Hello, and to begin I would just wish to apologize for my absence. I know I haven't updated in...well...too damn long, but this is because I have been sick (not any more) and have had testing at school. Not to mention my effd up my schedule.

But now I am back to my usual weekly schedule so I should be updating regularly. And this chapter will probably be one of my longest if not THE longest I have written. I plan on making the gym chapters especially long.

I plan to re-visit finished old chapters and edit them. I hope this is not an issue for you guys and that you enjoy this chapter.

This chapter will contain "Mild" adult themes. I'm only mentioning it so anybody who has an issue with these sorts of things may skip it.

Now, what's a Pokemon story without rivals? so I'm starting to bring in some ocs I have gotten and using them as rivals for our main four. Now of course they may still become friends, but they will make it a goal to be stronger than Zach and the others.

Okay...now I have one question for all of you. Do you want a "team" to be brought in as an antagonist? if you do just leave a name in the reviews or PM me, I hadn't really put much thought into any team rocket like characters, but if you guys would like it I'll bring them in.

That's it I promise, now on with the story!

Chapter 6

We were lucky I suppose, Anna had arrived in time to book the last room at the center, so we all had our own bed.

I was awake, but I kept my eyes closed, and I was hoping to get more sleep. I didn't hear any of the others up and about, but the sounds of some Pidgeot fighting with a Skarmory could be heard from the open window.

Normally Clair and Alice either sleep on top of or next to me, while Sapphire just finds an open spot near the foot of the bed. They should still be asleep, they're normally some of the last ones up...beside me.

I didn't see any of them in their usual spots, and I kept feeling things moving under the blankets. Suddenly the relative silence was broken "Stop moving so much Clair...you'll wake him."

That was Sapphire, but what are they doing down there, and why is she worried about waking me? "I can't help it Sapphire, I...I'll try to be quiet."

I risked a quick glance down and saw the forms of my two Pokemon laying close to my legs, but I didn't see Alice. She probably decided to sleep with Anna again.

"I haven't felt like this before, and his scent makes it worse." I could feel Clair smelling me. Animals react to scent so I guess Pokémon do as well.

But she was right, we had traveled for a little while and always slept together, but this was the first time I had caught her doing anything like this.

In fact, she hadn't started acting like this until...She evolved! Maybe her evolution changed her, sort of like puberty for humans?

I heard Sapphire speak once again, her voice wasn't it's usual cocky, headstrong tone. She sounded distressed "I can't wait any more Clair, I need to do it now!"

I had no idea what she had planed but I needed to stop this before it got out of hand. I sat up suddenly, throwing my arms wide and yawning. "Good morning everybody...Oh...nobody up."

I slid my legs from under the blankets and headed for the bathroom, I needed the girls to believe I had just gotten up. I hate deceiving them but I don't think they would want to be confronted with this.

If it becomes an issue...I can just address it when it does, until then just move on. I noticed as I sat in the bathroom trying to calm down from the strange awakening, that I had several wet marks on my underwear.

Where the hell did those come from? I felt the wet spot on my left thigh, just then it occurred to me that this was the side Clair was on.

It was incredibly hot and slightly sticky, it didn't take much thought to figure out what had gone on while I slept. They...they have urges...it's perfectly natural for them to relieve themselves.

Then I looked down again, there were several wet spots on both sides, maybe a total of eight or so? But..to use me for those urges...eight times no less, and while I'm sleeping.

I'm not sure if I took it wrong, but I couldn't help but smile. A lot of trainers would probably discipline their Pokémon for this, but I thought it was kind of sweet, even though I would prefer it wasn't a regular occurence.

I needed to take a shower, but I realised I hadn't grabbed a clean set of clothes. I walked back out to grab a something from my bag, and I saw Sapphire and Clair were now sitting on the bed.

"Good morning you two, did you sleep well? I'm not used to being the first one up." I hear Clair clear her throat several times as I begin rummaging through my bags.

"I slept fine, you woke us up actually." I had found a black tank top and dark blue cargo shorts. We were going into warmer areas so I should dress for it.

"Well, I'm sorry about that. I'm about to take a shower, I'll make sure not to take too long so you both can get in before the others get up." Sapphire's eyes lit up at that.

"Why don't we all wash together? It's a lot faster and you can help us. Older members would normally wash with the younger ones in my pack."No...no no no no no! kissing me is one thing, but showering together is another one entirely.

"I'm not so sure about that girls. It's different if I washed with you than one of your pack." I was trying to be stern but their pleading eyes broke down my resolve.

*sigh* "Fine...we can shower together, but no playing arround you two. The dirt sticks to you, so you have to wash really well." Their sad faces changed immediately, now they were both grinning.

"I'll race you!" and before I realised it, Sapphire had run ahead to beat Clair to the bathroom. *huff* "Those two...sometimes they're like kids, but then other times I have no idea what I should do..."

"Tell me about it. They have absolutely no self-control." *thump* I jumped against the wall at the unexpected voice in my head. I looked over at the smug Ralts glowing faintly by my feet.

"Never...do that again! At least give a guy a notice first." Alice just laughed and levitated herself onto my shoulder. My breathing was finally returning to normal.

"Sorry, but it was too hard to resist. Besides, you don't plan on inviting them but leaving me out do you?" I hadn't thought of leaving her out, although I wonder how long she had been up.

Was she awake for the incident earlier? I didn't see her in the bed, so I thought she was sleeping with one of the others. "Oh, I was up alright. I saw the little incident this morning, and that was a clever escape by the way."

Well shit. I forgot you could do that."Well, we should probably get in there. The others will be getting up pretty soon and I'd rather we all be done by then." Alice, her hair in a fresh-out-of-bed mess, locked the bathroom door behind us.

I saw Sapphire and Clair sitting on the edge of the tub.Don't let them know that I was up this morning ok Alice? I'd rather they think I didn't know. "Hey girls, this one woke up so I figured it was only fair to bring her along too."

"Don't worry about it, I won't bring it up." "Come on already! I want to try a human shower for once!" Clair was impatiently playing with the knobs in the tub, and she didn't seem to be having much success.

It was cute how confused she was with something I considered simple. "Stop that, I'll turn it on for us." Clair stepped back as I spun one knob halfway and the other to full. Then I pulled a small lever up and the shower head turned on.

*Eeeek* "Why is that so cold!?" Clair had jumped back when the water first touched her. I believe most Pokémon either wash themselves with natural water sources or with tongue baths.

"That's why it's better to wait until the water has heated up until you get in. There..now it should be good." This time Clair didn't flee from the water, instead she seemed to enjoy the new heat.

I began ushering the other two into the tub. "Okay girls, let's get you all cleaned up before everyone else is up and needs to get in here." Alice stopped me where I was with a smirk.

"And what about you Zach? You can't shower with clothes on can you?" Dammit Alice...You had to say something had you?! Clair and Sapphire were now both staring at me expectantly.

*Sigh* "Yeah but...I just...oh fine! Just stop looking at me like that." I started to remove my underwear. it only took a second but being watched made it feel uncomfortably long.

I kept a stern face as I got into the shower, but I could tell by the heat on my face that I was a brighter shade of red than Clair's feathers. "Get in here you two, I need to wash all of you so let's get started."

The girls all seemed embarrassed by my nudity as well, even Sapphire, who had seemed the most eager to do this. I shut the curtain after Alice and Sapphire got in, and Sapphire began complaining immediately.

"Wah! My fur is all heavy and matted!" I grabbed a bottle of shampoo and motioned Sapphire over. I was sitting against the back wall of the tub with the girls all standing at the other end.

"That's probably because you haven't washed for a while, so all your loose fur has stayed in your coat making it thick and messy. A good scrubbing will make you feel better."

Sapphire slowly padded closer, her fur hanging down in her face.I admit she was cute with her hair down as well. "Just keep your eyes closed ok? Now sit down right here and I'll put the shampoo in."

I indicated a spot I made by stretching out my legs. This way she would be able to sit close enough so I didn't have to strain my arms out. She sat with her back to me, her head lowered.

"Don't worry, It doesn't hurt. As long as you don't let it into your eyes it's fine. Plus this will make you smell really nice." "You're in quite a compromising position right now, was that on purpose?"

Alice? What are you...ah dammit. Of course she was right, Sapphire was sitting in between my legs, and I was naked. Why do I put myself into these situations?

I squeezed out some shampoo from the bottle and started lathering Sapphire's wet fur. I started at the thick scruff around her neck, then moved to her head.

As I scrubbed around her ears and washed her face, I felt a strange sensation. I noticed Clair looked furious and Sapphire was unsuccessfully hiding a sly grin.

I looked down at her tail...What the hell!? I leaned down and whispered into Sapphire's ear "It would be best if you stop that, I said no playing,.Not to mention you're upsetting Clair, but I will allow this..."

I gave Sapphire a quick kiss then finished rinsing out her coat. "So..does yor coat feel better now? You had a lot of loose fur come out. You might actually move a little easier without all that extra fur."

"You've had your turn! I get to be washed by Zach now!" Clair walked up, staring a hole straight through Sapphire. She just swished her tail in my face and walked away looking smug.

"Calm down Clair, there's no reason to get upset. Just sit over here and...oomph!" Clair was trying to let me know she was angry, so instead of sitting she half threw herself against me.

"Just get on with it, I just..*mmph*..What was that for?" I figured she was upset because I had kissed Sapphire the way I did, so kissing her should help her calm down.

"Just thought you might need it. Now I don't need the shampoo for you, but there is this special scrubby made for Pokemon with feathers." I showed her a black scrubby that had long bristles.

She was sitting on my abdomen, and she was leaning back so I soaped up the brush and started scrubbing her head. "Just keep your mouth and eyes closed when I get too close."

I moved down her neck and started washing her chest and stomach. when the brush went over her chest I felt her body tense up. "Please stop, that's too rough!"

"What do you mean? I wasn't even brushing hard." "Remember, we're all girls. What do girls have on their chest that is usually sensitive?" Oh come on! There always has to be something."

"Well, I can't use the brush so I need something else to wash your body with." I found a washcloth on one of the shelves, but I doubt Clair could wash herself. "Just use your hands, like you did with Sapphire. She loved that."

I guess I don't have much of a choice do I? I soaped up the washcloth and began to softly rub Clair's stomach with it. I didn't want to irritate her apparently sensitive skin.

After all the dirt had been removed from the feathers on her stomach I hesitantly began her upper body. I had to clean her arms, her shoulders, and then scrub her back.

When I went back to her chest she tensed up again but didn't seem to mind the cloth. I could feel two small, soft bumps under her feathers. "This doesn't hurt does it Clair?"

She didn't answer, I could hear her panting above the sound of the running water. When I determined that she was clean enough I realized all that was left was her legs.

"I need you to stand up and spread your legs Clair. I need to get the dirt off of them." Clair slowly climbed off of me, then stood with her back to me and her legs spread wide.

"Good, the talons on your feet will need the most attention." I started by picking up each one of her legs and scrubbing her feet. Then I started rubbing the feathers on her upper legs and thighs.

I was ready to stop, hoping to avoid going into any more "sensitive" areas. I started wringing out the washcloth and was going to have Clair go sit down, until she began clearing her throat, her face bright red.

"Umm...Zach, You missed a spot." At this Clair bent over and spread her legs with her hands. Oh...just why? Looks like this is going to happen one way or the other.

(Warning: this is where the adult themes culminate. in simple terms that means this is where I get perverted)

*sigh* "Fine...I guess I should have seen this coming. Just lay down Clair." "You don't plan on leaving us out do you?" As Clair rested her back on the floor of the tub, Alice and Sapphire were both watching from the other end.

"Get over here you two. If I'm helping Clair I better tend to you girls as well." I soaped up my hands and began rubbing Clair's stomach and chest. I heard her take a sharp breath when my fingers pressed against her breasts.

Sapphire got on her back next to Clair while Alice lifted herself up to my shoulder. "You want the same treatment huh?" I couldn't help but grin at Sapphire's expression when I began to rub her stomach.

I was surprised when I felt her chest. I expected there would be six rough nipples like a canine, but instead she had a pair of small soft breasts. She made the cutest noises when I pinched them, but I was being distracted.

"I can keep myself clean, so let me take care of you." Before I knew what was happening Alice was lifting soaps and other things with her telekinesis. I felt a gentle force all over my body, but it was concentrating on my mid-section.

She helped guide my hands down Clair and Sapphire's bodies until they rested on something hot and wet. "I think I hear someone moving around out there, so we better hurry."

I felt a dull ache begin to build in my groin as I used my thumbs to massage the soft forms under both of my hands. Without thinking I turned my head and connected my lips with the perverted Ralts pulling my strings.

Her mouth didn't taste like much of anything, but it felt soft and warm. As the tingling on my body and in my groin built up, I felt my fingers slide into the small Pokémon now half screaming, half moaning on the bathtub floor.

You're having fun with this, aren't you Alice? "I'd be lieing if I said I'm not." Finally the pressure was too much for all of us. As my fingers were splashed with the girl's juices I fell hard against the wall of the tub and my mind went blank.

As I slowly came down from my delirious state, I found I had painted the opposite wall. "Come on girls, clean yourselves off and let's get out of here.""That wasn't so bad, was it?" No...but don't think this is going to be a regular thing either..

(End of adult scene. Don't worry, you won't have to put up with any more of this for a little while...unless you request it)

After cleaning our mess and rinsing my body off, I stepped out to help the girls dry off. Mainly I had to help Sapphire and Clair because Alice could just hold the towel with her mind.

Clair, being a fire type, had an easy time of drying off. On the other hand, I spent a good deal of time making sure Sapphire wouldn't be damp for the rest of the day.

When I finally stepped out, fully dressed, I checked the clock and found we had been in there for over an hour! Anna and Abner were already up and seemed to have showered.

"How did you guys shower if I was in there?" Anna and Abner looked at me, then each other, then began to laugh. I didn't know why but it was mildly annoying.

"Well, we knew you were in there, so we decided to use the lobby washroom. We just figured you were taking too long." I saw the blankets stir as Seth started to wake.

You think they know what we were doing Alice? "Maybe...It's not like Clair and Sapphire were really trying to keep quiet were they?" I won't mention anything but It's gonna be brought up sometime.

"Sorry guys, I wasn't used to waking up so early and fell asleep in the shower. The girls had to come in to wake me up before they could use it themselves." Seth was groggy but standing up now, he was looking around confused.

"Did I sleep in or something?" His hair was still mess, as it usually is when someone wakes up, and he was in his sleep wear. So all in all he looked cute, like a small child woken by their parent.

"Nah, we all showered already. Just hop in there and we can have some breakfast." Anna and Abner hadn't raised any objections to my lie, so It seemed like they believed me.

"Girls, finish grooming and come out of there. Seth needs to clean up too." Within a few moments Clair and Sapphire came out of the bathroom. Sapphire had her hair up in the usual style, while Clair had put her feathers into a short ponytail.

As Seth stumbled into the bathroom, I headed into our excuse for a kitchen and began to try my hand at making breakfast. "Everybody ok with omelets?" (chicken eggs everyone, calm down)

Anna said she wanted onions and cheese, and Abner just wanted salt and pepper. I could hear Seth's muffled cry from the bathroom "Surprise me!"

Within twenty minutes I had four beautiful omelets set at the table. I had put bell peppers and mushrooms in Seth's, but I had added all the leftover toppings from Anna's and Seth's to mine.

"Get out here Seth! We're all waiting for you...Well two of us anyway." Anna obviously wasn't in the waiting mood and immediately dug in. Seth finally came out and we were able to start eating our breakfast.

After finishing the meal and washing the dishes, I fed the Pokemon while the others packed up our belongings. The only thing I kept on me was a few empty Pokeballs, some healing items, and my dex.

"Everything ready to go?" everyone was waiting at the door for me. Alice got onto my shoulder while Clair and Sapphire followed me. It was finally time to take on our first gym!

Anna was rummaging around in her pocket when we left the Pokemon center, she pulled out a sleek metal case. "I want to show you something Zach, come here."

Anna opened the small case and inside was a multicolored badge. "Wow, when did you get that?!" Anna had the biggest grin on her face as she put the badge case back into her pocket.

"Just before meeting Seth and Abner. This is a Bug gym badge, but there are multiple gyms for one type." That was something new, I hadn't known there were multiple of a gym type. Though I think It's best to get one badge from eight different types.

"And here's your chance at your first badge." I came out of my thoughts and stared ahead. What I saw was far beyond what I expected. It wasn't so much a gym as a factory, made entirely of metal!

"So you're going to take this one on too, right Anna?" I knew Seth said he had other goals for our adventure, and Abner only said he wanted to travel. So me and Anna were the only ones going for the championship.

"Oh you know I-Hold up!" before Anna could finish her sentence, some guy came out of nowhere. He had long white hair, at about shoulder length and green eyes. He was wearing a black hoodie and some bright neon green fingerless gloves.

He was just a tad taller than me, maybe five eleven or six-foot? I was going to ask what he was doing when he suddenly started speaking. "Sorry if I interrupted something. I was on my way out-of-town and I noticed you guys were on your way to the gym."

"Yeah, we were planning to take on the gym leader so we can get the steel badge, why?" I didn't want to sound rude, but I wasn't completely sure why he decided to follow us here.

"I was hoping to battle you before you went to take on my dad. I'm not allowed to take on this gym so I figure taking on a trainer trying to beat my dad would be a good consolation."

"That's cool that the gym leaders your dad but I only prepared to take him on, so...- I'll fight you!" Anna surprised me with her sudden outburst. It didn't seem like the new guy cared though.

"Sure! I should introduce myself though, I'm Alex Stone, son and student of Steven Stone. Bring it on!" He and Anna both grabbed a poke ball from their belts, getting into a battle stance.

"You can call me Anna, nice to meet you Alex. Zach! what are you doing still here? Go take on the gym leader already!" She sent me off to take on the gym by accompanied by Seth, while Abner stayed to referee the fight.

As the heavy doors shut behind me, I heard a faint buzzing fill the air. The entire building seemed alive, and yet it was pitch black. Suddenly Seth and I were blinded by the sudden light that flooded the room.

I could now see the source of the buzzing, there were several generators sitting around the main room. I had to assume that someone had kept them running and turned them on.

Suddenly a voice droned out the sound of the buzzing, It seemed to come from every direction. "Seth! What is that!?" Seth hadn't been caught as unaware by the sudden light because of Lightning sensing the energy.

"It's the guy up there. I think he's the one controlling the lights and speakers." As we began to run towards the platform the man stood on, I felt the ground below us shift.

Clair and Sapphire cried out as the ground we were standing on lifted high into the air. We were all suspended on metal platforms nearly twenty feet off the ground.

Then more panels began to lift up, connecting to ours and making a pathway to the man's platform. The voice came back on, clearer now "Hello kids, and welcome to my home. which one of you has come to challenge me?"

I raised my hand, Clair and Sapphire at my side with Alice sitting calmly on my shoulder. "Well hello boy! How would you like to come up so we may begin?" He walked off of his control platform and onto a larger one that resembled a stadium ring."

I ran up to the ring, standing across from him eagerly. "I'm guessing you are Steven Stone?" The man looked at me, for a moment he seemed confused, then he began laughing.

"You must have met my son Alex. Yes, that's me, gym leader and rare stone collector Steven Stone. Now enough with this jabber! Let's get started!" He picked three poke balls from a case and got into place.

Seth was going to referee our battle. Steven tossed his first ball and out came a Klinklang. I knew from studying the pokedex that steel was weak against fighting, fire and ground.

"I've got this one." Are you sure Alice? Alice levitated to the ground, she was adamant on taking this guy on. "OK, I pick Alice. Back up you two."

"Klinklang, use ironhead!" The Klinklang charged at Alice, ready to smash itself into her.

Alice, use shadow sneak! Alice faded into the ground and reappeared behind the Klinklang, striking it in the back with a strange energy.

I had discovered this move when Alice had played a trick on me the night before. "Good one! now, Klinklang use mirror shot!" But the Klinlang didn't move, it just stood there.

Then I noticed the shine on its body grow violently bright Alice! Teleport and use future sight!

Before the concentrated light from the Klinklang's body could be fired, Alice had Teleported out of its line of sight. Then she began to focus, sending a chunk of psychic energy to strike the Klinklang.

Suddenly the light flew from the Klinklang's body and went everywhere. A beam of it even struck Alice. "Hahahaha! You must have forgotten boy, mirror shot spreads."

Dang...he was right. I had learned that but overlooked it because I assumed Alice was safe. "Alice, are you all right?!" I saw Alice slowly stand up, a smirk staying defiantly on her face.

"I learned a move that was for just these types. Why don't you have me use it?" I wasn't sure what she meant at first, then I remembered.

Wait until the Future sight hits it, then we'll use it. If Alice could last long enough, I had this round in the bag. "Boy, If you're not going to make a move I will. Klinklang use...what!?"

Before Steven could have the Klinklang attack, the Future sight finally hit. Now Alice! Use Will-o-Wisp! As the Klinklang's body contorted with the force of the psychic energy, Alice shot a small black and blue flame that absorbed into its body.

It immediately started flailing around at the horrible burns the Will-o-Wisp had left. After a few moments It fainted and fell to the ground. Seth declared Alice the winner as she dazedly returned to my shoulder.

"That was a good one boy! I hadn't expected you to win that one. I normally just do a one on one battle, or let the challenger use three pokemon againt one or two of mine. But I think you earned this so here you go!" Steven stepped up to me and pressed a small metal object into my hand.

When I opened my hand I saw the steel gym badge sitting on my palm. It was a pair of girders crossed over an engine. "Yeeeeees! My first gym badge! Thank you Steven, and promise to have another battle with me next time i see you okay?"

"Hahahahaha, why not boy? But don't go thinking it will be that easy next time." We waved goodbye to Steven as we left. Alice had passed out on my shoulder from exhaustion.

When we got outside I noticed Alex and Anna shaking hands. "How'd it go you two?" Anna was the first to turn to me, she seemed determined.

I lost, but barely. have a look for yourself, I had his last Pokemon on its last legs. I saw all three of Anna's Pokémon fainted at her feet. Alex was busy picking up a Zorua and Riolu, with an injured Beldum at his side.

"Good job Alex, looks like it was a hard-fought win. Who's the survivor?" I was indicating the Beldum helping him. It was colored differently than what I thought was normal.

"This is my buddy Metro. He's my first Pokemon, we've been together since as long as I can remember. Well, I'm sorry but I have to be on my way." We all saw Alex off not before Anna had the last word though.

"Just wait until the next time we see you. I'll be the one who wins then, and you can bet on that." She wasn't upset, in fact, I don't think I've seen Anna this pumped since we met.

"Okay guys, let's get back on the road. I don't feel like taking on this gym anymore." Anna was in the lead the whole night as we left Beltin behind.

"I got my first badge by the way..." Nobody said anything, Seth already knew and gave me a congratulatory pat on the back. Abner gave me a thumbs up and a "good job."

Anna walked up to me and stared right into my eyes "You better be going with me when I go to face the champion. I expect to face you for the title, so don't disappoint me." She grabbed my hand and squeezed it tight.

We kept moving until we were ready to make camp. I was worried because Alice had been passed out since the gym battle.

Hope you guys liked the first gym chapter. I know there was a lot of other stuff at the beginning but I had been struck by a string of ideas and this was the result.

I wanted to give credit to BladeDancer123, who is the creator of Alex Stone. If you guys would be so kind do check him out.

Have a great day everybody, I'm sorry for being gone. Hope this kind of makes up for it.