“Welcome!” Sada–or rather, AI Sada–said the moment they stepped out of the teleporter. Arven was last to exit, which probably meant they had all been waiting on him. He ignored the greeting and set down his bag, taking the time to look around. The lab wasn’t as large as he expected, though he did notice … Continue reading →

Penny’s head was spinning. This couldn’t be right. Everything they’d worked towards was supposed to make Paldea better. Now…what? She’d been dragging two of the anomalies’ biggest catalysts all over the region? And she’d become of them herself? She knew hard work didn’t always pay off, but that didn’t mean it should accomplish the exact … Continue reading →

Nemona and Juliana both gasped in almost perfect synchronization. Arven’s stomach sank when he saw Penny’s hand. Unless she had snuck down here and messed around with the same machine he had as a kid…whatever this thing was could spread. Penny gripped her affected hand with her less luminescent one. Arven could see her fingers … Continue reading →

Ortega couldn’t walk far. Arven, Juliana, and Nemona stood back to give him more space, but Penny barely got him a few steps before he collapsed again. Maybe this is the wrong approach? She gnawed at her lip in debate. It was hardly the first time Ortega had an issue like this. If they let … Continue reading →

“What?” the group exclaimed all at once. Some louder than others, but there was no denying that collectively, they made quite the noise. And Donphan, regardless of what time period they hailed from, had excellent hearing. The two Pokémon had just collided with dual headbutts and rolled back from the impact, so they stood a … Continue reading →

Descending into Area Zero didn’t take nearly as long as Penny expected. The wind currents within the crater were strange, to say the least. Juliana found that if she guided Koraidon slightly left, then right, then commanded it to drop its wings for a brief free-fall, then had it extend its wings again…somehow this process … Continue reading →

“So where’s this shortcut of yours?” Penny asked, trying to catch her breath without slowing down too much. Nemona didn’t answer. Not with words, anyway. Instead, she marched them towards to the hill they’d descended to get here. She then proceeded to sprint up said hill like gravity was for losers who didn’t have their … Continue reading →

Penny’s first thought was to duck out of view. Not a practical solution. There wasn’t much to duck behind, other than the building itself, and Nemona was rounding the corner now. From up on the hillside, their only real advantage had been that no one had any reason to glance up here. Atticus retreated to … Continue reading →

“Tinkaton, use Play Rough!” “Sylveon, Moonblast!” Juliana and Ortega’s Pokémon charged full-swing into the second raid battle. Tinkaton in the rather literal sense of the hprase. Sylveon, eager to regain everyone’s approval, leapt up and propelled herself off Tinkaton’s raised hammer. It did not pay out. The hammer went sideways and Sylveon lost her footing. … Continue reading →

Notes: For anyone who hasn’t read Pokémon Adventures, the character Arrester is also known as Blake. His game counterpart is Nate from BW2. Thanks for reading! # We’re caught. We’re caught. We are so caught. Lines of sweat ran down Penny’s back. But the closer the two figures got, the more her fears eased. The … Continue reading →