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One that I originally posted in autumn. Either way, I hope you'll all enjoy it...\n\nThis will be a different kind of story, as it features the pokephiles getting into corporate espionage and the start of a new adventure.\nI hope you guys will enjoy this story, of how Jason and Camilla and pals are brought into a conspiracy over at their workplace, and the dangers they will face as they get on with their new job.\n\nHere's hoping Part 2 will be an exciting entry once I finish it.\n\nPokephilia Story (NSFW) - A Fiery Autumn\nBy J.C. Solis\n\nPokemon is Copyright © of Game Freak and The Pokemon Company.\nI do not intend to infringe on copyrights, and this work is purely fanfiction.", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Devon Corp Arc Part 1

Another late story. One that I originally posted in autumn. Either way, I hope you'll all enjoy it...

This will be a different kind of story, as it features the pokephiles getting into corporate espionage and the start of a new adventure.
I hope you guys will enjoy this story, of how Jason and Camilla and pals are brought into a conspiracy over at their workplace, and the dangers they will face as they get on with their new job.

Here's hoping Part 2 will be an exciting entry once I finish it.

Pokephilia Story (NSFW) - A Fiery Autumn
By J.C. Solis

Pokemon is Copyright © of Game Freak and The Pokemon Company.
I do not intend to infringe on copyrights, and this work is purely fanfiction.", "writing": "Pokephilia Story\nLove Has No Bounds\n\nA Fiery Autumn\nDevon Corp Arc Part 1\n By J.C. Solis\n \n There was much to do once the autumn season came within the Daegar Region. The areas that has all four seasons, such as Lakeshire Town, were prone to get yellow, orange, and red leaves to fall down their trees in droves, coloring the landscape in the season of harvest. And the people of Lakeshire Town were all in a hubbub over the coming of this particular season. With Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint filling the air, there was the bounty of a blessed autumn at hand as the temperatures began to drop down and Summer at long last took a bow, ushering in the start of a new season.\n There was also much more to look forward to in the job sector as well. Though one of the main providers of work was the nearby Silph Co. Pokéball plant, a new job sector was opening up nearby in the form of the Devon Corporation – Daegar Branch. The company from Hoenn was bringing a new factory to this region of Daegar, and there was a hubbub from the locals as to what this could mean for them and the town as a whole.\n Most people, though, were fully in support of Devon Corp. coming over to Daegar, the company providing plenty of new jobs and thus increasing the flow of money within the area. It was a lucrative opportunity for everyone involved, and in the off-chance that the Silph Co. were to close their doors – as some economists might fear the repercussions of – there was at least one safety net that would keep the people afloat and out of danger of being unemployed.\n Still, there were some odd folks who opposed the building of the Devon Corp. factory, since this meant that a good portion of the habitat had to be culled in order to make way for the company to make its foothold. But then again, these people were the same ones who opposed the Silph Co. when they first came over, and they failed to realize that because of them that Lakeshire Town became a large, thriving community. Yet these naysayers would not be content, even if the Devon Corp. promised to plant more trees elsewhere and provide several feed stations throughout the facility so that wild pokémon could come and graze despite their homes now gone.\n For one such resident of Lakeshire Town, though, perhaps it was time for a change in company.\n Jason Kitchener had been eyeing the Devon Corporation’s building progress, and he wondered if it was time to make way to a new job. Though the Silph Co. paid him well, and he certainly made his fair share of connections within the industry, he wanted to give a hand in developing the amazing technology that Devon was currently in production of. Then again, he did receive some emails from Devon asking him if he could come over to work for them – a tactic that Silph Co. didn’t appreciate. Still, since Devon was not involved in the Pokéball industry, and had no intentions in doing so, there was little that the Silph Co. could do to keep the employees that it already had.\n In fact, there were rumors of secret talk between the Silph and Devon corporations, with perhaps the two powerhouses joining forces in creating new technology and totally upending the markets within Daegar between the two of them.\n But as Jason and his Blaziken partner, Camilla, clocked out of the office and made their way back home, the talked over whether transferring to a different company, where the pastures were hopefully greener, would be a good option for him.\n “What do you think about me hightailing this joint and going to work for Devon, Camilla?” asked Jason to his Blaziken partner. “I mean, it’s not like work has been busy these past few days. Things have been kinda stale around here.”\n “Well, you already have a good job that pays well and offers you tons of benefits, Jason hun,” Camilla replied with her reasoning. “I mean, yeah Silph and Devon might be starting to get in cahoots with each other, but I wonder how this will pan out with your bosses. You and your friend Justin are one of their best engineers, after all.”\n “I don’t think Justin will wanna switch companies with me, though. That egghead can hardly handle his current work, let alone a new field like the ones the Devon Corp is working in,” noted Jason. “But it sure would be swell to have him join me in signing up with Devon. We could be work buddies there, just like here!”\n As the two left the building and headed for their crimson red muscle car, Jason began to reflect even more with him time with the Silph Co. and all he did for them. He indeed was one of their finest employees, and they gave him phenomenal pay and bonuses for all his hard work. But Jason was also free to do whatever he pleased with his life. In truth, he wanted to work on other fields apart from Pokéball technology. He wanted to look toward greener pastures, in a job that he hoped would prove fitting for him and his needs. And he really wanted to make a bigger difference in the world.\n As he and Camilla climbed into his red Charger Hellcat Redeye, Jason began to think even more about how things would be like working for Devon. The email he was sent offered a wide array of fields and projects for him to work on, and he was interested in just about everything he saw. From Fossil restoration to Pokémon-Human speech, and so many other projects were available and ripe for the picking. And his starting pay would be no less than what he currently made, allowing him to earn an even fatter paycheck as the years came by.\n But though all of this proved tantalizing for him, Jason needed to consult with someone. Flipping through his phone’s contact list, Jason went over to someone he knew would give some good advice on what to do.\n The built-in speakers of his car rang, and soon the line was answered.\n “Hey there, Jason Buddy,” replied the voice of Justin Solis. “On your way home now, man? I just got to my pad as well.”\n “Yeah, pal. I’m heading home. Must feel nice to not have to work overtime today like the rest of us, right?” Jason griped to his best friend.\n “Well, I told the boss and everyone that I needed to see a doctor today. And the consensus is the usual: I’m fat as all hell, and I need to look after myself.”\n “Those fucking doctors put you through the wringer, eh? Haha!” Jason laughed at his misfortune.\n “It’s not funny! The doctors were really mean to me!” replied Justin in a kid-like voice. “But yeah, in all seriousness, I have to shed some pounds and watch my liver and heart. I don’t have cirrhosis or heart disease, or even diabetes, thank Arceus, but I need to be careful with what I do and eat. Story of my life, I guess.” It was then that Justin got to the meat of the issue. “So, anything you want to talk about, buddy? Are you still planning on skedaddling from our job to go work at Devon?”\n “That’s what I wanted to ask you about, pal,” Jason admitted. “Do you think this is a good idea? I mean, yeah I get good pay and benefits from the folks here at Silph, but I just can’t help but think of the future as well.”\n “Well, man, all I can say is follow your heart. You’re a grown ass man who can make his own decisions, so weigh the upsides and downsides on working for the Devon Corporation and make sure that, if you do change jobs, that everything pans out and is worth the risk.” Justin then coughed as he continued speaking: “As for me… I don’t really want to switch jobs right now. I’m comfortable where I’m at, and I don’t want to make too many changes.”\n “Oh, come on, buddy. It won’t feel the same with us not being in the same line of work. Who the hell am I going to hang out with after I clock out?”\n But Justin refused to change his stance.\n “Well, you’re going to have to make new friends, Jason buddy. And you’re about as much of a people’s person as you are a loudmouth, so that shouldn’t be any problem!”\n “Hey, I resent that!”\n “Anyways, I’m at home right now, and my mom made some dinner for me and my old man. Hope to talk to you later, Jason bud.”\n “Alright then, Justin. Peace out.”\n And with that, the phone hung up, leaving Jason alone with Camilla as he drove his car further down the road. As for what Justin told him regarding weighing his odds, Jason could only conclude that h needed to thing this all over better. But still, the young man was uncertain as to whether it would be best to search for greener pastures, or if he ought to give working at the Silph Company plant another shot.\n “How about we visit another one of our pals, Camilla?” Jason suggested. “I’m still on the wire over what to do here. And I don’t know whether I ought to give going to the Devon Corp. a shot or not.”\n “Well, whatever you decide on, Dummy, just make sure you think everything through in the end. I don’t want you to go to the job and end up whining cause’ it wasn’t as good as you’d like it to be.”\n With her blessing, Jason drove to his house and parked his car into the driveway, with him and Camilla stepping out. But they didn’t enter their house at first, instead the two walked toward the house next door – a Tudor house that was as quaint as it was homely. But what one didn’t know was that this house was home to some highly active and prolific Poképhiles, a trainer and her pokémon who had made a name for themselves in advocacy for the group.\n The weather outside was blazing hot, however. Stinking hot, or so Jason’s friends often complained about. But the man and his Blaziken were no strangers to hot weather, the two hardly phased by the rays of sun beating down on them. However, with the sound of an AC unit humming in the backyard of the next-door house, it was clear that whoever was inside this place didn’t much like the warm weather. And for sure their electric bill would turn out to be gargantuan as they would pay the price for having the AC up so high.\n With this in mind, Jason and Camilla walked up to the front door and knocked. There was hardly a response, but soon the door opened to reveal a sight that Jason and Camilla weren’t’ ready for.\n Behind the door was Saria Price, the young Poképhile lady who was one of Jason’s good friends and fellow Silph Co. employee. But what was interesting about seeing Saria was the fact that she was wearing a black latex catsuit, the kind that one would wear when doing some highly kinky activities.\n But Jason and Camilla already knew about their friends’ sexual proclivities, with Jason just saying the words:\n “Jeez, Saria, aren’t you hot in that thing? I mean, can you believe how stinking hot it is right now?” teased Jason.\n “Oh, shut up, you dummy, and come inside,” growled Saria as she welcomed her two friends. “My Master… er, I mean Razor and I were just finished with the hanky-panky, and I was about to get out of this suit when you came knocking.”\n The two friends walked into Saria’s house and took a seat at the sofa, wondering what deeds she and her so-called “Master” had been doing. At this moment, their Greninja friend came out of the hallway and joined Saria at the opposite couch.\n “Hey there, Razor honey! How’s it shaking?” cheered Camilla to her ninja froggy friend.\n “Shaking is what I wish I could do with this intense heat. This weather is making me wish that I was a fire-type instead,” Razor replied. “And nice to have you two here, friends. I hope that my pet… er, I mean Saria here welcomed you both well.”\n “Well, we got the gist of what’s been going on here lately. But I’ll leave youse two’s kinky stuff to the bedroom,” Jason replied. “But BDSM talk is not what Camilla and I came here for. In all honesty, we came here to ask you two for some advice.”\n “Oh? So what’s on you mind, Jason?” Saria asked her close friend.\n “Well… I don’t really know how to say this,” Jason said, still unsure about what he wanted to say next. “You guys know that the Devon Corp. is hiring, right? Well, I was thinking of joining them and seeing if I can get a job over there. I mean, the pay’s better than here at Silph, and from what I know, they got good benefits too. It’s just that… well, I don’t know if I should go to that joint or not. I want to stay with Silph, with you and Justin bro, but I’m not so sure anymore.”\n At this, Saria and Razor turned to each other and nodded their heads, the two wanting to reveal a bit of serendipity after hearing Jason’s worries.\n “Well, Jason, that’s a bit of a coincidence. Razor and I were just talking about leaving the Silph Co. to go join Devon as well,” Saria revealed.\n “No kidding!” Camilla exclaimed.\n “No, we’re not kidding,” Razor added. “My Sweet and I’ve been thinking about joining The Devon Corp as management of minor affairs – which is just a fancy way of saying that we’ll be underbosses looking over the grunts in the company.”\n “Hehe, sounds about right. I mean, you two may have been the secretaries over at Silph, but you sure did know how to give your two cents on everything that happened,” Jason said with a chuckle. “Anyways, it’s awesome to hear that you two are coming over to Devon. Do you think we can join together, us next door neighbors, and do the interview process with each other’s help?”\n “That’d be wonderful, Jason,” Saria agreed. “But we better hurry. I hear that the application deadline is due by the weekend. We need to send our resumes to the Devon Corp hiring staff before time runs out,” Saria urged on.\n “Eh, I’m certain we got this in the bag. I mean, at least Devon contacted me directly to see if I’d like a job over at their place.”\n “Oh? That’s good for you at least. If Devon went out of their way to recruit you personally, then you’ve definitely got this in the bag,” Razor commented.\n With this, Jason and Camilla planned with Saria and Razor as to the steps they needed to take in regard to applying for Devon. Even though Jason was personally contacted, he would still need to fill out an application and then schedule an interview with the recruiter in order to get a shot at entering the company as one of their brand new employees. Plus, he also had to explain to his own bosses back at Silph that he was moving to a different place of work.\n In the end, Jason and Camilla left Saria’s house – perhaps the Greninja Poképhile couple were going to get started on Round 2 of their sex session – and went for their own place. It was going to be a bit of a process to get hired by Devon, but in the end, it was something that the Engineer looked forward to doing.\n There was a lot to think about on the horizon. And Jason hoped that his goal of going to a new place of work would pan out well…\n \n It was now a couple of weeks since Jason decided to apply for the Devon Corp, and he was already on his way to his new job. Camilla was sitting next to him as he drove down the streets in his red Charger Redeye, the two looking forward to a brand new opportunity for them.\n It had been a bit of a stressful time for Jason once the review process had begun. As soon as Jason sent his resume to the recruiter, he immediately got an email back asking for when it would be best to set-up and interview with the the recruiter. Jason immediately jumped at the chance and scheduled it for the following day. He called in a vacation day to his boss at the Silph Co Plant and headed over to the Devon Corp headquarters to meet with his interviewer.\n To say that Jason was nervous would be an understatement. Luckily, he had the support of Camilla to help back him up. On top of that, Saria and Razor were joining him as well, the two also having been called for an interview and the two opting to sign up the following day. But even with all the back up that he had, Jason was still tense as to what would happen once he met the interviewer. He had no idea as to how things were going to pan out, and even though he had an excellent work ethic with years of experience and tons of praise, he still wondered whether or not he was going to get the job.\n The interview itself was rather to the point and corporate. The interviewer asked all sorts of questions regarding the job and the assignments that he would be tasked with, as well as his ethics when it came to workers behaving badly or if someone were trying to commit corporate espionage and steal company information. All of these answers were given resounding responses by the engineer, who made sure to let the interviewer know that he had no intentions of revealing company secrets to any outside forces who’d like to nab some details on projects or company finances.\n But it was the final questions that left a bit of a bad taste in Jason’s mouth – and they were regarding Pokémon and human-pokémon relations. The interviewer asked whether Jason was a follower of the pro or anti-Poképhilia side in the Poképhilia Debate. Something about this question left a bad taste in his mouth, and the earnest look that the interviewer gave him noted that they would prefer that he be on the anti-side. Yet in an act of defiance, Jason said:\n “I choose neither side. As long as they don’t affect my work, the Poképhile Activists and the Anti-Poképhilia Crusaders can go nuts on each other,” Jason replied curtly. “I’m here to do a job and make designs for whatever Devon Corp wants me to do, and no Poképhiles or Crusaders are going to get in my way of doing that.”\n The interviewer was caught off guard, noticing the firebrand nature of Jason’s response. But in the end, though it wasn’t something they were hoping to hear, they couldn’t fault his conviction. So long as the man did his work and did it well, they had no reason to enforce their policies on him.\n As for policies, there was one thing that Jason didn’t like about this new work place that seemed off: Pokémon were not allowed outside of their Pokéball. And it was a surprisingly punishable offence, with the offender being liable to be written up by management for the violation. It was odd to Jason that the Devon Corp would have such a strict rule, considering that back at the Silph Co. the employees were allowed to have their pokémon partners out and were even allowed to help with their work if need be. And this being Daegar, almost every workplace in the whole region followed this protocol, with only select few locations prohibiting such things.\n But in the end, once the interview was done and Jason told Camilla about that last rule, she disappointedly relented and resigned herself to having to stay in her Pokéball whenever her partner went off to work.\n “It sucks, Camilla. I hate this rule so much, but what else can I do?” Jason lamented.\n “I know, Jason hun. But if you want to work here, I guess I got to go inside,” Camilla begrudgingly agreed. “You still have that thing with you, right?”\n “Yeah, I do. I keep it in my pocket everywhere I go,” said Jason as he felt his pocket for the round item inside. Sure enough it was there.\n The fact that, Today, Jason was now driving to his new place of work meant that he had been accepted for the job. In fact, he received an email later that very same day that he had been hired. But the email went about in a complete boot-licking fashion, about how Devon Corp would love to have such a talented and esteemed engineer be a part of their engineering program, and that for his work he would even be offered a higher position as an Engineering Supervisor and Manager. Of course, this meant that Jason had to read and sign some more fine print – which he failed to read.\n Not reading that fine print, though, might not have been wise, but Jason was too overjoyed with the prospect of higher pay and an elevated position to think clearly.\n But there was no turning back now. Jason had been hired as a new Senior Engineer and Manager, a position that he hoped would allow him to earn a higher pay and even better benefits. Jason drove his red muscle car down the same paved forest road that he would take to go to the Silph Co Plant, but instead of taking a left at the end, he took the opposite direction and made way for a looming complex that was off at the distance. \n There, Jason came across a sprawling white and green complex surrounded by chain fence, driving his car to the security checkpoint as a guard looked at him curiously. The guard had with him a fierce-looking Houndoom pokémon partner – which made Jason a bit jealous as to why the guard was allowed to have his partner with him.\n “Jason Kitchener, right?” the guard asked.\n “Yep, that’s me, pal,” Jason replied as he showed the guard his Daegar ID card, to which the guard nodded and opened the automatic gate for him.\n “You can go in, Mister Kitchener,” the guard ushered. But that was before the guard said what sounded like a warning: “I hope your first day goes well. This place… it sure is something.”\n These words seemed a bit strange to hear, but before Jason could ask what he meant by that, the Guard had already closed the door to his checkpoint office, leaving the man no choice but to drive inside. He soon found his parking spot – a reserved spot for him since he was technically part of upper management now. And with this, He and his Blaziken stepped out of the car and made their way for the entrance of the green and white complex – but not before Jason had to do something important.\n Jason pulled out Camilla’s Pokéball and pointed it at her.\n “I’m sorry about this, girl. I’ll let you out as soon as work is done, I promise,” Jason lamented.\n “No worries, Dummy. Just get your work done and get us some good pay,” Camilla accepted.\n After a red beam shot forward, Camilla entered the ball and disappeared. Jason, sighing loudly at what he just did, looked down at the device containing his partner. He wished he didn’t have to do this.\n With nothing left for it, Jason stepped into the building and went for the receptionist’s front desk – where a familiar face was seated.\n “Hey there, Saria,” Jason called out. “You’re here too, eh? I take it Razor is in his ball, too?”\n “Hey there, Jason. Yeah, Razor is in his Pokéball, as you can guess by now,” said Saria rather gloomily. “He kicked up a bit of a fuss about it, but I finally was able to talk him into it.”\n “Ouch. Poor froggo buddy,” Jason replied. “But I guess Camilla is in the same boat, too. But anyways, I got to head on inside and see what my new workplace is like,” Jason said.\n “Good luck, Jason!” cheered Saria. “Let’s talk latter today once work is done!”\n With this, Jason went to the front office, whether the front security guard was stationed. He explained who he was, and then then the doors to the central room opened wide, with a man wearing a grey silk suit coming out with a wide smile. This man looked like a typical executive businessman, so much so that the bourgeois reeked off of him, as did a powerful scent of cologne. Jason figured that this must be his new boss, and with this notion he put on his best game face on to impress him.\n “Ah, Mister Kitchener, am I right?” the business man asked with delight. “So glad to finally meet you. The name is Walter Reichelt, though most people here refer to me as Walt or Mister Walt. I’m the executive manager and CEO of Devon Corp Daegar Branch, and I wanted to personally welcome you here to the Dvon Corp. I understand you previously worked for our trade partner, Silph Co., right?”\n “Yes, Mister Walt. I came all the way from next door to work here,” Jason replied. “I’m happy to get to work here. I hope to contribute as much as I can as an engineer here at Devon.”\n “Engineer Administrator, may I add,” Walt corrected. “But yes, I do hope that you get accustomed to your new position well. You’ll have a small team to work with, and they will all be happy to meet you. I hope that you’ll do well, and that you’ll have a wonderful time here.”\n With this, the security guard handed Jason his ID keycard, and afterward he followed Walt past the security door and into he main hall of the building. To Jason’s amazement, the facility looked highly advanced, with computers and machines present the likes of which he hadn’t seen before. The desk top computers all looked to be state of the art, and the prototyping machines and 3D printers all gave a feel of this being a real-deal engineering firm. Jason couldn’t help but feel giddy, his only gripe being that he didn’t have Camilla next to him to see it for herself.\n With this Walt guided Jason to his office cubicle, one that was much larger and more ample than the other cubicles that belonged to the other workers. He was introduced to a small team of engineers, who all looked well dressed and proper. There was Kyle, a tall blonde haired man, Suzie, a short girl with black hair and glasses, and Hunter, a man with a suit that looked a bit flashy and who carried an air that seemed a bit off-putting to him.\n Nonetheless, Jason introduced himself to his team, and with that Walter left the team be.\n “Hey there, New Boss,” greeted Kyle, who, once he spoke, gave the impression that he was a nervous worry-wart. “H-how are you?”\n “Doing good, pal. Just happy to see you all,” Jason replied.\n “Hope to get to working well with you, boss,” Suzie replied, though her tone was deeply uninterested and indifferent, almost as though she dreaded coming to work. “I know I can’t wait to get back to working with someone whose yet to prove himself.”\n “Beg your pardon?” Jason asked, having been caught off guard by her off putting words.\n “She means she hopes you last as long as our old boss,” Hunter replied. “Anyways, Hunter Baumgartner here. Nice to meet with you, New Boss. Here’s hoping we can get some stuff done around here for a change.”\n Jason shook handed with Hunter, who shook and gripped his hand with even more force than was necessary. It seemed as though Hunter was the kiss-up kind of person, whereas Suzie was the kind who preferred to be left the hell alone. As for Kyle, the man could do with a confidence boost, with the poor buddy nearing the point where he might have an anxiety attack. But Jason pushed all these preconceived notions that he had over his subordinates aside for the time being. For now, it was time to get to work.\n “Anyways, what are we working on today?” Jason asked his team.\n With the tone set, Jason and his team began to discuss the project that they were working on; a transport shuttle that could be used to for handicapped and disabled people to enter buildings better. This was a project that seemed a bit different from the kind of work that Jason was used to doing, but he gave this project a chance. The day carried on, with Jason doing a good amount of work on the designing and workings of the shuttle. Toward the middle of the day, he realized that he was doing too much work and that he had to allow his subordinates to pitch in as well.\n By the time lunchtime came around, the man in the red suit walked over to the Devon Corp cafeteria, where he hoped the lunches there would be nice and comfortable.\n The cafeteria was filled with people, with all kinds of workers from all over the plant mingling together – or, at least, that’s what Jason would have hoped for. In the end, he saw that particular workers hung out with people who were of their rank or were like them. As he got in line to order his food, he noticed right away that there was a sort of hierarchy when it came to those who sat with others, and he tried to spy the spot where other Engineering bosses sat down to eat.\n Grabbing a chef salad, Jason walked over to the table where the other Engineer bosses were at – though these proved to be just as varied and different – if not difficult – as his teammates were.\n “Hey there,” said a man wearing a grey three piece suit. “I hear you’re the new administrator.”\n “Wow, it’s nice to see that the Devon Corp is giving lesser known people a shot at the big boss careers,” said another one with a hint of sarcasm.\n “I hope you like working long hours here, bud. This place can put you through the wringer,” said another boss as a half-hearted gesture.\n But Jason wouldn’t have it. He simply replied back.\n “Well, we’ll see how things go from here. I was well-regarded in my old workplace, and I hope to do so here as well.”\n It was then that someone muttered the words “Try-hard”, so much so that it was almost intended so that he would hear it. To Jason, it seemed as though his fellow bosses were just a group of fools and shmucks whom he would have to contend with, and as he tucked into his salad – whose flavor left much to be desired – he listened to his fellow bosses talk about the weekend and how they partied, of how they were hanging out with all sorts of women, and so forth. It was key to note that the bosses were all men, with hardly any variation in complexity. Whereas the bosses were a sea of white, the workers of the plant were the ones who varied by ethnic group more often than not.\n As Jason finished his meal, he quickly got up and walked away from the group he was with. He didn’t expect his fellow bosses to be a bunch of toxic morons, but he figured that that was the name of the game. With lunch now over, he went back to his cubicle to get back to work. But surprisingly, though lunch break was over, the other members of his team had yet to arrive. He was already working on the middle of the design process when Kyle finally showed up, followed by Suzie, and lastly Hunter. On seeing his employees coming over late, he made sure to give them a stern hand of authority.\n “Where were you guys?” Jason complained. “I already got started on this work. I need you three to help me with the shuttle design, otherwise we’ll never get shit done on time.”\n “Why didn’t you finish the whole thing yourself them?” Suzie remarked.\n “Because that’s not my job, Suzie. I’m here to help you guys, not do all your work,” Jason said with a firmer voice – which earned him a venomous glare from the short lady.\n “Come on, buddies, we can do some work,” Hunter stepped in. “I mean, the boss here has a point. We got to work together!”\n If ever there was a person who personified a kiss-up, then it would be Hunter.\n “Um… sure! I mean, I guess we can get to work right away. I mean, our deadline isn’t until the weekend, but, um, we can get this done!” Kyle tried to sound positive, but it was clear that he was already beginning to cave as he couldn’t keep it together.\n With his, Jason and his team got to work, with the man leaving most of it to his subordinates while he tackled a small pile of paperwork and policies – all things he used to do at his old job. But as he looked through the papers, he noticed how some of them talked about how the company needed to cut back on material costs, and how the company hoped to reduce cost where it was deemed necessary. This was in stark contrast to his work in the Silph CO., who spared no expense when it came to Pokeball designs and how they would be used.\n Toward the end of his shift, however, Jason was exhausted. He and his three underlings clocked out of the day, and he went out the front door to meet up with Saria, who perhaps was getting used to her new job as well.\n “Hey there, Saria! How was work?” Jason walked over to her.\n “Good, I suppose. I mean, this place sure is a lot different from Silph, but I’ll get used to it.”\n “Same here. Honestly, there are quite a few stuck-up assholes around here, so I might need to be a bit careful when it comes to dealing with these morons.”\n Jason and Saria walked together outside of the building, with the two talking about their work. Saria’s job was a bit more intensive, given that now she was more than just a receptionist, but someone who coordinated the schedules of the higher ups. She was a coordinator who had make things fit in higher-ups scheduling, and it proved to be a bit more intense than what she was used to. But she managed to do them well, and that was all that mattered.\n But before the two left, they pulled out their Pokéballs and brought out Camilla and Razor from inside. The two pokémon were grateful to be let out, as well as anxious to hear how the first day of work went for their masters.\n Jason and Camilla got into their car and drove off, with Jason recounting everything that happened. He didn’t bore her with too many details – just the parts that were most important.\n “Dang, it seems that this place has a whole lot of politics involved,” Camilla noted.\n “Yeah, it sure as hell does,” Jason recounted. “I just hope that today doesn’t set a trend for how things will be like from here on out.”\n “I’m certain it won’t, dummy. Just keep it together and do your best.”\n With this, the two Poképhiles drove down the road and made their way for home, hoping to put all of the day’s mishaps behind them. There wasn’t much that could be done, and even if they wanted to, it was just barely the first day of work. There was still a long road ahead before seeing whether or not the Devon Corp was still worth sticking around with.\n And so, when the two arrived home, they hopped out of their car and made their way inside, with Jason hoping that a strong drink he had in the fridge would be just the thing to help him cool off.\n So the two could hope…\n \n It was now one week into Jason’s new job, and things only slightly improved in his new place of work. Though he got to work with his underlings a bit better, he still noted that the three weren’t completely open to him just yet. As for the other supervisors whom he had to work with, those were the relationships that Jason struggled to contend with. The other Engineering Supervisors were still a pompous and thick-headed as Day One, with them not showing an ounce of humility or meekness. And the others often looked down on Jason, since he appeared to be the most centered and most honorable of them all.\n But one person who did note Jason’s hard work was the big boss of the factory – Walt Reichelt. The General Manager took a liking to Jason’s work ethic and the results that he and his team put into their work. To Walt, it seemed that he struck gold with acquiring this new employee from Silph. He always knew that the Pokéball Plant had a whole bunch of wasted potential under their employ, and to have one of their finest be in an environment where he could thrive was just the thing that he and his company needed to produce results.\n After all, there were big plans that he and his associates wanted to do.\n Yet despite the only slightly better treatment, Jason put his heart, mind, and soul into his work, making sure that Kyle could stand up for himself, that Suzie wouldn’t slack off, and that Hunter received his merit so that his ego could be maintained and – by proxy – keep producing good work. His team had started to get used to their new boss, as Jason was not about to let his underlings slack off or get behind on work, making him look bad in the process.\n But as Jason stayed with the company, he noticed some odd habits that the company had – which weren’t to his liking. He had heard tales of employees being fired for no apparent reason, or that secretly the company had ulterior motives that nobody could discover. Of course, these were all hearsay, and Jason was not about to risk his new career by pursuing rumors.\n Yet try as he might, and with hardly a change to his standing, there was one thing that Jason agreed on most of all; this job, despite the pay, rather sucked.\n And pay was one thing that Jason was worried about. Back in the Silph Co. he would be paid on a weekly basis. But since today was a Friday, he checked his bank account and found out that his funds weren’t added yet. He still had a tidy nest egg left over from when he worked with Silph, but he would have liked to receive his funds now. Most certainly, a paycheck today would serve as encouragement for him to continue with this line of work.\n When Jason and his team finished with the project design, it was up to him to take the blueprints they were working on to the financial department – where it would be decided whether or not he and his team’s designs would be put to work.\n Arriving at the second floor office, Jason was surprised to see a security guard at the entrance, not to mention a camera that was looking down on him and the guard. Back at Silph there wasn’t any guards or cameras in their financial department. He figured that this was a means of keeping thieves and financial leakers outside, but with the guard armed with a heavy handgun to his side, not to mention with a club on his left side, it became clear that Devon was serious about keeping its secrets secret.\n Thankfully, all Jason had to do was show his ID card, with the guard allowing him through. Jason opened the door and walked inside – where he found things to be far different than the rest of the plant.\n The financial department was in utter bedlam, with actuaries and financial staff running amok trying to piece together a good financial plan for the company – with every Pokémon Dollar being lost meaning the company losing money and costing them their jobs.\n Among the workers was a familiar face that he had not expected to see.\n Francine Olivier was among the workers, the Alola native with a haggard look about her. The poor woman seemed to be at her wit’s end, with her realizing that this work may not have been a good idea for her to join.\n “Sup, Fran! I didn’t notice you were working for Devon, too,” Jason greeted.\n “Oh! Hey there, Jason! How are you?” Francine greeted as she got off her desk and met her friend. “I heard that you got involved with Devon, too. But I never thought that you would have to come over here to this madhouse of a financial department.”\n “Well, I just wanted to drop something off here, since me and my team are done with the project we were working on. I was hoping that the finance guys could review our work before sending it to the higher ups.”\n “Alrighty then,” said Fran as she received the blueprints from Jason. She opened up the blue spreadsheet to look at the plans, somehow being able to understand the jargon that was written, and then returning to look at Jason with a smile. “Wow, all this looks so well detailed and thought out. I don’t think that the higher ups will have any problems approving this.”\n “You can tell by just glancing at this noise?” wondered Jason.\n “Well, I’m no engineer, mind you, but I can at least tell when a lot of effort is put into something and when it’s half assed. Plus, I work with numbers, so that allows me to understand at least some of what you got here,” noted Fran. “But anyways, thanks for giving me this. I’ll be sure to hand it over to my subordinates here once their… busy schedule opens up.”\n With this, Jason turned around to leave the finance department, but not before he overheard something that caught his attention – and not in a good way.\n “Did you hear that Matt got fired the other day?” said one employee of the finance department.\n “Yeah. It seems as though the bosses finally found out that he was a Poképhile,” said another. “Poor Matt. I heard he burst into tears when he was told to pack up and leave. The bosses just said that they didn’t want his kind here, and that pokémon and human relationships go against company policy.”\n “Shh! Keep it down,” one of the workers whispered, a third one who was listening in. “If word gets back that we’ve been gossiping about what happened to Matt, then we could be next!”\n Hearing this conversation began to make Jason’s blood boil. He never heard of people ever being fired for being Pokephiles, let alone in a company that seemed so free and inviting as Devon. But as for Poképhilia being against policy, he never saw that in the contract that he signed with Devon – or at least the parts that he read. The more he thought about it the more he realized that the Devon Corp was hiding things that he hadn’t noticed before. But the fact that the company was firing Pokephiles made it clear to him that perhaps the pastures weren’t as green here as he had thought.\n With this, Jason went back to his group, hoping to get to the bottom over why Pokephiles were in danger here in Devon. He returned to Kyle, Suzzie, and Hunter, the three underlings looking expectantly at their boss as he brought the news.\n “So, how did finance like it?” asked Hunter curiously.\n “Yeah, boss, how did the project we’ve been working on do?” added Kyle.\n “It better not be rejected. I put too much fucking hard work into this stupid project for it to be turned down,” Suzzie said, giving the air that she would quit and storm out if her hard work was rejected.\n To this, Jason gave good news.\n “Well, the boss of the finance department said that everything looked okay, but she said she’d need to revise it some more before handing it over to the big bosses. As for how long it will take… well, we’ll have to wait and see,” Jason recounted. “In the meanwhile, let’s just get the rest of our shit done, and then we can call it a day, capiche?”\n “Oh Arceus, more work?” groaned Suzzie.\n “Hey, you signed up to be an engineer for Devon. I worked my ass off back when I was in Silph, and I ain’t about to have it that Jason Kitchener and his crew did a crappy job. Especially since I gotta prove to the company that their new engineer supervisor is worth it. I didn’t come from Silph to Devon just cause of the better pay.”\n “Oh really?” snarled Suzzie. “Have you seen some of the products that we produce. Yeah, we put a lot of effort to make it the best, but the higher ups always fuck things up for us, making things as dirt cheap as can be. Have you seen the workers over at the plant?”\n “Whatcha mean?” Jason asked curiously.\n “I mean that this company isn’t half as good as you think it is, boss,” Suzzie moaned on. But one look at something and Suzzie’s face turned white. Before Jason knew it, Suzzie looked at him and said. “Just be careful around here, boss. I’d hate to see you get hurt.”\n The ominous message rang hard in Jason’s head, but when he turned around, he saw the reason for why the poor woman became quiet. A security guard was stationed above the on the upper railings, though he wore much more official looking attire than all the others. This was the head of security for the whole plant – someone whom Jason had yet to get acquainted with. But one look at him and his fierce gaze and he could see why Suzzie just shut up all of sudden. He commanded with aggressiveness and ferocity, giving the impression of someone who shouldn’t be messed with.\n But with Suzzie at last having calmed down, Jason turned back to look at Kyle and Hunter – who coincidentally also looked aloof and sheepish. Something must be going on within the plant for everyone to just get so quiet. However, the engineer was not about to let the presence of intimidation get in his way. Though he only came here to do his job, there was a lot of suspicious activity going on around the area. A much as he knew better than to prod, there seemed to be more to Jason’s workplace than what he realized.\n For now, though, all he and his team could do was return to work. There was another component of a machine that they would have to design, and the drafting wouldn’t get done by itself.\n At the end of the day, Jason left the workplace with a bad taste in his mouth. Something was seriously off about the Devon Corp, at least the branch here in Daegar. Jason had always heard that the Devon Corp back in Hoenn was a warm and inviting place, one where engineers were free to pursue their own paths and projects so long as they proved feasible and profitable. He even got the chance to go to Hoenn to see the plant itself – and it was nothing compared to the plant that was developed in Daegar.\n The one here seemed… off. There wasn’t the same joy and happiness. There wasn’t the same sense of comradery as he had seen with the Devon of Daegar. The Engineers and Scientists of Hoenn were so much more relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed their work. The Devon here in Daegar was a stark contrast to this. Here, everything seemed so suspicious. It was as though one had to watch their back wherever they went. And no matter where in the plant one was, there seemed to be eyes looking down on someone. Nobody could escape this omnipotent presence.\n Jason left the Devon Corp via the front door, where he thought he heard slight sobbing. He immediately recognized the voice, and he went over to see who it was and why she was crying.\n Jason came across Saria, who was huddled on the floor and in tears.\n “Saria! What’s wrong, pal?” Jason asked with extreme worry.\n *sniff* “Come… to my house later tonight… it’s not safe here,” said Saria through her tears.\n With this, the poor woman got off the floor and made her way for the exit, leaving Jason wondering what the hell happened, as well as what she meant to meet her in the privacy of home. But not wanting to waste any time, Jason too also left the building. In the parking lot, he came across Fran—who was waiting for her Uncle to come pick her up.\n “You see what happened to Saria, Fran?” Jason asked with worry.\n “Yeah, I did,” Fran noted. “But what do you think made her so down in the dumps?”\n “Don’t know. Dudette just said to meet at her place where she’d explain what happened,” Jason replied with even more worry. “How about you and Chris pal join me and Camilla in my ride to go to her house? I’ll give youse a ride a home once we’re done with seeing what’s going on with Saria.”\n Fran agreed. She called her uncle to tell him to cancel the ride – which was apt considering he said he would be late in picking her up. The two coworkers then let out their pokémon from their Pokéball, with Christopher the Midnight Lycanroc and and Camilla joining Jason on the ride back home. Along the drive, Jason explained to his partner and his friends what he had seen happen today, as well as the cryptic messages he had been receiving.\n “Sounds like a lot’s going on around here, dummy,” noted Camilla as she rode shotgun.\n “Even I can smell that this is all trouble,” added Chris. “I just hope that nothing too bad has happened.”\n “Even if something did happen, I just hope that Saria will open up about it,” Fran noted. “Just like you, Jason, I just barely got here, and even I could tell that something was very wrong with Devon Corp. There is something heavy in the air. I can feel it.”\n “Whatever the fuck is going on, I need to make sure that none of my pals end up hurt,” Jason said adamantly. “I need to make sure that nothing too bad happened to Saria.”\n The car sped down the highway back to Lakeshire Town proper, the howling supercharger and screeching turbos of the twin-charged engine going to full blast as everyone was pushed back into their seats at the power of the car. Even Chris had to admit that riding in a super strong car was a magnificent experience, even if he and his partner had to ride in the backseat. Fran just held onto his pawed hand, hoping to be consoled as she felt the power rush through her body and she wanted to grab onto anything that could comfort her.\n But Jason wasn’t driving fast just for the heck of it. He had to visit Saria as quickly as he could. His next-door neighbor and best friend was in some sort of trouble, and he’d be damned if he were to allow it to continue. The car soon pulled up into Jason’s house driveway, with the four getting out and making way for next door. Though Fran and Chris still felt the exhilaration of experiencing a muscle car’s power, their worry for their friend was all that mattered right now.\n Jason and Company walked to Saria’s front door, in which he pushed the doorbell. The sound of shuffling could be heard outside, with the door opening wide and large water kunai knife being branded. Razor the Greninja stood before them all, almost as though he was readying himself for a fight with unwanted company.\n “Whoa there! Easy, Razor buddy!” Jason backed off. “It’s us, pal. No need to literally go all cloak and dagger on us.”\n With this, Razor’s water kunai dissipated, with he blue frog realizing that he was in the company of friends.\n “Sorry about that. I just thought that trouble might be coming for us?”\n “What trouble?” asked Fran, now curious as to the situation.\n At this, a tinge of anger could be seen in Razor’s eye, his body tensing up.\n “Come on in. It’s not safe to talk out here.”\n Razor beckoned that everyone come into the house, saying that he and Saria would explain everything once they were in privacy. This ominous warning made the team worry even more. And once they all stepped into he house they saw poor Saria sitting on the couch, a dejected look on her face as she stared down at the ground.\n Jason walked up to Saria, a worried look about him.\n “What happened, pal?” He asked in his New York accent.\n Saria lifted her head to reveal bloodshot eyes.\n “He groped me,” she finally revealed. “He groped me and threatened me to be quiet unless I’d like to stop working at Devon.”\n The revelation stunned everyone in the room. But one thing that was also felt was a sense of fury and audacity. Someone had groped Saria, and that someone was going to be on the receiving end of Jason’s fist if need be.\n “Who the fuck touched you?!” roared Jason, his face as red with anger as his clothes.\n “SHH! Keep it down you numbskull!” whispered Razor loudly before he took it upon himself to reveal the whole truth. “The asshole… no, MONSTER, who touched my sweet was one of the higher ups in the Devon Daegar Branch hierarchy. His name is Arthur Lancaster, and he- “\n “You mean my boss!?” interrupted Fran, her look of shock mixing in with her own anger.\n “What did I tell you?” Razor shushed again. “Yes, it is the boss of the finance department. He invited Saria to his office, where he decided to make advances on My Sweet. When she refused and said that she would end up reporting him, that was when he viciously threatened her with payback. Said that if she ever spoke a word of this to anyone that she would be finished. And that she would be closely monitored to make sure she never says a word.” He then looked at the door, eyeing it with suspicion. “Hence why I had to go cloak and dagger on you guys, in case his threat was more than a bluff.”\n This second revelation left the friends gob-smacked, wondering who this person thought he was to think he would get away with groping his friend. But at the same time, with dealing with such a powerful and high ranking person, they would have to think carefully about their next course of action. There was no telling how vicious this person was, and whether they truly had people under their employ that could spy on others.\n “Well, I ain’t about to back down,” said Jason adamantly, with even more of his New York accent coming out the angrier he got. “I don’t know who the fuck this prick thinks he is, messing around and getting all feely with my friends. If we don’t do something, then this jackass is gonna go for some other chick, and I ain’t about to let this pal slink off without there being consequences.”\n “But my boss is really high up there,” noted Fran. “He’s connected with the CEO. He could deny everything, and then we’d be the ones to end up in trouble.”\n But Camilla stepped forward to voice her opinion.\n “I agree with My Dummy,” Camilla joined in, her own New York accent coming to the foray. “I ain’t about to have this snake-ass just stroll around without there being any consequences. I’m prepared to go flaming feet and kick his ass if I gotta. This kinda shit ain’t gonna sit well with me.”\n Seeing Jason and Camilla’s adamance invigorated the others, the red trainer and his Blaziken ready to burn down the whole company and go nuclear if need be. This was an outrage that would not fly with them, and they needed to find a way to make that one particular boss pay for what he did to his friend.\n But before Jason and Camilla could go storming out of the house, suddenly Jason’s cellphone rang. He pulled his ringing phone out of his pocket, ready to berate the person who had the audacity to interrupt him while he was about to rant.\n The phone number was unrecognized, but strangely it did not go to spam. He wanted to cut the line then and there, but he answered the call anyways.\n “Hello? Who is this?” Jason asked, his voice still sounding rather irate.\n “This is a friend,” said a voice on the line, though it seemed to be altered so as to change the identity of the person speaking. And what was even more strange was that the phone’s speaker turned on, even though Jason didn’t hit the speaker button. “I heard of what happened to your friend, Miss Saria Price, how she was disgraced by one of the higher ups of the Devon Corp Daegar Branch. I offer my condolences for such a thing. Nothing like that should be allowed and be acceptable, especially a big corporation such as this one.”\n The three friends and their pokémon stood there silently, seemingly within the presence of someone who knew a bit too much. Jason reached for the Hang-up button on his phone, but when he pressed it he found himself unable to end the call.\n “What the hell?” Jason voiced. “Why won’t the call end.”\n “It won’t end because I hacked your phone,” the mysterious voice said. “But no worries. I’m not after any personal information of your. What I want is to confirm that you and your friends will help me with this plan of mine.”\n “Leave me and my friends out of this mess!” Jason voiced.\n “I believe that Miss Francine Olivier and her pokémon lover are with you as well,” said the voice. “I hope that she too can get involved with my scheme.”\n At this Fran grew pale as she heard her voice mentioned. But Christopher wasn’t amused as he growled at the phone for bringing up his trainer’s name.\n “Listen, pal, you must ah gotten the wrong number. All this shit is starting to sound illegal, and I ain’t about to let you drag me, my pals, and my chick here to get all our asses in trouble.”\n “I understand you are all Pokephiles,” the voice said, insinuating on a threat. “As you probably already know from your moments in the office, but Devon Corp Daegar branch is biased against Pokephiles. If you choose not to help me, then I will send evidence to the Devon Corp about your involvement in Poképhilia-related rallies and actions. Your jobs will not last long once that is found out.”\n “You son of a bitch!” Jason roared.\n “Alright, this is sounding freaky, and I feel like our privacy is being invaded,” Camilla added. But her heart felt like she needed to know more. “But let’s hear this person out, Dummy.”\n “You want to go along with their scheme?” Chris jumped in. “This bastard just threatened our jobs and our identities!”\n “Yet, I seem to agree with Camilla,” Razor joined in. “This person doesn’t seem wholly malicious. Let us hear what they have to say, and then we can decide whether to risk it.”\n The friends all looked at each other, wondering what to do with the person on the phone. If they joined on the scheme, then who knows what kind of trouble they’d get into. But if they didn’t, then their jobs were in risk. In the end, Jason lifted the phone in his hand, at last conceding.\n “Alright, you got us, pal. We’ll join whatever the hell you want us to do. But you better not rat on us, or Arceus help me I’ll tear the whole company apart to find out who you are,” Jason agreed.\n “There will be no need, Mister Kitchener. I may have threatened you with getting fired, but I do not approach you with malicious intentions,” the voice on the phone carried on. “Let me make one thing clear: I am not your enemy. I am merely someone who wishes to expose Devon Corp of Daegar for what they are. They are committing all sorts of crimes and hidden injustices, and to add to the fire, they are in cooperation with a certain criminal terrorist enterprise that you guys have already come across.”\n Though the stranger didn’t mention the name of the group, everyone present felt a familiar bile in their gullets once they connected the dots.\n “Team Shroud,” Razor growled. “Why am I not surprised?”\n “What proof do you have of Team Shroud and Devon being in cahoots? Does this mean we’ll be going after Mister Stone all the way in Hoenn for this shit?” wondered Jason.\n “No. The corruption of Devon Corp is only regional, meaning that only the ones in power of the branch here in the Daegar Region are the corrupt ones. And that corruption is fueling a criminal enterprise that is slowly gaining strength. I need you all to help me bring down the leaders of Devon’s Daegar branch and put an end to their cooperation with Team Shroud,” the voice explained. “As for proof, I have video evidence of some of the lower level employees doing dealing with Team Shroud. But I suspect that the corruption goes all the way up to the top of Daegar Devon – all the way to General Manager Walter Reichelt himself.”\n But then, the voice seemed to plead with the Poképhile friends and sounded much more sincere.\n “Please, you guys. I need your help. Devon Corp of Daegar is committing many crimes – crimes that have and will affect a lot of people. I need you to help put an end to that and make sure that Devon of Daegar, with all of its executives within corruption, are brought to justice. I may have threatened your jobs, but that is just a means of me to get you all on board. Without you, I am powerless in acquiring the proof that I need.” The voice then got even more sincere. “I admit, there will be danger. Your careers and perhaps your lives will be at stake. But if nothing is done, then harm will come to all of Daegar. I need you all to join me in this fight, not necessarily as minions, but as partners.”\n However, despite the warning, even with all the cloak and dagger and with everyone having been threatened with joblessness, the six friends looked at each other and nodded.\n “You got yourself a deal, whoever the hell you are,” Jason agreed. “Me and my pals will help youse out. As soon as you mentioned Team Shroud, you got me hooked.”\n “I can’t believe that those dipshits are at it again,” groaned Christopher.\n “Well, I can’t believe that a major company is colluding with them,” Razor noted. “And though I am worried about My Sweet getting into danger, I cannot turn a blind eye to the dangers that Devon and their collusion with Team Shroud pose.”\n “You got that right,” Saria said, standing up from the couch as no more tears dripped from her face, with an adamant look on her face. “Even if I have to deal with that pig again, I’ll gladly do it if it means watching him squirm when we expose him.”\n “But you won’t have to do it alone,” Fran added. “We’ll all do our best to help.”\n With the friends in agreement, the voice carried on.\n “This is excellent news. And by the way, I seem to have failed to introduce myself. For secrecy sakes, my codename is Almia. I’ll be sure to keep a close eye on you all, but by constructive means. I’ll be helping you every step of the way, and together we will expose the company that dare spoils the work and legacy that Mister Stone in Hoenn has built.”\n The friends all looked at each other in solidarity. They were no longer just mild-mannered employees. They were now the better part of spies, people who were going to do what they could to expose those who were doing wrong. They were about to enter a covert world of danger and secrecy, with the three making sure to gather as much evidence as possible to provide Almia with the means to bring the corruption of Devon Corp of Daegar to light. There was no exaggeration as to the danger they faced. Their very lives could also get in danger. But if it means stopping Team Shroud from whatever schemes they were doing, then it was well worth the risk.\n “So, Miss Almia, how will we contact you again?” Jason asked. “I mean, I don’t think that I can call your number again if I need to reach you.”\n “I’ll take care of that. Expect a package tomorrow in the morning in front of all of your homes, one with communication devices, listening bugs, and special cameras for evidence. In the meanwhile, take this time to rest and mentally prepare yourselves. We have a lot of work to do in the days and weeks to come, and if we want to bring Devon of Daegar down, we need you all to have your wits about you.\n “I’ll keep in touch with you all soon. May Arceus guide you all.”\n The phone finally hung up, leaving the six Poképhiles alone in the room. The six friends began to deliberate over what they could do to contribute to Almia’s cause, with Fran hoping to dig up dirt from the financial files she had access to in the Finance and Accounting Department. Meanwhile, Saria figured that she could butter up the higher up with guile in order to sneak into their offices and acquire the necessary evidence she needed to get. As for Jason, his job was in getting closer to GM Reichelt and seeing if he had any plans in mind, to eavesdrop on the higher ups and note to their conversations. \n Though they hoped that Almia would provide them everything they’d need if indeed she planned on sending the three human Poképhiles spying equipment. And once they got good use of it, they hoped to gather all the evidence in time.\n With nothing else to do, Jason, Fran, Camilla, and Christopher bade Saria and Razor farewell as they left the house, with Jason holding up his end of the bargain and driving Fran and Chris back to their homes before they drove back home. Needless to say, on entering the home Jason went to the fridge to get himself a drink. But this time, instead of the typical bottle of beer, he went to get a can of refreshing soda for himself and Camilla. The two sat down on the couch and cracked open their cans, with the Unovan Man and his Blaziken taking a long swig each of their drink.\n With a refreshing beverage in their hands, Jason and Camilla looked at each other, asking each other what they thought of the plan to take down Devon of Daegar.\n “These assholes deserve to be run into the ground,” Camilla said as she took another drink from her can. “To be in cahoots with a group like Team Shroud is just a new kind a low.”\n “I don’t know what kind a money Devon is making by working together with these ass wipes, but it ain’t nothing good, I can tell youse that, Camilla,” Jason carried on with his New York accent. “I mean, yeah, businesses want to make money. But to get involved with these pricks just for the dough? Fuhgeddaboudit! That’s PR suicide! Something else is going on to make Devon of Daegar want to help these bastards.”\n “And what do you think that is, Dummy?” Camilla asked, wondering what such a thing could be.\n “I ain’t got a clue. But all I know is that perhaps it wasn’t too smart ah idea trading my job over in Silph to now be working as some toady for these sons a bitches.”\n “Well, if you hadn’t have switched jobs, then we wouldn’t be here giving a fight to Team Shroud. I mean, yeah, we’d be in a lot less danger if we still worked in Silph. But something tells me that fate brought us here to work toward exposing Devon for a reason.”\n “Well, if Arceus pal and the Great Ones up above had a hand in this, well I guess I got no choice but to comply,” said Jason as he finished his soda can and placed it on the coffee table before slumping on the couch. “But man, why is it you, me, and our pals are always getting involved in shit like this? It’s like we keep running into these bastards wherever we go.”\n Camilla finished her can of soda as well, setting it down on the coffee table as well. She knew how exasperated poor Jason must be right now, and she wanted to help cheer him up. Figuring that Jason must be tired from all the drama and now the stress of being a corporate spy, she figured it was time to make her man happy.\n Before Jason knew it, he felt a hand grab hold of his crotch. His eyes popped open as he looked at Camilla giving him a wry smile.\n “Isn’t it a bit of a bad time to be horny here, Camilla?” Jason chided.\n “So, you’re telling me you don’t want to have sex?” Camilla teased. “I mean, I can’t think of anything else to do right now. And I notice that you seem to be a bit stressed. So how about it, Dummy?”\n Jason couldn’t help but smile in turn.\n “Well, when yah put it like that, I guess I gotta make my girl happy, then,” the man finally complied to his pokémon’s desires.\n It seemed there was nothing else to it. Camilla wanted to help her master unwind and take a load off. With his, Jason and Camilla got off of the sofa and turned around to head to their room. Though Jason was still dressed in his red suit, Camilla made quick work of taking off his suit jacket and then his shirts, revealing the fit body that he had underneath. She then got down to unbuckle his pants before allowing them to fall to the floor, the man now only wearing his underwear as he kicked his pants to the side. With nothing but a thin layer of musky cotton keeping her from her prize, and with Jason becoming erect from the enticement, Camilla grabbed hold of his briefs before dropping them down as well.\n Jason’s impressive rod was now before Camilla, who immediately reached and grabbed hold of Jason’s cock. She slowly began stroking her master’s rod, grabbing it rather hard as he let out a tense moan, not expecting his partner to be so rough with him from the get go. Though Camilla didn’t have any lips to use to suckle his cock like one would with a proper blowjob, she did have a long tongue that she used to lick his tip, especially at the entrance to his urethra. This proved to be an especially sensitive area as Jason’s legs and buttocks tensed up from the enticement he was feeling. And this enticement served Camilla well as he slowly began to ooze precum. \n As she may, Camilla continued to pleasure her trainer, lapping at every drop of cum that squirted out of his tip as she stroked his length, applying ample amounts of pressure to really put the squeeze on Jason. And Camilla’s desire slowly began to take hits at Jason’s endurance. After a good ten minutes of tense, hard, and pleasurable stroking and licking, Jason felt as though he was about to near the end of his rope. But Camilla knew better than to cause her partner to explode on her face. Just as Jason was about to go over the edge, the Blaziken stopped her onslaught of pleasure, allowing the Unovan man to catch a breather before they would move on to the rest of their session.\n *pant* “God damn. I thought that you were going to make me burst,” said Jason in a panting breath.\n “Oh Dumb-dumb, did you honestly think I’d let you nut on me that quickly? We haven’t even gotten to the fun part yet!” she said as he eyes twinkled.\n “The fun part?” Jason gulped. Though he had pleasure with Camilla multiple times, he always grew nervous whenever the twinkle in her eye was visible.\n “You heard me. Now hop on bed and get ready. I’m not going to go easy on you tonight, Jason honey.”\n And so, Jason did as he was told. He hopped on the bed, with his back resting on the bedsheets as his head rested on some pillows. Camilla climbed on top of him, readying herself for what she was about to do next. She was looming over Jason, aligning herself with his rod, making sure to prepare herself for what came next. Without wasting another moment, she lowered herself down onto her loves cock, with his tip barely touching the entrance to her clit. And with Camilla looking down at Jason, smiling dreamily as she then gave him a wink, she lowered herself enough so that his tip could slowly penetrate her.\n Both Jason and Camilla moaned as they felt their sex organs connect, with Camilla feeling Jason’s cock spread her entrance as she lowered herself even more onto him. One thing to say about having sex with a fire type Pokémon was that Camilla’s pussy was incredibly warm and tight. And the more that Camilla sank onto her partner, the tighter her grip around her master seemed to get.\n Soon, Camilla reached Jason crotch, with the Blaziken having taken the full length of her master’s cock into her body. With nothing else to do, she began to hop up and drop down in a steady rhythm, occasionally squeezing her master’s cock sort of as a tease to him to get him spurred up. Jason< meanwhile, had his eyes closed the full time, taking in the feeling of penetrating his Pokémon’s pussy as he allowed his partner to do all of the work.\n Over time, Camilla was starting to pick up speed, feeling her master’s length bury itself in and out of her body as she rode him like a cow girl. But through she was an exceptional cowgirl, she was far from wanting to make her master cum from the get-go. She wanted to tease him, perhaps even torture him as she carried on with the riding. She wanted to bring loads of pleasure to both herself and her master, while also keeping him near the edge of orgasm while not bringing him toward it. After all, the poor man had been working hard, both as a once dedicated employee of Devon and now soon as a spy meant to bring Devon down. And she wanted to prolong the pleasure that her partner was feeling.\n That moment of rapture was soon approaching, however, as Jason could be seen panting and straining from his pleasure starting to peak. But as soon as Jason was nearing the point of no return, Camilla lifted herself up and pull out of her master. His cock was now throbbing and she feared that she was too late. But thankfully, no cum came squirting out, with the man unable to reach that critical point. But though he was denied his orgasm, Jason was left a bit disappointed.\n “What gives?” Jason asked rather vexed.\n “You didn’t think that I was just going to allow you to cum inside me, did you?” Camilla said cheekily. “No, I intend to have my fun with you, Dummy. I’m going to keep bringing you to the edge and prevent you from going over it many times. That way, we can enjoy this moment even longer.”\n “I guess,” Jason said rather half-heartedly.\n “Don’t you “I guess” me, Dummy! I’m in control, and if I want I can stop here and deny you your orgasm completely,” Camilla threatened. “Now shut up and get ready for round after round!”\n With this, Camilla buried Jason’s cock into her pussy hard, riding him heavily as she made sure to keep her promise. She rode him like a bucking Tauros, and just as she said she repeatedly pull out of Jason just as he was nearing the point of no return. And once she felt that he had sufficiently caught his breath, she would bury his cock into her pussy again and ride him hard, edging him successfully while making sure that he would receive a bounty of pleasure from this.\n It was a bit cruel to deny the man his orgasm, but Jason had no complaints – mainly because his brains were too scrambled to think of anything else, and also because he was too afraid of vexing Camilla and causing her to not follow through with their sex session. Camilla, though, proved to be a pro at edging her partner, making sure to bring him ever closer to the brink before stopping him in his tracks. But as the sex session carried on, Camilla soon noticed that Jason was reaching orgasm much quicker every time she stopped him in his tracks. He would soon reach his orgasm, and the look on poor Jason’s face conveyed a man who was starting to get worn out.\n Even Camilla was also getting tired of the repeated orgasm blocks, with her own stamina also reaching its limit. And so, in this one final ride, she decided to putt he both of them out of their misery.\n Camilla had Jason penetrate her one last time, and this time she rode her Dummy like an absolute nymphomaniac. She was hopping up and down so fast that Jason could barely keep it together with the intensity of her ride. And with the two nearing the point of no return, this was perhaps the best send-off that the Blaziken could give her partner.\n “Time… to cum for me… Jason!” Camilla commanded. “Come on! Give me all your cum!”\n And with one final slam down, Camilla buried Jason’s entire length into her body, his tip reaching all the way to her cervix. With one final moan, Jason’s cock erupted in a geyser of cum as his legs tensed and the familiar spasms of pleasure shot up his spine. Glob after glob of sticky human sperm entered his non-human lover’s womb, and Camilla’s pussy began constricting hard in order to milk every drop of semen that her partner could give her.\n The two lover stood still, overcome by rapture as they had reached the point that they wanted to reach. Slowly, Camilla leaned forward to fall onto Jason, her mind unable to cope with the intensity of her orgasm. But Jason was just lucid enough to reach out and grab her, slowly bring her down on top of him as he wrapped his arms around her and brough her chest to his. The Blaziken had had enough, and so did he. Yet the significance of this moment cannot be denied.\n Camilla opened her eyes again, looking into the steel gray eyes of her lover, as well as his wide smile. And with one look at his sincerity, she felt her emotions start to well-up inside her.\n “I love you, Jason,” Camilla said passionately. “I don’t care if I can’t join you inside the Devon Corp office. I just want you to know that I’ll always be with you, even as we work to bringing that whole company down to the ground.”\n “I know, girl,” Jason replied softly. “You’ll be my chickadee, no matter what happens. We’ll work together and with our pals to stop Devon and Team Shroud in whatever they are doing. I just know that we can do anything if we work toward that goal. I just know it.”\n And with this, the two lovers remained in each other’s embrace. Camilla hugged her trainer hard and got as close as she could to her master, making sure to make him feel warm in the coolness of this evening. There was nothing that the two couldn’t do if they put their minds and hearts together.\n And their goal was simple: they were going to bring Devon of Daegar to its knees. And with the help of Almia, that is what they hoped to do…\n \n It was now the following morning, and Jason had just finished dressing himself. He and Camilla were about to have breakfast when they heard a knock on his door. Camilla checked to see who it was when she opened the door, only to find no one but a package outside. She brought a small botch that appeared to be from a delivery, disguised as a package that perhaps Jason had ordered. But the two knew that this was all a ruse so that Almia could send them their spy equipment.\n Jason opened the package with a knife and brought out the objects that were inside. There was a small earpiece that Jason could wear in his ear – one that was so small that it couldn’t be seen unless someone looked directly into it – among other gadgets such as tiny sticky listening devices and a small digital camera. And on it was a note that read: “Whenever you’re ready, put on the earpiece, and we can begin our campaign.”\n Jason put on the earpiece and pressed the button on it. With a small crackle the device turned on when he heard a voice.\n “Alright, let us begin today, shall we?” said the voice of Almia. “Let’s head over to work, but don’t do anything until we reach there. I’ll be keeping tabs on you. Make sure not to get caught.”\n “Likewise,” Jason replied.\n And so, the two once mild-mannered employees left their house as corporate spies, getting into their car and driving off to work. They’re lives were to change forever, and perhaps they would bring a criminal enterprise down to the ground.\n But whatever happened, Jason and Camilla hoped that he could do so with the intent of stopping Team Shroud from succeeding in whatever plan they were scheming this time. As to what Team Shroud were scheming, that remained to be seen. And as the two drove down the road, their hearts began to beat, ever curious as to what kinds of dangers and adventures they would face.\n So the two could hope…\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Pokephilia Story
Love Has No Bounds

A Fiery Autumn
Devon Corp Arc Part 1
       By J.C. Solis
      
       There was much to do once the autumn season came within the Daegar Region. The areas that has all four seasons, such as Lakeshire Town, were prone to get yellow, orange, and red leaves to fall down their trees in droves, coloring the landscape in the season of harvest. And the people of Lakeshire Town were all in a hubbub over the coming of this particular season. With Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint filling the air, there was the bounty of a blessed autumn at hand as the temperatures began to drop down and Summer at long last took a bow, ushering in the start of a new season.
       There was also much more to look forward to in the job sector as well. Though one of the main providers of work was the nearby Silph Co. Pokéball plant, a new job sector was opening up nearby in the form of the Devon Corporation – Daegar Branch. The company from Hoenn was bringing a new factory to this region of Daegar, and there was a hubbub from the locals as to what this could mean for them and the town as a whole.
       Most people, though, were fully in support of Devon Corp. coming over to Daegar, the company providing plenty of new jobs and thus increasing the flow of money within the area. It was a lucrative opportunity for everyone involved, and in the off-chance that the Silph Co. were to close their doors – as some economists might fear the repercussions of – there was at least one safety net that would keep the people afloat and out of danger of being unemployed.
       Still, there were some odd folks who opposed the building of the Devon Corp. factory, since this meant that a good portion of the habitat had to be culled in order to make way for the company to make its foothold. But then again, these people were the same ones who opposed the Silph Co. when they first came over, and they failed to realize that because of them that Lakeshire Town became a large, thriving community. Yet these naysayers would not be content, even if the Devon Corp. promised to plant more trees elsewhere and provide several feed stations throughout the facility so that wild pokémon could come and graze despite their homes now gone.
       For one such resident of Lakeshire Town, though, perhaps it was time for a change in company.
       Jason Kitchener had been eyeing the Devon Corporation’s building progress, and he wondered if it was time to make way to a new job. Though the Silph Co. paid him well, and he certainly made his fair share of connections within the industry, he wanted to give a hand in developing the amazing technology that Devon was currently in production of. Then again, he did receive some emails from Devon asking him if he could come over to work for them – a tactic that Silph Co. didn’t appreciate. Still, since Devon was not involved in the Pokéball industry, and had no intentions in doing so, there was little that the Silph Co. could do to keep the employees that it already had.
       In fact, there were rumors of secret talk between the Silph and Devon corporations, with perhaps the two powerhouses joining forces in creating new technology and totally upending the markets within Daegar between the two of them.
       But as Jason and his Blaziken partner, Camilla, clocked out of the office and made their way back home, the talked over whether transferring to a different company, where the pastures were hopefully greener, would be a good option for him.
       “What do you think about me hightailing this joint and going to work for Devon, Camilla?” asked Jason to his Blaziken partner. “I mean, it’s not like work has been busy these past few days. Things have been kinda stale around here.”
       “Well, you already have a good job that pays well and offers you tons of benefits, Jason hun,” Camilla replied with her reasoning. “I mean, yeah Silph and Devon might be starting to get in cahoots with each other, but I wonder how this will pan out with your bosses. You and your friend Justin are one of their best engineers, after all.”
       “I don’t think Justin will wanna switch companies with me, though. That egghead can hardly handle his current work, let alone a new field like the ones the Devon Corp is working in,” noted Jason. “But it sure would be swell to have him join me in signing up with Devon. We could be work buddies there, just like here!”
       As the two left the building and headed for their crimson red muscle car, Jason began to reflect even more with him time with the Silph Co. and all he did for them. He indeed was one of their finest employees, and they gave him phenomenal pay and bonuses for all his hard work. But Jason was also free to do whatever he pleased with his life. In truth, he wanted to work on other fields apart from Pokéball technology. He wanted to look toward greener pastures, in a job that he hoped would prove fitting for him and his needs. And he really wanted to make a bigger difference in the world.
       As he and Camilla climbed into his red Charger Hellcat Redeye, Jason began to think even more about how things would be like working for Devon. The email he was sent offered a wide array of fields and projects for him to work on, and he was interested in just about everything he saw. From Fossil restoration to Pokémon-Human speech, and so many other projects were available and ripe for the picking. And his starting pay would be no less than what he currently made, allowing him to earn an even fatter paycheck as the years came by.
       But though all of this proved tantalizing for him, Jason needed to consult with someone. Flipping through his phone’s contact list, Jason went over to someone he knew would give some good advice on what to do.
       The built-in speakers of his car rang, and soon the line was answered.
       “Hey there, Jason Buddy,” replied the voice of Justin Solis. “On your way home now, man? I just got to my pad as well.”
       “Yeah, pal. I’m heading home. Must feel nice to not have to work overtime today like the rest of us, right?” Jason griped to his best friend.
       “Well, I told the boss and everyone that I needed to see a doctor today. And the consensus is the usual: I’m fat as all hell, and I need to look after myself.”
       “Those fucking doctors put you through the wringer, eh? Haha!” Jason laughed at his misfortune.
       “It’s not funny! The doctors were really mean to me!” replied Justin in a kid-like voice. “But yeah, in all seriousness, I have to shed some pounds and watch my liver and heart. I don’t have cirrhosis or heart disease, or even diabetes, thank Arceus, but I need to be careful with what I do and eat. Story of my life, I guess.” It was then that Justin got to the meat of the issue. “So, anything you want to talk about, buddy? Are you still planning on skedaddling from our job to go work at Devon?”
       “That’s what I wanted to ask you about, pal,” Jason admitted. “Do you think this is a good idea? I mean, yeah I get good pay and benefits from the folks here at Silph, but I just can’t help but think of the future as well.”
       “Well, man, all I can say is follow your heart. You’re a grown ass man who can make his own decisions, so weigh the upsides and downsides on working for the Devon Corporation and make sure that, if you do change jobs, that everything pans out and is worth the risk.” Justin then coughed as he continued speaking: “As for me… I don’t really want to switch jobs right now. I’m comfortable where I’m at, and I don’t want to make too many changes.”
       “Oh, come on, buddy. It won’t feel the same with us not being in the same line of work. Who the hell am I going to hang out with after I clock out?”
       But Justin refused to change his stance.
       “Well, you’re going to have to make new friends, Jason buddy. And you’re about as much of a people’s person as you are a loudmouth, so that shouldn’t be any problem!”
       “Hey, I resent that!”
       “Anyways, I’m at home right now, and my mom made some dinner for me and my old man. Hope to talk to you later, Jason bud.”
       “Alright then, Justin. Peace out.”
       And with that, the phone hung up, leaving Jason alone with Camilla as he drove his car further down the road. As for what Justin told him regarding weighing his odds, Jason could only conclude that h needed to thing this all over better. But still, the young man was uncertain as to whether it would be best to search for greener pastures, or if he ought to give working at the Silph Company plant another shot.
       “How about we visit another one of our pals, Camilla?” Jason suggested. “I’m still on the wire over what to do here. And I don’t know whether I ought to give going to the Devon Corp. a shot or not.”
       “Well, whatever you decide on, Dummy, just make sure you think everything through in the end. I don’t want you to go to the job and end up whining cause’ it wasn’t as good as you’d like it to be.”
       With her blessing, Jason drove to his house and parked his car into the driveway, with him and Camilla stepping out. But they didn’t enter their house at first, instead the two walked toward the house next door – a Tudor house that was as quaint as it was homely. But what one didn’t know was that this house was home to some highly active and prolific Poképhiles, a trainer and her pokémon who had made a name for themselves in advocacy for the group.
       The weather outside was blazing hot, however. Stinking hot, or so Jason’s friends often complained about. But the man and his Blaziken were no strangers to hot weather, the two hardly phased by the rays of sun beating down on them. However, with the sound of an AC unit humming in the backyard of the next-door house, it was clear that whoever was inside this place didn’t much like the warm weather. And for sure their electric bill would turn out to be gargantuan as they would pay the price for having the AC up so high.
       With this in mind, Jason and Camilla walked up to the front door and knocked. There was hardly a response, but soon the door opened to reveal a sight that Jason and Camilla weren’t’ ready for.
        Behind the door was Saria Price, the young Poképhile lady who was one of Jason’s good friends and fellow Silph Co. employee. But what was interesting about seeing Saria was the fact that she was wearing a black latex catsuit, the kind that one would wear when doing some highly kinky activities.
       But Jason and Camilla already knew about their friends’ sexual proclivities, with Jason just saying the words:
       “Jeez, Saria, aren’t you hot in that thing? I mean, can you believe how stinking hot it is right now?” teased Jason.
       “Oh, shut up, you dummy, and come inside,” growled Saria as she welcomed her two friends. “My Master… er, I mean Razor and I were just finished with the hanky-panky, and I was about to get out of this suit when you came knocking.”
       The two friends walked into Saria’s house and took a seat at the sofa, wondering what deeds she and her so-called “Master” had been doing. At this moment, their Greninja friend came out of the hallway and joined Saria at the opposite couch.
       “Hey there, Razor honey! How’s it shaking?” cheered Camilla to her ninja froggy friend.
       “Shaking is what I wish I could do with this intense heat. This weather is making me wish that I was a fire-type instead,” Razor replied. “And nice to have you two here, friends. I hope that my pet… er, I mean Saria here welcomed you both well.”
       “Well, we got the gist of what’s been going on here lately. But I’ll leave youse two’s kinky stuff to the bedroom,” Jason replied. “But BDSM talk is not what Camilla and I came here for. In all honesty, we came here to ask you two for some advice.”
       “Oh? So what’s on you mind, Jason?” Saria asked her close friend.
       “Well… I don’t really know how to say this,” Jason said, still unsure about what he wanted to say next. “You guys know that the Devon Corp. is hiring, right? Well, I was thinking of joining them and seeing if I can get a job over there. I mean, the pay’s better than here at Silph, and from what I know, they got good benefits too. It’s just that… well, I don’t know if I should go to that joint or not. I want to stay with Silph, with you and Justin bro, but I’m not so sure anymore.”
       At this, Saria and Razor turned to each other and nodded their heads, the two wanting to reveal a bit of serendipity after hearing Jason’s worries.
       “Well, Jason, that’s a bit of a coincidence. Razor and I were just talking about leaving the Silph Co. to go join Devon as well,” Saria revealed.
       “No kidding!” Camilla exclaimed.
       “No, we’re not kidding,” Razor added. “My Sweet and I’ve been thinking about joining The Devon Corp as management of minor affairs – which is just a fancy way of saying that we’ll be underbosses looking over the grunts in the company.”
       “Hehe, sounds about right. I mean, you two may have been the secretaries over at Silph, but you sure did know how to give your two cents on everything that happened,” Jason said with a chuckle. “Anyways, it’s awesome to hear that you two are coming over to Devon. Do you think we can join together, us next door neighbors, and do the interview process with each other’s help?”
       “That’d be wonderful, Jason,” Saria agreed. “But we better hurry. I hear that the application deadline is due by the weekend. We need to send our resumes to the Devon Corp hiring staff before time runs out,” Saria urged on.
       “Eh, I’m certain we got this in the bag. I mean, at least Devon contacted me directly to see if I’d like a job over at their place.”
       “Oh? That’s good for you at least. If Devon went out of their way to recruit you personally, then you’ve definitely got this in the bag,” Razor commented.
       With this, Jason and Camilla planned with Saria and Razor as to the steps they needed to take in regard to applying for Devon. Even though Jason was personally contacted, he would still need to fill out an application and then schedule an interview with the recruiter in order to get a shot at entering the company as one of their brand new employees. Plus, he also had to explain to his own bosses back at Silph that he was moving to a different place of work.
       In the end, Jason and Camilla left Saria’s house – perhaps the Greninja Poképhile couple were going to get started on Round 2 of their sex session – and went for their own place. It was going to be a bit of a process to get hired by Devon, but in the end, it was something that the Engineer looked forward to doing.
       There was a lot to think about on the horizon. And Jason hoped that his goal of going to a new place of work would pan out well…
      
       It was now a couple of weeks since Jason decided to apply for the Devon Corp, and he was already on his way to his new job. Camilla was sitting next to him as he drove down the streets in his red Charger Redeye, the two looking forward to a brand new opportunity for them.
       It had been a bit of a stressful time for Jason once the review process had begun. As soon as Jason sent his resume to the recruiter, he immediately got an email back asking for when it would be best to set-up and interview with the the recruiter. Jason immediately jumped at the chance and scheduled it for the following day. He called in a vacation day to his boss at the Silph Co Plant and headed over to the Devon Corp headquarters to meet with his interviewer.
       To say that Jason was nervous would be an understatement. Luckily, he had the support of Camilla to help back him up. On top of that, Saria and Razor were joining him as well, the two also having been called for an interview and the two opting to sign up the following day. But even with all the back up that he had, Jason was still tense as to what would happen once he met the interviewer. He had no idea as to how things were going to pan out, and even though he had an excellent work ethic with years of experience and tons of praise, he still wondered whether or not he was going to get the job.
       The interview itself was rather to the point and corporate. The interviewer asked all sorts of questions regarding the job and the assignments that he would be tasked with, as well as his ethics when it came to workers behaving badly or if someone were trying to commit corporate espionage and steal company information. All of these answers were given resounding responses by the engineer, who made sure to let the interviewer know that he had no intentions of revealing company secrets to any outside forces who’d like to nab some details on projects or company finances.
       But it was the final questions that left a bit of a bad taste in Jason’s mouth – and they were regarding Pokémon and human-pokémon relations. The interviewer asked whether Jason was a follower of the pro or anti-Poképhilia side in the Poképhilia Debate. Something about this question left a bad taste in his mouth, and the earnest look that the interviewer gave him noted that they would prefer that he be on the anti-side. Yet in an act of defiance, Jason said:
       “I choose neither side. As long as they don’t affect my work, the Poképhile Activists and the Anti-Poképhilia Crusaders can go nuts on each other,” Jason replied curtly. “I’m here to do a job and make designs for whatever Devon Corp wants me to do, and no Poképhiles or Crusaders are going to get in my way of doing that.”
       The interviewer was caught off guard, noticing the firebrand nature of Jason’s response. But in the end, though it wasn’t something they were hoping to hear, they couldn’t fault his conviction. So long as the man did his work and did it well, they had no reason to enforce their policies on him.
       As for policies, there was one thing that Jason didn’t like about this new work place that seemed off: Pokémon were not allowed outside of their Pokéball. And it was a surprisingly punishable offence, with the offender being liable to be written up by management for the violation. It was odd to Jason that the Devon Corp would have such a strict rule, considering that back at the Silph Co. the employees were allowed to have their pokémon partners out and were even allowed to help with their work if need be. And this being Daegar, almost every workplace in the whole region followed this protocol, with only select few locations prohibiting such things.
       But in the end, once the interview was done and Jason told Camilla about that last rule, she disappointedly relented and resigned herself to having to stay in her Pokéball whenever her partner went off to work.
       “It sucks, Camilla. I hate this rule so much, but what else can I do?” Jason lamented.
       “I know, Jason hun. But if you want to work here, I guess I got to go inside,” Camilla begrudgingly agreed. “You still have that thing with you, right?”
       “Yeah, I do. I keep it in my pocket everywhere I go,” said Jason as he felt his pocket for the round item inside. Sure enough it was there.
       The fact that, Today, Jason was now driving to his new place of work meant that he had been accepted for the job. In fact, he received an email later that very same day that he had been hired. But the email went about in a complete boot-licking fashion, about how Devon Corp would love to have such a talented and esteemed engineer be a part of their engineering program, and that for his work he would even be offered a higher position as an Engineering Supervisor and Manager. Of course, this meant that Jason had to read and sign some more fine print – which he failed to read.
       Not reading that fine print, though, might not have been wise, but Jason was too overjoyed with the prospect of higher pay and an elevated position to think clearly.
       But there was no turning back now. Jason had been hired as a new Senior Engineer and Manager, a position that he hoped would allow him to earn a higher pay and even better benefits. Jason drove his red muscle car down the same paved forest road that he would take to go to the Silph Co Plant, but instead of taking a left at the end, he took the opposite direction and made way for a looming complex that was off at the distance.
       There, Jason came across a sprawling white and green complex surrounded by chain fence, driving his car to the security checkpoint as a guard looked at him curiously. The guard had with him a fierce-looking Houndoom pokémon partner – which made Jason a bit jealous as to why the guard was allowed to have his partner with him.
       “Jason Kitchener, right?” the guard asked.
       “Yep, that’s me, pal,” Jason replied as he showed the guard his Daegar ID card, to which the guard nodded and opened the automatic gate for him.
       “You can go in, Mister Kitchener,” the guard ushered. But that was before the guard said what sounded like a warning: “I hope your first day goes well. This place… it sure is something.”
       These words seemed a bit strange to hear, but before Jason could ask what he meant by that, the Guard had already closed the door to his checkpoint office, leaving the man no choice but to drive inside. He soon found his parking spot – a reserved spot for him since he was technically part of upper management now. And with this, He and his Blaziken stepped out of the car and made their way for the entrance of the green and white complex – but not before Jason had to do something important.
       Jason pulled out Camilla’s Pokéball and pointed it at her.
       “I’m sorry about this, girl. I’ll let you out as soon as work is done, I promise,” Jason lamented.
       “No worries, Dummy. Just get your work done and get us some good pay,” Camilla accepted.
       After a red beam shot forward, Camilla entered the ball and disappeared. Jason, sighing loudly at what he just did, looked down at the device containing his partner. He wished he didn’t have to do this.
       With nothing left for it, Jason stepped into the building and went for the receptionist’s front desk – where a familiar face was seated.
       “Hey there, Saria,” Jason called out. “You’re here too, eh? I take it Razor is in his ball, too?”
       “Hey there, Jason. Yeah, Razor is in his Pokéball, as you can guess by now,” said Saria rather gloomily. “He kicked up a bit of a fuss about it, but I finally was able to talk him into it.”
       “Ouch. Poor froggo buddy,” Jason replied. “But I guess Camilla is in the same boat, too. But anyways, I got to head on inside and see what my new workplace is like,” Jason said.
       “Good luck, Jason!” cheered Saria. “Let’s talk latter today once work is done!”
       With this, Jason went to the front office, whether the front security guard was stationed. He explained who he was, and then then the doors to the central room opened wide, with a man wearing a grey silk suit coming out with a wide smile. This man looked like a typical executive businessman, so much so that the bourgeois reeked off of him, as did a powerful scent of cologne. Jason figured that this must be his new boss, and with this notion he put on his best game face on to impress him.
       “Ah, Mister Kitchener, am I right?” the business man asked with delight. “So glad to finally meet you. The name is Walter Reichelt, though most people here refer to me as Walt or Mister Walt. I’m the executive manager and CEO of Devon Corp Daegar Branch, and I wanted to personally welcome you here to the Dvon Corp. I understand you previously worked for our trade partner, Silph Co., right?”
       “Yes, Mister Walt. I came all the way from next door to work here,” Jason replied. “I’m happy to get to work here. I hope to contribute as much as I can as an engineer here at Devon.”
       “Engineer Administrator, may I add,” Walt corrected. “But yes, I do hope that you get accustomed to your new position well. You’ll have a small team to work with, and they will all be happy to meet you. I hope that you’ll do well, and that you’ll have a wonderful time here.”
       With this, the security guard handed Jason his ID keycard, and afterward he followed Walt past the security door and into he main hall of the building. To Jason’s amazement, the facility looked highly advanced, with computers and machines present the likes of which he hadn’t seen before. The desk top computers all looked to be state of the art, and the prototyping machines and 3D printers all gave a feel of this being a real-deal engineering firm. Jason couldn’t help but feel giddy, his only gripe being that he didn’t have Camilla next to him to see it for herself.
       With this Walt guided Jason to his office cubicle, one that was much larger and more ample than the other cubicles that belonged to the other workers. He was introduced to a small team of engineers, who all looked well dressed and proper. There was Kyle, a tall blonde haired man, Suzie, a short girl with black hair and glasses, and Hunter, a man with a suit that looked a bit flashy and who carried an air that seemed a bit off-putting to him.
       Nonetheless, Jason introduced himself to his team, and with that Walter left the team be.
       “Hey there, New Boss,” greeted Kyle, who, once he spoke, gave the impression that he was a nervous worry-wart. “H-how are you?”
       “Doing good, pal. Just happy to see you all,” Jason replied.
       “Hope to get to working well with you, boss,” Suzie replied, though her tone was deeply uninterested and indifferent, almost as though she dreaded coming to work. “I know I can’t wait to get back to working with someone whose yet to prove himself.”
       “Beg your pardon?” Jason asked, having been caught off guard by her off putting words.
       “She means she hopes you last as long as our old boss,” Hunter replied. “Anyways, Hunter Baumgartner here. Nice to meet with you, New Boss. Here’s hoping we can get some stuff done around here for a change.”
       Jason shook handed with Hunter, who shook and gripped his hand with even more force than was necessary. It seemed as though Hunter was the kiss-up kind of person, whereas Suzie was the kind who preferred to be left the hell alone. As for Kyle, the man could do with a confidence boost, with the poor buddy nearing the point where he might have an anxiety attack. But Jason pushed all these preconceived notions that he had over his subordinates aside for the time being. For now, it was time to get to work.
       “Anyways, what are we working on today?” Jason asked his team.
       With the tone set, Jason and his team began to discuss the project that they were working on; a transport shuttle that could be used to for handicapped and disabled people to enter buildings better. This was a project that seemed a bit different from the kind of work that Jason was used to doing, but he gave this project a chance. The day carried on, with Jason doing a good amount of work on the designing and workings of the shuttle. Toward the middle of the day, he realized that he was doing too much work and that he had to allow his subordinates to pitch in as well.
       By the time lunchtime came around, the man in the red suit walked over to the Devon Corp cafeteria, where he hoped the lunches there would be nice and comfortable.
       The cafeteria was filled with people, with all kinds of workers from all over the plant mingling together – or, at least, that’s what Jason would have hoped for. In the end, he saw that particular workers hung out with people who were of their rank or were like them. As he got in line to order his food, he noticed right away that there was a sort of hierarchy when it came to those who sat with others, and he tried to spy the spot where other Engineering bosses sat down to eat.
       Grabbing a chef salad, Jason walked over to the table where the other Engineer bosses were at – though these proved to be just as varied and different – if not difficult – as his teammates were.
       “Hey there,” said a man wearing a grey three piece suit. “I hear you’re the new administrator.”
       “Wow, it’s nice to see that the Devon Corp is giving lesser known people a shot at the big boss careers,” said another one with a hint of sarcasm.
       “I hope you like working long hours here, bud. This place can put you through the wringer,” said another boss as a half-hearted gesture.
       But Jason wouldn’t have it. He simply replied back.
       “Well, we’ll see how things go from here. I was well-regarded in my old workplace, and I hope to do so here as well.”
       It was then that someone muttered the words “Try-hard”, so much so that it was almost intended so that he would hear it. To Jason, it seemed as though his fellow bosses were just a group of fools and shmucks whom he would have to contend with, and as he tucked into his salad – whose flavor left much to be desired – he listened to his fellow bosses talk about the weekend and how they partied, of how they were hanging out with all sorts of women, and so forth. It was key to note that the bosses were all men, with hardly any variation in complexity. Whereas the bosses were a sea of white, the workers of the plant were the ones who varied by ethnic group more often than not.
       As Jason finished his meal, he quickly got up and walked away from the group he was with. He didn’t expect his fellow bosses to be a bunch of toxic morons, but he figured that that was the name of the game. With lunch now over, he went back to his cubicle to get back to work. But surprisingly, though lunch break was over, the other members of his team had yet to arrive. He was already working on the middle of the design process when Kyle finally showed up, followed by Suzie, and lastly Hunter. On seeing his employees coming over late, he made sure to give them a stern hand of authority.
       “Where were you guys?” Jason complained. “I already got started on this work. I need you three to help me with the shuttle design, otherwise we’ll never get shit done on time.”
       “Why didn’t you finish the whole thing yourself them?” Suzie remarked.
       “Because that’s not my job, Suzie. I’m here to help you guys, not do all your work,” Jason said with a firmer voice – which earned him a venomous glare from the short lady.
       “Come on, buddies, we can do some work,” Hunter stepped in. “I mean, the boss here has a point. We got to work together!”
       If ever there was a person who personified a kiss-up, then it would be Hunter.
       “Um… sure! I mean, I guess we can get to work right away. I mean, our deadline isn’t until the weekend, but, um, we can get this done!” Kyle tried to sound positive, but it was clear that he was already beginning to cave as he couldn’t keep it together.
       With his, Jason and his team got to work, with the man leaving most of it to his subordinates while he tackled a small pile of paperwork and policies – all things he used to do at his old job. But as he looked through the papers, he noticed how some of them talked about how the company needed to cut back on material costs, and how the company hoped to reduce cost where it was deemed necessary. This was in stark contrast to his work in the Silph CO., who spared no expense when it came to Pokeball designs and how they would be used.
       Toward the end of his shift, however, Jason was exhausted. He and his three underlings clocked out of the day, and he went out the front door to meet up with Saria, who perhaps was getting used to her new job as well.
       “Hey there, Saria! How was work?” Jason walked over to her.
       “Good, I suppose. I mean, this place sure is a lot different from Silph, but I’ll get used to it.”
       “Same here. Honestly, there are quite a few stuck-up assholes around here, so I might need to be a bit careful when it comes to dealing with these morons.”
       Jason and Saria walked together outside of the building, with the two talking about their work. Saria’s job was a bit more intensive, given that now she was more than just a receptionist, but someone who coordinated the schedules of the higher ups. She was a coordinator who had make things fit in higher-ups scheduling, and it proved to be a bit more intense than what she was used to. But she managed to do them well, and that was all that mattered.
       But before the two left, they pulled out their Pokéballs and brought out Camilla and Razor from inside. The two pokémon were grateful to be let out, as well as anxious to hear how the first day of work went for their masters.
       Jason and Camilla got into their car and drove off, with Jason recounting everything that happened. He didn’t bore her with too many details – just the parts that were most important.
       “Dang, it seems that this place has a whole lot of politics involved,” Camilla noted.
       “Yeah, it sure as hell does,” Jason recounted. “I just hope that today doesn’t set a trend for how things will be like from here on out.”
       “I’m certain it won’t, dummy. Just keep it together and do your best.”
       With this, the two Poképhiles drove down the road and made their way for home, hoping to put all of the day’s mishaps behind them. There wasn’t much that could be done, and even if they wanted to, it was just barely the first day of work. There was still a long road ahead before seeing whether or not the Devon Corp was still worth sticking around with.
       And so, when the two arrived home, they hopped out of their car and made their way inside, with Jason hoping that a strong drink he had in the fridge would be just the thing to help him cool off.
       So the two could hope…
      
       It was now one week into Jason’s new job, and things only slightly improved in his new place of work. Though he got to work with his underlings a bit better, he still noted that the three weren’t completely open to him just yet. As for the other supervisors whom he had to work with, those were the relationships that Jason struggled to contend with. The other Engineering Supervisors were still a pompous and thick-headed as Day One, with them not showing an ounce of humility or meekness. And the others often looked down on Jason, since he appeared to be the most centered and most honorable of them all.
       But one person who did note Jason’s hard work was the big boss of the factory – Walt Reichelt. The General Manager took a liking to Jason’s work ethic and the results that he and his team put into their work. To Walt, it seemed that he struck gold with acquiring this new employee from Silph. He always knew that the Pokéball Plant had a whole bunch of wasted potential under their employ, and to have one of their finest be in an environment where he could thrive was just the thing that he and his company needed to produce results.
       After all, there were big plans that he and his associates wanted to do.
       Yet despite the only slightly better treatment, Jason put his heart, mind, and soul into his work, making sure that Kyle could stand up for himself, that Suzie wouldn’t slack off, and that Hunter received his merit so that his ego could be maintained and – by proxy – keep producing good work. His team had started to get used to their new boss, as Jason was not about to let his underlings slack off or get behind on work, making him look bad in the process.
       But as Jason stayed with the company, he noticed some odd habits that the company had – which weren’t to his liking. He had heard tales of employees being fired for no apparent reason, or that secretly the company had ulterior motives that nobody could discover. Of course, these were all hearsay, and Jason was not about to risk his new career by pursuing rumors.
       Yet try as he might, and with hardly a change to his standing, there was one thing that Jason agreed on most of all; this job, despite the pay, rather sucked.
       And pay was one thing that Jason was worried about. Back in the Silph Co. he would be paid on a weekly basis. But since today was a Friday, he checked his bank account and found out that his funds weren’t added yet. He still had a tidy nest egg left over from when he worked with Silph, but he would have liked to receive his funds now. Most certainly, a paycheck today would serve as encouragement for him to continue with this line of work.
       When Jason and his team finished with the project design, it was up to him to take the blueprints they were working on to the financial department – where it would be decided whether or not he and his team’s designs would be put to work.
       Arriving at the second floor office, Jason was surprised to see a security guard at the entrance, not to mention a camera that was looking down on him and the guard. Back at Silph there wasn’t any guards or cameras in their financial department. He figured that this was a means of keeping thieves and financial leakers outside, but with the guard armed with a heavy handgun to his side, not to mention with a club on his left side, it became clear that Devon was serious about keeping its secrets secret.
       Thankfully, all Jason had to do was show his ID card, with the guard allowing him through. Jason opened the door and walked inside – where he found things to be far different than the rest of the plant.
       The financial department was in utter bedlam, with actuaries and financial staff running amok trying to piece together a good financial plan for the company – with every Pokémon Dollar being lost meaning the company losing money and costing them their jobs.
       Among the workers was a familiar face that he had not expected to see.
       Francine Olivier was among the workers, the Alola native with a haggard look about her. The poor woman seemed to be at her wit’s end, with her realizing that this work may not have been a good idea for her to join.
       “Sup, Fran! I didn’t notice you were working for Devon, too,” Jason greeted.
       “Oh! Hey there, Jason! How are you?” Francine greeted as she got off her desk and met her friend. “I heard that you got involved with Devon, too. But I never thought that you would have to come over here to this madhouse of a financial department.”
       “Well, I just wanted to drop something off here, since me and my team are done with the project we were working on. I was hoping that the finance guys could review our work before sending it to the higher ups.”
       “Alrighty then,” said Fran as she received the blueprints from Jason. She opened up the blue spreadsheet to look at the plans, somehow being able to understand the jargon that was written, and then returning to look at Jason with a smile. “Wow, all this looks so well detailed and thought out. I don’t think that the higher ups will have any problems approving this.”
       “You can tell by just glancing at this noise?” wondered Jason.
       “Well, I’m no engineer, mind you, but I can at least tell when a lot of effort is put into something and when it’s half assed. Plus, I work with numbers, so that allows me to understand at least some of what you got here,” noted Fran. “But anyways, thanks for giving me this. I’ll be sure to hand it over to my subordinates here once their… busy schedule opens up.”
       With this, Jason turned around to leave the finance department, but not before he overheard something that caught his attention – and not in a good way.
       “Did you hear that Matt got fired the other day?” said one employee of the finance department.
       “Yeah. It seems as though the bosses finally found out that he was a Poképhile,” said another. “Poor Matt. I heard he burst into tears when he was told to pack up and leave. The bosses just said that they didn’t want his kind here, and that pokémon and human relationships go against company policy.”
       “Shh! Keep it down,” one of the workers whispered, a third one who was listening in. “If word gets back that we’ve been gossiping about what happened to Matt, then we could be next!”
       Hearing this conversation began to make Jason’s blood boil. He never heard of people ever being fired for being Pokephiles, let alone in a company that seemed so free and inviting as Devon. But as for Poképhilia being against policy, he never saw that in the contract that he signed with Devon – or at least the parts that he read. The more he thought about it the more he realized that the Devon Corp was hiding things that he hadn’t noticed before. But the fact that the company was firing Pokephiles made it clear to him that perhaps the pastures weren’t as green here as he had thought.
       With this, Jason went back to his group, hoping to get to the bottom over why Pokephiles were in danger here in Devon. He returned to Kyle, Suzzie, and Hunter, the three underlings looking expectantly at their boss as he brought the news.
       “So, how did finance like it?” asked Hunter curiously.
       “Yeah, boss, how did the project we’ve been working on do?” added Kyle.
       “It better not be rejected. I put too much fucking hard work into this stupid project for it to be turned down,” Suzzie said, giving the air that she would quit and storm out if her hard work was rejected.
       To this, Jason gave good news.
       “Well, the boss of the finance department said that everything looked okay, but she said she’d need to revise it some more before handing it over to the big bosses. As for how long it will take… well, we’ll have to wait and see,” Jason recounted. “In the meanwhile, let’s just get the rest of our shit done, and then we can call it a day, capiche?”
       “Oh Arceus, more work?” groaned Suzzie.
       “Hey, you signed up to be an engineer for Devon. I worked my ass off back when I was in Silph, and I ain’t about to have it that Jason Kitchener and his crew did a crappy job. Especially since I gotta prove to the company that their new engineer supervisor is worth it. I didn’t come from Silph to Devon just cause of the better pay.”
       “Oh really?” snarled Suzzie. “Have you seen some of the products that we produce. Yeah, we put a lot of effort to make it the best, but the higher ups always fuck things up for us, making things as dirt cheap as can be. Have you seen the workers over at the plant?”
       “Whatcha mean?” Jason asked curiously.
       “I mean that this company isn’t half as good as you think it is, boss,” Suzzie moaned on. But one look at something and Suzzie’s face turned white. Before Jason knew it, Suzzie looked at him and said. “Just be careful around here, boss. I’d hate to see you get hurt.”
       The ominous message rang hard in Jason’s head, but when he turned around, he saw the reason for why the poor woman became quiet. A security guard was stationed above the on the upper railings, though he wore much more official looking attire than all the others. This was the head of security for the whole plant – someone whom Jason had yet to get acquainted with. But one look at him and his fierce gaze and he could see why Suzzie just shut up all of sudden. He commanded with aggressiveness and ferocity, giving the impression of someone who shouldn’t be messed with.
       But with Suzzie at last having calmed down, Jason turned back to look at Kyle and Hunter – who coincidentally also looked aloof and sheepish. Something must be going on within the plant for everyone to just get so quiet. However, the engineer was not about to let the presence of intimidation get in his way. Though he only came here to do his job, there was a lot of suspicious activity going on around the area. A much as he knew better than to prod, there seemed to be more to Jason’s workplace than what he realized.
       For now, though, all he and his team could do was return to work. There was another component of a machine that they would have to design, and the drafting wouldn’t get done by itself.
       At the end of the day, Jason left the workplace with a bad taste in his mouth. Something was seriously off about the Devon Corp, at least the branch here in Daegar. Jason had always heard that the Devon Corp back in Hoenn was a warm and inviting place, one where engineers were free to pursue their own paths and projects so long as they proved feasible and profitable. He even got the chance to go to Hoenn to see the plant itself – and it was nothing compared to the plant that was developed in Daegar.
       The one here seemed… off. There wasn’t the same joy and happiness. There wasn’t the same sense of comradery as he had seen with the Devon of Daegar. The Engineers and Scientists of Hoenn were so much more relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed their work. The Devon here in Daegar was a stark contrast to this. Here, everything seemed so suspicious. It was as though one had to watch their back wherever they went. And no matter where in the plant one was, there seemed to be eyes looking down on someone. Nobody could escape this omnipotent presence.
       Jason left the Devon Corp via the front door, where he thought he heard slight sobbing. He immediately recognized the voice, and he went over to see who it was and why she was crying.
       Jason came across Saria, who was huddled on the floor and in tears.
       “Saria! What’s wrong, pal?” Jason asked with extreme worry.
       *sniff* “Come… to my house later tonight… it’s not safe here,” said Saria through her tears.
       With this, the poor woman got off the floor and made her way for the exit, leaving Jason wondering what the hell happened, as well as what she meant to meet her in the privacy of home. But not wanting to waste any time, Jason too also left the building. In the parking lot, he came across Fran—who was waiting for her Uncle to come pick her up.
       “You see what happened to Saria, Fran?” Jason asked with worry.
       “Yeah, I did,” Fran noted. “But what do you think made her so down in the dumps?”
       “Don’t know. Dudette just said to meet at her place where she’d explain what happened,” Jason replied with even more worry. “How about you and Chris pal join me and Camilla in my ride to go to her house? I’ll give youse a ride a home once we’re done with seeing what’s going on with Saria.”
       Fran agreed. She called her uncle to tell him to cancel the ride – which was apt considering he said he would be late in picking her up. The two coworkers then let out their pokémon from their Pokéball, with Christopher the Midnight Lycanroc and and Camilla joining Jason on the ride back home. Along the drive, Jason explained to his partner and his friends what he had seen happen today, as well as the cryptic messages he had been receiving.
       “Sounds like a lot’s going on around here, dummy,” noted Camilla as she rode shotgun.
       “Even I can smell that this is all trouble,” added Chris. “I just hope that nothing too bad has happened.”
       “Even if something did happen, I just hope that Saria will open up about it,” Fran noted. “Just like you, Jason, I just barely got here, and even I could tell that something was very wrong with Devon Corp. There is something heavy in the air. I can feel it.”
       “Whatever the fuck is going on, I need to make sure that none of my pals end up hurt,” Jason said adamantly. “I need to make sure that nothing too bad happened to Saria.”
       The car sped down the highway back to Lakeshire Town proper, the howling supercharger and screeching turbos of the twin-charged engine going to full blast as everyone was pushed back into their seats at the power of the car. Even Chris had to admit that riding in a super strong car was a magnificent experience, even if he and his partner had to ride in the backseat. Fran just held onto his pawed hand, hoping to be consoled as she felt the power rush through her body and she wanted to grab onto anything that could comfort her.
       But Jason wasn’t driving fast just for the heck of it. He had to visit Saria as quickly as he could. His next-door neighbor and best friend was in some sort of trouble, and he’d be damned if he were to allow it to continue. The car soon pulled up into Jason’s house driveway, with the four getting out and making way for next door. Though Fran and Chris still felt the exhilaration of experiencing a muscle car’s power, their worry for their friend was all that mattered right now.
       Jason and Company walked to Saria’s front door, in which he pushed the doorbell. The sound of shuffling could be heard outside, with the door opening wide and large water kunai knife being branded. Razor the Greninja stood before them all, almost as though he was readying himself for a fight with unwanted company.
       “Whoa there! Easy, Razor buddy!” Jason backed off. “It’s us, pal. No need to literally go all cloak and dagger on us.”
       With this, Razor’s water kunai dissipated, with he blue frog realizing that he was in the company of friends.
       “Sorry about that. I just thought that trouble might be coming for us?”
       “What trouble?” asked Fran, now curious as to the situation.
       At this, a tinge of anger could be seen in Razor’s eye, his body tensing up.
       “Come on in. It’s not safe to talk out here.”
       Razor beckoned that everyone come into the house, saying that he and Saria would explain everything once they were in privacy. This ominous warning made the team worry even more. And once they all stepped into he house they saw poor Saria sitting on the couch, a dejected look on her face as she stared down at the ground.
       Jason walked up to Saria, a worried look about him.
       “What happened, pal?” He asked in his New York accent.
       Saria lifted her head to reveal bloodshot eyes.
       “He groped me,” she finally revealed. “He groped me and threatened me to be quiet unless I’d like to stop working at Devon.”
       The revelation stunned everyone in the room. But one thing that was also felt was a sense of fury and audacity. Someone had groped Saria, and that someone was going to be on the receiving end of Jason’s fist if need be.
       “Who the fuck touched you?!” roared Jason, his face as red with anger as his clothes.
       “SHH! Keep it down you numbskull!” whispered Razor loudly before he took it upon himself to reveal the whole truth. “The asshole… no, MONSTER, who touched my sweet was one of the higher ups in the Devon Daegar Branch hierarchy. His name is Arthur Lancaster, and he- “
       “You mean my boss!?” interrupted Fran, her look of shock mixing in with her own anger.
       “What did I tell you?” Razor shushed again. “Yes, it is the boss of the finance department. He invited Saria to his office, where he decided to make advances on My Sweet. When she refused and said that she would end up reporting him, that was when he viciously threatened her with payback. Said that if she ever spoke a word of this to anyone that she would be finished. And that she would be closely monitored to make sure she never says a word.” He then looked at the door, eyeing it with suspicion. “Hence why I had to go cloak and dagger on you guys, in case his threat was more than a bluff.”
       This second revelation left the friends gob-smacked, wondering who this person thought he was to think he would get away with groping his friend. But at the same time, with dealing with such a powerful and high ranking person, they would have to think carefully about their next course of action. There was no telling how vicious this person was, and whether they truly had people under their employ that could spy on others.
       “Well, I ain’t about to back down,” said Jason adamantly, with even more of his New York accent coming out the angrier he got. “I don’t know who the fuck this prick thinks he is, messing around and getting all feely with my friends. If we don’t do something, then this jackass is gonna go for some other chick, and I ain’t about to let this pal slink off without there being consequences.”
       “But my boss is really high up there,” noted Fran. “He’s connected with the CEO. He could deny everything, and then we’d be the ones to end up in trouble.”
       But Camilla stepped forward to voice her opinion.
       “I agree with My Dummy,” Camilla joined in, her own New York accent coming to the foray. “I ain’t about to have this snake-ass just stroll around without there being any consequences. I’m prepared to go flaming feet and kick his ass if I gotta. This kinda shit ain’t gonna sit well with me.”
       Seeing Jason and Camilla’s adamance invigorated the others, the red trainer and his Blaziken ready to burn down the whole company and go nuclear if need be. This was an outrage that would not fly with them, and they needed to find a way to make that one particular boss pay for what he did to his friend.
       But before Jason and Camilla could go storming out of the house, suddenly Jason’s cellphone rang. He pulled his ringing phone out of his pocket, ready to berate the person who had the audacity to interrupt him while he was about to rant.
       The phone number was unrecognized, but strangely it did not go to spam. He wanted to cut the line then and there, but he answered the call anyways.
       “Hello? Who is this?” Jason asked, his voice still sounding rather irate.
       “This is a friend,” said a voice on the line, though it seemed to be altered so as to change the identity of the person speaking. And what was even more strange was that the phone’s speaker turned on, even though Jason didn’t hit the speaker button. “I heard of what happened to your friend, Miss Saria Price, how she was disgraced by one of the higher ups of the Devon Corp Daegar Branch. I offer my condolences for such a thing. Nothing like that should be allowed and be acceptable, especially a big corporation such as this one.”
       The three friends and their pokémon stood there silently, seemingly within the presence of someone who knew a bit too much. Jason reached for the Hang-up button on his phone, but when he pressed it he found himself unable to end the call.
       “What the hell?” Jason voiced. “Why won’t the call end.”
       “It won’t end because I hacked your phone,” the mysterious voice said. “But no worries. I’m not after any personal information of your. What I want is to confirm that you and your friends will help me with this plan of mine.”
       “Leave me and my friends out of this mess!” Jason voiced.
       “I believe that Miss Francine Olivier and her pokémon lover are with you as well,” said the voice. “I hope that she too can get involved with my scheme.”
       At this Fran grew pale as she heard her voice mentioned. But Christopher wasn’t amused as he growled at the phone for bringing up his trainer’s name.
       “Listen, pal, you must ah gotten the wrong number. All this shit is starting to sound illegal, and I ain’t about to let you drag me, my pals, and my chick here to get all our asses in trouble.”
       “I understand you are all Pokephiles,” the voice said, insinuating on a threat. “As you probably already know from your moments in the office, but Devon Corp Daegar branch is biased against Pokephiles. If you choose not to help me, then I will send evidence to the Devon Corp about your involvement in Poképhilia-related rallies and actions. Your jobs will not last long once that is found out.”
       “You son of a bitch!” Jason roared.
       “Alright, this is sounding freaky, and I feel like our privacy is being invaded,” Camilla added. But her heart felt like she needed to know more. “But let’s hear this person out, Dummy.”
       “You want to go along with their scheme?” Chris jumped in. “This bastard just threatened our jobs and our identities!”
       “Yet, I seem to agree with Camilla,” Razor joined in. “This person doesn’t seem wholly malicious. Let us hear what they have to say, and then we can decide whether to risk it.”
       The friends all looked at each other, wondering what to do with the person on the phone. If they joined on the scheme, then who knows what kind of trouble they’d get into. But if they didn’t, then their jobs were in risk. In the end, Jason lifted the phone in his hand, at last conceding.
       “Alright, you got us, pal. We’ll join whatever the hell you want us to do. But you better not rat on us, or Arceus help me I’ll tear the whole company apart to find out who you are,” Jason agreed.
       “There will be no need, Mister Kitchener. I may have threatened you with getting fired, but I do not approach you with malicious intentions,” the voice on the phone carried on. “Let me make one thing clear: I am not your enemy. I am merely someone who wishes to expose Devon Corp of Daegar for what they are. They are committing all sorts of crimes and hidden injustices, and to add to the fire, they are in cooperation with a certain criminal terrorist enterprise that you guys have already come across.”
       Though the stranger didn’t mention the name of the group, everyone present felt a familiar bile in their gullets once they connected the dots.
       “Team Shroud,” Razor growled. “Why am I not surprised?”
       “What proof do you have of Team Shroud and Devon being in cahoots? Does this mean we’ll be going after Mister Stone all the way in Hoenn for this shit?” wondered Jason.
       “No. The corruption of Devon Corp is only regional, meaning that only the ones in power of the branch here in the Daegar Region are the corrupt ones. And that corruption is fueling a criminal enterprise that is slowly gaining strength. I need you all to help me bring down the leaders of Devon’s Daegar branch and put an end to their cooperation with Team Shroud,” the voice explained. “As for proof, I have video evidence of some of the lower level employees doing dealing with Team Shroud. But I suspect that the corruption goes all the way up to the top of Daegar Devon – all the way to General Manager Walter Reichelt himself.”
       But then, the voice seemed to plead with the Poképhile friends and sounded much more sincere.
       “Please, you guys. I need your help. Devon Corp of Daegar is committing many crimes – crimes that have and will affect a lot of people. I need you to help put an end to that and make sure that Devon of Daegar, with all of its executives within corruption, are brought to justice. I may have threatened your jobs, but that is just a means of me to get you all on board. Without you, I am powerless in acquiring the proof that I need.” The voice then got even more sincere. “I admit, there will be danger. Your careers and perhaps your lives will be at stake. But if nothing is done, then harm will come to all of Daegar. I need you all to join me in this fight, not necessarily as minions, but as partners.”
       However, despite the warning, even with all the cloak and dagger and with everyone having been threatened with joblessness, the six friends looked at each other and nodded.
       “You got yourself a deal, whoever the hell you are,” Jason agreed. “Me and my pals will help youse out. As soon as you mentioned Team Shroud, you got me hooked.”
       “I can’t believe that those dipshits are at it again,” groaned Christopher.
       “Well, I can’t believe that a major company is colluding with them,” Razor noted. “And though I am worried about My Sweet getting into danger, I cannot turn a blind eye to the dangers that Devon and their collusion with Team Shroud pose.”
       “You got that right,” Saria said, standing up from the couch as no more tears dripped from her face, with an adamant look on her face. “Even if I have to deal with that pig again, I’ll gladly do it if it means watching him squirm when we expose him.”
       “But you won’t have to do it alone,” Fran added. “We’ll all do our best to help.”
       With the friends in agreement, the voice carried on.
       “This is excellent news. And by the way, I seem to have failed to introduce myself. For secrecy sakes, my codename is Almia. I’ll be sure to keep a close eye on you all, but by constructive means. I’ll be helping you every step of the way, and together we will expose the company that dare spoils the work and legacy that Mister Stone in Hoenn has built.”
       The friends all looked at each other in solidarity. They were no longer just mild-mannered employees. They were now the better part of spies, people who were going to do what they could to expose those who were doing wrong. They were about to enter a covert world of danger and secrecy, with the three making sure to gather as much evidence as possible to provide Almia with the means to bring the corruption of Devon Corp of Daegar to light. There was no exaggeration as to the danger they faced. Their very lives could also get in danger. But if it means stopping Team Shroud from whatever schemes they were doing, then it was well worth the risk.
       “So, Miss Almia, how will we contact you again?” Jason asked. “I mean, I don’t think that I can call your number again if I need to reach you.”
       “I’ll take care of that. Expect a package tomorrow in the morning in front of all of your homes, one with communication devices, listening bugs, and special cameras for evidence. In the meanwhile, take this time to rest and mentally prepare yourselves. We have a lot of work to do in the days and weeks to come, and if we want to bring Devon of Daegar down, we need you all to have your wits about you.
       “I’ll keep in touch with you all soon. May Arceus guide you all.”
       The phone finally hung up, leaving the six Poképhiles alone in the room. The six friends began to deliberate over what they could do to contribute to Almia’s cause, with Fran hoping to dig up dirt from the financial files she had access to in the Finance and Accounting Department. Meanwhile, Saria figured that she could butter up the higher up with guile in order to sneak into their offices and acquire the necessary evidence she needed to get. As for Jason, his job was in getting closer to GM Reichelt and seeing if he had any plans in mind, to eavesdrop on the higher ups and note to their conversations.
       Though they hoped that Almia would provide them everything they’d need if indeed she planned on sending the three human Poképhiles spying equipment. And once they got good use of it, they hoped to gather all the evidence in time.
       With nothing else to do, Jason, Fran, Camilla, and Christopher bade Saria and Razor farewell as they left the house, with Jason holding up his end of the bargain and driving Fran and Chris back to their homes before they drove back home. Needless to say, on entering the home Jason went to the fridge to get himself a drink. But this time, instead of the typical bottle of beer, he went to get a can of refreshing soda for himself and Camilla. The two sat down on the couch and cracked open their cans, with the Unovan Man and his Blaziken taking a long swig each of their drink.
       With a refreshing beverage in their hands, Jason and Camilla looked at each other, asking each other what they thought of the plan to take down Devon of Daegar.
       “These assholes deserve to be run into the ground,” Camilla said as she took another drink from her can. “To be in cahoots with a group like Team Shroud is just a new kind a low.”
       “I don’t know what kind a money Devon is making by working together with these ass wipes, but it ain’t nothing good, I can tell youse that, Camilla,” Jason carried on with his New York accent. “I mean, yeah, businesses want to make money. But to get involved with these pricks just for the dough? Fuhgeddaboudit! That’s PR suicide! Something else is going on to make Devon of Daegar want to help these bastards.”
       “And what do you think that is, Dummy?” Camilla asked, wondering what such a thing could be.
       “I ain’t got a clue. But all I know is that perhaps it wasn’t too smart ah idea trading my job over in Silph to now be working as some toady for these sons a bitches.”
       “Well, if you hadn’t have switched jobs, then we wouldn’t be here giving a fight to Team Shroud. I mean, yeah, we’d be in a lot less danger if we still worked in Silph. But something tells me that fate brought us here to work toward exposing Devon for a reason.”
       “Well, if Arceus pal and the Great Ones up above had a hand in this, well I guess I got no choice but to comply,” said Jason as he finished his soda can and placed it on the coffee table before slumping on the couch. “But man, why is it you, me, and our pals are always getting involved in shit like this? It’s like we keep running into these bastards wherever we go.”
       Camilla finished her can of soda as well, setting it down on the coffee table as well. She knew how exasperated poor Jason must be right now, and she wanted to help cheer him up. Figuring that Jason must be tired from all the drama and now the stress of being a corporate spy, she figured it was time to make her man happy.
       Before Jason knew it, he felt a hand grab hold of his crotch. His eyes popped open as he looked at Camilla giving him a wry smile.
       “Isn’t it a bit of a bad time to be horny here, Camilla?” Jason chided.
       “So, you’re telling me you don’t want to have sex?” Camilla teased. “I mean, I can’t think of anything else to do right now. And I notice that you seem to be a bit stressed. So how about it, Dummy?”
       Jason couldn’t help but smile in turn.
       “Well, when yah put it like that, I guess I gotta make my girl happy, then,” the man finally complied to his pokémon’s desires.
       It seemed there was nothing else to it. Camilla wanted to help her master unwind and take a load off. With his, Jason and Camilla got off of the sofa and turned around to head to their room. Though Jason was still dressed in his red suit, Camilla made quick work of taking off his suit jacket and then his shirts, revealing the fit body that he had underneath. She then got down to unbuckle his pants before allowing them to fall to the floor, the man now only wearing his underwear as he kicked his pants to the side. With nothing but a thin layer of musky cotton keeping her from her prize, and with Jason becoming erect from the enticement, Camilla grabbed hold of his briefs before dropping them down as well.
       Jason’s impressive rod was now before Camilla, who immediately reached and grabbed hold of Jason’s cock. She slowly began stroking her master’s rod, grabbing it rather hard as he let out a tense moan, not expecting his partner to be so rough with him from the get go. Though Camilla didn’t have any lips to use to suckle his cock like one would with a proper blowjob, she did have a long tongue that she used to lick his tip, especially at the entrance to his urethra. This proved to be an especially sensitive area as Jason’s legs and buttocks tensed up from the enticement he was feeling. And this enticement served Camilla well as he slowly began to ooze precum.
       As she may, Camilla continued to pleasure her trainer, lapping at every drop of cum that squirted out of his tip as she stroked his length, applying ample amounts of pressure to really put the squeeze on Jason. And Camilla’s desire slowly began to take hits at Jason’s endurance. After a good ten minutes of tense, hard, and pleasurable stroking and licking, Jason felt as though he was about to near the end of his rope. But Camilla knew better than to cause her partner to explode on her face. Just as Jason was about to go over the edge, the Blaziken stopped her onslaught of pleasure, allowing the Unovan man to catch a breather before they would move on to the rest of their session.
       *pant* “God damn. I thought that you were going to make me burst,” said Jason in a panting breath.
       “Oh Dumb-dumb, did you honestly think I’d let you nut on me that quickly? We haven’t even gotten to the fun part yet!” she said as he eyes twinkled.
       “The fun part?” Jason gulped. Though he had pleasure with Camilla multiple times, he always grew nervous whenever the twinkle in her eye was visible.
       “You heard me. Now hop on bed and get ready. I’m not going to go easy on you tonight, Jason honey.”
       And so, Jason did as he was told. He hopped on the bed, with his back resting on the bedsheets as his head rested on some pillows. Camilla climbed on top of him, readying herself for what she was about to do next. She was looming over Jason, aligning herself with his rod, making sure to prepare herself for what came next. Without wasting another moment, she lowered herself down onto her loves cock, with his tip barely touching the entrance to her clit. And with Camilla looking down at Jason, smiling dreamily as she then gave him a wink, she lowered herself enough so that his tip could slowly penetrate her.
       Both Jason and Camilla moaned as they felt their sex organs connect, with Camilla feeling Jason’s cock spread her entrance as she lowered herself even more onto him. One thing to say about having sex with a fire type Pokémon was that Camilla’s pussy was incredibly warm and tight. And the more that Camilla sank onto her partner, the tighter her grip around her master seemed to get.
       Soon, Camilla reached Jason crotch, with the Blaziken having taken the full length of her master’s cock into her body. With nothing else to do, she began to hop up and drop down in a steady rhythm, occasionally squeezing her master’s cock sort of as a tease to him to get him spurred up. Jason< meanwhile, had his eyes closed the full time, taking in the feeling of penetrating his Pokémon’s pussy as he allowed his partner to do all of the work.
       Over time, Camilla was starting to pick up speed, feeling her master’s length bury itself in and out of her body as she rode him like a cow girl. But through she was an exceptional cowgirl, she was far from wanting to make her master cum from the get-go. She wanted to tease him, perhaps even torture him as she carried on with the riding. She wanted to bring loads of pleasure to both herself and her master, while also keeping him near the edge of orgasm while not bringing him toward it. After all, the poor man had been working hard, both as a once dedicated employee of Devon and now soon as a spy meant to bring Devon down. And she wanted to prolong the pleasure that her partner was feeling.
       That moment of rapture was soon approaching, however, as Jason could be seen panting and straining from his pleasure starting to peak. But as soon as Jason was nearing the point of no return, Camilla lifted herself up and pull out of her master. His cock was now throbbing and she feared that she was too late. But thankfully, no cum came squirting out, with the man unable to reach that critical point. But though he was denied his orgasm, Jason was left a bit disappointed.
       “What gives?” Jason asked rather vexed.
       “You didn’t think that I was just going to allow you to cum inside me, did you?” Camilla said cheekily. “No, I intend to have my fun with you, Dummy. I’m going to keep bringing you to the edge and prevent you from going over it many times. That way, we can enjoy this moment even longer.”
       “I guess,” Jason said rather half-heartedly.
       “Don’t you “I guess” me, Dummy! I’m in control, and if I want I can stop here and deny you your orgasm completely,” Camilla threatened. “Now shut up and get ready for round after round!”
       With this, Camilla buried Jason’s cock into her pussy hard, riding him heavily as she made sure to keep her promise. She rode him like a bucking Tauros, and just as she said she repeatedly pull out of Jason just as he was nearing the point of no return. And once she felt that he had sufficiently caught his breath, she would bury his cock into her pussy again and ride him hard, edging him successfully while making sure that he would receive a bounty of pleasure from this.
       It was a bit cruel to deny the man his orgasm, but Jason had no complaints – mainly because his brains were too scrambled to think of anything else, and also because he was too afraid of vexing Camilla and causing her to not follow through with their sex session. Camilla, though, proved to be a pro at edging her partner, making sure to bring him ever closer to the brink before stopping him in his tracks. But as the sex session carried on, Camilla soon noticed that Jason was reaching orgasm much quicker every time she stopped him in his tracks. He would soon reach his orgasm, and the look on poor Jason’s face conveyed a man who was starting to get worn out.
       Even Camilla was also getting tired of the repeated orgasm blocks, with her own stamina also reaching its limit. And so, in this one final ride, she decided to putt he both of them out of their misery.
       Camilla had Jason penetrate her one last time, and this time she rode her Dummy like an absolute nymphomaniac. She was hopping up and down so fast that Jason could barely keep it together with the intensity of her ride. And with the two nearing the point of no return, this was perhaps the best send-off that the Blaziken could give her partner.
       “Time… to cum for me… Jason!” Camilla commanded. “Come on! Give me all your cum!”
       And with one final slam down, Camilla buried Jason’s entire length into her body, his tip reaching all the way to her cervix. With one final moan, Jason’s cock erupted in a geyser of cum as his legs tensed and the familiar spasms of pleasure shot up his spine. Glob after glob of sticky human sperm entered his non-human lover’s womb, and Camilla’s pussy began constricting hard in order to milk every drop of semen that her partner could give her.
       The two lover stood still, overcome by rapture as they had reached the point that they wanted to reach. Slowly, Camilla leaned forward to fall onto Jason, her mind unable to cope with the intensity of her orgasm. But Jason was just lucid enough to reach out and grab her, slowly bring her down on top of him as he wrapped his arms around her and brough her chest to his. The Blaziken had had enough, and so did he. Yet the significance of this moment cannot be denied.
       Camilla opened her eyes again, looking into the steel gray eyes of her lover, as well as his wide smile. And with one look at his sincerity, she felt her emotions start to well-up inside her.
       “I love you, Jason,” Camilla said passionately. “I don’t care if I can’t join you inside the Devon Corp office. I just want you to know that I’ll always be with you, even as we work to bringing that whole company down to the ground.”
       “I know, girl,” Jason replied softly. “You’ll be my chickadee, no matter what happens. We’ll work together and with our pals to stop Devon and Team Shroud in whatever they are doing. I just know that we can do anything if we work toward that goal. I just know it.”
       And with this, the two lovers remained in each other’s embrace. Camilla hugged her trainer hard and got as close as she could to her master, making sure to make him feel warm in the coolness of this evening. There was nothing that the two couldn’t do if they put their minds and hearts together.
       And their goal was simple: they were going to bring Devon of Daegar to its knees. And with the help of Almia, that is what they hoped to do…
      
       It was now the following morning, and Jason had just finished dressing himself. He and Camilla were about to have breakfast when they heard a knock on his door. Camilla checked to see who it was when she opened the door, only to find no one but a package outside. She brought a small botch that appeared to be from a delivery, disguised as a package that perhaps Jason had ordered. But the two knew that this was all a ruse so that Almia could send them their spy equipment.
       Jason opened the package with a knife and brought out the objects that were inside. There was a small earpiece that Jason could wear in his ear – one that was so small that it couldn’t be seen unless someone looked directly into it – among other gadgets such as tiny sticky listening devices and a small digital camera. And on it was a note that read: “Whenever you’re ready, put on the earpiece, and we can begin our campaign.”
       Jason put on the earpiece and pressed the button on it. With a small crackle the device turned on when he heard a voice.
       “Alright, let us begin today, shall we?” said the voice of Almia. “Let’s head over to work, but don’t do anything until we reach there. I’ll be keeping tabs on you. Make sure not to get caught.”
       “Likewise,” Jason replied.
       And so, the two once mild-mannered employees left their house as corporate spies, getting into their car and driving off to work. They’re lives were to change forever, and perhaps they would bring a criminal enterprise down to the ground.
       But whatever happened, Jason and Camilla hoped that he could do so with the intent of stopping Team Shroud from succeeding in whatever plan they were scheming this time. As to what Team Shroud were scheming, that remained to be seen. And as the two drove down the road, their hearts began to beat, ever curious as to what kinds of dangers and adventures they would face.
       So the two could hope…
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