Two Garnets and Some Cherries with Cream

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"Son, it's about time I tell you how I met your mother."
"What...? It's 2 AM!"

—Summary

A Fanfic by Kayi Rowling. The beginning, "Chapter 1 of ?", may be read at Fanfiction.net and at the Bulbagarden Forums [dead link]; from there, navigation towards newer chapters is easy.

The summary of the story, copy-pasted everywhere you look, is: “Son, it’s about time I tell you how I met your mother.” “What…? It’s 2 AM!” A SilverspawnShipping dish with a moderate amount of LOL sauce.

A more detailed summary may actually care enough to tell you that this is a fanfic set in the Pokémon Special verse, featuring Silver and Giovanni as the latter tells the former about the time he met his one-true-love, the HGSS Rocket Executive Ariana. Hilarity Ensues via the unexpected jokes that slip past your defenses every now and then. The short dialogue in the summary naturally never happens (it is 2 AM when it starts, though)

...needless to say, this is purely Fanon, and it may be Jossed in its entirety at any moment by the manga's own HeartGold and SoulSilver chapter.

Tropes used in Two Garnets and Some Cherries with Cream include:

Narrator (Silver's side): "Talk about an ego booster."

  • City Narrows: Viridian City's were explored swiftly by Giovanni and Ariana in "Chapter 4 of ?". At night.
  • Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Sird forbids Giovanni to use his Viridian Forest powers because they hurt him, but he always thinks he can fool her and uses them anyways.
    • "Chapter 4 of ?" discusses this:

Silver: "And you still decided it was for the best to use it back then?"
Giovanni: "I was young and believed myself to be immortal, son; it's obvious that I did."

Weavile: "I think you're after my mistress, sir."

  • Nakama: Everyone at Viridian City's gym for Giovanni. The relationships among them vary, though. For example, Petrel is well-liked by both Sird and Ariana, and Archer despises Proton.
  • Nay Theist: Considering there's a cult (or religion) worshiping Arceus, it's safe to say anyone that isn't with them fits this trope. Giovanni definitely is, though.
  • Nicknamer: Proton.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: Ariana, as part of her battle strategy. Shame Sird prefers more direct approaches, and beats her up for it.
  • Oblivious to Love: Giovanni is a special case, since he's very much in love with Ariana, but he doesn't realize she likes him back.
  • Once an Episode: The narration on Silver's side will remind you that he's tired (word always in italics), and his thoughts will eventually get to Blue and Gold.
    • Ariana is also the one uttering the last line of every chapter.
  • Parental Substitute: Sird for Giovanni. Silver's not pleased to hear about it.
  • Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner: With lots of commas, and didn't mean anything by the end of the battle in "Chapter 2 of ?".
  • Psychic Powers: The manifestation of the powers of a Viridian Forest child usually have a couple of this, mainly Telepathy, but Giovanni's include a form of mind control instead of being able to heal Pokemon like Yellow and Lance do.
  • Purple Prose: The fic's title came out from Giovanni's description of Ariana, after being interrupted by Silver's complaint (see Running Gag and Shout-Out below). The paragraph itself was a parody.
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning: Ariana, her sister Mars, and their father. Arguably, the two girls aren't evil or dangerous, until they grew up.
  • Redhead in Green: "Chapter 4 of ?" reveals that Ariana has been wearing green all along.
  • Running Gag: Silver is tired not tired.
    • Giovanni's side of the narration remarks that Ariana isn't beautiful twice before Silver finally breaks it in "Chapter 3 of ?":

Silver: "I'm beginning to think you are saying that on purpose."

Kayi Rowling: DAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMN!!!

Giovanni: "As you wish."

    • Apparently, Blue has read either Twilight or Gone with the Wind, if one goes along Silver's complaint over Giovanni specifying Ariana is not beautiful. She might have also made him read whichever novel it was, but he denied everything when asked.
  • Smurfette Principle: The Viridian Gym trainers, unlike Team Rocket, don't respect the 1-girl-per-4-guys rule. They're actually closer to 1-girl-per-40-guys.
  • Soap Opera Disease: Giovanni's.
  • Stalker with a Crush: Ariana thought this of Giovanni, until he clarified who he was in "Chapter 4 of ?".
  • Start of Darkness: Ariana joining the gym at the end of "Chapter 4 of ?" eventually led to her joining Team Rocket. Giovanni even mentions in "Chapter 2 of ?" that she, unlike many others in Team Rocket, wasn't a criminal in the beginning.
  • Tender Tears/Tears of Remorse: Someone wasn't expecting to lose when challenging the Viridian Gym. Continues crying after.
  • Terms of Endangerment: Sird has a lot of these in store for Ariana. She has a preference for "hon(ey)" and "Skitty".
  • Unreliable Narrator: Giovanni abstains from using Ariana's name when telling Silver his story, and who knows how much more information he's withholding from his son, unintentionally or not.
  • Vague Age: Silver is "nearly twen--!" years old.
    • During the flashbacks, Giovanni is around Silver's age (he's a "twenty-something year old")
    • Averted with Ariana: she's nineteen. However, her father was able to initially convince Giovanni she was fifteen...
  • White-Haired Pretty Girl: Sird.
  • Word Salad Title: Not justified, but you'll notice the fragmented Title Drop when it happens.
  • Yakuza: Giovanni's side of the family.
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