As the guild slept, three Poison type Pokémon decided to exploit their hosts' hospitality.
"We just had dinner, but I could go for some more food." Zubat complained.
"My belly'll never get filled on grub like that." Koffing agreed.
Their leader knew what to do. "All right. The guild members have all gone off to bed... Let's go find it now."
"Huh? Find what?" Asked Zubat
"What else? The guild's food stock. We'll find their food and give ourselves a proper feast."
Koffing chuckled. "I like that thinking, Chief!"
"Okay, let's get to it!" Zubat led the way as Team Skull entered the Wigglytuff Guild's pantry.
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"AND... THREE! SMILES GO FOR MILES!"
"OK, Pokémon and humans! Time to get to work! "
"HOORAY!"
Ah another day of training as usual. Except now we have some smelly unwanted guests in the corner too. May yawned as Serena smiled. "Ah, you two. Today you will look up jobs on the Job Bulletin Board and Outlaw Notice Board. Understood?" Yep, all the same. May thought as she and Serena nodded at Chatot.
"Ugh, our Guildmaster is a really special guy. Special in all sorts of ways..." The girls turned and heard Loudred complaining to Diglett about the guild's unwanted guests, and the mole Pokémon agreed. "Team Skull is kind of scary..."
The girls continued and went up to the Bulletin Board Level and immediately noticed unease in the atmosphere. Team Skull was on the left end of the room, next to the Bulletin Board itself, while on the right end near the Outlaw Notice Board stood Bidoof, Sunflora, and Corphish. "Wow, I can feel the tension here. It's like they already drew lines in the grass." Noted Serena.
The girls headed over to the right side of the room. Their fellow apprentices were also decidedly unhappy with their living arrangements.
"We're going to have a putrid time, hey, hey..." Corphish complained.
"Well... complaining about the smell doesn't help." Responded Sunflora, as Bidoof nodded in agreement.
"Ewww... It still reeks...But I won't be overcome by it!" Chimecho gave herself a pep talk and told Team CrimsonVelvet that Grimer would probably be waiting for them outside, causing the girls to sweat-drop in response. May and Serena went up to the nearby board and checked out the available jobs. "Hmmm, what about this Serena? Stunfisk stole my Pecha Scarf. Get it back! He's hiding deep in the Drenched Buff. It says here the reward is a Blue Gummi and a Red Gummi."
"Sounds great! Let's take the job!" The Kalosian enthusiastically agreed. The girls then headed over to the other side of the room, though they weren't happy to see who was there.
"Heh-heh-heh! Nice to see you again."
"Whoa-ho-ho! Seems like we're living with you wimps for a while. We'll put up with you, whoa-ho!"
Zubat and Koffing immediately made snarky remarks, and their leader showed himself to be no better. "The expedition should be a joke. I'm looking forward to it. Chaw-haw-haw! Of course, there's just one little thing... Will you floozies get picked for the expedition? Chaw-haw-haw!"
May rolled her eyes and went up to the Job Bulletin Board. She and Serena quickly perused the list of available tasks and found that there weren't any others that involved the Drenched Buff. They thus quickly left and went up the ladder outside.
"Ugh, that was unpleasant. They smell so bad and don't even try to control their stench!" Whined May as she and Serena headed towards the crossroads. They only noticed too late as they arrived that someone was rushing towards them. "YOU'RE MINE!" May had no time to react as a pair of slimy hands grabbed her and swept her off her feet. She found herself held bridal style by a living mass of purple sludge. "Grimer...what are you doing?"
"As soon as I sensed your arrival, I decided to give you my greetings, my beautiful leader." The sleazy Poison type held May in his arms and bragged while he felt up his captive's thighs and belly before dragging his viscous tongue over the Hoennian girl's clavicle, causing her to bristle in discomfort. May wiggled out of the pervert's grasp only for him to sweep Serena off her feet instead. Grimer maneuvered Serena so that he could lick the Kalosian's face and neck, causing her to squeal in embarrassment. May quickly smacked his tongue away from her partner as the slimy being got ready to kiss the blonde. "You better behave yourself today." Warned May. "And put Serena down. Only I get to kiss her." Serena blushed in response as Grimer reluctantly released her. Though he was pleased to see May give her partner a peck on the cheek after she got back up, which caused her to blush even harder.
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"And take this! Fire Punch!" Serena rushed in with a flaming fist and struck down the enemy, a large yet flat-faced fish with an electrical aura. Stunfisk staggered in response. She's far more powerful than she looks. He thought as he surveyed the rest of the room and got back up to face the human girl dressed like a Fennekin. The other human girl had collapsed after Stunfisk struck her with a Spark attack, dealing major damage to her as she had chosen to identify as a Water type with her bikini. May was down and struggling to move due to Paralysis, though Grimer had eagerly "tended" to her by massaging her shoulders after giving her a Heal Seed.
The Hoennian girl rushed forward again, only to be knocked back again by a Shock Wave from the fish, right into the waiting arms of Grimer. "My lady, stay in my arms, where it's safe!" May was too hurt to wiggle out of Grimer's grasp and reluctantly let the pervert hold onto her. It's up to you now Serena.
The Kalosian girl once again rushed forward and dodged Stunfisk's attempt to strike her with Mud Bomb before adopting a different strategy. She got close to the fish and instead of striking him in the face with Fire Punch, she proceeded to wink and blow a kiss at him. The resulting use of Attract instantly incapacitated Stunfisk, and left him helpless as Serena struck him down for good with Fire Punch. She then took the Pecha Scarf he had stolen. "Ok May and Grimer! We got the Pecha Scarf back! Uh, guys?" She turned to see both May and Grimer staring at her with hearts in their eyes. Serena sweat-dropped. Grimer I shouldn't be surprised by, but May? Then again I did use Attract. The Kalosian nevertheless went up to the rest of her team and helped May to her feet, giving her a peck on the cheek to break her out of the trance she had unintentionally put her in; Grimer relished the sight. May then took out her Explorer Badge and Team CrimsonVelvet left the Drenched Bluff.
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"Thank you so much for getting my Pecha Scarf back! I was starting to fear I'd never see it again! Umm, you can let go of me now..."
The Fennekin who had put up the job expressed her thanks as she was held tightly in the arms of a human girl dressed like the Pokemon she was holding. Serena released her. "Your costume looks great too." Fennekin complimented her, causing Serena to squeal in delight.
May examined the rewards the team had received. A Reviver Seed, a Pink Gummi, and another jar of Poison Dust that Grimer seems to like. She put the items away and hurriedly went downstairs to wait for dinner with Serena in tow, as Grimer reluctantly left the guild to spend the night at Spinda's Cafe.
After dinner, May and Serena went to bed. But May couldn't help but hear strange noises faintly coming from another part of the guild. Is someone sneaking around? It sounds like they might be eating something. Who could it be? Whatever, I should sleep.
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"AND... THREE! SMILES GO FOR MILES!"
"OK, Pokémon and humans! Time to get to work! "
"HOORAY!"
As everyone went off to fulfill their daily duties, Team CrimsonVelvet were called over. "Ah you two. Come here." May and Serena quickly went up to Chatot. "Your task today is to obtain stock to replenish the larder."
"Larder? You mean, go get some food?" Wondered Serena.
"Correct. We inspected the larder this morning. For some mysterious reason, the guild's food stock has dropped sharply all of a sudden. Furthermore, our entire stock of Perfect Apples has disappeared. That was the only item to get completely cleaned out."
"Perfect Apples?"
"What are those?"
"They're very big and very delicious Apples. But more than that, they are the Guildmaster's favorite food! If there were no Perfect Apples, the Guildmaster would, um... The Guildmaster w-w-would... erk!"
"Go on." Asked May. "If there were no Perfect Apples, what would happen to Wigglytuff?"
"The G-Guildmaster would... Yes, that's what would happen."
Both Serena and May were confused by this response.
Uh, what did he just say?! I didn't hear! It'll drive me crazy, not knowing! May thought. But oh well.
"Sure, we'll go get some. You can count on us!" Serena exclaimed.
Chatot was content with this response. "Good! Perfect Apples can be found deep in Apple Woods. Now, listen, this may seem like a simple errand, but it's a crucial job. After all, this is all about the Guildmaster's... erk! ...So please don't fail! "
"Ok!"
"Let's keep doing our best, May!"
The two girls headed off to fulfill their task, but they couldn't help but notice some sinister laughing before they climbed up the ladder.
"Meh-heh-heh. I guess I get to enjoy this fine, ripe aroma for a while yet. It's another thing that makes me happy. Meh-heh-heh. Oh, by the way... I'm almost done repairing my Swap Cauldron here... I'll tell you when I'm done. It's something you should look forward to. Meh-heh-heh. You'll finally learn what I'm up to here. Meh-heh-heh."
It's good to have something to look forward to, I guess. May internally noted as she climbed up the ladder. After admonishing Grimer for once again attempting to molest her and Serena, Team CrimsonVelvet went into Treasure Town and noticed how there seemed to be fewer folks than usual. They also weren't the only ones who noticed this, as a pair of bears approached them.
"I don't think that stench is just a figment of my imagination... Want proof? Fewer exploration teams are visiting Treasure Town lately! I bet the stench is keeping them all away." Ursaring noted, as his son agreed. "There's been a terrible stench lately. Or am I imagining it?"
"Nope. May and I are well aware where that stench is coming from..." Serena dead-panned, as she and May continued walking into town with Grimer in tow. Soon they encountered a pair of lazy mammals on their way to Kangaskhan Storage. "Durrr. Other teams are losing their stomachs for exploring because of the awful stench lately... But it hasn't affected us." Slowpoke slowly noted as he saw Team CrimsonVelvet come near him and his partner, who agreed. "Yeah. How could we get any less motivated than we are now...? Ugggh." Slakoth commented in a very slow manner. May sighed. "So this is what it's like to stop learning new things. Terrifying, isn't it?" Serena giggled, and Grimer eagerly nodded in agreement.
After rearranging their Treasure Bag at the Kangaskhan Storage, the girls and Grimer prepared to head back, but a hyperactive ape came up to them. "Yo! I hear explorers are staying away from this place because that stench won't go away. If you were to ask me... You'd have to be pretty soft to let a little smell put you off! You two keep up with your training!" Vigoroth can't sleep. Maybe he can't smell, either. May wondered as the ape went off. Minutes later Team CrimsonVelvet was at the Crossroads, ready to leave.
"We have everything we need, right May?"
"Yep. I'm sure of it."
"Great! Let's go!"
Team CrimsonVelvet headed out, unaware that they were being watched.
"Whoa-ho-ho! Looks like they're going out foraging for food."
"That's because we feasted last night. A thankless task thanks to us, chaw-haw-haw!"
"Heh-heh-heh! Let's mess with them!"
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The trees rustled overhead, their leaves coming alive in the light breeze that came passing through the apple-adorned trees. Serena and May approached the entrance to the Apple Woods, with the former planting her hands on her pink-clad hips as she gazed upon the rosy dotted trees.
"This must be the way into Apple Woods. According to Chatot, the Perfect Apples should be in Deep Apple Woods, after the 12th floor."
"Let's keep doing our best, May!" Serena encouraged the other girl, who nodded with equally eager confidence. She felt more and more grateful that she had been found on the beach by someone like Serena. The girl had an energy to her that was admirable, she was chipper and determined. And even the lecherous slime accompanying them seemed to agree, even if his goal was to enjoy the two girls. The trio took off into the woods. Unbeknownst to them though, Team Skull was on their tail, arriving shortly afterwards.
"Whoa-ho-ho!" Koffing chortled. "Looks like they're off and running."
"Heh-heh. We'll go after them. Come on." Zubat chimed in, and they pursued.
May found it refreshing to be out among the trees, feeling the dappled sunlight on her skin as they proceeded. It was only slightly toasty, given that the trees provided some shade. The Hoennian felt grateful though, that she was still wearing only a bikini. Her teammates agreed, as she felt their eyes on her ample behind. Well at least Grimer is behaving himself. Now if only Serena would be the one who'd grope me all the time...
On the first floor of the dungeon, Team CrimsonVelvet immediately noticed that there were Apples and Big Apples everywhere. I thought so, considering the name of this place. It's a good thing we packed light when it comes to food. May internally noted, as she picked some of them up and even ate one, quickly satisfying her hunger. The resident Pokémon didn't seem nearly as aggressive or perverted as the ones they encountered in previous dungeons, much to the girls' relief. Nevertheless, the locals still felt the need to fight what appeared to them as alien-looking intruders.
"This is our territory!" A Butterfree screamed as it flew towards May and used Tackle. She brunette staggered back from the impact but then got up to use Aqua Jet, rushing forward with a watery aura to knock the insect out. As the trio ascended to the next floor, a group of Hoppips, Burmys, and Caterpies surrounded them and proceeded to attack. However, the relative weakness of these Pokémon meant that even with an all out assault, May, Serena, and even Grimer barely felt much of an impact. Grimer especially laughed at the feeble attempts to damage him with Grass and Bug type moves and spat out copious amounts of Sludge to instantly take out most of the Hoppips. Serena meanwhile, used Fire Punch to take out most of the others. May lacked any moves with a type advantage but the sheer weakness of her opponents meant that she was also able to take them down with ease with just regular attacks. The trio advanced further through the dungeon, picking up Apples and Big Apples as well as multiple Gummis, including multiple Red, Blue, and Pink Gummis for each team member. I guess we have something to look forward to at Spinda's Café.
As the team reached the fifth floor, they were amazed at how easy this dungeon seemed. "I can't believe it, no perverts either." Serena noted. However, an Exeggutor appeared and charged at them. It attacked the intruders with a Barrage attack, scattering Team CrimsonVelvet. Serena quickly recovered and charged at the walking tree with a FIre Punch, but just before her fist made contact, Exeggutor's eyes flashed and Serena's eyes started to go blank, as a dainty smile formed on her lips. May and Grimer were outraged.
"HEY! DON'T YOU DARE HYPNOTIZE HER! AQUA JET!" May rushed forward and slammed herself into the Exeggutor. Grimer was similarly incensed, coughing up multiple shots of Sludge to attack it. "The lovely blonde should be smiling in hypnotic joy for me!" The Exeggutor was quickly routed and ran away, exhausted. May grabbed Serena by her shoulders. "Serena? Serena! Are you ok?!" The Kalosian blonde recovered and blushed to see herself being held by May. "Oh, I got hypnotized..." The blonde blushed harder when May hugged her. "You spoke too soon when you said there aren't any perverts here." Serena however, disagreed. "Actually, I think that Exeggutor didn't use Hypnosis with perverted intentions... I didn't get that vibe from him. But thanks for saving me!" The Kalosian quickly gave May a peck on the cheek. Grimer cheered but then received a kiss on the cheek himself from Serena. "I know you also tried to save me so thanks." Serena winked, leaving the lecherous slime paralyzed, as a blushing May dragged him.
The girls and Grimer continued. The worst they encountered was a pesky Weedle, who rubbed up on May's leg before shooting a String Shot at her. She yelped as she was caught up in a mess of sticky thread, her arms and legs being bound tightly. Her wrists ended up stuck at her sides, and her thighs pressed together. With her feet no longer able to keep her steady, her whole body tilted back and fell. "Oof-!" May yelped as she hit the dirt, struggling in her binds, though the impact was cushioned by her mammaries. Luckily, when the Weedle aimed for Serena too, it missed, and she managed to free May, the two of them making their escape as Grimer acted as a shield who absorbed the grub's feeble attempt at using Poison Sting. It seemed that even if the scenery was so refreshing, they still had something to watch out for, albeit not as much as most dungeons. Though the Apples and Gummis they ate on the go lightened the mood. On the 11th floor, they encountered a Combee that proved tougher than the other enemies but eventually succumbed to May using Smack Down, and left a jar of Nectar for the girls to collect.
They ventured deeper and deeper still. Eventually, they reached the absolute heart of the forest, an open clearing.
"This is the farthest you can go in Apple Woods, isn't it?" Serena pondered, and the two of them looked around. "According to Chatot, the Perfect Apples should be around here somewhere..." That was when she looked ahead, and at the very edge of the clearing, spotted what they had both been looking for on this little quest. The tree that stood there was big on a majestic scale, and her eyes widened as she spotted what was growing on it. "Oh! May, look there!" She pointed. "Hanging on that huge tree...Those must be Perfect Apples."
So they were indeed, though as May peered at them, she couldn't see much of a difference from the regular kind. Regardless, they approached the base of the trunk and craned their heads back so they could look up at where the fruits were waiting to be picked. "All right, then...How should we get those Perfect Apples?" Serena wondered aloud, and it was a very good question. They were so high up that either the two of them would need to climb up and reach them somehow, or they'd need to start learning how to fly. That was when a voice suddenly sounded from within the canopy. "Chaw-haw-haw! Easily done!" Startled, Serena and May jumped on the spot.
"Who said that?!" Serena exclaimed, completely startled.
"Chaw-haw-haw!" And with that cocky laugh, right on cue, Team Skull came leaping from the branches, landing in front of the girls.
"What? You!" Serena exclaimed, backing up with May a little bit. They hadn't been expecting this twist of events, and they weren't quite so prepared for it either.
"Chaw-haw-haw! Team Skull at your service!"
Zubat was overly confident, as expected, "Heh-heh. Hey, it's wimpy and floozy. What took you so long?"
"We've been having us a picnic of Perfect Apples while waiting for you to show." Koffing added.
The girls stared in stunned disbelief. They turned to one another before exclaiming: "Whaaat!?"
"Whoa-ho-ho!" Koffing chortled again. "You took so long, I stuffed myself!"
However, the girls could see there were some still left on the tree. All they had to do was make sure they got the chance to take home the spoils.
"They say they ate all the Perfect Apples, May. But there are still several left on that tree." Serena observed, and encouraged her partner. "Let's knock those creeps out and take home some Perfect Apples."
"Chaw-haw-haw. Knock us out? That's very rude of you!" Skuntank, their putrid leader, scolded them with a tut. "Why, I was even going to offer my help for your mission." May and Serena looked all the more surprised then. "Huh!?"
"You were wondering how you could get the Perfect Apples?" Skuntank continued, "Nothing could be easier. Watch." And they did watch, as he went around the side of the massive tree and head butted it harshly a couple of times. The whole thing shook, branches at all until the apples fell and landed in the clearing. For a moment, May and Serena were delighted. They surely had been worrying about how they'd actually get them down from there, but now they didn't have to! The problem was...
"Go on, now. Scoop up those Perfect Apples and scuttle back to the guild. Chaw-haw-haw." Skuntank encouraged with a dark grin. The other two chuckled with him, none of this seeming very trustworthy at all. Not in the slightest.
"..." The two girls went quiet. Did this trio of troublemakers really think they were stupid enough to do something like that?
"Hm? What's the matter?" Skuntank asked. "Aren't you going to pick them up? And after I was so nice and helped you out! Chaw-haw-haw."
Serena's brow furrowed firmly. "You're going to pull another dirty trick, aren't you!" She snapped. "You can't fool me again!"
This seemed to completely stump the three, who had been expecting the girls to fall hook line, and sinker.
"Color me surprised! They didn't fall for it at all!" Zubat exclaimed. "Aww. How boring is that." Koffing scoffed.
"I was right!" Serena narrowed her eyes. These guys really were scum after all.
"Chaw-haw-haw. It's a little disappointing you didn't fall for our actions..." Skuntank said, yet smirked. "But so what? What are you gonna do about it?"
"The only thing we can!" May suddenly said, clenching her fists with determination, "We're going to knock out your team. Then we're taking the Perfect Apples back to the guild!" Skuntank raised a thick furry brow, "Well now. Aren't we feeling peppy today!" Serena was well aware that these guys were up for a fight, but luckily she and May were too. If it was a fight they wanted, then it was a fight they were going to get. Sure enough, their attacks began, though not in a way they could've seen coming.
"Koffing and I will use our Noxious Gas Combo!" What the girls didn't expect was what happened next. A sudden burst of gas from Skuntank and Koffing assaulted them, and they passed out pretty much immediately, collapsing limply to the ground. That was when the three made their getaway, leaving them there.
Some time passed...until another Poison type arrived... "Finally caught up to you!" A sleazy-sounding voice emerged from behind them, and Grimer emerged, grinning. He had tailed the girls too, though had lagged behind quite some bit because of his gelatinous form. He soon discovered he was quite late to the party as he slithered over to their fallen bodies. "Oh well..." he shrugged it off, figuring this was at least a good enough opportunity to admire them without being scolded for it. Grimer arranged the girls' bodies so that he held one girl in each arm, supporting them with a hand to their backs. He considered removing their outfits and enjoying them but decided that that would be going too far (and that the girls would probably kill him for that), and decided to be content with holding them, ogling May's voluptuous breasts and Serena's smooth thighs as well as the toned and silky-smooth stomachs of both girls. "I am truly the luckiest being in the world." He arranged himself to grip May tightly and lick her belly. "How deliciously formed you are. Maybe I could put my hand up your bra...but then again, I'd rather you willingly give yourself to me..."
Eventually, though, the girls woke up again, and May immediately slapped him away and got up. "Hey!" she snapped, scrambling to her feet and backing up. Serena raised herself from the ground too, with her back lifted by Grimer, as she rubbed her neck and grimaced.
"Ugh...that was horrible..."
"Serena, are you okay?" May quickly came over to her next, ignoring Grimer entirely, which she felt he very much deserved. The blonde nodded, reassuring her. "I'm fine. It's just a pity that we couldn't get what we came here for after all." To their surprise though, they soon heard another voice and looked over to see Zubat groaning as he rose from the base of the tree, having been knocked out and left behind to boot. "Urrgh...Aaaaah!" He suddenly yelped, "Waaah! They left without me!" With that, he whizzed away hurriedly. Serena and May glared at Grimer, as he had come while a member of Team Skull was still around, yet chose to ogle and fondle the girls instead of waking them up. He nervously chuckled in response. The girls couldn't help but feel a little disheartened on top of being outraged.
This time, they didn't succeed.