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The New Normal - 17-14 - INTERLUDE - POKENET REACTIONS

The New Normal – 17-14 – INTERLUDE – POKENET REACTIONS

[SINNOH WELCOMES IN THEIR FIRST EVER PROTECTOR-GUARDIAN! CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN, FORMERLY OF THE INDIGO ELITE FOUR, FOR HIS ASCENSION!] by Sinnoh News

[Pictures of John at his ascension ceremony. He can be ...

The New Normal - 17-13

The New Normal – 17-13 – Kitakami

Reports about Kitakami kept flooding in. For practically a whole week, every single news station was talking about something new that they had discovered about Kitakami. Whether it be something about their local culture, rare Pokémon s...

The New Normal - 17-12 - Interlude - Aaron

The New Normal – 17-12 – Interlude – Aaron

The first thing he thought when he had arrived at Kitakami was that this place was truly empty.

He knew as much from the descriptions that Yukiko had given him during their trip here, but hearing about it and seeing it ...

The New Normal - 17-12

The New Normal – 17-12 – Big Developments

However, as successful as the raids were, they were almost too successful. One of the issues that Unova now faced was that they had captured a huge amount of PLASMA’s members, and they were actually struggling to keep...

The New Normal - 17-11

The New Normal – 17-11 – New Operations

When Cynthia received a call late last night while we were trying and failing to make some kind of fancy dinner together, I already knew that something important had just taken place. And after one tense phone call, I quickly foun...

The New Normal - 17-10 - Interlude - Legendary Discussions

The New Normal – 17-10 – Interlude – Legendary Discussions

(Excerpt from the article: Unovan Mythology – an examination behind the tales of the Twin Heroes and the Legendaries of Unova)

Every child in Unova has heard of the tale of the Twin Heroes –...

The New Normal - 17-10

The New Normal – 17-10 – Extraction

(Civilian POV)

It wasn’t surprising that John and Cynthia were the power couple that had dominated the headlines for several weeks, especially after their engagement had become public knowledge. It only took a single ...

The New Normal - 17-9

The New Normal – 17-9 – Intermission

Despite my new engagement to Cynthia, nothing really changed in the wider scope of things. Of course, every time I saw her newly adorned ring, a brand new smile would always grow on my face. Waking up every morning together was also ...

The New Normal - 17-8 - Interlude - Looker & N

The New Normal – 17-8 – Interlude – Looker & N

(Looker POV)

Recently, the upper leadership of PLASMA had been meeting far more often – which did not bode well. Ever since their humiliating retreat from Sinnoh, the leadership of PLASMA had all agre...

The New Normal - 17-8

The New Normal – 17-8 – A New Life Together

Naturally, the ceremony wasn’t over just because I was sworn in. After formally accepting my new position as the Protector-Guardian of Sinnoh, I spent most of the evening mingling with the other guests in attendance as they ...

The New Normal - 17-7

The New Normal – 17-7 – Sworn In

Expectedly, my arrival was met by a ton of fanfare from the Sinnoh League. From the moment I got off the ship, the League wasted absolutely no time as I was immediately escorted to the Temple of the Titan, where an official swea...

The New Normal - 17-6 - Interlude - Elite Four

The New Normal – 17-6 – Interlude – Elite Four

(Karen POV)

A day after John had left, they were all shuffled back into Lance’s office for a discussion about their upcoming plans and proposals.

Even though it had only been a day, she had keenly f...

The New Normal - 17-6 - INTERLUDE - POKENET REACTIONS

The New Normal – 17-6 – INTERLUDE – POKENET REACTIONS

[DRAKE FIGHTS BRUNO! THE FIRST-EVER FOREIGNER CHALLENGE TO AN ELITE FOUR MEMBER!] By Battlecast

[Pictures of the battle. Annihilape is featured frequently]

This was the battle that we’ve all been wait...

The New Normal - 17-5

The New Normal – 17-5 – Time To Leave

The next week or so passed by both eventfully and quickly, given how much that I had to do.

First and foremost, Drake had lost his battle against Bruno, making Bruno the newest and first ever foreign Elite Four to be appointed...

The New Normal - 17-4 - Interlude - Drake

The New Normal – 17-4 – Interlude – Drake

As he watched his beloved starter go down to the single most powerful move he had ever seen, he felt a whole host of different emotions sprung up within him.

On the one hand, he was disappointed in himself. He knew that ...

The New Normal - 17-4

The New Normal – 17-4 – Ascension

(Bruno POV)

The feeling of someone tapping on his shoulder told him that it was time. His battle against Drake was here.

Opening his eyes, he exited the meditative state that he was in as he wordlessly stood up and ...

The New Normal - 17-3

The New Normal – 17-3 – Plans

A few days later, which I had been busy running around making preparations and fulfilling my promises to my friends from Cerulean, I received a very interesting call from Will.

“John, I hope I haven’t caught you at a bad time, but...

The New Normal - 17-2 - Interlude - Volkner

The New Normal – 17-2 – Interlude – Volkner

He couldn’t deny that his decision to take on Misty as his assistant was partially a spur-of-the-moment thing. Although he had made the offer, and didn’t regret it, the realisation of what he had done only set in later.<...

The New Normal - 17-2

The New Normal – 17-2 – Preparing for Departure

As per Lance’s request for us to assist him with mustering up public support so that Alder could be persuaded to allow the International Police to have jurisdiction over Unova, I immediately got to work.

I went to ...

The New Normal - 17-1

The New Normal – 17-1 – New Direction

With the Tournament now over, I really didn’t expect for anything interesting to pop up as I prepared to make my way back home to Indigo. I did speak with Elesa and Iris before their own ship departed for Unova, exchanging a promi...

The New Normal - 16-18 - Interlude - Blaine

The New Normal – 16-18 – Interlude – Blaine

When he was first assigned to the mysterious ‘evolution stone’ project, not only was he honoured to be working alongside such brilliant talents, but he also thought that because of said talent that the project would be a...

The New Normal - 16-18 - INTERLUDE - POKENET REACTIONS

The New Normal – 16-18 – INTERLUDE – POKENET REACTIONS

[A SURPRISE BATTLE?! CYNTHIA AND STEVEN BATTLE AGAINST JOHN AND ELESA!? THE CHAMPIONS FIGHT ONCE AGAIN!] By Battlecast

[Pictures of the battle. Tyrant, Metagross, and Garchomp are featured most prominently]<...

The New Normal - 16-17

The New Normal – 16-17 – Tournament’s End

Ah. So in the end, even with Tyrant’s best efforts, it hadn’t been enough.

Faced off against the might of two Champions’ greatest Pokémon, he had lost. But it had been a valiant attempt nonetheless.

In hinds...

The New Normal - 16-16 - Interlude - Other Participants

The New Normal – 16-16 – Interlude – Other Participants

(Iris POV)

“…Seeing this… I don’t feel so bad that we lost.” She remarked to Karen as they watched as John’s Slaking valiantly held his ground in a 2v1 against both of the Champion’s ...

The New Normal - 16-16

The New Normal – 16-16 – Champions

My first thought was that I was hearing things wrong. I had absolutely no idea that such a thing was going to be sprung on us.

Fuck, this must have been the surprise that Cynthia was hinting to me about. I thoug...

The New Normal - 16-15

The New Normal – 16-15 – The Finals?

Our victory over Koga and Flannery was definitely not clean, but I couldn’t deny being satisfied with it nonetheless.

However, I didn’t get much chance to replay that battle in my head as I had to focus on getting ...

The New Normal - OMAKE - Ingame Snippets - Pokémon: Black and White

The New Normal – OMAKE – Ingame Snippets – Pokémon: Black and White

[A review of Pokémon: Black – a worthy sequel? Or a hastily produced ripoff?] by Earlier Access

[A gallery containing the official promotional material of the game. Many Gym Leaders and Pok�...

The New Normal - 16-14

A.N. Hi all, but I’m sorry to say that it’s going to be very likely that, for the foreseeable future, uploads will generally be delayed by a certain amount of hours from what you’re used to. I’ve really tried my best to fix my schedule, but it’s just not happening. Just to be cl...