in with its Thunder Punch ready to end it until Turquoise reacted.

“ We will not lose this time. Ninetails use Fire Blast from point-blank range. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which collided with Thunder Punch. Both attacks pushed against each other with all their might until they created an explosion. When the smoke cleared both Ninetails and Electabuzz were knocked out thus rendering the battle a draw and Turquoise the winner.

“ I will admit you have gotten much stronger but next time I will win,” Rick said.

“ That’s my line,” Turquoise said.

“ Anyways we should heal our Pokemon luckily for you. There is a Pokemon center a couple of feet down the path. After arriving at the Pokemon center Turquoise and Rick left their Pokemon with Nurse Joy and Turquoise decided to learn more about Rick.

“ So Rick how long have you been traveling for?” Turquoise asked.

“ This is my second journey. After winning the Unova League I felt like I barely scratched the surface of what being a Pokemon master was like,” Rick said.

“ You mean like how there are lots of Pokemon and places you have not seen yet?” Turquoise said.

“ Exactly I'm surprised someone who just started would understand that,” Rick said.

“ I feel the same way,” Turquoise said.

“ Tell me what path are you taking on this journey? What is your goal?” Rick asked.

“ My goal? Well, I guess you could say I have two goals. To enter both the Kanto League and the Grand Festival,” Turquoise explained.

“ Why are you doing both contests and gym battles? Don’t you think you're taking on too much at once?” Rick asked.

“ Not at all I heard of a man from the Sinnoh Region who did both,” Turquoise said.

“ Are you talking about the Pokemon Bard Nando?” Rick asked.

“ Yep,” Turquoise said. As they were talking Nurse joy came back with both of their pokemon all healed up. After taking back their Pokemon both Turquoise and Rick went to their rooms for the night.
> The Sanctuary Plan
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise continued on her way to Vermillion City when she saw a building up ahead. As soon as Turquoise arrived at the building she saw a man with black hair and glasses along with a woman with long purple hair getting into an argument with a blonde-haired woman wearing a purple business suit.

“ We are not letting you tear down our pride and joy,” The man shouted.

“ And for the last time you don't have a choice the bank has given me the right to tear this gaudy place down for my new resort,” The blonde woman said.

“ Liar we paid our lease yesterday,” The purple-haired woman said.

“ Not according to this,” The blonde woman said while pulling out a permit signed by the bank. The fighting kept going until the blonde woman got fed up and left but not before telling the couple to get ready to leave before the bulldozers arrive. After witnessing the argument Turquoise decided to see what it was about.

“ Sorry you had to see that young lady and I’m sorry to say that our Pokemon Sanctuary is not open today,” The man said.

“ Because that woman wants to tear it down?” Turquoise asked.

“ Exactly. We put so much love and care into this place for over ten years we don't want to see it go,” The woman said.

“ I never saw a Pokemon Sanctuary before, what do you guys do?” Turquoise asked.

“ We take care of any wild pokemon who are injured or need a safe place to hide from poachers and then release them back into the wild,” The woman said.

“ Sounds awesome,” Turquoise said.

“ Glad to know someone thinks so. “ I’m Adrian and this is my wife Megumi,” Adrian said while referring to his wife.

“ I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ Since you will most likely be the last person to see this place, allow us to give you a tour,” Adrian said. Adrian and Megumi showed Turquoise the many environments they set up for various types of pokemon along with feeding stations and such. They suddenly stop by a spot were a girl only a few years younger than Turquoise was tending to a wild Fearow with a broken wing.

“ Juniper saw hello to our visitor Turquoise,” Megumi said getting the girl’s attention.

“ Hello,” Juniper said before returning to her work on Fearow.

“ Juniper is our daughter. She loves to tend to the wild Pokemon that come here. Losing our Sanctuary will devastate her worst of all,” Megumi said.

“ Then let’s not let that happen,” Turquoise said.

“ How? the bank gave her permission to tear our Sanctuary down,” Megumi said.

“ Something feels off about that. You said you paid your lease yesterday, correct?” Turquoise asked.

“ We did,” Adrian said.

“ Then why would they give that lady permission to do this if you paid your lease,” Turquoise asked as Juniper came in.

“ Your right, there is something suspicious about that smelly lady,” Juniper said.

“ Juniper? How much did you hear?” Megumi asked.

“ Everything and Turquoise is right,” Juniper said.

“ But what can we do?” Adrian asked.

“ Investigate,” Juniper said.

“ We are not detectives and if we even try we could end up in bigger trouble,” Megumi said.

“ Fine,” Juniper said dejectedly as she went up to her room.

“ Say Turquoise are you a Trainer?” Adrian asked.

“ I just started my journey,” Turquoise said.

“ Do you think what ms Milligan said about putting a resort here is good or bad?” Megumi asked.

“ What she said is wrong, this place is special, your family helps pokemon in need without the need to contain them. A place like this should be protected from greedy people like her,” Turquoise said.

“ You have no idea how much it warms our hearts to hear you say that,” Megumi said. Adrian and Megumi noticed how late it was getting and offered to let Turquoise spend the night with them. Turquoise accepted and Adrian showed her the guest room. Later that night Turquoise heard the sound of someone falling and ran to see what it was. Turquoise saw it was Juniper sneaking out.

“ Juniper where are you going at this late hour?” Turquoise asked.

“ To do some investigating. Mom and Dad may not want to do something but I won't let some smelly skuntank tear down what my parents worked so hard to build. If they want to punish me for it then that’s fine with me as long as their dream is still standing I can survive without any toys,” Juniper said.

“ You care so much about the sanctuary that you’re even willing to get yourself grounded for it?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ Of course my parents love Pokemon so much that they wanted to do something to help them and so do I,” Juniper said.

“ Then I’m coming with you,” Turquoise said. After joining forces Juniper and Turquoise walked towards what looked like a construction site. The site was empty which confused Turquoise.

“ Are you sure this is the right place?” Turquoise asked.

“ Of course I’m sure this is where Louise Milligan is setting up shop until she can demolish our land,” Juniper said. They entered the trailer and started poking around while Luise is not around. Turquoise found a stack of papers all with the same thing written on them.

“ I’m guessing Louise Milligan hasn’t passed first grade,” Turquoise said jokingly while showing Juniper what she found.

“These aren’t worksheets they are penmanship samples she must have been trying to forge something,” Juniper said.

“ My guess is the letter from the bank,” Turquoise said. Juniper kept searching and found Louise’s journal. After opening it and flipping to the section with today’s date Turquoise read what was inside.

“ I found the perfect place to build my luxury resort I just need to clear away that stupid Pokemon Sanctuary and luckily for me I was able to get a sample of the bank manager’s signature and forge a letter tricking those hippies into abandoning that eyesore they call a home. I may have been throated on Cappucci Island but not this time,” The entry said.

“ Do you think this is enough evidence to save our Sanctuary?” Juniper asked.

“ Not yet we still need something to link her to the evidence,” Turquoise said before she got a strong whiff coming from the journal and the forged document that she left on the desk. “ What kind of scent is this? It smells like the perfume department at my local mall. Juniper took a sniff and suddenly saw the link they were looking for.

“ That lady reeked of the same scent and that Spritzee of hers was not making things better,” Juniper said.

“ I’ll have to look that up later but for now we have all we need so let’s get out of here,” Turquoise said before they picked up the scent of Louise and her very potent perfume indicating she was coming. Turquoise and Juniper hid in the closet and as soon as Louise came in she noticed her stuff was missing and saw the closet door slightly open.

“ Whoever is in there come out now or my Spritzee will flush you out,” Louise said which prompted Turquoise and Juniper to come out. “ You're that kid from earlier and you’re the daughter of those two who owns the building I will demolish.

“ Your finished you stinky monster thanks to my new friend we have all the evidence we need to save my parent’s dream,” Juniper said.

“ And who is going to stop me? You? You're just a brat with no pokemon,” Louise said mockingly.

“ But I have some. Go Ivysaur,” Turquoise said as she called her Ivysaur out. “ You might want to cover your mouth Juniper. Juniper did as instructed and pulled the collar of her shirt over her mouth as did Turquoise. “ Ivysaur use Poison Powder. Ivysaur unleashed his Poison Powder which filled the whole Trailer. Turquoise recalled her Ivysaur before she and Juniper ran out the door which sent the Poison Powder into the air outside.

“ You had your Pokemon on you the whole time?” Juniper said.

“ I never leave without them,” Turquoise said as they kept running back to the Sanctuary. As soon as they got back Juniper and Turquoise snuck back in only for Adrian and Megumi to turn the lights on.

“ And where have you two been?” Adrian asked.

“ Forgive me Adrain and Megumi I heard Juniper sneaking out and went to find out where she was going,” Turquoise said.

“ And it was worth it. look at what we discovered,” Juniper said, showing them the evidence she and Turquoise collected. Adrian took a look at the journal entry and was relieved to hear that the bank did not permit her to tear down what he and his wife and daughter worked so hard for.

“ But what do we do Louise Milligan will most definitely be coming with more than just bulldozers now,” Megumi said.

“ Not if we turn this evidence over to the police,” Turquoise said.

“ Easier said than done. The nearest Police station is in Vermillion City and that is three hours away on foot,” Adrian said.

“ But not by air. Megumi, do you have a sturdy enough cloth we can use to wrap the evidence in?” Turquoise said.

“ Give me a few minutes to find one,” Megumi said before running to her sewing room. Meanwhile, Adrian was busy writing a letter to the police explaining what the evidence was for. A few minutes later Megumi comes back with a black cloth big enough to wrap the evidence in.

“ I have the cloth now, can you tell us what exactly your planning to do,” Megumi asked.

“ As Adrian pointed out it would take three hours for us to get to Vermillion City but for my Corvisquire it should only take less than one so while Corvisquire delivers the evidence we prepare to hold our ground until the police show up,” Turquoise explained.

“ That’s brilliant Corvisquire can lift heavy things and are fast,” Megumi said while wrapping up the evidence for delivery.

“ Go Corvisquire,” Turquoise said before calling out her Corvisquire.

“ Corvi,” Corvisquire said.

“ Corvisquire we need you to deliver this to the Police station in Vermillion City can you do it?” Turquoise said with Corvisquire nodding yes before grabbing the bag and flying off.





An hour later Corvisquire arrived at the Police Station. An Officer noticed Corvisquire and approached it.

“ What do you have there?” The officer asked before he took it into a woman with light blue hair. “ Mam we have a delivery from a rare looking Corvisquire. The woman unfolded the cloth and saw a note on top of the evidence and read it.

“ Dear Officer Jenny, we are the victims of an evil woman called Louise Milligan trying to steal our beloved Pokemon Sanctuary. Enclosed in this cloth is the evidence my daughter gathered to prove our case. Please Help. Adrian and Megumi Watcher,” The note said.

“ What do you think mam?” The officer asked while Jenny was looking over the case on Cappuchi Island and looked ready to take action.

“ We shall set out first thing in the morning,” Jenny said. Sometime later Corvisquire returned with the cloth and Turquoise recalled him and went to sleep along with everyone else.





The next day Turquoise and the watcher family were standing their ground against the bulldozers waiting for the police to arrive.

“ You may have taken my journal and that note but I know you were not able to turn it into the cops on time so just give up and I might drop the charges before I press them,” Louise said before the sound of sirens was heard. The squad car stopped and Officer Jenny came out with her Growlithe.

“ Louise Milligan you are under arrest for forgery and attempting to tear down a national treasure,” Jenny said before slapping the cuffs on Louise who looked flustered.

“ How can this be? Vermillion City is three hours from here on foot there is no way you could have sent those there on time,” Louise said in a flustered tone

“ Who said we traveled on foot? We used airmail courtesy of Turquoise’s Corvisquire,” Juniper said.

“ So that rare colored Corvisquire was yours?” Jenny asked Turquoise.

“ Yep Corvisquire can use tools in battle so I had him deliver the evidence before Louise Milligan even knew we already turned it in,” Turquoise said.

“ Clever girl,” Jenny said before shoving Louise in the back of her squad car. As soon as the police left and the construction workers about to clear out now that their contract with Louise now null and void the foreman stepped up to the Watchers to express his apologies on behalf of him and his crew.

“ Sorry for the trouble folks have a nice day,” The foreman said before leaving.

“ So Turquoise where are you heading now?” Juniper asked.

“ To Vermillion City to challenge the Vermillion City Gym Leader,” Turquoise said.

“ If you were going to Vermillion City, why didn't you ask Jenny for a ride?” Adrian asked.

“ Because it would be more enjoyable to take the scenic route besides I need the distance to have this hatch,” Turquoise said while showing them her egg.

“ You have a Pokemon Egg and judging by the way it is shaking occasionally it’s close to hatching,” Megumi said.

“ I can't wait to see what hatches,” Turquoise said excitedly before leaving.

“ Good luck at the Vermillion City Gym,” Juniper shouted.
> We're Lightning Fast & You Better Fear it Or Your Gonna Taste Our Thundering Spirit
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise finally made it to Vermillion City and was on her way to the Pokemon Center to meet up with her friends to tell them about the journey from Cerulean City to here. As soon as she got there she asked Nurse Joy if she had seen them yet.

“ I saw those three a while ago. The purple-haired one with glasses wanted to challenge LT Surge as soon as possible,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as she asked Rarity and the others showed up with Twilight looking sad. After Twilight gave her Pokemon to Nurse Joy Turquoise guessed why twilight looked sad.

“ Let me guess your Gym Battle did not go so well?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s not just that darling it's what the Gym Leader LT Surge said to her after he beat her that has her so sad,” Rarity pointed out.

“ What did he say?” Turquoise asked.

“ You’re the weakest,” Twilight said while flashbacking to the rest of what was said.

“ The weakest maggot to have ever challenged me now get out of my gym and don't come back until you evolve those wimps,” LT Surge said in the flashback.

“ Yikes. And I thought Gym Leaders were supposed to be nice and friendly like Forrest and Misty,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, this guy is a might tougher than they were,” Applejack said.

“ But enough about him tell us about your journey,” Rarity said.

“ Well I met this trainer named Selena who is also a Coordinator with both forms of Ninetails,” Turquoise said.

“ Did you say both forms as in a Kantonian and Alolan Ninetails?” Twilight asked feeling a bit better.

“ Yep and she wanted to take my Vulpix away from me so she ran away in a panic,” Turquoise said.

“ Did you manage to get her back?” Rarity asked.

“ Luckily she found a nice breeder named Fluttershy who managed to take care of her for me while I was looking,” Turquoise said while surprising everyone.

“ You met Fluttershy? How are she and Scorbunny doing?” Twilight asked.

“ Pretty good she helped me handle the situation and even gave my Vulpix the chance to prove herself ready to evolve,” Turquoise said.

“ Nice what else did you do?” Rarity asked.

“ I arrived in South Blue City just in time for the Princess Festival,” Turquoise said.

“ Princess Festival?” All three of them asked.

“ It’s a special holiday celebrated here in Kanto for Girls and Women and I even won this Pokemon Egg by winning the Queen of The Princess Festival Competition,” Turquoise said while showing them her egg.

“ Wow that is one fine egg if I ever did see one,” Applejack said.

“ And it’s getting close to hatching,” Turquoise said.

“ What about that Contest in Canvas City, how did that go?” Rarity asked.

“ I won it despite being at a type disadvantage. It came down to me and Selena in the final round with her Gabite against my Ninetails,” Turquoise said. “ How was the Saffron Contest by the way?

“ It was tight but I managed to win,” Rarity said.

“ Cool,” Turquoise said. “ Anyway back to my story. I challenged Rick to a rematch and won and saved a Pokemon Sanctuary.

“ Sounds like you had quite the adventure,” Twilight said.

“ I did. Now that I shared my story. Twilight why don't you tell me a bit about the gym?” Turquoise said.

“ Very well. The Vermillion City Gym is an Electric-Type Gym and the Gym Leader LT Surge is the meanest drill Sergeant you ever met and has a dislike of trainers with unevolved pokemon,” Twilight said.

“ By any chance have you caught any ground type Pokemon?” Applejack asked.

“ All I have is what I caught so far. Some of my Pokemon have evolved,” Turquoise said.

“ Then you may want to find one,” Twilight said.

“ Sorry for eavesdropping but if you’re looking for Ground-Type Pokemon then try Diglett’s cave it has every ground-type from every known region,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Is it far?” Turquoise asked.

“ No, it’s just outside the city limits,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Then let’s get going,” Turquoise said before realizing the others were not following her.

“ Uh, Turquoise do you even know where you’re going?” Twilight asked.

“ Of course I do. It’s the cave past the docks right?” Turquoise asked. After arriving at Diglett’s cave and going down the ladder Turquoise saw a lot of different Pokemon. As she was walking she suddenly noticed a steep sand trap ahead and stopped in time to avoid it but she dropped one of her Pokeballs which rolled down the slope and caused some orange creature with a big mouth to pop out at the center of the trap and get hit by the Pokeball without realizing it. After shaking a few times and clicking shut the sand suddenly stopped moving and Turquoise retrieved her Pokeball. “ Not exactly a proper catch but I suppose that would work too. After exiting the cave Turquoise called out her new pokemon and then pulled out her Pokedex to see what she just caught.

“ Trapinch. The Ant Pit Pokemon. It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down,” The Pokedex said.

“ Not what I had in mind but you will do nicely,” Turquoise said. After returning to the Pokemon Center Turquoise showed Rarity and the others her new Trapinch.

“ Are you sure this Trapinch will win you the match?” Applejack asked.

“ I looked up his moves. He has Dig, Bulldoze, Sand Tomb, and Crunch which is not a bad array of moves. Plus a little beginner’s luck might work for me just like it did at the Cerulean City Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Just be careful LT Surge is pretty strong and his partner Pokemon is the toughest opponent you will ever face,” Twilight said. As soon as everyone was ready they all went to the Gym which was a warehouse-like building with the gym logo on it. As soon as they went inside a loud booming voice was heard.

“ Ten Hut, which one of you babies is my next challenger,” A tall muscular man with yellow hair wearing a military outfit shouted before Turquoise stepped up.

“ I am your next challenger,” Turquoise said which caused the man to laugh.

“ You? Don't make me laugh, you look more like one of those sissy coordinators,” The man said.

“ I’m guessing you must be LT. Surge?” Turquoise said.

“ You got it, baby. I’m the Lightning American, The commanding Officer of this operation, and the Gym Leader of this gym. So if it's a badge you want then bring it baby,” LT. Surge said. After both Turquoise and LT. Surge took their positions on the battlefield a man dressed in a shoulders uniform with a matching beret took his position at the referee spot.

“ The battle between LT. Surge the Gym Leader and Turquoise the Challenger will now begin. This will be a three on three battle and the battle will be over when all three of either side’s pokemon are unable to continue. Furthermore, only the challenger is permitted to substitute their pokemon,” The ref said.

“ Sounds good to me,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see if I can break that spirit of yours baby,” LT. Surge said.

“ Let the battle begin,” The ref said as both LT. Surge and Turquoise pulled out their first pokemon.

“ Vikavolt, Forward March,” LT. Surge said as he threw his first Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a stag beetle like pokemon with sharp edges which creeped Rarity out a bit due to the fact it was part bug-type.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Vikavolt. The Stag Beetle Pokemon. It zips around, on a sharp lookout for an opening. It concentrates electrical energy within its large jaws and uses it to zap its enemies,” The Pokedex said.

“ Great, a flying opponent. I know they told me he was tougher than any Gym Leader I thought thus far but really,” Turquoise said in her mind.

“ I hoped you weren’t planning on using Ground Type attacks because my Vikavolt is immune to them thanks to its levitate ability,” LT. Surge said.

“ Good thing I’m not using any yet. Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Ninetails.

“ Yay Vulpix has evolved into a lovely and elegant looking Ninetails,” Rarity said.

“ Vikavolt use Thunderbolt. Vikavolt unleashed its thunderbolt on Ninetails which did not faze Turquoise.

“ Use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower and managed to try and push back Vikavolt’s Thunderbolt which resulted in both moves exploding. “ Ninetails use another Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed another Flamethrower which Surge was ready for.

“ Vikavolt use Double Team. Vikavolt split into many copies of itself waiting to see how Turquoise reacts to it.

“ Ninetails switch to Fire Blast. Flamethrower then split into five directions and managed to nail some of the fakes while the real one hovered above.

“ Vikavolt use ElectroWeb. Vikavolt suddenly spat out a web made of electricity that managed to trap Ninetails and shock her if she tried to move.

“ What did you do to my Ninetails?” Turquoise said in a panicked tone.

“ I slowed her down, that's what. Electroweb is a move that slows the opponent down as well as damages them. Now for the finisher. Vikavolt use Guillotine. Vikavolt’s pincers began to glow white as they spread wide open like it was ready to decapitate Ninetails.

“ We won,t let you do that. Ninetails use Flamethrower while spinning. Ninetails leaped into the air and used Flamethrower while spinning in mid-air and created a wall of fire around herself that managed to nail Vikavolt from all sides thus knocking it out.

“ Vikavolt is unable to Battle. Ninetails is the winner,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Vikavolt Return. You served our gym proud now rest. Tell me, baby, where did you learn to use that counter shield?” LT. Surge asked.

“ Is that what that was? I just went with it hoping to stop your Vikavolt from decapitating my Ninetails,” Turquoise said.

“ In any case, let's see how you handle my next Pokemon. Heliolisk forward march,” LT. Surge said as he threw another Pokeball that popped open and unleashed a yellow and black frill lizard-like creature.

“ Helio,” Heliolisk said.

“ What is that?” Turquoise asked while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Heliolisk. The Generator Pokemon. They flare their frills and generate energy. A single Heliolisk can generate sufficient electricity to power a skyscraper,” The Pokedex said.

“ Ninetails return. I may need you later. Time for some beginner’s luck. Go Trapinch,” Turquoise said as she threw her next Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Trapinch which made LT. Surge laugh.

“ That is your next pokemon, it looks weak,” LT. Surge said.

“ Never underestimate a pokemon especially my ground type,” Turquoise said.

“ Either way It's no match for my Heliolisk. Heliolisk use Rain Dance. Heliolisk sent a ball made of water into the air and created a bunch of clouds inside the gym which caused it to rain.

“ What was the point of that?” Turquoise asked.

“ You will see but for now Heliolisk use Focus Blast. Heliolisk focused the energy in its arms and fired a ball made of white energy at Trapinch who looked confused until Turquoise reacted.

“ Trapinch use Dig. Trapinch burrowed underground in time to avoid the Focus Blast and was heading towards Heliolisk and popped out of the ground in time to nail Heliolisk and send it back a few feet only for the rain to heal it a little.

“ That is my Heliolisk’s Dry skin ability which allows it to recover damage during rain,” LT. Surge said. Heliolisk use Razor Wind. Heliolisk began to channel its power into his frills and then spun around sending razor-sharp blades of air at Trapinch who took a ton of damage but managed to survive.

“ I will admit that Trapinch sure has spirit if it can survive Razor Wind like that,” LT. Surge said.

“ Thanks and here is our next trick. Trapinch use Sand Tomb. A bunch of wet sand began to rise beneath Heliolisk before trapping it and damaging it. “ Now use Bulldoze. Trapinch leaped into the air and landed on the ground thus causing it to shake. Heliolisk struggled desperately to escape the Sand Tomb but failed and took a ton of damage and fainted.

“ Heliolisk is unable to battle Trapinch is the winner,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise

“ Heliolisk return. You were excellent out there now rest. I hope you're ready because my partner is going to tip the scales back in my favor. Raichu forward march,” .LT. Surge said as he threw his third Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a big orange mouse with a long tail with a thunderbolt on the end of which looked determined to win.

“ Rai rai,” Raichu said while punching his front paws together.

“ So that is a Raichu,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Raichu. The Mouse Pokemon. Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power,” The Pokedex said.

“ I will stick with my Trapinch,” Turquoise said.

“ Suit yourself, baby. Raichu use Iron Tail on Trapinch. Raichu’s tail suddenly turned to metal as he leaped into the air and prepared to slam his tail on Trapinch.

“ Trapinch use Dig to dodge. Trapinch burrowed underground and successfully dodged Iron tail.

“ That won’t save you this time. Raichu use Brick Break and wait for Trapinch to pop out of the ground. Raichu’s left arm was covered in a white glow as it waited for Trapinch to attack. As soon as Trapinch came out of the ground Raichu delivered a powerful hit to Trapinch’s head that knocked it out.

“ Trapinch is unable to battle Raichu is the winner,” The ref said as he pointed his left flag at LT. Surge.

“ Trapinch Return. You did awesomely for your first-ever battle now rest. Turquoise took careful thought into who to send out next until she decided. Go Ninetails. Ninetails returned to the battle-ready to continue while her Drought Ability kicked in and replaced the rain with sunlight. Ninetails use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which did not faze LT. Surge in the slightest.

“ Raichu use ThunderPunch on that Fire Blast. Raichu’s right arm was charged in electricity as he punched the Fire Blast and used it to increase the amount of damage he inflicted on Ninetails.

“ Ninetails use Confuse Ray. Ninetails unleashed a ball of yellow light that hit Raichu and confused him.

“ Raichu use Iron Tail. Raichu suddenly hit himself with his own tail multiple times thus damaging him slightly. “ What did you do to my Raichu?

“ That's the effect of Confuse Ray; it confuses the Pokemon it is used on,” Turquoise said. “ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower and managed to nail Raichu for some major damage but not enough to beat him.

“ Raichu use Thunderbolt. Raichu managed to unleash Thunderbolt and nailed Ninetails for enough damage to knock her out.

“ Ninetails is unable to battle Raichu is the winner,” The ref said as he pointed his left flag at LT. Surge.

“ Ninetails return. You were awesome as always. now take a good rest. Turquoise considered what she had left and made her choice. “ Go Ivysaur. Turquoise unleashed her Ivysaur who looked ready to battle.

“ Saur,” Ivysaur said.

“ Ivysaur let’s start with Poison Powder. Ivysaur unleashed his Poison Powder which did not faze LT. Surge in the slightest. Raichu took it and acted like it did nothing.

“ You're going to need something better than that if you want to beat my Raichu,” LT. Surge said. “ Raichu use Brick Break. Raichu charged at Ivysaur with his left arm glowing and managed to hit Ivysaur square on the head. Ivysaur stood his ground and then pushed Raichu back before glowing.

“ Looks like Ivysaur is evolving,” Twilight said as Ivysaur’s body began to grow bigger and the bud on his back began to bloom into a lovely flower with a thick stem. As soon as the flash died down a bigger green plant creature with a giant pink flower with a thick stem stood where Ivysaur once did.

“ Venusaur,” The creature said.

“ Looks like my Ivysaur evolved just when I needed him to,” Turquoise said while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Venusaur. The Seed Pokemon and the final evolved form of Bulbasaur. Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise also noticed that Venusaur learned a new move upon evolving.

“ So what if your Ivysaur evolved I will still win. Raichu use ThunderPunch. Raichu charged at Venusaur with his arm glowing with electricity which did not faze Turquoise at all.

“ Let’s show them your new attack. Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur sent out a violent breeze of pink flower petals that managed to nail Raichu and as soon as the blizzard died down Raichu was knocked out.

“ Raichu is unable to battle. Venusaur is the winner which means the match goes to Turquoise the Challenger,” The ref said as Turquoise ran to hug her Venusaur with joy.

“ You did it Venusaur you won us the match and evolved,” Turquoise said as Venusaur smiled.

“ Kid that was a great battle so as proof of your victory here at the Vermillion City gym I present you with the Thunder Badge,” LT. Surge said before giving Turquoise her Thunder Badge.

“ Thanks, Lt. Surge,” Turquoise said.

“ So where are you kids off too next?” LT. Surge asked.

“ I’m off to find the next Gym or Contest,” Turquoise said.

“ Then might I suggest the gym in Celadon City? I have a feeling you will love the Gym Leader there,” LT. Surge said.

“ Applejack where is Celadon City?” Turquoise asked which prompted her to look it up.

“ It’s west of Saffron City which is a big problem,” Applejack said.

“ Why?” Turquoise asked.

“ You see darling the day after the Saffron Contest Team Supernova managed to gain control of Silph Co and seized control of the entire city now no one may enter or leave. We were lucky to get out before they closed the gates,” Rarity explained.

“ Well, this is bad if we can’t get through Saffron City then how will I get to Celadon City?” Turquoise asked.

“ I might have a solution for that. Why not take the Rock Tunnel. It will take you to Lavender Town which is east of Saffron City,” LT. Surge said.

“ Sounds like a great idea. There is a contest coming up in Lavender Town,” Rarity said.

“ Where is the Rock Tunnel?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s east of Cerulean City and before you point out the same issue there is an underground tunnel on the outskirts of Saffron City that connects Vermillion City with Cerulean City there is also a tunnel that connects Lavender Town with Celadon City. People don't use them much because it's quicker and faster to just cut through Saffron City,” LT. Surge said.

“ Well girls I'm off,” Turquoise said before Twilight stopped her.

“ Wait, Turquoise let us come with you. We are going in the same direction after all,” Twilight said.

“ But your rematch,” Turquoise said.

“ Well then you better help me with my training so I can get that Thunder Badge quickly,” Twilight said.

“ I guess I can wait a bit longer,” Turquoise said.

“ Then lets all head back to the Pokemon Center for the night,” Applejack said.
> Hatching An Idea
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Twilight were busy training for Twilight’s rematch. Venusaur blew both Rowlet and Charmander away with his Petal Blizzard which caused them both to glow as they were fighting the violent winds of the Petal Blizzard off.

“ Looks like Charmander and Rowlet are evolving. Charmander grew bigger as well as leaner while Rowlet also grew bigger with a few changes. As soon as the light faded a red anthropomorphic lizard with sharp-looking eyes along with a bigger owl-like creature that looked like a gentleman.

“ Char,” The red lizard said.

“ Dartrix,” The owl said. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to see what Twilight’s pokemon just evolved into.

“ Charmeleon. The Flame Pokemon and the evolved form of Charmander. It has a barbaric nature. In battle, it whips its fiery tail around and slashes away with sharp claws,” The Pokedex said before Turquoise shifted her focus to the other one. “ Dartrix. The Blade Quill Pokemon and the evolved form of Rowlet. It throws one knifelike feather after another at its enemies, and each one precisely strikes a weak point. These feathers are known as blade quills.

“ This is perfect now I just need my new pokemon to get stronger and I should be ready,” Twilight said.

“ You caught another one?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ That’s right you haven’t met my ground type yet,” Twilight said before pulling out a Pokeball. “ Diglett come on out. Twilight threw her Pokeball and as soon as it hit the ground it popped open and unleashed a small mole-like creature.

“ Diglettee,” Diglett said while Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Diglett. The Mole Pokemon. It burrows through the ground at a shallow depth. It leaves raised earth in its wake, making it easy to spot,” The Pokedex said.

“ Charmeleon, Dartrix take a break it’s Diglett’s turn for some training,” Twilight said before Applejack came back with some Pokemon Food for them.

“ Venusaur you do the same I have the perfect training partner in mind,” Turquoise said before calling out her Trapinch.

“ Trapinch seems perfect for this. Diglett you ready to go?” Twilight asked.

“ Diglettee,” Diglett said.

“ Then let’s start with Mud-Slap. Diglett spun around and sent a bunch of mud flying at Trapinch.

“ Trapinch use Dig. Trapinch burrowed underground and started heading towards Diglett.

“ Diglett use Bulldoze. Diglett began to vibrate along with the ground which managed to deal a ton of damage to Trapinch who was sent popping out of the ground and fainted. After Diglett won he started to glow which indicated he was evolving. Diglett began to grow bigger and wider before it started to look like he split into three creatures. As soon as the glow faded in Diglett’s place was a mole creature with three heads.

“ Trio,” The creature said.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Dugtrio. The Mole Pokemon and the evolved form of Diglett. These Diglett triplets dig over 60 miles below sea level. No one knows what it's like underground,” The Pokedex said.

“ Let’s keep going,” Twilight said.

“ That is enough training for right now. my Trapinch and Venusaur are tired and need to rest I suggest your pokemon do the same before you decide to challenge LT. Surge again,” Turquoise said. After recalling their Pokemon everyone went back to the Pokemon Center to have their Pokemon recover. Sometime later Nurse Joy came back with their Pokemon.

“ All of your Pokemon are back to full health,” Nurse Joy said as she returned their Pokeballs. “ And I have some exciting news about your egg Turquoise its on the verge of hatching any minute now.

“ That’s great news,” Turquoise said. After setting her egg on a pillow Turquoise and the others watched as it began flashing and then turn into a black little fox-like creature with red in certain places with her eyes tightly closed. After the hatching ended the fox opened her eyes revealing her lovely blue eyes. The Fox like creature looked confused as Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Zorua. The Tricky Fox Pokemon. This Pokémon has a cowardly disposition, so when it’s not around friends, it basically always stays transformed as something else.

“ So you’re a Zorua? That’s very cool and you’re so cute,” Turquoise said. Turquoise decided to use the Pokeball that was on top of the case to call her new Zorua into it only for Zorua to leap into the air and transform into Rarity.

“ How and why did Zorua turn into me?” Rarity asked in shock.

“ I think I might have an explanation,” A familiar shy voice said.

“ Fluttershy when did you get here?” Twilight asked.

“ Scorbunny and I wanted to see how Turquoise was doing so we decided to come here,” Fluttershy said.

“It’s great to see you, darling, now can you please explain why Turquosie’s new Zorua has turned into me?” Rarity said.

“ Zorua has a unique ability called Illusion which allows it to transform into people and Pokemon and newborn Zorua are very timid so they will transform to protect themselves,” Fluttershy explained.

“ Sorry if I scared you Zorua guess I was too excited so why don,t we start over,” Turquoise said prompting Zorua to transform back into her original form. “ That’s better now let’s get to know each other. Zorua began to slowly warm up to Turquoise and eventually transformed into her while smiling.

“ I think Zorua finally trusts you as a friend since she turned into you,” Fluttershy said.

“ Great to know,” Turquoise said as Zorua reverted back to normal and allows Turquoise to pet her.

“ Shall we head down to the Gym for my rematch?” Twilight asked.

“ You go on ahead darling me and Turquoise will do some contest training,” Rarity said.

“ May I watch you girls train?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Of course darling,” Rarity said.

“ If your watching mind holding on to Zorua for me I want her to observe,” Turquoise said.

“ I would be happy to,” Fluttershy said as she took Zorua in her arms.

“ Watch closely Zorua because one day I want to enter a contest with you,” Turquoise said before she and Rarity took their positions.

“ Sylveon Center Stage,” Rarity said as she threw a Pokeball that popped open and unleashed a bunch of multicolored stars along with a creature with rabbit ears and ribbon-like feelers along with a couple of bows. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like she always does with new species she encounters.

“ Sylveon. The Intertwining Pokemon and another evolved form of Eevee. It sends a soothing aura from its ribbonlike feelers to calm fights,” The Pokedex said.

“ Espeon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she called Espeon out. As Espeon and Sylveon performed their combinations Zorua was in awe at seeing them.

“ Watch closely Zorua because one day that will be you in the spotlight,” Fluttershy said.

“ Espeon use Swift while spinning. Espeon spun in mid-air creating a tornado of stars.

“ Sylveon use Hyper Voice. Sylveon unleashed a loud screech that turned light pink indicating the move’s type changed to Fairy. “ I see my Sylveon’s Hidden Ability took you by surprise. Sylveon’s ability is called Pixilate which turns Normal-type moves into Fairy-Type moves. As she explained that the Hyper Voice overpowered the swift tornado and nailed Espeon for a good amount of damage. “ Your combinations need some more work. I suggest you try working on some using your new Pokemon like your Trapinch and Venusaur. After calling their Pokemon back Turquoise had Zorua stand still while she used her Pokedex to check what moves Zorua knew.

“ So far Zorua’s only moves are Scratch and Detect so there is not much I can do with her yet,” Turquoise said.

“ We can work more on training on the road but for now let’s see how Twilight is doing with her rematch,” Rarity said. After all three of them arrived at the Vermillion Gym they arrived just in time to see Twilight deliver the final blow to LT. Surge’s Raichu.

“ Raichu is unable to battle Charmeleon is the winner which means victory goes to Twilight the Challenger,” The ref said which made both Twilight and Charmeleon happy.

“ Raichu return you were amazing as always. As for you, I admire your tenacity most trainers who lose to me decide to quit altogether and never challenge another gym but you’re among the ones who got back up after losing. Those kinds of trainers earn my respect and as proof of that, you have earned the Thunder Badge,” LT. Surge said while handing Twilight her Thunder Badge.

“ Thank you,” Twilight said as she took the badge.

“ Congrats Twilight now we can head to the Rock Tunnel and to Lavender Town,” Turquoise said.

“ But first we must return to Curluleon City,” Applejack said.

“ Right almost forgot about that,” Turquoise said.

“ I wish you girls the best of luck on your journey,” LT. Surge said before all five of them left. Sometime later Turquoise and the other arrived in front of the southern gate into Saffron City which was blocked by a metal door with two members of Team Supernova guarding it.

“ You girls weren’t kidding when you said Team Supernova took over Saffron City,” Turquoise said.

“ Let’s find this underground passage before they spot us,” Applejack said. After going off the path the girls found a rundown tunnel entrance full of cobwebs and dust which grossed Rarity out.

“ Are you sure its safe to go down there it looks moldy and disgusting,” Rarity said.

“ Its the only way to get to Curluleon City unless you know another way to get there?” Applejack said.

“ Fine but don,t blame me if you get sick from these horrid conditions,” rarity said. As soon as the girls made it to the bottom of the stairs they were introduced to a pitch-black tunnel.

“ I can barely see a thing down here,” Turquoise said.

“ These tunnels have been abandoned for so long the electrical systems and lights must have shorted out from disuse,” Twilight theorized.

“ Any ideas on how we can navigate this pitch-black darkness?” Rarity asked.

“ I might have one. Go Charmeleon,” Twilight said as she called out her Charmeleon whose flame managed to light up part of the tunnel. “ Turquoise call out your Corvisquire.

“ Ok. Go Corvisquire,” Turquoise said as she called out her Corvisquire waiting for what Twilight had planned. Twilight pulled out some lanterns and had Charmeleon use the flame on his tail to light them.

“ Have Corvisquire carry one of the lanterns and have him fly ahead of us to illuminate any potential roadblocks or obstacles that may be ahead,” Twilight said.

“ Great idea,” Turquoise said. The girls proceeded through the tunnel and eventually arrived on the other end only to run into an engineer.

“ What are you kids doing down here this tunnel is unsafe,” The Engineer said.

“ This was the only way to get from Vermillion City to Cerluleon City since Saffron City is blocked off,” Twilight said.

“ We understand the situation and we are going to fix the tunnels but it could take weeks since the power supply for the lights is dead and our work lights are barely strong enough to illuminate the dark tunnels,” The Engineer said.

“ Let me have a look at it maybe I can fix it,” Twilight said.

“ What can a kid like you do?” The engineer asked.

“ Let me at it and you will see,” Twilight said. The Engineer showed Turquoise and the others to a door with a voltage sign on it. The room was full of dust and cobwebs like in the tunnel but what was most noticeable was a large rusted generator against the wall.

“ This is the generator for the lights. It’s connected to the other one right next to Celadon City which is currently being inspected,” The Engineer said while Twilight was doing her own estimate.

“ This isn’t so bad we just need to recharge it. That should keep the lights going long enough for your maintenance work but I do suggest replacing these old generators with new ones,” Twilight said.

“ Luckily the mayors of all four cities outside of Saffron agreed to pull all of their funding together to pay for the Emergency Tunnel Revival Project and part of our estimate was replacing the Generators but how will you recharge this rusted up pile of junk?” The Engineer asked.

“ Applejack may I borrow your Yamper?” Twilight asked.

“ Whatever you need Twilight,” Applejack said as she called out Yamper who looked excited.

“ Yamper can you use your Thunderbolt on this generator?” Twilight asked. Yamper obliged and sent as much electricity into the generator as she could causing it to activate and the lights inside the tunnel to light up.

“ Thank you kid now we can focus on clearing and reinforcing the tunnel until the new generators arrive,” The Engineer said before Turquoise and Applejack called their Pokemon back. After arriving in Curuleon City The girls ran into Misty who was dressed like she was going somewhere.

“ Nice to see you, girls, again. I wish I could stay and chat but I need to head to Veridian City to meet someone,” Misty said before trying to take off on her bike.

“ Before you go can you tell us how to reach the Rock Tunnel?” Turquoise asked.

“ Go towards the eastern end of the city and you should find a path that will lead you to the Rock Tunnel,” Misty said before taking off.

“ Let’s head out tomorrow, for now, let’s rest at the Pokemon Center for the night,” Turquoise said with everyone agreeing with her.
> Ninja Power
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Turquoise and Twilight were currently engaged in a friendly battle while Applejack was busy cooking.

“ Corvisquire use peck. Corvisquire’s beak glowed and suddenly grew before spinning which surprised Turquoise. “ Is that what I think it is?

“ Sure is that is Drill Peck much more powerful than Peck,” Twilight said.

“ Sweet. Corvisuire use Drill Peck on Dartrix. Corvisquire charged at Dardrix its his beak spinning like a drill.

“ Dodge and use Shadow Sneak. Dartrix dodged and disappeared into the shadows which confused Corvisquire.

“ Corvisquire stay on your guard he can,t get you if your still airborne since there are no shadows in the air. Corvisquire kept his eyes on the ground looking for a sign of where Dartrix will come out from. Corvisquire suddenly saw where Dartrix was hiding and struck at him thus damaging him.

“ I see your powers of observation have gotten good,” Twilight said.

“ Thanks, Twilight,” Turquoise said.

“ Alright yall the food is ready,” Applejack said as she and Fluttershy set out the bowls of pokemon food for all the Pokemon. Zorua was still nervous around the others and after getting barked at by Yamper ran over to Turquoise for protection.

“ Yamper please don,t scare Zorua,” Turquoise said which made yamper sad.

“ She did not mean to Yamper was only showing her joy for her,” Applejack said.

“ I know but Zorua is still getting used to everyone and since we will be traveling together till after Celadon City I want her to warm up to everyone at her own pace,” Turquoise said. As soon as Zorua calmed down she began eating her food with the rest of the pokemon. “ So how much further until we reach the Rock Tunnel?

“ According to the pokenav we are almost there it’s just outside this forest,” Applejack said.

“ Great that means we are almost to Lavender Town,” Rarity said. After packing up The girls continued through the forest and after forty-five minutes of walking arrived by a Pokemon Center next to a cave with a bunch of trainers lined up outside. Nurse Joy came out to speak with the crowd.

“ I’m sorry to say everyone that due to the power outage we can,t heal all of your pokemon right now but rest assured we should have word from the people at the Power Plant on the situation,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And when will that be?” One of the trainers shouted.

“ Soon just be patient,” Nurse Joy assured. The crowd all left outraged by not having their pokemon tended to which made Nurse Joy sad.

“ Is there anything we can do to help,” Fluttershy asked.

“ You kids are sweet to offer but with no power, I’m afraid there is nothing anyone can do,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Then lets head down to the Power Plant and ask what happened,” Turquoise said.

“ Thank you the Power Plant is around the river bend I would come with and show you but I need to remain here to tend to the patients I already have,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Then I will go and see what the problem is,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m coming with you,” Twilight said.

“ While you two are at the Power Plant the rest of us will try and help Nurse Joy,” Fluttershy said.

“ Why can,t we go too?” Rarity asked.

“ Because I need you two with me if we want to save the pokemon here. Your Yamper and Delcatty will provide back up power while Nurse Joy and I tend to the Pokemon,” Fluttershy said. As soon as the plan was set Turquoise and Twilight left. Twilight figured now was a good time to engage in some conversation since it was just the two of them.

“ So what made you get into Pokemon Contests?” Twilight asked.

“ When I was little I went to the yearly Pokemon Festival in my home town of Pallet. They were holding a contest and the winner of that contest Dawn was the most graceful and elegant coordinator I saw and I wanted to be like her,” Turquoise said.

“ Rarity was the same way,” Twilight said.

“ My turn to ask a question. What made you want to do Gym Battles? You seem more into science than battling,” Turquoise asked.

“ Another friend of ours called Rainbow Dash got me into them,” Twilight said. Turquoise and Twilight arrived in front of the Power Plant and went inside seeing the engineers running around franticly.

“ What are you kids doing here?” One of the engineers asked.

“ We came to find out why the power is out,” Turquoise asked.

“ As you probably have guessed we use a hydroelectric generator to supply the area with power but something is blocking the water intake and with no water flowing the generator won,t work,” The other Engineer said.

“ Then why don,t you unblock it?” Twilight asked.

“ The only way in is through the maintenance hatch and we can,t open it unless we drain the water first and with all that water trapped inside we can,t get in without damaging the rest of the plant,” The first engineer said.

“ Any ideas Twilight?” Turquoise asked.

“ We could go inside the pipeline and try and find out what is blocking it,” Twilight suggested.

“ We would not recommend that if you unblock the pipeline you could get swept up in the current,” The second Engineer said.

“ Thanks for the concern but we can handle this,” Turquoise said. The engineers showed them the pipeline and wished them both luck before returning inside. Twilight then pulled a drone-like device out of her backpack along with a remote. “ What is that?

“ This Turquoise is my underwater surveillance drone. I usually use it to study water type pokemon in their natural habitat but it should also be able to look inside the pipeline for us,” Twilight explained before putting her drone in the water. As soon as the drone submerged Twilight flipped the camera on and piloted the drone into the pipe. As soon as they reached the spot where the blockage was Twilight moved the drone back for a full-screen view which revealed a bunch of chopped up logs wedged inside the pipeline. “ Looks like we have a bunch of logs blocking the way.

“ What should we do about it?” Turquoise asked as Twilight recalled her drone.

“ We need to head further upstream and find out what is causing this so we can stop it before things get worse,” Twilight said as she put her drone back in her backpack. Twilight and Turquoise followed the river further down and noticed a bunch of trees cut down. As soon as they reached the end they noticed a girl wearing a pink ninja outfit with red hair styled in a long ponytail with a bipedal frog-like pokemon.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise said as she pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Greninja. The Ninja Pokemon. It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two,” The Pokedex said which got the ninja girl’s attention.

“ Who dares interrupt our training?” The ninja girl shouted while pulling a kunai out.

“ Easy we come in peace,” Turquoise said with her arms up along with Twilight.

“ Who are you two and why are you here?” The ninja girl asked.

“ I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ And I’m Twilight,” Twilight said.

“ I’m Akane and I’m a pupil of Master Koga,” Akane said.

“ Koga? As in Koga of the Elite Four in Jhoto?” Twilight asked.

“ That’s the one but enough about that why did you come and interrupt me and Greninja’s training?” Akane asked.

“ We came to find out what was blocking the pipeline at the Power Plant and it would seem that your so-called training has created the debris that is blocking the flow in the pipeline,” Twilight said.

“ How exactly are you causing all of this debris anyway?” Turquoise asked.

“ Greninja and I have been practicing Night Slash and this forest is the perfect place to do so since there are no pokemon here,” Akane said.

“ There may be no Pokemon here for you to hurt but there is a Power Plant with a hydroelectric Generator up the river and your fallen logs have been caught in the Pipeline,” Turquoise said.

“ I never thought of that I was more focused on helping Greninja become stronger as master Koga told me to,” Akane said with remorse.

“ So you will help undo the damage you caused?” Turquoise said.

“ Not so fast ladies you interrupted our training so tell you what if one of you can beat me and Greninja in a battle than I will help you,” Akane said.

“ If we must,” Twilight said.

“ So who do you want to challenge?” Turquoise asked. Akane took a moment to think and then pointed at Twilight.

“ I chose you four eyes,” Akane said.

“ Good luck Twilight,” Turquoise said. Twilight and Akane took their positions with Akane having Greninja standing in front of her while Twilight pulled out a Pokeball.

“ Go Dartrix,” Twilight shouted as she sent out Dartrix who was ready to go.

“ Greninja lets start with Hidden Power. Greninja placed his hands together and summoned a bunch of ice blue spheres before sending them flying towards Dartrix.

“ Dodge and use Shadow Sneak. Dartrix dodged the spheres which caused the ground the freeze where they landed before going into the shadows. Greninja observed everything around him before seeing one of the shadows move and Dartrix come out. Greninja blocked the attack but sustained a minor amount of damage.

“ I guess you did not know Greninja is also a Dark-type which means Ghost-type moves are not very effective,” Akane pointed out.

“ I’m well aware of that but I did not use Shadow Sneak for just an attack. Dartrix use Razor Leaf from close range. Dartrix unleashed his Razor Leaf from close range which did not give Greninja time to dodge and inflicted a good amount of damage.

“ Not bad but two can play at that game. Greninja use Water Shuriken from close range. Greninja generated a pair of Shuriken made from the water in the air and then threw them at Dartrix before pinning him to the tree behind them. “ Time to finish this. Greninja lets finish this with Night Slash. Greninja generated a katana made of purple energy and charged at Dartrix before cutting him and standing behind him. After the katana disappeared Dartrix felt the damage and fainted. “ Looks like I win and it looks like you are on your own for this problem. Akane was prepared to leave until Turquoise stopped her.

“ Hold it we are not done here. You said if one of us could beat you in a battle you would help us. Well, I have not battled yet so If I win you help us,” Turquoise said.

“ Then so be it I will beat you too but first Greninja heads up,” Akane said before throwing a yellow berry at Greninja who ate it happily. “ That is a Sitrus Berry it restores health. It would not be fair if I did not have Greninja fight at full strength.

“ Fine with me,” Turquoise said before pulling out one of her Pokeballs.

“ So who will you be fighting with?” Akane asked.

“ See for yourself. Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as Venusaur came out and shook the ground slightly upon landing.

“ Like that will beat us did you not see how Greninja beat your friend over there,” Akane pointed out.

“ Don,t underestimate my Venusaur. He may not be fast or nimble but his strength and endurance more than make up for it,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see. Greninja use Hidden Power. Greninja summoned his ice spheres and managed to hit Venusaur who just took it despite the move being Ice-type. “ Now use Water Shuriken. Greninja summoned his shurikens and managed to hit Venusaur with it while Venusaur just took it. “ Why won,t you attack already?

“ There is more to a battle than attacking. You need to also learn how to make the best of your Pokemon like right now my Venusaur is too heavy to move quickly so instead of trying to dodge he endures and waits for the right moment to strike,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see how long that will work. Greninja use Night Slash. Greninja charged at Venusaur thinking he will win until Turquoise reacted.

“ Just what I was waiting for. Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed a mighty power Petal Blizzard that sent Greninja flying into a tree and caused him to faint.

“ You beat us with just a single attack,” Akane said in shock

“ You can thank Venusaur’s overgrow for that,” Turquoise said. After healing Greninja Akane agreed to come back to the Power Plant with Turquoise and Twilight. As soon as they got back the Engineers were relieved to see them.

“ Thank goodness you two are back our boss is starting to get impatient and if you don,t fix this it will cost us our jobs,” One of the engineers said.

“ Relax not only have we found the cause of the issue and stopped it we are now going to unblock the pipeline,” Twilight said. After giving Akane a scuba mask she told her and Greninja to into the Pipe and use Night Slash to cut up the logs. After submerging along with Greninja Akane and Greninja went into the pipe and found all the logs they cut up blocking the way. Akane gave the signal for Greninja to use Night Slash and after cutting the logs into mulch the water began to flow again with Akane and Greninja caught in the current. Turquoise managed to pull Akane out as soon as she and Greninja entered the generator room.

“ You girls did it the generator is working again and power is now restored,” The engineers said in unison. Turquoise and Twilight returned to the Pokemon Center along with Akane to sees the power back on and both Applejack and Rarity exhausted.

“ I never hope I have to do something that draining ever again,” Rarity said.

“ You girls made it back. did you find out what happened at the Power Plant?” Fluttershy said.

“ It was my fault. Greninja and I were training in a forest upstream and the logs we practiced our Night Slash on got stuck in the pipeline,” Akane said apologetically.

“ But she did make up for it by helping us fix the problem,” Twilight said.

“ As long as you promise to be more mindful of where your training next time all is forgiving,” Nurse Joy said. While everyone’s Pokemon was being healed Turquoise and Akane were having a conversation.

“ So where will you be off to next?” Turquoise asked.

“ To the Fuchsia City Gym to train under Janine for a while,” Akane said.

“ Looks like we may see each other again since we will be heading to Fuchsia City some point on our journey,” Twilight said.

“ Indeed we will but don,t think I will lose to you this time Turquoise,” Akane said.

“ I’m looking forward to it,” Turquoise said. After getting her Graninja back Akane left while everyone else called it a night.
> Enter The Seviper Gang
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The morning sun rose as Turquoise and the others were getting ready to traverse the long tunnel ahead of them. Before they left Nurse Joy stopped them for a moment.

“ You girls be careful in there because the Rock Tunnel is now under the control of the Seviper Gang,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Is that why most people stopped using the Rock Tunnel?” Turquoise asked.

“ Yes, and these ladies are not known for being merciful towards anyone especially kids,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Whoever they are I’m sure we can take them,” Applejack said. As soon as the girls stepped into the tunnel the lights suddenly turned on and filled the tunnel with a bright light with some silhouettes standing in front of them.

“ Well look at what we have here ladies a bunch of noobs who think they can cut through our turf,” One of the silhouettes said before the light died down and revealed seven girls dressed in leather with studded wristbands and piercings with punk-like hairstyles.

“ Let me guess you’re the Seviper Gang we been warned about,” Applejack said.

“ You got it cowgirl we are the ones who own this tunnel and if you want to go through all of you will have to beat us in a knockout battle,” The leader said.

“ What is a knock out battle?” Rarity asked.

“ Jade, explain the rules to these noobs,” The leader said.

“ This a style of battle we the Seviper Gang invented on our own. Its a team style battle between trainers on each side with no intermissions and no substitutions and each trainer is required to use all of their pokemon regardless of how many or how weak they are,” Jade explained.

“ Guess we don,t have a choice. Fine we accept your challenge,” Twilight said.

“ You’re not backing down good at least some trainers have a backbone,” One of the girls said.

“ So who will be our first victim?” The leader asked.

“ I am,” Applejack said while stepping up.

“ And I will start things off for our side,” A girl with tanned skin and black hair wearing dark eyeliner and lipstick said as she stepped up to her side of the battlefield. “ The name is Viper and as of this moment your worst nightmare.

“ Let’s just get started already,” Applejack said impatiently. “ So who is going to be our referee?

“ We don,t have one and we don’t need one,” Viper said as she and Applejack pulled out their pokeballs.

“ Go Yamper,” Applejack said as she sent out Yamper who looked excited to play.

“ Go Arbok,” Viper said as she sent out a purple cobra-like pokemon with hearts on the frill part.

“ chabok,” Arbok said which caused Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex which annoyed the Seviper Gang a little.

“ Arbok. The Cobra Pokemon.  After stunning its opponents with the pattern on its stomach, it quickly wraps them up in its body and waits for them to stop moving,” The Pokdex said.

“ Arbok lets start with Sludge Bomb. Arbok coughed out blobs of purple sludge at Yamper.

“ Yamper dodge and use Nuzzle. Yamper despite having stubby legs barely managed to dodge the Sludge Bomb and charged at Arbok while crackling with electricity then managed to rub up against Arbok thus both damaging and Paralyzing it. “Let’s see how you slither away while Paralyzed.

“ That won,t work,” Viper said as Arbok molted its skin and came out unscathed.

“ Ew, what was that just now?” Rarity asked disgusted by what she just saw.

“ That is Arbok’s ability Shed Skin when its inflicted with a status condition Arbok can use this ability to heal itself from that condition,” Viper explained. “ Now it’s our turn to attack Arbok use dig. Arbok burrowed underground which confused Yamper.

“ Yamper stay alert Arbok can come out from anywhere,” Applejack shouted. Yamper listened for the sound of Arbok only for Arbok to come out from beneath her and knock her out in one blow.

“ Yamper,” Applejack shouted in shock after seeing her only pokemon defeated.

“ Looks like that is one win for our side,” Viper said as Applejack called back her Yamper. “ So who will be my next opponent?

“ I will,” Twilight shouted as she rushed on to the battlefield. “ Applejack I will get her back for you. Twilight pulled out one of her pokeballs and threw it. “ Go Dugtrio. Dugtrio appeared and looked ready to go.

“ Trio,” Dugtrio said.

“ Too easy. Arbok use Sludge Bomb. Arbok spat out more blobs of sludge which did not faze Twilight in the slightest.

“ Dugtrio dodge and use Sand Tomb. Dugtrio dodged the sludge and spun around which caused a bunch of sand to form under Arbok and damage it. “ Now use Tri Attack. Dugtrio generated three orbs that formed a triangle before being fired at Arbok who tried to dodge it but failed due to the sand tomb that ensnared it. This time Arbok was burned which shocked Viper. “ That is one of the additional effects of Tri Attack it will sometimes either burn, freeze or Paralyze the opponent. Viper was expecting Arbok to use shed skin again but no such luck which caused it to faint from the burn damage.

“ Arbok return,” Viper said before recalling her Arbok and tagging out with a woman with flashy purple eye shadow and short blue hair.

“ I’m Desiree and I will take great pleasure in freezing you to the bone,” Desiree said while licking her lips.

“ As if that will happen,” Twilight said.

“ We shall see. Go Glalie,” Desiree said as she threw a Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a ball of ice with a face and black spots with black horns.

“ Glalie,” Glalie said in an angry-sounding tone which made Turquoise pull out her Pokedex.

“ Glalie. The Face Pokemon. It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere. It uses this power to freeze its foes,” The Pokedex said.

“ Let’s start this off with hail. Glalie used his horns to generate an ice blue ball that formed a cloud and caused it to hail inside the tunnel. “ Now use Ice Beam. Glalie fired a beam of ice from his horns and aimed for Dugtrio.

“ Dugtrio use Tri Attack. Dugtrio fired his tri attack and both moves hit their mark however the Ice beam caused Dugtrio to faint while Glalie suddenly became Paralyzed. “ Dugtrio return. You were splendid.

“ Are you going to give up and let another one of your friends lose to us?” Desiree asked mockingly.

“ Oh, I’m not out just yet I still have two more Pokemon who can fight for me,” Twilight said as she pulled out her next Pokeball. “ Go Charmeleon. Charmeleon appeared and looked raring to go. “ Charmeleon lets start with Fire Fang. Charmeleon ran at Glalie with his mouth open with fire inside it and then bit down on Glalie who felt it like a ton of bricks.

“ Glalie retaliate with Avalanche. Glalie tried to use the move he was commanded to do but could not due to the paralysis kicking in.

“ Now use Dragon Rush from close range. Charmeleon bounced off of Glalie and lunged back covered in a blue aura thus sending Glalie back and causing him to faint.

“ Glalie return,” Desiree said before recalling her Glalie and tagging out with a girl with long blonde hair.

“ I’m Aoi and me and my Partner will extinguish your Charmeleon,” Aio said vindictively.

“ Bring it if you think you can,” Twilight said.

“ Oh, I will. Go Vaporeon,” Aoi said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed a blue cat-like creature with frills around its neck and ears along with a mermaid-like tail.

“ Vapor,” Vaporeon said which once again prompted Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex.

“ Vaporeon. The Bubble Jet Pokemon and another Evolve Form of Eevee. Its body's cellular structure is similar to the molecular composition of water. It can melt invisibly in water,” The Pokedex said.

“ You with the Pokedex knock it off with the analysis,” Aoi said in an annoyed tone.

“ Hey, don,t yell at my friend like that she is a new trainer and wants to learn all she can about Pokemon,” Twilight said.

“ Whatever lets battle,” Aoi said. “ Vaporeon use Water Gun. Vaporeon fired a stream of water at Charmeleon.

“ Use Dragon Breath. Charmeleon unleashed a stream of blue fire that collided with the Water Gun which caused both moves to push against each other until the Water Gun overpowered the Dragon Breath and nailed Charmeleon for a good amount of damage.

“ Time to finish you. Vaporeon use Brine. Vaporeon summoned a bunch of water spheres that suddenly sped up and nailed Charmeleon for a ton of damage and knocked him out.

“ Charmeleon return. You were amazing out there,” Twilight said as she prepared to send out her final pokemon. “ Go Dartrix. Dartrix flew out ready to go. “ Let’s start with Razor Leaf. Dartrix fired a bunch of razor-sharp leaves from his wings which did not faze Aoi in the slightest.

“ Vaporeon use Aurora beam. Vaporeon fired a rainbow-colored beam at Dartrix and managed to nail him while dodging the Razor Leaf. Despite taking some massive damage Dartrix managed to hang on while being covered in a green aura indicating Overgrow has been activated.

“ Dartrix lets win this with one final Razor Leaf and give it all you got. Dartrix unleashed a massive amount of Razor Leaves that were heading towards Vaporeon.

“ We won,t lose to you that easily. Vaporeon use Aurora Beam again. Vaporeon fired another Aurora Beam and managed to shoot through the Razor Leaf and nail Dartrix while the Razor Leaf also struck Vaporeon which caused both Pokemon to faint.

“ Looks like a draw,” Twilight said before recalling Dartrix and tagging out with Fluttershy. Aoi did the same and tagged out with a girl with black skin and long black hair with yellow streaks in it.

The name is Kasandra and I will send you and your pokemon into darkness,” Kasandra said scaring Fluttershy a little.

“ I’m Flu flu Fluttershy and I will do my best for my friends,” Fluttershy said regaining her nerve.

“ We shall see how that goes. Gourgiest lets get to it,” Kasandra said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a gourd-shaped creature with the face of a jack-o-lantern and salmon pink hair. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like she always does with the new Pokemon she encounters.

“ Gourgiest. The Pumpkin Pokemon. Large Gourgeist put on the guise of adults, taking the hands of children to lead them to the afterlife,” The Pokedex said.

“ If you pull that toy out one more time we are going to break it,” Kasandra said in annoyance.

“ You most certainly won,t because if you even try I will break you,” Applejack said threateningly.

“ Fine whatever let’s just get this battle over with. Shy girl bring out your Pokemon,” Kasandra shouted which shook Fluttershy up.

“ Go Scorbunny,” Fluttershy said as she nervously threw her Pokeball which hit the ground and unleashed Scorbunny who looked ready to fight. “ Scorbunny start by using Ember. Scorbunny ran at Gourgiest lightning fast while leaving scorching footprints behind and nailed Gourgiest with a fiery kick.

“ Not bad but not good enough. Gourgiest use Shadow Sneak. Gourgiest slipped into the shadows and suddenly came up from behind Scorbunny and nailed him for a good amount of damage. “ Now use Confuse Ray. Gourgiest summoned a wisp of light and hit Scorbunny with it thus causing Scorbunny to get confused. “ Let’s wrap this up with Hex. Gourgiest summoned a bunch of shadows that nailed Scorbunny for a ton of damage. Just when Kasandra thought she won Scorbunny was still standing which shocked her. “ Fine if that was not enough to beat you then this should. Gourgiest use Shadow Ball. Gourgiest created a black ball made of energy and fired it at Scorbunny who was still confused. Just when it looked like Scorbunny was done for Scorbunny leaped into the air and kicked the Shadowball right back at Gourgiest which shocked both Fluttershy and Kasandra while Scorbunny acted like he made the game-winning goal in a soccer match. Gourgiest tried to get back up but fainted. As soon as the confusion wore off Scorbunny began to glow which indicated he was evolving. Scorbunny began to grow bigger along with his ears growing longer and flopping down. As soon as the light faded a bigger rabbit with white fur and a yellow patch that looked like a sweatband and wearing what looked like a red and black tracksuit stood where Scorbunny once was. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to see what Scorbunny evolved into while Applejack prepared to attack anyone who came for it.

“ Raboot. The rabbit Pokemon and the evolved form of Scorbunny. It kicks berries right off the branches of trees and then juggles them with its feet, practicing its footwork,” The Pokedex said. Suddenly Raboot was covered in fire indicating he learned a new move.

“ Looks like my Raboot learned Flame Charge,” Fluttershy said with joy.

“ Gourgiest return,” Kasandra said before recalling her Gourgiest and tagging out with a girl with white hair and piercing red eyes.

“ My name is Azami and you and your Raboot will be crushed under the wave of me and my partner,” Azami said before pulling her Pokeball out. “ Go Gastrodon. A giant blue and green slug-like creature with yellow accents came out which caused Turquoise to do her thing.

“ Gastrodon. The Sea Slug Pokemon. It secretes a purple fluid to deter enemies. This fluid isn't poisonous instead, it's super sticky, and once it sticks, it's very hard to unstick,” The Pokedex said.

“ Gastrodon lets start with Water Pulse. Gastrodon fired a ball made of water at Raboot who tried to kick it back only for it to explode and damage him. Now use Ancient Power. Gastrodon unleashed a sphere of white energy at Raboot which managed to nail him and cause him to faint.

“ Raboot return,” Fluttershy said as she recalled her Raboot and left the field.

“ Which one of you thinks they can take me on next,” Azami said.

“ I will,” Turquoise said with confidence.

“ Your that girl who kept analyzing our Pokemon,” Azami said in shock.

“ The name is Turquoise and as of right now the last opponent you girls will be facing,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see about that. How many Pokemon do you have?” Azami asked.

“ Six,” Turquoise said.

“ So you have a full team no matter we will still beat you,” Azami said as Turquoise pulled out her first Pokeball.

“ Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as Venusaur came out and shook the battlefield.

“ Gastrodon use Icy Wind. Gastrodon unleashed a breath of ice crystals towards Venusaur which did not faze Turquoise in the slightest.

“ Venusaur counter with Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed his Petal Blizzard which managed to overpower the Icy wind and knock Gastrodon out.

“ Gastrodon return,” Azami said as she recalled Gastrodon and tagged out with a girl with red hair styled in twin tails.

“ I’m Momo and your winning streak shall end right here,” Momo said intimidatingly.

“ We shall see about that,” Turquoise said.

“ Go Scrafty,” Momo said as she threw her Pokeball and unleashed an orange creature with a mohawk of a deeper shade wearing yellow pants and a matching hood. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like always which made Momo inpatient.

“ Scrafty. The Hoodlum Pokemon. While mostly known for having the temperament of an aggressive ruffian, this Pokémon takes very good care of its family, friends, and territory,” The Pokedex said.

“ Venusaur use Leech Seed. Venusaur fired a bunch of seeds from the flower on his back and managed to bind Scrafty with them.

“ That won,t save you Scrafty use Soul Punch. Scrafty charged at Venusaur with his fist covered in a dark aura and managed to send Venusaur flying despite its weight. Venusaur was suddenly returned to his Pokeball and Zorua was dragged out which caused her to look confused.

“ What did you do to my Venusaur and why is my Zorua out?” Turquoise asked.

“ Well, that’s the secondary effect of Soul Punch it forces the pokemon that is hit by it to retreat and swap out with another pokemon,” Momo explained.

“ That was a move from the Equestria Region how did your Scrafty learn that?” Twilight asked.

“ I did some training there for a while until I lost the Equestria League and gave up on my journey,” Momo said.

“ Zorua I know you might be scared because this will be your first battle but I know you can do this just give it your best,” Turquoise said motivating Zorua to give it her all.

“ As if your puny Zorua can beat my Scrafty,” Momo said tauntingly.

“ I won,t know until I try,” Turquoise said.

“ Fine with me. Scrafty use High Jump Kick. Scrafty leaped into the air with his knee glowing.

“ Zorua use Detect. Zorua’s eyes glowed as Scrafty was closing in and managed to backflip out of the way which caused Scrafty to hurt himself. “ High Jump Kick is a double-edged sword because if you miss with it your just going to hurt yourself. The Leech Seed from Venusaur suddenly kicked in and sapped some of Scrafty’s strength.

“ Scrafty use Brick Break. Scrafty charged at Zorua with his hand covered in white light. As he prepared to hit Zorua Turquoise noticed something new with Zorua. Zorua leaped out of the way and unleashed a barrage of scratches on Scrafty which surprised Turquoise.

“ Was that Fury Swipes?” Turquoise asked.

“ Sure was and who knows what else Zorua just learned,” Twilight said as Scrafty had his health sapped again.

“ I’m sick of this game Scrafty end this with High Jump Kick. Scrafty leaped into the air with his knee glowing like last time.

“ Zorua use Detect. Zorua’s eyes glowed again and this time Zorua sidestepped out of the way and managed to cause Scrafty to knock himself out with his own High Jump Kick.

“ Scrafty return,” Momo said as she recalled her Scrafty and left the battlefield. The leader suddenly stood up and walked towards the battlefield.

“ Well well well looks like you noobs managed to beat my gang its been a while since I had to battle,” The leader said as she took her position on the field.

“ And who might you be?” Turquoise asked knowing she was going to introduce herself anyway.

“ The name is Vena and I’m the leader of the Seviper Gang,” Vena said.

“ And if I beat you will you let us pass?” Turquoise asked.

“ That’s the deal not that you will beat me,” Vena said as she pulled out her Pokeball. “ Go Seviper. A black snake-like creature with pointy fangs and yellow spots came out and looked ready to go.

“ Seviper,” Seviper said which caused Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex with the rest of the gang trying to stop her only for the girls to hold them back.

“ Seviper. The Fang Snake Pokemon. Seviper shares a generations-long feud with Zangoose. The scars on its body are evidence of vicious battles. This Pokémon attacks using its sword-edged tail,” The Pokedex said.

“ Are you done playing with that thing?” Vena asked.

“ That should be the last time unless you have any other pokemon I don,t know about,” Turquoise said.

“ My Seviper is all I need,” Vena said.

“ Very well Zorua use Fury Swipes. Zorua charged at Seviper and began unleashing her barrage of scratches which did not faze Seviper in the slightest.

“ Too weak allow me to show you what a real attack looks like. Seviper use Poison Tail. Seviper’s tail suddenly glowed purple and managed to nail Zorua for a ton of damage and caused her to faint.

“ Zorua return. You did great for your first battle now take a good rest,” Turquoise said before pulling out her next Pokemon. “ Go Trapinch. Trapinch came out and looked ready to go.

“ Too easy. Seviper use Poison Fang. Seviper’s fangs began to glow purple as he charged at Trapinch.

“ Trapinch use Dig. Trapinch burrowed underground and as soon as Seviper stopped Trapinch came out from beneath it and dealt some massive damage. Now use Bulldoze. Trapinch leaped into the air and came down with enough force to shake the ground and cause more damage to Seviper. 

“ I won,t let you beat me that easily. Seviper use Dragon Tail. Seviper’s tail suddenly took the form of a Dragon, tail and nailed Trapinch then sent him back to his Pokeball and dragged out Espeon.

“ Looks like your plan backfired my Espeon will finish this for me,” Turquoise said.

“ Seviper use Poison Tail. Seviper charged at Espeon with his tail glowing purple only not as fast as last time which Turquoise took advantage of.

“ Espeon use Confusion. Espeon’s eyes glowed as she used confusion to lift Seviper into the air and then slam him on to the ground and knock him out.

“ Looks like we win,” Turquoise said.

“ Seviper return,” Vena said before smiling for the first in a while. “ I must admit you girls are alright no one has ever beaten us since we took over this tunnel.

“ But why take over the tunnel and why abandon your journeys?” Twilight asked.

“ Because we realized no matter how hard we train or how much effort we put into getting stronger we would always lose,” Vena said.

“ Listen there is no guarantee that training and getting stronger means you will win all the time if you lose just keep going,” Applejack said.

“ You’re right we should never give up so as of right now the Seviper Gang is disbanded,” Vena said before Officer Jenny came in.

“ Not so fast girls your not going anywhere yet,” Officer Jenny said.

“ Officer Jenny? When did you get here?” Twilight asked.

“ I have been watching the battle from the beginning,” Officer Jenny said. Turquoise and her friends were free to continue to Lavender Town while the former Seviper Gang was tasked with community service which meant wiping and painting over every square inch of graffiti inside the tunnel from route 10 to Lavender Town. Minutes later Turquoise and her friends arrived in front of a town with a tower.

“ Ladies welcome to Lavender Town,” Rarity said. After finding the Pokemon center the girls and their pokemon turned in for the night after a long string of battles.
> The Mystery Of The Phantom
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After registering for the Lavender Town Contest Turquoise and Rarity were doing some Training for the contest tomorrow.

“ Sylveon use Swift,” Rarity commanded as Sylveon unleashed her swift attack.

“ Espeon use confusion. Espeon used her confusion to send the swift back only for Rarity to counter with disarming voice and caused both moves to cancel each other out.

“ We are so ready for this,” Rarity said.

“ We sure are,” Turquoise said. As they were talking a crowd gathered to see a boy with blonde hair wearing a tuxedo and a strange-looking mask appear and challenge another trainer and his Gourgeist to a battle. The masked boy had a creepy looking ghost-like creature with a mouth on its stomach and a single eye and a head with an antenna on it.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked as she pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Dusknoir. The Gripper Pokemon. At the bidding of transmissions from the spirit world, it steals people and Pokémon away. No one knows whether it has a will of its own,” The Pokedex said.

“ Time to finish this Dusknoir use Shadow Punch. Dusknoir punched forward and projected a fist made of black energy at Gourgeist and sent it flying before it fainted.

“ You win this round Phantom but you won’t win the contest,” The other Trainer said before running off with his Gourgeist.

“ Looks like we have some real competition,” Rarity said. As soon as she said that a limo was approaching and the Phantom began to panic and used a smokeball to escape without realizing he dropped something. A lady with blonde hair dressed in an evening gown with a fur stole approached where the Phantom once stood and picked up the object he dropped.

“ Dang it, he got away again,” The Women said trying to be careful not to crush what she was holding. 

“ Are you ok mam,” Rarity asked.

“ Of course I’m not ok my son is nowhere to be seen and this Phantom Character got away,” The woman said before taking a deep breath to calm herself down. “ Apologies for losing my cool. I'm just worried about my son Kyle. But where are my manners? I'm Mrs.Sakura.

“ Pleasure to meet you I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ And I’m Rarity,” Rarity said.

“ And I’m Twilight,” Twilight said.

“ Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said nervously.

“ And I’m Applejack,” Applejack said.

“ And I can tell all of you are Pokemon Trainers,” Sakura said.

“ We are,” Turquoise said.

“ Please come with me I think you girls will be able to help me,” Sakura said before inviting them into her limo. Sometime later the girls arrived in front of a mansion on the outskirts of Lavender Town. After arriving inside the girls and Mrs. Sakura had a seat before Mrs. Sakura had her butler bring them all something to drink. “ Now on to why I brought you all here. I want you to help find my son.

“ We will help but first can you tell us why your son ran away?” Twilight asked.

“ It all started a few days ago,” Mrs. Sakura said before flashing back.





A few days ago a boy with blonde hair and purple eyes was busy with his homework when Mrs. Sakura barged in upset.

“ Your teacher called and told me you were sleeping in class again,” Mrs. Sakura shouted in anger.

“ So what if I had. I aced the test didn’t I,” The Boy said.

“ With an 85 that is unacceptable you know we Sakuras strive for nothing less than perfection,” Mrs. Sakura said.

“ Well perfection is overrated and impossible,” Kyle said.

“ I can't believe what I just heard. That’s it you are grounded,” Mrs. Sakura shouted.

“ No, I’m not because Dusknoir and I are out of here,” Kyle said as he ran off with his Dusknoir using Confuse ray on Mrs. Sakura. By the time Mrs. Sakura recovered Kyle and Dusknoir were completely gone.





“ And so ever since they left I asked his teachers if they saw him but they said Kyle has not been to school for the past few days. I even asked Officer Jenny to help find him but even she was unsuccessful,” Mrs. Sakura said.

“ What do you plan on doing should we find Kyle and bring him back here?” Turquoise asked.

“ One thing is for sure he will never see the outside of this mansion ever again,” Mrs. Sakura said sternly.

“ So you’re going to keep him locked up here like some prisoner?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ I am his mother and as such when children misbehave they must be punished,” Mrs. Sakura said.

“ Well you can just find Kyle on your own we are out of here,” Turquoise said in an angry tone before storming off.

“ Turquoise wait,” Twilight shouted before running after her. Turquoise was on the outskirts of the town when she bumped into a boy that matched Mrs. Sakura’s description.

“ You were one of the coordinators at the contest hall,” The boy said.

“ And I’m guessing your Kyle?” Turquoise said.

“ How did you know my name?” Kyle asked.

“ Your mom approached me and my friends to help find you and bring you home,” Turquoise said.

“ I never want to go back to that monster or that prison,” Kyle said defensively.

“ Calm down Kyle I know what you mean and I did not come to take you back. I came out here to get away and cool off,” Turquoise said.

“ There you are Turquoise,” Twilight said trying to catch her breath.

“ Did you come here to take Kyle back to his monstrous mother?” Turquoise asked.

“ No, I came to check on you. Why did you storm off like that?” Twilight asked.

“ Because Mrs.Sakura just revealed to me that she is the type of person I hate. The kind that thinks their kids are nothing but pawns they can control and do with how they please,” Turquoise said.

“ I know you think what she said she would do with Kyle is wrong but we have no right to tell her how to raise her son,” Twilight said.

“ So you’re against me as well?” Turquoise said.

“ I’m not against anyone. I agree no one deserves to be locked up forever but what can we do about it?” Twilight asked.

“ Not go back obviously,” Turquoise said.

“ But what will Kyle do about food and shelter he can’t live out here forever,” Twilight pointed out.

“ Actually I have those covered. Do you girls want to see something cool?” Kyle asked.

“ Sure,” Turquoise said.

“ Guess I don't have a choice,” Twilight said. Sometime later Kyle showed Turquoise and Twilight a bush by a cliffside.

“ A bush that’s what you wanted to show us?” Twilight said before Kyle went into the bush and motioned for them to follow him. After following him the girls went through an opening in the cliffside which revealed to be a door that leads to a massive two-story hideout with all the necessities of home.

“ Welcome to my Secret Base,” Kyle said.

“ This really is the coolest thing I ever saw. Did you make this yourself?” Turquoise asked.

“ My dad helped me make it. He and his partner Excadrill hollowed out the inside of the cliff and had his muscle crew build the supports and second floor. I was the one who decorated it,” Kyle said while pulling a bottle of Soda Pop from the fridge. “ My mom does not know about this place so I often come here to be alone when she gets on my case.

“ Where is your dad?” Turquoise asked.

“ Currently at a business conference in Celadon City. I wish he were here right now. He would always cheer me up when Mom attacks me,” Kyle said.





Back at the Mansion Rarity and the others were trying to grasp what just happened.

“ I never saw Turquoise act like this before,” Rarity said.

“ I know that was scary,” Fluttershy said while brushing Zorua who looked scared after seeing Turquoise storm off.

“ I hope Twilight is ok and I hope she can bring her back,” Applejack said.

“ I just hope they find my Kyle and convince him to give up this contest nonsense,” Mrs. Sakura said which struck a nerve with Rarity.

“ Excuse me did you just call contests nonsense?” Rarity said defensively.

“ I did and so is anything to do with Pokemon,” Mrs. Sakura said.

“ Lady you just crossed the line and just for that you can forget about us helping you. Come on girls we have to find Turquoise and Twilight,” Applejack said before the guards stopped them and stole all their Pokemon.

“ You girls will be helping or you will never see your ridiculous Pokemon ever again,” Mrs. Sakura said vindictively. Applejack tried to beat up the guards but failed.

“ Zorua go and find Turquoise and Twilight, they are our only hope,” Fluttershy said as she threw Zorua through the open window. After fleeing the Mansion grounds Zorua picked up on Turquoise’s scent and followed it.





Back at Kyle’s Secret Base Turquoise and Kyle were playing video games on his TV when Twilight felt like she had to ask the obvious question that’s been eating at her this whole time.

“ How exactly do you have running power in this place?” Twilight asked.

“ I’m glad you asked when my dad noticed there was a waterfall next to this place he built a small Hydroelectric Generator by magnetizing some iron bars, Melting down some copper to make giant copper disks and built a water wheel then hooked some gears to it and the two copper disks. So I have a limitless supply of power generated by nature itself,” Kyle said. As they were talking Kyle heard the sound of the bush hiding the entrance to his secret base rustle and prepared to attack the intruder when it was revealed to be a Zorua.

“ Hold your fire that’s my Zorua,” Turquoise said as she noticed Zorua looked exhausted. After giving Zorua some Soda Pop Zorua recovered enough to try and explain what was happening with Rarity and the others. Turquoise could not understand what Zorua was saying so she switched to using her Illusion Ability. Zorua transformed into Mrs. Sakura and laughed evilly then turned into Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy who all looked like they were in danger.

“ Mrs. Sakura is holding our friends and their pokemon hostage and if we don,t do something we will never get them back?” Turquoise asked which Zorua nodded yes.

“ We need to do something,” Twilight said.

“ Wait I’m coming with,” Kyle said while donning the outfit of the Phantom.

“ So you’re the mysterious Phantom,” Turquoise said.

“ I am. I do this so my mom does not recognize me when I’m training and battling,” Kyle said. Sometime later Turquoise and Twilight along with the Phantom arrived just in time to save the others.

“ Let those girls go you vile villain,” The Phantom said in his heroic voice.

“ Why don’t you take that ridiculous costume off Kyle,” Mrs. Sakura said which shock Kyle.

“ How did you know it was me?” Kyle said as he took his mask off.

“ I believe you dropped this,” Mrs. Sakura said as she threw Kyle his pocket watch with a Duskull engraving on the cover. “ Your father bought you that pocket watch for your eighth birthday and we know you never leave home without it. Now give up this ridiculous game and come home.

“ Never you don,t give a Ponyta’s flank about me you only care about yourself. At least dad treats me like a person and not some pawn in your insane game of life,” Kyle said.

“ Well dad is not here and your my son and I have every right to do with you as I please,” Mrs. Sakura said evilly.

“ I’m right here and I just heard everything Nora,” A man said as he entered the room.

“ Timmy? when did you get back?” Nora said in a shocked tone.

“ Just now and I must say you are the worst mother and wife I ever had,” Timmy said.

“ Dad, thank goodness your back,” Kyle said.

“ Sorry for not being here sooner those suits in Celadon would not shut up unless I agreed with their plan to tear down the old rocket game corner,” Timmy said.

“ Well your son got a B on his history test and ran away from home and even had that horrid Dusknoir of his attack me,” Nora said outraged.

“ All I did was have him use Confuse Ray on you. It does not harm anyone just blinds them long enough for a quick escape,” Kyle said in his defense.

“ Nora I am done with you now,” Timmy said with as much authority as he had.

“ Good luck trying to get rid of me. Did you forget about our defense team,” Nora said.

“ I did not. You see, that business conference was not the only reason I went to Celadon City. I also went there to file these,” Timmy said as he pulled out some divorce papers that were approved. “ Now get off of my property before I have security throw you out. After Nora was escorted off the premises Timmy turned to Turquoise and the others. “ I apologize for everything that vile woman put you through.

“ It’s ok as long as Kyle is now free that’s all that matters,” Twilight said.

“ Dad, why does mom I mean Nora hate pokemon so much?” Kyle asked.

“ She could never hate Pokemon when she was a little younger than you. She had a Zorua she loved more than anything but her parents took that Zorua away from her because they only cared about her inheriting their company. So as time went on she closed her heart off from all Pokemon. I even had to keep my Dusclops a secret from her which is why I gave him to you,” Timmy said.

“ I never knew my grandparents were that cruel and heartless,” Kyle said.

“ Well, now you do but let’s not dwell on that anymore. I believe you have a Pokemon Contest to train for,” Timmy said.

“ Your right, thanks dad,” Kyle said as he put his mask back on and rushes out the door with his Dusknoir.

“ He reminds me so much about myself at his age,” Timmy said to himself. “ So where are you girls going now?

“ Right now back to the Pokemon Center to prepare for tomorrow’s contest,” Turquoise said.

“ Are you girls competing as well?” Timmy asked.

“ Just Turquoise and Rarity the rest of us are watching,” Applejack said.

“ Well best of luck to you two,” Timmy said before the girls left. After returning to the Pokemon Center The girls decided to call it a night.
> Challenging The Phantom
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was busy training with her pokemon while Zorua observed.

“ So have you decided who you’re entering with?” Rarity asked.

“ Sure have I will do the appeals round with my Ninetails and the battle round with my Venusaur,” Turquoise said.

“ You sure that will work I mean Venusaur is not great at dodging,” Twilight said.

“ I have faith in my partner besides we been working on something that may surprise you,” Turquoise said. As they were talking Kyle approach them wearing his Tuxedo ready for today’s Contest.

“ So glad you could make it Kyle Darling,” Rarity said.

“ So glad to be here and I hope to see you two in the second round,” Kyle said.

“ Oh you know we will,” Turquoise said. As soon as it was time for all the contestants to go backstage to get ready kyle put his trademark phantom mask on showing them the phantom was ready to go. As soon as Turquoise and Rarity were done getting dressed they returned to the main room just in time to see the opening introduction.

“ Welcome everyone to today’s Pokemon Contest being held here in the always peaceful Lavender Town. I am your always energetic MC Lilian and here are the judges for today. First up is the head of the Pokemon Activities Committee Mr. Contesta,” Lilian said while pointing at Mr. Contesta.

“ A pleasure to be here on this great day in Lavender Town,” Contesta said.

“ Next up is the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Lilian said while pointing to Mr. Sukizo.

“ Remarkable,” Mr. Sukizo said.

“ And finally Lavender Town’s own Nurse Joy,” Lilian said while pointing to Nurse Joy.

“ I can,t wait to see how lively the coordinators will make the audience today,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now without further ado, LET’S GET BUSY,” Lilian said with as much enthusiasm as she can muster. The contestants all went on one by one each delivering a top-notch performance. As soon as the current contestant finished up the lights dimmed and a sinister laugh was heard throughout the stadium. “ You all know what that laugh means its time for our next contestant the mysterious Phantom to take the stage. As soon as the spotlight shone and a puff of smoke appeared the lights came back on and the Phantom was standing ready about to throw his Pokeball.

“ Honedge let’s astonish them,” The Phantom said in a cool voice as he threw his ball capsule which unleashed a blue flame which was sliced up by a floating sword holding its scabbard in its ribbon-like arm.

“ What is that?” Turquoise asked while instinctively pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Honedge. The Sword Pokemon. The blue eye on the sword's handguard is the true body of Honedge. With its old cloth, it drains people's lives away,” The Pokedex said. As soon as the Phantom snapped his fingers a large block of wood appeared on stage.

“ Honedge lets start with Autotomize. Honedge’s body began to vibrate as it began to glow with a nice shine. “ Now use Fury Cutter. Honedge began unleashing its Fury Cutter on the block of wood carving it like a master carpenter until it took the shape of a Dusclops which wowed the audience.

“ And Honedge just gave us a wonderful work of art what do you think judges?” Lilian said.

“ A most creative and genius way to demonstrate the power of Fury Cutter,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ Watching the Phantom in action is like watching a magic show,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as the Phantom finished the staff moved the big wooden statue off the stage.

“ Where do you want this Mr. Phantom?” The staff asked.

“ Bring it backstage I will take it back to my lair later,” The Phantom said before the staff carried it backstage. As soon as the stage was cleared it was now Rarity’s turn.

“ Sylveon Center stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some pink bubbles with Sylveon spinning in mid-air through them and landing elegantly on stage. “ Let’s start with Disarming Voice. Sylveon began singing a soothing melody that put everyone that heard it into a relaxed state. “ Now switch it up to Hyper Voice. Sylveon than unleashed a scream that snapped the audience out of their relaxed state and into a wide-awake state which surprised them.

“ Now that is what I call a mean set of pipes what did you think Judges?” Lilian asked.

“ The sudden change from relaxing to loud was very dramatic and well-executed,” Contesta said.

“ Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ That performance was a real surprise to us all,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Rarity returned backstage Turquoise came out for her turn.

“ Ninetails let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some orange flames that dissipated as soon as Ninetails landed on the stage. “ Let’s start with Flamethrower while pointing up. Ninetails unleashed a stream of orange fire upwards. “ Now use Extrasensory on the flames. Ninetails used her Extrasensory to turn the flamethrower into rings of fire which she leaped through before preparing to do the finale. “ Now finish off with Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which consumed the rings of fire and caused it to grow bigger and Ninetails to land in the center of it as it made an impact with the ground making Ninetails look more radiant.

“ And Ninetails sticks the landing and looks radiant standing in those flames what say, you judges?” Lilian asked.

“ Out of the two forms of Ninetails that were discovered that performance most certainly puts the kantonian Ninetails front and center,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ The way the flames created a striking contrast with Ninetails almost makes me want to paint it,” Nurse Joy said. After returning backstage Turquoise noticed the Phantom was not there.

“ If you’re wondering where Kyle went he went to the lobby to have his dad carry that Dusclops statue back to his secret base I believe he called it,” Rarity said.

“ Let’s just hope he makes it back in time because the appeals round is almost over,” Turquoise said. As soon as Turquoise said that Kyle returned just in time. “ You’re just in time the appeals round is over and Lilian should be announcing the eight who will be moving on to round two any second now. A few minutes later Lilian came on screen.

“ And now without further ado here are the eight coordinators who will be going to the second round,” Lilian said as eight profile shots appeared with Rarity in first, Turquoise in third and The Phantom in fifth.

“ Looks like all three of us made it,” Rarity said. Turquoise, Rarity, and the Phantom blew through their first battles and now it was Rarity vs The Phantom.

“ To my left is Rarity and to my right is The Phantom. Five minutes on the clock. Go,” Lilian said as the clock starting counting down.

“ Froslass center stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a puff of smoke which Froslass appeared out of.

“ Dusknoir lets astonish them,” The Phantom said as he threw his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of music notes spinning around Dusknoir.

“ Froslass use Icy wind,” Froslass unleashed a breath of ice particles that were approaching Dusknoir.

“ Dusknoir use Will-O -Wisp. Dusknour unleashed a bunch of blue fireballs from the mouth on his stomach which collided with the icy wind and created a light sparkle.

Rarity: 95%

The Phantom: 95%

“ Froslass use Ice shard. Froslass formed a chunk of ice between her hands and fired it at Dusknoir.

“ Dusknoir use Shadow Ball. Dusknoir opened the mouth on his stomach and formed a ball of dark energy before firing it and not only did it break the Ice Shard it also nailed Froslass for a ton of damage that knocked her out and caused the judges to hit their buzzers indicating Froslass is unable to continue.

“ And there you have it folks moving on to the final round is The Phantom,” Lilian said as his picture appeared on the jumbotron. Turquoise won her battle in no time and before joining The Phantom on stage Rarity wished her the best of luck. “ And now ladies and Gentlemen its time for the final match. On my left is The Phantom and on my right is Turquoise. Five minutes on the clock. Go.

“ Venusaur lets dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of purple flower petals that rained down on Venusaur as he lands and shakes the ground slightly.

“ Dusknoir lets astonish them,” the Phantom said as he threw his Pokeball and like last time unleashed a bunch of music notes spinning around Dusknoir. “ Dusknoir use Will-O-Wisp. Dusknoir unleashed his blue fireballs from the mouth on his stomach and send them towards Venusaur.

“ Venusaur use Seed Bomb. Venusaur fired some seeds from his flower and as he was hit by the will-o-wisp the seeds went into Dusknoirs mouth and exploding inside it thus damaging him a bit.

“ And Venusaur managed to deal some damage to Dusknoir,” Lilian said as both Turquoise and The Phantom lost points.

Turquoise: 90%

The Phantom: 85%

“ Not bad but let’s see how you handle this. Dusknoir use Shadowpunch while spinning. Dusknoir unleashed a shadow punch that spun like a drill and managed to nail Venusaur.

“ And that just cost Turquoise some more points,” Lilian said as Turquosie’s score went down.

Turquoise: 70%

“ Venusaur use Leech Seed. Venusaur fired a seed at Dusknoir which did not faze the Phantom.

“ Dusknoir knock it back with Shadow Ball. Dusknoir fired a Shadowball hoping to stop the Leech Seed only for Turquoise to smile.

“ Time for a surprise twist. Venusaur use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur fired blobs of purple sludge while one stopped the Shadow Ball and caused an explosion that covered the stage the other nailed Dusknoir under the cover of the smoke. As soon as the smoke cleared Dusknoir was bound by the Leech Seed which wowed the audience.

“ And that impressive magic act just cost the Phantom a truckload of points,” Lilian said as The Phantom’s points went down sharply while the clock reached the three-minute mark.

The Phantom: 50%

“ Not bad you even managed to create a well-timed illusion but don’t think you stopped my Dusknoir that easily. Dusknoir use Shadow Ball again. Dusknoir despite being tied up opened the mouth on his stomach and unleashed a Shadow Ball.

“ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed a massive Petal Blizzard that sent the Shadow Ball flying upward and rain down on Dusknoir as he was pelted by flower petals which knocked him out and caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“ And with a knockout, the winner of the Lavender Town Contest is Turquoise,” Lilian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the Jumbotron.

“ You did great Dusknoir,” The Phantom said as he removed his mask.

“ Don,t look so down Kyle you were pretty impressive as well,” Turquoise said as she extended her hand which Kyle took and shook.

“ Now that is what I call a great way to end a contest,” Lilian said. After everyone gathered for the award ceremony Lilian spoke again. “ And now Mr. Contesta will award Turquoise with the Lavender Ribbon.

“ You earned this one and we hope to see you in the next contest,” Contesta said before handing Turquoise her ribbon.

“ All right I just won the Lavender Ribbon,” Turquoise said with joy as Venusaur and Ninetails smiled. After putting the ribbon in her case Turquoise joined Rarity in the back to change. After changing and reuniting with the others Kyle and his father were waiting for them.

“ So where are you girls off to now?” Timmy asked.

“ To Celadon City to challenge the Celadon Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Sounds like a good plan and I know you and Rarity will love Erika,” Timmy said.

“ So Kyle what plans do you have now that the contest is over?” Twilight asked.

“ Now that my mom is no longer keeping me held prisoner I decided to try and aim for the Grand Festival,” Kyle said.

“ Go for it Kyle and know that I will always be proud of you,” Timmy said.

“ Thanks, Dad,” Kyle said. After bidding farewell to Kyle and his father the girls all returned to the Pokemon Center to celebrate.

“ Eat up everyone,” Applejack said as everyone dug in.





Meanwhile, in a Cemetary near the Lavender Tower, A man with purple hair wearing a black suit brought some flowers to a pair of graves before kneeling in front of them.

“ Hello again mother and father it’s me, James, Sorry for not coming by as much the takeover of Saffron City took longer than we thought,” James said while having a flashback.





Ten years ago Jessie, James, and Meowth were returning from their latest mission when a pidgey wearing a mail carrier’s satchel stopped in front of them and pulled out a letter for James. After taking the letter and opening it James read it and looked furious.

“ Do those two honestly think I am going to fall for that trick again,” James shouted in anger.

“ Whoa, what’s got you so steamed jimmy boy?” Meowth asked before snatching the letter and reading it.

“ Dear Master James I regret to inform you that your parents have passed away for real this time and have arranged a will to be read at their funeral which requires you to be there. Please return home within the next few days,” The note said.

“ Do you think we should go?” Meowth asked.

“ heck no you remember what happened last time,” James said. As they were talking an elderly man with a small orange canine-like pokemon approached them.

“ There you are Master James,” The Man said.

“ Hopkins? How did you find me?” James asked shocked.

“ Why growlie was the one who found you. When he picked up your scent he was very excited and ran right over,” Hopkins explained.

“ Well in any case about that letter I’m not falling for this trick again,” James said.

“ I can assure you, Master James, that this is no elaborate trick your parents really are dead,” Hopkins said.

“ How do I know Jessibelle did not put you up to this?” James asked.

“ Because she found another man who wanted her and just got married last year. We tried to invite you but you never came,” Hopkins said.

“ Unless you show us some proof you can forget about us coming back to that mansion,” Jessie said.

“ Come with me and you can see for yourself,” Hopkins said while shoving them into the limo. Sometime later they arrived in front of Jame’s Mansion. As soon as they entered the foyer they saw the coffins from last time. James was expecting his parents to burst out like last time but nothing happened this time. Hopkins opened the coffins and after seeing what was inside Jessie, James, And Meowth frantically beg Hopkins to close them.

“ Ok, now we believe you but was that necessary?” James asked.

“ You wanted proof so I gave you some,” Hopkins said.

“ What happened to them?” James asked.

“ It happened while you three were in Sinnoh. After you and Carnivine left Jessibelle was excited to see you again but when you weren’t there her heart snapped and it finally sunk in that you were not interested in her. Your parents tried to convince her to not give up but no such luck. After interviewing many girls none of them wanted you because of your reputation as being a member of Team Rocket,” Hopkins said.

“ Sounds like they never got the message that Love is something that can,t be forced,” Jessie said.

“ Anyway. A few months ago your parents were diagnosed with A fatal Heart disease. They knew you would not be coming home after the way they tricked you so as an apology for toying with both your emotions and love life they wrote a revised version of their will I’m sure you would be happy to hear,” Hopkins said. Jessie, James, and Meowth huddled together to discuss things.

“ So what should we do?” Meowth asked.

“ Well we saw the bodies so we know my parents are not lying this time so I say let’s hear what they have to say,” James said.

“ Well, your butler got us all the way here so sure why not,’ Jessie said.

“ Hopkins we shall hear the will,” James said.

“ Good then let’s move to the study so we can begin,” Hopkins said. Sometime later they arrived in the study where Hopkins pulled out a tape and put it in a VCR which started a video with James’s Parents sitting in their study.

“ Dear James if you’re watching this then your mother and I have passed away,” Jame’s father said.

“ We knew you would not come home if we told you we died again and we finally get how you felt about us forcing you to marry Jessibelle,” Jame’s mother said.

“ Although our time is short we wanted you to hear our voices one final time so upon our passing, we leave you with our entire fortune and our estate on the condition that you get married within the next month after seeing this video,” Jame’s father said.

“ And this time we won,t force you to marry someone you don,t want to. Your a grown man now so just know whoever you chose to marry we will watch over the both of you up in heaven,” Jame’s mother said before both her and her husband started coughing.

“ I’m afraid our time is almost up so please come home,” Jame’s father said before the video ended.

“ So Master James have you picked someone?” Hopkins asked.

“ I have, Jessie you and I have been traveling together for years now. Every scheme we cooked up, Every attempt we took at stealing the twerp’s Pikachu, And every blast off we had. I will always remember them all because you were with me. So Jessie will you marry me?” James asked as he got on one knee.

“ Yes James yes,” Jessie said with joy.





“ I knew we would find you here?” Jessie said interrupting Jame’s flashback.

“ You know I always visit my parents’ graves on the anniversary of their death,” James said.

“ We know but we need to get back to Silph Co. Some trainers are trying to take back the city,” Meowth said.

“ I’m coming,” James said. “ Until next time mom and dad.
> Pokeringer Showdown In Gustville
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

As Turquoise and her friends continue towards Celadon City they suddenly got hit by a huge gust of wind. As soon as the wind died down They saw a battle between two boys with a Pidgey and a Spearow but what was different about this kind of battle was that instead of just attacking each other they were fighting over possession of a small ring. After the Spearow snatched the ring it took it to a hook on a pole that was in the center of the field.

“ Looks like I win again,” The boy with brown hair and yellow eyes said.

“ Darn You too good at this Phil,” The boy with blue hair and blue eyes wearing glasses said.

“ You would be too if you learn to read the wind patterns more Josh,” Phil said. As they were talking Turquoise and the girls inquired about what they were doing just now.

“ Have you girls ever heard of Pokeringer?” Phil asked.

“ Never heard of it,” Turquoise said.

“ Its a competition between flying-type pokemon where the goal of the game is to capture this ring and bring it to one of the hooks on the goal post while fighting off your opponent,” Josh explained.

“ You girls are in luck they are having a competition today,” Phil said.

“ Before you enter do any of you have Flying-Type Pokemon on you,” Josh asked.

“ I have my Corvisquire,” Turquoise said.

“ Perfect and the rest of you?” Phil asked.

“ I have none,” Applejack said.

“ Me either,” Fluttershy said.

“ I don,t have any either,” Rarity said.

“ I have a Dartrix does that count?” Twilight asked.

“ It sure does,” Josh said.

“ So will you two be entering as well?” Turquoise asked.

“ Not us, we are no match for most of these guys,” Phil said. The girls proceeded further into the town ahead and noticed a group of people gathered by a table. Turquoise and Twilight approached the crowd.

“ Is this where we sign up for the Pokeringer Competition?” Turquoise asked.

“ Indeed it is ms we have two spots left are you entering?” The man asked.

“ I sure am and so is my friend,” Turquoise said.

“ Excellent just sign your name and the pokemon you will be entering with,” The man said as Turquoise signed her name along with her Corvisquire. Twilight did the same along with her Dartrix.

“ All right everyone registration is now closed so if you’re not in the competition I suggest you either enter the stands to watch or leave if you’re not here to watch,” The man said as the crowd began to disperse. “ Follow me ladies and we shall get you two ready to fly. After taking Turquoise and Twilight to the back where the competitors are the man in charge of registration showed them a huge supply of hot air balloons that all looked like pokemon.

“ What are the hot air balloons for?” Twilight asked.

“ I take it this is your girl’s first time competing in a Pokeringer Competition?” The man asked.

“ It is,” Turquoise said.

“ Well allow me to explain the rules. You and your Pokemon will be battling at high altitude so the balloons are to keep you and your Pokemon close enough to give commands. Also, each match won,t start until both trainers reach 1000 feet which will be indicated by the jumbotron. You are only allowed to attack the other trainer’s pokemon and the ring. Attacking or damaging the other trainer’s balloon will result in disqualification,” The man said making sure Turquoise and Twilight understand the rules. “ So now that we have the rules covered choose your Balloons. Twilight picked a Charmander shaped one while Turquoise picked an Eevee shaped one. Sometime later the MC for the competition took the stage and took the mic.

“ Welcome everyone to the seventh annual Gustville Pokeringer Competition. We have thirty-two contestants competing for honorary citizenship in our fair town and a year supply of pokemon food. And so without further ado, let’s see which two trainers will be facing off first. The Many squares on the jumbotron spun around before two of them stop and grew before flipping revealing the trainers for the first battle. “ Looks like the first battle is between Team Robin and Team Rick. A  Snivy shaped balloon and a Hoppip shaped balloon suddenly rose from out of the open doors and the jumbotron switched to a line with the balloons rising. After a smaller balloon carrying the ring was released as soon as it reached the starting altitude the match began.

“ Go Jumpluff,” Robin said as a blue creature with cotton-like arms and antenna glided into battle.

“ Go Scyther,” Rick said as Scyther flew into battle. “ Use Quick Attack to get that ring. Scyther flew really fast and snatched the ring.

“ What kind of Pokemon is that?” Turquoise asked while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Jumpluff. The Cottonweed Pokemon. Blown by seasonal winds, it circles the globe, scattering cotton spores as it goes,” The Pokedex said.

“ Jumpluff use Acrobatics and take the ring from Scyther. Jumpluff moved nimbly and managed to snatch the ring from Scyther which shocked Scyther. Suddenly a strong gust of wind began to blow from above and sent Jumpluff crashing down which caused it to drop the ring and for Scyther to snatch it again and throw it at the hook which caused it to land successfully and a huge GOAL image with flashing effects appeared on the jumbotron.

“ And it looks like Team Rick moves on to the next round,” The MC said. Turquoise was surprised to see Rick competing in this competition as well. The other matching went on until it was Twilight’s turn. “ And for our fifth match, we have Team Twilight vs Team Flitter. Twilight and her opponent who was a girl with long light blue hair with a dragonfly-like pokemon hovering next to her flew out. As soon as the ring reached the starting altitude the match began.

“ Go Dartrix,” Twilight said as Dartrix flew for the ring.

“ Go Yanmega,” Flitter shouted as Yangega flew faster. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex like she always does with new pokemon.

“ Yanmega. The Ogre Darner Pokemon.  The beat of its wings is so powerful that it accidentally dislodges full-grown trees when it takes off in flight,” The Pokedex said. Yanmega managed to beat Dartrix to the ring thanks to its Speed Boost ability. Flitter suddenly felt a breeze coming in from the east.

“ Yanmega ride the wind. Yanmega rode the wind and descended higher.

“ Dartrix use Pluck. Dartrix charged at Yanmega with a boost from a sudden updraft and snatched the ring from Yanmega. After grabbing the ring Dartrix nosed dived towards the goal. Yanmega did the same and even flew past Dartrix to intercept him only for a sudden gust of wind to push Yanmega out of the way. Dardrix successfully hooked the ring and won the match. The rest of the matches continued until finally, it was Turquoise’s turn.

“ And now the final match of the first round will be between Team Turquoise and Team Lightning Dust. As Turquoise and Corvisquire were descending A girl with orange hair with yellow highlights and her big hawk-like creature followed. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to learn more.

“ Staraptor. The Predator Pokemon. The muscles in its wings and legs are strong. It can easily fly while gripping a small Pokémon,” The Pokedex said. As soon as the ring reached the starting altitude the match began.

“ Go Corvisquire,” Turquoise said as Corvisquire flew like a bullet.

“ Go Staraptor,” Lightning said as Staraptor flew equally as fast. Staraptor managed to snatch the ring first.

“ Corvisquire use Drill Peck. Corvisquire charged at Staraptor with his beak spinning and managed to cause Staraptor to drop the ring. Corvisquire dived for the ring which, Lightning did not like.

“ Staraptor use Close Combat on Corvisquire. Staraptor began punching and kicking at Corvisquire who managed to endure it before hitting back and grabbing the ring. After grabbing the ring Corvisquire hooked it and won the match. After landing the sixteen trainers who made it to the second round were displayed on the screen. Turquoise, Rick, and Twilight fought their way through the rest of the competition until it came down to the final four.

“ And now its time to see what our first match of the semi-final will be,” The MC shouted before the four squares circled and two of them came up and flipped revealing Turquoise and a man with blue hair and blue eyes. “ And it looks like it will be Team Turquoise vs last years champions Team Falkner. As Turquoise and Falkner were ascending Turquoise took this moment to use her Pokedex to learn more about Falkner’s partner.

“ Pidgeot.The Bird Pokemon. It spreads its gorgeous wings widely to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed,” The Pokedex said.

“ I commend you for getting this far but now your up against the master of Flying-Types,” Falkner said.

“ We won,t let you win that easily,” Turquoise said.

“ Now that is what I like to hear,” Falkner said. As soon as the ring reached the starting altitude the match began.

“ Go Pidgeot,” Falkner said as Pidgeot took off at top speed.

“ Go Corvisquire,” Turquoise said as Corvisquire also took off but not as fast as Pidgeot.

“ Time for your first lesson on Flying-type Battles when the wind is not blowing make your own. Pidgeot use Tailwind. Pidgeot suddenly created a huge tailwind behind itself making it fly faster. “ Now grab the ring. Pidgeot grabbed the ring and dove towards the goal. Just when things were looking hopeless Turquoise felt a huge updraft coming.

“ Corvisquire use Drill Peck and ride the wind. Corvisquire rode the wind and moved equally as fast as Pidgeot while delivering a Drill Peck that hit like a ton of brinks which caused Pidgeot to release the ring. Corvisquire then grabbed it before Pidgeot recovered.

“ Not bad you even used the wind to your advantage but now things get serious. Pidgeot use Quick Attack. Pidgeot charged at Corvisquire.

“ Corvisquire keep riding the wind and head for the goal. Corvisquire managed to dodge Pidgeot’s attack and then nose-dived for the goal. Corvisquire and Pidgeot kept bumping into each other until Corvisquire hit the ring with his wing and caused it to hook onto the goal thus winning Turquoise the match. As soon as Turquoise and Falkner landed Falkner approached Turquoise.

“ Turquoise that was an impressive battle,” Falkner said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ Have you ever thought of entering the Jhoto League?” Falkner asked.

“ I may think about doing so in the future,” Turquoise said.

“ Well if you do feel free to swing by my gym in Violet City for a rematch,” Falkner said before taking his leave. Turquoise met up with her friends in the stands to watch Twilight’s match.

“ Glad you can make it to see Twilight’s match,” Fluttershy said.

“ I just hope Twilight is prepared to handle Rick’s Scyther,” Turquoise said.

“ Is there anything you can tell us about it, darling?” Rarity asked.

“ I know its fast I know its powerful and I know once it’s down to a third of its health its swarm ability kicks in which raising the power of its bug-type moves,” Turquoise said.

“ So does that mean Twilight does not stand a chance?” Applejack asked.

“ I never said that she should be able to beat Scyther if she strikes at it quickly,” Turquoise said. As soon as Turquoise said that the match began with both Pokemon clashing with each over while ring remained untouched. After breaking free from Scyther’s grasp Dartrix grabbed the ring and tried to make a quick dash for the goal only to be hit by Scyther’s X-scissor attack thus knocking Dartrix out and winning Rick the match.

“ You did well Dartrix now let’s join the others in the stands and cheer Turquoise on,” Twilight said. After returning to the stands Turquoise left for her station to board her hot air balloon for the final match.

“ And now Ladies and Gentlemen it is time for the final match Team Rick vs Team Turquoise,” The MC shouted as both Turquoise and Rick ascended. As soon as the ring reached the starting altitude the final match began.

“ Go Corvisquire,” Turquoise said as Corvisquire flew towards the ring.

“ Go Scyther,” Rick said as Scyther also flew towards the ring. Scyther managed to snatch the ring. “ Scyther use Focus Energy. Scyther began to focus his energy until Turquoise reacted.

“ Corvisquire use Taunt. Corvisquire screeched something that threw Scyther off focus and made him angry.

“ What did you do to my Scyther?” Rick asked.

“ I used Taunt its a move that will only allow you to use offensive moves so whatever you had planed with that Focus Energy is no more,” Turquoise said.

“ You want to fight then lets fight. Scyther use Slash. Scyther unleashed a powerful Slash that managed to deal some decent damage to Corvisquire.

“ Corvisquire use Drill Peck. Corvisquire charged at Scyther with his beak spinning and nailed Scyther for some massive damage and caused him to drop the ring. After snatching it Corvisquire tried to reach the goal until Scyther got back up and got back into the air with his Swarm ability active.

“ Let’s see how you like this. Scyther use X-Scissor. Scyther crossed his scythes which were glowing green and unleashed an X shaped blast of energy that sent Corvisquire plummeting to the ground.

“ Come on Corvisquire get up,” Turquoise said while Corvisquire was trying to. “ YOU CAN DO IT. Suddenly Corvisquire took off like a rocket and began to glow with white light.

“ Corvisquire is evolving and right when Turquoise needs it,” Twilight said. Corvisquire began to grow bigger as his wingspan increased and his shape changed. As soon as the light faded a big grey raven-like creature with chest fluff and piercing red eyes appeared where Corvisquire was.

“ Corviknight,” The creature shouted. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to check the stats of her new pokemon.

“ Corviknight. The Raven Pokemon and the final evolved form of Rookidee.  This Pokémon reigns supreme in the skies of the Galar region. The black luster of its steel body could drive terror into the heart of any foe,” The Pokedex said.

“ And it looks like you learned a new move as well,” Turquoise said before returning to the battle.

“ Impressive as seeing your Corvisquire evolve is I’m afraid this match is not over yet,” Rick pointed out.

“ Your right Corviknight let’s win this,” Turquoise said as Corviknight took off even faster than before and snatch the ring from Scyther. “ Corviknight head for the goal.

“ If we can,t take the ring then we shall just finish you off. Scyther use X-Scissor. Scyther unleashed another X-Scissor attack only this time Turquoise was ready.

“ Time to show them your new move. Corviknight use Steel Wing. Corviknight’s wings turn to metal before smashing the X-Scissor and nailing Scyther. Even though Scyther was still standing Corviknight managed to hook the ring and win the match for Turquoise.

“ And that’s it, ladies and gentlemen. The winner of this year’s Pokeringer Competition is Team Turquoise,” The MC shouted as the crowd cheered loudly. As soon as Turquoise claimed her prize she and her friends proceeded to the Pokemon center to heal both Dartrix and Corviknight. As soon as both pokemon were healed. Applejack had some pokemon food ready for everyone. As Turquoise and the others were eating their food Rick decided to join them.

“ Looks like you beat me again,” Rick said.

“ It was a close battle,” Turquoise said.

“ So where are you off to now?” Rick asked.

“ To Celadon City to challenge the Celadon Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Figures you would since you and your friends can just waltz right in,” Rick said.

“ What do you mean?” Turquoise asked.

“ The Celadon Gym is a girl’s only gym. The gym Leader won,t let any males in so I’m off to find another gym to challenge hopefully one that is for everyone,” Rick said.

“ That can,t be true I thought gym Leaders were required by league rules to accept all challenges,” Twilight said.

“ If you don,t believe me then see for yourself I just came from Celadon yesterday after being turned away,” Rick said before leaving.

“ I’m sure it’s not true darling but in case it is we will ask the gym Leader,” Rarity assured.

“ Your right maybe its something else,” Turquoise said. As soon as Rick left the girls continued with eating their dinner.
> Playing In Erika's Garden
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The girls arrived in Celadon City and were looking around the shopping district. Suddenly Turquoise picks up a whiff of something and enters a perfume store.

“ Welcome to our shop,” One of the workers said.

“ What is this sweet scent its smells lovely?” Turquoise asked.

“ Thanks, It’s our latest product, Roselia Paradise,” The worker said before spraying a sample on to Turquoise’s wrist which she enjoyed.

“ How much for a bottle?” Turquoise asked.

“ 500 Pokedollars and I assume your friends want some as well?” Another worker said.

“ Not us we just came in with our friend,” Applejack said.

“ I will take one too,” Rarity said. After Turquoise and Rarity bought their Perfume Twilight asked if the workers knew where the Celadon Gym was.

“ The Gym is by the southeastern end of the city you can,t miss it,” The worker said before Turquoise and her friends exited the shop.

“ Any reason why you two bought that stuff?” Applejack asked.

“ You never know when you will meet that Special Someone, Right Turquoise?” Rarity said.

“ Right and besides I can probably guess the Celadon Gym is going to be full of this stuff,” Turquoise said while guessing why Rick was turned away. As they were walking they noticed a boy with pink hair and purple eyes go inside a clothing store. After seeing the store was a dress shop they followed him inside. The boy was looking at the dresses and grabbed a pink one that Turquoise recognized as Dawn’s first Contest Dress.

“ I see you’re a fan of Dawn’s too,” Turquoise said getting the boy’s attention.

“ Ah, please don,t be mad at me,” The boy pleaded.

“ Why would we be mad darling I for one don,t mind boys wearing dresses,” Rarity said.

“ Don,t you think he would look weird in one,” Applejack said earning a hard bump from Rarity.

“ I don’t mind either,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m Azure by the way,” Azure said.

“ Nice to meet you. I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m Rarity,” Rarity said.

“ I’m Applejack,” Applejack said.

“ I’m Twilight,” Twilight said.

“ And I’m Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said nervously.

“ Anyway, why are you looking at dresses?” Twilight asked.

“ Because all my life I wanted to be a gym trainer at the Celadon Gym but the Gym Leader Erika only accepts girls as Gym Trainers what chance do I have,” Azure said.

“ Don’t let that stop you darling I think that is a great goal. If you want I can help you with your ensemble,” Rarity offered.

“ Thanks, I could use it if I want to get in there and not be turned away like that other guy,” Azure said.

“ By any chance did this guy have white skin and Blue hair with glasses?” Turquoise asked.

“ That’s the guy,” Azure said.

“ Did you happen to know why he was turned away?” Twilight asked.

“ From what I heard that guy ran into Erika the manager of the Perfume shop and after they said how he insulted her perfume by saying how smelly and overpowering it was he was stamped and told to leave,” Azure said.

“ I knew it, Erika is not sexist, Rick just bad-mouthed something he clearly did not understand,” Turquoise said.

“ Care to elaborate?” Twilight asked.

“ On my way to Vermillion City, I ran into someone who reeked of the scent Rick was referring to. He must have encountered a Spritzee or a trainer with one. But Erika’s Perfume is all-natural and balanced,” Turquoise said.

“ I agree I even bought some for myself,” Azure said.

“ Perfect then let’s get started,” Rarity said.

“ You girls go ahead, Turquoise I need your help with something,” Twilight said as she pulled Turquoise by her arm and out of the shop.

“ Easy Twilight you almost made it drop my bag,” Turquoise said. As soon as they were back at the Pokemon center Twilight asked Turquoise to help her find a new Pokemon to help her in the upcoming Gym Battle. “ I don,t know where you expect to find one in the middle of a city.

“ We won’t know until we try,” Twilight said. Turquoise reluctantly agreed to help her. As they were looking they noticed a rundown shack that was next to a building that said Rocket Game Corner. After hearing some loud noises coming from the shack Turquoise and Twilight broke down the door and what Twilight and Turquoise saw shocked them. Pokemon locked up in cages behind a dusty counter.

“ What monsters would do such an awful thing?” Turquoise asked before a man in a Team Supernova uniform came in.

“ Where did you kids come from?” The man asked.

“ Where did you come from and more importantly why are all these Pokemon locked up?” Twilight asked.

“ These Pokemon are now the property of Team Supernova and so is the Rocket Game Corner,” The man said.

“ Not for long it isn’t,” A familiar voice said which revealed to be Celadon city’s own Officer Jenny along with a puppy-like creature. “ Sick him Growlithe. The puppy-like creature tackled the Team Supernova grunt to the ground while growling at him. Turquoise decided to use her Pokedex as always.

“ Growlithe. The Puppy Pokemon. It has a brave and trustworthy nature. It fearlessly stands up to bigger and stronger foes,” the Pokedex said. As Jenny took the Supernova grunt to the station Twilight opened all the cages and released all of the Pokemon. All except for a red cat-like creature with a yellow fur collar and matching fluffy tail. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Flareon.The Flame Pokemon and another Evolved form of Eevee. It stores some of the air it inhales in its internal flame pouch, which heats it to over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit,” The Pokedex said. The Flareon then approached Twilight and rubbed up on her leg.

“ I’m guessing this means you want to come with me?” Twilight asked with Flareon nodding yes. Twilight tapped a Pokeball on Flareon and after some shaking, it clicked meaning Twilight caught Flareon. As Turquoise and Twilight were leaving the Celadon Police Force were hauling out the rest of the Supernova Grunts who were using the abandoned Rocket Game Corner as their hideout. After returning to the dress shop Rarity was excited to see them.

“ You girls are just in time for the big reveal,” Rarity said as she cued Fluttershy to grab the curtain. “ May I present Sapphire. After pulling the curtain back a girl with blonde hair wearing a pink dress with matching mary janes was revealed.

“ Are you sure this will work?” The girl who was revealed to be Azure asked.

“ Trust me it will as long as you use the voice we practiced,” Rarity said.

“ Oh right. Ahem. I’ll show those meanies,” Azure said in his girl’s voice.

“ Now can we go to the gym?” Turquoise asked.

“ Of course,” Rarity said. Sometime later the girls all arrived in front of a huge flower-shaped building. As soon as Turquoise approached the door she was greeted by one of the Gym Trainers.

“ Welcome to the Celadon City Gym. Are you here to face Erika?” The trainer asked.

“ I sure am,” Turquoise said.

“ How do you feel about Perfume?” The trainer asked.

“ I love it why a friend of mine and I just bought some Roselia Paradise awhile ago,” Turquoise said as the rest of the group caught up to her.

“ Then you and your friends may enter,” The trainer said as she moved out of the way. After walking inside the girls noticed the inside of the gym was like a giant greenhouse with grass, trees, and flowers neatly arranged. The girls arrived in front of a woman wearing a green kimono with a red skirt and matching obi and headband with blue hair who was sleeping on a massive frilly pink pillow on the grass with two other girls beside her. The woman suddenly began to stir before waking up.

“ Sorry I must have dozed off. I am Erika the leader of the Celadon Gym and I teach the art of flower arranging. Are you here to challenge me?” Erika asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Then I accept your challenge but first do you mind if we have some tea first it helps me focus after waking up,” Erika asked.

“ I guess its ok, Sure,” Turquoise said.

“ Great and why don,t the rest of you join us,” Erika said. After setting up a table the girls and Erika began to have a conversation. “ Tell me what goals do you girls have?

“ I plan on winning both the Indigo League and the Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“ And how far have you gotten on that?” Erika asked.

“ I already won three badges and three ribbons,” Turquoise said.

“ Than you getting close to the Grand Festival I’m impressed,” Erika said.

“ My goal is to also win the Grand Festival. I already have two ribbons,” Rarity said.

“ And my goal is to win the Indigo League,” Twilight said.

“ So you two are like Turquoise’s rivals,” Erika said while sipping her tea.

“ In a way we are. She helps us and we help her even though we don,t travel together all the time,” Twilight said.

“ That’s nice and what about the rest of you?” Erika asked.

“ I plan to be the world’s best Pokemon Breeder,” Fluttershy said.

“ And I have no specific goal I just enjoy traveling with my friends,” Applejack said.

“ And you young man?” Erika asked Azure who was shocked Erika saw through his disguise.

“ How did you know I was a boy?” Azure asked.

“ Your outfit sort of reminds me of a trainer who tried to sneak into my gym many years ago,” Erika said. After telling Erika what his goal was Erika began to think until she came to a decision. “ If your willing to stay dressed as a girl then you may train at my gym. Azure was more than happy to accept the terms. “ Now then I believe I’m ready to battle. Turquoise since you asked first I will challenge you first. After Turquoise and Erika took their positions on the battlefield a woman with long black hair styled in a ponytail wearing an orange kimono with autumn leaves on it took her position on the ref’s spot.

“ The battle between Erika the Gym Leader and Turquoise the Challenger will now begin. Each side will use three pokemon and the battle will be over when all pokemon on one side is unable to battle. Also, only the challenger is permitted to substitute pokemon,” The ref said with both Turquoise and Erika agreeing to the conditions. “ Let the Battle begin.

“ Tangrowth come on out,” Erika said as she gracefully threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a blue bush like creature with eyes and red fingers.

“ Tang,” Tangrowth said while Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Tangrowth. The Vine Pokemon. Tangrowth has two arms that it can extend as it pleases. Recent research has shown that these arms are, in fact, bundles of vines,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball and called out Ninetails. Ninetail’s drought ability kicked in and covered the field in Sunny Day Status.

“ Tangrowth lets start with Ancient Power. Tangrowth began channeling a ball of glowing white energy between its arms before throwing it at Ninetails.

“ Dodge and use Flamethrower. Ninetails elegantly dodged the Ancient Power and unleashed her Flamethrower which Erika was prepared for.

“ Dodge it Tangrowth. Tangrowth dodged it in a split second which shocked Turquoise.

“ How can a pokemon of that size move so fast?” Turquoise asked.

“ That is thanks to Tangrowth’s ability Chlorophyll which increases Tangrowth’s speed in sunny weather so thank you for setting the stage for me,” Erika said. “ Tangrowth use Poison Jab. Tangrowth’s fingers began to turn purple as it charged at Ninetails lightning-fast and delivered a powerful hit that not only damaged Ninetails but poisoned her also.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said as she called Ninetails back.

“ Why is she calling Ninetails back it had the advantage?” Applejack asked.

“ Ninetails is still able to battle this is called a pokemon substitution. As to why she is switching out I think Turquoise realizes that Ninetails won,t last long if she kept going and is thinking of going with something more suited to dealing with Tangrowth,” Twilight said.

“ Go Venusaur. Turquoise said as she called out Venusaur.

“ Venusaur,” Venusaur said.

“ Fighting a Grass-Type with another Grass-type interesting strategy,” Erika said.

“ Venusaur lets start with Leech Seed. Venusaur fired a seed from his flower and despite Tangrowth swift movement ended up getting caught by it and bound. “ Now use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur fired a bunch of blobs of sludge at Tangrowth who tried to dodge but could not because of the vines binding him and was hit for some massive damage.

“ Clever girl using Leech Seed to slow Tangrowth down then nailing it with Sludge Bomb but that won,t stop us. Tangrowth use Growth. Tangrowth grew bigger as its attack and Special Attack rose drastically then normal when using Growth. “ That there is another benefit from Sunny Day it increases the stat boost from Growth now Tangrowth use Poison Jab. Tangrowth broke free from the Leech seed and struck Venusaur lighting-fast while not as effective still did some decent damage.

“ Venusaur use Seed Bomb rapid fire. Venusaur fired a barrage of Seed Bombs that scattered across the field as Tangrowth dodged them. As Tangrowth was running around the field it suddenly tripped. “ Now is our chance. Venusaur use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur fired more blobs of sludge at Tangrowth that nailed it and caused it to faint.

“ Tangrowth is unable to battle Venusaur is the winner,” The ref said as she pointed her right flag at Turquoise.

“ Tangrowth return. That was a great battle. I must say Turquoise using Seed bomb to trip up Tangrowth was a brilliant idea,” Erika said as she recalled Tangrowth.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ Now let’s see how you handle my next pokemon. Victreebel come on out,” Erika said as she threw another Pokeball gracefully and sent out a yellow flytrap like creature with a leaf over its mouth and a leaf on both sides of its base. Turquoise used her Pokedex again to learn more.

“ Victreebel. The Flycatcher Pokemon. Once ingested into this Pokémon's body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing,” The Pokedex said.

“ Can you keep going Venusaur?” Turquoise asked with Venusaur nodding yes. “ Then use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur unleashed another Sludge Bomb attack which did not faze Erika.

“ Victreebel use Stockpile. As Victreebel endured the sludge bomb it was building up power which raised its defense.

“ Venusaur keep using Sludge Bomb. Venusaur kept using Sludge Bomb as Victreebel used Stockpile two more times.

“ Now Victreebel use Spit Up. Victreebel unleashed a ton of power from its mouth that managed to nail Venusaur for a ton of damage and knocked him out.

“ Venusaur is unable to battle Victreebel wins the match,” The ref said while pointing her left flag at Erika.

“ Venusaur return. You were awesome out there now rest,” Turquoise said as she recalled Venusaur.

“ What just happened?” Rarity asked.

“ Stockpile and Spit up are a combo attack. You see stockpile is a move that can be used three consecutive times to build up power and defense while Spit up is a move that deals more damage with how many times you used stockpile. So while Turquoise was blasting away with Sludge Bomb Erika was building up power to strike back with,” Twilight explained.

“ Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she sent Ninetails back out who was not looking too good because of the poison. “ I know you are not in the best of shape right now but you’re my best chance at winning so do what you can,” Turquoise said with Ninetails looking determined. “ Ninetails use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed a powerful blast of fire that looked like a five-pointed star.

“ Dodge and use Synthesis. Victreebel moved lightning-fast and managed to restore a ton of health thanks to the Sunny weather. Ninetails on the other hand suddenly felt the poison kick in and weaken her some more.

“ If I don’t do something fast Ninetails will lose before she can land a successful hit,” Turquoise said in her mind before the answer hit her. “ That’s it if I can,t go to Victreebel than I should make Victreebel come to me. “ Ninetails use Extrasensory on Victreebel. Ninetails’s eyes suddenly glowed blue along with her tails stiffening thus capturing Victreebel in a blue field of energy and bring it closer to Ninetails. “ Now use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower from close range.

“ We won,t go down that easily. Victreebel use Leaf Tornado. Victreebel unleashed a tornado of leaves that managed to hit Ninetails hard which caused both pokemon to faint.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle so this match is a draw,” The ref said as she crossed her flags.

“ Victreebel return. You put up a good fight,” Erika said.

“ Ninetails return. You gave it you’re all now rest,” Turquoise said.

“ I must say I’m enjoying this battle so far and I can sense the love you have for your pokemon,” Erika said.

“ Thanks, Erika,” Turquoise said.

“ Now let’s see how you handle my final Pokemon. Vileplume come on out,” Erika said as she threw her third Pokeball gracefully and called out a big flower-like creature with a blue body with a face and a giant red flower on top.

“ Vileplume,” Vileplume said. Turquoise once again pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Vileplume. The Flower Pokemon. It has the world's largest petals. With every step, the petals shake out heavy clouds of toxic pollen,” The Pokedex said.

“ So it’s another grass/poison type in that case time for my secret weapon. Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as she called out Corviknight who glistened as he flew over the battlefield.

“ Clever choice of you to send a flying /steel type into battle with my Vileplume,” Erika said. “ But it still won,t be enough. Vileplume use Solar Beam. Vileplume began charging up energy before firing almost instantly which shocked Turquise and nailed Corviknight for some minor damage.

“ Let me guess another benefit to Sunny day is Solar Beam charging faster?” Turquoise asked.

“ Exactly the sun is nature’s greatest source of energy and without it, all life cannot flourish,” Erika said. “ Now back to the battle. Vileplume use Grassy Terrain. The grassy battlefield began to glow as if something happened to it. “ Now use Solar Beam. As Vileplume was charging power the sun’s rays faded and Vileplume had to wait longer before attacking which Turquoise used as an opening.

“ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight’s beak glowed before spinning as he flew into Vileplume and caused some damage. After recovering from the hit Vileplume unleashed its Solarbeam on Corviknight who took it and barely took any damage. The grass began to glow as Vileplume recovered some health.

“ Vileplume use Sunny Day. Vileplume shot up a ball made of orange energy that brought back the sunny weather which reactivated Vileplume’s Chlorophyll ability.

“ Corviknight Use Hone Claws. Corviknight sharpened his claws for battle as his attack and accuracy rose.

“ We won,t let you attack us again. Vileplume use Nature Power. Vileplume began to channel the power of its environment and unleashed a Tri Attack that managed to nail Corviknight and burn him.

“ Corviknight stay strong and use Hone Claws again. Corviknight sharpened his claws again while Vilplume recovered some more health. “ Now use Drill Peck with all your might. Corviknight flew like a bullet with his beak glowing and spinning.

“ Vileplume use Solarbeam full force. As Vileplume was charging up its SolarBeam Corviknight delivered a powerful hit that caused Vileplume to faint.

“ Vileplume is unable to battle. Corviknight wins the match. Which means the winner is Turquoise the Challenger,” The ref said as she pointed her right flag at Turquoise.

“ We did it Corviknight we won,” Turquoise said as Corviknight smiled.

“ Vileplume return,” Erika said as she recalled her Vileplume.

“ You were amazing Turquoise the way you delivered that final blow,” Twilight said. As the girls were celebrating Erika approached Turquoise.

“ That was an excellent battle and as proof of your victory here at the Celadon Gym I present you with the Rainbow Badge,” Erika said as she gave Turquoise a rainbow-colored badge.

“ Thank you, Erika,” Turquoise said.

“ So where are you girls off to next?” Erika asked.

“ I’m sure Twilight wants to challenge you next but as for me I’m off to Fuchsia City to Challenge the Fuchsia City Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ So does that mean you’re heading out on your own again?” Applejack asked.

“ I am and I hope to see you girl’s again sometime,” Turquoise said. Sometime later after returning to the Pokemon Center Turquoise left all her pokemon to be healed. As soon as Turquoise returned to the others Fluttershy wrote some things down for Turquoise.

“ These are the recipes for the special Pokemon Food I made for your Pokemon,” Fluttershy said before putting them in Turquosie’s backpack.

“ Thank you, Fluttershy,” Turquoise said. As soon as Turquosie’s pokemon were all healed up she grabbed her backpack.

“ Until we meet again my friends,” Turquoise said before leaving. As she was heading towards the city limits Sapphire now wearing one of the Celadon Gym,s uniforms stopped her for a moment.

“ Erika wanted to give you this before you left,” Sapphire said before handing Turquoise a small box with a note attached to it.

“ A little something for the Grand Festival,” The note said. Turquoise opened the box and inside was a kimono with a Ninetails pattern with a matching obi along with the rest of the outfit.

“ Tell Erika I said thanks,” Turquoise said as she put the box inside her Backpack. As Turquoise approached Route 16 she was excited to see what kind of adventure awaits her next.
> Mega Trials In Stone Town
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was walking along Route 16 and arrived in front of a place called Cycling Road. Before Turquoise could proceed any further she was stopped by someone at the gate.

“ I’m sorry young lady but you need a bike to travel on the Cycling Road,” The man at the gate said.

“ Darn I left mine at home. By any chance is there anywhere where I can buy or rent one?” Turquoise asked.

“ I’m afraid not but if you’re trying to get to Fuchia City there is another path you can take however it will take longer for you to get there then by the Cycling Road,” The man said.

“ Guess I have no choice. Where is this path?” Turquoise asked.

“ Just follow that road over there and you should be in Stone Town in no time,” The man said while pointing to a side road leading into the woods. Turquoise went on that path and as she was walking she ran into what looked like a small blue and black anthropomorphic jackal with sharp red eyes. Before Turquoise could pull out her Pokedex a girl with rainbow-colored hair wearing a black tank top with fuchsia shorts and matching sneakers along with her giant tortoise-like creature with cannons on its back came in like they were battling it.

“ Out of the way that Riolu is mine,” The girl said before Riolu used some powerful move to blast the tortoise and escape. “ Darn it he got away again.

“ Sorry I didn’t mean to get in your way,” Turquoise apologies.

“ It’s fine you could not have known. I’m Rainbow Dash by the way,” Rainbow said.

“ Nice to meet you I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Blastoise. The Shellfish Pokemon. The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel,” The Pokedex said.

“ I see you love to study Pokemon as much as a certain egghead I know,” Rainbow said.

“ You mean Twilight right?” Turquoise asked to Rainbow’s surprise.

“ How did you know?” Rainbow asked.

“ We met in Viridian City when I started my journey and she told me you got her into Gym Battles,” Turquoise said.

“ If you know her does that mean you also know the rest of my friends?” Rainbow asked.

“ If you mean Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy than yes I do,” Turquoise said.

“ I see so where are they now?” Rainbow asked.

“ Back in Celadon City for Twilight’s Gym Battle against Erika,” Turquoise said.

“ So does that mean you won your Rainbow Badge already?” Rainbow asked.

“ Sure did,” Turquoise said while showing Rainbow her badges. As they were talking the Riolu from earlier came up to them looking for a battle and was challenging Turquoise this time.

“ You want a battle then bring it. Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out Espeon who looked raring to go. Riolu charged at Espeon while punching rapidly with his fists glowing red. “ Espeon use Confusion. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue as Riolu was lifted off the ground and then slammed onto the ground. While Riolu was still down Turquoise pulled out a Pokeball “ Go Pokeball. The ball made contact with Riolu and captured him. The ball shock a little before Riolu broke out wanting some more. “ You got spirit I like that then let’s keep going. Riolu charged at Espeon with the same move he used to beat Blastoise.

“ Watch out for that Force Palm it’s pretty powerful,” Rainbow said.

“ I know I already saw it in action,” Turquoise said. Espeon dodged the attack and awaited Turquosie’s next move. “ Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon fired a beam of energy at Riolu who was hit by it and managed to survive the hit just barely. “ Let’s try this again go Pokeball. Turquoise threw her Pokeball and this time Riolu fist-bumped it before going inside. After shaking for a bit it clicked which made Turquoise excited. “ I just caught a Riolu. Suddenly the Pokeball vanished. “ What happened?

“ Hey, Turquoise how many Pokemon do you have on your Team so far?” Rainbow asked.

“ Six,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, there is the problem Riolu was your seventh catch and the rules say Trainers are permitted to carry no more than six Pokemon at a time on their journey so Riolu was transported to the place where you got your Pokedex from,” Rainbow said.

“ So your saying Riolu is now back at Professor Oak’s Lab?” Turquoise asked.

“ If that is where you got your Pokedex from than yes,” Rainbow said. Turquoise and Rainbow kept walking until the arrived outside of the forest and on to the outskirts of a town at the foot of a mountain. After entering the town Turquoise and Rainbow arrived at the Pokemon Center where Turquoise decided to use the vidphone to call Professor Oak. Before Turquoise could make the call Rainbow asked if she could see the rest of Turquoise’s pokemon.

“ Sure, Come on out everyone,” Turquoise said while throwing all of her Pokeballs.

“ Wow, you have a Venusaur, Espeon, Ninetails, Corviknight, Trapinch, and Zorua. Such an impressive lineup,” Rainbow said.

“ Thank you now I have a call to make,” Turquoise said before recalling all her Pokemon and dialing up Professor Oak. After a few rings, Professor Oak appeared on the screen.   

“ Ah, Turquoise it’s so good to see you. How is your journey going?” Professor Oak asked.

“ Pretty good so far I have four badges and three ribbons,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s wonderful and I can assume your calling to see if your Riolu is ok?” Professor Oak asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Riolu is doing great he is a very energetic pokemon,” Professor Oak said before turning the camera to show Turquoise’s Riolu doing some arm thrusts.

“ Is it possible for you to send him to me?” Turquoise asked.

“ I can but since you already have a full team you will need to exchange one of your other pokemon. If I recall your mom told me you caught a Rookidee with unique coloring,” Professor Oak said.

“ You mean my Corviknight sure,” Turquoise said as she placed Corviknight’s Pokeball on the tray. After being zapped and absorbed by the tube above it another Pokeball came out and Turquoise grabbed it. As soon as Rainbow was ready she and Turquoise decided to explore the town.

“ Any idea where we are?” Rainbow asked before Turquoise looked it up.

“ It saids we are in Stone Town,” Turquoise said which made Rainbow excited.

“ We made it to Stone Town that is awesome now I can find the Master of Mega Evolution,” Rainbow said which confused Turquoise.

“ What is Mega Evolution?” Turquoise asked.

“ I know a little about it but I think its best you hear about it from the master,” Rainbow said. After asking around the girls were directed to a tower near the end of town. After going inside Turquoise and Rainbow ran into a man with white hair wearing a grey sweatshirt with matching pants. “ Are you the Mega Evolution Master?

“ Sure am the name is Gurkinn,” Gurkinn said.

“ I’m Rainbow Dash,” Rainbow said.

“ and I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said. 

“ And we came to learn about Mega Evolution,” Rainbow said.

“ I see, well ladies I must warn you Mega Evolution is not meant for all Pokemon and only Pokemon that share a strong connection with their Trainer can achieve this power,” Gurkinn said. “ First let me tell you girls about the origin of Mega Evolution. Mega Evolution was first discovered in my home Region of Kalos and over the years it has spread to other regions as well. A few years ago some miners working the stone mines of Evolution Mountain stumbled across the mother of all motherloads of Mega Stone Ore so after hearing of the discovery I left my Grandaughter in charge of the Tower of Mastery and moved here to build the Tower of Trust.

“ Very nice so what do we have to do to Mega Evolve our Pokemon?” Rainbow asked which annoyed Gurkinn a bit.

“ Patients Rainbow, This is not a power you can just master overnight, why it took my Grandaughter sometime before she and her Lucario were able to control it. First, let me see all of your Pokemon,” Gurkinn said. Turquoise called out all of her Pokemon first which Gurkinn was impressed with. “ I can sense you and your Venusaur are very close. Tell me is this your first ever journey?

“ It is I just started five months ago,” Turquoise said.

“ Impressive and I can sense potential in your Riolu as well,” Gurkinn said.

“ I just got Riolu today so I’m not sure we are tight enough yet,” Turquoise said.

“ In time you will be but for now your Venusaur is ready for the test now Rainbow let me see your Pokemon. Rainbow pulled out two Pokeballs and threw them thus calling forth her Blastoise and an eagle-like creature. Turquoise Pulled out her Pokedex to learn about it.

“ Braviary, The Valiant Pokemon. Known for its bravery and pride, this majestic Pokémon is often seen as a motif for various kinds of emblems,” The Pokedex said.

“ I can see you and your Blastoise are very close. You two have been through many battles and hardships,” Gurkinn said.

“ We sure have Blastoise and I have been through a lot together,” Rainbow said.

“ Than your ready for the test as well,” Gurkinn said.

“ What is the test?” Turquoise and Rainbow asked in unison.

“ On the other side of Evolution Mountian are many caves that contain the ore needed to create mega stones for pokemon. Turquoise your test lies in the Cave of flowers and Rainbow your test lies in the cave of defense. However, both of you are only allowed to use the Pokemon I said are ready which means Turquoise can only use Venusaur and Rainbow can only use Blastoise. I wish you the best of luck,” Gurkinn said before Turquoise and Rainbow left. As soon as they were gone Gurkinn call forth two of his disciples. “ You two know what to do. Cinder you have the Cave of Flowers and Jet you have the Cave of Defense. The Two Disciples took the secret passages to their designated test sites.





Sometime later Turquoise and Rainbow arrived on the other side of Evolution Mountain and found a bunch of caves.

“ Which one is which?” Rainbow said. Suddenly Venusaur and Blastoise felt something was calling to them and pointed their trainers to the correct caves for their trials. “ How can you tell that is the right cave Blastoise?

“ I think its the mega stone Ore that is calling them,” Turquoise said. Before they entered the pitch-black caves Turquoise and Rainbow pulled out one of the lanterns Twilight gave them and then lit them. Turquoise and Venusaur trod lightly through the cave in case something was waiting to ambush them. Sometime later Turquoise and Venusaur found a pair of metal doors and opened them. Behind the doors as a room with luminescent water and a pedestal with a chunk of green and purple ore on it. As soon as they entered the room the doors closed and a red and yellow warrior looking creature came down ready to protect the Ore. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Blaziken. The Blaze Pokemon. Blaziken has incredibly strong legs-it can easily clear a 30-story building in one leap. This Pokémon's blazing punches leave its foes scorched and blackened,” The Pokedex said. After looking at the ore and then back at Turquoise it became clear what Blaziken was saying.

“ So if we want the ore we have to defeat you in battle is that right?” Turquoise asked with Blaziken nodding yes. “Then we accept your challenge. As soon as Venusaur took his position the battle started. Blaziken made the first move with its fists covered in or fire as it kept hitting Venusaur. “ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed his Petal Blizzard which sent Blaziken back a few feet. Blaziken then leaped into the air with its feet on fire before kicking Venusaur. “ Use your flower to grab it then throw it back. As Blaziken was about to land a powerful kick Venusaur suddenly used his flower to trap it and then shot it back while covered in Leech Seed.

“ Well done trainer you and your Venusaur have passed the trial,” A woman said as she walked out from behind a pillar. “ Blaziken you were great now take a nice long rest. After recalling Blaziken the woman introduced herself as Cinder and how she was assigned to oversee Turquoise’s trial. After acquiring the Venusaurite Turquoise and Venusaur left the cave.





Meanwhile in the Cave of Defense Rainbow and Blastoise were facing a similar trial only this time against a Sceptile. After using his Ice Punch to freeze Sceptile Jet came out to congratulate Rainbow on passing the trail.

“ Sceptile you did great now rest. Rainbow Dash you passed the trial now go and claim your Blatoisinite,” Jet said as Rainbow took the Ore off the pedestal and left the cave along with her Blastoise.





After both girls exited the caves they went back to Stone Town to show Gurkinn the proof of them passing their trials. As soon as they returned to the Tower of Trust Gurkinn was impressed with Turquoise and Rainbow.

“ You girls passed the test and so here is your reward,” Gurkinn said as he gave both of them a keystone. “ That is called a keystone it is needed to activate the power of Mega Evolution.

“ So do we just pull it out of our bags or is there a certain way to use it?” Rainbow asked.

“ The Keystone is embedded into something so a trainer can have easy access to it. If you have something you want to embed it in I can do it,” Gurkinn said. After hearing that Turquoise pulled out a pendant shaped like a crescent moon with rubies on it.

“ This was my grandmother’s pendant I carry it with me for good luck. Do you think this will work?” Turquoise asked.

“ That will work nicely,” Gurkinn said before asking Rainbow if she had anything she wanted her Keystone embedded in. Rainbow pulled out her favorite wrist band and handed it to Gurkinn. After giving Gurkinn the items to work with he went to his workshop to embed the Keystones. Sometime later he came back and gave Turquoise and Rainbow their Keystones back. “ Now for your next test, you must battle each other with your mega evolved pokemon and see if you can control the power. After moving to the battlefield Blastoise and Venusaur were holding the Ore they got from the caves. After everyone was ready Turquoise and Rainbow reached for their Keystones.

“ My mighty flower of strength, Mega Evolve,” Turquoise said as she touched her Keystone and watched as Venusaur began to glow while the flower on his back grew some more and another flower bloomed on his forehead. As soon as the light died down Venusaur’s skin turned a slightly darker shade along with his flower getting bigger with vines beneath it.

“ My great wall of defense and power, Mega Evolve,” Rainbow said as she touched her Keystone and caused Blastoise to glow and cause Blastoise to glow and grow slightly bigger with the cannons on its back moving to its arms and a new cannon growing from the center of its shell. After the light faded Blastoise now had three cannons.

“ Now that both sides are ready, let the battle begin,” Gurkinn said.

“ Blastoise lets start with Ice Punch. Blastoise charged at Venusaur with a fist covered in ice and nailed Venusaur who looked like he was not affected by it that much. Suddenly Venusaur began to look like it was mad.

“ Venusaur relax and use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur suddenly calmed down and unleashed his Petal Blizzard which was stronger than before.

“ Impressive but let’s see how you handle this. Blastoise use Water Pulse. Blastoise fired a powerful sphere of water from the cannon on its back which traveled at an incredibly fast velocity and nailed Venusaur for some heavy damage.

“ What was that just now?” Turquoise asked as she pulled out her Pokedex for an explanation.

“ Mega Launcher. This ability increases the power of all Aura and Pulse moves by 50%,” The Pokedex said.

“ In that case, Venusaur use Seed bomb. Venusaur fired his Seed Bomb and managed to nail Blastoise for some good damage.

“ Let’s end this, Blastoise use Hydro Cannon. Blastoise focused all three of its cannons on Venusaur and fired three powerful blasts of water that combined into one powerful blast that not only nailed Venusaur but also caused him to faint while reverting to normal.

“ Venusaur is unable to battle Blastoise is the winner which means Rainbow Dash wins the match,” Gurkinn said.

“ We did it,” Rainbow said as Blastoise reverted to normal.

“ You girls still have some work to do but I can say you both passed this test too,” Gurkinn said to Turquosie’s confusion.

“ But I lost the battle,” Turquoise said.

“ The point of that battle wasn’t about winning or losing. The point was to determine how you and your pokemon handle Mega Evolution. Turquoise I noticed your Venusaur has some anger issues over being hit and Rainbow I sense your Blastoise is a tad overconfident in its newfound abilities. I suggest you two work on those issues as you continue your journeys but for now, let’s get your pokemon fitted for their mega stones,” Gurkinn said as he took Turquoise and rainbow to a shop that specializes in Mega Stones and Mega Stone apparel.

“ What can I do for you ladies?” The shopkeeper asked.

“ We have some ore that needs refinement,” Gurkinn said as Turquoise and Rainbow put their ore on the counter. Sometime later The shopkeeper came back with freshly cut Mega Stones then told Turquoise and Rainbow to call out their Pokemon. After calling out Blastoise and Venusaur the shopkeeper began measuring them and came back with a metal band that wraps around the stock of Venusaur’s flower and a Chest plate for Blastoise. After embedding the Mega Stones into them Turquoise and Rainbow helped put them on their Pokemon.

“ Those are made from a very special alloy that will merge with your Pokemon as they Mega Evolve and maintain their original shape when reverting to normal,” The Shopkeeper explained.

“ Cool so how much do we owe you?” Rainbow asked.

“ Let’s see the cost for refinement of mega stones is 2000 Poke dollars each and the armor and band are both 1000 Poke dollars so 6000 poke dollars,” The shopkeeper said after adding everything up. Rainbow checked her pockets and bag and noticed she barely had any. Turquoise agreed to spot her this time and told Rainbow to battle more often to earn her own money. After getting their Pokemon equipped with their mega stones Turquoise and rainbow returned to the Pokemon center to heal their Pokemon and call it a day.
> Steel City Tag Battle
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Rainbow were camping out in the middle of the forest with Turquoise doing some training with her Pokemon to prepare for both the Fuchsia City Gym and the upcoming contest in the next town. As soon as Turquoise noticed how tired her Pokemon were she decided to stop.

“ All right everyone time for a well-earned break,” Turquoise said as she pulled out some berries and a bag of something else.

“ Whatcha making Turquoise?” Rainbow asked.

“ Special Pokemon Food for my team. After watching Fluttershy make some of the best Pokemon Food I ever tasted I decided I wanted to make my kind and I even bought these for some extra flavor,” Turquoise said while pulling out four bags of Rare Candies. “ The lady at the store said these increase a pokemon’s level and since we pretty much reached the halfway mark of our journey I need to be ready to face much stronger opponents than before. After blending the berries as Fluttershy taught her she melted the rare candies down and added the liquid to the mix. After finishing the stirring the Pokemon food came out nicely with a nice glaze of Rare Candy essence on it. As soon as all of Turquoise’s pokemon took a bite they all looked like they were in a state of pure bliss while at the same time feeling reenergized.

“ Looks like your new pokemon food is a hit what do you call it?” Rainbow asked.

“ I call it Turquoise’s Power Boost Surprise,” Turquoise said. Suddenly Trapinch began to glow.

“ That must be some powerful stuff because Trapinch is evolving,” Rainbow said as Trapinch began to change shape and grow wings. As soon as the flash died down a green bug-like creature with green eyes hovered where Trapinch once stood.

“ Vibrava,” The creature said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Vibrava. The Vibration Pokemon and the evolved form of Trapinch. The ultrasonic waves it generates by rubbing its two wings together cause severe headaches,” The Pokedex said.

“ This is awesome I now have a Vibrava,” Turquoise said joyfully. Suddenly Vibrava unleashed a breath of blue fire into the air showing off his new move. “ And it looks like he learned Dragon Breath. The rest of Turquosie’s pokemon were also showing off some of the new moves they just learned. Espeon Learned Morning Sun, Venusaur learned Synthesis, Zorua learned Knock Off and Riolu learned Swords Dance.

“ Let’s head over to the next town,” Rainbow said impatiently while Turquoise was packing up the campsite.

“ Sure I can,t wait to see what awaits us next,” Turquoise said after grabbing her bag. After about thirty minutes of walking The girls arrive safely out of the forest and see the next town on the horizon. As soon as they entered the town Turquoise saw a poster for the contest but was disappointed to see she and Rainbow arrived five whole days early. “ What are we supposed to do for five days?

“ If you girls are looking for something to do why not enter the Steel City tag Battle Tournament,” a passing trainer said.

“ I guess we can do that since we have time,” Rainbow said.

“ Registration is by the stadium. Its the building near the Pokemon Center you can,t miss it,” The trainer said before running off. After signing up for the tournament Turquoise and Rainbow were each issued a card with a number on it. Turquoise was 7 and Rainbow was 20. After registering Rainbow decided to make a quick call to someone to get some of her pokemon from her previous adventure to aid her in this tournament. Sometime later all thirty-two trainers competing in the Tag Battle Tournament were gathered in the stadium awaiting the mayor to begin the opening ceremony. Suddenly a plume of smoke went off and out of it came a woman in a red pantsuit who took the podium.

“ Ladies and Gentlemen, Trainers of all ages as the mayor of Steel City and the Mc of this tournament I welcome all of you to my fair city. I hope you are all excited for three days of battling and bonding and I hope all of you have your entry cards because on the jumbotron you will see everyone’s number so look for your number and the one next to yours. They will be your partner in this tournament for the next three days. Without further ado, let’s see who is who,” The mayor said before slamming a red button. The numbers appeared on screen with Turquoise paired with number 12 and Rainbow with number 9.

“ Awesome I’m in the B block,” Rainbow said.

“ And I’m in the D Block,” Turquoise said.

“ And now using the numbers to guide you find your tag team partner,” The mayor said before all the trainers began to talk among themselves. Turquoise and her Zorua began looking around for the trainer with number 12. 

“ I’m number 7 trying to locate number 12,” Turquoise said while Zorua stood on her head holding the number for her.

“ Number 9 where are you?” Rainbow asked with her Blastoise next to her.

“ So your number 9 how lucky for me,” A gruff female voice said.

“ Gilda? Your number 9?” Rainbow asked.

“ Yep, long time no see Dash,” Gilda said.

“ Looks like Rainbow found her partner so where is mine?” Turquoise asked before a lovestruck boy with the exact number she was looking for approached her.

“ Who knew such a beauty like yourself would be number 7,” The boy said.

“ Well thank you and I’m guessing your Number 12?” Turquoise asked.

“ Sure am. The name is Minato,” Minato said.

“ Nice to meet you I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ Now that everyone has found their partner allow me to show you the prize for the winners of this tournament,” The mayor said before pulling out a pair of bells each attached to a red string. “ These are called soothe Bells and they help deepen the connection between trainer and pokemon and the winners will each get one. The battles shall begin this afternoon which gives all of you time to practice with your partners.

“ So Gilda are you in the Indigo League too?” Rainbow asked.

“ Sure am I already have four badges,” Gilda said.

“ That’s awesome,” Rainbow said.

“ So Turquoise tell me a bit about yourself?” Minato asked.

“ I’m into Contests and fashion and plan on winning both the Indigo League and the Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“ A girl that can do both now that is my kind of girl,” Minato said. After talking for some time the Tournament began. The A Block went by quickly after a good back and forth. Now it was Rainbow and Gilda’s turn and their opponents were a furisode Girl with black hair wearing a black kimono with red bows and a Biker punk with muscles.

“ And now its time for the B block which I’m sure will be exciting now let’s bring out the Pokemon,” The mayor said.

“ Braviary come on out,” Rainbow said as she called forth her Braviary.

“ Mandibuzz lets rock,” Gilda said as she calls out a giant vulture with a bone in her hair.

“ Umbreon Lets play,” The Forisode girl said as she called forth a black cat-like creature with yellow rings on its body and piercing red eyes.

“ Koffing lets roll,” The Biker Punk said as a floating purple meteor with a skull on and crossbones on its body which was also its face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for all three of the new Pokemon she saw.

“ Mandibuzz. The Bone Vulture Pokemon. They adorn themselves with bones. There seem to be fashion trends among them, as different bones come into and fall out of popularity,” The Pokedex said before Turquoise moved on to the next pokemon. “ Umbreon. The Moonlight Pokemon and another evolved form of Eevee. On the night of a full moon, or when it gets excited, the ring patterns on its body glow yellow. Turquoise then moved on to Koffing. “ Koffing. The Poison Gas Pokemon. Its body is full of poisonous gas. It floats into garbage dumps, seeking out the fumes of raw, rotting trash.

“ Now that the Pokemon are out, battle begin,” The Mayor said.

“ Braviary let’s start with Tailwind. Braviary generated a tailwind that made both him and Mandibuzz faster.

“ Umbreon use Dark Pulse on Braviary. Umbreon fired a blast of dark rings of energy.

“ Mandibuzz use Payback. Mandibuzz took the Dark Pulse and managed to strike back with twice the power on Umbreon.

“ Koffing use Sludge Bomb on Mandibuzz. Koffing unleashed its Sludge Bomb on Manibuzz who thanks to tailwind dodged it.

“ Shall we end this Dash?” Gilda asked.

“ Let’s,” Rainbow said. “ Braviary use Superpower on Umbreon. Braviary unleashed a great power that managed to nail Umbreon for some massive damage.

“ Umbreon use Moonlight. Umbreon’s rings began to glow as it recovered some health.

“ Koffing use Thunderbolt on Braviary. Koffing unleashed its Thunderbolt on Braviary thus managing to nail it for some major damage but not enough to beat him.

“ Mandibuzz use Steel Wing. Mandibuzz’s wings turned to metal as she charged at Koffing which the Biker Punk was waiting for.

“ You fell right into our trap. Koffing use Explosion. Koffing began to build up power while the Biker Punk’s partner braced herself.

“ Umbreon use Protect. Umbreon erected a barrier around itself before Koffing blew up and created a huge blast that covered the entire stadium. As soon as the blast cleared up both Braviary and Mandibuzz were still in the battle which shocked the Biker Punk.

“ Impossible Explosion is a move that wipes everything out. How can both your pokemon still be flying?” The Biker Punk asked.

“ We had our pokemon ride the updraft your explosion created,” Rainbow explained before pointing out how explosion caused Koffing to faint.

“ Koffing is unable to battle,” The ref said.

“ Mandibuzz use Steel Wing again. Mandibuzz charged at Umbreon with metal wings and this time managed to cause enough damage to make Umbreon faint.

“ Umbreon is unable to battle which means the winners are Braviary and Mandibuzz,” The ref said while pointing his right arm at Rainbow and Gilda.

“ And Rainbow and Gilda move on to the second day of the tournament,” The Mayor said. The C block match ended in a flash and now it was Turquoise and Minato’s turn and their opponents were a man dressed as a soldier and a boy wearing a school uniform. “ And now its time for the D Block lets see what Pokemon our teams have for this one.

“ Go Riolu,” Turquoise said as she sent her Riolu into the battle.

“ Manectric Forward March,” the Soldier said as he threw his Pokeball which unleashed a blue and yellow canine-like creature.

“ Meowstic let’s go,” Minato said as he threw his Pokeball and unleashed A indigo and white feline-like creature with blue eyes with green pupils.

“ Plusle come on out,” The boy said as little mouse-like creature with red cheeks with plus signs on them and a red plus-shaped tail came out and danced happily. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info starting with Plusle.

“ Plusle. The Cheering Pokemon. It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles,” The Pokedex said before changing to Menectric. “ Menectric. The Discharge Pokemon. It stimulates its own muscles with electricity, so it can move quickly. It eases its soreness with electricity, too, so it can recover quickly as well. Finally Turquoise focused on Meowstic. “ Meowstic. The Constraint Pokemon. The defensive instinct of the males is strong. It's when they're protecting themselves or their partners that they unleash their full power.

“ Battle begin,” The mayor said.

“ Plusle use Helping Hand. Plusle began jumping up and down while waving its paws thus causing Manectric to glow.

“ Thanks, kid. Manectric use Thunder Fang on Meowstic. Menectric Charged at Meowstic with its fangs glowing with yellow electricity.

“ Riolu use Bullet Punch. Riolu’s fists were covered in red energy as he intercepted Menectric and punched rapidly

“ Meowstic use Light Screen. Meowstic generated a barrier made of yellow energy around Turquoise and Minato’s side of the field. “ You leave the defense to me and focus on attacking.

“ Thanks, Minato. Riolu use force palm on Manectric. Riolu ran towards Manectric with his palm generating power.

“ We won,t let you near Manectric. Plusle use Nuzzle on Riolu. Plusle charged at Riolu before rubbing upon him and caused him to be paralyzed.

“ Manectric use Thunderbolt on Riolu. Manectric began to unleash its thunderbolt on Riolu until Minato acted.

“ Meowstic intercept that and use Payback. Meowstic moved in front of Riolu and took the front of the Thunderbolt which did not hurt as much thanks to Light Screen and then struck back at Manectric with double the power and knock it out.

“ Manectric is unable to battle,” The ref said.

“ It’s up to you now kid,” The Soldier said.

“ Plusle use Discharge. Plusle suddenly let loose by unleashing a massive amount of electricity from its body that hit both Riolu and Meowstic.

“ Riolu try and use force Palm again. Riolu did his best to follow Turquosie’s command and managed to strike Plusle with enough force to knock it out.

“ Plusle is unable to battle which means the Winners are Riolu and Meowstic,” The ref said as he pointed his right arm at Turquoise and Minato.

“ We did it we won,” Turquoise said excitedly.

“ We sure did,” Minato said. The rest of the battles were intense and after the H block battle was concluded the mayor declared the end of the first day and told every to look forward to day two. Everyone went to the Pokemon Center to have their Pokemon healed which may have stressed Nurse Joy out a little.

“ These opening days of the tag battle can be quite exhausting,” Nurse Joy said to herself. Luckily one of the other competitors offered to help her. While they waited for their Pokemon to be treated Rainbow and Turquoise along with their tag partners decided to talk with each other.

“ So Rainbow who is your friend?” Turquoise asked.

“ This is Gilda. We have been friends since we were little,” Rainbow said.

“ We have been friends since we met at Professor Celestia’s Pokemon Camp,” Gilda said.

“ So the two of you have history together,” Turquoise said.

“ Sure do,” Rainbow said. “ So who is your partner?

“ I’m Minato,” Minato said.

“ Nice to meet you Minato,” Rainbow said. As they were talking Nurse Joy came out with everyone’s Pokemon and after reclaiming them all four trainers decided to call it a night.
> Mega Surprises
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next day of the Tag battle began and Turquoise and Minato were raring to go as well as Rainbow and Gilda. After killing some time until the afternoon rolled around everyone who made it to the second round of the tournament gathered to see who they would be up against. The first match was Rainbow and Gilda against a Bug Maniac and a Hoopster wearing a blue and red basketball jersey with the number 41 on it.

“ You girls are going down hard,” The Hoopster said while spinning his Pokeball on the tip of his finger.

“ You’re the ones who are going down,” Gilda said.

“ Not if my Bug-Types have anything to say about it,” The Bug Maniac said.

“ Whatever let’s do this,” Rainbow said.

“ And now let’s see what Pokemon our competitors have for us today,” The Mayor said.

“ Flygon come on out,” Rainbow said as she threw her Pokeball and unleashed a green dragon-like creature with red accents and red lens like eyes.

“ Blaziken to the Hoop,” The Hoopster said as he called out his Blazeken.

“ Scrafty lets rock,” Gilda said as she called out her Scrafty.

“ Beedrill let’s go,” The Bug Maniac said as he called out his Beedrill. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for Flygon.

“ Flygon. The Mystic Pokemon and the evolved form of Vibrava. It is nicknamed the Desert Spirit because the flapping of its wings sounds like a woman singing,” The Pokedex said.

“ Battle begin,” The Mayor said.

“ Flygon use Sandstorm. Flygon whipped its wings and created a sandstorm on the field.

“ Blaziken keep your guard up there is no telling where they might be,” The Hoopster said. The Hoopster closed his eyes and listened for the sound of Flygon’s wings before having Blaziken attack. “ Blaziken use Blaze Kick and aim for the left. Blaziken’s foot was covered in fire before he spin kicked to the left and managed to nail Flygon for some decent damage.

“ You managed to sense where Flygon was among this dense Sandstorm not bad,” Rainbow said.

“ Now it’s our turn to attack. Beedrill use Twineedle on Scrafty. Beedrill charged in with both the stingers on its arms glowing purple as he thrusts them forward.

“ Scrafty use Brick Break. After using the Sandstorm to dodge Scrafty unleashed its brick break on Beedrill inflicting a good amount of damage and sending Beedrill onto the ground.

“ Gilda I’m about to end this quickly brace yourself,” Rainbow said.

“ Right. Scrafty use Protect. Scrafty erected a barrier around itself.

“ Flygon use Earthquake. Flygon landed on the field hard and caused the ground to shake. Before Beedrill could get back up the Earthquake hit it hard along with Blaziken which knocked them both out. After the Sandstorm cleared the ref made his call.

“ Blaziken and Beedrill are both unable to battle the winners are Flygon and Scrafty,” The ref said as he pointed his right arm at Rainbow and Gilda.

“ We did it we won,” Rainbow said. After Rainbow and Gilda entered the spectator’s box it was now Turquoise and Minato against a Black Belt and a female Ace Trainer.

“ Don,t think you can beat us just as easily as you beat those other two,” The Black belt said.

“ We are looking forward to what kind of battle you will show us,” Turquoise said.

“ Bring it,” The Ace Trainer said.

“ Now bring out your pokemon,” The Mayor said.

“ Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she called out her Ninetails.

“ Gallade let’s go,” Minato said as he called out a green and white warrior-like creature with red eyes.

“ Hitmontop Let’s go,” The Black belt said as he called out a brown and blue humanoid-like creature with a spike on its head with a tail that looked like its legs.

“ Go Yanmega,” The Ace Trainer said as she called out her Yanmega. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for both Sawk and Gallade.

“ Gallade. The Blade Pokemon. Sharply attuned to others' wishes for help, this Pokémon seeks out those in need and aids them in battle,” The Pokedex said before Turquoise moved on to Hitmontop. Hitmontop. The Handstand Pokemon. It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.

“ Battle Begin,” The Mayor said.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower on Yanmega. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower on Yanmega.

“ Yanmega use Detect. Yanmega suddenly did a loop after its eyes glowed. “ Now use Ancient Power on Ninetails. Yanmega unleashed its ancient power on Ninetails and it looked like it was about to hit until Minato reacted.

“ Gallade intercept that and use Protect. Gallade got in front of Ninetails and used his protect.

“ Hitmontop use Feint. Hitmontop began spinning like a top with his legs glowing which shocked Minato.

“ Hitmontop can use Feint?” Minato said.

“ You’re surprised. Feint is a move that can shatter move like Protect and Detect. Hitmontop shattered Gallade’s Protect and dealt some damage to him.

“ Gallade use Psycho Cut on that Hitmontop. Gallade raised his arm and then sent a blade of psychic energy flying at Hitmontop.

“ Yanmega block that attack with Sonic Boom. Yanmega flew in front of the attack and countered it with a blade of its own which canceled each other out.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower on Yanmega again. Ninetails unleashed another Flamethrower.

“ Again just like last time. Yanmega use Detect. Yanmega’s eyes glowed which Minato was expecting.

“ Gallade now it’s your turn to use Feint. Gallade’s arm began to glow as he leaped at Yanmega.

“ Oh no, you don’t. Hitmontop use Triple Kick to intercept that attack. Hitmontop managed to spin in front of Gallade and not only block the Feint but repelled him while dealing minor damage.

“ Darn we will never beat these two since they keep intercepting our attacks,” Minato said causing Turquoise to suddenly form an idea.

“ I got it. Minato try attacking again,” Turquoise said.

“ Whatever you say beautiful. Gallade use Psycho Cut on Hitmontop. Gallade unleashed another Psycho Cut which was on target like last time.

“ You never learn, do you. Yanmega intercept it and use Sonic Boom. Just as Yanmega was about to act Turquoise initiated her plan.

“ Ninetails use Extrasensory on Yanmega. Ninetails managed to catch Yanmega in a field of telekinetic energy thus holding it still while Gallade’s attack manages to land dealing a good amount of damage. Hitmontop managed to get back up but looked like he was almost out of health.

“ Before your attack landed I had Hitmontop use Endure so he has enough power for one last attack. Hitmontop use Mega Kick on Ninetails. Hitmontop spun like crazy as his feet glowed brightly.

“ Gallade intercept and use Protect. Gallade jumped in front of Ninetails and used Protect blocking the Mega Kick while Ninetails slammed Yanmega onto the ground. “ Gallade use Slash on Hitmontop. Gallade leaped at Hitmontop with his arm extending.

“ We won,t lose this match. Hitmontop use Mega Kick with all you got. Hitmontop spun even faster while Gallade suddenly appeared on the other side of the field. After his arm returned to normal Hitmontop fainted.

“ Hitmontop is unable to battle,” The ref said.

“ No one to save you now. Ninetails use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her star-shaped blast of fire and managed to nail Yanmega for a ton of damage which caused it to faint.

“ Yanmega is unable to battle so the winners are Ninetails and Gallade,” The ref said as he pointed his right arm at Turquoise and Minato.

“ We did it,” Minato said with joy. The next two battles went by quickly and as soon as the last battle ended the Mayor declared day two of the tournament over. As soon as everyone returned to the Pokemon Center and left their pokemon with Nurse Joy everyone the three girls and Minato got together.

“ Looks like it’s us against you two tomorrow,” Gilda said.

“ Can,t wait,” Minato said.

“ Who do you think will win the second match tomorrow?” Turquoise asked.

“ My money is on those two with the Mega Evolved Pokemon,” Rainbow said remembering how they swept through the battle without using their Mega Evolution.

“ How can you tell they can Mega Evolve?” Minato asked.

“ Because both of their Pokemon were wearing Mega stones I’m sure you have something like that too?” Turquoise asked.

“ I may have one but I prefer to save it for the final,” Minato said.

“ So what do you say we make this the most epic battle we ever had,” Rainbow said.

“ You’re on,” Turquoise said.





The next day Turquoise and Minato stood on their side of the field eager to begin the most epic battle they ever had. As soon as Rainbow and Gilda were ready the Mayor told them to call forth their pokemon.

“ Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as she called out her Venusaur.

“ Glalie let’s go,” Minato said as he called out his Glalie.

“ Blastoise come on out,” Rainbow said as she called out her Blastoise.

“ Obstagoon lets rock,” Gilda said as she calls out a black and white beast-like creature with grey fur in some places with its arms crossed and piercing magenta eyes. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to learn more about Obstagoon.

“ Obstagoon. The Blocking Pokemon. It evolved after experiencing numerous fights. While crossing its arms, it lets out a shout that would make any opponent flinch,” The Pokedex said.

“ Battle begin,” The Mayor said.

“ Obstagoon use Cross chop on Glalie. Obstagoon crossed its arms while charging at Glalie ready to chop it.

“ Glalie use Double Team. Glalie split into multiple copies and Obstagoon chopped one of the fakes. “ Now use Icicle Spear. Glalie along with its clones managed to nail Obstagoon with a barrage of Icicles thus dealing a great amount of damage.

“ Blastoise use Water Pulse on the ground. Blastoise fired his water pulse on the ground and created a wave that eliminated all the fakes and nailed the real Glalie.

“ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur whipped up a massive Blizzard of flower petals that nailed both Blastoise and Obstagoon.

“ Glalie use Protect. Glalie defended itself from the Petal Blizzard.

“ Obstagoon use Obstruct. Obstagoon crossed its arms and erected a barrier around itself.

“ Blastoise use Ice Punch on Venusaur. Blastoise withstood the attack and managed to land a powerful Ice Punch on Venusaur.

“ Not bad but it was all for naught. Venusaur use Synthesis. Venusaur was suddenly bathed in sunlight as he regained health.

“ Obstagoon use Fire Punch on Venusaur. Obstagoon rushed at Venusaur with a fist covered in fire.

“ Glalie intercept that and use Ice Beam. Glalie moved in front of Venusaur and was struck by Obstagoon’s Fire Punch while at the same time Obstagoon was blasted from point-blank range by Ice Beam. As a result, both Glalie and Obstagoon fainted.

“ Both Glalie and Obstagoon are unable to battle,” The ref said.

“ It’s up to you now Turquoise,” Minato said.

“ Don’t lose this one Dash,” Gilda said.

“ What say we make this one more interesting,” Rainbow said as she moved her hand over her wristband.

“ You read my mind,” Turquoise said as she grabs her pendant. Rainbow rubbed her fingers across her Keystone.

“ My great wall of power and defense, Mega Evolve,” Rainbow said as Blastoise mega evolved. Turquoise rubbed her fingers across her keystone before letting go of her pendant.

“ My mighty Flower of strength, Mega Evolve,” Turquoise said as Venusaur mega evolved. As soon as both Pokemon mega evolved the crowd began to get excited.

“ Blastoise use Shell Smash. Blastoise withdrew into his Shell before breaking it and powering up.

“ Going all in I see. Well in that case. Venusaur use Synthesis. Venusaur was bathed in more sunlight as his health became completely restored.

“ Let’s settle this with one last attack. Blastoise use Ice Punch. Blastoise ran quickly at Venusaur with his Ice Punch.

“ Venusaur use Petal blizzard with all you got. Venusaur unleashed the strongest Petal Blizzard he could muster. It was now a fight for Blastoise to survive the violent winds stopping him from reaching Venusaur. Blastoise pushed through as hard as he could but after the Petal Blizzard subsided even though he was still standing he fell on his back which meant he fainted.

“ Blastoise is unable to battle. The winner is Venusaur,” The ref said as he pointed his right arm at Turquoise and Minato.

“ Turquoise that was a great battle,” Rainbow said.

“ Thanks, you were pretty good too,” Turquoise said.

“ Best of luck in the final match,” Gilda said before leaving.

“ Where are you going? The tournament is not over yet?” Minato asked.

“ Gilda never stays in one place for too long that’s just how she is,” Rainbow said. The second match went by fast and as Rainbow predicted the two trainers with the Mega Evolved Pokemon won. Now it was time for the final match which was Turquoise and Minato against a woman with long brown hair with big Barretts wearing a light blue dress with white lace on the bottom along with a matching jacket with a bow and sandals and her partner which was a man with light steel blue hair wearing a black suit with metal cuffs and a red tie.

“ Now this is what I call A great final match-up folks it’s Turquoise and Minato vs Jasmine the Olivine City Gym Leader and Steven the Hoenn Region Champion,” The Mayor shouted with Excitement.

“ Let’s give this battle everything we got,” Steven said.

“ I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Turquoise said.

“ Now then Time to introduce the Pokemon for this final match,” The mayor said.

“ Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as she called out Venusaur.

“ Camerupt let’s go,” Minato said as he called out an orange camel-like creature with two rocky humps and three blue rings on its side along with a chest plate with a mega stone embedded in it.

“ Dazzle them Steelix,” Jasmine said as she called out a giant metallic snake with a scary-looking face and a mega stone embedded in its forehead.

“ Show them our might Metagross,” Steven said as he called out a creature made of blue metal with four legs, a big silver X on its face and pink eyes along with a gauntlet embedded with a mega stone on its right front leg. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex before the battle started.

“ Camerupt. The Eruption Pokemon. The volcanoes on its back have a major eruption every 10 years--or whenever it becomes really angry,” The Pokedex said before moving on to Steelix. “ Steelix. The Iron Snake Pokemon. It is thought its body transformed as a result of iron accumulating internally from swallowing soil. Turquoise then moved on to Metagross. “ Metagross. The Iron Leg Pokemon. With four linked brains, it's more intelligent than a supercomputer, and it uses calculations to analyze foes.

“ Battle begin,” The mayor said. Suddenly all four trainers went for their keystones. Jasmine rubbed her fingers across the keystone embedded in her barret on the left side of her.

“ Dazzling snake of iron. Mega Evolve,” Jasmine said as Steelix began to change with metal plates spinning around it and parts of its body turning to platinum. Steven rubbed his fingers across the keystone in the pin on his suit.

“ Smartest automaton in the world. Mega Evolve,” Steven said as Metagross began to change with its legs moving back and four bigger legs growing upfront along with spike below its mouth and a golden X. Minato rubbed his fingers across the keystone on his bracelet.

“ My strong Volcano. Mega Evolve,” Minato said as Camerupt began to change with its two humps fusing into one that looked like a miniature volcano.

“ My Mighty Flower of Strength. Mega Evolve,” Turquoise said as Venusaur mega evolved. With all four pokemon now mega evolved the battle began.

“ Steelix use Sandstorm. Steelix unleashed a mighty Sandstorm that covered the field.

“ Camerupt use Eruption. Camerupt unleashed a mighty gazer of magma that then began to pour down on Steven and Jasmine’s side of the field. Despite taking some damage both Steelix and Metagross were still in the battle.

“ Meatagross use Zen Headbutt on Venusaur. Metagross charged through the sandstorm like a bullet train and managed to push Venusaur back a few inches.

Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed a very powerful Petal Blizzard that managed to send Metagross back to its side of the field and deal damage to Steelix too while Camerupt barely felt a thing.

“ Steelix use Iron Tail on Venusaur. Steelix charged at Venusaur only for Minato to do something.

“ Camerupt use Protect and keep Venusaur safe. Camerupt ran in front of Venusaur and managed to fend off the Iron Tail.

“ Thanks, Minato. Now Venusaur use Seed bomb on Steelix. Venusaur fired a barrage of Seed Bombs at Steelix which landed successfully and dealt enough damage to knock it out and cause it to revert back to normal.

“ Steelix is unable to battle,” The ref said.

“ Nice teamwork but that does not mean you won just yet. Metagross use Meteor Mash on Camerupt. Metagross charged at Camerupt with all four of its front arms glowing.

“ Camerupt use Lava Plume. Camerupt unleashed a massive plume of lava that hit both Metagross and Venusaur. Even though Venusaur took a great amount of damage he survived thanks to his thick fat ability while Metagross looked to be down to its last bit of health.

“ Venusaur end this with Seed Bomb. Venusaur fired another barrage of Seed Bombs and after hitting Metagross it fainted and returned to normal.

“ Metagross is unable to battle. The winners are Venusaur and Camerupt,” The ref said as the crowd cheered and both Venusaur and Camerupt returned to normal.

“ You two were amazing,” Jasmine said.

“ I’ll say that Lava Plume and Seed Bomb combo was brilliant,” Steven said. Sometime later Turquoise and Minato were standing on a podium along with their pokemon.

“ And now I present the winners Turquoise and Minato each with a Soothe Bell,” The mayor said as she gave each of them a soothe bell. After the Mayor declared the tournament over Turquoise and Rainbow went back to the Pokemon Center to have their Pokemon healed. Turquoise was busy making a collar for Riolu to wear the Soothe Bell. As soon as their pokemon were all healed and returned to them Minato decided to see Turquoise and rainbow before leaving.

“ So what plans do you girls have now that the tag battle is over?” Minato asked.

“ First the Steel City Pokemon Contest and then the Fuchsia City Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ I wish you the best of luck on the contest,” Minato said before leaving. With the excitement of the Tag Battle behind them, Turquoise and Rainbow decided to call it a night.
> Dealing With Defeat
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After spending most of yesterday doing some training for the contest Turquoise had a good idea as to who she would use for today’s contest.

“ So who will you be using for this contest?” Rainbow asked.

“ I was thinking of having Riolu do the appeals round and then having Vibrava do the battle round,” Turquoise said.

“ What do you plan on having Riolu do exactly?” Rainbow asked.

“ You will have to wait and see,” Turquoise said. As they were talking a familiar voice suddenly spoke which revealed to be Selena.

“ I see you found some new pokemon especially that Zorua,” Selena said.

“ You can,t have her Selena,” Turquoise said defensively.

“ I don,t want her I’m more interested in winning this contest,” Selena said.

“ Is that so how many ribbons do you have?” Turquoise asked.

“ I have two so far,” Selena said boastfully.

“ Than I have you beat because I got three,” Turquoise said while showing Selena her case.

“ Well don’t think you will win this contest because I am much stronger than when we last met,” Selena said.

“ It is on,” Turquoise said. After the confrontation, Selena left to register for the contest while Rainbow decided to inquire what that was all about.

“ I never saw you act that defensive before what was that about?” Rainbow asked.

“ It happened on my way to Vermillion City when my Ninetails was still a Vulpix. Selena was amazed by Vulpix’s Drought ability and wanted to trade for it and would not take no for an answer so she battled me for it and beat me,” Turquoise said.

“ If you lost to her than how do you still have your Ninetails?” Rainbow asked.

“ My Vulpix ran away and ran into Fluttershy who took care of her for me while I looked for her. She proposed a rematch and after winning not only was I able to keep my Vulpix I was able to evolve her too,” Turquoise explained.

“ Awesome,” Rainbow said. After finishing her story Turquoise noticed it was almost time for the contest and proceeded backstage while Rainbow took her place in the stands. As soon as everyone was ready Lilian took the stage.

“ Welcome everyone to today’s Pokemon Contest being held here in the glistening Steel City. I am your always energetic MC Lilian and here are the judges for today. First up is the head of the Pokemon activities Committee Mr. Contesta,” Lilian said while pointing at Mr. Contesta.

“ A pleasure to be here as always,” Contesta said.

“ Next up is the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Lilian said while pointing to Mr. Sukizo.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ And finally Steel City’s own Nurse Joy,” Lilian said while pointing at Nurse Joy.

“ I am very excited to see what our coordinators have for us today,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now without further ado, LET’S GET BUSY,”  Lilian shouted with as much enthusiasm as she could muster. The contestants went on one by one delivering top-notch performances. After the current contestant finished up it was now Turquosie’s turn. “ And now taking the stage is Turquoise. After waling on stage Turquoise pulled out her Pokeball.

“ Riolu lets dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some green thunderbolts which Riolu knocked away before landing on the stage with the thunderbolts raining down. Suddenly a block of ice appeared on stage as per Turquoise’s request. “ Riolu lets start with Swords Dance. Riolu spun around while doing various martial arts stances. “ Now use Bullet Punch on the ice. Riolu struck the Ice Block with a rapid flurry of punches all aimed at precise areas which caused the block of Ice to turn into an ice sculpture of a Lucario.

“ Incredible after seeing a very unique looking Swords Dance we then see a well crafted Ice Sculpture of Lucario,” Lilian said before asking the judges for their input.

“ The way Turquoise demonstrated Riolu’s pride as a warrior and incredible skills is a sight to behold,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ I can sense both the beginning of Riolu’s bond with Turquoise and the future he wishes for them both,” Nurse Joy said. After Turquoise finished up it was now Selena’s turn.

“ Raichu Take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of blue confetti along with a different looking Raichu that was floating on its tail. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this form of Raichu.

“ Raichu Alolan form. The Mouse Pokemon. This Pokémon rides on its tail while it uses its psychic powers to levitate. It attacks with star-shaped thunderbolts,” The Pokedex said.

“ Raichu lets start with Electric Terrain. Raichu suddenly unleashed a huge pulse of electricity that transformed the stage into a field full of electricity which caused Raichu to ride on top of it like it was surfing which wowed the crowd. “ Now use Double Team. Raichu suddenly split into multiple copies as the electric terrain transformed into a big wave which all the Raichu rode before the terrain dispersed thus concluding Selena’s performance.

“ And Raichu finishes with a big splash,” Lilian said before the judges gave their opinions.

“ That was a great way to demonstrate the skills and appeal of an Alolan Raichu,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ That performance felt like a day at the beach in Alola,” Nurse Joy said. Selena went backstage and saw Turquoise was shocked by her performance.

“ Want to know where I got an Alolan Raichu from? Well after you beat me in Canvas City my skills as a coordinator where lacking so I decided to take a small vacation on Ula’ Ula Island where I met this Pikachu that loved to surf and after capturing it and giving him a thunderstone this is what he evolved into. After coming back to Kanto we won our next contest,” Selena said. As soon as she finished her story Lilian appeared on screen.

“ Sorry for the wait folks after carefully tallying the scores these eight coordinators will be moving on to the second round,” Lilian said as the eight coordinators appeared on screen with Selena in second and Turquoise in seventh. Turquoise and Selena managed to push through their matches until it was just them. “ And now for the final match. On my left is Selena and on my right is Turquoise. Five minutes on the clock begin.

“ Vibrava lets dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her pokeball which popped open and unleashed blue flames which Vibrava disperse with his wings.

“ Alolan Ninetails take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped opened and unleashed a plume of white smoke which Alolan Ninetails came out of. With both pokemon now out the battle began.

“ Vibrava use Bulldoze. Vibrava landed on the grond hard and caused the ground to shake violently.

“ Ninetails jump and use Ice Beam on the ground. Ninetails leaped into the air and unleashed an Ice Beam on the stage creating pillars of ice. “ Now use Dazzling Gleam. Ninetails suddenly created a bright flash of radiance that was refracted and amplified by the ice pillars which managed to nail Vibrava for a ton of damage thus knocking him out instantly which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“ And with a single combination, Ninetails managed to beat Vibrava which means the winner is Selena,” Lilian said which made Turquoise feel sad as she recalled her Vibrava. After changing back into her casual outfit Turquoise ran off to be alone.





Sometime later Rainbow was back at the pokemon center hoping to find Turquoise but instead found Rarity, Applejack, and Twilight.

“ Rainbow its so good to see you,” Applejack said.

“ Good to see you, girls, too but I don,t have time to talk I’m looking for someone,” Rainbow said.

“ Who are you looking for?” Twilight asked.

“ A girl with long red hair wearing an ice blue scarf,” Rainbow said.

“ That sounds like Turquoise,” Rarity said.

“ You know her too?” Twilight asked.

“ We met on the way to Stone Town we even got mega stones together,” Rainbow said.

“ So Turquoise can use Mega Evolution now too. That amazing,” Twilight said.

“ Enough talk I must find her before she can hurt herself,” Rainbow said.

“ What happened?” Rarity asked.

“ She lost the Steel City Contest awhile ago and is crying her eyes out,” Rainbow said.

“ I’ll help you look I think she will listen to what I have to say,” Twilight said. Rainbow and Twilight left to go look for Turquoise while Applejack and Rarity stayed behind to wait for her.





Meanwhile by a lake on the outskirts of Steel City Turquoise was still depressed from losing to Selena so quickly. Turquoise was looking at her reflection wondering if she should just give up before she fails again. Her pokemon were by her side after seeing how sad she was.

“ There you are Turquoise,” Rainbow said while she and Twilight caught their breath.

“ Turquoise we heard what happened,” Twilight said.

“ What’s the point of moving on I failed. I guess I can kiss the Grand Festival goodbye,” Turquoise said while crying.

“ Yes you failed but that does not mean you should give up. I failed countless times to beat the gym leaders on my first try heck it took me three tries to beat Erika and Rarity failed to get her first ribbon in the first contest when we came to Kanto but we never gave up you want to know what we did?” Twilight asked.

“ What?” Turquoise asked.

“ We learned from our failures and came back stronger than before,” Twilight said.

“ Listen to her Turquoise your journey was not meant to end here,” Rainbow said. Turquoise suddenly began to cheer up a little.

“ You’re right I can keep going,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s the spirit now I believe there are two other people who wish to see you,” Rainbow said. As soon as Turquoise, Rainbow, and Twilight returned to the Pokemon Center Rarity and Applejack were waiting for them.

“ Sorry about the contest darling. How did you lose?” Rarity asked.

“ My rival Selena used a combination of Ice Beam and Dazzling Gleam to beat my Vibrava almost instantly,” Turquoise said.

“ How did she use Ice Beam in that combo?” Applejack asked.

“ She struck the stage with it and created ice pillars which refracted and magnified the light from Dazzling Gleam,” Turquoise said.

“ Yikes, and with Vibrava being a dragon-type that was a one-hit KO,” Twilight said.

“ Anyway, I noticed it’s just you three. Where is Fluttershy?” Turquoise asked.

“ Fluttershy decided to get back to traveling alone starting with someplace called Scissor Street,” Applejack said.

“ Anyway Turquoise before we head off for Fuchsia City I have some info on the Gym Leader Janine. She is a master of poison-types just like her father,” Twilight said.

“ So you’re saying my best bet is to go with either Steel, Psychic, or Ground-types?” Turquoise asked.

“ That’s right and be careful of her secret technique,” Twilight said. While Vibrava was healing Twilight challenge Turquoise to a battle to help to strengthen her team a little. After making their way to the battlefield Applejack decided to be the ref for this match.

“ Each trainer will use three Pokemon and both sides are permitted to substitute pokemon,” Applejack said with both Turquoise and Twilight agreeing to the rules. “ Battle begin.

“ Go Riolu,” Turquoise said as she called out Riolu which impressed Twilight.

“ When did you catch a Riolu?” Twilight asked.

“ On my way to Stone Town,” Turquoise said.

“ In that case Go Manectric,” Twilight said as she called out her Manectric.

“ Riolu use Force Palm. Riolu charged at Manectric with his palm glowing.

“ Manectric use Roar. Manectric unleashed a mighty roar that sent Riolu back to his Pokeball and dragged out Zorua who was resting until she realized she was out of her Pokeball.

“ Zorua I’m counting on you so do your best,” Turquoise said which made Zorua happy. “ Let’s start with Knock Off. Zorua leaped into the air and made her paw glow as she came down on Manectric.

“ Manectric shake Zorua off and use Thunder Fang. Manectric shook Zorua off and then charged at her with fangs laced with electricity.

“ Zorua use Detect,” Zorua’s eyes glowed as she dodged the Thunder Fang. “ Now use Fury Swipes. Zorua unleashed a flurry of scratches that managed to deal significant damage to Manectric.

“ Manectric use Shockwave. Manectric unleashed a blue wave of electricity from its body.

“ Zorua use Detect. Zorua dodged the Shockwave before awaiting Turquoise’s next order. “ Now use knock off. Zorua leaped into the air and this time managed to deal enough damage to knock Manectric out.

“ Manectric is unable to battle Zorua is the winner,” Applejack said as Zorua began to glow.

“ Looks like Zorua is evolving,” Twilight said. Zorua began to grow bigger as her mane grew out and her shape changed. As soon as the flash died down a black anthropomorphic fox with red claws and a black and red spiky ponytail mane. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex with joy.

“ Zoroark. The Illusion Fox Pokemon and the evolved form of Zorua. This Pokémon cares deeply about others of its kind, and it will conjure terrifying illusions to keep its den and pack safe,” The Pokedex said.

“ And it looks like you learned a new move,” Turquoise said.

“ Manectric return,” Twilight said as she recalled her Manectric. Twilight thought carefully about who to send out next and pulled out her next Pokeball. “ Go Flareon. Flareon appeared and looked ready to go.

“ Let’s show them your new move. Zoroark use Night Slash. Zoroark’s claw glowed with a dark aura as she charged at Flareon and delivered a powerful hit.

“ Not bad but your not the only one who learned some new moves. Flareon use Fire Fang. Flareon charged at Zoroark with fangs laced with fire and bit down hard on her arm.

“ Shake it off Zoroark. Zoroark tried to shake Flareon off her arm but Flareon was not budging.

“ Flareon use Flamethrower. Flareon unleashed her Flamethrower from point-blank range and managed to knock Zoroark out.

“ Zoroark is unable to battle the winner is Flareon,” Applejack said.

“ Zoroark return,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Zoroark. After thinking for a bit Turquoise called out her next pokemon. “ Go Riolu.  Riolu came back out ready to go. Riolu lets start with Swords Dance. Riolu spun around while doing some martial arts poses.

“ Raising your attack first this time. Nice but will it be enough. Flareon use Fire Spin. Flareon unleashed her fire spin which Turquoise was ready for.

“ Riolu use Bullet Punch. Riolu rapidly punched his way through the fire spin and then nailed Flareon for some good damage. “ Now use Force Palm. Riolu placed his palm against Flareon and then unleashed a powerful blast of energy that sent her back and knocked her out.

“ Flareon is unable to battle the winner is Riolu,” Applejack said.

“ Flareon return,” Twilight said as she recalled Flareon. “ I must say your Riolu is pretty strong.

“ Thanks, Twilight,” Turquoise said.

“ But can he handle my ace. Go Charizard,” Twilight said as she called out an orange dragon-like creature with green wing membrane and a flame on the tip of his tail but what was most noticeable was the chest plate he was wearing with a black and blue stone embedded into it.

“ So that is a Charizard,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Charizard. The Flame Pokemon and the final evolve form of Charmander. It spits fire that is hot enough to melt boulders. It may cause forest fires by blowing flames,” The Pokedex said.

“ And I’m guessing your Charizard can mega evolve as well?” Turquoise asked.

“ You got it Charizard and I have been through a lot together and that Charizardite X your looking at is proof of that bond,” Twilight said.

“ Riolu return,” Turquoise said as she called back Riolu. Turquoise figured the best way to challenge a mega evolved pokemon is with another one. “ Go Venusaur. As soon as Venusaur came out the battle began with Turquoise pulling out her pendant and Twilight rubbing the side of her glasses.

“ My loyal friend. Mega evolve,” Twilight said as Charizard began to change and in his place was a black and blue dragon-like creature with blue flames.

“ My mighty flower of strength. Mega evolve,” Turquoise said as Venusaur mega evolved.

“ Charizard let’s show Turquoise your new attacks, Start with Flamethrower. Charizard unleashed a stream of blue flames and Venusaur took it which shocked Twilight.

“ I’m guessing my Mega Venusaur’s Thick Fat ability took you by surprise. This cuts the damage from fire and ice type moves by half,” Turquoise explained.

“ Not bad but your not the only one with new abilities. Charizard use Dragon Claw. Charizard’s claws were covered in green energy that took the shape of claws and then charged at Venusaur inflicting a great amount of damage. “ My Mega Charizard X has the Tough Claws ability which raises the power of his physical attacks by 33%.

“ Venusaur use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur fired a barrage of sludge blobs at Charizard which dealt a good amount of damage.

“ Charizard use Thunder punch. Charizard flew towards Venusaur with fists covered in electricity and managed to hit Venusaur who withstood it.

“ Venusaur use Seed Bomb while Charizard is still close. Venusaur fired his Seed Bomb at Venusaur which caused both attacks to explode and create a plume of smoke. As soon as the smoke cleared both Charizard and Venusaur fainted and reverted to normal.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle so the battle is a draw,” Applejack said.

“ Feeling better now?” Twilight asked.

“ You know what I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Good because you need to be at a hundred percent if you’re going to challenge the Fuchsia City Gym tomorrow,” Twilight said.

“ And this time we will be there cheering you on,” Rarity said. After everyone’s pokemon were healed the girls all called it a night.
> Ninjitsu Art Of Poison
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After walking for over an hour the girls finally arrive in Fuchsia City. After reaching the Pokemon Center Turquoise decided to make a call to Professor Oak. After dialing the number and waiting for a few seconds Professor Oak appeared on screen.

“ Ah Turquoise so good to see you again,” Professor Oak said.

“ Nice to see you too Professor Oak,” Turquoise said.

“ What can I do for you?” Professor Oak asked.

“ I would like for you to send me my Corviknight please,” Turquoise said.

“ Sure thing and who will you be exchanging for him this time?” Professor Oak asked. Turquoise thought over who would be best for this Gym Battle and made her choice.

“ My Zoroark,” Turquoise said.

“ Sure thing you know what to do,” Professor Oak said as Turquoise placed Zoroark’s Pokeball on the tray while Professor Oak did the same on his end. After the swap was completed Turquoise thanked Professor Oak before hanging up.

“ So who will you be using for the battle?” Twilight asked.

“ Well you told me, Janine uses Poison-types so I just had Professor Oak send over my Corviknight and I also have my Vibrava and Espeon too,” Turquoise said.

“ But remember to also consider the secondary typing of her pokemon,” Rainbow said.

“ I know but enough talking about my strategy we need to find out where the gym is,” Turquoise said.

“ I can take you five there,” A familiar voice said before it was revealed to be Akane.

“ Akane so good to see you again. How is your training going?” Turquoise asked.

“ Janine is a tough master but I am learning a lot from her,” Akane said. After finishing catching up Akane had the girls follow her to what looked like a Japanese style mansion.

“ This is the Fuchsia City Gym it looks more like a mansion,” Rainbow said.

“ First lesson master Koga taught me. Things aren’t always as they appear,” Akane said as she showed them inside and were greeted by a woman wearing a black ninja outfit with tied back purple hair and a fuchsia-colored scarf.

“ Did you bring back my Pokemon?” The woman asked.

“ They are fully healed and ready for action,” Akane said as she gave the woman her Pokeballs.

“ Thank you, Akane,” The woman said before Akane went back to training with her Greninja. “ And I can assume you girls are here to challenge my gym?

“ We are and I assume your Janine?” Twilight asked.

“ You got it I’m Janine the Gym Leader and Sensei of this dojo,” Janine said.

“ Then we challenge you to a battle,” Rainbow said.

“ All five of you?” Janine asked.

“ No just Turquoise, Twilight, and Rainbow. Applejack and I are just here to watch,” Rarity said.

“ I can only challenge one of you at a time so here is how we will decide. The battlefield is in the center of the mansion and you three will need to navigate and avoid the various traps in the mansion. whoever makes it to the battlefield first will be my first opponent,” Janine said before disappearing in a puff of smoke along with Rarity and Applejack. All three of them ran for it and the first trap they encountered was a room full of what looked like pokeballs. Twilight stopped Turquoise and Rainbow.

“ What gives Twilight?” Rainbow asked.

“ Watch your step or you set those Voltorb off,” Twilight said prompting Turquoise to check her Pokedex.

“ Voltorb. The Ball Pokemon. It is said to camouflage itself as a Poké Ball. It will self-destruct with very little stimulus,” The Pokedex said. The girls tiptoed through the room until Rainbow got impatient and shook the room which caused all the Voltorb to explode and them to run out of the room covered in scoff marks. As soon as they entered the next room the room began to slowly turn on its side as one of the walls fell and revealed a moat outside the mansion.

“ Now what?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s a slanted room if we don,t hurry we will fall out,” Twilight said as she, Rainbow and Turquoise ran. After making it out of the slanted room and entering the hall they ran into an invisible wall.

“ First exploding Voltorb then a Slanted Room and now invisible walls whats next throwing stars?” Turquoise asked.

“ Actually' they are called shuriken,” Twilight corrected. As soon as they tried to go back the way they came they hit another invisible wall. “ We are trapped. As Twilight and rainbow were trying to break the invisible walls to no avail Turquoise was inspecting the regular walls after thinking back to what Akane said about things not always being as they appear. After tapping the wall on the right and pushing on it causing it to revolved revealing a secret passage.

“ This way girls,” Turquoise said as she, Twilight, and Rainbow went through the passage with Turquoise ahead of them.

“ How did you find this passageway?” Rainbow asked.

“ Remember when Akane told us the first lesson Koga taught her. Well after those invisible walls appeared I figured there had to be a way out that we were not thinking of,” Turquoise said before they arrived at what looked like the battlefield.

“ I see you girls made it through the traps and found the passageway to the battlefield,” Janine said.

“ Wasn’t easy,” Rainbow said.

“ So who will be my first opponent?” Janine asked.

“ Turquoise you may challenge her first since you figured out the puzzle before we could,” Twilight said.

“ Go for it,” Rainbow said. After Turquoise took her position on the battlefield a man in a black ninja out took his position on the Referee’s box.

“ The battle between Janine the Gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin. Each side will use three pokemon and the battle will be over when all pokemon on one side is unable to battle. Also, only the challenger is permitted to substitute pokemon,” The Ref said with both sides agreeing to the rules. “ Battle begin.

“ Ariados to my side,” Janine said as she called out a red and black arachnid-like creature with yellow and purple legs which prompted Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex and creeped Rarity out.

“ Ariados. The Long Leg Pokemon and the evolved form of Spinarak. Ariados's feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. This Pokémon constricts the foe with thin and strong silk webbing,” The Pokedex said. After seeing that Ariados was also a bug-type Turquoise pulled out her first Pokeball.

“ Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as Corviknight came out and glistened while flying above the field.

“ Ariados let’s start with Toxic Spikes. Ariados fired a bunch of poisonous missiles at Corviknight who just dodged them while they embedded themselves into the Battlefield.

“ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight’s beak began to spin as he approached Ariados.

“ Ariados dodge and use Electro Web. Ariados fired a web string from its back and used it to pulls itself onto the ceiling before spitting out a web made of electricity that ensnared Corviknight and inflicted a good amount of damage. “ Now keep up those Electro Webs. Ariados kept crawling across the ceiling while spitting out web after web of Electro Web.

“ Corviknight use Steel Wing to break those webs. Corviknight’s wings turned to metal while breaking the Electro Webs and nailing Ariados for some great damage while sending it back to the ground. “ Now use Drill Peck. Corviknight charged at Ariados which did not faze Janine in the slightest.

“ Ariados use Double Team. Ariados split into multiple copies before Corviknight nailed one of the fakes. “ Now use Electro Web. Ariados and its clones spat out multiple electro webs which managed to cause Corviknight to faint.

“ Corviknight is unable to battle the winner is Ariados,” The ref said as he pointed his left flag at Janine.

“ Corviknight return,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Corviknight. “ You battle valiantly now rest.

“ Did you not think we would have countermeasures against flying-types,” Janine said.

“ I must admit that Electro Web took me by surprise,” Turquoise said.

“ In any case bring out your next pokemon,” Janine said.

“ Very well. Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she called out her Ninetails. As soon as Ninetails landed on the field and unleashed her Drought Ability she was suddenly poisoned. “ How did my Ninetails get poisoned so soon?

“ That is the power of Toxic Spikes you thought I was aiming for Corviknight but in fact, I was aiming for the battlefield. You see Toxic Spikes is a move that covers the battlefield with poisonous caltrops that bury themselves into it and as soon as a non-poison or steel-type makes contact with the field they get poisoned. This is the secret technique we use in my gym,” Janine explained.

“ Ninetails can you still battle?” Turquoise asked with Ninetails nodding yes. “ Than use Flamethrower. Ninetailes unleashed her Flamethrower which Ariados easily dodged.

“ Ariados use Venoshock. Ariados unleashed a poisonous liquid that was heading towards Ninetails.

“ Dodge and use Extrasensory on Ariados. Ninetails dodged the Venoshock and managed to capture Ariados in her Extrasensory. “ Now use Flamethrower. Ninetails released Ariadoos and unleashed another flamethrower. Ariados tried to get away but was not quick enough to dodge the Flamethrower and fainted.

“ Ariados is unable to battle the winner is Ninetails,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Ariados return,” Janine said as she recalled her Ariados. “ You did great now rest. Clever thinking using Extrasensory to stop Ariados from crawling away.

“ Thanks, I figured if I wanted to beat Ariados I needed to stop it from moving,” Turquoise said.

“ But can you handle my next Pokemon? Venomoth to my side,” Janine said as she threw her next Pokeball which unleashed a purple moth-like creature which creeped Rarity out some more.

“ What is that?” Turquoise said while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Venomoth. The Poison Moth Pokemon and the evolved form of Vanonat. The powdery scales on its wings are hard to remove from skin. They also contain poison that leaks out on contact,” The Pokedex said.

“ Venomoth let’s start with Psybeam. Venomoth fired a beam of many colors at Ninetails.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails despite the pain from the poison unleashed her Flamethrower which collided with the Psybeam and caused both moves to explode after constantly pushing against each other.

“ Venomoth use Sludge Bomb. Venomoth unleashed a barrage of blobs of sludge at Ninetails who was hit by it because of the pain from the poison.

“ Ninetails let’s give it one last attack. Use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which Janine reacted to.

“ We won,t lose this one. Venomoth use Silver Wind. Venomoth flapped its wings with all it had in a desperate attempt to push the Fire Blast back. Ninetails was taking some damage from the Silver Wind while the Fire Blast managed to break through it and hit Venomoth for a ton of damage which knocked it out.

“ Venomoth is unable to battle the winner is Ninetails,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise. After the declaration of victory, the poison finished off Ninetails and caused her to faint.

“ Ninetails is also unable to battle,” The ref added.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Ninetails. “ You did a magnificent job now rest up.

“ Venomoth Return,” Janine said as she recalled her Venomoth. “ You were amazing as well now rest. Looks like we are both down to our last Pokemon.

“ Looks like it,” Turquoise said.

“ Then let’s see how you handle this one. Crobat to my side,” Janine said as she threw her last Pokeball which unleashed a purple bat with a creepy expression on its face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex once again.

“ Crobat. The Bat Pokemon. Silent and swift in its four-winged flight, it bites down on its prey before they realize what’s happening. In a heartbeat, it drains their blood,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise thought carefully about who to send out and made her choice.

“ Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she sent out her Espeon who got poisoned as soon as she landed on the field.

“ Crobat use Cross Poison. Crobat created an X made of poison and charged at Espeon.

“ Dodge and use Confusion on Crobat. Espeon dodged the Cross Poison and covered Crobat in a blue aura before slamming it on the ground.

“ Not bad but let’s see you dodge this. Crobat use X-Scissor. Crobat created another X but this one was moss green instead of purple. Espeon tried to dodge but could not move because of the poison kicking in and was nailed for a ton of damage.

“ Espeon use Morning Sun. Espeon began to recover almost all of her health from the sunlight bathing her. “ Now use Psybeam. Espeon fired her Psybeam hoping to hit it.

“ Dodge and use Confuse Ray. Crobat dodged the Psybeam and unleashed a bright light that was reflected back at it thanks to Espeon’s Magic Bounce ability. Crobat began to look confused which surprised Janine.

“ Espeon use another Psybeam. Espeon fired another Psybeam at Crobat.

“ Crobat use X-Scissor. Crobat did not listen to Janine’s command and was nailed by the Psybeam which knocked it out.

“ Crobat is unable to battle the winner is Espeon which means victory goes to the Challenger,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ We did it we won,” Turquoise said while hugging her Espeon.

“ Crobat you did a great job now rest,” Janine said before recalling Crobat and approaching Turquoise with a scroll. “ That was a splendid battle. You showed some quick thinking and strategy. So as proof of your victory here at the Fuchsia Gym I present you the Soul Badge. Janine unfurled the scroll which revealed the badge and Turquoise took it.

“ That was amazing Turquoise,” Rainbow said.

“ So Turquoise have you decided which Gym to challenge next?” Janine asked.

“ Not yet,” Turquoise said.

“ Normally I would recommend the Saffron City Gym but given what happened to Saffron City I would suggest going somewhere else,” Janine said.

“ Than the Saffron City Gym, it is,” Turquoise said.

“ Have you lost your mind Saffron City is crawling with Supernova goons there is no way you will be able to go there,” Rainbow said.

“ That is a chance I’m willing to take,” Turquoise said.

“ Fine but we are coming with you. We stand a better chance together than alone,” Twilight said.

“ Very well but what can I do while I wait for the both of you to get your Soul badges?” Turquoise asked.

“ May I suggest the Safari Zone it’s a great place to catch new Pokemon if your interested,” Janine said. 

“ Very well Twilight, Rainbow you have five days to get your badges before I decide to set out on my own,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s plenty of time,” Rainbow said.

“ Why that long?” Rarity asked.

“ Because if Twilight fails on her first attempt we may be here a while,” Turquoise said.

“ I won,t fail this time,” Twilight said. After leaving the Gym the girls all went back to the Pokemon Center for the night.
> Adventure In The Safari Zone
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was ready to check the Safari Zone while Rainbow took her turn to face Janine. Twilight, Rarity, and Applejack decided to watch. After arriving in front of the gate the warden which was an elderly man wearing a safari outfit was at the counter.

“ Welcome to the Safari Zone Miss. Are you here to play the Safari Game?” The warden asked.

“ I sure am,” Turquoise said.

“ Then allow me to explain the rules. First, you are not allowed to use your Pokemon. Second, you will have thirty minutes to explore and catch as many Pokemon as you can using these Safari Balls. The game will be over when either time runs out or you use up all your Safari Balls,” The warden explained as he gave Turquoise thirty Safari Balls. After paying the admittance fee Turquoise entered the Safari Zone ready to catch the first Pokemon that she sees. As she was walking she noticed a little cloud of white fluff resting on a tree branch and pulls out her Pokedex.

“ Swablu. The Cotton Bird Pokemon. For some reason, it likes to land on people's heads softly and act like it's a hat,” The Pokedex said which woke Swablu up. Swablu swooped down which confused Turquoise until she noticed the Swablu was now resting on her head. Turquoise pulled out one of her Safari balls and tapped it against the Swablu and after a few shakes, it clicked and then vanished.

“ That one was easy now, let's see what else I can find,” Turquoise said with determination. Turquoise kept walking and noticed a lake teeming with aquatic pokemon. “ I don’t think I caught any water-types yet. Turquoise pulled out what looked like a blue pen and uncapped it which allowed it to extend and turn into a custom fishing rod. After hooking the reel and threading the line through the loops along the rod Turquoise pulled out a lure that looked like a chibi version of Misty wearing a cape. “ Good thing I swung by that Fishing Shop in Cerulean City. After a few minutes of waiting Turquoise got a bite and after reeling it in there was a little blue serpent-like creature on the end of her line.

“ Let’s see what you are,” Turquoise said as she pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Dratini. The Dragon Pokemon. It grows by molting repeatedly. Boots made from the tanned cast-off skin are a super-luxury item,” The Pokedex said. After shaking off the line Dratini landed on the land and looked ready to go. Turquoise was about to grab one of her Pokeballs until she remembered the rules and instead pulled out some bait which Dratini wasted no time in eating. While it was eating Turquoise threw a Safari Ball at it which made contact and after a few shakes clicked shut and then vanished. Turquoise threw her line back in the water and then hooked what looked like a brown fish with darker brown specs and blue fins with cuts in them. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again.

“ Feebas. The Fish Pokemon. Although unattractive and unpopular, this Pokémon's marvelous vitality has made it a subject of research,” The Pokedex said.

“ Unpopular or not that is an impressive size compared to the normal ones,” Turquoise said, comparing the information from her Pokedex to the Feebas that was bigger than the data she was provided. Turquoise threw another Safari Ball and after a few shakes, it clicked and then vanished.





Meanwhile back at Professor Oak’s Lab Professor Oak was busy with the two pokemon Turquoise already caught until the transporter went off again.

“ Another one? Turquoise must be on a hot streak at the Safari Zone,” Professor Oak said before the Safari Ball arrived. After checking the contents Professor Oak walked towards a fish tank and unleashed Turquosie’s Feebas. After seeing the Feebas Professor Oak was impressed by its size. “ Now this is what I call a great find especially with that Prism Scale it has. After putting Feebas back in its Safari ball Professor Oak along with Zoroark showed Turquoise’s new Pokemon around the habitat. Sometime later a man in his mid-twenties with black hair and zig-zags on his cheeks wearing an adult version of one of his previous trainer outfits and his official Pokemon League hat from when he was a kid along with his partner which was a yellow mouse with red cheeks and a thunderbolt shaped tail enter the habitat.

“ Long time no see Gary,” The man said to Professor Oak.

“ Ash? I wasn't expecting you. how are things at the Viridian City Gym?” Gary asked.

“ Pretty good Especially with my wife helping out,” Ash said.

“ Well in any case what brings you here?” Gary asked.

“ Some old foes from the past have managed to invade Saffron City and I have been traveling to all the Regions to gather all the Friends I made so we can take Saffron City back,” Ash said.

“ And you want me to join you in your mission, correct?” Gary asked.

“ We could use all the help we can get,” Ash said.

“ As much as I want to help take back Saffron City I’m afraid I can't. I have a responsibility to this lab,” Gary said.

“ I see well it was nice seeing you again,” Ash said before leaving.





Back with Turquoise who is wandering the rest of the Safari Zone, She enters the wetland area and notices a blob coming out of the wet part and pulls out her Pokedex.

“ Goomy. The Soft Tissue Pokemon. Because most of its body is water, it will dry up if the weather becomes too arid. It's considered the weakest dragon Pokémon,” The Pokedex said.

“ Weak or not I’m going for it,” Turquoise said as she threw a Safari ball at it. After shaking a few times it clicked and vanished. Before Turquoise could move on a buzzer went off indicating the game was over. After returning to the front desk and returning her remaining Safari Balls Turquoise decided to see what else she could do while waiting for her friends. After returning to the Pokemon Center Turquoise decided to call Professor Oak. After dialing the number Gary appeared on the screen.

“ Turquoise so good to see you again,” Gary said.

“ So good to see you too Professor Oak,” Turquoise said.

“ I assume you are calling to check on your new Pokemon?” Gary asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ They all made it safely and I must say you caught some good ones, especially that Feebas which is bigger than the normal ones,” Gary said.

“ If you don't mind can you send them over please?” Turquoise asked.

“ I’d be happy to. Which four are you sending over?” Gary asked. Turquoise sent the remaining four members of her team back to Professor Oak’s lab and then received the four pokemon she caught in the Safari Zone. As soon as she got them Twilight and the others came back with Rainbow looking very pleased with herself.

“ How was the Safari Zone Darling?” Rarity asked.

“ It was great I saw some very rare pokemon and even caught some,” Turquoise said.

“ May we see?” Twilight asked.

“ I just got them from Professor Oak so sure,” Turquoise said before calling her new pokemon out. The others were impressed with Turquoise’s new pokemon Rarity especially.

“ These four are perfect for your next Contest, especially that Feebas,” Rarity said.

“ She’s right if you find someone interested in doing a trade evolution you will have yourself a Milotic which is a very popular pokemon among coordinators,” Twilight said.

“ Cool, now enough about my time how was the Gym Battle?” Turquoise asked.

“ I won and now all we need is for Twilight to win and we can set off for Saffron City,” Rainbow said. As they were talking a man who was dressed as a fisherman noticed Turquoise’s Feebas and was amazed by its size.

“ Excuse me ladies but who caught this amazing Feebas?” The fisherman asked.

“ I did,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, how would you like to trade it for my Feebas,” The fisherman offered. Rarity was looking at the man as if he looked suspicious.

“ I wouldn’t trust this guy darling. I heard that this guy is known for scamming trainers out of both their money and their pokemon,” Rarity said.

“ I promise you I am nothing like that ripoff artist from the SS St. Ann who is now serving a life sentence for it. And if you don't believe me see for yourself,” The fisherman said as he called out his Feebas which was of a different color with a Prism Scale of its own. Turquoise placed her hand on the Feebas and felt real skin instead of paint and even poured water on it to make sure.

“ Ok you convinced me, let's do this,” Turquoise said. Both Turquoise and the fisherman went to the trading machine and Turquoise loaded her Feebas in a Safari Ball into the tray on her end while the Fisherman loaded his Feebas in a Dive Ball in the tray on his end. After pulling the switch both pokeballs were sent through the machine and after taking both Pokeballs Turquoise and the Fisherman went outside to give their Feebas room to evolve. After letting their Feebas out they both began to glow. Both Feebas began to grow and change into giant serpentine-like creatures with a fan-like tail tip, antenna, and something that looked like hair. Of course, Turquoise’s Feebas grew longer hair than the other one. As soon as the light faded both of them now had big cream-colored sea serpents. Turquoise’s had blue eyes and hair along with yellow scales by the tail-tip while the Fisherman’s had red eyes and hair with blue scales by the tail-tip Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Milotic. The Tender Pokemon and the evolved form of Feebas. Milotic has provided inspiration to many artists. It has even been referred to as the most beautiful Pokémon of all,” The Pokedex said.

“ What moves does your Milotic have?” Rarity asked while Turquoise checked her Pokedex.

“ She knows Water Pulse, Aqua Ring, Disarming Voice, and Aqua Tail,” Turquoise said.

“ Not a bad array of moves. You could make some good combinations with those,” Rarity said. 

“ Thanks, Rarity,” Turquoise said. 

“ What moves do the rest of them have?” Twilight asked which prompted Turquoise to find out.

“ Swablu has Sing, Take Down, Mirror Move, and Cotton Guard. Dratini has Wrap, Thunder Wave, Slam, and Dragon Rage. And Goomy has Dragon Breath, Water Pulse, Rain Dance, and DragonPulse,” Turquoise said.

“ Impressive, Now all you need to do is train them up a little and they should be close to evolving,” Twilight said. As they were talking Rarity noticed something different about Turquosie’s backpack.

“ Since when does your bag have cotton lining it?” Rarity asked before Turquoise noticed Swablu digging through her stuff. Swablu poured out all the contents of Turquoise’s bag and went for one of the bags of Rare Candy she had.

“ Swablu, what are you doing? Those Rare candies are for cooking not eating,” Turquoise said before Swablu swallowed one and began to glow. Swablu began to grow bigger as her wingspan grew along with her neck. As soon as the flash died down in Swablu’s place was a bigger bird that looked like a cloud with a long neck and two ribbon-like hairs and tail feathers. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to see what Swablu evolved into.

“ Altaria. The Humming Pokemon and the evolved form of Swablu. It flies gracefully through the sky. Its melodic humming makes you feel like you're in a dream,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise also noticed that Mirror Move was replaced with Dragon Breath. After putting everything back in her backpack Turquoise decided to call it a night.





The next day Twilight left for the Gym to face Janine while Turquoise was thinking about how she would manage her party from here on.

“ Why not rotate your pokemon from time to time,” Rainbow suggested.

“ I guess I can do that,” Turquoise said. After calling Professor Oak Turquoise exchanged her Dratini and Goomy for her Ninetails and Zoroark. After she received her Pokemon Rainbow proposed a battle to pass the time while Twilight goes to earn her Soul Badge. Turquoise and Rainbow took their positions on the battlefield.

“ What’s say we make this battle a double battle,” Rainbow said.

“ Fine by me,” Turquoise said as Applejack took the position as ref for this battle. “ Go Zoroark and Altaria. Both of Turquoise’s pokemon came out ready to battle.

“ Not bad but let's see how they handle my Flygon and Jolteon,” Rainbow said as Flygon along with a yellow spiky cat-like creature came out. Turquoise used her Pokedex to learn more.

“ Jolteon. The Lightning Pokemon and another evolved form of Eevee. If it is angered or startled, the fur all over its body bristles like sharp needles that pierce foes,” The Pokedex said.

“ Battle Begin,” Applejack said.

“ Altaria use Dragon Breath on Flygon. Altaria unleashed a breath of blue fire at Flygon.

“ Jolteon use Discharge. Jolteon unleashed a powerful burst of electricity that hit all three pokemon on the field with Flygon being the only one unaffected and the electricity causing the dragon Breath to vanish. Both of Turquoise’s pokemon managed to withstand the attack.

“ Zoroark use Night Slash on Jolteon. Zoroark charged at Jolteon with claws covered in dark energy.

“ Flygon use Dragon Claw to block that. Flygon charged at Zoroark with claws made of light green energy and both pokemon were locked in a struggle. “ Altaria use Dragon Breath again. Altaria unleashed another Dragon Breath while Flygon was stuck in a deadlock with Zoroark. “ Zoroark move out of the way now. Zoroark did a flip above Flygon before Flygon was nailed by the Dragon breath which caused her to faint.

“ Flygon is unable to battle,” Applejack said.

“ Not bad you timed that one perfectly but this battle is still far from over. Jolteon use Thunder Fang on Zoroark. Jolteon charged at Zoroark with fangs covered in electricity.

“ Altaria use Take Down on Jolteon. Altaria charged at Jolteon and managed to nail it and felt the recoil while Jolteon sunk its Thunder Fang into Altaria causing it to faint.

“ Altaria is unable to battle,” Applejack said.

“ We each have one Pokemon left so let's give it our all,” Rainbow said.

“ Bring it,” Turquoise said.

“ Jolteon use Pin Missile. Jolteon fired the spikes on its body at Zoroark.

“ Zoroark use Detect. Zoroark’s eyes glowed as she dodged all of the pin missiles. “ Now use Knock Off. Zoroark's arm glowed as she managed to chop Jolteon on the head.

“ Jolteon use Discharge. Jolteon unleashed another Discharge while Zoroark was in range.

“ Zoroark use Detect. Zoroark jumped back before Discharge could land. “ Now use Fury Swipes. Zoroark unleashed a flurry of scratches on Jolteon which caused it to faint.

“ Jolteon is unable to battle Zoroark is the winner which means the winner is Turquoise,” Applejack said as she pointed her right arm at Turquoise.

“ That was a great battle,” Turquoise said.

“ It sure was,” Rainbow said. As soon as all four pokemon were healed Twilight returned from her Gym Battle.

“ How did your Gym Battle go?” Turquoise asked.

“ I won,” Twilight said with joy. After giving her Pokemon to Nurse Joy Twilight joined the others to plan their route to Saffron City.

“ According to the map if we take Route 11 and follow the connecting routes along the river bank it will take us back to Lavender Town which is close to the Eastern gate into Saffron City,” Twilight said.

“ Sounds good to me,” Turquoise said.

“ Great. Let's head out first thing tomorrow,” Twilight said. After her pokemon were healed the girls decided to call it a night.
> Magician's Plight
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and her friends were taking a short break from their journey at a carnival that was around for just today. The girls were all doing their own thing while Turquoise was enjoying some ice cream along with her Ninetails and Zoroark.

“ That was fun wouldn’t you say, girls?” Turquoise said to her Ninetails and Zoroark as they were walking. As they were walking they suddenly heard the sound of an angry woman.

“ I had it I quit,” The woman shouted. Turquoise arrived at what looked like a man wearing a magician’s outfit pleading with a woman with purple hair wearing a lavender leotard with a matching set of Espeon ears and a tail along with a blue jacket.

“ Please don,t quit on me I need you. I promise to pay you as soon as I can,” The Magician pleaded.

“ Then pay me right now,” The woman said.

“ I can,t yet but I promise I will as soon as I have some paying customers,” The Magician said before the woman turned to his direction.

“ And just who do you think will come and watch such a lame act like yours?” The woman asked.

“ They will come I promise,” The magician pleaded as he rubbed up against the woman’s legs which made her even angrier.

“ I have had enough of your empty promises,” The woman said as she beat the snot out of the magician and shoved him into a crate that broke. “ Goodbye and good riddance. As the woman was leaving Turquoise decided to help the man up.

“ Are you alright?” Turquoise asked.

“ Are you a nice person?” The man asked.

“ Usually I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Then won't you help me with my act?” The man asked.

“ I guess I will but just for today,” Turquoise said. Sometime later Turquoise was now wearing a red leotard with a matching set of Vulpix ears and tails along with the curled part of its hair. “ I am now regretting my choice and why did they have to make my chest bigger? At least it's a small crowd so no one can see me.

“ So this is where you were Turquoise,” Applejack said which caused Turquoise to blush deeply from embarrassment.

“ What are all of you doing here?” Turquoise asked while still looking embarrassed.

“ Cute outfit should I use a Fire Stone on you and make you my Ninetails,” Rainbow said while laughing which caused Ninetails to unleash her Flamethrower on Rainbow for saying that. Rainbow was scorched before passing out.

“ You most certainly deserved that,” Rarity said before the girls took their seats.

“ And now it's time to begin. I am the Amazing Ryuji and for my first trick Go Exeggcute,” Ryuji said as he called out a bunch of eggs with faces and then juggled them which did not impress the audience.

“ Boo, that is lame,” A man in the crowd said.

“ Show us some real magic,” Another man in the crowd said.

“ You asked for it behold,” Ryuji said as he pulled out a staff with a blue orb on the end of it. The crowd was full of anticipation as they waited to see what Ryuji was going to do. “ Behold the power of fire. The staff unleashed a small flame that flickered out the second it formed which caused the crowd to look angry.

“ All that build up for a lousy flame you stink,” Rainbow said as the crowd began throwing things at Ryuji. Ryuji tried again and this time it worked to his amazement. He kept unleashing streams of flames to Turquosie’s nervousness.

“ Shouldn’t you be careful with where you point that thing?” Turquoise asked.

“ Nonsense it works and that’s all that matters,” Ryuji said before setting off the sprinkler system and making the crowd angry.

“ I want my money back,” A man in the crowd shouted.

“ I have seen better magic shows performed by kindergarteners,” Another man said. As the crowd was leaving the worst of it all was about to begin. Rarity threw a jacket at Turquoise so she could cover herself before exiting the tent. As soon as the girls were out of the tent the owner of the carnival chewed Ryuji out.

“ You’re fired,” The owner shouted at the top of his lungs.

“ Please sir give me another chance I promise to do better,” Ryuji pleaded.

“ I’m done giving you chances. Not only is your show the worst attraction we got but you almost burned my carnival to the ground,” The owner said before leaving with Ryuji crying his eyes out.

“ I feel bad for him,” Turquoise said.

“ You still want to help him even after he made you wear that getup?” Rainbow asked.

“ He asked for my help and besides the outfit is starting to grow on me,” Turquoise said. Ryuji was still crying his eyes out as Turquoise walked up to him.

“ Maybe I should just give up on my dream of making it to Vegas and being a great magician like the great Melvin,” Ryuji said.

“ Don,t give up on your dream Ryuji, you can do it,” Turquoise said.

“ What’s the use no one likes my show and I just lost the only gig I was lucky enough to get,” Ryuji said.

“ Perhaps my friends and I can help,” Turquoise said.

“ You will do that for me?” Ryuji asked.

“ Of course darling. Now tell us what other Pokemon do you have?” Rarity asked.

“ All I have is my Exeggcute,” Ryuji said.

“ That’s it? just those puny eggs,” Rainbow said in shock.

“ If I had a Leaf Stone then I could evolve it into an Exeggutor,” Ryuji said.

“ Normally I have an abundance of Leaf Stones on me but I’m all out and the rest of my supply is back home,” Rarity said.

“ How do you have so many of them?” Turquoise asked.

“ I’m a collector of rare stones and the stone mines near our home town are like a gold mine,” Rarity said.

“ Not that it matters since these eggs don't do anything,” Rainbow said which riled the Exeggcute up to the point where they used Hypnosis on Rainbow. Ryuji noticed how riled up Exeggcute was.

“ I like for all of you to stop,” Ryuji said.

“ Yes master,” Rainbow said in a tired tone. Suddenly Ryuji had an idea. While Turquoise and the others went to convince the owner of the carnival to give Ryuji another chance Ryuji took Rainbow Dash with him into the forest with a cart. As soon as they made it to the forest which was full of Exeggutor Ryuji had Rainbow battle them for him.

“ Go Flygon,” Rainbow said with less enthusiasm than usual. “ Use Earthquake. Flygon landed on the ground hard which shook the ground and awakened all of the Exeggutor. The Exeggutor all used Hypnosis only to hypnotize themselves due to their many faces and started running towards the carnival.

What have I done,” Ryuji said as he snapped Rainbow out of her trance and ran back to the Carnival with her. As soon as they got there The girls looked confused.

“ Where were you two and why do you look flustered?” Turquoise asked.

“ My Exeggcute used hypnosis on your friend and I borrowed her to help find some new pokemon for my act and well we have a whole bunch of Exeggutor coming here,” Ryuji explained.

“ Why didn’t you just ask?” Rarity asked.

“ We will worry about this later but for now we must stop those wild Exeggutor before they destroy this place,” Turquoise said as all the Exeggutor appeared on the horizon. “ Zoroark use Night Slash on all of them. Zoroark used her Night Slash on as many as she could but ended up getting tired after taking down twenty of them. “ Zoroark come back and rest. Ninetails your turn. Ninetails walked in front of Turquoise and awaited her command. “ Ninetails use Flamethrower rapid fire. Ninetails fired her Flamethrower rapidly which managed to snap some of them out of their trance but not enough to stop them.

“ Ryuji don't just stand there. help her out,” Applejack said.

“ But I’m no good what if I fail?” Ryuji asked.

“ Listen, Turquoise is doing what she can because she wanted to help you and if she can work hard to accomplish that then don't you think you can do the same for your dream?” Rainbow asked.

“ Your right. Hang on Turquoise,” Ryuji said as he pulled out his fire staff. Both the streams from the staff and Flamethrower combined and managed to snap all but one of the Exeggutor out of their trance. Ryuji pulled out a Pokeball and threw it at the last Exeggutor and after a few shakes, it clicked closed. “ I just caught an Exeggutor. After seeing Ryuji in action the owner decided to give Ryuji one last chance with the condition he does some practice first.

“ So what kind of trick do you have in mind?” Turquoise asked.

“ I have a few in mind but I will need another one of you to help me,” Ryuji said.

“ Let’s have Rainbow help,” Applejack said.

“ What? Why me?” Rainbow asked.

“ Because you owe Turquoise for making fun of her earlier,” Rarity said.

“ Fine,” Rainbow said reluctantly. Sometime later when a bigger crowd gathered Rainbow came out next to Turquoise wearing an Alolan version of the Vulpix outfit Turquoise was still in. Ryuji performed many new tricks with renewed confidence and the crowd was loving it.

“ And now for my finale, my assistant shall enter this box. Turquoise if you would,” Ryuji said as Turquoise entered a magic box before she was locked inside before Rainbow chained the box so it would look like Turquoise had no way out. “ As you can see ladies and gentlemen my assistant has no way out of that box but let's see if we can get her out. Suddenly Ryuji pointed his fire staff at the box and then unleashed a stream of fire at it which caused it to explode and cover the stage in a huge plume of smoke. Right before the explosion occurred Exeggutor used its Psychic to pull Turquoise out safely and place her back in her spot next to Rainbow. As soon as the smoke cleared Turquoise looked unscathed by the explosion which caused the crowd to erupt in applause and Ryuji to shed tears of joy. After the show ended The owner decided to make Ryuji’s show a big part of his carnival and to hire some assistants and stagehands for him. After Turquoise and Rainbow changed back into their original outfits they bid Ryuji farewell. Before they could leave the same woman Turquoise saw from earlier came back looking regretful.

“ Excuse me girls but by any chance is the amazing Ryuji still here?” The Woman asked.

“ Depends, are you here to yell at him again?” Turquoise asked.

“ No, I'm here to apologize to him. I felt bad for exploding at him and realized that he needs me,” The woman said.

“ Well he is still at the tent if you hurry you can speak with him before the carnival packs up,” Turquoise said.

“ Thanks,” The woman said before going to the tent and Turquoise and her friends continued on their way back to Lavender Town.

“ By the way, Turquoise, how did it feel to be a magician’s assistant?” Rarity asked.

“ It felt great,” Turquoise said.

“ Even with that outfit, Ryuji made you wear?” Rainbow asked.

“ I kind of liked it and so did my Ninetails,” Turquoise said.

“ In any case, it's on to Lavender Town,” Twilight said as the girls soon reached the river. As they were walking up the river they ran into a couple of faces they had not seen in a while.

“ Team Supernova? I thought you were all in Saffron City?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ We still have a very strong foothold there. The bosses sent us to eliminate anyone who could foil our plans and that includes you dorkettes are among them,” Isabelle said.

“ So prepare to be eliminated,” Chris said as he and Isabelle pulled out their pokeballs.

“ Mightyena come on out,” Isabelle said as she called out her Mightyena.

“ You too Houndoom,” Chris said as he called out a bigger dog that had a spiked tail and horns along with bones on its back. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Houndoom. The dark Pokemon and the evolved form of Houndour. They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack,” The Pokedex said.

“ So your Houndour has finally evolved,” Turquoise said.

“ That's right and now I'm about to unleash his fury on you dorkettes,” Chris said.

“ Not if I have anything to say about it. Go Zoroark,” Turquoise said as she called out Zoroark.

“ Mightyena use Thunder Fang. Mightyena charged at Zoroark with fangs laced in electricity.

“ Houndoom use Fire Fang. Houndoom charged at Zoroark with fangs laced in fire. Suddenly Zoroark generated a sphere made of black energy and slammed it on the ground thus generating a pulse of black energy which sent both Houndoom and Mightyena flying at Isabelle and Chris before sending them flying through the sky.

“ Did Zoroark just learn what I think she did?” Turquoise asked.

“ Sure did that was Night Daze,” Twilight said.

“ But how?” Turquoise asked.

“ It must have been from battling all those Exeggutor,” Twilight theorized.

“ In any case, let's keep going before any more Supernova grunts attack us,” Applejack said as the girls continued onward to Lavender Town.
> Dreepy Feelings & Silver Tears
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“ Dusknoir use Shadow Punch,” Kyle said as Dusknoir unleashed his Shadow Punch on an Espeon and won the battle. The visual of the match suddenly shrunk and moved to the upper left corner of the screen with Lilian behind a desk.

“ And that was footage of Kyle Grim winning his third ribbon in the Celadon Pokemon Contest. Our next contest takes place in Silvertown. Hope to see all of you contest fans there,” Lilian said before Turquoise turned to Applejack.

“ Any idea where Silvertown is?” Turquoise asked as Applejack checked the map.

“ It’s right between Lavender Town and Saffron City and wherein luck it’s not that far,” Applejack said.

“ Then what are we waiting for let’s go,” Turquoise said full of joy until Rarity stopped her.

“ What’s the rush Darling? The Contest isn’t for another two days,” Rarity said.

“ Besides I think you should do some training first so you don't fail like last time,” Rainbow said.

“ Fair point,” Turquoise said. Turquoise decided to work on some defensive moves with some help from Twilight. After they finished training for the day the girls decided to call it a night and head out first thing in the morning.





The next day the girls packed up and left for Silver town. As they were walking a dense fog rolled in.

“ I don,t remember things getting so foggy last time,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s because last time we took a different route to reach the emergency tunnel to Celadon City. Since we are taking the direct route to Saffron City the weather is going to be different,” Applejack said. As they were walking the fog became denser. Just when it looked like they were about to be lost a woman with blonde hair wearing a maid uniform and her Ninetails found them.

“ You kids should not be wandering around this fog without a lantern to light your way,” The woman said.

“ Sorry about that, we didn’t know fog was in the forecast for today,” Twilight said.

“ In any case come with us our mansion is not that far from here,” The woman said before she and her Ninetails motioned for them to follow her. As they were walking the woman’s Ninetails looked back at Turquoise like she recognized her. The girls then arrived in front of what looked like a mansion.

“ What is a Mansion doing out here?” Twilight asked.

“ The Silver family moved here from the Unova Region over 200 years ago and decided to build their mansion close to Lavender Town for the peace,” The woman said before introducing herself. “ Apologies for not introducing myself I’m Nene and I’m the caretaker of this mansion. As they were walking the girls noticed some of the wall decorations were covered with white sheets. Nene showed the girls to the dining room for lunch. Turquoise suddenly noticed that Nene had no reflection in a mirror. Ninetails noticed it and then used Extrasensory to close the doors on it.

“ What was that?” Rarity asked.

“ Just the wind,” Nene said. Turquoise felt like something was off and decided to look into it. As they were on their way to the guest rooms Nene told Turquoise to follow her to another room. Nene showed Turquoise to a room with a fancy bed with light pink drapes, some antique furniture, and a huge walk-in closet. But what was most noticeable was a picture of a girl who looked exactly like Turquoise wearing a regal red dress with a Ninetails next to her.

“ This girl looks just like me but how?” Turquoise asked.

“ That is a picture of the Silver Family’s daughter Astrid. She always loved to play with me and the ghost-type pokemon that loved to come here. When she started her journey she never came back,” Nene said.

“ So what I saw earlier,” Turquoise said before Nene finished.

“ Is an illusion I created. Astrid’s parents went to look for her. As time went on the servants all left one by one until it was just me. Even the ghost-types who came here stopped coming. I wanted to leave this place but something kept me from leaving. I endured all the sadness and loneliness for so long I almost lost hope until you and your friends showed up,” Nene said before Ninetails rubbed up against Turquoise.

“ I feel for you but I am not Astrid. My name is Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“ But you look just like her. You even have her pendant which was given to her by her grandmother,” Nene said before the others burst in.

“ Turquoise get back Nene is not a real person,” Twilight said.

“ I know and I understand why Ninetails created her. Ninetails felt like she was abandoned when the servants all left,” Turquoise said.

“ Don,t tell us you plan to abandon your journey just to live here,” Rainbow said.

“ Of course not. Ninetails I feel for you and this place is very nice. But I have my journey to go on,” Turquoise said.

“ I see so you want to abandon me too? Well, I won,t let you,” Nene shouted before Ninetails used Extrasensory to lock the door behind her and keep the girls trapped in Astrid’s bedroom while Nene vanished.

“ Great now what are we going to do?” Rainbow said.

“ We could use our Pokemon to break the door down,” Applejack suggested.

“ Good idea,” Turquoise said. Right before Turquoise could grab one of her Pokeballs, her bag along with everyone else’s began floating in mid-air. Luckily Turquoise was able to grab her Pokedex which reacted after being pointed at their bags.

“ Dreepy. The Lingering Pokemon. If this weak Pokémon is by itself, a mere child could defeat it. But if Dreepy has friends to help it train, it can evolve and become much stronger,” The Pokedex said before all the Dreepy revealed themselves and started laughing.

“ What’s with these things?” Rainbow asked.

“ I think they want to play. Ninetails mentioned that Astrid loved to play with the ghost-types that came here,” Turquoise said. After playing with them for a bit the Dreepy gave the girls their stuff back. As the dreepy that was holding Turquoise’s bag was coming down it accidentally dropped it and one of the Pokeballs inside flew at it and captured it. After a few shakes, it clicked shut and vanished.

“ Looks like you just caught a Dreepy,” Rainbow said.

“ But how do we get out of here?” Applejack asked. The girls looked around the room until Twilight came across what looked like an ornate looking Pokeball on top of the dresser.

“ Hey, girls, I think I found Ninetail’s Pokeball,” Twilight said.

“ So we can use that to recall that Ninetails that great,” Rainbow said.

“ Turquoise I think you should be the one to do it,” Rarity said.

“ That’s right its most likely that Astrid past away a long time ago and Ninetails will keep lingering here all alone. Since you look like Astrid I think you doing it will at least bring some peace of mind to that Ninetails,” Twilight said.

“ You’re right it must be me who does it,” Turquoise said. Sometime later Ninetails decided to check up on Turquoise and the others. Turquoise approached Ninetails and pulled out her Pokeball. Ninetails looked happy after seeing the Pokeball.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said as the Pokeball absorbed Ninetails and then shattered. After leaving the Mansion the spirit of Ninetails appeared in front of them before walking off and vanishing along with the fog and the illusion of the mansion which revealed to be in a state of disrepair. After returning to the path The girls continued to Silver Town. As they were walking they saw Silver town on the horizon. As soon as the girls arrived they went to the Pokemon Center to rest while Turquoise made a quick call to Professor Oak. After a few rings, Gary appeared on the screen.

“ Good to see you Turquoise and I can guess you're calling about that Dreepy you just caught?” Gary asked.

“ I have, how is it doing?” Turquoise asked.

“ Dreepy seems to be anxious I think she wants to be with you,” Gary said.

“ Then take my Altaria and send her over,” Turquoise said.

“ I am happy to,” Gary said as he prepared to send Dreepy over. After placing Altaria’s Pokeball on the tray it was transported and Dreepy’s Pokeball appeared. After getting her Dreepy Turquoise decided to train with her to see what moves she knows. Dreepy’s moves were Sucker Punch, Astonish, Dragon Tail, and Bite. After doing some training for tomorrow’s contest with Rarity the girls called it a night.





The next day Turquoise and Rarity were changing into their outfits for the contest while the others waited in the stands. Lilian took her place on stage ready to announce the start of the contest.

“ Welcome everyone to the Silver Town Pokemon Contest. Today will surely be filled with breathtaking performances and amazing battles. So before we begin let me first introduce our judges. First, the head of the Pokemon Activities Committee Mr. Contesta,” Lilian said as she pointed at Contesta.

“ It's a pleasure to be here once again Lilian,” Contesta said.

“ Next up is the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Lilian said while pointing at Sukizo.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ And finally Silver Town’s own Nurse Joy,” Lilian said while pointing at Nurse Joy.

“ I can't wait to see what our coordinators have for us today,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now that introductions are out of the way LET'S GET BUSY,” Lilian said. As soon as the contest started the many coordinators went on one by one until it was Turquoise’s turn. “ And now taking the stage is Turquoise.

“ Milotic let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of blue bubbles with Milotic spinning elegantly before landing on the stage. “ Let's start with Aqua Ring. Milotic unleashed a bunch of water particles that formed a ring around her. “ Now use Water Pulse while spinning. Milotic unleashed a spinning water pulse that collided with the Aqua Ring covering Milotic in sparkles.

“ Now that's what I call a beautiful performance, what do you say judges?” Lilian said.

“ A truly spectacular way to show off the majestic beauty of a milotic,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ The way it sparkled made Turquoise’s shiny Milotic even shinier,” Nurse Joy said. After Turquoise returned backstage Rarity took her turn.

“ Meowstic center stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a puff of white smoke with a female variation of Meowstic landing on the stage gracefully. “ Let's start with Magical Leaf. Meowstic unleashed a bunch of leaves from her tail before awaiting Rarity’s next command. “ Now use Disarming Voice. Meowstic began to sing a very harmonious tune as the leaves began to rain down around Meowstic.

“ What a lovely performance,” Lilian said.

“ The timing of that Disarming Voice was perfect,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ It was like watching a pop star sing in the middle of an autumn day,” Nurse Joy said. After returning backstage Turquoise and Rarity waited to see if they made it to the second round. After a while, Lilian appeared on the screen.

“ Sorry for the wait everyone and now after careful consideration here are the eight coordinators moving on to the second round,” Lilian said as the eight profile pics appeared with Turquoise in fourth and Rarity in eighth. After the pics were shuffled the second round began. Turquoise and Rarity won both of their battles and now it was down to just the two of them. “ And now we are down to our last two coordinators. On my left is Rarity and on my right is Turquoise. Five minutes on the clock. Go.

“ Froslass center stage,” Rarity said as she sent out Froslass who appeared out of a puff of smoke.

“ Zoroark let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of music notes around Zoroark.

“ Froslass use Hail. Froslass unleashed a white ball of light that generated a cloud that unleashed a hailstorm which activated Froslass’s Snow Cloak ability. “ Now use Frost Breath on Zoroark. Froslass unleashed a breath of cold air which caused Zoroark to be covered in a thin layer of ice.

“ And that just costs Turquoise some points,” Lilian said as Turquoise’s score went down.

Turquoise: 90%

“ Zoroark use Night Daze to break free. Zoroark built up her power and broke free from the ice while damaging Froslass.

“ And Turquoise strikes back with a powerful Night Daze,” Lilian said as Rarity’s points went down.

Rarity: 80% 

“ Now use Night Slash. Zoroark charged at Froslass with claws covered in dark energy.

“ Not this time. Froslass use Double Team. Froslass split into multiple copies and escaped Zoroark’s attack.

“ I know you would try that. Zoroark use Night Daze while Spinning. Zoroark began spinning around on her tiptoe while building up power for Night Daze and then slammed it on the ground creating an energy field of spiraling dark energy with Zoroark in the center. The energy field expanded and wiped out all the fakes while the real one took some damage while still surviving.

“ And that amazing counter just cost Rarity a mountain of points,” Lilian said as Rarity’s score went down drastically as the timer reached the three-minute mark.

Rarity: 40%

“ That was quite the combination but don,t think you can beat me that easily. Froslass use Double Team. Froslass used another Double Team.

“ Just like last time Zoroark use Night Daze. Zoroark repeated her last move only this time Rarity was ready.

“ Now use Frost Breath from all directions. Froslass along with her clones unleashed a barrage of Frost Breath which froze Zoroark in place with the Night Daze still in the air.

“ and with that Rarity almost evened the score,” Lilian said as Turquosie’s points dropped as the clock reached the one minute thirty second mark.

Turquoise: 50%

“ Not bad but we are not out yet,” Turquoise said as the power from Night Daze broke Zoroark free from the ice. “ Zoroark end this with Knock Off. Zoroark charged at Froslass with her arm glowing in dark energy as the hail suddenly stopped and the clock reached the one minute mark.

“ Froslass dodge that and use Ice Shard. Right before Froslass could follow Rarity’s command Zoroark nailed Froslass for a good amount of damage and fainted which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“ And the winner of the Silver Town Contest is Turquoise,” Lilian shouted as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron with a winner icon on it.

“ We did Zoroark,” Turquoise said as she hugged Zoroark who looked happy.

“ You were fabulous as always, Froslass now rest,” Rarity said as she recalled Froslass while smiling at Turquoise. A few moments later everyone was gathered for the award ceremony.

“ And now Mr. Contesta will award Turquoise with the Silver Ribbon,” Lilian said as Contesta approached Turquoise.

“ That was the most excellent battle you and your opponent showed us,” Contesta said as he handed Turquoise the ribbon.

“ Thank you,” Turquoise said. After the Contest ended the girls all went back to the Pokemon Center to rest up and prepare for the upcoming fight against Team Supernova.
> The Fall Of Team Supernova
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The girls were walking down the path leading to Saffron City until they arrived in front of the gate which was guarded by a couple of Supernova grunts. Before the girls could approach a woman with dark skin and big indigo hair stop them.

“ Where do you kids think you’re going?” The woman asked.

“ To Saffron City, we want to challenge the Gym Leader,” Rainbow said.

“ No you’re not you’re turning around right now,” The woman said before Rainbow lost her temper.

“ LISTEN, LADY, WE ARE GOING IN THERE RATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT,” Rainbow shouted only to be gaged by the woman as she made sure the guards did not here her.

“ Ok fine you may enter. However, you must help us take back Saffron City if you do,” The Woman said. The woman had them follow her down a side path that leads to a big clearing in the middle of the forest with a bunch of medium-sized tents set up like a base camp from a war movie. As soon as the entered the base camp A woman Turquoise recognized from a few years ago with blue hair and matching blue eyes wearing a black dress with pink on the button with boots of the same color approached them.

“ There you are Iris where were you and who are these kids?” The woman asked.

“ Sorry Dawn I was patrolling our side of the gate when I saw these four approaching,” Iris said.

“ Wait? your Dawn I remember seeing you a few years ago,” Turquoise said.

“ Turquoise? What are you doing so far from Pallet Town?” Dawn asked.

“ I started my journey,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s great which path are you taking?” Dawn asked.

“ I’m doing both contests and gym battles,” Turquoise said.

“ Are you sure you can handle it? An old friend of mine always said its best not to do too much at once,” Dawn asked.

“ I can handle it besides I’m getting close to one of my goals,” Turquoise said as she showed Dawn her ribbon case.

“ You have four ribbons already that’s great,” Dawn said.

“ If the two of you are done chatting we have a city to take back,” Iris said.

“ Right so let’s see what Pokemon you four have,” Dawn said. After calling out all of their pokemon Dawn and Iris allowed them to join in the fight to take down Team Supernova. 

“ Is it just the two of you or are their more people?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s just us two stationed here the rest of our forces are stationed at the other three gates,” Iris said. After discussing the plan everyone moved out. Iris took out the guards with her Dragonite which allowed them to get past the gate and into the city. As soon as they made it inside an army of Supernova grunts sent out an army of strange-looking bird-like creatures. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for information.

“ Sigilyph. The Avianoid Pokemon. Psychic power allows these Pokémon to fly. Some say they were the guardians of an ancient city. Others say they were the guardians' emissaries,” The Pokedex said.

“ Dreepy use Sucker Punch on all of them,” Turquoise said as she sent out Dreepy who unleashed all of her power on the army of Sigilyph which after defeating them all caused Dreepy to glow.

“ Looks like dreepy is evolving,” Twilight said as Dreepy began to change form as she grew bigger until the flash died and in her place was a bigger dragon with a single red mark on her belly and a Dreepy hanging on to her head.

“ Drakloak,” The new dragon shouted. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again.

“ Drakloak. The Caretaker Pokemon and the evolved form of Dreepy. It's capable of flying faster than 120 mph. It battles alongside Dreepy and dotes on them until they successfully evolve,” The Pokedex said.

“ And it looks like you have a whole new set of moves as well,” Turquoise said as more Supernova Grunts came.

“ You two go on ahead leave these goons to us,” Rainbow said as she called out her Flygon.

“ No problem. Turquoise come with us we may need you and that Drakloak of yours,” Dawn said before all three of them ran towards the Silph Tower. As they were running more Grunts ambushed them with an army of Houndoom and Mightyena. Before a battle could break out a male voice was heard.

“ Pikachu use Thunderbolt. A yellow mouse-like creature with red cheeks and a thunderbolt shaped tail leaped into the air and unleashed his Thunderbolt on all the Houndoom and Mightyena which knocked them all out.

“ Thanks for the save Ash,” Dawn said.

“ No problem,” Ash said as Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Pikachu. The Mouse Pokemon. Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy,” The Pokedex said.

“ Serena and the others have all the Supernova Grunts out here occupied so let’s storm that tower,” Ash said as all four of them entered the tower. Ash and the others tried to use the elevator but it was not responding as if they turned the power for it off. Ash and the others ran up the stairs and as soon as they reached the sixth floor they were ambushed by a woman with long spiky red hair with a side bang covering her right eye wearing a lab coat.

“ I see you four managed to get past the grunts well now you face me. I’m one of Team Supernova’s admins. Call me Ann,” Ann said as she pulled out her Pokeball.

“ Leave this one to me you three keep going,” Iris said as she called out her Dragonite.

“ You three aren't going anywhere. Garbodor stop them,” Ann said as she called out a creature that looked like a giant heap of garbage with long arms. Before those arms could grab them Dragonite stepped on them thus making Garbodor struggle.

“ Your opponent is me so forget about my friends because I won,t let you stop them,” Iris said.





Meanwhile back outside Twilight and the others in the eastern sector of Saffron put up a good fight until the constant battles began to take their toll on them.

“ There is no end to them,” Twilight said.

“ Tell me about it and we are running out of pokemon to fight with,” Rarity said. Just as things were looking hopeless a couple of voices were heard.

“ Gyrados use Hydro Pump,” A familiar female voice said as Gyrados blasted all the Houndoom with Hydro Pump.

“ Steelix use Hyper Beam,” A male voice said as Steelix blasted all the Mightyena away with a powerful Hyper beam. The voices revealed to be Misty along with a man with dark skin and brown hair with closed eyes.

“It's so good to see you again Misty,” Twilight said.

“ Its good to see you, girls, too,” Misty said.

“ Sorry for taking so long. The grunts on the western end had some healers mixed in so it took longer than we thought,” The man said.

“ Girls meet Brock the previous Pewter City Gym Leader,” Misty said.

“ Did you say previous Pewter City Gym Leader. Are you related to Forrest?” Twilight asked.

“ He is the oldest of my younger siblings. How is the Gym by the way?” Brock asked.

“ Pretty good. Your brother is a skilled Gym Leader,” Twilight said.

“ If you two are done chatting we have more grunts come our way,” Rainbow said.

“ Right leave the healing to me,” Brock said.





Meanwhile, on the southern end of Saffron City, A man with yellow hair and glasses wearing a blue mechanic’s outfit with a big backpack along with two other men, one with green hair and eyes wearing a waiter’s outfit and one with black hair with glasses were fighting an army of grunts as well.

“ Cilen I don,t know how much longer we can keep this up,” The yellow-haired man said to the green-haired man.

“ Hang in there Clement we just need to hold them off until Ash beats Jessie and James. How are you holding up Max,” Cilen asked the black-haired man.

“ Right now not so good. Slacking is getting worn out,” Max said. Just when things were looking hopeless on their end a thunderbolt along with two fire attacks came out of nowhere and wiped out all of the grunt’s pokemon.

“ Thanks for the assist Bonnie,” Clement said to a girl that was younger than him with blonde hair.

“ You as well Serena and May,” Cilen said to a woman with long honey blonde hair and blue eyes and a woman with brown hair.

“ Think nothing of it we are just doing our part to help Ash take back the city,” May said.





Meanwhile, on the Northern end, a group of trainers just defeated the last of the grunts on their end and decided to split up to help the others.

“ Man, that sure was a tough battle,” A woman with dark skin and green hair said to a girl with blonde hair and green eyes.

“ Tell me about it. Snowy almost looks exhausted,” The Blonde girl said while petting her Alolan Ninetails.

“ We need to keep fighting,” A woman with blue hair and blue eyes said.

“ That's right we can,t let our burning spirits die out until Ash takes back the City,” The man with darker skin said as his eyes burned with spirit.

“ Kiawe is right Ash is depending on us to help him take back Saffron City,” A man with orange hair with a bulky build said. After splitting up Kiawe along with the man with orange hair rushed off to aid their forces on the Eastern side while the girls let to aid the southern side.





Back inside Silph Tower the three of them were now stopped on the tenth floor by a man with black hair with glasses wearing a lab coat and a woman with white hair tied in a bun also wearing a lab coat.

“ We are two of Team Supernova’s three admins. I’m Dan,” Dan said.

“ And i’m Margret,” Margret said.

“ Ash leave these two to us you keep going,” Dawn said.

“ You're going nowhere,” Dan said as he and Margaret sent out their Obstagoon and Gallade.

“ Drakloak use Phantom Force. Drakloak suddenly appeared and then struck both Gallade and Obstagoon while Ash kept going. After arriving on the top floor and busting down the door to the CEO’s office Jessie and James looked like they saw a ghost.

“ What is the twerp doing here we thought he was still in Viridian City,” Jessie said.

“ I closed the gym so all my friends and I could take back Saffron City from you creeps and so Sabrina will have a gym to come back to. And don,t even think about trying to escape the entire Kanto Police Force should now have all your grunts arrested and as soon as they get here you two are next,” Ash said.

“ Not if we have anything to say about it. Go Carnivine,” James said as he threw out a flytrap looking creature.

“ You to Seviper,’ Jessie said as she called out her Seviper.

“ Pikachu you remember what to do,” Ash said as Pikachu unleashed a thunderbolt that sent Jessie and James flying through the window and down to the ground but not before landing in a net that was set up by some of Officer Jenny’s men.

“ You two are under arrest for multiple counts of fraud, Stealing, and destruction of both public and private property,” Officer Jenny said as she confiscated all of Jessie and James’s pokeballs.

“ You may have won this round twerp but we will be back and stronger than ever,” Jessie said.

“ No you won,t,” A grunt said as he shed his disguise revealing him to be Lance of the Elite Four.

“ Lance you made it,” Ash said with joy.

“ Sorry for taking so long I had to free all the Pokemon Team Supernova had and destroy their HQ,” Lance said.

“ You destroyed our HQ?” James shouted in shock.

“ That's right Team Supernova is now dead and there won,t be any more criminal syndicates rising out of the cracks,” Lance said as Jessie and James were hauled off to prison.

“ Does that mean?” Ash asked sensing where this was going.

“ The war is now over the good guys have won,” Lance said.





A week later all the residents and Silph workers returned to the city and repaired all the damage Team Supernova caused. Even though things in Saffron City were back to normal turquoise, Twilight, and Rainbow still could not challenge the Saffron City Gym because Sabrina has yet to return from her trip overseas.

“ Maybe we should go find another Gym to challenge,” Twilight said.

“ Be patient girls Sabrina will be back in a few days in the meantime why not look around,” Nurse Joy said.

“ We have been looking around but there is not much to do,” Rainbow said.

“ The Fighting Dojo is holding the annual P1 Tournament Tomorrow. Want to check that out?” Twilight asked.

“ I’m in,” Turquoise said.

“ Beats sitting around here bored out of my mind,” Rainbow said.

“ Nurse Joy can you tell us about this P1 Tournament?” Twilight asked.

“ It's a battle tournament for Fighting-Type Pokemon. Fighting-Type Masters from all over the world gather to compete. If any of you have any Fighting-Types then you can enter,” Nurse Joy explained.

“ This could be good for my Riolu he loves to battle,” Turquoise said.

“ Great this could be a lot of fun,” Twilight said. After looking around the girls all called it a night.
> Tournament Of Power
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Riolu were excited about the P1 Tournament and ran straight for the Fighting Dojo with the others trying to catch up to her.

“ Slow down Turquoise we still have time to eat breakfast,” Twilight said. As they were running Turquoise bumped into a man with blue hair with orange sunglasses wearing a black and orange shirt with blue border shorts and crocs matching his shirt.

“ What’s the rush little lady?” The man asked.

“ I’m signing up for the P1 Tournament,” Turquoise said before her friends caught up to her.

“ What a coincidence so am I but registration is not for another couple of hours,” The man said before Turquoise’s stomach growled. “ And it looks like your stomach is not in tune with your spirit.

“ Told you we had time to eat,” Twilight said.

“ Sorry about that,” Turquoise said. After clearing up the misunderstanding the man showed Turquoise and her friends to a ramen shop that served very good breakfast ramen.

“ Ramen for breakfast?” Applejack asked.

“ Its a very popular tradition back in my home region of Hoenn,” The man said before introducing himself. “ The name is Brawly by the way.

“ I’m Turquoise and these are my friends Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, And Rarity,” Turquoise said. After ordering their food Turquoise noticed a woman with pink hair with a bandage on her nose wearing a blue and black top with white sweatpants with a huge stack of bowls next to her.

“ That girl over there is Maylene the Veilstone City Gym Leader. She is also competing in the tournament and by the looks of it she is carb-loading,” Brawly said before she noticed them.

“ Good to see you Brawly,” Maylene said.

“ You too Maylene. Are you excited about the Tournament?” Brawly asked.

“ As long as I don,t face her right from the start again I am,” Maylene said before paying her bill and leaving.

“ What did she mean by her?” Twilight asked.

“ Last year she and the Gym Leader of the Shalour City Gym battled to see who’s Lucario was the strongest. And after Korina’s Mega Evolved Lucario defeated Maylene’s Lucario Maylene and her Lucario traveled the world looking for Locarionite,” Brawly said as their ramen arrived.

“ Something tells me I don't stand a chance against them,” Turquoise said.

“ Don,t worry its a thirty-two person tournament so odds are you won,t be paired up against them and they are not even the ones to beat. Who you should be worried about is Bea the winner of last year’s P1 Tournament,” Brawly said.

“ Who is Bea?” Turquoise asked.

“ The Gym Leader of the Stow-on-Side Gym and a master of Galar Karate,” Brawly said.

“ Sounds like a tough opponent,” Twilight said.

“ Very tough she even beat Ash many years ago,” Brawly said. As they were talking the time for registration was approaching and after it did Turquoise along with Brawly and Maylene left to enter. After registration closed Turquoise and the rest of the participants were taken to a backroom to await the bracket for the tournament while Twilight and the others went into the stands to watch. As soon as the bracket was drawn Turquoise was relieved to see she was not going up against any of the heavy hitters right off the bat and her match was first. Turquoise and her first-round opponent followed the official to the battlefield.

“ Welcome everyone to the twentieth annual P1 tournament. And now let’s introduce our trainers for the first match. First up a newcomer from Pallet Town Turquoise,” The Announcer said as the crowd went wild as Turquoise alongside her Riolu entered the battlefield. “ And her opponent from Slateport City in the Hoenn Region Carmen. A girl wearing a blue sundress with a matching hat and sandals along with her partner which was a mix between a bird and a luchador. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Hawlucha. The Wrestling Pokemon. It drives its opponents to exhaustion with its agile maneuvers, then ends the fight with a flashy finishing move,” The Pokedex said.

“ Trainers ready. Begin,” The ref said.

“ Go Riolu,” Turquoise said as Riolu walked onto the battlefield.

“ Go Hawlucha,” Carmen said as her Hawlucha leaped onto the battlefield like a wrestler entering the ring.

“ Riolu use Swords Dance. Riolu spun around and was covered in a red aura indicating his attack went up.

“ Hawlucha use Hone Claws. Hawlucha sharpened its claws raising its attack and accuracy. “ Now use Flying Press. Hawlucha leaped into the air and tried to body slam Riolu.

“ Dodge and use Force Palm. Riolu dodged the attack and managed to blast Hawlucha with a powerful Force Palm that knocked it out.

“ Hawlucha is unable to battle Riolu is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right arm at Turquoise. Riolu and Turquoise looked happy with their victory. The rest of the matches went by quickly as the nine masters crushed their opponents with little effort. After the final match ended the remaining sixteen trainers went to the back to see who their round two opponents would be. After seeing her next opponent was Bruno of the Elite Four Turquoise was beginning to feel nervous. Riolu sensing Turquoise’s nervousness takes her hands and places them together before slamming both his palms on Turquoise’s hands making them sting.

“ Ow, what was that for Riolu?” Turquoise asked before realizing she was not nervous anymore. Sometime later Turquoise and Bruno was told to head for the Battlefield.

“ And now its time for the second round and first up the newcomer from Pallet Town Turquoise,” The announcer said as Turquoise and Riolu entered the battlefield. “ And her opponent Bruno of the Elite Four. A man with rippling muscles and messy hair wearing only a pair of ripped white pants and weighted bands on his wrists and ankles.

“ I commend you on making it past the first round now let’s see how you handle my Hitmonlee,” Bruno said as a brown creature with long legs walked onto the field. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Hitmonlee. The kicking Pokemon. This amazing Pokémon has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position,” The Pokedex said.

“ Battle begin,” The ref said.

“ Hitmonlee use Mega Kick. Hitmonlee’s leg glowed as he leaped into the air and prepared to bring his leg down.

“ Dodge and use Force Palm. Riolu managed to dodge and strike back with Force Palm. Turquoise was expecting Hitmonlee to be paralyzed but was shocked to see he wasn’t.

“ What’s the matter? Did my Hitmonlee’s limber ability take you by surprise? This ability prevents paralysis,” Bruno said.

“ No matter we will just keep going. Riolu use Bullet Punch. Riolu’s fists were covered in a red aura as he punched rapidly.

“ We will use Bullet Punch as well. Hitmonlee did the same thing as Riolu and both pokemon matched each other punch for punch until Hitmonlee managed to nail Riolu and caused him to fall forward.

“ Riolu get back up I know you have more in you,” Turquoise shouted which allowed Riolu to get back up.

“ I admire your fighting spirit little Riolu but we are not done yet. Hitmonlee use Blaze Kick. Hitmonlee’s leg was covered in fire as he kicked Riolu for some good damage. Despite the damage and burn Riolu was still standing and looked determined to win. “ You have a strong spirit. I like that. Very well we shall finish you with our strongest move. Hitmonlee use High Jump Kick. Hitmonlee leaped into the air and prepared to slam Riolu with his knee.

“ Dodge that quick. Riolu mustered up as much of his remaining strength as he could and managed to move out of the way in time for Hitmonlee to miss and hurt himself. The pain caused Hitmonlee to faint.

“ Hitmonlee is unable to battle Riolu is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing at Turquoise.

“ We did Riolu, we won against a member of the Elite Four,” Turquoise said joyfully while hugging Riolu. Bruno smiled before recalling his Hitmonlee.

“ You have earned my respect. Keep that flame of yours burning,” Bruno said before leaving. Before the next match started Turquoise and Riolu decided to join her friends in the stands. The next battle was between Maylene and Greta. Maylene and her Lucario gave it everything they had but in the end, Greta and her Medicham were the victors. The rest of the battles went by quickly and after the final battle of the second round ended the announcer took over.

“ And that concludes day one of our tournament. The eight trainers moving on to the semi-finals are Turquoise. Greta, Tia, Chuck, Bea, Brawly, Marshal, and Korina,” The announcer said before declaring day one officially over. Everyone left the arena to either heal their pokemon or leave. Turquoise and her friends were on their way to the Pokemon Center to heal Riolu.

“ Those were some amazing battles,” Twilight said.

“ Agreed, the way Riolu dodged that last kick was awesome,” Rainbow said. After Riolu was healed up for tomorrow the girls all went to bed.





The next day the final eight trainers gathered to see the bracket for semi-finals. The first match was Turquoise vs Greta. Turquoise followed the ref to the battlefield along with a woman with blonde hair wearing a karate outfit.

“ It's time for the first round of the semi-finals. And the first to enter is the newcomer from Pallet Town turquoise,” The Announcer said as Turquoise and Riolu stepped onto their side of the field. “ And her opponent the Frontier Brain of the Battle Arena Greta. The woman from before stepped onto her side of the field with her Medicham while striking a pose.

“ Hope you’re ready for a good battle because we won't lose to you so easily,” Greta said.

“ Then you better bring it,” Turquoise said.

“ Battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Medicham use Ice Punch. Medicham rushed at Riolu with great speed with its fist covered in ice blue energy.

“ Dodge and use Force Palm. Riolu barely dodged the attack and managed to land a good blow on Medicham while also paralyzing it. “ Now use Rock Smash. Riolu’s fist was covered in orange energy as he punched Medicham and sent it back a good distance.

“ Not bad but let’s see how you handle this. Medicham use Drain Punch. Medicham charged at Riolu with its fist spinning and then nailed Riolu for some big damage while recovering some of it. “ Now use Ice Punch. Medicham tried to use Ice Punch but was stopped by the paralysis.

“ Riolu used Force Palm. Riolu used his Force Palm only for Greta to react to it.

“ Dodge and use High Jump Kick. Medicham leaped into the air and prepared to unleash High Jump Kick on Riolu. As Medicham came closer Turquoise prepared to launch her finisher.

“ Dodge and use Force Palm from behind. As soon as Medicham reached the ground Riolu leaped over Medicham and while it was feeling the pain from failing to land High Jump Kick Riolu struck Medicham from behind and caused it to faint.

“ Medicham is unable to battle. Riolu is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said as he pointed to Turquoise.

“ That was a great battle, good luck in the next round,” Greta said before leaving. The other three matches went by smoothly with Tia. Bea, and Korina moving on to the next round. After everyone’s pokemon were healed the bracket for the finals was revealed. It was Turquoise vs Korina and Bea Vs Tia. Turquoise and Korina proceeded to the Battlefield raring to go.

“ And now it's time for the finals and first up we have Turquoise against Tia,” The announcer said as Turquoise and A girl with long wine red hair wearing a simple pink dress entered the battlefield.

“ Congrats on getting this far but I'm afraid this is where it ends for you,” Tia said.

“ You're wrong, it's your advancement that ends here,” Turquoise said.

“ Battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Go Riolu,” Turquoise said as Riolu entered the battle.

“ Go Scrafty,” Tia said as Scrafty entered the battle. “ Let's start with Focus Blast. Scrafty generated a sphere of green energy and threw it at Riolu.

“ Send it back with Force Palm. Riolu struck the Focus Blast with Force Palm and sent it back with almost twice the speed which not only nailed Scrafty but beat it in one blow.

“ Scrafty is unable to battle. Riolu is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said. Tia stormed off after losing while Turquoise decided to watch the next match with her friends. As soon as Turquoise joined her friends a woman with short hair with a black and orange hairband wearing an orange, white, and black sports uniform with the number 193 on it with white knee guards and no shoes along with a woman with a big blonde ponytail wearing a red and white roller derby outfit.

“ And now the second match will be between Bea and her Machamp and Korina and her Lucario,” The announcer said while Turquoise used her Pokedex on Machamp.

“ Machamp. The Superpower Pokemon. One of these Pokémon once used its immeasurable strength to lift a large ship that was in trouble. It then carried the ship to port,” The Pokedex said. The battle was intense but in the end, Bea won with a powerful Dynamic Punch. Turquoise went back to the competitor’s section to get herself mentally ready to face Bea. Riolu could sense Turquoise’s fear and assured her she would be fine as long as she did her best. Sometime later Turquoise and Bea stepped onto the battlefield ready for the final match.

“ And now it's time for the final match. Who will be the winner? Will it be Turquoise the newcomer or will it be Bea the Stow-On-Side Gym Leader?” The Announcer said which got the crowd hyped up.

“ I will admit you have skill but those other trainers were soft compared to me,” Bea said.

“ We shall see who is soft after this battle,” Turquoise said.

“ Battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Go Riolu,” Turquoise said as Riolu rushed onto the field.

“ Go Machamp,” Bea said as Machamp stomped onto the field and shook Riolu off balance a little. Bea was doing some movement with her arms before taking a stance with her upper arms by her side and her lower arms pointing forward with her fists clenched. “ Start with Bulk Up. Machamp flexed all four of his arms as his attack and defense stats rose. Bea punched her left arm forward. “ Now use Dynamic Punch. Machamp charged at Riolu with a fist covered in orange energy.

“ Dodge and use Force Palm. Riolu managed to use his small size to outspeed the Dynamic Punch and strike back with a Force Palm only for Machamp to repel it.

“ Did you honestly think an attack like that would work on an opponent bigger than you,” Bea said, not impressed with Riolu’s Force Palm. “ Machamp use Seismic Toss. Machamp grabbed Riolu and leaped into the air while somersaulting. After a few seconds Machamp threw Riolu and caused him to smash into the ground. Riolu was looking like he was in great pain.

“ Come on Riolu get up,” Turquoise said in a worried tone. Riolu used all the strength he had left to try and get back up. “ DON’T GIVE UP YOU CAN DO IT. Suddenly Riolu began to glow before getting back up.

“ It's about time Riolu started to evolve,” Rainbow said. Riolu began to grow bigger while his body changed shape. After the glow died down, A bigger Jackal-like creature stood where Riolu once did. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Lucario. The Aura Pokemon and the evolved form of Riolu. It controls waves known as auras, which are powerful enough to pulverize huge rocks. It uses these waves to take down its prey,” The Pokedex said.

“ And it looks like you learned a new move as well,” Turquoise said.

“ Don’t think just because your Riolu evolved means you won yet. Machamp use Close combat. Machamp charged at Lucario and began punching rapidly.

“ Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario unleashed his Bullet Punch and managed to match Machamp punch for punch which caused both moves to cancel each other out. “ Now let's show Machamp a real Force Palm. Lucario placed his palm on Machamp and this time was able to push Machamp back to his side of the field while also paralyzing him.

“ Not bad you even managed to paralyze my Machamp but all you did was just trigger his guts ability so now his attack power goes up by 50%,” Bea said as her Machamp looked stronger. “ Let's end this with Dynamic Punch. Machamp charged at Lucario with his Dynamic Punch which did not faze Turquoise at all.

“ Time to show them your new move. Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario generated a sphere of blue energy and then launched it at Machamp who was struck by it and fainted.

“ Machamp is unable to battle. Lucario is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said as he pointed at Turquoise.

“ And that's it folks the winner and this year’s P1 Champion is Turquoise and her Lucario,” The announcer said as Turquoise’s image along with a winner icon appeared on the screen. Sometime later Turquoise was given a trophy shaped like a fist and a black belt for her Lucario.

“ That black Belt increases the power of Fighting-Type Moves so wear it with pride Lucario,” The leader of the Fighting Dojo said. After all the excitement of the P1 Tournament died down Turquoise went to the Pokemon Center to have Lucario healed.

“ Your Lucario is all healed and back in fighting shape,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Thanks, Nurse Joy,” Turquoise said.

“ And I also have some good news. Sabrina just came back from her trip to Pokestar Studios and is awaiting challengers at her gym,” Nurse Joy said.

“ That's great to hear,” Turquoise said. After celebrating Turquosie’s victory in the P1 Tournament the girls called it a night.
> Slow and Steady Wins The Battle
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was going over her strategy and who she would be using for today’s battle after being told what type of gym leader Sabrina was. Turquoise thought back to what Misty told her about Sabrina.

“ If you are going to face Sabrina let me tell you a little something about her. Sabrina uses Psychic-type pokemon so think carefully about how you’re going to tackle them,” Misty said before the flashback ended. Turquoise went over all her options and decided to use Zoroark and Dracloak since they have the type advantage when it comes to Psychic-Types. She also considered what else she had that could help her out. After thinking it over Turquoise decided to have Professor Oak send her one of her other Pokemon. After dialing his number Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

“ Hi, Turquoise what can I do for you today?” Professor Oak asked.

“ I need you to send me my Corviknight,” Turquoise said.

“ Sure thing and you will be happy to know Corviknight Is much faster than before. So who will you be sending over in exchange?” Professor Oak asked.

“ My Lucario, after winning the P1 Tournament I figured he could use some rest,” Turquoise said while placing Lucario’s Pokeball on the tray. The Pokeball was sent through the tube and was replaced with another one. “ Corviknight made it safely on my end.

“ And Lucario made it on my end,” Professor Oak said before hanging up. After getting her team together Turquoise along with her friends left for the Saffron City Gym. After entering the gym the girls saw a bunch of rooms full of gym trainers doing some psychic training. As soon as they reached the battlefield a woman with long green hair wearing a fuchsia and teal dress with some black parts approached them.

“ So you four have come,” The woman said.

“ Are you Sabrina the Gym Leader?” Turquoise asked.

“ Indeed I am. I had a vision you all would be coming to challenge me. I have had Psychic powers since I was little. It all started when I carelessly threw a spoon aside and it bent itself into an unnatural shape,” Sabrina said.

“ That’s cool and all but will you accept our challenge?” Twilight asked.

“ I dislike battling, but if you wish to then I will show you my power starting with the girl with the red hair,” Sabrina said as her eyes began to glow.

“ The name is Turquoise and I will show you a great battle,” Turquoise said as she stepped up to the field. Before the battle started a man with a beard walked up to the ref’s spot.

“ The battle between Sabrina the Gym Leader and Turquoise the Challenger will now begin. Each side will you four Pokemon and the battle will be over when all four of one side’s pokemon are unable to battle. Furthermore, only the challenger will be allowed to substitute pokemon,” The Ref said.

“ Got it,” Turquoise said.

“ Whatever you say, father,” Sabrina said.

“ Let the battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Go Slowbro,” Sabrina said as she levitated her Pokeball and sent it flying before it popped open and unleashed a pink creature with a conch shell on its tail. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex after seeing it.

“ Slowbro. The Hermit Crab Pokemon. Slowpoke became Slowbro when a Shellder bit on to its tail. Sweet flavors seeping from the tail make the Shellder feel as if its life is a dream,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise took a moment to think of what would work well against Slowbro and then made her choice.

“ Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as she sent her Venusaur onto the battlefield. “ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed a massive flurry of pink petals that filled the entire battlefield.

“ Slowbro use Psychic on the whole field. Slowbro managed to stop the Petal Blizzard with psychic and send it all back to Venusaur who took some significant damage. “ Now use Trick Room. Slowbro’s eyes glowed a bright blue as a room made of blue energy began to build itself around the Battlefield which confused Turquoise.

“ What is the meaning of that room?” Rainbow asked.

“ That is the move Trick Room. It creates a distorted space where the slowest pokemon becomes the fastest and vice versa which is bad for Turquoise,” Twilight said.

“ Why would you say that?” Rainbow asked.

“ Up til now, Turquoise has relied on using speed to either dodge her opponent’s attacks or strike back. But now that her pokemon have become slower they are now sitting Ducklett,” Twilight said.

“ Well, this is bad. Venusaur use Petal Blizzard again. Venusaur unleashed another Petal Blizzard but this one was much slower.

“ Slowbro use Disable. Slowbro’s eyes glowed blue as a blue aura covered Venusaur and shut down the Petal Blizzard.

“ What gives?” Turquoise said.

“ Not your Petal Blizzard that’s what. Disable is a move that prevents your Venusaur from using the move it used last so as long as Venusaur is out he can't use Petal Blizzard,” Sabrina said.

“ Fine if we can't use that move we will use another. Venusaur use Seed Bomb. Venusaur fired a bunch of seeds that moved slowly through the air.

“ Like that will work. Slowbro use Zen Headbutt. Slowbro moved like a bullet and managed to nail Venusaur with a headbutt that was glowing blue thus sending Venusaur flying into the wall of the Trick Room. Venusaur managed to hang on after getting back up. Venusaur was glowing with a green aura indicating Overgrow has been activated.

“ Hang in there Venusaur,” Turquoise said.

“ Time to end this. Slowbro use another Zen Headbutt. Slowbro charged at Venusaur again but this time Turquoise was ready.

“ Now Venusaur use Seed Bomb from point-blank. Venusaur fired another Seed Bomb but this time Slowbro was nailed by it and was sent flying towards the previous Seed Bomb which detonated on impact which caused Slowbro to faint.

“ Slowbro is unable to battle Venusaur is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Slowbro return,” Sabrina said as she recalled her Slowbro.

“ What just happened?” Rainbow asked.

“ You see Rainbow Turquoise noticed her attacks were moving slower than normal and took advantage of it,” Twilight said.

“ But how did she manage to pull off that explosive finish?” Rainbow asked.

“ You see Rainbow the first Seed Bomb was still moving at slow speed so it was stuck in a form of stasis. Turquoise knowing she could not out speed that Slowbro waited until it was close enough to nail it with another Seed Bomb which was much stronger thanks to Overgrow. And as soon as Slowbro made contact with the seeds that were in stasis they exploded with the same amount of power as the second one which resulted in her victory,” Twilight explained which made Rainbow’s head hurt.

“ Not bad you even managed to use my Trick Room to your advantage but that does not mean I am done. Go Bronzong,” Sabrina said as she levitated another Pokeball and threw it which caused it to pop open and unleash a blue bell-like creature. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again.

“ Bronzong. The Bronze Bell Pokemon. Some believe it to be a deity that summons rain clouds. When angered, it lets out a warning cry that rings out like the tolling of a bell,” The Pokedex said.

“ I will stick with my Venusaur,” Turquoise said.

“ So be it. Bronzong use Gyro Ball. Bronzong began spinning at high speed with two white flashes of energy on its arms. Bronzong then charged at Venusaur.

“ Venusaur use Synthesis. Venusaur tried to heal himself but was too late and fainted.

“ Venusaur is unable to battle Bronzong is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his left flag at Sabrina.

“ Venusaur return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Venusaur. “ You did your best now rest. Turquoise considered her next pokemon carefully for a moment and made her choice. “ Go, my friend. Turquoise threw her next Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Drakloak.

“ Like that will beat us. Bronzong use Psychic. Bronzong unleashed its Psychic only for Drakloak to be unaffected.

“ Our turn. Drakloak use Night Daze. Drakloak unleashed a pulse of black energy that managed to hit Bronzong for some decent damage. Sabrina looked intrigued by why Psychic did not affect.

“ Bronzong use Gyro Ball. Bronzong spun around and after hitting Drakloak it transformed into Zoroark.

“ You have a Zoroark? No wonder my Psychic did not affect dark-types are immune to Psychic-type moves,” Sabrina said. As she was saying that the walls of the Trick Room were beginning to look close to fading.

“ Now that Illusion is broken. Zoroark use Night Slash. Zoroark moved slowly due to the Trick room still being in effect.

“ Bronzong strike back with Gyro Ball. Bronzong spun fast and collided with Zoroark’s Night Slash. As soon as the Trick Room faded Zoroark struck back fast and sent Bronzong back.

“ Now that Trick Room is gone Zoroark finish this with Night Daze. Zoroark unleashed her signature attack but not before Sabrina had one last trick up her sleeve.

“ Bronzong use Future Sight. Bronzong fired a white sphere into the air which disappeared. Afterward, Bronzong was struck by Night Daze and fainted.

“ Bronzong is unable to battle. Zoroark is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Bronzong return,” Sabrina said as she recalled Bronzong.

“ Turquoise has got this,” Rainbow said with confidence.

“ I would not chalk this one up yet because Sabrina is up to something,” Twilight said.

“ Please her last move was a complete dud,” Rainbow said.

“ Just keep watching and you will see what I mean,” Twilight said knowing Rainbow would understand better if she saw it for herself.

“ Go Mr. Mime,” Sabrina said as she sent out a Mime-like creature. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again.

“ Mr. Mime. The Berrier Pokemon. It's known for its top-notch pantomime skills. It protects itself from all sorts of attacks by emitting auras from its fingers to create walls,” The Pokedex said.

“ Can you still keep going?” Turquoise asked Zoroark who nodded yes. “ Then let's use Night Daze. Zoroark unleashed her Night Daze which covered the whole field.

“ Mr.Mime use Dazzling Gleam. Mr. Mime unleashed a bright flash that collided with Night Daze. Both moves pushed against each other until the Dazzling Gleam overpowered Night Daze and nailed Zoroark for huge damage. Zoroark tried her best to stay standing but fainted.

“ Zoroark is unable to battle Mr. Mime is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his left flag at Sabrina.

“ Zoroark return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Zoroark. “ You were amazing out there now, rest up. Turquoise wasted no time in calling her next pokemon. “ Go Corviknight. Corviknight came out and hovered over the field. Corviknight use Steel Wing. Corviknight flew at Mr. Mime with wings made of steel.

“ Mr. Mime use Reflect. Mr. Mime waved his hands around until a barrier appeared which caused Corviknight to ram into it like a bird on a glass window. “ Now use Trick Room. The same room from before appeared and this Time Mr.Mime began to move faster. “ Now use Psybeam. Mr. Mime fired a rainbow-colored beam at Corviknight.

“ Corviknight try to dodge that. Corviknight tried to fly out of the way but the Trick Room made it impossible and ended up getting nailed by it and confused. Corviknight kept attacking the Reflect and ended up hurting himself. “ Corviknight Return. Corviknight returned to his Pokeball before he could cause any more harm to himself.

“ Let me guess your next Pokemon is Drakloak?” Sabrina said, remembering what Zoroark transformed into.

“ Correct, I'm guessing Zoroark’s Illusion gave it away,” Turquoise said as she called out the real Drakloak.

“ No matter I will just defeat it as I did to Zoroark,” Sabrina said.

“ We shall see. Drakloak use Phantom Force. Drakloak suddenly vanished into the shadows.

“ Mr. Mime stay on your guard Drakloak could come from anywhere. Mr. Mime looked confused until Drakloak appeared behind him and then phased through him causing a great amount of damage. “ Mr. Mime use Psybeam. Mr.Mime fired a Psybeam at Drakloak that did not faze Turquoise.

“ Drakloak use Sucker Punch. Drakloak countered with her a punch that managed to nail Mr.Mime for enough damage to cause it to faint while Drakloak took some damage but not enough to defeat her.

“ Mr. Mime is unable to battle Drakloak is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise. Before Turquoise could enjoy her victory a rift opened and unleashed a barrage of white blasts on Drakloak with enough power to finish her. “ Drakloak is also unable to battle.

“ What just happened?” Rainbow asked.

“ Remember that move you said was a dud well it wasn't. That was called Future Sight. It's an attack that strikes your opponent a few turns later even if the pokemon that cast the move is not on the field,” Twilight explained.

“ It's been a while since anyone has managed to push me this far,” Sabrina said as Turquoise recalled her Drakloak. Sabrina levitated another Pokeball and threw it. “ Go Alakazam. A yellow and brown anthropomorphic creature with a long mustache wielding two big spoons appeared. Turquoise being curious as always pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Alakazam. The Psi Pokemon. It has an incredibly high level of intelligence. Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death,” The Pokedex said.

“ Corviknight come back out,” Turquoise said as she called Corviknight back out.

“ Alakazam use Psycho Cut. Alakazam created a blade of psychic energy and sent it flying towards Corviknight.

“ Dodge and use Hone Claws. Corviknight barely managed to dodge the attack while sharpening his claws thus raising his attack and accuracy. “ Keep using Hone claws back to back.

“ Two can play at that game. Alakazam use Psycho Cut back to back. Alakazam unleashed multiple Psycho Cuts while Corviknight kept dodging and using Hone Claws until his attack and accuracy were maxed out. As soon as Corviknight maxed his stats out the Trick Room faded.

“ Just what I've been waiting for. Corviknight use Power Trip. Corviknight attack Alakazam with wings covered in a dark aura.

“ Alakazam use Recover. Alakazam healed itself before Corviknight backed away. “ Now use Psychic. Alakazam caught Corviknight in its Psychic and slammed him on the ground. Despite the damage, Corviknight was airborne again.

“ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight charged at Alakazam with his beak spinning. Sabrina did not look fazed.

“ That won't beat me. Alakazam use Tri Attack. Alakazam unleashed a triangle-like attack that managed to nail Corviknight and burn him. Despite the damage, Corviknight kept going and managed to nail Alakazam for enough damage to cause it to faint.

“ Alakazam is unable to battle Corviknight is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ We did it, we won,” Turquoise said as she hugged her Corviknight. After recalling her Alakazam Sabrina regained control of herself and approached Turquoise.

“ Turquoise that was one of the most splendid battles I ever had and as proof of your victory at the Saffron City Gym I present you with the Marsh Badge,” Sabrina said as she gave Turquoise a round yellow badge with a ring in the center.

“ All right I just got a Marsh Badge,” Turquoise said before placing it in her badge case.

“ So any ideas where you're going next?” Sabrina asked.

“ Not sure yet maybe the next gym or the next contest,” Turquoise said.

“ I don't know where the next contest is but as for the next Gym might I suggest the Cinnabar Island Gym,” Sabrina said.

“ Where is Cinnabar Island?” Turquoise asked Applejack. After looking it up Applejack gave her verdict.

“ Far. Very far,” Applejack said.

“ What do you mean?” Turquoise asked. Applejack showed her friends the map.

“ Currently we are in Saffron City and all the way over here is Cinnabar Island,” Applejack said as she pointed to an island way off the coast of Pallet Town.

“ So you're saying I have to backtrack all the way home and then find a boat that will take me to Cinnabar island?” Turquoise asked.

“ That won't be necessary. There is a ferry in Fuschia City that will take you to the Seafoam Islands which are not too far from Cinnabar Island,” Sabrina said.

“ I will think about it,” Turquoise said. As soon as the girls left and returned to the Pokemon Center Nurse Joy approached Turquoise.

“ Is one of you Turquoise?” Nurse Joy asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ You got a letter from someone,” Nurse Joy said as she hands Turquoise a letter with a rose attached to it. After opening the envelope and taking the letter out Turquoise began reading it.

“ Dear Turquoise I have been monitoring your progress through the Kanto Contest Circuit and I am impressed with your progress hence I challenge you to enter the Chrysanthemum Island Pokemon Contest where we shall battle for the right to enter the Grand Festival. B,” The Note said.

“ Well that decides it next stop Chrysanthemum Island,” Turquoise said.

“ You're in luck. That is between Fuschia City and the Seafoam Islands,” Applejack said.

“ So does that mean you are going to split off from us again?” Rarity asked.

“ It does. I've been challenged so I don't have time to hang around here waiting for Twilight and Rainbow,” Turquoise said.

“ Then let us all meet in Viridian City after we each have our seventh badges,” Twilight said.

“ Sounds good to me,” Turquoise said. After having her Pokemon healed Turquoise and the girls all called it a night.





The next day Applejack prepared some food for Turquoise’s journey.

“ This should get you through a few meals until you reach Lavender Town. Do you still remember the way to Fuchsia City?” Applejack asked.

“ Follow the river until I reach the bend and then turn left,” Turquoise said.

“ Correct,” Applejack said.

“ Good luck in the contest,” Rarity said as Turquoise prepared to leave.

“ Until we meet again my friends,” Turquoise said before leaving to the next place her journey takes her.
> Island Hopping Towards The Goal
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was relaxing on the ferry that was heading for the Seafoam Islands after two whole days of walking. While she was relaxing an announcement played over the intercom.

“ Attention passengers we are arriving on Chrysanthemum Island,” The announcement said. As soon as the ferry docked all the passengers left to explore the Island. As soon as Turquoise got off a woman with short salmon-colored hair wearing a yellow top and orange skirt was waiting for her.

“ Are you Turquoise?” The woman asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m Brianna and I’m the one who sent you the note,” Brianna said.

“ So you did. You mentioned that whoever wins earns the right to enter the Grand Festival? So does that mean you already have four ribbons?” Turquoise asked.

“ I sure do but don't think you can beat me so easily,” Brianna said.

“ I’m looking forward to it,” Turquoise said before leaving for the Pokemon Center. As she was walking she heard the people she passed by talking about how they were looking forward to seeing Brianna win this contest. As soon as she arrived at the Pokemon center Turquoise decided to call Professor Oak to enlist two pokemon she hasn’t used for a while. After ringing a few times Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

“ Always good to see you Turquoise. Where are you calling from?” Professor Oak asked.

“ I’m on Chrysanthemum Island right now,” Turquoise said.

“ Ah, good old Chrysanthemum Island with its sunny weather and lovely beaches. That sure takes me back to my traveling days. But enough about my journey, tell me what are you calling for?” Professor Oak asked.

“ I would like you to send me my Vibrava and Espeon,” Turquoise said.

“ Good choices they sure missed you a lot. So who will you be sending over for them?” Professor Oak asked.

“ My Milotic and Drakloak,” Turquoise said.

“ I will go get them,” Professor Oak said. A bit later Professor Oak set things up on his end and after making the exchange Turquoise went off to the beach to train with her old friends.

“ Espeon and Vibrava come on out,” Turquoise said as she threw her two Pokeballs which unleashed them both. After seeing Turquoise they both tackled her lovingly while rubbing up against her. “ I missed you guys too and it's time for some catch-up training since we have a couple of days before the contest. Turquoise and her pokemon spent hours training and Vibrava suddenly began to glow. Turquoise knew this meant that Vibrava was evolving. Vibrava began to change shape as he grew bigger. As soon as the flash died down a Flygon hovered where Vibrava once was. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to learn more about her new Flygon.

“ Flygon. The Mystic Pokemon and the evolved form of Vibrava. It is nicknamed the Desert Spirit because the flapping of its wings sounds like a woman singing,” The Pokedex said. 

“ And you learned some new moves too,” Turquoise said.

“ Congrats on your Vibrava evolving,” A girl with poofy pink hair and blue eyes wearing a pink top with a blue ruffle skirt said while a small blue gator-like pokemon danced around.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m Pinkie by the way and this is my partner Totodile,” Pinkie said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Totodile. The Big Jaw Pokemon. Its powerful, well-developed jaws are capable of crushing anything. Even its Trainer must be careful,” The Pokedex said.

“ So what are you training for?” Pinkie asked.

“ The upcoming Pokemon Contest,” Turquoise said.

“ Neat, My friend Rarity is into contests too,” Pinkie said.

“ You know Rarity? So do I,” Turquoise said.

“ No way you met her already?” Pinkie asked in shock.

“ Along with her friends Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash,” Turquoise said.

“ Any idea where they are now?” Pinkie asked.

“ They must have left Saffron City by now. I don't know where they are going now but what I do know is that me, Twilight, and Rainbow made a promise to meet again in Viridian City after we each earned our seventh Gym Badges,” Turquoise said.

“ You are doing Gym Battles too? Aren’t you doing too much at once?” Pinkie asked.

“ Not at all I love contests but at the same time I want my pokemon to grow stronger and the best way to do that is to face strong opponents,” Turquoise said. After noticing the sun going down Turquoise and Pinkie decided to call it a night.





The day of the contest arrived and Turquoise was feeling both Nervous and Excited or Nervouscited as Pinkie put it. As soon as the other coordinators came backstage Lilian appeared on the tv in the waiting area.

“ Greeting everyone from the always sunny Chrysanthemum Island. I am your always energetic MC Lilian here to see who gets the Chrysanthemum Ribbon. And Now let’s introduce the judges. First up is the head of the Pokemon Activities Committee Mr. Contesta,” Lilian said as she pointed to Contesta.

“ A pleasure to be back here on this bright sunny day Lilian,” Contesta said.

“ Next up is the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Lilian said while pointing to Sukizo.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ And finally Chrysanthemum Island’s own Nurse Joy,” Lilian said while pointing to Nurse Joy.

“ I can’t wait to see what our coordinators have in store for us on this bright day,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now without further ado LET’S GET BUSY,” Lilian said. The many coordinators performed one by one with amazing performances until it was Briana’s turn. “ And now taking the stage is Briana.

“ Masquerain come on out,” Briana said as she threw a Pokeball that popped open and unleashed a bunch of bubbles with an insect-like pokemon in the center of them. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Masquerain. The Eyeball Pokemon. Its antennae have eye patterns on them. Its four wings enable it to hover and fly in any direction,” The Pokedex said.

“ Masquerain use Silver Wind while spinning. Masquerain began spinning in place before encasing itself in a silver tornado. “ Now use Water Sport. Masquerain then covered itself in a bubble before it burst and added some sparkle to the Silver Wind tornado.

“ And Masquerain sparkles from inside the Silver Wind Tornado,” Lilian said before the tornado exploded leaving Masquerain with a shining coat that glistened from the sun’s rays.

“ A great way to show off Masquerain’s beauty,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ That takes me back to seeing another coordinator’s performance many years ago,” Nurse Joy said.  After Briana returned backstage it was Turquoise’s turn.

“ Ninetails let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of orange flames that encircled Ninetails before she landed elegantly on the stage. “ Let’s start with Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her flamethrower in a straight line. “ Now use Extrasensory on the Flamethrower. Ninetails used her Extrasensory to turn the stream of fire into a bunch of rings before leaping through them while spinning. “ Now finish with Fire Blast while spinning. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast while leaping back through the rings of fire and managed to absorb all the flames into her coat which caused her to glow brightly.

“ And Turquoise finishes with a glowing Ninetails,” Lilian said.

“ A very unique way to combine two of the strongest fire-type attacks a Fire-type pokemon can use,” Contesta said.

“ Very Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ Not to mention how Ninetails looks like the mythical kitsune its lore is based on,” Nurse Joy said. The rest of the Coordinators went on one after the other and after the last performance concluded The judges took some time to discuss who will be moving on to the second round.

“ That was amazing,” Briana said.

“ Your performance was pretty good too,” Turquoise said. After a few minutes, Lilian appeared on the screen.

“ Sorry for the wait everyone. So without further ado here are the eight coordinators who will be moving on to the second round,” Lilian said as the eight trainers appeared on screen with Turquoise taking first and Briana taking third. The profile pics were shuffled and the matchups were set. Both Turquoise and Brianna thought their way through the other trainers until it was the two of them. “ And now we are down to the last two coordinators. On my left is Brianna and on my right is Turquoise. Time to see who will win the ribbon. Five minutes on the clock go.

“ Flygon come on out,” Briana said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of stars before Flygon appeared out of them.

“ Espeon let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said before throwing her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of black smoke which Espeon appeared out of.

“ Flygon use Dragon Breath. Flygon unleashed a breath of blue fire at Espeon.
“ Espeon use Psychic to send it back. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue as she managed to send the Dragon Breath back at Flygon.

“ Flygon use Flamethrower. Flygon unleashed a stream of fire that collided with the reflected Dragon Breath which was sent back at Espeon and dealt a lot of damage.

“ And Flygon manages to send the attack right back costing Turquoise a lot of points,” Lilian said as Turquoise’s point meter went down by forty percent.

Turquoise: 60%

“ Not bad but it's nothing we can’t bounce back from. Espeon use Morning Sun. Espeon was bathed in sunlight as her heath returned to full power thanks to the strong sunlight already in the arena.

“ Like that will work. Flygon use Flamethrower again. Flygon unleashed another Flamethrower but this time Turquoise was prepared for it.

“ Espeon use Swift while spinning. Espeon unleashed a tornado of stars that created a vacuum and snuffed out the Flamethrower while also dealing some damage to Flygon. Every time Flygon tried to break free the swift could strike back.

“ And Espeon managed to not only stop Flamethrower in its tracks it also trapped Flygon in a Swift tornado,” Lilian said as Briana’s points went down by fifty percent.

Briana: 50%

“ Not bad you even managed to trap my Flygon but not for long. Flygon use Supersonic. Flygon flapped its wings hard which not only created a soundwave powerful enough to break free from the swift tornado but also attempted to confuse Espeon which failed and caused Flygon to get confused which cost both sides points with three minutes left on the clock.

Turquoise: 50%

Briana: 40%

“ Why is my Flygon confused instead of your Espeon?” Briana asked.

“ It's thanks to Espeon’s Magic Bounce ability which sends all non-damaging attacks back to the pokemon that launched them,” Turquoise said. “ Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam and managed to deal enough damage to knock Flygon out which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“ And that's it folks the winner of the Chrysanthemum Ribbon is Turquoise,” Lilian said as the crowd went wild.

“ Flygon you were great,” Briana said before recalling it. Everyone gathered for the award ceremony and Lilian took the mic.

“ And now Mr. Contesta will award Turquoise with the Chrysanthemum Ribbon,” Lilian said as Contesta approached Turquoise.

“ I Believe this is your fifth ribbon. We look forward to seeing you at the Grand Festival at the Indigo Plateau in two months,” Contesta said before giving Turquoise her ribbon. Sometime later Turquoise decided to call the others to tell them about her victory. After a few rings Rarity appeared on the screen.

“ Turquoise darling it's good to hear from you,” Rarity said.

“ Guess who won her fifth ribbon,” Turquoise said.

“ You did that's great news,” Rarity said.

“ Where are you guys now?” Turquoise asked.

“ Twilight, Applejack and I are in Sapphire City for the Sapphire City Contest. As for Rainbow, we don't know where she went,” Rarity said.

“ In any case, I must be going since I have a boat to catch. Good luck on the contest,” Turquoise said before hanging up. After hanging up and reclaiming her pokemon Turquoise left for the port to catch the ferry for the Seafoam Islands. After boarding the ferry Turquoise looked forward to where her adventure takes her next.
> Where On Cinnabar Island Is Blaine's Gym?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was relaxing on the ferry to Cinnabar Island hyped for her next Gym Battle. As she was talking to her pokemon about it another trainer who was on board burst her bubble by saying Cinnabar Island has no gym. Turquoise knew they were lying since Sabrina told her about it herself. As soon as the ferry made it to Cinnabar Island Turquoise was surprised to see a ton of shops and stalls.

“ Strange I thought there would be other trainers here beside me. I wonder what makes this place such a tourist trap?” Turquoise asked herself before bumping into a man with long dark blonde hair with a matching mustache and sunglasses.

“ The answer is a riddle. What do tourists think is hot and cool?” the man asked. Turquoise began thinking until the answer hit her.

“ I got it its Hot Springs they are hot but tourists think they are cool,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s right. You see kid because of the volcano there are lots of Hot Springs here on Cinnabar Island. And every year more and more tourists come to visit them. They have taken over Cinnabar Island. Trainers don,t come anymore,” The man said before falling to his knees. “ TOURISTS THEY RUINED THE ISLAND,”

“ Is the gym still here I came all this way to challenge it?” Turquoise asked.

“ Blaine’s Gym is where you put your glasses,” The man said.

“ In front of your eyes?” Turquoise asked.

“ Your right again. Blaine’s gym is in front of your eyes,” The man said before pointing to the torn remains of an old building.

“ That’s it that wreck?” Turquoise asked.

“ Blaine got tired of battling tourists who cared more about postcards and T-shirts then about Pokemon. That’s when he abandoned the gym,” The man said.

“ But I care about Pokemon and I traveled all this way to earn my seventh badge,” Turquoise said.

“ I’m afraid you came to the wrong place,” The man said before handing Turquoise a card that said The Big Riddle In on it. After reading it the man mysteriously vanished. Turquoise figured she might as well just head to the Pokemon Center and maybe ask around for information about Blaine. As soon as she entered the place was filled to the brim with tourists.

“ If you are here to ask for a room don,t bother we are so filled that gues are even sleeping in the lobby,” Nurse Joy said.

“ I’m not here for that I was wondering if you knew where I could find Blaine the Gym Leader?” Turquoise asked.

“ There have been rumors that Blaine built a secret gym for trainers who are serious about Pokemon and being the quiz master that he is won,t give you a straight answer. As for what kind of Pokemon he uses. Blaine is a master of Fire-Type Pokemon,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Thank you for the info. By the way is the vidphone available?” Turquoise asked.

“ Your free to check but I would not hold your breath if I were you,” Nurse Joy said. Turquoise was in luck the vidphone was not being used by someone currently. After dialing the number Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

“ Ah Turquoise its always a pleasure to see you,” Professor Oak said.

“ Same with you. I need you to send me my Milotic,” Turquoise said.

“ Certainly I assume you know what to do by now?” Professor Oak asked.

“ Sure do I’m sending over my Corviknight,” Turquoise said. After making the exchange Turquoise left to do some training with Milotic before trying to find Blaine’s Gym. As Turquoise was exploring the Island she came across a store that sold what looked like records. After going inside Turquoise noticed these records were labeled with TR followed by a number.

“ I see you have quite the eye. That one is TR03 Hydro Pump,” The owner said.

“ TR?” Turquoise asked.

“ Technical Records, they are just like Technical Machines only more fragile since they can only be used once,” The owner said with Turquoise still feeling confused. “ Young lady, is this your first time looking at a TM or TR?

“ Yes, it is,” Turquoise said.

“ Then allow me to educate you, TMs and TRs are recordings of moves that you can teach your pokemon. A TM can be used any number of times you wish were as a TR can only be used once since they break after a single-use. Some trainers may think teaching moves this way is cheating but let me assure you it is completely legal.” The owner said.

“ As long as it’s legal I’ll take it,” Turquoise said. After buying the TR Turquoise decided to find an open space to practice Hydro Pump. After using the TR on Milotic and seeing her master Hydro Pump Turquoise noticed it was getting late and decided to try and find a hotel for the night. Turquoise tried every hotel she could find and every time she would be told they had no vacancies. Just when it looked like she had no place to sleep for the night she remembered the card she was given by that man. After pulling it out Turquoise read what was on it.

“ If you look near the swing you can see my hands or at least my face,” Turquoise read confused by this riddle. Turquoise noticed there was a swing behind her but did not see anyone’s hands or face. Turquoise also noticed above where the swing was there was a building with a clock tower. It then hit her that the answer to the riddle was a clock. As soon as she arrived at what she discovered was the Big Riddle Inn the man from before was waiting for her.

“ I assume you’re here because you solved the riddle?” The man asked.

“ I sure did. You can see my hands or at least my face. The answer was a clock since a clock has both hands and a face,” Turquoise said.

“ And once again you are correct and as a prize, you get a free room here at the Big Riddle Inn,” The man said.

“ Thank you now I can focus on finding that hidden Gym,” Turquoise said.

“ So you heard the rumors too. Well, they are true. Blaine did build a secret gym and since you came this far here is a riddle that will lead you there. It’s in a place where firefighters can never win,” The man said.

“ That one is a real brain teaser,” Turquoise said before heading to her room. Turquoise racked her brain over it before going to sleep.





The next day Turquoise and her Pokemon trained some more before getting tired. Turquoise figured maybe a soak in the hot springs would help clear her mind and figure out the riddle. As she was soaking she began thinking.

“ It’s in a place where Firefighters can never win. Where can such a place be?” Turquoise said to herself. As she was thinking her Zoroark leaned against the Gyarados shaped water fixture which caused the rock it was on to sink into the ground thus causing another rock on the side of the volcano to move to reveal a secret passage. After getting dressed Turquoise entered the secret passage and the further down the stairs she went the hotter things got until she reached a metal door. Turquoise tried to open it but as soon as she touched it she felt how searing hot it was. The door began to open slowly revealing a battlefield suspended over a pit of lava by chains. “ This must be Blaine’s Gym but why inside a volcano? Wait, A Volcano that’s it there isn’t enough water to put out a volcano. Suddenly the lights turned on revealing the man who owns the Big Riddle Inn on the other side.

“ Looks like you solved my riddle,” The man said.

“ What are you doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s not a hat but it keeps your head dry. If you wear it it’s only because you lost it?” The man asked.

“ Another riddle?” Turquoise said. Turquoise felt close to pulling her hair out on this one until she stopped herself after getting the answer. “ It’s a wig. A wig keeps your head dry and you only wear it because you lost your hair.

“ And the kid has done it again,” The man said before removing his wig and mustache revealing him to be an old man with a bald head and white hair on the back of his head. “ Wig is correct.

“ Its a wig,” Turquoise said shocked by what just happened.

“ You get it I wear a wig because I am really Blaine the gym Leader,” Blaine said dropping his fake accent. “ So are you ready to battle?”

“ I sure am,” Turquoise said before a ref bot came out and hovered over the side of the battlefield.

“ The battle between Turquoise the Challenger and Blaine the Gym Leader will now begin. Both sides will be using four pokemon and the battle will be over when all of either side’s pokemon are unable to battle. Additionally, only the challenger is allowed to substitute pokemon,” The ref bot said.

“ Fine with me,” Turquoise said.

“ Same here,” Blaine said.

“ Then let the battle begin,” The ref bot said.

“ Go Ninetails,” Blaine said as he called out his Ninetails.

“ Go Zoroark,” Turquoise said as she called out Zoroark.

“ A Dark-type how interesting,” Blaine said.

“ I know Ninetails can use Psychic-type moves in addition to Fire-type moves,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, let’s see how prepared you are. Ninetails use Fire Spin. Ninetails unleashed a spiraling stream of fire at Zoroark.

“ Zoroark use Detect. Zoroark’s eyes glowed as she dodged the Fire Spin. “ Now use Night Daze. Zoroark unleashed her Night Daze which almost shook the battlefield with Ninetails getting hit by it and fainting.

“ Ninetails is unable to battle Zoroark wins,” The ref bot said as it raised its right flag.

“ Ninetails return,” Blaine said before recalling Ninetails. “  Pretty impressive using Detect to dodge and then counter-attack.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ However this battle is not over yet let’s see how you handle my next pokemon. Go Rapidash,” Blaine said as he called out a unicorn-like pokemon with a flaming mane. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Rapidash. The Fire horse Pokemon. This Pokémon can be seen galloping through fields at speeds of up to 150 mph, its fiery mane fluttering in the wind,” The Pokedex said.

“ Rapidash use Smart Strike. Rapidash’s horn began to glow and extend until it was a long as a lance while Rapidash was lunging at Zoroark. Zoroark was hit by the Smart Strike and then fainted before lying near the edge of the battlefield.

“ Zoroark is unable to battle Rapidash wins,” The ref bot said while raising its left flag.

“ Zoroark return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Zoroark. “ You did well out there now rest. Turquoise gave careful consideration to who to end out next since she is going up against a pokemon that can do a lot more than Fire-Type moves. Turquoise then made her choice. “ Go Espeon. Espeon came out ready to battle.

“ A Psychic-Type this time? You sure know how to surprise an old man,” Blaine said.

“ Just watch and see. Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam on Rapidash who despite getting hit by it managed to survive with minimal damage.

“ Now that was a powerful attack now let me show you mine. Rapidash use Flame Charge. Rapidash stomped its hooves in place while building up fire around itself and then stampeded towards Espeon while hitting her for a ton of damage.

“ That sure was powerful but we are not finished yet. Espeon use Psychic on Rapidash. Espeon unleashed her Psychic on Rapidash who despite being beggar than her was levitated off the ground and then slammed onto the ground with enough force to shake the battlefield and faint.

“ Rapidash is Unable to battle Espeon wins,” The ref bot said while raising its right flag.

“ Rapidash return,” Blaine said as he recalled Rapidash. “ You are full of surprises kid but let’s see how you handle my third pokemon. Go Arcanine. Blaine threw his next Pokeball and out of it came a big orange canine-like pokemon with a yellow mane and black stripes in certain places. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again.

“ Arcanine. The Legendary Pokemon. The sight of it running over 6,200 miles in a single day and night has captivated many people,” The Pokedex said.

“ Espeon can you keep going?” Turquoise asked with Espeon nodding yes.

“ Let’s see you dodge this. Arcanine use Extreme Speed. Arcanine leaped and then struck Espeon faster than a speeding bullet.

“ Espeon use Morning Sun. Espeon was bathed in Sunlight which allowed her to recover some health. “ Now use Swift while Spinning. Espeon spun around while using Swift which trapped Arcanine in a Swift Tornado that struck arcanine each time it touched the tornado.

“ Not bad but not good enough. Arcanine use Flare Blitz. Arcanine was covered in a cloak of blue fire as it not only burned up the Swift Tornado but also managed to nail Espeon for enough damage to finish her. Turquoise managed to recall Espeon in time before she fell off the edge.

“ Espeon is unable to battle Arcanine wins,” The ref bot said while raising its left flag and Arcanine feeling the recoil from Flare Blitz.

“ Good save kid,” Blaine said.

“ I would never let my dearest friend fall to her doom,” Turquoise said.

“ Then let’s keep going,” Blaine said. Turquoise made her choice between the two pokemon she knew would win her the match.

“ Go Milotic,” Turquoise said as she called out her Milotic.

“ A Water-Type how predictable,” Blaine said before he realized that Turquoise has been saving Milotic for this precise moment. “ Arcanine use Extreme Speed. Arcanine leaped at Milotic which caused Turquoise to smile.

“ Milotic use Hydro Pump from close range. Milotic blasted arcanine with a powerful stream of water that knocked Arcanine out.

“ Arcanine is unable to battle Milotic wins,” The ref bot said while raising its right flag.

“ Arcanine return,” Blaine said as he recalled Arcanine. “ I must say its been a while since anyone has pushed me this far and now my last pokemon shall surprise you.

“ What Pokemon would that be?” Turquoise asked.

“ You’re about to find out. I chose Magmar,” Blane said as the magma began to shake and a sphere made of magma rose behind Blaine and then dissolved revealing a red and yellow humanoid-like creature.

“ What is that?” Turquoise asked while pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Magmar. The Spitfire Pokemon. Born in an active volcano. Its body is always cloaked in flames, so it looks like a big ball of fire,” The Pokedex said.

“ Magmar use Thunder Punch. Magmar charged at Milotic with a fist covered in electricity which managed to nail Milotic and inflict some serious damage.

“ Magmar can use Thunder Punch?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ You’re surprised? Back in the day, most trainers thought all they needed to beat me was a Water-Type Pokemon so I had Magmar learn Thunder Punch as a countermeasure against Water-Types,” Blaine said.

“ No matter we will still win. Milotic use Aqua Tail. Milotic’s tail was covered in water as she tried to hit Magmar with it only for Blaine to react.

“ Magmar use Thunder Punch on that Water. Magmar managed to hit Milotic’s tail with its Thunder Punch which caused it to inflict more damage and cause Milotic to faint. 

“ Milotic is unable to battle Magmar wins,” The ref bot said while raising its left flag.

“ You seem to have forgotten that water conducts electricity so all you did was make my Magmar’s Thunder Punch stronger,” Blaine said.

“ Milotic return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Milotic. “ You were amazing out there now rest. Turquoise pinned all her hope on her final Pokemon. Go Flygon. Flygon flew above the field before landing on it.

“ A Ground and Dragon-Type now that is what I call an ace in the hole,” Blaine said.

“ If you think that is good let’s see what you think of this. Flygon use Sand tomb. Flygon’s eyes glowed as Magmar was now covered waist-deep in sand and took some damage.

“ Not bad but not good enough. Magmar use Fire Punch on the sand. Magmar punched the sand with a fist covered in fire and turned the Sand Tomb into glass and then broke free from it. “ Now use Fire Blast. Magmar fired its Fire Blast at Flygon who caught it and tried to send it back but failed.

“ Flygon use Dragon Breath. Flygon unleashed his Dragon breath which managed to not only nail Magmar but also Paralyze it. “ Now finish this with Earthquake. Flygon landed onto the battlefield hard and shook it violently thus causing Magmar to lose its balance and teeter on the edge of the field and into the lava.  Suddenly Magmar leaped out of the lava and back onto the field only to faint afterward.

“ Magmar is unable to battle Flygon wins which means the winner is Turquoise the challenger,” The ref bot said while raising its right flag.

“ We did it Flygon we won,” Turquoise said while hugging Flygon.

“ You were amazing Magmar now rest,” Blaine said as Magmar jumped back into the lava to rest.

“ Can Magmar survive in that lava?” Turquoise asked.

“ Relax to Magmar it’s like soaking in a hot spring now for my last riddle. What is always red but has no words? The answer is a Volcano Badge and you have earned this one,” Blaine said before giving Turquoise a red flame-shaped badge.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ So any idea where you will be going next?” Blaine asked.

“ I know exactly where I’m going. I’m heading back to Viridian City. it’s time to face my toughest challenge yet,” Turquoise said.

“ Good luck to you I remember the Viridian City Gym Leader well. Like you, he was among the few people to ever find my secret gym,” Blaine said. As soon as Turquoise returned to the Pokemon Center she gave all her Pokemon to Nurse Joy to be healed. After her Pokemon were healed Turquoise boarded a ship that was on route to Vermillion City and stood among the bow of the ship.

“ Twilight, Rainbow I hope you’re waiting for me because I’m on my way,” Turquoise said while clutching her fist.
> Reunion In The City That Started It All
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise made it to Vermillion City and arrived at the Pokemon Center to ask Professor Oak to send her back her Corviknight. After exchanging her Milotic for her Corviknight Turquoise was on her way to Diglett’s Cave when a man with a Blaziken approached her.

“ Hey, miss, are you a pokemon trainer?” The man asked.

 “ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Then you’re in luck I’m a move Tutor and I can teach your Pokemon one of three powerful moves,” The move tutor said. Turquoise gave it some thought and figured if the Viridian City Gym Leader was as tough as she was told then a move like this could be helpful.

“ Sure I’m in,” Turquoise said.

“ Excellent. First, let me see all of your Pokemon,” The move Tutor said before Turquoise called all six of her Pokemon out. The Move tutor looked at Venusaur with intrigue before giving his verdict. “ Your Venusaur is ready to learn the move Frenzy Plant.

“ Sweet. So how does this move work?” Turquoise asked.

“ Allow me to demonstrate,” The Move Tutor said before he called out a Serperior. “ Superior use Frenzy Plant. Superior slammed its tail on the ground and caused a bunch of giant thorny vines to sprout out of the ground. “ The key to using this move is to channel the energy in the earth and then summon the roots in the ground to strike your opponent.

“ Ok, we are ready to try. Venusaur use Frenzy Plant. Venusaur slammed his front legs onto the ground and managed to summon a little sprout instead of a bunch of thorny vines.

“ Keep at it and you will have it down,” The Move Tutor said.





Meanwhile in a gym in a city between Saffron City and Celadon City Rainbow and her Blastoise were nearing the end of their gym battle. Their opponent was Glalie and a gym leader dressed like a snowboarder. 

“ Blastoise finish this with Hydro Cannon. Blastoise unleashed his Hydro Cannon on Glalie with enough power to knock it out.

“ Glalie is unable to battle Blastoise is the winner which means the winner of the battle is Rainbow the challenger,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Rainbow.

“ Aw yeah, we won,” Rainbow said as the Gym Leader approached her.

“ Dudette that was a very gnarly battle you gave me and as proof of your victory here at the Diamond City Gym I present you with the Powder Badge,” The Gym Leader said as he gave Rainbow a white and silver badge that looked like a blizzard.

“ Thanks, dude,” Rainbow said as she took the badge and left. As soon as her Pokemon were all healed she bundled up and walked towards Mt. Frost to climb to the summit. After enduring strong blizzards and avoiding causing avalanches, Rainbow made it to the top and clenched her fist. “ Turquoise, Twilight, wait for me because I am on my way to Viridian City and I am going to do it with some awesomeness. Rainbow called out her Braviary and got on his back. “ Braviary take off for Viridian City. Braviary took off with Rainbow on his back like she didn’t weigh anything at all and flew off into the horizon.





Meanwhile back in Sapphire City Twilight was in the middle of her own Gym battle against a Gym Leader dressed as a female samurai with pink armor. Twilight and the gym Leader were both down to their last pokemon. Twilight with her now fully evolved Charizard and the Gym Leader with her Aegislash.

“ Time to end this. Agislash use Flash Cannon. Agislash unleashed a powerful blast of white energy that was very bright.

“ Couldn’t agree more. Charizard use Blast Burn. Charizard unleashed a powerful blast of fire that collided with the Flash Cannon. Both moves pushed against each other without giving an inch until the Blast Burn managed to overpower the Flash Cannon and defeated Aegislash.

“ Aegislash is unable to battle Charizard is the winner which means the challenger wins the match,” The ref said as she pointed her right flag at Twilight.

“ We did Charizard we won on our first try,” Twilight said while hugging her Charizard as the gym Leader approached them.

“ Young Lady, that was a very honorable and well-thought match. As proof of your victory here at the Sapphire City Gym, I present you with the Forge Badge,” The Gym Leader said as she gave Twilight a badge shaped like a pair of katana’s crossing each other.

“ Thank you,” Twilight said as she took the badge. Twilight and the others went back to the Pokemon center so Twilight could heal her pokemon before setting off for Viridian City. As soon as everyone was all set to go the girls left with Twilight looking determined. “ Turquoise, Rainbow I hope you two are waiting for us because we are on our way to Viridian City.





Back with Turquoise she and her Venusaur managed to work on getting a feel for the energy in the earth and moved on to summoning the roots.

“ Remember to feel the energy of the earth. Venusaur use Frenzy Plant. Venusaur slammed his front legs on the ground and managed to summon some thorny vines indicating Venusaur has successfully mastered Frenzy Plant.

“ Well done you two. You have successfully learned Frenzy Plant,” The Move Tutor said.

“ Thanks now we're ready for our final Gym Battle,” Turquoise said.

“ Just remember once you use Frenzy Plant your Venusaur won't be able to use any moves for a while since he will need to recharge,” The Move Tutor warned.

“ Got it,” Turquoise said before she recalled Venusaur and left for Diglett’s Cave. After entering Diglett’s cave Turquoise noticed a bunch of trainers gathered inside. “ Looks like I’m not the only one using the short cut to Viridian City. Turquoise and her team charged into the gauntlet of trainers they would be battling.





Back with Twilight and her friends they were currently in Pewter City trying to convince Rarity to come with them.

“ I refuse to go back into that horrid forest with all those Bug-Types,” Rarity said.

“ Come on Rarity we have to. Route 2 is on the other side and our friends might be waiting for us,” Twilight said.

“ I don't care I rather stay here than let those icky bugs web me up and crawl all over me,” Rarity said.

“ It was just the one time and it was just a Caterpie,” Applejack said.

“ Don,t care leave me if you must but I refuse to get a string shot in my hair again,” Rarity said.

“ Then you leave us with no choice,” Applejack said before calling out her Yamper.

“ What are you doing Applejack?” Rarity asked nervously as Yamper began to build up electricity.

“ This is for your own good. Yamper use Nuzzle on Rarity,” Applejack said before Yamper nuzzled Rarity and not only paralyzed her but knocked her out too.

“ Was that really necessary?” Twilight asked as Applejack picked Rarity up piggyback style.

“ We have a schedule to keep and we have no time for all this drama,” Applejack said.

“ Very well but you’re carrying her,” Twilight said before she and Applejack with Rarity on her back entered the forest.





Sometime later Turquoise arrived on the other side of Diglett’s Cave with all her Pokemon barely standing.

“ Man these trainers mean business, fortunately, we made it,” Turquoise said before approaching what looked like a cabin. After going inside she ran into Fluttershy who looked surprised to see Turquoise.

“ Good to see you again Turquoise,” Fluttershy said.

“ You too Fluttershy. How has your journey been?” Turquoise asked.

“ It was amazing. I learned a lot about breeding and even met Brock the greatest pokemon doctor,” Fluttershy said.

“ That’s amazing,” Turquoise said.

“ What about you, how is your journey going?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Mine is also great. I finally have five ribbons and I’m on my way back to Viridian City to get my final gym badge,” Turquoise said before she remembered why she stopped by. “ But before that my pokemon and I need some rest.

“ Tough battles on the way to this point?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Yep and running from the collapsing ground caused by all the decaying of the ground inside the tunnel,” Turquoise said.

“ Well you can rest here and I will heal your Pokemon,” Fluttershy said.

“ Thanks, Fluttershy,” Turquoise said before passing out on the couch.

“ Anytime,” Fluttershy said. After Turquoise called out all her Pokemon Fluttershy was impressed with how much they have grown since she last saw them. “ I must say Turquoise took great care of them especially since they held on this long in so many battles. After healing Turquosie’s pokemon to the point where they were back on their feet, Fluttershy asked if she could come with Turquoise to watch her Gym Battle.

“ Sure the more the merrier,” Turquoise said. Turquoise and Fluttershy left the cabin and entered Route 2 where Viridian City was on the horizon. After entering the city limits Turquoise looked back on the first day of her journey. “ This brings me back to the first day of my journey.

“ I know what you mean when my friends and I came to this region we had conflicting goals that had us split up rather than sticking together,” Fluttershy said.

“ You have some great friends. Growing up the only friend I had was my Eevee.

“ How did you two meet by the way?” Fluttershy asked.

“ When I was seven a bunch of kids who I thought were kind enough to invite me to play ball with them sent me into the woods to retrieve that ball which caused me to fall into a mica pit. Eevee took my scarf and ran back to the town to get help. Luckily for me, she was there or I would not be here talking about it,” Turquoise said.

“ What happened to the kids who sent you into the woods?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Their parents made them come see me in the hospital to apologize and were each grounded for two weeks. They avoided me like the plague since then thinking avoiding me would keep them out of trouble,” Turquoise said.

“ You know my friends are now your friends as well,” Fluttershy said.

“ I know and I am glad to have met all of you,” Turquoise said. As soon as they entered the Pokemon Center both Turquoise and Fluttershy were surprised to see pinkie and her Totodile. “ Pinkie what brings you here?

“ My pinkie sense told me you would be here,” Pinkie said.

“ Can it do that?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Just kidding I knew Turquoise would want to challenge the gym here so Totadile and I high tailed it here as fast as we could so we could cheer her on,” Pinkie said.

“ That’s good to hear and hopefully the others will be here soon,” Turquoise said.

“ Others?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Yep Twilight, Rainbow, and I made a promise to meet up here when we each earned our seventh badges,” Turquoise said before Nurse Joy gave her back her pokemon. After having her team healed, Turquoise and the girls decided to look around Viridian City while they waited for the others.





Meanwhile in the sky above Rainbow was zipping along on her Braviary when she spotted Viridian City beneath her. After seeing Turquoise along with Fluttershy and Pinkie she dove down while shouting.

“ INCOMING,” Rainbow shouted as she jumped off her Braviary and landed on the ground unscathed.

“ That’s Dashie alright anything she does she does it with a bang of awesomeness,” Pinkie said.

“ I see you two already met Turquoise,” Rainbow said.

“ How did your seventh gym battle go?” Turquoise asked.

“ It wasn't easy but we did it,” Rainbow said while showing Turquoise her Powder badge.

“ Nice,” Turquoise said.

“ Good to see you, girls, again,” Twilight shouted from the distance with Applejack and Rarity behind as they ran.

“ Twilight, how was your seventh Gym Battle?” Turquoise asked excitedly.

“ It was a challenge but I managed to win and on my first try too,” Twilight said while showing her Forge badge.

“ Now tell us about your seventh Gym Battle,” Rainbow and Twilight asked in unison.

“ That is quite the tale. As I was on my way to Cinnabar Island and talking about my next gym battle. The other people on the boat tell me Cinnabar Island has no gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Then how did you get your seventh badge?” Pinkie asked.

“ I’m getting to that. Anyway, after arriving on the island it was full of tourists and souvenir stands and not a single trainer insight. After noticing that this man who turned out to be the Gym Leader in disguise led me around with his riddles until I found his secret gym and defeated him,” Turquoise said as she showed them her Volcano badge.

“ Where was this secret gym?” Rainbow asked.

“ I think Blaine would not like it if I told anyone about it since it would defeat the purpose of his riddles,” Turquoise said.

“ Whoever this Blaine guy was I think he and I would get along quite nicely,” Twilight said.

“ Enough talk let's head to the gym,” Rainbow said before Pinkie stopped her.

“ Whoa there Dashie. What’s the rush? It's been months since all of us have been together like this,” Pinkie said.

“ Your right everyone is here,” Twilight said.

“ Then let's celebrate,” Pinkie said.

“ I know the perfect place,” Rarity said. Turquoise was going to take this as her cue to leave until Pinkie stopped her.

“ Where are you going? When I said let’s celebrate that includes you as well Turq,” Pinkie said.

“ Do you mean?” Turquoise asked.

“ You are one of us now and we want you to join us,” Rarity said.

“ You mean that?” Turquoise asked.

“ Of course we do, silly. Now don't just stand there let's get going,” Pinkie said as Turquoise followed them. Rarity showed them to a very fancy restaurant she came across the first time she was in Viridian City. The girls all celebrated their reunion and Turquoise felt like she made some real friends for the first time in her life.
> Entering The Home Stretch
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise woke up ready to challenge the Viridian City Gym. As she was heading out the others also woke up.

“ Are you off to the gym already?” Twilight asked.

“ I can’t wait any longer, I'm too excited,” Turquoise said.

“ Well calm down the gym is not going anywhere so you have plenty of time to eat,” Applejack said.

“ Besides, the gym leader also needs time to get ready,” Rarity said. After eating breakfast the girls left for the gym. The guy from last time recognized Turquoise.

“ Haven’t seen you in a long time. How many badges do you have now?” The man asked.

“ Seven,” Turquoise said.

“ Then welcome to the Viridian City Gym,” The man said before the doors opened. What surprised the group was Serena on the other side of the door.

“ Good to see you, girls, again,” Serena said.

“ Serena? What are you doing here?” Twilight asked.

“ I am the gym Leader’s wife so naturally, I would live here with him,” Serena said. “ But enough about that let me show you around. Serena showed the girls around the gym until they stopped on a bridge overlooking a huge habitat with a lot of pokemon roaming free. “ And this is the place where my husband and I keep all of our pokemon.

“ This place is huge,” Rainbow said.

“ When my husband took over this gym he wanted a place to keep all of the pokemon he caught on his many journeys,” Serena said before they moved on to the battlefield. As soon as they arrived a familiar face was standing on the other side. Turquoise recognized this person as Ash

“ I have been waiting for you Turquoise,” Ash said.

“ Ash? You’re the Gym Leader?” Turquoise said in surprise.

“ Sure am. When the pokemon league officials approached me with this offer I took it so I may help others with their journey,” Ash said. “ Now then I believe you girls came for a gym battle.

“ That’s right so who is going first?” Rainbow asked.

“ I already decided I was going to challenge Turquoise first since I want to see how far she has come,” Ash said.

“ Very well,” Turquoise said as she took her position on the opposite side of the field and one of the gym trainers took the ref’s spot.

“ The battle between Ash the gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin. Both trainers will use five pokemon and the battle will be over when all of one trainer’s pokemon are unable to battle. Furthermore, only the challenger is allowed to substitute pokemon,” The ref said.

“ Got it,” Turquoise said.

“ Right,” Ash said.

“ Battle begin,” The ref said.

“ Gengar I chose you,” Ash said as he threw his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a purple shadow creature with red eyes that started to laugh mischievously as Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Gengar. The shadow Pokemon. It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise thought carefully about who to send out and then made her decision.

“ Come on out my friend,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Flygon.

“ Interesting choice,” Ash said. “ But let’s see how your Flygon handles this. Gengar use Ice Punch. Gengar disappeared and then reappeared in front of Flygon before hitting her with a fist covered in ice blue energy. The punch caused Flygon to transform into Zoroark. “ I see you faked me out with your Zoroark’s illusion ability, not bad but not good enough. Gengar use Ice Punch again. Gengar tried to use the same punch from before but Turquoise was ready for it.

“ Zoroark use Night Daze while spinning. Zoroark spun around on her tiptoe while using Night Daze which turned it into a waveform that not only trapped Gengar but knocked him around each time he hit the Night Daze. Ash remembered this technique from his days traveling through the Sinnoh Region. Gengar was still being knocked around until he fainted.

“ Gengar is unable to battle Zoroark is the winner,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Gengar return,” Ash said as he recalled Gengar. “ You battled nicely. I must say I wasn’t expecting you to use a counter shield. Where did you learn how to do that?

“ From watching Dawn during a town festival three years ago,” Turquoise said.

“ Interesting fact she was the one who inspired me to come up with it,” Ash said.

“ You invented it, that's cool,” Turquoise said.

“ If the two of you are done talking may we resume the battle?” The ref said.

“ Oh right sorry about that,” Ash said before pulling out his second Pokeball. “ Heracross I choose you. Ash threw his second Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a blue beetle-like pokemon. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex once again.

“ Heracross. The Single Horn Pokemon. Heracross loves sweet sap and will go looking through forests for it. The Pokémon uses its two antennae to pick up scents as it searches,” The Pokedex said.

“ This could be bad. Zoroark return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Zoroark.

“ Why did she pull Zoroark out? She was just warming up,” Rainbow asked.

“ Turquoise made the right call switching out,” Twilight said. “ You see Rainbow Heracross is a bug and fighting-type. A dark-type like Zoroark would be at a major disadvantage.

“ Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as she called out her Corviknight.

“ Good choice however it takes more than type advantage to win. Heracross use Horn Attack. Heracross flew like a bullet with his horn glowing and managed to inflict decent damage. “ Now use Focus Punch. Heracross’s fist was covered in white energy.

“ Loop around and use Drill Peck. Corviknight did a loop and managed to nail Heracross with a Drill Peck which stopped the Focus Punch.

“ Not bad but we are not done yet,” Ash said as Heracross was covered in a moss green aura which indicated the swarm ability has been activated. “ Heracross use MegaHorn. Heracross took off at top speed with his horn glowing light green and extending.

“ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight charged at Heracross with his Drill Peck. The two pokemon collided and pushed against each other. Just when it looked like Heracross was going to win Corviknight pushed harder and managed to send Heracross falling face-first onto the battlefield.

“ Heracross is unable to battle Corviknight is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Heracross return,” Ash said as he recalled Heracross. “ You were amazing now rest. I must say knocking out two of my pokemon without losing any of yours is not bad.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ However, playtime is over. Charizard I choose you,” Ash said as he called out his Charizard.

“ Can you keep going Corviknight?” Turquoise asked with Corviknight nodding yes. “ Then use Hone Claws. Corviknight sharpened his claws which raised his attack and accuracy stats.

“ That won,t work. Charizard use Flamethrower. Charizard unleashed his Flamethrower and managed to nail Corviknight for a great amount of damage.

“ Corviknight keep using Hone Claws while dodging. Corviknight kept using Hone Claws while dodging the Flamethrower until he maxed out his attack and Accuracy. “ Now use Power Trip. Corviknight’s wings were covered in a black aura as he flew straight for Charizard.

“ We won't lose that easily. Charizard use Dragon Claw. Charizard’s claws were covered in blue energy as he and Corviknight clashed with each other. As soon as both moves hit an explosion covered the field. When the smoke cleared Corviknight was the one who fainted.

“ Corviknight is unable to battle Charizard is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Ash.

“ Corviknight return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Corviknight. “ You did an excellent job now. Turquoise took a moment to think over her next choice and then made it. “ Zoroark come on out. Turquoise sent Zoroark back into the battle.

“ So you’re going with Zoroark again, interesting,” Ash said.

“ Zoroark use Night Slash. Zorark’s claws glowed with dark energy before slashing at Charizard. “ Now use Knock Off. Zoroark slammed her arm down on Charizard which caused him to hit the ground.

“ Charizard use Overheat. Charizard’s body turned red before unleashing a powerful blast of fire that engulfed Zoroark and caused her to faint.

“ Zoroark is unable to battle Charizard is the winner,” the ref said as he pointed his left flag at Ash.

“ Zoroark return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Zoroark. “ You were great now take a good rest. Turquoise took a moment to think about what would work best against Charizard and then made her choice. “ Go Flygon. Turquoise threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Flygon.

“ Not a bad choice,” Ash said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ But that does not mean we will lose to you. Charizard use Dragon Claw. Charizard charged at Flygon with his claws glowing which did not faze Turquoise.

“ Dodge and use Dragon Breath. Flygon managed to fly back before Charizard could swipe his claws at her and then unleashed her Dragon Breath from point-blank range which not only sent Charizard crashing into the ground but to also faint.

“ Charizard is unable to battle Flygon is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Charizard return,” Ash said as he recalled his Charizard. “ You were amazing as always not rest. I must say you are quite formidable.

“ Thanks, I always try to be,” Turquoise said.

“ But can you handle my next Pokemon?” Ash asked.

“ Bring it,” Turquoise said.

“ Glalie I choose you,” Ash said as he threw his Pokeball and unleashed Glalie. “ Glalie lets start with Ice Beam. Glalie began building up energy between his horns and then fired a beam of ice at Flygon.

“ Use Dragon Breath. Flygon unleashed her Dragon Breath which collided with the Ice Beam and caused both moves to explode and cover the field in a layer of smoke. “ Now use Earthquake. Flygon landed on the ground hard which shook the whole battlefield and dealt some serious damage to Glalie.

“ Glalie use Blizzard. Glalie unleashed a powerful Blizzard from his mouth that not only cleared the smoke but also managed to wipe Flygon out in a single attack.

“ Flygon is unable to battle Glalie is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Ash.

“ Flygon return,” Turquoise said while recalling Flygon. “ You were awesome out there now rest. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her fourth pokemon. “ Go Ninetails. As soon as Ninetails appeared on the battlefield her Drought ability went into effect and covered the field in Sunny Day status.

“ Your Ninetails knows the Drought Ability?” Ash asked.

“ She sure does,” Turquoise said.

“ Regardless it will take more than that to beat me. Glalie use Headbutt while spinning. Glalie spun around while charging at Ninetails.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower while spinning. Ninetails leaped into the air and spun around while using Flamethrower which formed a counter shield around Glalie who despite using a spinning headbutt was now being knocked around like a ping pong ball before fainting.

“ Glalie is unable to battle Ninetails is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Glalie return,” Ash said as he recalled Glalie. “ You did great, now rest. It's been awhile since anyone has pushed us this far. I hope you are ready.

“ Bring it,” Turquoise said.

“ Pikachu I choose you,” Ash said as Pikachu ran onto the battlefield.

“ That’s it? A Pikachu? That’s your ace in the hole?” Turquoise said not impressed.

“ Don,t underestimate my buddy. We have been through a lot over the years and many times he came through for me in battle,” Ash said.

“ We shall see. Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which Ash was expecting.

“ Pikachu use Thunderbolt. Pikachu unleashed his Thunderbolt which collided with the Flamethrower and overpowered it thus nailing Ninetails for a good amount of damage.

“ Not bad but we are not out yet. Ninetails use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which was heading for Pikachu.

“ Pikachu use Electro Web to block it. Pikachu leaped into the air and unleashed a ball made of electricity from his tail before it turned into a web that not only blocked the Fire Blast but also extinguished it.

“ I had no idea Electro Web could be used like that,” Turquoise said.

“ Sometimes when using moves you have to think outside the box. That's the way I battle,” Ash said. “ Pikachu use Electro Web on the ground. Pikachu unleashed his Electro Web on the battlefield which created a huge web on the ground that Ninetails had the misfortune of getting caught in and ended up getting slower. “ Now use Quick Attack. Pikachu took off like a bullet.

“ Ninetails use Extrasensory. Ninetails tried to use her move but was too slow and ended up getting nailed for enough damage to faint.

“ Ninetails is unable to battle Pikachu is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Ash.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Ninetails. “ You battled awesomely now rest. I must say that is some Pikachu.

“ Glad to see you recognize my buddy’s strength,” Ash said.

“ But that does not mean we will give up,” Turquoise said as she pulled out her final Pokeball. “ Go Venusaur. After popping out of his Pokeball Venusaur landed onto the Battlefield and shook Pikachu off balance.

“ The bigger they are the harder they fall. Pikachu use Thunderbolt. Pikachu fired his signature attack at Venusaur who waited for Turquoise’s command.

“ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed his Petal Blizzard which not only blocked the Thunderbolt but also dealt some damage to Pikachu. “ Now use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur fired a blob of poison at Pikachu which Ash was expecting.

“ Pikachu use Iron Tail on that Sludge Bomb. Pikachu’s tail turned to metal before he used it on the Sludge bomb to not only stop it in its tracks but to also propel himself into the air by using it as a springboard. “ Now use Quick Attack from above. Pikachu bounced off the ceiling and managed to nail Venusaur from above.

“ Shake him off Venusaur. Venusaur tried to shake Pikachu off but he was holding on tightly.

“ Now use Thunderbolt. Pikachu managed to zap Venusaur with enough power to inflict a ton of damage. Suddenly Venusaur’s Overgrow went into effect.

“ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed his Petal Blizzard with all he had which managed to send Pikachu flying. After landing Pikachu looked tired but still able to battle.

“ Pikachu let’s end this with Quick Attack. Pikachu charged at Venusaur as fast as he could only for Turquoise to react.

“ Lets win this with our new move. Use Frenzy Plant. Venusaur slammed his front legs onto the ground and managed to summon a bunch of thorny roots that not only blocked the Quick Attack but also slammed Pikachu for a ton of damage which knocked him out.

“ Pikachu is unable to battle Venusaur wins the match which means the winner is Turquoise the challenger,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ We did it, we won,” Turquoise said as she hugged Venusaur. Ash walked up to Pikachu and picked him up.

“ That was a lot of fun,” Ash said as Pikachu climbed up to his shoulder. Ash approached Turquoise after she recalled her Venusaur. “ Turquoise this was one of the best battles I had in years and as proof of your victory here at the Viridian City Gym I present you with the Earth badge. Ash gave Turquoise a green badge shaped like a feather.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said as she placed the Earth Badge in her case.

“ That was your eighth badge now right?” Ash asked.

“ Sure was,” Turquoise said.

“ That means you now qualify for the Pokemon League which is being held at the Indigo Plateau in three weeks,” Ash said.

“ So now that you have all eight badges, what are you planning to do next?” Twilight asked.

“ After I heal my Pokemon I’m going home to do some training with my other Pokemon,” Turquoise said.

“ Then we shall meet you at your place once we are done here,” Rainbow said. Turquoise returned to the Pokemon Center and after healing her Pokemon left for Route one. After walking for almost an hour Turquoise made it home. As soon as she opened the door a Yamper started barking at her. Turquoise’s mom came to see what the commotion was about and was surprised to see Turquoise back from her journey.

“ Turquoise so glad you made it back. How was your journey?” Turquoise’s mom asked.

“ It was great. I just won my eighth badge,” Turquoise said before asking about Yamper.

“ With you gone I felt lonely and luckily I rescued this little guy from an abusive monster,” Turquosie’s mom said.

“ I know what you mean mom. Trainers like that make me sick,” Turquoise said. After telling her mom about her journey Turquoise went to her room to call it a day.
> Clash Of The Dragons
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

A couple of days went by since Turquoise returned home from her journey. Turquoise decided to take it easy while she waited for her friends to come by. After finishing cleaning her room she left for Professor Oak’s Lab to see her other Pokemon. As soon as she arrived Lucario and the others ran towards her joyfully.

“ Good to see you guys too,” Turquoise said.

“ Ah Turquoise I see you arrived,” Professor Oak said.

“ Yep I have less than a few weeks to get ready for the Indigo League,” Turquoise said.

“ Well, I have a suggestion, The Dragon’s cup is coming up tomorrow. It could be good training to help the rest of your dragon-types evolve and have them become stronger,” Professor Oak said.

“ Sounds good to me where is it being held?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s being held right here in Pallet Town,” Professor Oak said. As soon as Turquoise agreed to enter Twilight and the others arrived.

“ Turquoise good to see you again,” Twilight said.

“ Good to see you, girls, too,” Turquoise said.

“ Twilight and I are now qualified for the Indigo League,” Rainbow said.

“ That’s wonderful,” Turquoise said.

“ So what do you have planned before the Indigo League?” Rarity asked.

“ I’m entering the Dragon's cup,” Turquoise said.

“ We came here for the same reason,” Twilight said.

“ Then allow me to fill you girls in on the rules,” Professor Oak said. “ Competitors are allowed to use up to three pokemon and each battle will be one on one matches with each trainer only using one pokemon per round.

“ So we are allowed to alternate pokemon between each round?” Twilight asked.

“ Exactly and one very important fact you must know. You’re only allowed to use Dragon-Type Pokemon,” Professor Oak said.

“ Got it,” Turquoise said.

“ Well it looks like we won't be competing since we have no Dragon-Types,” Twilight said.

“ And all I got is my Flygon and there is no way he can handle fighting on his own,” Rainbow said.

“ In that case do you mind helping me with my training?” Turquoise asked.

“ Sure but first who do you plan to enter with?” Rainbow asked.

“ My first two will be Dratini and Goomy as for my third I’m thinking of either using my Flygon or Altaria,” Turquoise said.

“ What about your Drakloak?” Twilight asked.

“ There is still time before the Indigo League so I can train her another day,” Turquoise said. Despite being a bit sad about it Drakloak understood. Both Rainbow and Turquoise got into position to battle.

“ Go Dratini and Goomy,” Turquoise said as her two pokemon took their positions.

“ Go Flygon,” Rainbow said as she sent in her Flygon. Rainbow made the first move. “ Flygon use Dragon Claw. Flygon flew towards Goomy and Dratini at high speed.

“ Dodge that. Goomy narrowly dodged Flygon while Dratini slithered out of the way. “ Dratini use Dragon Rage and Goomy use Dragon Breath. The two attacks combined and then nailed Flygon for a ton of damage which left Flygon barely standing and caused both Goomy and Dratini to glow.

“ Looks like they are evolving,” Twilight said as Dratini grew longer and developed wings while Goomy grew and turned into a snail-shaped creature. As soon as the light faded a bigger blue serpent-like dragon and a snail-shaped goo creature stood where Dratini and Goomy once did. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to learn more.

“ Dragonair. The Dragon Pokemon and the evolved form of Dratini. This Pokémon lives in pristine oceans and lakes. It can control the weather, and it uses this power to fly into the sky, riding on the wind,” The Pokedex said before switching to the other one. “ Sliggoo. The Soft Tissue Pokemon and the evolved form of Goomy. The lump on its back contains its tiny brain. It thinks only of food and escaping its enemies.

“ And it looks like they learned some new moves,” Turquoise said.

“ Well then let’s see them in action. Flygon use Dragon Breath. Flygon unleashed her Dragon Breath.

“ Sliggoo use Acid Spray. Gliggoo spat out a blob of yellow liquid that landed on Flygon which started to burn like acid. Dragonair use Dragon Rush. Dragonair charged at Flygon while covered in a dragon-shaped light blue aura and then made contact thus finishing Flygon off.

“ Flygon return,” Rainbow said as she recalled Flygon. “ That was a good sparring session and your Sliggoo and Dragonair look ready to battle.

“ Now it’s time to do some training with my Altaria,” Turquoise said before Twilight decided to take a turn at Turquoise.

“ Then allow me to take a shot at it,” Twilight said.

“ Sure who are you sending out?” Turquoise asked.

“ Go Decidueye,” Twilight said as an owl wearing what looked like a green hood came out. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this new pokemon.

“ Decidueye. The Arrow Quill Pokemon and the final evolved form of Rowlet. As if wielding a bow, it launches the arrow quills hidden among the feathers of its wings. Decidueye's shots never miss,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Altaria,” Turquoise said as Altaria took the field.

“ Decidueye, let's start with Spirit Shackle. Decidueye pointed one of his wings forward and pulled on the string hanging from it thus creating an arrow from one of his quills.

“ Altaria use Cotton Guard. Altaria crossed her wings and created a bunch of white fluff. Decidueye released his arrow and it stuck into the cotton shield that was just created. “ Now use Dragon Breath. Altaria unleashed her dragon Breath which did decent damage to Decidueye.

“ Not bad but let’s see how you handle our next move. Decidueye use Leaf Blade. Decidueye charged at Altaria with the quills on his wings glowing green and extending.

“ Altaria use Cotton Guard again. Altaria created another fluff shield only this time Decidueye managed to cut through it and slightly damage Altaria. Suddenly Altaria began focusing some kind of pink energy and then fired a pink ball of energy at Decidueye who was hit by it and fainted.

“ What kind of move was that?” Turquoise asked.

“ That was Moon Blast,” Twilight said as she recalled her Decidueye.

“ Ok I think we are now ready for the tournament,” Turquoise said.






The next day Turquoise left for the field where the Dragons Cup was being held. Turquoise was surprised to see that Selina and Rick were also competing.

“ I hope you’re ready to lose to me again Turquoise,” Selina said smugly.

“ I won't lose to you this time,” Turquoise said.

“ You better not lose because I want to battle you most of all,” Rick said to Turquoise. As they were talking the tournament official drew their attention to a blank 16 person bracket and a man holding a box.

“ All of you will be drawing lots to determine the match-ups so let’s start with Clair,” The Official said as a woman with long blue hair wearing a light blue skin-tight suit with a cape walked up and stuck her arm into the box. A few seconds later she pulled out a slip of paper and read what was on it.

“ 11,” Clair said.

“ Let’s see that puts you in the sixth match,” The official said as he wrote Clair’s name under the eleventh spot. “ Next up is Selina. Selina walked up and stuck her arm into the box. Seconds later she pulled out a slip of paper.

“ 5,” Selina said.

“ That puts you in the third match,” The official said. After calling a few others whose numbers were 8,12, and 15 it was Turquoise’s turn to draw. After sticking her arm into the box and moving it around some she pulled out a slip with the number 7 on it. “ Number 7, that puts you in the fourth match against Ren. Next up is Rick. Rick walked up and stuck his arm into the box then pulled out a piece of paper.

“ 1,” Rick said.

“ That puts you in the first match,” The official said. After the other contestants were assigned their lots the tournament began. The Mc for the tournament walked to the center of the field and spoke.

“ Welcome to the dragon’s cup, everyone. allow me to show you the matchups. First Match Rick Vs Jerry. Second Match Brandon vs Goh. Third Match Selina vs Rei. Fourth Match Turquoise vs Ren. Fifth match Drake Vs Lance. Sixth match Clair vs Raihan. Seventh match Kite vs Soma. And finally, the eighth match Cynthia vs Iris,” The Mc announced before Rick and A boy with brown hair and white skin walked onto the field. After taking their positions Rick called out his pokemon first.
“ Go Druddigon,” Rick said as he threw his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a dragon with blue scales and a red dragonic head. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Druddigon. The Cave Pokemon. Druddigon are vicious and cunning. They take up residence in nests dug out by other Pokémon, treating the stolen nests as their own lairs,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Dratini,” Jerry said as he sent his Dratini out which made Rick look upset.

“ You challenge my Druddigon with that. That is just pathetic,” Rick said.

“ We shall see who is pathetic. Dratini use Thunder Wave. Dratini unleashed a small wave of electricity on Druddigon which did not faze Rick or Druddigon at all.

“ Weak. Druddigon use Dragon Claw. Druddigon’s claw was covered in blue energy which not only slashed Dratini hard but knocked it out in one hit.

“ Dratini is unable to battle Druddigon wins which means Rick wins the match,” The Ref said as Rick walked away unsatisfied with his win. After Jerry left the field a man dressed as an explorer and a man with slightly tanned skin took their positions on the field.

And now our second match will be between the pyramid king Brandon and the head researcher of the Cerise Lab in Vermillion City Goh,” The announcer said.

“ Regidraco I need your assistance,” Brandon said as he threw his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a red orb with legs and two halves of a dragon’s head for arms, and several dots for a face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info and what happened really surprised her.

“ Unregister Pokemon detected No data found,” The Pokedex said.

“ No data?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ I just got back from the Split Decision Ruins in the Crown Tundra which is where I found Regidraco. so of course you won't find any data on it,” Brandon said to Turquoise.

“ Well let’s see how it battles. Go Flygon,” Goh said as he sent out his Flygon. Goh managed to put up quite the fight until Brandon decided to end it.

“ You put up quite a good battle but now I must end it. Regidraco use Dragon Energy. Regidraco merged its arms creating the head of a dragon before unleashing a pink beam that nailed Flygon with more than enough power to knock it out.

“ Flygon is unable to battle Regidraco, which means the winner of the match is Brandon,” The Ref said while pointing his flag at Brandon. The third match went by quickly with Selina and her Gabite dominating. As soon as the match ended Turquoise along with a boy with long black hair wearing a Chinese-style outfit came onto the field.

“ Turtonator come on out,” Ren said while doing some martial arts moves before throwing his Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a turtle-like creature with a spiky red and yellow shell. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex knowing she can get info on this one.

“ Turtonator. The Blast Turtle Pokemon. Explosive substances coat the shell on its back. Enemies that dare attack it will be blown away by an immense detonation,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Sliggoo,” Turquoise said as she sent out her Sliggoo.

“ Battle begin,” The ref said.

“ Sliggoo use Rain Dance. Sliggoo launched a ball made of water into the air which then transformed into rain clouds and started raining.

“ It's going to take more than a little rain to beat us. Turtonator use Shell Smash. Turtonator’s shell was covered in cracks before breaking and gathering onto its body like armor. “ Now use Scale Shot. Turtonator fired multiple blasts of its scales at Sliggoo who just took it and managed to survive the attack.

“ Now it's our turn. Sliggoo use Water Pulse. Sliggoo fired a ball made of water at Turtonator who tried to dodge it but slipped and fell before getting nailed by the Water Pulse and fainting.

“ Turtonator is unable to battle. Sliggoo is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise. Suddenly Sliggoo began to glow which excited Turquoise.

“ Looks like my Sliggoo is evolving,” Turquoise said as Sliggoo’s body began to grow bigger while changing shape. After the light died down a big lavender-colored dragon-like creature whose body had the consistency of goo stood where Sliggoo once did. Turquoise decided to use her Pokedex to learn more.

“ Goodra. The Dragon Pokemon and the evolved form of Sliggoo. Its form of offense is forcefully stretching out its horns. The strikes land 100 times harder than any blow from a heavyweight boxer,” The Pokedex said.

“ And it looks like you learn a new move as well,” Turquoise said. The rest of the matches were intense and as soon as the last one ended with Iris winning the match the announcer gathered the eight winning trainers before making her announcement.

“ And that concludes day one of the Dragon’s Cup. The Eight trainers moving on to round two are Rick, Brandon, Selina, Turquoise, Lance, Clair, Kite, and Iris,” The Announcer said as the bracket was updated. “ And the match-up for tomorrow are as follows. First, match Rick vs Brandon. Second match. Selina vs Turquoise. Third match. Lance vs Clair. And the fourth match. Kite vs Iris. As soon as the announcer declared day one over the other competitors left for the Pokemon center while Turquoise went home for the night to do some last-minute training with her Altaria since she knew who Selina will be going with for tomorrow’s match.
> The Results Of Training
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The next day Turquoise woke up ready for the second day of the Dragon’s Cup. As soon as Turquoise arrived the other seven trainers who made it were not far behind. As soon as the crowd filled the seats the announcer declared the start of day two.

“ Welcome everyone to day two of the Dragon’s Cup. Let us introduce the trainers for the first match. First All the way from Unova is Rick,” The announcer said as Rick took his position. “ And his opponent the Pyramid king of the Battle Pyramid Brandon. As soon as both trainers were ready the battle started.

“ Regidraco I need your assistance,” Brandon said as he called out Regidraco.

“ That thing again? Is that the only pokemon you have?” Rick said.

“ This is the only pokemon I need,” Brandon said.

“ Suit yourself. Go Tyrantrum,” Rick said as he called out a brown T-rex-like creature with a white patch on its jaw and around its neck. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Tyrantrum. The Despot Pokemon. A single bite of Tyrantrum’s massive jaws will demolish a car. This Pokémon was the king of the ancient world,” The Pokedex said.

“ Tyrantrum use Ice Fang. Tyrantrum rushed at Regidraco with fangs made of ice which did not intimidate Brandon.

“ Dodge and use Hammer Arm. Regidrago dodged Tyrantrum’s attack and caused one of its arms to glow before delivering a powerful hit on the head to Tyrantrum. 

“ Can you still fight?” Rick asked with Tyrantrum nodding yes. “Then use Dragon Tail while that thing is still close. Tyrantrum’s tail was covered in blue energy before it swung at Regidraco and sent it back.

“ Not bad but that won’t be enough. Regidraco use Dragon Energy and end this. Regidraco’s arms merged into a Dragon head before unleashing Dragon Energy on Tyrantrum which caused it to faint.

“ Tyrantrum is unable to battle Regidraco is the winner which means Brandon wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Brandon. Rick left the field feeling upset about his defeat. As he was leaving he passed Turquoise.

“ We may not be able to battle each other today but I promise you we will battle in the Indigo League,” Rick said. As soon as Turquoise took her position she noticed Selina was waiting for her.

“ Looks like we will have our rematch after all,” Selina said.

“ Yeah well don’t think you’re going to win like last time,” Turquoise said.

“ If both trainers are ready, call out your pokemon,” The Ref said.

“ Go Gabite,” Selina said as she called out her star pokemon.

“ Go Altaria,” Turquoise said as she called out her Altaria.

“ Since when did you have that?” Selina asked in shock.

“ Since I caught her in the Safari Zone,” Turquoise said. “ Altaria use Dragon Breath. Altaria unleashed a stream of blue fire at Gabite.

“ Gabite use Double Team. Gabite split into multiple copies in order to dodge Dragon Breath. Selina thought she dodged it until Turquoise did something unexpected.

“ Altaria use Dragon Breath while spinning. Altaria spun around while using Dragon Breath which created a scatter burst that not only hit all the copies but the real Gabite as well.

“ Impressive move but we are far from done. Gabite use Dual Chop. Gabite leaped at Altaria with one of its claws glowing.

“ Like we are going to let that happen. Altaria use Sing. Altaria sang which caused the notes created by Sing to hit Gabite and put it to sleep.

“ Come on Gabite wake up,” Selina shouted but to no avail.

“ Our turn to end it. Altaria use MoonBlast. Altaria fired her Moon Blast which not only nailed Gabite but also caused it to faint.

“ Gabite is unable to battle Altaria is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ We did it,” Turquoise said joyfully.

“ You may have beaten me this time but just you wait I will triumph over you at the Grand Festival,” Selina said before leaving. The next two matches were intense with both Clair and Iris winning.

“ And that’s it for the second round folks. We will have a one-hour intermission to give our four semi-finalists some time to rest up for the next round, “The Announcer said before updating the bracket. Turquoise was not surprised to see who she would be facing next.

“ I guess it’s now my turn to face the dragon orb thing no one has seen before,” Turquoise said to herself. Turquoise began mentally remembering everything about Regidraco she saw and then formulated her strategy. As soon as the intermission was over Turquoise proceeded to the Battlefield and took her position.

“ And now ladies and gentlemen our first semi-final match will be between the newcomer Turquoise and the Pyramid King Brandon,” The Announcer said as Brandon approached the battlefield.

“ I hope you can give me a better challenge than my last two opponents,” Brandon said.

“ Oh I will,” Turquoise said.

“ Battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Regidraco I need your Assistance,” Brandon said as he sent out Regidraco.

“ Go Dragonair,” Turquoise said as she called out Dragonair.

“ Regidraco let’s start with Dragon Claw. Regidraco charged at Dragonair with both of its arms glowing with blue energy.

“ Dodge and use Thunder Wave. Dragonair slithered out of the way before unleashing Thunder Wave on Regidraco which successfully paralyzed it.

“ Not bad but that won’t work. Regidraco use Hammer Arm. Regidraco despite being paralyzed managed to unleash Hammer Arm.

“ Keep dodging Dragonair. Regidraco kept swinging and missing which began to tire it out.

“ You put up a good fight but it’s time to end this. Regidraco use Dragon Energy. Regidraco tried to use its finishing move but the Paralysis stopped it from doing so.

“ Your right it is time to end this. Dragonair use Dragon Rush. Dragonair charged at Regidraco while cloaked in draconic energy. Regidraco tried to move but could not due to the paralysis which resulted in not only getting hit but falling forward on its face.

“ Regidraco is unable to battle. Dragonair is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise. Suddenly Dragonair began to glow. Turquoise knew this meant Dragonair was evolving. Dragonair’s body began to expand and sprout wings before changing shape. When the flash died down a big orange dragon was standing where Dragonair used to be. Naturally, Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for information.

“ Dragonite. The dragon Pokemon and the evolved form of Dragonair. This Pokémon is known as the Sea Incarnate. Figureheads that resemble Dragonite decorate the bows of many ships,” The Pokedex said.

“ And you also learned a new move,” Turquoise said with joy.

“ Regidraco return,” Brandon said as he recalled Regidraco before approaching Turquoise. “ Young lady, that was a great battle. Good luck with the final round. I have a professor to check in with about my findings on Regidraco. Brandon left the stadium while Turquoise returned to the back to watch the second round of the semi-finals. The battle between Clair and Iris was intense with both masters of dragon-Types giving it their all. After an intense battle, Iris won in the end.

“ And that’s it for the Semi-Finals ladies and gentlemen. The final match will be between Turquoise and Iris,” The Mc shouted as the bracket was updated. “ We will have a thirty-minute intermission to give both our finalists some time to rest and heal their pokemon. After the intermission was over both Turquoise and Iris took their positions on the battlefield.

“ I must say I wasn’t expecting you to make it this far,” Iris said.

“ I wasn’t expecting to run into you again,” Turquoise said.

“ Well in any case let’s give it our all,” Iris said.

“ Battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Go Haxorus,” Iris said as a big green and black creature with sharp blades on its head came out and unleashed a mighty roar. Turquoise checked her Pokedex for more info.

“ Haxorus. The Axe Jaw Pokemon. Its resilient tusks are its pride and joy. It licks up dirt to take in the minerals it needs to keep its tusks in top condition,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Altaria,” Turquoise said as she sent out her Altaria. “ Let’s start with Dragon Breath. Altaria unleashed her Dragon Breath which was heading towards Haxorus.

“ Haxorus use Dragon Dance. Haxorus spun around which created an air current as he spun faster thus sending the Dragon Breath back. “ Now use Dragon Claw. Haxorus took off at high speed and then leaped into the air and successfully struck at Altaria.

“ Altaria use MoonBlast. Altaria fired her Moon Blast only for Iris to react to it.

“ Haxorus use Outrage. Haxorus began to stomp around and then ran recklessly at Altaria while knocking the Moonblast out of his way. After constantly hitting Altaria he began to look confused. 

“ Now is our chance. Altaria use Sing. Altaria sang her song which managed to put Haxorus to sleep. “ Now use Moonblast. Altaria unleashed her Moonblast while Iris was yelling for Haxorus to wake up to no avail. Despite taking some heavy damage from Moonblast, Haxorus was still standing and awake.

“ Looks like we both took major damage,” Iris said.

“ Looks like it,” Turquoise said in agreement.

“ Shall we end this?” Iris asked.

“ Let’s,” Turquoise said.

“ In that case time for our ultimate attack. Haxorus use Draco Meteor. Haxorus pointed his mouth upward and then fired a ball of energy which exploded and unleashed a scattershot of meteors.

“ Altaria dodge those meteors and use Take Down. Altaria managed to dodge the meteors and as soon as she prepared to use take down she was covered in blue energy which meant she learned Dragon Rush. “ Go for it, Altaria use Dragon Rush. Altaria dove at Haxorus and managed to deal the final blow which caused him to faint.

“ Haxorus is unable to battle. Altaria is the winner. Which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise. The crowd went wild as the Mc declared Turquoise the winner.

“ And now we present Turquoise with this year’s Dragon’s Cup Trophy and a set of Dragon Fangs from Blackthorn City,” The Mc said as Turquoise held a golden trophy shaped like two dragons spinning around while holding a giant cup above them as a sign of unity along with her three pokemon that competed with her. As soon as the dragon’s Cup was finished Pinkie wanted to celebrate Turquosie’s victory. As soon as Turquoise returned home Pinkie took over the kitchen. Everyone celebrated the night away.
> The Indigo League Begins
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Turquoise has been training with both her Pokemon and her friends for the past couple of weeks and with only one day left before the Indigo League began she and her friends were on their way to the Indigo Plateau. As soon as they arrived in Viridian City they ran into Ash and Serena.

“ So good to see you, girls, again,” Serena said.

“ Where are you off to?” Ash asked.

“ To the Indigo Plateau if we can find it,” Rainbow said before Ash pointed towards the west side entrance of the city.

“ Follow that path over there and it should take you to Victory Road which will take you to the Indigo Plateau,” Ash said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said before she and her friends left for the western entrance. As soon as the girls reached Route 22 a bunch of trainers doing some last-minute training challenged them. After fighting their way through a gauntlet of trainers the girls made it to the entrance to Victory Road. Fluttershy decided to use this time to heal everyone’s pokemon while Applejack began cooking up lunch for everyone. As soon as lunch was ready A familiar face Twilight and the others recognized approached their campsite.

“ Do you girls have room for one more?” A girl with red and yellow hair and green eyes wearing a leather jacket and a light green trainer outfit asked.

“ Sunset it’s so good to see you,” Twilight said.

“ Do you girls know her?” Turquoise asked.

“ Of course we do, Sunset is one of our friends from back home,” Rainbow said.

“ Pleasure to meet you Sunset,” Turquoise said.

“ You must be Turquoise. A pleasure to meet you too,” Sunset said.

“ So what brings you here Sunset?” Pinkie asked.

“ I’m on my way to the Indigo League,” Sunset said.

“ Does that mean?” Twilight asked.

“ I have more than eight badges,” Sunset said while showing everyone her badge case which had ten badges.

“ You have ten badges, I thought you could only have eight?” Turquoise said.

“ Eight is the required amount you need to qualify for the league there is no rule saying you can stop there,” Sunset said.

“ In any case have you caught any good Pokemon?” Twilight asked.

“ I have but you will have to wait until the league to see them,” Sunset said. Meanwhile hidden in the bushes were Isabelle and Chris who were also known as the only two members of Team Supernova left.

“ Those Dorkettes are going to pay for shutting Team Supernova down,” Isabelle said.





A couple of months earlier after Turquoise and her Zoroark sent Isabelle and Chris along with their Houndoom and Mightyena flying they ended up crashing through the roof of a fancy restaurant in Celadon City which resulted in a ton of property damage and injuries to the staff. The owner who was a big guy in a suit burst through the wall and looked so angry he was close to popping a blood vessel.

“ Do you two morons realize what you did. You not only destroyed my Restaurant, you also injured my wait staff. The damage and medical costs are very steep so you two will be working off the damage for the next two months,” The owner shouted before having them start by sweeping up the debris and broken glass.





“ We will never forgive them for that or for putting us out of a job,” Chris said. As soon as Turquoise and the girls packed up and entered Victory Road Isabelle and Chris followed them from a distance. After thirty minutes of walking through the tunnel known as Victory Road, the girls arrived in front of Indigo Stadium.

“ I don’t know about you three but I can’t wait to battle in that stadium,” Rainbow said with excitement.

“ Let’s just focus on registering first ok,” Twilight said. As they kept walking they saw what looked like an old man talking to Officer Jenny.

“ Excuse me, sir,” Twilight said.

“ What can I do for you younglings?” The man asked.

“ Can you tell us where registration for the Indigo League is?” Twilight asked.

“ Registration is in that building over there,” The man said while pointing to a building not too far from their current position. “ And you’re in luck, registration just opened up. After thanking the old man Turquoise, Twilight, Rainbow, And Sunset raced each other to see who would make it to the desk first.

“ Wait up you four,” Applejack shouted before she and the rest of the girls tried to catch up to them.

“ Ah to be young again,” The old man said before one of the league officials came up to him.

“ Mr. Goodshow I’m afraid we have a problem,” The Official said.

“ What is it?” Goodshow asked.

“ The torchbearer for the final leg ended up twisting his ankle after falling down the stairs during practice,” The official said which caused Goodshow to look flustered.

“ This is bad. Where are we going to find a replacement on such short notice? The Opening Ceremony is tonight and we can’t start the league without Moltres’s Flame,” Goodshow said before Officer Jenny asked him to calm down.

“ We can just ask one of those girls to fill in. The rainbow-haired one looks like a good runner,” Jenny said.

“ I agree,” Goodshow said.





Meanwhile, inside the stadium, Isabell and Chris hid inside a broom closet to don their disguises and blended in with the stadium staff.

“ Just you wait Dorkette, all your Pokemon will be ours soon,” Isabelle said before she and Chris acted like normal concession workers.





Meanwhile inside the main building Rainbow, Twilight and Sunset all registered and now it was Turquoise’s turn. Turquoise presented her badge case and Pokedex. After both of them were scanned Turquoise was officially registered.

“ Now let’s decide which field you will be starting on for the Preliminary Rounds,” The lady said before having Turquoise press a button that spun a wheel with four symbols which consisted of a snowflake, a water droplet, a leaf, and a stone. After spinning for a while the wheel landed on the Snowflake. “ Looks like your first match will be on the Ice Battlefield.

“ So who will be my first opponent?” Turquoise asked.

“ Just a sec,” The lady said before looking it up. “ Your first match is against Zane at 2 in the afternoon tomorrow.

“ Let’s all try and make it to the finals,” Sunset said. The girls spent most of the day exploring the village until the time for the opening Ceremony. As the girls were on their way to Indigo Stadium Mr. Goodshow approached them.

“ Which one of you is Rainbow Dash?” Goodshow asked.

“ That would be me,” Rainbow said.

“ One of our torchbearers is injured and unable to run. How would you like to fill in for them?” Goodshow asked.

“ Me? do it. are you sure?” Rainbow asked.

“ Go for it Rainbow. Being a Torchbearer is quite an honor,” Sunset said.

“ Than I’m in,” Rainbow said.

“ Thank you, Rainbow. You saved the League by doing this,” Goodshow said. Sometime later Turquoise, Twilight, And Sunset were standing in the center of the stadium with the other trainers competing in the Indigo League while the others were in the stands to observe the opening ceremony. Before the running of the torch began Mr. Goodshow stood in front of the altar for the flame to address the trainers.

“ Ladies, Gentlemen, And trainers both old and new. Welcome to the Indigo League. For those of you who don’t know me. I’m the League President Charles Goodshow. As most of you know every year we light the ceremonial torch with the flame of Moltres as a symbol of this competition and as an oath of sportsmanship between all 256 trainers competing in the League,” Goodshow said before signaling for the first Torchbearer to run. The monitors in the stadium kept track of the runners and as soon as Rainbow entered the stadium with the torch the monitors turned off and the spotlights shined on Rainbow as she descended the stairs and lit the flame. “ And with the League flame now lit I declare the Indigo League officially open. The stadium erupted with applause as everyone left to rest up for tomorrow’s matches.





The next day Turquoise and the others were gathered in the stands watching Sunset’s match on the Grass battlefield. The matches were three on three battles with substitutions allowed. Both Sunset and her Opponent were down to their final Pokemon.

“ Blaziken come on out,” Sunset’s opponent who was a woman with long jet black hair wearing a shrine maiden’s outfit said as her Blaziken came out.

“ Time for my partner to end this. Inteleon I chose you,” Sunset said as she called out her pokemon which was a tall blue lizard-like creature with yellow frills and a cool expression on its face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Inteleon. The Secret Agent Pokemon. It has many hidden capabilities, such as fingertips that can shoot water and a membrane on its back that it can use to glide through the air,” The Pokedex said.

“ This should be interesting. Blaziken use Blaze Kick. Blaziken leaped into the air before setting its foot on fire.

“ That won’t work on us. Inteleon use Snipe Shot. Inteleon pointed its finger at Blaziken before firing a bullet made of water which nailed Blaziken for enough damage to knock it out since it was a critical hit.

“ Blaziken is unable to battle. Inteleon is the winner which means Sunset wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Sunset.

“ And there you have it folks Sunset makes it past her first match,” The announcer shouted as the crowd went wild and Sunset’s picture with a winner icon beneath it appeared on the jumbotron. As soon as Sunset recalled her Pokemon She joined the others.

“ Looks like your next Turquoise,” Sunset said while they all walked towards the Ice Battlefield. As soon as they got there a lady at a desk had Turquoise register the three pokemon she would be using for the match. Turquoise considered what kind of pokemon she would be facing on an Ice Battlefield and made her choices. As soon as she finished Turquoise left for the locker room while the others left for the stands to watch. As soon as it was time for the match the Announcer spoke.

“ Now it is time for the afternoon matches here on the Ice Battlefield so first up all the way from Pallet Town is Turquoise Dusk,” The announcer said as Turquoise walked on to her side of the battlefield which was covered in a sheet of ice with ice rocks and icicles. And her opponent all the way from Sunnyshore City in the Sinnoh Region is Zane. A man with a long black coat and boots with blue hair walked onto his side of the field looking intimidating.

“ So you’re the first one I’m taking out of this tournament,” Zane said.

“ That’s my line,” Turquoise said.

“ Before we begin, allow me to explain the rules for those of you who are new here. The Preliminary matches are three on three matches with both sides allowed to substitute their pokemon and the battle ends when all three of one side’s pokemon are unable to battle,” The Announcer said.

“ Let the battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Lycanroc let's go, “Zane said as he called out a wolf-like pokemon with brown and white fur with blue eyes and four sharp rocks around its neck. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Lycanroc Midday form. The Wolf Pokemon. With swift movements, this Pokémon gradually backs its prey into a corner. Lycanroc's fangs are always aimed toward opponents' weak spots,” The Pokedex said.

“ In that case. Lucario come on out,” Turquoise said as she called out her Lucario who looked ready to rock.

“ Lucario use Force Palm. Lucario charged forward, ready to send Lycanroc flying until Zane reacted.

“ Lycanroc use Sucker Punch. Lycanroc swiftly dodged the Force Palm and countered with a powerful head butt that pushed Lucario back and sent him sliding on the ice since he had no traction. “ Your Lucario may have the type advantage but my Lycanroc has a field advantage.

“ What are you getting at?” Turquoise asked until it suddenly hit her.

“ That’s right we are fighting on an Ice Field. You see your Locario is having a hard time moving around by standing on its tiptoes. But my Lycanroc has claws which he can use to dig into the ice,” Zane said.

“ Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario focused his power and just when he was about to launch his attack he slipped and caused it to fly upward.

“ See what I mean. Lycanroc use Stone Edge. Lycanroc unleashed pillars of stone by slamming his front paws into the ice and just when it looked like the last one was about to hit Lucario the Aura Sphere managed to destroy it which sent Lucario back a few feet.

“ Lucario return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Lucario which caused the red background but not the image of Lucario on the jumbotron to turn gray meaning Lucario was still in the match.

“ What is Turquoise doing? Lucario had the advantage,” Rainbow said.

“ If you're going by type maybe but Lucario can’t maneuver around on the ice so she is adjusting her strategy,” Sunset said.

“ But what else does Turquoise have that can beat a Rock-Type?” Rainbow asked.

“ Let’s just watch and see,” Twilight said.

“ Venusaur come on out,” Turquoise said as her Venusaur not only landed on the ice leaving a small fracture he also shook it and knocked Lycanroc off balance.

“ Like that will beat us. Lycanroc use Fire Fang. Lycanroc leaped at Venusaur with his mouth full of fire which Turquoise was expecting.

“ I thought you would try that. Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur unleashed a powerful Blizzard of Petals that managed to deal a massive amount of damage to Lycanroc thus knocking him out.

“ Lycanroc is unable to battle. Venusaur is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ See I told you Turquoise knew what she was doing,” Twilight said.

“ I see. She knew if she could not go to Lycanroc then she would trick Lycanroc into coming to her,” Sunset said.

“ Not to mention with that big body of Venusaur’s he was able to anchor himself in place,” Twilight added.

“ Lycanroc return,” Zane said as he recalled Lycanroc which caused the background to turn gray while Lycanroc’s picture became a silhouette. “ You may have defeated one of my Pokemon but let's see you handle this next one. Sandslash Let’s Go. A blue and white armadillo-like creature with spines that looked like icicles and hooked claws appeared. Turquoise pulled her Pokedex out again.

“ Sandslash Alolan Form. The Mouse Pokemon. It uses large, hooked claws to cut a path through deep snow as it runs. On snowy mountains, this Sandslash is faster than any other Pokémon,” The Pokedex said.

“ In that case return Venusaur,” Turquoise said as she recalled Venusaur which resulted in the background behind his picture turning gray. Turquoise knew whoever she was facing would most likely use an Ice-Type and pulled out her third Pokeball. “ Ninetails Come on out. As soon as Ninetails came out she not only unleashed her Drought Ability she also managed to maintain her balance on the ice.

“ You will never learn, will you. Sandslash use Iron Head. Sandslash slid across the ice with a head made of iron.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which not only knocked Sand Slash out but also thawed the ice out a little.

“ Sandslash is unable to battle. Ninetails is the winner,” The Ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Sandslash return,” Zane said before recalling Sandslash and sending out his third Pokemon reluctantly since he had no choice. “ Froslass Let’s Go. Zane sent out his Froslass while Turquoise stuck with her Ninetails. “ Froslass use Ice Shard. Froslass fired her Ice shard which did not faze Turquoise in the slightest.

“ Weak. Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower expecting to win in a single move again only to be disappointed.

“ I won’t lose that easily. Froslass use Double Team. Froslass split into multiple clones which also did not faze Turquoise.

“ Nice try but that trick won’t work on me. Ninetails switch to Fire Blast. Ninetails Flamethrower suddenly turned into Fire Blast and not only wiped out all the clones but the real Froslass as well.

“ Froslass is unable to battle. Ninetails is the winner. Which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said as Turquoise’s picture with the winner icon beneath it appeared on the jumbotron.

“ And Turquoise moves on to day two of the preliminary rounds,” The announcer said as Turquoise recalled her Ninetails and met up with her friends.

“ That was an awesome battle,” Rainbow said.

“ I’ll say you didn't lose a single Pokemon,” Twilight said. Twilight and Rainbow managed to win their matches as well and before returning to their rooms all four of the girls were required to report to the reception desk to find out which battlefield they will be competing on tomorrow. Turquoise got water, Rainbow got grass, Sunset got Ice, and Twilight got rock. The girls were all surprised to see that their matches were scheduled for the same time. Regardless of that everyone turned in for the night.
> Preliminary Showdown
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The next day Turquoise was near the end of her match on the Water Battlefield which was a pool with platforms in it. Both she and her opponent were down to their last pokemon Turquoise with her Zoroark and her opponent with his Starmie.

“ Zoroark use Night Daze and end this. Zoroark unleashed her Night Daze which managed to finish Starmie off.

“ Starmie is unable to battle. Zoroark is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ And Turquoise proceeds to day three of the preliminaries,” The announcer said as Turquosie’s picture with a winner icon beneath it appeared on the jumbotron.

“ I wonder how the others are doing?” Turquoise asked herself as she and Rarity left to catch the other matches.





Sometime later Rarity and Turquoise made it in time to catch Rainbow’s Match on the Grass Battlefield along with Applejack.

“ You girls are just in time. Rainbow still has her Blastoise and hasn’t lost a single pokemon yet,” Applejack said Before Rainbow finished off her opponent’s last Pokemon which was a Turtonator.

“ Turtonator is unable to battle. Blastoise is the winner which means Rainbow Wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Rainbow as her picture and the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron.

“ And there you have it folks after an intense battle Rainbow moves on to day three,” The announcer said. As soon as Rainbow recalled her Blastoise she and Applejack along with Turquoise and Rarity left for the Ice Battlefield. As soon as they got there they saw Pinkie along with Twilight and Fluttershy watching the match.

“ How did your match go Twilight?” Turquoise asked.

“ It was quick and I won,” Twilight said.

“ That’s good now let’s hope Sunset wins,” Rainbow said. Suddenly Sunset managed to finish her opponent off.

“ Seviper is unable to battle Inteleon is the winner which means Sunset wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Sunset.

“ And there you have it folks Sunset will be moving on to day three,” The announcer said. As soon as the girls found out where they were battling next they turned in for the night





The next day Turquoise was up first on the Rock Battlefield which was a field made of rocky terrain with boulders on various parts of the field. Her opponent was a boy dressed in a western outfit.

“ My name is Billy Bob and I hope yall ready to lose,” The boy said.

“ You're the one who will lose,” Turquoise said.

“ If both trainers are ready, call out your first pokemon,” The Ref said.

“ Donphan let’s go,” The boy said as he called out a grey elephant-like creature with armored spots. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for information.

“ Donphan. The Armor Pokemon. Donphan's favorite attack is curling its body into a ball, then charging at its foe while rolling at high speed. Once it starts rolling, this Pokémon can't stop very easily,” The Pokedex said.

“ He will most likely use that to his advantage in that case. Go Drakloak,” Turquoise said as she called out her Drakloak.

“ Donphan let’s start with Rollout. Donphan was about to curl into a ball until Turquoise reacted.

“ Drakloak use Sucker Punch. Drakloak flew at Donphan with lightning-fast speed and punched Donphan into one of the boulders. “ Now use Dragon Tail. Drakloak was about to slam Donphan with a tail covered in dragon scales until Billy reacted.

“ Donphan use Iron Defense. Donphan curled into a ball before being covered in a metallic sheen indicating its defense went up. Even though Iron Defense lesson the damage Donphan was still forced to return to its Pokeball and was replaced with a yellow and white hound-like creature.

“ And it looks like Donphan was forced to retreat and in its place is Boltund,” The announcer said as Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Boltund. The Dog Pokemon and the evolved form of Yamper. It sends electricity through its legs to boost its strength. Running at top speed, it easily breaks 50 mph,” The Pokedex said.

“ Now you’re in for it. Boltund use Electric Terrain. Bultund unleashed a pulse of Electricity that covered the entire field and electrified it.

“ What in tarnation just happened?” Applejack asked.

“ That is called Electric Terrain it’s a move that changes the surrounding environment into electricity which not only powers up electric-type moves it also prevents pokemon on the ground from falling asleep,” Twilight explained.

“ Like that will stop us. Drakloak use Phantom Force. Drakloak suddenly vanished from plain sight as if she went into the shadows.

“ Stay on your guard Boltund. Boltund remained calm and tried to sense where Drakloak was going to strike from. Suddenly Drakloak appeared from behind Boltund.

“ Boltund behind you,” Billy shouted only to be too late as Drakloak struck Boltund with enough power to knock it out.

“ Boltund is unable to battle Drakloak is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise. Suddenly Drakloak began to glow indicating that the time had arrived for her to Evolve. Drakloak began to grow slightly bigger as the frills on the sides of her head grew and formed a single boomerang shape. As soon as the glow died down a dragon with the same colors as Drakloak but with a red boomerang-shaped head floated where Drakloak was.

“ And it looks like Turquosie’s Drakloak has evolved into a Dragapult,” The announcer shouted as Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again.

“ Dragapult. The Stealth Pokemon and the evolved form of Drakloak. When it isn't battling, it keeps Dreepy in the holes on its horns. Once a fight starts, it launches the Dreepy like supersonic missiles,” The Pokedex said.

“ And it looks like you learned a new move,” Turquoise said.

“ So what if your Drakloak evolved it does not mean you won,” Billy said.

“ Then why don’t you call out your next pokemon so we can continue,” Turquoise said.

“ Very well. Donphan Let’s go,” Billy said as he called his Donphan back out. “ Let’s start with Rollout again. Donphan managed to curl itself into a ball and got rolling towards Dragapult at high speed.

“ Dragapult use Dragon Pulse. Dragapult fired a sphere made of light green energy at Donphan which caused a good amount of damage to knock it out.

“ Donphan is unable to battle Dragapult is the winner,” The ref said as he pointed his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Donphan return,” Billy said as he recalled his Donphan. Billy looked upset that he was going up against a Pokemon his next one would not stand a chance against. “ Flapple Lets go. A green dragonic looking creature with wings that looked like the skin of an apple flew onto the battlefield which prompted Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex again.

“ Flapple. The Apple Wing Pokemon. It ate a sour apple, and that induced its evolution. In its cheeks, it stores an acid capable of causing chemical burns,” The Pokedex said.

“ Flapple, let's start with Dragon Dance. Flapple spun around as its attack and Speed stats rose. “ Now use Dragon Rush. Flapple flew at Dragapult like a missile covered in a dragon-shaped energy field.

“ We won’t lose to you. Dragpult use Dragon Tail. Dragapult retaliated with her tail covered in dragon scales which resulted in both moves colliding with each other and caused both Pokemon to faint.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle so this match is a draw however since Flapple was Billy’s third Pokemon Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said as he crossed his flags. After recalling her Dragapult Turquoise left to see how the others were doing with their matches. All four girls made it to the last day of the Preliminaries and went back to the trainer village to rest up for their matches. Which luckily for them took place at different times with Turquoise being in the afternoon on the Grass Battlefield and everyone else being in the morning.





The next day The morning matches were concluded with Rainbow, Twilight, And Sunset making it to the main tournament and now it was Turquoise’s turn to win her place in the main tournament. As soon as she set foot on the battlefield which was basically just a field of grass she noticed her opponent was not there yet. Suddenly the sound of a flute was heard coming from the corridor on the opposite side where Turquoise stood indicating Turquoise’s opponent was making a flashy entrance. Suddenly a girl wearing a Vileplume style kimono with her red hair styled into a ponytail walked onto the field playing her flute which got the crowd excited.

“ And it looks like Makoto finally makes her appearance,” The announcer said as Makoto’s cheering section erupted with applause and chants.

“ So you're my final opponent in the prelims? You don’t look that impressive,” Makoto said.

“ Wait until after the battle to judge me,” Turquoise said before the ref told them to call out their first Pokemon.

“ Lurantis to Battle,” Makoto said as a flower-like mantis landed on the field elegantly after coming out of her pokeball. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Lurantis. The Bloom Sickle Pokemon. The petals on this Pokémon's arms are thin and super sharp, and they can fire laser beams if Lurantis gathers light first,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise remembered how her battle with Erika went and how her Ninetails’s Drought Ability turned on her during that match.

“ Corviknight come on out,” Turquoise said as she called out her Corviknight.

“ What gives, why isn't she using her Ninetails?” Rainbow asked.

“ Turquoise is using what she learned from her past experience,” Twilight said.

“ So you're saying Turquoise was in a situation like this before?” Sunset asked.

“ In her gym battle against Erika Turquoise was set on using Ninetails to burn through all of Erika’s grass-types only for Drought to be used against her since all three of Erika’s pokemon had the Chlorophyll ability,” Twilight said.

“ I get it she must have picked up on Lurantis having an ability that requires Sunny Day Status,” Sunset said.

“ Plus with Corviknight being a Flying and Steel-type any Grass-Type moves used on it won’t be as effective,” Twilight said.

“ Lurantis let's start with Sunny Day. Lurantis unleashed a ball of orange energy into the sky which caused the sun’s rays to intensify.

“ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight managed to unleash quite a powerful Drill Peck that managed to knock Lurantis out in a single shot.

“ Lurantis is unable to battle Corviknight is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Lurantis return,” Makoto said before recalling Lurantis. Makoto decided to fight fire with fire or in this case flight with flight. “ Tropius to battle. A big winged creature with a long neck with palm grass for wings and a banana bunch under its chin appeared before hovering over the field. Turquoise looked up more info with her Pokedex.

“ Tropius. The Fruit Pokemon. It flies by flapping its broad leaves and gives the sweet, delicious fruit around its neck to children,” The Pokedex said.

“ Now it's our turn to attack. Tropius use Solar Beam. Tropius charged up energy quickly before firing it a few seconds later thanks to the Sunny Day status. Corviknight tried to dodge it but Tropius was just too quick for him.

“ Don’t tell me your Tropius has the Chlorophyll ability?” Turquoise said.

“ Exactly now as long as the Sun is out my Tropius can fly circles around your Corviknight,” Makoto said.

“ We shall see about that. Corviknight return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Corviknight. Turquoise pulled out another one of her Pokeballs and threw it. “ Goodra come on out. Goodra popped out and looked pleased to battle. “ Goodra use Rain Dance. Goodra unleashed a ball made of blue energy that burst and then created a bunch of rain clouds that not only blocked out the sun but also caused a downpour. “ Now use Dragon Pulse. Goodra unleashed a sphere made of light green energy. Tropius tried to dodge it but was too slow and took a good amount of damage before falling towards the ground. “ Now finish this with Acid Spray. Goodra unleashed a breath of yellow liquid at Goodra which resulted in Tropius fainting.

“ Tropius is unable to battle Goodra is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

:” Tropius return,” Makoto said before recalling Tropius. Makoto pinned all her hopes on her third pokemon. “ Roserade to battle. Roserade came out ready to battle. “ Roserade let's start with Magical Leaf. Roserade fired a bunch of leaves at Goobra who just took it without feeling a thing. “ Why is your Goodra unaffected?”

“ Looks like Turquosie’s Goodra has the Sap Sipper ability which not only raises Goodra’s attack when he gets hit by Grass-Type moves but also makes him unaffected by them.

“ Goodra use Dragon Pulse. Goodra unleashed his Dragon Pulse which managed to deal enough damage to Roserade to knock it out.

“ Rose Rade is unable to battle Goodra is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ And there you have it folks Turquoise moves on to the main tournament,” The announcer said before Turquoise recalled her Goodra and rejoined her friends while Makoto left in a fit of rage.

“ I can,t wait to begin the main tournament tomorrow,” Rainbow said.

“ I’m afraid you will need to keep waiting because the next two days are rest days so we won’t be resuming until then,” Twilight said.

“ Fine with me what do you girls want to do?” Turquoise asked.

“ We can look around the shops,” Rarity suggested.

“ We can do that,” Turquoise said. As soon as the girls finished checking the shops out and having dinner they all turned in for the night.
> Rivals For Life
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was the second day of rest and Turquoise was busy looking around the shops with Rarity. As they were looking at clothes they ran into someone they met back in Saffron City.

“ Dawn? What are you doing here?” Rarity asked.

“ The contest committee invited me to be a judge for this year’s Grand Festival,” Dawn said.

“ You do know the Grand Festival isn’t for another month right?” Turquoise asked.

“ I know that I’m also watching the Indigo League with some friends from back home,” Dawn said. While they were talking a man with brown hair walked in and approached the group.

“ Hurry up DD Zoey and the others are waiting for you,” The man said.

“ Coming Kenny,” Dawn said.

“DD?” Turquoise asked, confused.

“ A childhood nickname,” Dawn said before saying goodbye to Rarity and Turquoise.





 Sometime later at a nearby Restaurant Dawn and Kenny joined a woman with short orange hair and a woman with black hair tied in braids.

“ Where were you Dawn?” The orange-haired girl asked.

“ I was looking around the shops and ran into Turquoise,” Dawn said.

“ You mean that girl you told us about doing both contests and Gym battles?” the Orange haired girl asked.

“ Yes Zoey I know you don’t approve of trainers who do both,” Dawn said.

“ Now zozo let’s just enjoy our time together,” The black-haired woman pleaded. Dawn and her friends sat together discussing who they think will win the Indigo League this year.





Sometime later Turquoise, Sunset, Twilight, And Rainbow were all gathered in the building where registration was to determine the matchups for the finals. Twilight, Rainbow, and Sunset already got their matchups and now it was Turquoise’s turn.

“ The next trainer will be Turquoise Dusk,” The lady said before handing Turquoise a rod. A few moments later Turquoise got a bite and pulled out a Magikarp with the label A-1 on it. “ A-1 that means your next opponent is going to be. Turquoise’s picture appeared on the screen before moving into a square next to the picture of someone Turquoise has been eager to challenge the whole league.

“ Looks like you will get that rematch you've been waiting for Rick,” Turquoise said.





The next day everyone gathered in the stands to watch the first match of the A Block except for Sunset and Rainbow who were in the B block. In addition to Dawn and her friends, Turquoise’s mom Sylvia and Professor Oak were also in the stands.

“ Ms. Dusk? What brings you and Professor Oak here?” Twilight asked.

“ We came to cheer Turquoise on in person,” Sylvia said.

“ That’s right the folks back in Pallet Town are also watching the match,” Professor Oak said. Sometime later Turquoise and Rick entered the stadium ready to go.

“ I never thought of all the opponents I would face that noob I met on Route 1 would be my first opponent in Indigo Stadium,” Rick said.

“ I am not some noob anymore. I have grown a lot on this journey,” Turquoise said.

“ Then prove it to me in this battle,” Rick said.

“ If both trainers are ready then bring out your pokemon,” The Ref said.

“ Go Scizor,” Rick said as he called out a red humanoid-like creature with wings and metal pincers for hands. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Scizor. The Pincer Pokemon and the evolved form of Scyther. Bulky pincers account for one-third of Scizor's body weight. A single swing of one of these pincers will crush a boulder completely,” The Pokedex said. After seeing that Scizor was a bug and steel-type Turquoise knew exactly who to use.

“ Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as Ninetails came out and landed elegantly onto the field.

“ Battle begin,” The Ref said.

“ Scizor use Bullet Punch. Scizor moved as fast as Lightning while pummeling Ninetails with a flurry of orange glowing punches.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower on Scizor who managed to dodge it to everyone’s surprise.

“ Nice try but my Scizor is among one of the Fastest Pokemon I got so your attacks can’t harm him. And on the subject of attacks, Scizor use U-Turn. Scizor charged at Ninetails and after jabbing her with his claw fled back to his Pokeball. The background behind Scizor’s image faded indicating Scizor was still in the battle. “ Go Lycanroc. As soon as Rick's Lycanroc took the field Turquoise immediately knew what to do.

“ Return Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she recalled Ninetails. Turquoise began thinking about what would work best against Lycanroc and suddenly had an idea. “ Go Corviknight. As soon as Corviknight appeared and glistened the battle resumed.

“ Lycanroc use Stealth Rock. Lycanroc pounded his front paw on the ground and managed to embed a bunch of jagged rocks into the battlefield. “ Now use Rock Slide. Lycanroc generated a portal above the battlefield where a bunch of rocks began to rain down from it.

“ Dodge them and use Steel Wing. Corviknight maneuvered around the falling rocks while his wings turned metallic and managed to nail Lycanroc for a massive amount of damage.

“ We are not out yet. Lycanroc use Payback. Lycanroc was covered in dark energy before leaping at Corviknight and unleashing that energy on him with double the power. Both Corviknight and Lycanroc looked like they had taken a sizable amount of damage. “ Now finish this with Stone Edge. Lycanroc pounded his front paw into the ground and caused a bunch of stones to erect out of the ground.

“ We won’t lose to you this time. Corviknight use Brave Bird. Corviknight was covered in fire as he nose-dived before switching to a blue aura after switching to a straight line as he broke through the rocks one by one soon landing a hit on Lycanroc covering the field in a dust cloud. As soon as the dust settled both Corviknight and Lycanroc fainted.

“ Both Corviknight and Lycanroc are unable to battle which means this round is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Lycanroc return,” Rick said as he recalled Lycanroc. “ You did a good job setting the field.

“ Corviknight Return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Corviknight. Turquoise waited to see what Pokemon Rick would be using next.

“ Go Nidoking,” Rick said as he called out a big purple creature with a horn of the same color on its head which prompted Turquoise to use her Pokedex.

“ Nidoking. The Drill Pokemon. Nidoking prides itself on its strength. It’s forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise wasted no time in making her choice.

“ Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out her Espeon. As soon as Espeon made contact with the field the stealth Rocks damaged her.

“ You fell for my Trap Stealth Rock is a move that will inflict damage as soon as your pokemon come out,” Rick said.

“ No matter we will not give up. Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon fired her Psybeam at Nidoking who just took it.

“ Nidoking use Toxic Spikes. Nidoking unleashed a bunch of caltrops covered in poison which were suddenly reflected by Espeon’s Magic Bounce which shocked Rick. “ Why are the Toxic Spikes on my side?

“ Espeon has the hidden ability magic bounce which redirects all non-damaging attacks back to where they came from,” Turquoise explained.

“ I will still beat you. Nidoking use Megahorn. Nidoking charged at Espeon with an extended horn covered in moss green energy which did not phase Turquoise.

“ Espeon use Psychic on Nidoking. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue as Nidoking was covered in a blue aura before floating off the ground and being slammed into the ground hard with enough power to cause Nidoking to faint.

“ Nidoking is unable to battle Espeon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Nidoking return,” Rick said before recalling Nidoking. Rick thought hard and remembered he still had his Scizor which was immune to poison. “ Scizor come back out. Scizor returned to the field unaffected by the Toxic Spikes.

“ Espeon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon which caused the background of her picture to darken. Turquoise was in a corner now since the only pokemon she had that could possibly beat Scizor was her Ninetails which would end up taking massive damage from the stealth Rock as soon as she came out. “ Go Ninetails. Ninetails came back out and as soon as she landed on the field the stealth Rocks damaged her.

“ Too easy. Scizor use Bullet Punch. Scizor charged at Ninetails fast which she was ready for.

“ Ninetails use Confuse Ray. Ninetails eyes glowed and managed to confuse Scizor who was now beating himself up with his own Bullet Punch. “ Now use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which managed to hit and caused Scizor to faint.

“ Scizor is unable to battle Ninetails is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Scizor return,” Rick said as he recalled Scizor. Rick was impressed with how far Turquoise has come but now he was done messing around. “ Go Tyrantrum. As soon as Tyrantrum made contact with the field the Toxic spikes kicked in and poisoned him.

“ Can you keep going Ninetails?” Turquoise asked with Ninetails nodding yes. “ Then use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which did not faze Rick in the slightest.

“ Tyrantrum use Earthquake. Tyrantrum stomped his foot down hard which caused the ground to shake violently and for Ninetails to take heavy damage which caused her to faint while Tyrantrum also took small damage from the Fire Blast and medium Damage from the poison status.

“ Ninetails is unable to battle Tyrantrum is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his Left flag at Rick.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said while recalling Ninetails. Turquoise knew the poison would finish off Tyrantrum if she either waited long enough or kept chipping away at him and decided who to send in next. “ Go Flygon. As soon as Flygon came out the stealth rocks damaged her but not by much.

“ Tyrantrum use Ice Fang. Tyrantrum charged at Flygon with fangs of ice but Turquoise was ready for it.

“ Flygon use Sand Tomb. Flygon’s eyes glowed blue as Tyrantrum stepped on a pit of quicksand and was soon swallowed up by it and took damage from it. The combination of Sand Tomb and Poison status was enough to cause Tyrantrum to faint.

“ Tyrantrum is unable to battle Flygon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Tyrantrum return,” Rick said as he recalled Tyrantrum. Rick knew who to call out next. “ Go Claydol. A floating black statue-like creature with pink eyes all around its head appeared which prompted Turquoise to use her Pokedex to learn about it.

“ Claydol. The Clay Doll Pokemon. It appears to have been born from clay dolls made by ancient people. It uses telekinesis to float and move,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise decided to stick with Flygon since she did not want to risk damaging her remaining pokemon.

“ Claydol start with Rapid Spin. Claydol spun around rapidly while not only causing small damage to Flygon but also sweeping away the Toxic Spikes from Rick’s side of the field. “ Now use Hyper Beam. Claydol charged up a yellow beam before firing it at Flygon.

“ Dodge and use Dragon Rush. Flygon dodged the Hyper Beam and nose-dived at Claydol covered in a dragon-shaped energy field before inflicting a good amount of damage.

“ You think you won this well, think again. Claydol use Dazzling Gleam. Claydol unleashed a blinding light which caused flashbacks for Turquoise. This time Turquoise was not going down that easily.

“ We won’t fall that easily this time. Flygon use Dragon Rush full power. Flygon was covered in the same energy field from before and managed to penetrate the light. Flygon pushed her hardest through the light and managed to make contact with Claydol which resulted in the battlefield being covered in a huge cloud of smoke. As soon as the smoke cleared up both Claydol and Flygon revealed to have fainted.

“ Both Claydol and Flygon are unable to battle this match is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags. Rick pulled out his final Pokeball and threw it.

“ Serperior come on out,” Rick said as Serperior came out and looked as intimidating as ever.

“ Go Zoroark,” Turquoise said as she called out Zoroark.

“ No illusions this time?” Rick asked.

“ Why settle for an illusion when the real deal will be coming out soon,” Turquoise said while Zoroark took damage from Stealth Rock. “ Zoroark, do your best out there. Zoroark smiled while nodding.

“ Serperior use Leaf Storm. Serperior whipped up a massive storm of leaves that was heading towards Zoroark.

“ Zoroark use Detect. Zoroark’s eyes glowed before she dodged the Leaf Storm unscathed. “ Now use Night Daze. Zoroark unleashed her Night Daze which managed to score some decent damage on Serperior.

“ Not bad but not good enough. Serperior use Coil. Serperior coiled himself up which caused his attack,defense, and accuracy to rise up. “ Now use Leaf Blade. Serperior’s tail glowed before turning into a green blade.

“ We won’t lose that easily. Zoroark use Foul Play. Zoroark grabbed Serperior’s tail and slammed the blade into it thus turning its own power agianst it. Despite the great amount of damage Serperior was still standing.

“ Serperior use Leaf Storm. Serperior unleashed his Leaf storm from point blank range which dealt enough damage to Zoroark to cause her to faint.

“ Zoroark is unable to battle serperior is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Rick.

“ Zoroark return,” Turquoise said while recalling Zoroark. “ You did awesome out there, now rest.

“ And with that both Rick and Turquoise are down to their last pokemon who will win this exciting battle?” The announcer shouted which got the crowd excited as well.

“ Go Venusaur,” Turquoise said as she sent out Venusaur. As soon as Venusaur landed on the battlefield the stealth Rocks damaged him thus giving Serperior a little handicap. “ Venusaur use Sludge Bomb. Venusaur fired blobs of poison at Serperior which did not faze Rick.

“ Dodge and use Leaf Blade. Serperior slithered around the Sludge Bombs and managed to nail venusaur for a small amount of damage. As both sides kept at it Rick was beginning to feel something he hasn't felt since his journey began. That something he was feeling was the ability to enjoy battling which up to this point he was not doing. As soon as both sides stopped attacking both Serperior and Venusaur were covered in green auras indicating their Overgrow has been activated.

“ Looks like we are evenly matched,” Turquoise said.

“ Time for us to end this,” Rick said.

“ Venusaur,” Turquoise said.

“ Serperior,” Rick said.

“ Use Frenzy Plant,” Turquoise and Rick said at the same time. Both Venusaur and Serperior summoned the roots from their sides of the field and caused them to push against each other. They kept pushing until eventually Venusaur’s roots broke through Serperior’s and caused enough damage to make Serperior faint.

“ Serperior is unable to battle Venusaur is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise and her picture with the winner icon under it appeared on the jumbotron.

“ And there you have it folks after an intense battle like that Turquoise moves on in the finals,” The Announcer shouted which got the crowd excited.

“ You battled greatly,” Rick said as he recalled Serperior and then looked at Turquoise. “ I must say you really matured as a trainer. Rick was about to leave until Turquoise stopped him.

“ So where are you off to now?” Turquoise asked.

“ After the Indigo League concludes I'm heading back home to decide on my next journey,” Rick said before leaving the stadium.
> Bonds & Promises
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next day Turquoise was near the end of her semifinal match and had her Corviknight deliver the final blow to her opponent’s Tangrowth with Drill Peck.

“ Tangrowth is unable to battle Corviknight is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise as her picture with a winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Corviknight Turquoise walked off the field where Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy were waiting for her.

“ You did Turquoise, you made it to the top four,” Twilight said.

“ Your next Twilight,” Turquoise said.

“ Right, and will you be there to watch me?” Twilight asked.

“ I need to head to the Pokemon Center first but I promise to catch your battle,” Turquoise said. Turquoise left for the Pokemon center while Twilight and the others returned to the stadium. As soon as Turquoise arrived at the Pokemon center she saw the start of Twilight’s match on the tv while she waited for her Pokemon to heal. Meanwhile, in the corner of the room, Isabelle and Chris were waiting for their moment to attack Turquoise with their new gadgets that they built. As Turquoise was watching the match she failed to notice Isabelle unleashing her sticky ball shooter on her. As soon as Turquoise was bound and gagged Isabelle and Chris threw her into the back of a van and drove off with all the bags of pokeballs they stole.





Meanwhile, with Twilight’s battle, things were not looking too good for twilight now that she was down two pokemon already and was relying on her Decidueye to help even things.

“ Where is Turquoise? She should have been back by now,” Rarity asked.

“ Your right, it's not like her to lie or break a promise. Something must have happened to her,” Applejack said.

“ What shall we do? We can't leave Twilight, she needs our support,” Rarity asked.

“ You keep watching the match. I will go find Turquoise,” Applejack said.

“ Please hurry,” Rarity said before Applejack ran out of the stadium faster than her Yamper on steroids. As soon as she arrived at the Pokemon center she asked Nurse Joy if she saw Turquoise.

“ Let’s see. After she gave me her pokemon she was watching the ongoing match on the tv and then these two strange-looking people snuck up behind her,” Nurse Joy said.

“ What did these people look like?” Applejack asked.

“ One of them was a woman with long blonde hair and the other was a man with red hair and were both wearing these uniforms with big black Ss on them,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Team Supernova. They must have kidnapped Turquoise,” Applejack said.

“ In any case, her pokemon are all healed up. Can I trust you to give them to her?” Nurse joy asked.

“ Leave it to me, “Applejack said before putting Turquosie’s pokeballs in her backpack. As soon as Applejack was outside the Pokemon center she pulled out one of Turquoise’s pokeballs and called out her Corviknight who looked confused. “ Listen Corviknight Turquoise may be in great danger and I know she probably never asked you to do this but would you mind letting me ride you so we could look from the sky?” Corviknight looked more than happy to accommodate that request since he knew Turquosie’s life was important to him. After getting on Corviknight’s back he and Applejack flew off and checked the ground below.





Back with Turquoise who was looking real scared right about now since she didn’t have her pokemon to help bail her out of this one.

“ I can,t believe we managed to beat this Dorkette so easily,” Chris said.

“ Without her Pokemon she is weak,” Isabelle said before they both began to laugh evilly. Suddenly Chris who was driving the van noticed something in his rearview mirror. That something was Applejack and Corviknight. Chris floored the gas pedal and tried to shake Corviknight only for Corviknight to unleash Brave Bird with Applejack holding on for dear life. As soon as Corviknight broke through the back of the van Turquoise looked glad to see them. Applejack tried to get Turquoise out of her sticky bindings but could not.

“ What is this stuff made of?” Applejack asked.

“ Triple reinforced polymer Dorkette that stuff won’t break no matter how much you try to tear at it,” Isabelle said before the van went over a cliff and into the ocean. The bags of Pokeball began to float to the surface while the water caused the sticky gunk binding Turquoise to deteriorate thus setting Turquoise free. As soon as the girls returned to the surface Officer Jenny riding a jet ski came by.

“ What’s with the commotion?” Officer Jenny asked before noticing Chris and Isabelle and slapped the cuffs on them. “ Are you girls ok?

“ I’m fine now,” Turquoise said as she and Applejack returned to the shore with Officer Jenny.

“ We better hurry before Twilight’s match ends,” Applejack said.

“ How are we going to get there in time?” Turquoise said before Corviknight motioned for Turquoise to get on his back.

“ You girls go on ahead I will return the pokeballs,” Officer Jenny said. Turquoise got on her Corviknight and she and Applejack took off.





Meanwhile back with Twilight. The battle was not looking too good now that Twilight was down to just her Charizard while her opponent just called out their fifth pokemon which was a Gyarados. Twilight managed to defeat Gyrados with a Thunder Punch.

“ Gyrados is unable to battle Charizard is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight. Just then Turquoise and Applejack made it back to the stands.

“ Where were you Turquoise?” Rarity asked.

“ I was waiting for my pokemon to heal when Isabelle and Chris kidnapped me,” Turquoise said.

“ That is awful are you ok?” Rarity asked.

“ A bit wet but I’m surviving,” Turquoise said.

“ In any case your right on time to see the end of the battle,” Rarity said. Twilight unleashed her Mega Evolution and managed to defeat her opponent’s Metagross in a single attack.

“ Metagross is unable to battle Charizard is the winner which means Twilight wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight as her picture with the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Charizard Twilight left the battlefield. At the same time, Rainbow and Sunset’s matches ended with their victory meaning all four of them made it to the final four. It was then Turquoise had an idea which had her make a fist and point it forwards. Sunset, Rainbow, and Twilight did the same.

“ All four of us made it to the top four so let’s all vow that no matter who wins or loses there will be no hard feelings between any of us,” Turquoise said with the other three agreeing with her.

“ You won’t hear me complaining,” Twilight said.

“ Me either,” Sunset said.

“ I would prefer to win but I guess I can settle for getting this far,” Rainbow said as all four of them bumped their fists.





The next day Turquoise and Twilight were standing on opposite ends of the battlefield looking ready to begin. As soon as the Ref arrived Turquoise and Twilight called out their first pokemon.  

“ Go Weavile,” Twilight said as she sent out a black and red creature with claws and a yellow gem on its forehead. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Weavile.The Sharp Claw pokemon. With its claws, it leaves behind signs for its friends to find. The number of distinct signs is said to be over 500,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise thought for a bit and then made her choice. “ Go Lucario. As soon as Lucario came out the battle began.

“ Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario unleashed an Aura sphere which Twilight was prepared for.

“ Send it back with Metal Claw. Weavile’s claw turned to iron before returning Lucario’s Aura Sphere with some added power. Turquoise was impressed with Twilight’s quick thinking but that did not mean she was not prepared for it.

“ Use Force Palm to send it back. Lucario pointed his palm forward before repelling the Aura Sphere and sending it back with more speed. Before Twilight could give another command the Aura Sphere managed to land and inflict a ton of damage which not only caused Weavile to faint but to fly into the wall behind Twilight.

“ Weavile is unable to battle Lucario is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Weavile return,” Twilight said before recalling Weavile. Twilight took a moment to think and then made her choice. “ Go Charizard,” Charizard came out ready to go.

“ So you decided to use your partner. Return Lucario,” Turquoise said while recalling Lucario. Turquoise then pulled out her secret weapon. “ Go Milotic. As soon as Milotic came out the battle resumed.

“ Charizard use Thunder Punch. Charizard flew as fast as lightning while its right claw was covered in electricity.

“ Milotic use Hydro Pump. Milotic unleashed her Hydro Pump which managed to stop Charizard in his tracks and slowly pushed him back. “ Now use Breaking Swipe. Milotic Spun around while her tail was glowing light green and managed to nail Charizard extremely hard only for Charizard to stop Milotic in her tracks. “ Milotic use Hydro Pump. Milotic unleashed her hydro Pump only for twilight to not be fazed.

“ We won’t lose that easily. Charizard use Blast Burn. Charizard unleashed his Blast Burn which collided with the Hydro Pump and caused an explosion that covered the area where Charizard and Milotic were. As soon as the smoke cleared both Charizard and Milotic fainted.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle which means this match is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags. 

“ Milotic return,” Turquoise said before Recalling Milotic. “ Thank you for taking her Charizard off the board.

“ Charizard return,” Twilight said before recalling Charizard. Twilight pulled out her next pokemon. “ Go Manectric. Manectric came out ready to go. Turquoise knew exactly who to use.

“ Go Flygon,” Turquoise said as she called out Flygon. Turquoise thought she had the advantage until she saw that twilight did not look fazed at all.

“ Manectric use Electric Terrain. Manectric unleashed a pulse of electricity which ended up electrifying the entire battlefield. “ Now use Ice Fang. Manectric charged at Flygon like a bullet with fangs made of ice which took Turquoise by surprise.

“ Flygon up. Flygon flew higher and managed to get out of Manectric’s reach. “ Now use Earthquake. Flygon slammed down like a meteor and shook the Battlefield violently which managed to damage Manectric but not enough to cause it to faint.

“ Manectric use Ice Fang while Flygon is still on the ground. Manectric lunged at Flygon with its ice fang and managed to land this time which inflicted enough damage to cause Flygon to faint.

“ Flygon is unable to battle Manectric is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight.

“ Flygon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Flygon. Turquoise quickly called out her next pokemon. “ Go Ninetails. As soon as Ninetails came out her drought ability kicked in and covered the battlefield in sunny day status. “ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which was powered up by Sunny Day.

“ We won’t go down that easily. Manectric use Thunder. Manectric unleashed a very powerful thunder that collided with the Flamethrower. Both supercharged moves pushed against each other until in the end Manectric’s Thunder pushed through the Flamethrower and inflicted a ton of damage on Ninetails. Now both Ninetails and Manectric were down to their last bit of health. “ Manectric finish this with Ice Fang. Manectric charged at Ninetails with Ice Fang which did not faze Turquoise.

“ We shall end this. Ninetails use Extrasensory. Ninetails’s eyes glowed blue as her tails stiffened and Manectric was caught in a light blue field of kinetic energy and then slammed against the battlefield which caused it to faint.

“ Manectric is unable to battle Ninetails is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Manectric return,” Twilight said as she recalled her Manectric. Twilight noticed that Ninetails was worn out from her battle with Manectric and knew the perfect pokemon to finish her. “ Go Dugtrio. As soon as Dugtrio came out Turquoise was ready. “ Dugtrio use Sand tomb. Dugtrio began spinning around creating a pit of quicksand which Ninetails got caught in and was being dragged towards Dugtrio.

“ Ninetails use Fire Blast with all you got. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast in an attempt to take Dugtrio down with her. Dugtrio could not dodge it since he was in the middle of his own attack and took a massive amount of damage which caused both Ninetails and Dugtrio to faint.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle which means this battle is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said while recalling Ninetails.

“ Dugtrio return,” Twilight said while recalling Dugtrio. Both Twilight and Turquoise pulled out their next pokeballs. “ Go Flareon. Flareon came out with a fiery look in its eyes.

“ Go Lucario,” Turquoise said as Lucario came back out.

“ Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario charged at Flareon with fists covered in orange energy.

“ Like that is going to work. Flareon use Flare blitz. Flareon charged at Lucario while covered in a cloak of blue fire and pushed against the Bullet Punch and broke through it which damaged Lucario severely and caused him to faint while at the same time Flareon suffered recoil damage.

“ Lucario is unable to battle Flareon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Twilight.

“ Lucario return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Lucario. Turquoise decided to fight big moves with big moves. “ Go Corviknight. Corviknight came out ready to go. “ Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight dived at Flareon with his Drill Peck.

“ Flareon use Fire Fang. Flareon leaped at Corviknight and just when it looked like both moves were about to collide Flareon went above and sunk her Fire Fang into Corviknight who took severe damage from it.

“ If we are going down let’s go down swinging. Corviknight use Brave Bird. Corviknight dove down while covered in fire.

“ Flareon use Flare Blitz. Flareon used Flare Blitz again which caused both moves to collide and explode. As soon as both pokemon hit the ground it was revealed that they both fainted as the Electric Terrain ended.

“ Both Pokemon are unable to battle so the fifth battle is a draw,” The ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Flareon return,” Twilight said as she recalled Flareon.

“ Corviknight return,” Turquoise said. Things were heating up now that the climax of the battle was approaching.

“ Go Decidueye,” Twilight said as she called out Decidueye who looked determined.

“ Go Goodra,” Turquoise said as she called out her Goodra which was her ace in the hole.

“ Decidueye use Leaf Blade. Decidueye’s feathers turned into blades made of green energy which Decidueye hit Goodra with only for Goodra to absorb the energy.

“ I guess my Goodra’s Sap Sipper took you by surprise,” Turquoise said. Both Goodra and Decidueye went head to head as Goodra was absorbing all of Decidueye’s grass-type attacks. After a long clash of attacks, Decidueye was looking tired while Goodra was brimming with both power and energy. “ Time to finish this. Goodra use Thunder Punch. Goodra rushed at Decidueye with a fist covered in electricity and dealt a ton of damage which caused Decidueye to fall forward and faint.

“ Decidueye is unable to battle. Goodra is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” the Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise as her picture with the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Decidueye Twilight approached Turquoise.

“ That was the most epic battle I ever had,” Twilight said joyfully.

“ Me too. now let’s see how the battle between Rainbow and Sunset is going,” Turquoise said.





Meanwhile, on Battlefield B the final battle was between Rainbow’s Braviary and Sunset’s Inteleon.

“ Inteleon use Snipe Shot. Inteleon unleashed its Snipe shot which managed to finish off Braviary.

“ Braviary is unable to battle Inteleon is the winner which means Sunset wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Sunset as her picture with the winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. After both Rainbow and Sunset recalled their Pokemon the bracket appeared on the jumbotron showing the two trainers who made it to the final match of the Indigo League.

“ Looks like it’s down to just you and me Turquoise,” sunset said.

“ I’m looking forward to it,” Turquoise said before the girls returned to their room for the night.
> And The Winner Is?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The moment of truth arrived and both Turquoise and Sunset were ready to go. Both trainers stood on opposite sides of the battlefield for the final battle of the Indigo League. As soon as the ref took his position both Turquoise and Sunset called out their starting Pokemon.

“ Go Tyranitar,” Sunset said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed a big green creature with an intimidating look on its face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Tyranitar. The Armor Pokemon. Its body can't be harmed by any sort of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies,” The Pokedex said. After seeing Tyranitar’s typing Turquoise knew exactly who to use.

“ Go Lucario,” Turquoise said as she called out her Lucario. As soon as Lucario came out a sandstorm formed on the battlefield courtesy of Tyrantitar’s sand stream ability. “ Let’s start with Bullet Punch. Lucario lunged at Tyranitar with fists covered in orange energy.

“ Tyranitar use Iron Defense. Tyranitar’s entire body turned to metal as he withstood Lucario’s attack.

“ Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario fired an Aura Sphere at Tyranitar which did not faze Sunset at all.

“ Tyranitar use Protect. Tyrantitar created a barrier that blocked the Aura Sphere. “ You’re going to need more than brute force to beat me.

“ We shall see about that. Lucario use Force Palm. Lucario leaped at Tyranitar ready to repel it with Force Palm until Sunset smiled.

“ I was hoping you would get closer so we could do this. Tyrantitar use Body Press. Tyrantitar slammed down on Lucario as he was preparing to unleash Force Palm. Both moves triggered an explosion and as soon as the dust cleared both Pokemon were still standing. A few seconds later Lucario fell onto one knee while Tyranitar completely fainted.

“ Tyranitar is unable to battle Lucario is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Tyranitar,” Sunset said as she recalled Tyranitar.

“ You return as well Lucario,” Turquoise said as she recalled Lucario for some rest.

“ Why is Turquoise taking Lucario out of the battle?” Rainbow asked.

“ That final exchange of powerful attacks took a toll on Lucario so she is letting him rest up for a later battle,” Twilight explained as Sunset was getting ready to call out her next Pokemon.

“ Go Magmortar,” Sunset said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed a big bulky red and orange creature. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for this one.

“ Magmortar. The Blast Pokemon and the evolved form of Magmar. Living in the crater of a volcano has caused this Pokémon’s body to resemble its environment— it has an organ similar to a magma chamber,” The Pokedex said. After remembering her battle against Blaine Turquoise knew exactly who to use.

“ Go Flygon,” Turquoise said as Flygon came out and looked untouchable in the sandstorm.

“ Magmortar use Sunny Day. Magmortar fired an orange ball into the sky which caused the sandstorm to vanish and the sun’s rays to intensify. “ Now use Dynamic Punch. Magmortar’s right hand glowed while lunging at Flygon which caused a good amount of damage.

“ Flygon use Earthquake. Flygon shook the battlefield along with Magmortar.

“ Magmortar use Fireblast. Magmortar pointed his arm forward with his claws retracted before shooting a fire blast out of it and inflicted a good amount of damage on Flygon.

“ Flygon use Dragon Rush. Flygon charged at Magmortar with a dragon Rush which caused Sunset to look determined.

“ We won’t lose to you this time. Magmortar use Flare Blitz. Magmortar lunged at Flygon while covered in blue fire. As soon as both moves collided they kept pushing against each other until Magmortar broke through and managed to beat Flygon.

“ Flygon is unable to battle Magmortar is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Sunset while Magmortar sustained some recoil damage.

“ Flygon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Flygon. Turquoise began thinking of who to use next. After thinking she made her choice. “ Go Altaria. Altaria came out and flew over the battlefield.

“ Interesting choice,” Sunset said.

“ Altaria use Moonblast. Altaria unleashed her Moonblast which dealt enough damage to Magmortar to cause it to faint.

“ Magmortar is unable to battle Altaria is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Magmortar,” Sunset said as she recalled Magmortar. Sunset began thinking about what would work best against Altaria and made her choice. “ Go Cryogonal. A giant floating snowflake appeared which prompted Turquoise to use her Pokedex again.

“ Cryogonal. The Crystallizing Pokemon. With its icy chains, Cryogonal freezes those it encounters. It then takes its victims away to somewhere unknown,” The Pokedex said.

“ Let’s end this in one shot. Cryogonal use Sheer Cold. Cryogonal unleashed a bunch of cold air from its body which began to cover the battlefield in a thin sheet of ice. Turquoise knew this particular move was a one-hit KO and was desperate to avoid it.

“ Altaria fly up higher and try to stay out of range. Altaria descended higher as the cold air began to dissipate from missing its target.

“ That was clever. You knew if Sheer cold landed Altaria would have fainted instantly but that was not our only attack. Cryogonal use Ice Beam. Cryogonal spun in place while shooting a beam made of ice at Altaria.

“ Dodge and use Sky Attack. Altaria dodged the Ice beam and charged up energy in her body before nose-diving whole cloaked in that energy creating a silhouette of a mighty bird. Cryogonal was hit by it and took huge damage but not enough to faint.

“ Cryogonal use Ice beam. Cryogonal unleashed Ice beam before Altaria could get away and caused her to faint.

“ Altaria is unable to battle Cryogonal is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Sunset.

Altaria return,” Turquoise said before recalling Altaria. Turquoise knew this next battle could go either way since both sides are not at full strength. “ Go Lucario. Lucario came back out but still looked tired from his battle with Tyranitar.

“ Is Turquoise mad Lucario looks like he can’t fight in his state,” Rarity said.

“ Lucario may not be at full power. But Turquoise is putting her faith in him to do his best to beat Cryogonal,” Twilight said.

“ Lucario use Force Palm. Lucario leaped at Cryogonal with his palm out.

“ Cryogonal use Recover. As Cryogonal was recovering Lucario nailed it but managed to survive the attack.

“ Our turn to attack. Cryogonal use Self-Destruct. Cryogonal built up energy which caused its body to glow white before a huge explosion covered the battlefield. As soon as the light faded both Lucario and Cryogonal fainted.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle this match is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Lucario return,” Turquoise said before recalling Lucario.

“ Return Cryogonal,” Sunset said before recalling Cryogonal. Both Turquoise and Sunset took a moment to figure which pokemon each of them would pick next. Sunset decided to make the first call. “ Go Talonflame. A big red and grey bird with red spots in certain places flew over the battlefield which prompted Turquoise to use her Pokedex again.

“ Talonflame. The Scorching Pokemon. Talonflame dives toward prey at speeds of up to 310 mph and assaults them with powerful kicks, giving the prey no chance to escape,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise calmly pulled out her next Pokeball and threw it.

“ Go Goodra,” Turquoise said as Goodra came out.

“ Talonflame use Tailwind. Talonflame whipped up a small jet stream which sped it up. “ Now use Steelwing. Talonflame managed to nail Goodra with wings made of steel.

“ Goodra use Rain Dance. Goodra managed to fire a blue ball of energy into the air which then formed a cloud that blocked out the sun and created a downpour.

“ You may have weakened my Fire-Type Moves but I still have an ace up my sleeve. Talonflame use Hurricane. Talonflame unleashed a huge tornado that swept up Goodra and inflicted a huge amount of damage. Despite the damage, Goodra was still standing.

“ Goodra use Muddy Water and surf on it. Goodra unleashed a tidal wave of muddy water before jumping on top of it. “ Now use Thunder Punch and leap at Talonflame. After reaching the proper height Goodra jumped at Talonflame and unleashed Thunder punch on it which not only sent it crashing onto the ground but also faint.

“ Talonflame is unable to battle Goodra is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Talonflame,” Sunset said as she recalled Talonflame. Sunset thought hard about what to use in this battle and pulled out her fifth Pokeball. “ Go Gengar. Sunset’s Gengar came out and looked ready to go. “ Gengar use Hypnosis. Gengar looked at Goodra while sending out hypnotic waves that put Goodra to sleep Which made Turquoise sweat a little.

“ Goodra return,” Turquoise said as she tried to recall Goodra only for Sunset to react faster.

“ Gengar use Mean Look. Gengar made a mean-looking face that covered Goodra in a black aura that repelled the energy beam of Goodra’s Pokeball.

“ What gives,” Turquoise said.

“ Mean look is a move that stops the opponent from switching out their Pokemon. So Goodra is not going anywhere,” Sunset pointed out. Turquoise called desperately for Goodra to wake up but no such luck. “ Time to wrap this up. Gengar use Dream Eater. Gengar began sucking what looked like light blue energy out of Goodra which caused Goodra to look like it was in pain before fainting.

“ Goodra is unable to battle Gengar is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Sunset.

“ Goodra return,” Turquoise said before recalling Goodra successfully this time. Turquoise knew who to send in for this one. “ Go, my friend. Turquoise threw her Pokeball which unleashed Venusaur.

“ You never learn, do you? Gengar use Hypnosis. Gengar unleashed his Hypnosis on Venusaur who was completely unaffected by it. Sunset remembered that Turquoise had a Zoroark and deduced that the Venusaur in front of her was Zoroark. “ Gengar use Perish Song. Gengar began singing a melody that Turquoise was beginning to dread. “ Before you even think of switching out Gengar use Mean Look. Gengar used Mean Look to trap Zoroark on the field.

“ So what? We still have the advantage so if we can’t run away we will just have to beat you. Venusaur use Night Daze. Venusaur unleashed her Night daze Attack which Sunset was anticipating.

“ Dodge it,” Gengar dodged Night Daze. The battle went on with Venusaur unleashing her attacks and Gengar dodging them. This went on until eventually the Perish Song kicked in and caused both pokemon to faint with Venusaur now transforming back into Zoroark.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle this match is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Return Gengar,” Sunset said while recalling Gengar.

“ Zoroark return,” Turquoise said while recalling Zoroark. Both trainers were now down to their last Pokemon which they did not hesitate to call out. “ Go Venusaur.

“ Go Inteleon,” Sunset said as Inteleon landed on the battlefield after Venusaur. “ Inteleon use Acrobatics. Inteleon flipped through the air while diving at Venusaur.

“ Venusaur use Petal Blizzard. Venusaur whipped up a Petal Blizzard that not only sent Inteleon flying the other way but also damaged him. Turquoise decided now was the time to unleash her ultimate weapon. She grabbed her pendant and rubbed her mega stone which caused Venusaur to mega evolve.

“ Going all out I see,” Sunset said.

“ This is the final battle after all so why wouldn’t I go all out,” Turquoise said.

“ Regardless we won’t lose to you. Inteleon use Snipe Shot. Inteleon pointed his finger forward and fired a water bullet.

“ Venusaur use Sludge bomb. Venusaur fired his Sludge Bomb which caused both moves to explode upon impact. The battle went back and forth until both Venusaur and Inteleon were close to the brink of defeat.

“ Inteleon use Hydro Cannon. Inteleon fired a mighty powerful stream of water at Venusaur.

“ Venusaur use Frenzy Plant. Venusaur summoned big roots that not only blocked Hydro cannon but also crept towards Inteleon and slam him for a massive amount of damage which was enough to cause him to faint.

“ Inteleon is unable to battle Venusaur is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise as her picture appeared on the jumbotron with the winner icon and a crown on it.





Sometime later all the trainers who competed in the Indigo league gathered to collect their awards and to watch Turquoise stand proudly in front of them while holding a gold trophy with wings and the official pokemon league seal on it.

“ And now after such a great battle, we declare the Indigo League closed,” The Announcer said as the officials put out the torch symbolizing the end of the Indigo League.





Later that night Everyone was at Turquoise’s House celebrating Turquoise winning the Indigo League with a huge feast Turquoise’s mom made with a little help from Applejack and Fluttershy.

“ So what’s next Turquoise? Are you going to challenge the Champion League since you won the Indigo League?” Sunset asked.

“ Not yet I still have a lot more to learn before challenging the Elite Four to an official battle,” Turquoise said.

“ Besides we still have the Grand Festival to train for,” Rarity said.

“ There is that too,” Turquoise said.

“ No need to rush since you're from Kanto and won the Indigo League you're free to challenge the Elite Four anytime you wish,” Sunset said, remembering what Lucian of Sinnoh’s Elite Four told her. The girls all ate their fill and after cleaning up went to bed for the night. Turquoise after placing her trophy on her awards shelf went to bed excited to find out what the Grand Festival will be like.
> Reaching The Summit
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After practicing with Rarity for the past few weeks it was almost time for the grand festival. She and her friends arrived at the Indigo Plateau again only this time it looked different. As they were walking Turquoise and rarity were excited to be competing. As soon as they arrived at the registration desk a familiar voice Turquoise recognized called to her.

“ So you finally managed to get this far,” The voice which revealed to belong to Selena said.

“ I assume you did as well?” Turquoise asked.

“ Read 'em and weep,” Selena said while showing off her five ribbons.

“ So you still won’t beat me,” Turquoise said. After her brief exchange with Selena, Turquoise proceeded with registration. After her ribbons and Pokedex have been scanned Turquoise was ready. As soon as Rarity finished registering She and Turquoise went to the back along with the rest of the coordinators to get changed. Rarity came out wearing a long ivory dress with gold accents while Turquoise was still changing.

“ Are you ok in there darling?” Rarity asked before Turquoise popped her head out.

“ This is a bit embarrassing but a little help?” Turquoise asked. Rarity came in a saw Turquoise in what looked like a kimono with a Ninetails pattern.

“ Where did you get that from?” Rarity asked while helping Turquoise with her kimono.

“ Erika gave it to me before I left Celadon City,” Turquoise said. After tying the obi Rarity and Turquoise left the changing room and waited for the Grand Festival to begin.





Meanwhile at the Celadon City Gym Erika along with her gym trainers were all gathered in the lounge area to watch the Grand Festival on TV.

“ Do you think Turquoise made it?” Sapphire asked.

“ Of course she made it. She won the Indigo League after all so naturally, she acquired the five ribbons needed to enter,” Erika said. As they were talking the Grand Festival was about to begin with Lilian appearing on screen.





“ Welcome ladies and Gentlemen to this year's Kanto Grand Festival. 270 coordinators have worked their hardest to come this far but only one will be walking away with the Kanto Ribbon Cup,” Lilian said before the spotlight shined on the trophy for the Grand Festival. “ Before we introduce the judges allow me to explain how the appeals round will work for the Grand Festival. There are two rounds. A preliminary round and the main round. In the Preliminary round, our coordinators will have to give us a performance using only one move and in the main round they can use as many moves as they want but only the sixty-four Coordinators who make it past the first round will move on to the second round. Now then let us introduce the judges. First up from the Pokemon Activities Committee is Mr. Contesta.

“ A pleasure as always to be here,” Contesta said.

“ Next up Mr. Sukizo,” Lilian Continued.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ Next is not one, not two but three Nurse Joys,” Lilian continued while all three joys smiled for the audience. “ And finally our special judge for this year’s Grand Festival. All the way from Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh Region. A contest Veteran. Give it up for Dawn.

“ No need to worry,” Dawn said as the crowd went wild.

“ And now without further ado say it with me, everyone,” Lilian said as she prepared to say her catchphrase.

“ LET'S GET BUSY,” Everyone shouted. Many skilled coordinators gave some of the best performances Turquoise has ever seen and when it was Selina’s turn she watched attentively to see what she had planned for this round. “ And now our next contestant all the way from the Sinnoh Region is Selena. Selina took her position which Dawn recognized as her old rival Ursala’s style.

“ Raichu take the stage,” Selena said as Raichu appeared out of his Pokeball while surrounded in green thunderbolts which he pushed away before landing on the stage. “ Use Electric Terrain. Raichu covered the entire stage in electricity which caused Raichu to float above it like he was surfing. Raichu was having a lot of fun riding the electric terrain like the waves off the shore of a beach.

“ Now that is a very cool performance. What do you say, judges?” Lilian asked.

“ Between the two kinds of Raichu that performance put the Alolan variety front and center,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ The best way to show off Alolan Raichu’s Surge Surfer ability,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Raichu looked like he was having fun with that performance,” Dawn said.





Meanwhile in the other stadium Rarity and her Sylveon were doing a killer performance with Hyper Voice which thanks to Sylveon's Pixilate ability made it sound more melodic than loud. After the three joys gave their scores, rarity returned backstage to watch Turquoise’s performance.





“ And now our next contestant all the way from Pallet Town is Turquoise,” Lilian said as Turquoise walked on stage.

“ Altaria let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said before throwing her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a cloud of white smoke which Altaria now wearing regalia with a mega stone on it appeared out of. “ Use Sky Attack while flying up. Altaria flew upward at high speed while covered in a yellow aura that covered her body. Turquoise rubbed her pendant which caused Altaria to mega evolve. “ Now nose dive. As Altaria was still shrouded by the Sky Attack and Mega Energy she nosed dived and as soon as she stopped Mega Altaria appeared which really dazzled the crowd.

“ Now that was quite the performance, what do you say judges?” Lilian asked.

“ A very splendid way to use Mega Evolution in a contest,” Contesta said.

“ Very Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ It was like watching stage magic,” Nurse Joy said.

“ Normally a pokemon disappearing in a flash is bad but in this case, it works perfectly,” Dawn said while remembering the mistake she made with Ambipom. The rest of the coordinators went on and after the last one finished it was time for the judges to deliberate. While the deliberating process was going on Rarity managed to return to the stadium where Turquoise was. As soon as she got there Lilian appeared on the screen.

“ Sorry for the wait and now without further ado here is the sixty-four Coordinators moving on to the second round,” Lilian said as the contestants began to appear one by one with Turquoise in first, Rarity in tenth, and Selena in seventeenth.

“ We made it,” Turquoise and Rarity said in excitement.

“ Don’t go celebrating just yet because you still have to get through the second half of the appeals stage,” Selena said.

“ We will make it and then get ready for a rematch,” Turquoise said to Selena.





The next day All sixty-Four coordinators were dressed and ready to go. With the competition now reduced to Sixty-Four people the rest of the grand festival was now moved to just a single stadium.

“ Welcome to the second day of the Appeal’s stage,” Lilian said joyfully. “ We have seen some amazing performances yesterday and now let’s see what our remaining sixty-four coordinators have for us today. Leading us off is none other than Turquoise. Turquoise spun elegantly while throwing her Pokeball.

“ Ninetails let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as Ninetails popped out of her Pokeball surrounded by blue flames. “ Use Fire Blast on the field. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast on the field before landing in the center of the flames. Ninetails began dancing around in her fire making her look elegant. “ Now use Extrasensory on the fire. Ninetails used her Extrasensory to make her fire spin around herself before sending it upward and causing it to explode into fireworks which got the crowd excited.

“ Yet another amazing performance from Turquoise,” Lilian said As Turquoise and Ninetails finished. After returning backstage Rarity was impressed with her performance. After some of the others did their performances it was now Rarity’s turn.

“ Hatterene take the stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed a cloud of white smoke that dissipated revealing a blue, pink, and white humanoid-like creature that looked like a witch with a long arm on the hat. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Hatterene, The Silent Pokemon, If you're too loud around it, you risk being torn apart by the claws on its tentacle. This Pokémon is also known as the Forest Witch,” The Pokedex said.

“ Hatterene use Light Screen. Hatterene used Light Screen to trap herself in a yellow box. “ Now use Psycho Cut on the box. Hatterene unleashed a barrage of pink blades on the walls causing them to explode. “ Now use Substitute. Hatterene looked to be damage only to disappear and for the real Hatterene to reappear unharmed.

“ And like a true magician, Hatterene pulls off a death-defying escape act,” Lilian said as the crowd showed how much they loved Rarity’s performance. The performances kept coming all were amazing which proved how hard each coordinator worked to get to the Grand Festival. It was now Selena’s turn and she was raring to go.

“ Roserade take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a purple flower that exploded and revealed Roserade covered in purple pedals. “ Start with Petal Dance. Roserade spun around elegantly while shooting pink flower petals upwards. “ Now use Pin Missile. Roserade fired her Pin Missile which created a dazzling display of both fireworks and raining flower petals which amazed the audience. As soon as the last performance ended a thirty-minute intermission went into effect for the judges to deliberate who moves on to the battle stage. Turquoise was feeling nervous after seeing Rarity and Selena’s performances.

“ Don’t look so nervous darling you were great out there,” Rarity said.

“ Do you think I will make the cut?” Turquoise asked.

“ You better make it or else,” Selena said.

“ You are not helping and if you have nothing nice to say then stay out of our conversation,” Rarity said sternly to Selena.

“ Whatever,” Selena said before shifting her focus back to the monitor. Sometime later Lilian appeared on the monitor.

“ We are back and after a lot of deliberation here are the sixteen coordinators who made it to the battle stage,” Lilian said as sixteen profile pics appeared on-screen three of which included Turquoise, Rarity, and Selena.

“ We made it,” Turquoise said excitedly.

“ Was there any doubt,” Rarity said.

“ And now let’s shuffle the deck and see who will be facing who,” Lilian said as the profile pics shuffled and then formed a bracket. Neither of the girls was facing each other off the bat. With the lineup for tomorrow set up, everyone returned to the Pokemon Center for the night.





The next day Turquoise, Rarity, and Selena were pushing their way through the battle round which consisted of double battles until they made it to the final four.

“ After so many intense and amazing battles we are now down to our final four which consists of Turquoise, Selena, Rarity, and Anna,” Lilian shouted as the match-up appeared on the jumbotron which was Turquoise vs Selena and Rarity vs Anna. The first battle was Turquoise vs Selena and the crowd was excited.

“ Prepare to lose Turquoise,” Selena said.

“ We shall see about that,” Turquoise said.

“ Five minutes on the clock, Go,” Lilian said as the clock counted down.

“ Altaria and Espeon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as both Altaria and Espeon appeared while covered in yellow and blue stars.

“ Let me show you some real power. Garchomp and Flareon take the stage. A bigger shark with spikes in certain places appeared and gave Turquoise and her pokemon an intimidating glare. Turquoise wanted to learn more about Garchomp but didn’t since the clock started ticking and she could not afford to waste any time.

“ Espeon get on Altaria and use Swift and Altaria use Sky Attack. Espeon got on Altaria’s back before creating a swift barrier around them as Altaria began to glow and then spread her wings. As soon as they flew down Altaria looked like a majestic phoenix whose beauty was elevated by the swift surrounding her.

“ Nice try but that won’t work. Garchomp use Sandstorm and Flareon use Scary Face. Garchomp whipped up a huge sandstorm that surrounded Flareon in a sand tornado that formed Flareon’s Face before it turned into a scary expression which was Flareon’s Scary Face.

“ Espeon jump and use Psybeam from above the tornado. Espeon leaped off of Altaria and flew very high thanks to her light body and nimble speed. As soon as Espeon was over the tornado she fired her Psybeam which managed to nail Flareon and cancel out the Scary Face. Altaria’s attack kept going and managed to nail Garchomp for a good amount of damage and caused him to bump into Flareon who was still recovering from the attack from above.

“ And Turquoise manages to deliver a very dazzling display with a three-stage attack that just cost Selena a mountain of points,” Lilian said as Selena’s points went down a lot which made Selena angry.

Selena: 45%

“ Now it’s payback time. Garchomp use Breaking Swipe and Flareon use Flare Blitz. Flareon was covered in a blue fire which was amplified by Garchomp’s Breaking Swipe boosting Flareon into the air towards Altaria like a bullet covered in blue and green flames.

“ Espeon use swift to block that. Espeon used swift to create a huge star that managed to block Flareon’s attack. As soon as Flareon broke through the star a bunch of stars rained down on Garchomp while Flareon’s attack nailed Espeon with enough power to cause her to faint which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“ And Espeon is down for the count,” Lilian said as Turquoise and Selena’s points both went down with two minutes left on the clock.

Turquoise:50%

Selena: 30%

“ Return Espeon,” Turquoise said while recalling Espeon. Turquoise needed to end this before Selena double-teamed her. “ Altaria use Moon Blast full power. Altaria unleashed a full power Moon which managed to nail Garchomp for a huge amount of damage and sent him flying into Flareon which resulted in both of them fainting.

“ And with a spectacular finish the winner of this round is Turquoise,” Lilian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron. After recalling her Pokemon Selena smiled as if the score was now settled.

“ I must admit you've gotten much stronger since we first met but I promise you the next time we meet I will beat you,” Selena said before leaving. Sometime later Rarity managed to win her match against Anna and now it was time for the final battle of the Grand Festival. Before the battle, Turquoise and Rarity were in the dressing room touching themselves up for this final battle.

“ I can’t believe I made it this far,” Turquoise said.

“ Believe it darling you come so far and on your first journey too,” Rarity said.

“ Thanks, Rarity I'm glad it's you I'm facing in the final match,” Turquoise said. After they finished getting ready both Turquoise and Rarity returned to the field for the final match.

“ And now ladies and gentlemen it's time for the final match of the Grand Festival. On my left is Rarity and on my right is Turquoise. Who will win the Ribbon Cup?” Lilian said before the spotlight shined on the cup. “ Five minutes on the clock go.

“ Delcatty and Sylveon take the stage,” Rarity said as she threw two Pokeballs which popped open. The one with Delcatty unleashed some Red confetti while the one with Sylveon unleashed a big pink heart before revealing the two pokemon.

“ Venusaur and Corviknight let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her two Pokeballs which also popped open. The one for Venusaur unleashed a pink flower that exploded and rain pink petals around Venusaur while the one for Corviknight unleashed Corviknight who was surrounded by green lightning bolts which he knocked away before hovering over Venusaur.

“ Sylveon use Hyper Voice and Delcatty use Sing. As Delcatty was singing Sylveon added her Hyper Voice which resulted in a melodious ballad.

“ Venusaur use Petal Dance and Corviknight use Drill Peck while spinning. Venusaur sent out a spiral of pink flower petals while Corviknight flew through the spiral and spun not only looking quite elegant covered by the power of the petal dance but also able to smash through Rarity combination and deliver a powerful blow.

“ And that display of both power and beauty cost Rarity a good amount of points,” Lilian said as Rarity’s points went down.

Rarity: 75%

“ Not bad but we are not out yet. Delcatty use Assist and Sylveon use Shadow Ball. Delcatty’s assist turned into Ominous Wind which boosted the shadow Ball’s power and speed as it flew towards Corviknight.

“ Do a loop and dodge it. Corviknight dodged the amped-up Shadow Ball which cost Rarity some points.

Rarity: 55%

“ Our turn to attack. Venusaur use Sludge Bomb and Corviknight use Steel Wing. Venusaur unleashed a blob of sludge upwards while Corviknight used his Steel Wing to volley it at Sylveon and Delcatty. They tried to dodge it but Sylveon could not move quick enough and took the full force of the attack which caused her to faint and the judges to hit their buzzers at the three-minute mark.

Rarity: 25%

“ Sylveon return,” Rarity said as she recalled Sylveon. Rarity was now in a bind with two pokemon against one and decided to go for broke. “ Delcatty use Blizzard. Delcatty whipped up a powerful Blizzard that covered the whole field. Corviknight was able to withstand the Blizzard but Venusauar took a huge amount of damage which caused him to faint at the thirty-second mark and the judges to hit their buzzers as Turquoise lost half her points.

Turquoise: 50%

“ I’m betting it all on my final move. Delcatty use assist. Delcatty used assist which turned into Froslass’s Ice Shard which Turquoise was ready for.

“ Corviknight use Steel Wing on that Ice. Corviknight used Steal Wing to break the ice up and sent a barrage of crushed ice at Delcatty. Before the ice could hit time ran out.

“ And that’s it time. And the winner of the Grand Festival Is,” Lilian paused for suspense before Turquoise’s picture appeared on the screen. “ It’s Turquoise. The crowd went wild with applause as Rarity recalled her Delcatty. Sometime later everyone gathered to watch Turquoise accept the Ribbon Cup.

“ We hope to see you again in the next Grand Festival,” Mr. Contesta said. As soon as the award ceremony was over everyone who competed gathered for a banquet. Before Turquoise could enjoy the festivities she saw Selena leaving.

“ Where are you going, Selena?” Turquoise asked.

“ Back home to Sinnoh to do some training and then to the Johto Region for the Johto Grand Festival,” Selena said.

“ I look forward to seeing you again,” Turquoise said.

“ Trust me you will be seeing a lot of me but until then keep up the training,” Selena said before leaving. Later that night Turquoise looked back on all her success and began thinking if there was more for her or if this was the summit of her abilities.
> One Journey Ends And Another Begins
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The girls all arrived in Pallet Town and stopped by Professor Oak’s Lab as per his request. As soon as Turquoise set foot in the habitat all of her Pokemon ran to her and showed their affection for her.

“ It’s good to see you guys too,” Turquoise said while trying to breathe.

“ Glad you girls could arrive,” Professor Oak said.

“ Figured we would come with Turquoise before going back to Equestria,” Rarity said.

“ And speaking of which, why did you want to see us?” Turquoise asked.

“ I wanted to see your Pokedex and the progress you made,” Professor Oak said. Turquoise gave Professor Oak her Pokedex which he placed on a tray that went inside his computer. After a few seconds, the data Turquoise collected impressed him. “ You have caught and registered 30 species of pokemon and seen over a hundred species not bad for your first journey.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ But you only scratched the surface, there are still many places to see and pokemon to discover,” Professor Oak said. As they were talking Turquoise’s mom came in.

“ Sorry for the intrusion but Turquoise has a challenge from the Elite Four to go to,” Turquoise’s mom said.

“ Almost forgot about that. Turquoise did you decide who you're going to be using?” Professor Oak asked.

“ Not yet since I still don’t know much about them besides Bruno who is a master of fighting types.

“ Well your first opponent is going to be Prima who is a specialist in Water and Ice-types,” Professor Oak said.

“ In that case, I know who I will be using,” Turquoise said.





Sometime later the girls arrived at the stadium in Viridian City for the challenge match. As soon as Turquoise entered A busty woman with violet hair styled in pigtails and a ponytail wearing glasses, a red top, a blue jacket, and a black pencil skirt with matching heels stood ready to battle.

“ You must be Turquoise,” The woman said.

“ And I'm guessing you're Prima,” Turquoise said.

“ I am and I must say you were impressive during the Indigo League but let's see how you do here,” Prima said as the ref took his position.

“ The battle between Prima of the Elite Four and Turquoise the challenger will now begin. Each side will use Five Pokemon and the match will end when all five of one side’s pokemon are unable to battle, Furthermore both sides will be allowed to substitute pokemon,” The Ref said before both sides called out their first Pokemon.

“ Dewgong I chose you,” Prima said as a white seal-like creature appeared and clapped its flippers. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Dewgong. The Sea Lion Pokemon. Its entire body is a snowy white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters,” The Pokedex said. Suddenly the floor opened up revealing a pool that Dewgong fell into while still looking determined to win. Turquoise had to think carefully now that she barely had any land to stand on.

“ Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as she called out Corviknight, which impressed Prima with how well Turquoise adapted to the situation. Corviknight use Steel Wing. Corviknight charged in with wings made of steel which did not faze Prima.

“ Dive underwater Dewgong and use Water Pulse. Dewgong dived underwater which allowed him to dodge Steel Wing and fired a ball made of water from beneath the water which nailed Corviknight and confused him. Corviknight was having a hard time flying in a straight line and later crashed into the water right where Prima wanted him to be. “ Now use Aqua Jet. Dewgong attacked from below while covered in water before changing course and attacking from above this time which sent Corviknight crashing into a platform and faint.

“ Corviknight is unable to battle. Dewgong is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Prima.

“ Return Corviknight,” Turquoise said while recalling Corviknight. Turquoise thought hard on who to send out next and decided. “ Go Ninetails. Ninetails landed on one of the platforms that were in the pool.

“ You challenge my Dewgong with a Fire-type very interesting,” Prima said as Ninetails Drought ability kicked in covering the field in sunny Day status.

“ Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which did not faze Prima at all.

“ Dewgong go underwater. Dewgong was about to dive until Turquoise reacted.

“ You're not going anywhere. Ninetails use Extrasensory. Ninetails eyes turned blue as her tails stiffened and lifted Dewgong right into the path of the flamethrower which barely dealt any damage.

“ Nice try but my Dewgong’s Thick Fat ability reduces the damage from Fire-Type Moves by 50% plus being a water-type gives Dewgong some more resistance but enough about that it’s our turn to attack. Dewgong use Aqua Jet. Dewgong unleashed its Aqua Jet which managed to knock Ninetails into the water where she was struggling to swim.

“ Ninetails return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Ninetails which showed Prima her love and care for her Pokemon. Turquoise needed a way to change the environment to her advantage but knew she couldn't because she had no Ice-Type moves and then had the idea to use Prima’s own moves instead. “ Go Flygon. Flygon flew out which threw everyone for a loop.

“ Why would she send out Flygon? Dragon and Ground-types are super weak to Ice-type Moves,” Twilight asked in shock.

“ Let’s just watch and see what she does,” Rainbow said.

“ Flygon use Dragon Rush. Flygon charged at Dewgong while covered in dragon-shaped energy.

“ Dewgong use Ice Beam. Dewgong leaped into the air and fired an Ice Beam which Turquoise was waiting for.

“ Dodge to the right. Flygon turned right which caused the Ice Beam to hit the pool and freeze it over giving Dewgong nowhere to hide as it took the full force of dragon rush and faint.

“ Dewgong is unable to battle Flygon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Dewgong,” Prima said as she recalled Dewgong. Prima was impressed with how Turquoise changed the battlefield to her advantage and pulled out her next pokemon. “ Slowbro I chose you. Slowbro came out and looked confused.

“ Flygon use Earthquake. Flygon was about to shake the battlefield until Prima reacted.

“ Slowbro use Psychic. Slowbro caught Flygon in his psychic field and then slammed Flygon against the ice thus creating a hole where Flygon resurfaced and fainted.

“ Flygon is unable to battle Slowbro is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Prima.

“ Flygon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Flygon. Turquoise began thinking and had another idea. “ Go Zoroark. As soon as Zoroark came out Prima pulled out Slowbro's Pokeball.

“ Return Slowbro,” Prima said as she recalled Slowbro knowing that it did not stand a chance. Prima did not hesitate in who to send out next. “ Lapras I chose you. A big blue creature with a coral-like shell came out and slid on the ice. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info. 

“ Lapras. The Transport Pokemon. A smart and kindhearted Pokémon, it glides across the surface of the sea while its beautiful song echoes around it,” The Pokedex said.

“ Zoroark use Night Daze. Zoroark generated a field of dark energy that was heading towards Lapras which nailed her.

“ Lapras use Ice Beam. Lapras fired an Ice Beam which Turquoise was not fazed by.

“ Zoroark use Detect. Zoroark’s eyes glowed as she dodged the Ice Beam which Prima was waiting for.

“ Now use Sheer Cold. Lapras unleashed a bunch of cold air which began to form around Zoroark and cause her to faint instantly.

“ Zoroark is unable to battle Lapras is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Prima.

“ Return Zoroark,” turquoise said as she recalled Zoroark. Turquoise was beginning to feel overwhelmed but kept going. “ Come back out Ninetails. Ninetails came back out and was glad to be standing on solid ground again. “ Ninetails use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which did not faze Prima.

“ Lapras use Hydro Pump. Lapras unleashed a powerful stream of water that collided with the Fire Blast. Both moves pushed against each other until the Hydro Pump overpowered the Fire Blast and nailed Ninetails for a ton of damage as the sun’s rays faded. Ninetails managed to survive but barely.

“ Ninetails use Fire Blast full power. Ninetails unleashed another Fire Blast that was bigger and more powerful which managed to hit Lapras for a ton of damage which caused it to faint.

“ Lapras is unable to battle Ninetails is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his Right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Lapras,” Prima said as she recalled Lapras. Prima was beginning to see Turquoise’s biggest flaw and knew it was almost time to show her that flaw. “ Slowbro I chose You. Prima called Slowbro back onto the field. “ Slowbro use Brine. Slowbro unleashed a barrage of water droplets that inflicted a ton of damage which caused Ninetails to faint.

“ Ninetails is unable to battle Slowbro is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she recalled Ninetails. Turquoise was down to her last pokemon while Prima still had three left which put her at a disadvantage. Turquoise pinned all her hopes on her final Pokemon. “ Go Venusaur. Venusaur appeared and shook the battlefield upon landing. Turquoise pulled out her Pendant and rubbed the mega stone on it. “ My flower of power mega evolve. Venusaur began to mega evolve which showed Prima that Turquoise was aiming to end this quickly. Prima pulled out what looked like a clamshell necklace with a mega stone embedded into it.

“ Let's make this interesting. My freezing wave mega evolve,” Prima said as she rubbed the mega stone which caused Slowbro to transform into a slowpoke with the big shell covering its whole body while balancing on its tail like a top. The battle was intense as Venusaur and Slowbro went at each other. Both pokemon were getting tired and it all came down to one last move from both sides.

“ Venusaur use Petal Dance. Venusaur unleashed his Petal Dance which Prima was expecting.

“ Slowbro use Psychic. Slowbro unleashed its Psychic on the petals and sent them back to Venusaur who took the damage and fainted.

“ Venusaur is unable to battle Slowbro is the winner which means Prima wins the match,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Prima. Turquoise looked sad that she lost but Prima assured her it was a great battle.

“ You're a good trainer, you are compassionate and able to adapt to any change thrown at you. But you have one major flaw. You are impatient and act like you want to end things quickly. Tell me do you actually enjoy battling?” Prima asked.

“ I do with all my heart,” Turquoise said.

“ Then why do you rush things and try to end it all quickly instead of enjoying the fun?” Prima asked.

“ Because I was told that in a battle there is no time to think only act and that thinking would lead to defeat,” Turquoise said.

“ I get it, your opponents will come in strong and fast. But you need to stay calm and observe the battle. I suggest you work on that before challenging us again,” Prima said.

“ I will,” Turquoise said.

“ I hope you do because the next time we battle I want you to be at your best,” Prima said. After all, her Pokemon were healed Turquoise and the girls returned to Pallet Town. Before turquoise went to bed she reflected on what Prima told her.





The next day Turquoise was at the airport bidding farewell to Twilight and the others. After a heartfelt goodbye, Turquoise returned home to think of where to go next. As she was walking she saw the silhouette of a giant bird pokemon which dropped a feather. Turquoise caught it and noticed it was a feather that glowed with all seven colors of the rainbow. Turquoise decided to head to Professor Oak’s Lab to ask him about it. As soon as she showed the feather to Professor Oak he was amazed by what Turquoise had.

“ What you have there is called a Rainbow Wing. It's a special feather that comes from the legendary Pokemon Ho-oh,” Professor Oak said.

“ Ho-oh?” Turquoise asked, confused.

“ It’s a legendary Pokemon from the Johto Region. It only reveals itself to pure-hearted trainers and only grants those Trainers one of its feathers which brings happiness to those that bare them,” Professor Oak explained. “ I think this is a sign Ho-oh wants to meet you.

“ Then it's decided my next journey will be to the Johto Region,” Turquoise declared proudly which her mom heard.

“ Splendid. Before you go let me make you a new outfit for your journey,” Turquoise’s mom said before taking the Rainbow Wing from Turquoise. “ Don’t worry I'm not going to damage it, I'm going to make it easier to carry.

“ Any idea which Pokemon you will be taking with you on this journey?” Professor Oak asked.

“ I decided I'm going to only bring my Espeon,” Turquoise said.

“ Are you sure that's all you want to bring? You can bring more than one Pokemon you know,” Professor Oak asked.

“ I’m sure. Espeon has been my friend since before I started out as a Trainer so this time I want to begin with just her,” Turquoise said.

“ You know you're almost a lot like him,” Professor Oak said while remembering Ash. As soon as everything was decided Turquoise and her mom along with Espeon returned to Turquoise’s house for the night. Despite the little tussle Yamper and Espeon got into they settled it and became friends. After dinner Turquoise returned to her room to look back on everything she has been through on this journey. Turquoise and her Espeon went to bed together. While in the attic Turquoise’s mom was busy working on what looked like a new contest dress for Turquoise while the traveling outfit was on a mannequin.

“ My Turquoise has come so far and all with the help of her new friends. I hope she keeps making some more on this journey as well,” Turquoise’s mom said before going to her room for the night.





The next day Turquoise was standing in the living room wearing a purple dress with a black jacket that had a big blue stripe across it and on the sleeves along with black tights and purple sneakers and finally her Rainbow Wing attached to her Grandmother’s pendant from the bottom of the moon. Turquoise’s mom came in holding what looked like a purple backpack with frills on it.

“ I packed everything you could need included a new contest dress,” Turquoise’s mom said.

“ Thanks, mom, you're the best,” Turquoise said.

“ be careful out there and have fun,” Turquoise’s mom said before Turquoise left for the docks to board the next ship to the Johto Region. As soon as the ship set sail Turquoise and her Espeon looked at the horizon and looked excited to see what was in store for them on this new adventure.