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[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Obviously]], the star is [[Olympus Mons|Latias]]. When the Ghost King destroys her home city of Alto Mare and kills all of her friends after she spurns his advances, she is forced to embark on a long journey that takes her across the [[Pokémon]] world. There, she meets up with Ash and the other Chosen. Together, the Chosen are forced to embark on many adventures across the land. |
[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Obviously]], the star is [[Olympus Mons|Latias]]. When the Ghost King destroys her home city of Alto Mare and kills all of her friends after she spurns his advances, she is forced to embark on a long journey that takes her across the [[Pokémon]] world. There, she meets up with Ash and the other Chosen. Together, the Chosen are forced to embark on many adventures across the land. |
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It's [[ |
It's [[Doorstopper|absurdly long]], surprisingly deep from plot and character standpoints, [[Mind Screw|Mind Screwy]] with little way to tell just how much was planned ahead of time and how much was [[Ass Pull|Ass Pulled]] by the author, surreal and bizarre to hilarious extremes, interspersed with plenty of [[Lighter and Softer|lightheartedness]], epic fight sequences and acts of [[HSQ|unbelievable badassitude]]...oh, and sometimes it's really, ''really'' [[Dark Fic|dark]], [[Squick|Squicky]], [[Ludicrous Gibs|messy]], and all kinds of [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|disturbing]]. |
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Oh sorry, we should've mentioned this is rated M. Pack your security blanket and [[Brain Bleach]]. Don't expect to stop laughing [[Black Comedy|even as you're traumatized]]. |
Oh sorry, we should've mentioned this is rated M. Pack your security blanket and [[Brain Bleach]]. Don't expect to stop laughing [[Black Comedy|even as you're traumatized]]. |
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** To a lesser degree, Latias is somewhat ditzy for the majority of the book. |
** To a lesser degree, Latias is somewhat ditzy for the majority of the book. |
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* [[Doomed Hometown]] - Chapter ''One''. |
* [[Doomed Hometown]] - Chapter ''One''. |
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* [[ |
* [[Doorstopper]] - 1,186,409 words of text. |
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** The sequel is 1,624,420 words and will probably get longer. |
** The sequel is 1,624,420 words and will probably get longer. |
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** For comparison, the ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy is around 525,000. |
** For comparison, the ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy is around 525,000. |
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{{quote| '''Brock''': (noticing a picture of a bearded man) Oh, is that your ex-boyfriend?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Brock''': (noticing a picture of a bearded man) Oh, is that your ex-boyfriend?<br /> |
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'''Ivy''': No, {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Funny|that was me before the operation]].}} }} |
'''Ivy''': No, {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Funny|that was me before the operation]].}} }} |
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* [[Overly Long Gag]] - One could consider the [[ |
* [[Overly Long Gag]] - One could consider the [[Doorstopper|whole book]] one such, but the author is rather fond of these on the whole. |
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* [[Pair the Spares]] - Ri2 gleefully sticks characters together throughout the book. {{spoiler|During the [[The Stinger|epilogue]], an [[Overly Long Gag]] recaps all the pairings he's made. It lasts over two pages, has a [[Running Gag]] ''within itself'', and leaves the choice of Delia's significant other [[No Fourth Wall|to the reader's discretion]].}} |
* [[Pair the Spares]] - Ri2 gleefully sticks characters together throughout the book. {{spoiler|During the [[The Stinger|epilogue]], an [[Overly Long Gag]] recaps all the pairings he's made. It lasts over two pages, has a [[Running Gag]] ''within itself'', and leaves the choice of Delia's significant other [[No Fourth Wall|to the reader's discretion]].}} |
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* [[Parental Abandonment]] - Played straight and subverted. Ash despises his father for ditching his mother before he was born. At the very end of the book, {{spoiler|he finds out his father is freaking ''Zorro''. Turns out someone spiked the punch at a fundraiser, they did a few things they might not have otherwise (Delia specifically [[Really Gets Around|did several]]), and neither one remembered anything the next morning.}} |
* [[Parental Abandonment]] - Played straight and subverted. Ash despises his father for ditching his mother before he was born. At the very end of the book, {{spoiler|he finds out his father is freaking ''Zorro''. Turns out someone spiked the punch at a fundraiser, they did a few things they might not have otherwise (Delia specifically [[Really Gets Around|did several]]), and neither one remembered anything the next morning.}} |
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