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And what was coming up the path, what was setting Mightyena off, turned out to be... Wes. Nate relaxed immediately. Well, not a marauding pokémon by any means. Nate ruffled Mightyena's ears. "Hey, come on, it's just--" Mightyena let out a loud bark, and Nate flinched. "Seriously, cool it," he...

All the discussion, all the looking for clues, it all got exhausting. Not to mention the whole badly-injured-energy-drained-half-dead thing, that was also the tiniest bit tiring. Maybe Nate would have been feeling all gung-ho to track down some murderous bastard under ordinary circumstances, but...

Didn’t realize you’d posted this. Glad to see it up! I think this makes for a fun glimpse into Nip’s pre-story life. It feels like a sequence with a lot of little tidbits that might become important later. There’s the ominous little mention of Umbra, for example. I wonder if we’ll end up hearing...

I totally missed the start of this, but I’m hoping to keep up going forward! I’m enjoying this spin on Mystery Dungeon guild life, where we’re looking more at the admin than the exploring. Weird thing to say! But the worldbuilding and the little dramas between the various guild members makes...

Once the results have been put out, we can certainly do a collection for any stories that end up getting published on AO3!

"Wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of mind control fuckery going on," Nate said. "Psychic legends and all. They do that shit. Though I dunno why somebody with mind-control powers would bother with a disguise." There could be some kind of constraints on the power, of course. If...

Okay, I'm done collecting all the entries, and the judges are ready to begin their work! At this point, if you have not received a response to your entry, let me know ASAP, because that means I missed it! We had an outstanding amount of participation this year, with a total of twenty-one contest...

Whoops, missed this. You are free to talk about your work with the other participants, just not the judges! So feel free to post your questionnaire, just either put it in the current contest discussion thread or in a new thread that's clearly related to the contest so the judges know to stay out...

All right, that is time! No further entries will be accepted after this point. I'll be going through everything we've received over the next couple of hours and will update with more information once I've got the full set of entries in hand!

Nate would have stuck to the back of the room regardless, but today especially he'd wanted to remain discreet. Worried that he might get called on to recount what had happened to him when he was attacked, "Like I ain't had to explain that shit enough for one fucking lifetime." Hadn't been sure...

"No, I think it was mostly pure stupidity," Mightyena said softly while she watched Keldeo bathe Nate in blue light. When the glow faded, she nudged him with her nose. He groaned, and Mightyena relaxed slightly. "Thank you," she said to Keldeo. "And I apologize for my trainer's behavior." It...

This is your twenty-four hour warning! There is officially one day left to get your one-shot submission in if you haven't already. Good luck, everyone! Also note that I always send a reply to any submission I receive to let you know I've gotten it! If you've sent your story and not heard back...

For a few seconds, Nate thought he might have done it. Even when the keldeo took off running, Nate managed to hang on, ducking his head against the wind and focusing on nothing more than keeping a tight grip around the legend's neck. Did that seriously work? All he had to do was hang on for a...

Nate was prepared for some kind of macho display this time around, but his gut still clenched when the keldeo abruptly got all up in his face. The guy was fast, if nothing else. As the keldeo rattled off a list of the various legends' accomplishments, Nate made a circular get on with it motion...

Summary of what Nate saw when he was taken by the kidnapper, for anyone who doesn't want to try and sift through my posts: - The kidnapper used Flash and Secret Power - Nate was being held in some kind of void space, a dark, empty space with perhaps some stars in it - There were other people...

Of course Nate flinched when the hydro pump nearly took his head off, but he recovered a moment later. So maybe calling out the keldeo hadn't been his brightest idea ever. But it had worked, hadn't it? Nate crossed his arms and feigned disinterest, like he nearly got decapitated every day. Which...

Kanto, huh? After all the Hoenn types knocking around, Nate was a little surprised to find someone else from his home region hanging out here. "Right, yeah. Bunch of weird ones on the list. I don't have the first fucking clue what a Marshmallowed is or nothing." He took another look out at the...

Nate's eyebrows rose slightly when the girl reacted immediately to something Mightyena had said. Another person who could talk to pokémon? It was starting to feel like he was the only person who fucking couldn't. Which, yeah, that would track, wouldn't it? He wavered on the edge of saying...

For a while, things were peaceful down by the lake. At least theoretically. Nate drummed his fingers on his leg and squinted against the too-bright glitters coming off the water. He really should have taken it easier on the caffeine. Meanwhile Mightyena dozed, or at least he thought she did...

Original teams are entirely welcome! The villain doesn’t even need to be a member of an “evil team” or criminal organization at all if you don’t want!