SPECIAL AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Okay, I got some awesome comments from Shadow Serenity 57. They brought up some points I thought I should explain for you, which brings us to this special note. First, why is there pretty much no reaction to Sophie's newfound ability in the first chapter? Well they were her parents and they didn't want her to feel –abnormal, I guess- as for the rest of that point—PLOT! Second, the use of Eevee and the fact that one is shiny. I chose to use Eevees because they are my favorite Pokémon that aren't legendaries. Now for the Shiny, Dusklace will be the only shiny that Sophie ever gets. This was not expected by any of the characters. In fact it is the first shiny that Sophie ever sees, I have a reason for there being a shiny as well so – PLOT! Also Serenity mentioned that a lot of people use Eevees as starter Pokémon in fan fiction. Really? I did not realize that at all, but my use has reasons. Third point, the fact that breeders can carry more than six Pokémon. As far as I know this is not something that is canon. I am using my creative license for this because I really want Sophie to be able to carry all eight Eevees at once. I am being selfish. So this is something that, as far as I know, is unique to my series verse. Fourth, about the descriptions. Sophie is talking in first person in this story so the descriptions of other people and her Pokémon are going to be more detailed. I've been thinking of having another character describe Sophie, but am not sure how it is going to work out. But she is leaving for her journey; she is more concerned with remembering her family correctly while she's gone than what she herself looks like. I am trying to get her description in the story, but if I just throw it in randomly it won't flow right, at least for me. Fifth point: the time jump. I am sorry if that confused people but I am thinking of doing a separate little story about those two years, how she trained her three Eevees and her interactions with her family and stuff. But I wanted this story to focus on her journey, not the two years leading up to it. I think the separate story might just be a group of drabbles but that is for later. Again I am sorry if the time jump threw you. Stick with me and I will try to work out all the kinks in this story. Sixth point (sorry this is getting long, but these need to be addressed!)- The stones Sophie got for her Pokémon. Serenity says that 'The stones themselves are supposed to be fairly rare for a human to find, let alone for Pokémon to find.' How do we know that they are hard for Pokémon- especially Eevees- to find? They are natural items intrinsically connected to Pokémon. How do we know that Pokémon can't sense them? Otherwise, how could Pokémon like Arcanine, which evolve when exposed to the stone, be found in the wild? Do they just stumble onto the stones and evolve? Or do they go looking for the stones when they are ready to evolve? Oh my, I'm ranting now! I am so sorry! But still it is a valid point. Seventh point (I'm almost done, really!)- The dowsing machine. What I meant by 'hidden' items was just items that you could not immediately see with a glance, items that are going to take some work to find. Sorry, I really worded it badly in the story. I apologize for not being clear. Two more points and then I'm done and I will get on to the next chapter- her first steps. Eighth point- max revives. Her parents only gave her three, one for each Pokémon. Sorry I should've included the exact number. Note to self: triple check story when typing it up late at night! LAST POINT! Where does Sophie live? Where is she going? Sophie lives in the Unova region. Her family ranch is not actually on the game maps, at least not the paths on the game maps. I learned pretty much all I know about Pokémon from the games. Just so you know I will be using those maps for reference. If you don't know what I'm talking about I'm sure you can find the maps for the games Black/White. Those are the ones I am using for this story. I have not decided whether to use Black City or White Forest yet. Please give me your opinions on which I should use. The answer to where she is going is to be revealed with the PLOT!
Oh my, this note is much longer than I meant for it to be…I am just going to post this as a special chapter and continue the actual story next time. I am working on the next chapter right now, so it will be up before my weekend is over! If I missed any points that you are concerned about please put it in a review and I will try to message you about it. If you are a guest I will address your comment in the next chapter. I know I am always saying that I don't know what I am doing, but regarding my plot I do have some ideas. I just like using the phrase to sign off. So- I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I'M DOING!