"now that you all picked your partner's you should talk to one another choose your Pokemon and we begin the competition in 30 min" the instructor said

"Ok" all the gym leaders said in unison

"Hey Falkner?" Janine said

"Yeah?"

She reached over and kissed his cheek tenderly

(My own drawing)

"Good luck in all your match's" she whispered

"Um t..h...anks Janine and you too" he stuttered

She walked away to join her teammate

"Viola are you sure your feeling up to this" grant asked

"Yeah I'm Ok for now" she said smiling

30 min later

"Ok everyone times up time to match you guys up on the vs board"

The match board for round one

Match ups

Falkner and bugsy vs. Erika and Blaine
Viola and grant vs. koga and Janine
Pryce and Claire vs. Lt. Surge and Sabrina
Brock and misty vs. cilan and drayden
Cissy and Danny vs. Morty and jasmine
Whitney and Chuck vs. korrina and wolfric
Valerie and Olympia vs. Rudy and Drake
Tate and Liz vs. volkner and crasher wake
Elesa and skyla vs. roark and Byron
Gardenia and fantina vs. chili and cress
Brycen and burgh vs. clemont and ramos
Candice and maylene vs. Juan and Roxanne
Norman and Winona vs. clay and Lenora
Luana and wattson vs. flannery and brawly