Don't forget to drop some power stones!
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"Oh my. Did you just do what I think you did?", A voice suddenly called out to Ricky. His gaze was attracted to the airport entrance doors opening up, revealing a stream of people coming out. Ricky was able to quickly spot a certain brown and long-haired girl in her iconic red skirt coming out, rolling a single suitcase along with her.
Seeing this girl come out, the girl sprinted, heading right toward Ricky. She gave him a hard tackle, and entered a hug. On top of that, the girl stepped upward a bit, and did a quick peck on the lips. Seeing this, Ricky smiled, and welcomed the girl.
"Haha, you were able to find me, Serena. Welcome to Kanto.", Ricky said, officially welcoming the girl. Who else could she be but Serena? Like with Lillie, Serena had confessed to Ricky early last year, and the two started dating. Granted that did happen before the two became adults, but they didn't do any dating stuff after the confession took place. Only one kiss was shared. The two decided to hold off on doing those things until they became proper adults.
And here in this version of the Pokemon World, humans became adults at the age of fifteen. They aged quicker early on, and they could live for longer, because of the technology they've developed thanks to Pokemon over the decades. Living beyond one hundred years of age wasn't out of the question for people here.
Harems were also allowed in most regions, though most folks didn't practice it. Ricky didn't think he'd form a harem of his own, but both Serena and Lillie were quick to accept their differences. They were in a harmonious relationship now. He felt no ill-will coming off of Serena as he greeted her.
Ricky returned Serena's kiss with a kiss of his own, and welcomed her.
"You must be referring to this.", Ricky said, pointing down at the Pokeball in his hands. It was now a new Pokemon for Ricky!
Because Ricky had successfully caught Mew, Mew's information was added to his Pokedex.
"I am. That was Mew, wasn't it? I'm surprised Mew is still tagging along with you! I had thought for sure Mew would find another interesting place to wander off to.", Serena said, thinking otherwise.
"Heh, I consider Mew a partner, as I do with Amber. We've developed quite the trust over the years. Considering that we'll be stepping into the unknown with our new adventure ahead of us, I figured to take this opportunity to ask. It looks like Mew is of the same opinion.", Ricky explained.
"Hehe, Professor Oak is going to go bonkers once he sees that Pokedex entry. He still hasn't figured out that you're the one Mew has bonded with, right?", Serena asked as she giggled.
"Nope. Gramps still hasn't figured that out, even though I've given him a couple teasers already. I am considering doing one more once we set off from Gramps' Lab.", Ricky replied with a playful grin.
"You're sly.", Serena replied with a grin of her own. "Still, it really is nice to see you again, Ricky. We'll be together a lot more now! I'm already getting excited.", Serena continued to say.
"I feel the same way.", Ricky nodded. He took this moment to release Mew back out into the open.
"Mew!", Mew happily said. It was quick to realize Ricky wasn't alone anymore, and spotted Serena beside him. Serena giggled seeing Mew. She was able to perceive Mew's existence, like Ricky was. Only those who Mew had chosen were allowed to see Mew, after all.
"It is nice to see you again, Mew!", Serena happily said, greeting Mew.
"Mew.", Mew responded, welcoming Serena. Mew served around Serena's figure as a welcoming gesture. In the next moment, Mew turned around, and started to speed up into the sky. Before the two realized it, Mew blinked out of existence again, vanishing from sight.
"And off Mew goes already...", Serena replied, seeing this happen. "Mew really does whatever it likes to do, doesn't it?", Serena wondered.
"I've come to think as such. Mew might be my Pokemon now, but I still plan to let it be outside most of the time from its Pokeball. Mew is such a free-spirited Pokemon. It wouldn't settle with me well if it's cooped up in its Pokeball all day. Plus after capturing Mew, I feel even closer with it than ever before. I can still feel Mew's presence not too far away.", Ricky explained.
Ricky wasn't sure if this feeling of his was due to what God gave him, or if it was like reading Aura. God did give Ricky a body capable of learning Aura, but he hasn't learned it yet. Ash was one of the few individuals to successfully learn and manipulate Aura to grow closer with his Pokemon. His Greninja especially.
It wasn't too late to learn Aura, so Ricky might want to pursue that route once their journey begins.
"That's very like you. Almost makes me a bit jealous seeing you share such a close bond with your Pokemon. Sapphire and I haven't reached such levels yet. He's still a newborn.", Serena mused.
"Oh yeah? How's that going for you? Sapphire giving you any trouble lately?", Ricky decided to ask.
Along with Lillie going on a short adventure with Ricky up the tallest mountain in Alola, Ricky and Serena also shared a likewise adventure, albeit it being small. And that was here in Kanto. Ricky wanted to give Serena a Kantonian Vulpix, and they were successfully able to catch one. Professor Oak was with them at the time, considering they couldn't officially set out on a journey then.
Serena nodded her head hearing that.
"Nope. Sapphire's just been fine and dandy! I'll be curious to see how he will behave in battle once our adventure begins. Right now though, we probably should place my bags in your trunk, right? That was such a long flight. I'm beat.", Serena replied.
"Hahaha! I figured you would be beat. We don't need to worry about Mew any longer, so let me get your belongings.", Ricky urged Serena to provide him with her bags.
"Thank you.", Serena said, giving her bags to him. Ricky proceeded behind his car, and opened the trunk. Placing them inside, he closed the trunk again.
"Still, I didn't think you'd actually go out and buy such a nice car like this. Lillie wouldn't happen to be inside, is she? I haven't seen her yet.", Serena questioned, wondering where Lillie was.
"Nah. She's currently out like a light back at the hotel. She initially wanted to come, but it's already been a long day for the both of us. Lillie's already in dreamland.", Ricky explained.
"Hehe, I won't blame her for that. You two flew for what, eight hours? Mine was longer than that...", Serena uttered, beginning to yawn herself.
"Yeah. Yours was much worse, so you must feel exhausted. Come, you can sit in the front. The back...well, let's just not say what happened in the backseat.", Ricky uttered, scratching his cheek.
Serena shifted her gaze, and stared at Ricky. The two proceeded to enter their respective car seats.
"Something happened in the backseat?", Serena mused. She just watched Ricky remain silent on the matter, only to continue scratching his cheek. Serena felt invigorated again, and her earlier drowsiness was swept away. She had an increasing curiosity of what Ricky had just said, but he continued to remain silent. Instead, Ricky answered with something else, letting out a laugh.
"Heh. Let me get the car started before I give you the details. We still have a ride ahead of us.", Ricky answered.
"Oh, right.", Serena said with a nod of her head.
Seeing that the two were now in Ricky's car, they had no other plans here at the airport. They weren't waiting for anyone else, nor had no surprise visits. Ricky warned his family not to come here in an attempt to do such a thing, as it was past midnight. Right now, Ricky and Serena just wanted to get to the hotel to relax.
"This car really is yours huh?", Serena mused, seeing Ricky work the inputs into the touch screens before him.
"Sure is. Like I told Lillie, I don't plan to use it much when we go around exploring different regions. I'll park it somewhere, and then we can walk on foot. Whenever we return to the place I decide to park at, we can use the car to go to places of interest.", Ricky explained.
"That makes sense to me. If you drive around everywhere, that's like taking the easy way out. You won't be able to enjoy the same sensations you would get when walking on different routes by foot!", Serena responded.
"Right?", Ricky mused.
After saying that, Ricky finished his inputs, and let the car do its thing.
"Destination received. Estimated driving time, thirty-five minutes. Terminus, Viridian Heights.", The car spoke to the two. Serena shifted her eyes toward the panels in front of Ricky.
"Viridian Heights? Isn't that one of the fanciest hotels in all of Viridian City? You actually secured a night's stay there?", Serena asked with doubt in her eyes.
"Sure did, and not just for one day. I got it for two nights. Granted, we don't have to fully stay the second night, but if you want to, we can. I figured we could use an extra day to get adjusted to the Kanto Region, and destress our bodies from the long flights. We could check out tomorrow morning.", Ricky explained.
"A full two nights at Viridian Heights...", Serena uttered. She was obviously happy, and proceeded to nod her head.
"I'd like that. I'm sure Lillie isn't in a rush either. That flight was insanely long. I don't want to go on another one of those if I don't have to. So I for one, am all for spending an extra day just to be lazy.", Serena nodded as the two entered the road, leaving the airport behind.
From here, Ricky had little plans to use another airport for the time being. Perhaps not until it was time to head to Unova. The first four regions were all close to each other, unlike the other regions.
"I'm having the same idea, we can be super lazy tomorrow. Or today, I guess.", Ricky mused. He recalled the time was past midnight now, so it was technically Tuesday already.
"Oh, right. Looks like it's already the next day huh?", Serena responded, realizing it was Tuesday already. It was no longer March 4th, but March 5th. "Anyways, we're back on the road now, so can you tell me what happened?", Serena said, recalling what she had wanted to previously ask about. Since they were driving through Viridian City now, Ricky nodded his head. They weren't surrounded by others, so he felt like he could answer Serena's question now.
"Simple really. Lillie and I advanced our relationship to the next level.", Ricky started to explain what all had happened a few hours ago. Serena's eyes turned wide hearing Ricky say that. On top of that, her cheeks turned more and more red as she continued to listen to Ricky describe everything that had happened during their little "fun".
"It must have taken Lillie a lot of courage to do something so embarrassing...", Serena replied. Her red cheeks remained on her face.
"And that's what I'm saying. Still, I did as she wanted. It felt great for the both of us.", Ricky responded with a smile.
"Well duh, something like that should of course feel good.", Serena responded with a nod. "Kind of makes me jealous, seeing as I was left out of such a thing, hehe.", Serena continued to say, giggling.
"Heh, you're in a relationship with me too, you know. Lillie might have the advantage over you currently, but that could change in a blink of an eye.", Ricky responded with a playful grin.
"There's no advantage to take here. What I will say instead is that Lillie got me good this time around. That just means I have to return the favor.", Serena suddenly said.
"Pardon?", Ricky paused, not expecting Serena to say that.
"What? I can have a little "fun" with you too, right?", Serena questioned. Her lips curved upward into a smile. Ricky looked at Serena, and saw that she was serious.
"You're serious about this, aren't you?", Ricky asked, wanting to be sure he heard it correctly.
"Of course I am. The floodgates have been opened. Lillie took the first step to do something naughty with you. Both of us were hesitant to take it a step further after the three of us became a couple, seeing you not express much interest yet. But now, that's been thrown out of the bag. If Lillie had some fun with you, then why can't I?", Serena asked.
"You do make a good point there. It was bound to happen, but I didn't want to pressure you two into doing such naughty things too early, considering you know, we're about to start the next stretch of our lives, and go on an adventure. And likely, more than one adventure. I don't plan to stop just at Kanto.", Ricky said.
"I had a feeling you won't. There's a lot of regions for us to explore out there!", Serena happily replied.
"There are. And when we have some down time like this, I might request something naughty, like you just said. I am no longer hesitant to request such a thing. It will still depend on the mood.", Ricky continued.
"Yeah, I can agree with you there. It doesn't look like you went all the way with Lillie, so I think that's where I will start~", Serena suddenly said, causing Ricky to come to a standstill in his seat. He wanted to press down the brakes of his car in response, but he knew he was in the middle of the main streets of Viridian, so he couldn't do that.
"You're serious about this too.", Ricky said, sucking in a cold breath of air. He knew what Serena meant by "going all the way".
"I am. I will not hesitate anymore. I love you, Ricky. Just like how Lillie loves you. I want to express that love, and I don't think there is any better chance than right now to do that. I know it's been a long day, but with how things have progressed into this state, I need to strike while the iron is hot, as one would say~", Serena replied. She showed both a serious and earnest look in her eyes. Ricky knew she was serious about what she is currently requesting.
"I love you too, Serena.", Ricky said, smiling at her. "And if you really are wanting to do this, then I'll bite. It won't be in the car though. Let us arrive at the hotel. After that, if you are still in that mood to do something naughty, we can have a bit of fun. Just keep in mind Lillie is currently resting. It won't be my problem if you accidently wake her up.", Ricky continued to say with a playful grin