Ark and Jessie were currently walking through the dingy caves of Mt. Moon. Despite the entrance being lit up, as they progressed further, he was met with areas that needed to be taken care of. Many of the tunnel light lining the walls had extinguished, thus Ark was reduced to using his phones flashlight so that they did not go down the wrong path or get seriously injured.
"Uuugh how much farther?"
An exhausted female voice sounded out from next to Ark.
"It hasn't even been 5 minutes since you last asked, we have about 45 minutes more if we keep on moving"
Ark smiled to the lady whose shoulders were drooping sadly next to her.
"I am never going to complain about air travel again!"
Jessie complained as she dragged her feet.
"Would you like to rest?"
Ark offered Jessie.
"In the dark? No way!"
He shook his head at Jessies response. She was truly hard to please.
"In that case, don't mind me"
Ark stopped in front of Jessie, bent down and lifted her on his back. All of this happened so fast that Jessie had not even processed what had happened. Once she was securely on his back, Ark carried on walking down the barely lit path. His phone was now peaking out of his pocket providing the bare minimum amount of light.
"Wait! Wait! What are you doing?"
Jessie yelled in confusion. Her mind had finally caught up with the situation, causing her face to quickly turn red.
"You seemed tired and stopping in the cave is not a good idea regardless, so this was an idea I came up with"
Ark spoke with a peaceful tone. In truth, he was desperately fighting the urge to bask in the feeling of Jessies luscious body pressed up against him.
"Shouldn't you ask first?"
Jessie questioned, her voice now calmed down slightly as she let Ark carry her. It seemed her fatigue had won over her embarrassment.
"I could have, but then we would be stood around for an extra five minutes discussing it. Therefore, I decided for us"
Jessie was taken aback by his blunt words. When she was with James and Meowth, Jessie called the shots. As a result, it was the first time someone other than her boss had been so dominate around her.
Despite her rebellious words, she did not feel as reluctant to let Ark carry her as she originally thought she would. Instead, it felt nice being looked after every once in a while.
"Ok... but only until the end of the cave"
Ark nodded his head gently.
"That's fine, we can have lunch and rest as soon as we are out of this annoying cave"
Unlike what he knew of Mt Moon in the anime, it was not as magical as it seemed. Instead, it seemed to be just like any other mountain pass would, especially since it was not as maintained as it should have been.
Perhaps the Clefairy and the moonstone were located further up, however from what he had seen, it was more of a Rock Types paradise than a wonderland for lunar pokemon.
'I guess I should go and have a look at the peak of Mt Moon when I am alone, I can't even imagine the headache I would get if I took Jessie at the moment'
Ark ended up carrying the tired Jessie on his back until the exit. Jessies body had fully relaxed by the end of the ride, giving Ark a taste of heaven for a short 45 minutes.
"We are at the exit, shall we have lunch?"
Jessie nodded her head but made no effort to dismount from Ark.
An exasperated expression sat upon his face as he continued carrying Jessie to a small shaded area just off the side of the path. Gently setting her down, Ark started making efforts for lunch. As he looked at Jessie, he noticed she was breathing softly, with her head limp against Arks backpack.
"I may as well spoil her until Cerulean. Maybe then she will chill out with this whole stalking a childs Pokemon ordeal"
After 30 minutes of cooking, Ark woke up Jessie, allowing the two to eat their lunch before setting back off towards Cerulean city once more.
Jessie and Ark had travelled for roughly a week now. He was shocked at the sheer distance between Pewter City and Cerulean City. Although his progress was slowed by a certain pampered lady, it had still shocked him when he realised how much distance they still had to cover.
"Ark, why are you still training? It has been 5 hours now"
Jessie sat idly on a blanket as she watched Ark and his Pokemon training. As she had previously said, Ark everyday they had been travelling, had spent at least 5 hours in the morning training.
"Since we are taking a while to get to Cerulean, is it not better to make the most of it and train?"
Jessie looked at Ark curiously before questioning.
"Why train so much? Isn't there funner things to do?"
Ark looked up at the sky before once more looking at Jessie.
"I have had Sylph since childhood. Yet I didn't train her. It was dumb of me, but I wanted my childhood to be fun since I knew my journey will be filled with challenges so at least then I would have my childhood to keep me going. My dreams have been the same since I was a young kid, that's why I am training so much now"
Jessie thought for a moment, however she still looked lost.
"Let me ask you, Jessie do you have a dream?"
This time Jessie went deathly silent, with her eyes going vacant as she seemed to reminisce on the past.
Before long, clarity returned to her expression following a bitter looking smile.
"My dream? I dream to be a world renowned movie star with lots of fame and wealth!"
Despite her energetic delivery, Ark still noticed a tinge of hopelessness seep into her response. Although she was lively usually, there is always a time when someone is vulnerable. It seemed that her vulnerability was her lack of success in life, that may be the real reason as to why she has not left Team Rocket.
"I like that dream. It's a dream that you need to work hard for, but I definitely think you could achieve it"
Ark spoke his honest thoughts, hoping his sincerity would get across. Luckily it did, as Jessie stared at Ark in astonishment. Her mouth was wide open, hanging far more open than it should be.
After a moment of silence, Jessie yelled.
"Wait! Say that again!"
Ark flinched slightly at the strange behaviour of his travelling companion.
"I think that you could definitely achieve your dream"
He managed to repeat himself before Jessie grabbed hold of his hands tightly and stared at him with joy.
"Finally! Someone understands my beauty and style!"
Ark just chuckled and let her continue her monologue.
From then on, Jessie seemed to be much more energetic, constantly speaking to Ark even if it was about something pointless. Despite the constant barrage of questions, Ark felt only joy when Jessie spoke to him, after all, it showed their growing bond had finally started to penetrate her walls.
Ark was currently off the side of the path, looking for a good camping spot. He pushed past the thin layers of leaves and branches.
The reason he had decided to head in that direction was due to him hearing running water. Although he had supplies in his Pocket Storage, as he was travelling with Jessie, it mean't that he had to limit the amount he used from his own supplies so that he does not arouse any suspicion.
As he finally arrived at a clearing, an amazing sight mesmerised him for a moment. Ark crouched gently and observed the situation with wonder.
Meters in front of him, was a plethora of Pokemon lined up next to the rushing stream. These Pokemon walked in an orderly fashion towards an Ivysaur who then lifted them over the stream using 'Vine Whip'.
"This is amazing"
Ark muttered under his breath.
Ark continued to watch the incredible sight of co-operation between the Pokemon.
Eventually, the Ivysaur had lifted the final Pokemon lined up using his 'Vine Whip'. Clear fatigue coloured its face as it sat down for a while.
Unexpectedly, the rest of the Pokemon carried on walking without waiting for the Ivysaur to somehow get across.
Ark frowned at this, although it was none of his business, he found it pretty heartless for those Pokemon to just leave without checking on whether or not the Ivysaur was able to join up with them.
Deciding it was best for him to continue observing for a while, Ark withdrew a piece of paper from his Pocket Storage and wrote a note to Jessie, stating he was just checking something and should be back in an hour. He then gave that note to Sylph who teleported back to Jessie alongside some supplies so that she does not get bored or hungry.
Roughly ten minutes had passed before Ark noticed the Ivysaur standing up once more, using his 'Vine Whip' and grabbing hold of a branch from the other side of the bank. A bad premonition invaded Arks mind as he saw the events take place, the still exhausted Ivysaur pulled itself using the 'Vine Whip', nevertheless, the fatigue got the better of it.
Ivysaurs vines began to shake as it desperately clung onto the branch just above the rapid waters. Despite the stream being relatively small, it was still big enough to fit a Gyarados, with rapidly flowing water that constantly crashed against the hard banks of the forest land.
Ark didn't hesitate, he jumped out from the bushes before throwing himself directly towards the Ivysaur.
The dangling Ivysaur noticed the incoming Ark, alas all it could do was brace for impact.
The momentum carried Ark directly into the Ivysaur, allowing him to wrap his arms around it and hug it into his chest as he continued to be thrown through the air.
Quickly losing speed, Ark felt the wind resistance around him increasing as his body started to drop. He bit his lip and prepared for impact, not even aware of what surface was below him.
After half a second more of weightlessness, Ark felt an excruciating pain coming from the impact on his pelvis. His bones screeched as he bit down deeper into his lips.
Luckily the pain didn't last long as a dull aching pain replaced the previous sharp pain.
"I didn't think that through"
Ark looked down at the Pokemon in his arms. It seemed it had passed out, likely from fatigue and the stress of the previous situation.
"Lets take you back to camp, hopefully you can get better rest there"
For a brief moment, Ark thought about leaving it on this side as it was the same side that it originally tried to swing too. However, leaving a fainted Pokemon alone was never a good idea especially in such a dangerous area.
Lifting the Ivysaur onto his back, Ark backstepped preparing to get a run up, before braking out into a sprint and jumping over the river.
As he wasn't in a rush, Ark managed to land on his feet and kill most of the impact with his land. Nonetheless, the added weight of an entire Ivysaur on his back caused his knees to strain slightly.
"Looks like I am going to need to work on lifting weights for long periods of times..."
Another activity was thus added to Arks growing list of training. In truth, he wanted to pursue various ways of strength such as Psychic Manipulation and Aura Manipulation, however for those types of training, he would rather ask a teacher than being self-taught since there is very little information on the most effective ways of developing these techniques.
After roughly twenty minutes of forest trekking, Ark arrived at a clear, he saw the dirt path in the distance and a tent sat up beneath a slightly larger tree than the rest. Without any further thought, Ark walked towards the tent, as he knew it was his.
"I'm back"
Ark raised his voice, to alert the people inside the tent. As he did, he heard shuffling from inside the tent.
"It's about time! The sun will be setting in a bit!"
Ark looked up and noticed that what Jessie yelled was true. Despite feeling like it had only been a short while, he had in fact been gone for much longer than he thought.
As his vision returned back to the tent, he saw the tent cover open, revealing Jessie in pure black yoga pants and a tight plain t-shirt.
These were actually Jennys spare clothes that Ark had bought for whenever they decided to have a spontaneous session and their clothes got dirty. Due to this, Ark had given them to Jessie so that she did not have to sleep in her Team Rocket clothes as they were apparently very uncomfortable. Ultimately, it came with an extra bonus, all of Jessies curves were highlighted by the clothes, giving Ark a treat every time he looked at her.
"Sorry about that, this little one got into some trouble"
Ark used his hand to point at the Ivysaur still sleeping on his back.
"Is that an Ivysaur?"
Jessie questioned as she looked at the Pokemon clung to Arks back.
"Yeah, he was about to fall into some rapids, but I luckily grabbed him before he was swept away"
Jessie put on an exasperated expression.
"Honestly, do you think you're some kind of hero or something?"
Ark just smiled wryly as he placed the Ivysaur down.
"Regardless, I am going to be taking care of this one until it wakes up, so Dinner will be later today"
Jessie stared at Ark in disbelief.
"You mean I have to wait to eat dinner now?"
Jessie questioned Ark with a pained expression.
"You can make it yourself if you want"
She frowned at Arks retort.
"Do you really think someone as beautiful as I should be cooking?"
Rolling his eyes at her excuse, Ark just smiled slightly before continuing to look after Ivysaur.
Seeing his stance, Jessie frowned but remained silent, after all, she needed Ark to cook, as she had grown to love his cooking and would often complain whenever he made her cook since it was never as good.
A couple of hours passed with Ark looking after Ivysaur. It seemed the day had taken a huge toll on it as it had stayed asleep the entire time.
Meanwhile, Jessie had just hung around Ark after he made dinner and kept him company. Had anyone seen their camp, it would have looked like a romantic couple on a journey together.
"You should head to bed, I will be in later"
Jessie looked at Ark with a drowsy expression.
"I do need my beauty sleep after all"
Jessie commented before getting up and heading towards the tent. Ark watched as she climbed into the tent before returning his gaze back to the sleeping Ivysaur.
Except when he did, he noticed its muscles started to stretch as if it was waking. Gradually, it's head lifted up and its eyes fluttered open.
Ark silently watched as it raised its head.
Their eyes locked as neither of them moved, just observing the other.
"So..."
Next Chapter, will be arrival in Cerulean.
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