Adventures in Altomare

Story by Zeraxen Sar'athin on SoFurry

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#1 of Adventures in Altomare


By: Zeraxen Sar'athin

Note: This story does not actually contain my fur, it's just something I decided to write, seeing as I have a thing for Pokémon. However, it does contain me (as a Trainer). Please read and review, tell me what I did right and what I got wrong as this is my first story. Hope you enjoy! ;3

Dusk was fast approaching when I first laid eyes on the town. The sea sparkled to one side with all manner of boats sailing to and from the harbor. I sighed in relief at having reached the town of Altomare before nightfall. It would feel good to sleep in a real bed again. I ran a hand back through my messy, spiked brown hair as I readjusted the strap of my backpack and my belt with my Pokéballs on it. I put my hands in my pockets and continued walking away from the dock the boat had dropped me at, into Altomare with the slight breeze off of the ocean blowing refreshingly across my face, making my open black long-sleeved shirt flap gently, revealing my white undershirt. As a habit I pulled my black, fingerless gloves farther onto my hands. My long black pants and black shoes completed my outfit.

As I walked into the town, I suddenly stumbled forwards as someone ran past me. I looked up in time to see a girl with a white skirt and green blouse, with honey-gold eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with two bits reminiscent of horns sticking up on the sides of her head. She kept running, and I saw her drop something. I picked it up; it was a sketchbook just like the one I carried with me.

"Hey, miss! Wait, you dropped this!" I yelled as I ran after her, waving the book above my head.

She didn't hear me as she ran on. I chased her for as long as I could, but eventually lost her and I had to give up. I sighed as I walked back through the town until I found an inn. I gave the innkeeper my name, Ian Moone, and secured a room.

For the next several days I wandered around Altomare, trying to find the girl so I could return her sketchbook to her. As I was walking back to the inn on the fourth night of searching, I heard a scuffle in an alley to the side. I peered into it to investigate, and there she was, backing away from a grimy-looking man with long, greasy black hair and a beard that had obviously not been trimmed in several weeks, and who was holding a rather dirty-looking knife towards the girl. After a second of shock I began to run towards them, yelling.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing?! What's wrong with you?!" I yelled, causing the girl to jump. I made it to her and moved in front of her, between her and the man with the knife. "What is the meaning of thi...!" I started to say before the man cut me off with a snarl and slashed viciously at me with the knife.

I pushed the girl back and attempted to dodge the knife, but was too slow. The knife carved a deep, ragged gash from the outside of my right elbow, all the way down my forearm to the left of my wrist. I stumbled, but ignored the pain as he snarled and stabbed again. I grabbed the blade of the knife, ignoring the deep cuts across my palm and fingers as I ripped the knife out of his grasp and threw it aside before punching him viciously, right between the eyes. He crumpled to the ground unconscious. I turned and saw the girl still behind me. I reached back into my bag and retrieved the sketchbook she had dropped and proffered it to her.

" I believe you dropped this. I've been trying to find you and return it to you for four days, miss." I smiled as she took it and smiled happily, before she glanced at my arm and her eyes widened in shock. Looking down, I saw a decidedly large pool of blood at my feet, and my arm and hand bleeding profusely. As I looked at it, I suddenly felt very dizzy and light-headed.

"Oh man... Is... is that all my blood?" I managed before I passed out cold.

I woke to find myself in a bed with my arm and hand bandaged. As I became more aware, I noticed the girl I had helped leaning over me, a worried look on her face. As soon as she noticed my eyes were open, a relieved smile broke across her face and she hugged me tightly. Startled, I laid there with her hugging me until she let go as another, older, woman appeared, walking up a flight of steps.

"Oh good, you're awake." she said. "My name's Bianca. Bree here told me what happened. She says you saved her life." I blushed and passed my hand across my eyes.

"I was just trying to help. I've been trying to find her for several days so I could return her sketchbook, and when I saw her about to be attacked, I just acted without thinking." I replied.

"That may be so, but you still saved her." Bianca replied. "I cleaned and bandaged your wounds for you, by the way." she continued.

"Much appreciated." I replied gratefully. "So, after I passed out, you brought me here?" I asked Bree, and she nodded vigorously. I smiled and said "Thank you very much, Bree." as I smiled. I looked down for the first time and realized I wasn't wearing a shirt. I blushed deeply as Bianca laughed.

"I repaired the slash in your shirt too. What's your name, if I may ask?"

"Ian Moone." I replied.

"Well Ian. Bree says she has something she wants to show you, if you feel well enough to get up." she said.

"Alright. Could I have my shirt please?" I asked, blushing deeper as Bree's eyes roamed over my exposed torso, noting the muscles months of walking and exercising on my journey had etched into my sides and stomach. Bianca laughed and tossed it to me. I caught it and stood up as I put it on, noticing Bree got a slight pout on her face as I did so. I blushed and followed her as she hurried downstairs, through a room filled along one side with boats, the other with drawings. She went out through the door and into the city, and I followed her. She hurried across stone bridges and through archways until she finally paused in front of a blank wall and smiled at me. I smiled back, and she turned and walked through the wall.

My smile stayed frozen on my face for a second before it changed to open-mouthed shock. Looking around to make sure no one was looking, I followed her through the wall. I came out of the wall and gasped in wonder. It was beautiful! Lush grass, trees everywhere, Pokémon flying and crawling by. My attention was instantly captured by the fountain in the middle of the garden, on a raised platform. I walked over to it slowly and looked down into it to see a gem, swirling with colors. I moved, and the swirling moved with me. I was so engrossed in observing the gem that I nearly leapt into the fountain when I felt a gentle touch on my shoulder. I turned to find myself face-to-face with Bree.

"WAH! Oh good god, you scared me half to death, Bree!" I exclaimed as I clutched my chest before I burst out laughing, Bree joining in after a moment. After a while I finally stopped laughing, and Bree smiled and surprised me by hugging my arm and looking down into the fountain with the gem, the smile slipping away into an expression of supreme sadness. We stood that way for a while, both looking at the gem; I wanted to ask what was wrong but I didn't want to seem rude, so I held my tongue. After a little while longer, I heard Bree sigh and looked over to see that she was glowing. The glow covered her from head to toe, and then winked out, leaving a jet-shaped Pokémon in her place. It was mostly red, the top of it's head, the backs of the 'hands', the back, and most of the stomach. It had a white neck, ears, and red wings reminiscent of the hair of it's previous form. It had a blue triangular marking on it's chest. I did a double-take, not sure that what I was seeing was real at first, before I yelped and jumped backward, right into the fountain and getting completely soaked. I quickly got up and sat on the edge of the fountain. As I did so, I felt a tugging, pulling sensation deep in my mind. Suddenly, I heard a distinctly girlish giggle as the red Eon Pokémon in front of me covered her mouth with her 'hand', trying not to smile.

"Well, this is definitely not what I was expecting when I came here." I said and laughed a little.

No, I wouldn't think so. came a female voice in my head, the Pokémon in front of me finally breaking out into a huge grin and tilting her head to the side. I hope you didn't get hurt Ian, are you alright? she asked.

"No, I'm fine. Who... who are you?" I asked.

I am Latias, the sole protector of this Garden. The gem in the fountain is my brother Latios's Soul Dew, which keeps this Garden safe. she replied.

She explained how many years ago a Trainer named Ash came to Altomare, and how two members of Team Rocket kidnapped her brother and stole the original Soul Dew so that they could activate the Defense Mechanism of Altomare. She told me how Ash helped rescue Latios, but the Soul Dew was shattered and the water left Altomare, only to return as a tsunami, and Latios gave his life to stop the tsunami from destroying Altomare, and became a new Soul Dew.

Ash left soon afterward. Latias sighed. I wish he hadn't. I miss him greatly. she continued, almost to herself.

"Why do you miss him so much?" I asked curiously, and she jumped, blushing as she looked down and away from me.

I... I loved him... But what am I saying? I am a Pokémon, and he is a human. Our kinds never love each other... she trailed off as a tear rolled down her face. She looked up, startled, when I moved forward and wiped the tear from her face.

"That's not true, Latias. I've known plenty of Trainers and Pokémon who love each other. Even some that are mates. You shouldn't think that just because Pokémon and people are different, they can't love each other just as fiercely as two humans can love each other. After all, Pokémon are living, breathing, thinking beings with emotions, just like any human." I said before I hugged her comfortingly. As I stepped back, she looked at me in confusion.

But, Ian, how can you be so sure? she asked. I blushed deeply and looked away from her as I ran a hand through my hair.

"I... Well, I don't exactly care for... Well, for humans..." I stammered out, and blushed even deeper. I looked up to see her tilting her head to the side in confusion, before it hit her. The red Eon Pokémon's entire body quivered as she looked at me in astonishment.

Do you... Do you care for Pokémon, then? she asked disbelievingly.

"Y-yes..." I stuttered. She looked at me in disbelief a moment longer before she flew at me and tackled me in a huge hug. We rolled across the ground for a ways before stopping, Latias ending up on top, hugging me fiercely. As I hugged her back, I noticed she was crying.

"Hey, why are you crying Latias?" I asked.

B-because I'm relieved and happy that at least someone feels like I do, that it doesn't matter if you're human or Pokémon, as long as you love each other... she replied. I laid there with her on my chest and stroked her neck as she kept hugging me, and kept crying. After a time, she stopped, and I hugged her one last time before I let her go.

"We should probably go back to Bianca, it's getting kind of late." I said. Latias pouted adorably as she changed back into Bree.

But, but I wanted to play some more! she said.

"Tomorrow, I promise." I smiled as she grabbed my hand and dragged me back to Bianca's house. Bianca made me swear to keep the Garden and everything I had learned a secret. I decided to stay in Altomare with Latias and Bianca, at least for a while. I wasn't sure I wanted to continue as a Trainer. I became an artist to help Bianca, and every day spent at least a little while in the Garden with Latias, playing or just talking. As the months passed, I found myself becoming increasingly fond of Latias, and one day, six months after I came to Altomare, I decided not to continue on my journey as a Trainer, and to stay in Altomare. I let all of my Pokémon go, or choose new Trainers, and took up being an artist full-time. I celebrated my 19th birthday the day after, Bianca and Latias throwing me a huge party. Several more months passed, and one day I was out drawing the sunset over the ocean. As I finished drawing, I turned to find Latias as Bree waiting on the dock behind me. I wasn't really surprised; she always seemed to know where I was. I smiled as I walked to her.

"Hey Lat--er, Bree." I stuttered, and blushed as she giggled. "Yeah, yeah. I know." I said. "I'm not used to seeing you as Bree so much anymore, though." I continued as I pulled out my sketchbook, the one I'd had with me since I started my Pokémon journey, and handed it to her. "Here. I filled all the pages in it. I'd like you to be the first to see it." I explained as she tilted her head questioningly. "Come on, it won't bite you know." I smiled as I lead her to a bench. She rolled her eyes and pushed me gently as we sat down. She opened it to the first page and blushed as she saw what it was. It was a drawing of her, the first time she showed me her true form. She was smiling hugely at my soaked appearance in the drawing. She turned the page and blushed even deeper as I laughed. It was of her asleep, small tongue poking out of her mouth and everything. I smiled as she looked through it, all pictures of her, sometimes her and I, in the Garden, playing, laughing and having fun. As she turned to the last page, I blushed and looked away, afraid she would get mad. It was her, in her true form, and me in the Garden as usual, but she was sitting in my lap and kissing me, full on the lips, passionately, me kissing back just as passionately. I looked back up to see her blushing just as deeply and looking at me with a mixture of disbelief and hope.

Is this... How you really feel, Ian? she asked tentatively.

"Y-yes... I'm sorry, I just couldn't think how to tell you, or if you would be angry or---" I started to say, but she cut me off quite effectively by kissing me softly, right on the lips. I sat in shock for a moment before kissing back, slowly wrapping my arms around her. She broke the kiss and sat smiling at me. I smiled and blushed before a thought struck me.

"Wait, do... Do you care for me... too?" I asked hesitantly. She nodded vigorously before she hugged me tightly and started crying. "Hey, wait, why are you crying?" I asked as I hugged her soothingly.

Oh Ian, nothing's wrong, I'm just so happy you care for me too. she said as she looked up at me with a smile. On an impulse, I kissed her again. She kissed me back, and after a while I broke the kiss, just sitting there and looking into her eyes, smiling, making her blush.

"Well, well, well. Look who it is." came a voice from behind us. We looked back to see a man with wild black hair and an equally wild black beard walking towards us "Don't suppose you remember me, eh?" he said, his voice low and slightly raspy.

"No, can't say I do." I replied cautiously, standing up with Latias standing behind me.

"Not surprised. I've spent the last year in prison." he said. "Looks like the cut I gave you last time healed up, 'cept for the scar of course." he continued with an ugly leer.

"You! You're the man who tried to attack Bree in that alley!" I exclaimed as I tensed angrily and Latias held my arm in a death grip.

"Yes, me." he sneered. "And while I was in prison, I heard the most interesting story from two, rather elderly, women. Their names were... Annie and... Oakley, I believe." he continued. I tensed even more, glaring hard. "Oh, I see you've heard of them. Well, they had the most unbelievable story, all about a Pokémon that could turn into a human, and how they used a Latios and a gem called the Soul Dew to power the D.M.A." he said as he stopped walking, his hands behind his back.

"So, what's that got to do with us?" I asked heatedly.

"Well, you see... She's that Pokémon." he said, and pointed at Latias. "And I intend to succeed where they failed. So, if you'll just step away, no one will get hurt." he finished.

"Not gonna happen, loser." I said as I ran toward him.

"I was afraid you'd say that." he sighed. "Hitmonchan, if you would, please." he said, and suddenly I felt a series of powerful impacts. I flew across the street and hit a wall, my head cracking painfully against the stone.

I coughed up blood and a few teeth before I heard Latias scream in my mind.

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Ian!! Help me!! she screamed. I looked over to see her being dragged away by the man. I got up and started to stumble after them, but the Hitmonchan hit me one last time, and I fell unconscious.

I woke slowly, before remembering what happened and starting to thrash wildly, trying to get up.

"Ian! Ian! Calm down!" I heard Bianca's voice.

"Bianca! Some guy, he grabbed Latias! He's headed for the DMA!" I yelled before I curled into a ball as the pain hit me. Pain from both my wounds and from bitter disappointment. I wasn't even strong enough to save my beloved, what use was I? Lost in grief and pain, I almost missed it. A voice whispered in my mind.

If you wish to save her, you must come to me at once. it said. Hurry, or she and this town will be lost! I sat bolt upright and looked at Bianca before hurtling out of the bed and towards the door.

"Bianca, I have to go. I'll explain later, ok?!" I yelled back over my shoulder as I dashed out the door.

I made it to the Garden and ran straight to the fountain holding Latios's Soul Dew. I leaned against the wall surrounding the fountain as I caught my breath. I noticed a small glow coming from behind me and I turned to see a ghostly blue Pokémon that looked exactly like Latias except a little bigger and blue where she was red, the triangular marking on it's chest red. I could see the trees and grass through it's body. I bowed deeply in respect.

"Latios." I said. "I came as quick as I could." He bowed slightly as well.

That is good Ian. We need to act with all possible haste if we are to save your mate before it is too late. he said. I blushed deeply.

"Whoa, wait! M-mate?!" I asked, embarrassed.

Yes, mate. While you have yet to bind with her, I feel the love you two share, and should you mate, you have my blessing to do so. he chuckled. However, that is not why I asked you to come. I nodded seriously. That man plans to try and force Latias to give her Soul Dew up, since he wasn't able to steal mine. Latias and I made sure of that after Annie and Oakley. he continued. There may be a way to save her. But first, how much are you willing to sacrifice to see her safe? he asked.

"Everything, Latios. Without hesitation, anything and everything to keep her safe." I replied forcefully. He nodded.

Good. Then let us begin.

I reached the museum just in time. Inside, I could hear Latias screaming in pain. I stormed into the museum to see the man had somehow gotten the DMA to work, even without a Soul Dew. Latias, now in her true form, was imprisoned in the same spinning cage Annie and Oakley had used on Latios, and she was screaming as electricity played across her, draining her power for the machine. The man was already in the control seat.

"So glad you could join us." he sneered. "I was afraid my Hitmonchan inadvertently killed you. This time, he will." the Hitmonchan walked close and started punching the air slightly. "Hitmonchan, attack!" the man yelled, and instantly the Hitmonchan was a blur of movement. Not a single one of it's attacks so much as grazed me. Before anyone could react, the Hitmonchan was sent flying by a single, powerful kick I delivered in it's midsection. It flew all the way into a wall before crumpling into a dazed heap. I glared at it, making sure it wouldn't get back up, before I turned and resumed stalking angrily towards the man in the control seat, his expression now showing signs of worry.

"Feh, not so fast kid." he jeered. "Kabutops, Aerodactyl! Rise!" he exclaimed, and Latias screamed as the DMA drew power from her to revive the ancient, evil Pokémon. Two light blue trails of sparkles floated out of the machine and were absorbed into the fossils of the long-dead Pokémon, causing them to be living once more.

"Aerodactyl! Kabutops! Kill him!" the man yelled. The Aerodactyl roared loudly before snapping it's head forward, trying to snare me in it's giant, powerful jaws. I jumped high into the air, performing a quick somersault as the Aerodactyl's teeth met with a great crash on empty air. I landed lightly on it's back, and it roared again in anger as it tried to snap at me again. I dodged it's snapping jaws and knelt on it's back, delivering an excessively powerful punch right on it's spine and quickly backflipping off of it's back as it crashed down several inches through the thick stone floor. I landed softly and turned around.

Ian! Behind you! Latias screamed in my head and I turned as fast as I could, narrowly avoiding a slash from the Kabutops' scythes. Growing even angrier, I drew my right arm up, across my chest so my palm was facing the wall to my left as an aura of dark blue power enveloped my hand. I saw the man's and Latias' eyes grow wide as I flung my arm to the right, and the Kabutops was sent crashing through the museum wall without me even touching it. I walked over to the control seat and grabbed the man by the shirt, flinging him back over my shoulder to hit a wall. He staggered upright as I advanced on him with a face that was blank and expressionless.

"How... How did you do that?! No human could ever do something like that!" he exclaimed in fear.

"I am no longer entirely human." I said. "Latios gave his soul to me, sacrificing himself and causing me to absorb his soul so that I could rescue my mate, though it caused him to no longer be in this world or the next. I now have his power, and I will use every last shred of it to keep the woman I love safe." I walked over to him and grabbed him by his collar, shoving him into the wall of the museum so hard it left an impression half an inch deep in the stone.

"I will give you one chance_._ Release her, and never let me see you ever again, and I will let you live. Or else I can end it now, if you'd prefer." I said in a voice that was icy calm. Just to emphasize my words, a sparking, crackling nimbus of dark blue lightning blazed into life around my hands. He looked at me, his eyes betraying nothing but fear as he removed a button from his pocket and clicked it, the spinning cage holding Latias stopping and slowly sinking into the floor, leaving Latias lying on the stone. I threw the man to the side and hurried over to her, the crackling aura of lightning around my hands dying out as I knelt on the floor next to her as I picked her head up and cradled it to my chest.

"Latias, love, are you all right?" I asked frantically.

Yes, dearest, I'll be okay. she said as she looked up at me, a relieved look in her eyes. I'm glad to be out of that cage though. her whole body quivered violently from head to tail. Ian... Is... Is my brother really gone now? she asked, and I nodded sadly.

"As soon as he gave me his soul, the Soul Dew in the fountain shattered. His last words to me were 'Tell Latias I will always love her, no matter where I may go'. He also told me that we would have to make new Soul Dew since his would shatter." I replied sadly. A single tear rolled down her face, and I wiped it away gently before kissing her softly, happy beyond words that she wasn't permanently injured. I broke the kiss and smiled at her. She smiled back before she glanced over my shoulder and her eyes widened in fear.

Ian! Watch out, behind you! she screamed. I looked back to see the man standing up, blood running from several cuts and the corner of his mouth, the Aerodactyl standing next to him.

"Kill them!" the man screamed. The Aerodactyl roared and fired a powerful beam of energy at us. Time seemed to slow down as the blast sped towards us. I clutched Latias tightly before flinging her away, out of the path of the blast. The last thing I remembered before the blast hit was Latias' shrill scream of fear.

I regained consciousness slowly, and noticed instantly that I was unable to move or even open my eyes. I tried with all my willpower to simply open my eyes, but they stayed shut as if cemented closed. Then, off to the side I heard Bianca's voice.

"Yes, I know he's been asleep for the past three days, but even though his body was healed by whatever power, he obviously need to recover somehow." she sighed. "And besides, I don't think a doctor could help him now anyway." she paused for a moment before sighing again. "He'll be fine, Latias." she said without much conviction, and I heard her slow, trudging footsteps move away from me.

Several hours passed, filled with my futile attempts to even open my eyes or move, until finally my eyes drifted slowly open. The first thing I noticed was that my body felt wrong, as if my limbs had been removed and rearranged. The second thing I noticed was that it was nighttime, and I was in the Garden. Moving my head, which felt stiff and strange, I looked over to see Latias curled up right next to me, fast asleep. I smiled and reached out to touch her. I stopped as I noticed my hand looked wrong. It looked exactly like Latias' 'hands', except golden. I looked at the other, and then down at my body. I was an almost exact copy of Latios and Latias, except colored golden, even the triangular marking on my chest. I stared for a moment before I started to thrash around and yell, freaking out and causing Latias to jerk awake.

"Ian! Ian! Come on, love, calm down, it's alright!" she said worriedly, and I calmed down.

"What... What the heck happened?!" I asked, noticing I could understand what Latias was saying without her talking to me telepathically. "And how come I can understand you now?" I asked in a much calmer voice. She shrugged and looked at me.

"Who knows? Maybe Latios gave you more of his soul than you thought. And of course you can understand me now, you're a Pokémon silly." she smiled and kissed me, and I kissed her back, happy that we were both safe and okay. I broke the kiss and looked at her.

"Am I stuck in this form now? Or can I change back to my human form?" I asked nervously.

"I... I don't know, Ian. You should be able to... Try to imagine what you looked like as a human, see if it works." she replied, frowning slightly. I frowned too, but did what she said. As I pictured my previous form, I felt my body shift and change until I was my old human self again.

"It worked! Huh." I said. "Wait, how come I can talk still, but you can't as a human?" I asked Latias.

"I don't know Ian.. Maybe because you were originally a human?" she replied as she settled back down to the ground. I transformed back into a Pokémon and curled up against her soft, warm form.

"So... What happened after I was knocked out?" I asked tentatively. She looked at me before looking away, tears in her eyes.

"I... I killed that man and the Aerodactyl, Ian... I... When I thought he'd killed you, I... I snapped... I ripped him apart Ian, piece by piece, and blew the Aerodactyl into dust... And I... it felt good... Am I evil for that, Ian?" she started crying heavily, burying her face in my chest fur and sobbing loudly, her whole body shaking uncontrollably. I held her tightly, stroking her neck soothingly as she cried.

"No, my mate, that doesn't make you evil. Think about it; would you have done that just because you wanted to? Or did you do it because they had hurt someone you care for?" I asked her in a soothing voice.

"B-because I t-thought they had k-killed you..." she sobbed.

"Sshh, love. You see? You're not evil. Would you think I was evil if I had been in your position and done the same thing?" I asked gently.

"N-n-no.." she replied.

"Then there's no reason for you to be upset, love. You did what I would've done, and I don't look down on you for it at all." I said as I gently lifted her chin and kissed her softly, wrapping my arms around her as she returned my kiss, softly at first, then passionately. I broke the kiss and looked at her tear-stained face.

"There's... Something I've been meaning to ask you..." I said, blushing deeply as she tilted her head. "Wouldn't the only way for us to be... you know, truly be mates would be... well, for us to, you know..." I trailed off as I blushed deeper. Latias tilted her head in confusion a moment more before it hit her, and she blushed just as deeply as she looked at me.

"W-well, I was actually waiting for you to make a move on me... After all, you are the male, and it's your right to take me whenever you wish..." she trailed off and looked away as I just stared at her.

"Latias, I would never force myself on you just to please me. I love you, and I want to please you for the rest of our centuries of life." I said gently.

"R-really? So you wouldn't get mad if I asked whether you wished to mate with me?" she asked tentatively as she stared at me with wide eyes.

"Of course not." I said

"Then... is it alright if... if I don't want to have children just yet? If I just want it to be us, at least for a little while?" she asked.

"Of course, my love, my mate." I smiled and kissed her forehead gently.

"One more thing..." she said

"Yes love?" I replied.

"I... I want to mate with you as a human, while I stay in my true form, just this first time i-if... if that's okay..." she blushed deeply.

"Of course it's okay Latias." I smiled as I focused and made the change back to my human self. "Why don't you lay on your back? It'll make this a bit easier." I said gently. She nodded and rolled onto her back, already looking nervous, but excited at the same time. I sat up and pulled off my shirt and tossed it to the side, noticing that the muscles in my torso had become even more defined than before. I crawled over until I was on all fours over Latias, looking down into her eyes before lowering myself and kissing her gently yet passionately as she wrapped her arms around me, her sharp claws running over my bare back, but didn't cut me at all. I ran my hands through her neck fur, stroking gently, making her shiver slightly. Slowly, I ran a hand down her neck and over her stomach, letting it com to rest over her exposed slit. I broke the kiss and looked into her eyes.

"Are you sure about this, Latias?" I asked. She put her mouth right against my ear, her warm breath sending shivers down my spine as she whispered.

"Yes, my love, my mate. I want to be your mate in mind, body, and soul." I licked her neck gently, causing another shiver to run down her spine as I kissed her insistently slowly running a finger up her slit from bottom to top, making her close her eyes and blush as she moaned into our kiss, shivering slightly again. She moved her 'legs' a little wider so I would have more room to do what I wished, and I smiled as I took my hand away and broke the kiss, smiling as she looked at me in confusion. Still smiling, I moved down until my face was level with her slit and gave it a slow, sensual lick from bottom to top, savoring her taste. She twined her claws in my hair and tried to push my face deeper.

"Oh, Ian!" she arched her head back and moaned loudly, eyes closed in bliss. I smiled and kept licking, causing her to moan loudly and blush as her whole body quivered in ecstasy. I inserted my tongue deep into her pussy, making sure to lick every inch as she squirmed in delight.

I took my tongue out and flicked it across her clit gently, causing her to squeals right before she came, her juices covering my face as I drank as much of it as I could. The taste of her sent something off inside me, causing my cock to jump in my pants. Latias blushed and smiled happily at me as I cleaned her cum from my face, closing her eyes to bask in the afterglow of her first orgasm. I removed the rest of my clothes once I had cleaned the last of her cum off of my face, and I noticed my cock had gotten much larger than before Latios gave me his soul; it now looked close to ten inches. I blushed as Latias opened her eyes and looked at my cock as I moved to kneel over her again, lowering myself down and whispering in her ear.

"Does my mate wish to be filled with my cock?" I whispered, and she moaned breathlessly.

"Yes, my mate, please take me with all your love!" she moaned.

"I don't know if this will hurt or not, love, but if it does, you tell me right away, okay?" I said, and she nodded. Right before I pushed in, I leaned down and whispered "I love you." as I pushed in slowly, trying not to hurt her. She moaned louder, her pussy slick and hot against my cock as I slowly penetrated her. Half way in and she hadn't told me to stop, I was confused, even more so when I bottomed out inside of her, my hips flush with hers as she moaned loudly in ecstasy. I smiled, relieved that I didn't have to worry about hurting her. I pulled out almost all the way before pushing in again hard, causing Latias to squeal in delight for a moment.

"Do... Do that again." she panted as she licked her lips and smiled. I smiled back and pulled out and thrust in again, starting a steady rhythm, Latias moaning and panting, lifting her hips to meet my thrust every time. Then she surprised me by grabbing me and flipping us over so she was on top, going hard and fast as she arched her head down to watch as she took me in to the hilt, causing me to moan and blush as I felt myself beginning to go over the edge.

"G-gonna cum!" I moaned as she sped up.

"Cum in me then!" she exclaimed as she hilted me and tensed, her head pointing at the night sky above us and giving a brief, shrill scream as she came, hard, on my cock, sending me over the edge as well. I yelled as I came just as forcefully as her, her body tensing as wave after wave of my cum shot into her body. She collapsed as soon as I was done. I petted her head affectionately before realizing she had fallen asleep.

"Guess that took a lot out of you..." I murmured as I fell asleep with my mate in my arms.

End of Part 1