Another of Dearluna's art with a wonderful piece with Brock and tirtouga snorkling aorund! I have some great ones coming up soon so look forward to those!
Also, as always, please send me a prompt with art that you'd like to see or an artist that you'd like me to use!
2023-12-08 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI sat on the couch with Yolanda to my left and Sabrina to my right. Both of them were sitting up and paying avid attention to the television.
Around us, my siblings played quietly. Salvadore lazed about on the couch with a giant encyclopedia open. He was slowly reading through it and occasionally taking notes.
Suzie was sitting at Sabrina’s feet with Ralts, both of them were playing with dolls. Sabrina occasionally shot them envious looks that made me chuckle. Tommy and Timmy we...
2023-12-06 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSo, for those that have stuck around with me for a long time, you will now that I can subjectively say that this has been the worst year of my life with what happened in February.
If you know, you know, but in other news we are expecting a rainbow baby for very early march next year. Depending on how things go there may be interruptions or outright pauses in the delivery of stories such as Hard Enough or Red Riot.
I'm still holding out hope for being a stay at home dad that gets...
When the post-match wrapped up I checked my watch and was pleased to see that I still had plenty of time until my booked Teleport transport was due. I glanced up. There was another Ace match booked in but.. I had already gotten my fill of reviewing potential matchups and trainer fights for the day.
I wanted something else. I shot Yolanda a thoughtful look. She looked a bit tired but still had a bounce in her step thanks to the victory.
“Want to head out to the entertainment area...
2023-12-05 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Another of Ryot_ryot's work with some art showing off Brock and his critical cannon Izumi!
As always, throw out any suggestions you have for artists, or artwork that you would like to see used for this, or indeed Red Riot!
2023-12-01 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe proper review session I had after the match with Tori started about how I thought it would.
“You sucked,” A.J. said.
Yolanda bristled like a Meowth that had her fur rubbed the wrong way. “Brock won!”
A.J. sniffed. “Only because he had the better pokemon, his strategy was pretty basic. He flailed around when Minimize was used instead of committing to a move that would have worked.” A.J. began ticking his fingers. “Surf, Earthquake, Thunder, Discharge, Swift,...
2023-11-29 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLance walked along the hallway of Honour, his eyes tracking across the various names and images that had been etched into the black granite.
At the start of the hallway, the Blackthorn’s founder had pride of place with other notable members of the clan having earned their own section along the hall. As Lance walked he travelled forward in time, from hundreds of years ago, featuring wilder times to more modern achieving members of the clan.
When he reached the latest etched plaqu...
2023-11-28 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI arrived at the field for the proposed ace match with a small entourage of Rachel, Missy, A.J, and Dennis.
Tori had her own entourage with them, having arrived with the Plains and Meadows Co. It was amusing that an entire business sector revolved around providing battlefields for pokemon trainers.
I glanced over to the cameramen, who had a small rig set up to allow them to float thanks to a trio of Magneton that each cameraman had. Another pair of Magneton held cameras and seemed...
2023-11-28 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA third of Kiri’s shinobi survived the raid from Konoha after everything had been said and done. Injuries that went too long without a medic played a factor but very few people seemed annoyed at me, or Ala. Having a medic was seen as a luxury.
Jonin Wano claimed that we gave three times as good as we got, but I knew that to be propaganda.
Most people knew we hadn’t killed that many shinobi. It didn’t stop them from repeating it and adding flourishes of their own. I went from...
2023-11-24 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI didn’t Teleport into the front entrance.
Instead, I found myself brought directly onto the roof where police were ready with their pokemon already out.
No fewer than eight Arcanine were present which was a strong showing by the police but this was only the tip of the visible iceberg. A shadowy section of the building got a mere look over as I otherwise documented all the changes.
A quick glance up allowed me to see that even with it being late afternoon there was a wide ...
2023-11-22 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt was nice to be in demand for talks.
I had people demanding I attend talks with universities, trainer academies, and now training camps.
The issue was very much that the training camps that I’d locked in for were supposed to be just Pewter trainers.
Then I’d gone and opened my damn mouth.
I stared at the list of applicants on the computer and scowled. “How often do you think I could save myself trouble if just kept my damn mouth shut?” I asked rhetorically. 2023-11-21 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The far too The vote that has been promised for way too long! Here it is. So far we have the following names locked in!
1. Spot
2. Lady
3. Clifford
4. Cuddles
5. Snuggles
Please remember these are the initial Growlithe, aka normal fire doggos.
One of these will most likely feature on Yolanda's team though.
2023-11-21 09:43:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Another from Ryot_ryot that showcases Yolanda, Growlithe and Eevee playing together. I have to admit with thursday's chapter this is rather well timed!
Let the voting commence on the names that Growlithe will have! Most popular names win! (Bronze and upwards voters only.
“Muhahahahaha!” shouted Yolanda from atop the volcano.
I stared long and hard, having been told about this behaviour but fully expecting it to be a lie. A ruse. A fallacy that they’d used to lead me astray.
“Yes, good, but make sure to get the lean back right,” Sabrina said correcting my little sister’s posture so she was leaning back slightly and looking just that slight bit more unhinged.
“I also like this pose,” Sabrina said as she slashed her hand across ...
2023-11-15 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI laid in my bed, my hands laced behind my head.
I’d gotten in very… well I couldn’t actually call it late, or early, as I’d ended up not coming home until Monday afternoon.
There were only a few annoyed trainers waiting for me but they’d accepted a reschedule easily enough. My team of employees had handled it well. They were getting quite used to adjusting for schedule shifts. I mentally marked them all down for another bonus.
When I’d gotten in I hadn’t been ...
2023-11-14 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another of Ryot_ryot's great artworks with Knight and Aron scene that I saw a request for and I decided it was a good idea to get commissioned.
By all means please continue to offer up suggestions for future artwork.
2023-11-10 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAgatha sat on a ledge, watching the pathetic people that scurried about underfoot go about their day.
Her hand idly brushed along her shadow and instead of scrapping itself on the coarse stonework underneath her, it touched velvet softness.
Her shadow purred in contentment only to squawk as that pokemon was bumped it out of the way o another might receive her pats.
“You know, you really haven’t changed,” said a voice, wisened with age. “You still find the tallest tow...
2023-11-08 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky rumbled overhead as a storm began.
Small flecks of water fell and wet the ground but no one rushed to get undercover. Instead, we remained locked in place, all of us watching as Mewtwo floated above.
Sabrina was the first to move, her hand beginning to glow as she and Alakazam locked their gazes upon Mewtwo.
“Mewtwo! Take her out before—” Giovanni started to order only for Sabrina to erupt as psychic energy exploded from her.
Her gaze shone with light fro...
2023-11-07 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
Seeing as I am sort of sticking with Red Riot for now as the extra chapter I thought about adding an extra chapter that I will (hopefully) write up within the month! I will write up something like 2,000 or so words for this one, so only a short chapter for Hard Enough.
I hope the titles will be obvious enough for who each chapter will be for.
Feel free to toss out some other viewpoints you'd like to see?
I was able to get Ozlyk to do some artwork for this. this will come out around the time the free chapters reach the chapter as it is an epic artwork I want to share, but Patreons get a look at it first! I love how they've teached both colours of hair that Sabrina is known for into the art due to the Mega-evolution.
What do you think?
2023-11-03 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostUnbidden, I had flashbacks of all the times Surge had come around and helped me out. All the times he’d helped advise me on how to run my gym and schedule out my year to make it manageable.
He’d stopped into a role of mentor that should have been Flint’s to fill.
He’d never be a father figure, but he was like an uncle to me.
To see him standing with Team Rocket…
I clenched my fists and felt darkness run through me.
Surge offered me a shrug. “Hey, sorr...
2023-11-01 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI sat in a clearing in the Viridian forest with a task force. We’d claimed the space and set ourselves up to be ready. This meant a lot of our flying-type pokemon were already out.
At a moment’s notice, we would be able to mount up and attack if we needed to.
I sat with my fingers laced, the very picture of cool, calm and coll—
“Your knee is bouncing,” Sabrina said.
I glanced down and noticed that Sabrina was correct; I was bouncing my leg with nervous energy...
2023-10-31 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
One of Dearluna's artworks with Brock and Zephyr soaring up in the sky. I rather like it! I have a few other artworks lined up for the future that look really promising. I'm still waiting on some epic artwork from Ozlyk.
As always, please toss me any thoughts you have for future artworks, or artists that you'd like me to trial!
Konoha’s response was fast and furious.
The destruction of one of their patrols was a defeat for them, but it was obvious they were out for more.
They must have gotten to the battlefield before Kiri, or Suna shinobi could. Hanzo had a flamethrower jutsu that he apparently used to burn the bodies before we departed but that wouldn't have gotten rid of the signs themselves.
They must have reviewed the scene, noted the scorch marks, and realised someone was missing.
The...
2023-10-27 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBefore going to the league, I had to deposit my newest pokemon at home. I marched into the living room and deposited Gible into Yolanda’s confused grasp.
Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and zeroed in on the new pokemon.
“Gib?” said my new pokemon, very unsure of what was going on. I straightened and waved a hand at the people and pokemon in the room.
“Gible this is my family. They‘re nice, try not to bite them too much when they annoy you, fami...
Gengar and Haunter led us into the building, with Gawain and Hypnotoad following behind them.
Outside, the building had blended in with the valley wall, with a few sparse windows that looked like cave entrances. In truth, I could see that they were large sunlights that allowed light to filter down into a much larger structure.
Much to my, and the others' surprise, even with Sabrina’s map, we didn’t instantly walk into a building, however.
Instead, we walked into a long h...
2023-10-24 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The final part of the Ryot_ryot with the complete part of Brawly, Flannery, and Roxanne before Sabrina and Brock join them for a Rocket set up!
As always! Throw me some suggestions and comments for what you want to see going forward!
The discovery of the Team Rocket Academy was a big win for the League.
I hadn’t understood quite the depth of this win until Sabrina spoke up.
“The Rocket Academy is a facility that is a lynchpin in the Team Rocket organisation,” she said indicating the map with the site clearly marked out. “It is a site that allows them to train both pokemon, and people to meet their needs. From this one site, much of Team Rocket’s soft and hard power is developed.”
I nodded and...
2023-10-18 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning after the Team Rocket Raid on Silph Tower, along with Sabrina’s victory over Will saw her and I laying in her bed. When we were both awake we didn’t say anything we merely lazed in bed, enjoying the other's company as our arms wrapped each other tight.
Eventually, I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind since last night. “How did it feel? That was… much more powerful than I thought it would be.”
Sabrina smiled. “I might have tried to for with...
2023-10-17 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, I'm toying with a scene in the future that will have Brock encountering a pokemon from another region that is going to be joining Brock's team through unusual circumstances.
This pokemon will be very young but is certainly a pokemon with a lot of potential. I have an idea of what I would like to have put in, but I had a thought today...
Why not? So instead of locking it in, I'm going to poll for it for the next week.
So, make your pick, I'm going to allow mu...