Lauren watched Rose second song and then watched Firis first song, quite surprised that Firis reviled herself like Kiki did but was beginning to wonder if her friends were doing it to try and get people to see Hybrids in a different light.<br/>She leaned forward in her seat to watch them closer, it would definitely be interesting, she thought if a hybrid won the contest, then it would certain help pokemon like her out.<br/>But at the same time, it could also cause untold suffering as well, whatever happen would have consequences to everyone be they human or hybrid. She sighed and scratched the back of her head before standing up to cheer like everyone else did.<br/><br/>Derek was waiting for Toni when she returned with a bright smile as he could tell she was looking happy with herself. "I guess, you won? What was the battle like? I'm told Shadow is a dark user, what sort of pokemon did he have?" He started asking her questions to get an idea of what he would be facing when he fought Shadow.