The Run of Shame

Chapter 1 - Of Skitty and Men

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fan fiction borrowing characters from the Pokémon universe, which is trademarked by The Pokémon Company. I do not claim ownership over any of the characters or settings and make no money from publishing this story.

WARNING: This work of fiction is Rated MA and only suitable for mature audiences. It may contain explicit language, adult themes and graphic descriptions of a violent and/or sexual nature.

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Synopsis: After challenging Drew to a 'loser must run butt-naked for a mile' contest, May struggles to overcome a curveball that threatens to have her masterplan backfire on her.

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The Run of Shame

A Pokémon fanfic by j.j. scriptease

Chapter 1 – Of Skitty and Men

The rules were simple: whoever lost the next pokémon battle had to run a mile butt-naked in the woods!

May couldn't have devised a better way to prove her talents while simultaneously putting Drew in his place once and for all. Only, as their pokémon battle fast approached, the flurry of Beautifly in her stomach intensified.

That loathsome, overconfident, green-haired clown of a Coordinator had a talent for pushing all her wrong buttons. He'd boasted about winning twice as many Ribbons as she had, but what really goaded her into jumping at the bet were the jabs he took at her for being a 'lazy Coordinator at best' and her pokémon for being 'second-rate circus acts'. No self-respecting Trainer would take that lying down!

She'd implored him to put his money where his big mouth was but, like the slimy prick that he was, he refused to entertain her challenge after claiming she was too many leagues beneath him to take seriously. It was then May sprung the stupid, stupid idea of putting their dignities on the line.

If there was one thing Drew couldn't resist, it was the joy of embarrassing her at every opportunity. He accepted without hesitation.

When the initial high of getting the chance to humiliate Drew petered out, May realised the tall task ahead of her. Her last dozen Contests against him ended in defeat. It was no wonder his head had grown larger than a Voltorb. Well, she had every intention of making it self-destruct.

Er, that is, if she could find her pokémon first...

"Not again." May sighed to herself. "Where'd that pesky little Skitty run off to this time?" Does she not realise what's at stake here?! Probably not. Running around naked in the woods was second nature to pokémon.

May shuddered at the thought of having to do the same.

She really needed to rally her troops, particularly Skitty. That little rascal could be her key to success.

May had invested a lot of time drilling a new technique into the feline pokémon, a trump card Drew would never see coming. If she could pull it off, the pokémon battle was as good as hers. A huge 'if' at the moment given she had no idea where Skitty even was.

Not for the first time either.

Recently Skitty had become easily distracted. She'd run off on her own for hours at a time and return with the biggest grin across her snout. Whatever she'd been up to was making her happy so May hadn't the heart to bring it to an end. But that was before the most critical battle of her life was set to take place.

She needed Skitty by her side in body and mind. All her gallivanting could continue after she'd defeated Drew. Usually May waited patiently for Skitty to return, but not today; she set out to find her, willing to turn over every leaf in the woods and drag her back to training if she had to.