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The soft covers shifted about my legs as I stretched. A bed? Seriously? That was one hell of a dream though. I must have slept well, I felt great. Apparently I had gotten too warm and thrown the covers off my chest. I was kind of sweaty. Wait a second...

A large black ear bobbed up in front of me as I dragged my eyes open. The tightness in my chest eased as the Umbreon gently licked the burn. Her eyes met mine and she warmly smiled.

"Good to see that you're awake," she chirped. "The Master has been looking forward to meeting you."

"And I him, I suppose. He probably has at least a few of the answers I'm looking for." I heard a metal clink as I sat up. "Hmmm... The comfy bed and the manacles present an interesting contrast."

A length of chain led from the metal band at each of my wrists into the Umbreon's hand.

"A formality," she said dismissively. "You proved quite troublesome to apprehend. Comfort simply isn't worth the inconvenience of recapturing you."

"Quite. May I walk or am I to be dragged?"

"I'd prefer that you walk. I'd hate to see you undo all that careful work I did by ripping your wounds open on the carpet."

"It does feel much better. Thank you," I remarked as I slid out of bed. I noted the tatters of my shirt lying in a heap on the floor. "I don't suppose that you have a replacement shirt anywhere around here do you?"

She gave me a sly giggle and a bemused look.

"I don't think you'll be needing clothes. This way."

I followed her out into the expansive hall. The building was rather extravagantly constructed, but furnished simply. It gave me the impression of a castle, but I could only guess at what it looked like from the outside. I suppose the castle impression came from the fact that I was being led in chains to what was unmistakably a dungeon. Daylight was a distant memory as we took yet another lengthy stone staircase down into the depths of the earth.

I wondered how we would find our way, but my companion was quite at home in the dark. It seemed to fill her with energy. As my eyes adjusted I found that I could see surprisingly far in the diffuse glow from the gold bands on her body. The rest of her blended into the shadows seamlessly, leaving me with the very unsettling impression of walking down a dark hall with a ghost. She knocked at the looming double doors in front of us.

"Come in," announced an authoritative voice from within.

She heaved the doors open with surprising strength and led me inside. The chamber was large enough to make the torches on the wall seem like feeble candles fighting the gloom. It was lined with an unusual green stone that I had never seen. I could only guess at the purpose of the expansive hall. The place had the feel of a forgotten temple of an apocryphal religion. It seemed as though some kind of ancient ritual might take place in here. The eyes of the assembled Pokemorphs glittered as they fixed on me.

Well, three of them directed their attention to me. The other two were involved in some rather spirited mating inside an ornately patterned circle to the side. I doubt they would've noticed me if I had run in there juggling chainsaws. Doggy style, I noted. In another context I might've found that rather amusing. I tried to ignore the two enraptured Ninetales morphs as I approached the others. I found that only two were morphs, a male Luxray and that Mightyena from before. The Luxray looked on while his servant busied herself grinding something with a mortar and pestle. The substance sparked and flashed occasionally, but she paid it no heed as she continued her work. The third in the group was actually a normal Ninetales.

"No..." I whispered as I approached.

In the darkness I hadn't recognized her before. She had lost her stunning green eyes to that blasted power that kept them all complacent. They had always been her most striking feature, even way back when she was a Vulpix. They were why I had named her Jade. To see them gone, and to know that the mind of my closest friend might've gone with them was almost more than I could bear.

I thought of Alakazam. His imposing visage had never once betrayed a moment's weakness. I put a tight cap on my emotions for the moment. I had to be strong, to face the one who had brought all this upon us. And there was no doubt about who that was. I could only glare at that Luxray as my chains were affixed to a bolt in the floor. He dismissed the Umbreon and she departed with a respectful bow. The Luxray gazed off into the distance as he spoke.

"Quite the chase you led us on..."

"Quite the pack of dogs you had after us."

"Yes, they may have been a bit overzealous. I'm starting to rethink the whole bit of theatrics with the chains as well, but I underestimated you once, and I do not repeat my mistakes."

Witty banter wasn't gaining me many answers. I glanced over to the couple in the stone circle. They were making themselves very difficult to ignore. No doubt they were ordered to mate for some form of perverse entertainment.

"Enjoying the show?"

"Can't say it's exactly my preferred venue."

"So sorry to disappoint. It's not really for the spectacle anyway. That's merely... a perk, you might say."

"Yes I'm sure there are a number of benefits to being in your position."

"Oh, there certainly are. The one I'm most readily reminded of is the plethora of interesting people that I get to meet. Your friend the Alakazam for instance. I've never seen such powerful dedication. A strong mind, a focused will, both so easily turned against him..."

So that was it then. I had lost him too...

"Shame he had hardly any fight left in him," he said with a sigh. "He might've been a great deal more interesting if he'd had a little more vigor. He wanted you to know something though."

"Really? He was never shy about telling me things when I knew him. Why start using a proxy now?"

"Exactly his point. He wanted to tell you that his name is Darius. And that his inability to communicate that to you has baffled him for a very long time."

I honestly had no idea how to respond to that, but I was finally getting some information. I had to keep him talking.

"Interesting, so what became of Darius?"

"Well, he is in excellent command of his mental abilities, and proved himself quite skilled in the art of subterfuge. At present he is weaving some truly masterful illusions to close up the gaps in security that allowed you to arrive on my shores. Right now there are no less than three patrol boats off to the northwest making wide circles in the open ocean, convinced that they're running their planned search pattern. I doubt that they'll be coming for you any time soon."

"Seems that you and I will be spending some quality time together then. So what, might I ask, will I be doing?"

He cracked a rather sly grin. I couldn't tell if he had been enjoying our conversation or just had been waiting for me to get to the point.

"You actually have much more influence over that than you realize. Allow me to explain to you my predicament. The seclusion of this island avoids undue attention. That was its purpose and it has served it well. However the isolation has left me with the problem of a lack of, shall we say... growth potential? Everyone on the island is loyal to me, including a number of wild Pokemon, as you no doubt learned on your journey. However, there is a big world out there that I have no access to. To gain that, I'll need a stepping stone of sorts. A shot in the arm for recruitment. That's where you come in. If there's one thing you humans are good at, it's capturing Pokemon."

He produced Alakazam's pokeball and pressed the dot to enlarge it. He considered it as he spoke.

"You seem to be no exception. You worked very well with Darius out there. My scouts all say that you were a force to be reckoned with. Did you really try to capture one of my morphs?"

"Just a test," I replied. "Pokeballs don't bounce off illusions."

"And you learned not to trust your eyes on the way in did you? That was one of my better ideas, I think. And with me that's really saying something. All of you intrepid sailors are quite easy to scare off with a few simple illusions of rocks and sandbars and whatnot. Things that competent skippers tend to avoid. I certainly didn't count on someone just blindly sailing straight through them, twice."

"So the first time... that storm..."

"Summoned by a Gyrados friend of mine. It was to serve as a plausible cover story for your disappearances. I asked that you both be retrieved the first time, but your friend would have none of it."

"She fought you then."

"Not me specifically. I sent two very reliable Vaporeon morphs to retrieve you two. Cerene and Torryn always worked well together. I was stunned to see Cerene returning dragging not only the unconscious form of your Ninetales, but also a bloodied and semiconscious Torryn nursing several severe burns. Your little pet fought the pair tooth and nail every second. Torryn was always a bit brash. He tried to threaten you in order to force her to surrender. She let loose the fury of hell on him. I could still see the fear in Cerene's eyes every time she looked at Jade."

"So she did manage to save me..."

"And you saved her, in a way. Torryn was in the infirmary for several days. He took even longer to recover than Jade did. Any but a water type would've permanently disfigured. Her attack was cataclysmic, but it left her vulnerable. Cerene's Hydro Pump knocked her clear of the ship. It was likely that spiffy life jacket that saved her. Of course Cerene would've tried to fish her out in any case, but fire Pokemon do tend to drown inordinately fast."

"And here I thought I was just trying to make her feel better."

"Had the circumstances been anything other than an outnumbered fire Pokemon on a boat, fighting in the middle of a howling rainstorm, she likely would've driven them off. You had an exceptional catch there."

"You don't have to tell me." I looked back to Jade, praying that my long-time friend was still in there.

"I'd really like to see what other exceptional catches you could bring to bear if given the chance." He glanced at the pokeball, it sparked and shattered as he overloaded it with a sudden surge of current. "And with their help I plan to make sure that no Pokemon is ever subject to your tyranny again."

"Yes, you'd much prefer they be subject to yours."

"I wouldn't expect you to understand. What I do is to free minds from themselves. To help them cast off the burdens of worry and doubt that they take on though the rigors of life."

I was reminded of Russel's overprotectiveness. It was annoying, but it kept me out of trouble.

"Doubt is a form of caution." I told him. "It keeps us from getting in over our heads. And worry is a form of love. We worry for the safety of those we care about. I would never have had the strength to make it here if it wasn't for how terrified I was that something would happen to Jade."

"If I didn't know any better I'd say that you really did care about her."

"If you didn't know any better, what-"

"So, my offer then. Will you assist me?"

"You want me to essentially do what I've already done. Just bring more Pokemon with me for you to entrance."

"You do catch on quickly."

"And how do you plan on ensuring my loyalty once you allow me to return to that big world out there?"

"Her." He looked back towards Jade. She was still standing by. Her expressionless eyes gazed dully out into the darkness. "She does seem to mean a great deal to you. She will remain here with me, and you will cooperate to ensure her safety."

"I hate that even more than the first part. I don't know what my other option is and I don't care. I will not have you threaten Jade to force me to bring you more slaves."

"Very well then. As I said, you have decided your fate. If you won't be my Knight, then you will be my pawn."

His eyes flashed menacingly, growing in brightness until they bleached out the whole room. I shut my eyes, but I could still clearly see the light. Abruptly, darkness returned. I looked at him again, surprised to find that nothing had changed.

"You know I was expecting something a lot more dramatic with an ultimatum like that." I chided.

"A trivial matter," he replied with a dismissive wave. "You refused to serve me, true to your nature. Now it appears that you are unaffected by my power. Neither event was entirely unexpected. You humans do love to deny and suppress your instincts, to remain out of touch with who you really are. Your closed-mindedness actually affords you remarkable resilience. That's why I researched into a way to neutralize this advantage. And, pragmatist that I am, I decided to start the ritual in advance. That way, you could be part of a Beta test of sorts, if you chose to be uncooperative. Speaking of which, Menardi, is the fire stone ready?"

"Yes master," the Mightyena replied dutifully, holding out the gently smoking bowl of crushed red crystal.

"Good, I'm not sure how much longer Cobalt can hold off. He's not known for his self-control you know. Sit tight human, your role will be made clear soon enough."

"My name is Ayden."

"And mine is Gleam not that you asked, but now is hardly the time for formalities. Now is a time for action, and believe me we're just getting to the good part."

It did certainly seem that way from how those two were getting on. Even though the haze of their entrancement it was plain to see that they were thoroughly enjoying themselves. Of course they could've been ordered to thoroughly enjoy themselves, there was really no way to tell. Their gasps and yips had been gaining in frequency and volume the whole time that Gleam and I had been chatting. The male did indeed look very close. He bashed his knot up against his mate's entrance in earnest, growling aggressively as he took her.

"Remember now, don't knot her," Gleam scolded. "We wouldn't want to botch the attempt and have to start all over again now would we?"

His expression was briefly conflicted. He obviously found the prospect of a second go very tempting, but he couldn't defy the will of his master. His thrusts became shorter, though he began to whine with urgency.

"Step forward," he ordered.

The female did as she was instructed; crawling forward and pulling herself off her mate's throbbing member, leaving him even more blueballed than before. He threw his trembling arms underneath himself for support. The Mightyena... Menardi I suppose, interspersed herself between the two to hold out the bowl beneath the male's dripping length.

"Well go ahead," Gleam ordered. "It's what we're here for after all."

The Ninetales' body heaved as he came at the command. He shook with the ecstasy of a climax long delayed. His seed splashed into the outstretched bowl, spattering in thick ropes as Menardi maneuvered to catch it all. He bucked his hips aggressively, complicating her task.

"Always eager to please," Gleam commented. "At least more so than most."

"Yes, master," he panted as his body finally stilled.

Menardi leaned in to catch the last few drops as his climax ebbed. She couldn't stop herself from licking a drop off her nose as she stepped back to stir the mix and retrieve something she had left on the floor.

"You did well, Cobalt. Now it's your beloved's turn."

I gained a growing sense of dread as I considered what other perversions might be in store, especially once I found myself involved in his little show. The female Ninetales morph knelt and raised her tails obligingly as Menardi approached her with the bowl in one hand and an unusual purple dildo in the other. It was clearly modeled after a canine cock, complete with a thick knot at the base. Appropriate I suppose, considering its intended user. It had another interesting feature though. A hole was drilled from base to tip. Apparently the instrument was made simply to obtain a few more ingredients.

The female _mmmmed_and leaned forward onto her hands as Menardi gently worked the toy into her entrance. Clearly she had been kept on edge and was ecstatic that the wait was over. A few drops of fluid seeped around the edges of the shaft as lusty contractions ripped through her body, but Menardi didn't seem interested in collecting them just yet. She was having trouble working the knot into the female's slit. Neither of them seemed particularly frustrated about the setback. They probably would've kept at it all day if Gleam hadn't spoken up.

"Just relax for a moment dear. Soon you'll have what you so sorely need."

She sighed as her body slacked, then yipped sharply as the knot slid into place. Menardi got the bowl into position as the hole began to drip with vaginal fluid. The female breathed heavily and twitched occasionally, but it appeared as though she would need a bit more help to reach her peak. Of course help was but a simple instruction away.

"Stand to the fore, Cobalt. Your scent will help her ovulate."

Cobalt strutted out in front of his enraptured lover. He swayed his hips about to throw his musk into the air. He did so with remarkable success, even I picked up on the scent after a moment or two. It was deep, overpowering even. I felt my eyes water a bit. The effect on its target was immediate. Her eyes drifted shut as the musk overcame her. She breathed faster and faster, taking in as much as she could. Her tongue hung from her muzzle as she lost herself in the heat. The toy leaked more quickly, but climax remained just out of reach.

"Cum for me would you? You seem sorely in need of it."

Her eyes snapped open, the glow surged as the order took hold. Her whole body stiffened as she screamed in ecstasy. Her fluids spurted into the bowl. The device was performing admirably, jerking back and forth as her inner muscles pumped and gripped it. The flow subsided briefly, but she only heaved again and again, piling successive climaxes onto the first. Her head drooped and her arms shook, reeling with the force with which she came. The contractions in her abdomen only sped though, powering through her exhaustion.

I looked to Gleam, trying to figure out what he was getting at. He seemed just a bit concerned, but he continued watching intently as though he were waiting for something. The poor Ninetales stiffened and threw her head back as her body convulsed in a new and powerful way. This looked like torture. Gleam had power beyond what I could conceive. Her climaxes seemed uncontrollable simply because they were indeed beyond her will. Gleam was forcing her though them. To have such complete control over something so personal, so intimate... It was I that would have to remember not to underestimate_him_.

Menardi nodded to her master as the fluid in the bowl began to glow a deep, fiery red.

"Enough," he stated. "You have done well, Crys. You may rest."

The poor vixen shook once more and collapsed heavily onto the floor. Cobalt worked the toy out of her slit and carried her back out of the circle.

"You sure took a lot out of her," I commented.

"Only what I needed."

He accepted the bowl from Menardi and gazed into it as she walked over to retrieve my chains. She had me kneel in the center of the circle and affixed the ends to eyelets at the edge of the stone ring. I noticed a small glyph in the center of the circle. I could pick out distinct symbols, but the lines were all connected into an intricate pattern. It was only about as wide as my hand, but it contained exceptional detail. My attention was redirected to Gleam as he knelt before me.

"You see, what I have collected here, are all the ingredients necessary to create a Ninetales." He held up the bowl and sniffed it theatrically, appraising it like a wine. "Good, full color, a solid bouquet, energetic and full of life. All it needs is a bit more... shall we say, body?"

He could not be serious. He was messing with my head. There was no way this was possible. He delicately poured the fluid onto the sigil beneath me. The liquid's striking glow intensified as it flowed into the grooves carved in the floor. The flow was tiny, but it still felt like watching lava cascade across the Earth. The fury of flame lived in that liquid. There was no denying it. There really was power in that concoction. I found myself starting to think that he really might be able to turn me into one of his servants. I'd seen a number of other things today that I thought impossible.

"A little more respect for my abilities all of a sudden?" He taunted. "You see that is the beauty of my power. You have but to believe it affects you, and it does."

He stepped back once the bowl was empty, allowing the symbol to be completely traced out by the shimmering light. Menardi's sharp claws made short work of my tattered jeans. I gave hardly a thought to my nudity as I stared into the pulsating glyph. Thin curls of smoke rose from the edges as the fluid heated the stone.

"Lie down," Gleam instructed.

"I-I'd rather not."

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I neglected to properly explain this to you. The part of the process where I offer you options is over."

Menardi bent down and grasped one of my chains. Gleam nodded and, to my horror, Jade's head jerked up. She stepped forward and took hold of my other chain in her teeth.

"Jade... don't do this," I pleaded.

"You will likely choose not to believe me, but she wants this."

My arms were yanked out from under me and my knees slid on the smooth stone. The blazing hot fluid seared my skin as I fell onto the sigil. I could hear it sizzling as my weight was forced onto the glyph. Blistering pain tore through me, penetrating deep into by body with gruesome speed. I screamed out, just in time to realize that it had stopped. I felt only warm stone beneath me. I shakily drew myself up onto my hands and knees. The chains would not allow me to stand.

I looked down expecting that more burns would have been added to my existing ones, but the mark left by the shadow ball had vanished. The spidery design on the floor had been imprinted onto my stomach, not in charred flesh as I thought, but in thin streaks of bright red fur. My skin prickled as light cream-colored fur cropped up to fill in the gaps.

"Good to see that my faith in the old legends was well placed."

A rare thing for me to be rendered speechless, but then these were rather extraordinary circumstances. My stomach tightened as the sigil filled out. The fur rune started to glow with that mysterious power. This was only the beginning.

"Oh don't look so worried," Gleam admonished. "I've no doubt that you'll make a fine pokemorph. Though what to do with that mind of yours... I'm sure it would be quite useful to me if properly cultivated. Yet you're fighting me with all your strength, whether you realize it or not. No matter though. You don't spend long in my line of work without learning a few useful things about the nature of the mind."

The fur began to spread as my innards churned. I tensed in anticipation, I could feel something strange coming on. The fur quickly encircled my waist and backside. The power seemed to concentrate there. My legs twitched and I arched my back as my muscles were forced into new positions. A bone-deep ache shot up my spine as I felt a protrusion snake its way out of my skin. I felt the fur on my slim new tail tickling the back of my leg as it stretched downward. It writhed and thrashed about as one of its fellows cropped up to join it. Then another, and another. I stopped counting. I knew how many I was destined to have. Gleam seemed to take much joy in my resignation.

"A bountiful tangle of tails. So smooth, so graceful. You're sure to be the envy of every fox on the island."

I looked to Jade, hoping that she would come to her senses and put a stop to this. Somehow...

"Turning to your friend for support hm? Or is she really your friend? How well do you know your little pet, human?"

"Well enough I'd say." I coughed as I struggled to find my voice. "She may not talk much, but she gets her point across."

"Does she now? Oh well, this certainly does work in my favor. You see, it's very difficult to maintain one's mental defenses when your energy is directed elsewhere. Very powerful emotions can be quite draining in that respect you know. If your ignorance is at the level where I expect it to be, I believe that I could stir up quite a few such feelings with the truths I'm about to reveal. Don't think I'm doing this just for me though, these are things that you simply must know if you are to truly consider her your friend."

I looked to Jade as the fur started to make its way down my legs. She was worth the world to me. I didn't have to prove that. But all the same, what did I have to lose?

"Fine, share what you've learned. I'm all ears."

"Good to hear. Well, first of all, her name is not Jade. That is merely what you call her. I only call her that because she wishes to still be known as such and I honor her desires. Her given name was Kera. And I bet you'd be very interested to know the story of those that gave it to her."

"Her parents, I would presume."

"Hmph. Correct, but there are a few facts about her life that you would not so easily guess. Did you ever wonder about the rather unusual circumstances under which you found her? A baby Vulpix, soaking wet and stuck up in a tree. Not something you see every day is it?"

That certainly had seemed quite odd at the time. I hadn't given it much thought though.

"It had been raining a lot. She must've just climbed up there and gotten stuck."

"Another foolish presumption on your part. Tell me, has she since climbed anything or shown any affinity for it since you've known her?"

I had no response. He was right.

"She was in bad shape wasn't she? Took you a few days to get her to wake?"

"The nurse at the Pokemon center said that she might not have survived..."

"And even in view of all that, you blamed her intense fear of water on her element?"

"It... seemed to make sense..."

"'Seemed to make sense' did it? Well allow me to present you with something that actually does make sense. The truth. Irrational fears are often the result of severe emotional trauma. Particularly that of early childhood. Anyone ever tell you that? Naturally, your ignorance kept you from learning of the pain that your companion bore. So if you're through pestering me with your ridiculous assumptions you may accept the truth as it really happened. Would you like to hear her story?"

I was likely not being afforded the option of refusing, but I really did want to know. I looked up from the floor and nodded to him.

"Very well. I would like nothing more than to explain how the shortsightedness of you humans put her in that particular situation. And how you personally condemned her to unending suffering."

He glanced to his side. Jade's face was still impassive as he seemed to focus intently on her for a moment. His stern glare fell heavily back on me as he spoke.

"A dam was being built in the forest where Kera and her parents lived. It was a grave threat to all Pokemon the area. Yet most remained completely unaware. Ninetales' are much smarter than you humans give them credit for though. Her father figured out that the dam would flood out several dozen acres of heavily populated forest. He and a few other brave Pokemon banded together to put a stop to the construction. They were never heard from again."

I had heard about that. It was big news at the time. It seemed to fit too, that had happened just a few weeks before I found Jade. The attacks on the construction crews were attributed to some psychoactive disease. A number of the captured Pokemon had to be put down.

I felt a strange presence when the implications of what he had said finally dawned on me. She lost her father as a child. I tried to focus on the intrusion in my mind that seemed to arrive with that thought, but my attention was captured by a scrubbing sensation in my legs. The fur on my knees was rubbing against the floor and it tickled faintly. I couldn't help but look back to Gleam when his voice filled the room once more.

"It didn't end there though. No, you were far too cruel to stop then. The men had diverted the river for the construction, but the channels they dug were too narrow. They had failed to account for swell from the rainstorm that followed. When the river broke its banks, Kera and her mother found themselves trapped between two raging torrents of water while the rain mercilessly cascaded down on them."

I felt so cold. I clearly pictured the storm. It raged menacingly in my mind's eye. Creeping dread chilled me from the pit of my stomach. I knew that this story did not have a happy ending.

"That was how she got up there. Her mother dragged her up into the tree to keep her from the rising flood waters. They struggled higher and higher to escape. In minutes only the very top remained uncovered."

My limbs were numb with exertion. I didn't know where all my strength had gone. I felt a sharp pain on the back of my neck. I tried to look around and see what was going on but I could barely move. My ears filled with the sound of rushing water.

"She held onto Kera by the scruff of her neck to keep her daughter from being swept away. She clung desperately to that tree for hours..."

Gleam's voice faded away as the roaring waters surrounded me. The freezing currents tugged at my legs. I felt the grip on my neck ease. My mother nudged my chin with her muzzle to get me to open my eyes.

"Kera, Kera listen to me."

Her voice was barely a whisper, though it appeared to take all her strength to bring words to the air. Her fur was slicked down over her drawn skin. Her trembling forelegs drew her closer. Even in the night's gloom I could see the clouding of her eyes. There was hardly any strength left in her. She continued to whisper gently into my ear.

"I have to go away now. Promise me something."

I was terrified that she would leave me. I only managed to make a panicked squeak.

"Promise me that you will keep holding on. Hold on to that branch with all your might as long as it takes. Be strong for mommy. Can you do that?"

Hot tears stung my sodden face as I nodded to her. I tightened my paws on the branch, fighting the frigid, surging water. I felt the boughs sway as she lost her grip.

"I can't hold you anymore, you... have to..."

She was drifting away. I screamed after her but she was already gone.

Warmth... from somewhere... I felt soft fur against my own. My ear twitched at another voice. It was still coming from right up against my head, but it was loud and frantic.

"Don't do this master! It's not his fault!"

Gleam's furious howl cut through the pleading cries in my ear.

"This is what you put her through, human! She lived through that moment again and again every time you took her out on the water. You have no idea of the pain she suffered. So I intend to show you."

Chilling bolts of anguish tore through my heart. The pain of my transforming body was a distant memory as I was crushed under an avalanche of despair. Everyone that I had ever loved was gone. They had found their rest, but I? I would live on. Dragging my beaten shell of a spirit through the interminable torture of life, I would survive. I would continue on through the haze of anguish for reasons that I no longer knew. All the while desperately pleading for my suffering to come to an end.

"It's not a good feeling is it? Being a tiny Vulpix kit, piteously mewling into the empty night and crying out for parents that will never come. You would disparage me for enslaving Pokemon when you capture them and force them through a gauntlet of the greatest fear and pain they have ever known? You never even understood what you were doing to your captive. You sicken me as do all of your kind."

A new painful emotion roiled within me. Guilt. All Jade had ever wanted was a friend. Instead she just had me. Me, the tormentor to visit the specter of death upon her every day, to remind her of what she worked so hard to forget. And the whole time I professed to care about her. If I really cared, I would've let her die. Darkness constricted around me. My body stiffened at the embrace of the choking shadows. I heard a woman's scream. My head jerked as my jaw met the floor. This must be what death feels like...

A wet muzzle nudged my chin across the cold stone. I was at the cusp of surrendering myself to the darkness.

"Ayden, Ayden please..."

Who was that? She sounded so worried.

"Ayden, you can't be dead. You can't! You're all I have."

Someone needed me. I couldn't go now. She needed help! I took a breath that seared my lungs. Blurry smears met my eyes when I opened them. I blinked blearily and I could pick out a few tails. I followed them to the Ninetales to which they were attached. She heaved her weight against me, desperately trying to wake me. Chain links clanked as I brought my hand up to her face. It all came back to me in a rush as soon as I felt her fur beneath the rough pads on my palms.

"Jade... oh Jade I'm so sorry."

"Don't be."

That voice, what the hell? I scrambled back onto my hands and knees and looked around for the source.

"You saved me from all that. I'll always be grateful to you."

I matched the words up with the movement of Jade's mouth. This was beyond impossible.

"A bit more tuned in now, are we? Excellent, I'm sure that this will do wonders for your relationship."

I continued to stare in disbelief at Jade. Her distraught eyes glowed and she stood a bit stiffly, still bowed by Gleam's power. Wet streaks parted the fur along her face. She had been crying pretty hard. I glanced in front of me; so had Gleam. He didn't hear this story from her. He had felt the whole thing just as I did. I flinched. I was looking into his eyes. That was stupid. I couldn't break from his gaze as he spoke.

"You're quite skilled at reading memories you know. Much moreso than I expected. The despair nearly overwhelmed you. Though it would seem that I got my point across quite effectively." He approached and gave me a quick inspection. "Your body is coming along nicely. Except for the face, lots of the old you left in the face. That's to be expected though. Re-shaping bone tends to take some time."

I shuddered as he lifted my chin, leaving only inches between our faces. He gazed deep into me, try as I might to suppress him. Damn those eyes...

"Clear and sky blue. Still clinging to some of those stodgy human sensibilities I see. Perhaps we could help you out with that a bit." He motioned to Menardi. "Hold still a moment if you would."

A strangled gasp left my lips as my body stiffened. No, whatever it is I'm not just going to let it happen. I gritted my teeth in concentration. My claws cut small scratches in the floor. Wait, my fingers were responding. Maybe he didn't have me just yet. Before I could get halfway through another thought, I felt a soft paw snake up between my legs. My tails twitched as Menardi deftly ran her fingers over all manner of sensitive spots.

"You're right Master. He could use a bit of work..."

I tried not to think about what she meant by that as her hand returned to its work. Maybe standing still was good. I longed to heave with the heat that she stirred in me, but I couldn't. That's what she wants, had to hold still...

"Oh, don't stand there like you're made of stone on my account. By all means respond as you see fit."

"Ahhhh!"

That 'respond' command went right past my brain to where it was needed most. I was moaning and grinding against Menardi's tantalizing touch before I could blink. I noted the odd sensation of furred skin coating my cock as it rose between her fingers. Of course that was only one of on a list of things that occupied my attention. Ranked a bit higher was Jade's breathing against my side. She continued to rub her head against me supportively, though my concern about what had just happened was fading by the second. Menardi sure knew her stuff. I was putty in her hands, so to speak.

Wait, this was wrong. This wasn't how I wanted to feel right now. Jade's glowing, expressionless eyes reminded me of something. Gleam! This was just what he wanted. I was torn between my guilt for what I had done to Jade, wanting to comfort her, and wanting to submit to Menardi's expert ministrations. He laughed snidely as he watched me.

"Tough choice isn't it? It probably doesn't help to know that every ounce of strength you waste on making that decision is one you won't have to fend me off with. Conflict, stress, indecisiveness, they make cracks in the mind. I can drive a wedge into those cracks, and once I work my way in you'll never be rid of me. I suggest that you focus on Menardi for the moment. I think you'll find her attentions very difficult to ignore."

My member twitched as it reached its full size. Well that once was its full size, I wasn't so sure anymore. My eyes sealed shut and my back arched as she wrapped her opposite hand around my throbbing shaft. I could feel the skin glide back as she slid her grip along the length. My foreskin moved much further than it should have. She pressed it up to my chest as my pole swung out into the open air. I felt a pinch as my new sheath slid into place.

She slipped a ring up my length and settled it onto the base. I felt a rush of heat follow the metal band into place. It constricted the blood just enough to draw a needful pant or two from my throat despite my attempts to suppress them. It was such a relief when she stopped, yet part of me screamed for her to continue. I noted Gleam inspecting my eyes again.

"Still at the helm are you Ayden? Very impressive."

I muscled my panting under control to respond.

"Since when are you and I on a first name basis?"

"Well I had to welcome you to the fold at some point." He traced his hand down from the point of one of my ears as he spoke. "Besides, I can hardly call you 'human' anymore can I?"

I leaned my head in as he rubbed my ear. His touch was so soothing. Something about what he said jarred a thought loose in my head. Jade... She was still stroking my side in earnest, rubbing and leaning more against me with each passing moment. I finally figured out what was happening. She wasn't just trying to comfort a friend. She was nuzzling up against a very horny male Ninetales. I picked up on a faint new smell as she walked out in front of me.

"She forgives you of course. You don't have to read minds to see that. In fact, I believe she just may have thought of a way for you to make it up to her..."

A wave of that tantalizing smell hit me, almost with physical force. I saw her rump in front of me, her tails proudly fanning the air. That smell was so sweet and intoxicating. Even Cobalt, several feet away to my right, couldn't help but perk his head up to it. I leaned forward without even thinking, my nose stopped just inches from her slit. I couldn't do this. Not with a Pokemon, it was wrong...

My nose jerked as I took another breath. I felt that familiar transformative prickling as it pressed up into my face. Moisture dotted the surface of my new canine sniffer. It reminded me, if I was a Pokemon, where's the harm? I was staggered by the flood of sensation from my nose. I breathed in and Jade's heat burned through me like a bolt of lightning. I could feel her need in the air. It filled my body, the heat frantically sought escape.

I felt a pressure building in my head that I couldn't explain. My own hot breath tingled as it left my tongue. Her netherlips twitched as the air danced across them. Her needful gasp was music to my ears. I edged a bit closer. Just as I mustered my last bit of resistance, I felt a sudden pop and a crack. My nose drove out from my face, burying my new snout into her folds.

She heaved at the contact. My tongue snuck its way from my lips to tease her flesh. It struck out deeply, surprising us both. As soon as I tasted her luscious fluids and heard the gasp of elation it elicited, there was no going back. I licked madly up and down her entrance, reveling in her enraptured yips and moans. Her body roiled, sinking even more of my muzzle into her greedy depths.

My whole world condensed into the intimate contact with her. I could make her happy, I could make things right. It was all I had ever wanted and so much more. Jade's fluids soaked my fur as she came. A sucking sound heralded the withdrawal of my muzzle as I frantically worked to lick it all up. I made the most of my canine tongue, dancing over her flesh to get every last drop.

She leaned back just as I neared her slit once more, enveloping my muzzle in her warm folds again. She made her signals very clear, so I set to work immediately. I probed her depths earnestly, seeing just how far this tongue of mine could go. Her breathing sped, her moans reaching a near-frantic pace as her climax built. My chin was jerked up as she stiffened. I recognized that sudden stiffening motion from somewhere...

I slurped generously at the new rush of cum. I lost track of how many times I swallowed her hot cream. Hot indeed, I could feel the warmth spreading through me as it drifted down my throat. Another feeling stirred in me as the fluid settled in my stomach. I grunted, sort of, my mouth couldn't move much in my present situation. My skin crawled and my innards heaved as something took hold of me. A flash of green light caught my eye. I yanked my muzzle free to see that the glow was emanating from the transformative rune on my stomach.

"Remarkable..." Gleam observed. "The spell was almost complete. The sigil should have faded by now. It seems that the addition of a second female has altered the course of the incantation. This should be very interesting."

I did not share Gleam's excitement. Not even he knew what was going to happen. Thus far he had been in control, a fact that I found oddly comforting now that I looked back on it. A pulsating force rippled out from my stomach. I whined gently as it compressed my lungs. The change was much more aggressive this time.

"My, my, the two of you certainly can make some magic. This is beyond anything I could've done on my own."

Flakes of stone leapt up from the floor as my claws sunk into it. The muscles in my hands burned from the exertion. I tried to loosen my fingers, but they were stuck in that curled position. All over my muscles were locking up, searing with the incredible tension. I felt my chest heave upwards, but my claws were still buried in the floor. A sickening snap pulled my shoulders forward. I could feel my shoulder blades compressing my chest as I gasped for air.

"Quite the fight you're putting up still. You never do cease to amaze me. Is it really necessary though? Don't you want it? To be more like your friend... Wouldn't you love to be just like Jade?"

Have you ever tried to stop yourself from thinking about something? Give it a shot, don't think about Shuckle. Even if there are no stakes to the challenge, you'll find that it's quite impossible. In my state, I arrived at that conclusion almost immediately. I would love to be like Jade... A green flash lined everything in the room in sharp relief. The stone circle on the floor shimmered with a glow matching the one from my fur. I felt heat from the rune penetrating my belly. I braced for more pain, but instead I found myself nearly passing out from the intense pleasure.

My muscles still dragged heavily against my frame. Every time I thought that they couldn't pull any tighter they heaved anew, dragging my joints into new positions. The sensations of my shifting skeleton were all washed away by the blazing ember of ecstasy that seemed to be boring its way up in between my legs. My member pulsed as I felt contractions pull the blissful heat deeper and deeper. I felt sweat run down my face as I panted and moaned. My arousal had never been so intense all my life. What the hell was going on?

I saw movement off to my right. Cobalt was pacing about as he sniffed the air, trying to track something down. His lover seemed to pick up on a change in scent too.

"Do tell, Cobalt. What captures your interest?"

"I'm not sure," he continued to sniff deeply as he walked around behind me. "It's almost like- Whoa..."

Intrigued, Gleam walked behind me to see for himself. His bemused chuckle was not usually good news for me.

"Well well... By all means do investigate this... fascinating new development."

I felt a wet nose press against my backside. I was just halfway through turning my head to get a better look when his tongue brushed up against me. My body heaved at the explosion of pleasure. My back arched, cracks and pops signaling that it was likely to stay in that position. My tails raised and fanned out, doing their best to give Cobalt better access. He withdrew slightly, leaving me to tremble and pant as the world righted itself.

"It seems that you got your wish you lucky dog... We're not quite halfway through and you're more like her than I ever thought possible."

"More... like her?"

I struggled to grasp what he was saying. I looked up to see Jade's vulva, still swaying tantalizingly before me, swollen and dripping with need. I finally resolved the sensations in my loins into something concrete. Indeed I was more like her.

"She gave me a- Aaahhhh!"

The sudden return of Cobalt's tongue swept the words from my mouth. My hips bucked, dragging my legs up underneath me. Idle thoughts swirled through my addled mind. Was I going to turn into a female now? Why does my balance feel so off? I was squatting, I could feel it, shouldn't I be up a little higher? Why were my muscles pushing so much weight onto my hands? When was Cobalt going to stop teasing and get to-

I shuddered and howled aloud as his tongue shot deep into the burgeoning folds of my new slit. My inner walls twitched as they figured out how to grab onto the intruder. My weight had shifted higher of late. Mass was somehow being pulled up into my abdomen from my shrinking legs. The bucking of my hips seemed to force me to balance on my toes. The cramps in my feet were excruciating, but I couldn't rock back onto my heels. Not only were my muscles dead set against it, every time I leaned back against Cobalt, he shoved his muzzle a little deeper. I wasn't sure how much more I could take.

I found out exactly how much more when a sudden lick hit a sweet spot and pleasure rippled up my spine. My eyes sealed shut as the eruption of orgasm shook me. A blazing heat shot up my spine at the sweet release. The surge of power swelled my chest, finally exploding outward as I cried out in ecstasy. Everything was washed away by the hot ocean of bliss that filled me. Time fell away as my mind was swept off into a realm of pure delight.

I was returned to awareness by clattering metal. My eyes opened to take in a large burn on the ceiling, hot embers still danced downwards from the dying flames. I glanced down to see that my shackles had slid off. They were too large for my slender paws. I had but to step out of them and I was free. I raised a paw and gingerly placed it down outside my cuffs. I tried to articulate the sensations into something useful as I put weight on to it. It felt like I was trying to balance on my fingertips.

I wobbled precariously and found my snout back in between the inviting folds of my companion. I saw no reason not to keep it there. She had been kept waiting long enough. I stretched my neck out to reach deeper within her. I wanted nothing more than to hear her elated cries again. My head pulled in line with my neck and my muscles seized again. My skin crawled as the muscle fibers slid into a new alignment. My entire skull flattened out under the pressure of the powerful contractions. My muzzle thinned and lengthened, delving ever deeper; stretching out into her depths. I finally heard Jade's excited yips as my snout blended seamlessly to my face.

I was astonished at my elegant new muzzle. I was in so deep into her. Too deep. There was a squelch as I reflexively tried to breathe. I yanked myself free. Her juices dripped from my nose as I shook my head and coughed.

"What a way to go that would have been..."

Gleam smiled proudly as he took in my new body in all its glory. Deft paws tipped my powerful legs. My tails had filled out and billowed into the air behind me. The full fur on my chest shined as I drew myself up to my full height. My neck easily curled back into a proud vulpine pose. I couldn't help but stretch up and show off. I felt that strange pressure on my mind as he inspected my eyes again.

"I'm not sure what to make of the green eyes, but they seem to fit the motif."

I looked back to see what he was talking about. My eyes twitched awkwardly. I was looking directly behind me even though I had barely turned my head. Having eyes on the sides of my skull was one of many things that I would have to get used to. The green sigil of power still glowed proudly on my belly. My tails waved gently through the air. I noted that they were tipped with similar shining emerald green fur. A mark of my body's extraordinary origins.

"I am truly humbled. Quite a rare thing you know. I'd love to admire my work a bit more, but I think that you have business to attend to. Jade seems plenty warmed up by now. Don't you think that you should give her what she wants?"

I lurched forward even before I could give a thought to what he had said. He wasn't wrong. I did want to. I wanted to mate her so badly. But Gleam... there was a reason that he wanted me to do this. I couldn't go along with him. Jade's tails were still splayed invitingly before me. The sweet heat of her scent burned even hotter now. It screamed to me, begged me to satisfy her; so much so that I nearly missed what she said.

"Please..." She whispered. "Take me my love."

My ears swiveled to the fore as their newfound sensitivity picked apart her voice. I don't know where the impulse came from, but my lips pulled back as I growled. Those were not her words. That was not her voice. I had never truly heard her speak, but somehow I knew. He should have known better than to try to trick me with his control over her. I stumbled backwards as I tore myself away from her.

I could feel the heat surging up from the ring around my cock. It must've been a beacon for Gleam's power. I had to get it off. I had scooted backwards and ended up sitting on my haunches like the dog I was. I tried not to think about it as I stretched a forepaw down to dig my claws at the ring. It was a good idea in theory, but I had made a tremendous mistake.

The moment that my pawpad touched my throbbing pole, a torrent of sensation seized me. I had been on edge for far too long, even the tiniest touch made me want to scream with desire. I could barely articulate the motion, but I was so richly rewarded for stroking up and down my length that I managed to keep it up for a few agonizing moments. I quickly found that I needed my paws back under me as the pleasure threatened to send me tumbling to the floor. Blood surged into my member, it seemed only to swell more and more with each beat of my heart. I finally wrenched my eyes open to see the cause. The swelling was a thick knot that had formed just above my cockring. Looked like that gold band wasn't going anywhere.

I moaned and arched my back as my new knot reached its full size. The hardness alone was driving me up the wall. My trembling forepaws finally slid out from under me. I slumped onto the floor, still shaking enraptured, torturous pleasure.

"You know why all this feels so good don't you? It's not just because you secretly want it. That certainly helps, but I'd never leave something this important to chance. Even with the spell altered, everything that you feel is entirely by design. You see, when one is held very close to climax, they reach a vulnerable, highly suggestible state. It's short-lived, but it's something of a point of personal pride for me to be able to exploit even the most miniscule moment of weakness, the tiniest window of opportunity."

He was right. The only thing that I could feel besides near-paralyzing ecstasy was desperation to find release. The touch of the cold stone had lit up two rows of small, discreet points of incredibly high sensitivity along my belly. Most likely a new set of teats. That certainly would complete the package. The sharp jabs of pleasure seemed to leap through me straight to my vulva. I felt it contract onto the deep, devastating emptiness within. My slit joined my cock in dribbling hot fluids as they both clamored for attention. I could only squirm on the floor as Gleam continued to mock me.

"You can't deny the feeling. Your whole existence hinges on it. Every second that you are denied release makes you feel like you're going to explode. You would do anything to finally reach your peak."

I couldn't tell if he was reading my mind or telling me what to feel, either way the exact sensations that he described wracked my body. I could feel my peak as if it were a wall in my mind. I could only brush tantalizingly against before crashing down again into a pit of teasing, strained arousal. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to reach that peak somehow. I screamed to my aching, twitchy muscles, but the only movement that I could accomplish was a pained dry hump against the floor, only sharpening my own denial. I was trapped. My only option was to put myself at his mercy. To beg Gleam to let me cum. He would tell me how to find what I sought. All I had to do was plead for the torture to end. I would do anything he asked just to have that moment of sweet liberation.

"Please, just let me-" I bit my tongue before I could say anymore. The pain brought me just a moment's clarity, but I couldn't even hold my jaw shut. A moan and a pained whimper escaped as the pressure continued to build in my loins. I slumped to the floor again, barely able to breathe under my own power.

"Ah, my apologies. This must be entirely too overwhelming for you. I had failed to consider that this is your first day on four legs. Now that I think about it, this would also be your first time going through a female's heat. A species and a gender both entirely unfamiliar to you... You must have no idea how to control your new body."

My tongue flopped out the side of my mouth as I continued to pant in exasperation. I really wished that I could've done something a bit less pathetic at that moment. Gleam's gaze sliced into my mind with more strength than ever before.

"Don't fret, little one. You may not know how to get your limbs to cooperate, but I most certainly do."

I had never been more terrified by his smile. With new life and purpose, my legs gathered themselves underneath me and hefted me from the floor. They felt just as numb and unresponsive as they were before. Yet they carried me slowly, inexorably towards Jade's voluptuous form. I spotted a gold ring on her left front paw. It was too late for me, but maybe, just maybe, I could still free her. I let my eerily sentient legs lift me up onto her back. I doubted if I could have stopped them had I tried. I managed to stop short of penetrating her though. My muscles still twitched and my new knot pulsed eagerly, but I managed to hold my ground for the moment. I hooked my claws into the ring and shoved as best I could. Gleam laughed snidely as he watched the spectacle.

"You're almost there you know. This whole nasty business could all be over very easily. All you have to do is cum. Just once, with your original equipment of course. You won't have to fight anymore. A long, peaceful life of bliss awaits those who submit. Wouldn't you like that?"

The pressure on my mind intensified. I would never succeed if Gleam kept at this. Perhaps I could play possum, get him to lay off for just a second-

"Yes, master." I found myself saying. I hadn't fully formed a plan to make him think he'd won, but the words jumped to my lips before I could do so. I wished I'd had time to think. That might've averted this tragic mistake. I reeled with pleasure the instant I spoke. I moved in another dangerous inch towards Jade's waiting folds as my muscles slacked out of surprise. I had never felt anything so good as simply agreeing with Gleam. In that moment, I hadn't just called him master, I believed it.

"It could always feel that good you know. Just a few more 'yes Master's and that wave of bliss could last your whole life."

Perhaps that was my fate. I had resigned myself to it. But I would not let it be Jade's. I continued my struggles, inching the ring just the tiniest bit down her paw. It appeared that Gleam's patience with me was finally wearing thin.

"While I do have such a great love for subtlety, I find that there are times when a slightly more brutish approach is required to get the job done."

I felt Cobalt grip my waist. Oh no...

It wasn't long before his weight fell upon me. I leaned on my right paws to keep from crushing Jade to the floor. The pressure on my claws inside the ring was excruciating, but I had to get it off of her. I just had to. I couldn't let Jade be a slave. She meant too much to me. I clenched my teeth through the pain and yanked my paw as hard as I could. All my will went to freeing her, nothing else mattered anymore.

The ring snapped in half, the metal underneath my claws crumbled like sun-baked dirt. I gasped as the two pieces clattered to the floor. My aching paw unsteadily found footing as I slumped forward. It had taken all my strength, but I had done it. I looked into her shining green eyes, once more-

To behold their dull, milky surface; still devoid of life. Her gaze was locked with Gleam's. She remained helplessly under his thumb.

"Not the ideal choice of something for you to waste your energy on, but it certainly got the job done."

That it did, I could offer no resistance as Cobalt roughly mounted me. Even my netherlips graciously parted when his member found them. I shuddered with exhilaration as his dripping shaft filled me. His smooth, purposeful thrusts inched me closer and closer to Jade's glistening folds. The soft, full feeling that bloomed from my loins unlocked my tired muscles. Satisfying one need had only intensified the other. I would do it, I had no choice...

Resistance screamed from inside me, but there was no way to make my body hear. I couldn't bear the thought of what was about to happen, but what could I do to stop it? The answer came in an unexpected form. It was a thought that seemed to crop up from a previously dormant part of my mind. It didn't resolve itself into words. Instead it wrapped around my shoulders and tugged at my muscles.

This strange force could sense my desire to protect Jade, and it was trying to tell me how to do it. I didn't know what this instinct was, but I had no place else to turn. I cried out to the unknown force, abandoning myself to it in my moment of need. A vicious growl rose from my throat as a primal energy flooded my veins.

"I may be an animal... but that doesn't mean I'll take her like one!"

My head snapped back and I buried my fangs into Cobalt's neck. He could manage only a strangled gasp before one of my back legs swept up and caught him right in the junk. I tossed my head to the side as I sloughed off the dazed fox. I was but an onlooker as this beast pulled the strings. Through the heedless fury I was all at once vividly reminded of how it felt when Cobalt had made me cum. The heat rose within me once again, it formed a searing stream that rocketed up through my chest, leaping from my jaws in a savage jet of fire. Gleam barely had a chance to throw his hand up in front of his face before the flames washed over him.

The enthralled Pokemorphs shuddered, as did Jade. Their eyes revealed the glow that marked their servitude once more, but as Jade blinked, the brilliant green that I had crossed an ocean to behold finally sparked within hers.

"Ayden... Oh, Ayden." My ears fluttered and my whole body tingled at her words. This was truly her voice, as I had always been meant to hear it. "He... He never told you..."

I felt sense return to me. The beast had struck down its enemies, and now lay dormant. I finally managed to whisper a response.

"Told me what?"

"Why I wanted to be called Jade so much..."

That had been one of many things to slip my mind with the weight of recent events, but if it was important to her I would let nothing stand in the way. I leaned closer to her, and begged her to continue; still basking in the radiance of the symphony that was her voice.

"I was born Kera. But that was only for a few short months an eternity ago. A time I barely remember. I have been Jade all my life. It was a life that you gave to me, one I was privileged to live. I could never have hoped to repay your kindness."

What came next was not instinct, but it flowed from me just as easily.

"Jade, I love you."

"I know." Of course she knew. I was the only one who didn't see it. I loved her. I always had. "I know that you love me Ayden. So don't just say it. Show me."

For once, I didn't have to fight. That alone was joy beyond words. Jade wanted it of her own free will and so did I. We could finally be together. I hadn't just wanted this since I saw her raise her tails for me, I had been craving this for years. Her gentle gasp as I finally filled her told me that she felt the same. The oppressive fog of sexual drives and hormones that had bound us finally cleared. I basked in her warmth as she did in mine. It was like love was a force that passed between us, rushing from one to the other as I settled into a steady rhythm.

Our bodies heaved and undulated together; cresting and recovering with ever-increasing speed. We had always been meant to do this. Cruel fate had kept us from each other for far too long, and now we could set things right. Jade's thready breathing shook my chest, she was already very close. I buried myself as deep as I could, my knot stretching her swollen folds. With an excited yip the first teasing ripples of her climax danced up my shaft. I pushed harder as she was swept away by the blissful tide of her peak. She stopped to pant for just a moment, her muscles yielding by a hair's breadth. It was just enough for my knot to slip inside.

The explosion of euphoria rocked us both as her climax returned anew. My innards churned as I finally found sweet release. It was hard to tell what happened exactly. My mind was so awash with pleasure that it lost track of my body for a moment or two. I felt Jade finally be overcome with sensation and collapse to the floor. I went right along with her as I continued to heave my weight into my increasingly disorganized thrusts. Her inner walls gripped me tightly as our legs skittered across the stone floor, but nothing could stem the tide of cum that shot from my pulsing shaft. Even after our bodies finally stilled I was still pumping her full of my hot seed.

I came so much it felt like part of me was draining away. It was all right though. It was a part of me that I didn't need any more. It had only caused me pain. I would never have to feel that way again. Now that I had my mate I was happy, and I would stay that way for the rest of my life. That strange instinct tugged at me once more. In the pleasant halo of afterglow, I let it have its way. I found myself turning around to tie Jade as we both panted and recovered, still basking in the joy that our union had bought. My eyes drifted shut as I stretched out on the floor to savor this moment.

I got a whiff of charred fur as a hand traced down my face. My master lifted my head up as he beamed down at me. His eyes had returned to normal, but a red glow still highlighted the burned fur on the left side of his face. I practically melted into his hands as he stroked my neck.

"You have done well, Ayden. Better than I ever could have imagined. You're going to make such a good pet."

"Good pet..." I whispered as Master's approval washed over me. His kind words filled me with blissful contentment. I had made my master happy. It was so good to make Master happy...

I leaned into his caring embrace as He knelt down before me. Comforting thoughts kept me submerged in an aura of absolute peace. This was all that Master had wanted for me. For both of us. He wanted my mate and I to be happy together. He gave us the chance to have everything we ever wanted for the rest of our lives. I could never thank him enough, but I had to try. Master's every desire was mine to grant. I would work tirelessly to repay my debt to my caring, wonderful Master. My joy would last forever, and so my servitude would last forever. Bringing Master happiness was my reason to live. Only through this purpose could I know true satisfaction. It was good to make Master happy.

My shaft pumped a few more times, suffusing me with even more fantastic elation as I repeated my devotion. Master smiled again and held me close as He whispered in my ear.

"Even now you are defiant. You only accept hypnotic suggestions because you're giving them to yourself. I once thought that I would never meet my match. I've ever been happier to be wrong."

Master approved. Master loved me! The joy was almost more than I could bear. He seemed to sense this and finally let go. His face betrayed that He wished to speak, but the words ultimately failed him. Master was the last person I expected to be struck speechless, but I could think of no way to say how I felt either.

I tasted the sharp tang of blood as He turned away from me. Cobalt! I turned to see him sitting off to my left. He was breathing comfortably as he leaned back on his hands. I breathed a sigh of relief. I had missed his throat. His lover's gentle licking had stanched the small punctures in the side of his neck. She was now applying the "kiss and make it better" philosophy to his other injury, to the immense satisfaction of both parties. He wasn't the only one I had hurt though...

"Master-"

"I already forgive you, my pet." He stopped at the door and glanced at the charred fur running up His arm. "This is merely the price I pay for repeating my mistake; underestimating you once again."

I knew He would understand. I was so confused before, but Master had made everything better. He considered the sundered ring in His hand as He spoke.

"It's fair to say that I earned it, you know. Perhaps I have always needed a flame to temper my arrogance." The ring seemed to remind him of something. "Menardi, do bring Jade back into the fold, would you?"

"Yes master."

She approached Jade with a replacement ring. My love stretched out her paw, eagerly awaiting the return of her Master's blessing. She sighed deeply as her eyes sparkled with Master's enveloping power. I could feel her body relax, settling into the embrace of the sweet peace that only Master could provide. Menardi smiled as she stood to look back to Him.

"You have all done well," He said. "Quite well indeed. Menardi, I fear that I've been cruel to you thus far."

She looked shocked, but He offered her no chance to object.

"I made you watch all this without a single chance to really get your paws dirty. I offer you that chance now. That goes for all of you. Make our new guest feel welcome. And by all means feel free to take full advantage of hir... unique assets."

The Mightyena's fur bristled as she shuddered visibly. Her jaw finally dragged itself shut, having fallen open while Master addressed her. A small droplet of drool snuck out of the corner of her jowls as she breathlessly whispered:

"Yes, master."

Gleam panted as he shut the door behind him. He had never been so exhausted. Ayden had been inventive, resilient and incredibly resourceful. If other humans were half as much trouble as that, he could be in for the fight of his life when he tried to spread to the outside world.

The hall was dark, but familiar enough that he made his way along it easily. He could feel the mounting pleasure of his slaves as they carried out his orders. Quite the spectacle it must be in there. The beast with thirty-seven tails... He occasionally caught himself in the middle of a very pronounced misstep, as if his legs were trying to turn him around; intent on making a beast with thirty-eight tails it seemed.

The thoughts of his minions crept in from the edges of his mind more and more as he continued his journey back to his room. He could hardly resist them. They were all so happy. They felt nothing but love and gratitude towards him. It was really quite soothing. A door stood before him. Apparently he had completed the trip while he was lost in thought. He swung he door open to reveal his bedroom, with Suicune waiting patiently inside.

"I was worried, master." She said as he strode into the room. "You were gone so lo- Oh my! What happened to you?"

Gleam smiled at her sudden change of tone. He knew that her priorities could shift wildly at the drop of a hat.

"Our guest merely informed me that I am not perfect," he explained. "A hard thing to hear, but I think that I found it out under the best possible circumstances."

"You look dead on your feet. Please sit down."

"Your concern is touching." His tone was flippant, but he really did appreciate the way she worried over him. He set the broken ring down on a table before making his way to the bed to take a load off his aching feet.

"Is he-"

"He will not be troubling us anymore. I'd say that I couldn't be defeated so easily, but that really was the challenge of a lifetime. Truly remarkable individual that boy... I sent a tremendous force to capture him, and in the end he gave himself up. I used every trick in the book to break his will. Including a few that I had come up with just for the occasion, and yet the decision to give in was entirely his own. Likely, if he hadn't wanted to surrender to me, I never would have broken him."

"Well it looks like you had quite the time of it." Suicune observed, gingerly pulling his wrist towards her to get a better look. "That must have really been something. These look like radiant burns, did you even get hit?"

"Just a bit. I managed to throw myself to the floor as I realized what was happening. It's mostly fur that got burned, though there are a few trouble spots that remind me how I've been to hell and back."

Gleam didn't even have to ask. In seconds he felt Suicune's cooling breath dance across his arm. Her tongue brought icy relief that tingled down into his skin. He couldn't stifle his reaction to the touch. He flopped back onto the bed and sighed heavily. Apparently those burns had been bothering him a lot more than he thought. His head cleared as he finally allowed himself to feel the deep exhaustion that had crept into his muscles. Why was Suicune here again? Ah, of course, he had sent for her.

"The report from the perimeter, Suicune?" He asked, not bothering to sit up, he was far too comfortable for that.

She wiped a bit of charred fur from her nose before relaying the message. "Darius' illusions are unparalleled. The search crews haven't once gotten near us and they grow more and more disheartened by the minute."

Gleam relaxed once more and motioned for her to continue. With business out of the way he could properly enjoy this treatment and let his thoughts drift off to more pleasant matters. Naturally his mind jumped to the slaves he had left moments ago. This time he didn't swat the thought away, as he was by this point genuinely intrigued to see how they were getting along. The moment that he stretched his mind out to them he was immediately swept away by a tide of euphoria. He felt himself being dragged from his body and clawed his way back to it. He felt only a confusing mix of sensations. He was so relaxed and yet excited. Why was Suicune licking his feet? He could entertain no further thoughts as the surging pleasure of his slaves came to the fore once again.

Ayden was in a world of hir own; Muzzle buried up to the cheeks in warm, undulating folds, still knotted in hir lover, still knotted by Cobalt. Sie barely made any movements of hir own volition. Cobalt's thrusts forced hir muzzle deeper into Menardi's entrance, Menardi bucked her hips, flexing Ayden's cock inside Jade. Sie was a conduit through which pleasure flowed between those involved. Hir muscles lurched back to life as sie felt a warm tongue trace up hir sack. Sie had to yank hir muzzle free to moan out into the air as she came forcefully into Jade. Sie wasn't sure how sie hadn't run out yet. Sie had been pumping hir seed into hir lover for what felt like hours. Yet the forceful grip on hir ears told hir that sie was far from done.

Menardi held onto Ayden's head as long as she could, determined to find her release. She needn't have held on long, as that tongue quickly found just the right spot. Her hands went to brace her against the floor as her cum spurted over the fox's muzzle. She leaned forward as her body heaved in the throes of passion, only to find her muzzle locked with Cobalt's. Their arms came up to caress each other as they shared a deep, sensual kiss.

Cobalt wasn't sure why he had kissed her, but it felt so right none of it mattered. Their tongues twined and danced as they both struggled to suppress the frantic panting and moaning that had consumed them up until this point. Her hot breath tickled across his face. He sank deeper into the fox beneath him as Menardi pulled him towards her. His body jerked, for once not out of pleasure. His sister had a fistful of tails that she was wringing with all her might. He could barely begin to wonder what she was doing back there before a sudden contraction squeezed another spurt of cum out of him and he became caught up in his passionate kiss once more.

Crys had only been trying to please the new member of her family as master had commanded. She liked to think that she was doing a good job based on how sie responded to the deliberate motions of her deft tongue. But Jade, that crafty devil, had turned over on her back. Crys couldn't figure out why until a long tongue snaked its way up in between her netherlips. Surprise was instantly transmuted into ecstasy as the lashing her tunnel got quenched a heat she didn't even know she had built up. She had been carefully straddling Jade, but her legs were swept from underneath her and she came crashing down onto the poor vixen. She was about to ask if Jade was all right, her answer came in the form of a well-timed lick that catapulted her over the edge

Jade briefly struggled to free her nose as Crys' weight fell upon her, but once she managed one or two invigorating breaths she went right back to work. She had listened for Crys' moans and yips and had found just where her most sensitive spots were. She swept across one with a slow heavy drag that appeared to be more than the morph could take. Hot cream dripped down her muzzle as Crys came explosively. The pleasure echoed back to Jade as Ayden came into her once again. His seed was overflowing even past his knot. Jade didn't have time to wonder about it as the hot flood forced her to her own peak.

Gleam's consciousness swung wildly from perspective to perspective, a new wave of sensual bliss crashing down on him every time it did so. Through the haze of pleasure, he noticed that his slaves were starting to twitch and moan without any stimulation. Their eyes turned skyward as they began to climax spontaneously. His pleasure had begun to trickle back down to them. The feedback was making them all practically paralyzed with lust. But where was it all coming from? He felt a sympathetic twinge as Cobalt penetrated Ayden sharply, enough that his knot wedged inside hir opening. Ayden's mind flashed momentarily with concern. No, he's too deep he could-

At the thought of kits of his own Ayden's body reflexively stiffened, coiling up to unleash a climax so powerful it launched Gleam back into his own body, where he found himself cumming forcefully into Suicune's waiting maw. Despite her efforts she couldn't swallow all of his cream, but she set right to work licking it up. Guilt shadowed her features as she finished cleaning him.

"Master I-"

"I know. You only did what came naturally, what you thought would please me. I could never fault you for that."

He breathed heavily, the air was thick with his musk and sweat, but he sensed a sharp swath of heat that could only be coming from one source. He slid up into the bed and motioned for Suicune to join him. Her Master's forgiveness banished the guilt she felt the way the coming dawn sweeps away a bad dream. Her eagerness to please him returned as she slowly, sensually drew her body against his.

Gleam gazed into the eyes of his slave as she lowered herself onto him. For once he looked upon her sensually, and not in a domineering way. Of course he would get what he wanted regardless. She had been so good to him. If only there were a way for her to feel what he felt. Like most of his desires, this was but a simple thought away. He opened his mind to her, allowing the pleasure of his other slaves to suffuse her.

Her eyes widened as she got a glimpse of what her master felt. She gripped his fur and threw herself down on his shaft as she came immediately, her head thrashed as another climax piled on top of the first. She was helpless against the veritable onslaught of pleasure. Her wild undulations threw Gleam's shaft about, finally burying his knot into her as she came again. Gleam found that there was something tantalizing about this chaos. Far from seizing control, he abandoned himself to the pleasure once more.

He had felt his slaves becoming overwhelmed by the shared sensations as his lover thrashed atop his enraptured body. When his attention returned to them, he found Cobalt and Crys laying curled in each others' arms and Jade splayed out across the floor. They were finally spent and had abandoned this world for the peaceful escape of dreams. Menardi though, had at long last found a cock to fill herself with and was not keen on giving it up easily. Ayden was rapidly learning the answer to if he would ever run out of cum.

As the positively ravenous Mightyena continued to force herself onto him, Ayden cast out desperately for a way to sate her. She had finally taken hir knot with her gyrations, but she kept at it. She was beyond insatiable. The fog of exhaustion made Ayden's search for a way to satisfy her difficult, but sie finally settled on an interesting tidbit that sie had learned about the female climax recently. Sie stretched a paw out to her, it was as much movement as sie could accomplish in this state. Menardi leaned down so that Ayden could whisper into her ear.

"I want you to have a litter, just cum for me. You know you need it."

Her jaw slackened, but it was the only part of her body to do so. Her back shot bolt upright as every muscle in her body drew itself up tight. Her entire being was focused around Ayden's cock and in that instant, she got what she wanted. Both of them came one final time, thinking only of the wondrous times that they and their family would have together. Menardi's eyes finally drooped and she slumped back into a sea of tails. Ayden's head drifted to the side as he too lost his grip on the waking world. He smiled with a final thought. "Maybe I would make a good hypnotist..."

The thing that seemed foremost to Gleam was the silence. He had felt his seed leave him as the last of his slaves faded from consciousness, but now it was as if Suicune wasn't even there. He opened his eyes to find her still impaled on his pole, stiff as a board. Her last orgasm had been so intense that she had stopped breathing.

"Suicune? Suicune dear-"

She suddenly fell onto him in a panting mess. It was short-lived though, as driving through the gauntlet of pleasure from half-a-dozen Pokemon had completely wiped her out. She murred gently and fell asleep in an instant. Gleam was bowed under the weight of the same exertion, but he had one important thing to do first. He hoped that Yuri would get here soon, he had signaled for her some time ago. It wasn't like her to-

"You rang master?" The Umbreon asked.

She had materialized at his side without the slightest whisper of sound. Now that was more like Yuri. She could be standing on your foot and you wouldn't know if she didn't want you to.

"I need you to take a message to Darius. I trust that you can find him?"

"Your trust is well placed, Master." She stated proudly. "He is quite skilled in the art of abjuration, but let's just say you're fortunate that he is not trying to keep me from finding this island."

"Quite. Tell him that he is doing an excellent job, but that he can loosen his grip a bit. I've found recently that one small ship, with a particularly resourceful captain, might not be such a disaster if it were to sneak through the net."

"Oh, so you plan on inviting further guests do you? I do hope that I'll be able to join them when we make our... introductions."

"You may have to fight Menardi for the chance, but I'll see what I can do."

A sly smile answered him as she deftly swept herself out of view. Idle thoughts of the dark apparition to which he had spoken swirled in his mind as he finally drifted off. He never got a 'Yes Master' out of her, but the sleek femme carried out his will with a speed and effectiveness that he could not deny. He hoped that she would take a mate someday. He hated the thought of her being lonely. And if her children would be anything like her? He shuddered with excitement at the thought. He cast his gaze longingly out the window, thinking more of what was to come.

Miles away, fifty nautical miles to the Southeast to be precise, a proud and faithful Arcanine leaned into a banked turn as the skipper maneuvered his patrol speedboat around another jetty of sharp rocks. Russel turned to his companion as he steadied out his course. He straightened her life jacket with his free hand. He didn't have one custom made for her the way Ayden did. An extra-large human one fit all right with the arm holes enlarged a little bit. He stroked her neck as they both looked out over the open water.

"Blayze, you don't think I'm crazy for looking out here, do you girl?"

She planted her feet on the deck and held her rump in the air as she wagged her tail enthusiastically. As always, she looked ready for action.

"Good to know that you're on my side," he said, returning his gaze to the horizon. "We'll find him, girl. I've got a feeling about this place..."