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plagiaprism · 7 months
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hehe, i don't actually know how to do this. um, seeing as chapter two is out now, go out and give this chick a read! mini desc in the cut
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um. if you don't like violence or toxic reguri this may not be your cup of tea. js saying. blue's violent and these two have some issues. that will be resolved.
very canon divergent au where blue wins against red in the championships & one thing leads to another and he's up mt. silver. except blue really shouldn't be up there, because he has a horrible inferiority complex and will break if somebody doesn't compliment him daily ( he already broke )
blue's a little obsessed with red. red misses blue ( he always has ), and the chance to see his rival again after five years excites him ( really, he knew blue was overdramatic, but to ostracize himself from the world over friendly competition is horrible ) ( red has no room to judge. he would've done it too if blue didn't go first and wreck his plans ). gold is an upbeat loser who wants a challenge, and who better than the champions of the indigo league? . . . pseudo champions, since red isn't actually crowned & doesn't really want the position anyways. he just likes battling :)
main characters featured are gold, red, and blue !!
.... red isn't actually in the story yet, but he's on his way.
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gaycey-sketchit · 1 month
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21 with Tracey and 24 with Gary for the character ask!
Thank you Natalie!!
If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like? (Tracey)
I love so many things about writing Tracey, but I think the best thing is getting to take what canon has given us and extrapolate on it--there's a lot of uncharted territory with his character and I like getting to explore it! His history before meeting Ash and Misty is a total blank slate, and Chronicles showed us a little of what his life is like as Professor Oak's assistant and his dynamic with the Oaks, but there's still a lot of untapped potential and that's very fun for me.
The hardest part of writing him though is that characterization through narrative voice is one of my favorite things ever, and it is difficult with him because he seems like he'd be a very visual person and the way I write is generally... not very in line with that. I have some degree of aphantasia and think pretty much entirely in words, so I have a really hard time with describing visual things.
What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them? (Gary)
Lars Barriga from Steven Universe sounds so much like Gary sometimes despite having different VAs, and they have some character traits in common--acting like an asshole to hide fear and insecurity, a history of picking on a childhood friend, trying too hard to be seen as cool and tough, but taking a level in kindness and really coming into their own later. I have an animatic in mind that I would love to make if I could commit to all the drawing I'd have to do.
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mountmortar · 1 year
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"humph! at least you're raising your pokémon!" blue you are so funny. the fact that he gets lumped in with the "asshole rivals" is funny in general because even if his delivery is less than nice half the time he sounds less like he's TRYING to be mean and more like he's just trying to aggravate red. i mean in comparison to rivals like silver and bede...blue REALLY doesn't sound "mean" at all. and again he words it rudely but he's still kind of. giving advice sometimes. like in this line:
"So how's your POKEDEX coming? I already caught 40 kinds, pal! Different kinds are everywhere! Crawl around in grassy areas!"
and pointing him in the direction of bill where red can go to eventually get the ss ticket. and another couple of lines that kind of make me laugh are these:
"What kept you RED? Hahaha! I thought you'd turn up if I waited here! I guess TEAM ROCKET slowed you down! Not that I care! I saw you in SAFFRON, so I decided to see if you got better!"
(after being beaten) "Oh ho! So, you are ready for BOSS ROCKET!"
he literally pulls a "NOT THAT I CARE!" line and then he immediately admits that he battled red to make sure he was ready to face off against giovanni. and it's like. well CLEARLY you do care otherwise you wouldn't BE here dumbass. and then he even tells red good luck when he leaves! he says it's cool that red got all eight badges! he even willingly admits that red is the new champion of his own volition!
there are just sooo many moments that jump out to me that really do paint a picture of the fact that they used to be friends and even with blue's recent attitude change (referenced in the red/blue manuals, kiiiind of seems like it was made worse by professor oak's blatant favoritism of red in the games) neither of them have really. let go of that fully? it's not like blue is a friendly rival but he certainly isn't a total asshole rival either. he's just. a rival! that used to be red's friend! and even though the gap between them is getting wider and wider throughout the game that friendship is Still There! and then when you consider blue's call in hgss (as well as the fact that he starts out a good majority of his calls with "Hello…Whatever… Don't worry about me."):
"I'm Blue. Man, this guy called Red brought me down in a heartbeat. I haven't seen him in a long time...I wonder where he is and what he's up to… Come to think of it, you look a little bit like Red. Yeah, you do. Just...Just a little bit. Whatever..."
he misses him!!! he misses him so badly!!!! and i would bet money that red was at the top of mt. silver thinking the EXACT same thing about him because. literally according to the game manual itself. red only became interested in pokémon after blue stopped being his friend! and when you put it in that perspective his whole journey was pretty much him chasing after blue like he was trying to get him to acknowledge him again. it's just so!!! sad!!! because they Care about each other but there's just this Block for a while that keeps them from reconciling. they can act as rivals all they want they still get absolutely miserable the moment they're separated from each other.
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deamsgirl · 1 year
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Current WIPs and Drafts
So, I got the idea to organize and list out my current WIPs and drafts by @lmaoirrelevant's recent post in the hopes that it will jumpstart the creative juices for some of them. And because I have an obscene amount of drafts, apparently, and they need constant wrangling. If you'd like, you can let me know if there are any projects on the list that you really want to see updated/finished! It might give me extra motivation to just buckle down and work through it. A big thanks to @lmaoirrelevant for letting me borrow the idea! If you haven't read any of their fabulous fics, you should go remedy that ASAP! They're wonderful!
This one is literally just for my pokemon fic because I have so much of it. I may do a separate one for my other fandoms or section this out later.
Currently Posted WIPs:
Entropy – Goh/Ash/Gary, Red/Blue. Goh is sucked into another alternate dimension, except this one is so different from his own dimension that it’s unnerving. Like how one of his husbands doesn’t seem to know him at all and the other has supposedly been dead for over a decade. Thanks a lot, Palkia.
Brush Off that (Cold) Shoulder – Goh/Gary/Ash. The one where Goh has an ill-advised drunken tryst with Gary Oak—the jackass professor who just brutally shot down Goh’s request for an internship at Oak Laboratory. Oh, and the adorably earnest guy who keeps insisting on making Goh breakfast the morning after? He’s none other than Gary’s famous Pokemon Champion husband, Ash Ketchum. Goh is… understandably confused. And never trusting Dawn or her stupidly-strong cocktails ever again.
Pandarus – Goh/Gary/Ash. Ash and Goh have always worried about Gary's apparent disinterest in dating. With their own wedding just weeks away, they decide to help their long-time friend find his special someone too. Honestly, they don't understand why Gary's so pissed about it. Or why their other friends keep calling them assholes. AKA the one where Gary's been pining after his two dumbass friends for years and Ash and Goh are way more oblivious than anyone thinks.
Ribbons and Arrows – Goh/Gary/Ash. Chloe’s Eevee evolves into a sylveon, whose powers supposedly include knowing when and with whom someone is in love. The problem is, Goh would rather it not broadcast to the whole world that he’s stupidly, hopelessly in love with his two best friends.
Misty’s Toll-Free Hotline for Pining Gay Idiots – Ash/Gary. In which Misty unwittingly becomes Gary’s emotional support person regarding his big gay crush on Ash, and she’s honestly kind of fed up with them both.
Currently in My Drafts:
Regency AU – Ash/Gary. Lord Gary has a mountain of expectations to live up to. He’s to inherit his grandfather's dukedom, marry a woman of proper birth, and produce an heir. Too bad he’s falling hopelessly in love with his stableman, Ash.
Vampire AU – Ash/Gary. Gary comes from a long line of vampire hunters. Ruthless and efficient, he’s never let a mark get away. That is, until he’s tasked with taking down Ash—a seeming walking disaster of an undead that Gary is trying very hard to not find endearing.
Truth Serum – Ash/Gary/Goh. Gary is hit by a blast of psychic energy and suffers a rather… unique side effect. Namely, that he can’t stop telling the truth. Which is… totally fine. It’s not like he’s harboring any deep, dark secrets, like being hopelessly in love with his two best friends. …Right?
Distraction – Misty/May. It’s hard to have a secret crush on someone who spends 90% of their time in a bikini. Or, May has Feelings or something, and Misty obliviously makes her life incredibly difficult.
Pokemon AU Part 3 – Ash/Gary. AtLA. No one expects Ash—Oak’s worst student (who is weirdly prone to accidentally electrocuting people)—to be the Avatar. Unfortunately, a heated spar with his insufferable classmate Gary blows his cover rather spectacularly.
Ghost AU – Red/Blue. Red is the stone-faced ghost haunting Blue's new apartment. But he's only, like, concerned with reminding Blue to goddamn eat once in a while (something with vitamins, preferably). Blue keeps finding snacks on his person that he knows he didn't put there. He's not amused once he figures out who is doing it.
Kidfic 1 – Ash/Gary. Ash regularly comes home with all sorts of strays. Gary just never expected him to turn up with an actual, human baby.
Kidfic 2 – Ash/Gary/Goh. Elana Ketchum-Oak and her three embarrassing dads. And don’t get her started on her legion of (equally embarrassing) aunts and uncles. Although, she supposes Uncle Tracey isn’t too terrible (just don’t tell Papa).
Handmade – Blue/Red. No one knows that Blue only wears necklaces because Red keeps making them for him.
Rebound – Ethan/Silver. Somehow, Silver becomes Ethan’s go-to Emotional Support Rival to comfort him through his pile of failed relationships. Silver’s annoyed, because he’s busy and doesn’t have time for Ethan’s sentimentality and absolutely no other reason, stop making assumptions, Blue.
Pokemon Masters ficlet – Blue/Red. Ash and Red both seem to realize that they’re alternate versions of each other—a fact that they’re determined to keep under wraps. Too bad they’re forgetting about Blue’s uncanny ability to recognize Red (a talent that apparently extends to Reds from other dimensions as well). Now, if he could just figure out why Ash keeps calling him Gary, of all things…
Rivalry Sequel – Ash/Gary/Goh. The grad students at the Vermillion Institute finally get to go on their first research expedition, and with Professors Oak and Albright as the leads. Unfortunately for them, they realize all too quickly why everyone keeps gifting them ear plugs.
Sickness – Ash/Gary/Goh. Gary gets sick while Ash is away, leaving Goh to keep an eye on him. AKA Gary doesn’t deal well with idleness, and Goh is saddled with the worst patient ever.
Proposal – Red/Blue. The tale of the night Blue proposes. Irredeemable fluff and nothing more.
“The Way Men Love” – Ash/Gary. After his parents’ death, little Gary Oak decides that he’ll never be helpless to keep someone he loves safe ever again. And then he meets Ash, who attracts trouble like a damn magnet, and realizes that sometimes the only way to protect someone is to make sure they’re strong enough to protect themselves.
Cuddling – Silver/Ethan. Ethan has no concept of personal space—a fact that is slowly but surely driving Silver insane.
21st – Ash/Gary/Goh. Gary is tasked with picking up Goh from the bar when the latter drinks too much on his 21st birthday. He assumes he’s the absolute last person Goh wants to see on his birthday (judging by his usual reactions to Gary’s presence), so he’s more than a little surprised with how excited Goh is when he shows up.
Couch – Red/Blue/Ethan. Ethan thinks Red and Blue’s couch is intolerably uncomfortable, but their only solution seems to be dragging him into their bed every time he visits, which Ethan is, like, 90% sure is Really Weird (even if he kind of likes it).
In a Hole – Red/Blue. Blue and Red get stuck in a literal hole in the ground. They have plenty of time to work out their feelings for each other while they wait for someone to rescue them. Too bad they’re both emotionally constipated idiots.
72 Hours – Ash/Gary/Goh. When someone attacks Oak Laboratory, Gary gets trapped in the collapsed building. His only hope for survival is waiting for someone to rescue him. Except he was supposed to be on his way to a conference in Sinnoh, not indulging an Ash mega-fan with her first pokemon, so there's a good chance no one will even realize he’s missing until it’s too late. Add in the fact that whoever attacked the lab is going on a deliberate spree of targeting other research facilities, and his odds look even bleaker. But, if there’s one thing Gary’s good at, it’s surviving.
Homing Beacon – Silver/Ethan. Ethan always seems to know where Silver is. Because they’re rivals, obviously. It’s not like he’s stalking him or anything (Silver disagrees).
Surrogate Dad – Silver/Ethan, Red/Blue. An annoying joke about Blue being Silver’s adoptive dad escalates, because Blue can never do anything halfway. Red is ambivalent about his new parenthood status, and Ethan lives in perpetual fear of Blue’s wrath if he messes up his relationship with Silver. Silver is… well, Silver’s surrounded by idiots, so he’s tired, okay?
Praise – Ash/Gary/Goh. Goh finds out Gary has a bit of a praise kink. He’s pretty sure he shouldn’t be devoting as much time to thinking about it as he is.
Alola – Ash/Gary. Gary’s research takes him to Alola, which would be amazing if not for the fact that Ash apparently talked about him so much during his time there that half the region now thinks they’re dating.
Mt. Silver - Red/Blue/Ethan. Love grows slowly for some people, unnoticed until it’s too late to do anything but give in to it.
Good god, there’s actually more, but I have to sort through them because I have a nasty habit of not naming my Google Docs. So, when I wade through the 500 different “Untitled Document”s, I’ll probably update this.
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aqqleshiqqing-archive · 4 months
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💬 can I be silly and ask for Blue. Like I know you said they're best friends but gotta know more about Jaide's thoughts (/lh
OHHH IM SO GLAD YOU ASKED, THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE IMPORTANT ASPECTS ABT THE COLOR PALLET TRIO
i have a couple of old loreposts under that tag (#color pallet trio) about the trio's development but I'll focus more on blue and jaide here.
jaide was once a neighbor to both blue and red, they were all friends before red and blue set off to be actual trainers - jaide wasn't interested at the time. they were the usual neighborhood best friends doing whatever dumb things together.
between jaide and blue, blue loved to flaunt his victories to jaide, and she was always there to cheer and celebrate about it because... they were friends! though this was a bit on the negative side for red, who had a little puppy crush on jaide - it was upsetting at the time for red. we all know how self centered blue was as a kid.
when red became champion but fled to mt. silver (this is explained better in other posts), blue was assigned to be viridian's gym leader which upsetted him, but it also made him learn to be more humble about his victories. he and jaide still continued to be in contact, however red was out of the picture for now. blue would come back to jaide and hang out with her again. they become closer, her sweet and friendly personality starts to rub off of blue and he becomes less bitchy and mean because of her. (which explains his friendly yet competitive demeanor in sun and moon). she also kind of. corrects his asshole behavior sometimes KAJSSJAKSKA
his pokemon also inspired jaide to learn more about pokemon in general, she wasn't much of a battling person but she came to appreciate the difference unique details about each creature which inspired her to be a catcher - to appreciate the colorful variety of pokemon. they would soon lose contact as jaide moves to johto but still maintained interaction through devices and e-mailing each other.
jaide became a remarkable catcher, and she was reccomended to professor oak under blue's suggestion which brought them together again as adults. at that same time, blue, with a more mature and composed personality - wants to bring back the whole gang together so he tries to reach out to red and asks for him to come back, since he genuinely actually missed what they had together as a trio.
while jaide did not directly meet red, blue mentions that red would come back which made her really happy. they'd plan to meet up together but jaide was quite the busy person, as she's already been to several regions for her catching profession and would still have her schedule full for a hang out session.
and then alola happened 💥💥💥💥
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lostlegendaerie · 10 months
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3!!!!
feat. Egoshipping for the writing meme I reblogged yesterday, and dear GOD this got away from me. Cutting it off now before it becomes a full fucking story (complete with fucking!) but maybe if enough of the Onion Jersey server likes this I'll flesh it out.
cw: alcohol, mentions of sex
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"Well, come on," and there's that smirk she saw a hundred times as a child. "Let's hear it."
Misty takes a drink of her margarita, sits up in her chair, and puts on her best 'I fight ten year olds for a living' grin.
"Honey, you've got a big storm coming."
Gary bursts into laughter; genuine delight, miles different from the mocking cackles of his youth. Misty is too surprised to retaliate for a beat. The hot flush in her cheeks is from the tequila they've been drinking, nothing else.
"What?" she demands, leaning across the table at him, aware of Janine and the Lieutenant beside her like someone is aware of the couch on the other side of the room. "Like you don't have cheesy one-liners you use during battles."
"Yeah, but that's like-- boring levels of cheese."
"Boring?!"
Misty leaps - stumbles, actually - off of her barstool, knocking it over in the process.
"That's it," and she snaps her fingers as she points at him. "Outside. Battle. Now."
Gary oozes off his own seat, grabbing the table for balance. "Did you even bring Monsters out with you?"
She did, but only the one. That's why she steps in close to the Leader slash Champion slash Professor slash Absolute Asshole and grabs him by the belt. Dark brown eyes widen, and she can feel his breath on her cheeks, see the faint sheen of sweat on his forehead. For a crucial moment, she forgets what she's doing.
It's been a while since she was this close to Gary Oak. He grew into his good looks, which she refuses to admit to anyone, and he's probably her favorite of the Leaders who come to this monthly informal bar crawl across Cinnabar. Brock would be, if he came, or Erika, but it's this brilliant little thorn in her side who she comes all the way out here to see. He even has the audacity to tan instead of burn and freckle and burn again. That's probably why his eyes are searching her face so closely; trying to count all the little splotches of color on her cheeks.
Someone whistles, snapping her out of her trance. Right.
Misty yanks two Pokéballs off Gary's belt and releases him, her heart pounding and her legs weak. Reaches blindly backwards for her glass of water and takes two pulls of the Lieutenant's beer before she realizes her mistake, splutters, and finally breaks eye contact to locate her drink.
"Just fuck already," Faulkner laments.
It probably doesn't help their case that she and Gary both whip around and snap "no!" at the same time.
Misty finishes her water but she still feels dizzy-drunk, heat in the pit of her stomach and a ringing in her ears. Gary's undone a couple more buttons in his shirt, leaving it loose halfway down his ribcage like a slut, and two can play at that game. She gathers up the hem of her t-shirt, twists it, and tucks it through the collar so it hugs her bra and bares her stomach.
"Arceus," someone mutters, "I'm too old for this shit."
Gary gets up in her space again, herding her towards the exit. "Give those Balls back," he declares, "you don't even know which ones you grabbed."
"I don't need to know, I'll find out when I throw them!"
He's got her backed against the wall in the entryway, hands sliding down her arms as he tries to reclaim his Pokémon. "You have no brain for tactics, do you?" he taunts. Something clatters and rolls across the floor.
Misty spins him around and traps him against the same wall, his wrists on either side of his head. "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard," she retorts. He lets out a choked noise.
"Are they always like this?" Bugsy asks.
"Yes," come multiple replies.
"Oh. Um."
Gary attempts to sneer at her. "That's not even the right anecdote for the situation, Storm Girl." The effect is somewhat ruined by the light dancing in his eyes. He thinks she's funny. And he should, she's hilarious, so she presses a little harder and he makes another sound.
"Fuck you," but she's smiling too, much as she hates it, and--
FFFSSSHHHHHHH!
Icy cold water blasts the pair of them, soaking them to the bone. Misty jumps backwards with a screech, and Gary curses violently. Both of them stare at Misty's Tatsugiri, who is glaring up at them with much more condemnation than should be able to fit in such a small, floppy body. Its Pokéball, painted in the lovely blue shades of a Dive Ball, sits open on the floor.
Well, shit.
"Tatsu!" it demands, and Misty wipes water off her goose-pebbled skin.
"W-We're not going to b-battle now, in soaking clothes, s-so get that idea out of your head," she chides the violence-hungry little fish, bending over to grab the Ball. Behind her, Gary makes his third strangled sound of the night and mutters something that might have been "stop it" to himself. "We're going to the C-center for towels."
"Seemed fine battling wet a minute ago," Surge hoots from across the bar, and Misty flips him off.
A flash of red light and another squeal of diminutive rage, and the Tatsugiri is withdrawn. Gary has stepped fully outside and is wringing out his shirt onto the sidewalk, so he doesn't see her when she approaches and jabs him in the side with stiff fingers.
"Fuck!" he yelps, and isn't it nice that his hair looks less stupid when it's dripping wet around his face? "What now, Red?"
"Towels. You're not flying home like that. You'll get sick." Misty jerks her head to the side, gesturing for him to follow, and starts walking.
"I'll be fine," but she can hear him follow her anyway, the wet slap of two sets of shoes walking downtown.
It's warmer outside than in the bar, even at night. Her denim shorts are starting to chafe against her skin already, but Misty doesn't let that or the occasional curious look of other people slow her down.
"You ever think we should?" asks Gary, tone light.
Misty glances at him over her shoulder. He's thrown his shirt back on like a jacket, loose and clinging, and he's not chiseled or anything but it's-- well--
"Think we should what?"
One shoulder twitches in a poor imitation of a casual shrug. "You know. Have sex."
Misty stumbles, recovers, and keeps walking with her eyes on the sidewalk ahead, lit in a hundred directions by a hundred different lights. "Nope."
"Oh, good, me neither."
The answer isn't nearly that simple.
Gary has been a part of her life for a little too long for something like a hookup to be easy; they're friends, finally, after years of bitter rivalry in defense of Ash and he's-- fun. She can pick on him and he can dig at her, a full scale assault of childish insults and slapping hands, and it fills the void her sisters left behind when they moved to Unova. She likes him. And crossing that line of intimacy and messing it up... scares her.
She's not drunk anymore. They're not even looking at each other. There's not excuse for the thought that tumbles it's way out of her mouth.
"You know, hotels would have towels, too."
"Yeah," he agrees, "yeah they would. Closer too, probably."
The hotel and the Pokémon Center are right next to each other, to be honest, and Misty still can't look at him as she turns right instead of left. But the door behind her doesn't close, caught instead by another hand, and side by side they walk into the lobby.
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kakyoinscheryblush · 1 year
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Those Summer Nights [Jotaro Kujo x reader]
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Chapter five, Stay with me
Yesterday I didn’t even sleep a wink, the anxiety was getting to my head and I couldn’t stop thinking about how I told Tommy and my parents I work at the Grand Star Cinema… 
Well my plan was, to say the least, really stupid. 
I won’t do anything unless one of them brings it up. 
Which kind of made sense since they probably have forgotten about it? At least Tommy has (hopefully so). And my parents certainly are soaking everything he and his family are saying. 
For example, this morning dad was telling mom how he saw those hooligans greasers yesterday in town.
They never thought badly about anybody until Tommy and his family started to come to our house for dinners or tea parties. 
I wanted to say something, defend them. Which I did once, saying that they can’t say such things until they’ve met them, and I was met with a long lecture about how I must keep away from them because they'll corrupt me. 
Utter nonsense if you ask me…
And today at lunch break Lisa and Sheri were absent since they had to stay behind to help the chemistry professor. Which left me all alone sitting by myself….
I ate my food in silence on the round table, thankfully Tommy and his friends were nowhere in sight, but now I was feeling a little bored since I had nobody to talk to. 
I glanced up as I drank from my water bottle and looked around the huge backyard of the school. And then I spotted Jotaro and his friends sitting by the same oak tree and talking. I smiled a little but focused on my food again. 
After a few moments I felt a few eyes on me so I looked up and saw them looking at me and waving, well everyone except Jotaro who only nodded his head.
I slightly waved back and then I saw them get up and walk in my direction. 
“Hi, Y/n! How are you? Mind if we sit here?” Kakyoin greeted me as he motioned to the empty table and I nodded my head, “Yeah, of course.” I said as I motioned them to sit. Kakyoin smiled as he, Dean and Michael quickly sat themselves on the benches, leaving Jotaro to sit next to me. 
“So, Y/n, do you, you know, have any plans after you finish up at Frankie’s?” Michael asked and everyone glared at him and I slightly squinted my eyes at him.
“Really, Michael? Really? You’re going after Tommy’s girl? You want to get beat up?” Dean laughed as he slapped his shoulder. 
... I’m... Tommy’s... WHAT!?
“Hold the fuck up! What is that supposed to mean!?” I exclaimed, appalled at what HAD Dean said.
The dirty blonde guy looked at me with confusion on his face, “What? Did I say something wrong?” he asked and my eyes widened. 
I coughed a few times, just to come to my senses, “You said I’m ‘Tommy’s girl’ . What in the fuck is that supossed to mean? The only thing I have in common with that guy is that we’re neighbors.” I scoffed, the mere thought of him making my blood boil. 
Dean, along with everyone else at the table looked at each other with raised eyebrows, “...That’s very interesting … Then why did we hear him say that to his friends?” Michael asked and I shook my head quickly. 
“Look guys, I have no idea as to why he would say that. I don’t like him, not one bit. He pokes his nose where it doesn’t belong and he bad mouths people for no reason. I think that is enough for an explanation.” I said as I crossed my arms. 
“This makes no fucking sense, but we trust you more that that stuck up dickhead.” Kakyoin said and everyone nodded their heads which made me sigh in relief. I mean, for a little time I knew Tommy, he sure was a huge asshole and a liar. 
Jotaro rolled his eyes, “Great, can we now eat in peace? Talking about that idiot ruins my appetite.” he groaned and we all laughed as we continued to eat.
I still was a bit shaken about what happened a few minutes ago, but I decided not to think about it for now and enjoyed the company of my new friends. 
We actually had a lot in common! 
Michael’s family and Dean and Danny’s family moved from similar places like Dalevile into Winfield, but to the East side since they couldn’t afford to live in the West side.
But they didn’t see it as an disadvantage or something to be ashamed of (like Tommy makes it to be). 
And they all met when they started to work in the car repair shop, which led us to talk about cars. Now, I’m no expert so few things left me clueless… But they gladly explained them to me with a smile. 
“You know Jotaro, if I had a car like you, I’d drive everywhere with it.” Kakyoin laughed and everyone at the table agreed and Michael rolled his eyes jokingly, “Yeah! You never drive that baby out of the back of the shop! It’s always covered!” he said and I looked up to Jotaro with a raised eyebrow. 
“What kind of car do you have?” I asked him and he sighed, “It’s the ‘69 Chevrolet Camaro. My old man gifted it to me for my birthday last month. He drove all the way here with this giant ass car in a wooden box and shit and gave it to me. The model just came out so it wasn’t on sale at many places.” he said and I looked at him in awe. [car look reference https://imgur.com/a/xrGHehP ]
Gosh he has such a cool grandpa!
“Driving must feel like a dream in it!” I laughed and Jotaro nodded, “It does, but I had to stop certain somebodys from driving off secretly.” He glared at his three friends who only sweated and laughed awkwardly. 
“You can’t blame us, Jotaro!” Kakyoin sniggered and Michael and Dean laughed along. “Y/n, you also have a cool car! Just that you owe Jotaro five grand-” Michael joked and Kakyoin slapped him on the head, “ Hey! You’re ruining the moment… ” he whisper-yelled but loud enough so I could hear. 
I did sweat a bit out of nervousness at the mention of my debt to Jotaro, so I slightly glanced at him and he was luckily eating his food in peace and probably didn’t hear Michael’s comment. 
Kakyoin quickly changed the theme and we continued to eat and talk about other topics. After a few more minutes the bell rang and we all bid our goodbyes.
I headed to my classroom and saw Sheri and Lisa sitting on their table and sat on my spot next to them. 
“Y/n! You’re back in full tact!” Sheri laughed as Lisa was removing her lab coat. “That I am… I was having a decent lunch break with Jotaro and his friends.” I said and both of them looked at each other with a smirk. 
“Oh really? We didn’t know you were so close with them… Tommy might get jealous.” Lisa jokes and my face paled after hearing the last sentence.
“Good fucking God, not you two.” I fumed as I sat on my chair and crossed my arms. 
And of course , speak of the devil and he shall appear…
“Y/n! Hey! Glad to see you!” Tommy greeted me as he entered the classroom with the usual six girls trailing behind him.
I still hadn't learned their names… “Hi.” I replied dryly as I pulled out the books for the next class.
Tommy, evidently unsatisfied by the lack of response he got from me, placed his hands on my desk and chuckled.
“You know, since you are working at Grand Star Cinema I was thinking we could go check out the new Bond film that came out. And you’ll get familiar with your new workplace.” he said with a smug smirk. 
My mind went blank as I processed his words. I’m fucking screwed if I decline, and by the looks of his fangirls, they’re going to kill me if I say yes. 
‘Take this one for the team, Y/n!’ I cheered myself on weakly and slightly nodded my head. 
“...Sure. When does the movie start?” I ask him in a monotone voice. “It starts at exactly 11:00 p.m. That isn’t the problem for you?” Tommy said with a smile.
My shift at Frankie’s ended at 10:45 p.m. so it gave me much needed time to get to the cinema, but I’ll have to bring other clothes with me so I could change out of my waitress uniform. 
I nodded my head, “Alright, and what movie are we planning on watching?” I raised an eyebrow at him.
“We're going to watch On Her Majesty's Secret Service, you know the new Bond movie.” Tommy said with a proud voice. 
By the tone of his voice, he probably thinks he’s like James Bond…
“Okay, I’ll go.” I replied and focused back on my books. Tommy beamed as he glanced back at the ferocious pack of six girls and laughed, “Sorry, ladies. I’m taken for tonight.” he laughed and I shot my head up and squinted my eyes at him. 
Did he just ask me to go to the cinema so he could say he wouldn’t be able to go out with those girls? What an fucking asshole. If I could, I'd kick him where the sun doesn’t shine right now.
I looked at Sheri and Lisa with annoyed expressions and I saw their mouths open and eyes widened.
Damn, even they were left stunned. But they quickly shook their heads and as Lisa was about to say something, our math professor came in, signaling us all to calm down. 
*Time skip to the end of school*
After our classes were over, Sheri, Lisa and I ran to the bathroom so I could change into my waitress uniform. This seems like it will become a routine for us. 
“I still can’t believe you agreed to go with Tommy to the cinema…” Lisa mumbled out as they waited inside the bathroom.
“But I had no other choice! If I had declined, he was going to get suspicious or something!” I exclaimed as I quickly dressed down and put on my dark red waitress uniform. 
I dashed out and fixed my hair as I looked at myself in the mirror, “Alright, I have to get going now. I can’t be late.” I rushed  Sheri and Lisa out as I clutched my overstuffed school bag, since now I had my books, school clothes and books in it. 
“Y/n, if you need any help with that shitbag, call us from the payphone near the cinema, ok?” Sheri asked as she grabbed my arm and I nodded my head, “Don’t worry, I will. Now, goodbye!” I laughed as I dashed away from them  and to the entrance of the school 
The school cleared out pretty quickly so I could parade with my uniform around and nobody would see.
Once I got in my car I started to drive towards Frankie’s. I hope this shift ends quickly…
*3rd p.o.v, Y/n*
Y/n dashed inside the quite empty diner and ran to the counter where Susan was waiting for her. “Hello!” Y/n greeted the older lady as she caught up her breath. Susan smiled at the h/c haired girl as she was cleaning the glasses. 
“Well, hello to you too, doll. Why’re you in such a rush?” Susan asked with an raised eyebrow. Y/n picked up her silver tray, the little notepad and a pen and looked at her assigned booths. 
Jotaro and everyone else was already here, waiting for her to pick up their orders. “How long have they been waiting for me?” Y/n asked Susan and she looked up to look at them, “Don’t worry, they arrived a few minutes before you, but nothing to worry about.” she said as she cleaned the last glass. 
Y/n nodded her head and quickly speeded towards them. “Hi guys! You’ll have the usual I presume?” she asked and everyone nodded their heads.
“So, what's up-” Dean started but Y/n quickly rushed back to Susan to give the order back. 
“What’s up with her?” Danny asked and Michael, who was sitting next to him, glared at him, “What’s up with you? Isn’t it past your bedtime?” he sniggered, earring a death glare from Dean. 
“Jeez, I can’t even joke around here. Not my fault your brother decided to randomly go with us.” Michael said and Kakyoin shushed him, “Danny is right… something is up with her. Any guesses?” he asked and everyone looked at Jotaro.
He gave them a confused look. “What? I didn’t do anything.” he said and Dean raised an eyebrow at him, “You sure you aren’t mangling with her behind our backs?” He joked, making Jotaro choke on his spit. 
“The fuck? Why would you even think that?” Jotaro snapped back and Kakyoin patted his back, “You know, you getting all defensive like this isn’t helping your case.” he whispered and Jotaro who only fumed up more. 
“When we told you to talk to her… what did you say?” Kakyoin asked, much louder now. “Nothing special, she just offered to drive me to my house and we talked for a bit.” Jotaro said, not getting why everyone was smirking at each other. 
Michael nudged Dean as he sniggered, “Yeah, they sure had a hefty ‘talk’-” he commented and both of them covered their mouths with their hands, but it wasn’t helping since they began to turn red from how much they were trying to keep their laughter in. 
“Good grief, sometimes I think I should’ve run over you two with my car.” Jotaro groaned as a slight hint of pink covered his cheeks.
His mind went back to last night and he must admit, she wasn’t that bad of a person to talk to. 
Maybe, they could have more lunch breaks together…
He looked back and saw Y/n carrying the plates with their food on them and everyone’s eyes lit up. “Here you go-” Y/n said as she placed one plate at the time to everyone at the table. 
She immediately placed the bill on the table and politely smiled at them and walked away.
“Yup, somethings definitely up.” Danny said and everyone looked at him with raised eyebrows. 
“And since when were you a woman's expert? You’re fifteen!” Michael pointed his finger at Danny who only shrugged his shoulders, “The magician never reveals his secrets.” he said with a smirk as he continued to eat his food. 
Jotaro sighed, “I’m going to the toilet, don’t do anything stupid.” he said as he walked off. After he was gone, Kakyoin snapped his fingers, gaining the attention of the guys, “You know, maybe one of us should go and… check up on what she’s up to after her shift.” Kakyoin suggested and everyone gave him weird looks. 
“...And why would we do that?” Dean asked him and Kakyoin laughed, “Not us, dear Dean… Jotaro.” he smirked as he propped up his elbows on the table.
“Since when do you play the matchmaker, Kakyoin?”  Michael laughed and Kakyoin shrugged his shoulders. 
“Is it because you can’t get a girlfriend yourself?” Danny commented earning a slap on the head from Dean, “Good God, Danny! Why are you so rude?” he asked but Danny only smiled. 
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that. But anyway, I, as Jotaro’s best friend, have a duty to find him a girlfriend since he can’t find one of his own. Which means I have to take some kind of precautions.” Kakyoin said and Michael’s eyes widened.
“You… You didn’t vandalize her car… did you? ” he asked quietly, surprised by what Kakyoin said. 
Kakyoin spit out his drink and violently shaked his head, “The fuck I did! I repair cars, not destroy them!” he exclaimed. Everyone nodded their heads, believing him. 
“Alright, let’s go back on track. We’ll say we have hours we need to ‘make up’ for the hours at the workshop so we can’t do that.
So, he will have to go there alone and if luck is on his side, he might see her.” Kakyoin explained and the guys agreed. 
“Can’t believe we’re actually doing this…” Michael muttered under his breath as he noticed Jotaro coming back from the bathroom.
“Took you long enough, Jotaro.” Dean said and Jotaro tossed and sat back next to Kakyoin. 
Jotaro only shrugged his shoulders, “Eh, I only went to smoke a cigarette. I need a break from you four.” he said as he ate some of his food.
Kakyoin signaled with his eyes to Jotaro and everyone quickly began to eat their food. 
After a few minutes everyone was done, “Hey! Jotaro, buddy! You know how we have those work hours we need to make up for at the workshop? Yeah, we kind of can’t come to see what’s up with Y/n… Do you mind doing that alone?” asked Kakyoin as he drank the last bit of his soda. 
“Who even said I was going to go-” Jotaro questioned his friends but they quickly pulled out their cash, slapped it on the table and began to run out the entrance, and since Danny couldn’t run the fastest, Dean grabbed him and put him under his arm and dashed out of the diner. 
“Good grief…” Jotaro groaned as he pulled out his own cash and put it on the table.
He glanced at Y/n who was now cleaning the glasses quickly as she kept glancing at the clock. 
‘These losers are up to something, and I know when to trust my gut feeling.’ Jotaro thought as he kept glancing at Y/n.
He planned to take a walk around the West side, even before his friends suggested he follow Y/n. 
‘Well, if I see her, I see her. And if I don’t, I don’t. Not like they’re going to know anyways.’ the dark haired greaser thought as he drank the rest of his soda.
After a few minutes Y/n ran to the bathroom and moments after she ran out with a new outfit. 
She was wearing a short checkered black and white skirt with a white short sleeved shirt with black flats. 
Jotaro’s eyes followed her as she walked out and he too got out of his seat and tucked out his leather jacket before he too headed out.
Y/n didn’t even notice him behind her as she rushed inside her car and drove off. 
He took out his cigarette and lit it up. ‘This is going to be a long walk…’ he thought as he puffed out the smoke of the cigarette.
He noticed her car disappear out of his sight as he continued to walk his way to the center of the town. 
After walking for twenty minutes, he arrived in the much more bustling and crowded West side. He was taller than many people here, so he had no problem getting the to move out of his way. 
As Jotaro was walking down the sidewalk he noticed Y/n’s dark blue car parked next to the sidewalk and a rather familiar white Ford Mustang parked ahead of it. [car look reference https://imgur.com/ZoO0sAf ]
‘What’s Tommy’s car doing here?’ Jotaro asked himself as he stopped next to a dark alleyway. He looked up and he was met with a horrendous sight of Tommy smiling at Y/n who looked like she wanted to be anywhere else right now. 
“Ready to go princess?” Tommy asked with a chuckle and Y/n hesitantly nodded, “Yeah, I almost died of excitement.” she said as Tommy dragged her in the cinema.
Jotaro’s staring was interrupted by a tap on his shoulder. 
He turned around and he was met with the sight of five guys with smirks on their faces. 
“Well, hello to you too Jotaro! I didn’t know you would show up here tonight!” the first guy said as he swept up his brown hair.
“The fuck you you want Luis?” Jotaro asked as he immediately recognised who these guys were. 
They were Tommy’s minions. They did whatever Tommy asked of them without a question. And Luis was Tommy’s trusted right hand while the others, who’s names Jotaro didn’t care to remember, just stayed next to them and listened to whatever orders they were told. 
“You know, Henry over here still has a broken rib since our last… encounter … let’s call it that. And since you’re here, we thought we could repay you for that.” Luis said as they began to walk towards Jotaro started to back walk into the long and dark alleyway. 
“I beat your asses up that time, what makes you think I won’t now?” Jotaro asked as his vision was filled with the darkness of the poorly lit ally. The only thing he saw was the exit and the outlines of Tommy’s friends. 
Luis chuckled, “That’s why Henry brough a little gift with him this time.” Luis said and Jotaro looked at Henry who pulled something from his pocket.
Jotaro looked down to his hand and saw a shiny pocket knife tightly clutched in his hand. 
“Well? Afraid yet Kujo? The streets are empty since most of the people went home, so don’t be afraid to give the best of you.” Luis cackled as they began to approach him and Jotaro narrowed his eyes. 
“Bring it on, shitface.” Jotaro sneered and Luis and the others laughed. He really should've gone home… 
*1st p.o.v, Y/n*
After we bought our popcorn and drinks, we headed to the auditorium number three where the new James Bond movie was.
It was quite empty, which was a good thing since it meant that I didn’t have anybody sitting next to me… except Tommy. 
After the movie began, he commented on every little detail.
“Heh, you know- Dad said he was going to buy me the same exact gun he has! I mean look at that Walther PPK! He said that he’s going to even buy me the same exact car like James has.” Tommy flaunted and I fought my urge to roll my eyes for the hundredth time.
‘Well, Tommy, if I had that gun, I would have shoten you to shut up…’  I thought as I nodded my head with a tight smile, “That’s great, Thomas. But can you quiet down? You’re distracting me.” I said and Tommy nodded his head as he scoffed, “Whatever…” he said as he loudly chewed on his popcorn. 
After some time, he nudged my shoulder, “You know, you could be my Bond girl.” Tommy said and my eyes widened in shock. 
‘This fucker really thinks he’s James Bond…’ I cringed as I ignored him. 
*Time skip to the end of the movie*
The credits finally rolled and I joyously jumped out of my seat, “Ah, I had a good time Tommy- I mean Thomas.” I quickly corrected myself. Tommy nodded his head and swept his dirty blonde hair up. 
“Me too! Did I say that dad plans me to buy-” “Yes, yes you did.” I interrupted him before he even had a chance to continue. He really ruined the whole franchise for me now… 
As we exited the cinema I saw my car thankfully in full tact. “Well Tommy, see you tomorrow.” I waved at him as he went to his car and winked at me. “See you tomorrow doll!” he exclaimed as he drove off. 
And magically, my headache was gone! Now I can finally go home and sleep…
*3rd p.o.v, Y/n*
Y/n began to walk towards her car and all of a sudden, the all so quiet walk to her car was interrupted by a series of groans and grunts coming from the dark alley. Y/n shot her head in the direction of the noises.
It was a dark and creepy alleyway. She looked around and noticed the street completely empty.
“Fuckig shit…” she muttered as she mustered up the courage and walked to the entrance of the alleyway, tightly gripping her car keys. She noticed a pair of legs sticking out behind the dumpster. 
“....Hello? Are you okay?” she shouted while cupping her hands around her mouth. Y/n approached the dumpster as cautiously as possible.
She watched every step she took as she started calculating all the ways this could end. 
Y/n felt like she was in one of those series where people found a poisonous snake and they called a professional to take care of it. But nobody called for her.
She decided to sign her own death contract, it seems. Her shoes echoed in the alleyway, probably alerting the person that someone was heading their way. 
As she slowly walked to the dumpster, she noticed the familiar features of certain somebody she knew…. 
No way  
No fucking way  
Jotaro!?  
“Holly shit! What happened to you!?” Y/n exclaimed as she crouched down to his level and observed his face, as much as she could in the darkness of the alleyway.
Jotaro only grunted as he sat up more against a wall. 
“Nothing- I was just paid a visit.” he gouged up. “Jotaro, we need to get you to the hospital! Right fucking now!” Y/n shouted as she tried to get him up but he didn’t budge.
“Hell, I’m going there. I’ve faced much worse than a beating.” he groaned as he slowly got up. 
“Fine- But do you have your car with you here?” Y/n asked as she got up. “I don’t, but don’t worry, I can go home by foot.” Y/n ran in front of him as they exited the dark alleyway. 
He had a bruise one one cheek and a bleeding cut on his other cheek, a bleeding nose and red knuckles. 
“No ifs, ands or buts, Jotaro! I’m driving you home to get you fixed up.” Y/n said as she motioned to her car. Jotaro bit his slightly busted lip and slightly winced in pain.
“Fine. But let’s go quickly.” he said as they walked to her car as he looked around, Tommy’s friends nowhere in sight. 
“You can get in the back since I don’t think you’ll be comfortable in the driver’s seat.” Y/n said as she opened the doors for him and Jotaro quietly got in and laid on to the seats.
“Thankfully, I remember where you live, so you can close your eyes and I’ll tell you when we arrived.” Y/n said as she started her car and began driving out of the West side of Winfield. 
Jotaro stayed quiet the whole ride, thinking about Y/n kind act.
If this would have happened any other day, nobody would have helped him. People around here hold a giant disdain towards him and the people on the East side so they would probably call the police on him. 
But his thoughts stopped as he remembered his mom who was probably worried as to where he was… Shortly afterwards Y/n stopped in front of his house and noticed all the lights out. 
“Well, we're in luck since it seems that your parents are asleep.” Y/n said as she got out of the car and opened the back doors for Jotaro to get out.
He slowly got out and pulled out a house key out of his pocket. 
“Be quiet and stay here.” Jotaro said as he quietly unlocked the wooden doors and entered the quiet house.
He got in and saw the bedroom doors of his mom closed. “Okay, it’s safe, you can come in.” Jotaro said and Y/n quickly got in as she locked her car. 
She looked around the small house and smiled, it reminded her of the one she had back in Daleville.
But Y/n quickly shook her head and focused on Jotaro, “Okay and can you show me your bathroom?” she asked and Jotaro motioned her to follow him. 
They entered the small bathroom and Jotaro sat on the edge of the bathtub and groaned quietly. “You need help over there?” Y/n asked as she approached Jotaro, who slightly nodded. 
“Yeah, those fuckers beat the shit out of my arms and legs. Glad they didn’t do much to my face.” He said as Y/n grabbed one sleeve of his leather jacket and gently pulled it off and she did the same to the other sleeve. 
“Where is your first aid kit?” Y/n asked as placed the leather jacket on top of the closed toilet seat.
“In the bottom cabinet, under the sink.” Jotaro said and Y/n opened the cabinet and pulled out the kit. 
Y/n opened the kit and pulled out the half used bottle of rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball, “Well… you know this is going to sting.” the h/c haired girl said as she walked over to Jotaro and looked him in his eyes. 
Where does she even start? There's so much injury going on…
“Let’s start here…” she mumbled as she sat on the edge of the bathtub and motioned for Jotaro to lower his head.
And he did as he was motioned to, trusting Y/n’s medical abilities. 
She gently began to dab the bleeding wound with the soak up cotton ball.
“Just tell me when you want me to stop, okay?” Y/n asked and Jotro nodded his head. The pain did sting, but it was nothing new to him. 
After a few moments she noticed Jotaro looking at her with a raised eyebrow, “What is it?” she whispered to him.
“You’re pretty good at this… You have practice with cleaning wounds?” he muttered back. 
“Believe me I do… Geese and chickens can be super mean sometimes…” Y/n chuckled slightly as she patted down his lower lip, getting rid of the acces blood. “Makes sense…” Jotaro noted. 
She didn’t dare to look up into his eyes, since she was so close to him. But she must admit… he does have really beautiful ones…  
“Alright, here's your gause so you can wipe down the blood from your nose.” The e/c eyed girl said as she pulled out a medium white gauze from the kit that was in her lap. Jotaro took it and wiped the blood up. 
Y/n’s eyes focused on his red knuckles, “I'll wet up the other gauzes with cold water so we can wrap them around your knuckles.” she said as she got up and wet the both gauzes in cold water from the sink and put the kit on to the floor. 
“Okay, give me your right hand.” Y/n said and Jotaro gave her his hand, which was slightly bigger than hers.
She wrapped up the gauze around his knuckles and motioned for him to give her his left hand to which she did the same. 
“In the morning, you’re going to put an ice pack on your bruised cheek and knuckles, okay?” Y/n asked as she got up and went to close up the first aid kit and put it back in its place. 
Y/n walked up to the bathroom doors and glanced back at Jotaro, “Uh- I’ll get going now… See you tomorrow Jotaro.” but before she could walk out the door, Jotaro’s gauze wrapped hand grabbed her shoulder. 
“You can’t. It’s too dangerous.” Jotaro whispered as he made Y/n turn around to face him. “What do you mean, too dangerous? It’s like a twenty minute ride from there to my house.” Y/n said as she felt the wet gauze staining her white shirt. 
Jotaro sighed, “I know what I’m talking about. Here live some dangerous people, and I know that the best.” he said as he closed the bathroom doors behding Y/n, making her back hit the closed doors. 
“U-Uh… Okay then…” Y/n whispered nervously as she felt how close he was to her. “Follow me.” Jotaro said as he finally opened the doors and walked in the direction of his room. 
He motioned for Y/n to take a seat on his old bed as he turned on the lights, “I’m going to get you my mom's pajamas since I know she has a shit ton of them in her bedroom. Don’t snoop around though.” Jotaro warned Y/n who vigorously nodded her head. 
He walked out, leaving Y/n alone. Jotaro’s bed creaked at any sudden movements so she decided to sit still and observe the room.
It had two shelves on the wall next to the desk. There was a picture with what seemed to be his father, mother and him.
The next picture was him, his parents and grandparents all smiling under the giant christmas tree. In those pictures, he looked like he was ten years old.
Y/n looked at his bed which had one big pillow, two blankets and one small pillow that was put next to the wall. It looked like it barely fit one person in, so she slightly panicked.
She sometimes daydreamed about sleeping over at a guy's house, but not like this, after saving him and fixing up his wounds. 
Her stomach twisted at the thought of Jotaro laying next to her. And out of everyone, the universe chose that it was him.
After a few minutes he came in with what looked like a long sleeping gown with a flower pattern, classic mom pajamas. 
“Here you go, you can go to the bathroom to change… And I think that there's a spare toothbrush under the cabinet.” Jotaro said as he gave Y/n the sleeping gown and she speeded out of his room and into the bathroom. 
Y/n quickly got dressed up and neatly folded up her clothes. She found the spare toothbrush and quickly brushed her teeths.
She walked out with her clothes in her hands and tried to make as little sound as possible. 
The knee length gown did make her feel comfortable, but she reminded herself that it was not hers, but it was owned by Jotaro’s mother. 
She entered the room and when she did, she was met with a sight of Jotaro in a black tank top and dark blue pajama pants.
“I’m so sorry- I should’ve knocked first-” she blushed as she covered her eyes, thinking that Jotaro was interrupted by her mid dressing. 
“What do you mean? I’m done dressing.” He said as he crossed his arms. “Oh?” Y/n squeaked out as she peered over her hand and looked at his muscular arms.
“Well, if that’s the case…” she awkwardly chuckled as she gently closed the doors of his bedroom. 
“Alright, I can sleep on the floor, and since you’re injured you need to lay on something soft.” Y/n said as she began to sit down but Jotaro grabbed her upper arm and got her up.
“No, you aren’t sleeping on the damn floor, you’re sleeping in the bed. You will get huge back pain and probably a spider bite.” he said as he sat her down on the bed. 
Y/n gulped nervously, “A-Alright.” she muttered with a shaky voice. She scooted over to the wall and draped one blanket over herself.
Yeah, it might be the beginning of summer, but nothing felt better than laying under a blanket. 
Jotaro walked over to the light switch and turned off the lights. The room was now completely dark, except the glistening rays of moon seeping through the opened window.
Jotaro slowly walked to the bed and laid next to Y/n, making her scoot over the wall even more. 
“...Good night…” Jotaro whispered as he closed his eyes. “Good night, Jotaro.” Y/n whispered back as she tried to close her eyes and fall asleep too. She felt Jotaro’s warmth next to her and it felt a little comforting.
But after a few minutes it became a little suffocating. This guy was a walking heather! Y/n turned a little and fidgeted around until she found the right spot and tightly held the blanket to herself.
Her heart beat didn’t want to calm down, no matter if she tried to breathe steadily or imagine happy scenarios with Bucky.
Her mind always went back to Jotaro… Was her brain trying to tell her something?
But Y/n quickly shook her head as she stared at the white wall as her back was facing Jotaro’s. She once again tried to close her eyes and fall asleep, but her heart wasn’t having it. 
After a few minutes of calm breathing her quick beating heart steadied and she finally managed to fall asleep. 
She thought it was just nervousness… But was it really just that, or was it something… much deeper?
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hotcat37 · 8 months
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My interpretation of Pokémon protagonists (Kanto)
The original trio :0 I'm not big on Kanto but I love these three sm
-Red and Leaf have been friends for about 5 years prior to their journey
-Blue and Red have been friends the longest ever since they were toddlers basically. But a few months before the events of the game Blue starts hanging out with other kids and becomes a bit of an asshole
-Red is mute and communicates mostly through head nods or shakes and occasionally writes stuff in his notepad too
-Red picks Squirtle while Blue and Leaf argue over Bulbasaur but in the end Blue is left with Charmander
-they're about 12 at the start of the game
-Leaf's goal on her journey is to become a capable trainer so she can go out and see other regions. She's lived in Kanto all her life and has always been very interested in other cultures
-Blue's goal is to become Champion of course. For a while he's very obsessed with winning and every time Red beats him their friendship becomes more strained. Blue is deeply insecure about himself and feels the need to be the very best because being the grandson of Professor Oak puts a lot of pressure on him
-Red's goal remains unclear but he becomes very fixated on taking down Team Rocket and becomes Champion just to prove Blue a point
-Leaf and Blue both have a crush on Red but he's oblivious to it
-Leaf actually needs to wear glasses but she often forgets to put them on which causes her to misread things all the time
-Blue and Red's strained relationship eventually comes to a boiling point when Blue is ableist towards Red in front of his new friends. He feels immense guilt over it afterwards and once Red defeats him for the Champion title, he reflects on his own behavior and the two make up
-for a while after the canon events the three of them travel together again through Johto before Red secludes himself on Mt. Silver
-both Blue and Leaf are extremely worried about him but also realize that they can't force him to get off the mountain and that it's his own decision. They go to Mt. Silver at least once a week to check up on Red and hang out with him
-after the events of Gold/Silver/Crystal the three go on a long vacation to Alola together
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Do you have a favourite champion (the one you battle with immediately after Elite four) from the games? Which one do you identify with?
I don't identify with any of them. My favourites are the ones it's most satisfying to kick the asses of, like Professor Oak's grandson: Asshole. He was always fun to beat. And all the ones who think they're the main character and I'm the sidekick. Looking outside oneself and identifying with others is for real life, books, movies, and TV shows. Not for my game that lets me imagine I'm walking around befriending super-powered organisms. It's me, my monsters, and that's it. Everyone else is help or an obstacle. lol
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hi!! hope it's ok to ask more than one question at a time, cuz i thought of a couple. one, who's your favorite oc/sona and could you tell me about them? two, i saw a mention of pluralness so if you'd feel comfortable, would you like to talk a bit about your fellow headmates or just general plural shenanigans? :D
Yeah more than one is okay!! I'll try to address everything but I do have adhd and I jump from topics a lot so if I miss something that's the mental illness lol
Question the first: fav OC/sona?
I DO have a fav OC rn his name is Kain and he's a goat priest with questionable morals and a distinct lack of proper church dress code. He's so babygirl.
As for sona that kinda also ties into your second question. My favorite (speaking as Rowan) is my truesona :3 (a grey fox!) But my headmates each have their own sonas as well that they favour since they are representative of them.
Question 2: the Sequel: Headmates??
I would absolutely love to share things to do with my pluralness. I have a headmate who is a fictive/introject of Gary Oak (Blue from pokespe really) and his role in headspace is literally just Pokemon Professor. He holds all the Pokemon knowledge and he's a smug asshole about it (love him tho). There are others as well but I bring up Blue first just cuz we've been on a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon binge.
GOD this is so long already I'm not used to having infinite characters to write with LMFAO
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eisa96 · 1 year
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I don’t know if anyone has talked about the episode where Gou and Shigeru are fighting alongside with each other but I need to say it:
Their chemistry is surprisingly really good!
I know some are bitter that Shigeru was brought back, perhaps to be as a rival to the main character. But I think that, it’s good. He not only opened Gou’s eyes in the teamwork department, Shigeru and him shared a lot in common. They both acknowledged that and it’s something that I feel like it’s good for Gou’s growth and finally having his character stepping out from his comfort zone.
Because of Project Mew, Gou learns a lot. If it wasn’t for Shigeru’s provoking, he would have stuck being in the same spot without learning and reflecting his past actions. Project Mew is one of the best things that happened to Gou. By going to the trial missions, he not only get to meet his friend again (Tokio) but also form friendships with someone who is similar to him.
And that someone actually do want him to participate in Project Mew and does want to get to know him more. Even if they’re off to a rocky start.
Apart from Satoshi, Shigeru can learn to form friendships with other people as well. He learns to cooperate with others, learns the meaning of teamwork and it adds more to his character. Something I appreciate a lot because many people perceived Shigeru as nothing but the first rival. The childhood friend. Professor Oak’s grandson. And the most disheartening of all, still thinks he is an asshole.
He is so much more than that.
I would love to see more of them together, their interactions are really good! It’s always nice to see when two characters slowly clicked with one another.
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duckielover151 · 1 year
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Sometimes I feel like I have to defend myself whenever I say anything about how the more recent seasons of Pokemon have gotten really toothless. Someone is always like, "Well, Pokemon was always a kids show!" But... not like this.
I just got to the episode in Journeys where Ash meets up with Paul again back at Professor Oak's lab. And he has the gall to give Infernape an order. And Infernape listens and Ash acts like it's no big thing. And when Goh questions it, all he really gets for an answer is, "Oh yeah, Paul used to be Infernape's trainer before I was." Like that acquisition was a friendly trade or something.
Why yes, Pokemon, I do remember how Paul threw away his Chimchar like it was trash and Ash spent an entire season having to convince that Chimchar that it wasn't worthless. The way it would freeze up in fear when confronted with its old trainer. And the satisfaction of finally putting this asshole in his place in the final tournament.
Paul barely got anything resembling a redemption in his own season. Don't think you're gonna gloss over all that bad blood now like they're old friends. Paul was the closest a rival ever came to actually being a villain.
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medea10 · 1 year
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My Review of Pokemon Journeys
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Um…is that really the title you guys are going with? Not Pokemon: Around the World? Pokemon Sword and Shield? Pokemon 8 Ways from Friday?
Get it? Because there are 8 regions and it airs on…oh forget it!
Whatever, Japan! Whatever!
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America: Okay, how about Pokemon Journeys?
Eh…sounds like reusing titles from the Johto arc, but it’s better than Japan’s sad attempt.
At least The Pokemon Company was gracious enough to give us a simple title. Pokemon Journeys! HOW FUCKING HARD WAS THAT?! Pokemon 2019 makes it sound like this is a reboot. It is NOT a reboot, it’s a continuation! There are butt-loads of people from Ash’s past that make surprise appearances and he remembers most of them! Not a reboot!
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WARNING: Medea gets a little ‘mouthy’ in certain moments of this review. If you don’t know why, you will eventually. Please note she does not think everyone here is an asshole. She loves each and every one of her readers. But it goes without saying here…Viewer discretion is advised.
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RINSE AND REPEAT! Ash leaves the previous region to go back home to Pallet Town and start from zero AGAIN. What does that mean? It means we reset all the stats. Ash will be 10 years old again, Pikachu can be trumped by a level 5 pokemon, and the animation will change again making the viewer forever confused. Yet with all the resets, all of Ash’s previous accomplishments are heavily implied and shown.
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WHAT THE WHAT?!: So, as you can tell, this series of Pokemon is going to be extremely different from all the past seasons. For one thing, Ash is not traveling by foot with a boy-toy and a piece of arm candy to the next town like we’ve seen in the past. Nor is he going to take on gym battles. At first it was uncertain of what Ash was going to do aside from traveling the world with Goh. But after an eye-opening experience in Galar, Ash is going to enter the Pokemon World Championship and face off against the world’s greatest trainers. This actually feels like the step in the right direction in becoming a pokemon master. In this journey, Ash is going to go up against a bunch of trainers so he can rise up in the class system these trainers are now under. This is in hopes for Ash to one day face-off against undefeated trainer and Galar champion, Leon.
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As for the boy-toy of this arc Goh, his mission in life is to catch Mew. But in order to do that, he’s going to catch as many pokemon this world has to offer. In this way, almost like the mobile app game Pokemon GO! Even though these boys have different goals, they’re going to travel together and maybe learn a little bit from each other. Ash and Goh are under supervision with Professor Cerise (who is the G-rated version of Shou Tucker), along with his daughter Chloe, and his two assistants.
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BEFORE TAKING OFF: The first episode took us waaaaaaay back! Professor Oak held summer camps, Ash was six years old, and a baby electric pokemon by the name of Pichu was born. This episode barely showed us Ash because…dude likes to sleep in. And because of that, he missed the pokemon camp. But half the episode consisted of Pichu being taken in by a mama Kangaskhan and the other half revolved around a young Goh at the camp seeing Mew. This of course was the start of Goh’s fascination with the rare phenomenon of Mew.
NEW CHARACTERS INTRODUCED: So, we shorten the cast list a bit from what we had in Sun and Moon. Ash travels the world with his new companion, but finds himself starting off at a professor’s lab in Vermillion. Which seriously begs the question of how long does it take to get from Kanto to all the other regions in the Pokemon world? Better question, how can anybody afford all of these planes, trains, and automobiles…oh right, no one cares! New characters time!
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Goh is the young lad with one goal in mind and that is to capture the elusive pokemon, #151, Mew! Ever since he was young and ran into Mew, he’s made it his mission to find and capture Mew! So now, he travels with Ash to capture as many pokemon as he possibly can in the hopes that one day he can find and capture…okay you get the picture! One track mind with this kid! Halfway into the journey, he does meet Ash’s old rival Gary and joins an exploration group called Project Mew.
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Chloe has known Goh since she was a child and would go to school with him. She’s easy to point out Goh’s faults, but offers advice from time to time. She’s also aided by her little corgles pokemon, Yamper. While Chloe loves Yamper, she’s not a pokemon trainer yet. In fact, during this series she’s unsure of what she wants to do as she has several options presented to her. Much like the Eevee she catches later on, they both have many possibilities. Will she be a pokemon professor like her father, an illustrator like her mother, a coordinator like Serena, Dawn, and Lisia? Who can say?
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Professor Cerise is the new professor in the Kanto region and will eventually commit the greatest taboo by fusing his daughter and her dog together.
MEDEA, THAT’S STILL TOO SOON TO MAKE THAT JOKE!
Professor Cerise is the father of Chloe and the professor in Vermillion City. Him, along with his two assistants send Ash and Goh on their way to different missions to different regions of the world.
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Leon is the #1 trainer in the not only Galar, but the world it seems. With the introduction of the Pokemon World Championship, Leon has been undefeated as we see him taking down heavy-hitters like Lance and Raihan. But he’s happy to encourage any and all challengers. As long as they battle a bajillion trainers before that and then make it to the top 8 trainers in the world.
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Horace was friends with Goh a couple of years prior to the events of this series. But due to a misunderstanding, Goh thought Horace stood him up. But they made up years later and both boys end up becoming members of Project Mew.
BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: The sub finally got Kana Hanazawa! Now if y’all can just obtain Daisuke Ono, life would be complete in the Pokemon World!
*12 episodes of this series later*
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OH THANK YOU ARCEUS! Yes, I know this picture from Lucky Star. I happen to like it! I gotta say, when I first saw Leon in the game, I thought Daisuke Ono would be awesome as that character. Who knew you were going to read my thoughts and go with sexy voice Daisuke Ono? Hey, can you guys get Junichi Suwabe to play anything next? I’m not picky, just someone that makes the butter melt on my toast. No? Okay, fine!
The dub…Okay, so you know how at the beginning of a new arc, the company would usually give us an early tease and then air the rest of the series a couple of months later? Not this time! Yeah, in almost all other arcs (except Best Wishes), America would get a world premier around the same time as Japan. I guess because Sun/Moon was still airing and in the middle of the Pokemon League saga, they didn’t want to interfere. I mean, that league was a pretty big deal! As it turns out, Pokemon made YET ANOTHER move to a different channel…or should I say platform! Seven months after its debut in Japan, Pokemon Journeys made its debut on Netflix.
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Boy oh boy, tracking down Pokemon was a fucking journey! From the WB to Cartoon Network to Disney XD to Netflix! Hey U.S., Japan only needed TV Tokyo to air Pokemon the last 25 years and it was fucking successful for them. I don’t know what your hang-up is! Actually, I do because the WB fell apart and 4Kids lost the rights around the same time, Cartoon Network wanted to focus on rotting kid’s brains with Teen Titans GO, and not many people tune into Disney XD unless Ducktales or Gravity Falls repeats are on (plus it’s on the expensive channel package). I see the good and the bad here. It’s just that I really miss catching Pokemon on a weekly basis. Again, I’m not a binge-watcher and I’ve grown accustomed to watching things weekly. ESPECIALLY POKEMON!
I honestly think the switch to Netflix was the worst decision yet. Yes, Netflix has improved significantly when it comes to animes airing simultaneously. But not by much! Some animes have been given weekly updates, others there’s a several month wait. Pokemon gets released with a batch of episodes (12-15) every 3-6 months. Meanwhile, Teletoon in Canada is airing episodes once a week and FAR AHEAD from Netflix’s schedule. So really, not helping out with piracy that everyone seems so hung up on! And so much for the hope of FINALLY getting subbed Pokemon on a legitimate streaming platform. Nope! I’m sure there’s so much deeper things I can’t get into that’s involved, but from a viewer standpoint this was shit.
Moving away from Netflix drama, let’s talk about dub voice actors. Cherami Leigh is a main character. Let me repeat, Cherami Leigh of Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail, and Railgun fame has graced us with her prescence on Pokemon! Huh…and so has Ray Chase! I know technology has gotten better so that just about anyone can record in a studio from just about anywhere, but the Pokemon Company is really reaching hard for L.A. voice actors as of recent. The anime has mostly been NY-based, but things like Pokemon Origins, Generations, Twilight, Evolutions, Snap, GO, and Masters EX, they’ve enlisted a lot of L.A. voice actors like Robbie Draymond, Brianna Knickerbocker, Michelle Ruff, and Bryce Papenbrook.
Oh good fuck, Screamy McYellsALot!
One addition that really made me happy was to hear the return of Megan Hollingshed. She was everywhere in the Pokemon anime for the first 6 seasons with playing gym leaders, mothers, Nurse Joys, and so on.
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And now for a somber note, Billy Kametz! I was happy to hear Billy Kametz as Ren, one of Professor Cerise’s assistants. I’ve really enjoyed his work and am very glad I got a chance to hear him in a dub one last time before tragically passing away from cancer. At the end of the episode, “It’s All in the Name” Netflix was kind enough to put up an “In Memory Of” for Billy Kametz. I’ve never seen this happen before for the Pokemon anime. At least in the English version! The only other English voice actor that passed away fast and suddenly was Maddie Blaustein. But because she wasn’t voicing for Pokemon anymore at that point (ahem, because she was replaced), there were no memoriums for her on the anime. Well, I will always cherish Meowth and Ren. R.I.P. Maddie and Billy!
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And finally, there’s the subject of all these cameos from back in the day. Did everyone’s original voice actor come back to voice their original characters? Hell no! But some did. Let me put it to you this way, if it’s a character who was once a main character like Brock, Dawn, and the cast of Alola, more than likely their original voice actor would come back (not Eric Stuart though). If it’s gym leaders we haven’t seen in 3000 years, more than likely it’s changed. Flint, the Elite Four member of Sinnoh has a new voice actor. As does Drake from Hoenn! And Gym Leader Erika’s changed for a third time (yes, I count the 20th movie here). Honest opinion, Lauren Landa as Erika is the best Erika. I ain’t even sorry for that opinion! WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, here’s what you might recognize these folks from.
JAPANESE CAST: *Goh is played by Daiki Yamashita (known for Deku on My Hero Academia, Joro on Oresuki, Zeke on Attack on Titan, Umino on Sailor Moon Crystal, Sakamichi on Yowamushi Pedal, and Shion on UtaPri)
*Chloe is played by Hana Kanazawa (known for Nadeko on Monogatari, Anri on Durarara, Mayuri on Steins;Gate, Kanade on Angel Beats, Shiemi on Blue Exorcist, Kuroneko on Oreimo, and Onodera on Nisekoi)
*Prof. Cerise is played by Yuuichi Nakamura (known for Greed on FMA: Brotherhood, Tomoya on Clannad, Gray on Fairy Tail, Shigure on Fruits Basket 2019, Karamatsu on Mr. Osomatsu, and Kyousuke on Oreimo)
*Leon is played by Daisuke Ono (known for Sebastian on Black Butler, Shizuo on Durarara, Jotaro on Jojo’s Pt. 3, Erwin on Attack on Titan, Fafnir on Miss Kobayashi, William on Black Clover, and Koizumi on Haruhi Suzumiya)
*Horace is played by Ayahi Takagaki (known for Erika on Durarara, Kuro on Blue Exorcist, Lisbeth on SAO, Doll on Black Butler, Itori on Tokyo Ghoul, and Sylvie on Baccano)
ENGLISH CAST: *Goh is played by Zeno Robinson (known for Hawks on My Hero Academia, Shuuji on Tokyo Revengers, Garfiel on Re:Zero, Genya on Demon Slayer, Alan on Ben 10, and Blackluster on One Punch Man)
*Chloe is played by Cherami Leigh (known for Asuna on SAO, Lucy on Fairy Tail, Uiharu on Railgun, Minako/Venus on Sailor Moon redub, Patty on Soul Eater, Lizzie on Black Butler, and Sarada on Boruto)
*Prof. Cerise is played by Ray Chase (known for Roswaal on Re:Zero, Puripuri Prisoner on One Punch Man, Yuu on Charlotte, M on SAO: GGO, Yukiatsu on Anohana, and Saburouta on Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Arc)
*Leon is played by Alejandro Saab (known for Kuga on Food Wars, L’Arc on Shield Hero, Tatsuya on Irregular at Magic High, Tsukauchi on My Hero Academia, Takezou on Kono Oto Tomare, and Shizuru on Free!)
*Horace is played by Jenny Yokobori (known for Kaie on 86, Umino on Blue Period, and Kumiko on The Simpsons)
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Ahem.
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Right here. Best boy right here!
Besides the obvious…it’s hard to say anything this time. This season gave me so much happiness with the return of several of my favorite characters like Bonnie and Lana. And of course, just slapping on a two-second cameo for my boys Tracey and Cilan! Or even that one-second cameo of Harley (yes, I care about that too). But I suppose my answer would be Piers, Marnie, or Allister. And truth be told, I loved all three characters in the game as well as the anime. But I feel something lacking here. Maybe it’s the fact that I only see them once or twice and then they’re forgotten.
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But seriously, Allister is a sweet wittle cinnamon roll.
DISLIKED CHARACTER: Ooh boy! With the return of many of my favorite characters, seeing the banes of my existence were sure to pop up. And the worst return to come from this show were every single rabbid Amourshipper to scream for a straight-month about Serena showing up unannounced. You people are the reason why the writers had to sneak her in. Otherwise, they’d just get endless emails and letters from the rabble about Serena returning to the show. Rabbid Amourshippers are worse than cancer and truly the worst part of Pokemon as a whole. Remember all of those idiot fans that put out petitions to have Misty return? Y’all are officially worse than that! You are on par with fucking MAGA.
Um…Medea, that really wasn’t a take on ‘disliked characters’. And I’m pretty sure you just pissed off a lot of people including some of your friends.
I know, I just felt really good getting that off my chest! Anyways, I do not hate Serena. If you read my XY review, I said that she wasn’t a bad character and was actually refreshing compared to some of the other crybaby powder kegs the show has given us. And I might add, her character has improved significantly during this series. So high praise from me! Now onto the butt-warts I’ve hated during the ages.
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Thankfully, only Alain and Paul were the ones I hated to show up in this series. Now I have kinda officially laid off Alain despite his rap-sheet during XY. But then there’s Paul! Paul, as I live and breathe! The worst scum to appear since Damien. But Paul seems to have changed for the better. I can’t confirm it fully. But the fact that he would prepare Ash for his Masters 8 tournament by having him fight pokemon that belong to these champions really speaks volumes. I see that he somewhat respects Ash enough to spar with him and prepare him for the worst. Now does Paul still abandon pokemon that don’t reach his potential? I do not know. But for now, he is a few notches up and not so sucky.
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And Paul’s return did reignite my demented love for Comashipping.
Oh yeah, this’ll be the one Pokemon review where I do not put a shipping category. I have absolutely no need for one this season. Nothing romantic. Kukui x Burnet set sailed last season. Serena didn’t blush like an idiot this season. No Pokeshipping either. Contestshipping is alive in my heart but dead everywhere else. And nothing to tickle Ash’s pickle.
DISAPPOINTED IN…: Out of the many, many, many, many, many, many cameos and reappearances we got, there were some characters I was happy to see, some I rolled my eyes at, and some that surprised me and made me have a new-found respect in! But then came one character whom I’ve loved from his first game appearance, yearned for his anime appearance for years, praised it when he finally appeared and then…Journeys just made me not like it.
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And that dishonor goes to Wallace! I don’t know if he took a class in Ego 101 from Kanye West or what, but something felt off. Anime Wallace and (later) Game Wallace felt different in terms of his demeanor and seeing that change was kind of a bad taste in my mouth. Plus, I feel like a battle between Ash and Wallace should have been something more than just a B-story. Wallace deserves better than playing second-banana to fucking Serena and Chloe.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: I know I use this portion to put up some random ship I support or find a doppelganger of a character from years past. But for now, I would like to use this time to put up a picture of…
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This. Fucking. Angel!
Look at this cute baby! LOOK AT THIS BABY! This is Kukui and Burnet’s baby. They made one cute baby! Pardon my Maes Hughes impersonation here, but this is one cute baby! The only other couples who could possibly make a cute mutant child are May and Drew or if my anime counterpart shags Tracey and we…
Stick to the topic, moron!
Right! I fucking hate kids, but I am just so happy Kukui and Burnet had this baby. Mostly because I was thrilled to see someone grow in this series. Ash is eternally 10 until the day we die and the fucking world blows up. But with this, can Ash please, for the love of Arceus, turn 11 years old? I’m just saying!
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HALF AN EPISODE: I think I pissed off many people with this picture alone. This was an episode that many fans have dubbed the worst episode ever. I’ll stay out of that one. It was bad. Just not, dropping your child out of a helicopter and blaming it on your wife bad like a certain episode we don’t talk about ever.
Pokemon Journeys has decided to put two shorter stories in one whole episode. I gotta say, it’s weird. When they first did this, I thought there was a reason why two totally different stories are in the same episode. But when I see it happen again, maybe Pokemon realized that they should learn from that slump of the filler and condense it a bit. I think we could have gone through Johto in half the time if we cut most of those fillers and put two in the same episode. With that said, the majority of these half episodes are total shit. Everyone has their own opinion on which filler stunk the worst this season. For now, I’m going to praise one of them in the next category.
FUNNIEST EPISODE: Huh! I never thought I would have this section ever again. But this season is full of surprises. The Team Rocket podcast episode caught me by surprise, but my guilty pleasure of rap battles tickled my funny bone once again. Whenever an anime has this random moment, no matter how long it may be, I will more than likely laugh. Kaguya-sama, Clannad, and Zombieland Saga are prime examples.
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But then we get several episodes where Ash and Goh end up on these islands inhabited with Slowpoke and a Slowking crown would attach itself to either Ash or Goh. Let the hilarity ensue. But the second Slowpoke Island episode had me in stitches with Ash and Goh in a literal rap war. Hearing Rica Matsumoto go, “YO YO YO” is a thing of beauty and I’m happy to witness it.
TOUCHING EPISODE: I am so glad Journeys gave a happy conclusion to Lillie’s family story. Throughout Sun & Moon, I would wonder so much about Lillie and her development, even watching it before my eyes. Lillie has definitely had the biggest amount of character growth of anyone from the Alola gang. And despite the drastic contrast between the anime and games, we didn’t see anything torn from Lillie and watched her thrive. With the changes of Gladion and Lusamine compared to their game counterparts, there was one character I was always nervous on how the anime was going to tackle it. Fortunately, the anime has been improving on serious issues.
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But admit it, you were scared just as much as I was about what Lusamine and the kids would do if they ever found Mohn again. Mohn suffered massive amnesia after an incident with an Ultra Beast and the wormhole. And yes, their reunion was just as heart-breaking as I anticipated. And it only gets even sadder. When Mohn was unconscious, a shiny Nihilego carried him to a wormhole entry (in Crown Tundra, Galar) where they lived for several years. Nihilego took the form of what Mohn’s eyes thought his daughter would look like. So, hearing Mohn in present time say he doesn’t recognize Lusamine, Lillie, Gladion, or even Zoroark and say that he’s living with “his” daughter, it’s painful. But we finally get to the touching part where Mohn finally gathers is memories. I’m happy with this. Good for Lillie. Good for the family.
A FIRST IN 22 YEARS: I’ll get to Ash’s accomplishment in catching some pretty choice pokemon in a bit. Now I would like to bring up this ugly, old wound. COVID-19, it seems like only yesterday we were learning how to social distance and called the president a fucking retard for suggesting to inject household cleaners. But because of this deadly virus, many productions in Japan were put on hold. Still are! And yes, that included our beloved Pokemon anime. In fact, this was Pokemon’s first hiatus since their four-month hiatus in 1997 when Electric Soldier Porygon mucked things up. And this series survived several recessions, the Fukushima disaster, many other natural disasters, and 9/11.
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Not only the series was put on the back-burner, but the bloody movie, Pokemon Coco was delayed for 5 months! Yeah, the first summer we all went without a Pokemon movie hitting the theaters in Japan. Believe it or not, Japan had no intention of putting their newly-released movies available on a streaming or on-demand service like us greedy-fuck Americans. Yet, Japanese Netflix is somehow on a good system of putting things out once a week while American Netflix lumps everything together. Profiteering is hard! Point is that this was quite a monumental moment. Totally called for because the Covid was no fucking joke! It’s still not a joke. It’s still around. Get vaxxed, ya dummy!
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GOTTA CATCH EM’ ALL: This series definitely surprised us in many ways. First, I’ll begin with Goh. Because Goh wants to one day catch Mew, he’s gonna make it his mission to capture each and every pokemon as humanly possible. Goh goes the distance by catching anywhere between one pokemon to 13 pokemon in a single episode. And it wasn’t like that time Ash caught all those Tauros in one episode, he catches different ones throughout the episodes. Goh catches small pokemon, big pokemon, fossil pokemon, pokemon that Ash has caught before, pokemon that Ash will never get in his life (like Raichu), starter pokemon, and even legendary pokemon. And not just some one-and-done catch, he’s caught more than one legendary! I just wish Goh’s Suicune catch didn’t feel so…dumbassary.
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And then Ash…well, I sort of got my wish of Ash getting a psychic pokemon. I just wish it wasn’t Mr. Mime! Although, this wasn’t a catch! Delia just loaned Mr. Mime so he would watch over Ash while he stays at Professor Cerise’s lab. But Ash wound up with some really, big and surprising catches. And it breaks all sorts of protocol!
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First of all, you know how many of Ash’s first catches in a new arc are usually a bug type, the flying type of the region, or a starter? His first catch was a Dragonite! YEAH! DRAGONITE! Fully evolved form Dragonite!
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Then, do you remember every now and then, Ash will catch a fire-type that was previously abused or had a rough time before being captured? Replace that with Gengar and you’ve got his next catch!
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Ash caught a fossil pokemon! Yes, one of the messed-up ones from Galar, but still…
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And then…after waiting 14 years for Ash to one day get a Lucario (or at the very least Riolu) it finally happened. Ever since the 8th movie, fans have wanted Ash to catch Lucario. Even in Sinnoh, that was never gonna happen. Apparently, Riley was never gonna give Ash a Riolu egg. Fast-forward 11 years after that and Ash is drawn to a Riolu egg and catches it. Riolu and later Lucario was one of Ash’s best in this arc.
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BUT NOT JUST THAT!!! Ash finally, finally, finally, FINALLY gets to mega evolve! Do you have any idea how big this is? We had a whole arc filled with people who could mega evolve. All of Ash’s rivals and villains were able to do it. Even during Sun & Moon, Misty and Brock were able to mega evolve their pokemon. I understand Misty, but Brock is studying to be a doctor. He’s not a friggin’ gym leader anymore. Stop giving this guy more air to breathe! He’s been in too many episodes and arcs. Make him disappear and…Whoa, I’m being mean to Brock again. Where was I?
Don’t get me wrong, the syncro with Greninja was bad-ass. But Ash had at least four pokemon from his past that had the ability to mega evolve. Do you have any idea how fucking awesome it would have been if Ash mega evolved Charizard, Heracross, Glalie, or Sceptile?! Well, we’ll never know because it never happened. However, I think they wanted to keep Ash to his pokemon in Kalos and not even look at the past whatsoever in that arc. Kalos was really stingy with cameos. And that’s why I will always bad-mouth Kalos more than normal.
COMEBACK: When I learned that Ash was going to pop in and out of every region throughout this series, I refused to let myself get happy at this. Besides the fact that I’m a die-hard Tracey fan and sadly know he’ll never be shown again. But the fact that Ash has revisited a few places in the past and would never come upon the same person twice (including gym leaders unless under special circumstances). However, with the addition of Ash preparing to be in the Pokemon World Championship, there’s been an array of past folks either mentioned, cameo’d, or would straight-up battle Ash! And these cameos are far more than just the usual surprise pop-in from Misty and Brock. Please note, I will not count Delia and Professor Oak. They don’t count, they’re seen in EVERY SEASON. Here we go!
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Kanto: *Gary “Mother Fucking” Oak returns after a short cameo in the 20th movie, a cameo in the sky at the end of Best Wishes, and his last speaking role being in during DP. Gary is involved in Project Mew, an expedition in search for the rarest pokemon in the world. Him and Ash’s relationship has improved significantly. Goh hates his guts at first, but tolerates him later on. *Lance (16 long years after his last anime appearance) reappears to battle Leon in Galar. Later in the series, Lance became the 4th strongest trainer in the Pokemon World Championship. *Lt. Surge is mentioned by his temporary replacement at the gym and remembered by Ash. *Misty was shown in shadow form when it was discussed about gym leaders and the world championship competition. But Misty was finally shown at her gym watching Ash compete against Leon. She is also shown in the final episode as Goh visits the Cerulean gym. *Brock got a mention in the first DP special to come from the anime and I would have hoped this would be the end for that glory hog. Oh, but no! He shows up with not just a doctor degree, not just a fully evolved Blissey, but a license to drive a fucking jet. I call bullshit! *Mewtwo. Yes, that Mewtwo. Yes, the Mewtwo from the first movie. There was a moment. It passed. Moving on! *Erika, the Celadon City gym leader returns after a very long time. Her last anime appearance was in 1997, but she did appear in Pokemon I Choose You. Here, she holds a flower arrangement class. *Cassidy and Butch return after…I think Diamond and Pearl was their last appearance. However, things have changed for them. They’ve gone straight! Cassidy is running an inn and Butch runs a bakery. Either this was a mirage that was hallucinated by Jessie and James, or this really is a thing. *Richie appeared (after nearly 15 years since his last appearance) to watch Lance in the Masters 8 conference. *Todd. I can neither confirm or deny that he was outside Wyndon Stadium, but looking at the back of that guy’s head after Eternatus arrived is making me say, yeah, that’s totally him.
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Johto:
*Professor Elm is mentioned by Professor Cerise when the topic of pokemon eggs is brought up. *Chuck (after 19 long years since his last appearance) reappears when Ash has a rematch with Bea. And best of all, Chuck is still voiced by that booming voice mother trucker, Dan Green! *Clair gets a nod when Ash learns of Iris’s full transformation. Do note that Iris and Clair have been training together. There was an episode 10 years ago with the two of them that was never released in English. *Jimmy, Marina, and Jackson/Vincent (from the Raikou special and Johto League) made a small cameo while watching Lance compete in the Masters 8 conference.
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Hoenn:
*May got one mention. ONE! And that’s only because she participated in the Wallace Cup. They’re really holding out hope Kaori will make a recovery so she can voice May again! At least she was seen watching Ash fight Leon.
*Max was seen once watching Ash fight Leon alongside her sister May. *Drew and Harley (my second-tier baes) made a cameo while watching Steven compete in the Masters 8. And honestly, seeing both Drew and Harley in the same episode as several Tracey cameos was one of the best things I have ever seen in Pokemon history. Easily a 10/10 episode! *Drake was actually the first person from Hoenn to be featured. Quite surprising since he is the only Elite Four Hoenn member featured in the anime and was only featured in one episode. Is it any wonder he barely remembered Ash’s name. *My sexy boy Wallace re-emerges in his fabulous updated outfit from the ORAS games and battles Ash in a plot b, not important as contests battle. *Steven Stone is mentioned by Ash and Wallace is angry Ash remembers Steven but not him. Steven is still a top-tier trainer and champion as he is ranked #3 in the world and he ends up battling Ash in the Masters 8 conference. *Professor Birch, Kelly (one of May’s other rivals), Janet (one of May’s other rivals), Katie (Hoenn league competitor), Tyson (Hoenn league winner), Morrison (Hoenn league competitor), Jimmy (from Judgement Day), Kain (from Going for a Spinda), and Vito Winstrate of the Winstrate battling family ALL APPEAR IN ONE SHOT to prove that Advanced Generation hasn’t been neglected.
Except, yeah, they were neglected! Hoenn got butt-fucked and you all know it. I don’t remember Hoenn getting this much attention in the anime when the ORAS games came out. Oh-ho-ho, but when Diamond and Pearl gets a remake, what do you suppose happened there? Look down below!
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Sinnoh:
*sighs*
So, remember during the Kalos arc when we got the Ruby and Sapphire remakes and how much the anime gave us nostalgia to remember them by? Yeah, me neither. Kalos only gave us Steven Stone and fuck all. HERE, they decide to shove every bit of Sinnoh up every ass. They give us not one, not two, but three hour-long specials including one exclusive to Amazon. And they shoved every fucking bit of it to the fans. Because who doesn’t want to see Cynthia and Team Galactic and Dawn’s prissy bitch-ass? Um, hi! I don’t! Sit the fuck down! There are far more deserving characters that should get more air time despite game promotions. But we’re here anyways!
*Dawn returns several times throughout the course of this series. Actually, they mostly came out around the time the remakes to Diamond and Pearl released. But Dawn seems to be a bit of a mentor to Chloe as they are seen together numerous times throughout the series. *Johanna (Dawn’s mother) makes a cameo as she is interviewed on TV. *Paul gets a small cameo when his battle with Ash in the Sinnoh Pokemon League was mentioned. And then the little cock-sucker got another appearance by battling Ash at Oak’s lab. Okay, this anus-tart gets a point for doing this! *Volkner battles Ash when Ash made it into the Hyper Class. He’s later seen with Flint watching the Masters 8. *Cynthia returns! And best of all, her seiyuu came out of retirement to voice this champion. Just like Dawn, Cynthia is seen in several of these specials and other episodes. Best of all, she is the second strongest trainer in the world. I truly find that hard to believe since I really do believe she could beat Leon. *Professor Rowan returns during the Dialga/Palkia wormhole episode. *Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and all of the Team Galactic grunts make their appearance after 10 long years to hopefully bring Cyrus back to the living world. *Cyrus…um…he is talked about in the special and we see him in flashbacks. But that’s it. He’s still a bag of bones floating around in a different dimension. *Flint of Sinnoh’s Elite Four cameoed as he fought (and lost to) Leon. Ash remembered him! He is later seen watching Cynthia compete in the Masters 8 conference. *Reggie (Paul’s older brother) has a cameo when he watches Cynthia and Ash compete in the Masters 8.
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Unova: *After being butt-fucked by the anime, Iris finally returns. And she’s gone through a lot of changes. She’s champion of Unova. Her Axew is fully evolved. She can communicate with dragon-types telepathically. And near the end series, Iris became the 7th strongest pokemon trainer in the world. She even went toe-to-toe with Cynthia of all people and managed to have her bring out the big-guns. Did she win, fuck do you care? This was a big leap for someone like Iris. All of you haters can eat a buffet of dicks and choke on it. After Tracey-bashers, I hate the Iris-bashers. Iris doesn’t deserve the hate she got. *Cilan was first seen in a flashback flash when Ash remembers traveling with Iris. He later appeared alongside Brock and Alexa watching Ash fight Leon. Do note that Cilan has met Brock prior to this appearance. There’s an episode that was never released in English. *Drayden returns as well as the Iris vs. Ash match took place in his gym. *Bianca, Georgia, Trip, Stephan, and Alder all have quick cameos as they are watching Iris compete in the Masters 8.
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Kalos: *Clemont and Bonnie make a return when Ash prepares for his big Hyper Class battle against an Elite Four member. And even better, when the narrator mentions these two, they neglect to mention Serena making me enjoy the salty tears of Amourshippers. But as I learned long ago, this bitch never dies and comes back stronger. And one week later… *Serena returns with a new look and helps Chloe in her contest debut. Give the bitch some credit as she didn’t blush once. She appears again alongside May and Max to watch Ash compete in the world championship. *Korrina challenges Ash as part of the Pokemon World Championship and helps Ash in search for the Lucarionite. *Gurkinn (Korrina’s grandfather) also returns with Korrina in several episodes. *Diantha makes a cameo appearance on a magazine and later in Pokemon World Championship as the 5th strongest. She does well in the championship…except for one battle. *Greninja has returned and about a thousand pokemon fans just pissed themselves in excitement. *Alain gets a cameo when Ash reminices about Greninja. Not only that, but has gone on a journey of self-discovery to become the 6th strongest trainer. And got a new mega stone! *Professor Sycamore and Mairin were shown watching Alain when he competed in the Masters 8. *Sawyer, Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna all cameo when Diantha competed in the Masters 8. *Alexa (gym leader Viola’s sister) appeared alongside Brock and Cilan to watch Ash in the Masters 8.
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Alola: *Professor Kukui, Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, Rotomdex, Samson Oak, Professor Burnet, and all of Ash’s Alolan pokemon are featured in an episode when Ash visits Alola. *Sophocles gets his own episode where he gets the chance to work in a space program in Mossdeep City (in Hoenn). *Gladion and Lillie (while not there in the first Alola episode to see Ash), were seen in an update. Later in the series however, they appear in the Crown Tundra of Galar in search of their father. *Anna was a reoccurring character throughout Sun & Moon as she was the one who would commentate on certain pokemon events and races Ash and the gang might participate in. Anna returns during a random race Ash and Goh participate in. *Mohn is alive and well. Unlike the games, he does regain his memories and return to his family to Alola. *Abe, Ulu, Hala, Wicke, and Faba return during the celebration of the Aether family reunited. *Hau, Guzma, and Team Skull cameoed when Ash participated in the Battle Royal match against Kiawe, Gladion, and Kukui. *All the memorable pokemon make several apperances including Bewear, Mimikyu, Maerine, Ash’s Alolan team, and Tapu-Koko.
Orange Isl…
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HE’S ALIVE! HE FUCKING EXISTS! YOU SEE THIS HATERS? THIS IS TRACEY SKETCHIT AND HE STILL EXISTS! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU IN THE ASS! TRACEY IS STILL OAK’S ASSISTANT! HE’S THERE! HE’S MENTIONED! EAT A WHOLE PLETHORA OF DICKS AND CHOKE ON IT!
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AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Not only that but he’s the only one of Ash’s past travel companions to watch him compete in the Masters 8, the semi-finals against Cynthia, and the finale. Where was your precious Brock and Misty? They were out taking a shit. Tracey watched. Tracey’s there. He stood there watching the whole thing. He cares! Look at him elbow-bump Snorlax. He’s awesome!
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GALAR CHARACTERS: Because Pokemon decided to do things a little differently with this arc, only several characters known in the Sword/Shield games were featured in the anime. Let’s see who got in and who got shafted.
*Leon! No way were they going to leave out the hammy champion of Galar. He was featured several times throughout the series from being a Master Class Trainer in the Pokemon World Championships to the big fight against Eternus to just him getting lost in a forest.
*Sonia was there to talk about the Darkest Day and was later featured prominently throughout the big battle against Chairman Rose and Eternus. But she returns from time-to-time when Ash and Goh are in Galar, including to see Leon’s final match.
*Professor Magnolia was mentioned early in the season by Professor Ceriese. But she became a supporting character during the Darkest Day arc. Extra points here because she’s voiced by the same woman who voiced Izumi Curtis on FMA.
*Bea, the fighting-type gym leader made several appearances. As it turns out, she’s one of the toughest trainers in the Hyper Class for the championship. She even defeated Ash pretty bad during their first interaction.
*Raihan! He battles Leon, he appears during Darkest Day, he takes a selfie, he bakes pastries with fairy types, he takes another selfie, he’s voiced by Tatsuhisa…whoops, not anymore, he’s voiced by dude who did Kirito now, he takes another selfie, he loses to Leon, he punches a wall, and he takes another selfie! Raihan is one of the 8th strongest trainers in the world. He takes another selfie. He is demoted from 8th best. And yes, takes another selfie!
*Chairman Rose and Oleanna appear quite early and leave quite fast after the Darkest Day arc. Yeah, the whole thing came and went as did their appearances.
*Opal still loves pink! If you lack pink, she’s not afraid to say so. And I still say she’s a lost member of the Triplets of Belleville. But she briefly appears when Ash and Goh are separated from Chloe and again when she hosts a baking competition for the kids, Raihan, and Leon.
*Allister makes his debut with helping Ash when he’s possessed by a Spiritomb and helping his Gengar Dynamax.
*Piers, Marnie, and the hooligans of Team Yell make their debut as well. Marnie fought against Ash in hopes of advancing further than “Hyper Class Trainer”. Piers is there to be a supportive big brother. And as for Team Yell, they made Ash late to his own match against Marnie.
*Mayor of Freezington! I didn’t expect to see this dude here, but in the Lillie and Mohn episode, he appeared.
*Hop, Leon’s younger brother is seen in the audience of the PWC cheering for his big bro. I really wish they would have used him more than just cheering for Leon. But, we get what we get here.
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CHARACTERS WHO EXIST IN OTHER POKEMON STUFF BUT NOT ANIME UNTIL NOW: Long title for this segment, but definitely called for. As this arc is very unorthodox, there were several characters who exist in other things like the games or manga, but never made it into Ash’s inner space until now. These are characters that should have made their debut years ago.
*Wikstrom if you recall was an Elite Four member in the Kalos region. He however never made an appearance in XY. Too much focus on Malva and Diantha I suppose. He makes his debut by offering some sword play for Ash, Farfetch’d, Goh, and Scyther.
*Drasna was also an Elite Four member in Kalos, but was never shown until Ash competed in the Hyper Class tournament. You’d think her being a person who can mega evolve would have already made her appearance, but alas no. Admit it, you forgot she even existed.
*Rita and Phil…wait, from Pokemon Snap? Yes! They made a short, five-second appearance in the movie Pokemon: Secrets of the Jungle.
*Lisia, coordinator introduced during Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire finally debuted in anime form. She gives Chloe her contest pass and is a rival to Serena.
*Rei from Pokemon Legends Arceus makes a cameo at the end of the 4-part Arceus special. He literally had more screentime than his descendant Lucas.
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BIG TEAM BATTLE: So, this portion happened earlier than what we’re used to. By episode 40, Ash and Goh found themselves dealing with the Marco Rose company and their bringing about “The Darkest Day” to the Galar region. Goh and Ash get split up while the random dynamaxing happens to pokemon in the wild area. Goh ends up researching with Sonia, while Ash is helping these affected pokemon with Leon.
While short and unexpectedly fast approaching this arc was, we got some pretty momentous happenings. For starters, during the big battle, Ash’s Riolu and Goh’s Raboot both evolved at the same time (not in the same place however) into Lucario and Cinderace. And then, something unheard of for a main character in the anime! Goh and Ash caught Eternatus.
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Let me repeat this. Goh and Ash caught Eternatus after battle. Just don’t expect to see them use this monster in battle. It’s sealed away in a pokeball, inside a glass case, inside a safe, covered with sutras, armed with lasers and Dick Cheney with a gun.
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Now as for bad guy stuff afterwards, it feels a lot like Sun & Moon where Team Rocket try to disturb a legendary pokemon’s habitat and try to catch it. Probably because Team Rocket is the only bad guy team where their leader is still in tact and in this series we have Ash and company go to every region. It’s not like we’re going to see any of the other villains like in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. No, the anime won’t do us like that. Archie is doing 20 to life, Maxie is on probation but still has an ankle monitor, Cyrus is a bag of bones in another dimension, Ghetsis is doing life for attempted mass genocide and child endangerment, and no one has found Lysandre’s body or Hunter J for that matter. But that’s just my opinion on that matter!
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Going back to Cyrus of Team Galactic, while we don’t see him currently, we do see the rest of Team Galactic as they attempt to find him. This is the Arceus Chronicles special (exclusive to Amazon Japan and U.S. Netflix). I honestly found the special a cheap ploy to whore out the Legends Arceus game and for Dawn to have more screen time.
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MUSIC: One song, several versions! You would think I would get tired of that? A little bit, but not as bad as you’d think. Pokemon has been known to have one or more versions to an opening theme. Mezase Pokemon Master has been used countless times in countless ways with several revamps to it. It’s still a classic! Many others had remixes like Saikou Everyday and V(Volt). Yeah, V(Volt) is still annoying. 1, 2, 3 however didn’t feel annoying to me. Probably because there’s a T.M. Revolution version and a Rica Matsumoto version!
English opening. Generic. Moving on.
MOVIE: Normally, the Pokemon movies would hit theaters in Japan during the second or third week of July every year consecutively. For this arc, we got ONE movie. Just one! As usual, Pokemon’s 23rd feature film was on track for release in July 2020. Ah-ha, you see that year, right?! You know that shit got bumped. And bumped, it was! The release date got pushed to Christmas of 2020 and the U.S. release date wasn’t for another ten months later. Thanks a lot Netflix! At least when Sailor Moon Crystal came out in Japan, it only took four months for Netflix to get it!
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Pokemon: Secrets of the Jungle. You ever see Disney’s Tarzan? It’s Disney’s Tarzan but with pokemon. You’re welcome.
Okay, okay, I’ll be kind. Actually, this was a very good story. It does follow Ash down that alternate timeline from the I Choose You story. It follows Ash as he meets a boy who lives with the Zarude. And you know Tarzan, it has a bad guy, dead parents, monkey-type pokemon, Team Rocket…Yeah, you know. Spoiler alert, the bad guy doesn’t die horribly like Clayton. I’m loving these alternate universe movies. My only gripe is that we never see any of Ash’s other pokemon.
TEAM ROCKET UPDATE: Hmm…They don’t go out for the world championship spot like Ash. Jessie doesn’t enter contests. They don’t break up. And they don’t catch the twerp’s Pikachu. Don’t tell me they spend another arc doing jack-ass-shit!
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Podcast!
My God, that’s perfect for them. And honestly if Megumi Hayashibara and Shinichiro Miki ever start their own podcast together, I would pay any amount of money to hear that regularly. I’m going to be honest here. Aside from the podcast episode, Morpeko shenanigans, and the episode where they temporarily go their separate ways again, I barely remember or acknowledge Team Rocket’s existence for this season. Did Jessie actually catch a pokemon this season? I don’t know. It's like later season Black/White here. What are you doing Team Rocket?! Are you going to take what Cassidy and Butch say seriously about how there’s more to your life than just Team Rocket? Or are you just going to chase Pikachu until the inevitable end?
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CHLOE’S CHOICE: Unlike many of the other girl protagonists in the past, Chloe isn’t featured in every episode. In fact, a lot of episodes Chloe doesn’t even appear. She’s at home or at school. She’s not technically a trainer, but she does have one pokemon and a Pokedex. When we do get Chloe-focused episodes, the earlier ones feature her contemplating her future. Because of her father being a pokemon professor, people automatically would say she should follow in her father’s footsteps. Not for Chloe! And she’s not going to become a graphic artist like her mother.
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It wasn’t until Chloe traveled to Sinnoh on her own that she learned about Pokemon Contests. She got curious watching an interview with Johanna and then Dawn talked about her love of pokemon contests to her. But it wasn’t until Chloe went to Lilycove City in Hoenn where she met Lisia and Serena that she really enjoyed taking the stage with Eevee. Does Chloe become a coordinator like the travel-mates of Ash’s past? Chloe’s whole saga was given the permanent halt once Masters 8 started and it only got mysterious from there. Yeah, the series ends with Chloe going on a journey of her own. Where is unknown. What she will be doing is unknown. Is she and Eevee going to give contests another try? Will she catch a Galarian Ponyta? Will she become an Eeveelution trainer? Who fucking knows?!
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ENDING FOR GOH: Goh has been an interesting character to say the least! And the fandom for this character runs both hot and cold. They either love him or hate his guts. The hate is because Goh wound up catching all three Galar starters and Ash didn’t catch any of them. At the beginning of the series, Goh had a one-track mind in catching Mew and that’s that. It even caused some friction when Scorbunny wanted to be his first pokemon early in the series. Thankfully, Goh and Scorbunny (later Cinderace) made a great team.
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Throughout the series, Goh caught many pokemon during his time with Professor Cerise and Ash. He caught fossil pokemon, legendary pokemon, pokemon of different forms, shiny pokemon, starter pokemon, pokemon Ash will never own in his lifetime, throw-aways, and the occasional surprise pokemon like Suicune. None of them are Mew! In the middle of this arc, Goh gets introduced to the Project Mew group by Gary Oak. Throughout the series, we got a few episodes dedicated to special missions Goh got in order to go further in this group. Goh was even able to catch a rare Regi pokemon (alongside Gary) and stop Regiggias from being Dynamaxxed. That was kind of a cop-out because I thought Regiggias was going to be a bigger episodic thing. After that, Goh was able to join the big expedition with Project Mew. Will he get closer to his dream of catching Mew?
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Goh got the message on a big lead with finding Mew. Only problem was that he had to leave right when Ash was about to fight the biggest battle of his life. Goh left Ash before his masters finale against Leon. This is actually a first! Every single one of Ash’s companions were there to witness his finale in whatever league. Even Tracey and Max! YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT ASSHOLES! TRACEY WITNESSED THE ORANGE, JOHTO, HOENN, AND MASTERS 8 LEAGUE. SUCK IT!
I promise, this’ll be the last time I call you ‘assholes’.
No…it probably won’t be. Sorry!
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Goh did leave Ash. His final mission with Project Mew was his toughest yet where communication was cut off, pokeballs were unable to be used, and legendaries are out for your heads. Goh, Gary, Horace, and the rest of the expedition team finally came in contact with Mew. This is the closest anyone has come. And also, nice that they made a mention to Jessie’s biological mother as she did search for Mew too. But the fight against Mew was pretty intense as this is the one pokemon that has the capability of taking on any form and can learn any move it damn-well wants to. But, it also has the ability to give those it comes in contact with knowledge of the world. Did Goh catch Mew? Fuck no! But there’s a respect and this experience is something he’ll hold onto for the rest of his life. We’ll see what happens with Goh’s own journey.
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ENDING FOR ASH: Ash has certainly done wonders throughout this arc by entering that Pokemon World Championship and catching some major powerhouse pokemon. Next to his Sinnoh and Kalos teams, this team he has this time around is amazing. And it has taken him to the Master Class status. This championship has had Ash face up against old gym leaders from his past, old friends who have grown exponentially, and new challengers. As we remember in Ash’s past, going up against an Elite Four member ended in utter failure. Let’s never forget his failures against Agatha, Prima, and Drake. He did get lucky against a champion once, but his synchronization with Greninja went haywire so we really don’t discuss that.
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In Pokemon Journeys, Ash has faced a lot of tough challengers. And I thought that day would never come since we all know Ash’s peak perfection team was during Sinnoh. But his team now is pretty fucking stacked and now has the ability to mega evolve, synchronize, gigantamax, and z-move with several of his current team. Not only that but go up against some of the toughest trainers in the world. I mean let’s face it, Ash in the past has gotten his ass handed to him by some pretty boss trainers. Even here, Bea, Volkner, and Iris gave him a run for his money. Did anyone think he could hold his own and become the 8th strongest trainer in the world?
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Ash’s biggest moment is here and now with going up against the heavy-hitters. Iris, the champion of Unova. Alain, the winner of the Kalos Pokemon League. Diantha, the champion of Kalos. Lance, the champion of Kanto and Johto. Steven Stone, the champion of Hoenn. Cynthia, the champion of Sinnoh. And Leon, the UNDEFEATED champion of Galar.
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Is Ash going to fight ALL OF THESE TOP DAWGS?! Hell no! Just some of them. For starters, Steven and Cynthia. These two are champions of Hoenn and Sinnoh. They’ve shown how bad-ass they were in certain parts of the anime. And now Ash has to go up against both of them in the quarter finals and semi finals. In a three-on-three match, Ash was able to take out Steven and his mega evolved Metagross and move onto the semis. His match against Cynthia will be his toughest yet. Even gamers are annoyed with Cynthia in battle as well as her ancestor Volo. That guy was a real fucker! Ash faced off against Cynthia and won. It wasn’t easy. Roserade’s Poison Point, Milotic’s iron head, a Dynamaxed Togekiss, and Garchomp make Ash’s battle pure hell. Give this battle some credit as we didn’t see Cynthia be predictable with a Mega Garchomp. Togekiss dynamaxxing was a surprise. Prior to fighting Ash, Cynthia was planning on retiring. But after that battle, the retirement plans are on hold.
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And now for the finale, Ash vs. Leon. Will Ash get lucky here? Hard to tell. Even Japan knows that the stats are highly in favor of a Leon victory. But as I learned from looking at polls and stats for politics, DO NOT LISTEN TO THE POLLS AND STATS, THEY ARE ALL SHITE! Also, Ash is unpredictable so anything can happen in battle. Leon decided to allow Ash use all of his battle enhancements. That means Gengar can be Dynamaxed, Lucario can Mega Evolve, and Pikachu can do a Z-Move. Ash was able to take out some of Leon’s pokemon early on. Leon is no pushover, his pokemon are tough. Tough enough for only 2 of them to take out all of Diantha’s pokemon. Dragapult and Mr. Rime gave Ash the toughest time. Soon enough, Ash found himself with only Pikachu left against a Cinderace with Limber ability and a Dynamaxed Charizard.
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Enter Eternatus! Yeah, Satan’s tapeworm escaped from its captivity. I guess it wanted to give Dynamax energy for Ash and Leon’s pokemon to go Gigantamax again. Wish granted as Pikachu and Cinderace went Gigantamax. And even though Pikachu’s past experiences with Dynamax didn’t go well, it was successful against Cinderace as he was able to take it down. So, it’s down to one-on-one. This moment between Ash and Leon was one of the most finely animated battle I’ve seen since both Sinnoh’s and Kalos’s pokemon league. And Charizard was so powerful that Pikachu almost died.
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Yeah, you heard right. It looked like Pikachu almost died on the floor. But Pikachu saw all of Ash’s pokemon from past to present. ALL OF THEM! EVEN PRIMEAPE! EVEN PIDGEOT! EVEN LAPRAS! AND LITTLE LARVITAR TOO! THEY COUNTED HIM TOO! And all of Ash’s friends were watching from wherever they were to catch this moment. Misty at the Cerulean gym, Tracey at the Oak lab, Brock and Cilan at a pokemon center, Clemont and Bonnie at the Lumiose gym, May, Max, and Serena at a contest, Iris in a tree, and the Alolan gang in the classroom were there together in unison for this. Goh didn’t watch, but he’s there in spirit. LAME! Victory! Pikachu defeated Charizard. Ash is world champion!
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So…what now? Ash is literally world champion! Unless there are pokemon on other planets with pokemon trainers, I don’t think Ash can get anything higher than that. This is something that won’t be answered in this series I’m afraid. Stay tuned. For now, it’s time to focus on what this show is going to do with Ash, Chloe, Goh, and Team Rocket. Team Rocket will do whatever they do. They do their usual last episode thing by visiting the boss and lying to him to get praise.
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Of course, in the finale we get a falling out between Ash and *insert name here*. It happens almost every arc to this story it’s almost formulaic. Misty has a moment at the end of Johto. Max was depressed at the end of Hoenn. Dedenne has a panic attack in the middle of an airport in the Kalos finale, and the less I remember about Piplup’s meltdown, the better for my sanity. This time it was Goh. Apparently, Goh doesn’t know Ash well enough to realize that bro goes on journeys by himself all the time. Usually, it’s his friends that leave him. Actually…EVERY FRIEND HAS LEFT ASH! Except for the Alolan gang. Stay cool Kiawe and Lana!
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Thankfully, this moment passed as Goh and Ash come under attack by…well, yeah, Team Rocket did attack them in their usual manner. But I was talking about Lugia! This was indeed the very same Lugia from the second episode of Pokemon Journeys. They fought. They flew together. They even ran into Ho-oh. And you know whenever Ash runs into Ho-oh, it’s an omen for their journey continuing. For now, anyways.
We end this season with a party for Ash and Goh. Many decisions were made about their future. Goh and Ash are splitting up to go on their own, but will remain good friends. And Chloe is to go on her own journey.
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EPILOGUE…SORTA: A week after the Pokemon Journeys finale, we get one special episode. However, this is Alternate Universe Ash. I Choose You, Secrets of the Jungle, Power of All movie universe. Ash meets a dead boy. Yeah, it’s like I said. He meets the spirit of a dead boy who loved pokemon. Meets his parents. A familiar scene with a Mankey and Ash’s hat. And talks about Ash’s DAD?!
Yeah, they really mention Ash’s dad more often than not in the alternate universe. We never see him and neither does Ash. But he leaves behind a new hat for his son. And we get this choked-up scene where Ash eats and cries. Shit, I was ready to write off this episode, but damn that almost kicked me in the feels.
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FINAL THOUGHTS: I’m not going to lie, I have a love/hate relationship with this series. I feel like the Galar region was just crammed and stowed to the side and it really shouldn’t have been. Call me old fashioned, but I would have loved to see Ash collect gym badges again. We only saw, like half of those characters. I would have loved to see Ash take on the likes of Kabu, Melony, Gordie, Nessa, and Milo. It would have been awesome to see Ash go to the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra. Do you know how bad-ass it would have been if he got a Kubfu? We didn’t even get to see the Isle of Armor! Ah, what would have been.
What we got with Pokemon Journeys wasn’t all bad. Pokemon gave another chance to anime-only main characters again and I’m always a proponent of that. Unlike so many haters of Goh, I really couldn’t hate him. Yes, he did irritate me at the beginning for other reasons. But I grew to like him. This addition of a Project Mew side-story was inventive. But it also feels…I don’t know, crammy?! And as for Chloe…I have a strict, no-hate policy on everything Kana Hanazawa plays. And that goes double for Cherami Leigh. I’m not breaking that clause so deal with it. I just wish more was done for Chloe, especially at the end. But I feel like more was planned and possibly scrapped due to that baby hiatus back in 2020. I can’t be the only one who thinks that is a proponent to this. I’m sure it isn’t, I’m just putting it out there.
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As for Ash being a helper at the Cerise lab, I guess it’s great to see him do other stuff besides collecting gym badges. I would have preferred he kept doing the status quo, but in order for him to be a Pokemon Master, I suppose he’s gonna have to step out of the box every once and a while. Seeing him take on old rivals, gym leaders, and such was awesome. There would have been so much I would have preferred to see. And I’m just going to say this and it’s probably not going to be popular with some. I really think Ash should have gotten at least ONE Galar starter pokemon.  They all didn’t have to go to Goh!
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With the World Champion arc, I was so happy to finally see people like Cynthia and Steven Stone battling for real. In this anime form, we never saw that. We would only see snipits of Cynthia battling someone and then they lose. Every battle Ash was in, I was not disappointed. Others however, don’t get me started. Iris and Alain were automatically dealt a shitty hand when they both had to go up against the #1 and #2 strongest trainers. In fact, Alain lost so bad that Trevor felt it all the way in Kalos and laughed. And then there was Diantha! First of all, I’m pissed we didn’t get to see that entire fight. But at the same time, if she lost 6-2, I think I would have felt nothing but sickness if I watched the entire thing. On the other hand, STOP GIVING US LOST POKEMON FILLERS DURING A TOURNAMENT ARC PLEASE!
Another thing that I felt was lacking was of rivals in a sense. Ash competing in the world championship has him going up against old and new gym leaders like Bea, Korrina, and Volkner. But what about the other trainers that don’t have a gym leader status to their names? We see Ash battle people like that early on and then we never see them again. We saw this guy Rinto for a couple of episodes and then we never see him again. And then there’s Hop! You would think we would see Ash and Hop spar from time-to-time. If Ash wanted to fight with Leon, he might as well get his feet wet with his baby brother. Instead, we are introduced to Hop during the tournament and all we see him do is be in the stands cheering for his onii-chan. What a waste!
But now that Ash has actually become the champion of the world…what’s next?
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Here comes the bittersweet moment. In December 2022, it was announced that Ash and Pikachu’s journey was going to come to an end. With the ending of Pokemon Journeys, we were to get only 11 final episodes. Pokemon as a whole will continue and thank goodness for that. But Ash and Pikachu…man, that’s a lot to take. I’m going to separate this review from the final 11. I feel like that would be in my best interest. But with no more Ash and Pikachu, we run the risk of never seeing anyone he’s associated himself with again. That means Misty and Brock. That means Professor Oak. That means Iris. That means Cilan. That means freakin’ Team Rocket. That means Blushy McIdiot, Dawn, the Alolan gang. And for me, it runs the risk of never, forever-ever, never ever, ever, ever gonna see Tracey Sketchit again. I nearly vomited at that thought. He’ll stay alive in my fan-fictions. You best believe that! I’m just going to feel worse than when he left before Johto started. I will definitely say more in the following review for the final 11.
As for Pokemon Journeys, yeah I enjoyed it. Watch it. Stay away from several fillers. Don’t get your hopes up for Chloe. Keep an open mind about Goh. R.I.P. Billy Kametz. Long live Daisuke Ono! Every episode will be up on Netflix. Other seasons, check out Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney XD, and Pokemon TV.
DID MY HIGH HOPES COME TRUE?!: I won’t be doing a high hopes section here. With only 11 episodes left and several of them have aired as of posting this review it would really defeat the purpose. But let’s see if any of my silly wants came true.
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*Yes, Tracey exists in this season. Everyone does apparently! Tracey has been given the bum’s rush at nearly every turn since…well, his last speaking role was September 2006. To give you an idea how long ago that was, I have moved 3 times since then, my eldest cat Harley wasn’t even born yet, my fan-fic “you-know-what” was in the early stages of writing, Naruto Shippuden wasn’t airing yet, Death Note and Code Geass haven’t aired yet either, Kanye West was still respectable, Justin Timberlake’s SexyBack was #1 on the charts, Jackass #2 was in theaters, I still thought George W. Bush was the worst president in history, and Robin from One Piece just uttered the words “I want to live” for the first time. THAT’S HOW LONG IT’S BEEN!
And to this day, he still hasn’t uttered a word. I had to survive all of Kalos and Alola without seeing his face at all. Or even being mentioned. Seriously, there were episodes back at the lab and you don’t even mention your assistant, Oak. The fuck is wrong with you?! That’s how stingy and fucked this has been. But this season, Professor Oak at least mentions him without having him be at the lab when we get an episode AT THE LAB. But when it came time for the big tournament, Tracey was watching. He watched the whole thing. We didn’t hear him, but he was there. I am so happy. I think it’s because getting Tomokazu Seki to do it-bits here and there might be expensive. I mean, he is a really big freakin’ deal in the seiyuu world. Yes, he’s even more expensive than Yuuki Kaji and Mamoru Miyano. Ted Lewis would happily do it and I would be happy to hear it. To sum up, I saw Tracey. Was it a lot? No. Did he speak? Hell no. Do I want more? Fuck yeah! Are you happy? Fuck to the infinity yeah!
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*I was quite expletive when it comes to seeing May and Iris again. We saw May in voice-less cameos. That’s pretty much what I’ve come to expect due to her seiyuu Kaori’s illness. Kaori has fully retired from voice acting and singing due to a vocal condition. She had this problem when she voiced May one last time during Diamond and Pearl. Even though I only saw May once, at least the anime acknowledged her existence. She’s known as the Princess of Hoenn in the contest world. She’s still doing contests and even made friends with Serena.
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As for Iris, boy did we get the upgrade of Iris and I couldn’t be prouder. Since leaving Ash and Cilan, Iris has trained and has become the champion of Unova, is able to telepathically communicate with dragon pokemon, has fully evolved Axew into Haxorus, earned the respect of Dragonite and Excadrill, and is currently the 7th strongest trainer in the world. We got Iris in several episodes in full and I am beyond happy. I wish she could have had more screentime than Dawn this season, but I shouldn’t complain since Iris went through all of this.
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*Did I see Clefable…no, not really. We did get a touching episode with a Cleffa. I’ll accept that.
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*Yamper!!! This got confusing. Chloe is Yamper’s owner. But she doesn’t carry him in a pokeball nor does she travel with him once she got her pokedex. After that, it just became the Eevee show. I guess Yamper is the family pokemon and I’ll leave it at that. I got to see the poke-corgi more often than not and I’m okay with that.
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*Did Ash battle around in Galar? Sorta. The only people he met up with or battled with were Leon, Raihan, Bea, Opal, Allister, and Marnie. Qutie a puny list. I’ve already beat my thoughts about this into the ground so let’s move on.
*Much to my dismay, none of those fun game characters from Team Rocket ever showed up and I suppose they never will.
*No, we did not see Ash go to any Battle Frontier or Battle Tower this season.
*James did not get a Galarian Weezing. I don’t think we even saw one. Did we? Just a flash in the final episode. This season didn’t even show all of the Galar pokemon.
*Rica Matsumoto eventually sang the opening theme. It was a duet, but even her best songs are duets. High Touch, anyone?
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*Ash…sadly got a psychic pokemon…it was on loan from his mother and it was Mr. Mime. I am not amused by this at all.
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*And finally, PROFESSOR BURNET GAVE BIRTH! Thank you for not keeping her pregnant for three years. People finally aged here!
AND FINALLY…IN MEMORIUM (SILLY EDITION): Usually I do an in memorium if someone notable passes away during the production of an anime. Last season, I wrote one for Unshou Ishizuka. I mentioned Billy Kametz here, but for my full memorium be sure to read my Rising of the Shield Hero second season review. This is not going to be that. It’s going to be quite absurd.
This is a dedication to all of the characters I wished would have made an appearance in Pokemon Journeys. Here’s to all of the trainers, gym leaders, coordinators, elite four members, random bros, etc. that for one reason or another never made it to this special season of pokemon. And because they never got to appear, I’m putting up my own stock-photos here to make it even more sillier. Mwahaha! May the Poke-Gods be kinder to you in another realm than they would have here. I WILL REMEMBER YOU. WILL YOU REMEMBER THEM?
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Barry
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Fantina
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Nessa
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Sidney
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Prima
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Tobias
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Melony
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Thorton
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Sabrina
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Zoey
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Ursula
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Gardenia
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Lenora
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Phoebe
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Proton, Petrel, Ariana, and Archer
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Nando
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Lucian
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N & Ghetsis
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Cress & Chili
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Damian
Wish you were all here.
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mountmortar · 2 years
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and on this week's episode of i fucking hate professor oak he's a fucking asshole and i don't blame blue one bit for running away afterwards. imagine blatantly favoring your neighbor's kid over your own grandson and then lecturing him right after he's just lost and LITERALLY DITCHING HIM TO GO PUT THE NEIGHBOR'S KID IN THE HALL OF FAME. idk how they managed to make a sprite look so lonely but they fucking did it
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a-tale-of-legends · 1 year
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Okay I wanna talk about the Legendverse Oak family due to the post earlier.
I just wanna start off by saying, I have no clue how exactly I want to handle Oak here. I know he's root of the problem in Blue's behavior as a kid, and I know that his relationship with Blue and Green is a strain. I also know what after hgss, Beryl has their own personal reasons for not liking Prof. Oak. What I don't know is his actions where a " I genuinely did not realize I was effecting my grandkids in such a way, and while this does not excuse anything I want to make it up to them" way or " I'm just an asshole" way.
Not including Red, Daisy was the golden child. Both due to her being the oldest and the one that takes most of the heavy lifting in raising Green and Blue. Much like Blue and Green, Daisy does get a lot of pressure from Oak, but he's the nicest to her. She's not going to be the one told to do better, or stop acting a certain way. Doesn't mean she didn't have any expectations laid on her, but she was "let off easy" Now her relationship with her younger siblings is interesting ( read: I'm not exactly sure how to describe it cause I can see it going multiple different ways). Daisy basically acted more like a mother than an older sister. Which is not good, given how I see her as only in her as in her teens by frlg( like, 17 by then). Both Blue and Green agree that they prefer Daisy as their sister then as their mom. Individually, I feel like Blue is closer to Daisy than Green is. Sure, Blue really needs to visit her more and both Green and Daisy like to tease him about stuff, but ultimately I just get the vibe that these two are just close. Green on the other hand.
Now I'm not saying that isn't close to Daisy or didn't love her. I am saying there was some animosity here. Daisy was the golden child. The one that got the least criticism from Oak, and thus the one that got it easy ( in a young Green's eyes). Meanwhile Green and Blue seem to have the most pressure put on them. So, while Blue took his negative feelings out on Red, Green took it out on Daisy. Mostly in the way of ignoring or blatantly doing the opposite of what her sister asks. Though, much like her brother, she realized how unfair her actions were and they did talk it out, but that awkwardness never fully went away. Daisy struggles with being a sister rather than a mother, while Green struggles with properly talking out her feelings ( an oak family special). They make it work though.
It's interesting to think of Green as an Oak mainly because she's a secondary protagonist. Meaning that she's just as in the forefront of the plot as Red is. I'm working on how this would work in the FRLG plotline, but it's still very interesting. I.... don't think Blue was ever a bully to Green as he was to Red. Not that the two didn't butt heads ( especially with Green taking Red's side than Blue's which definitely caused a rift in their relationship), but Blue never really went after her. And I know it wasn't for some weird sexist shit cause the one time Blue tried not to include Blue in what he and Red were doing, she kicked him so hard he cried.....so maybe that's the reason he never bothered Blue as much. Also just the hidden understanding that Green ultimately feels the way he does. The only difference is how they go about it.
Going back to the post I made this morning! Blue and Green feel like family disappointments cause Grandpa Oak will not stop asking them what they are doing with their lives. One could argue that Blue got more immediate success,as he became a gym leader, the 8th one at that. Green focused more on traveling. Both wanted to follow their own paths in life, rather than a legacy. Neither of them wanted to be a pokemon professor. Well. Green didn't want to, Blue was partially interested. As a kid , it was just battling, but as he grew older it was still. battling but with a hint of Pokemon research. But, for a long time,neither of them really followed "The Oak Legacy". Which, again, Oak ( and honestly a lot of people) would never fail to remind them. Daisy, Red and Red's mom were their saving graces, honestly. Now, the siblings are proud of what they do, and aren't really ashamed of it. But when almost everyone is telling you you should be this thing, it gets to you.
Anyway, that's all of the Oak family I have for now!
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gingeraletriplex · 2 years
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Betrayed - Chapter One
1 year ago was the day that I witnessed my parents die at the hands of Lord Voldemort. I can remember the way he stared down at my parents as they begged for their lives, the sounds of their screams when Voldemort had raised his wand to their faces and pronounced them dead by his own fingers. I was tucked away under one of the desks my father worked at, my hands had clenched onto the leg of the chair I had been squeezed behind for hours.
2 years later I’m now old enough to truly understand everything. My acceptance letter had come in one summer evening to attend Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. This was my chance to get revenge on who deserved it. The day I had to leave my small home, the house elf Tricky had come to me to tell me that it was time to go. I had been sitting on the side of my four-poster bed for almost 2 hours before I had actually gotten up. I looked up at the small meek house elf that stood at my large wooden door and slipped off the side of the bed. I walked toward her slowly, turning my head and stopping where I was to look at the two small portraits of my parents that rested on my dark oak wood dresser. I lowered my head in respect to them and left my room. Tricky closed the door behind me and walked with me down to the main entrance. My home was a mansion but not a big one. It had a large marble staircase that led to the main doorway that had to be at least 12 feet tall. Tricky with her magic opened the door and let me walk through, my suitcase with all my belongings were floating behind me and following my steps. I got into a dark brown and black carriage and it started off, in front were two thestrals. Rumor had it that wizards who had seen the dead could see them, they were fascinating creatures but their reputation is ill. The carriage had soon come to a halt and the train to Hogwarts stood tall on its rusty train tracks. I got out of the carriage and took in a deep breath of the fresh air and train smoke. As I walked to the train, I looked up to see a few other students coming onto the train from this stop. I observed them, brown hair, tall, looks like an asshole, blonde hair, kind of tall, definitely an asshole. I seemed to chuckle at my own thoughts and got onto the train. I walked down the train and looked for an empty  compartment for me to sit in. Eventually I found one and sat down, I looked out the window before seeing an Owl fly by, a big one. It was my Owl Henderson, Henderson flew by just to signal he was to meet me at Hogwarts which I was thankful for.
The train ride was long and tiring, by the time all the students were picked up it was already nightfall. I had witnessed the sun set and rested my head on my hand against the window as I watched the sun fall behind the hill far out in the distance. Once everyone had arrived at Hogwarts, I got up from my seat and headed out the door. I opened the compartment door as students ran past me in excitement, I just sat there and watched for a while wondering why everyone was in such a hurry. Eventually, the hoard of students slowed down and it was mostly the older students coming from the 6th year compartment. I stepped out behind some of the girls and listened to them quietly, I never meant to but they were talking in a very obnoxious manner. “I heard that Duncan was with Lillian over the summer.” One girl said, the others giggling in response. “I thought Duncan was with Susan!” Another one exclaimed, the girl then laughed a little. “Aparently, Lillian has made a love potion on her free time with some stolen ingredients from Professor Snape’s cupboard.” The girls then gasped, I was sick of the conversation and pushed past the three girls. One huffed while the other furrowed her brows angrily. “Watch where you’re going twerp!” She yelled out, I ignored them and kept walking. “What a brat!” The girl says as she and her friends kept walking to the school.
When every first  year had finally gathered in front of a large rustic gold doorway, a tall slender yet old woman stood at the top of the stairs that led to the door awaiting all the students to gather. “Gather ‘round, gather ‘round.” She says with her thick accent and her arms lifting up and motioning the students to come closer. Everyone had gathered close to the lady so they could all get a good listen at what she had to say, the lady looked at the ball of students and turned around to possibly go and check on something. I somehow managed to get in the front area, standing on the far right of all the students. I heard some talking back and forth and all the students grew quiet. “So it’s true then, what they’re saying on the train. Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts.” ‘oo’s’ and ‘ahh’s’ came from the cluster of students as a blonde boy emerged from the crowd of people. “This is crabbe, and this is Goyel.” He pointed to the two boys behind him, upon closer investigation those were the boys I had seen previously getting on the train; and just by his voice he sounded like he was just a major snob. 
“I’m Malfoy… Draco, Malfoy.” He says with confidence in his voice, my body was leaning against the pillar I stood next to as I watched this conversation go down. The small meek boy with dark brown hair looked at the blonde hair, the redhead standing behind the boy with brown hair. ‘Which is assumed to be Harry Potter’ snickered. Draco’s head almost snapped to the boy and that cheeky grin on his face was gone. “You think my name’s funny do you?” He says as he turns his small skinny body to the redhead. “No need to ask for yours… red hair, and a hammy down robe. You must be a weasley.” The redhead’s head went down, he looked at the ground then to Harry. “Some wizarding families are better than others. I can help you there.” Draco put his hand out to shake Harry into a contract of friendship, if you want to call it that. “I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks.” Harry backed down on the contract with Draco. Before Draco could do or say anything, the professor had returned. I almost let out a loud snicker, it was quiet enough for no one to hear but those big ears of Draco clearly picked it up with his quick head turn toward me, our eye contact lasted only a few seconds and I already felt sick to my stomach. His look made me want to just turn around and hurl on the group of students that were standing behind me.
When everyone finally was able to get inside of the room that was blocked off by two grand doors that stood at least 30 feet tall, the room on the other side was beautiful. Floating candles swiftly swaying up and down in the sky with a bewitched ceiling that looked like a night sky, walls with mounted sculptures of a lion, raven, snake, and a badger that lined up from the front of the room to the back. Long tables that were accompanied by benches laid on the floor that stretched from the door to the table in the back that was occupied by much older people and to be presumed the teachers of the school. In front of the table where the teacher’s sat, was a stool with an old looking hat that had to be a few hundred years old. A young girl in the front can be heard whispering to herself about the hat. 
Once everyone had gathered in the front, the professor who introduced herself as Professor McGonagall stood next to the stool. “I will call you all out one at a time, you will sit here and the sorting hat will then sort you into your house.” A few people went up, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw. It felt like this was never going to end…. “ ____ Craw.” My head picked up quickly as my name was called out, I walked up the small flight of stairs and sat on the chair. Disgust fell over me when the dirty old hat touched my hair. “Hmmm… Cunning aren’t you. Here to become the strongest… Brave…. Witty… Hmmm..” The hat spoke, I was just waiting for this to all be over. “SLYTHERIN!” The table that was full of students wearing green robes cheered. I got up off the stool and walked to the tables of cheering students assuming it’s where I was supposed to go. Draco from earlier saw me walking toward the desk and yelled at a student next to him to move over. He quickly raised his hand to catch my attention, knowing his attitude I rolled my eyes and sat on the farthest end from where he was and looked at a girl who sat in front of me. She had long black hair that was so curly that if she had straightened it, her hair would be touching the ground like Rapunzel. Her bright green eyes pierced into mine, she lifted her hand. “I’m Isabella. She says with a slight sour taste to her tone, I liked it. I smiled and shook her hand. “___.” Isabella smiled with a slight evil smirk at the end, but not in a ‘I'm going to betray you and be the worst friend.’ but in a ‘we are about to cause some chaos together.’ type of smile which made me like her and the new blossoming friendship even more.
After the first feast with the entirety of the school, everyone was sent to their dorms. Me and my new friend Isabella walked next to each other as we walked, I could feel the aura emitting from us and loved it. Everyone stared in fear as we walked with confidence and a bit of darkness circling around us, the attention was amazing and I knew that if people feared me then I would be left alone for my studies. However, the attention of one student was unwanted. Draco Malfoy. He saw my wall of hating people and him more specifically was a challenge and not something he should realize and avoid since he knew I wanted nothing to do with him. When everyone got to the dorm, Draco had almost immediately come up to me and Isabella. “I’m Draco Malfoy, and you are?” I scoffed. “With those big ears I thought you’d hear Professor McGonagall call out my name.” My response made his face red with embarrassment and the stupid smirk he always had on his face faded once more. “How dare you speak to me like that, I only came over here to befriend you and you treat me with such disrespect!’ He exclaimed, catching a lot of eyes and ears in the conversation. “You earn respect, and the way you treated me just now and others shows you aren’t worthy of said respect…” If it was possible, steam would have been shooting out of his ears and providing everyone in the room with a whiff of hot air from his head. He stormed off, he didn’t care that I rejected his friendship proposal but everyone else who was a part of his little posse was not happy with me and thought I was the rudest witch there were to ever be. “Man, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone shut down Malfoy that hard. You must have some powers I don’t know of.” Isabella says as we start our venture up to the dorm rooms. “He’s just an insecure boy, he acts all confident to fool other people but I’m not one to be fooled easily.” As we walked to the dorms, I opened the door. Isabella gave the girl I was rooming with one mean look and she left. “Oh look! Space opened in your dorm, guess I’ll have to stick with you.” She says with a cheeky grin, I smirked at her and nodded. “Good.”
Everyone then went to sleep that night, it was nice and peaceful at night. The sounds of owls flying by and the wind blowing against the windows. The sound of crickets and other types of nature all together made it so easy to fall asleep… 
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