The Wallace Cup

It was about five days before the Wallace Cup and the gang couldn't wait for it. But first they had a surprise to deal with. The mysterious call Ash got from the Pokemon Center was from May. May was visiting the Sinnoh Region because she wanted to enter the Wallace Cup too. Right now the gang waited for her to arrive at the docks at the Lakeside Resort at Lake Valor. 
"This is exciting." Dawn said.
She couldn't wait to meet May.
Suddenly, a Delibird flew down in front of the gang.
"What's this Pokemon?" Dawn asked.
"A Delibird." Brock answered.
Dawn looked it up on the Pokedex.
"Delibird, the Delivery Pokemon. It carries food rolled up in it's tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains."
"Hey Brock, you don't suppose." Ash said.
Before he could think, a boat arrived with May on it.
"Hello Ash, Tomo, Brock. It's been a long time." May said.
"It sure has." Brock nodded.
"So that Delibird is yours May?" Tomo asked.
"Yes it is, I caught it while I was in Johto." May said, returning Delibird to it's Poke Ball. "And I also caught a Cleffa and Igglybuff in Johto too."
"Wow. It sounds like you are doing well in Johto." Ash said. 
"Well kind of." May admitted. "Ash, I heard you're not only competing in gym battles and Pokemon contests but you're also taking on the Sinnoh Battle Frontier." 
"That's right, so I'm going through a awful lot." Ash said. 
Dawn was happy to have met May; Ash, Tomo and Brock told her a lot about May. 
"They say you are called the princess of Hoenn like Ash is called the prince of Kanto." Dawn told May.
"Oh come on, it's embarrassing." May sweat dropped. 
"So May, you said during the phone call you were planning to compete in the Wallace Cup too." Ash said.
"That's right." May nodded. "When I heard the Wallace Cup was being held here in Sinnoh I came here as fast as I could."
"I am not surprised." Brock said.
"So how's Max doing?" Ash asked. "I heard he started his Pokemon journey since he turned 10 two months ago." 
"He has and he's loving it." May said. "He has already started collecting gym badges and he's caught a few new normal type Pokemon too. From what I last heard he has two Teddiursa, two Meowth, two Sentret and two Aipom. He also has Seedot and Wynaut."
"Wow, so Max is doing well." Ash said. "I take it he still wishes to take your dad's job as gym leader?"
"Yep and dad of course is proud of that." May said.
"So May, have you caught any Sinnoh Pokemon yet?" Tomo asked.
Tomo soon got his answer. May released a Glaceon from a Poke Ball.
"Is that your Eevee?" Tomo asked.
May explained the reason she went to Snowpoint City first because of the icy rock there so she could evolve her Eevee into Glaceon.
"Yes, Gary told me about that when he evolved my two Eevee into Glaceon and Leafeon for me." Ash said. "And we saw the moss rock in Eterna Forest where you evolve Eevee into Leafeon."
May thought that was nice.
"Oh and apart from Glaceon I also caught this Pokemon in Snowpoint City." May said.
She released a Lopunny from a Poke Ball.
"Wow, where did you get that from?" Dawn asked.
"You won't believe this, but I caught this while I was in Snowpoint City." May said. "This Lopunny was lost wandering around in the snow and I took it to the Pokemon Center to warm up."
"It's a good thing you did." Brock said. "Lopunny would have frozen to death if you didn't help it."
"Yes, well after Lopunny warmed up I caught her. So I'll be going back to Johto with two new Pokemon from the Sinnoh region." 
"That's great." Dawn said.
"So May, have you earned any Johto ribbons yet?" Ash asked.
She opened up her new ribbon case, which was an orange one and revealed 3 ribbons. 
"I must say though Drew, Harley and Solana are stronger than ever and I can't seem to beat any of them." May said.
"Never mind May." Ash said. "Remember, this is your first time going on a journey alone. And I can tell that you are working hard without any of us there to help you."
"Thank you Ash." May said.
May told Dawn that she heard everything about her two first round losses in Pokemon contests from Ash, Brock and Tomo.
"Chin up though Dawn." May said. "It has been one disaster after another for me ever since I got to Johto. So I'm competing in the Wallace Cup to help me get back into the contest track. Let's both make this our comeback stage." 
Dawn agreed with that plan because she also thought the Wallace Cup would help her get back into Pokemon contests. Just then Ash and Tomo began to feel hungry.
"Would you mind if we go and get something to eat?" Tomo asked.
"Yes we can." May said. She also started to feel hungry. "Actually I made reservations for us at a restaurant. Let's go."
The restaurant May made her reservations at was called the Seven Stars Restaurant. It was the most famous restaurant in all of Sinnoh.
"You really know how to find the best places to eat May." Brock said, remembering how she kept finding good places to eat in Hoenn. 
The gang was greeted by the maitre'd of the restaurant when they entered. Suddenly a young trainer came out.
"I will train some more and eat here if it's the last thing I do." He said, exiting the restaurant.
"What was that about?" Tomo asked.
The maitre'd explained that the owner of the restaurant loved to battle, so the rule at the restaurant is; people had to battle the owner and his fiancee in a tag or double battle and win if they wanted to eat in the restaurant, and if they lost they wouldn't be allowed to eat. So the trainer lost and he wasn't allowed to eat in the restaurant. But people were always allowed to try again after they trained some more if they lost. The owner, Roman and his fiancee, Kylie, introduced themselves to the gang.
"Now since there are five of you." The maitre'd said. "Would you mind four of you in a tag battle and one of you in a double battle?"
The gang agreed. Ash, Tomo, Dawn and May would handle the tag battle while Brock handled the double battle.
Ash and Tomo were going first and they took their places with Roman and Kylie on the battlefield. Roman and Kylie sent out a Munchlax and Snorlax to battle. Ash and Tomo sent out Pikachu and Growlithe.
"Snorlax, use Mega Punch on Pikachu." Roman ordered.
"Munchlax, use Rollout on Growlithe." Kylie ordered.
"Pikachu, counter with Volt Tackle." Ash ordered.
"Growlithe, counter with Flame Wheel." Tomo ordered.
The four Pokemon collided and Munchlax and Snorlax were thrown back. Pikachu and Growlithe were stronger than Munchlax and Snorlax.
"Okay Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on Snorlax." Ash said.
"You use Flamethrower on Munchlax, Growlithe." Tomo said.
Snorlax and Munchlax were hit by Thunderbolt and Flamethrower, then fainted. Ash and Tomo won the battle and were allowed to go and eat, but they wanted to watch the others battle.
Brock was up next. Roman sent out a Lickitung and Kylie sent out a Clefairy. Brock sent Sudowoodo and Nuzleaf out to battle. 
"Lickitung, use Lick on Nuzleaf." Roman ordered.
"Clefairy, Metronome on Sudowoodo." Kylie ordered.
Metronome turned into Razor Leaf, but Sudowoodo used Mimic to counter with Razor Leaf. Nuzleaf dodged Lickitung's tongue with Quick Attack. 
"Sudowoodo, Hammer Arm on Lickitung. Nuzleaf, Brick Break on Clefairy." Brock ordered.
Lickitung and Clefairy took a lot of damage and fainted. Brock was allowed to eat but he wanted to watch Dawn and May's battle along with Ash and Tomo.
Then it was May and Dawn's turn to battle. Roman sent out a Girafarig and Kylie sent out a Drifloon. Dawn sent out her Piplup and May sent out her Blaziken. 
"Bubble Beam." Dawn told Piplup.
"Blaziken, Blaze Kick." May ordered.
Drifloon spun around like a propeller and deflected the bubbles before grabbing hold of Piplup with Constrict. Girafarig dodged Blaziken's attack, then bit him on the leg with Crunch. 
"Piplup, Whirlpool." Dawn ordered.
This not only freed Piplup, it also caught Drifloon and Girafarig. 
"Tell Piplup to use Bubble Beam." May told Dawn. "I have a idea."
While Piplup used Bubble Beam, Blaziken used Fire Spin; they performed a flaming whirlpool combo.
Ash, Brock and Tomo were surprised to see that move again; it had been a long time since they witnessed it. Girafarig and Drifloon fainted, making Dawn and May the winners.
So since all five won they were allowed to eat in the restaurant. The gang was happy and had delicious meals.
That night
The gang was looking out over a balcony in the hotel they were staying at. They were looking at Lake Valor and the stadium where the Wallace Cup was taking place.
"Hey Ash, do you still have your half of the Terracotta Ribbon?" May asked.
"Yeah." Ash said.
He removed his half from his backpack and May took her half out of hers. 
"Our battle during the Terracotta Town contest ended in a draw, so we cut the ribbon in half." They informed Dawn.
She showed May the ribbon her mother gave her.
"Well Dawn and May." Ash said. "Let's give it our all in the Wallace Cup."
"Let's." May nodded. "And no going soft just because we're friends."
"Of course." Ash replied. 
The Wallace Cup was something to look forward to.
The day before the Wallace Cup
A festival with lots of stalls was held in Lake Valor. May, Brock and Tomo were enjoying themselves at the festival with the food and game stalls. Dawn on the other hand wasn't enjoying herself; she was worried about entering the contest with her recent losses.
Meanwhile
Ash was signing up for the contest when Zoey suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"So you and Dawn are entering the Wallace Cup too, huh?" Zoey asked.
"Of course." Ash said. "Who wouldn't enter a contest hosted by the contest master Wallace."
"Absolutely." Zoey smiled. She was entering the Wallace Cup too.
Just then Tomo, Brock, Dawn and May came over. 
"I'm May." May introduced herself.
"My name's Zoey." Zoey introduced herself as well.
Dawn was happy to know she was also entering the Wallace Cup.
At that time Jessie, James and Meowth were checking out the festival.
"So what are we doing here at Lake Valor?" Meowth asked.
"In case you forgot Meowth the Wallace Cup, being held by the Hoenn Champion Wallace, is taking place here." Jessie reminded him.
"Oh, so are we going to take his Pokemon?" Meowth asked.
"Don't be stupid Meowth." James said. "You know it's impossible for us to even take a champion's Pokemon. Last time we did, we were blasted off in a second."
"Okay, so what are we here for then?" Meowth asked.
"I, as reporter Jessadia, was asked by Marian to broadcast the Wallace Cup and interview the coordinators." Jessie explained.
"Wow." Meowth said. "Talk about a lucky break."
"It is a lucky break especially for me, so don't you two dare let me down." Jessie said.
"Of course not. You leave the camera stuff to us." James said.
"Let's do it." Meowth smiled.
The next day
It was time for the Wallace Cup to begin. Marian was just about to start the competition. In the stands were lots of people, who were Wallace's fans, wearing the same white hat as him.
In the waiting room all the coordinators were getting ready. Brock and Tomo stayed in the waiting room alone with the others. Ash was wearing a blackish-grey, white and red suit with a matching red fedora. May was wearing a pink top with a heart on it with a yellow border on the sleeves and neck, a peach-pink veil with a green gem on top and a light purple long skirt with a piece of pink fabric at the waist and brown flip-flops with toe rings and a yellow necklace with a red heart. It made her look like a Arabian princess. Zoey was wearing a magenta and white suit and Dawn was wearing the same dress she wore during the Hearthome contest. Dawn was panicking and worried about her hair again. Following her two losses in the preliminary rounds, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to do a good job during the contest. 
"Relax." May told her.
Even Piplup encouraged her not to worry, but she remained unconvinced.
Now it was time for the Wallace Cup to start. Wallace's Milotic appeared first by leaping out of the pool while using Aqua Ring. Then Wallace appeared on the stage. All the fans were happy to see him and so were the coordinators. 
"Wallace is going to judge this competition alongside Mr. Contesta, Mr. Suziko and Nurse Joy." Marian explained.
Then she showed off the Aqua Ribbon. It was a light green and white ribbon that had a big pin with a red spot. 
"This ribbon not only counts as a win in Sinnoh, but Kanto, Johto and Hoenn as well." She revealed.
This meant that the Aqua Ribbon would count as one of the five ribbons a coordinator needed to compete in the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh Grand Festival.
In a stand James was filming everything too.
"We must not leave anything out." Jessie said. "Especially the Pokemon they show."
"Don't you worry. I filmed at the Kanto Grand Festival." James said.
"I feel like this is going to be good." Meowth said.
It was now time for the performance stage to begin. May was up first and she sent Wartortle out with a pink, foamy seal. 
Petalburg City 
Max, who had come back home for a while was watching May on TV with Norman and Caroline.
Ecruteak City
Solana, Drew and Harley were watching the Wallace Cup on TV as well. 
"Rapid Spin." May told Wartortle. 
He skipped across the water like a stone skipping across it. Then Wartortle used Aqua Tail and finished the performance with a light Water Gun that created a rainbow. Wallace liked the performance and so did the other judges.
After Wartortle was a Chatot, Vulpix, Venomoth, Sharpedo, Cloyster and Seaking. 
"These coordinators are doing well for themselves." Meowth said.
"Yes they're wasting no time showing off to Wallace." James agreed.
Zoey was next and she revealed her newest Pokemon; a Finneon. She sent it out with a flame seal. First Finneon used Silver Wind on the water, then it glowed light green while using Safeguard underwater. To finish it off Finneon used Waterfall. Wallace and the other judges liked the performance. May was impressed too. While all this was happening Dawn was getting more and more nervous by the second after every performance she saw. 
Ash was after her and he released Prinplup with a liquid seal. The liquid seal made a big, splashy entrance. Prinplup started off with Surf and he rode the top of the wave like a real surfer. Then he dived into the wave and broke it apart with Steel Wing. Prinplup dived back into the water and kept jumping out. To finish it off Prinplup used Brine on the water. Wallace and the judges loved it.
In the waiting room Dawn was starting to panic again because her turn was next.
"Come on Dawn, calm down." May said.
"But everyone did so well." Dawn said. "I'm starting to think I'll embarrass myself. Maybe I shouldn't have entered this contest after all."
Piplup was starting to get annoyed with Dawn and shouted.
"Hey, don't get snappy at me Piplup!" Dawn shouted. "I'm doing the best I can here."
Piplup blew bubbles at her to calm her down. That snapped Dawn out of her nervousness.
"Thanks Piplup." She said sincerely.
Dawn headed to the stage and met up with Ash.
"You can do this Dawn, and don't even think that you lost yet." He said.
"Thank you Ash." Dawn said.
Dawn was still giddy while on the stage but she calmly sent Ambipom out with a heart seal. Johanna was watching Dawn on TV back in Twinleaf Town and Kenny watched on TV in another city. First Ambipom started off with Double Hit and she hit the hearts that surrounded her from the heart seal. Then Ambipom fired Swift at the water, creating a lot of splashes. To finish it off Ambipom hit the water with Focus Punch, creating two big waves. Wallace and the judges loved it. Now the preliminary round was over and the judges had to decide who would go to the second round.
Dawn felt relieved that her turn was over.
"You and Ambipom were wonderful out there." May said. "I could see Ambipom works a lot better with you than she did with Ash."
Dawn and Ash told her that they had traded Ambipom and Buizel at one point. 
"Yes, thanks to Piplup you were relaxed and you had fun out there with Ambipom." Zoey said.
She was happy Dawn acknowledged her past mistakes.
Dawn was still afraid what the results, but was happy to have good friends by her side.
Then Marian announced which 16 coordinators made it to the battle rounds of the Wallace Cup. To Dawn's delight she made it to the second round with May, Zoey and Ash.
"You see Dawn, I told you there was no need to worry." May said. 
Dawn was happy to make it past the preliminary round, but couldn't get overconfident now because there was still the battle stage to get through.
That night
After the first battle of the preliminary rounds Dawn, May and Zoey were having a girl chat. 
"My mom's a top coordinator and I want to be one just like her." Dawn explained.
"I'll admit I didn't know what to do with Pokemon initially, but I was hooked on contests after seeing one for the first time." May admitted.
"Hey May, what are these rivals Drew and Harley like?" Dawn asked.
"Harley's a jerk who likes playing tricks on and messing with me." May said. "As for Drew, he acts like a jerk on occasion but there are times where he's nice and helps me out when I need it."
"Oh well." Zoey said. "He must be a nice guy then."
"I agree." Dawn added, teasingly.
"Hey, what are you two getting at?" May demanded.
It turns out she and Zoey were teasing May if she liked Drew, but May continued denying it because he liked to tease her.
Meanwhile
Ash and Pikachu were outside the hotel, staring at Lake Valor. He wasn't able to get to sleep and decided to go on a quick walk.
"This huge lake sure looks mystifying, doesn't it Pikachu?" Ash asked.
Even Pikachu liked the view. Suddenly they noticed a small whirlpool in the water and then a invisible spirit came out of the lake. Ash and Pikachu watched in surprise as the invisible spirit flew around for a bit before disappearing back into the lake.
"What the?" Ash gasped.
Pikachu was speechless.
Ash and Pikachu quickly ran back to their room.
"Brock, Tomo!" He shouted. "I saw a spirit at Lake Valor."
"Woah, slow down Ash." Brock said. "Tell me what you saw, but slower this time."
The girls heard Ash shout.
"What's going on?" They asked.
Ash took a deep breath to calm down.
"We saw what looked like a spirit emerge from Lake Valor." He informed them.
"Hey I also went through something like that." Dawn recalled. "Remember me mentioning the invisible spirit I saw at Lake Verity with Piplup?"
"I do." Ash nodded.
"You know, when I was in Snowpoint City I heard a amazing story." May said. "There's a lake known as Lake Acuity around that area and there are rumors that a mysterious Pokemon lives there."
"I've heard those rumors because I'm from Snowpoint City." Zoey added. "They say a mysterious Pokemon appears in shadow from time to time. It's the same story for Lake Verity and Lake Valor."
Ash got off his bed. 
"I might have a idea of what those three mysterious Pokemon are." He took a book out of his backpack.
"This book contains all the information about the legendary Pokemon here in Sinnoh. I bought this sometime after we visited the Eterna Museum."
He flipped through the book's pages until he suddenly stopped. He found six pages in the box related to three small Pokemon; one was pink and grayish-blue, one was blue and grayish-blue and the last one was yellow and grayish-blue. All three had two long tails with a red jewel at the end and they all had red jewels on their foreheads. Ash showed the pages to the others.
"It says their names are Mesprit, Azelf and Uxie and they're said to be the guardians of Lake Verity, Lake Valor and Lake Acuity." Brock said.
"Ash, do you suppose I saw Mesprit and you saw Azelf?" Dawn asked.
"After looking at this book, yes." Ash said.
After everything he's been through with legendary Pokemon, he would believe anything involving them. Dawn decided to discuss this with Prof. Rowan in the morning.
The next day
It was time for the battle rounds of the Wallace Cup. The sixteen coordinators were waiting to know who they would be battling in the waiting room. Dawn felt a lot more relaxed and confident as she was in the battle stage. The results were posted and Dawn came up first.
"Oh, I'm up first." Dawn said.
"Better than being last." Ash said. "Just keep grabbing onto your confidence and you'll be fine."
Piplup agreed with his statement.
"Okay, see you later." Dawn said.
She left Piplup with the others and headed to the battle stage, which of course was the pool.
The first battle began and Dawn sent her Clefairy out with a pink heart seal. Her opponent sent a Wailmer out with a foamy seal. Wailmer started off with Brine and Clefairy was up thrown up and down in the air by the water.
"Dance Clefairy." Dawn said.
Clefairy used the energy from Brine to jump and spin like she was dancing. Then Clefairy used Bounce on Wailmer. 
"Wailmer, Surf." Her opponent ordered.
Clefairy spun really quick and creating a spiral of water, stopping the wave from reaching her.
"Clefairy, Magical Leaf." Dawn said.
Sharp leaves cut Wailmer.
Wailmer used Hidden Power next, but Clefairy dodged it and jumped onto the water type Pokemon. The attack followed Clefairy and ended up hitting Wailmer. 
"Now Clefairy, use your Hidden Power." Dawn said.
"Wailmer, Body Slam." Wailmer's trainer said.
Before Wailmer could body slam Clefairy, it fired Hidden Power. This was of the dark type as it hit Wailmer. Suddenly time was up and Dawn had more points than her opponent. She was declared the winner.
Dawn was happy with her win and hugged Clefairy. Wallace and the judges were impressed with how the battle between Clefairy and Wailmer turned out. 
"Dawn definitely has her contest spirit back." Ash said.
"I agree." Zoey smiled.
The battles went on and on. Ash defeated his opponent's Kecleon with his Mothim, Zoey defeated her opponent's Mareep with her Shellos and May defeated her opponent's Exeggutor with her Skitty. When the 2nd battle round came there were only 8 coordinators left. Dawn easily defeated her opponent's Pelipper with Pachirisu.
Then it was Ash's turn and he was up against a boy named Kyle. Ash sent out his Buizel with a ele-seal which released lightning bolts. Kyle sent out a Lanturn with a party seal. Ash knew it wouldn't be easy facing Lanturn as it was a water/electric type, but he and Buizel had practiced facing electric type Pokemon thanks to Pikachu and Luxio.
"Charge." Kyle told Lanturn.
"Buizel, Lanturn's electric type attacks will be stronger than normal." Ash told it.
He shared this with Buizel before.
"Buizel, Iron Tail on the water." Buizel struck the water really hard with a metallic silver tail and Lanturn was knocked out of the water. It was then Lanturn got ready to use Thunderbolt.
"Now Buizel!" Ash shouted.
Buizel stood on his front two paws, lifted his tail in the air and made it glow white. Thunderbolt hit Buizel, but it didn't do a lot of damage. Buizel then struck Lanturn really hard with Iron Tail. Ash and Kyle were evenly matched in regards to points.
"I'll have you know Kyle I learned how to help my water and flying type Pokemon deal with electric type attacks." Ash said.
"I can see that you have." Kyle replied. "You certainly haven't disappointed me using a water type against my Lanturn."
Ash didn't like that comment, but he wasn't going to let it crush him.
"Lanturn, Ice Beam." Kyle ordered.
"Go for it Buizel. Spin and use Aqua Jet." Ash said.
Buizel spun around while using Aqua Jet and headed for the icy beam. Buizel was covered in icy armor but he was still going. This was the combination move Ice Aqua Jet that Dawn tried to use with Buizel when she had him. But now Buizel had perfected it thanks to Ash. Everyone was amazed with the move especially Wallace and Kyle. 
"Lanturn, Thunderbolt." Kyle ordered.
Buizel dodged it and tackled Lanturn really hard while still covered in the icy armor. Lanturn retaliated with Hydro Pump.
"Use Swift, Buizel." Ash said.
Buizel fired multiple stars at Lanturn. Suddenly time was up. It looked like they were tied, but Kyle had a few more points than Ash so he was declared the winner. 
Ash called Buizel over to him.
"You did wonderfully out there, especially since this was your first contest battle." He said.
Buizel was happy that he was praised despite losing. Wallace and the judges were impressed with how the battle between Buizel and Lanturn turned out, especially Ash's Ice Aqua Jet move. The rest of the battles proceeded. Zoey defeated her opponent's Mothim with her Misdreavus and May defeated her opponent's Azurill with her Venusaur. The day ended with the revelation that the semi-finals were going to be held tomorrow and Dawn would face Kyle while Zoey would face May.
That evening
"Sorry you lost to Kyle." Tomo told his brother.
"You certainly perfected that Ice Aqua Jet move Ash. A lot better than I did." Dawn said.
"I have to admit Kyle was a strong opponent." Ash said. "You better watch out since you're facing him tomorrow, Dawn."
Dawn knew she would have to watch out while battling Kyle. She also knew that if she made it to the finals she would have to face Zoey or May. 
"The final battle is going to be a interesting one." Zoey said.
The others agreed
The next day
It was the final day of the Wallace Cup and the semi-finals and finals would commence. Dawn and Kyle were going to battle first. Ash was back in his normal outfit.
"Kyle won't make this battle easy for Dawn. He didn't for me." He said.
"Yes, but let's see what he does this time." Brock said.
Dawn released her Piplup with a foamy seal and Kyle released a Crawdaunt with a line seal.
"Bubble Beam." She told Piplup.
Crawdaunt countered with Sludge Bomb.
"Piplup, get into the pool." Dawn ordered.
"Do the same thing." Kyle ordered.
"Okay Piplup, Whirlpool." Dawn said.
Crawdaunt was sucked into the whirlpool.
"Use Surf, Crawdaunt." Kyle said.
Crawdaunt's wave broke the whirlpool apart and hit Piplup.
"Now Dark Pulse." Kyle told Crawdaunt.
Crawdaunt fired a pulse of dark energy, but Piplup used the spin to dodge in between the attacks.
"Piplup, use Bide." Dawn said.
While storing energy in his body, Piplup also stored up energy from Crawdaunt's Dark Pulse while he was still spinning.
"Dawn and her Pokemon really know what to do with the spin." Ash said.
"Well she is the one who came up with it in the first place." Brock reminded him.
"Crawdaunt, Crabhammer." Kyle ordered.
Piplup's stored energy along with the stored energy from Dark Pulse hit Crawdaunt. Suddenly time was up and Dawn was the winner.
Dawn was happy with her victory, especially since she was advancing to the final round. After all it had been a long time since she was last in the finals. Wallace and the judges were impressed by the battle between Piplup and Crawdaunt.
"Well May, it's our turn to battle now." Zoey said.
"I can't wait." May replied.
Zoey and May took their places on the stage. May sent Beautifly out with a floral seal and Zoey sent Glameow out with a ele-seal. May kicked things off with Silver Wind. Glameow jumped to get out of the way and then used Shadow Claw, but Beautifly dodged before Glameow could hit it. Then Glameow hit the water with Shadow Claw and it created a curtain that trapped Beautifly. 
"Glameow, Shock Wave." Zoey said.
Glameow released a shock wave while it was still in the water and Beautifly was zapped.
"Wow, Zoey sure knows how to use a battlefield to her advantage whether it's a water field or any other field." Tomo said.
The others were impressed too. 
"She's one tough coordinator." May admitted.
She thought her skills could match Drew and Solana's. 
"Iron Tail." Zoey ordered.
"Beautifly, use Silver Wind." May said.
Silver Wind hit the water, creating a shield that threw Glameow off. Beautifly then lifted Glameow into the air with Psychic.
"Morning Sun Beautifly." May said.
Morning Sun allowed Beautifly to recover.
"Wow, May and Beautifly are totally in sync out there." Dawn said.
"Beautifly was May's ace Pokemon when she started competing in Pokemon contests." Brock explained.
"Watching this is funny." Ash said. "I mean, May started off with no clue what she was doing in battles, but now she is a lot stronger."
"That's because she learned a lot from us, especially you Ash." Brock chuckled.
Next Beautifly used Aerial Ace and Glameow countered with Shadow Claw. Suddenly time was up and May had more points than Zoey, so she was the winner.
"Thanks Beautifly." May said.
Glameow felt bad after her loss.
"Cheer up Glameow, you were wonderful out there." Zoey said.
She was impressed with how good of a coordinator May was. Wallace and the judges were impressed by Glameow and Beautifly's battle. So Dawn and May were going to face each other in the finals. Dawn felt jittery again.
"What's wrong Dawn?" Tomo asked.
"It's been a long time since Dawn advanced to the finals in a Pokemon contest and now she's up against the girl that defeated Zoey." Brock said.
"I understand that." Ash replied. "But no backing out now."
"Now why would I do that?" Dawn asked.
"Yeah?" Zoey raised a eyebrow.
She had returned to the waiting room in her normal outfit.
"I learned a lot from my battle with May and I advise you to be careful." 
"Don't worry, I've come this far." Dawn said.
Dawn and May took their places on the battlefield.
Ash, Tomo, Brock and Zoey were in the stands. Johanna, Norman, Caroline, Max, Drew, Harley, Solana and Kenny were eagerly waiting to see how this battle will turn out. Dawn sent Piplup out with a foamy seal and May sent Glaceon out with a party seal.
"Glaceon looks a lot stronger than it was as a Eevee." Brock said.
"It would be good to see how Glaceon performs in this." Ash said.
Piplup started off with Bubble Beam, but Glaceon dodged it and used Secret Power.
Piplup was tackled and since Glaceon did it on stage, Piplup was paralyzed. Glaceon used Ice Shard next and the shards struck Piplup.
"Quick, in the pool." Dawn told Piplup.
Piplup rolled into the water and it allowed him to recover from the paralysis. Once Piplup came out he used Brine, but Glaceon knew Mirror Coat and it reflected the damage back at Piplup. Piplup wasn't down yet though.
"Bubble Beam go." Dawn said.
Piplup blew bubbles at Glaceon.
"Glaceon, Shadow Ball." May ordered.
Piplup spun to dodge the attack.
"Secret Power Glaceon." May said.
She intended to paralyze Piplup again, but this time it failed.
"Alright then, Glaceon use Shadow Ball." May said.
Glaceon fired a dark purple ball, but Piplup countered with Bubble Beam and the bubbles hit Glaceon. 
"Piplup, use Peck." Dawn said.
Glaceon dodged before Piplup was able to peck it.
"Now Ice Shard Glaceon." May said.
"Use Whirlpool Piplup." Dawn said.
Piplup used the whirlpool as a shield to protect himself from the shards of ice. Piplup then used Whirlpool again and this time rode it like a surfboard. Glaceon fought back and it broke the whirlpool apart, but Piplup dodged it and used Bubble Beam. Glaceon retaliated with Ice Shard and the shards hit Piplup. Things were getting intense between May and Dawn each second. Dawn decided to resort to a big attack.
"Piplup, Whirlpool." She ordered.
Glaceon used Mirror Coat to deflect it and both took damage from Whirlpool. Suddenly time was up. May and Dawn looked at the scoreboard nervously for the results. Ash, Brock, Tomo and Zoey were nervous too as were Johanna, Norman, Caroline, Max, Drew, Harley, Solana and Kenny. The results showed that Dawn was the winner of the battle and Wallace Cup.
Dawn couldn't believe she won and cried, happily hugging Piplup. May petted Glaceon.
"You did well." She told him. "Congratulations Dawn."
The judges were impressed with Piplup and Glaceon's battle. 
In Twinleaf Town
"Good job." Johanna congratulated Dawn for her win.
Now came the awards ceremony.
"That was wonderful." Wallace said to Dawn. "You displayed true elegance out there. A lovely ending to a lovely contest, thank you. Dawn, you are truly a coordinator of the highest order. I'm privileged to present you with the Aqua Ribbon for your victory."
Milotic used Aqua Ring and the Aqua Ribbon floated over to Dawn. She was very happy to have earned another contest ribbon. Everyone clapped and cheered for Dawn.
"Dawn is truly back on her feet now." Ash said.
Dawn did her winning pose along with Piplup, Clefairy, Pachirisu and Ambipom. Wallace was happy with how the Wallace Cup turned out and hoped to hold another Wallace Cup in Sinnoh in the future. Milotic used Hydro Pump to end the ceremony; the Wallace Cup was now over.
That evening
May was ready to leave Sinnoh and return to Johto. She and Dawn shook hands with each other.
"It felt wonderful having to go up against you in a Pokemon contest May." Dawn said.
"Same here." May replied. "And the next time we meet, I will win."
"Hey, that's my line." Zoey said.
She hoped to beat May the next time she faced her. 
"Dawn, Zoey, good luck with all your upcoming contests." May said.
"Good luck with the rest of your journey in Johto, May." Ash said. "And say hi to Drew and Solana for me."
"I will Ash." May agreed to do so. "Oh and good luck in your upcoming contests, gym battles and battle facilities." 
She and Ash shook hands. Then May boarded the boat for Johto and waved goodbye to everyone. They waved back until she was out of sight.
So Dawn had finally ended her losing streak and gotten her contest spirit back thanks to winning the Wallace Cup. It was something the gang would never forget.