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Negrek: Yep, no major character deaths this time! I guess ultimately it's for the same reasons there were some in previous installments: that's just the way things turned out, heh. (On sort of a side note, part of me would've liked the deranic duo to survive. Sadly it just seemed too unlikely...

Chapter 17 – The Future Syr awoke to nearly featureless, uniformly gray surroundings. The walls had a faintly metallic property to them, and the floor beneath his face was fairly soft and slightly rubbery. His mind, upon catching up with his last waking moments, provided a picture of dozens...

Chapter advisory: Contains blood. _____ Chapter 16 – As Below, So Above There was something strange in orbit over the world Babs and Jen called home. Something that most definitely did not belong there. It had looked for all the world like a meteor of some sort, a big lump of rock hanging...

Chapter 15 – Extraction “Left at the next junction,” Kiat called out over the sound of several heavy bodies making their way through metal-floored halls. “Then left again, and up the ramp and to the right.” It was, perhaps, fortunate that they all had Kiat there to remind them of the course...

Chapter 14 – Seterhath Zulo-Denvenda If Syr hadn’t known better, he might’ve sworn the deranic base was abandoned. There were others here, besides himself and Ren and the latter’s team. Many others. But not a soul among them was anywhere to be seen. They’d all apparently drawn inward, away...

Negrek: Yeah I couldn't help mentioning the fact that when the entirety of a species that operates heavy machinery suddenly up and dies, major fricking chaos is going to ensue. I've always had a sort of appreciation for that contrast of (relatively) lucky people getting to die in their sleep vs...

Chapter 13 – Kindred Spirits Jen hadn’t known what to expect ever since he’d found himself among the deoxys. Certainly he hadn’t expected to be served dinner. Or breakfast, or whatever it was. There was no telling time in a place like this. But sure enough, there was a table raised in front...

Chapter 12 – In Bloom The detour west had brought Syr and the rest of his party closer to Rustboro than they’d originally planned to go. In the morning, when they’d been seeking a place to camp, its south end would’ve been visible on the horizon—would have, if it hadn’t been for the fact that...

Chapter advisory: Contains blood. _____ Chapter 11 – Away The room was dark, its cluster of ceiling lamps dimmed to a bare minimum glow. A low, distant thrumming was the only noise to be heard… until a loud, creaking yawn sounded from against one of the curved walls. Jen stretched where he...

Chapter advisory: Contains blood. _____ Chapter 10 – Belief The kwazai came thundering in, heedless of any bodies in their path until they arrived at their trainer’s side. Both dropped to the filthy ground next to him as swiftly as their oddly-jointed legs allowed. Both their tails were...

Chapter advisory: Contains blood. _____ Chapter 9 – Light and Smoke The ovoid room opened into a winding tunnel. The walls were the same, shimmery gray here, with green and red cables snaking along the length of the hall like veins. Gliding effortlessly ahead of them was the creature who’d...

Negrek: Glad the loopy bugs ended up enhancing the ghostly mindfrickery! Makes the aforementioned silly bug scene feel a little more like it's pulling its weight, you know? I don't remember having the easiest time deciding what, if anything, should go there. Like, what's something that can...

Chapter advisory: Contains blood. _____ Chapter 8 – Systems Online They stood by, their consoles arranged in a ring around a modestly-sized stage. Their eyes were trained on maps, on readouts, on the thing that sat like an oversized seedpod in the center of the room. Faces looked back from a...

Chapter 7 – Verdanturf It was close to midnight before the three of them left Mauville behind. The path to Verdanturf would be rather shorter than the road to Mauville had been, and what awaited them at its end remained a mystery. Basath and the arbok hadn’t seen the inhabitants of Verdanturf...

Chapter advisory: Contains misgendering. _____ Chapter 6 – The Serpents Acknowledged There was a creak, then a click. With a delay, Syr registered light shining beyond his eyelids. “This should cover it,” Demi said from somewhere nearby. “Just let me know if it doesn’t.” Syr raised his...

Negrek: I'm honestly kind of proud of the secret base. >:D Also the linoone was one of the more enjoyable parts of writing the relevant chapter. I had fun with the various little one-off characters in general over the years. Glad the atmosphere's hitting the right notes! Considering that...

Chapter 5 – Normal “So. Snakes.” Ren slowed down in midstep, possibly to glance back at Syr in vain. It was too dark to be sure. “Anyone you know?” You knew he wasn’t gonna let that slip past. “Well… maybe,” Syr said. “I used to live with several ekans, down around Rustboro. Maybe these are...

Chapter advisory: Contains blood. _____ Chapter 4 – Bound to Happen Jen gazed out the window, idly watching the passing cars as well as the people in the park beyond. He hoped, as he’d done more than once since waking, for something more interesting to make an appearance out there...

Chapter 3 – Wait It Out No matter where he looked, Syr could only see two colors. Everything was charred a flat black, and a good portion of it all was dusted in powdery, light gray ash. Then something bright yellow walked into view, stepping around the debris surprisingly well for something...

Chapter 2 – Adjusting Off in the distance, the treeline loomed. The forest proper was still minutes away, but from the looks of things, it was intent on expanding its borders. Houses and shops here were largely abandoned, no clear sign of pokémon activity save for the occasional smeargle...