Aoi Hyoudou: This will be the final one. I know I said twenty-four but plans change at the last second. So, this will be the last short for this series before I start working on my upcoming project. Also, Ash and Delia might act a little OOC in this short, just to let you guys know. With that being said, please enjoy this final short.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Pokémon.

Rated: K+

Genre (s): Humor/Family

Word Count: 1,474

Pairing (s): None

Character (s): Ash (13-14), and Delia (early-40's)

Summary: A series of funny one-shots that involves around Ash and your favorite anime characters from the Pokémon series. Some one-shots can be really, REALLY random at times, so you have been warned!

Ash's Little Mishaps

The Flu Shot

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Waiting inside one of Doctor Afro's waiting rooms was a super nervous Ash and a comforting Delia who was holding her son's hand in a motherly matter. The pair was waiting for the doctor to show up so Ash can get his very first flu shot which was something the young Pokémon trainer wasn't feeling all that thrilled about.

"M-Mom, I think we should go," he stuttered nervously.

"Sorry, honey." The young mother firmly gripped her son's hand. "But we can't. You're going to get your flu shot one way or another and that's final."

"But I'm scared…" Ash muttered as he kept his eyes glued to his lap.

Delia stared at her only son with caring eyes. "I know, honey." Using her other hand, she patted his head affectionately. It was no big surprise that her Ashy was still afraid of needles. He's been afraid of them ever since he was a wee little boy. "I know you are, but you need to overcome your fear of needles."

"I-I know I should but-" The young teen immediately cut himself off mid-sentence while he avoided making eye contact with his mother.

"But what, sweetie?" The young mother was quite curious as to what was going through her son's mind.

Without warning, Ash shot straight up from his seat and shouted, "If I stick around here any longer, I'm going to die!" He was panicking. "I'm going to leave now before the doctor comes."

Just when the raven-haired teenager thought he had the opportunity to make a break for it, his mother abruptly tugged his arm with force and yanked him back down to his seat. And with a strict voice, she chided, "Not so fast, mister!" She gave her son a hard glare which made him flinch a little. "You're going to stay put and get your shot even if I have to force you to stay put."

"Not if I have anything to do about it, Mom!"

An intense struggle erupted between the two Ketchums. Unfortunately, their little scuffle did not last for very long.

*BAM*

Suddenly, the waiting room door burst wide open, scaring the daylights out of both Ash and Delia as they immediately turned their heads over to the doorway. Soon, a male figure of some sort - for whatever strange reason - was spinning around like a mini cyclone and entered the room. In no time, the male figure stopped his spinning but kept his back turned against his two guests. He was waiting, waiting for the right moment to introduce himself. And when that moment came, he did not hold anything back.

"Hahaha!" the weird man started to laugh enthusiastically. "Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages, can you please give a round of applause for the ONE, the ONLY-" Soon the man turned around and continued, "Doctor Afro!" He did a heroic pose with one hand sticking out in front of him while the other one was off to the side.

"…"

"…"

An awkward silence had befallen the room. Out of nowhere, a random tumbleweed rolled by across the room.

Ash and Delia continued to stare at the strange doctor with mixed feelings. Was this guy for real? Was he really a doctor and not some kind of weirdo in disguise? Judging by the white lab coat that he was wearing - which was missing its long sleeves and revealing his beefy, muscular arms - together with his name tag, he was indeed the real deal. But what kind of doctor walks around with an afro wig, black sunglasses, and a fingerless black glove?

Seeing that he was making the two Ketchums feel really uncomfortable, the afro-haired doctor regained his composure and cleared his throat. "Sorry about that. Sometimes I get really bored when it comes to work," he explained.

The Ketchum family would've guessed that was the issue.

"Anyway-" Doctor Afro pulled out his clipboard that had all of Ash's information from his lab coat and looked it over carefully. "-it says here that this would be Ash's first flu shot?"

Delia nodded her head. "That's correct… since he thinks all shots hurt like, you know," she confirmed.

Ash looked away and blushed.

The afro-haired man smirked evilly. "Of course they do." The Pokémon trainer froze up in his seat. "And the flu shot is the worst of them all!" the man exclaimed, causing the poor teen's body to tremble in fear.

The young mother glared at the doctor. "What are you doing?"

The doctor simply laughed. "It's called strategy, my dear lady."

Delia blinked in confusion.

"Just distract him. I'll take care of the rest," Doctor Afro mouthed his words, hoping that the young mother would get the message that he required her assistance.

Realizing what the male doctor was actually trying to do, Delia smiled and nodded her head in understanding. If she was going to act like a decoy, she might as well have some fun with it. But before she could do anything, she had to make sure Ash was looking in her direction. Seeing that he wasn't, the young woman slowly pulled out a small tape recorder from her pocket and hit the REC button before pushing the recorder back into her pocket.

"Hey, Ash," Delia called out to her son who eventually turned to face her. "Guess what?"

"What?"

"Uh… I don't know. I didn't think I would get this far."

"What…?"

"Well, since we were talking about you and Cynthia…"

"Wait, what? Me and Cynthia?"

"Oh, Ash. I'm so disappointed in you. I can't believe you're cheating on Cynthia with Dawn, Iris, and a marshmallow..."

"Wait a minute… What?"

"You don't remember us talking about chocolate chip cookies? You must have a bad memory, sweetie."

"I don't know what you are talking about, Mom, but I am getting a little hungry."

"Oh, I'm sorry, honey, but that's not the answer to two plus two."

"Two plus two… Huh?"

"No, I said ten plus ten, are you deaf?"

"Mom, are you okay?"

"Are you okay, sweetie?"

"I'm fine. That's why I'm asking you."

"Come on, Ash, don't get mad at Skitty…"

"Skitty…?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Why are you chanting yes, Mom?"

"No! No! No!"

"Mom, you're scaring me…"

"No, Ash. Pallet Town is not a state."

"Wait, what?"

"For the last time Ash, Marie from Persona 4: The Golden is not your long lost older sister."

"Persona 4?"

"Don't you remember, Ash? We were talking about grass."

"Grass? What are you talking about, Mom?"

"You're very aggressive today. I don't remember giving you any mustard."

"Stop it, Mom! You're giving me a headache…"

"Stop what?"

"Stop being so random!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, baby, but it's not Valentine's Day today."

"I know!"

"Ash, how many times did I tell you not to scream at Skitty?"

"WHAT SKITTY?"

"Excuse me!" Doctor Afro shouted.

The pair looked at the doctor who was holding a large needle in his hand with a big smirk on his face. "I'm done. You two can go now."

"What…?" Ash looked down at his right arm. There was a small Pikachu bandage plastered over the spot where the doctor poked the needle in.

"Thank you for your help, ma'am."

Delia pulled out the tape recorder from her pocket again and hit the STOP button before smiling happily at the doctor. "It was fun."

A/N: Yup! Ash is scared of needles. Who knew? Did you guys enjoy the final short of this series? I hope the randomness between Ash and Delia made you guys laugh. Please R & R! Thank you!

P.S. - Give the proofreading and editing credit to both Shadowsandfire and Tendou Souji.

Aoi Hyoudou (formerly known as Johan07)