Chapter 19 Lord of Darkness Tabitha Dynamo had taken Tabitha to where he had been hiding out all of this time, he was staying with Karis deeper in Fablereach forest. Karis had built a decent sized house deep in the woods, the Umbreon was staying there with his Espeon mate Cressy aka Cresselia. The Dream Couple as some called them were powerful Illusion magic Pokemon that ruled the sleeping world. Radiance had brought Karis and Cressy to their side long ago because of their ability to be able to attack both in the day and night time. On the battle field both were talented fighters, able to control the battle with their sleeping magic, or illusions that they could cast at will. But their true strength was when the opponent was sleep, being able to literally defeat their opponents as they slept, causing them to be affected in the waking world. It was powerful stuff, so much that Ruby asked for dream attacks to be outlawed later in the war. Radiance refused saying that her side just needed to figure out how to defend themselves. Tabitha respected Cressy greatly for her grace in combat and wise words, the same could not be said for Karis who often time seemed to have alternative motives for the things he did. Not in a bad way, he never seemed to have some scheme to overthrow anyone or cause mass panic. If Karis was anything, he was someone who often want to show off and prove that he was more than what he seemed. Or something like that. Tabitha sat by the upstairs window in Cressy and Kari’s home, the Deerling was feeling confused as to why she was here. She couldn’t get over the feeling of being in the wrong, like every move she was making was going to lead to punishment from Ruby and Radiance. She was tasked with tracking down and bringing back Dynamo, not walking away with him into the unknown. He was someone that she liked a lot, but she knew as well as anyone else that nothing would come of this, or really nothing should come of this. He was her enemy, her bounty, her payday, and she had a rep to protect, no one got away from Tabitha unless it was by going to the afterlife. But here she was once again dealing with Dynamo and the fact that she let him go again. “I know that you’re not happy being here.” It was Dynamo, the colt had been staying with her since she had come back with him to Karis’s place. Tabitha told him time and time again that she was supposed to be bringing him back, but he refused to go with her and she didn’t want to fight him, or really she couldn’t bring herself to fight him and as such they were in a stalemate. Dynamo wasn’t going to go back peacefully with her, and Tabitha wasn’t going to leave him until she brought him back, yet she couldn’t bring herself to harm a single hair on him. The Keldeo always stayed a few feet away , and despite him not wanting to say it to her, Tabitha could feel that he wanted to touch her. If he did…she felt that she might not stop him. It was something she wanted as well. “It’s not that.” Tabitha blurts out, she continued to look outside, staring out at the icy world. “I’m not worried about being unhappy.” “So, what are you worried about?” Tabitha looked behind herself, she looked the colt in his eyes, those big beautiful blue eyes. Tabitha wanted to just drown in them, they were as deep as the ocean itself, so full of wonder and determination. Yes, Dynamo had such inner strength, and she respected him for that, maybe even loved him just because of that alone. It wasn’t romantic love; no Tabitha didn’t believe in such dribble. It was overhyped, just look at the sperm donor, he wasn’t even worth her time to try to be in love with. And he was her most loyal warrior. No Tabitha loved Dynamo for his strength, yet he had a soft heart that made her melt a little bit in her fur. “Why do you care about me so much?” Tabitha asked. Dynamo tilted his head. “Well…” Dynamo stopped himself. Tabitha was becoming angrier the longer this conversation went on. She already couldn’t capture him for the second time, this time not because she wasn’t strong enough, but because she liked him too much. It was stupid but she had strong feelings for him, feelings that dated back to when they first met and continued on even now. And here he was mocking her because she didn’t have the balls to bring his stupid butt in. Even thought that butt of his was strong enough to turn coal into diamonds. “What? You don’t have an answer? You can’t answer why you care about me so much?” Tabitha hated herself right now, she hated everything about herself. If she could rip her heart out and caste it away, she would. How could she, Tabitha the greatest bounty hunter ever really be beaten so easily but her own heart. It was such a sad thing. The heart was such a powerful thing, it drove one to care for others, so much that it could get in the way of duty just as it was now. She was tasted to bring this worthless…no he wasn’t worthless…she was. “I can’t believe I like you.” “What?” Dynamo questioned. “You…like me?” “Sadly yes.” The Deerling turns to look back outside, a sudden chill came over her. She wanted badly to just leap out of this window and run for the hills. Maybe she should ask the Pokemon she loved so much, he was good at running away. “I do not know how I can go back home, I am the Queen of Stags. Not much of a queen who cannot even complete a simple fetch mission. Well…bounty mission but you get the idea.” Here she goes, rambling. Mon she was pathetic. “I didn’t know you liked me.” Dynamo had taken a few more steps towards her, and Tabitha could feel his presence only inches away from her. His nose was near her butt…she liked it. “Stop mocking me Dynamo.” Tabitha looks back at the colt, their eyes met. She could tell that he wasn’t lying, how could he…he was the youngest of the Generals or Commanders. Just looking at him now she could tell that he didn’t have much experience. How could someone that beautiful not have felt the warmth of a female. Mon she would be so upset if he was gay…no one that good looking should be exclusive to the tail lifters. They already had claims on the cute Pokemon, don’t take the beautiful males too. “I’m not mocking you.” Dynamo sighed. “I really do not know these kinds of things. They do not teach you this stuff up in the mountains back home. Cobalion was more interested in making me the best sword fighter I could be. Great leader but not that good at being a lover. Now Virizion…” Tabitha noticed a blush on the colt’s face, he was thinking about the three swordmon of the north. She rolled her eyes and looked away. Great he was a tail lifter, just her luck. Dynamo must have sensed her feelings as he brushed himself against her. “You’re a fucking tail lifter.” “Not entirely…” Dynamo’s voice was very calming. He wrapped a leg around her and pulled her in close. The Deerling blushed as she had never been this close to the lovely male before. He was stronger than she thought, and he his scent…it reminded her of pine trees and open fields. The scent of her home. It was almost as if he belonged to her world. “Virizion was a lover and he taught me how to please a female. Sure, it involved a lot of me playing the role at first but…” Dynamo nibbled on a ear making Tabitha shuffled around under him. She loved how gentle he was, his touch just right. How did he…how did he know? She has met the swords, they were a nice bunch though it always felt like they were one part of a whole Pokemon. Cobalion was very smart, strong and courageous, while Terrakion was a brute, but in a good way, and Virizion…oh Virizion… “Yes, he was…” Tabitha blushed. “Look I’m not mocking you, in fact I was hoping to get to know you.” Dynamo looked away from the fem, his legs still wrapped around her. “I’m still nervous…” “It’s ok to be nervous.” Tabitha took a long breath, she was so happy right now. She shouldn’t be, this was her catch but here she was sitting with him, his forelegs around her. She might as well just give up her titles now and tell Radiance that she was a failure. A failure who was listening to her heart…like the rest of the Pokemon who never could get ahead in life because of their stupid feelings. Tabitha pushed herself free and walks away from the window. Dynamo looked worried. “Did I do something wrong?” “No, I am in the wrong. I was charged with catching you and bringing you back to face justice.” Tabitha looked the colt dead into his soul. “For the crimes against Windy Suicune, Ruby, Radiance and their daughter Ribbon. You betrayed your vows and ran from justice. And I Tabitha…have been charged with…bringing you….in….” The more she thought about hurting Dynamo the harder it became to talk, to think… “I know.” Dynamo could be heard taking a deep breath. “I’ve been running for the past 200 years. After I left that cave, left Windy to bleed out…I ran…and ran…and ran…until I found you.” Dynamo approached Tabitha. His blue eyes investigated her’s. “That day in the forest, when you left me go. Well…it wasn’t too hard to beat you, I mean you was as strong as a new born Deerling.” “Hey!” Tabitha could hit him, but she didn’t. “There…” Dynamo chuckles. “That is the face I remember. You spared me regardless, you could have kept coming after me, but you didn’t. After that I went back to the mountains, back to the Swords of Justice and I stayed with them for a long time. I told Cobalion everything, everything that I could remember, and he was disappointed in me, telling me that he didn’t vouch for me to become a General just to watch me throw it away. He wanted to turn me in but didn’t…instead he restarted my training from square one but doubled everything and was nowhere near as nice as he was the first time. There was a lot of sore nights, nights I wished that I had just accepted my fate at the paws of Ruby and the others. “ “I mean I can believe you was being beaten pretty good.” Tabitha had heard that Cobalion was the trainer of Generals and Commanders. He didn’t pick a side, nor cared about the fate of the outside world, instead only caring that the future leaders of the Pokemon World were worth a damn. Tabitha had trained with him long ago, in fact…after she had become a Deerling she went to Judgement Keep and spent some time working under his and the other swords watchful eyes. She didn’t remember seeing Dynamo there at any point. “Where were you? I went there after becoming a Deerling and didn’t see you once.” “I was kept in the secret keep, a area of the mountain used for intense training and was the training spot for the Swords themselves. I didn’t train there the first time but when I returned that was where they kept me.” Dynamo looked away as if he was lost in thought. Tabitha wondered why he stayed so close to her, they were just talking, not like they were— “ KISSING Dynamo had laid a long kiss on the fem’s lips, his strong body pressed against hers…making the Deerling feel like melting away. There was no a bone in her body that begged for her to get away, no she wanted this, she wanted to be his. Tabitha could feel that he needed some practice, but that will come in time…but she won’t tell him that. Besides it wasn’t like the sperm donor was doing this with her…that idiot. Mon all he was good for was cumming all over. “Where did that come from?” the Deerling asked after Dynamo had finished. She wanted to make love to him, to breed with him and bring cute Deerlings into this world. “Sorry, I don’t know what came over me…” Dynamo questioned. “I always wanted to do that with you. Every night after my training I would go to bed and dream about you, you were the reason I was able to bare my exile and my training. Resolute Form….it was my resolve to see you again Tabitha.” Tabitha noticed her colt blushing…he was so cute. “I love you Tabitha, even back then I loved you. I honestly wanted to see you again, it was one of the reasons I left the Mount Resolute. I wanted to see you again before…before I face my judgement.” “Huh?” What was he saying? Tabitha hugged him back. “What are you talking about?” “I’m tired of running.” Dynamo hugged her tightly. “How can I be a Sword of Justice if I cannot face my own justice. It took me 200 years and stabbing Windy…. again.” Ya Tabitha had heard about that, it didn’t look good stabbing young Pokemon, nor the exact same Pokemon you killed 200 years ago again. Worst she was the daughter of the Pokemon that you were running from. “But I am going to face my judgement Tabitha and be the Pokemon I was meant to be.” Dynamo kissed her again, a few drops of water dripped down onto her face. Tabitha looked up into Dynamo’s eyes. “200 years and this is what you’re going to do to me? They’ll kill you— “ “Then I accept it.” Dynamo weakly smiled. “I got to see you again Tabitha and tell you that I love you. If I die, then at least the last thing I will remember was your beautiful smile.”