The Queen of Reflower Town

                                    

                                          

At the Reflower Town Circuit

Sabrina's Pov
"Are you ready? Now let's go to the preliminary round!" The announcer said through the mic as the crowd cheered.
First, it was Kuby against a girl with a ladybug-type monster. He beat her easily, ending with the Moncha coming in first.
Next was me against a boy with a flower-type monster like Beth's, but Piplup left him in the dust, earning us another victory.
Now it was Jin and Draka against a boy with a fox-type monster. Draka was far ahead with the fox monster trying to catch up.
"Draka, go!" Draka went full speed and crossed the finish line first.
"And moving on to the final of the preliminaries, Jin Hayst and Draka!"
"Unbelievable. Is he just a novice?" Beth asked. Sena nod.
"Yes. But one day I'm sure he'll be a knight." Sena said, and I agreed.
"Really?" I nod again. "And Sabrina, you and Piplup are the most powerful team I've ever seen. You both are in sync and know what the other has planned. I know you're going to become a knight." Beth said enthusiastically. I fake a smile, wishing it could happen.
"Sadly, that can't happen," I mumbled.
I met up with Jin and Kuby at the back of the circuit. The three of us were high five and our monsters did the same.
"I knew you could do it," Kuby said.
"Did you think I was gonna let you two go to the last race without me being there?" Jin said, smiling a little too hard, and I couldn't help but laugh a little.
"Oh, my god! Quit showing off you three." We all turned around and saw Laura with Peynet.
"If I win the next race, I move to the finals too, you know." She said, and Peynet cheered.
"So, who's your opponent?" I asked, worried. Other than Beth, two people hadn't raced yet, and I knew Laura might not stand a chance against either of them.
"Well... you see... it's not going to be that easy." Laura mumbled.
'She's in trouble.' I thought.
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Time Skip
It turns out that Laura is going up against Ellie and her monster Pixie. I have a bad feeling about this.
"For this preliminary round, the winner of the last three tournaments, the Queen of Reflower Town, Ellie Valencia! She is an expert rank, and she is once again the competitor for this year's tournament!" The crowd went crazy and started chanting Ellie's name, with Bibi leading them on.
"Is that all true, or did she make the poor man memorize all of that?" I asked myself.
"Wow. She's very popular." Sir Joke said.
"It's not like that." Jacob, who signed us up before, came up to us and sat next to Beth.
"They're just outsiders getting worked up to procure the gemstone."
"What do you mean by that?" Kuby asks.
"Ellie has won this tournament two years in a row, but since she already had a gemstone in her possession, she gave the second one to Bibi instead." He explained.
"Since then, many people have been following Ellie just to get their hands on a gemstone," Beth says.
"So that's the only reason they're rooting for her?" Sena asks.