The Sun Races on
#13 of Pokè-Treat
"I have no name..." Entei said again after they had left her clan's den.
"I heard, but I don't understand why. Didn't your parents name you when you were born?"
Entei sighed. "The entire clan is a pup's parental mentor. Most of us do not know who our sire and dam is. I will explain what I can. The Rite of Maturity takes the ones going through it and shows them a large range of opportunities and the one thing that holds us from being just another voice... our name. Unfortunately all that was revealed to me was the life I now have. The only thing that came to me was the name of my... Trainer. So, my Trainer, what name do you give me?"
"I don't know..."
"It must come from you and you alone."
"If I must choose... I shall call you Flame, since the gender hiding thing must be held."
"It will not matter, I will not be returning here for a long time. I will find a mate somewhere even if I do not have pups."
"We may cross the path of a male someday that will... donate his time for you. But for now, you know you will have many males to choose from to get your pleasure from. Shall we head home now?"
Entei, or rather Flame, turned her head towards her Trainer and grinned. Her riders where in the same mood. "Boys versus girls: last ones there have to bathe the winners." Flame chuckled then shoved her rump into Sam's side making him loose balance.
They raced between the trees and water bodies until they slid to a stop. Sam growled as he stared at the tail that was striking the tip of his nose. Flame looked back with an evil grin. Jason looked at his daughters and shook his head.
Sam glared at his companion then sprayed all three of them with a Water Gun. He broke out into a hearty laugh, tipping Jason slightly. Flame hissed as her fur drooped and drained. Before she could retaliate, Lisa threw out an Aura ball with a single paw at Sam. He jumped and landed lightly; he stuck out his tongue then strutted around them.
"I bathed you three, live with it." Jason jumped down as Sam stuck his nose up.
A second later, Flame had pounced him and threw him onto his back. "Not correctly!" She growled.
"What? Would you rather have a tongue bath instead?" Sam spat out loudly.
"Yes!"
Sam's eyes went wide.
"I want it tonight." She ground her hips into him without shame.
"Lisa, take Grace inside. She's a little young for this."
"Sure, I'm not too sure I want to see it myself." Lisa rushed off with Grace in her arms.
Jason walked up beside the two legendaries. "Do you two wish to be alone?"
Sam gave a small thrust against her. "I don't care."
Jason saw that Sam's engorged, pointed member had already been revealed as he did his best to position himself.
"I want you."
Jason grabbed Sam and positioned him then turned to leave them with a sigh. Most of his team had mates, now he just had to find the others mates. He went inside and found Lisa staring at a small green foliage patch on the lobby floor. He went up to the patch and knelt down.
"What kind do we have here? Oddish?"
"Some are, I think. There could be a Chikorita or two in that mess. I think that you still owe two girls a bath, am I right?"
"Fine, go draw the water and I'll be up in a minute." He watched the Lucario walk away and bound up the stairs. "Alright, the big, bad Lucario is gone now. You may show yourselves."
He saw an eye peek through the leaves then lost it in the bustle of movement.
"Either you join the cause here, or I will start plucking and tossing out the weeds."
That caused a little more movement that revealed a Chikorita and several Oddish.
"Better. I assume you all know what is happening here. So I won't get into that, instead, I would like you to go amongst the family here and learn of the various things they do. Then find Mitch and Ditch and begin learning from them. A human and a Gallade. I have some other arrangements to uphold so I must leave you to yourselves."
Jason left the Grass dwellers and headed upstairs. He found Lisa and Grace sitting on the Lucario's bed; he greeted them then took Grace from her guardian's arms then went into a little alcove in the room where the large basin resided. He sat Grace in the water and began to scrub her down. She squirmed as any child would, she even started splashing Jason. But all and all, he scrubbed her down and made her fur coat glean the bright yellow it was meant to be. He proceeded to dry her off then laid her down on the bed.
He then offered his hand to Lisa which she took without hesitation. He led her to the basin and helped her in. She smiled as felt the warm water soak through the dense fur. Jason poured water over her head watching the water drain down her chest. She whimpered as the last of the water just barely dripped from her muzzle. Jason grabbed a clothe and soaped it up before scrubbing her head. He pushed her forward and scrubbed her back. When it came to scrub her chest, she made a big deal out of it with moans and groans. He kept silent; he rinsed her off before re-soaping to scrub her arms. She chewed on her tongue waiting to being able to bend over and reveal herself to him. He wiped the soapsuds from his hands then rinsed her fur clean. She stood then leaned over the edge of the basin to reveal her bottom with her tail hiked up over her back.
"You're enjoying this too much, but a bet is a bet. Hold still." Jason grinned then grabbed her tail tip and rubbed the soap in.
"That I am. Don't forget the joint."
"You mean this one?" Jason stuck a clothe covered finger into her tail hole and wiggled it. She gasped then moaned when he did not stop. "Or what about this one?" He stuck another finger passed her labia and tortured her clitoris. "I would clean you better... but that is Adrian's job. So stop fooling around and let me finish."
She whimpered as he pulled his fingers away and finished giving her a bath. Much to her disliking, her lust was unfulfilled but she was free of dirt from her travels. Jason pulled her out of the tub and dried her with a towel then went to the bed where both belts laid and stared at them. Lisa stared as she flattened her fur wondering what went through his mind, though in the end he did nothing and left silently as though he contemplated something. Outside the room, Jason released Adrian then grabbed the Lucario's shoulder as he reformed from the ball.
"Lisa needs your attention. If you want, I will take Grace and let you two have the room."
"What about my daughter?"
"Still in her ball as far as I know. You get them both if you wish, but remember that you can't actually mate yet. Just give her a good lick and a cuddle. I will even have a romantic supper sent up for you two, my treat."
"What about..."
"No wine, I'm not even old enough for that so it would not be fair for me." Jason smiled at the Lucario who shrugged off the answer.
Jason walked off as he threw his hand in the air for a farewell then went back into the room to quickly grab Grace then run off to the nursery to play with his own son. He smiled as he thought about the Azurill and how he came to be. He never would have expected to be able to breed with a Pokèmon and receive a healthy specimen from the conception. Now only time would tell if the boy would be fertile. Jason did not want to think of that right off, instead he changed his thought path on the education the boy would get.
But Jason's thoughts were stopped in their tracks when he entered the nursery and found that the young Pokèmon where sitting around an elder taking in a lesson. Mitch's Ponyta was the first to notice him lean against the door frame. He sat Grace down on one of the small beds then turned to leave.
Jason left the children quietly. He wound his way up the tree and found Mitch and Ditch teaching themselves. Mitch took on the humanoid types and the humans while Ditch took on the others. The pupils where learning a martial art that he had never seen before. He waited for a break to commence before joining them. But as time went on, it seemed to slow. Jason straightened then drew a deep breath, a scroll materialized in front of him. He grabbed it and watched time speed up. He opened it and read the ancient handwriting though it was in his language.
Not today, warrior, you will learn in a way no man has done before.
Come to the waters below and wait for the Bird of Prey to join you.
A waste of parchment, Jason thought, but it did get the point across. He stuck the scroll in his belt, it was then he realized he had not released his team. He shrugged then made his was down to the ground where he would walk out nearly alone to the waters he and Champ had found. He came to the small game trail and followed the winding path to the water clearing. Once there, the water glared with the sunlight back into his eyes. It was silent except the trickle of a hidden stream into the pond; he waited and stared at the water. To him, it seemed like an hour before the first sound came. A Fearow landed behind him and hissed. Jason took in a deep breath but otherwise did nothing else to aggravate the beast.
"Human, do you realize where you tread?"
"I was told to come here and wait for the Bird of Prey."
He heard the long beak clap as if it cracked knuckles. "This is sacred land, it belongs to Pokèmon only."
"Who says that I am not a Pokèmon in human form?"
"That would be unlikely. Not even Ditto would do that."
"Ditto are not the only shape shifters."
The bird had nothing to come back at this.
"Are you done with the quizzing?" Jason asked quietly.
"You truly are well taught, are you not? Do you know why you are here?"
"I figure I am here to learn something and since the Unnamed do not want me to learn to fight yet, I figure it is something about Pokèmon that I do not already know."
"Correct. We have religions just as your kind does. You will need to learn what you can about these and practice them. Only then will the races truly begin to teach you their ways, the ways that we keep hidden from humans. Fighting and breeding is what most humans know of us. We are civilized in our own way. To see our cities, you must become one of us... in a way. Learn the easiest first, the ones you are closest to. Now... be gone from this place."
"That is not the lesson I expected. I expected something along the line of learning how to fight Pokèmon myself."
The Fearow coughed out a laugh, "No. Not from me. You are a Trainer; you already know how to fight my kind. It those larger than you that you need to learn how to fight against."
Jason nodded then turned to face the bird, but it had just flown off. He walked back to the tree and released his team. Champ cracked his back then turned to Jason; the others went off in their own directions. Champ looked over his Trainer and shook his head.
"I take it that you heard the conversation."
"Yep."
"Do you know if the others did?"
"Dunno."
"So?"
"You would have to ask the ones from the woods. I was raised in human arms, not my own. I am not sure if Clair knows or not, but I will not ask her for you. This is out of my claws, I do not know if I can stand by you this time."
"What do you mean? You always got my back."
"Clair asked me once before to try learning her spiritual stuffs. I could not grasp the idea of worshipping a bird when we should just eat it. I am sure-"
"Wait... did you say bird? As in the Fire Bird, Moltres?" Jason interrupted.
"Yeah, that's the one."
"Now I understand the need to learn the religions. Why can't I just be a normal Trainer sometimes?"
"You would get bored. I need to catch up with Clair while Lisa still has the twins."
"Enjoy yourself."
They parted ways. Jason wound his way around the halls and bumped into Azu. She smiled at him and grabbed his hand, she silently pulled him to a room he had not seen before. It turned out to be a hot spring fed basin room near ground level. They were the only two there, so Jason had no trouble at thinking about stripping and climbing into the water with the female.
He shivered as a slight, warm breeze went across his exposed flesh. Azu gave him an amused look before jumping backwards into the water. He followed quickly figuring that she would not want him to shrink due to the chilled air from the breeze. He hissed as he hit the water, skin turning to a dull pink from the sudden heat. But he did enjoy it, once the shock went away.
Azu surfaced and sprayed him with warm water. She giggled as he tried to splash her, she just gave him a wink then vanished underwater. He looked for her until he felt movement against his groin. He shuttered as a gentle lick sent chills down his spine. It was bliss, pure and simple. He let a moan escape as a nibble at the base of his penis struck him with a new sensation. Azu surfaced and toyed with his sac with her footpad.
"I take it that you like this?" She asked being as flirty as possible.
"Of course." Jason gasped.
"Good. Because, unlike before, I am at the peak of my season. I doubt you want another offspring so soon, which is why I dragged you here. The water here is usually just right to raise my blood heat to stop my season temporarily somehow. Though I personally don't want to risk it."
"Really? I thought that would be very different with you. You sure?"
"Very, but I still need the physical need dealt with. So will you, my mate, tend to that need?"
"As long as we don't have anything to do."
"Besides your personal quest, no."
"Why not."
"Grainas, can I talk with you?" Rex entered Champ and Clair's room just a few paces before Champ, but the younger male did not reveal himself yet.
"I told you never to call me tha- what happened?" She looked her cousin over and noticed more than a few wounds across his face and chest.
"The cook caught me snitching a Miltank steak. I'll survive. Anyway... I need some advice, I noticed that there was a Fire Wearer there in the kitchen keeping the fires going. I want to talk to her... but I don't how."
"The Magmar? I have never had the chance to speak with her myself. My advice is act normal... otherwise, not yourself. Just ask her for a moment of her time. That or ask Jason to convince her to talk to you, not recommended."
"But..." Rex sighed making his wings wrinkle up. "What if I can't get to her? That queen won't allow me back into the kitchen. Can you at least get her out of the kitchen?"
"No." Clair turned and spotted Champ though she did not acknowledge him. "Figure it out yourself, you're a big male."
"Please." Rex bit his lip hating to beg for help. "I'll throw in a rub just the way I used to give you."
Clair hesitated as she remembered her hatchling days, Hia'atus was the only one to treat her nicely. With a deep sigh, she responded. "Fine, but you better make it worth the trouble. I will let you know at supper. Shoo."
"Thank you." Rex bowed deeply nearly laying prostrate to her.
He left smiling as Champ pushed by him. Champ crossed his arms and cocked his head slightly, she shrugged then turned to the bed to climb onto it. Champ grunted then joined her.
"What? He is a relative. If I can get something for nearly nothing, I am all for it."
"Well I am not for it if it involves him."
"I let you in on a secret of mine. Of all of my clan... he is the only one that has ever treated me like a living being and not an object. I may not like him now because of his maturity, but he is still the same Hia'atus that I grew up with."
"What does his maturity have to do with this?"
"You wouldn't understand, it's a clan rite thing."
"And most likely I would not like it if you did tell me. Let's just drop this for now."
"Gladly."
"Honey, don't do that!" Lisa ordered at her daughter as she stuck her foot into her mouth. "Adrian, a little help here."
"What? There's nothing I can do to stop her, she is probably teething. You would have more experience with that problem than I would. Now teaching her how to kick the tail off an opponent three times her size, that's my area." Adrian had his back turned to his mate and offspring as he shadowboxed. "And when do you think we can start training as a family, hmm? I thought we were going to do that as soon as she threw her first punch. We both have been punched already and not one word about training has been mentioned from either of us."
"Wouldn't that be up to her Trainer? She's not considered a wild, so the decision is not directly ours."
"You are her Trainer."
"I suppose you are correct on that, but I would still like to have the word of my adoptive father before doing that."
"Your daughter is not some random Pokèmon given to you. Let's train her to be strong. So she can fulfill whatever Arceus has ahead of her."
"Fine, but you're the one who will get yelled at for not telling Jason. Let's go play outside, Mona."
That evening, the family gathered with the ladies of the Tree and ate quietly. Even the young were silent as though they felt a shift in the air. Moon let out a growl as the Glaceon male between her and her sister leaned against her. He quickly shifted his weight but still spoke quietly.
"Why is it so quiet in here? Is there something going on?" Falrin had been there long enough to know silence amongst the group is an odd thing.
"Most are tired from training with Mitch and Ditch, the family is occupied with their own dealings. You, on the other paw, have not done a thing to help the progress here. Laziness and ignorance are two things that do not belong here. So either change by morning and seek something to help out with or I will make sure to bring this up with Jason."
"Gotcha."
"Quit the lying, remember I can read your thoughts."
"Right-"
Moon's eyes glowed blue as she levitated Falrin and sent him flying out of the dining room. "Tail biting pervert."
"What did he think of?" Shadow asked curiously as she tore a chunk of meat from the larger slab.
"Me milking him."
"He is rather cute, you should test to see if he is strong enough to be considered a good stud."
"You can't be serious!?"
"Think about, out of all of us, you are the only one who has not been with a chosen mate. Even that Stantler found a mate here."
"You haven't either."
"I was with Adrian or did you forget that?"
"No, I didn't. But you don't have a mate now... you didn't, did you?"
"What? Find a female companion? You tell me."
"Oh, Shadow..." Moon sighed and shook her head. "At least she is a night stalker. Maybe you're right, but I'll force him to prove himself if he wishes to have me."
"Damn straight. You make that male flip a mountain for you."
"Watch your tongue, sis. I've been threatened about my language. Apparently Jason does not like those words."
"Oh, now that we are getting comfortable around everyone, he places rules down."
"No, he just want's our language cleaned up. He would rather not make us the stereotypical slaves of most Trainers."
"I hope so."
"I know so."
Champ grunted as Clair stood up and went to the kitchen where the cooks were finishing up the multi-diet desserts. Nidoqueen growled until Clair hissed back, she showed the head cook her claws before walking further into the room.
"Magmar, got a moment?"
"W-w-what?" The female stuttered though she did not turn away from her fire.
"That male that was in here earlier today, he wishes to meet with you. Who knows? You might even get lucky at the end of the night."
The fire flared momentarily then eased back to normal. "Y-you think tha-tha-that he would do that?"
"He asked me to talk to you for him, mostly so he would not get mauled again.
"Really?"
Clair nodded and grinned.
"S-S-Sheila, take o-over."
"Word of advice, try to concentrate on your words when you speak like when your singing them. I helped a brother with the same problem, kept him from being gutted."
"I w-will try." A Vulpix vixen slid to a stop beside Magmar and took over the flame.
Magmar and Clair walked out of the kitchen and targeted Rex. Clair shoved Magmar towards the blushing Charizard then hovered a few paces away to keep the two from fleeing. Rex nodded and looked to the floor.
"Uh, hi. They call me Rex... and, um... I wanted to court you."
"B-b-but you did n-not know how?" Magmar stuttered instantly hating herself.
Rex smiled, "You know, I used to stutter far worse. A little female called Grainas kept me from being gutted many winters ago. I still use those lessons, I could share them..."
Clair smiled as Magmar sat beside him then rejoined her mate. Jason stood and placed his arms behind his back as he waited for silence. He addressed the small army in front of him, still very few males within this group. He thanked them for being there then he asked for their continued patience as they trained and grew. He mentioned several other minor positives and negatives before ending the address by mentioning that his team was leaving to find the next Guardian.
A few hisses rose from the crowd, especially from Azu, he hushed them then told them that it was necessary to do so to appease the Unnamed and the ones that serve under them. He left the room and allowed the crowd to continue their meal. Jason wound his way to his room and laid on his bed and stared at the ceiling, he thought of his future and what it could bring him.
A small object bounded up the bed and body slammed him in the lower stomach, dangerously close to his groin. Jason gasped and hunched up over the object. He groaned as he realized that it was his son who smiled up at him. A small laugh escaped them both, Jason pulled his son to his chest then laid back again.
"Mickey, I bet you want to go with daddy, don't you?"
Mickey nodded and drooled slightly. Jason took his shirt sleeve and wiped his boy's mouth.
"Well, I've been thinking that I just may take you and mommy with me this time."
"About time." Azu rolled around the corner and grinned at him.
"Well... yes, yes it is. I got to thinking that if something happens, we could be separated for a long while. I don't want to think about that anymore. Even if I have to tinker with that computer Champ found, I will take you with me."
"There's a computer here? Is that why only a few can leave?"
"I think so, those who have balls are connected to it unless they came with me. I need a computer genius to come and free them from it's clutches. Let's see if you can first before we do leave. I know Mickey should be able to, but it's you I am concerned of."
"Then let's go for a walk. If I am able to leave the Tree itself, then I'll be able to go with you."
Jason rolled off the bed making the boy laugh. "How exactly will we know you won't be able to?"
"I collapse in pain."
"I think I know a... less painful way, a ball."
"What!?"
"If you already have a ball, if will reject you. There's very little pain from what I understand, much like someone poking you."
"Might as well, though I rather not go into a ball. But it does seem a bit more reasonable, and safer."
"Yes, it does. I would do it for Mickey anyway, I have to protect my own son from violent people. But this, I will let be your choice. The same I have let all but three in my team."
"Three?"
"Champ, Stan, and Rickerts."
"Ah. Well, dig it out and give it to me."
"I have to go to town and get some from the market. Moon and I will go and be back rather quickly. In the mean time, don't try to leave the tree, I can't bare the thought of you hurting yourself."
"Trust me, leaving this place knowing that I could have my heart fried keeps me here waiting for a chance that is better."
Moon appeared beside the two upon hearing Jason mentioning her.
"Just stay safe." Jason winked at her before Moon phased him out of the room.
Moon phased in front of Jason as he landed on his feet. She drew in a deep breath as she pondered what to say to him. He beat her to the punch.
"I saw what happened at supper, was Falrin trying to court you?"
"If thinking that I would ingest his seed upon his asking is courting me, then yes."
"Ah, not what I thought, then. Though I think you two would make a lovely couple. But I agree, he is a little brash. Train him into what you want. You deserve that much especially since you are the only one right now who is willing to have young. I've seen your sister, that Mightyena is rather cute, you should take the initiative and continue your bloodline."
"But he is an over bred mutt! I truly don't think I would get healthy pups from him."
"Then think of the pleasure you would get from him. Use him for your own desire."
"That sounds a little dominating." Moon grunted as she moved to let a person go by them.
"Like you aren't a dominate creature?" Jason shot back quickly.
"What is that supposed to mean!?" She growled.
"See? You want to remain in control. Take it from him, you make him submit. Force him to be the female. You take control and be on top." Jason smiled then picked her up. "We need to get our shopping done."
"Fine. We'll talk about this again."
Jason went in and looked among the shelves. He picked up a box of common PokèBalls then picked up two Net Balls. As much as he hated to use the specialty balls on willing Pokèmon, he would rather he used Ultras but two of those would be far to expensive on his budget. He spotted one of the Weedle silk gowns his ladies made to sell. He grinned as he saw the price one hundred thousand. He stopped himself from dancing with glee as he took his chosen products to the counter he looked the clerk in the eyes.
"How many of the Weedle gowns have you sold?"
"A few, sir, will this be all for you?"
"I would like a number, otherwise I just may stop production on them."
"Sir, I cannot-"
"Walter, just tell our business partner the sell total. I would rather keep him." A man in a blue vest walked up with a box of frozen food in his arms.
"Sorry, sir, I didn't know. We have sold... one hundred thirty-five. Most of which are on-line sells. There are a lot of shipping across the continent and to the others."
"To keep sells up, we are going to need a few more orders."
"I'll see what I can do. The Weedles can only make so much, though."
"Of course. I don't expect you to over work them so the quality fails." There was a harsh tone in his voice that he desperately tried to cover up.
"Exactly, I am looking for more to up production. But as long as it brings food and supplies to my base, I will continue the workshop. Here's my card. If there are any custom orders, let me know via Psychic. The extra profit could come back on you as well." Jason gave a wink in the manager's direction as he took his card back then Moon phased them home.
They came back on ground level outside the tree. Moon held Jason in her telepathic grip. Jason glared at the Espeon for a moment then broke down with an exaggerated sigh.
"Fine, talk."
"Why do you two think I would be happy with him? Why would I want to mate with a perverted mutt?"
"What makes you think he is a mutt?"
"His father is a Luxio!"
"Are you sure? That could be his only father figure. Wild's usually don't have life mates unless they live as a community and even then it seems unlikely."
"From what I've seen-"
"Seen, not heard. Ask him if about his parents before you judge him a mutt. It could be something he hides from even himself because he does not to talk about it."
"And what if I am right?"
"Then we will find and ask Articuno."
"Do the impossible, that's all we do. For now, I will tolerate him, but I won't consider him a mate."
"Moon, let me go... then go meditate. Search the future paths that you might take."
With a low growl, Moon dropped her powers away from her Trainer then phased out to wherever she hid at.
Jason sighed then went inside to take his Net Balls to Azu and Mickey.