Amara and Penny met up with Nemona and Trish in the Waffle House in the west end of the city. As the two sat with their food, Amara swallowed a bite and asked, "So, is this a double date?" Nemona and Trish both blushed as Nemona nodded along. "Yeah, it is." She said as she smiled at Trish. Trish took Nemona's hand in hers and smiled wide.
"And here all it took was for you to get railed by your entire friend group. Who knew?" Trish laughed as a very flustered staff member laid down plates of waffles before hurriedly stepping away. "She must be new." Trish remarked as she started on her waffle. "You hitting the gym in this city, 'Mara?" Amara nodded and Penny squeezed her hand. "It will be badge number four, then I'm off to Medali, or to find Arven if he gives me a call."
"Shit, yeah. Medali's a good place." Trish took another bite of her waffle and looked up at Amara. "Honestly, I don't think I've seen you battle, 'Mara." Amara just shrugged, prompting a snort from Nemona.
"You have won every battle we've had, bitch. Don't just shrug off the fact that the way you battle is a spectacle, please." Amara chuckled and Nemona stuck out her tongue. "Eat my ass, 'Mara." This caused the table to fall into a fit of laughter. After the laughter died down, Rotom leapt out of Amara's pocket to announce she had a text message.
Lol, they made my dick the titan Pokémon. Arven texted and then sent an image of an enormous Orthworm. Amara thought for a moment before shooting back:
That looks more like Allie's dick from this angle. We can be down there tomorrow to help out if you want.
Arven shot back the pleading face emoji and Amara responded with her classic thumbs-up. After she ran the group through the plan, they paid their tabs and made their way toward the gym. As they approached, an older man came rushing out of the gym. He briefly looked back to the staff member and shouted "My guy found 'em, the Pokémon eggs I wanted. They're on the auction block in twenty minutes. I gotta go!" Then the man went running toward the lift to reach the central district.
"Was that the gym leader?" Amara asked, bewildered by what just transpired. The staff member waved the group over. "Yes, that was the gym leader, and he's going to be really disappointed when he gets there." The woman said as she held up a leather wallet. "Oh, damn that sucks." Trish noted. "Definitely been there."
"Can I get you to run this to the gym leader in Porto Marinada? He'll be upset with himself if he doesn't get those eggs and we'll all have to fucking deal with him." Amara snorted and held out her hand. The staff member put the wallet in Amara's hand and then said "We'll call this your gym test. You have to cross the desert after all. Word of advice, go straight through, lest you get caught up in the quaking earth hotspot that's formed to the west." Amara thanked the woman for her tip and tucked the wallet into her back pocket. "We'll be back in a couple hours." She said as the group turned and made their way to the central district. "So, who's coming with me and who's renting the room for the night?" Penny stepped toward Amara, and Trish and Nemona made their way to the hotel a few blocks from the city center. As they walked away, Amara blinked.
"Penny, I think I've been systematically abused by my daddy to be his perfect little drone and that scares me." Madilyn let out a sigh. "I honestly don't know what to do, but Amara and Elaina trust you, so I will too." Penny pulled Madilyn into a side hug. "I know the feeling, Madi. Accepting what happened is a big step though, and I'm proud of you." Madilyn returned Penny's side hug and they made their way down the street.
"So, where are we going?" Madilyn asked, and Penny paused. "I was following you, Penny. I didn't exactly get to prepare to front." Penny put her head in one of her hands. "I was following you. Dammit. We're going across the desert to Porto Marinada to bring a dumbass his wallet." Madilyn nodded at Penny's words, and they boarded the lift to the lower district. After a few minutes, the two women were settled on Miraidon's back, making their way across the sand. Penny took a picture of the rock formation in the west of the desert and sent it to Arven.
Locals call this a Quaking Earth hotspot. You gonna check it out?
Arven responded in the affirmative and Penny tucked her phone into her bag. As Madilyn whipped Miraidon around to dodge a flock of Rufflet, Penny squeezed her waist tightly. "You ain't seen nothin' yet, Penny." She pulled on Miraidon's horns, causing him to leap over a roaming Gimmighoul. She reached down and took its coin as Miraidon jumped. Then Miraidon was on the ground again and the two of them were barreling toward the edge of the desert. Madilyn finally slowed Miraidon down and they leisurely pulled into the square of Porto Marinada.
"All of you drive differently. You're fucking insane, and the DID is not why." Madilyn shrugged and returned Miraidon to its Pokéball, then turned to walk down the market block. "What does this asshole look like? Never mind, his trainer card is in his wallet." She pulled the wallet from her pocket and found the trainer card. "Oh, he's the guy we passed on the way in who looked like a bitch." She turned around and made her way back to the entrance of the building, where the man she was looking for was frantically checking his pockets.
Madilyn pulled the wallet from her pocket. "Sir, this is your wallet. You left it at the gym. One of your staff sent me here with it." Madilyn muttered awkwardly. The man grabbed his wallet from Madilyn, thanked her and Penny, and hurriedly made his way into the building. Then she got a text message and went limp. Amara grabbed the phone and quickly shot her father a response.
"Dad was giving us trouble and Madilyn couldn't handle it, so here I am again. Where is here, Penny?" Penny gave Amara a briefing on the last ninety minutes and the two were on their way to Cascarrafa. "That felt like a complete waste of time but fuck me I guess." Penny kissed her on the ear and said "Oh, I will." Amara blushed and pulled Miraidon away from hitting the rock he was rolling toward. "Penny, we're sharing a room with two other lesbians. We can't just walk in and start putting our tongues into places. When did you become an exhibitionist?"
"Around the time we all had a fucking dorm room orgy." Penny quipped back as the two pulled back into Cascarrafa's lower district. "That was your idea." Amara quipped back. Amara returned Miraidon to its ball and took Penny's hand as they made their way toward the lift. "How is Elaina? I haven't seen her in a while." Amara sighed.
"Honestly, Penny, I don't know." She pulled out her vape. "I know she still doesn't want to front right now because of the memories. I shudder to think what Madilyn went through." Amara took a huge hit and for the first time, Penny held out her hand to take it. She took a small hit and passed it back.
"Fuck, I want to kill him." Penny grumbled as she let out the vapor. "I know I'm probably at the end of the queue, but still. Amara took another long hit. "You're behind myself, my brother, Vaughn, and probably a bunch more." Amara recounted. "And, honestly, I don't even know what he did to Vaughn." The two women stopped into the gym to get Amara's battle scheduled. "You'll be the last challenger of the day at 5:30."
Amara thanked the staff member and then Penny and Amara made their way to the hotel room. After three knocks, they heard a rustling inside and Nemona opened the door. "Cool, you're back. When's your battle?" Amara quickly brought Nemona and Trish up to speed as she kicked off her shoes and flopped onto the room's second bed.
"Fuck, Penny. Why does my ass hurt?" Amara asked as she rolled onto her side. The room erupted into a fit of laughter before Penny took off her shoes and hoodie and joined Amara on the bed. "I don't know, 'Mara. It's probably because Madison is a fucking insane driver." Amara cursed into her back brain at Penny's words, to which a loud "eat my ass!" echoed in response. Amara turned to Nemona and Trish. "So, what did you do while we were gone, other than the Sapphic lovemaking of course?" Nemona blushed.
"We bought picnicking supplies and Trish bought me a Mirror Herb from Delibird Presents." Nemona offered sheepishly. "And there wasn't that much Sapphic lovemaking, just so you know." Nemona sat onto the bed next to Trish and laid against the headboard. Trish shot her a look. "Babe, lying doesn't suit you," Trish turned to Amara and Penny. "Air of mystery, girls. I can't have you knowing every little tantric art I perform. Let's just say we had fun and leave it at that." Nemona nodded, and her phone's alarm rang out through the room. "Alright, I've gotta go beat an old man at a Pokémon battle. Who's coming with me. Everyone raised their hands and started tugging on their shoes. "I'm told your battling is a sight to behold. I'm excited to see it." Trish said cheerfully as the four girls left the room.