History FanFic / Morphic

* PunchClockVillain: Some argue that Issac Daniels and the [[Main/CorruptChurch Church of Holy Truth]]

* TakeThat: Part of what kicks off the plot is the mention of a series of books about a HalfHumanHybrid named "Sarah Hooter" fighting an evil organization. [[MaximumRide Why does that sound familiar?]]

* PetTheDog: Dave ''is'' genuinely a JerkAss, but he gets fonder of the Pokémorphs eventually (especially Jean and Mia), and in some of his interactions with Mia (mainly the Dave-and-Mia-discuss chapters), he's quite noticeably less of a JerkAss.

The end result is a story that is is dark and with solid, believable characters. The Pokémorph children also have varied but realistic personalities, in many cases exploring what an average, normal person would do in the situations that the characters are thrown into.

*** Wherever it takes place, Peter does mention having started training, and at the end is slightly upset that because of [[spoiler:the permanent house arrest]], he'll never get to be a Gym Leader. It's likely safe to assume that training is still important in this universe, it just gets less mention because the story focuses more on the kids dealing with their Pokémon DNA.

* BlessedWithSuck: Most of the kids, especially Gabriel, who was fused with a ''[[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Slugma_(Pokémon)#Behavior Slugma]]''. Also, Katherine needs to be in sunlight constantly or she gets tired and groggy.

!!Tropes used in Morphic:

* ThouShallNotKill: [[spoiler:Subverted ''hard''. In chapter 13, when the kids opt to knock out or paralyze the religious extremists instead of killing them, they get up again just when the kids think they're safe. The result is not pretty. It only gets better when they start killing the fanatics.]]

The end result is a story that is is dark and well-written with solid, realistic characters. The Pokémorph children also have varied but realistic personalities, in many cases exploring what an average, normal person would do in the situations that the characters are thrown into.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3553005/1/Morphic Morphic]]'' is a {{Pokemon}} fanfic intended as a {{deconstruction}} of "Pokémorphs", a fandom term for a character with mixed human and Pokémon characteristics, generally at the level of PettingZooPeople. (Not to be confused with ordinary humans who can transform into Pokémon à la {{Animorphs}}, which are also often referred to as Pokémorphs but do not appear in the fic.)

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Monica Sellers is given a very brief mention in chapter 4. Later on, she tries to warn Dave about the Church of Holy Truth's real plans. Unfortunately this [[NiceJobBreakingItHero directly causes Gabriel to get kidnapped]].]]

* CheckhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Monica Sellers is given a very brief mention in chapter 4. Later on, she tries to warn Dave about the Church of Holy Truth's real plans. Unfortunately this [[NiceJobBreakingItHero directly causes Gabriel to get kidnapped]].]]

*** However, wherever it takes place, Peter does mention having started training, and at the end is slightly upset that because of [[spoiler:the permanent house arrest]], he'll never get to be a Gym Leader. It's likely safe to assume that training is still important in this universe, it just gets less mention because the story focuses more on the kids dealing with their Pokémon DNA.

* PetTheDog: Dave ''is'' genuinely a JerkAss (''maybe'' JerkWithAHeartOfGold at best), but he gets fonder of the Pokémorphs eventually (especially Jean and Mia), and in some of his interactions with Mia (mainly the Dave-and-Mia-discuss chapters), he's quite noticeably less of a JerkAss.

** And before then, [[spoiler:Chapter 7]].

* PetTheDog: Dave ''is'' genuinely a JerkAss (''maybe'' JerkWithAHeartOfGold at best), but he seems to be fairly fond of the Pokémorphs in the later chapters. He especially seems to care about Mia and Jean, even if he doesn't like to admit it.

*** ''Sort of'' [[LampshadedHanging lampshaded]] by Dave in one of the "Dave and Mia discuss..." bonus chapters. He points out that while she looks and acts more like a teenager, she's still technically ten.

There are also multiple "Dave and Mia discuss..." shorts, which can be found on the author's [[http://www.dragonflycave.com/fanfiction.aspx#morphic fanfiction page]] on [[TheCaveOfDragonflies her website]]. They involve [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dave and Mia discussing]] various subjects, including as of writing [[{{Asexuality}} sex]], [[DemocracyIsBad politics]], and [[HeroicSociopath horror]].

* AlternateUniverse: Pokémon are not as powerful as they are in the games, and are also less important politically. (The world is not ruled by gym leaders and the Pokémon League, for example)

* PetTheDog: Dave ''is'' genuinely a JerkAss (''maybe'' JerkWithAHeartOfGold at best), but the Morphs seem to grow on him in the later chapters. He especially seems to care about Mia and Jean, even if he doesn't like to admit it.

* {{Narm}}: (In the fake version) "Oh my goodness! That door is made of pine!"

* PetTheDog: Dave ''is'' genuinely a JerkAss (''maybe'' JerkWithAHeartOfHold at best), but the Morphs seem to grow on him in the later chapters. He especially seems to care about Mia and Jean, even if he doesn't like to admit it.

* HeroicSociopath: Mia.

* MissingMom / ParentalAbandonment: Jean.

* PetTheDog: Dave ''is'' a JerkAss, but the Morphs seem to genuinely grow on him in the later chapters.

* Tear Jerker: [[spoiler: Your Mileage May Vary, but at Mia's funeral, the preacher actually couldn't think of anything good to say about her.]]

* GattacaBabies: Well, duh.

* [=~Chekhov's Gun~=]: [[spoiler:Subverted with Felicia, who is killed the instant it looks like she's going to be useful.]]