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Posted: Sat, 02/09/2023 21:29 (8 Months ago)

Title: Chapter 5

Later that day…

Azure and Abyss stood at the table with Zor, waiting for the other one to return. Abyss sensed Firma’s presence before the door opened.

“So, what happened?” she asked, awaiting his answer. He shook his head, “A Tauros was hit by a Confuse Ray, and it caused some damage. Mistia, Giri, and Florr helped calm it down before the situation got worse.”

He pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, “We also found this.” He handed it to Azure, and he inspected it. Azure sighed, “So, this confirms our theory. They are acting up again, aren’t they?”

Zor seemed to stare off in the distance, concern flickering in his eyes. Abyss noticed.

“Any thoughts, Master Zor?”

He didn’t respond, his mind pulling thoughts seemingly at random. One thought rose above all of them.

“If they’re starting to up their antics now, she must be protected. At least until she forms a connection with a Pokemon.”

The others nodded in agreement. They were unable to follow her to Sinn’oh to provide their protection, but at least the Skylanders would be able to protect her when the day comes.





The next day…

It was now day two of Giri visiting Ho’enn, and Mistia was enjoying her company. After yesterday, she seemed to be a little more open.

“So what’s Cat like?” she had asked last night, knowing that Cat would be arriving within a few days.

Giri smiled, “She’s cool. Like they said a couple days ago, she was a soldier, and a good one, too. Despite all the bad stuff she witnessed, she still made sure to give it her all, while also protecting her own men.”

“Whoa, so she’s cool
and nice. I can’t wait to meet her!”

And here she stood on her balcony, eyes glued to the sky as she watched ships and boats fly to and from Fortree. Of course, the Skylanders wouldn’t be arriving today, but she still enjoyed watching the commotion whenever she was excited about something.

“Mistia, I know you’re excited, but I think you should relax a little,” Giri said, who was sitting in front of the TV in the room, the news being broadcasted. She rubbed the back of her head, “Right, sorry.” She bounded over to Giri and sat down next to her.

“After a short confrontation on Chompy Mountain, the villain known as Chompy Mage has been detained by the Skylanders. The Trap Master, Enigma, led the attack, along with a division known as the Controlled Chaos Squad, quickly subduing the Doom Raider.”

Mistia blinked. “The Controlled Chaos Squad? What’s that?”

“A group of part-time Skylanders that do things a bit out of the norm. Cat sort of leads them.”
“Wait, you didn’t tell me she had a squad!”
“You didn’t ask.”
“I- okay, yeah, fair point. Maybe they’ll be the escort back to Sinn’oh! Wouldn’t it be cool?”
“They’re cool, except for when they do their crazy stunts.”

The two turned their attention back to the TV as it moved onto the next segment.

“In other news, yesterday, a Tauros caused trouble in the southern part of Fortree. No one was seriously hurt thanks to the efforts of three civilians, two of them being students, Mistia and Giri. Authorities believe that a gang of criminals are what caused the Tauros to go on a rampage-”

Mistia grew bored and grabbed the remote, switching it to a cartoon show. Giri turned her head to stare at her.

“I was watching that.”
“I know.”
“I would like to go back to it.”
“Nope.”

She heard her sigh in defeat, and she grinned while giggling a little, “Honestly, you should relax, too. We’re under the protection of some pretty strong people. If you’re worried about those criminals hunting us down, they’d have to get through them first.”

Then, she added, “Plus, judging from yesterday, you did pretty good with Tauros.”

“Because we had someone who could turn into a Pokemon. We can’t do that yet. That’s why I’m worried. We’re practically defenseless if we’re caught alone.”

“Then we stick together!”

Another defeated sigh escaped Giri, and she turned her attention back to the TV, and Mistia did the same.

Mistia thought back to when they first met. For some reason, she couldn’t properly read Giri’s aura. So, she decided to try it again. She blinked, allowing herself to see beneath the surface of anyone nearby. Then, she turned her gaze back to Giri.

There was a small difference in her aura this time. Instead of almost no emotion, she could see annoyance. But… there was something else.

Was that gratitude?

She blinked again, and her vision returned to normal. If only she knew what Giri was thinking, she would know why she was grateful. Perhaps it was about yesterday? Possibly. She turned her attention back to the TV as a cartoon Dodrio dropped an anvil on the cartoon Midnight Lycanroc. Mistia chuckled when the Lycanroc temporarily became an accordion.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Giri crack a tiny smile. It fell quickly, as if she didn’t want anyone to see it.

Don’t worry, Mistia said silently. I won’t tell anyone.

It would be a few more minutes before the two were called down to class. Today, they would be learning about the history of the Isles of Arc.





As Giri followed Mistia into the classroom, the first thing she was greeted by was the rest of the class swarming them upon arrival. Mabu, Elf, and Faun made up the majority of the students, with a few foxes, and a couple Greebles who, thankfully, weren’t a part of Kaos’ forces.

Mistia was friends with everyone, and as far as everyone knew, if Mistia wanted to be your friend, anyone could trust you.

“I can’t believe you guys helped stop a Tauros!” a Fox, Stella, said.

“You guys are the coolest!” Neebs, one of the Greebles, complemented.

They would’ve been nearly bombarded by their classmates, had Master Zor not walked in behind the pair, clearing his throat. Their classmates immediately darted for their seats, sitting at their wooden desks and eagerly waiting for the lesson to start. Mistia grabbed Giri’s hand, leading her to a seat in the middle of the classroom. Fortunately, it was right next to Mistia’s. She sat down, and the pink-clad pupil did the same. A grin was plastered on her face as she stared ahead, so Giri shifted her gaze to the front. Only then did she note the contents of the room itself.

Light filtered in from the window, which was expertly carved from the tree. There were at least two shelves containing books on all sorts of topics on one end of the room. Various other objects and tools for teaching were placed around the room, such as a whiteboard at the front of the classroom, and a table that held a cup full of extra pencils.

Of course, she spotted three inspirational posters hanging about the whiteboard. One red, one blue, and one green. Each one had one of the Weather Trio printed on them.

Rock on! Yelled the poster with Firma on it, who was in his Pokemon form, Groudon. His hands and claws were outstretched, almost as if he were giving a mighty roar. Giri swore he looked a bit excited in that one.

Mindset is everything. Azure’s poster stated. She was in her Pokemon form, Kyogre, and seemed submerged underwater. Her fin had a fake Sharpedo fin covering it. The more she stared at her face in the poster, the more she felt that Abyss looked more annoyed than majestic.

Aim for new heights! Chanted Azure’s poster. He was in his Rayquaza form, the picture taken from above. Out of all three of these posters, Azure’s looked the coolest. His expression was calm and collected, not losing any sense of dignity.

She returned her gaze to Master Zor, who had pulled a screen down over the whiteboard and turned the projector on with a small remote. He stood next to his desk, which had a computer, an overhead projector which was turned off, and a stack of papers.

“Good morning, class,” he greeted, a warm smile on his face.

In unison, the class greeted him back, “Good morning, Master Zor!”

The answer seemed to have left him satisfied, and he nodded to one of the students, and Elf, who promptly got up and turned the lights off, leaving the only source of light being the sunlight from the window, and the hallway lights dimly falling through the door’s small window. When he sat back down at his desk, Master Zor allowed a presentation to begin.

“Before we begin, I would like to formally introduce you to Giri. She will be learning with us for a few days.”

Several pairs of eyes landed on Giri from all corners of the classroom, and several greetings were given to her. She never felt so surrounded before. But these were Mistia’s friends. She could trust them.

Luckily, she didn’t have to do much besides a small wave before all attention was returned to the front.

“Now, we left off on the history of the towns and cities that are still standing tall today. For this lesson, however, we’ll be learning about those that, to this day, are rundown or nearly forgotten, and the event that began their downfall; The Shattering.”

The first image that materialized on the screen was of a town that Giri recognized. Mistia slid her an empty notebook and a pencil, and Giri glued her eyes to the presentation.

“Alamos Town, in the past, was rumored to have been grand. In its current state, the Space-Time Towers are the only places still standing tall, despite the damage. Stories have been passed down from generation to generation of a scuffle that occurred between two deities, almost causing its destruction. The ones who saved the town no longer have their names remembered, but one of them was thought to have been a human with a kind soul, who was partnered with a Pikachu.”

Giri absorbed the information, opening the notebook and writing down her observations.

So, she thought, the legendary hero and his Pikachu’s heroics are told here, too.

The more she pondered, the more she felt that she felt familiarity in the hero. Perhaps…?

No, we never met.

“There are many other rundown towns such as Alamos Town. However, they have been overrun with criminals and such, making these places dangerous to anyone who enters. Since they are mostly away from the main roads, they can be easily avoided. However, if anyone is to find themselves in one of these towns, practice caution.”

Well, he didn’t need to tell Giri twice. Though, she wouldn’t tell anyone she had gone to one of these towns before. And maybe had to be saved by a group of people who worked with Master Skywalker in the past.

When Master Zor clicked the button on the remote, the image was soon replaced by another. This time, an image of a place that Giri swore she recognized from somewhere.

“Ten’i Village is one of the few settlements that is faring better than the others. Whether it is because of the field of Gracidea flowers being the resting place of a rare Pokemon called Shaymin, or because of its historical significance is still up to debate.”

Giri immediately began writing her observations on Ten’i Village.

While both reasons could be seen as standalone, it’s possible it could be both, instead.

She did remember seeing a Shaymin once. She had opted to leave it alone as it explored the garden back at the chateau. Then it walked off somewhere, probably to get to Gracidea. The flowers were named after the place, afterall.

Master Zor looked around the classroom, as if he were waiting for everyone’s full attention. When they gave him it, he took a deep breath before clicking the button again.

He’s steeling himself, Giri noted mentally.

But the next image was not that of a town. It was a painting.

The painting depicted what looked to be several spherical objects, shattering into many pieces. At the center was a ring not too dissimilar to the Original One, along with other deities. In the center of each ‘sphere’ was a splotch of darkness.

Giri stared at the image as an unfamiliar feeling began to rise inside her. She quickly shoved it down with a suppressed shudder.

Wait. Why did that image almost get a reaction like out of her?

She ignored the question, focusing her attention on the lesson again.

“There are no physical images of The Shattering, only paintings and artist illustrations of it based on folklore and stories passed down from generation to generation,” he told them, almost shakily. Though, the shaking in his voice was in an amount that no one would notice.

No one, except for Giri, of course. She remained silent, deciding she would leave the topic alone.

Master Zor spoke up again, “Based on factual evidence, we are able to piece together that, at one point, Skylands was but a cluster of worlds separate from each other. Based on stories, it is thought that a creature of pure darkness was the one that caused destruction, but the deities of every world came together to put a stop to it. There are many variations. For example, the Arkeyans are thought to have been the ones to seal the evil within one of their own, which eventually led to their downfall, while another variation states that two deities gave their lives in order to stop the complete destruction of our home.”

Before she knew it, Giri’s hand was in the air. “Yes, Giri?” Master Zor asked.

All eyes were on her now. She took a deep breath, and responded;

“Is it possible that all of these variations are true to an extent?”

Silence followed after. Not even Mistia, who usually had something to say, said nothing. Her only response was her wide eye stare. Giri could tell she was trying to connect the dots. Master Zor’s expression was unreadable, and, for a moment, Giri was worried. Did she say something wrong?

Suddenly, he smiled, “Well, that is certainly one way to look at it. Indeed, it is possible all of the stories are true.”

Her tension faded away at the answer, and she relaxed.

“Though,” he added, “there isn’t enough evidence to prove this, yet.”

Well, he sort of believed you, a voice spoke inside her head. Giri nodded, “True.”

And, with that, the rest of the class went by. Master Zor continued on the topic of The Shattering and how only a select few still remained from the pre-Skylands era, three of them being Azure, Abyss, and Firma. Though, Giri couldn’t shake the thought that Master Zor knew more than he was letting on.

Before class ended, he handed out a packet of papers to each of the students, her and Mistia included.

“Starting tomorrow, there will be no class for two weeks. Over those two weeks, I want you to study and write down your experiences. This will not be graded. Merely, it is just a fun project,” he told them.

Then, the bell rang, and the class was dismissed. Mistia got up, but waited next to Giri’s desk. Giri, seeing that she wanted to talk, quickly gathered up her things, which was only the notebook and the spare pencil, and stood up.

“So,” Mistia started, a mischievous grin growing on her face. “Whatcha gonna write about?”

Giri stared blankly at her, “Mistia, it’s only been a couple minutes since we got the assignment. I don’t have a topic yet.”

That made Mistia chuckle a little, and Giri continued staring.

“Let me guess, you have a topic in mind already?”

Mistia nodded, “Yep! Since we’re being escorted to Sinn’oh, surely something exciting is gonna happen.”

They began to walk out of the classroom, with Mistia looking like she was about to start gushing about something when Master Zor called the two over to him. They paused, then walked over to him, curious about what he needed.

“What is it, Master Zor?” Mistia was the first to ask.

The sage sighed, “I understand that the two of you faced a Tauros who was inflicted with confusion yesterday.”

Oh. That.

Before Mistia could say another word, Giri cut her off, “In our defense, it would’ve done more damage had we not acted.”

Master Zor waved an arm, “Oh, I know. While it was reckless at the time, you did save others from being hurt, and I’m proud of that.”

However, the cheerful expression on his face warped into a serious expression in an instant.

“However, I must suggest that if something like that happens again, try to keep yourselves safe. If someone with more experience is nearby, they will most certainly deal with the situation. I’m not saying that you two aren’t skilled, both of you don’t have Pokemon forms or any powers yet, nor is your training complete. If the two of you ever run into trouble and no one is around, run.”

Giri and Mistia were both silent, but they both acknowledged Master Zor and a nod. Their answer appeared to give him a sense of peace, because his expression went back to being cheerful, he smiled.

“Thank you. Now, have fun on your trip tomorrow! And stay out of trouble.”

And, with that, the two walked out of the classroom, heading for Mistia’s room to get their things ready for the trip.

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Posted: Thu, 24/08/2023 14:17 (8 Months ago)
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Posted: Wed, 19/07/2023 15:28 (9 Months ago)
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Posted: Tue, 18/07/2023 22:27 (9 Months ago)
PROJECT SHINE


A personal Shiny Hunting project for yours truly.


Objective: Any Shinies obtained in the core series games must also be hunted on Pokeheroes.


RULES


-Shinies must have your OT (both on Pokeheroes and in the games) in order to count. No Shinies from any other trainer or user.

-If a Shiny is too hard to obtain on Pokeheroes (e.g., Royal Tunnel), you are allowed to not hunt it.

-Event and Retros will NOT count, since they are more or less not canon.

-Shiny Megas will not count, unless at some point you want to include them. However, they must be canon to count.

-Prepare funds before the hunt, and make sure you have enough patience. The Shinies do not have to be hunted all at once, and breathing room is allowed.

-Tall Grass, Emera Beach, Route 53, Gem Collector, Lab, and Safari Zone are allowed. Who bred the egg does not count towards the OT rule, as you are the one hatching it.

-Pokemon GO is not a core series game, despite being able to transfer Pokemon to Pokemon Home (with the exception of Meltan).


POKEMON LIST


The following will be labelled depending on how easy they can be hunted. ‘*’ will represent easy, and ‘***’ will represent hard. Any Pokemon with '(?)' next to their name means a hunting method is not currently known.


List is separated by region and will update when needed/when I get around to checking my games for Shinies.



Kanto


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Marowak*
Geodude*
Graveler*
Dratini*
Dragonair*
Psyduck*
Scyther*
Slowpoke*
Slowbro*
Golduck*
Vaporeon*
Growlithe*
Arcanine*
Voltorb*
Cloyster*
Meowth*
Persian*
Ditto***
Moltres***


Johto


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Cyndaquil*
Quilava*
Politoed*
Bellossom*
Mantine*
Marill*
Azumarill*
Sneasel*
Stantler*
Donphan*
Raikou***
Suicune***
Ho-oh***


Hoenn


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Sceptile*
Swampert*
Zigzagoon*
Lotad*
Lombre*
Ludicolo*
Gardevoir*
Torkoal*
Vigoroth*
Makuhita*
Plusle*
Luvdisc*
Kecleon*
Armaldo*
Latias***
Latios***


Sinnoh


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Turtwig*
Grotle*
Torterra*
Chimchar*
Monferno*
Piplup*
Prinplup*
Empoleon*
Buizel*
Snover*
Riolu*
Lucario*
Abomasnow*


Unova


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Stunfisk*
Mienshao*
Chandelure*
Zweilous*
Haxorus*
Rufflet*
Braviary*


Kalos


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Talonflame*
Floette (Yellow)*
Florges (Red)*
Amaura*
Tyrantrum*
Klefki*


Alola


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Alolan Sandslash*
Rockruff*
Lycanroc (Midnight)*
Lycanroc (Dusk)*
Lurantis*
Mimikyu*
Togedemaru*
Sandygast*
Blacephalon***
Buzzwole***
Nihilego***
Meltan***
Tapu Fini***


Galar


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Perrserker*
Pincurchin*
Grapploct*
Barraskewda*
Cufant*


Hisui


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Wyrdeer*
Ursaluna*


Paldea


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Fuecoco*
Lechonk*
Oinkologne (M)*
Oinkologne (F)*
Smoliv*
Garganacli*
Cyclizar*
Capsakid*
Scovillain*
Greavard*
Houndstone*
Rellor*
Shroodle*
Pawmi*
Pawmo*
Killowattrel*
Varoom*
Bombirdier*
Finizen*
Palafin*
Slither Wing(?)
Flutter Mane(?)
Great Tusk(?)
Brute Bonnet(?)
Archaludon*(?)


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Posted: Mon, 17/07/2023 21:35 (9 Months ago)
Under contacts, where icons are supposed to be next to links, the images are broken/not loading. Right clicking and selecting load image does not fix the issue, and going onto mobile instead of my computer yields the same results. I've ask if anyone else is having this problem, and currently as of this post, another user also has the same issue/bug.

Computer screenshot:

Mobile screenshot:

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Posted: Mon, 26/06/2023 15:50 (10 Months ago)
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Posted: Tue, 20/06/2023 00:50 (10 Months ago)
According to this article, when an egg on Index says 0/0, it means the egg was put in storage. However, after experiencing this happening (and causing it myself once or twice by accident), that is not the case.

A 0/0 egg on Index means that the Pokemon that was hatched was released while the hatched Pokemon's egg on Index was not switched to an unhatched egg in time.

If an egg was put into storage, Index will still show the egg's EHP status, but it will not change, and clicking said egg will prompt the "The egg was moved to Egg Storage" popup instead of the error.

I did make a video of what an egg actually looks like when placed in Egg Storage while it’s on Index (video is unlisted, but still viewable).

Here’s the video as further evidence/proof. (I would like to apologize for it being turned into a Short. YouTube won’t let me change it.)

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Posted: Mon, 19/06/2023 20:39 (10 Months ago)

Title: Sword Trio Notes

Sword Trio Notes


Below are the amount of Berries and White Powders needed to get the Shiny versions of the Sword Trio.


Cobalion


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750 Wepear Berries Lv 15
500 Figy Berries Lv 10
250 Enigma Berries Lv 5
250 White Powders



Terrakion


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750 Nanab Berries Lv 15
500 Iapapa Berries Lv 10
250 Custap Berries Lv 5
250 White Powders



Virizion


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750 Aguav Berries Lv 15
500 Lum Berries Lv 10
250 Micle Berries Lv 5
250 White Powders



White Powder


While, yes, White powder can be obtained from the Bulletin Board, I will probably have to buy some. If I were to buy all 750 needed for the Shinies, it will cost 206,250,000 PD. I will have to save PD, but also swap summons for White Powders.


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Posted: Mon, 19/06/2023 20:32 (10 Months ago)
IMPORTANT NOTES


Notes are for mostly personal use. However, anyone is free to use the information whenever. Do not mistake every note as true, as I may be unsure of these myself.


To prevent possible spoilers, most notes will be held in a spoiler tag.


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Posted: Sat, 27/05/2023 01:25 (11 Months ago)

Title: Chapter 1

Rays of the early morning sun cut through the small gaps of the curtain that covered the window, shining in April’s face. She grumbled, turning her head away, trying to go back to sleep. She would’ve almost succeeded, had the alarm on her phone not gone off, playing Powerglove’s cover of Gotta Catch ‘em All.

She sat up, stifling a yawn. She then grabbed her phone from the table next to her bed, silencing the alarm. The time was currently 6:30 AM. The battery was at one hundred percent, so she would have to be careful not to lose too much of its charge. Today, she was heading to her new home, which was on the other side of the country in the state of North Carolina. She sighed. She was going to miss this place.

Had it not been moving day, there would’ve been Pokemon merchandise strewn about the room.

Getting out of bed, she turned to her backpack that sat in the corner of the room. All of her Pokemon games were in it, along with the corresponding handheld consoles (minus the Gamecube, of course. Still had to find an affordable game for that one.)

April had packed it the day before, making sure she didn’t miss anything important. It would be a long flight, and they would be with them for a week or so, so she wanted to make sure she had something to do. She unplugged her phone charger from the outlet, then wrapped it and placed it into the backpack.

She grabbed her pair of clothes that were sitting on top of the dresser, and went to the bathroom to get dressed.



“Glad you’re awake, April! Make sure you eat something,” her dad said as she walked into the kitchen. She gave him a small smile as she walked over to the counter, which was nearly empty, minus a few breakfast bars. She grabbed two of them, one for now, and one for the road. April opened it and began to eat it, chasing away her hunger. While it was tasteless, it at least got the job done. When she walked out of the kitchen, she looked around at the room. The furniture had been moved, leaving the room empty.

April sighed. She was going to miss home.

Well, it wasn’t home anymore, was it?

She finished the breakfast bar and walked out of the room, not wanting to stay any longer than needed. She pulled out her phone to check the time.

6:45 AM. Her and her father had fifteen minutes until they had to leave. She unlocked her phone, then opened up Pokemon GO.

Might as well check everything one last time.

The loading screen took a couple seconds, and she was shown the basic green map, with the roads colored grey. She zoomed out, spotting a Spearow and a Hoppip near her avatar, which was wearing the full Team Skull attire. She quickly caught both of them, transferring the two after checking their stats. She decided that she would hit a PokeStop later, since they would be driving and stopping for several days. When she was done, she exited out of the app and pressed the power button. April then placed her phone in the small pocket on her backpack, and put the backpack on.

“Well, I’m ready when you are,” she said, lacking excitement. Her father sighed, approaching her. “April,” he started, placing a hand on her shoulder, “I know you don’t want to leave. I didn’t want to, either. Life will be better in North Carolina. Safer, even.”

Safer.

The word tugged at her, but she shrugged it off, opting to fill her head with the pros instead of the cons of moving.

“Well, at least we’d still visit a beach.”

“Attagirl.”

And with that, they made their way out of the house. As she walked out the door, she stopped and looked at the clear sky, thinking to herself.

I wonder if life would be nicer in Pokemon.

She always had a childish dream that she could travel to the Pokemon world. Of course, that wasn’t possible, considering the current technology. It wasn’t even real to begin with. Just a game that ended up becoming a hit, and gaining songs, shows, cards, and even spinoffs. Even if Pokemon existed, it didn’t exist in the way she wished.

She returned her attention to what was in front of her, stepping off the porch and towards the driveway. Even the outside of the house looked devoid of color, the decorations having been removed and already packed into the truck, which waited on the street for them, the driver watching them. Her dad’s yellow van sat in the driveway, the front end facing the street. He was waiting for her next to it. She paused, hesitating.

“Sweetie, we have to leave,” he said, having noticed. April sighed. He was right. They had already bought their new house already and sold this one, so really, there was no point in hesitating. She steeled herself, taking a step forward…

… and started to fall when her foot did not meet the ground.

“Dad!” she cried, alarmed. The last thing she saw on his face was shock, and he had started to move forwards before he was out of her sight, replaced by clouds and sky.

“Apr-” was the last thing she heard from him before his voice was cut off, being replaced by the sound of rushing wind.

Her body tumbled aimlessly with no sense of direction other than down at an alarming rate, and April could feel her heartbeat skyrocketing as fear spread quickly through her body as she saw she was heading towards something white and man-made. Another seemingly man-made island was near it. However, it wasn’t close enough to make out any other details.

I’m falling I’m falling I’mfallingI’mfallingI’m-

Her voice inside her head rapidly spoke as panic took over, and she let out a terrified scream.

She looked around wildly, hoping she would find something to grab onto to maybe slow her fall. To her dismay, there was nothing but ocean as far as the eye could see. There were maybe one or two islands in the distance, but they were too far away, and she couldn’t properly count due to her body spinning in various directions.

The voice continued panicking.

I’mgoingtodieI’mgoingtodie-

The area below her got bigger and bigger as she got closer and closer to her supposed fate. If she weren’t panicking, she probably would’ve found the place a bit familiar. But, alas, she wouldn’t find out until later.

In her panic, she noticed that several small dots were rushing around below her, scurrying about. They all seemed to flock below her, as if they had noticed her.

There was a small body of water on the man-made thing, but, judging from her trajectory, she wouldn’t hit it. With the new information processed, she let out another terrified scream, her fear rising again.

Higher and higher it rose, and closer and closer she got.

Tears had been forming in her eyes. Whether it was from fear or the wind hitting her eyes, she did not know.

She could’ve sworn she heard someone call out the word ‘psychic’ mere seconds before everything went black. April wouldn’t know if she was alive or not until later.



It would’ve been a relaxing day at Aether Paradise, watching over the Pokemon that were in the conservation area. That was what they had expected, until they detected an energy surge far above Aether Paradise, with whatever it had brought with it plummeting quickly. Wicke and Faba quickly rushed outside to see what it was, and if it was a threat to Alola.

As they reached the area where the object or being was predicted to hit, they looked up. “That’s a person!” Wicke exclaimed, almost horrified that someone was falling. They were probably panicking, judging by the way they flailed. A distant scream was heard, confirming that the person was indeed scared.

Faba, who was initially frozen in shock, managed to reach for one of his Poke Balls, and threw it out.

“Alakazam! Use Psychic!” he nearly yelled the order, and the ball opened quickly, a red energy jumping out. His Pokemon appeared not a second later. “Alakazam!” it acknowledged, and its eyes glowed a purple color as a faint purple aura outlined it, and it swiftly caught the person before they could come in contact with the pavement. Alakazam then lowered the person gently on the ground.

There was no movement from her, which caused Wicke to rush over and check her vitals. Sure enough, there was a pulse.

“Poor thing. She probably fainted.”

Without thinking, she picked her up and turned to Faba. “We need to get her to a room. We don’t know where she came from, but there’s a chance she’ll be able to tell us when she wakes up.”

And with that, they brought her inside. After several minutes of walking, they brought her to a room. They laid her on the bed and placed her backpack nearby. They wouldn’t go through her things in case there was something sensitive inside.

Wicke and Faba left the room, the door closing behind them. Whoever the girl was, they would know later today or tomorrow.

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Posted: Sat, 27/05/2023 01:20 (11 Months ago)
Summary


April Summers, a 15 year old teenager, is a resident of Earth and knows a lot about Pokemon. One day during the summer, a mysterious portal opens up beneath her as April and her dad are about to move from their old house, dragging her along with the games in her backpack and dropping her into the Pokemon world. More specifically, the one from the anime.

The Aether Foundation offers to help her find a way home, but eventually, she’ll go out and explore. But, she has to do her best not to alter key events in an attempt to keep the anime’s timeline the same, if not similar.

This is both a dream and a nightmare.


(This takes place before “That New Old Gang of Mine!” but will eventually follow the anime)

(if anyone is out of character, I sincerely apologize)



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Posted: Sun, 21/05/2023 23:14 (11 Months ago)
Best OG Story


Fanfics aren’t always about a specific fandom. Sometimes it’s an entire universe of its own, or a collection of short stories. From space cats to a literal skeleton mafia, it exists! trust me on the skeleton mafia, I’m pretty sure it exists.

We had one winner for this category, and the writing and plot are very enjoyable.

A Wolf’s Library by Hunterz~Wolf!

Personally, I loved these short stories. Whether or not there will be more, we don’t know, but they are all certainly well received.

That’s not to say the others aren’t the Best OG Story. Everyone’s fanfic(s) are great, so all you writers keep writing to your heart's contents! (But also do things outside of writing, like enjoying a tv show, or simply enjoying the outdoors. Healthy life = positive vibes)


The other nominees have great stories, too. Be sure to read Diary of a Snail Keeper, T0WER, and Memories of Ghosts.



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Posted: Sun, 21/05/2023 23:02 (11 Months ago)
Best Adapted Story


Hello there, CrystalBorf here! Fanfics are abundant in nature, and sometimes are really long. How do you keep people hooked on fanfic? Why, the ability to adapt of course!

Believe it or not, we had not one, but two winners who tied!

Without further ado, here are the winners :D

Naruto Rewritten by TheFruityBanter and Anachronistic Diary by ~Waveshaper~!

These stories have kept us hooked, and we’re all eagerly waiting for more chapters to be posted (take your time. Writer’s block is and can be a pain.)

There are other fanfics that didn’t win, but that doesn’t mean they’re not well adapted. Don’t let not winning discourage you from writing more. Remember, at least one person who’s viewed your fic has subscribed to yours for more. Do it for them :)


The other nominees, The Aftermath and Under The Moon's Light, were also well adapted :)



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Posted: Sat, 29/04/2023 18:41 (1 Year ago)

Title: Intermission: Plots and Talks

The sky was still bright outside, the day’s events having only taken about a little over an hour for the group to complete. Flynn was glad that the barrels didn’t hit his ship. He was the best pilot in all of Skylands, of course. Nothing could knock him out of the air, not even himself!

When they had returned, they had learned that Cloudcracker Prison was now gone. However, Cali mentioned that the Stone Heads on Know-It-All Island would know a great deal about the villains that had escaped.

And here he was, waiting for the next group to be ready.

While Flynn waited outside for everyone else to get ready, he began to daydream again. Maybe when this was all over, he would be able to win Cali over. He did save Skylands three times now. Surely that would amount to something.

When the doors opened, his attention snapped him back to reality, and he watched the new group that was being sent to Know-It-All Island walk out the door.

Fling Kong, Gill Grunt, and Tuff Luck, another Trap Master.

He hadn’t seen Tuff Luck in awhile. Then again, she was guarding Cloudcracker before this whole fiasco began.

Fling Kong was another one of the new Skylanders. He assumed Eon wanted to send him on a mission so he could get some more experience in the field on top of what he already knew. Or maybe he wanted the new Skylander to get a taste of his awesome flying skills.

When they got close enough, and put on a big smile.

“Okey-doke,” he beamed. “You ready to take a trip to Know-It-All Island?”

Then, he added, “Oh, and by the way, I’m only the best pilot in Skylands. And that’s putting it mildly-” and struck a pose, “BOOM!”

He didn’t notice Gill Grunt rolling his eyes, but Fling Kong seemed to be persuaded.

“Yes, Flynn,” Tuff Luck replied, her accent showing. “We are ready.”

“Boom Part Two! Let’s get this show on the road!” He grinned a little wider, before continuing, “It turns out we’re meeting that Buzz guy there. If you ask me, he’d be right at home on Know-It-All Island.”

He paused, then a thought struck him.

“Heh, of course, what I really want to know is how these bad guys escaped in the first place…”


Meanwhile, somewhere in Skylands…


The room was dimly lit, barely illuminating anything, and the silhouettes of six figures, each a different species, were seen, their features hidden. They were seated at a U-shaped table, with the main chair on the opposite side of the table. It was turned with the back facing them, its occupant unseen. Currently, their attention was turned towards the giant screen that was held before them.

The giant screen flickered to life, static dancing across it in a mass of grey, white, and black pixels before cutting to the footage, which was zoomed in at the moment. Whoever was holding the camera while filming was clumsy, at best, and it took at least five seconds for them to steady it. It passed over an evil-looking human several times during the process, and he glared at the cameraman.

What is the matter with you?” he yelled in irritation as the camera zoomed out, giving the viewers a full view of the human. He was light-skinned, but the black marks that decorated the area around his red eyes, along with the blue pattern on his head and the two sharp fangs that jutted from the bottom jaw were telling them that this child-like character was evil. That was if you dismissed his attitude towards everything good. He wore a brown shirt, which was covered by a dark, almost black colored robe. Both touched the ground due to their lengths.

Hold still, Glumshanks!

I’m sorry, Lord Kaos,” the cameraman apologized to his master.

‘Lord’ Kaos rolled his eyes, stepping closer to the camera before continuing. He continued, still annoyed, “Is that thing even on?

The camera shifted upwards as the cameraman, Glumshanks, revealed himself. A scrawny looking troll looked the camera over once before his gaze flicked back to Kaos and nodded in affirmation, “Uh, technically yes.” He redirected the camera back to Kaos, who wasted no time in properly greeting the viewers.

Hello, fellow evildoers!” he started, looking as though he were trying to be charismatic. “By the time you see this, I, Kaos, will have hatched an ingenious plan to liberate you from your miserable existence here in Cloudcracker Prison. And I will do it with this,” he said, before gesturing to his right. Glumshanks shifted the camera, bringing a strange device into the frame. It had a multitude of buttons and levers to control it, with a giant ring that at the moment, laid dormant. It looked as though it were built by a novice.

Then the annoying pest that called himself Kaos spoke up again, “My Evil-Frequency-Modulator-of-Evil-Doom!

There was a collective sigh from six villains that were forced to watch this so-called introduction. They had come up with better names for their inventions than this poser. Whoever was sitting in the main chair was either oblivious or didn’t care, because there was no response to the annoyance in the room.

Observe!

He proceeded to recklessly pull two levers and press several buttons, bringing the machine to life with a rumbling start. As it began to charge up energy, it shook more and more, revealing how poorly put together it was. So the person who built this wasn’t a novice.

He was a damn idiot.

And he still kept talking.

With this device,” Kaos stated, his face showing pride, “I will tunnel my way through these walls and free all of you; the Doom Raiders. Then, obviously grateful, you will hail me as your new Supreme Leader and help me complete my glorious plan for the ultimate domination of all Skylands!” He had emphasized ‘obviously grateful’, which served to only annoy the room’s occupants even more.

Lord Kaos!” Glumshanks shouted. “Are you sure it’s supposed to be this loud!?” The camera had panned back to the machine briefly, and it looked as though it was going to explode.

Silence, fool!” he responded, irritated and angry. He then resumed a casual tone, “Of course I’m sure.

Glumshanks looked around with the camera again, revealing that the sound and vibrations the machine was making was beginning to cause parts of the prison to crumble as it continued to tunnel a hole. The machine shook violently, and sparks flew as several key pieces fell off, and it grew unstable. When the main button shot off and hit Kaos in the face, it seemed to snap him back to the present, and he, too, saw he needed to leave. Without hesitating, and darted off, passing Glumshanks. The camera flickered back to static, before all audio and visual were cut off. An image not dissimilar to what one would see from a film filled the screen. And, of course, it had Kaos’ grinning head in the middle.

The dim room then lit up, and the man in the egg-shaped chair, which was high above everyone, turned around, his evil, yet annoying laugh filling the air. The other members in the room all gave each other uncertain looks, unsure of what to make of this ‘Kaos’ fellow.

They all stared back at him with near disinterest when he startled talking again.

“Welcome! Welcome, Doom Raiders, to my ultimate evil war table,” he paused dramatically. “Of doom!”

The undead werewolf holding a guitar made of bones slammed a fist on the table, clearly having heard enough.

“Enough with the games, little man,” he growled, irritated. Narrowing his eyes, he added, “What do you want from us?”

Kaos had leaned back into the chair, and it descended back to the ground, replied, “Relax, friends. Now that I, Kaos, have rescued you, you are now all under my protection, here in my new hidden lair, complete with holographic camouflage!” He eagerly looked down to his scrawny Troll servant, “Show them, Glumshanks.”

Immediately, Glumshanks began pulling the lever repeatedly, and they could all hear machinery powering up. They turned, looking out the window from where they were seated, and they could see dome-like structure change twice; first into a bouncy house, and then into an igloo.

Well, that wasn’t going to help at all, considering the base was in a forest.

They all turned back to Kaos, not even trying to hide their disappointment.

“I know what you’re thinking,” Kaos said, not noticing the looks. “Ingenious!”

The mage at the table glanced at his Chompy hand puppet, and it shook its head.

The werewolf spoke up again, “Fat lot of good your protection did The Gulper!” Kaos noticeably shrunk back into his chair, taken aback by the outburst. The wolf continued, sniffing the air, “And you know what else? I don’t like your smell.

“Uh huh,” the talking chili-pepper added. “Exactly, Wolfgang. As a chef of great renown, I saw pee-ew pee-ew!” Of course, the mage’s puppet mouthed the words, too. He glanced at Kaos, stroking the vine that supposedly was his beard, “However, I do like the chair.”

“Yeah,” said the floating head behind him. She drifted towards Kaos, “Let’s keep the chair, and ditch the creep!”

In agreement, five of the six members of the Doom Raiders surrounded the chair, and Kaos sunk further into his chair, bewildered and a little scared. “But- wait!” he exclaimed. “I saved you! You’re supposed to be thanking me! You haven’t even heard my plan!”

They closed in, ready to give Kaos a good thrashing, when a voice from behind barked an order.

“Stop.”

Like loyal dogs, they obeyed, backing away to allow the sixth individual into view. A golden humanoid (and we mean that literally), shining bright and holding a golden staff and adorned with similar golden clothing, stood above them all, an air of royalty surrounding her.

“Don’t think us ungrateful for what you’ve done, Kaos. You and the Troll may stay,” she began, then a small chuckle escaped her. Then, her voice became aggressive, “If only to bear witness to my plan to bring Skylands to its knees!”

Kaos looked around, as if looking for a way out of the situation as she continued. “And believe me, this one’s,” she said, before tapping the chair next to her. In an instant, it turned into gold within seconds.

Solid gold.

Her evil laughter filled the air, and the Doom Raiders grinned at each other.

Oh, Skylands was going to feel their wrath.





Elle carefully brought the platter, which held a teapot full of the Earl Grey tea that she made, two teacups, and everything else you’d have with tea, to the living room. Wayne was seated on one of the cushioned chairs, waiting.

“Ah, you didn’t burn the tea this time,” he said. “Color me impressed.”

“Maybe I didn’t feel like giving you burnt tea,” she retorted, sticking her tongue out. She set it down on the table next to the chair, and sat in her chair on the opposite side. “Now, how much sugar do you want?”

“Two, as is the unspoken rule of tea,” he replied, and Elle, deciding she wouldn’t commit to antics this time, gave him two, and handed him his cup of tea. She then reached over and poured herself some tea, and placed three cubes in hers. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Wayne’s somewhat disappointed look. It disappeared when she glanced over to see, so she shrugged it off.

“So,” she started. “What’s Ganondorf like?”

Wayne took a long sip of his tea, and she waited patiently. When he was finished, and responded, “He said he was a reincarnation of someone from long ago. Apparently, it’s happened before several times. Came here in hopes of stopping some sort of cycle.”

“Huh. Cool.”
“Cool?”
“Yep.”

He sighed, clearly not going to fight it. “Well, tell me about Cat, then.”

Her excitement flared up, and she sat up straight, “She’s from space!”

“Yes, we know that. I’m talking about details.”
“Sorry, sorry!”

She felt her smile falter a little before she spoke, almost as if she could feel the emotions surrounding the words weighing heavily.

“She was a soldier in a war that lasted three years. At the very beginning, she was kidnapped and experimented on, which is where her cybernetics came from.”

Silence followed, filling the room. She could tell Wayne was processing the information, thinking carefully of something to say. Instead, he said nothing, and motioned for her to continue. And she did.

“Well, after the war ended, she was adopted by her general, and they moved to Skylands. A month or so later, she joined the Skylanders as a part timer. It’s currently her third year working.”

She looked back at Wayne, “That was all she was willing to tell me. Sorry.”

“Ah,” Wayne added, “so she’s similar to Ganondorf, in a way.”

“How so?”

He sat up straight, “They both want to help others, and they have a strong sense of duty. So, when they arrived and heard about the Skylanders, they wanted to use their powers for good.”

Elle nodded, and silence followed again, occasionally broken by one or the other shifting in their chairs. She hadn’t pried too much into Cat’s story, almost as if she could sense that something truly horrible had happened at the end of the war, scarring her. But Elle knew she would eventually tell them when enough trust was built between them.

“Anyways,” she said, breaking the silence. “I think Kaos is behind all this.”

“Agreed. It’s got him written all over it.”

It would be an hour or so before they were needed to watch over the mission to Know-It-All Island, so there was no hurry.

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Posted: Tue, 18/04/2023 17:56 (1 Year ago)
6/10 (also kinda hard to read the green text)

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Posted: Mon, 17/04/2023 19:12 (1 Year ago)
8/10

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Posted: Mon, 17/04/2023 15:00 (1 Year ago)
no one's going to buy it for an inflated price, either

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Posted: Mon, 17/04/2023 14:55 (1 Year ago)
according to stonks, Dratini is 285 PD

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Posted: Fri, 14/04/2023 14:49 (1 Year ago)
Granted, but all other emotions are gone, too.

I wish I had a pet

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Posted: Tue, 11/04/2023 02:07 (1 Year ago)
7/10

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