> Pokémon Turquoise Johto Adventures
>  by foxmaster
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> Reunion In A Whole New Place
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As the ship was getting closer to New Bark Town Turquoise was excited to begin her adventure. The ship pulled into port and then lowered the rail for everyone to disembark.

“ We arrived in New Bark Town, Everyone please leave in an orderly fashion, Thank you for riding Pelipper Ferry Services, and welcome to Johto,” The captain said over the intercom as the passengers left the ferry. Turquoise looked around and felt a slight breeze. She looked around for someone to ask for directions until she ran into a woman who looked to be in her late thirties.

“ Excuse me I’m looking for Professor Elm’s lab,” Turquoise asked.

“ The Lab is on the east side of town, it's the big building you cannot miss it,” The woman said. Turquoise thanked the woman and was on her way. A few minutes later Turquoise found the lab and as soon as she went inside she was approached by a Totodile. The Totodile unleashed its water gun on Turquoise while laughing.

“ Totodile that was very rude,” A man with glasses and light brown hair said before picking up Totodile. “ Sorry about that, this one can be quite mischievous.

“ It’s fine,” Turquoise said before removing her jacket. “ By any chance would you be Professor Elm?

“ I am and I’m going to assume your Turquoise the trainer Gary told me about?” Professor Elm asked.

“ I am,” Turquoise said.

“ Pleasure to meet you and this is for you,” Professor Elm said before handing Turquoise a pink square device that had a white Pokeball design on it. “ Professor Oak forgot to give that to you before you left so he sent it here. It’s a new Pokedex with an updated database with the new pokemon the Pyramid King Brandon discovered in the Crown Tundra. Turquoise opened it and used it on Totodile to try it out.

“ Totodile. The Big Jaw Pokemon. Despite the smallness of its body, Totodile's jaws are very powerful. While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury,” The Pokedex said in a female computer voice.

“ So what are your plans for the Johto Region?” Professor Elm asked.

“ I’m planning on entering the Johto League and the Johto Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“ Both good goals,” Professor Elm said. As they were talking a boy with black hair and yellow eyes wearing a black track jacket with matching pants and shoes walked in and got Professor Elm’s attention. “ You must be the new trainer that was scheduled to come today.

“ I sure am. I’m Loki and it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Loki said.

“ Well Loki as I’m sure you already know new trainers get a choice between three pokemon as their starter. First up is the Grass-Type Chikorita,” Professor Elm said before calling out a small light green plant creature with a leaf sticking out of its head.” Next up the Water-type Totodile. Totodile began dancing around at the mention of its name. “ And the Fire-Type Cyndaquil. Elm called out a little cream and bluish-colored mouse-like creature that suddenly ignited a small flame on its back from being excited. Turquoise pulled out her new Pokedex to learn more about Chikorita and Cyndaquil.

“ Chikorita. The Leaf Pokemon. In battle, Chikorita waves its leaf around to keep the foe at bay. However, a sweet fragrance also wafts from the leaf, becalming the battling Pokémon and creating a cozy, friendly atmosphere all around,” The Pokedex said before moving on to Cyndaquil. “ Cyndaquil. The Fire Mouse Pokemon. Cyndaquil protects itself by flaring up the flames on its back. The flames are vigorous if the Pokémon is angry. However, if it is tired, the flames splutter fitfully with incomplete combustion. Loki took a moment to think and then made his choice.

“ I chose Cyndaquil,” Loki said as Cyndaquil ran up to him and smiled.

“ Good choice here is Cyndaquil’s Pokeball,” Professor Elm said before giving Loki the Pokeball.

“ Thanks,” Loki said.

“ And here is your Pokedex and pokeballs,” Professor Elm added as Loki took them. Before Loki left to begin his journey he asked Turquoise if she would be willing to battle him.

“ I’m afraid I must decline since my Espeon is much stronger than your Cyndaquil and it wouldn’t be much of a fair match,” Turquoise said.

“ Come on please,” Loki asked.

“ Listen you are new and I am the current champion of the Indigo League in Kanto so maybe after you grow a little as a trainer I will accept your challenge,” Turquoise said.

“ Fine but be ready to accept when we next meet,” Loki said before leaving.

“ If you are interested in competing in the Johto League then registration is in Cherrygrove City which is the next town over just take route 29,” Professor Elm said.

“ Thanks for telling me,” Turquoise said.

“ Good luck on the rest of your journey,” Professor Elm said before Turquoise left.





Sometime later Turquoise arrived on Route 29 which looked almost like Route 1 except smaller and shorter. As Turquoise kept walking she noticed a lot of Pidgey and Rattata but not much else. As soon as she saw Cherrygrove City on the horizon she suddenly fell into a trap hole. Before Turquoise could ask who dug it a couple of familiar faces appeared above the hole.

“ Long time no see, Dorkette,” A familiar female voice that belonged to Isabelle of Team Supernova said.

“ Team Supernova? But I thought all of you were rotting in jail and the organization was disbanded?” Turquoise asked in shock.

“ Correction only the Kanto branch was disbanded. Team Supernova has branches in all eight regions so we still have seven branches left,” Isabelle said.

“ As to why we are here when our bosses escaped they picked a select few of us to take with them to the Johto HQ so here we are ready to steal your Pokemon,” Chris said.

“ Not if I can help it,” Turquoise said before pulling out Espeon’s Pokeball.

“ Oh no you don’t, Metang use Psychic. Suddenly a floating creature made of blue metal with silver spikes and magenta eyes used its Psychic to take Espeon’s Pokeball before it could pop open. Turquoise used her Pokedex to learn more.

“ Metang. The Iron Claw Pokemon and the evolved form of Beldum. Using magnetic forces to stay aloft, this Pokémon flies at high speeds, weaving through harsh mountain terrain in pursuit of prey,” The Pokedex said.

“ So you know about my Metang big deal. Too bad there is no way anyone is coming to save you,” Chris said before he and Isabelle broke out in evil laughter. Little did they know another familiar face was about to make herself known in a few seconds.

“ Cinderace use Pyro Ball,” A familiar voice said as a ball of fire nailed Metang and dropped Espeon’s Pokeball back into Turquoise’s hands.

“ Another Dorkette?” Isabelle said in shock as a rope was lowered down for Turquoise to climb out with. As soon as Turquoise climbed out of the hole she was surprised to see another familiar face.

“ Fluttershy? Where did you come from?” Turquoise asked.

“ I decided to travel the Johto Region for my next journey. I’m guessing you had the same idea?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Sure did but we can talk later right now let’s beat these guys,” Turquoise said before calling out Espeon.

“ Like your going to beat us with that did you forget my Mightyena is a Dark-type which Espeon is both weak and ineffective against,” Isabelle said before calling out Mightyena.

“ I didn’t forget about that. But Psychic-type moves are not all my Espeon knows. Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed a powerful swift that sent Metang and Mightyena crashing into Isabelle and Chris and sent them flying off into the horizon. “ Well done Espeon now return.

“ You return as well Cinderace,” Fluttershy said as she recalled Cinderace.

“ So how are the others doing?” Turquoise asked.

“ Twilight and Rainbowdash decided to compete in the Galar League against each other, Rarity decided to pursue the Sinnoh Grand Festival. And Pinkie and Applejack decided to take a break from their journeys, As for Sunset, she decided to become Professor Celestia’s assistant,” Fluttershy explained.

“ Sounds like they are chasing their own goals,” Turquoise said.

“ They are, As for me I came here to continue my studies to be the best Pokemon breeder ever,” Fluttershy said.

“ Cool, My goal is the same as last time,” Turquoise said.

“ Say I have an idea why don’t we stick together since it’s just the two of us?” Fluttershy suggested.

“ Sure,” Turquoise said as they both continued to Cherrygrove City. As soon as they got there the sun was beginning to set. Luckily the Pokemon center was not that far and they made it in time to book a room. Turquoise also used this time to register for the Pokemon League.

“ Sure let me see your Pokedex,” Nurse Joy said before taking Turquoise’s Pokedex and scanned it. A few seconds later Turquoise was all set. “ And here is your badge case. Nurse Joy handed Turquoise a pink case that had the Pokemon League symbol on it. As dinner time rolled around a flock of black bird-like pokemon that had what looked like witch hats began to gather as Fluttershy was cooking. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Murkrow. The Darkness Pokemon. It searches for shiny things for its boss. Murkrow’s presence is said to be unlucky, so many people detest it,” The Pokedex said. As Soon as Turquoise put her Pokedex away one of the Murkrow swooped down and snatched Turquoise’s pendant. Turquoise ran after that Murkrow and even had Espeon use Swift on it. Murkrow countered with her own Swift which was just Mirror Move. the fight kept going with both sides taking damage. Turquoise then pulled out a Pokeball and decided to end the tie by catching Murkrow.

“ Go Pokeball,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which made contact and absorbed Murkrow and caused her to drop the pendant. Espeon used Psychic to catch it before it hit the ground and then floated it back to Turquoise. As for the Pokeball, it clicked shut indicating the catch was successful. “ I just caught a Murkrow. Turquoise then used her Pokedex to scan Murkrow to see what moves she knew. “ Looks like Murkrow has Peck, Astonish, and Mirror Move, not bad. After she recalled Espeon Turquoise returned to the Pokemon center just in time for dinner.

“ There you are I was about to go looking for you,” Fluttershy said.

“ A Murkrow stole my pendant but don’t worry not only did I get it back but I also caught that Murkrow,” Turquoise said before calling out both her pokemon. As soon as dinner was done everyone called it a night.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were on their way to the next City which was Violet City. Turquoise was looking forward to having that rematch with Falkner. As they were walking a dense fog rolled in and sent them into the forest without them noticing.

“ Where are we?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Don’t know this fog is so dense I can’t see anything,” Turquoise said. As they were walking the fog began to lift slightly giving the girls some visibility. They now noticed they were off the path and into the forest. They then arrived in front of what looked like a lake with a mysterious blue silhouette on top of it. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for any info on this creature but could not get any due to the fog obscuring it from view.

“ Unable to Identify pokemon,” The Pokedex said. Before Turquoise could try again the creature ran off as the fog was completely lifted revealing a crystal clear lake with many water-type Pokemon enjoying it as if the lake was suddenly purified.

“ I think I know what we just saw,” Fluttershy said.

“ Care to explain?” Turquoise asked.

“ Twilight was doing some research on Legendary Pokemon and one of her studies brought her to a pokemon called Suicune who has the ability to clean and purify the water of contaminated lakes and I think we just witnessed the end of the Purification,” Fluttershy explained. Turquoise typed in the name and suddenly the data on Suicune appeared.

“ Suicune. The Aurora Pokemon. Suicune embodies the compassion of a pure spring of water. It runs across the land with gracefulness. This Pokémon has the power to purify dirty water,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise and Fluttershy made their way out of the forest and back on the path towards Violet City which leads to a Dark Cave. Turquoise and Fluttershy entered the cave and kept going.

To be continued
> The Chikorita Performance Review
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Turquoise and Fluttershy arrived safely out the other side of the cave and noticed something up ahead. What they saw was a wild Chikorita sunbathing on a rock. Turquoise looked ready to catch it until the Chikorita woke up and looked upset that Turquoise disturb her nap.

“ Good a time as any to give Murkrow a try,” Turquoise said while calling out Murkrow. Chikorita began spinning her leaf violently like she was ready to go. “ Murkrow use peck. Murkrow began charging towards Chikorita and managed to inflict a good amount of damage which pushed Chikorita back. Chikorita unleashed her Razor Leaf which amazed Turquoise with how it circled around Murkrow rather than move in a straight line like usual. “ Now I must catch it. That move is perfect for a contest. Murkrow use Mirror Move and copy what Chikorita is doing. Murkrow spun around and managed to create the same Razor leaf but with an opposite rotation which caused both moves to cancel each other out and create a rain of leaves. “ Now use Peck while under the cover of the leaves. Chikorita looked confused for a moment until Murkrow nailed her from the front which pushed her back some more. “ Go Pokeball. Turquoise threw her Pokeball which managed to hit Chikorita and absorb her. After a few shakes, the ball popped open and released Chikorita who then ran off. Turquoise who was now determined to make that Chikorita hers after seeing that Razor leaf chased after her with Fluttershy following from behind. Fluttershy could not keep up and got separated from Turquoise.





A bit later Turquoise saw Chikorita in a clearing along with five flower-like creatures each with a different color going from red, blue, orange, white, and yellow.

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

“ Florges. The Garden Pokemon. It controls the flowers it grows. The petal blizzards that Florges triggers are overwhelming in their beauty and power,” The Pokedex said luckily not loud enough to attract any attention. Turquoise observed what was going on and saw Chikorita perform that same Razor Leaf from before but this time included a Vine Whip to stop the leaves from spinning and finished with a flourish. The five Florges were not in the slightest bit impressed and laugh at Chikorita with ridicule before unleashing a combined powerful Petal Blizzard that looked very dazzling since it combined five different colors of petals. The massive Petal Blizzard hurt Chikorita a lot. When it ended the five Florges were gone and Chikorita while hurt physically was also hurt mentally by having her self-esteem damaged. Turquoise decided to talk to her and walked up to her slowly.

“ Don’t listen to those five. I thought that Razor Leaf of yours was lovely,” Turquoise said to Chikorita who still looked sad. “ Listen I get it constructive criticism can be hard to take sometimes but it’s important to keep trying and never give up. Chikorita was beginning to feel a little better after hearing that but still felt like her pride was damaged along with her body. “ Listen I have a friend who can help treat your injuries so what do you say after your well and back on your feet I help with her combination? Chikorita extended her vine to Turquoise which meant she accepted her offer.





Meanwhile with Fluttershy who was completely lost was beginning to feel scared. Before Fluttershy could keep going she ran into a big brown bear-like creature with a ring on its chest who looked really angry and was thrashing around in blind rage. Fluttershy could tell this creature was not actually angry but rather in great pain. She called out Cinderace knowing she needed help with this situation.

“ Cinderace I need you to hold this guy down so I can find the cause of his pain,” Fluttershy said with Cinderace understanding Fluttershy’s intentions. Cinderace used his Double Kick to get the creature on his back while keeping him pinned down. Fluttershy felt around the creature until she came to his right foot which had a green spike in it. Fluttershy pulled out the spike which made the creature roar in more pain for a few seconds. Fluttershy then pulled out a potion she had in her bag. “ This will only sting for a second. Fluttershy sprayed the potion on the spot where the spike was lodged, making the creature roar in pain some more before suddenly looking happy. The creature bearhugged Fluttershy out of joy and gratitude for her kindness. “ Your welcome big guy and now I need to find my friend. The creature motioned for Fluttershy to follow him meaning he offered to be her guide. Sometime later the creature showed Fluttershy to the clearing where Turquoise and Chikorita were waiting for her.

“ Where were you Fluttershy?” Turquoise asked.

“ You ran after that Chikorita so fast I could not keep up so I ended up getting lost and ran into this pokemon,” Fluttershy said referring to her new friend. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for info on him.

“ Ursaring. The Hibernator Pokemon. In the forests inhabited by Ursaring, it is said that there are many streams and towering trees where they gather food. This Pokémon walks through its forest gathering food every day,” The Pokedex said.

“ In any case, I’m glad you are here because Chikorita is in serious condition,” Turquoise said before Fluttershy acted and treated Chikorita. A few minutes later Chikorita was back up and feeling better.

“ How did Chikorita end up like that? Don’t tell me you went too rough on her,” Fluttershy asked hoping she was wrong.

“ I didn’t do that to her. A quintuple of Florges while dazzling unleashed a combined Petal Blizzard on Chikorita,” Turquoise said.

“ Why didn’t you catch her if she was too weak to battle?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Because I made a promise with her,” Turquoise said before continuing. “ I promised to help her with her combination and to impress those Florges since I have a feeling Chikorita wants to earn their approval. Speaking of which can you translate what they are saying?

“ My gift doesn’t work that way. I can only understand what a pokemon is feeling I can’t actually understand what they are saying,” Fluttershy clarified.

“ But I can,” A voice said as a cat-like creature with a gold coin on its forehead walked into the clearing. Both Turquoise and Fluttershy were shocked to hear a Pokemon able to speak like a human. Suddenly Turquoise remembered where she saw this pokemon before.

“ Aren’t you that talking Meowth from Team Supernova and aren’t you usually with your bosses?” Turquoise asked.

“ I am and Jessie and James assigned me to Isabelle and Chris to aid them since you Twerpettes are too much for them to handle on their own,” Meowth said.

“ If you come here to steal any pokemon so help us we will send you flying faster than you can say oops,” Fluttershy said assertively with Ursaring looking scary to emphasize her point which made Meowth sweat a little.

“ Even if I wanted to I can’t do it without Isabelle and Chris since they have the bran and I’m just the brains,” Meowth said.

“ In any case mind sticking around since we need a translator,” Turquoise asked.

“ And why should I help you Twerpettes?” Meowth asked before Ursaring gave Meowth a death stare that intimidated him almost as much as Bewear did. “ I’ll stay. Turquoise called out her Espeon and demonstrated one of their most basic combinations which was their Swift/Psychic combo. Chikorita was amazed by the combo and try to copy it with Razor Leaf but to no avail since she could not get her leaves to form rings.

“ That was just a demonstration of what combining moves can do what we need to do is find one that works best for you,” Turquoise explained. Chikorita took a moment to think and then came up with something. She unleashed a Razor Leaf that spun in a spiral before leaping through it while unleashing Poison Powder. Turquoise was amazed by this new combination which made the leaves sparkle with purple. Ursaring was beginning to warm up to Fluttershy which meant he wanted to travel with her. Fluttershy picked up on in and then tapped a Pokeball on Ursaring which absorbed him and after a few shakes clicked shut. Before Fluttershy could rejoice a giant mecha Meowth showed up with the five Florges caught in a steel net on its back. Chikorita tried to use razor Leaf to rescue them but it did not work since leaves can,t cut through steel. Meowth used this chance to return to Isabelle and Chris by climbing into the cockpit which opened for him. “ You creeps won’t get away with this.

“ Silly Dorkette we already have. We know all you have is your Espeon and a puny Murkrow and the other Dorkette only has her Cinderace who won’t be able to beat our Mecha Moewth MK 3 and its reinforced armor plating which is fireproof and heat resistant,” Isabelle said.

“ Uh Isabelle,” Meowth tried to say before being interrupted.

“ Whatever you have to say can wait,” Isabelle said as she prepared to unleash the vacuum built into the left paw of the mecha Meowth.

“ Ursaring help us out,” Fluttershy said as she called out Ursaring. Fluttershy asked Turquoise to scan Ursaring to see what moves he had. After a few seconds, Turquoise told Fluttershy that Ursaring knew Hammer Arm, Focus Blast, Slash, and Metal Claw. “ Ursaring use Focus Blast on that vacuum. Ursaring created a ball of white energy and then threw it into the vacuum which caused it to explode and the net to come loose with Chikorita freeing the net by its base with Razor Leaf thus saving the Florges. Isabelle, Chris, and Meowth ejected from the mech before it exploded and looked really angry.

“ Now you Dorkettes are in for it. “ Go Mightyena,” Isabelle said as she called out her Mightyena.

“ You too Houndoom,” Chris said as he called out Houndoom. Turquoise was lost since she currently did not have anything that could beat both of them.

“ You leave these two to me and Ursaring. You go free the Florges,” Fluttershy said. As soon as Turquoise left to undo the net Fluttershy looked ready to end this in one blow. “ Ursaring use Hammer Arm. Ursaring’s arm glowed white before he swung it at Mightyena and nailed it for a ton of damage which also knocked out Houndoom by bumping into it and then sent Team Supernova flying through the air. As soon as they were gone, the Florges apologized to Chikorita for the deplorable way they acted towards her. Chikorita was forgiving towards them on the condition that they give her another chance to dazzle them with her new combination. The Florges agreed and took their usual positions to judge the act. Chikorita did what she and Turquoise practiced and this time managed to wow the Florges.

“ Well Chikorita you did it now we must be on our way,” Turquoise said before Chikorita stopped her. Turquoise was picking up on Chikorita wanted to join her.

“ I think Chikorita wants to come along with you,” Fluttershy said.

“ Is that true?” Turquoise asked with Chikorita saying yes. Turquoise pulled out the Pokeball from earlier and tapped it on Chikorita. After a few shakes, it clicked shut indicating the catch was successful. “ I just caught a Chikorita. Turquoise and Fluttershy made it out of the forest and noticed it was already getting late and decided to set up camp for the night. After setting up the tents they called out all of their pokemon. Fluttershy put out bowls of pokemon food for them while she and Turquoise had some onigiri.





Meanwhile, in another forest Team, Supernova landed right in the middle of a pack of Ursaring who all looked extremely angry that their slumber was disturbed.

“ Nice Ursaring you wouldn’t want to harm us would you?” Chris said in a timid voice. They all unleashed Hyper Beam on Team Supernova which sent them flying again.





The next day, Turquoise was doing some training for the first gym of the Johto league, Falkner’s Gym. Against Espeon Murkrow managed to level up some and learned Wing Attack, Night Shade, and Assurance before losing to Espeon. As for Chikorita, she was just sunbathing since she felt like this gym battle did not involve her. As soon as everyone was ready Turquoise and Fluttershy continued towards Violet City. Thirty minutes later they arrived and Turquoise saw the gym but with a sign posted on the door.

“ The gym will be closed while the Gym Leader Falkner is competing in the Pokemon World Tournament. Sorry for the inconvenience,” The sign said.

“ Well that sucks,” Turquoise said.

“ What should we do until Falkner gets back?” Fluttershy asked.

“ We could always just look around since this may be a while,” Turquoise said.





Meanwhile in the Unova Region at the arena south of Driftveil City Falkner was on his way out after losing to LT.Surge in the final round. A woman with red hair wearing a light blue outfit was waiting for him.

“ Ready to go home, Falkner?” The woman asked.

“ Yes Skyla I’m ready,” Falkner said. The two of them were on their way to the airport in Mistralton City. After about an hour of walking, they were now at the airfield where Skyla had her plane. As soon as she finished refueling it she and Falkner got in.

“ Hold on tight,” Skyla said as she took off.





Back in Violet City Turquoise was beginning to lose patients waiting for Falkner to come back.

“ Calm down Turquoise he will be back just wait,” Fluttershy assured her.

“ It’s already been two days he should have been back by now,” Turquoise said.

“ Even if he was here how do you plan on beating him?” Fluttershy asked.

“ That is my secret. You just have to wait until the gym battle,” Turquoise said. Suddenly a hang glider was heading towards the city and riding on it was Falkner. As soon as he landed Falkner folded up his hang glider and noticed Turquoise.

“ Long time no see,” Falkner said.

“ Been awhile,” Turquoise said.

“ So what brings you to Johto? Are you challenging the Johto League?” Falkner asked.

“ Sure am along with the Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“ Well I would be happy to accept your Gym challenge tomorrow but for now my pokemon and I are worn out from the tournament,” Falkner said.

“ Fine with me,” Turquoise said. After all the waiting Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to call it a day since the real excitement was going to be tomorrow.

To Be Continued
> Soaring To New Heights
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Turquoise was on the vidphone with Professor Oak while Fluttershy was outside waiting for her. Sometime later Turquoise came out ready for her Gym battle. As soon as they reached the Violet City Gym Falkner was waiting for them.

“ So Turquoise have you gotten any stronger since Gustville?” Falkner asked.

“ You bet a lot stronger,” Turquoise said.

“ Then I won,t need to hold anything back,” Falkner said before all three of them entered the Gym. As soon as they entered the floor began to rise like an elevator which explained the tower-like shape of the Gym. A few minutes later, they arrived on top of the tower which was an outdoor battlefield with no roof, which made perfect sense for a Flying-Type gym. As soon as both Trainers were positioned one of Falkner’s students took their position on the Ref’s spot.

“ The battle between Falkner the gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin. Each side will use three pokemon and the battle is over when all pokemon on one side are unable to battle. Also, Only the challenger is permitted to substitute pokemon,” The ref said.

“ Got it,” Turquoise said.

“ Agreed,” Falkner said.

“ Battle Start,” The Ref shouted. 

“ Noctowl take to the skies,” Falkner said as a brown owl-like pokemon with black triangle spots on its chest flew over the battlefield. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“ Noctowl. The Owl Pokemon. Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise wasted no time in calling her first pokemon.

“ Go Altaria,” Turquoise said as Altaria came out and looked graceful doing so.

“ I see you caught an Altaria very nice,” Falkner said.

“ Thanks, I caught it as a Swablu,” Turquoise said.

“ However it’s going to take more than elegance and grace to beat us. Noctowl use Air Slash. Noctowl unleashed a bunch of blades made of air that were heading for Altaria.

“ Dodge and use Dragon Breath. Altaria dodged the Air Slash and unleashed a breath of green fire that nailed Noctowl for a good amount of damage and paralyzed it.

“ Not bad but that won’t work either. Noctowl use Psycho Shift. Noctowl’s eyes began to glow before causing Altaria to look dazed. Suddenly the paralysis was transferred over to Altaria.

“ What just happened?” Turquoise asked.

“ Psycho shift is a psychic-type move that transfers any status condition my pokemon has to another Pokemon,” Falkner explained.

“ Altaria return,” Turquoise said before recalling Altaria. Turquoise figured now was a good time to give Murkrow a taste of a Gym Battle. “ Go Murkrow. Turquoise threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed Murkrow who looked ready to rock.

“ You challenge my Noctowl with that? Interesting choice,” Falkner said.

“ Murkrow use Wing Attack. Murkrow flew like a bullet at Noctowl and managed to score a powerful hit.

“ No way that’s Super Luck an ability that increases the odds of a critical hit,” Fluttershy said amazed by Murkrow’s ability.

“ Not bad but we are not out just yet. Noctowl use Steel Wing. Noctowl flew towards Murkrow with wings made of iron and managed to score a powerful hit as well. Murkrow managed to hang on but just barely.

“ Murkrow let’s end this in one shot. Use Assurance. Murkrow charged at Noctowl while covered in dark energy. Noctowl tried to dodge it but could not move in time and took a heavy amount of damage due to Assurance’s effect to dish out double the damage on the same turn the user takes damage. The resulting hit was enough to cause Noctowl to faint and crash to the ground.

“ Noctowl is unable to battle Murkrow is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Noctowl,” Falkner said as he recalled Noctowl. “ You battled splendidly now rest. I must say I was not expecting to lose to a Murkrow.

“ To be honest I was just as surprised to learn she had Super Luck as an ability,” Turquoise said.

“ But let’s see how you handle my next pokemon. Dodrio take to the skies,” Falkner said as he threw his next Pokeball which unleashed a brown three-headed bird that looked like it could not fly. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

Dodrio. The Triple Bird Pokemon. An odd species that is rarely found. The three heads respectively represent joy, sadness, and anger,” The Pokedex said.

“ Return Murkrow,” Turquoise said as she recalled Murkrow knowing she would lose since she took a lot of damage from her battle with Noctowl. Turquoise pulled out another Pokeball and threw it. “ Come back out Altaria. Altaria flew out of her Pokeball completely healed from the paralysis.

“ How is Altaria no longer Paralyzed?” Falkner asked.

“ It’s thanks to Altaria’s Natural Cure ability which heals any status conditions upon switching out,” Turquoise said.

“ Either way smart choice switching out. But that does not mean I’m going easy on you,” Falkner said.

“ I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Turquoise said.

“ Dodrio use Fury Attack. Dodrio managed to leap high into the air to everyone’s amazement and managed to ascend higher than Altaria before delivering a barrage of strikes on Altaria before using her as a springboard to go higher. “ Now use Drill Peck. Dodrio came soaring down with all three of its beaks spinning which made the attack three times as powerful thanks to its three heads.

“ Dodge and use Dragon Rush. Altaria managed to move out of the way in time before plummeting at Dodrio while covered in light green energy and nailing Dodrio for a ton of damage.

“ Not bad but let’s see you dodge this. Dodrio use Tri Attack. Dodrio formed a triangle that had a red, blue, and yellow circle on each point that was launched at Altaria who took it and was suddenly burned.

“ Altaria end this with Moon Blast. Altaria focused her energy before unleashing a powerful blast of pink energy.

“ Dodrio use Drill Peck. Dodrio managed to push through the Moon Blast while still taking damage. As soon as Dodrio made contact both he and Altaria fainted.

“ Both Pokemon are unable to battle this round is a draw,” The Ref said while crossing his flags.

“ Altaria return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Altaria. “ You battled elegantly now rest.

“ Return Dodrio,” Falkner said as he recalled Dodrio. “ You battled excellently now rest. Falkner smiled before pulling out his next Pokemon which Turquoise had a feeling she already knew who it was. “ Go Pidgeot. Pidgeot flew over the battlefield eagerly awaiting Turquoise’s next Pokemon.

“ Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as Corviknight flew out and glistened.

“ Almost reminds us of our battle back in Gustville doesn’t it?” Falkner said.

“ But this time my Corviknight is a lot stronger than last time,” Turquoise said.

“ We shall see. Pidgeot use Tailwind. Pidgeot unleashed a gust behind him which raised his speed greatly. “ Now use Hurricane. Pidgeot flapped his wings very hard and generated a massive tornado that was heading for Corviknight.

“ Corviknight ascend and use Drill Peck. Corviknight flew above the Hurricane and unleashed a powerful Drill Peck on Pidgeot.  

“ Not bad but not good enough. Pidgeot use Aerial Ace. Pidgeot used the split second between the hit to loop around quickly and nail Corviknight for a decent amount of damage from close range.

“ Corviknight use Steel Wing. Corviknight struck back with wings of iron which caused Pidgeot to lose altitude.

“ Not bad you got much stronger since we last met. Now it’s time to show you our most powerful move. Pidgeot use Sky Attack. Pidgeot began charging power which gave turquoise an opening.

“ Corviknight use Brave Bird. Corviknight flew higher before tucking his wings in and setting himself on fire. Before he hit the ground he pulled up and the fire turned into a blue energy field while flying towards Pidgeot at a fast pace. Suddenly Pidgeot finished charging up and dived towards Corviknight causing both pokemon to push against each other. Both Corviknight and Pidgeot gave it all they had but in the end, Corviknight won and Pidgeot fainted and hit the ground while Corviknight took the recoil damage.

“ Pidgeot is unable to battle. Corviknight is the winner 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 Corviknight who looked happy about it as well. After recalling Pidgeot Falkner approached Turquoise.

“ Turquoise that was an impressive battle and as proof of your victory at the Violet City gym I present you with the Zephyr Badge,” Falkner said be handing Turquoise a silver badge that looked like a pair of folded wings.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ So any idea where you’re off to next?” Falkner asked.

“ To be honest I’m not sure. I might try and find the nearest contest or gym,” Turquoise said.

“ I may not know about contests but as for the nearest gym the next one is in Azalea Town which is also home to Kurt the Pokeball Maker,” Falkner said.

“ Then that is where we shall go next,” Turquoise said. After saying goodbye to Falkner Turquoise and Fluttershy returned to the Pokemon Center for the day. After healing Altaria and Corviknight Turquoise sent them back to Professor Oak for some R&R. As for Murkrow she was fully healed and stronger than before thanks to that gym battle.





Meanwhile, on Route 32 Loki and his Cyndaquil were in the middle of a battle with another trainer and his Chikorita.

“ Cyndaquil use Ember. Cyndaquil unleashed its Ember attack which not only burned Chikorita but also knocked it out. Which made Cyndaquil level up some more and also learn quick attack.

“ You win Loki,” The trainer said before recalling his Chikorita and returning to Violet City.

“ Soon we shall be ready for that rematch Falkner,” Loki said before looking for more trainers to battle while still thinking about his defeat at the Violet City Gym.





Back at the Pokemon Center Turquoise and Fluttershy noticed a lot of trainers coming in after losing a battle to the same guy. After hearing the description of the trainer Turquoise knew it was Loki. As soon as Fluttershy was ready they both went to Route 32 to see how Loki was up to. As soon as they got there they saw a bunch of trainers trying to avoid Loki since the rules of battle state once you meet each other’s gaze you must battle. Turquoise called him out which got his attention.

“ So we meet again Turquoise. I assume you’re here to do some trainer for the Violet City Gym too,” Loki said.

“ Don’t need to I already won my Zephyr Badge,” Turquoise said while showing him her badge.

“ You already won? But how I couldn’t even beat his Hoothoot,” Loki said in shock.

“ As I said before I’m the current Indigo League Champion so my Pokemon are much stronger,” Turquoise said.

“ Prove it,” Loki said.

“ If that is what it will take to show you then bring it,” Turquoise said.

“ Go Cyndaquil,” Loki said as he called out Cyndaquil.

“ Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out Espeon.

“ Cyndaquil use Quick Attack. Cyndaquil leaped at Espeon like a bullet which did not faze Turquoise in the slightest.

“ Espeon use Psychic. Espeon unleashed her Psychic which levitated Cyndaquil before slamming it on the ground and causing it to faint. 

“ Cyndaquil return,” Loki said as he recalled Cyndaquil.

“ Now do you see the crystal clear line between your skills and mine?” Turquoise asked.

“ Fine I will admit you are stronger than I am but when we next meet I will beat you,” Loki said.

“ That aside how many pokemon have you caught so far?” Turquoise asked.

“ So far all I have is my Cyndaquil,” Loki said.

“ No wonder you lost to Falkner. You can’t win with just Cyndaquil you need to catch some more pokemon to at least stand a chance against a Gym Leader,” Turquoise said.

“ I tried to catch more but each time I tried they would run away after breaking free from the Pokeball,” Loki said.

“ Have you tried battling them and weakening them before catching them?” Turquoise asked which caused Loki to slap his own forehead out of frustration. “ You’re kidding me, right? must I keep holding your hand?

“ Well sorry if I am not Mrs, Indigo League Champion like you are,” Loki said.

“ You don’t have to be a champion to learn the basics you just need to learn through experience,” Turquoise said. After wrapping things up with Loki the girls continued towards the next town.

To Be continued
> Galena Acquired
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy made it into the next town called Galena Town, a town with buildings that shined like freshly cleaned glass. As soon as they entered Turquoise saw a flyer for a pokemon contest that was today.

“ What great luck,” Turquoise said before she ran for the contest hall with Fluttershy trying to keep up with her.

“ Wait up,” Fluttershy shouted as loud as she could while running. As soon as Turquoise and Fluttershy arrived Turquoise hit a small snag at the front desk.

“ I’m sorry miss but you need a Johto contest pass to compete in contests here in Johto,” The lady said.

“ Do you know where I can go to get one?” Turquoise asked.

“ I can issue one right here just give me your Pokedex,” The lady said before Turquoise handed her her Pokedex. After a few seconds, Turquoise was handed a pink pass along with some complementary seals and ball capsules. Turquoise noticed that these were some new seals she has never seen before. Turquoise had some time before the contest and decided to do a little training with her Chikorita. They perfected their routine from the forest and as soon as it was done Turquoise decided to give Chikorita some rest before the contest.

“ So who are you planning to use?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m going to use Chikorita for the appeals stage and as for the battle stage, I’m using Espeon since she has the most experience and is my strongest Pokemon currently,” Turquoise said. As Turquoise was talking a familiar voice spoke.

“ Long time no see Turquoise,” A familiar voice which revealed to be Selena said.

“ I was wondering when we would run into each other again,” Turquoise said before Selena looked at Chikorita curiously.

“ I’m guessing this Chikorita belongs to you?” Selena asked.

“ She does and no she is not up for trade,” Turquoise said in the event Selena asked.

“ I learned my lesson I’m just curious because I haven’t seen one in person before,” Selena said. Before they could keep talking it was almost time for the contest so they left for the backstage area to get dressed. As soon as they were backstage Turquoise went into the changing room and later came out wearing a blue and green dress with a peacock feather pattern on it with blue heels and a green choker. She then styled her hair into a single ponytail tied by a blue bow. A few minutes later a woman with curly orange hair wearing a matching kimono walked onto the stage before the cameras and lights were focused on her.

“ Welcome everyone to the start of another contest season here in the Johto Region and what better place to begin than in the always lustrous Galena Town,” The woman said while doing a graceful spin. “ For those of you new here I’m your host Julian and I am the official Mc for the contests here in the Johto Region. And now let’s introduce the judges. First up from the Pokemon activities Committee Mr.Contesta.

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

“ Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said.

“ Remarkable as always,” Sukizo said.

“ And Finally Galena Town’s own Nurse Joy,” Julian said while pointing at Nurse Joy.

“ Always great to be here,” Nurse Joy said.

“ And now let the contest commence,” Julian said while spinning off the stage gracefully. Many skilled coordinators went up one after the other all in top form. “ And now our next contestant all the way from the Sinnoh Region making her debut in Johto is Selena. The crowd went wild as Selena made her pose.

“ Ninetails take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of snowflakes that later formed a whole bigger snowflake that burst with Alolan Ninetails coming out of it with a glistening coat. “ Ninetails use Ice Beam on the stage. Ninetails leaped into the air and unleashed her ice beam which covered the whole stage in ice while erecting five ice pillars with Ninetail landing in the center of them. “ Now use Dazzling Gleam. Ninetails unleashed her dazzling gleam which was absorbed by the pillars and then focused into five beams of light that made Ninetail’s coat glow with a pink shine.

“ And Selena finishing with a very dazzling performance,” Julian said before the judge gave their input.

“ A very beautiful way to show off both of Alolan Ninetail’s Ice and Fairy-type characteristics,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ I can tell they put a lot of thought and work into that performance,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Selena returned backstage it was now Turquoise’s turn which made her slightly nervous since she didn’t have her A team with her for this one.

“ And now for our final contestant all the way from Pallet Town in the Kanto region its Turquoise,” Julian said as the crowd erupted with cheers.

“ Chikorita let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said while throwing her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink cheery blossoms which surrounded Chikorita and then rained down on her as soon as she landed. “ Chikorita use Razor Leaf. Chikorita unleashed her Razor Leaf in a spiral pattern just like they practiced. “ Now leaped through the spiral and use poison powder. Chikorita leaped through the spiral while creating a trail of Poison Powder behind her which made her look majestic.

“ Now that was a great performance,” Julian said.

“ A very unique way to show off Chikorita,” Contesta said.

“ Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“ That sure was a very unique way to use Razor Leaf,” Nurse Joy said. Turquoise returned backstage and was greeted by Selena who did not look too impressed.

“ What was that performance? That was nothing like any of the ones that won you the grand festival back in Kanto,” Selena said.

“ I know but I’m trying to make do with what I got since I decided to start with just my Espeon,” Turquoise said before Julian appeared on the monitor.

“ Sorry for the wait without further ado here is the eight coordinators moving on to the next round,” Julian said as each one appeared one by one with Selena in first and Turquoise in eighth. The eight cards were shuffled and the pairings were decided. Turquoise and Selena thought their way through each battle until it was just the two of them. “ And now we have reached the final round. On my left is Selena and on my right is Turquoise. Five minutes on the clock. Go.

“ Espeon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a cloud of white smoke that Espeon appeared out of before landing gracefully on stage.

“ Emolga take the stage,” Selena said while throwing her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a black and white flying squirrel with a yellow cape-like membrane that kept it airborne. The squirrel was surrounded by green lightning bolts which after doing a barrel roll dispursed them. Turquoise wanted to lookup more about Selena’s new pokemon but she left her Pokedex in her backpack.

“ Emolga use Charge. Emolga began to build up electricity in itself thus causing its body to be covered in yellow electricity which cost Turquoise some points based on how dazzling Emolga looked.

Turquoise: 90%

“ Espeon use Swift while Spinning. Espeon did a mid-air spin while using Swift thus creating a swift tornado that encased Emolga and cost Selena some points.

Selena: 80%

“ Is that the best you got? I saw you do that countless times. try something new for once. Emolga use Shockwave. Emolga unleashed a powerful shockwave that not only neutralized the swift vortex but also made Emolga look more dazzling.

“ And that amazing shockwave just cost Turquoise a truckload of points,” Julian said as Turquoise’s points dropped greatly at the four-minute mark.

Turquoise: 50%

“ Now use Encore. Emolga generated a ball of light before throwing it at Espeon. Suddenly the ball of light was reflected by Magic Bounce and sent back to Emolga who was now covered in white energy.

“ I will admit you have certainly gotten stronger and more cunning. If that encore succeeded I would have been forced to repeat swift over and over again but you forgot about my Espeon’s Hidden Ability.

“ And that just cost Selena more points,” Julian said as Selena’s points went down to exactly where Turquoise’s were thus evening the score.

Selena: 50%

“ That won’t stop us. Emolga use shockwave. Emolga unleashed its Shockwave which surrounded itself which Turquoise was expecting.

“ Espeon use Psychic on that shockwave. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue as the shockwave fell under her control and zapped Emolga for enough damage to finish her which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“ And with that impressive finish the winner of the galena ribbon is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise’s image appeared on the jumbotron.

“ You were lovely out there Emolga now rest,” Selena said before recalling Emolga.

“ Hey it was a pretty close match,” Turquoise said as she and Selena shook on a well-thought battle. After the sign of sportsmanship ended it was time for the award ceremony.

“ And now Mr. Contesta shall award Turquoise with the Galena ribbon,” Julian said.

“ You certainly earned this one,” Contesta said as Turquoise accepted her ribbon. After changing back into her casual outfit Turquoise reunited with Fluttershy who was glad for Turquoise winning her first ribbon. Just as they were leaving Selena was waiting for them.

“ You may have won this contest but head my advice. Work on some new material because the coordinators here are much stronger than the ones in Kanto. If I could easily break out of that Swift Vortex then they will as well,” Selena said.

“ Your right I do need some new combinations there is no argument there,” Turquoise said. “ But so far all I have is my Espeon, Murkrow, and Chikorita.

“ What about your other Pokemon from back home?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I remembered how Ash the Viridian City Gym Leader would always start a new journey with just his partner Pikachu by his side. Likewise, I want to do the same with my partner Espeon who was always by my side through thick and thin,” Turquoise said.

“ Then try working with what you catch here. I can tell your Chikorita has more in her than just that humdrum performance she gave today,” Selena said. After their brief exchange, Turquoise and Fluttershy returned to the Pokemon center for the night.

To be continued
> Quest For The Amber Honey
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy were walking through a dense forest on their way to Azalea Town when they suddenly saw a bunch of honeycombs flying around.

“ Are those some kind of pokemon?” Turquoise asked herself before pulling out her Pokedex.

“ Combee, The Tiny Bee Pokemon, It ceaselessly gathers nectar from sunrise to sundown, all for the sake of Vespiquen and the swarm,” The Pokedex said. The Combee all looked like they were too focused on their work to notice the girls.

“ Where do you think they are going?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Back to the hive didn’t you hear the Pokedex entry?” A man with purple hair wearing an explorer's outfit said before leaping out of a tree to reveal himself.

“ And you are?” Turquoise asked.

“ The name is Bugsy, The Azalea Town Gym Leader and the ultimate expert on Bug-Types,” Bugsy said.

“ Your the Azalea Town Gym Leader?” Turquoise asked in shock.

“ I have been for over 20 years now,” Bugsy said.

“ Then why are you out here and not at your gym?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I occasionally come out to do some field research on Bug-types and my current topic is finding the location of the Amber Hive which is where all the Combee goes to make the legendary Amber Honey,” Bugsy said.

“ Good thing Rarity isn’t here she hates Bug-types,” Fluttershy said.

“ Whoever this Rarity is I have a whole earful to give her about how amazing Bug-Types are,” Bugsy said.

“ Rarity’s Dislikes aside do you have any leads on where this hive might be?” Turquoise asked.

“ I wish, I tried following them but whenever they spot me they attack me But I do have one clue,” Bugsy said before pulling a map of the forest out of his backpack. “ After gathering nectar they tend to fly into this cave that is on the far east of the forest.

“ So let’s head to that cave and start looking,” Turquoise said.

“ But here’s the thing I already investigated that cave there seems to be nothing there but a dead end,” Bugsy said. Little did they know there was a trio of familiar faces hiding in some foliage nearby listening in on their conversation.

“ Did you hear that? A legendary Treasure,” Chris said with joy.

“ We heard and imagine what we could do with all that honey,” Isabelle said.

“ I think Jessie and James would love a taste of it,” Meowth said while beginning to imagine what he was thinking. “ Imagine them waking up but not with the lights on upstairs when they suddenly get a whiff of the amber honey and begin to drool from the smell alone and then dig in before saying.

“ For finding us this amazing honey we will give Isabelle and Chris a big promotion,” Meowth said in his best impression of James. All three members of Team Supernova began acting like they were on cloud nine before focusing on following Turquoise and her group. Bugsy decided to start up some conversation while he and the girls were walking towards the cave.

“ So what brings you two to this forest?” Bugsy asked.

“ We are on our way to Azalea Town to challenge the gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Is that so well let’s make a deal then,” Bugsy said.

“ We’re listening,” Turquoise said.

“ If you two help me find the Amber Hive I can return to my gym quicker so I will accept your challenge then,” Bugsy said.

“ It’s a deal,” Turquoise said. As soon as they shook on it they arrived in front of the cave Bugsy was talking about. Before they could get inside a bunch of Combee flew out and began using a combined gust attack to try and send Turquoise, Fluttershy, and Bugsy away.

“ Murkrow come help me out,” Turquoise shouted before sending her Murkrow out. “ Use Nightshade on those Combee. Murkrow unleashed her Nightshade on multiple Combee before Turquoise pulled out a Pokeball instinctively.

“ Go Pokeball,” Turquoise shouted while throwing her Pokeball at one of the Combee with a red triangle on the bottom face. After absorbing it and shaking a few times it clicked shut indicating the catch was successful. “ I just caught a Combee. The other Combee retreated after seeing one of their comrades get captured. Turquoise recalled her Murkrow after they all left.

“ What was with the Combee with the triangle on its face?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Tell me are you girls familiar with gender differences?” Bugsy asked.

“ You mean the characteristics that define the gender of certain pokemon?” Turquoise asked.

“ Precisely,” Bugsy said before continuing his explanation by showing the girls a picture of a male and female Combee side by side. “ As you can see by this picture the female Combee have the triangle while the male ones don’t but here is why that difference is important. Only the female Combee evolve while the males don’t.

“ So I was lucky enough to catch a female?” Turquoise asked.

“ Yep now let’s keep going before those other Combee come back with reinforcements,” Bugsy said. The group continued into the cave before running into a fork that split into three paths.

“ So which way should we go?” Turquoise asked.

“ I tried all three paths and they each lead to a dead-end,” Bugsy said.

“ That’s impossible perhaps your missing something,” Fluttershy said.

“ Your right I must be missing something,” Bugsy said.

“ Let’s each take a path,” Turquoise suggested. “ I’ll take the left, Fluttershy you take the right and Bugsy will take the middle one. All three took their assigned paths each with a flashlight.





Meanwhile inside a massive hive that was almost the size of an actual house that was on top of the tallest tree in the forest a silhouette shaped like a queen that was sitting on top of a wax throne had her eyes glow red as a bunch of Combee flew towards the other end of the cave which was the exit to the left path.





With Fluttershy, she was walking along her path when she reached a dead end. Bugsy who also continued down his path also reached a dead end. As for Turquoise she reached the end of her path and noticed the wall she bumped into felt like it was alive. After backing up and shining her flashlight on the wall it was revealed to be a bunch of Combee all stacked together. Fluttershy and Bugsy soon joined her and Bugsy already knew what was going on.

“ Fascinating this must be Defend Order in action,” Bugsy said.

“ Defend Order?” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s one of three moves exclusive to Vespiquen,” Bugsy explained. “ It is normally used to raise her defense and Special Defense but in this case, it’s being used to block our path.

“ Then let’s unblock it,” Turquoise said before Bugsy stopped her.

“ Slow down ms quickdraw we need to handle this without harming the Combee or that defend Order will switch to an Attack Order,” Bugsy said.

“ Well, how are we suppose to do that?” Turquoise asked.

“ Like this,” Bugsy said before calling out a Butterfree. “Butterfree use Stun Spore. Butterfree unleashed some yellow powder that made contact with the wall and caused it to collapse, revealing a massive clearing with multiple hives in the trees. What was most noticeable was the massive amber-colored one on top of the tallest tree in the clearing.

“ Looks like we found the Amber Hive,” Fluttershy said. Before they could proceed any further, many angry Combee flew out of the smaller hives and looked ready to attack.

“ Let me guess this is Attack Order?” Turquoise asked Bugsy.

“ Exactly,” Bugsy said. Just when it looked like the Combee were about to attack they suddenly flew into the cave as if there were other intruders. The group took this chance to head towards the Amber Hive which luckily for them was unguarded now with half the Combee dealing with the other intruders and the other half paralyzed. As soon as they reached the top they crawled through the entrance and managed to find a room full of fountains of amber-colored liquid that smelled insanely sweet. But the most noticeable thing in the room was a Beehive-shaped creature sitting on a wax throne.

“ Girls meet Vespiquen,” Bugsy said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Vespiquen, The Beehive Pokemon and the evolved form of a Female Combee. It skillfully commands its grubs in battles with its enemies. The grubs are willing to risk their lives to defend Vespiquen,” The Pokedex said. Vespiquen’s eyes suddenly glowed indicating she was issuing another order which caused all the Combee to return to the hive and prepare to attack.

“ We are not here to cause you harm, we come in peace,” Bugsy said trying to convince Vespiquen he and the girls were on her side. Suddenly a giant mechanical Beedrill appeared and started destroying all the trees in the clearing while sucking up all the Combee into its tail stinger. Naturally, this angered Vespiquen who now started to lash out at Bugsy and the others with Power Gem.

“ Why is she attacking us? we did nothing wrong,” Turquoise asked.

“ It’s that robot outside she must think we are with whoever is piloting it,” Bugsy said. Suddenly Turquoise saw the Team Supernova Insignia on it and knew exactly who was piloting it. Turquoise rushed in and tried to stop them before Bugsy grabbed her arm.

“ Slow down you can’t take on a robot of that size on your own,” Fluttershy said.

“ Well, what can we do?” Turquoise asked. Suddenly Fluttershy pulled out one of her Pokeballs.

“ Ursaring use Focus Blast,” Fluttershy said as she threw her Pokeball with Ursaring coming out and unleashing Focus Blast into the suction which caused the robot to explode and free all the Combee. Despite the robot being destroyed Isabelle, Chris, and Meowth were not done yet and rushed into the hive.

“ Now may I do something?” Turquoise asked.

“ Go right ahead,” Bugsy said.

“ In that case go Espeon,” Turquoise said before calling out Espeon. “ Use swift on these freaks. Espeon unleashed her strongest Swift on Isabelle, Chris, and Meowth thus sending them flying through the air until only a twinkle was left in the distance. Vespiquen saw how Turquoise and the others went out of their way to save her Combee and decided to reward them with some jars of her Amber Honey.

“ Thank you Vespiquen,” Bugsy said. The group left the hive and sometime later returned to the forest path. “ And now as promised allow me to show you to Azalea Town. after what felt like ten minutes of walking the group Arrived in Azalea town which despite being small was quite peaceful. “ I have a report to write but I promise to battle you tomorrow. After parting ways, Turquoise and Fluttershy went to the Pokemon Center where Loki was waiting for them.

“ About time you showed up,” Loki said.

“ How long have you been here?” Turquoise asked.

“ Two days, the Gym Leader wasn’t here so I killed some time by visiting Kurt for some Apricorn Pokeballs which he just finished today,” Loki said.

“ How convenient since we just got here with the Gym Leader Bugsy,” Turquoise said.

“ You met the Gym Leader? Where was he?” Loki asked.

“ In the forest conducting field research on Combee and the Amber Hive. We even got some Amber Honey,” Fluttershy said.

“ Neat, So did you challenge him to a battle already?” Loki asked.

“ Not yet, he said he will battle me tomorrow after he finishes his report,” Turquoise said.

“ In that case let’s battle right now I have some new Pokemon I wish to try,” Loki said.

“ Sure I have been itching to try my new Pokemon out,” Turquoise said. Turquoise and Loki went to the battlefield and after taking their positions had Fluttershy enter the conditions for the battle into the Refbot before hitting the ok button.

“ This battle will be a three-on-three battle with no substitutions,” The Refbot said.

“ Go Quilava,” Loki said before calling out a bigger and longer version of Cyndaquil with red eyes and fire on both its tail and its head. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“Quilava, The Volcano Pokemon and the evolved form of Cyndaquil, It intimidates foes with the heat of its flames. The fire burns more strongly when it readies to fight,” The Pokedex said. 

“ Go Murkrow,” Turquoise said before calling out her Murkrow.

“ Battle start,” The Refbot said.

“ Quilava use Flamewheel. Quilava ran fast before being covered in a wheel of fire.

“ Murkrow ascend and use NightShade. Murkrow flew higher and unleashed her Nightshade which damaged Quilava.

“ Not bad but we are not out yet. Quilava leap at Murkrow and use Flamewheel again. Quilava lunged at Quilava and unleashed Flamewheel this time landing it and causing burn status on Murkrow. “ Now use Ember. Quilava unleashed Ember which managed to land.

“ Murkrow use Assurance. Murkrow managed to land a powerful hit that caused Quilava to faint.

“ Quilava is unable to battle Murkrow wins,” The Refbot said while raising its right flag.

“ Return Quilava,” Loki said as he recalled Quilava. He then pulled out another Pokeball and threw it. “ Go Pichu. A cute little mouse-like creature with yellow fur with black on the edge of its pointy ears and pink spots on its cheeks. Turquoise while being struck by its cuteness pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Pichu. The Tiny Mouse Pokemon. Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself,” The Pokedex said. The battle resumed.

“ Murkrow use Wing Attack. Murkrow charged at Pichu with wings covered in white energy which did not faze Loki.

“ Dodge and use Thundershock. Pichu managed to dodge Wing Attack and unleashed a small electric jolt while not as powerful as Thunderbolt was still enough to inflict a good amount of damage to Murkrow.

“ Murkrow use Faint Attack,” Murkrow charged at Pichu while covered in dark energy.

“ If it’s a head-on crash you want then so be it, Pichu use Volt Tackle. Pichu charged at Murkrow while covered in yellow electricity. Both moves pushed against each other but in the end Volt Tackle prevailed and caused Murkrow to faint.

“ Murkrow is unable to battle Pichu is the winner,” The Refbot said while raising its left flag. Suddenly Pichu began to glow white which by this point Turquoise recognized as evolution. Pichu began to grow bigger while his ears became thinner and his tail turned into a lighting bolt. As soon as the light died Turquoise was shocked to see what Pichu became.

“ Pika,” Pichu now Pikachu said.

“ Pichu evolves into Pikachu?” Turquoise said in shock.

“ Your surprised didn’t they teach you about it in school before you started your journey?” Loki asked before using his Pokedex to see if Pikachu learned any new moves. “ Any way back to the battle call out your next pokemon.

“ Chikorita come on out,” Turquoise said as she called out Chikorita who looked ready to battle. “ Use Poison Powder. Chikorita spun her leaf around while releasing her Poison Powder which Pikachu got caught in and ended up being poisoned.

“ Pikachu use Quick Attack. Pikachu despite being poisoned managed to hit Chikorita with the speed of a bullet.

“ Chikorita use Razor Leaf. Chikorita unleashed her Razor leaf which managed to surround Pikachu before nailing him from all sides and finishing him.

“ Pikachu is unable to battle Chikorita is the winner,” The Refbot said while raising its right flag. Suddenly Chikorita began to glow indicating it was now her turn to evolve. Chikorita began to grow bigger while changing shape. When the glow died down a yellow plant-like creature with a light green leaf stem sticking out of her forehead and buds around her neck stood where Chikorita once did.

“ Bayleef,” The creature said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“ Bayleef, The Leaf Pokemon, and the evolved form of Chikorita, A spicy aroma emanates from around its neck. The aroma acts as a stimulant to restore health,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise also noticed that Bayleef also learned Magical Leaf.

“ Not bad but let’s see how you handle my newest pokemon, Go Sewaddle. Loki called out a small caterpillar-like pokemon that had a leaf around its neck and head. Turquoise used her Pokedex one last time.

“ Sewaddle, The Sewing Pokemon, This Pokémon makes clothes for itself. It chews up leaves and sews them with sticky thread extruded from its mouth,” The Pokedex said.

“ In that case return Bayleef,” Turquoise said before recalling Bayleef and pulling out another Pokeball. “ Go Combee. Combee flew out and looked ready to battle.

“ A battle between bug-types how appropriate,” Loki said.

“ Yes it is now let’s see which one is stronger,” Turquoise said.

“ Sewaddle let’s start with String Shot. Sewaddle fired a white string at Combee before wrapping her up with it.

“ Combee use Gust to break out of there. Combee flapped her wings and managed to break free from the String shot and inflicted a ton of damage to Sewaddle since Gust was twice as effective against a Grass and Bug-type like Sewaddle. The damage was enough to knock Sewaddle out.

“ Sewaddle is unable to battle Combee is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The Refbot said while raising its right flag.

“ Your team is not so bad,” Turquoise said.

“ Yours is good as well especially now that Chikorita has evolved,” Loki said. After recalling their pokemon and having Nurse Joy heal them everyone decided to call it a night.

To Be Continued
> Bugs In The Forest
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was the day of Turquoise’s gym battle with Bugsy and before she went to the gym she decided to check out Kurt’s place for some Apricorn Pokeballs. Kurt’s granddaughter showed her the many trees with the many different varieties of Apricorn that were all ready for use. Turquoise decided to take some pink ones so she could have more love balls to use. As soon as they returned to Kurt’s workshop he was waiting for them.

“ So Turquoise have you decided which kind of Pokeball you want?” Kurt asked.

“ Sure did,” Turquoise said while giving Kurt the three pink Apricorn’s she picked.

“ Three love balls coming up, I will have them ready before you leave Azalea Town,” Kurt said. As soon as that was done Turquoise left to meet Fluttershy at the gym.

“ Sorry for the wait it took a while to go through the many types of Apricorn needed for certain pokeballs,” Turquoise said. As soon as they entered the gym it looked like they stepped into a forest inside a greenhouse. Waiting for them in the center was Bugsy who looked raring to go.

“ Hope your ready to see what my bug-types can do,” Bugsy said.

“ I sure am,” Turquoise said. Before the battle could begin a boy who looked no older than nine wearing an outfit similar to Bugsy’s took his position in the ref’s spot with his two flags.

“ The battle between Bugsy the gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin, both sides will use three pokemon and the battle will be over when all three of one side pokemon are unable to battle, Also only the challenger is permitted to substitute pokemon,” The boy said with both sides in agreement. “ Let the battle begin.

“ Spinarak I chose you,” Bugsy said as he called out his Spinarak.

“ Go Murkrow,” Turquoise said as she called out Murkrow.

“ Spinarak use string shot. Spinarak fired sticky threads at Murkrow and managed to snag her. “ Now use Poison Sting. Spinarak fired poison needles at Murkrow only for Turquoise to react.

“ Use Assurance. Murkrow despite taking damage from Poison sting managed to dish out more damage which was enough to beat Spinarak.

“ Spinarak is unable to battle Murkrow is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Spinarak return,” Bugsy said while recalling Spinarak. “ You did your best so rest up my friend. I must that was a powerful and well-timed counterattack.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ But this battle is far from over,” Bugsy said while pulling out his next Pokeball and throwing it. “ Scyther I chose you. Scyther came out and looked ready to fight.

“ In that case return Murkrow,” Turquoise said before recalling Murkrow. Turquoise remembered how fast scyther is and decided to bring out her partner for this one. “ Go Espeon. Espeon came out and also looked raring to go.

“ A psychic type against a bug-type? Interesting,” Bugsy said.

“ Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed her Swift which managed to encircle Scyther.

“ Counter that with Double Hit. Scyther spun around while his blade-like appendages glowed white and slashed up the Swift. “ Now use X-Scissor. Scyther took off at high speed while crossing its blades and firing a purple x shaped slash at Espeon.

“ Dodge it. Espeon tried to dodge but the X-Scissor was too fast and inflicted a ton of damage. Luckily Espeon was able to withstand the attack but barely had any health left.

“ I must say your Espeon is quite strong if she can withstand a hit that powerful,” Bugsy said. “ But can she keep going? Scyther use Fury Cutter. Scyther charged at Espeon with blades glowing moss green.

“ Espeon use Psychic with all your might. Espeon managed to capture Scyther in her psychic field and slam it onto the ground hard causing a lot of damage. Scyther managed to get back up but before it could await Bugsy’s next command he fell backward and fainted.

“ Scyther is unable to battle Espeon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ Return Scyther,” Bugsy said before recalling Scyther. “ You thought very hard now rest I must say I wasn’t expecting to lose to a Psychic-type you kind of remind me of someone from many years ago.

“ What can I say I believe in my partner,” Turquoise said.

“ Than its time I showed you, my partner, Butterfree I choose you,” Bugsy said before calling out his Butterfree.

“ Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed her Swift but Bugsy was ready for it.

“ Butterfree use Pollen Puff. Butterfree unleashed a bunch of spores that formed a huge puff of pollen that blocked the swift and then slammed Espeon with enough power to finish her.

“ Espeon is unable to battle Butterfree is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Bugsy.

“ Return Espeon,” Turquoise said while recalling Espeon. “ You did great now rest. She wasted no time in calling out her next pokemon. “ Go Murkrow. Murkrow came out barely feeling the damage from her battle with Spinarak. “ Use Wing Attack. Murkrow charged in with glowing wings.

“ Butterfree use Stun Spore,” Butterfree unleashed a cloud of yellow spores that Murkrow flew through and came out of paralyzed. “ Now use Pollen Puff. Butterfree created another puff of pollen and then slammed it on Murkrow who was unable to move and was nailed by it then fainted.

“ Murkrow is unable to battle Butterfree is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Bugsy.

“ Return Murkrow,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Murkrow. “ You fought well now rest. Turquoise took a moment to think and decided to see how her newest pokemon faired in a gym battle. “ Go Combee. Combee came out ready to go. “ Use Gust. Combee unleashed her Gust which did not faze Bugsy.

“ We will use Gust as well. Butterfree unleashed its Gust which pushed against Combee’s Gust. both moves pushed against each other but in the end, Butterfree’s Gust overpowered Combee’s Gust and damaged her. Combee was beginning to glow while withstanding the Gust.

“ Looks like Combee is evolving,” Turquoise said joyfully. Combee began to grow bigger and change shape. When the flash died down a Vespiquen stood where Combee once did. After checking her Pokedex Turquoise was impressed by the fact Vespiquen learned a couple of new moves.

“ What a sight to see Combee evolve into Vespiquen and as much as I would love to write about it we still have the battle to finish,” Bugsy said while trying to keep his enthusiasm in check. “ Butterfree use Psybeam. Butterfree fired a pink beam at Vespiquen which Turquoise was ready for.

“ Dodge and use Fell Stinger. Vespiquen twirled around the Psybeam before flying up and nailing Butterfree with a stinger from the center of her base. “ Now use Slash. Vespiquen got in close and unleashed a clean slash that managed to finish Butterfree off.

“ Butterfree is unable to battle Vespiquen is the winner which means victory goes to the challenger,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“ We did it,” Turquoise said with joy as she hugged Vespiquen. After recalling Butterfree Bugsy approached Turquoise.

“ That was a well-fought battle and as proof of your victory here at the Azelia Town Gym I present you with the Hive Badge,” Bugsy said before giving Turquoise a badge that looked like a ladybug.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“ So where are you off to next?” Bugsy asked.

“ To the next gym or Contest,” Turquoise said.

“ Then might I recommend the Goldenrod City Gym,” Bugsy suggested.

“ Where is Goldenrod City?” Turquoise asked.

“ Go through the Ilex Forset and then straight down Route 34 and you will be there,” Bugsy said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said. Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to head back to the Pokemon Center for the day. While Turquoise’s pokemon were healing she was watching coverage of Selena in her last contest with her Gabite dominating it.

“ And that was coverage of Selena and her latest victory in Bronze Town,” Julian said before continuing. “ And now I am happy to announce our next contest will be taking place in Goldenrod City two weeks from now and I can’t wait to see all you Coordinators there. Suddenly Selena’s words echoed through her mind. Before she could dwell on those words longer Nurse Joy got her attention.

“ All of your Pokemon are in good health,” Nurse Joy said before giving them back to her. Fluttershy prepared some special pokemon food for them since they worked very hard to bring Turquoise the win in today’s gym battle. After dinner, the girls decided to call it a night.





The next day the girls were about to set off until Kurt’s granddaughter ran towards them with a cloth wrapped around something.

“ Glad I caught up with you girls,” She said before continuing and unwrapping the cloth. “ Your Love Balls are ready Turquoise so my Grampa sent me to give them to you.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said. After putting her new love balls away Turquoise and Fluttershy continued towards the Ilex Forest. As soon as they entered it felt like it was nighttime even though it was around late morning due to the very dense canopy of the trees. One thing they noticed was a bunch of nocturnal pokemon roaming around.

“ I never thought I could see a bunch of Hoothoot and Noctowl active this time of the day,” Fluttershy said with joy.

“ It must be because of this forest’s canopy. It looks so dark so the pokemon that live here must think it’s nighttime,” Turquoise theorized.

“ In any case, let’s keep going,” Fluttershy said. The girls kept going and before they could continue any further they ran into a couple of Team Supernova goons.

“ Where do you dumb kids think you’re going,” One of the goons said.

“ That is none of your business,” Turquoise said.

“ Well we are Team Supernova and unless you want us to beat you senseless you will scram right now,” The other goon said. The goons went back to trying to harm the local pokemon which peeved Fluttershy off.

“ We are not going anywhere now leave those innocent pokemon alone,” Fluttershy yelled while pulling out one of her pokeballs.

“ Don’t say we didn’t warn you, Go Drapion,” One of the goons said as he called out a big purple creature that looked like a big scorpion.

“ Go Crobat,” The other goon said as she called out her Crobat. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for Drapion.

“ Drapion, the Ogre Scorp pokemon, Its poison is potent, but it rarely sees use. This Pokémon prefers to use physical force instead, going on rampages with its car-crushing strength,” The Pokedex said.

“ Go Ursaring,” Fluttershy said before calling out Ursaring.

“ Go Espeon,” Turquoise said before calling out Espeon.

“ Use cross Poison,” Both grunts shouted which cued both Crobat and Drapion to use cross Poison which Turquoise and Fluttershy were ready for.

“ Dodge and use Psybeam on Crobat. Espeon dodged the Cross Poison and unleashed Psy beam on Crobat, knocking it out in one shot. Ursaring just took the Cross Poison and after getting Poisoned his Guts ability kicked in raising his attack power greatly.

“ Ursaring use Hammer Arm on Drapion. Ursaring’s arm glowed white before he swung it and inflicted a ton of damage on Drapion which knocked it out. With both pokemon now unable to battle the grunts recalled them and fled. Before the girls could rejoice in their victory Fluttershy looked through her bag for an antidote for Ursaring’s Poison Status. Luckily Turquoise had one on her since she took her mom’s advice on stocking up on essential supplies before starting this new journey. As soon as Ursaring’s Poison status was healed Fluttershy recalled him and the girls continued their way through the Ilex Forest. As they were walking they saw a split in the path along with a busted signpost. They looked for the actual sign itself but could not find it anywhere. Turquoise decided to settle this with a coin toss.

  “ Heads we go left tails we go right,” Turquoise said before flipping her coin. As soon as the coin landed and Turquoise covered it with her palm she removed it to see the coin land on tails. “ Looks like we are going right. The girls went right and after about ten minutes of walking, they arrive out of the forest but not at their intended destination.

“ Looks like we went the wrong way,” Fluttershy said. After finding a Pokemon Center the girls decided to rest for the day but not before asking for directions to Goldenrod City from their current position.

“ This is the long way to Goldenrod City, it should only take you three days to get there,” Nurse Joy said. After their Pokemon were all healed they decided to call it a night.

To be continued
> The Stray Eevee
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy were on the road to Goldenrod City where Turquoise’s next gym battle and Contest was. As they were walking they noticed a rock with a certain fox-like Pokemon Turquoise was all too familiar with curled up on top of it.

“ Why would an Eevee be resting in the middle of the path like that?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I don’t know but I’m catching it,” Turquoise declared which woke the Eevee up. The girls noticed that this Eevee was acting very defensive as if it didn’t want to leave the rock. Turquoise threw a Pokeball at him and managed to capture him. After the first shake, the Eevee broke free and the Pokeball was sent back to Turquoise who caught it.

“ Don’t you think you should battle it first?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Your right I got so excited I almost forgot,” Turquoise said before calling out her Espeon. “ Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed her Swift which Eevee managed to dodge before unleashing Shadow ball which impressed Turquoise. “ You already know shadow ball that’s impressive. Espeon dodged it and before Turquoise could give another command the Eevee passed out as if he was out of energy.

“ Stop the battle,” Fluttershy demanded.

“ Espeon, stand down,” Turquoise said before Espeon obeyed. As soon as she did Fluttershy decided to give an examination of Eevee. After some time Fluttershy gave her verdict.

“ This poor thing has been famished for days,” Fluttershy said.

“ Why wouldn’t he try finding his own food in the wild?” Turquoise asked.

“ My guess this Eevee must belong to someone and it must be waiting for that someone,” Fluttershy said.

“ That can,t be the case, If he belonged to another Trainer my Pokeball wouldn’t have been able to contain him for even a second,” Turquoise said before trying to give the Eevee some of her special Pokemon Food only for Eevee to refuse. “ Please eat something little guy if you don’t you are going to perish from starvation. Suddenly a light rain began to pour and Fluttershy and Turquoise ran for the Pokemon center while leaving the bowl of pokemon food behind. As soon as they got there the rain began a powerful downpour.

“ Do you think that Eevee will be ok out there?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I hope so,” Turquoise said. As they were talking A boy with white skin, black hair, and red eyes wearing a black shirt with matching pants and a red scarf was surrounded by a few other trainers showing off his collection of Pokemon.

“ Pretty neat arsenal you got Magnus,” One of the trainers said.

“ Won me my first two Gym Battles no problem they sure did,” Magnus said.

“ I thought you also had an Eevee?” Another trainer asked.

“ I did but that worthless thing could not win a single match and even after I wasted my time using the TR for Shadow Ball on it,” Magnus said. 

“ So what did you do with that worthless Eevee Magnus?” One of the trainers asked which really sparked some anger in Fluttershy.

“ That annoying wimp? I left him on a rock on the way here by telling him I would return for him, I bet he is still waiting,” Magnus said while laughing his head off along with the trainers around him. Fluttershy could not stand it anymore and suddenly looked ready to kill someone. She stomped over to Magnus and grabbed him by his collar.

“ Get out there and find him,” Fluttershy shouted.

“ What?” Magnus asked.

“ That Eevee that is still waiting for you Go find him now,” Fluttershy demanded.

“ Why should I?” Magnus asked.

“ You not only lied to him and left him there with no food now he is on the verge of starvation, If that Eevee dies it’s going to be on your head,” Fluttershy shouted before Magnus slapped her onto the ground very hard.

“ What I do with my Pokemon is none of your business,” Magnus shouted not realizing all the other patrons in the Pokemon Center saw what just happened.

“ Leaving one of your Pokemon to die is one thing but striking a girl like that, Now you leave me no choice but to beat some manners into you,” Turquoise said before having Espeon at the ready. Suddenly Magnus grabbed one of his five Pokeballs.

“ If it’s a fight you want then bring it girly,” Magnus said. Before things could escalate Nurse Joy showed up to put a stop to it.

“ All right break it up, You all know the rules no using Pokemon for personal fights, it’s disgraceful,” Nurse Joy demanded before everyone dispersed.

“ We will settle this later you jerk but right now I’m going to find that Eevee before it’s too late,” Turquoise said before running off into the raging storm along with her Espeon.

 “ Is that chick crazy she will never make it back alive,” Magnus said only to receive a punch to the face from another Trainer they were not expecting to see in Johto.

“ That there was for hurting one of mah friends,” A familiar country accent said.

“ Applejack? What are you doing here?” Fluttershy said.

“ I’m just here to help Sunset with some Field Research,” Applejack said.

“ Turquoise and I are traveling together, You should join us,” Fluttershy said.

“ Mighty kind of you but I can’t after we are done here I’m going to Sinnoh to see Rarity,” Applejack said.





Meanwhile, out in the storm, Turquoise and Espeon were running as fast as they could despite the danger. As soon as they reached the rock they saw Eevee being badly beaten by a trio of Houndour. Espeon unleashed Swift on them and it scared them away. After seeing the state Eevee was in Turquoise removed her jacket and wrapped Eevee in it before braving the storm back to the Pokemon Center. After fighting heavy winds and downpours Turquoise managed to make it back.

“ Nurse Joy this Eevee is in critical Condition,” Turquoise said before collapsing.

“ There is not much time,” Nurse joy said before taking Eevee into the ER right away. As for Turquoise, She was now resting in the lobby. A little bit later she woke up and noticed Fluttershy was not around. After looking around she found her pacing outside a closed door with a lit sign above it.

“ There you are,” Turquoise said.

“ How are you feeling?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Not 100% but I’m up and moving again,” Turquoise said.

“ That’s good to hear,” Applejack said which surprised Turquoise.

“ I know I had the same reaction,” Fluttershy said. “ But anyway Eevee is currently in the ER and we are waiting to see if Nurse Joy can save him.

“ How did Eevee end up like that if you don’t mind me asking?” Applejack said.

“ Eevee was attacked by a trio of Houndour while trying to eat the food I left for him, I feel this was all my fault,” Turquoise said.

“ You have nothing to feel sorry for you only wanted to help,” Fluttershy said. Suddenly the light over the doors dimmed and Nurse Joy came out while looking happy.

“ Eevee is going to be just fine after a night’s rest,” Nurse Joy said.

“ That;’s the spirit Eevee hang in there,” Turquoise said to herself.





The next day the storm passed and it was nothing but clear and sunny skies. As soon as the girls woke up they noticed Eevee was not in the Pokemon center anymore.

“ Where did Eevee go?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Maybe back to the woods?” Applejack guessed.

“ I think I might know where,” Turquoise said thinking Eevee went back to that rock to wait for Magnus.





With Eevee, he was running as fast as he could now that he got his strength back and is back to full health. As he was running he heard a voice that sounded like Magmus talking.

“ I’m so glad I ditched that worthless Eevee it’s so boring raising a wimp like that,” Magnus said which really hurt Eevee. Eevee kept going towards the rock in despair. As he was walking he ran into a very familiar trio of villains who just trapped a bunch of Aipom in a steel net.

“ Hey look Chris it’s an Eevee,” Isabelle said.

“ Let’s catch that too,” Chris said.

“ Eevee Vee,” Eevee shouted.

“ Let them go? why should we?” Meowth asked. Before Team Supernova could react Eevee unleashed Quick Attack on Meowth which sent him flying into Isabelle and Chris who were sent flying through the forest until all that was left was a twinkle in the distance. Little did Eevee know Magnus was watching from a distance.

“ Did Eevee just beat them?” Magnus asked in disbelief as Eevee set the Aipom free and kept going back to his rock. Sometime later Turquoise and Fluttershy managed to catch up to Eevee who looked sad.

“ Found you,” Turquoise said before Fluttershy chimed in.

“ I’m guessing you discovered the horrible truth about Magnus as well?” Fluttershy asked. Just as she mentioned him Magmus showed up.

“ And what do you want now?” Turquoise demanded.

“ I’m here to take back my Eevee as I promised,” Magnus said.

“ Do not try to deceive us we heard your intentions already and so has Eevee,” Fluttershy said.

“ That was before I saw Eevee take down a trio of villains with a single Quick Attack,” Magnus said.

“ Well we are not giving him to you so why don’t you just shove off,” Turquoise said while pounding her fists together.

“ Then I’ll just take him back by force,” Magnus said before throwing out five Pokemon which consisted of a Charizard, Machamp, Staraptor, Electavire, and a Magmortar but what was most noticeable was all the machinery they were equipped with which really made Turquoise mad.

“ I knew you were nothing but a big jerk but now I see you are not even a pokemon trainer, A real trainer would believe in the natural strength of their pokemon instead of outfitting them with fancy technology that mods the heck out of them,” Sunset said as she and Applejack arrived.

“ And what would a bunch of girls know about battles?” Magnus asked.

“ Plenty, Bertha of Sinnoh’s Elite Four said the same thing to a bunch of thugs who did the same thing,” Sunset said.

“ Shall we Demonstrate?” Applejack asked.

“ I’m ready,” Turquoise said with her Espeon out and raring to go.

“ So am I,” Fluttershy said before calling out Cinderace.

“ Me Too,” Sunset said with her Tyranitar out.

“ Alright then, Go Boltund,” Applejack said as she called out her Boltund. All of their pokemon managed to destroy the machines equipped with Magnus’s Pokemon which caused them to explode and knock them out.

“ That’s cheating,” Magnus complained.

“ No, using machines to amp up your Pokemon’s power is cheating,” Turquoise said.

“ Don’t waste your breath with this worthless excuse for a trainer,” Applejack said before taking Magnus’s gym badges and after crushing them beneath her boot caused them to get dented. “ Surprise Surprise these badges are also fake.

“ And how would you know?” Magnus asked.

“ Because my father was an assistant blacksmith to the man who makes the gym badges for the Kanto Region and he told me how the metal is tempered to the point where even the foot of Groudon could not bend it a single millimeter,” Turquoise said.

“ I had just about enough of you chicks that Eevee is mine and if you won’t get out of my way then I’m just going to kill all of you,” Magnus said before the sudden sound of a whistle was heard and a Growlithe ran in front of him.

“ Magnus Gilded you are under arrest for multiple counts of assault and various violations of the rules set by the Pokemon League,” Officer Jenny said while slapping the cuffs on Magnus.

“ Officer Jenny? Where did you come from?” Turquoise asked.

“ Nurse joy called and reported Magnus here for hurting Fluttershy and for modding his team with technology from Team Supernova,” Officer Jenny said.

“ Don’t forget to add forgery to his list of offenses,” Applejack said while showing Jenny the evidence which was the damaged state of Magnus’s Gym Badges.

“ Is that so well young man this is officially the end of your journey,” Jenny said before dragging Magnus back to the Pokemon Center where he would be transported to the prison in Cherrygrove City. Now that Magmus was gone the girls shifted their focus on Eevee who was still there and was moved by everyone’s words.

“ Why don’t you go ahead and catch him,” Fluttershy said to Turquoise.

“ Are you sure?” Turquoise asked.

“ Your the one who risked your life in a raging storm to save him and besides we all know you will raise him well,” Fluttershy said.

“ I will,” Turquoise said before pulling out a Luxury ball and throwing it into the air where Eevee leaped at it and touched it with his front paw thus sucking him inside and as the ball was falling it shook and then snapped shut before landing in Turquoise’s hand. “ I just caught an Eevee. With all the excitement now over the girls returned to the Pokemon Center for the day to rest.





The next day the girls were ready to go but not before bidding farewell to Applejack and Sunset.

“ Are you sure you don’t want to come with us Applejack?” Turquoise asked.

“ I appreciate the offer but I need to get home and get ready to set off for Sinnoh,” Applejack said.

“ Good luck to ya,” Turquoise said. As soon as both groups parted ways Turquoise and Fluttershy continued on the road to Goldenrod City.

To be continued
> Arriving In Style
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy along with all of their Pokemon were taking a break from traveling in a clearing near a river. All the pokemon were playing except for Eevee who stood all alone away from everyone. For Eevee things like fun and joy were foreign concepts because Magnus didn’t care about those things since he treated all of his pokemon like weapons instead of friends. Turquoise knew what Eevee was going through and decided to talk with him.

“ You don’t need to sequester yourself like this your free to let loose and have fun with us,” Turquoise said. Eevee was still hesitant since the fear Magnus instilled in him was something that could not be eradicated overnight. Suddenly Cinderace kicked a ball towards them which Eevee reacted to and sent it back by headbutting it. “ Nice reflexes. Suddenly Eevee began to feel something he never felt with Magnus which was Praise. Soon it was time to pack up and continue on the road. As soon as everything was all pack the girls recalled their pokemon and continued on the road. After walking for about half an hour the girls arrived in a Small City called Hazelton City. The city was lively with citizens roaming the streets and checking out shops but what really got Turquoise’s attention was a flyer with three women on it one of which Turquoise recognized. “ No way Erika is here?

“ What are you looking at Turquoise?” Fluttershy asked until she noticed it was a poster for an upcoming fashion show featuring Valerie, Elesa, and Erika.

“ We should go this could be a lot of fun,” Turquoise said. Fluttershy suddenly had flashbacks to one of her previous journeys of when she was roped into being a fashion star by someone Rarity wanted to impress and looked around nervously for anything she could use as an excuse.

“ I just remembered I used up the last of our ingredients and medicines so you go enjoy the show while I’ll go restock,” Fluttershy said before booking it. Turquoise was trying to grasp what just happened and figured she would ask later. She found the place where the fashion show was taking place and went inside. As soon as she was inside she noticed that she was underdressed since all the men were in suits and the women were in formal dresses with formal hairstyles.

“ I didn’t know there was a dress code for this kind of event,” Turquoise said to herself before a woman with blonde hair styled in a beehive wearing a red dress with a fur stole walked up to her.

“ There you are we been looking for you,” The woman said.

“ I’m sorry but I’m not,” Turquoise tried to explain before being stopped mid-sentence.

“ Backstage with the other models. you got that right and don’t think those street clothes and red hair dye can fool me, Stella,” The woman said before shoving Turquoise into the dressing room backstage with the rest of the models and closed the door. Suddenly Erika wearing an orange woman’s balance dress with her hair styled differently walked up to her.

“ Turquoise? What are you doing here?” Erika asked.

“ I came to watch the show but this woman wearing a red gown with a black fur stole dragged me back here before I could explain I wasn’t who She thought I was,” Turquoise said.

“ In any case why don’t I clear things up with ms. Stradling before things get complicated,” Erika said. Before she could do so two other women, One with short blonde hair wearing a red blouse with a matching skirt and the other wearing an orange gown with eyes that looked almost fairy-like walked up to them.

“ And who is this Erika?” The blonde woman asked.

“ Is she another one of those fangirls?” The other woman asked.

“ Ladies meet Turquoise Dusk she is the current Indigo League and Kanto Grand Festival winner,” Erika said before continuing. “ Ms.Stradling dragged her back here by mistake.

“ I can see why she almost looks like Stella except for her hair color,” The blonde woman said.

“ Turquoise meet the Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa,” Erika said referring to the blonde-haired woman.

“ Nice to meet you Turquoise,” Elesa said while smiling.

“ And the Laverre City Gym Leader Valerie,” Erika said referring to the other woman.

“ A pleasure to meet you,” Valerie said while doing a pose that looked off in her current outfit.

“ Now then I must go talk to ms Stradling before the show begins to clear up this little misunderstanding,” Erika said before Elesa stopped her.

“ Now hold on I think she would make a good addition to the show,” Elesa said while looking at Turquoise with a discerning eye.

“ And we all know Stella is not coming back,” Valerie said.

“ Well Turquoise what do you say? We would be happy to have you with us,” Erika asked.

“ I guess I can but what if Ms. Stradling finds out I’m not who she thinks I am?” Turquoise asked.

“ I suggest you go for it,” Ms. Stradling said getting the attention of the four of them.

“ Ms. Stradling?” Elesa said.

“ It’s as Valerie just said Stella quit on us,” Stradling said while showing them Stella’s note saying she ran away.

“ But I have never been a model before. What if I mess up?” Turquoise asked.

“ Just think of it as the same as making an entrance at a contest,” Erika said.

“ Besides I know I can make someone like you dazzle in no time,” Elesa said before taking Turquoise into one of the dressing rooms.





Meanwhile with Fluttershy who was at the local Pokemart was looking at potions while in deep thought.

“ Maybe I should have gone with Turquoise,” Fluttershy said to herself. “ I mean what are the odds Photofinish would even be here in Johto anyway. As she was looking she bumped into a girl with blonde hair who looked a lot like Turquoise but wearing an orange dress with brown boots.

“ Is the show over already Turquoise? And what’s with the new look?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Who is Turquoise? And do I know you?” The look-alike asked.

“ Your not Turquoise. Who are you?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I’m Stella and I suggest you keep quiet about seeing me.

“ Why? Are you on the run from the police or something?” Fluttershy asked.

“ No I’m on the run from my mom,” Stella said.

“ Your mom?” Fluttershy asked. She figured she should get the details from Stella in full. After paying for her stuff and loading her backpack she and Stella went to a local park to talk. “ Tell me everything from the beginning.

“ My mom is a fashion designer and is always putting on shows throughout the entire Johto Region,” Stella said before continuing. “ She even makes me be one of her models and someday wants me to follow in her footsteps. But I don’t care about fashion or want to.

“ Have you tried telling your mom that?” Fluttershy asked.

“ All the time but no matter what I try to say she always interrupts me before I can say it,” Stella said before continuing. “ What I really want to do is go on a pokemon journey with my best friend.

“ May I meet this best friend of yours?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Since you been kind enough to listen to my sob story sure,” Stella said. A few minutes later Stella and Fluttershy were behind Stella’s house. They went into the shed which was full of gardening stuff and a basket with a grey cat-like pokemon with a spring-shaped tail sleeping peacefully.

“ Aw, what a cute Glameow,” Fluttershy said.

“ Thanks when my mom is not home I secretly take care of her,” Stella said.

“ How old are you?” Fluttershy asked.

“ I’ve just turned 10 yesterday,” Stella said.

“ Then why haven’t you told your mom about your plans yet?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Because my mom hates pokemon,” Stella said.

“ I’m sure that is not true,” Fluttershy said.

“ She does, one time there was a Spinarak on our front door and she screamed and panicked,” Stella said. After seeing and hearing everything Fluttershy had an idea.

“ Listen why don’t we confront your mom together, Where is she now?” Fluttershy asked.

“ Right now probably scrambling for a new model to replace me at today’s fashion show,” Stella said.

“ Then let’s go, my friend is there and I think I should be with her,” Fluttershy said.





Meanwhile back at the fashion venue, Elesa finished giving Turquoise a makeover and told her to come out for everyone to see. She walked out wearing a lavender-colored gown with a purple half jacket and her hair styled in twin drills.

“ You look gorgeous,” Erika said.

“ Agreed you look very regal,” Valerie said.

“ Ok ladies call your partners out and get ready,” Stradling said.

“ Partners?” Turquoise asked.

“ This is a show that features both the model and their partner pokemon,” Stradling said.

“ That’s why she came to us for this show because we are not just known for our looks but also the deep bond we share with our pokemon,” Elesa said while calling out her Emolga.

“ It’s true for us gym Leaders the bond we share with our pokemon is important,” Valerie said while calling out her Spritzee.

“ So Turquoise which one of your pokemon would you say you share the strongest bond with?” Erika asked while calling out her Gloom.

“ Easy my Espeon,” Turquoise said before calling out her Espeon.

“ I can tell by the shiny coat you took great care of her,” Erika said.

“ Thanks,” Turquoise said. Erika and the others filled Turquoise in on the routine and with five minutes before the show started showed her Stella’s dressing room which had the other outfits she was supposed to model today which luckily for Turquoise were all in her size.





Back with Fluttershy and Stella they entered the building and found the crowd gathered by the runway. Fluttershy did not see Turquoise among the crowd and was beginning to get worried. Before she could run off the show was about to start.

“ Ladies and gentlemen thank you for coming to today’s show,” Stradling said before continuing. “ Today is a special day for my daughter who could not be here today but we hope she is watching from somewhere. The theme for this show is called Autumn Bonds so without further ado let the show begin. Erika followed by Elesa then Valerie and lastly Turquoise walked down the runway alongside their pokemon. Fluttershy was shocked to see Turquoise in the show rather than watching it. Stella was actually touched by her mom’s words. Sometime later after the show concluded Stella and Fluttershy went backstage to approach Stradling. As soon as they were inside everyone was surprised to see Stella.

“ Where were you, Stella?” Stradling asked.

“ Mom, There is something I need to tell you,” Stella said before being interrupted.

“ Let me guess this has something to do with the Glameow that sleeps in our shed?” Strading said.

“ How did you know?” Stella asked.

“ One day when I was doing some laundry I came across that Glameow sleeping in the corner of the shed but did not have the heart to kick it out,” Stradling said.

“ But I thought you hated pokemon?” Stella said.

“ Heavens no I love them,” Stradling said.

“ Then what about that time with the Spinarak?” Stella asked.

“ That was different, the Spinarak just startled me,” Stradling said.

“ Then does that mean?” Stella asked.

“ You may begin your journey,” Stradling said.

“ Thank you, mom,” Stella said joyfully.

“ And Turquoise how would like to become one of my models? You were like a natural on the runway and I can make you famous,” Stradling offered.

“ I appreciate the offer but I must decline because we have our own journey we are currently on,” Turquoise said.

“ I understand,” Stradling said. Everyone left the venue and while Turquoise and Fluttershy went to the Pokemon center Stella and Stradling returned home so Stella could pack her bag.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were about to set off for the next town when Stella approached them along with her Glameow.

“ Well girls I hope our paths cross again in the near future,” Stella said.

“ What is your goal as a pokemon trainer?” Turquoise asked.

“ I’m entering the Johto League so my mom is taking me to new bark Town to see Professor Elm,” Stella said.

“ Best of luck to you but before you go there is something I must do,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex and pointing it at Glameow.

“ Glameow, The catty Pokemon, With its sharp glare, it puts foes in a mild hypnotic state. It is a very fickle Pokémon,” The Pokedex said.

“ What was that all about?” Stella asked.

“ This is a Pokedex it’s a trainer’s most important tool, It can tell you about almost any pokemon you want to know about,” Turquoise said.

“ Almost?” Stella asked.

“ There are many spices of pokemon that have yet to be discovered so new ones won’t have any data until someone submits some,” Turquoise said.

“ Got it,” Stella said. After parting ways, Turquoise and Fluttershy continued on their way to Goldenrod City.

To Be Continued
> The Goldenrod Experience
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy safely arrived in Goldenrod City and with four days before the contest which gave the girls ample time to look around.

“This place is almost as big as Celadon City,” Fluttershy said while feeling a bit intimidated.

“I know right,” Turquoise said excitedly. The girls were now by what looked like a huge building with a huge radio tower on it. Before Turquoise could say anything a man wearing a suit approached her while smiling.

“Young lady, how would you like to take our pokemon quiz challenge? the winner gets a new Pokegear X just released from Silphco last week,” The man asked.

“Sure,” Turquoise said.

“Excellent,” The man said before showing Turquoise and Fluttershy to what looked like a soundproof recording room. Turquoise was seated in front of a man wearing a yellow and purple checkered suit with a matching top hat that had a question mark on top. As soon as they were both seated the on-air sign lit up.

“Welcome listeners to today’s episode of Pokemon Quiz Mania,” The man who was across from Turquoise said into a mic before continuing. “Today’s topic is Regional Variants but before we begin let’s introduce today’s contestant. Young Lady can you tell the listeners your name and where you come from. The mic was turned to Turquoise soon after.

“My name is Turquoise and I come from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region,” Turquoise said into the mic before it was turned over to the quiz master.

“Well Turquoise allow me to explain how this works,” The Quiz Master said before continuing. “I will ask you five questions and if you get them all correct you win the grand prize but if you miss a single one you get the consolation prize, You will have ten seconds to answer each question and if you don’t answer it will count as being incorrect. With the explanation done it was time to begin. “First Question, What type is Alolan Ninetails? Turquoise didn’t even need ten seconds for this one since she already knew the answer.

“An Ice and fairy Type,” Turquoise said before a bell dinged which indicated she was correct.

“Correct, Next Question, True or false, Both forms of Farfetch’d evolve into Sirfetch’d?” The Quiz Master asked. Turquoise took a few seconds before answering.

“False,” Turquoise said before the ding was heard.

“Correct only the Galarian variant evolves into Sirfetch’d,” The Quiz Master said before moving on. “ Next question, what talent is a Galarian Mr.Mime known for?” Turquoise took a few seconds and suddenly remembered.
“Dancing,” Turquoise said before another ding was heard.

“Correct,” The Quiz Master said before moving on to the fourth question. “Next question, What is the name of Alolan Raichu’s ability?” Turquoise took about seven seconds to think before answering.

“Surge Surfer,” Turquoise said before the ding was heard.

“Impressive you managed to get four questions right so far now answer this last one right and you win,” The Quiz Master said.

“Bring it,” Turquoise said feeling psyched for this one.

“Last Question,  Where in the Galar region can find a Galraian Ponyta?” The Quiz Master asked. Turquoise wasted no time in answering after remembering what she read before her journey.

“Glimwood Tangle,” Turquoise said which caused the bell to ding multiple times.

“Congratulation Turquoise you are today’s big winner,” The quiz Master said before giving her her prize which was a pink Pokegear with a white cross design on it. “That’s it for our show folks, tune in tomorrow at the same time same place. As soon as Turquoise and Fluttershy left the Radio station Turquoise began playing with her new Pokegear and noticed it was more than just a phone it also had a map, a customization option, and a radio.

“This thing has a built-in map do you know what that means?” Turquoise asked Fluttershy.

“No more getting lost?” Fluttershy asked.

“Exactly,” Turquoise said before putting her new Pokegear away. As they kept walking they soon arrived at another huge building which was the Goldenrod Department Store. As soon as they went inside they saw many stands and five floors. The girls decided to split up and see what they can find. Turquoise decided to check the second floor and went to the escalator. As soon as she reached the second floor she noticed all the counters with stones and gems. Turquoise was suddenly drawn to a stone that was a black as the night sky. 

“You have a good eye miss, That is a Dusk Stone, If it is A Murkrow, Misdreavus, Lapent, or Doublade you wish to evolve that stone will make them evolve,” The lady behind the counter said while smiling.

“I’ll take it,” Turquoise said before pulling her money out.

“Excellent,” The lady said before pulling the stone out from beneath the counter. Turquoise then proceeded through the rest of the store and later found herself on the fourth floor where they were selling TMs and TRs. She then remembered what Selina told her back at Galena Town.

“Good a time as any to work on some new combinations,” Turquoise said to herself. She then looked through the selection of TMs and when she came across the TM07 Pin Missile she had an idea of how to use it in the upcoming contest. She took it along with TR58 Dark Pulse. After paying for them Turquoise decided to check the rest of the store out.





Meanwhile, with Fluttershy, She managed to buy enough ingredients for tonight’s dinner.

“I hope Turquoise was able to find what she was looking for,” Fluttershy said to herself while walking. Sometime later the girls reunited on the first floor. “Did you find everything you wanted?

“I sure did,” Turquoise said while showing her the stuff she bought.

“So where do next?” Fluttershy asked.

“To the Pokemon Center, I have a couple of things I need to do now,” Turquoise said. As soon as they arrived at the Pokemon Center she called out her Murkrow to accomplish her first task which was long overdue. “Ready to evolve Murkrow? Murkrow looked excited as Turquoise pulled out the Dusk Stone and placed it on Murkrow which caused her to glow. Murkrow body began to grow bigger while her hat began to change from a witch hat to a fedora-shaped one. As soon as the light faded a bigger bird with white chest fluff and red feather beneath its black wings and the tip of its tails stood where Murkrow once did.

“Honchkrow,” The new bird shouted before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“Honchkrow, The Big Boss Pokemon and the evolved form of Murkrow. Becoming active at night, it is known to swarm with numerous Murkrow in tow,” The Pokedex said.

“Congrats on your Murkrow evolving,” A girl with pink hair wearing a white and pink button shirt said which surprised them.

“And you are?” Turquoise asked.

“ How rude of me, I’m The Goldenrod city gym Leader Whitley,” Whitley said.

“Your the Gym Leader,” Turquoise said in shock.

“Sure am and I’m here having my pokemon healed,” Whitley said.

“I came to challenge you but I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow,” Turquoise said.

“I’ll be waiting at my gym until then,” Whitley said. With today’s excitement, it was now time for Turquoise and Fluttershy to call it a night.





The next day Turquoise was thinking about what to use for this gym battle. After hearing how Whitley uses Normal-types she was tempted to bring in her Lucario but also wanted to make the pokemon she has now stronger for any upcoming battles they may face. She figured the best strategy, for now, was to wing it since normal-types don’t have many weaknesses. After asking for directions to the gym the girls set off. Despite taking a couple of wrong turns they arrived in front of a building that did not look like anything fancy like the other gyms usually are. As soon as they entered Whitley was standing on her end of the battlefield ready to go.

“You made it,” Whitley said.

“It wasn’t easy but we found the place,” Turquoise said.

“I hope you’re ready,” Whitley said.

“I sure am,” Turquoise said before a gym trainer who was a girl wearing an outfit similar to Whitney’s to her place at the Ref’s spot.

“The battle between Whitney the gym leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin, Each side will use three pokemon and the battle is over when all of one side’s pokemon are unable to battle, In addition, only the challenger may substitute pokemon,” The ref said.

“Got it,” Whitney said.

“Understood,” Turquoise said.

“Let the battle begin,” The Ref said.

“Nidorina let’s go,” Whitney said as she called out a blue creature. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“Nidorina, The Poison pin Pokemon. The horn on its head has atrophied. It’s thought that this happens so Nidorina’s children won’t get poked while their mother is feeding them,” The Pokedex said. Even though Nidorina’s arrival took Turquoise by surprise she was not giving up and quickly made her choice.

“Go Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said as Hunchkrow came out.

“Not bad using your newly evolved pokemon right off the bat but that won’t be enough to beat me. Nidorina use Toxic Spikes. Nidorina fired a bunch of poison-covered caltrops that embedded themselves onto Turquoise’s side of the field. “Now use Skull Bash. Nidorina took off and managed to nail Hunchkrow for a good amount of damage. As soon as Hunchkrow made contact with the battlefield she was instantly poisoned. “Our turn to go on the offensive. Hunchkrow use Assurance. Hunchkrow unleashed a dark aura that managed to deal a lot of damage to Nidorina but not enough to knock her out. Suddenly the poison kicked in and drained some of Hunchkrow’s health.

“Time to wrap this up, Nidorina use Double Kick. Nidorina leaped at Hunchkrow with both her hind legs glowing.

“Hunchkrow use Wing Attack. Hunchkrow’s wings glowed as she flew at Nidorina at top speed. As soon as both moves collided the battlefield was covered in smoke. As soon as the smoke cleared both Nidorina and Hunchkrow were knocked out.

“Both Pokemon are unable to battle, this match is a draw,” The ref said while crossing her flags.

“Nidorina return,” Whitney said while recalling Nidorina. “You did great out there.

“Hunchkrow return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Hunchkrow.  “You thought hard and deserve a good rest. Turquoise was awaiting Whitney’s next pokemon with anticipation.

“Clefairy let’s go,” Whitney said as she sent out a cute pink creature that look happy.

“Clefairy,” The creature said while jumping with joy.

“So that’s a Clefairy,” Turquoise said while pulling out her Pokedex.

“Clefairy, The Fairy Pokemon, It is said that happiness will come to those who see a gathering of Clefairy dancing under a full moon,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise was surprised to see another pokemon that wasn’t a normal type.

“In that case, Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called Espeon out only for her to get poisoned by the Toxic Spikes. “Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam which did not faze Whitley.

“Dodge and use Metronome. Clefairy dodged the Psybeam and began waving its glowing fingers back and forth for about five seconds before pointing forward. Suddenly a black hole opened up beneath Clefairy before it went into it.

“No way that’s Phantom Force,” Turquoise said in shock.

“That’s the power of Metronome, you never know what move you will get and in this case, we hit the jackpot because Phantom Force is one of the strongest moves a Ghost-Type can learn,” Whitley said.

“Keep up your guard Espeon,” Turquoise shouted. Suddenly Clefairy came out of the shadows and struck Espeon for a ton of damage that nearly one-shot her. “Use Morning Sun. Espeon’s body was covered in sunlight which caused her to recover some of her health. “Now use Psychic. Espeon unleashed her Psychic attack only for Whitley to counter it.

“Use Metronome again,” Whiteley said as Clefairy did the same thing as last time only this time to end up with Stealth Rock which was reflected to Whitley’s side of the field thanks to Espeon’s Magic Bounce. As for the Psychic, it was strong enough to knock Clefairy out.

“Clefairy is unable to battle, Espeon is the winner,” The ref said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“Clefairy return,” Whitney said as she recalled Clefairy. “You did great now rest. I must say that Espeon is one tough opponent being able to withstand a powerful attack like Phantom Force.

“Espeon and I have been through a lot together,” Turquoise said.

“But can it handle my next pokemon?” Whitney asked before pulling out her third Pokeball. “Go Miltank. A cow-like creature came out and look very mild until the damage from Stealth Rock kicked in. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for the third time.

“Miltank, The Milk Cow Pokemon, Miltank produces highly nutritious milk, so it's been supporting the lives of people and other Pokémon since ancient times,” The Pokedex said.

“I will stick with my Espeon,” Turquoise said.

“Suit yourself, Miltank use Rollout. Miltank began rolling at a high velocity and managed to send Espeon flying out of the battlefield and into the wall behind Turquoise which caused Espeon to faint.

“Espeon is unable to battle, Miltank is the winner,” The ref said while pointing her left flag at Whitney.

“Espeon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon. “You battle marvelously now rest. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her last Pokemon. “Go Bayleef. As soon as Bayleef landed she was poisoned by the Toxic Spikes.

“Miltank use Rollout. Miltank was now rolling much faster than before.

“Bayleef use Vine whip to jump. Bayleef summoned out two vines that hit the floor and sent her into the air and allowed her to dodge Rollout. “Now use Magical leaf. Bayleef unleashed her Magical Leaf with all she had and managed to nail Miltank for a good amount of damage. As soon as she landed she felt the poison kick in and weaken her.

“You may have dodged that but let’s see you dodge this one, Miltank use Rollout. Miltank rolled even faster which took Turquoise by surprise.

“Bayleef Use Vine whip to stand your ground. Bayleef managed to push Miltank back but it kept pushing. Suddenly Bayleef managed to push Miltank back and stop the Rollout. “Now use Magical Leaf. Bayleef put everything she had into this one and managed to inflict a ton of damage. As soon as the smoke cleared Miltank fell and looked like it fainted.

“Miltank is unable to battle, Bayleef is the winner which means victory goes to Turquoise the challenger,” The ref said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“We did it,” Turquoise said with joy. After recalling Miltank Whitley approached Turquoise.

“That was a lot of fun and as proof of your victory here at the Goldenrod City Gym I present with the Plain Badge,” Whitley said while giving Turquoise a yellow badge with a silver diamond-shaped outline.

“Thanks, Whitley,” Turquoise said.

“So where are you girls off to next?” Whitley asked.

“After the contest here we are off to find the next gym,” Turquoise said.

“ Then you want to go to Ecruteak City that is where you will find the next gym,” Whitley said. Turquoise used this as a perfect time to test the map function of her new Pokegear. After checking the map it looked like it would take about a week to reach Ekruteak City on foot. After having her Pokemon healed Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to call it a night.


To Be Continued
> Emma's Enchanting Debut
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The day of the contest arrived and Turquoise was excited. She has been practicing for this contest for a while now. Turquoise and Fluttershy left for the contest hall as soon as they finished breakfast. As they were walking they came across a girl with blonde hair styled in pigtails wearing a white lolita dress with a red hood who was running frantically before bumping into them and knocking them over.

“Sorry about that,” The girl apologized as Turquoise and Fluttershy got back up.

“What’s the rush?” Turquoise asked.

“I’m looking for the contest hall,” The girl said.

“We are going there too why not come with us,” Turquoise said. The three of them left for the contest hall while engaging in some conversation.

“I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“I’m Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said.

“Nice to meet you two I’m Emma,” Emma said.

“Are you entering the contest too?” Turquoise asked.

“I am but to be honest I’m nervous since this is my first time entering a contest,” Emma said while pulling down on her hood.

“I know the feeling when I entered my first contest alongside a friend of ours who was a contest master I was worried I was going to embarrass myself and my pokemon in front of her,” Turquoise said.

“How did you deal with the nervousness you felt?” Emma asked.

“I tuned out the crowd and the judges during the performance which makes it easy to focus on what we wanted to do,” Turquoise said.

“Do you think I can do that too?” Emma asked.

“You can try but we all have our own ways of doing stuff so just do what works best for you,” Turquoise said.

“I will,” Emma said. They suddenly arrived at the contest hall. After registering both of them were about to go backstage. Before she went Turquoise had a favor to ask Fluttershy.

“ Would you mind holding on to Eevee for me? I want him to observe,” Turquoise asked.

“ Sure no problem,” Fluttershy said. After giving Eevee to Fluttershy she went backstage to change. Turquoise came out in her contest dress while Emma came out wearing a blue ball gown that looked like it came out of a fairytale.

“Cute outfit,” Turquoise said.

“Thanks, I had some help from my friends,” Emma said. Suddenly the screen turned on and focused on the Mc Julian.

“Welcome everyone to today’s contest held here in the heart of Johto Goldenrod City,” Julian said while doing her signature spin. “I am your Mc Julian and here are the judges for the contest. First up from the Pokemon activities Committee Mr.Contesta.

“A pleasure as always,” Contesta said.

“Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“And finally Goldenrod City’s own Nurse Joy,” Julian said.

“Glad to be here today,” Nurse joy said.

“And now let the contest commence,” Julian said before exiting the stage. Many skilled coordinators went on one by one until it was Turquoise’s turn. “Next up all the way from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region is Turquoise. As soon as Turquoise entered the stage she pulled out her Pokeball.

“Vespiquen let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink flowers that later revealed Vespiquen. “Let’s start with Sweet Scent. Vespiquen unleashed a cloud of pink that surrounded her and the stage. “Now use Pin Missile. Vespiquen spun around elegantly while shooting glowing white projectiles into the air which created fireworks that combined with the Sweet Scent and rained down on Vespiquen making her look more dazzling.

“Now that was a good way to combine moves, what do you say judges?” Julian said.

“The combination of Sweet Scent and Pin Missile was quite unique,” Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It was like watching a festival on a foggy night,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Turquoise returned backstage she saw Emma doing a strange ritual that involved tracing her palm and placing it on her mouth.

“There is no way I can top any of what these guys did I’m so done for,” Emma said to herself out loud. Turquoise told her to place her hands together which Emma did before Turquoise slapped hers on top of Emma’s hard which made it sting. “Ow, that stings.

“It’s a little trick I picked up on my previous journey to help calm my nerves, The only drawback is you can’t do it on your own,” Turquoise said before Emma realized it worked. “Listen don’t focus on what everyone else is doing this is your time in the spotlight, You and your pokemon should just do the kind of performance you want to do. A pokemon contest is a way to showcase the bond a coordinator has with their pokemon and demonstrates it in a way that is both fun and entertaining.

“Your right I can do this,” Emma said before walking out to the stage with renewed confidence.

“And now for our final contestant making her contest debut all the way from Laverre City in the Kalos Region is Emma,” Julian said as Emma walked gracefully on stage.

“Alcremie Showtime,” Emma said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink hearts that had a creature made of pink cream with strawberries on it appear in the center of them. Turquoise curious as always pulled out her Pokedex to learn about it.

“Alcremie, The cream Pokemon, The cells that compose its cream fluctuated suddenly during evolution, giving the cream a sweet and tart flavor,” The Pokedex said.

“Alcremie let’s start with Sweet Kiss. Alcremie blew many red hearts that started floating around before Emma called her next move. “Now use Mystical Fire. Alcremie unleashed many fireballs on the floating hearts which caused them to explode and generate pink heart-shaped fireworks.

“Now that was an explosive performance,” Julien said.

“Truly a unique way to demonstrate Alcremie’s cuteness,” Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“I have seen many varieties of Alcremie but that performance sure put the strawberry ruby cream variety front and center,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Emma returned backstage Turquoise was impressed with her performance.

“That was amazing,” Turquoise said.

“You think so?” Emma asked.

“I sure do and I bet the judges think so as well,” Turquoise said. As they were talking Julien appeared on the screen.

“Sorry for the wait so without further ado here are the lucky eight coordinators moving on to round two,” Julien said as the profile pics of the chosen coordinators appeared one by one with Emma in first and the eighth one taking a while until it revealed Turquoise. Turquoise was relieved to see she made the cut but just barely. After the pics were shuffled the battle stage began. Turquoise and Emma thought their way through the round until it was just the two of them left.

“And now we are down to the final match, On my left is Emma and on my right is Turquoise, five minutes on the clock, go,” Julien said before the clock started.

“Braixen Showtime,” Emma said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some orange flames that later revealed a yellow and white bipedal fox with patches of red on the tip of its tail and red hair coming out of its ears and finally a stick stuck in its tail.

“Hunchkrow Let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some black smoke that Hunchkrow flew out of.

“Braixen use Fire Spin. Braixen pulled her stick out and spun it around creating a vortex of fire that was heading towards Hunchkrow.

“Dodge and use Night Shade. Hunchkrow managed to dodge the fire spin before shooting her Night Shade through creating a wake of orange embers which contrasted with the dark energy of Night Shade as it nailed Braixen.

Emma: 75%

“Now use Wing Attack. Hunchkrow swooped down with wings covered in white energy.

“Braixen use Double Team. Just before Hunchkrow’s attack could land Braixen split herself into multiple copies which Hunchkrow managed to nail one of which cost Turquoise some points.

Turquoise: 90%

“Now use Flamethrower from all sides. All of the Braixen clones waved their sticks like wands and then sent streams of fire at Hunchkrow who was now in the center above the circle.

“Fly higher and use Night Daze while spinning. Hunchkrow flew higher and managed to dodge the barrage of Flamethrowers before pointing down and using Night Shade while spinning which sent a beam that followed the line of the circle and not only dispelled the clones but also inflict more damage to Braixen.

“And that impressive counter-attack and dodge just cost Emma a boatload of points,” Julien said as Emma’s points went down at the three-minute mark.

Emma: 40%

“Now use Faint Attack. Hunchkrow flew towards Braixen like a rocket while covered in black energy. Emma reacted to the attack almost instantly.

“Braixen use Double Team. Braixen once again split herself into multiple copies which Hunchkrow nailed one of.

Turquoise: 80%

“ Now use Fire spin from all sides. Brazen and her copies spun their sticks and created a fire flame vortex that Hunchkrow had the misfortune of getting caught in which cost Turquoise some more points at the two-minute mark.

Turquoise: 65%

“Hunchkrow use Nightshade while spinning. Hunchkrow repeated the same move which managed to dispel the clones but not the real one who managed to dodge the attack this time costing both Turquoise and Emma points.

Turquoise:45%

Emma:30%

“Braixen use Flamethrower. Braixen unleashed her Flamethrower which Turquoise was prepared for.

“Dodge and use Assurance. Hunchkrow dodged the Flamethrower and unleashed a dark aura on Braixen which was enough to finish her and cause the judges to hit their buzzers. 

“And with that the winner of the Goldenrod Ribbon is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on screen with the winner icon on it. Sometime later everyone was gathered to watch Turquoise claim her ribbon. “And now Mr.Contesta will present the Goldenrod Ribbon to Turquoise.

“We hope to see more from you in the next contest,” Contesta said before giving Turquoise her ribbon. After changing back into her street clothes Turquoise left to reunite with Fluttershy. Eevee was still hyped up after seeing the battle.

“I see you enjoyed the battle,” Turquoise said as she picked Eevee up. “Well get excited because as soon as we get back on the road we will begin working on some combinations. Before the girls could return to the Pokemon Center Emma stopped them.

“Where are you girls off to next?” Emma asked.

“ Right now back to the Pokemon Center but tomorrow we are heading for Ecruteak City,” Turquoise said.

“Good choice, Ecruteak City is Johto’s most cultural city and it has a lot of history,” Emma said.

“Have you been there before?” Fluttershy asked.

“I sure have,” Emma said.

“Can you tell me about the Gym Leader?” Turquoise asked.

“I can tell you about Morty but why do you want to know?” Emma asked.

“Because I am also competing in the Johto league,” Turquoise said.

“Sorry I just assumed since you were a coordinator you only did contests,” Emma apologized.

“I am a coordinator and also a gym challenger,” Turquoise said.

“In that case, Morty specializes in Ghost-Types and his main team consists of all three stages of Gengar’s evolutionary line,” Emma explained.

“I just might be able to beat that,” Turquoise said.

“Also one piece of advice a pokemon that knows the move Foresight would be helpful,” Emma said.

“Why is that?” Fluttershy asked.

“You will see once you get there,” Emma said before leaving. Turquoise and Fluttershy are now leaving for the Pokemon center to rest up for the night.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were ready to head out for their next destination which was Ecruteak City. As soon as they reached the City limits it was on to their next adventure.

To Be continued
> Rivals New And Old
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy were on their way to Ecruteak City but for now, they were having lunch in an open field. All the pokemon were playing, Fluttershy was cooking, and Turquoise was listening to the radio on her Pokegear.

“And up to bat for the Celadon Meganium is Jack Gregson,” The Announcer said before continuing. “It’s the bottom of the ninth and the bases are loaded with the Sunyshore Luxray ahead by three, The Maganium will need a miracle to win this one, Heres the wind-up and the pitch. A few seconds of silence later the announcer shouted with excitement. “ And it’s a grand slam the Meganium have won their way to the quarter-finals.

“What are you listening to Turquoise?” Fluttershy asked before plating some curry on the table.

“The world series,” Turquoise said.

“I didn’t know you were a fan of baseball like Rainbow was?” Fluttershy said.

“I have always been a fan of the Meganium,” Turquoise said.

“Are they as good as the Castelia Braviary?” Fluttershy asked.

“Good? They are not good they are the best,” Turquoise said.

“Well, I have to disagree,” A girl with brown hair wearing a light blue top with white shorts and a yellow jacket with black vertical stripes which Turquoise recognized as an old-school Electabuzz jersey said before approaching the group with a big blue and yellow gator-like creature with red spines wearing a white headband with a thunderbolt on it.

“And you are?” Turquoise asked.

“I’m Macy and this is my partner Croconaw,” Macy said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“Croconaw, The big Jaw Pokemon and the evolved form of Totodile, Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place,” The Pokedex said.

“I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“And I’m Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said timidly.

“Anyway your wrong about who the best is, The Electabuzz are the best,” Macy said.

“No, the Meganium are,” Turquoise said.

“Electabuzz,” Macy shouted.

“Meganium,” Turquoise shouted back. The argument went on for a good couple of minutes until Fluttershy had enough.

“QUIET BOTH OF YOU,” Fluttershy shouted which silenced both Turquoise and Macy. “I may not care too much about baseball but if you want to settle this argument then just battle as any trainer would.

“Sounds good to me,” Turquoise said.

“Me too,” Macy said. Once that was settled the girls began eating before the curry got cold. Luckily Fluttershy made plenty to go around. After lunch was finished it was time to battle. Fluttershy agreed to be the ref for this one.

“This will be a one on one battle with no substitutions,” Fluttershy said.

“Sounds good,” Turquoise said.

“Fine with me,” Macy said.

“Call your pokemon,” Fluttershy said.

“Go Croconaw,” Macy said as she sent out Croconaw.

“Go Bayleef,” Turquoise said as she called out her Bayleef.

“Battle start,” Fluttershy said.

“Croconaw use Water Gun. Croconaw fired a small stream of water at Bayleef which did not faze turquoise one bit since water-type moves are weak against Grass-types.

“Bayleef use Magical Leaf. Bayleef unleashed a bunch of leaves that managed to nail Croconaw and stopped the water gun. “Now use Poison Powder. Bayleef unleashed a cloud of Poison that managed to hit Croconaw and weaken it.

“Don’t think that will stop us. Croconaw use Ice Fang. Croconaw’s fangs glowed with light blue energy while rushing towards Bayleef. Before Turquoise could give her next command Croconaw bit into Bayleef and caused ice to form in the spot where she was bitten. Suddenly Bayleef was now unable to move due to the ice. “Now finish this with Crunch. Croconaw ran towards Bayleef with glowing fangs before taking a big bite into her which caused an explosion. As soon as the smoke cleared Bayleef was knocked out.

“Bayleef is unable to battle, Croconaw is the winner which means Macy wins the match,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left arm at Macy.

“We did it,” Macy said as she and Croconaw celebrated. Suddenly Croconaw began to glow with a white glow which indicated it was evolving. “I have been waiting for this moment. Croconaw began to change shape while getting bigger. Its arms and tail grew longer while its face began to change form. The light faded and now revealed a bigger blue and yellow gator-like creature with red spines and intimidating-looking eyes.

“Gator,” The creature said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“Feraligatr, The Big jaw Pokemon and the final evolved form of Totodile, Feraligatr intimidates its foes by opening its huge mouth. In battle, it will kick the ground hard with its thick and powerful hind legs to charge at the foe at an incredible speed,” The Pokedex said. After the battle, Fluttershy began treating both Bayleef and Feraligatr while Turquoise and Macy began to chat.

“I must admit your Croconaw was impressive,” Turquoise said.

“Not as much as your Bayleef,” Macy said.

“So what is your goal as a pokemon trainer?” Turquoise asked.

“I’m entering the Johto League, I already won three badges,” Macy said while showing Turquoise her badge case which had the Zephir Badge, The Plain Badge, and the Hive Badge. “What is your goal?

“My goal is the enter both the Johto league and the Johto Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“Are you sure you can handle doing both of those?” Macy asked.

“I managed to do it before and I can do it again,” Turquoise said.

“How far along have you gotten on those roads?” Macy asked.

“So far I have three gym badges and two ribbons,” Turquoise said while showing them to Macy.

“Impressive I bet you are a very skilled coordinator,” Macy said.

“I was but lately it felt like I lost my touch,” Turquoise said.

“Why is that?” Macy asked.

“Because in the only two contests, I entered so far, I barely squeezed by to the second round and my greatest rival told me my performances have been very lackluster compared to back in Kanto,” Turquoise said.

“So then why don’t you use the pokemon you had back then?” Macy asked.

“Because I wanted to start this journey with just my partner like Ash and his Pikachu,” Turquoise said.

“Do you mean Ash Ketchum?” Macy asked.

“I do how did you guess?” Turquoise asked.

“My mom met him back when she first started on her journey with her Meganium when it was just a Chikorita,” Macy said. Suddenly Fluttershy came up to them.

“All right girls your pokemon are back to full health,” Fluttershy said before Bayleef rubbed up against Turquoise.

“Good to see you too Bayleef,” Turquoise said. Macy recalled her Feraligatr before grabbing her bag.

“Well girls I must be off now I hope to see you again soon,” Macy said before leaving. The girls decided it was also time for them to get going too. After packing everything up and recalling their pokemon Turquoise and Fluttershy continued to the next town. As soon as they got there the girls found the Pokemon Center and decided to rest up for the night.





The next day the girls were eating breakfast while deciding where to go next. Before they could decide Loki showed up.

“Long time no see ladies,” Loki said.

“What brings you here Loki?” Turquoise asked.

“I just got here after beating Whitley and claiming my third badge,” Loki said while showing his badges off.

“Very nice,” Turquoise said.

“Anyway I’m here to do some training before continuing to Ecruteak City to face the Gym Leader,” Loki said.

“How much stronger have you gotten since our last battle?” Turquoise asked.

“Battle me and you will see,” Loki said.

“I’m always up for a battle,” Turquoise said before finishing her food. Turquoise and Loki proceeded to the battlefield and agreed to use the same rules as before. Fluttershy agreed to be the ref for this one.

“This battle will be a three-on-three battle with substitutions allowed,” Fluttershy said.

“Agreed,” Both Turquoise and Loki said.

“Call out your first pokemon,” Fluttershy said.

“Go Quilava,” Loki said as he called out his Quilava. Turquoise remembered her loss from yesterday and decided to try something.

“Go Bayleef,” Turquoise said as she called out Bayleef.

“Have you lost your mind? Surely an expert like yourself knows Grass-types are weak against Fire-Types,” Loki said.

“I know that but I learned something yesterday, Type Advantage is not everything,” Turquoise said.

“Suit yourself,” Loki said.

“Battle start,” Fluttershy said.

“Quilava use FlameWheel. Quilava charged at Bayleef while being encased inside a flaming wheel.

“Dodge and use Poison Powder. Bayleef managed to dodge the Flamewheel and unleashed poison powder. As soon as the flames went out Quilava was affected and poisoned. “Now use Vine whip on the ground. Bayleef unleashed her Vine whip on the ground and took off.

“Clever move but not good enough, Quilava use Swift while Bayleef is still airborne. Quilava unleashed Swift which Turquoise was expecting.

“Counter that with Razor Leaf. Bayleef unleashed her Razor Leaf which collided with the Swift and canceled each other out. “Now use Magical Leaf. Bayleef unleashed her magical Leaf which managed to nail Quilava. Before Quilava could move Bayleef managed to land on top of him. The poison kicked in and managed to damage Quilava.

“Quilava shake Bayleef off and use Flamethrower. Quilava managed to break free from Bayleef’s hold and unleashed Flamethrower which surprised Turquoise and nailed Bayleef for some good damage.

“When did Quilava learn Flamethrower?” Turquoise asked.

“Since I taught it to him by using the TR for it I got from the Goldenrod department store,” Loki said. Suddenly Bayleef withstood the attack and showed a very determined expression before glowing.

“Looks like Bayleef is evolving,” Turquoise said. Bayleef began to grow as buds around her neck began to bloom and merge creating a flower around her neck as it extended. Her leaf also retracted and was replaced with two antennas. As soon as the glow died down a big green creature with two yellow antennas, yellow eyes, and a pink flower around her neck stood where Bayleef did.

“Ganium,” The creature said before Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex.

“Meganium, The Herb pokemon and the final evolve form of Chikorita, The fragrance of Meganium's flower soothes and calms emotions. In battle, this Pokémon gives off more of its becalming scent to blunt the foe's fighting spirit,” The Pokedex said.

“Congrats on evolving but we are not out yet. Quilava use Swift. Quilava unleashed Swift which Turquoise was ready for.

“let’s show him your new move. Meganium use Petal Dance. Meganium unleashed a spiral of pink flower petals that collided with the Swift. Both moves managed to land and covered the battlefield in smoke. As soon as the smoke cleared both Quilava and Meganium were revealed to have fainted.

“ Both pokemon are unable to battle so this round is a draw,” Fluttershy said while crossing her arms.

“Meganium return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Meganium. “You earned your evolution now rest.

“Return Quilava,” Loki said as he recalled Quilava. “You thought hard and earned a good rest. Both sides considered who to send out next and Loki wasted no time making his choice. “Go Swadloon. Loki sent out a yellow creature wrapped in green leaves with an indifferent expression on its face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex again for this one.

“Swadloon, The Leaf-Wrapped Pokemon and the evolved form of Sewaddle, It protects itself from the cold by wrapping up in leaves. It stays on the move, eating leaves in forests,” The Pokedex said.

“In that case go Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said while calling out Hunchkrow.

“That won’t stop us. Swadloon use String Shot. Swadloon unleashed multiple threads which did not faze Turquoise in the slightest.

“Hunchkrow use Wing Attack. Hunchkrow’s wings glowed with white energy before breaking the string shot and nailing Swadloon for a ton of damage and knocking it out in one hit.

“Swadloon is unable to battle Hunchkrow is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her right arm at Turquoise.

“ Not bad but let’s see you beat this, Go Pikachu,” Loki said as he called out his Pikachu. Turquoise decided to stick with Hunchkrow. “Pikachu let’s start with Thunderbolt. Pikachu unleashed his thunderbolt which surprised Turquoise again.

“Dodge and use Nightshade. Hunchkrow barely dodged the Thunderbolt and unleashed Nightshade which dealt some damage.

“ Don’t think you can last much longer, Pikachu use Iron Tail on the ground. Pikachu used Iron tail to propel himself into the air and above Hunchkrow which Turquoise recognized as one of Ash’s moves. “Now use Volt Tackle. Pikachu unleashed a volt Tackle from above which managed to nail Hunchkrow and sent her hurtling towards the ground and faint upon impact.

“Hunchkrow is unable to battle Pikachu is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left arm at Loki.

“Return Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said as she recalled Hunchkrow. “You thought hard now rest. Turquoise decided to send in her newest pokemon. “Go Eevee. As soon as Eevee landed on the battlefield he began to look scared. “ Relax Eevee it’s just a friendly battle.

“You newest pokemon looks like more of a coward than a help,” Loki said.

“Listen Eevee this is just a friendly battle so win or lose just have fun,” Turquoise said.

“Are both sides ready?” Fluttershy asked.

“We are,” Turquoise and Loki said in unison.

“Resume battle,” Fluttershy said.

“Eevee use Shadow Ball. Eevee unleashed shadow ball which Loki was expecting.

“Pikachu send it back with Iron Tail. Pikachu used Iron Tail to send shadow ball back with some added power which managed to affect Eevee despite being a Normal-Type.

“Don’t give up Eevee,” Turquoise shouted as Eevee got back up. “Use Quick Attack. Eevee rushed at Pikachu with a white trail behind him.

“Wrap this up with Volt Tackle. Pikachu charged at Eevee with Volt Tackle before both moves collided and pushed against each other. Eevee put everything he had into Quick Attack but in the end, Pikachu’s Volt Tackle won and sent Eevee flying before fainting.

“ Eevee is unable to battle Pikachu is the winner which means Loki wins the match,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left arm at Loki. After recalling Eevee Loki approached Turquoise.

“That was a good battle,” Loki said.

“Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“I know it’s probably not my place to tell you this but your Eevee is not much of a battler with such a cowardly disposition,” Loki said.

“Eevee has been through quite a lot before I caught him,” Turquoise said.

“I suggest your Eevee gets over those problems before battling again,” Loki said before taking his leave. After her pokemon were all healed Turquoise and Fluttershy continued on their way to Ecruteak City.

To Be Continued
> Let The Pokeathlon Begin
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Continuing on the road to Ecruteak City, Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to stop by a nearby Pokemon Center for some rest. Turquoise was busy working with her Eevee on his confidence in battle. Unfortunately, things were not going well.

“Come on if you’re going to be in a contest or gym battle with me you need to be able to fight,” Turquoise said.

“Try not to be so hard on Eevee you know he is still recovering from all that Magnus put him through,” Fluttershy said.

“I know but a pokemon who is afraid to battle is something no one has ever dealt with before,” Turquoise said.

“In my experience pokemon are just like us humans, They have feelings and emotions just like us,” Fluttershy said.

“So you’re saying all of this is because of Magnus’s inhuman methods of battling, is that right?” Turquoise asked.

“I’m sure of it,” Fluttershy said. Suddenly Turquoise knelt and looked at Eevee at eye level.

“Listen Eevee I don’t want to make a weapon out of you, Your fine the way you are. A trainer’s job is to know how to utilize the strengths and weaknesses of their pokemon. I know you still have a lot of pain to deal with but I know when the time comes you will find your courage,” Turquoise said hoping to ease some of Eevee’s pain. Eevee felt a little better but still had a timid disposition. As soon as it was time to set off Turquoise and Fluttershy recalled all of their pokemon and left. As soon as they left they noticed a bunch of trainers running towards somewhere.

“Where is everyone going?” Fluttershy asked one of the trainers.

“To the Pokeathlon Dome for the Pokeathlon,” The trainer said before returning to running. Turquoise was curious about it and decided she and Fluttershy should check it out. As soon as they reached the stadium Turquoise noticed a bunch of trainers lined up to enter. Before they could get in line someone spoke to them.

“Is this your first time entering ladies?” A man in his mid-fifties with white hair and muscles with a Poliwrath asked Turquoise and Fluttershy.

“It is,” Turquoise said.

“Well allow me to explain how it works,” the man said before continuing. “There are ten different events but only three of them are picked at random and you need three pokemon to enter.

“Guess that means I can’t enter since I only have two pokemon,” Fluttershy said before stepping out of line.

“One piece of advice I have is to pick the three pokemon you have that have the best stats suited for each event,” The man said before heading for a staircase that lead to a skybox. As soon as it was Turquoise’s turn she signed the form and decided to enter with her Espeon, Hunchkrow, and Eevee. She was then taken to a room in the back and measured before having to change into a red jersey with the number 38 on it.





With Fluttershy, she was now in the stands with her Cinderace and Ursaring ready to cheer Turquoise on. Soon the athletes entered the stadium and lined up with their pokemon. As soon as everyone was lined up the announcer for the games came up and took the mic.

“Welcome everyone to the forty-fifth annual Pokathlon,” The announcer said before continuing. “As usual we have some very promising trainers here today and they look raring to go so why don’t we get into our first event. A circle suddenly appeared on the jumbotron before a bunch of images in the circle began changing at high speed like a randomizer. A bit later the image stopped on what looked like a pokemon jumping a hurdle. “And it looks like the first event will be the hurdle dash. Turquoise was glad that this event was picked since her Espeon was perfect for it. The twenty teams were divided into five heats for this event with Turquoise being in heat three. Many of the other trainers had pokemon that were excelling greatly at this event like they had been training all their life for it. Now it was Turquoise’s turn to compete. Her opponents were a Yamper, Growlithe, and Mightyena. As soon as the flag was waved all four pokemon ran. Espeon was doing great with jumping the hurdles while the Yamper could not reach high enough on account of its stubby legs. The Growlithe was keeping up with the pack. Mightyena was neck and neck with Espeon. The finish line was approaching and Espeon made one final jump for it which thanks to her light body managed to beat Mightyena by a nose. As soon as the race was over it was time for the award ceremony. Turquoise and the other two trainers who made the top three were placed on the podium in the exact place they came in.

“Time to announce the results in the third heat,” The announcer by the podium said before continuing. “In third place with a time of three minutes twenty-five seconds is Jimmy and his Growlithe. Jimmy was awarded a bronze medal which was placed around his neck. “In second place with a time of two minutes nineteen seconds is Bella and her Mightyena. Bella was awarded a silver medal which was placed around her neck. “And finally in first place with an incredible time of two minutes eighteen seconds is Turquoise and her Espeon. The crowd went wild as Turquoise was awarded a gold medal which was placed around her neck. Turquoise returned to the waiting area and watched the last two heats. Some picked Pokemon unsuited for an event like this others picked decent pokemon for the event. Once the last heat was concluded there was a half-hour intermission to allow the trainers and their pokemon to rest. Turquoise was both nervous and excited for the next event. As soon as the intermission was over it was time to select the next event. With the exclusion of Hurdle Dash the randomizer went off again and this time stopped on an image of a pokemon catching a frisbee.

“And it looks like our next event will be the Disk Catch,” The announcer said before the center of the field began to change into a metal stage with point lines that read 1 2 3, and 5. “ Allow me to explain how this event works, the disk launcher will send some disks flying and your pokemon will earn points depending on where they catch it from, If your pokemon is sent out of bounds you will need to wait three seconds before getting back in. With the rules now covered the teams were once again divided into heats. Turquoise was now in heat four. While Turquoise was watching the first heat Bella approached her.

“You may have beaten me in the first event but you won’t beat me in this one,” Bella said before Turquoise had a nagging feeling she had seen her somewhere before.

“You look kind of familiar. Have we met somewhere before?” Turquoise asked.

“We most certainly have not Dorkette,” Bella said before she covered her mouth realizing she blew her cover.

“Isabelle, I should have known that was your Mightyena I was racing,” Turquoise said.

“You may have discovered who I am but you can’t do anything about it since I haven’t broken any rules yet,” Isabelle said. Turquoise was dumbstruck by how Isabelle slapped her with a technicality and figured maybe it was best to just let this one go. It was now time for the third heat which was Isabelle’s cue to head to the field. Isabelle’s pokemon for this event was Chris’s Metang. As soon as the event started The disks were sent flying. Metang remained to levitate over the five-point zone and caught disk after disk. Anytime one of the other pokemon would try and tackle it Metang would easily dodge like the exact end of a positive or negative charge. As soon as the time was up it was now time for the awards ceremony.

“And now it’s time for the awards for the third heat,” The announcer said. “In third place with a score of 32 points is Donna and her Hitmonlee. Donna was awarded a bronze medal that went around her neck. “In second place with a score of 38 points is Ken and his Dodrio. Ken was awarded a silver medal that went around his neck. “And finally in first place with a record-breaking score of 75 points is Bella and her Metang. Isabelle was awarded a gold medal that went around her neck. As soon as she returned to the back with the other athletes she looked at Turquoise smugly.

“Try and beat that Dorkette,” Isabelle said. Turquoise was determined to win this one and try and shatter Isabelle’s record. As for the other athletes that were in the third heat they tried to lounge a complaint that Isabelle cheated since it shouldn’t have been possible to score 75 points in the allotted time. Because of the severity of the accusation, the fourth heat was delayed so the officials could look back on the footage to investigate. They focused on Metang’s movements and did not see anything out of the ordinary until they spotted a thin light blue outline around the disks which was evidence of the move Psychic being used. This was a clear violation of the rules since this was meant to be a competition of physical stats alone.

“Will Bella please report to the judge’s table,” An announcement played which did not mean anything good as indicated by Isabelle’s angry expression. Isabelle approached the judges like it didn’t bother her since she needed to maintain her cover. She approached a table that had three people who were the judges for the games.

“You wanted to see me?” Isabelle asked.

“Yes we received some complaints about your victory at the Disk Catch and after reviewing the footage of the event we discovered you secretly had your Metang use Psychic to draw 85% of the disk to it,” One of the judges said before another took over.

“May we remind you that the use of pokemon moves is a direct violation of both the spirit and the actual rules of the games,” The second judge said.

“So for breaking the rules you are hereby disqualified from the rest of the Pokeathlon and your two medals are also confiscated,” The third judge said before ripping the two medals right off of Isabelle’s neck. Isabelle swore revenge before storming off. With that problem solved it was now time to resume the games. The fourth heat started and the other three pokemon were in it to win. Hunchkrow was fast and managed to score between five and three points each time. Once time was up it was now time for the award ceremony for the fourth heat.

“And now it’s time for the awards ceremony for our fourth heat,” The announcer said. “In third place with a score of 28 points is Victor and his Charmander. Victor was awarded a bronze medal that went around his neck. “In second place with a score of 34 points is Jack and his Luxio. Jack was awarded a silver medal that went around his neck. “And finally in first place with a score of 45 points is Turquoise and her Hunchkrow. Turquoise was awarded a gold medal that went around her neck. As soon as the final heat ended another intermission went into effect. Turquoise noticed her Hunchkrow and Espeon were tired after their events then kneeled to Eevee’s level.

“It’s all up to you now Eevee give it your all and no matter the outcome just have fun that’s all I can ask for,” Turquoise said. The intermission ended and it was now time to decide the third and final event. The randomizer went off again and this time stopped on a picture of a pokemon holding a flag.

“And our final event will be the Pennant Capture,” The announcer said before the Disk Catch course retracted and a few minutes later was replaced with a big sandbox with parasols in it and a bunch of red flags sticking out of the sand. “Here is how the event works, The object of the game is to collect the most flags, Each pokemon can carry a maximum number of nine flags per turn. This event uses three pokemon and each pokemon must deposit their flags at the starting line before tagging out. If you still have flags after the sixty seconds are up they will count towards your score. Turquoise was in the fifth heat for this event which was fortunate for her since it meant more time to rest. With Isabelle disqualified the first heat was a guaranteed medal for everyone in it. Turquoise observed how each trainer tackled the sandy terrain they had to deal with and found ways to handle it. Sometime later it was now Turquoise’s turn. She and her pokemon lined up ready to go with Eevee leading her off. As soon as the whistle was blown Eevee ran through the sand and snatched up five flags in his mouth. He grabbed four more on his way back to the starting line and tagged Espeon in. Espeon despite not being so nimble in the sandbox was about to snatch four flags before turning around and snatching four more. Before she could return to the starting line she got bumped by an Elekid which made her drop two of her flags and gave Elekid the chance to take them. Espeon returned with six flags and tagged Hunchkrow in who made quick work and snatched seven flags before flying back and tagging Eevee back in. the same motions kept going until time ran out. With the final heat now finished it was time for the awards ceremony.

“And now it’s time for the awards ceremony for the final heat of the Pennant Capture,” The announcer said before continuing. “In third place with a total of 25 flags is Jimmy. Jimmy was awarded a bronze medal that went around his neck. “In second place with a total of 29 flags is Ken. Ken was awarded a silver medal that went around his neck. “And finally in first place with a total of 35 flags is Turquoise. Turquoise was awarded a gold medal that went around her neck. “That concludes this year’s Pokeathlon folks see all of you next year. Before everyone could rejoice at the moment a giant mech that looked like a giant Poliwrath with a championship belt that had the team supernova logo on it landed in the stadium.

“What is the meaning of this?” The announcer asked.

“Hahahaha I told you I would get my revenge,” Isabelle said through the mech’s mic.

“Now let’s get to it,” Chris said before activating the suction on the belt that began sucking in everyone’s pokemon.

“You won’t win this time, Eevee use Shadowball. Eevee unleashed his Shadowball only for the Poliwrath mech to swat it away like it was just an insignificant fly.

“What was that?” Isabelle said while laughing in a ridiculing tone.

“Don’t be discouraged Eevee you did your best,” Turquoise said. Just when things were looking hopeless for everyone a familiar voice was heard.

“Lucario use Aura Sphere. An Aura sphere was suddenly launched into the suction and caused the giant Poliwrath to explode thus sending Team supernova flying and everyone’s pokemon safe and sound. Suddenly Fluttershy and someone Turquoise was not expecting walked up to Turquoise.

“Mom? what are you doing here and with my Lucario?” Turquoise asked.

“You know how much I just love the Pokeathlon so I came here to see it in person and Lucario wanted to come with me,” Turquoise’s mom said.

“I’m glad you did,” Turquoise said.

“How have you been,” Turquoise’s mom asked. “Have you made any new friends? Have you been remembering to eat right? Have you been? Turquoise cut her off there.

“Yes mom I remembered to eat, I made a new friend or two and I remembered to take care of myself,” Turquoise said before her mom could ramble on forever.

“Good to hear,” Turquoise’s mom said. Sometime later everyone went to the Pokemon center to heal their pokemon. As for Fluttershy, she was busy preparing a special treat for Hunchkrow, Espeon, and Eevee. While everyone was busy Turquoise and her mom had time to catch up.

“So what brings you here?” Turquoise asked.

“I saw your last contest on TV and I can tell your skills are lacking,” Turquoise’s mom said.

“How did you know?” Turquoise asked.

“Did you already forget we have PCN on our cable package back home?” Turquoise’s mom asked.

“Oh yeah I almost forgot about that,” Turquoise said.

“Anyway your pokemon from back home wanted to join in,” Turquoise’s mom said. “I know you wanted to do what Ash did and start over with just Espeon and what you catch here but with what I saw you only made it through by sheer luck and I predict if you don’t improve soon you will not make it to the battle round in the next contest.

“I appreciate the insight but this isn’t about winning or losing it’s about trying to break down the boundaries of who I was and becoming stronger so I will be able to beat Prima and the rest of the Elite Four,” Turquoise said.

“She mentioned how you lacked patients, Tell me have you figured out what she meant yet?” Turquoise’s mom asked.

“To be honest I’m still lost I battle the same way I always had and so far nothing has changed,” Turquoise said.

“You will figure it out soon but for now Lucario and I must return to Goldenrod to catch the train back home,” Turquoise’s mom said before leaving with Lucario. Suddenly Fluttershy along with her Cinderace came out with bowls of Pokemon food.

“To the champions, I present my special Pokemon food,” Fluttershy said while setting the bowls down. The night went on and as soon as bedtime rolled around Turquoise began thinking about everything she was told.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy continued on the road to Ecruteak City. Who knows what excitement awaits them as the journey continues.

To Be Continued
> Returning To Basics
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Continuing on the road to Ecruteak City Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to stop for lunch in a nearby city. Turquoise was lost in thought still thinking about what her mom told her.

“If you don’t improve soon you will not make it to the battle round in the next contest,” Turquoise’s mom said in the flashback.

“Hey, Turquoise how much longer before we reach Ecruteak City?” Fluttershy asked before noticing Turquoise was lost in thought. She snapped her fingers which got Turquosie’s attention.

“What?” Turquoise asked.

“I said how much longer until we reach Ecruteak City?” Fluttershy asked.

“Give me a sec,” Turquoise said before using the Pokegear to check. After checking the map Turquoise gave her answer. “ Not long it's the next city over so it should only take about a couple more hours on foot.

“That's good to hear,” Fluttershy said before bringing something else up. “By the way, I noticed you have been spacing out a lot today, what’s on your mind?

“It's about what my mom told me,” Turquoise said before continuing. “She has been watching my contests on tv and how my performances were nothing like back in Kanto.

“I noticed that too,” Fluttershy said.

“She also warned me that if I don’t improve soon I won’t even make it to the battle stage of the contests,” Turquoise said.

“Well, why don’t you just use your other pokemon?” Fluttershy asked.

“Because it would be too easy and I would never grow as a trainer by taking the easy way,” Turquoise said.

“Is that the only reason or is there more to it than that?” Fluttershy asked.

“That's it I swear,” Turquoise said only for Fluttershy to not buy it.

“Don’t lie to me I can tell you are hiding something,” Fluttershy said while using the stare on Turquoise which caused her to cave in.

“Fine, you want to know the truth?” Turquoise asked before spilling her guts. “I reason why I’m leaving them back in Kanto is so I don’t lose anyone on this journey.

“What do you mean?” Fluttershy asked.

“I heard that some trainers while on their journeys are forced to release or part ways with their pokemon, I don’t want to say goodbye to anyone,” Turquoise said before breaking down.

“I understand, You share a bond with all of your pokemon, and breaking that bond is something most trainers don’t want to do,” Fluttershy said before continuing. “But the greater good is more important than the bond a trainer and their pokemon share.

“Please don’t make me do it,” Turquoise pleaded.

“Relax I won’t force you to do it that choice is up to you,” Fluttershy said.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said. As soon as they finished eating they decided to explore the city and see if anything of interest is going on. As they were walking they saw a flyer posted on a corkboard outside a shop.

“ Need help winning contests? Then you are in luck. For one day only join Dawn’s coordinator class where you will learn about combinations, poise, and everything else you will need to be successful as a Coordinator,” The flyer said.

“Maybe that's what you need to improve your skill in contests,” Fluttershy said.

“Your right but will I be allowed to join? What if I get turned away since I won the Kanto grand festival,” Turquoise asked while panicking a little.

“Even the greats need a refresher course, every once in a while so just relax,” Fluttershy said. Turquoise and Fluttershy went to the place where Dawn was holding her class and sat in with the crowd. A bit later Dawn and her Piplup walked in wearing her signature pink contest dress that was tailored for her adult body.

“Welcome everyone to my one-day class,” Dawn said joyfully. “I see we have a familiar face why don’t you come on up Turquoise. Turquoise came upfront before Dawn continued. “Tell us Turquoise what brings the winner of the Kanto grand festival to my class?

“Well, lately I feel like my skills have greatly diminished,” Turquoise said.

“Why would you say that?” Dawn asked.

“Because in the two contests, I entered here in Johto so far I barely squeezed by to the second round in both of them because I left my other pokemon back home,” Turquoise said.

“Did you lose?” Dawn asked.

“No I won them both but only by knockout and a few lucky breaks,” Turquoise said.

“So your saying your victories feel hollow is that right?” Dawn said.

“That’s right,” Turquoise said.

“Well show us what your current team is,” Dawn said. Turquoise called out her pokemon and Dawn got a good look at them. “Not a bad line up especially your Espeon.

“Espeon and I have been friends for years,” Turquoise said.

“I can tell by the quality of her coat that you take great care of her, Takes notes Everyone because caring for your pokemon is one of the most important parts of being a good coordinator because the pokemon are the stars,” Dawn said before everyone began jotting it down. “Now as for the rest of your pokemon’ I can see much potential in them you just need to figure out to tap into it. For example what moves does your Meganium have?

“She knows Petal Dance, Magical Leaf, Vine Whip, and Poison Powder,” Turquoise said.

“Try combining Pedal Dance with Magical Leaf,” Dawn suggested.

“Meganium let's try it. Meganium nodded before doing what dawn suggested and the result was a flurry of pink petals and green leaves which looked very pretty to look at. The crowd watching also loved it.

“This brings us to our next lesson, combinations,” Dawn said before continuing. “You see Combinations are the main focus of a contest. The point is to combine moves in a very dazzling and exciting way for both the crowd and the judges. Many coordinators have a unique style they theme their performances on. For example, this one coordinator from my contest days in Sinnoh Jessalina her style involved sharing the spotlight with her pokemon by performing alongside them. The others took notes before Dawn continued. The entire class went by smoothly until the time was up. Dawn told Turquoise and Fluttershy to remain behind. “Tell me Turquoise why would you not want to use your other Pokemon don’t you love them anymore?

“I do love them with all my heart I just don’t want to lose any of them on this journey,” Turquoise said.

“I get what you mean, saying goodbye is never easy and something no trainer ever wants to do but sometimes it has to be done,” Dawn said. “Even Ash had to let some of his pokemon go.

“Did he at least visit them?” Turquoise asked.

“He never had any time to do so, unfortunately,” Dawn said.

“Does this mean any pokemon I part ways with I will never see again?” Turquoise asked in shock.

“Calm down Turquoise your not going to lose anyone I promise you, all your friends will make it back to Pallet Town safely,” Fluttershy said assuringly.

“Can you make that promise?” Turquoise asked.

“I will try but there is no telling what will happen on this journey,” Fluttershy said. Turquoise gave it some thought and decided.

“OK, I will use my other Pokemon, but it's back to the lab after they finish,” Turquoise said.

“I suppose that's fair,” Fluttershy said.

“Now that we have that covered Turquoise let's see what the rest of your pokemon can do,” Dawn said. Sometime later The girls were now on the battlefield outside the Pokemon center. Turquoise showed off what the rest of her team could do.

“What do you think?” Turquoise asked. Dawn gave it a moment before giving her critique.

“Your Hunchkrow is not suited for contests yet and your Vespiquen needs work on her moves since there is so much one can do with Pin Missile alone, As for your Eevee he seems very timid and shy as indicated by how weak his moves are.

“I saved Eevee from an abusive monster who treated his pokemon like weapons and even broke the rules sanctioned by the Pokemon League,” Turquoise said.

“He equipped his pokemon with illegal technology that amped their power to high levels while also leaving wear and tear on their muscles,” Fluttershy pointed out before continuing. “He was also denied gym battles because of it so he forged the badges he earned. As for how all this relates to Eevee he was too lazy to raise his pokemon so because of how weak Eevee is now he abandoned him and left some emotional scars on his heart.

“Whoever this guy was he should be locked up in prison,” Dawn said.

“Funny you should mention that because he is locked up in prison now,” Turquoise said. “But back to Eevee I do want him to become strong but only when he feels ready since the scars on someone's heart can’t be healed easily.

“No need to worry because something tells me that time will come sooner than you think,” Dawn said. “Now let's get back to my Evaluation your Espeon is strong and her Magic Bounce ability is handy but you have yet to try anything new with her.

“What can I do? there isn't anything more I can do with Espeon’s moves,” Turquoise asked.

“Then try doing something new with what she knows,” Dawn suggested. She had her Piplup demonstrate by using bubble beam while spinning. The bubbles began spinning in a spiral.

“I get it I need to change the way a move is used,” Turquoise said.

“Exactly,” Dawn said. Turquoise then had an idea. She had Espeon use Psybeam while spinning which resulted in a spiral effect. “That’s a good start, try combining it with something and you got yourself a good combo for a double battle. Turquoise suddenly had an idea and had Eevee stand next to Espeon. Espeon repeated the same move and Eevee was next.

“Eevee use Shadow Ball. Eevee fired his Shadow ball unfortunately it was still too weak and ended up fizzling out from inside the spiraling Psybeam.

“Don’t give up it would have made a great combination Eevee just needs to put a little more juice into his attacks,” Dawn said. Eevee looked sad about failing. Dawn approached Eevee and spoke to him. “Try to build your energy up more before unleashing Shadow ball and you should be able to maintain it. Eevee gave it a try and managed to put some more energy into it but instead of firing it exploded. “Try dialing it back a bit. Eevee dialed the power back and managed to unleash Shadow ball. This time the shadow Ball was able to maintain its power and form before dissipating in the air. “Nicely done just remember to do it like that and you should have that move mastered. Before they could continue Dawn noticed how late it was getting and bid Turquoise and Fluttershy farewell. Sometime later Dawn met up with her friends Kenny and Zoe.

“What took you so long DeeDee?” Kenny asked.

“I had to help a friend with her struggles,” Dawn said.

“By any chance, this friend your talking about isn't a certain redhead is it?” Zoey asked.

“How did you know?” Dawn asked.

“I overheard her talking with her friend this afternoon,” Zoey said. “And I think it's about time I challenged her to see what she is made of.





Back at the Pokemon Center Turquoise was mentally thinking of new combinations now that she got her drive back. As Turquoise was thinking Zoe comes in.

“Is Turquoise still here?” Zoey asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“I challenge you to a battle,” Zoey said.

“Any reason why?” Turquoise asked.

“I want to see what you are made of,” Zoey said.

“Very well,” Turquoise said before she, Zoey, and Fluttershy left for the battlefield. Fluttershy agreed to be the ref as always.

“This battle will be a double battle and it will be over when both of one side's pokemon is unable to continue,” Fluttershy stated.

“Espeon and Eevee let's go,” Turquoise said as Espeon stood in front of Turquoise with Eevee hiding behind her. “Just do your best Eevee and I will be proud.

“Interesting choices now let me show you mine,” Zoey said before pulling out two pokeballs. “Glameow and Gallade curtain. Zoey called out her two pokemon.

“Battle start,” Fluttershy said.

“Espeon use Psybeam while Spinning and Eevee use Shadow Ball. Espeon and Eevee did the combination they were practicing before but this time it looked like it was working.

“Nice combo now let me show you one of mine, Gallade use Psybeam on Glameoew and Glameow spin your tail. Gallade unleashed Psybeam on Glameow as she spun her tail which created a cyclone that consumed Turquoise’s combination like it was nothing and damaged both Espeon and Eevee.

“Hang in there,” Turquoise said before they both got back up.

“I’m impressed your Espeon and Eevee are still standing after that but you won’t beat us with unfinished moves like those,” Zoey said.

“Then let’s try something familier. Eevee use Swift and Espeon use Psychic. Eevee unleashed his swift while Espeon used Psychic to control it which sent the stars flying towards Glameow.

“Glameow use Fury Swipes on the stars. Glameow unleashed her Fury Swipes which caused the stars to break and cover Glameow in sparkles. “Nice try but amateur hour is over. Gallade use Psycho Cut on Eevee. Gallade sent blades of pink energy flying at Eevee.

“Eevee use Copycat. Eevee leaped into the air and unleashed his own Psycho Cut which pushed against Gallade’s. “Now Glameow use Iron tail while Eevee is still airborne. Glameow straightened her tail before causing it to glow white and slam Eevee onto the ground and to faint.

“Eevee is unable to battle Glameow is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left arm at Zoey.

“Eevee return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Eevee. “Rest up little one you did your best for the day. Before the battle could continue Turquoise decided to surrender. “I surrender My Espeon alone is no match for either of your pokemon.

“Wise choice,” Zoey said. “You have some skill and I can tell you trained your pokemon well.

“I cherish all of my pokemon,” Turquoise said.

“As you should but you need to train them more because at this level they won’t be a match for anyone,” Zoey said. Zoey took her leave while Eevee was being healed. As soon as he was the girls called it a night.

To Be continued
> The Night Begins To Shine
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy finally made it to Ecruteak City. They were fascinated by the cultural aspects of the city and its architecture. What was most noticeable was a giant tower which Turquoise had a feeling she would need to visit in the future. But what drew the girl’s attention was most of the townspeople setting up for something. Turquoise was in too much of a hurry to challenge the gym to even ask about it.

“Let's go already,” Turquoise said.

“Calm down the gym is not going anywhere,” Fluttershy said before they left. As soon as they got to the Gym Turquoise noticed a note on the door.

“Closed for the festival come back tomorrow,” The note said.

“What festival?” Fluttershy asked before a man with yellow hair wearing a black long sleeve top with white pants and a purple scarf with red by the ends of it approached them.

“Don’t you know? Today’s the Eevee Festival which is a festival dedicated to Eevee and its evolved forms,” The man said before introducing himself. “I’m Morty the Ecruteak City Gym Leader.

“I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“And I'm Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said. Suddenly Morty notices something about Turquoise’s pendant.

“That's a very unique feather your wearing,” Morty said to Turquoise to see if she knew what it was.

“Thanks, it's called a Rainbow Wing and it comes from Ho-oh,” Turquoise said.

“So you do know,” Morty said.

“I saw it on my way home from my last journey,” Turquoise said.

“As interesting as hearing about it is can you tell us more about this Eevee Festival?” Fluttershy asked.

“Right getting off-topic,” Morty said before continuing. “The Eevee Festival is a festival with music, games and tasty food but what makes it special is the dance of our city’s most famous attraction the kimono girls who each have an evolved form of Eevee.

“When will this festival be?” Turquoise asked.

“We are still setting up but it should start tonight at around seven,” Morty said before continuing. “Are you two planning on going?”

“Since the gym is closed sure could be fun,” Turquoise said.

“I’m in too,” Fluttershy said.

“Great now I have to go help with the preparations I hope you will enjoy the festival,” Morty said before leaving. Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to check out the rest of Ecruteak City before the festival. Their first stop was a small boutique that sold kimonos and they were having a special deal for the festival.

“Are you girls looking to buy a kimono for the festival?” The lady in the shop asked.

“We are,” Turquoise said.

“Then you’re in luck we are running a special deal, Trainers who have either Eevee or at least one of its evolved forms will get forty percent off on their purchase,” The lady said. After hearing that Turquoise called out her Espeon which the lady loved.

“Do you happen to have anything that compliments my Espeon?” Turquoise asked.

“Of course, And I assume your friend wants one too?” The lady asked.

“I do,” Fluttershy said.

“Well I'm going to have to do some measurements first so I can recommend stuff,” The lady said before breaking out her tape measure. Fluttershy felt like she was one of Rarity’s fashion models again while Turquoise was used to it. After taking their measurements the lady gave Turquoise as lavender kimono with a purple obi while Fluttershy received a green kimono with a moss green obi. After having their outfits for the festival picked the girls continued exploring. Their next stop was Kimono Dance Studio which was a recommended stop from the lady who worked for the kimono shop.





Earlier at the Dance Studio, a woman with pink hair was practicing with her sisters before she collapsed on stage. Sometime later the woman woke up in her room with her four sisters looking at her with relief.

“Your awake,” A woman with turquoise-colored hair said.

“What happened?” The woman in bed asked.

“You passed out from a fever,” A woman with short red hair said.

“I can’t be sick we still have to do the Eevee Festival,” the woman said while trying to get up only for her Espeon to pin her back down.

“In that condition, you're not going anywhere Sakura,” A woman with dark purple hair said.

“But Tameo, what about our performance?”Sakura asked while breathing heavily from the fever.

“Your health is more important we will try to get by somehow,” Tameo said.

“Just focus on getting better and Espeon make sure Sakura stays in bed,” A woman with blue hair said before she and the other three left the room. As soon as they were back on the stage the four women were discussing their crisis.

“What are we going to do without Sakura and her Espeon?” the red-haired woman asked.

“I don’t know Kome but this does leave us in a bind,” Tameo said.

“Should we just tell everyone the performance is off?” The blue-haired woman asked.

“We can’t do that Sasuki you know the show must go on,” Tameo said.

“Well unless some girl with an Espeon comes walking through that door I’m afraid the show can’t go on,” Kome said. Suddenly Turquoise and Fluttershy came in.

“Wow so this is the dance theatre, it's impressive,” Turquoise said. Suddenly the four sisters saw them.

“Listen can you girls come back later we are having a crisis on our hands,” Tameo said.

“Oh sorry we will come back later,” Turquoise said. Before Turquoise and Fluttershy could leave Kome noticed Turquoise’s Espeon and stopped them.

“Wait hold on is that your Espeon?” Kome asked.

“She is mine,” Turquoise said.

“Come with us there is something we need to talk to you about,” Kome said motioning for Turquoise and Fluttershy to follow her to another room. The six of them sat down in the kitchen to discuss their problem.

“Heres the thing, our youngest sister has fallen ill so she can’t do the festival with us,” Tameo said.

“And what does this have to do with us?” Fluttershy asked.

“Not both of you just your friend,” Kome said to Fluttershy.

“Me?” Turquoise said.

“Yes we need you and your Espeon to fill in for her during our performance,” Sasuki said.

“Hold on I don’t know anything about dancing let alone the kind you ladies do,” Turquoise said.

“We can teach you and don’t worry you can still enjoy the festival just meet us backstage to get changed,” Tameo said.

“Very well I will do it,” Turquoise said.

“Thank you now fair warning our style of dance might be tricky for someone new to it,” Tameo said. 





Meanwhile, at a nearby tea shop, a certain trio was discussing their plans.

“This is the biggest gathering of Eevee and their evolved forms ever,” Isabelle said.

“I know and once we capture them all the bosses will be extremely pleased with us,” Chris said.

“You can say that again,” Meowth said as the three sipped their tea.

“By the way how are we going to do it?” Chris asked.

“Just wait you're going to love it,” Meowth said.





Back with Turquoise she and her Espeon were put through the wringer by the dance lessons the kimono sisters were teaching her.

“No no your movements need to be more graceful,” Kome said.

“Right,” Turquoise said while trying to get used to the kimono she was wearing. The sisters tried again and this Time Turquoise got the movements right and managed to get to the part where Espeon followed them. After nearly three hours of practice, the sisters told Turquoise she was now ready and to meet them backstage at the festival at around ten. It was now six-thirty and the sun was setting which meant the festival was going to start soon. After changing into their kimonos the girls went outside and noticed the busy streets now had shops and food stands lined up on both sides of the streets along with some barricades to keep cars out. As soon as the sun went down and the moon began to rise the many paper lanterns lining the streets lit up illuminating all the streets like they were in another world. “All right let the festival begin. Turquoise and Fluttershy walked around playing games, trying the food, and even bought some Eeveelution themed masks. Turquoise bought an Espeon mask and Fluttershy bought a Leafeon mask. As the night went on it was now around nine o'clock and the girls were having fun. Just then a giant robot that looked like a Muchlax wearing a big samurai hat and began sucking up all the Eevee and their evolved forms. “What is the meaning of this?

“Isn't it obvious Dorkette we are stealing all of Eevee and their evolved forms for Team Supernova,” Isabelle said.

“As if that will work, Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon used Psybeam but it didn't even make a dent.

“It's no use kid we reinforced the inside of our Munchlax Vac with the strongest metal on earth so none of your attacks can break it,” Meowth said. Just then the robot grabbed Turquoise but not before Turquoise pulled a Pokeball out of her kimono sleeve.

“Eevee your our last hope,” Turquoise shouted before Eevee came out and looked overwhelmed by what was going on. “Eevee use Shadow Ball. Eevee unleashed Shadow ball the way Dawn told him to but it wasn't strong enough to penetrate the robot’s plating.

“You call that an attack that was nothing but an insignificant bug bite,” Chris said mockingly which made Eevee sad.

“Don’t listen to them Eevee I believe in you,” Turquoise said. The captured pokemon began cheering for Eevee and so was Turquoise’s Espeon. Suddenly the moonlight began to shine on Eevee as he found his courage and unleashed a prideful shout before glowing.

“What’s going on?” Isabelle asked as if this was shocking to her.

“You’re in for it now you freaks my Eevee is evolving,” Turquoise said. Eevee began to grow bigger as his form changed and his ears became longer and slimmer along with his tail. When the light died down a creature with fur as black as the night sky with yellow rings on his body and piercing red eyes stood where Eevee once was.

“Umbreon,” The creature said. Turquoise pulled her Pokedex from out of her sleeve and looked up what Eevee evolved into.

“Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokemon and an evolved form of Eevee, On the night of a full moon, or when it gets excited, the ring patterns on its body glow yellow,” The Pokedex said. Suddenly Umbreon unleashed a loud growl that to Meowth sounded like a death threat.

“What was that?” Turquoise asked before using her Pokedex again.

“Snarl, The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon,” The Pokedex said.

“You don’t scare me, You may have evolved and learned a new move but your still the weakling who dared to oppose us and we will still triumph,” Meowth said which did not faze Umbreon one bit.

“Umbreon let’s show them what a real shadow ball can do,” Turquoise said which Umbreon concurred with. Umbreon unleashed his Shadow Ball and this time it was perfect. The shadow ball made contact with the front of the Munchlax mech and just before Team Supernova could gloat it managed to not only penetrate the mech and create an opening for everyone to escape it also released its grip on Turquoise. Espeon used Psychic to catch her and bring her back to the ground safely.

“Thanks Espeon now what say the three of us finish this together,” Turquoise said as she stood with her two pokemon.

“You may have freed all the pokemon but that won’t stop us,” Chris said.

“You two ready to try that move again?” Turquoise asked with both Espeon and Umbreon nodding in agreement. “Then let's do it. Espeon use Psybeam and Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Espeon spun and used Psybeam while Umbreon unleashed Shadow ball. The two moves combined and then suddenly the energy from Psybeam was absorbed by the shadow Ball and turned into a four-bladed shuriken that was spinning fast with Shadow Ball in the center of it. The combination attack then made contact with the mech’s engine which caused it to explode and send Team Supernova flying off into the night sky. As soon as the danger was over Fluttershy approached Turquoise.

“That was an amazing combination, What are you going to call it?” Fluttershy asked.

“Shadow Shuriken,” Turquoise said. The festival continued and it was now time for Turquoise to go help the kimono sisters. As soon as she got to the stage she was shown backstage by Kome. As soon as they were backstage Turquoise was instructed to change into the kimono the others were wearing.

“Thanks for saving the festival we do appreciate it,” Tameo said.

“It's not a problem,” Turquoise said while tying her obi. After putting her black wig on it was time for the festival’s finale. The show went on and after it ended the Eevee festival was declared closed until next year. Sometime later the girls were back at the dance studio.

“How did you enjoy dancing on stage with us?” Kome asked.

“It felt great,” Turquoise said.

“If your ever in the area and want to do it again feel free to stop by,” Tameo said. Suddenly Sakura came into the kitchen to see them.

“How are you feeling sis?” Kome asked.

“My fever went down thanks to the medicine Sumomo gave me,” Sakura said. “But anyway how was the festival?

“It went off almost smoothly thanks to Turquoise,” Tameo said.

“So your the girl who filled in for me?” Sakura asked.

“I sure am,” Turquoise said.

“Thanks for doing this for us,” Sakura said. Turquoise and Fluttershy said goodbye to the kimono sisters and returned to the Pokemon center to have their pokemon healed before calling it a night.

“In your face Magnus,” Turquoise said in her sleep while Umbreon was smiling about his dream which was the first good one he had in a while.

To be continued
> Ghostly Encounters
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today was the day Turquoise will challenge Morty for her next badge. Right now Turquoise was thinking about who to use after remembering what she was told about what pokemon Morty uses.

“Let's see,” Turquoise said before vocalizing her thoughts. “ Morty uses Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar. All three are Ghost and Poison-types so my best bet would be to use Dark-types so I will Use Hunkrow and Umbreon. But what should my third pokemon be? Turquoise then remembered that Poison was weak against ground and psychic type moves. But then remembered that these three can fly around so Ground-type moves would be ineffective which only left Psychic-types moves as an option meaning Turquoise would need Espeon for this one.

“Are you ready to go yet?” Fluttershy asked.

“I have just decided on my lineup,” Turquoise said.

“I think I know what you're going with but remember what we talked about,” Fluttershy said.

“I know but I have faith in my team,” Turquoise said before she and Fluttershy left for the gym. As soon as they got there, Morty was waiting for them inside.

“How did you girls enjoy the festival?” Morty asked.

“It was very fun and exciting,” Fluttershy said.

“Glad you liked it, Now are you ready to go Turquoise?” Morty asked.

“I been ready since this morning,” Turquoise said.

“Loved that enthusiasm,” Morty said. Suddenly a man wearing a blue shirt with blue hair walked to the ref’s spot.

“The battle between Morty the gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin, each trainer will use three pokemon and the battle is over when all three of one side pokemon are unable to battle. Furthermore, only the challenger may substitute pokemon,” The Ref said with both sides in agreement. “Now let the battle begin.

“Gastly Ha,” Morty said as he called out what looked like a black ball covered in purple gas with a face. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for info.

“Gastly, The Gas Pokemon, With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind,” The Pokedex said.

“Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out her Espeon.

“I see someone has been doing their research,” Morty said knowing Turquoise’s plan already. “However we won’t lose that easily.

“Then you better bring it,” Turquoise said full of confidence.

“Gastly use Lick. Gastly’s tongue stuck out and extended before going for Espeon.

“Dodge and use Psybeam. Espeon dodged and used Psybeam which was heading for Gastly before it vanished.

“Nice try but my Gastly’s speed is almost unmatched. Now Gastly use Night Shade. Gastly unleashed dark energy which managed to hit Espeon and inflicted decent damage.

“Espeon use Psychic. Espeon unleashed Psychic but even it was not able to land.

“You're going to need to do better than that. Gastly use Confuse Ray. Gastly’s eyes glowed before unleashing a blinding light. Suddenly Turquoise had a plan.

“Espeon stay still. Espeon remained still while the light enveloped the field. As soon as the light faded Gastly was the one who was confused instead of Espeon.

“I see, Your Espeon has the Magic Bounce ability so direct status moves would just get reflected to me,” Morty said.

“You catch on quickly,” Turquoise said before continuing. “Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam and this time managed to nail Gastly and knock it out.

“Gastly is unable to battle, Espeon is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Gastly,” Morty said before recalling Gastly. “You did well now rest. Morty wasted no time in calling out his next pokemon. “I chose you Haunter. A purple ghost with clawed hands appeared which prompted Turquoise to use her Pokedex again.

“Haunter, The Gas Pokemon and the evolved form of Gastly, Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes,” The Pokedex said.

“Espeon Return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon. “I’m going to need you later so rest up. Turquoise knew who she wanted to use next. “Go Hunchkrow. Hunchkrow flew above the battlefield ready to go. “Hunchkrow use Night Shade. Hunchkrow unleashed her Night Shade only for Haunter to move faster than Gastly and dodged it.

“Haunter use Shadow Punch. Haunter had one of its clawed hands that made a fist unleashed a projection of a shadow fist that went flying towards Hunchkrow.

“Dodge it. Hunchkrow tried to dodge the Shadow Punch but failed and was sent crashing down to the ground.

“Nice try but Shadow Punch is a move that never misses and while your Hunchkrow is down there. Haunter use Confuse ray. Haunter unleashed Confuse ray on Hunchkrow which managed to work as indicated by Hunchkrow wobbling around. “Now use Hex. Haunter unleashed a dark power that covered Hunchkrow in a dark aura before inflicting a great amount of damage thanks to the confusion status.

“Hunchkrow use Assurance. Hunchkrow was unable to execute Turquoise’s command and instead banged her head on the ground which finished her off.

“Hunchkrow is unable to battle, Haunter is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Morty.

“Return Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said before recalling Hunchkrow. “You did your best now rest. Turquoise took a moment to think before deciding who to use next. She then decided on her next choice. “Go Umbreon. Umbreon came out and looked ready to go.

“Let's see what you got,” Morty said.

“Gladly, Umbreon use Snarl. Umbreon unleashed a powerful scream that caused Haunter to cover its ears. “Now use shadow ball. Umbreon Unleashed Shadow ball and before Haunter could react in time it got nailed and was sent hurtling towards the ground. Despite a powerful hit landing Haunter was still in this.

“Not bad you managed to inflict some great damage but we won’t go down that easy. Haunter use Lick. haunter’s tongue extended and managed to take Umbreon by surprise before making contact and Paralyzing him. However, the paralysis also affected Haunter which took Morty by surprise.

“That was Umbreon’s ability Synchronize which inflicts the same status condition the user has onto the opponent,” Fluttershy said.

“Not bad but what do you plan to do now that both of our pokemon are paralyzed?” Morty asked.

“I’m going to win, Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Umbreon unleashed his Shadow ball which was heading towards Haunter.

“Dodge it Haunter. Haunter tried to move but the paralysis kicked in and caused it to get hit and faint.

“Haunter is unable to battle, Umbreon is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return haunter,” Morty said as he recalled Haunter. “You thought hard now rest. I must say I wasn't expecting Synchronize in this battle.

“Neither was I,” Turquoise said.

“Regardless the battle is still on and I'm sure you can guess what my next pokemon is going to be,” Morty said.

“I’m ready,” Turquoise said.

“I chose you Gengar,” Morty said as he called out his Gengar.

“Return Umbreon,” Turquoise said as she recalled Umbreon. She then pulled out Espeon’s Pokeball. “Go Espeon. Espeon came back out rested and ready to go. “Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam but Gengar managed to dodge it.

“My Gengar may not be as fast as Gastly or Haunter but he is more powerful than them, Gengar use Night Shade. Gengar unleashed his Nightshade while remaining intangible which took Espeon by surprise and damaged her. “Now use Shadow Punch. Gengar unleashed his shadow Punch which managed to hit and left Espeon with little health remaining.

“Espeon use Morning Sun. Espeon used her move to heal herself for one last attack. “Now use Psychic. Espeon unleashed her Psychic but missed.

“You put up a great fight but now it's time to finish you. Gengar use Curse. A spike appeared before being stabbed into Gengar’s forehead and started getting wedged in deeper which caused Espeon to suddenly feel pain.

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

“That’s the true power of Curse, in exchange for half of Gengar’s Energy he can put a curse on your Espeon that will keep damaging it the longer the battle goes on,” Morty explained as it already took effect.

“Espeon let's go down swinging, use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam with all he had and managed to nail Gengar before she fainted from the curse which stopped the beam.

“Espeon is unable to battle, Gengar is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Morty.

“Espeon return,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon. “You did great now rest. It all came down to Umbreon now and with his current condition, it was not going to be easy. “Go Umbreon. Umbreon managed to land on the battlefield but was still paralyzed from his battle with Haunter.

“Gengar use Nightshade. Gengar unleashed his Nightshade which was heading for Umbreon.

“Dodge it. Umbreon tried to move but the paralysis was making it hard to do so which resulted in Umbreon taking the hit.

“Nightshade again. Gengar unleashed another Nightshade which was heading for Umbreon. Umbreon wanted to dodge this one and managed to use all of his strength and willpower to break free from the paralysis and dodged.

“You did it you broke free,” Turquoise said joyfully.

“I must say that was impressive but this battle is not over yet, Gengar use Shadow Punch. Gengar unleashed his Shadow Punch which pushed Umbreon back but did not inflict much damage. Suddenly Umbreon felt a new power inside him and unleashed a bunch of black rings that took Gengar by surprise enough for it to dodge.

“That was Dark Pulse,” Fluttershy said.

“Impressive your Umbreon just learned a new move during the battle but that does not mean we will lose to you that easily. Gengar use Nightshade. Gengar unleashed his Nightshade which Turquoise was ready for this time.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse. Umbreon unleashed his Dark pulse which collided with the Nightshade. Both moves pushed against each other until eventually Dark Pulse overpowered Nightshade and nail Gengar for enough damage to knock him out.

“Gengar is unable to battle, Umbreon is the winner which means victory goes to the challenger,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“We did it we won,” Turquoise said joyfully as she hugged Umbreon. After recalling his Gengar Morty approached Turquoise.

“That was a great battle and as proof of your victory here at the Ecruteak City Gym I present you with the Fog Badge,” Morty said before giving Turquoise an indigo-colored badge shaped like a specter that had two silver ovals that looked like eyes and a silver outline which she then placed in her badge case. “So any ideas where you girls are heading next?

“To the next gym or contest,” Turquoise said.

“I’m not into contests but as for the next gym might I suggest the Olivine City Gym,” Morty said.

“Where is Olivine City?” Fluttershy asked. Turquoise looked it up on her Pokegear and gave her an answer.

“It's about southwest of Ecruteak and a pretty good distance on foot but by the looks of it all worth it for the sandy beaches,” Turquoise said.

“Olivine is a port city and the gym leader there is a coordinator herself,” Morty said. “By the way how long until you girls set off?

“We leave tomorrow, Why?” Turquoise asked.

“I want you girls to meet me at the Tin Tower in a few hours there is something I need to confirm and explain to you,” Morty said.

“Where is the Tin Tower?” Turquoise asked.

“It's the big tower near the back of the city, the clean one not the rundown one,” Morty said. The girls returned to the Pokemon center so Turquoise could heal her team. After all her Pokemon were healed Fluttershy decided to whip up some pokemon food for them. After they finished eating the girls noticed it was almost time to meet Morty at the Tin Tower. They recalled all their pokemon and left for the Tin Tower.





Earlier inside the Tin Tower Morty was in the main lobby of the tower looking at a wooden tablet with a carving of ho-oh on it.

“Is it a coincidence or is this all fate?” Morty asked himself. The thought of Turquoise’s Rainbow Wing filled his mind since not too many trainers ever get one from the legendary bird itself. Before he could contemplate it some more Turquoise and Fluttershy arrived.

“So this is what the inside of tin Tower looks like,” Turquoise said before Morty noticed them.

“Glad you girls could make it,” Morty said.

“We did now can you tell us why you wanted us to come here?” Fluttershy asked.

“Of course,” Morty said before directing Turquoise’s attention to the wooden tablet. “Tell me Turquoise was this the pokemon you saw before you got that feather of yours? Turquoise noticed that the pokemon depicted looked exactly like what she saw.

“That looks exactly like what I have seen,” Turquoise said.

“Then there is no dought that you have a genuine Rainbow wing,” Morty said.

“What exactly does that mean?” Turquoise asked.

“It means you must have a pure heart,” Morty said before explaining the history regarding Ho-oh and how it only gave rainbow wings to trainers who possessed pure hearts.

“Does this mean something big is about to happen?” Fluttershy asked.

“Too soon to say but this is a sign that Ho-oh will be coming back soon,” Morty said. After the history lesson was finished Turquoise and Fluttershy returned to the Pokemon center for the night.

To Be continued
> A Lesson Learned
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy were on the road to Olivine City but first, they stopped by a nearby Pokemon center to rest. Turquoise was in the middle of training her Meganium and Vespiquen.

“Meganium use Petal Dance. Meganium unleashed her Petal Dance which was aimed at Vespiquen. “Vespiquen use Pin Missile. Vespiquen unleashed her Pin Missile which collided with the Petal Dance and caused both moves to cancel each other out.

“What exactly is this accomplishing?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m trying to work on making both Meganium and Vespiquen stronger since we are now past the halfway mark on our journey and the gym leaders and coordinators ahead will be much stronger,” Turquoise said before a man with muscles approached them.

“Sorry for eavesdropping but I couldn't help but overhear you saying you were looking to make your Pokemon stronger,” The man said.

“I did and why are you so interested?” Turquoise asked.

“Because I can help you with that,” The man said before introducing himself. “My name is Don Frank and I run a pokemon training center here in town.

“I heard about something similar in Unova you should do it,” Fluttershy said.

“Sure we sure could use the help,” Turquoise said. Sometime later Turquoise and Fluttershy was now inside what looked like an ordinary gym with workout machines designed to allow both trainer and pokemon to workout side by side. “This place looks amazing.

“Glad you like it now what is your aim for becoming stronger?” Don Frank asked.

“I want my Meganium and Vespiquen to catch up with the rest of my team since we will be facing some tough competition further down the road,” Turquoise said.

“Well then let's get started,” Don Frank said. Turquoise and Maganium were then taken to a treadmill that was wide enough for both of them to run on together. “First let's work on Meganium this will improve her speed and stamina.

“Sounds cool but why am I doing this as well?” Turquoise asked.

“It's important for both trainer and Pokemon to work side by side. It helps strengthen the bond and teamwork between them,” Don Frank said before starting the treadmill. The speed settings started on a low setting for a light pace to start things off and then it increased slightly which made both Turquoise and Meganium run a bit faster. As soon as it reached the medium setting it became too much for both Turquoise and Meganium which sent them flying into the wall behind them. “The two of you need to learn to move in rhythm with the speed changes. Turquoise and Meganium got back up and tried again. This time they managed to move in sync with the treadmill’s speed changes. By the time the training for Meganium was complete she learned Body Slam.

“That was intense,” Turquoise said while she and Meganium were drinking some water.

“Now that we finished that session time to let Meganium rest and move on to Vespiquen,” Don Frank said before giving Turquoise a few minutes to rest. As soon as her break was over Don frank showed her to a wind tunnel which was where Vespiquen was going to train.

“Come on out Vespiquen,” Turquoise said before calling out Vespiquen.

“All right for this training, we will be strengthening Vespiquen’s wing power and endurance,” Don Frank said before activating the wind tunnel. Vespiquen began flying against the air current while pushing through it. She managed to make it past the first level of the exorcise with no problem. Don Frank increased the power which pushed Vespiquen to the point of learning Air Slash.

“Amazing you learned a new move,” Turquoise said with joy.

“And that's not all we also have a battlefield,” Don Frank said.

“Sounds good,” Turquoise said as he showed her and Fluttershy to the battlefield. As soon as they got there there was someone Turquoise was not expecting to see here. Standing on the other side of the field was Rick who looked ready to battle. He suddenly saw Turquoise.

“Long time no see ms champion,” Rick said playfully.

“Rick? What are you doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“I decided to challenge the Jhoto League, I assume you're here to do the same?” Rick said.

“I am along with the Grand festival,” Turquoise said.

“How many badges do you have so far?” Rick asked.

“I already got four of them along with two ribbons,” Turquoise said while showing Rick her badges which shocked him after seeing the fog badge.

“You already beat Morty?” Rick said in shock.

“I’m guessing you haven't yet?” Turquoise asked.

“That’s why I'm here to train up and get stronger for a rematch,” Rick said.

“I’m here because I want to make sure all of my pokemon are strong enough for the challenges ahead,” Turquoise said.

“Are you using the pokemon from your last journey or starting fresh?” Rick asked.

“Mostly starting fresh,” Turquoise said.

“Can I see what you got so far?” Rick asked.

“Sure,” Turquoise said before calling out her team. Rick was impressed with them.
 So far,” Rick said.

“Not a bad lineup you have so far,” Rick said.

“Thanks but I’m not so sure about how well we are doing in contests,” Turquoise said.

“I know it's not my place to ask since I’m not a coordinator but what makes you think you are doing bad?” Rick asked. Turquoise explained everything that happened up to this point before Rick gave his opinion. “Sounds like you are overthinking things.

“And that's a bad thing?” Turquoise asked.

“Here is something I learned from my first journey,” Rick said before continuing. I won the Unova League and was preparing to face Shauntal of Unova's Elite Four. During the battle, I racked my brain trying to think of the best way to counter her Ghost-types and as a result, I lost without taking out a single one of her pokemon.

“Yikes, And I thought Prima was tough,” Turquoise said.

“How did that battle go by the way?” Rick asked.

“I lost mostly due to a field disadvantage but she did point out my one flaw which was my lack of patience,” Turquoise said.

“I did notice you tend to want to end things quickly,” Rick said.

“I was told to strike while the iron is hot not wait until it cools,” Turquoise said.

“Listen in a battle waiting for the right moment to strike is important since it could ensure you the win or take it away,” Rick said. “That said why not have a battle with me since we are on a battlefield.

“Sure,” Turquoise said before recalling her team and taking her position on the opposite end. Don Frank took his position on the ref’s spot.

“The battle between Turquoise and Rick will now begin. Both sides will use five pokemon with substitutions allowed and the battle will end once all five pokemon on one side are unable to battle, do both sides agree to the conditions?” Don frank asked.

“No complaints here,” Rick said.

“I agree to the terms,” Turquoise said.

“Good, now you both may call out your first pokemon,” Don frank said.

“Go Ampharos,” Rick said as he called out a yellow bipedal creature with black stripes, beady eyes, and a red gem on its head and at the tip of its tail. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“Ampharos, The Light Pokemon, The tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the light from this Pokémon's tail,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise wasted no time deciding who to send out first.

“Go Meganium,” Turquoise said as she called out her Meganium. The battle began and Rick made the first move.

“Ampharos use Electro Ball. Ampharos opened its mouth and unleashed a ball made of electricity which was heading for Meganium.

“Meganium use Petal Dance to stop it. Meganium unleashed her Petal Dance which managed to form a spiral around the Electro Ball and both moves canceled each other out. “Now use Body Slam. Meganium rushed towards Ampharos before leaping at it and crushing it under her weight.

“Not bad but we are not out yet. Ampharos use Discharge. Ampharos unleashed a bunch of blue electricity which zapped Meganium for some decent damage while also getting her off of it. “Now use Thunder Punch. Ampharos charged at Meganium with its arm covered in yellow electricity before landing successfully which left Meganium with barely any energy left and triggered her overgrow ability.

“I see you gotten stronger as well but we still have some fight left,” Turquoise said before giving her next command. “Meganium use Magical Leaf with all you got. Meganium unleashed Magical Leaf which had its power boosted by Overgrow.

“We won’t fall that easily. Anpharos use Power Gem. Ampharos unleashed a blast of red energy from the gem on its head which pushed against the Magical Leaf and overpowered it thus delivering the final blow to Meganium and finishing her.

“Meganium is unable to battle Ampharos is the winner,” Don frank said while pointing his left flag at Rick.

“Return Meganium,” Turquoise said while recalling Meganium. “You did well now rest. Before Turquoise could make her next choice rick recalled Ampharos which made sense to her since it sustained a lot of damage from the battle. “ Go Umbreon. Umbreon came out ready to battle.

“Go Gliscor,” Rick said as he called out a big purple flying scorpion with red membrane and yellow eyes. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for info.

“Gliscor, The Fang Scorp Pokemon and the evolved form of Gligar, It observes prey while hanging inverted from branches. When the chance presents itself, Gliscor swoops!” The Pokedex said.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse. Umbreon unleashed his Dark Pulse which did not faze rick in the slightest.

“Gliscor use X-Scissor. Gliscor crossed its arms before unleashing a moss green X-shaped slice that broke through the Dark Pulse and nailed Umbreon for a ton of damage.

“Umbreon use Shadowball. Umbreon unleashed his shadow ball which was just the first step to what Turquoise was about to do. “Now use Dark Pulse while spinning. Umbreon unleashed dark Pulse in the way Turquoise instructed him to which resulted in the two moves combining into a Shadowball with black rings spinning and moving around it like a dark atom.

“That won’t change anything, Gliscor use X-Scissor again. Gliscor repeated the same move as last time but this time the Dark Pulse Shadowball combo was pushing back before successfully landing and dealing a massive amount of damage which was enough to finish Gliscor off in one hit.

“Gliscor is unable to battle Umbreon is the winner,” Don frank Said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Gliscor,” Rick said as he recalled Gliscor. “You did your best now rest.

“You return as well Umbreon,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Umbreon who was looking tired. Turquoise gave it some thought since Rick could either be starting over or using some of the other pokemon he used before. She then made her choice. “Go Vespiquen. Vespiquen came out looking ready to go.

“Interesting choice but can she beat my next pokemon? Go Houndoom,” Rick said as he called out his Houndoom which looked mighty vicious. “Houndoom let's start with Flame charge. Houndoom stomped around before rushing at Vespiquen.

“Dodge and use Air Slash. Vespiquen managed to dodge and unleashed a bunch of blades made of air which nailed Houndoom from behind. “Now use Pin Missile. Vespiquen unleashed her Pin Missile while not very effective did manage to deal some damage.

“Houndoom use Payback. Houndoom glowed before striking Vespiquen with double the power. Suddenly Vespiquen began to feel a new power inside her and then unleashed it in the form of a red beam of light that nailed Houndoom for some big damage that knocked it out.

“It looks like you just learned Power Gem,” Turquoise said with joy.

“Houndoom is unable to battle Vespiquen is the winner,” Don frank said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Houndoom,” Rick said while recalling Houndoom. “You did great now rest. I must say I was not expecting that Power gem.

“Neither was I,” Turquoise said.

“But we won’t lose that quickly,” Rick said before pulling out another Pokeball. “Go Yanmega. A Yanmega appeared and looked raring to go.

“Can you still keep going?” Turquoise asked Vespiquen before she nodded yes. “Then use Power gem. Vespiquen unleashed her Power gem expecting a one-hit KO but rick looked unfazed.

“Dodge and use Ancient Power. Yanmega dodged the Power gem and unleashed a flash of white energy that was super effective on Vespiquen which knocked her out.

“Vespiquen is unable to battle Yanmega is the winner,” Don frank said while pointing his left flag at Rick.

“Return Vespiquen,” Turquoise said as she recalled Vespiquen. Turquoise was in a bind since neither her Espeon or Umbreon could win against Yanmega nor keep up with its speed boost ability so everything was down to her only other flying type. “Go Hunchkrow. Hunchkrow came out and looked ready to go.

“Yanmega use Steel wing. Yanmega flew at Hunchkrow with wings of metal and managed to deal small damage.

“Hunchkrow use Assurance. Hunchkrow struck back while covered in black energy which managed to deal a great amount of damage but Yanmega was still flying.

“Not bad but let's see how you handle this. Yanmega use Bug Buzz. Yanmega began flapping its wings hard enough to create a loud noise which caused some small damage to Hunchkrow.

“Hunchkrow use Wing Attack. Hunchkrow’s wings glowed as she managed to nail Yanmega for the final blow that beat it.

“Yanmega is unable to battle Hunchkrow is the winner,” Don Frank said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Yanmega,” Rick said as he recalled Yanmega. Rick knew he had only one way to beat Hunchkrow and pinned everything on it. “Go Ampharos. Ampharos came back out but still looked tired from its battle with Meganium. As for Turquoise, she decided to stick with Hunchkrow since this would be quick.

“Ampharos use Thunder Punch. Ampharos put everything it had into this thunder Punch which did not faze Turquoise.

“Hunchkrow use Wing Attack. Hunchkrow attacked with glowing wings. The two moves crashed into each other resulting in an explosion. As soon as the smoke cleared both Ampharos and Hunchkrow were knocked out.

“Both pokemon are unable to battle so this round is a draw,” Don Frank said while crossing his flags. Both Rick and Turquoise recalled their pokemon before going into thought. Rick only had one pokemon left while Turquoise had two left. Rick wasted no time in calling out his final Pokemon.

“Go Serperior,” Rick said as he called out his ace pokemon. As for Turquoise, she decided to go for broke on this one.

“Go Umbreon. Umbreon came back out and despite still being tired looked ready to go. “Use Shadowball. Umbreon unleashed his Shadowball which did not faze rick.

“Use coil. Serperior coiled himself which increased his defense and allowed him to withstand Shadowball while taking minimal damage. “Now use Leaf Blade. Serperior then tried to attack Umbreon with the glowing blade at the end of his tail.

“Dodge and use Dark Pulse. Umbreon dodged and managed to nail Serperior from mid-distance which dealt some decent damage.

“Not bad but now it's time to get serious. Serperior use Leaf Storm. Serperior unleashed a massive spiral of leaves that managed to hit Umbreon and finish him off.

“Umbreon is unable to battle Serperior is the winner,” Don Frank said while pointing his left flag at Rick.

“Return Umbreon,” Turquoise said while recalling her Umbreon. “You did great now rest. Turquoise was now down to her last pokemon which meant the end of the battle was near. “Go Espeon. As soon as Espeon came out she looked ready to go. The battle resumed and Serperior was moving faster than before while dodging Espeon’s attacks. Turquoise was beginning to feel impatient until she remembered what Prima told her. Suddenly she noticed that Serperior was beginning to feel tired and saw her opening. “Espeon use Psybeam while Spinning. Espeon unleashed her spiraling Psybeam which managed to nail Serperior for some big damage but not enough to finish it.

“Not bad but we are not out yet. Serperior use Frenzy Plant. Serperior unleashed his Frenzy Plant which did not faze Turquoise since she now understood what Prima was talking about.

“Espeon use Morning Sun. Espeon’s body began to glow thus recovering some of her energy before being hit by the thorny vines. Espeon managed to survive the attack which gave her a chance to strike back since Frenzy Plant’s drawback is the recharge time. “Now finish this with Psychic. Espeon unleashed her Psychic on Serperior which was able to deliver the final blow.

“Serperior is unable to battle Espeon is the winner which means victory goes to Turquoise,” Don Frank said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“We did it,” Turquoise shouted full of joy.

“That was a great battle especially near the end,” Rick said.

“When I noticed how tired Serperior was getting I finally understood what Prima was trying to tell me,” Turquoise said before continuing. “I need to observe my opponent’s movements and look for any weak points I can exploit that is what she meant by being patient.

“Now that we have settled let's return to the pokemon center for the night,” Rick said. As soon as they returned to the Pokemon Center and had their pokemon healed they decided to call it a night.

To Be Continued
> Bitter Mocha
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Continuing on the road to Olivine City Turquoise and Fluttershy arrive in a small town called Mocha Town where Turquoise’s next Contest was.

“I’m excited about this contest,” Turquoise said while working on her capsules.

“Are you sure you're ready for this?” Fluttershy asked.

“I should be now that everyone has gotten stronger,” Turquoise said. As soon as she finished with her ball capsules it was time to go to the Contest Hall to register. As soon as she was registered it was time for some last-minute training. Turquoise started with Umbreon using his dark pulse. As soon as they finished a girl with long flowing pink hair who looked similar to Fluttershy but was wearing a lavender dress with pink chiffon and lace looked impressed.

“That was like literally the best move I ever saw,” The girl said in a valley girl-like accent.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said before introducing herself. “I’m Turquoise.

“Lily Lace it's like a pleasure to meet you,” Lily said.

“Are you in the contest too?” Fluttershy asked.

“I am,” Lily said.

“How many ribbons do you have?” Turquoise asked.

“Two, how about you?” Lily asked.

“I also have two,” Turquoise said. Before their conversation could continue Selina also arrived which meant she was entering as well.

“Long time no see Turquoise,” Selena said.

“Hi Selina,” Turquoise said.

“I’m guessing you're entering this contest too?” Selena asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“How many Ribbons do you have?”Selena asked.

“Two so far,” Turquoise said while showing her.

“Lucky you, I only have one so far,” Selena said before continuing. “But anyway I need to register good luck in the contest. As soon as Selena left Turquoise figured it was time to head backstage and get ready. Lily had the same thought since the contest would be starting in fifteen minutes. As soon as everyone was backstage it was time to begin. Julian appeared on screen for the opening of the contest.

“Welcome everyone to today’s contest here in Mocha Town. I am your always energetic MC Julian and here are the judges,” Julian said before shifting everyone’s focus to the judges. “First up from the Pokemon activities Committee Mr.Contesta.

“A pleasure as always,” Contesta said.

“Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“And finally Mocha Town’s own Nurse Joy.

“I can’t wait to see what these coordinators have planned for us today,” Nurse Joy said while smiling.

“And as a special treat for all of you, this contest will be a double performance which involves the use of two pokemon,” Julian said which made Turquoise nervous since this was something she wasn't prepared for.

“Are you feeling alright Turquoise?” Selena asked.

“I’m fine just surprised since I wasn't expecting to do a double performance when I have been more focused on individual combos,” Turquoise said.

“Well you're going to have to adapt on the fly since we are now bound by the very rails we set for ourselves,” Selena said.

“And now without further ado let the contest begin,” Julian said. Each coordinator went on one by one until it was now Turquoise’s turn. “And now our next contestant from Pallet Town is Turquoise. Turquoise walked out ready to go.

“Meganium and Vespiquen let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her two pokeballs which popped open, and unleashed pink and yellow flower petals which rained around both Meganium and Vespiquen as they appeared. “Meganium use Petal Dance and Vespiquen use Power Gem while spinning. Vespiquen unleashed her Power Gem which now had some rotation which added to the speed and momentum of Petal dance. “Now use Magical Leaf Meganium. Meganium used Magical Leaf to finish the combination off by making all the petals and leaves fall with some sparkles added by the power gem.

“Now that looked appealing what do you say, judges?” Julian asked.

“Truly a unique performance,” Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“I will admit it did look very dazzling,” Nurse Joy said. Turquoise suddenly got the sense the judges did not like her performance that much based on their commentary. As soon as she returned backstage Selina was waiting for her.

“That was a very good performance you came up with on the fly,” Selena said.

“I’m not sure the judges thought so,” Turquoise said.

“What makes you think that?” Selena asked.

“Because they did not have a lot to say regarding how good it was,” Turquoise said.

“You should not get too hung up on words because you never know what they might think,” Selena said before she was called to take her turn.

“And now here comes our last contestant Selena,” Julian said as Selena took the stage.

“Ninetails and Cyndaquil take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her pokeballs which unleashed a bunch of snowflakes and embers of orange flames before turning into Alolan Ninetails and Cyndaquil. “Ninetails use Ice Beam on the stage while spinning and Cyndaquil leap high into the air. Ninetails unleashed her Ice Beam onto the stage which created a huge spiral that Cyndaquil landed on top of. “Now use flame wheel on the ice. Cyndaquil unleashed its Flamewheel which began digging a groove into the spiral before Ninetails used her tails to fling Cyndaquil back to the top where it slid back down along the groove like it was on a slide.

“It looks like Cyndaquil is having a blast on that spiral ice slide,” Julian said before the judges weighed in on it.

“A truly fun and exciting way to demonstrate the power of fire and ice.

“Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“Watching pokemon having fun is what we like to see,” Nurse Joy asked. As soon as Selena returned backstage Turquoise was looking nervous.

“Are you still hung up on what the judges said?” Selena asked.

“What if I don’t make the cut?” Turquoise asked.

“Maybe you will so stop feeling nervous it's not like you,” Selena said. Before the conversation could continue Julian appeared on the screen.

“Sorry for the wait and now, here are the eight coordinators moving on to round two,” Julian said before seven pictures which had Selena in third place and the eigh one took a bit longer to show. Turquoise was hoping it was her only to be let down when it was Lily instead. Turquoise looked depressed and left to change since it was obvious she was finished. As soon as she changed and exited backstage she saw Fluttershy in the lobby.

“I’m sorry you didn't make it but I liked your performance,” Fluttershy said trying to cheer Turquoise up.

“Let's head back to the pokemon center and get ready to go,” Turquoise said in a depressed tone.

“Can we at least see the second round first?” Fluttershy asked.

“Fine,” Turquoise said before following Fluttershy to the stands. The battle round went by fast with Lily and Selena dominating. Selena was making quick work of lily and her two pokemon which were Swellow and Altaria while her Alolan Raichu and Emolga were still fresh.

“Now end this with Shockwave Emolga and Raichu use Thunderbolt. Both attacks managed to finish off Lily’s pokemon in a very flashy way which gave Selena the win. After the award ceremony, Selena ran to find Turquoise feeling concerned for her. Luckily Turquoise and Fluttershy haven't left the contest hall yet.

“There you are I been looking for you,” Selena said.

“Did you come to gloat?” Turquoise asked.

“Of course not, that is not who I am anymore,” Selena said before continuing. “I wanted to see how you are doing.

“Not very good, I mean I finally managed to get out of the rut just to fail,” Turquoise said in an upset tone.

“Listen that combo you did was a definite improvement from what I saw last time we met and was very deserving of moving on to the next round,” Selena said.

“Then why didn't it?” Turquoise asked.

“Because Lily did something better but listen we all end up in a rut from time to time, heck this was my fourth contest so far and I finally managed to get my second ribbon,” Selena said hoping Turquoise would feel better.

“What are you getting at?” Turquoise asked.

“What I mean is I also failed and this was also my chance to bounce back,” Selena said. “But anyway I can guess you're entering the Johto League as well right?

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“And if you are here right now you two must be off to Olivine City next am I right?” Selena asked.

“We are,” Fluttershy said.

“Then you should see Jasmine maybe she can inspire you,” Selena suggested.

“Is she that good?” Fluttershy asked.

“Aside from being the Olivine City Gym Leader she also won last year’s Sinnoh Grand Festival,” Selena said.

“I remember her and your right she is pretty strong,” Turquoise said remembering the tag team tournament from her last journey.

“Now no more feeling sad ok? I can’t have my rival give up on me,” Selena said.

“Your right I can’t give up,” Turquoise said.

“Good, Because the next time we meet I want to face you in the final match since you are the only one who gets me excited,” Selena said with Lily showing up offended.

“Like are you telling me I was not good enough for you?” Lily asked.

“No you were very good but Turquoise is my rival,” Selena said.

“I like don’t get it she didn't even make the cut for the second round,” Lily said.

“Considering you just met I would not expect you to understand,” Selena said. Lily left while the girls returned to the pokemon center for the day.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were prepared to set off but not before Selena stopped them for a moment.

“How are you feeling today Turquoise?” Selena asked.

“A bit better,” Turquoise said.

“Good, Before you two go I have some advice I must share,” Selena said before continuing. “Don’t take every loss like it's the end of the world do what I do and learn from it.

“You know what I will,” Turquoise said.

“I hope to face you again real soon,” Selena said before leaving in the opposite direction. As for Turquoise and Fluttershy, they continued on the road to Olivine City. What will they run into next? Find out as the journey continues.

To Be Continued
> It's Sumo Time
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

As they continue on the road to Olivine City Turquoise and Fluttershy find themselves walking through an intriguing little village.

“Where are we?” Fluttershy asked.

“Just an intriguing little village,” Turquoise said before noticing two Pokemon going at each other with Physical strength alone. One was a Blastoise and the other was a big orange boar-like creature that looked like a wrestler. “What kind of pokemon is that? Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“Emboar. The Mega Fire Pig Pokemon. It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends,” The Pokedex said. Suddenly the Emboar shoved Blastoise out of the ring they were fighting in.

“Blastoise is out of the ring which means victory goes to Emboar,” The ref said while pointing his strange-looking fan a muscular man with red hair who was wearing an orange shirt with matching shorts.

“Nice work Emboar,” The man said which made Emboar smile. Suddenly the man noticed Turquoise and Fluttershy. “I see we have some newcomers.

“I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“And I’m Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said while hiding behind her hair timidly due to all the muscular people around her now.

“Nice to meet you two, I’m Jaden and this is my partner Emboar,” Jaden said while also introducing Emboar.

“That style of battle was impressive,” Turquoise said.

“Thanks, we have been training for the Pokemon Sumo Conference for some time now,” Jaden said.

“Sounds pretty cool,” Turquoise said.

“Are you two interested in entering?” Jaden asked.

“Can we?” Fluttershy asked.

“Anyone can enter but there is a weight rule,” Jaden said.

“Weight rule?” Turquoise asked.

“In order for a pokemon to be qualified to enter, they must weigh at least 80 kilograms or 176.37 pounds to be precise,” Jaden clarified.

“I think I might have someone back home,” Turquoise said before running to the Pokemon center to call Professor Oak. Fluttershy followed her and as soon as she caught up to her Turquoise was already on the phone.

“Pokemon Sumo huh,” Professor Oak said.

“Yes, but to enter I need to have a pokemon that weight at least 80 Kilograms,” Turquoise said.

“In that case, your options are Venusaur, Flygon, Goodra, or Dragonite,” Professor Oak said. Turquoise gave it some thought. She considered how Venusaur was good at taking hits and enduring them but was not good at hitting back physically so that scratched him off. She considered how Flygon would do but then realized he was not that strong in close quarters. Next was Goodra who would most likely lose due to his own viscosity being used against him so that just left one option.

“I will go with Dragonite,” Turquoise said.

“Good choice especially since Dragonite is the heaviest out of the four of them,” Professor Oak said before getting Dragonite ready for transport. Luckily for Turquoise she only had five Pokemon on her so she was good to go on her end. Professor Oak placed Dragonite's Pokeball in the tray before activating the transporter. A bit later Dragonite was now on Turquoise’s end.

“Dragonite arrived safely on my end,” Turquoise said before placing his Pokeball on her belt.

“Best of luck with the competition,” Professor Oak said before hanging up.

“I must ask but why didn't you decide to use Meganium?” Fluttershy asked.

“Because she is more partial to contests so physical fighting is not her style,” Turquoise said.

“Also have you ever competed in Sumo wrestling before?” Fluttershy asked hoping Turquoise thought this through.

“No, but it's never too late to try new things,” Turquoise said. The girls returned to the spot where they met Jaden who was waiting for them.

“I see you girls are back. Did you get the pokemon you needed?” Jaden asked.

“I sure did,” Turquoise said.

“Then let's see it,” Jaden said.

“Go Dragonite,” Turquoise said as she called out Dragonite who looked very pleased to see Turquoise again as indicated by him smothering her.

“A Dragonite, now that is a good pokemon to use,” Jaden said before Turquoise got back up.

“Ok Dragonite let's begin training for the Sumo Conference,” Turquoise said with Dragonite looking confused.

“Allow me to explain,” Jaden said before going into detail about the rules. “The goal is to push your opponent out of the ring using only your physical strength and natural abilities, Pokemon Moves are prohibited. Emboar demonstrated some fundamentals for Dragonite who learned them almost instantly. With the rules now covered it was time to head to the venue for registration. Each person entering was required to have their pokemon weighted in accordance with the weight rule. Some were denied due to their pokemon not meeting the weight requirement while others were approved including Turquoise and her Dragonite along with Fluttershy and her Ursaring. The sixteen competitors then entered the stadium for the opening ceremony.

“Welcome everyone to the 55th annual Pokemon Sumo Conference, As always we have a heavy-weight roster of contenders ready for wrestling action but only one will walk away the winner,” The MC said before continuing. “Like always the winner will receive the coveted King’s Rock along with a one-year’s supply of Pokemon Food. Losing Pokemon will be eliminated and winners will advance until the last two remaining pokemon faces each other for the crown. Good luck to you all and may the best Pokemon win.

“Looks like we got some stiff competition,” Turquoise said referring to all the heavy-weight pokemon in the stadium.

“Of course, they were all bred specifically for Sumo Wrestling after all, but that one right there is the one to beat this year,” Jaden said while pointing to a Tyranitar.

“The Tyranitar?” Turquoise asked before noticing how both Emboar and Tyranitar were looking at each other the way two rivals would. “I sure would hate to be caught between those two.

“We are now ready for the first match to begin,” The Mc said before Fluttershy and her opponent took their positions along with their pokemon. A bit later the ref took his spot and started by introducing the competitors.

“Fr-om the east, Ur-sa-ring, fr-om the west, Pan-go-ro,” The ref sang. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for Pangoro.

“Pangoro, The Daunting Pokemon, Using its leaf, Pangoro can predict the moves of its opponents. It strikes with punches that can turn a dump truck into scrap with just one hit,” The Pokedex said. The match began and both bears were giving it their all. Pangoro was pushing Ursaring towards the edge of the ring and just when it looked like he was about to lose Ursaring flipped Pangoro out of the ring.

“Pangoro is out of the ring Ursaring wins the match,” The ref said. The next match went by fast and then it was Jaden's turn. Both pokemon and trainers took their positions before the ref was ready. “Fr-om the east, E-Lec-Ti-Vire, Fr-om the west, Em-Boar. This match was more intense than the last with both sides not giving an inch. They both slapped each other hoping to knock each other off-balance and in the end, Emboar succeeded then delivered a powerful push that sent Electivire falling out of the ring. The ref called the match with Emboar being declared the winner.

“That was impressive the way they tried to knock each other off-balance,” Turquoise said with joy in her voice.

“Your next Turquoise,” Fluttershy said.

“Right and we will win and move on to the next round,” Turquoise said. After the next match ended Turquoise took her position along with her Dragonite. The ref arrived and introduced the competitors for the final match of the first round.

“Fr-om the east, Dra-Go-NIte, Fr-om the west, Blast-oise,” The Ref sang. After giving the go-ahead to start both Both Dragonite and Blastoise grappled each other while pushing.

“You can do it Dragonite don’t give up,” Turquoise shouted. Dragonite then tried to copy the flip move Ursaring used and not only managed to send Blastoise out of the ring but a few feet further than when Ursaring did it. “Blastoise is out of the ring, Dragonite wins.

“And with that, the first round is now over, we will have a 30-minute intermission before moving on to the Quarter Finals,” The MC said. The remaining eight competitors were in the back resting.

“I must say Turquoise using Dragonite’s strength and Blastoise’s size difference was brilliant,” Jaden said.

“Thanks although it was actually Dragonite that came up with that not me,” Turquoise said.

“Either way I hope to face you in the finals,” Jaden said. As soon as the intermission was over it was time for the quarter-finals and the first one up was Fluttershy and her Ursaring. As soon as Fluttershy got a look at who she was up against she felt nervous.

“Fr-om the east, Ur-Sa-Ring, Fr-om the west, Ty-Ran-I-Tar,” The Ref sang before declaring the match to start. Ursaring tried to push Tyranitar with all he had but it was not working since Tyranitar was not budging even an inch. Suddenly Tyranitar shoved Ursaring with a big push which sent him flying out of the ring. “Ursaring is out of the ring, Tyranitar wins. Fluttershy recalled Ursaring and returned to the back where Turquoise was waiting for her. Jaden walked into the stadium for the next match which was against a trainer with a Golem.

“This is it Jaden win this and we face the current champ,” Jaden said in his mind to psych himself up.

“Fr-om the east, Go-Lem, Fr-om the west, Em-Boar,” The Ref sang before declaring the match to start. Both Emboar and Golem were pushing against each other with all they had. Just when it looked like Golem was about to push Emboar out of the ring Emboar pushed back and managed to return to the center.

“You know what to do Emboar,” Jaden said before Emboar pounded his fist on top of Golem which knocked it off balance before giving it a big shove that sent it rolling out of the ring.

“I thought pokemon moves were off-limits so why did he use Hammer Arm?” Fluttershy asked.

“Your wrong that wasn't Hammer Arm, that was just an ordinary attack with lots of muscle behind it,” Turquoise said before continuing her explanation. “If it was Hammer arm then we would be seeing the energy for it gathered in Emboar’s arm. The third match was impressive and took about two minutes before a winner was declared. It was now Turquoise’s turn and she and Dragonite were ready.

“Fr-om the east, Bar-Bar-A-Cle, Fr-om the west, Dra-Go-Nite,” The ref sang before starting the match. Both Dragonite and Barbaracle were locked in combat but Barbaracle had an extra set of arms to push with which broke the lock. Dragonite used his tail to knock Barbaracle off balance before pushing it out of the ring. “Barbaracle is out of the ring, Dragonite wins.

“And that concludes the quarter-finals we will have another thirty-minute intermission before we start the Semi-finals,” The Mc said. As soon as Turquoise returned to the back area Jaden was waiting for her.

“You and Dragonite are improving quite nicely,” Jaden said.

“Thanks,” Turquoise said.

“Good luck in your next match,” Jaden said. The next match was Emboar against Tyranitar and Jaden was excited for this one since he and his partner trained for it for weeks. As soon as both sides took their positions the ref took his and began his introduction.

“Fr-om the east, Ty-Ran-I-Tar, Fr-om the west, Em-Boar,” The Ref sang before declaring the match to start. Tyranitar made the first move by trying to push Emboar out of the ring with sheer force only for Emboar to barely budge.

“Nice try but we been studying your matches and we built up our endurance and strength so we could hold our ground,” Jaden said before having Emboar push back. Despite how strong Tynaitar’s defenses were Emboar was pushing it back thrust by thrust until they were at the edge of the ring. Tyranitar pushed back which sent Embaor a couple of inches back which put him in prime position for a finisher. Emboar put all of its strength into one final push which caused Tyranitar’s foot to slide out of the ring.

“Tyranitar is out of the ring, Emboar wins,” The Ref said.

“You did it Emboar, you beat the champion,” Jaden said with joy. It was now Turquoise turn and as soon as she took her position she noticed her opponent had a pokemon that looked like an actual sumo wrestler and pulled out her Pokedex for more info.

“Hariyama, The Arm Thrust Pokemon, It loves to match power with big-bodied Pokémon. It can send a truck flying with its arm thrusts,” The Pokedex said which made Turquoise slightly nervous since Hariyama was the perfect pokemon for an event like this. The Ref took his position and did his introduction.

“Fr-om the east, Har-I-Ya-Ma, Fr-om the west, Dra-Go-Nite,” The Ref sang before declaring the match to start. Hariyama true to its name began by trying to break Dragonite’s stance with a flurry of arm thrusts while Dragonite kept his guard up. Dragonite then spun around and knocked Hariyama off balance with his tail before delivering a powerful push that sent Hariyama sliding close to the edge of the ring before getting back up which shook the ground but not Dragonite. Hariyama rushed at Dragonite only for Dragonite to step out of the way then swing his tail to knock Hariyama out of the ring. “Hariyama is out of the ring, Dragonite wins. As soon as the match was over Turquoise returned to the back to rest up for the final match. Jaden approached her to congratulate her on making it to the final match.

“Let’s give it our all,” Jaden said.

“You know we will,” Turquoise said. With the break now over it was time for the final match. As soon as Turquoise and Jaden took their positions the ref took his.

“Fr-om the east, Dra-Go-Nite, Fr-om the west, Em-Boar,” The ref sang before declaring the match to start. Both Dragonite and Emboar went all out as they pushed each other. The match was like a seesaw of power as both sides push each other to the edge of the ring and then back again. Dragonite tried using his tail but Emboar saw right through that then grabbed it.

“We know about that move and how when you use it you leave yourself open, Emboar spin Dragonite around and then throw him out of the ring,” Jaden said as Emboar spun Dragonite like he was doing the hammer throw in the Olympics. Before Emboar could release Dragonite he put all of his strength into flipping Emboar before pushing him towards the edge of the ring where his foot slid out of the ring.

“Emboar is out of the ring, Dragonite wins,” The Ref said.

“And there you have it ladies and gentlemen the winner of this year’s Sumo Conference is Turquoise and her Dragonite. Turquoise approached the front and accepted her King’s rock and year’s supply of Pokemon Food. After that, the girls returned to the pokemon center where Turquoise sent Dragonite back to professor oak’s lab and also call it a night.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were on their way out of the village until Jaden showed up to see them off.

“Good luck on the rest of your journey Turquoise and Fluttershy,” Jaden shouted as they were moving further and further to the village limits. Where will our heroes be going next? Find out next time as the journey continues.

To be continued
> Olivine Blues
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After two days of traveling through the desert which was the final obstacle to their destination. The girls finally made it to Olivine City which was below them from the cliff they were standing on. After following the path down they entered the city which was busy. As they were walking they soon came across the Olivine City Gym.

“Finally after days of walking, we made it,” Turquoise said before noticing a sign on the door.

“Out traveling and training for the Wallace Cup so the gym will be closed until further notice,” The sign said.

“Not fair we came all this way for nothing,” Turquoise said in disappointment.

“Maybe that sign was from months ago and she is back,” Fluttershy said trying to cheer Turquoise up.

“Sorry kids but that was posted a couple of weeks ago and Ms. Jasmine is still out there,” A woman in her mid-twenties with short blue hair wearing a sundress said.

“So we traveled all this way for nothing,” Turquoise repeated while feeling down some more.

“Cheer up the Wallace Cup is in two weeks I’m sure Ms. Jasmine will be back after that,” The woman said assuringly. “In the meantime what are your names?

“I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“And I’m Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said.

“Pleasure to meet you two, I’m Janina and I’m the official judge for this gym and ms. Jasmine’s number one student,” Janina said. “Anyway, why don’t we go somewhere and talk more. Janina took the girls to her place. “So tell me what brings you, kids, all the way to our city?

“I came to challenge the gym leader and maybe pick her brain on some contest advice,” Turquoise said.

“So you're doing both the Johto league and the Grand Festival?” Janina asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“That’s pretty cool,” Janina said. “But about picking Jasmine’s brain for advice, why do you need it?

“Because recently I failed to make the cut for the second round in my last contest,” Turquoise said.

“Ouch and I thought Ms. Jasmine had it hard during her first time entering contests,” Janina said.

“What happened?” Fluttershy asked.

“When contests were first established here in Johto Ms. Jasmine was excited to try them but they were different from gym battles with all the dazzling appeal and performances,” Janina said before continuing. “Naturally it took her some time to develop her style which elevated her to being one of the top coordinators in the world. I know you can develop your style too since you did win the Kanto grand festival after all.

“How did you know that?” Turquoise asked.

“Ms. Jasmine has told me all about you after she came back from her journey in Kanto and I wanted to meet you ever since,” Janina said.

“I’m guessing she mentioned how I beat her at the tag battle in Steel City?” Turquoise asked.

“She did and how you won with contest moves,” Janina said.

“So back to the Wallace Cup, Where is it being held?” Turquoise asked.

“It’s at Lake Valor in the Sinnoh Region,” Janina said.

“Well since we can’t challenge the gym here then I guess we are taking a trip to Sinnoh,” Turquoise said.

“I’m afraid there is no boat in this port that will take you to Sinnoh,” Janina said.

“So how do we get there?” Fluttershy asked.

“I remember there being a boat in Cianwood City that goes to the Valor Lakefront,” Janina said.

“Guess we know where we are going next,” Fluttershy said.

“But the trip between Cianwood City and the Valor Lakefront will take about three days and that is only if you can board it before it leaves,” Janina said before remembering something. “Almost forgot I need to check on Sparkle.

“Whos Sparkle?” Turquoise asked.

“Ms. Jasmine’s beloved pokemon,” Janina said before leaving with the girls following from behind. Sometime later the girls and Janina were at the top of an old lighthouse where a sick Amphroros was laying down. “This is Sparkle she provides the light that guides ships to our port. Fluttershy examined Sparkle and could tell she was not feeling well.

“Based on the symptoms I would say Sparkle is suffering from static overload which is a common illness among electric-types,” Fluttershy said.

“So does that mean we need to find a way to get rid of the excess electricity?” Turquoise asked.

“No need it just so happens there is a special medicine in the Pharmacy in Cianwood City that cures this kind of ailment,” Janina said. Suddenly an old man came up the stairs and was glad to see Janina.

“Good news Janina, the medicine is ready and awaiting pick up,” The old man said.

“That’s great news,” Janina said before introducing the girls to him. “Girls this is Miren, Jasmine’s grandfather.

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

“And I’m Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said.

“And I assume you girls were hoping to challenge my granddaughter for a mineral badge?” Miren asked.

“That was my original plan,” Turquoise said.

“I’m sorry to say but when Jasmine goes on these journeys of hers there is no telling when she will be back,” Miren said.

“So I guess this means I need to find another gym to challenge,” Turquoise said.

“Unless you can convince her to come back I’m afraid so,” Miren said.

“Looks like our next stop is Cianwood City,” Fluttershy said before asking where it is.

“It’s on an island a few kilometers from the Whirl Islands but the next ferry won’t be here for another few hours,” Miren said. Just before they could leave the sound of the window breaking was heard and standing by it was Team Supernova.

“What are you three doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“We came to steal that Amphoros for the bosses,” Isabelle said.

“Not if we can help it, go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out Espeon who was ready to go.

“Go Sandaconda,” Isabelle said as a big snake that was coiled up like a spring with green eyes and a big donut-shaped thing around its head came out looking ready to attack.

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

“Sandaconda, The Sand Snake Pokemon and the evolved form of Silicorbra. When it contracts its body, over 220 pounds of sand sprays from its nose. If it ever runs out of sand, it becomes disheartened,” The Pokedex said.

Surprise Dorkette my Silicobra evolved and now you are in for it,” Isabelle said before getting ready to battle. “Sandaconda use Slam. Sandaconda lunged forward and prepared to slam into Espeon.

“Espeon use Swift. Espeon managed to nail Sandaconda with Swift which caused it to spit out some sand and create a sandstorm inside the room. “Are you kidding me Sandaconda has the Sand Spit ability too? Team Supernova used the sandstorm as cover for their getaway and managed to hop into a Mightyena shaped hot air balloon they had outside the lighthouse. As soon as the sandstorm cleared Team Supernova was gone.

“We need to get Sparkle back,” Janina said.

“Relax Janina they couldn't have gotten far,” Fluttershy said.





Team supernova was now sailing over the city approaching the bay.

“Just a bit further and we will have escaped the Dorkettes reach,” Chris said.

“Let’s try not to get too overconfident, we haven't escaped yet,” Meowth said. Suddenly Turquoise and the others were right on their tail.

“Give Sparkle back Team Supernova,” Turquoise shouted.

“Like that is happening, Sandaconda use Mud Shot,” Isabelle said before having Sandaconda hang from the bottom of Sparkle’s cage and then unleashed a barrage of mud balls as they floated above the water.

“Steelix help us out,” Janina said as she called out her Steelix which looked slightly smaller compared to Jasmine’s Steelix. “Steelix bite onto one of the rocks and use Bind on that Sandaconda. Steelix suddenly bit into one of the rocks by the dock and then wrapped its tail around Sandaconda which made it look shocked. Steelix was now forming a bridge for Janina to run on while holding a rock. This suddenly bright back memories for Janina from when she was a kid. Janina reached the cage and then began smashing the rock on the lock.

“Oh no you don’t, Metang stop that woman,” Chris said as he called out his Metang which hovered behind Janina. “Use Psychic. Metang’s eyes glowed blue as it used Psychic to pull Janina away from the cage. Suddenly Turquoise ran and then leaped into the air before throwing one of her Pokeballs.

“Umbreon use Shadowball,” Turquoise said before Umbreon came out and unleashed shadow ball on Metang. Both Turquoise and Umbreon landed gracefully on Steelix as the shadow ball nailed Metang and disrupted Psychic thus allowing Janina to continue breaking the lock. After a few more hits the lock broke and Janina carried sparkle back to safety.

“Ok, Steelix let them go,” Janina said before Steelix undid its bind and caused Sandaconda to faint alongside Metang. Isabelle and Chris recalled their pokemon before flying off.

“You dorks haven't seen the last of us,” Isabelle and Chris shouted in unison as their balloon flew off into the horizon. Sometime later the girls helped Janina bring Sparkle back to her spot at the top of the old lighthouse.

“Time to get that medicine for Sparkle,” Janina said.

“The next ferry to Cianwood City has just arrived,” Miren said.

“Just in time,” Janina said.

“Listen Turquoise I know you came here to challenge my granddaughter and I’m sorry you couldn't,” Miren said.

“It's ok I can get that mineral badge another time,” Turquoise said.

“But in the meantime why don’t you and Fluttershy accompany Janina to Cianwood City? Miren suggested before continuing. “They have a gym in Cianwood City also and Chuck is one tough opponent.

“Did you say, Chuck?” Turquoise asked.

“I assume you met him already?” Fluttershy asked.

“That’s right you weren't in Saffron City with us at the time,” Turquoise said before elaborating. “We met Chuck at the P1 Tournament that has held at the dojo in Saffron City despite being flabby-looking he is one strong fighting-type master.

“I can assume you're also planning to compete in the Wallace Cup with Ms. Jasmine?” Janina asked.

“Not just because it will bring her back to her gym but also so I can try to regain my confidence and skill as a coordinator,” Turquoise said.

“Say didn't Applejack tell us that Rarity will be in Sinnoh?” Fluttershy asked.

“She did maybe we will run into them,” Turquoise said.

“Whatever your plans are we need to get moving before the ferry to Cianwood City leaves,” Janina said before the three of them left for the harbor. They made it just in time to board the next ferry to Cianwood City. Even though Turquoise didn’t get a chance to challenge jasmine she was looking forward to challenging Chuck since she didn’t get to do so back in Saffron City.





Meanwhile, with Team Supernova the burner for their balloon ran out of juice which caused them to fall into the ocean. Luckily for them, they washed up on the shore of a beach.

“Where are we?” Chris asked. Suddenly they heard the sound of a big man and his Poliwrath doing some special training.

“Now Poliwrath let's see your submission attack,” The man said before he and his Poliwrath rolled around while grappling each other. Unfortunately for team Supernova, they were hit by it very hard which sent them flying off. “Not bad a little more practice and it will be perfect,” The man said.

To Be Continued
> Braving The Storm
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The ferry to Cianwood City arrived at its destination safely. As soon as it arrived in port the girls set off for the pharmacy for Sparkle’s medicine. Fortunately, they arrived just in time to claim it.

“Here you go one cure for static overload,” The pharmacist said while handing a bottle with an electric-type symbol on it to Janina.

“Thank you,” Janina said before leaving. “I’m off to catch the express ferry back to Olivine City, If you girls see Jasmine tell her Sparkle and I miss her already.

“Will do,” Turquoise said. Turquoise asked if the Pharmacist knew where they could find the Cianwood City Gym.

“I can tell you but I can’t guarantee you will find Chuck there,” The Pharmacist said.

“Where can we find him?” Fluttershy asked.

“You should check the beach, He and his pokemon usually do training there,” he said. The girls decided to check the beach and to their surprise, a big flabby man with muscle and his Poliwrath were sparring with each other.

“Now Poliwrath let's see your Circle Throw,” The man said before Poliwrath grabbed the man and managed to lift him off the ground like he weighed nothing at all before spinning him around and then letting go which sent the man flying a good distance. After getting back up the man came running back at top speed. “Now that was some good distance, next let's see your Submission attack. The man and Poliwrath grappled with each other before rolling around the beach. After they finished the man began crying tears of joy. “I am so proud of you, That Submission attack was absolutely perfect. Suddenly the man noticed he had an audience and instantly recognized Turquoise. “I remember you, From the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City, your Turquoise the winner of last year’s P1 tournament.

“Yeah that’s me,” Turquoise said.

“I’m Chuck the Cianwood City Gym Leader and I can guess your here to challenge my Gym,” Chuck said.

“How did you know?” Turquoise asked.

“From the fire in your eyes, I see that in a lot of trainers,” Chuck said. “Now if you want to find my gym then follow me, lets's go double time, hup two three four, hup two three four. If you want to battle here in Cianwood City get those knees in the air. Suddenly Turquoise and Fluttershy were marching in place just like Chuck. “All right let's move them out.

“Hup two three four, Hup two three four,” All three of them were saying as they marched towards their destination fast with Poliwrath leading the way. Sometime later Poliwrath stopped at the entrance to what looked like a Dojo.

“Wait up Poliwrath,” Fluttershy called out before she and Turquoise made it while catching their breath. Bringing up the rear was Chuck who despite being full of fire a while ago was just as tired as the girls were. As soon as he caught up he fell to his knees.

“What’s the matter you girls out of shape or something?” Chuck said while catching his breath.

“Yeah we are the ones out of shape,” Fluttershy said sarcastically.

“How much further are you taking us?” Turquoise asked before Chuck pointed at the Dojo.

“We’re here this is it,” Chuck said before some kids and their pokemon came out all happy and excited.

“Welcome back master,” The kids all shouted in unison. This did not surprise Turquoise since she already knew Chuck was one of the world’s greatest Fighting-type Masters so it made sense he also had his own Dojo with students and everything.

“Students, did you finish all of your training?” Chuck asked.

“We sure did,” The kids said in unison.

“Good,” Chuck said. Suddenly Turquoise, Fluttershy, Chuck, and all the kids and pokemon were sitting at a table with lots of food on it. “And now we eat, eat, eat so we can become strong fighting machines. Suddenly chuck began plating everyone including Turquoise and Fluttershy. Then he and the Machoke next to him began shoveling their food down.

“Well might as well have our fill,” Turquoise said before she and Fluttershy ate as well.

“That’s it now eat,” Chuck said between mouthfuls, “And Chew, And eat some more, and chew some more, You will need plenty of nourishment to keep your strength up.

“So you are here to challenge the gym for a Storm Badge?” A woman said as she came in carrying more food.

“I sure am,” Turquoise said before finishing her food.

“Well you shouldn't have any trouble beating that flabby old husband of mine,” the woman who was revealed to be Chuck’s wife said jokingly.

“Hey, who are you calling flabby?” Chuck asked which caused his wife to laugh.
“I have more in the kitchen if anyone wants seconds,” Chuck’s Wife said.

“I’m good and feeling ready for that gym battle,” Turquoise said.

“That’s the spirit let's get right to it,” Chuck said. A few minutes later Turquoise and chuck were on the battlefield ready to go as soon as the ref arrived.

“This is an official battle for a Storm Badge between Cianwood City Gym Leader Chuck and Turquoise Dusk from Pallet Town, You will each use Two Pokemon and only the challenger will be allowed to substitute pokemon,” The Ref said.

“Sounds good to me,” Turquoise said.

“Me too,” Chuck said.

“Let the battle begin,” The Ref said.

“Poliwrath let's go,” Chuck said as he called out his Poliwrath who looked fired up. Turquoise knew chuck was gonna use his Poliwrath and had her own heavyweight to fight it with.

“Go Meganium,” Turquoise said as she called out her Meganium.

“Poliwrath use Ice Punch. Poliwrath charged at Meganium with a fist covered in ice blue energy.

“Dodge and use Vine Whip. Despite Meganium’s size She managed to dodge the Ice Punch and ensnare Poliwrath with her Vine Whip. “Now use Body Slam. Meganium used her Vine whip to pull herself to Poliwrath faster while managing to deliver a powerful Body Slam which managed to pin Poliwrath beneath her.

“Very headstrong, I like it, But don’t count my Poliwrath out just yet,” Chuck said before giving his next command. “Poliwrath use Circle Throw. Poliwrath managed to grab Meganium by her leg before getting back up and spinning her around. Despite Meganium’s size Poliwrath was able to lift her like she barely weighed anything at all. After letting go and tossing her Meganium was sent back to her Pokeball while Umbreon was dragged out which really put a dent in Turquosie’s battle plan.

“What happened? And why has my Umbreon been called out?” Turquoise asked.

“That is the effect of Circle Throw, It sends the opposing Pokemon back to their Pokeball and drags another one out,” Chuck said.

“Well no crying over spilled milk I guess, Do your best Umbreon,” Turquoise said.

“Battle resume,” The Ref said.

“Poliwrath use Ice Punch. Poliwrath charged at Umbreon with another ice Punch.

“Dodge and use Shadow Ball. Umbreon managed to use his speed to not only dodge Ice Punch but also managed to flip over Poliwrath and unleash a powerful shadow ball from behind. The shadow ball landed a critical hit which caused Poliwrath to faint.

“Poliwrath is unable to battle, Umbreon is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Nicely done Umbreon,” Turquoise said joyfully.

“Poliwrath you thought hard now rest,” Chuck said while recalling Poliwrath. “I must say both your Meganium and Umbreon are impressive especially with the way you adapted to my surprise twist.

“I will admit calling Umbreon out at random did worry me a little since he was the weakest against your Fighting-types but like Ash Ketchum taught me it's not the type of the Pokemon that matters but how you use them,” Turquoise said.

“But can you handle my next Pokemon?” Chuck asked before pulling out another Pokeball. “Go Machoke. Machoke appeared on the field but before the battle could resume Chuck and Machoke did some kind of ritual to psych each other up. Turquoise was slightly confused by what was going on but ignored it and waited for them to finish. “Now back to the battle, Machoke use Bulk Up. Machoke began flexing its muscles which created a red and blue aura around it indicating its attack and defense stats went up. “Now use Dual Chop. Nachoke’s hands were covered in green and blue energy before it lunged at Umbreon ready to chop him.

“Dodge and use Shadow Ball. Umbreon managed to dodge the first chop and unleashed Shadowball.

“Nice try but that won’t work a second time,” Chuck said before Machoke used his second chop to deflect the shadow ball.

“In that case, let's try a direct attack, Umbreon use Quick Attack. Umbreon charged at Machoke which Chuck was waiting for.

“Machoke use Vital Throw. Machoke took the hit and then grabbed Umbreon before tossing him across the battlefield and into the wall behind Turquoise which caused him to faint.

“Umbreon is unable to battle, Machoke is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Chuck.

“Return Umbreon,” Turquoise said while recalling Umbreon. “You did a splendid job now rest.

“I will admit switching to close range was a good idea but you must also anticipate any counterattacks your opponent may use,” Chuck said.

“Noted,” Turquoise said. Turquoise was certain her Meganium would be able to finish the battle. “Come back out Meganium. Meganium returned to the field ready for more.

“Let's see what you got, Machoke use Strength. Machoke charged at Meganium with what looked like a simple punch covered in white energy.

“Use Vine Whip. Mrganium used her Vine whip to stop Machoke by grabbing his arm before doing a judo flip with Vine Whip.

“Not bad but we are far from done, Use Dual Chop. Machoke charged with his Dual chop at the ready.

“Use Magical Leaf. Meganium used her Magical leaf with all she had. Machoke used his first chop to stop Magical Leaf and the second to inflict a great amount of damage to Meganium. Luckily Meganium managed to endure the hit. Suddenly Meganium’s overgrow went into effect which was just the thing Turquoise needed.

“Time to end this, Meganium use Petal Dance with all you got. Meganium unleashed her petal Dance which thanks to Overgrow felt like a violent typhoon of pink petals.

“We won’t back down so easily, Machoke use Dual Chop with all you got. Machoke tried to use his Dual chop to cut through Petal Dance but it was too much for him which resulted in him taking the full force of the attack and fainting.

“Machoke is unable to battle, Meganium is the winner 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 Meganium. After recalling Machoke Chuck approached Turquoise.

“That was a well-thought battle and as proof of your victory here at the Cianwood City Gym I present you with the Storm Badge,” Chuck said before giving Turquoise a bronze badge that looked like a fist.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“So where are you girls off to next?” Chuck asked.

“Since Jasmine is not at her gym right now we are off to Lake Valor for the Wallace Cup,” Turquoise said.

“Then you might want to hold off on that because I'm afraid the boat to the Valor Lakefront just left yesterday and won’t be back till tomorrow,” Chuck’s wife said.

“That’s fine because we intend to do a couple of things first,” Fluttershy said.

“First is healing my Meganium and Umbreon,” Turquoise said.

“And the second is calling our friends in Sinnoh to inform them of our arrival,” Fluttershy said.

“Well we wish you girls the best of luck in your future endeavors,” Chuck said before Turquoise and Fluttershy left for the Pokemon center. While Umbreon and Meganium were healing Turquoise was using the vidphone to call Rarity and Applejack.





In the Sinnoh Region at the Valor Lakefront Pokemon center Rarity was relaxing with her Delcatty when Nurse Joy approached her.

“Excuse Rarity you have a phone call from Cianwood City,” Nurse Joy said.

“Coming Darling,” Rarity said before getting up. As soon as she answered the phone she was surprised to see who was on the other end.

“Hi rarity,” Turquoise said.

“Turquoise darling it's so good to see you again, How is your journey going?” Rarity asked.

“Gym wise I just got my Storm Badge but contest wise not so good,” Turquoise said.

“What happened?” Rarity asked.

“I didn’t make it to the second round of my last contest,” Turquoise said.

“That’s quite the shocker since I know how great you are,” Rarity said.

“Anyway with the advice of a few people I decided to enter the Wallace Cup,” Turquoise said.

“What a coincidence so am I,” Rarity said with joy.

“I had a feeling you would and we can’t wait to see you again,” Turquoise said.

“Applejack did mention Fluttershy was traveling with you, How is that Eevee you caught doing by the way?” Rarity asked.

“He is going quite well and even evolved,” Turquoise said.

“I can’t wait to see what he evolved into when you girls get here,” Rarity said. Before the conversation could go on Applejack’s Boltund pulled at her skirt before pointing at Applejack who had food ready. “Can’t wait to see you girls bye. Rarity hung up and was happy.

“Who was that rare?” Applejack asked.

“Just Turquoise informing me she and Fluttershy are coming for the Wallace Cup,” Rarity said.

“Are they both entering or just watching?” Applejack asked.

“Turquoise is entering and we know Fluttershy is just going to watch since we all know she doesn't like crowds,” Rarity said.

“Ah sure can’t wait to see those two again,” Applejack said.





Back with Turquoise and Fluttershy, they were just as excited about seeing two of their friends again. The girls called it a night and went to bed excited for what tomorrow will bring as the journey continues.

To be continued
> The Spirit Of What's Old And What's New
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was on the bow of the ferry as it was approaching the Valor Lakefront. Suddenly Turquoise saw Rarity and Applejack at the dock waiting for her and Fluttershy.

“Ahoy there,” Turquoise shouted which got their attention.

“Turquoise darling so good to see you,” Rarity shouted. As soon as the ferry arrived and the passengers disembarked the girls decided to see what the Valor Lakefront had to offer. “So tell us about your journey.

“Well Selina is back and also helping me through this rut I’m having,” Turquoise said. “I also met some new coordinators who are quite skilled.

“How are your gym battles going?” Applejack asked.

“So far I have five gym badges and hopefully after the Wallace Cup is over Jasmine returns to Olivine City so I can earn my sixth one,” Turquoise said.

“Another reason why we came here is that we were told Jasmine was competing as well,” Fluttershy said.

“She is but finding her is impossible,” Rarity said.

“But enough about me tell us about your journey,” Turquoise said.

“Same as yours, I encountered some tough opponents too including a few veterans from Dawn’s journey,” Rarity said.

“May we see the pokemon you caught so far?” Applejack asked.

“Sure, come on out everyone,” Turquoise said as she called out all five of her Pokemon.

“You two come out as well,” Fluttershy said as she called out her two pokemon. Applejack was impressed by how Turquoise’s Eevee evolved into an Umbreon. As for Rarity, she was impressed with all of her pokemon until she saw Vespiquen.

“Gah! keep that thing away from me,” Rarity shouted while backing away scared.

“Relax Rarity Vespiquen is harmless,” Turquoise said assuringly.

“Easy for you to say,” Rarity said.

“Please forgive Rares, Ever since we got roped into helping someone find some legendary honey she has had this fear of Vespiquen,” Applejack said.

“You're not the only ones, we had to help Bugsy do the same to get my gym battle for my Hive Badge,” Turquoise said.

“But did you have to catch one of them?” Rarity asked.

“Force of habit but I was lucky to catch a female Combee,” Turquoise said.

“Anyway, what do you girls want to do?” Applejack asked.

“Do you think we can find where Jasmine is?” Turquoise asked.

“We can try but the Wallace Cup is in two days,” Rarity said. And so the girls looked around the area until their search brought them to a beach outside the Resort where Jasmine and her Steelix were relaxing. As soon as the girls approached Jasmine was surprised.

“Ah Turquoise long time no see,” Jasmine said.

“How have you been?” Turquoise asked.

“I been good, how about you?” Jasmine asked.

“Contest wise not so good,” Turquoise said.

“What happened?” Jasmine asked.

“I failed to reach the second stage of my last contest and the other two I was in ended with me in eighth place for the appeals stage,” Turquoise said.

“May I see your team?” Jasmine asked before Turquoise called them all out. After seeing them Jasmine gave her opinion. “I can tell these new pokemon of yours are good but what about the rest of your pokemon? Where are they?

“I left them back at Professor Oak’s Lab because I wanted to do what Ash did and start this journey with just my partner Espeon,” Turquoise said.

“Now I see why you keep failing,” Jasmine said before continuing. “Your focus is on trying to work on something new which is not getting you very far, Have you thought about using what you already know with the pokemon that won you the Kanto Grand Festival?

“I have but then I realized what if I end up in a position where I am forced to release them,” Turquoise said.

“I know how you feel letting go of the pokemon you bonded with for so long is never easy but sometimes the greater good is more important than friendship,” Jasmine said.

“I know but it also means I will never see them again,” Turquoise said.

“Friends come and go but the bond they share will last a lifetime,” Jasmine said.

“She is right you know,” A familiar male voice said which was revealed to Ash.

“Ash, what are you doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“Serena and I decided to go on vacation since even Gym Leaders need a break every once in a while,” Ash said. “But back to the conversation I know how you feel but let me tell you a story about the first Pokemon I had to release. Ash told them the story about how during his first journey he and his two companions came across a migration of Butterfree that were off to mate and Ash’s Butterfree wanted to go. He told them about how he tried to win over the shiny one and after succeeding he let go of him and that he still holds the memories of their brief time together. “And one day we will see each other again and who knows maybe his mate will come too.

“Do you see what Ash is getting at?” Jasmine asked.

“I think I do,” Turquoise said.

“Let’s say you come across a bunch of Male Combee with no queen and your Vespiquen had to fill the role would you release her for the greater good or selfishly cling to her?” Jasmine asked.

“I guess I would have to let go of her since I would have no choice in the matter,” Turquoise said.

“See every trainer must make that kind of decision now and then,” Jasmine said.

“Very well I’ll use my other pokemon,” Turquoise said. Just when she said that a bunch of people started running away from what looked like a shark fin in the sand which got the girl’s attention. Turquoise decided to try and draw the creature to the surface. “Espeon use Psychic on that fin. Espeon used her Psychic to pull the creature out of the ground and the creature was a small blue shark-like creature with a big mouth. “What pokemon is that? Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex as per usual when seeing new Pokemon.

“Gible, The Land Shark Pokemon, It once lived in the tropics. To avoid the cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat,” The Pokedex said. Gible suddenly unleashed a breath of blue fire which Turquoise recognized as dragon breath. This meant Gible wanted to battle which started as soon as Gible broke free from Psychic.

“Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed her Swift which started the battle. Gible took a good amount of damage but did not yield and instead retaliate with Sand Tomb which encased Espeon and was much stronger thanks to the fact they were battling on the beach. Espeon use Psychic and send it back. Espeon managed to use Psychic to control the sand and managed to encase Gible in it. “Now go Pokeball. Turquoise threw a Pokeball at Gible which contained it upon contact. After a few shakes, the ball clicked indicating a successful capture.

“Looks like I just caught a Gible,” Turquoise said joyfully.

“Do you plan to use it in the Wallace Cup?” Rarity asked as Turquoise scanned Gible’s Pokeball to see what moves it had.

“I wish I could but Gible doesn't have much I can work with right now,” Turquoise said.

“In any case, let's return to the Pokemon Center for now,” Applejack said.

“Good idea I have a phone call to make,” Turquoise said.

“See you, girls, at the Wallace Cup,” Jasmine said before the girls left. As soon as the girls returned to the Pokemon center Turquoise went straight to the vidphone to call Professor Oak. A few seconds later he picked up.

“Ah Turquoise it's so good to hear from you, where are you calling from?” Professor Oak asked.

“The Valor Lakefront,” Turquoise said.

“In the Sinnoh Region? I thought you were entering the Johto League?” he asked.

“I am but I'm entering the Wallace Cup for the Grand Festival and I need to make a change to my team to stand a chance,” She said.

“Ok who should I send over?” he asked.

“My Ninetails, Altaria, and Milotic,” She said.

“Good choices for a contest but since you now have six pokemon you will need to exchange three of them,” He said. “So who are you sending over?

“My Meganium, Hunchkrow, and Vespiquen,” She said. Turquoise and Professor oak began the exchange and a minute later it was done. “All three made it on my end.

“And all three made it on my side too,” He said before hanging up. After finishing her call Turquoise joined the others.

“So who did you bring?” Fluttershy asked.

“See for yourself,” Turquoise said before calling out Ninetails’ Altaria, and Milotic. Fluttershy was very happy to see Ninetails.

“Good to see you again Ninetails,” Fluttershy said before Ninetails rubbed up against Fluttershy affectionately.

“Is there a reason why Ninetails is loving on Fluttershy?” Applejack asked.

“Must be because she remembers her from back when she was just a Vulpix,” Turquoise said.

“In any case, let's do some training darling since I know you're going to need it if you're going to get your momentum back so to say,” Rarity said. And so Turquoise and Rarity got to work on their training for the next two days while also taking time to enjoy everything else the Valor Lakefront had to offer.





It was the day of the Wallace Cup and both Turquoise and rarity were all dressed and ready to begin. Turquoise was feeling very nervous since this was going to be more challenging than a normal contest. Suddenly the screen in the waiting room turned on and a woman who looked like the previous two MCs Turquoise met but in a different outfit appeared on the screen.

“Welcome everyone to this year’s Wallace Cup, I am your host Marion,” Marion said in the same manner as the other MCs. “And now let’s introduce the judges for this contest, First up from the Pokemon Activities Committee Mr. Contesta.

“A pleasure to be here for this special event,” Contesta said.

“Next up is the head of the pokemon fan Club Mr.Sukizo,” Marion said while referring to Mr. Sukizo

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“Next up Valor Lakefront’s own Nurse joy,” Marion said while referring to Nurse Joy.

“Always good to be here,” Nurse Joy said.

“And finally the organizer of this event Wallace,” Marion said while referring to a well-dressed man with an outfit that consisted of whites and seafoam with a slash of purple.

“I’m looking forward to what these coordinators bring to this contest,” Wallace said.

“And now let the Wallace Cup begin,” Marion said. Many skilled coordinators took the stage one by one each bringing their A-game for this contest. After the last contestant finished their turn it was Rarity’s turn. “And now taking the stage from Canterlot City in the Equestria Region is Rarity. Rarity walked onto the stage with the same amount of grace she always showed.

“Lumineon take the stage, “Rarity said while doing an elegant spin and sending her Pokeball upward. The ball popped open and unleashed a bunch of blue bubbles that had a big deep blue fish with light blue accents that had fins that looked like the wings of a butterfly. The fish landed in the pool on the stage which was set up for this contest.

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

“Lumineon, The Neon Pokemon. It lives on the deep-sea floor. It attracts prey by flashing patterns on its four fins,” The Pokedex said.

“Lumineon let's start with Attract. Lumineon suddenly winked before sending a single pink heart into the air. “Now use Aqua Ring. Lumineon then encased the heart with her Aqua Ring which got the crowd invested in what Rarity was planning to do with it. Now finish up with Water pulse, Lumineon leaped high out of the water before hitting the Attract/Aqua ring combo with Water Pulse which caused it to disperse into many heart-shaped bubbles that surrounded Lumineon as she splashed down into the pool.

“Now that was a very captivating performance,” Marion said before turning it over to the judges.

“A truly amazing way to show off Lumineon,” Contesta said.

“Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It was like they were completely in sync,” Nurse joy said.

“A very dazzling and breathtaking way to demonstrate the grace of a Water-type, well done,” Wallace said. Rarity returned backstage and noticed how Turquoise was beginning to feel nervous after seeing her performance.

“Relax darling you're going to do great I just know it,” Rarity said. It was now Jasmine’s turn and she went with her partner Steelix. The two of them were working in complete sync with each other while winning the crowd over. As soon as she finished she returned backstage and focused on the screen to see turquoise in action.

“And now our next contestant from Pallet Town in the Kanto region is Turquoise,” Marion said as Turquoise took the stage feeling confident.

“Milotic let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink bubbles which surrounded milotic before bursting and giving Milotic some luster before she landed in the pool making a splash that later became a light mist. “Let's start things off with Twister from under the water. Milotic unleashed her twister from beneath the water which resulted in a giant tornado of water. “Now use Ice Beam on the tornado. Milotic unleashed her Ice Beam on the water tornado which froze it and the pool. Now use breaking Swipe while spinning. Milotic unleashed her breaking swipe on the ice which resulted in crushing it and creating a bunch of sparkling ice crystals. “Now Wrap this up with another Twister. Milotic used Twister to gather the ice crystals to create a diamond dust cyclone that looked dazzling and alluring as the diamond dust rained down on Milotic adding more shine to her.

“Now that was an impressive display,” Marion said before the judges gave their critique on it.

“I have seen many coordinators use Milotic in contests but that was a very unique and creative way to use one,” Contesta said.

“Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It was like watching an artist at work,” Nurse Joy said.

“I could see the compassion and love Turquoise and Milotic put into their performance along with some renewed confidence,” Wallace said. As soon as Turquoise returned backstage rarity was waiting for her.

“That was a very dazzling display darling, especially with those new moves you taught Milotic,” Rarity said.

“We were lucky they had a move tutor here,” Turquoise said before adding the fact she picked up theTR for Ice Beam back in Goldenrod City. Sometime later Marion appeared on the screen to announce the sixteen coordinators moving on to the battle stage.

“Sorry for the wait folks so without further ado here are the sixteen coordinators moving on to the second round,” Marion said before disappearing and being replaced with a black screen that began displaying profile pics. Turquoise crossed her fingers hoping she made the cut this time. The profile pics appeared one by one with Jasmine in first, Rarity in second, and Turquoise in third which took her by surprise.

“I did it I made the cut,” Turquoise said happily.

“That you did darling and it was all thanks to that new performance you did with Milotic,” Rarity said. And so Turquoise made it to the second round and was regaining confidence in her abilities again but can it take her all the way find out next time as the journey continues.

To Be Continued
> Turquoise's New Groove
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Last time our heroes arrived in Sinnoh for the Wallace Cup. After a reunion with some old friends and meeting Jasmine, it was time for the contest. Turquoise finally managed to regain her confidence by making it to the battle stage of the Wallace Cup. Will Turquoise go all the way or will she fail once again?

After the sixteen coordinators were revealed the pics were shuffled and the pairings were revealed. Luckily neither Turquoise, Rarity, nor Jasmine were facing each other right off the bat. Rarity and Jasmine were blowing through their matches while Turquoise was getting her groove back. Currently, she was going up against a coordinator with a Floatzel while she had her Altaria.

“Floatzel finish this with Ice Fang. Floatzel leaped out of the water and towards Altaria with fangs glowing with ice blue energy.

“Dodge and use Moon Blast. Altaria managed to dodge the Ice fang and then unleashed her Moon blast which dealt a good amount of damage while making Altaria look majestic. Before Floatzel could get back up time ran out.

“And that’s it time, moving on to the next round is,” Marion said before pausing for suspense. “It’s Turquoise. Turquoise was glad she made it past the first battle. Once the last battle was concluded it was now down to eight contestants. The first battle was Rarity vs her current rival Suri and it was Suri’s Primarina vs Rarity’s Lumineon. Both pokemon were putting on a very dazzling display of what the judges would describe as a water ballet.

“Time to finish this, Primarina use Sparkling Aria. Primarina began singing while also creating bubbles which rarity knew would be trouble if she allowed them to hit.

“Lumineon use Gust on the water. Lumineon used her Gust on the water creating a tornado of water that blocked the bubbles and dealt some damage to Primarina in the process which knocked her out.

“And with that dazzling finish Rarity will be moving on to the next round,” Marion said.

“You may have beaten me today rarity but mark my words I will destroy you in our next contest,” Suri said.

“And I look forward to it darling,” Rarity said before the two of them left the stage. The next match was between Jasmine and a trainer from Nimbasa City. the battle was intense but in the end, Jasmine won meaning she would be facing Rarity in the next round. Turquoise was up next and she along with her Ninetails was killing it by making quick work of their opponent. After the last battle was concluded Marion took the stage.

“After many great battles we are now down to our final four,” Marion said as all four coordinators appeared on the jumbotron. “And after a brief intermission, we shall move on to the next round but before that let's see who will be facing who. The parings were revealed to be Rarity vs Jasmine and Turquoise vs Carly. All four coordinators were backstage resting and healing their pokemon.

“Whoever wins between you two I look forward to having a good battle win or lose,” Turquoise said to Rarity and Jasmine.

“We both want to face you too but focus on beating Carly first,” Jasmine said.

“She’s right and let me assure you I won’t lose that easily,” Carly said. The conversation went on until it was time to battle. The first battle was Rarity vs Jasmine which gave turquoise a good chance to learn about how Jasmine battles. Both Rarity and Jasmine walked towards the stage ready to go.

“And now it's time for the first semi-final match of the Wallace Cup, On my left is Rarity and on my right is Jasmine, five minutes on the clock, go,” Marion said before the match started.

“Mawile let's shine,” Jasmine said before throwing a Pokeball which pooped open and unleashed a big pink heart that exploded with an odd-looking creature that had a big mouth on the back of her head that looked like a ponytail.

“Meowstic take the stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of music notes with Meowstic in the center of them.

“Mawile use Iron Head. Mawile charged at Meowstic while her head turned to metal.

“Dodge and use Reflect. Meowstic leaped out of the way before covering herself in a diamond-shaped shield made of blue energy.

“And that amazing dodge and expertly crafted Reflect cost Jasmine some points.

Jasmine: 85%

“Not bad but we are not out yet. Mawile use Flash Cannon. Mawile suddenly turned around and unleashed a beam of light from her back mouth which not only nailed Meowstic but also shattered Rarity’s diamond Reflect which cost her more points than Jasmine.

Rarity: 75%

“I’m impressed you shattered my defense but we also have more to show you. Meowstic use Magical Leaf. Meowstic unleashed her Magical Leaf which managed to fly towards Mawile.

“Counter that with Fairy Wind. Mawile unleashed her fairy Wind which not only sent the magical Leaf back but combined with it as well.

“Time to take a move out of Turquoise’s playbook, Meowstic use Psychic. Meowstic unleashed her Psychic which sent the enhanced magical leaf back with more power which caused a great amount of damage to Mawile.

“And that display just cost both sides some points,” Marion said while both Jasmine and Rarity’s points dropped as the clock reached the three-minute mark.

Jasmine: 55%

Rarity: 65%

“Impressive but we are not finished yet. Mawile use Play Rough. Mawile was running towards Meowstic ready to bite into her and toss her around until rarity reacted.

“Meowstic use Psychic to keep her away from you. Meowstic used Psychic to levitate Mawile before slamming her on the ground and finishing her off which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“And after such a dazzling battle moving on to the final round is Rarity,” Marion said as Rarity’s image appeared on the jumbotron. As soon as the match was over both sides shook on a well-thought battle.

“Best of luck in the final round,” Jasmine said before both of them returned backstage. It was now Turquoise’s turn to battle and she was doing very well against her opponent.

“Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her flamethrower which nailed her opponent’s Yanmega and finished it in one hit which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“And joining Rarity in the final round is Turquoise,” Marion said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron. Sometime later it was just Turquoise and rarity in the backstage area getting ready for the final battle.

“This sure brings back memories doesn't it?” Turquoise said.

“I know what you mean darling, It almost reminds me of our first contest battle in Cerulean City,” Rarity said.

“But this time I'm leaps and bounds beyond what I was back then,” Turquoise said.

“I see someone has regained her confidence,” Rarity said.

“I have and I hope to have another great battle with you,” Turquoise said. As soon as the intermission was over it was now time for the final battle of the Wallace Cup. Both girls took their positions before Marion took hers.

“At last, we made it to the final round of the Wallace Cup, These two have thought very hard to get here, On my left is Rarity and on my right is Turquoise, Five minutes on the clock, go,” Marion said before declaring the start of the battle.

“Delcatty take the stage,” Rarity said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of purple hearts with Delcatty in the center.

“Espeon let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her own Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a bunch of multi-colored stars that overlapped each other before Espeon leaped out of them.

“Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam as her opening volley which Rarity was prepared for.

“Delcatty use Shockwave while spinning. Delcatty unleashed her Shockwave while doing a midair spin which created a defensive wall that Turquoise recognized as a counter shield.

“And that cost Turquoise some points,” Marion said as Turquoise’s points went down slightly.

Turquoise: 90%

“Now use assist. Delcatty used Assist which turned into Meowstic’s Magical Leaf.

“Espeon use Psychic on those leaves. Espeon managed to gain control over the leaves and sent them back which did not faze Rarity since she saw this coming.

“Delcatty use Blizzard. Delcatty unleashed her Blizzard which managed to overpower the leaves but not Turquoise’s plans.

“Use Psybeam while spinning. Espeon used the cover of the Blizzard to launch a spiraling Psybeam which nailed Delcatty for some great damage.

“And that clever use of rarity’s own Blizzard just cost her a truckload of points,” Marion said as Rarity’s points went down.

Rarity: 65%

“Not bad but we are far from done, Delcatty use Shockwave. Delcatty unleashed her Shockwave which Rarity was expecting Turquoise to use Psychic to redirect it until she surprised her.

“Espeon use Swift to guard. Espeon unleashed her Swift before having the stars combine into one big star that blocked the Shockwave. “Now use Psybeam. Espeon unleashed her Psybeam through the star which caused it to explode and rain down smaller stars on Delcatty while she took the full force of the attack.

“And that amazingly dazzling combo cost Rarity more points,” Marion said as rarity’s points went down some more near the three-minute mark.

Rarity: 45%

Delcatty use Assist. Delcatty unleashed her Assist which turned into Froslass’s Ominous wind this time. As soon as Espeon landed the Ominous wind hit and inflicted a massive amount of damage but not enough to beat Espeon.

“And that powerful blow cost Turquoise some major points,” Marion said as Turquoise’s points went down near the two-minute mark.

Turquoise: 50%

“Not bad but even when we are down we are not out, Espeon use Morning Sun. Espeon was bathed in sunlight which recovered some of the damage she sustained. “Now use Swift. Espeon unleashed her swift which was now spinning around Delcatty waiting for the trigger to strike which Rarity was not going to wait around for.

“Delcatty use Shockwave. Delcatty unleashed her Shockwave which made contact with the swift and destroyed it while leaving Delcatty with a shiny coat.

“And Delcatty escapes that swift with a shining coat,” Marion said as Turquoise’s points went down at the one-minute thirty-second mark.

Turquoise: 35%

Turquoise was enjoying this battle with Rarity and so was the crowd. Both sides were giving it their all and Turquoise was feeling like she finally got out of her rut. “Espeon use swift again. Espeon unleashed an entire storm of stars that did not faze Rarity.

“Delcatty counter that with Blizzard. Delcatty unleashed her Blizzard which sent the stars back while destroying them and making the ice crystals shine.

“Just what I was hoping for. Espeon use Psychic on that Blizzard. Espeon put everything she had into her Psychic attack which allowed her to control the Blizzard and send it back with enough power to inflict nearly enough damage to beat Delcatty.

“And that impressive display just cost rarity a boatload of points,” Marion said as Rarity’s points went down near the ten-second mark.

Rarity: 15%

Before either side could declare their next move the clock reached zero.

“And that’s it time, And the winner of the Wallace Cup is,” Marion said before pausing for suspense. “It’s Turquoise. Rarity recalled her Delcatty while smiling.

“Looks like she got her groove back,” Rarity said to herself. Sometime later it was now time for the award ceremony. Wallace and his milotic approached Turquoise.

“Turquoise today you have demonstrated the kind of creativity and skill we look for in a coordinator and so I proudly award you the aqua ribbon,” Wallace said as he had his milotic use Aqua Ring to float the ribbon to her.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said. Sometime later the girls were having dinner at a fancy restaurant to celebrate Turquoise’s victory while Jasmine took the next ferry back to Olivine City.

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

“Tomorrow Fluttershy and I are returning to Johto and challenging Jasmine to a Gym Battle,” Turquoise said.

“What makes you so sure she will be there?” Applejack asked.

“Because before the Award Ceremony Jasmine told me she looked forward to my gym Challenge,” Turquoise said.

“In that case, let's enjoy tonight to the fullest,” Rarity said. The girls were eating and talking while enjoying themselves.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were on the ferry heading for Olivine City while waving goodbye to their friends Rarity and Applejack.

“Good luck on the rest of your journey,” Rarity shouted. And so after winning her third ribbon and regaining her confidence as a coordinator Turquoise and Fluttershy return to Olivine City for the long-awaited gym Battle. How will Turquoise handle this one? Find out next time as the journey continues.

To Be continued
> Iron Maiden Showdown
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Our heroes return to Olivine City for Turquoise’s upcoming gym battle with Jasmine. Currently, they were at the pokemon center where Turquoise was exchanging her Altaria and Milotic for her Meganium and Lucario. After the exchange was complete Turquoise called out Lucario who was excited to see Turquoise again.

“We have a very tough gym battle ahead of us so when we were in Goldenrod City I bought this,” Turquoise said before pulling out a gauntlet with Lucarionite embedded in it. “ I was saving it for the Johto league if we ever made it but considering how strong Jasmine is we may need it,” Turquoise placed the gauntlet on Lucario’s arm and instantly he felt the power pour into him.

“Are you sure you can handle that? From what Rainbow told me mega evolution is very hard to master,” Fluttershy asked.

“Relax Fluttershy we got this,” Turquoise said assuringly. The girls decided now was the time to head to the gym.





Sometime later the girls arrived in front of the Olivine City Gym where both Jasmine and Janina were waiting.

“So that you know I’ve been training a lot since that battle in Steel City so I won’t be going easy on you,” Jasmine said.

“I wouldn't have it any other way,” Turquoise said. Everyone went inside the gym and headed toward the Battlefield. While Turquoise, Jasmine, and Janina took their spots Fluttershy took a seat in the stands where spectators would watch.

“The battle between Jasmine the Gym Leader and Turquoise the challenger will now begin, Both sides will use three pokemon and the battle will end when all three of one side’s pokemon are unable to continue, Lastly only the challenger will be allowed to substitute their pokemon,” Janina said. “Are both sides in agreement?”

“I agree,” Jasmine said.

“No complaints here,” Turquoise said.

“Then let the battle begin,” Janina said before both sides called out their first pokemon.

“Magneton come on out,” Jasmine said as a creature that looked like three Magnemite fused together came out which prompted Turquoise to pull out her Pokedex.

“Magneton, The Magnet Pokemon, A Magneton is actually three Magnemite linked by magnetism. A group of these Pokémon can set off a magnetic storm,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise figured now was a good time to see what her newest pokemon could do.

“Go Gible,” Turquoise said as she called out Gible.

“Magneton use Tri Attack. Magneton unleashed its Tri Attack which Turquoise was expecting.

“Dodge and use Dragon Breath. Gible dodged the Tri attack and managed to unleash Dragon Breath which despite landing did not do much damage.

“Not bad but not good enough to beat us. Magneton use Gyro Ball. Magneton suddenly spun at high speed and now looked like a flying saucer ready to do some damage. Before turquoise could give her command magneton managed to deal a big amount of damage to Gible but not enough to beat Gible as he managed to hang on. “Impressive your Gible has tenacity I will give it that but can it survive this. Magneton use another Gyro Ball. Magneton spun around at high speed again but this time Turquoise was ready for it.

“Gible use Bite to catch it,” Turquoise said which caught Jasmine off guard a bit. Gible managed to bite down into Magneton which stopped the gyro ball while leaving magneton in his mouth. “Now use Dragon Breath. Gible unleashed dragon breath which hit from point-blank range due to being stuck in Gible’s mouth. Magneton was now on the ground where Turquoise wanted it. “Now finish this with Bulldoze. Gible put everything he had into his Bulldoze attack which resulted in a critical hit and was enough to finish off Magneton.

“Magneton is unable to battle Gible is the winner,” Janina said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“We did it,” Turquoise said before Gible suddenly began to glow which indicated he was evolving. After a few moments, Gible was now a Gabite.

“Magneton return,” Jasmine said before recalling her Magneton. “You did well now rest. Congrats on your Gible evolving but the battle is not over yet.

“Thanks and couldn't agree more,” Turquoise said while checking her Pokedex to see if Gabite learned any new moves which luckily he did.

“Let’s see how you handle my next pokemon, Mawile come on out,” Jasmine said as she called out Mawile.

“Return Gabite,” Turquoise said as she recalled Gabite. “I may need you for later so just hang in there.

“Did you know my Mawile is part Fairy-type or is it because of how much damage Gabite took?” Jasmine asked.

“Both actually,” Turquoise said.

“Clever girl, what are you planning to use next?” Jasmine asked.

“This, Go Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she called out her Ninetails.

“Battle resume,” Janina said.

“Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower which did not faze Jasmine at all.

“Mawile use Iron Defense. Mawile’s body suddenly became as hard as iron while giving off a sheen which reduced the damage from Flamethrower. “Now use Play Rough. Mawile ran towards Ninetails before playfully biting into her and throwing her around like a rag doll.

“Ninetails use Confuse Ray. Ninetail’s eyes glowed while her tails stiffened which managed to confuse Mawile. “Now use Fire Blast. Ninetails unleashed her Fire Blast which was heading straight towards Mawile who was stumbling around in a daze.

“Quick Mawile use Flash Cannon. Despite the confusion, Mawile was able to unleash flash cannon from her back mouth which pushed against the Fire Blast. Both moves kept pushing until in the end the Flash cannon broke through and nailed Ninetails for some decent damage.

“Impressive but we are not out just yet, Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her flamethrower which like last time was going straight for Mawile.

“Mawile use Iron Defense. Jasmine was hoping her command would get through only to see Mawile hurt herself before the Flamethrower landed and finished Mawile off.

“Mawile is unable to battle Ninetails is the winner,” Janina said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Mawile,” Jasmine said as she recalled Mawile. “I must say your pretty good but let's see how you handle my ace in the hole.

“Bring it,” Turquoise said already knowing what it was.

“Steelix I chose you,” Jasmine said as she called out her Steelix who looked raring to go.

“I will stick with my Ninetails,” Turquoise said.

“So be it, Steelix use Autotomize. Steelix began to vibrate as if its body was being sharpened which resulted in some of its metal falling off making it lighter and faster. “Now use Iron Head. Steelix charged at Ninetails faster than a normal Steelix.

“Ninetails use Flamethrower. Ninetails unleashed her Flamethrower on Steelix but despite all the damage it was taking, it kept charging until it nailed Ninetails with enough force to send her flying out of the battlefield and into the wall behind Turquoise where she fainted.

“Ninetails is unable to battle Steelix is the winner,” Janina said while pointing her left flag at Jasmine.

“Return Ninetails,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Ninetails. “You did great now rest. Turquoise wasted no time in deciding who to call next. “Go Gabite. As soon as Gabite took the field he still looked tired from his battle with Magneton. “Do your best Gabite.

“Steelix use Iron Tail,” Steelix’s tail suddenly glowed white before it was swung at Gabite.

“Dodge and use Dual Chop. Gabite managed to dodge the Iron Tail before delivering a Dual Chop on Steelix’s head which caused it to slam against the ground. “Now use Sand Tomb. Gabite unleashed a Sand Tomb big enough to trap Steelix in but could not maintain it for too long.

“Not bad but that won’t be enough to beat us. Steelix break free and use Iron Tail. Steelix broke free and managed to unleash iron Tail on Gabite which resulted in a successful hit and Gabite fainting.

“Gabite is unable to battle Steelix is the winner,” Janina said while pointing her left flag at Jasmine.

“Gabite return,” Turquoise said as she recalled her Gabite. “You gave it you're all now rest.

“I must say I rather enjoyed this battle so far,” Jasmine said.

“So have I,” Turquoise said.

“Then let's finish it. Call out your final pokemon,” Jasmine said.

“Go Lucario,” Turquoise said before calling out Lucario who looked ready to rock while Steelix was not at full strength due to the damage it sustained from the previous battles. Suddenly Jasmine went for the keystone in her barret which meant Turquoise knew where Jasmine was going.

“Dazzling Snake of Iron Mega evolve,” Jasmine said as Steelix mega evolved. Turquoise rubbed her keystone which connected with the Lucarionite in the gauntlet Lucario was wearing.

“Mighty Warrior of Aura mega evolve,” Turquoise said as Lucario began to change into its mega evolved form. As soon as he finished changing he looked ready to go.

“Time to begin. Steelix use Iron Head. Steelix charged at Lucario which Turquoise anticipated.

“Dodge and use Force Palm. Lucario dodged and managed to land a powerful Force palm on Steelix but wasn't enough to finish it.

“Steelix use Iron Tail while Lucario is still in range. Steelix managed to get off its Iron tail which sent Lucario flying but not out of the battlefield.

“Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario charged at Steelix ready to punch at it rapidly.

“Block those punches. Steelix used the metal plates that were surrounding it to block the Bullet punches which resulted in Steelix sustaining no damage from this attack. “Now use Flash Cannon. Steelix unleashed a beam of light on Lucario who managed to endure it since he was also a Steel-type.

“Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario unleashed his Aura Sphere which was flying towards Steelix.

“Block it. Steelix caused the plates to form a shield that blacked the Aura Sphere. “Now use Iron Head. Steelix lunged at Lucario and managed to inflict some more damage to him. Both pokemon were looking tired.

“Let’s end this. Lucario use Aura Sphere with all you got. Lucario put everything into his Aura Sphere which caused it to grow in size before being thrown.

“Steelix use Flash cannon with all you got. Steelix unleashed its flash cannon with all it had which caused both moves to collide and push against each other. Both moves pushed each other an inch before the Aura Sphere overpowered the Flash Cannon. “Steelix use your plates to block that. Steelix quickly formed its shield which looked like it was working until the Aura sphere broke through that as well which resulted in a successful hit that caused Steelix to revert back to its normal form after fainting.

“Steelix is unable to battle Lucario is the winner which means victory goes to Turquoise,” Janina said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“We did it,” Turquoise said triumphantly as Lucario reverted back to normal. After recalling Steelix jasmine approached Turquoise.

“That was an excellent battle and as proof of your victory I present you with the Mineral badge,” Jasmine said before giving Turquoise a silver octagon-shaped badge with a white outline.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

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

“To find the next Gym or Contest,” Turquoise said.

“Then may I suggest the gym in Mahogany Town?” Jasmine asked before Turquoise used her Pokegear to look it up on the map.

“Looks like we have quite the distance,” Turquoise said.

“The road to Mahogany Town will take you through Ecruteak City which is quite the tourist spot,” Janina said.

“We know we already been there,” Fluttershy said. After finishing up their conversation the girls returned to the pokemon center where after healing Ninetails and Lucario Turquoise exchanged them for Hunchkrow and Vespiquen. As soon as she finished coverage of Selena and her latest contest victory was being played.

“And that concludes our coverage of Selena winning her third ribbon in the Brass Town contest. Now we bring you the news you have been waiting for everyone. The next contest will be taking place in Ecruteak City so get ready for a historical time here in the most cultural city in Johto,” The news reporter said.

“Now we got a reason to return to Ecruteak,” Turquoise said. With their plans now finalized the girls called it a night. Where will our heroes go next? Find out as the journey continues.

To Be Continued
> Full Battle Chaos
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

While on the road to Mahogany Town the girls make a quick stop in a small town to rest.

“So how much longer before we reach Ecruteak City?” Fluttershy asked before Turquoise checked her Pokegear.

“Not far, another day and we will be there,” Turquoise said. The girls were in the middle of lunch when a familiar face appeared.

“Long time no see ladies,” A familiar voice which was revealed to be Loki said.

“Hi Loki,” Turquoise said.

“What brings you here?” Fluttershy asked.

“Just passing through on my way to Mahogany Town, “Loki said. “I assume you girls are doing the same?”

“We are but we are making a slight stop in Ecruteak first,” Turquoise said.

“That reminds me? How many badges do you have so far?” Loki asked.

“Six,” Turquoise said while showing him her badge case.

“Same here,” Loki said while doing the same but his sixth badge was something different from the mineral badge.

“Where did you get that badge?” Turquoise asked referring to Loki’s badge that was shaped like a whirlpool.

“From a gym on Red Rock Isle,” Loki said before continuing. “After getting my Storm Badge per chuck’s recommendation I visited the Whirl Isles where my pokemon and I did some serious training.

“Cool, up for a battle?” Turquoise asked.

“Sure but first how many pokemon do you have on you?” Loki asked.

“Six,” Turquoise said.

“Then why don’t we make this interesting and have a full six-on-six battle,” Loki suggested.

“Sounds good,” Turquoise said. With the format, the girls and Loki went to the battlefield behind the Pokemon Center where Fluttershy offered to be the ref for this battle.

“This will be a full six-on-six battle with substitutions allowed on both sides and the battle will be over when all of one side's pokemon are unable to continue,” Fluttershy said as loud as she could. “Both trainers call out your first pokemon.

“Go Corsola,” Loki said as he called out a creature made of pink coral. Turquoise being curious as always pulled out her Pokedex for info.

“Corsola, the Coral Pokemon, It will regrow any branches that break off its head. People keep particularly beautiful Corsola branches as charms to promote safe childbirth,” The Pokedex said.

“I’m guessing you caught Corsola while on the Whirl Isles?” Turquoise asked.

“Exactly,” Loki said.

“In that case go Meganium,” Turquoise said as she called out her Meganium who was raring to go.

“Let the battle begin,” Fluttershy said.

“Meganium use Magical Leaf. Meganium unleashed her attack which Loki was expecting.

“Corsola use Light Screen. Corsola erected a cube of blue energy around itself which blocked the Magical Leaf before going invisible “Now use Bubblebeam. Corsola fired a beam of bubbles from its mouth which took Meganium by surprise and inflicted some light damage.

“Not bad but it will take more than that to win against us, Meganium use vine whip. Meganium extended her vines before hitting Corsola with them and knocking it on its side. “Now use Body Slam. Meganium leaped into the air before landing on Corsola and crushing it beneath her weight.

“You won’t beat us that easily. Corsola use Endure. Corsola managed to push Meganium off it even though it looked like it could barely continue.”Time for our secret weapon. Corsola use Icicle Spears. Corsola fired a bunch of icicles from its branches which had turquoise worried for a moment.

“Dodge and use Vine Whip again. Meganium tried to dodge but her heavy body made it hard and she took the full force of all five icicles. Luckily she was still in it and managed to unleash a vine whip powered by Overgrow that knocked Corsola out.

“Corsola is unable to battle, Meganium is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her right arm at Turquoise.

“Corsola return,” Loki said as he recalled Corsola. “You fulfilled your purpose now rest.

“You return as well Meganium,” Turquoise said as she recalled Meganium. Turquoise awaited Loki’s next pokemon.

“Go Pikachu,” Loki said as he called out his Pikachu who looked determined to battle.

“In that case, Go Gabite,” Turquoise said as she called out Gabite.


“Where did you find a Gabite?” Loki asked impressed.

“I caught it when it was a Gible at the Valor Lakefront in Sinnoh,” Turquoise said.

“You went to Sinnoh?” Loki asked.

“For the Wallace Cup,” Turquoise said before they continued the battle.

“Pikachu use Quick Attack. Pikachu moved as fast as lightning which took Gabite by surprise. Now use Iron Tail. Pikachu was about to nail Gabite with a tail made of iron until Turquoise reacted.

“Dodge and use Dual Chop. Gabite was able to dodge and managed to nail Pikachu with a pair of chops courtesy of the frills beneath his arms. Pikachu tried to get back up but fainted instead.

“Pikachu is unable to battle, Gabite is the winner,” Fluttershy said as she pointed her right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Pikachu,” Loki said as he recalled his Pikachu. “I must admit your Gabite is very strong.

“Thanks.” Turquoise said.

“But can it stand up to my next pokemon?” Loki asked before pulling out his next Pokeball. “ Go Snorunt. A small creature that looked like a pointy hat with a face appeared and began dancing around. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for information.

“Snorunt, The Snow Hat Pokemon, It can only survive in cold areas. It bounces happily around, even in environments as cold as -150 degrees Fahrenheit,” The Pokedex said.

“I will stick with my Gabite,” Turquoise said.

“Suit yourself, Snorunt use Frost Breath. Snorunt unleashed its icy breath which was heading towards Gabite.

“Dodge and use Sandtomb. Gabite managed to dodge the attack and tried to trap Snorunt in the sand.

“Use Protect,” The Sand covered Snorunt and it looked like the attack was successful until the sand slid down what looked like a green barrier that Snorunt was inside.

“Looks like Snorunt was able to use its move just in the nick of time,” Loki said. “Now use Double Team. Snorunt split itself into multiple copies that were now circling Gabite making it hard for him to find the real one. “Now use Frost Breath. All the copies unleashed frost breath which nailed Gabite who could not dodge this one and fainted.

“Gabite is unable to battle, Snorunt is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left flag at Loki.

“Return Gabite,” Turquoise said as she recalled Gabite. “You did great now rest. Turquoise considered her next option carefully since most of her remaining pokemon were weak to Ice-type moves. She then made her choice. “Go Espeon. Espeon came out and was ready to go.

“Snorunt use Bite. Snorunt charged at Espeon who was awaiting Turquoise’s command.

“Dodge and use Psychic. Espeon nimbly dodged and managed to slam Snorunt with a powerful psychic which resulted in a critical hit. Even though Snorunt took a ton of damage it managed to survive but just barely.

“Snorunt use Double team. Snorunt once again multiplied and was moving around the field in a mocking way like a showoff thinking he won.

“Focus and use Psybeam. Espeon closed her eyes and listened for the sound of the real Snorunt. Fortunately for Espeon the real Snorunt stepped on some of the ice that was made from its frost breath which was where Espeon fired her Psybeam and successfully hit the real Snorunt and finished it.

“Snorunt is unable to battle, Espeon is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Snorunt,” Loki said as he recalled Snowrunt. Loki needed something that could go toe to toe with Espeon and made his next choice. “Go Leavanny. A bipedal leaf creature suddenly came out and looked ready to go. Turquoise once again used her Pokedex to learn about it.

“Leavanny, The Nurturing Pokemon and the final evolved form of Sewaddle, Upon finding a small Pokémon, it weaves clothing for it from leaves by using the sticky silk secreted from its mouth,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise decided to stick with Espeon.

“Espeon use swift. Espeon unleashed her swift which did not faze Loki one bit.

“Predictable, Leavanny use Leaf Blade. Leavanny’s arms glowed as she sliced up the stars and ran towards Espeon with impressive speed before delivering a great hit.

“Where did your Leavanny learn to run so fast?” Turquoise asked.

“From Don frank’s Training Center on Red Rock Isle,” Loki said before continuing his commands. “Now use X-scissor. Leavanny charged at Espeon while doing X-scissor.

“Dodge it. Espeon tried to dodge but Leavanny was much faster and managed to land a powerful hit which finished Espeon off.

“Espeon is unable to battle, Leavanny is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left flag at Loki.

“Return Espeon,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon. Turquoise wasted no time in choosing her next pokemon. “Go Hunchkrow. Hunchkrow came out and hovered over the battlefield. It was a battle of speed with both sides giving it their all.

“Leavanny use Energy Ball. Leavanny fired its Energy Ball at Hunchkrow which did not faze Turquoise one bit.

“Hunchkrow send it back with Wing Attack. Hunchkrow volleyed it back with added power which knocked Leavanny out.

Leavanny is unable to battle, Hunchkrow is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Leavanny,” Loki said as he recalled Leavanny. He was now down to just two pokemon while Turquoise still had four remaining. He suddenly had a plan to even the score and pulled out his next Pokeball. “Go Lairon. A big metal quadrupedal creature with piercing blue eyes appeared and unleashed a roar. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for info on Lairon.

“Lairon, The Iron Armor pokemon, Lairon live in mountains brimming with spring water and iron ore, so these Pokémon often came into conflict with humans in the past,” The Pokedex said.

“Return Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said as she recalled Hunchkrow. Turquoise wanted to bring in someone fresh to take on Lairon and made her choice. “Go Umbreon. Umbreon was raring to go.

“Battle resume,” Fluttershy said.

“Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Umbreon unleashed his Shadow Ball which nailed Lairon who just took it.

“Not bad but not good enough, Lairon use Roar. Lairon unleashed its Roar which forced Umbreon to withdraw and be replaced with Meganium who was still tired from her match with Corsola.

“Meganium use Petal Dance. Meganium unleashed her powered-up Petal Dance which Lairon took the full force off which resulted in massive damage but not enough to finish it off.

“Not bad but we are not down yet. Lairon use Iron Head. Lairon charged at Meganium with a glow covering its entire body.

“Meganium use Body Slam. Meganium leaped into the air and collided with Lairon which resulted in both Pokemon pushing against each other. The struggle kept going for a bit until both Pokemon suddenly fainted.

“Both Pokemon are unable to battle so this match is a draw,” Fluttershy said while crossing her flags.

“Return Lairon,” Loki said as he recalled Lairon.

“Return Meganium,” Turquoise said as she recalled Meganium. Loki was now down to his last pokemon while turquoise still had three left. Turquoise already knew what Loki’s final Pokemon would be after seeing all his others.

“Go Typhlosion,” Loki said as he called out his final pokemon which was a big blue and cream bipedal creature with orange flames by its head. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for the final time.

“Typhlosion, The Volcano Pokemon and the evolved form of Quilava, It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her next pokemon.

“Go Vespiquen,” Turquoise said as Vespiquen came out.

“You challenge my Fire-type with that?” Loki asked.

“It's not just type that is important it's how you use the pokemon that counts too,” Turquoise said.

“Very well, Typhlosion use Lava Plume. Typhlosion unleashed an eruption of fire that rained down onto the field.

“Dodge and use Power Gem. Vespiquen managed to dodge the attack and nail Typhlosion with a super effective hit but it wasn't enough to win.

“Not bad but let’s see you dodge this. Typhlosion use Arial Ace. Typhlosion flew at Vespiquen and managed to nail her and send her falling to the ground. “Now use Flamethrower. Typhlosion managed to nail Vespiquen from up close with enough power to finish her.

“Vespiquen is unable to battle, Typhlosion is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left flag at Loki.

“Return Vespiquen,” Turquoise said as she recalled Vespiquen. She wasted no time in going for one of her two remaining pokemon. “Come back out Hunchkrow. Hunchkrow returned for more. “Hunchkrow use wing Attack. Hunchkrow flew in with glowing wings which did not faze Loki at all.

“Use Arial Ace. both moves pushed against each other with great force until eventually Typhlosion won and sent Hunchkrow crashing into the ground and finishing it off thus evening the score.

“Hunchkrow is unable to battle, Typhlosion is the winner,” Fluttershy said while pointing her left flag at Loki.

“Return Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said as she recalled Hunchkrow. The battle has now reached its climax with both sides now being down to their final pokemon. “Come back out Umbreon. Umbreon looked raring to go. Both sides gave it their all exchanging blows one after the other and it All came down to one final move from both sides.

“Typhlosion use Flamethrower. Typhlosion unleashed her Flamethrower which was powered up by Blaze.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse. Umbreon unleashed his Dark Pulse which was equally as powerful. Both moves pushed against each other not giving an inch until the Dark Pulse won and blasted Typhlosion for the final blow.

“Typhlosion is unable to battle, Umbreon is the winner which means Turquoise wins the battle,” Fluttershy said. As soon as both sides recalled their pokemon they shook on a well-thought battle. Once both sides had their pokemon healed they called it a night.





The next morning Turquoise and Loki were discussing their plans.

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

“To Mahogany Town to challenge the gym,” Loki said.

“Well good luck with that, as for us we are going back to Ecruteak City and then in the same direction,” Turquoise said. Both parties left and then split off at the crossroads.

To Be Continued
> Destiny Awaits
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The girls arrived in Ecruteak City again and stopped by a tea shop to relax before the contest tomorrow.

“So Turquoise who do you plan to use for the contest?” Fluttershy asked.

“I decided to use Umbreon for the battle round but as for the appeals round I'm not entirely sure yet,” Turquoise said.

“No need to rush and remember you also have your other pokemon back in Kanto,” Fluttershy said.

“I know that,” Turquoise said. Suddenly she had an idea. “Let’s head to the Pokemon center I got a call to make. With that Turquoise and Fluttershy left for the pokemon center. As soon as they got there Turquoise wasted no time calling Professor Oak.

“Hi Turquoise how is your journey going so far?” Professor Oak asked.

“Pretty good,” Turquoise said while showing him her badges and ribbons.

“Impressive,” Professor Oak said.

“Anyway, I called because I need you to send me my Goodra,” Turquoise said.

“A good choice and you will be happy to know Goodra learned a new move yesterday,” Professor Oak said. “Since you already have a full party who will you be sending over?

“My Gabite,” Turquoise said.

“Gotcha,” Professor Oak said before getting Goodra ready for transport. Turquoise placed Gabite’s Pokeball on the tray before it was zapped away and replaced with Goodra’s Pokeball.

“Goodra arrived on my end,” Turquoise said.

“And Gabite arrived safely on my end,” Professor Oak said before wishing Turquoise good luck on her contest and ending the call. With her Goodra now safely with her, it was time for some training before tomorrow’s contest.

“Goodra come on out,” Turquoise said as she called out Goodra who suddenly hugged and smothered her indicating he was happy to see her again. “It's so nice to see you too. After taking her jacket off she pulled out her Pokedex and scanned Goodra. She was surprised that Goodra learned Ice Beam. “This is perfect now let's begin practicing.

“Long time no see Turquoise,” A familiar voice that was relieved to be Selena said.

“Selena good to see you again,” Turquoise said.

“What happened to your jacket?” Selena asked.

“Fluttershy is washing Goodra’s mucus out of it,” Turquoise said referring to her Goodra.

“Since when did you have a Goodra?” Selena asked.

“Since my last journey,” Turquoise said before realizing she didn’t use Goodra during the Kanto Grand Festival so Selena never met him until now.

“In any case, I hope to see you in the battle stage this time,” Selena said before leaving. As for Turquoise she and Goodra began practicing their routine til dinner time.





The next day after registering for the contest turquoise was in the back with the other coordinators waiting for Julian to appear on the screen. A bit later Julian appeared on stage which meant it was almost showtime.

“Welcome everyone to today’s contest here in the Historical Ecruteak City. I am your always energetic MC Julian and here are the judges,” Julian said before shifting everyone’s focus to the judges. “First up from the Pokemon activities Committee Mr.Contesta.

“A pleasure as always,” Contesta said.

“Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“And finally Ecruteak City’s own Nurse Joy.

“I can’t wait to see what these coordinators have planned for us today,” Nurse Joy said while smiling.

“And now without further ado let the contest begin,” Julian said. Many skilled coordinators went on one by one until it was now Selena’s turn. “And now for our next Contestant Selena. Selena entered and pulled out her Pokeball.

“Gourgeist take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed a black cloud of smoke that a squash-shaped creature with the face of a jack-o-lantern appeared out of. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for info.

“Gourgeist, The Pumpkin Pokemon, In the darkness of a new-moon night, Gourgeist will come knocking. Whoever answers the door will be swept off to the afterlife,” The Pokedex said.

“ Gourgeist start with Mystical Fire. Gourgeist suddenly conjured up small flames that encircled it. “ Now use gyroball. Gourgeist spun around at high speed which turned the Mystical Fire into an orange cyclone that made a striking contrast to Gourgeist’s colors.

“Now that was quite the performance, your thoughts judges?” Julian asked.

“The ways she turned those flames into a lovely cyclone was genius,” Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizu said.

“Suddenly it feels like fall here in Ecruteak,” Nurse joy said. Selena returned backstage and noticed how Turquoise was impressed with her performance.

“Time for you to show me how you improved since the last time,” Selena said.

“Don’t worry I will not fail this time,” Turquoise said before walking out towards the stage.

“And now our next contestant from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region give it up for Turquoise,” Julian said before Turquoise took her pose.

“Goodra let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said before throwing her Pokeball into the air before it popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink bubbles with Goodra in the center of them as he landed on the stage. “Start with Muddy Water. Goodra released his Muddy Water but instead of the usual tidal wave, it formed a pillar that lifted Goodra up into the air before he leaped higher. “Now use Ice Beam on that pillar. Goodra unleashed Ice Beam and managed to turn the brown pillar of water into a solid body of water. “Now wrap this up with Thunder Punch. Goodra punch through the icy mud pillar with a thunder punch which created a sparkling contrast that exploded onto the field as soon as it made contact with the ground.

“Now that truly was a dazzling performance, wouldn't you agree judges?” Julian asked.

“The way Goodra demonstrated control over that Muddy Water in a unique way was very impressive and creative,” Contesta said.

“Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It was like watching a karate master in action,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Turquoise returned backstage Selena looked impressed.

“How long were you hiding that amazing combo from everyone?” Selena asked.

“I wasn't, That was completely brand new,” Turquoise said.

“You just came up with it? You truly have regained your skill,” Selena said. Before the conversation could continue Julian appeared on the screen.

“Sorry for the wait and now after some careful deliberation here is the eight coordinators moving on to the second round,” Julian said before eight profile pics appeared with Turquoise in first and Selena in second. Turquoise was surprised to see she beat Selena in the appeals round. The pics were shuffled before forming the bracket which luckily kept Turquoise and Selena in separate blocks. Both girls thought through the battle round hard until it was now down to the two of them. “ And now we are down to our final two coordinators, on my left is Selena and on my right is Turquoise, Five minutes on the clock, Go.

“Umbreon let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her Pokeball which unleashed a cloud of black smoke that Umbreon came out of before landing on the stage.

“Quilava take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some orange flames which Quilava was in the center of as she spun before landing.

“Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Umbreon unleashed his Shadow Ball which was heading towards Quilava.

“Quilava use Substitute. Quilava did something and a few seconds later it looked like shadow Ball nailed its mark until Quilava vanished and appeared from above as Turquoise’s points dropped slightly.

Turquoise: 90%

“Nice opening now let us show you ours, Quilava use Will-O-Wisp. Quilava summoned some orange wisps of fire before sending them flying towards Umbreon.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse while spinning. Umbreon began spinning around on his back while using Dark Pulse which not only stopped the wisps but knocked Quilava around in the air before it could touch the ground. Selena recognized this move as a counter shield.

“And that impressive Dark Pulse Counter Shield just cost Selena a truckload of points,” Julian said as Selena’s points went down.

Selena: 70%

“Not bad you even learned how to use the counter shield technique but we are not done yet, Quilava use Flame Wheel. Qilava began running fast before turning into a flaming wheel.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse. Umbreon unleashed another Dark Pulse which Selena was waiting for.

“Now Quilava use Flamethrower to form our counter shield. Quilava did the same thing as Turquoise but instead used it to knock away the dark rings before nailing Umbreon for some great damage and points close to the three-minute mark.

Turquoise: 60%

“You're not the only one who knows how to use a counter shield,” Selena said.

“I will admit you got me but we are not out yet, Umbreon use Shadow Ball while rotating. Umbreon unleashed his Shadow Ball which had some spin to it thanks to the midair turning motion Umbreon did.

“Interesting twist but we won’t lose to that, Quilava use Flamethrower. Quilava unleashed her Flamethrower which pushed against the Shadow Ball which did not budge thanks to the spinning motion.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse and aim for the Shadow Ball. Umbreon unleashed his third Dark Pulse which combined with the Shadow Ball creating what looked like a black atom. Suddenly the atom absorbed the Flamethrower before heading towards Quilava and exploding thus creating a flashy finish with Quilava fainted.

“And with that explosive finish the winner of this contest is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the monitor. Sometime later everyone gathered to see Turquoise accept her ribbon. “And now Mr. Contesta will present Turquoise with the Ecruteak Ribbon.

“You certainly earned this one young lady,” Contesta said while presenting the ribbon to Turquoise.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said before celebrating with her Goodra and Umbreon. After changing back into her street clothes and exiting the backstage area Selena was waiting for her.

“You must tell me where did you learn those techniques and that amazing finishing move?” Selena asked.

“From Rarity, while we were practicing for the Wallace Cup we had a practice match and she showed me the counter shield,” Turquoise explained before moving on. “As for that finishing move that was something Umbreon and I been working on for a while now so today was the day we perfected it.

“Well either way keep this up and we will see each other at the grand Festival in no time,” Selena said. Suddenly the Rainbow Wing on Turquoise’s pendant began to glow and before she could ask what was happening Morty showed up just in time to explain.

“Good your still here,” Morty said.

“What is happening Morty?” Turquoise asked.

“Ho-oh is coming as indicated by your Rainbow Wing’s glow,” Morty said.

“What do I do?” Turquoise asked.

“You must go to the top of the Tin Tower where ho-oh will be perched,” Morty said.

“How long until Ho-oh arrives?” Fluttershy asked.

“I would say sometime tomorrow,” Morty said.

“I get the feeling I'm not needed here so I'll just go now, Good luck on earning that fifth ribbon,” Selena said before leaving only for Morty to stop her.

“Please stay, this is a once-in-a-lifetime event, you would be a fool not to witness it,” Morty said.

“Are you sure it's ok?” Selena asked.

“For one of Turquoise’s friends, it is,” Morty said. Little did everyone know a certain trio of villains was listening in on the conversation.

“This could be our big chance to capture a legendary pokemon,” Chris said.

“Think of how the bosses would act when we bring them Ho-oh,” Isabelle said only for Meowth to unleash his fury swipes on them.

“Don’t be foolish you two we are talking about a legendary pokemon, You can’t just nab it all on your own we need all hands for this one,” Meowth said before using a communicator to reach Jessie and James.





Meanwhile in the boss's office of the Jhoto HQ of Team Supernova James was doing some paperwork while Jessie was away on her own personal business which essentially was just shopping. Suddenly the intercom on the desk buzzed.

“What is it, Ms. Hyuuga?” James asked.

“You have an incoming call from Ecruteak City on the Supernova agent line sir,” Ms. Hyuuga said.

“Put it through,” James said. Suddenly a holo screen with Meowth, Isabelle, and Chris appeared in front of James.

“We have something big to report James,” Meowth said.

“Let's hear it,” James said.

“We just overheard Morty and the Dorkettes talking about Ho-oh and how it will be landing on the top of the Tin Tower sometime tomorrow,” Chris said.

“Did you say Ho-oh?” James asked with Poke Signs in his eyes.

“We did and we request back up for this one,” Isabelle said.

“You are in luck everyone has finished their missions and will be ready to head out first thing in the morning,” James said.

“Don’t you worry sir we won’t fail you,” Chris said before ending the call. Just then Jessie arrived with her personal secretary carrying all of her bags.

“Did I miss anything?” Jessie asked.

“Just the biggest score Isabelle and Chris reported,” James said before filling her in on the plan to mobilize everyone to capture Ho-oh.
> Legendary Encounter
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last time Turquoise had just won her fourth ribbon and was about to head to the Pokemon Center for the day when her Rainbow Wing began to glow. Morty arrived and filled her, Fluttershy, and Selena in on what was going on which was Ho-oh’s arrival. Little did they know Team Supernova was listening in on the conversation and was plotting to capture Ho-oh. Will our heroes be able to stop them? Let’s find out.





Turquoise and the girls returned to the Pokemon center for the day still reeling from the shock of what was going to happen soon. She called Professor Oak to return Goodra and bring back Gabite but Also told him about Ho-oh’s arrival.

“This is a very rare occurrence,” Professor Oak said.

“I’ll say,” Turquoise said.

“In any case, I have a small request to ask of you,” Professor Oak said.

“What is it?” Turquoise asked.

“Can you collect data on Ho-oh for me? I would fly over and see for myself but you know how busy running this lab can get,” Professor Oak asked.

“Not a problem,” Turquoise said.

“Great, I look forward to hearing about it,” Professor Oak said before hanging up. Turquoise was more excited about this encounter.





Meanwhile, at the Dance Theatre, the Kimono Sisters were practicing the dance they would be doing to herald Ho-oh’s arrival after Morty told them about it.

“Do you think Morty was telling the truth?” Sakura asked.

“He would never lie to us,” Kome said.

“I’m surprised Turquoise has some part to play in this,” Tameo said.

“Whatever it is let's do our best,” sasuki said before they continued their practice





At Supernova HQ a whole bunch of Team Supernova grunts was assembled in what looked like a landing bay full of choppers with a stage set up inside it. Suddenly Jessie and James stepped up onto the stage and James began speaking in a commanding voice.

“All right grunts here is the plan,” James shouted before continuing. “We all know how powerful Ho-oh is but that does not mean it is unbeatable so our scientists have upgraded our usual steel nets with flame resistance and an electrical system in the event the big bird tries to resist. So when it lands on top of the tower we will capture it and then sell its feathers on the black market.

“You have your orders grunts now get moving,” Jessie said before they all entered the choppers and took off for Ecruteak City. As for Jessie and James, they went back to their office to plot their next course of action.





It was now getting late and the girls were now fast asleep except for Turquoise who was outside looking at the Tin Tower off in the distance.

“What does this mean? Why would Ho-oh want to meet me of all trainers?” Turquoise asked herself while looking at her Rainbow Wing.

“Can’t sleep?” Selena said from behind Turquoise which startled her.

“Oh, Selena it's you,” Turquoise said.

“I never asked but how did you acquire a genuine Rainbow Wing?” Selena asked. Turquoise managed to regain her composure before going into the story behind it.

“I was at the port back home saying goodbye to Fluttershy and her friends and on my way back to Pallet Town I saw Ho-oh flying above along with a shimmering object coming down. I caught the object and when Professor oak told me what it was and what it meant I took it as a sign of where I should go next,” Turquoise said.

“So that's why you picked Johto for your next journey?” Selena asked.

“Exactly,” Turquoise said before continuing. “But mostly because I wanted to become stronger so I could challenge the Elite Four again.

“What happened?” Selena asked.

“The first member Prima defeated me like I was a novice and pointed out my biggest flaw,” Turquoise said.

“You have flaws? I know that is not true,” Selena said. “You are the most lovely and strategic person I know.

“But I was also impatient and acted like I wanted to end my battles quickly,” Turquoise said repeating what Prima told her.

“I know what you mean, I like doing flashy moves in contests but sometimes I lose my cool and act brashly which is why I lost a good amount of my contests so far,” Selena said. They talk more for a good fifteen minutes before going back to sleep.





The next day the girls were now in front of the Tin Tower and Turquoise was feeling a bit nervous about this.

“Hey relax you got this,” Fluttershy said.

“Your right,” Turquoise said before they entered the tower. They went past the lobby area and began climbing the staircase to the top.

“Why are there so many stairs? Selena asked.

“I read in a brochure that the Tin Tower is the tallest building in Johto and the top is so high up that the city government declared the area above restricted airspace,” Turquoise said.

“Restricted Airspace?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yes manmade crafts such as planes helicopters, zeppelins, and other flying vehicles are prohibited from flying from within two hundred feet of the tower and only pokemon may approach from the sky,” Turquoise explained.

“I didn't peg you as a tourist,” Selena said.

“What can I say I like to experience everything a region offers,” Turquoise said before they reached the top which was 8000 ft in the air.

“Glad you girls could make it,” Morty said.

“How long before ho-oh arrives?” Turquoise asked.

“Any minute now,” Morty said before the bells began to ring as if to signal Ho-oh’s arrival. The kimono girls got into position to begin the dance. They danced in rhythm with the chimes of the bells as Ho-oh came into view and perched on top of the tower. Turquoise approached Ho-oh and suddenly heard a voice inside her head.

“Young trainer, what is it you seek?” The voice which was revealed to be Ho-oh’s asked.

“For my pokemon and I to be the best like no one ever was,” Turquoise said.

“I can sense a lot of love for your pokemon in you,” Ho-oh said.

“Of course, they are my friends,” Turquoise said.

“Remember to cherish and nourish those bonds and you will have eternal happiness on all of your journeys,” Ho-oh said. Suddenly the link was disconnected meaning Ho-oh was finished talking. Before it could fly off a bunch of Supernova choppers appeared and trapped Ho-oh in their suped-up nets.

“Hey, what do you think you're doing? This is restricted Airspace,” Morty shouted.

“As if we care,” One of the grunts said.

“And as for what we are doing, we are bringing Ho-oh back to base for the bosses,” Another one said before they flew off with Ho-oh. Turquoise was tempted to ride on Hunchkrow to pursue them but Morty stopped her.

“Wait til we get back on the ground first,” Morty said before everyone ran down the stairs as fast as they could. As soon as they were outside someone Turquoise and Fluttershy recognized was waiting for them.

“Long time no see Turquoise,” The person who was revealed to be Lance said.

“Lance? What brings you here?” Turquoise asked.

“I didn’t tell you this back in Saffron City but I’m part of a group called the Pokemon G-men whose mission is to maintain peace in the pokemon world,” Lance said. “As to why I am here, We heard that Team Supernova was back again and I just arrived from their Johto HQ a while ago to inform the authorities of their evil scheme.

“We just saw them capture Ho-oh and we need to stop them before they hurt it,” Fluttershy said.

“I’m coming with you, You need me to show you the way,” Lance said before calling out his Dragonite.

“You two go on ahead we will get Officer Jenny and meet you there,” Morty said.

“How will you find us?” Turquoise asked.

“With this,” Lance said before giving Fluttershy a device that looked like a radar of some kind. “It's a tracking radar, I tagged the base with a beacon before coming here so as soon as you get the authorities follow that radar.

“Got it,” Fluttershy said.

“In any case, Go Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said before calling out her Hunchkrow. Both Lance and Turquoise took off to the east which was in the direction of Mahogany Town.

“So where are we heading?” Turquoise asked.

“Mahogany Town,” Lance said which surprised Turquoise.

“Are you serious? Fluttershy and I were planning to go there,” Turquoise said.

“Well consider this the expressway,” Lance said as their destination was coming up. They landed in front of what looked like a run-down shop of some kind with a damaged radio tower next to it.

“What is this place?” Turquoise asked while recalling Hunchkrow.

“One of Team Rocket’s old hideouts, This is where they launched project R,” Lance said while feeling a hint of rage from the last part.

“Project R?” Turquoise asked.

“This Radio Tower was used to emit a frequency wave that forces pokemon to evolve rather they liked it or not but now it's just a rusty pile of junk,” Lance said before they went inside to see that it was all moldy, and dusty. Luckily lance remembered where the secret passage was and pushed one of the shelves to reveal it. Once they went inside the passage Turquoise was surprised to see it was better maintained than the shop used to conceal it. As they were walking Turquosied a bunch of Meowth statues lining the hallway. “Careful Turquoise those statues contain sensors and if we set them off Team Supernova will be on to us being here.

“So what shall we do?” Turquoise asked. Suddenly they heard voices and hid in the nearest room they could find.

“Looks like we found where they are but how do we get around undetected?” Turquoise asked before noticing they were in a locker room with team Supernova uniforms.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Lance asked implying he had the same idea as Turquoise.

“We disguise ourselves as grunts to move around?” Turquoise asked.

“Exactly,” Lance said before tossing Turquoise one of the girl’s uniforms. Lance wasted no time in changing while Turquoise used one of the stalls to change. “How does the uniform fit?

“It's a little loose on me but it will do,” Turquoise said before coming out in the same mid-drift style outfit Isabelle wears.

“Well in any case time to begin searching for Ho-oh,” Lance said before the two of them left the locker room. They checked every possible area a grunt had access to but no such luck. It wasn't until they reached the power room that they saw a most horrific sight. A bunch of Electric-types slaying away producing power hooked up to apparatuses that connected them to the main generator.

“This is just wrong,” Turquoise said while referring to the poor Elekid that ran out of energy along with the others also getting worn out only to be forced to keep going by the guards.

“I agree with you, we must liberate them before these monsters kill them,” Lance said before calling his Shiny Gyarados out. “While I deal with the guards you release the pokemon from their shackles. Lance single-handedly took on the guards while she disconnected the pokemon from the generator which caused the power to go out. The auxiliary generator then kicked in and Turquoise ran for the place where ho-oh was and to her surprise, Isabelle and Chris were in charge of guarding it. Turquoise decided to shed her disguise and face these two in battle.

“We knew you would come here Dorkette but where is the other Dorkette?” Isabelle asked.

“On her way here with the authorities but before that, I’m taking you two down and setting Ho-oh free,” Turquoise said.

“As if that is going to happen, Go Mightyena,” Isabelle said before calling out her Mightyena.

“You too Houndoom,” Chris said as he called out his Houndoom. The two of them were certain they had Turquoise beat until the look on her face said she had something up her sleeve.

“Go Gabite and Meganium,” Turquoise said as she called out her two pokemon.

“New guy huh well it won’t make any difference, Mightyena use Crunch. Mightyena charged at Gabite with fangs ready to bite into it.

“Houndoom use Fire Fang. Houndoom leaped at Meganium with fangs made of fire.

“Gabite dodge and use Sand Tomb on Houndoom and Meganium use Body Slam on Mightyena. Gabite successfully dodged Mightyena’s attack and managed to trap Houndoom in a powerful Sand Tomb which knocked it out in one shot while Meganium took advantage of Mightyena’s slow reaction time to crush him under her Body slam and beat him in one attack. Suddenly Isabelle and Chris used a smoke bomb to escape after recalling their fainted pokemon. In their haste, they dropped the key to Ho-oh’s cage which Turquoise took and used to unlock it. Ho-oh unleashed a Sacred Fire attack to break out and fly off. With Ho-oh now free Turquoise decided it was time to go.





Inside the abandoned shop Team Supernova was ready to bail until they were ambushed by a bunch of officers led by the officer Jenny from Ecruteak City and the Officer Jenny from Mahogany Town. this was one of the biggest arrests in all of Johto.





Back at the Johto Office of Team Supernova Jessie was having a meltdown over the plan failing and most of their grunts getting arrested.

“Calm down Jessie dear there will always be other big scores,” James said assuringly.

“Easy for you to say that Twerpette single-handedly destroyed our hidden base and now our Johto HQ is next,” Jessie said.

“Then let's quit yapping and get out of here before the cops find this place,” James said before they ran for the Hanger to catch their private jet to retreat to their next HQ.

“Next stop Hoenn,” Meowth said. By the time the police found the place, it was completely empty as if everyone fled in quite a hurry.





Sometime later it was now sunset and the girls were glad this whole Supernova situation was resolved for now.

“Well girls it's been a blast but I must go now,” Lance said.

“Where are you off to?” Fluttershy asked.

“To track down Jessie and James again, They managed to flee before the police found their Johto office so the way I see it, This mission is not over until they are brought to justice,” Lance said before flying off on his Dragonite.

“And Officer Jenny is giving me a ride back to Ecruteak City, What do you two plan to do?” Selena asked.

“Since we reached our destination a lot quicker than we intended we are going to stay so I can challenge the Gym,” Turquoise said.

“Good luck to you,” Selena said before getting in the passenger seat of the squad car with Officer Jenny and leaving. The girls decided to find the Pokemon Center and rest up for the night.

To Be Continued
> Pryce Cold Battle Conditions
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today was the day Turquoise challenged the Mahogany Town gym for her seventh badge and she was excited.

“Slow down Turquoise, Do you even know what type the gym leader specializes in?” Fluttershy asked.

“Good point,” Turquoise said. The girls were about to head for the gym to see if there were any hints as to what Turquoise would be dealing with when a couple of trainers came in with their fainted pokemon.

“They don’t call him Icy Pryce for nothing,” One of the trainers said.

“And I thought it was because he was a specialist with Ice-types,” The other trainer said. After hearing it Turquoise went back to thinking since this new information clued her in on what kind of gym the Mahagony Town Gym was.

“Let’s see, ice is strong against ground, dragon, grass, and flying which is what most of my team consists of right now,” Turquoise said while contemplating who she should use.

“Let’s not forget that a good variety of Ice-types are also water-types,” Fluttershy said weighing in on the conversation.

“I know that, Prima taught me that the hard way,” Turquoise said.

“Well your best options are Fighting, Steel, Fire, and Ground,” Fluttershy said.

“The only Fire-type I have is Ninetails and if we are battling on the water she won’t last long, and my only ground-types are also dragon-types which rules them out,” Turquoise said.

“Let’s not focus too much on type advantage just use whoever you think will do best,” Fluttershy said relieving some of Turquoise’s tension.

“Your right I think I know what to do now,” Turquoise said. She then went to the vidphone to call Professor Oak and after a few rings he picked up.

“Turquoise it's always so good to see you, What are you calling about?” Professor Oak asked.

“I’m getting ready for my gym battle in Mahogany Town so I need you to send me my Venusuar,” Turquoise said.

“Good choice, he missed you and will be happy to see you again,” Professor Oak said before getting to the important part. “So who will you be sending over?”

“My Vespiquen since I know she can’t stand the cold very well,” Turquoise said.

“Very well,” Professor Oak said before getting Venusuar ready for transport. A bit later the exchange was complete. “Vespiquen made it on my end.

“And Venusuar arrived on my end,” Turquoise said.

“Good luck with your gym battle,” Professor Oak said before hanging up. The girls went outside for a bit.

“Venusuar come on out,” Turquoise said as she called out Venusuar who was so happy to see Turquoise that he almost knocked her down. “Good to see you too Venusuar.

“So what’s the plan to beat Pryce?” Fluttershy asked.

“Since we don’t know what other types he has I'm just going to wing it,” Turquoise said. The girls left for the gym and as soon as they got there an old lady approached them.

“Are you girls here for a gym battle with my husband?” The lady asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“Then follow me to the battlefield,” The lady said. Sometime later the girls were shown to an ice battlefield with a pool in the middle of it. Suddenly an old man with white hair wearing a blue coat with a white scarf and khaki pants walked onto the opposite side of the battlefield before stabbing his cane into the ground.

“Which of you is my next challenger?” the old man asked.

“I am and I’m going to assume you are the gym leader?” Turquoise asked.

“That’s right, the name is Pryce,” Pryce said. Suddenly the old lady whose name was Shiela took her place on the ref’s spot after getting changed into her judge’s outfit and pulling out her flags.

“The battle between Pryce the Gym Leader and Turquoise the Challenger will now begin, Both sides will you three pokemon and the battle will be over when all three of one side’s pokemon are unable to battle, Finally the challenger may substitute pokemon while the gym leader may not,” Shiela said.

“Got it,” Turquoise said.

“Understood,” Pryce said.

“Alright let's begin,” Shiela said.

“Go Dewgong,” Pryce said as he called out his Dewgong which landed in the pool.

“Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out her Espeon. “Espeon use Swift. Espeon unleashed her Swift which was heading for Dewgong.

“Dodge it Dewgong. Dewgong went underwater and dodged the swift. “Now use Ice Beam. Dewgong fired its Ice beam after resurfacing.

“Dodge that. Espeon tried to dodge but no matter how fast she ran the ice was not giving her any traction.

“Nice try kid but your speed means nothing when battling on an Ice Field,” Pryce said as Espeon was nailed and encased in Ice. Turquoise refused to give up and so did Espeon. “Now use Aurora beam. Dewgong unleashed a rainbow-colored beam that was heading for Espeon.

“Espeon use Psychic. Espeon was not moving due to the ice and as soon as the beam hit Espeon was freed but she sustained some damage. “Return Espeon. After recalling Espeon Turquoise decided to call in her old friend. “Go Venusuar. Venusuar came out and shook the field slightly.

“Going with a grass type this time, interesting,” Pryce said.

“Venusuar use Sludge Bomb. Venusuar spat out blobs of sludge that were heading for Dewgong.

“Counter that with Aurora Beam. Dewgong used its Aurora beam to destroy the blobs which Turquoise was hoping he would do.

“Now use Betal dance while Dewgong is still above the water. Venusuar unleashed his Petal Dance on Dewgong who took it and was sent crashing into an Ice boulder before fainting.

“Dewgong is unable to battle Venusuar is the winner,” Sheila said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Dewgong,” Pryce said before recalling Dewgong. “You did great as always now rest. I must say that was quite clever baiting us with that Sludge bomb.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“However it's not over yet and my next pokemon will turn the tide, Go Weavile,” Pryce said as he called out his Weavile who looked raring to go.

“Return Venusuar,” Turquoise said recalling Venusuar. She wasted no time in calling out her third pokemon for this battle. “Go Gabite. Gabite appeared and managed to maintain its footing on the ice.

“You challenge my Weavile with a ground and dragon type? You are aware that is the worst possible choice to challenge an Ice type,” Pryce said.

“Maybe but I have faith in my pokemon,” Turquoise said.

“So be it, Weavile use Slash. Weavile began skating around the field while slashing at Gabite from all angles.

“Gabite use Bulldoze. Gabite suddenly unleashed a tremor that knocked Weavile off balance. “Now use Sand Tomb. Gabite then trapped Weavile in sand.

“Not bad but it will take more than that to beat us, Weavile use Ice punch to break free. Suddenly the sand turned to Ice which shattered and unleashed Weavile. “Now use Icy wind. Weavile unleashed cold Air on Gabite while skating circles around him.

“Gabite use Dragon Breath while spinning. Gabite unleashed Dragon breath while spinning in place which created a counter shield made from Dragon breath that nailed Weavile with each rotation until it fainted.

“Weavile is unable to battle, Gabite is the winner,” Sheila said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Weavile,” Pryce said as he recalled Weavile. “You did your best now rest. I must say the way you used Dragon Breath was quite unconventional.

“Its called a counter shield,” Turquoise said.

“Well now playtime is over time for me to show you my trusted partner, Go Mamoswine,” Pryce said before calling out a massive pokemon that looked like a mammoth. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for information.

“Mamoswine, The Twin Tusk Pokemon, This Pokémon can be spotted in wall paintings from as far back as 10,000 years ago. For a while, it was thought to have gone extinct,” The Pokedex said.

“I will stick with my Gabite,” Turquoise said.

“Very well. Mamoswine use hail. Mamoswine unleashed a white ball that suddenly created a snowstorm that covered the field and obscured Mamoswine from view.

“Gabite use Bulldoze. Gabite shook the field but Mamoswine barely felt anything.

“Mamoswine use Blizzard. Mamoswine unleashed a powerful blizzard that not only covered the field but froze the pool also. Gabite was feeling it and was knocked out in a single hit.

“Gabite is unable to battle, Mamoswine is the winner,” Sheila said while pointing her left flag at Pryce.

“Return Gabite,” Turquoise said while recalling Gabite. “You battled hard now rest. Turquoise knew what she had to do in order to win. “Go Espeon.

“That again what difference will it make this time?” Pryce said. Mamoswine use Iron head. Mamoswine charged at Espeon with a head covered in iron.

“Espeon use Psychic on yourself to dodge. Espeon used Psychic on herself to levitate into the air and out of the way. “Now use psybeam from above. Espeon unleashed a powerful psybeam which dealt some massive damage but not enough to beat Mamoswine.

“I will admit that was clever but we are not out yet, Mamoswine use Ancient Power and wait for Espeon to land. As soon as Espeon landed Mamoswine unleashed Ancient Power which managed to nail Espeon for great damage but not enough to finish her.

“We won’t fall that easily, Espeon use Morning Sun to heal yourself. Espeon was able to recover enough health for one last attack since she could not get more due to the hail. “Now use Psybeam with all you got.

“We also won’t go down, Mamoswine use Blizzard. Mamoswine unleashed another Blizzard and both moves managed to hit their marks. Mamoswine survived the Psybeam but Espeon fainted from the Blizzard.

“Espeon is unable to battle, Mamoswine is the winner,” Shiela said while pointing her left flag at Pryce.

“Return Espeon,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon. “You did great my friend now rest. Turquoise noticed that Mamoswine was beginning to feel tired which meant the previous battle have worn it down and victory was almost hers. “Go Venusuar. Venusuar returned and was still feeling fresh.

“I will admit I enjoyed this battle but now it's time to end it, Mamoswine use blizzard. Mamoswine unleashed Blizzard for the third time which did not faze Turquoise this time.

“Venusuar use Petal Blizzard. Venusuar retaliated with a blizzard of pink flower petals that clashed and caused both moves to cancel each other out along with the hail. “Now finish this with Frenzy Plant. Venusuar unleashed his Frenzy Plant which managed to hit mamoswine for some major damage and knocked it out.

“Mamoswine is unable to battle, Venusuar is the winner which means victory goes to Turquoise,” Shiela said while pointing her right flag at Turquoise.

“We did it we won,” Turquoise said while hugging Venusuar. Pryce approached Turquoise after recalling Mamoswine.

“Turquoise that was a most excellent battle and as proof of your victory here at the Mahogany town Gym I present you with the Glacier badge,” Pryce said before giving Turquoise a badge shaped like a snowflake.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“So where do you plan to go next?” Pryce asked.

“To wherever the next gym is,” Turquoise said.

“In that case, the next one is in Blackthorn City,” Pryce said. Turquoise used her Pokegear to check where it was and noticed it was quite a ways away.

“Then it looks like we better get going since it's a long way away,” Turquoise said.

“Good luck on the rest of your journey,” Pryce said before the girls left. After healing her pokemon Turquoise sent Venusuar back to the lab and brought back Vespiquen. With the excitement of today now concluded the girls went to bed.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were eating breakfast while watching the coverage of the latest contest where Emma won her fifth ribbon.

“And that was coverage of Emma’s victory at the Winterton City Pokemon contest, for those of you who are still aiming for the Grand festival do not panic because there are still five more ribbons left so give it your all,” Julian said before the coverage ended.

“Let's hope there is a contest somewhere along the way to Blackthorn City,” Turquoise said.

“I’m sure we will find one when we least expect it,” Fluttershy said. After cleaning up the girls left and continued on the road with a new destination. Where will our heroes go next? Find out as the journey continues.

To Be Continued
> Paldean Holiday
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The girls continued on the road to Blackthorn City where Turquoise’s final gym badge was when they suddenly arrived in a new town that was in the process of setting up for a big festival. The girls found someone who was helping with the decor and decided to ask them about it.

“Excuse me sir but what’s with the decorations?” Turquoise asked.

“You girls must not be from around here,” The guy said before continuing. “Tomorrow is the Paldea Cultural Festival.

“Paldea Cultural Festival?” Fluttershy asked.

“It's where we celebrate the culture of the Paldea region, I even heard there is going to be a big battle tournament with a special prize,” The guy said which got Turquoise interested. The girls decided to head to the pokemon center first since the long walk through the forest took a lot out of them. Before they could relax nurse joy approached them.

“Is one of you Turquoise?” Nurse Joy asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“You have a phone call from Professor Oak,” Nurse Joy said before showing Turquoise to the phone. As soon as Turquoise picked up Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

“Turquoise so good to see you. How is your journey going so far?” Professor Oak asked.

“Pretty good I already have seven gym badges and four ribbons,” Turquoise said.

“That’s wonderful,” Professor Oak said before getting to why he called. “Now as to why I’m calling. We have a bit of a situation at the lab. A swarm of Combee has decided to make their hive in one of the forest areas on the habitat but they seem to be at each other’s throats so much that they haven't even started yet. And then there is the Beedrill which already has a claim to that area. What I’m asking is can I borrow your Vespiquen to help solve this problem?

“Sure no problem,” Turquoise said before setting Vespiquen’s Pokeball on the tray where it was sent through the transporter and to professor Oak’s end.

“Vespiquen arrived safely on my end,” Professor Oak said.

“I hope she can help with your situation,” Turquoise said before hanging up. With the call now over the girls decided to rest while they waited for everyone to finish setting up.





The next day everything was set up and a lot of people were in attendance including some kids around Turquoise’s age who were wearing school uniforms with either orange shorts or purple shorts. Another thing that was noticeable was all the sandwiches that were being served at the food stalls.

“Subs must be very popular in Paldea,” Fluttershy said.

“Want to try some and see why?” Turquoise asked.

“Of course,” Fluttershy said. The girls got some sandwiches and tried them.

“This fruit one is really sweet,” Fluttershy said giving her critique on it.

“You should try this meat one,” The Hamburg steaks were grilled to perfection,” Turquoise said.

“By the way have you noticed all the kids in school uniforms?” Fluttershy asked.

“I have,” Turquoise said. As they kept looking around they noticed these kids were not guests at the festival but rather volunteers who were helping out to educate everyone on the Paldea Region. Little did the girls know Isabelle and Chris along with Meowth were sitting at a nearby table listening in.

“Those dorkettes are going to pay for ruining our operation,” Isabelle said seething with rage.

“Pay big time,” Chris said.

“Now hold on you two Jessie and James gave us specific instructions to wait while they send someone to come pick us up and bring us to our Hoenn Base,” Meowth said.

“We know but we want revenge on them,” Isabelle said.

“Then why don’t we just enter the battle tournament and beat them there?” Meowth said.

“Because we only have two pokemon each and the rules say you need three to enter,” Chris said.  Just then a pair of Dustox appeared obviously attracted to the smell of the sandwiches they were eating. One was shiny and the other was regular.

“Wait a minute I know one of you, you used to be Jessie’s Dustox,” Meowth said with the normal one nodding yes. Isabelle and Chris acted right in the middle of the reunion and successfully caught them with Chris claiming the shiny one and Isabelle claiming Jessie’s former Dustox.

“Now we can seek vengeance before heading for Hoenn,” Isabelle said. Sometime later registration for the battle tournament concluded and Turquoise was registered along with Isabelle and Chris who both entered under false names to conceal their true identities. Once all the trainers competing were in the stadium the mc began speaking.

“I would like to welcome everyone to our festival’s main attraction, the battle Tournament, and this year we have a special prize,” The Mc said before a special pokemon egg that was light green with an ivy green leaf pattern on it was displayed on the jumbotron. “Sixteen trainers have entered but only one will be walking away with the egg, so without further ado let's set the bracket. The Mc slammed a button which shuffled the various pictures of the sixteen contestants before each being placed in one of the sixteen spaces. Turquoise was in the third match against Isabelle who went by the name Belladonna. The two trainers for the first match of the first round remained while everyone else was taken to the waiting area to watch the match on the tv inside. The first two rounds went by fast, and it was time for Turquoise’s match.

“And now for our third match, First up we have Turquoise,” The Mc said before turquoise took her position on the battlefield. “Facing her will be Belladonna. Isabelle walked in and looked at Turquoise with a look of disdain.

“If both trainers are ready call out your pokemon,” The ref said.

“Dustox go,” Isabelle said as she called out her Dustox. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex since this was her first time seeing a Dustox.

“Dustox, the poison Moth Pokemon, It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset,” The Pokedex said. Luckily for Turquoise, she registered the perfect pokemon for this battle.

“Go Espeon,” Turquoise said as she called out Espeon.

“Battle start,” The Ref said.

“Dustox use Quiver Dance. Dustox suddenly spun around as a multi-colored aura surrounded it which meant some stats were raised. “ Now use Bug Buzz. Dustox flaps her wings violently which produced a very loud soundwave that really affected Espeon.

“Stay strong and use Morning Sun. Espeon managed to withstand the sound and used Morning Sun to heal herself. “Now use Psychic. Espeon’s eyes glowed blue before Dustox was covered in a thin light blue field of psychic energy that slammed her on the ground and resulted in a critical hit that knocked her out.

“Dustox is unable to battle, Espeon is the winner which means victory goes to Turquoise,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“No fair that should have been an instant knockout,” Isabelle whined before leaving. The rest of the battles went by smoothly until the remaining eight were selected. The bracket was now updated and Turquoise’s next opponent was Someone she hasn't seen in a while.

“Looks like we meet again Loki,” Turquoise said. The first match went by fast and now it was time for the second which was between Turquoise and Loki. They both entered the battlefield and exchanged looks before the ref had them call out their pokemon for this round.

“Glalie let's go,” Loki said as he called out his Glalie who looked ready to go.

“Go Umbreon,” Turquoise said as she called out Umbreon.

“Battle start,” The Ref said.

“Glalie use Hail. Glalie sent a white orb into the sky which summoned a hailstorm. “Now use Frost Breath. Glalie then breathed very cold air at Umbreon but it did not faze him or Turquoise.

“Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Umbreon fired a shadow ball expecting it to easily break through Frost breath only to see a look in Loki’s eye that he was up to something.

“Glalie use Double Team. Glalie split into multiple copies before one got nailed by Shadow ball and vanished. “Now use Ice Beam from all directions. Glalie fired multiple Ice Beams which managed to hit Umbreon from all directions.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse while spinning. Umbreon managed to create a Dark Pulse counter shield which managed to dispel the copies along with hitting the real Glalie for some good damage but not enough to knock him out.

“Good thing Glalie has the Ice Body ability or that would have been the end,” Loki said as Glalie slowly healed himself with the falling hail.

“Too bad we are also not done, Umbreon use Quick Attack. Umbreon sped at Glalie before headbutting him and knocking him out.

“Glalie is unable to battle, Umbreon is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Turquoise.

“You may have won today Turquoise but mark my words at the Silver conference I will beat you,” Loki said before leaving for the stands to watch the rest of the tournament. The remaining two matches were intense. The bracket was once again updated and the matches began. Turquoise won her match almost instantly and the second match was way more intense with how hard Chris's Metang was thrashing his opponent around before delivering the final blow.

“Now Metang use Meteor Mash to end this. Metang delivered a powerful left hook to the opposing pokemon which knocked them out.

“Vibrava is unable to battle, Metang is the winner which means Tristain wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Chris. Suddenly Metang began to glow before evolving into a Metagross.

“And just like that my team is a whole lot stronger,” Chris gloated before exiting the battlefield. There was a five-minute intermission which gave both Turquoise and Chris time to heal their pokemon and prep themselves for the final battle. Chris, Isabelle, and Meowth were using this time to strategize while secretly listening in on Turquoise and Fluttershy’s conversation.

“So who are you planning to use for the final round?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m using my Gabite since it's now time for him to shine,” Turquoise said.

“Did you hear that? the dorkette is going with her Gabite which means your Metagross has this one clinched,” Meowth said boastfully.

“Your right we will crush her and the bosses will be pleased with us bringing a Paldean egg back with us,” Chris said. The intermission ended and both trainers returned to the stadium.

“And now we arrived at our final match. Who will be taking the egg? Will be our rising starlet Turquoise?” The announcer said as Turquoise entered her side of the field. “Or will it be the mighty Tristian who takes it? Chris entered smugly like he knew he was going to win.

“Don’t take it personally when I beat you kid,” Chris said in a condescending tone.

“Don’t go celebrating too soon because we won’t lose that easily,” Turquoise said.

“If both trainers are ready? Call out your pokemon,” The Ref said.

“Go Gabite,” Turquoise said as she called out her Gabite who looked raring to go.

“Go Metagross,” Chris said as he called out his newly evolved Metagross who shook the battlefield upon landing on it. Despite the tremor, Gabite remained focused.

“Battle start,” The Ref said.

Metagross use Hammer Arm. Metagross began the battle by raising one of its legs and preparing to swing it down hard on Gabite.

“Gabite use Sand Tomb. Gabite managed to create a Sand tomb beneath Metagross which threw off its footing and caused its attack to miss its mark.

“You may have avoided that but lets see you dodge this. Metagross use Psychic on Gabite. Metagross used its Psychic to catch Gabite in its field before lifting him off the ground.

“Gabite use Dragon Breath. Gabite unleashed dragon breath but Metagross altered the trajectory which caused it to miss before slamming him down hard.

“Now use Bullet Punch before Gabite gets back up. Metagross began rolling towards Gabite with its arms glowing orange. Gabite mustered all of his strength to get back up and suddenly his claws began to glow with a greenish glow which Turquoise recognized as a new move. Gabite used those glowing claws to try and push Metagross back. After a little back and forth Gabite was able to stop the Bullet Punch and send Metagross back a few feet. “Not bad but we are not even close to finished yet. Metagross use Meteor Mash. Metagross charged at Gabite with one of its front legs covered in white energy getting ready to punch.

“Dodge and use Dragon Claw. Gabite managed to leap into the air and bring down a powerful Dragon Claw that pushed Metagross off its legs and to the ground.

“Get back up Metagross,” Chris shouted which allowed Metagross to rise up again with Gabite still on top of it. “Now shake Gabite off and use Bullet Punch. Metagross managed to send Gabite flying off before hitting him with a barrage of punches which send him flying towards Turquosie’s side of the field lying down. Gabite once again tried to get back up.

“Come on Gabite I know you can do it, Don’t give up,” Turquoise shouted which not only allowed Gabite to rise up again but to glow with a very familiar white glow.

“Oh no this looks bad,” Isabelle said.

“Tell me about it when a twerps pokemon evolves it's never good news for us,” Meowth said. Gabite began to grow bigger while his build shrunk a little and his fin grow bigger. When the glow died down a bigger creature that looked almost like a hammer shark stood where Gabite was.

“And it looks like the power of love triumphs as Turquoise’s Gabite evolved into a Garchomp,” The announcer said.

“So you're a Garchomp huh,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“Garchomp, The Mach Pokemon, Garchomp makes its home in volcanic mountains. It flies through the sky as fast as a jet airplane, hunting down as much prey as it can,” The Pokedex said.

“Big deal we will still win this, Metagross use Meteor Mash. Metagross charged at Garchomp with its Meteor Mash but it did not faze with Turquoise or Garchomp.

“Let's show him your new move, use Dig. Garchomp leaped into the air before spinning like a drill and burrowed underground. As soon as Meteor Mash missed Garchomp popped out of the ground to deliver a powerful blow that inflicted a ton of damage and caused Metagross to faint.

“Metagross is unable to battle, Garchomp is the winner which means, Turquoise wins the match,” the ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And that's it folks after many intense battles our tournament winner is Turquoise,” The announcer shouted as confetti rained down. A bit later Turquoise stood on the stage now holding her new Pokemon Egg. After a few pictures, Turquoise and Fluttershy returned to the Pokemon center for the day. Turquoise decided to call Professor Oak to see how Vespiquen was doing. After a few rings, Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

“Aw Turquoise good timing,” Professor Oak said.

“Guess what I got myself a new Pokemon Egg,” Turquoise said before showing it to him.

“That’s wonderful and on that topic, I have another favor to ask,” Professor Oak said.

“What is it?” Turquoise asked.

“We managed to resolve the territorial dispute and get all the Combee on the same page but they need a queen to keep the peace, so is it ok if Vespiquen stays at the lab a little bit longer just until a successor is named?” Professor Oak asked.

“Seeing as I have a full team again sure,” Turquoise said.

“Excellent,” Professor Oak said before hanging up. As soon as Garchomp was completely healed the girl called it a day while everyone else was taking everything down now that the festival was over.





On the outskirts of town, a helicopter with the Team Supernova insignia came and picked up Isabelle, Chris, and Meowth with the two humans of the group looking down after failing to beat Turquoise.

“Hey don’t look so down chums, we may have lost the battle today but the war is not over yet,” Meowth said before continuing. “Not only did we reclaim Jessie’s Dustox along with her mate, but Chris’s Metang also evolved and is now stronger.

“Your right we may have lost today but we also got much stronger in the process,” Chris said.

“Yay,” Isabelle said.

“Turquoise Dusk when next we meet your pokemon will be ours,” The three of them shouted as the helicopter flew off in the horizon.

To Be Continued
> A Queen's Plight
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was a typical day in Kanto and the Oak Laboratory was just as lively. Professor Oak was busy with some kind of experiment in his lab while his assistant was tending to all the pokemon in the habitat area. The assistant was now in the forest area where the Beedrill raised their young and was very careful since it was a known fact Beedrill can be very aggressive when enraged or disturbed. Suddenly he came across a tree that looked unoccupied until he saw the top moving and a Combee fly out of it.

“Looks like we have some new residence here at the lab,” The assistant said. Suddenly a bunch of Combee flew out and started fighting with each other. The fighting got so out of hand it sent one of the Combee crashing into a Beedrill which incited the other Beedrill to join in the brawl. The Assistant returned to the Lab to inform Professor Oak of the situation. “Professor we have a serious problem.

“What is it?” Professor Oak asked. After informing him and showing him the ongoing fight Professor oak knew what to do. “We need a Vespiquen, Combee are like a colony, and without a queen to guide them they are lost and disorganized.

“But where are we going to find a Vespiquen?” The Assistant asked.

“It just so happens I know someone who has one and hopefully will lend her to us once I explain the situation to her,” Professor Oak said before running back to the lab while leaving the assistant to monitor the situation. He made it back and used the GPS in Turquoise’s Pokedex to pinpoint her location. Luckily for him, she was now in a town which meant he could reach her. He dialed the number and after a while managed to reach the Pokemon Center.

“Pokemon center this is Nurse Joy speaking,” Nurse Joy said.

“Yes, this is Professor Oak speaking. Is there a trainer named Turquoise there? I urgently need to talk to her,” professor Oak asked.

“One sec,” Nurse joy said. A bit later Turquoise was now on the line. 

“Turquoise so good to see you. How is your journey going so far?” Professor Oak asked.

“Pretty good I already have seven gym badges and four ribbons,” Turquoise said.

“That’s wonderful,” Professor Oak said before getting to why he called. “Now as to why I’m calling. We have a bit of a situation at the lab. A swarm of Combee has decided to make their hive in one of the forest areas on the habitat but they seem to be at each other’s throats so much that they haven't even started yet. And then there is the Beedrill which already has a claim to that area. What I’m asking is can I borrow your Vespiquen to help solve this problem?

“Sure no problem,” Turquoise said. A few seconds later Vespiquen’s Pokeball appeared on Professor Oak’s end. “Vespiquen arrived safely on my end,” Professor Oak said.

“I hope she can help with your situation,” Turquoise said before hanging up. Professor Oak grabbed Vespiquen’s Pokeball and ran back to where the fighting was. He managed to make it in time before things could escalate even higher. He called out Vespiquen who was used to being at the lab by now.

“Vespiquen we need your assistance,” Professor Oak said before directing her attention to the fighting and the Combee. Vespiquen suddenly remembered what her former queen told her before Turquoise caught her. Suddenly Vespiquen unleashed a Pin Missile that was fired between the two factions and broke up the fighting.

“(stop all this fighting at once),” Vespiquen said in what sounded like a commanding tone which got the Combee’s attention. Both sides sent one member of their group to represent them in explaining their side of things. The Beedrill went first.

“(We need this forest to raise our young so you're not welcome here),” Beedrill said. Once Beedrill finished talking it was now Combee's turn to explain. Combee explained that their previous home was destroyed in a massive forest fire and they were looking for a new place to live. After hearing both sides Vespiquen tried to explain the situation to the humans but they could not understand her. Luckily a Pokemon ranger arrived to explain for her.

“So this is where the Combee fled to,” The Ranger said.

“And you are?” Professor Oak asked.

“I’m Selene and I'm a Pokemon Ranger,” Selene said before explaining why she was at the lab. “You see I was in charge of getting all the pokemon from the recent forest fire to safety and when I noticed the Combee in the area were not there I went looking for them.

“That explains where they came from but what are they doing here?” The assistant asked.

“Obviously they are looking for a new place to build a hive,” Selene said.

“Well they can’t build it there since the Beedrill has a claim to this area,” The Assistant said.

“What if we try and find somewhere else more suited for them?” Professor Oak asked.

“That’s a great idea, do you have anywhere like that on your land?” Selene asked.

“Not really however we can create someplace,” Professor Oak said before having Vespiquen tell the Combee to follow them. Professor Oak led them to a recently acquired habitat area, a field of lush flowers. “This is a recent expansion we just bought the rights to, we haven't decided what to do with it yet but it does seem like the ideal place for them wouldn't you say?

“The flowers are a good thing but what about trees? as in Combee need one for their hive,” Selene asked.

“We can always plant some. It may take a while for them to grow but at least it will solve the problem,” Professor Oak said.

“That could work,” Selene said. Luckily there was a huge spot in the center of the flowers they could use for planting. The three of them began digging and just when they thought their plan would work they suddenly hit a snag as in hitting bedrock.

“This is bad we can’t dig through that,” The assistant said.

“Your right and none of the pokemon here are strong enough to break through solid bedrock,” Professor Oak said.

“I may have a solution,” Selene said.

“Let’s hear it,” Professor Oak said.

“A few miles away is a cave which is home to a bunch of Drilbur and Excadrill,” Selene said before the assistant caught on to her plan.

“I get it your going to bring us an Excadrill,” The Assistant said.

“Excadrill’s drill is powerful enough to pierce through iron plates so bedrock is a breeze for one,” Professor Oak said. Selene was off to the cave but suddenly hit a snag with a huge boulder blocking her path. Suddenly she saw a Rhydon passing by before pulling out a device with an antenna

“Capture on,” Selene said before the device fired a hi-tech top that began spinning around Rhydon as Selene twisted her wrist in a circular motion. A few moments later she waved the device around which caused the circle to close on Rhydon and envelope it in a white glow briefly. “Capture complete, Rhydon use your horn to break that boulder. Rhydon spun its drill-like horn and suddenly used it to shatter the boulder and clear the path. Suddenly Rhydon was released from Selene’s control and continued on its merry way as if nothing happened. Selene continued and found the cave she was looking for. So far all she saw were Diglett and Dugtrio as she went deeper in. She soon saw a bunch of Graveler rolling around and skillfully dodged them. She soon came across the Drilbur which meant she was close. Suddenly a big drill-like thing surfaced before revealing itself to be an Excadrill.

(“what are you doing here human?),” Excadrill said demandingly.

“Excadrill I could really use your help,” Selene pleaded even though she could not understand the pokemon language. Excadrill suddenly took on a fighting stance while the Drilbur also looked ready to fight. Selene tried to use the device from before only for one of the Drilbur to break the top. “My styler. Selene tried again but once again the Drilbur protected the Excadrill from it. Just before she could lose hope another top was launched but this time it managed to generate bubbles around the Drilbur. The one who fired the top was a woman with white skin, crimson eyes, spiked blue hair, and was wearing a uniform similar to Selene’s but more appropriate for a higher rank. “Caption Solana mam.

“Professor Oak told me you would be here and I came to help,” Solana said. The two of them worked together and not only managed to capture Excadrill but its Drilbur underlings as well. The two of them returned to the lab where everyone was waiting.

“Excadrill can you break through that bedrock?” Selene asked with Excadrill nodding yes. Excadrill didn't hesitate to turn into its drill form and then broke through the bedrock and then completely shattered it.

“Perfect now we can begin planting some trees,” Professor Oak said as the Drilbur began digging some more holes while the assistant along with the other pokemon began planting the trees around the area making it look more appealing like a flower field in the middle of a forest. After the job was complete, the Drilbur and Excadrill returned to their cave. As for the big hole in the center, the Professor decided to wait until tomorrow to plant the seed since he needed to work on his compost for it first.





The next day Professor Oak was ready to begin planting when he saw the hole was now full of water and in that water was a Crawduant who took over the space overnight.

“Hey Crawduant you can’t be here that hole was for a tree I was planning to plant,” Professor Oak said. The Crawduant refused to leave and even went so far as to pinch its claws in an intimidating way which caused Professor Oak to back off. “This is very bad.

“We need to get rid of that Crawduant,” The Assistant said.

“We can’t just toss it out that Crawduant belongs to another trainer,” Professor Oak said.

“But if we don’t do something the Combee will not have their new home,” The Assistant said. In another part of the habitat, the Combee were still butting heads with each other until Vespiquen took control again. Just then Professor oak came to share the bad news. Suddenly things began to spiral out of control again. As the fighting got more and more intense Vespiquen had enough and managed to unleash a powerful shout that got everyone to stop.

“(now is not the time to be fighting each other. now is the time to reclaim our new home),” Vespiquen said which the Combee all agreed on.

“(let us help),” The leader of the Beedrill said with their army behind them. Both armies went to the place occupied by Crawduant and were met with a BubbleBeam.

“(Combee. form a wall),” Vespiquen commanded which was her Defend Order. The Combee all stacked together and form a protective wall in front of Vespiquen and the Beedrill Army. the Beedrill all charged in with twin needle only for Crawduant to use Harden to stand its ground.

“(Combee. Attack),” Vespiquen commanded which was her Attack Order which cued the Combee to split apart and attack Crawduant once its guard was down. Vespiquen finished it off with a Power gem that sent it flying back into the lake with the other water-types all of which were super peeved about the way Crawduant treated them which landed it in hot water metaphorically speaking. After pumping all the water out and planting the seed for the center tree the professor declared this problem solved. He noticed how all the Combee were united under Vespiquen’s leadership and how the Beedrill were also getting along with them.

“I wish we could keep Vespiquen here with us but I'm sure Turquoise will want her back,” Professor Oak said.

“You know you can just ask her if it's okay to keep Vespiquen here, Turquoise is a reasonable kid, if she wasn't then Vespiquen would not even be here,” The Assistant said.

“You know what I will ask,” Professor Oak said before returning to the lab to make the call. As soon as he got there he suddenly received an incoming call. After answering it was Turquoise on the other end which was perfect timing .“Aw Turquoise good timing.

“Guess what I got myself a new Pokemon Egg,” Turquoise said before showing it to him.

“That’s wonderful and on that topic, I have another favor to ask,” Professor Oak said.

“What is it?” Turquoise asked.

“We managed to resolve the territorial dispute and get all the Combee on the same page but they need a queen to keep the peace, so is it ok if Vespiquen stays at the lab a little bit longer just until a successor is named?” Professor Oak asked.

“Seeing as I have a full team again sure,” Turquoise said.

“Excellent,” Professor Oak said before hanging up. Professor Oak ran as fast as he could to find Vespiquen to tell her the news. He found her in the center of the flower field ready to address her subjects about her departure until he stopped her. “Good news Vespiquen. Turquoise agreed to let you stay here a bit longer. Vespiquen hoped Turquoise would allow it since she knew how attached she can get. And so the day ended and peace was once again restored to the Oak Laboratory.

To Be Continued
> A Grim Reunion
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Continuing on the road to Blackthorn City, Turquoise and Fluttershy were getting close to a town. Turquoise was holding her new egg close to her chest full of excitement about what might hatch from it.

“I can’t wait to see what you turn into,” Turquoise said with excitement.

“I guess it will be a pokemon we have never seen before,” Fluttershy said.

“Whatever it is I hope it's cute,” Turquoise said.

“You really love cute things don’t you,” Fluttershy said.

“Why wouldn't I?” Turquoise asked. Before they could continue talking they arrived in town but what got Turquoise’s attention was a flyer for an upcoming contest. “This is my chance to get that fifth ribbon.

“Any idea who you're going to use?” Fluttershy asked.

“I do but first we need to find a Pokemon Center,” Turquoise said. The girls found the pokemon center and as soon as they got there Turquoise immediately went for the vidphone to call Professor Oak. A bit later he appeared on the screen.

“Good to see you again Turquoise,” Professor Oak said.

“You to Professor,” Turquoise said.

“So what can I do for you?” Professor Oak asked.

“I need you to send me my Venusaur,” Turquoise said.

“Sure thing, who will you send over?” professor Oak asked.

“My Hunchkrow,” Turquoise said. He called Venusaur over before recalling him into his Pokeball. He then placed the ball on the tray while Turquoise did the same on her end. He then pulled the lever and then a few seconds later the exchange was complete.

“Hunchkrow arrived safely on my end,” Professor Oak said.

“And Venusaur arrived on my end,” Turquoise said before the Professor hung up.

“By the way where are we?” Fluttershy asked. Turquoise checked her poke gear and soon noticed they were in a town that was close to the cave that leads to Blackthorn City.

“According to the map we are in Crystallin Town,” Turquoise said. After seeing the time Turquoise was shocked. “SWEET ARCEUS I’M GOING TO BE LATE,” Suddenly Turquoise ran lightning fast with Fluttershy trying to catch up to her. Luckily she managed to snag the last spot with five minutes to spare. Just then Fluttershy caught up to her.

“Did you make it?” Fluttershy asked.

“It was close but I made it,” Turquoise said. Suddenly someone Turquoise hasn't seen in a while came up to them.

“Long time no see Turquoise,” A voice that was revealed to be Kyle’s said.

“Kyle good to see you again,” Turquoise said.

“I assume you're entering the contest too?” Kyle asked.

“I am, I assume you are too?” Turquoise said.

“Sure am,” Kyle said.

“Awesome, how many ribbons do you have?” Turquoise asked.

“I have four so far,” Kyle said while showing them.

“Neat so do I,” Turquoise said. The two of them kept chatting until it was time to go inside. Turquoise was both nervous and excited while Kyle was just excited. A bit later it was time to begin as indicated by the monitors turning on and Julian about to do her opening intro.

“Welcome everyone to today’s contest here in Crystallin Town. I am your always energetic MC Julian and here are the judges,” Julian said before shifting everyone’s focus to the judges. “First up from the Pokemon activities Committee Mr.Contesta.

“A pleasure as always,” Contesta said.

“Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“And finally Crystallin Town’s own Nurse Joy,” Julian said.

“I can’t wait to see what these coordinators shine,” Nurse Joy said while smiling.

“And as a special treat for all you watching the format for this contest will be a double performance which means our coordinators will be using two pokemon,” Julian said. Luckily this time Turquoise was prepared. “So without further ado let the contest begin. Many skilled coordinators went on one by one and gave the best performances they could as if this was their last chance when it wasn't. Once the current contestant was finished it was now Kyle’s turn but what was surprising to Turquoise was Kyle not being dressed as the phantom or using the over-the-top special effects from back in Lavender Town.

“You’re not going to do your whole Phantom Persona?” Turquoise asked.

“Now that I cut my mom out of my life I no longer feel the need to hide behind a mask so it's time for Kyle Grim to take the stage,” Kyle said which impressed Turquoise greatly. Kyle continued his way to the stage while Turquoise focused on the monitor to see Kyle in action.

“Please welcome our next contestant all the way from Lavender Town in the Kanto Region Kyle Grim,” Julian said as kyle took his position.

“Froslass and Castform let’s astonish them,” Kyle said before throwing two pokeballs that popped open and unleashed a bunch of snowflakes with Froslass and a little white creature that looked cute.

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

“Castform, The Weather Pokemon, Its appearance changes with the weather. Recently, its molecules were found to be just like water,” The Pokedex said.

“Castform use Hail and Floslass use Double Team. Castform fired an ice-blue sphere into the air which created clouds that started to cause a hailstorm while Froslass and her copies danced around and faded from one spot to another. “Time for the finale, Castform use Weather ball and Froslass use Shadow Ball. Castform unleashed a weather ball upward which turned into ice due to Hail followed by the shadow ball which collided with it and created a sparkly explosion that turned the hail into sparkling dust.

“Now that was a splendid performance, what do you say judges?” Julian asked.

“The way Froslass danced around in that hail was what we would expect from a ghost-type,” contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizu said.

“It was like watching a geisha at a winter festival,” Nurse Joy said. As soon as Kyle returned backstage Turquoise was still in shock and awe.

“That was impressive,” Turquoise said.

“Thanks,” Kyle said. After a few more coordinators went up it was now Turquoise’s turn.

“And now for our last contestant, all the way from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region is Turquoise Dusk,” Julian said as Turquoise took her position.

“Venusaur and Meganium lets dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her two pokeballs which popped open and unleashed a bunch of pink and purple flower petals before Venusaur and Meganium appeared as the petals rained down on them. “Venusar use Petal Dance and Meganium use Magical Leaf. Venusaur unleashed his petal Dance which created a vortex of pink petals while Meganium unleashed Magical Leaf which got absorbed by the Petal Dance and created a spiral tower of pink petals and green leaves. “Now Venusaur wrap this up with Solar Beam. Venusaur spent a minute charging up power in his flower before firing a bright beam through the tower and causing it to explode and create a shower of petals and leaves with the bright light of the Solar beam creating a nice contrast.

“Now that is what I call an excellent performance, what say you, judges?” Julian asked.

“The way she combined those moves was simply genius,” Contesta said.

“Very Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It suddenly feels like springtime here in our frigid little town,” Nurse Joy said. Turquoise returned backstage to await the results of who is going to round two. After some time Julian appeared on the screen.

“Sorry for the wait everyone but with so many amazing performances it took longer than usual, anyway, here are the eight coordinators moving on to the second round,” Julian said before eight profiles appeared with Turquoise in first and Kyle in second.

“We both made it,” Turquoise said excitedly. The profiles were shuffled and the pairings were set. Both Turquoise and Kyle were winning their matches one by one until it was down to just the two of them.

“And now we reached the final match, On my left is Kyle, and on my right is Turquoise, five minutes on the clock, go,” Julian said before the match began.

“Dusknoir and Aegislash let's astonish them,” Kyle said before tossing two pokeballs that popped open and unleashed a bunch of black and white smoke which Dusknoir and a big sword combined with a shield came out of. Turquoise wished she could have looked up what pokemon the sword was but decided to wait until after the contest.

“Espeon and Umbreon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said before tossing her two pokeballs which popped open and unleashed a bunch of multi-colored stars that formed the shapes of Espeon and Umbreon before turning into them. “Espeon use Swift and Umbreon use Shadow Ball. Espeon unleashed her swift while Umbreon fired Shadow ball at it which created a bunch of black stars.

“Nice combo but don’t think that will beat us. “Aegislash use King’s Shield. Aegislah suddenly floated in front of Dusknoir before creating a barrier that blocked the attack which cost Turquoise some points.

Turquoise: 90%

“Our turn to attack. Aegislash use Sacred Sword and Dusknoir grab Aegislash and then throw it with Shadow Punch. Aegislash suddenly unsheathed itself before its blade began to glow as Dusknoir grab it and then sent it flying like a projectile. Turquoise knew there was no dodging Shadow Punch but that did not mean she was out of options.

“Espeon use Psychic on Aegislash and Umbreon use Dark Pulse on Dusknoir. Espeon’s Psychic managed to stop Aegislash which also stopped Shadow Punch since it was connected to it while Umbreon managed to score a Direct hit on Dusknoir. Despite the damage, Dusknoir was still standing.

Kyle: 75%

“Not bad but that was just the beginning, Dusknoir use Payback on Espeon. Dusknoir began building up energy before unleashing it.

“Dodge it Espeon and use Psybeam on Dusknoir. Espeon managed to dodge the attack and unleash her Psybeam.

“Aegislash use King’s Shield. Aegislash returned to its scabbard and created another barrier that blocked the Psybeam, which Turquoise was expecting.

Turquoise: 80%

“Now Umbreon use Shadow ball while spinning. Umbreon unleashed a spinning Shadow ball which nailed Aegislash since it had no time to change stances and fainted which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“And that just cost Kyle a mountain of points,” Julian said as Kyle’s points went down dramatically.

Kyle: 25%

“Let’s even the score, Dusknoir use Shadow Punch on Espeon. Dusknoir unleashed a Shadow punch that was heading for Espeon. Umbreon instinctively used himself as a shield to block it which may have cost Turquoise some points but it also cost Kyle as well.

Turquoise: 75%

Kyle: 20%

“Now use Shadow ball while Umbreon is down. Dusknoir unleashed Shadow ball from its mouth which was heading for Espeon. Umbreon was not quick enough which resulted in Espeon taking damage. Kyle was expecting it to be a knockout but was surprised to see Espeon still standing.

“And Espeon managed to hang on, but that hit just cost turquoise a lot of points,” Julian said as Turquoise’s points went down as the clock reached the one-minute mark and Umbreon was able to return to her side.

Turquoise: 35%

“Looks like it's time to try that,” Turquoise said to herself.

“Dusknoir finish this with Shadow Ball. Dusknoir unleashed another shadow ball but this time Turquoise was ready.

“Umbreon use Dark Pulse and Espeon use Psybeam. Umbreon unleashed Dark Pulse while Espeon’s Psybeam went through it and formed a new combination. The two moves pushed against each other for a bit until the Psybeam/Dark Pulse combo broke through and nailed Dusknoir and finish it off which resulted in the judges hitting their buzzers.

“And with that explosive new combo, the winner of the Crystallin Ribbon is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron.

“You were amazing Dusknoir now rest,” Kyle said before recalling Dusknoir. A few minutes later everyone gathered for the award ceremony.

“And now Mr. Contesta will award Turquoise the Crystallin Ribbon,” Julian said as he approached.

“If I recall this is your fifth ribbon correct?” Contesta asked.

“It is,” Turquoise said.

“Congratulation and we look forward to seeing you on Candina Island in one month,” Contesta said as he gave Turquoise the ribbon. With all the excitement now over Turquoise changed back into her street clothes and was now outside with Fluttershy and Kyle.

“So are you planning on leaving for the Grand Festival now that you have five ribbons?” Kyle asked.

“Not yet I still have my gym battle in Blackthorn City to look forward to,” Turquoise said.

“But before that let’s find out where Candina Island is,” Fluttershy suggested which cued Turquoise to look it up.

“It looks like it's off the coast of Olivine City and a stone’s throw away from someplace called Orre,” Turquoise said.

“You mean the Orre Region,” Kyle corrected.

“You know about it?” Turquoise asked.

“I do, it's a small desert-like region northwest of Jhoto, but it's not worth anyone's time since there are no gyms or contests there,” Kyle said.

“And on that topic, what are your plans? The grand festival is in one month,” Turquoise asked.

“There are still two more contests left so I'm going to give my all in them and hope to see you girls on Candina Island,” Kyle said before leaving. Turquoise called Professor Oak to exchange Venusaur for Hunchkrow before the girls called it a day.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Entering Clair's Lair
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After traversing the Ice Path Turquoise and Fluttershy finally arrived in Blackthorn City.

“Finally Blackthorn City now to find the Pokemon Center,” Turquoise said.

“Changing up your team?” Fluttershy asked.

“This is Clair we are talking about so her Dragon-Types are going to be quite a challenge,” Turquoise said remembering what she saw during the Dragon’s Cup. As soon as they arrived at the pokemon Center Turquoise wasted no time in using the vidphone to call Professor Oak.

“Turquoise good to hear from you again,” Professor Oak said.

“Finally arrived in Blackthorn City and getting ready to take on Clair,” Turquoise said.

“So you wish to change your team, who will you be using?” Professor Oak asked.

“I need my Milotic, Dragonite, and Dragapult,” Turquoise said.

“All good choices and you will be glad to know Dragonite learned a new move you may find useful,” Professor Oak said before asking what Turquoise would be sending over.

“I’m sending over Meganium, Hunchkrow, and Umbreon,” Turquoise said while getting them out. A few minutes later the exchange was complete.

“Good luck on your gym Battle,” Professor Oak said before hanging up. With her team now all set it was time to go challenge the gym for Turquoise’s final gym badge. The girls asked around for directions and soon arrived in front of a mansion-like building which was the gym. Before they could enter an old man stopped them.

“If your looking for Clair she is not in there at the moment,” The old man said.

“Then where is she?” Turquoise asked.

“At the Dragon’s Den doing some training with Lance,” The old man said before introducing himself. “I’m Kaburugi one of the dragon elders here in Blackthorn City. Turquoise asked him to take her to them but he refused since the dragon’s den is a sacred place only a select few may go. Before she could ask again Clair and Lance arrived, both surprised to see Turquoise and Fluttershy.

“Oh hi Turquoise, remember me?” Clair asked.

“Sure do Clair,” Turquoise said.

“I’m gonna assume you came all this way to challenge my gym?” Clair asked.

“Sure did,” Turquoise said.

“Well I would be more than happy to accept your challenge but my pokemon are tired from our training session with Lance so are you willing to wait a bit longer?” Clair said.

“I suppose I can wait a bit longer, but on the topic of Lance, what are you doing here? I thought you went after team Supernova?” Turquoise said.

“I still am but I'm taking a short break to do some training since there is no telling what they will be planning next,” Lance said.

“That makes perfect sense,” Fluttershy said.

“But while I'm still here may I watch your gym battle? Since I’m still one of Kanto’s Elite Four I would like to see how far you have grown as a trainer,” Lance asked.

“Sure I don’t mind,” Turquoise said. While they waited for Clair’s pokemon to heal Clair decided to chat with Turquoise and Fluttershy about their journey so far.

“So tell me what made you girls decide to come to Johto?” Clair asked.

“I saw Ho-oh and acquired one of its rainbow wings which inspired me to come here to challenge the Johto league and the Johto grand festival,” Turquoise said.

“Fascinating, Normally a trainer would only pursue one of those two routes but taking both at the same time? Are you sure you can manage that?” Clair asked.

“I did the first time and I already got the five ribbons needed for the Grand Festival,” Turquoise said before showing off her ribbons.

“But do you know where it is and if so how do you plan to get there in time?” Clair asked.

“It's on Candina Island off the coast of Olivine City and it's in a month,” Turquoise said.

“And just how do you plan to get there? Olivine City is quite a ways from here not to mention it would take a least a month to get there on foot even if you kept going without making any stops,” Clair pointed out.

“We will figure something out when we cross that bridge,” Turquoise said.

“Anyway, what made you decide to come to Johto Fluttershy?” Clair asked.

“I came to continue my studies to become a pokemon breeder,” Fluttershy said. Before they could continue talking Clair’s pokemon were all healed up and ready for battle.

“That’s nice and now let's return to the Gym, I believe it's time for our battle Turquoise,” Clair said.

“It most certainly is,” Turquoise said.





Sometime later Turquoise and Clair were in their spots on the battlefield waiting for the judge to arrive.

“Sorry for the wait,” Kaburugi said before taking his spot on the side of the battlefield since he was acting as the ref for this battle. “The battle between Clair the gym Leader and Turquosie the challenger will now begin. Both sides will use four pokemon and the battle will end once one side's pokemon are unable to battle, Also only the challenger may substitute pokemon, and one last thing, the battlefield will change depending on the pokemon that are used. As soon as he said the last part the floor of the battlefield opened up revealing a pool. “Now let the battle begin.

“Kingdra I chose you,” Clair said as she called out what looked like a big blue seahorse.

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

“Kingdra, The dragon Pokemon and the evolved form of Seadra, It lives in caves on the seafloor and creates giant whirlpools every time it moves,” The Pokedex said.

“In that case, Go Milotic,” Turquoise said as she called out Milotic who appeared in the water before sparkling like the shiny pokemon it was.

“Kingdra use Twister on the water. Kingdra began spinning around which was creating a big vortex of water that soon engulfed Milotic.

“Use your twister to break free. Milotic created her own twister that spun in the opposite direction thus causing both moves to cancel each other out. “Now use Ice beam. Milotic fired her Ice beam at Kingdra but Clair was not shaken by this.

“I see someone came prepared however that alone won’t help you. Kingdra use Hydro Pump. Kingdra fired its hydro pump which collided with the Ice beam. Both moves pushed against each other but in the end, Ice beam won and turned the Hydro pump into chunks of ice that fell into the pool. 

“Now Milotic use twister full power. Milotic managed to use her twister to create a huge vortex of water that trapped Kingdra before being bombarded with violent winds and chunks of ice. As soon as the attack ended Kingdra was still floating and able to battle despite the damage it took.

“I will admit that was clever but we have one more surprise up our sleeve,” Clair said.

“Bring it,” Turquoise said.

“Kingdra use Scale Shot. Kingdra fired a barrage of blue scales at Milotic who took all the hits before Turquoise could give a command. While she was taking damage Kingdra’s speed stat increased. “Now use Dragon Pulse to end this. Kingdra fired a sphere of light green energy from its mouth that was speeding toward Milotic.

“Dodge and use Breaking Swipe. Milotic dove underwater and delivered a powerful breaking Swipe that send Kingdra flying out of the water and then crashing back down. As soon as Kingdra resurfaced it was knocked out.

“Kingdra is unable to battle, Milotic is the winner,” Kaburugi said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Kingdra,” Clair said as she recalled Kingdra. “Great job as always. I must say that was a good counterattack especially since Scale shot lowers the defense of the pokemon using it.

“Is that what happened? good to know,” Turquoise said.

“But can you handle my next pokemon?” Clair asked.

“Bring it on,” Turquoise said.

“Very well, Go Gyarados,” Clair said before calling out her Gyarados who looked vicious and raring to go.

“Return Milotic,” Turquoise said before recalling Milotic.

“Clever girl switching out,” Lance said.

“How so?” Fluttershy asked.

“Because even though Gyarados make look like a dragon, it is a water and flying type which Milotic is not suited to face,” Lance said.

“I get it she is switching out to something more suited to the situation,” Fluttershy said.

“Let's just see who she picks,” Lance said.

“Go Dragonite,” Turquoise said before calling out Dragonite who looked ready to go. Suddenly the roof of the gym began to open.

“We will now be incorporating the Air element into the battlefield,” Kaburugi said before the roof was completely open giving Dragonite the freedom to soar as high as he wished. The battle resumed and Clair was not planning on holding back.

“Gyarados use Dragon Dance. Gyarados began spinning in place as its attack and speed stats rose. “Now use Ice fang. Gyarados suddenly began to swim fast while its fangs became ice.

“Fly up Dragonite and use Dragon Rage. Dragonite tried to fly but unfortunately, he wasn't quick enough and took a ton of damage which resulted in him getting covered in ice and floating in the pool.

“Now Gyarados. Finish this with Hydro Pump. Gyarados unleashed Hydro Pump thinking there was nothing Dragonite could do to stop it. Turquoise decided now was the time to put her faith in Dragonite’s new attack.

“Break free and use Thunder. Suddenly Dragonite began to use all of his strength to break free from the ice and then unleash a powerful Thunder that used Hydro pump as a conductor which nailed Gyarados with a critical hit and cause it to faint.

“Gyarados is unable to battle. Dragonite is the winner,” Kaburugi said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Gyarados,” Clair said as she recalled Gyarados. “You did great now rest.

“Looks like turquoise is going to win this no problem,” Fluttershy said.

“I wouldn’t count Clair out just yet,” Lance said before continuing. “Turquoise may have beaten two of her pokemon but at the same time, Milotic and Dragonite took some serious damage.

“So does that mean Turquoise is done for?” Fluttershy asked.

“What I mean is this is where Clair’s true strength shines,” Lance explained as the battlefield began to change again by covering the pool up again.

“We will now be removing the water element to incorporate the earth element,” Kaburugi said as the battlefield was now solid land again. Clair now looked serious as she pulled out her next Pokeball.

“Dragonair I chose you,” Clair said as she called out her Dragonair.

“I will stick with my Dragonite,” Turquoise said.

“So be it,” Clair said as the battle resumed.

“Dragonite Use Dragon Rush. Dragonite charged at Dragonair while covered in a field of energy shaped like a dragon.

“Coming at me like that won’t work. Dragonair dodge that and use Wrap. Dragonair managed to dodge the attack before wrapping itself tightly around Dragonite which was inflicting significant damage. “Now use Thunderbolt. Dragonair used its thunderbolt while wrapped around Dragonite which inflicted enough damage to finish him off.

“Dragonite is unable to battle. Dragonair is the winner,” Kaburugi said while pointing his left flag at Clair.

“Return Dragonite,” Turquoise said as she recalled Dragonite. “You did your best now rest. Turquoise wasted no time in choosing her next pokemon. “Go Milotic. Milotic came back out and despite being on dry land she was doing fine.

“Good luck trying to dodge on dry land,” Clair said as if Turquoise made the worse possible choice for this battle.

“Milotic use Ice Beam. Milotic fired her Ice beam at Dragonair but Clair was not fazed by it.

“Dodge and use Thunderbolt. Dragonair managed to move out of the way but was grazed by the Ice beam which inflicted decent damage. After unleashing thunderbolt Milotic could not move on account of still being in the middle of her attack. The damage was enough to finish her off.

Milotic is unable to battle. Dragonair is the winner,” Kaburugi said while pointing his left flag at Clair.

“Return Milotic,” Turquoise said while recalling Milotic. “You did great now rest. Both sides were now down to two pokemon each and while Turquoise had two pokemon who were still fresh Clair’s Dragonair looked worn from its previous two battles. Turquoise noticed this fact and made her choice. “Go Dragapult. Dragapult began flying around for a bit before floating in front of Turquoise. The battle resumed and Turquoise made the first move. “Dragapult use Phantom Force. Dragapult flew up before diving into a shadowy hole in the floor that closed behind her a couple of seconds later.

“Stay on your guard Dragonair. Both Clair and Dragonair observed the battlefield looking for where Dragapult would appear and a few seconds later the hole appeared from below Dragonair and Dragapult popped out and inflicted a ton of damage. Despite the damage, Dragonair was still able to battle. “I will admit that was a nice attack but it's time to wrap this up. Dragonair use Dragon Rush. Dragonair charged at Dragapult cloaked in the same dragonic energy as before.

“We will use Dragon Rush as well. Dragapult charged at Dragonair in the same way. Both of them pushed against each other with all they had until an explosion occurred which covered the battlefield in a plume of smoke. Once the smoke cleared both Dragonair and Dragapult were knocked out.

“Both pokemon are unable to battle so this round is a draw,” Kaburugi said while crossing his flags.

“Return Dragonair,” Clair said while recalling Dragonair.

“You return as well Dragapult,” Turquoise said while recalling Dragpult. Both sides were down to their final pokemon which meant the climax of the battle was coming soon.

“Druddigon I chose you,” Clair said as she called out a Druddigon with green and orange colors which meant it was a shiny pokemon.

“Go Garchomp,” Turquoise said as she called out her Garchomp. The battle resumed and Clair made the first move.

“Druddigon use Hone Claws. Druddigon began sharpening its claws which caused its attack and accuracy to rise. “Now use Metal Claw. Druddigon charged at Garchomp with claws made of metal.

“Garchomp use Dig. Garchomp leaped into the air before burrowing underground and successfully dodging Metal Claw. A few seconds later Garchomp pops out of the ground and inflicts a decent amount of damage on Druddigon.

“Druddigon use Outrage while Garchomp is still there. Druddigon suddenly unleashes a powerful attack on Garchomp who took a great amount of damage but was still able to battle. Druddigon continued to rampage with Garchomp continuously dodging its attacks since getting hit by it again would mean game over. Suddenly Druddigon stopped rampaging and was now confused which gave Turquoise an opening.

“Garchomp now is your chance, use Dragon Claw. Garchomp rushed at Druddigon before delivering a powerful dragon claw that managed to knock it out.

“Druddigon is unable to battle. Garchomp is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” Kaburugi said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“We did we won,” Turquoise said with excitement. As soon as Clair recalled Druddigon she approached Turquoise.

“That was a well thought battle and as proof of your victory here at the Blackthorn City Gym I present you with the Rising Badge,” Clair said while giving Turquoise a black and red badge with a silver outline that looked like a dragon head.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“I believe that now makes eight badges correct?” Clair asked.

“It does,” Turquoise said.

“Then that means you are now qualified to enter the Silver Conference at Mt.Silver which takes place in three months,” Clair said. Turquoise looked it up on her Pokegear and was surprised to see it was in the exact opposite direction as Candina Island.

“Looks like we have quite a distance to walk after the grand festival,” Turquoise said.

“Before you go there you must first register for the Silver Conference. By the way which town did you register to take the gym challenge in?” Clair asked.

“I believe it was in Cherrygrove City,” Turquoise said.

“Then I suggest going there first,” Clair said.

“We will,” Turquoise said before she and Fluttershy left for the Pokemon center to rest for the night.

To be continued
> The Skies The Limit
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Continuing on the road to Candina Island Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to make a brief stop in Cherrygrove City so Turquoise could register for the Silver Conference. Currently Turquoise is at the Pokemon Center getting her registration done. A few seconds later it was done.

“All right Turquoise, you are all set,” Nurse Joy said.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“And I also have some great news about your egg. It's about ready to hatch any day now,” Nurse Joy said. This news made Turquoise excited. With her registration now squared away it was off to Candina Island for the grand festival.

“How exactly will we reach Olivine City in less than a month?” Fluttershy asked.

“We will figure something out along the way right now let's try to get as far as we can,” Turquoise said before she and Fluttershy continued on the road.





Sometime later the girls arrived in Violet City where they decided to take a break for lunch. Suddenly a familiar face appeared.

“Ah Turquoise and Fluttershy, so good to see you girls again,” The person who was revealed to be Falkner said.

“You too Falkner,” Turquoise said.

“So what brings you two back to Violet City?” Falkner asked.

“I got all eight gym badges and all five ribbons, so we are heading for Olivine City and then to Candina Island,” Turquoise said.

“Congrats,” Falkner said.

“But we still have a long way to go and less than a month to get there,” Fluttershy said.

“Well I was about to leave for Sky Valley for the annual sky race, If you two want to come with me I can at least shave some time from your long trip,” Falkner said.

“Where is Sky Valley?” Fluttershy asked.

“It's a huge valley northwest of Ecruteak City, it's a bit off the path but it will save you about a couple of weeks of walking nonstop,” Falkner said.

“Sure that would be very helpful,” Turquoise said.

“Great now let’s return to the gym so I can get my balloon ready,” Falkner said.





Sometime later the girls and Falkner were flying above the forest in Falkner’s Pidgey-shaped hot air balloon.

“So tell us more about this sky race,” Turquoise said piqued with curiosity.

“It's a racing competition where trainers race from sky valley to the finish line in Pinecrest City which is about halfway to Olivine City and they do so while riding on their Flying-Type Pokemon,” Falkner explained.

“Cool, I think I will enter since this could save us more time,” Turquoise said.

“I’m glad you want to enter but what about Fluttershy? This is a solo competition, not a team one,” Falkner asked.

“Not gonna be an issue,” Turquoise said but not telling since they were still in the air in a small basket built for a max of three people. Sometime later they arrived in what looked like a normal valley until a strong gust of wind blew from below and sent the balloon upward.

“Where did this sudden wind come from?” Turquoise shouted.

“It's the valley, strong gusts tend to blow around here which makes Sky Valley a perfect place for training Flying-type Pokemon,” Falkner said before the wind died down and they were able to land safely. After landing and anchoring the balloon it was time for Falkner and Turquoise to register.

“You mentioned you had a solution for me to keep up with you two, now is the time to show it,” Fluttershy said.

“Right, Go Garchomp,” Turquoise said as she called out her Garchomp. “We will be racing in the sky so Garchomp mind carrying Fluttershy while following behind us?” Turquoise asked with Garchomp nodding yes.

“Now then let's register before they run out of spots,” Falkner said. Both Turquoise and Falkner were able to register and were given a bib number. Turquoise was 54 and Falkner was 55. Sometime later all the racers were gathered at the starting line with tracking anklets strapped to the legs of the Pokemon. and the announcer was about to speak.

“Welcome everyone to the ninth annual Sky Race. before we get to the prize allow me to show you the route our racers will be following,” The announcer said before directing everyone’s attention to the course map on the jumbotron. “As you can see the red dots are the racers and the race will start from here in sky valley and continue all the way to Pinecrest City which is 20 kilometers from here. The rules are simple. The racers will need to remain airborne at all times to stay in the race. Landing anywhere between the rest area and the starting line or finish line  will result in elimination. You may not attack the other racers with Pokemon moves but you may use moves to increase your speed,” The announcer said before moving on to the prize. “And lastly the prize for this race is a complete set of wings. The camera shifted its focus to a case that contained feathers of different colors each representing a different stat. The racers ascended and waited for the small balloon with a firecracker attached to it to rise. As soon as the firecracker went off the racers took off. Turquoise was hanging on for dear life as if she was not used to moving at this speed while Falkner looked like he was in his element as indicated by how calm he was.

“Keep your legs tightly wrapped around Hunchkrow’s torso,” Falkner said to Turquoise as she did so and managed to look better. As for Fluttershy she and Garchomp were keeping up with the pack thanks to Garchomp’s mach speed. The race continued for a good thirty minutes and many competitors were eliminated for either landing or breaking the no-attacking rule. The race was now down to ten racers, Turquoise and Falkner included. A small fenced-off area was coming into view and the racers landed in it since that was the rest area where the Pokemon can rest their wings and refuel since they now had ten more kilometers to go. Hunchkrow was really gulping down her food since she burned a lot of energy while Turquoise used this time to eat as well.

“I must say Turquoise, you and Hunchkrow are doing quite well for your first time,” Falkner said.

“Thanks, Falkner,” Turquoise said.

“I look forward to seeing which one of us wins this,” Falkner said. Thirty minutes later it was time to pick up where the race left off and this time seven competitors were eliminated since some of them could hardly stay airborne on account of their food being tampered with by the racer riding on a Fearow.

“Darn, I was hoping to have this race all locked by eliminating all of my competition,” The third racer said.

“Well, luckily my friend is a good breeder who knows how to prepare very good Pokemon food and I trust her recipes,” Turquoise said.

“And I only feed my Pokemon my own blend, “Falkner said.

“No matter this race belongs to old Quinten Trapper,” Quinten said before using a quick attack to break ahead of Turquoise and Fluttershy. Turquoise wanted to rush ahead and stop him until Falkner stopped her.

“Wait don’t you feel that?” Falkner asked.

“Feel what?” Turquoise asked.

“The humidity dropped by fourteen degrees and cumulonimbus clouds are beginning to form ahead,” Falkner said.

“Are you saying a storm is coming?” Turquoise asked.

“Exactly, guess the Pokemon god is also not a fan of Quinten's foul play,” Falkner said. Quinten and Fearow were about halfway to the finish line when suddenly some strong gusts of wind began to ruin their flight path.

“Where did these winds come from?” Quinten asked while he and Fearow tried to remain airborne. Suddenly a storm began to form and the first bolt of lightning struck Quinten which resulted in him and Fearow crashing to the ground where the other seven racers along with the officials were waiting.

“That’s him, that’s the one who poisoned our Pokemon,” One of the racers said.

“And what proof do you have that I did anything?” Quinten asked. Suddenly the racer who pointed his finger grabbed Quinten and pulled a vail full of poison powder out of Quinten’s pocket. The officials not only eliminated Quinten from the race but also banned him for life as punishment for poisoning the food supply at the rest area. As for the storm, it was beginning to clear up by the time Turquoise and Falkner passed by the area where Quinten landed.

“You were right, Arceus was mad and administered his own brand of divine punishment on those two,” Turquoise said.

“Now what say we finish this race,” Falkner said.

“Your on,” Turquoise said. The two of them were neck and neck with the finish line in sight. Both Hunchkrow and Pidgeot unleashed all they had for the home stretch and it looked like they cross the finish line at the same time.

“Let's get a photo finish on that,” The announcer said before a picture began to develop on screen. The photo finished developing and it revealed that Pidgeot won by a nose.

“And our winners by a nose are Falkner and Pidgeot, “The announcer said as Falkner soaked in the glory. Before the award ceremony, Turquoise asked about the other racer's Pokemon.

“Our medical staff was able to use the antidotes on hand to cure the poison, Luckily it worked, in the same way, poison status does in battle,” The official said to Turquoise’s relief. Garchomp landed and Fluttershy ran to Turquoise.

“So sorry you did not win Turquoise, “Fluttershy said apologetically.

“It's ok I had fun and look,” Turquoise said before showing the map on her Pokegear. The map showed that Pinecrest City and Olivine City were only a few days apart. “At this rate, we should be on Candina Island ahead of schedule. After the race of declared over and saying farewell to Falkner, the girls went to the Pokemon Center for some rest. Before Turquoise could rest she was told that Professor Oak was calling her. As soon as she got on the vidphone Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

“Good to see you Turquoise,” Professor Oak said.

“You to Professor,” Turquoise said.

“I’m calling because it's time for me to install a new update on your Pokedex,” Professor Oak said.

“Cool, what does it do?” Turquoise asked.

“It contains all the new information on the Pokemon from the Paldea region and I think you will find it quite useful,” Professor Oak said.

“So how do we do this?” Turquoise asked.

“Just put your Pokedex into that slot and I will upload the update on it,” Professor Oak said as Turquoise did. A few seconds later the update was loaded and the professor hung up. With that done the girls called it a night.





The next day Turquoise and Fluttershy were getting ready to set off when suddenly Turquoise’s egg looked ready to hatch. She quickly took the case off and watched as it kept glowing. As soon as the glowing stopped in the egg’s place was a small green cat-like creature who looked like it was napping before opening its magenta eyes and stretching.

“Aw you are the cutest thing ever,” Fluttershy said.

“Let’s see what you are,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“Sprigatito, The Grass Cat Pokemon. The sweet scent its body gives off mesmerizes those around it. The scent grows stronger when this Pokémon is in the sun,” The Pokedex said.

“Looks like that update works,” Turquoise said before trying to pick up Sprigatito. Sprigatito backed away as if it was wary of Turquoise. “No need to be afraid Sprigatito I'm not going to hurt you. Turquoise reached her hand out and Sprigatito could tell she meant no harm and accepted her.

“Now that we have that settled time to hit the road,” Fluttershy said. Turquoise decided to carry Sprigatito in her arms for the duration of the walk to Olivine City.





Meanwhile back in Violet City Falkner returned safely.

“It sure was nice seeing Turquoise again and it was nice competing with her again, “Falkner said as he set his stat wings up on his wall.

To Be Continued
> Budding Rivals
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After two days of walking Turquoise and Fluttershy arrived in Olivine City where Fluttershy was shopping for supplies on her own, as for Turquoise she and Sprigatito were on the beach looking at the sea. Sprigatito looked memorized by the sparkling of the ocean.

“That is called the ocean,” Turquoise said to Sprigatito who was happy. Suddenly another familiar face approached them. That face was Jasmine.

“Hey, Turquoise long time no see,” Jasmine said.

“Good to see you again Jasmine,” Turquoise said.

“What brings you back to Olivine City and where is Fluttershy?” Jasmine asked.

“Fluttershy is currently stocking up on supplies for our voyage and as for why we are here we are catching the next boat to Candina Island for the Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“You made it? Congratulations,” Jasmine said before noticing Sprigatito. “Aw, what a cute Pokemon.

“Thanks, this is Sprigatito, a Pokemon from Paldea,” Turquoise said.

“I heard of Paldea, I hear it's quite the vacation spot,” Jasmine said. The two kept chatting until Fluttershy arrived.

“I see Jasmine is here as well,” Fluttershy said.

“I came to enjoy some R&R on the beach since I haven't had many challengers in the past couple of weeks,” Jasmine said.

“Same with us since the grand festival is not for a few weeks,” Turquoise said. The first thing the girls did was change into their swimsuits since the weather was perfect for a beach day. Turquoise came out wearing a purple halter top style bikini while Fluttershy came out wearing a simple green and yellow striped bikini. Jasmine already had hers on so she was good to go. Fluttershy began setting up a table with all of her cooking stuff after calling out her Cinderace and Ursaring.

“How long are you two staying in Olivine City for?” Jasmine asked.

“Just until the ferry for Candina Island arrives,” Turquoise said.

“The next one arrives tomorrow so you won’t have to wait long,” Jasmine said.

“That’s good and now come on out everyone,” Turquoise said before calling out her other Pokemon who all looked excited. Meganium and Sprigatito decided to do some sunbathing which filled the air with a pleasant aroma. The day went by and soon the sun was setting.

“Best beach day ever,” Turquoise said.

“You said it,” Jasmine said.

“I wonder if Candina Island will have nice beaches too,” Fluttershy said.

“We will see when we get there,” Turquoise said. The girls decided to call it a night since they had to get up early to catch the ferry to their next destination.





The next morning the girls were heading towards the port and luckily for them, the ferry to Candina Island was boarding. They got in line and after flashing their boarding passes Turquoise and Fluttershy took a seat while they waited for the ferry to move. As soon as everyone boarded and the gangplank was pulled in an announcement played over the intercom.

“Attention passengers, we are about to set sail for Candida Island so we recommend everyone remained seated until we reach calm waters,” The captain said as the anchor was raised and the ship began to set off albeit a bit wobbly from the one-foot waves. As soon as the ferry reached calm waters the passengers were given the all-clear to move about the boat. Turquoise decided to head to the bow of the ship to look at the horizon with Espeon by her side.

“Well Espeon, we may have had a slightly harder time getting this far but we made it,” Turquoise said with Espeon in agreement. “I wonder if Selena and Kyle made it.





Inside the resort area on Candina Island, Selena was relaxing since she had more than enough time before the grand festival.

“I hope Turquoise made it,” Selena said hoping to get that rematch she's been waiting so long for. Selena has been on Candina Island for a whole week now and she was already getting bored.





In Cienwood City, Emma was trying to find her own way to Candina Island since she has gotten quite lost after accidentally boarding the wrong ferry. Emma was looking quite nervous as she walked around. She decided to return to the port and see if someone could help her get to her destination.

“Um excuse me,” Emma asked a man who looked like the harbor master.

“How may I help you, lass?” the man asked.

“Is there a way to get to Candina Island from here?” Emma asked.

“Afraid not sorry, “The man said.

“Ok thanks anyway, “Emma said feeling slightly down until another man who looked like a fisherman came up to her.

“I can take you there,” The fisherman said.

“Oh it's ok I don’t want to be a bother, “Emma said.

“Nonsense I would be more than happy to since that is in the same direction I’m going,” The fisherman said.

“Thank you, sir,” Emma said happily.

“Before we set off may I ask why you want to get to Candina Island?” The fisherman asked.

“For the grand festival,” Emma said.

“Then we have plenty of time, that is if you don’t mind if we do some fishing along the way,” the fisherman said.

“As long as I make it on time sure, “Emma said. The fisherman and Emma were walking toward what looked like a small fishing boat that had the name Misty Vaporeon on it.

“She may not look like much but she sails like a dream,” The fisherman said before formally introducing himself. “The name is Finn by the way.

“I’m Emma,” Emma said.

“Well Emma, make yourself comfortable while I get this ship sailing, “Finn said before heading for the helm to raise the anchor and set sail. The boat was now moving and while it was not as fast as a ferry it was still good enough.





As for Kyle, he was now in the middle of the final battle in the very last contest before the grand festival. It was his Dusknoir against a girl with long black hair with a rose in it and tan skin wearing a red Flamenco dress and her Pokemon who looked like a green anthropomorphic cat with a pink flower around its neck, a green cape, and a black mask. There was only one minute and thirty seconds left on the clock and Kyle was down to just twenty perfect of his points while his opponent still had ninety percent left.

“Dusknoir use shadow ball. Dusknoir unleashed his shadow ball which did not faze his opponent or her Pokemon one bit.

“No style at all, Meowscarada dodge and finish this with Flower trick. The cat elegantly spun out of the way before snapping its claws which caused an unbloomed bouquet to appear and then explode when it made contact with Dusknoir which resulted in a double whammy caused by knockout and point total.

“And with that elegant display, the winner of the contest is Esmeralda,” Julian said. Kyle recalled his Dusknoir before exiting the stage.

“Oh well I tried, but this was as far as I was able to get,” Kyle said before heading to the Pokemon center.





Back with Turquoise and Fluttershy, the Ferry was getting close to what looked like an Island with what looked like a big building that looked like a giant flower in bloom with some smaller buildings beneath it.

“That must be Candina Island,” Turquoise said.

“Sure is and what your looking at right now is called the Bloom Arena,” A crewmember said.

“Is it popular?” Turquoise asked.

“Very popular, some of the greatest concerts and battles in all of Johto have been held there,” the Crewmember said. Turquoise was starting to get very excited after hearing that. Ten minutes later the ferry arrived at the port on Candina Island which meant it was now time to disembark.

“Please exit in an orderly fashion and welcome to Candina Island,” The captain said over the intercom as everyone got off the ferry. As soon as the girls got off they saw a lot of shops and restaurants along with other stuff.

“Consider my curiosity peaked,” Turquoise said.

“Woah not so fast Turquoise, aren't you forgetting something?” Fluttershy said.

“Oh right, the Pokemon Center first,” Turquoise said. The girls found the Pokemon center and as soon as they entered Nurse Joy was already expecting Turquoise.

“Is one of you Turquoise?” Nurse Joy asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“You have a phone call,” Nurse Joy said before showing her and Fluttershy to the vidphone. As soon as Turquoise answered Kyle appeared on screen.

“Long time no see Turquoise,” Kyle said.

“Hi, Kyle I’m excited to face you in the grand festival,” Turquoise said.

“About that I’m afraid I have some bad news,” Kyle said before telling them which really shocked Turquoise.

“You did not make it?” Turquoise shouted in disbelief.

“Yeah I lost to some girl with a Pokemon I have never seen before in both appeals and battle,” Kyle said.

“Well you did your best and that's all that matters,” Fluttershy said.

“Anyway I called to wish Turquoise luck since she will definitely need it,” Kyle said before hanging up.

“Well looks like a new rival has entered the fray,” Turquoise said.

“What Pokemon do you think Kyle was talking about?” Fluttershy asked.

“We will just have to wait and see,” Turquoise said. As soon as they exited the Pokemon center Selena was waiting for them.

“Glad to see you made it Turquoise, “Selena said.

“Selena glad you made it too,” Turquoise said with joy.

“Been waiting for a week, what took you so long?” Selena asked.

“Had to get my Rising badge from Blackthorn City first and then we had to get from Cherrygrove City to Olivine City which thankfully took less long by air,” Turquoise said. “But anyway it looks like we may have a new rival entering the fray.

“How do you know?” Selena asked.

“I got off the phone with someone who told me about a girl with a Pokemon he never saw before beating him and claiming the final ribbon before the Grand Festival,” Turquoise said.

“The hype for this year’s grand festival is getting more exciting by the minute,” Selena said.





Back with Emma she and Finn were getting close to Candina Island.

“Candina Island dead ahead,” Finn said. The boat made its way towards the port and as soon as Finn weighed anchored Emma got off.

“Thank you for the ride Finn,” Emma said.

“You are quite welcome Emma and I hope you win the Grand Festival,” Finn said. Emma began walking through the streets and soon saw Turquoise and Selena. She then began running to them while shouting out to them.

“Turquoise, Selena, Fluttershy, So glad to see you again,” Emma said before stopping by them.

“Emma I’m glad you made it,” Selena said.

“Me too,” Turquoise said.

“I kind of got lost on the way here, Hope I'm not too late,” Emma said.

“On the contrary your early,” Turquoise said.

“We all are, The Grand festival is not for another few weeks,” Selena said.

“Glad to know we were not the only ones who overestimated how long it would take to get here,” Fluttershy said.

“Anyway, how have you been Turquoise?” Emma asked.

“Pretty good,” Turquoise said.

“Glad to hear it,” Emma said. The girls all decided to have dinner at one of the restaurants to celebrate their reunion and talk some more.

“So tell us about how you got here,” Selena asked Turquoise.

“Well after reaching Violet City we ran into Falkner the gym leader who not only offered us a ride to Wind Valley. I even entered the Sky Race with him and even though I lost it saved us a lot of time.

“That is quite the tale,” Selena said.

“As for me after weeks of walking I finally made it to Olivine City but ended up boarding the wrong ferry,” Emma said.

“Where did you end up?” Turquoise asked.

“Ceinwood City,” Emma said before continuing. “Luckily a very nice fisherman offered me a ride on his boat and brought me here,” Emma said. Soon their food arrived.

“Alright, ladies let's toast on giving it our all and having no hard feelings no matter who wins or loses,” Turquoise said before all three of them raised their glasses and clinked them.

“Agreed, all three of us worked very hard to get here,” Selena said.

“We sure did,” Emma said. The girls celebrated the night away getting excited for what was to come.

To be continued
> Grand Challenge In The Bloom Arena
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

A few weeks went by since the girls reached Candina Island and over the course of that time they hung out. The grand festival was tomorrow but today was special because Turquoise’s mom came to watch her in person. She pulled out a neatly wrapped box and told her to open it. After opening it Turquoise pulled out what looked like a lavender gown with a ribbon of a darker shade of purple tied around the hemline. It also had matching gloves and pumps as well as a choker with an amethyst on it.

“Mom I love it,” Turquoise said.

“I’m very glad you do, I made it for the grand festival, I used Espeon as my inspiration for it,” Mom said. After putting her new outfit in her bag the girls were about to head back to the hotel when they ran into the girl who beat Kyle, only this time she was wearing a black dress with a matching lace shrug.

“I assume you girls are my competition,” the girl said in a sarcastic way as if she was not impressed.

“We are, and who are you?” Selena asked.

“I’m Esmeralda from Alfornada,” Esmeralda said.

“I’m sorry but where?” Turquoise asked.

“Alfornada, it's in the Paldea region,” Esmeralda said feeling somewhat annoyed that Turquoise and the others did not know this. Suddenly Turquoise’s Sprigatito came up to Esmeralda as if she smelled something coming off of her. “Who’s Sprigatito is this?

“She is mine,” Turquoise said before picking her up and holding her in her arms.

“Well she is cute she is nothing compared to my partner,” Esmeralda said before gracefully calling out the same anthropomorphic cat that beat Kyle’s Dusknoir.

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

“Meowscarada, the magician Pokemon and the final evolved form of Sprigatito, With skillful misdirection, it rigs foes with pollen-packed flower bombs. Meowscarada sets off the bombs before its foes realize what's going on,” The Pokedex said. Sprigatito looked at Turquoise pleading to let her compete in the grand festival.

“Maybe for the next one but you are not ready for this one,” Turquoise said to Sprigatito who while disappointed at first understood what Turquoise meant since she had zero battle experience. Turquoise and Fluttershy decided to head to the Pokemon Center so Turquoise could change her lineup. As soon as they got their Turquoise wasted no time in calling Professor Oak.

“Good to see you again Turquoise and well done on making it to the Grand Festival,” Professor Oak said.

“Thank you, professor,” Turquoise said before getting to her reason for calling. “I’m going against some tough competition so I’m going to need my Altaria and Milotic.

“Both good choices but since your party is full who are you sending over?” Professor Oak asked.


“ My Hunchkrow and Garchomp,” Turquoise said.

“Very well I shall go get them,” Professor Oak said. A few minutes later the exchange was complete. “Hunchkrow and Garchomp arrived on my end.

“And Altaria and Milotic arrived on my end,” Turquoise said. After hanging up Turquoise joined the others and then went to the venue to register. Turquoise was up first and after having her ribbons scanned she was all set.

“All right Turquoise you are all set,” The Receptionist said. The others registered as well and now it was time to wait until tomorrow.





The next day the girls all gathered in front of the Bloom Arena.

“Hope all of you are excited,” Selena said.

“You know I am,” Turquoise said.

“So am I,” Emma said.

“Good luck girls,” Fluttershy said before leaving.

“Wait Fluttershy I have a small favor to ask of you,” Turquoise said.

“Sure Turquoise what is it?” Fluttershy asked.

“Would you mind looking after Sprigatito for me, I want her to observe,” Turquoise said.

“Sure I don’t mind,” Fluttershy said before Turquoise gave Sprigatito to her. Fluttershy proceeded to the stands while the girls went backstage to change. Turquoise started with the dress which had a built-in pannier skirt which gave it some inflation. Next came the gloves and choker and finally she styled her hair into a twirled ponytail.

“Wow Turquoise you almost look like a princess in that,” Emma said.

“Thanks, Emma and I must say your outfit is cute as well,” Turquoise said referring to her light green dress that looked like a flower in bloom.

“You both look nice,” Selena said before all three of them shifted their attention to the monitor where Julian was making her announcement.

“Welcome everyone to this year's grand festival help right here on Candina Island, I am your always humble host Julian,” Julian said while doing her signature spin. “250 coordinators worked very hard to get here but only one will be walking away with this year’s festival Cup. Julian did her spin before directing everyone’s attention to a big gold trophy with a bunch of ribbon decals on it. “And now let's introduce the judges, First up from the Pokemon Activities Committee Mr.Contesta.

“A pleasure to be here on this fine day,” Contesta said.

“Next up the head of the Pokemon Fan Club Mr. Sukizo,” Julian said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“Next up is Candina’s Resort’s Own Nurse Joy,” Julian said.

“I can’t wait to see the fruits of all these coordinators' hard work,” Nurse Joy said.

“And now for our special judge introducing Johto's number one Coordinator/Idol, Give it up for Marina,” Julian said as the focus shifts to a woman with light blue hair wearing a pink idol dress.

“I hope everyone has as much fun as I am,” Marina said which really got the audience pumped.

“Now allow me to explain how the appeals stage will be conducted, “Julians said before continuing. “There will be two appeal rounds and how the first will be conducted with each coordinator using one Pokemon and you are free to use up to four moves for your combinations, and lastly only the top 64 coordinators will move on to the second appeal stage where they will be using two pokemon for a double performance with as many moves as they desire and out of those 64 only the top 32 will make it to the battle stage which just like with any grand festival will be double battles. And with all that out of the way let the Grand Festival begin. Many skilled coordinators performed one by one until it was now time for the mystery rival to take the stage. “And now for our next coordinator all the way from Paldea it's Esmeralda. Esmeralda walked onto the stage wearing a princess-style gown with some roses sewn into it before pulling out her Pokeball.

“Meowscarada Rrrrazle them,” Esmeralda said before throwing her Pokeball upward which caused it to pop open and unleash a bunch of pink flower petals with Meowscarada in the center of them. Meowscarada gracefully landed while the petals rained down behind it. “Meowscarada let's start things off with Flower Trick. Meowscarada tossed four unbloomed bouquets into the air before Esmeralda quickly changed the next move. “Now use Dark Pulse. Meowscarada quickly spammed dark pulse which bound the bouquets with dark rings which caused the crowd and the judges to wait eagerly to see what was next. “Now for the finale use bullet Seed. Meowscarada unleashed Bullet Seed on the bouquets which caused them to slowly bloom before both Meowscarada and Esmeralda snapped their fingers which caused them to explode creating some very dazzling fireworks and raining flowers while they both did an elegant pose. “Olé

“Now that is quite the performance let's hear what the judges have to say,” Julian said.

“The timing between those moves and the showmanship behind them was truly a spectacular sight to behold,” Contesta said.

“Extremely Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It was like watching a master magician at work and not to mention quite captivating,” Nurse Joy said.

“It had a lot of flare I will admit and I saw no flaws in their teamwork or technique as if those two had been polishing their skills for quite some time,” Marina said. Turquoise, Selena, and Emma were in shock at how amazing Esmeralda and Meowscarada’s performance was.

“That was a perfect one-hundred maybe even a two-hundred,” Turquoise said.

“Your right there is no way we could top that,” Selena said.

“Are we going to lose right off the bat? “Emma asked.

“Now hold on Emma she may have locked the top spot but all three of us still have a chance to make it to the second round,” Turquoise said.

“She is right as long as we make the top 64 our grand festival will continue, “Selena said. As soon as she said that Esmeralda came back looking quite pleased with herself.

“Top that,” Esmeralda said. It was now Selena’s turn and she was determined to try and top Esmeralda.

“And now for our next coordinator, It’s Selena,” Julian said as Selena took her position.

“Typhlosion take the stage,” Selena said before throwing her Pokeball which popped open and unleashed some orange flames that combined into a big flame that a big creme and blue bipedal creature with a flame coming from its back burst out and landed on the stage. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to look it up.

“Typhlosion, the volcano Pokemon and the evolved form of Quilava, It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself,” The Pokedex said.

“Typhlosion use Gyro Ball, Typhlosion began spinning around in place which made it look like a blue and cream blur. “Now use flamethrower. Typhlosion unleashed Flamethrower while still spinning which created a cyclone of fire. “Now use Aerial Ace. Typhlosion flew up the cyclone before rising above it. “Now wrap this up with Flame charge. Typlosion came at the cyclone while cloaked in a fire of its own which resulted in the cyclone being absorbed before creating a huge explosion and a rain of glistening embers to rain down.

“Now that power,” Julian said before turning over to the judges.

“Truly a great way to show off a fire-type,” Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“I can feel their hot passion from right here,” Nurse Joy said.

“A most brilliant way to show off a big Pokemon like Typhlosion,” Marina said. Selena returned backstage with Emma and Turquoise still reeling from her performance.

“That was quite amazing,” Turquoise said.

“I could feel it from right here,” Emma said.

“Well Turquoise your up next so give it your all,” Selena said.

“Right I won’t let Esmeralda show me up,” Turquosie said before walking to the stage.

“And now our next coordinator all the way from Pallet Town it’s Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise took the stage. Turquoise out her Pokeball and did a twirl while tossing it.

“Espeon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as her Pokeball popped open and unleashed a bunch of stars with Espeon somersaulting through them before landing elegantly. “Let's start with Swift. Espeon unleashed swift while spinning which created a tornado. “Now Jump and use Morning Sun. Espeon leaped very high while using Morning Sun to give the swift tornado an extra shine. “Now use Psychic on the swift. Espeon used her Psychic to take control of the swift and this time used it to form stepping stars that burst each time Espeon leaped from one to another each giving off a different scale like with a piano. As soon as Espeon reached the ground the sparkles rained down around her.

“Another truly great performance,” Julian said before shifting over to the judges.

“A good spin on an old classic and quite daring,” Contesta said.

“Very remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“I can tell that was the result of a strong bond and much practice,” Nurse Joy said.

“As an idol, I can sense the joy Espeon was having from that swift piano and how well the trainer and Pokemon were in sync,” Marina said. Turquoise returned backstage and saw how her Performance went with her rivals.

“When did you learn to do that?” Selena asked.

“Just now, Esmeralda challenged us so I upped my game,” Turquoise said. Many other coordinators went up one by one and now it was finally Emma’s turn.

“And now our last Coordinator from the Kalos Region, its Emma,” Julian said hyping the crowd for the finale of day one. Emma worked up her courage and pulled out her Pokeball.

“Swanna Showtime,” Emma said as she tossed her Pokeball up and caused it to pop open and unleash a bunch of blue bubbles with a swan-like bird in the center of them. Turquoise once again pulled out her Pokedex for it.

“Swanna, The White Bird Pokemon, Despite their elegant appearance, they can flap their wings strongly and fly for thousands of miles,” The Pokedex said.

“Swanna start with Bubble beam. Swanna pointed Bubble beam Upwards which created a beam of bubbles going up. “Now Ice beam. Swanna fired an Ice beam at the bubbles which caused them to stay in place. “Now finish with steel wing,” Swanna used steel wing to burst the bubbles and cover itself in a sparkling coat that made its feathers shine.

“Now that is a good way to end it,” Julian said before shifting over to the judges one last time.

“An excellent way to show off Swanna’s elegance and grace,” Contesta said.

“Very remarkable,” Sukizu said.

“It was like watching an ugly Duckett become a graceful Swanna,” Nurse Joy said.

“That was a great way to wrap up the first round, “Marina said. Emma returned backstage full of confidence.

“Was I good?” Emma asked.

“You did great now let's wait and see where we stand,” Turquoise said. Sometime later Julian appeared on the monitor.

“Sorry for the wait but now after careful deliberation here are the 64 coordinators moving on to the second stage of the appeals round,” Julian said as the profiles appeared on the jumbotron with Esmeralda in first, Turquoise in third, Selena in fifth, and Emma in sixth.

“All right we all made it,” Turquoise said excitedly.

“We did but so did Esmeralda so we still have a tough road ahead,” Selena said.

“We know but at least all three of us are moving on,” Emma said. And so the first day of the grand festival ended with all three girls advancing to the second round. What will the second day hold for our heroes, find out as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Competition In Full Bloom
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last time the grand festival began and Turquoise, Selena, and Emma were all fired up when suddenly a new rival Esmeralda entered the fray. Esmeralda threw the gauntlet with a very spectacular performance that won her the number one spot on the board. However, our three girls did not take it laying down and rose to the occasion as high as they could. While they did not get too far they at least made it to the second stage. Will any of them topple Esmeralda off her pedestal or fall themselves?





The next day Turquoise, Selena, and Emma were backstage with the other coordinators who made it to day two.

“Aside from her partner what else do you think she has?” Emma asked.

“We are about to find out, cause she is starting this round,” Turquoise said before Julian appeared on screen.

“Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, we have seen some very amazing performances yesterday now let's see what our remaining 64 coordinators have in store for all of us today, and starting us off is Esmeralda,” Julian said before Esmeralda walked onto the stage with her pokeballs ready.

“Oricorio and Maractus Rrrrazzle them,” Esmeralda said before sending throwing her two pokeballs gracefully like last time which caused them to pop open and unleash some pink and purple flower petals that had a red bird-like Pokemon and a green cactus-like Pokemon with flowers and yellow spikes both of which landed with grace before the flower petals burst. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex for both of them.

“Oricorio, Baile Form, The Dancing Pokemon, This Pokémon is incredibly popular, possibly because its passionate dancing is a great match with the temperament of Paldean people,” The Pokedex said before moving on to the other entry. “Maractus, The Cactus Pokemon,  With noises that could be mistaken for the rattles of maracas, it creates an upbeat rhythm, startling bird Pokémon and making them fly off in a hurry.

“Revalation Dance Oricorio, Petal Blizzard Maractus. Oricorio began doing some very elegant and graceful flamenco dancing while her body was heating up in contrast with the many flower petals that were falling down. “Now use Petal Dance. Maractus unleashed some more petals before joining Oricorio as her dance partner which really captivated the audience. Both Pokemon performed a big finish that looked like two dance partners in perfect sync. “Ole.

“Now that is starting things off with a bang,” Julian said before the judges gave their critique.

“The way Esmeralda showed off the Baile form of Oricorio was flawless, “Contesta said.

“Very Remarkable,” Sukizu said.

“It was like watching two very skilled flamenco dancers perform on stage,” Nurse Joy said.

“I would say Esmeralda is giving everyone here a medium-sized taste of what the Paldea region is all about,” Marina said. Esmeralda returned backstage confident she once again nailed the top spot.

“Let's see you girls beat that,” Esmeralda said.

“Oh we will see,” Turquoise said. After the current coordinator finished up it was now Turquoise’s turn.

“And now our next coordinator is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise pulled out her two pokeballs.

“Milotic and Altaria let's dazzle them,” Turquoise said while spinning around before throwing her two pokeballs upward which caused them to pop open and unleash a bunch of blue and pink bubbles with Milotic and Altaria in the middle of them. Milotic landed on the stage while Altaria remained airborne. “Milotic leap high and use Ice beam. Milotic surprisingly leaped high into the air before spinning and using Ice beam to create what looked like an ice tower. “Now altaria use Moon Blast. Altaria gathered her power and fired her Moon blast into the hole on top of the tower which caused it to glow with a captivating light. “Milotic use Ice beam on the tower. Milotic leaped into the air and fired another Ice beam inside the tower now containing the moon blast that was still shining brightly. “Now Altaria use Dragon Rush to shatter the tower. Altaria nose-dived at the tower while cloaked in energy which allowed her to cut through the ice tower like butter. As soon as she reached the Moon Blast the two forces caused it to erupt into a massive blizzard of sparkling ice and light particles with Altaria and Milotic in the center of them.

“Now that truly was dazzling,” Julian said.

“The way she took advantage of the ice’s refractive properties to create this was truly marvelous,” Contesta said.

“Very Remarkable, “Sukizu said.

“All that sparkling light and ice makes me want to paint it,” Nurse Joy said.

“Turquoise really has a creative way to do things,” Marina said. As soon as Turquoise returned backstage Selena looked impressed.

“Where did you learn to do that?” Selena asked.

“I learned some of it from you, remember that time you KOed me in less than ten seconds?” Turquoise said.

“Oh now I remember,” Selena said.

“I simply adapted the idea and added my own twist to it,” Turquoise said. Soon it was Selena's turn.

“And now for our next coordinator, give it up Selena,” Julian said as Selena got ready.

“Gourgeist and Emolga take the stage,” Selena said as she threw her two pokeballs which popped open and unleashed some red ribbons that soon formed the shape of a contest ribbon that later exploded and revealed Gourgiesit and Emolga. While Gourgiest landed Emolga stayed airborne. “Gourgiest use Seed Bomb and Emolga use Discharge. Gourgiest fired some big seeds upward around Emolga before Emolga unleashed blue electricity which caused the seeds to explode which covered Emolga in a flash. A few seconds later Emolga flew higher while spinning and covered in a shimmering coat. Emolga soon began flying around Gourgiest. “Now Gourgiest use gyro ball. Gourgiest spun in place and absorbed some of the sparkles for herself. Soon Emolga landed on top of Gourgiest as soon as she stopped spinning for the big finish.

“Now that was quite dazzling,” Julian said.

“The timing between all those moves was perfect,” Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“It was like watching stage magic,” Nurse Joy said.

“Selena sure knows how to bring the best out of her performance,” Marina said. As soon as Selena returned backstage Emma was all set to go.

“And now our coordinator, give it up for Emma,” Julian said as Emma grabbed her two pokeballs.

“Delphox and Smoochum Showtime,” Emma said before tossing her two pokeballs which caused them to pop open and unleash two scores of music notes that combined before A big anthropomorphic fox with a stick for a wand and a pink and cream-colored small humanoid girl-like creature with short blonde hair and kissable lips appeared.

“I’m guessing that is Braixen’s evolved form,” Turquoise said before pulling out her Pokedex.

“Delphox, The Fox Pokemon, and the evolved form of Braixen, It gazes into the flame at the tip of its branch to achieve a focused state, which allows it to see into the future,” The Pokedex said before focusing on Smoochum. “Smoochum, The Kiss Pokemon, It tests everything by touching with its lips, which remember what it likes and dislikes.

“Smoochum use Sweet Kiss. Smoochum made a kissy face before creating a bunch of pink hearts. “Delphox used Mystical Fire. Delphox spun her branch before pointing it upward and shooting a fireball at the hearts which caused them to explode into fire heart-shaped rings. “Now use Psybeam through the rings. Delphox fired her Psybeam through the fire hearts and as soon as it went through the last one it generated some heart-shaped fireworks.

“That was a sight to see,” Julian said.

“I will say that the idea of using mystical Fire to make fire hearts was creative, “Contesta said.

“Remarkable,” Sukizo said.

“I could see the amount of work they put into it,” Nurse Joy said.

“Emma is like a fairy tale princess come to life,” Marina said. As soon as Emma returned backstage she sat down and watched the others with Turquoise and Selena. The rest of the coordinators went on one by one and once the last one finished it was time for an intermission to decide who moves on.

“Do you think we will make it?” Emma asked.

“I think so,” Turquoise said.

“Me too,” Selena said. Suddenly Julian appeared on the screen.

“Sorry for the wait everyone but now without further ado here are the 32 coordinators moving on to the battle stage,” Julian said as the profiles appeared one by one with Esmeralda still in first, Turquoise in third, Selena, in fifth, and Emma in tenth.

“We made it,” Emma said joyfully.

“And now let's give the cards a shuffle,” Julian said before the profiles were shuffled and formed a bracket. The girls thought their way through the bracket and soon it was down to the final four. “And after so many battles we are down to our final four coordinators which are Esmeralda, Emma, Turquoise, and Selena. The pairings were Turquoise vs Salena and Esmeralda vs Emma. Turquoise and Selena made their way to the battlefield and were both determined since they had been wanting this rematch for some time now. “Now it's time for the first semi-final match, on my left is Selena, and on my right is Turquoise, five minutes on the clock, go.

“Ninetails and Emolga take the stage,” Selena said before throwing her pokeballs which unleashed some snowflakes and green lightning bolts that later became Alolan Ninetails and Emolga who looked ready to go.

“Espeon and Umbreon let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as she threw her pokeballs which unleashed a bunch of multicolored stars that turned into Espeon and Umbreon.

“Ninetails use hail and Emolga use Acrobatics on Espeon. While Ninetails filled the stadium with a cloud that created hail Emolga was flying really fast at Espeon.

“Dodge and use Swift and Umbreon use Quick attack on Emolga. Espeon dodged Emolga’s attack before Umbreon nailed her with Quick attack which pushed Emolga into the line of fire for Swift to hit which cost Selena a good amount of points.

Selena: 80%

“Not bad but let's see how you survive hail,” Selena said as Espeon and Umbreon were pelted by it which cost Turquoise a small amount of points.

Turquoise:95%

“Time for some defense, Ninetails use Aurora veil and Emolga use Encore on Umbreon. Ninetails created an aurora on their side of the field while Emolga prepared to hit Umbreon with Encore.

“Espeon block that Encore and Umbreon use shadow ball on Emolga. Emolga unleashed the power of Encore only for Espeon to block it and use her magic bounce ability to send it back forcing Emolga to repeat Encore.

Selena: 70%

The clock reached the four-minute mark and things were already interesting.

“Not bad but you still taking damage,” Selena said as Espeon and Umbreon got pelted again.

Turquoise: 90%

“Ninetails use Ice beam on the ground. Ninetails fired her Ice Beam on the ground now covering the stage in ice while also forming ice pillars. Turquoise knew exactly what Selena was planning. Unfortunately, Espeon and Umbreon were caught off guard and were slipping on the ice which cost turquoise points.

Turquoise: 70%

Even worse the Encore wore off as they reach the three-minute mark.

“Time to use our ace in the hole. Umbreon use Shadow Ball and Espeon use Psybeam. Selena was not just going to stand there and let them do whatever they were going to do.

“Like I’m going to let that happen, Fly higher Emolga and Ninetails use Dazzling Gleam. Espeon and Umbreon were pushed back on the ice when they unleashed their moves while Ninetails use Dazzling gleam which covered the field in a very bright pink shine that was focused through the ice pillars. Selena was sure her attack worked until she saw that the light was being absorbed by what looked like an energy shuriken around the shadow ball Umbreon fired. As for Espeon and Umbreon, they were still standing due to sliding out of range of the pillars.

“And that daring escape and shuriken cost Selena a truckload of points,” Julian said as Selena’s points went down more.

Selena: 45%

The shuriken kept going towards Ninetails and Selena was not going to let it hit.

“Emolga use Discharge to stop that thing. Emolga tried to use Discharge but instead was nailed by it and sent flying at Ninetails. The shuriken was then stopped by the aurora veil for a few seconds before it faded along with the hail. Suddenly the shuriken nailed them for an explosive finish which caused both Emolga and Ninetails to faint and the judges to hit their buzzers.

“And after that explosive finish Turquoise moves on to the final round,” Julian said as Turquosie’s picture appeared on the jumbotron.

“Well Turquoise congrats on winning and I must say that is a powerful combination you came up with, How long did you have that up your sleeve?” Selena asked.

“It's quite an interesting story but right now let's cheer Emma on since I have a feeling she will need it,” Turquosie said. Before the next round started Fluttershy met up with the girls.

“That was a good battle, even Sprigatito was excited,” Fluttershy said as Sprigatito looked like she was in absolute bliss. Sprigatito wanted so badly to compete but Turquoise told her she was still not ready.

“Listen Sprigatito I can’t let you compete now, however, our journey is not over yet so after you get a little bit stronger I will consider using you in contests,” Turquosie said while putting her pinkie on one of Sprigatito’s front paws to form a promise.

“Now let's go back to the stands,” Fluttershy said as she took Sprigatito back to the stands with her. As for Turquoise and Selena, they returned to the back to watch the second semi-final match. Things were not looking good for Emma as Esmeralda's Pokemon were too strong and their combos and dodging were on point.

“Now end this with Revelation Dance. Esmeralda’s Oricorio managed to make quick work of Emma’s Smoochum thus winning her the match.

“And that’s it everyone joining Turquoise in the final round is Esmeralda,” Julian said as Esmeralda basked in the glory while Emma left in a somber mood. Luckily Turquoise was there to cheer her up.

“Don’t look so down, The top four is not bad for your first journey,” Turquoise said.

“I know but how will you handle Esmeralda?” Emma said.

“You're just going to have to watch and see,” Turquoise said. And so the pairing for the final match has been decided. Will Turquoise win her second grand festival in a row or will Esmeralda put an end to her climb to the top?

TO BE CONTINUED
> A Victory In Full bloom
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last time the second day of the grand festival was going strong. Our hero and her rivals made it to the battle stage and after so many battles it came down to the four of them. Turquoise and selena gave the crowd quite a show with their battle and Esmeralda made very quick work of Emma. Now the final battle of the grand festival is coming up. Who will win? Will Turquoise walk away with her second grand festival cup or will Esmeralda ultimately swipe victory from her hands?





Turquoise was in the back psyching herself up for this battle.

“This is it after coming so far, after hitting some road blocks along the way it's time to win this,” Turquoise said to herself.

“Keep telling yourself that but it will be me who goes home with the cup,” Esmeralda said. Sometime later it was now time for the final battle of the grand festival. Both girls were now facing each other down before Julian appeared.

“And now ladies and gentlemen it's time for the final match of the grand festival. On my left is Esmeralda and on my right is Turquoise. Five minutes on the clock. Go, “Julian said before the clock started.

“Espeon and Altaria let’s Dazzle them, “Turquoise said before throwing her pokeballs which unleashed a bunch of multicolored stars and white smoke which Espeon and Altaria appeared out of.

“Meowscarada and Salazzle Rrrrazzle them,” Esmeralda said as she threw her pokeballs which unleashed a bunch of pink and purple flower petals with Meowscarada and Salazzle in them.

“Altaria use MoonBlast and Espeon use Swift. Altaria fired her Moonblast while Espeon’s swift spun around it. Esmeralda looked somewhat impressed but not entirely.

“Not bad but can it beat this? Meowscarada use Energy Ball and Salazzle use Fire Lash. Meowscarada fired a green ball of energy and Salazzle volleyed it with a flaming tail slap that sped it up and covered it in fire. The two moves pushed against each other until they both exploded but Turquoise’s combination had a hidden surprise as indicated by the swift raining down and damaging Meowscarada and Salazzle.

Turquoise:90%

Esmeralda: 75%

“I will admit that was good, you just might be the challenge I've been looking for,” Esmeralda said.

“Thanks but I still got more for you,” Turquoise said.

“Then bring it on, Meowscarada use Flower Trick and Salazzle use Poison Gas. Salazzle unleashed a very big cloud of purple gas that was meant to blind Altaria and Espeon so Meowscarada could nail them with the exploding bouquet.

“Espeon ride Altaria and get out of there,” Turquoise said as Espeon got onto Altaria and the two of them flew above the gas unaffected by it as the exploding bouquet was seen where they used to be.

Esmeralda: 50%

“Predictable, Salazzle use Dragon Pulse on Altaria and Meowscarada use Dark Pulse. The two moves combined and created a sphere of energy with multiple black rings around it. Esmeralda was sure her combination would work until Turquoise gave the order for Altaria and Espeon to dodge which they did with Espeon jumping up and Altaria going down which resulted in the attack to ultimately miss.

Esmeralda: 25%

“Why won’t you stay still?” Esmeralda said, slightly losing her composure.

“Because I'm winning this,” Turquoise said, acting like she already won. “I will admit your combinations and choice of moves are quite elegant and dazzling, but that alone is not enough to win a contest. You also have to gracefully dodge and know when the time to strike comes.

“I do that too, “Esmeralda said as the clock reached the three minute mark.

“Then let's see it. Espeon use Psybeam and Altaria use Dragon Breath. Altaria unleashed her blue fire which spun around the Psybeam that was heading for Salazzle and Meowscarada.

“Dodge that,” Esmeralda said as both Salazzle and Meowscarada tried to. Meowscarada was able to dodge but Salazzle on the other hand was unable to and took the full force of the attack. Surprisingly Salazzle survived but that hit caused Esmeralda big time.

Esmeralda: 5%

“Meowscarada use Dark Pulse. Meowscarada took advantage of the timing and managed to nail Altaria with a powerful Dark Pulse that sent her falling and caused her to faint and the judges to hit their buzzers.

“And that sneak attack just cost Turquoise a lot of points, “Julian said as turquoise’s points went down a lot and the clock reached the one minute mark.

Turquoise: 45%

“That was a dirty trick,” Fluttershy said.

“Well what do you expect, Esmeralda is hanging on by a thread so she is switching her tactics to wiping out Turquoise’s pokemon,” Selena said.

“But can Espeon survive a two on one battle on her own?” Emma asked.

“She can and Turquoise knows that as well. Look,” Selena said referring to how Turquoise looked completely calm despite losing Altaria.

“You're right, she looks ready for the finale,” Fluttershy said.

“Now this is what I came to see. Turquoise and Espeon standing together,” Turquoise’s mom said before snapping a picture.

“I will admit you gave me a challenge but now both of us are on the edge, “Esmeralda said as the clock reached the thirty second mark.

“Your right and with less than thirty seconds left this last exchange will decide the match,” Turquoise said.

“Then let's do it. Meowscarada use Dark Pulse and Salazzle use Poison Gas. Sallazle covered the stage in a huge cloud of poison gas which was intended to block Espeon's field of vision so Dark pulse could hit.

“Dodge it Espeon. Espeon heard Turquoise’s words and listened for the Dark Pulse. The crowd was eating up this final exchange of moves and were eagerly awaiting to see how it ends. The explosion from the Dark Pulse caused the gas to clear up and when it did the clock reached zero and Espeon looked undamaged meaning she successfully avoided the dark pulse.

“And it looks like the winner of this year’s Grand Festival is Turquoise,” Julian said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron.

“Return Meowscarada and Salazzle, “Esmeralda said as she recalled them and approached Turquoise. “I must admit you're quite skilled but you must tell me how could Espeon dodge that last attack?

“Simple because I have faith in my partner even if we can’t see each other,” Turquoise said.

“Faith in your partner huh guess I need to work on that too,” Esmeralda said. After a friendly handshake it was time for the award ceremony.

“And now Mister Contesta will present Turquoise with the ribbon cup,” Julian said before he did.

“Congratulations on winning once again Turquoise,” Contesta said as if he knew she won before.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said as her mom took many pictures.





Sometime later a banquet was being held in celebration for another successful grand festival. Turquoise and her friends were talking.

“So Turquoise what’s next for you now that you won your second Ribbon cup?” Selena asked.

“Now Fluttershy and I are heading for mt. Silver for the Silver Conference,” Turquoise said.

“That is quite a distance you two will be walking,” Emma said.

“We know but this time we have two months to get there so we are not worried,” Turquoise said. “What about you two? What plans do you have?”

“Well I'm returning to Sinnoh, I believe it is now time for me to take on the Sinnoh Grand Festival, “Selena said.

“And as for me,” I’m going to take a break from contests to get better and then I'm off to Kanto for the Kanto contest circuit,” Emma said.

“I wish you two the best of luck,” Turquoise said.

“You too Turquoise,” Selena said. As Turquoise was on her way to the room for the night she saw Esmeralda leaving and went after her.

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

“What you told me about having faith in your partner got me thinking and you are right,” Esmeralda said. “I was so focused on making all of our moves so polished and appealing that I forgot about what is important so I'm going home to Paldea to reclaim my treasure.

“Your treasure?” Turquoise asked.

“What is most important to me,” Esmeralda clarified since she knew Turquoise would not understand since she was not from Paldea like she was.

“Oh,” Turquoise said. “Well I wish you the best of luck.

“And you too on your future endeavors,” Esmeralda said before leaving. Suddenly the girls came up to her.

“What was that all about?” Selena asked.

“About someone who wants to reclaim her lost treasure,” Turquoise said to everyone’s confusion. “I’ll tell you on the way to our room. The girls were now in their room but could not sleep so they decided to talk some more.

“Tell us Turquoise, do you have any plans for where you will go next?” Emma asked.

“What do you mean? I already told you I'm going to Mt.Silver,” Turquoise said.

“She means after that, where will you go once the Silver Conference is over?” Selena asked.

“To be honest I don’t know, “Turquoise said before continuing. “After my last journey ended I was not certain on where I wanted to go until ho-oh gave me that Rainbow Wing.

“And I came here because I wanted to learn more about breeding,” Fluttershy said.

“Then how did the two of you meet up again?” Selena asked.

“That was an interesting story,” Turquoise said before telling it. “I just arrived in Johto and was on my way to Cherrygrove City when I fell into a pit trap courtesy of Isabelle and Chris of Team Supernova. They even had the brains to take my Espeon before I could call her out.

“And that’s where I came in,” Fluttershy said before sharing her side. “Cinderace and I were in the nearby forest picking berries for our journey when we heard a couple of familiar voices. We went to investigate when we heard they trapped Turquoise and stole her Espeon. We acted and after beating them we decided to travel together.

“So cool,” Emma said.

“Speaking of team Supernova, do you think Lance and the G-men will catch them once and for all?” Selena asked.

“That we won’t know but I do have a feeling our paths will cross again in the near future,” Turquoise said.






Meanwhile at the Team Supernova HQ in Lilycove City Jessie looked upset after seeing the replay of Turquoise’s victory in the Grand Festival.

“I can’t believe the new Twerpette won, if that were me facing her I would have kicked her Espeon to the curve in no time, “Jessie said.

“Maybe you would have but keep in mind she is not your target. Isabelle and Chris are the ones who are obsessed with her, Just like how we were with our Twerps and Twerpettes, " James said.

“You're right James, maybe I can’t deal with her but I can train someone who can,” Jessie said, formulating her own plan which involved training Isabelle to beat Turquoise on her own stage.





The next day everyone went their separate ways and turquoise’s mom agreed to bring the ribbon cup back home with her so Turquoise would not have to haul it around everywhere.

“Good luck on the rest of your journey,” Mom said before sailing off. Suddenly the ferry back to Olivine City pulled in.

“Looks like it's our turn to get going,” Fluttershy said.

“Yeah,” Turquoise said before she, Fluttershy and the rest of the people boarding got on. As soon as the ferry was a good distance away Turquoise pointed two fingers at the island. “So long Candina Island and thanks for the memories.





Meanwhile in Snowpoint City Rarity and Applejack were watching the Johto grand festival in the Pokemon Center.

“That Turquoise, She always knows how to surprise everyone,” Applejack said.

“She sure does darling, but this Esmeralda girl sure knows how to put on a good show with how dazzling her moves are, “Rarity said. Suddenly after seeing Esmeralda take advantage of the interval between attacks her opinion of Esmeralda changed. “Now there was nothing graceful or clean about that at all.

“I know that was down right dirty,” Applejack said before continuing. “But there is nothing in the rules against it in a contest or a battle.

“Well now let's see how Turquoise handles this,” Rarity said. As soon as the final move was made Rarity was surprised by how turquoise managed to dodge it and win.

“Looks like Turquoise won,” Applejack said.

“She sure did and in a stunning way too, “Rarity said. And so the conclusion of the grand festival generated a lot of buzz across the world. What kind of adventures await our heroes next? Find out as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> First Battle Jitters
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

A week has gone by since Turquoise won the grand festival and right now she and Fluttershy are in a forest outside of Ecruteak City stopping for lunch.

“So remind me, how are we getting to Mt. Silver again?” Fluttershy asked.

“According to the map, we need to backtrack to New Bark Town and then head towards the base of Mt. Silver,” Turquoise said. Suddenly Sprigatito was pawing at Turquoise’s legs like she wanted something and Turquoise knew exactly what it was. “I know you want to start battling but now is not the right time.

“Do you even intend to battle with Sprigatito?” Fluttershy asked.

“Of course I do but we need the right opponent first and the rest of our pokemon are too powerful for a practice battle,” Turquoise said. Suddenly a girl who looked around the same age as Turquoise with short white hair with red streaks in it wearing a black top with a black plaid skirt with a few patches on it and a matching black lace shrug entered their area with her Eevee.

“Excuse me but might you two be pokemon trainers?” She asked.

“We are,” Turquoise said.

“Then would any of you be interested in having a battle?” she asked.

“That depends, how many pokemon do you have and how strong are they?” Turquoise asked.

“All I have is my Eevee and we just started our journey a week ago,” The girl said.

“In that case I accept your challenge,” Turquoise said. Before any battling could begin fluttershy suggested everyone eat first since she finished making lunch. All three of them sat down at the table. “I’m Turquoise by the way.

“And I'm Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said.

“Nice to meet you two, I’m Anko, “Anko said.

“So Anko, where are you from?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m from Goldenrod City, “Anko said.

“Neat, and how strong would you say your Eevee is?” Turquoise asked before taking a bite out of her sandwich.

“Not a lot since we just started our journey and we don’t have a lot of battle experience, “Anko said.

“In that case you might be just what I'm looking for,” Turquoise said before explaining. “You see I too have a pokemon that has little to no battle experience. so your Eevee might be a perfect opponent for her to train with.

“Cool, so which one is it?” Anko asked.

“My Sprigatito of course,” Turquoise said, directing Anko’s attention to her.

“Wow i never seen one before,” Anko said before pulling out her pokedex which Turquoise recognized as a standard action when seeing a new pokemon for the first time. After the girls finished lunch Turquoise and Anko got into position with their pokemon at the ready. Fluttershy took her spot as the ref for this battle.

“The battle between Turquoise and Anko will now begin, both sides will use one pokemon and there will be no substitutions,” Fluttershy said with both sides in agreement. Before they started Turquoise checked what moves Sprigatito currently has and then the battle began.

“Eevee use Tackle. Eevee rushed at Sprigatito who was looking at Turquoise for orders.

“Dodge and use Scratch. Sprigatito tried to do what Meowscarada did but instead ended up getting nailed for some damage. “Not like that.

“Now Eevee use Sand Attack. Eevee turned around before using its hind legs to kick sand at Sprigatito.

“Use Leafage. Sprigatito summoned a bunch of leaves but before she could fire them she was hit by the sand which lowered her accuracy and caused her to miss entirely.

“Now use Tackle. Eevee charged at Sprigatito again.

“Sprigatito use Scratch. Sprigatito tried to land a hit but missed before being nailed again and fainting.

“Sprigatito is unable to battle, Eevee is the winner which means Anko wins the match,” Fluttershy said before pointing her left arm at Anko.

“That was a good battle, “Anko said.

“Sure was,” Turquoise said. While Turquoise was in her good mood Sprigatito was hurting because she lost her very first battle and it felt like she failed. Suddenly Sprigatito ran away into the forest while crying. “Wait Sprigatito, what’s wrong?

“Do you think this is my fault?” Anko asked.

“It’s not your fault, I think I know what’s wrong,” Fluttershy said before continuing. “This was Sprigatito’s first battle and when she lost she felt like she failed and I bet she is thinking she is not cut out for battle, contest or otherwise.

“Right now I see, I'll go talk to her when we find her,” Turquoise said.

“Eevee and I will help,” Anko said.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said before the three of them went in the direction Sprigatito ran.





Sprigatito was running through the forest crying. She was running so fast she failed to notice the giant spider web ahead of her and was caught in it. Suddenly a group of Ariados began crawling near her which caused her to scream loudly.





On the path Turquoise heard the sound of Sprigatito screaming and ran towards it alone. Sometime later she found Sprigatito caught in a web with a bunch of Ariados crawling towards her like she was a fly caught in their web.

“Espeon use Swift. Espeon came out and used Swift to free Sprigatito and destroy the web. Sprigatito ran towards Turquoise before hiding behind her due to how angry the Ariados were. Espeon made quick work of them and once the danger was over Turquoise and Sprigatito sat on a nearby stump to talk. “Listen I know you're upset you lost your first battle but that’s ok. Sprigatito looked confused since she was expecting Turquoise to be angry with her for losing. “Nothing goes right on the first try but it’s important to never give up and learn from your mistakes. Sprigatito considered what Turquoise said and felt better. “Now let's go find the others and then it’s time for some training. Sometime later Turquoise found the others and they all returned to the campsite.

“Sprigatito seems to feel better, what did you say to her?” Fluttershy asked.

“I told her it's important to never give up especially after the first try,” Turquoise said.

“In any case are you up for a rematch?” Anko asked.

“I am but not today, I need time to train Sprigatito a little,” Turquoise said.

“I understand,” Anko said. Luckily there was a clearing nearby that was wide enough for training. Turquoise and Sprigatito left for the clearing to begin. Turquoise called out Espeon before explaining what they would be working on first.

“First off we need to work on your dodging,” Turquoise said before explaining. “The way Meowscarada moves is the result of months of practice plus the fact that Meowscarada is a biped allows her to do it with ease. You need to learn to dodge in a way that works for you. Espeon spammed swift and Sprigatito tried to dodge it. First Sprigatito tried to get a sense for where the stars would be coming from and then dodge accordingly. After some time Sprigatito found her style of dodging which involved somersaulting in the air. “Now let's work on improving your attacks. Espeon kept using swift while Sprigatito used her attacks on the stars. Sprigatito improved with each attempt and was now confident in her own abilities.





At the same time Anko was doing some training with her Eevee since she wanted to keep things interesting for the rematch. Eevee trained against many wild pokemon and managed to improve its speed and power.





The next day turquoise and Anko were ready for their rematch. Fluttershy assumed her place as ref for the battle.

“The rules are the same as last time,” Fluttershy said before declaring the start of the battle.

“Eevee use Tackle. Eevee moved faster than before which took both Turquoise and Sprigatito by surprise for a moment.

“Dodge it and use leafage. Sprigatito was able to dodge Eevee’s tackle and then summon a bunch of leaves that hit eevee for some decent damage.

“Not bad,” Anko said before continuing. “Eevee use sand Attack. Eevee unleashed a sand attack and managed to land it.

“Sprigatito use Scratch. Despite having her accuracy lowered she managed to get in a lucky hit which was the final blow to Eevee.

“Eevee is unable to battle, Sprigatito is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match, “Fluttershy said while pointing her right arm at Turquoise.

“You did it Sprigatito,” Turquoise said happily with Sprigatito also happy.

“Not bad, “Anko said.

“So what’s the plan now?” Turquoise asked.

“Eevee and Sprigatito need time to rest so let’s leave tomorrow, “Fluttershy said.

“Sounds good,” Turquoise said. The rest of the day went by fast and when night came Turquoise and Anko were looking up at the stars in the clearing.

“So what do you see?” Anko asked.

“That cluster right there looks like an Espeon,” Turquoise said, pointing to the cluster she saw.

“Now I see it, “Anko said.

“How about you?” Turquoise asked.

“Right there is the Tauros constellation, “Anko said pointing to it. The two of them pointed out various star clusters and constellations until they went to sleep.





The next day the camp was all packed and Turquoise and Fluttershy said goodbye to Anko before continuing on the road to their next destination. Where will our heroes go next? Stay tuned as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Gilded Cage Of Vengeance
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise and Fluttershy exited the Ilex Forest and were now back in Azalea Town after another week of walking.

“Good thing we took the shorter path this time,” Turquoise said.

“While the scenic route was somewhat enjoyable there was one part of it I rather forget, “Fluttershy said with Turquoise knowing what she meant.

“You mean that unpleasant exchange with Magnus Gilded right?” Turquoise asked.

“Right,” Fluttershy said.

“He was a jerk but the monster is rotting in jail so he is nothing to us now,” Turquoise said. As soon as they said that an urgent news bulletin played on Turquoise’s pokegear.

“ We interrupt your regularly scheduled broadcast with an urgent news bulletin,” The reporter on the radio said before continuing. “The infamous criminal magnus Gilded has escaped from cherry grove prison and has been on the run for over a week now so all trainers and civilians, be on the lookout.

“This is awful,” Turquoise said.

“Tell me about it, magnus’s inhumane method of making his pokemon stronger is not only illegal but harmful as well,” Fluttershy said. Suddenly a familiar face approached them.

“Long time no see girls,” A man who was revealed to be bugsy said.

“Bugsy, so good to see you again,” Turquoise said with joy.

“How have you been?” Fluttershy asked.

“Lately I've been very bored since I have had no challengers lately, what with the Silver Conference coming up soon,” Bugsy said.

“What about your bug-type research?” Turquoise asked.

“There has been nothing new to research so I have been trying desperately to find something to do,” Bugsy said.

“I wish we could stay but with Magnus on the loose we need to keep going,” Turquoise said.

“Why? What’s the rush?” Bugsy asked.

“Odds are he escaped to get revenge on Fluttershy and I or me specifically,” Turquoise said.

“What did you do to him?” Bugsy asked. Fluttershy decided to get lunch started while Turquoise began explaining everything from the start.

“We took a wrong turn at the crossroads in the Ilex Forest which sent us on the long way to Goldenrod City and on that road we encountered an Eevee resting on a rock,” Turquoise said before continuing. “When I battled him he was weakened from hunger and refused to leave the rock because he was waiting for someone.

“And I'm guessing Magnus was that Someone?” Bugsy asked.

“Correct,” Turquoise said. “A huge storm came and while taking shelter at the nearby Pokemon Center we heard Magnus boasting to his buddies about how insanely strong his arsenal, which were his pokemon, were and even arrogantly boasting about how he lied and abandoned Eevee.

“Come to think of it, I remember him now and how I refused to challenge him since his team was illegally modified,” Bugsy said.

“Anyway, Fluttershy really let him have it and he swung his fist at her real hard, things were about to get more violent until nurse Joy broke it up,” Turquoise said. After telling him how she saved Eevee and how he returned to the rock they found him at, the story reached the part where magnus got real violent with them all because they refused to hand Eevee over to him.

“Hate to interrupt the story before the good part but lunch is ready,” Fluttershy said. The girls and bugsy called out their pokemon. Meanwhile in some bushes nearby Magnus was spying on them.

“You will pay for what you did to me Turquoise Dusk, " Magnus said to himself before flashing back to when he arrived at Cherrygrove City Prison.





Months earlier Magnus arrived in front of a big two story building that had an electric fence with barbed wire on top of it. Before they took Magnus into the building, officer Jenny not only confiscated all of his pokeballs and stuff, she also released all of his Pokemon right in front of him.

“I normally would not do this kind of thing but monsters like you who treat pokemon like weapons do not deserve to have any,” Officer Jenny said before yanking on the chain attached to Magnus’s cuffs. After the mug shot and other procedures Magnus was locked up in a cell all alone.





Present day, Magnus observed the girls and Bugsy eating but what Magnus was more focused on was the pokemon. He noticed Sprigatito and was already intrigued.

“A new species of Pokemon? Nice and I’ll bet it will evolve into quite the beast, “Magnus said while Imagine sprigatito’s final evolve form as a grass-type saber-tooth tiger with sharp claws and very intimidating red eyes. With no access to a pokedex or even a single shred of knowledge of Paldea that image will remain stuck in Magnus’s head. Suddenly Magnus pulled out a net launcher and used it to capture Sprigatito which got the attention of the girls and Bugsy.

“Who the heck did this?” Turquoise asked before Magnus jumped out of the bushes.

“Surprise Turquoise, your rare pokemon is now mine, “Magnus said boastfully as Sprigatito tried to claw and bite her way out of the net.

“We heard you broke out of prison but where did you get that net launcher?” Fluttershy asked.

“I hit up one of team Supernova’s warehouses on the way here, I was actually surprised it was abandoned,” Magnus said before putting Sprigatito in a small cage.

“Well I'm not letting you steal my Sprigatito,” Turquoise said before having Umbreon attack with Shadow Ball only for Magnus to dodge it before using a jetpack to escape.

“See ya chumps, " Magnus shouted as he took off with Sprigatito. Turquoise tried to run after him but a smoke bomb was tossed which covered Magnus’s trail. Turquoise looked really upset which fluttershy could sense.

“Calm down Turquoise, we will get Sprigatito back,” Fluttershy said.

“But will she still be the same?” Turquoise asked fearing the worst and imagining what kind of modifications Magnus would do to her.

“I get why you're worried but we need to figure out where Magnus went first,” Bugsy said.

“We mentioned hitting up a Team supernova warehouse which is where he must have gotten all that gear from,” Fluttershy said.

“But where would such a place be?” Turquoise asked.

“I believe I might be able to help with that,” A voice that was revealed to be Officer Jenny said.

“Officer Jenny?” Turquoise said.

“All officers in the Johto region have been put on high alert for Magnus Gilded so we have a whole network we can use,” Officer Jenny said. Jenny took the girls and bugsy to the station in Azalea Town so they could look over the map of the area. “This is a map of the area between Azalea Town and Violet City and these circled areas are the Supernova Warehouse locations my men reported. There were three areas circled and each one was far from each other.

“Let’s split up,” Bugsy suggested before continuing. “I call the one near the Combee Forest.

“I’ll take the one near the east entrance, “Fluttershy said.

“Guess that leaves me with the one north east of the forest, “Turquoise said. The three went their separate ways to their designated locations. Bugsy wasted no time heading for the forest since that was his turf.

“Don’t worry Turquoise, we will find Sprigatito, “Fluttershy said reassuringly before running. As for Turquoise she called out Hunchkrow and flew on her towards the warehouse.





Back with Magnus he was already inside the north eastern warehouse looking through the inventory of gadgets and weapons Team Supernova’s science division made over the years or more specifically the ones meant for small pokemon. Sprigatito was very afraid after seeing some of the tools used to create these abominations.

“Just you wait my sabertooth killer, When i’m done with you we will be wreaking some serious revenge on those who wronged me,” magnus said with something that looked like a microchip that was a skull implant. Sprigatito looked very afraid. Before Magnus could get any closer Turquoise’s garchomp broke the door down.

“Give me back my Sprigatito you fiend,” Turquoise shouted.

“So that’s what this pokemon is called, “Magnus said before continuing. “Regardless, I'm going to force your kitten to evolve into a ferocious sabertooth killing machine.

“First off no way i’m letting that happen and second what are you talking about?” Turquoise said.

“Do not fool me, I know this cat evolves into something intimidating and menacing,” Magnus said, which made Turquoise really mad.

“Ok you want to see her final evolve form then take a look, “Turquoise said before pulling up Meowscarada on her Pokedex. Once Magnus saw it he looked quite underwhelmed.

“You're kidding me? you mean to tell me that this cat evolves into some sissy magician? “Magnus asked.

“Hey don’t speak ill of Meowscarada, “Turquoise said.

“Whatever that won’t stop me from making Sprigatito my new weapon, " Magnus said while continuing his approach towards her. Before he could get any closer he was blasted by a shadow ball Courtesy of Umbreon. Magnus looked confused by why Turquoise’s Umbreon looked like he had a personal grudge against him until he realized who Umbreon was.

“Recognize him? This was the Eevee you abused, The Eevee you abandoned, and he achieved this evolution all on his own with no help from some worthless hunk of junk or any artificial means,” Turquoise said referring to Umbreon who stared at Magnus with his piercing red eyes that held contempt for its former trainer.

“You will never beat me, “Magnus said before grabbing a blaster.

“Garchomp use dragon claw. Garchomp wasted no time slicing up the blaster with his claw. Before magnus could use anything else turquoise had garchomp use bulldoze to shake the entire warehouse which ended up destroying everything and during the confusion Turquoise freed Sprigatito from the cage.

“Fine I don’t need a weapon, my fists are all I need,” Magnus said with the intent to try and beat Turquoise to a pulp. He tried but when Turquoise dodged his attack Magnus ended up in a big cage which was automatically locked.

“Consider that a taste of your own vial medicine, “Turquoise said as she and her pokemon walked away.

“You can’t leave me like this you witch,” Magnus shouted.

“Your right I'm sure Officer Jenny and her men will get you out of there shortly,” Turquoise said before closing the door to the warehouse behind her. Fluttershy and bugsy arrived just in time.

“You found Sprigatito,” Fluttershy said.

“But what about Magnus? “Bugsy asked.

“Let's just say I gave him a taste of his own medicine, “Turquoise said as the three of them walked back to Azalea Town. After returning to town Bugsy decided to return to the gym. The girls decided to head to the Pokemon center for the day since they had enough excitement for one day.





Sometime later at the warehouse, Magnus was still locked in the cage until someone opened the door.

“Finally someone came to set me free, “Magnus said with joy but as soon as he saw it was Officer Jenny who opened the door the color drained from his face.

“Hope you enjoyed your last few moments of freedom because those were your very last ones,” Officer Jenny said before unlocking the cage and putting the cuffs on magnus.

“Go ahead, send me back to Cherrygrove City, I will just escape again,” Magnus said, only for Officer Jenny to burst his bubble.

“Oh you're not going back to Cherrygrove city, We are sending you somewhere much worse,” Officer Jenny said before continuing. “You are being sent to Fogbank Maximum Security Prison where escape is impossible. Magnus has heard of fogbank, it was also known as the prison from another world due to how the extremely dense fog around it makes it look like something ghostly and what makes it more cut off from the world is how its on an uncharted island off the coast of a region further west of Orre. Needless to say this was officially the end of magnus gilded’s adventure.





The next day the girls were all packed and ready to continue on the road to Mt. Silver. As the girls were walking, officer Jenny stopped them for a moment.

“Thank you girls for helping us catch Magnus, “Officer Jenny said.

“It was no problem at all,” Turquoise said.

“Let me assure you two where he is going he won’t be a problem to you or anyone else ever again,” Officer Jenny said before taking her leave. Turquoise and fluttershy continued on the road to mt. Silver. Where will the path ahead take them next? Find out as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Arriving At The End Point
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today the girls are on a boat to Silver town which is at the base of Mt. Silver. Turquoise was on the bow of the ship looking towards the horizon.

“Soon we will be at the journey's end point,” Turquoise said as she reflected on everything she and Fluttershy went through on this journey so far. She looked back on all the encounters she had with the pokemon she caught on this journey, the gym leaders she had gone against and learned from, the rivals she had met, and the many people she had met along the way. Fluttershy approached her as she was thinking.

“Everything alright Turquoise?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m fine, I'm just thinking back on where we began and how far we came,” Turquoise said.

“We came quite far on this journey, didn’t we,” Fluttershy said.

“I’m just surprised it will be over so soon,” Turquoise said.

“What are you planning to do after the Silver conference if you don’t mind me asking?” Fluttershy asked.

“Aside from challenging the elite four again I'm not sure,” Turquoise said. Before the conversation could continue mt.Silver was coming up on the horizon which meant the ship was approaching its destination. As soon as the ship pulled into the port and lowered the ramp Turquoise and Fluttershy disembarked along with the other passengers.

“We reach Mt.Silver so how much further do we have to go?” Fluttershy asked. Turquoise pulled up the map on her pokegear and gave her answer.

“Not far, Silver Town is just fifteen minutes away, “Turquoise said.

“Then let's go, “Fluttershy said before the girls kept going. Fifteen minutes later they arrived at Silver Town which was all set up for the Silver Conference which was a week from now.

“Glad you girls could make it,” A voice that was revealed to be Loki said.

“Loki, so good to see you again,” Turquoise said.

“I assume you are here because you got all eight badges?” Loki asked.

“Yep, it took some time to go from the other end of the region to here but we made it,” Turquoise said.

“Other end of the region?” Loki asked.

“Candina Island, off the coast of Olivine City,” Fluttershy said.

“Right, the grand Festival, I forgot you also did contests,” Loki said.

“Wait, how did you know about that? I don’t recall ever mentioning it to you until now,” Turquoise asked.

“I make it my business to keep track of all of my rivals and their achievements, congrats on winning by the way,” Loki said.

“In any case I look forward to battling you in the competition, “Turquoise said. The girls decided to head to the pokemon center which would also be serving as the hotel for the Silver Conference participants. This Pokemon center was the biggest one Turquoise and Fluttershy ever saw.

“So Turquoise will you be using all of your pokemon or just the ones you caught here?” Fluttershy asked.

“I will rotate my team depending on what pokemon my opponents are using,” Turquoise said.





Back at Professor Oak’s Lab the rest of Turquoise’s pokemon were very excited after hearing Turquoise arrived at the Silver Conference and were looking forward to competing. Vespiquen was busy with her subjects or more specifically the only female among them. She wanted to help Turquoise with the Silver Conference since she could not help with the Grand festival. Luckily today was the day Vespiquen would be relieved of her duty as queen since the female Combee started to glow and change shape. Once the glow died down a second Vespiquen appeared and then left with all the other Combee to find a new place to live since it was time for the swarm to leave the lab. Professor Oak approached Turquoise’s Vespiquen and told her the good news.

“Now that the Combee have a new queen to lead them, you can go help Turquoise with the Silver conference, “Professor Oak said, which made Vespiquen very happy.





Back at the Pokemon center in Silver town Turquoise was thinking about how she and fluttershy would kill enough time until the competition began.

“We could go see Mt.Silver,” Fluttershy suggested.

“I would not go there if I were you two, “Loki said.

“And why not?” Turquoise asked.

“Because Mt.Silver is off limits to the general public since the pokemon there are wickedly strong,” Loki said.

“Then what do we do for a whole week?” Turquoise asked.

“Might I suggest looking at the shops and stuff here,” Loki suggested.

“Guess that will have to do,” Turquoise said.





Six days went by and today was the day the first stage of the Silver conference began. Today was the athlete screening which consisted of three one-on-one battles which would determine who moves on to the next stage of the conference. The fact that there were over 200 trainers and only 48 of them would move on to the next stage of the competition made Turquoise somewhat nervous.

“Hey just relax, Remember, even if you lose one you still have a chance to make it,” Fluttershy said assuringly.

“You're right but who knows what we are in for,” Turquoise said knowing that everyone else who is competing will be bringing their A game. Before the girls could talk more an announcement played over the intercom.

“Will Turquoise from Pallet Town and Alice from Ecruteak City please report to the C court,” The announcement said.

“Looks like it's our turn already,” Turquoise said before she and Fluttershy left for the court. As soon as they arrived Turquoise took her spot on the right side of the battlefield facing a girl with bleach blonde hair styled in a ponytail wearing a shrine maiden outfit. As for fluttershy she sat on the bench to watch as the ref took his spot.

“The second screening match in the C-block is now in session, The battle between Turquoise from Pallet Town and Alice from Ecruteak City will now begin, We will first decide the order of battle,” The ref said before a green and red roulette on the monitor began to spin.

“It's all decided by computer huh, which means whoever sends their pokemon out first has the disadvantage, “Fluttershy said to herself before the roulette stopped on green which meant Turquoise was going first.

“Turquoise will send first and then Alice, begin the match,” The ref said while raising his flags.

“”Go Garchomp,” Turquoise said as she sent Garchomp out and he was raring to go.

“Going for power I see, in that case, Go Glaceon,” Alice said as she elegantly sent out her Glaceon who looked ready to go. “Glaceon use Ice shard. Glaceon created some chunks of ice before firing them at Garchomp.

“Use dragon claw on that ice. Garchomp’s claws were covered in green and bluish energy before extending and slicing up the ice thus rendering it ineffective. “Now use dig. Garchomp burrowed underground.

“Be on your guard Glaceon, Garchomp could come out from anywhere. Glaceon kept on her guard but failed to notice garchomp coming up from under it and dealing a lot of damage but not enough to beat it. “Now use Ice Beam while Garchomp is still in range. Glaceon was getting ready to fire an ice beam until Turquoise reacted.

“Use Dragon Breath. Garchomp unleashed dragon breath in time to not only stop Glaceon from using Ice beam but to finish it off as well.

“Glaceon is unable to battle, Garchomp is the winner, the victor is Turquoise of Pallet Town, “The ref said while raising his right flag.

“We did Garchomp,” Turquoise said with garchomp nodding in agreement.

“Glaceon, you did your best, now rest up,” Alice said before recalling Glaceon. Sometime later Turquoise was now in the middle of her second match.

“Now Sprigatito use leafage. Sprigatito unleashed her leafage attack on a Gastrodon which resulted in a critical hit and a second victory. Next was her third match where she and her Umbreon were facing a trainer with a Mismagius who was quite fast. “Umbreon use Dark Pulse. Umbreon unleashed his dark pulse which resulted in a critical hit and Turquoise’s third victory.

“You did it, you won them all,” Fluttershy said carefully.

“Wasn't easy, that's for sure,” Turquoise said. Sometime later the girls along with the other trainers competing in the silver conference were looking at a huge monitor which had the pictures of the 48 trainers who made it through the screening. Suddenly Turquoise saw Loki’s picture among them. “Look there’s Loki, he made it. Fluttershy noticed Rick’s picture too.

“And so did Rick,” Fluttershy said. Turquoise kept her eye out for her own picture which luckily was among them which meant she made it too.

“All right all three of us made it, now to blow right past them,” Turquoise said not knowing mr. goodshow was listening in on them.

“I wonder, will it all go that easily?” Mr. Goodshow said.

“What do you mean mr. Goodshow?” Fluttershy asked.

“I mean  getting past the semi-finals is a tall order in itself,” mr. Goodshow said before continuing. “The silver conference semi-finals are fought between three members of each block and only the trainer with the most victory points from those battles will compete in the victory tournament in the finals. Only 16 participants who made their way through the semi-finals will be able to compete in that tournament.

“Wow that sounds like a tough road ahead,” Fluttershy said.

“No matter we come this far and we will keep going,” Turquoise said.





Later that night Turquoise was having a hard time sleeping and decided to go for a walk with Espeon. The two were walking by the side of a beautiful lake.

“You know the semi-finals will start right after the opening ceremonies tomorrow, Right Espeon? And we will be up against some very tough competition, “Turquoise said to Espeon who nodded in agreement. As they were walking and talking turquoise noticed someone sitting on a rock ahead of them. It was revealed to be Rick.

“I take it you could not sleep either? “Rick asked.

“Espeon and I were out for some fresh air that’s all,” Turquoise said before Rick invited her to sit next to him. The two were staring at the full moon in the sky before getting deep.

“You know this reminds me of when we first met on route 1 in Kanto,” Rick said.

“How so?” Turquoise asked.

“That full moon was shining the same night I arrived in Viridian City and seeing it again makes me feel like we both matured since then,” Rick said.

“I was such a noob back then,” Turquoise said using the same term Rick used back then.

“You were, and now look at you, You won the Indigo League and become a trainer worthy of my respect, “ Rick said.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“So Turquoise, what are you planning to do after the Silver Conference?” Rick asked.

“To be honest I really don’t know,” Turquoise said. “I mean I will challenge Prima and the Elite 4 again but other than that I'm not sure what else.

“Well I'm sure you will find your answer soon enough, for now let’s just focus on the semi-finals, “Rick said.





The next day the stands in the stadium were filling to the brim as fireworks filled the skies.

“Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Silver stadium and the opening ceremonies for the Johto league Silver Conference, the stadium is filled to capacity as the audience waits for the athletes arrival, “The announcer said.





Back at Professor Oak’s lab the Professor was hauling some books around before noticing the silver conference on the TV and looking excited.

“Come on Tracy, you can finish that up later, right now the opening ceremony is about to start,” Professor Oak said as his assistant sat next to him to watch.





At Turquoise’s House, Sylvia was sitting on the couch with Yamper watching the silver conference on TV.

“I hope Turquoise made it,” Slyvia said while petting Yamper, who looked happy.





In the Recreation Area of the Celadon City Gym the girls were gathered on the couch in front of the TV watching the Silver conference. Suddenly Erika arrived looking quite refreshed.

“Did I miss Turquoise in Action? “Erika asked.

“They are showing the opening Ceremonies right now so you did not miss anything,” Sapphire said.

“That’s good to hear, “Erika said before joining them.





Back at the stadium Turquoise was about to line up with the other trainers but not before chatting with Fluttershy.

“I will be in the stands cheering you on,” Fluttershy said before leaving. Turquoise got in line where Rick and Loki were ahead of her. Soon the doors opened and the trainers filled the center of the stadium slowly.

“Please give a warm welcome to our trainers as they enter the stadium,” the announcer said as they entered. As soon as Turquoise entered Fluttershy was excited and so was everyone watching from home. “And now we await the arrival of the Torch runner. Sometime later the man who was selected to do the honor of lighting the torch entered the stadium and ascended the stairs leading to the dias. As soon as Goodshow gave the signal he lit the dias and caused the torch to ignite. “And now with the lighting of the torch, We declare the Silver Conference officially open. The crowd got excited and so did the trainers competing. Will Turquoise made it past the semi finals? Find out next time as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Large Round Robin Smackdown
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today Turquoise and Fluttershy were inside the lobby of the pokemon center checking the board to see who Turquoise’s opponents would be for the semi-finals. Soon they spotted where she was.

“Looks like you're battling in division E, “Fluttershy said, referring to how Turquoise’s profile was between two other trainers who she had never met before.

“How fortunate we are not facing each other right off the bat,” Loki said which surprised them.

“Loki? Where did you come from?” Turquoise asked.

“Just came to check where I am battling just like you and to see if you remembered how the semi-finals worked,” Loki said.

“Of course I remember,” Turquoise said before repeating what she was told yesterday. “Basically it's a round robin-style tournament consisting of three on three battles where the winner with the most victory points among the three trainers in a bracket moves on to the victory tournament,” Turquoise said.

“Correct, and do you know what those points are based on and how many you get?” Loki asked.

“A win is three points, a loss is zero points, and a draw is one point for each,” Turquoise said.

“I see you've been keeping up,” Loki said.

“Of course I have, I'm not someone who leaps before looking, ya know,” Turquoise said

“In any case, I hope to see you in the finals,” Loki said before leaving. Turquoise and fluttershy returned to their room where turquoise logged on to the computer to look up what team her opponent’s had registered and to do the same with hers.

“According to the bracket, your first opponent is Randy from Goldenrod City,” Fluttershy said. Turquoise looked up the data on Randy and saw his team.

“Looks like Randy loves grass-types for some reason. Well, I can beat that easy,” Turquoise said.

“Don’t get cocky Turquoise, you also need to consider the secondary typing of his team as well,” Fluttershy said. Turquoise analyzed his team which consisted of a Jumpluff, a Ivysuar, and an Exeggutor.

“So i also have to take into account flying, poison, and psychic types,” Turquoise said before thinking and suddenly had an idea for her line up. “I know exactly who to use, I need to make a quick phone call,” Turquoise said before rushing to the vid phone. As soon as she got to it she called professor Oak who answered almost immediately.

“Hi Turquoise, congrats on making it to the Silver Conference, “Professor Oak said.

“Thank you Professor,” Turquoise said.

“How can I help you?” Professor Oak asked.

“I need you to send me my Vespiquen and Corviknight,” Turquoise said.

“Good choices,” Professor Oak said. “There are a couple of things about Vespiquen you may find interesting, first the group of Combee we had moved on with a new queen so she is free again and second she learned some new moves you may find useful.

“I can’t wait to find out,” Turquoise said before prepping her Meganium and Hunchkrow for transport. A few minutes later the two pokemon Turquoise requested made it through to her end and after saying goodbye to professor oak turquoise went back to her room to register her team for the battle.





A few hours later turquoise was in the A stadium facing a boy dressed as a farmer.

“Welcome to the A stadium where the first semi-final match of the E division is about to begin. The athlete making the first move will now be decided,” The announcer said as the roulette spun for a bit and then stopped on red which meant Randy was making the first move.

“Go Jumpluff,” Randy said as he sent his jumpluff out which was floating above the battlefield.

“Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as she called out her Corviknight.

“Jumpluff use Sunny day. Jumpluff sent a ball of orange light flying upward which caused the sun’s rays to intensify and Jumpluff to move faster thanks to its Chlorophyll ability. “Now use acrobatics. Jumpluff charged at Corviknight with great speed and almost looked like a blue blur.

“Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight’s beak extended before spinning like a drill as he flew equally as fast at Jumpluff. The two pokemon collided and traded blows as they ascended higher. Just when it looked evenly matched Corviknight got his attack in and caused Jumpluff to come crashing down. When the dust settled, jumpluff appeared to have fainted.

“Jumpluff is unable to battle, Corviknight is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with that powerful exchange of arial blows it looks like Turquoise takes the lead, “the announcer said as jumpluff’s picture turned gray indicating it was out of the match.

“Return jumpluff,” Randy said while recalling jumpluff. “You did your best, now rest. Randy wasted no time in calling out his next pokemon. “Go Ivysaur. Randy’s Ivisuar came out and looked raring to go.

“I will stick with my Corviknight,” Turquoise said.

“Ivysaur use Poison Powder. Ivysuar created a massive cloud of purple spores that covered the battlefield and enveloped Corviknight. Randy was expecting Corviknight to be poisoned but when the cloud cleared Corviknight looked unaffected. “How can this be? Your Corviknight should be poisoned, that was a clear hit.

“I guess you failed to realize Corviknight is also part Steel type so your poison powder had no effect,” Turquoise said before she declared her attack. “Corviknight use brave Bird. Corviknight ascended higher and nosed dived at Ivysaur covered in fire before it turned to blue energy.

“Like that will work, Ivysuar use solar beam max power. Ivysuar fired its solar beam almost instantly thanks to the sunny day being in effect. THe two moves collided until Corviknight’s brave bird pierced through the solar beam like an arrow and nailed Ivysaur for massive damage while Corviknight also took damage from the recoil. As for Ivysaur it managed to hang on by a thread while Corviknight was now at less than half his strength.

“I must commend your Ivysaur for its tenacity,” Turquoise said.

“Thanks but now we got you right where we want you,” Randy said as if he expected this. “I knew someone like you would get overconfident in your advantage over my grass-types that you would resort to using big moves like Brave Bird but now your Corviknight is vulnerable. Ivysuar use Weather ball. Ivysuar fired a ball of fire from its mouth which nailed Corviknight before he could recover from the recoil and as a result he fainted.

“Corviknight is unable to battle, Ivysaur is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at randy.

“And with that the score is now even,” The announcer said as Corviknight’s picture turned gray.

“Return Corviknight,” Turquoise said while recalling Corviknight. “You were awesome, now rest. Turquoise still had the advantage since she was able to deal a massive blow to Ivysaur with that last exchange. “Go Espeon. Espeon came out and looked raring to go. The battle resumed with Randy going on the offensive.

“Ivysaur use Solar Beam. Ivysuar was about to fire until the sunny day wore off which meant now Ivysaur needed time to charge it.

“Just what we needed, Espeon use Psybeam. Espeon fired her psybeam which nailed Ivysaur and finished it as indicated by its power up ending.

“Ivysaur is unable to battle, Espeon is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And that puts Turquoise back in the lead,” The announcer said as Ivysaur’s picture turned gray.

“Return Ivysaur, " Randy said while recalling Ivysaur. “You did great, now rest up. Randy was now down to his final pokemon. “Go Exeggutor. Exeggutor came out and stomped around.

“Return Espeon,” Turquoise said as she recalled Espeon.

“It looks like Turquoise is taking Espeon out of the match,” The announcer said as the background behind Espeon’s picture turned gray but not the picture which meant Espeon was still in the match.

“Secret weapon time, Go Vespiquen,” Turquoise said as Vespiquen came out while spinning.

“Battle resume,” The ref said.

“Exeggutor use Psyshock. Exeggutor unleashed a bunch of psychic orbs that were heading for Vespiquen.

“Vespiquen use Defend Order. Vespiquen’s eyes glowed and suddenly a bunch of Combee in spirit form formed a dome around Vespiquen and spun as it raised her defense and Special Defense which as a result lessened the damage she took. “Now use Attack Order. The Combee spirits then turned around and flew at Exeggutor in an attack formation before striking from multiple spots. As soon as the spirits faded Exeggutor suddenly fell down and fainted.

“Exeggutor is unable to battle, Vespiquen is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And Turquoise has taken the first battle in the E division of the semi final,” The announcer said as Turquoise’s picture with a winner icon appeared on the jumbotron.

“Exeggutor return,” Randy said as he recalled Exeggutor. With this win Turquoise now had three victory points but now she saw how serious her competition was. Soon fluttershy caught up with her outside the stadium.

“You did it,” Fluttershy said with joy.

“Yeah but now things are getting serious,” Turquoise said.

“I know, that part where Randy took advantage of the timing between Brave Bird and surviving took me by surprise too, “Fluttershy said. The two returned to the Pokemon center to have Turquoise’s team heal up after a hard fought battle. Sometime later the sun was setting and before the girls returned to their room for the night they ran into randy who now had a Venusaur.

“Thanks to our battle my Ivisaur has finally evolved and hopefully we win this one,” Randy said.

“We will be watching,” Turquoise said.

“Until then, “Randy said as he and his venusaur left.





The next day the second preliminary battle in the E-division was set to begin with Randy vs Beverly from Goldenrod City. Beverly was being quite over the top with her excitement for being in front of the camera which made Turquoise look somewhat annoyed.

“This diva is going to be my next opponent?” Turquoise said.

“She can't be any more dramatic than Rarity, can she?” Fluttershy asked herself. The battle began and it was quite a spectacle as both sides gave it their all.

“Beverly’s Delcatty and Primarina have been defeated, as well as Randy’s Jumpluff and Ludicolo, So in their final battle Venusaur will face Skarmory,” The announcer said.

“Time to wrap this battle up, Venusaur use Weather Ball. Venusaur unleashed a fireball from its mouth.

“Now so fast, Skarmory use,” Beverly said while trying to give her command with a sense of flare only to trip on her heels which had Skarmory stay still and do nothing. As a result of not being given a command, Skarmory got nailed for some serious damage which resulted in a knockout.

“Skarmory is unable to battle, venusaur is the winner which means randy wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Randy.

“All right I knew we could do it, “Randy said with joy.

“Randy had to win or that would have been it, now you and him are tied with three points each,” Fluttershy said.

“So as long As I win or tie I will move on,” Turquoise said.

“Correct, but should you lose all three of you will be tied and that will start a new round robin,” Fluttershy said.

“Then I just won’t lose,” Turquoise said. Sometime later the girls were back in their room looking at Beverly's data on the computer.

“Looks like Beverly’s strongest pokemon is this one,” Fluttershy said before pulling up what looked like a very beefy tiger-like pokemon. Turquoise pulled out her Pokedex to look it up and soon found it.

“Purugly, The Tiger Cat Pokemon and the evolved form of Glameow, To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its split tail,” The Pokedex said.

“After watching the last battle and with this new info, I have the perfect team in mind,” Turquoise said.





The next day the crowd in the stadium was all hyped for the third and possibly final battle of the E-division semifinals. The roulette was spinning and soon it stopped on red which meant Beverly was sending her pokemon out first.

“Beverly from Goldenrod City will begin the battle while Turquoise from Pallet Town will follow,” the announcer said. Beverly wasted no time in choosing her first pokemon.

“Purugly I chose you, " Beverly said as Purugly came out and landed on the battlefield with a quite audible thud due to her true weight.

“Starting off with your strongest, not bad but no match for this, Go Lucario. Turquoise said as she called out Lucario who looked ready to go.

“Purugly use Shadow Claw. Purugly charged at Lucario with claws made of dark energy and while she was fat she moved with decent speed.

“Dodge and use Force Palm. Lucario easily dodged the attack and placed his palm on Purugly’s back before trying to blast her.

“Use your tail to throw him back. Purugly uncinched her waist and then used her fat to repel Lucario’s paw before wrapping her tail around his arm then tossed him back to Turquoise’s side of the battlefield. “Now use Attract. Purugly winked which caused some hearts to form before they went flying towards lucario and nailed him. Suddenly Lucario was acting all gaga for Purugly as if he was smitten with her. “Not a wise move sending a male to fight my Purugly.

“Lucario use Aura Sphere. Unfortunately Locario was not listening to Turquoise due to the Attract status. Fortunately Turquoise knew what to do in this situation. “Return Lucario. Turquoise recalled Lucario which caused the background of his picture to turn gray. Turquoise then called out her next Pokemon. “Go Meganium. Meganium came out and looked excited to be battling.

“Send whoever you want it's all going to end the same way, Purugly use Attract. Purugly wink and then she sent the same hearts as last time flying towards Meganium but this time they had no effect which shocked Beverly.

“Nice try but like Purugly, my Meganium is also female which means your Attract won’t affect her,” Turquoise said before giving her command. “Now Meganium use Petal dance. Meganium suddenly sent a cyclone of pink flower petals flying towards Purugly who was nailed by it and took lots of damage then fainted.

“Purugly is unable to battle, Meganium is the winner, “The Ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“What an impressive comeback from Turquoise,” the announcer said as Purugly’s pictured turned gray.

“Return Purugly,” Beverly said as she recalled Purugly. Beverly was serious now and wasted no time in calling in her next pokemon. “Go Drifblim. A Drifblim came out and the battle resumed.

“Meganium use Magical Leaf. Meganium fired her magical leaf which Beverly was waiting for.

“Drifblim use Psychic. Drifblim spun around while using Psychic to gain control of the magical leaf and sent it back to Meganium who took the damage. “Now use Acrobatics. Drifblim moved super fast before dealing some rapid damage which finished Meganium off.

“Meganium is unable to battle, Drifblim is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Beverly.

“And with that Beverly evened the score, “The announcer said as Meganium's picture turned gray.

“Return Meganium,” Turquoise said while recalling Meganium. She wasted no time in calling out her next Pokemon. “Go Honchkrow. Hunchkrow appeared and was now flying above the battlefield. “Honchkrow use Faint attack. Hunchkrow charged at Drifblim while covered in a dark aura.

“Drifblim use Destiny Bond. Drifblim was covered in a purplish colored energy and it looked like Honchkrow’s attack landed a critical hit that caused Drifblim to faint.

“Drifblim is unable to battle, Honchkrow is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise. As he said that the same purple energy Drifblim was in covered Honchkrow and sapped all the energy out of her which caused her to faint. “Honchkrow is also unable to battle. Both Honchkrow and Drifblim’s pictures turn gray. Both sides wasted no time in calling out their final pokemon.

“Go Delcatty,” Beverly said as Delcatty took the field.

“Go Lucario,” Turquoise said as Lucario came back out and was now freed from the Attract status.

“I got you cornered now, delcatty use Attract. Delcatty sent some hearts flying towards Lucario but this time Turquoise was ready.

“Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario punched the hearts with rapid speed which resulted in destroying them before lunging at Delcatty and striking her. Beverly was expecting Delcatty's cute charm to take effect but no such luck. “Now finish this with Force palm. Lucario placed his palm on delcatty before blasting her and sending her flying out of the battlefield and into the wall which caused her to faint.

“Delcatty is unable to battle, Lucario is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match, “The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with that amazing finish, Turquoise takes it,” The announcer said as turquoise’s picture with a winner icon appeared on the jumbotron.

“No fair, how could I lose twice?” Beverly said in an upset tone.

“The answer is obvious,” Turquoise said. “You relied on affection to win instead of adapting.

“And this completes competition for the E-division of the preliminary round, with three points a piece for both victories, Turquoise’s six points send her to the final tournament,” The announcer said as the statistics appeared on the jumbotron. Sometime later the pairing for the victory tournament went up and Turquoise was not surprised to see that Loki and Rick made it. How far will Turquoise go, stay tuned as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> The Fated Battle
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today was the beginning of the victory tournament where the sixteen trainers who made it this far were paired up against each other. The battles for the final sixteen were full six on six battles with field changes. Turquoise was now near the end of her first matchup.

“Meganium use Petal Dance. Meganium unleashed her Petal dance on the opponent’s Quagsire which finished it off quite quickly.

“Quagsire is unable to battle, Meganium is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with that impressive victory Turquoise moves on to the next round, “The Announcer said as Turquoise’s picture with a winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. Loki and Rick were dominating their matches as well. As soon as the final match of the day ended the pairings for tomorrow’s matches were up inside the pokemon center and Turquoise was surprised to see who she was facing next.

“Looks like I will be facing Loki much sooner than expected,” Turquoise said.





The next day Turquoise and Loki were now facing each other on the battlefield which had yet to be decided. Turquoise looked over Loki’s data and was surprised to see he won only using the six pokemon he caught thus far which made planning for him a lot easier. Soon the type of field was chosen.

“And it looks like the battlefield for this battle will be Grass. Turquoise has the honor of going first and then Loki, “The announcer said.

“Now Go Flygon,” Turquoise said as she called out Flygon who looked ready to go.

“In that case, Go Glalie, “Loki said as he called out his Glalie. Turquoise knew he would do that in response to her Flygon but was ready nonetheless.

“Glalie use Ice Beam. loki wasted no time in going on the offensive as Glalie unleashed his Ice beam.

“Dodge and use Dragon Rush. Flygon flew up which allowed him to dodge the Ice beam before dive bombing Glalie with Dragon Rush which resulted in a critical hit and enough power to finish Glalie off in one shot.

“Glalie is unable to battle, Flygon is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And Turquoise takes the lead in no time at all,” The announcer said as Glalie’s picture turned gray.

“Return Glalie,” Loki said as he recalled Glalie. “I thought I had you with that one.

“Ice-types are flygon’s greatest weakness so we worked on improving our speed and evasiveness for them,” Turquoise said. Soon Loki sent out his next pokemon.

“Go Corsola,” Loki said as he called out Corsola.

“Return Flygon,” Turquoise said as she recalled Flygon.

“Now why would she recall Flygon so soon?” A familiar voice asked.

“Because she wants to save Flygon for,” Fluttershy was about to say before reacting to who asked her. “Applejack, Rarity? What are you two doing here?

“The Sinnoh grand festival has concluded, so we decided to come here to support Turquoise,” Applejack said.

“Back to my question, why is she switching out?” Rarity asked.

“Because Turquoise wants to save Flygon for when she needs him and wants to avoid taking unnecessary risks,” Fluttershy said. Back with the battle Turquoise was about to send out her next pokemon.

“Go Meganium,” Turquoise said as she called out Meganium. “Meganium use Magical leaf. Meganium unleashed her magical leaf which Loki was ready for.

“Corsola use Light Screen. Corsola created a box made of yellow light energy around itself which lessened the damage from Magical leaf. “Return corsola. The background of Corsola's picture turned gray as soon as Corsola left the battle. “Go Typhlosion. Typhlosion looked raring to go. “Use Flamethrower. Typhosions Flamethrower was coming in fast.

“Dodge and use body slam. Meganium leaped as high as she could before coming down hard on Typhlosion, the damage from which was not lessened due to body Slam being a physical attack. Unfortunately Typlosion was not out yet but now had Meganium right where it wanted her.

“Now Typlosion use Inferno. Typlosion unleashed a very intense flame that engulfed Meganium and dealt some very serious damage to her especially since it was from point blank range. Once the fire died down, Meganium was revealed to have fainted.

“Meganium is unable to battle, Typhlosion is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Loki.

“And with that Loki now evens the score,” The announcer said as Meganium’s picture turned gray.

“Return Meganium,” Turquoise said as she recalled Meganium.

“Well there goes her best chance at beating Corsola,” Rarity said.

“I would not count Turquoise out just yet because she was able to deal a big blow to that Typhlosion,” Fluttershy said.

“You mean she found a way around Light Screen? “Applejack asked.

“Exactly, Light screen is a defensive move made to reduce damage from special attacks not Physical ones so Typhlosion took a direct hit from body slam,” Fluttershy said.

“But isn't light Screen still active?” Rarity asked.

“We will just have to wait and see what Turquoise has planned, “Fluttershy said.

“Go Milotic, “Turquoise said as she called out Milotic who, despite being on grass, looked good to go.

“Good thing I'm ready for it,” Loki said. “Typhlosion use Brick Break. Typlosion leaped into the air ready to deliver a powerful chop on Milotic.

“Milotic counter that with Breaking Swipe. Milotic used her tail which was covered in light green energy to push against the brick break. The two moves pushed against each other until in the end breaking swipe won and sent Typhlosion back. “Now use Hydro Pump. Loki was counting on Light Screen to save Typhlosion from losing only for it to fizzle out and allow the full damage to finish off Typhlosion.

“Typhlosion is unable to battle, Milotic is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise. Typhlosion’s picture turned gray.

“Return Typhlosion,” Loki said as he recalled Typhlosion. Loki wasted no time in calling out his next pokemon. “Go Leavanny. Leavanna came out and was ready to fight.

“Return Milotic,” Turquoise said while recalling Milotic. She knew who to send out for this one. “Go Honchkrow. Honchkrow was out and flying above the field.

“Leavanny use Slash. Leavanny charged at honchkrow with its arm glowing.

“Hunchkrow use Air Slash. Honchkrow nailed Leavanny from point blank range with a blade of air which sent it crashing down and caused it to faint.

“Leavanny is unable to battle, Honchkrow is the winner,” the ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And that makes three of Loki’s pokemon defeated which means it's time for an intermission,” the announcer said as Leavanny's picture turned gray and Loki recalled Leavanny. Loki was wracking his brain coming up with a new strategy since he was bound by the very rails he laid out meaning he was stuck using the pokemon he registered before the match. Once the intermission was over both trainers returned and resumed the match.

“Go Honchkrow, “Turquoise said as she called out Honchkrow.

“Go Raichu,” Loki said as he called out Raichu who looked quite determined. “Raichu use Thunderbolt. Raichu unleashed his Thunderbolt with all he had.

“Dodge and use Nightshade. Honchkrow tried to dodge but Raichu’s thunderbolt was too fast and nailed her before she could get her attack off which resulted in her crashing to the ground. Fortunately she was still able to fight. “Now use Thunder punch. Raichu charged at honchkrow with a paw of glowing yellow energy covered in electricity but Turquoise was not going down that easily.

“Honchkrow use Assurance. Both moves collided and when the dust settled Raichu took some damage but Honchkrow fainted.

“Honchkrow is unable to battle, Raichu is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Turquoise while Honchkrow’s picture turned gray.

“Return Honchkrow, “Turquoise said as she recalled Honchkrow. Turquoise wasted no time in who to send out next. “Go Altaria. Altaria flew out and looked ready to go.

“Too easy, Raichu use Iron Tail on the ground. Raichu struck the ground with iron tail which sent him flying into the air. Turquoise was shocked to see a Raichu do that since it was heavier than Pikachu. “Now use Thunderbolt. Raichu sent out Thunderbolt from point blank range while effective was not enough to beat Altaria. Raichu landed on the ground safely and waited.

“Altaria use Dragon Rush. Altaria nose dived at Raichu covered in energy.

“Raichu intercept that with Volt Tackle. Raichu was now covered in electricity as he charged head on at Altaria. Both moves collided and caused a huge explosion that covered the battlefield. When the dust settled both Raichu and Altaria were revealed to have fainted.

“Both Raichu and Altaria are unable to battle, this round is a draw,” The ref said while crossing his flags.

“And with that epic exchange of attacks, Loki is down to just two pokemon and Turquoise still has three left and neither side has revealed their final one yet,” The announcer said as both Raichu and Altaria’s pictures turned gray.

“Return Altaria,” Turquoise said as she recalled Altaria.

“Return Raichu,” Loki said as he recalled Raichu. Loki wasted no time in calling out his next Pokemon. “Go Corsola. Corsola came back out barely tired.

“Go Milotic,” Turquoise said as Milotic came back out.

“Interesting choice but we won’t lose that easily. Corsola use Light Screen. Corsola reactivated the protection from Light Screen.

“Milotic use Hydro Pump. Milotic unleashed her Hydro Pump and while Light screen made it less damaging, Corsola was ready for a counter attack.

“Corsola use Mirror Coat. Corsala’s body shined before sending twice the damage back at milotic. While Corsola took decent damage Milotic looked like she was still in the match but then fainted.

“Milotic is unable to battle, Corsola is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Loki.

“And with that Loki has evened the score once again, “the announcer said as Milotic's picture turned gray.

“Return Milotic, “Turquoise said as she recalled Milotic. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her sixth pokemon for the match. “Go Lucario. Lucario came out and looked ready to go as indicated by the determination in his eyes.

“Bring it,” Loki said.

“Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario charged at Corsola and delivered a flurry of punches that dealt some damage.

“Corsola use Recover. Corsola healed some of the damage it took.

“Lucario use Force Palm. Lucario blasted Corsola with his force palm which resulted in Corsola fainting since it could not heal enough to survive.

“Corsola is unable to battle, Lucario is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with that Loki is just down to one pokemon while Turquoise still has two left,” The announcer said as Corsola's picture turned gray.

“Return Corsola,” Loki said as he recalled Corsola. Loki knew he was in a bind with both Lucario and Flygon having an overwhelming advantage against his final pokemon but nevertheless he went through with calling it out. “Go Aggron. A Big metal creature came out and roared as if it was hyped. Turquoise pulled out her pokedex for more info.

“Aggron, The Iron Armor Pokemon and the evolved form of Lairon, While seeking iron for food, it digs tunnels by breaking through bedrock with its steel horns, “The Pokedex said.

“Surprise, my Lairon evolved during our last battle and now it's ready to go,” Loki said.

“Then bring it,” Turquoise said.

“Aggron use autotomize. Aggron’s body began to vibrate before becoming lighter and faster. “ Now use Fire Punch. Aggron charged at Lucario faster than turquoise thought before Lucario was nailed for some big damage. Luckily Lucario survived.

“Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario fired his Aura sphere while Aggron was still within range which resulted in a successful hit. Unfortunately, despite the massive damage Aggron was still standing.

“Nice try but thanks to Aggron’s sturdy ability, my Aggron is not going down that easily, “Loki said.

“We shall see about that, Lucario use Bullet Punch. Lucario charged at Aggron with bullet Punch.

“Aggron use Multiple Fire Punches back to back. Aggron charged equally as fast with both fists covered in fire. The two pokemon kept hitting and dodging each other like two martial artists going at each other. The final collision of their two punches covered the field in an explosion. Both Turquoise and Loki were waiting to see who won. When the dust settled both Aggron and Lucario fainted.

“Both pokemon are unable to battle, this round is a draw, with one pokemon remaining, Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with that final exchange, Turquoise moves on to the final four,” The announcer said as Turquoise’s picture with a winner icon appeared on the jumbotron. They both recalled their pokemon.

“That was a good battle Loki,” Turquoise said.

“It was,” Loki said. As soon as the pleasantries were done Turquoise left to reunite with Fluttershy.

“You did it you won,” Fluttersy said.

“And now it's on to the next battle,” Turquoise said. Much later Rick won his battle and also moved on to the final four.





The next day Turquoise and Rick won their battles which meant it was now down to just them in the final match of the Silver Conference. Who will win the Silver conference? stay tuned as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Rival Revival
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turquoise was walking slowly through the hallway to the battlefield while looking back on everything she and Fluttershy went through on this journey. Every lesson she learned along the way, every battle she has been in, and every opponent she met along the way has all led to this final moment. As soon as Turquoise took her position, Rick was waiting for her.

“You sure took your time getting here,” Rick said.

“I just needed a little time to reflect on everything,” Turquoise said.

“Just know I won’t go easy on you because this time I will win,” Rick said.

“Then you better bring it,” Turquoise said.

“Are both trainers ready? “The Ref asked.

“We are,” Turquoise and Rick said at the same time.

“Then let us select the battlefield for this match,” the ref said as the roulette spun. A few moments later it stopped on the snowflake.

“And it looks like the final match will take place on an Ice battlefield, “The announcer said as the field changed to Ice. Next the roulette for who would go first spun and soon stopped on red which meant Rick was going first. “And Rick will be going first followed by Turquoise.

“Go Steelix, “Rick said as he called out his Steelix which was unaffected by the ice due to its massive size.

“Starting big I see, in that case, Go Milotic,” Turquoise said as she sent out her Milotic who also had no problems on the ice.

“Steelix use Stealth Rock. Steelix suddenly launched a bunch of projectiles from its body that soon embedded themselves into the ice. “Now use Double-Edge. Steelix charged at Milotic like a steam engine but turquoise was not fazed.

“Slide out of the way and use Water Pulse. Milotic used the ice to slide around Steelix who ended up hitting an ice boulder instead of Milotic. Despite using a risky recoil move like Double-edge and ramming into a boulder Steelix looked perfectly fine until the Water pulse nailed it from behind which resulted in a good amount of damage.

“How come Steelix looks like it did not take damage from double-edge?” Applejack asked.

“Steelix must have the ability Rock head,” fluttershy said before explaining. “Rock head prevents recoil damage which eliminates the risk from certain moves like double-edge.

“Not bad but we are far from out. Steelix use Earthquake. Steelix jumped and then shook the battlefield which resulted in a powerful tremor which also shook Milotic for some serious damage.

“Milotic coil up and jump. Milotic coiled herself up like a spring before going off the ground. “Now use Hydro pump. Milotic unleashed hydro Pump from above and nailed Steelix for enough damage to push it onto the ground and faint.

“Steelix is unable to battle, Milotic is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And Turquoise takes the lead in a surprising way,” The announcer said as steelix’s picture turned gray.

“Return Steelix,” Rick said as he recalled Steelix. “I must say that was quite clever.

“Well you know me,” Turquoise said.

“But can you handle my next Pokemon? Go Ampharos, “Rick said as he called out Amphoros who was standing on the Ice like it was no big deal. The battle resumed and Turquoise was shocked by how Ampharos was moving on the ice like a skilled skater. “You surprised? We learned this from battling Pryce. Now Ampharos use Thunder Punch. Ampharos skated fast at milotic with his thunderpunch ready to go.

“Dodge it. Milotic tried sliding out of the way but was not quick enough and was nailed for enough damage to faint.

“Milotic is unable to battle, Amphoras is the winner,” the ref said while pointing his left flag at Rick.

“And with that Rick evened the score, “The announcer said as Milotic’s picture turned gray.

“Return Milotic,” Turquoise said as she recalled Milotic. Luckily Turquoise was prepared for this and wasted no time in calling out her next Pokemon. “Go Garchomp. Garchomp came out and looked raring to go until he got nailed by the Stealth Rock.

“A ground and dragon-type, not bad but also no big deal,” Rick said.

“Garchomp use Dragon Claw. garchomp charged at Amphoras with his long glowing claws.

“Ampharos use Dazzling gleam on the battlefield. Ampharos’s body glowed and the glow was refracted by the ice which meant bad news for Garchomp.

“Garchomp use your tail to go up. Garchomp slammed his tail on the ground which got him airborne and allowed him to dodge the trap Rick set up. “Now dived down. Garchomp’s attack continued like an arrow which nailed Amparos with a critical hit and enough damage to faint.

“Ampharos is unable to battle, garchomp is the winner, “The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Ampharos,” Rick said as he recalled Ampharos while its picture turned gray. Rick decided now was the time to call out his partner since nothing else he had could hold a candle to Garchomp. “Go Serperior. Serperior came out and despite landing on the cold ice looked ready to fight. “Let’s waste no time, Serpirior use Frenzy Plant. Serperior unleashed frenzy Plant which caused some big roots to pop out of the ice and break it in the spots the roots came out of.

“Dodge and use Fire blast. Garchomp dodged the roots and jumped off them to gain altitude before unleashing Fire Blast from above. Serperior was unable to move due to Frenzy Plant which resulted in a powerful hit. But that was not all Fire blast did; it also melted the ice and burned up the Stealth rocks. Serperior tried to remain standing but soon fainted.

“Serperior is unable to battle, Garchomp is the winner, “The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with three of Rick’s Pokemon eliminated it's now time for a five minute intermission,” The announcer said as Serperior's picture turned gray. During the intermission Turquoise stumbled upon Rick talking to someone on the vid phone.

“It's not over yet dad, I still have a chance,” Rick said.

“Listen Rick you don’t stand a chance of winning so just give up and come home already,” Rick’s dad said.

“Never I will win and become champion,” Rick said before hanging up. “I better win or else this is it. Turquoise now realized why Rick was rushing things instead of battling the way he always did. She had no intention of throwing the match since that would be an insult to both of them however she would try and help Rick deal with his dad if it would help in any way. The match resumed and Rick called out his next Pokemon. “Go Houndoom. Houndoom landed on what is now just ordinary rock.

“Go Lucario,” Turquoise said as she called out Lucario.

“You're not going to stick with Garchomp?” Rick asked.

“Don’t want this to end too soon,” Turquoise said.

“Very well, Houndoom use Shadow Ball. Houndoom fired his Shadow Ball.

“Dodge it. Lucario dodged before Turquoise chewed into Rick. “Where is the Rick I met in Kanto?

“I’m right here, “Rick said.

“No you're not,” Turquoise said before continuing. “I heard your conversation with your dad, he is making you quit your journey isn’t he?”

“Yeah he is but only because I am no good,” Rick said.

“According to who?” Turquoise asked. “Look at where we are, we are in the final match of the Silver conference most of the other trainers here did not even come close to this point.

“But my dad said,” Rick said before turquoise interrupted.

“Forget what he said, you're one of my strongest rivals and I want you to battle your way,” Turquoise said. The crowd was getting antsy with no action going on.

“You're right I haven't been battling like myself but with my Serperior gone what can I do?” Rick asked.

“See this battle through to the end and I believe everyone is waiting for it to resume,” Turquoise said with the ref nodding in agreement.

“Battle resume, “The ref said.

Houndoom use Flamethrower. Houndoom unleashed Flamethrower which caused Turquoise to smile.

“Now that's the Rick I know, Lucario use Aura Sphere. Lucario fired his Aura sphere and it formed a fork ball maneuver which caused it to hit Houndoom while Flamethrower also nailed Lucario. Both sides took damage and when the smoke cleared both Houndoom and Lucario fainted.

“Both pokemon are unable to battle so this round is a draw, “The ref said while crossing his flags.

“And after that exchange Rick is down to just two Pokemon while Turquoise still has four pokemon remaining,” The announcer said as both Houndoom and Lucario’s pictures turned gray.

“Return Houndoom, “Rick said as he recalled Houndoom.

“Return Lucario,” Turquoise said as she recalled Lucario. Turquoise called out her next pokemon first. “Go Garchomp. Garchomp came back out ready for round two. Rick now looked like he was about to even the score.

“Go Gliscor,” Rick said as his Gliscor came out and glided over the battlefield.

“Garchomp use dragon claw. Garchomp lunged at Gliscor with his dragon claw at the ready.

“Use night slash. Gliscor used Night Slash to parry the dragon claw. “Now use Guillotine. Gliscor suddenly grabbed garchomp by the neck and threw him onto the ground before pushing him into it which resulted in an instant knockout.

“Garchomp is unable to battle, Gliscor is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at rick.

“Return Garchomp,” Turquoise said while recalling Garchomp as his picture turned gray. Turquoise was impressed by how Rick had such an ace up his sleeve. She wasted no time in calling out her next pokemon. Go Honchkrow. Honchkrow flew over the battlefield. Honchkrow use Faint Attack. Honchkrow flew quite fast while covered in dark energy which nailed Gliscor for some decent damage.

“Gliscor use Guillotine. Gliscor once again tried to use his razor sharp claw but this time turquoise was ready.

“Dodge it. Honchkrow tried to dodge but was not quick enough which resulted in the move landing and delivering an instant knockout.

“Honchkrow is unable to battle, Gliscor is the winner, “The ref said while pointing his left flag at rick.

“And with two successful Guillotines in a row, Rick has evened the score,” the announcer said as Honchkrow’s picture turned gray.

“Return honchkrow, “Turquoise said as she recalled Honchkrow. Luckily Turquoise had the perfect countermeasure against guillotine. “Go Dragapult. Dragapult flew out and looked ready for battle.

“Gliscor use U-turn. Gliscor charged at Dragapult with a glowing claw. After jabbing Dragapult, Gliscor returned to its pokeball. While Dragapult was down Rick called out his final pokemon. “Go Yanmega. Yanmega looked ready to go.

“Dragapult use Dragon Darts. Dragapult fired her projectiles which were heading straight for Yanmega.

“Yanmega use double team. Yanmega split into multiple copies which each projectile nailed while the real one was undamaged and powered up by its speed boost ability. “Now use steel Wing. Yanmega charged at Dragapult with wings of iron and successfully dealt some damage.

“Dragapult use Phantom Force. Dragapult went into the ground.

“Yanmega stay on your guard. Yanmega tried to guess where Dragapult would appear but failed to see her pop up from below and deal the finishing blow which caused Yanmega to fall and faint.

“Yanmega is unable to battle, Dragapult is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“And with that Rick is down to just his Gliscor, “The announcer said as yanmega’s picture turned gray.

“Return Yanmega,” Rick said as he recalled Yanmega. Rick wasted no time in calling Gliscor back out. Both Gliscor and Dragapult went at each other trading blow for blow. Gliscor was looking close to defeat but was still in this. “Gliscor use Night Slash. Gliscor prepared to use his next attack.

“Dragapult use Dragon Tail. Dragapult retaliated and both moves collided. After a little back and forth Night Slash won and knocked Dragapult out.

“Dragapult is unable to battle, Gliscor is the winner,” The Ref said while pointing his left flag at Rick.

“And with that both sides have just one pokemon remaining,” The announcer said as Dragapult’s picture turned gray.

“Return Dragapult,” Turquoise said as she recalled Dragapult. Rick waited in anticipation for Turquoise’s last pokemon. “Go Espeon. Espeon gracefully landed onto the battlefield and looked ready to go.

“Let’s end this, Gliscor use guillotine. Gliscor charged at Espeon ready to deliver the final blow but Turquoise was ready for it.

“Espeon use Psychic. Espeon used Psychic to stop Gliscor in mid air before slamming him down and causing him to faint.

“Gliscor is unable to battle, Espeon is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right Flag at Turquoise.

“And that’s it folks, After such an intense battle, the winner of this year’s silver Conference is Turquoise,” The announcer said as Turquoise’s picture appeared on the jumbotron. Rick recalled Gliscor and approached Turquoise.

“Well Turquoise congrats on beating me once again,” Rick said.

“So what will you do now?” Turquoise asked.

“Iron things out with my dad for starters and hopefully we will cross paths again,” Rick said.





Sometime later all the trainers who competed in the silver conference gathered to watch Turquoise accept her trophy which was a big gold cup with a pokeball design and some star details.





The next day Turquoise and her three friends were on their way to Pallet Town where her mom and some others were waiting for them. The ferry arrived at the port in Pallet town and after about fifteen minutes of walking the girls arrived at Turquoise’s house. As soon as turquoise opened the door the lights suddenly turned on and a bunch of party poppers went off.

“Congratulations on winning the silver Conference Turquoise,” Turquoise’s mom, Erika, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Prima and Pinkie Pie shouted.

“Aw you shouldn't have, “Turquoise said.

“It was Pinkie’s idea,” Rainbow said.

“So what’s next for you Turquoise?” Twilight asked.

“You know a lot of people asked me that same question and even now I still don’t have an answer,” Turquoise said.

“I’m sure you will figure it out but here is another question, Now that you won your second Tournament, are you up to test your strength against us again?” Prima asked.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“Perfect, I will set things up first thing tomorrow,” Prima said. Everyone partied the night away and after the party was over turquoise went to her room to look back on everything.





The next day Turquoise was now on an Ice battlefield facing Prima.

“Let’s see how much you learned from this journey,” Prima said. And so the true test of Turquoise’s level as a pokemon trainer was about to begin. Will she triumph over prima this time or fail once again. Stay tuned as the journey continues.

TO BE CONTINUED
> Arriving At The Answer
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The battle between Turquoise and Prima was quite a clash. Both sides each had one pokemon remaining. Prima had her Lapras and Turquoise had her Corviknight.

“I must say you have grown a bit more while in Johto and I see you have gotten smarter as well but now it's time for the final test,” Prima said.

“Bring it,” Turquoise said.

“Lapras use Blizzard. Lapras covered the whole field in a powerful Blizzard.

“Hang in there Corviknight, “Turquoise shouted. Corviknight endured the blizzard which thanks to its steel-typing lessened the damage it was taking. Soon Turquoise saw her opening. “Now Corviknight use steel Wing. As soon as the blizzard died down corviknight flew at lapras with wings of steel which managed to land a critical hit and finish lapras off.

“Lapras is unable to battle, corviknight is the winner which means turquoise wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at turquoise who looked happy. As soon as Prima recalled her Lapras she approached Turquoise.

“Turquoise, that was a great battle and I'm impressed you learned to overcome your weakness,” Prima said.

“Well it took some time but I did it,” Turquoise said.

“Go heal your team and get ready, because your next opponent is someone who you might have already met and has been wanting to face off against you again for a while now, “Prima said. Turquoise had a good feeling she already knew who Prima was talking about.

“What did Prima mean by someone you already know? “Fluttershy asked.

“Let’s see aside from Prima, the other three members consist of Bruno who is a renowned master of fighting-types, Agatha who is a master of Ghost-types, and Lance who is a master of Dragon-types,” Turquoise said eliminating Agatha from the list instantly since she has not met her yet.

“You don’t think she was talking about Lance do you?” Fluttershy asked.

“We met Lance but I never once battled him, not even in the Dragon Cup,” Turquoise said.

“Then who else could it be?” Fluttershy said. Suddenly the answer hit Turquoise.

“It must be Bruno?” Turquoise said.

“You met him?” Fluttershy asked.

“Aside from you and Pinkie Pie, we have,” Twilight said.

“What is he like?” Fluttershy asked.

“He was like a true warrior,” Turquoise said, still remembering her battle with him in Saffron City. Suddenly Bruno approached them.

“Long time no see, Turquoise,” Bruno said.

“Same to you Bruno, how have you been?” Turquoise asked.

“Pretty good, especially since we are about to face each other in a real official match,” Bruno said.

“Your last battle was not official?” Fluttershy asked.

“It was in a tournament under certain conditions, this is an official five on five battle which means I get to really test her resolve and strength,” Bruno said. Once Fluttershy finished healing all of Turquoise’s pokemon it was time for the next battle. Turquoise wished she could have changed up her team but due to the rules for the challenge she was bound by the very rails she laid out for herself. Both Turquoise and Bruno took their positions on the battlefield which was now a rock battlefield. Soon the ref took his spot.

“The battle between Bruno of the Elite Four and Turquoise the challenger will now begin. Both sides will use five pokemon and the battle will be over when all five of either sides pokemon are unable to battle, additionally both sides may substitute pokemon, “The ref explained with both Bruno and Turquoise in agreement. Soon they called out their first pokemon.

“Hitmonchan I chose you,” Bruno said as he sent out a creature that looked like a professional boxer. Turquoise pulled out her pokedex for more info.

“Hitmonchan, The punching pokemon, Its punches slice the air. They are launched at such high speed, even a slight graze could cause a burn,” The Pokedex said. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her own speedy pokemon.

“Go Corviknight,” Turquoise said as she called out Corviknight. As soon as the ref gave the all clear to begin turquoise made the first move. “Corviknight use Drill Peck. Corviknight flew at Hitmonchan with his spinning beak.

“Dodge and use Thunder Punch. Hitmonchan weaved out of the way of Corviknight’s attack before striking with Thunder Punch which resulted in some great damage and paralysis. 

“Return Corviknight,” Turquoise said while recalling Corviknight. Bruno was impressed by how quickly Turquoise adapted. “Go Espeon. Espeon came out and landed elegantly on the battlefield.

“Hitmonchan use Fire Punch. Hitmonchan charged in with his Fire punch which Turquoise was expecting.

“Espeon use Psychic. Espeon caught Hitmonchan with psychic before lifting him and slamming him on the ground hard which resulted in a knockout.

“Hitmonchan is unable to battle, Espeon is the Winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Hitmonchan,” Bruno said as he recalled Hitmonchan. “I must say your ability to adapt is quite commendable.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“But nevertheless we are far from done,” Bruno said before pulling out his next pokemon. “Onix I chose you. As soon as Onix took the field it threw Turquoise for a loop. Onix use Sandstorm. Onix covered the whole battlefield with a powerful sandstorm which managed to obstruct Espeon’s vision thanks to the rocky terrain she was fighting on. “Now use stone edge. Onix slammed the ground with his tail which caused a bunch of jagged rocks to pop out of the ground. Unfortunately Espeon could not see them and got nailed for a critical hit. Once the stansstorm died down enough the ref could tell Espeon fainted.

“Espeon is unable to battle, Onix is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Turquoise.

“Return Espeon,” Turquoise said while recalling Espeon. Turquoise was not expecting an Onix so she was unprepared for it. She went over her other three pokemon for the match and made her choice. “Go Garchomp. Garchomp came out and despite the sandstorm looked right at home. “Garchomp use Dig. Garchomp went underground. Turquoise thought she was a step ahead but Bruno was about to prove her wrong.

“Onix use Earthquake. Onix shook the battlefield and the resulting Vibration dealt some damage to Garchomp who resurfaced. “A nice try but I was prepared for that because earthquake can deal damage even if the opponent is underground. Now Onix use dragon breath. Onix fired a breath of blue fire at Garchomp who took a lot of damage from it. Bruno was expecting it to be a finisher but garchomp was still standing.

“Garchomp use Bulldoze. Garchomp shook the battlefield almost as hard as Onix did. The vibrations inflicted a ton of damage but it was not enough as indicated by Onix still standing.

“Nice try but Onix’s Sturdy ability saved him from fainting, “Bruno said before declaring his next attack. “Onix finish this with dragon breath. Onix breathed more fire which caused Garchomp to faint after it finished pelting him.

“Garchomp is unable to battle, Onix is the winner, “The ref said while pointing his left flag at Bruno.

“Return Garchomp,” Turquoise said as she recalled Garchomp. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her fourth pokemon. “Go Vespiquen. As soon as Vespiquen came out the sandstorm subsided.

“Interesting choice,” Bruno said before the battle resumed. “Onix use Stone Edge. Onix slammed his tail on the ground and like last time the jagged rocks from earlier poked out of the ground.

“Ascend and use Air Slash. Vespiquen managed to evade stone edge and unleashed Air Slash which managed to finish Onix off.

“Onix is unable to battle, Vespiquen is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.

“Return Onix, “Bruno said as he recalled Onix. Bruno was enjoying this battle and wasted no time in calling out his next pokemon. “Hitmonlee, I chose you. Hitmonlee landed onto the battlefield ready to go. Turquoise was prepared for this one.

“I will stick with Vespiquen,” Turquoise said.

“So be it,” Bruno said before the battle resumed. “Hitmonlee use Blaze kick. Hitmonlee lunged at Vespiquen with a foot covered in fire.

“Vespiquen use Defend Order. Vespiquen’s defense went up enough for her to endure the hit while being forced back. “Now use Attack Order. Vespiquen used the Combee spirits to attack Hitmonlee which resulted in some damage.

“Not bad but we are not out yet. Hitmonlee use High jump kick. Hitmonlee leaped into the air before preparing to deliver a knee blow to Vespiquen. Unfortunately for Vespiquen her reaction time was off and she took the full force of the attack. Luckily she was still standing. Hitmonlee High Jump kick again. Hitmonlee leaped into the air but this time Turquoise was ready.

“Dodge and use power gem. Vespiquen successfully dodged which resulted in Hitmonlee taking damage and for Power gen to finish him.

“Hitmonlee is unable to battle, Vespiquen is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his right flag at Turquoise.
“Return Hitmonlee,” Bruno said as he recalled Hitmonlee. Bruno was starting to see Turquoise had more to learn just from how unprepared she was for his surprise twist. He wasted no time in calling out his next pokemon. “Hitmontop, I chose you. Hitmontop landed on the battlefield and spun in place, raring to go. “Hitmontop use Triple Kick. Hitmontop spun stupidly fast like a top and was heading straight for Vespiquen.

“Use Defend Order. Vespiquen used her Defend Order but this time it was not enough as each kick she took was stronger than the last and as a result she fainted.

“Vespiquen is unable to battle, Hitmontop is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Bruno.

“Return Vespiquen, “Turquoise said as she recalled Vespiquen. Turquoise wasted no time in calling out her next pokemon. “Corviknight come back out. Corviknight, despite still being paralyzed was still flying over the battlefield.

“Hitmontop use Close Combat. Hitmontop spun stupidly fast for flying towards Corviknight and delivering a barrage of punches and kicks while Corviknight tried to move but could not not thanks to the paralysis. This resulted in Corviknight fainting.

“Corviknight is unable to battle, Hitmontop is the winner,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Bruno.

“Return Corviknight,” Turquoise said while recalling Corviknight. Turquoise was now down to her final pokemon while Bruno still had two remaining which meant this was now an uphill battle. “Go Ninetails. Ninetails came out which triggered her Drought ability covering the field in sunny day status.

“Not bad but lets see how you handle this, Hitmontop use Drill Run. Hitmontop suddenly took on a different stance before doing a horizontal spin and picking up momentum as it flew towards Ninetails.

“Ninetails use Fire blast. Ninetails unleashed her fire blast which collided with Hitmontop. They both pushed hard against each other but in the end hitmontop’s drill Run won and landed a critical hit on Ninetails which finished her. 
 
“Ninetails is unable to battle, Hitmontop is the winner which means Bruno wins the match,” The ref said while pointing his left flag at Bruno. After both sides recalled their pokemon Bruno approached Turquoise.

“You battled quite nicely, you are smart and cunning, however you need to try preparing better for the long haul, and that includes making sure your team can handle all four of us, not just a single one of us,” Bruno said. “That said in regard to your friend’s earlier question, may I make a suggestion?

“Sure,” Turquoise said.

“You seem to be focused on some pokemon rather than others since I can sense an inconsistency with your lineup’s strength,” Bruno said. “So here is my suggestion, why not take on the Hoenn League and do so with only what you catch in Hoenn.

“You know what, I will,” Turquoise said.

“Excellent, now let's head back home, “ Turquoise’s mom said.





Sometime later turquoise was back at professor Oak’s Lab where all of her pokemon were.

“So have you finally decided where to go next?” Professor Oak asked.

“I have,” Turquoise said. “Per Bruno’s suggestion, I'm going to take on the Hoenn League.

“And the Grand Festival too?” Professor Oak asked.

“Of course,” Turquoise said.

“In that case take this,” Professor Oak said before handing Turquoise a pink handheld device. “It's a brand new Pokedex I developed with all the data on the new species of Pokemon discovered in Paldea. “And I'm gonna assume you're only going to bring Espeon again.

“Yep and i will only use the pokemon i catch while in Hoenn,” Turquoise said. Sometime later it was now night time and while Turquoise and Espeon were asleep Turquoise’s mom was working on a new traveling outfit and contest dress for Turquoise.

“Turquoise sure has grown a lot since this journey and I have no doubt she is going to grow even more on this next one,” Turquoise’s mom said while working on her sewing machine while the traveling outfit was on the mannequin.





The next day Turquoise was now wearing a black button up top with cute eevee-shaped buttons on it along with a gray plaid skirt with a pokeball patch on it along with a black lace shrug with bell sleeves, some cute kitten themed tights with black high top trainers and lastly, A a silver star chain belt. A bit later Turquosie’s mom came in with a small Eevee-inspired backpack.

“It's not like that popular one from Galar but I think it's cute,” Turquoise’s mom said.

“So do I, “Turquoise said as she put it on. “Ok Mom we are off,” Turquoise said before running out the door with her Espeon beside her. The two were running towards the port excited for their next adventure.

NEXT TIME A NEW BEGINNING