My fellow Arthenians:

I know, it's crazy, isn't it? I'm posting back to back days! Aren't you guys just lucky.

There will be an important point at the end which invites READER SUGGESTION. You might even figure out what it is part way through/in the beginning. For now, though, just read and be thankful for what you've been given.

*Cracks knuckles*

"Stop."

Everyone did just that as soon as the command was issued. The whirlwind of excitement was almost eerily quick to die down, returning to a state of sanity. Not peace; this was not peaceful, but rather felt disturbingly like the calm before a storm. All heads turned immediately to the source of the voice, looking to the tent which was the centerpiece of the civilization.

Lily stood on the right of the other being, her arms folded over her chest and her lips pulled tight in what could have been disgust. Her head was moving side to side slightly, disappointedly shaking as she regarded the scene before her.

But she went almost unnoticed: all were focused on the creature beside her. Ben would later write in his journal-

"The being that emerged from the tent beside the Buneary I have come to know to be Lily was unlike anything before I have seen. I had originally believed the voice which pierced the forest to belong to a woman, but more accurately it was a girl; she was about my age, and she could have potentially been an ordinary teenager girl.

Except she wasn't.

She looked so much like any girl I had seen before, and to my immediate but not lasting dismay, I realized that this was not another human in this crazy world, but rather something much different. Different from us, different from them (as I write this I know now they are Pokemon, but at the time I did not know the proper term). Somewhat of a combination of the two, a mixture of all of this best parts of either species, creating something beautiful and separate altogether.

This gorgeous young lady could have been a professional model, she was so gorgeous; yet she had a sort of different appearance, a false sense of naiveté, as though she could have just been the girl next door one had a crush on in grade school. All of her human features were perfect, even her hair seemed to naturally be 'just so', garnished with yellow flowers which brought out the best of her hazel eyes.

And yet, there was an aspect of her which was entirely different. Where there should have been nothing but skin, there was a thin, well-kept coat of light brown fur, with yellowish patches here and there (including a triangular portion whose point faced downward into her cleavage, but, I've digressed). It could not be seen from my angle at the time, but there was also a bushy tail which matched the trim color of her fur. Her ears had relocated themselves from the sides of her head as is typical of humans and instead taken refuge atop her head, as would a rabbit's, which is what her ears reminded me of: Lopunny ears. A bunny nose was in place of a human's."

She commanded attention with merely her presence. "Who is responsible for all of this," she demanded in a stern tone which should not be in the arsenal of a girl her age. She began walking forward and the two sisters who troubled the human boy originally looked to each other, silently agreeing with one another that they had fucked themselves over.

Starr and Luna took off in opposite directions like a shot, each bouncing upward like a spring, or perhaps some character from Bleach whose name I would not know if it smacked me in the crotch with a hammer because I've only ever watched the show like three times and it confused the shit out of me the first two times and the third time I watched the first episode and it was confusing so I didn't watch it again but I've seen clips from the fight scenes in that show and I know they defy the laws of physics and whatever with their jumping and flashstepping which I've admittedly used before in a written roleplay fight without fully understanding what it entails and honestly gotten out of it for the better but anyway that's how the two Lopunny took off to get away from each other and up into the tree canopy.

The unknown figure closed its eyes, raising its hands out to its sides, and there was a sort of energy that coursed through the air for a moment electricity leaping between its hands, and then there were two flashes of light directly afterward whose brightness rivaled the Emergence. As this happened, Thunder cracked twice loudly, shaking the trees around them. Two more Lopunny looked at each other before taking off in the same direction, coming back seconds later (they didn't have to go too far) with two charred Lopunny bodies, who sizzled and twitched as though they had been stricken by lightning. They were taken into a slightly larger tent, presumably a sort of hospital.

Then it's eyes opened, and this 'shockingly' powerful being walked toward the rest of the crowded mass of bodies surrounding the human. She got to Ben, everyone else parting ways only as much as necessary but whenever necessary to carve a path for her. Ben did not move, for fear of its strength. Instead he regarded it with dinner plate eyes.

She circled around Ben, gaze rising and falling over the course of his body. She also poked and prodded at him as the previous two had, but her objectivity seemed to have a different schedule than what Ben took as deeming his suitability for breeding. She stood in front of him and stared into his eyes, one furry hand on either side of his head, gently holding him still. "Are you the one Lily speaks of?"

The only male in the immediate area became suddenly aware of all of the eyes on him, as he was all too acutely aware of the destruction that could be caused by these hands on either side of him. He swallowed nervously, and, very slowly and very carefully replied, "I, don't know, what the hell, is going on right now." A collective gasp was heard from the previously objectifying rabbitlike women around him. Ben looked around anxiously before continuing, "But I'm getting really self conscious being naked."

Nothing moved. No one breathed. All eyes were on the female opposite Ben, waiting for a reply to use as their reference point for how to react. She stared blankly, eyes searching his for a moment before she giggled once. A smile stayed on her lips, and then she couldn't help herself but begin laughing hysterically. All others but for Ben laughed nervously. Ten seconds later she calmed herself, and she gave a small nod. "It is he," she said declaratively, and she pressed soft lips to Ben's forehead, then released him. "Fetch him his robe," she spoke into the crowd, hands on hips, still watching Ben. "He needs it to feel secure in himself." She sounded as though she was teasing him.

Ben's eyes narrowed, and in typical off the cuff fashion he commented, "Forgive me, and please don't kill me for saying so, but don't you all wear clothes as well?" The girl in front of him seemed amused, and she crossed her arms under her bust. "Your timing couldn't be more unlikely: this is the only day we wear clothes, in practice of the Day of Remembrance." Ben nodded as though this made sense, accepting his robe from a nearby Buneary and donning it again, tying it in front of himself.

The girl dispersed the crowd save for Ben and Lily, and motioned for Ben to enter one of the smaller tents, which was empty. It appeared to be a normal tent, but once they got inside, it turned out to be...a normal tent. Room enough for eight, but a tent nonetheless. There were folding chairs inside, and each of the three sat in one. For a while it was quiet, then Ben asked the inevitable question: "What is going on right now?"

And Lily and the girl related to Ben the history of the world, according to writing. This had to include explaining to him what Pokemon were, and the Prophecy (which was painful, as they had to include all popular interpretations). Once Ben's seemingly endless questions were satisfied, Ben weaves a tale of the human world from which he came. Just as curious as he was, they were. They were interested by human religion, and had trouble grasping the concept of animals, without being able to see them. Ben drew crude pictures in the dirt to clarify, but his artistry left much to be desired, so it was only so helpful.

Silence ensued again. Outside, it had long since reached the pitch black of night. They all listened to the sounds of a distant Kricketune and its Kricketot for a while, and then Ben piped up again: "Okay, I get the whole Pokemon thing. That explains a lot, but what are you?" He played back what he had just said in his head and he immediately went to cover his tracks: "No, I didn't mean- well, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to be rude..." He broke off when he saw the girl holding up a hand to stop him. "Don't worry about it."

The girl resettled in her chair, stealing a glance at Lily before explaining. "Well, for a while after all the humans left, some Pokemon missed them. We still do. It isn't actually recorded in anywhere because it was purged from our history, but some of the first few Emergences proved to be females. We didn't know what Arceus was wanting of us. Then one of the Elder Ones, a Gardevoir, suggested that they were sent to repopulate the planet with humans. So, in a surge of excitement, ethics were eschewed and we captured a male and a female human and, uh," she paused, clearing her throat and sitting up straighter, obviously embarrassed by the history of her kind. "We forced them to mate so that they could breed. It didn't work at first; so we kept trying it again and again and, well..." She looked awkwardly to Lily before continuing, "We basically fucked them to death," she said bluntly.

She didn't look like she wanted to go on. But, Ben's question was still left unanswered, and he wasn't drawing any conclusions. "And...?"

The girl signed. "Well, it was obvious upon some scientific research that all of the female humans were sterile. But, all the males were still fertile. So, we tried the only thing that we could think of..." She stopped when she looked to Ben and gleaned from his expression covered in red that he finally figured it out. "Oh. Yeah," he offered in response. "Uh. Thanks." A nod in reply.

"Anyway, it turned out that hybrids, or Anthros, like myself are either immeasurably more powerful or terribly weak- relatively." A blank stare called for clarification. "It either enhances or ruins the powers of a Pokemon." "Oh. Why didn't you say that?" A glare from- "By the way, Ms. Anthro person, what is your name?" She paused, just coming to terms with the fact that she had not yet shared this information. "Delaney, but you can call me Lane if you like." Ben raised an eyebrow, obviously not loving the nickname. "Or just Delaney," she offered, followed by a giggle. Ben smirked, looking to Lily. "Oh. She fell asleep." Her breathing was steady and her leg kicked occasionally. Delaney shook her head, smiling.

The two had a lapse in conversation, just looking over one another for a minute or two. Perhaps because she was the closest thing to something he recognized in this world, Ben felt rather at ease in the Anthro's presence. As this thought ran through his brain, the beauty across from him stood up, stretching her arms above her head; Ben stole a glance to her chest. "You know, Ben..." He looked up at her from his folding chair.

She walked very, unnecessarily slowly over the short distance toward him. Her hips seemed to sway side to side more than he had seen previously. Ben raised an eyebrow, and she lowered herself down, sliding into his lap, facing him. He gulped nervously, and he felt her soft, furry arms slipping around his neck loosely. Fur brushed up against his face as she leaned in to his ear, whispering quietly: "I've always wondered what would happen if our two kinds were to breed."

Aaaaand that's where we'll leave off for today. But yes, people, that's right- the main characters of the series are going to be Anthropomorphic Pokemon. Which means we could even have a sexy Wurmple if we wanted (not really). So, I'm gonna need some suggestions for what Anthros will be featured. Please make it logical, however. For example, Wurmple would be out because one does not shove one's dick into a bug. Make it at least somewhat reasonable a breeding choice.

Leave your suggestions in the comments if you want it to be public or PM if you want it to be private.

Arthenius