March Contest: Appeals

This was it. Zoey had never really been into contests before, nor had she known much about them. She had seen them on TV before coming to Cherilli, but she had never wanted to participate in one. Why was she here then? When she had heard about this contest, she couldn't help but feel like she should try it out. She had decided to go the battle leader path, but she thought that it would be good for her to try something new for the fun of it. Going to school here was a chance for her to try different things and experiment. She was still trying to figure out what she wanted to do for certain after graduation, even though she had a good feeling about one thing, so testing out new things would be very helpful. Her Chimchar, Waffles, had been excited to try it out.

Now, she stood in the back room watching the other contestants, Waffles clinging onto her leg comfortably. She wore a plain fire orange dress, and her black hair was nicely brushed into a half ponytail in the back. She wasn't that great at dressing up, which was fine for her because she preferred to dress simply. She knew appearance was important for the contest, though. She watched as the final contestant finished and walked off stage. It was her turn. "Let's go, Waffles," she said, returning her Chimchar to his Pokeball. Then, she walked on stage.

Performing in front of others made her uncomfortable, so she wanted to get this over with. She knew taking her Pokemon out would be very helpful, though. He always made her comfortable in uncomfortable situations. "Say hello, Waffles!" she said as she tossed the Pokeball into the air. He happily greeted the audience as he appeared before landing on the ground, his hands raised above his head. "Use Ember! Then use Scratch!"

Waffles raised his head and shot out flames of fire into the air. He loved that move. He knew what to do when his trainer told him to use Scratch. They had worked on their performance together before the contest, and it had been fun. When he finished shooting out the fire, he jumped on Zoey and climbed up to her shoulder. He jumped off her and aimed both his hands at the ember that was falling now. Scratching at them caused smoke to appear while they broke apart into smaller sparkling flames. He landed on the ground, the ember falling down on him and around him.

"Now use Ember and Blaze Kick!"

Once again, Waffles lifted up his head and blew ember out of his mouth and into the air. He climbed up to Zoey's shoulder quickly after that. This time when he jumped off, he aimed his right leg at the ember. When his leg touched the ember, fire blazed up his leg. The Chimchar smiled as he soared down to the ground. The fire ended as soon as his feet touched the ground, leaving behind only a bit of smoke.

Zoey smiled at Waffles, glad he seemed to have enjoyed himself. She walked over to him, and they bowed together. They had finished, and it had been fun. As they walked off stage, she reflected that it had been a good experience.

Species: Chimchar
Type: Fire
Name: Waffles
Gender: male
Level: 8
Attacks: Scratch, Leer, Ember
Abilities: Blaze, Iron Fist
Egg Move: Blaze Kick
Hit By:
Used: Ember, Scratch, Blaze Kick
Health: High Green