Two years have passed since the whole... Mochi incident. Quite a bit has changed. Kieran Takumi would like to think that his worst days are behind him, though the recent passing of his grandparents remain an old wound. Florian is spending more and more time in Blueberry Academy, to the point where he might as well have enrolled there full time. Amarys has graduated from Blueberry Academy, and has returned home to Castellia City. Lacey, despite the stress of being elevated to the president of the student council, has been performing remarkably well. Crispin is getting better at cooking, but appears to be getting more dense at the same time. Carmine is still as protective as ever, though calmer around Kieran. Drayton is... still Drayton, to the ire of many. In this time, the group has met and befriended a new student- Kiro, from Accumula. Kiro, Kieran and Carmine, alongside Florian have also volunteered to taking assignments for research in all sorts of places - though so far only in Unova. That is, until now. Kieran, Carmine, and Florian, with their friend, Kiro, are sent out on a mission to Area Zero, that goes awry, leading to the serenity of the past two years unravelling... (Disclaimer: Most oc art is made with either picrew or Neka)

[TEMPORARY COVER] Rootsie is an autistic trainer from an unnamed German-based region. These stories are all short fictions depicting her journey, struggles and achievements, mainly during her times in Paldea. special thanks to @Wilhelm-Sinclair, the love of my life, for helping me edit and proof-read my work