#hello Pokémon Gold. i should play you again sometime

[decepticon-nerd]

I absolutely refuse to get rid of this fucking TV. Damn thing is older than me and it still works

[septicbadger]

The beginnings of a story I started to write a long time ago (probably sometime 2015) that I never got that far into but decided to share today as it’s Sean’s 30th birthday...

"Uh... This is fun," muttered Sean, it was a history lesson. His class had been learning all about Greece's philosophers and to be honest he was bored, he didn't care. He would rather be at home just playing Pokémon on his gameboy, his first console. Looking down at his right arm, he saw his fourteen year old hands, they were rough and his finger nails were dirty from playing outside in the woods by his house. Then he gazed at his sleeve, it was ruffled at the end and was green, the colour of Ireland, his home land.

Then the bell rang and Sean was smacked back to reality, finally the lesson had ended, it was breaktime! He rushed outside into the playground to play football with a few of his secondary school 'friends'.

Billy, Steve, Suzy and Betty were waiting and wanted to play while some of his other classmates mingled, among them, Larry, Bobby, Mike, Mary and Harry.

There were two teams but they were unfair. It was Billy Betty and Suzy vs. Sean and Steve and Sean was in goal. The game started well, Betty in her baggy school uniform had the ball first and was quite slow because of her weight but then Billy, the smaller of the group took the ball from her then turned to attack Sean and Steve. Steve whizzed past Sean, he was always been the best at this game, it was like he had a segway in defence. Suzy was minding her own business, her mind floating off into the air when she was running to attack with Billy. She, not concentrating and looking at Billy through her glasses, slammed into Sean whilst he was in the air and they banged heads and Sean got a gash above his left eye. Then Billy scored.

"Billy! I was on the floor you can't score a goal when I'm down!" complained Sean he was tearing up and his left eye stung like hell.

"Oh, ha sorry. Not! I bet you were glad to bump into Suzy anyway," Billy teased.

"Shut your mouth Billy or I'll close it for you!" shouted Sean through the pain.

"Is that a threat?" asked Billy, " how sweet, and while you're still on the floor."

"Billy just be quiet!" commanded Sean.

"No!" then Billy ran on ashamed but not regretting what he did, a smirk on his face.

"Screw...You....Billy!!"screamed Sean whilst his eye bled.

 This grabbed the attention of Steve and Betty who were watching the spectacle while Suzy had gone to tell the teacher.

"Are you okay Buddy?" asked Steve, Sean's video gaming friend.

"Of course I'm... ," said Sean but he couldn't hide the pain.

"Oh My God! Sean. Oh no, oh no!" Betty panicked.

Sean had to say something to shut her up. "Calm your tits Betty. I'll be alright but Billy won't."

Sean was between emotions.

* * *

It had been two and a half weeks and Sean's eye had become infected. He had been acting normally, trying not to hit Billy, playing video games with Steve, playing at break and climbing and swinging from his favourite tree outside his house but today things would change.

He arrived at school, his normal cheerful self but with his mum. "Goodbye Jack," she called. Sean knew why he was called Jack because of Sean being like Irish John, "and remember honey the doctor said, don't touch your eye even if you think it looks cool and 'badass'."

"Goodbye," Sean cried when he saw Billy sniggering in the corner.

"Hey, look it's jacksepticeye!" Billy loudly mocked, "How are you Jacky?"

Sean bit his lip. Hopefully ma didn't hear, he thought, and hopefully she won't hear this. Sean deeply exhaled.

"Billy. You will get a beating you little ginger tw-"

Sean's mum ran to the scene, she had heard and Billy ran to class. "Sean William McLaughlin come here now!"

"But... Ma I was being a Boss," She looked directly at him. "Yes Ma," he unwillingly obeyed.

"Straight home with you!"

When they arrived back Sean ran away to hang in the forest. He hastily made his way to his favourite place but he tripped.

"Ouch!" He had tripped on a piece of jutting metal. He looked down at the design. It looked alien. He, being an adventurous young boy, dug out the top part of this. He saw what looked to be a pod. Sean with his +1 biceps pulled it out from the ground. It was so easy, it was like it had been buried and lightly covered over.

 He gazed at the 90 centimetre tall pod. It was a dark metal oval with light gray fins and highlights, there was a deep ocean green button at its base. Sean felt the urge to push it, like he knew what to do and he had to do it. A pod door opened up to reveal the capsule inside. Sean was amazed at all the flashing lights, levers and buttons of all varying sizes and colours. He saw the leather backing of the pod, it was about the size to fit a baby.

Sean ran back to tell his mum about it.

"Ma...Ma, 's awesome!"

"Honey what's awesome?"

"I found an alien pod with all these amazing lights and controls, it could have been an escape pod or something! Come I'll show you!" Sean was so excited he could barely speak.

"No," his mother said," I have something to tell you, you might want to sit down. We're moving soon in two weeks exactly in fact to live closer to grandma in a huge forest, you'll have all the trees in the world to play in but you won't see your friends again."

"What? Ma you didn't tell me!" This had put a downer on things and Sean felt betrayed. "But..."

"I'm sorry honey but things have already been arranged. You can forget about that pod as well, you're not allowed in the forest again with that eye of yours."

  But Sean would never forget, never tell anyone about it again. He would always remember, the pod and its existence. He even came up with some theories why his mother wouldn't acknowledge it existed and occasionally in the future he would joke about them like in his childhood:

 That he was a Boss of the Bossatronios, an alien race that once ruled the Planet Bossatron.

He thought that he had come in that pod. That his parents and siblings took him in as Sean, a normal Irish lad.

 He wasn't far off.

   Chapter 1: The Message

"Well I'm going to leave this episode here! If you liked it, punch that like button in the face, LIKE A BOSS! Aaand, high fives all around!" Sean said with energy as he high fived his YouTube audience. "But thank you guys so much for watching and I'll see all of you... IN THE NEXT VIDEOOO!" He shouted as loud and almost as high as his voice could go, it had been a good episode of Reading Your Comments and was a long time in the making, episode one hundred.

Sean ended the recording at precisely 9:42, took off his headphones and stood up in his home. His green brown and slightly grey (never to be talked about) hair was ruffled as he stood. His manly short beard was the way it always was, just an extended stubble leading around his mouth. It was time for a snack.

When he got back he decided to open up a game a fan of his had said she had made when he had attended the recent PAX. It was a convention where he had his own panel and met so many of his fans. It all meant so much to Sean but he wondered whether the USB contained a virus.

He download the game called. S.E.A.N and a loading screen appeared once he ran it. There was no menu, just a pixelated green field, Sean wondered what the game could really be about. He used his mouse to look around at the game's surroundings. Then a message popped up.

Hello S.E.A.N, or maybe Sean or Jack. You probably remember meeting me don't you, a human meeting a human. Well neither of us were human. Press enter to continue...

Then the game crashed and his computer buzzed."What the hell?" asked Sean, "This shouldn't happen!"

A new window appeared. Sean sat back down trying to get his computer to respond. But it didn't. He couldn't close the window or minimize it. All that there was was a blank screen and he stared at it through beautiful blue eyes.

Then the screen of his computer went to a blue screen. Sean didn't know what to think. Should he press enter or not? Was his name just an acronym? He remembered that pod in the forest.

He hadn't seen it ever again. He had never spoken seriously of it since when he was a child.

He remembered the people from his secondary school. He had even named some of the characters after them in games that he had played.

He had become a big success since his teenage years. He had played many great games on his channel named jacksepticeye. He had become a popular YouTuber, 15 million strong and always growing.

You know what? thought Sean.

YOLO BITCHES!!!

He clicked enter and his world was turned upside down.

* * *

The first thing he saw was a blinding flash of sea foam green. His eyes squinted into his new surroundings. He felt different, inside and out. He wasn't quite himself anymore, he was just a character in a video game. But this video game felt and looked as real as life.

Sean touched his nose, it felt like plasticene. He checked for his hat, but all he touched was his green hair. He was still Sean but also not him. His mind, his looks belonged to his human body but his body felt looser. And through his pixel eyeballs was a new world.

Chapter 2: The Party

He was in a stone hall. He recognised the walls, the stairs, the floors, the arches and the pedestal where a body lay: he was in his favourite game, Shadow of the Colossus. He stepped towards the body, like Wander in the game. But from under the cloths came a skeleton.

"Hello, human! I m the great Papyrus! And you shall place me in the royal guard!"

This skeleton Jack knew from Undertale in his red, white and gold outfit and spoke in jack's voice for him. He was basically the best and deserved more recognition. Sean remembered having to kill him in the genocide run and he remembered their date. It all filled him with determination.

"I'm taking you to Undyne!" said Papyrus and suddenly an orange portal appeared which Jack knew was from the game Portal and he was whisked away. Papyrus didn't mind so much, he was thinking about spaghetti.

They arrived through the portal. Jack was stuck between two green blocks and in front of him were six people, an elf, a little girl, a baby boy, two men and a chubby woman, standing still on floating green platforms. Jack recognised these characters from Happy Wheels. He didn't recognise the level when in fact it was the first level he played that someone had made for him in the game.

"Wowie! I'm on a horse! There is a pile of swords in front of me!"

Jack turned his head and behind him surely enough was a pile of swords. This was a sword throw level. Papyrus was sure enough sitting on a horse, Agro, the black horse from Shadow of the Colossus. The question was- through his own eyes could Jack kill the people?

That question didn't need to be answered as from out of Sean's vision came a kid in an orange top, just like Billy's from school. He had remembered the kid when naming the character for Happy Wheels as they wore the same clothes and were both ginger and "Screw you Billy" became a known saying.

Billy leaped onto Papyrus, Agro spooked and fell forward. Jack pulled the swords away and they all fell on him, as they fell through another portal: this one was blue.

They were all falling through the clouds. Sean, Papyrus, Agro and Billy together. Suddenly, a god like figure appeared in the clouds. She was just a head and shoulders appearing to them as they fell. This figure had brown hair and greenish hazel eyes."Evie!" said Sean.

Immediately, CleverBot Evie that Jack had done many videos on, turned into a hologram and came up on Sean's face like Cortana from Halo. He remembered when she guessed his name.

"Oh God!" he said to both that video and the fact that she was on his HUD, ready to be talked to.

One last portal appeared, orange and they all ended up in a blank void. There was a lamppost in the centre. Sean remembered The Beginner's Guide. Suddenly, before he could react, Jack's character from Skate 3, Betty, came through the portal on Pink Lighting, a trike from Turbo Dismount.

Sean stood up. He couldn't help thinking, "OOOOOWWWWW PINK LIGHTING!" Papyrus and Billy sat on Agro.

"Now I have three humans in my custody!" exclaimed the skeleton.

"Help me! Where am I? There's a skeleton!" moaned Billy in his high pitched bitch voice. Jack didn't care, he was enjoying this.

Agro neighed, majestic and not bothered by the stupid people on him.

Betty stood up in her black t-shirt and jeans. "This isn't my skateboard!" she said as she jumped off Pink Lighting and towards Jack.

"Hi, Betty," began Sean.

"How do you know my name? Who are you? Where am I? Did you bring me here?" She was full of questions!

"Um... well." Sean didn't know what to say. He didn't want to say that she was from a game he had played and this was another game made for him.

"Hi, I'm Sean. I know your name from er... well, I've heard of your great skating. We have been sent here, I don't know where, to together take down a common enemy, the Yllib, threatening our lives. And... no I didn't bring you here."

Betty stepped closer, looking beyond Sean at a skeleton and a little kid, on top of a horse. "So, obviously I'm the leader of whatever you guys are."

"Um... ok. This is Billy, Papyrus and Agro," explained jacksepticeye, pointing at the three characters bickering. Papyrus grabbed Billy and took them both off the horse, walking towards them.

"Have you told them what we're here for?" Betty asked.

"No."

"Well maybe you could be my second in command, tell them the boring stuff and get them together."

Papyrus and Billy arrived next to videogame Sean. "You two humans come here. You are now my prisoners. This child knows nothing. Tell me how we get out of here, one with green hair,  this is not the underground." And with his skeletal fingers Papyrus pointed at Sean.

"Help me you two. Uhhhng I want my daddy!"

"Shut up Billy!"shouted Sean and Billy went quiet. "Well, we are here to take down a common enemy, the Yllib who are threatening Snowdin, Skate Parks and Hap- BMX tracks. We have been sent here to find a way to stop them."

"But tell them how we get out, second in command," said Betty.

"How do we get out?" Sean muttered to Evie. He had been feeling quite cool debriefing people.

"By understanding everything is connected," Evie droned out in Jack's mind. Papyrus was getting impatient and was tapping his foot whilst Betty looked concerned. Billy was just a little bitch.

"No, we need a portal."

"Yes, you need a point," said Evie. Oh my god, how dumb can a CleverBot get? thought Sean, I need a portal!

Sure enough a portal opened far away in the distance behind Agro who was now smelling Pink Lighting. "Through that portal over there."

"Through that human tamed beast over there? Is that a portal?" Papyrus questioned.

"No not Agro! That blue portal in the distance. But we will need transportation. Papyrus, your greatness, and you, Commander Betty, will ride with me on Agro the horse. Billy you can have Pink Lighting and do try to keep up you little bitch," finished Jack.

The team galloped off towards the portal in the black void. And behind them Billy pedalled with his small legs. He hated Sean. To him, he was a big bitch. And this trike was Billy's least favourite shade of pink.

* * *

Sean, Betty, Papyrus and Agro arrived at the portal, looking amazing atop their steed. Jack wanted to leave Billy behind but Pink Lightning was too precious and Billy was put in the game for a reason. As they waited time ticked on...

TWO GAME HOURS LATER

"Go Billy, go, go, go!" screamed Sean at Billy, trying to motivate him. He was five metres away from arriving next to them.

"Next time, that skeleton can have this," panted Billy.

"Fine," agreed Betty.

"I agree, it is fair that I, the great Papyrus, get the best vehicle!"

"Right, everyone let's go!" said Betty. "Can you take the horse?" She beckoned at Sean and he followed, just having fun, playing the game.

They stepped towards the portal, Billy following Betty, Papyrus being a 'cool dude' on Pink Lightning and Sean guiding Agro's nose at the back. "Now the real game begins," said Evie in Jack's mind. She winked.

* * *

They all arrived on a realistic looking game graphic platform. It looked like it was from the Borderlands games and was all grey metal. Jack wished for Loader Bot to come out and say "Hi." in his robotic voice and do his thumb up pose. But nobody came...

"Where are we now, human?" asked Papyrus to Betty, getting off Pink Lightning.

"Sean!" she cried as him and Agro entered the conversation, "explain where we are!"

"Um..." Jack didn't know what to say. It didn't help that Billy was calling for his dad behind Betty and Papyrus. "I don't kno-"

Sean was cut short as suddenly something appeared, a  big portal. From the huge purple rift in space came...

...that’s as far as younger me got, thanks for reading if you made it down here!

[imaginegladions]

Make It!

Chapter 1: Surprise!

Summary: All paths led back eventually. Back to Alola. And, back to Gladion.

Note: The song I used is from PriPara, it’s called Dream Parade. You can use Laala’s or Mirei’s version. I suggest Mirei’s though.

Pairings: Gladion x Reader, or Gladion x Moon if you prefer.

“I feel we have chance…yes, let’s push forward.” A girl gripped the railings as she walked about the edges of the ship. She shouldn’t be out here, her friend would scold her for being so careless. The ocean was beautiful though as she watched the ship which took her from Kanto sail her to the vast tropical Alolan seas. She grinned, thinking of her favorite idol and of that first show, the one that flung the Champion of Alola into stardom.  “I don’t want to regret it later-”

You smirked and stepped next to her, your frame casting a shadow on the girl blocking the sun. 

“Our future lies right ahead…” You sang.

The boat horn blasted, signaling your arrival at Hau’oli and with a brief wave to the shell shocked girl you dismount your pack slung over your shoulder as you breathed in the tropical air. You turned then, to greet her. “Welcome to Alola”

Amarillo De Bosque Verde was enamored with your voice since your first live was broadcast across Kanto. She remembered the Alola’s Girl program very well and she always tuned in for it feeling encouraged by the bravery of girls in Alola but never once did she think she would meet you. So, when faced with [Y/N][L/N] herself, she was overwhelmed and didn’t know what to say.

Luckily for her, being an idol and Pokémon master, you knew how to fill awkward silences. “Are you here for the World Idol Festa, then?” You ask, scanning around for the girl’s parents.

“Y-Yeah! I was going to audition-” She fidgeted with her skirt and stuttered but you perked up at the mention of an audition. “I was going to try the third spot in-”

“Yellow!” A cheerful yell came from the woman getting off the boat. “Oh,” She muttered, pushing her long brown hair aside and blinking widely at you. “You’re that idol!” She clapped looking more amused than you expected.

You laugh, a little uneasy about the stranger who entered the conversation. “Nice to meet you both!” You greet, looking at the shorter girl and feeling your mind light up with a good idea. “Well, I’m holding a surprise live in a bit as a sort of I’m Home thing to let the locals know I’m here before we announce the World Idol Competition.” You pause as the shorter girl’s eyes blew wide open. “That’s why we’re auditioning for a third and looking for another group to spot us since the competition is sextet.” You explained.

“A World Idol Competition.” The blonde smiled. “This week is going to be great.”

“And you guys, hold on-” You shoved a hand into your bag and pulled out two passes. “Are invited to my opening show!”

The brunette accepted the tickets for them both as the blonde stared down at them like they were made of gold. “We’ll definitely make it.”

“Great! Cause auditions are tomorrow and it’s best to know what you’re going to be aiming for.” You said just as your phone started to ring. “Hold on a sec.” You lift a finger in their direction and answered the phone, holding it up to your ear. “Hello?”

“All set up!” Lillie chirped knowingly from the other end of the line. “He’s going to be so shocked. He’s going to love this.” She giggled, beeping sounds from what you assumed was the control box were alerting left and right. “You’re up in ten for rehearsals.”

“I’ll be there in five.” You hang up and smile sheepishly at the two new arrivals. “Stage is set so I have to get going.”

“And we have to get going because Yellow and I need to unpack to see your live! Right, Yellow?”  The brunette said, clutching her companion’s arm and shaking it.

Yellow nodded. “We’ll see you there, [Y/N]-chan.” She blushed bright red.

You smiled at them and waved. “Alright, see you!”

Blue slowly let go of Yellow as you walked away, her hand going to her phone thoughtfully. “Another trio besides you.” She looked at Yellow, rolling her eyes. “I know just the people.”

“Blue, please don’t go there.” Yellow groaned, trying to shove the phone out of her hands.

“Ah ah! We’ll be late for [Y/N]’s live!” She said, shoving the phone down the back of her pants and sticking her tongue out at Yellow. “There you go!”

“You’re disgusting.” Yellow pouted.

“You love me! Now, come on!” Blue grinned and started pulling Yellow along towards their hotel. “We have a date with destiny!”

You peeked out the curtains, the crowd stirring and gathering at the stage which was all set and ready for you to start performing. No one knew you were coming home today and they certainly didn’t know you’d barely gotten the World Idol Competition approved a week ago overlapping with Idol Festa just so you could come home.

Just to see him again.

You didn’t feel like you’d seen enough of the world yet sometimes.

But, when it’s too quite, you think of blonde hair and dauntless green eyes and have to keep yourself from booking a ship ticket to Alola.

Breathing in, you catch sight of two figures entering the backstage area and smile when you recognize the brunette and blonde. “You guys came!” You cheered, hugging them and then dragging them over near the control room. “You guys can watch with Lillie.”

Lillie waved at them, patting the bench next to her.

“I have to do some preliminary stuff but it should start soon so stay with Lillie!” You say, waving as you left to get your stage up and your performance on.

You step onto the stage and are met by gasps and murmurs and clicks of cameras and you know there is no going back. You plaster on a smile and keep walking until you stand center stage. “Hey, Alola! Is that any way to welcome back your Champion?” You wink and grin as the crowd respond with a cheerful welcome back. “Luckily for you, I have a special song for you today as well as a special announcement as a gift for my return!” You cleared your throat. “This week’s World Idol Festa is going to host a World Idol Competition, and the winning group gets to be the first ever published idol group in the world!”

The crowd cheer, growing larger as more and more people begin to recognize you.

It’s only a matter of time before this reaches Gladion, you think with a smile as you bring the microphone to your lips.

“And as an opening to this, I’ll be singing my new song called…” You smile. “Dream Parade.”

The camera zoomed in as you burst into action, your arms waving and legs stepping so fast no one can quite capture what you’re doing in words. Videos were being streamed left and right as the intro played.

You felt the intro come to a close as you strike a pose, before sharply bringing your arms to your chest. “If you’re not sure whether to go for it or not” You sang, doing something complicated with your arms all the while gripping a microphone in one hand.  “Come on over here quick” You cupped your mouth with your hands as if calling out to them. “‘Cause we’re waiting for you.” You raised an arm, beckoning the crowd closer with a wink.

“Not everyone can always get full points”

Gladion looked up from his desk, eyes glued to the breaking news that interrupted his company’s advertisement. He knew that voice anywhere.

He shoved his chair back so hard it fell back and hit the floor. But, he didn’t wait for it to fall, he was shoving his coat on and out the door in seconds. “Wicke, I’m going out.” He said, shutting the door to his office.

“Where to, Young Master?” She asked.

“So just be confident and go”

He smirked. “To meet an old friend.”

“Everybody has their own dream!” You sing loudly, your breath running out and your stamina eaten up by fatigue. “That shines with rainbow colors.” You turn, hoping no one knew you were tiring and quickly at that. You take a moment to breathe really quickly and turn back to the audience with a smile. “The choices are endless, after all. Take one step forward and you’re on your way!” You sing, stepping forward to greet the crowd.

Twirling, you point to them, one knee raised. “I don’t want to leave this as just a dream” You shake a finger at them, winking. “Once you’ve decided on your very own, fly out-” You step back and pose. “PriPara Dream Parade!”

You catch your breath enough to dance the full outro and by the time you stop at your final pose you’re panting and out of breath.

Your vision spun as you tried to bow and thank the audience.

‘One more song.’ You thought, raising the mic to your mouth. ‘One more-’

“[Y/N] will now take a short break and she will return in a while to sing her crowning song, Start Line.” The crowd seemed discouraged by the sudden break but were buzzing with excitement at the mention of Start Line.

You walked backstage, confused. “One more song-” You managed to say before tipping over and falling into the arms of the blonde and the brunette from earlier with Lillie on their tail. She must have made the announcement.

“I knew having this event after the five concerts you just did in Kanto was too much.” Lillie said sadly. “Why are you pushing yourself so hard? You’re already a top idol in all the regions!” She scolded.

Shaking your head, you frown. “Not enough, if I don’t improve then-” Your nose scrunched up as you stared into her familiar green eyes, tearing up slightly. “If I’m not amazing, if I didn’t improve then leaving him wouldn’t have been worth it! Don’t you get it?” You breath in sharply. “I wasted years I should have been here with him for nothing if I’m not the best. So, that’s what I have to be.” You snapped, breaking away from them and walking back onto the stage.

“Hey everyone!” You grinned, the crowd responding as if automatically. “Who’s ready for some Start Line?”

Yellow watched you start to dance, your movements were flawless despite your fatigue but your aura seemed to suffer from the lack of rest. “Guilt isn’t a good reason to be an idol.”

“It wasn’t the reason she wanted to be one.” Lillie chimed in, looking sad. “Love does things to people. You heard her.” She shrugged. “She doesn’t think she deserves it, the waiting he did.”

Yellow blinked at her. “Who’s he?”

The telltale signs of a helicopter landing penetrated through the loudness of your singing and Lillie smirked.

“You’re about to find out.”