Cross-Dressed Lover

Showcase

Bonnie sat down primly next to Alain, Mairin sitting on her other side. Alain's suspicions hadn't gone away about Bonnie's excuse as to why Ash and Clemont weren't around. Her defensiveness was a dead giveaway. While both boys would jump at the chance to help others, the stadium had all sorts of help. Hence why the League went so smoothly.

Maybe Ash was lying to him. He wouldn't do it without a reason. Alain wasn't mad, but he wished that Ash trusted him enough to be truthful. He stopped thinking about it when Bonnie shoved a Glow Caster in his hand and waited for the show to start.

"Bonjour all! Welcome to the Lumiose Conference Stadium where we will be holding a different prize for our winner!" announced Monsieur Pierre, his voice ringing from the speakers. "Our wonderful performers have all prepared for this joyous day in hopes of winning access to free performance clothes and accessories for a full year! I shall be your guide on this day. My name is Pierre!"

The tall blonde in blue emerged on the stage to the cheers of the crowd. He descended down a grand staircase with his Klefki. The stage was mainly empty as groups of Chespin, Fennekin and Froakie were herded on stage.

"For the Theme Performance of bonds, performers must find their Pokémon!" He paused as the Pokémon separated into three groups. "You must correctly identify them without being too specific. For example, you cannot address the Pokémon individually. The group acts together. If you tell your Pokémon to do a command, all shall obey. The only moves you are allowed to use are ones known by the entire group."

Alain twitched. "That sounds annoying."

Bonnie and Mairin looked confused, making him sigh before explaining. "Let's say all the Chespin know Pin Missile. You can't use any other moves that your Chespin knows."

Mairin groaned. "Chespie knows Toxic, but I can't tell him to use it so I know? That's hard!"

Alain smirked. "If your bond with your Pokémon is strong, shouldn't you be able to identify them in a group of dozens?" He chuckled as they grumbled.

"Our first group consists of Clemelia, Amy and Daphne!" Bonnie immediately jumped onto her chair with Dedenne.

"GO CLEMELIA! YOU CAN DO IT!" she screamed off the top of her lungs, causing Mairin and Alain to jolt in their seats. Dedenne was just as excited.

"Denne!" On stage, Clemont twitched, marching up to the group of Chespin. Dread filled his stomach. He had to find Chespin in this huge group?!

"Clemelia must find her Chespin, Amy her Froakie and Daphne with her Fennekin. The first performer who identifies her Pokémon advances to the next round! These Chespin know Vine Whip! The Froakie know Water Pulse and Fennekin know Ember!" At his cue, the music and the task started. Clemont panicked and started searching his pockets. He had prepared for this in case Chespin would start acting up. There was just too many of them to go through. While he probably could tell which one was his, the time constraint was the real challenge. He might not be able to tell Chespin through just moves, but he had the perfect way to make up for it. He found what he needed and threw it into the air.

"Chespin! A macaron!" The reaction was instantaneous. Chespin launched into the air out of the group and caught the treat with his mouth. Bonnie started cracking up. That was the perfect way to find him and they never said he couldn't feed him. Chespin bounced into Clemont's arms and cheered.

"Chespin!" Pierre stopped the music. A spotlight shone on Clemont, who went stiff and stood straight to avoid doing anything weird on camera.

"Performer Clemelia shall advance to the next round!" Clemont shakily smiled and carried Chespin back to the dressing room, sighing as he passed his friends.