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Hard Enough - Chapter 340 - Airships Ahoy!

James and I bounced our way into the hangar while Sabrina, Kirlia, Jessie, and Meowth followed along at a much more sedate pace.

When James and I got into the hangar, we paused and observed the giant airship.

“Ain’t she a beauty?” I announced like I was showing off my weekend vehicle rather than a literal floating fortress.

Around us various members of the Guardians were moving about, bringing out various artifacts and rare finds. Everything was being documented and la...

Hard Enough - Chapter 339 - The Spike Shell Battle Challenge

“Sooooo that escalated quickly,” I commented after ending the call with the Guardians. When I’d fobbed the task off I’d mostly done it out of frustration and I’d blatantly forgotten the prize.

That Flying Palace was kind of cool. I’d sort of forgotten the specifics of it, having barely paid it much thought when I’d first watched the movie but the various features and size that it boasted… well it was a lot. 

Sabrina nodded, “It was always going to end with e...

Hard Enough - Chapter 338 - Luckless Lawrence.

“I think we’re doing this wrong,” I lamented as I lay on the bed next to Sabrina.

“I think our support crew need to hurry up and become legitimate within the Orange Archipelago rather than relying on us to make captures and intervene with local law enforcement,” Sabrina replied. 

“Kirlia!” stated Kirlia as she twirled her way over to a remote control for the tv. 

“—just in, we have news of the large black smoke seen yesterday afternoon. It turns o...

Hard Enough - Chapter 337 - Team Aqua

I should probably have felt scared. 

They’d obviously known we were looking around for them and rather than laying low they’d set a trap. 

Team Aqua had ambushed us upon arrival.

The Murkrow flock must have been a natural early warning system for them. They were certainly loud enough, and if we’d stayed to fight them we’d have spent our strength while allowing Team Aqua to position themselves around us. 

Only they must have made a bet that we wou...

Red Riot - Chapter 38 - Blood in the water

Matsu Uzumaki:- person of high interest to other Shinobi Villages. Recently promoted Jonin. Medical/Taijutsu/Ninjutsu/Sensory speciality (Not that other villages know about two of these!) MC of the story!

Gengetsu Hozuki:- The second Mizukage and trickster Lord of Kirigakure. Master of Illusions and torment 

Ameyuri Ringo (the eighteenth) - the current wielder of the Kiba Blades. Short and aggressive! Family has a tradition of females retaining the same name to further their ...

Artwork - Zapdos and Jules

As an addition to Jules artwork, I thought I'd add an amusing artwork of him encountering Zapdos. His reaction is much more inline with the average resident of Indigo.

Hard Enough - Chapter 336 - Aquatic encounters

“So you guys do realise with this I’m going to have to give you a bonus?” I joked as I looked around the abandoned Team Aqua base.

Meowth, Jessie, and James all preened at that. Meowth waved a hand. “Oh! Oh! Can it come in an envelope as a big stack of pokedollars! I don’t need a membership to another yogurt club!” 

I stared at him. “... Team Rocket Executives were the real criminals weren’t they?” I asked rhetorically. 

Jessie and James shared a ...

Hard Enough - Chapter 335 - Researching Rumours

The restaurant ended up being another family establishment. I paused at the entrance as I spotted a pair of familiar wrinkled faces loiterin

The restaurant ended up being another family establishment. I paused at the entrance as I spotted a pair of familiar wrinkled faces loitering near the bar. 

One had a newspaper out and was reading the comic section while the other was colouring in what looked like a child’s colouring-in book. 

Both smirked at me. “Still yo...

Artwork - Trainer Jules

As requested, I have collaborated with Ryot and several others to have Kenny... I mean! Jules! I have brought Jules to life. ahem... with a future picture of Jules fleeing from Zapdos to come!

Hard Enough - Chapter 334 - Settling down in Shamouti!

“—really sorry I missed you, but I had this thing come up,” I said to the transceiver as I finished putting items into the fridge. 

Sabrina laid out on the lounge with brochures about the local hotspots along with the tourist destinations. Kirlia was shifting through them with a gleam in her eyes as Sabrina watched on. 

“Brock,” Oak tersely replied only to sigh sadly. “Well, I suppose if something came up, and you weren’t able to make it to perform this wor...

Hard Enough - Chapter 333 - Breaking minds

“So, you’re going to take it easy on her right?” Yolanda asked, having intercepted me on my way towards the training area.

Her question earned her a disbelieving look from me. 

“Yolanda, I know you’re not this naive. Lola… she’s got subscriptions rather than just issues and a lot of those derive from her time during the Great War. She was highly active in it, and it sounds like she hasn’t really stopped being active.”

Yolanda coughed sheepishly but sho...

Artwork - Adventure is out there!

A fun artwork by Ryot_ryot that I had made up. As always spam the discord chat or the messages below for any thoughts you might have on scenes or interesting moments that should earn some artwork. There's quite a backlog at the moment!

Hard Enough - Chapter 332 - Premonitions

I woke up earlier than Sabrina typically. This was a relatively constant norm with very few outliers.

So when I woke up and found Sabrina staring at the ceiling like it had personally raided her piggy bank and gotten away with it, I knew something was up. 

“Hey, what’s up? you usually are dead to the world when I wake up,” I whispered in an effort to not wake up Kirlia, only to blink when Kirlia shuddered and I noticed she too had her eyes open.

She looked sad and...

Hard Enough - Chapter 331 - Gym Leader Meeting

Like last time I attended a meeting with the various Gym Leaders of Indigo, I made sure to sit down with Jennifer and be read in on the up to date issues that were plaguing the various Gym Leaders or what might be the important discussion points.

The Battle Frontier and the possible inclusion of the Frontier Brains was one that Jennifer and I passed back and forth for a while. 

The trinity nations were the other new kink in the political landscape with there being a lot that ...

Artwork - All three stages! Bertha and Titan through the ages!

The only new artwork that people haven't seen here is the one of Bertha and Titan as Rhydon and Pupitar but I thought I may as well re-release them all as a series together for ease of access!

Hard Enough - Chapter 330 - Word had spread around

“So… I know you’re supposed to have a day off today.”

My pointed stare wasn’t very effective as Rocko merely slurped on his juice. 

“Yeah? And?” he jiggled his wrist. “We spread word among the Gym employees that you were going to be doing some battle with Lance.”

I hummed, neither confirming or denying it. 

Rocko smirked. “We know Lance stayed the night in Pewter rather than returning to the Plateau, so don’t try and pretend.”  2025-05-27 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Hard Enough - Chapter 329 - Celia's growth

“Ursaring! Hammer Arm!” I shouted and my bear pokemon threw himself forward, arm swinging around to collect Onix before it could get away. 

Onix wailed as it tumbled to the ground only for Flint to sigh and recall it. 

“Nice work Ursaring!” I called. 

Ursaring raised a thumbs up at me with a big smile. He peered to the side where the Larvitar trio were sitting with Empress. 

All of them had been shouting encouragement before this match only ...

Red Riot - Chapter 37 - Red honour

Matsu Uzumaki:- person of high interest to other Shinobi Villages. Recently promoted Jonin. Medical/Taijutsu/Ninjutsu/Sensory speciality (Not that other villages know about two of these!) MC of the story!

Gengetsu Hozuki:- The second Mizukage and trickster Lord of Kirigakure. Master of Illusions and torment 

Himeko - Kaguya clanswoman with her Kekkei Genkai, a Genin and renowned violence enthusiast.

Sharkbait - real name Kenta Nogawa, a Genin that trained with Matsu, sk...

Artwork - Indigo Investor

I commissioned an artwork from Ozlyk for Sabrina's most recent appearance on the Indigo Investor and this is what we had put together!

Would people be interested in more of this or something like Erika's gardening magazine?

Hard enough - Chapter 328 - Future growth

I tossed Flint a can of soda as I clambered up onto a boulder. Beneath us, my siblings were showing some of the pokemon how to play hopscotch. 

Or, in the case of Bertha, helping to primp her for what looked like a photoshoot. 

Flint grinned rather than opening his can, his eyes stuck on how everyone was playing around. 

For a few moments, I considered mentioning it only to shake my head. It didn’t need to be pointed out, just experienced. Instead, I cracked...

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Hi all, I'm aware of an ongoing issue with discord access and I am trying to adjust for it. Please have some bear with me as I need to reset the connection. If you lose your role a new invite should appear soon...ish to reconfirm your position depending on your patreon supporter level.

It's been needing an update for a while now and with a few people shifting from bronze to silver there has been a few issues cropping up that I need to fix up!

Sorry for the hassle!

Hard Enough - Chapter 327 - Flint

Flint:- Brock’s father. 

Lola:- Flint’s wife, and Brock’s Mother. 

Yolanda:- Eldest daughter of Flint and Lola. Trainer to Terra. Musician.

Crystal Glass:- Yolanda’s friend and hotheaded trainer. Daughter to Georgina Glass

Greta:- Oak’s sponsored trainer. Has an Ivysaur. Friends with Crystal and Yolanda. 

Nanny Grav:- Nanny Graveler who decided she preferred helping out around the house to fighting. 

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Hard Enough - Chapter 326 - Slow progress is still progress

“It’s not fair!” whined the Champion of Sinnoh as the video feed I was getting from her glitched out into static. It resolved itself quickly enough to show Cynthia pouting at me. 

I had to hold back a smile. Thanks to a series of temporary buoys placed across the ocean, we'd established actual contact with the nation. A supposed more permanent option was still being mapped out, with companies from both sides bidding for the rights to run the cable. 

With Hoenn also...

Hard Enough - Chapter 325 - Interlude - Professionals at work

Samuel Oak’s pen blurred as it worked across the notepad he had open as on the video, a wondrous new world had emerged. 

On the video, Brock dictated some observations as he panned the camera around. Small text at the bottom of the video small markers that estimated distance to landmarks, temperature, oxygen content and more flashed by. 

Sam would have to secure the pokedex for complete analysis but that could come later.

First, Sam would need to work out where h...

Upcoming Unovan style Training/Promo Battle!

So I have been talking with Twmmy and it has been pointed out that a 6 on 6 training battle might be cool to do with the Unovan style of fighting.

Now, what I want people to vote on is who Brock should face in this 6 on 6 all in - at the same time!?

This match will be to promote their Gym/them as a Gym Leader or to showcase the style of fighting depending on who gets picked.

Red Riot - Chapter 36 - Advancing rounds

Matsu Uzumaki:- person of high interest to othe

Artwork - Tale as old as time...

They began as childhood friends! Titan and Bertha! I have another set of these and then I'll probably release all three of this 'series' in one item for people to enjoy!

Hard Enough - Chapter 324 - Rota farewells and no one suspects—

“It’s a smoothie,” the recording of me said, and Sabrina lost it. 

“Ahahahahaha!” she threw her head back and howled with delight only to glimpse Lance’s facial spasm at what I’d said. She leaned into me, clutching desperately so she didn’t flop on the ground. 

I chuckled along with her, very pleased with myself that I’d gotten that call recorded. Better yet, Lance had no idea. If he got too uppity I could absolutely threaten him with this, or at least ...

Hard Enough - Chapter 323 - An empty Automaton

Staying at the Cameran palace took on a decidedly different air. It had only been a single night since we’d departed and returned and yet…

The staff for one treated us better. They almost fawned over us with their desire to please us. Sabrina didn’t have to so much as raise a finger and people were offering options for what could be done with a room to stylise it to her tastes. Sabrina had gone along with this and even entertained herself by walking through various rooms to see wh...

Artwork - Munchlax goes to MrMime's resturant!

You know, when I wrote in Mr Mime's as a stand in for Chuckie cheese or McDonalds I hadn't thought about how the symbol would look. I lolled pretty hard when I saw what Ryot_ryot had done though when I asked it to be adjusted.