The Way of the Dragons

The Pokémon Exhibition

"So, what's next on the Johto agenda?" Kat asked.

"Why don't we head back to Yelena's villa and continue working on the clothes?" Rina suggested, "The fashion expo is in four days."

"That's fine with me." I said.

Libby let out a cry in agreement. Angel and Snubbull did the same.

"I'm okay with that." Nina said.

"Same." said the others.

Rina smiled and began skipping ahead of us.

"Then, let's go!" she said happily.

The others and I chuckled as we jogged to catch up with our pink-haired friend.

So much has happened already that I've completely forgotten about the fashion expo. Yelena said not to stress over it while exploring and adventuring, but that doesn't mean we should discard it from our memories. Something I regrettably did...

As we continued down the path, we arrived at a small town.

"Uh, did we pass through another town from New Bark?" Elsu asked.

"Not that I can remember," Eric confessed, "Maybe we took a shortcut?"

Shrugging our shoulders, we entered the town to see what it had to offer. There were many buildings and surprisingly a lot of flowers. As I glanced around the small town, I noticed many people and Pokémon heading in one direction. Our only instinct was to follow the crowd.

If we want to know where we're at, we should follow the crowd to get answers.

After walking for some time, we all arrived at a grand stage.

"What in the world is going on?" Eric asked aloud.

"Haven't you heard?" asked a young woman, "The Annual Pokémon Exhibition is today!"

The Annual Pokémon Exhibition? This is a first for me.

"What is it about?" Kat asked.

"The Pokémon Exhibition is an annual festival held here in Florando Town," answered the woman, "This festival attracts people and Pokémon from all over the world!"

If it's that popular, how come I've never heard of it before?

"The Pokémon Exhibition aims to showcase collaboration and a Pokémon's individuality and skill," the woman continued, "Anyone can enter!"

"This sounds like a lot of fun!" Nina said excitedly, "What do you say, guys?"

"I don't mind," Eric said, "I'd love to partake in this festival."

"Me, too!" Kat said.

"Count me in!" I said, "What about you guys?"

Elsu and Rina glanced at one another and grinned.

"You four can enter," Rina said, "You know how shy I am in front of large crowds,"

"But you did just fine back in Ezonia." Nina commented.

"That's different. That was a studio; this is an entire town. I'll pass on this one; thank you."

"And Elsu?" Kat asked.

"I'll keep Rina company," he said, "Even being in a large crowd makes her nervous and calmest when with me."

The four of us smiled and nodded in understanding.

They really do complete each other.

After parting ways with the duo, the four of us went to find where to enter to partake in the Pokémon Exhibition. Luckily, we signed up before they finalized the order of performances. Before the exhibition started, the others and I went behind the stage to get ready.