Arcanine and Max (Pokemon Anime)

The day of traveling had started off well enough, but by now Max was getting tired and starting to lag behind Ash, May and Brock. The seven-year old boy was trying to keep up with everyone else.

"Hey, why don't we stop and rest for a bit?" Max suggested.

"We're pretty close to the next town, though, and we need to restock on food." Brock said matter-of-factly. "We can rest when we get to the Pokemon Center."

"Maybe we'd rest for a bit if you didn't have to be such a know-it-all!" May chided her little brother.

Max groaned as he continued trudging along, his traveling companions slowly getting farther and farther away. Before long, Ash, May and Brock had disappeared from view. The boy couldn't help but grow a little nervous. What if a wild pokemon attacked him? Still, his legs were too tired to catch up with everyone, so he decided to sit down on the grass and rest. A short distance away, just out of sight, a huge Arcanine was looking at Max and panting excitedly. It had finally found a playmate!

It wasn't until a ways that the group noticed May's little brother's absense. "Should we go back? Maybe Max got lost?" Ash suggested.

As frustrated as May was with her little brother, her big sister instincts kicked in pretty quickly. "If he is, I doubt he'd know how to find us. Let's go back for him!"

Max was happily resting in the grass. He had decided to take his shoes and socks off to give his sore feet some rest as well. Max just barely glanced an orange-black flash in his peripheral vision before a giant Arcanine pounced on him! At first, the young boy had a look of fear on his face. "U-umm, n-nice Arcanine, p-please don't bite me...!" He stammered. As the dog pokemon's head leaned down to Max's face, he closed his eyes tightly.

The bite never came. Instead, Max felt something warm, wet and slimy drag up his face, lifting his glasses off in the process. Then the warm, wet sensation happened another time. And another. Max timidly opened his eys to see the Arcanine smiling at him and looking rather playful! The boy couldn't help but smile back.

"Maybe you never wanted to eat me? You just wanted to play, didn't you?" Max asked. The Arcanine let out a booming bark in affirmation before sniffing Max's face, making the latter giggle. "Hehehehe, you're just like a big puppy, aren't you, Arcanine?"

At this, the huge dog pokemon started frantically slurping and slobbering all over Max's face, making him laugh and giggle in adorable delight! The giant dog pokemon's tongue licked all over the boy's nose and cheeks, squishing and pushing them around and drenching them in saliva. Max yelped ticklishly whenever the Arcanine happened to also lick his ears!

"Hey, that sounds like Max!" Brock mentioned at the sound of the latter's cute giggles and peals of laughter.

"Sounds like he's made friends with a pokemon." Ash said with a chuckle. "Let's go back for him."

"Hahahahaha stop it Arcanine, no licking, it tihihihihickles!" Max's hands and arms flailed around, and a few times the Arcanine also slurped his hands. After 15 minutes, the affectionate dog pokemon nuzzled its snout under his shirt and started licking the boy's bare belly! Max continued laughing and squirming about as the Arcanine's warm, wet tongue slurped across Max's soft, smooth tummy, occasionally focusing on licking his belly button.

"Gyahahahahahahaha nohohohohoho dohohohon't lick my tummy hahahaha!" The boy said playfully as he laughed in ticklish delight. Occasionally, Max would pet and ruffle the large canine's head, which it seemed to like! The dog pokemon continued the affectionate belly lickles for a half hour.

Finally, the Arcanine turned its attention to Max's cute little feet. A part of him regretted taking his shoes and socks off earlier! As the dog pokemon's large, smooth tongue licked his soles, Max's adorable laughter continued.

"Hahahahaha stop licking my feet hahahahahahaha that tickles! The seven-year old boy's joyful laughter only seemed to encourage the Arcanine, since it also took to licking and slurping across and between his cute toes! Max continued laughing his little head off for the next hour and a half as the Arcanine licked him all over his tummy and feet, only occasionally stopping to nuzzle him or deal a big, affectionate lick across the boy's face!

When Ash, May and Brock reached the source of the cute laughter, they were all very surprised by what they saw! May just about fell over laughing herself at her little brother's ticklish predicament! Noticing the others, the giant dog pokemon stopped licking Max.

"Guys, this big Arcanine pounced on me, and at first I was afraid it was gonna bite my head off, but it just started licking me all over! It was super tickly!" Max said as he pet the dog pokemon's head. "Umm, do you think, maybe, Arcanine could come with us?" May's little brother asked hopefully.

"Well, I mean, you're not old enough to have a pokemon yourself, but-" May's thoughts went back to when Drew and her had both attempted to capture an Arcanine, though neither of them definitively succeeded that day. A smile, both warm and slightly mischievous, crept across her face at the thought of beating Drew in that little challenge. May unclipped a pokeball from her belt. "I'm Max's big sister, May. Would you like me to be your trainer, Arcanine?" Arcanine barked joyfully and Max cheered! May tossed the pokeball at Arcanine, and it disappeared in a beam of energy. After a few wobbles, the pokeball settled, indicating a successful capture!

May released her new pokemon, who affectionately nuzzled her before pouncing on Max again. May's little brother was once again reduced to an adorable fit of laughter as the Arcanine playfully licked and slurped all over his face, leaving him a very happy, very slobber-drenched boy!