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Epilogue: As One In his Collected Journals, Septimus Reus had this to say about Mount Silver: “First of all, the respective governments of Johto and Kanto need to stop bickering about whose jurisdiction this place actually falls under. It doesn’t help that every map shows this mountain range...

Chapter 20: Absolution “Hey, Hyacinth.” “Yes, Miss Rylan?” “I thought the owner of the Seagallop ferries had already repaid your favor.” “That is correct.” “But you managed to scrounge up another private boat for us to use.” “I did, in fact.” “So, what, the Seagallop dude just owed you...

Chapter 19: Interlude - New Moon In a different time, in a different place… …but in a time inching closer and closer to the present… Moon woke up. She didn’t immediately know where she was. Harsh lights buzzed overhead, and she couldn’t move her arms or legs. The bed underneath her was thin...

Chapter 18: No. One Septimus Reus, prolific author and connoisseur of being attacked by legendary Pokemon, left no topic un-notated when it came to recording his thoughts. “Don’t ever underestimate the good that a really long pause can do,” he once said after a particularly close brush with a...

Chapter 17: Child of Light It had taken Mel more effort than she had expected to get out of the room. The doorknob was clearly geared for someone far taller than her, and the room, which up until that point had seemed so small and cramped, took ages to cross. All of the fixtures – the arcane...

Chapter 16: My Name is Mel In a different time, in a different place, there was a child. This was unusual, not because of the existence of the child in general – as was previously established, children were fairly common – but because of where the child was. She lived in a Pokemon shelter, the...

Chapter 15: Hopeless Visions danced through Mel’s head, ethereal and ephemeral. As soon as she got a glimpse of one, it vanished, only to be replaced by something equally incomprehensible. A purple coat, discarded on the ground. A terrible machine, wreathed in thick cables. Red gemstones...

Chapter 14: Interlude - We Die Alone In a different time, in a different place, there was a child, though this child was old enough to bear resentment at being called that instead of a teenager. This was not unusual. Children generally grew into teenagers, there being very few ways of skipping...

Chapter 13: The One Left Standing “Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?” “Whoa! Who is that? Who’s there?” “Oh, I’m so glad! I’ve been trying so long to talk to you!” “No, for real, who are you? What’s going on?” “Before I can answer that, how’d you end up getting here?” “Um… I was on a boat. A...

Chapter 12: Reconnecting Septimus Reus, author of the eponymous collected journals, prided himself on his attention to detail; even minutiae like variances in pronunciation of the name Suicune around the world warranted ample documentation. In contrast, he only had one page devoted to the topic...

Chapter 11: Poison Rationality Mel scanned the room. The only points of exit were the door that was currently blocked by two members of Genesis and the window on the opposite wall that was several floors above the ground. The fact that the window was looking like a semi-decent alternative at...

Chapter 10: Easier than Expected “40,000 bucks? Are you serious?” “Small price to pay for saving the life of a creature of legend, chief.” “Yeah, you say that, Repeat, but I don’t see you shelling out the money.” “Some might say that me not having money gives me a unique perspective on its...

Chapter 9: Cryptic Territory “I want my objection to this plan on the record, boss.” “Noted.” “I’m being serious. This is a bad idea, and I want no part in the blame when it blows up in our faces.” “I said ‘noted’, Repeat. What more do you want from me?” “I want you to not be doing this...

Chapter 8: Relics of Ancient Times When Mel was in her teens, she’d come down with Togepox. Were it not for her age, this would have been a completely ordinary occurrence, but Togepox hit harder the older the victim was; she ended up spending several days bedbound and slathered in calamine...

So I won't say anything as to Moon's identity, but we will be seeing her again - multiple times! Her and Pete are both very important to the overarching story. And yes, you have it right - Moon was saying that if she had a second Ditto alongside Pete. So Little Girl Ditto Army is a go!

Chapter 7: Interlude - Remnants of the Old Road In a different time, in a different place, there was a child. This was not, on the surface, unusual. After all, at most points in history, there tended to be a non-zero number of children. The child mostly kept to herself. She was shy, and even...

@Chibi Pika - I'm pretty sure in that instance Silktree would have left some words untranslated! Also, since this isn't a spoiler, I can go ahead and tell you - Mewtwo doesn't factor into this story. @Negrek - Thanks for reading! One of the things I was really trying to work on with this story...

Chapter 6: Creature of Past and Future Mel slapped a hand over her own mouth, the outburst unintentional, but it was too late. Every eye in the hallway was on her – Repeat, the two Rockets, the old man, the young woman, Hyacinth, plus an assortment of other minds Mel could feel in a vague way...

Chapter 5: Hyacinth “Our eyes met! That means we have to battle!” “It doesn’t mean that at all! Get away from me!” The terrain in and around the Sevault Canyon wasn’t anything new to Mel. Climbing the outside of Mount Moon, rather than sticking to the beaten path that ran through it, had been...

Thank you for your thoughts! Snarky narration is my favorite style of writing, so you can expect to see quite a lot more of it through the next several chapters. And I'm also very fond of Mel and Repeat's dynamic! I hope you continue to enjoy the story!