Chapter 8

Versant Road was home to a rather large skate park. There were regularly small groups of people there at any given time, or so I had been told when we got there. Shauna and I had stopped by the park and were watching people skate around on roller skates or skateboards. Skateboards... that's something I could never figure out. Heck, I could barely even skate, skateboarding was definitely out of the question.

Still, Shauna liked skating, and after a period of watching people, she donned some skates and started skating around the park. I was content just to sit and watch. I did so for several minutes before she skated up to me and grabbed my hand. "Come on, Serena-san," she spoke with a smile. "Come and skate with me."

"I-I really don't know how to skate, Shauna... You saw me back in Santalune City."

"You'll never learn unless you do it." Shauna pulled on my arm and I stood up. "Come on."

"All right...but I'm going to end up falling a lot."

I wasn't lying. I ended up tripping and falling a number of times as I tried to skate around the park. At first, I tried to stay in the flatter portion of it, but that proved to be difficult since a lot of the park had ramps and rails. Everytime I hit a ramp, I would end up either falling flat on my ass or face-planting. Of course, I was currently dressed in a blue short-sleeved top with a blue miniskirt on with nothing under any of it, so people got a tendency to see straight up my skirt and could see everything whenever I fell.

A good amount of time passed as I attempted to skate, how long I can't really say. I ended up getting better in the end and was almost able to keep myself upright whenever I hit a ramp now. Shauna, meanwhile, was skating literal circles around me. "I think I'm done," I spoke as I sat down in the middle of the park. I was tired because I had never skated that much before.

Shauna nodded. "All right." She skated up to me and flipped the wheels in my shoes back so that I could walk. We then made our way over to a bench on the side of the park. "Did you have fun?"

I nodded with a smile. "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." Grabbing the bottom of my shirt, I slipped it up and off, setting it aside.

Shauna blushed heavily at that. "Wh-why are you taking your shirt off?"

"Cause I'm hot after all of that, so I thought I'd take my shirt off to cool down."

I could tell people were starting to stare now that I was sitting on the bench topless, but I didn't really care. After all, I'm the girl who had sex in public quite regularly, so people seeing me topless, or even naked, wasn't anything new to me. I think I've talked about that before, though.

Shauna turned herself away as she tried not to stare at me. "I-is getting topless in public really a good idea, though?"

I shrugged. "I don't mind. I'd walk around naked all the time if I could. I mean, I am currently dressed in nothing but a skirt."

"Yeah...we could all tell whenever you fell."

I wrapped my arms around Shauna, pressing my chest into her back. "Hey, I like giving people a chance to see up my skirt." My hands took hold of the bottom of her shirt and slowly began to slip it up. As her shirt rose, she turned a darker shade of red until she stopped my hands right under her chest. I moved a hand down and began to gently rub her stomach. "You're beautiful, Shauna."

"Th-thank you."

I grinned and brought both my hands right up her shirt, squeezing her breasts. She let out a sudden moan at that and I giggled as I pulled away her bra and began to fondle her under her shirt. Shauna tried very hard not to moan as I did that, but she was clearly enjoying it.

"S-Serena-san..." Shauna spoke after a long moment.

"Yes?"

Serena turned to me, then stared at my breasts for a long moment. Finally, she spoke up again. "What's sex like?"

"It's hard to explain, but I could show you if you want."

Shauna stared at me for a long moment. I'm not sure what was going through her head, but I think she was debating what I had just said. She was about to respond when...

"Hey!" Tierno shouted as he rushed up to us.

"Hey, Tierno." I waved, and it was then that I think he realized I was topless because his face turned a deep red.

"Wh-where's your shirt, Serena?"

"Right here." I picked my shirt up from the bench. Just as I did, however, something rushed passed me, snatching up my shirt. "Hey!"

The thing that stole my shirt was a white dog-like Pokemon. It's fur was shaggy and seemed to be sticking up everywhere. It had two long floppy ears on its side and four little black paws and a black nose. "It's a Furfrou!" Tierno shouted.

"A Furfrou?" I stared at it as it seemed to stare back at me, my shirt hanging from its mouth. "Hey, give me back my shirt." I rushed forward and the Furfrou leapt away from me. "If you're trying to embarrass me, it isn't working." I folded my arms under my chest.

"Furfrou," the Furfrou spoke.

"I wish I could understand Pokemon..." I sighed and pulled out a pokeball. "Robin, come on out!" I tossed the pokeball forward, releasing my Pidgey who flew high above the Furfrou. "Robin, get my shirt back from that Furfrou." Robin fluttered down towards the Furfrou, who quickly jumped back. "Hit it with a Gust attack!" Robin kicked up a powerful wind with her wings, but the Furfrou dug its feet into the ground. It also promptly let go of my shirt, causing it to get carried off in the wind. "Really?!" I shouted and groaned.

Furfrou rushed forward, hitting Robin hard in the chest with a Tackle. I growled. "Robin, fly up and circle around it, then Quick Attack it!" Robin flew up into the air. She circled the Furfrou for a moment as it seemed to watch her closely. After a moment, she dove down. The Furfrou moved quickly, judging the attack and knocking Robin out of the air. "Robin!"

Robin stood to her talons, then took to the air once more. Her body began to glow brightly and after a moment she grew in size. She now had some pink feathers that came off the front of her head and went back behind her head. She had evolved into Pidgeotto and my eyes went wide as I smiled. "Ah! You evolved! You're so beautiful!"

Robin flew forward, hitting the Furfrou hard with her wings, then flew up into the air, giving the Furfrou a quick divebomb with a Quick Attack. The Furfrou lied on the ground, its eyes swirling from being knocked out. I quickly drew a pokeball and threw it. The Furfrou was caught a moment later. "Good job, Robin. Any chance you can still get my shirt back?"

Robin nodded in response and flew off towards where my shirt had been blown off to. She returned a moment later with it in her beak. I took it from her and smiled as I pet her. "Good job."

"Maybe you should put it back on to avoid losing it again," Shauna spoke up.

"I could. I'm not as hot as I was before." I smirked. "Depends on if you and Tierno there want me to put it on, or if you're just enjoying seeing my boobs too much." I giggled. That made both Tierno and Shauna turn a deep shade of red as they bother stuttered to answer. "You're free to do more then just look, too." I grabbed my breasts when I said that. That just made them turn an even deeper shade of red.

In the end, I convinced both of them to touch my boobs. Tierno had been really shy about doing it, but I ended up grabbing his hand and putting it right on my breast. Once he got a feel for one of them, he found it hard to resist touching them more. I was more then willing to let him go further, but Shauna refused to let us. She said, "Serena-san, this really isn't the place for that." I wanted to disagree, but I really couldn't. She was right, it was a pretty public spot, and while I would have been fine with that, it still probably wasn't a great idea.

Still, Tierno got to spend a few minutes playing with my boobs, and he seemed to enjoy it. Unfortunately, I did have to stop and put my shirt back on again after that.

Tierno and I had a quick Pokemon battle, one of which was so quick I really don't feel its worth talking about. After the battle, Shauna and I continued along Versant Road until finally reaching Camphier Town.

Camphier Town was a small town, but it was fairly ancient. There was an old wall that had been erected around the city a long time ago, apparently built there during the last great war Kalos had. The walls stood through the war, and now, centuries later, parts of the wall had been torn down to make room for the streets going in and out of the city. It was a majestic place that felt full of wonder.

The two of us wandered through the town for several long minutes. Seeing the old, rustic buildings was a real treat, but the real kicker came from the fact that a noble home, the Shabboneau Castle, sat in the northern part of the city. The moment we learned of this, Shauna and I determined that we absolutely had to see this place.

Shabboneau Castle was a very majestic place, indeed. It was absolutely huge, taking up almost half of the land that the town rested on. There was a large moat that wrapped all the way around the palace and a drawbridge had been lowered to allow crossing back and forth. However, this drawbridge had no chains which, I guessed, was likely due to the fact the palace was now a museum, so the drawbridge never had need to be raised anymore.

Upon entry, we were immediately greeted by a man. He had short black hair and was dressed in a white robe. I assumed him to be the owner of the place due to his fairly fancy garb. "Hello," I spoke with a smile.

"Greetings, welcome to Shabboneau Castle," the man spoke with a bow. "Please, feel free to come in and look around at all of the wonders of this place."

"Oh!" Shauna shouted. "Is there anything here about Mega Evolution?"

"Mega...Evolution?" the man asked with a confused stare. "I...do not believe so? I do not recall ever hearing of this 'Mega Evolution' before."

"Drat..." Shauna kicked the ground. "Well, it was worth a try."

"Ahh, where are my manners? I should introduce myself," the man spoke. "My name is Andre Shabboneau. May I ask your names?"

"My name is Serena Yuki, and this is Shauna Giles. We're from Vaniville Town and we're on a mission from Professor Augustine Sycamore to discover the secrets of Mega Evolution."

"Really now? How interesting." Andre nodded his head.

"Well, welcome to Shabboneau Castle. This castle was a manor house of a noble family. It may be a little run down, but that's because there's history to this place. During that history, the owners of this castle gave away a lot of their stuff to everyone, so that's why it feels so empty. The end."

"That's... that's it?" I asked, tilting my head.

"That's it, yeah."

"You're not going to tell us any of the history of this place except that?"

"I said there's history to this place, I didn't say there was a lot." Andre shrugged.

Well, that was true. I went to speak, but I couldn't think of anything to say, I stopped.

"Why don't you have a look around the place?"

I nodded and Shauna and I began to walk around the castle. It was a big place entirely made out of stone. The floor had been polished recently and look very shiny, but the majority of the palace was, in fact, more-or-less empty. The castle was really only two floors, and at the top was a bedroom. Beyond that, there wasn't even anything on display. I likely would have complained about how the museum was empty, but... well, we hadn't paid anything to get in anyway, so I guess it was to be expected.

"Well, this is kind of boring..." I spoke as I sat down on the bed in the bedroom.

"It is a bit..." Shauna looked around for a moment then sighed. "I wish they had something on display... But I guess Andre did say they had given away mostly everything." She sat down next to me and I smiled and wrapped an arm around her. She blushed a little as she looked at me. Then, she did something I hadn't expected, she pulled my shirt up and off.

"Nani?" I asked, without even realizing I wasn't speaking in Kalosian.

Shauna said nothing before she hopped onto my lap and buried her face in my chest. I moaned lightly, both out of surprise and enjoyment as I felt her kissing my breasts. Her hands gently fondled my breasts and I giggled.

"Well, this is a surprise."

Shauna pulled away, her face a shade of deep red. She didn't speak as she looked up at me, then pulled off her own shirt, revealing the pink bra she had on. She reached back to take it off when the door to the bedroom opened. Shauna squeaked as she covered her chest as we saw Andre step in, his eyes wide.

After a moment, he cleared his throat. "A matter that I must attend to has come up on Route 7. I'll be there for a while, but feel free to keep looking around the castle."

"All right," I spoke, then watched Andre walk out. We both looked at each other for a moment, then Shauna got up and began to pull her shirt back on. "You all right?"

"I'm sorry...I just..." Shauna went silent for a long moment. I was about to speak out when she suddenly rushed off.

"Shauna!" I shouted and rushed after her, forgetting my shirt.

I had lost her somewhere before we got out of the castle, and once I was into the city, I couldn't find her. I spent a good half an hour looking for her, but she was nowhere to be found. As I was about to give up hope, I heard Andre's voice coming from Route 7, also known as Riviere Walk. I looked out to see Shauna, Andre, and someone else walking back from the Route. I waited until they got near me and then called out to Shauna.

Shauna and Andre walked up to me and Andre smiled. "Ah, there you are. Shauna here came running after me shortly after I left you two at the castle."

"That's where you were. Why did you run off like that, Shauna?"

Shauna looked down. "I'm sorry, Serena..." She hugged me.

"It's okay, I was just surprised, and then I couldn't find you... What's wrong?"

"I just got so embarrassed... I didn't know how to react when Andre walked in, and I didn't know what I was thinking when I did that to even begin with... I just... I didn't know what to do... My mind said to run to Andre... to explain what I did and why..."

"Which she did," Andre confirmed. "I told her that it was all right and that if I had had any problems to begin with I would have voiced them. I might recommend not doing such passionate things in other public places, as they might not be as well received by others."

Me and Shauna both nodded at that. I then hugged her.

I think it was then that Shauna actually noticed I didn't have my shirt on. "Where's your shirt?"

I blinked, then realized that I was, in fact, still topless. "I must have left it back in the castle..." I rubbed my neck nervously. "Sorry about that. Sometimes I forget to even wear clothes," I apologized to Andre.

Andre chuckled. "No worries, though I am surprised to see a girl who is so open with herself."

I shrugged. "What can I say? I love having sex. My current state of clothing aside, what was wrong on Route 7? Anything I should be concerned about?"

Andre sighed. "Unfortunately, as you may know, it's the beginning of summer... In the summer, we have a Snorlax come from one of the nearby mountains. When he comes by... he tends to eat a bunch of our food and then fall asleep at a random place in our town. This year, he apparently picked the Route 7 bridge. No one will be able to cross it until he awakens in a week."

"A week?!" I shouted.

Andre nodded. "Sorry about that... You're free to stay at the castle in the meantime if you would like."

"Is there no way to wake him up?"

Andre shook his head. "No, unfortunately there isn't."

"No one has a Poke Flute?"

"I'm sorry, but I gave the only Poke Flute I had to the residents of Parfum Palace to settle a debt with them."

"Well, then, it's their responsibility to come deal with this, then." I put my hands on my hips.

Andre shook his head again. "She won't. All the owner of Parfum Palace cares about is herself."

"And where is this palace?"

"Up Route 6, which you can reach by going northwest on Route 7 instead of west." Andre pointed out to Route 7.

"Then I'm going to march my way right up there and sort this out." I did, too. I marched right out onto Route 7 and up onto Route 6. Serena followed after me, but I think it was mostly because I was still topless. When she protested, I said it'd only take a moment and continued anyway.

Route 6, also known as Palais Lane, was a straight path to Parfum Palace. On both sides of the path were patches of very tall grass, but beyond that, the route was mostly empty. That is until a sword suddenly dropped in front of us. "What the-"

I had no further time to react as the sword began to float up into the air. The sword was a dull brown color but it had a rather fancy design on the hilt that looked like an eye. A blue tassel came off the end of the sword, and wrapped up in it seemed to be the sword's sheath. The sheath had a rather fancy design on it that I can't really explain.

"It's a Honedge!" Shauna shouted and quickly hid behind me.

"Honedge? That's a Pokemon?"

The sword released the sheath from its grip, then flew at me, wrapping the tassel around my arm. I felt my energy being sapped away, and then, the world went dark.