I am reaching out on behalf of my dear friend, Mohamad S., who is facing one of the most challenging times of his life. Mohamad is 37 years old and left his homeland in 2015 in search of a safer and better future. He’s a kind, hardworking man, and his small family has always been his greatest priority.
Living abroad, Mohamad has recently endured unimaginable loss and financial strain. Amidst the ongoing conflict in his homeland, his mother passed away, leaving behind his sister and her five young children—the last remaining members of his immediate family.
As the situation worsened, Mohamad managed to help his sister and her children escape to safety in Egypt, covering their immediate needs and securing a temporary refuge for them. Since then, he has been fully responsible for providing everything they need to survive during this transition.
In his efforts to support his family and cope with this devastating loss, Mohamad has found himself deeply in debt. To make matters even more difficult, he recently underwent knee surgery, which limits his ability to return to work for the foreseeable future. This has made it even harder for him to manage his financial responsibilities and the pressing need to provide his family with a stable future.
Mohamad is now working to bring his sister and her five children to join him in Belgium, where he hopes they can find stability and opportunity after all they’ve endured. This transition, however, requires significant resources that he is currently unable to meet alone.
For privacy reasons, we are not sharing Mohamad’s full name, as he has chosen to keep his identity discreet. While he initially refused the idea of asking for help, I couldn’t stand by and watch him struggle alone. I insisted on doing this for him because he deserves a chance to overcome these challenges.
Your contribution will help Mohamad repay the debt incurred during this difficult time, cover ongoing living expenses for his family, and assist with the costs involved in bringing them safely to Belgium.
Mohamad has been a good friend of mine for years, and I’ve always admired his resilience and generosity. Any support, no matter the size, will make an incredible difference in helping Mohamad and his family rebuild their lives after these painful experiences.
Thank you for reading his story and considering helping a man who has always done everything he can for his loved ones.
Adam
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I am reaching out on behalf of my dear friend, Mohamad S., who is faci… Adam Bin Ali needs your support for Help Mohamad reunite his family
Trust me, if my card worked for online stuff like that, I WOULD donate at least a bit of money so to those who can; what they fuck are you waiting for?? God's not going to come down and fix it, so others have to do what they can!
I am so so sorry. I truly thought I had uploaded this piece but it was a draft. Then found the finished version was corrupted so had to work off my last saved draft. Haven't a Pokémon fic properly before for Goh and Chloe. So consider this my first published fic!! (Turns out I had really rough drafts for a Sword and Shield based story. So guess what I'm working onnnnn!!😍😍)
This was requested by the awesome @grammarrrrrr, who was kind enough to do a fic for me, "Healing Curses and Trauma." and was kind enough to let me try one (1) for him!!
I hope this is ok, please tell me if you would like it changed or anything to add or take away. Enjoy!!
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The day had started off so well. Chloe and the boys had reunited after the Champions Battle and Mew Expedition respectively with their dreams and goals near enough fulfilled. Ash becoming a Champion after his victory over Leon and Goh finally encountering Mew once more, even getting to "hold it on the palm of his hand!"
To celebrate the occasion, the trio and their Pokémon decided that a camp out was the best way to do so. But it was so Chloe could get Goh to admit to Ash that it may be time to go their separate ways now. Goh has learned all he could with Ash, forever grateful for being able to grow into the researcher he always wanted to be and meeting Mew.
But the young girl could see that he couldn't shake off that feeling of potential betrayal to his friends if he ever did so. After an eventful travel to their campsite, enjoying the berries the Poliwag had given them in thanks for saving it from an angry swarm of Spearows, they began reminiscing about their time together as Research Fellows.
Throughout the trip, Chloe had quietly urged Goh to admit to Ash that now was the time to honestly tell the New Champion about his feelings about separating for his own journey, loosening ties to allow himself to be less dependant on his friends. But just when she thought he could do it, he chickens out. It was then she could have kicked herself when Ash casually announced that he was beginning his new journey with just Pikachu.
She saw how Goh couldn't hold it back anymore, tearily asking when Ash had planned to tell him this or if the year they spent together meant anything to Ash. She couldn't blame Ash, the boy was used to saying "See ya when we see ya" to his former travelling companions, having great pleasure in meeting them herself. But she couldn't help the pang of sadness in seeing her life long friend be upset at this new revelation.
Goh couldn't hold back anymore, declaring that since Ash didn't care about it, then their friendship was over and to never talk to him again as he ran off into the woods, his Striker Pokémon, equally as shocked as she was, followed suit.
"Goh wait!!" Ash called out after him, shock has yet to set in for him at what just happened. "What was that all about?"
It was then that Chloe gave the sternest of looks she could muster to the newly appointed World Pokémon Champion. He didn't realise what his words did to harm their friend.
At the same time, she knew Goh was quite secretive about his past and how he had a hard time admitting that making friends was never easy for him.
It took them this trip to the campsite alone to talk about the Abra that would randomly teleport into his family apartment years ago, after witnessing one (1) getting berries from a tree.
With a deep breath, she finally says,
"You were his very first friend, Ash. I don't think you understand how much that meant to him."
Ash, despite being airheaded, really did seem genuinely confused. She supposes that, as someone who always had travel companions and hardships since literally starting his journey, he can easily forget that that it was a difficult task for Goh and even herself to even start their journeys. But all the same, Ash's big heart for people and Pokémon alike has proven that at the end of the day, they all are just people wanting to reach their dreams. Ash took that hard step in sticking with his Pikachu, and the rewards for it has been substantial. And many links were connected thanks to Ash introducing them all at some point or another. So she decided to do something she wouldn't have dreamt on doing before.
"Ash, I understand how things may have been difficult for you when your journey began, but I want you to understand why this isn also the case for Goh. If not, even more difficult. It's not my story to tell from his point of view. But if you care for him, then please listen to what I have seen myself."
Ash and Pikachu shared a concerned look between each other before facing her again, now with a determination shining in their eyes.
"Ok. I don't know what Goh had been through, but I want to be able to help him. I can't help him if I don't know how he came to this conclusion. So please, help me understand."
"Pika!"
With that, Chloe took a deep breath and began to tell her side of the story.
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*FLASHBACK.*
If Chloe had a dime for every time Goh say "The future is at the palm of my hands!", she is certain that she would have a mansion for herself long before now.
Though that was also something she admire about him as well. But that was also when she seen how much of an outcast he had become. Or maybe it was because they couldn't find a way to understand him, he didn't exactly choose to be one.
A child of a Professor, she understands how people can criticise something they don't understand, even when they are presented with the known and most basic of facts. Her father did many a battle in his field to get to where he is at now.
Goh, despite his young age, already understood plenty. Enough to easily cut off the, thankfully patient, Professor Oak. But why did the other children have to be so cruel when he got praised?
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*CURRENT DAY.*
Ash and Chloe were still scavenging around the woods, both they and their Pokémon calling out for their dear friend and hoping to see some sign of him or Cinderace.
"I didn't know it meant so much to him to have me as his friend." Ash says as he looks around the trees. "Those bullies, you said Joshua had a Squirtle back then. I fought him before?"
Chloe grimaces at remembering finding Goh in such a state seeing him again. While he can handle confrontations better now, Chloe understands why there as some people he would much rather avoid.
"He was arrogant, I had my fair share of rivals but he was just a bully. Even after I beat him, he just wouldn't lighten up."
"He still has an ego. And I'm glad that you brought him down a peg or two (2)."
"What did he do to Goh?"
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*FLASHBACK.*
"Why don't you just fight back against them, Goh?" Chloe asked as she pulled up the boy from the dirt.
"You're kidding right?" Goh began to protest as he fails to discreetly wipe the tears from his eyes. "I can't fight back someone who is bigger than me! I'm just lucky their Pokémon are in the Daycare Section."
Chloe just sighed. Unfortunately she had come across another harassment against Goh as it was wrapping up. Even her own friends had urged her to try and stay away less she took her caught between opposing sides.
Well, she would say it's opposings sides had Goh actually fought back. In this case it's more like avoiding being caught in the bully's cross hair.
She can't even say she recognise this one (1) in particular. It wouldn't surprise her, Belle had been spreading rumours lately, something about how Goh would belittle anyone who doesn't know anything about a Pokémon before playing victim to get them into trouble. Outrageous lies! Goh, from what Chloe had observed of her longtime friend and fellow classmate for a few months, he's very introverted. Intelligent for sure, being the son of two (2) system engineers and programmers would do that as she too, is a child of a Pokémon Professor and Illustrator.
Both bore the heavy expectations to follow in their parents paths in some way but only Goh bore the storm of others doubts and ill intentions. Focusing back to Goh once more, she could see that his injuries are thankfully at a minimal. It was home time now, so she practically pulled him up and towards the main gates.
"W-wha?! Where are we going?!" The dark haired boy exclaims at the sudden pull. "Don't you have to meet your friends after school?"
"Plans change Goh, you should know that!" She smiles back at him, it was a lie she'll need to apologise to her friends for it later, but he didn't need to know that. "They cancelled so I got time. Let's get you home. Your grandma is staying over too, right?"
"Oi, we weren't finished yet, brainiac."
Oh no, Joshua! He was back with his Squirtle. She hears Goh beginning to panic but without a second thought or a single second to look in the bullys direction, she bolts to the main entrance located just around the corner. If they could just get to the door -
"Use Water gun in front of them!"
She didn't see the shot pass their heads, or how it muddied up the grass they were running all. But she did see each blade of grass as she face planks into it, Goh landing on his rear just beside her, not losing grip of his hand.
She stood in front of her friend to shield him from his harasser.
"Out the way Cerise. Don't want the precious little professor to get in the way of his target now, would we?"
"Stop it! Goh didn't even do anything to warrant any of this harassment!" She tried to mimick the best protective growl she could manage. She doesn't know why, but she's tired of seeing her friend hurt.
She was thanking any Legendary God Pokémon she can think of when the teacher rounded the corner and began scolding the bully. It resulted in a week's ban of bringing his Pokémon to the Daycare. He asked Chloe and Goh if their were any more, but Chloe had to reluctantly keep quiet as Goh said no, having met Joshua's raging face.
They couldn't get a hold of Goh's parents, typical, but thankfully Professor Cerise was nearby to pick them up. It was almost pitiful watching her dad help him clean up before offering a ride back home. Goh's Grandmother thankful that her Grandson was safe and sound, having argued with the school before about the brats behaviour towards Goh. She offered the Cerises some of her homemade soup for their trouble.
Goh was clinging to every word the professor was saying about his field of work, eventually asking questions and answering in turn, testing each others knowledge on Pokémon and the likes. She didn't miss how Goh perked up when his computer that his parents built him was brought up and how proud he was when proudly showing off his well organised files on it. Each Pokémon sorted by type, quadpedal or bipedal, typings. She can name it and he would have it.
It was no wonder he was ahead of everyone in school!! She suppose she could come over every now and then to learn more with him.
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*CURRENT DAY."
"Now I'm really glad that I dealt with that Joshua. Shame it can't be said about Belle." Ash deflated a bit on that.
"I wouldn't worry about that one (1)." She replies, when Ash looks at her she adds: "Remember when you got me back in touch with Serena after the contest in Lilycove City?"
Ash tried to think back on it, before sheepishly apologising about being late that day. But he was glad to see Serena again and her kindness to help Chloe in the show.
"Ash, it's ok. I had fun doing it. But Belle didn't." She heard Ash say "oh?" And recalls the moment she got to witness karma first hand.
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*FLASHBACK."
"And why does SHE get to preform with Serena and I can't?!" Chloe heard a voice practically bawl out on timing with the stomping heels against tiled flooring.
"Competitor Belle please restrain yourself from lashing out." One (1) of the staff tried to calm her down. "Miss Cerise -"
"CERISE?!" Chloe now recognised that shrill voice anywhere now. "The Loser Crybaby Protector?!
"Competitor Belle!" It was Serena's voice that cut through as she came out of the changing room. "That sort of behaviour is not tolerated in Contests."
"But why?! Why the Crybaby Loser Protector." Belle pushed the topic more. "She was the reason I got suspended for no reason!!"
The rumors continues, even now. Chloe was ready to charge in there and confront Belle, but a hand on her shoulder. Turning to find it had been Lisia who had stopped her, a finger against her lips to signal Chloe to be quiet and watch.
"That was your last warning Miss Belle. Malicious behaviour against other competitors have zero (0) tolerance here or anywhere. But I did have the pleasure of speaking to an aquitance of mine who knows of Miss Cerise and Goh." Chloe could feel her chest tighten and her grip around Eevee cause the poor thing to squirm out of her hold and onto her shoulders instead to avoid being crushed. "And it appears that some of yours as well is still continuing this unwarranted behaviour!"
"I know one (1) of the judges here! I will have you kicked out of this contest before you even set foot on that stage!" Belle cockily threatens. "So it's best you have her drop out before you both get kicked to the curb."
"I have already had the pleasure of speaking to the judges already before today's performances. None have confirmed to even heard of you until now."
"I'm sorry Miss Belle," the staff member says, not sorry at all as she removes her hand from her earpiece "But I'm afraid it's now best you leave the premises now, as word of your unruly behaviour have reached the Organisers and Judges and have deemed you unfit for this competition or future competitions."
Chloe's jaw dropped, Lisia smiling just behind her. She turned, unable to form words as she points to Lisia and back to Belle. Lisia just nods and walks off to next on stage. Well, looks like today's competition will be a lot smoother now, whether she won or not at least the competition looks more appealing than ever.
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*CURRENT DAY.*
"So that's why Goh was grinning ear to ear on the boat!" Ash exclaimed. He recalled meeting his old friend Serena literally moments before the boat had set sail. "Glad Serena was there to deal with that bully too."
"Yeah. Last I heard, Belle was dragged out and on a 'not allowed to compete' list." Chloe said happily, before turning serious again. "Ash, that's what you have to understand. Goh has learned a lot from you. Even I learned from you."
"Huh? I don't think I really taught you guys anything." Ash scratched the back of his head. "I only know how to help with battling."
"Not only in battles. But in understanding Pokémon and even ourselves." She explained. "Before, I had no interest in Pokémon and Goh was bullied relentless for being the opposite of me. He was so determined to have Mew as his first Pokémon, but then imagine my surprise when he's back with a Scorbunny! Then he really opens up and became less stubborn about learning things the only way he knew how. Became part of the Mew Project and met the real Mew!"
Here she grabs both of Ash's hands in her own to emphasize how she feels.
"Goh would never have come this far if it weren't for you. I wouldn't have met Eevee. We wouldn't have met all your friends and learn the world is full of opportunities and that there isn't a bully out there that we can't stand up to."
"But if that's the case, why did Goh get upset? We helped him with his panic and trauma with those bullies? Even if it's just helping him get through the panic attacks." Ash asked, upset at what he could have done to be a new cause for one (1).
"Because he feels like that would be betraying you. You declaring your new adventure was so easy for you, that Goh felt like his announcement to do the same was meaningless." She turned away from Ash, scanning at the treelines for their missing friends. "He's afraid that both sides may have just betrayed each other."
Ash looks at his partner, the Electric Mouse Pokémon looking back at him with dropped ears with a said "Pika."
"I'll help him understand why he's wrong about that. It's never a "good bye" but it's really saying "I can't wait to see you again and hear all about your adventures" kind of thing." Ash calmly explains as he continues scanning as well. With determination burning within his eyes, he adds, "And I'll be sure to tell him that when we find him. We can't let things end on bad terms and misunderstandings."
Chloe looks at him, studying him. His raised clenched fist held up in front of him, a determined expression and looking ready to physically deal with a problem and his Pikachu's matching pose helped her realise she also needed to hear the same thing from Ash.
Both her and Goh journeyed so far to get to where they are now. A simple misunderstanding will unravel and tarnish the very lessons they had learned thanks to Ash, their families and the friends and Pokémon that were met along the way. The rain began to lighten up, as if the heavy burden were finally lifting off of her shoulders and would come to an end when Goh realises the same thing.
"Then let's find him and tell him just that then." Chloe agrees, Eevee matching her determination just as much as Pikachu has with Ash. "And when we do, it will be just the start of something new. For all of us."
Both trainers stare each other in the eyes, scaling to see if their words bore the same strength as their actions have. Then grinned. They continue to search before Pikachu hears something and urges them to follow. They had come so far in this journey. The words of those bullies has come back to bite them and turn them into the very things they called Goh. So as she stands their with Cinderace, Pikachu and Eevee, watching them clear everything up and the rain ceasing, she knows that what it truly meant to be side by side with friends who truly love you for who you are as you grow along side with them.
For just about a few weeks now I have been anxiously waiting to read this story- for some reason, I really like Bullied Goh- and dissapointed I was not! Also, can I say that I love the title? And the whole wording of it really fits Pokemon, much more than my writing does.
BU-U-UT there is one thing; I'm a girl.
In the beginning I was referred to as a ’him’ and of course, that is faulty because I'm a biological female and I go by she/her pronouns. Maybe I should make that clearer from here on out? Pfft. But honestly, tumblingdowntheway2019, you don't even have to apologize or change it. I think it's really funny that it got mixed up like that. And please answer this question; do I really give off boy-vibes or was it an error?
Please don't change it, I love it. I'm also planning on writing another Pokemon Journeys fic- this one got me in the mood- I just need an idea. And once again, for everybody in the back, THANK YOU!
I am so sorry for misgendering you at start of the story!! 😱😱 I normally put in 'they' but predictive text went "nope!" 🤣😂
I'm glad you're not offended by it and found it funny like I am right now. 😂🤣
I am so glad the story lived up to your expectations and that you love the title. Don't be looking down on your own writing!! It takes time and my rusty writing barely pulled through there. The Pokémon binge really helped me word it to fit too in all honesty. 😅😅
Practice and wisdom takes time. I can't wait for your future stories!! 😁😁
To answer your question, honestly, you seem like a tomboy to me. Not too into girly stuff but not all out there for the boy stuff either. I.e. your favourite games and shows and general interests. If that makes any sense. 😁😁
I have also always seen myself as a tomboy! I don't even have dresses in my closet but I'm not into sports, which is typically seen as a male thing! That makes perfect sense.
I am so so sorry. I truly thought I had uploaded this piece but it was a draft. Then found the finished version was corrupted so had to work off my last saved draft. Haven't a Pokémon fic properly before for Goh and Chloe. So consider this my first published fic!! (Turns out I had really rough drafts for a Sword and Shield based story. So guess what I'm working onnnnn!!😍😍)
This was requested by the awesome @grammarrrrrr, who was kind enough to do a fic for me, "Healing Curses and Trauma." and was kind enough to let me try one (1) for him!!
I hope this is ok, please tell me if you would like it changed or anything to add or take away. Enjoy!!
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The day had started off so well. Chloe and the boys had reunited after the Champions Battle and Mew Expedition respectively with their dreams and goals near enough fulfilled. Ash becoming a Champion after his victory over Leon and Goh finally encountering Mew once more, even getting to "hold it on the palm of his hand!"
To celebrate the occasion, the trio and their Pokémon decided that a camp out was the best way to do so. But it was so Chloe could get Goh to admit to Ash that it may be time to go their separate ways now. Goh has learned all he could with Ash, forever grateful for being able to grow into the researcher he always wanted to be and meeting Mew.
But the young girl could see that he couldn't shake off that feeling of potential betrayal to his friends if he ever did so. After an eventful travel to their campsite, enjoying the berries the Poliwag had given them in thanks for saving it from an angry swarm of Spearows, they began reminiscing about their time together as Research Fellows.
Throughout the trip, Chloe had quietly urged Goh to admit to Ash that now was the time to honestly tell the New Champion about his feelings about separating for his own journey, loosening ties to allow himself to be less dependant on his friends. But just when she thought he could do it, he chickens out. It was then she could have kicked herself when Ash casually announced that he was beginning his new journey with just Pikachu.
She saw how Goh couldn't hold it back anymore, tearily asking when Ash had planned to tell him this or if the year they spent together meant anything to Ash. She couldn't blame Ash, the boy was used to saying "See ya when we see ya" to his former travelling companions, having great pleasure in meeting them herself. But she couldn't help the pang of sadness in seeing her life long friend be upset at this new revelation.
Goh couldn't hold back anymore, declaring that since Ash didn't care about it, then their friendship was over and to never talk to him again as he ran off into the woods, his Striker Pokémon, equally as shocked as she was, followed suit.
"Goh wait!!" Ash called out after him, shock has yet to set in for him at what just happened. "What was that all about?"
It was then that Chloe gave the sternest of looks she could muster to the newly appointed World Pokémon Champion. He didn't realise what his words did to harm their friend.
At the same time, she knew Goh was quite secretive about his past and how he had a hard time admitting that making friends was never easy for him.
It took them this trip to the campsite alone to talk about the Abra that would randomly teleport into his family apartment years ago, after witnessing one (1) getting berries from a tree.
With a deep breath, she finally says,
"You were his very first friend, Ash. I don't think you understand how much that meant to him."
Ash, despite being airheaded, really did seem genuinely confused. She supposes that, as someone who always had travel companions and hardships since literally starting his journey, he can easily forget that that it was a difficult task for Goh and even herself to even start their journeys. But all the same, Ash's big heart for people and Pokémon alike has proven that at the end of the day, they all are just people wanting to reach their dreams. Ash took that hard step in sticking with his Pikachu, and the rewards for it has been substantial. And many links were connected thanks to Ash introducing them all at some point or another. So she decided to do something she wouldn't have dreamt on doing before.
"Ash, I understand how things may have been difficult for you when your journey began, but I want you to understand why this isn also the case for Goh. If not, even more difficult. It's not my story to tell from his point of view. But if you care for him, then please listen to what I have seen myself."
Ash and Pikachu shared a concerned look between each other before facing her again, now with a determination shining in their eyes.
"Ok. I don't know what Goh had been through, but I want to be able to help him. I can't help him if I don't know how he came to this conclusion. So please, help me understand."
"Pika!"
With that, Chloe took a deep breath and began to tell her side of the story.
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*FLASHBACK.*
If Chloe had a dime for every time Goh say "The future is at the palm of my hands!", she is certain that she would have a mansion for herself long before now.
Though that was also something she admire about him as well. But that was also when she seen how much of an outcast he had become. Or maybe it was because they couldn't find a way to understand him, he didn't exactly choose to be one.
A child of a Professor, she understands how people can criticise something they don't understand, even when they are presented with the known and most basic of facts. Her father did many a battle in his field to get to where he is at now.
Goh, despite his young age, already understood plenty. Enough to easily cut off the, thankfully patient, Professor Oak. But why did the other children have to be so cruel when he got praised?
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*CURRENT DAY.*
Ash and Chloe were still scavenging around the woods, both they and their Pokémon calling out for their dear friend and hoping to see some sign of him or Cinderace.
"I didn't know it meant so much to him to have me as his friend." Ash says as he looks around the trees. "Those bullies, you said Joshua had a Squirtle back then. I fought him before?"
Chloe grimaces at remembering finding Goh in such a state seeing him again. While he can handle confrontations better now, Chloe understands why there as some people he would much rather avoid.
"He was arrogant, I had my fair share of rivals but he was just a bully. Even after I beat him, he just wouldn't lighten up."
"He still has an ego. And I'm glad that you brought him down a peg or two (2)."
"What did he do to Goh?"
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*FLASHBACK.*
"Why don't you just fight back against them, Goh?" Chloe asked as she pulled up the boy from the dirt.
"You're kidding right?" Goh began to protest as he fails to discreetly wipe the tears from his eyes. "I can't fight back someone who is bigger than me! I'm just lucky their Pokémon are in the Daycare Section."
Chloe just sighed. Unfortunately she had come across another harassment against Goh as it was wrapping up. Even her own friends had urged her to try and stay away less she took her caught between opposing sides.
Well, she would say it's opposings sides had Goh actually fought back. In this case it's more like avoiding being caught in the bully's cross hair.
She can't even say she recognise this one (1) in particular. It wouldn't surprise her, Belle had been spreading rumours lately, something about how Goh would belittle anyone who doesn't know anything about a Pokémon before playing victim to get them into trouble. Outrageous lies! Goh, from what Chloe had observed of her longtime friend and fellow classmate for a few months, he's very introverted. Intelligent for sure, being the son of two (2) system engineers and programmers would do that as she too, is a child of a Pokémon Professor and Illustrator.
Both bore the heavy expectations to follow in their parents paths in some way but only Goh bore the storm of others doubts and ill intentions. Focusing back to Goh once more, she could see that his injuries are thankfully at a minimal. It was home time now, so she practically pulled him up and towards the main gates.
"W-wha?! Where are we going?!" The dark haired boy exclaims at the sudden pull. "Don't you have to meet your friends after school?"
"Plans change Goh, you should know that!" She smiles back at him, it was a lie she'll need to apologise to her friends for it later, but he didn't need to know that. "They cancelled so I got time. Let's get you home. Your grandma is staying over too, right?"
"Oi, we weren't finished yet, brainiac."
Oh no, Joshua! He was back with his Squirtle. She hears Goh beginning to panic but without a second thought or a single second to look in the bullys direction, she bolts to the main entrance located just around the corner. If they could just get to the door -
"Use Water gun in front of them!"
She didn't see the shot pass their heads, or how it muddied up the grass they were running all. But she did see each blade of grass as she face planks into it, Goh landing on his rear just beside her, not losing grip of his hand.
She stood in front of her friend to shield him from his harasser.
"Out the way Cerise. Don't want the precious little professor to get in the way of his target now, would we?"
"Stop it! Goh didn't even do anything to warrant any of this harassment!" She tried to mimick the best protective growl she could manage. She doesn't know why, but she's tired of seeing her friend hurt.
She was thanking any Legendary God Pokémon she can think of when the teacher rounded the corner and began scolding the bully. It resulted in a week's ban of bringing his Pokémon to the Daycare. He asked Chloe and Goh if their were any more, but Chloe had to reluctantly keep quiet as Goh said no, having met Joshua's raging face.
They couldn't get a hold of Goh's parents, typical, but thankfully Professor Cerise was nearby to pick them up. It was almost pitiful watching her dad help him clean up before offering a ride back home. Goh's Grandmother thankful that her Grandson was safe and sound, having argued with the school before about the brats behaviour towards Goh. She offered the Cerises some of her homemade soup for their trouble.
Goh was clinging to every word the professor was saying about his field of work, eventually asking questions and answering in turn, testing each others knowledge on Pokémon and the likes. She didn't miss how Goh perked up when his computer that his parents built him was brought up and how proud he was when proudly showing off his well organised files on it. Each Pokémon sorted by type, quadpedal or bipedal, typings. She can name it and he would have it.
It was no wonder he was ahead of everyone in school!! She suppose she could come over every now and then to learn more with him.
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*CURRENT DAY."
"Now I'm really glad that I dealt with that Joshua. Shame it can't be said about Belle." Ash deflated a bit on that.
"I wouldn't worry about that one (1)." She replies, when Ash looks at her she adds: "Remember when you got me back in touch with Serena after the contest in Lilycove City?"
Ash tried to think back on it, before sheepishly apologising about being late that day. But he was glad to see Serena again and her kindness to help Chloe in the show.
"Ash, it's ok. I had fun doing it. But Belle didn't." She heard Ash say "oh?" And recalls the moment she got to witness karma first hand.
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*FLASHBACK."
"And why does SHE get to preform with Serena and I can't?!" Chloe heard a voice practically bawl out on timing with the stomping heels against tiled flooring.
"Competitor Belle please restrain yourself from lashing out." One (1) of the staff tried to calm her down. "Miss Cerise -"
"CERISE?!" Chloe now recognised that shrill voice anywhere now. "The Loser Crybaby Protector?!
"Competitor Belle!" It was Serena's voice that cut through as she came out of the changing room. "That sort of behaviour is not tolerated in Contests."
"But why?! Why the Crybaby Loser Protector." Belle pushed the topic more. "She was the reason I got suspended for no reason!!"
The rumors continues, even now. Chloe was ready to charge in there and confront Belle, but a hand on her shoulder. Turning to find it had been Lisia who had stopped her, a finger against her lips to signal Chloe to be quiet and watch.
"That was your last warning Miss Belle. Malicious behaviour against other competitors have zero (0) tolerance here or anywhere. But I did have the pleasure of speaking to an aquitance of mine who knows of Miss Cerise and Goh." Chloe could feel her chest tighten and her grip around Eevee cause the poor thing to squirm out of her hold and onto her shoulders instead to avoid being crushed. "And it appears that some of yours as well is still continuing this unwarranted behaviour!"
"I know one (1) of the judges here! I will have you kicked out of this contest before you even set foot on that stage!" Belle cockily threatens. "So it's best you have her drop out before you both get kicked to the curb."
"I have already had the pleasure of speaking to the judges already before today's performances. None have confirmed to even heard of you until now."
"I'm sorry Miss Belle," the staff member says, not sorry at all as she removes her hand from her earpiece "But I'm afraid it's now best you leave the premises now, as word of your unruly behaviour have reached the Organisers and Judges and have deemed you unfit for this competition or future competitions."
Chloe's jaw dropped, Lisia smiling just behind her. She turned, unable to form words as she points to Lisia and back to Belle. Lisia just nods and walks off to next on stage. Well, looks like today's competition will be a lot smoother now, whether she won or not at least the competition looks more appealing than ever.
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*CURRENT DAY.*
"So that's why Goh was grinning ear to ear on the boat!" Ash exclaimed. He recalled meeting his old friend Serena literally moments before the boat had set sail. "Glad Serena was there to deal with that bully too."
"Yeah. Last I heard, Belle was dragged out and on a 'not allowed to compete' list." Chloe said happily, before turning serious again. "Ash, that's what you have to understand. Goh has learned a lot from you. Even I learned from you."
"Huh? I don't think I really taught you guys anything." Ash scratched the back of his head. "I only know how to help with battling."
"Not only in battles. But in understanding Pokémon and even ourselves." She explained. "Before, I had no interest in Pokémon and Goh was bullied relentless for being the opposite of me. He was so determined to have Mew as his first Pokémon, but then imagine my surprise when he's back with a Scorbunny! Then he really opens up and became less stubborn about learning things the only way he knew how. Became part of the Mew Project and met the real Mew!"
Here she grabs both of Ash's hands in her own to emphasize how she feels.
"Goh would never have come this far if it weren't for you. I wouldn't have met Eevee. We wouldn't have met all your friends and learn the world is full of opportunities and that there isn't a bully out there that we can't stand up to."
"But if that's the case, why did Goh get upset? We helped him with his panic and trauma with those bullies? Even if it's just helping him get through the panic attacks." Ash asked, upset at what he could have done to be a new cause for one (1).
"Because he feels like that would be betraying you. You declaring your new adventure was so easy for you, that Goh felt like his announcement to do the same was meaningless." She turned away from Ash, scanning at the treelines for their missing friends. "He's afraid that both sides may have just betrayed each other."
Ash looks at his partner, the Electric Mouse Pokémon looking back at him with dropped ears with a said "Pika."
"I'll help him understand why he's wrong about that. It's never a "good bye" but it's really saying "I can't wait to see you again and hear all about your adventures" kind of thing." Ash calmly explains as he continues scanning as well. With determination burning within his eyes, he adds, "And I'll be sure to tell him that when we find him. We can't let things end on bad terms and misunderstandings."
Chloe looks at him, studying him. His raised clenched fist held up in front of him, a determined expression and looking ready to physically deal with a problem and his Pikachu's matching pose helped her realise she also needed to hear the same thing from Ash.
Both her and Goh journeyed so far to get to where they are now. A simple misunderstanding will unravel and tarnish the very lessons they had learned thanks to Ash, their families and the friends and Pokémon that were met along the way. The rain began to lighten up, as if the heavy burden were finally lifting off of her shoulders and would come to an end when Goh realises the same thing.
"Then let's find him and tell him just that then." Chloe agrees, Eevee matching her determination just as much as Pikachu has with Ash. "And when we do, it will be just the start of something new. For all of us."
Both trainers stare each other in the eyes, scaling to see if their words bore the same strength as their actions have. Then grinned. They continue to search before Pikachu hears something and urges them to follow. They had come so far in this journey. The words of those bullies has come back to bite them and turn them into the very things they called Goh. So as she stands their with Cinderace, Pikachu and Eevee, watching them clear everything up and the rain ceasing, she knows that what it truly meant to be side by side with friends who truly love you for who you are as you grow along side with them.
For just about a few weeks now I have been anxiously waiting to read this story- for some reason, I really like Bullied Goh- and dissapointed I was not! Also, can I say that I love the title? And the whole wording of it really fits Pokemon, much more than my writing does.
BU-U-UT there is one thing; I'm a girl.
In the beginning I was referred to as a ’him’ and of course, that is faulty because I'm a biological female and I go by she/her pronouns. Maybe I should make that clearer from here on out? Pfft. But honestly, tumblingdowntheway2019, you don't even have to apologize or change it. I think it's really funny that it got mixed up like that. And please answer this question; do I really give off boy-vibes or was it an error?
Please don't change it, I love it. I'm also planning on writing another Pokemon Journeys fic- this one got me in the mood- I just need an idea. And once again, for everybody in the back, THANK YOU!
And, just as with the first part, this idea came from a particular tumblingdowntheway2019, so any credit should go to them! And with all that done, let's get into it!
Ever since the Bellace Incident- which they had taken to calling it- Goh had been fine mentally. And Cinderace was, too, physically; quickly it was starting to walk properly again and soon after that acting just like always.
Doctor Cerise had put him in therapy following the incident and, talking to Miss Halloway, he realized he couldn't be blamed for what a wild Pokemon did. It was stupid, really. (His words, not hers.)
Goh was fine, in short.
Until that day's news report, that is:
As he and Ash- Drizzile, Cinderace and Pikachu, too, by default- stepped into the lab room that morning, both already dressed in their regular clothes, everybody gave him worried glances as they sat down to watch the news.
Chloe muttered a shaky ’good morning’ but Goh barely noticed as his attention turned to the news, where a concerned news reporter was in front of a Thievul, purple in the face, and a crying pokemon trainer next to it. (a ’Cinder-Cinderace!’ came from Cinderace as Goh's face paled.)
”Today a pokemon trainer and their pokemon were ambushed on their way to the grocery store! By a pokemon, according to the witnesses!” and Goh found himself shaking, ”This pokemon poisoned the Thievul and has an appearance that doesn't match with any other! The police will be putting up a poster shortly.”
Their eyes all turned to him, sympathy clear.
”Just a coincidence?” he said, without really believing it himself.
Goh had hoped, from deep inside himself, that it was a coincidence. That it was instead another new Pokemon, with a poison move, and not Bellace.
But then he saw the poster of the pokemon and it was, undoubtedly, Bellace.
Goh had cried himself to sleep that night.
The next day, there was another news report.
”Overnight, some teenagers and their pokemon were ambushed by the same pokemon as yesterday! We have no more information at this time but the symptoms of the four poisoned pokemon match with the Thievul!”
Goh had refused to meet any of their eyes, even Cinderace's.
Thankfully, the next news report came a week later- but Goh did not forget and neither, he doubted, did the others- ”Right now we are at the hospital because another Pokemon got poisoned by the new Pokemon!” the news reporter said, ”And the pokemon trainer- the sole witness- said it heard it call ’Bellace’. Police have put out an official poster now, with a warning to only go out if you really need to.”
Goh was inconsolable for days, refusing to look at reason; Ash had tried to comfort him, even Pikachu but he didn't listen. Chloe had tried, too, but she gave up as it seemed he hadn't even heard her. He hadn't, not really.
Only Cinderace hadn't tried to comfort him as it was very upset itself.
Cynthia has had enough; for days now there has been reports of a new Pokemon, apparently called Bellace, which has been attacking other pokemon. And despite that this was solely happening in Vermillion City, seemingly all the citizens of Japan were growing restless, scared they one day would be attacked.
She was sick of it.
Therefore she had booked a meeting with Doctor Cerise (a pokemon professor who lived in Vermillion City) in hope he had certain knowledge she could use of.
”Well hello, Cynthia,” he said, grinning, ”It's nice to meet you. I read from your email you wanted to talk about the recent news reports? About the pokemon Bellace?”
She nodded, ”Yes, I've seen people concerned everywhere and I want to ease their worries,” and Doctor Cerise nodded approvingly, ”What information do you have?”
”One of my research fellows had an encounter with Bellace,” replied Doctor Cerise, ”before the news reports about it started. You could try and ask him about it, though I warn you it's still a tough spot for him; his first pokemon almost died then and these news reports have been stressing him.”
Cynthia smiled- it wasn't often a pokemon professor cared about their research fellows and how they were feeling after all- and said, ”Yes, that should work. Hopefully he tells me something we could use. Thank you, where is he then?”
”He's probably in the Pokemon Park, I believe it's feeding time,” Doctor Cerise replied, ”I'll show you there.”
When they arrived, however, there was no sign of Goh (the research fellow she had guessed it was); only Ash, who was indeed feeding the pokemon. Doctor Cerise had talked to the boy, asking of Goh's whereabouts, and Ash told them that Goh was lying in their bedroom. As apparently, he had been in no fit state to go out, Ash presuming it had something to do with Bellace.
Once entering the small room- really it had no size for even a double bed- and there she saw Goh, lying on the top bunk, staring at the wall opposite him as if he had no soul. Quite weird, she thought.
”Goh,” said Doctor Cerise, carefully, ”Cynthia is here. She has questions about the Bellace Incident.”
Goh- as if someone had flicked a switch in him- sat up directly and hence, bumped his head on the ceiling, to which he groaned out in pain; ”I'd be happy to!” he said, after having climbed down, ”What do you want to know?”
Soon they were sitting on a bence in the pokemon park, where she was interviewing him, asking every question she could think of.
”I found Bellace in an abandoned house, kind of haunted,” Goh quickly told her, ”It's probably still residing there. And I remember it was always upstairs when I came... Those two times... Recently I've started thinking that, maybe, it was protecting something. That we were invading its territory, maybe, but maybe I'm just trying to excuse what it did...”
She nodded in understanding ( she was trying to hold Goh's tears at bay) and said, ”Maybe. I'll go there later. But right now I'm most interested in how Cinderace survived; you said it was poisoned but I've seen Cinderace and it seems well and in top shape.”
”Oh, Chloe- my friend- has an Eevee and it healed it,” said Goh and, upon seeing her shocked face, added, ”Nurse Joy said it because it had a dominant Sylveon gene, I think, so maybe only Heal Pulse can cure Bellace's curse? Or just that specific Eevee?”
So fairy types were effective against Bellace then...
Cynthia knew what she had to do now; she would go to that haunted house and try to find Bellace, hopefully catching the Pokemon and preferably managing to get all her pokemons out not poisoned. Fortunately, Garchomp was a ground-type.
”I know what I have to do,” she announced, breaking the silence, ”I am going to fight Bellace myself.”
At this, Goh stood up quickly, ”You can't! Bellace is powerful, i-it could kill Garchomp! I know it's a ground-type and that's super effective against poison but Bellace isn't like regular pokemon! We don't know if it'll work!” though, upon realizing nothing he could say would change her mind- she had to do this, after all, for the safety of everyone- his eyes quickly glazed over with tears, ”Please,” he choked out, ”Bellace has already done enough damage to me, I don't want it to do anything to you or Garchomp! It isn't like regular pokemon, it's okay with hurting us humans. That's how it got Cinderace!”
He sat down again in defeat, quickly growing helpless to his own sobs; and there he sat, continuously wiping his own tears as he sniffled and made gulping noises. It was such a sad scene that should never come from a kid, no exceptions.
”Cinder-Cinderace,” called a Cinderace, presumably Goh's. The one that almost died, her mind supplied, ”Cinderace!”
Goh let out a particularly loud sob as he pulled it in, hugging the pokemon tightly, ”Acey,” he choked, ”S-sorry. Shit. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, shit, I'm sorry.”
Just as Goh countinued spewing apology after apology, a worried voice called, ”Goh!” and Ash ran forward, panting as he placed a hand on the crying boy's shoulder, Pikachu running down across his arm, ”What's wrong? Is it Bellace?” he then turned to her, and added, hotly, ”What did you do?!”
”Don't get mad at me!” she yelled back, suddenly feeling the need to defend herself, ”I have to fight Bellace, that might be the only way it's stopped! This could save the whole of Japan!”
Ash was now turned completely to her, while Pikachu rested on the shoulder of a crying Goh; ”All by yourself?! That's how Cinderace almost died, you know, by Goh being by himself! You'll need back-up! Garchomp isn't enough!” Pikachu called out ’Pikachu!’ in agreement, ”At least take me with you!”
”I will not!” she said, now trying to calm herself down. No need to yell at the kid, she reminded herself, ”What if Pikachu is poisoned? I can't risk that.”
Ash protested- of course- and they continued to argue until, a voice determined yet held shakiness to it, said, ”I'll go with you!” and Goh was now standing up, to the shock of everyone, ”I'm the only one who's faced Bellace before! While you don't even know where the haunted house is! You need me! And Ash, and Chloe too!”
”Absolutely not!” she called out in shock, ”You're kids; I'm not sending you on anything that could end up harming your pokemon!” she turned to Cinderace and added, ”And especially not you, Cinderace. It's already been hurt by Bellace. I can't risk that happening again.”
Cinderace called out ”Cinderace,” sadly.
Goh wiped his tears and determinedly said, ”Then why risk Garchomp by being stubborn? You need us, we're the only ones who's actually faced Bellace! We know its moves!”
”Yeah!” said Ash, joining in as Pikachu made a noise of agreement, ”You can't just go off all on your own! We're the only ones who've fought against Bellace! And won!” Goh gave a look that said he wouldn't call it ’won’, ”So you'll need our help! We can do it!”
No you can't, she thought, you're just kids.
She, eventually, had no choice but to let them (she didn't have all day, after all); so, begrudgingly, she had agreed to get the Chloe girl along with the Eevee and they took a taxi to the haunted house.
It looked scary, as expected of a haunted house; with its sloping, breaking roof; its broken, run-down windows with more holes than it had a full pane; its door which seemed unable to close; and a large balcony that would surely fall down soon. Why was it still up, she wondered?
With her was; Goh, of course; Ash; the girl with a ponytail named Chloe; Goh's Cinderace; Goh's shy, almost-depressed looking Drizzile; Goh's Misdrevous, as its moves would be effective; Ash's determined Pikachu; and the Eevee, which seemed very determined; and of course Garchomp.
Goh, standing next to her, was shaking and muttered, ”It- it looks just as always...”
Cynthia sighed, ”If you can't do this,” she started off, ”then you don't have to. It can be hard to face trauma.”
I understand, she thought but didn't say it.
Goh, just as she had expected, shook his head, a determined look on his face though hiding behind it was a look of doubt and fear. He didn't want to do this- she could tell- but he was doing it anyway.
”I can do it,” but he couldn't.
Did she really have to force this upon him? She didn't want to. It seemed vile, almost, to do that. But what choice did she have? He would keep insisting.
It was silent for a while until she said; ”Well then,” their eyes turned to her, waiting for instructions, but for once she did not feel important, ”Let's go inside. We should make as much ruckus we can, maybe it'll lure Bellace down. Then we should overwhelm it and all attack it once. It won't know who to hit. And if one of us are poisoned, Eevee can heal them, right?”
Eevee called out ”Eevee!” happily which she chose to take as a yes.
”Alright,” she said, ”Let's do this!”
She hoped the chirpiness in her tone would hype them up- and with that, encourage them- but it seemed she had underestimated their worry the uncertainty that would come with that.
It was not going well.
They had gone into the house, made a ruckus- Ash loudly talking about whatever; Goh outright yelling nothing; and Chloe was, loudly, telling them to lower it down while nodding; and all the pokemon loudly calling out- which did lead down a long, thin pokemon with horns spiraled with black and purple. Bellace, based on a shaking Cinderace's ’Cin-Cinderace’ and Goh's sob.
It called ”Bell-Bellace!” it called and managed to sound irritated.
She decided to start, in hope to catch it off-guard; ”Garchomp, use Dragon Rush!”
And Garchomp jumped up, spinning in the air as she powered up, the blue aura all around her. And after it was done, she yelled ”Now use Draco Meteor!” as Ash got Pikachu to use Quick Attack.
Goh, on the other hand, seemed too scared to use any pokemon despite that she and Ash had already started (Bellace proving to be a tough opponent) while the Chloe girl seemed quite inexperienced. Though perhaps she would grow confidence, watching them fight. Perhaps Goh would, too!
She and Ash fought in tandem; Garchomp attacking then Pikachu, all in hopes to overthrow Bellace.
But the pokemon seemed to be going strong and Cynthia assesed it to have Quick Attack, Confuse Ray (after a minor incident with Pikachu, which was solved quickly), a new move which consisted of a purple aura shooting out of its horn, and then the poisoning which she has not yet seen. Perhaps if Goh could chime in and get Misdrevous to use Confuse Ray on Bellace...
But it seemed very unfair to push the boy as he was evidently very scared to be face-to-face with the pokemon that had almost caused the death of his first pokemon (which he, of course, had a close relationship with.) And what would that prove of her, if she did that?
But the thing was that she had a plan, which could be a success if Misdrevous used Confuse Ray... Yes, what did she do? That was the question; push Goh to get Misdrevous to use Confuse Ray? (which could damage him in a completely different way) or wait it out (which could, if too long, cause damage to the others.)
The first option was obviously the right one yet she was reluctant, as pushing him could lead him to not help anyways!
”Goh!” (it seemed Ash was not that considerate) ”Help us! Get Misdrevous to use Confuse Ray!”
It was as if Goh had woken from a trance- though it was fully in his thoughts as if the fear had frozen him in a way- but then he flinched, his eyes still firmly stuck on Bellace for a while. Then, tears glazed in his eyes, he yelled ”I can't!”
And, ignoring the eyes of everyone of them, he ran outside.
It was, as the saying said, the straw that broke the Numel's back (as the famous story- told to every kid as a bedtime story- said.)
Cynthia ran after him, ignoring the calls of Chloe and Ash (of begging him to come back, probably) and out there was Goh, sitting and shaking on the ground. He looked as if he didn't really know where he was.
”Goh,” she said, trying not to sound stressed but failing miserably, ”I know you're upset and-”
A BANG interrupted her and upon both of them running to the window, they saw something they definitely did not want to see; Pikachu and Eevee, lying on the ground with beat expressions on their face; Ash and the Chloe Girl, holding their defeated Pokemon; and Bellace over them, standing proudly as if daring them to challenge it.
Had Eevee and Pikachu been poisoned, she wondered? Could the Eevee even heal itself, if they were? Or Pikachu?
Goh let out a loud sob, ”This is all my fault!” he cried, dropping himself onto the ground, she bet, ”I'm the reason Pikachu and Eevee are hurt! Because I thought, stupidly, that I could handle it. That I could handle seeing Bellace again. But I can't. I really can't!”
She didn't really have a choice but to tell him, did she?
She sighed, trying to delay it as much as she could (it wasn't a fun story at all); ”Goh, when I was 8 my grandmother had a Snorlax- to research why they slept so much- and I absolutely loved that Snorlax. I used to sleep on its stomach and once it protected me from a group of Raticates. We were so very close, you know,” she said, refusing to look at him for the next part, ”But then a new Pokemon was discovered and Grandmother got it; it was a Seviper. And it poisoned Snorlax, with a new move. It died.”
She tried not to sob. (It was still a rough subject.)
”I'm sorry,” Goh said.
She nodded in response, ”It was hard. I was... inconsolable for weeks, I've never cried that much in my life. When Sepivers started to grow in population, I was terrified another one of my pokemon would be hurt. Even today, I don't have a Sepiver and I fear fighting one,” she said and Goh moved closer, ”Snorlax and I were very close, like you're close with Cinderace. That's why I was hesitant to let you join this; I don't want you to lose Cinderace like I lost Snorlax. I want to make sure of that, you understand?”
”Yeah, yeah I do,” said Goh, sniffling now, ”I've always been scared ever since, you know, that Bellace would come back and finish the job. Of killing Cinderace and- well, I just don't know what to do with it all. I literally went to a therapist yet I'm still scared. And upset. And worried. I shouldn't be but she never fixed me. Or not fixed me but she never fixed how I feel and that's what I'd like,” he looked up then, determination clear in his eyes, ”I need to fight Bellace.”
She nodded excitedly and responded quickly, ”Yes! You do! And you can, I'm sure of it! This is your right, Goh!”
He ran inside immediately without a response and she followed him, just in time to hear him call ”Misdrevous, use Confuse Ray!”
Bellace, having let its guard down, was hit and stood there confused for a bit. While it was, Goh ordered ”Now use Hex!”
And Misdrevous, seeming quite determined, did so. Bellace, being stuck in the trance left from Confuse Ray, could not duck and was hit straight in the chest. And this, it seemed, was the only damage having been done; Bellace now had scratches, a feat neither she or Ash had been able to achieve, and had now woken up from its trance.
Bellace, angry now, performed a new move, one not offensive for once (showing Goh had gotten under its skin); it started dancing, spinning around while it hit the floor with its hooves, and purple aura- clearly its signature color, just as with many poison pokemon- started surrounding it and Bellace seemed to get new energy.
This was a power-up move, then.
”Mis-misdrevous!” called Misdrevous, seemingly panicking just as they were.
Goh was sweating- she could see it, though he tried to wipe it away- and yelled ”No reason to panic!” even though he himself was, ”Use Psybeam now!”
”Garchomp, use Earthquake!”
The ground shook beneath Bellace- clearly catching the pokemon off guard- and it screeched; a loud, piercing sort of screech and when Garchomp kneeled, she realized it was a move. Another new one!
But before she could counteract this at all, Goh did it for her (seemingly without really thinking); ”Misdrevous, use Confuse Ray again! And Garchomp, use Dragon Claw!” he yelled and the pokemon obliged but when he realized- ”Sorry, Cynthia! I wasn't thinking!”
It was, of course, considered an offense to instruct another's pokemon what to do in a Pokemon battle.
”It's okay Goh!” she yelled back as she watched Misdrevous use Confuse Ray. Bellace was hit and stood there, once again confused. This meant that it could not duck Garchomp's Dragon Claw and damage was made.
It called ”Be-Bellace!” and then the pokemon ran towards Garchomp, using Quick Attack, but before it could hit-
”Drizzile, use Mud Shot!” yelled the voice of one particular Ash Ketchum and Bellace was shot with a multitude of mud, coming from the depressed-looking Drizzile, which was now looking very determined.
Bellace, now with scratches all over its long body and continuous calls of ’Bellace’, looked as if it could be finished off with just a few more moves.
And it seemed as if Bellace knew this itself, as it looked around the room- probably deciding which one of them to attack and they all braced themselves- and when it had decided, it summoned the purple aura out of its horn again and shot it towards-
Cinderace! (The pokemon she had forgotten was currently present, if honest.)
It called ’Cin-Cinderace!’ as it ducked, leaving Drizzile in position to be hit which, upon Goh's command of- ”Drizzile, use Reflect now!”- reflected the move, leaving Bellace feeling rather hopeless, judging by the look in its eyes, and Goh yelled, ”Good job Drizzile!” as the two, human and pokemon, high-fived.
For a brief second she felt envious of their close friendship.
All three of them were about to use a move- her, personally; Dragon Claw- but the command of; ”Eevee, use Sand Attack!” coming from one Chloe Cerise, who was properly joining the battle at last!
”Good job, Chloe!” Goh called out cheerfully, ”Way to go! Now, Drizz-” he was about to call out the name of his water Pokemon before Cinderace stepped closer to its trainer and called out ’Cin-Cinder-Cinderace! Cinderace!’ ”Oh, you wanna do the final blow, Acey? Well okay then; Cinderace, use Agility!”
And this move was, just as predicted, the final move; as, upon getting hit, Bellace fell to the ground, looking completely and utterly defeated complete with its multiple scratches. And it seemed that Goh wasn't even thinking- but he probably was. Goh was very intelligent, as she'd come to learn- as he took a Pokéball from his pocket and, while yelling out ”Pokéball, go!” threw it at the defeated Pokemon, which was too tired for an attempt to duck.
It was very silent indeed as they waited in uncomfortable silence, the only noise being the moving of the Pokéball, until they heard a PING.
”Today we are with Goh- who refused to give out his last name, for some reason- Ash Ketchum, Chloe Cerise, and Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, the ones who defeated the town's torturer, pokemon Bellace!” the news reporter said cheerfully into the microphone, her grin quite real, ”Yes, you heard me right! Yesterday, these people and of course their pokemon,” the camera shifted to the pokemon, ”defeated Bellace, the pokemon that has been poisoning multiple others!”
The group nodded to the camera nervously except Cynthia (who had of course been on camera multiple times and was used to it) and the news reporter continued, ”I've heard there is a story behind this, too! Would you care to tell me, Goh?”
”Oh, uh,” the young boy said awkwardly into the microphone as it was practically shoved into his face, ”Around a year ago, I walked into a haunted house with uh, my pokemon- Cinderace-” he was off camera for a while as he got the Cinderace to stand next to him, ”and this is where Bellace was living. With a few pokemon it was protecting, as we later found out. I fought with Bellace, to try and catch it, but it poisoned Cinderace here. It-it almost di-died and I had to go back to beg B-Bellace to heal it. It wouldn't. Until my friend Chloe's pokemon, Eevee, healed it!”
The news reporter took back the microphone- much, visibly, to the young boy's relief- and added; ”And that Eevee was at the hospital earlier today, healing the other attacked pokemon! Round of applause, please! So yes, we are free of its torture and can sleep easier at night! I know I will!” but she then shoved the microphone back into his face, much to the boy's chagrin, ”Tell me, Goh; what has happened to Bellace? Please tell the audience!”
Despite that the word ’audience’ clearly added to his nerves, he replied, ”I have caught it and sent it to the police, where they will be watching over Bellace and making sure it does no more harm to me- God knows it’s done enough-” he muttered that part to himself, ”or anybody else. And the pokemon it was protecting, I have caught too, to take care of personally at Cerise Park.”
”Oh, that is even more amazing!” the News Reporter said, almost jumping up and down now, ”Thank you, truly, for stopping Bellace! Many of us are very thankful for you!” she then added; ”Do you have anything you would like to say, Goh? You, or your pokemon? Or anybody else, for that matter?”
Everybody shook their heads except the young boy, who had to take the microphone from the woman- because of her not seeing his nod- and said, ”Yeah, I do,” he took a deep breath, looking down and when he looked up again there was a sad smile present, ”I'm really glad this whole situation is over.”
So, as anyone might, I have stumbled across people talking about Bakugou's breakdown- I don't really know what to call it, but during his fight with Deku and he bursts into tears, admitting he blamed himself from All Might retiring and for being kidnapped- and saying he seemed to have symptoms of PTSD.
Personally, I don't have anything against this like I did with 'Kaminari has ADHD'- I actually find it rather interesting- so with this I'm taking the 'I don't know if he does but it'd be interesting I guess' way to do this. I'm either trying to disprove or prove with this, depends.
So as you might guess, this is going unedited; I will not change what I wrote here once I have the answer. Let's start then, shall we?
Causes
So if you're wondering why I'm choosing to talk about causes for PTSD it is because I want to see if Bakugou has reasons to have PTSD. Has he been through something traumatic enough? (Kamino and/or The Sludge Villain Incident.)
According to the article I'm reading (Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)- Symptoms and causes: Mayo Clinic) PTSD develops when you either go through, seen or learnt about an event involving death or threats to it, serious injury (presumably to either oneself or others) or sexual assault.
Now does Bakugou check any of these boxes?
Death or threatened deaths? Well with the Sludge Villain Incident; no. With Kamino; nobody died (as far as I remember) but somebody certainly could have. I believe that falls under threatened death, then?
Serious Injury? Well, Katsuki didn't go to the hospital with neither of those incidents, as far as we're aware. I believe he probably did for Kamino, at least but once again, we can't know.
Sexual assault? No.
Let's go to risk factors now:
•Have severe or long-lasting traumatic experiences.
I would count getting kidnapped and getting trapped in a person made of sludge that was set on stealing his quirk (and breath) as a traumatic experience.
•Were physically injured during the traumatic event.
Not as far as we know but probably as I have already covered.
•Have been exposed to other trauma earlier in life, such as childhood abuse.
No (as far as we know.)
•Have a job that exposes you to traumatic events, such as being in the military or being a first responder.
Does being a hero in training and going through, like, two wars count?
•Have other mental health problems, such as anxiety or depression.
Not as far as we know. But anxiety may be possible, have you seen how he worries?
•Drink too much or misuse drugs.
No.
•Do not have a good support system of family and friends.
Well considering he has a mom who's okay with blaming him for being kidnapped (I will probably make a post about how problematic that is another time) and a dad who doesn't really seem to do a lot, I wouldn't really say he has a good support system. But maybe Kirishima, Deku, the rest of class 1-A, (maybe his old middle school friends) would be a good support system for him?
•Have blood relatives with mental health problems, including PTSD or depression.
Not what we know of.
I've searched up if you could get PTSD from kidnapping and, just as I expected, the answer was: 'Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after you have been through a traumatic event, such as a kidnapping.'
Yes, in short words, getting kidnapped could realistically cause PTSD to develop. So; Could the events of Kamino lead him to developing PTSD? Yes, check.
And while I don't know what the Sludge Villain Incident could classify as- a hostage situation? Attempted murder? (Bakuogu was stopped from breathing, after all) Something else?- but presumably it could be traumatic, even though we don't know if it was for Bakugou. So; Could the events of the Sludge Villain Incident lead him to developing PTSD? Probably, maybe.
Now that we've covered if he has the reason; yes. We can move onto if he has the symptoms!
Symptoms
So in the article it says: '
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may start within the first three months after a traumatic event. But sometimes symptoms may not appear until years after the event. These symptoms last more than one month and cause major problems in social or work situations and how well you get along with others. They also can affect your ability to do your usual daily tasks.
Generally, PTSD symptoms are grouped into four types: intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions. Symptoms can vary over time or vary from person to person.'
Is this important to know? Maybe.
Intrusive memories
Symptoms of intrusive memories may include:
•Unwanted, distressing memories of a traumatic event that come back over and over again.
Based on his line ”I can't get it out of my head! It's like it's constantly playing on loop!” then yes, he has been experiencing this.
•Reliving a traumatic event as if it were happening again, also known as flashbacks.
Yeah, once again based on the line I previously quoted.
•Upsetting dreams or nightmares about a traumatic event.
Not as far as we know but probably.
•Severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of a traumatic event.
Well, would his whole fight with Deku count? Because didn't he fight with Deku because he couldn't stop blaming himself and thinking about Kamino? I'd say he was in severe emotional distress and was reacting rather physically. And it's not just that; when Monoma mentioned both the Sludge Villain Incident and Kamino, he reacted physically.
So far, he's checked three of the boxes (I, of course, don't count the probably with him having nightmares)
Avoidance
Symptoms of avoidance may include:
•Trying not to think or talk about a traumatic event.
Well, he definitely was trying not to think about it (or talk about it) considering he said ”I can't get it out of my head! It's like it's constantly playing on loop! So what the hell am I supposed to do?!” so clearly he was doing everything not to think about it. I count it.
•Staying away from places, activities or people that remind you of a traumatic event.
With Kamino, I don't think we've seen it. But dropping Kamino for a second and instead talking about the Sludge Villain Incident; many think the reason his UA uniform is so baggy (he probably ordered it double his size or something) is because he tries not to remember the Sludge Villain and how stuck he was then. There is strong proof of this because his middle school uniform was his size so he hasn't just always liked to dress like that. There is strong proof that he checks this proof, though nothing confirmed, I don't think.
He checks maybe both of these boxes (still not sure on the last one.)
Negative changes in thinking and mood
Symptoms of negative changes in thinking and mood may include:
•Negative thoughts about yourself, other people or the world.
Yes, he thought being kidnapped was his own fault for ’being weak.’
•Ongoing negative emotions of fear, blame, guilt, anger or shame.
Yes.
•Memory problems, including not remembering important aspects of a traumatic event.
Oh I think his problem is remembering too much of it. No.
•Feeling detached from family and friends.
We haven't seen it, I don't think.
•Not being interested in activities you once enjoyed.
We haven't seen it.
•Having a hard time feeling positive emotions.
He's always struggled with this so that's not because of Kamino or the Sludge Villain Incident.
•Feeling emotionally numb.
Definitely not.
He checks 2- maybe 3- of these boxes.
Changes in physical and emotional reactions
Symptoms of changes in physical and emotional reactions, also called arousal symptoms, may include:
•Being easily startled or frightened.
We haven't seen it.
•Always being on guard for danger.
I don't remember a specific instance but yeah, he definitely seems on guard.
•Self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much or driving too fast.
Yeah, in the form of running to the danger instead of away from it like a normal person would.
•Trouble sleeping.
We haven't seen it.
•Trouble concentrating.
We haven't seen it.
•Irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behavior.
Oh yes but then again, this is Bakugou. Do I count it? Did his anger worsen?
•Physical reactions, such as sweating, rapid breathing, fast heartbeat or shaking.
We've seen it from him before; when he had his panic attack after losing to Deku (yes I count that as a panic attack) but this was before Kamino and we know why so we can't tie it back to the Sludge Villain Incident. Ugh, do I count it?
Checks 2- maybe 4- of these boxes.
That's all the symptoms listed but before I come to the conclusion I do need to say this:
Did his behavior change? Yes, I recall Deku pointing out differences in his behavior after the Sludge Villain Incident. So that's one more box he checks.
Now:
Conclusion
He checks 9 boxes IF I don't count the maybes but if I do he checks 13 boxes.
Bakugou- drum roll, please- could have PTSD.
I asked the AI on Snapchat- because I was too lazy to search it up and read some article- and this was the interaction:
How many ’boxes’ (symptoms) do you need to check to have PTSD. How many are required?
To be diagnosed with PTSD, according to the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), a person needs to experience a certain number of symptoms from different categories. Specifically, the DSM-5 outlines that a person must have symptoms from each of the following four categories: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. The exact number of symptoms required for a diagnosis can vary, but typically, a person needs to exhibit a certain number of symptoms from each category for a specified duration to be diagnosed with PTSD.
Yes, what is this certain number? Is there a specific one.
In the DSM-5, to be diagnosed with PTSD, an individual typically needs to experience at least one symptom from each of the four categories: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. So, in total, that would be a minimum of four symptoms from these different categories to meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.
Do you need to check all of the boxes from each category?
You don't necessarily need to check all the boxes from each category to be diagnosed with PTSD. The important aspect is that you have a minimum of one symptom from each of the four categories: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. As long as you meet the criteria of having symptoms from each category, the specific symptoms may vary from person to person.
And, considering Bakugou checked at least one (sometimes multiple) of the boxes from the categories then yes, he very likely could have PTSD.
Now, something to remember that this is NOT a professional opinion, this is just an opinion from an overanalyzing idiot from the internet who thinks it's fun to diagnose characters. So I might do this more; either disprove or prove.
As a way to end this; Yes, Bakugou could very likely have PTSD.
I had no idea what to call the title- as it might come across as rude or offensive and that isn't my intention- but then I realized; there's not really a way to not offend someone with this.
Normally I would consider not writing this then but I'm so tired of coming across people calling Kaminari stupid or saying he has ADHD. Because I find that offensive to people who actually have ADHD. And as you might have guessed by my profile picture, Kaminari is my favorite character and I feel obligated to defend him from people.
So just a warning before I get started; I do not have ADHD, so naturally I do not know a lot about it. Therefore, if anything I say about it is false, I'm sorry. All of my research comes from Google, and while I do know people with ADHD, I'm not even friends with them.
’Kaminari is stupid’
This belief is something I've disliked ever since my start in the MHA fandom, I always felt at unease when I saw people joking about it and just generally talking about it, but I could never place it. But now I understand; it's because Kaminari is not stupid and I knew it.
While some people might defend that too, saying he just isn't academically smart, but no; he's academically smart too. He's just smart in general.
And before you say something in the comments, remember that he got into UA, which is apparently the most prestigious school in Japan, the hardest to get into as their acceptance rate is 0.2%. And they would not let someone in who passed the practical exam, but failed the written exam.
So no; Kaminari is not stupid. He is academically and street smart.
And if you think about it; he's only bad at math (of what we've seen) and you know the people who call him stupid? Bakugou- who's pretty much a fucking genius- and Jirou; who is very smart too, as she was able to teach people instruments within WEEKS (or months? I don't remember.)
He's stupid in a class full of very smart people, but smart in a class full of average people.
I don't even think Bakugou and Jirou think he's stupid themselves; Jirou was teasing him, really just joking, because they're friends. And Bakugou... I think he just thinks Kaminari needs to study, I think he sees Kaminari's potential but that he just needs to study and actually try.
And is Kaminari stupid because he doesn't study a lot? No, because do you like studying?
Kaminari doesn't really try- insert angsty reason here- but he's still smart; a headcanon I have, based on something I saw on Pinterest, is that Kaminari used to be bullied for being smart and trying in school and then therefore decided to start over himself and not try anymore.
’Kaminari has ADHD’
Now it's okay if it's a headcanon you have to perhaps relate to Kaminari, it is, but I'm here to argue why it's not canon and why you would have to change a lot if you give Kaminari ADHD in a fanfiction:
If he's unmedicated (which most make him be) then that is IMPRESSIVE considering he's actually behaving decently in a prestigious school like UA. He is not yelling, not switching seats constantly and not throwing things at all. (Which my classmates with ADHD do.) Kaminari isn't being disruptive at all.
If he was in my class, I would forget he exists. Because he's just so calm, and laid-back, and doesn't yell or disrupt class. Kaminari doesn't do that at all; he's quiet and stays in his seat. Kaminari only ever really acts like he has ADHD when something exciting is going on and let me just tell you this; everybody struggles staying still when they're excited.
I have found an article listing the symptoms of ADHD:
Inattentiveness (difficulty concentrating and focusing)
The main signs of inattentiveness are:
•having a short attention span and being easily distracted
Well, we kind of have seen it; IN ONE EPISODE, I'M PRETTY SURE? One scene that sticks out to me was when we saw them the first time in math class, and Kaminari wasn't focusing at all but there were some others who also weren't focusing! But I never see people saying they have ADHD?
Also, they're teenagers; teenagers struggle paying attention sometimes, especially in Math class.
•making careless mistakes – for example, in schoolwork
We haven't seen it.
•appearing forgetful or losing things
Once again, haven't seen it.
•being unable to stick to tasks that are tedious or time-consuming
Haven't seen it.
•appearing to be unable to listen to or carry out instructions
Haven't seen it.
•constantly changing activity or task
Haven't seen it.
•having difficulty organising tasks
And once again, we haven't seen it!
Hyperactivity and impulsiveness
The main signs of hyperactivity and impulsiveness are:
•being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings
I've already explained why that doesn't fit Kaminari.
Hyperactivity and impulsiveness
The main signs of hyperactivity and impulsiveness are:
•being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings
I've already explained why that doesn't fit Kaminari.
•constantly fidgeting
I have seen many people say Kaminari does this. But does he really? No, I'd argue. Because all we've seen him do is massage Ojiro's tail. But what if Kaminari and Ojiro are good friends? What if Ojiro likes it? WHAT IF KAMINARI IS GOOD AT MASSAGING AND OJIRO KNOWS IT? Why can't people think out multiple reasons that aren't ”IT'S FIDGETING, HE HAS ADHD”?
Also; neurotypicals fidget too, you know? So if he does fidget, it's not necessarily an ADHD thing.
•being unable to concentrate on tasks
I don't recall seeing this.
•excessive physical movement
I have kind of already covered this and NO.
•excessive talking
No. (If you deny it, have we ever seen him talk during class?)
And if he does talk a lot, according to you; what if he's just talkative?
•being unable to wait their turn
We haven't seen it.
•acting without thinking
I don't think we've seen it.
•interrupting conversations
We haven't seen it.
•little or no sense of danger
No, that's Bakugou and Deku. But we don't say they have ADHD, do we?
Conclusion
The conclusion is, if you somehow did not understand, that Kaminari is not stupid and does not canonically have ADHD.
And doesn't anybody think it's offensive to call somebody stupid and then say they have ADHD? Am I the only one that thinks that sounds bad? And wouldn't it be offensive to somebody who actually has ADHD, who then has to see people saying a character (who checks barely any of the boxes) has ADHD?
If I saw people say this one character has autism (and I'm using autism as an example because I myself have autism) and this character doesn't fit in to barely any of the symptoms, then I would be offended. Or at least frustrated, angered. I would hate it.
So yeah, Kaminari isn't stupid and neither does he have ADHD.
some backity back part of my brain thought of this funky name i read in a PvZ comic (specifically the one with dinosaurs) and slapped my at the time technoblade obsession onto it so frogpants the blood god is my username now and it has been for many years
@dy-will-second @cipherdragon @thegayest-melonsoup (yup this is a tag game now haha)
my name's mars and i thought it would be cool to do a whole space traveller kinda thing, that's why i changed it from sunseeking to starchasing (i love jegulus)
so my fanfiction.net account that i made in 2020? there i named myself aquille cuz someone already took aquila. baby me wanted black family themed names but settled for this one. fast forward to last year: i was thinking of possible names and liked how aquille kinda sounded like a quill and just went with that idea. honestly i like the whole quill and ink theme way too much- its why i havent been too wild whenever i change my blog theme and title. i can't bring myself to reinvent the whole thing lol.
Okay so, I made mine by joining the nickname for my name used in the Divergent series (Tris), with the Weasley twin's nickname for Harry (Harrikins). Só, Tris + Harrikins = Trinikins!
This was my username on Fanfiction.Net! It was originally taken from an ongoing joke in my friend group that I was (at the time) the only Sokka fangirl any of us knew and therefore “Sokka’s first fangirl”
So I've always wanted to make my own video games, and as a kid I determined I wanted my "Game Sudio/Developer" name to be Counterclock Studios. So originally, I was gonna go with that as my Tumblr username, but decided that since this was a fandom focused blog, I'll come up with a pseudonym, in which Clockwise became like my online persona. So Clockwise is the persona, and Counterclock is the "brand" behind it.
Ok so I'll tag @missingkfc , @echogekkos , @eldin-of-pherae , and @wintersgrace1
Ok so there's literally 0 thought process behind my name. I made this name for a character I played in a MMO RPG game called MissingKFC. The idea was to be a farmer that sells chicken for cheap price and buys them at stupid prices, basically become a chicken entrepreneur but they have 0 chickens. They only have ducks >:/
The names catchy though
Tag out @only-by-the-stars @alexit00000 @kholnt @alexit00000 @smilesrobotlover
My actual name is Alex/Alexander so i just add the "ito" because here in Argentina and some other spanish-speaking countries they add that in the ending of a word to make it "cute" (for example: gatito = kitty) the thing is that my family and my bestie calls me like that in a funny (bc alex is not a name that you can modificate like that) and loving way so I adopted it as my username :)
I also sometimes replace the "o" with a "0" because some apps dont let me do it D: but it is the same pronunciation !!
Tag out :) @mochiobonio @hyruleairbnb @chaotic-zora and anyone who wants!
Mine is quite fast to explain: I was playing the legend of Zelda -Breath of the wild again just to be ready for tears of the kingdom and while looking at the landscape of hyrule I was like damn wouldn't that be amazing to be able to beam in the game and sleep right here. And I remembered that creating my Tumblr account.
A good question actually. Typically I go by Crazy-Gal and wanted a change for here. So I wanted a bit of a pun in it, so Tumbling. Then I was like, 'tumbling where?' Well a tumble means going down anyway so it just clicked. Tumblingdowntheway. The the numbers is just the year I came across Tumblr and became obsessed with it before I made my account here. 🤣😂 So glad I did, I got to meet some really awesome people here!!
Thank you so much for tag, @hyruleairbnb !!
If you guys want to, I extend this question to you: @moonteaa @harukadrawsthings @grammarrrrrr
People have many different opinions on Snape- some think he's a stalker, a creep and that he's terrible- and some think that he's the bravest man ever, and that Lily should have married him instead.
Both are right. Because it all depends on how you see it- I mean, Snape did seem pretty obsessed with Lily. He was in love with her. And Snape-haters can deny it all they want- but he was brave. Brave because he was a second agent, he managed to stay loyal to Dumbledore, while still staying on Voldemort's good side. But he was a terrible teacher.
Yep, I've admitted it, finally- Snape was a terrible teacher. Snape-haters say he was, and they're right, because he was. And don't even try to deny it, because he was completely unfair. He was nice to the Slytherins, but terrible to every other house, and especially the Gryffindors.
Snape looked coldly at Hermione, then said, ‘I see no difference.’ (When Hermione's teeth were hit with the Densaugeo hex, Goblet Of Fire.)
‘I don’t remember asking you to show off, Miss Granger,’ said Snape coldly, and Hermione went as pink as Neville. ‘Longbottom, at the end of this lesson we will feed a few drops of this potion to your toad and see what happens. Perhaps that will encourage you to do it properly.’ (When Snape was threatening to poison Trevor, Neville's toad, Prisoner of Azkaban)
And I could show more examples, but I'm lazy.
Snape was a terrible teacher, he was unfair and played favorites, and he was often just cruel. Tell me, would you want a teacher like Snape teaching your child?
Being brave doesn't excuse what he did towards his students. He definitely traumatized some of them, because who would forget such a teacher? I wouldn't. And do you remember how Neville's boggart was Snape-? Let that sink in.
A boggart represents (turns into) one's greatest fear. Like how Ron's was an acromantula, and how Harry's was a dementor. But Neville's was Snape- that's his teacher, no they don't have to have a student/mentor relationship people love, but if you're a teacher and one of your student's worst fear is you, then you need to revaluate your teaching abilities.
So in short; I don't really know how I feel about this character.
Petunia;
Now, are we going to deny that Petunia is a good mother? Because she is, not to Harry of course, but she is to Dudley. She's kind of a good example of gentle parenting, the no-discipline kind of parenting. I mean, Dudley has probably never been grounded before. With her hugs and kisses, and cringy but affectionate pet-names in every sentence, it's made clear that she loves Dudley. Even though Dudley is pretty hard to love.
But is she a good aunt? Oh absolutely not. She has never been a good aunt, clearly doesn't know how to do it. She was terrible to Harry, downright terrible. In fact, all the Dursleys were. They were abusive, and I don't want to hear any comments saying the opposite, though I doubt I'll get any.
Let's just get this clear- in the Philosophers' Stone, Harry wasn't just small, he was malnourished. Because growing up, he barely got any food. The Dursleys starved him. That includes Petunia, she overfed Dudley, but barely gave Harry any food. And what's the difference between Dudley and Harry? One is her son, one isn't.
Sure, she loved Lily, but what does that excuse? Does that excuse her abusing Lily's kid? I mean sure, she likely saw that it just came out of nowhere- like ’Oh, your sister's dead, here's her baby.’- but that doesn't excuse anything. She didn't have to treat Harry like that, just because she missed Lily so much.
And what was her whole thing with hating wizards? I mean, it was understandable in the Goblet of Fire, when the Weasleys tried to floo to their house. I'd be pretty mad too, if someone practically blew up my living room. Yeah, after and before that it was just unreasonable. But in the Goblet of Fire, I've got to admit, it's reasonable to react like that.
It was understandable when she was kid, but it stopped being understandable the second she became an adult. When she was a kid, she was jealous and therefore pushed everything that reminded her of it away, and that's understandable because kids do stuff like that. But when you're an adult? It's just childish. And that doesn't mean she should abuse her nephew.
And is it just me, or do Mrs and Mr Evans kind of seem like bad parents? Oh my god, is this anti Mr and Mrs Evans? Well, that's a tag I doubt exists. But seriously, they never noticed the feud between Petunia and Lily? Because they were so proud of having a witch in the family? They could have noticed, I doubt either Petunia and Lily made their feud secret. And clearly them being so proud of Lily, made Petunia feel inferior because she was just a muggle.
And what is it with the theory that the Dursleys were so mean because they were around Harry, who was a Horcrux? That's dumb, if you think about it. Firstly, it excuses the Dursleys terrible treatment of Harry, so just victim-blaming, basically. ’Oh, it's Harry's fault he was abused, because he was a Horcrux and that affected the Dursleys.’ And secondly, Ron and Hermione were around Harry even more than the Dursleys one could argue, and they never got in a bad mood from that, did they? No. So many other people were around Harry more than the Dursleys were, and they were never in a bad mood.
So in short; I hate her character.
Dumbledore;
So I know I might possibly get cancelled for this, but I actually like Dumbledore.
Yes, yes- I know- terrible as most people nowadays are anti Dumbledore, but I'm not. Not really, anyways. Sure, some of his actions were questionable, but he's not a manipulative villain that didn't care about anybody. He genuinely cared about Hagrid, and Grindelwald, and Harry.
Harry and Dumbledore's relationship wasn't really that toxic, as people like to say, it was just kind of cute. Because Harry loved Dumbledore, and Dumbledore loved Harry. People say that in the books Dumbledore ’raised Harry like a pig for slaughter’, but nobody thinks about that Harry was practically made to be a pig for slaughter because of the prophecy.
And Dumbledore didn't want to, he delayed telling Harry about the prophecy because he cared about him. He reckoned 11 was too young, which I'd say it was, and 12 is barely different. Too young. And wouldn't you say it was kind of Dumbledore to keep this from Harry, so it wouldn't weigh on the boy’s mind?
Now the thing I hear Dumbledore being called the most is manipulative. Basically, he knows how to get his way, which is a good thing. And he is a powerful wizard, and important, shouldn't he know how to do that?
’Played everyone like a chess pawn’, well it was war, so who could really blame him? You have to do things you don't want to do sometimes in war. Sometimes you have to do everything to make sure the war ends, which sometimes means people have to be used a little bit. War is not an ideal situation to be in, and it's not a good situation to follow all of your morals.
Something I've always appreciated about Dumbledore is that he's so odd it's funny. He likes candy, so much he decides the passwords to his office after them, and always says such things so calmly. But you can't underestimate him because of that, as he's also very powerful.
He's a great wizard, and Hogwarts was only attacked after Dumbledore died (and conveniently, Dumbledore didn't have his wand on him then.)
Now another thing I hear people both talk bad about AND joke about it; about how much Dumbledore gives points to Gryffindor, how he wants them to win. Which I do disagree with. Because tell me: if your students prevented a powerful terrorist from coming back, would you, or would you not, give them points?
Ron got given points for doing a smart move, and winning a chess match against one of the professors (who I'm pretty sure is canonically really good at chess?) Because chess is a hard game I couldn't understand to save my life, and to be really good at it, you have to be smart. Ron got given points for his intelligence (and excellent chess skills), something they do give points for. ’… for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years, I award Gryffindor house fifty points.’
Hermione basically got given points because she made a smart move, she was smart. Which do they give points for regularly. ‘Second – to Miss Hermione Granger … for the use of cool logic in the face of fire, I award Gryffindor house fifty points.’ She was in a stressful situation, yet used great logic. She did good, basically, and it's understandable for Dumbledore to give points to that.
Harry was the one who actually prevented the return of the most feared wizard/powerful terrorist, Voldemort, in this case. He also stood tall, in front of said terrorist. At 11. And I don't know about you, but I would give points for that. ‘Third – to Mr Harry Potter …’ said Dumbledore. The room went deadly quiet. ‘… for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor house sixty points.’ For being a true Gryffindor, basically. And that sounds like something the professors would give points for.
‘There are all kinds of courage,’ said Dumbledore, smiling. ‘It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr Neville Longbottom.’ He was brave, that's why he got points. He proved he was a Gryffindor at heart, and probably somewhat earned the respect of Dumbledore.
Recent events do matter, and should be taken into account, as Dumbledore said.
And in the Chamber of Secrets, I'm pretty sure they won the house cup again, and I've got only one thing to say; are you saying you wouldn't give points to students for saving someone's life?
I won't go into it more, because I know I'll probably get something about in the comments- if I get any, of course- and I'll definitely defend my opinion. Because in short; I like Albus Dumbledore's character.
Ron;
So, stating this will not give me hate like my opinion on Dumbledore will, but; I frickin love Ron Weasley.
Now some who have only watched the movie might say stuff like: ’Why? He was a terrible friend to Harry’ or ’All he did was eat though’. Or they might not, and I just need to stop saying ’say stuff like:’
Maybe people have finally stopped hating on Ron, and I'm just stuck in the past of Anti-Ron, but I'm still going to defend him here. Starting by debunking my first example of what someone might say.
’Why? He was a terrible friend to Harry’ Sorry, are you saying Ron stood-in-front-of-a-believed-murder-on-a-broken-leg-for-his-best-friend Weasley is a bad friend? In the movies it may have been Hermione who did that but I call bullshit. Because this is what happened in the book;
’No, Harry!’ Hermione gasped in a petrified whisper; Ron, however, spoke to Black.
‘If you want to kill Harry, you’ll have to kill us, too!’ he said fiercely, though the effort of standing up had drained him of still more colour, and he swayed slightly as he spoke. (When the trio were in the Whomping Willow with Sirius, Prisoner of Azkaban.)
And then debunking my second example; ’All he did was eat though’ which is also kind of people saying Ron loved food. WHICH he did not, or at least I don't recall him loving food that much in the books. Specifically him loving chicken, which people think he loved so much there's a ship called ’Chickron’ (Ron x Chicken.)
I can't mention instances in the book because that's just that: there aren't any. Ron ate at breakfast, lunch and dinner and that's just that. Did he eat a lot then? Maybe?? oMg HoW dArE hE eAt A lOt, NoBoDy ElSe DiD (cough cough Harry cough cough) Yeah, Harry ate a lot too but I don't see anybody calling him a ’foodie’ or ’food-lover’ or whatever they call Ron.
And for people to say he doesn't deserve Hermione: he begged to be tortured in her place, and if that isn't love, then nothing is. Was he a douche sometimes? Yeah. Was he also, conveniently, a teenager then? Yeah. People are douches sometimes, when they're teenagers, and can't always treat someone right. They bickered, they disagreed. Which only really proved that Ron listened to her, and then gave his opinion. Nobody else did that, and especially not Harry. He's what Hermione needs; somebody to kind of put her in her place yet support her and comfort her when she's upset. Ron is right for Hermione, and trust me; she thinks so too.
Something else people often bring up was the situation in PoA, or the Crookshanks/Scabbers situation? I don't know what people call it but time to put my opinion out there; I think Ron was in the right. Tell me, if one of your best friends’ pet ate your pet (or at least, allegedly with very believable proof) and then refused to apologize or even acknowledge it, would you get mad? Just because Scabbers turned out being Peter Pettigrew (which I'll probably talk more about another time) does not mean Hermione was in the right. Did Ron act kind of shitty about it? Yeah, but he was 13. Honestly? I act the same way when I'm mad at someone.
Was he in the right in GoF? No. But do I think that's when he realized his feelings for Hermione, didn't know how to deal with it, so took it out on her? Because he was probably thinking; No I can't have feelings for her, she'd never even like me back. Also, he was 14, were you expecting him to be really mature? And also; it wouldn't have been the best night of her life or something, it was just prom. (But maybe don't listen to me about that, I've always been anti-prom.)
And about the ’Hermione, you're a girl’ comment; I kind of think of it a little bit differently. I think it was more, a start of asking her out, like ’Hermione, you're a girl. And I'm a boy. Wanna go to the Yule Ball with me? J-just as friends!’ I think he had wanted to ask her out for a while- and wondering why he wanted to ask her out- and that he had been building up courage, because asking somebody out takes a lot of courage and he's also really insecure. He just didn't know how to do it, and maybe it came out a little wrong.
And something else he gets a lot of hate for; leaving Harry and Hermione in the Horcrux Hunt. But he was under the control of the Locket (a Horcrux made by Voldemort), which affected him most presumably because of his insecurities. (Seriously he should have gotten help for that) and also, it was more that he was stepping out for a breather but just forgot about the charms, whatever they're called. Was it still a mistake? Yeah, but are you telling m you've never made mistakes (especially in bad times)? ALSO, NO MATTER WHAT, HE DID NOT- I REPEAT: HE DID NOT- SAY HARRY HAD NO FAMILY: ‘Oh, you’re sure, are you? Right then, well, I won’t bother myself about them. It’s all right for you two, isn’t it, with your parents safely out of the way –’ ‘My parents are dead!’ Harry bellowed. ‘And mine could be going the same way!’ yelled Ron. ’ To me, both were in the wrong in that situation.
Now is there anything I should adress about Ron? Well, in that case:
Malfoy;
*deep breath*
I FUCKING HATE THIS RACIST, STUPID, DEATH AND RAPE-WISHING TWAT.
Seriously, how does anyone like this guy?
Oh wait- They don't; they only like Tom Felton, who they think is hot. And if Malfoy was played by someone else, someone ’less attractive’, then nobody would be liking him. Trust me.
And as an ex Draco fan- yes, I admit to the part of my past I'm deeply ashamed of- I know how his fan-part of Tiktok looks like; all edits of Tom Felton (more specifically, him playing Malfoy) and no talks about Malfoy's character, or why they like him other than ’He's so hot’ and ’The boy who had no choice’.
Now to addressing the ’The boy who had no choice’ nickname; it's actually quite ironic, because in most of the series, he did have a choice. Chose to bully Harry, Hermione, Ron and Neville and probably countless other people. He chose to be the racist bully who wished death and rape upon people (Hermione, to be more specific.) Now I don't really know about how he wished rape upon Hermione, as I've only seen one person talk about it, about how Malfoy wished she would get her panties revealed in the incident at the Quidditch World Cup.
'Granger, they’re after Muggles,' said Malfoy. 'D’you want to be showing off your knickers in midair? Because if you do, hang around . . . they’re moving this way, and it would give us all a laugh.'
No, that's not him 'warning her', that's him wishing sexual assault on her. Having something as private as your panties revealed against your will is sexual assault; and that's what Malfoy wished would happen to her.
Stop seeing him in this distorted, rose-tinted view and start seeing him for what he is: a racist (him calling Hermione a m**blood, which is basically the wizard version of the n-word), stupid (Lucius, his father, said he was getting bad grades) death-wishing (multiple instances where he wished Hermione would die), rape-wishing (or at least sexual assault-wishing) twat.
So yeah, if you have not yet understood; I hate him.
Molly Weasley;
Watch Mikaila's video on her, called 'In defense of Molly Weasley' as she expresses it much better, in my opinion.
BUT I do not like how she has so many children even if they were poor just because she wanted a girl: Once I saw a Tumblr Post, saying that Molly didn't actually want a girl (or at least that there was no proof of it) and that it was just the locket saying that to Ron BUT if she didn't, why did she stop at Ginny? Did she, after seven kids, think 'Okay that's enough kids' NO, presumably, she was satisfied; she had gotten what she wanted. A girl. Also, what the locket said was based on Ron's feelings and he would definitely know if Molly had wanted a girl all along.
Arthur Weasley;
I've seen a couple of people here on Tumblr talking about how he's selfish for not trying to get a promotion when his family is poor just for his 'muggle fascination.' Now I do have to say this; I don't think he wasn't aiming for a promotion, rather that he just wasn't getting one. He got a promotion in the sixth book, if you remember, and why would he be aiming for one then? Exactly. He wasn't getting a promotion all those years, that's it. He was stuck in his position (that presumably didn't pay as much.)
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I might make a Part 2, talking about more characters. Just tell me what more characters you'd like to hear my opinion on, and I'll do it.
I'm sorry if the last part of it is a little bit bad, I was just tired when writing that and honestly just wanted to get this posted to move on to other stuff.
only vote if you’ve NEVER seen Stranger Things & reblog if you’ve seen the show, so the people who haven’t seen it can vote
so you’ve NEVER seen ST, if you have to guess, which of these names do you think is Vecna’s real name?
Summary; Goh carries a seriously hurt Cinderace to the Pokécentre, then tries to find a way to lift it's curse. (This is an idea from @tumblingdowntheway2019)
Goh bursts through the doors of the Pokécentre with Cinderace, but added with blood all over his almost human-like body, and its face was seriously purple.
”Help! Help!” cried Goh, tears running down his face. ”Cinderace has been cursed! Please! I need help, please!”
Nurse Joy rushed over and took the huge rabbit from him, immediately checking its stats.
She ran over to a hospital room, and Goh followed her. Joy placed Cinderace on the hospital bed and rushed to help it in some way.
”What happened?” she asked worriedly.
Though the boy was way too focused on sobbing.
“I went to check out this haunted house and... and...” cried Goh. ”We stumbled across this strong pokémon, I sent out Cinderace, and we were winning until the pokémon cursed it! It saved me!”
The pokémon had aimed an attack on him, but Cinderace saved him, making itself get hit.
”Don't worry, dear- I'll try my best to help it,” said Joy. “Chansey, heal it!”
Joy's panicked tone was not helping Goh, and it was vice versa.
”How about you go wait out there?”
Goh complied, he stepped outside without a complaint- there he sat on one of the waiting chairs.
God, he was so stupid. Why did he decide to go alone without Ash or Chloe?
(Flashback)
He looked around the ruined house, for stuff or maybe even pokémon, but more specifically ghosts.
The house was known to be haunted, and he was set to prove it either wrong or right.
Cinderace was with him.
Then, a shuffle was heard and a pokémon jumped down in front of him.
It was a normal-sized, black pokemon with dark pink stripes, along with long, thick and scary-looking horns as the same color of the stripes.
It had blood red eyes and sharp fangs that could easily draw blood if given the opportunity.
And Goh just guessed that it was a darkness or ghost type pokémon.
He picked up his rotom phone to find out what it was.
”No data exists for this pokémon.”
Omg, a new kind of pokémon?!
It looked like the pokémon wanted to battle, so Goh got out Cinderace, who looked ready to battle.
”Cinderace, use Pyro Ball!”
Cinderace used the move but the pokémon dodged it.
The pokémon used some attack, a new one, which made a ball of darkness come at Cinderace, which it quickly dodged.
”Cinderace, use Quick Attack!”
Cinderace ran towards the pokémon quickly and kicked it, hurting the pokémon.
”Bell- Bellace!”
Goh smirked, and got out a PokéBall, ready to catch the new pokémon.
”Bellace, huh?”, he threw the PokéBall. ”PokeBall, go (goh)!”
Bellace dodged it,
(Later)
Joy stepped out of the hospital room, and went up to the distressed boy.
Chansey's healing powers hadn't worked, it seemed Cinderace's curse was too strong- and if they didn't get the pokémon to reverse it, then there was a chance Cinderace could die.
He had tear marks on his face, that was messy, and he was hugging his knees.
“Goh,” said Joy. ”I'm afraid you'll have to find the pokémon again, and have it reverse the curse. Because even without the curse, Cinderace has very bad injuries.”
Goh sighed and stood up, then nodding.
The frowning boy stepped out and made his way to the lab.
(Drizzile's POV)
It threw another water ball, Drizzile was training. Now was the perfect time, nobody was there, as it was late.
The sky had a redish hue.
”Driz-!”
It was training to become like Inteleon, and make Goh proud.
But then suddenly, it started feeling like someone was watching it. Drizzile turned around and saw Misdrevous.
”Mis, drevous-” said Misdrevous, saying ‘something has happened’. ”Misdrevous- mis.”, saying ’Cinderace is hurt and Goh is sad’.
Drizzile was shocked.
And suddenly it had many memories about Cinderace- it had always been so nice.
It had to help them.
”Misdrevous,” said Goh, suddenly, and he looked like a mess. ”We have to go back to the haunted house.”
Drizzile looked up at Goh, determined.
”Drizzile!”
Goh looked confused.
”Drizzile, you wanna come?”
It nodded quickly, and Goh put it in its PokeBall.
(Later)
On the way to the haunted house, they had seen Chloe and Eevee. And somehow, Chloe had seen he was upset. He told her and she insisted on coming with.
”You don't stand a chance towards that pokemon alone,” had Chloe said, eagerly. ”But Eevee and I can stand our ground- and together we could actually do some damage.”
Chloe was right.
Then, when they got there, it was cold and empty.
”Bellace! New pokemon! Hey-y! It's the dude with the fire Pokemon you fought!”
Chloe sighed at Goh's foolishness. (Though, she understood he was desperate.)
”Ee-Eevee!”
Eevee exclaimed on Chloe's shoulder, jumping up and down.
Suddenly, a familiar (to Goh) pokemon jumped down, and they both gasped.
”Bell-Bellace..?” muttered Goh, shocked.
A scared and sad look was evident on his face, before he shaked it off, now looking determined.
”Reverse Cinderace's curse!”
He brought out Misdrevous and Drizzile, that looked very ready. While Chloe chose Eevee, that also looked determined.
”Drizzile-”, its voice had a not so noticable spark in it.
It was ready to fight.
”Misdrevous, use Shadow Ball!”
The pokemon used the move, but Bellace dodged it, though then Eevee did the same move and it hit.
Summary; Goh carries a seriously hurt Cinderace to the Pokécentre, then tries to find a way to lift it's curse. (This is an idea from @tumblingdowntheway2019)
Goh bursts through the doors of the Pokécentre with Cinderace, but added with blood all over his almost human-like body, and its face was seriously purple.
”Help! Help!” cried Goh, tears running down his face. ”Cinderace has been cursed! Please! I need help, please!”
Nurse Joy rushed over and took the huge rabbit from him, immediately checking its stats.
She ran over to a hospital room, and Goh followed her. Joy placed Cinderace on the hospital bed and rushed to help it in some way.
”What happened?” she asked worriedly.
Though the boy was way too focused on sobbing.
“I went to check out this haunted house and... and...” cried Goh. ”We stumbled across this strong pokémon, I sent out Cinderace, and we were winning until the pokémon cursed it! It saved me!”
The pokémon had aimed an attack on him, but Cinderace saved him, making itself get hit.
”Don't worry, dear- I'll try my best to help it,” said Joy. “Chansey, heal it!”
Joy's panicked tone was not helping Goh, and it was vice versa.
”How about you go wait out there?”
Goh complied, he stepped outside without a complaint- there he sat on one of the waiting chairs.
God, he was so stupid. Why did he decide to go alone without Ash or Chloe?
(Flashback)
He looked around the ruined house, for stuff or maybe even pokémon, but more specifically ghosts.
The house was known to be haunted, and he was set to prove it either wrong or right.
Cinderace was with him.
Then, a shuffle was heard and a pokémon jumped down in front of him.
It was a normal-sized, black pokemon with dark pink stripes, along with long, thick and scary-looking horns as the same color of the stripes.
It had blood red eyes and sharp fangs that could easily draw blood if given the opportunity.
And Goh just guessed that it was a darkness or ghost type pokémon.
He picked up his rotom phone to find out what it was.
”No data exists for this pokémon.”
Omg, a new kind of pokémon?!
It looked like the pokémon wanted to battle, so Goh got out Cinderace, who looked ready to battle.
”Cinderace, use Pyro Ball!”
Cinderace used the move but the pokémon dodged it.
The pokémon used some attack, a new one, which made a ball of darkness come at Cinderace, which it quickly dodged.
”Cinderace, use Quick Attack!”
Cinderace ran towards the pokémon quickly and kicked it, hurting the pokémon.
”Bell- Bellace!”
Goh smirked, and got out a PokéBall, ready to catch the new pokémon.
”Bellace, huh?”, he threw the PokéBall. ”PokeBall, go (goh)!”
Bellace dodged it,
(Later)
Joy stepped out of the hospital room, and went up to the distressed boy.
Chansey's healing powers hadn't worked, it seemed Cinderace's curse was too strong- and if they didn't get the pokémon to reverse it, then there was a chance Cinderace could die.
He had tear marks on his face, that was messy, and he was hugging his knees.
“Goh,” said Joy. ”I'm afraid you'll have to find the pokémon again, and have it reverse the curse. Because even without the curse, Cinderace has very bad injuries.”
Goh sighed and stood up, then nodding.
The frowning boy stepped out and made his way to the lab.
(Drizzile's POV)
It threw another water ball, Drizzile was training. Now was the perfect time, nobody was there, as it was late.
The sky had a redish hue.
”Driz-!”
It was training to become like Inteleon, and make Goh proud.
But then suddenly, it started feeling like someone was watching it. Drizzile turned around and saw Misdrevous.
”Mis, drevous-” said Misdrevous, saying ‘something has happened’. ”Misdrevous- mis.”, saying ’Cinderace is hurt and Goh is sad’.
Drizzile was shocked.
And suddenly it had many memories about Cinderace- it had always been so nice.
It had to help them.
”Misdrevous,” said Goh, suddenly, and he looked like a mess. ”We have to go back to the haunted house.”
Drizzile looked up at Goh, determined.
”Drizzile!”
Goh looked confused.
”Drizzile, you wanna come?”
It nodded quickly, and Goh put it in its PokeBall.
(Later)
On the way to the haunted house, they had seen Chloe and Eevee. And somehow, Chloe had seen he was upset. He told her and she insisted on coming with.
”You don't stand a chance towards that pokemon alone,” had Chloe said, eagerly. ”But Eevee and I can stand our ground- and together we could actually do some damage.”
Chloe was right.
Then, when they got there, it was cold and empty.
”Bellace! New pokemon! Hey-y! It's the dude with the fire Pokemon you fought!”
Chloe sighed at Goh's foolishness. (Though, she understood he was desperate.)
”Ee-Eevee!”
Eevee exclaimed on Chloe's shoulder, jumping up and down.
Suddenly, a familiar (to Goh) pokemon jumped down, and they both gasped.
”Bell-Bellace..?” muttered Goh, shocked.
A scared and sad look was evident on his face, before he shaked it off, now looking determined.
”Reverse Cinderace's curse!”
He brought out Misdrevous and Drizzile, that looked very ready. While Chloe chose Eevee, that also looked determined.
”Drizzile-”, its voice had a not so noticable spark in it. It was ready to fight.
”Misdrevous, use Shadow Ball!”
The pokemon used the move, but Bellace dodged it, though then Eevee did the same move and it hit.
It grunted and fell back, though quickly regaining posture.
It used a move on Eevee, which it quickly dodged due to Chloe's command.
Goh smirked.
”Drizzile, use Water Gun!” commanded Goh, really just not wanting to let Bellace get a hit in.
Drizzile seemed to catch on, on the speed tactic.
It quickly used Water Gun on Bellace, and it got hit, and seemingly being effective.
And Eevee did the same, its tail glowing blue. And Bellace got hit again, then again with tackle.
Then Bellace got a hit in, using the curse on Drizzile, though it dodged. And then Misdrevous used one of its strong moves on it.
It laid down, being very tired.
They surrounded it, and Eevee used Bellace's curse on it.
It coughed and coughed, now feeling very terrible.
”Now come with us and reverse Cinderace's curse!” said Goh, determined. ”And as a bonus, let me catch you!”
Chloe facepalmed at Goh, caring about that in such circumstances.
Though, what they wanted to happen, didn't actually happened. Instead Bellace charged at them, getting ready to use an attack on Drizzile.
It happened quickly, so quickly that Goh didn't have time to tell Drizzile to dodge it- though what the feared, fortunately didn't happen.
”Lucario, use Aura Sphere!”
Never had Goh been so relieved to hear Ash's voice.
Bellace was hit and fell to its feet, but quickly regaining posture.
Fortunately Ash commanded Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, making Bellace fall, groaning.
”Bell-Bellace...”
Goh was about to catch it, but then it pushed through, and jumped away.
”Bellace!”
Ash walked over to him, laying a hand on his shoulder comfortingly.
Though Goh didn't feel Ash's touch as a tear slipped past his eye.
No, no, no- what if Bellace was actually his last chance? What if... Luck couldn't heal Cinderace without it?
What if?
Then, he heard it- the sound of ringing, and he knew who was calling...
He picked up his phone and answered, and Luck's soft voice he was almost longing to hear, wasn't there, instead it was distressed and just trying to keep it together.
”Yes..?”
He begged that the words he knew would come out of her mouth, wouldn't come out.
”Have you gotten the pokemon yet?” she asked, and he could tell she was begging too. And then he couldn't keep it together anymore, and he started crying, a quiet sob leaving his mouth, which Luck heard. ”Is everything okay?”
He nodded quickly, then realizing she couldn't hear that.
”Uh, no, not really...” he said honestly, and he could practically feel the disappointed sigh that emit from her mouth. ”I had it, but then it got away... Sorry...”
God, he was so stupid! Maybe if he just got Ash from the beginning... Or tried harder! It was like he was asking for things to go wrong! He was so stupid, so stupid!
”Oh,”, he could hear that she was disappointed and it felt so rough. ”Well, it's probably best you come back here- Cinderace has gotten worse.”
Those were the worst words that could come out of her mouth.
And Ash pulled him in tight, giving the crying boy some comfort.
”Y-yes...”
And then the car ride (taxi) was horrible, Goh cried on Ash's shoulder the whole time as Ash tried to comfort his best friend.
And Chloe tried to come up with a solution for him, being rather unsuccessful.
When they got there, the pokemon got out of their pokéballs, and they all went to the hospital room- where they saw Cinderace, looking terrible, while laying down on the bed.
And when Goh saw his first pokemon there, he broke down sobbing, quickly walking to bed and crouched down against the bed.
Drizzile walked to the bed sadly, thinking about Cinderace- it had always been so kind and caring.
”Cinderace...” whispered Goh sadly. ”I love you, ever since I met you, covered in mud, I have felt this... connection between us... We have a connection, and that connection didn't disappear when you turned into Raboot, it just changed... Which is why I love you, so please...”
He took Cinderace's paw softly, and smiled sadly as he remembered their memories.
”You've always been a great leader, you know,” he whispered again, with sobs in between. ”With those Nickit friends of yours as Scorbunny... And when you had that dance competition as Raboot...”
It has always been such a great leader...
”Thanks for saving me, Acey,” whispered Goh, rubbing Cinderace's paw with his hand. (I just need a soft nickname, kay? Don't judge.) ”But I'd rather have you. Here.”
Drizzile wiped his tears with its paw, quickly becoming invisible.
Cinderace was special- and it had been apart of their lives for so long, they couldn't just lose it now.
”I'm really sorry, Goh,” said Ash, his voice so, so soft. ”And Drizzile, Misdrevous...”
Ash didn't even know you could lose your pokemon, but here they were, about to lose Cinderace.
On the heart monitor, they could see that it was slow and weak- it was still there, but not for long.
Goh stopped up slowly, his legs weak under him, and sobbed on Cinderace's chest.
”Don't leave, please!” he sobbed, hugging Cinderace. ”Don't leave! Hold on, I still need you! Don't leave, don't, don't, don't! Please, please, please...”
Something sat down next to Cinderace- Drizzile, and they could see tears running down its cheeks.
Everyone were sad.
Then Eevee saw how sad Chloe was, how much sobbing Goh was doing, and made a decision- it walked over to the bed with determination, jumped on it, and after concentrating for a bit its tail started glowing, now using Heal Pulse.
They were shocked- what was Eevee doing?
Then, Cinderace coughed and opened its eyes slowly.
And then it was clear that Eevee had just healed Cinderace- but how was it even able to do that?
Chloe looked at Nurse Luck for answers, who seemed to be as shocked as they were.
”My guess is that your Eevee has a special Eevee ability, this is rare, actually,” explained Luck. ”My guess is a... dormant Sylveon ability gene... Though this means, Eevee can't evolve.”
Well, that explained a lot.
Goh picked up Eevee happily, hugging it, and Eevee hugged back.
”Thank you, thank you!”
Tears stained Eevee's fur.
”Wow, you deserve all the treats in the world!” Ash said happily.
Eevee squealed happily at that, really loving treats, after all.
Then, it looked at Chloe, who was giving it such a prideful look.
Slowly Chloe walked over to it.
”I'm really proud of you, Eevee!” she said as she took Eevee from Goh's arms, and it quickly cuddled up to her. ”Good job!”
Goh then went and sat down on the hospital bed, hugging Cinderace tightly.
”Cin-Cinderace...”
(A week later, at night, in Drizzile's cave)
Goh opened the door to the pokemon garden- he needed to see Cinderace.
He had just had a bad nightmare about Cinderace dying, and had to convince himself it was just a dream.
Because it was, it was just a dream, Eevee healed it in front of him. It was all just a dream, a stupid nightmare.
But when he didn't see Cinderace in his usual sleeping spot, he panicked, before remembering its slept with Drizzile for a while now, till it gets all healed up.
So quickly he made his way there, expecting to see Cinderace and Drizzile asleep, but that's not what he saw at all. They were awake- why were they awake?
Then their eyes turned to him, confused. And he just couldn't help but notice that Cinderace looked sad.
Why did Cinderace look sad?
”Nightmare,” he said quietly as he sighed and sat down next to them, hugging his knees. ”Why are you up?”
He's been sleeping bad too recently, even before Cinderace's accident.
”Drizzile...” murmured Drizzile, looking at Cinderace.
He could understand it as like; ”tell him” or something- he doesn't understand pokémon language.
”Cin-Cinder-Ace, Cinderace” murmured Cinderace, now looking at him.
And he could see that Cinderace felt useless. That wasn't true, it saved him and has many times before.
”Acey, you're not useless,” he whispered, pulling his pokemon into a hug, which it returned softly. ”You saved me. You have so many times, and I love you for that. You're so kind...”
He didn't feel the tears running down his cheeks until Cinderace wiped them away. Why was he crying? Cinderace was here, for gods sake, it was here.
”I love you both.”
Drizzile deliberately crawled into his arms.
...
So when Ash saw Goh cuddled up to Drizzile and Cinderace that next morning, who was he to say anything?
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