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Written by: NeverDraven and IrishJade
(2002)
Disclaimer: Pokémon and it's characters do not belong to us, and though we'd love to claim them (*watches ND trying to sneak off with Kojiro*) I'm afraid we're going to have to leave them where they are ! *Ahem* All original characters belong to us, products of our insomniac typing sessions and our inherently twisted nature.
Timeline Note, Names & Ages: This fanfic makes use of the original, Japanese character names. It also takes place 7 years in the future, so below is some information you'll find useful !
Musashi (Jessie) - 26
Kojiro (James) - 26
Nyasu (Meowth) - 12
Domino - 23
Sakaki (Giovanni) - Approx. 50
Misc: While it's not required, it really might help if you've seen all the movies, but particularly 'Mewtwo Strikes Back', which is the premiere of Domino. For those of you who don't wish to rent it before reading this fic (we'll understand) Domino is Giovanni's youngest Rocket Elite, and his favourite, too.
Notes from the Authors:
IrishJade: Sometimes, when two authors decide to write together for the first time, there is a bit of trepidation between them until the wrinkles are ironed out. Views of the same character differ from person to person, their grammar styles must align so the writing flows together, even things like common spelling (colour/color). I was thrilled, however, to find that Draven's and my style match almost perfectly -- we think on the same mind track, and that makes for good writing no matter how you look at it.
NeverDraven: As Irish said, it's often hard for a person to share her creativity with another since, oftentimes, a writer sees her work as something private and precious that no one should be able to touch, almost how a new mother feels over her firstborn. Continuing in that vein, each writer's view on how a story should progress or how characters should act can be as varied as the tips a new mother would receive from older and more experienced women and each view would be as heatedly supported. Still, despite that, I think we found right off that we meshed like chocolate and peanut butter. Our styles were very close. Our ideas for the plot and characters closer still, not to mention our shared love for angst, suspense, and drama. I can't recall even once that we had any serious disagreements over anything and, most importantly, the entire process of writing was entirely enjoyable. Honestly, I just hope that you, the reader, enjoy this story as much as we enjoyed writing it.
So, may we present our first collaboration piece, 'Future Entarte'.
"Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch' entrate."
"Its days are numbered; the worst has come to the worst."
-- Dante
