Chapter 26: Pokemon Fashion Flash

A/N: Enjoy! Now that Arcus is back with the group...again. They will continue their journey for Ash to collect all eight badges...again. But this time, with new friends! Arcus's newest mate, Ella, will be joining them in disguise as an Oddish and Misty's recent capture, Psyduck, is also joining them. I do not own Pokemon but I own my OC and this story. Reminder: Arcus telepathically talks to his Pokemons during battles. Names of characters: Arcus, Mega Absol(Angel), Combusken(Torch), Marshtomp(Kippy), Meowth(Ace), Servine(Lily), Kabuto(Shelly), Spearow(Spear), Ekans(Venom), Eevee(Jewel), Mew(Ella). Angel is permanently a Mega Absol.

As the group was approaching a place call Scissor Street, Brock said,"Hey guys, do you mind if we stop here? I need to check something out." Ash nodded and said,"Of course. Go ahead. We're coming with you."

Brock smiled as he dashed into the street searching for whatever he is looking for.

Along the way, the group had managed to stay close to Brock. Misty said,"There sure are a lot of Pokemon Beauty Parlor." Arcus said,"I heard this is where some Pokemon breeders who open up Beauty Salons here in Scissor Street. Maybe Brock's here because of that reason." Misty said,"That's right! Scissor Street is also called breeder's Lane." Ash said,"So that's why we're here! Brock's always gotta see the latest breeder gear."

Misty was then attracted to a salon where there was a advertising sign that depicted a Koffing and an Ekans in two of the most ridiculous outfits Arcus has ever seen. Misty said,"This must be the latest fashion. How cute!" Arcus sighed and said,"I'll never understand Misty's emotion towards things." Ash whispered,"You're right, Arcus. I don't even know what kind of fashion sense she has." Misty then grabbed Ash and said,"Come on, let's go see!"

As they came closer to that salon, a media advertisement of the salon said,"You won't believe how beautiful a Pokemon can be. Step in and see for yourself. Let us dazzle you with the latest fashion by the expert artist of Salon Roquet."

Confused, Ash asked,"Did he just say Salon Roquet?" Misty asked,"Why does that name sound so familiar?" Arcus huffed and said,"I need to make a call. I'll find you guys at where Brock is heading." Ash and Misty nodded as Arcus walked away.

Arriving at a dark alleyway, Arcus placed Sam on his face and he contacted Giovanni.

When Giovanni's face appeared, he said,"Giovanni, it seems I found out those three idiots's latest plan." Giovanni asked,"What is it? I've just lost thousands of money today from them." Arcus said,"They've used your money to open up a Salon and let me tell you, their fashion senses are horrible than what you can imagine. Here's a picture of it." Arcus uploaded the picture he had just saw and Giovanni yelped and said,"I may not know fashion but I can tell what horrible is! I can't believe they wasted my money on this! Get rid of that salon at once!" Arcus nodded and said,"It will be done."

Arcus removed Sam and he headed back out into the street.

Once he reached the entrance of Salon Roquet, he spotted Ash, Misty and Brock still there as a Dodrio walked out with a horrible makeover. Arcus walked over and asked,"Did I miss anything besides that Dodrio who has the worse makeover ever?" Ash shook his head and said,"No. You didn't miss anything."

Brock then pointed to a parlor and exclaimed,"There it is!" The group then headed over to the parlor.

As they approached the door, Brock froze right as he was about to open the door and instead, Ash opened it up and asked,"What are you so nervous about?" A female voice then said,"Hi! Can I help you?"

Right in front of them was a woman who was massaging a Chansey. Arcus looked at how she massaged the Pokemon and he said,"She's massaging the areas where Chansey usually hurts when it feels stress."

Just as she was massaging, she said,"Just relax, release all your tension." Arcus looked back at Brock and saw that he was gazing at her with his wide open.

The Chansey soon got up and it was sparkling as much as a shiny reflective wall. A woman soon came in and she said,"Chansey, I've come for you, darling." Arcus whispered,"Is that even a woman? She sounds like a guy." Ash whispered,"Beats me. Just don't say it out loud. She might hear you."

As the woman headed right out with her Chansey, she said,"See you later, Suzy!"

The woman who massaged the Chansey, known as Suzy, asked,"Can I help the next customer?" Ash said,"We're just kinda browsing around." Brock stepped in and said,"No..uh..." Misty pushed him out of the way and said,"Look! Isn't that Vulpix the cutest thing?" Ash took out his Pokedex and it said,"Vulpix, a Fox Pokemon. Its six tails are extremely beautiful. As it evolves, it grows even more tails. Vulpix uses powerful flame attacks."

Misty said,"I love its hair. I wish I had hair like Vulpix that's shiny and soft." As she was about to touch Vulpix, Suzy exclaimed,"Don't touch it!" When Misty picked up Vulpix, it blasted her with its Flamethrower on Misty's face. It then jumped out of her hands and fell back to sleep on the chair it was last sleeping on.

Suzy then said,"Please pardon Vulpix. It doesn't like being picked up or hugged by strangers." Misty said,"I wish I knew that sooner."

Brock then said,"Uh...Suzy?" She turned around and asked,"Yes?" Turning into a complete fool, Brock started babbling nonsense but the only sentence he was able to say properly was that he wanted to be a breeder like her. Suzy said,"That's great Brock. It's nice of you to think me as your model." Brock then babbled out more nonsense.

Arcus whispered,"Suzy, don't mind him. He just acts like this whenever he's near pretty girls." Suzy giggled and whispered,"He does?" Arcus nodded and said,"Every time." Brock then said,'Suzy, what I'm trying to say is, will you please make me your pupil?"Everyone nearly got a shock of their lives when they heard that Ash said,"You've got to be kidding, Brock."

Brock said,"Mind your own business Ash. Please say yes, Suzy!" Suzy said,"I don't have pupils, Brock. Breeding takes all of my time." Ash then asked,"What makes her such a great breeder anyway?"

Upon hearing that, Brock exclaimed,"How dare you! The sensational Suzy of Scissor Street has been awarded the trophy for excellence at the world Pokemon breeder contest for three consecutive years! wait...there's more! In addition to that, breeders of Pokemon Magazine named her THE most popular breeder four years running! And her hugely popular website records up to ten thousand hits per day!"

Misty said,"That's what I call a great breeder." Brock said,"You better believe it!" Arcus walked up to Suzy and said,"Since you are what Brock said, may I ask of you can give my Angel a little massage to ease of her tension?" Suzy smiled and said,"Of course! Just follow me. I have a room for Pokemon that walks on four." Arcus and Angel then followed Suzy to the next room where it was covered in reflective glass.

Suzy examined Angel and said,"Your Pokemon is very tensed. You should have come to me a very long time ago." Arcus laughed nervously and said,"Well you see, this is also actually the first time I've heard of you. Brock was the one who wanted to come here and we did." Suzy smiled and said,"Well he made the right choice coming here."

At first, Angel was squirming around every time Suzy tried to touch her. Arcus then said,"Angel must be like your Vulpix. She doesn't like being touch by strangers." Suzy said,"You have to calm her down. If not, I can't do a thing." Arcus nodded and he whispered,"Angel, don't be afraid of her. She's just trying to relieve your tension." Angel said,"I know that! But I would rather have you do it! Not some human girl!"

Arcus sighed and said,"Suzy, could you please teach me the way you massage that Chansey? Angel doesn't want to be touched by anyone except me." Suzy smiled and said,"It seems your Pokemon is very close to you." Arcus nodded and said,"Yes. She's the first Pokemon out of my first six that I received. My dad gave me six Pokemon and I called out Angel first, making her my first Pokemon."

Suzy then said,"Alright. The method I use to relieve tension is quite simple. All you have to do is just carefully massage the spots that are tensed and apply massage oil while you're at it to give her a little...sparkle as I always say." Arcus asked,"You mean the same kind of sparkle that was on Chansey was the massage oil being rubbed all over her?" Suzy nodded and said,"The massage oil is to merely make a Pokemon sparkle. But the purpose of my technique is to relieve tension."

Arcus smiled and said,"You have been a kind friend, Suzy." She smiled and said,"It's not a problem. I help trainers who's Pokemon need help relieving tension and stress and to make them look great on the outside as well." Arcus then hesitantly said,"There's something I have to show you." Suzy asked,"What is it?" Arcus reverted to his Pokemon form, shocking Suzy as he said,"This is that something. I am a Pokemon. And yes, Ash, Brock and Misty knows about this." Suzy asked,"But why hide your true identity?"

Arcus replied,"Because if I am discovered, Pokemon hunters from all over the world will be chasing me down. That's why my father gave me a human disguise before I came to Earth." Suzy then asked,"Then why did you ask me for help?" Arcus replied,"Because Angel is my mate. I always worry about her well being so well I saw you massaging that Chansey, I thought that you were the one who can help me with my problem." Suzy smiled and said,"How sweet. You came to ask me for help to relieve your mate's tension and stress. Too bad she doesn't allow anyone but you to do it." Arcus said,"That's when you taught me a minute ago." Suzy laughed and said,"Well, while you massage your mate, I'm gonna have a chat with your friends." Arcus nodded as Suzy closed the door.

With Suzy no longer in the room, Angel sighed in relief and said,"So, what's going to happen now?" Arcus replied,"I'm going to give you a massage." Angel smiled and said,"Okay. Just be gentle on my paws. They're really sensitive to being squeezed." Arcus kissed her and said,"I'll keep that in mind. So where do you want me to start?" Angel replied,"I say you start from my scalp, after all those time I've been using Razor Wind and focusing my attacks on enemies, that's where I feel tensed the most."

Arcus nodded and he began gently massaging her scalp. As he massaged her, she sighed in relief and said,"That's the spot." Arcus smiled as he slowly moved down to her horns, making her laugh. Arcus taunted,"Did I found a ticklish spot?" Angle continued to laugh until Arcus finally moved down to her back. While he massage her back, she moaned in pleasure as Arcus continued to massage her back for the next five minutes before he moved on to her legs and paws.

"Be careful with the paws," said Angel. Arcus smiled and said,"I already promised you that I'll be careful." He began to massage her hind legs first, causing Angel to twitched for a second. Arcus chuckled as he slowly massaged her legs all the way to her paws. When he reached her paws, he carefully massaged each of her paws softly.

After all that, Arcus decided to try the massage oil that was on a shelf next to him. Arcus picked up the bottle and he rubbed a handful of the liquid on his hands before he began to massage Angel again. This time, Arcus felt her white coat smoothing as he watched it getting shiny by the second.

When he was done, Angel got up and she looked at herself in the mirror before turning back to Arcus and asking,"How do I look?" Arcus smiled and said,"How you look is the same as your name. You look like a real angel but more shiny." Angel stretched herself and she said,"I feel more energized from that. Maybe I could even have ten battles at once!" Arcus chuckled and said,"With your skills after that massage, I bet not even twenty Pokemon won't be enough to defeat you." Angel smiled as she nuzzled him.

Arcus then said,"How 'bout we head back out. they should be waiting for us now." Angel nodded and they walked out of the door.

As they did, Arcus said,"Ash, Brock, Misty, Suzy, take a look at Angel now." As they all walked over to them, Misty and Suzy gazed at Angel with admiration. Misty said,"She looks beautiful!" Suzy said,"Great job! You've surprised me by doing this. I took me quite a while to perfect this massage technique and you did it in one go with a hundred percent score!"

Arcus smiled and they all soon heard Ash's stomach rumbling he said,"Sorry about that. When's lunch?" Suzy smiled and said,"How does tea sound?" Ash nodded and said,"That's fine with me."

Once Suzy had placed five cups on the table, she started pouring tea into them as she said,"So all four of you are traveling on a Pokemon journey together." Arcus said,"Sometimes I have to do what my boss say and return to my organization's Headquarters." Suzy asked,"But I thought a Pokemon can't get a job. How are you able to?" Arcus replied,"My human disguise. That's how I got into the building in the first place."

Suzy then said,"I just realized that there's a pink rose on your Pokemon's head. It looks great on her." Arcus smiled and said,"Thanks. I got it before I board the St. Anne to meet up with Ash, Brock and Misty." Arcus then asked,"Hey Ash, how 'bout a battle? Angel's feeling pretty good after the massage I gave her." Ash nodded and said,"You can count me in! But let's save it for after lunch."

Suzy then said,"Your Pikachu has a beautiful shiny coat. Are you the one who prepared all of its food, Brock?"

Brock nodded and said,"Yes! I do!" Misty then said,"And it's Brock's own recipe too." Suzy said,"My career as a breeder also begin when I first became interested in Pokemon nutrition."

Just then, Vulpix came to the same table with Pikachu and he gave her one of Brock's Pokemon food. As soon as Vulpix took a bite out of it, Vulpix happily chanted before it started eating more of the food. Brock exclaimed,"I can't believe Vulpix is eating the food I made!" Suzy said,"Brock, this is very impressive. Vulpix never eats the food I made for it." Ash said,"Looks like Vulpix is a fan of Brock's cooking."

For some reason, Brock thanked Vulpix and then bowed down before he managed to slam his head on the table before he said,"I'm unworthy..."Misty then said,"Suzy, we saw some super fancy looking Pokemon while we were walking down the street. Is that really the latest trend?" Suzy asked,"By any chance, did you pass by a very large salon on the way."

Ash asked,"You mean that very tacky looking place?" Suzy replied,"Ever since it opened, trainers have been trying to make their Pokemon as flashy as possible." Brock asked,"So that salon started all this?" Suzy nodded and continued,"A good breeder has always try to bring out a Pokemon's inner strength and personality. But this new trend is about standing out and not what's inside." Arcus sighed and said,"Some people can get carried away most of the times. That's what makes human beings special. Their different personality, their taste of fashion and everything else. Everything about a human being is different from another."

Misty then said,"But sometimes, even Pokemon like to get dressed up and show off a little just like the rest of us. I can even see Angel in a dress now..." Arcus glared at Misty and said,"No way am I going to let you get your hands on Angel if it involves your taste in fashion!" Misty huffed and said,"Fine! I'll just imagine Pikachu in it!"

While Misty was imagining Pikachu in a dress, Ash said,"I think Pikachu's perfect the way he is. We don't need any goofy fashions, it's what's going on inside that really counts." Misty exclaimed,"I never said the inside wasn't very important but the outside counts too!" And so, the two began fighting over which side is more important.

As they did, Suzy asked,"Shouldn't you stop them?" Brock replied,"That's like trying to stop time." Ash then exclaimed,"If you think fashion's so great, how 'bout taking your Psyduck to that salon?" Misty clapped her hands together and said,"That's a great idea! Psyduck and I will look so cute, we'll look great in any fashion we wear!" She called out her Psyduck and they headed out of the salon.

Arcus sighed and said,"Sometimes I wonder what's going on in that girl's head." Suzy said,"I wonder if what's on the outside or what's in the inside that really matters in the end. Ever since that new salon opened, I've been wondering about my methods."

Brock got up and exclaimed,"Don't say things like that! Suzy, you've got to keep following the path you believe in!" Ash said,"We have to stick up for what's inside together. Right Pikachu?"

Pikachu nodded and Arcus said,"That's right. Nothing else matters more than what's inside." Suzy smiled and said,"Thanks guys. Without you three, I wouldn't be able to decide." Arcus nodded as he reverted back into his human disguise.

Brock then said,"If they want to put style over substance, we'll give customers substance with style."

Minutes after Brock and Ash had gone out to get trainers to enter, Suzy walked over to Arcus and she asked,"Arcus, can I ask you a favor?" Arcus nodded and she said,"Can you please supervise Ash later? I'm planning on volunteering him to massage his Pikachu later." Arcus nodded and said,"No problem." Suzy smiled as she walked away.

Soon, the entire salon was filled with trainers and Pokemon.

As they were settling down, Brock said,"There's still a few seats at the back for the trainers who just came in! Our lecture on Pokemon care is about to start soon!" He walked over to Arcus and whispered,"This is going well. If this keeps up, trainers will soon realize what's the important thing about their Pokemon." Arcus nodded and said,"I hope so. By the looks on their faces, they seemed bored."

When the lecture started, Suzy began by massaging Pikachu's electric sacs and saying,"Each Pokemon need your special care and attention. Whenever a Pokemon's been injured in a battle, it should be given a massage to help relieve its tension."

After starting off with a massage for Pikachu, Arcus noticed that more trainers had came in to the salon after every lesson Suzy had given.

Near the end of the lecture, Suzy had Ash massage Pikachu. She said,"This volunteer and his Pikachu will demonstrate the techniques we learnt in today's lecture. As you all may already know, Pikachu's electric sacs are located in its cheeks and they become very tensed after a difficult battle." Suzy then told Ash to begin massaging Pikachu.

As he did, Arcus could feel that Pikachu was feeling more energized thanks to the massage since the electricity in the sacs were getting less tensed. Suzy then said,"Good communication between Pokemon and their trainers is essential. These techniques builds trust and bring out a Pokemon's personality." Brock then said,"I think Suzy will agree with me that any technique is only as good as the trainer or breeder who uses it." Arcus smiled as he whispered to Angel,"You thinking what I'm thinking now?" Angel nodded and said,"Time to destroy Salon Roquet?" Arcus nodded as they headed out of the salon.

Once they were out, they could see that even the entrance was crowded with trainers as they try to catch a glimpse at what was going on in the salon. They quickly got out of the crowd and Arcus removed his clothes to reveal his Team Rocket uniform.

As they approached Salon Roquet, they spotted Psyduck running towards them. Arcus asked,"Psyduck, what's the matter?" Psyduck replied,"The people in that salon are keeping my trainer in custody! I need to find Pikachu!" Psyduck soon continued running back to Suzy's salon and Arcus said,"Looks like Misty's bad sense of fashion led her to her doom. Come on Angel, let's go." She nodded and followed Arcus as they entered Salon Roquet.

When they entered the salon, they saw Meowth standing over at the counter as he said,"Get lost! We're close for now!" Arcus asked,"Is that how you address your Vice-President?" As soon as Meowth heard that, he yelped in surprise and said,"Sir, I had no idea it was you. Please don't tell the boss about this! This is my only chance of getting back on his lap!"

Arcus simply huffed as he continued to walk into the salon.

As he entered the room, he saw that Jessie and James were both standing next to Misty, who was tied up and she was also wearing one of the most hilarious makeup ever. Arcus cleared his throat to get their attention and when he did, Jessie and James ran over to him and Jessie said,"Sir, it's a surprise to see you here. Did the boss sent you here to tell us how proud he is?" Arcus folded his arms and said,"No he didn't. He's quite mad right now about your current plan. He sent me here to demolish this place since you wasted his money on this place and on advertising."

Meowth soon came in and exclaimed,"This wasn't my idea! It was their's!" Soon, the three agents were fighting over who's idea it was. Arcus walked over to Misty and said,"So, learnt your lesson yet, Misty?" She huffed and said,"Get me out of here!" Arcus shook his head and said,"Why should I? First you got yourself in trouble again, then you get captured by those three and now you wearing something funny."

The door of the salon soon opened and Ash, Brock and Suzy came in.

Arcus said,"Angel, Quick Attack on them!" Angel nodded and she slammed Jessie, James and Meowth into a corner as he picked up Misty and they head over to the others. Both Brock and Ash were soon laughing as soon as they saw her face.

The three agents soon got up and Jessie exclaimed,"Get back here with that girl!" James said,"We're conducting some important beauty experiment!"

Suzy said,"Can't you two understand that the beauty inside is the thing that counts? Every Pokemon beautiful, we just have to help them discover it." Jessie asked,"What's she talking about?" James said,"What does she know about pretty Pokemon? Who cares about the inside, the outside's the thing that counts." Meowth then used Fury Swipes on their faces and said,"What are you numskulls doing?! This whole Salon Roquet idea supposed to be a scam, remember?"

Arcus said,"So you are responsible for this, Meowth." The cat Pokemon chuckled nervously as he said,"It was a brilliant plan. Part one: Think of some stupid Pokemon fashion and make piles of money from the trainers. And part two: Whenever a trainer brings in a rare Pokemon, first get the trainer distracted then steal the Pokemon right on the spot!"

Arcus sighed and said,"Come on. You got to be kidding me. The other Team Rocket agents have more brilliant ideas compared to yours. All I have to say is that you three have no complete idea that the inside of a Pokemon is what counts the most and that you three have the worst fashion sense compared to the girl you just tied up!" Misty glared at Arcus and exclaimed,"Hey! My fashion sense are just the same as any other girls!" Arcus replied,"Yeah, if they love acting like a guy." He could then sense the amount of anger boiling within Misty right as he said that.

Ash then said,"That's it! Now that you've showed yourselves, we'll have a battle!" Brock said,"Count me in too!" James laughed as he said,"Salon Roquet is ready, with our own fashion battle platform!" As he pressed a button on the mike you had, the entire salon was rumbling and smoke covered the entire place as it turned from a salon, to a stage.

Jessie said,"Salon Roquet presents a fashion extravaganza in Pokemon battle form. To protect the world from boring fashion..." James said,"To dress all people with flash and passion..." Jessie continued,"To give all Pokemon pretty faces..." James said,"To extend our art to outer spaces..." The two then announced their names.

Ash growled and he said,"We're supposed to battle them on that?" Jessie said,"Dazzle them, Ekans." James said,"Knock 'em dead, Koffing." The two Pokemon soon appeared in the same outfits that Arcus saw on the poster outside the salon.

Ash said,"We don't need costumes. Pikachu's super energized from that massage." Pikachu then jumped up as he got ready for his battle and Brock sent out his Geodude.

Brock started by saying,"Geodude, give it the Seismic Toss!" Geodude then grabbed Ekans as it lifted it up into the air and toss it back to the ground. Unfortunately, Ekans rolled up into a wheel and it imitated Rollout attack as it slammed Pikachu while still curled up into a wheel. Ash then said,"Thunder Shock now!"

Pikachu quickly got on his feet and he used his Thunder Shock attack on the two Poison type Pokemon. Unfortunately, the two twirled around and the electric attack was deflected.

James said,"Koffing, Sludge makeover!" Koffing nodded and it shot out its Sludge Bomb attack, blinding Pikachu and Geodude as the sludge covered their eyes. Jessie then ordered them to attack but in the end, the two Pokemon tripped and their clothes were ripped. Jessie and James both gasped in shock and James exclaimed,"Oh no! It's a fashion disaster!"

Meowth walked over to them and said,"Get up you guys. We still have a battle to finish!" The three Pokemon soon charged straight at Pikachu and Geodude, who were both still blinded by the Sludge Bomb. Arcus said,"Angel, Protect!"

Angel soon got in between them and a green bubble-like sphere covered her, Pikachu and Geodude. The three Pokemon were soon knocked back down. Arcus said,"Suzy, let's teach them a lesson about Pokemon breeding." Suzy nodded and said,"Ash, Brock, we'll take it from here. Vulpix, let's go."

As Vulpix and Angel got together, Jessie said,"We'll give your Pokemon a makeover when we cut off their tails." Suzy said,"Time to give you a lesson in breeding! If all you worry about is your Pokemon's outer beauty, its inner strength will be lost!" Jessie replied,"A Pokemon is like a fashion model. All that counts is a pretty face." Arcus sighed and said,"You disgust me, Jessie. Angel, get ready!"

The three Team Rocket Pokemon soon charged again and Suzy said,"Vulpix, wrap this up with Fire Spin!" Arcus said,"Angel, boost the attack with your Flamethrower attack!" As Vulpix's turned red, it shot out flames from its mouth that swirled around the three Pokemon and Angel's Flamethrower increased the flame's heat upon contact, making the heat unbearable for the three Pokemon.

Soon, a tornado made out of fire rose from the ground and it was heading straight for the agents as they exclaimed,"Save the gowns!" The tornado soon disappeared and the agents and their Pokemon were blasted off into the sky as they exclaimed,"We're blasting off again!"

Ash said,"Now that was an attack!" He took out his Pokedex and it said,"Vulpix's greatest attack: Fire Spin. Using powerful flames to block its opponent from moving, it then inflicts great damage."

Brock then turned back to the crowd of trainers who had followed them to Salon Roquet after Psyduck appeared and he said,"Did you see that? A cute exterior hides inner strength. That's the Pokemon's true personality!" The trainers were soon removing jewelry from their Pokemon and removing unnecessary things as well.

Psyduck walked over to Misty and she said,"Psyduck! Just when I really needed you, you ducked out on me! Untie me now!" Psyduck said,"Why me?" Arcus said,"Misty, you should be thanking Psyduck. If it wasn't for him, Ash and Brock weren't be here to safe you." Misty huffed as Arcus removed the ropes with Psychic.

Back at Suzy's salon later, she petted Vulpix and said,"Nice work Vulpix." She then stood up and said,"Thanks for all your help guys. I believe in what I'm doing again. You've helped me regain confidence in my beliefs." Ash rubbed the back of hid head and said,"It's not hard when the person you're helping is great as you are." Suzy smiled and said,"Arcus, thanks for helping me out." Arcus nodded and said,"No problem. I have been doing that ever since I was promoted to Vice-President. I have to supervise them all the time so they won't spent anymore money."

Suzy laughed and she turned to Brock and said,"Brock, I was very impressed by the way you handle your Pokemon in a crisis like that. I have a lot more to learn about breeding Pokemon. Even if I do have a championship, I'm still a student, not a teacher. Looks like you and I both have journeys ahead of us." Ash asked,"You're leaving? What about your Pokemon salon?" Suzy replied,"There are things I could only learn when I leave here. I want you to continue your journey too, Brock. From now on, we're rivals."

As she and Brock shook hands, she said,"I'd be grateful if you took care of Vulpix for me. You're the only one besides me who Vulpix has been friendly with. Right now, I believe you can do a better job of raising Vulpix then I could." Brock smiled as he said,"Thanks. I don't know what to say..." Arcus said,"You could say that you will take good care of Vulpix."

Brock nodded and said,"Don't worry Vulpix. I'll do as what Arcus just said." He bumped one of his empty Pokeball on Vulpix's head and it was absorbed into it before it was successfully caught.

Later, as they were parting ways, they waved each other as they said their farewells. Meanwhile, on the other side of the road, Jessie, James and Meowth were being chased by all the trainers that they had tricked into coming to their salon.

Arcus said,"Ash, weren't we heading for your next gym battle?" Ash nodded and said,"Yeah! Let's go! But first, let's have the battle we promised." Arcus nodded and said,"First, we find a place to set up camp and then we can battle. Deal?" Ash nodded and they all headed out of Scissor Street.

A/N: Done! Hoped you liked this! Please review and criticism is allowed.