Pokemon Love From Different Regions (AshxOFC) (On Hiatus)

Chapter 26: Almost To The Gym

Brock, with his guidebook in hand, excitedly leads Ash, Dawn, and Harmony to the Mountain Hut Maid Café.

There, they meet the three maids, Autumn, Spring, and Summer. Brock immediately goes for Spring and Summer but is quickly stopped by Croagunk.

After recovering, Spring, Autumn, and Summer take the group of teens to the barn for Miltank Moomoo Milk at their request. Once there, Spring's two Miltank and Summer's Miltank happily run into the barn, hooking themselves up to give the group of teens a nice round of milk. Everyone sends out their Pokémon to enjoy it as well.

Brock then asks about Autumn's Miltank, she says her Miltank, nicknamed Ilta, is outside and doesn't listen to her since she just got her. She also claimed that she was thinking about releasing her since she 'isn't that cute anyway'.

Brock jumps in, saying that Autumn shouldn't just give up on her Miltank. Spring then compliments Brock's knowledge, causing Brock to proclaim his dream of becoming a great Pokémon Breeder. He also claims that he can help Autumn with any problems she may have with her Miltank, becoming quite flirtatious with Spring.

Predictably, Croagunk Poison Jabs him once again. Summer then calls her sisters back to the café, saying it's becoming full. Spring tells Autumn to stay with Brock while Dawn, Ash, Harmony and their Pokémon don maid outfits and decide to help Spring and Summer serve customers. Harmony sneakily using her Rotophone to snag a few pictures of everyone in their maid outfits earning cries of 'delete it!' from Ash.

Brock was helping Autumn with her issues while the three teens worked. It was later that Harmony, Ash and Dawn, spotted Team Rocket, who had caught Brock and Autumn, caught up.

Ash sends out Turtwig, commanding it to use Energy Ball, but Energy Ball hasn't been perfected yet.

Harmony tosses out Lyn her Luxio and was just about to call out Charge Beam along with Dawn who was trying to help, but Brock decides that he and Autumn should Tag Battle to strengthen the bond between them and their Pokémon.

Seviper approaches with a Poison Tail, only to be Pounded away by Happiny.

Ilita Tackles Carnivine out the way. Happiny goes onto throw Seviper directly into the rest of Team Rocket followed by a Pound attack. Ilita then uses Rollout to send Team Rocket blasting off.

Back at the barn, Ilta happily straps herself into the milking machine to give Autumn some milk. Autumn thanks Brock, however, he is preoccupied with her sisters, and Croagunk promptly drags him away.

Finally, Ash and friends say goodbye to the Maid Café, with some last reassuring words from Brock to Autumn.

The sisters tell them to come back any time, and Brock prepares to rush back immediately, though Harmony, Ash, and Dawn drag him off. Autumn looks on lovingly at Brock as the group of teens walk off down the road and towards Veilstone City for Ash's next Gym match.

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As Ash, Harmony, Brock and Dawn continue to travel, Ash is still hard at work training his Turtwig in using Energy Ball.

Turtwig charges the sphere and proceeds to launch it, but the sphere dissipates beforehand. Turtwig is upset, but Ash encourages it to try again.

Brock asks for him to hold off until they reach the next town, in order to get there before dark. Ash recalls Turtwig and looks forward to a hot bath at the next Pokémon Center, but Brock checks his guidebook and finds no Center in the next town.

Dawn suggests that they go to a hot spring that she knows about, one that allows Pokémon to enjoy it as well. She mentions that one of her best friends lives at a hot spring hotel, so they start heading that way.