The Tale of Seven: Kidnapped Hope

[Reno]

He smiled as the other said his name, tilting his head and making another mark close to his first, sucking down hard. But then he felt the other shifting out of him slowly, every inch nearly leaving him and then... "UUUUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Roxas pulled away from the other's neck as Axel slammed in harder then before, the movement making his head spin and his body arch.

His eyelids fluttered seeing the pale skin of the other's throat, red hair sticking to the sweaty lines and nearly hiding his design, but he smiled in accomplishment as he saw between strands of red... and a little hickey mark in the shape of a barely discernible heart.

"Ooooh... oooh! Axel!" Roxas groaned, his body shifting with Axel, hips keeping up with his pace. His ankles dug a little into the others back for balance, his muscles shifting and clenching around that driving lust within him. Between them a wet member brushed their abs, the feeling making the blonde's breath hitch.

[Rikugurl]

When he felt the heels in his back, his teeth gritted a bit but it wasn't very painful. It was just becoming tight and his member was pulsing even more. Around Roxas's entrance, it was becoming wet and hot, older cum sticking to them and the area. His plan at least worked... and Roxas seemed to be enjoying it.

"Haaaaaaaaaauuuaaaaa!!" His body continued to tremble as he lowered against his lover, his own lips finding a wet neck to suck on as his hips started to move a bit faster but much deeper... and harder. His lips latched around the wet skin when he felt it, the boiling in his jut that wouldn't hold much longer. His thighs suddenly pushed against Roxas's back side, making him angle even more before he drove his hips down. He shifted his hips around in a circular motion, making Roxas's walls expand a bit more before thrusting in once more.

It was deep enough to rub against his sweet spot. "OH ROXAS! So fuckin' good...."

[Reno]

The shift of their bodies was strange and new, his back hanging off the bed some as he held onto thin, bony shoulders. "Haaa, haaa oh fuck!" His hair bounced as his body shifted in tell-tale jerking motions, the blonde's neck arching back.

When he felt Axel suddenly slam into his sweet spot, his eyes went wide, before closing tightly, some tears rolling down his cheeks, but he was in no pain. "Oooooh! Oh god Axel more!" And he got what he asked for, those hips moving, that member pushing into him and hitting that spot again and again. The blonde cries started to get higher and louder with need, hips shaking. It wasn't long before the movements made his member give a final pulse, the heat in his body bursting as he came apart.

"AXEL! AAAAXEL!! AAAAAAH!" His fingers tangled into red-hair, body arching up almost painfully as warm cum spread on their torsos. down below, the muscles clenched onto the muscles tightly, not letting it go.

[Rikugurl]

Vaporeon sighed as his ears pressed hard against his skull... but their cries were too loud. Didn't they know that there were other people in this place and he was sure they could hear them! Then again... he doubted that his master cared. They were this loud back at home and he was sure their neighbors knew... especially with the looks they got in the morning.

"AAAAAAAAH!!" Axel shivered again, feeling those walls clench down on him and warmth splattering on his abdomen. They were definitely in the need of a shower after this. Being clamped on, Axel could only thrust slightly, helping Roxas's orgasm ride out... before hitting his own peak. "ROXAAAAAAS!!!" His whole body arched as he released his seeds deep into his lover, knowing they wouldn't amount to anything but that was fine with him. He rode out his own orgasm before stopping, his arms finally giving away to land onto his boyfriend.

The panted hard... one into the air and one alongside a pillow. Sweat from the two blended together, wet hair sticking to flesh but after a moment, the redhead moved. He brushed his cheek alongside another until his lips met those of the blonde and a kiss was shared, though not long for they still needed a lot of air. "I love you...." A whisper like pant came from Axel as his eyes opened slowly, looking deep into the blue.

The redhead pulled out of the blonde, both making soft sounds of pleasure before they cuddled. From what Vaporeon heard, they exchanged pillow talk before the lights went out.
Ugh.... finally.


In the morning, the fish fox thought he was finally safe. His masters were up early, the coffee pot brewing a nice fresh cup and being consumed by the two. The sun shined into the room and the busy city was once again up. It was a bit odd though... Axel never usually got up this early. He didn't mind though as the two went in for their shower, Vaporeon jumping to the bed and laying down for a cat nap...when he heard calling from the bathroom.

AGAIN!?

It was obviously true when they came out... all blushing and wound up. Him and his sister were eventually called upon and they rushed after their horny masters, following them out of the room and hotel. The quickly realized where they were going and started to run across the beach happily, Vaporeon squirting some water at his sister as she enjoyed the morning son. A lot of people were walking around the shore with their pokemon before their days of work. Unfortunately... the waters still seemed unsettle.

When they reached the cove, they realized that the old woman kept her word. She was there at 9am sharp. Not early or late. Axel released Moltres... but she didn't seem surprised. She explained that she knew Moltres was still very loyal to the young fire trainer. The legendary bird started to speak when Axel asked her to explain what had happened... and the old woman started to translate.

"Oh... this is not good..." She started, making Axel swallow hard, his green eyes behind his glasses becoming worried. "What is it?"
"She says that her master's child has gone missing... and she and her mate, her brother and sisters were very angry for it's suspected that humans had kidnapped the child."
Axel and Roxas shared a glance, frowning as they realized that their fears were true. The baby Lugia was kidnapped...

"Moltres... do you know who and where they went?" Axel asked, petting her feathers softly before she 'spoke' again.
"She says that no one knows... but you had better find out who and quickly for her family will not be easy on human kind until they find what they have lost. They wanted her to join their raid but she refused and left. She believes that you, Axel, and your friends can help find the child before it's too late..."

[Reno]

The soft lips had a soft smile on them, the two staring into one another's eyes. "I love you too," He whispered softly and soon they were situated right against each other, cuddling close. the blanket was pulled up over their shoulders to ward away the nightly chill and the light turned off, the young lovers falling to sleep.

"Flaaaar..." Said a fox in relief, glad they weren't about to do it again! She batted her brother's tail out of the way and then laid her paws and head down on it, making it a pillow for the night. "Eon~" He called to the other, saying a happy good night.


She was awoken in the morning by the two shifting about. She opened one eye, watched the two stretch and lazily walk around the room, taking turns in the bathroom before one started to set up the coffee and the other started to run a shower. Her tail wagged as Roxas came out of the bathroom, hoping he would invite her over to play for awhile after all her hard work yesterday!

But he didn't, instead looking towards Axel and grinning mischievously, curling a finger in a come to me sort of motion before he went inside. Her brother awoke suddenly when Axel suddenly ran for the bathroom and in his excitement tripped once and created a racket that woke the whole floor, and then the door was slammed shut. "Flaaaar!" The red fox whined - she could of been that happy to be asked and she wouldn't of made a mess either!

She went and sulked by the window instead, not even caring when the noises started and was a jealous little thing all morning, ignoring her master just enough that he had to go and pick her up from her spot and place her on the ground before she walked after and refused to eat anything the two gave her for breakfast unless it was held up to her in one of their hands.

By the time they hit the beach though she had forgotten completely, her tail wagging as she ran across the springy sand and jumped into the tides, watching in wonderment as they were swept away by the next tide. She even tackled and rolled in the sand with her brother some (after he sprayed her of course).

When they got to the cave she was all smiles and excitement, barking happily to the woman and rubbing her body against her legs - then barked even more excitedly when Moltres appeared, saying a happy hello to the bird she hardly got to see. The other was too distracted to say a welcome in returned, and then the humans started to talk, her master and his lover growing more grim in the face with every word.

Roxas shared a look with Axel, before he looked up at Moltres, nodding to her. "Of course we will." He guaranteed, even if he didn't know if his brothers would be joining him on this journey. "We won't stop looking until we find him." That was a promise he'd never break. He felt almost upset as Lugia herself at the missing child! And whoever took him... was going to pay.

[Rikugurl]

Moltres was recalled and Axel sighed. This was bad. At least last time they went on an adventure... they knew where they were going and who they were up against. Now they had no idea who had stolen the legendary baby and where they went with him. They also had no idea what team or person could of done this... or if they would have the help that they did last time. It would also be impossible to head to the whirlwind islands themselves to do some research. Even if airborne Pokemon helped them reach it, who knew if the angry mother or others would battle against them in her blind rage.

They were stuck between a rock and a hard place. However... they could start this mystery at the rescue center. Maybe they knew what teams were popular around here or if there was something usually going on lately. He thanked the old woman who in turn handed the trainers some berries, saying that they would aid in their journey. She even gave one to the fire fox, watching her eat it and seeing that her coat became even more shiny and softer than before.

They headed back to the hotel, actually seeing a large group in the lobby. A group they they knew rather well. They all seemed to dressed and ready, standing around as if waiting or sitting to have a quick breakfast. It was a brunette with unruly hair that seemed the happiest of them all... and with glasses, it was easy to pick up a shine that others might not of. Axel glanced at where it came and realized it was from the younger's finger. A band that he had never seen before. That wasn't there yesterday... was it?

Only Riku knew that answer. In the morning, he awoke to his naked lover, having done the same activity as those who were in the room above. It was still in the dawn hours when he took a shower and left the hotel, going downtown with something in his pocket. It was a stone that Steven had given to him when he was a child... and he sold it for a rather high price at a shop. Instead of getting cash for it, he used store credit to have something made.

This band in which he slipped onto Sora's fingers as he slept.

Red eyes were the first to shift though, seeing the two walk into the lobby before she pushed off the counter where a blue haired woman stood as well. "So, any news?" She asked as she walked up to them.
Now... no one really knew very much about Aqua's girlfriend... except that she could stand Aqua in the first place (observation from Ven), that she was strong and caring. Axel glanced at Roxas for a moment, wondering if that was her way of saying that she'd be willing to help.

[Reno]

Flareon's tail wagged happily as the treat was held out to her and unlike her unruly behavior with her masters she easily took this. "Flaaaaar!" She said happily - it was so nice and sweet!

It did not take them long to get back to the hotel, and unlike when they left, they found a group of six waiting for them, already checked out and seemingly ready to go. It was just an illusion of course; they still had to head to the rescue center and make a trip to the Holani home to let Sirocco know what was going on... no matter how upset the news made him.

It was Sora that seemed to just glow, making everything else around seem dim in comparison. He was just so happy, whistling even or talking and laughing with such glee in his voice, like yesterday had not even happened! Even Riku beside him looked less dark, just sharing the brunette's light. For a few moment Roxas was just simple amazed - how could he be so free and in the sky, when he and Ven were always so chained to earth with their negativity?

He didn't have any idea... it was the little gem that he currently wasn't noticing on his brother's finger that made him so cheery this day.
A loud yawn echoed in the room, a brunette stretching his limbs lazily towards the ceiling before falling back to the bed. He hummed in disagreement to the idea of getting up and turned towards the warm body that was close to him.
"Sora."
Blue eyes peeked open before he got too close, then blinked, finding Riku was indeed laying beside him, but with his elbow on a pillow and a hand propping his head - as if he had been watching him sleep. He was also... already dressed. "Mmm... how late is it?" The brunette said, a little groggy as he glanced back at the clock, finding it to say it was still pretty early in the morning. Probably have time for a quick shower and maybe a-
"Sora." Riku called again, drawing the brunette to look back.
"Mmm?" The aquamarine-eyed man said nothing at first, but his eyes darted to the bed where their hands were held together, pleasantly warm and slightly sweaty. Sora, curious and confused, looked as well... then his mouth gaped open at what he saw, sitting on his ring finger that he had noticed right away felt odd - but in his sleepy state had wrote it off as Riku's hand. It was something else... something that took his breath away.

A little golden ring.

"The ring is returned to thee,
Now will you marry me?"
The lovestruck brunette looked up at him as if that question was the most unbelievable in the world. "Do you even have to ask?" Was the whispered reply, the moment so perfect not a harsh sound should shatter it.

Flareon seemed attracted to it too, yipping happily as she hurried across the floor and sat down at Sora's feet, her tail wagging excitedly. It wasn't anything more special then her brother that interested her. Jolteon was in his lap one paw hanging some so the little crown bracelet around his ankle shined in the light. Sora's fingers were moving in a smooth pattern across and under the spikes to work out the tension that had built from the electric charges from yesterday - not to mention the lightning bolts. It was just Sora's way to keep his Pokemon from suffering from nasty aches and cramps. But the fox seemed to love the treatment, rubbing his face against Sora's knees like a cat Pokemon would. If he could, he would purr. "Jooool~"
"Flar?" Barked the red fox curiously.
Violet eyes opened and looked down at the wondering fox, and smiled. "Jol, jol, jolteon!"
"Eeeeon? Flareon!"
"Jol." The yellow fox looked back at his master. "Jolt!"
"And well - what is it Jolteon?" The loyal trainer asked, being pulled from his conversation with his brother by the pet.
"Joool, jolteon, jol, jol." The brunette blinked then glanced at Flareon who seemed excited. He looked back to his own eeveelution.
"She wants to try? Are you sure your okay?"
"Eon!" The yellow fox reassured before jumping from his master's lap and yawned, stretching by reaching his paws across the floor like most dogs.
Sora chuckled before slapping his thighs in welcome. "Alright next!"
"Flar!!" The red fox jumped up happily. The brunette gave her some nice pets humming before he urged her to lay down. He ran a hand down her flank and to her stomach, finding the warmer area between her ribs and stomach, an extra organ that many fire Pokemon tended to have that was filled with nitrate and when blown out, lit the minute it hit oxygen. He rubbed his fingers against it slowly, working the tension he found there. "Eeeeee..." The red fox seemed to melt and turned on her back and wagging her tail more. It made Sora chuckle - she was just like Arcy!

The others around him watched curiously, before Terra raised an eyebrow. "Maybe a job as a masseur would be more wise."
The other brunette chuckled, "I dunno... It's not like I'm a professional or anything."
"Tch, you're kidding right?" Terra stated as he reached out, grabbing another muffin from the nearby plate, a pile of empty muffin baking cups by his side.
"For the great beast's sake Terra, it's a complimentary breakfast, not a buffet!" Aqua said.
"Hey, I paid a lot of money for this shit-" Disregarding Ven actually paid, "And I'm going to enjoy free shit."
Aqua rolled her eyes but grinned at Ven who had been strangely silent all morning. "Pretty soon you'll be singing this at all those damn contests. ♪I like 'em big, I like em chunky~♪"
"Hey fuck off," Terra said, slightly offended as he glanced down at his stomach self-consciously. Nope, still flat. "I'm not fucking chunky."
"Oh, but you're big?"
The brunette looked at her for a few moments as some of the guys around them snorted with laughter, before a devilish smirk came to his face, canines flashing, "In some areas~"
It took about two seconds for Aqua to understand the innuendo and then:
SLAP! "OH YOU PERVERT!"

Before THAT conversation could get too... interesting, Fuujin was quick to call attention back to the mission at hand by crossing the floor and inquiring curiously to the two rescuers still standing on the outskirts of the group. Suddenly all eyes were on the two, waiting for an answer. Roxas shifted uncomfortably, but sighed and shook his head. "Not much that we didn't already know. We can verify now the worst happened, Lugia's son was taken by humans, though the guess is it was most likely some sort of Team."
"Fuckers." Aqua hissed furiously, eyes flashing. Being a water-Pokemon lover, anyone who fucked with water-types, in her view, deserved to die.

For once, Roxas agreed with her wholeheartedly. "We don't really know much of anything and we can't get close to the islands to get any clues, but me and Axel we're hoping to get some clues from the local Rescue Center, to see what teams are active in this area."
"And if it's not a team?" Terra put in quickly, more because he didn't like the way he noticed green eyes dancing with questions that would only bring hurt darted to the left of him where Ven and Aqua stood close by, feeling protective over the two of them.
"Well... well then we're really screwed." Roxas admitted, his voice frustrated. "Because Lugia's pissed." The red-head beside him added in the other birds weren't too happy as well - including Ho-Oh and they were determined to extract revenge on humankind until the child was returned. He also added... that the birds weren't exactly happy that Moltres refused to join them.

"Hmph, sounds about right." The brunette gym leader spoke, unsurprised. His message made the others glance at him curiously. "I was watching the news last night before... going to bed. There was a report on the ocean currents connected to the crash, and they stated that it was abnormal readings they had found, more than just a storm. And that Lugia's cries could be heard over the ocean as well as an electrical content to the water."
"Thats why there was so much lightning in the storm..." Sora said softly, eyes troubled. Zapdos had caused it.
"Right, and if Ho-Oh is angry, the legendary dogs of Johto are sure to join this fucking raid. If it keeps getting worse, boats won't be able to float, planes won't fly, and trainers and families separated by land and water can't reunite. But it's worse than that. Everything is gonna get more fucked up from here and more than just those legendaries are gonna be pissed pretty soon." The brunette said, setting his sixth and final empty muffin cup down. "The longer the currents are fucked up, the more the planet becomes unstable. It'll change the way wind flows. If wind flow changes, weather pattern changes. If THAT fucking happens, then shit we shouldn't be seeing will happen."

"Like... like what?" Roxas inquired starting to feel sicker by the moment.
The knowledgeable brunette was silent for a few moments before he answered. "Like freshwater Pokemon being swept to sea and flying Pokemon being relocated. Snowstorms in deserts. Hurricanes sweeping to the middle of continents. Fucking ice caps melting!" He was silent for a few seconds before he looked out the window, striking something closer to home. "Tsuamis hitting little tourist beach towns..."
The three Holanis tensed up, their eyes going wide as they thought of one thing: Dad.
"Wait, wait, how the fuck can that happen?" Aqua jumped in. This was her forte after all. "Tsuamis are caused by earthquakes, not currents."
"Yes, but on seismic activity that happens on the ocean floor. If the pressure changes, in theory, the tectonics would loosen and the plates will have more friction and there you have it." Terra refuted easily. When Aqua didn't deny this possibility...
"My god..." Roxas whispered. "Every town near the ocean... The Orange Islands..." And all the other dangers combined.
"Tch, they're fucking goners if we can't find this kid fast."

Some of them swallowed hard, looking away and at tiles as the damage was put into perspective. In the Hoenn region, the Tree of Life alone, a huge ecosystem - practically it's own biosphere - up where Lucario were said to roam, would cause a great disaster. If even a spark alight that tree, that tree which roots spread for miles through the town that fed on it's nourishment to survive, burnt to the ground, that whole system would die. And worse yet, so would a Pokemon connected so connected to that tree, when it felt ill, so did that Pokemon. It was a legendary famous for trying to settle disputes, and one if she was graced by the presence of any of the legendary birds, would refuse to take part in their horrible plan and suffer for that decision. Mew.

And she would be one of billions of Pokemon that would die as well, along with millions of humans who would not survive if they did nothing. If no one did nothing. How many species would go extinct? How many people would survive? How much time did they even have before everything started?

"Well then." Sora spoke up, setting Flareon back the floor kindly before standing. "What are just standing here for? Let's start moving! We got a baby to find!"
The youngest triplet frowned, shaking his head. "Sora... We don't even know where to look. Even if we do get information from the center..."
"It's near fucking impossible." Aqua ended for him.
The brunette looked between them, seeing similarly sullen looks on everyone else faces. "So?" He asked, as if it was that simple. "Five years ago, we didn't think it was possible for seven people to infiltrate a huge Team Rocket Base... and win. Five years ago, we didn't think we could possibly ever save the four Pokemon we set out after - let alone thousands! Five years ago, we didn't think the dead could come back to life - but hey, guess who's still with us?!"

He looked at his brother this time with a smile, then nodded determinedly. "Gosh guys, we've seen, we've experiences, we've done the impossible. No matter what the odds, we didn't give up then. Nothing changed about us since then... except now we have Fuujin and we're all madly in love." Some of them chuckled, but didn't fight that claim. "So, we WILL find him. We will bring him back. And then all of you-" He pointed towards the other, his finger sweeping over them all beside Riku, "Are going shopping! Because me and Riku want some really nice wedding gifts!!"

[Rikugurl]

The whole room seemed to go silent and if widening eyes could make a sound, that would of been loud. Everyone's mouth seemed to open wide as well... and poor Riku didn't have any hair to hide behind, for he pulled it up in a half ponytail. His cheeks became dark as he tried to hide behind his shorter lover but that didn't work... at all.

Ven seemed to be the most shock, his eyes and mouth wide like everyone else but his eyes were darker than most. Marry? They were... getting MARRIED!? For one, he wasn't a big fan of Riku. He still thought he kind of forced his brother into living with him on that island... and now getting married... did he brain wash him!?
And secondly... he was a little jealous...
As everyone was still in shock and looking at the two, his hand subconsciously reached up to the rare stone that hung from his neck.

Thankfully, Axel broke the silence. "You guys are getting married!?" He smiled, walking up to him and suddenly hugging him tightly. "Congratulations!" He pulled away, showing a toothy smile. "We better find baby Lugia fast so we can start celebrating!" he didn't know why he was so excited. He always liked happy things... and since two bad things just happened, it was like a light in the storm. He also never went to a wedding before.

Fuu seemed a bit shocked honestly. A gay wedding? Were those even legal? A small smile ran over her lips though before she crossed her arms. "Well, there's no time to waste and show off your pretty jewelry. We have a baby to find!"
"Right!" Riku agreed quickly before swallowing. "Let's get moving!"

The now large group moved out from the lobby and started heading towards the Porta Vista Rescue Center. The seven eeveelutions caught many people's attention, making kids pull on their parents to show and girl took out their phones to snap pictures. They even waved to Terra and Ven, knowing both were rather popular. Luckily, no TV stations came up to them. The only person without a fox was the silverette woman, a classy looking ghost following her loyally.

They walked into the Rescue center, smiling at how it mimicked the Poke center in the ways of a tropical and fresh feeling. It was a lot different from the one back at home... but at least it looked nice and professional. His aunt's organization was working really well!
When they first stepped in, the saw a man at the front desk, typing away as if he didn't realize they had come in. He was odd already from what they saw. He was rather pale... and wore only black. A group of necklaces wrapped around his neck as his bleached blonde hair seemed rather unhealthy and fried.

There was a Murkrow on his shoulder, seeming to read what he was typing before looking up. "KROW!" She cawed, making the man look up. "Oh... sorry, I didn't see you come in." He spoke, sounding rather monotone and uninterested.

[Reno]

Everyone expected the speech from Sora - that was just who he was. The words were comforting, and true. They could do this; they didn't have a choice.
But it was the portion that Sora added at the end that made jaws drop and some of them gasp, mostly blue colored eyes darting to his left hand - and yep there it was, shining on his finger. A engagement ring.

Riku had proposed?!

Roxas stared, feeling a spark of jealousy of his own. What the hell?! He and Axel had been doing fine together these past years (okay well, they had their disagreements), and Sora comes around telling them he and Riku have been having major problems and now THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED?!

.... THAT MADE NO LOGICAL SENSE!

"C...Congrats?" Roxas hesitated, unsure. And it didn't miss his notice... that Ven said nothing.

"Heh," Aqua clapped some for the two for her own congratulations. Now it made sense why he was so happy today.
"Nice," Terra added but rose an eyebrow then glanced at Ven seeing the... unsettled look on his face. What in the...?

Sora laughed some, blushing a bit but returned Axel's hug. "Thank you." And when Fuujin added he grinned and nodded in agreement. "Yeah!" He glanced back at Riku and nearly giggled at the look on his face, all blushy and shy - and he said he was the only one who was cute? - and took his hand, following the others out the door.

What worried him on the walk there was Roxas kept looking back at them, something in his eyes telling Sora he desperately wanted to talk to him about this (and he knew exactly how that conversation was going to go) and Ven was hanging back, far back, from them with Terra, the look on his face unreadable...

and he didn't say a word at all.

He nibbled on his lips, his eyes turning a little sad. He had hoped... they would of been happy for him.

Getting to the center was a short walk, but it was clear what was on everyone's minds as they did. Marriage. Many of them were wondering why they never had proposed, some of them wondering if it was time, others worrying about their partner thinking about these things.

But many of them got back on track when they entered the rescue center, finding the environment almost a duplicate of a poke center. Except for who was behind the desk of course. At his tone, Roxas' eyebrow rose, and he slid his teeth against one another. There were a lot of people like him at the center; those who just didn't seem to care anymore. And while he knew it was just a way to cope... it still annoyed the hell out of him.

They really shouldn't put people like him behind desks. And where was the 'how may I help you?'. Ugh! "Yeah? Well-" He started to say, probably something a little terse and short-tempered (and he thought he worked on that, ha!) when a new voice jumped in.
"Ku!!" Came a call, a harried looking purple-haired man, the same from the day before came hurrying in, a short, small shiny Electrike on his highs. At the sight of the Pokemon, Sora swallowed hard and shifted just a little closer to Riku. "Ku! It's disastrous! It's a travesty!"
Bored eyes looked up at him as the rescuer lent over the desk and reached over, grabbing the shoulder that was unoccupied and upsetting the Murkrow a bit when he shook the thin, malnourished-looking man. "We're out of Pecha berries!!"

....This might be why he didn't care about anything.
The man's look turned further dull - "Don't give me that look, this is terrible! Now think of how upset they're all going to be without their treat and-"
"Elec!" Said the Pokemon standing nearby, looking towards the team of eight.
"And..." He glanced to his left seeing the rather LARGE group standing there... and then his cheeks went red. He slowly moved away from the man, running a hand through his hair. "Oh um... hi guys! I er, forgot you guys were coming!"

[Rikugurl]

"KROWKROW!" The little black bird cried as she flapped her wings and flew up as her master was shaken without worry. His many necklaces rattled as he shook but the look on his face never changed... only grew more dull after he stopped. When the purple haired man looked over at them, they all seemed to grow sweatdrops on the back of their heads.

The crow landed on top of the purple hair, her wings resting as she sighed. "Muuur..."

Finally the man in black stood and walked around the desk, his expression a bit embarrassed. Riku picked it up right away. He could tell that this guy was a lot like Sora...and the blonde was somewhat like him. Maybe the purple haired guy was always this hyper and worried.

"I'm sorry..." The blonde started, running his hand through chard hair. "My name is Sacha Azazel... but you can call me Kuku. This is Eskel Quetzal," He said as he introduced the purple haired man. "And we are the head rescuers of this center. Sorry if I'm a little... off..." He paused before rubbing his eyes. "There was an emergency last night and I have been here for 32 hours straight."

"Why? What happened?" Axel inquired, frowning a bit. An emergency?
"Because of the storm, a lot of ocean Pokemon became beached. Me and the rest of the night crew had to go out, find them all and see if any were hurt. Many were due to the violence of it all, having being cut by the rocks they hit before getting caught. We had over 100 Pokemon in here last night, fixing up their scales and fins so they could swim again. It was rather hard for me... seeing that I don't specialize in water Pokemon... though I should learn now that I was relocated here..."

Axel frowned more, glancing at Roxas who seemed to calm down a bit. This guy might look uninterested but they both knew how it felt to be in his shoes and they needed to cut him some slack. "Are they all ok now?"
"For the most part, yes. We only have two badly injured ones in which we don't think can be healed well enough to return to the wild... so we'll see if any one would be interested in adopting them when we get them up to par.

Fuu crossed her arms and tilted her head. "Has there been anything out of the ordinary happening lately?"
The tired and bored looking man looked over to her and sighed, shrugging a bit as the crow pokemon returned to his shoulder. "Besides last night... nothing to my knowledge. Eskel would probably know more about that since he travels more than me." He looked over at the other male, seeing how much he wanted to talk.

[Reno]

The purple-haired man looked up at the bird, smiling apologetically, "Sorry Arluin~" Sometimes he got a little carried away... and unfortunately, the five cups of coffee he had this morning weren't really helping.

Kuku's explanation made them understand a little better. Eskel had been out there with them - and had still been there even after they left. Though they didn't know for sure, it might explain his temperament today as well - or maybe he was just always acting like everything was a crisis.

Roxas seemed to cool it too; he knew days like those. There had once been a major forest fire just out of the town range; luckily it had been a natural one, caused from a storm, and Absol had warned them. They were able to get out there, to save whatever Pokemon they could and tried hard to put out the fire. But it was a long day and by the end of it, most of the rescuers had been up over a day.

Before Eskel could say a word he shifted nervously, seeming embarrassed about himself and Axel. What had they been doing while the center had been at work all night? Celebrating... and sleeping and having sex! "Sorry... We should of stayed."
"Oh no!" Eskel said, waving his hand to excuse the guilty blonde. "I should thank you guys for being there - if you weren't we woulda lost so many people! I'm the one who should apologize for taking so long, but I had to collect the Pokemon from here to come help me." He got some strange looks from Axel and Roxas - take them? "Oh, I used the rescuees from the center to work with... The only Pokemon that is actually mine is Itzel here."
The little Electrike gave a bark, sitting down beside his master. Jolteon sat down beside his master who shivered at the noise, glaring down at the wolf. The unnerving star made him back away and hide behind his master's leg.

Eskel noticed, humming curiously - how strange - but smiled all the while. "Well anyways! Other then all this weird weather and whatnot, the only concerning thing that's been happening lately is well... Galactic has been trying to expand from Sinnoh into this region. It hasn't really been much, just enough to raise some red flags-" Which meant, rescuer teams all over were probably on alert for them, but there were no signs of headquarters being built or high cases of Pokemon being stolen, "And their all grunts, easy enough to ambush and save their Pokemon."
He noticed this caught the small brunette's attention. "So that Pikachu...?"
"Yeah, she came from one of our small raids." The other said, somewhat surprised that the other knew this. Only female Pikachu from Sinnoh had heart-shaped tails - no one was certain why, something about the survival difference in that region. But it wasn't a well-known fact if you didn't study it. "Anyways, I mean other then that, and a trainer caused fire or two, it's been pretty normal. The only other team we've had difficulties with is Rocket, but since their centered her mainly, that's really not unusual. They're a much more substantial problem then Galactic but we're trying to focus more on them so we don't have two teams causing us problems like Hoenn does."

That... helped somewhat. But it left them just as in the unknown as before. It could be either team - Galatic, trying to make a stable stand into Kanto, or Team Rocket since they had the resources and were being less looked upon.

Or... it could be someone else. Anyone else who had power and money. there was records of men who tried to go after legends before for selfish wants, people not from teams but had the smarts and resources to do so.

Eskel tugged on one of his long strands of hair. "I know it's still pretty broad, but this center is open to help you guys on your mission. And if you want, I can connect with the other Rescue groups and Pokemon centers, so you'll all be on high priority for help if you pass that town."

[Rikugurl]

Kuku nodded at Eskel's last reply. The group was silent, most of them thinking. None of that info was very helpful. The Rockets were always a big problem here... and Galatic were just a bunch of idiots...

That's when Ven sighed and rolled his eyes. "We should obviously asked for help in the Johto region. That's where Whirl Island is anyway."
Another blonde rose an eyebrow, frowning at the short one. "Whirl Island...? What do you need information about there for? Isn't that where Lugia is?"

Axel frowned and stepped up ahead of the group. "It's a special mission...." He said softly before crossing his fingers over his heart. It was a secret sign of the rescuers that only rescuers understood. They had to keep it secret since they didn't want the public to know. It was a sign that they were in the process of helping a Legendary... and they kept it secret for obvious reasons.
Kuku and Eskel saw the sign, glanced at each other and nodded. "Ill go get Cianwood City's Rescue Center on the phone." Kuku left, walking through a door in the back room.

As they waited, the talker of the group decided to keep they occupied. "So, how long have you been a rescuer, Eskel?"

[Reno]

Eskel glanced back as Kuku left, some concern in his eyes for the man. He needed some sleep - but at the question his attention was quickly taken. He watched as the others got comfortable, some of them lounging into seats lined along the walls. "Me? Oh it's been about..." He hummed his eyes rolling to the ceiling as he counted. "19 years? Joined when I was about fifteen."

"Really, all that time?" Roxas asked in a bit of amazement. sure he'd been with the center six years - most people didn't last one, watching all those Pokemon get hurt and die too terrible for them. Nineteen though... that was amazing.
"Yeah... I actually joined about a year after it first opened." Eskel said conversationally, leaning against the counter. "I never went on my Pokemon journey - we were pretty poor and my parents needed my help their more. We owned a Manetric breeding farm - we breed out the wolves, trained them for specific person's to the buyers needs like herding or leading or sled pulling, then sold them out. See, I grew up in Junita, and well, a lot of travelers came near there because Zapdos or Raikou would travel through it often."
"You've seen one of them?!" Sora said excitedly.
The purple-haired man grinned. "Well, not up close, but I've heard their cries... and I thought I saw a Zapdos' shadow once but... I guess not really. But you know, stuff like that draws attention right? Tourists sometimes went out of their way, hoping to get a glimpse... but we also had a lot of problems with teams. Well..."

He looked away, frowning now. "Once, Raikou was by for a visit, at least news said that. Anyways, I was about... thirteen, when their was a raid on the town, sometime in the middle of the night. It was some sort of Team, one that used to be in Kanto before Team Rocket dwindled them away. They were looking for Raikou, and I guess they couldn't find him. So, they decided to take what was around the town. We tried to fight, but they had brought an army of ground types and well... in an electric town you can imagine how powerless we were." He lent back, frowning. "People lost almost their whole herds of Mareep, or Magnemite, or whatever they had. Every Manetric and Electrike we had... were gone by morning. Well... all except one."

He looked down and smiled at Itzel again. "You'd think they'd nab a shiny right away, especially one only four months old, but he was smarter then them. Hid in a crawlspace."
"Triiike." The Electrike smiled bashfully, not really remembering that time well except for their being noises and calls from his Mother to hide.
"Well, anyways, a few years later I read in a newspaper clipping hanging in the Pokemon center about the new rescue center that was open. I... well it was silly at the time - but I decided to head out and join them, hoping I'd find that team that took our Pokemon and bring them back home. Well, I never did find them... but I never left either. It turned out, I was very good with dealing with abused electric types, and I... I guess it's sort of like... retribution for failing when I was a kid."

"Wow... that's quite a story." Roxas said softly.
"Eh, I guess." Eskel grinned. "Never wanna forget your roots - but now Kuku has a story! It all started with-" There was a clearing of a throat behind him and he glanced back, grinning bashfully at the sight of the man standing directly behind him. "Oh hi 'Ku!"

[Rikugurl]

Riku blinked as he heard the man's story. A rescuer for 19 years? That was rather epic. He glanced at Axel, seeing a small shade of jealousy when the years of experience was announced. He should still be proud of his years put in... especially since he started at such a young age himself. What really got him was that this man took care of abused electric Pokemon... something that he was sure Sora would be interested in. Well... maybe not abused. He honestly couldn't see himself having Sora come home everyday crying. It wouldn't be healthy for either of them.

When the slightly shorter man came back in, he stood behind the talkative one before he realized he was there. "Hi..." He put plainly, his eyes dark from the lack of sleep. Slowly his gaze went back to the group and he nodded. "Cianwood City's Rescue Center is on the TV phone in our office. You can go and talk to them there in private."
Axel nodded before walking pass the two before stopping. "So how long have you---"
"Please... I'm too tired to even recite my address at this point. I'll be quick and just say that I specialize in Dragon type Pokemon."

Axel gave the man an empathetic look and nodded before walking into the back room, the rest of the group following. They found the small room that Kuku had mentioned and headed in, Ven closing the door behind him. Axel let Roxas sit in the seat in front of the Tv where a pretty young woman was on the other end.

"Hello! I'm Naminé Ankhuli of the Cianwood City's Rescue Center! I heard you were looking for some information?"

As Roxas and the woman spoke, Riku looked around the room. There were many charts, pictures and monitors up. It was oddly different to the Poke center. As he looked around, he looked out the windows that the room had to look back into the backroom lobby. A small smile ran over his pale lips as he squeezed Sora's hand, motioning him to look up at him. He tilted his head to the window, motioning Sora to look out. When he did, he could see that Kuku and Eskel had come back here as well... but sat on the couch together... nuzzling.

[Reno]

The purple-haired man chuckled at the other's curt reply, warding away anyone else from bothering him as they quickly passed. They at least had a full night's rest - the same could not be said for them. "Come here..." He said softly, taking Kuku's hand and leading him over to the couch. "You know you should let me tell your story more often it's real special." He sat down, bringing the other close, ignoring the way he scoffed in disbelief. "Well, it has to be special! Because with it, yours and mine could intertwine." He nuzzled the other happily, letting his body lean more over his then before.

Sora smiled as he looked out the window at the sight of the cute scene, glancing at Riku and murmuring softly. "I think there was another reason he stayed so long at the center, don't you?" Just like Axel and Roxas.

"Yes, hello Namine." The blonde said to the nice woman on the other end - jeez she looked younger then him. "I'm from the division in Lavaridge, Roxas Holani Dark Pokemon Specialist. Recently me and my partner Axel here were sending out some valuable items to another center and it they became lost around that area. We suspect it was the work of a team. We were wondering if you had any information on active teams close by. Any that have been more active in the past month - or even the past week?" The reason Axel let him speak to her? Well, he was better at lying. No questions asked, no need to let any more people know then necessary.

Aqua hummed, messing with some stuff in a nearby bookcase, pulling one out in interest that seemed to be a log of some sort. She flipped it open - wow look at this." Fuujin glanced over her shoulder (even if she didn't approve of her snopping around) and saw they were Trainer reports. They were filled out by trainers who recently got their Pokemon stolen; they came here and filled one out in hopes of gaining their's back if they showed up. The center kept the original and faxed a copy to every other center for reference and but it into the mainframe computer for easy access rather then having to pull records.

These were some of the originals.

Terra sighed staying out of the screens view by leaning up against the door alongside Ven, then glanced down at the blonde who was... fiddling with the gem he gave him years ago. "A Meowth coin for your thoughts?"