Author's Notes: The Rest of Chapter 2 and much of Chapter 3 is here. I changed up a few minor things, among others. Oh and there is a Lemon in this chapter.
...As a reminder, this Story DOES have the Mature rating.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
Chapter 23
While Hiro's team headed west, I took mine south of the city towards the Union Cave. While traveling, our way was suddenly blocked by Unown. They didn't seem very friendly, either. "We need to be careful." Said Taylor. "These Unown have the power to make reality anything they spell out."
They then spelled A-E-R-O-B-L-A-S-T and then a cyclone of air pressure went flying in our direction. "Vaporeon, Aurora Beam!" Said Nautica, throwing a Poke Ball. The water pokemon's attack froze the Cyclone just before it reached us.
"We clearly need to get through here." said Matt. "Let's use our legendary Trio." Matt then sent out Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, the Legendary Beasts of Johto. I sent out Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, the Legendary Birds of Kanto.
"If Tom were here he'd have sent out the Regi Pokemon." Ann noted.
"Articuno, Sheer Cold!" I said. "Zapdos, Nuclear Fusion! Moltres, Incineration!"
"Everyone, use your KO attacks!" said Matt. Our combined One-Hit KO moves were just enough to defeat them all. We were able to get to the Cave without any further incidents. That's when we found the cave was no longer a cave. It was a Canyon.
"The Rockets blew off the top of the cave in search of Ancient Pokemon." Taylor explained. "After that, all the Pokemon that used to live here either went underground or moved on." As we made our way through the tunnel, we kept running into Rockets. The place was infested with them. I wasn't entirely sure what it was about, either. After getting swarmed by several hundred of them, we came to realize they didn't want us to know what they were doing there.
"You shouldn't have come here." said a Rocket Exec. "I'm Dr. Glenn and I will be your host for your execution."
"Don't we get a last request?" Monica asked. "All villains give the captured heroes a final request!" Someone had been watching a bit too much TV. Interestingly, it worked!
"Oh, formalities!" Dr. Glenn exclaimed. "Very well, what is it?"
"It's not something you have to do, though." Monica told him. "You see, Ann is going to go into in labor in about 12 hours. You could at least give her the privilege of sparing her baby. After she has it you can kill her and train it to be an assassin!"
"What the hell?!" Ann exclaimed in surprise. She as well as Matt and I were greatly shocked at what just came out of Monica's mouth. Not about the request but what she said about Ann having the baby in 12 hours.
"You must be out of your mind or something!" I said to Monica. "You know they always kill the pregnant women and children first. You'll be killed, too!"
"Not really." said Dr. Glenn. "I'll just kill you all at once!" All the Rockets readied their weapons for action. By then, I'd already released Aurabolt and Mewtwo from their Poke Balls.
"Not Today!" I exclaimed before Aurabolt blinded the crowd with Flash.
"I can't see!" shouted Dr. Glenn. "Everyone, fire!" That ended up being a bad move, as the Rockets only succeeded in killing themselves. None of us were even scratched by the army. Mewtwo then used his power to bury all the bodies. Only Dr. Glenn had escaped. After doing some looking around, we found the reason for the high security: We were walking through a Rocket Missile Silo! The Rockets were probably trying to test launch nuclear missiles.
"It looks like Ash really WAS planning to fight the whole world." I said. "We've definitely got to stop him!" Mewtwo and Charizard then destroyed the Silo. After that, I wondered what other surprises would be awaiting us. I didn't have to wait too long to find out, though.
"All of a sudden I'm feeling more...frisky than usual." Ann said to me as we walked to Azalea Town.
"You probably just need to rest for a bit." I said, rubbing her shoulders. "You traveled all over an entire country while pregnant and I know you're feeling stressed."
"I didn't do it alone." Ann replied. "I had you and all our friends around me, too. That really helped."
"When we get to Azalea Town, we'll rest a bit." Taylor said, having missed the first part of our conversation. "Then we'll be able to get info from Kris."
"I think we hurry!" Ann suddenly yelped, holding her stomach. "That's a very powerful kick in the side!"
"Somehow I think it's much more than that." I said, supporting Ann with one of my arms before picking her up bridal style. "You're craving that I assume?" I whispered Fortunately for everyone within earshot, she quietly nodded.
"We should probably try to find a hospital in town." said Matt.
"It's not like I had Katrin in one." Ann replied, chucking softly at the inside joke only she and I were aware of. "For that, I was locked up in my bedroom."
"Well, I'd like to give you that luxury this time." I replied. "Can you wait until we get into town?"
"Oh, I don't know." Ann replied, wincing in discomfort. "This doesn't feel like it will wait."
"Azalea isn't that far from here." said Taylor. "If we hurry, we can get there before dark." We walked quickly down the winding trail into Azalea Town. The last thing I wanted was us having to spend the night outdoors. The weather was getting pretty cold in Johto. Upon entering, we found out the Town's only open hospital was filled to capacity and wasn't letting in any new patients. When we asked why it was so full, we were told it was filled with casualties from the battle to keep the Rockets out the Town. Because of this, they refused to take in anyone else.
"You have to let someone see us." I said. "My wife is having a baby!"
"If that's the case, there's no reason for concern." Said the secretary. "Is this your first child?" She asked Ann.
"No, it's our 4th." She replied.
"Did you have any complications with the others?" asked the secretary.
"The first two were fine but the 3rd one was stillborn at 6 months." Ann replied.
"Then you have nothing to worry about." Said the Secretary. "In this town, women give birth at home. The only reason one would come to the hospital would be if there was a serious problem. Such is not the case with you."
"But we don't live here!" I said. "You didn't even hear everything!"
"Then check yourselves into a motel until the baby arrives." Replied the secretary before having us escorted off the premises by security.
"I've never heard of anything like that." said Matt. "They usually would confirm someone doesn't have health coverage before kicking them out!"
"This is not what I had in mind." Said Ann. "It's freezing out here! The baby will die as soon as it comes out. Doesn't the hospital have any compassion?"
"Don't worry, we'll think of something." I said after setting her down on a park bench. "I'll not be the reason you lose another child."
"Wait, you had another kid?" Monica asked.
"Almost." Ann replied. "He died before he was born. It took us a long time to...move on from that."
"We'd better find some help." said Nautica. "It won't be good for Ann to have the baby out here."
"Is something wrong?" Asked a tall, slender young woman. She had light blue hair and was wearing the Azalea Gym Trainer uniform.
"The hospital won't let us in." I exclaimed, motioning to Ann. "We're not from around here, either."
"That's not good." said the woman. "In this town, the females have their children at home. You've picked a bad time to come here, too. Most of the motels are full to capacity too."
"Is there anywhere we can spend the night?" Monica asked. "I think my baby is coming, too."
"I know someone who might let you in." the woman replied thoughtfully. "But first, let me introduce myself. My name is Kris Wutai. I'm here to help repel the advancing Rocket army."
"Then we've certainly met before." I said to her. "It's me, Ted Toss! I've come to take on Ash."
"I can believe I didn't recognize you!" Kris exclaimed in surprise. "You've all changed so much. I'll take you to Kurt's House. He's the only one who people haven't asked for a place to stay. I'm sure he'll be more than happy to have you over."
"Of course you can all stay here!" said Kurt when he saw us. "Unlike all the other people who come here, you guys are dependable."
"I really need to lie down right now." Ann suddnly said. "I've been standing for over 6 hours, already!" I managed to catch her up before she could fall over. I couldn't help but notice how warm she felt and her heavy breathing. To everyone else except maybe Monica, you would have thought she was running a fever. The real reason for her increased body temperature was she was feelin really, really horny right now and was losing the battle to contain herself. Honestly, so was I.
"Ann and Monica are both about to have a baby." Taylor explained. "They're going to need a room."
"I'm going to need some time to set up." Said Carrie, Kurt's granddaughter.
"That's not something we have." Monica replied, shooting me a look. So, she did notice after all.
"What about the manger out back?" Carrie asked me. "Unless that's too…"
"It's fine, we'll take it!" Ann said. "Please take us there at once!'' Carrie then led Me, Matt, Ann and Monica to the manger at the back of the house. It was used to house various Pokemon. There was a Ponyta, Miltank, Tauros, and a few Mareep in there.
"I'll go get some blankets." Said Carrie after showing us in. She then hurried out the room.
"This feels very familiar." Said Matt after Carrie left.
"You're probably thinking of the Nativity from the Bible, famously referred to as the original Christmas story." Ann replied Kris. "The baby in that story was born in a manger because all of the Inns in town were full."
"Oh yeah, that's where it comes from!" Matt exclaimed. "It's even complete with animals."
"It can't be helped." I said. "At least we're someplace warm."
"I've got some things for you." Said Carrie, who'd just come in. "Do you need anything else?"
"I think we'll be fine for the time being." Said Monica. "But could Matt and I have the shed we passed on the way here?"
"Come with me then." Carrie said as she turned to leave.
"What, they're giving birth in THERE?" I heard a passersby say. "That's just disgusting!"
"Quiet down!" Said another. "They look like strangers, so they might be planning to dump their kids."
"How dare you..." Said Matt. There was a hint of pure rage in his voice. Looks like someone was gonna get hurt REAL bad.
"You need to leave!" Said Monica before blowing them away with a Whirlwind. Fortunately no one else walked by. "I'll leave you two alone now." Monica said to us before closing the door. No sooner had she done that, Ann grabbed me from behind.
"It hurts, Ted." she said. "I've never craved your dick this bad before. I want it so bad, it hurts." I turned around and noticed tears streaming down her face. I took a hankerchief out of my pocket and used it to wipe the tears from her face. I then helped her take her clothes off. She looked so beautiful to me now. When I put my hands on her belly, I could feel the baby moving. As soon as Ann pulled my pants down, my now erect member released a creamy fluid that hit her in the face.
"It's ok." I told her as I helped her lay on her back. "I've got far more where that came from."
"I know." Ann replied as she suddenly shifted so we were in reversed positions. "Let's fuck this baby out of me." I could barely remember the next hour that passed but I knew an hour came and went when Ann's water broke. As soon as she got off me, clear fluid poured out of her.
"Want to keep going?" I asked as she started breathing heavily.
"Of course." she replied as she leaned on an empty feeding trough. "Take me from behind this time and don't stop until the baby is out." Then I figured it out. Since we didn't have access to an epidural, she needed to keep her mind focused on sex to keep it off the physical pain of labor. I moved into position behind her as she leaned forward and then I began thrusting.
"I forgot to ask this a while ago but how many more kids do you want me to give you?" I asked.
"Are you kidding me right now?" she replied, laughing. "Ask me again after she's out."
"'She'?" I asked in surprise.
"That's what Katrin told me yesterday." Ann explained. "The baby will be a girl." We didn't have to wait too much longer to confirm that. Labor started to pick up a short time later so we stopped having sex so Ann could focus on pushing. It wasn't until the baby was out and started crying that we both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Our first and 4th kid looks great!" I exclaimed. "I'm sure we'll do great with this one."
"I'm just so happy she's ok." Said Ann tearfully. "I was so scared after we lost our last one." I hugged her tightly.
"Everything's going to be ok now." I said. "Besides, we've got other things to think about now."
"Hey, you're right." she said thoughtfully "Say, what should we name her?"
"How about Celeste?" I asked. "She was born under the stars, after all."
"That sounds nice." Said Ann. "We can also call her Celes for short. What about a middle name?"
"How about your first name?" I asked.
"I could see that work." Ann replied. laughing. "Her name is Celeste Ann Toss."
"Or Celes for short." I added. "Somehow I think she'll rarely hear her real name though."
An hour later we learned Monica give birth to a boy. Much to everyone's surprise, he looked completely human. "Maybe his powers will start to show when he gets bigger." Said Matt. "Talk about The Super Baby Method!"
"Katrin's abilities worked even before she was born." Ann said thoughtfully. Matt and Monica named their son Marcus Aires Oak. They decided to give him Matt's last name since Monica's surname was an alias. Carrie later came to show us our rooms for the night. She was a bit surprised when Monica changed into her Pokemon form in front of her.
"I've never held my human form for so long before." She said. "I'm going to need to rest before I transform again." That night while everyone was sleeping Kris took Me, Matt, Taylor and Monica to Ilex Forest. When we got there it was evident that the place had been turned into a makeshift battleground. Bodies of people and pokemon littered the forest.
"Azalea Town doesn't have the space for all the bodies to be buried." Kris explained. "The cemetery was filled to capacity within a few months. After that we've had to bury everyone in mass graves." After walking further into the forest we came to the Ilex Shrine. It was a Gateway through time used by Celebi. As luck would have it, one came right when we walked up to the shrine.
"I didn't think you'd still come here!" Monica exclaimed, apparently knowing the Time Travel Pokemon. "You told me this was going to happen 40 years ago but decided to stay to witness it."
"I'm not very fond of people telling out the ending." I said. "Nor am I looking for any way to change the past. All I know is Team Rocket is going to meet its end!"
"All is not as it appears." Said a shadowy figure nearby. "And soon, you will be put down!"
"Who's there?" I asked the figure, drawing my Moon Sword. "Show yourself!" Out of the shadows came Zora. With her were Dr. Glenn and a few dozen heavily armed Rockets. Their Pokemon were ready to attack on command. I hadn't the slightest idea what was keeping them back.
"You are going to pay for what you did at the Union Canyon." Said Glenn. "We originally planned to torch Azalea Town to smoke you out but since you're here, we'll kill you and then burn that town!"
"Not gonna happen!" Taylor exclaimed as he sent out his Typlosion and Ho-Oh. "I'm going to incinerate you all!"
"You'll have to get through her first." Said Glenn, gesturing to Zora. "Provided you live that long, of course!" I knew at a glance Taylor's Pokemon didn't stand a chance against Zora. She could easily rip them apart with her bare hands. Besides, I didn't want to use a wish for that so soon.
"Taylor, recall your Pokemon." I said. "Zora will kill them without breaking a sweat. You'd better let me handle this." Not wanting to overestimate the possibilities of having his pokemon fight, he did as he was told.
"How noble of you." Said Dr. Glenn. "You choose to have the shit kicked out of your pokemon one by one instead of all at once!"
"If only it were that easy." I said, taking off my jacket. "But I'm not using my pokemon." I then tossed my poke balls over to Matt. "I'm going to kick Zora's ass the old fashioned way!" I started focusing power into the Moon Sword. Since it was Night, the Moon Sword was more powerful. Zora started firing her Assault Rifle at me which I barely managed to dodge. I then used my sword to deflect the bullets back at her. She used her Psychic powers to make the deflected rounds pass by her harmlessly.
I charged at her with the sword in front of me to position myself for a roundhouse slice. Zora then fired her weapon before I could get too close. I jumped over her before I could get hit. I then slashed the back of her neck, causing her to fall to the ground. She did not get up. I know I hurt her a bit but didn't kill her. I guessed I had either damaged or destroyed whatever it was Ash and Giovanni used to control her. Dr. Glenn was none too happy. "I can't believe you did that!" He said. "You'll pay for doing this to me! Exterminate them! Spare no one! Kill them all and burn Azalea Town to the ground!"
"In order to do that, you'll have to get through me!" Kris roared. She then sent out Golem, Electrode, and Forretress. They all then used explosion, painting the forest red with the Rockets' blood. We were the only ones who survived.
"Did you kill her?" Matt asked me.
"Not really." I said. "If I wanted to do that I would've hit her much harder. That and I would've cut her head off. I think I may have damaged whatever it was Ash and Giovanni were using to control her."
"At least she'll be fine now." Said Monica. "She's probably worn out from being pushed so hard by Ash."
"We should head back now." Said Taylor. "We can figure out what to do next in the morning." After returning to Azalea Town, we spent the following day checking over Zora. She'd clearly been through a lot since Pallet Town. She told us she'd been beaten and tortured by Team Rocket as a punishment for leaving. She never thought she'd ever escape. She then offered to do the job for free, saying this time it was personal.
"Team Rocket has taken everything away from me." She said. "I want to see them destroyed!"
End Chapter 23.
Here's a bit of trivia for those who are familiar with my Serene Adventure stories. The birth of Celes in this chapter is the first time she's ever mentioned. Before her separate introduction in Fiction, this is where she makes her debut. So, this historical moment should be noted.
As a bit of an aside to the Lemon before that. It wasn't in the original version and was added in here. It was basically done to explain how Ann was able to give birth in that setting under those circumstances. I did the same thing in Celes' other birth story as well actually but I won't digress further.