Seas of Magma

The Chaos Begins...

It was in the shower when it happened.

On one of those rare days off, Maxie liked to take an early morning shower to relieve his stresses. The chaos in Hoenn had subsided, and now both Team Magma and Team Aqua now sought to protect the domain they had once attempted to expand. Over time, Maxie had grown particularly close to Archie and the two were in love, something the Magma Leader had never thought possible. Never once had he thought to open his heart, but now, to the man who had once been his rival, it all seemed right. As if Archie was the missing piece.

He smiled while reminiscing, the hot water running over his pale, naked body as he thought of all the things Archie made him feel. His toned body and how that tight wetsuit clung to his skin. How his pearly white teeth stood out in stark contrast to his dark skin whenever he smiled. Everything about him seemed to excite Maxie.

Then his reminiscence was interrupted as a sudden squeezing sensation gripped his lower body. Where was it coming from? He opened the shower door, trying to scramble out but as he did so, he fell to the ground with a thud, but he couldn't tell if he'd just slipped or fallen over the rim of the shower. The sensations changed and he gasped as he heard the cracking of bone, but he felt as if his legs were fusing together. A sudden, intense influx of pain caused him to pass out.

By the time Maxie came to, it felt as if his lungs were being crushed. He felt as if he couldn't breathe, and when he looked down at where his legs should have been, instead he saw a rather beautiful tail, fiery red with an orange shimmer to the scales. Gossamer fins draped over the floor.

Karma was a bitch.

That was the thought running rampant through Maxie's mind as he tried to drag himself to where his clothes were, knowing that his Pokénav was among them. Finding the device, he struggled to operate it with his damp hands, but eventually he was able to dial the Aqua Leader's number.

The Pokénav rang.

And rang.

Please Archie... pick up...