Brandy had wanted to go into the fight with an army and barrel her way through it in her usual freeform way, but Maple had her own way of fighting. She'd dropped herself in Brandy's lap and insisted Brandy play with her breasts. While Brandy enthusiastically satisfied this request, she smoothly transitioned into a planning session. It was hard to be mad about such blatant manipulation when you got to knead some firm breasts and play with a wonderfully smooth tummy. 

Maple had been fully honest that she was nearly a spent force. Until she inherited Water Absorb from Marina, she didn't have a way to extend her stamina like Brandy could. She was burning the last embers of her stamina, and while she had a few tricks to put up a hell of a fight, eventually, she'd break. 

It'd be on Brandy to bring a victory home against a powerful scheming Pokémon, so Maple had laid out some ideas to even the odds. Some very exciting ideas. Eventually, Mahi and Morgan had joined in, unable to resist a bit of plotting, and all together, they'd come up with an absolutely devilish plan with some delightful quirks. 

Unlike any plan Brandy would have come up with on her own, the first step was for Brandy to get dressed for battle. 

It hadn't been easy. When Brandy had pulled out her maid outfit, there'd almost been a small riot on the boat, and trying to get it on wasn't easy when Adrianna, Nibbles, and even the traitorous Maple were equally keen to slide bits of it back off. Calcine had patiently batted away unhelpful hands until Brandy could be fully dressed up, and as a gentle breeze blew over the deck, Brandy finally got to give the small crowd watching a swish of her skirt. 

"I think I'm going to faint," Nibbles gasped, fanning herself. "Holy shit, it's such a fucking good look!"

"It's superb," Adrianna agreed. "I want to bend her over and make a terrible mess for her to clean up. What do you think, Chew?"

Chew signed rapidly with her hands, making Nibbles break up into a fit of giggles. "I didn't see any marshmallow fluff in the kitchen, but that is the best idea."

Brandy didn't ask for details and just drank in the attention instead. Feeling this pretty was almost as good a feeling as the heat Calcine was feeding Brandy through their held hands. Her palm was blissfully hot against Brandy's skin, keeping her Steam Engine purring nicely.

"Maple's outfit is also pretty good," Morgan said, pushing Brandy's cheek with a finger to make her look. Brandy had tried to avoid that because Maple was wearing her white Captain's hat and absolutely nothing else. "We need you to get a look like that."

"Mm-hm," Brandy said. Great! Now, she was distracted. Very, very distracted, and she could feel sneaky fingers picking at her maid dress, ready to ruin Calcine's hard work. It was almost a mercy when Monique finally made her move. 

This glorious mess had all begun with Monique's beautiful voice echoing out of a giant water ball, and now it'd come full circle. She was repeating her opening act, letting her Alurring Voice wash over the deck. It'd been strong before but was even more effective after Brandy had gone through a gauntlet of lovers. Her voice wrapped Brandy up in a warm blanket and coaxed her entire body to go limp in blissful comfort. After the endless driving rain, mentally sinking into soothing warm waters was a real treat. No wonder Monique had been so impossible for anyone to beat; even with forewarning, Brandy couldn't help but idly flirt with the idea of not fighting and letting Monique's soothing song take care of everything. 

"Enjoying her sexy voice, are you?" Nibbles growled in Brandy's ear, "Think how sweet the Kalosian moans she makes will be. Don't go soft on me now, Brandy; we'll make her sing."

"You've got fire in your heart," Calcine said, bending to plant a scorching hot kiss on Brandy's cheek. The heat blossom raced right through Brandy's head and bounced off the numbing poison Nibbles was applying to Brandy's neck with enthusiastic licks from her long, bumpy blue tongue. "I put it there. Burn for me."

"Y-Yes, ma'am," Brandy gasped, her mind fizzling. Calcine was her rock, and she rarely asked for much, so when she got commanding, Brandy's body obeyed as naturally as breathing, and Nibbles poison helped her to think a bit more freely. Nibbles had offered to dose her up and let her try to reach for her Flame Body inheritance again, but the boost it'd give Brandy wasn't worth giving up being able to think straight. 

Especially as Monique made thinking so damn hard. She strode out of the ball of water, rising up the side of the ship with the confidence of a queen. The ball of water rose behind her and burst to become a waterfall that poured down over her body and pooled in her ridiculous cleavage. It left her creamy white skin glistening, and her wetted red hair clung to her body like a second skin. Her massive tail flicked behind her, the blue and red hexagon pattern shining in the sun as she held a hand to her heart and sang a few more bright notes. 

Brandy was faking being under its spell, but she did get a moment of satisfaction when Monique's song briefly stopped as she saw what was waiting for her. Those bright red eyes floating in pure black flicked between Brandy and Maple, unsure which to enjoy the most, and just as one of the Pokémon stirred back to life, she cleared her throat and picked up the song again. Black and white goo oozed over the edge of the boat behind her, and then, with a sound like a basketball being absolutely spiked into the floor, it suddenly popped up into a human form. 

She was a shortie, too! Only a bit taller than Monique, with dark skin contrasted by a bob of bleached white hair. Two pink horns poked out the hair, and matching rows of horns ran all the way down her back. Her eyes were the same vivid pink, iris, and pupil, one solid block of color and so massive you could only see a tiny sliver of the white sclera around them, only adding to the roundness of her face. Pleasingly plump hips and a full chest, she looked very huggable. 

"Wooooooah," she flailed her arms as she came up behind Monique, giving her butt a squeeze. "They got hotter every time. Look at this bunch! Holy smokes, she's got thighs for days."

"Tamsin!" Monique snorted, her voice still beautifully honeyed. It seems she didn't need to sing to do the effect; it was just easier. "They're strong, focus for me."

"I am always focused on you," Tamsin said, leaning forward and licking a long, wet line right along the side of Monique's chest. "Always."

"Ahhhh," Monique moaned, pulling in the woman and squishing her to her body. "Don't distract me, you flirt."

"I'm proud I can get even a moment of your attention when you got these beauties to look at," Tamsin said, moving to nuzzle her neck. "They're all gorgeous. We're so spoiled."

Tess pricked one of Maple's fingers with a thin spike while Monique was briefly distracted. Brandy saw Maple's hair waft over her shoulders, and she rolled her head back. Everyone was ready; they just needed Monique to close in, and they could spring this trap. 

"Be good," Monique flicked at Tamsin's nose, which caused her whole face to ripple like the surface of a pond. Such an odd effect, Tamsin's entire body seemed to be nothing but colorful liquids held together by whim. "Extra good, and I'll wear the maid dress after."

"It won't fit you." Tamsin said, "But I'll love watching you try."

They sounded so much like a married couple. If they'd been together long, and Pokémon didn't age, so there was no limit on how long that could be, their teamwork would be impeccable. Brandy would have to watch out for that. 

"The one in just the hat first, look at that body." Tamsin sighed, "Gorgeous."

"Only the best for you," Monique said, and they slowly strolled across the deck arm in arm, Monique's tail swaying behind them like a happy puppy.

They'd put Maple right in the center of the deck, and a naked Maple in a hat was so irresistible that they'd been fairly sure she'd be picked first. It meant they'd get a full surround when they stopped Monique's Alluring Voice. Brandy's heart was hammering, but she kept her smile fixed in dopey bliss. This would work; Monique and Tamsin seemed unconcerned about being so badly outnumbered. They were so confident that exhaustion meant Monique's Alluring Voice could stun the whole deck. 

Far too confident.

Oh no. What had Brandy missed?