The Celadon City beauty pageant for ladies was a magnificent convention filling Bellossom Exhibition Centre with thousands of people celebrating the beauty of women and femininity. Jessie had wanted to enter for years, but never had the money to do so. Now she stole money from some strangers and was finally able to participate, she didn't want to enter anymore. The nice thing about the pageant was that anybody that identified as a woman could enter. Thousands entered, and tonight they would find out who would be the next Miss Kanto?

There were three reasons why Jessie didn't enter the Celadon City beauty pageant for ladies nor had any desire to be the next Miss Kanto. The prizes did not appeal to her. The ceremonies were always lavish, but the prizes not so much. Had there had been money involved, Jessie might have reconsidered.

First place was a meal for two at the steak house. She was a vegetarian. Second, everybody who qualified to the finals got a crystal bottle cap. James collected bottle caps. The third and main reason that Jessie didn't want to enter was because she didn't want to steal James's thunder.

"You would have thought with their gym leader being a grass type, the dinner could at least have a plant-based option," Jessie told Meowth. "The prizes are a bit disappointing this year."

"It's probably due to COVID-19! I guess we're lucky we've got one this year."

"You think with all that money they get from those women, they would at least give them some money."

"How much was it to enter again?" Meowth asked.

"1000 Poke Dollars!"

"I could get a year supply of catnip for that price."

"No!" Jessie folded her arms. "I am not buying you anymore of that. Last time you had that stuff you got me mixed up with Vicky Pollard from Little Britain."

"Yeah, but no, but yeah." Meowth retracted his joke the moment Jessie slapped him. "Sorry, it was a joke. You'd have to eat more Chinese food, get acne and dye your hair blonde to evolve into her."

"I think I'll pass."

"Hey Jessie!" Meowth pointed his claw at the corner of the hall where the judge's panel was. "Look at who the judges are!"

Jessie noted the judges. There was Erika, the city's gym leader. No surprise there. On Erika's left was Whitney, and on her right was Brock. "What's that's twerp doing here? How did he become a judge?"

Meowth shrugged her shoulders. "Probably wants to get laid."

"Meowth!" Jessie hissed. "You can't say that."

"Why not? There's no kids here!"

"Wobbuffet!"

Jessie grabbed a ball out of her pocket to return Wobbuffet. "And you can behave and all."

"This is a public announcement," said a voice from the speakerphone. It sounded a lot like Officer Jenny. It was most likely the same Officer Jenny that was doing the COVID-19 tests. Even those who had both vaccinations had to be tested. Kanto's COVID-19 restrictions were lighter compared to the likes of the Galar region who were banning certain species from entering the region. An unpopular move people have referred to as Dexit. "Without further ado, let's go on with the show!"

Meowth curled up in a ball and decided to take a nap. "Wake me up when James is on the catwalk."

The pageant had a special app where everybody could view the contestants. On the app, the contestants were ranked in everything from their weight, chest size, hair, make-up and style. "Wouldn't it make more sense to vote after the catwalk?" Jessie asked herself. The first few women who came up were Misty's sisters Lily, Daisy and Violet, the Waterflower sisters. "Bunch of ugly slags!" Jessie muttered.

Because of how many contestants, they had ten people strutting their stuff at a time. Jessie had seen it all from bearded women to nuns in thongs. She gave anyone who could have been a treat to James's victory a low score. Jessie also upvoted every grandma, trans woman and obese woman she saw. Because people had to buy their way to these pageants, this is was their way of filtering out the trolls. Of course, she gave James a ten in everything. In real life it would be beyond a two-figure number. He was the only one that could turn her on.

When James got his turn on the catwalk, he was in an element of his own. He wore a pink ballet dress and tights. Jessie couldn't take her eyes off him. He had style and grace that knocked everybody out the room. "I can't believe he stole my silver tights!"

"And your heart too!"

"He rocks them though." Jessie also gave top marks to Emily Howard, who everybody knew was not a lady. He was actually Eddie Howard, but he got cross the moment you confront him. He even had a wig that said 'Emily Howard'. "I hope Emily Howard gets through to the final five."

"Yeah!" Meowth said. "Emily Howard is a lady alright. He doesn't stand a chance against James."

"Of course!" Jessie grinned. When James was dressed up, he looked hot. Not only that, made a convincing woman. James had charisma. Even if he wore a plastic bin bag, he could still steal the show. "I just want James to get his beloved bottle cap."

After the voting period had finished. Brock came over to the centre of the audience. "Hello everybody. It is such an honour and privilege to be a part of this pageant. All your scores and our scores have been counted and verified and we now have our five, beautiful, sensual, exotic, erotic, hot, gorgeous and downright sexy finalists." Brock clipped his fingers. "Play that funky music please."

"Our first finalist is…" Brock fell down to his knees. "OH GOD THAT NAME! DON'T MENTION THAT NAME!" Brock hugged himself on the floor as Professor Ivy waltzed around the catwalk in a red bikini.

"Oh boy…" Jessie rolled her eyes. "What did she do to make the twerp react like that?"

"Screwing all the guys apart from him?" Meowth said, laughing. "I heard she has seven fuckbuddies. One guy for every day of the week. She fucks Lt. Surge on Mondays, Blaine on Tuesdays, Professor Elm visits her on Wednesdays..."

Jessie smirked, running her fingers through her pink hair. "I love how sassy you are. Never change, Meowth. Who do you think will be the next finalist?"

"I don't care about the others as long as James is there!"

After Brock regained his composure, he announced the next finalist. To everybody's surprise it was Mrs Agnes Brown from Ireland. She was a plump grandmother who had been entered in as a joke. James was announced as the next finalist, and he was the one that gathered the most applause. The other two finalists, Vicky Pollard and Emily Howard, who wore a very short dress with nothing under it, got a few boos. Jessie could see Erika and Whitney, hiding their faces when Emily showed the crowd what was under her petticoat. Brock covered his eyes and fled.

"We're gonna win for sure!" Meowth whispered to Jessie. He placed his paws together with tears streaming down his face. "He's going to be so happy with his bottle cap."

Jessie folded her arms. "Well, even if he didn't win the bottle cap, I would've stolen it for him anyway."

With Brock blasting off, probably recovering from seeing Emily Howard's hairy balls, it became Erika's duty to crown Miss Kanto.

"This year's Miss Kanto is James!"

"WAIT A MINUTE!" The crowning ceremony had been gate-crashed by the famous Ash Ketchum. He pointed at James and said, "THAT'S NOT A WOMAN. IT'S A MAN IN A FUCKING DRESS."

"Oh my," Jessie said with her head in her hand. "Here comes another twerp. Why does he always have to rain on our parade?"

"I'm afraid you have to leave," Erika said to Ash. "I do not accept transphobia in my city."

"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Jessie yelled and rushed to the stage. Holding James's hand, she snagged the microphone away from Erika and addressed the crowd. "I'm not letting nobody rain on my baby's parade. Yes, James has a cock! But it's not what's between your legs that defines who you are. It's your attitude. And James is one of the hottest women I have ever met."

"And I'm a lady too!" Emily Howard cried out. "Don't forget me!"

Meowth used scratch on Emily Howard, which was super effective.