Sorry, this isn't a chapter, up just a small update. Well, not small, kind of big and important, it is about the future of the story, so it is kind of important that you read it.
Now don't freak out, I am NOT quitting the story, I just have a change of plans for it.
As I have been writing this story recently, I have noticed that I have backed myself into a corner with this story, I just have no where to go. I have a lot of stuff planned, but just because of so many this I have added and thought of and developed I'm just unable to get all of it into the story smoothly.
This was my first successful fanfiction, and my first fanfiction about Ash and Co, but I never really have anything planned for it. I came up with the idea for the first chapter while I was in a concert, went home and wrote it up, and uploaded it. Over the next few days I uploaded chapters, and this story became very popular (compared to my other stories) and I was very happy, evening making several friends, and began adding more thought into the story, soon developing several legends (Which will be told soon in the story), characters, and other ideas I just loved.
This is all fine, but the only problem with is this was that I started out making up the story as I went. There isn't anything wrong with this writing style, but for this story it is. I eventually quit this writing style, and I now have a plan for everything from now to the end of the story, but I just can't write it in the way I want.
Past chapters which were just fine when I wrote them, but now they don't fit. I am now running into trouble this with the new chapters because the past one hinder them. You may have noticed that my last few chapters haven't been... that great. They're okay, but I've done better.
I just want less:
"With a sigh she turned back to Ash's memories, searching. Gathering his story. Piecing together what was going on.
After a moment Mew pulled away, thinking. Ash was pretty far in the prophecy. Just missing three legendaries, Jirachi, Manaphy, and of course, herself. But there was one problem..."
And more detail and things that make sense! I don't want things to drag on for so long (like it took nearly half the story to explain why Ash left Pikachu!) I want the story to focus more of Aura, Ash, Riley, and Pikachu. I just feel like I'd do way better with this story with a new start.
I feel like the only way to fix this story so it can progress how I'd like it to is to start over.
I just need to start fresh on this story!
I could just go back and edit previous chapters, yes, but my writing style has changed too, and I'd like to add some new ideas to this story, a proper prologue, and a title that makes sense! I feel like the best course of actions is just to make a whole new story.
This would solve most of my problems, and also allow me to add every idea that needs to be in there. I also can get rid of the over/under dramatic bits I have had in my story.
So I will be no longer updating Pikachu's Revenge, but starting a new story with the same plot and characters. I will be doing this unless like everyone is against this, but I doubt that.
Thank you for supporting me in this story, every follow, favorite, PM, and review have meant so much to me. I have learned so much about writing from this story. I hope all of you will enjoy my rewrite of Pikachu's Revenge. It will have a different name (Most likely.)
If you are following me, you should get an update when I start a the rewrite. If your not, I'll update this story one more time, letting you know that the new story is out.
Thank you for everything.
-JJ
