Overcoming the Clashing Tides

Overcoming The Clashing Tides is a Pokémon Anime/Special crossover fanfiction by DemigodWitch96.

The story begins with Ariana, one of Team Rocket's admins proposing an alliance with all of the crime syndicates except Team Plasma. They all accept and Ariana quickly orders the kidnapping of six children of the Dex Holders. Too bad they never saw a group of interfering kids rescuing them coming...

Ashley and Maria are the twin daughters of Ash and Misty. Drake and Alexandra (aka Alex) are the twin children of Paul and Dawn. Jason (aka Jay) and Elizabeth (aka Lizzie) are the children of Drew and May.

Citrine is the daughter of Red and Yellow. Cobalt is the son of Green and Blue. Bronze is the son of Gold and Crystal. Jet is the son of Silver and his wife, Kotone. Amethyst (sometimes called Ame) is the daughter of Ruby and Sapphire. Mercury is the son of Dia and Platina.

Other characters are the main characters' parents, Lewis, son of Gary and Leaf, cousin of both the Ketchum twins and Cobalt, Tanzanite (or Tanzy), Amethyst's younger sister, Jonah, the son of Trip and Iris, and Copper  , the younger brother of Mercury, Ronnie, the cousin of Drake and Alex and son of Reggie and Maylene.

Overcoming the Clashing Tides has humor, romance, some drama, and friendship. Read to find out more!

"Alex: (deadpan) It's written all over your face."
 * Abusive Parents:.
 * Aerith and Bob: Basically, all of the second generation Dex Holders.
 * Amethyst is considered a girl's name, though. I'm actually not sure about Citrine...
 * There's also a bunch of new characters, including Moonstone (but goes by Luna), Em, Auburn (who's a guy), Jade, Cyan, Hazel, and Sappho...
 * Always Identical Twins:
 * Ashley and Maria, they're identical twins.
 * Badass Family: The Fawkes family.
 * Auburn is one of the most powerful trainers of the Resistance, while Citrine eventually becomes the.
 * Jasper's no pushover, either, even though he's not a leader of the Resistance.
 * Battle Couple:
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: Ashley swears that she isn't jealous but everybody can see that she's lying... Especially when she is beating Jay up with her bat.
 * Berserk Button: Almost everybody has one!
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Lizzie, Drake, and Citrine.
 * Many people see Lizzie as a ditz but she can kick some major ass when she is actually serious.
 * Citrine takes after her mother when it comes to her temperament. She may be short but she will kick your butt if you make her angry.
 * Drake is very nice but he is the son of Paul.
 * Older Sibling Instinct: Where to begin?
 * Bilingual Bonus: Apparently, Mercury and Copper can speak Japanese.
 * Blue Eyes: Drake, Jay, and sort of Ashley and Maria, since they have blue-green eyes.
 * Ironically, Maria has.
 * Let's add Opal and Kyle to the list.
 * Braids of Action: Lizzie has hers in one long French braid.
 * Catch Phrase: Alex has one. Usually when a character denies something.
 * Braids of Action: Lizzie has hers in one long French braid.
 * Catch Phrase: Alex has one. Usually when a character denies something.

"Pearl: Get a room, you two!
 * Character Development:
 * Childhood Friends: All of the second generation Pokédex Holders are one group.
 * Ashley, Drake, Lewis, Kyle, and Alex are another.
 * Can't forget about Maria, Jay, and Lizzie.
 * Childhood Friend Romance: Averted with the anime kids.
 * Both of the Ketchum twins consider the boy that they were closest to in childhood as a brother.
 * Unfortunately, both Jet and Mercury's crushes on Citrine and Amethyst respectively are unrequited.
 * Covert Pervert: After an, ah, interesting scene with Bronze and Lizzie, Bronze is revealed to be one.
 * Crazy Prepared:.
 * Dead Little Brother: Poor Mercury.
 * . It was not pretty when Mercury got his revenge.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Alex, of course.
 * Jasper seems to be joining the club.
 * Death By Childbirth: Ruby's birth mother died in childbirth.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Everything's Better With Penguins: Alex owned a Piplup, a gift from her parents right before she left for the Sinnoh region. It eventually evolved off-screen into Prinplup and later Empoleon in the prequel.
 * Eyes of Gold: Bronze, obviously, but the typical personality is off.
 * Citrine can be considered this as her eyes are described as amber.
 * Let's add Pyrite.
 * Fingerless Gloves: Alex owns a black pair.
 * Four-Girl Ensemble: Ashley, Maria, Alex, and Lizzie.
 * Get a Room: Lewis and Tanzy. Heck, Pearl even comments on their fighting!

Lewis & Tanzy: *glares*"

"Lizzie: Ooh, let's play Twister!
 * Gray Eyes: Alex, Jet, and Mercury.
 * Alex's personality just screams calm and a strong-willed person.
 * Mercury... Not so much. You can blame Pearl's influence on him for that.
 * Green Eyes: Lizzie and Cobalt.
 * Let's add Jade to the list.
 * Hair of Gold: Citrine, obviously. She's pretty innocent, too.
 * Let's add Luna to this.
 * Hazel, as well.
 * Handsome Devil: Jay just screams this trope.
 * Heroic Lineage: Ashley and Maria.
 * Ashley is an
 * Maria can.
 * Hold Your Hippogriffs: Instead of using God, the character use legendary Pokemon, mostly using Arceus.
 * Hopeless Suitor: Sorry, Amethyst. Drake belongs with Maria.
 * Jonah seems to be joining this trope as well.
 * Identical Twin ID Tag: Minor example with the Ketchum twins.
 * Maria usually wears her hair in a high ponytail.
 * Ashley's is usually in a low ponytail.
 * In-Series Nickname:
 * Call Alex by her full name (Alexandra) and die
 * Jay's full name is Jason.
 * Lizzie's real name is Elizabeth, but who wants to go by that?
 * In the Blood: Almost of all the characters has the same personality as one of their parents.
 * Kid Hero: Everybody!
 * Except for the fact that Jay is almost eighteen.
 * And Auburn and Jade, who are twenty-two...
 * Killer Rabbit: Alex owns a Pachirisu, Citrine owns a Pikachu, and Amethyst owns a Delcatty. All are very deadly and frightening when provoked correctly.
 * Knife Nut: It's.
 * Knight Templar Big Brother: Do not mess with Drake's siblings.
 * Xanthias learned this the hard way right after he tried to.
 * Same with Ashley.
 * Do not mess with Lewis unless you want the pulp beaten out of you, slowly and painfully.
 * Kuudere: ALEX.
 * She's mainly Type 1 but she shows some of Type 2.
 * Jet shows this sometimes.
 * Let's add.
 * Lady of War: Alex.
 * Blame.
 * Jade can be considered this.
 * Like A Brother To Me: Lewis to most of the anime characters.
 * Lewis is Ashley and Maria's cousin and was raised with Ashley and the Shinji twins his whole life, so it is justified.
 * Like Brother and Sister: Ashley and Drake fit this, as do Jay and Maria.
 * Long-Lost Relative: Cobalt-Lewis, Amethyst-Jay/Lizzie, and Mercury-Drake/Alex.
 * Cobalt and Lewis's dads (Green and Gary respectively), are cousins, making Cobalt and Lewis second cousins, but had no clue since Lewis hasn't  of his scheming other cousins (aka Ashley and Maria).
 * Amethyst's parents are both related to May as Ruby is her  and Sapphire is May's   side.
 * Turns out that Yellow and  are.
 * Both Mercury and the Shinji twins' mothers are both members of the Berlitz family. They clash mainly because Mercury was raised by the 'proper' way and Alex and Drake were raised in a more easy-going way. Of course, Alex enjoys calling Mercury a prissy boy, to his chagrin. It is revealed in a recent chapter that Dawn's father was
 * Let's add the other missing kids!.
 * The Medic: Citrine, duh.
 * Moment Killer: Ashley killed a fluffy moment between Drake and Maria.
 * Nice Guy: DRAKE.
 * Well, he is growing a spine, now.
 * Mercury used to be this.
 * Ninja:.
 * Non-Human Sidekick: All of the Pokémon!
 * Not So Stoic: Alex may look like a female stoic, but she isn't.
 * Oblivious to Love: CITRINE.
 * Amethyst too, even though she totally ships Citrine and Jet together.
 * Heck, even Ashley.
 * IT'S ALL ASH'S FAULT.
 * Heck, even Drake to an extent.
 * AUBURN.
 * Older Than They Look: Citrine.
 * She got it from Yellow but it's not as severe. She's fifteen, but can pass as a thirteen-year-old.
 * Original Character: All of the main characters!
 * Psychic Powers: Citrine and Jet. Citrine can heal and talk to Pokemon and Jet can only talk...
 * Also Ashley
 * The Quiet One: JET.
 * Alex, sort of.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni:
 * Ashley is the red. Alex is the blue.
 * Auburn is the red oni and Jade is the blue oni.
 * Running Gag: The author seems to be hinting at one in the second arc.
 * Whenever any of the main character mentions a slang word from, it earns them odd looks.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni:
 * Ashley is the red. Alex is the blue.
 * Auburn is the red oni and Jade is the blue oni.
 * Running Gag: The author seems to be hinting at one in the second arc.
 * Whenever any of the main character mentions a slang word from, it earns them odd looks.

(beat)

Jade: What?"

"Amethyst (paraphrased): JUST SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR STUPID PLAN, OLD MAN SO I CAN KICK YOUR SORRY ASS!
 * Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Eventually this is how Bronze and Lizzie's relationship is going to be. And maybe Mercury and Amethyst.
 * Say My Name: Ashley seems to enjoy doing this.
 * "ALEX!"
 * "JAY!" Cue head bash from baseball bat and Jay yelling in pain.
 * Secret Legacy:
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend: *coughs* Almost every couple in the story.
 * Jay and Ashley have admitted they do have feelings for each other but whenever an outsider points this out... Cue, death glares and denials.
 * It doesn't happen often with  and   but it's there.
 * Cobalt's mom teased him about Alex, for Arceus's sake.
 * Shipper On Deck: LIZZIE. Amethyst, in a way.
 * Lizzie totally ships Jay/Ashley and Drake/Maria. She kinda supports Cobalt/Alex. It was implied by Blue that she knows about Mercury's feelings about Amethyst.
 * Amethyst is exasperated by Jet and Citrine, because she just wants them together.
 * Jade seems to ship Cobalt/Alex.
 * Shout-Out: HELLO?
 * Bronze: He has blue hair, his name is BRONZE, and he's the genius of the group. He just screams Ravenclaw
 * The authoress is a big fan of Harry Potter and this shows in the fanfic...
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Ghetsis has been the target of this trope many, many times.
 * Bronze: He has blue hair, his name is BRONZE, and he's the genius of the group. He just screams Ravenclaw
 * The authoress is a big fan of Harry Potter and this shows in the fanfic...
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Ghetsis has been the target of this trope many, many times.
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Ghetsis has been the target of this trope many, many times.

Alex: Ghetsis... You talk too much."

"Cobalt: *stammers an apology*
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: OH. SO. MUCH.
 * Alex and Drake.
 * Cobalt and Sora, even though Sora isn't seen for long.
 * Amethyst and Tanzy.
 * Jay and Lizzie.
 * Someone to Remember Him By: Sir Aaron, yes that Sir Aaron, got the younger sister of Queen Rin pregnant, and that baby grew up to marry into the Ketchum family, making Maria and Ashley descendants of the Rota royals and Sir Aaron.
 * Stalker With a Crush: Remember Conway from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl?
 * And did I forget to mention that he still has an, ah, interest in Dawn?
 * The Stoic: Jet has his moments.
 * Strong Family Resemblance:
 * The Shinji twins. It has been mentioned that Drake looks almost exactly like Paul except for his indigo hair and blue eyes. Alex looks like Dawn, except for shorter indigo hair and dark gray eyes.
 * JAY. Both in looks and personality.
 * Cobalt = Green clone. Just don't mention that to his face or he'll punch you.
 * Amethyst looks just like Sapphire except for her eyes.
 * Mini-Yellow, thy name is Citrine Fawkes.
 * Lewis looks just like his dad, Gary except his hair color.
 * Suggestive Collision: Cobalt and Alex in the second chapter. He fell on her, and well, accidentally groped her.
 * In Cobalt's defense, it was an accident.
 * Alex didn't even care about his apology. She just punched him.
 * Suggestive Collision: Cobalt and Alex in the second chapter. He fell on her, and well, accidentally groped her.
 * In Cobalt's defense, it was an accident.
 * Alex didn't even care about his apology. She just punched him.

Alex: *punches him*

Cobalt: What was that for?!

Alex: For being a pervert."

"Kyle: Wow. You really need a girlfriend.
 * Hm, that may be a reason why things went so downhill after that.
 * Supreme Chef: Ashley grew up learning how to cook from her grandmother, Delia. In the prologue, Mercury is mentioned to have inherited Dia's skills in the kitchen.
 * Time Travel: The main characters are now stuck in the past...
 * Now they're in the distant
 * Tomboy: Ashley, in a way and so is Alex, even though Dawn makes her wear skirts sometimes. Maria is between from a tomboy and girly girl.
 * Two Girls and A Guy: Plenty of examples.
 * First, Ashley, Alex, and Drake. The three of them were childhood friends and very close.
 * Same with Maria, Jay, and Lizzie.
 * Paul and Dawn's kids count too.
 * Technically, Ash and Misty's kids would count too, but Danny is too young.
 * Ruby and Sapphire's children fulfill this trope.
 * Two Guys and A Girl:
 * There's Diamond and Platinum's children, but.
 * Red and Yellow have three children,, Jasper, and Citrine.
 * There's also Green and Blue's kids,, Cobalt, and Sora.
 * Mangaquest kids:, Bronze, and Opal.
 * Silver and Kotone's kids,, Jet, and Garnet.
 * Can't forget Drew and May's kids, Jay, Lizzie, and Thomas.
 * Unrequited Love Lasts Forever: Poor Mercury.
 * The Un-Reveal: Not a lot of people were shocked that Auburn and Jade were the.
 * Averted when Opal reveals that there were.
 * Uptight Loves Wild: Gender Flipped.
 * Alex Shinji: smart, strategical, and super serious.
 * Cobalt Oak: easy going, enjoys teasing Alex, and is basically a male version of Blue.
 * You do the math.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Ashley and Alex all the way.
 * World of Badass: Let's see...
 * The Ketchum twins. One of them has.
 * The Shinji twins are Badass Normals.
 * The Hayden siblings wield.
 * Citrine may not look like much, but she is a healer, and kick major ass with her Pokemon team.
 * Cobalt excels at both training Pokemon and karate.
 * Bronze's a Badass Bookworm.
 * Jet can be pretty quiet, but he is not someone you mess with.
 * Amethyst and Tanzy are the daughters of Ruby and Sapphire. And they both inherited Sapphire's fierce personality and capability to kick ass.
 * Mercury is a Noble Who Actually Does Something.
 * Don't even get me started on the Resistance.
 * You Really Need A Girlfriend: Bronze gets this sometimes.

Bronze: I DO NOT!

Kyle: Yes, you do. You're waaaay too uptight.

Bronze: *eye twitches*"


 * Opal said this to him, but Bronze assumed something else...