Chapter 143: Princess Festival Contest Started

(Later on, Mew and the others are helping Misty prepare for the contest.)

(Misty then asks.)

Misty: "Hey guys, can I borrow Pikachu and Vulpix for the competition."

Mew: "I don't see why not?"

(Mew says.)

(Then turns to Pikachu.)

Mew: "What do you think, Pikachu?"

(Pikachu happily says.)

Pikachu: "Pika!" (I'm in!)

(and jumps into Misty's arms.)

(Misty snuggles Pikachu and happily says.)

Misty: "Oh, thanks Pikachu!"

Mew: "So Misty, do you want to get a picture of Fiorello?"

(Mew asks.)

(But Misty answers.)

Misty: "I'm doing it for the doll set."

Mew: "The doll set?"

(Mew says, confused.)

(Then Misty explains.)

Misty: "Well Mew, you were an only child at the time and you lived in the forest with Pokemon longer than you lived with Professor Oak. So you wouldn't understand But when you're the youngest of four sisters, having something that belongs to only you was important. My sisters all had their own princess dolls, but all I got was their broken, old hand-me-downs. And they'd say "Isn't that great, Misty? You get three whole sets of dolls for yourself."

(Then Misty says with determination.)

Misty: "But now I'll win my own Pokemon Princess dolls!"

Mew: "I see. I had no idea the trouble of having human siblings, but still we'll do our best to help,"

(Mew says.)

Mew: "You can borrow our Pokemon. Then you'll have a good, strong, well balanced team,"

(Mew says.)

(Soon, the Pokemon she has are ready.)

(She has Pikachu, Vulpix.)

(Misty says.)

Misty: "Pikachu is an electric type, Oddish is a grass and poison type, Vulpix is a fire type..."

(Then holds a Pokeball.)

Misty: "And with my Starmie as a water type, how can I lose? Thanks for your help, guys."

(Mew kneels to Pikachu.)

Mew: "Now, you do whatever Misty tells you to do, and make sure you give it your all. Go out there and win."

(Pikachu nods his head.)

Brock: "You too, Vulpix,"

(Brock says, petting Vulpix on the head.)

(Vulpix agrees.)

Misty: "Thanks, both of you. Now, I'm ready, to battle!"

(Misty says, determined to win.)

(Soon, the battle begins and a girl calls out.)

girl: "Go, Kingler!"

(Soon, Kingler comes out of the Pokeball, and Misty is battling against her.)

(From the stands, Mew calls out.)

Mew: "Hang in there, Misty!"

Tomo: "You can do it!"

(Tomo calls out.)

Misty: "Don't worry about me, guys!"

(Misty says.)

(Then calls out.)

Misty: "Go, Oddish!"

(With that, Oddish enters the field.)

(The Announcer says.)

Announcer: "In the Eastern division, we have a match between Oddish and Kingler!"

(Misty calls out.)

Misty: "Oddish, use Leech Seed!"

(Oddish then jumps in the air and fires a seed at Kingler.)

(Kingler becomes instantly trapped in the seed as vines coil it.)

(Then it drains its energy.)

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "The attack against Kingler has worked! Kingler's been Leech Seed and the poor Pokemon is powerless!"

(The trainer then calls back her Pokeball, meaning Kingler is out of the match.)

announcer: "Looks like it's back to the Pokeball for Kingler! What Pokemon will take its place? This is getting exciting, folks!"

(The announcer says.)

(The trainer calls out a Pinsir, but Oddish quickly uses Tackle on it.)

(Then Cubone is called out, but attacked easily by Bullet Seed.)

(Raticate is also taken out by Razor Leaf.)

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "This Oddish won't give it's opponents even the smallest chance! It's a real fighter, and Misty is off to a very strong start!"

(Misty happily cheers.)

Misty: "Yeah, that's right, and I'm gonna have a very strong finish too!"

(Pikachu, Oddish and Vulpix happily cheer.)

(Meanwhile, Jessie is battling a trainer that has a Primeape.)

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "The challenger from the Western division, is using a Primeape! What will her opponent, Jessie, use for her first attack?"

James: "What choice do you have? All you have is Arbok,"

(James questions.)

Jessie: "That's not exactly accurate,"

(Jessie says.)

(James looks up to notice Weezing is with her.)

(James gasps and panics.)

James: "Jessie, please! Don't take Weezing!"

Meowth: "You'll never win with just two Pokemon!"

(Meowth says.)

Jessie: "You seem to be forgetting something, Meowth,"

(Jessie says, kneeling to Meowth.)

(Jessie and Meowth stare at each other for the longest time.)

(Meowth realizes with a scream.)

Meowth: "I'm a Pokemon, too!"

(Jessie grabs Meowth.)

Jessie: "Glad you remember, now get in there!"

(Then throws him to the battlefield.)

announcer: "Jessie has chosen to start the battle with a Meowth!"

(The announcer says.)

(Meowth stands up, and says.)

Meowth: "Listen, banana boy, don't make me mad or I'll have to fight ya!"

(But Primeape gives Meowth an uppercut and sends him flying.)

Jessie: "Oh well, it was worth a shot,"

(Jessie says.)

(Then calls out.)

Jessie: "Go, Arbok!"

(Arbok and Primeape charge at each other.)

(and Arbok bites Primeape's fist, filling it up with Poison.)

announcer: "Could Arbok's poison be taking effect? It seems to be working!"

(The announcer says.)

(Soon, Primeape stumbles and collapses on the ground, succumbing to the poison.)

(The girl whines.)

girl: "Oh no! My Primeape!"

(Jessie cheers for herself.)

Jessie: "Woo! I'm going straight to the top!"

James: "She might just win this thing!"

(James says, impressed.)

(During the contest, Misty is on a winning streak, Pikachu uses his Thunder Shock on Fearow.)

(Oddish beats a Graveler by using Petal Dance.)

(Vulpix takes down a Tangela with Flamethrower.)

announcer: "What a competition! With a full variety of Pokemon, young Misty from the Eastern division is winning her way right into the finals!"

(The announcer says.)

(Meanwhile, Arbok takes down a Machoke with Wrap.)

(and Weezing beats a Parasect with a Poison Gas attack.)

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "And in the Western division, Arbok and Weezing are bringing one victory after another!"

(The tournament goes on with Misty and Jessie winning one battle after another.)

(soon, they both are qualified for the final round, winner takes all.)

Mew: "Well, it's down to just Misty and Jessie,"

(Mew says.)

Brock: "And neither one of them is ever gonna give in,"

(Brock says.)

(Tomo cheers.)

Tomo: "Go Misty!"

Eevee: "Eevee!" (You can do it!)

(Eevee calls out.)

(On the battlefield Misty and Pikachu celebrate making it to the finals.)

(They turn their heads to see Jessie is on the other side of the battlefield.)

(Jessie sternly says.)

Jessie: "Those princess dolls are mine!"

Misty: "We'll just see about that,"

(Misty says.)

(Soon, James and Moewth are wearing black clothes and Meowth has a rifle in his paws.)

James: "Is she getting in your hair?"

(James asks.)

(Meowth asks.)

Meowth: "You want, we should take care of her."

Jessie: "I can handle her,"

(Jessie says.)

(James leans to Jessie and asks.)

James: "Jessie, you don't mean you're going to play by the rules."

(Jessie soon makes tears come out of her eyes.)

Jessie: "This brings back bad memories. I hated those Princess Festivals so much!"

James: "Is there going to be a flashback?"

(James asks.)

Meowth: "Could be,"

(Meowth says.)

(With teary eyes, Jessie says.)

Jessie: "I was the only girl who never had a princess doll. Every year, I used to get so sad when I knew the festival was coming."

Meowth: "I always thought every girl loved the Princess Festival,"

(Meowth says.)

Jessie: "The Princess Festival just reminded me of what I never had,"

(Jessie says with teary eyes.)

(Soon, James begins to get emotional.)

James: "Well, Jessie, I hope this year will be different. I hope you win those dolls."

(Meowth does the same.)

Meowth: "Meowth, too."

Jessie: "I'll do my very best,"

(Jessie says.)

(Soon, they all begin to cry.)

[To Be Continued...]