Kelly truly was a god send when it came to dealing with new additions to the unit. The process was pretty strait forward; find out if they have a name if not they select one or she picks one for them. Next came the power test, a log of the attacks they knew and how strong they were compared to others of the same type. An orientation into the unit, which team they would be on, who their superiors would be, and what would be expected of them. These two were a bit different though.
For the sake of equality they were still placed on teams and their training would be held with the other members of the unit, but they had both been thoroughly abuse beforehand. That meant she would have to have them monitored throughout the training so they didn't break. The Penance, who had chosen the name Carrie, was even more difficult since she couldn't vocalize any issues she may have been having.
Ashley, the Peekabu, had still not met Marco yet and had plenty of questions about him. When she was informed that he refused to tame any of the girls in the squad her stance on him was immediately standoffish. For Kelly it was par for the course, and a quick explanation on not showing favoritism never really helped. Marco’s earlier thoughts about her power generation were spot on though. She could easily produce massive amounts of electricity in her attacks but her aim was god awful. Her training was going to be brutal but if she could stick it out not much would stand in her way.
Carrie was going to be a whole different kind of problem. Taking a normal pokégirl and training her to reach her full potential was a process in itself. Doing the same to a mentally broken girl was a trial in patience and understanding. Eventually he found that making it seem like her short coming were getting the rest of her team in trouble was the most effective. The other girls who already knew the deal would never retaliate against her and she got the mindset that in order to keep her team safe she would always give 100% to any task she was asked to do. Sure he felt a little bad for manipulating her, but it was the mark of a good leader to bring the best out of your girls even if you don’t like it.
It had been four weeks since he acquired the Peekabu and Penance. The 'recruits', as far as they knew, were turning out nicely. His Peekabu was rather lazy to start, but after he had mentioned how much she was disappointing him her determination kicked in. Her regimen of accuracy and stamina training was excruciating but the end result was worth it. Teá and Ashley had become quick friends and bitter rivals all at the same time, each pushing the other to better themselves. After the all the training she had slimed down and carried a more athletic build. Even though her fur obscured her outline she had gained a lot of muscle and could effortlessly trump the average Peekabu in ability.
Carrie's training had progressed at an alarming rate, she would still cry at inconvenient times but would never give into the exhaustion. Her training was centered on control and precision, especially when it came to manipulation of her hair. Originally it was way too long, touching the ground, and was a constant tripping hazard. She had ‘asked’ for permission and got it cut so that it was just above her ass. After a painful process of finding a material to tie it together that wouldn't get shredded immediately they had settled on adjustable steel ties. This turned her already sharp hair into a deadly weapon for those who got too close, and an unpleasant surprise when hand to hand training came around and someone tried hair pulling. The other part of her training was how to put her extra heavy and durable body to more efficient use. Once she understood that she could take a hit far better than most she learned how to 'throw her weight around'. When she would perform especially well Marco always made it a point to run his hand over her hair. In a bold move on her part she asked Kelly why he does that when it cuts him every time. The response she received was unexpected, "He said that no matter how much it may hurt him, when you do a good job just telling you isn't enough".
It was the final day of Ex training and even the veteran girls were exhausted. Marco was overseeing Ashley and Teá while they took a short break. Kelly was marking off their progression on the tablet and prepping the next run of test. Off in the distance, 150 yards away, there stood a large round metal bullseye. Leading up to and around it were rods sticking up out of the ground. In a blur General Butcher teleported in alongside Hiyori and Marisa.
"Good evening Colonel Readman, has Teá shown any progress?"
"Evening sir, yes she has shown a great amount of improvement from when she first got here... Colonel?" Marco paused and gave a questioning look.
"Yes, you've been promoted, congrats. So what are you working on now?"
"It's a combination of accuracy, power, and stamina training with their electric powers."
"Really? Any electric type could hit that target from here." Hiyori murdered.
"Hiyori, be nice." The general warned with a stern look.
"It's quite alright sir." Marco waved it off.
"If it's so easy perhaps she would like to give it a shot. You do have ranged electric attacks right?" Kelly spoke from where she was standing. She really didn't like the Dire Wolf to begin with and refused to stand for their training methods being criticized, despite the look Marco just gave her.
"I knew there was something I liked about you Major Kelly. Hiyori, on the line." Butcher chuckled, if he knew Readman then there was much more to this than it seemed. Hiyori took her place on the starting line and waited.
"If you insist sir. First the baseline, Hiyori I just need you to hit the target." Marco pinched the bridge of his nose and adjusted his glasses; he already knew what was going to happen. Hiyori threw her hand out and a stream of lightning flew out arching wildly before hitting the target with a loud crack. On the board next to them four of the ten lights came on. "Very well done, a little off target though. If you hit the center you may get more lights. Kelly give me a level one please."
"That was child's play. I'll get all ten this time." She placed her hand out preparing to fire. Just then she heard the low humming of something receiving power. Not paying it any attention she fired, lightning arching wildly again. This time though it didn't make it halfway to the target before striking one of the rods. "What just happened there, my shot was pulled off course."
"When activated those lightning rods come on and draw your shots. There are only three of them running right now so you'll have to use more energy to clear the field. Try it again." Marco explained the setup and glanced over to the General, who had a broad smile on his face. Hiyori retook her place and inhaled a deep breath then fired again. This shot didn't arch nearly as much and cleared the entire field, then hit the target turning on six lights. "Very well done."
She exhaled slowly and lowered her arm. "Still not bad, I could do a higher level than that."
"Suit yourself, Kelly, level four." Marco shook his head; she had too much pride for her own good. She took her position and inhaled again. She had noticed the humming had gotten louder, with a yell she unleashed a bright beam of lightning. It shot strait forward down the field, then right into one of the rods.
Hiyori wiped the sweat from her forehead and lowered her hand. "Okay, that's intense... I apologize for questioning your training method. What level does that go up to?"
"Ten. You should be proud though, you’re not an electric type. That was impressive." Kelly had to admit she did well. Only pure electric types ever had a chance of clearing the entire field, even those who could manifest electricity like herself or Hiyori could never hold a candle to a true electric type.
"If it makes you feel better no one has yet to make it past level eight with more than three lights. Ashley, it's time for your final test. Get ready, sir you'll want to stay for this one." Marco turned and grabbed a pair of heavy duty soundproof headphones then continued down the field. By the time Ashley had gotten up a ready he was gone, a quick glance down range found him standing right underneath the target.
"Ma'am, I don't think I'm ready for this. Is he serious?" She could feel the lump in her throat getting bigger. If she wasn't spot on it would be the final test for both of them.
"Get your head strait Ash, he wouldn't be standing down there if he doubted you."
"The Colonel has guts, I can't question that." Hiyori was impressed in how much faith he had in her.
"Major, is everybody’s test like this?" Butcher asked and watched the Peekabu prepare herself.
"More or less sir. It varies depending on type. He's really in no immediate danger for this test. If the lightning looks like its too wild and going to hit him, I hit the Overcharge button and it will be pulled off course."
"I must say, I do love this setup. It forces the pokégirl in question to constantly improve everything at once. The overall power of the attack, manipulation of her powers to keep them accurate on a constantly changing field, and her endurance to keep sending bolts." The General nodded his head in approval. Anyone to get hit by a bolt from a girl who's been doing that training, wouldn't be getting up too quickly.
The rest of the Avalanche had taken a break and gathered to see the Peekabu take her test. Even though some were jealous that she would be going with Marco they had all bonded through the training and wanted her to do well. Teá walked over and gave her friend and rival a stern look and a single head nod.
"Everything you got..." Teá stuck her hand out and waited for the reply.
"...And then some more." Two shook and Ashley turned to face down the range at Marco.
"Kelly! Level eight!" He bellowed for down range. The humming from before was nothing compared to the fury being stirred up now. "Ashley I want you to give the General a show, make it dance for me!"
Those were words she really didn't want to hear. 'Make it dance' was code for an extreme form of manipulation. Instead of clearing the field she was going to have to weave the electricity around the post before hitting the target. She made up her mind right then. 'I am not going to disappoint him.' With a savage roar she pushed out one hand, the lightning seemed to scream as it tore down the field. Just as it made it to the first rod she adjust her hand and it curved around and towards the next one further down the field, she switched to the left hand and the bolt did a zig zag around three other rods. Through strength and determination she was going to make a show of the ending. The bolt veered towards the final rod, right in front of Marco. Meer feet before impact with the rod she put hand hands together then pulled them apart splitting the bolt in two, both made a high arch upward and struck the target with a deafening crack, earning her four lights. The lights coming on was the last thing she saw before she collapsed in exhaustion.
Cheering could be heard from everyone watching; even Hiyori had to confess it was an impressive feat, and that she may want to stop teasing Teá just in case she could do the same. Marco returned from down range with a finger in his ear in a fruitless attempt to make the ringing stop. He looked over at Kelly who had and angry scowl for him but nodded in approval.
"Readman, that was quite impressive. Poor girl is completely worn out, how many times could she do something like that?"
"Fully recovered she can perform the exact same thing four times. Just hitting the target at level eight, ten times. It's important to note that getting hit with that much electricity, with that kind of force behind it crosses the boundary of overkill for most living things. Teá is Marisa's pokégirl; anyone trying to kidnap her again may not live to make it to trial."
"That's just what I wanted to hear. You may want to see to her, she still not moving."
"She's fine, just sleeping it off. See how all the ladies have their hair standing up. She's asleep and not regulating her power, both Ashe and Teá produce impressive electric fields. Teá would you please take her back to the barracks and put her in bed. Then you can start packing your belongings, Marisa you’re more than welcome to join her."
"Thank you sir, it has been an absolute pleasure training with everybody. I feel a lot more confident in being able to protect Marisa now." She bowed and saluted then bent down to pick up the unconscious Ashley.
"As you should, you're an honorary member of the Avalanche now. Wherever life takes you two I'm sure you'll make us proud. Never forget that you're always welcome here. May your enemy’s blood run cold in your presence." Kelly smiled and waved before returning to Marco’s side. The rest of the unit waved and bid her farewell, then proceeded back to their designated training areas.
"I can feel the power in her now. She will be a force to fear when she becomes a Ria." This came from Hiyori as she watched her walk away effortlessly carrying Ashley.
"Right you are, maybe I can convince the Major to take you in for a while Hiyori." Butcher chuckle, Hiyori on the other hand didn't seem all that amused.
"I wouldn't mind at all. I'll be sure to keep you posted to when our next Ex training regimen will be. It would be a good learning experience for everyone."
Marco took a look at his tablet then over to Hiyori, the next person set for her test was Carrie. “If you would like I could use a hand with my next test, she could use an opponent who doesn’t know her and won’t show any mercy. Are you up for it?”
The General nodded and she replied. “Sure, I will assist as needed.”
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It was just 1800 when the unit returned to their barracks. The test for Carrie went about as well as Marco thought it would. Her task was to hold off the Dire Wolf while Marco tried to escape, a two mile run through the forest. The wolf was way more than she should have been able to handle, but her resistance to physic attacks was convenient. Even though Carrie was eventually taken down, it wasn’t until after he had crossed the finish line. For the second time that day the Hiyori was impressed, the Penance had shown an amazing ability to counter attacks, defend her tamer while on the move, and even managed to do some damage at the same time. On the few occasions they did clash head to head, it was only by her superior strength that she prevailed.
As a congratulations for passing their test and a good reason to blow off some steam, the entire unit decided to go out and have good time. Kelly declined going, she mentioned a lot of paperwork to finish up and then taking a nice long soak. Marco on the other hand labeled it a ‘girl’s night out’ and said he’d be busy planning their destination for when they set off in the morning. In actuality though there was a promise he was planning on keeping.
Marco and Kelly both worked out of the same office. The conversation between the two of them was light; discussions on how everyone was preforming, how much stronger the team had gotten, and Kelly mentioning her dislike for Hiyori. After she finished her work she got up and walked towards the team bathroom. Marco had time to kill while plotting his course through the forest on the way to Pewtit City. His poképack inventory had shown that he still thirty-five usable pokéballs for the trip. It would be more than enough to capture any feral pokégirls that they came across. He checked his watch, Kelly had been gone for just around ten minutes, and it was the perfect time to check up on her.
The office building/barracks that was given to Avalanche was just that, given to them. With the instructions that they could do with the building as they pleased, and when you have around sixteen women living out of the same place some things were going to happen. It truly is amazing the things you can do with a ‘one story’ office building. The first and most important thing to note was that they had built a basement and second floor into the building. The basement was split into one very large bath/locker-room and the other side being the Ops Con room. Sure there were showers but after a long day of training the swimming pool sized tub was a welcome sight. Built-in water jets, enough size to accommodate the many preferences of water temperature, and an ungodly number of soaps, lotions, oils, and creams.
Marco looked at the gigantic bathroom as the girl’s personal area and had never set foot in it; today he was going to make an exception. It was amazing to think that a man of his height and weight could be that quiet, while walking in boots, on a marble tile floor. Kelly was just starting to relax in the water when she heard the door opening up behind her. After the final day of training and then the testing, followed up by finishing paperwork, she really needed the time to herself. The towel that she wore around her head completely obscured her vision and at that point she didn’t care, the only people ever to enter were her ‘family members’. Marco took a moment to take off his boots and socks, then rolled up the legs to his pants.
It wasn’t that Marco didn’t pay attention to the beauties that he had surrounded himself with; it was just that he hadn’t seen the majority of them nude. That was why the tattoo that she had in the upper right of her back caught him off guard. It was a quite well done picture of a catgirl but around the ears there was a faint set of devil horns, under it were the initials P.F.E.M. “Well that’s unique, what do the initials stand for?” He had gotten really close and whispered into her ear.
Naturally Kelly just about jumped out of her skin when she heard a male voice. “What the fuck are you doing in here, you never come in here… what are you talking about?” She’d crossed her arms over her chest and turned to face him.
“I’ll answer your last question first, the initials on your tattoo, what do they stand for?”
“Oh, Pretty Face Evil Mind. Now why are you here, I’ve never, ever, ever, heard of you coming into our bathroom.” Now that the shock had worn off she settled back down and turned away from him to rearrange her head towel.
With her back to him he seized the opportunity and put his hands on her shoulders rolling his thumbs into the muscles on her neck. All she could do was inhale and sigh as he found the aches and pains of the last three weeks. “Well since you seem to be in a good mood now. How did the recruits do on their first Ex training session?” He took a seat with her between his legs and placed his feet in the water, then continued his massage.
“My god that feels great. Um… yes, Nikki still has a ways to go in ahhhh… in counter element fighting. Water attacks are going to give her problems for a while, little lower please… that’s the spot. Lily is still gloomy but she’s a Gloomy as that's to be expected. Her body is adjusting well to extreme heat and cold, she won’t be bouncing fire types around for a while but she’s getting… better… Also her lust dust and powders have become much more potent, we have had to wear bio gear around her to keep from getting aroooused.” Her voice caught in her throat when his hands moved from her shoulders to her sides and massaged up and down her back. “Did you really come here and interrupt my bath, with an amazing massage, just to get a status report on everyone?”
“No, I’m just making small talk. I’m here because I need to make good on a promise.”
“And just what did you promise me that I forgot about?” She was trying to rack her brains for what he promised her. That was until his lips made contact with the side of her neck.
“You told me that I had better make good on my fantasies involving you before I left. So here I am, you don't sound all that pleased to see me."
Between the hot water and the blood rushing to her head she had gotten very dizzy. "If you mean what you just said then I am very happy to see you. You always do manage to keep your promises. I guess that's one of the few things that Henrietta and I have in common."
"I aim to please. Chesra mentioned that you get pretty jealous sometimes." He'd dipped his hands into the water and started working on her lower back as she bent forward in near ecstasy.
"Sweet lord how did you get so good at this? Wait... I don't get jealous, I'm just... protective of you, that's all."
"It was just something I was naturally good at when I was younger. And if I were to say, invite Hiyori in on our fun?"
"I would drown that bitch before she ever put a hand on you." She would be glaring at him but his hands had made their way back up to her shoulders. The thin silver chain rolled under his fingers and caused him to stop what he was doing. The tooth attached to it shifted slightly between her minute cleavage. “Is it in the way?”
“No I’m just surprised you still have it. I figured that you would have thrown that tooth away long ago.” Her body shuddered as he brushed across her nipple to reach for the tooth. His fingers twirled it around then went back down to massage her breast as his other hand continued to rub her neck.
She moaned and reached to grab his leg. Though she normally hid it well, she was very self-conscious about her size compared to the others. "It's my most treasured possession. I can't believe this is happening, I figured you preferred the bigger girls." As her head tilted back between his legs she could feel his growing erection.
"Your size, shape, and youthful appearance have nothing to do with it. You're important to me; it's your intelligence, your drive, your ability to motivate others, and your calm under pressure that I love." By this time his hands had stopped their massaging and were wrapped around her chest in a tight hug. A single tear rolled down her cheek and hit his arm. In a swift motion she tore the towel off her head then stood and turned to face him, her body completely exposed.
"If I'm so important to you then why are you leaving me? You’re going to just leave and I'm going to just sit here and hope that you're ok. It's not fair..." Her hurt filled rant was cut short when he leaned forward and kissed her, deeply and passionately. Their tongues wrestled against each other and she pressed more of her body onto him. When they broke free she threw her arms around his neck and started to bawl into his shirt.
"The reasons I'm leaving you here are exactly the same that I love you for. There is no one else I trust to take care of the unit, to take care of our family."
She smiled and crawled into his lap, breathing in deeply to inhale his scent. Tiny hands slowly began undoing the buttons to his shirt, her hands searching for the flesh hidden beneath. "You know, this wouldn't be as hard on me... on everyone really, if you were a bastard. But no, you have to care. I guess if you were different we would be too."
"Oh come now, I am a bastard. I'm just a lovable one." Once again his hands began their work of teasing the tiny Duelist body, gently tracing the lines of her developed abs then moving higher to glide past her nipples. In a quick flash Marco found himself falling to the floor in his apartment still holding Kelly in his arms. "Ouch... I guess you wanted a change of venue."
It had been a long time since Kelly last set foot in his apartment, not much had changed really. Though the room was dark she could make out some of the pictures hanging up on the walls. Most of them were copies of photos that hung in the office, pictures of the full unit at various times, others though we're of him and each girl together at one time or another. Kelly singled out three photos in particular. The main one was of him and Chesra meeting with General Butcher after saving Marisa. The second was Marco and Henrietta the night they had gone out to dinner. Last was herself and Marco, it was taken on Foreplay Island when she got to meet some of his family.
Her attention was suddenly diverted when a pair of hands grasp her around the waist. When they landed she ended up straddling him and he didn't seem too rushed to move. With a swift motion he rolled forward then onto his feet and on instinct she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms behind his neck to keep from falling. Another passionate kiss and he started walking back towards his bedroom, and was fortunate that he left the door open that morning.
"I could spend an eternity in your arms. Before this happens and I am yours forever, I want a promise from you." Kelly just managed to breathe out in lust filled breath.
He kissed her deeply as he slowly lowered their bodies onto the bed. "You name it and I'll do my best." Her beauty was beyond belief to him as she lay there. Her brown hair and piercing green eyes drawing him in.
"Return to me. Don't you leave this world and leave me behind." In a surge of lust she tore his undershirt in half to get it out of the way.
"... Chesra was my first pokégirl... but you'll be my first. I'll always come back to you." Marco’s eyes flashed purple; he could see the emotional flame burning wildly through different colors, the looks playing in her facial features while she tried to absorb this new information. In the end she could only be overjoyed. Of all the women he knew she never thought his first time would be with her.
"I'm not sure if I should just end my life after this moment, I doubt there will ever be a time when I'll be happier."
"That would be a complete waste, besides I know you'll be happier. After all... I'll be coming back."
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The double edged blade of military life is that after a while, no matter what, you can’t sleep past a certain time in the morning. On the other hand, if you are awake and perfectly content to lay next to someone special then that’s just fine. Kelly had to admit that for a novice he was a very passionate lover, and couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of Marco with a dominant pokégirl. She cracked a bleary eye and looked over at the clock on the night stand, 0825, they both had been awake for the last hour and neither of them wanted to get up. With a deep sigh and a kiss to the back of her neck he rolled out of bed and onto his feet. Only three seconds and she already missed the feeling of being in his arms.
“I guess now is as good a time as any to get up and get rolling. Since I don’t have any clothes here I’ll teleport to my room then see you off from the office.”
“Yeah, I need to pick up Henrietta and the others. Then we start on our way to Pewtit City.”
“You’re going to walk there when we could teleport you to any city in the Indigo league? I guess Ashley and Carrie could use the endurance training.”
“That and there are some feral pokégirls that need to be caught. On the off chance that things go wrong, I’ll be sure to contact you. A question for my Alpha before she goes.” He pulled her into a close hug. “Chesra or Henrietta, who do you think I should tame next?”
“Henrietta, she tends to enjoy the outdoors setting when taming. Well, that’s what I picked up from the times we slept together. Careful though, she’s clingy when she’s making love.” She was barely able to contain her laughter as she watched him shake his head vigorously to clear the images flooding in.
He knelt down so that they were eye level and gave her one more kiss. “Advice taken, now I need to take a cold shower. I’ll see you soon. I’m also going to leave my apartment keys with you, you're welcome to come and go as you please, just don’t redecorate.”
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0930, Avalanche barracks
Most of the unit had assembled and a few of them were actually sober. After the last had managed to drag themselves in they performed the daily role call then were released to their own devices. Mina had quickly picked up on her Alpha's overly chipper mood and was going to needle her for information at the first chance she got. The normal distance that Marco and Kelly kept between each other was gone and everyone who was sober enough to tell could feel it. With a final check over of his gear the teams the teams reassembled and he took his place at the front podium.
"As you all know I’m heading off today to start my tamers journey. That being said your new sisters, Carrie and Ashley, will be going with me." The two girls were stunned and completely speechless. "You have the week off to recuperate, so try and get some rest. Wish us luck."
Henrietta and Chesra broke off and fell in line behind Marco while Ashley and Carrie were giving their fair-wells to their new friends and family. Before they could reach him though they were stopped by Kelly.
She looked at them in complete seriousness and spoke in a low but authoritative voice. "We all are trusting you two, as members of Avalanche, keep him safe out there. If he goes down, you get him out of there. If he dies and you don't... you will be joining him when I find out. Am I understood?" Both nodded and she gave them a hug then a push towards their new tamer. "Avalanche, Send off!"
All the teams returned to formation and saluted. "May your enemy’s blood run cold in your presence!"
As they left Mina walked up beside Kelly and threw an arm over her shoulder. “So my dear Alpha how was your night?” The undertone was knowing was high in her voice and she didn’t even try to hide it.
The feeling of dread was slowly starting to dawn on the Duelist. “It was fine, why do you ask?”
“Was it everything you hoped it would be?” She shook with restrained laughter.
“Excuse me?”
“Never mind, just be sure that he gets his boots back. They are on your desk with your towel, both found in our bathroom.”
The horror of the knowledge Mina possessed finally dawned on her, oddly she found that she didn’t care. “I can’t describe the sensation; I guess you’ll just get to fantasize about it. I can tell you this though… I got him first.” A smug sense of superiority washed over her as she turned to go back to the office.
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Marco always found it strange that he could be good at something he hated to do; in this case it was hiking. Being from an urban area it was never something he really enjoyed. He did have to admit that it was a great day to be doing it. Opposed to leaving the base and heading for Pewtit City, he had Chesra teleport to Route 2 south, and then they would travel through the Viridick Forest. The sounds of nature were all around them, a gentle breeze in a partly overcast sky, birds chirping in the trees, and Henrietta's mock bitching.
"I really don't see why we should walk everywhere we go. It's not like we need more endurance training." She really didn't mind it and in fact truly enjoyed the outdoors. She just loved to argue with Marco when she got the chance. This time though the spunky Peekabu was her target.
"And how exactly would you have us get there. Not like we could just fly there. You could always go back in your pokéball so we can hike in peace." Ashley shot back from the idea that she was slowing them down.
'Yep she's got some bite in her.' "Chesra or I could just teleport there you whelp. Mostly thanks to Marco overthinking things."
"Pardon me for trying to be efficient. It has saved a lot of time and lives over the years." Marco snorted and shook his fist.
"What do you mean by that Master?"
He shook his head, another one calling him that, with any luck he could get her to stop. "You really don't have to refer to me as master. Marco, Mark, Readman, Sir, any of those would be preferable. Anyway, about four years ago there was a tamer and military call out due to a Widow sighting. The sighting area was remote and it took too long for most teams and trainers to get there. An entire village was taken off the map. The problem was that the village was too far off from the city, through around forty miles of rough terrain, so no vehicles could make it to the location. In addition there were no military forces in the city closest to the village, so at best the ones who could teleport got as close as they could then had to walk or fly to the site."
"Ewww, I can see how that would be a problem."
"Exactly, I think I was still a Captain then. Eventually the Widow was taken care of but the issue of the deployment was brought up."
"So Master suggests that a survey be done on all the military pokégirls who could teleport. After that a list of the locations that could be teleported to was compiled. Since to teleport you have to have either been to the location or be able to see it. It took about a month but eventually every pokégirl that could teleport was ferried to every pokécenter, police station, military outpost, and route starting point in Indigo." Chesra spoke up having stayed quiet for most of the hike.
After hearing the story it had finally dawned on Henrietta. "You ass, it's your fault I had to be drug around to all those places."
"Well yeah. You, Chesra, Kelly, and quite a few of the others had to go through that course of training. Look at it this way, you always have an extraction point and reinforcements are never too far away." He laughed to himself as she stormed off ahead.
"So in reality you could potentially hit every gym in Indigo before the week is out. Why are we walking then?" The Peekabu asked, she was starting agree with Henrietta.
"Because my dear, you two do need more endurance training. Also there were reports of a colony of Buzzbreast inhabiting the forest a day's hike from here. So Ashe I'll be counting on you quite a bit."
Carrie shuddered as she walked along. It was going to be a battle where she would be completely useless and she knew it. As a reflex she pulled her reinforced hood further down over her head. It had become an auto response to when she was feeling anxious or overwhelmed. It hadn’t gone unnoticed and Marco places a reassuring hand on her head. After quite a few clothing disasters they had finally found a material that wouldn’t be destroyed by her hair or bladed appendages, so he could touch her more often with little fear of getting hurt. She pulled away slightly but didn’t let his hand leave her.
“I know this isn’t a good fight for you, don’t worry, there are ways to throw the battle in your favor.” She nodded at the comfort in his words. If she’d learned anything from the stories she was told, it was that he had thrown the ‘box’ away long ago. “As a matter of fact I’m already coming up with a plan for how to take care of this. Henrietta, you’ll need to go back to base to pick up someone special. She will do perfectly.”
“Hehe, the mad genius at work, just let me know when and where.”
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Night had finally fallen, the air was cool and the wind was blowing lightly. They had made a lot of progress and figured that it was a good time to make camp. Marco was busy starting the fire while Chesra and Ashley scouted the area for ferals and gathered water. Henrietta got the job of setting up the tents and Marco insisted that Carrie help him with cutting the fire wood. His hope was that she would see that he enjoyed the time that they spent together, and wanted her around for more than her combat ability. He quickly noted how difficult it was to see her; if it weren’t for the glow of the fire he wouldn’t be able to see her at all.
“It really is a good night, the fresh air, the sounds of the forest, and since those two are back I guess not a feral pokégirl for miles.” Henrietta finished setting up the last of the tents and walked around the camp to stretch her legs.
“You are right about that. For a city guy I do love the atmosphere… care to take a walk?” He had thrown the suggestion out there hoping for a bite.
“I think I would enjoy that a lot.”
“Very good then, Chesra you’re in charge of the camp, you’ll be starting dinner soon right?” She nodded and waved them off; she had an idea about why the two of them were going off on their own. “Excellent, Carrie be sure to eat something. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow so you’ll need your strength.” He had to make sure he told her to eat; otherwise she would just sit there.
The Peekabu made a move to get up and join them but was halted by a stern look from Chesra. “The vegetable stew should be ready in an hour or so, you two take your time.”
Henrietta took the lead as they walked along, not that Marco really cared, and it gave him a better opportunity to admire her loveliness. The military BDU pants she wore didn’t show off much of her figure, you could tell she had nice hips but it was mainly obscured by how baggy the pants were. It was the same problem with her upper body, the tactical vest she wore was tight but little could be seen. They walked a few hundred yards away from the camp to a stream that was close by.
Henrietta knelt down to take a drink, the cool water easing her nerves a little. She had an idea of where this was going to end up and was indeed looking forward to it. Especially after her quick talk with Kelly before they set out. “Water fresh from the top of Mt. Moon, you should try it.”
“I have an entire canteen of it and you're horrible at small talk.” He took a seat on the grass and chuckled to himself at the look she gave him.
“I could always toss you in; you wouldn’t have much of a choice then would you?” Her challenge had been thrown down. They always had a special relationship; one built on respect, trust, and confrontation.
“You’re more than welcome to try missy, but I can’t promise you won’t end up wet from the attempt.”
He met her challenge head on and the inflection in his words made it clear how he was planning to beat her. Henrietta’s breath caught in her throat for a brief moment before she stomped over, then stood hovering above him. Marco had let her pull him half way up before rocking backwards and rolling her over then pinning her arms to the ground. As he looked down at her, her eyes softened and her breath came out in short gasp. With a swift motion she kicked his legs further out, forcing him to lie on top of her, crushing her beneath his weight.
“You have no idea how much I wanted this…” Henrietta suddenly lost the ability to speak, thought it may have had something to do with how his lips were pressed against hers. His hand slowly worked their magic as he unzipped her vest; she pushed him forward and gracefully slid out of it then returned to her original position pulling him with her. “I don’t want to let you go… but we really must get you out of those clothes.”
“I can’t agree more but I seem to have my hands full.” He joked while teasing her nipples through her shirt and causing her to moan lightly into his ear. He could feel her hands working feverishly to remove his vest, having learned his lesson the night before he pushed off of her to get some space then removed his vest and shirt. While he was busy she had taken off her own shirt as well then started on the belt to his pants.
“Much better… you jerk.” Once again she threw her arms around his neck and pulled him down so her entire body was covered by his. They lay there for a while, just enjoying the feeling of being pressed together. “I trust you picked up a few tricks from your time spent with Kelly.”
In a quick motion he wrapped his arms around her and rolled over so that she was on top. “A couple of things here and there, but I’m going to note that you all share stories about your time spent with me. I’ll be sure to thank her properly for that. But knowing what you do I’m kind of surprised you’re here.”
“What’s there to be surprised about? Your being a greenhorn lover has nothing to do with how I feel, if anything it means we get to train you in what we like to do.” Her smile was genuine and with a sigh of contentment, she rests her head on his chest, taking comfort in his strong steady heartbeat. “So… let the training begin.”
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Everyone was in high spirits that morning; even the Penance wore her hood back to enjoy the feeling of the sun on her red skin. Henrietta wasn’t sniping at Ashley, Chesra was leading the pack, and Marco walked silently along with Carrie. They were making excellent time and no one was complaining at all. There was a faint hope that Ashley and Chesra weren’t jealous of Henrietta, after their session of love making they had retuned back to the camp. Ashley’s enhanced senses picked up the heavy smell of sex from the both of them. The older and wiser Armsmistress explained that both of them had specially selected her for his harem and that her time would come soon.
During the day’s travels they had switched out the point man several times, Henrietta and Chesra were used to being in front as team leaders. Carrie didn’t enjoy the feeling that everyone was depending on her, and the fact that she couldn’t talk to let them know something was wrong. Ashley’s enhanced sensed were very useful for tracking and everybody insisted that Marco never take point. He would politely tell them to get over it and assume his position up front, though everyone else walked at closer distance than normal. It was on one of his rotations that he spotted at Buzzbreast flying at a low altitude. She did a quick dive and disappeared into the ground.
“So an underground nesting area, how… what’s the word I’m looking for here?” Henrietta got low and took a spot next to Marco.
“Quaint?” Ashley joined the two of them.
“Original?” Chesra shook her head and put a hand up to check the wind speed and direction.
“I personally think fortunate, but to each their own. Do you have the wind direction yet?”
"Master, we are currently up wind and out of the danger zone of the colony." Chesra answered. "If the wind were to suddenly change direction there is little chance of us drawing attention."
The Peekabu's tail suddenly started vibrating violently and she began to sweat with a feverish look. "Oh my, there is an electrical storm coming. I can feel it." She slowly began pawing at Henrietta, who was the closest to her.
"Not now, you hold it together!" Shot Henrietta in a loud whisper. "If you perform well I'm sure you'll be rewarded."
Marco reached over and groped the Peekabu’s ass with a tight squeeze. "Settle down. We can't have your cries of ecstasy giving away our location. How long till the storm gets here, and what can you feel in the ground?"
"A few hours, it will be dark for a while by the time the storm is on us." Her face had gotten redder. "I can feel very faint vibration coming from underground. What's the plan?"
"We have an hour till sundown. Henrietta, you go back to the base. Tell Kel that we need Lily for an operation... get Selena too while you’re at it." He reached back and toggled the Peekabu's pokéball, returning her, then handed it to Henrietta. "Make sure she's taken care of, I don't want her mind drifting when it's time to fight. You have two hours so take your time."
"As you command sir." In a slight haze she was gone, leaving Marco, Chesra, and Carrie.
"A cunning strategist you are Master."
"Even if I ask really nicely, you're not going to stop calling me that are you?"
"Only time will tell... Master." She grinned as he reached out with both arms and placed them around both herself and Carrie.
The two hours had passed quickly enough as the three of them lay there. From the distance they could count the number of Buzzbreast entering and leaving. The count was quickly nearing the upper forties and he found himself hoping that they were overlapping. It was at that time Henrietta teleported in holding four pokéballs.
"Four? So who's the mystery guest?"
"Come now, you won't be too surprised." She shook her head then sat down next to Chesra.
Marco toggled the first ball; Ashley emerged from the beam looking much better and well rested. "I take it that you’re better now?" She flushed red and nodded, the second beam fired and Kelly emerged. "So what brings you to this neck of the forest?"
"Evaluations; one for the recruit and one on the Vet. I also brought dinner and a package." Kelly held up a pokepack.
"The more the merrier. Now let's get the other two out and we can eat and have a briefing." The next beam brought out Lily. Her petals began to glisten under the faint moon light and her red hair blew in the increasing wind.
"Evening sir, what do you request of me this fine night?"
"I'll get to that while we're eating. Now to get Selena." A final beam and she stood before them. Selena, a Caphoochie, her calm and even demeanor always doing her breed pride. Her short bob cut golden hair waved slightly along with her tail as she bowed to greet her colonel.
"Good evening sir, I thank you for calling on me. How may I assist your planning and execution?"
"As always it is a pleasure to have you here. Let's eat and I'll go over the plan."
They moved away from the nesting area to a staging point five hundred yards away. Marco's plan was fairly strait forward, Lily would attract as many of the Buzzbreast as possible with her aroma and nectar. Once the skies were sufficiently full Selena and Ashley would strike with lightning and fire attacks. From a distance Henrietta would keep them covered with gunfire. Anything that hit the ground was fair game for Chesra and Carrie, who was quickly turning invisible with the low light. Marco would be providing tactical assessment from the sideline while Kelly would only act if things got bad. Of his thirty-five pokéballs he gave out all but six to Carrie and Chesra.
"This is how it's going to go ladies, watch each other’s backs out there. To my Vets when the balls are full you know what needs to be done. Any questions?" The pokégirls all shook their heads no.
Kelly stretched and checked her watch. "Excellent, keep our new sisters safe out there. May our enemy’s blood run cold in our presence."
The countdown timer went off and the operation started. Kelly had decided it was safer to teleport Lily to her location rather than have her walk there. Lily had stood for about ten minutes before the first Buzzbreast had emerged from the hole. Soon the sky started to fill with them as they took nectar then disappeared before coming back. Marco's earlier count had been off, and not in a good way. He'd lost count around seventy and was considering calling it off, but this had to be taken care of before some new tamer came across it.
He signaled a 'go' and the clouded sky overhead began to rumble with fury. Lightning crashed down, jumping through the bodies of more than a dozen of the pokégirls. Following shortly was colossal wave of fire shooting from Selena's mouth, her training with the water types showing her ability to hold the stream for an extended period. Marco had decided to hold Chesra and Carrie back till the second wave of air attacks. Screams of burning pain echoed across the field as the Buzzbreast hit the ground with a rumble. The second wave of attacks flew out, Chesra and Carrie went to work incapacitating and capturing the fallen Buzzbreast. Once the pokéballs were filled things got bloody, Henrietta made an art of killing with single shots to the head. With the exception of Ashley who was making sure the skies were clear and Carrie who couldn’t bring herself to kill the fallen girls, everyone else was sanitizing the area.
Carrie made her way to Marco to hand in the full pokéballs, the closer she got the more she cried in fear. It was her first mission with them and she couldn’t even kill a single Buzzbreast, what was he going to do to her?
“Good job out there.” She blinked a puzzled set of glowing blue eyes. “You weren’t supposed to be killing them. I know you’ve had a rough time, I don’t expect you to just be able to take a life after all you’ve been through. All of them are trained to kill and not lose a moments sleep over it, even Ashley since she was feral born... DOWN!” Marco grabbed her and threw them both to the ground as a Buzzbreast attacked. In an instant Carrie was back on her feet and launched herself towards her prey as it made another approach. She found herself on the flyers back and in a single thrust jammed her bladed fingers into the base of the girl’s skull.
“That was… brutal.” Kelly said as she teleported next to them. In a fit the Penance began to cry desperately, staring into her bloody hand.
“You did well; you did what you needed to do, to survive.” He scooped her into a tight hug. “I need you to hold it together a little long… or would you prefer to go back into your ball.” She shook her head no and straightened up.
Selena picked just that precise moment to teleport in. “Everything is proceeding as planned sir, I do have request though.”
“Is this about balance Selena?” Marco knew about her quirk for keeping everything in the level of the world so this wouldn’t be much of a surprise. She nodded and he prepared himself, he could talk her out of it, but normally she made such a compelling case he didn’t bother. "Shoot."
"We have managed to capture twenty-three Buzzbreast; the ones that weren't caught have either been killed or escaped back underground. Not many escaped. I ask that we leave the colony to repopulate, as they are an integral part of the forest."
"We won't destroy the entire colony but we will have to check for anyone who was taken and may be saved. If we come across the queen we'll take her, they will get a new one soon enough. Is that agreeable?"
"Yes sir, thank you for the consideration. I'll freeze the tunnels which should knock them out until we are done investigating." She bowed then ran off towards the entrance to the colony.
"Very good. Chesra, Henrietta, make sure nothing up here is still breathing. Kelly, you'll stay topside with Ashley, radio me if anyone happens along and keep them from interfering. Carrie you'll be with me and the others underground move out ladies!"
Selena approached the entrance and began summoning her ice powers. The moister in the air began to crystallize as the temperature around her dropped. Her ice beam hit the bottom of the hole instantly freezing everything in its path, from the field they could see streams of ice flowing up from various spots.
Lily approached shivering with every step on the rapidly cooling ground. "What's with the air coming up from the ground?"
"When they built the tunnel system they more than likely added ventilation ports, which is good for us." Marco explained while rubbing his arms.
"Okay... Why is that a good thing?"
"It’s good because it means that Selena's ice beam isn't being blocked by anything, also the vents are in a fairly strait line going in one direction. As they say, we know how far the rabbit hole goes."
"Oh, that's very smart thinking sir."
"That's right, we don't just hang around for his charm and personality." Henrietta quipped before zipping up her vest.
"That's enough of that, let's go. And be sure to watch your st... oh shit, oomph... ow, step." Marco was cut off as he lost his footing on the iced over incline, tumbling down the shaft and colliding with a frozen Buzzbreast.
"Yes sir!" Came in an almost mocking unison from the top.
Once they had all made it safely down the hole they preceded thought the network of tunnels. They were surprised so see how deep and how far the network of tunnels went. Selena found herself having to continue to freeze more and more portions as they got to non-iced areas. On the occasion they came across more of the tunnels inhabitants they were quickly incapacitated then frozen. Areas were sectioned off for honey production and the wax flooring would have been harder to walk on if it weren’t for the freezing. After about ten minutes time the group happened upon the queen’s chamber, to their surprise they found a Flowergirl guarding the entrance.
“Why are you attacking my Mistress’s colony?”
Marco was stunned to see her standing there as calm as can be. “Wow didn’t see this coming, um… we've gotten reports of a large Buzzbreast colony and were sent to investigate and take action if necessary. Judging by the number that we have encountered I’d say they were accurate. Are you going to step aside or must we go through you?”
“You have killed a lot of my lovers and you intend to do the same to our queen, I can’t let that…”
“Out of the way and let them pass, I would like to see our attackers in person.” The Buzzqueen bellowed from behind the Flowergirl. Marco could see a number of cocoons lined up behind the queen and he could only hope that some of them were savable. They walked past her with the exception of Selena who kept the entrance covered. “What is your name tamer, and murder of my people?”
“Marco Readman, and to be fair we didn’t kill them all. A small number of your colony has been captured, those who were still on the surface are dead yes, but I was convinced not to kill the entire colony.” He did have to admit that she was hot; tall and shapely, a very lovely bust, and streaked golden and black hair.
The queen started to salivate at the sight and smell of Lilly, even though she was underground she had soaked up enough moonlight and moister to have a light pool of sweet scent. “I see, and appreciate your restraint, well what do you want then?”
“I would like the cocoons that have yet to be turned into your servants, and I’m sort of planning on capturing you as well… we can leave that up in the air for now though.”
“… I’m not sure how to answer that Tamer Readman. How does this sound? Truth be told the colony was over populated as it was, I have already prepared a second queen to take half the colony and leave. If you are willing to leave me be, then on my honor we will reduce our numbers, and unless attacked by a tamer we will not take them when they roam into our territory. Is this agreeable?” She leaned back in her chair hoping that he wouldn’t just attack and take everything.
“Too generous, let us try for something mutually beneficial Sir.” Selena chimed in from her post at the door.
“I agree with Selena that is a bit much. How’s this; I still get the unturned cocoons, you can stay and still split the colony if you need, I’m going to mark this location and send a Pro Pokégirl Rights survey team to the area. When they get here you can discuss terms with them for turning this area into a honey production preserve. You get more taming, we get the delicious honey you all produce, everybody is happy, and if some tamer is still dumb enough to attempt to attack you… well, thin the herd if you can. How does that proposal sound to you?”
“Admittedly, too good to be true. You managed to say all of that without a single threat of purging my colony if I refuse. I don’t suppose you’d be willing into throw in some special time with the green redhead would you?” She batted her eyelashes and attempted to put a seductive tone to her voice. It was all for naught as Lily shook her head vigorously. “You can’t blame a girl for asking, I accept your terms Tamer Readman. The pods have been here for eleven days at the longest, so I don’t believe they have been completely changed yet, do for them what you can.”
“You can call me Marco, no one else does. Right ladies?”
“Colonel.” Selena
“Jack Ass.” Henrietta
“Master.” Chesra
“Sir.” Lily.
"I see, Marco it is then, no harm will come to you or yours should you ever return to us. Lu, help them take the pods to the surface, and while you’re gone get a head count on those who are still alive. "
"As you command mistress." Lu nodded and grabbed two of the pods to drag to the surface.
"There is no need for that, Ladies take the pods please, there are currently thirty-seven Buzzbreast frozen throughout the tunnel system and they will thaw out. We appreciate your patience and understanding in this episode and hope that there won't be any hard feelings between us."
"The fact that it's a concern of yours guarantees there won't be. Take care Marco and company."
Once they had returned to the surface with the dozen pods they were quickly greeted by Ashley and Kelly who were guarding the entrance. "Welcome back, I see you have captives. Did you capture the queen as well?"
"Nope, we made a deal. I need you to set up a survey team from Parity to come here and access the area. There is a good chance they can turn this into a honey production hot spot. Also mark this area as a Danger Zone for tamers."
"Excellent, you know you get a 20% cut to the profits as the official broker of the deal. This should help to supplement our income to the unit."
"Well you're in luck ladies, we have to rush our victims here to the hospital so they can get the antidote. Time is of the essence so we are teleporting to the hospital in Pewtit City, as opposed to walking them there."
"Yes sir."
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Alpha- Kelly- Duelist |
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Delta |
Echo |
Indigo |
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Beta- Chesra- Armsmistress |
Beta- Henrietta- CalamityJane |
Beta- Mina- Kunoichi |
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Emaline- FireMaiden |
Field Beta Selena- Caphoochie |
Renae- IceMaiden |
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Arianna- War Hound |
Alexis- Cherub |
Isabella- Mecha Musume |
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Kim- Bombshells |
Rebecca- Smokey |
Zianna- Lupina |
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Nikki- SexSlash |
Lily- Gloomy |
Leona- Lamia |
Harem
Chesra- Co-Alpha
Henrietta- Co-Alpha
Carrie- Penance
Ashley- Peekabu