[b]*C*_Alicia the serperior[/b] Story: [quote]A seductive serpentess. <3 Commission for the super sweet "ModestImmorality":https://inkbunny.net/ModestImmorality Art by "me":https://inkbunny.net/fuf As the name of her species suggests, Alicia is a woman with an overwhelmingly superior view of herself. However, this wasn't always the case. Some time ago, Alicia belonged to another human that had captured her back when she was a Snivy. For some time, she actually enjoyed training alongside this human. Growing stronger and more skilled as their battles together progressed. Unfortunately, her bonds with her former trainer came to an end when one day her trainer came across another with a fully evolved Serperior... Before the battle could even begin, this Serperior looked down on Alicia in outrage, feeling insulted over being pitted against one of the lower forms of itself. Because of this, the Serperior turned against its trainer in a bloodthirsty rage, taking the situation from a mere battle to a life or death struggle for Alicia as the Serperior sought to take her life for standing up to it, and wound its own trainer for having the gal to pit it against what it considered a lowly Snivy that it had trained so hard to evolve from. Escaping the fight, after this her trainer was obsessed with getting Alicia to evolve into a Serperior as well after witnessing the intimidation and power one possessed. But in Alicia's case there was no desire to evolve, and in fact an extreme fear pushing her away from doing so. The bloodthirsty Serperior that threatened her life left Alicia paranoid of her final form, thinking of it as nothing more than a terrifying monstrosity that she felt would warp her into a bloodthirsty monster herself if she became one. Because of this difference in desires, her former trainer grew more and more frustrated with her, and their once close bond turned into one of utter resentment and disgust on her trainers side toward her. As more time passed, her former trainer saw her as a weaker and weaker Pokemon, unable to overcome her fears leaving her trapped at the level she was. Because of this, he eventually distanced himself from her more and more, forcing his other Pokemon to ignore her as well, until his mistreatment reached a point where he no longer fed her nor' provided any other necessities, forcing her to stay out of her Pokeball as well and follow at a distance behind. Thinking with enough abuse she'd get over her issues, this continued proving unsuccessful, and in fact caused the complete opposite to happen as Alicia's body began to deteriorate over time until she was left as nothing but skin and bones, filthy from his neglect and instilling the thought into her mind that trash should look as such as she continued to weakly drag herself along behind her trainer, clinging to her dedication despite his ever worsening neglect. Eventually her body reached such a point of ruin the day came when she finally collapsed on a path in the middle of a forest behind her trainer. Realizing this, he turned back and sneered at her state. Instead of feeling compassion for the Pokemon he'd formally bonded with, or remorse for his mistreatment because of her fears, all he could see her for was trash, a condition he'd pushed her into. Mocking her weakness, he gave Alicia a demoralizing speech and left her for dead, smashing her Pokeball under his foot and ending their relationship altogether before walking off as she lay in misery, watching him until he was out of sight. But as they say, to every situation there's always a silver lining, and the main character of TOTGM was that silver lining. A human by the name of Chris, a young man of 24 afflicted by a Ninetales curse, came across Alicia not long after her abandonment during his travels. Leaving his rucksack behind to forage for ingredients for his dinner, Alicia came across this rucksack and found his abundance of food within. Climbing inside and helping herself, she found herself caught when he returned and spotted her, causing Alicia to panic and flee with a Pokeball she'd found within. Thinking perhaps he'd take her in, she'd took it in a desperate attempt to capture herself, knowing she wouldn't last long in the wild in her malnourished state. But because of her weakened body, she didn't make it very far and collapsed once more. Discovering the ball didn't work, she fell into a depressed state as Chris caught up to her, finding the miserable Pokemon trying to get the ball to work once more. Taking it back, he looked at her and explained the ball contained his grandfathers ashes and couldn't be used, with the ball having been tightly sealed for that reason. In her mind, not only was Alicia in horrible shape before this human, but she was also a thief combined who'd stole a dead relatives remains. Expecting him to leave, she was surprised to find herself taken into his arms and brought back to his belongings. Finding forgiveness for her deeds, he gave her a much needed bath and spent a lengthy time after this restoring her back to normal. Painstakingly blending all of her foods until she had strength to eat normally, he'd cradle her affectionately whenever eating and carry her when he walked along his journey. Once her body had been restored, he began training her back into fighting form, running alongside her and offering to fight her one on one. Eventually, she'd reached the point of her former glory and was taken to a Gym to face the ultimate test. Coming out victorious against the Gym Leaders Infernape, a fire type, she finally found her confidence restored and in turn managed to push herself into evolving into her Servine form in Chris's embrace, having him coax and reassure her through the process until it was complete. Once he was given the badge from her victory, Chris bought Alicia a necklace and instead of keeping it himself, attached the badge she'd won and gave it to her to wear proudly as a symbol of her growth, not wanting to waste it by keeping the badge tucked away in a case. For some time after this, she lived happily as his traveling companion until they were attacked by a Houndoom pack, resulting in Chris saving her life a second time by jumping from a cliff and nearly killing himself in the process, resulting in a lengthy hospitalization. Since the fall, he carries a staff for support he carved out of an old branch, having recovered for the most part yet still weak to blows on his spine. By and large he really doesn't need the staff, but it does help from time to time. After his recovery, they continued enjoying their lives together. Eventually, she found her first chance to return his support by helping him win a battle against the Warden of the prison within the city he'd been recovering in, called Millennium City. In a battle to determine whether Chris faced jail time for attacking the Warden's son, who'd attempted to kill a Buneary and was thus imprisoned himself thanks to Chris, she helped turn the tides in his favor and allowed him to come out on top in the end, with the Warden lamenting his son's actions and admitting to wishing his offspring had turned out more like Chris in the end, setting him free after his victory and allowing him to leave Millennium City, cleared of all charges. Not long after this, Alicia found her second chance to return Chris's kindness. Leaving the city on a newly built cruise ship called the S.S. Guardian headed toward northern territories, along its journey the ship was attacked by a massive Gyarados swarm, led by the worlds largest Mega Gyarados, and during his attempt to help the Captain and his crew escape, Chris was sent flying from the bridge of the ship into the icy waters littered with Gyarados. Risking her life by leaping into the freezing sea to save him, Alicia pushed herself into her final evolution after taking the plunge, allowing her vines to snap around him and the railing of the ship simultaneously as it sped onward away from the Gyarados chasing it. Nearly dying in the process due to her weakness to the extreme cold of the sea, she was saved when crew and passengers pulled them back onto the ship, helping Chris rush her to a massive bath within the ship meant for large Pokemon to restore her temperature. After they were in safer waters once more, Chris bought her a new necklace after having lost her original when saving him from the ocean, its chain crafted from fine blue and white diamonds.and given the title "Heart of the Ocean" by those selling it. Giving her a speech about how his love for her was as boundless as the sea itself, he donned Alicia with the chain, and not long after a group of Yamask they'd befriended along their voyage managed to recover her badge from the depths, much to her relief which Chris attached to her new chain. As these events unfolded over time, so too did her affection toward Chris, and through a combination of his support toward her and his acceptance of her no matter her form or fears, she came to love him deeply as a result. Reassuring her time and again, repeatedly emphasizing his affection and support toward her, Alicia's sorrow and grief ridden heart was gradually restored by him the same as her body, and because of this, she eventually surrendered both to him. Along their journey, it was Chris who gave her the name of Alicia to make her stand out from other Pokemon, a name given because of its meaning of strength, honesty, and despite her often cold front, she has a genuine and endearing warmth within her heart. To represent how, to him, her eyes sparkle and are breathtaking in the light, and to remind her of the fears she overcame and no longer has fear in turn, of the wisdom she possesses and the respect he has for her because of this. After evolving into her final form, although never revealed in the story, Alicia was shocked and even disturbed to a degree to discover how abnormally large her genitalia had become after evolution. She'd formally been average, if not smaller and more petite than others of her species. But after becoming a Serperior, they both discovered her labia and clit had become unrecognizable, as though they were from another Pokemon entirely. Although neither made any mention of it, to Alicia it was an unsettling mutation of her body. Even in comparison to other Serperiors her labia and clit are naturally massive without question. Much to her surprise however, Chris accepted this change as he had everything else about her. He has always shown her the utmost respect and appreciation, he has supported her tirelessly, and this is the case especially when it comes to her body no matter her own thoughts about it. He's thorough, tireless and grateful, and this is something that drives Alicia to love him all the more. Because of her species nature she tends to act smug and egotistical, but she does her best to avoid giving Chris the harsh treatment she gives others as he's the one who restored her pride in the first place. She tends to slip up with him nonetheless, but she always does her best to keep her nature suppressed despite these moments, and has apologized for her misbehavior several times in the past as her moments of mistreatment toward him are instinctual and unintentional. Chris understands and accepts this, and is usually able to shrug off any incidental snarkiness she shows him, although there has been a time or two she has gone too far leaving her guilt ridden in turn and all the more appreciative toward him. He also never keeps any of his Pokemon within Pokeballs, being entirely against them as a strong advocate for more equality between man and mon, meaning she has constantly traveled by his side in the open, another thing about him she finds endearing. All of his Pokemon are more like family, treated more like humans than Pokemon, and this has garnered great respect from her in turn. Chris travels alongside a Gardevoir named Serenity and a Lopunny named Rose, and while Alicia doesn't have much of a problem with Rose and is fairly genuine friends with her, Serenity is a constant annoyance to Alicia and is more of a rival than anything, resulting in the two frequently bickering among one another and occasionally getting a bit physical. Nonetheless they don't wish to chase each other away outright and accept they're both part of Chris's family even with their dislike for one another. They may be rivals, but they both accept how heartbroken Chris would be if either left, so although they bicker, they still support one another to a degree to insure Chris's family circle stays in tact. It's also thanks to Serenity's psychic and telepathic abilities that Alicia avoids going too far with Serenity, as it's thanks to her that she can mentally communicate with Chris in his human language. As a favor to Chris, Serenity keeps a psychic bubble formed around her that allows both Alicia and Rose to communicate with Chris freely through telepathy, further developing and strengthening their bonds with one another more-so than most are capable of doing.[/quote]