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Hued - Ch. 29 (impact)

Hope had never given much thought to competitive battling, mostly because she was dismissed before she had even taken her first steps as a trainer.

A few months ago, when she and her age mates slowly began to turn 10 years old, her enthusiasm had been high. As each birthday passed, everyone began turning up in school with their starters tagging along, creating constant excitement leading up to their graduation.

When it had reached her turn, Hope walked proudly to school with Azuri...

Hued - Ch. 28 (all out)

Before Gray could even compose himself, the multicolor lightshow dominated the entire field, especially since it came from two sources simultaneously.

Mega Altaria released a beautiful song as soon as he finished evolving, immediately drawing attention to the beauty and grace that came naturally to him.

But Gray’s attention was fully focused on Mega Raichu in front of them. Raichu had retained his orange fur, but now had extra horn-like protrusions sticking off the top of his he...

Hued - Ch. 27 (fistin' on fistin')

“What the hell was that?” Lt. Surge asks after a prolonged moment of silence.

“Hmm? It’s a combination move. We call it Mystical Gleam, basically adding a Mystical Fire just as Hatteren fires Dazzling Gleam.”

“… That combo’s pretty deadly, boy.”

“Thank you!” said Gray, oblivious to the wary glances now being thrown at him and Hatterene.

Unbeknownst to the trainer, the cameras had managed to capture the predatory grin on Hatterene’s face as she f...

Hued - Ch. 26 (silly surge, tricks are for kids)

The audience applauded loudly at the match, some satisfied with how things played out while others grumbled at Lt. Surge taking first blood.

Said gym leader was giving Gray a foxy grin, daring him to crumble now that he was in the lead.

Gray frowned at the Luxray on the field, noting his golden eyes as he waited for his next opponent.

Lt. Surge, unprovoked, explains to Gray and the crowd what had just happened, something which would normally be appreciated but was instead ra...

Hued - Ch. 25 (really? now?)

Ash and Gary dashed out of the hotel doors and stepped into the afternoon light, eager and excited for today’s adventure.

As promised, Azumarill and Sylveon were by the boy’s side, comfortably keeping up with the boys’ excited pace. 

Confident that his two nephews would be out of trouble in the day time, Gray sauntered behind them, relaxed and at ease.

Strolling through the streets of Vermilion under daylight was a different experience. The streets were crowded, f...

Hued - Ch. 24 (gray protects the world from devastation)

The world flashed black and white as crackles of electricity tore through Stantler.

She screamed, a terrible grating thing that had some trainers on the stands flinching.

As soon as the Thunder ended, she fell to the ground in a heap, unconscious and scorched black in some places.

“Stantler is unable to battle. The Challenger’s pokemon have all fainted. Gym Leader Lt. Surge wins!”

“Rai-chu!”

No one claps, too stunned by the violence they just witnessed....

Hued - Ch. 23 (great gray the giver)

Waking up in his own bed in Pallet was surreal. When Gray was traveling around to collect his badges the first time around, he had to make do with camping in the rough. But now, he could collect badges in the day and be home with Grandpa Sammy at night for dinner.

Honestly, 10/10 experience, would highly recommend again.

Gray felt his mood remain high as he did his morning ablutions, nearly skipping on his way down for breakfast.

Unfortunately, he had probably jinxed himself...

Hued - Ch. 22 (homecoming trouble)

Gray feels a burst of energy surge through him as he lands back in Pallet Town. The journey had been quick and painless, Ash chattering away at everything and nothing.

In the brief moment they spoke with Brock’s family, Ash had somehow formed a tentative bond with the gym leader’s younger siblings. Of course, it mostly involved arguments and adamance as to whose big brother/uncle was a better trainer, but they seemed to have enjoyed themselves regardless.

Gray had to fight a b...

Hued - Ch. 21 (failures, successes and cheating??)

The disappointment that came with losing a match in front of the whole city vanished, every iota of Brock was now hyperfocused on the man in front of him.

He had aged terribly, wrinkles now framing his once youthful face. Flint had always had laugh lines and crow’s feet, but they were now his least prominent wrinkles. His visage was now dominated by creases on his brow, as if he had constantly been frowning instead of smiling in the years he had been gone

Brock felt a vicious sa...

Hued - Ch. 20 (in small packages)

Back in Pallet Town, the Oak family watched Gray’s match on the widest possible screen they could. They were all present, watching every exchange intently, cheering at each win and groaning at every loss. Basically a wholesome but unofficial family event.

So of course, joining them were a gaggle of scientists making sure to capture every battling moment of Gray’s team.

They rushed about, discussing theories on Azumarill’s monstrous strength, Carbink’s prowess and Clefable�...

Hued - Ch. 19 (false hope)

Gray fields his next pokemon, Azumarill, whose reappearance causes the crowd’s anticipation to grow.

He appears unimpressed with the mega evolved pokemon in front of him and Gray silently promises that if Azumarill dared to yawn in its face, he’d deduct some of his reward treats.

Thankfully, Azumarill doesn’t do anything too blatant. Gray can’t do anything about the boredom that seems to ooze out of him, so he’ll just have to spin it as overconfidence on his pokemon’s ...

Hued - Ch. 18 (battling with fronts)

Ash is once again cheering, this time wordlessly, in his corner of the gym audience. Just behind him were two young twins crying, a girl with brown spiky hair comforting them in between.

A small voice inside Gray’s head tells him he should chastise the boy for the slight callousness, but he refused to call the boy out in the middle of the match and direct attention to him. He was already worried about how much shenanigans Ash would get up to in the future, no need to contribute to mak...

Hued - Ch. 17 (deja vu)

Gray laughs until the beginning of tears begin to form. Ash was too shameless.

The exchange causes the icy silence of the gym to thaw. Murmurs began, until seemingly everyone had some sort of opinion.

“Golem is unable to battle. Azumarill wins.”

Brock unclenches and recalls his fallen Golem. He’s back to his unmovable persona, calmly examining the Azumarill on the field.

Inside though, the first wisps of uncertainties rise. How in Arceus’ name did this tiny cre...

Hued - Ch. 16 (overcoming boulders)

The night before his first match against Pewter City gym, Gray found himself relaxing in his ostentatious hotel room, happy to idly watch Ash interact with his pokemon.

Rotom had recently discovered the wonders of the internet, and was pestering Ash with information he found online. Ash seemed to thrive interacting with pokemon, more than able to hold conversations about this and that of certain pokemon and their types.

Gray would occasionally volunteer his own knowledge to the mi...

Hued - Chapter 15 (how to trainer)

Now, Gray can’t claim to be as intellectual as his famed grandfather, but it doesn’t take a genius to calculate what exactly transpired.

1 + 1 = 2. Ash beaming in joy as a pokeball registers a successful capture plus Zapdos nowhere around equals to headaches for Gray.

Simple math, really.

“Absolutely not,” he announces with finality.

“Uncle!” Ash blanches in horror as the older trainer made himself known. He rushes for the ball holding his new friend and hi...

Hued - Chapter 14 (legendary tempers)

The clash between titans was nothing short of devastation.

Unsatisfied with how their initial bout went, Zapdos tried to overwhelm its opponent from a distance.

It gathered electrical energy for a few moments before unleashing a bolt that honed in on its foe.

Altaria, undeterred, spun and twisted in the air to shake off the legendary bird’s Thunderbolt. However, Zapdos’ control over his element was unparalleled, capable of following the fairy’s agile dodging.

Lib...

Hued - Chapter 13 (g-bustin')

Gray and Ash slowly descended into their destination — a valley towered by unspoiled mountaintops. Its surrounding peaks were so high that it cast eerie shadows on the abandoned compound nestled within.

As they neared the ground, they could feel the change in atmosphere. The increased static in the air was ominous, causing the fine hairs on Ash’s arm to rise with a tingling feeling on his skin.

So intimidated by their surroundings, Ash huddled close to Gray, enthusiasm for his...

Hued - Chapter 12 (parenting)

Gray lounged on the plastic seat of Pewter Gym’s stadium, content to watch rookie trainers get beaten one after another.

In contrast, Ash had yet to stop vibrating in excitement. He had a routine by this point: Ash would hurriedly raise the pokedex to scan the pokemon on field, listen intently to the mechanical voice detailing said pokemon’s type and descriptions before chattering on with his uncle about type effectiveness. Once the battle ended, he would stare intently at the poked...

Hued - Chapter 11 (sugar daddy oak)

Mega Altaria’s wings beat steady in the air whilst Gray and Ash rode serenely on his back, unruffled despite the speed they were going.

Ash vibrated in his excitement, turning his head this way and that as Gray barely had to hold him steady. It was almost disconcerting that Ash was treated so well by pokemon in general.

“Feeling comfy? Altaria seems to like you a lot,”

Without care for his own safety, Ash twisted his body to face his uncle. Altaria immediately grumbled...

Hued - Chapter 10 (it's hard enough)

“Go Ratata! Use Tackle!” Joe screamed in desperation.

The mouse pokemon struggled to get back up on its feet. Taking deep breaths, it readied itself into tackling its opponent as hard as it could.

“Ra-Ta!”

Running on hope and desperation, it lunged forward. The opposing Geodude did nothing, hovering in the air in calm solemnity that had Joe and Ratata grinding their teeth in frustration.

Ratata landed its Tackle, but was blown back from its self-made force. It ...

Hued - Chapter 9 (leisurely training)

In the coming days, despite being a month into the Indigo League, Gray felt comfortable in giving his team a week of leisurely training to prepare.

“What the heck was that, Azumarill? You expect to dodge an elite pokemon’s move with a sloppy Bounce?!”

Azumarill’s answering growl made his compact body quake. Egg-shaped body leaning forward, he infused himself in flying type energy before releasing it quickly to take off into the air. He spun in the air gracefully before sho...

Hued - Chapter 8 (you know nothing, gray oak)

What was that?

Gray may have entered the laboratory seething, but now he left in a distinctly more pensive mood.

As he walks towards the familial side of the lab, he entertains the possibility of entering the conference now, a month into the season. He had more than enough time. With Mega Altaria ferrying him around the region, he could take short trips around the major gyms to collect badges.

When Lance talked him down during the meeting, Gray had felt the sudden u...

Hued - Chapter 7 (cape goes whoosh whoosh)

Gray spent his journey to the laboratory trying to even his breathing, telling himself that it was counterproductive to punch his brother in the face for Ash’s lack of knowledge about his own father.

It stung a bit that Blue was an accessory to another child growing up fatherless, considering how their mutual disdain for distant parents was one of the few reasons they had connected with each other growing up.

For the past few days he had been home, Gray had endeavoured to learn ...

Hued - Chapter 6 (not about that canon life)

With a finishing touch, Gray gingerly placed two pokeballs on the top shelf. Not letting himself get caught up in memories of the faraway pokemon they were registered to, he took a few steps back to survey his room.

The past few days have been relatively calm for him and his team. As his pokemon slowly adjusted to their new home, Gray had also begun to slowly unpack his belongings.

His childhood bedroom had been untouched, so it had taken some effort to clean everything out to mak...

Hued - Chapter 5 (oh dear, did you wet yourself?)

“Everyone out!”

Gray’s release of one pokeball in the air was followed by multiple pops emanating from his inner jacket. It never failed to amuse Gray that trainers never truly needed to manually throw pokeballs in the air, as pokemon were more than capable of releasing themselves from their own pokeballs.

While pokeballs could be adjusted to prevent self-release, it was considered poor form on the trainer’s part to do so indefinitely. Trainers were meant ...

Hued - Chapter 4 (reunion)

“Grandpa!” Gray exclaimed before rushing towards the elderly man.

“Look at you! Look at you! So tall and handsome!” Grandpa Sammy replied affectionately. Letting go of his cane, he stumbled forward, placing both hands on his pseudo grandson’s shoulders. Gray supported the weight unnervingly easily, noting the lighter weight.

Gray took his time looking his fill. Grandpa Sammy had gotten thinner in age, his previously silver-grey hair now firmly situated i...

Hued - Chapter 3 (sylveon goes pew pew)

Gray’s lips twitched as he observed his older brother across the battlefield.

What he had expected to be a quick one on one had turned into an entire production.

His grandfather, excited at the prospect of an unknown pokemon battling, had cameras stationed around the battlefield. His many assistants were present, roped in to ensure appropriate data would be obtained from all directions.

Gray’s return seemed to have spread from beyond the lab, he could se...

Hued - Chapter 2 (journey to the east)

The flight to Kanto was a lot more pleasant this time around. With Altaria Mega Evolved, all it took to discourage would-be pursuers was a show of strength.

The dragon-fairy type seemed to derive a certain amount of glee with every pokemon that attempted to stop their journey. An old, scarred Charizard who had made its territory in a secluded volcanic island had aimed at them as they passed by. Mega Altaria had enjoyed showing the dragon who’s boss with a pixelated hyper beam to its f...

Hued - Chapter 1 (saying goodbye to begin)

Life had been going pretty smoothly for Gray the past few months, so it wasn’t a surprise when his world went crumbling down after he received a grave text from his estranged older brother.

Grandpa Sammy fell. It’s not looking good. He’s been asking for you.

Gray’s vision began tunnelling as he stared at the words. He could read them perfectly fine, but couldn’t comprehend. He stood there, frozen, mind racing at all the possibilities. What if Grandpa collapsed b...

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