Pokemon Umbral: Renny's Sidequest Part 2

[Astral Harmony]

Rayleen's High Profile Pal

Lexhur sighed. "That is the million Pokemon Dollar question, isn't it?" he said. "I was thinking of joining your little organization. I know I won't be trusted immediately, especially after any possible emotional trauma Phantomere exacted on you all, but I really don't have anywhere else to go."

"Honestly, I rather enjoy hanging around humans. But, given that I have this immense body, it's kinda difficult to do that. And if you factor in my weapons, then it's doubly impossible to get to live in society."

"Rayleen is a good an honorable person, in my opinion," Shizuka said, draining the beer and crushing it into a small hunk of cheap aluminum. Did she even give herself a chance to taste it?"Though, considering who she'll be providing shelter for, it's likely that she'll end up...y'know...doing something pleasurable to the reproductive anatomy of high profile males."

"Not really."

Shizuka looked towards Rayleen who was working her prosthetic arm around. "I'm a well-connected individual. Regional Chief Shevenston and I are on really good terms, and then there's the Honmyran President."
"You are well acquianted with the president?" Shizuka asked.
"Well acquainted? Shit. Guy owes me twelve bucks."
Rayleen sat down on one of Lexhur's tank treads, apparently not concerned with the fact that Lexhur could easily ground her into the soil in a second. How she always turned out to be right when trusting people was a bizarre thing. "Actually, his son and I were...y'know, kinda seeing each other. Then this and that happened and we ended up waking naked next to each other."

Rayleen had sex with the Honmyran President's son!?

"Even though I don't blame him for it, he still insists that he was to blame for this 'rape' as he calls it and he more or less bends over backwards for me, even though I myself insisted that it wasn't really an issue. Fortunately, I have run into times, like the situation with Lexhur here, where I'll need some serious authority. This was all before I hooked up with Lucifer. I think Lucifer and I were the only two friends he ever had."

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Mika Teaches Impact About the Female Body

...No, not really. As if Impact needs lessons in that area.

Anyways, Mika examines the scythetip. "It should work similarly to that stick that Pierce has," she agreed. "Just affix it to a weapon, somehow. It's kinda brittle, so bolting it to a weapon would just shatter it. And welding is impossible as well. May have to use magic."

"As for the Magatama, they can only exist by themselves in the netherworld. Outside of it, they'll need a host like your fine self. The only entrance to our netherworld, or at least the one we used to get here is in that forest directly north of the metropolis, not far from that mystery mansion or whatever Tsubasa and Chizuru met you at. It's impercieveable to the human eye so you can't see it or travel through it. You'll need one of us to get you in. Additionally, be prepared for some rough battles. Pokemon, humans, and even Pokebrids are a farcry from the powers of demons. It's not always that demons are tougher, but they don't follow the same rules as combat in this world does. Plus, there are tough hombres there, like Dinner the Overhuman for instance. You've heard about her, right? She's a good girl, but she's inexhaustably powerful and isn't really good at controlling her strength. Sometimes she annihilates dozens of powerful demons with an attack meant to just frighten one of them away."

Then Mika and Impact arrived outside. "Hiya, Mika." Rayleen said. "Can you drink? I know you have the body of a little girl but how long've you been...y'know, alive?"
"A hundred-two years now?" Mika said uncertainly. "Not sure. We really don't keep track of our own ages. But I don't drink, myself. Now if you're looking for drinking competition, talk to Rio. She'll fuckin' floor you, in more ways than one. Hey, Lexhur. Mind if we talk?"

Rayleen and Shizuka hopped off of Lexhur's treads so he could turn and face the whole group in general. "Ah. About everything I said, correct?"

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Lexhur Opens the Floodgates of History

Rayleen and Shizuka remounted Lexhur (aheh heh), but this time they climbed all the way up until they were relaxing on the body. "First, a contradiction," Mika began. "You said that Gaea destroyed Primal Exist the first time."
"That is correct."
"Then you Ruin Generals sealed Primal Exist away."
"Precisely."
"Then why is Gaea helping anyone defeat you? Seems like you're working together."
"We sealed Primal Exist up for the sake of regeneration and additional research."
"Research into what?"
"Evolving the Ruin Pokemon."
"Heh?"
"Our creator, this man named Malcolm Elliot, was the creator of us, the Ruin Pokemon...the whole invasion. The one wild card in it all was Primal Exist."
"Wild card?" Mika blinked.
Lexhur's voice made a noise similar to clearing a throat. "Fahngrest has its own version of history. In it, Primal Exist gave rise to Pokemon. The normal ones at least. Supposedly, it was to stop the rapid spread of humanity some eons ago and control their population growth from destroying the world and its environs."
"So Primal Exist's responsibility to the world is to maintain a balance? What does Gaea do?"
"We don't know," Lexhur said. "However, given Gaea's actions, it's not ridiculous to assume that she's a troubleshooter. To be honest, we're not exactly sure that Gaea and Primal Exist are Pokemon at all."
"Back the train up, so to speak," Mika broke in. "How did Primal Exist create Pokemon? Just sorta...'poof, Pokemon'?"

"That's another contradiction," Rayleen chimed in. "History books state that Mew gave rise to the Pokemon of the world because of how it carried the DNA of every Pokemon that exists today sans those Legendaries which have their origins in the mysterious powers of the Legendary Pokemon Arceus."
"And that is most likely correct," Lexhur said, sure of his unsurety.
"But now Primal Exist is the creator of Pokemon? So which is it?"
"My knowledge of that kind of history in particular is very limited. No writing and no hearsay, you understand."
"Care to wager a guess?" Mika asked hopefully. "You seem to be an intelligent individual."
"Thank you, I appreciate the compliment." Lexhur paused briefly. "Mew may have had the base DNA, and then Primal Exist altered it with the concept of flash evolution when humans started overpowering them as the dominant species."
Rayleen looked thoughtful. "Eh, I'll buy it."
"You said Gaea was some kind of troubleshooter?"
"I do believe that I did."
"Elaborate."
"What we know of Gaea is very limited, Miss Mika," Lexhur said apologetically. "To be honest, I could be mistaken in saying that Gaea is a Pokemon at all. It's more or less an educated guess seeing as how all the ancient beings of this world are Pokemon. At any rate, Gaea first showed up at around the time when the Legendary Pokemon started fighting against the Ruin Pokemon invasion. Gaea was amazing. She had us pushed back to Honmyr in mere months, ripping us from the lands we claimed with fanatical zeal. Then, in what was the most climatic battle, Gaea uses a move we called Tri Scar to destroy Primal Exist, or try to. Primal Exist was reduced to a fragment of her original power and Elliot seals Primal Exist and himself away, then assigns us to guard that seal until he returns with a surefire countermeasure. Well, it's been sixteen-hundred years since then, so most of us pretty much gave up hope and started living for ourselves. Idolus the Dragon Ruin General wasn't happy about that, but what can you do when you're one Ruin General will only a handful of loyalists? The Legendary Pokemon dealt quite thoroughly with the remaining Ruin Pokemon."
Rayleen's eyes sharpened. "Tri Scar? I've heard that name before. Wait, the canyon!"
Mika nodded. "Tri Scar Canyon, located near the northern edge of Honmyr. At the southern end of the central canyon lies the only entrance to the Fahngrest Ruins, where we Kimonos have set up shop."
"A Pokemon move did that?" Rayleen asked breathlessly. "Those three canyons are hundreds of yards across, several kilometers long, and a couple hundred yards deep. Holy dog shit, that's fuckin' insane. No wonder the Ruin Pokemon invasion was halted."

Lexhur's body rocked back and forth slightly to indicate a nodding head. "And that's why the majority of us, myself included, aren't particularly eager to try again what we failed miserably in doing sixteen centuries ago. Idolus hates us for thinking that way. Those rogue Ruin Generals and even myself, we're all dead if Idolus gets a chance to kill us."
"Because of those seals you all power, right?"
"We call them Keys to Ruin," Lexhur continued. "If we're not going to break them voluntarily when he wants us to break them, Idolus would gladly see us dead. His reasoning is sound. Elliot has the power to break that seal by himself, but he hasn't and it's been...well, you know how long it's been since that day. Idolus is getting desperate. The only chance of Ruin Pokemon conquering the world and achieving what we were all created for will undoubtedly stem from what there is to uncover from releasing that seal."
"Where do Ruin Pokemon come from?" Shizuka decided to get her questions in.

"Elliot injected humans with Primal Exist's DNA. He believed that the creatures his test subjects transformed into were some kind of super evolution of mankind."
"So we're going to look like Ruin Pokemon in the future?" Rayleen asked, sounding a little sick. "I don't want my great-times-one-hundred grandson to look like a Narcham."
"More like great-times-one-million. That's one hell of a change from human to Narcham."
"It's more like mutation, actually."

Whitney had joined the group, looking exhausted but coordinated and alert. She apparently didn't drink, either. "The transformation of a human into a Pokebrid involves a lot of physical conditioning. You can't just put Pokemon DNA into a syringe and stick it in a human and WTF-boom, Pokebrid. There's a lot of scientific processing and...well, I don't really know the specifics of the procedure, but it's not nearly as simple as the television commercials would have you believe."
"Mutation, then?"
Whitney nodded. "Yes, most likely. But what about you Ruin Generals?"
Lexhur's body twitched up and then down. A shrug? "We're more or less Legendary Ruin Pokemon. In other words, I imagine we were rare humans who took to Primal Exist's DNA in ways no other human did. As for me specifically, I am to Ruin Generals what Magnezone and Metagross are to Pokemon."
Mika nodded. "I'm satisfied with what I've learned. I think the real question to ask here is 'What now'?"

Rayleen frowned. "Tell me truthfully, Lexhur: should we break the seal in the Fahngrest Ruins?"
Lexhur paused. "I don't know. Do you want to?"
"I'm the type of person who sees things through until the end. We've got Idolus and his cronies in one group, rogue Ruin Generals in another, then Reynold Faynoc and his Pokebrid cult in a third group. And we've just explored the possibility of these 'Progenitors' and a violent encounter with the Honmyr Prideguard. Once, and only once all of that is settled, I really want to deal with Primal Exist so I can finally say 'Yes. It is done. It is over. I can rest.' when the killing blow is dealt to the final enemy."
"Your determination for justice is as admirable and overwhelming as mine, District Chief."
"I think I was born into this place and time to make life very frustrating for a lot of people, Lady Shizuka."
Mika's eyes brightened. "Oh, yeah! Lexhur, what can you tell us about the current source or sources of Ruin Pokemon?"
"Talk to Idolus."
"Aw, really?"
"Idolus has Twiloch and Marionata going around, looking for foolish humans in powerful positions to do this whole Progenitor thing. Idolus apparently picked up fragments of Primal Exist left in Tri Scar Canyon that, in some way, is capable of turning humans into Ruin Pokemon generators. Primal Exist Pokebrids, in other words. Idolus has obviously found much success in those areas, but he's not a fool so he keeps it to himself and his closest confidants."
"He didn't trust you enough to tell you?"
"Twiloch and Marionata are able to get around quicker and stealthier than my oversized body."
"Who's Marionata?"
"The Psychic Ruin General. Watch yourself around her. She likes to play games and when she does, you're the loser."
"How many Progenitors are we looking at? Care to guess?"
"More than two."
"Ugh. This just seems to get worse and worse, doesn't it?"
"It'll get better, District Chief," Shizuka said confidently. "You've got the Kimonos with you now. We want to resolve these problems just as badly as you do, and we don't even live here."

[Dracorion]

"Eh, I'm not worried." Pierce said, after he came back with another beer and sat back down on the ground. He decided against offering Shizuka another one. "We gotta grab onto whatever's in front of us, kick its ass and go down fightin'. Bring 'em all on."

Pierce stood up now, looking solemn. "I don't know about most of you guys, but here's what I think: these enemies want to grind us down so we won't get up. They want to turn us into puppets and slaves. That kind of injustice I won't tolerate. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are unalienable rights of every sentient being. These things I swore to protect, and-" He stopped for a second, his mouth hanging open, realizing his mistake. "...and when I make a promise, I keep that promise no matter what. The Ruin Generals, Rogue Generals, Faynoc, the Progenitors and the Prideguard? I'm going to give them hell." He finished. He had strayed far too close to that subject, so he decided to redirect people's attention.

"I do have a couple of questions, though. Where is Gaea? I mean, is she even still alive? And why are the Ruin Generals working with Faynoc?"

Pierce pondered for a moment. "The Primal Exist's job is to maintain balance, yes?. But it created the Ruin-types, so does that mean the Exist went wrong somewhere? Or did Elliot trap the Exist to make the Ruin-types and it's just an innocent victim?"

It was hard to believe a being like Gaea would try to destroy the Exist if it was innocent, but then again, they didn't know a lot about Gaea.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Charlotte was dissapointed. She wanted to beat the Limey Train more! Teach him pain! Unfortunately, they had allocated him to Bitches that can't be killed. Regrettable really. Oh well. In the meantime, she had released all her pokemon, sans Hammond, and let them do whatever the hell they wanted. They went off to their usual activities, Spitz tried to get a fight out of Sol-leks, Buck wandered around looking at the plants, and Pike went to sleep in the shade.

Charlotte put the shotgun away and sighed, she was having fun. Better than whatever else would happen here. It was like she was forbidden from killing anyone, because they all ended up joining their side. She was there under similar circumstances admittedly, bbut she still wasn't happy about.

So idly, she examined the drink Renny had given her while Pierce delivered his rousing speech. "Inspiring really," Charlotte said, "I'll drink to it!' She then proceeded to down the alcoholic beverage of mysterious origins. She wasn't sure what to make of the taste, so she decided to show no visible emotion towards it. "Lightweight," she muttered as she saw Dominic was already drunk. It was just a drink.

"Anyways, I'm confused about things as they are," she said, "so many groups to keep track of. Ruin Generals, rogue Ruin Generals, Feynoc, Progenitor, and even the good ol' Pride Guard. Its a lot to keep track of, and quite lofty for only one task force and a train. Hell, I don't know if we could legally go against the Pride Guard, not that I'd mind to give them a good kick. But it is complicated, and I'm not sure why we are even attacking half of them, I just like the idea of more battles. I guess what I'm saying is, I'm not going to try to think about this too hard. Just point me in the right direction and I'll stick around and raise the body count." She then unceremoniously walked off to see how Spitz was faring against Sol-leks. She could get the exposition from someone later, this was more interesting than hearing the Brit babble.

[Astral Harmony]

Renny's Misadventures 1

Who knew the kid could get into so many misadventures when all he wanted to do was pass some drinks around?

He recruited Lola (Renny clearly had a thing for Lopunny girls) to help him out, and the mismatched duo went on their way.

Renny planned to start right outside, but something interesting caught his eye. Evangaleen was sneaking into the nearby woods. Lola in tow, Renny silently stalked the Jolteon trainer. It didn't take long before Evangaleen stopped, but Evangaleen already knew that she was being followed.
"Hey. Guys. Over here, and be very quiet."
Renny and Lola exchanged looks, then crept closer to Evangaleen. As they drew nearer, they could hear talking and then they saw two young adults in a clearing that dead-ended at a cliff.
Moon and Shannon, eh? This was going to be juicy. Evangaleen took her drink from Renny. "You didn't bring any popcorn, did you? Too bad, this is going to be fuckin' epic?"
"Are they declaring their love for each other?" Lola asked. Renny noticed that Lola was pretty excited. Romance struck the nurse like a ton of bricks.

And thus, the three watched the two. Lola and Evangaleen did something with their scouters, and Renny followed suit. Even though they could hear most of what Moon and Shannon were saying when things were quiet, the scouters amplified the voices and provided clear listening and even subtitles.

The Leafeon and Vaporeon trainers seemed to have trouble looking at each other face-to-face. "So, I've been doing a lot of thinking, Shannon."
"Oh...ah, have you, now?"
Evangaleen sighed. "I hate this 'walking on egg shells' bullshit."
"Hush," Lola said.
Moon then raised his face. "I really hate myself."
Shannon looked cofused. "Huh? Did you do something bad?"
"Yes. I've made some really stupid mistakes. I'm not sure if it was for the best, but I'd like to believe that had I just acted differently and stopped hiding, I...uhh, god, I'm not really sure what I'm getting at here."
Shannon slowly turned towards the night sky. "You never were really good at saying exactly what was on your mind, Moon. Y'know, you really should make it clear. As clear as the night sky."
Moon nodded. "You're right. So I talked to Bretton. I didn't really think the advice he gave me was smart, but right now, I'm going to follow it, because I'm no good at expressing myself in my own way."
"Moon, what're you talking abo-"

It was fucking awesome. Shannon was turning around as she spoke that last line, and Moon was walking forward to do exactly what Bretton told him to do. In one fluid motion, Moon took Shannon by her shoulders and pressed his lips against hers just as she finished her turn. Shannon's eyes widened, but she didn't automatically struggle. Moon then wrapped his arms around her and Shannon couldn't escape, her hands uselessly placed against Moon's chest.
"Hell-to-the-fuck-yeah," Evangaleen said with a smile.
"Oh, wow. He really did it." Lola said, her left hand over her mouth.
For ten seconds, Moon had Shannon on lockdown. Then, slowly, he let her go. Shannon instinctively backed up a few steps. "Muh-...Moon?"
"My mistakes," Moon said with a powerful voice. Shannon was going to hear what he had to say. "I let you fall for Lucifer, and then I let you fall for Darcen. And it all happened because I didn't even tell you how I felt."
Shannon couldn't look at Moon. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were darting between some part of the ground and Moon's handsome face. "What...what're you saying?"
"Rheutorical question of the century," Evangaleen said. "Sorry, Shannon. You've let Moon boil for far too long, and now the pot hath runneth over."

Moon took a deep breath, then approached Shannon and took her by the shoulders again. "Shannon Mordhaus. I love you. I've loved you ever since we were kids!"
"You Go, boy." Evangaleen said softly.
There was quiet between them for about ten more seconds, followed by Shannon's faltering voice. "Could?"
"Could?"
"I mean..." Shannon paused, then looked Moon dead in the face. "Can I trust you?"
Moon nodded and spread his arms slowly. Shannon's body seemed to relax and then she literally threw herself against his chest. "Moon! Moon!"
"Shannon. My Shannon."
It got a little strange after that. Moon started laughing like a fool at finally having his girl. Shannon kept apologizing for not returning his feelings sooner while crying into his tank top. That seemed to go for a half-minute. Then they parted with each other only enough to start kissing again.

"Finally," Evangaleen sighed. "I've been waiting for this for over a decade."
"It's so...beautiful," Lola said breathlessly. Renny figured he scored some points with Lola, and all he did was bring her with him.

Then something really interesting happened.
"Shannon!? What're you-?"
Now Shannon was in control of the situation.
"Moon. Let me do this."
Evangaleen used the scouter's zoom function. Shannon had slowly gotten down onto her knees and her hands were slowly reaching for Moon's pants. Evangaleen's grin broke out into a full-on smile that could scare the darkness of the night sky away.
"Dude! You GO, girl!"
Renny only got to see Shannon's hands finally reach Moon's trousers before a soft, warm object suddenly blocked his vision. Lola had placed her hands in front of his eyes.
"Oh, c'mon. Let the kid grow up a little. I watched my first porn video when I was eleven."
"Well, Renny's not the kind of pervert that you are."
Renny couldn't see anything, just let himself be dragged quietly away from the suddenly adult situation. Renny couldn't feel Evangaleen's presence anymore, indicating that she stayed to see the hot Trainer on Trainer action. When Lola released Renny, they had just exited the woods and were back on the lawn. Lola couldn't look at Renny, and her cheeks were rosy from embarrassment. "Well, uhh...that was pretty sudden, wasn't it?" Lola faltered, trying to get her own mind off of what was happening. Her breathing was rapid. "Let's go get those drinks to the others before they stop being cold."

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Lexhur Can't Help Pierce Much

"I don't know where Gaea is. Maybe she's dead." Lexhur guessed. "She might not appear again in person unless the Ruin Pokemon succeed in their takeover. As for why Idolus is working for Reynold Faynoc, it's all Idolus's doing."

"I think I get it," Shizuka said. "With the Primal Exist fragments, Idolus has a lot of power to offer anyone who would throw morality and ethics to the wind for the sake of their own rise to greatness. Faynoc is exactly the kind of person who would do that."
"And judging from what Rayleen said, General Burkmont's the same." Whitney offered.
"Those could be important clues as to who is housing these Progenitors," Shizuka suggested. "If we know who the really messed up, really power hungry people or Pokemon are in this world, we'll have possible suspects for Progenitor guardians."

"As for Primal Exist, I can answer that one," Lexhur said brightly. "Elliot definitely stole DNA from Primal Exist. We're not certain what Primal Exist was attempting to do when it awakened and left the sanctuary, but Gaea struck her down with Tri Scar. Idolus and Elliot were both hoping that Gaea's accident turned Primal Exist against Gaea and the Legendary Pokemon. At least, that's what we generally believe."

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Renny's Misadventures 2

Inside the house which Renny and Lola were going to pass through to reach the other yard, there was something else going on. Rayleen, Harliette, Maria, and Kiyomi were playing Twister, and the positions they were in...well...
Rayleen: "If you fart, I swear to God I'm sheathing my gunblade in your vagina, Harliette."
Harliette: "If you want to put something in my vagina, you'll have to get Maria's face away from there first."
Maria: "Little Mika, are you making that spinner land on these spots on purpose?"
Kiyomi: "If this was Strip Twister, I'd be in Heaven and needing new underwear."

Yyyyyyeah. Judging from the coloration of their faces, all four of the participants were beyond the point of tipsy. But apparently they still had the coordination to make a Twister game last long enough for them to get all tangled up like that.

Mika spun the dial again. "Okay, Maria. Left foot on yellow."
"Aw, you've gotta be-" Maria said, then stopped herself and attempted it.
"Wait, if you move like that-!"
"Why did we let the lesbian play with us?"
"Ah hah hah hah hah hah hah! Stop it, that's going to drive me crazy!"
"Relax, she's only being tickled to death."
"Stop tickling me, Maria. I'm going to fall!"
But this was the only way Maria was going to get her foot on yellow. She literally had to turn herself over to do this. But naturally, it wasn't going to work. Maria tumbled and fell, Kiyomi let go and rolled off the mat still laughing, and Rayleen and Harliette stood up and walked away.
"Pretty good game. Let's go get Whitney on this."
"Man, I need another drink. Hey, Renny. Lola, do you want to play?"

Lola shook her head. "With my breasts, it'd never work."
Rayleen looked a little angry. "What, are you calling mine small? I'll have you know I'm almost a D cup."
"And I'm no chicken, either." Harliette butted in. "Don't flatter yourself, sis. I'm not that much smaller than you."
"Ugh. Let's go, Renny. Those drinks will be lukewarm by the time we're done with all this madness."

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Mika Asks More

"Lexhur, there is something interesting that Phantomere mentioned."
"I'd take anything you heard from that maniac with a gram of salt, young lady."
"My friend Tsubasa gave a report to Lady Shizuka regarding a 'genetic commander'. We were hoping for some solid information regarding that."

"Hey, that's right, he did say something about that!" Rachel chimed in. She had been hopping around on Lexhur's body for a little while, but stopped suddenly. "Genetic commander, huh? This Malcolm Elliot was the first one, wasn't he?"
Lexhur shook up and down again. "Elliot thought of everything, slightly older young lady. Gransrax was the one who suggested the possibility of that command gene passing down from parent to offspring."
Mika blinked. "Gransrax?"
"The Poison Ruin General. It took him a while to pass this information on to Idolus. It's difficult to be around Gransrax for any length of time without suffering serious health problems."

"It's a very important point," Whitney said. "This genetic commander had absolute authority and control of every Ruin Pokemon, including all of the generals."
"This is true, and Idolus is scared to death of this truth."
"Why?"
"You tell me, talking Gardevoir. Who is the current genetic commander?"
"How could I possibly know that? I'm a Pokebrid, by the way."
"There's the point," Lexhur said. "We don't know who that is, or if there even is one. Elliot never told us about an offspring, but he didn't really spend his every waking moment with us, so it can be suggested that he did reproduce successfully. Now, assuming that the command gene does pass down. It's possible to believe that the current inheritor doesn't possess the same personal objectives and moralty, or lack thereof, of the original."
"That's why Idolus is scared!" Rachel shouted. "If the current inheritor is a good person, that person could stop the entire Ruin Pokemon invasion just by saying something like 'halt!'"
"You are wise beyond your years, young lady." Lexhur concurred. "Finding and securing this inheritor, or neutralizing him or her, will become a big deal."

Suddenly, nearly fifty miles away in a large building, a beautiful brunette sneezed.
"Mommy, that's the third sneeze. Are you sick?"
Jeanette Ricewood turned away from the microscope. "Maybe, sweetie. I have been working extended hours."
"Then we're going home and you're going straight to bed."
"Aww, is that an order?"
"Of course, it is. You listen to your daughter!"
Jeanette bent down and picked up her daughter. "Alright, Myrie. Then let's go home."

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Renny's Misadventures 3

Lola parted from Renny to go relax somewhere.

Renny later found Lola in his room.

And a few other girls as well.

Lola had apparently passed out on Renny's bed. She had unbuttoned her clothes some few minutes before nodding off, and at some point she was rolled over and now she was only left with her black t-shirt and unzipped white skirt with black panties and a matching garter belt still connected to the hosiery underneath. One of her boots was still on and the other hung from her foot for dear life. Her breathing was slow and steady and her face was in repose.

Goddamn, she was beautiful.

Whitney was on the floor near the bed, drunk herself and playing a simple game of peek-a-boo with Mollesk. Rayleen was busying herself with Renny's video games.

Rayleen paused the game to look at Renny. "Hey, Renny. Sorry about this, but you wouldn't mind if us four slept in your bed with you, right? It's certainly big enough. Oh, and the fourth is Harliette. She's in the shower now. We figured it'd be all right since you're a small person and we can trust you."

Both sisters at the same time? Wait, what was he thinking!? It was just a sleepover. The fact that four beautiful women were joining Renny in his bed tonight didn't have anything to do with it.

Okay, yes it did. Yes. It. Did.

[Menarker]

*A bit of time ago*
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"Lola, thank you so much for helping me out. We got to pass these around to 17 of us. My dad already had a taste, but there is more to go."

Renny was in a pretty good mood as she walked beside him, holding onto some of the wine bottles, with their glassy necks suggestively sticking up and out in front of her chest.

"Oh, there is Evangaleen..."

They had snuck behind her, wondering what she was up to, but the answer became apparent, as Evangaleen took her drink.

What happened next left Renny more or less breath-taken. It was a romantic and inspiring moment. It was hard to tear his eyes from the sight, although he did catch the reactions between Evangaleen and Lola. He had heard bits and pieces about romance as a whole, but he never thought that it would hit quite as profoundly as it seem.

Then the situation changed in some way, as Shannon started to fumble over the clothing and his eyes suddenly with black and his face felt warm as Lola covered her eyes and she led him away. He tried to follow along with Lola, while still holding onto the stuff he did. Guess Shannon and Moon could get their drinks later.

"Well, uhh...that was pretty sudden, wasn't it?" "Let's go get those drinks to the others before they stop being cold."

"Yeah... Yeah."

*4 / 20 people attended to for drinks*

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The pair then headed over to where most everyone was gathered. Renny was amazed at the sight of Lexhur, although assured by its passivity and the watch on him.

At the time, he saw Shizuka, Kirie, Pierce, Impact, Charlotte, Rachel, Whitney, Dormond and he could have sworn he might have saw Matthias a bit in the distance.

"Hi everyone! I got something special homebrew here. A little something to add to the evening. Many thanks for all of your help. Especially, Shizuka, Kirie, I want to thank you and the rest of the Kimonos for all their help thus far and in the future. Aside from helping my family, you have been a tremendous support we'd didn't expect to have when we first met Rio. I look forward to all the times we'll work together"

Charlotte speedily got her drink almost as swiftly as he had offered, and he opted to leave an extra bottle with them along with several glasses. He looked once more to the group with a broad smile before the two went into the house.

*13 out of 20 people attended to.*

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Inside the house, it was a fun chaotic atmosphere as Dominic watched his wife attempt to keep her balance in the unusual position she was caught in, along with Rayleen, Kiyomi and Harriette, with Mika taking total control of the game at the spin of the wheel.

The game looked rather fun, although the coloration and expression on everyone's faces depicted the game as serious business.

"Well, you are all busy at this point, so I'll leave these drinks for when you're done. A little homemade wine to celebrate."

"Man, I need another drink. Hey, Renny. Lola, do you want to play?"

Lola shook her head. "With my breasts, it'd never work."
Rayleen looked a little angry. "What, are you calling mine small? I'll have you know I'm almost a D cup."
"And I'm no chicken, either." Harliette butted in. "Don't flatter yourself, sis. I'm not that much smaller than you."
"Ugh. Let's go, Renny. Those drinks will be lukewarm by the time we're done with all this madness."

"We only have... oh, ok."

Maria then half called out, as her steps were a little wobbly.
"Renny, I pretty much have enough for the evening, so I'm heading off to bed. Enjoy the rest of the evening."
She then looked at her spectator husband. "You coming dear?"
"Yeah. You should try the wine though."
"Oh, but I can't take any more."
"Renny made it."
"Oh... alright, in that case... love."

The couple went up, with a slight click of a locked door. Everyone practically had the house to themselves.
*People attended to. 18 / 20*

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In a seperate room, Renny poured Lola a glass and then a bit for himself. The private atmosphere, combined with the results of everything he saw tonight made him flustered and nervous. The sexy parties in the last combat, Shannon and Moon's romantic interlude... somehow, even the twister game came to his mind and wouldn't come out.

"Lola..." Renny struggled to think of what to say, but then fell back to his normal gratitude. "Everything you have have done for us all and the help you gave me, it makes me happy to know you're on our side. As far as I'm concerned, you'll always have a place with us. If there is any way I can ever help you, let me know. I'll support you any way I can. Thank you for everything."

He then slowly drained his drink. His face contorted slightly from the alcohol, but gradually became a soothing sensation, although his mind became more or less lighter.

*People attended to. 20 / 20*

Some wine bottles was left over still full. One could be given to Shannon and Moon after their private time... and the rest would be worth saving for a special moment.

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Shortly after, Renny did a little bit of clean-up, in the attempt to make the next day easier on his parents. He picked up the used up plastic cups, the discarded paper plates, swept up the debris that Snorlax made from the hole in the wall. Snorlax was there, sleeping soundly, having ate every single morsel of food that had fell on the floor, somewhat plugging the hole in the wall with his girth. Renny patted his soft belly reassuringly.

"Good night Snorlax."
"Snoooooooorr..." A peaceful expression on his lighthearted face.

Renny wondered where everyone would sleep. They had a few sofas around the TV and a living room with one too. But even taking his room and his parents room and the fact that there is a guarding watching Lexhur in the evening at all time, finding room for 16 people without forcing them to share the same spot would be tricky. He didn't want to force anyone to sleep on the floor. The lad recalled his sleeping bags and a tent he had during his travels with his pokemons, so he made those ready out in the open for anyone wanting to use them.

Umbreon jumped up playfully on one of the couches, moving with grace and allure. Being a nighttime pokemon, it was more active now than it was earlier when it slept through most of the party. She purred fairly happily as Renny approached and petted her affectionately, rubbing his hand against her forehead.

"Aww, good evening. You're looking much better."
"Ummmmmmm"

"Yaaaahhhnnnnnnnn.... Oh, it's late. I gotta get to bed. Good night! Keep an eye out, will you?"

Walking upstairs, he walked down the hall to his room, getting his shirt unbuttoned when saw quite a scene. Rayleen playing video games, Whitney playing peekaboo with Mollesk, which turned into a variation of a whack a mole game, with his head and tentacles popping out of different holes. The pokemon giggled at the simple pleasure, having a good time. But the most shocking was the sight of Lola, who laid on his bed in a shockingly revealing display which was something beyond anything he seen... since the last two sexy parties technique.

"Hey, Renny. Sorry about this, but you wouldn't mind if us four slept in your bed with you, right? It's certainly big enough. Oh, and the fourth is Harliette. She's in the shower now. We figured it'd be all right since you're a small person and we can trust you."

"Uh, buh... ok..." There was barely any place for them to sleep in the house downstairs. He would never suggest this situation himself but if they felt happy enough here, then he would manage.
He removed Lola's boots and delicately moved her body to a more comfortable position on the bed, covering her up with a blanket in concern that she would catch a cold. He then blushed as he entered the closet, closed the door and dressed himself in his pajamas in the dark, before coming out changed. He then sat on the bed by Lola, as he chatted with Whitney and Rayleen.

"Whitney, I hope you're feeling alright? You gotten hurt quite a bit in that fight. Those guys really had a grudge against you... But I'm glad you decided to help us despite that especially since they tried to attack my family and home. If there is any way I can be of help, please tell me. I'll do whatever I can."

"Rayleen, as much as those uninvited guests caused some trouble, I'm glad that all of you could make it to this party and I hope you've all enjoyed it, especially since I was hoping this party would be a nice relaxing moment for you, Dormond and also for Moon... but I have a question. Why did you select me as the Watchmen's leader? Mind you, I'm touched by your confidence and trust, but it seemed like some of the others would have been more natural choice as leader, and I imagine a few people feel that way. Being a leader sure was hard, although I felt I did whatever I could. I hope I didn't do too badly today."

Renny absently stroked Lola's hair as he tried to make her night stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.

[Dracorion]

Pierce was coming back to the back yard with another beer after convincing Nagarai to turn in for the night in her pokeball, when he noticed Impact's Dragon Slave on the ground. He picked it up and approched Impact. "Here, you forgot this." He said, offering it back.

He then approached Mika. "Have you seen anything that might suggest the Primal Exist is innocent? I mean, show me a bad guy and I'll beat the crap out of them, but I like to be sure that the guy I'm beating up is bad."

He turned to Lexhur. "Can you tell us who the other Ruin Generals are? And who's gone rogue and who hasn't?" He inquired.

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Pierce now had a glass of Renny's wine as he sat on the ground with a sigh. He hadn't realized until now how tired he was. Sparring with Shizuka, in particular, took a lot out of him. "You know, I don't think Lexhur needs watching." He told Shizuka. "But if you insist on it, then we-" then he noticed that almost everyone had gone off for the night. "... well, I, can take a shift."

He took a sip of wine and found he liked the fruity taste. He'd have to try more. Tomorrow. For now, he just took another sip.

Pierce played with his drink for a while, trying to figure out how to tell Shizuka what he wanted to say. "Look..." He blurted out. "I'm... not really very good at thank yous, so I usually leave them to everyone else. But without you and your Kimonos, we probably would've died thrice over by now. So... thank you." It didn't come out perfectly, but considering his record, Pierce thought it came out well enough.

[DanteFalcon]

After the battle Matthias had checked on everyone to make sure there weren't any casualties and then resorted to wandering randomly around the house, letting his thoughts wander to see if he had any flashes of inspiration or an answer hit him from the sky. No such luck this time around. He noticed Renny had been handing out drinks but politely declined. When your wings give off heavy doses of poison, being drunk rarely ends well.

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Later that night Matthias stopped by the giant train that was apparently a ruin general, gave a nod to it as well as Shizuka and Pierce before walking off again. With the house as crowded as it was he would probably find some path of grass to sleep in. It was a nice night anyway.

[Astral Harmony]

The night was still pretty young, and the women of Pokemon Umbral decided to commit more acts of abstract zaniness before the alcohol and weariness consumed them one by one.

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A Classic Dusted Off That Most Like Shouldn't've Been

Some of the girls decided that they still had some energy that they just couldn't let go away, so they decided to entertain themselves with a classic activity.

Good lord, Armored Bishoujo, grow up.

Rayleen cleared her throat and began. "Whitneria, you have entered the door to the north. You are now by yourself, standing alone in a dark room. The pungent stench of mildew emanates from the wet dungeon walls."
Kiyomi turned towards the table from where she stood in the kitchen. "Where're the Cheetos?"
Rayleen glanced over. "They're right next to you."
Whitney leaned forward a bit. "I cast a spell."
"Where's the Mountain Dew?" Kiyomi demanded.
Rayleen groaned. "In the fridge! Duh!"
"I wanna cast a spell!" Whitney insisted.
"Can I have a Mountain Dew?" Kiyomi asked.
"Yes, you can have a Mountain Dew, just go get it."

Whitney scanned her character sheet. "I can cast any of these, right? On the list?"
Rayleen nodded. "Yes, any of the first level ones."
Kiyomi was getting increasingly annoying. "I'm gonna grab a soda, anyone want one? Hey, Ray! I'm not in the room, right?"
"What room?" Rayleen asked.
"I want to cast Magic Missile."
"The room where she's casting all these spells from."
"She hasn't cast anything yet."
Whitney leaned forward some more. "I am, though, if you'd listen. I'm casting Magic Missile!"
Rayleen frowned. "Why're you casting Magic Missile? There's nothing to attack here."
Whitney paused for a couple of seconds. "Ah...I'm attacking the darkness!"

The four girls yucked it up like the drunken idiots they were.
Rayleen's good mood returned. "Fine. Fine. You attack the darkness. There's an elf in front of you."
Whitney leaned back again. "Whooooa!"
"That's me, right?" Harliette asked.
"Umm...she's wearing a brown tunic and she has grey hair and blue eyes."
Harliette shook her head. "No I don't. I have gray eyes."
Rayleen frowned. "Lemme see that sheet."
Harliette fumbled for it. "Well, it says here...well, it says here that I have blue but I decided I wanted gray eyes."
Rayleen shrugged. "Whatever. Okay, you girls can talk to each other now, if you want."

Whitney and Harliette faced each other.
"Hello," Whitney said.
"Hello," Harliette said.
"I am Whitneria, Sorceress of Light."
Harliette grinned. "Then how come you had to cast Magic Missile?"
More undeserved chuckles.
Rayleen decided to shake things up. "You guys are being attacked!"
"Do I see that happening?" Kiyomi asked annoyingly.
"No! You're outside, by the tavern."
"Cool, I get drunk!"
Rayleen looked downward. "There are seven Ogres surrounding you."
Whitney gestured to her character sheet. "How could they surround us? I had Mordenkainen's Magical Watchdog cast."
"No, you didn't."
Kiyomi wasn't paying attention. "I'm getting drunk, are there any girls there?"
Whitney was getting pissed. "I totally did! You asked me if I wanted any equipment for this adventure and I said 'no', but I needed material components for all my spells, so I cast Mordenkainen's Faithful Watchdog."
Rayleen shook her head. "But you never actually cast it."

Kiyomi broke in again. "Roll the dice to see if I'm getting drunk!"
Rayleen groaned and rolled the dice. "Yeah, you are!"
"Are there any girls there?"
"Yeah!"
Whitney was about to stand up. "I did, though! I completely said when you asked me-"
Rayleen did stand up. "No, you didn't! You didn't actually say that you were casting the spell so now there's Ogres, okay!?"
"Ogres!?" Kiyomi shrieked. "Man, I got an Ogre Slaying Knife! It's got a plus-nine against Ogres!"
Rayleen threw her hands in the air. "YOU'RE NOT THERE!! YOU'RE GETTING DRUNK!!"
"Okay, but if there's any girls there, I wanna do them!"

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Pierce Pierces Shizuka...This One Is Actually True

Mika shrugged lightly. "Gaea. Primal Exist. The Genetic Commander. All three could be our greatest allies or most dangerous foes yet. We cannot assume that Gaea is an ally because of that Second Wind. We cannot assume that Primal Exist is an enemy just because she's the reason Ruin Pokemon exist in the first place. And the Genetic Commander? How the hell is that person?"

Some distance, at a drive-thru to McPoke's, both Jeanette and Myrie Ricewood sneezed at the same time.
"Aww! Now you gave it to me, Mommy!"
"You know, I think someone must be talking about us."

Then Pierce asked Lexhur about the other Ruin Generals. Lexhur spoke back with a nostalgic voice. "As you know, Idolus the Dragon Ruin General runs the current group of loyalists. He's the strongest of us all, actually. Under his command are Twiloch the Dark General, Marionata the Psychic General, Gransrax the Poison General, and then there was also me, but I guess I've done and defected then, haven't I?"
"He only has three subordinates now?" Mika asked. "Yeah, I'd be desperate, too."
"It was a big test of time," Lexhur said. "If humanity would have accepted me, even given the form I possess, I would definitely have been rogue for a long time. After the Ruin Pokemon invasion was crushed, there really wasn't a whole lot of motivation to dust ourselves off and try again."

So, about those Rogue Generals...?

Lexhur then remember and went on. "I haven't kept up with the ones who went rogue, but there's a lot of them. Now, you've defeated Phantomere the Ghost General, so scratch that one off of your list. The others, if they are still alive after all these eons, would be Helghran the Bug General, Amplaive the Electric General, Wrek the Fighting General, Fiernarog the Fire General, Walthair the Flying General, Asteria the Grass General, Krunder the Ground General, Syndell the Ice General, Ein the Normal General, Grokest the Rock General, and Lathiron the Water General."
"Ten Rogue Ruin Generals..." Mika said after Lexhur finished.

This was going to be one loooooong adventure.

Eventually, only Pierce, Shizuka, and Lexhur were the only ones outside.

Pierce gave his thanks to Shizuka for the help provided by the Kimonos. Shizuka smiled warmly at him and looked towards the stars.
"This actually happens quite often in the other worlds we've traveled to," Shizuka said. "Like it or not, you are called, Pierce. You, and everyone else in that agency for that matter. You will be the eye of the storm. A storm that may literally tear asunder everything you love and hate about this world you live in and the people you live with. One day that storm will subside, but for now, we must all be strong, and we must help each other. Helping each other is what makes the world go round. By helping each other, you progress."

Rayleen and Mika entered the yard. Rayleen looked to have had one or two, but she still wielded her gunblade with all the skill of a trained killer. "We'll take the watch, now." Rayleen said. Despite her blushed face, her words weren't the least bit slurred. "Go get some sleep. I want to return to the agency in the early afternoon, at least."

Shizuka and Pierce entered the house to find the main room empty. Shizuka stopped for a brief moment while Pierce walked further in, then suddenly, Pierce felt Shizuka's softness against his back.
"This...may just be the wine talking but-"
A million different ending segments to that statement bounced around in Pierce's mind, but he was more than a little shocked to get the one he wanted to hear the most.
"Could we...I dunno...continue to be together...tonight?"

Halleluyah, wine! Pierce would have to thank Renny for this stuff later. Shizuka may have been a demon. Shizuka may have been a trained killer. Shizuka may have been centuries old.
But in Pierce's arms, Shizuka was heart-breakingly lovely. Shizuka was light. Shizuka was very much like a normal young woman who just gave herself to the throws of passion. She was a demon, but...at least for now, she was suddenly so human. She moaned. She moved. She never broke eye contact with him. And just so Pierce would know he wasn't having a really awesome dream, she even called out his name during it all.

Pierce woke up peacefully the following morning. Shizuka wasn't there and he was fully dressed. He almost thought it to be a dream again, but then he detected the scent of her presense. And there was a kunai dagger laying where she had fallen asleep after the deed was repeatedly done.

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Renny Chats Up His Lady Friends

"Relaaaaaax, Wenny..." Whitney slurred. Good lord, she was drunk to the point of retardation. "I'm...uhhh...I'm jus' fahn, but-"
Whitney started to rise from her feet, and then promptly stumbled into Renny's arms. She kept her face against his chest for a moment. "Mmm...you smell weally gud," Whitney said, then giggled. "Kind uhhh...cold in here, eh? I...I need blanket. Blanket!"
So keep Whitney from waking Lola up, Renny helped her into his bed without thinking. Whitney seemed to be asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

Rayleen then turned off the video game and helped Renny put Lola into bed as well. "I nominated you because I believe in you. I actually believe in all of you. I think you all need a chance to prove to yourselves just how great you all can really be, y'know? I'm sorry if the whole thing causes any trouble."

After Lola was undressed in some areas and redressed in others and then blanketed, Rayleen stretched. "Anyways, I'm going to go talk to Lexhur. Probably about time for a switch in the sentry. Don't do anything funny to the girls while you're alone with them, okay?"

Renny wasn't sure what to do in this situation, and then the shower stopped. There were noises coming from the bathroom and then out stepped the sexy Harliette in a sexier black nightgown. Apparently the half-sisters loved black lingerie. "Here's how it goes, buddy," Harliette said quite firmly. "You're next to Lola. I'm next to Whitney. I won't have you touching her unless she wants you to. Capiche?"

So it's all right to touch your half-sister and not your best friend? Then again, Lola and Harliette still weren't on the best of terms.

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Meet Some of the New Recruits In the Form of Moon's Unwanted Harem!


With that nightmare out of the way, it came time to return to the agency. Evangaleen had been smiling since last night, and the closer they got to the agency, the more her smile grew.

Lola was looking out the back window. Lexhur was following them from behind, no chains or nothing. This made them all a little nervous. "It's nice of Shizuka to stay with us until we got Lexhur to the underground storage shed."

Lola turned around and saw Evangaleen. "Y'know, Evangaleen. I've been dying to know what's got you in such high spirits. It's like you've got this monumental joke that you're keeping to yourself."
Evangaleen looked up. "Yeah, I guess so. Remember last night when you joined me in the forest?"
Moon and Shannon suddenly sat upright and looked at Lola and Evangaleen. Lola now felt pretty self-conscious. "Y-yeah."
"There was a fourth person with us."
Lola blinked. "Seriously? I couldn't see anyone else."
Evangaleen had difficulty keeping her good humor under control. "She didn't stay long, but oh man, the significance of her presense! When we get back to the agency, oooooooooooooh man! Get a camcorder, Lola! We'll want this shit on YouTube!"
Lola asked for an explanation, but Evangaleen kept what had to be the ultimate punchline on lockdown.

There were two limosines sitting outside the agency's main entrance. Rayleen frowned. "High profile clients?" she asked, then exited the van. "Shizuka. Mika. Kiyomi. Dormond. Please come with me. We're escorting Lexhur below ground. Could the rest of you find out what's going on with those limos?"
"Don't worry, I already know what's going on," Evangaleen said, on the brink of hysteria.
"Then please take care of it," Rayleen said as she, her butler, and the three Kimonos left with Lexhur to go around the building. Lexhur's immense body was drawing quite a few stares. Even more than the two limosines.
"Is this it?" Lola asked Evangaleen. "Is this what has got you in such a tizzy?"
"Whatever crazy shit happened last night...it's nothing compared to what we're going to see just inside!"

This "ultimate punchline" came in the form of three beautiful women. Apparently, the agency just generated them inside itself during moments of idleness.
"Moon!" the brunette shouted.
"Brother!" the raven-haired girl shouted.
"You'd better explain this!" they then shouted at the same time, both pointing at Shannon.
Shannon placed a hand on her chest. "Huh? Did I do something?"
Evangaleen got in between Moon and the girls. "Now, now, now. Let's take this somewhere so we can talk in private. Shouting and whatnot in the receptionist area doesn't set a very professional image. Follow me, everyone. Let's have a nice, long discussion."

Things were tense, but Evangaleen was beside herself with good humor. You weren't certain if Moon was going to be okay or if he was just sentenced to death.
Evangaleen lead them all into a strategy room. Unlike the briefing room with all the desks, this room had a large table in the center of it with chairs around the table and dozens more on the far sides of the room. Evangaleen took the seat at the far end. Moon, Shannon, and two of the three girls all took seats near her. The platinum blonde woman wearing a maid uniform remained standing. Evangaleen waited until everyone else was seated. "Okay, allow me to explain everything."
"You explain everything?" Moon broke in. "How do you even know what's going on?"
Evangaleen puffed herself up. "I've been following the relationship, or lack thereof, between you and Shannon for a good, long time, Moon. I knew you two were destined for each other. And I found out some interesting tidbits that got me very curious about you specifically. You had to make some interesting decisions under some interesting circumstances, and I've kept track of it all."
"You were stalking me, then?"
"Of course. And it was well worth it. Well worth it."
"Well, if you really know everything, feel free to tell it all. I'll correct you if you happen to have something wrong."
Evangaleen nodded. "Great, then I'll get started. Once upon a time when Moon was ten years old-"
"When he was only ten?" Rachel interrupted. "This is going to be a long explanation, huh?"
Evangaleen frowned. "Yes, and it'll take much longer if you don't shut the hell up."
Rachel shrank back and closed her mouth. Evangaleen cleared her throat. "As I was saying, once upon a time when Moon was ten years old, his happy and comfortable life was shattered when both of his parents were killed by a drunk driver. Tragic and senseless deaths, to be sure."
"Somehow it doesn't sound tragic and senseless given the tone you say it in," Shannon said.

"Fate decided to play a very lucky hand for our suddenly orphaned Moon," Evangaleen continued, leaning back and staring at the ceiling. "For just a few days after that horrible incident, he was adopted."
"That goes without saying," Lola said.
"By the Veldyne Family."
"Veldyne?" Shannon asked. "Isn't that the large shipping company?"
"Veldyne does more than shipping, dear Shannon," Evangaleen corrected. "Veldyne Vessels. Shipping. Transport. Fishing. Offshore oil refining. There's even a dedicated submarine that safely and stealthily transports valuable items that absolutely cannot fall in the wrong hands. Anyways, Veldyne Vessels' president and CEO, Marvin Veldyne, adopted Moon into his family as heir of Veldyne Vessels. He already had a daughter, but feared that if his daughter was to take over the company, she wouldn't be treated with the same respect and admiration as he was...y'know, 'cause she's a female...with girly parts."
The girl with jet black hair who called Moon 'brother' raised her hand. "That would be me that she's referring to. My name is Cecilia. Cecilia Veldyne. I am Moon's younger foster sister."

Evangaleen nodded. "Moon was brought up to learn the business and run it after Marvin retired and, and here's the big one, he was then to be married to Cecilia Veldyne, who I believe you all now know."
"What!?" Shannon squeeled. "Married!?"
Evangaleen held up one hand. "Hang on, Shannon. It gets much better. When Moon is thirteen, his foster father allows him to go out into the world as he wanted. Moon gets his first Pokemon, Vaporeon, names him Fathom, and shortly joins the group that becomes the Thirteen Eevee Threat. All because of his love for a certain Leafeon trainer from his own hometown."
Shannon blushed and looked downcast.
"During this time, Marvin Veldyne and Harvey Brisholm discuss a merger of their immense businesses."
"Brisholm..." Shannon says. "Brisholm Transports?"
Evangaleen nodded. "Ding ding, Shannon. Brisholm Transports has courier jets, mail trucks, mail men, package deliverers, yadda-yadda-yadda. Good news for both companies, with a hitch. I suppose they could've done it all with hundreds of signatures on contracts 'n' stuff, but Marvin and Harvey decided that the best way to make it official was for Marvin's adopted son to marry Harvey's biological daughter."

Now the brunette raised her hand. "I am that aforementioned biological daughter. My name is Mirror. Mirror Brisholm."
"I guess that leaves Mirror's maid. Her name, I don't know."
The maid bowed politely. "I am Wilhelmina Rustfield. An honor and pleasure it is to meet all of you."
"And that's what brings us to this point," Evangaleen said. "Moon, you know all this. But I don't think Shannon did until now."
"And he's about to tell me why," Shannon said dangerously.
Moon sighed. "I thought I could...just, y'know, run away from it all. Shannon, you know how I told you about my own business?"
Shannon nodded. "Moonspark MRU, right? Of course I remember."
"MRU?" Mirror asked.
"Maintenance, Repair, and Upgrade," Evangaleen answered. "You wouldn't believe the cool things they can do for a vibrator."
Everyone looked at Evangaleen. "What? Girl's gotta have her toys."

"Be that as it may," Mirror started. "I'm very agitated. Moon didn't tell me anything about Shannon, and just as I was settling into a nice bubble bath last night, Wilhelmina tells me that he and this girl had started a relationship in a very intimate way."
Shannon was really blushing now.
"Mirror knew about my previous engagement to Moon," Cecilia said. "She calls me up last night and we talk to our respective fathers. They spoke amongst themselves and we've agreed on...this!"
Suddenly, both Cecilia and Mirror stood up and directed an index finger each at Moon.
"Moon Travorian, know this!" Cecilia shouted. "When you are to be married to Miss Shannon Mordhaus-!"
"Thou shalt be wed to us as well!" Mirror declared.

...If Moon and Shannon's eyebrows from separate from their faces.
Evangaleen collapsed into helpless laughter.
"Y'know, there's a law against polygamy."
Rayleen was at the door with Kirie and Mika in tow.
Mirror shrugged. "When you have international, billion-dollar monopolies at your fingertips, the law is more or less thrown out the window. Our fathers decided that Moon will have us both as wives in addition to Shannon, and that's what we've agreed upon."
Moon stood up. "Good lord, are you listening to what you're saying, Mirror!? Have you even thought to take your own feelings into account? I have! That's why I broke away from my father and started my own business. And I paid back the money I borrowed to get my own business started. I owe my father much, but I won't inherit either of your companies and I won't take either of you as wives!"

Then Moon's strong arguement was shattered. Both girls started to cry.
"But brother, I love you so much!" Cecilia wailed. "I never would've agreed to this if I didn't feel about you the way I do!"
"You're so mean!" Mirror bawled. "I have taken my feelings into account, and all my feelings point directly to you, Moon! You're perfect for me and I can't do without you!"
Moon stumbled back, then looked to Rayleen for advice. "Chief? A little help, here?"
"Yeah, I'm going to need to talk to you, Moon."
Rayleen exited, leaving Kirie and Mika in the room. Moon, Cecilia, and Mirror started to leave. Rayleen returned. "And ONLY Moon! Actually. Shannon, you too. C'mon."

There was a somewhat quiet atmosphere after Rayleen left with Moon and Shannon in tow.
"I am very sorry about all of this," Wilhelmina apologized for the other two girls.
Evangaleen stopped laughing and sat up again. "Sorry? About what? This is the best thing EVER! And to top it all off, I didn't even know about the triple marriage part. Man, I could've died right there."
"You seem to know an awful lot about everything," Cecilia said.
"I could put this into a novel and make millions," Evangaleen declared. "To be honest, I really did all this because I was sort of in love with Moon, too. Then stalking him became a hobby. It's come along so very well."
"You love him, too?" Lola asked her.
"I did, but that was a long time ago. He's one of the most handsome and kindhearted guys I know, and that's saying a lot."

[Bard The 5th LW]

"Is any of this really relevant," Charlotte dropped in suddenly. She had listened to the whole thing with an annoyed and impatient look plastered on her face. "We're a law enforcement agency, we beat people and things up," she said, "we aren't marrige counselors. Frankly, I hope Rayleen is out their dealing some, preferably painful, punishment on Moon for romance with a co-worker. This doesn't matter to us at all, can't you have these discussions in the privacy of your own homes." Charlotte was being unusually logical. She hated romance to be frank, the only good thing that may arise from this is that Moon is liable to get beat up by his Harem.

"Seriously," she complained, "I mean we are already listening to Moon's life story and relationship issues. Are we going to be perusing Impact's f***ing stamp collection next?" This whole situation could seriously have been avoided if Moon had the decency to die when Charlotte shot him with Impact's revolver. "In fact," she continued, " why would there still be marriage plans. You do realize Moon was recruited her after being arrested for a bank heist. Is that seriously the person you want an arranged marriage with? Is it really good for company publicity?"

[Dracorion]

"This actually happens quite often in the other worlds we've traveled to," Shizuka said. "Like it or not, you are called, Pierce. You, and everyone else in that agency for that matter. You will be the eye of the storm. A storm that may literally tear asunder everything you love and hate about this world you live in and the people you live with. One day that storm will subside, but for now, we must all be strong, and we must help each other. Helping each other is what makes the world go round. By helping each other, you progress."

Pierce laid back and looked at the stars like Shizuka. "I won't let that happen. I won't let this storm destroy the world. There's still things I have to do... Someone I have to see."

"... I'm-... we're really lucky to have your help, Shizuka."

Soon after, Rayleen and Mika came to relieve them of guard duty. Shizuka and Pierce entered the house to find the main room empty. Pierce walked further in, not noticing that Shizuka had stopped until he felt something soft against his back.
"This...may just be the wine talking but-"
Pierce's mind went numb as he tried to process what was happening. He was vaguely aware of a small voice in the back of his mind yelling out a million different ending segments to that statement.
"Could we...I dunno...continue to be together...tonight?"
The small voice burst into a loud "FUCK YEAH" as Shizuka said the one it wanted to hear the most.

By now, Pierce would've gotten nervous, clumsy and awkward. He would've said something stupid. None of that happened. Instead, he just gave himself into the deed. All throughout he couldn't stop staring into her beautiful red eyes. If she hadn't kept calling out his name he would've thought it was a dream.

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Pierce woke up peacefully the following morning. Shizuka wasn't there and he was fully dressed. He almost thought it to be a dream again, but then he detected the scent of her presense. And there was a kunai dagger laying where she had fallen asleep after the deed was repeatedly done.

Pierce smiled as he picked up the dagger, put it in his jacket pocket, and got up. It was early in the morning, and it seemed like no one else was up yet. He went out to the backyard and released all his pokemon. "Sorry I was too tired to do this last night. Kingdra, Metagross, Nagarai, you all did great. Tyranitar, Blaziken, sorry you didn't get to join in." Kingdra cried happily in response, Metagross looked as it always did, and Nagarai said "Thank you Master!" happily, bouncing up and down.

Minutes later, Pierce's pokemon had left to enjoy themselves. Metagross simply sat on the ground, not doing anything in particular. Kingdra left to find a pond to play in. After making it absolutely clear that no one was to use any fire attacks, Pierce let Blaziken and Tyranitar go into the trees to do God knows what. Nagarai stayed near Pierce as he went back into the house and found three leftover bottles of Renny's wine. Pierce was still smiling as he grabbed one, uncorked it, and took a swig.

Not five minutes later, all three bottles were empty and Pierce felt considerably light-headed. He looked around for more, but didn't find any. Then he stumbled upon the Tresserhorn's wine cellar. The wine there wasn't the same one Renny made, but Pierce figured it should still be good.

Ten minutes later, Pierce was sitting in a corner of the main room, five empty wine bottles around him and a sixth half-empty in his hand, finishing a song:
"And Odo the hero, they bore him back home
To the place that he'd known as a lad,
They laid him to rest with his hat inside out
And his wand snapped in two, which was sad."

He drunk the rest of the wine in one go and got up. Nagarai, who had been hiding nearby, waiting for Pierce to get drunk enough, decided it was time to pounce.
"Master!" She said, jumping in front of him and pressing herself against him. "Wanna do something naughty?"
"Sure, Aria." He responded happily.
"Wha- Aria? What's that Master?"
"Your nickname. I just came up with it, like it?"
"Master, I love it!" She cried, kissing him full in the lips. Surprisingly, Pierce was returning the kiss.
He broke off the kiss and held her close, his hands at her hips. "Wanna take this to the bedroom?" He said seductively, nibbling her ear.
Nagarai couldn't believe this was finally happening. "Of- of course Master!"
"Tough cookies." He said, pulling away and strolling happily toward the front lawn, singing Odo the Hero again and leaving a dumbfounded Nagarai. Note to self: never get Master drunk. He turns into an asshole.

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The ride back to headquarters was an awkward one for Pierce. He barely registered what Evangaleen and Lola were talking about. Still considerably buzzed as he was, he didn't really know what to do, sitting in the same van as Shizuka.

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Pierce's mood lightened considerably once the team was in the strategy Moon, discussing Moon's love life.

Then Charlotte piped up her dissapproval of the whole thing, and Pierce got off his chair and went 'round to Charlotte's. He put his arms around her tightly, pinning her to the chair. "Awww, c'mon. Don't be such a fuddy-duddy, Charlo! You could use something to cheer you up. Wanna go out sometime?" He said, kissing Charlotte on the cheek.