May's Accidental Makeover.
Author's note this story was original written by Sairaj ( sairaj1995) on deviant art site( after I paid him
Points as a commission.)
May Maple was destined for greatness was the thing many believed; as being born as a daughter to
Norman and Caroline. Norman was regarded as 1 of the strongest gym leader in the Hoenn Region;
May's future as a tainer looked pre-determined. But May didn't like pokemon that much; So she
Decided to start her pokemon journey after receiving her starter pokemon ( a Torchic a fire-type
Pokemon) from professor Birch. Soon all her views on pokemon changed as she travelled with 1 of the
Most passionate trainer a boy named boy named Ash Ketchum. As she travelled alongside with Ash,
Brock and her little brother; she began to love her pokemon. Her bonds with her pokemon improved to
The point where they could do anything for each other's sake. As her journey progressed, May decided
To be a pokemon coordinator; someone who raises their pokemon for pokemon contests where they try
To bring out their best out of their pokemon's beauty through appeals. May quickly aimed her sights to
Be a top coordinator. She even collected 5 ribbons ( after getting through appeal and battle stages) in
Both Hoenn and Kanto regions; required to enter grand festivals. May did considerably well in both
Feativals and gained recognition across the world for her talents. She even gained a title as "princess of
Hoenn" which really made her bashful. Right now May was in the Johto region. You see after the Kanto
Grand festival was over May returned home along with May. She then decided to start her new Journey
In the Johto region but this time she was alone. The journey through Johto was biter sweet experience
For May. She already managed to earn her 3 ribbons but she felt lonely. She missed her companions and
All of their adventures they had. So when she heard that the Wallace Cup was being organized in Sinnoh
Region; she decided to travel there. She knew Ash & Brock were travelling through Sinnoh and will
Definitely go there. So she took a trip to Sinnoh and met Ash & group as expected. She was glad to meet
Them after such a long time. May did really well in the Wallace Cup as well where she reached the
Finals but lost to Dawn; who was travelling with Ash. May felt a bit of little jealous of Dawn but she
Pushed in down and became fast friends with another coordinator. May soon returned to Johto. Right
now she was in a town named Yami which was famous for dark-type pokemon. It was late in the evening
when she reached there. The town itself was simple through bit dark for May's taste. After gathering
information May found out that there weren't any pokemon centers there or any resting place for that
matter. The only place where she could rest for the night was in another part of the town; and sleeping
in the forest was out of the question as it was really dangerous at night there. So grimacing May walked
towards her destination. She felt really tired and sore from her travelling. After walking a little; she
came across a dark alley. According to the man she had asked for directions; he informed her that she
had to pass the alley to reach; where she could find possibly find a place to rest. The problem that she
had to pass the alley was crowded by flocks of Murkrow; who were known to be really mischievous
pokemon and could even attack if enraged. Gulping May walked into the alley. She looked up that it was
really crowded by Murkrow. Slowly May made her way as quietly as she could. Last thing she needed
was to anger the Murkrows. As all seemed well when an incident occurred. 1of the Murkrow seemed to
be more playful and flew towards her with mischievous intent. May due to her years of experience
ducked under but luck wasn't on her side; the Murkrow headed straight towards her and somehow
managed to get itself tangled in her locks( hair). The worst part was it struggled to untangle itself from
her hair and to make a mess of it. By the time it was finally freed; her hair was really a mattered mess.
Somehow May managed to calm herself and not attack that particular Murkrow and headed for her
destination; maybe there she could fix it. As she resumed walking the brown-haired coordinator came
across a store. She looked at the sign which was written in some fancy language. All May could make of
it was a salon. Well it looked like a salon from the outside( when it was really a barber shop) But there was
something different about it; as it had a was a red and white striped barber pole on the side of the
entrance. May felt herself getting engrossed looking at the store; so she decided to peek in a little. So
she peered through the window to see what's inside. There was black salon chairs made of leather
placed along both sides of the shop walls, 2 on each side and each salon chair was accompanied by a full
mirror. There was comfortable ambience that seemed to complement the warm lights, and had a
relaxing feel to it. It was small yet nice place. As May was mesmerized, she reminded of her own
scraggly mess of hair. Slowly reaching at her disheveled hair before pausing; maybe she should get it cut.
She already getting split ends; plus today's accident had made her hair really damaged. It was really
getting hard to maintain her long mane( hair) as she was always the temperature in
Johto was also unforgiving this time around. It was lot cooler in Sinnoh. Debating over all the facts; May
Made up her mind. Without anymore hesitation, she took in a deep breath and pushed open the door.
Immediately she was greeted with a pungent smell that she was slightly familiar with; but there was also
a slight difference. She quickly shifted her focus on the décor. May was having an emotional roller
coaster; on the 1 hand she felt delighted yet she was also slightly intimidated by this environment. After
taking a moment to settle herself down, she caught notice of her surroundings again. Not far from the
entrance, a lady that seemed to be in her early 20s( Jane) was standing behind the front desk, and looked
slightly surprised; seeing May. The lady quickly seemed to have composed herself and asked; Hello, are
you here for a haircut?" she( Jane) asked politely. "Yeah." May replied shyly as she ran her fingers through her
ratted head of hair. She ( Jane ) seemed to have understood May's point as she looked at the state
Of May's hair. "Take a seat, I will be right with you." Jane said with a smile. May nodded and took off her
Bandanna and travel bag; and placed them behind the counter. She then walked over to a black
Leathered chair and stepped up into the chair. May glanced over at her reflection in the mirror and felt
butterflies in her stomach. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down again. She saw the lady
( Jane) had returned with a neatly ironed hairdressing cape that was white in colour. She unfolded it and
Placed it on May's lap. She( Jane) then reached over and tore a piece of neck strip off a roll. To
May; it seemed to made of cloth. The lady( Jane ) wrapped it around the coordinator's neck and them
Pulled the cape up, and draped it partially over strip, and fastened tightly by the back of her neck. After
That the visible part of the neck strip was folded down over the cape. This felt totally new to May. They
Were never used before on her when she got her haircuts in salons before. May was feeling a lot more
Excited now. "o what would you like to do today?" Jen asked. "Umm, I don't know, it's kind of a mess,"
May tried to say but was cut off. "It's a mess, but it's not something that I can't fix. At the same time
Though, I cannot believe how long your hair is. I can't even remember the last time that I saw someone
Come in here with hair as long as this," the lady( Jane) said as she took a wide-toothed comb and began
To lightly tug on May's hair. May Straightened up a bit and sat properly; as she glanced at the mirror as
the lady( Jen) kept combing. The lady( Jane) decided to strike up a conversation and began to speak. "You
can address me as Jen, so what haircut do you have in mind for today?" she asked May was caught at a
loss, not having actually have anything in mind. She had just decided to go on the fly and didn't have a
clue how short to go for. " Not much in mind, but I was thinking of going for a short and somewhat tidy
look." May answered honestly. "WOW, that's quite a big change, are you sure about that?" Jane
replied. May pondered for a moment, and thought, why not? If she didn't like it; she will just grow it
back. Furthermore, she certainly she certainly didn't mind losing her hair a bit. "Yeah dealing with the
heat and my journey…" she trailed off. "So you want something really short suitable for traveling and
beat the heat." Jane summarized and May just nodded. "Are you a trainer by chance if so maybe you
should consider of getting the trainer's special." Jane said as she continued combing. "Yes I'm a trainer a
coordinator to be exact." May said proudly. "So you want me to give you the trainer's special." Jane as
she said with a glint in her eye as she slowly reached for the clippers on the counter. May hadn't
noticed it and wasn't sure what a trainer's special was but decided to trust Jane's opinion on it. "Okay if
you're certain…" she trailed off as she heard what sounded like a buzzing noise. It reminded her
somewhat of the noise of a Beedrill's wings made which she had encountered in the past. "Well you
won't have to worry about hair problems for a while, that's for sure." Jane said as she gently tilted May's
head downwards. She then pushed the clippers instantly on and up her nape, plowing through the
unruly mess on the back. May's eyes widened in shock as the teeth of the hair clippers touched her
nape, and changed tones as Jane directed it upwards; only stopping short of the crown. The clippered
hair was accumulated on the clipper teeth as it was pushed upwards, and was swiped off and onto the
tiled floor. All that was left in the mow path up the nape was short stubbly hairs. "Well…" Jane said
mischievously; A traditional trainer's special is usually a number 2 buzzed on top with the sided buzzed
down to a number 1 but for you I going a bit shorter a #4. She continued as she resumed the ceremonial
clipping, as May's head even more. The princess of Hoenn's chin now touched her chest as Jane made
more passes up her nape with the clippers, sending more locks of May's brown hair cascading down her
shoulders. The sheared hair began gathering on her lap on the cape. May slowly calmed herself and
began to enjoy the shearing. The mild vibrations of the clipper blades running over her scalp were
strangely arousing. As the bulk on the back was removed, Jane shifted May's head straight; and then
pushed the clippers over her ears, while holding onto the clippered locks of hair. The clippers ran up the
sides and over the temples as it made quick work of May's hair. After the scraggly hair on the left side
was shorn off by the clippers, and what looked about like ½ an inch of hair was left over the path. She
quickly repeated the same action on the right side. Soon in Jane's grasp was a huge pile cropped locks of
hair but she didn't let go of it.. To finish off the chop, with the bulk of locks of hair on the cape Jane
placed the clippers at May's crown, and pushed it forward. The tresses that was sheared off the top
added onto the already large pile on the cape. Jane made the final few swipes over the top, 'till the last
locks of May's long hair was separated from her head. She then she unceremoniously tossed the mound
of collected hair onto the Honnen coordinator's lap. There was so much hair on the cape and the floor;
that May could barely see anything beneath the locks. "Is that short enough?" Jane questioned with a
smirk. May didn't answer as her hands slowly reached up from beneath the cape to caress her newly
stubbly head; while continuously staring into the mirror. Slowly a smile spread across her lips as she
continued to rubbing her head. It never felt so good. Satisfied with her new look, she gave Jane an
approving nod, who proceeded to unfasten the cape in a flash. All the hair was sent onto the floor as
Jane used a thick brush to clean off any stray hairs on the nape. Jane took off the neck strip and dumped
It along with the pile of hair on the floor. May stood up from the cozy chair, feeling lighter than ever.
She reached and handed Jane her fees (400 instead of the usual 1500) along with a generous tip. Jane
Thanked for the generosity, and welcomed her back anytime for another round of shearing. May just
Smiled and tied the bandanna back on her head. It was a lot easier now. Collecting her bag May decided
to leave. When she remembered something. "Oh Jane what does the sign out front mean" the nearly
bald girl asked with curiosity. "It means Salon De Coiffure or barber shop." Jane said with a smile as she
began to sweep the hair away with a broom. May stood there stunned for a minute realizing she got her
haircut in what she thought was a newsalon when it was really a barber shop out of all places. She couldn't
believe that Jane was a barberette( a female barber). What she could believe was the elder female had
ruthlessly sheared her head. Then the Hoenn native slowly reached rubbed the back of her head. Well
who cares; she loves it. May thought with a smile as she greeted the new breeze of evening with her
newly buzzed head, as she traveled again towards to her destination. The next day after May got a good
night's rest she went back to the ally where she caught the Murkrow that got tangled in her hair and
made it a mess. May won 2 more ribbons giving her a total of 5 ribbons that enable her to compete in
and win the Johto grand festival where her wartortle evolved into a blastiose. May traveled to Sinnoh
region where she won her 5 ribbons so that she can compete and win the grand festival. May then
traveled to the Kalos region ( after going back Honnen region to see her parents and little brother, Max)
where she earned her 3 princess keys( after winning 3 showcases) so that could compete in the grand
showcase( getting mega stones and key stones so that her Blazikin and Blastiose could mega evolve
along the way). May competed in and won the grand showcase becoming the new Kakos queen beating
rivals ( including Serena and going to barber shops to get the trainers special at the beginning of summer
every year.
The End.