SCISSOR STREET; BREEDER'S LANE

Our heroes are walking down a street called Scissor Street, why have they come here?

Only Brock knows the answer to that.

"Umm mmm ummm..." Brock continued to look left and right.

"Is there somewhere you want to visit Brock?" Mairin asked.

Brock continued looking around the street.

Chespie sweat dropped, "Ches Chespin. (He's not listening at all.)" He said.

"Wait a second, wasn't Scissor Street also called Breeder's Lane?" ash asked.

"Yeah, this place is Brock's specialty." Alain replied.

"Makes sense." mairin said.

"Where is it?" Brock asked, himself.

As the gang continued to walk, Brock explained to them about Scissor Street and what's here.

"Some of the best Breeders have shops here. There are a lot of terrific make up places and fashion salons too just for Pokémon." Brock explained.

"Oh." ash mouthed.

"Pikachu. (Not my thing.)" pikachu shook her head.

Mairin thought they looked cute and then she saw something that made her squeal, "How CUTE!" She looked at the poster that belongs to a salon.

"CHES! (HOW!)" Chespie exclaimed looking at the poster.

ash, Brock, Alain and the Pokémon stopped and looked at the poster.

"You won't believe how beautiful a Pokémon can be! Step in and see for yourselves! Like us dazzle you with the latest fashion of Salon Roquet." They heard the salon announcement.

"Did he just say the Salon Roquet?"brock questioned.

"Why does that sound familiar?" ash added.

"Woah, is that suppose to be a Pokémon or a Christmas Tree?" Brock questioned.

"Either, this is too much." ash had a hand over her eyes, avoiding it.

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In the Salon Roquet was two people working on two Pokémon a Raichu and Dudrio.

The female worker was working on Raichu, putting makeup on it and including jewellery, while the male worker was hairstyling the triple headed bird Pokémon.

"We made your Pokémon a Prettymon." They said.

The Pokémon didn't seem to like it, they thought they looked totally ridiculous in makeup.

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Then the gang saw a Dudrio and Raichu came out of the salon with a huge make over.

"Vulpix! (Unreal!)" vulpix exclaimed, she likes her natural look better.

"Arf! (I feel sick!)" Zoura barked and turned away from it.

"Pikapi Pikachu. (Those poor Pokémon.)" pikachu said.

ash felt sick, "I don't feel so well." she said, all the sudden.

Alain nodded, he wouldn't either.

Mairin was about to say something.

"I found it!" Brock interrupted her, running towards a small section. "I've been looking all over for this place."

The entrance of the salon had a picture of a Vulpix on the door and they entered it.

"Hi can I help you?" A woman voice asked from the inside, when the door bell jingles.

[Break Scene]

Unknown to them the reason why the Salon Roquet name was familiar because its Team Rocket salon who is earning money by fashioning up the Pokémon the costumers ask them too.

"This is going great." Meowth smiled in glee.

[Break Scene]

The gang looked straight ahead of them and saw a woman with long teal hair and brown eyes.

"Just relax, release all your tensions." The woman continued to massage Chansey and the Pokémon was sparkling and shining.

"Wow."ash said, impressed.

The woman stopped, "Now you have more energy." She said.

Chansey looked at itself in the mirror and started to do stretchers happily and then Chansey trainer came and was happy, "Oh don't you like gorgeous!" The trainer praised and thanked 'Suzie' for her work.

The trainer payed Suzie and left with his or her Pokémon.

"Can I help you?" Suzie asked.

"Well, we were looking around but I would like one of my Pokémon to be massage." ash said.

Suzie smiled, "Of course, just tell me when would you like it to be massaged." She said.

Mairin saw something that caught her eyes, "Hey looked a Vulpix but its different." She said.

"That's a Kanto Vulpix Mairin." Alain said. "ashley's is an Alola Vuplix, remember?"

"Yeah." Mairin smiled sheepishly.

"Vul~" ash's smiled.

"Oh my, what a beautiful Vulpix I've never seen this type before?" Suzie questioned, looking at the white fox Pokémon.

"mine's an Alola Vuplix and she's an Ice-type." ash replied.

"I heard about them." Suzie smiled and petted the fox Pokémon. "But I've never seen one."

ash smiled.

"Brock who is Suzie anyway?" Alain asked, seeing how their Breeder friend was really excited to met her.

"Suzie Yuki of Scissor Street has been awarded for trophy excellence at the World Pokémon Breeding contest for three conceptual years. She's quiet a popular Breeder for fours years running and her Vulpix has won awards as well." Brock explained.

"That's amazing." mairin said.

Suzie smiled.

[Break Scene]

Now the gang was sitting at a table and having tea together and talking about things.

"So all five of you are traveling together on your Pokémon journey?" Suzie asked.

"Yeah." Mairin nodded, eating some snacks.

Suzie looks at all the Pokémon eating some PokéPuff  ash made freshly.

"Pikachu! (Delicious!)" pikachu smiled.

"Vulpix~ (Yummy~)" ash's said.

Zorua  barked agreeing.

"Ches! (Yeah!)" Chespie smiled.

"All your Pokémon have beautiful shiny coats." Suzie praised, "Who takes care of them?"

"Well all of us but mostly ashley and Brock." Alain said. "They prepare the Pokémon food and some at their special recipe."

"My career also begin when I was interested in Pokémon nutrients." Suzie explained.

"Vul." Suzie's Vulpix appeared between Chespie and Zack.

"Vulpix~" ash's jesters to the PokéPuff in front of it.

Vulpix looks at the desserts in curious, it sniffs it and took a bite of it.

Everyone was silently watching.

Vulpix swallows it and smiled, "Vulpix Vul! (Very yummy!)" It said and took another bit.

"That's incredible. Vulpix only eats the Pokémon food I made so far." Suzie said.

Brock smiled.

"Hey Suzie what is up with that salon with all the fancy dress up Pokémon?" ash asked.

"That new beauty salon is brand new. Ever since it opened all trainers are trying to make their Pokémon as flashier as possible." Suzie explained.

"Just blind the Pokémon in battle." mairin snorted.

Alain cracked a smile.

"A good Breeder also try to bring out a Pokémon inner strength and personality, but this trend is about standing out and not wants inside." Suzie explained.

Brock nodded, "That's true."

"But still there are different ways to show off a Pokémon. Pokémon Contest one and another is a Princess Contest in Kalos I reminded reading it once." ash said.

"Yes." Suzie agreed.

"That salon is really weird if you ask me, if your battling dressed up like that... Its a disaster because the make up and clothes gets in the way." mairin said her opinion. "I know that. I said how its cute, but I wouldn't want my Pokémon like that. I wouldn't force them to do that." She said, she finds the outfit and makeup nice but not her Pokémon style and they wouldn't like it.

The gang and Pokémon sighs in relief.

Suzie looked down, "I wonder what's in the outside or the inside, what really counts." She shrugged her shoulders, "Ever since that new salon opened, I've been wondering about my methods."

Brock got crossed and stood up, "Don't say things like that." He said.

Suzie gasped in surprise and shock.

"Suzie, you've got to keep following the path you believe in!" Brock said, passionately.

"(We'll stick with the inside.)" The Pokémon said.

"That's right!" Mairin said.

"We'll help." ash added.

Suzie smiled, "That's very kind of all of you. But how can we?" She asked Brock.

Brock smiled, "If they want to put style over substance, then we'll give customers substance over style." He explained.

Alain smirked, "Exactly. We'll put on a live performance." He said. "Suzie can give a lecture on one of the techniques she used."

Suzie smiled and nodded, "Thank you."

"Let's get started!" The kid and Pokémon cheered.

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"Ah, there is still a few seats at the back of the room for our lecture on Pokémon Care." Brock spoke through the microphone.

Mairin and Alain were helping the people that came to watch and listen to the lecture.

A lot of people appeared at the performance, some were even looking through the window.

Vulpix and ash's vulpix was sitting on a table together with the other Pokémon on the table beside them.

Trainers were fascinated by Yukimi, they never seen her type before in Kanto.

"Each Pokémon needs your special care and attention, whenever your Pokémon has been injured in a battle it should be given a therapeutic massage." Suzie explained, while demonstrating her massage on Light.

"Piikaaaaa...~~" pikachu relaxed and enjoyed it.

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At Salon Roquet, one by one all costumes started to disappear or leave the salon.

[Break Scene]

Suzie pointed to ash and pikachu, "This volunteer and her Pikachu well now demonstrate the technique well learned in today's lecture." She said.

ash and pikachu nodded to the crowd.

"As you already know a Pikachu's electric are located in its cheeks and it can comes very tense after a difficult battle."

pikachu nodded, "Pika Pikachu."

"ashley, would please massage Pikachu's cheek like I showed you earlier." Suzie asked.

ash nodded, "Sure." She walked towards the bed.

"Pika!" pikachu lay back down on her back.

ash started to massage in the correct place, pikachu felt great relaxation and the crowd watched in amazed.

"Good communication between Pokémon and trainers are essential, these techniques builds trust and brings out a Pokémon personality." Suzie said.

"I think Suzie will agree with me, that any technique is only good as a trainer and Breeder who uses it." Brock added.

The trainers who got their Pokémon dressed and make up by Salon Roquet, looks at their Pokémon and sighs.

[Break Scene]

At Salon Roquet, Team Rocket was wondering what happened to all their costumers.

Jessie growled, "Someone took away all our costumers." She said.

James removed his glasses, "Time for plan B." He said.

"Right'o." Meowth said.

[Break Scene]

"HELP! HELP!" A trainer cried out, running to the crowd.

"Huh?" Mairin ran up to a trainer, "What's wrong?"

The trainer looked up with a sad expression, "The Salon Roquet took my Pokémon." He said.

"What? I knew something was weird about that Salon." mairin said. "ash -Nee-chan."

"Let's go." ash  said.

"Don't worry we'll get your Pokémon back." Brock said.

The gang and Suzie ran to Salon Roquet location.

[Break Scene]

When they arrived, the place was different.

They saw a Shiny Farfetch'd inside a cage on a throne like chair.

"Farfetch'd!" The trainer yelled out.

"Ahahahahahah!" Three familiar laughter echoed, though.

"Team Rocket!"  Mairin exclaimed.

Team Rocket appeared all dressed up like royal people; James was dress like a princess and Jessie was dressed up like a knight or prince.

They announced themselves and said their motto with a twist.

"To protect the world from boring fashion." Jessie started.

"To dress all people with flash and passion." James continued.

"To give all Pokémon pretty faces,"

"To extend our odd to outer spaces."

"Jessie."

"James."

"Salon Roquet when it comes to sheet we knows what's right."

"Surrender your capes and prepare to fight."

"That's right. Hand over all your Pokémon and we'll let Farfetch'd go." Jessie demanded.

"You wouldn't either way." Alain said.

James let out a laugh, "That's true."

Ekans and Koffing appeared but dressed with dressed and make up from the posters.

"Dazzle them Ekans." Jessie ordered.

"Knock them dead Koffing." James commanded.

"vulpix." ash said.

"Vulpix!" ash's said ready to battle.

"Geodude go!" Brock called out his boulder Pokémon.

"vulpix, Ice Beam on Ekans." ash said.

"Geodude, use Tackle on Koffing!" Brock ordered.

"Vulpix!" ash's fired a white icy blue beam at Ekans, who was trying to move out of the way but it tripped over its own dress, the Ice Beam hit, freezing the snake Pokémon in a block of ice.

Geodude rushed in with a Tackle attack, Koffing who tried the fight back with a Sludge attack couldn't because its make up and dress slowed it down. Koffing got tackle hard.

James and Jessie looked at their Pokémon in horror.

"Oh no! Its a fashion disaster!" James cried in horror.

Alain watched as the battle was happening and notice that they weren't paying attention, so he sneaked around them and took the Farfetch'd cage.

"Let's finish this." ash said.

"Wait, Vulpix and I need to say something." Suzie said and face Team Rocket, "Its time to get you a lesson in breeding, if all you worry about is a Pokémon outer beauty then its inner strength will be lost."

"Vul." Vulpix nodded.

Meowth appeared in between Ekans and Koffing who got back up, "Come you guys we got a battle to finish! Let's go!" He exclaimed.

All three Pokémon ran forwards to attack Vulpix.

"Vulpix wrap this up with a Fire Spin." Suzie said.

Vulpix began to charge up.

"Wait, you'll might get Farfetch'd injured!" Meowth exclaimed.

"Who?" Mairin smiled, widely.

"There is no Pokémon there." ash grinned.

"Look behind you." Alain smirked.

Team Rocket turned around fast and saw no Pokémon behind them, "WHAT!!" They turned their head back and saw a familiar cage with the duck Pokémon out of its cage. "Oh no..."

"Vul... Vuullppiixxx!" Vulpix launched a Fire Spin, that sent Team Rocket flying away.

"TEAM ROCKET IS BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" They screamed.

"Did you see that, that's a true strength of a Pokémon inner personality." Brock announced to the crowd. "That's not all those clothes and makeup not only ruined the Pokémon image but also makes them unable to battle properly."

All the trainer started to talk and removed the makeup, dresses and jewellery off their Pokémon.

[Break Scene]

After everyone was back to normal, the gang got packed and was ready to leave Scissor Street.

"I can't thank you enough." Suzie said, greatly to them, "You helped me regain my confidence and you help me proof about a Pokémon inner beauty."

"We were glad to help you Suzie." ash said.

"What are you going to do now?" Brock asked.

"Well, I've decide to travel and learn more about Pokémon. Oh and Brock." Suzy picked up her Vulpix, "Will you take Vulpix with you?" She asked.

Brock stared at Vulpix then looked at Suzie puzzled, what did she mean.

"You see, I believe you can raise Vulpix much better than I can. So will you?"

"Vulll~~" Vulpix looked at Brock.

Brock smiled and nodded, "Of course I accept." He was greatly touched.

"That's great." Mairin smiled.

"Yeah." ash said.

Alain gave a small smile.

[Break Scene]

And so helping a Breeder gaining her confidence back, our heroes now leave Scissor Street with a new Pokémon in the group.