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On the verge of broken dreams (Hop x Reader) Part 1

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When you began your Pokémon journey with your best friend Hop, you didn’t think about what would happen. You didn’t think you’d have to save the world one day. You also didn’t think you had grown so close to him, your eyes trained on the challenge and missing everything beside it.

Timid times when Hop and you collided, before wandering apart again. You bear the burden of breaking his lifelong dream, but as kind as he is, he says it’s no big deal.

What happens when everybody finds their place in life and finally has time to think ?

author’s note

There’s not enough Hop x Reader so here is an attempt at one. This follows the storyline in game so don’t read if you don’t want to be spoiled.

You were born and raised in Galar, beautiful region adorned with greenery, wild areas and an array of different and exotic Pokémons. Though, you were a country bumpkin, so the only Pokémon you got to see on the regular were mostly Wooloos, save for the occasional Rookidee or Yamper, and those pesky Skwovets that always managed to eat part of the harvest, be it in the fields or in the bags.

You grew up with another boy, named Hop, and it happened his brother became the champion. Not just a champion, but THE champion of the league of Galar, the one at the top. He became very famous and busy, so you didn’t get to see him that much, and neither did Hop. But with a strong culture of catching Pokémon to train them to battle and being exposed to matches countless times on TV, seeing Hop’s brother, Leon, being so cool and all, it was obvious you’d want to become a Pokémon trainer one day.

And you did. One morning, Hop came to your house because Leon was coming back from Wyndon to visit him – and you ! So you dressed up, gobbled your breakfast as quickly as you could and rushed out to see Hop already waiting for you. The both of you rushed past his house and carefully tread onto the small portion of road that housed wild Pokémons until you were at Wedgehurst station. Leon was already there and a small crowd had gathered, cheering the Champion as he made his signature pose.

Seeing his brother, Leon had parted the crowd and greeted you both, a very kind smile gracing his features. And to be honest, he couldn’t be anyone else’s brother. They had the same hair color, eyes, and over the top motivation to do anything.

“So you’re the one Hop won’t stop talking about, right ?”

Hop excitedly interrupted.

“Lee ! She wants to be a Pokémon trainer like me. She’ll even take on the Gym Challenge ! “

Everything went pretty fast then. Leon gave you your first Pokémon, Hop got one too, you had your first battle with your childhood friend and beat him. And to top it all off, Leon endorsed you both so that you could partake in the Gym Challenge. To try and defeat him, the Champion.

One day, you were just a regular girl helping her mom with chores and feeding the Wooloos, and the next day you were on your way for a trip around the country, battling people and attempting to dethrone the national icon.

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It had been a while since then. You were now 8 gyms into the challenge, having only the final tournament left until you could perhaps face Leon. Your progression was pretty uneventful, except maybe meeting Bede and Marnie, two other rivals that were respectively absolutely shit-mouthed and adorable. Your team was diverse and you grasped quickly the concept of type advantages, so beating a gym leader that only used one type was really no big deal. You did struggle a bit against Raihan, but then again he had the most annoying battling style you’d ever seen.

On the other hand, Hop had encountered some… setbacks. As enthusiastic as he was, he took everything very personally. His encounter with Bede didn’t go very well, as the arrogant boy won against Hop. And being the soft-hearted boy you knew, he lost in self-confidence. That one loss made him remake his team from scratch, a desperate attempt to change everything in hopes that it would be better. It was hard for you to watch, seeing your best friend questioning so much about himself, his dreams, his abilities. You wanted to help him, you honestly wanted to give him all the wins so that he wouldn’t seem so sad and out of it. But the challenge continued, and the tournament took place.

You beat him again. It was just the two of you, the last battle that would decide who would face Leon the next day. And you won, yet again. You felt so bad, seeing him sad but hiding it with his usual beaming smile. You knew that his dream was broken by you, and your actions. At the last moment, you had considered giving up, letting his team beat your own, anything so that he could fight Leon, but it wouldn’t have been fair. Not for your Pokémon who were giving their all, not for Hop who was doing his best and expecting you to do the same, not for Leon who was also going to battle the winner with all his might to keep the title of champion.

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So you were stuck here, having the heavy weight of Hop’s broken dream on your mind as the crowd cheered you on.

Leon was facing you, but as he was unclasping his cape before battling, the big screens all around Wyndon stadium lit up to display chairman Rose’s face. He had freed Eternatus. The Darkest Day was taking place right now in Galar, and you didn’t know who the heroes that had saved the world were. You had only hints, suppositions, even Sonia didn’t know for sure. But there was no time to think, as the sky turned red and ominous, swirling clouds were gathering to the south, where Hammerlocke and its power plant were. Leon said he was going to meet with chairman Rose to try and contain Eternatus, and Hop arrived to get the both of you to the Slumbering Weald.

After a short ride beneath an agitated – to say the least - Corviknight, Hop and you rushed inside the dark, misty forest. If there was a hero, a legendary something that could help you save the world, it was there. You hadn’t forgotten your strange encounter earlier during the year.

As you progressed through the maze of trees and Pokémon, the mist became clearer and you saw a small stone bridge crossing a small stream and its muddy banks. As you got over it, you saw some kind of altar in front of which Hop was already standing. After the arch was a sort of tombstone facing a lake, light pouring from the clearing in the trees there. The place had a very soothing effect, even if it was the end of the world.

Near the tombstone were a rusted shield and sword, and you took one while Hop took the other. It was your only clue, and you hoped very, very hard that something magical would happen with those artifacts because the clouds were growing thicker as you exited the Slumbering Weald to head towards Hammerlocke Stadium.

Once you were there, Sonia hijacked the doors to an elevator leading to the power plant. When you entered the room where chairman Rose stood, you were astonished. A gigantic, broken Pokéball, and weird bulb type structures that must’ve been the dynamax energy collectors or something. All doused in red, rubble on the floor and Rose looking not one bit sorry for what he did. What a foolish man, still thinking he could harness the power of something as destructive as Eternatus. You settled things quickly with a fight, while Hop rode another elevator to the top, where Leon already was.

When you finally joined them, you were greeted by the sight of an enormous, skeletal and angular dragon all of purples and reds, hovering above the ground. Leon was facing it with Charizard, but your arrival distracted him and Eternatus fired a blast directly from his ribcage. Leon and Charizard were sent tumbling away, the champion being knocked unconscious on a larger piece of rubble scattered on the roof.

Hop and you scuttled to cover, shocked that Leon was already out of the game.

“That’s crazy !” you muttered to Hop while crouching behind some kind of parapet. “What are we going to do, Leon was wiped out in one blow !!!”

“Don’t worry, mate !” Hop said while smiling as best as he could. “As far as I know, you are the one that can whip Lee’s ass, so that Eternatus should be no big deal.”

You stared into his eyes, unsaid words making you remember Hop would never have that chance because of you. Right now, you were unsure of a lot of things. You were not sure you could beat the beast of a dragon waiting behind the wall. You weren’t sure you could protect Hop, and why he trusted you so much when you had been the worst to him. You tried to find answers in his amber irises, when he spoke softly.

“But in case you can’t…”

And he pressed his lips against yours, gently. If your heart wasn’t already pounding because there was the fucking dynamax god right out there, Hop’s kiss would have made it go to 100 real fast. Time seemed to stop for an instant, when it was rushing between your fingers moments before. He tasted like Pomeg berries, enticing sweetness and a bit of spice. You started to think you didn’t want this moment to end, didn’t want to face whatever came after.

But Hop broke the kiss quickly and, rising to his feet, took your hand and nudged you towards Eternatus, a sheepish, blushing, sorry smile on his face.

Thank Arceus he had kissed you, because the adrenalin rushing through your veins made you capable of facing the maddened dragon and bringing him down. Once. And then the second time with Hop by your side, as Eternatus gigantamaxed himself and the two heroes that had saved the world came back to help you. Everything was a blur of sensations, fear and hope mixing together, the air saturated with dynamax energy as the giant clawed hand of Eternatus glared down on you. The sword and shield you had taken from the Slumbering Weald rose into the sky and fused with Zacian and Zamazenta, adorning them with a sword and a shield-like breastpiece, making them resemble chivalrous knights.

In the end, you caught Eternatus. The end of the world being averted and chairman Rose being arrested, life suddenly went back to normal, as abruptly as everything had went sour. Well, it seemed very mundane and normal to you, after defeating the source of all dynamax energy and saving basically thousands of Pokémon from dynamaxing and wreaking havoc around Galar.

You had to face Leon the next day, to try and become champion in his stead.