Chapter
10
"May's
decision"
"There...yes…THAT
one!" May frantically pointed.
Ash looked at the white towel that was hanging along the rack against the wall. He walked over to it and placed one hand on the towel before looking back at May for reassurance.
"Yeah….that's it! Can you hand me that towel, Ash?" May asked, regaining her composure.
May stood in the bathtub while holding the shower curtains over her body. Only her head and left arm were exposed trying to instruct Ash what to do. Her face was still bright red, and she felt incredibly flustered and bashful over having Ash see her nude just moments before. She continued to stammer in her speech, but was slowly but surely getting a grip on herself and trying to make the best of the situation. She didn't want to walk out of the tub and have Ash see her naked again, since she knew from her own experience that Ash would remember everything as a baby once he was himself again. She wanted the boy to take a towel off the rack and hand it to her so she could at least walk out with a towel wrapped around her body.
Ash was a bit taken back over May's reaction just moments before. He wasn't quite sure if she had yelled at him or not, as he didn't know if he was doing anything wrong. Still, the boy could sense something different about May's demeanor as she cautiously kept the shower curtains over her body. For a moment, Ash almost felt like crying as he was bewildered as to why May shouted his name. The boy managed to hold back his tears however once May started lowering her voice and calmly instructed him what to do.
"The white one, Ash, can you bring it to me?" May asked softly so she didn't startle the infant again.
With one tug, Ash pulled the towel off the rack as it fell to the floor. Ash bent down and picked up the huge towel which he ended up carrying over his head. He shyly walked up to the edge of the tub as he timidly held out the towel to his friend.
"Thanks…" May stammered as she took the towel from Ash's hand.
May nervously stepped behind the shower curtains as she wrapped the towel over her body. The top of the towel covered her breasts while exposing her shoulders and the bottom of the towel went just below her backside and covered right above her thighs.
Ash twiddled his thumbs waiting for May to step out of the bathtub.
Once her towel was wrapped tightly around her body, May took one deep breath behind the shower curtains. Her face wasn't as red as before, and she started breathing normally now after the hectic and embarrassing situation. The girl thought to herself, she knew she had to remain calm with her tone of voice and attitude toward the infant once she stepped out of the tub. She noticed that the boy was struggling to hold back his tears after she screamed his name, and she didn't want to frighten him by her body language or tone of voice again. She took another deep breath while looking down at herself, making sure her towel covered all the important areas.
May said to herself, "I can't stay mad at him, it's not like he knew what he was doing was wrong. After all he's still Ash….my…very best friend…even as a little infant. He's never let me down once during our journey through Hoenn and Kanto, I can't let him down either."
May pulled the shower curtains aside and contently looked at the infant as she stepped out of the tub. Ash was still twiddling his thumbs once he saw the girl approach him. He noticed that her chest and torso were covered by the towel, but her hair and body was still soaking wet from the shower. May kneeled down in front of the boy as some water dripped off her hair and onto the floor. She brought her face directly in front of his.
The young infant stared at her timidly as small tears formed in his eyes. He wasn't sure if May was about to yell at him or not, and was a bit cautious about approaching her.
May smiled and stared at the cute infants' chubby face. "I'm…sorry if I scared you before."
Ash managed to understand her as she stared into his eyes with her face a mere two inches apart. He rubbed his tears as his anxiety started to fade.
"You just surprised me that's all. I was taking a shower remember? I had to get all washed up," she said calmly as she stood back up.
Ash looked up at her as she started flicking back her wet hair in the mirror. She took the hair dryer off the side and began blow drying her hair. Ash watched naively as he was still a bit afraid to say anything. A few minutes had passed as May was just about finished drying her hair. He didn't take his eyes off her the entire time, as he sat on the floor patiently waiting for his friend to be finished.
May combed her slim brown hair to the sides with her fingers to get her hair back to it's usual style. She turned to Ash and smiled, "See? All done!"
A smile cracked on Ash's face as he got up off the floor and started to get anxious as to what she would do next. He started to get so excited that he accidentally bumped into the hamper and knocked it over, thus all of May's clothes that were resting on top of it fell onto the floor.
"Oh," Ash said timidly.
"Tee hee! Don't worry, Ash, it's OK. I'm…going to have to change into my clothes now. Can you…wait for me outside the door patiently?" May asked the infant.
"OK!" Ash said as he nodded his head.
"Thanks, Ash! Let me pick up my clothes first," May giggled as she picked her red shirt and white skirt up off the ground and held them in her hands.
Ash wanted to be helpful, so he went to pick up some clothes to hand to May. The first thing that caught his eye was the bright pink color, as Ash bent down and picked her bra up off the floor. He held the bra from the strap and began examining it curiously. He didn't quite know what it was, as he only fainted recalled seeing May take off her bra yesterday before he went to sleep. He started to squeeze the left cup of her bra with his little grubby hands.
"That's…my bra…Ash. Thanks for picking it up!" May blushed.
Ash playfully put the left cup of the bra over his face as he tried to look through it. He then placed the bra on top of his hair and held it down with his hands as he walked up to May.
"Can I have my bra, Ash? I kind of…uh…need it," May asked cheerfully.
"Here!" Ash said as he took the bra off his head and held it out to his friend.
May took the bra out of Ash's hands and placed it atop her other clothes in her arms. "You must like the color, don't you?" she giggled.
Ash nodded.
"Well…it's time to do what I told you before. I'm going to put on my clothes now, can you wait outside?" May asked.
Ash quickly walked out of the bathroom and closed the door behind him. He then ran up to May's bed and climbed up the edge and plopped himself down. He patiently waited for her to come out.
"At least he remembered to shut the door this time. He really seemed to like my bra," May jested as she took off her towel.
The towel dropped to the floor as she took her bra and snapped it across her chest. She looked at herself in the mirror fixing the bra strap and making sure it was on her well-endowed chest. She then slid on her undergarments followed by her blue shorts. She picked up her legs and slid them through her white skirt. She took her red shirt and put her arms through the sleeves. Once it was on, she fixed the collar and pulled the zipper up over her bra. Her mother had always told her to keep her red shirt zippered up to the top, but May liked to leave it opened near her neck instead, as it bothered her being zipped up too high. She then picked up her yellow T-shirt in her hands and exited the bathroom.
"M-ay!" Ash shouted as he saw the young girl exit the bathroom.
"Wow, Ash! I think that's the first time you've said my name!" May giggled as she put her yellow T-shirt inside her fanny pack, "I told you I wouldn't be long. Miss me?" May asked as she winked at the infant.
Ash again blushed heavily once she winked at him. For some reason that got him the most, and May knew it too, as she loved to make him blush and giggle.
May pulled her white gloves over her hands and then tied her yellow fanny pack around her waist. She stretched out her fingers as she bent down and picked up her red bandana. She brought it over her hair and tied the knot at the end around her head.
"May!" Ash said again, clapping his hands.
"Yay! I'm all ready now!" May exclaimed, jumping in the air.
"Tee hee!" Ash laughed, clapping his hands in amusement.
"By the way, what'd you do with Munchlax?" May asked.
"Eh…in…the-re!" Ash pointed toward the Pokeball on the floor.
May rolled her eyes as she picked up Munchlax's Pokeball, "Gee Munchlax, what a great babysitter you turned out to be," she said sarcastically as she put the Pokeball in her fanny pack.
The girl walked back over to Ash and picked him up. May playfully snuggled her nose against Ash's in which the boy laughed hysterically. "You like that, huh?" she asked sweetly as she rubbed her nose against his one more time.
"Ahahaaaa!" Ash laughed.
"Again?" May asked playfully.
"Yea! No-ses aga-in!" Ash giggled.
"OK, here I come again! Snuggle noses!" May chuckled as the two snuggled noses once more.
Ash continued to laugh hysterically as he scratched his nose, "Hahahaochoo!"
"Heh. Alright, it's time to find that brother of mine. Knowing him he's probably goofing off somewhere. It's not easy being an older sister you know," May said.
May opened the door of the guest room and walked out into the hallway. "The machines are still off? I thought the Professor would probably put Brock and Max to work by now. Pikachu isn't here either…I wonder where they are."
Ash peered over the railing trying to look for the others as well.
May held the infant in her arms as she continued walking down the hallway, curiously looking for everyone. "Hmm, they're not in the eating area," she said.
"Look!" Ash suddenly pointed to the floor ahead of them.
"Huh?" May said as she noticed a pair of glasses on the ground.
She bent down and picked up the small black glasses from the floor. "These look like my brother's glasses…but they're so small that it looks like a toy."
Ash watched curiously as May began to look at the tiny glasses from all sides. "Eh, might as well hold onto these, maybe the Professor knows what they are," she said as she continued walking toward the stairway.
As she was walking down to the main level of the lab she heard a loud thump. "What was that?" she asked as she started walking hastily toward the sound.
"Ugh…goddamnit!" The Professor whined as his chair tipped over and he fell face first onto the floor.
He tried lifting his face up from the floor and turning to infant Max. "Why don't you make yourself useful and go wake up that cute sister of yours? I gotta get someone to untie these knots!" the Professor groaned.
Max took his thumb out of his mouth. The Professor glanced at the infant as it looked like Max was finally going to say something. To the Professor's dismay, Max only took his left thumb out so he could put his right thumb in his mouth instead and suck on that. The Professor sweat dropped in disbelief as infant Max sat there sucking his other thumb.
"There are more important things in life than sucking thumbs, boy," the Professor said as his voice began to rise, "Now WHERE is that good-for-nothin' sister of yours!?!"
"What?! I'm right here! Wait…a minute…good for nothin'?" May's voice could be heard as she ran over to the open doorway.
The Professor lifted his face up and saw May as she approached the doorway. "Hey, how's it going? Little help maybe?" he asked.
"Prof. Lenient!" May gasped, "Why are you tied to a chair like that? And why are you knocked over on the floor? And….oh…my…god…"
May caught notice of a familiar looking infant sitting on the floor sucking his thumb. She quickly made the connection with the small pair of glasses she held in her hand.
"MAX?!" she shouted nervously.
Max smiled upon seeing his older sister.
"What…what happened? Why was Max turned into a baby!?" May asked nervously as she placed Ash on the floor and quickly kneeled down next to her brother.
Ash didn't know who this new infant was, but he got a little worried that May was suddenly paying more attention to him than himself.
"Ugh…those three screwballs broke into my lab…stole my ray gun…and zapped your brother…" the Professor gasped, while still laying on the floor tied to the chair.
May put her hands over her brothers' face and began nervously touching his body to make sure he was alright.
"Team Rocket? They did this to you, Max?" May asked angrily.
Max nodded as he took out his right thumb and put his left thumb back in his mouth. May picked her brother up from the floor and placed his little glasses back over his eyes. Ash watched, wondering why May was so preoccupied with this new infant.
"Max…you're going to be alright…Team Rocket…how could they?" May angrily wiped a tear from her eye. "They…stole the ray gun too?"
"Yes," the Professor said.
Max sucked on his thumb contently while smiling at his older sister. He recognized her instantly and was quite happy to see her. May hugged her baby brother tightly, but this was a different hug from the ones she gave Ash. Seeing her little brother turned into an infant had a completely different impact on her than when she saw Ash as an infant. For one thing, she knew that Ash was turned into an infant because of her. But for Max, it was a completely different story.
May sat down on a blue chair in the room, holding the infant in her arms. Her eyes were twitching while staring at her little brother. Seeing her brother like this made her feel defeated and discouraged. The brother she promised her parents that she would always protect and look after was attacked by Team Rocket.
"I'm…sorry that I wasn't there to help you M-ax," May sniffed as a single tear fell down her face.
Max took his thumb out of his mouth as his eyes fixated on the single tear sliding off May's cheek. He tried cheering her up by holding her around but it was of no use.
The Professor tried nudging himself along the floor as the sounds of the chair scraping the floor echoed the room. "Ugh, the waterworks are fine but can you at least sit me back up?" The Professor asked impatiently.
May bit her lip in a convulsed manner. She took her arm and wiped it across her eyes as she walked over to the Professor and picked his chair back up so he no longer lay on the floor.
"Thanks…" The Professor replied. He wanted to say more but knew the girl was breaking down emotionally and feeling hopeless.
"I'm so stupid!" May whined in a teary voice, "I-I should have got up earlier….I could have prevented this from happe-ning to my brother. I'm supposed to be there for him always and make sure nothing bad happens to him…but I…failed miserably! I…I…I'm pathetic!"
The Professor frowned as May continued to cry clutching Max tightly against her body.
Ash crawled over to May and started tugging on her skirt. May looked down at the boy but this time there was nothing he could do to reassure her.
"There's…still a way to help your brother…and your friend," The Professor said softly.
May sniffed and looked at the Professor, "But…how? Team Rocket stole the ray gun! They could be stuck like this forever."
"Not quite," The Professor responded. He tried to move his hands and legs but they were still tightly tied down to the chair. "If you calm down, we can formulate a plan to help them."
"H-how?" May asked.
"First go find your older friend…I think I heard him collapse somewhere outside. Pikachu was with him," The Professor motioned with his face toward the door.
"Brock and Pikachu?" May asked as she got up from the chair.
She quickly ran out of the room while still holding Max in her arms. She darted for the entrance of the lab without even bothering to acknowledge Ash. Ash watched May as she ran out of the room and was a bit shaken by the fact that she left without him. The young infant started to crawl out of the room and follow her.
"Ugh," The Professor muttered to himself, "If someone would untie me already I could help them…sheesh."
May exited the lab and frantically looked around the grassy plains to spot Brock or Pikachu. She then quickly noticed a huge hole in the ground a few feet in front of the lab. She ran up to it and cautiously peeked over the edge while holding her infant brother tightly in her arms.
Brock and Pikachu spotted May staring down at them.
"Hey, May! I was wondering when you'd wake up!" Brock said cheerfully.
"Pikachu pika!" Pikachu added.
"…you guys fell for one of Team Rocket's traps?" May gasped as she tried to catch her breath.
Brock quickly noticed that May had been crying, she looked completely flustered as she was clenching her teeth while her face was still wet from her tears.
Brock lowered his voice a bit, "I see you found out about your brother."
May nodded, "The Professor said that we can still help him though…Ash too…but he's tied to a chair right now so I came to look for you."
"Yeah, I gave chase to Team Rocket but unfortunately ended up where I am now. Sorry that I couldn't catch them," Brock sighed.
May slowly began to regain her composure once again after seeing Brock in the same predicament as she was. She then noticed Ash crawling out of the lab to find her.
"Ash…I'm over here!" May waved to the little infant.
Ash smiled and quickly crawled over to her. He then grabbed onto her leg to try and balance himself up to stand again. He cautiously looked up at the girl.
"Don't worry, Ash, I'm going to make things right again," she said confidently.
May shifted her brother to her left arm as she took out a Pokeball from her fanny pack.
"I choose you, Combusken!" she declared as she let her Pokemon out.
Combusken, a Pokemon that resembled an orange chicken with strong burly legs appeared beside May, awaiting orders from its trainer. She quickly placed Max down next to Ash as she looked down at the pitfall.
"That's dug pretty deep, but I'm sure we can get them out of there, Combusken," May said as she wiped her face.
"Combusken!" Combusken nodded.
May glanced at Ash and Max sitting next to each other. I've gotta be strong, for them, she said to herself.
The Pokemon jumped down the pit and landed in front of Brock and Pikachu.
"Brock, Pikachu, cover your eyes!" May instructed, "Combusken is going to punch away the soil and make it slant upward so you can climb out.
"Good idea," Brock said, "If Combusken is able to make a hill for us by pounding away the dirt, we can simply walk out of here."
Brock and Pikachu shielded their eyes as Combusken stood in front of the dug up soil.
"Alright, Combusken, work your magic!" May said, regaining some of her optimism.
"Combuuuuusken!" the Pokemnon shouted as it started using its fists to quickly make a slope slanting upward so Brock and Pikachu could climb out.
The dirt was pounded away fiercely and quickly as Brock and Pikachu felt the excess dirt being flung around them.
"Oooooh," an impressed Ash said as he watched the fighting Pokemon at work.
Max on the other hand wasn't as interested, as he found sucking his thumb and staring into space to be far more enjoyable.
"Now Combusken, use Sky Uppercut!" May commanded.
"Busken!" Combusken screamed as it pulled back it's arm and punched a huge clot of dirt up in the air.
After a few more moments of pounding and removing the soil, Combusken succeeded in forming a hill out of the soil that slanted upward.
"Combusken!" the Pokemon proudly put its hands on its hips after a job well done.
"You did it!" Brock said, "Now we can just walk up the hill."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said as it ran up the sloped hill of dirt.
Combusken walked out of the pitfall and next to its trainer. Ash stared at the Pokemon in awe. "Yaaaaaaaay!" Ash shouted, admiring May's Combusken.
"You did an awesome job, Combusken, I know I can always count on you." May said as she hugged her Pokemon briefly.
"Combusk!" Combusken nodded.
"Thanks, May! The Professor is still in the lab right?" Brock asked as he walked out of the pitfall.
"Yeah, I left him in there still tied to his chair," May snickered as she recalled Combusken back into its Pokeball.
"I hope the Professor can help us get out of this mess," Brock said.
"I'm sure he will. There's no way I'm letting Team Rocket get away with this," May walked over to her little brother and picked him up. "Don't worry Max, I'm confident that we'll be able to help you now."
Max smiled at his sister. Ash stood there watching, not sure what to do.
"Oh don't worry, Ash, I didn't forget about you either," May winked at her friend, "Hold my hand, we'll walk back to the lab together."
"Oh!" Ash said as he stood up slowly and held May's right hand.
"Nice to see you have everything under control," Brock complimented.
May walked slowly back toward the lab while holding Max in her arms and holding Ash's left hand. She knew not to walk too fast or else Ash's little legs wouldn't be able to keep up with her. Brock and Pikachu followed as they all headed back to the small room where the Professor was still sitting.
"Watch you step now, Ash." May said as they approached the step in front of the entrance of the lab.
Ash raised his leg really high and took a big step so he wouldn't trip. Pikachu complimented its trainer, running along ahead of them.
"Gggh," The Professor grunted, wobbling himself in his chair.
May and the others approached the small room that the Professor was in as he watched them entering the doorway.
"So…is anyone going to give the poor old man a break and cut him loose? I think I'm starting to get a rash from these ropes tied against my skin, who knows where these have been!" The Professor said.
May shifted Max into Brock's arms and took out her Pokeball. Ash held her hand tightly, waiting to see what she was going to do.
"Combuksen, I need you one more time," May declared as the fighting Pokemon leaped right out of its Pokeball.
Combusken readied its claws, approaching the Professor. Its eyes beamed, ready to attack.
"Hey let's not get too hasty here!" The Professor said nervously, "This thing looks like its ready to tear me to shreds!"
"Oh c'mon, Combusken is just going to cut you loose. I'd try not to squirm though, if Combusken misses its mark its claws may slash your skin," May said provokingly.
"Wouldn't just getting a knife be much safer?! This thing looks homicidal!" The Professor exclaimed.
May rolled her eyes, "Combusken use Slash attack! Cut through the ropes bounding the Professor to the chair!"
"Ha!" Ash's eyes wobbled as he was very excited to see Combusken in action again.
"Combuuuuuuu----skkeen!" Combusken leaped toward the Professor readying its claws.
"OH god! I'm TOO OLD FOR THIS!" The Professor closed his eyes in fear as he saw the Pokemon jump at him.
As fast as the blink of an eye, Combusken had slashed through the ropes tying the Professor's body and legs to the chair. The Professor shivered, keeping his eyes tightly closed.
"Uh…you could open your eyes now," Brock said.
The Professor opened one eye and looked cautiously at Combusken, "You mean I'm still alive…really?" he gasped.
"Yep! As far as I can tell you're alright, Mr. Lenient!" May teased as she recalled her Pokemon into her Pokeball.
"Phew," The Professor wiped his forehead. He got up from the chair and set it aside, "Something tells me you wanted to see me cower on purpose."
May giggled as she lifted Ash back up into her arms. "My Combusken was awesome wasn't it?" she asked Ash.
"Aw-sum!" Ash said, clucking his tongue.
"I hate to think about how much time we wasted," Brock said as Max continued sucking his thumb in his arms, "Team Rocket could have gotten far away by now…I'm not sure if we'll be able to track them."
"Hmmm, there's a port at the beach at the end of the forest. Those three ran in that direction didn't they?" the Professor asked.
"Yeah. You're right too, we came through the forest from a port. We had to catch a ferry to get on this side of the mainland," Brock said.
"Then that means that Team Rocket won't be able to get very far without catching a boat!" May exclaimed.
"Those ferries aren't scheduled to leave until 8.p.m., so they're still stuck on the mainland in the meantime….unless they have their balloon," Brock sighed.
"…but Ash popped the balloon with his Swellow, remember? I doubt they were able to fix it so fast," May said, "See, Ash, you are a little genius!"
May tickled Ash's stomach playfully which got the infant to giggle once again.
"Let's hope so, in any case we better think of a plan fast. We need that ray gun," Brock said.
"Well, why don't we change Ash back to normal then? That kid had some spark in him, I'm sure he would be able to help you with your search. I was able to complete another batch of my #69 formula overnight, in fact I was going to tell you in the morning before Team Rocket broke in," The Professor said.
May and Brock were quite surprised that the Professor made another batch of his formula overnight. Perhaps he did care for them more than they thought.
"But without your invention the formula is useless isn't it? I mean, how can we change Ash back to normal if we don't have the ray gun?" Brock asked.
"We inject it into the patient," The Professor responded, leaning against his desk, "There is an alternative to using the ray gun to reverse the process with the formula. I can inject the formula into the boy's blood steam instead, and as the serum spreads throughout his body, it will reverse the effects of the ray gun and return him to his original state."
"How…are you going to inject it into him?" May asked, cautiously.
"Why…with a needle of course!" The Professor slapped his forehead, "What other way is there?"
"This is fantastic news," Brock said, "I should have figured that this formula is also an antidote. But…will this way make his clothes grow back to normal too?"
"Good question," the Professor said, scratching his chin. "I've never tested it before but if I mix some of the formula on the fabric of his clothes, it should return back to it's original size as well. All the ray gun did was disperse the energy at the subject in the form of air waves, and using the opposing formula to reverse the process by applying it to his clothes directly should have the same affect."
May turned to Ash in her arms. "Well, Ash, you're going to be old again," she said, softly.
Ash was a bit confused as he didn't fully understanding what May meant.
May then glanced over at her brother in Brock's arms, "Max…" she said reluctantly.
"Would you rather we turn your brother back to normal first May?" Brock asked, "We'd have to wait another whole day for the Professor to make another batch of formula to turn him back."
"We use it on, Ash," The Professor declared, "I need him to help get my invention and my Tyranitar back from those thieves. I'm sorry, but the girl will have to wait a bit longer for her brother."
May looked at the two infants with uncertainty.
"Professor, will all due respect," Brock said hastily, "I think May should be the one making the choice. It's her own brother and her best friend, you saw her crying after she found out that her brother was turned into an infant, didn't you?"
"Sure, I'm just saying that the older boy will be better for the search. You said yourself that Team Rocket can leave by ferry by nightfall. Ash would seem to be the better choice than the kid, I can't let Team Rocket make off with my invention! Besides, the boy told me he didn't have any Pokemon either. Without any Pokemon to battle those thieves, he's not exactly the best choice at the moment," The Professor said.
"Stop making this harder on May than it should be," Brock said angrily, "If May chooses her brother than he's the one we're turning back to normal first."
"Listen, bucko, it's my formula that I toiled to create in a single night. I'm helping your friends either way, her brother can stay as an infant for another day. The girl can deal with it, it's not going to kill her," The Professor said, agitated.
"Well I don't think…." Brock argued.
"Pika pikachu Pika!" Pikachu bellowed.
"Will you please stop wasting time with this argument?! We have to catch those crooks!" The Professor yelled.
"GUYS!" May shouted.
The Professor, Brock and Pikachu stopped bickering and looked at May quickly.
"It's OK…" she said quietly, "We should turn Ash back first…we need him and his Pokemon to help us. We…can turn my brother back tomorrow."
"Are you sure about this, May?" Brock asked.
May's eyes twitched, staring at the two infants. "I'm…I'm sure," she said.
"Choosing between your brother and your best friend isn't easy…" Brock said.
"Then it's decided. Let me fill the needle with the formula, and we can begin," The Professor said, opening his drawers.
"May," Brock said.
"Yeah?"
"I think you should go get Ash's hat and sweatshirt too. If he isn't wearing them when the Professor applies the formula, they'll stay small."
"Oh!" May suddenly remembered.
"What now?" The Professor asked while holding his #69 formula in a test tube.
"I forgot, Ash is still wearing his diaper!" May exclaimed, "We have to put his boxers back on too, don't we?"
"Wow I almost forgot about that. You're right but his boxers are in the hamper because he peed on them, remember?" Brock smiled.
"Professor Lenient! Could you possibly wash Ash's boxers quickly in like the blink of an eye so we can do this fast?" May asked naively.
"I'm a scientist not a magician! You'd have to put his underwear in the washing machine, but that will take too long and we wasted enough time as it is," the Professor said.
"Eh, I guess I'll just have to put them back on him. They should be uh….dry by now right?" May asked.
"I suppose so," Brock responded.
"He didn't pee too much did he? I don't want Ash to be wearing that if it was all over!" May blushed.
"Nah, not too much. It's fine May," Brock bemused.
"Hee hee! Sorry, Ash, but we have no other choice," May giggled at the infant.
"Awwww…" Ash sounded disappointed.
May held Ash in her arms as she started to walk out of the room. She stopped to say goodbye to her little brother by rubbing his jet black hair. Max and Brock smiled contently as May then quickly ran back upstairs to the guest room.
May opened the door of the guest room and placed Ash down on the bed. "We need to put your shoes and socks back on too, Ash!" she said, searching the hamper.
"Ah, here's your underwear," she said, holding Ash's boxers.
She walked back up to Ash and lay him flat on the bed. "I'm going to change you now, k?" May asked.
"OK!" Ash replied.
May took off Ash's sweatpants and set them aside. She then removed the velcro on the diaper and took that off. She briefly glanced at Ash's penis before she pulled his boxers over him.
"Guess we're even now eh, Ash?" May giggled, referring to how Ash saw her naked in the bathroom earlier.
"Hee hee!" Ash laughed.
May quickly pulled Ash's sweatpants back on him. She then went over to the dresser and picked up Ash's hat and his blue sweatshirt.
"You're going to have to put these on again too," she said as she pulled the sweatshirt down over Ash's shoulders.
She placed the hat on his head as she then went to look for his socks and shoes. Ash whined as he was uncomfortable with his hat on again. He tried pulling on his hat to take it off just like he did when he was first turned into an infant. May quickly returned with his socks and shoes.
"No no, leave it on, Ash," May said, placing the hat back down firmly on his head, "We have to make sure you're wearing all your old clothes or else these won't turn back to normal size when we change you back."
Ash grunted in disappointment as May started putting on his socks and shoes. After a few more moments, he was wearing everything that he had on when he was originally zapped by the ray gun.
"Well, we're all set," May said.
Ash pulled on the brim of his hat again before looking back up at May.
May's eyes watered, "You know, even if it wasn't for a very long time…I'm going to miss you as a baby, Ash. You were so adorable."
May picked Ash up from the bed and hugged him tightly in her arms one last time. "I'll never forget playing with you as an infant, Ash. I…"
May hesitated as the two stared at each other passionately. "…I...loved…"
"….taking…care of you as a baby."
"May," Ash said softly, wrapping his arms around his friend.
For some reason, turning Ash back to normal felt like May was saying goodbye to a good friend forever. She wanted her old friend back just as much, but she was a bit sad to say goodbye to infant Ash as well. Even though they were the same person, the two Ash's had completely different yet completely heartwarming impacts on May as well.
"C'mon, Ash, let's go age you by a couple of years," she said. She softly rubbed his face as she walked out of the guest room as yet another solitary tear of happiness fell down her cheek.