Recent content by Negrek

And that's it for this year's contest! Thanks once again to all the writers and judges who helped bring it together, and for writers, I hope you find the feedback on your stories helpful. I'll be reaching out to the winners shortly with their feature interviews, as well as information about...

"Spectrum" by Farla "I said, its horn is turning colors!" "I understand your concern," she repeated. "But the male nidoran's horn displays have been recorded since some of the earliest scientific documentation and are considered an integral part of the poison-type species line. Bright colors...

"Someday Something is Gonna Save You" by Rusting Knight If Jenny had to pick her second favourite thing in the world, she would say it was swimmingcin the winter. The cold hit her with a cold slam at the first step from clumped sand into frigid shallows, waves lapping at her shins. All the...

"She that Watched Lanakila" by SaadTheConjurer Third Place Ditto Flight Snow in her face. Vina wiped her goggles with a glove, hugging herself against the sharp winds that buffeted this part of Mount Lanakila. The blizzard didn’t quite blind her, but it was a distraction. She kept her eyes...

"Porygon Collector" by bestgaragedoors “I’ve been told that you work with artificial Pokemon. Is it true you have access to the original Porygon source code?” Cassandra waited before answering this question. She may have been the lead scientist at NEO-A-LIFE, but she had an unfortunate...

"Milo's Built Like a Miltank" by scrivenernoodz First Place Ditto Flight Milo had noticed his dungarees tightening over the past few weeks. It was just one of those things, he said. Something to think about, maybe, if it became an issue. He’d jotted it down on a sticky note and stuck it to...

"Message from a Better World" by Shiny Phantump Second Place Ditto Flight It’s strange to think that it was mostly happenstance that led to you being the one assigned to investigate the new wormhole that had opened itself at the Altar of the Moone. Interpol refused to let someone who wasn’t...

"Intercept" by Robo They would bear its legs, to stride across its soil. They would bare its fangs, to rip apart its ruin. Thus would Hlodyn have its howl… With eyes once more, they marked the murk; with ears as so, they scerned the silence. This otherwise fair-wind wood—every leaf, each...

"Guiding Light" by droopy yard This is just fabulous. Here I am, wandering around the forest with absolutely no idea of where the hell I am. I’ve been walking for hours but can’t seem to find my way out. I was using the map feature on my new Pokédex but it’s run out of battery. How was I...

"Future Sight" by The Walrein “Eito, there’s something I need to show you. We’re going to go to the cliff near the dead spruce tree.” Eito looked at his mother skeptically. “You said you’d seen a Sneasel hanging out around there. You told me to stay away from it.” “I lied. There’s a Xatu...

"For Your Eyes Only" by Negrek First Place Smeargle Flight October 10th So I think I met an alien today. Or something pretending to be human that isn’t. A ditto or a legend in disguise, who knows? Every time I come back to that, I have to think to myself, "Wow, Rachel. Racist much?" People...

"A Fluffy Start to a Contestant's Journey" by CuteBunnyGirl Lisia was walking along route 115, going towards Rustboro City for her first contest. She had learned a lot about pokemon contests from her uncle Wallace, who was not only a contest star but also the Sootopolis City gym leader. She...

"Fixed Paths" by Spiteful Murkrow Third Place Smeargle Flight “Let me hear your voice.” Our wings shoot out wide and we almost fall from the air. Had it all been our imagination, or had this strange human with his shock of green hair before us spoken with his mind’s voice? No, that couldn’t...

"Beyond the Coffin" by canisaries Second Place Smeargle Flight The sunset casts its orange light over the river. A breeze sweeps over the expanse, playing with the leaves of the palm trees. The moment is perfect. I just hope I don't screw this up. I turn to Neferu. She is as beautiful as ever...

"Away Away" by Lord Knee “It’s still weird that we have to leave school early now.” Against the glowing sun, Olivia glanced over at her best friend, humming. Two hours were recently shaved off to ensure everyone made it home during the afternoon instead of the evening. “But, Charlotte...