The first story I wrote in 4th grade was a Pokémon fanfiction called Mystery of Time and Space, which I cherish to this day. Long ago, when I started to write original stories, I promised myself I would one day return to that first story and spice it up to be one of my best ones. Except, I never found inspiration for this re-write until I played Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and learned the heartbreaking story behind my new favorite Pokémon character: Arven (for a personal reason that's hinted at but not explained explicitly). However, those who have been following my stories since The Green Guardian will know exactly what I'm talking about.

I love Arven so much, and I thought the ending of Scarlet and Violet was so well done that I just had to expand on it! Not to mention that Area Zero is one of the best locations in the whole game (thanks to its incredible music and dark backstory)!

I have never been so excited to start a new story before, but that's because of that very first story I wrote. Infrared is nostalgic to me, and I can't wait to see what I do with it—as I combine the fantasy genre with science fiction in a new kind of time travel story. I hope you guys will stick with me to the very end and understand why a fanfic like this is so important to me. It's not just because I'm a lifelong Pokémon fan; it's something else... something I will never forget in the years to come.

Extended Blurb:

AI Sada vows to be the mom Arven never had, but when the heinous Mastermind of Deception rises from the future, the young android must do everything she can to stop them from taking her humanity.

It has been a month since the events in the Great Crater of Paldea, and Arven is still struggling to accept what AI Sada told him and his friends. A chance encounter with the Legendary Pokémon Miraidon encourages him to use its powers to re-open the time machine and send them back to the time of Paradox Pokémon, where they find the young but mysterious android.

All Sada wants is for Arven to have a mother's love. After a trip through time to the future, she is given the gift to bring her son to her; only this gift proves to be nothing more than something that wants to steal her humanity.

At the end of the day, Sada's fate does not rest with the human emotions but Arven's struggle against his infrared. Will he accept Professor Sada's fate, or will the Mastermind of Deception pull him and AI Sada apart before they can call themselves mother and son?

Review (s):

1.) "I literally have no words. Wow. Like, how breathtakingly beautiful can one write and create plots should be understood by reading this book of yours. I don't usually read Dark Fantasy books, but for some reason, your book lured me in. It was quite intriguing and interesting, to be honest. I really like how you portrayed AI Sada in your book, who wants to be a loving mother to her son, despite being a robot. We all know that robots are machines, and machines don't have emotions. But they do probably, and the monstrous emotionless ones are perhaps the humans, which, in fact, is very true, even in our present-day society."

- The Phoenix Awards 2023

Wattpad Accolades:

🏆 Longlisted for the 2023 Nano Watt Awards!

🏆 Shortlisted for the 2023 Nano Watt Awards!

🏆 Chosen as a Highlight Story for the 2023 Nano Watt Awards!

🏆 Handpicked by Wattpad Ambassador GoldenieTwilightie as an Underrated Compelling Wattpad Read (April 29th, 2023)!

1st place in the Nerdy Awards 2023 Fanfiction category.

1st place in the Wonder Awards' Fanfiction category.

1st place in the Phoenix Awards' Fanfiction category.

1st place in the Fluorescence Awards' Fanfiction category.

1st place in the Serenity Book Awards' Fanfiction category.

2nd place in the Blossom Awards' Fanfiction category.

2nd place in the Celestial Awards' Fanfiction category.

Round One Qualifier in the Blossom Awards' Fanfiction category.

Added to 's Best Pokémon Stories Community.

⭐ Featured on newlywrittenbooks | Your Biggest Fan Reading List (December 29th, 2022).

⭐ Featured on WattpadTimeTravel | Memory is the Diary We All Carry With Us || Fanfiction Reading List (January 21st, 2023).

⭐ Featured on StoriesUndiscovered | Right Up Your Diagon Alley Reading List (February 5th, 2023).

⭐ Featured on Fantasy | Young Adult Fantasy Reading List (March 10th, 2023).

⭐ Featured on FBWCBookClub | Spellbinding Sci-Fi Reading List (April 3rd, 2023).

⭐ Featured on TeenFiction | Stars in Your Eyes Reading List (May 6th, 2023).

⭐ Featured on anime | Pokémon Reading List (June 2nd, 2023).

⭐ Featured on magic | Teen and YA Reading List (July 8th, 2023).

⭐ Promoted and Featured by the ShutUpAndWriteClub (June 12th, 2023).

Special Category Achievements:

AI Sada came really close to winning a Best Character award in the Wonder Awards (score 37/40)!

Please do NOT plagiarize this story! While I don't own these characters, I DO own this plot, and I don't need you guys taking advantage of it. If you want to write your own Pokémon story, you have to do something different. Please do NOT make me turn on my bad side.