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A [[Darker and Edgier]] take on Pokemon, this fic chronicles the journey of Ash Ketchum in a more realistic, dangerous Pokemon world where death and corruption are rife. Pokemon are dangerous enough that one red Gyarados can wipe out an entire town, science has focused mainly on researching pokemon, leading to very advanced medicine but relatively little in terms of computers, transport etc, transportation is mainly on foot/per pokemon (with cars being right out, even in the core region) and there being an actual frontier to human civilization.

The story follows Ash Ketchum, but not as we know him from the anime. An early experience with Pokemon in his childhood teaches him to respect Pokemon for the dangerous nature they possess, a lesson that stays with him throughout the rest of the story. With his traveling companion Misty, a girl with a mysterious past, Ash attempts to get to the bottom of why Team Rocket are occupying Mt. Moon and trying to enter Cerulean Cave. Along the way he meets Bill the scientist, a reclusive inventor, Dawn, a fellow trainer with whom he shares a mysterious connection, Jesse and James, who are constantly at odds with Ash and Misty, and the ever manipulative [[Magnificent Bastard|Mewtwo]]. Warning: character deaths, [[Gorn|violence, and gore]] ahead.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: Janine. She throws herself at the enemy before she throws her Pokemon.

* [[Aloof Ally]]: {{spoiler|Mewtwo would rather Ash survive. But if he doesn't, no big deal: he has enough plans in the background that he can afford to lose one pawn.}}

* [[Ship Tease]]: {{spoiler|Ash/Janine}} has been hinted at a lot ever since {{spoiler|Misty's death.}}

* [[Shoot the Messenger]]: During the {{spoiler|battle of Celadon, Brock, who is leading Celadon's forces, is warned by an enemy messenger that if they do not surrender, then there will be no quarter given. Brock responds by riding forward, shouting "IF!" and ordering his archers to attack}}. [[Captain Obvious|It does not end well for the messenger.]]

* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|Professor Elm}} gets results, but he seriously overestimates his sway over {{spoiler|his right-hand-girl and pet [[The Beast Master|Savant]], May.}} This ends {{spoiler|[[Et Tu, Brute?|predictably.]]}}

* [[Survivor Guilt]]: Ash shows some of this.

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