On the day of the contest, May grew anxious again needing Ashlyn's help to calm down and practice her appeals routine for the fifth time that morning
"May you'll do fine you've done this before" Ashlyn said chuckling when she gave Popplio, Eevee, Solana, and Oricorio each poke puffs for all their hard work
"What if I screw up this time?" May asked panicked
"You'll do fine don't worry about it" Ashlyn sighed out just as a familiar face approached them
"Ashlyn, May long time no see"
"Brendan, how've you been?" Ashlyn asked as she lifted Pikachu into her arms
"What are you doing here?" May asked her nerves somewhat calming down
"I've been great I'm actually here for the contest," he said
"Wow then that means May is going to be your rival," Ashlyn said smiling while May felt like she wanted to run
"Yeah I actually already have two ribbons would have been three but a guy named Malcolm beat me last time," Brendan said before Ashlyn saw May's nervous face
"Well you better get registered then," Ashlyn said before Brendan ran off wishing May good luck "May you need to take a deep breath come on"
"What am I going to do if I go up against Brendan I could lose I-" May said before Ashlyn lightly tapped her on her head
"That's enough, May if you go into that contest nervous that's going to affect your pokemon. You've got this Oricorio and Popplio trust you and besides win or lose you'll get something out of this contest may it be a lesson or your second ribbon, just do your best and trust your Pokemon" Ashlyn said which seemingly got May out of her nervous breakdown
"Alright I can do this" May said determinedly before she hugged Ashlyn "Thanks for always being there for me"
"It's what I'm here, for now, go do tour best to win that ribbon," Ashlyn said smiling
As the contest started Spark, Candela and Blanche were observing everything with interest seeing as Pokemon contests were completely foreign to them and thus Ashlyn had to explain something every ten minutes until it was May's turn
"Popplio take the stage!" May exclaimed calmer and more composed than the last time Ashlyn saw her
"She looks calmer. Thank Arceus for that"Ashlyn thought as she watched Popplio emerge from her poke ball surrounded by bubbles
"Popplio Moonblast!" May said before Popplio launched a glowing pink luminescent ball into the air "Now Bubblebeam!"
"Her timing is much better now than when she started on this routine" Blanche commented with a small smile on her face
"It sure is," Max said grinning
"Disarming Voice!" May said before Popplio used Disarming voice on the Moonblast that was surrounded by bubbles making it burst and popping all the bubbles in the process making beautiful sparkles rain down on Popplio who tried to play with them
"Awww" many of the girls in the crowd cooed
"What an absolutely wonderful way of displaying such a unique pokemon and Popplio was adorable to watch as well" Nurse Joy commented smiling
"Simply remarkable" Mr. Sukizo added
"You showed off Popplio's playful nature beautifully and also showed how in control she was of all her attacks from the powerful Moonblast to the delicate Bubblebeam it was all done to perfection," Mr. Contesta said before Popplio started glowing shocking everyone
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A Loving Sister And Strong Trainer
Fanfic"You will recognize the survivors of abuse through their courage. When silence is inviting, they move forward and share their truth so that others know they are not alone." This story is about a girl that loved her father very much but when he was k...
