(Y/N), Ethan's friend since they were three, has to move away. Before she does her grandfather's rare Pokémon run off and the two kids have to go find them, they eventually run into a red-haired boy that's the son of Team Rocket's leader Giovanni. The two boys immedeatly become rivals, both on opposite sides, and both fighting for the affections of dear (Y/N).
When (Y/N) finally ends up moving away, Lance (the red-haired boy) snaps a little on the inside, the rivalry between the two boys grows stronger.
(Y/N) finally returns to the Johto region after a few years, when they're 16-17 years old. Having a team of her own, and being the best trainer where she was living at the time, (Y/N) almost forgets about the two boys.
Until she runs into Ethan, literally RUNS into him.
With all the talk around town of Team Rocket causing trouble in Goldenrod city, Ethan and (Y/N) go to investigate, Lance ends up kidnapping (Y/N), having remembered her for all those years.
Who will (Y/N) chose? Will she join the dark side, or stay on the good side?
Silver, or Gold?
Find out as the story continues on!
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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