The sea of glowsticks seemed to be going towards her, as Vanilla was pretty surprised at her support. She jumped at the shouts and cries, a bit energized but still anxious about the performance. This would be one last chance to wow the competition before the final score, so this had to count! Kicker bounced up and down as Vanilla gave him a nod. This would have to be good enough.

"Kicker! Flame Charge!"

The Cinderace would soon rushed forward, covered in a crimson fire until the second command came from Vanilla. "Now use Agility!" Immediately, it would come to a stop and begin to backflip into the air. A trail of fire followed the Pokemon as it dashed all around the stage, twisting and contorting lines across one another. He'd take off into the crowd, recalling the flames away form his feet as he bounced off of heads, balloons, even walls! Kicker's form was a speed red blur until he'd come to and end beside the small trainer. With the lines completed, the final art piece was unveiled to the crowd:

It was a cartoonish rendition of Vanilla giving a wink to the crowd, two fingers in a "V" shape.

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Vanilla side eyed the woman on the other end and felt fearful of her pissed off look she was giving her. The tiny competitor couldn't help but feel as if she had done something wrong to step up and just be within @esme 's presence. But at the very least, she did get to see a look up close at the competition. The Tyrantrum was a fearsome, ferocious looking beats of a Pokemon that- was it seriously rocking back and forth? And the Falinks were adorable as ever! "Great job, little guys!" Even Vanilla clapped for them. But as it came time for her, she'd look back at Kicker as the two tried to come up with a game plan.

Kicker started things off by created a Pyro Ball, condensing the heat in the room into a fiery orb and them kicking in between both feet. His skill was put on display as the ball was kicked on top of its head, rolled along the lengths of its arms and returned back to its foot. Then while balancing it across his body, kicker began to create more and more. one by one, they'd be juggled on his one foot at the display.

"Give 'em a show, Kicker!" He ended with a flair, opting to combine all smaller orbs into one as it grew to a medium size, then to a melon sized orb, and so on until it was like a miniature model of the sun. With a bump into the air, Kicker would use a Double Kick at the orb above the crowd. The resulting explosion of harmless embers would scatter down in a brilliant display of fire, sizzling down into harmless cooled pieces.

"U-Uhhhh...Cute can also mean being the best football player you can be!"

U-Uwaaaaah! S0 many people crammed in to see the four of them! Vanilla jumped as the people screamed her name, having fiddled with her glasses silently while observing the other contestants. The competition would be fierce, no doubt. There were certainly a lot of Pokemon that were present on stage that Proxii likely hadn't scanned before, but would be unable to flip out of her pocket and do so due to her Cinderace being present with her as her partner. She inhaled as her body shook out of her anxiety for doing well here. Anxious hands smoothed down the hem of her dress that resembled that of an Alcreamie, as two faux strawberries sat on either side of her bangs.

Esmee's Tyrantrum was certainly fearsome in its own right, and the Falinks that marched up one by one had made Vanilla a little homesick for Galar. She had always wanted one from a friend, finding their mass shape adorable. But what caught her eye was the man who had introduced himself to the crowd as Mint. Was he a long lost sibling or something? She had been fairly certain that only her family had a quirk of naming their kids something odd, but it was at least nice knowing some other poor soul stuck with their name. She would have mulled more on that but it was her time to shine, as she was pushed on stage by one of the staff and slowly took her spot up on stage. The mic was passed to her as she took a step forward and...

Hesitation.

"U-Uh....Hi." she murmured in a soft voice before the looks from a couple of the crowd would make her panic and pick up her volume. "Ah-I'm Vanilla...This is my first contest, so sorry if I'm a bit nervous. Eheh..."

Vanilla swallowed down what she could of her nerves and fear before looking over to the stage right and seeing those familiar eyes of her partner. She tried calming herself but it would take a bit of time. Out of all the people on stage, she was clearly the person with the least amount of experience in front of a huge crowd of people. Maybe it would be best to play off of their cries about the flavor of vanilla?

"I-If there's one thing any Pokéchef knows, it's that Vanilla goes with anything! That's why I've brought a close friend of mine with me from Gah-Galar! Joining me today is, um, Kicker! Former primary forward of our own Blazing Aces!"

The Cinderace, true to his namesake, hopped on stage in a flash. It seemed to enjoy the attention being given to it, waving towards the sources of cheer and applause during his way on stage. With a quick flourish her and showing off its kicks there, Kicker rounded it all off with a backflip after coming to the girl's side. She did have to feel a bit better about Kicker being nearby. A paw even helped her correct her posture as she tried to stay strong and true.

"Let's give everybody a good show. And, um...good luck to the other contestants!"

The mic was passed on and Vanilla breathed a sigh of relief, being the one person who was a bit lacking in the self confidence department. She was desperate to return to her comfort zone with Proxii, but the Rotom had been taken from her for the time being, said that her stage persona would need her actual voice. Vanilla just hoped she could hold her own against everyone else.

Character: Vanilla Kingsley[break][break]
Cinderace // Male // Blaze // Pyro Ball, Double Kick, Flame Charge, Agility, Counter, Court Change