The other trainer forfeited over the prize money, complimenting Kendall on his excellent battle. The young man waved him off, and the two separated, each heading a different direction on the trail. In fact, Kendall was worried. By his standards, that wasn’t an excellent battle. Goodra—his main companion and star battler—had been distracted and lethargic. And it wasn’t just with that battle, either. It had been like that all morning long.

Finding a break in the path, Kendall wandered off of it into a shady, tree-shrouded glade. Taking a seat on an old stump, he rubbed the back of his neck, still trying to think. What was going on? Goodra was normally so focused and ready to jump right into the fray. But today her mind was elsewhere, her attacks half-hearted. During the latter part of the battle she’d been breathing heavily, and not from exertion. Her breaths had even degenerated into panting, and her emerald eyes were half-lidded. It was almost like she was…

Kendall cleared his throat. Well. Like she was in heat.

Could it be happening? It had never been a problem with her before, but then as a Goomy and Sliggoo, her mating habits would be different. He wracked his brain. Hadn’t he learned somewhere—from a program, maybe, or a lecture from a professor—that fully-grown Dragon-types had a certain type of seasonal heat? The more he considered it, the more familiar it seemed.

And, in fact, he was certain: Dragon-type heat lasted for a full week.

He sighed, drumming his fingers against his thighs in thought. This was a problem—a big one. As the week dragged on, Goodra would get more and more distracted. Until she had sex, she’d have difficulty keeping up in fights against normal trainers, but even worse—Kendall had a gym match coming up! He’d never be able to take on a gym leader with his main pokemon suffering this way.

Pulling out her poke ball, Kendall looked at it for a moment before releasing.

Goodra materialized in a flash of light. She was beautiful—there was no other word to describe it. Her tall body was not intimidating, like more bestial pokemon, but friendly and inviting. Her lavender skin and the darker purple on her belly were soft and pleasant colors that showed off how kind she could be. Her green eyes brimmed with friendliness, and her antennae always twitched with joy whenever she heard a kind word.

But now, the leafy shade dappling across her hide, she was clearly in a bind. It had gotten even worse since this morning. She panted openly, her tongue lolling out of her mouth, and her eyes were lidded with desire. Kendall approached her. “Goodra?” he asked. “You doing okay?” He reached out to scratch her chin and she whined with need, pushing up against him. Now that she was close, he could smell the husky scent spooling off of her in waves. There was no mistaking it—she was in heat for sure. The smell was overpowering and brought a blush to Kendall’s face. If it was like this to him, how would a pokemon react?

She nudged him insistently and he stroked her arm to comfort her. “Goodra, girl, I know you need help,” Kendall said, distraught. Forget being able to battle—seeing his pokemon like this was problem enough. He had to help her though this difficult situation. “But I’m not sure who…” He trailed off, shaking his head again. What could he do? None of his other pokemon were remotely compatible with her, and he couldn’t just trust her to some wild beast or passer-by’s pokemon. She was too precious.

Goodra whined again, the sound stretching into a long and needy moan, and then dropped to all fours, her paws resting in the grass and her knees bending. Maneuvering so that her enormous tail was presented to her trainer, she lifted it, giving full display of her winking pussy. The smell was even stronger now, the lusty scent of a dragon in heat washing over Kendall and making his own breath quicken.

Turning her head, Goodra peered over her shoulder at her trainer beneath lidded eyes. “Dra,” she panted, her gentle voice heavy with need. “G-Goodraaaaaa…”

Kendall’s breath was short. She needed help. She needed him. And the thought of it… of helping his pokemon out, of mating with her…