Hello :P It is the 28th and I am back with a new chapter for Shannon. I'm pretty pleased with this chapter which I wrote in the middle of this month. It was really sunny here and I went for a walk with my mum and we ended up talking about this particular story. After explaining a little bit of Rey to her, she made me stop and realise that I've never written about Rey minus her powers. She's always been portrayed as kind of a prodigy. I then felt bad at her, thinking that she's still a person without all those powers and most importantly, in this group of stories, she's a young kid. So I knew I wanted to focus on her personality aside from her gifts. And then I came up with the idea that maybe for a little while, she'd worry that the only interesting thing about her was her uniqueness. So I wrote this. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own all of the OCs mentioned with AAML-TAML :3


Dear Mommy,

Everything seems to have changed and I don't like it. Things have changed. Ever since everybody around me has found out my powers and not just JJ and Jorgie, everything is different. And I really don't like it. I feel odd. I feel strange. I feel exposed. Everything feels different. And in the same breath, I have to sit and wonder, is it really all that new?

Let me explain. I think that everything feels different. But maybe that's just me. Maybe it's just me feeling vulnerable and perhaps even a little paranoid. I think I have to explain further. I recently told you about my powers, that I could move things with my mind and do all kinds of unexplainable things. You believed me right away. That felt good. Daddy did too. So did Uncle James. Everybody that I love and care about didn't question whether I was lying at all. Even though I feel all scrambled inside, that felt nice. That felt good.

Ever since the days that I told people about the power of my mind, each person one by one, everything began to feel quite not the same. And I really have to think to myself, is it just me? Or is it them? Is it the world? When I'm walking down the street holding your hand, I feel as though I have to duck my head. I almost wince. I feel my throat getting dry. I worry that they somehow know. I worry that they somehow know that I'm different. And for the first time, I worry that that might not be the best thing.

I hate that most of all. Along with worrying to myself that things might not have actually changed and it might just be in my head, I hate that I'm starting to question whether me being different is actually good. Deep inside, I know it is. Deep inside I know that everybody is different. But if everybody is different and special, isn't that like saying nobody is? I don't know. Like I said, I'm confused.

Ever since my close friends and family have found out about my powers and observed them too (I have to admit the look of ecstasy and wonder on dad's face when I changed the TV channel to one of his famous battles with my mind was heart-warming) I feel that everybody can somehow tell that I have them. Even if they can't possibly know. Even if I have never told them and nobody else has. I worry. It's almost like it's written on my forehead. This girl is different. This girl can move things with her mind. This girl is unique. This girl is weird. I should be feeling like myself even more because the people around me are aware of my potential and what I can truly do. But at the same time, I've never felt more not like myself. I've never wondered who I actually am more.

So this is why I'm doing what I'm doing, mommy. Here I am, sat at my desk as normal and I'm writing to you. But this time is different, like how everything else feels. I'm not closing my eyes and imagining a secret bit of paper and writing on it with my mind. I'm doing it the old-school way. I'm doing it the normal way. For the first time in years, I'm writing to you with a piece of paper, a pencil and my hand.

I wish I knew what to do. I wish I knew how to make all these insecurities go away. Sometimes I even wish that my powers could go away for a bit but then again, I'm concerned that I'll be boring without them. All my life, I've done all these unique things. JJ and Jorgie knew about them and understood them without me having to explain. I just got on with my life. Being a kid but also practising these powers like using the TV set to contact other people and writing on walls with my mind. That was just my life. People treated me normally. People treated me like Rey. And now suddenly, I'm worrying. What if I don't actually know who Rey is without all the powers? What if I'm just them? What if that's the only depth to me? I hope it's not. Inside I know it's not.

So that's what I feel I should do. You need to know who I am without all this craziness. You need to know who I am without all this uniqueness. You need to know who I am without my powers. And so do I.

I'm Rey. Rey Ketchum. Full name, Rey Jordan Ketchum. I'm eight years old and I love the sunshine and being happy. That's what Uncle James calls me – his Rey of Sunshine. I know he calls me that because he loves me and I make him feel loved. That has nothing to do with my powers. But we won't mention them anymore.

I live with you - my mommy - and my daddy and my four siblings. I'm the youngest out of all of them. Ben and Katie came first. And then it was James, with Jessika soon after. And then me. Little old me. I guess I am pretty little and small. I have chestnut brown hair, a shade or two darker than my Grammy Delia thanks to my dad's dark hair. I have my Nanny Lynne's blue eyes. Everybody thinks that is special. Everybody knows that is special. I have my daddy's quirky youth marks on my cheeks too. That's special as well.

But that's just what I look like. Who am I really? What do I actually like? Truthfully, I like making people happy. I really do. I like sharing my interests with the world. I like reading books and telling people all the interesting things that I find out in them. People say I'm pretty smart and I guess I am. But I struggle in school. I don't want to sound like a smarty-pants but I always know all the answers and that can get boring. I'd rather be out there, learning in the big wide world. I'd rather be exploring. I don't believe everything is text-book, like they teach me in school. The world cannot be understood, no matter how hard you try. And people are the same way.

I love exploring. I love adventuring. And I love playing too. I really like doing that. I like playing with my mind and dressing up with everyone but I like playing all rough and tumble too. That's something people wouldn't expect me to like. Like I said, I'm small and I imagine people would think I'm like Katie and Jessika and avoid 'boy games'. But I really don't. It's almost what I like best. I love tackling Ben to the ground. I love using my strength and not my mental one like I'm used to. I think he likes it too. Yes, I love playing and tumbling around with him. I like playing with all of my other siblings too.

I think that is who I truly am; somebody who loves people and enjoys hanging around with people. Whether it's going fishing with you, mommy or learning about Pokémon with daddy. Play fighting with Ben or pretending the garden is a jungle and exploring it with James. Going hiking with Uncle James and staying out for hours, feeling my skin and hair growing warm from the sun and my muscles aching but feeling well used. I really like that too. I really like everybody around me. I suppose, I really like being me.

I love people and I love making them happy. Deep inside, I know that I would like those things with or without my powers and I know I'll have a passion for that for the rest of my life. So I guess I really do know who I truly am inside. Yes, I do know who I am.

I'm Rey. I love my family. I love my friends. And I love you. I'm the most like myself when I'm surrounded by everyone else and enjoying your company. That's when I'm happiest. That's when I'm most comfortable. That's what I am most 'Rey'.

I am Rey. I am Rey Jordan Ketchum. I'm James' little 'Rey of Sunshine' and I am you and daddy's little 'Rey-sin'. I am Rey. I now like who I am, with or without my powers. I hope you do too.

Lots of love,

Your Rey.


There you go! Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed :3 I really want to write a Pikachu Tales chapter as well that focuses on Rey just being herself and a little kid. This was fun for me to write also because truthfully, even I hadn't really developed who she really is aside from the things that she can do. I enjoyed going back on my phone and reading the conversations between me and Shannon when we first came up with her. That's when I remembered that she is very smart but struggles in school and likes hiking with her Uncle James - that's their thing to do together. I look forward even more to writing more of these chapters now! Thanks again and I will be back on Wednesday with Pikachu Tales so see you then :3

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