Chapter 19: The Love Refuge
After the horrid blood bath at the terminal gate, Luca and Arkianna quickly made tracks as far away as possible. It was days of dodging and avoiding the authorities until they were finally able to find a clearing to take a breather, especially with all the police Stoutland trying to sniff them out. Sadly, this left the two of them fairly malnourished as well as exausted and weak. After setting up a small camp a ways off the road, Arkianna decided to round up some food for them, immediately taking off towards the road. Luca simply sat beneath a tree, now looking into his C-Gear to see if any news about them had progressed and try to find anyone or anything that could help them.
"Bleh...it seems all I can find are past news articles about us, I'm not sure what they are thinking at this point..." Luca groaned, still flipping through. Page after page of information about Arkianna also began to pop-up that Luca hadn't ever seen before. It was from some time ago before they had met; it explained about a gruesome string of murders as well as brutality cast upon her as well. Reading all of this began to make Luca ill to his stomach, closing the articles and bringing up the search bar.
"So it seems she's been this way for a long time. That's relief, I thought I was the one that made her crazy...alright, let's see...'pokemon shelters for the feral and disturbed', I guess that's a good a start as any. If I can find Arkianna help, maybe they can protect her from authrorities for awhile..." Luca sighed, trying to convince himself that it was truly an option, but deep down in his heart, he knew it was futile. Scrolling down the page, a page name caught his eye; it wasn't any news articles or official sites, but rather, a forum page. It was titles "Secrets of Unova" and the highlighted text that the search engine found was PPC. Having nothing better to do than to wait for Arkianna to return from her hunt. He was immediately presented with a welcome page, with a chat box on the side next to the scroll bar.
"Insert name huh...alright, this should work..." Luca said, typing in Zoroca into the box. He took a hefty breath, now clicking onto the chat box which brought of a small keypad to type on.
-Zoroca has entered the room...-
PwnEdge: Hey! It looks like we've got another new person!
Pikaclue: Hi new person!
GrimerGirl: Hello hello.
"Well...at least they're friendly enough," Luca said with a small smile before returning his attention to the chat. He brought up a small digital keyboard that he used to message in return.
Zoroca: Um...thanks...
Mewthree: No problem, everyone is welcome here.
PwnEdge: So, what brings you to our humble forum chat?
Zoroca: Well...I um...I wanted to know if anyone knew of a good shelter to take a Pokemon to.
Pikaclue: That's an interesting question to ask, there aren't all that many around in Unova so I'm not sure what to tell you.
GrimerGirl: Hmm...I think there's one in Nimbasa city but I could be wrong...
Mewthree: Nimbasa is where the Pokemon Protection Center is, its where they take in stray Pokemon that have gone nuts and attempt to rehabilitate them. I'm not exactly sure if they double as a shelter but it's a safe bet that they could help.
Zoroca: Thank you so much! Its the first promising lead I've gotten so far. Oh, I had another question as well. When I was searching up on shelters I found this forum with the letters PPC being the tag that it found. Is that just the abbreviation for the Protection Center?
PwnEdge: Oh...no, absolutely not. The PPC is a secret organization that no one really knows anything about.
Mewthree: Hence the term 'secret organization'. My question is if it's so secret, why have so many people heard of it.
GrimerGirl: Well it was originally considered a myth until a friend of ours discovered it and experienced it first hand. She didn't give us too many details but it sounded like a really shifty place, like something out of a horror story.
Zoroca: Do you know what the PPC stands for?
Pikaclue: We've been trying to figure that out for weeks, but we just know too little about them to really make a guess.
Mewthree: So far we've come up that its a kind of club, so its safe to say what one of the C's stands for, but the other two we have no idea.
Zoroca: That's...interesting to say the least. I hope you guys can figure it out, it sounds like it really fits in well with the name of the forum.
PwnEdge: Right? I thought it was perfect too.
EeveelutionLeader: Did someone say something about the PPC?
Pikaclue: Speak of the devil, this is the friend we were talking about.
Zoroca: Oh so you're the friend, nice to meet you.
EeveelutionLeader: Likewise, your username is pretty interesting.
Zoroca: Um...thanks?
GrimerGirl: Eeveelution is our expert on the PPC, but she's been very aloof about everything.
EeveelutionLeader: Sorry, its part of the rules. I wish I could tell you more.
Zoroca: What do they do Eeveelution? Like what's their purpose?
EeveelutionLeader: That is a secret, I'm not allowed to tell anyone, however...
Zoroca: However what?
Eeveelution: If you'd want to experience for yourself, I can give you hint where it is.
GrimerGirl: OMG TELL US!
PwnEdge: The mystery is about to be revealed!
Eeveelution: Not here though...see you guys later!
The rustling sound of Arkianna dragging something along the ground slowly approached him, pulling his attention away from the messaging as Arkianna had come back triumphantly with their food. Looking back at the C Gear, he noticed that it had automatically shut itself off, as if it had run out of power. Luca shrugged it off and leaned back against the tree, taking a relieving sigh as Arkianna set up the fire spit. They were fortunate enough to come across the TM for Flamethrower, which Arkianna could constructively use for all kinds of survival purposes. Taking a hefty breath, Arkianna then consumed the meat and tender in a small burst of fire, setting it up for cooking to perfection.
"That was an interesting chat, I wonder what that all PPC nonsense was about," Luca said, smiling from the fact that he was actually able to converse with people without running risk of anything getting killed. Suddenly, his C Gear began flashing, catching his attention before a small chat window popped up.
Gardeva: You're that kid I've seen on the news aren't you?
A cold sweat crawled down Luca's spine as he stared at the abrupt, invasive message. Looking around him, he tried to see if anyone was watching, but it was too dark to pick up on any signs of life easily.
Gardeva: It's Luca right?
Luca: Who are you?!
Gardeva: Hehehehe me? I'm just a creeper watching everything your doing. I hope that tree is comfortable.
"Food will...be ready...soon...Luca..." Arkianna growled, a triumphant grin on her face. Luca smiled back at her as his hands shook fearfully with his C Gear in their clutches. He knew that he should've just ignored the messages on his C Gear, but for some reason, it was if he was forcibly compelled to partake in the eerie chat.
Luca: ...
Gardeva: Don't worry, I'm not the police and I'm not about to rat you out. I wanted to tell you that I admire your work of trying to protect that killer Pokemon, it's nothing short of commendable.
Luca: ...
Gardeva: I guess I can sympathize with your feelings about this being shifty. However, you needn't be cautious of me, because I'm going to be your guardian angel.
Luca: What's that supposed to mean?
Gardeva: Good you are there. OK, listen up. Right now I can see exactly where you are, your C Gear is giving off your location.
Luca: Wait how are you able to do that?
Gardeva: Hush, you don't have much time. You need to head straight to Nimbasa, from there I can give you a map and route of where you need to go. Before you question the rest of this, I'm trying to help you by keeping you out of sight of the police.
"I guess this is as good a help as any...at this point even if they were police at least we could stop running..." Luca sighed, returning his attention to his C Gear.
Luca: Alright. We'll head that way, I'll let you know when we're at the Nimbasa gate.
Gardeva: See you soon~
"This is insane...I hope Arkianna doesn't try to murder everyone again..." Luca groaned, the smell of freshly cooked whatever she caught was growing more heavenly by the minute.
"Time to eat," Arkianna growled, slashing the meat up with her claws til it was in edible pieces on their blanket they had been hauling. Luca immediately began devouring the food in front of him, the thoughts of safety firmly implanted in his mind.
"So...we are...going to...Nimbasa correct...?" Arkianna gruffly said before snapping her fangs into a hunk of the meat.
"I guess you do have super good hearing. Yes we need to go to Nimbasa, apparently someone named Gardeva told me that we may have some form of refuge from the police for awhile," Luca said between chewing and swallowing. He quickly removed a canteen of water from his bag, chugging it down his throat to keep him from choking on his fastly devoured meal. Arkianna looked off towards Nimbasa with a sore in her eye and suspicion riddled in her claws as they ate.
They wished that their eating could've been more savory, but judgeing from the urgency of Gardeva's typing, they weren't going to be safe for very long. They both continued onward, taking steps towards an unknown destination that could very well be a trap. Arkianna smiled back at Luca as he tailed her, slowing their pace down as they arrived near the Nimbasa terminal entrance.
"Don't worry...Luca...if it...is a trap...I will...kill...them all for...you..." she said with grin that made Luca's nerves grow worse.
"Let's hope that's not the case...alright let me consult the C Gear," Luca said as they both hid out of sight.
Luca: We've arrived at the terminal, what's next?
Gardeva: Do you see a pipe on the right side that 's pouring into a small pool?
Luca turned and grimaced in disgust as he noticed sewage being poured from said tube.
Luca: You don't mean the waste dumpage pipe do you?
Gardeva: Sorry to say but that is literally your only option, unless you can scale a 30 foot wall of course. Don't worry, we won't judge you by how you smell haha.
Luca: ...lovely
Luca gave Arkianna a pat on the shoulder, point over towards the pipe off to the side. Arkianna gave him a confirming nod, quickly charging the tube at full speed. Luca watched in awe as she leapt onto the wall, harshly digging her claws into it as if it were made of dry wall then quickly scurring up and onto the top of the wall.
"That's not even fair..." Luca smiled as he ran over to the wall, slowly climbing up onto the pipe before having Arkianna help him up onto the wall. Looking down however, he came face to face with a large drop down with nothing to grab onto.
"30 feet indeed...that's a REALLY long drop!" Luca said while cowering from the height. He grabbed onto the wall with both hands, straddling it so that he wouldn't lose his balance and fall to his doom. Arkianna couldn't help but to laugh softly at poor Luca's expense, shifting her body so that her rear was facing him.
"Get on my back..." Arkianna said, moving onto all fours. Luca gulped nervously as he crawled slowly, eventually resting on Arkianna's back with his arms wrapped tightly around her waist.
"Hang...on..." Arkianna grumbled as she dug her claws into the top of the wall. She suddenly kicked off the wall, quickly meeting a light with her claws. Sliding down it a bit, she then leapt off on to a closed trash bin then on to the ground without a sound on all fours. Luca was astounded at how well she balanced him, considering they were around the same height. Luca immediately rolled off of her, allowing her to hop back up onto her two legs and darting towards the closest building wall. Luca could hear the sounds of footsteps running in their direction, the sounds from the light pole alerting them.
"Crap they heard us...we just can't catch a break can we?" Luca said, who was quickly silenced by Arkianna with her claw. Arkianna, thinking quickly, shoved Luca down and out of sight of any light, changing her form to that of a little girl. Hiding in the shadows, he watched as two officers shined a light on her, looking over her carefully. She began to cry, allowing her to tactically cover her eyes with her forearm so that they couldn't see her eyes.
"What happened?! Are you alright?!" the officer shouted, buying into her ploy.
"A boy and a scary Pokemon chased me then ran off...I thought I was going to die," Arkianna said, beginning to sob loudly to try and be as convincing as possible. The other officer, a female, knelt down before her, pulling out a handkerchief to try and help her dry her tears. Luca managed to crawl around the corner of the building in this distraction, watching cautiously as the officers grew closer and closer to her.
"There, there, its OK little girl, you're safe now," the female officer said, moving Arkianna's forearm from her eyes to try and dry her tears. Luca tensed up as Arkianna opened her eyes up half way, allowing the officer to help dry her award winning performance.
"Which way do they go? Do you remember?" the other officer asked. Arkianna childishly shook her head, pointing away from them as she began gasping and groaning with her tears.
"Call for back up, make sure that you follow them from a safe distance and don't confront them under any circumstances. I'm going to help this little girl arrive at her home safely. Is that understood?" the female officer asked with a salute being issued in response. She then returned her attention to Arkianna, a cold sweat rolling down her spine. Luca stayed out of sight as he turned on his C Gear. He noticed that a message had been sent from Gardeva and went to check it.
Gardeva: I saw that you were stopped on your C Gear's tracking. Is everything alright?
Luca: We were confronted with two police officers on patrol. Arkianna has turned into a little girl to try to buy time so that we can move on.
Gardeva: She can do that?!
Luca: Yeah, it has really saved our lives more than a few times. One of the officers was sent away on a wild goose chase but the other is right on Arkianna. I'm not sure how long she can hold up her facade.
Gardeva: That's not good at all. Can you describe what she looks like and what her name is?
"What's your name?" the officer asked in an attempt to be friendly. Arkianna continued to keep her eyes only half opened, praying to Arceus that she wouldn't have to blow her cover.
"C-Crystal..." she whimpered, maintaining the act. The officer gently ran her hand behind Arkianna's head, comforting her as she would anyone else. Arkianna felt a strange sense of warmth as the officer hand comforted her act, helping her fall back into character without any struggle. Luca wiped a plethra of sweat from his forehead as he watched their confrontation, his hands shaking as they returned to the C Gear.
Luca: She wearing a small, faded yellow sundress. She has blonde hair, pale skin, and she's saying that her name is Crystal.
Gardeva: That's incredible! How is she able to do that so fluidly?
Luca: Its a VERY long story, my question is why are you asking about all this?
"It's nice to meet you Crystal, I'm Officer Nora of the Nimbasa police. I'm going to help you get home safely so no more bad people can scare you. Where do you live sweetheart?" Arkianna froze in place like a statue, the question causing her to grow incredibly pale. Pausing for a moment, she remembered a few of the places that Luca read aloud when chatting on that forum. Quickly thinking, she gripped her hands together to steady her shaking.
Luca: Crap, they asked her where she lived.
Gardeva: That's quite troublesome...I'll dispatch someone to help get you two out of there. That's why I asked for the information.
Luca: Thank Arceus, but make it fast, I think she's almost at her limits. What does he look like?
Gardeva: He'll be wearing a light pink shirt with with a white tie and blazer. I know that sounds tacky but its the style he likes. I let him know that he's performing the role of a father.
Luca: OK...I just hope Arkianna doesn't go berserk and attacks him...
"T-The Pokemon Protection Center...that's where my daddy works..." Arkianna said, her nerves overpowering her speech. She managed to maintain a very convincing tone, but pulling back the reigns on her bloodlust and desperation proved to be quite the task.
"But the Protection Center is closed sweetheart," the officer replied. She clenched her teeth together behind her lips, trying to keep from completely losing her form. Luca began to panic, gripping his C Gear in a death grasp as he noticed Arkianna losing her form.
Luca: Crap I don't think there's enough time! She's about to lose her cover!
Gardeva: Fortunately, the two of you aren't far from us, she just needs to stall for five more mintues.
Luca: Five minutes?! She's barely going to make it to one!
Gardeva: Relax and have a little faith in your beloved Pokemon, you have so far right?
Luca: That's...very true...I've put my faith in her so far and we're still alive.
Gardva: Just breath and stay out of sight and let your Pokemon and us handle the rest.
"B-But daddy said he'd...wait there for me," Arkianna began to tear up again, trying her best to have any sort of relief from her struggle. The officer reached back up to help dry her tears, her face growing a frown as she tended to her.
"Alright, just dry your eyes. I'll make a call to make sure he's still there, just wait a moment OK?" the officer replied, removing her communicator from her belt and dialing the number. Arkianna began breathing heavily, her will ready to come crashing down like an avalanche as she watched the officer.
"This is...bad...I might...have to...kill her..." Arkianna grumbled to herself, still using the handkerchief to dry her eyes. She could hear the rings from the communicator, her eyes now glaring at her with ill intent. After a minute, the officer sighed and returned her communicator to her belt, returning her gaze to Arkianna.
"I'm sorry Crystal, but there was no one there. Come on, it won't be scary, just show me where you live OK?" the officer replied. Arkianna was in turmoil; in one hand she felt she would have to kill this officer just had she'd done to any others should anymore invasive questions arise, but in the other, the way this person treated her reminded her of Arianna, the very girl she had met before meeting with Luca and the girl she idolized for a short period of time.
"I...um...th-this wa..." as Arkianna tripped over her words, the sound of running footsteps began clacking through the air behind her.
"Oh! My dear Crystal! There you are!" the voice announced, causing Arkianna to turn around. In front of her was a young man who had to only been in his mid-30s at most waving and smiling. While Arkianna nervously stared at the man, Luca was sighing in relief as he looked at his C Gear once more.
Luca: He has arrived, whew...that was too close...now its Arkianna's hands not to go berserk...
Gardeva: See? That wasn't so bad.
Luca: So...why are you trying to help us? You know that we are incredibly dangerous and Arkianna has committed countless murders all over Unova. Even knowing all that, you're inviting us in?
Gardeva: It's because of the bond that you share with your Pokemon; you don't treat your Pokemon like a Pokemon, you see her as not only an equal, but treat her as an individual. You love her Luca, and that's why we want to protect you two. Because a bond like you have needs to stay unbroken.
Luca: You people are absolutely insane, but I appreciate the help from the bottom of my heart. Oh, what's the guys name?
Gardeva: His name is Qualter. He'll help you the rest of the way.
Arkianna stared at the man, trying to get a grasp on the situation as he pulled her into an awkward, one armed hug.
"I was so worried about you! I told you not to run off like that!" The man said, his piss poor acting barely passing by with the officer.
"Is this really your father Crystal?" the officer asked. At this point Arkianna was out of options, forcing her to take a leap of faith to get out of this horrid scenario.
"Y-Yeah...this is my daddy," Arkianna's words shook as the unfamiliar touch of another man felt like quills from a porcupine digging into her; it wasn't comforting and it made her irritated.
"Thank you so much officer for looking after my little girl, how can I ever repay you?" the man said, letting go of Arkianna so she could scurry on behind him.
"No payment is necessary, I'm just glad that you're both OK. Take her straight home, we're under high alert because she spotted the two criminals that are guilty of over 25 homicides all over Unova," the officer replied. The man grew pale with a cold sweat now crawling down his face as he turned and saw the little girl hiding behind him. He knew that they were under pursuit from the police, but he didn't know the severity of their crimes.
"Thank you officer, we will. Come along Crystal, we're going straight home," the main said, nervously turning and taking her hand into his to continue the act just a little bit longer. Arkianna began to growl at her savior, clearly unsure of his intentions to the point of showing her fangs. As the officer came out of sight, the man released her hand, allowing her to run to Luca who was now walking out from the shadows. Staying her child like form, she jumped up into his arms, hugging around his neck tightly as Luca got his arms around her to hold her still.
"It's OK Arkianna, this man is here to help us. You can relax now. You're Qualter right?" Luca asked, stroking behind her head.
"Indeed I am, it's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance Luca and Arkianna. Allow me to escort you the rest of the way," Qualter said triumphantly as Luca let Arkianna down.
"You have to stay that way until we get to safety, OK Arkianna?" Luca ordered. Arkianna began to cough, her vocal chords stinging and burning from emulating steady human speech, so instead of saying a word she gave him a nod. The three of them were swift in there retreat. Sprinting like olympic runners, it wasn't very long before their destination came into view. The front of the building looked like a large Pokemon, with the words "Pokemon Protection Center" sprawled across the upper portion. All the room was as black as night, Qualter was able to the find key hole and unlocked the doors with ease.
Qualter quickly dragged them into the building, locking the door behind them then hitting the lights. Arkianna and Luca began huffing and puffing, desperately catching their breath while Qualter walked towards the front counter.
"Don't worry, they can't see us in here. The outside of the doors are completely mirrored, so only we would be able to see them," Qualter said. Without any delay, Arkianna changed back into her real form, moving up behind Luca to wrap her claws around him. She growled quietly as she nuzzled her cheek into his back, relieved that they could rest safely.
"My word, your Arkianna there is absolutely beautiful! You are one lucky fellow," Qualter said. Luca was taken off guard by his comment, never hearing a Pokemon being referred to as beautiful when they weren't of a majestic nature.
"If you knew everything we'd been through, you'd question if I am lucky or not," Luca sighed but smiled, reaching over his shoulder to scratch the top of Arkianna's head. Qualter laughed and grinned at the two of them, taking in the wanted duo's presence gladly.
"I'd love to hear all about it, how about we step into the back where we can be more...private," Qualter said, the suggestive undertones of his voice making Arkianna and Luca role their eyes. It was very cheesy how he was acting, but all the same they had no room to complain. Qualter pulled out his keys again to unlock a door along the wall, holding it open to let them inside.
"This portion of the building is where we help rehabilitate and reprogram a Pokemon's mindset to try and return them to society safely. We take pride in our success rate so we always work our hardest to achieve results," Qualter began ranting like a tour guide as Luca and Arkianna entered the room. All kinds of various electronics, equipment, and cages lined the walls, almost making it look more like a torture chamber than a rehabilitation setting. Luca then noticed another door; it stuck out like a sore thumb from the rest of the room with its fancy trim and gold and purple painting scheme. Slowly, Qualter wandered through, eventually leading them towards it. He looked back at them with a perverse grin as he unlocked the door.
"And this here, is the true nature of the Pokemon Protection Center, or rather, the PPC. Brace yourselves, because it can be a bit...overwhelming," Qualter said. As he opened the door, music and the sounds of a conversing crowd could be heard leaking out towards them, signaling them to move on through. The both of them looked on in complete surprise at the depraved scenary that unfolded before them.
All around the room were Pokemon and their trainers, all of them dressed in normal-esque clothing as if they were people. His attention then snapped to stage to their right where a man was tied up and being tortured by what looked to be a Galade that was bound in black leather. As overwhelming and insane as this all was, it didn't phase Luca nor Arkianna, considering the things that they had done in the past.
"This way please," Qualter said, opening up a door with the number 2 brandished upon it. The two of them followed his orders, now walking into a room completely lined with mirrors and a blue velvet couch. A table sat in the middle of the room with a bowl of what looked to be candy sitting in the very middle of it.
"Please, have a seat," Qualter said, shutting the door and locking it behind them. Luca and Arkianna plopped onto the couch as if their energy was completely depleted, taking a moment to catch their breath and to relax their muscles from the intensity from earlier.
"Thank you so much Qualter, you have no idea how much of a relief this is..." Luca said, Arkianna now sitting at his side. She smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder, sighing peacefully as Qualter analyzed them from head to toe.
"It isn't a problem at all. The problem is the dirt that is all over you two, how long has it been since you've been able to properly bathed?" Qualter inquired as local let his head fall back onto the leather backing behind him.
"Almost a week I'd say, its hard to keep up with the days when you're on the run. Streams and things are all we've got so its very situational for when we can splash around and clean up," Luca said, returning his sights on Qualter.
"That must be rough, but look at the two of you. Both of you are the most wanted individuals in all of Unova now, yet you're sitting before me in comfort as if you had not a care in the world. What made you want to trust us?" Qualter asked. Luca sighed as Arkianna held out her hand on his lap. Luca then grasped a hold of her claw, giving her an affectionate squeeze as they rested.
"Honestly? At this point we have nothing to lose. If we got caught, that just meant we could stop running for better or worse. Living this way is incredibly difficult, so I figured why not, after all, you were the ones who contacted me when we were about to be in trouble," Luca replied. Qualter's smile grew as he leaned back in his seat, resting his arms out across the top of it as he crossed his legs.
"I can only imagine. Now, you said something about a long story did you? I'm rather intrigued to hear about it. Think of it as payment for allowing you to stay here. How did the two of you meet?" Qualter asked. For the next hour, they all continued to converse. Qualter sat back and listened to their tale from the beginning to now while keeping all the dirty details to a minimum. Qualter seemed thrilled and excited by the story instead of mortified and scared, which bothered Luca to a slight degree. Never the less, Luca continued til he met the present, leaving Qualter overwhelmed with joy.
"My word that is the craziest story I believe I've ever had the pleasure of listening to, thanks for sharing. So...how many intimate stories do you have? With all that chaos surely the two of you have shared a night of passion or two," Qualter said, twiddling his thumbs in his lap as Arkianna sat up and stretched.
"Which would you like to know first, voluntary or involentary?" Luca said with a vague smile, his eyes gazing into Arkianna's lovingly.
"I have a choice do I? This is getting jucier by the second. By all means tell me about your involentary events. I've never heard of such a scenario before," Qualter began to hop up in down in his seat like a child, now resting his elbow on his knees and propping his chin into his palm. Luca looked at Arkianna and grinned.
"Should we show him?" Luca said, smirking as Arkianna then shot Luca a mischievous smile.
"Yes...you...should..." Arkianna growled quietly with a gruff laugh in her voice as they both returned their attentions to Qualter. One button at a time, Luca began unfastening his last shrit that he had considering their bag was still outside the wall. Qualter's eyes widened and stared in disbelief as Luca then slid it down his arms, revealing the more than a fair share of scars that were worn upon his chest and stomach. Arkianna began to shiver, her face growing hot upon remembering the events.
"Good lord..." Qualter said, Luca and Arkianna smiling awkwardly at one another. Luca then began pointing to each and every scar, telling the tales of how he was forced into performing such vicious and vile actions. Luca kept thinking to himself; he couldn't figure out why he didn't hate her for all of it, or why he wasn't scared of her anymore. She had nearly killed him numerous time in such acts, but in her defense, that wasn't ever her intention.
"Ever since I vowed to be hers she has lightened up on the physical torture, which is good considering we no longer have the convenience of simply stopping at a Pokemon Center. In some ways, I miss the rush, being put to the point of near death while being ravaged. But I obviously don't miss the pain of waking up the next day, wishing that I had died the night before. I'm sure it frustrates her, but she's been proved to me more and more each day that she loves me with all of her being," Luca said, red in the face as he turned his gaze to Arkianna. Arkianna gently ran her claw down his chest kissing Luca lovingly before returning their attention to Qualter once more.
"In all of my years working in this establishment, I've never heard of such incredible feats and such intense, savage passion between man and Pokemon. Even I am red in the face and my hearts beating a beat faster, which is an incredible feat to achieve," Qualter said, grabbing some paper from the table and using it as a fan. Luca and Arkianna both laughed aloud as Luca buttoned his shirt back up, the two of them nuzzling against each blissfully.
"Like I said before, its a long story. That's only half of the story of our escapades and close calls. Admittedly, some of them still hurt my heart to think about, especially when she was forced to kill to protect me, but all I need to do is embrace Arkianna with all of my strength and that pain just melts away," Luca sighed contently, now resting his shoulder against Arkianna's.
"I noticed that she was in the form of a little girl. I heard about Zoroark's Illusion ability, but that means she had to of either seen or killed that child in order for her to know her looks. Doesn't that both you Luca?" Qualter said in concern, placing the paper back down on the table before leaning back once more.
"Arkianna has taught herself to be able to mimic people that aren't even around us since she had seen them maybe once. In fact, niether that nor this form is what she looked like when I met her," Luca smiled, nudging her said to hint for her to change on command.
"Can you demonstrate? I'd love to see it," Qualter said curiously, leaning over the table and rest his elbows upon it. Just like before he propped his chin within his hands, his heart racing from anticipation. Arkianna stood up and began to glow a brillant glow of white. In almost an instant, she then shifted into the form of Arianna, to which she chose as her default appearance. Qualter nearly fell back into his seat from surprise as the light dispersed. Arkianna then shot a grin at Luca and plopped inbetween his legs, rest the back of her against against his chest as he wrapped his arms around his waist.
"It's her ability to do that that has saved our lives countless number of times," Luca said looking down at Arkianna and planting a kiss upon the top of her head.
"How is that even possible? Pokemon researchers have studied the abilities of Zoroark for years. And here are you, shattering their research results in mere seconds," Qualter said with an amused smile.
"You have...no idea how many...awful things I have seen...and done, you could never...understand how much...pain and torture...I endured..." Arkianna said as fluently as she could. The amazement train continued to drag Qualter around, each new experience causing him to fill with the joy of a child.
"AND she can speak fairly fluid human language? Are you kidding me? She's the perfect Pokemon to love and ravage! My envy for you Luca is beyond words at this point. That being said, I got so caught up in your stories that I forgot to explain what you're doing here. Pardon my rudeness," Qualter said, clearing his throat before putting on his controlled, sly smile that he had met them with. Luca shrugged, just happy to be off the street and in such a comfortable room. Arkianna's eyes began to flutter shut, breathing contently with a smile while Luca maintained eye contact with Qualter.
"We are allowing the both of you to stay here because of our beliefs that the bond between a Pokemon and a human goes beyond the bounds of merely training. We believe that loving your Pokemon with your mind, body and soul is the true essence of the bond they share. Most people from the outside world would call us immoral or perverse, but in here we let those words bounce off of our walls and wallow in our beliefs til are hearts content," Qualter began to glorify the somewhat disgusting personifaction of Pokephilia that Luca had been taught to be awful.
As much as he wanted to say how immoral and wrong that a place like this exists, but he knew that he had been living out that awful thought for such a long time now. Although Arkianna had mostly forced herself upon him, they have also shared true loving as well, so with a second thought, he began to grow more comfortable with this place and what it stood for.
"We only have a few rules to abide by to stay here. The one mandatory rule is that you eat a piece of candy that is sitting in the middle of the table. Go ahead, they're actually quite good," Qualter ordered, snagging one himself and popping it into his mouth. Luca and Arkianna both reached forward in unison, each of them grabbing one and placing them into their mouths.
"You're right, this is pretty good, what are the other rules?" Luca asked. Qualter waved his hand in front of his in denial before smiling at them intently.
"We'll save that for later, for now the two of you need to clean up, your smell is rather pungent in here. I got so caught up in your stories that I didn't notice it til now but seeing as you're done...here, take this room key. You're room is on the second floor, first door on the right. You can rest safely there," Qualter said, removing a key from his coat pocket and flicking it at Luca. Luca snagged it out of the air, looking at it as if it were a gift from Arceus before returning his attention to Qualter.
"Thank you so much Qualter, I'll be sure to repay your kindness," Luca said, moving Arkianna from his lap so that they could stand.
"We can worry about that later, go clean up you two," Qualter said with a devilish smile. He rose to his feet and walked over to the door, unlocking it and holding it open like a bell boy to let them out. Leaving the door open he whistled aloud to gain the attention of a nearby Froslass that was dressed in a vest that a waitress at a casion would wear. It swayed over to them, bowing her head at Qualter.
"Escort these two fine individuals to room 201 please," Qualter ordered, causing a soft call to leave her mouth. She then turned toward Luca and Arkianna, waving for them to follow her as she made a b-line right to a door in the corner of the room. She gladly opened the door, allowing the two of them to walk through before shifting through the wall to get return to their front.
"This is a lot more impressive than what it looks like on the outside that's for sure," Luca said as they arrived at the stairwell. Its composition and influence looked like that of the luxury S.S. Anne that he had heard and read much about in magazines. The floors were all high quality burgandy carpet with the hand rails being that of redwood trees found throughout the Unova region. The walls were lined with photos of happy occasions; parties, celebrations, even a wedding or two were all posted, all of which shared the bond between pokemon and human. Reaching the second floor, Froslass opened the door just as she did before, letting them through then gliding through the wall again. Sure enough, after taking a right out of the door, their room was now sitting in front of them.
"Thanks Froslass," Luca said as the Froslass bowed out respectfully. The key hole and key were incredibly antique, like doors that were made right out of the early 20th century. Contrary to age, everything was in prestine condition, as if it were brand new and recently furnished. Sliding the key in, the door made a very satisfying 'kachink', allowing them to now enter. The interior greatly matched the decor of the rest of the building, except instead of antique bedding and a dated bathroom, they were indeed brand new and modernized. Shutting the door behind them, Luca trounced over to the bed, throwing himself on it to stretch out his limbs in all directions. Letting loose a yawn, a strange sensation began to blanket his body and nerves. He began to sweat, he clothes now feeling like tight restraints that kept him from breathing as he stared up at the ceiling.
"W-What's happening to me...?" Luca said, his head now swaying back and fourth. The familair feeling of wanting to pounce on Arkianna became quite apparent, plaguing his system as he tried to fight his urges at a time like this. He then heard the pathetic sounds Arkianna whimpering and whining, his eyes turning to see her grasping across her chest with her claws. Luca began to tremble and shake as he continued to gaze all over her, his pants growing rather tight as he gripped the sheets in unison with his surge of needs and wants.
Arkianna then began to growl, her sights set on Luca as her whole body felt like it was lit a blaze. She immediately hopped onto the bed, throwing her body ontop Luca's before smothering his lips with her own. Without words nor hesitation, Luca grasped tightly around her, his lips and tongue savagely smushing and sloshing against her own, desperate for her taste. He reached down to grab her rear tightly, pulling her now soaking wet snatch against the bulge of his pants. He began helplessly grinding up into her, moaning out of control between their exchanges of love. Arkianna then removed her mouth from Luca's, straddling him with a thin sliver of saliva connecting their tongues that hung out like animals.
"I...w-want...y-y-you..." Arkianna's words trembled, sliding down further to force his pants open. Luca could only watch, his face on fire as Arkianna finally managed to tear his member out into the open air. She began immediately slathering it with her tongue, her claw gently grasping his base to hold it steady. Luca's moans and whines grew loud, show no regards for restraint or others around them. Arkianna's loud panting, began to drive Luca's body crazy, his hands latching onto the back of her head to try and force her mouth around his manhood. Arkianna didn't hesitate to fullfill Luca's carnal desire, her mouth now bouncing on his length as he moved her with completely control. Arkianna's muffled groans vibrated around his girth, making his moans and cries grow louder and lourder.
"I-I-I'm g-gonna...!" Luca cried out, holding down Arkianna's head to the point where her mouth was practically kissing his pelvis. He began to twitch over and over again as he poured his desperate seed down Arkianna's throat, his moans growing in pitch with every release. After a minute he let go of Arkianna, his face still burning like a wild fire as she removed her mouth from his length. Arkianna shut her eyes and tilted her head back to get the rest of his essence down into her system, moaning in satisfaction as she finished.
"S-So good...I-It tasted so good...n-now I want...p-please...pleasure me too...Luca..." Arkianna's voice shivered and shook laying back herself and spreading her hind legs apart. Luca quickly moved on all fours, crawling up between her leg and shameless taking a whiff of her scent. The smell of her essence caused another harsh shiver to course through Luca's body, compelling him further to do as she said. Arkianna watched in anticipation as Luca brushed aside the fur that guarded her crotch, sliding out his tongue between his lips and opening up his mouth before smooshing his tongue into her warm, moist snatch. Luca moved his hands to spread her nether lips apart, ruthlessly assaulting her with his tongue and lips, panting wildly as he went.
Arkianna began clawing at the bed, tearing fabric as she latched her legs around his neck. She began to howl as she shifted her grasp from the sheets to his hair, forcing his face into her crotch as she panted and whined like a dog in heat. Luca's muffled groans caught her ears, making her shiver and to grind into his mouth much harsher than before. Arkianna's voice grew into a savage whine, her body now tensing up as she clenched around Luca's head. Luca began to shake, trying to move from her grasp as she continued whining over and over again, finally releasing his head once she was done. Luca wiped his mouth of with his arm, smiling up at her as his erection came back into view.
"I-I need more, I need more of you Arkianna," Luca whimpered, moving up and shifting Arkianna so that he had a firm grasp on her hind legs. Spreading them, he hastily shoved his shaft into her throbbing pit of aroused passion, leaning forward to forcefully seize her lips with his own. Slow at first, he began plumeting his crotch inside of hers, taking long strides to feel all of her insides with each movement. As his moans grew louder, he pinned Arkianna's legs to her chest, using both his strength as his weight to thrash her moist cunt ruthlessly, as if possessed by the devil.
"MORE...MORE!" Arkianna howled, her claws clasping behind Luca's neck so that she could return her lips to his. Scratching it up, Luca's member throbbed and twitch harder with each scratch of pain, sheathing himself inside of her without restraint. Luca let go of her legs, pulling grasping onto her tightly as their bodies shook and slammed the bed against the wall over and over again. Arkianna then began tearing at his back as she howled wildly, causing Luca to shiver violently, pulling him to the edge.
"C-CUMMING!" Luca grunted as Arkianna's claws tore his skin, his semen oozing deep inside of Arkianna. He began whining and moaning out helplessly as he continued thrusting, his member now sensitive to the point of driving him crazy. Continuing to release his seed, Luca was eventually stopped by Arkianna, who pulled his face into her chest and restrained his lower half with her hind legs. His body proceeded to twitch over and over again, the amount of cum oozing into her filling to the point of return. Breathing heavily, Luca removed his head from Arkianna's furry chest, his lips immediately assaulting her neck out of pure, savage instinct. His seed poured from her crevice as he pulled out, his manhood completely coated with it as his lips finally made there way back to hers again.
"L-Luca...I love...you...I-I want more...from...behind..." Arkianna groaned, her tongue panting against Luca's before moving him off of her. She slowly crawled up onto all fours, moving her hair away then using her claw to stretch her rear hole open, inviting Luca in. Luca's face turned red, never really having done her in such a way before as he moved up behind her.
"I-I love you too Arkianna," he said, slowly sliding his throbbing member into her rear hole. He grunted and groaned as her ass throbbed and pulsed around his shaft, squeezing it tightly as he tried to push it all the way.
"T-Tight..." Luca groaned, grasping onto her sides to try and force it all the way inside of her. He found himself hunching his body over hers, his hands grasping onto large handfulls of fur as he proceeded to move inside of her rear. It was like ramming his manhood through a circlular vice grip, strangling it as he forced it in. The tight sensation mixed with the coating of his seed began to drive Luca over the edge. Arkianna found herself snapping her jaw shut, grunting harshly as her claws tore into the bed's wooden headboard.
"A-AH..." Arkianna growled moving her hips with his as he plummeted deep and deep into her rear with each thrust. Luca was forced into using all of his strength to move aggressively inside of her, his grunts and groans growing more and more vicious with each thrust.
"GEH!" Luca whined loudly, viciously grabbing her hair just behind her ears, his vision beginning to blur from the heat of their passion. Arkianna growled loudly from pain and pleasure, her claws tearing chunks out of the wood work as Luca's prick drove her wild. Luca's body was drenched with sweat, her muscle beginning to contract from his harsh thrusting and pulling. Luca suddenly hunched over Arkianna, clenching around her chest tightly as he growled loudly into her ear. Arikanna could help but to pant joyously as she felt his seed fill up her rear hole as well. The both of them began to grow wary and tired, the after effects of the candy finally slowing down long enough for them to catch their breath. They smiled in each others eyes, the overwhelming surges of passion now turning into a blissful aftermath. Gently scratching Arkianna's head, he let out a small yawn.
"We should get a bath together," Luca said, but he found that Arkianna was already down for the count. Luca planted a gentle kiss upon her head before leaving their love nest, ready to scrub the crap out of his skin until not a spot remained.
"They really are a messed up pair of lovers aren't?" Gardeva snickered, watching as Arkianna awoke from the bed. A camera followed her every move, zooming in as she went into the restroom and hopped in the bath with Luca. Gardeva then smiled wide as the two of them began kissing and hugging one another, showing that they truly weren't just a pair of horny teenagers. Qualter stopped by and gave her shoulder a squeeze to get her attention.
"Preparations for their escape are in progress. Are you sure you'd like to do this? I mean they are the two most wanted individuals in Unova," Qualter asked. Gardeva swirled around in her chair, her eyes practically with hearts in them as she giggled softly.
"Would you really want to destroy such a passionate relationship like that? Sure that Zoroark is a murderer but it seems that she has a very sweet side too. Sure it could potentially land us in a little bit of hot water, but don't you think they've earned it Qualter?" Gardeva asked in return, a small smile spreading across Qualter's lips. She then pressed a button, releasing the footage disc from its holster and smiling with it in hand.
"Besides, I think they've paid for it don't you?" Gardeva laughed, to which Qualter joined her.
"They've most defintiely paid for it," he said with a smirk. After their bath, the both of them snuggled up close to one another for the first time in a real bad. It was almost unreal to the two of them, it was if all the bloodshed, all the madness, and all of the brain destroying events that led up to this moment were all well worth it. It wasn't long until they were both out like a light, now dreaming of a better tomorrow and a hope for a brighter future.
To Be Continued