Danger Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Story by Jeremiah_Nightwolf on SoFurry

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#5 of Your Average Pokemon Journey, With a Twist

Here we are my friends... four years later. Its been a long while since I wrote anything for this story, and I will not be surprised if none of you remember it. It started out as a small seven page introduction. Fans massed and clamored for more, and I was so eager to produce more for them. A second chapter was born. Then a third. Then a fourth. I was overjoyed by the positive feedback. Then... I fell into a depression that quelled my writing spirit. I died a little inside and left you all behind.

Now we are back with the fifth installment in my story Your Average Pokemon Journey, With A Twist. Jaden and Autumn have been through quite a lot in a matter of days. They met a strange girl with a wounded pokemon, Scorch. Overnight the seemingly normal Charmander transformed into a strange alternate form. With a second odd pokemon added to their team they set out for Pewter in hopes that they would find a guiding motivation. It is in Pewter where our story continues. Love is a difficult thing to grasp for ones so young, and Jaden and Autumn must find a way to come to terms with their feelings. Strange men spy on them both from placed unknown and concoct evil plans to recapture Autumn. Will our heroes make it through the day, or are they doomed to be separated from their hearts' deepest desires?


Jaden sat in bed for another hour contemplating all the confusing feelings and emotions that were surging through his mind. In the middle of the evening he had experienced something he could hardly grasp, let alone rationalize. Somehow, his beloved Autumn had undergone an incredible, albeit temporary, evolution of sorts. Pokemon were capable of many unexplainable things, but even Professor Oak had never reported any of them transforming into... people. It made no sense, even in his wildest dreams. He peered over his shoulder at her; she was still asleep and no doubt enjoying pleasant dreams of love and passion. He, however, had no time for such luxuries. He would have to find a video phone immediately so that he could consult his mentor. With difficulty, due to his desire to keep the noise at a minimum, Jaden rummaged through his back pack until he found a spare pair of boxer shorts and a plain white t-shirt. Once he was dressed in his less than fresh back up clothes he quietly exited the room making sure to step lightly. It took him no time at all to find the phones located in the lobby of the Pokecenter.

Much to his dismay, he realized that he left his money bag back in the room he had shared with Autumn. Not wanting to risk disturbing her with his noisy, clumsy footsteps, he decided to call Professor Oak collect. He knew that the professor wouldn't be too sore, but he also had a bad feeling that he might get a lecture on keeping your money purse on hand. He eagerly punched in the necessary numbers before waiting anxiously for the professor to answer. As the tone buzzed in his ear he watched as a few trainers emerged from the hall where the rooms were located. None of them gave him a second glance except a rather odd old man that gave Jaden a severe case of the creepies. When he finally heard the tell tale sound of the tone clicking off and a receiver being picked up, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Who... who is this? It's utterly too early to be receiving phone calls at this time in the morning." Professor Oak said before yawning deeply.

"Professor, it's me, Jaden! Why aren't you using the video feed?" Jaden asked curiously.

The professor huffed before replying, "Pardon me, but I don't like people seeing me in my freshly out of bed state. It makes the conversation awkward."

"I see... or well, not literally, but I understand..." Jaden said, feeling rather chagrinned.

"Well let's get on with it, what is this about? Is Autumn still doing well?"

With a heavy sigh Jaden began to retell the incredible events of the past few days. He told the professor all about the mysterious girl who had abandoned Scorch. He then described the unusual feelings that had overcome Autumn and himself over the short time they had spent together. Lastly, begrudgingly, he confessed the unspeakable act of pokephillia that had taken place between him and Autumn the night before. As always, Oak was very attentive and held his tongue, even when Jaden was positive the elder researcher had a thought occur. When he had completed his missive, Jaden felt a little more than embarrassed. He felt humiliated, dishonored, and more than anything else, he felt like he had failed at his new life as a trainer.

"And this transformation occurred only when Autumn was feeling sexually stimulated by your male pheromones?" Oak asked curiously.

"Yes sir..." Jaden replied as he imagined horrible punishments in store for him.

"Fascinating! This is surely going to go a long way towards understanding the mutation of hers, and possibly Scorch's as well. I would very much like to meet your new little friend if it wouldn't burden your team to be one man down. I promise that I would only keep him a day." Oak said pleadingly.

Jaden was stunned that the professor had taken what he was told so well, "Y-yes, of course professor, I will send him to you via Bill's PC as soon as I can."

"Excellent, I knew I could count on you Jaden. You shouldn't be beating yourself up so much about what has happened. I don't completely condone your recent... romance, but I will not be a judge of your life. If this is what the both of you want, then you have my blessing. But... you simply must report any findings to me for my stores of data." Oak said, once again with pleading in his tone of voice.

"O-of course professor, I will keep you posted... oh! I've one more thing to report while I still have you. It's about where Autumn and Scorch come from. They have both confessed to me that they were indeed normal Pokemon of their respective species. They seem to have been the product of some ill-conceived experimentation in the area. The only details they both confirmed without fail was a man, dressed in lab attire, with blonde hair." Jaden said with slow words so that he was sure his description was clear.

Professor Oak nearly never wavered when it came to his poker face. It was said that when his grandson finally came out of the closet and confessed his love for the Pokemon Master Ash, Oak didn't even blink an eye lash. When Jaden described the lab worker, or whatever he was, the professor let out an audible gasp and was deadly silent for a full minute. Jaden waited patiently, fearful that his mentor had suffered some illness or shock. When Oak finally responded, it was with a shaken voice and stuttered words.

"Are you sure that the two of them saw this man clearly?"

"Scorch saw him administer the serum that caused his transformation. Whatever happened to Autumn must have been similar, because her reaction was volatile." Jaden replied as he held the phone a little tighter than normal causing the plastic to groan in protest.

"I see... perhaps you should return with the two of them... for safekeeping." Oak finally said after another stretch of contemplative silence.

"No sir, I want to continue on my journey. If my gut feeling is correct, then something very big is going on here in the area around Pewter. If there are more Pokemon suffering then it is our duty as researcher and trainer to discover the cause and end it." Jaden said with conviction.

"If you are sure, and there is nothing I can do to stop you, then I will give you all the help that I can. If I come across something useful I will have a local researcher give it to you. I will call you when you should look for them. Be careful Jaden... there are people in this world that will do anything, and I mean anything, to succeed. You must be willing to do even more to stop them. I have to go, but I will be in contact. Take care my student, and hold onto Autumn as tightly as you can." Oak said before he hung up the phone leaving Jaden with more questions than answers.

Jaden walked back to his room with his head buzzing madly. Professor Oak seemed to know something that he wasn't willing to share, but what was it? Could he know the identity of this blonde scientist? It was infuriating to think that he was being left out of some loop, but his anger was quelled when he took into account Oak was no fool. If there was something he ought not to know, then it was for the best he didn't pry. That was all well and good, but Jaden was still a curious soul and he doubted he would be getting much sleep until more demons were brought into the light. When he finally got back to his room he found Autumn awake and grooming herself. When she looked up at him, her face glowed with the most heavenly smile he had ever seen. She was an angel, his angel.

"Good morning Jaden, did you sleep well?" Autumn asked while she sat up on her haunches to get a better view of him.

"I did... maybe better than I have in years." Jaden replied while he walked over to join her on the bed. When he sat down he pulled her close to his side and caressed the side of her neck affectionately.

Autumn let out a coo as she leaned her head into his side comfortably, "Last night I had the most amazing dream."

"We make love in it?" Jaden asked bluntly.

Autumn moved away only a little as she turned her head around to look him in the eye, "Wait, how did you know about my dream?"

Jaden pointed to the pile of loose clothes that were torn the night before. He had placed them next to his bag when he put on his spare clothes. Autumn took only a few moments to grasp the meaning of the clothes, but when she did her eyes shot open to rival saucers. She remembered using her vines to tear the clothes off of her lover the night before. She had been kissing him, enjoying his scent and his taste, and then finally she had let him take her most precious treasure. It had been a dream come true... and now, in more ways than one. If what she dreamt really happened then that would mean Jaden remembered too, and if he did remember, and he wasn't angry or frightened...

"What does this mean Jaden?" Autumn asked as she returned her gaze from the clothes to her trainer.

Jaden blushed rather badly, but he had been prepared for such a question, "I suppose this means that... we're lovers."

"Jaden, please... don't play with my emotions. Are you seriously proposing this?" Autumn said with a serious, yet hopeful voice.

Jaden was almost offended by her inquiry, "I would never toy with you like that. What I am saying is exactly how I feel."

Autumn looked down at her front paws pensively. The tables had finally turned and she was barely able to cope. When she had confessed her feeling for him, it had been a naïve and foolish gesture. She had been rejected and it had broken a small part of her heart into pieces. But she still loved him more than he could possibly imagine. Her only wish was to spend the rest of their days together... together. But... how could she accept his proposal now? There was far too much happening around them for there to be any distractions. For his safety, she would have to reject the idea, no matter the pain it would cause. Would she be able to hurt him? Was it possible to deny one's self one's deepest desire?

"After last night I can understand how you must feel Jaden... but I think that we should take our time." Autumn finally said.

Jaden's heart gave a small spasm, but he held his tongue and steadied his breathing, "I understand Autumn. I can respect your decision. But the offer will be on the table no matter how long it takes. And it's not just because of last night."

The two of them prepared to leave in silence. Neither of them needed to speak for now. Jaden had plenty on his mind besides his rocky relationship with Autumn, while she had troubling thoughts about her fellow Pokemon to busy her mind as well. After a half hour of packing and taking inventory, Jaden left the room with Autumn following beside him. By then the Pokecenter had become just as busy as the day before, but thankfully none of the Pokemon being treated needed emergency care. Nurse Joy was looking just as peachy as ever, wearing her usual smile. When she noticed him in the lobby she waved him over excitedly. Jaden remembered her wanting to see him in the morning, so he hurried over to not keep her waiting.

"Good morning Nurse Joy." Jaden said before leaning on the counter, out of the way of the line of trainers in need of Pokemon care.

Nurse Joy smiled warmly at both Jaden and Autumn, who had leapt up onto the counter, "Good morning to the both of you as well. I hope the bedroom was comfortable last night."

"It was perfect Nurse Joy; I haven't slept so well since I was a baby." Jaden replied jokingly.

"Oh good, you really deserved a good night's sleep after all the work you did yesterday. As promised, I have prepared a care package for you to take with you when you leave. I was able to secure ten of my best potions and a bundle of various status cures for you to use if you need them. I also packed some dried foods for you to eat while you are on the open road. Its meager compared to what you deserve, but it will be a few days before a truck arrives to restock our store rooms." She said sadly as she frowned at the paper bag she had packed everything into.

Jaden smiled happily at her, "That's great! It's better than I imagined. I really appreciate you sacrificing some of your goods for me. I feel like I should pay you something, heh."

"No no, for heaven's sake no. You earned this care package young man. Take it, and I want no arguing from either of you." Joy said while thrusting the bag playfully into Jaden's arms.

Jaden thanked her repeatedly as he stored the goods in his back pack. It took a few minutes to reorganize his pockets so that he could have some semblance of order. Once everything was put away he picked up Autumn and held her close in his arms as he left the Pokecenter. The sun was bright and glaring down warmly on the city of Pewter. Many of the local folks were out on short morning walks with their loved ones. A couple of children were seated on a nearby bench trading Pokemon with their hand held devices. Everything seemed well, and Jaden was glad for a moment of peace. Then he heard what was no doubt the sound of violent protesting.

He searched for the source of the sound and found that it was drifting on a breeze blowing from the north west. He looked down at Autumn and found her wearing a rather worried expression. Jaden walked off through town toward the source of the riotous clamor and was soon facing the dirt road leading out of Pewter towards Mt. Moon. A large group of youngsters, elders, workers, bikers and even a few mountain climbers could be seen yelling and screaming about this and that. One particularly loud, and unfortunately familiar, voice sounded from the forefront of the group.

"I need to get to Cerulean city to meet up with my sister right now!" The loud, shrieking voice cried.

Standing before the group were seven police officers in their stunningly well kept blue uniforms, each with the standard Growlithe partner, and led by the beautiful Officer Jenny. Her teal hair was a bit messy due to the humidity of the air, but it only added to her usual attractiveness. She strode over to the person who had screamed into her face and jabbed at his chest with a stern finger.

"I told you that this road is closed due to dangerous conditions! Over two hundred Pokemon have died in the Pokecenter over the last three days! For you and your Pokémon's safety the road to Mt. Moon has been shut down until a proper investigation has been conducted! There are plenty of rooms at the Pokecenter and the local inns, go back to town before we are forced to make you!" Jenny exclaimed before several of the Growlithes let our menacing snarls.

The crowd was obviously unwilling to be bitten for the sake of protesting, so soon the entire group had dispersed. The obnoxious instigator of the rebellion turned out to be the flamboyant clown boy from the day before. When he noticed Jaden standing in the road to town he quickly diverted and dashed between bushes and houses to avoid him, which amused Jaden a little too much. After the group of angry protestors had finally vanished into the city, the police officers all let out sighs of relief before returning their Pokemon to their respective balls. Jaden calmly strode over to the boys in blue and was quickly accosted by officer Jenny herself. She appeared haggard and worn, but full of her normal spirit.

"Halt traveler, whatever your business is you had better turn right around like the rest of your group." Jenny said aggressively.

"Please, I am not here to stir up trouble, I just wanted to ask what was going on. I heard the yelling and I was afraid all hell had broken loose." Jaden replied cautiously; he was in no mood to be thrown in jail.

Jenny looked him and Autumn over and when she recognized that he was calm and complacent she let her guard down, but only a little, "Sorry about that, but after yesterday we've been on high alert. The road has seen some deadly encounters recently. Civilians have been attacked by groups of trainers on the road dressed in peculiar outfits. At first we thought it might be a small faction of Team Rocket supporters, but none of the survivors had reported anything that sounds remotely like TR behavior. These brutes use savage tactics on their prey, ganging up on them, and ordering their Pokemon to deal death blows. The young trainers in the area are being torn to pieces and losing their Pokemon left and right."

"That's terrible! What is being done to stop it?" Jaden asked.

"Right now... nothing. Pewter is a small city, and there are so few officers that we just don't have the man power to go in after these bandits. Until we receive back up from one of the other stations we can only keep people off Route 3. The Gym leader Brock has been recruiting trainers in town to form a group willing to go and seek out the trainers responsible for all the chaos, but not many of the locals are willing to get their hands dirty. If things don't look up soon, he may be going in alone."

"Is someone talking about me? My ear is ringing off the hook!" A deep voice sounded from behind Jaden causing him to turn.

Standing there was a tall, middle aged man with brown spiked hair and tanned skin. His eyes were indefinable due to their constant squint, but his features were strong and kind. As he strode up to them Jaden almost thought he might come introduce himself, but that thought left him when Brock knelt down on one knee and grasped Officer Jenny's hand gently. He lifted a hand into the air as he gazed into the eyes of Jenny longingly.

"Oh, my blue coated goddess, my officer of obsession, my peacekeeper of perfection... my heart sings to you and cries out for your affection. I wish only to embrace your beautiful form and call you mine, forever!" Brock said while Jaden watched, gagging slightly.

Jenny yanked her hand away from his and lifted her nose to the sky in defiance, "This from the man who my cousins keep telling me he calls each of them the most beautiful Jenny he has ever seen. I am no fool Brock, so stop acting like an idiot and stand up!"

Heartbroken, Brock stood up slowly and wiped tears of rejection from his tightly sealed eyes, "Someday you will understand how much I love you, and you will finally be mine..."

"Yeah, well, today isn't your day... and tomorrow isn't looking too good either!" Jenny added when Brock looked as if he might say more.

"Oh fine, I have more important things to do anyway. Seems everyone is too chicken to come help me root out the baddies in the area, so I am going in alone. I'm a man on a mission... a mission for peace, safety... and love!"

Jenny groaned as her fellow officers let out soft giggles and chuckles. She glared holes through their heads and effectively shut them up, but their faces betrayed their desire to continue laughing.

"I'll back you up Brock." Jaden finally said hoping to move things along.

"No way kid, you look like a complete newbie. And if you don't have my badge yet then you obviously aren't qualified to beat off lawless bandits." Brock replied after giving Jaden a swift look over.

Autumn grew angry that her partner had been underestimated, but she held her tongue for fear she might freak someone out. Brock noticed the look on her face and laughed heartily.

"Man, I know that look all too well. She reminds me of a Pikachu I once traveled with. He was a spirited little guy, and I bet she is no push over either. And by the look of her, I'd say she is much more than meets the eye, which is obviously saying a lot." Brock said before he pulled out a small sealed bowl.

Autumn watched this strange man open the bowl and immediately fell in love with the scent that wafted from within. It was so delightful that she leapt out of Jaden's arms and sat looking up at Brock with beggar's eyes. He laughed and set the bowl down on the ground for her. She looked down and saw a bowl of Pokemon food that she was all too willing to eat with reckless abandon. When she finally took her first bite she was met with a flavor explosion unlike anything she had ever experienced. Whatever was in the food, it had everything a plant type like her would ever want and need. Jaden watched her gorge herself on Brock's offering. It was amusing to him how she ate without tact. Her face was soon covered in brown debris from the food she had quite literally torn up.

"She's a hungry one. It's a special recipe I developed years back for breeding. She'll be stronger, faster, and more energized than ever once she is done eating. I like you and your partner, kid. I'll let you tag along after all, but you better be able to keep up." Brock said with a grin.

Jaden was elated to hear this and uncouthly performed a fist pump, "Excellent, I was hoping you'd say yes. So, what's the plan here, boss?"

Brock turned toward Route 3 and scratched his chin softly, thinking hard on his plan. Jaden waited with bated breath, hoping his role would be something with a lot of action. Brock finally turned back to Jaden and drew in a deep breath, "We split up!"

"W-what?! What is the point of making a battle group if you intended to split up!?" Jenny yelled as she grew wary, and angry.

Brock flashed a smile as he looked at Jenny with his unseen, all seeing eyes, "My sweet, beautiful temptress, the enemy will be expecting a large group of pursuers! We must separate and root them out from the shadows."

"Sounds good to me." Jaden said feeling excited and anxious.

"Wait, hold on, I have a say in this, I am the head of the police here!" Jenny yelled over their joyous reverie.

Brock broke off at a run and only just got by the officers trying to form a wall. Jaden followed quickly after grabbing Autumn from where she sat enjoying the satisfied fullness of her belly. He ducked under the grabbing arms of the officers and ran as fast as he could to catch up to Brock. The two of them laughed heartily as they left the seven officers behind them. After a few moments Brock stopped to catch his breath and clutched at his chest.

"I need to get out and run more often... At least we got by those blue clad boneheads. They mean well, but I have to keep my city safe just as much as they do." Brock said while catching his breath.

Jaden was less winded but he was panting nonetheless, "I'd do the same if I were in your position, boss. So where do we go from here?"

"I'm heading south to some of the thickly forested areas. I know a few good hiding spots that the bastards might be using as a base. I want you to head north to Mt. Moon. Scout out the area for me. I don't want you getting into trouble unless it finds you. I'll back track and meet you there when I know the south is secured. Think you can handle all of that, chief?" Brock said authoritatively.

Jaden nodded and watched as Brock summoned a Steelix from one of his Pokeballs. The intimidating steel type let loose a roar of approval at being released, and then calmed down so that his trainer could climb on his back. Brock waved as he rode off into the forest and Jaden waved back feeling a little pity for anyone unlucky enough to have to battle with him and his giant steel snake. He then focused his attention on the looming mound of earth to the north west: Mt. Moon. The place had an aura of mystery to it, especially considering the types of Pokemon that tended to linger in the old mountains caves. Between the Zubat, Clefairy, and floating Geodude, Mt. Moon was soon going to be a place Jaden would be sure to hate at day's end.

"I feel like we got a little swept up in the moment, Jaden." Autumn said while she hung comfortably in his arms.

Jaden blushed as he realized she was right, "It's alright, I like being helpful, and plus it gives us a chance to search the area for some trace of the scientist guys who messed with you and Scorch."

"That sounds like a great idea. Maybe you should let Scorch out so he can help us search?" Autumn suggested.

Jaden nodded and set her on the ground gently before he secure the second ball on his belt. In a flash of red light Scorch appeared, yawning and stretching his little flame colored body. After rubbing the top of his head with his sharp claws he looked up at Jaden curiously.

"So, what am I doing out? I don't see any strange trainers around waiting to battle." Scorch asked groggily.

"No battles, at least not yet Scorch. We're here to look for some people who have been ambushing beginner trainers in the area and killing their Pokemon with brutal tactics. Also, I was hoping to put a little of our effort into searching the area for those guys who mutated you and Autumn." Jaden replied cautious of offending either of them with his wording.

Scorch looked around the area, then sniffed, and then looked back at Jaden thoughtfully, "This place does smell familiar. And I think that the stream I was drinking from was nearby. This is as good an area as any to start looking for these bastards."

Jaden smiled before he set off north with his two Pokemon following behind close. He could tell they were both anxious, but Scorch seemed to be much more aware than Autumn. He wagered that the people who were experimenting on Pokemon either bring in different Pokemon from different areas, or they move from time to time to avoid being caught. If the latter were the case, he figured they would be preparing to move as they searched. All the violent acts in the area were sure to be the work of this mysterious group and they were more than likely driving away witnesses before their move. As they progressed further into the forest area, Mt. Moon began to loom overhead like a silent watcher, keep an eye on the land below. Jaden looked up at the sloping mound of earth and the oddly rounded top was slightly odd to him, but of course nothing about Mt. Moon was normal.

"Hold up Jaden, I smell something very familiar..." Scorch said as he froze and sniffed the air slowly before jerking his head up, "Look out!"

Jaden looked up in time to see a fishnet start to fall on top of them. He had just enough time to push Scorch and Autumn into the safety of a nearby bush before he fell under the weight of the net. He fell to his knees and discovered the net was covered in small pieces of broken wire that cut at his skin. He cursed and made to remove the net but found his arms unresponsive. His body grew very numb very quickly as he fell to the side, effectively embedding even more of the sharp wire tines into his arm and even his cheek. He heard footsteps in the tall grass nearby and with great difficulty he looked over in that direction. First to emerge were two Houndoom that immediately growled upon spotting the downed human. Behind them, two tall men garbed in all black outfits strode out holding batons. Their outfits included knee high boots, black slacks, black jackets and black berets. No distinguishing marks could be seen on the two perfectly uniformed men.

"Look what we got here... another trespasser. Those Stun Spore coated wires keep working wonders." The man on the left said before walking over and kneeling by Jaden, poking his baton into Jaden's side to test the nerve response.

"Boss Coleman said to bring any males we catch with brown hair back to base. Knock him out so we can get this over with already." The second man by the Houndooms said with an agitated tone.

Jaden struggled against his numbness as best he could, but all he ended up doing was rolling onto his back. His eyes followed the baton in the first man's hand as it rose high. He closed his eyes in time to avoid watching the inevitable strike. When it came, his eyes exploded with lights and color before being consumed by darkness. He thought he had died from the blow as he wandered the darkness of his waking dreams. Nothing of note happened inside his mind while his body was transferred to... wherever the two men were taking him. Whether it would take minutes or hours, he would never know. All he knew was the intense darkness consuming his mind and body. All five of his senses were completely useless without any stimuli.

Just as his mind thought itself mad, he woke with a sudden jolt as his body filled with intense pain. He burned all over from head to toe, and his hair on his arms and legs began to give off pungent odors. He eventually opened his eyes to find himself looking at his feet. He was slumped against a wall with his hands secured above his head by what he felt were handcuffs. When he looked around he saw nothing but more darkness, but this darkness had odd shapes in its depths. He recognized three walls of stone around him, and a fourth made of what had to be metal bars. He was sitting on a floor made of smoothed granite, and the cuffs on his wrists were made of silver metal and attached to a thick iron ring that had been secured to the wall with thick, rail spike sized nails. With his perception still a little dull he barely noticed the sound of clacking footsteps on the stone floor outside the room he was in. He was startled when the wall of metal bars clanged as a door built into the bars opened clumsily. Into the strange stone room walked a tall man in a long white lab coat. He wore underneath that a pair of brown shoes, khaki pants, a red vest and a white dress shirt. A pair of glasses was rested on the tip of his pointed nose, and behind them were deep green eyes. Jaden was shocked to see a head of bleach blonde hair on top of his head.

"I see you're finally awake. It helps when your alarm clock is a Raichu." The strange blonde man said while a Raichu scurried out of one of the darker corners of the room and over to his side. Jaden could see that the Raichu was wearing a strange collar with flashing red lights on the side.

"Where... am I?" Jaden asked weakly due to his dry throat.

The man lifted his hands up dramatically, "Why, you are in the magnificent Mt. Moon young man! You are now prisoner of the most notorious group in the world."

Jaden watched him curiously, "Team Rocket?"

"No, we are not that band of overzealous misfits! Their vision was so narrow; they might as well have been looking through the eye of a needle!"

"Erm... Are you Team Plasma?" Jaden asked.

The man grunted his disapproval, "You are naïve if you think we are members of such an idiotic group. No, we are the most notorious group to ever set foot on this blue world, we are The Shadow Syndicate!"

"Never heard of you..." Jaden admitted with a bemused expression.

This angered the man greatly and he looked as if he might order his Raichu to give Jaden a taste of the thunder, but a man, dressed in all black like the ones who captured Jaden, walked in and cleared his throat. The blonde scientist snarled in a very unimpressive imitation of an Entei before turning to the newcomer.

"What is it now?! Can't you see I am busy with our prisoner?!" He asked.

The man in black swallowed nervously as he struggled with his words, "Mr. Coleman, I am terribly sorry for bothering you, but Dr. Shadow is waiting to speak with you before he leaves."

The scientist named Coleman immediately softened and grew very calm, "I see, in that case hurry along and let him know I will be right there."

The man nodded and ran off to see to his task while Coleman turned his attention back towards Jaden, "As for you, we have a lot more to discuss once I have returned. For now, enjoy the company of my Raichu. He doesn't say much, but I am sure you will love how incredibly... shocking... his one-liners can be."

Jaden watched him leave while laughing rather loudly, but the joke had left Jaden confused. His confusion was soon ended when he felt his body fill with sudden, burning pain once more. He managed to open his eyes only once after the initial pain, but it was enough to see that the Raichu was sending low level Thundershock attacks at him. As the pain grew in intensity his screams soon filled the dark and gloomy dungeon. It followed the twisting tunnels and chasms. The screams spooked a group of sleeping Zubat and sent them flying every which way. Finally the sound left the ground through a man-made opening in the side of Mt. Moon, and into the ears of two very worried Pokemon.

"What in God's name are they doing to him in there?" Scorch asked no one in particular as a rather horrifying scream emanated from the dark passage.

Autumn let out a very worried whimper as she heard her Jaden screaming so loudly, "I don't know... it could be anything!"

Scorch ducked his tail down under his body to hide the light as one of the generic looking men in black strode out of the passage. He wore a rather disgusted look on his face that only worsened when he heard one of the screams come from the cave behind him. Scorch got a brilliant idea while watching the guard vomit behind a thick tree opposite their position.

"Hey you, come help me with this Pokemon I found caught in one of the traps!" Scorch called out suddenly.

Autumn let out what could only be described as a "meep" before she quickly hid in the depths of their hiding bush. When she saw Scorch still exposed she tried calling him over, but he only smiled and shushed her holding his claw to his lips. As he had planned, the man regained enough of his composure to stand up before he walked over to search for his comrade. The man walked through the bushes and into the clearing while Scorch kept himself out of the man's line of sight. When the man had successfully walked into the center of the small clearing surrounded by bushes he stopped and rubbed his forehead.

"Hey, who was it that called me over here? Where are you?" The man called out.

Scorch dug his feet into the grass before running full speed toward the man, "Right here! Tackle attack, bitch!"

The man had only enough time to turn and say "Dafuq?" before he was slammed into by the small fire Pokemon. Scorch wore the world's most adorable "win" face during the attack that Autumn nearly let herself stop worrying about Jaden to laugh. The man flew into a tree nearby so hard that he was instantly knocked out cold. Scorch kicked dirt into the face of the black clothed man before turning to Autumn with a grin. She tilted her head, wondering what could be giving her companion such a confident attitude.

"Why did you disable that human?" Autumn asked before she could stop herself.

Scorch walked over to her and tapped her nose lightly with his claw, "One ass hole down, many more to go."

~

Within the depths of the cave maze that the Shadow Syndicate had created for their base, three checkpoints had been set up to help avoid any undesirables getting inside. The first was located just within the cave entrance. Two guards stood as sentries on either side of the passage. The second was located deeper inside the mountain at a central junction that led to three separate areas of the subterranean base. The third was located just outside the experiment holding cells where a certain human was being given the Syndicate's special treatment. The two guards standing watch at this particular location were growing weary of the sounds coming from within. Mr. Coleman had been hard at work questioning a young man that had been caught snooping, and if the sounds coming from within were any indication then the poor lad wasn't going to be coming out looking very good.

"I can't believe it's taking so long to get the information we need out of the kid. I mean... he is only a kid after all." The guard on the left said.

The right guard agreed whole heartily, "Maybe we ought to report Mr. Coleman to the head of security? We can't have any human deaths on our hands or things will start to get much more complicated."

"Think we'll get in trouble if we leave our post?" The left guard added curiously.

"You two, come over here and help me with this heavy box!" A voice called out from around the corner down the hall.

The two guards exchanged looks and because they had no reason to think anything was odd, they walked down the hall and turned the corner to seek out the person calling for aid. As soon as they had turned the corner they both realized that they had walked into a trap. Their ankles, wrists, and necks were suddenly seized by thick vines. When they attempted to scream for help two rather dexterous vines whipped about their heads to gag them. Their protests came out in garbled whispers and whimpers as Autumn and Scorch emerged from behind a large rock in the floor of the passage. Autumn gave both of her captives a very friendly smile that both of them found incredibly threatening.

"Lower them so I can check their pockets for keys and stuff." Scorch said while grinning rather devilishly at the guards.

Autumn lowered them both slowly to their level, "Please hurry, Jaden sounds worse now..."

"I know, I am worried about him too, geeze." Scorch replied while searching the guards for any personal effects.

Within seconds the floor of the passage was covered in debris. A pack of cigarettes, two wallets, and a pile of change, a mature magazine, and a box of Twinkies, three spare pairs of underwear, several empty Pokeballs, and a pair of reading glasses were among the things that Scorch salvaged from their many hidden pockets. When he was finally about to give up his search he found a key card in one of their pockets and let out a victory shout. He showed Autumn that they had struck gold and she smiled brightly for the first time since the beginning of their rescue mission. With little effort, Autumn bashed the two guards' heads together to effectively knock them both unconscious. Once the guards' bodies and possessions were hidden as well as they could be, Autumn led the way around the corner towards a set of large steel doors. They had no obvious method of opening except a vague looking box on the right side of the door's frame. The box had no distinguishing features to it. There was only a very narrow cut down the center of the box so thin that only paper would pass between the walls of the miniscule canyon.

"Here, use this thing we got off those two idiots." Scorch said as he offered the card to Autumn.

Autumn nodded before using a vine to hold the card before lifting it to the small box. She carefully slid the card through the gap a few times with no success, but on the fifth attempt the box rang out. Autumn and Scorch jerked back violently, ready to fight, but the door merely slid open with an almost inaudible swish. Unlike most of the lit passages the pair of them had searched, this one was darker and very damp. The walls and ceiling had been mined clumsily leaving jagged edges and uneven surfaces. Ten sections of metal bars were built into the walls and separated by about three feet of solid rock. None of the cells had any occupants, save for the last cell on the right where an ear splitting scream emanated from.

"You will tell me where she is! I need her blood to recreate the Alpha serum!"

Both Autumn and Scorch recognized the second voice. Autumn had had nightmares about that man. He had done terrible things to her during her time in his clutches. All the painful experimentation, arduous tests, and the lack of affection... he was a cold man with no heart. Scorch knew only that he had this man to thank for his recent mutation, and though he had found someone willing to take him in regardless of it, he would never forgive him for taking his normal life away. His claws clenched into small fists and his tail flame flared up as if it had been doused in petrol. Both of them ran down the passage toward the voices and when they arrived at the cell both of them gasped loudly.

Jaden was hurt... badly. His clothes had been burned and torn in several locations. He had a small, but deep gouge on his forehead that was bleeding into his left eye. His neck had swirls of red around it showing he had been strangled. His chest was bare and bore marks of being whipped. His breathing was shallow, but he was awake, and his eyes were staring deeply into the man's opposite him. Despite all the pain he had suffered, Jaden was still being defiant and giving no ground. This fact was not unknown to his torturer Mr. Coleman. The scientist had removed his lab coat to get comfortable, and his blonde hair had matted down from sweat. Beside him were a Raichu and a Tengela. Both of the Pokemon looked rather irritated, but neither of them seemed to have their wits about them.

"You'll never have Autumn or Scorch, they're my friends. If you want them so badly then you'll have to get rid of me." Jaden said defiantly, regardless of the punishment he was sure to get.

Mr. Coleman sneered before he removed a Pokeball from his pocket and let out an Alakazam. The Pokemon wore a collar much like the one on the neck of the Raichu, and it wore an expression reminiscent of a robot. Autumn wondered if the Pokemon wearing them were real, or just automatons.

"If you think to keep things from me, then you are sadly mistaken. If I cannot reason with you, then you leave me no choice. Alakazam will just have to rip your mind open by the seams and take what I need from you." Mr. Coleman said while smirking.

"No!" Autumn cried before whipping her leaf around and sending a burst of razor sharp maple leaves into the cell.

Mr. Coleman and his three Pokemon were engulfed in the small storm of leaves and were backed into the corner of the cell. Scorch let loose a torrent of flames at the metal lock of the cell door. In seconds the metal began to melt until the door came loose and swung open slightly. He kicked the door to open it fully before he ran over to Jaden and used multiple Slash attacks on the cuffs holding Jaden to the wall. Autumn kept Coleman subdued with a volley of Razor Leaf attacks that soon combined into a new move altogether: Leaf Tornado. Scorch finally breaks the binds holding Jaden and the two of them quickly moved out of the cell. Thankfully no damage had been done to Jaden's legs so he could stand and walk, but he would be useless with his arms and neck for a while.

"Why did you two come here? These people are after you both worse than starving beggars chasing a sandwich!" Jaden said accusingly.

"We came to rescue you smart ass, a thank you would be nice!" Scorch replied with a scolding tone.

Jaden heaved a heavy sigh before kneeling down and before Scorch could ask what he was up to Jaden pulled the little fire lizard into a tight hug. Scorch was baffled at first, but he soon closed his eyes and accepted the hug for what it was. The simple feeling of affection was something unknown to the recently wild Pokemon, but it wasn't unpleasant.

"Thank you Scorch, and you too Autumn, this means a lot to me, even if I don't approve." Jaden said once he had finished hugging Scorch.

Autumn glanced over at her trainer and smiled softly before she turned her attention back to Coleman and his trio of Pokemon. The storm of leaves was keeping them trapped, but Coleman had his eyes on her like she were something made of gold. The piercing stare was disconcerting and gave Autumn the creeps badly. She wanted nothing more than to leave the place and never see him again. With one last blast of leaves she stopped her assault and launched several volleys of seeds at them. They immediately attached themselves to the skin of her prey and began sapping them of their strength.

"Jaden, that Leech Seed will only last a little while, we need to get out of here quickly!" Autumn said while joining her two companions.

Jaden nodded his agreement and soon took point at the head of their group. He led them out of the cell area and down a hall neither of the Pokemon had been down. When they saw him run the wrong way they both paused and called after him.

"We have to get to the labs first! Coleman mentioned another of his experiments being in the lab waiting for him when he was done with me. If it's another Pokemon then we have to help them!" Jaden replied and kept running.

Autumn and Scorch understood and soon followed after Jaden in search of the labs. The facility was definitely impressive. There were dozens of tunnels and hidden shafts dug into the rock. They found each area deserted and many supplies abandoned. Jaden was sure to pocket anything useful as they went, but he never stopped to examine anything in depth. He was on a mission and nothing would distract him. It took them nearly fifteen minutes of constant running to finally find the labs. They were large enough to house an entire floor of a hospital, with many of the instruments a hospital would possess. The lab had been abandoned as well, but any evidence of their work was obviously wiped clean. Jaden was dismayed by this; he had hoped to give the authorities proof of what these people were doing.

Located in the rear of the lab was a machine much like the one Jaden had seen in Professor Oak's lab. It was large and shaped much like a column, with a section missing and replaced by a dome of glass. Inside the dome was a single Pokeball attached to several wires that were keeping track of vitals within the ball. This was no doubt the experiment that Coleman had been bragging about to him. Jaden quickly ran to the machine and set about deactivating it. He would have to be careful with his button strokes because he was unfamiliar with the technology. After a few moments of clueless button tapping he found the mechanism to unlock the dome from its position. Once the dome was removed Jaden carefully detached the many wires from the ball until finally he held the small orb in his palm. Whatever would he find inside if he released the balls contents?

"Hand over that ball boy..." Coleman said angrily.

Jaden turned and found him standing at the lab door holding onto a bleeding arm, "No, whoever you have in this ball deserves better than to be your guinea pig!"

"You aren't leaving this place with those Pokemon, they are my creations!" Coleman screamed before he released a Magneton from a Pokeball.

"Scorch, its part Steel type, use Flamethrower!" Jaden yelled.

Scorch quickly let loose an intense cone of flame from his open maw as he cried out in anger. The flames set the entire lab ablaze, and the Magneton soon found the flames all around him to be too much to handle. Coleman was barking orders at his helpless Pokemon, not caring if the fire would damage him or not. Scorch stopped spewing flames once he was sure that his fire had caused enough chaos, and then he ran back to Jaden's side. Jaden had definitely miscalculated when he ordered such a powerful flame attack in such a confined space. He looked down at Autumn and the heat was already affecting her due to her type. He cursed and looked around the lab for some kind of alternative exit. He spotted an air vent to their left and knew if they were going to escape then that would be their best bet.

Jaden quickly secured both of his Pokemon and leapt over pillars of flame as he ran to the vent. A swift kick knocked the grate loose and once it was opened he shoved Autumn in first, followed by Scorch and he brought up the rear. The vent was made of cold silver metal, but as the flames intensified behind them the small wind tunnel slowly began to heat up. He looked ahead and saw a distant speck of light and his heart sang of hope. Scorch was perfectly fine as the temperature rose, but Autumn and Jaden were beginning to feel their lungs working harder, and their hands, knees, and paws were starting to burn. When they finally reached the end of the tunnel Jaden had never been so glad to see the blue sky. They came out of the mountain somewhere high enough to overlook Route 3 to the south. Autumn was a little hurt, but she was in high spirits when they were removed from the heat. Jaden was glad to see them both safe, and when he looked at the ball in his hand he knew that he had accomplished something. The colors of the ball began to swirl, as well as everything else around Jaden, and then suddenly everything went dark.

Whether hours or days passed, it was all a blur of pointless dreams for Jaden. Nothing profound came to him in his sleep, and nothing made any sense. One moment he dreamt he was a Magikarp splashing about in a small pond. The next he was a Lucario battling forces of great evil with a wooden sword and a paper pirate hat. There were flashes of the fire in the lab, and the face of the blonde scientist named Coleman. Those eyes... they bore into Jaden when he was interrogated so deeply that if he hadn't had Autumn to worry about, he might have given in. His love for Autumn was the only thing that had kept him going. He worried about her whenever his dreams allowed for a small semblance of reality.

Whatever time it was the sun was still in the sky when Jaden woke. He was definitely in a bed, and the covers had been drawn tightly around him. His arms were encumbered and soon he felt the all too familiar itching sensation of bandages. He let out an involuntary groan when he moved a particularly sore muscle in his left arm. The sound of his voice had obviously caught the attention of someone waiting at his bedside, because he felt the unmistakable sensation of the bed lowering under added weight. Next he felt the weight shift as small feet stepped carefully around the outline of his body. Just before he opened his eyes he felt a warm cheek caress his own in a very loving, affectionate gesture. Upon opening his eyes he was relieved to see his little Autumn standing by him, looking down on him with happy, tearful eyes.

"Hey there Autumn..." Jaden said weakly; his voice was hoarse from disuse.

She closed her eyes and then a few tears marked wet lines down her colorful cheeks and dropped softly onto his, "Oh, Jaden, I was so worried about you... I didn't know what to do... you just fell and... and... oh, Jaden!"

Autumn threw her small body down and wrapped her little forelegs about his neck tightly. Jaden almost thought his throat would collapse, but he didn't care. He was so happy to see her, feel her, and even smell her... he would stay like this as long as he could. He dared to move his arms, and regardless of the padded wrappings they responded well. He soon wrapped his arms around her small form and held her in a loving embrace. One of his hands stroked up and down her back slowly while the other played lightly around her neck. She responded with small shudders as soon her crying was subdued and replaced with a small case of the sniffles.

"I love you so much Jaden..." Autumn finally said once she had calmed down.

"I love you too Autumn, with all my heart. I'm sorry I worried you so badly. You were in my dreams almost constantly." Jaden replied with a soft voice.

Autumn removed herself from his neck and settled down on his chest where she resembled a house Meowth. Looking at her from that perspective made Jaden want to laugh, but then he felt an overwhelming desire build up inside him. It started out as an urge, like the sensation one feels when they see something on television that they have been wanting. Then the feeling grew and grew until it was as obsessive as a cigarette to a chain smoker. It built up until Jaden couldn't stand it any longer. His hands lifted up to her cheeks and cupped them gently. Autumn blushed rather strongly, but her smile gave away that she enjoyed the subtle touch. Jaden then lifted his head up slightly while pulling her face closer, and before Autumn was fully aware of what was going on Jaden had kissed her.

It started out as a little thing, much like the sensation that had sparked in Jaden. Their lips ground smoothly together building comfortable warmth that connected them. Jaden's breathing slowed, as did his mind, as he kissed his little Autumn deeper. Autumn was taken aback slightly at first, but her tense body melted as she felt the familiar lips of her Jaden. Her mind knew that this kiss was as far as either of them could go, but her heart pleaded with her to go on and accept any route she wished. As their kiss deepened, she felt her body react similarly to the night when she had... changed. Would she change again? Would she take the form that allowed her to lie with Jaden as a woman? Jaden could almost feel her body tingle on his chest, and he knew what might happen, but he had thrown caution to the wind the moment he kissed her.

After what felt like an eternity, Jaden released Autumn from his loving grasp to allow her freedom. Her new found freedom was met with warm reception, but instead of pulling away to take a breath or end the moment, Autumn pressed forward so that their kiss grew ever more passionate. Jaden had no objections and allowed Autumn to do as she pleased. Her lips were so sweet and soft, and her scent was incredibly intoxicating. With his eyes closed he was unaware of most everything around them. Autumn, as always, was his world. So, when his darkened eyelids suddenly turned bright red and filled with the shadows of blood vessels, he was startled and opened his eyes to see what had happened. Autumn broke their lip lock and gasped as she tossed her head back as if she had been shocked. Her body was glowing brightly like the sun and began to brighten until Jaden was forced to shield his eyes. Soon his chest and abdomen were weighted down much more than before as Autumn's body grew and reshaped. When the light faded Jaden uncovered his eyes and found he was once more looking upon the humanoid form of his little Chikorita.

The change, though painless, seemed to have taken a little more out of Autumn than it had the first time. When the light faded she fell into a straddled position on top of him. When her head fell it caused her hair to fall into a mess of soft, smooth waves on his chest. He noticed something he hadn't seen before: her beautiful maple leaf. It had grown with the rest of her body and the stem had lengthened about a half foot. If her hair had not parted it would have been hidden from sight, and she could have passed for a normal woman, save for the coloration of her skin. When she looked up at Jaden she tilted her head just enough to let hair fall into her face. Jaden found the sight both enticing and adorable.

"It happened again... didn't it?" Autumn asked.

Jaden brushed a few of her locks out of her face gently before nodding, "Yeah, you transformed again."

Autumn gave a soft sigh before sitting up slowly, "This body feels so... clumsy."

"I suspect many of your kind who walks on four legs would find such a change disorienting. Are you feeling all right?" Jaden asked.

Autumn took a deep breath and as she heaved, her chest rose and fell. Jaden watched with intense "curiosity" as her round bosom was presented so lewdly. It would clearly be a challenge to keep his male hormones from making him act unwisely. When she had enough of her breathing she opened her beautiful eyes and smiled warmly. Before Jaden knew what was happening she had fallen on him once more and her arms were wrapped around his neck snugly. He soon returned the hug and held her warm body against his tightly.

"At least this body makes this easier..." Autumn said softly while she rubbed her face into Jaden's neck softly.

Jaden sighed and felt his body warm up all over, "I don't care what form you're in; your hugs will always make me feel amazing."

Autumn enjoyed the warmth of his neck and softness of his skin and the pulse of his heart for a while after, but eventually the sensations inside her body that had triggered her transformation took hold again. She let go of his neck and lifted her body up on her arms slowly. Jaden was only slightly disappointed, but he understood she would eventually grow tired of their embrace. When he looked at her face, he became unsure of his presumptions. She seemed rather bothered, and her cheeks were flushed.

"Jaden... I feel so strange."

"What do you mean?" He asked.

She looked into his eyes deeply then and he instantly understood. When she had spoken, her voice was trembling, but not like it had been before. Her body was shivering in need, excitement, and anticipation. Jaden brought a hand up to cup her left cheek and when he did her face was warmer than usual. She couldn't help pressing her face into his warm, strong hand affectionately. Jaden watched her move her face down slowly until her cheek was pressed against the rough fabric of his bandages. Autumn took hold of the cloth with her teeth and tugged softly, loosening a knot that had been tied to fasten the bandage. As the spiral of loose cloth fell to his elbow he saw that the minor burns and cuts he had suffered were all healed. As each inch of his flesh was revealed, Autumn would plant a soft kiss lower and lower until she kissed the inside of his elbow.

Jaden could feel sparks fly each time her lips caressed his flesh. She was being, for lack of a better term, incredibly sexy. As he watched her he couldn't tell whether she knew what she was doing or not. In her head she could very well have been showing him affection after recovering. Her anthromorphic form gave him mixed signals. When she had finished her sensual journey her eyes met his once more, and he was given his answer. She knew exactly what she was doing to him. He watched her give the same treatment to his other arm with bated breath. Once again his wounds had healed, so her actions left him feeling amazing rather than pained. Once both of his arms were fully exposed Autumn started to scoot backward.

As she moved carefully so as not to disturb any wound that hadn't had a chance to heal, she pulled the tightly tucked covers from his body. Inch after inch of his chest and stomach became exposed to the cool air of the room they were in. To his dismay Jaden saw that his entire torso had been wrapped in bandages. He knew he had let things get out of hand in his defiance, and although he didn't regret his adamant refusal to cooperate with the scumbag, his body had suffered for his pride. Autumn looked down at the wrappings and a single tear fell from the corner of her left eye. It was so sad to see the extent of his injuries, even though she was aware of them being healed. She would never let Jaden be hurt so badly again, even if she had to sacrifice herself. Her gentle hands found their way to his chest and put a small amount of pressure on him. When he showed no signs of discomfort she began to massage his muscles under their cloth shell.

Jaden closed his eyes briefly while she saw to his chest. It felt amazing having her rub his cold, stiff muscles. Their disuse had left them full of cramps, but he knew he would easily recover full use after a day of physical activity. He felt the hands stop moving and was slightly disappointed, but when he opened his eyes he was looking directly into Autumn's and his heart began to race. She lifted one of her hands to her neck and Jaden saw it vanish into her thick, silken hair. A moment later she removed her hand and noticed a maple leaf clutched in her fingers. The edges were razor sharp and the faces of the leaf sparkled with a metallic sheen. He drew in a breath when Autumn lowered the leaf close to his neck.

Autumn lifted the heavy cloth of Jaden's bandages and slowly cut them open down the middle of his chest and abs. The tight wrappings sprang back to show off his fully healed flesh. There were no signs of the cuts and electrical burns he had suffered, and all the hair he had grown on his body seemed to have been removed. His skin was smooth and unmarked, much to his relief; he had suspected he would be scarred by his recent injuries. Once the last of his torso bandages had been fully removed Autumn tossed the leaf aside. Jaden hoped the razor leaf wouldn't puncture anything or damage the wall, but that thought was only a speck in the back of his mind as he watched Autumn lean over his body. When she placed the first kiss on middle of his chest he let out a shaky sigh and closed his eyes, prepared to enjoy whatever his little Autumn had planned.

'His skin smells so good, even with the small hints of medicine...' Autumn thought to herself as she caressed her lips across his hard chest.

Autumn loved the tone of Jaden's body. He wasn't one of those large men who eat too much protein. He was an average man, a simple man, and her man. Her man... The thought sent tingles through her body. She had been dreaming of such a romance between them since her days in the lab with Professor Oak. Knowing that they had finally come to life was the greatest moment of her life. She placed more soft kisses on his smooth skin as she blazed a trail toward his left nipple. When her lips wrapped around the small, hard nub and kissed, effectively sucking on it, she felt Jaden take in a soft breath. Knowing that she had struck gold, she let her tongue loose and flicked the tip gently at Jaden's nipple, slowly making circles around it.

Jaden was elated. He had never been one for such treatment when he let his imagination run wild in the shower. Autumn was exposing him to a whole new idea of pleasure. It wasn't incredibly powerful, but the subtlety of it was what excited him. His only garment, a pair of what felt like boxers, had suddenly grown quite tight on him. The resulting protuberance was not unnoticed by Autumn, who happened to be pressing her stomach against it rather weightily. She removed her lips and tongue from his chest to peer up into his face again. When he felt her attentions cease he opened his eyes and returned the look back at her. Something passed between them, some sort of unspoken agreement. The details were theirs alone to understand, but whatever had been exchanged one thing was clear: they were going to make sweet, passionate love to one another.

In a swift movement Jaden had flipped them over. When Autumn was fully aware of what had happened she found herself lying on her back in the pile of Jaden's discarded bandages. Jaden was hovering over her in a very impressive display of dominance. Autumn's instincts left her feeling pleasantly vulnerable, and she immediately submitted herself to whatever her lover wished of her. Her legs spread wider than they had been before, for Jaden had been between them when he shifted their positions, and her sexual display fueled Jaden's passion to burn more intensely. He quickly disposed of his under garments with a flurry of clumsy grabbing and eager pulling. The sight of his enthusiasm caused Autumn to giggle softly before she reached up to cup Jaden's face in her hands. The feeling of her warm fingers on his cheeks soothed him and calmed his heart. Her calming effect over him gave him enough of his wits back so that he could remove his boxers properly.

Once he had tossed the clothing to the side lazily, Autumn moved her hands slowly to his cheeks, down to his neck, and then to his shoulders. Jaden felt her fingers tense as she prepared to take him. Her willingness and eagerness were so incredibly attractive to him. Knowing that he had to keep calm, he slowly positioned his body above her so that his knees were planted firmly on the mattress. Autumn smiled up at her lover when she felt his thick member press firmly against her moistened lips. She had been dying for this to happen again since the night they had shared their firsts. Jaden felt his hormones urging him to release his animal nature and give himself to her in a rush of furious thrusts, but his heart overwhelmed those lustful instincts. He loved her, and he would make sure that each movement told her so. With a push and much restraint on his part, his thick shaft penetrated Autumn's warm depths slowly until his fleshy hilt was pressed firmly against her quivering entrance.

Autumn cried out in pleasure as her inner walls were stretched to their limits. Being so very new to such things she was still experiencing a certain degree of pain, but it was a pain that was outmatched by the pleasure of having her Jaden inside her. To be one with him was more than enough of a prize to outweigh the discomfort. Soon enough she felt his body shift and his rod slowly slipping out of her suckling love tunnel. She whimpered, nearly ready to beg him to leave it in, but her protests were cut short as her lover gave a great shove and refilled her cunt with his cock. Jaden grunted from the force he had used to fill her. It wasn't so much the effort of the thrusting as the effort to hold back his impulses. He loved every twitch, spasm, and pulse of her tunnel's tight walls. All the pleasure his young body was enduring was going to lead to him releasing far too early for either of them to enjoy much of anything if he wasn't focused.

In and out, in and out; Jaden and Autumn were moaning and panting from their mutual pleasure. Jaden was soon becoming accustomed to the feel of her body and became more daring with his thrusts. Autumn could feel her body reacting with more pleasure as her pussy relaxed and adjusted to the size of her lover's meat. With less pain to distract her mind from the pleasure Jaden was giving her, she began losing herself in it. The world around them became a blur of colors and left her with only Jaden's sweating, panting form above her to see clearly. Even in his working state, his expression intense, his body gleaming with drips of musky sweat, he was the most handsome person she had ever laid eyes upon. Every grunt and moan that escaped his lips sent shivers down her spine and gave her pussy cause to contract around his thick shaft.

"Oh, Autumn... I love you..." Jaden managed to say between thrusts; his expression softened when he spoke his feelings to her.

Her heart fluttering, Autumn blushed and replied with an exhausted but loving voice, "I love you too... my Jaden."

Jaden listened to her words and his desire to please her grew even more intense. His back began to roll in rippling waves of muscle as he thrust his shaft in and out of her tight body. The resulting movements of his shaft rocking and thrusting inside her tunnel felt incredibly good to Autumn. She had never dreamed anything could feel so good. The hard, pulsing shaft inside her was teasing and rubbing at every sensitive patch of her soaking wet folds. Her need to feel him inside became too much for her to bear and her legs found their way around his strong hips. Jaden, finding himself in the vice-like grip of her thighs, was restricted to being able to only thrust about three inches of his rod in and out of her. The limit was so small that he thought he might not be able to control his urges, but he soon found the lack of space to move to his advantage.

With careful ease he thrust the entire length of his cock into her quivering tunnel. The warmth and pressure of her walls was almost too much for him to endure, but he persevered. Once the initial shock of being encompassed by such enticing fleshy folds had passed, Jaden ground his body into Autumn's slowly. The tip of his tower brushed at her cervix nicely eliciting deep moans from his lover. Though Jaden was trying his best to ensure that Autumn felt pleasure, he could not deny his own body's needs. The pressure that had been building up in his lower abdomen since the beginning of their intercourse was growing in intensity. Soon he would no longer be able to keep up his steady rocking. Autumn was slowly approaching her peak as well, even though her inexperienced lover couldn't tell. A fire was burning in her body and soon she felt she might explode.

As both the lovers fought to overcome their natural instincts, both of them fell to the overwhelming needs of their bodies at nearly the same time. Autumn was the first to let go. From her lips she let loose a loud, carnal moan of true ecstasy. Her body shook as she was rocked by her powerful orgasm. Her fingers dug sharp nails into Jaden's shoulders, scratching away small bits of his skin and leaving lightly bleeding trails of red. Her toes curled tightly. Her warm feminine juices had burst from her tunnel to welcome the coming of seed that was surely about to enter her body. Jaden felt the incredible warmth of her lady cum and the tightness of her clenching pussy's walls. As expected, he couldn't hold back any longer. His shaft stiffened and pulsed maddeningly as the first shot of his warm jizz streaked into her moist hole. Pulse after pulse of his warm seed filled her body. Autumn enjoyed the feeling so intensely that she was worked up enough to experience a second, less potent orgasm.

With time, the two of them finally calmed down enough to rest. Jaden fell on top of her chest and rested his head between her warm bosoms. Autumn, elated to have Jaden resting on her in such a way, was content with gently running her fingers through his hair. The feeling was very relaxing for both of them, and soon their breathing had slowed to normal. Once the moment had lost its heated mood and taken on the more calming, loving mood it had started out with, Jaden looked up from her chest to her beautiful eyes. She felt him stir and looked back, smiling when she found his eyes met with hers.

"Autumn... I love you so much, you know that right?" Jaden asked while smiling at her.

Autumn smiled a little more, if that was even possible, and replied, "I know you do Jaden, and you know that I love you too. I have since the moment we met, and I always will... even if you are a human."

They both laughed at her small remark.

The voice of Scorch sounded from the corner then, "The hell is that smell..."

A bright, dazzling light began to glow in the corner of the room...