I forced down the trepidation as I stood on the opened bay doors of the airship, which filled me with an unreasonable fear as always.
"I swear I'll get over this shit someday..." I swore irritably while fighting the fear within me.
The dumbest part about it was that I felt nothing like this when I flew on Pidgeot, Charizard, or even Zapdos. Yet when I got near the airship, or any man-made flying machine more than like, my stomach started to churn and my hands got all sweaty.
But I guess I did actually, you know, DIE the last time I flew on an airplane.
"Bitch." Lucario suddenly said as he stepped forward without a single care.
"I'm not a bitch, pussy."
"Bitch."
"Pussy."
"Bitch."
"Pussy."
We continued bickering all the way to the bridge, which helped me not to think about being on an airship until we finally met up with Giana.
"Ace? Back from Saffron already?" Giana asked curiously as the two of us approached her.
"Yeah, Sabrina had one of her trainers Teleport us here directly yesterday. The girls went out to do some shopping before we meet up at the western exit to head to cycling road."
"And I assume you're here to check on things before leaving?"
"Something like that."
"Hello Ace."
"Oh hey Leaf."
I gave the lovable little con artist a prolonged hug in greeting since I hadn't seen her for a few days, ever since she started going through all of the businesses and properties that I now owned thanks to Giana.
"I think I need a raise." She immediately said, making me smile wryly.
"That bad, huh?" I asked her.
"Worse." She answered, before pulling out a tablet.
"Giovanni had his fingers in almost every single pie you could imagine. Dozens of businesses in every region that he owned both publicly and through shell companies, hundreds of investments in anything and everything that he didn't already own, and partial ownership stakes in anything he couldn't control completely. And then there's the assets he possessed in lieu of actual money, such as artworks, precious metals, gems, property. You think it, Giovanni probably had it.
"Not only have we been categorizing everything he had, but we've also been separating everything into different groups based on whether or not to keep or sell them. Of course everything will be based on your final decision."
"And I'm glad to have people like you and Giana to help me with this." I told Leaf seriously, kissing the top of her head affectionately as I did so.
"I would be glad for something like this." Leaf said pointedly as she held the tablet up for me to see, showing me numerous images of nice dresses and jewelry.
"Anything for you." I promised her, and I felt Leaf preen in my arms happily.
At that moment both Ariana and Domino walked in, and I gave my focus to the latter.
"Domino, do you have a moment?"
"Always for you!" Domino happily said as she approached me.
"I have your first assignment." I told her, and the air immediately became serious.
"What do you need from me?" Domino asked.
"We need people inside of as many criminal organizations as possible. Team Aqua, Team Magma, Team Galactic, Team Plasma, Team Flare, Team Dim Sun, and Team Skull. I want to know everything they are about to do before they do it, and how close they are too reaching their goals."
Domino nodded slowly at my request, and I could practically see the gears turning within her head.
"It's definitely possible, but I would need time to train our agents for infiltration and espionage until they can meet MY standard." She stated in contemplation.
"We just need them to gather info for us. Specifically Teams Plasma, Flare, Skull and Dim Sun." I told her, as I already knew somewhat about what Teams Aqua, Magma and Galactic were up to.
"Alright, I'll see what I can do." Domino promised, though her eyes promised that her efforts would cost me. And not a monetary price like Leaf.
"When do you plan to meet up with the others?" Giana asked as I finished discussing plans with Domino.
"In a couple hours. Long enough for them to do some shopping, but not all day." I told her.
"In that case, would you go and see Sonia?"
"She's back already?"
"Yes, she arrived just the day before yesterday. She's been putting her office and room together while we're still making adjustments to the airship. Arven is here as well, and said he wanted to talk to you about something the next chance he got."
Giana then gave me directions to get to Sonia's room, as well as to Arven's, and I swiftly left to see the two of them after giving Leaf one last kiss goodbye. I also gave one to Giana after she gave me a look that resembled a pout, which I found to be VERY cute given her usual expressionlessness.
"I will go ahead to Arven's." Lucario suddenly said.
"You sure?"
"Yes. I believe you will want some....privacy with Sonia. Plus it will give me time to use my aura to treat his Mabosstiff."
A wave of guilt suddenly hit me as I only just NOW remembered Arven and his Mabosstiff, which I promised to help heal from the lingering injuries it had acquired protecting Arven.
"I would not worry too much about it." Lucario said, as if he had read my mind.
"Arven knows we have numerous priorities. I am sure he will understand that we cannot dedicate so much of our focus to him and his Mabosstiff as he or we may like."
"Haaa... You're right, I think. But if he's joining Arceus Aegis, then it'll give us more chances to help him and Mabosstiff in the future."
"What about those things he mentioned before? Those Herba Mystica?"
"Hm... They might be worth looking into after the conference." I replied while thinking about the mystic herbs. If I recalled what Arven told us about them correctly, they could greatly empower those who eat them. But they were also guarded by pokemon that he called Titans, which were practically Legendary grade.
It was definitely something to think about.
Lucario and I then parted ways as he headed towards Arven's aura, while I headed towards Sonia's. And upon opening the door marked as her lab, I found myself in a fairly large room that had obviously been furnished to function as a research lab.
A table that doubled as computer dominated the middle of the lab, while cork boards took over the walls aside from a few spaces that had been left open for a bookshelf and desk. Then there was a door inside the room that was left open, allowing me to glimpse the bedroom on the other side. And in the middle was Sonia, who was busily organizing everything.
"Looks like you're getting pretty settled here." I commented, startling the lovely professor.
"Ace!" Sonia exclaimed, whirling about so suddenly that her own ponytail smacked her in the face.
With her signature brown coat hanging up on the hook nearby, Sonia was dressed only in her usual blue crop-top, tight skinny jeans and boots.
"Welcome back from Galar." I said while taking in her appearance, while Sonia hurried over to me.
"Sorry I left the way I did."
"I don't mind. I don't own you, and you did come back quickly enough." I said while wrapping my arms around her affectionately.
"..."
"You smell like Leaf..."
"..."
"I did just see her on the bridge."
"..."
Rather than respond verbally, Sonia leaned upwards on her toes and kissed me on the lips, her arms linked around my neck.
I smiled into her kiss as my hands moved downwards from her back to her butt, squeezing it through her jeans.
"I would advise against poking the Ursaring, unless you want to get eaten~." I teased her playfully.
"Maybe I want to get 'eaten'." Sonia murmured back against my lips.
"You asked for it!" I said, before moving my lips to her neck, sucking on her delicate skin softly.
By the time I removed my lips from Sonia's neck, a small red spot remained to mark my efforts before I moved down to her collarbone, where I left another red mark. Afterwards I peeled off her crop top to reveal her perky breasts, which were my next target to mark with hickey's while I also attacked her hardened nipples.
"Mmn..." Sonia moaned as I attacked her nipples with my mouth, while my hands slowly moved lower to the waistband of her jeans.
A moment later I had them unbuttoned and unzipped, before I proceeded to haul both her jeans and panties down to her ankles. This brought me face-to--face with Sonia's delectable looking pussy, which was already growing moist from my work on her breasts.
"Someone's eager." I commented wryly, before I brought my lips forward to kiss her lovely lower lips.
"Ahn..."
"Hnnn..."
"Ah!"
Little moans and whimpers escaped Sonia's lips as I savored the taste of her honey, and explored her folds with my tongue. I stopped only when she was on the verge of her impending climax, and rose to a standing position while also lowering my own pants to free my cock.
"Turn around." I told Sonia, and she did as I commanded as she placed her hands on her desk while pointing her butt as me in invitation.
I threaded the cheeks of her ass with the head of my cock, rubbing against her vulva to smear it with the juices that now flowed freely from Sonia's quim, before pressing it up against her eagerly awaiting slit.
"AHN!" Sonia cried out as I filled her from behind, filling her inch by inch with my cock until my hips came to rest against her ass.
"I feel so full..." Sonia uttered as we held that position momentarily.
"Just wait. I'll 'fill' you properly." I whispered in her ear, before I pulled my hips back to thrust back into her from behind.
*PA!*
*PA!*
*PA!*
"Ahn!"
"Ahn!"
"Ahn!"
"Ngh!"
"Ngh!"
"Ngh!"
All that could be heard was the smacking of flesh, the moans escaping from Sonia's mouth, and my own grunts as I fucked her from behind over her new desk. I guess you could say that we were breaking it in.
I could also see Sonia's tits bouncing erratically through the blank screen of her computer, until I reached around and cupped them in my hands. My fingers pinching, pulling, and tweaking her nipples as I fucked her.
"Ha! Ahn! HAAAAAAAAHN!"
Sonia cried out as she came on my cock, her aura exploding in a multitude of colors from pleasure and ecstasy. I gave a few last pumps as her vagina spasmed around my cock, before burying my entire length into her and filling her womb with seed.
"Hngh!" I grunted as I came, Sonia's pussy massaging my cock as if to milk every single drop of seed from my balls.
I felt the tension leave Sonia's body as she finish cumming, and pulled her chair over to sit on with her on my lap, my cock still buried within her.
"That was....amazing..." Sonia gasped as she recovered from her orgasm, her chest heaving even as I continued palming her breasts.
"It was. I would ask for a second round, but there's some things we need to discuss." I whispered in her ear, before nibbling on her earlobe affectionately.
"Oh really? And what is that?" She asked curiously, before I reached for my bag to pull out my journel, and share my notes.
For the next hour or so we went over all of my notes involving the Legendary pokemon, and Sonia recorded it into her computer for archiving and later study. After all, Sonia had joined Arceus Aegis specifically to become our primary Folklorist, or Mythologist, just like I had offered to her aboard the SS. Anne before.
Basically, her job would be to study as much information as she could about the Legendary pokemon, allowing us to better protect and work with them in the future if need be.
So I shared with her all of the information that Dragonite had shared with us back at Bill's lighthouse, the creation of the universe with Arceus and the Creation Trio, Dialga, Palkia and Giratina, as well as the creation of the Mew and them being scattered throughout the universe. Then I told her of Mew creating life on our planet, starting with Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza, before continuing with the True Alpha and Legendary pokemon.
Then they all propagated to fill the planet with all forms of life, some of them even creating more Legendary pokemon on their own, such as Kyogre creating Lugia, who then created the trio of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, while I was also sure that Groudon created Heatran and Volcanion before entering it's slumber. There was also the fact that Rayquaza was the ruler of the skies, and considered the king of all dragon types.
"This is amazing..." Sonia uttered as she went over all of the notes I had shared, as well as my own drawings of Arceus and the Creation Trio. The nice thing about the computer table in the middle of the lab was that it would scan whatever was place on top of it, allowing us to scan the drawings I made to be stored for the future.
"I do what I can. If you get a chance, I would also ask my father to share his own notes as well. Apparently Red spent the last seventeen years traveling the world to investigate what might bring about it's end. I don't know how much he actually managed to uncover, but it would be worth asking him."
"Really? But would it be ok for me to call up the new Champion of Kanto and Johto?" Sonia asked worriedly.
"I doubt he'd mind since the reason he became Champion to begin with was to help keep Ash and I safe. Knowing what he does now, I wouldn't be surprised if Red actually comes to you first." I told her seriously.
"I'll reach out to him the first chance I get then." Sonia said after a moment of contemplation.
"You do that." I said before giving her an affectionate kiss atop her head. Sonia was currently sitting at her desk, still naked with her pants and underwear around her ankles with her boots preventing her from taking them off. And her top was laying on the ground, where I had thrown it earlier.
"Mmm... Good luck on your journey." She said in farewell, before I departed her lab to go and check on Arven. It was almost time to meet up with the girls after all.
I followed Arven and Lucario's auras until I found his room, opening the door to find them both sitting beside Arven's Mabosstiff. Lucario was busy treating the dog-like pokemon with one of his paws pressed against it's back, while Arven was sitting with Mabosstiff's head in his lap.
"!!!"
"Ace!" Arven exclaimed as I entered the room.
"Hey Arven. Sorry its been a while." I greeting him awkwardly, still feeling guilty that I had basically forgotten all about him and Mabosstiff.
"Thats alright, I know you're busy with everything." Arven replied, and I could tell he was being sincere through his aura.
"Mabosstiff has been like this for so long, that we can stand to wait a bit longer until he's healed as long he gets better. Thats also why we accepted Giana's offer to join Arceus Aegis, even if its temporary. It'll also help us keep up with you as you travel around."
"Speaking of, can you tell us again about those Herba Mystica? Not only would they maybe help expedite Mabosstiff's healing, but they could also help my pokemon grow stronger." I asked him.
"Lucario and I have already been discussing it ourselves while waiting on you. But I also have this." Arven said as he pulled out a notebook that appeared old and weathered.
I accepted it and flipped through some of the pages, which depicted some drawings of the herbs along with the notes about them, and even pokemon the likes of which I had never seen before.
"Interesting..." I muttered while reading some of the notes. "Can you show this to Sonia when you get a chance? She's going to be the Mythologist of Arceus Aegis, and could probably use this."
"I'll bring it to miss Sonia later today." Arven promised, seemingly excited for the chance to help Mabosstiff get better faster. After all, even with daily aura treatments we didn't know how long it would take for Mabosstiff to fully recover, or if it even would.
"Before you go though, I have something for you." Arven added as he quickly stood, and pulled something out of his pocket.
"???"
I looked at him curiously as Arven produced a pokeball, and offered it to me.
"This is-"
"KORA!"
Before Arven could even finished what he was about to say, the pokeball opened to reveal a large quadrapedal pokemon that I had seen once before.
"Isn't this?"
"Koraidon." Arven stated tiredly.
"Kora?" It uttered while looking at me curiously, before it started sniffing me with interest.
"No, I doubt he has any sandwhiches for you." Arven told it irritably, before turning his attention back to me.
"My parents gave me Koraidon years ago for some reason, but I never truly bonded with it. Considering everything you told us aboard the SS. Anne, and how much pokemon seem to like you, then maybe it would be better if I gave Koraidon to you to join you on your travels."
I blinked in surprise at the sudden offer before looking Kraidon over curiously.
"What do you think buddy? Want to come with me?" I asked while reaching out to scratch it under the chin.
"KOR!" It declared excitedly.
"Alright then." I said before looking to Arven. "I'll take him then. Thank you for this."
"No, I should be thanking you to be honest." Arven replied while handing me his pokeball. "I was never any good at battling or properly training pokemon, so this just feels like I'm dumping a pokemon that I didn't want onto you. But Koraidon can be powerful when it wants to be, so I think it would be helpful to you on your journey."
"Kora!" The pokemon that I suspected to be a Legendary cried as he puffed out his chest, which resembled a tire if I were being honest.
"Alright then, but know that neither Lucario nor I will be going easy on you." I told him, which just made him happier if his aura was any indication.
I then recalled Koraidon into his pokeball, and registered it to my name while also trying to scan it. Except...
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ERROR! ERROR!
UNKNOWN SPECIES DETECTED!
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"Interesting..." I murmured as the pokedex gave me the same message as when I caught my Ditto.
"What is?" Arven asked curiously.
"Koraidon isn't registered within the pokedex." I told him.
"Yeah, I think that's because it came from the Great Crater of Paldea. There's quite a few pokemon down there that haven't been properly documented yet. One of them was the pokemon that hurt Mabosstiff." Arven explained, before adding, "If I recall right, my mom told me that Koraidon would be considered a fighting/dragon type."
"Really?" I asked him, my interest in visitng Paldea increasing aside from investigating the Herba Mystica. After all, just how many pokemon were in this Great Crater of Paldea that haven't been properly studied and documented before?
Arven told me a bit more about Koraidon before Lucario and I left, mostly about his habits and the type of food he liked, before we were finally able to leave to meet up with the girls. But even then I had to use my bike to get to the western entrance to the city on time. Not that it was needed mind you.
Even as I just barely made it on time, the girls took another hour to show up due to losing track of time shopping. Once we were all ready though, we all mounted our bikes and headed out of town towards the cycling road, and then to Fuchsia city.