A/N: And here we've got another update to this original version of "The Way We Will Be", to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of my first-ever fic being published on this site, "Evil Phineas". It's not much, I know. But hey, it's something at the very least.
And don't worry, my work on the current version of "The Way We Will Be" remains in progress. I've also got an idea for a "Pokémon" one-shot that's currently in the works. It'll be published in about a week or so, as a simple taste-tester for my eventual return to multi-chapter "Pokémon" fics.
Alright, I think that's enough rambling from me! Let's get on with the chapter. ENJOY!
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P.P.S.: Due to the slowly improving situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak, I am going to have to remind you all about the basic steps you should take if you want to stay healthy, courtesy of my university's reminder emails:
-Wash hands often with soap and water for 20-30 seconds at a time, and/or use hand sanitizer
-Avoid close contact with people who are sick
-Keep your hands away from nose, eyes, and mouth (I can't imagine how difficult this part is probably going to be)
-Eat well, get adequate rest, and exercise regularly
-Get a flu shot if you haven't already and are able to
-Stay informed on the COVID-19 vaccines, get shots if you're able to, and try to get a booster shot if you're eligible
And if you ARE sick (I hope you get better if you are), please be a good sport and save other folks the trouble of getting sick. You can do this by:
-Covering your mouth and nose with your sleeve, elbow, or a tissue whenever you sneeze or cough
-Not sharing food and drinks with others
-Avoiding touching your mouth, nose, and eyes (Again, I understand this is probably going to be difficult)
-Avoiding close contact with others
-Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and objects
-Staying at home if you're unwell (PRIORITY NUMBER ONE!)
-Staying calm and keeping yourself well-informed (My personal advice)
If you already know this, then great! If you didn't know any of this beforehand, please keep that information in mind as we all go through this trying time. It's a realm of unknowns at this point, and I wish myself and all of humanity well.
Original A/N: Hey, y'all! Thanks for the positive response you all left for the last chapter! It's definitely inspired me to go on ahead with this story. ENJOY!
P.S.: I had been planning on posting this earlier, but my Internet crashed for a couple of days and it took my dad a while to fix it. Just so you know.
Rhyhorn Stables
The Galope City Rhyhorn Racing Track
Sarah continued to hold on to her mother's hand as she and Alex strolled into the stables, where all of the jockeys were preparing their Rhyhorn for the race. Clemont and Bonnie had decided to stay behind at the private room, explaining their absence. However, Sarah wished the two of them came along as well; once again, fans of her mother spotted the three while on their way to the stables and swarmed around them like ants coming to food. The seven-year-old knew that she would have felt much more safer if Clemont and Bonnie were also there to support and protect her from the rabid, yelling fans...
She began sniffing at the air and flinched for a brief moment, having immediately recognized the hallmark stenches of the Rhyhorn stables. However, the seven-year-old girl managed to ignore it as Serena, Alex, and her continued further into the room. After a minute, they spotted the jockey they were looking for: a girl with sleek brown hair and shining brown eyes that would dazzle just about any boy who would come across her. Sarah smiled and let go of Serena's hand, running up to the girl.
"Jenna, Jenna, Jenna!" she cried happily, causing the jockey to turn around. Upon spotting her, the older girl smiled.
"Oh, Sarah!" squealed Jenna, kneeling down to hug her younger sister. "It's good to see you! My Arceus, you look so pretty today with your hat and dress!"
"Thank you, Jenna!" Sarah broke away from her sister. "Good luck on your race!"
"Thanks, Sarah. I'm sorry if you had to come here to see me. I know how you're still pretty scared of being around a lot of strangers."
The seven-year-old looked down at the ground. "Well, as long as I'm watching my sister win, then it's okay."
"Aw, that's sweet, Sarah." The brown-haired jockey then looked up, and her smile widened upon spotting Alex. "Well, well, well, if it isn't my stupid little brother."
Alex sighed and shrugged dismissively. "Um, five minutes older than you, sis, remember that."
Jenna laughed as she stood up and hugged her brother. "Oh yeah, well, your behavior doesn't match up to that. My Arceus, who throws a huge temper tantrum like a mad Mankey after having their chocolate bar stolen from them by a Taillow?" She smirked. "Oh, my little brother, that's who."
"Oh, ha ha ha. I see you haven't changed one bit since I last saw you."
"Neither have you." Jenna then looked at Pichu, who was perched on its Trainer's shoulder. "Oh, hello Pichu!"
"Pichu!" chirped the Tiny Mouse Pokémon happily as it leaped from Alex's shoulder to Jenna's. "Pichu, Pichu!"
"It's good to see you too, Pichu." The jockey began stroking Pichu's chin, causing it to coo. "I hope babysitting Alex hasn't gotten you all tired out."
"Oh, ha ha ha." Alex rolled his eyes before patting his sister on the shoulder. "Good luck."
"Thanks." Then, the corner of Jenna's eye caught Serena, who was standing nearby, and the teenage girl frowned bitterly. "Oh hello, Mother."
"Well," replied Serena, her arms crossed, "I am just gonna ignore that tone and get on right to the point. I wish you good luck on your race, Jenna."
"Why, thank you." However, Jenna's voice was laced with evident sarcasm, and she turned away, muttering, "Great. Now you jinxed it for me-"
"I heard that, Jenna," Serena interrupted flatly. Sarah and Alex both immediately knew where this conversation was going to lead to. And it wasn't going to be pretty. Pichu sensed the magnitude of the situation as well and hopped off of Jenna's shoulder and to the ground, walking over to Jenna's Rhyhorn.
"Yeah, that's great, Mother. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta get to my race-"
Serena blinked, unsatisfied. "The race doesn't start until another hour, Jenna."
Jenna turned around. "Yeah, I know. So, what're you gonna do, Mother? Ask me if I'm still dating Jimmy? Well, no doubt you will, so I'll just say yeah, I still am."
"I cannot believe this!" snapped the honey-haired woman, her sapphire eyes filled with outrage.
The jockey raised a sarcastic eyebrow. "Oh, you're surprised?"
"You know I don't approve of him!" Serena pointed at her daughter, almost accusingly. "You know I forbade you to go out with that boy! Is he here right now, Jenna?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, he is, Mother. Fortunately for him, he just left the stables and you just missed him." Jenna turned around again to attend to her Rhyhorn. "I don't know why you don't like him. He's a very nice guy. He helped me with Rhyhorn Racing. He taught me everything about it. Without him, I probably wouldn't even be here today, in this final race, with good chances of winning! He hasn't done anything to hurt me, nor is he the type of guy who would do that. ...I love him."
Serena's eyes darkened at the last sentence. "And I love you, Jenna. I don't want you to get hurt by him-"
"WHAT DID I TELL YOU?!" Jenna screamed, catching the attention of the other jockeys. "JIMMY WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ME! HE LOVES ME, AND I LOVE HIM!"
Sarah inched closer to Alex as her mother and older sister resumed their months-long argument. She did not know why it turned out to be this way. Before this whole conflict with Jimmy, the two loved each other like any mother and teenage daughter would. A slightly rocky relationship, but everything always worked out in the end. But ever since Jimmy started going out with Jenna and Serena voiced her disapproval, the two females have been at each other's throats, and it was upsetting her.
"You're acting like a child," Serena said. "A selfish, careless child, Jenna! And that's only gonna do you harm, you know!"
"YOU CAN'T HAVE FULL CONTROL OVER MY LIFE, MOTHER!"
"Yeah? Well, I can. You may be out of the house all of the time, but you're still underage, and that means I'm still responsible for your welfare! And as your mother, I will be so, and there's nothing you can say to convince me to change my mind! The only way we can put this behind us is if you end your relationship with Jimmy!"
"NO! I won't do that! You know, Dad is okay with me and Jimmy going out!" She started looking around frantically. "Where is he? He'll tell you that himself!"
"Your father happens to be very busy at work for the time being, Jenna," Serena replied calmly.
"And you say this to justify the authority you'll put over me? Yeah, I don't think so!"
"I will NOT have this conversation with you any longer!"
Sarah flinched at the sternness and volume of her mother's voice. She had never seen Serena look so angry before...and it was scaring her...
Jenna's chest swelled with defiance as she replied, "Okay, then! Just leave! Because you're gonna get no outcome outside of me and Jimmy still staying together!"
"I am very tired of telling you this, young lady-"
"STOP IT, STOP IT!"
The entire stable area went silent as Sarah screamed out those words in her loudest voice possible. Serena and Jenna stared at the young girl in shock as she looked back up at them. Glimmering tears were flowing from her sapphire eyes and down to her cheeks, which were now scarlet.
"YOU TWO ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS!" the girl continued screaming. "IT'S...IT'S...IT'S NOT GOOD! I DON'T LIKE IT! WWWAAAHHH!"
Sarah dashed away from the stables, sobbing, her face buried in her palms. Alex gasped in concern.
"Sarah!" he shouted. "Wait a minute, Sarah! Sarah, come back!"
The Trainer immediately sprinted off, followed by Pichu. Serena and Jenna could only watch after the two of them in shock and pity. Then, Jenna glared at her mother.
"Great, now look at what you've done, Mother!" she snapped before following her twin brother.
Serena watched the two of them go before glancing at Jenna's Rhyhorn, which had been observing the entire conversation.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Rhyhorn," the woman said sadly. When Rhyhorn responded with an understanding nod, Serena then added, "Oh, what am I gonna do about this?..."
"Sarah?!" called Alex as he, Pichu, and Jenna entered the food court and looked around.
"Sarah, where are you?!" Jenna cried desperately. "SARAH!"
"PICHU PICHU!"
However, the twins could hear nothing distinguishable in the loud cacophony of noises made by the many people in the food court. Hot beads of sweat began to form on their foreheads, for they quickly remembered that Sarah didn't do so well with crowds. He knew that his younger sister would have to stand out sooner or later.
"Hey, Alex!" a familiar voice called.
Alex and Jenna both turned around and saw the former's good friends and traveling companions Amber, Sam, and Harrison walking over towards them, holding food and drinks in their hands. Amber had long, sleek black hair tied in a flowing ponytail with a large red bow, as well as soft, shimmering dark-blue eyes that seemed to indicate an introverted personality; she was wearing a white blouse with a blue vest, a light-blue skirt, and small circular glasses. Sam (short for Samantha) had chin-length light-blue hair and determined dark-red eyes, and was wearing a red shirt, a dark-brown waistcoat, and tight blue jeans. Harrison had slightly long light-brown hair and eyes, and was wearing a light-gray hooded jacket, a black undershirt with a green stripe, dark-brown sunglasses, and baggy brown jeans. Sam and Harrison were smiling brightly at the twins, but as for Amber, she seemed to be blushing, something that had apparently increased as soon as she went near Alex.
"We got the food and drinks, Alex!" Harrison said before spotting Jenna; he winked at her seductively. "Oh hey, Jen-"
"Not interested, Harrison," Jenna replied quickly before asking, "Hey, have you guys seen our sister? She ran off and we can't find her anywhere."
"Sarah ran off?" asked Sam, an eyebrow raised. "In a crowded stadium like this?"
"It's a long story, Sam," Alex replied. "Please, we need you guys to help us find her. The crowds are gonna get to her eventually."
"You got it!" Sam pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it in the air. "Come on out, Growlithe! We need your help!" The Puppy Pokémon appeared and chirped at its Trainer. "Hey Growlithe, you remember Alex's little sister Sarah, right?" Growlithe nodded in response. "Alright, use your sense of smell to find her. She ran off and we cannot find her." Growlithe nodded again and proceeded to sniff the ground, wandering around in multiple directions as the group followed directly behind it.
It didn't take long until Growlithe caught a trail and began going off in a certain direction. Everyone smiled in relief.
"Great job, Growlithe!" Sam exclaimed as she followed her Pokémon. "You found her trail!"
"Ha, yes!" Alex cried in relief. "I knew I could count on you to solve a problem like this one, Sam!"
The fellow Trainer smiled widely and gave her friend a thumbs-up. "You got it, Alex! Anything for you!"
At the corner of her eye, Jenna noticed Amber abruptly twitching and letting out a nearly inaudible grunt. However, she quickly ignored it as she settled her thoughts back onto her innocent little sister, who was undoubtedly somewhere in the stadium, extremely scared and all alone. She couldn't bear to have Sarah experience that.
"Oh Sarah, I'm sorry if I scared you..." she thought as she shook her head. "Who the heck am I kidding? This is my fault as much as it's Mom's..."
Leaning against a wall, Sarah looked down in the strange hallway she was in. She had tried to find the private room Clemont and Bonnie were in, but apparently, she forgot where it was, and now, she was hopelessly lost and standing in this hallway, where no one else was. Unfortunately for her, she had somehow ventured into the stadium's lower floors underneath, and the lights illuminating the rooms and hallways were inefficient and grimy, rendering her environment slightly dark. It was like a horror movie she accidentally watched while her parents were gone and the babysitter was sleeping. For all she knew, there was a monster lurking in the corner...
"I don't like this..." she whimpered. "It's so scary..." Her lip trembled, and tears began to flow down her cheeks. "Oh, I wanna go home. I wanna go home! MOMMY!"
However, she received no response, which frightened her even more. Her mother was always there to help, but now that she was actually all alone, she felt helpless.
She knew now that she shouldn't have run away... But she had good reason to...
Sitting down against the wall, Sarah began to think as she wept quietly. ...Serena and Jenna argued again. Every time they did, it felt like her heart was being split in half, mercilessly so. She really wished the two of them could get along again like they always did in the past. Her mind soon flashed back to happier memories of her playing with the both of them whenever Jenna didn't have any Rhyhorn Races to compete in. Those were such fun times for her...
But now, ever since Jenna began dating Jimmy, Serena would not stand for it, and naturally, Jenna rebelled against her mother's wishes. Sarah didn't understand why her mother hated Jimmy. After all, he babysat her a few times with Jenna in-between Rhyhorn Races (without Serena's knowledge, of course), and he was a generous and loving person with absolutely nothing to hide. It didn't take long for her to warm up to him; he might as well be a third older brother to her...
She didn't even get to wish him good luck on the race as well, something she had been planning to do...
Having stopped crying, Sarah wiped her tears and looked down the hallway again. One side led to the staircase she came from, but she had been running down it for so long she did not remember what floor she originally came from. The other side led to a single door with a sign that said 'PARKING LOT', but she knew she was still in the grounds of the racing track and therefore would lead her into one of those underground indoor parking lots, hallmark locations of horror movies. She knew she could not go there; she was too scared to do that. The only other objects present inside the hallway besides her were just a large stack of cardboard boxes, which she was hiding behind. All she could do for the time being was just sit here and hope that someone came for her...
Minutes passed, but to Sarah, they felt like hours. Absolutely no one showed up during that time, and she became unsure if she should find her way back to the food court that she passed on her own. Finally, she stood up, as if preparing to walk, but the girl remained still, leaning against the wall. After more minutes passed, Sarah finally took her first step, specifically towards the staircase. However, before she could leave, she heard a voice near the door leading into the parking lot.
"I sincerely hope you have my money with you, because I went to great lengths to capture the target."
"Do not worry, Parker. Not a single penny was left out."
The door swung open, and Sarah hid behind the stack of cardboard boxes. She heard a set of footsteps steadily approaching her, causing beads of sweat to break out upon her forehead. To her relief, these footsteps stopped, and she heard a man breathing, along with something that seemed to be stirring inside some container. The man was talking to someone or something in a gruff voice, and his statements were being responded by a second voice, which was also from a male. However, Sarah knew that she heard only one set of footsteps; she assumed that the first man had to be using a Holo Caster device.
"Good, it looks like traffic's clearing up here. I guess I'll be here sooner than expected. Just continue waiting for me. You know where the meeting point's at, right?"
"Yes, sir. I will be seeing you in a half-hour."
"Alright. Out."
Sarah heard the Holo Caster being deactivated, followed by the man walking in the opposite direction, away from her, much to her relief. Then, she heard something move, followed by the man grunting in disapproval. Peeking out from her cover, she watched as the man, who was muscular and had spiky brownish-yellow hair, gave a rough, almost threatening slap on the object he was holding, a small Pokémon carrier. Inside was a Pokémon, though Sarah couldn't identify it.
"Quiet down if you know what's good for you..." the man snarled savagely. The unknown Pokémon inside whimpered and retreated further inside in fear.
Upon hearing the Pokémon's fear, Sarah pursed her lips together in anger. This was no doubt some abusive Pokémon Trainer. She wanted to confront him and tell him how much of a horrible person he was, but she remembered the seclusion of her location and the fact that this man was taller and definitely much stronger than her, so she considered against it. She could only watch, reluctantly so, as the man walked towards the doorway, carrier in hand.
That was when she managed to see through the bars of the carrier. Inside was a Zigzagoon, but it seemed too large. What happened next was beyond her.
"BI!" the Zigzagoon cried in fear. Sarah was puzzled by the strange cry; she had seen Zigzagoon before, and they never made that kind of noise.
However, before she could do anything, the man already opened the door and stepped out of the hallway. The Zigzagoon was still looking at her fearfully, and as soon as the door closed, Sarah suddenly felt an unknown, otherworldly force all around her body. Then, her eyes widened as soon as she heard a faint, distant voice calling out desperately to her. The strange voice wasn't familiar, and yet, it seemed like she knew the voice's owner for a long time...
She moved towards the direction from which the man came.
Alex, Jenna, Sam, Amber, and Harrison continued following Growlithe until the Puppy Pokémon abruptly stopped. At the moment, the group was standing at the exact staircase Sarah had gone down. Sam approached her Growlithe as it began sniffing the air and looking around, as if something of concern was nearby.
"Growlithe, what's wrong?" she asked. Suddenly, Growlithe let out a growl of unmistakable anger as it dashed down the staircase. "WAIT, GROWLITHE!"
The five Trainers followed the Puppy Pokémon down the stairs. Growlithe then escalated to barking angrily, and Jenna raised an eyebrow.
"What's up with Growlithe, Sam?!" she asked.
However, a dark expression came to Sam's face, and Alex, Amber, and Harrison immediately recognized the situation.
"If Growlithe's acting like that," Harrison explained to Jenna, "then it can only mean one thing."
Amber looked at Harrison. "What? What does it mean?"
Parker exhaled as he glanced at the carrier containing the Pokémon he captured. Pretty soon, he would be getting the sum of money promised to him, something that drew more enthusiasm than usual from him. After all, a payment of several million dollars was hard to come across for a Pokémon Poacher. It was no surprise to him, however, that the amount of money was that high, considering the astounding and rare Pokémon he had to capture for his employer.
Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupting the moment he heard the door behind him creak. He knew his boss was going to enter the parking lot through another point of entry, and that it was still too early for him to make his arrival. Besides, there was no way anyone else could be going into the parking lot for a just cause; after all, there were no vehicles present... Either someone was stupid enough to lose his or her way around the stadium and somehow wound up going to the parking lot, or...
Parker twirled around quickly, pulled a Poké Ball out of his pocket, and threw it into the air.
"GO, ARCANINE!" he shouted gruffly.
The Legendary Pokémon emerged from its Poké Ball and howled triumphantly. Then, it stared at the person who had opened the door: a little girl, frozen in her place.
Parker raised an eyebrow in legitimate curiosity. "What in the world are you doing here, little girl?" he asked. "Shouldn't you be with your family or something?"
However, the girl couldn't answer. Instead, she stared up at Arcanine as it growled at her; her entire frame was trembling, her eyes were wide and bulging, there was a soft whimpering coming from her lips... Parker sighed heavily and shook his head in disapproval; he had definitely spooked the little girl.
"Get outta here, girl," he snapped, looking away as if she was a revolting, hideous creature, "before Arcanine makes you."
The girl finally mustered enough courage to speak up. "N-N-No-Not u-un-until y-you l-let g-g-go of th-that P-P-P-Po-Pokémon..." she stuttered.
He glared back at her, the lenses of his dark-brown sunglasses glinting. "Excuse me?" he asked in suspicion.
However, the girl became silent and started trembling again, obviously having said the wrong thing at the wrong time. Parker approached her, frowning. He didn't like this girl's behavior now. ...For some reason, despite the fact that this girl seemed to have no absolute idea on what she was saying, her tone and courage in standing up against a complete stranger seemed rather familiar to him. Then again, he had too much of those experiences in his lifetime, so he ignored it.
"Who in Arceus's name are you, little girl?!" he demanded. Arcanine growled and joined its Trainer's side, causing the girl to let out a fearful squeak.
Suddenly, the Zigzagoon in the carrier began to flail violently, crying out angrily. Parker's eyes widened, and he gasped in surprise as he tried to reach into his pocket, but it was too late for him; a bright green light flashed for a few seconds, causing him to drop the carrier while shielding his eyes. Arcanine prepared to fire an attack at the container, but a flurry of leaves, surrounded by a light-green aura, suddenly burst through the cage door and overwhelmed it, causing the Legendary Pokémon to flinch for a moment. All the while, the girl watched, her eyes widening and her lower jaw dropping open in shock.
"That's no Zigzagoon..." Sarah thought.
"BIIIII!" cried the Celebi as it flew into Sarah's arms and hugging her tightly.
"C-Ce-Celebi?..." she asked in shock, remembering all the pictures her teacher showed of it at school. "What're you doing here?..."
Suddenly, a Flamethrower flew right past her, barely missing her by centimeters. Sarah cried out in fear and fell over, Celebi still in her arms. Scrambling towards the wall, the girl looked up as Parker and Arcanine approached her menacingly; the former was cracking his knuckles, while the latter was growling fiercely.
"Well now..." Parker said, "why don't you be a good little girl and give me that Pokémon?"
Arcanine then barked at Sarah, causing her to whimper and flinch, but her grip on Celebi tightened nonetheless. Parker pursed his lips in frustration.
"Give it to me now...or I'll make you..." he snarled. However, he was met with another squeak, and his frown became more pronounced. "Arcanine-"
"CHUUUUU!"
A bolt of yellow electricity appeared from the doorway and struck Arcanine before Parker could issue a command. The Pokémon Poacher grunted and flicked his head towards the door, where he narrowed his eyes. Sarah looked at the doorway as well, and her eyes widened in surprise and relief.
"ALEX!" she cried. "JENNA!"
"Sarah, get behind us!" shouted Jenna.
The seven-year-old immediately dashed behind her siblings and noticed that the three of them were joined by Alex's friends Amber, Sam, and Harrison. Amber looked at Celebi as it was clutched in Sarah's arms; her eyes widened and she spoke for what appeared to be the first time of the day.
"Is that a Celebi?"
"What?" Harrison asked before looking down at Sarah and Celebi. "Yeah, it actually is!"
"Alright!" exclaimed Alex. "What do you want with this Celebi, Parker?"
Sarah's eyes widened, for she didn't expect this criminal to know her brother. However, she didn't bother to ask about it, since Parker continued the conversation.
"What do you think, Ketchum? To give it to the person who hired me in exchange for a good sum of money. And believe me, that Celebi's worth millions..."
"Well, you're not gonna be selling this Celebi, Parker!" Sam shouted. "You've always been a disgrace!"
The Poacher sneered. "And proud of it, Sam. Now, I am enjoying our little conversation, but I am afraid I must finish this up prematurely. It is bad business for me to be interfered with minutes before the trade takes place." He chuckled and then pointed at the group. "ARCANINE, USE FIRE BLAST!"
The Legendary Pokémon howled ferociously and fired a burst of flames that took the shape of a Dai kanjī. The attack headed straight for the group...
"QUICK GROWLITHE, USE FLAMETHROWER!" Sam ordered.
"PICHU, USE THUNDERSHOCK!" commanded Alex.
The two Pokémon fired their respective attacks at the Fire Blast, and they collided, setting off a large explosion and a billowing cloud of dark smoke...
Original A/N: Now that we know about the true nature of the mystery Zigzagoon, whatever will happen to Sarah and the others?! Stay tuned for the next chapter! :D
Anyway, I feel like the pacing on this was a bit too fast, but my plan was to get the whole premise of the story underway by Chapter 4, so I needed to quicken things up slightly. If any of you felt uncomfortable with the pacing, it's my fault. Don't worry, though, the story should get more enjoyable when the time-travel thing occurs.
I'd like to thank those who reviewed:
Avatar Rikki: Yep, that's what I mean. And it's good to hear you like time-travel stories! I guarantee that you'll like this one!
Guest reviewer #1: Enjoy, as I always say! :D
OmegaEGG: Here's more! Sorry if it wasn't that informative, but hey, needed to get things underway soon.
guywithglasses: Here's the next chapter you wanted! Sorry if it's a little late.
Guest reviewer #2: Sorry the "Separation" sequel isn't out yet. I'm still working on that, don't worry. But for now, enjoy this story while you wait! :D :D :D
colonelstars1911: Hope you enjoy this story as much as you did with "Separation"! And as for the pseudo-"Back to the Future" premise question, no, it isn't.
Well, hope you enjoyed this chapter! TheCartoonFanatic01 is out. PEACE!
New A/N: As you all can see, we're already at that point in the story where we see how the time travel shenanigans are going to unfold. Unlike with the current version, I introduced the future timeline and its characters straight off the bat, as opposed to opening the story with how the main cast is doing at the moment. But other than that and the use of original characters, there's not much of a difference at the moment. Who knows what else will be different as we progress? Let's find out!
I'd like to thank the following for reviewing:
-Rajiv A. Rajaram:
1) Yes, yes it was.
2) I'm very glad that those elements didn't make a difference to you in enjoying this fic! Thanks! But given how this was written a lot earlier in my writing history, I'm already seeing a major difference in my writing style then and now.
-Danny (guest reviewer): Thanks! I hope you keep reading! :D
-Guest reviewer: Ooh! I hope you find the original version as enjoyable as can be, then! :D
-Donny (guest reviewer): Thank you, but is there anything that you'd like to specify in your review? Anything that you liked about the fanfic so far? Anything that you might've disliked? Any questions or other comments? It would be greatly appreciated!
Well, hope you enjoyed this chapter! TheCartoonFanatic01 is out. PEACE!