Disclaimer: Ebaz: Thanks for all the reviews! *hugs* I like the name Lily a lot : ) You're way too sweet in your reviews, honestly, you're giving me a toothache. GROWN UP ISAAC YES PLEASE. AND OMG, YOU MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD WITH THE MITTENS THING. Mitsy: It's true- I have a soft spot for Charon, myself. He's just too easy to pity. Puppy: Hehe, I don't see how people CAN'T like the rival : 3 Fromidam: The gym leaders are on one of the scan pages, in the background- once you get on a computer I'm sure you'll be able to see them : 3 SUCH SEX GODS. OMG I KNOW. Eh, I can look past the jacket- I'd prefer him to be in just a black T-shirt, though. One that emphasizes his six pack. Mmm. Anyway, I like those names! Especially Garrett. Yes, go fangasm! I'll fangasm with you! Deltra: Of course you're one of the reviewers! *hugs you tight* I KNOW, HIS HAIR. IT'S AN AFRO. I KNOW. Omggg, I love your theory for the rival! Jeez, I hope it's something along those lines… how cool would that be? Haha, don't worry, I'm not as freaky about Cheren/Bianca as I make it sound like: I'm sick of friendly rivals, to be honest, and want an honest-to-Arceus one that I WANT to pummel into the ground ^^ I'll just miss my Cheren, is all *huggles him* Mitsy: I like the girl, too~ And I know about the boy. Ew. Just ew. And yeah, one hundred percent agreed upon with the rival thing- Chase totally suits him! NUUU NOT MY HAWT TRIPLETS. DON'T TAKE THEM AND KYOYA- I MEAN CHEREN. And omg, I'm so jealous of the Poison-type gym leader. She's just too badass. Jack: I hate the playable male's design SO MUCH -_- It's like, what. What is that. And yeah, I noticed the resemblance to the B/W playable characters, too; they look like they could be their children, easy. I'm PRAYING that it won't be a revamp- I heard that they put in a completely new storyline, but they said that with Platinum, too, so I'm a little nervous. And for Cheren…I always pronounce it Sharon, but I know others that pronounce it Care-on. *shrugs* Evil: My pleasure! : ) Tri: I know right? I felt like such a sir when I wrote that X D Yes, you were in it, but I'm not sure which line- I'll be doing more than one of those, every time some new news about B/ W 2 comes out, actually, and I'll be mentioning more and more names, which I'll be sure to include you in ; ) Penny: Come here, you. I need to hug you. *hugs* I KNOW RIGHT. CHEREN IS NEEDED. EVEN A CAMEO OF HIM WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR ME. Olih: Omg, that drawing by Kynim of the professor made me laugh SO HARD. And yup, I'm hoping that Cheren's the champ… *crosses fingers so hard they break* Thanks for reviewing my older chappies, too! Le magician: Aw, thanks : 3 I'd have to agree- the playable girl is the cutest damn thing ever, and the rival is sooo good-looking. Dragonair and Seashall: Thanks for the faves! Sienna: I can't believe that they iced-over Unova, either! And totally agreed about the legendary pokemon- honestly, these new ones are just so lazy. Ichigo: Thanks for the alert! Ohai: C " :

Nickname Vote:

Main Boy- Garrett (1), Kevin (0), Muff (0), Kent (0)

Rival- Mittens (0), Kailen (0), Chase (1), Axel (0)

Main Girl- Leia (1), Blaire (0), Adelaide (0), Usako (0)

Scientist- Isaac (0), Sage (0), Wheatley (1), Germany (0)

Question: Out of all the names you guys have sent in so far/ a few that I've chosen, I've picked four for each. I've already voted on my favourite fanon names- it's your turn!

My Answer: I voted for Garrett, Chase, Leia, and Wheatley.

OKAY, SO, AN EXPLANATION…

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I RETURNED FROM MAUI, I FELL VERY ILL, AND I AM JUST NOW RECOVERING. AS FAR AS THE DOCTORS KNOW, I HAD STREP B. I'VE MISSED YOU ALL, BUT I'M BACK NOW : )

ALSO, CHECK OUT ME AND OLIHMAJOR'S COLLABORATION, 'HEY STEVEN: A STEVEN STONE CRACKFIC COLLECTION'.

Characters: Us, again, because I missed you guys.

Summary: If you haven't heard the news yet, go check out Serebii ; w ;

AND HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, THETRAINERNAMEDSILVER. YOU DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY, I HAD TO FIND OUT FROM KYO. TT . TT

Sequels 102

"Ms. Odile!" Tripolar exclaimed. All the reviewers swivelled around at once, and saw the authoress standing in the doorway, her eyes rimmed in red. There was a moment of stunned silence, and then everyone started talking at once.

"Ms. Odile, where've you been?" demanded Deltra.

The authoress gave a watery smile. "Sick."

"Are you okay?" Penny asked, alarmed.

"I'm better now."

Fromidam gave the writer a friendly pat on the arm as she passed, and Ms. Odile fell into her swivel chair, giving a juicy sniffle. It was Jack that spoke next.

"Ms. Odile… I hate to be rude, but is that a tampon in your nose?"

The writer tried to laugh, but just ended up coughing. "Yeah, it is. Haven't you ever seen She's The Man? They do it in that movie."

"That was for nosebleeds, though," piped in one of the reviewers.

"Yes, but they absorb snot equally as well." She gave another rusty chuckle. "Sorry, too much information. Anyways, hello, class!" Beaming, she clapped her hands together. "I'm sure you've all heard the news!"

A wave of noise rose from the gathered reviews.

"Okay, okay, hold up!" Ms. Odile raised her hand to quiet everyone. "One at a time, please, for opinions."

A hand in the back shot up. "I think that being able to battle Steven, Giovanni, Brock, Green, Volkner, Lance, and Cynthia will be really cool."

Ms. Odile grinned. "I'm just excited for Lance, Green, Volkner- and, of course- Steven."

Fellow Steven Stone fans hooted their agreement.

"Pokewood sounds a lot better than the Musicals," someone else opined. There was a mixed reply, but most of the reviewers agreed.

"I still like Contests best of all," muttered the authoress. "I…oh." Frowning, she turned to the laptop that was propped up on her desk. "Arceus, do I have a lot of PMs to reply to."

"I don't really like the new professor's name," another reviewer grumbled. "'Professor Burnett' sounds weird."

"Yeah, I thought that all professors were named after trees. Is Burnett a type of tree?"

"Hm…" Ms. Odile Googled it, since she was already on the internet. "It is, actually. And speaking of names," she added, swivelling away from the computer, "remember to send in your votes for our fanon names! I've already voted, so you should, too. That'll be your homework for this week."

There were various groans of complaint.

"Oh, by the way, Ms. Odile," said one of the male reviewers, a cheeky look in his eyes, "how happy are you that Cheren is back?"

Tears of pure joy welled in her eyes. Getting a little choked up, she waved the question off, too overcome with emotion to reply. "Class dismissed."

"Wait, wait!" Kyo shot up, knocking her chair over in the process. "Ms. Odile, we have to sing 'Happy Birthday' to Silver!"

Silver slumped in his seat, and covered his face in embarrassment.

"Oh, that's right!" Wiping away tears, the writer smiled. "Alright, everyone, let's wish TheTrainerNamedSilver a very happy birthday!"

All the reviewers grinned, and, on the count of three, started to sing.

"Happy birthday to you,

"Happy birthday to you,

"Happy birthday dear Silver,

"Happy birthday to you!

"From good friends and true,

"From old friends and new,

"May you someday catch 'em all,

"Even though that's not even possible anymore!"

"…Guys," Ms. Odile groaned, "that didn't even rhyme. I'm assigning an extra page of homework just for how horrible that was. You should be ashamed."

Still, she couldn't keep the smile off her face.