Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Stories

Dragon Princess Ch. 6

Adalynn paced back and forth while Giacomo prepared his set up. Whenever she took a peek out from behind the large curtain, her anxiety grew. All of Team Star was present in Segin Squad's base, including Penny and the other bosses. Seeing them in the audience made the nervous girl gulp down the growing lump in her throat. She didn't know why she was so eager to put this little performance together because just seeing a crowd gave her second thoughts.

"Yo, Addie. You ready for this?"

The girl looked over at her approaching boyfriend. "I…I don't…" Her breathing picked up. "No… No, I'm not ready. I can't do this, Momo."

Giacomo grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to meet his gaze. "Yes, you can. We've practiced for weeks to get this right. I know you have what it takes." He nodded toward the audience. "Take another look."

Adalynn hesitantly stepped away to take another peek from backstage. Among her friends were also her pokemon. They were all waiting with excited gleams in their eyes. Even Moon was there among everyone after having grown accustomed to being around people. It took quite a bit to even get him to trust Giacomo, but now he was comfortable around all her friends. All of her dragons were there to cheer her on, and she found just a little courage deep down inside knowing they were anticipating her song.

"They're all waitin' to hear your amazing voice." Giacomo was beside her before she realized it, an encouraging grin on his face. "You gonna let them down?"

Adalynn pursed her lips in thought before a sigh left her. "No. You're right. I can do this. We can do this."

The boy leaned over to kiss her cheek. "In that case, I'll get 'em warmed up for ya. Take deep breaths. Come up whenever you're ready."

He climbed up on stage and strolled confidently past the curtain, wasting no time in hitting a few keys on his laptop to start up a beat. "How're y'all doin' today?! Ready for some sick beats that'll bust your ears open?!"

"Yeah!" the audience shouted.

"I can't hear you! I said, ARE Y'ALL READY?!"

"YEAH!"

"Now that's more like it!" Giacomo's warm up certainly helped Adalynn to calm her nerves while simultaneously getting the crowd pumped. "DJ Vice and the Dragon Princess are gonna bring this house dooown!"

Adalynn felt ready…well, as ready as she could be. She slowly climbed up to join the DJ on the stage. Giacomo looked slightly surprised at how quickly she'd found her resolve, but he was smiling wide at her. The girl approached the microphone at the center of the stage, glancing back at her boyfriend to give him a nod. With a push of his fingers, the music blasting from the speakers died down and changed to what she'd rehearsed with him. She took a deep breath, pushing back all her fears and worries to sing.

"You see, tonight, it could go either way
Hearts balanced on a razor blade
We are designed to love and break
And to rinse and repeat it all again"

Adalynn found the smiling faces of her friends and her pokemon to be motivating. What fears she had began to melt away as her voice grew clearer and more confident.

"I get stuck when the world's too loud
And things don't look up when you're goin' down
I know your arms are reachin' out
From somewhere beyond the clouds

"You make me feel
Like my troubled heart is a million miles away
You make me feel
Like I'm drunk on stars and we're dancing out into space
Celestial
Celestial"

She swayed to the beat Giacomo created, watching as nearly everyone seemed to move with her. It helped to erase her nervousness all together.

"I see the light shinin' through the rain
A thousand colors in a brighter shade
Needed to rise from the lowest place
There's a silver lining that surrounds the grey