Crystal, a young adult from New Bark Town, has spent most of her life trying to get a job, in a world where it is expected for people to go on Pokémon journeys and become Pokémon trainers. Despite strong resistance, when her dream company asks her to go on a journey for her first assignment, she reluctantly obliges with the plan of doing her best to coast through the next year. However, when a cursed photograph falls into her hands, Crystal finds herself with incredible issues and responsibilities. Suddenly, she is bound by contract to be the keeper of the soul of Red, a trainer lost to the world for a year. As the only one who can see him, and know of his existence, she must fulfill an impossible contract to set him free. But not everything is as it seems. Red has lost his memory, and neither party knows how or why Red's soul is trapped away. With time ticking down, and Crystal's new job on the line, the two must team up to overcome obstacles of themselves and the forces that strive to keep them from their dreams. Can the two of them set Red free in time? Find out in Finding Red. Cover by Imberlapis

A couple months after Chloris, the tyrant that ruled the country of Inridia with an iron fist, was dethroned and his crimes were brought to light, Frost Statice, Sage Tooley, and their Pokémon companion Mana face problems bigger than any they've ever imagined. Not only must they break the news to the public about their former president's exile, but they also must find ways to change Inridia back to what it once was -- a thriving, welcoming region known as Sinnoh. However, many are not willing to accept the truth and, in turn, not ready to allow Pokémon back into their society. With enemies being made both at home and abroad and with the pressure of having to reform civilization as they know it looming overhead, Frost must take matters into his own hands, but at a cost. ------ [UNDERGOING EDITING] Credit for the beautiful cover and banners goes to @ImberLapis!

Monsters lurk in the corners of our minds. They prowl and snarl at any sense of happiness, ushering in a darkness with each step they take. These creatures take on many different forms to slowly tear us apart. Some tether us to our beds, refusing to let us walk under the beautiful sun. Some of them suffocate us in crowds, their claws tearing at our throats with a crowing laugh ringing in our ears. For Kate Hitomi, Hero of Almia, vanquisher of shadows, and bringer of light.. Her mind is nothing but darkness. Ever since she was young the monsters have manifested themselves as nightmares. However they are worse than they've ever been. Kate can't close her eyes without screams rising in her chest, her entire body trembling and laced in a cold sweat. It kills her friends to see her like this. But what can they do? Keith can only hold her as she cries. Rhythmi can only listen with their hands intertwined. The fight is no longer tangible, or as easy to capture a raging pokémon. For the war rages within Kate's mind. (Vatonageshipping, Shadows of Almia Fanfiction. Cover art was edited by me, but actual art was not drawn by me. Here are the original artists for credit: Feather- pokémon movie, Rise of Darkrai. Kate- Dazaru on Tumblr Background- Steve Riley on Monodomo, a free wallpaper site)

2nd Place Winner in Short Story 2015 Pokemon Watty Awards You know what's difficult? Being Childhood friends. First, you are fused at the hip. Never apart for a second. But as the years pass by, you find the both of you are growing apart. Each year, more things come up to drive the rift. And then the fear sets in, that one day you two will merely be... Strangers passing by. This is the slowly falling childhood of Mei Rosa and Hyuu Hugh torn by time.

1st place winner of the Romance 2015 Pokemon Watty Awards --- "Falling in love only can bring pain. Love can only be stolen from you right as you realize it. Or maybe right before." She was fifteen and a kid-genius. She was fifteen and living a life no child should, but so many do. She was fifteen when the accident happened. Her life would never be the same. Leaf Verde was a fifteen year old girl when she hacked her Pokémon Red game and fell across a failsafe. One that took her into the game. Once inside the virtual world, Leaf Verde is ordered to clean up the mess she made. All of the imported hacks. She will embark on a journey that she never could've imagined back when she sliced through codes in her room all alone. It wasn't too long until she found herself falling for the fictional world of numbers. But as destruction encroaches and the truth is revealed, nothing will ever be the same. The feelings the girl held for the world, Can and will be used against her. "And I was too late to save him, too late to realize."

Long ago, a species called Pokémon inhabited every corner of the earth, from the depths of the ocean to the atmosphere. They roamed the fields and swam in ponds. They rested in trees and flew overhead. They even thrived alongside humans, or so research says. The Pokémon then vanished without a trace. They left nothing behind except the technology that people had used to study them. Those machines now decorated museums all across the lone country named Inridia in order to immerse the population in the history of the world. The humans that lived during that same time period were also never seen or heard from again. Frost Statice -- son of a wealthy politician and student at one of Inridia's most prestigious academies -- was skeptic to believe the old stories. He thought they were nothing more than myths, for how could such a race have existed in such an ordinary universe? But when Frost encounters one of the creatures first hand, his perspective is forced to change. To uncover the truth behind the Pokémon's disappearance, he must dig deep into the history of Inridia itself. -------- ♔ 1st Place in the Adventure Category of the 2018 Pokémon Watty Awards ♔ Highest Ranking: #5 in Adventure, #5 in Action ♔ Best Protagonist, Most Deserving of a Sequel, and Pushing Boundaries in the 2018 Pokémon Watty Awards -------- ♔ Cover credit goes to the amazing @ImberLapis

As I write this letter to you, all I have to say is... I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I lied to all three of you. Living a life of lies has taught me that it comes with a price, and now I'm paying it. My name IS Rena Deveraux; that wasn't a lie. But I never wanted to be a Ranger... That's not why I was at the Ranger School. I am so, so sorry that I lied to you, but the truth is... I'm a thief. And you...you were my assignment, and I was to think of you as nothing more than that. It wasn't personal, I promise you. It was just business. I thought I could outrun the law my whole life and never get caught. Never did I once think that the law applied to me, or that my actions would catch up to me one day. It never crossed my mind...not even once. I was so confident, which made my downfall inevitable. I left my back turned for one second and I lost it all. No words can describe the feeling I get when I look at your face... That look of pain, and sadness... Your eyes are filled with nothing but hate and disdain when they meet my gaze. Honestly, I'm surprised that you haven't killed me for what I've done to you. I'm afraid this is the end, and I will never see you again. You can hate me for the rest of your life. I understand... What I did to you is unforgivable, and I don't deserve your forgiveness. I don't deserve to see your smile ever again. My biggest regret is that I will never get to properly say good-bye to you. So, I must do it in this letter. Good-bye, my Prince Charming. I will never forget you. Take care of Rhythimi and Isaac for me, and please...apologize to them on my behalf, since I can't do it myself. Oh, and one more thing, Keith. Assuming that you didn't just tear this letter up upon receiving it, I just wanted to say... I've told you a lot of lies since the moment we first met... But my feelings for you were never one of them. {Pokémon Ranger Shadows of Almia fanfiction; cover art was just photoshopped by me}

Bizarre events bring together a homebody named Alice and a solitarian known as Ken. Races, tournaments, and other trials appear left and right, forcing the two to learn how to work together. Ancient tales speaking of legendary Pokémon connect Alice and Ken to trouble they couldn't have ever imagined even in their wildest dreams. Ghosts of the past appear seemingly out of nowhere. A corrupt organization with hidden ties across the world stalks them, lusting after godly power. The duo will need each other in order to face the danger lurking in the shadows. Will their bond stay strong, or will it snap under pressure? ------------------------------------------------------- ✩ Pokémon Watty Awards 2017 ✩ -2nd Place in the Romance category -Best Beginning ✩ 5th Place in Blackbrew: Anime Fanfic Competition 2017