AshFan: Hey, guys, we're back, and guess who's with us.
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AF: T-Tai, you gotta announce yourself.
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AF: Tai… TAI!
TaiKetch'em: Uh, huh… w-what?
AF: The collab.
TK: Oh, oh yeah, uh… good to… be back or something.
AF: Ahaha, uh, don't mind him. He's just a little tuckered out at the moment.
TK: Yeah, because I'm trying to write my own story and dealing with bots clogging up my reviews on FFN. Your fans couldn't be bothered to wait or enjoy your Helluva Boss story.
AF: Don't blame my followers for this. Vivziepop's taking too long to release Season 2.
TK: Wha, I'm not blaming anyone for this. You literally are doing two series side by side instead of waiting for at least one to be finished.
AF: … Okay, fair point, but come on, you like doing these chapters, don't ya?
TK: … Somewhat.
AF: That's the spirit. Anyway, Tai has just gotten an AO3 account so if you wanna follow his stories there, you can now.
TK: I'm also about to start releasing my stories on my Deviantart when I… get the-*SNORE*
AF: … ah, he's fine. Let's get into the story.
(Heaven's Gates)
"And that's another soul welcomed into Heaven." Peter says while crossing a name off of a page in his book. "Another job well done-"
"Peter!"
"HOLY!" He shouts as he fumbles with the book and nearly drops it before looking back from his podium. "Jeez, guys. Don't sneak up on me like that."
"Sorry, we just wanted your help introducing someone to Heaven." Phin says while flying over to him.
"Really? But there's no one here yet."
"Well yeah, he actually came here through a different matter." Emily says as they fly down to the front of the gates.
"Uh… what do you mean?" Peter says, looking puzzled.
"It doesn't matter. We'd like to introduce you to-" Phin then says before he and Emily fly apart and extend their arms to show off the snake angel.
Peter stared at him, blinking for a moment. The snake looked worried, eyes shifting back and forth, his and his hat's.
"Uh, hello." He says while waving with a nervous smile.
"Oh, right, uh… hi, welcome to Heaven. Can I get your name, please?" Peter asks.
"Uh, Sir Pentious… the Great Sir Pentious!" The snake says while trying to put on a proud demeanor.
"Alright, Sir Pentious… hmm…" The blonde started flipping through the pages. "Pentious, Pentious… Is Sir like… part of your name or-"
"N-no, it's just a title."
"Oh, my bad. Okay." He says before flipping pages again. "Ah, here we go, Pentious, right… here, hmm."
"Is something wrong?" Pentious asks nervously.
"No, nothing, it's just… your name is written in red for some reason. That's kinda odd."
"Well, there might be a reason for that." Phin starts to say, which makes the blonde raise an eyebrow at him. "Ya see-"
"Pentious is the first sinner to redeem himself!" Emily excitedly interrupts the other seraphim.
Peter's eyes then went wide. "... What?"
"Yeah! He was a sinner at first, but now he's redeemed himself and become a good person!"
"... Oh… uh…"
"I knew it. This was a bad idea." Pentious starts.
"No, no, it's just… I… wow… this…" Peter then flew down from his podium to get a better look. "A sinner redeeming himself, this is…" He laughed a bit. "I-I never thought I'd see the day."
"It's amazing, right?" Emily says, still excited. "So… we just figured-"
"Oh, right, uh…" Peter then cleared his throat before going over to the gate. "Sorry, I usually do this when someone appears, like, right in front of the gates. Having you come here instead, it's uh…"
"Is, is that gonna be a problem?" Pentious asks.
"N-no, no, of course not. I just, this has… never really happened before…"
"Just welcome him like any other person that comes here. He redeemed himself, and the book says so too."
"I know, but… I'm not exactly too sure because usually-"
"Peter, there's no need to worry." She says while putting a hand on his shoulder. "I know it's sudden and all, but that doesn't change anything. After all, he deserves to be here for bettering him even in the afterlife."
"Well, that does make sense." Peter says before fixing his posture. "Sir Pentious, it is my pleasure to welcome you as the first redeemed sinner to Heaven!" He then says before spreading his wings out as the gates open.
AF: Before you think that I'm gonna put the entire 'Welcome to Heaven' song, or think that I'm just skipping the song… I'm not. It would be funny if, in canon, Peter had to do the song every time he welcomes someone to Heaven, but I'm just gonna theorize that they only did the song because Charlie was like… IDK, a special guest or something. Do you think it's cause of that, Tai?
TK: *Snore*
AF: BRO! WAKE UP! *SMACK!*
TK: HUH!? Wha-that… what is…
AF: What? Did you not get enough sleep last night?
TK: Uh… no?
AF: No you did or didn't?
TK: … yes?
AF: Oh, god. Just… go sleep over there, I'll call you if I need to.
TK: … Yay… *Snore*
AF: Aye man, you rea-... Ya know, I'm just gonna say it while I can: shoutout to Lord Ashwood for helping on this. I struggled a bit… like always.
Sera watched from her widows as the younger Seraphim along with Peter went around the city introducing Pentious to the 'perfect' afterlife. She still was in disbelief… horror… and also… guilt.
Of course, she got the scolding from her peers about all that's been happening, and even more so after she still went on with the Extermination as it led to them losing their First Man.
So many years, so many of these Extermintions, so many lives lost, all of these because she made a decision and decided that the sinners were past redemption out of fear. Yet, this one soul was suddenly able to go to Hell and find his way to Heaven. What… what was it all for?
The fall of one of their exorcists, the death of others, the death of Adam… the death of that human boy… the one with blue eyes… the one that screamed in rage at them… at her… said she wasn't an angel… was he right?
AF: Cut break, sorry. I was planning on using the fan song 'Heaven is Changing' at this moment, but I for one realized that not only is it probably separate from the Fallen Emily AU, but now wouldn't be a good time for-Hey, hey-I see you over there. The guy who complained about the songs from the first book. Okay, I'm watching you, just saying.
TK: … Defuq?
AF: … That's something that only people on FFN will get. Where was I? Oh, yeah. So… unfortunately for those reading on fanfiction. net, I can't link the song for you to watch the video, but there's an animatic for it in the video on MilkyyMelodies' YouTube channel and I recommend watching that. Even if I don't use it now, it's an amazing video and song and you should watch it.
"Here, try it." Phin says while handing Pentious one of two waffle cones with chocolate ice cream and rainbow sprinkles. "This is my favorite flavor."
Pentious took the cone and stared at it, uneasy. "T-thank you."
"Do you have ice cream in Hell?"
"We do, but… I just… ya know, I don't know if it has the same…"
"It's fine. You can try it. Go on." Emily encouraged him while holding a plain vanilla cup.
He looked back at the ice cream then slowly stuck his tongue out and licked it. He squinted his eyes in anticipation before opening them, and then taking another lick.
"Wow, this is… delicious." He says before they continue walking and he calls back to the angel running the ice cream cart. "Thank you!"
"So, what do you think so far? Amazing, right?" Phin asks him.
"I mean… it's certainly brighter than Hell." Pentious says while squinting a bit.
"Yeah, that's the best part. All these beautiful colors. The golden shine-" Emily says while spinning a bit and flying forward before tripping a bit, almost falling into someone.
"Hey, careful! You almost knocked over my grandfather's cabbages." Said person tells them while holding up one of the cabbages.
"Sorry, sir."
"You can grow plants here?" Pentious asks with curiosity.
"Yeah, we can grab some seeds from the living world. You new here?" The man asked.
"He is! He just got redeemed!" Emily says while proudly gesturing to the snake.
"Huh. Well, welcome to Heaven." The man says before some kids fly by, knocking against his cart. "Hey watch where you're going!"
Pentious then noticed something out of the corner of his eye and turned his head. He saw… Angel Dust? No, he blinked and it wasn't Angel. It was instead some girl who looked almost like him. The biggest differences were her not having four arms and four legs instead, she appeared shorter, her eyes were red with white sclera and matching, and she didn't have a few smaller eyes under them.
But he just couldn't shake off how similar she looked. She seemed to be talking to another angel who had white hair and blue skin that reminded him of Vaggie.
"Are you okay, Pentious?" Emily asked.
"Y-yes, I'm fine, just-" He starts before she looks where he was glancing and lit up.
"Oh, it's Molly. You wanna talk to her?"
"I mean-"
"I'll go get her. Hey, Molly!" She then flew over to the girl.
"Wait, wait-uh… oh man." Pentious says, nervously.
"Hey, there's no need to be worried. You'll love her." Phin tells him. "Molly is amazing."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah, you'll be friends with her pretty much instantly. A lot of mutual respect with her, but secretly…" Phin then leans in and whispers. "I actually kind of have a crush on her-YOU CAN'T TELL HER! OKAY!?"
Pentious blinked before moving his hand up and doing the mouth zip motion. The Seraphim angel sighed before straightening up when he saw said angel quickly approaching. Pentious then turned and was caught off guard as the angel quickly grabbed and started shaking his hand rapidly.
"Hi! My name is Molly! It is so nice to meet you! Are you new to Heaven? I haven't met someone new in a long time! Do you like it here? How was your stay so far-?" No one could get a word in as she was blurting a sentence out every few seconds and still shaking his hand.
Pentious just stared wide-eyed as the girl was rapidly saying every word and asking every question possible. He turned to the two Seraphim and Emily just giggled before approaching and putting a hand on the other angel's shoulder.
"Okay, Molly. You can stop now."
"Oh, sorry." Molly says while letting go of the snake's arm which was still shaking up and down. "I just get so excited when meeting new friends. It's been a long time since I've made any! Well, not really. I make a lot of different friends-"
"It's no trouble." Pentious says before looking at his shaking arm and grabbing it, making it stop. "Hi, I'm… Pentious."
"Hi! My name is Molly! It is so nice to meet you!"
"I know, you just told me."
"Oh sorry, I didn't think you heard me earlier." She then stared at him before smiling widely. "Are you new to Heaven?"
"Y-yes, I just arrived." He says, a little uneasy.
"Really! Congratulations! Oh, this calls for a party!" She says before bouncing behind him. "We need to get everything set up!" She then disappears below before popping up from upside down. "Do you like big parties?" She then flung herself up before popping up from below. "Cause if you don't, I don't wanna accidentally invite too many people in case I go a little overboard with the decorations and stuff."
"I mean, I… I'd prefer a not-so-big party!"
"Right, I'll get right on it. Be right back!" She then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"W-wow, she's… she's uh… certainly… joyful." Pentious says.
"Y-yeah, she's… like I said, amazing." Phin says while blushing a bit.
Pentious laughed a bit. From her being so bubbly and nonseductive instantly, Molly despite looking similar to Angel lacked just about any other thing about him. However, his smile faltered a bit when he thought about Angel. Then he felt Phin wrap an arm around his shoulders.
"C'mon. I'll show you the churros. They're delicious too." The Seraphim tells him while leading him away.
Emily smiled at first when seeing them, although her smile slightly faltered. She reached into her pocket and took out the hat that belonged to the boy who was lost. She clutched it before following along. She was worried, she wanted Pentious to feel welcome, and she was happy that Charlie's plan worked, but… she had to know.
(Meanwhile in the Pokemon World)
"Okay-" Ash says while holding up a clipboard at the entrance to the ranch. "Pikachu?" Pikachu emits electricity. "Charizard?" Charizard roared while giving a small stomp. "Infernape?" Infernape punched his palms with emitting fire. "Sceptile?" Sceptile shows his blades. "And… looks like everyone's here." He says before putting away the clipboard. "Everyone knows the drill, get on defense."
The Pokemon then all did their signature poses, powers ready and fully forced. Ash adjusted the jacket of his Battle Frontier uniform, then cracked his knuckles. He then got into his battle pose and looked into the sky, ready and waiting for what was gonna happen.
They waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… and waited… but nothing happened. After waiting for a few more minutes, everyone got confused. Ash checked his watch to make sure he wasn't early or something and looked puzzled.
"Where are they?" He says before checking the time again. "They're usually here by now. Is it the wrong day?" He asked no one specific as the Pokemon looked a little puzzled.
"Excuse me, Ash?" They heard and the Pokemon stepped away, making a path.
"Professor Oak, what's up?"
"I think I got this in my mail by mistake, but…" The old professor says while handing him an envelope. "This is for you."
Ash then looked even more confused before opening the letter and taking out a picture. It was the Team Rocket trio all wearing Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses while sitting on a beach. Then there was a small note inside.
Out on vacation,
Stealing your Pikachu next month
He looked between the two as the aforementioned Pokemon hopped on his shoulder to check it out as well. He seemed baffled. Taking a vacation? He couldn't remember the last time they actually decided to take a break. Not that he was complaining.
"And I thought the tea ceremony set they got me for my wedding was the last thing I'd get from them." Ash says before sighing. "We're all good, guys. No need to worry about Team Rocket for a while."
The Pokemon then dispersed. Some like Oshawott were relieved that they weren't gonna be fighting, but others like Charizard were disappointed they weren't gonna dish out some attacks. Their trainer was more or less on the former in their thoughts, mostly because he had other plans.
"Okay, Charlie and Vaggie should be back from dropping off the kids." Ash says as he starts walking inside.
"Ash, not that I wanna judge your friends, but is it really a good idea to leave your children with them?" Oak asks.
"I mean… yeah, their methods can be questionable at times, but they're trustworthy." Ash tells him. "And anyway, we're not trusting them with the kids yet. They're leaving them with their grandfather."
"Good choice in my book." Oak says as they leave the ranch. "Look at you all grown up. Feels like yesterday when I gave you Pikachu for your journey."
"Yeah, time really flies, huh?" The young man says as Pikachu hops on his shoulder.
"If your father was here, he'd be so proud of you."
"I get told that a lot." He says as he leaves. "Take care of the Pokemon, because I have an anniversary to get on."
(Meanwhile in Heaven)
"-And these are the bottles of milk." Charlie says while dunking a bag into her brother's arms, nearly knocking him over. "You should be set there. Just make sure they're fed and don't overfeed them. Just make sure they're changed and-"
"Easy, easy." Vaggie says while rubbing her shoulder. "It's okay. We're only gonna be gone for a day."
"Yeah, I think we can handle a few kids for a day." Cecilia tells her.
"Think this is more than last time." Connor says as he looks in the bag.
"Don't worry, we'll take good care of them." Charles tells her.
"Thank you. Dad-" Charlie then looked at her father. "You're gonna be alright with this, right?"
"Of course." Lucifer says as he laughs as he holds the kids. "I can handle the little tykes." He says while Aurora uses his hair to pull herself to his shoulder.
"Okay. Riolu, Keekee, you got this too, don't you?" She then asks the small jackal and cyclops cat.
Bau* Riolu barked while saluting.
"Good. Pikachu is with Delia, so now we're gonna be-"
"Wait, hold on." The king man says, stopping them as Aaron starts chewing on his thumb. "Did you remember to pack condoms?"
The couple then went wide-eyed. "I mean…" Vaggie says under her breath.
"Charlie." Lucifer says in a stern tone as Levi tugs on his bowtie.
"Aha, W-well…" Charlie nervously chuckles. "I mean… I heard they can be pretty uncomfortable and we couldn't find any big enough for-"
"That's not a fucking excuse. Do you really wanna risk it?" Cecilia asks her.
"Come on, what are the chances of it happening again so soon?"
"You two got pregnant at the same time. I'd say chances are high." Connor tells her.
"Well, I mean, I don't know if there's really any places that'll-"
"Okay, hold that thought." Lucifer says before snapping his fingers, then a book manifested in his hand as Aurora pulls his hat down. "Here. You don't wanna use condoms, use the spell in this book before you do you-know-what. Not directly before, not anytime after. The spell will keep you from making more babies-"
"Okay, okay. Thank you, Dad." Charlie says before taking the book. "Uh, wow, so… uh… w-we're just… gonna go now." She then went to the kids. "Bye-bye now. Your mommies will be back tomorrow, okay." She says before giving each of the three a kiss on the head.
"Yeah, so behave." Vaggie says as she also goes over to the children. "Don't give-" She kisses Levi's head. "Your grandfather-" Kisses Aaron. "Or your aunt and uncles-" Then finally kisses Aurora. "Trouble."
The last child giggled before the two stepped away while smiling. "Alright, bye! Take care!" They say before walking out the door.
"Phew, well… yeah, I am not ready to deal with another pregnant Charlie." Cecilia says.
"Yeah, especially the first time."
(Flashback)
Connor was sitting in a chair in the Ketchum home, watching some sappy soap opera in the living room. Across from him was Vaggie who was rubbing her baby bump. He took a glance at her and thought.
"You know, you're taking this pregnancy thing pretty well." He says.
"Yeah, it uh… it's actually not as bad as I thought."
"I mean, weren't you throwing up just yesterday?"
"I was, but this doesn't seem so bad… just a little weird." Vaggie says while rubbing her belly. "I mean, I was trained to be essentially a warrior. Now I'm about to become a freaking mother."
"Yeah, that shit's kinda crazy to think about. Can't relate though." Connor says before coughing.
*CRASH!*
"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Charlie screamed as she had just burst through the ceiling. "WHAT WAS THAT NOISE!?"
"Charlie-" Ash says as he runs down.
"Did you hear that!? Tell me you heard that! Tell me I'm not going crazy!"
"Babe, calm down!" Vaggie says as she runs over to comfort her. "It was just a cough."
"Yeah, I just got a tickle in my throat-" Connor tried to say.
"No, no, it wasn't just a cough-It wasn't-" Charlie was still freaking out.
"Sweetheart, please calm down-" Ash tried to say.
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!" Charlie screamed while turning full demon before she realized and reeled back. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry-!"
"Sh, sh, sh, it's okay." Ash says as he hugs her.
"It's alright, we're here, baby." Vaggie says as she also hugs her. "We're here."
Charlie then starts sobbing as she hugs back, her tail going limp. Connor stared, wide-eyed as he'd never seen her act like this before but sighed, having gone through this with someone else already.
(End of Flashback)
"Haven't seen anyone act like that since mom was carrying you." Connor chuckles.
Cecilia glared at him… then kicked him in the shin, making him bounce on one foot while holding his leg.
(Meanwhile)
Speaking of which. We cut to Lilith who was still sitting on the beach before sneezing and then rubbing her nose.
"Swear to god, whoever is talking shit about me again…" Lilith scoffs.
She took the margarita and sipped it silently at first… then she started sipping louder… then louder… then angrily took the straw out before downing it. She then yelled in annoyance before chucking the empty glass at the sand, breaking it and causing the ice to spray across the sand.
She was pissed, but the thing is… she didn't know what she was pissed about. Or who she was pissed at. That wasn't right. She couldn't just be angry out of the blue like that. Something had to have pissed her off, but what? Those angels interrupting her vacation? The margarita? The sky? The sand?
"Ugh, why!?" She groaned to herself.
She took off her sunglasses and rubbed her temples, then began to think deeply. Maybe she was mad because those angels were definitely gonna be a headache since they were not getting what they wanted, she knew how they were. Eight years straight and now they decide to ruin her vacation, and it was all because of this.
What were they thinking anyway? It's not like she'd care about Adam or her deal. He practically broke his end of it anyway. She got a feeling immediately when he did break it. He was dead to her, and now he's dead period, and the angels were giving her shit because he lost to some random demon.
Then she laid back while thinking. Should she stay there? She wanted at least to be there for a while longer, but if the angels were gonna give her hell, she might as well just go back to it. She had a family sure, but all her children were grown up now. Adults over hundreds of years old. They didn't need their mommy to hold their hands… well adults physically.
She still knew that Charlie, despite being her oldest child, was still the most childlike of the four. Her apart from Charles who was her youngest. And now apparently she was trying to redeem sinners in Hell? Even she herself moved on from trying to help the ungrateful. Apparently, her daughter didn't though and that somehow led to Adam's defeat and death.
To say she didn't miss them though…
On another note though-
"That human they told me about."
It was not strange to imagine her daughter falling for a human. Even though she hadn't dated for so many years, it wouldn't be off to see her dating even an angel at that point. Still though, supposedly this human was also able to put up a fight against Adam and beat him down. She still thought it had to be bullshit… but she was curious to see what this boy looked like.
"... Maybe I could visit at some point." She says before leaning back. "If anything to see what's going on down there."
(Elsewhere)
"And then there's the zoo, the penguin exhibit is the best." Phin says as the three were sitting on a bench with churros. "They do shows where the penguins, they are really talented. They can race, they can jump high out of the water, they are so adorable."
"And you can pet them all you want. They're so smooth and even playful." Emily says.
"That does sound nice." Pentious chuckles before looking down.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"N-nothing, just… you know thinking about… my friends and everyone at the hotel. I…"
"Oh, right, they're still down in Hell, right?"
"Yes, they… I mean… I… I don't know."
Emily's eyes then widened. "Oh no the Extermination."
Phin then gasped. "Oh… ohhhh! Oh, I… I'm sorry I didn't mean to…" He started to say. "I mean, it's not… t-they might still be alive. You never know."
"I… I hope so." Pentious says while scratching his neck. "I mean, they have to have, right? We were prepared for it and everything, so…"
"Yeah, yeah, so maybe they are still alive." Phin continued while putting a hand on his shoulder. "Don't think too much about it."
Pentious looked back at his half-eaten churro. Was he overthinking things? Sure he died and his egg boys also perished, but that didn't necessarily mean that others did die with him, right? If they had, wouldn't they have come with him? He took a while to arrive there, so maybe they were on their way and just taking longer, or maybe they really weren't dead. He didn't have any reason to make assumptions.
"Hey, uh… just a small question." Emily asks, snapping him from his thoughts. "Well, not really small but…" She says before taking out a hat. "Do you know… the person who owns this?"
Pentious looked at it, then realized instantly. "Y-yes, it belongs to, Ash."
"So, you know him?" The Seraphim asks with hope-filled eyes. "Do you know if he's okay?"
"Y-yes, he's… last time I saw him he was doing well."
"Really!?" Phin asked as he nodded. "He's okay-T-that's amazing!"
"He's… wait… when did you last see him?" Emily asks.
"Well, uh, I heard he… had a hole in his chest when landed. But, he was helping us during the Extermination and everything." Pentious explained.
"... S-so… he's in Hell? Right now?"
"That's the last place I saw him, yes."
Emily then looked concerned as she looked over at Phin who had the same look on his face. He didn't come up to Heaven when he died. It didn't make any sense, but he was down in Hell and…
"H-he became a sinner?" Emily asks.
Pentious was stunned at that moment, trying to piece together what the little angel just asked. They hadn't noticed the small floating device that flew at a distance, observing. Nor did they notice two people in particular walking down the road.
"Ya know, maybe that wasn't the best idea." Tenant sighed. "Still, I can't believe she's been up here. I thought she was supposed to stay down there."
Lute hardly even listened to him, she just stared at the halo in his hands. She clutched it tight before gritting her teeth, her wings shaking slightly in anger. Then she suddenly felt herself grabbed and pulled away.
"Hey, careful!" Someone passing by her says.
"Lute, can you keep your eyes up." Tenant tells her.
"I just… I…" Lute starts to say before groaning.
"Yeah, I get it." The cat angel says before stepping in front of her. "Look, I just wanna know one thing. Why did Adam make a deal with… you know, 'her'? Especially her."
"What the fuck do you think?" She put away the halo then grabbed him and pulled him down before whispering. "Morningstar took everything from him. That bitch left him for that fucker and that same fucker took his other wife. Being banished is enough of a punishment." She says while letting go and continued walking.
"Wha… wait-" The other exorcist says before catching up. "So this is all for a bunch of petty shit?"
"Petty? Did you not just hear me?"
"Just saying, I don't think he really cared much about either his first or second wife. He seemed to have a pretty good life up here, all things considered."
"That doesn't make what he did petty. And besides, Lu-" Lute caught her words as she passed by other angels. "'He' is the reason evil has gotten free in that world, and we cannot allow it to infest here. So, we're doing God's work by teaching these fuckers a lesson." She then sighed. "Killing Adam should cement that they are past redemption."
"Yeah, I know there's no saving them and all, but they know how to kill us and we barely survived attacking that hotel." The cat tells her. "And that human… or whatever he is, he's the main reason we lost and kicked our asses without trouble."
"And he's gonna be the main target." The woman says while turning and stopping them again. "The only reason he won was because he had that stupid dragon attack me earlier."
"Lute, I don't know if you remember, but I blasted a hole straight through his chest with holy light and he survived."
"Clearly it's some kind of regeneration thing. Maybe we need to disintegrate him until there is nothing left."
Tenant smacked his head. "Okay, forget the human for a moment. What about that giant dragon thing that appeared out of nowhere? That thing will chew us up for breakfast. If it shows up again, we're doomed."
"It caught us off guard before, but it won't this time. Once Sera knows about this-"
"Sera is already dealing with shit from the higher-ups! They're probably pissed after she allowed this shit to go on without telling them!"
Lute wanted to argue back but found herself struggling. Tenant sighed.
"Look, I know you wanna get back at them. But I don't think we're gonna be able to have another Ex… ya know. Even if we don't…" He trailed off as he looked behind her and his eyes widened.
"What? Even if we don't then what?" She asks in confusion.
Tenant pointed behind her, making her look dumbfounded before turning around. Then Lute's eyes widen as well. She caught sight of the three angels on the bench. The two Seraphim she ignored, but the snake-looking angel? No, she couldn't ignore that.
"There's… there's no way. He's not actually down there is he?" Phin asks in disbelief.
"Well, again last time I saw him was down there. Like I said, when the Extermination happened, he was there helping us." Pentious reexplains. "But he-"
"Hey, there you are!" Molly says, startling them. "I got everything set up, everyone is there, I would've made it a surprise party but ya know, since I told you it's not really a surprise at all, but it's gonna be super duper awesome!" She says while bouncing before grabbing Pentious hand and immediately start dragging him away. "Come on! Everyone's waiting!"
The snake angel yelped as he was being pulled away by the other angel. Phin still appeared to be in disbelief before he looked at Emily. The young Seraphim only looked down at the hat in her hands and clutched it tight. As much as she didn't want to believe it, she had gotten an answer she didn't want.
"Wha…" Tenant says as he watches Molly take the snake away. "I-is that… n-no that's not… I-I mean, there's no way."
Lute was again silent, staring ahead. There was so much she felt in that moment. Confusion, disbelief, fear, and… most of all… anger.
AshFan: Okay, there should be one or two more cuts after this, then it'll be ready to post.
TaiKetch'em: *Yawn* Then what're you gonna do?
AF: I'm working on that.
(Back in the Pokemon World)
So I have to point this out, but the outfits the girls are wearing are the ones from the recent 2025 Valentine's promo card of Charlie and Vaggie on a date with Razzle pouring a drink for them.
As for Ash, he still has his casual outfit on.
We move to a place in the Hoenn Region called Lavaridge Town, where our hero after arriving with his wives had first taken them to the town bakery. The three were sat at a table all with a cookie they were unwrapping, Charlie being the first to take a bite. Instantly her eyes lit up, and she hummed sharply in absolute glee.
"It's like…" Vaggie chewed. "Cinnamon… sweet, yet spicy."
"And so good!" Charlie gushed before eating more of it.
"I know, right?" Ash says before taking a bite of his cookie. "I haven't been here in a while, but it's still as good as I remember."
"Right, this is one of the places you traveled to, right?" Vaggie asked.
"I did. Hard to forget a lot of my memories on any of my journeys."
"This is amazing." Charlie says while still munching.
"Well, not as amazing as what I got you two for this day." The man laughs before straightening a bit. "I can pull it out now unless you wanna give each other one first."
"Oh no it's fine, we can start with you first. Since you gave us gifts last time, we'll go first." Charlie says before she hands him a gift. "This one's from me."
Ash took it and opened it up before taking it out. "Oh, it's a watch."
"Not just a watch. It also is made to tell the time of month, and day, keep up with the lunar cycle, and as a bonus, it also has a function that'll allow you to find the phone of anyone in the hotel."
"Wow, that much, huh?"
"Yeah, I had to get a little help from my family to really get one in good condition… or that worked properly. If it has any bugs, I'm sorry."
"You don't have to be sorry." Ash says before putting it on. "It's nice. Cool looking too." He says as she smiles.
"And now it's my turn." Vaggie says while giving him a box.
He took it and opened it as well. He took out a pair of gloves that looked oddly familiar to… Sir Aaron's.
"With all the time of raising the kids, I've been working on stitching so, in the meantime, I made you a new pair of gloves. Pikachu helped me pick out a design since the ones you originally had got… destroyed with the original hotel during the Extermination." She tells him. "It should also help you have a better grip on that sword of yours."
"That's… that's amazing. I can definitely say I didn't expect that."
"Speaking of the sword, we should really get back to training when we have enough time away from the kids." She then says, making the other two snort in laughter.
"That's amazing." Ash says before putting it down and then picking up the two gifts he had in his lap. "My turn now. These are for you."
"Okay, let's see what we got."
The girls then take the gifts from him. He waits in anticipation while reaching back into his pocket for something else. As they opened their gifts, they found that they both had a necklace. Both looked like they were half a heart, for Charlie it was a red ruby and Vaggie had a blue sapphire.
"Oh no, I can't accept this!" Charlie says before handing it back to him.
"Yeah, this, this is too much." Vaggie says while attempting to do the same.
"No, no, keep them. You deserve them." Ash insisted.
"Ash, y-you, you really don't have, this is…" Charlie started to say again.
"Keep, they're yours and yours alone. Happy Valentine's Day."
The girls looked like they wanted to say something again, but decided against it. They looked at each other, and they moved the pieces together… only to find they didn't connect which made them dumbfounded.
"Oh, right, sorry." Ash says before he takes out another necklace piece, this one having a green emerald. "It might be more complete with this."
He then held it out before they did as well. Charlie put hers on the right, and Vaggie put hers on the left. Together the three pieces connected and made a full heart between them and only then did they notice that it had their initials on each piece. The three smiled before pulling away.
"Wow, this is… I don't know what to even say now." Vaggie says.
"I know. I guess… happy Valentine's Day, Ash." Charlie says as the man only chuckles in response.
"Yeah, now we all have a piece to remember each other by." Ash tells them.
"Well, I mean I already have something like that." Vaggie says before showing him the bracelet he got her last year which his smile widens at. "But anyway, Charlie, I still have a present for you." She says before taking out another gift.
Charlie took it and opened it. "Ooh, a journal."
"A dream journal. You can use it to write your thoughts down whenever you have them. Figured you'd like it."
"I love it. Thank you so much." The blonde says before hugging her tightly. "I love you."
"Yeah, I love you too."
She then noticed the princess hold up a box. Vaggie took the box as they broke the hug, allowing her to open it and then look shocked. She reached in and took out… a halo…
"So, what do you think?" Charlie asked with a hopeful smile.
Vaggie didn't say anything, just stared at it in her hand. It didn't take Charlie or their husband long to notice.
"Vaggie?" Ash asks.
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. I forgot that it's still a sensitive-" Charlie started to say.
"No, no, it's fine, just…" Vaggie says, staring at it. "It's just a little surprising. It's been a while since I've had one."
She took a deep breath before taking it out of the box, then blinking as she realized it was plastic and attached to a headband by a wire. It wasn't the real deal, but a headpiece.
"Yeah, I can't really get an actual halo." Charlie tells her. "Do you… still want it."
"Yes, I want it. I love it, it's nice. Thank you." Vaggie says before hugging her.
"You're welcome. Happy Valentine's Day."
Ash only smiled before sitting up straight. "Ya know, I'm glad you two are still focusing on each other than just focusing on me."
"We have time for you. But I also have time…" Charlie then says before making Vaggie look at her and kissing her lips for a second. "For you." She finishes as the angel smiles.
"Hehe, well that's good." The man smiles before doing a small stretch. "We still have one place to go while still here."
(Later that night)
They were currently in the hot spring, clothes stripped and in baskets, and only towels covering their bodies.
"This is amazing!" Charlie says as she steps into the steaming water. "Oh, it's so warm it's perfect."
"Yeah, that's why it's the best place in the region." Ash says while closing the door. "In other regions too. They just added mixed bathing."
"How much did it cost to book this?" Vaggie asked.
"I didn't focus much on the price. Only had two people on my mind when it came to this."
"Okay." She laughed as the two of them went to the waters as well. "Someone's gotten cheesy."
"I still miss when you were shy sometimes." Charlie says.
Vaggie then moved down, sinking into the water up to her chest and then laying against the edge. She sighed as the soothing warmth enveloped her, Charlie joining beside her.
"Wow, this is even better than I thought." Vaggie says.
"I know, right?" The blonde says while still smiling. "Maybe we come back again."
"I can see about booking it again. Whenever you want. Doesn't have to just be Valentine's Day." Ash tells them.
"Maybe wait a bit and not get too greedy."
He chuckled before sitting on the other side of Vaggie, putting a hand on her back. His smile faltered a bit as he felt the scars that remained there even after getting her wings back. As much as he felt bad for her, he knew there wasn't much he could do. Taking a deep breath, he instead laid back as he looked up into the night sky.
He thought about how the night skies there and Hell were so different from each other, from Hell having just a dark brown color while this world was dark blue and full of stars. Part of him wondered what the sky on Earth from his wives' world was like and if it was like the one here and even Heaven.
Unfortunately, he hadn't thought about ever going to that Earth and wasn't in Heaven long enough to see it at night. As much as he still had some disdain about the people that had been brought there, part of him still wanted to see if there were any other angels there like Emily and Phin.
But he didn't focus on that. Before either of the girls noticed, he shook his head and smiled before leaning down and enjoying the water along with them.
"Hey, ya know, I still wanna help people get redeemed." Charlie speaks up. "Even if we're all busy now with kids, work, and each other, and even if we can't get them into Heaven, I'd still like to help them get better at least. Whoever wants to anyway."
"There's nothing wrong with that. And you're right, we can still help the people who want to be helped be better." He says before putting a hand on her shoulder. "Even if there's only so few of them."
"We do have more traction and respect after defending the hotel from the angels, so I think we're gonna have better chances of finding volunteers now." Vaggie says. "Hopefully that'll help for the cause."
"I know." Charlie says before pulling the two into a hug, pressing their bodies together. "I love you two. This has been the best Valentine's Day ever."
"Heh, yeah. Love you too, babe." Vaggie says while hugging back.
"Yeah, love you two too." Ash says before they pull back, then notices something. "Uh, no alarm… but, you two are leaking."
He was referencing the damp spots on their towels that weren't from the water. Charlie only giggled.
"I know. ~" She says before she and Vaggie give him a look.
He knew that look very well, and he wasn't against it.
AshFan: Lime alert people.
TaiKetch'em: Wait, what?
AF: I'm doing a lime here.
TF: Don't you wanna end the chapter so you can finally get it out?
AF: Dude, it is not that long. Take a chill pill.
Quiet and sensual moans filled the hot spring the married throuple were in, particularly that of their angel. Vaggie was moaning as she was having her breasts feasted upon by her husband and wife, Ash sucking her right while Charlie was taking her left. The angel had a hand on the back of their heads.
The blonde was more eager yet still gentle with her wife's teet, and the human was delicate while still enjoying her delectable milk. Vaggie was easily falling under the side effects of letting her lovers do as they please, the heat emitting from her face being about doubled thanks to the hot spring's steam.
She leaned her head back while smiling as she started to feel pleasure through her body. The longer she felt their tongues brush against her nipples, the more she felt another feeling going somewhere. Unfortunately to her dismay, they stopped and pulled away. The aftermath of which left her a panting mess, a slight dribble of milk from one of her nipples before the princess licked it up.
"You okay, Vaggie?" Ash asked in concern.
"Yeah… y-yeah, that… w-was amazing." She moaned.
The two smiled in relief knowing she was still okay. Ash brushed some of his hair out of the way, it starting to become sticky from the steam of the hot spring. Then he looked at Charlie who pulled her towel down, revealing her breasts, making the other two perk up.
"It's my turn now. ~" She says in a suggestive tone.
After taking a second to compose themselves, the two took her nipples into her mouth, the man being on the princess' right and the angel on her left. She gasped but moaned as she held both their shoulders, feeling delight in it.
Ash was amazed by the fact that despite using a pump, they still were lactating even now. That and their milk was still as good as he remembered. And that was just one of the perks.
"Yes, that's it." Charlie moaned.
She didn't feel the same effect that Vaggie felt, being more resistant to the heat and steam. However, that didn't stop her from feeling another type of heat that coursed through her body, and eventually found its way down to a certain area… one that caused her tail to emerge and wrap around Vaggie's waist.
The two then got the idea and pulled away, leaving the blonde to pant before retracting her tail back.
AshFan: Aight, lime is over people.
"Hoo, I missed that feeling." She says before giving her breast a little rub.
"It's really been a while since we've done this. Missed the feeling too." Vaggie also says.
"Ditto. But now that we finally get the chance to ourselves, we can do it without worry." Ash also says.
"Yeah, well, hope you got a good taste. That milk is for the boys every other time." She tells him with a smirk.
He only chuckles in response before leaning back. Charlie then gave Vaggie a look and a head tilt, and the angel understood before nodding.
"Hey, Ash, we're gonna head up to the room early." Charlie then says.
"Wha-Already? But we haven't been here that long." Ash asks.
"I know, but… it's getting late. Sorry, honey." Vaggie tells him before kissing him.
"Alright, not gonna force you to stay." He says in a slightly dejected tone.
"Oh, don't be like that, sweetie. We can still come back tomorrow." Charlie says before kissing him as well. "We'll see you up there."
"Alright, I'll be up in a minute."
Ash sat in the water as Charlie and Vaggie got out and left, leaving him alone in it. He did have the place booked until sometime tomorrow, having used a good amount of money from his job, but that wasn't the point. Maybe the intimate moment they had just now in the hot springs was a little much at the moment.
He only let out a relaxed sky before sinking further in until his head was submerged in the water. It wouldn't be safe for a normal human to do it, but he was anything but normal. He just took the time he needed in there to relax and enjoy it.
(A minute later)
Ash left the hot spring, got dressed, and was now on his way to the room he booked for the night. Part of him wonders if he'll run into Flannery. He hadn't seen her yet, probably because she was busy with a challenger. He wasn't planning on battling her since this was supposed to be his anniversary with his wives, but part of him was slightly hoping to see an old friend like her again.
As he arrived at the room he booked, he stretched and was ready to go in and meet the girls. As he took out the keys, part of him wondered if they were sleeping. He figured they weren't, but to make sure, he put his ear against the door and heard nothing. So, not feeling the need to wake them, he didn't say anything as he unlocked the door.
However, the second he opened it, he was greeted by the sound and sight of the two making out. His presence in the room didn't seem to deter them as they kept doing so. What did deter them though was his dropping the keys on the floor, which caused them to freeze, then stare at him.
"Look who finally arrived. ~" Charlie says in a seductive tone.
"Bienvenido de nuevo guapo. ~" Vaggie also says in the same tone.
It wasn't their kissing that made him still and red-faced, but the lingerie that they were wearing as they did so.
AshFan: The current outfits they're wearing are from the 2025 Valentine's Day merch which… they're hot but like the original, I cannot describe how they look because Vivziepop couldn't decide to make them simple. She had to make the designs complex as fuck.
TaiKetch'em: Yeah, I know. I drew them in those outfits and… not easy. That's all I'll say.
"U-uh, w-wow, uh… this… t-this is… I-I… hehe…" Ash nervously chuckled as his face started to heat up.
"There's the shy cutie I missed." Charlie giggled before giving him 'the eyes'. "So, ready for your second Valentine's Gift? ~"
"I-I'd be lying if I said… *Gulp* I was prepared for this. This is… a lot to take in."
"Well, you went out of your way to bring us to a place like this." Vaggie says before they walk over and hug each arm of his, pushing them into their cleavages. "We figured you deserve something in return."
"I see, but… are you sure you wanna do this now?" Ash asks, still red-faced.
"Don't worry, we're protected. My dad gave me a spellbook for it." Charlie says before closing the door behind with her tail. "Now, where were we?" She asks before the man smirks, then bends down and picks them both up and over his shoulders. "Woah!"
"I think I know where." He says before he starts the walk to the bedroom.
Charlie and Vaggie only giggled as they knew what was coming next. Safe to say, that room would have been noisy if they hadn't soundproofed it.
To be continued…
TaiKetch'em: Now that we're done with the chapter, here's… well unfortunately I can't show my artwork on FFN, but I made some for this chapter.
AshFan: Trust me, it's really good
TK: Yeah, it took me days just to get down. Not like I had to though.
AF: Come on, man. It's just one chapter.
TK: I hope so. You can find the images on my Deviantart: MacMar02. My Twitter: taiketch59719. And my BlueSky account: taiketchem. bsky. social. All of which where-
AF: Dude, dude. What are you doing?
TK: I'm putting in some self-promotion?
AF: Wh-On my story? I already told them that you have an AO3 account now.
TK: Yeah, I get that, but I just… did you list me as a co-creator?
AF: Yeah, it's a collab so I figured you wouldn't mind.
TK: Oh, well… thanks I guess. But anyway, you asked for art on this chapter, I think I deserve to give my handles on where I upload art.
AF: I… fair. Check out Tai's Deviantart, Twitter, and BluSky accounts under the names he listed for more of his artwork.
AF: Before I go, yes, next MIGHT be a lemon chapter. Yes, Emily is gonna become a love interest… if that wasn't obvious enough. No, I will not add any more girls after that. Thank you all for reading and Happy Valentine's Day-
TK: Dude, it's long past Valentine's Day.
AF: WHAT!?
TK: Yeah, It's February the 18th.
AF: DAMMIT! I'm late again… *Sigh*... see you all next time.