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{{quote|''The darker, the stronger, the lighter, the weaker. That was the way with the Nidos.''}}
 
'''''Black Albino''''' is a [[Pokémon]] [[Fanfic]] written by Annarti circa 2004. '''Aurinko''' and '''Kuu''' are two [[Fanon Pokédex/Nidoran|Nidoran]], male and female, born at different times, in different burrows, in different places of the Pokémon 'verse; however they share a common trait: they are something completely unexpected for their families and societies. Aurinko is the palest Nidoran around, despite being the strongest heir of a dark male, whereas Kuu is the darkest Nidoran around, despite being born from a weak albino and a [[Disappeared Dad]]. And these details mean their fates are already decided -- Aurinko will always be at the bottom, assuming she even manages to survive, whereas Kuu will rise to the top, even if he doesn't want to.
 
Despite their differences, Aurinko and Kuu's lives start mirroring each other as the way of their societies start affecting their lives, until some events force them to leave. This way they have to completely deviate from the normal Nidoran life at the burrows and deal with their issues, as well as the threats the world presents, alone and unassisted.
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* [[Humans Are Cthulhu]]: they are presented in a somewhat otherwordly image in both storylines, and their motivation to catch and force Pokémon to battle is also discussed. The story was written before Generation 4's reveal of "''[[Binding Ancient Treaty|The Vow]]''" by which Pokémon actually agree to battle humans on their own accord.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] / [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: the two tropes are used in each storyline. Aurinko wants to be good enough; Kuu wants to not have that much pressure on his shoulders.
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]] / [[Mythology Gag]]: Many characters of this story later appear in an arc of ''[[We Are All Pokémon Trainers (Roleplay)|We Are All Pokémon Trainers]]'' after one of the [[User:Silent Reverence|RP members]] getsgot a permission from the author himself. Most particularly Taisho and Mayonaka, who are the lead couple of a Nidoran Colony too in that continuity.
* [[Nature Is Not Nice]]: Nidoran dispossing of their offspring is hinted to be uncommon and well hidden occurrence. Then a [[Fanon Pokédex/Growlithe|Growlithe]] comes in and eats two of Kuu's siblings ''whole''.
* [[Offing the Offspring]]: Aurinko's family. Dad cares about his lineage, whereas for Mom is mostly a "need a spare bedroom" thing. And this even though, except for her colouration, Aurinko is actually the best one of the litter.
* [[Paratext]]: Each chapter has a small extract from either the Pokédex Entries or other sources of information.
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