A female Ash Ketchum is faced with being unable to fulfill her dreams with prejudices against her gender, and realizing that the world is a dark, ugly place. She wants to go on a pokemon journey, but the world isn't a safe place and she steadily learns the ugliness and takes off rose-colored lenses, while getting snatched up by the Teams.
An AU genderbent Pokemon story, for Wattpad Fanfic, genderbentstudies challenge. Now being continued.
Alternate summary: A female Ash wants to go on a pokemon journey, only to find out how dangerous it can really be. Rose-colored lens are smashed to pieces as she gets stuck facing human trafficking, the evils and desperation of humanity, and that there are gray areas for everything and everyone. Her unlikely saviors turn out to be the criminal Teams everyone warned her against...
Warnings: Dark themes, graphic violence, sexual situations, criminal activity, crime themes, human trafficking, etc... (RATING IS FOR NOW PG-13, SINCE THE CONTENT GUIDELINES LOOKS TO FIT -HOWEVER ) For full, uncensored chapters (mostly lemons): http://archiveofourown.org/works/3836689/chapters/8561140
Pairings: Eventual Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, Cyrus/Fem!Ash (BurntLedgerShipping with genderbent Ash twist, yeah I made that up ;P), but starts out slowly and separately with ShatterShipping (Gio/Ash), KyogreCrossingShipping (Archie/Ash), BurningAshesShipping (Maxie/Ash), and RedTreeShipping (Cyrus/Ash). Slight AmazedGeekageShipping (Colress/Ash) will be included.
A 10-year-old boy, with a goal to become a Pokemon Champion, sets out on a journey across the Kanto Region. A journey charged with friendships, fun, and battles. Team Rocket, a criminal organization with disastrous plans is hiding mind-blowing secrets. Buckle up, cause it's going to be one hell of an adventure!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q - What's special about this fanfiction?
A - The books have an architectured story, from mysteries to time travel. From being awfully childish to brutally mature. Also, the protagonist ages.
Q - Who are the Main Protagonists and the rivals?
A - Red, a character from the Pokemon Video Games is the main protagonist along with his best friend Leaf. Whereas the character Blue (also known as Gary in the anime) is more of a frenemy than a rival. The main rivals would be Team Rocket Grunts - Cassidy and Butch as well as their Boss, Giovanni.
Q - Is this story based on Pokemon Red or FireRed?
A - The story has a few iconic moments from the games/manga but those events do not play a big part in the main story arc.
Q - Is Ash Ketchum in it?
A - The story takes place in its own universe. I try to bring some events from the games, the manga, and the anime. You get to see a different version of Ash Ketchum (close to how he has been depicted in the anime) in 2 chapters of this book.
Q - Is Team Rocket the same as in the anime?
A - While Cassidy and Butch are characters from the anime, they have a different overall character arc than in the anime. Team Rocket is darker than in any previous versions and has a purpose and a plan other than stealing. Giovanni's plan plays out slowly in the course of three books.
Q - It has time travel?
A - It does, time travel is hinted at in the first book with the actual "time traveling" in the second book.
Q - "I hope the protagonist has a father, hahaha"
A - Yes, he does. The character mostly appears in flashbacks but is an important character.