Unexpected Exploits Side Story Nothing but Character and Plot Development.

Story by Tanuskidoodle on SoFurry

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#5 of Unexpected Exploits

This is a side chapter to an rp between me and Realwarpet.

Liam gains a new wave of confidence, and decides to better himself.


Unexpected Exploits Side Story

Nothing but Character and Plot Development.

Liam is curled up next to Rio early on Monday morning. After a long day watching and sexing the cubs, they both slept through the night. Yawning and stretching as he woke up, the canine sat up in bed as he gathered the energy to go downstairs for coffee.

Rio and Dejanerowere both late sleepers, so Liam had the whole place to himself. As he got his coffee he started thinking about the things he didn't know about Yarxul. Granted, they hadn't known each other that long, but Liam wanted to know more. Maybe he'd ask Rio later.

As the canine sipped from his coffee and thoughts of Yarxul filled his head, he took the time to enjoy the peace and quiet. He had to sit on the couch as the Riolu had more of his way with the Smeargle. It was painful to sit on hard surfaces.

That tended to happen if you let a fighting-type dominate. Sitting on the sofa was much better for his sore behind. As Liam finished his coffee, someone came downstairs. As Liam looked around, he saw it was Rio. Thank god, his ass would be in even worse shape if it had been Dejanero.

The Smeargle stood and faced the Lucario. "Good morning, Rio. Would you like some coffee?" The adolescent walked to the kitchen to refresh his cup as his tail gently swayed back and forth.

'Sure, that'd be nice.' Rio said as Liam made him a cup of coffee. Rio had cream added to his coffee. Dejanero like his with plenty of sugar,but he wasn't awake yet.

The Smeargle hand the cream topped mug to the jackal, who took it with a nod of gratitude. As Rio took a sip, he murred from the taste. Liam smiled in response. "Do you like it? It's my own special blend." Taking a seat beside the elder canine, he took note of the time. "Still a few hours before my first class."

'Well, this is a very nice blend. What's in it?' Rio asked, mostly to be polite. After all, he could read aura's and knew what it was. It also helped that he knew Psychic, so he could read minds though he only did that when aura reading wasn't enough.

"Chamomile with light roasted beans." The beagle was happy that he was able to do something right. Class was on his mind, and he knew that his work would be second rate when compared to the works of other students, the thought if which exacerbated is already prominent lack of confidence. He eyed the older man's toned form. He was less built than his Luxray lover, but the Lucario's slim body and toned frame reminded Liam of how the Egyptian god Anubis was traditionally depicted.

'Hmmm? You really think I'm like Anubis?' Rio said as Liam was surprised by how perfectly he predictedhim. 'I can read more then you're aura Liam.I know Psychic, so you really can't hide anything from me. Also, I'm sure you'll do fine in class. No clue what you're paintings actually look like, but if they're what you imagine, they're awesome.'

"Well, I have them in the guest room if you would like to see. Yarx, bought me brand new supplies when mine were ruined. This whole weekend, he and Sparx had been my only models. I considered doing one of Dejanero to flatter him, but I didn't think he'd go for it."

'Heh, if you make him look cool he'll fall for it.' Rio said rubbing Liam's head. 'He'll still fuck you like a whore though.' Rio added as he headed upstairs to see the paintings Liam had made. seeing them, Rio nodded and said, 'Yeah, these are really good!'

He followed Rio up the stairs. "Well...I don't think the school will accept a painting of an underage boy, and I forgot to have Yarx sign my consent slip before he left, so I can't use any of them for my Life Drawing final at the end of the week." Liam got an idea. "Hey , how do you feel about body painting?"

'Well, Icould forge Yarxul's name, but you are right about the underage thing. As for how I feel about body painting...Hmmmm I've never tried it before.' Rio said rubbing Liam's head. 'Sounds like fun though.'

The younger guy smiled from Rio's acceptance. "Well, it's not due until the end of the week, so there is still time for him to sign it...Can I sketch you as practice before I have to head out to class?"

'Sure. Though, do Ihave to be nude,or can I wear some sexy outfit?' Rio asked, joking mostly. he looked sexy in everything. Though regardless, Rio started posing provocatively for Liam to draw.

"Hmmm...You could use the bed sheet and wrap it around your waist." The Lucario did just that. The makeshift garment only added to his physique's god-like appeal. "That is very sexy, Mr. God of the Dead." He thinks, "That line was so cheesy. I made myself look like a dork."

'Yep,and you'll never be living it down.' Rio said as he wrapped the sheet like an ancient Egyptian would. He knew a lot about that culture.

As the jackal stood in a dominant pose, Liam set to work sketching his body. "Tell me about the first adventure you and Yarx went on together." He wanted to make small talk as he worked.

'That one's actually pretty stupid.' Rio said. Though he omitted a very important fact. 'A girl dropped her pendant down a crevice, so I and Yarx went to get it for her.' he said chuckling at the simplicity of it. 'We didn't even take payment. We were like 10 at the time.'

"Aww that's so sweet. She must have liked him for it."

'Liked who? For all you know, Igot the girl!' Rio said a bit hurt. Though it was completely true. In fact, that very girl eventually became Yarxul's wife.

Sensing the hurt in his voice, the Smeargle frowns. "I'm sorry...it's just a feeling I have. Yarx barely mentioned her, so I thought he was still dealing with her passing. The fact they met in childhood only made sense. I'm sure you got plenty of other girls, though."

'All the time!' Rio said, sounding like he was bragging. Though Yarxul's wife died six months after Sparx was born. But that was a story for another day. 'Any other questions Liam?' Rio asked, grinning.

"How about your most dangerous adventures?" The dog began to darken the outline on his subject on the paper and thinks, "Where to put the scales..."

'Hmmmmm. Fighting Groudon, Ithink.' Rio said very nonchalantly. 'Guy was causing earthquakes all the time, and these were really bad ones. So we decided to put a stop to it.' Rio said remembering the fight was grueling.

"I can imagine it was terrible. Yarx had a type disadvantage, and Groudon's aura must've been too erratic to read"

'We're both vulnerable to ground types.' Rio said as the move Earthquake was devastating. Thankfully for them both, Rio used Electromagnetic Rise to avoid it. He even picked Yarxulup too.

"That's right, you're part Steel." The artist positioned his subjects hand in front of his body, as if presenting something. Then, he drewthe paw at the foreground of the work. "Maybe that explains why your brother's smacks still sting my ass a bit."

'Well, that's because he's a fighting type.' Rio said. 'If he really wanted to, he could have spanked you hard enough to break your ass.' Rio said chuckling.'If Ismacked your ass as hard as Icould, it'd probably kill ya."

"Meep!" The painter squealedas his tail curled protectively around his ass. "Maybe, I should Sketch Iron Defense or Cotton Guard...I need more moves besides Flash." He stopped momentarily distracted by the comment.

'Hehe, Ican use Iron Defense.' Rio said as his body had a shine to it now. He was also very durable,but that wasn't important right now.

"Hehe. Well, Yarx did say I should better my moves to defend myself." He sketched a golden scale in the out reaching palm of the Anubis he was portraying using Rio as a base. "The problem would be knowingonly four moves out of the hundreds to choose from.

'Who says you use four? I and Yarx don't use that limit.' Rio said as he knew quite a few moves. Some he rarely used....like Iron Defense.While others were staples, like Aura Sphere.

"Well. I've only ever seen four moves used at once by anyone...so I just thought..."

'Well, in a legal battle you only pick four to use, but, publicly, it's all of them.' Rio said as that is how the move tutor did his thing.

"What do you think would be best for me?" The Smeargle put down his paints signaling a break in the art project. "I'm no fighter like you or Yarx.In role playing games, I'm always the squishy mage."

'Then you'll want special attacks. Like my Aura Sphere.' Rio said letting him Sketch it if he wanted too.

"That'd be awesome to Sketch!"

'Then go ahead and Sketch this.' Rio said making a Shadow Ball in one hand, Aura Sphere in the other.

Liam made quick work of the task. He took his paintbrush like tail in his paw and copied the orb of light energy, capturing it's blue luminescence. Then, he recreated the spectral, purple and black orb of ghostly energy. "I should try these out soon," he said with a grin of glee on his muzzle.

'I use a bunch of special attacks and physical. I'm a mixed bag of awesome!' Rio said making them explode into a beautiful explosion.

"You've must've been in a few contest from the look of those explosions. I have to admit, I've played around with the idea..." The pale canine got a distanced look in his eye.

'Once,but I didn't do it for any other reason than to get a girl.' Rio said chuckling as he did win, but it was against amateurs.

"Did it work?" Rio offered the younger male a grin as he raised his pinky digit, showing that he got lucky that night. "Man, straight guys will do anything to get a girl." "Hey," The jackal responded. "I'm a hetero-romantic bisexual that's completely different from being straight." He laughed at his own remark as Liam blushed from the embarrassment. "Well, do you think I could make a good contestant?"

'Yeah, you probably could. Though,I was in Hoenn when I did it.' Rio said as this was Kalos. There were no contests here. Though they could bring them back. It'd be pretty easy, all things considered.

"Well, here in Kalos, we do have Pokémon Showcases, but only girls can enter. Do you think I could pass for a girl?" Liam gave his body a look over. He wasn't very well built, and he was short and skinny. Maybe he could pass for a woman.

'I'll go with no, because i like ya as a guy.' Rio said rubbing his head. 'Though, Idon't recall the showcase. Care to remind me what it is?'

"Oh! In the Pokémon Showcase, females compete to show off their skills in two rounds. The preliminary round is always a different event: stylizing, grooming, baking or something else to show off the chosen skill. In the second round, those still in the competition use their moves to show off their style and outfits, kind of like the first round of a contest." It was amazing how much the Smeargle knew about various types of performances that Pokémon all around the world partook in.

'huh, never heard of it.' Rio said shrugging, 'though if you could participate, I'm sure you'd win.' Rio said smiling at Liam. despite Rio's skirt chasing ways, he was a nice guy.

The blushing canine responds, "Thanks, Rio." His tail wags behind him. He saw the clock out of the corner of his eye. "Oh crap, I need to get dressed."

'Go on.' Rio said sitting down and watching TV. Liam ran upstairs and got dressed quickly, and wore his shirt inside out, and backwards.

He also gathered his art supplies: paints, pencils, pastels, and paper. As he descended down the stairs in his hurry, he stops to ask the canine, "Should I pick up anything from the store while I am out?"

'No, you're good.' Rio said as Liam ran out the door. In fact, Rio was watching lesbian porn on his phone, but that wasn't important.

A few hours later, the younger canine walks through the front door with a downtrodden look on his countenance. "It figures...Tis a cruel mistress, Art."

'What? Only get an A instead of an A plus?' Rio asked, being a bit facetious. He knew Liam was a great artist after all.

"I got a C from an assignment last week in Sculpting...Then another C in my in class assignment for my Abstract class...Then, in Three Dimensional Art...My teacher threw my wire statue out the window..." The Smeargle lowers his head in shame as he ascends the stairs to go sulk in the guest room.

'And painting?' Rio asked following him upstairs to cheer him up. Sparx and Dejanero went to the park to play.

"That's my Tuesday class..." The artist flops face down on the bed and lets out a muffled, "But, if today is any indication..." His meaning is clear from the feel of his aura. "Usually on days like his I'd pop in my ear buds and become dead to the world."

'Not today, buddy.' Rio said sitting on Liam's back and pressing down on him. TheLucario was massaging him, and it felt really good!

"Ah!" the younger male moaned as he knead his foot paws unconsciously. Crossing his arms under his forehead, he nestled into the bed as the jackal masterfully worked his back. Rio used his aura reading to press on all the right spots. "Oh,that is aaaaaaaaaawesome!"

'I know. Women love a guy who can do this. Guys too.' Rio said as he was practically, literally rubbing all the tension out of the younger Smeargle's body.

"If you keep this up, I'll be loose enough to fuck without even getting lubed up," he said with a giggle. The elder male was really doing an excellent job at making him feel safe and relaxed. Wanting closeness, his tail wrappedaround the Lucario's leg. "Have you done this for Yarx?"

'Many times, Yea.' Rio said as he usually did it when they came back from trips. 'Probably gonna do it when he gets home.'

"Would it be weird to ask for a cuddle session?"

'A bit, but I don't mind.' Rio said cuddling him, while the boys came home. They decided to just watch TV.

Liam, relaxed from the massage, nestledwith the elder male and driftedoff to sleep in Rio's arms. The Jackal kept cuddling the lad until his aura was a cool, calm, tranquil light blue. Then, he walked down to the stairs to check on the cubs.

Both were still watching TV, they'd fall asleep soon enough. Rio decided to head out, maybe try and get some tail. It felt like he hadn't screwed a woman in forever!

Liam slept for a good hour or so before waking up. He looked around the house for Rio, he saw the pup and kit curled up together on the couch. Thinking to himself, "Dejanero actually looks innocent while he sleeps," the beagle finds a note, which was left by the elder canine. It read: "Liam, Went out to chase a skirt and find a tail. The kids should be knocked out for some time, so you should be able to relax. I'll pick up dinner on the way back."

'PS: don't wake Dejanero. He is very grumpy when he gets woken up.' the note finished and Liam wasn't sure what to do now. maybe he'd go upstairs, and practice painting again. Maybe paint a Luxray he hadn't seen in quite a while.

The student grabbed himself a snack from the fridge--fresh vegetables and ranch--and walked back upstairs. After eating, he set to work painting Yarxul from memory. Doing his best to recreate every muscle and fur, he recreated the feline, this time taking artistic license and depicting him asZeus. In a pure white tunic, the Luxray held a lightning bolt in his toned paw ready to throw it laid a javelin at the viewer.

Liam's artistic license made the Luxray buffer, and with just a bit of sex appeal. If one looked close they could see an outline of the blue lions cock. It was very hard to notice, but it was there. hopefully Yarxul would be home soon.

The thought of the feline's arrival made the adolescent blush. He wanted to show him this masterpiece, not that he could hide it from the Luxray's eyes. And he wanted to Sketch some of his moves. In the back of his mind, he was considering contests as a possible second career option for himself. Also, getting in front of others may spark confidence.

It might, but he could lose any confidence he had. Doing contests was probably something he'd need support to do. Something Yarxul would gladly give him. As Liam thought about which moves Yarxul had.He remembered Yarxul had a trick with Thunder Fang. He'd charge it up, but then fire it from his mouth.

"How did he manage that?" he wondered. "Usually, Fang moves concentrate around the mouth and shape around the fangs. He must've developed that somehow." Swooning a bit, the Smeargle thought, "All the moves and that intellect, he'd make a great part time trainer. Also, There is a battle club at the university that I could try out for."

Liam would excel at that with Yarxultraining him! Rio would also make a good trainer. Both males were so strong, and he wasn't. Definitely starting to doubt himself again. It was around ten when Rio came back with two stuffed crust pizzas, the best pizza one could buy.

The kids were watching TV again. This time, it was Steven Universe! Sparx wasabout two feet away from the flat screen television, and Dejanero was watching from the couch. The beagle descended the stairs as he sulked with his head down and his tail between his legs.

'Hey, Liam, you hungry?' Rio said with a smirk. Yep, he definitely got laid. 'Hope ya like pepperoni pizza.' he said as he got a plate and set the box on the counter.

"I could eat." He walked to the counter, got a couple of slices, and joined the others at the table. "You were out a while," he said to the elder male. He looked to Dejanero, who smirked at him.

'Yes, Iwas.' he said grinning as he ate the crust first. It was so good! Too bad it wasn't the cheeseburger crust pizza. That would be delicious!

The warm, gooey sensation of the stuffed crust made Liam feel a little better as he savored it in his maw. "This was an excellent choice for dinner, Rio. By the way, could I Sketch more of your moves?"

'Sure, got any moves you want me to let you learn?' Rio asked with a grin. Most of his moves were strong, so they'd be useful for anything,

"Well, my species stats are low, except for speed, so I need something to cover my weaknesses. I'm thinking of joining the Battle Club at school to get my testosterone flowing and build up my confidence. So, anything that will help me get in there may help."

'Then,you'll want a mixed bag.' Rio said using Psychic. Liam sketched it, mostly because it was strong against fighting-types.

"Thanks," Liam said. "I'll also need some rudimentary basics in combat, especially on how to guard my hands. They are an artist's main tools, after all." The Smeargle thought of asking the cubs if they knew anything, but he thoughout Sparx wasn'tmuch of a fighter,and Dejanero would probably laugh at his lameness.

Sparx wasn't a fighter, but he was definitely strong. As for Dejanero...That'd be pretty accurate. 'If you wanna guard your hands, don't use them.' Rio said kicking the air. 'Kicks are stronger.'

"Well there is a Hitmonlee in the Battle Club...I might be able to Sketch some of his moves. Hey, do you know Extreme Speed or anything else that can take advantage of my feet."

'Yep.' he said grinning as he showed it off. 'Hope you got it,' he said chuckling.

"Can we spar?" The younger male sheepishly asked. "I thought I saw a battlefield outback."

'You did, and, sure. Let's see what ya got.' Rio said heading out back. The field didn't get too much use, so it needed a bit of cleaning first.

"Ok," was his only response. Upon arriving to the field he said, "How are we going to clean this place?"

'Like this.' Rio used ExtremeSpeed to clear the field of debris. Didn't take more than ten seconds.

"Wow! Attacks have more uses than battle." The Smeargle tookhis place at one side of the field as the full moon high in the sky illuminated the cloudless night.

'Yes,they do...Don't know why you don't paint with your tail.' Rio said letting Liam take the first attack.

Liam produces a light blue Aura Sphere and attempts to throw it at the Jackal. "Well, our tails are normally used to either Sketch or paint our territory."

'Exactly.' Rio said as he blasted theAura Sphere with Shadow Ball. The Shadow Ball destroyed AuraSphere, and Liam panicked and blocked, as the ShadowBall went right through him.

"Oh," he giggled. "I forgot that Ghost-Type moves don't affect Normal-types like me. "I don't understand what you're getting at." He charged a Shadow Ball in each hand, reared them behind him and fired them forth.

Rio knew that and found Liam's reaction hilarious. He stopped the ShadowBall with his Aura Sphere which went through it. The only reason Rio's ShadowBall beat Liam's Aura Sphere was experience.

Panicking, the Smeargle put his paws forth and used Psychic to stop it just before it collided with his body. He telepathically threw it back at the jackal as he fired a volley of golf ball-sized Shadow Balls behind it.

Of course, he managed to slow it down, but the AuraSphere still hit. Just less so. Once he used a barrage of ShadowBalls, Rio used Bone Rush.

Rio used the bone staff to break the small masses of spectral energy into nothing. Then, to step up the heat, he chargedat the younger canine. The Smeargle used Extreme Speed in an attempt to escape and outrun the charge, but the blue fur, with a smirk, was right beside him instantly.

He then smacked his legs to knock him down, then did Close Combat.Before that hit landed, he poked Liam's forehead. 'You lose.'

With his back on the ground, the pale fur sheepishly asked, "H...How was I?" The blue canine used Psychic to lift him up. Itwas only then that he realized the cubs watched the entire thing.

'Yeah.Did better than I expected. Nice use of Shadow Ball by the way.' He said standing up. Dejanero just smirked. Of course, Liam was gonna lose. His brother was way more awesome.

"Thanks, I had another idea, but I didn't have the chance to try it." He dusted himself off. "Oh, I never Sketched Iron Defense...That would've helped. Hehehehe. Oh, and do you know Dragon Pulse?"

'Yep. Ilearned a lot moves for type coverage. Lucario's can do that.' Rio said smirking.

"That would make an excellent contest move!" Liam's voice was randomly loud from the sudden excitement that he received. "In fact, I think I have an artistic inspiration." He bouncedup and down in place, this new inspiration outweighing his lack of confidence...for now.

Rio smirked and fired aDragon Pulse for Liam to sketch. That'd be a good movie for his set. At least if he used it right.

Along with his own possibilities, the artist thought of drawing Pokémon in various stages of unleashing moves, something no one in his classes seemed to come up with. Rio continued to use move after move as Liam Sketched the majority of them in a fit of creativity-driven high.

Rio ended up running out of moves. Rio knew every move a Lucario could know, and now Liam did too!

"Can we go another round?" Liam's high of inspiration and creativity was at a fever pitch, he would be drawing well into the night if he had any energy left over from his current state.

'Sorry, but it's getting late, and Yarx will be home tomorrow.' Rio said rubbing Liam's head.

"Yeah, you're right. I have some material to study for a test this week anyway." Liam picked up Sparx, who was sleepily rubbing his eyes, and followed Rio inside.

'You'll do great.' Rio said as Dejanero walked inside with Rio. 'G'night.' Rio said heading up to put the boys to bed.

"Goodnight." He kissed the elder canine's muzzle before he got out his books and curled up on the couch.

Rio chuckled as he headed to bed. There wasn't much left to do but go to bed for Liam.