Slateport Contest Entrance
Dawn was sitting next to the entrance, trying to calm down.
"I can't believe this. No, I can't understand this." Dawn said in a sad tone.
She heard footsteps coming towards her, and when she turned her head she noticed it was her mother.
"Should have figured you be here Dawn." Johanna said
Dawn didn't respond to her mother's comment.
"So you probably figured it out then?"
Dawn didn't respond but she did nod her head.
"Listen, I understand that it's not natural but there's more you need to understand than what you believe."
Dawn then decided to chime in.
"You honestly think I am upset that you did that? I am 19 Johanna, I am not 10 anymore. The reason I am upset is because you lied to me about it. Didn't you tell me that lying to someone is worse than being honest?" Dawn said.
Johanna then sighed and sat down next to her daughter.
"You're right, I did tell you that lying to someone is worse than being honest. I just didn't know how you would handle it so I tried to hide it from you. Was it a good idea? Of course not, but I didn't know how you handle it. Listen, this secret was between the two of us and we would tell you eventually, but we thought that the newspaper would be an easier way." Johanna said.
"So why her?" Dawn asked
Johanna sighed in response.
"I wish I could tell you Dawn, it just happened. But I will say this, it's not like me and your father, it's more like a friendship type. You've heard of it before Dawn haven't you?"
Dawn reaches into her pocket to pull out a tiny dictionary.
It took her a few moments but she was able to find the word her mother was describing.
"Ah, here it is. The term is Romantic Friendship, a non-intimate relationship between friends."
"Exactly. That idea worked better for us since the standard one is disgusting." Johanna said.
"But that's not the point, I got to get going for my match, are you going to be okay Dawn?" Johanna asked before standing up.
"I'm fine, I just needed an explanation." Dawn responded.
"Okay, see ya soon. Love you" Johanna responded before ruffling Dawn's hair and leaving.
Contest Arena
In the arena Lila and Allegra were about to compete.
Lila was wearing a purple kimono with white flowers painted on some parts of it, had her hair tied up and was ready for battle.
Allegra looked to be around 6 feet tall, had her crimson hair tied up, with crescent moon styled hair on the sides of her head, and was wearing a white kimono with black dress shoes underneath.
"The wheel has decided that this round will be a single battle, so let's begin!" Marina shouted.
"Delcatty, let's go!" Lila shouted as she threw her pokeball into the air and released her Pokémon.
"Infernape, stabilize!" Allegra shouted as she opened the pokeball, releasing Infernape.
The wheel was replaced with a 5 minute timer on the Television Screen.
"Infernape, Mach Punch."
Infernape charged at Lila's Delcatty at max speed and landed a direct hit.
