The Natural Way To Rekindle A Flame (1/5)
"I'm here with Gord Talassa after that stunning upset victory!" The Ampharos sportscaster looked starry-eyed and excited beyond all reasonable levels as she cast her eyes over the Blastoise with the cocky grin. The big turtle cut an imposing...
Natural Reaction
Some people had no problems with dates. For others, it was not a particularly easy thing. Chris was one of the latter. Of course, he had reasons for that. One reason was that he was not particularly normal. Born female, Chris had never truly...
Revealing More Than Intended
David was in the middle of an unusual week. Things had been a little bit unusual for himself lately anyway. Life had been relatively mundane for a while - in his upper 30s, married to his wife Laura, working at a decent job, living like an average...
Calming The Furious Flame
Otom had anger issues. The main issue was he didn't have enough of it. At least, that was his perspective on it. The Flareon had always been a particularly hot one - raging tantrums growing up, outbursts that were almost literally volcanic, rushing...
Means Of Freedom
Demons. Scarcely anyone out there would doubt the scourge they could be on the world. Creatures born of chaos, the embodiment of it, laying waste to the structure of society and nature, defiling it and corrupting it. While there may have been a few...
Earning Your Victories
The white blur of Kvar raced towards Aselai, the padded footfalls of the Zangoose virtually silent despite the force of his rushdown. Those long claws were unsheathed, ready to tear anything they encountered to ribbons without hesitation, and the...
Horny Kobold Shenanigans
“I can’t believe you actually talked me into this, Galtz.” A red-scaled kobold cackled in an abundance of sassy mirth at his human companion’s misgivings. “You were the one who came up with the idea! I just ran with it.” “You know I wasn’t...
Locking Down The Arresting Cold
It was too dang warm out as far as Furaab was concerned. But that was just something he had to live with - the Ice-type wasn’t exactly at home anywhere where there weren’t long, cold winters. Would that he could cover the entire world in ice and make...
Burning The Subtle Plant
Cities like this were a mistake. That, at least, was something Itsum was utterly convinced of. Most modern cities and towns were bad, to be sure. But the bigger they were, the busier they were, the worse they were. And Greenwall, being the biggest...
An Experiment In Retribution 3 - Unexpected Result
“You're really thinking it'll be fine?" Marina nodded. “I think so. I mean, it's been, what, six and a half weeks now? He's kept his tongue at least, even if he's still not on board." Kerry didn't seem as confident. “That's true and all, but...
An Experiment In Retribution 2 - Adherence To Procedure
“Hey, Gladys! I just heard about your upcoming vacation. Congrats on your 20th anniversary!" “Oh, thank you, dear." Gladys' voice tried to sound like it wasn't any huge deal, but it was pretty clear to Marina and Raine that it meant a lot to her....
An Experiment In Retribution 1 - New Protocol
“So how’d the date go last night, Rina?” “Eh, pretty much how they’ve all gone the past few months. Once the guy realizes I’m smarter and more educated than he is, he gets cowed and finds as fast an exit as possible. Didn’t even make it to the...