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Amie checked herself in the mirror one last time. She could see out of the small visor in her helmet fairly well, though it was comparable to wearing a pair of sunglasses. Her hair was tied up inside with no strands oddly sticking out. She also found her suit to be in a good state, not too concerned that it may not be as flashy as the other designs here. Theme was more important to her at the moment. Plus she can leave the flash to the stage and she had plenty planned. The final touches of her outfit were a pair of metallic gray gloves, not really metal but looked like it enough to give off the desired effect without her having to give up maneuverability for her hands. She gave and approving nod to her mirrored self and headed off to see if Kadabra had finished putting on his outfit.
She found her pokemon dressed up in the outfit she had given him to parallel her own and wiggling his helmet around. Amie wondered if she had made it too loose or tight, either could be the case. As her he heard her footsteps draw closer, he stopped and turned around to face her, his face hidden inside his own unique masked helmet, save for his golden mustache which stuck out at the bottom. "So do you like your costume?" The headgear muffled her voice but her pokemon seemed to understand well enough as a red heart flashed up on against the black screen of the helmet. [x] "Ah, good to see that you figured out how to make that work." She wasn't quiet sure how it worked as that part was outsourced to a couple of her friends to create, and it looked to be working perfectly. She was relieved that everything was working well as they were to be one of the first appeals for the Wallace Cup. She could hear the crowd beginning to roar as she figured the contest must be officially starting. Her name was called and the two followed a employee up to the main stage. A red curtain hung in front of her and she could hear the murmuring of the audience on the other side.

The curtain pulled back and Amie ran up on stage, Kadabra running ahead of her to reach the center first. The crowd took interest seeing the pair and their similar attire. They were probably anticipating what would happen next and expectations high. The coordinator did not plan to leave them disappointed. "Let's set up the backdrop first!" Her command reached the pokemon and he understood what she wanted done. A red star flashed up on his helmet, similar to the star on his forehead, and he pumped himself up for his contest mode. [x] He expanded his arm out to his sides and on opposite sides formed one blue reflect and one orange light screen. Then he pulled his arms back in, crossing them like a x, and slamming the two barriers into each other. It formed a mesh of blue and orange sliding around the other. Kadabra relaxed his arms once more, though he still had a grip on the barrier behind him and pulled it until it was thinner covering a fair amount of area behind him.
"Now for the beats!" Amie in her corner had been mimicking Kadabra's movements and had stretched and waved her hands around as did the suited pokemon. A variety of different colored orbs formed above Kadabra, hidden powers of all the types of elements. With another swipe of his hands, the orbs flew back and straight at the barrier. With each hit, the orbs broke on impact exploding with a boom of colors. There was also some form of order within this chaos. A tune could be heard with each thudding to the wall paired with them exploding amongst the light show. The crowd seemed to love it, as their cheers began to grow at this showcase. Though she had their approval, she would still need to get the judge's opinion before this can be considered a win. For the moment she took her bows and left the stage to wait for the final results later.

((Also just in case anyone doesn't know who Amie and Kadabra are cosplaying as here are some links: Wikipedia page for Daft Punk, Image of outfits for reference, Video with their Cameo, and music to boot, Extra song and my fav, Extra Kadabra))

The Wallace Cup

Raide attempted to hold the struggling Cyndaquil in place as she held a paintbrush covered in temporary paint over the last blue spot on his back. “Perfect!” She complimented to the preening Pokemon with a bishop’s symbol on his back, then turned her attention to the other two in the room. “Ready?” The trainer asked to the diverse duo. Wildly varying degrees of enthusiasm were expressed in their responses, but she deemed their costumes acceptable. Scyther was a somewhat sulky knight and Nell was a tiny and cheerful rook with a crown of her own. “Alright, then. It’s our turn, well, almost, I think.”

Raide took off her smock, picked up her props, then started the performance. As she walked out in a supposedly regal manner, she unrolled a large checkerboard carpet by kicking it with her feet along the way. Scyther tagged quietly behind her. A simple classical tune started up in the background and Raide turned around to see her two smaller Pokemon emerge stealthily from behind the curtain and begin to use watergun and ember to make a soft fog-like steam to encircle the stage, obscuring their props from the audience’s view.

Raide stopped once the curtain was fully unrolled and made her way back to the center of the stage, walking in a straight line while holding up a colored tile. When she recognized that she was in the correct position, she moved to the side and placed it in the square she previously stood on. She moved only in straight or diagonal lines, stopping and placing a tile before changing direction. Scyther joined her after a few tiles had already been placed, jumping around in an ‘L’ shape as he deftly placed his own tiles.

They stepped back, revealing the unmistakable shape of a Pokeball. A sound of recognition went up around the crowd. Good. Now that they got the idea, they could go into their more complicated maneuvers.

Raide and Scyther moved as quickly as possible, still maintaining their set patterns, to the edge of the stage where their next stack of tiles waited for them. Simultaneously, Nell and Cyndaquil both ran out ahead. Both of them pushed their tiles on wheels, seeing as they were too big for the small Pokemon to move around otherwise. Cyndaquil moved in a diagonal pattern on the black tiles, while Nell moved only in straight lines. When Scyther and Raide rejoined the group, they had the Knight, Queen, Rook, and Bishop all in one place. They continued to set tiles, mostly of red, orange and yellow. Once they added a flame to the tip of a tail, the image was an unmistakable Charmander.

“Go ahead, Cyndaquil!” The fire-type Pokemon shot a flamethrower as high as he could into the air from his place at the ‘Charmander’s mouth. Raide and Nell ran across the stage and flipped the double-sided tiles while Cyndaquil and Scyther added them. Now it was a Pikachu.

“Now Nell!” Raide called, her voice disguised by the music playing in the background. The Chinchou used a Thunder Wave near the Pikachu's red facial markings, allowing it to spark outward like it was charging up.

They had two more things to take care of, and they wasted no time getting the first done. Pikachu was soon covered in mostly bluish tiles, and a friendly smile replaced the inquisitive look on the pixilated-looking face. Nell ran as fast as she could in a square shape around the recently formed Squirtile image, shooting the most basic of basic moves, a bubblebeam, all the while.

They had just one more move to work with. Nell and Cyndaquil met in the middle of the stage, firing a water gun and a flamethrower to once again make steam. This time, it obscured most of the movements, leaving only the outlines of shadowy figures to be seen. Scyther used a combination of double team and evasion to get around the stage quickly, placing as many tiles as he could. Raide just ran as quickly as she could without tripping over her skirt to get her part of the task done. Cyndauqil and Nell stayed in the middle, making steam most of the time, but also occasionally firing up short bursts of electricity and fire to keep things interesting. Finally, Raide finished and looked over at Scyther. He was still. “Go, Cyndaquil!”

Cyndaquil silently sent up a sunny day that cut straight through the steam. Scyther and Raide made a mad dash for the middle of the stage. They made it right as the stage was clearing and the image was revealed. The three legendary birds, though slightly crude due to them having to fit all three in the same space, looked up at the crowd as they ‘flew’ in a circle, chasing each other’s tails. The music faded and stopped. Yes! Raide thought. Perfect! They bowed as well as they could and walked off of the stage, Raide taking the time to roll the carpet up on the way out. That was much better than rehearsal! They were all very pleased with their work.