#and all of my other kids were like 'LOOK AT ALL HER OTHER POKEMON THINGS' and he was very happy

[expelliarmus]

[itzy-bitsy-spidey]

"Pokemon collection (pt. 7)"

Or "something made a hole in my backyard pt.7"

Shadow The Hedgehog x reader (platonic)

Notes: Happy Valentine's day!! If you're feeling nice leave a comment, they are hugely appreciated!

Part 6

Fainting was a weird sensation. It´s like when you stood up really fast and you get dizzy, except instead of going away the dizzines just makes you fall to the ground and hit your head.

It was the waking up part that was higly confusing. Mainly because the first thing you saw was a yellow-orangey creature.

"AHHHHH" Yeah, probably the whole neighborhood heard you scream.

And then you heard multiple voices at the same time from which what you understod was: "Hey, there´s no need to scream" from what sounded like a child, "You´re not dead!" from an older child, "This one is weird, she is silent and then loud" that sounded like a grown ass adult. And there was also Ozzy barking.

"Okay everybody, move aside, give her some space" Now that voice you did recognize, that was your aunt Maddie.

Only when she sat next to you did you register that you were laying in the couch. How long had it been?

"Hey sweetie" She started as she gently laid her hand on your arm as though you were a scared animal that would run off at any moment. "I´m sorry this all came as a surprise to you, we didn´t mean to..."

"I´M BACK, WHO SCREAMED?" Tom interrupted her as he appeared out of nowhere, or maybe he had come from upstairs, you didn´t know, you were sooo confused.

"What happened? And why is there a blue hedghog here?"

"We were going to tell you, but then you showed up with Shadow and we didn´t want to..." Once again your aunt was interrupted.

"Hi! I´m Sonic! Your super awesome cousin you didn´t know you had" The hedgehog practically screamed on your face.

"I´m sorry, did you just say cousin?" You asked at him, but you didn´t even let him speak as you turned towards your uncle "Is this why you said kids? Are these... things..."

"Rude" Said, well, Sonic, you guessed.

"...Your kids? And you didn´t tell me?" You couldn´t quite tell if you were feeling offended or confused, there was a sort of thightness on your chest, as if you were hugely overlooking a very important detail.

"Why did you not tell me? And why are there so many of them? What, do you collect them like fucking pokemons or something?" Now you did know what you were feeling.

Angry, hot with anger. You could feel it in every vein on your body, your eyes couldn´t focus on anything, until you found a victim, still sitting right at your side.

"I asked you for help! I thought he was dying and you didn´t even think about telling me that you had seen others like him?!" you screamed at your aunt Maddie as you got up from the couch.

"I didn´t know what to do, he is dangerous!" She quipped right back.

"That´s not your call to make, I would have handled it if you had said something" that was probably one of the first times in your life you had disagreed with your aunt.

Shadow wasn´t dangerous. Sure, he was hurt and he didn´t really trust you, but that didn´t make him dangerous.

"HE TRIED TO KILL TOM!"

...

...

"What?"

Your voice had came out so low you weren´t sure the words had actually left your mouth at all.

"He did, that´s why he has a broken arm" Maddie explained as she grabbed your hands on hers.

"But he´s not bad..."

"He has the ability to be..." she stated as if it was an unmistakable truth.

"Maddie that´s enough, we talked about this" Finally Tom approached the two of you, he put his working arm in between you and stared sternly at his wife. Yet she kept looking at you in your eyes.

"But it doesn´t matter anymore, he´s gone" She tried to smile reassuringly.

"What?" Suddenly the hold on your hands felt restrictive "What do you mean? What did you do?!" you ripped your hands of of hers.

"I-I, nothing, I didn´t do nothing, he was gone when I went looking for you" She seemed shocked at your harsh reaction.

Dread filled your entire body, it had drenched you in an awful way, freezing you from head to toes. A sound left your lips, it wasn´t quite a word, more like a strained gasp.

And the you ran.

You didn´t hear your aunt calling for you as you left the house, or the little yellow fox asking "What is going on?", all you could be aware of was the blood pumping through your legs and your heart beating wildly in your chest. There was a ringing in your ears too, that damned type of ringing that appears when the world is too quiet.

The run to your house felt awfully longer than the walk you had taken that morning, and once you finally arrived your brain was working too fast, trying to focus on everything at once.

From afar the house had looked normal, but the door was open, the lock busted. Your heart had left your chest altogether and was then beating on your throat.

You walked in slowly, the speed you had taken on the run dead as you had stepped on the welcome mat. A voice came from the living room, so you went there first.

The wooden floor creaked with every step you took, and anticipation built in your chest. But there was no one there, only the TV on, broadcasting a Mexican novela.

With every second you gained speed as you ran all the way to the bedroom you were staying in, the one Shadow had taken as his own while he healed.

The bed was neatly done and everything was on place, except the window, which was wide open

"SHADOW! SHADOW WERE ARE YOU?!" you screamed through the window, looking for signs of him on the backyard.

Something warm dripped onto your hand, and, as you touched your face trying to figure out were the liquid had came from, you felt traces of tears painting your cheeks.

You kept calling out his name as you searched around the house, your voice growing weaker and more broken as you didn't find him.

Finally you reached the living room once again, and you collapsed on the couch. You tried to hold your hands together so that they wouldn't shake.

A creak sounded from the window behind you; you turned around.

There he was standing, looking straight at your eyes with his usual frown. He exchanged looks with you for a few seconds and when you finally moved he was too confused as to move.

You jumped over the couch and hugged him. The hard floor digged onto your knees and your body felt tired, but he was alright which was what mattered.

"Where where you?" You questioned him.

"A woman came by, I did what you told me, I hid". His frown looked almost concerned then, as if he was worried he had done something wrong.

"Yes, you did well" You laughed and broke the hug, choosing to keep your hands on his shoulders instead "Maybe a little too well".

"I'm..."

"The ultimate life form? Yeah, yeah, I know"

"No, I'm... Sorry, that I worried you" he stared at the ground.

You almost choked on a sob at his words.

"It's okay, I was just worried you were hurt, there's nothing to apologize for sweetie" you explained as you held his face in your hands.

What a twist your life had taken.

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[indigodiskmybeloved]

Defending Penny from Pokemon

No, Penny isn't a terrorist who's malicious and some kind of evil genius who is on the same manipulation level of Ghetsis.

This isn't an attack on the person who made the post, it's more of a counter argument. Don't harass others, and be respectful.

"Penny is a terrorist group/started on by making Team Star!!"

Penny first made Team Star as a way to combat the bullies who were well, bullying her. I am a victim of bullying myself, and Penny had more guts to stand up than I ever did.

However, it went too far, with the Team Star captains driving the bullies away. Penny REALIZED she fucked up. She realized that and told the Team Star captains that they need to stop because of how they damaged their reputation. And when that didn't work, Penny asked the MC to take down the bosses so the bullies couldn't leave in fear like she did, and the Team Star captains won't be expelled. Penny KNEW she messed up, and WANTED TO FIX IT.

If Penny was like "Oh the bullies are gone! Yay! Now let's take over the school!" Then I can understand your reaction. But she didn't act like that. She wanted to fix things.

"She really only started Team Star just so she could have a friend group of misfits like her!"

Wow, who would've thought that a group of kids who can relate to the issues of being bullied would join a team to bond together?

Seriously, human connection is a thing. Like, Penny could relate to the other outcasts in school. All of the Team Star captains were bullied, and that was something she could relate to. Like "Oh, you've been bullied! Same here!"

It wasn't just "GRRR WHY IS NO ONE MY FRIEND I AM GOING TO BECOME A TERRORIST AND MAKE THESE PEOPLE MY FRIENDS" because that's what Penny is like apparently.

Context clues and media literacy is important.

"Penny is a criminal because she hacked into the League and Deservers jail time!"

Okay, out of all the takes, this is one that I can agree on.

I do agree that Penny deserves SOME kind of pushback for hacking into the League Point system and stealing from them. However, she is still a child, albeit teenager, and should at least get something inbetween of slap on the wrist and jail time.

There are options between nothing and going nuclear. Chill.

Though, on that topic, Penny isn't gonna be like "LET'S HACK INTO THE GOVERNMENT FOR FUNSIES" because she knows that's a bad idea. The only reason she hacked into the League Point system was to give the MC LP for taking down Team Star bosses. She wasn't doing it out of malicious intent.

And she even STATED that she herself should get more of an extreme punishment. This is more a fault of the game for letting her get away rather than Penny herself saying she should get away with this.

In short, you're allowed to hate a character. But exaggerating what they did without showing the context of it all, it just makes you look bad.

If you find the original post, please don't harass them. That isn't okay.

[agirlnamedstar]

GUYSSSS OMG I FOUND MY OLD BLOGGG!! I only had like three fics on there, but I’m rather happy with how those came out, sooooo I’m gonna edit them a bit and post them on here!!!

Here’s one of them!

Sooooo, what if you got super stressed out and just broke after a super difficult mission?

This takes place after the battles with Palkia, Dialga, AND Girantina. So, you know that Volo was an ass and just used you. So, what if you feel like everyone else is using you?

Like no one’s helping you and you’re stuck keeping Hisui safe by yourself? You’re so stressed out and you just crack.

You’re done.

——————————————————————

You groaned as you heard loud knocking at your door.

As soon as you stood up to answer it, it burst open to reveal Adaman.

“Y/N!! We have a big emergency!” Adaman yelled at you, seemingly panicked about something. You yawned and then groaned out a reply, “What’s happening?”

“There’s a huge time distortion right next to the Diamond Clan Village. We need some help guarding it just incase some big pokemon escape or someone gets trapped in it. Could you help us out?” He asked, honey-lavender hair covering his face as he panted.

You sighed and nodded your head, stretching your already sore limbs, accidentally hitting a fresh bruise on your lower thigh in the process.

You hissed quietly at the sudden impact.

“Are you okay?” Adaman asked.

You gave a strained smile as you nodded, “Of course I’m okay. Let’s get going!”

A frown carved itself on your face as you looked at the size of the distortion.

It looked like it was about to swallow the entire village whole! It was no wonder why they needed so many people.

You stood next to Melli, who was also here for some extra protection. He looked annoyed, like he didn’t want to be here. But you didn’t blame him, you didn’t wanna be here either.

“So, you’re here too?” Melli asked, rolling his eyes as you.

You groaned quietly, not exactly in the mood to deal with him yet.

“I knew they’d call me here, after all I am pretty great. But I didn’t think it’d be so bad they’d have to call upon a last resort!” He cackled, looking away from you.

You seethed as you held back a comeback.

The last thing you all needed right now is an argument..

Suddenly, you saw something moving in your peripheral vision.

You turned around completely to see a child stuck in the time distortion.

It looked frightened, an alpha Steelix chasing the child around. Were you the only who noticed? Were you the only one paying enough attention to know that a kid was stuck in there?

“HOLD ON KID! I’VE GOT YA!” You shouted aloud, running into the distortion. The kid looked at you, tears clouding his eyes. He looked scared, scarred even.

“EMPOLEON! USE HYDRO CANNON ON STEELIX!” You screamed as Empoleon flew out from his ball. You hoisted the child onto your shoulders, keeping him out of harms way as water shot from Empoleon onto the Steelix.

The Steelix let out a mighty roar, and used rock slide. Empoleon dodged, causing it to head towards you.

You quickly pushed the child out of the distortion, letting the large pile of rocks cover you.

And then, the distortion disappeared.

Empoleon came running to your side as the pile of rocks disappeared off of your body. The pain still remaining as your lungs were crushed by the immense amount of rock.

You looked at the child who was staring at you with wide eyes.

You smiled at him, and he ran back to his mother, who was practically sobbing in relief at the fact that her son was okay.

You put Empoleon back in his ball, and tried to stand up.

You succeeded, somewhat, and limped back over to Melli and the others, who were looking at you with shocked faces.

Irida was the first person to say anything.

“Y/N! Oh thank the almighty sinnoh, I was so scared when I saw you fighting in there! Are you okay?” She quickly bombarded you with questions, seemingly concerned for you.

You gave her a small, albeit fake, smile and nodded. But, that soon faded away.

“…why didn’t you guys come and help me out, out there?” You asked quietly.

They all gave each other nervous looks.

You sighed, and turned to walk away.

You should’ve known not to trust them.

Not after Volo.

“Wait, Y/N it’s not..”

“Not what?” You interrupted. “If you guys wanted to see me get hurt, then you’ve succeeded! No one, absolutely no one was watching the portal. Only I was. The kid could’ve been seriously hurt, hell maybe even dead if I didn’t run in there and save him.”

You sucked in a breath through your teeth. “But it’s fine. I should be used to this.” You laughed out sarcastically.

“I should be used to saving the day and getting hurt in the process. I should be used to none of you caring enough about me to help.”

Irida, Adaman, and Melli all shared nervous, yet ashamed looks.

“Listen, Y/N, we’re sorry! We just didn’t..” Adaman started, but you cut him off. “DIDN’T WHAT? Didn’t care enough? Are you guys gonna be like Volo? Just use me for protection and throw me to the curb when I’m not of use anymore?” You laughed dryly once again, throwing your hands up exasperatedly.

“Because if you are, then leave me alone. I’m so sick of it all. I get hurt every day, just so all of Hisui can be safe. Yet who cares? Absolutely. No one. The only one who shows even the littlest amount of caring about me, would be Dr. Laventon. That’s it.”

You huffed.

Your lungs hurt so bad..

You coughed, blood and grit splattering all over my hand.

They watched with you wide eyes.

“Now, if you’ll excuse me? I’m going home. I don’t think I can stand being around any of you right now…”

With that, you called upon Braviary, and flew away. Their thoughtful, yet worried gazes glaring onto your back as you flew.

[waywardstation]

Hey there!

What did you think about the Pokémon Presents?

Are you hyped for Z-A?

I know Arceus will still be number 1 (at least to me) but I’m looking forward!

I’m also so happy for AZ!!

He looks so much better and he has his Floette around. (Hope we’re getting a Floette or even the whole evolution line to be catchable!)

So and since it’s gonna be future-esque I’m wondering if someone gets eebied and/or who else we will meet as themse or their descendants!!

IM SO SORRY IM SO LATE TO THIS BUT THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME FOR MY THOUGHTS!! ^^

LONG LONG RAMBLE INCOMING!!

Gonna be honest what I saw of Z-A disappointed me a little haha. I’m still excited for it but it hit me the same way SV did. I’ll play it but I don’t feel the same excitement for it as I did PLA.

And yes, as of now Ingo and Akari play a very big part in my interest with PLA, but back when we got our very first trailer for PLA showing the gameplay, I knew nothing about the story but just seeing we were going to be out in the wilderness in a noticeably different time period made me SO EXCITED.

I’d assumed PLZA would also be in the past since the series is titled Legends, but I was wrong haha. And that was a massive disappointment for me. My fault for expecting it, I should know not to do that for pokemon games lol, but that was a huge draw for me to PLA — to be in a different time period to see how people bonded with pokemon back then. I didn’t even KNOW I wanted something like that until I saw PLA’s first trailer. So to get another game that while yes, it’s in the future, from what we’ve seen so far it’s virtually indistinguishable from the technology, society, and lifestyle we see in every other mainline game, it feels… not boring to me exactly, but certainly not exciting lol.

BUT I am VERY excited to see how real-time battles go. Another huge plus from me was how PLA changed the traditional battle system a little bit, and I feel like I may end up liking this battle system even more with its more drastic changes. I’m just a little nervous how dependent these battles will be on reaction times as my neck injury is still messing with the use of my hands and I cannot play games like this without hurting them. But I’m probably imagining worst case scenarios (this is still a kid’s franchise after all) and I’m hoping my neck will be fixed by then so that I can enjoy it.

AND AS FOR AZ. I AM SO HAPPY FOR THAT MAN. As far as I know, we’ve never had media that shows how AZ as Floette are doing together after they’ve reunited. I’m so happy we get to see this now, and that AZ is a happier man, and that Floette is back and can see how much he’s changed for her. I love them very much and it was cathartic to see how things got better as time went on.

I wouldn’t say I’m exactly expecting it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if eternal flower Floette get’s have an entire line for it that is not unique and can now be catchable; I have seen people point out how new entries now refer to this variant as ‘Eternal Flower Floette’ instead of ‘AZ’s Floette’ now. So we’ll see! I’m very excited to see this game’s new Pokemon forms in general.

Honestly I do not think we’re going to see someone else get thrown through space-time (and I’d rather not it’s very sad lol) but you never know, seeing as we got to see Looker’s/Emma’s office in the trailer. I AM however very excited to see if we do end up getting more descendants like what SV’s indigo disk did. I always think it’s fun to see that!

Overall, I am looking forward to PLZA. I want to see more content from it before I decide how I feel about it, and then I need to play to see if those feelings are unfounded. I already know it will most likely not hit me the same way PLA did but that is ok.

Thanks for asking for my thoughts anon, I always appreciate when someone wants to hear them ;w; <3

[mysticasrandomhorde]

*kicks down the door*

..........

I HAVE LORE FOR THE PROTAGS FOR NOBLE'S WILL AU.

My silly brain cant decide of wether I wanted Rei or Akari to be the protags for this, so SCREW IT.

ITS BOTH.

In this Au, instead of Akari and Rei being sent to Hisui from some other timeline like in canon, they were made from Arceus THEMSELVES, a pair of clones made to resemble a protag from other timelines past, tasked to fix the rifts affecting the region, who other word but just "SEEK OUT ALL POKEMON" , as soon as they were brought to life.

They have NO memories of who they were based by, just have their faces. They dont know they were created at first, just knowing the other kid beside them is their sibling and they are a pair. They know they arent a part of this region, but wanted to know where they come from.

Akari claimed herself as the older one of the pair (by a mircosecond), and is very passionate for exploring and battling, only amplied by her twin being there. A wild child at heart, adores her sibling dearly. Tends to run into trouble, but always looks for the bright side of things.

Rei on the other hand is the younger twin, is a lot more shy and quiet then his sister, but is very creative with his hands. Loves gift giving, and exploring with his twin. Considers himself to be a scaredy skitty, but his heart is as brave as a Luxray.

Along being gifted their affinity to catch pokemon with ease and underdtanding of their types and weakness, Arceus gifted them with a "blessing" of their own.

(featuring my art)

(My art -Akari with her eevee, Ebony)

The twins have this glowing " halo" effect on their heads, allowing them to communicate with pokemon. This halo causes a calming effect to any pokemon they encounter, making it easier for them to befriend and catch pokemon to join their team. It also helps them sense danger is nearby.

Also, they were given the ability to copy pokemon types and features (similar to the wardens), and can switch between them. But its only the ones matching the missing plates they collect. Catch Akari and Rei swimming in the ocean with Iscan, while having little fins and gills to match.

Mostly everything in game happens in this Au, but with a few tweaks:

Akari and Rei tend to hide their abilities when living in Jubilife Village, having been told it makes the villagers "uneasy" and unsettled. Having been told it makes them stand out a bit too much. Both of them are VERY naive and being so, so young (Chronologically, theyre mentally and physically between 12-14), they believe it.

Instead of starters from Captain Cyllene, they collect their first pokemon when exploring.

Rei found a Shinx runt in an abandoned hunter's camp, saving it from the cold night. He named it Bolt.

Akari found a Shiny Zorua sneaking around their home in Jubilife, living off scraps and hiding from guards. She fed it her mushroom cakes daily until it just decided to follow her around. She named them Blackberry.

Both Clans recognize the twins as "blessings" from Sinnoh, seeing their shared abilities to with their wardens and as a way to help comfort the frenized nobles, they all see them as found family.

Only one warden has a true claim to them (Imma let y'all guess the obvious...)

(Rei and Akari after a tough battle. Ft. Their aces)

Of course, not everything is easy for the duo. Along with fighting frenzied pokemon, dodging terrifying alphas, and nasty people, they have to deal with the idea that they are different.

They see a lot of kids their age or even younger than them running and playing, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying their lives. Which.. makes them question why they were here in the first place. Did they have family? Friends they left behind? They didnt know.

One day, they asked Arceus after the rifts turned for the worst, causing them to be blamed and cast out my Commqnder Kamado himself, being seen as "monsters" than actual children by most if the villagers

They begged the Alpha pokemon for an answer, only to be given a sad but honest message:

"My chosen pair, I afraid you have no previous home or origin. No kin besides each other. I had created you both to help this fix this stained region, yet witheld this information from you, for not to weigh you down. I have no hand in the fate that had fallen upon you, my vessels. And for that, I am sorry."

And that's the basics of it so far.

Akari's team:

Rei's Team:

Sometimes they swap pokemon for their teams.

hope yall enjoy!!

( @creatingnonsense come get your Noble's will au food)

[microwave-core]

Lifeline

Cynthia x Fem! Reader

You’ve had a crush on your dear childhood friend Cynthia for as long as you can remember. Facing against each other as champions reminds you of that fact.

SO, I know the Masters 8 thing from the anime was a part of gen 8, but I’ve decided to make reader a champion in Paldea, kind of representing the region on Geeta’s behalf, in place of Alain. Lumiose Conference or whatever my ass. 

Looking back, you were always meek as a child. A little shy, a little nervous when talking or the center of attention, a little shaky when issuing your pokemon commands. Not that it mattered, not when you always had your dear Cynthia to rely on. The young girl you had met in your mutual, sleepy home of Celestic Town. 

Maybe she wasn’t as good as you remember her being at the time, not with her current level of strength, but as kids she always seemed so, so… confident. Unstoppable. And maybe that really is just your nostalgic, crush-induced rose-tinted glasses talking, but that’s how you saw her.

You always believed she could be champion. More than that. Perhaps even the best in the world. Something other’s didn’t believe at the time. Who would have thought that some spunky ten year old from a backwater town and nothing but a bumbling Gible at her side would become such an unbelievable powerhouse?

But you knew, even way back when. Even before either of you had your first pokemon, you knew she was destined for something great. Not just because of some implicit skill or natural born talent, but because of her unrelenting determination and resolve. A feeling that only solidified in the depths of your heart the day she ran up to you, announcing the hatching of the egg she was entrusted with. 

You had begun your journeys side by side, vowing to journey across the region, collecting gym badges, and becoming champions together. And yeah, maybe there can only be one champion of the region, but neither of you cared about that. You were young, full of joy and excitement and energy. Gible by her side, Swablu by your own.

It was apparent to everyone that she was stronger than you. Her team and battle prowess were higher, her confidence soaring high above your own. Not that you cared. Well, okay, that’s a lie. It did bother you a little, admittedly, but in the way that spurred you on to be stronger. Be better. The kind that made you work towards her in the race to the finish line. You weren’t a sore loser, she wasn’t a sore winner, you both worked to make the other stronger.

But by the time you both managed to collect each and every one of Sinnoh’s gym badges, your interest in becoming the region’s champion waned. Not that you didn’t want to try, but because you knew that, even if you did try you would surely lose to Cynthia. Her radiant confidence, her cool and collected nature, her dazzling smile… 

Yes, you had feelings for her. Major ones at that. Ones that obviously stemmed all the way back to your childhood. It was apparent to everyone in your old hometown. The way you followed behind her like a lost Shinx, the way that you were hooked on her every word, the way heat crawled up your face and traveled through every inch of your body whenever she smiled or laughed or did… much of anything, honestly. 

As kids, though, neither of you cared all that much. Romance and kissing were icky to you both, things that adults did that you would stick your tongues out at. That didn’t stop your parents from teasing you about getting married to her one day, or her grandmother from jokingly calling you her granddaughter-in-law.

When you went on a journey together, those feelings only grew stronger. You wanted so desperately to hold her hand, to huddle together for warmth when camping out under the stars, to kiss her softly and all of that other mushy stuff you once found gross. If kissing her would give you cooties, you would embrace them with open arms.

You knew it was obvious, or maybe it wasn’t. Maybe it felt like it was due to everyone at home knowing. Regardless, you felt hopeless. Did Cynthia feel the same? Did she catch on to the feelings you’ve harbored since you were kids and was just too nice to say anything about it? Was she too dense to notice? Did she even care about romance? You didn’t know. You didn’t want to find out. You’d rather keep her as a friend than ruin things when confessing.

Pinning for her was enough for you. 

Unfortunately, some time after your journey for badges concluded, you had to deliver to her awful news. Your family was moving to another region, to Paldea, to a place where she wouldn’t be with you. You stewed on telling her for a few days. Even if she didn’t share your feelings, you were still her friend, her best friend. Losing you was going to hurt. Your Altaria, who had long since evolved from the small, clumsy Swablu you once knew, was there for comfort, at least. 

Cynthia quickly noticed something was up, you told each other everything (most things, anyways), and she could tell something was weighing on your mind. And, as expected, she was devastated upon learning the news.

The last day in Sinnoh, the two of you spent together. Going on a trip down memory lane, visiting your favorite spots, returning the places you caught each of your pokemon… She hugged you tightly at the end of the day, whispering softly into your hair about how much she would miss you. You wanted desperately for her to confess some feelings, to reveal that she too was so desperately in love, but it never came. You left early the next morning, sharing one last hug, her vowing to get even stronger and become champion, just for you.

Letters were sent back and forth, turning into texts and calls as you got older. Even if it wasn’t in person, you still talked and chatted and told each other as much as you could. It wasn’t the same, but it was something, enough to keep her in your life. Enough to keep the flame in your heart alive. 

That’s why you went out on another journey, determined to collect another set of badges, to become the champion, and to stand on even footing with her. Your resolve was only bolded when you watched her become the new champion of Sinnoh. From behind the TV screen, of course. Her and that Garchomp, the sweet yet mighty dragon you watched grow stronger and stronger each day alongside her beautiful and capable trainer…

Unlike other regions, there was no tournament for the top spot, instead having a title, a class, just for people capable of defeating Paldea’s strongest. La Primera gave you lots of trouble, but your team was strong, much stronger than when you first arrived in the region, and you couldn’t back down from the challenge. If you lost to her, how could you ever beat your Cynthia?

The phone call you had after the fight with her was one of the most exciting calls you’ve ever had, loudly and happily proclaiming your victory, and she couldn’t be more happy for you. Even if you weren’t on her level at the time, Cynthia knew you were strong as well, and she believed in you just as much as you did in her. If being champion didn’t keep her so busy, she would have been here with you, to celebrate your accomplishment in person..

So when she heard you would be in the Masters 8 tournament to represent your new home, she knew she had to be there. To see you in person for the first time in years. To see just how strong you had become. And, right now, staring at you from across the field, tension high and adrenaline higher, the wait to see you was worth it.

“You’ve changed so much since we’ve last seen each other… but I have no intention of losing here.”

God, even her voice alone was enough to make your heart want to explode.

For you, the current moment was exciting and also terrifying. You had longed for this kind of moment for years, For over a decade at this point, and it was finally happening. A chance to show the woman you’ve pinned for for years just how strong you could be. Your fights with Steven and Iris before were incredible challenges of strength and skill, but neither had such intense feelings on the line.

“I, uh. I don’t intend on losing either!”

Not your finest moment. Not very cool sounding. You couldn’t care less about the hundreds of thousands of people watching, the idea of looking uncool in front of Cynthia made your nerves spike, but the angelic, albeit small laugh that fell from her lips as a result of your words might have made it worth it-

No. no time to think like that. You couldn’t be distracted by her marvelous presence when so much was on the line.

And so, you both exchanged words as your pokemon began exchanging blows, praising each other’s strategies and throwing in bits and pieces of trash talk to please the crowd every now and then. Not that pleasing the crowd was even on your mind, not much was, honestly. You were so focused on the battle and Cynthia that your mind circled around to being filled with white noise.

In the end, it was mutual destruction. You were both left with your last pokemon, both left with your starters, with no gimmicks at your disposal. Her Garchomp and your Altaria clashed against one another, each move kicking up dust and debris from the battlefield, until the two rammed into each other with the remainder of their energy.

Both of them were done for, but Altaria fell before Garchomp, who followed almost immediately after. A photo finish, a battle that came right down to the wire. A battle that proved you were evenly matched. Coming this far only to lose hurt, sure, but knowing that you were as strong as Cynthia filled that wound and more.

The blaring noise of the commentators and crowd were a blur for you, and likely Cynthia, too. You had knelt down next to your fallen companion, thanking her for all of her work, praising her for pushing it to the limit, and returning her to her ball for a well deserved rest. Cynthia was right in front of you when you looked up, smiling and extending a hand.

Your breath hitches as she pulls you back up on your feet, the feeling of her lovely soft hand making your tired mind nearly short circuit. Unfortunately, she retracts her hand, only to place it on the back of your shoulder, leading you both off of the battlefield into the privacy of the hall between the public eye and back rooms.

“You were incredible out there.”

Her tone is gentle, and probably would have been quieter if it weren’t for the echoes of the roaring crowd from outside.

“Me? Oh, you were the real star! You… you won, after all!”

“You’ve always been too modest. You drove me against the wall back there, not to mention the other trainers you championed over before me.”

You scratch the back of your neck, stumbling through your words, mumbling out a quick thanks. Embarrassed, but oh so warm on the inside. A silence came over you both, not an uncomfortable one, per say, but one underlined with tension, as if neither of you knew what to say. Unsure of where to start.

“You know, it’s been so long since we’ve seen each other. There’s a cafe around here that we could go to-”

“I’m in love with you.”

The words barrel out of your mouth before you could stop them. The pounding in your chest was too intense to ignore. Years of built up feelings finally boiling up to the surface.

“I’m… come again?”

Her cheeks were painted an adorable baby pink, for once in her life unsure of what to say. 

“I… I love you. I think I always have, and I just… I don’t think I can stand it anymore. Knowing that I’ve finally caught up to you, that I could almost beat you back there, it… I just can’t hold back anymore”

You shut your eyes tightly. Even if her expression was so lovely and perfect and one you wanted to burn into your eyes to cherish for forever and ever, you couldn’t bear to see it potentially distort into rejection. The constant thump thump thump of your heart was deafening, filling your ears, overtaking the sounds of the cheering crowd, of the outside world. Her hand on your shoulder tightens slightly as she utters out your name, the syllables falling off her slips sounding like the sweetest song in your mind.

“I’m… I’m flattered.”

“You don’t have to soften the b-blow. Just say you don’t feel the same if you have toI… we can still be friends.”

Your shoulders slump ever so slightly, trying your absolute hardest to keep yourself together.

“That’s not it.”

“It… it’s not?”

Opening your eyes, you see the sickeningly sweet smile on her face, eyes pooling with warmth and crinkling. So sweet and genuine.

“You’ve worked so hard to get here today, I don’t need you to tell me to know. I’ve always known you were strong, seeing you so full of confidence was so wonderful, so…”

“So..?”

“Attractive.”

“Oh! Um, haha… That means a lot. From you.”

Your string of babbling is cute off by her laugh, soft hand leaving your shoulder and instead landing on your cheek, caressing it softly.

“How about we just take things slow for now, alright? Go out once all of the celebration ends and see how things go?”

“That… I’d love that. A lot.”

“Perfect. Oh, I just know you’ll love the place I have in mind. It has some of the best ice cream I’ve had in my whole life. You can get as much as you want, my treat.”

“It’s a date then! A.. a date.”

You can’t help the giddy smile on your face, or the fit of giggles bubbling in your chest, or the way your mind runs in circles because you’re getting the chance to be with the woman who’s been on your mind since you were a child. Her own smile brightens even further, patting your cheek before once again taking your hand in hers, walking through the rest of the hall.

“My heart has been desperate to claw its way out of my chest to engrave itself next to your own for years.”

“Hmm? I didn’t quite catch that.” “Oh, it’s, uh… nothing. Nothing at all.”

You can take it slow for now. Keep all of the feelings and thoughts in your heart contained for just  a little bit longer, knowing that you could bare your soul for her to see in full one day. For now, a simple date was all you could ever ask for.

[killingerblue]

2/? I guess i’m just going at my own pace with these 😅 (this has been a real rough few weeks for me my dudes, debilitating health anxiety sucks!)

N e ways, here’s Aisha! She was always my fav as a kid (My first introduction to MMPR was through my older sister who grew up with it and showed me the 95 movie on vhs- i watched it religiously and as such Aisha, Rocky, and Adam were THE yellow, red, and black rangers to me).

As per the “Heavenly Bodies” theme, Aisha’s look is inspired by the Ursa Major constellation. While she did initially pilot the Griffin Thunderzord, I will never not associate her with the Ninja Bear Zord cuz of the movie. Her hair is done up to have the two little buns on top look like bear ears, and also kinda looks like a big teddy gram on the back of her head lol. I feel like a big part of Aisha’s character is how compassionate and caring she is, so I gave her a heart neckline, and the frills and pattern on the dress are kinda just meant to look fancy and regal. The big see through parts are supposed to look like big honey bubbles/globules bc bears- the crescent moon earrings are also meant to evoke bears. I always associate moons with bears but that might just be because of Ursaring from Pokemon. And finally the necklace is based off of the silver muzzle thing the Ninja Bear Zord has in it’s mouth all the time- with the colors representing the Stone Canyon Trio 🖤💛❤️

Big shoutout to all the other Aisha Campbell stans out there I can’t be the only one.

[alisinyobooty]

MATT STURNIOLO BF HCS.

Warnings: slight smut

Word Count: 391

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╰┈➤ Late night drives together are a must. 

╰┈➤ To go along with the last one this man would love him some car sex

╰┈➤ His love language is physical touch and acts of service

╰┈➤ Hes most def the one that kills any and every bug for you.

╰┈➤ He always gets baby fever once he seems a cute baby in public/tiktok or baby items (esp when yall are out and about)

“Bae look at that baby omggg i want one” 

╰┈➤ He loves it when you call him things like “baby” (use pet names) and will also use pet names when talking to you

╰┈➤ He ADORES when you two have the same interest in something.

╰┈➤ He would try to get you to play pokemon go with him.

╰┈➤ The relationship would def be a soft launch

╰┈➤ Hes a lot more talkative with you than others

╰┈➤ He would loves to stay in the house just chilling out watching some movies or a show.

╰┈➤ Not huge of PDA he’ll do small little things such as resting his hand on you slightly,a quick kiss, holding hands,etc

╰┈➤ Behind closed doors hes allll over you 

╰┈➤ Kid acts like bob the builder. When you need to have some furniture built hes alr on his way. 

╰┈➤ He doesnt say no to you. He refuses.

“You just told me no you wouldn't get me a drink but said yes to her? wowww” “Shes my girlfriend that's different,” 

╰┈➤ He follows you around a lot esp in public/at parties

╰┈➤ PRINCESS TREATMENT

╰┈➤ He enjoys cuddles a lot

╰┈➤ Sometimes he puts your happiness over his

╰┈➤ He cheers you on in everything you do

╰┈➤ Hes super gentle with you never wanting to hurt you

╰┈➤You will most def be a passenger princess

╰┈➤When the four of you are in the car you and chris are always arguing over who gets the passenger seat.

“Move it's my turn to sit next to Matt” “didn't you sit with him last time we were all in the car?” 

╰┈➤More than half of the time you do eventually get the seat

“Shes my girlfriend i think she deserves the seat” 

╰┈➤ He would drive with one hand on the wheel and the other on your thigh 

╰┈➤ A boob typa guy

╰┈➤ He sooo talks you through it 

╰┈➤ He loves receiving compliments but loves giving them a bit more

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Hope yall enjoy fr !!

[m1ssunderstanding]

Get Back Rewatch 55 Years On: Day 18

Staring John Lennon, as that kid I should’ve been nicer to in first grade who always smelled like PB&J and was never to be seen without his pokemon cards

The dancing is really too cute. They’re just absolutely giddy. Making each other laugh AND an excuse to touch? John and Paul’s heaven. 

John saying he was too excited after yesterday to go to bed. Like a fucking kid on christmas.

Everybody is serving today. While the candy-land suit is fun, I actually just love that vivid purple so much that I think it’s better without the coat over it. Billy looks extremely suave and classy.  And those red polka-dots on Ringo. Red suits him, and I think with his very frank, masculine aspect, he looks so beautiful and bold in feminine fits. Paul and John are both just wearing what they wore yesterday. Yeah. But John is still a cutie, and Paul, well, you all know.

The advice chain about finishing a song while you’re working on. Paul → John → George

Paul honestly does a great job being supportive of George and his work. Coming over and grooving with him, then hopping on drums then guitar (right-handed, may I add). Just to give George musical atmosphere to flesh out his song and start thinking of arrangement ideas, I assume. Then letting him bounce ideas around. And the whole time being overly-enthusiastic to build George up. Look how happy George is with the love and attention. 

John helping move some equipment in. We love a man who sometimes doesn’t think he’s too good for manual labor. 

Yes, clean that homeless man’s palm sweat off your instrument. Probably smart. 

TFW you made Paul McCartney jealous of your musical abilities. 

John really knew so well when to be his little impish self and when to be hard and intimidating. Exhibit A, going from, “Can we have our microphones, oh, mister, can we please?” to “And get one for Billy too.” In a matter of seconds.

George Martin stepping in when they’re all getting panicky about the sound and they need an authority figure to reassure them in ways that someone like Glyn Johns never could. Just, perfectly cool and collected, puts everything right as they’re all shouting at him like school children who’ve just had a terrible time in PE. 

“Believe me, when I tell you.” “Oh, I do.” Oh, good. He did put it in. That’s nice. Right, and this is the moment Yoko decides to tell John her divorce has come through and pull him in for a big smooch. Honestly, it just shows how threatened she feels by Paul. Nevermind her whole, “good thing Paul isn’t a girl or he would have been a great threat,” quote. Clearly, he just is a threat regardless of sex.

And then John, “I’m freeeee.” At Paul. Honestly, the amount of things they direct specifically and aggressively at each other that should’ve just been general statements if there wasn’t some weird thing between them. It’s really something. Normally, you’d announce something like that to the whole room. But it seems John specifically wants to impress upon Paul that he and Yoko could get married right now if they wanted to. I mean, it’s a little difficult to make the point, because John and Paul almost aways seem to be talking only to each other. But through the whole discussion of Yoko’s divorce, John does not take his eyes off of Paul. 

Oh my gosh, Ivan Vaughn is here? How many emotional support boyfriends does Paul need to make up for John having Yoko? Glyn, Linda, George Martin, Dennis, Robert Fraser, and now Ivan? Fuck’s sake, Yoko, you’re a powerful woman.   

Paul’s Strawberry Fields piano. Let me be as vulnerable and broken as possible in my singing, since I can’t show you any other way that you’re killing me. Do you remember this song? That you wrote when we were at the height of our partnership only two years ago? How happy we were then? How beautiful the world seemed for that one brief moment? And John can’t look at him, because, yes he fucking remembers and yes he knows he’s hurting Paul. But for whatever reason, (my theory is he wanted something more Paul couldn’t give him. What that was and whether it was ever specifically vocalized I don't have a guess) going back to that time would be more painful to John than this has been.  

So they’ve been goofing off and Paul gives this little speech to get them back on task. “Alright Chawn Love. I’ve gotta call order, John, now, valuable time, here, son. Cool down, son.” But John’s response, “Don’t let me down, babe” completely switches Paul’s gears. He now thinks it’s important enough to get in this little snatch of a *meaningful* cover, “Take these Chains from my Heart,” reversing the course of productivity he’d got them on and ignoring the fact that they were about to do a take on two-shilling-a-foot tape. My interpretation of this moment is a bit tin-hatish and long, but suffice it to say, John is not happy with the message.

Everyone convincing Paul to do another take of his song is surprising, considering everything we always hear about how Paul was a tyrant task-master who just forced everyone to keep doing his lame muzak over and over when they all clearly hated it. Mal, “You can always go back to it.” Paul, “Do you want your head kicked in?” John, “We’ll never get a chance to do it again.” Paul, “Okay, honey bunch. Let’s hit it one time, tutti-frutti.” 

Yoko watching Paul check out her boyfriend’s ass. Classic. Also the fact that she literally copied his outfit? I get so much second-hand embarrassment for her, and it’s not when she’s being a weirdo and a statement-maker. It’s the having to physically stick the gum you were offering your boyfriend into this hand because he won’t take his eyes off his boyfriend for two seconds to look at you. 

Everyone laughing at Perfect Paul being out of tune is so funny to me. Like when the nerd finally gets a question wrong and the whole class is all “ooooohhhh!”

Ringo having a grand old time on the drums. I love that he just knew that’s what he wanted to do from such a young age and he never wanted to do anything else. And why would he? He’s a genius at it.

Paul. “John’s got something at 1:30 and so have I.” Smirk emoji. Side-eye emoji. George is with me. “Yeah we've got something too. I’ll do Ringo at 1:30.” I'm dead.

This moment right here hurts me. Paul’s enjoying a nice cuddle with Ringo until he remembers the camera. You’re not going to get in trouble for having your friend’s arm around your shoulders, Paul. Why are you like this? 

[critterbitter]

Hi there! I wanted to preface this by saying that your submas and Nimbasa trio art are awesome, and I adore the way you draw them and write their interactions ❤️ . Their expressions, the way they move and interact with each other and the world around them, it's great 👍.

There's something I wanted to ask regarding your comics, and I ask this with the utmost respect 🙏, because it's something I've been wondering: where are their parents? It's awesome that they do all this stuff together, but the parents are, like, never brought up. Not even Elesa's after her introduction to the twins. And Ik that in the Pokemon verse, you're free to do whatever at age 10, but I still wanted to ask in your comics, at least, since they're still so young, if there's going to be any mentions of them.

I don't want you to feel pressured to draw designs for their parents or anything like that! It's perfectly understandable if you've never thought of the subject, I just wanted to know if they're still in the picture or if, for drama effect, they're orphans adopted by uncle Drayden in your lore. (Ofc, if you believe in the uncle Drayden theory, that is).

And once again, thank you for all the work you do! You're awesome, and your art is awesome 👌. And I really hope this ask doesn't come off as mean or offensive, I'm just really curious about anything you'd be willing to give about submas parents. Thank you 😊 for everything once again. Your work is greatly appreciated 🙏.

:0!

Going to be honest, I didn’t really think about them parents much— pokemon treats most parent figures as non-entities, so… yeah. Feral teenagers running around.

If you want to hear my rambling though! (Note that this is all work in progress! Things are inclined to change.)

Worldbuilding for this iteration, I like to think it’s cultural that everybody has a pokemon starter/ ace that they grow with, but it depends on individuals to decide how close their lives intertwine. That in mind,

Ingo and emmet have two moms! Their ma’ is drayden’s twin sister— Kaita, haxorous ace, and a dragon specialist. And their mother, Lucielle, a stoutland ace, works as a full time trainer. The ladies are a bit absent from the twin’s life because they have their own business, but like to send Ingo and Emmet stuff from wherever they roam. (They tried their best when the kids were younger. But talking about having kids, and actually raising kids are two different topics in life.)

Drayden serves as an uncle figure for the twins, but he’s a bit bitter he got two patrats dumped on him.

((Does the lack of parent figures and a distant uncle have lasting effects on ingo and emmet? That’s up for your interpretation. Though it would explain latching onto each other and then later litwick and tynamo…))

As for the pachirisu child—

Elesa’s parents are separated. Her dad, Rin, works a full time desk job. He means the best, but he’s never home. He lost his staraptor a while back and is still dealing with the grieving process, and isn’t really equipped to look after a kid on top of all that. Elesa’s mom, Himawari, is still in Sinnoh and works as a ranger. Her ace is a solrock.

(Why are they separated? That’s for you guys to postulate! I am simply throwing ocs at the wall.)

Elesa was moved to unova partially due to her dad’s new job, and partially due to that Entire Nebulous Situation. She adapts fast, but it’s not a fun adaption.

Anyways, the twins and elesa in turn grew up very independent as a result.

And that’s the barebones!

[ladydelaisol]

Day 1: Home

Okay for this year's @heropartnerweek I decided to do all writing? Is it worth it? IDK. Will this get any attention? Nope. Just wanted to try something different.

Summary: Clara and Echo talk about what they call home

Word count: 743

Note: Story stars my PMD2 Hero (Clara the Skitty) and Partner (Echo the Piplup). One of the first few lines mentions JUST graduating from the guild, mean none of the other post game stuff happens (In case the timeline's confusing)

“Hey Echo, I’ve been thinking, could I truly call this place my home?” Clara suddenly asked.

Echo had stopped organizing the items from their treasure bag when she heard her partner speak up. She looked at her with slight confusion.

“Is Sharpedo bluff not comfortable enough?” She asked back.

Echo knew the two of them had just graduated from the guild, so she wondered if the more outside cliff area was too much in comparison to the indoor area of their old room.

Clara was confused for a moment herself, until she realized how vague her question was.

“No, what I meant to say was, could I truly call this timeline my home instead of the world of the future?”

That made Echo even more confused on what the Skitty said. She has never seen Clara this conflicted on something this major, at least not to this degree.

“If you don’t mind me asking, is this a recent thought?” The Piplup shifted closer to her.

“I suppose it is.” Clara sighed as she looked over to her partner’s worried glance before continuing. “Things have been at peace these last few months ever since the planet’s paralysis was prevented in this world. So it just made me wonder about things.”

Echo nodded as if she understood. Their entire adventure up to this point had the two girls go from place to place, dungeon to dungeon. Slowing down was not an option, especially when time was in danger. But now that it was peaceful, it would make sense Clara would be thinking of who she was now.

“I know it’s probably pointless to think of it.” Clara admitted. “I already know there’s no way to even access the future, if it’s even still around. We don’t even know if the other future pokemon have all completely disappeared from time or if by some miracle they came back like me…”

Echo, once again nodded understanding her partner’s perspective on the situation.

“I mean, I wouldn’t call it pointless.” Echo spoke up given a slight optimistic tone. “If you can come back, I can’t see why the others couldn’t.”

“I suppose so.” Due to her tone, Echo could not tell if Clara believed her words or not.

“But I will say, what place you call home is really the place you choose and not where you were born. At least that’s how it feels to me…” Echo let her voice soften on that last part.

“Was it like that for you when you left your home? I know you do not talk about your family much. I only know you see Bidoof as a cousin, and that you visited often as kids, but not much.” Clara asked curiously

“Kind of…” Echo looked away for a moment as if she was uncomfortable. “It’s not like I had a horrible childhood or my parents were bad. If anything it was great…until some point, and part of me wonders if I just made it hard for my brother when we were alone…”

“You have a brother?”

“Yeah, he almost didn’t want me to leave on my own when I asked him, but he did and at least that gave me made me choose my life outside my birth home.”

“Well, I’m glad he let you leave, otherwise I would have never met you.” Clara said with a smile.

That made Echo’s heart skip a beat. She could feel her face flush from the response. “Yeah, same here…”

“I think you’re right about what makes a place a home.” Clara said with thought. “I feel if I did leave this timeline, I would miss a lot of mons. I would miss the guild, our teammates, but more importantly…you.”

That made Echo even more fluster that she was not sure how to respond.

“But I still think about the future, and I feel guilty for not remembering my time with Grovyle and the others. That’s why I’m not sure about all this.” Clara sighed.

“Well, I’ll support your decision, no matter what happens.” Echo did not like the idea of Clara ever leaving, but she would go to the ends of the earth for her. “You’ve always helped me with my issues; I think it’s fair I can do the same.”

Clara felt herself feeling almost relieved. She stood up and stretched. “I suppose we wouldn’t be a team if we did have each other’s backs. So, thank you Echo.”

“Of course."

[championleonsslut]

May i ask ... how did the fourth child happened?👀

well naturally, you guys had sex

i'm so so so sorry this took me so long, it's been in my inbox collecting dust for months but i had no motivation to write it. ANYWAY. I'm going to TRY to start uploading regularly again, maybe every friday?

The Final Child You Have With Leon.

Three children wasn't all smooth sailing. Sometimes they squabbled, and sometimes they were little angels. You and Leon loved your babies, and Adelina, Genevieve and Hugo all had such big personalities.

You hadn't planned to have another baby, but it seemed fate had other ideas. Adelina was five, and the twins were two when you got pregnant again.

All because Leon's condom broke.

The two of you were panicked for a little bit, until the tests results came back.

Yeah.

He knocked you up again.

At first you were furious, but the prospect of one more baby... Oh it made your heart swell. You and Leon decided to keep the little fetus.

Once you were far enough long, you explained to your children what was going to happen. Adelina had been there and done this, but the twins had to grasp the concept. They seemed to understand, mostly.

You also made Leon get the snip. This would be your last child, and you refused to move on that.

This pregnancy was your smoothest one yet. Your body knew what it was doing, after carrying three other babies.

Everyone was surprised that you were pregnant again, but offered their support nonetheless. You knew this would be hectic, you knew it would be crazy... But you were excited nonetheless.

About halfway through the pregnancy, it was determined that this was another girl. Sure, it wouldn't be an even split, and the girls would most likely torment poor Hugo... But it wasn't like you two were gonna have a fifth kid, hoping it was a boy to even things out.

Soon enough, the day of your last child's birth arrived. She had decided to stay in you longer than needed, and you were exhausted. Leon's mother agreed to watch the other three while you two went and had your fourth.

Like your pregnancy, this birth was smooth too! It LITERALLY look you three pushes to get her out. But then... She was here, your last daughter, just as beautiful as the other two.

She had your hair and eyes, but with Leon's skin tone. And by god, she was a cutie.

You named her Cosette Vivian Woodrow, and you and Leon bawled your eyes out over her.

She was brought home a day later, so her siblings could finally get a look at your little happy accident. Adelina of course adored her, and you were surprised when the twins were fascinated with her too! They were gentle, and spoke in soft tones.

Finally, your little family was complete. You, your husband, and four wonderful children.

You did have to stop the kids from continuously bringing home new Pokemon once they got older. Hugo once dragged a whole Camerupt home with him.

[ecargmura]

Pokemon Horizons Episode 66 Review - School Hacking Incident

We’re closing in on the finale of Terastal Debut, and we’re seeing some major growth for our young protagonists. The difference between the penultimate episode of Terastal Debut and the penultimate episode of Shine of Terapagos is very major. While both involve the Explorers, the kids are now more capable.

Like with the end of the Basics test, Clavell lets the students have fun by hosting another battle tournament. I do like that they’re so eager to let the students battle so often. The failed students are still allowed to Terastal, but it’d be the last time they do it as failed students would have to return their orbs after the day is over. Other than Liko, the only other known person who failed is Bocco, the Dot look-alike.

I do like that there are lots of callbacks of episodes 43 and 44 in this one. Episode 43 had Liko and Roy do a Multi Battle against Sidian and Coral with Liko vs Sidian and Roy vs Coral, but the battle was called off. In this episode, the same matchup from before happens, but Liko and Roy are more experienced now. Floragato is no longer a Sprigatito and Liko even uses Terastal to beat Sidian. Even though she failed her exam and is only supposed to use Terastal during the battle tournament, but Sidian used it illegally, so Liko did the same.

With Roy and Coral, no one used Terastal, but it’s nice to finally see Fuecoco get a win from Glalie after battling against it twice. One little detail I like from the Roy battle is that it was originally in the art room, but he didn’t want to destroy the artwork, so he used Kilowattrel to move to another location. It’s really sweet that he’s so considerate of the students’ hard work when it comes to their schoolwork. Coral didn’t really care if it gets damaged or not, but still followed Roy to the new location.

There also seems to be a budding rivalry between Dot and Chalce now that Dot is more involved. I hope that they’ll get another battle in a future arc; it does suck that Dot’s essentially the only one who “failed” her battle. I do like that the kids know that “Sandwich”, “Onigiri” and “Agepan” are Explorer members, but they never knew their names until now. Sidian gives Liko his name while Coral and Chalce reveal theirs to Roy and Dot. I do like that giving their names is like a sign that they acknowledge them as worthy opponents or something…

Remember what I wrote in my review of Episode 63 in that Grusha was being harsh towards Liko because he wanted her to prove him wrong? I was right! Liko did prove Grusha wrong, but in a different way, however. He was there to witness her battle against Sidian and saw that she used Terastal despite being forbidden from doing so because she has something to protect. He even mentions that Liko fights better when she’s battling for self-defense or to protect something rather than competitively. It was nice that he went all the way to Clavell’s office to change his mind about failing Liko since she protected the school from the Explorers and did not allow the incident to escalate into something disastrous. I think it’s a nice reward for Liko’s efforts. People might see it as a “pity badge” sort of thing like how Ash got some badges in Kanto out of pity, but sometimes, hard work deserves good rewards.

I was a tad disappointed that Penny wasn’t more involved with the episode. Sure, she did try to prevent Chalce from hacking the system, and that her role in the story is to be the school and league’s tech person, but it does feel odd that she seemed like she’d play an important part, but does get sidelined as the story is about Liko and co. Still, it was nice seeing more of Penny.

I also like that the kids’ second Pokemon were used in the episode. Liko let Hattrem out of her ball to heal the security guard and his Psyduck while she went on ahead. Hattrem was also the key figure to let Grusha stay back and witness Liko fight against Sidian. Roy used Kilowattrel to move locations. Dot used Tinkatink to destroy the computer, but got the wrong one. It’s nice to see their other Pokemon be more involved now that the kids have grown as capable Trainers.

I think we were long overdue for an eventual Liko vs Roy match, but it seems that the finale will finally showcase it. I think it’s the perfect way to end off this arc. They’ve been training buddies, but now they’re opponents for the friendly battle tournament. Both were rookie trainers, but now have grown so much. Who do you think will win? I honestly think it’ll be a draw.

[imhatsunemikurealz]

I'm probably going to lose a lot of friends for saying this, but...

I never, ever got the hate for Serena.

Okay, first thing you need to know is, this is coming from a multishipper (someone who ships multiple pairings with the same person). I like Pokeshipping, Negaishipping, Amourshipping, and Journeyshipping.

Second thing you need to know is, I have one big theory about Serena.

Serena is intended as a self-insert for female viewers.

Her relationship with Ash is hyped up more than Misty's, her goal (I do legitimately believe Showcases are her main goal, and that it wasn't just to get Ash's attention) is extremely hyperfeminine, she has almost no discernible personality whatsoever, and she has tons of alternate outfits.

Okay, so these may be stereotypical, but, as someone who was once a little girl, romance and fashion are often interests of little girls, and they were definitely interesfs of mine. Just look at the girlsgogames catalog and all their dress up and dating games!

When I was little (6-12) I watched every Pokemon season, but BW was my first and XY was my fave. I wanted more than anything to be Serena. I drew her in my sketchbooks, when I first got my hair cut I asked my friends if I looked like her (i did not), and I was a diehard Amourshipper (I also loved Misty and Iris and their respective pairings, but Serena was my favorite).

I thought Pokemon Showcases were the coolest, most adorable things ever.

Okay, this isn't just me defending Serena solely because I like her, so, i'll give you a lot of reasons why I don't understand why she's hated.

For starters, a lot of her worse actions and qualities (her throwing a tantrum over losing a showcase, the snowball thing, ash being her goal) have no excuses, but there are two interconnected explanations for them.

Serena is extremely insecure.

Serena is a child.

Serena is an insecure child who has no idea what a relationship is supposed to look like.

Also, several complaints bashers have about her are either completely unwarranted or, honestly huge stretches.

Complaint A:

Serena is a stalker.

Serena is not a stalker in my opinion, Wanting to meet your old friend again now that he's close to you...doesn't make you a stalker. Keeping something that reminds you of them doesn't make you a stalker. And accepting that old friend's invitation to travel with them definitely doesn't make you a stalker.

Complaint B:

Serena only exists for fanservice/to be sexualized.

What...uh...the fuck? If your first thought when seeing a child character dressed in perfectly normal clothes who just happens to have many alternate outfits (which are also very normal, aside from when they're literal stage outfits) is "This character is intended as a sex object"

I'm not going to throw around horrible accusations, but...I do think that's creepy.

Complaint C:

Her dream being Showcases is problematic.

Showcases are based on the Japanese music industry, which, while that industry and culture is extremely messed up and dehumanizing, being an idol is also a common dream for young Japanese girls, which goes with my theory of Serena being intended as a self insert for female viewers. I personally don't think this indicates the writer's view of women, as the other pokegirls had far more acceptable goals.

Complaint D:

Showcases were never even her goal, it was solely to get Ash's attention. I'm just gonna say it here...I don't believe that one bit. See how crushed she was on her first loss? She wouldn't react like that if it wasn't a genuine dream for her. Her theme, Doridori, doesn't reference being in love at all, it references wanting to find her own purpose in life. And that thing she said to Ash after kissing him, about being beautiful and being with him being her goal...once again...she's a kid. She has no idea how relationships work. She thought that was what he wanted to hear. And when she returns in Journeys, she's a Coordinator. She's been pursuing her goal without him.

Complaint E:

She's immature and a crybaby.

I feel like a lot of people forget that the Pokemon protagonists are all like, 10. They act, and often look, older. Ash is the only one who actually acts his age, and even then, he acts way older in gens 4 and 6. Serena strikes me as acting like an actual child, trying and failing to be mature and serious. She's very irrational and doesn't take failure well. She reacts to things with what she thinks will work, not what will actually work, and it builds up a sense of dramatic irony when people realize that no, it won't work. Of course she's immature, she's literally 10.

So, anyway...this was me trying (and probably failing) to defend Serena.

[therotatingvillain]

Funny things in Baby Steps, my unfinished Pokevillain fanfic

Alright, after spending too long in a severe depression hole and also spending like way too much time at work, here I am again!

This is gonna be my first update on the Pokevillain fanfiction that my last post was about. What I’m doing is reading through those 43 pages and just get a base understanding of what the fuck I was even doing.

To have all of you be part of this, you’ll get my live thoughts about it! So be ready for some shitposting and a few sneak peeks at the story haha

Cyrus insisting on just being called ‘Cyrus’ because ‘Mr. Akagi’ reminds him of his father is such a mood. Also, yeah, I use their japanese names as their last names, except Guzma, because Guzmas japanese name is Guzma lol So for him I just used his german name ‘Bromley’. Such an ass name

Having stayed in a hospital for the first time not too long ago, 2020 me was surprisingly accurate when it came to hospital food

“What do you think? Aren’t you supposed to be incredibly smart?” She kept smiling, but Cyrus knew it was fake. It had been ever since she entered. It was the same smile his mother always had when talking to guests or clients. God I hate Cyrus nurse, I made her such a bitch lmao

Forgot I made Cyrus lactose intolerant lol

That smile made Cyrus want to go back into the distortion world No comment needed

‘New Guy’ seemed like a major downgrade from ‘God of a new dimension’ but for now, having terribly failed the latter one, the first one was acceptable. 2020 me had banger humor

Guzma looking at Cyrus and just going “You’re my friend now” is how I make all of my friends

Ah yeah, Giovanni is there because of another failed attempt, except for Guzma the rest is there because of court mandation and Guzma is there because Nanu got him a spot.

almost like touching a Rotom that couldn’t quite control its energy. Foreshadowing? Maybe

Guzma immediately having Cyrus back even when Cyrus is clearly in the wrong is so funny to me

Aaaaaaaah gays bonding over piano music

Ah yes, Maxie and Archie are divorced husbands. Yes, they still love each other, yes, Maxie still actively wears his wedding ring while Archie always has it on him somehow

“Hey fuckers, time for lunch!” Mood Guz

Lysandre desperately trying to socialise with his roommate only to routinely be fucked over by his own shitty mental health and eating disorder is too real man

Dr. Roberts is such a kind soul, he’s the therapist OC I created specifically for this story and he’s just a sweetie who’s fantastic at his job and also, obviously, gay and married with a couple kids.

Cyrus went to college (duh) and majored in: Electrical Engineering, Economics, Computer Engineering, Political Science and Computer Science. And finished all his majors in 4 years. Yikes dude, my boy just wanted to study the stars but he was denied by his bullshit parents

Ah yes, Cyrus sister. Buckle in people, time for a bit of lore:

So we all remember the Old Chateau in Eterna Forrest back in gen 4, right? Right. For a long time there was a theory that perhaps Cyrus grew up in that house. How did we come to that conclusion? Basically, Cyrus in Platinum (and the USUM Rainbow Rocket episode) has a severe obsession with the Pokemon Rotom, supplying Charon with detailed notes and diaries all about it and in the Rainbow Rocket episode, he nearly has a breakdown upon seeing the Rotom dex. Now where do you find Rotom in Gen 4? Hiding in a TV in the Old Chateau. So, we theorized that Cyrus grew up there. What else do we find in the Old Chateau? The spirits of a butler and a small girl. So, the theory goes that Cyrus used to have a little sister, but she and a butler of the family were killed in an accident, probably involving the Rotom Cyrus kept, most likely hidden from his parents. Afterwards, his family moved to Sunyshore, leaving the Chateau, where Rotom was still hiding, possibly having come back in search of it’s friend (Cyrus) and then hiding in the TV because it was scared as it was alone, Cyrus nowhere to be found, and sought comfort in the electrical appliance. That’s how the theory goes. This theory is true in my story.

Maxie and Archie being extremely angry bordering on violent with each other makes me sad. And I wrote this shit!

The fact that Cyrus, on his first day there, immediately has a panic attack in the evening is relatable.

Also, Giovanni helps him through it and they start bonding and being cute hehe

For every scene involving stargazing, be aware that I have zero idea about stars. I grew up in the middle of fuck nowhere, so I can see them very clearly each night, but I still have little to no idea about how to read stars lol

Lysandre has anorexia and Cyrus is way too oblivious to understand that it’s ana so he’s just constantly like “wow youre thin” until it clicks lmao

Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Charon are just codenames and Cyrus never bothered to learn their actual names. Is this also foreshadowing? Maybe hehe

YES CYRUS STAND YOUR GROUND TO THAT PISS POOR EXCUSE OF A NURSE i hate her so much man

Cyrus is a deeply kind person. I will not elaborate yet

Yes, Maxie and Archie get over their shit and back together

Yes, it spirals Giovanni into another suicide attempt

No, I shall not elaborate how one leads to the other

But yeah, there’s a pretty intense part of this that deals with Giovannis shitty mental state and his active suicide attempt (that only barely failed) and Cyrus ends up having a severe breakdown because of it. Like I said in my last post, this story deals with some heavy topics.

Guz and Ly really take on the roles of dads to Cyrus, to help him be more open in his expression and just be who he is and I think that’s beautiful

His breath was caught in his throat, his chest and stomach spreading a comfortable warmth through his body.

What was this? A heart attack? 

No, those felt different. There was no stabbing pain. I love writing Cyrus

THERAPY POKEMON EVERYONE yes the leaders are getting therapy Pokemon

Here’s a list of who they get:

Giovanni: His Persian

Maxie: Toxel

Archie: Hypno

Cyrus: His Rotom

Ghetsis: Castform

Lysandre: Levanny

Guzma: His Golisopod

I’d love for yall to theorize on why each leader gets their respective Pokemon! I actually put some thought in all of them haha

Cyrus grandfather has a big role in Cyrus’ recovery, and it starts with a simple visit that is still one of my favorite parts of this story so far

Cyrus grandfather (Paul Akagi) is the polar opposite to his parents, Paul is kind, loving, supportive and really just wants Cyrus to be happy and their relationship???? it warms my heart

A big part of connection for all of the leaders, specifically everyone else and Ghetsis, is a broken piano in the common room that they all work together to fix and that piano really is a symbol for Cyrus’ recovery and especially his willingness to get better.

GUZMA IS TRANS and this is a fact because I am trans and I said so. Also Ghetsis is a bigot. End of sentence lol

Ghetsis saying some transphobic shit and Guzma then going to PULL HIS NON PARALYZED ARM OUT OF ITS SOCKET is such a girly pop move

Also yes everything I’ve written so far ends on Maxie and Archie remarrying and Dr. Roberts allowing everyone to drink alcohol in celebration and yes of course it escalates lol

Alright everyone, that’s it for now, I’m all caught up, hopefully I’ll get some time to actually write a bit more the next few days. 

As always, please please please interact with this, tell me your thoughts so far, ask questions, I NEED IT okay cool thank you.

I have work tomorrow so I shall go and kill myself lol

Have a great whenever you are! Stay hydrated

Love all of you.