SoulSilver With a Twist: Redeux
a Pokemon Fanfiction by
PimpedOutToast
Chapter 1
New Beginnings
Welcome to the world of Pokemon! There are hundreds of species of these creatures, each more incredible than the next, and more being discovered all the time! There are those who raise Pokemon as pets, those who excel in breeding Pokemon, those who study the
many mysteries of Pokemon, and of course those who raise Pokemon for battle. Those people are known as Pokemon Trainers. Together with their Pokemon they get stronger as they earn badges and strive for the ultimate goal: the title of Pokemon League Champion!
This is the story of one such trainer.
His name is Silver. Now, watch as his own unique adventure unfolds...
Silver fastened the belt around his waist and then threw on his jacket before zipping it up.
'Ugh... I can't believe I overslept...'
He pulled on some socks and then put on his shoes.
'I never wake up this late! What a way to mess up the routine!'
He put on his ball cap and twisted it one hundred and eighty degrees.
He then walked down stairs and was greeted by his mother.
"Silver, you're awake! I was starting to get worried. This isn't like you at all. Are you felling okay?"
"Yeah mom, I'm fine. Just overslept."
"Good! Well, Professor Elm wanted to see you." she walked over to him and handed him some items.
"Here's your bag. I've put a journal in there too. Well, I shouldn't keep you any longer!"
"Thanks, Mom. Bye!"
He tossed the bag over his shoulder and ran outside.
Suddenly he found himself stumbling as a small blue and white ball ran into his legs.
"Marril? What're you doing out here alone?"
"Marril! Get over here! You almost made Silver trip!"
That was Lyra, his neighbor and childhood friend.
In stark contrast to his composed, no-nonsense personality, she was bright, bubbly, and full of energy.
He sighed as the Pokemon returned to its master.
Silver headed over to the Lab.
He entered and was greeted by the meek Professor.
"Ah, Silver! I'm glad you made it! I needed to- hold on, I just got an email."
Elm ran over to his computer and checked the inbox.
"Interesting... Silver, do you think you could do me a favor?"
"Sure I guess. What's up?"
"Ah, you see I have a friend everyone calls Mr. Pokemon. He keeps finding all these interesting things. Today he has something he wants me to take a look at, but I'm terribly busy. I was hoping you could go pick it up for me. There's a machine over there,"
Elm nodded to a machine with three Pokeballs on it.
"It's got three Pokemon. Choose one and take it with you!"
"Really? Sweet!"
Silver showed a rare moment of excitement.
He didn't get excited over much anymore, not since his father died ten years ago when he was six.
But this was a rare opportunity.
He walked over to the machine and decided on the Water-Type, Totodile.
He called the Pokemon out and somewhat regretted his choice.
The Pokemon was extremely hyper and wouldn't sit still.
Silver sighed and walked over to Elm again.
"There's something else I'd like you to help me with as well. Walk with Totodile outside of its Pokeball! I'd like to know if there's any change in how it grows and gets stronger, or how it bonds with you! Now, Mr. Pokemon's house is just north of Cherrygrove City to the West. You know how to get there, right?"
"Yeah, just head West on Route 29. I'll get right on it, Professor."
"Good luck! Oh! If your Pokemon is hurt, then come back here and use this machine!" Elm nodded to a machine next to him.
"Alright. Later!"
As Silver left he was approached by an aide.
"If you're going out you should take these," the man handed him five Potions.
The spray-on restorative items were invaluable to any trainer worth their salt.
"Thanks."
"Don't mention it. Pokemon are weak in the beginning, so don't be afraid to use a Potion if the need arises!"
After Silver exited the building he was approached by Lyra and her Marril.
"You got a Pokemon from Elm? Which one, which one!"
"Totodile. He's a bit... hyper." Silver explained.
The small crocodile Pokemon waddled up to Marril and the two had a friendly exchange in their own little language.
"You should go show it to your Mom," Lyra suggested.
"You know, I guess that isn't a bad idea. Come on, Totodile. Later, Lyra."
"Bye!"
"...and so that's how it is." Silver finished explaining his mission for Elm.
"I see... Hm... what can I do for you... Oh! I could save some money for you. Money's important on a big trip, you know."
"That's not a bad idea really. Okay, do that."
"Oh, I almost forgot, your Pokegear came back from the shop yesterday! Here," she handed him the device and he strapped it to his wrist.
"Thanks, Mom. Well, I'm off!"
He took his energetic friend and headed off.
However, as he passed the Lab, he noticed red hair over a wall that lead around to the side of the lab.
Curious, he investigated and found a girl about his age peering into the window of the lab.
Silver coughed.
"Excuse me. What do you think you're doing?"
She looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Eh? None of your business. Buzz off!"
She stepped down and shoved him backwards, forcing him to land on his butt.
"Well up yours too..."
He stood up and brushed his pants off before heading west.
He stepped into the grass and took a few steps before encountering a wild Pidgey.
The Pokemon took notice of him and attacked.
"Totodile, use Scratch!"
The Pokemon merrily bounced into battle and delivered a swipe to the flying type.
The Pokemon used its wings to kick up sand.
Totodile ignored this.
"Totodile, use Scratch again!"
The Pokemon delivered another blow and knocked out the flying type.
It was only a couple of hours walk, and Silver managed to avoid most confrontation from wild Pokemon, so he arrived at Cherrygrove soon.
As he entered town, he was stopped by an older man.
"You seem like a new trainer, am I right?"
"Yeah actually. What about it?"
"Come with me! I'll show you everything you need to know about most towns!"
Silver was taken on a tour of the town, ending up at the man's home.
"Here, take these Running Shoes! They use compressed air to allow you to run twice as fast! They're still warm too!"
"Uh..." Silver's face contorted into one of disgust.
"Oh I'm joking! They're brand new!" the man said with a chuckle.
Silver sniffed them to make sure before putting them on and putting away his old shoes in his backpack, which was now full of clothing and various supplies for him and food for his Pokemon.
Silver headed to the Mart next, stocking up on Antidotes and Parlyz Heals.
After that he went north, but was stopped by the man from earlier.
"Glad I made it in time! I wanted to give you this!" the man handed Silver a small plastic card.
"What's this?"
"It's a Map Card! It'll let you use the Map Feature of your Pokegear!"
"Thanks. Well, I need to be off. I shouldn't keep Elm waiting."
He inserted the card and his Pokegear made a 'ding' when the app was installed.
He tested it out.
Sure enough, the Region of Johto was spread out on the screen, with routes and towns highlighted.
After closing the device, he headed north.
He'd discovered a new hate for Weedle on his way to Mr. Pokemon's house as well as acquiring an Apricorn Box.
He knocked on the door of the building.
After a few moments an older gentleman answered.
"You must be Silver, yes?"
"Yeah, that's me. Professor Elm said you had something you wanted him to check out?"
"Yes, yes, do come in! Have a seat!"
Silver obliged the man.
"Now, let's see..." Mr. Pokemon dug through some cabinets until he found what he was looking for. "There it is!"
He took the item, an egg with red and blue triangles on it and handed it to Silver.
"This egg is what I was talking about. I would like Elm to take a look at it."
"Got it. I'll head on back-!"
"So you're the one that Elm sent?"
Another man made himself known.
"I see he's given you a rare Pokemon. Well, if he trusts you that much, then I will ask for your help as well. My name is Professor Oak, from Kanto. I want you to have this."
Oak handed Silver a Pokedex.
"What is it?"
"That is a Pokedex. It keeps track of any Pokemon you see or catch. It's an electronic encyclopedia! I'd like your help in filling it up."
"I don't see why not. Sure I'll help I guess."
"Great! Now I must be off; I have a Radio Show I'm late for!"
Oak ran off.
Silver put away the Pokedex and exited the building.
Then his Pokegear went off.
"Hello?"
"Silver! Oh... It's horrible..."
"Professor Elm? What's wrong?"
"Please hurry back to the Lab!"
"Okay, I'm on my way!"
Silver hung up and took off at a run, Totodile under his arm.
Silver reached the Route 29 exit of Cherrygrove, and ran into someone, sending them both to the ground.
"Ow... watch where you're going, asshole!" said a female voice.
"Sorry, I'm in a-!" he saw who it was. "You! You're that girl from before!"
The two of them stood up.
"Oh, it's you. You're the one he gave that Totodile to. What a waste." the girl was not only rude but arrogant as well. She also had a light accent.
"Excuse me? How was it a waste?"
"You're not good enough for that Pokemon. That's fine I've got a good Pokemon too. I'll show you what it means to really be a trainer!"
A small green Pokemon hopped out from behind the girl, a smug look on its face.
'That's a Chikorita... one of the Pokemon that Elm had...' Silver mentally noted.
"Chikorita, use Tackle!"
The Pokemon rammed into an unsuspecting Totodile.
"Hey! No fair! Totodile, use scratch!"
The Pokemon delivered a blow to Chikorita.
"Don't just take that! Use Tackle again!"
"Totodile, dodge it and use scratch!"
The blue Pokemon danced out of the way and delivered another blow.
Chikorita was barely standing.
"Don't you dare quit now! Go, use tackle!"
The Pokemon tried to use the attack... but collapsed.
"Grr... useless little...!"
Silver was mortified at what she did next:
She kicked the green Pokemon, sending it several feet in the direction she kicked.
"What the hell? What gives you the right to just kick her?"
"Hmph. When a tool is broken you have to fix it."
"Is that all your Pokemon is to you, a tool?"
"What? Don't tell me you think they're your friends? What a joke!"
The girl called back her Pokemon and started off.
Silver noticed something in the grass and picked it up.
It was her trainer card.
'Soul? What kind of name is Soul? Then again, my name isn't much better, but at least it has meaning...'
His name was derived from a Silver feather his father kept on him at all times.
That feather was six feet under, with his father's body.
The girl, Soul, came rushing back and snatched the card from his hands.
"Give me that!"
"Your name is very ironic, isn't it, Soul?"
"Gr... You saw my name! No matter. I'm leaving!"
The girl ran off again.
"Geez wonder what's got her panties in a bunch. Oh well. Come on, Totodile."
The sun was setting by the time they got back.
"The cops? What're they doing here? Come on Totodile!"
Silver burst into the lab.
"What's going on?"
"Silver! Thank goodness! Someone came and... and.."
"An unknown individual came in and stole a Pokemon from this Laboratory approximately two hours ago."
"I see. I might just have your man... or should I say woman. I ran into a red head with a Chikorita on the way back after getting a call from Elm. I saw her trainer card when she dropped it. Her name was Soul. She was wearing a black jacket with red lining, a lavender skirt, lavender stockings and black knee-high boots. She headed off to Violet City after I beat her in a battle." Silver informed.
The officer nodded.
"I see. Thank you for this information...?"
"Silver. Silver Aigul. I live next door."
"We may contact you in case we have further questions in the future. Thank you for your cooperation."
The police filed out of the Lab.
"Professor... you okay?"
"Yes I'm much better knowing that the police are on this... anyway, what did Mr. Pokemon want to show me?"
Silver got out the egg.
"This thing."
Elm took it.
"I see... this could be something we've never seen before... or just an egg. Anyway-!"
Clack!
Silver's Pokedex hit the floor.
"Silver, where did you get that?"
"Oh that thing? Some guy named Oak gave it to me."
"W-what? Incredible!"
"What? I mean he said it was an encyclopedia or something, but-!"
"No, not that! Oak has the ability to see trainers with incredible potential! That must be why he gave you that pokedex! You should take the Johto League Challenge! The place to start would be Violet City's gym."
"...Maybe tomorrow. It's getting late and I wouldn't mind sleeping in my own bed."
'Sleeping bag? Check. Food? Check. Toiletries? Check.'
Silver ran over the items in (and attached to in the case of his sleeping bag) his backpack.
One final goodbye to his mom and Silver was on his way.
However, as he headed back to Route 29, he met Lyra.
"Silver! Come over here! I'll show you how to catch a Pokemon!"
She ran into some grass and there was a commotion before she came back.
"Well? Did you see?"
"Sorry... no..."
"Aww! Come on!"
She grabbed his wrist and forcibly dragged him back into the tall grass.
This time he got a good view of what happened the first time:
She used her Marril to weaken a Rattata and then threw a Pokeball at it, capturing the creature.
"Here, take these!"
Lyra handed him five Pokeballs.
"Wow, thanks. I'll be sure to put them to good use."
"Don't mention it! Bye-bye!"
"Bye."
He decided to try his hand at capturing a Pokemon.
Soon enough, he ran into a Pidgey.
He recognized a scar on its face; it was the one he'd KO'd yesterday.
"Hey you! I'm back!" He called out in challenge.
The Pokemon noticed him and entered an attack stance.
"Totodile, Water Gun!"
The Pokemon shot out a jet of water that hit the flying type.
In return the Pokemon stirred up a gust of wind that sent small rocks into Totodile.
"Okay, let's do this! Pokeball, go!"
Silver threw the ball and it hit the flying type.
One... Two... three.. the light on the Pokemon flashed red.
"Alright! I caught one!"
He called back Totodile and sent out his new Pokemon, healing it with a Potion before allowing it to roost on his right shoulder.
He once more made his way North, battling several wild Pokemon and strengthening his Pidgey along the way.
Soon he ran into a young boy.
"Hey! I just lost a battle. You look weak! C'mon! Let's battle!"
"Fine, but you'll regret it! Pidgey!"
The Pokemon took off into battle.
"Go, Rattata!"
"Pidgey, use Gust!"
The Pokemon whipped up a dust tornado that had several small rocks in it, damaging the rat Pokemon.
"Rattata, use tackle!"
"Dodge it and use Tackle, Pidgey!"
The flying type nimbly dodged and dove in, knocking out his foe.
"No way!"
"Nice job, Pidgey."
The Pokemon landed on his shoulder and nodded.
The two carried on and eventually reached Violet City.
Once he healed his team, Silver decided to check out Sprout Tower.
Upon entering he was wary of the swaying support beam in the middle, but climbed up the first ladder.
He encountered several Sages who used Bellsprout on the way up, but they proved no match for Pidgey.
Finally he reached the top and narrowed his eyes.
Soul was here as well, finishing a battle with the Elder.
Silver hurried over.
"Hey!"
"Hm? Oh it's you. The elder was supposed to be strong but I won easily. I'm not in the mood to battle you right now, but the fact I won shows that no bleeding heart is going to beat me in a fight! Later!"
She used an Escape Rope and vanished in a flash.
Silver continued onward and faced the Elder.
"My... that girl... she treats her Pokemon like weapons instead of living creatures... Never mind that. I assume you are here to battle me?"
"You'd assume properly. Pidgey, let's go."
The battle was short, and Silver was victorious.
"The way you battle is elegant... it's almost as if you and your Pokemon are as one in mind."
"Well, I don't know about that... but thank you."
"Here, child, take this TM, Flash."
"Thank you again."
Silver used his own Escape Rope and returned to the entrance.
"Okay, so we've hit the center, stocked up at the mart... I think we're ready to head for the gym, don't you?" Silver asked his Pokemon.
It gave another of its infamous nods.
The two entered the gym.
After taking a lift up, Silver found himself facing an arena high above ground level.
"Greetings. You must be a challenger here, right?"
"Yeah. Name's Silver from New Bark Town."
"My name is Falkner, and I'm Violet City's Gym Leader." Falkner began. "Hm. You know, some say that you can clip a flying type's wings with an electric move or two. I say that's a disgrace to flying Pokemon! Come on!"
"You know the drill," Silver instructed.
"Fine! Go, Pidgey! Quick Attack!"
Silver's Pidgey got hit but recovered.
"Alright, Pidgey, return the favor! Quick Attack!"
The same happened to Falkner's Pidgey, except it took much more damage.
"Again, quick attack!" Silver commanded.
The Pokemon slammed into Falkner's Pokemon.
Falkner's Pidgey fainted.
Suddenly Silver's Pidgey began to glow and change shape.
"What...!"
The Pokemon flapped its wings and the shine vanished into sparkles in the air, a Pidgeotto in its place.
"Alright!"
"Hm. Not bad. But...mine's better. Go, Pidgeotto!"
"Heh. Looks like you need a name. Noble, use Quick Attack!"
Silver's Pokemon was actually larger than Falkner's by a bit. Silver guessed his Pidgeotto had evolved prematurely.
Silver's Pokemon overpowered Falkner's and came to rest on Silver's forearm, victorious.
"For pity's sake, my dad's cherished bird Pokemon..." Falkner sighed. "But a defeat is a defeat. All right. Take this badge."
he walked over and handed Silver his first badge, the Zephyr Badge.
"Take this too. It's the TM Roost. It should suit your friend there well."
Silver lightly touched the disk to Noble's side and it glowed before vanishing.
"Did it work?"
The Pokemon seemed fine so he assumed so.
With that Silver took leave of the gym.
However, when he stepped outside, his Pokegear went off.
"Hello?"
"Silver! It's Elm. One of my assistants is in the Pokemart with something for you! Please go pick it up!"
"Eh? What is it?"
"The egg! I've decided you're the one who should carry it!"
"What? Why me?"
"I can't think of anyone better for the job! Bye!"
"...bye. Ugh. Come on, Noble let's go."
X
After reaching the Pokemon Center outside the Union Cave, Silver checked in a room for himself for the night.
He made sure the egg was kept warm and safe before heading off to sleep.
The next day he headed into Union Cave, this time having Totodile lead the charge. He ended up very lost and his poor Totodile exhausted.
He made the long haul back to the Pokemon Center and battled a Bird Keeper, where his Totodile evolved into a much less annoying Croconaw.
After getting his bearings again, he managed to reach Azalea.
However, he witnessed a confrontation between a man in his forties and a man in a black uniform.
Silver approached the man, who had taken to blocking the entrance to a well.
"What was all that about?"
"Ya see he wanted to visit the well, but it's dangerous right now. Somethin's got tha slowpoke all riled up. I'm standin' guard."
"...Okay..."
Silver hurried to the Pokemon Center and healed his team, but noted the gym was blocked off by another man in black.
Something was off.
He headed to a house that made Pokeballs from Apricorns according to the sign.
Silver entered.
"Oh? Are you here perhaps to get a Pokeball made from an Apricorn?" an older man asked.
"Yeah, I saw the sign on the door, and-!"
"I can't right now. Team Rocket is cutting off the tails of the Slowpoke and I must stop them! Don't worry, Slowpoke, old Kurt is coming to save you!"
The man ran off.
"Well... I guess I can't just let him go on his own." Silver reasoned.
He remembered talk of Team Rocket from the news three years ago.
They'd been disbanded by a boy named Red...right?
Regardless, he couldn't let this crazy old guy get himself killed.
Silver ran off after him.
"Kurt!"
Silver ran over to the man who was lying on his back.
"You okay?"
"Ah... you! I yelled at the grunt guarding this place and he ran off. I tried to chase him, but took a tumble and hurt my back. Tell me son, what's your name?"
"I'm Silver Aigul from New Bark Town."
"Silver... give these thugs a beating for me... okay?"
"Got it."
Silver battled several grunts before reaching their boss, Proton.
He approached the person with mint green hair.
Silver loathed the color Mint Green.
"So I suppose you're the one in charge?" Silver asked.
"Correct. I am Executive Proton; I'm considered the cruelest and scariest guy in Team Rocket. I strongly urge you not to interfere with our business."
"Sorry, but with hair that color, you crossed that line a long time ago." Silver said, Noble glaring at the man.
"How cute. Petty insults. I'll show you words mean nothing! Go, Zubat!"
"Noble, Quick Attack."
The bird Pokemon knocked Zubat out with ease.
"Grr... Go, Koffing! Poison Gas!"
The attack poisoned Noble, but the Pokemon was still capable of fighting.
"Noble, Gust!"
The Pokemon caused a bigger vortex this time, knocking out its foe.
Silver treated the poison with an antidote as the Executive rambled.
"Hmph... Team Rocket was indeed broken up three years ago. But we continued our activities underground."
Silver was in disbelief at this.
"Look, are you really sure you want to tell the guy who just beat you your plans? That seems kind of stupid if you ask me. And personally I don't care what you did. It's what you're doing I plan on stopping. Try anything else and I guarantee I'll be there to stop you."
"Pfff! Ha ha! A small obstacle like you won't be a hindrance to our mission! I advise you to be very afraid of what is to come! Goodbye!"
Proton slipped on a gas mask and dropped a metal canister.
Silver saw his vision blur and felt consciousness leave him.
He woke up to the calls of Kurt.
"Wha..."
He remembered what had happened.
"Where'd the Rockets go?"
"Easy boy, they ran off! Come on, let's head back to my house."
The two headed out of the cavern and returned to the Pokeball maker's home.
Kurt poured Silver and himself a cup of tea and they sat down at a table.
"You handled yourself like a real hero back there, Silver! As I said, Team Rocket was disbanded by-!"
"I know, it was all over the international news, a boy named Red," interrupted Silver.
"Brave and you watched the news when you were younger? I'm really impressed! However... now that they've come back.. it worries me."
Silver furrowed his brow in thought.
"They have the same vibe as this one girl I met and battled named Soul. Judging from the color of her clothes, I'm suspecting she might be in it with Team Rocket. I'll have to try and ask her the next time we go toe to toe in a battle." Silver paused to take a sip of his tea.
"You know, when she isn't calling me weak or stupid."
"Regardless, I'd be happy to make Pokeballs for a Trainer such as yourself." Kurt stood up and retrieved something before returning to Silver. "This is all I have, but I would like you to take it as thanks."
Kurt handed Silver a special Pokeball that had a yellow stripe down the middle of the top half and lightning bolts on the sides.
"So what's it do? It doesn't look like a normal Pokeball at all." Silver noted.
"Good eye. It's a Fast Ball. It's better at catching Pokemon who are likely to flee when you encounter them." Kurt explained.
"Oh! That reminds me I have some Apricorns myself. Here, see what you can do with this one," Silver handed him a Yellow Apricorn.
"It'll take me a day to make a Pokeball out of it, so come back then." Kurt responded taking the item.
"Alright. I'm headed off to the Gym."
Silver stood up and stepped outside.
The sun was hanging lower in the sky, signaling mid afternoon.
He healed his Pokemon at the center and then entered the gym.
He noted the system of rail based transportation that resembled Spinarak and studied the net for a moment before stepping onto the farthest left one.
It moved and he slowly was taken to the second half of the gym.
This puzzle was tougher, requiring him to flip several other switches before finally reaching the leader, Bugsy.
"I'm Bugsy, the Gym Leader of this town! You're a challenger, right?"
"Yeah. I'm Silver from New Bark Town."
"Heh! Well I never lose when it comes to Bug-Type Pokemon! My research is going to make me the authority on Bug-Type Pokemon! Go, Scyther!"
The Pokemon erupted onto the battlefield which was surrounded by trees.
"Noble, you're up. What do you say we clip this thing's wings?"
The bird Pokemon let out a cry in response.
"Noble, Gust!"
The Pokemon whipped up a small tornado around its foe, the suction forcing both Bugsy and Silver to brace themselves so as not to be sucked in.
However, the large bug type was still standing.
"Scyther, use Quick Attack!"
The Pokemon was blindingly fast and was all but a green and white blur as it struck Noble with its blade-like arms.
Noble recovered in the air.
"Noble, another Gust!"
The Pokemon whipped up a stronger wind, causing Silver to almost lose his hat.
This knocked out out the bug type.
"No, Scyther! Aww! Go, Metapod!"
"A Metapod...?"
Silver was aware of the overall weakness this Pokemon had. However, if Bugsy was using it it had to have some trick.
"Noble, be careful. He wouldn't be using this thing if he didn't have a strategy."
The Pokemon nodded.
"Metapod, Tackle!"
"What? Noble, dodge it!"
The flying type managed to dodge the strike.
"Quick Attack!"
Noble swooped in and send the bug type rolling to Bugsy's feet.
"I'm not done yet! Go, Kakuna! Poison Sting!"
The Pokemon launched a small needle-like projectile that, luckily, didn't poison Noble.
"Noble, another Gust!"
This time however, the attack wasn't a normal tornado.
It had an unnatural blue glow around it.
"That was... That was Twister!" Silver exclaimed.
Kakuna fainted.
"Darn it! Well, you won, so here you go. It's the Hive Badge!" Bugsy handed Silver his second badge.
"Alright! That's two down, six to go! Nice work, Noble!"
"Take this TM too! It's U-Turn, a move that lets your Pokemon attack before returning to its pokeball in favor of another Pokemon!"
After his win he decided to head to the Pokemon Center for the night.
When he arrived he froze when he saw a familiar face:
Soul.
She noticed him to and hurried off to her room she'd checked out.
Silver wasn't happy seeing her again, but decided he'd deal with her tomorrow; she looked to be the type to sleep in.
He checked out a room, got ready, and went to sleep.
Our hero has two badges under his belt now. However, with the return of Team Rocket, his journey is not likely to be easy. Will Team Rocket truly rear its ugly head again?And what does Soul have to do with the organization? Find out, next time on SoulSilver with a Twist: Redux!