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The 12 Elements of AshMas, Volume VI

Pokémon Type: Normal

Shippings: MaidSeasonsShippings

One-Shot 1: Maid to Help

Ash, Brock, Dawn and their Pokémon friends returned to the Mountain Hut Maid café, a place where they acted as maids to help the three sisters before. Ash didn't want to wear the maid outfit again, but he felt little choice. "Cheer up, Ash!" laughed Dawn. "You didn't do so bad last time." To Ash, the compliment seemed like a mockery.

"True, you did attract more customers than I turned away," he recalled. As he shifted through the outfits, he found some black waiter uniforms, though Ash didn't recognize the title. "Hey, here's some male maid uniforms!" Dawn blinked but knew what he meant.

"Do you mean waiter or butler uniforms?" Ash irked a little, now knowing the titles.

"I'll go with waiter since this is a café." He draped one over himself but the sleeve length were a little big for him. Another one had the right length, best for him. "Here we go!" He found some tinier uniforms, best for Pikachu and perhaps Piplup. "I'll be back!" In a few minutes, he changed from his normal clothes to the uniform found. Coming out, Dawn whistled to his new look.

"Looking sharp!" Pikachu and Piplup agreed. Also viewing were two of the three sisters, Spring and Summer.

"Shall we wait on you, good sir?" joked Spring. The trainers turned to the two sisters, ready for the day.

"Ever since Brock worked with Autumn, business boomed," Summer explained. "It's a good thing you guys came back. Today's suppose to be busy as heck." Brock and Autumn entered with steel drums full of Miltank Milk.

"Boy, do we have a lot of milk on hand!" cheered Autumn.

"Once we get everything set," Brock started. "We can open for business." After sometime to set up, Summer opened the door to the café. Before long, customers came pouring into the café. The men, young and old, adored the maids in their outfits, even Dawn. While there weren't as many women in the place, they did adore Ash's waiter's outfit as he took orders along with Dawn, Summer and Spring. Autumn and Brock worked feverishly to each order and even the Pokémon aided with bringing their drinks and meeting each customer's Pokémon like sharing Lemonade and Poffins with a trainer's Marshtop. At one point, a suspicious man noticed one customer eying hard on Summer. Ash saw him from the corner of his eye as he stood to approach the middle sister. He began to walk to Summer, unaware that Ash swooped from behind.

"Can I help you sir?" he asked. The man blinked when he turned to Ash.

"Oh!" he stuttered. "I-I wanted to know if my latté's ready!" Ash nodded, wanting to trust the man without causing a disturbance.

"Let me check!" Ash turned to the window but Sudowoodo appeared with a cup of latté.

("Got it right here,") it offered. Ash snagged the tray from Sudowoodo before giving the latté to the customer.

"Right on time. Thanks, Sudowoodo!" The Imitation Pokémon saluted before waddling back to Brock.

"Thanks!" the customer praised. "And sorry if I acted suspicious to you. I'm married and chasing those girls wasn't my intention."

"No problem. Just looking out for everyone." Sitting down, the customer enjoyed drinking the latté he ordered. A little auburn-haired girl tugged on Ash's uniform.

"Excuse me!" she called up with a Teddursa by her. Ash glanced down to see the little girl. "Can I get a chocolate Miltank milk for me and Teddy here?" Ash knelt and smiled at the girl as Summer reached the two.

"Sure thing!" Summer patted the girl on the head.

"Hey, why don't you sit with your mom and we'll bring it out," she advised.

"Okay!" the girl agreed before dashing to where her mother sat. Business continued for sometime. One of the Miltank entered the kitchen and to Autumn before tapping on the shoulder, alerting the redhead.

"Ilta?" she wondered. Ilta mooed frantically before Autumn and Brock started to sense trouble.

"The other Miltank?" he guessed. As quick as her hooves could run, Ilta exited the kitchen to find Team Rocket's balloon carrying the other Miltanks. Autumn's scream alerted her sisters and the trainers to rush outside, finding the balloon.

"Miltank!" cried Spring and Summer.

"Team Rocket!" shouted Ash. "Get back here with those Miltank!" To Jessie and James, that was their cue to start the motto.

"Listen, isn't that the twerp just now?" started Jessie.

"That twerp should relax, not have a cow!" added James.

"On the wind!"

"Pass the stars!"

"And in your ears!" mewed Meowth. Hearing the motto again, even Ash had to be annoyed with their constant rambling.

"You guys like to milk an opportunity, don't you!" he argued, making a pun on the issue at hand. Meowth cackled to Ash's rant.

"He's got me curdled in laughter!" Jessie didn't appreciate the puns the Alley Cat Pokémon and the enemy made.

"Now you two are being cheesy," she punned herself while mulling. She brought Yanmega's Pokéball forward. "Ancient Power, Yanmega!" The Dragonfly Pokémon emerged before building up power to fire down at the maids and heroes. The Ancient Power attack seemed to target Spring but Ash jumped in front of the path. He tackled the eldest sister from harm as it smashed the land. The Miltank watched, horrified to what almost was a direct hit. Ash turned, anger filling his eyes. He snagged his own Pokéball.

"Staravia, I choose you!" he summoned. Out came the Avian Pokémon. Pikachu jumped on board for flight. "Staravia, Aerial Ace! And Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu and Staravia broke away and Pikachu charged his electricity. That's when Jessie's Wobbufett escaped from his Pokéball to disrupt the process. Ash saw the addition, a plan in place as Staravia's Aerial Ace sliced the glass containers dangling below the basket holding the Miltank. The three Milk Cow Pokémon fell from the sky, forcing Dawn to react.

"Piplup, catch the Miltank with Whirlpool!" she ordered. Piplup reached under the falling Miltank before summoning a Whirlpool. The Miltank splashed in the Whirlpool and fell softly to the ground. Jessie smirked, believing Wobbuffet's Mirror Coat would stop Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

"Come on, Pikachu!" she taunted. "Hit us if you can!" When Wobbuffet began to glow, Ash sneered.

"Go for it, Pikachu!" encouraged Ash. "With Iron Tail!" Pikachu stopped sparking up and swung Iron Tail on Wobbuffet. The Steel-Type attack smacked the Patient Pokémon on the head and knocked him down from the basket. This stunned and horrified Jessie, not expecting the snap reaction.

"Wobbuffet!" Falling, Wobbuffet appeared to be heading into the Whirlpool, still using Mirror Coat, though. Just after the last Miltank escaped the Whirlpool, Wobbuffet touched down, but his Mirror Coat didn't help. It repelled the Whirlpool and left Wobbuffet without a "catch net." It hit the ground in a horrid thud, but appeared to only be knocked out. Piplup had his own Whirlpool splash him. Dawn's starter moaned, soaked. Pikachu fired his Thunderbolt, nailing the burner and Team Rocket. The shock stopped everyone before the burner exploded. Staravia saw and caught the falling Pikachu before descending to the ground as Team Rocket flew to the sky. "Who in the world taught that twerp that cheesy move?"

"You'd think after all these years of us chasing the twerp and his Pikachu," James explained. "He'd have a few tricks to deal with us!"

"Even so, dat was a dirty trick!" yelled Meowth. "And we're da dirty ones!"

"So in other words, he gave us a taste of our own medicine?!"

"Not Gouda!" punned Jessie. All three flew to the sky, but not without their signature sign-off.

"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" they shouted in unison. Once gone, the maids and trainers celebrated as the Miltank reunited with Spring, Summer and Ilta. Ash hugged Pikachu and petted Staravia for their work. That's when Wobbuffet woke up, scared that it stayed against its own behalf.

("Master?!") it wailed. ("Master!") Turning to find the maids and heroes, as well as some customers to hear it, Wobbuffet felt cornered.

"Surprised that after it fell from that high up, it's moving around as such," Brock noticed.

"After joining Team Rocket and trailing me and Pikachu through Johto, Hoenn, Kanto and Sinnoh, its use to falling by now," Ash recalled. Spring approached Wobbuffet with little caution.

"It's alright, Wobbuffet," she tried to ease. "We'll make sure you're taken care of before your owner gets you back." The Patient Pokémon felt grateful for her hospitality. She gave the Pokémon a glass of Miltank Milk. Wobbuffet guzzled it in seconds before standing back on its feet. Spring soon returned to Ash but not wasting a second, she leaned in and kissed Ash on the lips. "You certainly... maid my day." Summer and Autumn awed the moment. Dawn steamed while Brock crumbled to the ground from the kiss. The crowd that saw the battle cheered Ash and Spring's kiss.

"Okay, everyone!" huffed Summer. "Show's over!" Everyone reentered the café and business resumed. Spring's smile stayed with her and Summer could tease about it. Dawn tried her best not to let the kiss bother her. Autumn and Brock stayed in the kitchen with the drinks. Ash tended to more customers with Wobbuffet as a shadow. He helped some of the girls who teased him about the kiss. The Pokémon chided in laughter with some of the items the girls joked on. After a long day, the café closed its doors to the public. Ash and Wobbuffet cleaned tables. Watching, Ash had a thought to how good Wobbuffet performed.

"Jessie's taught you on plenty of things, hasn't she?" he asked.

("From temporary jobs,") Wobbuffet recalled. Summer came out to see the process.

"Hey, tables are looking good," she surveyed. "And Wobbuffet is listening to my instructions. Good work." Ash and Wobbuffet smiled to the praise.

("Thanks, human!") Summer patted Wobbuffet on the head to make sure it understood the ordeal.

"We'll keep you around until your trainer arrives." Wobbuffet acknowledged the promise. "So that happened again with Team Rocket. I swear, not even a restraining order would keep those three and their Pokémon away from you."

"Yeah..." hummed Ash. "They're a persistent bunch." As Ash and Wobbuffet resumed cleaning, Dawn and Brock returned to report on their chores.

"Ilta and the Miltank are back in the barn," Dawn briefed.

"Thanks!" honored Summer. "Anyway, Autumn's got something for you and the Pokémon to try." Brock and Dawn wondered what Autumn had in store and headed to the back, along with Pikachu and Piplup.

"You can go on, Wobbuffet," Ash encouraged. "It's just a few chairs I can get." Wobbuffet agreed and waddled to the back. To Summer, this was a moment she looked forward to.

"You know, I was gonna say that."

"Sorry."

"Yeah, well anyway… I wanted to thank you personally for not only rescuing our Miltank but keeping Spring safe... and for helping out with the customers. Heard about that one guy who snagged Dawn's skirt but you had things under control."

"Come on, Summer. I'm just looking out for my friends."

"And I believe you. Perhaps if you want, the next time you guys want to help us with the café again, I can get you a new uniform and maybe a fake mustache to look a little more presentable." Ash scoffed to the fake mustache.

"I don't think a mustache on me would look good." Summer laughed to the denial.

"I didn't think it would, either. Still, you did… ahem… maid our day with your help." As Brock wanted to ask Ash about something, he saw Ash receive a kiss from the middle sister. His heart sank hard to the bottom of his body as Ash got more love from the sisterly maids than he did.

"Not again..." he moaned while Autumn watched. She thought of a way to help Brock with his dilemma.

"Look at it this way, Brock," she started. "I can make your day."

"Yeah, but still..." To Brock, he needed more than a cup of coffee to get his hopes back on track. Ash? Well, Spring and Summer have found their cup of tea.

END of NORMAL

Next… FAIRY