** Waiting Room **
In the waiting room, Kenny was staring at a wall, waiting for his match to begin.
"I can do this. I trained so hard for this." Kenny said in his head.
*Flashback*
After failing to make it past the preliminary rounds back in Sinnoh, Kenny was training his Empoleon nonstop.
One night in his house's backyard, he had finished training his Empoleon for the day and returned it to his Pokeball.
As Kenny sat on a bench…
"This is so hard. All this effort, and what is it worth in the end?" Kenny asked to himself.
Kenny tilted his head so that he could witness the night sky covered in stars, and the occasional shooting star that passes by.
"I don't know what to do anymore. What good am I as a Coordinator if I make a huge mistake like that? That's a mistake a rookie makes."
As Kenny stared out into the sky, he then remembered his friend Dawn, and her performance in the Grand Festival.
"I remember now. Deedee lost as well, but she was able to get stronger and make it to the finals."
He then got off the bench and smiled.
"If Deedee could take failure and turn it into success, I know I can too."
**End Flashback**
While Kenny was waiting for his match, May was talking to Trish and Suzy.
"So Trish, why did you become a Coordinator?" May asked to Trish
In response, Trish shrugged her shoulders.
"I became a Coordinator because I felt like it was the right thing for me." Trish said
"Yep. I became one because it was so pretty." Suzy said
"Well that's good to hear. I was originally going to be a Pokémon Trainer, but I fell in love with the idea of Pokémon Contests when I went to Rustboro City." May said with a smile on her face.
"Say, didn't you have an ex-boyfriend traveling with you and Dawn at some point?" Frank asked
May had an embarrassed look on her face in response, while Dawn had an annoyed look on her face.
"He's still in a region doing the same old stuff as he did before." Dawn said.
"Exactly." May said while Drew gave her a neck massage.
"If anything, it's probably for the best. Ash hasn't visited us in years, and I don't think he even cares enough to remember us in the first place." Drew said
Trish then turned her head to Dawn.
"Dawn, there's something I need to tell you about your mother Johanna, besides her being in the tournament. She's… " Trish said with concern in her voice.
Before Trish could finish her sentence, the intercom came on informing Kenny to appear on stage.
**Contest Arena**
"Welcome everyone to the first match of Round 1!" shouted Marina
The crowd then applauded.
"There are a couple new rules I want to mention before we begin though. First off, you are allowed to use Mega Evolutions at any time during the battle if you wish, and the second rule is that before the match begins there will be a wheel on screen determining whether the battle will be a Single or Double battle."
