*United you are by a single destiny…*
*Divided you were only by distance…*
*Your fate's are shared, what befalls one, befalls all.*
=Chapter 9, Crime and Punishment=
(Sophia's PoV)
"So you're telling me you've never once had a trim?" Sophia asked Jen, the elder Furfrou on the Council of Elders, essentially advisors to the pack members. "My dear you have no idea what you're missing out on! Getting a trim for your fur is absolutely fabuleux, I speak from experience!"
"Oh I can tell, you certainly have had a few trims in your past." Jen said with a soft chuckle. "I suppose our Leader gave them to you?"
Sophia chuckled as well as she remembered the one time where David did try to trim her, but accidentally cut her fur so short she hardly looked like a Furfrou. It was thoroughly embarrassing for her, but hilarious for them to talk about. She remembered refusing to come out from their cabin for weeks until her fur grew back.
"Well he tried to at least, but in the end we stuck with professional trimmers rather than try to save money." She said as they walked to get a drink of water.
Unlike David's chamber, which not only had a water bowl and bath tub, the elder's chambers did not have access to running water to allow them to drink fresh water in their rooms, leaving them to wait to bathe each day in clean water as the water slowly drained and was replaced by their makeshift sewer system. Instead they had to walk to the underground lake chamber if they wanted to get a drink.
While this was a pain according to Sophia, Jen said that it was the elders themselves who had arranged it this way. She explained to the house pet Furfrou that some Pokemon that became Elders tried to use to position to become lazy like a Snorlax, so to ensure they got around and at least tried to do their duties and interact with the pack members, they were required to get any drinks of water from the lake chamber. This was also true for food, as all food was stored in the winter reserves when it was being preserved, before being pulled out for the pack to eat.
While she complained that it was annoying having to walk every time she just wanted a drink, she accepted it because it was her duty to talk to the members of the pack seeking her council.
"Honestly young one, what I would give to be your age again." Jen chuckled. "Sounds like you and our leader had quite a lot of fun before coming here."
"Oh I say we did!" Sophia said with a smile. "The stories I could tell you, why I recall this one time where he slipped and fell on top of me when he was sixteen. He was getting out of the shower with me, mind you he was wearing a towel prior to falling because he was giving me a bath, but he very nearly claimed my first time then!"
"He almost claimed you as his, by accident?" Jen asked politely. "Well this is a first, never heard of something like that happening."
"Yes, he slipped and fell on top of me as we were getting out of the bath. Slipped, pushed me underneath him by accident, and wouldn't ya know, his member was a few inches from entering me." She told her, still marveling at how narrow that event had been. "Of course we tried to forget it as best we could, but a girl never forgets her first time… or near first time as well."
Jen chuckled even harder as they walked down the passage toward the Lake Chamber. While they walked Sophia marveled at how nice the elder Furfrou was, despite knowing of her tragic life. Unfortunately Sophia was not known for being one to leave a question unasked, and so after nearly three hours of conversing with the elder, finally decided to ask the question.
"Elder Jen… I know of your past, David and I heard of it while we were with Pack Delica." She said worriedly, wondering how the elder would react. "Why are you so cheerful, after everything that has happened to you in life?"
At that Jen stopped chuckling, but still smiled, though it was a very sad smile that she wore. "So you've heard of that have you?" She asked sadly. "I just live each day as best I can."
"But you lost your son and your husband!" Sophia whispered. "I would be devastated if anything were to happen to my David, I'd probably die just to avoid going through life without him."
"They wouldn't have wanted me to die, though I very nearly gave up living." Jen whispered, looking at the ground as she slow walked. "I knew that they would have wanted me to live, to share my wisdom and years of living to those who did live and would live. So I did the only thing I could young one, I lived… one day at a time. Eventually became an elder, and made peace with my past and life." She looked up at Sophia and smiled. "I can tell you deeply love your human, it reminds me of me and my mate. Treasure him Sophia, he is the most wonderful thing in your life as your mate. Treasure him as I treasured my mate, because there may come a day when he may be taken from you without a second's thought. Then all you'll have to remember him by… are memories."
Sophia nodded as they continued to walk, swearing she would treasure every moment with David, as long as he had breath in her body.
Just as they were about to walk into the lake chamber, a pair of Luxrays, male and female, approached them. "Elder Jen, Elder Jen!" The male said, causing her and Jen to stop. "Elder Jen, my mate and I have need of your wisdom for a moment. May we please speak to you?"
"Do you want me to wait ma'am?" Sophia asked.
"Oh no, go on and get a drink, I do this every day. I'll be a while, because where one member needs my wisdom, another is sure to follow" Jen said turning to look at the two Luxrays. "Now what can I help you two with?"
Sophia nodded and walked on ahead into the lake chamber, admiring how few Pokemon were in the chamber despite how large the space was. She saw that while there were a few Pokemon in the chamber, most of them were just finishing eating or drinking and leaving to prepare for the night, meaning she would soon have the entire chamber to herself. Wanting some privacy because she wasn't interested in talking after all of the morbid talks she just had. Seeing a nice spot on one side of the chamber where there were a few Stalagmites that gave her some privacy, as well as gave a sense of peace and serenity that she sorely needed right now, she walked over to it and began taking several soft drinks from the lake.
*I wonder how David is doing right now.* She thought to herself as she laid down next to the water. *Knowing Lucy, she's probably got him all to herself now. No doubt she's probably mated him at least twice by now, if I know her well enough she'll at least try to go two rounds with him.*
As she thought about mating her human again, she subconsciously rubbed her stomach, imagining it becoming swollen in the coming months. She smiled at that thought, imagining her very first egg, and showing David that it was his egg. Oh how she imagined finding out if and when she became pregnant. She honestly didn't know if she could get pregnant with David, but she could hope and pretend, and maybe if luck were on their side and Arceus smiled upon them, his seed would somehow find root inside of her, and give her that one gift she wanted now that they were no longer just a master and his pet Furfrou.
She could picture it now, waking up one morning and stretching, before noticing that her stomach was noticeably larger. Then she would feel that warm funny feeling that comes when a female learns that she is now a mother, and feeling the even more proud emotion that comes from the knowledge of who it was who impregnated her, knowing that she was made a mother by the one she loved deeply.
She was already planning what her days would be when she found out, she would lay down each day in her soft bed with a blanket wrapped around her to keep both her and her egg inside of her warm. She would have a female member of the pack bring her food each day to keep her strong and healthy, thus ensuring her egg was kept safe. Finally she would snuggle next to her egg's father, and feel him rub her enlarged stomach, asking how many eggs she was carrying and what genders they would be, before softly planting a kiss on her lips and telling him how proud he was of her as well as how much he loved her.
Then she would wait day after day, eagerly watching each day pass by as she carried his egg safe inside of her, awaiting the day she would give birth to it. Then they would watch it hatch and find out at long last, what gender it was, and the following debate of what to name their first born pup.
"If it's a girl… Sophie… after Lucy's nickname for me." She whispered to herself, rubbing her stomach again with a warm smile. "If it's a boy… Dave… after David."
She closed her eyes and began imagining a new life, a future version of herself as she sat in their chamber, sitting in David's lap with a large belly full of pups while a litter of Furfrou pups ran around them. She pictured David picking up one of the pups and nuzzling it with his nose even as said pup nuzzled his, then he smiled and one by one, picked up the pups and placed them with their mother, so that they could sleep with her, safe and sound for the night.
As they curled up to sleep, she imagined Lucy walking in with her own pups, maybe three or four, as well as her own enlarged stomach, smiling proudly as she walked over and laid down next to David, mirroring Sophia's stance and having her pups curl up for sleep.
She smiled happily as the sweet picture played out in her mind, so happy that she no longer was afraid of calling David her love and expressing it.
"Oh David… I can't wait… till I become a mother… with your pups."
(Vicious' PoV)
Vicious silently followed the Furfrou pair, making sure to look like he was just minding his own business to any passersby. Yet all the while he watched and admired the small body of the younger Furfrou, wondering just how good she felt.
As they walked they almost entered the lake chamber, before a pair of Luxrays approached the elder and began conversing with her. The younger Furfrou moved on alone to the chamber, leaving the elder behind to talk to the Luxray couple.
"Heh, she's making this easy on me, I like it." He whispered as he walked past the three Pokemon who ignored him.
As he watched he saw that the Furfrou had walked to a section of the lake to drink from which had a few Stalagmites to block his view of her slightly, but it only helped because the chamber was quickly emptying as Pokemon prepared for sleep. Meaning in a matter of minutes it would be him and that Furfrou whore all alone.
"This is too easy." He commented as he sat down and bided his time, pretending to be relaxing as he watched the Furfrou from where he was.
After about ten minutes of waiting, and with no sign of any pack members nearby, he decided it was time to make his move. He got up and angled his approach so that the Furfrou, the 'Second Prime Mate' could not get away from him.
Thinking of how tight she might be was making his member poke out from its sheath, and he was eager to taste her.
(Sophia's PoV)
Sophia stared out at the water, feeling calm as she took another drink before she decided it was best to get back to David's chamber, knowing it was almost time for bed. She stood up and was about to turn around when a soft growl caused her to stop.
"Don't worry about getting up, you're going to be on the ground anyway." A sinister voice whispered.
She spun around instantly saw a Houndoom behind her, for a moment she thought it was this Scar that she kept hearing about, but no this one was healthy and young. He stood four feet tall and had extremely sharp claws with fangs to match. He also had two very prominently curved horns that curved behind him on his head, and his eyes were glaring at her with a hungry stare that frightened her.
Yet it wasn't the eyes that caused her to worry, it was his member that she saw poking out because of his angle of approach. She knew what he wanted, why he was approaching her, there was no doubt in her mind what he had come here for.
"What do you want?" She said, backing up slowly as far as she could away from him, glancing from side to side as she tried to find a way to escape.
"I think you can figure that out yourself sweetie." He said smugly, stepping closer and closer to her.
"Yes I can but you can't touch me!" She said hopefully, trying to intimidate him. "I'm the Pack Leader's Second Prime Mate! You're not allowed to touch me!"
That only caused him to chuckle as he was now only a few feet from her. "Which means you'll feel the best out of every other female in the pack!" He whispered with a grin.
"I'm warning you, I'll scream!" She yelled, looking from side to side hopefully.
That only caused him to chuckle even more as now only a foot separated them. "Go ahead… it's just you and me here… and I like it when my females scream." He said.
Sophia knew what he was going to do to her, but she refused to let herself be touched by any male besides David, and she sure wasn't going to let this male rape her without a fight. She growled threateningly, showing her teeth in the hopes of intimidating him, but she knew it was futile, she was just a house bred and house trained Furfrou. Sure she could fight bullies and old ladies, but a wild Pokemon, especially a Houndoom?
She didn't stand a chance, all she could hope for was to get past him and make a run for it.
Trying to faint him, she made to run left and jumped right, but he saw it coming and head-butted her back, shoving her on her back. Knowing she was in trouble, she tried to get back up, but he once again the Houndoom showed his strength and smacked her to the side, slamming her into the stalagmite.
She yelped in pain as she was injured, but her fur absorbed the brunt of the damage, which could not be said for her ever growing fear.
She looked up as the Houndroom approached her, slowly advancing as she whimpered in fear. "Please don't do this!" She begged. "Just leave me alone, let me go and I won't tell David about this!"
He only grinned as he leaned over her, now using his front paws to position her as she tried to push herself away. "Where's the fun in that?" He whispered. "I haven't had any fun for over a year, and I've always wanted to know what your species feels like…"
Sophia began to panic as she tried to get away, but all she got for her trouble was a smack of his paw, causing a gash to appear in her muzzle as his claws swiped her. Then she began to feel absolute terror as he began to toy with her, leaning forward to lick her muzzle, staring at him with wide eyes as he grinned wickedly at her. "I've been building up you know…" He whispered into her ear. "I can't wait to see the pups we make…"
At that thought, the thought of bearing this Houndoom's pups, and having that lovely image from before shattered because this male raped her, drove her to take drastic actions.
She would not have his pups, she would never have this Houndoom's pups. She would rather die than suffer that face, she swore to be only her master's, to only mate with him.
As she kicked, bit, thrashed and did all she could to throw the Houndoom off of her, she failed to notice that her left eye was beginning to sting slightly, but she had other concerns. She tried her hardest to push her attacker off yet he was just too strong for her. Then her thrashing caused her sex to line up with his member, forcing her to freeze instantly in fear as he grinned, before beginning to press into her.
"No… NOOOOO!" She screeched in desperation, as the tip was about to enter. "DAVIIIIIIIIIID!"
(Lancelot's PoV)
"Well that wasn't too bad." Karen said as she led the foragers through the entrance to the den, back just an hour before bed. "I figured with all the talk of these Wingulls raiding, they'd put up a bigger fight."
Lancelot and Karen walked back down the tunnel with a chuckle, admiring at how well the foragers were able to gather the berries with speed and precision. Yet as they walked back he couldn't help but feel like something was wrong.
"What do you expect, they were Wingulls and you…" Lancelot said before a sudden flash appeared before his eyes.
He was watching as he kicked, bit, thrashed and did all he could to throw the Houndoom off of him. In desperation he tried his hardest to push his attacker off yet he was just too strong for her. Then his thrashing caused something to line up, and this realization instantly froze in fear as the attacker, a Houndoom, grinned before beginning to apply pressure.
"No… NOOOOO!" He heard a female voice, which sounded like Sophia's, screech in desperation. "DAVIIIIIIIIIID!"
As the vision vanished, he returned to normal and glanced at Karen, who also had stopped in her tracks, apparently seeing the same thing. "Did you just hear Sophia?" She asked.
"Yes, she's in trouble!" He said. "The Lake Chamber!"
"COME ON!" Karen shouted, ignoring the confused looks of the foragers as they ran full speed to the lake chamber.
(David's PoV)
"So how was the visit to Pack Delica?" Lucy asked as David put the last of his clothes on.
"Oh you know, it was alright." He said. "I have to admit though, the way they designed their den after inspiration from…"
He stopped talking as he saw a sudden flash and feeling that he was looking at the world through another's eye. He was watching as he kicked, bit, thrashed and did all he could to throw a Houndoom off of him. In desperation he tried his hardest to push his attacker off yet he was just too strong for her. Then his thrashing caused something to line up, and this realization instantly froze in fear as the attacker, a Houndoom, grinned before beginning to apply pressure.
"No… NOOOOO!" He heard a female voice, which sounded like Sophia's, screech in desperation. "DAVIIIIIIIIIID!"
As the vision ended he clutched at his eye, remembering how this was similar to before when Scar attacked him. He had seen everything in that momentary vision through Lucy's eye, now he thought he had seen it through Sophia's this time.
"Sophia…" Lucy whispered, showing that she had also seen that vision.
"Come on!" He shouted, throwing his last shoe on and running out of their chamber, toward the lake chamber.
(Sophia's PoV)
"NOOOOO!" Sophia screamed as she desperately shoved at the Houndoom, trying to keep his member from entering her, but it was a feeble attempt as she barely had the strength to keep him off her for long.
"That's it, struggle!" He moaned in pleasure as he continued to try pushing into her. "The more you struggle, the more I'll enjoy it!" As she kicked her legs, hoping to injure him in another way, he grinned even more fiercely. "Oh yes… with legs like that, you'll make a great mother for my pups!"
"SOMEONE HELP ME!" She screamed as she threw the last of her strength into resisting.
Then, just as she began to lose hope in preserving herself, ensuring that nobody else claimed her but David, a huge wave of water rushed under them. Causing them both to look up and see Terrance glaring angrily at them, staring at the scene before them.
The Houndoom had only a brief moment to register what was happening, before Terrance let loose a Hydro Pump and blasted him off of Sophia and slamming into the wall on the far side. Then the Lapras pushed himself back into the water before surging forward, giving Sophia just enough time to scramble up and get out of the way before he rode the wave he made to crash through the small stalagmites.
As the Houndoom tried to stand back up, Terrance shot another Hydro Pump at him, further injuring Sophia's attacker, before he changed it into an Ice Beam. Coupled with the water that was still soaking the Houndoom, the Ice Beam froze everything around him, encasing him in a shell of Ice and leaving only his head exposed with sharpened edges poking every part of him, preventing him from moving.
Now that the Houndoom was encased in ice, Sophia began to shakily calm down, realizing that she was safe. She looked at Terrance who was still glaring at her attacker. "Thank you Terrance…" She said shakily.
Terrance nodded and only turned to see a group of Pokemon entering the chamber from the entrance. Among them was Lancelot and Karen, who quickly ran over to Sophia. "Sophia, are you alright?" Lancelot shouted, ignoring the Houndoom while Karen ran, pulling her stick out of her tail and lighting it. "What happened to you?"
"He… he…" Sophia whimpered, nodding to the Houndoom who was encased in ice. "He tried… to… to…"
"What's going on here?" A human voice yelled out, and Sophia saw David entering now, with several Pokemon behind him, including Lucy.
"David!" Sophia shouted, getting up and rushing to her human master and lover.
Instantly when she could, she jumped and slammed into his chest, knocking the wind out of him as he fell to the ground. But she didn't care, she was his and his alone, and now that she was in his arms she felt safe once again.
(David's PoV)
As Sophia charged into him, knocking him down, he felt her shuddering in fear within his grasp. "Sophia, what's wrong?" He asked as Lucy ran up next to him with a worried expression, followed by Lancelot and Karen as he noticed Terrance uncharacteristically on land. "Terrance, what's going on here?"
Terrance looked over at him with an angry expression before turning to stare at a Houndoom, which was trapped in a frozen cage next to the wall. "This Houndoom attempted to rape Sophia, and would have succeeded had I not spotted it happening."
"It's true… it's true!" Sophia moaned feebly, curling up in his lap as she tried to cuddle as close as she could to him. "He was on top of me… he was about to penetrate me… he said he was going to get me pregnant!"
Looking at the Houndoom David felt a sense of anger bubble up as he comforted his Furfrou, his second Prime Mate Sophia. "What's his name?" He asked Terrance.
"He's called Vicious, son of Scar." Terrance said.
At the name 'Scar' David knew he didn't like the Houndoom, and decided to protect Sophia from further harm before anything. "Lucy, take Sophia back to our Chamber." He ordered. "Keep her safe, tell any males you come across to stay away until I explain at a meeting later today."
"No… don't leave me alone!" Sophia whined, looking up at him fearfully. "What if he tries again, what if someone else tries? Pease don't leave me alone David!"
David leaned down and kissed Sophia gently, not in passion but to comfort her, and let her know that she was safe. After she stopped shaking he looked at her and told her again, "Go with Lucy Sophia, I promise you'll be safe. No one will hurt you."
Sophia nodded and whimpered slightly as she left his embrace and followed Lucy, who glared at any male who was even an inch too close for her liking.
He looked up at the Houndoom, just as said Houndoom glared back at him. "Lancelot, Karen, with me." He said. "The rest of you, leave us, and I want someone to awake Yara and Nera and inform them to call the entire pack together for an emergency meeting."
There were several nods of understanding as Pokemon began filtering out of the room, while David, flanked by his two Pokemon who glared with anger at Vicious. "Alright, Vicious… here's how it's going to go." He said when he was next to the Pokemon. "You're going to explain just why you found it necessary to attempt to rape my Second Prime Mate. Now start talking."
Vicious merely growled back before responding. "I am a Houndoom!" He growled. "I wanted a strong and beautiful mate for my own, and your Furfrou was the only one in the entire pack that was… unique."
At that David found himself wanting to hurt this Houndoom, but restrained himself because Vicious was just trying to egg him on. "Tell me this Vicious, did Scar put you up to this?" He asked.
"As if!" He said with a laugh. "That old hound, he lost to a human, I would sooner go for a swim than listen to that idiot!"
"So what you're saying is that you chose to hurt my Second Prime Mate, because you wanted her as your mate?" He growled angrily. "I suppose letting you go is out of the question, because if I do you'll just try and hurt her again. Am I right?"
Vicious merely grinned before nodding. "I can't help being what I am, she's quite a 'catch', so I will claim her as my own!" He said.
"We'll see about that." David whispered angrily. "Karen, get him out of there, Lancelot, when she does, take him and escort him to the meeting chamber, Ask one of the pack members to show you where. If he tries anything, and I mean ANYTHING…" He glared at the Houndoom before turning to leave. "I want you to break all four of his legs, am I clear?"
"With pleasure." Karen whispered.
He turned to look at Terrance and offered to help him back to the water, but Terrance shook his head. "Don't worry David, I can manage on my own." He said, shuffling slowly with his fins and dragging himself one foot at a time back to the water. "Just go to your mates David. That is where you are needed now."
David left the lake chamber and walked to his chamber, where he knew Sophia was currently being protected by Lucy. After about five minutes of walking, he heard the sobbing moans of his Furfrou within his chamber, knowing that she was still terrified from her experience. "Sophia?" He asked as he walked in.
Lucy was comforting Sophia as best she could, trying to nuzzle the Furfrou gently to calm her down. When he entered Lucy got up and moved aside to let David sit next to her and hold her close. "David?" She whimpered, still shivering slightly.
"It's alright Sophia, your safe now." He whispered quietly, leaning and holding her close to him. "Your safe and sound now, there's no need to worry about him anymore. He's not going to hurt you ever again."
Sophia nodded in reassurance as she licked him in gratitude, showing she trusted her human lover and master's word. "Thank you…" She said. "He was so close… so close!" She moaned sadly, shedding new tears over him. "He almost took me… I was so afraid he would mate me, and I'd be forced to have his pups!"
"It's alright Sophia, it's alright." He said, stroking her fur to calm her down.
"I don't want pups… not if they're not yours!" She said, looking at him with determined eyes. "I want your pups… I want to give 'you' pups David… not another male, only you! I want to know you made me a mother… to know that the egg I carry is your egg as well as mine! I'd rather die than let another male impregnate me!"
He smiled, loving how dedicated and faithful his beloved Furfrou was to him, but knew that he would never want her to die just to avoid that fate. He would never let that ever happen to her, it was as Lucy told him the night before. They were his and his alone. Just like he loved them and only them. No matter what, he would love them.
"Don't worry Sophia, I assure you that you won't have to worry about feeling that fear ever again." He said, picking her up and pulling her into a soft kiss. "Because the only one who will ever get you pregnant will be me, I promise you Sophia. I don't care how long it takes, or how many times we have to try. You, Lucy and I will become parents, eventually. I will make you a mother, somehow, some way, and I'll be the one to get you pregnant."
At that Sophia smiled and began crying again, but this time tears of joy as she nuzzled him lovingly, reaffirming their relationship as lovers. Lucy joined them as well, softly nuzzling David's cheek as well, also reaffirming her relationship to him as his first Prime Mate.
"LEADER!" A voice cried out from outside their chamber, and it sounded like Yara. "All of the pack is assembled and waiting for you!"
He nodded and got up, silently telling Lucy to stay with Sophia, while he dealt with Vicious, and soon after him Scar.
=The Meeting Chamber=
David sat before the pack as a whole, staring at them all as they stared at him, curious about why he had summoned them all together. When Yara and Nera confirmed that everyone was ready, decided to get started, though he looked and spotted Scar sitting at one side of the pack, looking just as curious and confused as the rest. But he didn't buy the act.
"Attention members of Pack David!" He shouted, silencing any conversations happening at the time. "Just a few minutes ago, my Second Prime Mate, Sophia, was attacked by a member of this pack, with no regard for her status. This member of the pack attempted to rape her, claim her as his own, and boasted he would forcibly impregnate her. We are here today to witness this criminal's punishment, so that no one will mistake its importance."
He looked over to a small fire which indicated Karen's position off to the side, where she and Lancelot were waiting with Vicious in custody and under watch. "Bring him here!" He shouted.
Walking slowly Karen led the Houndoom with her stick out and ready for battle, while Lancelot walked behind, watching his every step as they marched Vicious to a spot in front of David where the entire pack could see him. Once he was in place, Lancelot kicked out Vicious' rear legs and forced him to the floor.
Vicious looked up at him with a glaring expression, but could do nothing in front of both David's Pokemon and the whole pack. "Vicious, son of Scar…" David said, before glancing at Scar to see his reaction. "Your crime at attempted rape against my Second Prime Mate has left her scarred, mentally and physically. She is now afraid to leave my chamber as long as you are out there, afraid that you might attempt to hurt her again. For this crime there is no defense, for not only did she state precisely what you did, Terrance the Water Guardian of the den's underground lake and protector of our food reserves for the winter season, also spoke as to what you attempted to do."
"There is no defense that you could hope to bring to absolve you of this crime. Therefore, you shall receive punishment suitable for your crime!" He said. "However… because I have never dealt with an issue like this, I do not know what punishments are suitable for your crime. So therefore, my advisors will tell us if there are any situations in the past that can give us a suitable punishment."
He glanced to Yara and Nera who were sitting beside him on both sides, like feline sentries. They nodded and began speaking to the pack as well.
"Many generations ago, according to elder Nayru, one male attempted to and succeeded in raping the Prime Mate of the pack's leader, while he was away." Nera said. "Another generation later, also according to Nayru, another Prime Mate was also raped, on two occasions. The males involved in these crimes received varying punishments, each one given based on the Leader at the time."
Yara nodded at his sister and spoke up next. "The first punishment which our leader may give, is the most basic and just for this crime!" He declared. "If our leader wishes it, Vicious will suffer death for his crime!"
A few Pokemon cried that he deserved it, others merely cheered, and a very few remained silent. David noticed that Scar was among those who remained silent.
"The second punishment, which our leader may give, is more merciful, but also suits the crime!" Nera said. "If he wishes, he may banish Vicious for his crime, upon penalty of death should he be discovered attempting to return. All of the pack is ordered to kill the banished one, should they discover him within our territory. Vicious will be allowed to live, but is not to be welcomed back into the pack while our Leader still lives."
Many Pokemon of the pack cried that he should suffer more than just banishment, while others also cheered in approval of that punishment. Again though, Scar and some others remained silent.
Yet David noticed that Vicious was merely smirking as Nera and Yara listed the two punishments. As though he knew David would choose the second one, which he would, unless the third one seemed more suitable.
"The third and final punishment, is unorthodox but was also used to punish the offensive Pokemon." Yara said, and this time he hesitated, as though he didn't want to say it, but continued to talk after a moment. "If our leader wishes it, we will commence with this third punishment. Immediate and total 'Castration' of the offending Pokemon, before the entire pack as a whole. With the offender being forced to endure the act while conscious."
At that, Vicious suddenly went wide eyed, as though he were suddenly standing on his own grave. The Pokemon gathered all cheered in approval of this, with not one single member saying or hinting he deserved worse or less. Scar too glanced nervously at his son, but remained silent still.
Both Yara and Nera turned to him and nodded, signaling that they were finished. "These are the punishments that are suitable for this crim." Nera said. "If you wish to punish him in another way, that is what you may do, and the pack will carry it out."
"What will you decide leader?" Yara asked.
David looked at Vicious, and saw that he was no longer looking confident like before, in fact he looked terrified of David now. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, before speaking slowly and clearly.
"For his crime, he should receive a punishment fitting his crime." He said. "Public Castration would be the most appropriate… however…" He looked at Vicious and shook his head. "However, to put Vicious through that, even knowing what he did to my Second Prime Mate, is too horrible even for me to utter. It would be cruel and unusual to him, so I will spare him that penalty."
At that Vicious sighed in relief. "My beliefs also prevent me from sentencing you to death Vicious, despite what you have done." David also said. "I believe that all life deserves to live, no matter what life it is. So you shall be spared death. This only leaves, the second option." He looked down at the Houndoom and declared in a loud and clear voice. "Vicious, I decree that you are hereby BANISHED, under penalty of death! You are forbidden from returning to our territory while I am Leader, and if you are discovered within our territory, whoever finds you will kill you on sight."
At that a few Pokemon cheered and complained that he deserved worse, but they accepted his choice.
"However… just because you are banished from our territory, does not mean you will be conscious to see where you're going to go… Lancelot!" He shouted, looking at his Lucario. "CLOSE COMBAT!"
Lancelot rushed at Vicious and began attacking Vicious with a rapid series of punches for a few seconds before jumping away, revealing Vicious was completely unconscious. Lancelot had hit him hard enough to cause him to faint.
"I want six volunteers to take Vicious outside of our territory's border to the north, Karen will escort you to protect you and ensure Vicious does not try anything!" He said, and immediately several Growlithe and Vulpix's stepped forward. "Everyone else, you're free to go now." At his declaration all those pack members still sitting began to leave. "Everyone except, Scar."
Five minutes later, everyone left, with exception to Scar, him, Lancelot, Yara and Nera. When he was sure they were alone, he told Yara and Nera to go and rest, saying they've had a long day. When they too had left, David approached Scar with Lancelot behind him, ready to fight and defend if necessary.
"I noticed you were quiet while your son was on trial." David said, glaring at the Houndoom that was the former leader of this pack.
"What he did was of his own doing, he deserved whatever fate you'd give him." Scar growled, not meeting David's eye.
"Even though he was your son, you didn't even bother to speak up in his defense." He whispered. "You quietly sat there and watched everything happen, even as his possible punishments were listed off, one by one. It was like you did not care what would happen to him one way or another." He said, glaring at Scar. "It was almost as though that whole thing was staged, like you knew what would happen."
"I won't deny that I did not care what would happen to him." Scar replied with a piercing glare, matched by David. "But as I am not Leader of this pack… what I think… doesn't matter. If he wanted to violate your Prime Mate, knowing she was yours, that's his choice. I had no idea that he was planning to claim your mate for his own, and for that I am sorry…"
"Let's get one thing straight Scar!" David interrupted angrily. "I don't care what you think about me, it's clear you still hate me because of your distrust of humans and now you have more reason because I'm the Pack Leader." He stared into the Houndoom's eyes, matching the glare the former pack leader gave him with his own. "I've learned quite a bit about you over the last week since I've been Pack Leader. You took quite a few of your liberties to heart while you were leader. You violated many of the females in this pack, forcing them to bear your young while killing off any males they had, to the point where they were begging me to spare their pups, offering to let me violate them if it would give their pups a chance to live!"
"Pack Delica didn't hold you in high regard, as they didn't want to 'honor' you with entertainment in the forms of their females either. You forced many of your sired offspring on them, with no regard to the mothers. I may not be the perfect leader Scar, but based on what I've seen and done so far, compared to you I've been a better leader for this pack in one week, than you have for years. From what I've witnessed by how this pack reacts to what I say compared to how you treated them, they had more to fear from you, Scar, than the human you threatened would be their end!"
Both of them glared at each other, silently wishing horrible things to befall upon the other. "Now you will listen and take to heart what I say here." David whispered. "I don't care what you may be planning, if you are planning anything! Hurt me all you want, because I don't care if you do anything to me! But remember… I will do everything in my power to protect myself. And be warned, if I ever find out that you had anything to do with this assault against Sophia, you will share your son's fate!" He glanced at Lancelot who nodded and stepped closer, ready to fight if needed while David inched closer to Scar. "And also… if you ever threaten my lovers, or my friends in any way shape or form… I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF!"
With that he stood straight and walked away with Lancelot behind him.