( I really need to develop this universe more )

            What am I? she wanted to scream.  What are you?  I’m just a backwater town girl, then you - you show up and pick fights with strange girls you don’t even know!  Instead, she tried to swallow the lump in her throat and shook her head.

“…you are strong,” he said after a moment.  “But there is a future I must change.  And so ( Read more... )

...I know I'm a huge nerd goddammit leave me alone.

“Anyway, long story short, Sora saved our asses.”

“And Issac is his handle?”

“His middle name.”  Lisa folded the note that had arrived by Pidgeotto and tucked it into her backpack.  “I’m not sure what his first name is.  When we were in Blackthorne, though, one of the Elders addressed him as J. Issac…he cut them off before ( Read more... )

“Wow…” Erin breathed.  She trotted after her sister, who was making her way down the steps, eyes focused on the arena below.  “Lisa, you sure you’re supposed to head down there?”

Lisa had crossed the large gap between the front row and the arena, and sat on the low wall, which, on the other side, cut off in a good ten foot drop to the ( Read more... )

“Here you go, Miss Williams.”

Lisa turned, accepting her Pokédex and flipping it open.  “All registered?”

“Yes ma’am. You’re now qualified to compete in the Orange League.”  The man behind the desk smiled.  “Good luck.”

“Thanks,” she responded automatically.  “Out of curiosity, how many Champions enter the ( Read more... )

Here's today's NaNo snippet:

“Wait.”  Erin reached down, pulling something out beneath her chair and holding it out for her sister.  Lisa took the large hunting knife and slid it out of its sheath.

“Erin…”

“It’s for the holidays I missed.  It’s handcrafted from Pewter.”

Lisa ran a finger along the flat edge ( Read more... )

“Would you like something to eat?”

Erin looked up.  “Thank you, Officer…”

“Wheaton.”  The young woman held out her hand, and Erin took it.  “I’m sorry we weren’t introduced properly yesterday.  Did you get any sleep?”

“A little.”  Erin uncurled her fist, showing the police officer the gleaming gold in her palm ( Read more... )

( Dear Team Rocket: Y U DO THIS?! Sincerely, Slowpoke )

...and I'm a serious kind of nerd hur.  I wrote this over break as part of the 7 fastwrites we had assigned, and thought I'd post it since it's part of the collab, and with the release of HG and SS today, this delightful frickin thing is officially underway!

Time: 5 minutes

“Something to know about Gym Leaders.”

Lisa looked to her new ( Read more... )