The sun was still high in the sky as the grunts went about their chores and assignments around the Magma base. Maxie, the leader on the other hand...

Had passed out about an hour prior, after a long couple of days of ignoring sleep. Documents were neatly arranged on the coffee table in front of him, and a full cup of coffee now ice cold sat within arm's reach a little ways away from the papers. Back against the couch, a moment of weakness lulled him for a few minutes rest into a almost comatose sleep.

That's where HE came in. Sneaking into the base had been difficult, but oh so worth it. His admins might disagree, or at least, Shelly would on what he was willing to risk for a joke. Something to keep the red head paranoid but not too stressed over.

As quietly as possible, he had slid into the room, creeping closer to sleeping man before pulling out the item. Something that would definitely piss him off, but not start another feud. Slowly he put it on Maxie, adjusting it slightly so it looked right when he woke up.

Looking on it now, it wasn't quite the right shade of red, almost clashing against his rival's hair, but it was close enough. How serene the other looked sleeping with the realistic ears only added to the laughter bubbling in his throat. It suit him. Maybe a little too well.

Perfect.

As stealthily as he came in, he left, managing (just barely) to get out undetected. Now he would just have to be patient. Next time he and Maxie met face to face...he couldn't wait at all.

Grougly, Maxie felt his eyes open upon realizing he had fallen asleep, again, on the couch. His neck felt stiff from the hours sitting there, and his joints popped as he stood up and stretched. Letting out a hiss of air at the notice of the current time, he walked over into the bathroom. Splashing some cold water on his face to...to...

"... ... ...?" Blinking a few times, he looked hard at his mirror. The reflection seemed normal, his face looked tired, hair was slightly messy, and his ears- A hand lightly brushed against the red ear, a different shade from his hair, darker, and felt himself hold back a shout.

Someone, whoever had placed this THING on him...! The cat ears, specifically skitty ears, felt soft and almost real as it sat on his head, held on by a headband.

"Archie...!" He cursed, teeth gritting at the annoyances and lengths that man was willing to pull for a cheap laugh. It had to be him. No one in Team Magma was stupid enough to risk their job over a pair of cat ears, and no one in Team Aqua besides Archie bothered to risk getting captured over a joke.

Without hesitation he tried to yank them off, maybe burn them and personally yell at the pirate for trying to make a fool of him. But as soon as his hand pulled the ears...

"NGHHH...!" A scorching sensation shocked his skull. A throbbing pain that took a few minutes of heavy breathing to lessen. Had Archie really gone to such a feat of gluing this damned thing to his head? He felt like screaming, but instead gripped the sides of the sink, taking deep breaths to calm himself.

Sleep...I'll get some sleep and resolve this...tomorrow.

If he had indeed used glue, the natural heat from a nights rest, coupled with a shower in the morning would most likely rid him of this issue. The glue would slacken and easily be taken off. Although the next time he saw the Aqua Leader...he'd make sure the other would beg for his life.

That anger must have made his sleep worse off than he imagined. The air felt warm, warmer than usual anyway, as he layed in his bed, glaring holes into the ceiling. Hours crawled by before he slipped into a somewhat comfortable state, falling asleep finally around 1 am.

He woke up however, feeling very off. At some point in the night he had taken off his shirt, and his pants hung loosely on his hips. Maybe the headband was cutting off circulation? He couldn't put it past the other to buy something childish and cheaply made. Walking over to the body mirror, the original plan was to try and see if he could remove the ears before the shower, thus saving him ANOTHER shower to clean the glue off.

"...huh?" Any remnants of the head band were gone, even feeling along where it use to be was met with his own skin. The ears still remained, and to his horror, they twitched as if alive. When he went to curse they folded back, and baring his teeth showed two pointed canines resembling a cats.

He screamed. So loud that Courtney and Tabitha had rushed into his room.

"Sir what's-?!"

"Oh."

They both look stunned, looking at him in fascination and fear as he turned to them.

"I need you to get the scientists down here this instant...!" He could almost say he was afraid. And when after dozens and dozens of tests and blood work showed nothing was wrong, he became miserable.

It didn't stop with the ears. After that day a skitty tail appeared, equally as red as his ears, all of which now matched his natural hair color. Then his behavior became unmanageable. The tail distracted him, and at one point he considered cutting it off how quickly it drew his attention away from important things. Taking a shower was hard, as soon as the water ran his skin would crawl and he had to hold back any distressing cries his body felt. His temper had begun flaring as well; snapping at his grunts mercilessly over petty things, and he was both happy and embarrassed that they had found a way to distract him from acting so drastic.

Courtney was the first to try, and then it spread like a contagion. Petting him, specifically his ears, to the point where he could only glare at them and purr. It wasn't a quiet purr either. Somehow that became a thing too.

After 2 weeks of this, he decided to close himself off until it passed. Locking himself in his room, limiting contact with his team as his temper grew worse. He couldn't yell at them, not only for the fact he didn't know WHY he was angry at them, but the fact that if he spoke too loudly, or too loosely, he would meow. That issue by itself was enough reason to not be seen by anyone.

He tried sleeping his condition away, but the change had left his body overly sensitive. Clothing felt constricting and irritating when he slept. Even the covers jolted him awake when it brushed against his legs, causing his back to arch and hips to jerk. His mind felt foggy when that happened, and then those dreams would start.

At first he was certain someone was sneaking into his room and doing it, but it quickly became clear that was not the case. His doors would all be locked, and even the lead in the door (to cement the fact) was intact. It felt real enough to him.

After each very sensitive touch, his brain would slowly relax, and then he'd feel the hot breathing on his neck. No one was there, he'd repeat, but then he'd feel hands, large and warm brushing along his back down to his ass. Squeezing one cheek roughly while running a wet tongue against his throat, sometimes dragging teeth and nipping spots hard enough to cause a whine escape. Occasionally his tail was grabbed, rubbing the soft skin spot where it connected to his lower back and making him keen lowly.

There was never any talking, no laughs or anything to give away if the hulusionation was someone he knew. Just heat. Heat and the feeling of a mouth moving lower, from the neck to his chest, and after making him a mess with that, down to his groin. The hands would push his legs apart, kissing his thighs before stroking him slowly. It drove him mad when he felt lips on the tip, teasingly licking the shaft before disappearing. Then he would wake up. Always before he could finish, always painfully hard and continuously making his mood darker.

No matter how many sweets his subordinates brought him, or work he finished, or even times he took care of his problem himself, his frustration only grew.

He knew it worried his team, but it was for their own good.

Okay, now he was a little worried. He had expected to hear from the red head by now. No doubt he'd be angry, and would come hollering at him. But nothing. For the past month he hadn't even seen the man! His grunts sure, even one of the admins if they had a meeting. That was something he never thought he'd ever see. Maxie NEVER missed a meeting. He could have been dying from an illness or sleep deprived and he would still come in, confident and full of papers.

Maybe he should have taken a picture? If the guy was really hellbent on avoiding him as punishment, then maybe he could have blackmailed him into cutting it out cuz even his team seemed worried.

"Arch...maybe you should visit him?" Shelly had finally said one day, the missing Magma leader had even started bothering HIS admins. Matt had visited a week ago to see his 'friend' and said Maxie never left his room, nor was anyone allowed in there. He even followed Tabitha, his 'friend' and Maxie's admin when he delivered the guy's meal, leaving his office before the man would come out.

"Bro...I think he's sick. My little makuhita man can't even see him...!"

Yeah that bugged him. And a small part of him felt that maybe, yeah, he should go see what was wrong. He tried to think on it, that Maxie would come out by then and show everyone he was fine and just being a prick. He didn't get another week to think, one day Courtney, Maxie's OTHER admin, came storming his base and kicking down his door.

"You..." Her voice came out cold and accusing. No grunt stood in her path as she flipped over his table. "This is YOUR fault...!" Shelly hadn't come to help, and Matt was in another room. His pokemon were in his room. He was at her mercy.

Which is how he was essentially kidnapped and taken to the Team Magma base. A win win for him, which is why he didn't fight it. He could see what the hell was going on, all the while keeping his pride somewhat intact.

"Now..." She dragged him by his anchor, pulling him down to her level before shoving a plate of food into his hands and pushing him into Maxie's office. "Fix him now...!"

Scary...Neither of his rival's admins LOOKED scary, they looked harmless and kinda cute. But they were both terrifying. Hell, the guy Matt was always cooing over had a worse temper than Maxie! Courtney was on a whole 'nother level with her hidden strength too...

The door clicked from the outside, locking him in with...with what he hoped would be a only sick Maxie. Thankfully the shower was running so he had a chance to brace himself.

Placing the food on the table, he looked around the usually tidy room in surprise. For the most part it was 'neat,' but peeking into the other's room was the complete opposite. Clothes littered the floor, papers shoved onto the nightstand leaned dangerously to one side. Books were thrown everywhere. A laptop was left on, lighting the room in a dull shade of white as it flashed it's red battery.

"Huhhhh?" In the search engine, and history, showed different types of biological splicings. Not something the lava loving nerd would normally be into. One of the tabs actually had the website he got the ears from too. A new company promising 'realistic, and exciting advances in love.' A rip off really. He blew 100 bucks on those damn cat ears when they were asking for sponsors, and they promised him the next new item completely free. Finding anything else like that, just ears, were strictly from adult stores, and he couldn't have that delivered to the base.

His attention was forced back by the sound of the water shutting off and the rustling of clothes. Exiting the room, he pretended to just arrive, sitting on the couch across from the one Maxie usually sat.

"Ugh..." And here came the devil himself!

The bathroom door swung open to show a soaked team magma leader clad in...only...brie..fs?

Maxie, who still hadn't noticed him, rubbed his hair vigorously with a towel before slipping it to his shoulders. No shirt, no pants, no ridiculous socks...Just tight fitting briefs that showed off his mile long legs and red ta...tail?

"Why do ya have a tail?" The question popped out his mouth before anything. The appendage swayed wildly at the moment his rival became aware of him.

"You..?! How did...?!" Cat ears folded back in his anger, they looked scarily similar to the ones he put on the guy. "What are you doing in my base?!"

"Yer golden girl forced me." Swallowing hard, he tried to keep his gaze...above the belt.

"...gold...? Courtney...!"

"You've been hidin away for so long, yer little friend went so far as to kidnap me."

"Kidnap..." Rage seemed to settle into confusion before they narrowed at him to continue.

"Said...it was my fault?" That comment is what made a light bulb go off, as he felt Maxie's hand drag him to a wall and shove his chest.

"Ah...now I remember." His voice was oddly calm for the twisted expression he gave. "I don't know what that headband you put on me was...but...you're going to fix that."

" !" That cold tone turned into a commanding bark, teeth bare and eyes burning with hate.

"B-but I didn't-"

" .BAND."

"I...bought it online." Raising his hands in a defensive position, Archie tried to show his sincerity. Maxie's normal green eyes were a little glazed over, but piercing and probing.

"So that site..." A huff of air, possibly trying to calm his anger left him. Archie felt his hand out stretch and grab one of his 'ears.' "Don't-!"

They were real all right. The red fur felt so soft, maybe because of the shower? Rubbing it lightly made Maxie's face contort into bliss, and a low...was that purring? It grew louder the more he touched them, the oh so proud leader whimpering under such a simple action.

"Sto...p!" He tried to glare, even going as far to bite him, but his jaw was slack from the sensation and it was almost entirely painless.

"Shit those things look sharp..." Using his free hand, he pressed a thumb into the other's mouth while his hand held Maxie's jaw still, opening it to look at the pointed fangs. These could do some damage...good to know.

"Archee." Maxie's voice, albeit muffled, hissed out, sighing, he let him go before thinking it over.

"What have ya tried so far?"

His sudden seriousness made the other pout instead of growl.

"I've already done blood work, skin testing, x-rays, MRIs..."

"How many?"

For a moment Maxie counted on his fingers, furrowing his eyebrows in concentration. "... ...33..? Give or take a few."

Oh. "Uh...then...maybe it's something unconventional...?" He tried, but the unimpressed look he got back deflated his enthusiasm. "Just...bring me the computer. They should have it on their product page...right?"

"Why didn't you read it before you bought it?" Maxie snapped as he walked into his room. Cursing at him slightly as he pulled out the laptop and charger.

"Because it looked like a scam! Now move yer ass I'm controllin this thing." He sat in Maxie's usually spot, the red head glaring holes into as he had to sit NEXT to him to see anything.

"'Revolutionary product' yada yada yadaa... 'grateful to all who donated...' 'Q&A' HERE we go." With so many questions the reading seemed to be extensive, with lots of recent ones trending currently.

"This is going to take forever..." Maxie muttered, crossing his legs as he leaned forward. Those damn shorts rode up again, and he really tried not to look but he was starting to see a little bit of ass and-

"And what, pray tell, are YOU looking at?" His words may have had snark, but the light blush on the guy's face ruined any chance of looking casual.

"Can ya...put on some clothes?" He was not embarrassed. Pffft. Why would HE, the greatest pirate ever and team aqua leader be embarrassed?! "Please? It's kinda..."

"What? Distracting?"

"Yes!" The condescending look dropped when he practically yelled his answer. The table jerked slightly when he slammed his hands down. Only to feel a heat spreading across his face instead of irritation. "Don't give me that look! You'd do the exact same thing if...!"

"Please." Maxie rolled his eyes. "Don't flatter yourself."

Ohhh this guy was such a...!

"...it says to drink the vial that came in the box."

"...yeah I got it." He had wondered what it was when he got the ears. Keeping it in his pocket should he remember to get Shelly to check it. He always forgot however. Even still, he was peeved this guy could be so rude after all they've been through. You'd also think if someone is trying to help you, that you'd be nicer to them. Even if they indirectly caused the problem or not.

Maxie wrinkled his nose as he smell the liquid before downing it. Scoffing, Archie continued to read through questions.

"That was disgusting."

"Yeah yeah..."

'Color varieties on ears?', 'Does it work on men too?', 'My partner's in heat after they drank the vial?', 'Do the teeth hurt-

Wait what.

"... ... ..."

Cautiously, he reread the question before tentatively clicking on it.

"...? Archie?"

-Hey all! I'm happy to say I bought the lovely Skitty ear set in black! I just have a quick question though! After my partner put the ears on and drank the stuff like it said in the instructions, she started going into heat? Like she couldn't get enough of me! Not that I mind... ;D I'm just wondering if that's normal?-

-Yeah, it happened to my boyfriend too!-

-Same here :)-

"Shit..."

"... .. . . . . ngh? A-archie?"

-First of all, I want to personally thank you all for buying our first product! And to answer your question, yes it is completely normal for this to happen. If it didn't, even after drinking the entire vial, then you should call us for a replacement on the defective merchandise! As a side note, you can get refills on our homepage now too. So, have a great time!-

Fuck...! You have got to be-

"H-hey..!" While he had been reading Maxie had closed any distance between them, a warm hand trailing up his thigh. He quickly tried to slap it away, but Maxie was on his knees and pushed himself closer. "Max- shit!" Trying to push HIMSELF back made his head make violent contact with the wooden armrest. Making his vision blur at the pain.

"Fu..ck..!" Archie's hands went to grab his aching skull, but another throb made him grab a fist full of...something. It took a few moments before he could open his eyes to see what it was.

The heat that had spread after drinking whatever that liquid was...was unbearable. Like a pit of lava in his stomach that sent discomfort with every shift of his legs. Archie looked unaffected by whatever was happening, his skin looked cool, if at least cooler than how he felt at the moment. He hadn't meant for the man to hurt himself. Maybe he had come on too strongly? Kind of embarrassing really...

But it felt good when Archie's hand grabbed his tail, electricity shooting up from his spine with every squeeze. His other hand was resting on his back, the skin to skin contact making the heat lessen slightly. Slowly he got his rival to look at him, wide with confusion as he shifted to lay on the other's chest.

"Archie...!" His back arched painfully as his felt the dull nails dig into the base. At this point he didn't care how desperate he sounded, the relief he gave from touching him...it felt too good.

"M...maxie?" The voice sounded strained, slightly pained even. While Maxie's mind still refused to voice what his body cried for, his limbs moved on their own. Pushing back that horribly blue bandana onto the floor and running his fingers through the mess of hair felt important right now. Rubbing the assumed sore spot lightly, his gaze went to Archie's face; lips parted in a stunned, unsure manner as to what to say, dark blue eyes trying to not move but failing more and more with each second. "Mfph!"

Oooh the taste was divine. The slight tang of the sea with a twist of sweet and spice made his mind melt for a moment. His tongue brushing against Archie's made the haze disappear. The other's lips were rough, a little dry too ironically. But he was pulled back, the proud pirate sputtering out some excuse of 'not thinkin straight.' as to why he'd kiss him.

"Do you not want to touch me?" A heavy handed question, but right now he was in no mood to play coy. Archie refused to look at him directly, the tanned skin very dark with blush and hands somewhat sweaty against his back.

"T-That's er..."

"Because you can, you know." Grabbing the man's jaw, he gently guided him back to looking at Maxie. The blue tried to look another way, but gave in to a peek when he just HAD to knead his hands into such broad shoulders. "I like it when you touch me..."

He had to say no. To say...SOMETHING. Any protest or argument against what Maxie was doing to him died in his throat. He had never imagined the hot head to act like this. So primal and shameless in what he wanted, but instead of a passion for work, this Maxie just wanted HIM. It felt good. More than good, he could feel himself being seduced. So easily that it had took all of his willpower to pull his rival away from kissing him again.

But now...after saying such a thing...his eyes dragged down the other's body. Pale skin, perfectly toned thin and dusted with freckles. A lean waist with indented hips that slide into a subtle V that was mostly hidden by the briefs. Those godforsaken legs that rested on his hips...

"I...I'm not...!" Any confidence (or self control for that matter) was almost entirely gone. Maxie moved one his hands to rest on his bare thigh, humming a small sound of approval when he gave a light squeeze. Then all but screaming when Archie lost some composure...and flipped them over on the couch to rut against him violently.

He was weak; he repeated over and over but the overwhelming sensation of Maxie trying to get more friction between them coupled with their loud moans made the self loathing worthless. Maybe it was Jirachi's blessing, but he managed to not rip off those shorts, no matter how much they rode up and teased him. Instead focusing on trying to finish Maxie off so he could find another way to fix things.

Maxie would understand, right? This is only...only...

"Shit..." Grinding against his rival's ass rewarded him with deep, throaty moans and whimpers. Archie was close, not as close as the other was, but that was because Maxie was just so damn sensitive. He admits he got a little handsy, groping around the freckled chest, teasing him until he swore the man could've come from just that before jerking him from behind, the other's hands desperately trying to get him to stop because 'Too good...' and 'I want to cum with you...!'

He wanted to fuck him. Like put it in and make him beg for it. Archie knew he couldn't. Doing so would lead to complications. It wouldn't end in just one round, no, there would be many. Enough to make his red headed rival's voice hoarse, and body filled and spent. Enough to make that part of him that wanted to do so much more with Maxie never leave.

"AHhhh!" Once last jerk of the hips, and nip of his tail, and the man under him came hard into his hand. They both laid there for a moment, gasping and panting before Archie had the strength to pull away. He was still painfully hard, and so, so close, but he had a mission to take care of.

Taking deep breaths to steady himself, wiping off his hand and went back to the laptop, clicking through the questions to find that one person. That one stupid person who bought the item for the same reason he did. It took 50 pages of questions, during which Maxie's breathing had calmed down and Archie was becoming irritated at not only the lack of answers he seeked, but how his problem had not gone down in the slightest.

"Here ya are ya bastard..."

A 120 reply forum uploaded in front of him. A young person had pulled a similar prank, and was in panic mode. Each message, one every 2 minutes, had been sent and published on there. The last being the only relevant post he could find.

-We are deeply sorry to hear about your predicament but are sorry to inform you there is only one way to fix your prank.

First, if they have drank the vial, they need to have some sort of sexual contact and climax once.

After they have calmed back down (if they haven't after the first time, repeat step 1), they need to have sex. A lot of it. Only then will the ears come off. There is no other way as the ears were intended for consenting and informed adults. Please feel free to update us on your progress-

"Ngh...Archie?" Normal, at least in mind, Maxie had returned. Shifting back to the sitting position on the couch and looking confused and flushed. "What the hell happened?"

He couldn't respond. How could he explain this without the other flipping out? Would he even flip out? Cuz Archie was near his breaking point; between not knowing if Maxie's situation could be taken care of and the raising issue in his pants...

"?! Put me down you brute!" The other's small frame was easily subdued and thrown over his shoulder. Maxie tried unsuccessfully to struggle as he walked into the red head's room. Yelling and all, Archie gave a huff before throwing him onto the bed. "What do you think you're-"

"DOING?!" The usual growl turned into a surprised yelp as he climbed over him.

"The damn site said I had to fuck ya til the ears came off." Maxie furrowed his eyes at him, opening his mouth to say something. "And NO, it doesn't say how many times exactly."

With that he grabbed the twitching tail, dragging his nails along to the base and making his rival writhe under him.

"Quit fightin it Max...if I don't do it, who else will?" Archie purred into Maxie's ear, ghosting his tongue over it before sinking his teeth in. Any retort melted into a moan, his other hand beginning to continue where they had left off earlier; touching and stroking any inch of skin their current position allowed. "Yer grunts- hell maybe even yer admins might wanna have a go...but who knows you better than yer life long rival?"

He wished he was as confident as he sounded. If Maxie ever acted even a tenth of how he was acting right now, Archie would be at his mercy. Every nip made pale skin turn angry pink before darkening nicely. Legs wrapped around his waist prevented him from pulling away. Not that he wanted to. He was more than content making his rival cry out his name over and over from just his tail and chest.

Maxie's weakest spot was actually not his tail. Oh no, it was his ears. Specifically the human ones. It's no wonder he kept his hair away from them. A touch rewarded Archie with a whimper, a nip gave a moan, and a hard bite...

"Ha..." He was still patiently waiting for Maxie to catch his breath after that. Drooling and eyes glazed over and he hadn't even put anything in yet.

Each touch felt cool and scorching in equal measure throughout his body. Archie was still too busy teasing him. As good as it was he wanted- no, Maxie needed more.

"Fu...Archie..." His breathing was rapid and heavy. "Hurry up...!"

He heard him chuckle before failing to hold in a strangled groan as Maxie grinded against Archie's dick. It was still very hard and practically throbbing.

"You...didn't finish last time so..." The blue was losing it's resolve. Instead moving to look at his lips.

"I...need a bit more...um..." Maxie watched him gulp and turn his gaze away. The idea, whether his rival was asking for it or not, made his mouth water. So much so he moved his legs to kneel in front of Archie and finally take that suit off him. "W-wait that's not-!"

"Big..." As soon as the zipper went down Archie's member twitched into his view. Without a second thought he took it into his mouth. It was just as large as the outline presented and he had to go a little slower about halfway down but he moaned as thick fingers gripped his hair.

"Shi...! Slow down...!" Contrary to whatever his pirate friend was going on about, the only direction those hands were pushing Maxie was down. "Watch the teeth..."

He just hummed in response, bobbing his head a bit in a nod and making the larger man nearly force the tip against his throat. Thick...and so, so warm...

"Ma...xie...m-move...!" Lying opposite lateral on the bed, Maxie didn't take his mouth off of Archie. He could start tasting pre-cum now and it made his tongue eager for more.

"A-ah...?!" Something was pressing against his ass. More accurately his hole. He tried not to scream when Archie's tongue brushed against it. His beard felt oddly pleasing too, but with each lick Maxie's jaw grew slack. He all but saw white when a finger was pressed in, trying desperately to get the other finished when two rubbed against his walls and pressed roughly on his prostate.

"No more." Maxie felt a whine escape him when those fingers left, and again when he was pulled away from the now leaking cock. Archie shifted closer and over him, kicking off the rest of his suit and grinning wildly. "Ya really should see yerself right now..."

"...your one to talk..." He was more than ready when it was pressed into him. The pain was slight but fleeting. As was the pace agonizingly slow at first.

"Hold yer ponytas...! If I go to fast so soon-!"

"I don't care." He dragged Archie down, kissing him hungrily as long fingers ran through the mess of raven hair. "Just FUCK ME."

Then it just became a ragged and merciless pace that got rougher with every plea. Archie held down his hips as Maxie gripped his shoulders hard enough to draw blood in little crescents from dull nails. He met the other just as harshly, pulling him close and urging him on more and more.

The room filled with their moans and cries as round one became four. Then five. Until one or the other was satisfied.

"Gorgeous..." He managed to hear through their mixed panting. Archie had slowed to a standard pace while they were on the verge of passing out. He was more than filled and now it was all excess pleasure they both were reveling in. "So fucking gorgeous Max..."

Maxie couldn't really respond. His throat had gone hoarse about 2 hours prior. With the last inkling of energy he tugged him into a lingering kiss, soft and sweet as they finished for the last time.