Hello readers! Welcome to my new fanfic, which is a spin-off to my main work for Amourshipping titled, "The Life of Ash and Serena." This will primarily have some Amour moments but for now, this fanfic will cover rewrites for the other XY episodes I never did. The main reason why is because I picked the episodes from the 17th and 18th seasons of Pokemon to rewrite that have some pure Amourshipping moments so if you're looking for the other episodes rewritten in my style, well, here you go, right here!

Now to begin, I already rewritten XY 1-7 in my style, which was condensed. It's also Chapter 5 of the original fanfic, titled: "Reunited Again!" So, the next episode is XY 8, "Grooming Furfrou!" That's what this chapter is about so I hope you enjoy the chapter and the fanfic itself! Please also note that this takes place before Ash and Serena were a couple as well, so don't expect any lovey dovey fluff from them until I reach that point in the story. It's just going to be some regular teasing here and there.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or its characters! All rights belong to the Pokemon Company, GameFreak, and Nintendo themselves for creating the series.


Chapter 1: Pokemon at the Pet Salon!

October 18, 2013

It's a nice day out in the Kalos Region where Ash, his old childhood friend, Serena, and new friends, Clemont and Bonnie are walking down the road with Ash collecting gym badges around the region as he strives to become a Pokemon Master.

The four walk down the pavement as then an unusual white, fluffy, canine Pokemon walks up to them.

"Oh, what's that Pokemon? I've never seen it before." Ash takes his Pokedex out of his pocket and scans the canine. "Furfrou, the Poodle Pokemon. Trimming its fur not only makes it more elegant but also increases the swiftness of its movements."

"Wait, this doesn't look to be the same as shown in the dex." Ash said looking closely in comparison between the image of the Furfrou and the one in front of them.

"Looks like it might have been taken care of at a Pokemon Salon Center." Serena said upon inspecting the Furfrou.

"The what?" Ash asked in confusion.

"See, groomers are people who take authentic care of a Pokemon and they clean and style them very nicely. They can even decorate them pretty too, like a ribbon on them. There's even this one famous groomer here in Kalos, named Sherman. He's an amazing perfectionist for grooming and taking clean care of Pokemon. Someday, I wish to meet him. In my early years of living here in Kalos, I've heard of him, and I would love to pet Pokemon the same way he does it." Serena explained.

"Ooh, I wanna see him one day too! He sounds like a fun guy!" Bonnie said with excitement on her face.

Then, after the excitement about groomers, an interruption occurs. Ash and friends turn their heads to a nearby number of bushes on the side of the pavement, and they see that it's shaking. Just about a few seconds later, popping out from the bush is another Furfrou jumping in front of the group.

"AH!" Bonnie shouted as she was startled by the sudden jump that Furfrou made. She accidentally falls to the ground by surprise.

A blue haired woman follows up with Furfrou. She wears a yellow shirt and black pants with an orange piece to add on. Finally, she also has a red beret on her head as well for attire. "Furfrou?"

The woman notices the group and sees Bonnie fallen down to the ground, thanks to her Furfrou. "Oh! I'm sorry! My Furfrou has been on the run away from Pokemon care."

Bonnie gets up and reassures the woman. "It's...okay, I'm fine." Clemont comes to his sister's aid making sure she's okay.

"De Denne!" (Me Too!) Dedenne said.

"Hello, my name is Jessica and you've met my Furfrou." The woman introduces herself and her Pokemon.

"Nice to meet you, my name's Ash, and these are my friends, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie." Ash introduces Jessica.

Bonnie immediately notices the woman's beauty and she gets down on one knee in front of Jessica. "You're a keeper! Will you please take care of my brother and marry him?"

Jessica leaves herself speechless by Bonnie's proposal. Clemont has a blushed look on his face, showing his embarrassment. He brings out his Aipom arm and grabs Bonnie using it.

"Bonnie, I told you a thousand times to stop! Stop asking women to propose to me!" Clemont scolded his sister.

"But brother, how will you ever get a wife without me helping you?" Bonnie asked, with a pout on her face.

"Trust me, Bonnie, there will be a woman for me to marry. I don't want you doing it for me every single time!" Clemont said.

"Watever, brother. You'll always have me to count on for a woman." Bonnie said.

Ather that sibling moment, the heroes walk with Jessica as she talks about herself other than her introduction.

"You see, I've decided to study to become a Pokemon Groomer myself." Jessica said.

"Wow! You kinda remind me of my friend, Brock! He wants to become a Pokemon Doctor and he's the gym leader at Pewter City in Kanto." Ash explained.

"Oh, is he? All from Kanto? I would love to meet him one day." Jessica said smiling.

"Well...I would be careful, the moment he sees you, he'll ask you out. He has a thing with women that many of us feel awkward about." Ash said while sheepishly laughing.

"Oh, well then…" Jessica said, minding about Brock.

"So, are you trying to groom your Furfrou?" Serena asked.

"I really want to, but every time I tried to pet and brush its fur, it would run off. I tried doing it earlier, but that's when it ran off from me." Jessica responded.

"And that's when it met us." Ash said.

"You see, Furfrous are very smart and know what they want. They won't obey a trainer until they know it's their trainer." Jessica explained.

"So, that means that Furfrou hasn't identified you as a partner yet?" Bonnie asked.

"Uh, Bonnie! Apologize to her right now!" Clemont scolded his younger sister for the question. He has his hands on his hips looking at his sister.

"Oh. I'm sorry." Bonnie apologized to Jessica.

"That's okay, Bonnie. You're actually right, there's no need to apologize." Jessica said.

This gets both Serena and Bonnie excited to learn more about Pokemon groomers. "Now, I actually wanna see how Pokemon groomers pet their Pokemon."

"Me too! Me too!" Bonnie said excitedly while jumping up and down.

Jessica's face was a little sad at first, but she turns her mouth into a smile which she has an idea for the group. "Why don't you all come with me and see where I work? Just to make up for those scraped knees that Furfrou caused."


Grooming Salon

It wasn't very far where Jessica works as the group took a ten minute walk to her workplace. "This is where I'm being trained at this Grooming Salon.

Both Serena and Bonnie are amazed to be in front of a Pet Grooming Center where Pokemon can get taken care of.

"We saw this in your guidebook, didn't we, Serena?" Ash asked.

"Yes, yes, we have, Ash." Serena said, smiling with excitement.

Inside, a man is working through proper care of grooming a Pokemon as Jessica opens the door with the group to follow. Ash and the group notices the man inside.

"Hey, that's the guy that we saw in Serena's guidebook!" Ash noticed.

"Wow, who would have known he's here in this shop?" Clemont asked.

Serena forms a slight blush on her face and shows excitement for meeting the person. "OMG, It's him! He's here!"

The man appears to have yellow hair with a darker shade. He wears red glasses and has a fancy outfit of blue with some yellow buttons and a fluffy purple collar. The man walks out in front to see Jessica and the group. "Ah, Jessica, are you finished with your walk with Furfrou? And I see you brought friends!"

"Sherman, I'd like for you to meet Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie." Jessica introduces the man.

"I read an article about you in my guidebook! You're a grooming superstar!" Serena said excitedly as she walked to the man. "It's an honor to meet you in person!" The Honey Blonde places her hand on Sherman's hand.

Sherman closes his eyes and lets out a warm smile to Serena. "Well, that seems a little too much for me to be called a 'superstar', but thank you!"

Serena looks down and notices a bunch of different scissors used by Sherman on the side. "Look at these scissors!"

"These 4 are interested in learning about Pokemon Groomers." Jessica walked forward to Sherman.

"Well, why don't we show them some stuff around here?" Sherman asked, letting them look around the shop.

All of them are excited enough to look around the work area. Bonnie was the first to walk into the room with another Furfrou with unique orange fur on its body. Furfrou walks down the table while the yellow-haired girl looks at a container of food.

"Look at all of these berries here!" Bonnie said.

"Ah, you saw them, well, Bonnie, when it comes to Pokemon Grooming, there's more to it than a person to pet its fur." Jessica said. "We also like to test them on their health as well. You can tell by the Pokemon's condition by touching their fur that they are eating well and healthy.. It also depends on how much fur is cut as well for its healthiness."

"So you have to learn all of that as well while being a groomer?" Serena asked.

"Nutrition is a must for all Pokemon taken care of!" Jessica responded. "For example, whenever it's not feeling well and it's sick, we recommend using a Lumberry or Rawst to feed." Jessica holds out two of the berries she explained. "The Tomatoberry can also help restore their appetite as well!"

Serena is fascinated learning all of this. Ash, however, on the other hand, has swirly eyes on his face with steam coming off his head. The information was too much for him. "Ahhhh….I swear, I'm getting a headache and my head is going to blow up from all of this."

Serena walks over to a bookcase filled with a bunch of various containers which look to be shampoos and conditioners.

"We also have a bunch of different shampoos and conditioners to choose from for our Pokemon so that they can be washed thoroughly with a new smell people enjoy." Jessica said. "It depends on the type of fur that the Pokemon has."

"That's really incredible." Serena said with a speechless tone.

"Take a look at our various types of scissors and combs. We vary for different styles we handle." Jessica said.

Bonnie rushes over and looks at the tools. "Dedenne, check them all out!"

Sherman points a finger as something hits his mind. "That reminds me! I just finished up with two patients! Would you like to take a look at them?"

"Sure!" The entire group said in unison.

"Jessica, please bring in the Furfrou to show to our guests." Sherman said.

"Got it!" Jessica said as she went into another room to bring in the Furfrou. She opens the door bringing the Furfrou to let Ash and the group to see, which in their perspective, are very much in style. Both Furfrous are in different colors of parts of the fur on the head and their tail. One is a light blue color and the other one is an orange color. All of the group gave out impressive looks, but Serena was the one amazed by Furfrou.

"Wow! They have so much style and beauty!" Serena said in amazement with her eyes sparkling and her mouth growing a wide smile.

"So both of them are Furfrou? They look very unique to each other." Ash said upon inspecting the Furfrou.

"They don't even look the same to each other at all." Bonnie pointed out.

"They're both so elegant and cute!" Serena said, filled with happiness.

"I want to style my Furfrou to look like that. I just hope one day it'll let me without running off to another place." Jessica said.

"Yeah! I know for sure that you'll be able to groom and style your Furfrou. If there's one thing that Ash told me when we first met, it's to never give up until the end. That's what he said to me." Serena said being reminded of her childhood friend.

"It's true. That's what I said to her." Ash laughed while rubbing the back of his head.

"Never give up, huh? That's so inspirational. I'll be sure to remember that." Jessica said, taking in Serena's advice.

"This is all so dreamy, though!" Serena said, laying her hands on her cheek.

"She's right, Jessica. Remember for sure to listen and take that advice. You need to feel some confidence." Sherman said before turning over to Ash. "It's true that her Furfrou is quite stubborn, after all. It won't let her take care of it."

"Yeah, she mentioned that to us earlier." Ash said.

"It is my own wish that someday, both Jessica and Furfrou's hearts will be connected together and become one. I have faith in the two of them. But still, never take the account of things by rushing into them." Sherman said with a smile.

"You're right. I might work into doing that…" Jessica said with thought.

After a little advice, Sherman's mind was hit with a realization with Ash and friends. "Wait! Is this your first time here in the city?"

"It sure is!" Ash answered.

"I do have an idea in mind, if you're interested!" Sherman said. "Why don't you show our guests a tour of the city during your lunch break, Jessica?"

"Sure! I don't mind them taking a look around!" Jessica said with a nod in agreement.


Town

A few minutes later, Jessica leads the way and guides Ash and friends on a tour around the city. A bunch of busy streets around some tall buildings. "And if you take a look ahead, there's a beautiful view for enjoyment."

"Ooh, I can't wait! That sounds wonderful!" Serena said, closing her eyes for excitement.

Just as Ash is following Jessica, he hears a feminine voice. "Why hello there, Pikachu! Nice to meet you!"

A masculine voice is heard besides the female voice. "How would you like to be our top furshionista?"

Ash looks to his left and notices three oddly styled people.

"Sparkly." The woman said.

"Spangly." The man said.

"Twinky." Another male voice said, but with an accent.

"Glittery. Snip, snip! Ready for a cut?" The woman asked.

The trio of characters are a magenta haired woman with a cone-shaped hairstyle and wears orange heart-shaped glasses. She also wears a dress with the lovely fabric of purple and light red together. She also wears purple pants with a cut on the top exposing her knees.

The male has a hairy blue hairstyle with some visor glasses on his head. He wears a black shirt with a light green piece of fabric tied around his waist with navy pants and black boots to wear.

The final person is a lot shorter than the two, but has a similar cut like the Magenta-haired woman, but a different color being an orange one. He also has a blue polka dot bow on his head. He also wears a pink outfit, and a blue scarf around his neck.

Ash is feeling speechless by the mysterious trio's introduction as he stands there for a few seconds. Serena notices he's left behind as she follows him and notices his freezed position. "Ash, what's wrong? Why did you stand here?"

"This is none other than our superstar beauty extraordinaire stylist, Jessally!" The blue-haired man introduced the woman.

Ash and friends are in confusion after hearing the woman's name. "Wait a minute, Jessally? I don't remember hearing that name before at all…" Serena said.

"Yes! The gold winner for the best makeup and the best styling for all Pokemon!" The blue haired man puts a crown on Jessally's head along with a medal around her neck to wear.

"And also won de award for de sharpest scissors in da business with de shiniest hair around!" The small creature said, giving Jessally a gold trophy.

"Along with other accomplishments that are on the big list which is long to mention!" The blue-haired man said, tossing out a bunch of confetti.

"Success for me is the key to stealing a child's piece of candy!" Jessally said.

Upon hearing that, Ash gives out an impressed look on his face. Serena also has a mild smile on her face as well, but Clemont, Bonnie, and Jessica are giving blank looks on their faces.

"Why haven't I heard of them before? This just seems a little off for me…" Jessica said.

"By reaching the Top Stylist status, Jessally is now a masterful Pokemon groomer!" The blue-haired man said, as Jessally twirls herself around with style.

"That's correct! Why don't you take a step inside and look at the creations I made? I tell you, they're stylish and very beautiful!" Jessally said bending her finger as a way to lure in Ash and friends.

A few minutes later, Ash and friends walk into the building and none of them are in suspicious mode with what the three are doing. Things seem mysterious, though, but that doesn't bother Ash and friends.

Ash and the group (except Jessica) sit down on the bench inside nearby, and a minute later, the lights shut off dimly. A spotlight is then shown on the blue haired man.

"Get ready to spectate Jessally performing the transformation of the ugliest Pokemon and enjoy the Wobbuffet transformation!" The blue haired man announced on his microphone. The curtains unfold as a Wobbufett appears behind wearing an blue outfit that's very much suited for war. Wobbufett walks ahead of him standing in front of the group witnessing the show.

"Wobba Wobbuffet!" (Do I look cool or what!) Wobbufett said. Wobbufett walks back to behind the curtains as the blue haired man closes them.

"Presenting our new style, the fabulous curly top!" The blue haired man announced. The curtains open up again showing Wobbuffet in a curly, frillish, rainbow top that can be considered flashy to some.

"Wobbu Wobbuffet!" (Flashy hair, coming through!) Wobbufett said.

"And feast your eyes on this style, it's called, 'The Fear-ican!'" The blue haired man announced. This style shows Wobbufett in a hairstyle resembling a red mohawk.

"Wobbu Wobbuffet!" (Rad cool, dude!) Wobbufett said.

"Next, the Chic Fringe style!" Wobbuffet is then shown in an adorable outfit which dresses him up in a schoolgirl outfit, a blue outfit with some curly tails as the hairstyle. A pink blush appears across Wobbufett's face.

"Wobbu...Wobbuffet?" (Do I look very cute?) Wobbufett asked in shyness.

"Hmmm...they don't look very stylish to me. They're just plain boring to look at." Serena said with a frown on her face.

"I love the curly top one! That was so cute!" Bonnie said, smiling on her face.

Both Clemont and Serena look at Bonnie with a tired look on her face when they hear the little girl blushing on her face.

"What?" Bonnie asked.

"Shut up, Bonnie. You don't know fashion at all." Clemont said to his sister.

Bonnie brings in a deep breath and pouts along crossing her arms together hearing the words from her big brother.

"And that's just the tip of the styling iceberg! Be prepared for the main act of the day!" Jessally said with her face close in front of Serena's.

"Here it is, the Wob-bouffant!" Jessally announced. The hairstyle shows a red and blue style holding up a pirate ship on the top of Wobbufett's head. This hairstyle is also complete with red-brown pieces of curly hair on both sides of Wobbufett's head.

"Wobbuffet!" (Fancy!) Wobbufett said proudly.

"The scary, sneaky smile look!"

Next, Wobbufett is shown in a background and in a pose very similar to a famous painting featuring a woman with her hands touching each other. The hairstyle is very similar to the woman from that painting as well.

"Wobbuffet!" (Familiar!) Wobbufett said, pushing its hair to the side.

"The Flowing Hair Perm!"

The next hairstyle shows Wobbuffet with red lipstick on its mouth along with wearing a blonde hair wig, and another schoolgirl outfit as the main clothes. It's also holding a bag of baguettes.

"Wobbuffet…" (Pretty…) Wobbufett said.

"And, lastly, the rich ring girl curls!"

This final hairstyle features Wobbuffet in a hair wig that is curly, but also in a very similar color to Serena's hair. A red bow is above the hair to wear, and dons a pink tennis outfit along with a tennis racket to equip with.

The blue haired man closes the curtains which finishes up the many different hairstyles that Wobbufett wears.

"We are the last and best for our name of styling!" Jessally said.

"That was not bad, honestly." Serena said.

"When we play the styling game, we're at the top of the ranks!" Jessally giggled. She then turns her eyes to Ash's Pikachu. "You there, Pikachu! Mind to take a share of my grooming magic?"

Pikachu's expression turns into a horrid and scared look on his face being asked that question. Soon after, it changes to a more happy expression on the face filled with some embarrassment.

"Being Pikachu's best friend and all that, I think Pikachu's fine with his original look. He has always loved being this way since the day I met him." Ash said.

Bonnie groans Ash's answer with a pout with Ash laughing shyly. The yellow-haired sibling then turns over to Serena and asks her a question. "Serena, what about your Fennekin? Do you like to keep it the way it looks? I know it's already so cute, but maybe some changes with styling could make it an even cuter Pokemon!" Bonnie turns her head thinking of Serena's Fennekin which she thinks of with a big curly orange hairstyle.

Serena also turns her head into mind thinking of her Fennekin in a different style than the way that Bonnie was thinking. The honey blonde imagines her Fennekin in a hairstyle filled with a bunch of twirls curled up around her head. After a few seconds of thought, Serena speaks up. "You know what? Great idea! I'm all for making my Pokemon look very stylish!" The honey blonde takes out her Pokeball and calls out the fox Pokemon. "Come out, Fennekin!"

Once released, the fox brings out an excited smile on her face and calls out her trainer's name in her language. She jumps up to Serena's arms as the honey blonde handles her with care. Once she's in Serena's care, the fox Pokemon looks a bit confused as to what's going on.

"How about you like to style my Fennekin, actually?" Serena asked.

Jessally makes an annoyed face and starts to ask for Ash's Pikachu. "Uhhh...no. We want the boy's Pikachu instead."

The blue haired man hears Jessally and runs over covering her mouth. He then whispers to Jessally about something. "Shut it! We're in a new region, this is the chance to capture a Kalos Pokemon to the boss!"

Once Jessally realizes this, the blue haired man uncovers her mouth and changes her mind quickly about Serena's Fennekin. "On second thought, we can accept your Fennekin! Our grooming skills are some of the best in the business we hold today! I'll be proud enough to take your Fennekin off your hands." Jessally walks forward to Serena and takes her Fennekin off of her hands.

"Thank you!" Serena smiled.

The next thing after Jessally takes Serena's Fennekin, the group, including Jessica, is all pushed out of the front door as quickly as possible giving them shocked looks in their faces.

"Jessally likes to work in private with her magic, so we suggest to return here in an hour." The blue haired man said as he waves to the group.

"But I want to see how she works well with magic, that is, if she is a well done stylist!" Serena said with a frown on her face.

The blue haired man wags his finger in front of Serena's face for disapproval. "The magic that Jessally works with is top secret, so it's quiet upon our lips!"

"But it will only take a quick hour for us to make "perfectional Fennekin fashion style" for everyone to wow at!" Jessally reassures the group along with laughter that's almost evil to listen to.

Serena sighed in defeat. She knew she'll have to still wait anyways, but what's an hour without her Fennekin? She'll know it'll be quick for sure. "Okay, I'll see you in an hour."

The group walks away from the building as they head down the road, while the blue haired man and Jessally look around to make sure no one's looking at their "secret'. As soon as they finished searching around their surroundings, they closed the doors. Inside, the blue haired man and Jessally give out a mischievous look on their faces as things may not go what Ash and friends thought in mind.

Meanwhile, Ash and friends walk down through a park in the city. Serena still holds the frown in her face filled with disappointment. "I wish that I saw what kind of magic that Jessally is working with my Fennekin."

Jessica smiles to reassure the honey blonde. "I'm sure you did see it."

While walking, Ash notices something, or someone, down the road. "Hey, that's Officer Jenny!"

By the bulletin board, Officer Jenny is pinning up something on the wall of the board. Officer Jenny hears her name being called as she turns around to see Ash and friends walking towards her.

"Officer Jenny, thanks so much for your help during the Rhyhorn race recently!" Serena said.

Officer Jenny stares in confusion as to what Serena is talking about, but a few seconds later, she realizes what she meant. "Oh, you must be talking about my second cousin!" She pulls a picture in her pocket to show Ash and friends with her along with a bunch of other Jennies sitting besides her. "This is me when I was a cadet at the Officer Jenny Training Academy."

"Oh, wow. I never knew there would be a lot of Jennies around here." Serena said.

"I knew for years since I became a trainer. Remember my friend Brock? He would go gaga every time he saw Officer Jenny. He probably fantasizes about her as well." Ash explained his old friend.

"Oh. I'm guessing he simps her a lot." Serena giggled.

"All the time. At least Misty, Max, and Croagunk were with us to cause injury to him. Man can't chill." Ash laughed at the thought of Brock's pain.

"Now, if you don't mind me, I want to ask you something." Officer Jenny said.

"What is it?" Ash asked.

"Have you noticed any imposters around here, perchance?" Officer Jenny asked.

"Imposters?" Serena asked.

"Yep! We have reports of a woman who is calling and posing herself as a famous Pokemon groomer, but as soon as she grabs a Pokemon, she vanishes from the scene along with her partners!" Officer Jenny explained.

Serena gives out a shocked look in her face hearing that of a criminal.

"Tell us more!" Ash asked for more details.

"It's a group of four who happens to dress really silly and stupid." Officer Jenny said as she explained the post up in the bulletin board she put up. "Two of them wear flashy glasses of different styles."

"Wait! We know them!" Both Ash and Serena shouted in unison.

"Huh?" Officer Jenny questioned.

"Fennekin's in trouble!" Serena shouted with fear looking at Ash.

Ash, his friends, and Officer Jenny hurried back to the building with those mysterious groomers and once they checked, it turned out to be dark and empty.

"No way!" Ash said in shock.

"Looks like we were too late…" Clemont said.

"Are you sure this is where you met them?" Officer Jenny asked.

"Yeah, specifically as I remembered." Serena answered.

Ash and friends proceed to walk in the building with caution as they look for clues around. Furfrou sniffs the ground for any lead-ins.

Jessica turns to her Furfrou. "Hey, Furfrou, are you tracking their scent?"

"Fur. Furfrou." (Yes. I am.) Furfrou answered. After a bit more sniffing, Furfrou seems to have an idea in mind as it goes out of the building.

"Wait! Furfrou, where are you going?" Jessica shouted as she went after her Pokemon.

"Hurry, let's follow where those two are going!" Ash said as the group hurried through with the two.

Down at a secret located place near the park, the mysterious trio with the blue haired man and Jessally sit down as they uncover the bag which includes Serena's Fennekin. Fennekin is in fear with sadness without knowing what those three are going to do with her.

"Jackpot, looks like we literally got this one in the bag!" The short creature said. "Fennekin's the start of the many Kalos Pokemon we can steal!"

"One of many, to come! Time to move on to our second plan!" The blue haired man said.

"If that means to steal Pikachu, then that's the correct answer!" Jessally cheered.

Just as then, the short creature feels something on its tail, literally. In shock, he runs away in scareness behind the man and Jessally.

"Wat de heck is dat?" The creature asked in fear.

"A Furfrou!" The blue haired man answered.

"Ooh, make that our second Kalos Pokemon to steal for our likeness!" Jessally smiled.

"Furfrou!" A familiar voice calls out. Ash runs down the steps to go after the Furfrou as it stands in front of the mysterious trio.

"Furfrou?!" (Who are you?!) Furfrou barked out.

"Don't let them out of our sight!" Jessica shouted in pursuit.

"Give Fennekin back!" Ash shouted.

It was now time for the big reveal. The trio reveal what is underneath their clothes and show their true form to Ash and friends.

"Prepare for trouble, annoying twerps!"

"And make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all people within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"It's Jessie!"

"And James!"

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!"

"Team Rocket!" Serena shouted, calling out the thieves.

"Return all the Pokemon you stole, and we'll be glad to handcuff you!" Officer Jenny shouted pointing at the villainous team.

"If you want da Pokemon, you'll have to catch us and get dem!" Meowth said.

Officer Jenny begins her battle against the criminals by sending out her signature Pokemon. "Manectric, let's go!" She brings out a Pokemon standing on all fours with the color schemes of blue and yellow mixed around its body. The Pokemon also has sharp teeth and red eyes as it barks in front of Team Rocket.

"Manectric?" Serena questioned as she took out her Pokedex from her pocket to scan the Pokemon.

"Manectric, the Discharge Pokemon. It rarely appears before people. It is said to nest where lightning has fallen." The Pokedex said.

"Amazing…" Serena said, sounding very impressed with the description of Manectric.

Team Rocket begins their side of the battle with James bringing out his Pokemon first. "Inkay, gangway!"

Out he releases Inkay as it flies over ready for battle. With some confidence, especially as her job being a police officer with no fear facing criminals, Officer Jenny shouts her first attack. "Use Thunderbolt!"

Manetric strikes out a bolt of lightning to Inkay, but James makes his move noticing the attack. "Dodge it, Inkay!" Inkay doges the bolt of lightning easily knowing how it's floating up in the air.

"Now, Tackle!" Inkay flies straight forward to Manectric and makes a direct hit on the head.

Still feeling fine despite being pushed back a few feet, Officer Jenny calls out her next attack. "Manectric, use Quick Attack!" Manectric speeds forward towards Inkay and leaps up making a direct impact to the floating squid Pokemon causing it to tumble back.

"OH! That's it...Use Psybeam!" James called out. A bunch of Psychic energy in a beam is shot straight towards Manectric with another successful hit causing Manectric to shout in pain from the attack. Upon that, it sends out bolts of lighting across the field with both Serena, Bonnie, and Clemont to gasp upon speculation. Officer Jenny steps forward to call out her Pokemon, but gets herself hit or shocked by the bolt of lightning struck on her. Clemont runs forward to her aid. "OFFICER JENNY!"

Standing down to her aid, Clemont mentions something of Inkay's attack. "Officer Jenny, that effect of Psybeam is causing the Manectric to be confused."

As she sits up, she knows what's best for her Pokemon, so she sends back her Manectric. "Manectric, return!"

Ash steps forward knowing that it's his turn to battle against Team Rocket. "Leave it to me. I have faced these cowards for 3 years now, I think I know how to easily defeat them." With that, Ash continues the battle with his first attack. "Let's go, Pikachu! Begin with Quick Attack!"

Pikachu runs forward building up as much speed as he possibly could and makes a leap to Inkay. However, Inkay dodges and spits out a bunch of ink on Pikachu's face as he tries to wipe off a bunch of it.

"AH! Pikachu! Are you alright?" Serena asked in worry.

"We have to help them. There has to be something that we can do to defeat them." Bonnie said. Then, she gets an idea. She opens up her pouch to notice Dedenne napping in there peacefully. "Aww! Darn it! Clemont, isn't there something you can do?"

Clemont makes a nod to his sister and decides to help out Ash. He brings out his Pokeball before Ash stops him crossing his arm in front of him. "Don't worry, Clemont! We'll be fine, right Pikachu?"

"Pika!" (Sure!) Pikachu responded with ink still on his face.

"Finish the battle with Tackle!" James ordered. Inkay flies forward to Pikachu with the electric type struggling to see what's in front of him.

"Pikachu! Jump and dodge!" Pikachu barely jumps and moves out of the way right as Inkay makes the impact and misses Pikachu hitting the ground causing dust to appear on the field.

With confidence, James makes his next move in an attempt to take out Pikachu. "Inkay, Psybeam, now!"

"Pikachu, stay on the ground and roll out!"

Inkay flies from the ground up and shoots out a beam of Psychic energy as Pikachu runs away from Inkay. The Psybeam makes a direct hit on Pikachu's back as he tumbles across the ground.

"Turn around and use Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu stops in his tracks and turns his head towards Inkay as he shoots out a bolt of lightning to Inkay.

"Astounding…" Clemont said, with the feeling of being impressed by the way Ash battles.

Just as the Thunderbolt is about to reach Inkay, Jessie makes a surprise move in the battle. "Now, Wobbuffet, use Mirror Coat!"

Wobbuffet steps forward in front of the group and blocks the Thunderbolt shot from Pikachu, sending it straight back to him.

Ash gasps and calls out a quick command to Pikachu. "Pikachu, jump and dodge the shot!"

Pikachu makes a leap over the reflected Thunderbolt and Wobbuffet, making Ash call out his next attack. "Aim behind you and use Iron Tail to strike!"

Pikachu's tail glows a bright white preparing to strike, but with an opening, Team Rocket makes their next move. "Dodge it!"

Wobbufett moves away quickly from Pikachu as the electric type misses and strikes the ground causing more dirt to come out.

With a strong smile, Ash has some faith and huge confidence in his Pikachu. "Pikachu! Hang on and use Thunderbolt!"

"Pika!" (Okay!) Pikachu said. Pikachu charges up a bigger Thunderbolt than usual while also shouting, "PIKAAAA…." (THUNNNDDEEERRR….).

"Wobbufett, you know what to do!" Jessie said, stretching her arm out.

Wobbufett uses its Mirror Coat move again, blocking Pikachu's Thunderbolt and reflects it straight back to the Electric Mouse.

Ash has a clever idea calling out his Pikachu again for the next move. "Pikachu, jump up!"

Pikachu jumps up dodging the reflected Thunderbolt and instead strikes Inkay as it was behind Pikachu causing it to damage itself, shrieking in pain.

"WHAT THE-?!" Both James and Jessie shouted in surprise.

"Ash and Pikachu are amazing. They sure are something." Jessica said, impressed. "I'm astounded seeing Ash acting whenever his Pikachu is blind during this entire battle."

"I remember seeing this type of stuff too, especially as a gym leader. But now I can deal with the fact that this is something the two can pull off together! They're a great team!

"They have full trust in each other since the beginning!" Bonnie added.

"Trust each other?" Jessica said before turning to a flashback from a recent time before she met Ash and friends.


Flashback begins…

"Please let me brush you...it won't hurt." Jessica pleaded to her Furfrou. She holds up her brush in front of Furfrou. "The brush isn't filled with razor sharp edges, I promise!"

Furfrou gives a nonchalant look to Jessica without saying a single word to her.

"Please? Can I? I'm sure you'll like it! It's got a good feel!" Jessica begged. "I…" Jessica tried to talk more, but Furfrou didn't seem to care anymore as it walked away from her. Jessica feels very saddened after that.

Flashback ends...back to Present Day


After thinking for a bit, Jessica has an idea on her mind with realization.

"Inkay, use Tackle!" James shouted.

"Pikachu, jump to the side and dodge the hit!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu barely dodges for a quick second before Inkay hits upon impact. Jessica stares in wonder with the speculation of the battle. Jessie steps forward and takes matters into her own hands.

"While James finishes up that battle, it looks like I'll be the one catching a new Pokemon for us today!" Jessie takes out a cube device and tosses it right at Furfrou. Once it was tossed, it forms into an electrical cage for Furfrou to be trapped in.

Jessica takes a step back seeing the electrical cage with Furfrou in question of the device which traps it inside. Everyone gasps in shock with the action Team Rocket took trapping Furfrou inside for stealing.

"FURFROU!" Jessica shouted.

Officer Jenny aids Jessica to stand up from the ground and reassures her while her Furfrou is trapped inside of the cage. Furfrou tries to escape from the cage, but it is no use. One touch to escape with its legs, and it gets very shocked throughout its body, causing its fur to stand out.

Jessie laughs at her own amusement seeing Furfrou in pain. "Looks like we got a good shopping haul for today with Pokemon!"

"Wobbu! Wobbuffet!" (Yes! I'm so excited!) Wobbuffet said in amusement as well.

Furfrou holds in its anger still trapped inside the cage while Jessica fears what Team Rocket plans to do with it while trapped in there. "My Furfrou...in pain…

A bunch of flashbacks run through Jessica's head as she remembers well of her time with it. From the day she met it, to the number of times feeding it in a healthy state, and taking fun, peaceful walks with it along the streets. It was certainly the best times she had with it before turning her head back to the present.

"Frou!" (Jessica!) Furfrou called out.

Jessica's hand was starting to curl up into a fist as she couldn't handle seeing her partner inside the cage any longer. "Furfrou...Give me back my Furfrou right now, or you'll be sorry!" Jessica runs forward to the electric cage, and without a single care, touches the cage with her hand as she screams in pain feeling electrified throughout her body. Surprisingly, she didn't even get electrocuted to death as she fell to the ground in pain.

"Jessica! Don't touch that! You're gonna kill yourself!" Serena shouted in worry.

"No...my Furfrou!" Jessica said in worry before sitting up from the ground.

Bonnie appears to also be very worried, so she asks her brother once more for some aid. "Clemont! Do something!"

Clemont finally decides to help out by tossing out his Pokeball. "Alright, Bunnelby, help us out a little!"

The ground type bunny pops out of the Pokeball ready for some assistance. "Bunnelby, use Mud Shot to take out the cage!"

Bunnelby jumps up and makes a bunch of mud rocks from the ground and aims to shoot it at the cage until Jessie notices the attack.

"Wobbuffet, now!" Wobbuffet flashes forward and blocks all the Mud Shots heading towards the cage.

Clemont tries something else in mind. "Bunnelby, use Dig!"

Bunnelby drills into the ground creating a hole from where it was standing leaving Wobbufett confused of its location as it tries to look around for it until Bunnelby pops up from the ground where Wobbufett was standing and shoots it in the air.

Now it is Ash's turn to finish things up. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu strikes out a bolt of lightning straight at Inkay causing an explosion to occur right in front of the group.

Jessica also finds a large stick in the ground and proceeds to run forward and hits the cage using it. Apparently, it actually worked with the cage shut down and Furfrou free from its prison. Jessica hugs her Furfrou, as she's relieved to see it safe and sound.

The cube falls back broken in front of Jessie who is speechless to see it broken, but with one more surprise as it explodes upon impact with a bunch of smoke.

"Furfrou, I'm glad you're safe!" Jessica said happily, hugging her partner.

Bonnie comes to Pikachu's aid and helps out with the ink off the face using a wipe. "Let me clean off that disgusting muck off your face! You're all clean and shiny now!"

"Pika Pika!" (Thanks, Bonnie!) Pikachu said excitedly.

From behind all of that smoke, Team Rocket coughs from the explosion caused by Ash's Pikachu. Ash steps forward with his shoe, knowing that it was time to end this battle. Everyone is certainly giving them the death stare look while Furfrou steps forward to them.

Jessica gets an idea what her Furfrou may be up to. "Hey...do you want to finish things off for them?" Furfrou nods in agreement to her question.

"Oh, here's something! Use Charge Beam!" Jessica ordered.

Furfrou breathes out a large beam of electricity straight at Team Rocket causing an explosion on their faces as they're hurled up into the sky.

"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"

And just like that, a small ding can be heard which signals their failure of catching Pikachu and a Kalos Pokemon. Alongside that, their bag of Pokeballs fall onto the ground which spills them out of the bag, and Fennekin is excited to be out of the bag, nonetheless, being safe and no harm caused by Team Rocket. Fennekin shakes her fur all around herself and dashes to Serena who was waiting for the fox with open arms to hug.

"I'm so glad you're alright!" Serena said, happily cuddling the fox Pokemon.

Officer Jenny walks over to the dropped bag and picks it up along with putting the Pokeballs inside. "I'll make sure these Pokeballs return safely to their trainers. Thank you, Ash and everyone! I'm proud of your protective work for everyone!"

"Ah, no problem! It was all in a day's work!" Ash shyly laughed while rubbing the back of his head.

Just then, Bonnie realizes something as she asks her brother a question. "Hey, Clemont. Didn't we see Furfrou obey Jessica, like trainers would?"

"Oh yeah, you're right!" Ash answered with realization as well.

"Pikachu!" (Awesome!) Pikachu said happily.

"Looks like Furfrou is starting to recognize you as a partner or trainer now!" Clemont said. With that sentence inserted into Jessica's mind, her eyes become a bit wide and acts very speechless with the fact of her Pokemon listening to her now.

"I'm sure of it! It's likely that Furfrou can listen to you now!" Serena said with positivity. Both Ash and Clemont nodded their heads in agreement with Serena.

Jessica bends down to her Furfrou and touches its chin. "Oh, Furfrou. Does this mean you want me to style you now?"

Furfrou nods with the greenlit answer as Jessica is happy enough to finally groom Furfrou now as she hugs it to her heart's content. "Oh, Furfrou, thank you!"


Grooming Salon

After all of the events Team Rocket planned earlier, Ash and friends walk back to the Grooming Salon to witness JEssica work on styling Furfrou's fur.

"First, let's get you all brushed up!" Jessica said as she prepared her brush on Furfrou. Furfrou nods in agreement as it's ready to be styled by her partner.

With nice strokes and fine brushing, Jessica is doing some handy and clean work on Furfrou's fur.

"Look at that! With confidence and bright smiles, JEssica's doing a great job! What a great sight to see!" Sherman said, smiling.

"Witnessing Jessica and her Furfrou being very happy with each other is really nice." Serena said.

With the next few minutes passed by, Furfrou's fur is looking shiny and clean thanks to JEssica's brush work. "Looks like your health is in good shape like all Pokemon should!"

Jessica spends the next several minutes by giving Furfrou a nice and clean bath with a cool dry towards the end with Jessica using a hair dryer. She finishes the process off by trimming around some edges of Furfrou's fur. Once everything's done, Jessica walks out the door, presenting her new and stylized Furfrou.

Ash and his friends are very amazed by Furfrou's new look. Pink fur in some parts of the body has now been covered in specific spots along with them being shaped into hearts. Serena couldn't be anymore amazed by the cute new look that Furfrou is sporting.

"So...what do you think?" Jessica asked the group.

"Beautiful!" Bonnie responded.

"And such cute style! The hearts are so adorable! I love it!" Serena answered as well.

"Perfection at its greatest!" Sherman said.

"Thank you, everyone!" Jessica said, smiling from the responses of everyone.

"Frou." (Thanks.) Furfrou said.

"And thank you, too! I owe all of your work and help with my Furfrou!" Jessica said.

"Yep! You and Furfrou's friendship together has been connected by your hearts." Serena added with a bit of info on Jessica's problem.

"I'm going to make me and Furfrou's bond together more deeper and stronger than we were before as long as I can keep grooming it as I possibly can." Jessica said, looking down to her new styled Furfrou. "Someday, I'll become a famous groomer, and be the best as I can!"

"When you do, can you style my Fennekin? I'd still love to see it in a new style!" Serena asked, excitedly.

"I'd love to!" Jessica answered, with a pleasing smile.

Ash and his friends leave the salon as the day is hitting the sunset time. Before leaving, everyone says their farewells.

"Take care!" Sherman said, waving to the group.

"Next time you're here in town, please feel free to stop by!" Jessica said, also waving to the group with farewell.

"Will do! Goodbye!" Ash said, saying his farewell waving back.

Jessica looks at the group leaving as her eyes shine bright for what a big help they were. "Thank you, Ash and Serena. You're the best people I've ever met."

The group walks down the sidewalk as Serena speaks out a thought in her mind. "You know, it's always nice to have something that you're really passionate about."

Ash walks up to the honey blonde, which he was unclear of what she said. "Huh? Did you just say something, Serena?"

"Oh...it's just nothing." Serena answered, nodding her head sideways. "I can't wait until we arrive at Lumiose City, the heart of Kalos!"

Upon hearing that, both Clemont and Bonnie's eyes widened in shock. "HUH?!"

Jessica has now started a stronger friendship and bond with her Furfrou, and began growing to become a famous Pokemon Groomer. Now, with our heroes on the road to Lumiose City, it's time for the journey to continue!

To be continued...


And with that, the first chapter is finished here! This has been in the works for 2 months, and it was originally going to be released first in September, but then delayed in October, which also didn't work out as well. I've been at work in college, and I'm trying to be consistent with my writing again, but life happens, and things just don't go the way you planned. But finally, it's here and that's what matters for me, and all of you.

Like said before from the beginning, this fanfic is a spin-off to my main work, Life of Ash and Serena, and it's mainly rewrites of the XY episodes that I never touched on. Even if you know what the episode is about, I still hope you enjoy this story! Some changes can be made as well, so it's also considered as a remix as well.

Speaking of Ash and Serena, hopefully, I'll be working on the next chapter this month, but I still have college, and my other work, "Meet the Smashers", that I want to plan out and do some good research on.

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