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"And now," said the announcer, as Jason, Toby, and the other contestants of both ranks walked, side by side, into the stadium, "please welcome the trainers of this year's Pokemon Battle Tournament!" Marlins Park erupted with cheers from the thousands of people in the stands. The baseball field had been replaced with two, smaller, rectangular fields for battling. The Master Rank group lined up along one field and faced the younger group, which lined up on the opposite field. "With 24 trainers in the Junior division and 40 in the Master division, I can guarantee, you folks, a spectacular show," the announcer continued. "Now, to deliver the rules of the tournament, I am honored to introduce the man whose dream of living with Pokemon inspired him to create the world we live in today. He's also the founder and CEO of PokeCo, a company which has made many amazing items to help people train and care for Pokemon. Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together for Dr. Jon Satoshi!"

The crowd roared even louder as Satoshi walked out into the middle of the group of trainers. Seeing him reminded Jason of when he received his first Pokemon, Flare, from Satoshi at the Minnesota State Fair. He had gone there two years ago with his fiends, and one of the tents had a sign-up with a chance to win a Pokemon egg from Dr. Satoshi. After going on a ride, Jason was called and told that he had won the "grand prize." He was instructed to go to a certain tent. There, he met Satoshi, who handed him the egg. "Treat it carefully," he had said to Jason. "If you do, the Pokemon that hatches will be loyal to you forever." For the next five months, Jason raised the egg with love and care, and then one day, it hatched and out came Chimchar.

"...how excited I am for this year's tournament," Jason snapped out of his daydream and realized Satoshi had begun speaking to the crowd. "Years ago, when I had started working on bringing Pokemon to the real world, I never imagined my project becoming what it is today. People from all over the country have come down to the great city of Miami for the opportunity to test their skill in Pokemon battles, to strengthen the bonds with their Pokemon, and to create friendships with other trainers. So, without further delay, let the games begin!" Satoshi turned to face Jason and the other trainers.

"Now, here's how the tournament is going to play out," he said, speaking to both the crow and the trainers. "There is a large number of participants in both divisions. So, in the first round, each trainer will use only one of their Pokemon, and it will be a single-elimination round. Everyone will battle once, and the winners will then be placed in a bracket and compete to be the winner of the tournament. In that round, up to six Pokemon are allowed per trainer." Satoshi paused and looked at all of the trainers. "You have all worked very hard to be here. I want each of you to try your best and bring the best out your Pokemon. Good luck."

Jason and the trainers went back to the lounge room. Each of them was handed a list that showed who they were going to battle in the first round.

"Jason, who are you going up against?" Toby asked, walking up to him.

"Some dude named...Alan," he replied, looking at the list. "What about you?"

"Let's see...Rose Sterling."

"Rose Sterling? Where have I heard that name before? It sounds so familiar," Jason said, unaware of the girl walking up behind him.

"Well, that's probably cause my family has been in the news for like the past two months." Jason and Toby turned around to look at the speaker, a red-haired girl about 6ft tall. "Also, I prefer Rose Taylor. 'Sterling' is my dad's last name, but he and I don't really get along."

"Oh, nice to meet you, Rose," Jason said, flashing a quick smile while Toby rolled his eyes. "I'm Jason, and this is my friend T..."

"Toby Evans, my opponent for the first round," Rose interrupted, walking up to him. "I certainly hope you're not gonna take it easy on me because I'm girl."

"Don't flatter yourself. You're not that special," Toby replied coldy.

"Um...wh-why has your family been in news so much?" Jason asked, trying to get rid of the tension.

"Well, my parents are running an experimental Pokemon Gym in Colorado for PokeCo. It's the first of its kind. Things started off ok, until a couple weeks ago when a bad blizzard came and knocked out all power to the building. PokeCo hasn't even checked up on it, yet, so the gym just sits there empty."

"Have you tried warming the place up?" Toby asked. "Get a couple Fire-type Pokemon to melt the ice, and that might help it."

"Yeah, except the my parents only have Ice-types, as it was an Ice-type gym. Also, Fire-types are kinda rare in Colorado," Rose said.

"Rose Sterling and Toby Evans, please make your way to the field," said a man's voice over the intercom.

"Looks like you guys are up to battle," Jason said. "Good luck." As the two walked back out, Toby looked over to the Junior Division's field, where a Mankey was fighting a Weezing.

"Only one Pokemon," he thought. "If only I knew what Pokemon she had, then I could make a better strategy." They were met by a referee, who initiated a coin-flip. "Tails," Toby said, as the ref tossed up the coin. It landed showing heads.

"Because Toby Evans lost the coin-flip," the ref said to Rose, "you may choose whether you want to call out your Pokemon first or second."

"I'll go second," Rose said. The two trainers positioned themselves on opposite sides of the rectangular battlefield. The ref stood on the side holding up a blue flag.

"Trainers ready?" he asked, almost shouting. Toby and Rose nodded in unison. "Get set...Battle!" Just as the ref brought down the flag, Toby threw out his Pokeball.

"Go, Vaporeon!"

"Aroo!" the Water-type exclaimed. Now, it was Rose's turn. Confidently, she tossed her Pokeball into the air, and out came a Pokemon that looked like a flying squirrel.

"Emol!

"Emolga, use Electro Ball!" Rose ordered. Her Pokemon formed a big, yellow ball of electricity with its wings and launched it at its opponent.

"Dodge it," Toby said to Vaporeon, who quickly rolled away from the attack. "Now, Ice Beam!"

"Rooo!" Vaporeon shot a powerful burst of ice at Emolga. The attack hit its chest, and caused it to start falling toward the ground.

"Vaporeon, Tackle!" Toby's Pokemon ran and jumped at Emolga.

"Dodge it!" Rose shouted.

"Em...emol." Emolga rolled to the side, missing Vaporeon's attack, and soared back into the air.

"Fly low, and then use Aerial Ace," Rose said. Immediately, Emolga descended sharply, and, just before hitting the ground, straightened out. Rushing at Toby's Pokemon, it attacked Vaporeon with its wing-like flaps.

"Arooo!" Vaporeon was knocked across the dirt field.

"Emolga, finish it off with Air Slash!" Rose's Pokemon circled back around to attack. However, this time, blades of energy extended from its flaps.

"Vaporeon, jump over it!" Toby shouted.

"Roo!" Vaporeon leaped over Emolga, dodging its attack.

"Ice Beam!" While it was still in the air, Vaporeon rotated around and blasted Emolga, again in the chest.

"Emol!" it yelled, hitting the ground with a *THUD*. It was knocked out.

"Emolga is unable to battle," the referee announced. "Toby Evans wins!"