#commander au

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commander that whimpers and scampers

[klonoafan5]

consequences i think about with the commander au

jesse being feared by some of the beacontowners post-revival/uncorruption

him being done with voices in his head and getting triggered when encountering PAMA

"if i had a nickel for every time i got stuck with a item that whispers things to me and lure me into using it, i would have two nickels. which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice."

side effects (eyes with traces of yellow or heterochromia, has some powers left but not all, his voice can get distorted sometimes)

[zorua-adorable]

More Commander AU

I got someone who said they wanted to hear more about this AU, and honestly, my mind has been swimming with ideas since.

I think I'll start with Rei's relationship with Team Galactic:

When Rei first met Cyrus, he called him 'Captain Cyllene.' Combining his outfit and knowledge of his great-grandmother's name, Cyrus went to check some records. (Since the Meiji period began around 150 years ago, I think Cyllene would be his great-grandmother.)

It's upon seeing that this child has both constructed a Red Chain before and bested Dialga & Palkia in combat that gets his gears turning on what to do with him.

When he sees Rei has also previously prevented the region from being recreated, Cyrus takes great measures into making sure Rei never finds out his true plan.

I imagine that Cyrus would appeal to Rei with the knowledge that the 10 Nobles (and their species/variant) have gone extinct. Maybe some “with them gone, there will be an impending calamity, and we will not have their protection” to persuade him into helping.

I can’t decide if I want Jupiter to be happy that Rei knows her actual name, or for her to be upset that she’s the only one of the commanders he doesn’t call something else. (“He calls Charon by another name. Charon!”)

Now, onto Spear Pillar! (This will be kind of fic-snippet structured.)

Rei couldn’t believe what just happened. This whole time, Cyrus was just using him? This whole time, he was like Volo? Trying to destroy this world to create a new one? Had everything he told him been a lie?

‘He took the Captain’s legacy and twisted it into something truly sinister.’

He stood there, staring at the portal Giratina opened on the floor of the Temple of Sinnoh.

‘No, it’s called Spear Pillar now.’

He saw the Pokémon of the Lakes dive into the portal, followed by the woman who looked like Volo and the girl who looked like Akari. Rei noticed that Dialga and Palkia were looking upon him, and he withered under their stares. Did they recognize him? Were they disappointed that he almost helped to destroy the world he worked to save? Did the Lake Pokémon feel that way? Would any of them be able to forgive him? Would he ever earn that forgiveness?

Rei was so caught up in his own thoughts that he didn’t notice his fellow commanders struggling against being arrested, nor did he notice the person approaching him to do the same. He felt a strike to the back of his head and saw nothing but darkness.

So, Rei is taken into custody, and when he wakes up, he is taken to be questioned:

He explains how he was a Ten Star (ranked out of ten) member of the Galaxy Expedition Team’s Survey Corps. He then goes into detail of what Cyrus told him his plans were.

The person questioning him (probably Looker) doesn’t believe Rei, until they cross-examine the other commanders about Rei. Interpol hears how they found this strange kid one day wearing an outfit bearing a symbol similar but not identical to theirs; they are also told how everyone was commanded to keep Cyrus’ true goals hidden from Rei.

Given those details and how regretful the kid looks, they are unsure what to do with him. They have even less of an idea when the kid mentions Hisui. They decide to call in Rowan and Cynthia (when she returns).

So Rowan and Cynthia roll in with a bunch of historical texts, and find a bit that mentions that Rei one day mysteriously vanished, and returned just as mysteriously. So now they gotta figure out how to send him home. They’re unsure if Dialga and Palkia will be willing to help, given what just went down.

I think the truth about Ingo would come out through Cynthia asks Rei how he was skilled at throwing Poké Balls back then if they were a relatively new invention. He then starts rambling about baseball; when someone asks him to stop, he grumbles something like “Ingo would let me talk about baseball for hours.”

Cue the record scratch.

Rowan would then call up Drayden and mentions a lead on Ingo’s location. Drayden then grabs Emmet and book it to Sinnoh.

A few days ago, Commander Kamado Professor Rowan said that some people were en route to the Hisui Sinnoh region. Rei tried not to fidget as he sat in the cell, but he was honestly getting pretty bored. Then, the door opened, and in walked Looker, Rowan, Cynthia, and two others. The first was a man who looked to be about Rowan’s age with a beard that looked both super cool and counterproductive for when one needed to eat. The other was…

“Mister Ingo? Did you get sent here, too?” Rei asked. Upon closer inspection, he realized this wasn’t the amnesiac warden – the clothes were white instead of black, and he was smiling instead of frowning – but he did stiffen upon the mention of said warden’s name.

“I am Emmet. Ingo is my twin brother. He has been missing for a verrrrry long time. How do you know him?” the man clad in white (Emmet, he said his name was) asked.

“You’re the smiling man in white who looks like him,” Rei realized. That only caused Emmet to grow confused.

“Yes, I would think that to be obvious. That doesn’t answer my question, however.”

“He’s a warden of the Pearl Clan – Lady Sneasler’s warden specifically. We met when I had to scale the Coronet Highlands in order to quell Lord Electrode’s frenzy.” When Emmet asked what Rei had meant by that, Cynthia mentioned that Rei was referring to events that occurred around 150 years in Sinnoh’s past. His smile faltered at that.

“So, you mean to tell me he’s gone forever? That he’s dead?” (Rei was pretty sure he heard the bearded man say “You said you had a lead” to Professor Rowan.)

“Not necessarily–” Cynthia replied “–time travel isn’t so linear. For example, it is recorded that Rei one day vanished and then reappeared in Hisui. That clearly means he returns from here. If Ingo is currently where Rei belongs, who is to say we can’t both return Rei and bring Ingo home with one trip?”

Emmet brightened at that, when Rei thought of something.

“Oh, I should probably mention that when Ingo was found by the Pearl Clan, he couldn’t remember anything of who he was other than his name. So you shouldn’t be too surprised if he doesn't fully recognize you right away.” Emmet looked downright heartbroken upon hearing those words, so Rei went on to reassure him.

“It’s not like it’s all gone! He’s been remembering things recently! He recalls a man in white who looked like him but smiles. He recalls a Pokémon with ghastly flames and something to do with luring. He’s mentioned to me before that he feels like some of the Pokémon in Hisui should have different typings – like Zoroark, Lilligant, and Braviary. He does this strange pointing thing and says things that Professor Laventon says relate to trains without knowing why. He has a Gliscor because he finds its perpetual smile to be comforting.” The more Rei said, the more hope returned to Emmet’s eyes.

“So what are you saying?”

“I’m saying it’s like his memories are locked away, and all these things are acting like a poorly made lockpick. He needs a stronger stimulus to function as the key to what he forgot.”

“So, if I were to go with you when you return to your time, I could act as that stimulus?–” when Rei nodded, Emmet continued “–Well, then! Where do we depart from here?”

“That’s where it gets tricky,” Cynthia responded, “we could ask Dialga and Palkia; but given what just happened at Spear Pillar, they may be unwilling to assist. Nevertheless, it cannot hurt to ask. And if they decide not to help, I’ve heard tales of a mythical Pokémon in Johto that deals with time travel.”

Just a note that Cyrus worsened the trust issues that Volo gave Rei. I think that knowing Cynthia, Rowan, and Emmet would help him to start trusting again. Cynthia helps with trusting those who look like those who've hurt you. Rowan helps with when to trust people who like those you already trust. Emmet helps with better trusting people you already trust; by trusting Emmet, Rei is trusting Ingo's vague memories of him.

Alright, that's all I got for now. I apologize if some part of this doesn't make sense. It's late and my thoughts are all over the place.

[fregion-bond-breaker]

(@commanderhorncleaver) tell us more about Jormag-Champion!Fregion!

SO!!!! @quintiliusheartripper is part of it kind of in an au of this au lol :P but! The main line au of this is hes been bitter and tired for a long time. Hes tired of being the shield for the world, hes tired of seeing his friends die and hes tired of no one ever using his name. So whats an ice dragon to do when theyre looking for a possible champion? Steal one of course! Slowly in grothmar Fregion hears the whispers and mistakes them for his own thoughts. Slowly it indirectly pushes him to kill Bangar and become the leader of blood legion. The frost legion gets a MUCH stronger start here. Here we have THEE charr whos killed a god, and dragons now being in charge of TWO dragons??? Why would you NOT want to join frost. All the while jormag whispers that the ice will protect the world he just has to spread jormags influence. This seeps in to aurene as well. Finding it harder and harder to shrug off jormags influence since shes so young. By the time fregion is able to see the fuller picture hes cut down all of dragons watch and destinies edge. (I even did a lil fanfic that i never finished on ao3)

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doodles

[commander-au]

I must have missed a lot. How did Lucas get a tail?

You really have missed alot

[zorua-adorable]

I’ve been having thoughts/ideas about my three PLA AUs. So, let’s go one by one.

Assistant AU

I’ve mainly been further elaborating in my mind on the idea of Akari feeling like someone (read: Barry) is missing when she eats with Rei and the professor. It extends further than that.

One time, she was by Lake Verity with a Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup. When Rei showed up, she made him hold the Chimchar (Lucas’ starter choice). However, it felt like there was something — or someone — missing.

Another time, she and Rei were assigned some field work together. Akari said the three of them would handle it. When someone asks what she means by the “three of them,” I can see her responding one of two ways.

She says “Rei, myself, and… no wait, that’s not the right name. And who was the third person?”

She says “Lucas, myself, and… and… who?” To which someone asks who Lucas is; she doesn’t have an answer to that question.

Essentially, these ideas are me spreading Barry propaganda (because I love him).

And speaking of Barry propaganda…

Protagonist Barry AU

I managed to think of some further use of amnesiac Barry! One is name shenanigans — he’ll occasionally mix up other people’s names without knowing why, but he mainly mixes up Rei and Akari. I mean, it doesn’t happen too often, but often enough that people come to realize they’re who he’s referring to when he mentions Dawn or Lucas.

Another is bonding with Ingo! The two of them could relate on not recalling who they are, as well as saying and doing things without understanding why. Look, you can’t get me to believe that even without his memory, Barry wouldn’t still be threatening to fine people if they’re late (even if they don’t know what he means by that) or doing this all the time:

(This boy cannot stay still.)

Not to mention, I feel like he’d subconsciously remember Ingo as the leader of a battle facility, leading to a lot of awe and respect for him.

Commander AU

For this one, I’ve considering how the fallout of Platinum Spear Pillar would go.

On the one hand, Rei helped Team Galactic almost bring about the end of the world, so Interpol will probably arrest him too.

On the other hand, he was also manipulated into it due to his circumstances and being fed propaganda, so there may be some leeway.

Plus, what if in a history book, it says that Rei mysteriously vanished and reappeared? So even if they were to sentence him to prison, it couldn’t be a life sentence.

Maybe Emmet came to Sinnoh, since he figured if anyone would know where Ingo is, it’d be the beings that control space and time. So he meets Rei and it ends up being a win-win for them. (“I get to go home, and you get your brother back!”)

If you have any ideas for any of these, let me know! I am open to other’s opinions/viewpoints/ideas!

[zorua-adorable]

Since baseball was imported to Japan in the early Meiji period, time for another PLA AU!

So, both Rei and Akari were born in the past. Since my other AU has Akari as the protagonist, this one will have Rei. He was a bit of a prodigy at baseball when he first heard of it. Thus, when the Galaxy Team moves to Hisui, he ends up an expert in catching Pokémon due to having specialized in pitching.

I’d imagine there would be some scenes of Rei infodumping all he’s learned about baseball to Ingo, since he’d probably be the only person in either clan to understand what he’s talking about (Nimbasa had that sports arena).

Anyway, he goes through the main story and post game. Then, he is summoned by Arceus to the future as some mess is about to go down (Platinum timeline). However, he was dropped in the wrong spot.

He was found by Team Galactic, and seeing the symbol on his outfit, took him in. Rei ends up becoming a Commander who’s very good at following orders and extremely loyal. After all, Cyrus looks just like Cyllene, so he feels he can trust him. (He’s known as the “weird commander” by everyone else, due to sometimes getting names mixed up and calling it the Galaxy Team.) [Also, Rei being the MC provides a balance in the Galactic commanders; not counting Charon, there will now be two female commanders and two male commanders for Platinum MC (probably Dawn for this) to fight.]

When he is sent to collect the Lake Trio, he thinks nothing of it, remembering that time he used the Red Chain to save the world. When Cynthia tries to convince MC that what Team Galactic is doing is wrong (since she can see he truly cares about the world), he doesn’t believe her. After all, he trusted Volo and he stabbed him in the back; he’s not about to let that happen again.

Only for the Platinum Spear Pillar scene to play out and he realizes it did happen again. Once again, he was betrayed by someone he thought he could trust. And once again, he was used in someone else’s attempt to end the world as he knows it.

Welcome to the Commander AU.