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Chapter 5: The Lunar Festival
The next day the sun shined down on the clearing with the waterfall. The warmth of the sunlight caused Marie to slowly wake up. She did not open her eyes right away, but right away she felt that she was cuddled up next to something very soft and warm. Slowly Marie opened her eyes and saw Lisa's smiling face looking at her. In an instant Marie recalled everything that she and Lisa had done the night before, the sweet memory still very vivid in her mind.
"Good morning." Lisa greeted as she stroked Marie's cheek.
"Morning." Marie greeted back with a smile. "How long have you been gazing at me like that?"
"Only a couple minutes." Lisa answered. "I only just woke up myself. We really wore ourselves out last night, didn't we?"
"Yeah." Marie replied as she suddenly removed the towel that Lisa had used to cover them both the night before. "And I think I'd like to thank you for last night."
With that, Marie began planting fiery kisses on Lisa's neck down the length of her body until she got to Lisa's crotch. Very soon, Lisa moaned Marie's name.
In another area not too far away, a large camouflaged and armored RV plowed through another small forest on the way to Half Moon Bay, pulling behind it a trailer with a light-brown tarp over it. Many of the wild Pokemon living in the forest quickly got out of the way of the armored behemoth, lest they get flattened. Ronnie was at the wheel of the RV, with Specs sitting in the passenger seat examining what looked to be a blueprint of some sort. The vehicle jostled a bit as it ran over and snapped another small log.
"Yee haw! I love driving this thing!" Ronnie declared. "I know I've probably said this a few times before, but you did a damn good job of putting this thing together Specs."
Specs did not respond and continued examining his blueprints. After a moment he glanced up and looked at the large green monitor on the dashboard.
"Hey, looks like we'll be near Half Moon Bay in five minutes." Specs told Ronnie after examining the monitor. "You better tell the boss."
"Oh yeah." Ronnie said as he flipped a switch on the dashboard and took the microphone in hand. "Hey boss? Specs says we'll be near Half Moon Bay in five…. You read me?"
The only response over the intercom was the sounds of heavy breathing, Sharon's moans, and loud steady thumping noise as if a large object was banging against the wall of the RV. Ronnie quickly flipped the intercom switch back off.
"Aw man, I did not need to hear that this morning." Ronnie said with a look of disgust. "You know, I do not get the boss's taste in women."
"What's your problem with the boss's girl?" Specs asked, once again examining his blueprints.
"She almost twenty years younger than the boss is!" Ronnie told him. "I mean I know the boss is in good shape, but come on!"
"Well Sharon is closer to your age." Specs pointed out. "I mean maybe you'd feel better if Sharon was your girl."
"Hell no man!" Ronnie replied. "Sharon's nuts, and that's my main reason for not liking her. I mean she's crazier than the boss, and I thought there was no one on Earth crazier than Trapper Jack."
"I'd do her." Specs bluntly admitted.
"Ah, you're so desperate to get laid you'd do anybody." Ronnie retorted.
"What the hell yew idiots want!" Trapper's voice suddenly bellowed over the intercom.
"Uh, sorry boss." Ronnie quickly said through the microphone. "Just wanted to let you know that we'll be near Half Moon Bay in less than five."
"Fine, when we get there, head for that spot on the where no one will see us." Trapper ordered. "Then help Specs set up that gizmo of his. And don't bother me for the next half hour! Got it?"
"Yes boss!" Ronnie replied in a frightened tone before the intercom went off.
After a couple of hours Lisa and Marie were back on the road. The two were delayed because they had made love a couple more times. Then after they had gotten dressed they both had to round up Marie's Pokemon. Marie had sent them out the night before to keep guard while she had her little swim. It was a wise precaution for a young woman to take if she was planning to swim naked out in the woods where anyone could walk in on her. As they rode down the old dirt path on Rapidash, Marie held tightly onto Lisa's midsection and rested her head on Lisa's left shoulder, a smile was on the blonde's face.
"Hey Marie." Lisa whispered. "We're here."
Marie looked and saw that the hill they were on overlooked the town of Half Moon Bay. It was a large and prosperous looking fishing village with a large seaport next to a long white beach. The quaint houses and buildings all had roofs the color of powder blue. As the couple looked down upon the village they were hit by a gentle breeze that carried the salt air of the ocean.
"So what do you want to do first?" Lisa asked.
"I'd like to check into a hotel if they have one." Marie answered.
"Whatever you want my angel." Lisa replied with a smile. Marie blushed at what Lisa had called her.
Before long the couple had entered the town on Rapidash. As they rode through they noticed that the lampposts were all strung with yellow lanterns with green trim. All along the street were vendors selling various souvenirs for some sort of event.
"Looks like there's going to be a party or festival soon." Marie commented.
"Yeah, I wonder what the occasion is?" Lisa asked.
"I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." Marie answered.
It was not long before Lisa and Marie found a small two-story inn with wooden walls. They dismounted and Lisa called back Rapidash before they both went inside. At the front desk was an old woman with glasses and grey hair done up in a bun. She looked up from the magazine she was reading when Lisa and Marie entered.
"Ah, welcome to the Seaside Inn." The old woman greeted. "We are a little crowded because of the festival, so I'm afraid the only room left is the honeymoon suite."
"That'll be fine." Lisa and Marie said at the same time, causing them to blush a little afterward. The old woman studied them for a moment before chuckling.
"I see, well you two make quite a lovely couple." The old woman told them with a smile. "How long will you be staying?"
"A few days at least." Lisa answered. "Say, you mentioned a festival was going on. What kind of festival?"
"Oh, why the Lunar Festival of course." The old woman replied. "Every year around this time, this town is visited by Cresselia. And this festival is to celebrate her arrival."
"You say Cresselia comes to this town?" Marie asked in surprise.
"Why yes, she passes by very quickly every year at this time to check on the town." The old woman explained.
"Check on it?" Lisa asked. "You mean she protects the town?"
"In a way." The old woman answered. "It began a very long time ago. Once outside of this town there was a Darkrai that lived near by in a cave. Darkrai did not bother with the people of the town, and most folks who knew stayed as far away as possible from the cave. But though the people stayed away, a few wild Pokemon would come to the cave, and they had managed to befriend Darkrai.
"It is said that one dark day a band of greedy people from the town came and abused the Pokemon that had become Darkrai's friends, trying to capture them so they could sell them. This angered Darkrai so much that he became vengeful to the people of the town. At night it would come and cast horrible nightmares on the people. But then a Cresselia came upon the town and did battle with Darkrai, chasing it away in the end. Cresselia then put an end to the nightmares, and it is said that Cresselia spoke to the people in dreams and told them that she would come back every year to check on the town.
"And so the town changed its name to Half Moon Bay, and every year since that time Cresselia passes over the town to make sure that Darkrai has not come back to cause trouble. In fact, Cresselia's appearance is supposed to be tonight at midnight. They say you can see her best by the docks. I'm sure most of the people celebrating will be there tonight. But listen to an old woman like me prattle on. I'll show you to your room now."
Finished with her tale, the old woman got out from behind the front desk and led Lisa and Marie to a room on the second floor at the end of the hall. It was a large room, well furnished with a window overlooking the town. The most noticeable piece of furniture in the room was a very large white bed with white frilly sheets and pillows.
"I'll let you two settle in." The old woman said to them. "Enjoy you stay here."
With that the old woman left the room, closing the door behind her. Lisa and Marie then began unpacking their things.
"So I guess that Cresselia we saw a few nights ago is the one in that story we heard." Lisa assumed. "You don't suppose that your Darkrai is the one from the legend, do you?"
"Who knows?" Marie said with a shrug. "There are legends of Darkrai and Cresselia all over Sinnoh. It's said that a Darkrai and Cresselia live on separate islands near Canalave City."
"So there's more than one of each then?" Lisa asked.
"It's very possible." Marie told her.
"Well, whatever the case, I'm glad we ran into the Cresselia that lives around here." Lisa replied. "You seem like you've been sleeping better since we saw her."
"I have actually." Marie admitted. "When I looked at her that night, it seemed like she was staring right into me. Then I felt as if something washed over me. I still don't know what it was, but it felt good, some how soothing."
"I guess we got really lucky seeing her that night." Lisa assumed. "So do you want to check this place out?"
"You bet." Marie said with a smile.
After Lisa and Marie left the inn, they had gone around to the various shops and had checked out all the events of the Lunar Festival. The whole town had become a bustle of activity. People young and old, children of all ages, had come out to celebrate the yearly arrival of Cresselia. After awhile evening had come, and Lisa and Marie went into a small restaurant to have dinner. During the course of the meal it had occurred to the two that they had technically gone on their very first date.
But the evening's festivities had yet to come to an end. Midnight was approaching, and people had begun to gather at the docks to watch for Cresselia's arrival. Lisa and Marie had of course come to watch as well.
"Looks like almost the entire town has come out for this" Marie observed as she and Lisa scanned the crowed while holding hands.
"Well, it is a big event." Lisa pointed out. "How close is it to midnight?"
"It should be very soon now." Marie answered.
Almost as soon as Marie said that, the sound of the town clock tower began to ring through the village. After it had sounded twelve times the crowed fell silent and looked out over the sea for several minutes. Suddenly a fast moving speck of light could be seen zooming towards the town. Within a matter of moments Creselia was hovering over the crowed, looking them all over. Everyone gazed up in awe at the glowing swan.
"It certainly is beautiful." Marie commented.
"Almost as beautiful as you." Lisa added, causing Marie to blush.
Without warning a blast of red lighting shot forth and surrounded Cresselia, startling everyone in the crowed. Cresselia cried out as the beam of energy began pulling it away.
"What's going on?" Lisa asked.
"I think that should be obvious my dear Lisa." Marie told her. "Someone is using the festival as an opportunity to try and capture Cresselia."
Author's Note: So as you might've guessed, we're getting very close to the climax of this story. You know the implication I made in this chapter about there being more than one Darkrai and Cresselia is something that the anime has implied a few times. There was the Darkrai from the movie, and the Darkrai that terrorized Canalave City in that one episode. Then of course there was the Darkrai used by that one trainer during the Sinnoh League. And on a completely different note there was that baby Lugia and its mother that appeared in those two Whirl Island episodes.
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