"We can do this!" I told Pikachu walking backstage. Pikachu smiled at me and I didn't feel alone.
"You'll do amazing!" Ezra reassured me. "I've seen you practice, you're great!" He told me. Cyndaquil and Pikachu both grinned ear to ear. Even though Cyndaquil isn't my pokemon we're still really good friends. Ditto with Ezra and my Pikachu. But I love Pikachu and Ezra loves Cyndaquil. It's a fact. I hugged Pikachu, waved to Ezra, and he waved back at me. I carried Pikachu backstage with me. I sat down next to Serena.
"How often do you do these?" I asked her tring to comfort Pikachu. And me.
"All the time," she simply responded. "They're fun. You'll love them. I promise!" She put her hand on my shoulder in a comforting way. She knew I was nervous. She was sensing it.
Since she discovered her powers she has been doing things like that as if they were perfectly normal. She admit she hadn't noticed them before now. I found it hard to believe her, but smiled as if I did. She knew I didn't though because of her new abilities.
"Here." Serena handed me a pokeball. "Me and Ezra caught it for you." I opened it and revealed a pokemon. It was brown and it held its tail. I took one look at it and fell in love.
"Smeargle!" It told me when I asked it his name. It's tail looked like a paintbrush with green paint. I held up my pokedex and kneeled at it's side.
"Ezra thought it would be perfect." Serena said. Pikachu agreed.
"How did you find it?" I asked.
"Ezra tripped on it. He wanted to get you a second pokemon for the showcase. So we got you one that does art. Which is perfect for you and the showcase. " Serena talks ALOT.
I spent the rest of my time backstage coming up with a way to incorporate Smeargle to my performance. I knew I didn't have long and I was in a huge rush. Our performance now was even better than before.
Thank you Ezra and Serena. I thought as a girl walked in.
"Performer Sabine." She said. "You're up next."
"Good luck." Serena said. I trembled and carried Pikachu onto the stage before setting him down and having to make him an outfit.
   "It's art." Ezra mouthed to me and sighed. He cares whether I win or not. That's cool. I thought about how Serena would feel if I did win. I would be stealing her pride and joy. I couldn't do that to her, could I? I think the better question is: would I? I looked at the crowd of people I pointed out Ezra, Ash, Bonnie, Clemont, and their pokemon. I looked further into the crowd and found Hera. She was smiling. I was smiling.
    "Let's do this!" I told Pikachu and made his costume perfect. It had a cape  with paint spotted in random places. A bow tie that had the same paints on it. And boots. Cool boots. Like, I'm jealous boots.
     "Times up!" A french guy announced and I walked the runway. People cheered and clapped. They yelled. I looked down at Pikachu. He was walking on two feet, waving and having a blast. A blast. Explosions. I miss those. He smiled and I did what he did smiled and waved.
    "Now light up your glow stick in the color of the performer who you think did the best!" The announcer said. Before I knew it a flash of colors from all directions came flying at me. Most of them light blue. Light blue?
     "LIGHT BLUE!" I said. "That's us!" I told Pikachu as the announcer told the crowd that I had won.
Then we walked backstage again. Smeargle greeted Pikachu with a fist bump. He greeted me with a grin as he bounced into my arms and hugged me. I hugged Smeargle then pulled Pikachu in too. I haven't felt this good in a while. It was great. Serena walked over.
     "That was amazing!" She told me.
     "Thanks, Fennekin looked great too!" I told her and looked at Fennekin. She was congratulating Pikachu and Smeargle.
      "Performer Sabine," the lady called for me after I had changed into an outfit Serena and I went shopping for right after the first half. Mine was green and yellow to match Pikachu and Smeargle. It also had an appropriate tint of red to the background. It was perfect.
     Serena's was mainly red with a little white and green in it. I liked mine better. No offense Serena.
     I followed her carrying Smeargle as Pikachu stood on my head like he always did. That's probably a Pikachu thing cause Ash's Pikachu does the same thing.
     "Next up! Performer Sabine!" The announcer told the audience. Smeargle walked on stage. Alone. Don't worry that was planned. He drew out the rebel symbol in green with his tail and I could hear Ezra and Hera yelling and cheering for me. I rolled in inconspicuously behind the symbol so no one could see me coming in. Pikachu electrified the symbol, the room went pitch black as it made beautiful fireworks lighting up the room. Pikachu and Smeargle landed on both my sides and froze stiff. I looked out at the audience. So many people. They are all looking at me. The minute I mess up they'll all know. Then it hit me. I did mess up I forgot what to do. Completely. I looked around. I was shaking. I looked at Hera who snuck out of the ghost alone to come see me fail miserably. I jumped and spun around with my eyes shut tight. I didn't want to see anyone's reaction. When I landed I tripped and had to roll out of the air. I stood up and turned around. I did a quick hair flip and posed looking back at the audience as they erupted. And you know what else erupted?
     Lightning and paint. Paint dripped on top of me and I laughed as Hera laughed. I walked out and waved to Hera and Ezra. Pikachu and Smeargle hopped on my shoulders as I walked off in my ruined new dress. I've never liked dresses, but Serena looked so happy picking out my outfit I couldn't say no. Backstage I watched Serena's performance. Hers was so much better than mine. When she came back I noticed the other girls laughing and whispering at me. I didn't care I did great for my first try.
   I walked next to Serena as we went back on stage. We were about to find out how many people had noticed my failing and hated my performance. I have to admit advancing to the next round was enough for me but winning the whole thing would be a dream. Then I would wake up, go to the real thing, and fail the first round. Smeargle and Pikachu waved to the other pokemon. They seamed so happy to be here. It was a great feeling to see everyone clapping and it was fun to pretend that more than two of them were clapping for me.
    "Now light up your glow sticks again!" The man said again. This time I closed my eyes. I didn't want to see so many colors with no light blue. Pikachu and Smeargle must have had their eyes open because five seconds after the man finished and his pokemon shouted its name they leaped. They freaked out and it felt good that they were so happy.
    "And they winner is..." I opened my eyes and followed the spotlight with my eyes as it darted between all the performers left. Which was only seven. Finally It came to a stop. On me.
        "PERFORMER SABINE!"
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--The rebel symbol

--Smeargle

--the announcer's pokemon, Klefki
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