History FanFic / PokemonStormClouds

The first chapter of the sequel [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/art/Storm-Clouds-II-Ch-01-194703762 is up]].



!!Tropes contained within "Pokemon: Storm Clouds" include:

** [[spoiler:It's less "YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness" and more "[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel You Have Outlived Your Capacity To Amuse Me.]]"]]

*** TheDragon: Rico. Also doubles as [[spoiler: a HeelFaceMole]].

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: Masque]]

* [[spoiler: TheStarscream: Masque, though not for the [[AmbitionIsEvil usual]] [[ForTheEvulz reasons]].

** The Hypno, who [[spoiler:delivered a ''brutal'' MindRape to Missy when he could have just knocked her out instead.]]

* DracoInLeatherPants: Can a character be both the EnsembleDarkhorse and a [[spoiler:CompleteMonster]]? Masque says ''yes!''

** To be fair, he had developed such a considerable fanbase thanks to being a hugely entertaining EvillyAffable WildCard that it's not really a surprise it managed to withstand [[spoiler:him crossing the MoralEventHorizon.]]
** The incredible amount of entries on this page pertaining to this one character should give you an idea of how popular he is. In fact he actually isn't ''that'' prevalent of a character [[spoiler:until the final chapters]] as you'd think from the sheer amount of tropes dedicated to him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Giovanni [[spoiler:has a strong interest in human culture as seen when he criticises the heroes for damaging the ruins underneath Saffron City. He also seems to show horror when he finally glimpses the true depths of Masque's madness, right before Masque murders him]].

** TheHero: Missy, naturally.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Masque's murder of Giovanni]] is treated as a ''major'' KickTheDog moment or even a borderline crossing of the MoralEventHorizon in-universe...but the readers cheered because let's face it, [[spoiler:Giovanni]] had it coming.

This fanfic is completed, the final chapters posted on May 26, 2010. [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/33636764/ A sequel was just announced.]] WordOfGod is tight-lipped about the story involved, but it is confirmed to be set 19 years after the events of the first story. He is also currently posting weekly updates about 'elements' of his version of the Pokemon world over a thirteen-week period, which are likely to play a major role. He has recently posted [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/37159706/ A Q&A about the characters, the plot, and the writing process, with all questions asked by fans]]. The first chapter of the sequel [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/art/Storm-Clouds-II-Ch-01-194703762 is up]].

This fanfic is completed, the final chapters posted on May 26, 2010. [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/33636764/ A sequel was just announced.]] WordOfGod is tight-lipped about the story involved, but it is confirmed to be set 19 years after the events of the first story. He is also currently posting weekly updates about 'elements' of his version of the Pokemon world over a thirteen-week period, which are likely to play a major role. He has recently posted [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/37159706/ A Q&A about the characters, the plot, and the writing process, with all questions asked by fans]]. The first chapter of the sequel is due January 2011.

** Missy [[spoiler: breaks free from the Hypno's {{The Many Deaths Of You}} through sheer WILLPOWER and takes him down]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Giovanni has a strong interest in human culture as seen [[spoiler: when he criticises the heroes for damaging the ruins underneath Saffron City. He also seems to show horror when he finally glimpses the true depths of Masque's madness, right before Masque murders him]].

* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: Several, but the 2 that stand out for this troper is the rather scathing one the [[spoiler:Scyther]] delivers to [[spoiler:Ruby]] during the [[spoiler:tournament]] in Chapter [[spoiler:15]],

and later in [[spoiler:chapter 24]] the one the [[spoiler:Scyther]] himself gets one from [[spoiler:Missy]], it's a very epic one.

* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: Several, but the 2 that stand out for this troper is the rather scathing one the Scyther delivers to Ruby during the tournament in Chapter 15,
-->'''Scyther''': You know, I would tell you to not bother, that by overexerting yourself with a wound like that you could very likely keel over from exhaustion, except that I don't care and I'd love to see you suffer. I ''hate'' your type, little Ponyta, do you know that? All your talk about training and practice and striving to be the best day after day after day...hah! All that training was for one reason only: to hide your shameful weakness. You started off '''weak''', you little meal! It took quite a bit of effort to reach where you are now. Whereas I-I was born strong. Before my first birthday I had an impressive number of victories chalked up against powerful wild pokemon. Powerful pokemon; pokemon that ''hunted'' my species! I showed them that I am no prey. Before my first year passed I had ''killed'', weakling! Killed! Human and pokemon alike! ''Legions'' of pokemon have fled from my blade. And what do you have to your name, weak one? A few victories in one-on-one battles in the safe haven humanity provides for you with their little rules? With their honor and ethics and all their safety? And even those slight triumphs were only earned after effort on your part. Do not hide what you are. The weak should not masquerade as the strong!

and later in chapter 24 the one the Scyther himself gets one from Missy, it's a very epic one.
-->'''Scyther''': Hide while you can, foolish one, you can't crouch there forever. And when you come out, my blade will be waiting.
-->'''Missy''': How it must sting to be you, to be such a useless pokemon.
-->'''Scyther''': Useless? You dare say that to me? You, who cowers beneath a shield even as we speak? You, who has never done anything but run or hide? You, who-
-->'''Missy''': I know which pokemon Masque really trusts: the one he relied on to get him out of prison. The Hypno. Your master trusted him over you.
-->'''Scyther''':...That, has a remarkably simple answer. The Hypno's abilities were special-no, not special, he is ''not'' better than I am-they were just...just better suited for that particular situation.
-->'''Missy''': Really? Do you honestly think you couldn't have handled it?
-->'''Scyther''': I-
-->'''Missy''': You know you could have, didn't you brag to me when we first met that you have killed humans and pokemon in abundance? That uncountable numbers had fled from you in terror? You could have broken in there handily, and killed Masque's oppressors before they knew what was happening. But you didn't-because Masque doesn't value you like you want him to. To him, you're just a tool, and not a particularly useful one at that. To him you're just a rusted, dull, blunt-
-->'''Scyther''': Lord Masque thinks highly of me, more highly than anyone or anything else! How dare you say that? Get out from under there so I can ''rip you to pieces!''
-->'''Missy''': Masque thinks your garbage, and do you know why? Because of ''me''. For all your claims to be invincible, for all your bragging and pride, I've beaten you twice. That's why you searched me out in this rain; not for revenge, but to prove to yourself that I'm not better than you. My victories over you eat you alive, and you know it. And even if you do kill me, even if I'm dead and gone, your damaged, imperfect blade will always be there: an eternal reminder of my triumph over you.

* The Reason You Suck Speech: Several, but the 2 that stand out for this troper is the rather scathing one the Scyther delivers to Ruby during the tournament in Chapter 15,

* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Missy gets like this during her HeroicBSOD. [[SubvertedTrope Then the crying starts]].]]

This fanfic is completed, the final chapters posted on May 26, 2010. [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/33636764/ A sequel was just announced.]] WordOfGod is tight-lipped about the story involved, but it is confirmed to be set 19 years after the events of the first story. He is also currently posting weekly updates about 'elements' of his version of the Pokemon world over a thirteen-week period, which are likely to play a major role. He also revealed that [[spoiler: he will not be resurrecting Masque for fear of diminishing the impact and effectiveness of the character, but that Masque's 'legacy' may not be quite as dead ...]]

* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Nightshade]]
* [[spoiler: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Masque is slaughtered by his own loyal Scyther while it's in a worked-up frenzy courtesy of Missy, and when he meets Death himself, he is terrified to see himself for the monster he always was]].
* IronWoobie: Poor, poor Tuber [[spoiler: aka: ''Nightshade'']]

* JerkassFacade: [[spoiler: Rico plays this so well - including actually ''capturing'' Missy in a PokeBall when he learns Dan doesn't own her - that it was quite a shock to learn he was actually a mole in Team Rocket and a fairly decent guy. He later apologised for his actions towards Dan]].

* LovableCoward: Nemo. [[spoiler: Subverted in that he shows signs of great courage when he needs to, and along with Missy, has the best [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments]] throughout the story.]]

* MindRape: [[spoiler: See AllTheMyriadWays, above.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Masque]] crossed this ''hard'' when he [[spoiler: blackmailed Luke into creating technology that would allow him to traverse worlds and create chaos for the sake of it. Arguably, he's already crossed the line when he sent his brainwashed Pokemon to slaughter innocent people in Dan and Missy's hometown indiscriminately]].
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler: Sabrina is shown to have deep insecurities regarding herself and her friendship with Erika, which Team Rocket exploits to take control of her. [[IGotBetter She gets better]], fortunately]].

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Dan delivers one [[spoiler: when Rico has captured Missy - he only relents when Rico gives him the PokeBall]].
* [[spoiler: NotQuiteBackToNormal]] [[spoiler: Missy. This is treated as a good thing because becoming completely human would have resulted in death.]]

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: None other than Rico.]]

* [[spoiler:SealedWithAKiss:Mm-hmm.]]

* XanatosGambit: Masque uses one [[spoiler: when he allows himself to be imprisoned. He has his Hypno hypnotize the guards into releasing him and then has it wipe their memories so that they forget he was there. Thereby allowing him to move around freely while everyone thinks he's imprisoned.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Masque pulls this on Giovanni, cementing himself as TheStarscream and the story's BigBad.]]

** The Aerodactyl, who led his gang of pokemon to attack a school full of children (on [[spoiler:Masque's]] orders, to be sure, but he ha0d no problem with it.

* {{Animorphism}}: Missy's transformation into an Eevee is part of the premise.

* {{Animorphism}}: One of the main characters gets turned into a pokemon in the first chapter. The main conflict for most of the story is her attempts to deal with the change and her quest to find a way back to normal. [[spoiler: Coming back home does not, by itself, help. She finally learns that she can only return to her previous form by dying. She ends up in a state of near death but is hospitalised and lives. As a result, Missy mostly regains her human form, but several traits from her Pokemon body carry over, which she finds herself happy with]].

* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: It's kind of the premise.

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Masque, it turns out, just wants to create chaos and slaughter people indiscriminately ForTheEvulz. His [[AxeCrazy Scyther]] may also count. The Hypno might also qualify, considering his MindRape of Missy]].
** What about [[spoiler: the Aerodactyl? If I remember correctly, Masque didn't explicitly tell it to go kill all the children in that school; it came up with that idea ''all on its own.'']] Also, YourMileageMayVary regarding [[spoiler:the Scyther]]. He at least has one redeeming element; [[spoiler:he seems genuinely attached and loyal to Masque and desperately wants his approval.]]

* TheDragon: Both Masque and Rico to Giovanni.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the third-to-last chapter, Missy is shown visions of the various paths her life might have taken in a MindRape. Almost all of them end with her dying tragically, [[FateWorseThanDeath and the ones that don't...]]]]
* MindRape: [[spoiler: See TheManyDeathsOfYou, above.]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Masque pulls this on Giovanni, cementing himself as TheStarscream and the story's BigBad.]]

** LawfulNeutral: Ruby starts out as this but eventually mellows into LawfulGood through BreakTheHaughty. [[spoiler: Sabrina]] is this at first and even has shades of LawfulEvil [[spoiler:thanks to MoreThanMindControl]] but [[IGotBetter she gets better]] and is LawfulGood by the end.

** LawfulNeutral: Ruby starts out as this but eventually mellows into LawfulGood through BreakTheHaughty. [[spoiler: Sabrina]] is this at first and even has shades of LawfulEvil thanks to MoreThanMindControl but [[IGotBetter she gets better]] and is LawfulGood by the end.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the third-to-last chapter, Missy is shown visions of the various paths her life might have taken in a MindRape--and almost all of them end with her dying tragically.]]

This fanfic is completed, the final chapters posted on May 26, 2010. [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/33636764/ A sequel was just announced.]] WordOfGod is tight-lipped about the story involved, but it is confirmed to be set 19 years after the events of the first story. He is also currently posting weekly updates about 'elements' of the Pokemon world over a fourteen-week period, which are likely to play a major role. He also revealed that [[spoiler: he will not be resurrecting Masque for fear of diminishing the impact and effectiveness of the character, but that Masque's 'legacy' may not be quite as dead ...]]

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the penultimate chapter, Missy is shown visions of the various paths her life might have taken in a MindRape--and almost all of them end with her dying tragically.]]

This fanfic is completed, the final chapters posted on May 26, 2010. [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/33636764/ A sequel was just announced.]] WordOfGod is tight-lipped about the story involved, but it is confirmed to be set 20 years after the events of the first story. He is also currently posting weekly updates about 'elements' of the Pokemon world over a fourteen-week period, which are likely to play a major role. He also revealed that [[spoiler: he will not be resurrecting Masque for fear of diminishing the impact and effectiveness of the character, but that Masque's 'legacy' may not be quite as dead ...]]

** JerkassFacade: [[spoiler: Rico plays this so well - including actually ''capturing'' Missy in a PokeBall when he learns Dan doesn't own her - that it was quite a shock to learn he was actually a mole in Team Rocket and a fairly decent guy. He later apologised for his actions towards Dan]].
** Until BreakTheHaughty kicks in
* LovableCoward: Nemo. [[spoiler: Subverted in that he shows signs of great courage when he needs to, and along with Missy, has the best [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments]] throughout the story.
* LikeASonToMe: Blaine says this word-for-word to Dan - he allows him to keep searching for a way hope because he doesn't want to "deprive another father of a son", but assures Dan that he's welcome to stay on Cinnebar Island if he never finds a way back home. Dan is notably touched by the gesture.

* NoHoldBarredBeatdown: Dan delivers one [[spoiler: when Rico has captured Missy - he only relents when Rico gives him the PokeBall]].

This fanfic is completed, the final chapters posted on May 26, 2010. [[http://deeman45.deviantart.com/journal/33636764/ A sequel was just announced.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Masque, it turns out, just wants to create chaos and slaughter people indiscriminately ForTheEvulz. His [[AxeCrazy Scyther]] also counts. The Hypno might also qualify, considering his MindRape of Missy]].

* {{Jerkass}}: ''[[MostTriumphantExample Ruby]].'' What a bitch.

* {{Nakama}}: Dan's other Pokemon become this for Missy. It's a {{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}} when all of them, even Ruby, strive to bring her out of her {{Heroic BSOD}}. It becomes even more moving when you realise that they sacrificed their homeworld, their own sense of normalcy, and their chances of finding potential mates and having children in order to follow Dan and Missy back home, even when they don't need to. All they need is a cheesy speech

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Masque, it turns out, just wants to create chaos ForTheEvulz. His [[AxeCrazy Scyther]] also counts. The Hypno might also qualify, considering his MindRape of Missy]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Masque, so much that [[spoiler: when the author announced a sequel, some fans were clamouring for him to return despite being killed off at the end]].
* EvillyAffable: Masque is so eloquent, melodramatic, and occaisionally downright ''funny'' its easy to forget that he's a completely unsympathetic, hateful bastard.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the penultimate chapter, Missy is shown visions of the various paths her life might have taken--and almost all of them end with her dying tragically.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Masque, a surprising effective example of when this blends well with {{Evilly Affable}}]].

** It helps, of course, that the story was hugely inspired by Pokemon Special, the {{Darker And Edgier}} canon counterpart of both the Tv Series AND the games.