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Jake stood on the north end of the battlefield, wiping his brow with his sleeve. The sun felt searingly harsh, especially for 8pm, and Jake preferred cold weather: You can always exercise or add more layers if it's cold, but you can only be so naked in the heat before you get arrested. Unfortunately, Jake had dressed in his usual clothes, a warm shinobi-style survey corps uniform. Now that he was in the public eye, it had become his trademark. But It wasn't quite the weather for it at the moment; Jake's opponent had just Mega-evolved his Charizard, bringing Drought into effect. Not that it would do him much good. Cassie neatly dodged his powered-up Flamethrower and set up a Rain Dance. Clouds formed over the packed stadium and the air whirled menacingly as weather fronts were forcefully called into action. The sudden change in scenery stunned the Charizard; he was used to commanding the weather, not being subjected to it. But his hesitation was about to cost him his consciousness.

Cassie never missed a Hydro Pump.

When Charizard looked back at his opponent, He knew his time was up. A laser-like jet of pure water was blasting directly towards his head, and he couldn't dodge it in time. Taking the immense impact, he reverted to his original form and fell.

"And Vaporeon lands an utterly devastating critical hit with Hydro Pump!" yelled the Johto League announcer. "It's a one-hit KO! Champion Lance has one Pokémon Remaining! Can Jake go all the way to the top with a clean sweep?!?"

"Man, she's good." Jake thought, relishing his girlfriend's effortless success. "Even if the rumors about Lance's Charizard build are true, critting was a guaranteed one-shot."

"Who the fuck is this kid!?" Lance screamed in his own head. "He sends out a singular Vaporeon in some freakish custom ball and takes out everything I throw at him without getting touched! That blasted fishcat is at plus two in both specials now... Ugh, keep it together, Lance, you never get this heated about losing. Besides, he set up some rain, so I've got a Hail Mary. He's done for."

"Electivire, I choose you!"

A titan of a Pokémon leaped out of the ball that Lance threw. A towering... five foot eleven Electivire. They're actually not very tall.

"I know what he thinks he's about to do, but it's over." Jake thought confidently. "100% accurate Thunder won't save you now."

"How ya doin' out there, Cassie?" Jake called to her.

"I FEEL GREAT!" Cassie yelled back. "He's gonna be so mad after this!"

"Oh, yeah! You got this easy!" Jake cheered.

Lance shouted, "Okay, Electivire! use Swagger!"

The Electivire grinned and started to breakdance. He said to Cassie in a gruff voice, "Hey cutie, nice hips."

It was rather clever. The intent was to double Cassie's attack and confuse her. Which would have been an excellent play on a special attacker like a Vaporeon, especially because Vaporeon has no coverage for electric types anyway...

Usually.

Cassie was not confused, but enraged. How dare he? She launched herself into the air. She looked like nothing more than a whirling blue ball, somersaulting at insane speed. "ONLY JAKE GETS TO SAY THAT!!!"

Now the Electivire was confused. "Wait, isn't Jake your trainer? Why would he-"

As Cassie landed, she slammed her thick, powerful tail into the dirt. A shockwave rose from the ground, collided with the Electivire, and took him out in a single blow.

"I'M SORRY?!?" The announcer lost his composure for a moment, but collected himself. "Jake has somehow taught his Vaporeon Earthquake! It's a knockout! Jake has won the Johto League!!!"

The crowd exploded in applause. Lance was dumbfounded. He was sure that his Electivire could confuse the Vaporeon long enough to send off at least two Thunders. And why did she use Earthquake? Hydro pump would have done significantly more damage, and It was impossible for a Vaporeon to learn Earthquake in the first place. It took insult to injury and added confusion. But he had been bested, and he had to do the mature thing as Top Champion and grant champion rank to this baffling prodigy. He marched over to the middle of the battlefield, and with his signature graciousness in loss, said to Jake, "That was brilliant, young man. Was she really your only Pokémon?"

"No, but she's the only Pokémon that I have."

Lance paused, confused at such a correction, but only for a moment.

"Well, you were incredible out there."

Cassie walked up beside Jake.

"No, I wasn't." Jake said.

"Pardon?"

"Was I the one who knocked out every one of your Pokémon without getting so much as a graze?"

"Um-"

"Did I make so much as a single decision?"

"Uh-"

"Did I so much as lift a finger to wipe the floor with your entire team?"

Come to think of it, this kid said almost nothing for the entire match. He didn't give the Vaporeon a single order. All he did was ask how she was doing and shout encouragements. He was more of a-

"I'm more of a cheerleader." Jake said, pride for Cassie's accomplishment manifesting as a smug look on his face. "You didn't lose to me. You lost to Cassie. So if you insist on making me a champion too, you're gonna have to shake her tail before you can shake my hand."

Remember the confusion to insult to injury? Yeah? Well, there's humiliation now, too. The weird ninja kid was right. Lance, the top champion of not just Kanto, but Johto as well, had been neatly pulverized by a solo running Vaporeon. Cassie smiled politely at Lance, who noticed the Mystic Water necklace she was wearing underneath her neck frill.

"That sure wasn't helping my case." Lance thought.

She held out her tail fin for him to shake. As Lance maintained an air of professionalism and shook Cassie's tail, Jake was free to steal a look under it. There it was. Her pussy.~ So puffy, so soft, so cute. Perhaps Cassie and him could have some fun later, he thought. But he snapped out of it quickly; this stadium held over 20,000 people. He didn't want to get a boner when 40,000 eyes were on him. He shook Lance's hand, and the announcer yelled,

"The newest Champions of Johto are Jake Pettittattittep and Cassie!"

The crowd exploded in cheers and applause. Jake and Cassie had been a crowd favorite since they walked into the opening matches six days before.

"I kinda wish you had a last name too." Jake said. "Mine is so long people are gonna barely notice the 'Cassie' after it."

"I could take yours." Cassie said.

"That would feel weird, though." Jake said. "You're your own person, you're not me. Besides, do you really want to have a last name bigger than our house?"

Lance gave them their champion ribbons and the check for the prize money.

"I think that having 5 syllables in your last name is distinguished. And I'm not afraid to get married if you want." Cassie said sweetly.

Jake blushed profusely. They loved each other. They loved everything about each other. They had sex at least five times a week. But marriage sounded too lewd. He might get to temporarily avoid the conversation, however. Since he was blushing so hard, there was much more blood in his head, and his senses were even sharper than usual. He was able to faintly hear a sound behind them.

"Hold that thought. Paparazzi at 5 O'clock."

"Are you kidding me?"

They turned around and saw that a press conference was waiting to happen. Or more accurately, barreling toward them.

"Do we want to do this right now?" Cassie asked, annoyed.

"I mean, I don't mind, but I'm kinda over this. And a little horny." Jake whispered.

"Same." Cassie said. "Do the thing."

Jake pulled out her Pokéball from his satchel. He didn't like putting her in there; It felt domineering, and she was his girlfriend, not his pet. But desperate circumstances demand desperate action. Cassie jumped into the ball, and Jake ran. He clipped the ball onto his belt rather than putting it in his satchel again, so at least she could see out the button. Once he was at top speed, he jumped up, kicked back, whipped around and spun. It looked pretty stupid for a second... until he landed and converted all of his angular momentum into a giant leap out of the stadium. As he flew above the heads of the crowd, the announcer didn't skip a beat.

"And Jake graces us with an amazing spin conversion jump to escape the prying press! Those Survey Corps robes couldn't be more fitting!"

Jake landed in a giant Cheri tree outside the stadium. Atop the Indigo Plateau, It was tall enough that he could see the entire Kanto/Johto continent, save Blackthorn city as it was obscured by Mount Silver. It was a breathtaking sight. But they needed a place to crash now that the league was over, and a hotel didn't sound very nice. Most hotels required you to have your Pokémon stay in their balls, even in the room. And there was no use trying to convince the staff that Cassie deserved better. Jake tried to remember where his friend Stanley was staying. He couldn't make it to the final match because he got sick (the Pokémon league is a frenzy zone for the flu), but he had a vacation home somewhere in Kanto, Jake could have sworn nearby...

"Cassie, do you remember where Stanley's Kanto home is?"

"Wasn't it in the countryside near Pewter?" Cassie said from the ball.

Jake looked down and to the east. Scanning the landscape, he could just barely make out a house to the north of Pewter city, only because of how big the property was.

"You're right. Thanks! ...Dang, I really need to get a wingsuit."

Jake made his descent in about 20 minutes- he had to be extra careful going down the mountainside- and the house was indeed Stanley's. The living room window was enormous, and Jake could see that Stanley and his entire team was sitting with their eyes glued to the TV screen. They were probably watching the match. Jake hung from the tree branch he was on and silently dropped down to the perfectly maintained lawn. He let Cassie out of the ball and said, "Shh. Let's sneak up on him."

Cassie grinned and went with Jake to the side door. Jake tried the keypad on the wall next to it.

"Ummm... 3469?"

He punched it in and the door opened.

They snuck in and went into the living room. Stanley was sitting in an armchair with a blanket over him and a bowl of popcorn in his lap. His Greninja, Talonflame, Aegislash, Sylveon, Goodra, and Mewtwo were seated around him. Jake couldn't remember why Mewtwo hung around Stanley.

"Don't tell me how it ends." Stanley said.

"I wasn't going to, bro. Don't worry." Mewtwo replied.

Oh yeah, Mewtwo stuck around because Stanley was the first person to show Mewtwo human kindness, and they became dudebros. Anyway, the TV was displaying the match Cassie had just won. The frame showed Lance's Charizard being waterboarded from 40 meters away.

"LET'S FUCKING GOOOO!!! WHAT A SHOT!" Stanley yelled, punching the air.

"That was a critical hit Hydro Pump, at plus two special attack, in the rain." Mewtwo said. "It was a guaranteed OHKO by at least 250 percent."

"I know, right? She's amazing!" Stanley said, his eyes still fixated on the match. He knew full well the mechanics behind what was happening. He had defeated the Kalos League seven times himself, and that didn't happen because of his million-dollar smile.

"What's good, man?" Mewtwo greeted Jake telepathically, without averting his gaze from the TV. "By the way, you've got one hell of a girlfriend."

"You got that right." Jake thought. "Is it okay if we sneak up on Stanley?"

"I'm not gonna stop you. Go ahead, I wanna see his reaction."

"Don't you already know what his reaction will be?"

"Looking into the future is exhausting. I usually don't bother. Now get ready, looks like Cassie's about to win."

Stanley was awestruck as he watched Cassie flip through the air and deliver a devastating whack to the stadium floor with her tail, setting off an earthquake and felling the cocky Electivire. As the Thunderbolt Pokémon crashed and burned, Stanley could barely talk.

"She didn't get hit once." He finally said.

Jake sighed happily. Cassie was so cool. Even Stanley, who was generally sort of oblivious, was able to see that. In 4K, too. Cassie gave Jake a little hug with her tail. "You're obsessed with me, aren't you?" She whispered.

"As if the feeling isn't mutual." Jake whispered back.

Pepe, Stanley's Greninja, heard them whispering. Instinctively and silently, he whipped around and flung a razor-sharp water shuriken directly at the source of the noise... Jake's head. Jake swiftly nabbed it out of the air with two fingers- mere inches in front of his face. He made eye contact with Pepe, and whispered,

"I'm a ninja too, but be careful where you throw these."

"Pepe, what did you- GAH! Stanley jumped out of his seat in surprise, and Mewtwo caught the mass of popcorn midair to put it back in the bowl before it spilled. He snickered.

"Jake! Cassie! Hello! ...How did you get in?"

"You use the same pin number for everything. And it's not even that creative."

"Oh. I see. Well, congratulations to the both of you! Your first full League victory! I doubt It'll be the last, considering how easily you destroyed everything in your way!"

"Don't congratulate me, I didn't do anything!" Jake protested.

"Oh, quit that already! You're the best coach I could ask for." Cassie said. "Who else could teach a quadruped evasive martial arts?"

"Okay, fine." Jake conceded. "I taught you some ninjudo. But you're still the star."

"We need to celebrate!" Stanley said.

Mewtwo teleported a cake onto the counter.

"Um..." Cassie began.

"Is something the matter?" Stanley asked.

"I'd love to celebrate tomorrow, but it's getting late, and I'm pretty tired after that match. Do you have a place I can lie down?"

"What did she say?" Stanley asked. Jake was the only human who could understand her speech. It was Arceus' way of showing Jake and Cassie that they had his blessing as a couple.

"She's tired from the battle. And I'm tired, too; from coming all the way here. Do you have a place we can rest for the night? We'd be happy to commemorate her win once we've gotten some shuteye."

"Oh, of course! How insensitive of me. You just pummeled six heavyweights, and you just jumped across the treetops all the way from the Indigo Plateau, didn't you?" Stanley said apologetically. "Taking an early night is an excellent Idea."

"I'll put the cake back in the fridge." Mewtwo said, as he snapped his fingers and the cake vanished.

"We have a lovely guest room downstairs." Stanley said. "We won't bother you a bit, and it's soundproofed, so you two will have all the privacy you need." Stanley and his team were the only ones who knew of Jake and Cassie's relationship, and thankfully, they were very chill about it.

"You have a soundproofed guest room in your vacation home?" Jake asked in amusement.

"Listen." Stanley said. "With all the Battles we win, I have more money than I know what to do with, and there are only so many children's hospitals to donate millions of Pokécoin to. Would you like some hot chocolate before bed? I know how much you and Cassie like sharing a mug while you snuggle.~"

Jake's face went red again. Why did he ever write to him about that? "Um... yes, please..."

"Oh, don't be embarrassed." Stanley said. "You are the most perfect for each other any two people can be, and It makes me so happy knowing you're together. Now take this hot chocolate-" he said, offering them both a mug from Mewtwo, "And get some rest, you deserve it."

"Woah, aren't you sick?" Jake asked.

"Not anymore, thanks to Linus." Stanley said, nodding toward his Sylveon. "I came home from watching the semifinals feeling quite Ill and he used Wish on me on the spot. I made a full recovery this morning, but tickets were sold out."

"Aww, that was sweet of you, Linus." Cassie said.

Linus shrugged. "What was I supposed to do? This guy's a huge baby when he's sick. Best use I ever got out of that move."

Cassie stifled a laugh.

Jake and Cassie thanked Stanley for the cocoa, said goodnight, and walked downstairs to the guest room. Jake unbuckled his satchel from his back and set it on the nightstand. He joined Cassie under the covers of the bed and cuddled with her.

"So where were we before nearly getting mobbed by reporters?" Cassie asked between sips.

Jake sighed. There was no use avoiding the question now, as weird as it felt. "Well, you suggested we get married."

"So what do you think?" Cassie asked him.

"I don't know." Jake said. "It's not that I don't want to. Honestly, it's been on my mind one way or another since your birthday. I just... I don't think we'd be able to. Who would perform a wedding ceremony between a human and a Vaporeon?"

Cassie frowned. "I didn't think about that."

Jake hugged her tight. "Cassie, I love you so, so much..." He was a little disheartened at what he was about to say, because it was a reality he felt they were hopelessly unable to change. "But I don't know if the world is ready for us. You, me, Stanley and his team... and Arceus... are the only people who understand that we're meant for each other."

There was one very important person missing from that list. Jake's father, Kurt. A few days after Jake and Cassie confessed their feelings for each other (And made passionate love for the first time in either of their lives), they hiked through the Ilex forest and into Azalea town to tell Kurt about their relationship. It had not gone well. Jake told his father that he was in love with Cassie, and Kurt had never spoken to his son since. He was as good as disowned.

In retrospect, It was probably foolish to tell him so straightforwardly, but there was no unsaying what had been said. His father did not approve of them being together; a reaction everyone else was bound to have... Except Stanley.

Jake and Stanley became friends at age ten, when Jake's family took a vacation to Kalos. They became pen pals to stay in touch, and Stanley wrote often, telling of his adventures as a trainer. Jake wrote back just as frequently, telling of his training in the arts of the Survey Corps. Stanley learned about Jake and Cassie's relationship when Jake wrote a panicked letter to him. Knowing of Stanley's vast experience with Pokémon, Jake asked (as indirectly as possible) if he had to worry about Cassie bearing children. Obviously, humans cannot fertilize a Pokémon's eggs, and the true meaning of the poorly coded letter was clear. Even though they were different species, Stanley was almost as delighted that Jake had found someone as Jake was to have found her. It was very open-minded of him, and a huge relief. Unfortunately, it was quite the fever dream to expect such understanding from anyone else. All of those things weighed on Jake and Cassie's minds as they sat in bed, each with an arm around the other, wondering if it really was them against the world...

After a long time of holding Cassie and thinking hard, it occurred to Jake that regardless of if anyone would ever accept them, having each other was what mattered. He took a deep breath.

"I would be overjoyed to take you as my bride, you irresistible little fishy..." he said, squeezing her. She giggled. "But it wouldn't rock my world if you just stayed my girlfriend forever. We're soulmates, we don't have to prove anything to anyone."

Cassie sighed and nuzzled her head against Jake's shoulder. "Yeah, you're right. But I'm still putting a pin in it."

"Me, too."

"...But speaking of putting things in other things~" Cassie began.

"Oh, Cassie, I'm sorry, but I'm really tired..." Jake said apologetically.

"Oh, me too. But I'm thinking of a number between 68 and 70..." she said coyly as she turned toward the foot of the bed and started to unravel Jake's robes.

He was immediately aroused. That could work. But as Cassie pulled Jake's dick out from his pants, he realized something.

"Wait! This isn't our bed! What if we get... juices... on it?"

"I don't plan on letting a single drop go to waste, do you?" Cassie asked, starting to slowly lick and kiss his tip, smiling lewdly. She wiggled her butt at him, emphasizing her offer; all while maintaining eye contact.

Now that was hot. Easily hot enough to melt away Jake's hesitation. He gently grasped her hips and pulled her pussy into his face. The thick smell was so good... he licked it. The flavor was even better.

"MMmmm..." Cassie moaned softly as she started to suck.

Jake gave her labia a thorough once-over before plunging his tongue into her depths.

"MmmMMMM..." she moaned again, matching his advance by taking in more of his length and sucking harder, making sure to reciprocate his tongue movement by doing some of her own. She was producing quite the flow by now, but Jake eagerly lapped up every ounce of her essence like it was holy water (he didn't know the difference). The feeling of pouring so much of her juice right into his mouth only for him to drink it instantly and work his tongue even harder was driving Cassie crazy. She decided to call on a little-known power that Vaporeon have: gills that work in and out of the water. She turned off her lungs, started breathing through her gills, and deepthroated Jake's dick to the base with no worry of choking. Jake responded in turn the best he could: he took a deep breath, wrapped his arms around her hips, put his whole mouth over her pussy, and clamped her crotch down into his face. Then he relentlessly rubbed his tongue all over her clit. It was more than enough to drive her over the edge, and she came hard.

"mmmmmMMMMMMMM!" she moaned, blasting a waterfall of her juice straight down his throat. He gulped it down greedily, and wasn't far behind. Soon, he came right down her throat, and she drank it with just as much enthusiasm.

"MMMmmmmmMMMMmmm...." He moaned into her pussy.

After their orgasms died down, Cassie rolled off of Jake and said, "OOohh, that was so good..."

"Haahhh... Yeah." Jake said, pulling her into his arms and hugging her. "We haven't done that in a while, I almost forgot how delicious you are."

Cassie giggled and nestled into him. "You're pretty tasty yourself."

Jake pulled the covers over them and hugged her tight. "So what do you wanna do tomorrow?"

"I kinda wanna take Stanley up on his offer. He's right. We've come a long way, we should celebrate."

"You mean you've come a long way." Jake insisted.

"No, I mean we've come a long way. I learned all my battling skills from you, remember?"

"Well, Cass helped out with that..."

"When you think about it, all Cass really did was talk you out of trying to teach me how to suplex. And she was right. It doesn't work when you have four legs and a tail longer than your body."

"Well..."

"I still don't know how you were able to teach me every type matchup in a week. Let alone the Ninjudo, and teaching me moves I never could have learned otherwise. I'm very flattered that you want to give me all the credit, but you flatter me on the daily, fricken charmer;" (Jake blushed) "And this accomplishment is just as much yours as mine. So whether you like it or not, we won the Johto league today, and that's something we should celebrate. But for right now, all you need to do is snuggle with me and get a good night's sleep. You're just as tired as I am, I can tell."

Jake sighed. She was right. He thought so highly of her that it was hard to take credit for anything, even when he deserved some. He squeezed her a little again. "That sounds good... I love you, Cassie."

"I love you, too, Jake."

So they fell asleep together in their favorite way; Jake as the big spoon, and Cassie as the little one.

But not everyone was having a peaceful night. Lance was wired awake, still perplexed at what happened that day. When he heard that the newest challenger had wiped out the elite four with a single Pokémon, he was tempted to finally fire Agatha. But then he was overtaken by curiosity. And then by excitement. He hadn't gotten a good challenge in quite some time. So he walked out onto the field and gave it his all.

He opened with his ace, Dragonite, hoping to win the psychological side of the battle early. His opponent was completely unfazed, and threw out a Pokéball he had never seen before. It curved through the air in a wide arc, let out the Vaporeon inside, and flew back into the trainer's hand all on its own. Lance tried to set up a Dragon Dance, but realized his mistake when the Vaporeon shot a crit Ice Beam at Dragonite's head, Knocking him out instantly. He swapped into Gyarados, and decided not to get greedy. He tried to pull off a Twister and disorient the Vaporeon, but the Twister missed and the Vaporeon was free to use Calm Mind. not a great start. He attempted to recover his stance by using Outrage, but that, too, was dodged, and Gyarados got frozen solid by another Ice Beam. Golem was sent out, missed a Rollout, and was destroyed by a Hydro Pump boosted further by another Calm Mind. Overkill, but it wasn't like he hadn't done the same sort of thing before. Alakazam met a similar watery fate. Mega evolution on Charizard didn't solve any of his problems and Electivire was KO'd by an Earthquake, something Lance still couldn't wrap his head around. The battle almost seemed rigged against him.

The ninja kid then disclosed that he hadn't done jack shit, and that Lance's true opponent all along was the Vaporeon herself, not her trainer. And when he thought about it, Lance knew he was right, as mildly infuriating as that was...

Yet none of it added up. It was as If the Vaporeon came out of the ball with plus six evasion. Which was impossible. But it begged the question, how were these two so in sync? Every time the Vaporeon dodged a move, Lance noticed that... Jake, he thought the kid's name was- had flinched in the same direction a fraction of a second before. No other trainer he had ever faced had acted that way.

But Lance suddenly remembered something he read in a history book while at University in Canalave.

"Thousands of years ago in the time of King AZ, It was not unheard of for humans to mate with and even marry Pokémon. Such members of society were shunned more often than not. But it wasn't long before the stigma died down and gave way to something like awe. In some reports, these Pokémon were able to learn moves that were usually impossible. Allegedly, if a Gardevoir were to form an intimate bond with their trainer, they may be able to learn moves such as Bulldoze, Aqua Jet, and others that would be unlearnable in any other context. Many researchers had claimed that after having intercourse with their trainers, these Pokémon exhibited signs of boosted experience growth, level increases, improved IVs, and EV yields mirroring the effects of Pokérus. The trainers displayed some synchronized connection with their Pokémon that seemed to border on telepathy, although it was never proven. But many could understand their Pokémon's body language almost like their native tongue. And they treated their Pokémon partners not just as equals, but as if they were fully-fledged humans. After the Ultimate Weapon was unleashed, many of the governments that rose from the ashes of the war created laws banning such relations with Pokémon, citing their unusual strength as a threat to society. In modern times, these laws have slowly been fazed out, along with the separation between the governments that passed them. But once more, many consider mating with Pokémon a vile act. (See footnote)

*Please keep in mind that few accounts of this phenomenon survive, and all of the above information has come from less than reliable sources. This data is not to be taken seriously unless scientific evidence can be gathered, and as of the time of writing, no research teams have acquired the necessary funding to carry out proper investigation."

There was no way that kid had fucked his Vaporeon. It was unnatural. It was unthinkable...

It was the only explanation.

No other line of thinking Lance tried could justify what happened that day. This was the only way he could connect the dots. If it was true, it wasn't illegal, but it would be enough to ruin the kid's reputation if it got out. He'd deserve it; it was as good as cheating in Lance's mind. But he needed proof first. His hunt for that proof would begin first thing tomorrow.

The following morning, Stanley woke up, went out to the kitchen, and saw Mewtwo sitting at the counter, half asleep over a bowl of cereal.

"Morning." he said.

"Morning." Mewtwo replied sleepily.

"Are Jake and Cassie up yet?"

"Lemme see."

Mewtwo drew a circle in the air, creating a sort of window through which you could see Jake and Cassie, still cuddled up with each other and fast asleep.

"Nope. They're asleep still." Mewtwo said. "...Arceus, they're cute."

"OH, so much for 'all the privacy you need!' Close that, you'll wake them up!" Stanley said in a frantic whisper.

"Oh, sorry!" Mewtwo closed the viewport.

"I meant if you saw them up yet!" Stanley said. "How was that not clear?"

"Well, you told me to stop constantly reading people's minds, so I didn't! I agree, It's intrusive! You should have asked me that if that's what you meant!"

"You have an IQ of 6,210! You should have known from context! And you should have remembered how tired they were! I don't know how you forget things in the first place, it makes no sense!"

"You guys got any coffee?" Jake yawned.

"GAAHH!" Stanley and Mewtwo shouted.

Jake was standing about five feet from them, and they hadn't noticed him approach.

"Where did you come from???" Stanley demanded.

"Did I sneak up on you?" Jake asked, a little groggy. "I'm sorry, I move silently most of the time. It's the Shinobi training."

"Did we wake you up?" Mewtwo asked.

"No, why would you have?"

"Um... no reason."

"Well then, why are you up already?" Stanley asked. "It's 7:15, You should have slept in! You were exhausted yesterday!"

"I went to bed at 8:30. Probably fell asleep by 9:00. I got like, ten-plus hours of sleep, bro. I just wake up slowly; I'm fine."

"...Okay, then."

"What's your favorite cup of coffee?" Mewtwo asked. "My treat."

"Oh, my favorite coffee?" Jake asked.

"Yeah, man. Your absolute favorite. How do you make it?"

"...That order's way too complicated." Jake said. "There's no way you have the beans I like anyway."

"Try me." Mewtwo said confidently.

"Okay, if you're sure." Jake said. "57% Moomoo farms sweetened hazelnut creamer; and 43% medium roast Sinnohan Coffee, HISUIAN style, brewed using water exclusively from Cassie."

Stanley and Mewtwo froze. It was just like that anime trope where the background goes black and a split runs through it.

"Umm..." Mewtwo finally said. "I can pull off about 70% of that... Right up to the part where we need water generated by your girlfriend. Why is that, exactly?"

"I didn't like coffee at all until we tried using her water." Jake said. "It hits different, okay? I'll just wait until she gets up." He sat down at the kitchen counter.

"Good morning." Cassie said, walking up the stairs. "Jake said he needed some coffee?"

"That would be great, yeah." Jake said.

Cassie spouted a perfect stream of water right into the coffeemaker clear across the room. "There ya go." She sat down on a chair next to Jake.

Mewtwo awkwardly went to the coffeemaker and started teleporting the ingredients in.

"...Is that why you never miss Hydro Pump?" Stanley asked.

Cassie chuckled, and simply nodded so no one had to translate for her.

Meanwhile, Mewtwo seemed to be calling upon the power of the gods to make Jake's coffee. Ice Beams and Flamethrowers were scattered through the air above the kitchen.

"So how involved is this process?" Stanley asked.

"Oh, that's the Hisuian style part. Hisui was pretty cold so they roasted their coffee beans straight from frozen. It gives a different taste because you're steaming it and roasting it at the same time."

"Fascinating."

"By the way," Jake said, "Thanks for letting us stay here last night. I don't know where we would have gone otherwise."

"It's no trouble at all." Stanley reassured him. "So what do you want to do to celebrate your league victory?"

"I don't know my way around Kanto very well. Is there a good restaurant anywhere? Preferably one that won't kick Cassie out."

"Well Jake, I daresay it'll be quite hard for a restaurant employee to say no to you now that you and Cassie are champions. But anyway, I recommend Beedrilli's."

"Are you kidding me?" Mewtwo said, handing Jake his coffee. "As in "Hai, welcome ta Beedrilli's" Beedrilli's? You can't be serious. You're not taking them to a meme to celebrate reaching the highest rank of trainer and Pokémon."

"Have you ever seen the secret menu?" Stanley asked slyly.

"They have a secret menu?" Mewtwo asked. "No, I haven't. No one would have shown me. Anytime I go somewhere in Kanto, people run away." Then he said under his breath, "You blow up a single mansion during a full-body existential crisis and suddenly you're not welcome anywhere in the region."

"Mmm." Jake said, after sipping his coffee. "Thank you Mewtwo, you made this perfectly."

"Sure thing." Mewtwo replied. "...So her water is what makes it for you?"

"Oh yeah. It's super refreshing. Making coffee with it just makes sense."

As Jake continued to sip, Stanley and Mewtwo stared at him tentatively. Jake noticed and held the mug out to them. "You can try a sip, it's not weird, I promise."

"Yeah, it's not weird." Cassie said.

"See?" Jake affirmed.

"...Okay then." Stanley said, taking the mug from Jake and trying a sip. His eyes bugged. "Since when does such heavily creamed coffee quench your thirst so well??"

"Since it's brewed with the best water on the planet." Jake said smugly. Cassie shoved him and rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Here, try this." Stanley said, offering Mewtwo the mug. He took a sip and had a similar reaction.

"I swear I can feel my HP refilling."

"Were you not at full when you woke up?" Cassie asked.

"I stubbed my toe on my way to get cereal." Mewtwo said, handing the mug back to Jake.

"So, breakfast at Beedrilli's?" Stanley asked once Jake had finished his coffee.

"Oh wait, what do they have for fish?" Cassie asked.

"Oh yeah, what kinda fish options do they have there?" Jake translated.

"Hmm." Stanley said. "I recall seeing a decadent Magikarp platter on the secret menu. Of course, they have some excellent-"

He paused because he saw Cassie drooling. Magikarp was Cassie's favorite food, second only to Mago berries.

Cassie checked back in. "Sorry- that sounds great!"

"We're in." Jake said. "Where is it? Is Gallus gonna give us a ride, or--"

"Nah, I got you." Mewtwo snapped his fingers, and they found themselves in Fuschia city, in front of a Beedrilli's.

"Cmon, let's get a booth." Stanley said nonchalantly.

They walked in and the waiter was busy typing on his Rotom phone. Without looking up, he said in a monotone voice,

"Hi, welcome to Beedrilli's."

Then he noticed Cassie in his peripheral vision. Still without looking up, "Sir, you'll have to keep your Pokémon in their balls while in the restaurant."

Jake started to get a little pissed. He had heard that before, but it never got less irritating. Even if you didn't have the context that he and Cassie were a couple, Eeveelutions were sentient, and that was pretty common knowledge. Anyone that can think for themselves deserves more respect than that.

"Jake, you're practically as smart as Mewtwo." Stanley whispered. "It'll be far more satisfying if you put this moron in his place succinctly and without losing your cool."

Jake took a deep breath. "She will stay out of her Pokéball or we'll eat somewhere else."

The waiter scoffed. "Man, I get paid minimum wage. I don't give two shits where your business goes. You sound like some kinda boomer."

Jake cleared his throat pointedly.

"Look dude, just put your fishcat in its-'' but he had finally looked up from his phone, and saw that he had been talking to three league Champions this whole time.

"A-are you Jake and Cassie?... And... STANLEY MELTONBENGER? FROM KALOS?"

"A league nerd, I see." Stanley said. "I respect that. We'll take a booth on the second floor with a view of the Safari Zone, please. And we'll be ordering from the Master's menu, if you don't mind."

"O-of course, sir!" His eyes darted back to Jake. "And sir!" He looked at Cassie again, remembering how she was treated at the league yesterday. "And ma'am! Right through here!"

He led them up a staircase and to the booth Stanley requested. He gave them their menus and they sat down.

"I can't believe a league nerd like that couldn't recognize you." Jake said to Cassie once they had gotten their drinks. Cassie rolled her eyes.

"There you go flattering me again." She said. "Thank you for the vote of confidence, but I'm pretty darn sure you and Stanley are the only two people who can tell me apart from other Vaporeon."

"But you're so distinct!" Jake protested. "Your webbing is shorter and your tail is longer than average, and you have a really cute lighter patch of skin on your lower stomach." He said with finality.

"Oh, that's true." Cassie giggled. "Of course, you are the leading expert on the lower parts of my body.~"

Jake blushed behind his menu. He whispered, "Cassie, what have I told you about giving me boners in public on purpose?"

"Oh, hush." She said. "We both know you love it when I tease you."

"Y-yeah... but I don't need a tent in my pants in front of Stanley!"

"And if you recall," Cassie continued, "that 'really cute lighter patch of skin' is a stain you gave me for my birthday. You're always so good at gifts.~"

Jake's face turned a deeper shade of red. "...I still can't believe that was permanent."

"Same." Cassie said, sipping her hot chocolate. "I REALLY didn't think cum could do that. But now you always know right where my womb is just by looking at me. Gives you a really nice bullseye, huh? Of course, it's not like you have much trouble hitting the mark..."

"Cassie, please! Stanley is right there!"

"Oh c'mon, what do you think is gonna happen? All he's hearing is a bunch of trilling noises!"

"Alright, what can I get for you guys today?"

The waiter had returned. Jake tried desperately to look natural, and not draw attention to his now raging boner.

"I'll take the kettle-cooked Farfetch'd stew." Stanley said.

"Stanley, You've eaten here before." Jake said in a surprisingly collected tone. "Do you think I should get the Orange Combusken or the Gogoat cheese Pizza? I can't decide."

"They're serving the Orange Combusken again?" Stanley asked. "Knowing you, I'd definitely say you'd like that one better. Sweet with a kick."

"Sounds like someone I know..." Cassie said, elbowing Jake.

"I'll go with that, then." Jake told the waiter, making sure not to react too visibly to Cassie's compliment.

"Perfect. And for the lady?"

"Magikarp platter." Cassie said. "I can barely stop myself from drooling."

"She'll take the Magikarp platter." Jake said.

The waiter looked surprised. "You got that just from a few trills? You two are even more in sync than you looked at the league yesterday."

"You don't have a clue, buddy." Cassie told him with a smirk.

The waiter obviously couldn't understand her, but could tell she was addressing him, and didn't know how to react.

"...I'll tell the chefs who's ordering. I'm sure your food'll be ready in no time when they hear we have champions in house."

The waiter was right. Their food came in less than 15 minutes. He placed the stew, chicken, and fish in front of them and bid them bon appétit.

"I've always wondered what 'bon appétit' actually means." Jake said as he got a good forkful of rice and Combusken.

"Don't look at me." Stanley said. "Barely anyone back in Kalos actually speaks French most of the time, and I don't know more than a few words. ...Hold up."

Stanley noticed that Cassie was using a fork and knife to eat her Magikarp, which was already half gone.

"What?" Cassie asked.

"I don't mean to be rude, but you can use utensils?"

"Mhm." She nodded.

"I'm telling you, man." Jake said. "This girl makes me question my own genetics on a daily basis. Opposable thumbs are clearly an unnecessary feature."

"I'm sure glad you have them." Cassie said. "They're perfect for tenderly grasping my waist while we-."

"Seriously??" Jake hissed.

"What's wrong?" Stanley asked, confused.

Jake sighed. "She keeps saying lewd things to tease me because she knows no one else will understand it."

"Hey!" Cassie said disappointedly. "Now he knows!"

Stanley awkwardly paid a great deal more attention to his stew.

"...Hey, Rotom?"

His Rotom phone popped out of his pocket and hovered next to him.

"What does 'bon appétit' mean?"

"Bon appétit is French for 'good appetite', but generally is used to mean 'I hope you enjoy your food'." Rotom said in its signature buzzing voice before slipping back into Stanley's pocket.

"That makes sense." Jake said.

They finished their food and left a generous (especially given the first impression) 30% tip for the waiter. As they headed outside, they heard the upbeat music coming from the city speakers again.

"I love this song." Jake said.

"I know, right?" Stanley said. "Having such great music to be heard anywhere in the city is such a fantastic use of taxpayer money."

"Our government is so great." Jake said. "You barely notice it's even there. Can you imagine how awful it would be if politicians were corrupt or all over the media?"

"That would suck."

"We live in such a great timeline."

"Speaking of time, when do you go back to Johto? You can stay with me as long as you like, I'm just wondering if you're comfortable leaving your house unattended that long."

"We were planning on heading back later today, actually. We have a housesitter anyway." Jake said.

"In that case," Stanley said, "Cassie, now that you've gotten into it, would you like to have a battle with me? I guarantee I'll give you a better challenge than Lance."

"Oh, that sounds fun!" Cassie said. "But... your team is like a hundred miles away."

Jake translated and Stanley waved his hand in dismissal.

"Don't worry, I can fix that."

He went over to a patch of dirt and drew a circle in it with his foot. Then he said,

"Mewtwo Mewtwo Mewtwo!"

Mewtwo appeared on the circle and said,

"Bruh. I told you I'm not a demon."

"Then why does that work?" Stanley smiled.

"Because when you say my name with the intention of communication, you broadcast that thought long-range. I can't help but overhear it. Besides, demons aren't created in labs as living weapons."

"Fair enough. Could you get Pepe for me?"

"Sure."

Mewtwo teleported Pepe's Pokéball into Stanley's hand.

"Yo, wait. Were you just gonna battle Cassie?" Mewtwo asked.

"Yeah, she's up for it."

"Well, first, I wanna watch. And second, Pepe Is fully EV trained at level 100. You should at least check Cassie's stats first. You could hurt her if the level difference is too wide."

"Oh, of course." Stanley apologized. "I'm sorry, Cassie. That was careless of me."

"It's okay." She said. "I'm pretty sure I'm a high level anyway."

Stanley pulled out his Rotom phone and opened the Pokédex app.

"Do you mind If I scan you? I don't think I have Vaporeon in my Pokédex at all, actually."

"Sure, go ahead."

Stanley scanned Cassie, and his Pokédex pulled up her stats.

"Oh, so you are level 100. Jolly nature, that checks out. The Mystic Water necklace counts as your held item... GOOD HEAVENS, Cassie, your IVs!"

"What about them?"

"They're absolutely perfect! 31 across the board! ...and all of your EVs are at 252. That shouldn't even be possible."

Jake gave Cassie a hug. "I KNEW you were built different!"

Stanley started to laugh. "Apparently, so are you, Jake."

"What do you mean?" Jake said.

"I knew you were good at battle analytics, but I didn't know you were a tryhard."

"What are you talking about?"

"You had her IVs Hyper Trained. Which is ironic now that we know they were perfect in the first place. They should have told you when you went to get the service. It seems you were ripped off."

Jake and Cassie were confused.

"I never got Hyper Trained." Cassie said.

"I never took her to get Hyper Trained." Jake said. "Come to think of it, there's no way she should be level 100 yet. She's only been training for a few months, and she couldn't have been higher than level 20 or so when we met."

"Well then why...?" Stanley started. "...Okay, I have a theory... But it starts with a very personal question for you both."

"That's probably fine..." Cassie said.

"What is it?" Jake asked.

"S-so, um, how often do you two... uh..."

Jake knew what he was talking about. "Oh, uh... Almost every day. Sometimes more often. Are you saying that's why she's so strong?"

"I remember from my Kalosian history course that, back when Pokémon-human relations were commonplace, it was rumored that those Pokémon grew very strong very quickly. You seem to have leveled her up 80 times, maxed all of her EVs, and Hyper Trained her... all in the bedroom."

Dead silence. Mewtwo courteously broke it with a loud "Well, who's up for a battle?"

"Yeah, Let's go!" Jake said.

They found a nice open area off route 15 and took their places. Stanley walked to one end of the clearing, Cassie to the other, and Jake and Mewtwo found a rock to use as a bench.

"Alright, Pepe." Stanley whispered into the luxury ball in his hand. "Cassie could have any manner of moves outside of Vaporeon's regular pool, so we can't rely on conventional knowledge. Trust your instincts. If one of my orders feels wrong to you, go with your gut. Otherwise, trust me as your second pair of eyes like always."

"Gren." Came a voice from the ball.

"Alright Pepe, let's give her a real fight!" Stanley said, tossing the ball in front of him.

In a glimmering flash, Pepe flipped gracefully out of the luxury ball and bowed neatly at Cassie, before placing one hand on the ground in a ninja crouch.

Cassie bowed her head in response. Without warning, she burst into action before Pepe could properly react. She instantly performed a double team, creating three illusory copies of herself. All four of her turned to puddles on the ground, which rushed toward Pepe from four separate angles.

This thoroughly confused Pepe.

"But Greninja is twice as fast as Vaporeon!" Mewtwo exclaimed.

"Not when the frog lets his guard down." Jake said.

"Pepe! Double team and counterattack each of them!" Stanley yelled.

Pepe knew better. A one-in-four gamble? No way. He curled into a ball and protected himself.

The puddles turned back into Cassies again, all of which leaped up and slammed their tails into Pepe's shield, breaking the illusion. The one on the left was real, and she used the force of her tail strike to retreat from her opponent, who missed his counterattacking Night Slash.

"Alright then, Pepe! Get some altitude and send down some flak!"

That sounded like a better idea. Pepe jumped 20 meters into the air and sent down 5 Water Shurikens in quick succession.

"Pfft, I can jump higher than that." Jake said. "Some ninja."

"Sure, if you do a spin conversion first." Mewtwo said.

"...shut up..."

Cassie was unfazed. Instead of dodging, she simply took a deep breath and pulled off a Calm Mind. The Water Shurikens hit her skin and disappeared instantly.

"Crap, she has Water Absorb, not Hydration." Stanley muttered. "Ok, Pepe! You know what to do!"

Pepe tucked into a freefall straight for Cassie, preparing to Night Slash again. Big mistake. Right as he swiped, Cassie swiftly dodged to the right and he ate dirt. By the time he lifted his head, a Focus Blast was heading straight for him, and like Lance's Charizard, he had no time to dodge.

Cassie walked over to Pepe and said, "Unfortunate timing on that Dark-type move. Protean really is a blessing and a curse, huh?"

"Tell me about it. Well, GG..." Pepe croaked weakly. He held out his fist.

"GG." Cassie said, fist bumping him.

"Over that quickly, huh?" Stanley asked disappointedly. "Okay, Pepe. Let's get you some rest."

He returned Pepe to his Pokéball and clipped it to his belt. He walked over to Cassie and shook her tail.

"That was incredible, Cassie."

"Isn't she, though?" Jake said as he walked over, and Cassie wrapped her tail around him in a hug.

"Well, I'm going to head back to the Pokémon Center since I didn't bring any heals with me." Stanley told them. He shook Jake's hand. "It was great seeing you two in action. I'll see you around."

"See ya." Jake and Cassie said.

"Oh, and be sure to wear something nice for the Champion's dinner in a few days. Mewtwo, can you teleport them home?"

"Sure thing." Mewtwo said.

"Wait, what?" Cassie asked.

"Champion's dinner?" Jake asked.

But they were back in the Ilex forest, a hundred meters from where their home stood.

"Uhh..." Jake said.

"That sounded like something we should have known about." Cassie said, concerned.

"...Mewtwo?" Jake said into the air around them.

A portal appeared in front of them, and mewtwo peeked out of it.

"You didn't know about the Champion's dinner, did you?"

"Nope."

"Not a big deal. It's just a dinner party held the week after a new Champion gets crowned. Formal attire, nice food. That whole schtick."

"...Is attendance mandatory?"

"You're technically who they're throwing it for, so you'd kinda look like dicks if you didn't show up."

"Okay..."

"Oh, and fair warning," he said to Cassie, "You're gonna have a hell of a time getting in. They didn't even let me go last time Stanley was invited to one. Anyway, see ya."

"...See ya..." They said as Mewtwo disappeared along with the portal.

"Okay, well, we can worry about that later." Cassie decided. "Let's just get home and make sure Cass didn't do anything drastic."

"You're right." Jake agreed.

They walked up to the Oak that Jake had built their house out of, or rather, that he had built their house under. Before he moved in, he noticed on a hike through the forest that there was a sizable hole under it. When he did move in, he hollowed it out further and made a large one-room home for him and his Pokémon- who ended up being Cassie- to live in. But they had been gone for the past week and a day for the Johto league. There was no telling what state it would be in now that Cass had been housesitting for them.

Cass was a Mystera, a species of Marsupistrus. Ignore that and pretend you just read she was a Vaporeon from a different Multiverse; It's the same thing. She crash landed in the Ilex forest while Jake and Cassie were... about to be in the middle of something. When they found the blast crater she made, she was miraculously unharmed, at least physically. Emotionally, she was on the verge of breaking. Once they calmed her down, she explained that she had just been separated from her best friend of 64 years. She would never see him again. Luckily, she said, since they had gone 30 minutes without being assaulted by a mothership full of neuroparasitic aliens, he must have saved the Polyverse; much thanks to her sacrifice.

The reason she hung around Cassie and Jake was because they were cosmic doubles with Cass and her friend (In fact, "Cassie" was Cass's real name). Cosmic doubles are equivalent beings from different timelines, and have duplicate spirits of their counterparts'. Cass and him were not romantically- much less sexually- involved, like Jake and Cassie were, but the platonic sides of their relationships were identically strong.

Cass would continue to age again without access to the hypernatural technology he invented (She was physiologically the same age as Cassie), and didn't want to forget him by the time she grew old. Jake looked just like him, sounded just like him, acted almost the same, and had very similar qualities.

One could argue it wasn't healthy for her to keep Jake in her life when he wasn't the same person she remembered. But Cass didn't see it that way. She considered it a way to keep his memory fresh in her mind in a situation where she'd never get anything better.

"Hey Cass, we're back!" Jake called, as they approached the oak.

"I'll be down in a second!" Cass called back.

A loud smack was heard as Cass used her tail to finish installing a solar panel on the side of the Oak's trunk.

"Great timing, that was the last thing!" She said as she hopped down from the Oak and walked over to them.

"Cass... why do we have a solar panel?" Jake asked, not super concerned, but a little curious.

"Um, because paying for electricity is cringe? Sorry, I didn't have time to install a fusion reactor. I can do that this weekend, though."

"We didn't have electricity at all before." Cassie said, also a mixture of different kinds of confused.

"...You do now."

"Cass, what did you... augment... our house with?" Jake asked.

"Um... You have a new kitchen, a new bathroom, a new ceiling, new floors, new walls, central air, insulation, a secure lock on your door, a home theater area, the same smart assistant as I do... and you won't get interior water damage anymore. Actually, everything's waterproof now. Everything. I don't know how you dodged as much water damage as you did literally living underground."

The homeowners were speechless.

"But don't worry! I made sure not to move anything! Your bed, your furniture, your fireplace, and everything else like that I didn't touch! I know all of those things have huge sentimental value to you, so I didn't do anything there!"

"Cass, you didn't have to do all that for us..." Jake began.

"Jake, I am an engineer, I had to do it for me! If my mind and paws don't have anything to do, I go insane! Consider it Cassie's birthday present."

They looked her in the eyes. That was a lame cover-up. It wasn't just to keep herself busy, it was to keep her mind off something. Or someone. Cassie looked sadly at Cass.

"You really miss Ewan, don't you?"

Cass' eyes welled up and she started to sniffle.

"Yeah..." She began to cry.

"Oh, c'mere..."

Cassie and Jake gave her a group hug as she cried it out.

"You're REALLY strong, you know that?" Cassie asked her once she had mostly stopped sobbing.

"I am?" Cass asked between breaths.

"Yes, you are! If I lost Jake, I would totally shut down. I would never think I could find anyone else to be with."

"Well, you guys have sex... that builds an extra layer of emotional attachment, and it's very strong-"

"Hey, don't devalue your relationship just cause you never took it to the bedroom." Cassie said. "You were also with him 45 times as long as me and Jake have been together. That's a lot of layers too. But you found friends again in a super alien situation. We are literally aliens to you, and you found it in your heart to open up again. That's strength."

Cass sniffled. "Thanks, guys... You give really good hugs."

"So we've been told." Cassie said.

"Hey Cass, can I tell you something?" Jake asked.

"Sure."

"The fact that you're still hanging on to him like this is proof that you haven't given up on him. You know you'll see him again someday."

"Jake, he has no clue where I am. Out of indefinite timelines in each one of indefinite multiverses, he has no idea where to start looking for me."

"Doesn't he have a spaceship the size of a moon that can travel anywhere in the Polyverse at the speed of existence?"

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean he can brute force infinity... The mature part of me wants him to give up so he can live his life. By the time he could ever find me, I'll... I'll be..." her voice wavered.

"You poor fishcat, don't you dare finish that sentence." Jake said, hugging her tighter. "That WILL NOT HAPPEN. I promise you're gonna see him again, okay?" he said, holding back tears of his own.

"...You think so?"

"Yes! Me and Cassie met because I was wandering around in the woods looking for a Pokémon to catch. Instead; I found my best friend, saved her life, and fell in love with her. If you and Cassie really do have twin spirits, then you both have that luck. It's not even luck, it's fate. You and Ewan belong together, traveling the polyverse. If that's not happening right now, then that means it's gonna happen again. Mark my words."

Cass took a deep breath. "You are way too good to me... I love you guys- i-in a friend way."

"We love you too." Cassie said.

"Yeah we do." Jake said.

They sat there behind Jake and Cassie's newly renovated home for a while, making sure everyone had felt all the feelings they needed to. Once Cass felt better, she showed them their new amenities, and like she promised, all objects of sentimental value were accounted for and unaltered. They simply had a higher quality of living to enjoy. They thanked Cass, gave her another hug to make sure she'd be okay, and she headed off to her house further along the river (which had looked way better than theirs for a while now, until today). Jake changed into pajamas and laid on their bed next to Cassie, putting his arm around her.

"You're really good at therapy." He told her. "Talking about strength and making friends with aliens? Top tier stuff."

"You're pretty good at pep talks yourself." Cassie said, snuggling into him. "Almost reminds me of how absurdly eloquent you can get telling me how great you think I am." she giggled.

"Oh whatever." Jake said. "And you can stop rubbing me with your tail. I'm too tired for sex again tonight; that cry we had was exhausting."

"That's ok, I was in the mood to snuggle tonight anyway. I was just hugging you."

"Ok. Well, can I just say It's super cute when you hug me with your tail?" Jake asked, smiling. "Makes me kinda wish I had a tail to hug you back with."

"Muscular." Cassie said.

"Huh?" Jake asked.

"Gentle."

"What?"

"HHHOT."

"What are you doing?" Jake laughed.

"Telling you how great your arms are. They're way stronger than my tail, tell you that much. Hug me with those, they're fucking built for it."

"Okay, then." Jake smiled. "Goodnight, fishy."

"Goodnight, ninjaboy."

The next day, Jake woke up in a large, moist puddle. Their bed was drenched. Apparently, it had been exempt from waterproofing on the grounds that it was built with his own hands, and therefore carried too much sentimental value to alter. At first, he was worried about what might be leaking onto their bed. But as soon as he drew a breath through his nose, the thick, musky, lewd scent of Cassie's pussy told him what kind of puddle this was. The good kind. The best, actually. (and a very washable one, as they had come to find out) He kissed her forehead as she woke up.

"Something tells me you had a suuuper sexy dream about me." he said. "What did I do? Did I fuck you rough, or slow and sensually?"

"Wait, how did you know?" Cassie asked.

"Either I'm psychic, or soaked." Jake said. "One of those, probably. C'mooon, tell me. Tons of details. I'll take notes."

"Wait." Cassie's eyes widened. "Oh no, It's starting, isn't it? Feel my belly. Right now."

"Oooh, okay." Jake teasingly slid his hand down her chest and onto her lower stomach. As he did, Cassie shivered at his touch.

"Woah, did you get that pent up overnight?" Jake asked her. "Good thing I've got this morning w-"

"Jake, please hold on for a second!" Cassie said uncertainly. "How warm do I feel?"

"Sorry, Cassie." Jake turned off lewd mode for a second. He could tell she felt uncomfortable. "I misread that. Umm... oh, you do feel pretty warm down there."

Cassie put her face in her paws. "Fuck! Why now???"

"What's wrong? Are you sick?" Jake asked worriedly.

"Not exactly... Jake... I think it's that time of year again. And two weeks early, too."

Jake suddenly realized what was going on.

"...The time of year when I have to fuck you constantly to keep you comfortable because I can't fertilize your eggs, no matter how much I cum inside you, so I can't interrupt your cycle?"

"That's the one..."

Jake chuckled as his dick went from mostly erect to titanium solid.

"Bring it on."

"Oh, but Jake, that's only one solution! We can try to suppress it this time instead! If you try satiating it again, you're gonna get exhausted, just like last year!"

"And that's a problem, why? I'd get exhausted for two weeks every month if it meant you were feeling comfortable."

"Jake, you aren't getting it! I'm going to completely drain you! In more ways than one!"

Jake got chills at the thought. He shivered all over with horny anticipation.

"OHHH, FUCK YES, you're going to empty my balls 24/7 for two weeks straight, that sounds so fucking amazing."

"...Are you sure you're up for this?" Cassie said, smiling slightly at his cockiness.

"As long as you can give me a break from doing the work every once in a while, I will produce as much cum as you need and more, my precious fishy."

Cassie sighed. He really would do anything for her, even at the expense of his dick. "Okay, as long as you won't up and die. I'm not quite in heat just yet, so go get as many overripe Leppa berries as you can possibly find. I have a feeling you'll need them. Do we have any in the pantry already?"

"Probably not, cause we have a fridge now. I'll check there."

Jake found that Cass had picked an entire basket of overripe Leppa berries for them, likely anticipating this very situation.

"We have enough to last us the whole month!" He called from the kitchen.

"Enough to last YOU the whole month, Jake." Cassie said, hopping off the bed and walking to the kitchen. "The last thing a literal cat in heat needs is an aphrodisiac. I'm not eating a single one. They're just for you so you can keep up with me in case you run out of steam."

"Okay then." Jake said, as something shiny in the cupboard caught his eye. "...Oh, I can make a smoothie out of them."

"Did Cass get us a blender? She didn't mention it before."

"Probably made it herself, from the looks of it." Jake said, taking it out and setting it on the counter. "It's got an Epsilon and R on the front. Wasn't this the logo for their research team?"

"Oh Arceus, it was." Cassie said sadly. "She's so homesick, the poor thing."

"Yeah, I really hope Ewan finds her soon. It would be pretty cool to finally meet him, too... Anyway, let me make a smoothie here. Huh. Now that I think about it, that's kinda funny, isn't it? Tasty white sticky fluid goes in, Tastier white sticky fluid comes out."

Cassie winced as she held back a pulse of heat. She dripped a little onto the floor. His cum really did sound tasty right now. More than usual.

"Please don't say stuff like that unless we're in bed, Jake." Cassie said. "I'm starting to feel hot..."

Yeah, It was time.

"Okay, fishy. Let's get you some relief." Jake said. He went to the bed and took off his clothes.

Cassie joined him. She laid on her back and looked up at his face. He was smiling at her lovingly, not lewdly. He really was doing this for her, and not just because it was an opportunity for more frequent sex.

That fact only made her wetter and hotter.

"So what do you need?" He asked her. "Do you need to be filled, or stimulated?"

"Right now, my womb just feels so empty." Cassie said, her breathing slow and heavy, and her heart beating harder by the minute. "I could really use a creampie right now..."

"Ooh, This is perfect." Jake said excitedly. "I got an idea recently- more like an intrusive thought that I gave too much time to play out, and I'd love to try it, if you'll let me."

"If it means you'll cum inside me, go for it." Cassie said. "I trust you."

"Alright." Jake said. "...Do you think you can wait five minutes for me to take a shower? I haven't since Saturday, and I should really be clean before a day full of sex. Plus, the thing I wanna try involves more than just my dick."

Cassie had no idea what that could entail, but it made her heart race. She had to find out.

"Yeah, sure."

"Okay. I'll go as fast as I can." Jake said, giving her a quick peck on the lips and turning to walk to the bathroom.

Going fast. That kind of talk only made Cassie wish he was inside her even more.

"Wait!" She said. "Everything's waterproof here now, right?"

"Right!" Jake said. He knew exactly what she meant. He went to the far wall and flattened himself against it. Preparing for impact, he said, "Ready!"

Cassie shot a low power Hydro Pump at him. Jake had taught her how to use agile style moves, just like his ancestors had done in the Galaxy Team Survey Corps. Since he was braced against a waterproof below-ground wall, it didn't hurt him at all. But he was clean, and his boner was somehow even harder than before.

Something about seeing Jake there... Completely naked, toned muscles glistening in the light from the water, his dick unbelievably turgid just because of her... it made Cassie snap.

"Oh, Jake, I can't take it anymore, please just FUCK ME!"

He saw the desperation in her eyes. He heard it in her voice. She was in need. And he was the only one who could help her.

Would you look at that.

An offer he couldn't refuse.

He rushed to her side.

"Don't worry, I'm here." He said. "Let's get started.~"

He began to finger her.

"Hah. Hah." Cassie breathed heavily. "Wait! I need your cum, too! How does fingering- OOOOoohhh..."

Jake found her G-spot.

"...H-how does fingering put cum inside me??"

"For my Idea to work, you need to be really close before I put it in, and that should happen pretty soon, by the looks of it. But don't worry, I'll give you my cum. You'll get as much as you need.~"

"O-okay..." Cassie said, getting closer by the second. "Why do I have to be close first, though?"

"Because you deserve to cum too." Jake said sweetly. "Just cause filling's the priority doesn't mean you shouldn't have fun."

"Wait... are you gonna try to- HAAHhh... MMhh... In-in one thrust?" Cassie asked.

"Why not?" Jake asked. "I'm on the edge just looking at you."

Cassie saw his dick was throbbing, but there was still no way.

"You're crazy."

"And you're gonna squirt pretty soon." Jake said with a smile. "What was the name of that smart assistant Cass gave us? Alexis!"

"Yes, Jake?" Came a feminine voice from a speaker on the mantle.

"I call 7 seconds!"

"Timer set." The speaker said.

"Handy." Jake remarked. He turned back to Cassie. "Speaking of which, how's mine working for ya?"

"AH! I-I'M GONNA-"

"Thought so."

He pulled his fingers out so he could put his dick in place, started making out with her, and shoved it straight into her womb. They both came instantly.

Jake had been drinking in every cute moan she made, every flutter of her eyes, and had used it to fuel his own pent-uppedness, which had been going on since he woke up. By the time he thrusted into her, he had been holding back his own orgasm for a good minute. The feeling of her warm, tight, wet, soft pussy finally being wrapped around his shaft opened the floodgates, which didn't stop for a while.

"Mmmmmmmm..." Cassie sighed happily.

"There. That should put you back on a full tank." Jake said, nuzzling her face and wrapping his arms around her.

"Thank you, Jake." Cassie said, hugging him back. "It feels so good to be full right now. Sorry I doubted you."

"Oh no, you had every right to be skeptical." Jake laughed. "I had no faith either, just the thought of how funny it would be if I could actually pull it off. Speaking of which, Alexis?"

"Yes?" The speaker said.

"How close was my guess?"

"She came within two milliseconds of your prediction."

"Yes!"

Cassie looked surprised. "Are you always able to tell when I'm gonna cum?"

"Not really." Jake said. "It was a very lucky guess."

"Okay, well, regardless," Cassie said, "I'll be okay for a few hours, at LEAST until this all leaks out or gets absorbed... Oh my goodness, Jake, you're soaked."

"You're the one who squirted all over me!" Jake said with a laugh. "But I sure don't mind.~"

Cassie got off the bed and started walking toward the bathroom.

"Then I suppose you're not interested in taking a bath with me." Cassie said seductively. "After all, it'll wash off all that cum of mine, won't it?."

"A- a ba- a- a bath?" Jake stuttered.

"Yeah." Cassie said. "A soothing, warm bath. I'll be filling it myself. Feel free to change your mind~"

She walked into the bathroom and Jake rushed in after her.

Cassie filled the tub halfway with Scald, and then with Water Gun. They got in and started rubbing each other with soap. Once they were clean, Jake laid back and Cassie rested on his chest.

"Hah~ This is so relaxing." Jake said.

"I'm glad. I made sure the water was exactly 100 degrees." Cassie said. "I thought you'd like that."

"I really hope that's Fahrenheit." Jake chuckled. "If it's Celsius, this is probably heaven and I don't know how I feel about that."

Cassie giggled.

"And I meant how you're resting on top of me." Jake continued. "The gentle pressure of your body against mine makes me feel so secure. When you're not getting me excited, you're making me feel soothed and safe."

"Oh my gosh, you make me wanna marry you when you talk like that!" Cassie said, shoving him. "...Have you given it any more thought since ereyesterday?"

"Holy crap, that's a niche word." Jake said. "Your brain is so hot. And yeah, I have. But I still can't figure out who would officiate it."

"That's what's stumping me, too." Cassie said. "I wonder if Mewtwo could think of something. Why don't we call him?"

"Because we're cuddling naked in the bath, maybe?" Jake laughed.

"Well, I'm always naked." Cassie told him, giving him another seductive look. "But fair."

"...I've always thought you would look really cute in a leather jacket." Jake said, blushing. "I don't know why."

"Ooh, that sounds interesting." Cassie said. "Maybe I'll get one and seduce you sometime..."

Jake pictured her riding him wearing nothing but an unzipped brown leather jacket. It was a very hot image, and he would have gotten a boner if he hadn't just pumped her full ten minutes ago.

"But wouldn't it be hot if I walked in wearing a leather jacket... and called you my hubby?" Cassie asked him.

Jake's heart accelerated a bit.

"Now that you mention that, 'wifey' sounds like a really cute nickname too." He said. "I'll keep thinking about it."

"Me too." Cassie said.

Jake yawned. "Hey, are you tired, too?"

"Yeah, it's probably the warm water." Cassie said. "We don't have anywhere to be today; let's just snuggle for a while and see if we fall asleep."

"You read my mind." Jake said. "Alexis? Turn the lights low."

The lights tapered from bright to a nice candlelight feel, and Jake and Cassie did fall asleep.

About two hours later, Cassie gently shook Jake awake.

"Jake, please wake up. Please. I feel so hot, and stifled, and uncomfortable, please let me ride you. I need to bounce on your cock so bad! Please, Jake!"

"I have seldom woken up to a more beautiful sound." Jake said, stretching.

"The sound of me painfully in heat???" Cassie whimpered.

"Of course not, fishy!" Jake reassured her. "The sound of your beautiful voice telling me you need me."

He picked her up and carried her toward the bed. He paused for a second and looked deeply into her eyes. They were so big, and blue, and beautiful.

"Why aren't you letting me fuck you?!" Cassie cried.

"I just wanted to look at you." Jake said. "You're so-"

Cassie put her paws on his cheeks and pulled their faces together, but she didn't kiss him like he expected.

"JACOB. DANIEL. PETTITTATTITTEP." She said through gritted teeth. "I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME. I LOVE YOU TOO. BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLY HORNY. PLEASE SHOW ME YOUR LOVE BY LYING DOWN ON THAT BED SO I CAN BOUNCE ON YOUR COCK FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL I FEEL BETTER!!!"

"My name isn't Jacob." Jake said, giving her a weird look. "You know that. Do you want me to call you Cassandra? That's what 'Cassie' is usually short for."

"EW, no!" Cassie said. "Just... Just... Grrrraah!" She started making out with him aggressively, tightly wrapping her deceivingly long tongue around his so he couldn't pull away. Then she whipped her thick tail to sway him off balance and pinned him down on the bed. Still without opening her eyes or letting go of his mouth, she moved her dripping pussy around until she found his dick and planted herself on top of it.

"MMMmmmmm..." Jake moaned squeakily into her mouth. It was extremely rare for either of them to show dominance over the other, but Jake usually subbed if it ever happened.

Before she continued, Cassie dabbed back and forth three times. Most find it cringe nowadays, but Jake thought it was hilarious, so Cassie had adopted it as her method for pulling off Swords Dance. This was another thing that rarely happened in bed: She doubled her attack so she could be twice as rough.

That wasn't usually a problem for Jake. After all, Cassie was ridiculously soft and wet inside, so more roughness just made it more exciting. The difference this time was that Cassie did it out of frustration, and Jake knew he was about to be milked violently.

"Okay, this won't be so bad..." Jake thought as she pounded him three times a second. "She's definitely in charge right now, but she doesn't want to hurt me! She just needs some relief! I was taking it a bit slow, it's understandable for her to get angry at that when she's so uncomfortable! Oh, man, my heart is racing right now... Please, Arceus, Don't let this go wrong. I just wanted to be a gentleman and not be forceful on her! I wish she would let go of my tongue so I could apologize... on the other hand, her mouth tastes so good, and this is so lewd... oh, man, I think I'm gonna cum soon at this rate... I just need to hold on for a while so she can get this out of her system first. I can't cum yet. I have to hold on... Do it for her, Jake, do it for her!"

He couldn't hold on. She felt way too good.

"MMmmmMMMMmmmmm..." he moaned in helpless pleasure into her mouth as he poured it all out inside her.

But there was an issue.

She paused briefly so he could properly inject all of his love into her, but...

She didn't stop.

Jake had just busted both nuts deep in her amazing pussy, so he was understandably a bit sensitive after that. So when she kept going as if she didn't feel him shoot nearly two pints of cum into her womb (which she definitely did), He started to panic a little bit.

Cassie could tell he was in a little distress, but she didn't care. Instead, she opened her gills so she had an airway to speak out of. Her tongue was quite preoccupied at the moment (she had been continuously frenching him this entire time), so it sounded like she was talking with her mouth full of food.

"If you fink I waf finish, you're crashy!" She said. "I'm gunna keep bounding you until I cum, ad If Dat meensh you cum twishe, gid reddy fer yer ballsh to hurd fur a while!"

"Mmmhhmm!" Jake conceded submissively.

Cassie kept thrusting for a good two minutes. She said,

"Ogay, Jake, I'm gloshe! Ib you're gonna cum agen, nowsh da dime!"

Jake grabbed her hips and forced her to go even harder and faster.

"MMMMMmmmh!" they moaned together.

After a few more slaps, he thrusted his hips up, shoved hers down, and came inside her again. Impressive, considering she hadn't given his dick a single second to recuperate since he came last. Cassie squirted all over him again, and she flopped on top of him, releasing his tongue and his dick, both of which flopped similarly out of the holes they had been in. Once she caught her breath, she realized she wasn't proud of what she had just done. Tearing up, she gave him a hug to apologize.

"I'm so sorry, Jake! That was really a lot, and I didn't get consent for it."

"I forgive you, fishy." He said weakly, and hugged her back. "I can't say I didn't enjoy it. That kinda hurt, but it felt so great, too."

"No, that wasn't okay!" Cassie cried. "I should've asked to be that rough! It wasn't fair to you!"

"Hey, it's okay now, I forgive you." Jake said, rubbing her smooth back. "It's gonna take a lot more than spontaneous rough sex to get me mad at you. Especially with how hot that was. You're having a way worse time than me right now. Just take some deep breaths."

They laid there for a while, and Cassie eventually calmed down.

"Jake, if this is day one of 15, how are you going to survive me?"

"The same way I did last year. Lots of Leppa berries, and even more listening. This heat is doing crazy things to you, and I'm here to make sure you're as comfortable as possible."

"You are way too nice to me, you know that?" Cassie asked, giving him a squeeze.

"I try, but only because you deserve it."

"Are you feeling okay? I didn't actually hurt you, did I?"

"I feel so ridiculously empty in my nethers right now. But I'm a guy, so that's a good thing. Otherwise, I'm a little sore, but it's a good sore too. The important question is, do you feel full?"

"Yeah, I do." Cassie said. "Actually, my pussy is overflowing."

"Sounds like we both feel great, then." Jake said contentedly.

"I think so." Cassie said. "...Arceus! Alexis, What time is it?"

"It's 12:47 pm." Alexis said in a chipper voice.

"Holy crap, it's barely afternoon!" Cassie exclaimed. "I'm really sorry, Jake. This is going to be a long day for both of us."

Jake didn't say anything.

"Jake?" Cassie nudged him.

He was fast asleep. He wouldn't wake up for hours after what she just put him through. She should let him rest, he beyond earned it.

"...but what If I get desperate again before he wakes up?" Cassie thought. "Sh-should I... rub one out?" she hesitated even internally. "No, that would be weird... I've never even had an orgasm without him before..."

Actually, Jake had told her the same thing about himself.

"Believe it or not, I had never cum before we had our first time on your birthday." He had told her as they snuggled by the fire after sex one night that winter. "I never even fapped. I still haven't. I think it's really special that I've only had orgasms because you gave them to me." Then he gave her a big hug and nuzzled her lovingly.

Holy shit, now that she remembered that, masturbation was totally off the table. There had to be a way to keep her heat down without satiating it. She had said so herself! She just had to think. There was a solution, she knew there was.

After a while, she had an Idea. She walked over to the fridge. Every venom has an antidote. So what if the 'venom' of heat had a natural cure? Sex was the first option, but it was only a treatment.

Rawst berries, perhaps? They could heal burns, could they heal other types of heat-based ailments? Cassie looked. They had a few in the fridge. Only three, by the looks of it. Rawst was bitter, a flavor both she and Jake disliked. But If it could beat her heat without Jake catching her shoving something up herself, it was worth a try. She popped the biggest one into her mouth, chewed, and swallowed. It was more bitter than black coffee, and difficult to get down. But as it went down her throat, she experienced a cooling sensation that slowly spread to her whole body.

She felt a lot better. She walked around a little. No more cramping. She could draw a long, steady breath in and out without shivering once. It probably didn't cure her, but she had found a solution that didn't put her boyfriend through sexy torment. Enormously relieved, she carefully joined Jake back on the bed, making sure not to wake the poor guy up. Gently tossing the covers over him, she curled up next to him and let out a sigh, realizing how much she had worn herself out. She had just pounded Jake about 1,260 times across seven minutes. She fell asleep almost immediately.

The next day, neither of them had woken up. They were still sleeping hard. At around 10am, Cass decided to come check on them, given that she correctly predicted when Cassie would go into heat. She knocked on the door.

No answer, but it opened a little. They hadn't even fully closed it.

She covered her eyes and gingerly walked in.

"I'm not looking! Are you guys doing okay? Do you need anything?"

Still no answer. She peeked under her paw. They were both asleep on the bed. Funny. They were usually up around 8. Cass whispered, "Alexis? How long have they been asleep?"

"Since 1pm yesterday." Alexis respectfully whispered back. "Should I wake them up?"

"No! I have an Idea. When's the next time they have to be somewhere?"

"They haven't mentioned anything, but I found on the Pokémon league website that a Champion's dinner is being held at the Indigo Plateau starting 6pm Sunday, and according to said website, Jake Pettittattittep is the guest of honor."

"Brilliant research, Alexis!" Cass said. "Once I'm out of earshot, play a soothing Jigglypuff song on loop until 8am Sunday. I'll make them a great breakfast to wake up to after a four-and-a-half-day sleep. It'll do them some good. Arkoos knows they've been fucking each other to exhaustion."

"I'm not allowed to listen to almost anything except my name and what people say immediately after it, but my guess is you're right." Alexis said.

Cass locked the door behind her and started picking some Mago berries for their breakfast in four days. Alexis detected her change in proximity and started playing that supernatural lullaby we all know and love...

Jake and Cassie did nothing that entire time but dream of each other. But when the day came, Cassie had gone four days without release or Rawst berries. She was a ticking time bomb of raw sexual stress. The clock struck 8, and as soon as the Jigglypuff song was done playing, Cassie woke up in a hot sweat. Her breathing was heavy, deep, and strained. Her body was stuffy, stiff, sweaty, and overheated. And her pussy was yearning for Jake.

"Oh dear Arceus, save me from this misery." Cassie groaned. "Alexis, what time is it?"

"8am Sunday."

"Okay, that's not terrible, but why do I feel so- D I D Y O U S A Y S U N D A Y ? ! ?"

"GAH!" Jake was startled so much that he sprung straight upwards and mysteriously clung to the ceiling.

Cassie looked up at him.

"Geez, and I thought I was a cat." She giggled.

Jake rolled his eyes with a smile and hopped down gracefully.

"Anybody who can't cling to a popcorn ceiling can't call themselves a ninja." Jake said as he put on a t-shirt and shorts. He had been naked since they fell asleep. "What made you yell like that?"

"Well for one, we've been asleep for the past 107 hours."

"W H A T ?"

"My thoughts exactly." Cassie said. "And now I'm VIOLENTLY in heat again."

"Oh, you poor thing, do you need me to-"

"Thankfully, no. Apparently Rawst berries fix it too. Your dick shall be spared, brave warrior."

"Of course! That makes so much sense!" Jake said. "...Part of me doesn't want my dick to be spared, though."

"I think that part of you would be your dick." Cassie giggled. "I can barely move; can you grab a Rawst berry for me from the fridge?"

"Sure."

He went over to the fridge and looked inside. He was discouraged at what he found. Two measly Rawst berries, on the small side too. But they were ripe, and hadn't gone bad.

"Oh crap, we only have two left. Why don't we have more?"

"Because neither of us like the flavor." Cassie said. "Besides, when would either of us get a burn?"

Fair point. Both of them could dodge bullets if they tried, let alone a flame. Jake grabbed a berry and brought it to Cassie. She ate it and relaxed.

"Thank you." She sighed, wrapping her tail around him and leaning on his side. "And don't worry, we can still have sex after the Champion's dinner. Just cause my heat is suppressed now doesn't mean you won't make me wet all day just by being around me. That'll never change.~"

"Oh, CRAP, the Champion's dinner!" Jake exclaimed. "What am I going to wear? I have two identical survey uniforms, pajamas, and a t-shirt and shorts. That's it!!"

"Your birthday suit is pretty fly." Cassie teased.

"Yeah, cause that'll work." Jake said hysterically. "Hi, few people in the world that share a rank with me! Why don't we enjoy a fancy dinner and friendly conversation while you're wearing tuxedos and ball gowns and I'm STARK NAKED!"

"Sorry, it was just a joke." Cassie said. "I didn't know how much you were actually panicking right now."

"It's okay, you're fine." Jake said. "Tangents just help me think... But I really kind of am panicking! These are important people and I have very little to equip myself with to make a good first impression!"

"Wait. Didn't Mewtwo dabble in fashion design just for laughs that one time?" Cassie asked.

"Indeed I did, my prestigious friends!" Mewtwo said cheerfully, Inviting himself through a portal he made in the wall. He was inexplicably wearing a beret and scarf. "The key here is how vague the dress code is. The invitation you didn't get (because you anime jumped out of a crowded stadium before they could give it to you) literally says, 'dress formally.' Allow my friend Stanley here to demonstrate."

Stanley walked through the portal wearing a traditional Hisuian Kimono.

"Why do I have to do this again?" Stanley asked with an I-don't-want-to-be-here-but-I'm-supporting-my-friends-I-guess look on his face.

"You're always my model." Mewtwo said. "Also, I have a 235 and 0 win-loss ratio that I let you take monetary credit for. Now give me your best T-pose! Assert dominance! Let me see those beautiful right angles!"

Stanley obediently stood in a T-pose. "For the record, we do share a bank account." He told Jake and Cassie.

"Hush." Mewtwo said, with no loss of enthusiasm. "My first guess, Jake, was that you would want to stand out from the regular Champions by keeping with your traditional Hisuian theme you have going on there. As I'm sure you're aware, most everybody in Hisui wore kimonos to social events. I think this red-and-blue scheme Stanley has going on is quite stylish and festive."

"Uh..." Jake said, still confused at why their living room had been invaded so abruptly.

"Or! Or!" Mewtwo suggested, "Perhaps you'd prefer-" He snapped his fingers and the red tones on Stanley's kimono became a light blue color. "A two-tone blue scheme to match both your regular uniform and Cassie!"

"Um..." Jake said. "I was really thinking just a regular tux. I don't have one on hand is all."

"...Like this?" Mewtwo asked, and Stanley was suddenly wearing a snappy jet black tuxedo.

"Yeah!" Jake said. "That looks really good!"

Mewtwo sighed. "Okay, but at least let me make it a bit more interesting." he snapped his fingers, and all that happened was the jacket, pants, and bow tie became even blacker, and the shirt became even whiter.

"It barely changed." Jake said, confused.

"It isn't just black, now it's enhanced with Vantablack!"

"Oh, isn't that the carbon nanotubing that traps any photon that touches it?" Jake asked, more interested now that science was in play.

"Exactly!" Mewtwo said. "And the shirt is neon white!"

"What the crap is neon white?" Cassie asked.

"A newly discovered type of white that reflects almost 100% of the light that touches it!" Mewtwo said excitedly.

"Okay, cool." Jake said. "I'll take one of those then."

Mewtwo teleported a suit and pants onto the bed. "There's one in your size."

"How much do I owe you?" Jake asked.

"Ah, you can pay me in Leppa berries." Mewtwo said, levitating over to the fridge. "They smell great." He popped one into his mouth before Jake or Cassie could tell him not to.

"Oh, dammit Mewtwo, those are overripe!" Cassie yelled.

"OH SHIT." Stanley got ready to run.

"What are you worried about?" Mewtwo asked nonchalantly. "I can't get horny, I don't have the biology for that."

Jake and Cassie stared at him.

"...But you always said you were a guy." Jake said.

Mewtwo snickered. "That's my headcanon, alright." He laughed. "You know how a lot of my Pokédex entries say those scientists forgot to give me a 'compassionate heart'? Lies. What those dipshits actually forgot to give me was a sex. I just go by He/Him because it feels right. Biologically, I'm genderless like the Pokédex says. Anyway, I think Jake is still gonna need some of these later, so we'll just-"

Suddenly their front door burst open, revealing Cass, who was on her two hind legs carrying an enormous platter piled high with Mago Crêpes.

"Good morniiiiing! I made you guys breakfast!" she said happily. Her view was obstructed, so she hadn't noticed Mewtwo and Stanley, but they had definitely noticed her, and they were royally confused.

"Sorry I let you guys sleep in so long, but I figured you probably had an EXHAUSTING amount of fun together, so I had Alexis play some Jigglypuff music until you needed to be somewhere. I hope you don't mind!"

"...So that's why." Cassie muttered.

Cass walked into the kitchen and set the Crêpes down on the table.

"I don't know how easily you can tell," Mewtwo whispered to Stanley, "But her voice is completely identical to Cassie's."

"I thought so too, but I didn't want to give off an all-Vaporeon-sound-the-same vibe." Stanley whispered back.

"Yeah, that's respectful." Mewtwo said.

"But why are their voices the exact same?"

"Hell if I know. But this is definitely getting out of hand, and I guess now there are two of them."

Cass rounded the corner and finally saw Mewtwo and Stanley. She froze in utter panic.

Under most circumstances, a member of the Epsilon Ranks such as herself was to leave as little impact on a timeline they visited as they could. That meant making an alliance with the first locals they saw, if possible, and staying the fuck out of sight afterward.

She'd pretty much blown that now.

Her head swiveled slowly toward Jake.

"You cool with these people?" She asked, sweating.

"Yeah, they're cool."

"Can they keep secrets?"

"Oh, yeah." Jake said confidently. "They've kept me and Cassie secret for at least a year now."

Cass relaxed and sighed with relief. "Okay." she looked at Mewtwo and Stanley. "I could launch into a 30-plus-minute explanation of who I am and why I'm here, because it would take at least that long, but as someone used to hypernatural technology, I'm super lazy when I can be."

She grabbed a device strapped to her back right ankle and turned a dial on it to select a function.

"Hold still, you won't even feel this."

Before Mewtwo could press X to doubt, and before Stanley could ask what she was saying, They were flashed with a bright light.

"Context flare." Cass explained. Once they had stopped blinking, she said, "Remember, If anyone asks, I don't exist. I'd love to stay and chat, I genuinely would, but I'm expecting my new GPU to be delivered soon, and I don't want to miss that. Love you guys." She waved goodbye and walked out the door.

"...Every time I think of a question to ask about her, it comes to me..." Stanley remarked in amazement. "What was that device she just used on- nevermind, I know the answer."

"I would be confused... but I'm not." Mewtwo agreed.

None of them could figure out anything else that needed to be discussed, so Jake and Cassie said goodbye to Stanley and Mewtwo, and they ate the breakfast Cass made for them.

"This tastes so fucking good." Cassie said between bites.

"I know, right?" Jake said. "Literally Mago Crêpes. She's pandering to both of us at the same time. Not that I'm complaining."

They finished around a third of the crêpes, put the rest of them in the fridge, and started to get ready for the dinner.

Once they had showered (together~) and prepared some banger canned small talk, it was still two hours until the event officially began, but there was also the matter of traveling to a different subcontinent to get there. Since they lived deep in the Ilex Forest, the Indigo Plateau was over a hundred miles away. That meant either they would have to bother Mewtwo again, which they didn't feel like doing at all, or they would have to leave very early.

"Okay, so we have the Tuxedo packed in your satchel, and I just ate a Rawst berry so my heat'll be kept down." Cassie said. "I think we're ready."

Jake held the Loyal Ball in his hand. It was the ball he caught Cassie in to save her life, and had crafted uniquely by hand. It was one-of-a-kind.

Cassie could swim at around the speed of sound, but on land she was no faster than a fourth grader. Whenever they took long trips, which was not uncommon, Cassie would usually ride in the ball while Jake used his gymnastic ability to jump across the treetops at crazy speed. But he didn't like it because he didn't like confining Cassie.

"I hate putting you in here..." He said, reluctantly letting Cassie hop into it and putting it in his satchel.

"I know, Jake." Cassie said from inside the ball. "But I've told you this a thousand times. You're an amazing craftsman, and It's super comfortable in here. Don't feel bad about it; it's not like you're trapping me. You're just putting your tiny Vappy in your pocket for a while so we can take a trip."

Jake walked outside and started climbing a Cedar near their house.

"I should get you a Luxury Ball." He said. "That would at least be nicer than a woody bowl."

"There's no way a simulated environment could be more comfy than this." Cassie said confidently. "I told you, it's just like a nest I made for the winter as an Eevee. Besides, I also like this one because you made it. A store-bought ball doesn't carry the same meaning."

Jake sighed. "Thanks, Cassie."

Jake was at the top of the tree now, and he stretched his muscles a little bit. But he was facing in the exact opposite direction as the Indigo Plateau. Cassie was looking out of the button of the Loyal Ball, and could tell what Jake was about to do.

"Jake, I know you're a ninja, but that doesn't mean you should go out of your way to piss off the laws of physics."

"What do you mean, 'out of my way'?" Jake asked, smiling. "This is textbook inertia manipulation. How do you think spin conversion jumps work without blending my ankle bones into a Calcium supplement?"

"You're insane."

"And you're about to find out why my high school nickname was B. L. Jake."

Jake swung his arms and took an enormous leap straight backwards onto the treetop behind him. Without losing momentum, he did it again onto the next. And again. And again. Before long, he had generated so much speed that he jumped from the west edge of Azalea Town and over the coast past Union Cave in a single bound, veritably harassing the sound barrier.

"Jake, we're running out of things to jump off of!" Cassie yelled as they flew out above the southern Johtoan sea.

"I haven't run out of Ideas, though!" Jake said, rolling so he faced downward and pulling a ripcord from his satchel. Membranes instantly whipped out across his arms and legs. "I finally got that wingsuit, HAHAAAAA!!!" He laughed crazily.

They were still moving at a near-hedgehog speed; so when Jake's wingsuit engaged, rather than merely losing altitude slower than normal, they gained it. The clouds were hundreds of meters below them now, and they soared on toward Cherrygrove.

"Did Cass make this for you?!" Cassie asked, starting to feel more enjoyment than terror.

"I asked her to make it on Tuesday!" Jake said. "Pretty cool, huh? Supposedly it's bulletproof up to 50 calibers; not sure why!"

They started to run out of their original momentum, so Jake tipped down a bit, ensuring they continued forward and wouldn't stall. They glided on and on, over Route 29, past New Bark Town, and beyond Tohjo Falls.

"So, um... How do we land?" Cassie asked worriedly. "There's no way you have a parachute in your satchel."

"Sure don't!" Jake yelled, entirely unconcerned. He steered off toward the coastline, and as they met the water's surface, they skimmed it so gently that their momentum ran out only as they softly touched the shore.

Jake walked up onto Route 27 and retracted the membrane from his uniform. He took the Loyal Ball from his satchel and let Cassie out.

"Hoo." she sighed. "Adding aircraft to the list of things we no longer need because of Cass' engineering."

"That's like three pages long by now." Jake said.

"Four, I think. But who's counting? Anyway, I'm pretty sure this is still Route 27, Isn't it?" Cassie asked as they started walking.

"Yeah, but we just traveled 128 miles in twelve minutes." Jake said. "That was on purpose. We've still got a beautiful sunset to our left, and now we can take a romantic walk before we have to be at the plateau."

Cassie sighed and hugged him with her tail. "You're so sweet, Ninjaboy.~"

They hardly walked for five minutes before Jake heard a noise, grabbed Cassie by the waist ("What's happening!?") and ducked into a bush by the side of the path. As Jake put a finger over Cassie's lips, a random trainer ran by with his friend.

"I could have sworn I saw him here!" the first trainer said.

"Yeah, right, Ben. As if you actually saw Jake and Cassie, you liar. They live way off in Johto, don't you know that?"

"But they were right here! I even heard a guy's voice talking to a Vaporeon!"

"C'mon, man. Let's go to the Pokémart and get a snack. I think you're dehydrated or something."

"Oh... whatever."

Ben followed his friend further along the path, and walked out of sight. Jake and Cassie climbed out of the bush.

"So much for a romantic walk." Cassie said. "If we keep running into fans, there'll be no privacy at all."

"Yeah, this is a main route, I should have known this would happen." Jake said, looking slightly dejected.

"Well, I mean, maybe they'll leave us alone." Cassie said, trying to cheer him up. "We've already established a constant of not giving out autographs."

"Yeah, but that only makes my signature more elusive and valuable." Jake said. "They'll only try harder."

"Well, let's just keep walking and hope nobody comes by anymore." Cassie said, soothingly rubbing his side with her tail fin. "Barely anyone lives near here anyway, right?"

"Okay." Jake said. "I just wish we had more time to ourselves since there aren't as many trees in the way of the sunset as usual..."

They kept walking for about half an hour, and luckily didn't run into anyone by the time they arrived at victory road. They walked in the door and greeted the man at the counter.

"Do you have all eight gym badges of your region?" he asked, bored.

"Um, yeah." Jake said. "We did this three weeks ago, man. Do you not recognize me?"

"Kid, I see dozens of trainers every day when the league's in season. You think I'll remember one from three weeks ago?"

"...I highly doubt anyone but me has worn this kind of uniform regularly since a few hundred years ago." Jake said, giving the guard a weird look.

"And I have the memory of an almond, kid. What can you do? No badges, no entry."

Jake sighed. He walked up to the counter and leaned over it, getting pretty close to the guard's face. "Listen, pal. I have every badge from Johto back home. I don't keep them on me now that WE'VE BEATEN LANCE. He was barely a challenge. Destroyed his whole team in less than ten moves, actually. That was what my Vaporeon friend here can do. Now I'll tell you what I can do; and that's knock you out painlessly in at least six different ways, and painfully in at least sixteen. Would you like to let us pass now, or test my dwindling patience and see what number you roll?"

The guard stared at him blankly for a good 20 seconds. Just as Jake was about to apply an unnecessary amount of force to his Vagus nerve, he had a neuron activation moment.

"OH, you're Jake, the ninja kid! I remember you now. Yeah, come on in, you're here for the champion's dinner, aren't you?"

Jake sighed in relief. He wasn't that thrilled about knocking a random dude out, even if he was annoying, so this was better. "Yes, thank you. Is there a way in that doesn't involve traversing a mazelike cavern?"

"Oh, sure." he pressed a button on the desk and a door appeared behind him out of the wall. "No reason for you to struggle through victory road now that you've got your champion ribbons, eh? This is a long and boring hallway, but it leads straight to the plateau."

Jake and Cassie thanked him and they made their way up. Once they had got there, they realized Jake was still in his survey uniform. Luckily, Stanley came out to greet them. He was in a tuxedo similar to the one Mewtwo had given Jake.

"How are you guys tonight?" He asked.

"Good. Do you know a place I can change?" Jake asked.

"Oh yeah, there are dressing rooms in the back hall there." He pointed to a doorway behind him and to the left. "Go up the stairs, up the stairs again, down the stairs, down the stairs again, take a left, a right, another left, another right, and the dressing rooms are through a door marked BA."

"Thanks, that's easy to remember." Jake went through the doorway and disappeared. That left Cassie and Stanley standing next to each other, both wishing there was an easier way to communicate now that Jake wasn't present. Stanley hoped to make conversation using mostly yes-or-no questions.

"So have you and Jake been having a good week?"

Cassie giggled, which was not blocked by the language barrier. "Yeah." She nodded.

"Good." Stanley smiled. He suddenly remembered his interaction with Cass earlier. "...So Cass is, like, you, but... not? The cosmic doubles thing?"

"Mhm."

"Wow... Whenever Jake talked about the Polyverse, I always thought it was a bunch of crackpot theories, but seeing it in action like this is kind of exciting..." He paused. "Do you think she'll ever see Ewan again? It breaks my heart. It's like if you and Jake were separated."

"Oh yeah." Cassie nodded confidently.

"I hope so." Stanley said.

Suddenly, Jake came back through the doorway, finishing tying his bowtie, but still wearing his red flat cap from his survey uniform. A nice touch.

"That was fast." Stanley said.

"You forget my occupation." Jake said with a smile. "Besides, I didn't want you two to have to make too much awkward conversation without a translator."

"Ooo, don't you look snappy?" Cassie said, giving him a playful smack with her tail.

"Yeah, yeah." Jake said. "Let's just hope they let you in, or I might ACTUALLY have to knock someone out."

They made their way into the main hall, where the receptionist was checking people's IDs to let them into the main ballroom.

"Name?" She asked the person in front of them.

"Ethan Gold." He replied.

The receptionist checked her computer, saw his name, verified his ID via his Pokédex, and let him through. Jake, Cassie, and Stanley walked up.

"I'll go first, mine'll be a bit easier." Stanley said. "Stanley Meltonbenger, visiting from Kalos."

"Alright." The receptionist checked his Pokédex and let him pass. "Have a nice evening."

"Jake Pettittattittep." Jake said. "And Cassie will be attending as well."

"Excuse me? Is Cassie your plus one?"

"No. She's the one who obliterated Lance's whole team without breaking a sweat; I'm sure you've heard. As a champion, I'd say she has a right to be here in and of herself."

"This event is held to commemorate the trainers who have reached champion rank, not their Pokémon. I'll have to ask you to put her in her Pokéball for the duration of the event."

Jake looked the receptionist up and down, deciding what method to use to knock her unconscious, but didn't have to, as a voice from behind the desk said,

"Jake and Cassie! I figured Estelle would give you a hard time. Let 'em through, 'Elle, they are the guests of honor!"

It was Lance, dressed in a tuxedo like every other guy there, but not without his signature cape. He waved them over and the receptionist let them pass. They walked up the stairs and Lance shook Jake's hand (and Cassie's tail).

As they made their way through the hallway to the ballroom, Jake started to say, "So, I take it there are no-"

"Hard feelings?" Lance asked. "None at all. How could I be mad when you look so happy together?"

Jake and Cassie's hearts skipped a beat.

"What did you just say?" Jake asked in a dangerously low voice.

"I mean, why get nitpicky about probability when you two are so busy being such a happy couple?" Lance asked smugly. "I was going to congratulate you with a toast later this evening, in fact."

Jake sighed and looked at Cassie.

"Why don't you go find Stanley while Lance and I have a quick chat about rumors?"

"Okay. If you're sure you got this." Cassie said before hurrying to find Stanley.

"All I'm saying is-" Lance began, but he was cut off when Jake grabbed him by the collar, whipped him around, and yote him into the rafters above. He managed to grab a beam with both hands. Seeing that what had gone up was not coming down, Jake performed a clean spin conversion jump, delicately landing on the beam himself without making a sound. He crouched down toward Lance and softly said,

"I thought this might happen." he sighed. "It would be a waste of both our time to dispute your accusation, so let me ask you this, Cape Kid. How much do you know?"

Trying and failing to pull himself up, Lance yelled, "ESTELLE! GET DRAGONITE, I'M BEING ATTACKED!"

Jake shook his head like a parent at their child. "Hey buddy. Why don't you take a look at that ceiling? Ever seen that shape before?"

Lance ignored him. "ESTEEEEEEELLLLEEEE!!! GET OVER HERE!"

"Guess I'll just say it." Jake said, rolling his eyes. "It's a parabola, genius. And you're hanging from the focus. Your screams are about as trapped as you are. Why don't you answer my question?"

"Rrrgh." Lance gathered himself and replied, "I don't know a whole lot, but there's plenty of easy dots to connect. The way you steal glances at her, the way you battle, her enormous movepool; I could go on."

"Way to answer a question I didn't ask, top champ. Don't piss off someone who has the high ground."

"Alright, fine. I know what you're doing to her. It's consensual, I hope. Eeveelutions are sentient, you know."

"Oh, it is. She's over the moon for me, and that goes both ways." Jake smiled. "Not something you can say about anyone, is it, Mr. Single-and-looking-for-the-37th-year-in-a-row?"

Lance grimaced. "What do you know about my personal life, ninja kid?"

"Not a whole lot, but there are plenty of connectable dots." Jake said with a smile. "The way you look longingly at every other couple around you, the lonely way you battle, the enormous pool of singles you can't seem to rizz up; I could go on."

"What do you want?" Lance asked between gritted teeth.

"Funny, with the way you were dropping hints down there, I was curious to ask you that." Jake said. "I want nothing except the peace and quiet my girlfriend and I've enjoyed since we met. But you seem full of juicy gossip you're just dying to spill in front of dozens of the world's top trainers. That's not real advantageous for two people just trying to live their love lives outside of the public eye. Whaddaya say we keep this to ourselves, you and I, hm?"

"Or what?"

"Or the world gets to know about the time you and Clair got drunk and had a little fun three years back."

Lance was dumbfounded. "WHAT???"

"Yeah, your cousin gets a bit emotional when she doesn't win a gym battle. After Cassie destroyed her whole team- I guess it runs in the family- She blurted it out in frustration like, 'This is even worse than when I banged my cousin drunk three years ago!' Not a great filter she's got, gotta be honest."

"You have no proof!"

"Actually, like I said, I thought you might pull something like this, so I had my hacker friend get some security footage. A broom closet, huh? Weird choice if you ask me, even under the influence."

"Fine, I'll keep quiet! Just get me down, I'm slipping!"

"You should have realized by now that I'm way too cool to kill you. I think you'll find that a leap of faith is all you need." Jake said, hopping down to a glass walkway just beneath him. All Lance had to have done was swing a foot to the left and fall three feet. Jake made his way back to the ballroom, leaving Lance seething.

Jake found Cassie and Stanley hanging out by a floor-to-ceiling banner for last year's league tournament.

"Cassie looked rather distraught when she found me." Stanley said. "This language barrier is a little frustrating. What was wrong?"

Jake leaned in to whisper. "Lance knows about me and Cassie."

"WHAT???" Stanley almost yelled in shock. A few trainers glanced their way before going back to their own conversations.

"How did he find out? I certainly haven't told a soul!"

"I know, I know." Jake reassured him. "Apparently he inferred everything he knew. Actually, all he seemed to know about was the bedroom aspect. He had no clue we actually loved each other."

"Well, that's just odd!" Stanley said, almost indignantly. "That's the reverse of what he should even be able to know."

"I think it's like what you said when you scanned Cassie. When humans... mix with Pokémon, the Pokémon get unreasonably strong. I think Lance could tell when we battled that Cassie wasn't quite vanilla. He even mentioned her oversized movepool."

"Yeah, I shouldn't have used Earthquake..." Cassie said sadly. "Everything else could have been chalked up to chance or experience, but using Earthquake isn't usually possible for a Vaporeon. It's my fault he knows."

"Hey, don't blame yourself!" Jake said. "I treated you with way more respect out there than any normal trainer would have. That's gotta be suspicious to his eye. And didn't you use Earthquake out of anger anyway? That Electivire really pissed you off, what did he even say?"

Cassie blushed. "...He called me a cutie and said I have nice hips."

Jake's face also went red. "Well, I mean, he's right..."

"Okay, but only you get to say that! If some guy other than my boyfriend compliments my looks like that, it's creepy."

"Yeah, that's true." Jake said.

"How are you guys tonight?" a Tuxedoed trainer with a black and yellow cap asked them as he walked up. He was the same one that was just ahead of them in the entryway. "Jake and Cassie, right? You guys fucking smoked Lance last week! Even better than I did."

"Yep, that's us." Jake said cordially. "And you are?"

"Ethan. I beat the Johto league back in '09. But it took me my whole team to get through Lance. You guys make it look easy!"

"If anyone makes it look easy, it's Cassie." Jake said. "I really just coach her, she battles all on her own. She's the real star."

Cassie rolled her eyes and smacked him with her tail.

"I could kinda tell, but I didn't wanna underestimate you or anything." Ethan laughed. "I've got an Umbreon myself. Eeveelutions are as intelligent as humans if you ask me; Cassie proves it. And they have such great personalities, don't you think?"

"I couldn't agree more. Jake said, smiling at Cassie.

"I wish I could talk to one." Ethan said.

Jake decided he felt a little cocky.

"You can chat with Cassie here. I basically understand her word for word, and I don't mind translating."

"Woah, you two really are in sync! Um, what's it like inside a Pokéball?"

Before Cassie could answer, and before Jake could ask why 'in sync' was the term literally everyone used, the classical music being played stopped, and the sound of a spoon being tapped against a glass called the room to attention. It was Lance, on the front of the raised platform where the musicians were playing.

"Would Champions Jake Pettittattittep and Cassie please join me on the stage?"

Jake and Cassie sighed reluctantly. Another formality forced upon the guests of honor. They walked up on the stage and stood next to Lance.

"Everyone welcome Jake and Cassie, the newest Champions of the Johto region!"

Applause from the rest of the Champions.

"I would like to make a toast, because, as I understand it, they are soon to celebrate their one-year anniversary!"

The crowd confusedly muttered amongst themselves.

"Does he mean since he caught her?..."

"That's a weird thing to call it..."

"Did you know that..."

"How in the actual fuck did you know that?" Jake asked in an angered, low tone.

Before Lance could give a smug answer, there was a sound of breaking glass from the skylight above. A whirling blue ball descended from the hole, and when it landed, it revealed itself to be Cass.

"Holy crap, do you have a harem of them?" Lance whispered.

"Hey everybody!" Cass projected in absolutely perfect English, much to the shock of everyone in the room, including Jake and Cassie. "Name's Darkrai. I am appearing to you as a Mys- Vaporeon- rather than my true form so that I don't fry your mortal minds. This was supposed to be an experiment of a mass dream experience in a collab I did with Cresselia, but it has gone horribly wrong. If you don't act quickly, you will likely suffer nightmares with long-lasting, deeply psychologically torturous effects for the next several months. I need you all to head home and get some rest, in the same place you fell asleep in the real world. Please do so in less than an hour so that we can properly reboot the dream and prevent any damage that may be done to your psyches! Chop chop!"

Everyone rushed to the exits, leaving Cass, Cassie, Jake and Lance alone in the room.

"Darkrai, what is the meaning of this??" Lance asked Cass, bewildered.

Cass reached to a strap on her back leg and pulled out what could only have been a laser-edged knife. She advanced on him until she got his back against the wall, Then stood up and grabbed his shirt collar with the paw that wasn't holding the knife.

"Damn it cape boy, I'm not even a Pokémon. But if all goes well, you'll never know the details. Let's cut to the chase. This dinner was going to be a nice and pleasant evening until you ruined it by being a petty asshole and tried to doxx my friends. There were no problems, but when people fuck with my friends, that's when I get a problem. You are going to tell NO ONE-" She whipped the knife under his chin, with the point barely a millimeter from cutting him- "about their relationship, now or ever, or I will know about it, and you will pay for it. Them being together does not affect your life in any way, shape, or form; so I expect you to ACT LIKE IT from here on out. Catch my drift, dragon simp?"

Lance nodded rapidly in mortal fear.

Cass shoved away from him, but still pointed the knife at him. Suddenly there was a bright flash, and Lance slumped to the floor, unconscious.

"You speak ENGLISH???" Jake asked Cass, somewhat hysterically.

"I've been meaning to learn English for the past 72 years, actually." Cass said matter-of-factly. "I finally started studying this winter. I didn't mispronounce anything or get any- sentence structure wrong, did I?"

"Are you kidding?" Jake asked. "You sound like you grew up in Azalea Town!"

"Oh, nice, I even mimicked your accent well then!" Cass said excitedly. "It feels empowering to finally be actually bilingual."

"So what did you just do to Lance?" Cassie asked.

"Protext flare."

"Is that the opposite of a context flare?"

"Yup. Gives the target total amnesia of whatever you like, and a nice ten minute nap on top of that. But we should head out. Jake, think you can jump through that hole in the skylight?"

Jake craned his neck upward. "I mean, that's pretty high up."

"Don't worry, then." Cass pulled out a retractable teleportation pad and turned it on. "Teleportation technology is super easy in your multiverse, have I told you that?"

"I suppose that's true..."

"Anyway, this'll buzz us right back home. Don't worry about leaving it; it'll zip itself to my place once we go through."

They each stepped onto it and instantly popped into Jake and Cassie's living room.

"-Hold on a second." Cass said. "Stanley ran too, didn't he?"

She grabbed her spare retractable teleportation pad and tapped a few buttons on it. Stanley abruptly appeared over it and faceplanted into the wall. He was still running.

"Ow."

Cass winced. "Sorry, Stanley... You do know I was lying about being Darkrai, right?"

Stanley peeled his face from the wall and said, "...I suppose I do now. But why am I understanding you, exactly?"

"I learned English recently. Just haven't had a good excuse to test it out yet."

"O...okay..."

"Sit tight while I grab a long-range Teleporter for you at my place. I should only be five minutes or so."

"Sure." Stanley sat down in one of the old dining room chairs Jake crafted. Jake and Cassie sat on the bed facing him.

"I think that in all that time, we missed the small talk part." Stanley chuckled. "So, how have you two been? Any unanswerable questions of the universe weighing heavily on your psyches?"

"...Actually, there is one thing." Jake said.

"Wait, really? I said it like that for the memes. -But if you have something, I'm more than happy to listen."

"So..." Jake put his arm around Cassie. "Cassie and I really want to get married, but... who in time and space is gonna perform a ceremony between a human and a Vaporeon?"

For some reason, Stanley put his face in his hands.

"What?" Jake asked.

"Jake, do everyone here a favor and list to me the legal privileges afforded to champions of the Pokémon League."

"Um... the only thing that comes to mind is the privilege to use necessary force on criminals or suspected criminals without needing permission from the police."

"Really? That's literally the most niche one."

"What are the others, then?"

"There are two others. One, you get three votes in primary elections rather than one, which is the most famous one, I'd think."

"And the other?"

"The privilege to act as a wedding officiant."

Jake and Cassie's hearts skipped a beat.

"You can't be serious." Cassie said.

"So all this time-" Jake started.

"Define 'all this time', Jake." Stanley interrupted. "How long have you two poor lovebirds been thinking about getting married?"

"Well, it first came to mind on Cassie's birthday. Once I realized I didn't have to hide my feelings from her, I was overwhelmed with the idea of spending the rest of my life with her."

"And you, Cassie?" Stanley asked.

"The same. Ever since I woke up the next morning, all I could think about was... spending my life with him."

Jake translated.

"Your birthday is April first, correct?" Stanley asked Cassie.

"Uh-huh." She nodded.

"How fitting. You were born on April fools' day. And It's thirteen days away! I need to get to the Goldenrod Game Corner as soon as possible before this RNG runs out. Well, I'm sorry to say that you two have been April foolish enough not to ask me to get you married for the past 352 days. And for a week now, You could have done it yourselves."

Jake and Cassie were ecstatic, but it was slightly undercut by Stanley's tone.

"Ya didn't have to say it like that, man." Jake said.

"I'm messing with you! I'd be delighted to officiate your wedding!"

Jake and Cassie looked at each other. Jake held her paws in his hands, tears welling up in his eyes. Cass walked in the door with the long-range teleporter, but before she could ask Stanley where he lived, Jake looked into Cassie's eyes and said,

"Cassie... will you marry me?"

"YES!" She screamed.

They embraced and started making out, in full view of Cass and Stanley. But they didn't care. They were gonna get married.

"What. The fickety fack. Did I miss?" Cass asked Stanley incredulously.

"A lot."

"I wasn't even gone for two minutes!"

The next day, Cassie's heat was gone. She and Jake were both relieved. Their wedding was scheduled for the day after Cassie's birthday (weird timing, but it was the only day in the next month and a half Stanley was still available) And they didn't want her to be in heat for the big day. After all, it could have been way longer. An Eeveelution can go into heat for anywhere from 7 to 21 days, with it generally lasting 15.

The preparations took all of a day. Stanley was ready to perform the ceremony, Jake already had a tux, and there was no one to invite except Mewtwo and Cass, who were told as soon as the day was decided. All that was left to do was wait. There were no real stressors. The whole no-sex-before-marriage idea had been thrown out the window 548 times already, not that they had planned to adhere to the concept in the first place. So they lived life basically as normal until Cassie's birthday rolled around.

Cassie insisted on no gifts. What would she even want, anyway? She had it all, as far as she was concerned. Jake counter-insisted that he take her to Azalea Town to get ice cream, because that's what he was going to do last year before they found out their feelings were mutual and hot sex was on the table. To this day, she had never tried it. They decided to walk there, as it was a beautiful day again. They chatted about battle strategy, theoretical physics, and so on, and soon arrived at the forest's edge. Before they could get into town, they had to pass by Kurt's house, which was awkward and uncomfortable, considering he might see them. But nothing happened, and they soon got to the Ice cream shop. Jake asked Cassie what she wanted.

"I don't know!" She giggled. "I've never had it before, remember? What kinda flavors do they have?"

Jake first scanned for Mago. No luck. As his eyes reached the end of the line of flavors, they fell on the person standing to his right.

It was Kurt.

Jake's stomach dropped.

"Hello, Jake." Kurt said.

"H-hi, dad."

"My name is Kurt." Kurt said coldly. "-What brings you here?"

"Just... g-getting some Ice cream for my girlfriend."

"How nice of you."

"...How about you?"

"Getting some Ice cream for my daughter."

"That's nice."

Kurt took the strawberry ice cream he had paid for from the man behind the counter, and walked out without saying another word.

Jake's heart was pounding.

"Are you okay?" Cassie asked, concerned.

"Yeah, I'm okay." He said, taking a deep breath. "...Ooh, they have butterscotch today!"

"Oh, I love that on crêpes, I'll take that one!"

They got their ice cream and went out the door to sit on the patio.

"You were right, this stuff is good." Cassie said between bites. "Okay, so we sent the invites, you have your tuxedo, Stanley's coming to perform the ceremony... I think that's pretty much everything, right?"

"Yeah, I think so..." Jake said. But he started to tear up.

"Jake, is something wrong?"

He struggled to find the words. "I- I just- I wish my dad would come..."

"Oh, Jake..." Cassie looked at him sadly. "I know, but... if he doesn't accept us, would you even really want him to be there?"

"I mean... yeah, kind of. Tomorrow will be the biggest day of my life. He's still my dad, no matter what he says. He should be there, shouldn't he?"

Cassie walked around the table, sat in his lap, and put her arms around him. She didn't say anything at first. She just breathed deeply and steadily to help calm his sobs.

"We can't force him, Jake. It's up to him whether he goes or not."

"I know..."

"Do you still want to send him an invitation? Just in case he has some crazy change of heart?"

"Oh, what's the point? He'll probably burn it the moment he opens it..."

Cassie sighed sadly and gave him another squeeze. Jake was still disheartened, but Cassie could always cheer him up with a hug, even if just by a little bit.

"I just... I just wish he could see how happy you make me..." Jake said, holding her.

Jake's wish did not fall on deaf ears.

Cassie eventually managed to calm Jake down, and they walked home together, ate dinner, and fell asleep early so they could be well rested for the big day.

Cassie fell asleep with Jake's arms wrapped around her, just how she liked it. But Kurt went to bed bitter. His son was still under that fishcat's spell, it seemed. He initially hoped it was just some episode of madness, but clearly his son was still enraptured by her. The thought disgusted him. The only reason he was able to fall asleep was that he had been crafting Apriballs all day, and he was completely sore from sitting at his workbench for the past ten hours. He closed his eyes, and sleep found him quickly.

Soon, so did someone else.

"Kurt." Came a voice from everywhere.

Kurt found himself on a soft sandy beach at sunset. He stood up and looked around. No one was there.

"Who are you?!" He asked the voice.

"I am Arceus, your creator." The voice said, from behind him this time. Kurt whirled around and looked up. He found himself looking at a large, heavenly creature that resembled a white and gray horse, with a golden star erupting from his body and a flowing mane trailing behind his head.

Kurt immediately dropped to the ground and bowed with his face to the sand.

"My lord! ...Have I died?"

"No, Kurt. This is merely a dream, although it is as real as the day that came before it." Arceus said. "And there is no need for such formality. You may stand."

"Why have you given me this dream, Arceus?" Kurt asked, still slightly in shock.

"I have a matter of great importance to discuss with you." Arceus said. "But we have all the time in the world. Come, walk with me."

Kurt followed Arceus, and they walked side-by-side along the shore.

"Why don't you tell me how your Apriball business is going?" Arceus asked conversationally. "It's not every day I have a chance to talk with my children face-to-face."

"Oh, um, it's been going well." Kurt said. "The Blue Apricorn harvest just came in, which is good, because Lure Balls are in high demand as fishing season starts up."

"That's wonderful to hear." Arceus said happily. "I hope the season goes swimmingly for you."

Kurt chuckled. Leave it to the creator of existence to know who likes dad jokes.

"On the topic of water," Arceus said, "I wanted to talk with you about your son."

Kurt frowned and turned his eyes away.

"I have no son."

"Don't play dumb with me." Arceus said. "I knew your every thought before Dialga set time in motion."

"But how could he do such a thing?!?" Kurt cried, almost in pain. "My son, Jake, a Poképhile!"

"Let me tell you something about love, Kurt. It's a favorite invention of mine." Arceus said. "A bond of love between a human and another human is a beautiful thing. So is a bond of love between a Pokémon and another Pokémon."

"What are you saying?" Kurt asked.

"Love knows no race, it knows no identity, and it knows no species. Love knows nothing except the person it is fixed upon. Humans tend to gravitate toward humans, and Pokémon toward Pokémon. But it warms my eternal heart when a human and a Pokémon ignore the prejudice of their respective kind and choose to love each other."

"Do you mean?..." Kurt began, but his voice trailed off.

"Your son Jake and his beloved Cassie love each other more deeply than I have seen almost anyone do so in thousands of years." Arceus said. "Their bond is beautiful and unbreakable. And it certainly won't break on your account."

"...You really approve of them?" Kurt asked, starting to see the situation from his son's perspective.

"I applaud them." Arceus said solemnly. "Your son was willing to break off his old relationship with his disapproving father to pursue a new relationship with the person he loved most. He denied his past to embrace his future with his true love. As a matter of fact, they're getting married this very day."

"So that's it?" Kurt asked sadly. "My son has moved on from me completely?"

"They did not ask for your blessing because they did not believe you would give it to them." Arceus said. "They are adults, Kurt. They don't need your permission to commit their lives to each other, so they didn't seek it. When they told you they were in love, you broke their hearts when you shunned them. But broken hearts can be mended. Your son and his fiance are particularly forgiving people. You still have a chance to fix your relationship with them. They make each other happier than you can imagine, But their joy would overflow if a certain person were to make amends. Of course, that is entirely up to you. I'm not here to make choices for you, just give you a friendly suggestion."

Kurt stopped walking and looked out to the sunset. It made the whole world around them look gold, he thought.

"And your son has a heart of gold." Arceus said. "Should you change your mind, you will find them, if you look." Arceus faded away as the dream ended and Kurt woke up.

"Are you sure you're not going to wear anything?" Mewtwo asked Cassie in her living room, once again wearing a scarf and beret. "This is your wedding. There will be pictures taken of the happy couple, 50% of which is comprised of you, if you recall. You're totally fine being in those pictures without anything special on?"

"I mean..." Cassie said. "I don't feel like wearing a dress. Quadrupeds and dresses don't make sense together. Half of it would be trailing on the ground."

"You don't have to wear a dress! You could wear a tuxedo! Girls can wear tuxedos to their weddings, that's starting to come into style!"

Cassie looked at him weird. "No. For two reasons. One, not my vibe. Still feels too masculine. Two, it would hit Jake like a truck. He'd try to act normal outwardly, but internally, he'd bluescreen. Trust me."

Mewtwo started pacing back and forth, except he was levitating, so it looked like an animation that hadn't been finished yet.

"What about a veil?" He suggested desperately. "Literally anything wedding to wear that would be visible in a picture!"

"Oh, I could do a veil, yeah!"

"Excellent! That's something. Geez, you and your fiance are so hard to shop for." Mewtwo teleported a wedding veil onto her head.

"Beautiful. And are you sure there's nothing else? Really rack your brain here, because curtain's in five minutes."

Cassie thought about it. She gasped suddenly. "There is one thing! Let me grab it!"

She ran to the bed, reached under the mattress, and grabbed a piece of clothing still in the bag it shipped in.

"Could you do me a favor?"

"Most likely."

"Teleport this onto me when Jake's not looking as soon as we come back inside. It's important that it surprises him, he doesn't know I ordered it."

Mewtwo peeked inside the bag. "You sure? This seems like an odd choice."

"Trust me."

"Alright, sounds good, I guess." And Mewtwo teleported it away. "So you're ready?"

"I think so. Kinda nervous though."

"Why? You've been acting like a married couple already for the past year."

"Yeah, but... that was all instinct on both of our parts. It worked out, but... now he's going to make a promise to me..." She teared up. "He's gonna promise to be mine forever. And I'm gonna be his... his wife! I think I'm gonna cry..."

"Okay, I get the happy tears, but try to hold them in until you get out there." Mewtwo said.

"Okay." Cassie said, taking a deep breath.

"Jake, are you okay?" Stanley asked. "You're shivering."

"Yeah, I'm okay." Jake said. "It's just... it's finally happening..."

"Jake, you and Cassie have been indistinguishable to me from an actual old married couple since I saw you for brunch last May."

"Sh-sure, but only because we knew we loved each other to that point already. We were kind of just on autopilot, letting our love keep everything going smoothly. This is different. This is anything but autopilot... Sh-she's about to-to walk along the river to me, h-hhhold my hand... and promise she'll be mine... forever. I'm gonna be her... her husband." He was on the verge of crying.

Stanley slapped his face.

"Ow!"

"Hold it together, man! I don't care if those tears of joy are made of pure holy water, they need to stay INSIDE your face at least until she walks down the aisle!"

"You're right. You're right." Jake said, collecting himself.

Suddenly, Mewtwo teleported next to them, without the beret and scarf this time, and sitting on a bench playing the piano.

"Bro, there's no shot you're actually playing that with those freaking spherical fingers." Stanley said.

"Are you kidding? Of course not." Mewtwo laughed. "This is a player piano. But it looks convincing, doesn't it?" He asked smugly.

"I mean, yeah..."

"So shut up and let the vibe build, man. She's gonna come out soon."

Sure enough, as soon as the last verse of the piece Mewtwo had been playing was finished, he started up the music cueing Cassie to walk out from behind the Oak, and start making her way down the aisle.

It wasn't much of an aisle, just two chairs on opposite sides of a path, and only one was occupied. Cass was sitting there. The other chair was there for purely symbolic reasons. The person that was intended to sit in it had already made his opinion clear on the matter. But that person was the last thing on Jake's mind. Who he was focused on was his bride.

As Cassie walked up to the altar, Jake couldn't hold back his tears anymore. Cassie had been cute to him since the moment he first saw her as an Eevee. The type of cuteness he saw in her quickly evolved from small-fluffy-Pokémon-that-gives-great-hugs cute to I-desperately-want-to-be-your-boyfriend cute to holy-crap-you-actually-chose-me-as-your-boyfriend cute. But he couldn't focus on the cute this time. Today she was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. She was wearing very little more than she always did, so that wasn't why. It was because of the occasion. Their relationship was about to turn into a promise. And he couldn't stop the tears of joy from slowly streaming down his face.

As she made her way up to the altar, Cassie was in the same boat as Jake. He was the only thing she could think about to the point that it was impressive she could put two feet in front of the others. His physique was the main thing about him that was visually appealing to her, aside from his face. His muscles weren't that big, necessarily, but they were very strong, supple, and fast. Usually, if she spent too much time thinking about his physical aspects, she'd start to wet herself. But today, they didn't make any horniness creep in. They made her feel Just like Jake had said about her when they were in the bath together. Secure. Safe. He was going to use those smoking hot muscles, along with everything else at his disposal, to make absolutely sure she was feeling safe and happy. He had been doing that 24/7 already, but soon he was going to promise her he'd do it for the rest of their lives. Something about that idea, 'the rest of their lives', made her cry those happy tears again. He loved every part of her intensely, and she loved every part of him just as much. There was an entire lifetime ahead of them full of that love; how could she help but cry?

She joined him in front of Stanley, and held his hands.

Stanley began the ceremony.

"Welcome..." he was supposed to say 'friends, family, and loved ones' but there were only two other people there. Improvise, Stanley, Improvise! "Friends! We are gathered together today in the sight of Arceus and each other as witnesses to celebrate the marriage of Jake and Cassie. Lady and Gentleman, we hold marriage up to be a sacred union between two people who are committed to one another, and the life they will share together. But we also know as a society that this union is quite serious. It requires deep commitment, faith, and trust in your spouse, and a great deal of patience to make it work. In the time I've known Jake and Cassie, I've seen all of those things. I've seen their undying commitment to one another, their unbreakable faith and trust, and their patience. Not to mention the complete and utter lack of need for patience because these two couldn't stay mad at each other for longer than 30 seconds if they tried."

Everyone there laughed, and Stanley addressed the happy couple.

"Knowing this, it's time for you to declare yourselves to each other. Jake, do you take Cassie to be your lawfully wedded wife from this day forward- to have and to hold, in good times and bad, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health; do you promise to love, honor, and cherish her for as long as you both shall live?"

Jake answered with eyes that should have been raisins at that point, "I do."

Stanley turned to Cassie.

"Cassie, do you take Jake to be your lawfully wedded husband from this day forward- to have and to hold, in good times and bad, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health; do you promise to love, honor, and cherish him for as long as you both shall live?"

Cassie nodded, her face a recreation of Tohjo Falls. "I do."

Mewtwo snapped his fingers, and a pillow with two rings appeared and levitated next to them. They weren't very extravagant, just simple bands of metal, but they were made of Titanium, Jake's favorite element (what a geek). He chose it, and Cassie agreed to it, because it seemed a fitting symbol of their bond. Titanium is the strongest metal by an enormous margin, and as lightweight and free as Jake and Cassie's hearts when they're together. The only way to weaken it is to bombard it with heat far more intense than anything nature can produce. Fitting, because not only were both Jake and Cassie basically indestructible in any situation, death was the only thing that could make them part.

Jake and Cassie put the rings on each other's fingers.

"It seems crazy to ask this, but I legally have to," Stanley said, "so if there is anyone here who thinks that these two should not be wed, speak now, or forever hold your peace."

There was only a short pause before someone came running through the bushes, nearly out of breath. It was Kurt.

Jake's heart sank. What was he going to do?

Cassie's skipped a beat. Was it possible for the wedding to be called off if someone actually objected?

Kurt managed to catch his breath and walked, exhausted from his run, to the empty chair. He grabbed the seatback for support, and said in a loud and clear voice,

"I... DO NOT... object."

Jake couldn't believe his ears. His eyes produced a waterfall of tears all over again.

Cassie was overjoyed, and the tears started steadily dribbling off of her face as well. She wasn't just getting a husband today... she was getting a dad, too.

"Dad!" Jake managed to say.

"Jake, I'm truly sorry for how cold I've been. You've found your soulmate, and I've never seen you more happy in all my life. your mother would be proud."

Jake was barely able to stand when he heard his father say that, but he didn't collapse. Instead, he turned back to Cassie, and looked deeply into her eyes. The first time he'd seen them, they were brown, and filled with fear for her life. But that moment might as well have been from a different multiverse. When he looked into them now, they were a deep, rich blue, and overflowing with not just tears of joy, but her insurmountable love for him.

He could only imagine she was seeing the same thing. He should probably drink some water after this.

Stanley wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and sniffled a little. "Jake, Cassie, having proclaimed your love for, and commitment to one another in the sight of Almighty Sinnoh and these witnesses, it is my pleasure to pronounce you, by the power vested in me by the Pokémon League and the Region of Kalos, husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride!

Cassie leaped up, wrapped her arms around Jake's neck, and planted her lips onto his in the most passionate kiss they had ever shared. As they hugged each other tight and kissed with an impressive and appropriate lack of lewdness, the sound of six hands and two paws clapping provided the customary applause.

"Gathered guests," Stanley said, "it is my great pleasure to present to you Mr. And Mrs. Jake and Cassie Pettittattittep!!!"

Once they had all sat down at the picnic table to eat, Jake mustered up the courage to ask a slightly awkward question.

"So, dad."

"Yes, Jake?" Kurt replied.

"Um... what made you change your mind?"

Kurt sighed. "Call it divine intervention. All I know is that Dialga, heck, probably Arceus himself, made me realize that convention is worth nothing if its basis doesn't make sense. You and Cassie are by no means a conventional couple, but your relationship makes more sense than I see in a decade. I can only hear trilling when she speaks, but nonetheless I can tell you've made her the happiest Pokémon alive, and you certainly don't look like your smile is going to go away for a few months either. So let me say, welcome to the family, Cassie."

Cassie ran around the table and gave Kurt a big hug, and didn't let go.

"Is she always this huggy?" Kurt whispered.

"Yeah, pretty much. I sure don't mind." Jake said happily. "And I should probably fill you in on something... she never met her parents before they abandoned her as an egg. So, you're the first dad she's ever had."

"Oh, Cassie..." Kurt hugged her.

After the reception, it was getting a little late, so everyone said their goodbyes to the bride and groom before heading back home. As Mewtwo walked through the portal, he telepathically told Cassie, "Don't worry, I didn't forget. Just think at me when you're ready, and I'll do it."

"Thank you so much, Mewtwo! He's gonna love it!"

Jake and Cassie walked down the stairs, and found themselves in their living room/bedroom area. Jake turned away to lock the door, and Cassie thought, "Ok, now!"

"So, wifey," Jake said with a smile on his face, "what do you wanna do tonight?"

He turned around and his heart rate nearly doubled.

Cassie was wearing a brown zip-up leather jacket.

"You." She pointed at him and smiled wide. "So what do you say you sit down on that bed, hubby?~" she asked seductively.

Jake's heart pounded. He backed up and sat on the bed as she advanced on him and jumped up on his lap.

"Oh, before I forget, I should probably ask first."

Cassie looked deeply into his dreamy hazel eyes.

Jake looked up into her gorgeous blue eyes.

They felt like they had fallen in love all over again.

"May I have this dance?" She asked, with the tears of joy back in her eyes.

"Yes." He said breathlessly.

He tenderly touched her cheek and pulled her in for a sweet kiss. At least it started out sweet and romantic. It slowly began to involve a bit more tongue, and a bit more moaning, and a bit of team undressing, so eventually they were just thoroughly exploring each other's mouths, with both parties naked except for Cassie's Jacket and Jake's cap. Jake's dick rose steadily and tapped Cassie lightly on her butt. She slowly pulled back and said, "Mmm~ I get the message. I'm beyond ready for you.~ In fact, I'm feeling pretty switchy today, so I'm gonna let you pick how our first round goes. What do you wanna try, ninjaboy?"

Jake didn't mind at all when he didn't hear those words, but he sure loved it when he did.

"D-do you wh-wanna ride me?" He asked, blushing. "Arceus, that jacket is sSso fricken cute and hot..."

"Sounds fun." Cassie said, sliding her hips back and letting Jake's dick reach for the sky. "You know, when you stutter as you ask me to top, what I'm really hearing is 'take me'..."

Jake's face reddened further. She sure wasn't wrong.

"...So I'm gonna take the liberty of grinding on you first.~ we don't want that rock-hard dick of yours to be dry before it slides in, do we? I'll just give it a nice massage while I lube it up."

She started grinding on him, leaking incessantly. She was a Vaporeon, for Arceus' sake; Jake's dick being too dry was lunacy. She was teasing him, and Jake loved to be teased, as long as it didn't end without some actual action. The more pent up he got, the more exciting it was when it finally went in. Cassie slid up and down his dick, making as much noise as possible. The gentle schlick of her endlessly moist pussy against his solid shaft was like music to his ears. He moaned in pleasure and anticipation. She kept going for a little while, throwing in some humping every once in a while to mix it up, until Jake's entire crotch was soaked in her pussy juice. "Oh, fuck it, I can't take it any more!" She said. "Get ready!"

Jake was plenty ready. She positioned herself, spread her legs wide, and did the splits as her hips fell and Jake's dick disappeared inside her.

"Hhaaahh..." she breathed, and started to move up and down.

"So you've told me a lot about my pussy before." She said. "But let me ask you..."

She hilted on him and started grinding in a circle while he was inside her, a trick she had found out drove him crazy. "Do you like the feeling of it tightly wrapped around you? How I can give you a squeeze like- this- anytime I like?" She constricted her insides around him.

"Guuhh, AAAahh!" Jake moaned.

"Do you like hugs from my arms or my pussy more?~" She giggled.

"Leaning towards pussy right now..." Jake squeaked. "That feels amazing!... and, oh my gosh, when it's all the way in, I can feel your heartbeat!"

She was drenching wet as usual, and the leather jacket was almost like a frame around her pussy, which Jake found extremely hot.

"You feeling like you're gonna cum yet?" Cassie asked.

"Yeah, I'm getting kinda close..." Jake said. "Can I...?"

"Go ahead, handsome."

Jake grabbed her hips and roughly moved them up and down, faster and faster. The wet slapping noise of her hitting his crotch, already covered in a thick layer of her juice, was about to drive Jake over the edge.

"Cassie, I'm gonna cum!" He yelled, trying to hold on for her just a little longer...

"Pump me FULL, Jake! Give me your seed!!" She yelled excitedly.

That was it. He slammed her down, penetrating her cervix and shooting pump after pump of his love right into her womb.

"MmmmmmaaAAAaaahhhhhh!!" He yelled.

"MmmmmMMMMmmmmm..." she moaned happily, squirting even more of her juice all over him.

He managed to fill her up, even if it didn't quite stretch her belly out. That's what round 2 was for.

She flopped on top of him and they laid there for a while, catching their breaths.

"Hahh, that was really good..." Cassie sighed after a minute.

"Oh, you think I'm done?" Jake asked naughtily. "And give you only one round on our wedding night? No way. You deserve three at the least."

"Okay~" Cassie said. "Can I pick the position this time?"

"Of course, fishy! Whatcha feeling now?"

"Hmmm..." Cassie thought. "Ooo, I want you to mating press me!"

"I'll be happy to take the lead for you." Jake said.

He was hard again already, and he moved into place. He wrapped his arms around her, nestled his head against hers, and started to thrust.

Cassie was feeling amazing. She felt every bit of his love with every thrust he gave her. He was hers. They belonged to each other. They were going to spend their whole lives by each other's side. She hugged him as he moved in and out. She let all of her worries, all of her insecurities, all of her negative feelings just float away. Jake was here for her. Nothing would stand in the way of their love...

Not even her one deeply buried feeling of inadequacy.

Jake slowed down for a second and let their crotches press into each other. Then he started grinding on her while he nuzzled his face against hers.

He was surprised when he felt her start to vibrate. It felt really good, but why was she vibrating? And why was she making a low, pattering noise? Suddenly, he realized. He gasped and lifted his head to look at her face. Her eyes flew open. When she saw that he was staring at her, she instantly stopped vibrating and covered her mouth, embarrassed.

"Cassie, were you purring?"

"Sorry, it just slipped out!"

"Don't be sorry, that was so cute!" Jake said, smiling. "I didn't even know Vaporeon purred. Why haven't I heard you purr before?"

"Um... Well, I feel kinda stupid now..."

"Hey, you're NOT stupid. I'm pretty sure you're smarter than me. Just say it, it's okay."

"W-well... I know we're together, but you're still a human, and for forever, I was always worried that if I did a cat thing while we were having sex or cuddling... You would think it was weird..."

Jake looked deeply into those beautiful blue eyes of hers.

"Oh, Cassie. Don't ever suppress something just to try to make me happy. I'm always much happier when you're yourself, and if that means you're gonna purr, don't hold it in. That's not weird at all. That's a part of you. And I love you."

"Well... Are you sure it's not weird? Cause, you're wired to be into human girls, and human girls don't-"

Jake cut her off by pressing his lips onto hers. He gently thrusted a few more times before hilting again.

"How's that for being sure?" He said once their mouths parted. "And what are you talking about? We're soulmates; I'm wired to be into you. I've never been turned on by a human in my life, and when I'm with you, I can barely turn off."

"...So... Y-you liked it when I purred?" Cassie asked, blushing.

"Yes! It's hot, and really cute." Jake said. "It feels really nice too, cause your whole body rumbles, including your pussy.~"

"Okay!" Cassie giggled. "I can keep purring, then."

"Well, don't do it on purpose; it should be natural." Jake said. His eyes narrowed, and he pressed his nose onto hers. "So I'm gonna make you purr."

He started moving again, but slowly this time, letting her savor every inch he had to offer. he pulled out until just the tip was still in, and slowly moved back in and poked through her cervix again.

She moaned squeakily. She loved the excitement of going fast and hard, but Jake could make her cum intensely from going slowly and carefully too. He knew every one of her buttons, and just the ways she liked them pushed. He nuzzled her again, and she started to purr. It was a whole new sensation now that they were going slow. Jake could feel her squeeze him like she was doing before, he could feel her heartbeat, and he could feel her purr.

Feeling and hearing a cat purr has a deeply calming effect on humans. Now imagine it as part of sex. Jake was not only soothed, but excited by her purring; he thought it was super cute and hot. But the fact that she was purring because he was making her feel so darn good made it lewd, too. Jake found cute things very sexy in the right context. He found hot things sexy any time he wasn't purposefully supressing horniness. And lewd things were obviously sexy too. But if something was lewd, hot, and cute simultaneously, that was a synergistic trifecta of stimulation. it would take a great deal of self control to stop himself from climaxing early. But there was no way he would be a quickshot on their wedding night. He was gonna last.

"I love you so much, Cassie." He said.

"I love you too, Jake." She said, sighing in pleasure and contentment. "...You have no idea how much of a relief it is that you aren't weirded out by my purring. I wanted to purr so many times before, but I was afraid."

"You don't have to be afraid of anything anymore, Cassie." He said. "Right now, all I want you to feel is how much I love you."

"I feel it so intensely, Jake..." Cassie said. "And I'm not talking about the feeling of being about to cum..."

"Oh, you too? Good, I'm not gonna be able to hold on much longer with how good your purring feels. One?"

"Two." Cassie said.

"Three." Jake pushed all the way into her womb again, and made out with her as he poured even more inside. He gently humped her with each shot of his cum. Soon, her belly had a very visible bulge, and he rolled off of her.

"What do you want to do for round three?" Jake asked.

Cassie looked at him. "Before I say, answer this honestly. Are you feeling satisfied yet?"

"I'm the happiest guy in the-"

"Okay, maybe I should be more direct." Cassie giggled. "Sexually, Jake. Are you sexually satisfied? Do you want to cum again, or are you tired? Because I'm happy either way. I just want to know if you really want more, or if you're doing this to satisfy me."

"Purely for me?" Jake asked. "...I wanna cum inside you until I don't have any cum left." He said. "I want to stretch your belly out and pump you so full that your bulge will still be there in the morning. I could fuck you forever and never get bored, if you would let me. The only reason I stop Is that I want to respect your boundaries even more than I love cumming inside you."

Cassie sighed happily. His drive was probably infinite, and right now, she was still horny even though her womb was starting to be stretched. "In that case, I've got a few more rounds in me. Your turn to pick what we do."

"Hmmm..." Jake thought. "Oh my gosh, have we ever tried doggystyle?"

Cassie slapped her paw to her forehead. "We haven't!... Wait, why haven't we?"

"Maybe because we always wanna look into each other's eyes while we go at it?" Jake said. "But I wanna try it! Wouldn't it be more instinctual for you anyway? Maybe it'd feel even better for you somehow."

"Okay!" Cassie said. She rolled over and raised her hips up for Jake, lifting her tail high and displaying her pussy, which was dripping both her own juice and Jake's cum that had started to slowly leak out. Jake stood on his knees, and put his dick in place. Then he softly grabbed her waist and started to move.

"Mmmm~" Cassie moaned. "Well, go on, you can go faster, can't you?"

Jake sped up, and the plapping got louder. Cassie thought Jake was right about this being more natural for her. It certainly didn't detract from the experience. In fact, she felt like there was more consistent contact, and she always loved feeling Jake's strong, gentle hands holding her body. She could feel her pleasure rising.

"Mmh. Mmh. Hmm. Hmh." Jake groaned, thrusting a little faster.

Cassie opened her mouth and breathed freely. "Aah! Hah! Hha! Aah!"

They kept going for about a minute before Jake felt himself reaching the edge.

"I'm getting close!" He said.

"Do whatever you want!" Cassie yelled. "Make me yours!"

Jake moved his hands back to her hindquarters, and shoved his dick and her hips together with each slap.

he couldn't hold on much longer. "I'm cumming!"

"YES! DO IT!" Cassie yelled.

Jake mashed himself against her, and pumped his third load deep inside.

"AAAAAaaaaahhhhh!" He moaned in ecstasy.

"MMMMMMmmmmmm..." Cassie sighed happily as she felt her womb being filled even more with his cum, stretching further than she could ever remember it going.

Jake pulled out and slumped on the bed. Doing the work for two rounds in a row was starting to drain him, and for the first time tonight, his dick went limp.

Cassie saw, and cuddled up to him. "I can wait for you to get it up again." She said. "I'm honestly impressed you went this long. Usually it's twice max before you need a break."

"I guess I'm pushing myself more because of how excited I am that we're finally married." He said, stroking her crest fin. "You've always been able to get me going, but tonight feels really special somehow."

"Yeah, I'm feeling that too." Cassie said. "I guess the feeling of finally being husband and wife set something off in us." She closed her eyes and started to purr loudly and steadily.

They were both totally satisfied, Jake having barely any cum left to cum, and Cassie being even fuller than she was when they had their first time. Her stomach bulged to almost three times its regular size. Both of them wanted to make each other feel good even more, but they were beat, and didn't need anything but each other to hold. They both could tell.

Jake moved to lay on his side and spooned Cassie. He wrapped his arms around her chest and his legs around her tail. That was the way they fell asleep pretty much every night, but only because it was such a great way to cuddle with as much contact as possible.

Jake said, "I think we're both tired, huh?"

Cassie laughed softly. "Yeah. I don't need any more tonight."

"Neither do I." Jake said. "And your purring is the most soothing lullaby I've ever heard. I think I'm gonna fall asleep pretty soon."

"Yeah, Me too." Cassie said. "But before we do, can I tell you something?"

"Go ahead, fishy."

"I love you, Jake. I can't wait to spend my whole life with you."

Jake teared up again.

"I love you too, Cassie. You make me feel like the happiest guy alive."

Cass woke up just before Jake and Cassie. She sat up in bed, stretching and yawning.

"Good morning, Alexis." She said.

"Good morning, Cassie." Alexis replied cheerfully. "Your sleep score was 100. Do you feel well rested?"

"Oh, nice. And yeah, I do. First, could you give me the status for everything today?"

"Certainly. It's 7:56 am, and the weather outside is partly sunny at 65 degrees Fahrenheit, with a 55 percent chance of rain. All systems are online. But there's also a category 5 alert. Would you like to hear it now, or come back to it later?"

Out of all alert categories, 5 indicated least concern. But it was still an alert.

"Oh, that's weird. Um, sure, go ahead." Cass said.

"There appears to be a third sentient lifeform at Jake's house. They're completely docile as far as I can tell, but the part that makes it an alert is that they don't seem to be registered in the system."

"What???"

Back at the Oak, Jake woke up first. He snuck carefully out of bed so as to not wake up Cassie. He was completely wrapped around her, but ninja have a tendency to do things without being detected. He started making breakfast.

When Cassie smelled Mago in the air, she woke up immediately. She sat up on the bed and asked Jake, "Whatcha making, hubby?~"

"Oh, good morning, wifey! Just some poffins. They're almost done; you wanna lick the spoon?"

"Sure!" Cassie moved her legs out of bed to walk over to the kitchen, but before she got up, she noticed something odd.

Jake noticed it too.

"That's weird. Your belly bulge was always gone by the time it was morning..."

They maintained eye contact with confused expressions, both wondering why her stomach was still distended. Cassie looked down and felt her belly, expecting it to be jiggly and bouncy like it usually was when it was full of her favorite juice. But instead, it was firm. Cassie's eyes bugged and she clapped her paws over her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Jake asked worriedly.

"Jake..." Cassie began, "...this bump isn't gonna go away just yet."

Jake dropped the spoon.