Chapter 38 - Round One

My opponent called out his moves first. "Sealeo! Use Water Gun on Ninetales! Swellow! Use Wing Attack on Haunter!" At this moment it felt like everything just disappeared & the only thing that I had my mind on was on my battle.

"Phantom cover Cinder & use Thunderbolt on Sealeo! Cinder, use Fire Blast on Swellow now!" I shouted as loud as I could.

Swellow avoided the Fire Blast, & then swooped down & hit Cinder with Wing Attack. Luckily, Phantom had saved her from Water Gun & attacked Seleo with Thunderbolt, stopping it in its tracks. "Sealeo, come on, use Slam! Swellow use Aerial Ace!" Sealeo charged toward Cinder. Cinder fell back from Slam, but got back up. Aeriel Ace hit Phantom, but he still looked good enough to go on.

"Cinder, use Sunny Day!" It suddenly got really sunny in the stadium. "Phantom, use Dark Pulse!" Dark Pulse hurt Swellow pretty badly. The trainer across from me smirked. "Sealeo, use Waterfall on Ninetails. Swellow, use Brave Bird!" Two powerful moves. Those moves could knock out my team if I allowed them to hit.

"Ninetails, Solar Beam on Seleo! & Phantom use Sucker Punch!" The trainer's face dropped as Solar Beam stopped Sealeo from using Waterfall & Phantom disappeared, then landed a powerful Sucker Punch behind Swellow. Both of his Pokemon were out. "Great job guys!" I yelled. Ninetales & Phantom cried out to let me know they were ready for their next opponents. "We're doing great guys, let's keep this up," I said, & my Pokemon nodded.

Next came out a Ludicolo & a Breloom. I had Ninetales take care of Breloom, using a powerful Fire Blast, & it was out in just one hit. Ludicolo was more difficult, but Phantom had it handled. We had to use Psychic & Thunderbolt twice, & Ludicolo got a few good hits on both Cinder & Phantom.

His final Pokemon were a Slakoth & a Cacturne. Cinder's Flamethrower weakened the Cacturne the second it hit, & Phantom's Energy Ball hurt Slakoth a lot. Cacturne landed a Sucker Punch on Phantom, & it being super-effective Phantom was injured badly. He was on the floor, & I didn't know if he would get back up. Cacturne & Slakoth both had attacks aimed at Phantom. "Cinder cover Phantom & use Protect!"

She jumped over him & shielded him. I smiled, while my opponent growled angrily. "Alright Cinder, Flamethrower on Cacturne!" Cacturne fainted instantly. Slakoth used Shadow Claw on her, & she looked horridly weak. I decided to call them both back. Haunter flew beside me & Ninetales walked over. Since Slakoth was my opponent's last Pokemon, I decided to send out one Pokemon, not two, to finish this match. "Venus!" My Ivysaur.

"Venus, use Sludge Bomb!" Our move flew towards Slakoth but it just... Vanished. It then appeared behind Venus & attacked him. Feint Attack. I sighed. "Let's use Growth!" I told Ivysaur. He seemed to get bigger after using that move. Slakoth was coming in for another Shadow Claw, but we used Protect, & then hit it with a Double-Edge. While Slakoth was on the floor, we took advantage of that & used Sludge Bomn to finish it off. Slakoth was finished. I had won!

The crowd cheered for me. Phantom snuggled against me, & Venus waved his vines at the crowd, happy with the attention he was recieving. Cinder rubbed her face against my leg affectionately. He then wandered off, attempting to explore the battle field. I returned my Pokemon, & took the elevator back to the big room where all the trainers were.

My opponent didn't say a word. He left the room & as I walked back to my seat all my friends congradulated me. I felt happy, but sad for my opponent... The first round was almost halfway done now, & we had all made it! Brandon was the only one who still hadn't been called to battle.

As time progressed, it quickly became 6 pm & the announcer said more battles would take place tomorrow... Exhausted, we headed back to the Elite Four & Champion's place. "Good job," everyone congradulated me. I just waved them off & went up to my room & slept all day until the following morning.

We ate breakfast, & even though we weren't going to battle today, we still had to go sit in that room & watch. However, when you lost, you were welcome to watch the rest of the battles within the stands made specificially for former contestants who had lost. Most people who lost, however, didn't stick around.

It wasn't until about three hours into the competition that Brandon was called. He looked nervous. He was battling a girl. She used a Clamperl & Luvdisk as her first Pokemon. Brandon used Wartortle & Dewgong. I just noticed, Brandon had quite a lot of water Pokemon, didn't he? His battle took a bit longer than mine. He won, with Dratini & Ryhorn.

I noticed his Dratini knew some new moves, like Thunderbolt & Flamethrower. I asked Brandon about it when he came back. "Yeah I taught some of my Pokemon new moves," he winked cockily. I was happy that we had all made it past the first round. Even Lizzy, the girl who I had been talking to while waiting in line, made it. I was happy for her, she deserved it after what happened to her last year.

At 6 pm, the battles were finally over. Throughout the rest of the week, until the fifth day, when the first round was finally over, not much happened. Me & Lance continued to flirt,  & Richie kept flirting with me, but I ignored him for the most part. I spent a lot of time training in the Victory Road & hanging out with Adriana. My week was pretty perfect.

1024 trainers battled within those five days & 512 of them made it to the next round. The other 512 went home, disappointed, or stuck around to support their friends & family.

We were released from the room after the final battle. Everyone seemed happy that the first round was finally over. When we got back to the mansion, Karen jumped up as soon as we stepped through the door. "There you are! Guys!" She yelled to us. "Congrats to all of you! You've officially made it past the first round!" She exclaimed. "Yeah, you guys did," Gary agreed. Will & Lorelei congradulated us also.

"So... Where is Lancey?" I asked. Karen shrugged. "Well, he's probably being swarmed by fans & being interviewed. & what's with the pet name? Lancey?" Bruno gave me a wierd look. "Yeah, I call him Lancey," I said plainly. "That's cute," he chuckled. "You & him have something going on don't you?" Bruno raised an eyebrow. I blushed at the thought. "No..."

"Stop being nosey Bruno! It's obvious! Anyway, I knew you'd all be hungry, so I got food," Lorelei said calmly. We thanked her. "No prob, I ordered some pizza. A lot of pizza, actually. We can get on Netflix, so we could all eat & watch a movie & just relax," she shrugged. "Sounds good," I nodded excitedly.

Soon enough, as we dug in & ate like Tepigs, Lance closed the door behind him & sighed. "Lots of paparazzi?" Karen quizzed, before popping the rest of a slice in her mouth. "You have no idea," Lance looked up & saw us. "Oh, hey," he said casually to everyone, with that serious look on his face. "Hello," we all greeted him back. "Want pizza?" Karen asked. "Hell yeah," Lance practically ran to the pizza & plopped down on the couch, next to Gary. Lorelei sat next to Bruno, & we all became silent, drawn to the scary movie on the screen. It was about zombies.

Halfway into the movie, we all had an arguement about whether or not zombies should be able to run, because in the film we were watching, the zombies were faster than a Ninjask. Richie & Brandon claimed that it was possible, while the rest of us didn't. Of course, our side ended up winning the arguement.

When the movie was over & the pizza was all eaten, Bruno pulled out a bottle. "Alcoholic," Karen muttered. "Come on, who wants a drink?" He questioned. I didn't feel much like drinking. Lance, Karen, Will, Gary, Richie, & Adriana all began to drink.

"I'll pass," I said quietly & stood up. "Drink with us?" Lance appeared out of nowhere, towering over me. "No thanks, tall ass," I grinned. I began to walk away & was stopped by Lance standing in front of me. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Easy way, just come & have a few drinks. Or the hard way, I will pick your short ass up & carry you back to the living room."

I scoffed & walked around him. "Kiss my ass," I stuck my tongue out playfully at him. "I guess you want it the hard way," he sighed.

I felt myself being lifted off the ground as Lance tossed me over his shoulder & carried me. "Put me down!" I cried, & struggled to release myself from him. "You better shut it, women. Your ass is right next to my face, & if you don't stop talking, I will spank you." He emphazied the word 'spank'. I grumbled & cursed at him under my breathe. "What was that?" He spoke up. "I said fuck you," I repeated louder. "Right now?" He questioned. "Perve," I sneered. "Don't act like you don't fantasize about me," he said in a cocky tone.

He placed me down on the couch & poured me a shot. "How romantic, you carried her back here," Will said, smirking at us. "More like kidnapped," I grumbled.

I took a few shots, after everyone pressured me to do so. Soon enough, I stopped drinking when everyone started getting crazy, & I mean crazy. Bruno was listening to the song 'Naughty Girl' by Beyonce, & I swear to you, he believed that he was Beyonce. & Will was his back up dancer.

After laughing so hard & nearly dying from not being able to breathe, I decided to head upstairs to my room, before my mind was scarred with more images of Bruno & Will dancing like strippers. Besides, I was tired, & had to wake up early the following morning. Again. "I'm gonna sleep," I sighed. "It's only 8?" Lance questioned. "Yeah, but I'm tired. Since you carried me back over here, will you carry me up to my room?" I extended my arms out, as if I was asking for a hug. "Ha! You wish," Lance got up & walked past me. "I'll walk you to your room though, just to be nice," he offered.

"Get it! Don't forget to wear a condom Lancey Pooh!" Bruno yelled. He sounded very, very, very drunk. Lance grabbed my arm & pulled me away as Bruno continued to yell. "Who wants to see me belly dance like Shakira?!" That was the last thing I heard Bruno say. "Do it!" Adriana urged him on. I was glad I made the decision to go to bed before I saw that.

"Excuse him, he's drunk as hell," Lance said & let go of my arm, unfortunately, as soon as we were away from the living room.

"Lancey?" "Here we go again," he sighed, knowing I was about to do my best to get on his nerves. "Will you give me a piggy back ride?" I jumped up & down enthusiastically like a small child. "No, you're too heavy," he spat & continued walking. "Come on! I'll use Weight Watchers!" I cried. He stared at me, & just shook his head. He looked like he was struggling to not smile. I suddenly got an idea. I knew what to do.

"Hey Lancey, if you give me a piggy back ride..." I smirked, walked closer to him, & got on my tippy toes. "I promise I'll make it up to you..." I whispered in his hear as seductively as I could. He shivered. "Wh-what?" He sounded flustered. "You heard me," I whispered.

"Alright I'll give you a piggy back ride," he said sternly. "That's what I thought. Now bend over," I told him. "What?" He raised an eyebrow. "Bend over, so I could jump on your back, tall ass," I ordered. He gave me a mean look but then did as I said. "Okay, but when we get to your room, you're gonna be the one bending over." I decided to ignore his comment as he carried me.

"Go forth child!" I yelled & pointed foward. "Shut up," Lance grunted. "Faster I say! Faster!" I hopped & pointed ahead again when I saw my bedroom door. I opened it & we walked in. "Thank you for your assistance, my good sir, I shall-" I didn't get to finish my sentence because I was dropped purposely to the floor. & to make matters worse, I landed on my rear end, & if you've ever fallen on your butt, you know how much that hurts...

"Ooops," he said cruely & unapologetically, stepping aside & sitting on my bed. "I... I landed on my butt... & it hurts you jackass," I muttered weakly on the floor. "Want me to massage it?" He offered. I turned red.

"Nope, because you'd get too excited," I teased, sitting up. He held out his hand & helped me up. I got on my bed & rubbed my aching backside. "Oh please. Trust me, the way I do things, you'd be begging for me not to stop," he murmured, just loud enough for me to hear.

"Bet you I wouldn't," I spoke up daringly. He looked at me & brought his face closer to mine. "Bet you would," he whispered threateningly, giving me goosebumps. "You're a tease," the words slipped right out of my mouth.

"I'm not teasing. I'm right here, when you want me, come get me. You're the teaser. But it's okay, I like chasing you," he lifted my chin with his fingers. I nearly lost my breathe as we just kinda looked into each other's eyes.

"You sure are annoying, though," he muttered & got up. "I'm gonna go make sure Bruno isn't dancing on tables because whenever he does he somehow breaks them," he said plainly. I gave him a sad look. "Don't worry, I'll be back," he got up & walked towards the door. "Will you turn off the light?" I asked kindly. "Go fuck yourself," came his cold reply as he left, without turning off my light.

Some time had passed until I heard someone knock on the door. I guessed Lance was back. "Come in!" I said in the softest voice I could, waiting for Lance to come in & fixing my posture.

But it wasn't Lance. I was pretty suprised with the person who walked in.

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So Round One is now finished . I also have about 930 reads right now , I will soon reach 1000 . :DI'm pretty happy about that . Comment & vote if you like this chapter . Toodles . (: - Karla Cizeta