Now here's a drabble a lot of writers can relate to, especially when they have writer friends XP.

Drabble 19: Synopsis

"So here's the synopsis," Shauntal began. "A Trainer, let's call him Ash for now, is off traveling as usual when he meets a very unusual challenger - a person who looks just like himself!"

"So, he has a long-lost twin?" Marshal asked. They were currently in Shauntal's battle room, the many, many books looming over them like specters. Some were books she had written herself, and some of it were books filled with her own outlines and ideas, but many were from other authors, favorite novels kept around for inspiration. Chandelure lazily floated about, casting dim but effective illumination.

"No actually," Shauntal went on cheerfully. She was normally a quiet, shy person, but get her talking about story stuff..."Well, that's what he thinks at first, but this person has a...very surreal feel to him. Very serious, while this Ash guy is a happy type. Like staring at a zombie version...no, uh, more like a ghost of yourself, only you're still alive and stuff. Or...something like that. Um...so, you see-

"I love you," Marshal said. Both of them often said this randomly.

"...I love you too," Shauntal answered with both sweetness and distraction. "So anyway, this guy, the twin-copy guy that is, challenges the Ash guy to a Pokemon battle. So the Ash guy immediately accepts-"

"Like a moron," Marshal interjected.

"...Yeah, it is a kind of stupid thing to do, isn't it? Hmm..." Shauntal replied with a frown, pausing. "I dunno, would you fight a copy of yourself, Marshal?"

"Yeah!" Marshal answered, pumping his fist into the air. "Not gonna let some fake me show me up!"

"...I guess it should be okay then," Shauntal said. "I mean, it would be creepy to find some clone of you, but it's sort of fascinating too, I guess. I mean, you got to wonder how much the copy is really like you. As in, is it actually like a person, like me, or does it just, well, look human? So this Ash guy decides to find out by accepting his challenge..."

"And they should have the most epic battle ever!" interrupted Marshal.

"...Um, yes, I was getting to that," Shauntal said. "So Ash sends out his Pokemon, and Not-Ash sends out his Pokemon. They both send out Charizard...only, the Not-Ash Charizard is also a Not-Charizard and it starts melting and stuff starts getting corrupted and-"

"Wait, can you repeat that?" asked Marshal.

Shauntal stopped her fast rambling, and began to talk at a more regular pace. "The other Charizard isn't really a Charizard. It starts out looking like one, but then its body becomes all warped and melty. The air around them gets strange, like it's shimmering with heat, only there's no heat, it's cold. And no matter what Pokemon Ash uses or what attack Ash's Pokemon hit it with, it just gets back up and starts attacking again...and, uh..."

"Then what?"

"...I'm not sure," Shauntal admitted. "That's what I need your help with. I don't know how to end it. I mean, I want there to be a overall happy ending, but I feel like there's going to be serious consequences to this..."

As they began to discuss possibilities, Shauntal felt better already. It was so good to have Marshal to discuss ideas with. Whatever writer that said they worked alone was either a liar or a very lonely person.

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Sometimes it helps a lot to have someone to discuss ideas with XD. Hope you enjoyed!