Story Notes:
This story has been bouncing around my head for a while now, I'm not sure but I'm fairly certain that this idea is origonal if nothing else.Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Chapter 18
Simon slowly opened his eyes, yawning loudly as he pushing himself up, a small smiling on his face "hmmm" he muttered "No one woke me up" he chuckled softly "I guess there's a first time for everything."
Gently rising to his feet he rubbed his eyes giving another, smaller, yawn and gathered up his clothes pulling them on and turning to face Pieces who was still lying sprawled on the ground her tail twitching slightly as she slept.
His smile getting wider he walked slowly across the room and knelt down next to Pieces gently cupping her head and stroking the fins that ridged her neck.
Pisces twitched slightly murring softly her eyes fluttering as she slowly woke up
Simon smiled and leant in placing a small kiss on her forehead "Morning" he said tenderly
Pieces gave a mumbled "morn" in reply as she woke up shaking each of her legs in turn before rolling onto her feet
Simon gave a soft chuckle "Shall we get some breakfast?" he asked resting a hand on her head and rubbing gently
Pieces gave a small nod "Sounds good" she agreed murring gently and leaning into the rubs "Shall we get the others?"
Simon nodded "They're in the other room?"
Pieces gave a small giggle "Hopefully" she said padding towards the exit
Simon smiled and followed his eyes tracking the rhythmic swaying of her tail
They stepped out into the corridor and peered into the side room, Crystal was sitting by the door waiting for them, as they entered she shot Pieces a small knowing smile which Pieces answered with a shake of her head and a soft giggle. "So where's Gemma?" Simon asked scanning the room
"She went to get breakfast about five minutes ago" Crystal said standing up and stretching slightly
Simon nodded and leant down giving Crystal a small kiss "Morning" he said softly
Crystal giggled "Someone's in a good mood this morning" she replied capturing Simon's lips in a small kiss
Simon chuckled as he straightened up again "Well maybe it's because I've woken up by myself" he joked
Crystal gave a playful pout "I thought you liked me waking you up."
Simon shook his head and gave Crystal another small kiss "Don't worry I do." he reassured her "Now shall we get going; hopefully we can catch Gemma before she finishes her food."
Crystal gave a curt nod "Yeah and afterwards we can go and give the kits their names" she said happily
The group set of for the granary room; Pisces and Crystal giggling and glancing at each other as they held a private conversation, Simon occasionally glanced at them wondering what they were discussing but a niggling voice in the back of his head told him he was probably the subject of their private chat.
They had a quick breakfast, only just catching Gemma on the way in; Simon only seeing her through the throng of other Pokemon by the leaf on her head that stood above the crowd, and then headed off to the nursery.
"So have you decided on name yet?" Gemma asked as they rounded the corner and headed down the corridor that lead to the nursery
Simon laughed and shook his head "Of course not" he joked "we were planning on naming them Poochyena 1, Poochyena 2" he trailed off
Gemma shook her head giggling "Alright stupid question" she conceded
Still chuckling softly they all slipped into the nursery; by now the kits had memorised their parents' scent and immediately looked up their faces splitting into wide grins as they rushed over squealing happily.
Simon and Crystal glanced at each other smiling broadly, Simon leaning down and holding his arms wide in an open invitation for a hug, behind them Gemma and Pieces glanced at each other a giggled softly at the scene unfolding before them.
As they neared the kits slowed down stopping and looking at Gemma and Pieces, their eyes widening as they saw them, Crystal smiled gently and padded forward gently nuzzling the closest of them "Don't worry," she said gently "they're friends."
The kits paused for a second eyeing up Gemma and Pieces before continuing towards their parents; Simon wrapped the three that had come to him in his arms, gently running two fingers over their heads, whilst Crystal lowered herself to her haunches and let the others settle against her soft fur, tenderly nuzzling the ones within reach.
Simon carried the kits in his arms over to Gemma and squatted down next to her, still gently petting them much to their delight, "So shall we get started" Simon said softly his eyes pausing on each kit lovingly
Crystal gave a small nod "Yes" she agreed gently "Girls first?"
Simon chuckled and shook his head "Sure" he agreed looking down at the kits in his arms his hand singling out the middle of the three and rubbing her head gently, causing her to squeal in delight and squirm slightly in his arms, "Hello little one" he said softly glancing down at Crystal for a second "From now on your name is Amy" he said giving her a small tap on the nose, privately he began to memorize the subtle differences between them, Amy was a small Eevee, even for her age, and was the smallest of the litter by a margin of a inch or so and her eyes where a bright sparkling green much like Crystals, a fact he smiled fondly when he realised.
Crystal smiled and looked over the kits nuzzling against her; after a second her tail snaked round and she ran it gently over the back of the other female Eevee in the litter "Hello there... Gem" she said softly, Gem had deep blue eyes and her left ear was tipped with a small patch of cream fur.
Gemma's eyes widened slightly when she heard the name "No way" she muttered, almost silently, to herself a blush rapidly spreading across her cheeks.
Crystal glanced up at Gemma and giggled softly to herself, her tail easily seeking out the last female in the group, "And you will be Cream" she said softly, since Cream was close to her head she gave her a little lick as well, Cream of course would be the easiest to spot having Eevee colourations despite being a Poochyena and her eyes where the same deep blue as Gem's although if you looked close enough her pupil was ringed by a tiny line of dark green.
Simon's gaze travelled over the other two kits in his arms, realizing for the first time that except for Cream he held all of the Poochyena in Crystal's litter. Starting with the far left one he smiled and petted him softly "Your name is Shadow" he said gently; Shadow was the largest of their litter although only just, his eyes where a soft green.
"And you" Simon said his hand moving to the other Poochyena cub in his arms "are Idi" he said his eyes glancing over Idoi who's mouth opened and closed as she searched for words a blush travelling over her cheeks. Idi had the same green eyes as Shadow and was only just smaller, his muzzle was adorned with a small darker spot near his nose however and this made him fairly easy to identify.
Crystal glanced at the two, still unnamed, Eevee pups nuzzling her side "You two" she said softly "Will be Pec" she tapped the one on her left with her tail "and Infernus" she tapped the other; they could have been identical twins but for one difference, Pec had Crystal's green eyes whilst Infernus had deep blue eyes.
Simon smiled down at the kits running his hand absentmindedly over the heads of the ones in his arms "Thank you" Idoi spoke up padding over to Simon and Crystal.
Simon turned to face her "It's no problem" he reassured her smiling warmly "you've more than earnt this and more with your excellent job looking after the young pups.
Idoi blushed gently "Thank you" she stuttered
Simon waved it off "I told you it's no problem." he said "If you need anything don't hesitate to ask"
Idoi gave a small nod "Thank you" she repeated gently padding back to her spot and settling down to watch the other pups.
Simon tracked her movement a small smile on his face until a little squeal from his arms brought his attention back to the kits he was carrying "Alright, alright" he chuckled gently rubbing their heads "I haven't forgotten about you"
Crystal giggled softly and glanced over at Pieces and Gemma who where standing at the door watching with small peaceful smiles on their faces.
Pieces stepped forward slowly so as not to scare the kits "Good names" she said softly her grin widening
"Thanks" Crystal and Simon said in unison
Pieces giggled "Of course now you've taken our parents' names I'm totally out of ideas for my litter"
Simon and Crystal's eyes widened "What!" Simon asked surprise evident in his voice
Pieces blinked as she realised what it had sounded like "No, no,no" she protested "I didn't mean it like that!" she shook her head almost disappointed "I'm not pregnant, I just meant when I have my kits I'll have no idea what to name them."
Crystal nodded giggling "You gave us quite a scare there" she said "I mean Simon here freaked out about having to father just one litter" she giggled harder and shook her head "just imagine if he now had a second to look after."
Simon chuckled "I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing" he pointed out
A flash of hope flashed across Pieces' face and she turned to Gemma "So..." she grinned "what would you name your kids?"
Gemma blushed "Kids..." she said softly "I don't know... I don't even know if I'm having any" she added sadly knowing better than Pieces and Crystal that humans and Pokemon where almost totally incompatible outside the humanshape egg-group.
Simon gently placed Amy, Shadow, and Iri down next to Crystal and stepped over to Gemma gently rubbing her cheek "Well if you do have kids I'm sure they'd be beautiful" he said gently smiling warmly and Gemma as she blushed, after a pause he chuckled and added "Maybe not as beautiful as mine, but still pretty good" Gemma playfully swung her leaf at him giggling although her face was still flushed red.
Crystal stood up slowly giving each kit a small loving lick and nuzzling their head "Mommy and daddy are going now" she said softly "We'll be back as soon as we can."
Simon gave Crystal a questioning glance not understanding why they had to leave, understanding enough of her words to grasp the fact their parents where leaving the kits gave a few sad whines.
'We need to get a report from the scouts and see of there are nay problems that need seeing too.' Crystal explained as she gave the kits a smile.
Simon nodded and leant down ruffling the heads of the kits before straightening up and following Crystal, Pieces, and Gemma out of the room.
"So is it Gemma's turn tonight?" Crystal asked, giggling to herself, as they walked back towards the central chamber
"What?" Gemma asked blushing heavily
"Well Pieces said it was her go last night..." she paused for a second giving Pieces a chance to give her real reason "So I assume that means we're taking it in turns now."
Simon blushed and looked at Gemma who's face was even redder than his, Pieces shook her head at Crystal giggling softly to herself, "Ummmm" Gemma stuttered as Simon watched Gemma for her answer "I guess so..." she said softly, almost at a whisper.
Crystal shook her head giggling "Alright then" she said agreed giggling "But I'm sleeping in there tomorrow no matter what" she added pausing for a second then smiling "Well I guess we should go and see those scouts now?"
Simon nodded "Sounds good" he said "Let's go"
Gently rising to his feet he rubbed his eyes giving another, smaller, yawn and gathered up his clothes pulling them on and turning to face Pieces who was still lying sprawled on the ground her tail twitching slightly as she slept.
His smile getting wider he walked slowly across the room and knelt down next to Pieces gently cupping her head and stroking the fins that ridged her neck.
Pisces twitched slightly murring softly her eyes fluttering as she slowly woke up
Simon smiled and leant in placing a small kiss on her forehead "Morning" he said tenderly
Pieces gave a mumbled "morn" in reply as she woke up shaking each of her legs in turn before rolling onto her feet
Simon gave a soft chuckle "Shall we get some breakfast?" he asked resting a hand on her head and rubbing gently
Pieces gave a small nod "Sounds good" she agreed murring gently and leaning into the rubs "Shall we get the others?"
Simon nodded "They're in the other room?"
Pieces gave a small giggle "Hopefully" she said padding towards the exit
Simon smiled and followed his eyes tracking the rhythmic swaying of her tail
They stepped out into the corridor and peered into the side room, Crystal was sitting by the door waiting for them, as they entered she shot Pieces a small knowing smile which Pieces answered with a shake of her head and a soft giggle. "So where's Gemma?" Simon asked scanning the room
"She went to get breakfast about five minutes ago" Crystal said standing up and stretching slightly
Simon nodded and leant down giving Crystal a small kiss "Morning" he said softly
Crystal giggled "Someone's in a good mood this morning" she replied capturing Simon's lips in a small kiss
Simon chuckled as he straightened up again "Well maybe it's because I've woken up by myself" he joked
Crystal gave a playful pout "I thought you liked me waking you up."
Simon shook his head and gave Crystal another small kiss "Don't worry I do." he reassured her "Now shall we get going; hopefully we can catch Gemma before she finishes her food."
Crystal gave a curt nod "Yeah and afterwards we can go and give the kits their names" she said happily
The group set of for the granary room; Pisces and Crystal giggling and glancing at each other as they held a private conversation, Simon occasionally glanced at them wondering what they were discussing but a niggling voice in the back of his head told him he was probably the subject of their private chat.
They had a quick breakfast, only just catching Gemma on the way in; Simon only seeing her through the throng of other Pokemon by the leaf on her head that stood above the crowd, and then headed off to the nursery.
"So have you decided on name yet?" Gemma asked as they rounded the corner and headed down the corridor that lead to the nursery
Simon laughed and shook his head "Of course not" he joked "we were planning on naming them Poochyena 1, Poochyena 2" he trailed off
Gemma shook her head giggling "Alright stupid question" she conceded
Still chuckling softly they all slipped into the nursery; by now the kits had memorised their parents' scent and immediately looked up their faces splitting into wide grins as they rushed over squealing happily.
Simon and Crystal glanced at each other smiling broadly, Simon leaning down and holding his arms wide in an open invitation for a hug, behind them Gemma and Pieces glanced at each other a giggled softly at the scene unfolding before them.
As they neared the kits slowed down stopping and looking at Gemma and Pieces, their eyes widening as they saw them, Crystal smiled gently and padded forward gently nuzzling the closest of them "Don't worry," she said gently "they're friends."
The kits paused for a second eyeing up Gemma and Pieces before continuing towards their parents; Simon wrapped the three that had come to him in his arms, gently running two fingers over their heads, whilst Crystal lowered herself to her haunches and let the others settle against her soft fur, tenderly nuzzling the ones within reach.
Simon carried the kits in his arms over to Gemma and squatted down next to her, still gently petting them much to their delight, "So shall we get started" Simon said softly his eyes pausing on each kit lovingly
Crystal gave a small nod "Yes" she agreed gently "Girls first?"
Simon chuckled and shook his head "Sure" he agreed looking down at the kits in his arms his hand singling out the middle of the three and rubbing her head gently, causing her to squeal in delight and squirm slightly in his arms, "Hello little one" he said softly glancing down at Crystal for a second "From now on your name is Amy" he said giving her a small tap on the nose, privately he began to memorize the subtle differences between them, Amy was a small Eevee, even for her age, and was the smallest of the litter by a margin of a inch or so and her eyes where a bright sparkling green much like Crystals, a fact he smiled fondly when he realised.
Crystal smiled and looked over the kits nuzzling against her; after a second her tail snaked round and she ran it gently over the back of the other female Eevee in the litter "Hello there... Gem" she said softly, Gem had deep blue eyes and her left ear was tipped with a small patch of cream fur.
Gemma's eyes widened slightly when she heard the name "No way" she muttered, almost silently, to herself a blush rapidly spreading across her cheeks.
Crystal glanced up at Gemma and giggled softly to herself, her tail easily seeking out the last female in the group, "And you will be Cream" she said softly, since Cream was close to her head she gave her a little lick as well, Cream of course would be the easiest to spot having Eevee colourations despite being a Poochyena and her eyes where the same deep blue as Gem's although if you looked close enough her pupil was ringed by a tiny line of dark green.
Simon's gaze travelled over the other two kits in his arms, realizing for the first time that except for Cream he held all of the Poochyena in Crystal's litter. Starting with the far left one he smiled and petted him softly "Your name is Shadow" he said gently; Shadow was the largest of their litter although only just, his eyes where a soft green.
"And you" Simon said his hand moving to the other Poochyena cub in his arms "are Idi" he said his eyes glancing over Idoi who's mouth opened and closed as she searched for words a blush travelling over her cheeks. Idi had the same green eyes as Shadow and was only just smaller, his muzzle was adorned with a small darker spot near his nose however and this made him fairly easy to identify.
Crystal glanced at the two, still unnamed, Eevee pups nuzzling her side "You two" she said softly "Will be Pec" she tapped the one on her left with her tail "and Infernus" she tapped the other; they could have been identical twins but for one difference, Pec had Crystal's green eyes whilst Infernus had deep blue eyes.
Simon smiled down at the kits running his hand absentmindedly over the heads of the ones in his arms "Thank you" Idoi spoke up padding over to Simon and Crystal.
Simon turned to face her "It's no problem" he reassured her smiling warmly "you've more than earnt this and more with your excellent job looking after the young pups.
Idoi blushed gently "Thank you" she stuttered
Simon waved it off "I told you it's no problem." he said "If you need anything don't hesitate to ask"
Idoi gave a small nod "Thank you" she repeated gently padding back to her spot and settling down to watch the other pups.
Simon tracked her movement a small smile on his face until a little squeal from his arms brought his attention back to the kits he was carrying "Alright, alright" he chuckled gently rubbing their heads "I haven't forgotten about you"
Crystal giggled softly and glanced over at Pieces and Gemma who where standing at the door watching with small peaceful smiles on their faces.
Pieces stepped forward slowly so as not to scare the kits "Good names" she said softly her grin widening
"Thanks" Crystal and Simon said in unison
Pieces giggled "Of course now you've taken our parents' names I'm totally out of ideas for my litter"
Simon and Crystal's eyes widened "What!" Simon asked surprise evident in his voice
Pieces blinked as she realised what it had sounded like "No, no,no" she protested "I didn't mean it like that!" she shook her head almost disappointed "I'm not pregnant, I just meant when I have my kits I'll have no idea what to name them."
Crystal nodded giggling "You gave us quite a scare there" she said "I mean Simon here freaked out about having to father just one litter" she giggled harder and shook her head "just imagine if he now had a second to look after."
Simon chuckled "I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing" he pointed out
A flash of hope flashed across Pieces' face and she turned to Gemma "So..." she grinned "what would you name your kids?"
Gemma blushed "Kids..." she said softly "I don't know... I don't even know if I'm having any" she added sadly knowing better than Pieces and Crystal that humans and Pokemon where almost totally incompatible outside the humanshape egg-group.
Simon gently placed Amy, Shadow, and Iri down next to Crystal and stepped over to Gemma gently rubbing her cheek "Well if you do have kids I'm sure they'd be beautiful" he said gently smiling warmly and Gemma as she blushed, after a pause he chuckled and added "Maybe not as beautiful as mine, but still pretty good" Gemma playfully swung her leaf at him giggling although her face was still flushed red.
Crystal stood up slowly giving each kit a small loving lick and nuzzling their head "Mommy and daddy are going now" she said softly "We'll be back as soon as we can."
Simon gave Crystal a questioning glance not understanding why they had to leave, understanding enough of her words to grasp the fact their parents where leaving the kits gave a few sad whines.
'We need to get a report from the scouts and see of there are nay problems that need seeing too.' Crystal explained as she gave the kits a smile.
Simon nodded and leant down ruffling the heads of the kits before straightening up and following Crystal, Pieces, and Gemma out of the room.
"So is it Gemma's turn tonight?" Crystal asked, giggling to herself, as they walked back towards the central chamber
"What?" Gemma asked blushing heavily
"Well Pieces said it was her go last night..." she paused for a second giving Pieces a chance to give her real reason "So I assume that means we're taking it in turns now."
Simon blushed and looked at Gemma who's face was even redder than his, Pieces shook her head at Crystal giggling softly to herself, "Ummmm" Gemma stuttered as Simon watched Gemma for her answer "I guess so..." she said softly, almost at a whisper.
Crystal shook her head giggling "Alright then" she said agreed giggling "But I'm sleeping in there tomorrow no matter what" she added pausing for a second then smiling "Well I guess we should go and see those scouts now?"
Simon nodded "Sounds good" he said "Let's go"