Chapter 15 – Kabu's Starter

I woke up to sweet tasting lips pressed against mine. I opened my eyes and saw that Rei's face was pressed against my own. Her naked body was on top of my own and I could feel myself growing wet again as she ground her hips into mine as we shared the moment. "I missed you beautiful." Whispered Rei as she pulled away from me.

"I missed you too darling. Want to do some yoga?" I asked the beautiful girl.

"I guess, I'd rather do something else, but we've got a big day ahead, don't we?" Rei said with a frown on her face.

"Yes, we do Pet, so let's get up and at 'em." With those words Rei stole one more tender kiss then helped me get out of bed. Neither of us bothered dressing as we started in on our morning routine. Halfway through Sonia woke up and joined us. Marnie, was apparently a heavy sleeper and only woke up when I let Ana go ahead and wake her up in her own special way. Rei and I were in the shower when we heard Marnie squeal and Sonia laughing as the lusty milk drop had her way with the raven-haired beauty. Having one room for four women to get ready in was hell and I opted to get myself around in my make-up mirror instead of the foggy bathroom mirror. As I stepped out into the room, I saw a very satisfied Ana laying in bed next to a panting Marnie.

"Why did you let her attack me like that? I thought I was going to die at some point in the middle there." She panted at me. I smiled then kissed one of her exposed pink nipples, that caused the petite girl to spasm once again.

"Like Trainer, like Pokémon. Ana, just wanted to make sure you were satisfied before your match today, isn't that right Ana?" I said to the two girls on the bed.

"Yup! That's right!" Said Ana as she got up and started zooming around the room. Marnie laughed then rubbed her hands across her body a few times before getting up. She smacked my ass as she walked by me to join Sonia in the shower. I got my makeup on and hair fixed then put on my regular clothing. Telling Rei where I was going, she quickly did the same and we ran down to the Pokémon Center to get our cards made. I had mine done with me making my signature heart pose and got Hope in the background. The entire thing had a foil effect on it. I grabbed a couple dozen of the cards and signed one and sent it off to the girl from the restaurant last night.

Once we got back, I donned my uniform, which had been replaced by Nessa's aid before I had left the Hulbury Gym. The dry-fit fabric was cut to be alluring but not expose you until you lost a Pokémon and fit like a second skin. I still hated wearing a bra, but after losing my shirt in Hulbury, I was glad for the extra coverage it afforded me.

Rei and Marnie's uniforms were identical to mine. Marnie's number was 960 and Rei's was 101 and she said it literally was supposed to mean LOL. Sonia was the last one to be ready and she looked amazing in a new pair of tight low-cut jeans and a cropped green sweater that hit just below her breasts. This showed off the red-heads amazing abs and ass. I was hit with the urge to peel her out of her clothing but managed to stop myself from doing so. Before we left Ana tapped me on the shoulder.

"Thought it over and I've decided I would like to go ahead and evolve into an Alcremie. While I'll miss having as many tendrils; I think I would like to be useful to you in battle, not just in the bedroom, and the only way I can do so is by evolving." She said in her small voice.

"Are you sure Ana? There's no going back once you evolve. Also, is the sex the only reason you needed to think about it?" I asked the Pokémon. She blushed and nodded.

"Ok, hold up." Sonia said.

"Yeah, you are actually talking to your Pokémon, aren't you? How is that even possible?" Marnie tacked on.

I sighed, these were two of my close friends, they deserved to know. "I'll tell you, but keep it a secret. There was an accident with another Trainer and I was hit with a Psychic blast. It almost killed me, but now I can communicate with Pokémon I've bonded with. Actually, hear their words."

"It wasn't an accident! That asshole Bede had his Pokémon attack you!" Rei objected. Both Sonia and Marnie looked shocked and horrified.

"That's not important anymore. I beat Bede, took a Pokémon of his that he abandoned, and fucked him in the ass as punishment. So, it's over now. No more need to worry." I replied and let my tone know that I didn't want to hear any more about it.

I turned back to Ana and smiled. "Now my little Milk Drop, let's make you into a beautiful Alcremie." Walking over to my bag I pulled out the specially made treat that would cause Ana to evolve. Most Alcremie would evolve with some berries, a bow, heart, or clover sweet. The one I had asked the shop keeper for was a Pair of Rainbow Ribbon Candies. I clipped them to my girl and she smiled at me. "Ready?" I asked.

"Ready!" She said then hopped in my arms.

I spun for all I was worth. I spun for over a minute until I felt ill. As I spun, I felt Ana growing heavier and her color starting to change to match her candies. Once I was done, I made my signature pose and held up Ana above my head as I did so. The room was bathed in white light as she evolved. Ana's body shifted in my hand and she grew much larger, though her weight only increased by a little from before. When the light faded, I lowered her down and looked at my girl.

Ana was now a bright fluorescent swirl of cream. Her body was striped with a repeating Rainbow pattern. Her arms and face were still a creamy white but the rest of her was more vibrant and beautiful than I had yet to see on an Alcremie. Her eyes had also gone from a Milk White to what looked like the Rainbow Contacts the Boutiques sold. Best of all her smell had shifted. She had smelled like a field of fresh flowers before, but now those flowers smelled like they had been candied.

"Ana you're so pretty!" I exclaimed picking her up in my arms.

"Gorgeous!" Said Rei who also hugged her from behind.

"I've never seen an Alcremie that bright before. Fascinating!" Said Sonia who had pulled out her phone and was taking pictures.

"That's a beautiful Pokémon Kassi. I'm jealous." Marnie said while looking at Ana.

I quickly carried Ana over to the mirror and set her in front of it. "Oh Kassi! I look awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the special ribbons. I love my new look and I already learned a new power. Watch!" Her voice had not changed as much as some of the other Pokémon. It was just a little airier than it had been before. Ana spun in place once to check herself out then shuffled over to Sonia. One of her arms extended and Sonia was enveloped in a puff of sparkling dust. Sonia coughed and batted at the smoke with her hand.

The woman had still been in the process of getting around, and hadn't applied her make-up yet. Now, with Ana's help, she didn't need to. Sonia's face was completely put together and looked even better and more natural than her typical make-up. "Wow!" we all said collectively.

Sonia ran over to mirror and let out an excited squeak then wheeled on me. "Kassi! Let me have Ana please. I'll give you anything. I let you do anything to me, but I want to get this treatment every morning." She had clasped both of my hands in her own and was staring into my eyes.

I laughed and kissed the beautiful woman. "Just stay close and you can. But, Ana's my partner. She's not going anywhere." I said then picked up the lightweight Pokémon. Alcremie weighed just 1lbs (.5kg) and carrying her was easy. We made sure all our things were collected then made our way out of the hotel. I ran to the Pokémon Center with my friends and we all stocked up on healing items and taught moves to our teams. I got Ana Dazzling Gleam so she could have some impact.

Since the stadium was right next to the hotel it took no time at all to walk there and get checked in. I saw on the roster that Hop had been here yesterday and had won his challenge. He still had not responded to my texts and I wondered what was going on.

"Sonia, have you heard from Hop? He ghosted us after we got to Hulbury Stadium?" I asked my attractive red-haired friend.

"Yeah, he's ok. He told me that he's not avoiding you, he's just working on something right now." Sonia said cryptically. That did ease my mind a little, but raised further questions as well. I thanked Sonia and made my way to the locker room. Once again, I had been chosen to be the last Challenger for the morning. Sonia, Rei, and Marnie all said they would cheer me on from the Challenger's Box. Rei went first and it was about 30 minutes before we heard the clash of a Pokémon battle and the roar of the crowd. Marnie had been singing softly to herself as she focused for the upcoming fight. I sat there and enjoyed the beautiful sound of her singing until she was summoned.

For the next hour I sat in place and readied my team. My plan was simple. Hope first as she was neutral to fire damage and packed a punch. Bolt was up next and while his evasiveness was low, he also hit like a truck. The ringer was Tsunami. With his move set and raw strength, he should be able to deal with most of this fight by himself. I just hoped the DynaMax didn't send him in to a MaxLust fueled rage.

Finally, it was time to go. I gathered my things and made my way to the Trial Stage. The familiar voice of the announcer boomed through the speaker system. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we know what you've all been waiting for! Here is today's main event. The girl who's burning this Challenge up with Fire and Ice! Kassi from Postwick!"

I smiled for the Rotom Cameras that floated around me and heard the crowd roar far above my head, then stepped through the doors.

What I noticed first about this challenge was how hot it was. Then I saw a large empty space in front of me. The only thing that led forward was a narrow pathway lined by only empty space to either side. Objects and obstacles lined the path. Hurdles, walls, and swinging pendulums. Then I noticed a timer light up at the end of the first path. It started at 5 minutes then started to count down. "Crap!" I said then took off.

The first test had been a test of intelligence to make it through the grass maze. The second test had been endurance, to make it through the water maze. This must be performance, speeding through a series of obstacle courses. I didn't know what would happen at 5 minutes but I didn't want to find out. I set a quick pace, but not a sprint that would gas me completely to make it through the course. I climbed the walls, crawled under wire nets that sparked, and narrowly avoided giant pendulum padded balls that would have surely sent me back to the beginning of this leg. I made it to the end breathing heavy and with 30 seconds to spare.

I turned a corner and saw a battle pitch that had been hidden behind the turn. A man in his 30s stood there and nodded at me, then tossed out a Pokéball. A Vulpix came out with a yip. Bolt was my pick for this one and he made short work of the under-trainers Vulpix, only taking a small burn from an ember that landed well on his tail.

I made my way past the man and on to the next stage of the obstacle course. This one had a few more moving parts like rotating platforms, spinning arms, and what looked like a wall of boxing gloves you had to slide along. I sighed when the timer read 6 minutes at first then flashed and added another 30 seconds to it. So, I got to keep the time I didn't use. The countdown started and I took off again.

The obstacle courses this time did not go as smoothly. While going through the wall of boxing gloves I lost track of my entire body and got slammed in the side by a glove. It didn't knock me off, luckily, but I felt like I would be peeing blood when I went next. I made it with 45 seconds left on the clock this time and my side was hurting.

The battle this time was against a Rolycoly and I thanked my luck. This time I brought out Taiko. In the match I was most likely going to be limited to 3 Pokémon, but I could use my entire party down here in the Trail. Since Rolycoly was a pure rock-type it just took Taiko two Razor Leaf attacks to knock it out. I turned the corner and winced at the final stretch of the course. This was a dead sprint, up a long flight of stairs, sandwiched between two giant heating coils. I looked at the nearest camera and did my signature pose. "The Road to Hell is nothing for the future Champion of Galar!" I said with confidence then ran forward. I heard the roar of the crowd above me.

This was, by far, the worst part of the Trail. It was like being on a Stairmaster in front of a giant hairdryer. This was made only worse by the fact that the only thing I had to look at was more stairs and the damn timer counting down my doom. My side where I had been hit seized up a little over halfway and the stitch that was there hurt like a knife being twisted, but I pushed on. My Pokémon were about to get hurt on my behalf; I could deal with some pain of my own. With 10 seconds to spare I made it to the door and the heater turned off a split second before the confetti cannons went off. My chest was heaving as I spun in my pose and looked to the cameras. Thankfully I only had to stand there for a few seconds before the door behind me opened and I went through as fast as I could.

First thing I did was heal up Bolt and give him a Burn Heal, just in case. Next, I looked at my own side and figured it was ok, it just might make for an ugly bruise. Last I grabbed a towel off a rod and wiped myself dry. Once again there was a mirror and products you could use to freshen up. I took 30 seconds to drink some water and fix my hair, then stood on the square to let them know I was ready.

"Ladies and Gentleman today's Main Event is a girl you should all know and love. Mistress of Ice and Fire, this young lady has been burning up the Poképhile Championship Challenge. Now, please welcome Kassi from Postwick!" The announcer finished up his announcement and the crowd went wild as I walked onto the pitch. I looked at the crowd and waved, catching sight of my friends and blowing them a kiss. They all pretended to catch it then fight over it, which brought a laugh from the crowd.

"Now comes the Ever-burning Man of Fire himself. A true force of nature to be reckoned with. The man's whose demeaner and strength in battle are matched only by the strength of his flames. It's Kabu!" The announcer shouted and the crowd boomed. To my surprise, this was the first time I think my own reception had been about equal to that of the Gym Leader.

Kabu was a taller man, thin but clearly in shape. He had intense black eyes and dark hair streaked with grey. He jogged to the center of the pitch and bowed to me in the Hoenn fashion. I returned the gesture as best I could.

"Kassi, I appreciate your respect of my custom. I have heard many things about you and watched your fights. You love your Pokémon with an intensity I rarely see. Let's hope you train them as hard as you love them. This shall be a 3-on-3 match. Each Pokémon lost will result in you losing and article of clothing. First loss shall be overclothes. Second, your bra. Third, your underwear. Should you lose to me here I will have one of my Pokémon take you in front of the crowd. Do you object?

"No, I do not object. Should I win, I want my prize money doubled and ask to reserve a small favor for a later date with your right of refusal." I didn't want to sleep with Kabu and what I asked for was the standard fair way of saying that without offending the Leader. Kabu nodded and we took our positions.

I did my signature pose when I got to my spot, spinning in place, making a heart with my hands then breaking it to hold up a number 1. "See me now Leon?" I said to myself as I grabbed Hope's ball with my other hand. I kissed it and tossed the ball out. The crowd went wild at the sight of her. Hope's creamy fur and white tufts glistened in the stadium lights.

"I was hoping I would get to see your Ninetales. I have one of my own that I recently captured and I wished to test out here. Let's see which breed is the better fox! Go, Lola!" Said Kabu as he tossed out his Pokémon. A tall, beautiful, well groomed Ninetales appeared on the field. Its eyes looked cold and calculating. "Hope Left, Right, DP, Left, up FFB." I gave my chain of commands.

"Lola, Will-O-Wisp." Said Kabu, but neither vixen did anything. Neither of them made a move to follow their orders. Instead they growled low at each other and started to circle.

"Mama! What are you doing here? How did you get caught?!" I heard Hope scream at the other Ninetales. She in return growled and hissed and snarled at Hope. "No, I did survive, no thanks to you. And now I am my own unique Ninetales." Again, the other Ninetales snapped and snarled and moved closer to Hope.

Kabu was shouting order after order, trying to get control of his Pokémon, but she refused to listen. "There is nothing wrong with me Mama! I am my own Ninetales and I am powerful." Then Kabu's Ninetales lunged at Hope, fire in her jaws, and attempted to use a Fire Fang on Hope's throat. That was not a usual strike to cause damage. That had the intent to kill.

"Mama, this is a duel, not a fight to the death! I will prove the power of Fire and Ice!" Hope's tails started to glow in alternating patterns, she was charging FireFrost Blast at point blank range. Then Hope's mother made a series of noises and Hope froze, her attack dying in mid charge. Her tails drooped and her stare became a thousand yards. The other Ninetales chose that time to strike she lunged out bit Hope hard on the nape of her neck. I watched as blood streamed out from Hope and dripped onto the grass of the pitch. Hope did not flinch, she didn't move at all. Her gaze stared straight forward, not focusing on anything.

"Hope return!" I said and called her back into her ball. This was not going according to plan and I was worried about Hope. I never in a million years would have expected to encounter Hope's mother in a Gym Battle. As I worked to swap out my Pokémon Hope's mother had gone to sit back in front of Kabu.

"Lola, you need to listen. That Ninetales is out but you need to focus Lola." He said and the Ninetales seemed to take little attention of the words coming her way. I barely noticed as my clothes faded and I was left standing in my underwear.

Bolt's ball was sparking and zapped me as I reached for it. I pushed through the pain and called him to the field. Bolt appeared and a flash of electricity. I had never seen the good-natured Pokémon angry before, but he was on a whole new level of anger at that moment.

The cute little puppy took a step forward and I heard his bark go from a yip to a deep bark halfway through. He took another step and an arc of electricity shot off to the side and scorched a path in the grass. "You are the mother who caused so much trouble to my love? You are the one to cause her so much heartache?" He took another step and another wave of electricity caused the hairs on my arm to stand on end, I noticed that Kabu was feeling the same thing. "Then you have the audacity to call your own daughter an abomination that she failed to kill and attack her, drawing blood?" Bolt was screaming in my mind at this point and the growl that was coming from him had grown as deep as his own mental voice.

Then Bolt started to glow from within. His light burning an intense white and bolts of electricity fired off in every direction. I even heard the crowd recoil from the light. A deep and powerful howl was what I heard with my ears coming from the light. But what I actually heard was. "You will pay for your transgressions against my love you fucking bitch!" Then there was a Boltund standing there, electricity arcing off his body like a Saturday morning cartoon character.

"Bolt?!" I said, then he lunged at the Ninetales like he was made of lightning. He caught the fox in his jaws at the back of her neck and bit down hard. She let out a pained yelp and I saw blood stain the cream fur where his jaws met her flesh. Then he lit her up with a Thunder Fang. The strike was strong enough I could have sworn I saw the Ninetales's bones. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she was clearly knocked out, but Bolt did not release her.

"Bolt! Drop her, you can't do any more damage in this battle. Please!" I pleaded with my Pokémon and I watched him snap back to attention. He opened his jaw and the Ninetales hit the ground completely limp. She didn't even twitch. "Come here now Bolt, let Kabu collect his Pokémon." Bolt quickly padded over to me. His eyes were serious and I could see the deep intelligence working at full speed.

"Congrats on evolving buddy. You did a great job avenging Hope. Now focus on the task at hand, we can help her later." I said and patted him on the side of his neck. Kabu had inspected her neck then pulled his Pokémon back into her ball.

"I don't know what's going on, but it looks like you do. Are we going to have anymore violence or continue with a proper duel?" Kabu asked, holding his next Pokéball. His shirt had disappeared and I could see that his torso was all lean muscle.

"We are fine. The situation is nuanced and I can discuss it with you later if you wish." He nodded and that seemed to satisfy him. He tossed out his next Pokémon, a large Arcanine named Ringo. The thing looked intimidating, but Bolt was too hyped up from his evolution and fight to have taken notice. "D, left, left, TF, back, D." I ordered

"Will-o-wisp Ringo." Ordered Kabu. The Arcanine began to spit purple fireballs at Bolt and for his part Bolt unleashed a wave of lightning at the massive dog then took off to try and dodge. The electricity slammed into Ringo and he was visibly harmed by the shock, but kept up his attempt to burn Bolt. My handsome boy ran in a large semi-circle to the left and closed the gap while dodging the purple flames. Then he used Thunder Fang once he got close enough. Arcanine yelped from the hit, but this time I didn't see blood. While Bolt had struck with that attack the Arcanine finally managed to hit with a fireball at point-blank range. Bolt jumped back but I heard him wince in pain.

"You ok?" I yelled.

"Fine, just let me finish this ruffian." Bolt said then unleashed a final Discharge as Ringo fired a flame wheel. Bolt was faster, even with the burn, and the Arcanine passed out from the shock. Kabu's shorts faded as he pulled the dog back into his ball. He was left standing there in a pair of boxer briefs. A smile on his face.

"Well done! Now, let's get kick things up a notch!" Kabu yelled as he hit is his Dynamax Bracelet and grabbed his final Pokéball. He caught the digitally expanded ball as tossed it with one arm like it weighed nothing and tossed it far behind him. A massive Centiskorch appeared on the field, this one in a Gigantamax form. Its entire belly was yellow and had a glow, the DynaMax clouds appearing over the tip of its tail.

"Switch Bolt, Let's wash them away Tsunami!" I said as I pulled Bolt back into his ball, yelling switch had been important to keep me from losing my bra, and I hit my own DynaMax band as I grabbed Tsunami's ball. Again, I did my signature pose after tossing the ball behind me, that way my massive Gyarados appeared behind me as I held my arm up. "Max Geyser!" I yelled.

"G-max Centiferno!" Yelled Kabu. The fire hit first, since his Centiskorch had been out longer. The bug curled up and looked like a massive glowing heating coil as it attacked. I felt the shear heat roll over me as a swirling vortex of fire appeared under Tsunami. The heat intensified for a brief moment before Tsunami launched his attack. A gigantic stream of pressurized water smashed into the Centiskorch and the water spray filled the stadium, making it seem like it was raining.

I saw Tsunami take some damage from the still burning spiral of fire underneath it, but we needed to push on. "One more should do it Big Guy!" I yelled and Tsunami charged another Max Geyser and fired. The attack hit the Centiskorch as it curled up to launch its next attack and it was struck right on its belly by the blast of water. It slumped to the ground and began to shrink with a series of explosions releasing the pent-up energy.

I pressed my bracelet and watched with my breath held as Tsunami shrank back to his normal size. If he lost himself to MaxLust I had no idea how I would deal with him. The only way I could do anything with Tsunami that wouldn't kill me was when he could control himself.

The sigh that left me when I watched him return to normal made me feel like I had deflated. He hadn't lost control and my DynaMax bracelet successfully returned all the energy to the wishing star inside. I ran over and hugged Tsunami. "Thank you for keeping control buddy and winning this match!" He made a happy grumble deep in his chest then I turned to Kabu. He was standing there completely naked, arms crossed and waiting.

Kabu's manhood was very average and I tried to take as little notice as I could when I went to get my reward from him. "Congratulations, Young Kassi, on your victory. I would ask that you stay so we may discuss the situation with our Ninetales as soon as I am dressed."

"Yes, I was going to ask for that as my favor for winning, actually." I said as I took the Gym Badge from Kabu.

"Excellent, go get dressed and I shall meet you in the Challenger locker room in a few minutes." He said then walked off. I got Tsunami back into his ball then walked off the field to the crowd cheering, screaming, and even some whistles as I made my way off the pitch.

In the Challenger entrance tunnel a light had gone off above a door in the side of the tunnel, I walked through and made my way through an access tunnel back to the locker room. Once I walked through the door I was bombarded by my friends. They all wanted to know what happened to Hope and why I looked so down, even after beating the match.

"I think that Kabu's Ninetales was Hope's mother. The one that abandoned her and left the scar on her eye. If you guys can give me some privacy, I would like to check on my girl before Kabu arrives in a few minutes. They all agreed and said they would be waiting in the lobby. As quickly as I could I changed back into my normal clothes, this time going with the pink top and dress. A fresh uniform was already waiting in the locker and I stuffed it in my bag.

Once I was dressed, I walked over to the healing bed that sat in the dressing room. I made sure the entire team was up to full then let Hope out. When she came out her body was back to perfect health, but her tails drooped and she hung her head. I walked over and got onto my knees in front of her then wrapped my arms around her neck.

"Hope, I'm here for you. Do you want to talk about it?" I asked simply and without expectation of an answer. The thin shell that had kept her still and non-responsive shattered in that moment. Hope's chest heaved as she took in a deep breath, then the keening cry she let out broke my heart. There was no translation in my head, this was a raw emotional cry of deep sadness. All I could do was sit there and hold my beautiful vixen as she sobbed onto my shoulder. Her tears would freeze when they came from her blue eye and feel like scalding hot tea when it came from her red. I didn't mind the pain, I didn't move to avoid it, I just held my girl as she cried.

Several minutes went by, and eventually Hope started to run out of steam. The energy she was putting into this grief had made her droop and she finally pulled back and laid down with her head in my lap. I sat on my legs in the Kantonian seiza style and just ran my hand slowly across her head, petting the beautiful long mane that sat on her head.

Eventually, Hope spoke, "Thank you Kassi, for being here for me. The things Mama said were things I already knew she felt, but when she said them, all my worst fears and nightmares from being a kit came true." I wiped a tear from her blue eye that was looking up at me, it turned into a large snowflake then melted on my skin.

"Hope, I'm sorry you had to experience that. If I had known I never would have brought you out and…" Hope cut me off by making a loud huffing sound.

"If I had known I would have insisted I fought my Mama, only I would have had time to armor myself from her hateful words first. You did nothing wrong Kassi, and I did see what Bolt did for me once I was back in my ball. I shall reward him later." She sat up and looked at me, the sadness was still in her eyes, but I could see that she was tired and trying her best to gather herself. "Thank you Kassi, for being so wonderful to me. I have thought it over and I want to have that kit with you. I want to be a good Mama, like mine never was, regardless of what they type may be."

I put my finger on her muzzle then pressed my own lips to it. "Let's talk about this in the morning when you're not still reeling from the day. I would be happy to, you know that, but for now Kabu is coming and you need rest. Will you be ok in your ball?" I asked.

"Yes, some rest would be welcome right now. Thank you Kassi. My first love." She licked me tenderly on the face and I felt a tear well up in my own eye as I pulled her back into her ball.

A few seconds later there was a knock on the door to the locker room. I shouted for Kabu to come in and took a seat on one of the long benches in the middle of the room, still wiping tears from my eyes.

"Are you and your Pokémon alright?" He asked as he sat on the bench across from me.

"Yes, we are ok. Today was, just a surprise to all of us." I took a deep breath and gathered myself. "My Ninetales is unique, as you might have noticed." I started.

"I think everyone in Galar knows that, there are some that think it might even be the first of a new Regional Variant." Kabu said, his tone interested.

"Well, Hope was born as a hybrid. I didn't just evolve her that way. She's always been a fire/ice type. When she was a Vulpix the only way to tell was her blue eye. Her mother thought that she was a freak against nature and tried to gouge that eye out. Then abandoned poor Hope after she ran and hid in fear. Hope still has a scar over her blue eye, you just can't see it as well due to her cream-colored fur." I said this part while trying to keep myself from getting emotional again.

"That Ninetales who is Hope's mother is your Ninetales. That's what happened in the ring. They recognized each other and your Ninetales,"

"Lola." Kabu interjected but let me continue.

"Lola, said something to Hope that broke her spirit. It's why she didn't react even when Lola drew blood. I don't know what she said exactly, but I don't think Hope has still fully recovered from it. I only just managed to get her calmed down enough to go back to her ball before you arrived."

Kabu sighed then looked at a ball. It was an Ultra Ball and I knew it had to be the one that held Lola. "I know that you were in here comforting your Pokémon. I was already on my way when I heard her wail of despair and have been waiting outside until what felt like the right moment." He looked at me then continued. "You can communicate with your Pokémon, can't you?"

"Yes, I can communicate with any Pokémon I've bonded with." I said in answer to his question.

"Interesting. But, that's not the point here. I am sorry for the incident today and what happened to your Ninetales in the past. Lola is a recent addition to my team, but a very strong example of a Ninetales. I plan to train her up to compete in the tournament at the end of the Challenge this year. Would your Hope be interested in battling her mother again?"

My head perked up and I nodded furiously. "I think Hope would leave me if I made her pass on the chance to show up her mother. Next time, I know she'll be ready."

"Then it's settled. Beat the Challenge, meet me in the tournament and I promise to give your Hope a good fight so she can prove her strength as a Ninetales." Kabu held out his hand and I shook it. He got up and exited the room and I gathered myself and my bag and walked out into the lobby.

My friends were all there still and they wrapped me up in a tight hug. Everyone inquired about Hope being ok and I assured everyone that she was ok. She just needed some time and attention. With the first three badges in hand we could now travel on to Hammerlocke. But that could wait until tomorrow. Tonight, I wanted to do something special. "Marnie and Sonia, are you guys staying in Motostoke tonight?" I asked and they nodded. "Great I wanna do something with Rei tonight, can we all meet at the front gate tomorrow morning at 10?" The two women looked at each other, then nodded.

I grabbed Rei's hand and sped out of the gym. "Kassi, what's gotten into you?" She said with a little concern in her voice. I didn't answer instead I pulled out my phone and sent a quick text. I looked around and saw that there was a SkyTaxi parked outside the stadium, waiting for a fare. I heard my phone ding with a reply as Rei and I stepped into the basket.

"Kassi, where are we going?" Rei said snuggling up to me as the downdraft from the Corviknight was chilly this time of year.

"Home. After all the bullshit today I really wanna sleep in my own bed and have some of Mum's spaghetti." I smiled and looked at Rei then kissed her. "Ready to meet my Mum?" She laughed then kissed me back.

"We're that far along huh? Fine, but eventually we're going to have to go see my Mum in Wyndon." She put my arm around her and snuggled against my chest. "Guess that mean no hanky-panky tonight though." She sighed.

"Uhh, that shouldn't be a problem, actually. Mum is very open about everything and we even, played together on the night before I left." I figured admitting it now was better than letting it be a surprise later.

"Really?! Wow, I never would have guessed. But…ok…yeah…" She trailed off as her mind spun up to process the new information that Mum and me had been intimate. "Well, I thought about it, and I honestly don't care." She said after a minute. "If you're anything like your Mum then I'm sure this is going to be fun!" I kissed this beautiful woman even harder once she said that.

"Where the heck have you been all my life, you beautiful creature?" I whispered in her ear.

"Waiting on a route for some big titty blonde to piss on me." She responded then we both burst out in a fit of laughter.

The flight took about an hour and before the sun had even began to set, we touched down on the path directly outside of Mum's house. I happily paid the Cabbie and tipped him then asked if he could meet us back here the next morning at 9 sharp. He agreed and took off towards Wedgehurst, probably to find another fare.

I ran up the path to our quaint country home and knocked. It felt strange to knock on my own home, but I needed to make sure we didn't walk in on Mum playing with one of her Pokémon. Only a few seconds passed then the door flew open, the spring catch protesting loudly at the door being tossed at it. "My baby girl is home!" Mum said as she pulled me into a crushing hug against her massive chest. I felt my back pop then she let go of me and repeated the same to Rei. "And you must be the Rei I've heard such good things about! Welcome!" Rei came out gasping from Mum's chest and she had a big smile.

"I see now where Kassi gets her looks from." She said with a smile, "Nice to meet you I'm Rei. Kassi and I have been traveling together since Route 3."

"Just call me Mum, it's all that Kassi ever calls me and I bet it'll be a proper title someday anyway." I turned beet red and Mum laughed as she led us into the house. Chonk came running up to me and demanded that I pick him up. I carried the Pokémon to my room and showed Rei where to put her things. I gathered up my team and took them with me.

Mum was working on making the noodles from scratch for dinner and I marveled at how diligently she worked. "We're gonna go let our Pokémon out to roam for a bit Mum." I said as I walked through the kitchen.

"Hold on, I'm almost to a stopping point and I wanna meet your team!" She said and set the ball of dough in a bowl and covered it in a damp cloth, then washed her hands. I stepped out the back door that led to the Wooloo fields. All the Wooloo were on the far end of the farm away from the house, so that would make this easier. Mum stepped up beside me and I noticed that she was still wearing her work overalls. She must have been in the fields and dropped everything when I messaged her.

The first Pokémon I sent out was Taiko. Mum squealed in delight at how big he'd gotten and the cheeky monkey delighted in hugging her and sneaking his face between her massive jugs. "Oh! Horny little devil. Save it for later." She laughed but didn't push Taiko away.

Next up was Bolt, who was now a prime example of a Boltund. Mum hugged the dog and he licked her face affectionately. "He's so handsome! I couldn't believe it when he evolved during a match like that!" Mum exclaimed and Bolt wagged his tail happily.

"Bolt, I'm going to introduce Hope to Mum then I want you to take her for some quality time just the two of you. I think she needs your support right now. Just stay out of the woods." I said and he nodded confidently. Hope came out and to my pleasure she did a great job of hiding her sadness around Mum. She put on a show of lighting up the tips of her tails and letting Mum fawn over how beautiful she was. When that was all done, Rei and I both gave Hope a hug before she and Bolt bounded off towards the grass fields.

Ana was next, and seemed exstatic to be out of her Pokéball. Mum was a huge fan of sweets and immediately picked up the brightly colored swirl of cream and would not put her back down. "She smells amazing Kassi! Can she stay with me?" I laughed and denied her request.

Last, for now was Tsunami. I let him out and he settled into the small stock pond in the corner of the field. "Wow, he's so big!" Mum said then bit her lower lip, lost in her own dirty thoughts.

"I have one more member, but they just joined and we haven't had the chance to bond yet. If you don't mind Mum. I'm going to take Ana and see if we can't get closer to our Ponyta." I said, holding out my arms for Ana.

"Oh! A Ponyta?! I love those beautiful dears. I've always wanted one ever since I was a little girl, but my own journey didn't take me that far. Hold on, I've got something that might help." Mum handed me Ana and ran inside.

"Rei, why don't you relax and let your Pokémon hang out for a while?" She agreed and started to release her own team. Then I noticed she pulled an egg from her bag wrapped in a hoodie. Then she put on the hoodie and put the egg underneath. "You look good with a big belly like that." I winked.

"Shut up!" She laughed but leaned over and kissed me. "Besides, your Pokémon did this to me." It was my turn to laugh and I kissed her again.

"Aren't you two just the sweetest thing?" Mum said as she walked up. She was holding a homemade treat for the Wooloo. They were a sweet grain and berry mixture and they loved them.

"Thanks Mum." I said then waved at both women and walked off in the direction that Hope and Bolt had gone. I wanted to check on them before I went to help Ponyta. As I walked away, I heard Mum excitedly talking about Rei's Pokémon with her.

Ana and I moved through the grass. Since she couldn't float anymore it was faster for me to carry her.

I found Bolt and Hope a few minutes later near the tree line. I had been expecting to see them talking but to my surprise Hope was on her back, underneath Bolt, blowing him as best she could with her mouth. Bolt was passionately licking at Hope's sex and I could smell their pheromones even from a distance. I also took note that Bolt's cock was now massive! It had to be almost a foot long and thicker than my wrist. Ana motioned for me to set her down and we crouched low in the grass to watch with voyeuristic interest as these two made love.

The sixty-nine lasted for a couple more minutes then I watch Hope get up and crouch in front of Bolt. He mounted her and slid in with a couple of test pokes to find his mark. Then he reached down and took the scruff of Hope's neck in his mouth. I couldn't hear their words but I recognized the sound of pleasure that Hope let out as Bolt dominated her.

While we watched Ana kept trying to sneak her rainbow-colored tendrils into me and I had to keep reminding her that we had other things to do and didn't want to give away our position. She finally settled for laying on her back and having me finger her while I waited for Bolt to finish. I complied and clamped a hand over her tiny mouth so she couldn't make any noise then finger fucked the Cream Pokémon to a climax. About the same time Ana got off I watched Bolt finally sink his enormous knot into Hope and they both howled as he filled her with seed.

Bolt and Hope laid down and started to talk softly as they were tied together and that was my cue to leave. This moment was for them and their love to blossom. I had a Ponyta to try and bond with.

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