Chapter 1: A Perfect Day

Jake lay there and watched the love of his life sleep. They had been together for two years now. And they had been the best two years of Jake's life. If it wasn't for Sakari, the Suicune he had fallen in love with, he was sure he would have ended up miserable and alone. Not long after they made their joining official, she decided she wanted a name herself. End the end, they decided on Sakari. He stroked her cheek softly before he got up out of bed.

He made his way down the hall and checked on Xander and Silvia, they were still sound asleep. He smiled before he made his way to the kitchen. Aside from Sakari his two children had been the best things of his life. When she had gone into heat, Sakari turned Jake into a Suicune and that was how they had their son, Xander. Jake named him that in honor of his grandfather who was named Alexander, but Jake thought that was too human of a name; so he called him Xander. Sakari liked the name and agreed.

During her next heat, Sakari soon conceived again, this time with a daughter. They named her Silvia. This was Sakari's choice and she had gotten the name from Jake's memories of his mother. Jake happily agreed. Over the past two years, Jake had made a lot of changes to his home to accommodate his family. Now, it was bigger, there was plenty of space, and everything was accessible to them.

Jake made his way to the kitchen and got started on breakfast. It wasn't long before Silvia came downstairs.

"Morning, Dad." She said.

"Morning." He replied as he gave her a hug. Not long after, Xander made his way down as well.

"Good morning." He said with a yawn.

"Morning, son." Jake replied. He got finished their breakfast and then started on Sakari's.

"So, where's Mom?" Silvia asked.

"She's still sleeping." Jake answered. "I was just about to make her breakfast and bring it up to her."

"Oh, okay. Do you need help with anything today?"

"I don't know yet…I'm not sure what I'm going to do today."

"Alright, well…if you need it, I can help."

"Thanks." Jake said as he gave her a hug.

Even thought he was clearly not a Suicune, he was surprised as to how well his children took to him. He knew that Sakari had talked to them about it and how she made it the where they were able to have children. They seemed to understand and didn't care that their father was human. Jake was just glad that he would be able to be the father to them that his father never was to him.

Jake finished up Sakari's breakfast and brought it up to her. She was still asleep so he sat next to her and waited. He didn't have to wait long. She opened her eyes and slowly looked up at him.

"Morning." She said groggily.

"Morning." He replied before leaning is to give her a quick kiss.

"What smells so good?" she asked.

"I made you breakfast." He said reaching over and sliding the tray of food towards her.

"Aww, thank you." She said licking him lightly on the cheek in a quick lick-kiss before she started to eat. "Where are Silvia and Xander?"

"They are downstairs eating already."

"Okay. Did you have anything planned for the day?"

'Well I thought maybe would all could go for a hike or something; get out and enjoy a nice spring day."

"That sounds lovely."

"Alright, well, I'm gonna head back downstairs and clean up, you just relax and finish your breakfast."

"Okay."

Jake gave her a quick kiss before heading back down to the kitchen to clean it up. He was shocked to find it clean already.

"Did you guys clean the kitchen?" he asked as he went to the living room to find Xander and Silvia relaxing.

"Yup." Silvia replied with a smile.

"How did you guys get it done so quickly? I was only upstairs for like ten minutes."

"Mom said we have been getting better with our Psychic and there were two of us." Xander explained.

"Well, thanks you two. You saved me the time of doing it myself."

Just then, Sakari came downstairs with the empty tray in her mouth and took it to the kitchen. She returned somewhat surprised.

"Wow, how did you clean up so fast?" she asked.

"I didn't." Jake replied. "Xander and Silvia beat me to it."

"Great job, you two. You guys are really getting good with your Psychic I take it?"

"Well, we did learn from the best." Silvia said.

"Aww, thanks sweetie." Sakari said happily as she nuzzled her cheek. "Well, you two get cleaned up and ready. Your father has something special planned for today."

"What is it?" Xander asked.

"You'll just have to wait and see." Jake replied.

"I call first dibs on the shower." Silvia said jumping up and rushing towards the stairs.

"Hey, no fair." Xander said following her. "I was distracted."

While they got ready, Jake and Sakari snuggled in the living room. Jake wrapped his arms around her and kissed her long and passionately. When they parted, Jake smiled.

"You really are good to me." He said.

"Just wait till tonight." She grinned. "I'll be even better." She kissed him back.

It wasn't long before Xander and Silvia were ready. They all waited downstairs while Jake got his things together. He grabbed his pack and slipped his medical kit in it. He grabbed his sketchbook and camera just in case he wanted to draw or take pictures. He got dressed in an old pair of jean shorts and a light t-shirt. He then slipped on his boots before double checking his gear. Once done, he made his way downstairs and into the den.

"Everyone ready?" he asked. They all nodded and followed him outside. They started down the trail behind the house that led into the forest. Xander and Silvia playfully chased each other along the trail ahead of them.

"You two be careful!" Sakari called up to them.

"Oh, let them have fun, dear." Jake said.

They continued along the trail. It was a beautiful spring day. The sun was high and bathing all in its warm glow. The trees and flowers were in bloom and a lot of the Pokémon were out enjoying the day with their young. Xander and Silvia ran back towards them, both with smiles on their faces. They stopped long enough to tag Jake before running back up the trail laughing.

"You can't catch us." Xander laughed playfully. Jake laughed and turned to Sakari for advice. All she did was smile and took off up the trail. Jake shook his head and took off after them. They ran and weaved through the trees and jumped over fallen logs, trying their hardest to lose Jake, but to no avail.

Jake had noticed that ever since he and Sakari formed a bond between each other, he had begun to go through changes. His senses heightened and he had become faster and stronger than a normal human. He ran after them laughing as they tried to shake him from their trail.

After a few minutes, they gave up when they realized that they could not lose him and they all stopped for a break in a warm and sunny clearing. They all took the time to catch their breath before continuing with their hike. The trail began to get steeper and more rugged, but none of them had trouble managing the terrain. Jake was somewhat surprised that he managed this and assumed that he was able to thanks to his bond with Sakari.

They hiked for several hours before they stopped in an open field next to a calm stream. While their parents rested, Xander and Silvia playfully splashed in the water. After some begging and splashing, the managed to get their parents to join them. They all splashed around for a good ten minutes they drug their soaked and tired bodies to shore to dry in the warm sun.

Once dry, Jake set out in the surrounding woods to find something for lunch while Sakari, Silvia, and Xander set out to gather some fire wood. They all met back up in at the field to settle down for lunch. Jake had managed to get some fruits and berries from the forest before he snatched some fish from the stream. While sat back to finish drying while the food cooked.

"Just like our first meal together." Sakari said. Jake smiled.

"Tell us a story, Dad." Xander said.

"Yea…tell us about how you and Mom met." Silvia added.

"Alright then." He replied.

"A couple years ago, your father was just some young guy without really much care in the world. He had more problems than he really cared to have and thought that he would be better off gone. His mother told him stories of a legendary Pokémon she had seen several years before. He tried for many years to see this Pokémon and it seemed like he never would. Then, one night, out near Crystal Lake, he managed to see the Pokémon. It was Suicune."

"That was you right, Mom?" Silvia asked. She nodded with a smile and shushed her.

"He was overjoyed to have seen her and tried his hardest to see her again. But it looked like it was only a one time deal. Then, one night he had a strange dream. Suicune was calling to him, and eventually, he got up and ran deep into the forest to find her and he did."

"She had been captured by poachers who intended to sell her for a high price. Your father wasn't thinking clearly at that age and blindly rushed in to save her. He did, but at a price and he was badly injured. Suicune was grateful that he had did and she managed to save his life in return for saving hers.

"The next day, he set out to find her again. While hiking to find her, he fell into the river. He almost drowned but once again, Suicune saved his life. They stayed the night in a cave where they soon discovered they had feelings for each other. In the end, they fell in love and decided to start a family together. And that's how your mother and I came to be."

"Is that true, Mom?" Xander asked. She nodded.

"Yes."

"And you really saved Dad's life twice?" Silvia asked.

"Yes…actually, back then your father tended to be rather reckless."

"I still am." Jake laughed.

"True." She added with a chuckle

They all laughed. A few moments later, Jake declared lunch was ready.

"Yep, just like our first dinner together." Sakari said.

After lunch, they all decided to rest awhile in the warm sun. Xander and Silvia were the first to doze off. Jake and Sakari snuggled together and watched them sleep. They smiled at each other and kissed before dozing off themselves.

Jake was walking through the forest. Something wasn't right. Where was Sakari, Xander and Silvia? He could not find them anywhere. He began running, to where, he didn't know but it was almost like he could barely sense them. He suddenly ran into a large clearing. He was shocked when he found men loading his family into cages. He rushed forward to save them, but as he did, one of the men turned and struck him in the face. Hurt and dazed, he could only lay there as he watched the men load his family onto a large truck and drive off.

Jake woke up in a sweat. The others were sleeping. He got up and went to splash water on his face to wake up. There was a light moan behind him and he turned to see Sakari roll over in her sleep, blindly feeling with her paw. Suddenly, she looked up quickly. When she seen that he wasn't next to her; she quickly got to her feet and looking around. When she saw him at the stream, she gave a sigh of relief.

"Is something wrong?" Jake asked.

"No, I just didn't know where you were." She replied. "Are you alright…I can sense that your heart is beating rather quickly."

"I'm fine…just had a bad dream." Jake replied. He turned and looked off at the sun. "I guess we should wake the kids and start heading home if we want to make if back before it gets dark."

Sakari agreed and went to wake Xander and Silvia while Jake made sure he had all his gear packed up. Once they were all ready, they began making their way back home. Jake was right and they managed to make it home before it got dark. It had been a long day and they were all rather tired. While Xander and Silvia got ready for bed, Jake and Sakari made their way to their hideout on the roof. They sat back and watched the sunset.

"Today was a great day." Sakari said as she snuggled close to him. "That was a wonderful idea to go for a hike."

"Yea it was a pretty good day." Jake admitted as he kiss her softly. "And what a way to end such a perfect day." They both sat there in each other's warm embrace before they made their way inside and got ready for bed.

Next Chapter: Calm Before the Storm