Tamer Gothic

Viridian City

"I am so loving this place" I commented as the topless Milktit served me my drink "how did I not know it existed?".

The place was called Milkshakes, and it was well named since it served milky drinks and had waitresses who walked around shaking their tits at the customers.

"You never asked" Nikita remarked "these places don't advertise. They don't need to people just sort of find them and then tell their friends".

Much like the restaurant I had been to the day before yesterday this establishment was not open to everyone, and it was shielded from public view for the most part. It's windows were covered in some sort of thick paper that let in some light but prevented anyone from looking inside. This was done because all the pokegirls on staff were topless.

It wasn't that odd for a Milktit to be topless even out on the streets as their breasts expanded it size as they filled with milk, and they were employed to take care of children whom they breastfed. So this meant wearing any sort of top was a bit of a problem. However they weren't well known for rubbing ice cubs on their nipples or for making shakes out of milk they just expressed while people watched them giggle about.

"How do you find it?" I asked of my girlfriend.

Nikita looked up from the map she'd been going over and gave me a wistful smile.

"Milky worked at one of these places before she started looking after me" she explained "they've been around for decades".

This world was so weird and wonderful at the same time. It so many interesting places to explore and fascinating people to met, and despite everything I'd experienced so far I'd not seen much of it at all.

For the first time I was actually glad I had centuries of life ahead of me because it was going to take more years than mortal men was given to see all this world had to offer.

The downside to that would be watching everyone I cared about growing older while I aged much more slowly, but there wasn't anything I could do about that other than try to savour the time I did have with them.

"So any ideas on where we should go next?" I asked my partner in Taming.

Nikita didn't answer right away she was rather engrossed by the map she had laid on the counter before us.

"There's a Sex League Gym in Thrill Town. It was closed down a few years back because of some deaths, but I heard it's reopened with new people running it and it's not that far on foot. Not if we take a train to the nearest city".

I'd avoided the Sex Leagues because until I'd Tamed Kara I'd lacked a pokegirl suited for those kinds of battles. Now things were different Kara was actually eager for sex battles.

"I thought only cities had gyms" I commented.

There weren't that many gyms in this part of the League, but I did know that only the big settlements had them. There weren't that many Harem-Master in this region either. Which might be why so many new Tamers were being encouraged to become Masters. This region supported itself mostly on ranches, farms and trade. It didn't have much to encourage tourism. Some new gyms could change that.

"Thrill Town is a city really" Nikita "it's got lots of tall buildings that I've heard are really impressive, but it's a bit cut off because of the forest".

What forest this was I hadn't a clue and she didn't bother to explain.

"Then we could go to Dogpatch" my girlfriend then suggested "it's Sadie Poken's Day, next week and it's not far from Thrill Town we could make it with time to spare.

Rather than ask her about it I flicked open my 'dex and looked the place up.

In the quaint little village of Dogpatch there is an irregular festival known as Sadie Poken's Day. This one day is of fierce trading, not *of* pokegirls but *by* pokegirls. At the end of the day is a flurry of catching and the next day is usually spent either getting acquainted or Taming. The rules are quite simple: run free through the day and let yourself go wild within reason. Any pokegirl or Threshold girl or unlucky bystander with pokegirl genes can be caught at the end of the day. Usually the pokegirls run around until they find a Tamer they like and then manage to arrange their own capture

So it's was like a Sadie Pokins dance, in that the girls and boys reversed roles. The pokes sought out Tamers and then let the Tamers 'catch' them. It sounded like fun so I clicked on a link to get more information.

Though called Sadie Poken's Day, as of 301 AS, it has been extended to last an entire week. The festival is now broken up into four parts:

The Challenge Area - A civilian Pokegirl can request a 'defender', who will put forth onto any tamer seeking to claim the pokegirl a challenge worthy of the pokegirl, or may act as their own defender. If the assigned defender does an inadequate job (this is judged by special judges provided by Jahana Corporation, who oversee the challenge area), they may be blacklisted from entire cities. On the other hand, if they succeed in defending the pokegirl from all comers for the entire length of Sadie Poken's Day, they get a free meal at a restaurant of their choice. Some people sign up to be Defenders simply for the promised rewards.

The Challenge Area is open from 10 AM - 10 PM.

2) The Marathon. Pokegirls who can't find a 'defender' or are more confident about their speed can choose the races. Tamers and pokegirls alike are forced to wear thin neck collars to prevent cheating, but tamers must also carry special recording batons that allow them to 'tag' a pokegirl. If a pokegirl finishes the race without being tagged, she is free until the next year. However, the faster the pokegirl (they are classified by species), the more races she must run before she is declared free. Every non-tagged pokegirl at the end of the minor races must participate in the final Great Race.

The Marathon lasts from Noon to 5 PM every day, save for the last day, when the Great Marathon takes place. It starts at Noon and ends whenever the last runner quits.

The Ring. For those tamers who aren't fast, there's an alternative to the races. The Ring allows any tamer to show their own physical power in a contest against a pokegirl. If the Pokegirl is either impressed or her challenge is met (she must first prove that she is able to meet the challenge herself). Against dangerously powerful pokegirls, the tamer can abdicate to one of his pokegirls.

The Ring is open from Noon to 8 PM every day.

The Banquet. For the tamers who think they are more suave or those who simply don't think they can meet the other challenges, there is the Banquet, where tamers can ply their charms on the pokegirls directly. However, like the Challenge Area, the pokegirls may have a chaperone, family or friend, who is looking out in the best interest of the pokegirl. Like the challenge area, the chaperone must defend the pokegirl against unfit tamers or face the consequences. If they succeed in defending the pokegirl for the entire length of Sadie Poken' Day, they get similar rewards. As the name implies, food and drinks are available, but Snorlasses and other heavy eaters are limited to three plates a day.

The Banquest is open from 4 PM to 2 AM everyday.

5) The Merchant Zone

Though not officially part of the festivities, many ranchers will opt to set up a booth for promotional reasons, and sell pokegirls to whomever will buy them. Unlike the other areas, these aren't as heavily regulated, as ranchers are allowed to do as they see fit, so long as it doesn't involve anything illegal. Sale booths are monitored to make certain that a tamer gets what they paid for and that no one tries to steal a pokegirl, but any additional security measures must be made by the vendor.

Clearly something that had started as a quaint village tradition had grown into a full blow festival. It had become overly complicated and had gotten some sort of corporate sponsorship. Still it might be fun just to go and enjoy the food. May had given me an monthly allow so I could just buy pokegirls and I had the Psychic Charm Bloodgift so I might have some luck convincing a girl to join my harem.

"I like..." I started to say.

There was a polite cough behind me I turned to see my alpha.

"It's done" Raven said as she sat down next to me "didn't hurt much either"

Sorceresses often marked themselves with magical runes as a sign of their mastery over magic. They could only be seen by others possessing magical talent so I was unable to make them out, as was not at all magical, but I knew that she had spent the last two hours or so getting marked with mystic symbols.

"What colour did you get?" Nikita asked.

My girlfriend had been thinking about getting a tattoo to go with her new self image. Personal I thought getting inked was silly, but I wisely kept my opinions to myself.

"Red" Raven replied "they're all down my arms and legs".

It was a shame I could see them, they might be sexy.

"I heard some Tamers like to brand their girls" my girlfriend commented.

"Sounds painful" I remarked "and cruel".

Pokegirls weren't animals after all even if a lot of them did look like one. Well Ferals could be counted as animals as they were wild, but I wouldn't brand them either and not just because it would piss off a dangerous creature.

"It's not that painful really, or so I've heard" Raven said "and it does make it harder for someone to steal your pokegirls".

That didn't sound like a strong enough justification to me.

"You have chips in your collars" I pointed out.

All my girls loved their new collars, they seemed to be a source of pride for my harem.

"Collars can be taken off" my alpha counted "Not that I ever would and it's a big gesture to brand your harem it's like saying you'll never abandon us".

Her tone of voice told me that Raven actually thought it to a gesture of love. Women found the oddest things romantic.

"I might get my 'girls branded" Nikita said "It would teach Naamah a lesson about whose the Mistress".

As Infernal types went a succubus wasn't that dangerous, but until you brought them completely under control they could a real pain in the neck for a Tamer. Naamah was just rude to everyone I was so glad she wasn't my girl.

"And it would be good for when we go to the Sadie Poken's Day festival" my partner in adventuring added "some people have had 'girls stolen from them while there and don't forgot you've got a rare pokegirl".

I sometimes forgot that Kara was rather unique in this part of the world. Professor Oak had never even seen one of her kind before and he'd spent years of his studying rare pokegirls. Still that was no reason to let someone brand my 'girls. On the other hand if they wanted to be branded then why not.

"If they want to be branded I'll let them" I decided.

"Me first, Master" pleaded Raven "I can design a team symbol and then we just have to get a branding iron made. There are some great enchanted ones that only work for the Tamer who owns them".

Which suggested they were a bit like Spirit Blades. I had a dagger that couldn't be used against me so the branding iron must be enchanted to achieve a similar effect.

"Hope it comes with a manual because I've never branded anything or anyone before I make a habit of not pressing hot metal on people's skin".

Which was very kind of me in my opinion.

"It's easy" Raven said "you just place the part with the symbol where you want it to appear and then wait a few seconds. Then you stop".

Finally I gave in.

"Okay fine I'll brand you right on your ass. How about that?"

My words did not have the desired effect.

"That will be fine" she replied "I have plenty of numbing crème so it won't hurt for every long and then we all have a mark that'll remind us that we belong only to you, Master".

Now even I thought it sounded a little sweet. I was being corrupted I just knew it.

"I'll need one to, but with a slightly different symbol" Nikita said.

Well I wasn't going to start questioning her methods, not now she'd grown more confident. She was only just starting to get over being sent forward in time by Sexibi.

"Might be easier to use them same symbol and then have the name branded on the other buttock" Raven said, perhaps thinking out loud "We'd only need one more branding iron that way, and we can leave them all in Pallet Town. Anyone new will have to earn their brand".

She really did like to organise things.

"I was hoping we could go to a gym" Nikita then said, finally changing the subject "we could take a train to Pewter City, there's one tomorrow, and go to the Boulder Gym. The Gym Leader Brock's got some powerful rock types but you've go an Ivywhore so you could beat him".

Most Rock types were weak against plant types, however they were strong against Electric types which meant Thundercat would be at a major disadvantage, and Kara only had ranged electric attacks, but she did have spells and fighting skills too so she might do alright. Sadly I didn't have any Dark, Ghost, or Water types, but even if I got one today it would be a while before she was ready for a gym match. So getting one wouldn't help me now.

"Any other gyms" I asked "if we can't find one suitable for us we can go to that Love Gym and get me another badge".

That was when I recalled that Nikita didn't have any badges.

"Unless you want to go for it" I said to my girlfriend.

She shook her head before saying.

"No I need more pokegirls. I think we could both do with getting a water type. So maybe we could take the train to Pewter City, then walk to Thrill Town, then Dogspatch and afterward we could hit the coast and go for some Feral water types. Your ship sets sail from Coast City in about six weeks so we have loads of time to get there".

"Sounds like a plan" I agreed "we spend the rest of the day training and then get an early night so we can head out tomorrow well rested".

With that we finished our drinks and headed back to Pallet Town to spend the afternoon training with our pokegirls.

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Pallet Town

Things were not going so well.

"Kara hit the target with your electric attack!" I ordered.

Rather than obey the command my elf pokegirl just stood stock still and refused to even look at me. All I'd wanted her to do was to strike the scarecrow that was sitting in this empty field, with an electric attack.

"No" she said.

"No" I mimicked.

This had never happened before. Normally Kara was eager to please, but somehow that had changed.

"Did I do something to upset you?" I inquired.

As it turned out that had been the wrong thing to say. Kara started talking in what I guessed was some form of elvish, and while I didn't understand what she was saying it wasn't hard go guess that it was something bad.

"Oh just ignore her" Kira advised "she's always been a total brat. She once tried to kill me just because I stole her favourite toy".

"It wasn't a toy it was a magic sword" Kara protested "and I needed it. I wasn't a Gardelfwhor back then and those fucking spider types pokegirls were everywhere".

Sometimes it was easy to forget that these two had been doing the whole sibling rivalry thing for decades now.

"Enough" I said calmly "no more arguing you two or you'll spend the rest of the day in your pokeballs".

That at least shut Kira up.

"I'm still mad at you" my Gardelfwhor declared.

"Why?" I asked to know "what could I have possibly done to offend you since this morning?".

This time she did answer.

"You've been drinking other 'girl's milk" she told me while giving me glare "you said that me lactating for you was special, but you'll just suck on anyone's nipples".

This made Nikita laugh for some reason, which was no help at all but at least Raven was on my side.

"We just went to Milkshakes" my alpha explained in a soothing tone of voice "they serve drinks there made by Milktits, he didn't suckle on any nipples and he only went there to wait for me while I got my runes done".

I had the sinking feeling that Kara's bad mood was a side effect of the pills she'd been taking. It made sense they were concentrated hormones after all they were bound to make her a bit emotional until her body chemistry calmed down.

"Yeah but I'm flavouring my milk" Kara argued "you don't need to go to those sort of places any more".

Oh so this was a territorial thing. She didn't want to share the one thing she did just for me. The thing she could do that no one else in the harem was allowed to do for me.

"I'm sorry" I apologized "I won't go there again. But I can't promise not to drink milk form other girls cause they put it in food and I need to eat".

Kara looked like she might cry for a second but she managed to stop herself.

"Promise me you won't drink from other girls" my Gardelfwhor pleaded.

I thought about that for a moment and realised that I could keep that promise as long as didn't get the stuff directly, and it wasn't as if I'd need it in bottles if Kara was giving me the fresh stuff.

"And that only you will drink mine" she added "all of it, please".

I couldn't resist her sad eyes.

"Yes, I promise" I assured her.

"You know she could make a couple of gallons worth a day" Nikita told me "that's a lot of milk for one person. You could take a bath in what Milky used to make in a day".

I got the feeling she had actually tested this out and it wasn't as unlikely as it sounded as when Milktits were relaxed and well fed they could make between ten and twenty-five galleons in a day. That was between eighty and two hundred pints of milk.

Since I knew how much liquid you could hold in a pint glass it would be pretty easy to fill a bathtub with what a single Milktit could make in day.

"Two gallons?" I questioned.

"She's been taking the pills" Raven told me "Breast size doesn't actually matter that much what does make a difference is how much she gets milked. If you drink it all she'll make more. She's an elf so it won't be more than a couple of galleons, but as long as she eats and drinks enough then it won't stop ever".

Kara would only make sixteen pints in a day which wouldn't fill a tub well, but still it was a lot for one man to drink, and she could keep doing for centuries as she wouldn't mature into a pokewomen for a good long time.

"Is it going to be enough?" my Gardelfwhor asked "I wanna do this right. I rubbed in the crème and took the pills".

Rather than answer I moved away so I could take to Nikita.

"How did you drink so much?" I asked.

I'd been peeing loads if I had to drink sixteen pints of milk everyday. I pitied my bladder and kidneys.

"Milky didn't make that much" my girlfriend told me "and I was sharing it with everyone. It was only about three galleons a day and you drank loads of the stuff".

Might work if I spaced it out. Sixteen pints spread over twenty-four hours. Was less than a pint per hour. I could get Kara to express the stuff as they really good breast pumps here, and then just drink it on the move.

"If you don't drink it she'll get upset, but she won't make two galleon worth when we're on the move. Just make her walk with us and train some that will cut it down to about a third"

I could handle five pints easy enough.

"Most people only have a lactating pokegirl as a pet" Nikita went on to say "when you have a big family it doesn't seem like a lot".

Upon reflection this hadn't been my smartest move. But if things could really bad Kara could stop lactating because it would stop if the right potion was used. I'd seen it at the pokemart.

"If it's too much I'll just have to convince her to share" I whispered.

I'd have to wait until she was a good mood and maybe get her a nice gift to help soften the blow. But that would have to wait we still had training.

"Right!" I said loudly "I want all of you to line up and to strike the target with a ranged attack when I order you to".

With Kara's emotional issue dealt with, at least for now, my harem leapt into action.

"Three, two, one. Attack!" I shouted.

All five of my pokegirls used a ranged attack. Kara used thunderbolt as did Thundercat. Kira fired her poison tipped crossbow and Sunny used Razorleaf. Raven used Mystic Bolt. What was left of the scarecrow could only be called splinters.

"Well if we ever get attacked by a powerful Feral I feel sorry for her" I remarked "good work girls".

"Again, again!" Thundercat called out.

That could be a problem.

"I don't have another scarecrow" I told them.

In hindsight I should have paced things better. Now I'd have to find another way of giving my girls some exercise.

"Let's go for a run" I decided "around the town".

Before we'd gotten ten meters somebody cheated. At some point Raven that taught Kara and Kira how to levitate. It was pretty basic magic from what I understood, but still I was impressed that they'd picked it up so quickly. However it was cheating, and every unfair to the rest of us.

"No levitating!" I scolded.

For the entire run around the town they all tried to cheat even more, but I had my eye on them. They weren't getting away with disobeying me again.

At least not today, anyway.