Last time our heroes arrived at Rustburo hall just in time for Turquoise’s first contest in the Hoenn Region and right now she was showing off her new contest dress which was a black and white suspender dress with hints of blue along with a blue bow by the neck area.

“Nice dress, where did you get it?” April asked.

“My mom made it for me, she borrowed the pattern from a dear friend from Viridian City,” Turquoise said, referring to Serena.

“Ok but is that really necessary?” April asked.

“Very necessary, at least according to my friend Rarity,” Fluttershy said.

“Besides I would do it even if it wasn't,” Turquoise said as she put Espeon’s pokeball inside a capsule.

“What is that?” April asked.

“This is called a ball capsule, it adds some pizzazz to a pokemon’s entrance when called out of their pokeball,” Turquoise said while applying a star seal to the capsule. “And these are the seals that do it, you can get different effects depending on which seals you use. Before Turquoise could go into more detail it was time for all the coordinators to go backstage. April and Fluttershy followed the crowd of spectators to the stands. As for Turquoise she and the other coordinators were now backstage waiting for the mc to appear. Sometime later a woman wearing a formal pink and fuchsia dress with the same orange hair styled the same way as the other two contest mc’s Turquoise has seen so far appeared on the screen and spoke.

“Welcome everyone to the start of another contest season here in Hoenn, I am your mc for the Hoenn region, Vivian and now allow me to introduce the judges,” Vivian said before the camera’s focus shifted towards the judges who by now Turquoise recognized as Mr. Contesta, Mr. Sukizu, and the local Nurse Joy. Soon the contest began and Turquoise observed how things were done here in Hoenn. It looked more scaled down from what Turquoise was used to since so far none of the contestants did anything that was bold or flashy, just standard things like using props to show off moves. Soon it was Turquoise’s turn and she was intent on doing this her way. “And now our final contestant, all the way from Pallet Town in the Kanto region, give it up for Turquoise. She walked out and pulled out her pokeball.

“Espeon, let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said while doing a spin and tossing Espeon’s pokeball into the air where it popped open and unleashed a bunch of stars with Espeon somersaulting through them before landing gracefully. “Let's start with swift. Espeon unleashed Swift upward in a spiraling fashion, “now use Psybeam. Espeon fired Psybeam which ricocheted from one star to another inside the spiral until the result ended with some dazzling fireworks. The judges were very impressed with how well Espeon entered the stage and with the amazing combination Turquoise and Espeon came up with as indicated by the perfect 30 she received.

“A perfect 30, impressive, it looks like we have a professional among us, “Vivian said, also quite impressed. As soon as Turquoise returned backstage, Adrian approached her.

“That was impressive,” Adrian said.

“Thanks, Espeon and I have been in many contests over the course of our journeys,” Turquoise said.

“Even so don’t get too overconfident because I can guarantee the others will not go down that easily,” Adrian said. Soon Vivian appeared on the screen.

“Sorry for the wait and now here are the four coordinators moving on to the second stage,” Vivian said before Turquoise and Adrian's pictures appeared along with two other trainers who barely squeezed by. The first battle was between Turquoise and Adrian and April was watching very closely.

“So how do these battles work exactly?” April asked Fluttershy.

“Just like with how the beauty of the moves are scored the same goes for this round as well,” Fluttershy explained.

“And now our first match will be between Turquoise and Adrian, five minutes on the clock, go,” Vivian said before both sides pulled out their pokeballs.

“Espeon, Let’s dazzle them,” Turquoise said as Espeon came out in the same way as before.

“Roselia, your on,”Adrian said as he threw his pokeball which popped open and while not as dazzling as with the ball capsule Roselia still looked quite dazzling coming out. “Roselia use magical Leaf. Roselia fired its magical Leaf from its roses.

“Espeon use Psychic. Espeon used her Psychic to stop the leaves which resulted in Adrian losing points.

Adrian: 90%

“How come Adrian lost points?” April asked.

“Because even though Roselia’s magical leaf looked nice Espeon stopped it which caused it to fail thus costing Adrian points,” Fluttershy explained.

“I see now, so the goal is to reduce your opponent’s points to zero,” April said.

“That’s just one way to win, coordinators also win if they have more points remaining then their opponent when time runs out or by knocking their pokemon out,” Fluttershy added. As she explained it, Turquoise and Adrian were done to eighty perfect of their points and they were close to the four minute mark.

“I admit you are pretty good Turquoise but I'm not giving up," Adrian said.

“You're good too,” Turquoise said.

“Roselia use Solar beam. Roselia began to charge up energy which left an opening for Turquoise.

“Espeon use Psybeam while spinning. Espeon unleashed her psybeam which formed a counter shield around Roselia. Before the first hit Roselia unleashed Solar Beam which pushed against the counter shield but failed to break through. Once the move ended roselia fainted which caused the judges to hit their buzzers.

“And it looks like with that dazzling finish Turquoise moves on to the final round,” Vivian said.

“Return Roselia,” Adrian said as he recalled Roselia. He approached Turquoise. “You're quite formidable and even though I lost today, next time we meet I won’t lose.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Turquoise said. The next battle went by fast and the final one ended quickly with Turquoise’s victory.

“And that’s it everyone, the winner of the Rustboro ribbon is Turquoise,” Vivian said. Soon everyone gathered as the award ceremony was about to start. Mr. Contesta approached Turquoise with the ribbon.

“That was an impressive display young lady,” mr. Contesta said as he gave Turquoise the ribbon. Once Turquoise changed back into her street clothes it was off to the Pokemon Center. Before they could leave, Adrian caught up to them.

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

“The Pokemon Center to find out where the gym is,” Turquoise said.

“I can show you the way but first I must ask, do you have any other pokemon besides Espeon?” Adrian asked.

“I do,” Turquoise said before calling out Treecko and Taillow. “I still need to train them since I can guess the gym leader won’t be so easy to beat.

“Well if it's training you need I just so happen to know a good spot in Rustboro City to do so,” Adrian said before showing them the way. Sometime later the girls and Adrian found themselves in front of a building that looked like a training center. “This is Don Frank's training center. If you need to train your pokemon then this is the place to do it.

“I remember encountering a place like this in Johto,” Turquoise said.

“That saves me the trouble of explaining things,” Adrian said before they went inside. Right away Turquoise got to work with Treecko who was doing some target practice with Leafage. Treecko was getting better with each shot but Adrian had an idea.

“Say why not try and teach Treecko Bullet Seed,” Adrian suggested.

“Sounds good, Treecko, are you up for it?” Turquoise asked with Treecko nodding yes.

“Alright,” Adrian said before calling out Roselia. “First a demo, Roselia use Bullet Seed. Roselia fired a bunch of seeds from its mouth which all hit the bull-eyes on the target. “The key is to build up energy and then expel it from your mouth like you're spitting seeds out of it. Treecko gave it a try and managed to get a single seed out but could not put enough power behind it to make it go far. Treecko kept at it for a while and eventually worked its way up to three seeds but could not get the power right.

“That's some good progress Treecko now rest,” Turquoise said before recalling Treecko. Next up was Taillow who was put through the wind tunnel to increase its endurance and speed. After about thirty minutes of training Taillow managed to learn quick attack. It was now back to Treecko who after another thirty minutes managed to get Bullet Seed down. Turquoise planned to head to the Pokemon center until April stopped her.

“Wait,” April said before Turquoise stopped.

“Yes, april?” Turquoise asked.

“After watching you train I want to battle you and make Mudkip stronger too,” April said.

“I guess we could battle since we got time,” Turquoise said. Turquoise and April proceeded to the battlefield and took their positions before Don Frank took his at the ref spot.

“Each trainer will use one pokemon and the battle will end when either side's pokemon is unable to battle,” Don Frank said.

“Got it,” Turquoise said.

“Now if both trainers are ready? Start,"Don Frank said.

“Go Mudkip,” April said as she called out her Mudkip.

“Go Treecko,” Turquoise said as she called out Treecko who looked raring to go.

“April will have the first move,” Don Frank said.

“Mudkip use Tackle. Mudkip charged at Treecko almost like a bullet.

“Dodge and use pound. Treecko dodged and then unleashed pound on Mudkip who took a good amount of damage but was still able to continue.

“Mudkip use water gun. Mudkip fired his water gun which was heading toward Treecko.

“Dodge and use Bullet Seed. Treecko tried to dodge but Mudkip's water gun hit before he could. Treecko was still in this since he had some resistance. “Now use quick attack. Treecko charged at Mudkip really fast. Suddenly the fin on mudkip’s head glowed orange which was a new move he used to send Treecko back while fending off the quick attack.

“What was that just now?” April asked.

“That was Rock Smash,” Fluttershy said.

“Awesome Mudkip learned Rock Smash, “April said with joy. Treecko got back up and was now covered in green energy which was an indication that its overgrow ability was triggered. “What is happening with Treecko?

“That would be its ability Overgrow which activates when a pokemon’s hp is less than a third and it makes all their grass-type moves stronger, “ Turquoise explained.

“No matter we will still win, Mudkip use Rock Smash. Mudkip’s fin glowed orange before charging at Treecko.

“Treecko use Leafage. Treecko used its move and summoned a lot more leaves than usual before sending them flying at Mudkip who was able to knock some of them away but there were too many leaves which resulted in the move landing and causing Mudkip to faint.

“Mudkip is unable to battle, Treecko is the winner which means Turquoise wins the match,” Don Frank said before pointing his right arm at Turquoise. April looked bummed that she and Mudkip lost.

“Hey you did quite well for your first official battle,” Turquoise said.

“But we still lost,” April said.

“A lot of trainers don’t win on the first try so it's ok, and besides Mudkip got stronger and that’s the important part,” Fluttershy said assuringly.

“Exactly,” Turquoise said. “Keep training and I'm sure you will win your next battle.

“I will,” April said before recalling Mudkip. The girls decided now was the time to head to the Pokemon Center. As soon as they got there they saw a woman with brown hair wearing a gray dress with a white blouse waiting by the counter. Soon Nurse joy came out with two pokeballs.

“Your pokemon are all healed and ready for your next challenger ms. Roxanne,” Nurse Joy said.

“Thank you nurse Joy,” Roxanne said. Turquoise was quite surprised by what she heard but decided to ask just to be sure.

“Are you the Rustburo City Gym Leader?” Turquoise asked.

“I am and I'm assuming you're a gym challenger,” Roxanne said.

“I am,” Turquoise said.

“Well the gym is closed for the day but if you still want to challenge me I will be waiting tomorrow,” Roxanne said.

“I look forward to it,” Turquoise said before Roxanne left. The girl had their pokemon healed before calling it a day. What awaits turquoise in her gym battle? Stay tuned as the journey continues.

To Be Continued

Author's Note

Turquoise's team
Espeon ♀ LV: 61 Moves: Psychic/ Swift/ Morning Sun/ Psybeam
Taillow ♀ LV: 9 Moves: peck/ growl/ Focus Energy/ Quick attack
Treecko♂ LV:8 Moves: Pound/Bullet Seed/ Leafage/ Quick Attack

April's Team
Mudkip ♂ LV:7 moves: Tackle/ Growl/ Water Gun/Rock Smash

Fluttershy's Team
Cinderace ♂ LV: 45 Moves: Flame Charge/ Pyro Ball/ Headbutt/ Double Kick
Ursaring ♂ LV:30 Moves: Hammer Arm/ Focus Blast/Slash/ Metal Claw

Turquoise: Badges:0 Ribbons:1

sorry for the wait. been hoping more people would take interest in this story. but regarding the next chapter its going to be awhile since i'm going to be out of town for the next three months starting on the 9th.