_What the fuck do you mean by " as long as they're not injured?_
Anthony looked strangely at her mom and the dimming light around the house. She appears to be undaunted by the repercussions and is even an accomplice to the seemingly reckless move.
"Zuu?"
Zubat, the social Pokémon that it was, wanted to go to Gyarados, after all, it's rest day today, it excitedly jumped around Anthony's head while pointing one of its wings outside. Anthony just let it be, as he also doesn't have anything to do.
After all, when Hana, Anthony, and Zubat visited the lab of Prof. Oak, Gyarados was with his mom and wasn't able to meet with Zubat. Zubat immediately flew towards Gyarados. At this moment, Anthony is still thinking about the possible repercussions and the sudden creeping feeling of both the original and current Anthony that they really don't know anything too deep about their parents.
_But the original Anthony's memory tells me that these two are popular based on the trophies in their room. My mother apparently has the longest winning streak against elite 4 that spanned 2 generations of elite 4, not ending even after she retired because she got pregnant with me while my dad is a current projected champion of the Hoenn region..._
_For some reason... my mom never challenged a champion, not even once... My dad retired when he was just about to dominate children in the Pokemon League... ultimately, his retirement looks like a deliberate provocation of the public..._
Anthony frowned at this, inferring that such strange behavior, especially by his mother, is related to this fiasco somehow. Furthermore, it looks like they knew what they were doing and were not afraid to implicate their son.
_Hmm... I wonder what the hell happened in their past..._
Anthony just inferred this information because of this strange move and because he was an adult; if he were not, then he would just be fawning over the coolness of his dad and how his retirement took the Hoenn region and the Indigo regions by storm.
Just as Anthony was thinking, a video call notification in a group chat appeared on the PC in the living room, alongside it is the steps of Hana, who was in the kitchen previously. The members of the call are Prof. Oak, Prof. Birch, and Prof. Elm, as well as his dad.
"Get out of here."
Hana, her voice stern and serious, said. Anthony was quite startled as it was rare for him to hear his mom so imposing, which made him disappointed as he wanted to leverage the fact that he's just 7 in age to get some information, however, it seems like Hana and Ben doesn't have any intentions on opening up their can of worms in front of him, at least, not for now.
"Okay."
Anthony nodded and went back to his room, he decided to use the recently transferred PC in his room to browse the net to see if he can procure some information about the history of his mother, however, the internet is always pushing the 'now' happenings and only pages dedicated to history looks at the past, so his algorithm is all about 'Ben Dover retires!' articles and some fan theories as well as some slander from die hard fans of other phenomenal trainers. Anthony searched for the history of his mom and dad, but to no avail.
Soon, Anthony gave up on finding anything; instead, he forced himself to look outside, where not only Gyarados, even some officer Jennies are mobilized to stop the creepy journalists who are coming from the sky and the ground with large camera set-ups. This fiasco caused people to sniff around. Anthony even saw a message from Glen that goes into a rant on how cool Anthony's dad is.
The dialogues between Officer Jennies and the extreme journalists went on for hours and even went about the interpretation of human rights on free press and human rights on privacy. It became so bad that people threw out their Poké Balls, and Gyarados had to stand up, whilst Zubat also didn't back down. Of course, the right for justified use of force of the Officer Jennies let them legally put Growlithes and Arcanines in front of them.
Soon, however, the 50 or so journalists received calls one by one, which made them mount their respective bird Pokemons or get out of the scene to retreat. The chief of the officers, Jennies, also received a call and had the officer Jennies disassemble the police perimeter around the house before going back to the main city without even saying goodbye to the owner of the house.
"Just what in the world were those two up to when they were young? How can they make a person who can make the press and the police retreat, make a move?"
Anthony seems to really, really be clueless about who his parents were in the past.
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After the fiasco, Anthony's mother, Hana, seemingly quite tired of the talk with the 3 Pokémon professors, went out of the living room to make Gyarados return to its Poké Ball and into the Pokémon lab, after which she went back to her work in the kitchen.
"Being famous sure is hard..."
Hana sighed as she chopped a halved cabbage into strips.
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Even after lunch, Anthony, with how curious he is, can't shake off the question about the past of his parents. It has to be said that corporations, even with a company like Anthony's that has good treatment policies for their employees, don't lack scandals and gossip, and in the age of globalization, ended is the age where only women are perceived as gossip peddlers.
_No, but in all seriousness, what if they're part of Team Rocket or something in the past? Will I get implicated? Would Giovani come here one day with his Persian to make me a collateral to a debt procured by the two?_
Anthony, while washing dishes, can't help but shake his head.
_That would be impossible, they have official trainer's license, breeder's license, and are still being commissioned by the Pokemon Professors for global level surveys... that means they're regarded with high importance..._
Besides, Anthony has this nuance that everyone except Giovanni in Team Rocket has a level 45 Zubat with them, and Anthony is the only one in their family with a Zubat. Anthony glanced at the Zubat on top of his head and couldn't help but once again shake his head. All day, this happening is what is in the head of Anthony, it came to a point where he became twitchy in front of his mother, whilst the questions of what the hell just happened almost escaped his throat several times.
There are just questions that would give him an ass-whooping, like 'Can I get prescription glasses?', the former question is one of them. That's why Anthony chose to go to the living room to sleep; staying awake will just make his mind go over and over the question he had.
In any case, he will soon have the freedom to explore the world, so maybe he will also have the chance to uncover this sudden mysterious discovery of his. Though still, he can't help but curse the previous owner of the body he lives in for not noticing something strange about his parents. In the end, Anthony, being quite tired because of his curiosity and his rigorous training, had his light afternoon sleep end when a light, yet continued thumping feeling was suddenly felt by him in his forehead.
Anthony opened his eyes with a frown, only to see a blue, eyeless bat face in front of him.
"Zuu! Zuu!"
Anthony slowly woke up to the voice of Zubat, which seemed to be showing a tone of worry.
"Shh... Shh..."
Anthony caressed the head of Zubat in a daze. He looked at his surroundings and saw that the lights were already on, and the gentle light of the moon had already taken over the duties of the overbearing sun.
Anthony sighed as he wiped off the sweat on his forehead.
_Wow, I slept through the afternoon... sleeping at night would be very hard..._
Anthony stood up from the sofa. Just then, however, he heard a sonorous and deafening sound. It was like a whiplash, or a giant whip slicing through the barriers of air. Anthony, still groggy from just coming back from sleep, wondered who might be the motherfucker who uses flying types in their house and worse, seemed to be closing in. However, when Anthony remembered the fiasco that had happened earlier, he finally realized that his father, Ben Dover, was punching through the airway of 3 regions yet again to go to their house.
_I have to act like I'm excited...!_
Even though the original Anthony is a little bit nonchalant, which gave the current Anthony an edge in acting out the son part. Anthony still has to make it look like he's excited to see his dad again, just because he's his dad and not because Ben can teach him more about Pokémon battles. Anthony didn't say anything and immediately dashed off the sofa towards the door of their house.
As Anthony opened the door, the waves of disturbed wind splashed on his face, making him squint his eyes; however, he still wanted to 'see' how his father would descend. Soon enough, he saw a bird Pokémon, which has a crest akin to a rooster while having a slightly hooked beak.
Its dark caramel-colored feather fluttered whilst its wide wings slowly let Fearow, alongside its trainer, Ben, descend. Anthony was genuinely amazed, and what started as acting soon turned into genuine awe as he couldn't wait for the moment when he would be able to do something cool like that.
"Ahhh~ Isn't he just the coolest?"
Anthony, while admiring the aura farming of his dad, jolted suddenly as he heard a familiar voice donning an unfamiliar tone. He immediately cocked his head to his back to see Hana, her eyes looked dreamy, and her sighs were of the same caliber as if she hadn't just stressed herself out a little earlier for talking with 3 professors.
_Wow, even with my two lives, it's still disgusting to see your parents fawning at each other._
Anthony sighed at this and just continued to watch as his dad's Fearow descended in front of their house.
"I have retired!"
Ben Dover shouted while pulling out a Poke Ball from his holster and putting Fearow back in it. After he landed, he immediately ran towards his family, Anthony, wanting to act as the son who missed his dad raised both of his arms and jumped around lightly.
_This will never happen again._
Anthony, cringing at his actions, engraved such thoughts in his heart before being carried by Ben using his father's left hand. Hana also hugged her husband and kissed him on the lips.
... Of course, Zubat also cried out happily and perched itself in the head of Ben.
Such a heartwarming scene made Anthony, despite cringing hard in his heart, genuinely smile. As a single man who's still consolidating his choices (well, he never said he's an uptight romantic) in his previous life, the last time he saw a serene scene was during his graduation.
However, in this particular scene, there is a problem.
_Why is their kiss already close to a minute? Isn't it supposed to be just a peck?_
Anthony looked at the two couples, his eyes subconsciously went down the right hand of Ben, something that he immediately regretted. In front of their child, the two bastards are rutting for each other, the perky gluteus of his mom is being fondled by Ben while his index and middle fingers are digging in the crack between the two cheeks, while Hana is digging her nails in the back of her husband and pushing her ample chest harder against his.
Anthony was speechless, truly, truly speechless.
"You guys are nasty!"
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After being uncharacteristically scolded by their son, the couple silently said sorry and went to have dinner. Their is a very awkward and steamy atmosphere which made Zubat, the social Pokemon that he is to smell something fishy, so while eating with the family, it always shoot small amount of 'curious' supersonics in the face of the three humans to see why are they so silent throughout the meal with only an awkward conversation that they would buy a motorcycle and a side car so that they won't need to always use Charizard or Fearow if they wanted to go outside the city, they will also go eat and shopping in general.
When the dinner was finished, Anthony still heard the nastiest sound he had ever heard in his second life, which prompted him to use two handkerchiefs to plug his ears just so that he would get some semblance of peace.
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The next day, Anthony, Ben, Hana, and Zubat, as well as their Pokemons that would temporarily be in a reunion, shared a long table to eat outside of the farm. The Pokemons cried out happily as one of their boss is already back, while Ben and Hana are also glowing as if they have just won a jackpot prize, their atmosphere is merry despite its different meaning, something that Anthony can't feel.
Instead of a sparkle, Anthony's face is filled with gloominess that is further emphasized by the bags under his eyes. This is caused by the most unholy sounds either of his two lives' parents has ever shouted all throughout the night.
_Are all trainer couples capable of having sex for 5 hours? Are they hentai protagonists?_
Anthony, due to his grogginess, wasn't able to make a first bite; however, seemingly not noticing this, Ben nudged his shoulder lightly.
"Son, how is your live battle training going? Can I see it?'