A/N: Sorry my submissions have been a bit slow. I'm taking a couple of online classes over the semester break that are seriously demanding – but it's being worked on nonetheless!

A woman in blue and white with blue-streaked hair strutted through the Aqua base, eager to approach her leader. A bulky, black object was held firmly in her hand. As she approached the back room of the base, the door leading to Archie's room was closed with the sound of grunting heard from the other side. Rolling her eyes, she knocked. Nothing. She knocked harder. The grunting sounds continued with no other noise indicating the acknowledgement of her presence.

"Boss! I got some interesting news for you!" Shelly called. The grunting eventually stopped but the door didn't move. Getting impatient, the Aqua admin was about to knock again when it finally opened, revealing a half-naked Archie with a towel around his neck. He can tell from the look on her face that she was not amused with his untimely appearance.

"Aye, Shelly? You know I can't hear anythin' when I'm doing my evening workout. Next time, just walk on in." He winked at her, causing another sarcastic eye-roll from the female.

"I have some critical evidence that we would all benefit from." She held up the object in her hand.

"Come on in then." She walked in and placed herself down on the dark blue couch. Across from it was his desk, similar to Maxie's, except with his respective team logo on the outside/color and papers scattered everywhere. Behind it was Archie's most prized possession: a giant tank containing many different fish-like pokemon. In the far corner hung the source of Shelly's aggravation; his punching bag, still rocking slowly. Archie grabbed a water bottle from his desk, splashed a little on his face then dried himself off, smudging the "X" on his forehead. He sighed with contentment as he plopped himself down next to Shelly. "Lay it on me!" He roared, still pumped from his previous activity. Shelly tried not to crack a smile from Archie's smudged face and turned on the object in her hand. Within a few minutes, Archie burst into laughter! "The ol' land lubber is knocked up?! This is fantastic! No doubt he and his team will be takin' it easy for a while!" Shelly shushed him, forcing him to continue watching. Archie's face changed from pure bliss to astonishment. "…Another Kyogre?"

"Yes, boss...you know what this means."

"…We have to save it…" Shelly nodded.

"No doubt it will take a little bit of convincing to let you get to their boss, but given that you know more about this magnificent beast than any of those brutes, they might let their guard down. Plus, we have nothing over Magma. That stupid grunt broke the red orb, remember?" The look in Archie's eyes showed something of anger and sadness.

"Yes, and he was fired. I'm not capturing a baby pokemon though. Even if it is a legendary."

"Well then at least don't let them have it. Arceus knows what they will do to it."

"…It's goin' be rough." Archie sighs, "but for the sake of baby Kyogre, I will make sure they don't fuck with it…" His eyes changed from a look of determination to an almost ominous gaze. "I will take a little visit to their base tomorrow. In the meantime, I'm gettin' back to my workout. Got some things to think about…" Shelly looked at him, a little concerned and scared, but got her cue to leave. She left the player on the couch and exited the room, leaving Archie alone with his punching bag. As she started walking down the hallway, past all the admin rooms, she noticed Matt lifting weights in the corner of his room.

"What is it with you men and your strength training?" She said, half-jokingly as the other admin dropped the heavy iron in front of him.

"Good for the mind, body and soul, bruh!" He laughed as Shelly crossed her arms.

"…bruh?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

"Oh, I'm sorry…m'lady." He pretended to do a dainty-looking curtsy to which the blue-haired admin replied

"I can do this shit too, you know. I just prefer not to look like a machoke."

"Oh really? Well then, let's see it." Matt gestured at his bench-press, challenging his mocking coworker.

"No problem." She smirked, walking over confidently and setting herself up under the bar. Matt watched impressed as she began to hoist up the weight repeatedly.

"Damn girl, you got me." He chuckled as she placed the bar back in it's place.

"When you're surrounded by testosterone all day, it starts to affect ya." She winked. "Put on another 20 pounds." Matt set up the weights without saying a word.

The next morning at the Magma base, Maxie woke up feeling incredibly hungry yet he was still terribly exhausted from the crazy night before; but after a few more minutes laying there with his stomach growling, he let his hunger get the best of him. He slowly sat up, feeling the still unfamiliar weight in his abdomen. He looked down at it, noticing that his usual flat front was starting to look a little curved. Fascinated by the quick yet subtle growth, he began poking the slight bump curiously.

"It's only been a day…" He bit his lip, wondering how big he was actually going to get. Sighing, he decided to keep his sleepware on, which was simply a red t-shirt with his signature "M" on it and matching sweatpants. "Something tells me I might need some bigger clothes." He continued to bite his lip as he stood up to look at himself in the mirror from across the room. "I can probably get away with this for at least another week or so." With a confident huff, he walked out of his room and into his office where Tabitha and the scientist were waiting.

"Good morning, boss. How are you feeling? I brought you some tea and oatmeal." Maxie, giving into his hunger, snatched the tray from the admin's hands before placing it on his desk, devouring it a messy manor. The two just looked at him. This animal before them was not Maxie. Within seconds, he finished the oatmeal, licking it clean. "I-I'm guessing you were quite hungry, sir." Tabitha stuttered, still taken aback from his behavior.

"I was hungry." Maxie said dryly, staring down the stout man before him.

"Um…Maxie…when you are ready, I just want to do a brief analysis." The scientist pushed up his glasses, trying not to pay too much mind to the abnormal situation. Let's face it though, abnormal doesn't even begin to describe this situation. Maxie nodded in response, sipping a little of his tea before following the doctor back into his room. Laying back down again, Maxie began to feel the mush he just ate come up a bit. He put a hand to his mouth, trying to force everything back down. The scientist turned on the machine and lifted redhead's shirt, revealing that slight bump. Maxie's eyes widened. Under his shirt it didn't look like much but with his bare skin, he could really see it forming. "This creature grows fast." The scientist commented, rubbing that gel on him.

"No kidding." Maxie replied, his face starting to feel a little hot. On the screen everything looked the same as before except for its slightly bigger size. Just then, Courtney burst through the door.

"Maxie…sir…there's an…unexpected visitor here to…talk." The uneasy yet aggressive look on her face was enough for him to figure out who it was. Suddenly, Archie appeared from behind the wall, the subtle look of surprise on his face stuck as he stared at his expecting rival.

"…I should've guessed." Maxie growled. "You're in my territory, mongrel. So if you are planning a kidnap or something of the sort, you are surely mistaken."

"Quite the contrary," Archie replied, his eyes glued to the little fleshy bump before him. "I'm here to help."

"And how exactly did you even know about my predicament?" Maxie crossed his arms as the scientist cleaned everything up.

"My team is good with stealth." Archie chuckled.

"Not good enough." Tabitha remarked, handing Archie the little camera he picked off from the wall that night.

"You bugged me?!" Maxie screeched, sitting up. Bad idea – the oatmeal started to come up again. He continued to hold it down, refusing to show any sign of weakness to his enemy. "That better be the only one you planted in here! Speaking of which, how the hell did you manage to sneak in?!" Archie jumped back from Maxie's outburst.

"The little one must be messin' with your emotions." He laughed, causing the man before him to blush a bit. "But relax, there's no other bug in your base. I've come here to help."

"And why the hell should I believe an imbacile like you?" Maxie stood, still crossing his arms, trying to hide his stomach.

"Because I know more about Kyogre than you, whether it be a baby or not, and I care about this creature. Not like you – you just want it to have an upper hand over us! I want it to be free!" Archie pulled his arms apart, holding them to his side as he stared down at the source of this whole argument. Maxie blushed a little more, forcefully turning his body away from him.

"Fine! …Perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea." Maxie turned back at the taller man, pointing his bony finger close to his face. "But – you will be on constant servailance. You're not fucking around in my base!"

"Agreed." Archie smirked, pretending to bite the digit. Maxie quickly withdrew his hand with a glare.