Chrysanthemum Contest

After leaving Camomile Island the gang arrived at Chrysanthemum Island thanks to the ferry. Ash had just gotten down with a phone call with Prof. Oak; he wanted to know how his Tropius was doing. Ash informed the others that his Tropius was recovering nicely, but the cut on his neck left a scar.

"It's Clayton's fault that Tropius is scarred for life." Max said.

"Who's scarred for life?" A voice asked.

It was Drew.

"Drew." May said, surprised.

Ash told Drew about the Pokemon hunter Clayton and about his Tropius and it's injuries.

"The things people do these days." Drew said. "It's a good thing you found it before it got worse Ash."

"So Drew, are you here to win your next ribbon?" Ash asked.

"No, I'm here to watch." Drew said. "And anyway I only need one more ribbon."

He turned to May.

"You still have a lot of catching up to do May." May blushed furiously; she didn't like being reminded that she still hadn't earned five ribbons.

Suddenly a brownish-red haired girl with blue eyes walked up to the gang.

"Are you May?" The girl asked.

"Yes I am, but who are you?" May questioned back.

"I'm Brianna and I'm looking forward to entering the Pokemon contest with you." Brianna said.

May was surprised to hear that. Brianna then turned to Drew and told him she thinks he's a great coordinator. Drew simply thanked Brianna and walked off.

"What do you think of Drew?" Brianna asked May after he walked off.

The truth is Brianna admired Drew and she was a bit jealous of May because she knew May was Drew's main rival and that Drew always noticed her.

"In today's contest, I will make Drew notice me as a coordinator." Brianna said.

May was surprised with Brianna's attitude and this made her understand that she had another rival to deal with today.

Soon it was time for the Chrysanthemum contest to start. Lilian did the usual introductions and then showed off the Chrysanthemum ribbon which was aqua green with a white outline and was the same shape at the Hoenn ribbons. The preliminary round soon started and May was up. This time she was using Munchlax for the appeal round and they started off with Solar Beam. As it was a very bright and sunny day, Munchlax didn't need to charge up to use Solar Beam. May then ordered Munchlax to use Rollout and Munchlax was rolling across the stage fast. To finish it off Munchlax jumped into the air and performed a Focus Punch on the ground. Drew admitted that May's Munchlax wasn't bad. Next up Brianna and she was using a Surskit. Surskit used Ice Beam on the stage to create an ice rink and then Surskit danced on the ice like a figure skater.

After the preliminary round ended the results were eight coordinators passed the round and May and Brianna were two of them. Right now they had to wait for the battle round to begin.

"This is the perfect chance for me to show Drew how much I've trained ever since our encounter in Neon Town." May said.

"Hey May, is that how you really feel about Drew?" Brianna asked. "I mean do you have any feelings towards him."

May blushed in response to those questions.

"I see him as a rival, that's all." She said.

"So you aren't in love with him?" Brianna asked. "Then I will take this chance to tell him that I love him when the contest is over."

May looked at Brianna in disbelief.

In the battle round May and Brianna defeated their opponents one by one. May was using Combusken and Brianna was using a Vibrava. Eventually it got to the finals and May and Brianna were facing each other.

"May better watch out for Brianna's Vibrava because Combusken is weak to it." Ash said.

Ash knew that because he had a Flygon. The battle commenced and May ordered Combusken to use Quick Attack.

"Use Supersonic Vibrava." Brianna said.

The noise from Supersonic stopped Combusken in it's tracks, but luckily it didn't cause Combusken to become confused.

"Fire Spin Combusken." May said.

Combusken sent a swirling fire at Vibrava which surrounded it. Thanks to the bright sun, Combusken's fire type attacks were powered up. Brianna fought back by telling her Vibrava to use Dragon Breath and then Sand Tomb. After using Dragon Breath Vibrava trapped Combusken with Sand Tomb. Combusken wasn't able to move.

"Come on Combusken." May said. "You can get out of there I know you can."

Suddenly Combusken's three feathers and the sand glowed light blue and Combusken got out of the sand.

"That was Mega Kick." Ash said. "I recognize that move anywhere."

So Combusken learned Mega Kick. Although by now May was losing points and time was running out. Brianna told her Vibrava to use Sand Tomb again, but before the sand could trap Combusken a second time May ordered Combusken to use Mega Kick. Combusken kicked through the Sand Tomb and kicked Vibrava hard. Vibrata was knocked out and Combusken was the winner of the Pokemon contest.

So May won the ribbon and she was happy to have earned her third ribbon. After the contest was over Brianna admitted that she had fun competing against May. The others congratulated May for her victory and even Drew admitted that both May and Brianna did well. But Drew still teased May for having two more ribbons to obtain. May furiously said to Drew that she will get them. Drew then said good luck and left, leaving May with a blush on her face. The truth is May did like Drew a little bit, but because of his teasing she wouldn't admit it.

So with May having won the Chrysanthemum ribbon, the gang could now continue their journey.