~Attractive Altomare Chapter 10~
~Lay All Your Love On Me~
Legacy of Time: We're back with a decent slice of chapter. Hope you all enjoy.
Latias flew through the air with her brother just a few feet behind. They had played tag for most of the night before and Latios was incredibly tired now. It had been an exercise in endurance and he wasn't feeling that well about it.
"Huff! You're… Hah! Insane!" Latios huffed and puffed as he was halfway held up by his sister's psychic.
Latias made a faux gasp of shock, "Can't hang with me bro? For shame…" She smirked, trying to rile him up.
It was a great attempt, but Latios was too tired to care. For when she released him, thinking the contrary. Latios simply slammed to the ground which was thankfully covered in grass. But the audible, "Whomp!" Was loud enough to disturb a few spinarak in the area who rustled the tree branches in horror. Latias had winced herself as it happened.
"Oof! Sorry bro…" Latias worriedly floated down to nuzzle up to his cheek, but got barely any response besides a groan of tiredness.
The sun was high in the sky, but her brother was so low he may as well be eating pavement. That's when a door opened, Lorenzo walked through the opening taking a look around the garden before shutting it behind himself. He chuckled upon noticing the little ones being back.
"I was a little worried when you didn't return last night. Guess it wasn't too serious." He walked up from behind Latios. Latias looked up, greeting him with a happy trill.
"Good to see you as well, Latias." He looked down at Latios, seeing what could be considered dark bags underneath Latios's eyes, "Goodness, you put him through quite the workout! Are you alright there?" He asked the blue jet pokemon who merely harrumphed, barely flopping up and down.
Latias floated up as Lorenzo slowly knelt down to eventually sit beside Latios. He felt a connection with the young pokemon since he had lost his other friend. Feeling that pain of loss had motivated Lorenzo to be a little more involved for the last five years here. Of course, that motivation was tearing the old man up. He still felt happy to be able to live these past five years. It kept him going to see that new life would eventually take the place of what came before. Perhaps he'd even see his granddaughter moving forward beyond her art career. He was going to talk to Latias as well, but she had already disappeared.
"To be youthful again…" Lorenzo sighed, laying back in the grass beside Latios.
Latias flew off on her own, eager to go see how Bianca was doing and reading the room. Lorenzo was probably about to reminisce about his youth and Latios was going to probably sleep on the ground for a little while. That was how it usually tended to be when the older man got like this. Though she still loved him for helping take care of them both. In all fairness, she was young and wanted to go out to see new things or help people. Whichever came first.
Speaking of other people, Bianca and Misty had finally reached the southern beach of Altomare. One of them was eager to see Ash while the other had a mild interest in the battles. It seemed like the whole area was filled with a decent amount of tourists checking out the rides. The two young women walked through the area, trying to see if anyone else happened to be here.
Bianca looked around or she was until a man approached her. He seemed to be forever blinking.
"Hello there Ms. Bianca. It's been a while since I've seen you and you're looking qu- aghh! The ear!" He shouted as Misty pulled him from the side.
"I read you like a book, Brock." She said quickly enough as he was let go from her pincer grip.
Bianca was shocked at the treatment of the poor man, but she quickly smirked, "I guess that's a greeting for you?" She asked Misty who nodded with a smile of her own.
"Yeah, seems like Brock hasn't changed." Misty pulled out her phone which had just beeped, "Looks like Ash is going to be a bit late." Bianca arched an eye, wondering why she didn't get a text about it.
"Actually, I've changed quite a lot. In fact…" Brock was looking in the direction he came from with interest as Misty's eyes widened.
"Wha? No way. I don't believe it for a second." Yet Misty would be wrong. Pike Queen Lucy was walking up to stand next to Brock. She looked displeased, giving Brock a sideways glance. He immediately moved backward.
"You weren't flirting, right?" She asked the Gym Leader who shook his head.
"No. In fact, I was going to give them a free pass to the battles going on tonight." Brock then fished out two tickets, "It's no trouble, they gave me extras. In fact… I think I have two more if you happen to wanna bring anyone with you both." Brock finished, producing the last ones quickly enough.
Misty took two, preparing to hand one over to Ash and Bianca figured that Latias might need one if she was coming in human form. So, she decided to hold onto it. Bianca wondered just what was taking them so long anyway. There shouldn't be any trouble going on at least she wasn't aware of anything happening.
Misty put the tickets away, turning back to Brock, "So, you've found someone? Hard to believe. How did you meet?" She hadn't been there for Ash's Battle Frontier run, but she had seen the faces of the original Battle Frontier before the changes made later on. Lucy had been a top pick for a long time between her sisters because of her fiery attitude.
Lucy spoke up, "I had met him when Ash was doing the challenge at the time. Brock reminded me of my Abra and various other pokemon like that with his eyes." She began to blush, picking fist to her mouth, hiding behind it, "That was years ago, but then when he was doing some research into Pokemon Breeding abroad. We just happened to meet up again." She turned to Brock for support.
"It was meant to be!" Brock stated proudly, "A few dates here and there. Then we decided to keep seeing each other. It's been a year now, but I'm really happy. Lucy is the light of my life." Brock grabbed her fist, pulling it from Lucy's mouth gently. Her blush had intensified as Lucy could no longer hold back. Breaking his hold and pulling him in which he reciprocated until Misty grabbed his ear again.
"Hey! The ear!" Brock shouted as Lucy gasped.
"Stop hurting him!" She said as Misty let go quickly in embarrassment.
"Sorry, it's a reflex!" Misty laughed awkwardly while Lucy tended to his ear.
Bianca giggled at the scene, "I hope that Ash gets here soon. It wouldn't be good for him to miss out on seeing you before the matches." She said to Brock who nodded as he was kissed on the ear by Lucy before she let him get up.
"Thanks babe!" Brock said as Lucy blushed, just happy to help her boyfriend out of his sticky situation. She grabbed his arm, holding Brock close as he finally got to reply to Bianca.
"Yeah Bianca. Speaking of Ash, hows he been?" Brock asked, turning to Misty for a potential answer.
Misty smirked, "He's doing just fine." If she was right about that… She wasn't completely sure.
~Latias after escaping Lorenzo~
Latias walked through the town of Altomare like any other day for her. Except, she'd hardly ever used a human form. She had been practicing to make her own appearance separate from her Momma's appearance of looking like Bianca. She had picked out a nice long white haired appearance with fair looking skin and a long dress that covered nearly to her ankles. She even had a nice pair of sandals on. Her eyes were a piercing blue and Latias was a bit younger looking than Bianca's appearance of 18 that her Momma used. She had picked more of a 14 year old appearance.
Latias was a blossoming figure for sure and even her Momma had said as much. She even remembered those words vividly, 'Don't forget to make eye contact with someone you like and move in a circle around them. It worked for me!' Of course, that sounded really awkward to the younger Latias.
As she turned a corner, a young man about her own age in appearance looked to be having a battle. Latias looked with interest, having gotten fond of watching these events from time to time. The one standing just to her front had a Charmeleon standing to his side and had called out another Pokemon.
"Let's go, Miltank!" The battle cry was grandiose as the light erupted from the ball. Hitting the ground, forming the bright pink cow Pokemon. She seemed eager for battle as Charmeleon began rooting for her.
"That's my Miltank!" Charmeleon shouted as she gave him a wink that made him shoot fire out his nose.
"Alright! I've got a Stantler!" Shooting out of the ball, the pokemon sprang out of the light.
"Stantler!" It shouted upon touching the ground.
Latias's eyes were shining with an intensity of a thousand suns upon this surely great battle, "Miltank, get in close with a Karate Chop!" Miltank leapt at the Stantler, but he shifted slightly to the side, to avoid her attack, "You can do it Miltank! Follow up with Rollout!" She spun into a compact ball, but Stantler was already on top of her.
"Stantler, get a Stomp in!" The other trainer shouted as hooves slammed down into Miltank, making her stop midway through the roll. The impact was strong enough to throw her completely off balance and sent her spiraling backward. She smacked the ground and this made her trainer panic a little.
"Woah! Miltank, can you get up!?" She gave him an over eager look before nodding. Shakily, she pushed herself up. Stantler was already moving toward her yet again.
"While she's not moving, get in a Hypnosis! We'll go for game!" His trainer grinned as Stantler closed the distance.
Miltank's trainer smirked from under the cover of his hat, "Gotcha!" Right as the Hypnosis would take effect, she'd fallen asleep. Stantler's trainer shook his head.
"She's done man! Stantler, finish it with a Take Down!" Lowering its antlers and charging forward, the Stantler prepared to knock her out.
Miltank's trainer twisted his cap back like his favorite champion, "Sleep talk!" In her sleep, Miltank's arm glowed white.
"Wait Stantler!" But it was too late for he had gotten too close. Miltank jumped above his antlers and slammed his back with a powerful karate chop, still asleep as the moment she'd been put under. Stantler was crushed into the ground by the attack and then she landed on him further emphasizing the damage.
Snoring lightly, Miltank rested on the Stantler's back. She seemed very pleased with herself as the deer struggled underneath her weight, "Stantler, you gotta get her off!" But he just couldn't do it.
"Miltank, finish it with one more sleep talk!" Almost immediately, she turned into a ball on top of the Stantler. Zipping away, then turning back in to strike the downed Stantler with a harsh slam, "She'll keep going with each hit!" Stantler's trainer already knew this and had decided to call back Stantler.
Stantler's trainer reached for his second Pokemon, "Let's show em, Noctowl!" The bird burst from the ball, giving an annoyed look at his trainer.
Miltank's trainer called her back and then picked another of his own Pokemon on his belt, "Ok, we'll switch it up too! Come on, Sneasel!" Sneasel appeared in a flash, claws glinting in the sunlight.
"Sneasel…" She said, leveling that claw to Noctowl. She turned back at her trainer with a mischievous look etched on her face.
Noctowl was visibly shaken by this and backed up just a bit, flapping his wings wildly, "N- Noc…." It hooted nervously while its trainer pointed at Sneasel.
"No need to be scared! That Sneasel can't do anything to you." He tried to comfort the bird, but it didn't make things go any better. In fact that made Noctowl give an even more agitated look in turn.
Sneasel's trainer wasn't quite sure what to do here, "Ermmm… You wanna just call off the match?" He was genuinely worried about whatever Sneasel had meant with her gesture earlier.
Latias had heard it all too well, 'That's scary…' The young eon Pokemon thought as Sneasel began to protest.
"No fair, Sato! I haven't been able to battle at all since being in Johto!" She shouted as Sato frowned, not knowing what she was saying himself.
That's when he heard a melodically rich voice in his head, 'She's just telling you that it isn't fair why she can't battle.' It finished as Sato looked around, confused all the while.
"Huh? Who was that?" Sato was looking for the person with a beautiful voice, but nobody stood out from the crowd, 'Strange…' Latias giggled from the alleyway corner, finding Sato a bit amusing.
She smiled looking out from the edge of the corner to find that Sato had been looking back. Latias was shocked to say the least and fumed. Sato nearly dropped the Pokeball from his hand at the sight of her. He blushed and then did his best to awkwardly wave. Latias finally fell backward against the wall, sliding down it in the process.
That was embarrassing to be sure. Latias needed to go ahead and get outta there at this rate. Charmeleon had watched the whole exchange. He poked his trainer and when he got Sato's attention, he wiggled his eyes in the girl's direction making Sato fluster even more. Charmeleon chuckled, messing with Sato was far too easy.
'Who was that?' Sato questioned, hoping to see her again only to be disappointed that looking that direction was coming up short for him.
A yell snapped Sato back to his senses, "Are you paying attention?! I said your Sneasel is crazy!" While Sato had been distracted by the beautiful girl, Sneasel had absolutely dismantled Noctowl without his input. Sato couldn't believe her. Facepalming, he returned Sneasel quickly enough and apologized for her misbehavior.
"It's good, but sheesh man… Keep her on a leash." The trainer said as Sato nodded, smiling awkwardly.
"Y- Yeah… I'll do what I can." Sato said, eager to get out of there so he could have a talk with Sneasel.
Latias looked around the corner for a third time, 'Hmmm… I've never taken a direct approach before…' She remembered when her Momma was going on about the first time she had met Ash. This wasn't like that… But he seemed nice enough.
She watched Sato leave in what looked to be quite a hurry. Latias then had a wonderful thought. She wanted to see where this young man was going and followed him. This would be a bit more fun than her usual activities.
~Ash, Latias, and Bayleef~
Bayleef could barely hold herself back in anticipation. How would Ash take this? She could think of a lot of different ways this would go, but she had to remain strong even though her tears were still flowing and her body shook. Even more so that the comforting presence of Latias was nice and she couldn't deny that it made her feel a little more confident. Ash's very eyes were hidden underneath the brim of his hat. She had seen them for a moment before, but it didn't look good.
He had looked hurt by the revelation. That his own Pokemon which he had taken care of even when she first met him. That Ash had saved from certain death in a blizzard with no Pokemon to help him and still he ventured out to try. That pokemon had taken advantage of him and raped him. Bayleef admired Ash and wanted to give him more than he could ever need, but couldn't wait for a better time. She wished that she'd never learned Attract from Snivy, but she couldn't deny that this whole situation was her own fault rather than her mentor's.
Bayleef began to openly sob, waiting for what would surely be rejection from her beloved. That she would never get to see another day with him again. Still, Latias would rub her back regardless. Finally, Ash looked up after what seemed like forever. His gaze met her soft piercing red eyes and he held that for at least a few seconds too long..
"I get it." Ash said finally as Bayleef backed up, but Latias held her firm, "I understand why you did what you did." He paused once more, trying to figure out what he wanted to say. This just served to put Bayleef on edge even more. Her lungs heaved, sucking in oxygen at an accelerated rate. Latias was resolving not to look into Ash's mind. Wanting his decision to be his own while she handled the barrier that hid them all.
The ocean swept forward, covering their tracks in more sand. Ash pulled off his hat choosing to place it on Bayleef's head, "I want to apologize for not listening to your feelings first of all…" He said as Bayleef looked visibly confused, but smelling the scent of oak and dirt that were so unmistakably Ash comforted her more than even Latias was right now.
Ash looked to Latias who nodded with an unflinching stare. Sharing a thought that was unmistakably in the same vein. Completely unspoken whether in mind or audible words. This commune was an understanding that transcended their current reality.
"I can also forgive you for what you did." Bayleef's head leaf pointed straight up, a figurative weight leaving her shoulders. Even Latias was surprised by the sudden outpour of emotions that had been hidden beneath the sadness and self deprecation, until Ash continued, "But… I'm going to need a little something from you, Bayleef." He said, beginning to move toward her.
Latias wasn't sure what exactly was happening right now beyond the mutual understanding she'd had earlier with Ash. Bayleef was also confused beyond a doubt as Ash's scent got stronger and stronger, "B- Ba-!" She was stopped as his lips made contact with her maw, surprising the Pokemon and making the blush on her face explode into a deep burning flame with no ability to stop it.
Latias hadn't read the room. They were on the beach for goodness sake. She looked at Ash with wide eyes as he made out unabashedly with Bayleef. Bayleef herself had melted under his affection with little resistance. Why would she resist? This is what she'd wanted. Ash was winning the battle with nothing but to push for game at this point. Not that he didn't have game already.
Latias was really glad for the barrier or they'd have been seen already by this point, 'Hey Ash? Maybe we can save this for later.' She said as Ash pulled away from Bayleef and shook his head promptly.
"Sorry Latias, but she's the one who asked for this. I remember what happened now." Ash turned to Latias, "You had to have known about it already too, right?" He asked her to which Latias tried to not look him directly in the eyes. Bayleef was stuck in place, hearts in her eyes and being positively dumbstruck.
"So, you've both been keeping this knowledge from me." Ash said matter of factly which caused Latias to look down even further as Ash continued, "Well?" He pressed, making sure to break down the barrier she wanted to hide behind. Latias just wanted to dunk her head in the sand at this point.
Latias knew she would break, may as well come out with it, 'Yes… I knew, but I wanted to make sure Bayleef told you how sorry she was herself.' Latias finished as Ash sighed.
"How long did you know?" Ash asked her.
Latias spoke into his mind, 'It was about two days ago now. Maybe three… Whenever she popped out of the poke ball and ran off.' Ash's eyes widened.
"Honestly, I should have guessed that you would already know where she was too." Ash said quickly, making Latias cringe slightly.
'Yeah I found her instantly. Sorry to make you run around like that.' Latias finished as he put an arm around her.
"It's fine… I found a way for you two to pay me back." Ash said as Latias listened in.
'And how would you like your payback?' Latias asked coyly. With the tent he was sporting after making out with Bayleef, she probably had an idea.
Ash smirked, pointing at the very same erection, "I think you both might be willing to team up, right?" He asked Latias as Bayleef started coming down from her high.
"What did I miss?!" She questioned immediately as Latias and Ash gave her a mutual smile.
Latias spoke first, "Not much actually. I think you and I have work to do." She said to the dinosaur as Bayleef tilted her head slightly in confusion. Ash picked himself up, standing before the two Pokemon sporting a big blush on his face.
"Bayleef, I remember exactly what you wanted out of me." He began to unclip his belt. Bayleef's eyes widened considerably as her blazing blush began to overtake every inch of her face. Latias was just about there with Bayleef's current look as Ash unbuttoned his pants, pulling the zipper down. As the denim fell to the ground alongside his trousers before the two women, Ash looked expectantly.
"Well? You've been pretty bad, Bayleef. Time for some just desserts." Ash said, his erection bobbing in time with his heartbeat. Bayleef looked like a Wyrdeer in front headlights. He turned to Latias, "You too!" He finished as Latias grinned, licking her lips and turning to Bayleef.
"Come on, Bayleef. No time to be shy now." She said, using a bit of psychic power to push Bayleef toward her prize. When her muzzle implanted itself right near his hanging balls, she saw just how long he was. He was erect well past her left eye. An imposing monument that twitched next to her while her lungs took in his scent. Bayleef looked up at Ash before closing her beautiful red eyes and breathing more of that musk in.
Bayleef felt that at any moment she could wake up. Almost like it was too good to be true, then she was surprised as Latias slipped in beside her, 'It's dangerous to go alone, take me with you.' She said in her mind moving her head forward to welcome in his right nut, bathing it in her saliva and giving Bayleef a challenging look. Ash shuddered and shook as Latias gave her loving attention to him.
Bayleef realized she was falling behind and pushed her own muzzle forward, taking in the left nut, 'It's on!' Ash's hands quickly found his way to petting both the sexual deviants as he felt the sensations of their tongues caressing his balls with care.
"Hey, that's… Nh!" Ash groaned out as the two began to battle it out for more of his affection. Bayleef and Latias leaned into his caresses while lathering his balls in saliva. They kept eyeing each other, wondering who was going to strike first. Ash wasn't expecting them to get so into it, but he wasn't going to complain either.
Bayleef could feel his cock throbbing harder and harder just next to her head. Giving his nut one last lick for measure, Bayleef let it drop out of her maw. She saw her precious trainer's weakness and kissed the base of his shaft which earned her a sharp intake of breath from Ash. Latias followed suit, kissing the other side of Ash's dick. Pretty soon, they were both giving little wet kisses up the side, getting closer to his glans. Ash's hips would slip up, thrusting it between the devious dragon and her dick pampering dinosaur companion.
"Good girls…" He trailed off, trying to give them a lot of love as they both reached the tip simultaneously. His cock trembled and ached as Latias lowered her eyes, giving him a particularly steamy look. One that made him gulp when she went on the attack. Taking the whole tip for herself and making Bayleef shout indignantly while Latias stuffed her mouth full of his penis with no regard for partnership.
'Cum for me, Ash!' She shouted over their mental link, but then Bayleef butted back in.
'No, cum for me!' The dinosaur finally uses that psychic ability of Latias's for her own benefit. Latias gritted her teeth, but stopped when Ash panicked.
'Sorry!' Latias uttered as Ash grinned nervously. She let his cock slip out of her maw and this gave Ash the opening he needed.
'You're right though! I am about to cum!' Ash said, having tried to hold it back. Despite yesterday's sexy time he shared with Latias, he had still been wound up by Bayleef. This was perfect. The two of them sitting there and waiting for his finish made him too hard for words.
Ash gripped his own cock, furiously jerking it off, 'I've got something for you!' Bayleef and Latias got the message, opening their mouths and begging for his cum. With this kind of picture, Ash couldn't help himself. Yet, he still wanted to do Bayleef a favor, "Sorry Latias, but I've gotta try this!" Leaning down slightly, Ash pulled Bayleef forward and shoved his dick down into her maw. Bayleef was surprised by this sudden shift of events as Latias balked in jealousy. Bayleef focused trying to take it in stride, not even allowing her gag reflex to get the better of her.
Ash groaned as he hit his peak, "Here it comes, Bayleef!" He shouted, cumming hard down her gullet. She gulped and swallowed like it was precious life giving water that Bayleef graciously accepted. Ash winced, continuing to twitch within as Bayleef sucked Ash off like a never ending tap.
Ash felt it beginning to taper off, but Bayleef just kept going, "Ah! Bayleef! You can stop!" She fluttered her eyes and gave him one last powerful bit of suction that made him weak in the knees. She then let him out with a pop as he fell backward onto his ass. Ash was still twitching in pleasure as Latias snapped over to Bayleef and kissed her on those wonderful dinosaur lips, giving her tongue much to the surprise of the leafy giant. Her eyes fluttered closing, allowing the dragoness to have her as well. Together, they made out in front of Ash who couldn't believe his eyes as he watched them swap his cum back and forth.
"Ummm? Are you two alright" He asked them, but this intense loving kiss continued until they broke it off. Staring into each other's eyes, panting all the while even as their shared saliva broke off from the middle. Tongues both hanging out, covered in Ash's essence, "That's hot as hell…" Ash trailed off as the two finally turned to him with their eyes half lidded and practically fuming with heat themselves.
Latias finally spoke into his mind, 'Did you enjoy the payback?' She asked him to which he nodded fiercely. She smiled as Bayleef nodded.
'Success!' Bayleef mentally shouted.
Ash fell backward into the sand, joined by his two mates. They nuzzled him and took turns kissing his cheeks, sometimes going further than that. The barrier was shifted into a more night motif, despite being out on the beach in the middle of the day. Putting off going to the battle exhibition for a nice round of cuddling instead for now at least. Overall, a good way to solve their problems.
~Sato's Issues~
Sato had found a place to sit down, letting his Pokemon all out to stretch their legs. He watched Sneasel particularly as she sat alone, cleaning her arms. Frowning, the young man sighed, 'How am I supposed to get you and me on the same page?' He had gotten that Sneasel in a trade quite a bit back at the start of his journey.
Sato had her as his second ace for all intents and purposes because she had been there with Charmander since the beginning. Well, he would count on her like that, but she always took things a little too far. Perhaps he wasn't able to keep Sneasel under control because his training ability was lower than Sato thought.
Shaking his head, Sato tried to think about something a little more uplifting. Sifting through his thoughts, he focused on that beautiful girl from earlier. She'd illuminated him today and he had lost his train of everything in that moment. The battle was background noise at the time and his heart had sped up a tick. Even now, he was feeling it the same way.
'I wanna meet her again.' Was the one thought on his mind. She was enchanting that just a brief glimpse had caught Sato completely off guard. Gripping his head between his hands, he groaned in frustration.
Charmeleon, taking notice of his trainer's dilemma, decided to join him on the bench. Sato felt a light poke on his leg and looked over to see his buddy smiling, "Char? Charmeleon?" He asked as Sato smiled.
"Yeah… You got me. That girl is on my mind…" Sato said as Charmeleon grinned, showing his teeth.
"Charr?" He asked again, Sato narrowed his eyes.
"Really? Why would you say that?" Sato asked his mischievous Pokemon who pointed to the side. Sato followed the direction and there she was. Watching from the corner like she had been stalking him. Sato wouldn't miss this chance, jumping up and waving trying to make his way over.
She dipped behind the corner, 'Oh-no! I was only curious. I should've guessed his Pokemon would talk.' Latias thought, but this was a different situation entirely.
Sato returned his Pokemon all except for Charmeleon and made his way toward the wall on the edge of the alley. He ran and skidded to the side just on the sidewalk overlooking the canal waters.
Latias looked like a fish out of water, completely surprised that Sato had been so brazen, "Sorry! I just wanted to know your name!" Sato said quickly, but Latias's first instinct was to run and so she did.
Running down the side of the canal was both Sato and Latias, "Hey wait! I'm sorry for surprising you like that!" The young girl still running ahead of him decided to take a left into another set of alleyways. Sato skidded and continued on the path she laid before him. Charmeleon followed closely behind him with intent to back up his trainer if anything bad happened.
Latias had been having a boring day up until this point, in fact she really needed something to spice up her day. Latios had gotten too tired to play, but this trainer she had followed around for most of the day seemed like a fun person. She grinned, turning another corner and heading down the familiar paths that looked like a maze to any other person. Her dress blew in the wind and she was still having the time of her life.
Sato had managed to keep up until this point, but the world would shift around him until a crossroads would be met. Charmeleon joined him and with his keen senses, managed to pick up the trail of the mysterious girl. Sato, who was amazed by how she had managed to disappear completely from view, was poked by Charmeleon who ran to the right. Knowing his partner was onto something, he followed quickly enough.
While that was going on, Misty and Bianca were starting to genuinely worry. Checking their phones every few seconds or so hoping to see a message from Ash. Yet, still nothing.
"This is ridiculous! He's going to be late!" Misty shook in frustration while Bianca nodded in agreement.
Pikachu, who was on Misty's shoulder, kept spying above the crowds. Until his eyes widened, "Pika! Pi! Pikachu!" He shouted, leaping off her shoulder and into the thick of it. Rushing to the side of his master, Ash Ketchum and bolting up to his shoulder where the comfort never ended. Then Pikachu smelt something else, a mix of sweet mint with ocean scent melding together with sweat and sex. Wrinkling his nose as Ash scratched his chin.
"Hey buddy! I guess you've been hanging with Misty!" He said to Pikachu who seemed to be cringing slightly.
Pikachu, feeling the mental link commented on it, 'Ash, you smell like literal sex! What happened?' He asked his trainer who shook his head.
"Uhh… It's fine. Don't worry about that." Latias and Bayleef were making their way through the crowd behind Ash. Of course, Latias was in the form of Bianca and looked pleased with herself as did Bayleef. Pikachu balked at them.
'Just because you bathed in the ocean, doesn't mean you can hide that. You both smell like cum!' Pikachu shouted as both of the women blushed, looking away.
'Pikachu! Now's not the time!' Ash said, making Pikachu back down.
'Okay, fair enough… Still…' Pikachu said as they were joined by Misty and Bianca.
"You could have called, you know?!" Bianca said, shocking Misty because she was going to be the one to yell at the dense man.
Ash put both of his hands in the air, chuckling awkwardly, "I was a little busy at the moment…" Bianca followed his eyes to see the visage of herself blushing lightly. She even noticed Bayleef trailing beside Latias.
She narrowed her eyes at her sister, "So, that's what was up." Latias looked up, nodding slowly.
Ash grinned, moving over to Bianca, "See? Everyone is just fine. We're even here for the expo. Should be fun." He finished, hoping to console her.
She ignored him plainly, walking over to Latias, 'I know there's more to it.' Latias had a poker face. A very mediocre one as she tried to avoid the all knowing sister. Bianca looked her up and down, but Latias remained wide eyed and silent.
'Fine. Keep your secrets… For now.' Bianca said, turning away from Latias in a huff.
Bayleef had made her way to Ash's side in all the fanfare only for Pikachu to jump on her back, 'So what? Ash is rutting you too?' Bayleef frowned, closing her eyes and ignoring the yellow rat.
'You're no fun…' Pikachu said before leaping back to Ash.
Misty finally found the time to speak with Ash herself, "Well, good thing you weren't late. Brock wanted to see you before the show, you know?" She asked as Ash's eyes widened.
"Oh?! He's here? Cool! I should try and speak with him then." Ash said as Misty floated a ticket in front of his face.
"By the way, this is for you." She looked to Bianca who realized that she also had an extra ticket. Ash took his in the interim, thanking Misty who smiled wistfully before turning away and hiding her joy.
She quickly passed it to Latias who gave it a once over before quickly grabbing it, 'Thanks sis!' She said into her mind as Bianca frowned.
'Remember… This isn't over.' Bianca said as Latias quickly moved over to Ash remembering to avoid her sister for now.
"Hey! You did make it! Good to see you, Ash!" Brock said, having found the time to get away from the schmoozing, "I see you also got your ticket. I think you'll like what you end up seeing. We got some newer trainers taking on this little challenge." Brock finished, smiling all the while and throwing his hand out.
Ash took it, shaking his hand eagerly, "What's this for?" He asked his old friend.
"Congratulations of course. I saw the grand finale at the Kalos. You and Greninja went out with a bang. I honestly wish we could battle right now so I can see how much you've grown firsthand." Brock said as Ash grinned.
"We can. Well, anytime you're ready. I'll be here." Ash gave him an intense stare only mirrored by Brock's unchanging blink.
Finally letting go, Brock continued, "We should be starting in the next thirty minutes or so. Some of the challengers were a bit late. We're still waiting on at least two people right now." He said, looking a bit unsure of himself.
Ash adopted an inquisitive look, "Ermm… Who exactly are they?"
Brock sighed, "The last names on the list were Koro and Sato." Ash snapped his fingers.
"I know them! Sato is a newer trainer and I've battled him once." Ash gritted his teeth, remembering Koro, "I beat Koro a few days ago. I doubt he'll show. You think a spot might open up?" He asked Brock who nodded.
Brock gave him a thumbs up, "Actually, if that turns out to be true. I can guarantee you that a spot will open with your name on it."
Misty jumped in, "So, I'll get to see you both in action before the Tour De Altomare!" Misty finished as Ash grinned, rubbing his nose with his index finger right underneath the bridge.
"It's not guaranteed, but maybe!" Ash returned as Brock chuckled. Bianca, Latias, Bayleef, and Pikachu also joined in the laughter. This really was quite the vacation after all.
Back with our secondary hero, Sato ran through the streets with Charmeleon leading the charge. The flaming lizard was tracking the girl just easily enough, but something seemed off to the Pokemon. Like they were just going in circles the entire time. Charmeleon stopped on a dime as his trainer followed suit.
Sato was confused, "Charmeleon? What's up?" He asked as he too began to realize what was going on. Looking all around, the buildings lined up as though they had been led on a wild goose chase. He'd been here at least six times already. They were close to the canals again which is when he heard a somewhat familiar voice.
"Watch where you're going, Runt!" It yelled as Sato felt a bit of a chill. Giving a mutual look to Charmeleon, Sato and him both ran toward the Canals only to see that beautiful girl falling into the rushing current below. A splash and then air bubbles as Sato realized that she wasn't coming up. He looked over to see Koro patting his pants and then seeing Sato whom he recognized immediately.
"What are you doing here?!" Koro asked in frustration as Sato turned away and leapt into the water without any hesitation, "WHAT?! HEY! I WASN'T DONE WITH YOU!" Charmeleon stood in the man's way, growling with intent, making Koro backup.
"Whatever… Not my problem anyway. I got a tournament to win." Koro simply left the area as Charmeleon looked over into the water, worrying for his trainer and the girl.
Latias had sunk to the bottom, being unfamiliar with swimming in her human form. Bianca hadn't really taught her because she didn't have a lot of time to do so. So, she'd never bothered. Knowing that Sato wasn't far behind her, she knew that transforming back would probably make him think he was insane and she didn't want that. That's why she was surprised to see him swimming toward her! Reaching out and grabbing her hand as he got to the bottom.
'He's trying to rescue me?' Latias questioned as she heard a familiar set of words replaying in her mind. About the time when her Momma had met Ash Ketchum and just like earlier she would deny this memory. It wouldn't stop it from playing through though.
~About three years ago~
Latias was swinging back and forth in her usual spot. Her appearance of being Bianca was uncanny and she wanted to enjoy the peace gifted by the garden's location. Of course, she wasn't alone as a question was soon to be asked of her by her younger eon friend.
'What's love like, Momma?' She asked the older eon Pokemon who gasped in excitement while swinging to and fro. Gaining air from the momentum of her legs.
'Oh?! You've met someone? Who's this young man or Pokemon?' She asked as the younger Latias shook her head.
'No nothing like that! I was curious because I heard some people talking about it.' She had rescued a dearly beloved family member from drowning and was surprised by the talk given to the child. Latias stopped the swings movement with her legs, kicking up a bit of dirt and grass with her makeshift sneakers.
Her Momma smirked, 'Well, love is… A fleeting thing usually.' She looked over the garden, 'It's like when Lorenzo takes care of this place. He really loves you, me, and Bianca.' She said as the younger Eon shifted her head in curiosity.
'Even Bro?' She asked as her Momma giggled.
'Yes, even your brother!' She poked the smaller eon on the head playfully earning a giggle from the Latias that her Momma would surely treasure.
'So, what about the other kind of love? You mentioned it earlier.' The young eon pressed her Momma for information that she was all too glad to give.
'Well, when I met Ash Ketchum… We'd only got to know each other over the course of two days… But for some reason, my heart would flutter at the mere mention of him…' Her Momma was blushing really hard, kind of like Bro whenever he talked about his crush on Bianca and then Momma continued, 'I can't really help it… I still wanna see him again. Even after the amount of time that has passed. It won't be fleeting for me… There's just nobody else like him. That smile, courage, and loving personality is just so… Infectious.' She seemed to be living in the past, stopping to remember his touch and the kiss she had given to him before leaving.
'Could it happen to me?' She asked her Momma who sighed.
'There is nothing more beautiful in the world than to fall in love with someone… It is possible for you. I hope you find someone interesting one day.' That memory faded back into the current situation as both Sato and Latias surfaced about a mile away next to a dock. He held her tightly as he pulled himself onto the wooden platform and then got her up the rest of the way. Latias was choking and spluttering, coughing up water from her lungs as was Sato once he could properly process everything.
Finally getting a good breath of air, Latias turned to see Sato once again, 'Thank-you…' She said directly into his mind, causing Sato to freeze up.
"Uh…" He looked around, wondering who said it only for Latias to point at herself.
'That was me!' She spoke into his mind, causing Sato to nearly freak out until she put a finger to his lips, 'Don't be scared!' Her voice echoed in his mind.
Taking the moment to compose himself, Sato breathed in a sigh of relief, "Umm… Y- You're welcome… Er…" He didn't know her name, but then he realized that her dress was completely soaked through and he turned away quickly. His blush was heavy as Latias wondered what had made him look away.
She wanted to say her name, but she couldn't tell him the truth at the same time, 'My name is…' She had to think of something that was kind of cool sounding, 'Erm… Benihime.' Like that fire princess movie she'd watched a while back.
Sato blushed more, "Benihime… It's sweet. I like it." He said, causing Latias's heart to flutter.
'Oh… So, this is what she meant…' Latias had a feeling that things were going to get a bit more complicated.
"CHAR! CHARMELEON!" A roar was heard by the both of them as he sped down the side of the canals and slid the stairs to meet his master once more by leaping at him. Sato hugged the warm lizard, glad to see that Koro hadn't attacked his Pokemon in the least bit.
"I'm glad you're okay, Charmeleon!" He said as he saw Benihime out of the corner of his eye "Erm… Could you do me a favor and warm her up with your tail flame?" He asked his Pokemon who wiggled his eyes for the second time that day at his trainer.
Narrowing his eyes, Sato scoffed at Charmeleon who snickered at the poor kid trying to hide his blush. Latias took this in stride as the Charmeleon boosted the fire in his tail to allow her to dry the clothes sticking to her skin.
'Thank-you, Sato.' Her voice practically sang throughout his mind causing him to scratch his head in embarrassment.
"No problem!" He said too quickly causing her to giggle a bit. Oh yes, she would have fun with this one.
~End of Chapter~
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