Abby’s eyes slowly blinked open to find Kasai laying down in front of her, his golden eyes staring worriedly into her own.
“Well?” he asked, his ears perking up.
“My inner self is a bitch,” Abby said, shaking her head. “But she seems to be well meaning if nothing else.”
Yes, she seemed that way, Luke agreed from beside her, gently place a physic hand on her head and giving her ears a scratch. I heard it all... and I’m worried.
“Yeah... so am I,” Abby agreed, leaning into the hand.
“Worried? Worried about what?” Kasai asked, looking between the two anxiously.
“According to my inner Ninetales... if I’m not careful... then I could end up as an... animal,” Abby said quietly. “Trapped in my mind as my body runs on pure instinct...” her voice trembled at the very thought.
We will not allow that to happen, Luke stated sternly.
“Indeed,” Kasai agreed as he leaned his head over to give her a reassuring lick. “I will never let you turn feral, you hear?”
Abby got up and walked over to him, snuggling up against his side and nuzzling him. “I know Kasai, I know,” she said quietly as she leaned against him. Luke for his part looked torn for a moment before he got up.
I... shall leave you to comfort her... he told Kasai before teleporting away.
The Arcanine didn’t respond as he nuzzled the Ninetales affectionately, raising his robotic paw to pull her into a sort of hug against his chest. Abby leaned her neck into his, her face against his own as tears began to drip from her eyes.
“It’s... it’s all too much Kasai... I... I just wanted to be happy with you... I... I didn’t know it would come with... with this kind of... kind of catch,” she sobbed quietly.
“Neither did I...” he replied with heavy sigh. “But don’t worry... I’ll help you through this... no matter what okay?”
Abby sniffed and cried into his cheek a little longer before replying. “Y-yeah, okay-okay,” she said hesitantly, pulling her face away from his to look up at him with tear stained, worried eyes. Kasai leaned down to lick some of the tears away from her cheeks, giving her a loving nuzzle afterward.
“We’ll get through this Abby... you’re a Trombley, Trombleys don’t give up without a fight right?” he asked with a small chuckle.
Abby nodded her head slowly. “Yeah, you’re right... we don’t do we?” she asked with a small smile on her muzzle. “And... I’ve been thinking... we need to go find Justice... Arceus told us where he was two days ago and we’ve just been sitting on it... I want my family back together dammit!”
Kasai flashed her a smile. “Sounds like a good plan for me.”
“Thanks,” she said with a nod as she got to her paws, however, as he was in the middle of doing so, she launched herself forwards and tackled him to his back. Before he could react, he found his entire face being covered by enthusiastic tongue swipes. Kasai began to giggle lightly as her tongue lavished her slobbered all over his face.
“Feeling a bit better?” he asked once she stopped.
“Mhm,” she said as she nuzzled his now wet face. “I can see why you liked to do that to me so much when I was still a human, it’s fun.”
“Heheh, it is, isn’t it?” Kasai stated with a sly smile before he assaulted her with licks of his own. Abby giggled as his warm tongue washed over her face and squirmed beneath the assault, his paws had come down lightly across her back, holding her in place unable to escape from his questing tongue. When he finally halted his assault, Abby bent down and nuzzled him.
“I love you,” she said quietly, their foreheads touching as her red eyes stared into his golden ones.
“I love you too,” he answered as he gave her one more lick before nuzzling her and holding his head against her for a long moment. “So... shall we ask Ace for some help in trying to find how to get to Justice?”
“Sure, that’s probably a good idea,” Abby agreed as she rolled off of him before glancing down the length of him. “Heh you seemed to enjoy that.”
Kasai’s eyes darted elsewhere as he fully sat up straight. “So what if I did? Beside, we better not take it any further... we are still in Luke’s room after all.”
Abby nuzzled him. “I’m not complaining my big strapping mate,” she said in a silky voice, nuzzling him again. “But you’re right, we’re still in Luke’s room and we do have a mission to get done.”
Kasai nodded his head. “Indeed we do, let’s go find Justice!”
Abby nodded as well and wrapped a tail around his as she started for the door. “Yes, let’s do that... and then we’ll start making plans for our trip to Ponyville and Canterlot to see Gene and Belle along with seeing about getting us some funding.”
“Yep... it’s going to be nice to see the two of them again. I wonder what Pokemon Gene ended up being,” the Arcanine mused to himself.
“Well, if I’m any indication then he’s probably not a Gallade because otherwise I’d be an Arcanine,” Abby pointed out with a small frown. “Maybe he got stuck as a Mr. Mime or something, it would fit his personality, at least, as far as chores go and goofyness.”
Kasai chuckled deeply. “Maybe he’s a Lopunny,” he stated with a witty grin.
“Oh, how do you figure?” Abby asked, raising an eyebrow at him as she bumped her shoulder into his.
“Mostly because it would be very funny if he did,” Kasai replied, his chuckling still rolling out from his throat. “I mean, can you imagine his reaction if he was one?”
“Heh, yes it would,” Abby agreed with a chuckle of her own. “As for his reaction... ‘Belle! Come quick! Look at these awesome thighs!’”
Kasai burst out into short gasp of laughter. “Oh, you are so right!”
“Aren’t I always?” Abby inquired playfully, laughing as well. The two laughed some more before it faded away into small panting.
“Oh... it’s going to be nice seeing them again; this time we won’t have to lie about who we really are,” Kasai said as he took a deep breath and let it out.
“Yeah, it’s going to be really nice,” Abby agreed with a smile. “And who knows, knowing how often those two ‘have fun’ with each other, maybe I won’t be the only mother around?”
“Hehe... maybe,” Kasai said give the Ninetales a short nuzzle before gesturing towards the door. “So, shall we begin our journey?”
“Yes, to the plains southwest of the city,” Abby said, nodding her head. “I think that it should just be you and me for this... give us a little alone time while we travel,” she commented, her hip bumping against his.
“You sure?” Kasai asked with a small frown. “I mean, I’m not against the idea of us just traveling together alone... but you are pregnant and the whole ‘inner fox’ thing. You sure you don’t want to bring someone else with us just incase my paws get a bit full in taking care of you?”
“I’ll be fine,” Abby said, shaking her head. “You’ll be enough Kasai... plus I always feel selfish being with you when the others around.”
“Okay, if you’re sure,” Kasai replied with a small shrug. Abby smiled and gave him a nuzzle as she started planning things out.
“Okay... let’s go talk to Ace and see how long this is going to take us,” she stated, leading the way towards Ace’s office.
Luke sat crosslegged, his eyes closed as he swallowed down his impulses. There was no reason to do that. She was going to be fine. She didn’t need him to help her. That was why she had Kasai. Obviously. And yet; that had never made him feel any better had it?
The Gallade closed his eyes harder and focused on his meditation, doing his best to block out the slight shivers going down his spine or the thoughts in the back of his head.
“You sure you don’t want me to come along?” Scarlet asked Abby as the three of them sat in one of the carriages on the train.
“Yeah, Kasai and I are going to be using this as an opportunity to ‘enjoy each other’ a little bit mom,” Abby answered, smiling as she gave her mate a nuzzle. “I mean, you can come if you really want to but...”
A vine slithered out from the base of the Serperior’s neck and gave her a dismissive wave. “No, I think I’ll be good. I’ll just get off at the New Hope station and pick up Lance, and maybe even Xerox too if he would like to come and help us in our new Ranger Union.”
“Okay mom,” Abby said, nuzzling the snake as well. “I didn’t think you’d want to come with us all things considered, heh.”
Scarlet smirked down at the Ninetales. “Hey, I am not that kind of mother who pokes their heads into whatever their child is doing,” she said, nudging Abby with a vine.
“True,” the Ninetales said with a smile as she nuzzled her before glancing at Kasai. “And we’re both very grateful for that... especially sometimes when you dropped by back on Earth.”
“Hey, like I said, I didn’t see anything wrong,” Scarlet said with a shrug from her collar leaves. “Though you’re lucky some of the times I was the one at the door while you and Kasai were... occupied,” she said with a small sly smile.
Abby blushed and Kasai also blushed too. “Hey... we did install soundproof foam later on...” he stated.
“And thank Arceus we did, one time it was Professor Hastings and I can only imagine how fast he’d have arrested us if I’d opened the door...” Abby agreed with a nod. “As it was, he just thought I had a cough.”
“Lucky you,” Scarlet said with a small frown before the carriage jerked forward as the train slowed to a halt.
“New Hope station!” the conductor called out.
“Well, this is your stop,” Abby said, giving her mother a lick on the cheek. “Be safe okay mom?”
“Hey, it’s me, I’m always on my toes... in sense now anyways,” the Serperior said with a chuckle as she leaned down to kiss Abby lightly on the forehead. “You be safe looking for Justice though, and never let her get out of your sight okay?” she said, directing the last part over to Kasai.
“Of course,” the Arcanine replied with a firm nod of his head.
“Love you mom,” Abby said as she leaned against Kasai. “And don’t worry, I’ll stick right in front of his nose the whole way.”
“I figured,” Scarlet said with a small chuckle as she slithered her way to the exit door of the carriage. “I’ll see you around when you get back, by then I should be ready to head to Canterlot with you.”
“Right... see ya, mom,” Abby called with a smile as the door closed and she leaned against Kasai, no one else was in the car. “So... the train ride lasts for another half hour or so and then we’re out on the plains looking for Justice... though it’ll probably be evening by then so he’ll be asleep.”
“Probably... meaning we’re going to have to make camp,” Kasai pointed out, glancing down at the Ninetales. “Should be like old times, huh?”
“Yes, and let’s face it Kasai... the old times were some of the best,” Abby agreed, nuzzling him softly. “Just you and I out in the field, going wherever we wanted on our little breaks from our job, enjoying each other’s company into the night, roasting Magikarp over your mouth.”
“Mmmm...” the Arcanine hummed as the thought of buttered Magikarp filled his mind. “Yep... I can already smell some now, heh.”
“Maybe we’ll get lucky and find one in a river,” Abby suggested, licking his cheek. “I know how much you like your Magikarp.”
“I would like that very much,” he said with a grin as nuzzled Abby lovingly.
“I bet you would,” Abby agreed with a smile, nuzzling him in return. The pair fell silent until the train started moving again and they headed off out of the station.