"What?" I choked out, my boots catching on a massive, moss-covered tree root. I stumbled, barely catching my bance as the glowing interface of my scanning overy completely short-circuited in my mind.

  "You know? The video! Duh!" Iono ughed, her voice bright and entirely devoid of shame. She skipped slightly ahead on the overgrown path, turning to walk backward so she could look me in the eye. "I showed her the footage we took! She was telling me how much she wishes she could have done the same thing! Even Joy is interested in doing an episode now! Honestly, I don't even have to ask Grusha to know she is in, and I am absolutely sure Nemona will want a turn too!"

  Iono kept talking, her hands waving enthusiastically as she expined her grand vision. I just shook my head, my hands coming up to rub my temples as I tried to force my brain to reboot.

  "But... I can't just..." I stammered, entirely thrown off guard.

  "Why not? This isn't just about you, Landon!" Iono excimed, stopping in her tracks. She put her hands on her hips, her oversized jacket slipping off one shoulder. "This is for us girls! If you are going to keep bringing amazing women into the sanctuary, then you are going to have to find ways to keep them busy when you are away fighting or traveling! We live in a paradise, sure, but we still have needs!"

  I blinked, looking down at her framed against the backdrop of hundred-million-year-old ferns. "Needs?"

  Iono groaned pyfully. She stepped forward, grabbing my arm and pulling me to a dead halt. Without another word, she stood up on her tiptoes, looped her arms around my neck, and pulled me into a fierce, demanding kiss. She pressed her body flush against my chest, the sudden heat of her skin cutting right through the humid jungle air.

  "Sexual needs, silly!" Iono giggled against my lips before pulling back just enough to look at me. Her eyes sparkled with unfiltered mischief. "Unless you want us to just tie you to a bed in the sanctuary so we can take turns whenever we want? Actually... I don't hate that idea. Hehe!"

  She pushed me back pyfully, turning around to continue down the prehistoric path. I followed, though my legs suddenly felt like they were made of lead. I could barely walk straight. The whipsh of hunting dangerous convicts to discussing a sanctuary-wide harem schedule was giving me vertigo.

  "Oh! I was thinking of another idea too," Iono continued, gncing over her shoulder. "I think it could work perfectly, but only with your permission, of course." She slowed down, letting me catch up before leaning in close, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "You see, we could make a whole series of episodes where you just spend time with all the girls. I don't even have to be in the room! I just need to know exactly where you want the cameras set up. It's not like these are ever going to be put up online for my subscribers. They are exclusively for us. A private network."

  "So, basically, you want me to shoot a porno," I stated ftly, trying to wrap my mind around the logistics. I rubbed my jaw, the gears finally starting to turn. "Actually, I was thinking something a bit different. If we are going to do this, we should make it engaging. I was thinking of a role-pying angle. You know, like a sexy narrative, where each of you takes a specific part. Costumes. Scenarios. Build some actual tension."

  Iono stopped, her eyes going wide. "Wait. How does that work?"

  I smiled, the sheer absurdity of the conversation finally breaking through my stress. "You will see. I have already been brainstorming a few concepts for the sanctuary." I reached out, pulling her closer by the waist.

  "Wait, does that mean you are actually okay with it?" Iono gasped, her cheeks flushing a brilliant pink. "Do you want me to start setting up some cameras right now?"

  I chuckled, gently pushing her forward along the dirt path. "Not right now. Let's focus on getting ahead of the game and securing this timeline first. But if you girls are genuinely interested in doing this production, I will gdly py ball. I just think it would be much better to have some actual fun with it. We can take awkward or funny everyday scenarios in the sanctuary and turn them into something incredibly sexy."

  Iono let out a squeal of delight, throwing her arms around my waist in a crushing hug. "Thank you! You are the best!"

  I patted her back, a sudden thought occurring to me. "Hold on. So, you were recording us this whole time? Like, out in the real world?"

  "Oh yeah! All the time!" Iono beamed, entirely unrepentant. "But don't worry, I am the only person who has administrative access to those secure files. It's not like I accidentally broadcast them to my website. Those specific folders are strictly for us. I mean, the footage I am recording right now with the drones is for my public page. But... if you want to step off the path for a second, maybe we can record something a little more private?"

  She lowered her voice into a sultry, seductive purr, her fingers trailing lightly down the center of my chest.

  I shook my head, trying to maintain my focus. "Iono, we really have to find these convicts. They are dangerous, and we need to bring them back before they alter the timeline."

  "Come on," she whispered, her hands gripping the fabric of my shirt. With a sudden burst of surprising strength, she yanked me off the beaten trail, dragging me through a thick wall of vibrant green foliage. "This will only take a minute. And if you want, I can make it even shorter."

  Before I could protest, she backed me up against the massive trunk of an ancient tree. In a blur of motion, she started to partially strip, shrugging her oversized jacket off and pulling her top down, baring her skin to the sweltering heat of the prehistoric jungle.

  I swallowed hard. I couldn't deny that the sheer adrenaline of the temporal jump had left me incredibly wired. With my heightened senses constantly scanning the perimeter, the sudden shift to intense vulnerability was intoxicating. Cryo's radar remained completely silent. There wasn't a single human or hostile Pokémon signature within three hundred feet of us. Having a quick, intense moment of release before diving into combat suddenly sounded like the greatest idea in the world.

  "Okay," I relented, my voice dropping an octave. "But let's get further off the path. We need to find a slightly more concealed spot."

  Iono shook her head rapidly. She dropped to her knees right there in the dirt, her back pressed against the rough bark of the tree. With a sharp whistle, several tiny, modified Magnemite cameras detached from her gear. They whirred to life, floating out to form a perfect, recording perimeter around us.

  She looked up at me, a wild, hungry smile spreading across her face. "There. The perimeter is secure, and no one will bother us. Now, show me what you can do. And make sure to keep your eyes on me. I want to see your expression! Don't hold back, Landon. I can always go back to Prisma to clean up afterward, so make an absolute mess of me!"

  My resolve crumbled instantly. The oppressive heat of the jungle seemed to magnify the sheer magnetism radiating from her. I dropped to my knees in front of her, my hands framing her face.

  "Are you absolutely sure?" I asked, my thumb tracing her jawline. "I don't want to get carried away and accidentally hurt you."

  "Just shut up and kiss me already!" Iono demanded.

  She surged forward, wrapping her arms tightly around my neck and pulling me into a devastatingly intense kiss. I had never realized a girl could be so fiercely aggressive. Her mouth was incredibly warm, a thrilling, dangerous contrast of soft lips and the sharp, grazing scrape of her razor teeth. I had been worried about those teeth at first, but she navigated the kiss with absolute expertise. Every scrape felt like an electric shock, sending waves of pure adrenaline straight down my spine.

  I grabbed her by the waist, pulling her flush against me. She didn't resist. Instead, she let out a soft, muffled moan against my lips, her hands tangling desperately in my hair. The prehistoric jungle faded away entirely, repced by the immediate, overwhelming sensation of her skin, the damp earth beneath our knees, and the soft mechanical hum of the cameras capturing every frantic movement.

  She broke the kiss, gasping for air, a string of saliva connecting our lips. "This isn't bad," she panted, her eyes dark with arousal. "But are you sure you can handle my pace?"

  Her expression practically dared me to prove her wrong.

  I didn't answer with words. I grabbed her by the hips and hoisted her up. She let out a startled ugh, immediately wrapping her legs tightly around my waist to anchor herself. I pressed her back against the ancient bark, the rough texture catching the fabric of her skirt.

  "Don't hold back!" she commanded again, her voice breathless.

  I smiled, finally letting my absolute control slip. I surged forward, closing the distance completely. Iono let out a sharp, echoing scream that quickly dissolved into a fit of breathless giggles.

  "Oh, Arceus, that feels incredible," she moaned, her nails digging half-moons into my shoulders. "More! Please, I can take it! Don't stop until you literally can't stand it anymore!"

  I held her tight, matching her frantic, desperate rhythm. She was moaning, ughing, and throwing her head back against the wood. The noise she was making was incredible, but we were still in a hostile zone. I had to reach up and gently cover her mouth with my hand to muffle the sound. She didn't mind at all. She just bit pyfully at my palm, her chest heaving as she let out a weird, muffled, ecstatic ugh.

  "Arceus, why are you so damn hot?" I growled, my control rapidly fraying at the edges.

  She just looked at me through half-lidded eyes and gave me a shaky thumbs-up.

  The intensity was blinding. Her body was a perfect storm of energy and heat, driving me closer to the edge with every passing second. Her muscles tensed violently, her body starting to tremble in my arms as her eyes rolled back. I pulled my hand away from her mouth, gripping the back of her neck to steady her. She screamed into the silent jungle, a beautiful, uninhibited sound of pure release as she finally tipped over the edge, her entire body shuddering violently against mine.

  I couldn't hold back any longer. The sheer force of her climax pulled me right along with her. I groaned, burying my face into the crook of her neck as I finally let go, my own breathing ragged and harsh in the humid air.

  We stayed like that for several long minutes, tangled together against the tree, waiting for our heart rates to finally slow down.

  "Hey," I whispered, pulling her slightly away from the bark and cradling her against my chest. "You okay?"

  "Yes," Iono breathed out, a massive, satisfied smile pstered across her flushed face. "Oh Arceus, yes. That was absolutely amazing. Can we please do that again?"

  I ughed softly, smoothing her messy hair out of her eyes. "Yeah. We definitely will. But maybe we can save round two for a slightly different time zone."

  Iono nodded enthusiastically. "Agreed. Let's finish securing this isnd, and then we can have a lot more fun back at the base."

  I helped her to her feet, steadying her as her legs briefly wobbled. I helped her adjust her clothing, brushing the dirt and crushed leaves from her skirt. Her skin was flushed and slick with sweat, but she was smiling like an absolute idiot. I couldn't help but mirror her expression. If we were literally anywhere else but this incredibly dangerous, unmapped isnd, I wouldn’t have ever stopped.

  "I am going to tap out and head back to Prisma to get cleaned up," Iono announced, stretching her arms above her head with a satisfied groan. "And maybe take a long nap. You don't actually need my help for the rest of this patrol, do you?"

  I looked down the overgrown path, the adrenaline of the encounter sharpening my focus for the hunt ahead. I shook my head.

  "I don't think so. But if things get heavy, I will let you know."

  "Alright," Iono chirped happily. She tapped a command on her wrist device. "I will leave a few of the stealth cameras behind to record you from the canopy. Knock them dead, Landon!"

  With a brilliant fsh of light, she dissolved into energy, leaving me alone in the quiet, ancient forest.