"Ash! We already have these dorms and you're still going to be late!" Drew yelled, waiting for me as I changed inside the room.

It's been three months since the invasion. How'd that happen? Well, let's just say that my best girl friend (there's a difference between girlfriend and girl friend, alright people?) had a special necklace and had changed Kanto's and Sinnoh's history. Anyways, I had three minutes to change and run to class. I could do that. Maybe.

I grabbed a juice box, mainly because I was starved and I didn't have time to head to the cafeteria and grab something to eat. I stuffed my bag with finished homework, and head towards the door. "Come on man! We've only got one minute!"

"You think I'm not aware?" Drew asked, angry. All I did was laugh.

I was lucky to be just on time. And I was also lucky to have English first. The teacher's always five minutes late. I looked around and saw my buds, Tracey and Leona. I waved at them. They just wave back.

"Good morning students," Ms. Evans said, entering the room. I reached inside my bag, and grabbed my English notebook. Wanna hear what Ms. Evan's like? You should read my best girl friend's, Dawn, Complete Guide to People in Pokémon Academy, Kanto. It's hilarious.

Class: English

Teacher: Ms. Evans

Notes: She doesn't care about anything.

Reason for notes: Accidentally turned in my Complete Guide to People in Pokémon Academy, Kanto instead of my homework. She gave me an A+.

OK, so maybe it wasn't that hilarious, but seriously, what teacher gave and A+ for commenting people at school? Dawn told me the homework was to write a different ending of some Shakespeare play. Maybe she just gave her an A+ for amusing her.

I was glad when the bell rang. My favorite class was up next, Battling Skills. But it was cancelled for an even more awesome event. The Battle Festivals! Every year, during this very week, a festival is held. During that week, students are allowed to bring six Pokémon of their choice and compete in a battle. The winner of the festival gets prize money of $500. I wish it was $1000, but it would still be good use. Last year, a senior won it. At least I made it to the semi-finals. But this year, I'm gonna win.

On my way to the Battle Ring, I ran into Dawn and Zoe. Dawn was telling Zoe all about the cool combinations she thought of using during the battle. Zoe looked pretty amused, though I don't really get what's so cool about contests. Gym battles rock!

"Hey Ash," Zoe said, which caught Dawn's attention.

"Hey Zo," I smiled, though I was really looking at Dawn.

"So, which Pokémon did you decided to bring?" Dawn asked, smiling mischievously.

"I'm not telling you. You'll just have to see!" I said, running farther down the hall.

"First round is a one-on-one battle!" Prof. Rowan announced. "The matchups can be seen on the screen. We will have five battle rings. Different battlefields will be used. Ready? Go!"

I searched for my picture on the screen. Looks like my first opponent would be Leona. I looked at Dawn's picture. She's up against May. I looked over at the two of them. They were starting to get competitive. I silently wished her good luck, and headed over to the battle ring I was assigned to.

Beating Leona was easier than I thought! She chose her Swinub for the first battle, and I chose Infernape.

Dawn's battle's just starting, and it's already getting me pumped.

"Alright Dawn, heads or tails?" one of the battle referees asked.

"Heads," Dawn replied, confident.

The referee tossed the coin, Revealing heads.

"All right then, Togekiss, come on out!" she said, tossing the Poké ball high in the air. Togekiss came out in midair.

"Glaceon, I choose you!" May said, courageously.

"Togekiss, use Air Slash!" Dawn ordered. Togekiss sent out a powerful Air Slash.

"Use Ice Shard to counter it!"

"We're just getting warmed up! Togekiss, use Aura Sphere!"

"Quick, Glaceon, dodge it!" Unfortunately, Aura Sphere made a direct hit. And super effective.

"Glaceon, get back up!" May yelled frantically. Glaceon got back up. "Great! Now Shadow Ball!"

"Togekiss, use Sky Attack!" Togekiss used Sky Attack to dodge the Shadow Ball and head straight towards Glaceon.

"Glaceon, get ready!" May told it. She's waiting for the right moment. Dawn should watch out. Togekiss was only an inch away from Glaceon. "Now, use Ice Shard!" May instructed.

Glaceon used Ice Shard on Togekiss, causing her to be thrown back. "Now's the perfect chance Glaceon! Use Ice Shard, once more!"

"Togekiss! Get up!" Unfortunately, Togekiss didn't get up fast enough. Glaceon's Ice Shard hit Togekiss hard. "To," Togekiss said, obviously tired.

"Togekiss, get up! I know you can do it!" Dawn said.

Togekiss slowly got up, trying to stand on her feet. "Great job! Now, used Air Slash!"

"Dawn's using Air Slash so Togekiss can rest on the ground for a while," Leona said, who was watching next to me. I nodded.

Togekiss's Air Slash hit Glaceon, but since it was not very effective, Glaceon was still looking great.

"Glaceon, Mirror Coat!" Glaceon started to glow beautifully.

"Togekiss, stay," Dawn said, reassuring her with a gentle voice. "Rest for a little while." Her gaze was now on Glaceon, who was running towards Togekiss at top speed.

Dawn looked like she was thinking. "Togekiss, fly high in the sky!"

Togekiss rose up high, making Glaceon stop in its tracks.

"Glaceon, quick, use Ice Shard!"

"She's a goner," I finally said.

Leona just giggled. "She knew Glaceon was going to use Ice Shard! I bet she's going to use Sky Attack!"

"Togekiss, use spin and dive while using Sky Attack!"

Togekiss spun, then dove while using Sky Attack, breaking away all the Ice Shard in her way. She then headed straight for Glaceon, causing a direct hit. Smoke appeared on the battlefield. Togekiss emerged from the smoke, flying high into the sky.

Everyone waited until the smoke cleared. When it did, it showed a fainted Glaceon. Everyone cheered, not for Dawn's win, nor May's loss, but for an awesome battle. The only "boo" I heard was coming from behind me. I turned around and saw Drew.

"Dawn should've lost," he mumbled. I laughed, and ran down from the stands to congratulate Dawn.