***Just a Note: If you are a Guest and have questions, read this first. If this doesn't have the answers to your questions, then check the most recent chapter of the most recent Arc. If it's not there then you'll have to wait until the next chapter comes. I answer all questions for my Guest Reviewers at the bottom of my newest chapters. At the moment, I'm in and working on the Unova Arc.***
FOR THE REST OF THE STORY AND IT'S SUBSEQUENT ARCS/ONESHOTS: I do not own Pokemon and its characters nor will I probably ever :P
I decided to make this thing it's own chapter:
I know the Author's Note is giant but here: You don't have to read it! BUT! If you find something confusing, like character's ages, people in the story, shippings, how I plan to handle Kalos, etc. Here is the place to look later.
Author's Note:
**First off, this is my first fanfiction I've ever written so try to be nice in the reviews. I'm open to advice etc, but no flames please.
**Second, This story has a few things here and there that are slightly inspired by other fanfics, but I have adapted them to my own preferences and such. I couldn't tell you which ones since I've read a lot. Also I'm trying to stay in cannon as much as possible on most accounts, at least regarding previous events. There some somethings that may be different though so be warned. I'm trying to keep everyone in character but there might be moments that are slightly OOC, just chalk it up to the time that has passed it if is Ash that's being OOC. Anything else most likely is my mistake. I'm trying to make the characters out to be slightly more mature but still capturing the Pokemon Anime spirit.
**Third, I am adding some hints to events that happened previous. My story will imply that Red, Blue, Green, many of the characters from Pokemon Special Manga are much older and the events from those stories happened previous to Ash and his friends. I realize there are several issues when trying to do this, but I have adapted them as much as possible. It is my story after all. I've calculated ages, adjusted scenarios, and given a few doubles (like generic mothers/ Johana, etc.) slightly different names. So for the most part, this should run fairly smoothly considering. If you aren't knowledgable of Pokemon Special Manga characters or events, then Bulbapedia should help, but it shouldn't be a major issue if you never read a thing about it. The past events are mostly spoken of in passing and aren't really central to the overall story.
**Fourth, Shippings. You probably already saw that this is a Pokeshipping fanfic. Other than that I will say that the new Amourshipping looks really cute as well. Regardless that wont be happening here. All other shippings are secret for now. I'm not too sure of my ability to write romantic parts but then again there will be no explicit romantic scenes in this story, mostly just fluff and some kinda heated make out scenes (It is rated T after all). There also won't be any triangles as far as I know of for the time being (Actually there are two but they are slight and no major or prolonged drama comes from them). No male/male, female/female, or human/pokemon either. I'm pretty tame for the most part so if you were wanting a bit more iffy stuff then I guess you should look elsewhere.
**Fifth, Since I am starting this while the Kalos region anime is just now starting, I don't have much to go on regarding that region. Good news is a lot of that can wait until later in the story. I'm going to have to maybe guess or make up what happened in the Kalos region since this story takes place afterwards. Such as his placement in the league and what other pokemon he catches. Lastly, I don't know about any of the new characters in the Kalos region other than Clemont, Serene, and Bonnie, most specifically Ash's rival in this region. The poll should be completed by now as to what to do about that. Also Bonnie will be in the story but not as much of a main character, she would still be too young to be a trainer in my mind. I don't think they have stated what her age is other than she is too young to be a trainer. Being that it has only been a couple years in my story since Ash was in Kalos, she would still be too young. This part kinda leaks into the final part below. This would mean that there is about a nine year difference between Clemont and his sister in my story (Which realistically speaking isn't that bad) (See final part below for the issue regarding ages.)
**Finally, Ages… Goodness Pokemon and the characters' ages. We all know how odd that is. Ash, perpetually ten and his friends 'turning ten' once he reaches their region. For this I worked with what few hints the anime has given us and tried to base all the characters' ages off of Ash's and perhaps a bit of their character (Ignoring the beginning of the Black and White anime when the narrator says Ash is ten). For Example, Zoey seems to be a bit more mature than some of her fellow Co-ordinators, but isn't much taller than Dawn and Kenny, so I made her a year older than Dawn. Things like that. As for age in general, Ash in my story has in fact been aging all this time, roughly a year for each region. One for Kanto, Less than One for the Orange Islands, One for Johto, One for Hoenn, Less than one for the Battle Frontier, One for Sinnoh, One for Unova, and One for Kalos. Rounding off and taking and adding a few days here and there, he starts the story at around 17 years of age, about to turn 18. A year then passes making him 18 about to turn 19 in a few months when the real story starts. Other than that just try to go with the flow regarding ages. Figuring all this out and being any more anal about it is not worth the time, at least in my opinion. So try to be liniment about that.
DONE. So sorry about all that but it had to be explained and now that it is out of the way, we can begin. I shouldn't have to do anything like that again unless something unexpected pops up.
NEVER BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS :D
OK now I'm really done :P
Thanks for your patience.