Zino City [2/3]

Max then opened Bonny's pokeball to let her out.

{Hi, master. We already there?}

"Almost. The city is in sight." Said Max while pointing behind Bonny.

{Oh, it looks cool.} She said after she turned around.

"Yeah, I bet there are plenty of things over there."

{Hope so. No Scarlet?} Said Bonny, looking around.

"… No. She still has a hard time being around too many people." Lied Max, still not aware that Bonny knew about Scarlet.

{… Well, I think it's for the best.} Said Bonny, thinking about her nature.

"You think?"

{If she's not comfortable with humans, a place that big that is overflowed by humans surely won't do well for her.}

"Probably."

{Then I guess I'll be your protector until we're done here.}

"Thanks, Bonny, I know I can count on you." Praised Max while petting her head.

After he resumed his walk with now Bonny beside him, Max arrived close to the city as the sun was slowly setting. Entering the city, it felt a bit weird that no one was staring at them. The city was pretty big and quite crowded even at that time of the day with very little space for greenery, with everything square meter covered with either in asphalt for cars or buildings. Walking on the sidewalk, Max saw some people also walking with their pokemon beside them.

"Alright Bonny, what do you think we should do first?"

{A place to spend the night maybe? The sun is almost set.}

"Okay. Let me check where we can find one."

Max withdrew his pokedex to look for an address of an inn or hotel.

"Alright, there is a moderately cheap hotel on the 'snorlax road'."

{Snorlax? There is a snorlax on the road?}

"No, it's the name of the street. Not really inspired if they used pokemon names."

{Don't know, pretty cool name.}

"Or maybe they named it like that because the street is often jammed." Said Max with a grin.

{… Was that… a joke?} Said Bonny, not understanding.

"Yeah, pretty much, hem, never mind."

{Oh.} Said Bonny a bit down.

{Wait, I get it. It's because they're really big, hehe.} Said Bonny, forcing a laugh.

"Yeah. The street should be this way." Said Max, trying to kill the awkwardness.

{Lead the way.}

(Nice job Bonny. Idiot.) Thought Bonny.

As they were heading toward the street they were looking for, they passed in front of a huge building with a big and illuminated panel on it written 'PokeMart'.

"Wow. Look Bonny, the pokedex says that it's one of the biggest Pokemart in the region."

{Woah, it sure goes high.} Said Bonny while stretching her head backward to see the top of the building.

"I'm sure there is lots of stuff inside. Maybe we could go for a tour after the Gym battle.

{That could be nice.}

As they continued, Max and Bonny passed of front some other interesting things such as good-looking restaurants and various services giving like smaller shops or libraries.

"Wow. This place looks fun. Maybe we could spend some time here after the gym battle."

{It could be really fun if Scarlet would have been with us.}

"… Yeah, you're right." Said Max, knowing that it won't be the same without Scarlet.

"If only we could have a way to bring Scarlet here without her having to deal with the population."

{Maybe we will someday.}

"That would be nice."

After a pretty long walk, they finally arrived at the snorlax road street. When they arrived at the hotel they were looking for, night had already fallen, making the streets emptier. Passing through the automated doors, Max and Bonny go to the counter that was further in the bottom of the entrance hall.

"Good evening sir, how may I help you?" Said a male receptionist.

"Yeah, a room for the night. The cheapest you have."

"Certainly sir. Let's me check which one is available."

Typing in his computer for a moment, the man found a room for them.

"We have the 309 for 65$ per night."

"We'll take that." Said Max while giving the money.

"Thank you, sir. You can take the elevator to my left to go to the third floor. Have a pleasant stay." Said the man while handing Max his key.

"Thanks." Said Max after taking it.

Leaving the counter, Max goes to the elevator with Bonny, which she wasn't very reassured.

{What is that cramped thing?} Said Bonny in front of the opened elevator doors.

"It's an elevator. It is used to go to the higher floor faster. It's safe, don't worry."

{…Okay.} She said while getting with an unsure pace.

When the door closed, she felt a bit cramped and panicked a bit when she felt the floor moving.

{Ghya!} She exclaimed while grabbing the elevator ramp, a bit scared.

"Calm down Bonny, it's normal. The machine just goes up to our floor."

{I'm not sure I like the feeling of that.} She said, still hooked at the ramp.

"Don't worry, we're already almost there."

A few seconds later, they heard a 'ding', indicated that they were on the right floor. After the door automatically opened, Bonny rushed outside to get out of there as soon as possible.

"I'm guessing you don't like elevators."

{Is it really that noticeable?} Said Bonny while frowning.

"Just a little bit." Teased Max.

{Ha. Ha.} Sarcastically laugh Bonny.

After max chuckled a bit, they searched for the room. After a few meters, they arrived in front of door 309. Getting inside, Max was a bit surprised to see that the room was a bit more luxurious than his previous ones. When Max closed the door, Bonny jumped on the bed.

{Wow. The beds are more comfortable than I remember.}

"Well, last time you were a buneary, and the bed was probably cheaper than this one."

{Can't wait to test it.} She said while looking at Max seductively.

"Hmm, that's strange."

{What?}

"Scarlet said the same thing when she tried her first bed too."

{Is that so?} Said Bonny while doing a sexy pose on the bed.

{Yes it is.} Said Scarlet who had suddenly appeared in the room, making Bonny slightly jump.

"Damn Scarlet, you're more deadly silent than a ninjask." Said Max, also a bit scared by her sudden appearance.

{Did I scare the little kids?} Said Scarlet, teasing both of them.

{Hmpf, of course not.} Lied Bonny.

"Well, you did for me. I think there is a problem with my heart now, so I think I'll need CPR."

{What is that… C. RP?} Asked Bonny.

{CPR. A technic humans use to revive other unconscious humans. It sometimes implies mouth-to-mouth artificial breathing.} Explained Scarlet.

"I'm surprised that I even knew about it."

[It was far and lost in your head, but I managed to find it.]

{Mouth to mouth with master? That's something that I can get into easily.} Said Bonny with lust in her eyes.

{Glad to see you're feeling better. But just in case master, I think she needs to relax a bit more.}

{I do?} Said Bonny, looking at Scarlet, puzzled.

{Let's say with a… relaxing massage.} Said Scarlet while winking at bonny.

{Oh yea, you're right.} Said Bonny, getting her hint.

{I indeed feel a bit stressed out master. I wouldn't mind a little shoulders massage. That could help me out.}

"Hmm… I'm still not good at it but, if you insist."

Max then sat on the bed. Not letting him the time to place himself, Bonny goes for the position she wanted, which was her sitting between his legs with her back against his belly.

{Whenever you want to master.} Said Bonny, eager for him to start.

"Okay."

Max then put his hands on her soft furry shoulder and started slowly massage her shoulders. Even though lopunnies have small shoulders, he found them a bit more muscular than expected. After a moment of shoulders rubbing, Max felt Bonny's butt grinding and rubbing discretely against his crotch. Thinking that she wasn't doing it on purpose, Max ignored it for now. Unfortunately, he couldn't contain an erection, which made Bonny grind against his crotch, even more, feeling his shaft.

"Okay, now you're doing it on purpose aren't you?"

{What are you talking about master?} Said Bonny with a fake innocent tone.

{What is it, master? Something's wrong?} Said Scarlet, who had appeared behind him, softly hugging his back with her head beside his.

"N-no no, it's just…"

{It's just what master?} Said Bonny while turning around, still sitting between his legs but now face to face with Max with her hands on his chest.

{Are you saying that I don't feel good?} Teased Bonny.

"Hmmm…" Said Max, knowing where this is going.

"Maybe… we should take a shower."

{No need to.} Said Scarlet.

Scarlet then used her power to make all of them glow in blue and made all the dirt and filth vanish, making them all clean.

{We wouldn't have all fitted in the shower anyway.} Continued Scarlet.

"I'm pretty sure that…"

{Shhhh.} Hushed Scarlet by pressing a finger on his lips from behind.

{You're thinking too much.}

Scarlet then teleported all of his clothes beside his underwear on the ground.

{I'll leave you the pleasure to unwrap the present Bonny.}

{Thanks, Scarlet.} Said Bonny with a lustful smile.

Scarlet then pushed the rest of her master on the bed before going for a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Bonny slowly put down his underwear, revealing a throbbing erection.

{Wow master, is it all for me?}

Scarlet then let go of him and waiting a moment.

{What are you waiting for master? Answer her.}

"Hmm… yeah. Y-you can take all of it." Said Max, a bit ashamed of saying such lewd things.

{Hear that Bonny? You can do whatever you want with it.} Said Scarlet before going for another kiss.

{With pleasure.}

Bonny then grabbed his shaft with both of her soft hands, making Max flinch a bit. When she goes for a lick from the base to the tip, Scarlet shoved her long and thin tongue inside her master's mouth, exploring every corner of it. A moment after Max fought back Scarlet's tongue with his, Bonny licked the precum that escaped from his tip with her soft tongue, making him moan slightly.

{Hmm, Salty like the last time.}

{… Can I have a taste?} Asked Scarlet to Bonny after breaking the kiss.

{Sure. I think there's still a bit left.}

As Scarlet move next to Bonny, the lopunny moved a bit aside to share her space with Scarlet. Holding his base, Bonny pointed her master's tip toward her, which she happily gives a lick to.

{It's a pretty exciting taste don't you think Bonny?} Said Scarlet after a few licks.

{Sure is Scarlet.}

They then both started to lick their master's shaft, each one on their side. As they were both focusing on his tip, the two tongues were making Max heat rising heavily, forcing more precum to leak, which they always eagerly licked.

{I think I want to taste a bit more.} Said lustfully and playfully, Bonny.

{Don't be shy little lopunny, show that naughty thing who is in command here.}

After giving her master a grin, Bonny coiled her lips around his shaft and goes the farthest that she was able to before going back to his tip, forcing him to contain a moan. She repeated the action a few times before leaving it alone and gave it to Scarlet, which she did the same. The difference between the two is that Bonny was going as far as possible with deepthroats while Scarlet was doing more tongue play when in her mouth. When one was sucking on him, the other was licking whatever they could find, thighs, belly, balls, etc.

{He's about to exploded Bonny.} Said Scarlet when she sensed he was.

{What? Does he want to stain us with his white juice?} Playfully said Bonny.

{If it's what master wants…}

{Then we have no choice but to obey.} Finished Bonny.

As both of them were smiling lewdly at their master, they were pumping him with one hand each when he was really near, waiting for the crucial moment. After a few seconds of stroking, Max exploded on their faces with a low growl that he couldn't contain.

{Ghya. That's so hot.} Commented Bonny.

When Max had shot his last gush, Bonny and Scarlet gathered the fluids that had landed on their face and licked all of it.

{I'm more addicted to your taste every time I consumed it.} Said Scarlet.

{I agree. I like it better than the first time.}

As they both finished their 'meal', Scarlet noticed that they were a small drop that was left on Bonny's nose.

{You forgot a spot, Bonny.}

Not letting her the time to move, she leaned toward her licked the remnant on her nose, making her blush in embarrassment.

{Noo Scarlet. That's embarrassing.} Playfully said, Bonny.

{Sorry Bonny. But maybe we can go for the fun part, don't you think?}

{I agree. But who should go first?}

{Hmmm.} Thought Scarlet.

{I think you have been on his face less time than me, so you take his head and I take his lower half.}

{Fine to me.}

Then, Bonny goes sit on her master chest while scarlet levitated herself until she was on her knees above Max's shaft.

{Heard that master? You will take care of me until Scarlet is finished.}

"Y-yeah, hard not to hear you."

{And do a good job this time master.} Said Scarlet while aligning herself properly.

"Of course, when did I mphff…."

Max's sentence was cut short by Bonny putting her wet entrance on her master's mouth, shutting him up.

{Good job Bonny, you're a quick learner.} Praised Scarlet while starting to insert her master tip inside her, making him moan on Bonny's womanhood.

{Yhaa!} Moaned Bonny from the vibration of his voice.

Putting his hands on Bonny's thighs, Max started to assault her sacred place with his tongue, making her moans a bit more. Meanwhile, when Scarlet had his entire tip inside her, she dropped herself slowly on the rest, making sure that her master was feeling every part of her. Moaning slightly while getting further inside her, Max let out a pleasured moan when he reached and hit her uterus entrance, with Bonny feeling it. Scarlet then started to go up and down on him, crushing him with her surreal tightness, making him having hard time to focus on Bonny. With a high dose of willpower, he was able to endure the pleasure that only Scarlet's vagina could provide and continued to assault and pleasure Bonny with his tongue.

{AAhh! He indeed… has got… a bit better.} Moaned Bonny.

{Master is really… obedient when he wants.} Said Scarlet, starting to moan as well.

Feeling pleasure overwhelming her, Bonny put her hands on her master head, preventing her to fall from it.

{Yes, master! Like this.} Moaned Bonny.

Assaulting her sensitive button and inside walls, Max lapped a few sips of her overflowing juice, which was salty and sweet at the same time. With Bonny grinding her hips on her master's face, Scarlet could felt another climax coming from him. Without her noticing, Scarlet slightly increased Bonny's pleasure so that she could cum at the same time as her and Max. Riding him for a little while, Scarlet was only a few pounds away from her orgasm. Her master was a bit behind, but she was confident that her orgasmic contraction will take care of him. When it hit her, she arched her back in pleasure while muffling an ecstatic moan, making Max follow her with her extreme narrowness, repainting her inside again. Shortly after they were done, Bonny also came, slightly squirting on her master's face. When her moment had passed, Bonny freed her master's face and sat on her knees beside him.

{That felt… really good master.} Said Bonny, slightly panting.

"Glad to hear."

{Now is not the time to rest Bonny. It's your turn to ride the bull now.} Said Scarlet, also done.

{You're right. Hope you're still up for one more round master.}

{I think he is.} Said Scarlet playing a bit with his still hard member.

"What will I do without you indeed Scarlet."

{Thanks for finally noticing that master, but unfortunately, I have nothing to do with that this time.}

"What? You mean…"

{That you're still hard on your own master.}

"Damn. Never happen before."

{I think someone in here really inspires you.} Said Scarlet while looking at Bonny with a grin.

{Well, I think it's more about being with both of us.}

"I must agree with Bonny. It's the first time that I'm being raped by two pokemon at a time."

{Hmm, good to know.} Said Scarlet.

{Indeed.} Added Bonny with a lustful face.

Bonny then goes above her master and aligned her wet entrance with his still hard shaft. Unlike Scarlet, Bonny was liking it a bit rougher and impaled herself stronger and faster than her, making him hit her bottom in one go.

{AAah! Master's thing… is the best.} Said Bonny with her tongue stuck out.

{Can't say otherwise.} Said Scarlet while going again for a kiss to Max and making out shortly after.

Using her strong legs, Bonny could easily go up and down more wildly than Scarlet. Being a bit less tight than her, she was compensating by her softness and eagerness. With Bonny going a bit faster, Scarlet was kissing and licking everything that was in reach like his mouth, neck, and his torso. Then, as his pleasure was increased each time Bonny was going down on him, Max saw Scarlet's crest close to him, which gave him an idea.

"KYHAaa!" Loudly moaned Scarlet, which she had to muffle when she felt her crest being softly touched by Max.

With his master playing with her crest for a bit, Scarlet move it closer to his face instinctively. Knowing what she wanted, Max then gave it a lick when in reach, which increased Scarlet pleasure with louder moans. While licking and sucking gently on her crest, he felt Bonny's love tunnel twitching a bit, meaning that she was very close to cum again. When they were finally cuming, both Bonny and Scarlet were muffling their moans to prevent them from making too much noise. When Bonny finally relaxed from her blissful moment, she goes a bit limp, getting slightly sore from her orgasms.

{Still not cuming master?} She said since she didn't felt any hot substance inside her.

{Guess… I'll have to go another round.}

Resuming her riding, Bonny had a hard time since she was quite more sensitive from her two orgasms. Meanwhile, Scarlet was also about to reach her climax from her hyper-sensitive crest being heavily stimulated by her master. When Bonny got used to the increased sensitivity, she speeded up a bit. Having her forearms beside her master's head, Scarlet squeezed it slightly when she couldn't hold on anymore as a small moan manage to come out of her when while trying to contain a brutal one. Leaving him, Scarlet fell on her back beside her master, panting a little. Not very long after, Max's climax was finally about to arrive, as well as Bonny's again. When Max had enough and exploded inside her, it triggered Bonny's third orgasm, milking him good. When they were also done, Bonny fell on Max's chest, panting quite a bit.

{Hope you had… as much fun as… I do Scarlet.} Said Bonny.

{I sure did.} Responded Scarlet.

"Me too." Said Max.

{Good to know, even if we didn't ask you.} Said Scarlet, trying to tease him.

"Fuck you."

{Again? I just did, give me a break.} Teased Scarlet some more.

"Don't know about you but, I'm feeling like taking a shower, but I'm too lazy to get up."

{You can take one tomorrow.} Said, Scarlet.

{Yes. But for me, I won't mind a quick little cleanup.} Said Bonny while getting up.

{Me too. I'm mentally too tired to use my powers.} Added Scarlet while following the lopunny in the bathroom.

Before going under the sheet, Max released the rest of his team without leaving the bed.

"Okay girls. Take a good rest. Tomorrow we will face the gym leader."

{Okay, Master.} Said Dusk.

{You can count on us.} Added May.

"I know I can. Do your best and everything will be fine."

After Dusk jumped on the bed, Max helps May to get on since she was a bit too small. After Max goes under the sheet, May immediately goes on his chest while Dusk rolled into a ball between his legs. A little while later, Bonny and Scarlet came back and goes on their usual sport, which was on each side of Max, both falling asleep after roughly fifteen minutes. The next morning, Max slowly snapped out of his slumber by an odd feeling. When he opened his eyes, he saw something red inside his underwear, teasing and playing with his manhood.

"Scarlet? Is that you? Asked Max, still half asleep.

[If you see a red slender arm assaulting your junk, then no.] Sarcastically said, Scarlet.

"Such vulgarity." Said Max, pretending that he cared.

[Well, you know me. But I think it's time to wake up if you want to do that gym battle.]

"What's the rush?" He said while snuggling against his team, pretty much all in the same place that he saw them last time.

[Oh, I don't know.] Said Scarlet while grabbing Max's hand that had his Ergowatch.

[Maybe because it's almost 9:00.] She said while reading it.

"What?" He exclaimed, looking at it himself.

"Damn, I overslept."

[I thought about waking you up, but you're so cute when you're sleeping. But after a while, I told myself that it was enough and I should do something about it.]

"Like masturbating me in my sleep?"

[That or suffocating you until you wake up.]

"That would have been really evil of you."

[That's why I choose the first option.]

"Which I guess you preferred by a long shot?"

[Hm, you're starting to know me pretty well. Good job.] She said while rubbing his hair.

"But you're right, it's time to leave and get that second badge."

[Way to go master.]

"I'll go to the shower. But first I need to take care of my restrainer."

Scarlet then used her power to make everyone float in the air without waking them up.

[Now is your time.] She said while motioning him to move.

"Okay, thanks."

As soon as Max was in the bathroom, Scarlet put down the others three slowly except for Bonny, which she made her fall on the bed, making her waking up roughly.

{What the… what's happening?} She quite loudly said while quickly sitting up in surprise, waking up May.

{It's time to wake up.}

Looking around, she realized that Scarlet was the one who awakened her like this.

{Geez Scarlet, I thought I was really falling.}

{Wet dreaming about master again?}

{No… well, yes. But not when you dropped me on the bed.}

{Was it interesting?}

{Not really, I was dreaming about being thrown down a bridge. Pretty sure it's all thanks to you.}

{Aww, sorry to hear that.}

{Ghrr!} Grumbled Bonny.

{You're quite loud in the morning.} Commented May.

{Sorry May, but Scarlet likes being her obnoxious self sometimes.}

{I quite envy Dusk though, she still manages to stay asleep even when Bonny whines a lot.}

{Who's whining?} Said Bonny, getting upset.

"Girls! Can you stop fighting each other? You will get us to have another complaint about being loud. I also try to get in the shower."

{Sorry master.} Said Scarlet with a semi sincere voice.

{'sigh' Better wake up Dusk then.} Said Bonny while shaking Dusk.

A moment after Dusk was awakening and stretching, Scarlet goes near Bonny.

{Check this out.} She lowly said to her.

Scarlet's eyes then glow in blue. Then, after a moment…

"Shit it's cold!" Complained Max from the bathroom.

Bonny then giggled for a moment before Scarlet did it again.

"Fuck! Scarlet!" Loudly called out Max.

After some more giggles, even May and Dusk chuckled a bit. A little while later, Max came out of the bathroom only in his underwear, making Bonny and Scarlet giving him a lustful look while Dusk looked away in embarrassment and May slightly blushing, even though she didn't really know why.

"Sorry girls, forget to bring my clothes with me."

{Don't worry about it master.} Said Bonny while looking at him seductively.

While dressing up next to his bag, Max felt a bit uncomfortable with Scarlet and Bonny staring at him dressing.

"Alright. All set." He said when finished and after grabbing his packsack.

{Can I stay with you master?} Asked Dusk when Max withdrew his pokeball.

"Sure thing Dusk. What about you May?"

{I'm pretty small so, I would probably just slow you down.}

"Not necessarily, look."

Max then grabbed May and put her behind his head with the packsack acting as transporting platform.

{Wow, master. I never thought about it.} Said May.

"And with May and Dusk walking with me, I can pass the day with all of my team."

Max then looked at Scarlet.

"Well… almost all." He said a bit sadly.

[Don't worry master. I'll be closer than you think for your battle.]

"Which means?"

[Nothing. Let's just say that I won't miss your battle.]

"… Okay."

Not knowing what she was meaning, Max didn't press it furthermore. Maybe she will just appear in the gym when he will be about to battle.

"Going back to the woods surrounding the city?" Asked Max.

[Yes. Don't worry, like yesterday, I'll keep track of your mind, constantly knowing where you are.]

"Thanks, mom."

[Be careful now.] She said while pinching his cheek like a mother will do before giving him a kiss and teleporting away.

{She's not staying with us?] Asked May.

"No. She's not really a city pokemon. She prefers staying close to nature." Lied Max.

{Oh, okay.}

"Ready to leave girls?"

{Yes.} They all said.

After grabbing everything, they left the room, locked it, and headed toward the elevator, which made Bonny uncomfortable again.

"You know Bonny, we can take the stair if you want."

{No master. A worthy fighter like me shouldn't let herself be afraid of trivial things like that.} She said, trying to sound brave.

"Wow. I believe in your strength goddess Bonny" Teased Max while pressing the elevator button.

With a 'ding', the elevator doors opened, with Bonny's previous assurance slowly fading away. Nonetheless, she stepped inside the elevator and grabbed the ramp inside to secure herself. As the elevator was going down, Bonny was grasping the ramp stronger while trying to hold a prideful composure.

{What this master? It's quite fun.} Said May, enjoying the moving room.

"It's an elevator, used to travel between floors." Explained Max.

Dusk though was quite neutral about this, not enjoying nor being scared of it. After another 'ding', the door opened to the first floor, Bonny quickly walked out of the elevator, still trying to look unimpressed.

"You'll get used to it eventually Bonny." Reassured Max.

{Not sure about that.} Said Bonny, convinced that she will never do.

After giving his key to the receptionist, Max exited the building and looked in his pokedex for the exact location of the gym.

"Hmm, the gym is an electrical center at the east edge of the city. It will take an hour or two to go there if we walk."

Max then looked for a transport method.

"It's said that there is a subway close by."

{What is that?} Asked Bonny.

"An underground moving machine that can travel peoples through the city pretty quickly."

{… Great.} Said Bonny while facepalming.

"Unless you want to walk two hours, it will be our best option."

{Yeah yeah, whatever.}

"Grumpy huh? I bet you're hungry."

{There is no link between me not liking moving machinery and being hungry.} Argued Bonny.

{I must say that I'm hungry too master.} Said Dusk.

{Me too.} Followed May.

"No big surprise, my gluttonous team is always hungry."

{Well, you kind of always make us lose some calories so… it's a bit your fault.}

"Yet, you still have a big butt." Teased Max.

{Don't talk like that about my rump, I know you love it.}

"Touché. Now, let's see about a place to eat."

Max then searched in his pokedex for a moment.

"There it is. A pokemon restaurant, which humans like pokemon can eat there. They even have a big terrace for bigger pokemon."

{Let's go for it then.} Said May.

"Sure thing. It should be on Voltorb street, which is not very far from here. Hope prices there are not too 'explosive'." Said Max while looking at his team with a grin, with none of them getting the bad joke.

"Rha, never mind. Let's go." Said Max, a bit down.

{Was that supposed to be a joke again?} Asked Bonny.

"Yes. Well, kind of."

{Okay, just to be sure. Because it looked like a bad one.}

"Okay Bonny, I get it."

Liking to tease her master, Bonny couldn't help but chuckle a bit.

After about almost twenty minutes, they arrived at the restaurant they were looking.

"The Hungry Muchlax." Read Max on the building panel.

"And Scarlet telling me that I'm not good at giving names."

The outside of the building was looking quite impressing and very clean, with the building itself being pretty big. Passing automated doors, Max was astonished at how pokemon-friendly it was. With the already very spacious inside with lots of places, he saw that some table was specially designed to accommodate various pokemon with a very good ambiance. Once inside, Max had to stop in front of a small lineup.

{Pretty cool place.} Said Bonny while looking around.

"Yeah, the place looks very good for trainers." Commented Max.

The place was pretty filled, despite the time, with most of the table taken by humans and their pokemon. After a few minutes of waiting, Max was now next and stopped in front of a panel written 'Please, wait for us to place you'. After a minute of more waiting, a waitress came to them.

"Good morning sir. A table for one with a mawile, and lopunny and fennekin?" Asked politely the waitress.

"Yes please."

"This way sir." She said while motioning them to follow.

Following her, they passed by some tables. Oddly to him, some pokemon looked at him more than just a glance, making him slightly uncomfortable. However, he decided to ignore them until they arrived at a custom made table.

"Here we go sir."

"Thanks."

"Someone will pass with the menu." She said while bowing slightly before leaving them.

The table was against the wall with benches of various heights. One spot was like a normal bench, one was more adapted to a lopunny height and another one was more for Dusk and May height, making all of them being able to reach the foods on the table while sitting. The girls then jumped on the benches and all sat close to each other.

"It is pretty cool. The place is really well made, allowing pokemon and humans to eat together." Said Max while putting his packsack next to the bench before sitting on it next to Bonny.

{It can be good for romantic meals.} Said seductively Bonny while putting one hand on her master's thigh.

"Yeah, but I don't think most pokemon and humans think that way."

{If they knew what they are missing.} She said while dangerously getting to his crotch, which made Max to stop her.

"Let's not get them some ideas shall we?" He said while patting her hand.

{Good point.} She said while retreating her hand, making Max sigh in relief.

{I wouldn't want to make them jealous.}

Shortly after, another waitress arrived at their table with a rather thick menu chart.

"Here you go, sir. Take your time to choose whatever pleases you." She said with a smile.

"Thanks."

After she smiled, she left them alone.

{Scarlet would probably have liked it here.} Said Dusk.

"I don't know Dusk, the place is pretty crowded. She also had a bad first experience last time. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't even have wanted to enter."

{It's still a bit sad though that she's not with us.} Said Dusk.

[You're right, last time was enough 'restaurant' experience for me.] Said Scarlet voice inside his head.

"Scarlet?" Said Max like she was next to him.

[Yes master?]

{You okay master?} Asked Bonny, wondering why he called out Scarlet.

{Scarlet is here?} Asked May, looking around.

"No, well yes but…"

[I'm still in the nearby forest. I finally managed to establish a long-distance connection between our brains. I've been trying that since yesterday. It's a bit hard to speak to you from far away while being careful with my physical surrounding.]

{Where is she?} Asked Bonny.

"Just a second Bonny. What do you mean by your surrounding?"

[I mean that I need to get in my meditative stance for that to work, which is leaving my physical body quite vulnerable. Half of my focus goes with our communication while the others half go to supervise my surrounding for eventual danger. Don't be surprised if something cut short our conversation, which will probably just mean that someone or something will be near me and bothering me.]

"Okay. That pretty cool though."

{Good thing this place is pretty loud. Otherwise master would look crazy by talking to himself.} Said Bonny to the others.

{Yeah, I wonder what is happening.} Asked Dusk.

{He will tell us when he's done.}

"Sorry girls, it was Scarlet speaking to me through long-distance telepathy."

{Really?} Asked Bonny.

"Yeah. She was working that since yesterday."

{That's cool, she will be able to speak to you anytime now.} Said Dusk.

"I can also speak to you." Said Max with the voice of Scarlet with his eyes iris glowing blue.

{Huh? Is that you Scarlet?} Asked Bonny, a bit surprised.

"Yes, it is."

{… How…}

"I possessed master so I can speak to you too."

{You can do that?} Asked Bonny.

"I always have been able to. After all, his brain has no secrets from me, I just never had to use it, until now."

{Can you do this with us too?} Asked bonny.

"No. I can only do this with someone as close as master, or a really close psychic friend."

{That could be practical.} Said Bonny.

{Can you now give us back master? I like you but, I still prefer master.}

"Sure. I just wanted to say that you won't have a break from that easily hehe."

With that, Max came back to his sense.

"Whoa, what happened?" Said Max, shaking his head.

{Turns out that Scarlet can possess you to speak with us.}

"Really?" Said Max, a bit unsure.

[Don't worry master, I will only do this I feel the need to talk to the others, which will probably be very rare. Or maybe just to annoy Bonny.]

"Eh, whatever the distance, you will still be the same."

[Sorry master, but you're stuck with me forever, hahaha.] Said Scarlet, trying to sound diabolical.

"If only I was minding."

{Well, master? Do you think it will be a good time to order something?} Said Bonny, who was getting a bit impatient.

"Yeah, sure, sorry." He said while opening the chart.

"Wait a minute."

The others then looked at him, puzzled.

"That reminds me, Scarlet, remember the time you… take some money in the distance after the restaurant?"

[With that slutty 'dear' human? Of course, I do.]

"How about I command you something and you use your power to take it?"

[Hmm, that could be an idea indeed.]

"Ha, smart Max had struck again."

[Don't get the big head because you thought that you outsmarted me.] Teasingly said, Scarlet.

[I already thought about it, I was just waiting for you to propose it to me.]

Thinking that he had a good idea, Max was a bit disappointed that she was again a step ahead of him.

[Cheer up master, I'm sure that one day you will reach the intellect of a slowpoke.]

Max then cursed to her in his head.

[Love you too master. But I must admit that it's a greater distance than the last time, so it will be harder. But I think I can do it.]

"Okay, I'll take something that gardevoirs like."

[Alright. Thanks, master, you really have a golden heart. You're the best.] Thanked Scarlet.

"Anything for my lovely team." He said while eyeing the menu.

As he was turning pages, Max understood why it was quite big. Each page had a couple of meals suggestions for one pokemon type, making at least the ¾ of the chart, with the rest being human meals.

"Okay… let's see what there is for Lopunnies."

Max had a hard time with the wide variety of meal for normal type but goes for what he thought what Bonny would like.

"What about a vegetable and rice stew with leppa berry sauce Bonny?"

{Sounds nice.}

"Good, one settled down. Let's go for May.

Being dual type, it was hard to choose between steel or fairy type. Max then remembered that even though she was a primary steel type, she was enjoying more fairy-type foods.

"Hmm…" Muttered Max while eyeing the fairy-type section.

"How about… Oh, would you look at that. The Mawile pasta."

{The… mawile pasta?} Asked May, wondering if she was on the menu.

"It's spaghetti-like pasta made with Stirik berry paste, a berry really rich in iron and minerals for steel type with sweet sauce mainly made with mago berry.

{Looks yummy.} Said May.

"Alright. And for Dusk…" Said Max while going to fire-type meals.

{I don't feel really spicy food, today master.} Said Dusk.

"Understood. Let's see if there is some not spicy fire-type plate."

Searching for a moment, Max finally found a meal that wasn't spicy.

"Are chicken nuggets warped in seaweed sounds nice to you?"

{Never tasted seaweed, but I'll try.}

"Good. As for Scarlet now…"

[Something simple will do.] Said Scarlet voice.

"Okay."

Eyeing the psychic page for a moment, Max came up with something.

"Oh, a pizza for psychic pokemon, that's interesting. It's a pizza made with gluten-free paste, low-fat miltank cheese, high fiber vegetal like peppers and Kily mushrooms and Touga berry as toping."

[I said something simple.]

"Come on, I'm sure you will love it."

[… Fine. You're the one that pays for it anyway.]

"Indeed. As for me now…"

Going at the human section, Max looked for a moment before choosing.

"I'll go with the beef ribs with shrimp rice." He said before putting down the menu chart.

Shortly after, the waitress was back.

"What will it be sir?" She politely said

"A Vegetable and rice stew for my lopunny."

"Good choice." She said while noting it.

"The mawile pasta for… my mawile."

"Good decision. It's a bit expensive but this meal has the property of strengthening the body of mawiles."

"Whoa, that's great. And for my fennekin, just some chicken nuggets in seaweed."

"Understood."

"And for me, the beef ribs."

"Noted."

"Can you also add the psychic pizza for me?"

"…Sure, but it won't make you a psychic."

"Hmm, if you say so." Said Max, a bit surprised by her slight rudeness.

"I'm sorry sir. But I'm often being asked if psychic meal will give them psychic powers. It's kind of a habit and I warn peoples before they spend money on something they will be deceived with since it's not very nutritious for humans."

"Okay. No, I just want to taste it." Lied Max.

"Okay." She said with a slight frown, finding him strange for commanding pokemon meals.

"It shouldn't take long." She said before leaving.

{I assume that they don't have humans asking for pokemon foods very often.} Said Bonny.

"Probably. A pokemon asking for human food can pass, but with humans asking for pokemon foods…"

{It does look a bit strange indeed. But who cares?} Said Bonny.

"Not me, that's for sure."

{Exactly.}

[I could say that I'm sorry for making you look like a fool, but…]

"You don't feel like it?"

[Exactly.] Said Scarlet, copying Bonny.

After rolling his eyes, Max then looked around to see what kind of pokemon was in here. Some were there with their small companions like an eevee and or a pikachu, others with bigger ones like an electabuzz and machoke. Max then noticed that a few pokemon were looking away as soon as he was noticing them.

"Weird." Muttered Max, focusing back on his own table.

{What's that master?} Asked Bonny.

"Oh, nothing." Said Max, not paying too much attention to it.

{Hope it will arrive soon. The smell here just makes me hungrier.} Commented Bonny.

"Hope too. With all the people here, it may take a little while."

Bonny then sighed in desperation. She always had hard time with patience. Wanting to keep them busy, Max then chit-chatted with them until their plate arrived. Twenty minutes later, the waitress finally came back with what they have asked.

{Finally.} Said Bonny a bit rudely.

(Good thing that I'm the only one that can understand her.) Thought Max.

"Here you go, the plates for your companions." She said while handing three plates toward Bonny, May, and Dusk.

"And for you." She said handing his and Scarlet plates.

"Have a good meal." She said after leaving them.

"Okay Scarlet, you can have your plate."

Scarlet then possessed Max again to see where the plate was. Focusing on it with her master glowing eyes, she stared at it a moment before her glowing blue power enveloped it. She then tries a couple of times to teleport it to herself, failing a few times. It took almost a minute for Scarlet to succeed.

"Made it." Said Max with Scarlet's voice.

She released Max so that she could enjoy her newly arrived foods.

"Alright." Said Max while slightly shaking his head.

"Let soil our face with that good-looking foods." He said while eyeing his beef ribs.

After saying that, Max noticed that the others were already emptying their plates for a moment. Doing the same, they ate their meal pretty silently until everyone was done.

{That was pretty good.} Said Bonny.

{Yes. It was the best meal I ever ate.} Commented May.

"It was indeed very good. My ribs were slightly lacking in cooking, but still pretty good. What about you Dusk?"

{The chicken nuggets were good, but I think I don't like much seaweed.}

"Not a big surprise. People that like seaweed are not very common. We will know the next time. But are you well filled?"

{Yes master, don't worry.}

"Good."

A second later, the empty plate of Scarlet appeared in front of Max.

[That was very good master.]

"Glad to hear. But after a meal like that, I think it's best to digest a bit before going for the gym battle."

{Why?} Asked May.

"Because you should never do big physical effort right after eating. It can make you sick with a stomach ache."

{Oh. What are we going to do then?}

"Hmmm… I don't know. But before checking for that, I think a little clean-up will be good for you May."

{Huh? Why?}

Max then took a napkin and started clean May's mouth.

"Because your face is a mess. You really did soil it with that pasta. But I guess it's the risk of that meal."

{… Thanks master.} She said when Max was done.

"All clean now." He said after petting her head.

Max then checked in his pokedex what they could.

"Okay, there is a park at half an hour of walking from here, which is conveniently close to a subway station."

{Why not.} Said Bonny.

"Alright. Let's wait for our pay bill so you can pay and leave."

After a moment, their waitress came to take their empty plate.

"Was everything good for all of you?" She said while taking them.

"Yes, my pokemon really enjoyed it."

"Glad to hear." She said with a very discrete frowned when she take Scarlet empty plate.

"I'll be back in a second with your bill."

Waiting a minute, the waitress was back with it.

"Here you go, sir. Have a good day."

"Thanks." He said before she left.

"Hmm, 72$, its sure was expensive. Let's go girls." He said while leaving his bench and took back his sack, followed by the others.

Putting back May on his packsack again, Max headed to the paying counter.

"Did you eat well sir?" Said politely another waitress.

"Yes. That was good." Said Max while handed her the bill.

"Don't hesitate to come back again. That will be 72$ please."

Max then withdrawn his cash pile to give her the asked amount.

"Thank you, sir. Have a good day."

"Thanks, you too." He said while headed toward the exit.

"The cash Scarlet gave me is already half gone." Muttered Max.

[I can still get us some more.] Said, Scarlet.

"Thanks, but no thanks."

Now outside, max walked in the direction of the park, that was on sandshrew street. Like expected, they arrived it after half an hour. Looking around, it was a quite big and peaceful place with a rocky road passing through.

"Let's see what we can do here." He said while walked on the road.

After a few minutes, they arrived at a small pokemon playground with wood benches close to it.

"Looks fun, don't you think girls?" Said Max while putting down May.

{Yes.} Said May.

"Well, go ahead and play girls. Just remember to not hurt yourself."

{Yes, master.} Said May and Dusk before running toward the playground.

Max then goes to sit on a bench, followed by Bonny.

"You don't want to go with them?"

{Nah, I'm fine. Not really into childish games.}

"Eh, you do have changed since you evolved. The little buneary I knew would surely have gone with them."

{Well, I'm not a buneary anymore so…}

"Yeah, I got it."

{I'm sure that I wouldn't fit on those things anyway.}

"Fair enough."

Max and Bonny then looked at May and Dusk playing together with a few others pokemon from other trainers for a moment before speaking up again.

"I wonder if all pokemon change when they evolve."

{Even us pokemon have pretty limited knowledge in evolution, so I don't know. But it would make sense though. I mean, when I awakened as a lopunny, I was already feeling different. Turns out that I was indeed a little bit different.}

"Eh, you do sure have changed a bit, but you have stayed my nice and cute little Bonny." He said while scratching her head.

{I guess. Why did you think about that? Do you fear that others will change when they evolve?}

"A bit. I mean, Dusk can yet evolve two more times, but not May."

{You're Scared that she will feel lonely if Dusk change like me when evolving?}

"Pretty much. Imagine that my next three other pokemon will all be fully evolved, she will stay the child of the team and will have no one to play or be like her anymore."

{Hm, I guess I can understand your fear.} She said while crossing her arms.

She then thought for a few seconds.

{I guess the two options will be that one or two of us devoted themselves to stay with her, or she will have to mature so she won't feel left out.}

Max then let out a thoughtful sigh.

"Not looking good for her."

{A third option could be that she feels that she's your favorite and always with you. That way, she will feel special even if she stays the kid of the group.}

"Not sure I'm into favoritism."

{I don't think the others will oppose that idea.}

"We'll see in time. For now, it's like she will already be left out."

{No but… you're right. I guess, for now, the only thing that we can do is to wait and see what will happen and acting in consequence.}

Max and Bonny then mostly watched in silence the others for about another half an hour before he decided that it was time to leave.

"Alright girls time to leave." Called out Max.

After saying goodbye to the others pokemon, Dusk and May joined Max.

"Feeling ready for that gym battle girls?" Said Max to everyone.

{Yes, master.} Said May and Dusk.

{You can count on me to give everything I got.} Said Bonny, getting pumped out.

"That's spirit. Let's go then. Let's make him a surprise by putting you in your pokeball."

After they all nodded, Max put them in their pokeball before heading toward the subway station.

[You can do it, master.] Said Scarlet voice.

"I have to. I'm not sure that my team would like another defeat."

[I strengthen them with my training session so, everything should be fine. And I'm sure they will even surprise you.]

"Eh, the one I want to surprise the most is that gym leader. He's electric type so, I don't have any disadvantage."

[Do your best then.]

"Thanks, I will."

After entering the subway station, Max paid a small fee and waited for the subway. A few minutes later, the train arrived. He then got inside after a few peoples were getting out. He sat on a bench and waited for his destination. Max was pretty impressed at the speed of the thing, going at maybe 400 kmph. He already have heard about it, going faster since it was moving with magnetism instead of wheels, but never thought it was that fast. Each time the subway stopped, a voice in the train was saying the destination, so Max waited until it said, gym leader. After maybe fifteen minutes of traveling, the voice announced 'Gym leader destination'. Getting of the subway, Max then exited the station to arrive in front of a pretty big electrical center with two buildings. One probably for the usual work and the other one was the gym leader building.

"This is it. Time to get that second badge."

Max goes in front of the gym building and entered it through the automated doors. The entrance hall wasn't very big, but enough to contain a few waiting chairs, a counter with someone behind and a door on the left.

"Hi, mister." Said a girl behind the counter when Max got close to it.

"Are you here for a gym battle?"

"Yes."

"Just a second."

The girl then pressed a button on a phone like a device.

"Jule, you have another trainer asking for you."

"Okay. Be here in a minute." Said a masculine voice in the intercom.

"The gym leader will be in a moment, mister. Feel free to wait in the waiting zone."

"Okay, thanks."

Sitting on one chair, Max waiting for a few minutes before a man appeared in the door. The man was a bit older than him and was wearing a yellow overall, blond short hairs and blond beard shaped like thunderbolts on each side of his jaw.

"Hi. So you are the one that wants my badge huh?"

"Yes." He said while standing up.

"You think you can do it?"

"Of course."

"Good answer. Now follow me."

The man then passed through the door again, followed by Max through the next room. The battle arena was quite odd. The floor was all metallic with a pokeball painted on it, with four tesla coils on each corner of the battle field.

"Pretty simple for an arena, but it's very convenient for electric type pokemon." Said Jule, the gym leader.

"I can tell." Said Max.

"Alright, you go right and I go left."

"Okay."

They then both go to each side of the battlefield, getting ready for the battle.

"Okay young one, I hope you already have three pokemon on you."

"Yes."

"Good. Then like all gym battles, it will be a 3vs3 one. Are you ready?"

Being the first battle without Scarlet, Max took a deep breath.

"Yes."

"Good. Then here goes my first pokemon. Go Galventula."

After the bright light of the opening pokeball, a yellow spider appeared from it, making some sparks.

"Ga!" Screeched the pokemon.

"An electrical bug huh? I guess my best option now is you. Go Dusk."

Dusk then appeared from his pokeball with ember coming out of her ears.

{I'm ready master.} She said while getting in a fighting stance.

"Let's set the stage for the battle." Said Jule.

Both of them then activated their Ergowatch, creating the dome that was protecting their pokemon inside and the trainer for eventually lost attacks.

"You may begin." Said the gym leader.

"Okay Dusk, break the ice with Scratch."

Launching herself forward, Max was pretty impressed by her speed. If it wasn't for the galvantula being an electric type, it would probably have not dodged it, for unfortunately, it did.

"Okay galvantula, make sure that the other can't outspeed you.

(I forgot. The most experienced pokemon trainers used coded orders so their opponent can't easily counter their attack.)

Then, the galvantula spreads almost invisible silk out of his mouth all over the battlefield (Sticky Web).

"What was that? Never mind, Dusk go for a flame charge."

Dusk then charged toward the galvantula. Oddly, Dusk seemed a bit slower than her last attack, which prevented her to land the hit on her opponent.

"What's happening Dusk?"

"Haha, looks like you experiencing my combat style. I used Sticky Web at the start so that your pokemon will be slowed."

"That's no good. Dusk, go for ember."

Dusk then tried to hit the electric pokemon from the distance. Again, Max was surprised to see her Ember being quite strong, almost looking like Flamethrower. Dusk however failed her move as her opponent was quite fast.

"Try to anticipate his dodging with more Ember." Ordered max.

Dusk then launched multiple Ember attacks, all being dodged by the fast pokemon, until she saw a striking opportunity and fired at where he was about to land, landing a critical hit, making him flinch in slight pain.

"Strong attack indeed. Okay galvantula, go for voltage 80 combo before it hits you again."

The galvantula then jumped in the air and launched a couple of electrified web strings (Electroweb) all around Dusk before charging another attack.

"Try to jump over the webs Dusk."

Doing as told, Dusk jumped out of the way of the galvantula attack that was like a red and blue laser (Signal Beam) and tried to get over the Electroweb attack. Unfortunately, the zone of the attack was too big, making her unable to pass and land on it, taking the hit.

"You're holding up Dusk?"

{Yes. A bit strong but I can manage.}

"Good. Okay Dusk, go for what we can do best but follow with ember."

Dusk then used Charge at galvantula multiple times, with him dodging every hit.

"I don't know what you're planning but I won't let you do as you please. Galventual, go for voltage 120 combo."

The galvantula then create small electrical waves (Thunder Wave) toward Dusk, which she couldn't dodge, making her paralysed for a moment. The bug pokemon then used that moment to jump on her and suck out her life force to absorb it (Leech Life). When the galvantula was done, it jump off her and backed up. Shortly after, Dusk was able to move again.

"That could be really troublesome." Muttered Max.

Max then saw Dusk starting to have a bit more trouble standing, telling him that she didn't have a lot of energy left.

"Okay, I'll try this… Dusk, use multiples Ember attacks again while running around him.

Dusk then started to run around it while shooting ember, making it loses its momentum a bit.

"Okay galvantula, make it stop moving by using voltage 80 again."

The galvantula jumped again before surrounding her with Electroweb again, forcing her to stop. As the galvantula was charging its Signal Beam attack, Dusk was getting a bit nervous with her master not giving orders. Trusting him, she waited for the next command patiently. When Max saw the galvantula half a second away from launching its attack, Max gave the order.

"Now Dusk, Jump as high as you can."

As the galvantula Signal Beam was being launched, Dusk jumped in the air quite highly, dodging the attack.

"Ember at full power." Commanded Max.

Also in the air, the galvantula wasn't able to dodge the attack, which he directly took. When Dusk landed on the ground, the galvantula landed on his back, unable to fight anymore.

"Good job Dusk, that's one down."

{Take that spider.} Said Dusk.

"Galvantula return, you did well." He said returning his pokemon.

"That's a pretty strong fennekin you have there. But let's see what it can do against my next one. Come on out magneton." He said before a magneton appeared from his pokeball.

"Still up for more?" Asked Max.

{Of course master, I'll stay until the end.}

"Eh, Alright then, go for Ember."

Dusk then launched an Ember attack that the magneton didn't bother to dodge.

"Yes. Bullseye."

Unfortunately, the magneton didn't get affected as Max would have hoped, being barely damaged.

"Your fennekin is indeed strong, but I've trained my magneton to have a pretty high special defense."

"Not good. Dusk, go for multiple Ember attacks."

Doing as told, Dusk goes for Ember attacks at every angle, which he was all enduring.

"Okay magneton, voltage 220."

The magneton then made black clouds appeared above them, starting to rain shortly after on the battlefield (Rain Dance).

"Shit, rain dance is supposed to weaken fire moves. Okay then, Dusk, go for Bite."

Dusk then charged at the magneton under the rain before the magneton uses Thunder Wave too, making Dusk paralyzed again for a moment. Then, all of a sudden, and with Dusk unable to move, she took a heavy thunder strike that came from the black clouds (Thunder). When her paralysis faded, her next movement was to only go all limp on the ground, unable to continue.

"You did well Dusk, leave the rest to us." Said Max before returning Dusk to her pokeball.

Max withdrew his next pokeball.

"Special defense huh? Let's go all physical then. Go, Bonny."

{Bring it on.} Growled Bonny while stomping the ground with one foot after she appeared from her pokeball.

"Wow, A lopunny. And a really pumped out one at that." Said the gym leader.

"Okay Bonny, let's start with charge."

Half a second later her order, Bonny launched herself at the magneton at full speed. Even if the magneton would have wanted to dodge, it wouldn't able to with that speed of her. Even though it was steel type, the magneton took quite some damage due to his special defense specialty. Shortly after, Rain Dance started to fade away.

"Okay magneton, go for voltage 160 combo."

The magneton then made a horrifying noise (Screech) that was getting inside Bonny's body, which made her cover her ears. With only one eye opened, she was trying to anticipate her opponent's next move, only to see him barely moving in place before being pushed a strong invisible force (Magnet Push). Because of the previous Screech move, Bonny took quite some damage but could endure a couple more.

"Again magneton, go for voltage 220."

The magneton then made the black clouds appeared again, making it rain on the battlefield.

"Don't let him do as he wants Bonny, charge at him as fast as possible."

Expecting Thunder Wave next, Max then waited for the right moment. As Bonny was pretty close to him, it indeed launched a Thunder Wave attack.

"Jump above it, Bonny."

Doing as told, Bonny used her strong legs to jump over it as the Thunder Wave attack was launched under her.

"Quick, go for Jump Kick."

Before the magneton tried to use Thunder, Bonny both legs then glowed in white, making her rapidly land a double Jump Kick on it, making it land hard on the metal floor, unable to continue.

"Good job magneton, have good rest." He said while recalling his pokemon.

After he called back his pokemon, Max could see a small bump on where magneton had landed, showing how hard Bonny's move was.

"You did well young trainer, but it's end here. Go manectric." He said before an intimating manectric appeared in a flash.

"Okay Bonny, return. I'll save you for last."

{Okay master.} Said Bonny before being returned to her pokeball.

"Go May."

After the pokeball opened, May appeared on the battlefield. But Max then noticed that she was still a bit uncomfortable.

"Everything is gonna be alright May. Just do your best." Said Max, trying to reassure her.

{Okay.}

Max's words seem to have eased her worries a bit.

"Let's annoy him a bit with Pound." Ordered Max.

May then dashed toward the manectric with her fist raised, ready to attack it. Still being a bit slow, May was looking a bit faster than the last time, proving the effectiveness of Scarlet's training. But the manectric was faster and able to dodge her easily.

"Counter attack with Thunder Fang." Said the gym leader.

"Headbutt." Ordered Max.

Both attacks then collided, but with manectric doing a bit more damage. After shaking herself from the attack, May goes for her fighting stance again.

"Okay May, go for headbutt again but with a surprise." Tried to said Max, hoping she will understand.

Luckily for him, she did and used Steel Fang right after it dodges the Headbutt attack. To fast for it, the manectric took the hit, moderately damaging it.

"Stronger than expected. I think you will have to go up a notch manectric." Said Jule.

The gym leader then withdrew from one of his pockets a pocket watch. Too far to see, Max wondered what was that.

"Let's make us one manectric. Raise your power." Said the gym leader.

Then, a few light strands appear from the watch and engulfed the manectric, making it starting to glow brightly in white. After a moment, the light strands and glowing light all disappeared, only for Max to see his opponent's manectric with a new appearance. It was looking a bit like before but with his yellow fur a lot thicker and longer on him, forming a huge lightning bolt symbol with spiky blue fur.

"Is that a mega evolution?" Asked Max, astonishing by what he saw.

"First time seeing it?" Asked the gym leader.

"Yes. It's quite amazing."

"It is. But it is also practical since it increases the pokemon power quite a lot."

"It won't stop us from going forward. May, harass it with Crunch."

May then dashed toward it with her giant maw above her and tried to hit it. Being faster than before, the mega manectric dodge easily the attack.

"Let's counter with voltage 190." Ordered the leader.

The mega manectric then charged at May with all of their body enveloped in electrical energy (Wild Charge) that she couldn't dodge, making her roll on the ground for a few meters. The mega manectric then dropped a few snake-like electric bolts on the ground that was moving randomly (Sparkwork). Standing up again, May had a hard time dodging all of the electrical snakes since they were moving on an irregular pattern. While trying to not get hit, the mega manectric then launched a Thunder Wave attack. May managed to dodge it by jumping, but unfortunately, she landed on one of the electrical snakes, damaging her a bit.

"Okay May, go for a few Pound attacks."

"Don't let her have the upper hand, try to get her with Thunder Fang.

May and the mega manectric then goes multiple attacks tentative, with each attack being either blocked or dodged. After a few hits trade, none of them had touched the other.

"Go for Thunder Wave with a hot surprise." Commanded the leader.

Anticipating its move, May dodged the Thunder Wave attack by jumping again, but only to be surprised by the mega manectric in mid-air with a fiery bite attack (Fire Fang).

"Oh no," said Max, knowing that she won't endure it.

Being heavily damaged by Fire Fang, May fell on her back, unable to continue.

"Go rest May. We will win no matter what."

Putting away May's pokeball, Max released Bonny once again, looking more pumped than the last battle.

"Careful Bonny, it's a fast opponent."

{Then I'll have to be faster.}

"Start with Ear Punch."

Despite being slowed down by Sticky Web, Bonny was fast enough to almost hit the manectric, barely dodging her move.

"Okay manectric, voltage 170."

The mega manectric then once again uses Thunder Wave, which Bonny dodged in extremis by jumping. Not knowing the mega manectric next attack, Bonny didn't jump really high. A mistake that will cost her since the mega manectric enveloped itself in an electrical energy ball before expending it toward Bonny (Spark). Unable to dodge it, she took the hit directly. Luckily for her, it wasn't that much of a strong attack, not damaging her a lot.

"Quick, go for voltage 210."

The mega manectric then charges at her with Wild Charge, which she hardly dodged. Only a few inches behind her, the mega manectric turned around to use Thunder Fang. Seeing a bit before it landed, Max was able to counterattack.

"Go for Flail."

As soon as Bonny was grabbed by the mega manectric electrical fangs, Bonny goes for Flail on him. Being quite damaged by the attack, Bonny's Flail attack was pretty strong, making him took moderate damage.

"Time to finish this. Voltage 250."

The mega manectric then used Sparkwork again. While dodging the electrical snakes, Bonny barely had the time to see the mega manectric using Thunder Wave. Knowing how to dodge it, Bonny jumped in the air high enough to prevent him from a counterattack. Unfortunately for her, when Bonny landed, the mega manectric had already launched another Thunder Wave, hitting her this time. Paralyzed, Bonny was at the mercy of the mega manectric. Luckily for her, she wasn't hit by any of the electric snakes going in a random direction. The electrical pokemon then jumped in the air before being enveloped by thick white energy and heading toward Bonny (Giga Impact).

"Dodge, dodge." Said Max in panic.

Bonny then tried her best to get out of her paralysis. As the mega manectric was a few meters from her, she managed to break free and dodge the attack in extremis. It was so close that her eyebrows brush against the pokemon.

"Okay, Bonny now is the time to unleash your power. Hit him as hard as you can with Return."

With the mega manectric being a bit weakened by his previous move, Bonny was able to gather as much energy as possible. With powerful and thick yellow and white energy literally coming out of her, Max saw a few veins getting bigger on Bonny's legs before she propels herself at her opponent, leaving a small bump on the floor under her previously placed feet. Bonny then tackled the weakened pokemon with Return at the full power, sending it flying with a strong shockwave so far away that he hit the dome very hard, making it spark where the mega manectric hit. When he landed on the ground, he returned to its previous form, not moving anymore and unconscious. Max didn't notice but the gym leader was on one knee before getting up.

"Holy… Come back manectric. You deserved a good rest." He said while returning his pokemon.

"Yeah Bonny, we did it. I knew you could it."

{Yeah!} Happily said Bonny while jumping before running for a hug with her master.

The gym leader then approached Max.

"Geez, that was one hell of a strong move. I never saw a Return attack that powerful. You must have a very special and strong relation with your lopunny.

{More than you think.} Said Bonny while hugging her master's forearms.

Luckily for Max, the only thing that the leader was hearing was her usual pokespeech.

"You can say that. Me and my team are pretty close together."

"I can see how strong that can make them. Keep it like that and you are sure to be a strong trainer. Maybe even a champion."

"A trainer? champion? That could be cool."

"You do have the potential, that's for sure. So I'm glad to hand you this, the spark badge." Said the man while handing him a badge that was a round yellow ball surrounded by a few thunderbolt symbols.

"Hyes." Said Max, happily taking it.

"You deserved it. Just keep training and nothing will stop you."

"Will do."

"Good news. Good luck on your journey then."

"Thanks."

With that, the gym leader exited the battlefield through another door while Max goes through the one he came in first. Before leaving the room, Max could have sworn that he saw that he saw a faint disappearing light in a hidden corner.