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teeterarting · 3 years

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here's a list of things i love about PSMD for no reason other than i think it deserves appreciation (spoilers)

the hero gets adopted by a nuzleaf. Hero, a young child that doesn't know why they were brought into this world, attacked by beheeyem, scared and alone, finds someone that takes them under his wing and gives them a home. it's really sweet that once Nuzleaf brings them to the Village, Hero's not alone anymore.

yes it was all a trick, he deceived you. but being betrayed by your father figure hits so much harder. it's much more personal, especially when both Hero and Partner are kids. and when Nuzleaf goes through all that ordeal in the post game, then gets accepted back into the village?? And his little speech to Hero????? it's heartbreaking and incredibly touching at the same time

everything is just so cute!!!! you go to school with your new friendo and you're friends with the schoolkids, and you make the trip to school every morning taking in the scenery, the smell of dew and fresh grass, and the sun on your face... and you take classes about Mystery Dungeon mechanics, and principal Simipour is a big BRO, the school nurse Audino is super kind and helpful... and you get to play with your pokemon friendos in summer vacation, and explore a dungeon with 'em... AND your bond with your Partner begins to form, getting stronger and stronger from then on. PSMD's beginning arc is so warm and pleasant, it's like reliving childhood memories all over again, when things were happier and you didn't have to worry about how cruel the world is. this story section's one purpose is to get the player used to the game's mechanics, as well as foreshadowing. unfortunately most of the school kids get forgotten later on, but I still love this part for everything it is, even if unintentional.

it's not just the beginning that's cute. PSMD'S ENTIRE WORLD IS ADORABLE. It's just filled with life every town you go. there are a bunch of pokemon locals and they all have interesting things to say, in the main story and the post-game. there's a point where their comments get repetitive, but that's bound to happen in any PMD game. Even then, the days are never the same. one morning you wake up and the Lively Town locals are exercising, then the next they're having singing lessons, and then they're practicing martial arts. and you get to connect with (or recruit) some of them just by.... chatting!!! Sitting next to that big ol' venusaur and sharing stories, laughing and having fun. it's good stuff.

Sometimes you find travelling pokemon in dungeons and it's jsut the coolest thing. Imagine you're exploring a dungeon, then your Connection Orb notifies you there's a fellow explorer in the floor. First thing you do is try to find them, and when you do - oh dang a travelling Archeops!!!! And then they just,,,, exchange their experiences and thoughts on exploration and how hard it is to fend off those enemies and the cool treasure they found the other day (the game calls it "[Team Name] and [Traveller pokemon] compared notes"). then the traveller heals you, fills your belly and restores your PP. and they go on their way. idk man it's such a cute interaction. explorers chatting, empathizing and helping each other, bc their job is not an easy one...

PSMD Partner is the most developed Partner in any PMD game yet. They start off as this naive, hyperactive kiddo, then stuff happens, and worse stuff happens, and you get to see how they grow and change and by the end they're a different person than they were before (in more than one way ...). It's just so nice to be by their side, from the beginning to the bitter end, and watch their growth. in contrast, Hero is a little unbalanced in that their backstory is not explored as much, and their personality is kind of a blank - probs meant to be vague so the player can be in their shoes. to me this just gives you the opportunity to shape their character however you want, so you can have tons of different hero/pardner dynamics.

The music is rlly flippin' good. Some of the tracks are recycled from previous entries, but when they go original??? it's a blast!!! "Echoes of the Mystical Forest" is one of my favorites in all four entries, it has no right being so amazing for a random dungeon. "Time to Set Out" makes me cry immediately (also i think it would be a better fit for the parting ways scene at the end...). Don't even get me started on "Second Dark Matter Battle", it has everything an epic climax needs and MORE. the Partner remix????? absolute genius

speaking of which, Dark Matter ITSELF,, is freaking amazing. Its actions were foreshadowed in the very beginning, though they were not blatant through the game. i do think they could have done a better job at showing the pokemon's negativity raising in the world, as well as negative feelings in the characters... but it's not like Gates did a good job at it, either (outside of cutscenes, all the locals in Post Town are incredibly nice to you and fights didn't "break out often". it's like the game tells you the world is a dark place, but what it shows in gameplay doesn't add up). so i'll cut them some slack. Still, I find Dark Matter a more compelling villain than the Bittercold for several reasons. it is sentient. its speech is a jumbled amount of voices all talking at the same time - the anguished voices of the world. It actually concocted a plan to hurl the planet into the Sun, using pawns like Nuzleaf and Yveltal to do its dirty job. in the Voidlands, Hero and Partner discover its past, and how it'll come back after defeat, like a cycle. when Partner accepts Dark Matter, they accept negative feelings as something everyone has within themselves. Most of all, the fact that Dark Matter is a manifestation of negative feelings doesn't make it just a generic threat, a final obstacle to be defeated so the world can be saved. It makes Dark Matter - negativity itself - a natural part of the world, the yin to its yang. and that's why I LOVE IT SO MUCH DANG IT EVEN THANKS PARTNER FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE

The fact that Dark Matter can possess pokemon that have "even the smallest amount of darkness in their hearts". it makes me think of Mr. Nuzleaf and what he might have gone through in the past to make him so easy to be controlled. Did he hold a grudge against someone?? Did he commit a crime?? Had Nuzleaf always been malicious???? And if so, is this why he shows so much remorse in the post-game??????? because he had always been this vile fiend and then he met this small kid and got attached, but still carried on with his evil actions because his malice was still stronger than the positive feelings and Dark Matter's hold on him intensified?????? I don't know!!!! and as much as i wish the game could have given us that sweet mr. Nuzleaf backstory, it's pretty fun to have freedom to come up with your own version.

Everything about Super's climax is just phenomenal. Every single flippin' legendary is there to help you. Arceus is in the game. MEWTWO IS THERE. and when things are looking hopeless, they really seem hopeless. First the Tree of Life is dying, then your allies get turned into stone and sent to hell The Voidlands, Arceus gets turned into stone, the entire world is stone (except for several mon' that are still safe and holding onto hope, but they're so few). Your Harmony Scarves stop working and you and your Partner are back to your feeble, basic stage forms. You are bordering exhaustion, you have no Emeras, it's just you and your Partner against an eldritch abomination that's killing the life on the entire planet like a parasite, devouring all hope. but you still fight back. Given how adults in the game always discourage the village children from going adventuring, that they cannot do this or that because they're so little and fragile, it's awesome how Hero and Partner beat Dark Matter as tiny kids.

PSMD is not a flawless game. in fact there's plenty of things that hold it back and i even mentioned some... but it's still full of love put into it and it resonates w me more than PMD Explorers of T/D/S and Gates to Infinity (Rescue Team is a close second). its my all-time favorite PMD game.

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moonlight-mellohi · 5 years

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Shine Freely My Friends

Part three @sugarglider9603! Oh wow this one.. I think you'll like it :)

Fun Fact 1: the move that Thomas does when Patton knocks into his legs and he falls, this actually happened to me I tripped and was holding my sister's dog. Just replace me as Thomas and Roman as the dog

Fun fact 2: I did this in 3 and a half hours.. and it's the longest chapter/oneshot I've written so far

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Summery: 'He groaned, two similar cries calling out in shock. "I'm alright" he muttered, shifting to a sitting position. Roman was wide eyed if his arms, he quickly but calmly pet the poor creature. He looked up only to see.. an Eevee?

It didn't look like any Eevee he'd seen though, it was a silver grey, and squinting as though it was having a hard time seeing, most likely why the pokemon didn't realize it was running into a pair of legs. Branches of Loganberries where gripped storing in its jaws as it backed up, ears pricked. Thomas went to put a hand out to reassure nothing was wrong, but then

"BeeeeeDRILLLLL"

an angry Beedrill shot out of where the silver Eevee came from, raging towards the scared pokemon. The Eevee yelped, bolting off into the bushes as the Beedrill pursued after and Thomas?

Well Thomas was right behind, Roman streaking at his side.'

Who knew Loganberries would be the key to unlocking new soul pieces?

The silver creature slipped through the bushes, squinting. His friend wasn't feeling to good today, so he decided to search for something to cheer up the other.

A flash of blurred blue caught the pokemon's eyes. Yes! Loganberries were his friends favorite.

The shiny gray Eevee leapt forward happily, pouncing on a few fallen leaves as he made his way to the bush. He neared, carefully sniffing the berries and squinting, making sure his bad vision wasn't playing tricks. After confirming they were Loganberries, the Eevee squealed once more and leaned forward, snapping a few branches off and gripping the wood between his teeth.

A particularly stubborn branch suddenly met his nearly full jaws. The Eevee wanted to go for another, but it was in the way, and he almost had a full stack! He pulled and, and..

Snap!

The Eevee fell backwards, branches holding bundles of Loganberries gripped in his mouth. He purred, turning back to return..

"Beeeeeedrillllllll"

An angry, low growl echoed out of the Loganberry bush. The Eevee only barely turned a few inches before..

A Beedrill shoot straight out of the bushes, buzzing angrily. It turned in a circle before connecting bug eyes to the Eevee. No, the branches of Loganberries. "My fooooood" the Beedrill hissed. preparing an attack and

the Eevee bolted.

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Thomas grinned as Roman pounced at tent flap, the bandanna wearing Eevee pawing at the red flap as Thomas took it down. Another successful night camping, of course. Thomas stared at the white bandanna, still snickering at the memory of his mother tucking it around Roman's neck. The Eevee of course wore it with pride, puffing his chest out as they walked around town. For some odd reason it didn't tear in pokemon battles, but Thomas just shrugged that off.

He packed up the last of their tent (Roman had become his official blanket) and, after making sure the small fire from last night was definitely out, placed Roman happily onto his shoulder. Roman had shown his distaste for the pokeball, though he probably(?) would go in if needed.

"Ready?" He asked, Roman returning with a sound of agreement. They walked out of the sky open clearing. The stars had been quite bright and well.. everywhere last night. It was a beautiful sight, he and Roman had stayed up for hours just staring up through the trees into the mystery of space.

It was because of this, Thomas didn't realizing the bushes shaking. He did feel something run into his leg though, tripping him to the ground.

In the pure shock he grabbed Roman off his shoulder and clutched the shocked Eevee close to his chest, flipping to land on his back. he landed heavily on his bag, thankfully not onto bare ground and rock but it still hurt.

He groaned, two similar cries calling out in shock. "I'm alright" he muttered, shifting to a sitting position. Roman was wide eyed if his arms, he quickly but calmly pet the poor creature. He looked up only to see.. an Eevee?

"BeeeeeDRILLLLL"

an angry Beedrill shot out of where the silver Eevee came from, raging towards the scared pokemon. The Eevee yelped, bolting off into the bushes as the Beedrill pursued after and Thomas?

Well Thomas was right behind, Roman streaking at his side.

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The Eevee burst out of the bushes. Where where where.. there! He tried rushing to where his friend had collapses not two days earlier from sickness, but before a paw could be stepped, he was smashed into the ground.

He cried out in pain, branches rolling away as Loganberries dropped to the dirty forest floor. Maybe.. maybe it was all over?

Apparently not, this in fact caused the Beedrill to increase in rage.

"That was my food, my bush!" It hissed, picking up the battered Eevee and, in one throw, crashed it right next to his sickly dark silver partner.

This was it, Eevee realized as the Beedrill advanced. They couldn't escape, both were too weak to fight, it was ov-

"Roman! Use Quick Attack!"

The Eevee watched in shock and amaze as the brown Eevee from earlier, Roman apparently, came shooting into the Beeldrill, knocking it back away from the two shinies. His sick friend looked up, watching the battle unfold as the human trainer followed right behind, calling out directions. They two looked at other, sharing the same thoughts.

Was this human just helping because they were rare coated, or because they were hurt? Did 'Roman' convince him, or was it the trainer's free will?

Greed or kindness?

The two watched the battle finish, the other Eevee knocking out the Beedrill with one final Quick Attack. He panted a few moments before flicking over to his trainer, who gave a few pets and picked him up, rushing over to the two Eevees.

"Wow" the trainer murmured and oh here it was, the common line. He was going to say how 'special' and 'rare' they looked, acting sweetly before-

"You guys are not in good shape!" The concern coating his voice shook the silver Eevees into shock. The brown furred one stepped forwards.

"What happened?" He asked, fur pricked by the smell of sickness. Roman's eyes widened before he wiped around, grabbing the human's hand in his teeth and pulling.

"Huh? What wrong bud?" the trainer questioned. He saw where the Eevee was pulling and took his hand back. Only to hover it a foot away from the sickly of the two. "Can I touch you? I'll be quick and gentle, I promise" the sickly Eevee looked to Roman and, when the Eevee nodded it head, turned back to the trainer and faintly chirped in agreement.

Carefully, the human set a hand on Eevee's forehead, only to yank it back "sweet Arceus!" He cried "I.. you have a really bad fever or something, I need to get you to a Pokemon Center immediately," he explained. Both Eevee's shook their heads terrified, causing Roman to step forwards "please" he begged "Thomas will let you back to the forest afterwards, you can take my word on it" the two consulted it before finally, the lighter of the two slowly nodded.

'Thomas' smiled, offering an arm to Roman who quickly kept up onto his shoulder. Carefully the human picked up both silver Eevee's, making sure they were cuddled up close against his chest, before rushing off into the direction of the next town.

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Thomas chewed on his fingernails. The two were pretty badly damaged, what if they were more hurt than he thought, what if something bad happened while healing, what if-

A paw swatted the hand he was anxiously chewing, and he smiled gratefully to Roman. A soft 'bing' rang around the room as nurse joy came out, the lighter Eevee sitting on a roller.

"Hey kiddo" Thomas cooed, scratching behind the ear. Just like every time the trainer had done it to Roman, the light grey Eevee just melted below his scritches.

"Your Eevee is all healed up" Nurse Joy happily commented "the other one is still in recovery, but should be good by morning!" "O-oh" Thomas stumbled over the thought of the two being his Eevees "thanks."

"I must ask, where in the world where you able to get two shiny Eevees?" The nurse questioned. Thomas blink in confusion, staring at the perfectly normal Eevee on the stretcher, currently a purring mess under the scratches. "What do you mean by shiny?" Thomas asked.

"Oh you don't know! Sometimes a pokemon will be born with different colorations than usual. It does nothing to them, it's just a color change" Thomas looked down at the shiny Eevee he stopped scratching, which was looking up at him with a curious stare "he looks completely normal to me" Thomas replied with a smile, which the nurse joyfully laughed at.

"So Eevee?" He asked the little one in his arms, who gave a curious look back. Though something else was in there, was It.. trust? Thomas mentally shook his head. He promised on the way to the Pokecenter he would return the two back home, he would not be selfish. A pokemon was sentient, not just an object to be bought or chosen by how it looks.

"Your friend is going to be in here till tomorrow, do you want to go pick out a gift?" The Eevee chirped in joy. Thomas though for a moment, before carefully lifting and setting the silver pokemon on his free shoulder "there! Now I can carry more gifts" he sent a sideways smile to the Eevee.

"Oh ya, hey Eevee would you or your friend happen to have names?" Thomas asked, walking out the Pokecenter and off to the marketplace. The Eevee thought but shook its head. "Would it be ok it gave gave you temporary names till this is all over?" He questioned, staring around the late morning outdoors marketplace. The Eevee chirped in surprise, before a bit more hesitantly nodded.

"Awesome! I thought It might be a little easier if I ever saw you again while walking by" the Eevee blink. The human.. really was going to let them go? "How about.. Patton for you?" Both Eevees gave squeals of agreement, causing Thomas to laugh. As his head lifted back up, he saw something at a berry stand. "Well" Thomas pondered, walking over.

"How about Logan for your friend, and we get him these as a treat?" Patton nearly fell off Thomas' shoulders in joy as the human pointed to a fresh box of Loganberries.

The three ended up shopping a bit more, before heading back to the Pokemon center and renting a room. It was there Thomas pulled out a pokesized pair of glasses and, being careful, slid them over Patton's gaze.

Suddenly Patton could see much farther. He gasped, scrambling up the window to gaze outside. Thomas put Logan's pair on top of the Loganberry box, right next to the mini midnight blue tie.

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Morning sun poured in Thomas' face, causing the boy to groan and turn over.

Right into a paw poking at his face.

He sighed unhappily and sat up "what is it" he mumbled tiredly, before seeing Roman still fast asleep on the pillow next to his. He glanced back confused, only for his gaze to catch onto Patton, who was basically a Spoink.

A knock at the door "Thomas? Your Eevee is awake now, please come down when your ready" Thomas replied with a 'thank you' before escaping the warmth of bed, slipping into his day clothes. He slipped on his bag, setting each Eevee on a shoulder before picking up Logan's gifts-

Wait

He paused, turning his head to Patton "shoot sorry, I didn't mean to put you up there I-" he was stopped by a muzzle to his cheek, confirming it was ok.

The three, after double checking the room, headed down. No one else was in the waiting room besides

Patton attempted to leap off Thomas' shoulder, only to be stopped by the trainer himself "dude, you're not used to doing that you'll get hurt" Thomas picked Patton up and finally placed him on the stretch cart, who instantly went and attached himself to Logan in a cuddle fit.

After a few minutes, Thomas beckoned for the two to follow, Patton chirping quickly, probably explaining what had happened yesterday.

They sat at a table as Logan inspected his gifts, sending both trainer and pokemon around the dark silver Eevee into a fit of laughter as Logan gorged himself on Loganberries. (After cleaning up) Thomas asked and assisted with the new mini tie and glasses, the dark silver pokemon glancing around in wonder.

He scooped Logan up in his arms, letting the other two climb up to his shoulders. After thanking Nurse Joy one last time, he made his way out of the center, making his way through town to the woods. Or.. he was..

"Oh my! Dear Eevees!" Thoams turned in surprise, blinking as a rich looking woman in a black dress ran up, a red R crossing her heart. She grinned behind red lipstick "oh my dear boy, you found my Eevees!"

Thomas didn't know what was happening, but something felt.. wrong.

"Um, would you care to explain?" He asked as a man walked next to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. He wore a black tux, a red bowtie strapped over a white dress shirt, the red R making an appearance over his heart as well.

"Oh dear you see" she sighed "me and my husband were on our way to a party, when a bandit came and took our dear Eevees" she gestured to Logan and Patton.

Thomas was not convinced. He felt Logan digging claws into his arm, and Patton's tail quivered is confusion and fear.

"Would you mind telling me.. when this party was?" Thomas stood tall. The man blinked "yes, it was two weeks ago" Thomas smiled innocently at the man "I'm sorry you have the wrong Eevees then, I've had these two for around, hmm three months?" he looked to Patton, who kept his eyes from widening and nodded.

The woman glared "boy" she hissed "those are my. Pokemon." Thomas stepped back "you probably found them this morning and wanted to keep them" she growled stepping forwards ready to grab Logan straight from Thomas' grasp.

"Excuse me" Thomas blinked, watching the kind berry stand owner step in between "but this boy was at my stand yesterday with the one on his shoulder. He even told me about how he had another at the center healing after a bout of sickness, and both had nicknames. They all seem to have a very strong bond with this trainer. I'm afraid you have the wrong pokemon" the woman growled one last time before spinning off, her husband following.

After the audience and the kind berry stand man confirmed Thomas and the Eevees where ok, they sent them on their way, Thomas wishing them all a good day in return.

The four walked ten minutes into the woods, Thomas' hold on Logan tight (but still comfortably) as though scared someone would try and take him away again.

Finally he turned a little off path, setting Logan carefully down on a fallen tree, which Patton sooned joined.

Thomas smiled, petting both of their heads "sorry about that trouble I brought upon you, i didn't mean for that to happen" he chuckled. The both chirped in disagreement, but Thomas just laughed.

"Well, I've got to be off, but maybe I'll see you next time!" He smiled and backed off the wide eyed Eevees. Roman seemed to make a noise of opposing, and Thomas knew why, but he turned away anyways. He felt the soul connection, the two pieces currently being left behind, but it wasn't his decision to make if they were caught.

Roman's cries where deaf to Thomas as he ignored the tears attempting to fall, blinking slowly so nothing met his cheek. He would see them another day and then..

Then maybe he would ask. Who knew, maybe they didn't feel the soul connection like Thomas did.

Maybe, someday..

"Eh-veh!"

Thomas stopped as he stared at the two Eevees, both blocking his path.

"But- guys I promised. I promised I would return you to the forest, to your home" Thomas blurted, a tear escaping down his cheek.

Logan looked around and touched a tree trunk before shaking his head. Patton walked up, placing a paw on Thomas' leg and nodded.

A hiccup escaped Thomas before he fell to the ground, all three.. all three of his Eevees cuddled him as tears spilled from his eyes, arms wrapped around the small bodies.

At one point, they had separated

at one point, Thomas had taken out two pokeballs, neither Patton or Logan resist to touch it

at one point, Thoams had let them out and they all licked the tears from his face, sending him into a fit of giggles on the forest floor

at one point, they settled back into their positions, Logan now curled up healthy and purring in Thomas' arms as Roman and Patton chirped away (and if Thomas could speak pokemon, he would know they were exchanging stories)

but none of that matters now.

All that mattered was Thomas had found two more of his pieces.

His puzzle was half way done.

And his family was just growing stronger together.

#sander sides #pokemon #thomas sanders #roman sanders #patton sanders #logan sanders #team rocket #tw crying #tw attempted kidnapping #Logan is sick #he gets better #my writing #writing #fanfic #Teaming the Pieces Together

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