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==Synopsis==
With a week until the Ula'ula Battle Festival, Yazmyne and her friends decide to bypass the time by sledding.
==Summary==
Yazmyne, Megan, and Dnate disembark from the merry, and they visit Ula'ula Meadow where a small stadium has been built for the Battle Festival. The trio double check their entry with the receptionist who confirm that they have been registered directly by Island Kahuna Sumri. They wonder what there is to do on the island until the Battle Festival. Dante suggests catching more Bug-Type Pokemon, which is quickly put down by Yazmyne and Megan. The receptionist details some of the island's many activities after handing them a brochure. The trio ask about Mount Lanakila for sledding, which has become much more popular since the Champion of Alola often works atop the mountain. Yazmyne and Megan are eager to learn more about the Champion and the receptionist shows the trio a photograph of Alola's current Champion Monica who is the Chief Ranger on Mount Lanakila. Excited, Yazmyne, Dante, and Megan decide to go sledding. 
The trio change into warm gear and take a lift to the top of Mount Lanakila. Before they can start sledding, they need to take a brief safety orientation, which is held every hour. Yazmyne and her friends arrive right on time for the latest session, which is being delivered by Monica, who welcomes them and the rest of the prospective skiers. Monica's safety orientation only takes a half-hour, and all adventurists rent their sled, snowboards, or skiis. They are encouraged to have fun with their Pokemon as well. Megan's Pichu and Buizel are happy to sled with her; Yazmyne chooses Eevee, and Dante is joined by Munchlax and his new Surskit. 
While Megan and Dante go sledding, Yazmyne meets Monica personally, complimenting her on her status as Champion. Monica blushes at the compliment and asks if Yazmyne aims to be Champion one day as well. Yazmyne shares that her goal is admittedly vague. She wants to win a regional conference, but she wants to "master the art of battle". She admits that she's just learning right now, during her first year as a trainer, and does not have a fixed strategy yet. However, she explains there are so many styles of battle, and she wants to learn them all but naturally still use the ones that are best for her. Monica tells Yazmyne that during the opening ceremony of each Battle Festival, the Champion and Island Kahuna share an exhibition battle. She encourages the young girl to pay attention to her style of battle and hopefully it will inspire her.
Yazmyne resumes sledding while Megan takes her chance to talk to Monica as well. While going down the hill, Yazmyne accidentally hits a rock and is thrown off the sled, landing into some soft now. Luckily Eevee is alright and the sled is only mildly damaged. However, Yazmyne and Eevee have crashed into the home of a Vanilluxe. The Vanilluxe is angry and triggers its Snow Warning Ability before firing a Blizzard onto Yazmyne and Eevee. Yazmyne gathers Eevee and they dodge the Blizzard. Yazmyne runs until she has safely escaped Vanilluxe, and the Ice-Type loses interest in hunting her. 
Yazmyne takes her damaged sled and tries to return to the top of the mountain, but Vanilluxe's Snow Warning Hail devolves into a real snowstorm, forcing Yazmyne and Eevee to take shelter in a cave. While in the cave, Yazmyne discovers that they have entered the hiding place of a Vulpix, who attacks Yazmyne and Eevee with a weak Icy Wind because it is sick. Since they are all waiting out the snowstorm together, Yazmyne uses a potion from her bag to help treat Vulpix. Thankful, Vulpix huddles with Yazmyne and Eevee. 
Meanwhile, Megan and Dante notice Yazmyne's disappearance as the snowstorm develops and everyone atop the mountain gather in the lodge until the storm passes. Monica makes sure everyone is accounted for until Megan and Dante inform her of Yazmyne's disappearance.
Remembering her survival skills, Yazmyne thinks about calling on Pidgeot to get to Dante, but Pidgeot would not know where the lodge is. She may be unable to navigate the storm regardless. Instead, Yazmyne slightly ventures out of the cave to gather some wood that she uses to light a controlled fire, protected and restrained by some rocks. However, the fire is actually for Starmie to stay as warm as possible. Yazmyne out the Mysterious Pokemon and instructs it to use Cosmic Power, which causes the cave to illuminate a miraculous purple. Yazmyne is amazed by the glow. She thinks about an appeal and asks Eevee to to fire Hidden Power outside of the cave as fireworks. Vulpix observes the girl's hard work with her Pokemon and contributes by using Aurora Veil.
Yazmyne, her Pokemon, and Vulpix generate an unmissable ball of light in the snow, which Megan and Dante notice from the lodge. Monica is out flying on her Skarmory and is radioed by the rangers in the lodge to search for a unique light. Monica and Skarmory dives toward the light in the blizzard. Meanwhile, Yazmyne calls in Eevee and Starmie to a moment to eat and rest. Monica soon arrives and cuts through the snow with her Gallade. Monica is relieved Yazmyne is safe. Yazmyne recalls her Pokemon and places her new Vulpix friend in her jacket. Yazmyne boards Skarmory and they return to the lodge where Yazmyne reunites with her friends.
While in the lodge, Monica inspects Vulpix and suspects that Vulpix had gotten lost as the Alolan species often live atop mountains and away from people. Yazmyne readily suggests that when the blizzard clears, they can return Vulpix home. Surprisingly, Vulpix has grown attached to Yazmyne and is fascinated by the small performance she executed to illuminate the cave. Vulpix hops atop Yazmyne's head and requests to officially join her team. Yazmyne happily captures the Ice-Type. 
==Major Events==
*Yazmyne, Megan, and Dante arrive on Ula'ula Island
*Yazmyne and her friends meet Monica who has become a Chief Ranger on Mount Lanakila and is the current and outgoing Alola Champion
*Yazmyne captures an Alola Forme Vulpix
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events/Battles Ablaze. 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Yazmyne
*Dante
*Megan
*Monica
*Sumri
*Olivia
*Pokemon Rangers
*Civilians
===Pokemon===
*Ivysaur (Yazmyne's)
*Starmie (Yazmyne's)
*Eevee (Yazmyne's)
*Vulpix (Yazmyne's; Alola Forme)
*Munchlax (Dante's)
*Surskit (Dante's)
*Buizel (Megan's)
*Pichu (Megan's)
*Skarmory (Monica's)
*Gallade (Monica's)
*Vanilluxe
Category:Battles Ablaze