History Fanfic / SpeakUp

''Speak Up'' is a Franchise/{{Pokemon}} FanFic by Mya Latti.

Can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7001716/1/Speak-Up here]].

* {{Badass}}: If a kid like Red can foil Team Rocket's plans, then you KNOW he's a force to be reckoned with, even if he's mute.

''Speak Up'' is a very well-written story based on the Pokemon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow games. One aspect of Red that fans often wonder about is his inability to speak in PokemonGoldAndSilver. This fan fic is the author's take on that: Red is mute. Red wants to become a Pokemon master, so he goes on a journey throughout Kanto, learning many new things, struggling to communicate with everyone around him, and discovering things about himself in the process.

* WhamEpisode: '''Chapters 14 and 20'''. [[spoiler: In chapter 14, Red learns that his Pikachu accidentally killed Green's Raticate, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels awful about it.]]]] In chapter 20, Red tries to save Mr. Fuji, [[spoiler:only for Team Rocket to step in and tell Mr. Fuji that Red abuses his Pokemon, even though this isn't true. The kicker? Mr. Fuji ''believes'' Team Rocket because Red can't tell him otherwise.]]

* WhamEpisode: '''Chapters 14 and 20'''. [[spoiler: In chapter 14, Red learns that his Pikachu accidentally killed Green's Raticate, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels awful about it.]] In chapter 20, Red tries to save Mr. Fuji, [[spoiler:only for Team Rocket to step in and tell Mr. Fuji that Red abuses his Pokemon, even though this isn't true. The kicker? Mr. Fuji ''believes'' Team Rocket because Red can't tell him otherwise.]]

* ActionHero: Red. He's mute, but he manages to foil team rocket's plans and become the champion.

* PoorCommunicationKills: A prominent problem in the series. One chapter, which this troper feels is a WhamEpisode, has Red attempt to save Mr. Fuji, but Team Rocket tells him Red abuses his Pokemon. [[spoiler: Mr. Fuji believes them. Red tries to protest, but he can't talk and none of them understand sign language, so Mr. Fuji believes them.]] Averted regarding the issue with [[spoiler: the death of Green's Raticate.]] Red manages to tell Green that he never meant for it to happen, and this helps them make up.
* PrecisionFStrike: There's quite a bit of swearing in this fan fic, and the author now kind of regrets adding in so many curses.
* ShoutOut: The Pokemon team that Red accumulates is actually canon to his team in PokemonHeartGoldAndSoulSilver.

* WhamEpisode: '''Chapters 14 and 20'''. [[spoiler: In chapter 14, Red learns that his Pikachu accidentally killed Green's Raticate, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels awful about it.]] In chapter 20, Red tries to save Mr. Fuji, only for Team Rocket to step in and tell Mr. Fuji that Red abuses his Pokemon, even though this isn't true. The kicker? Mr. Fuji ''believes'' Team Rocket because Red can't tell him otherwise.]] This troper found this interpretation of him to be extremely shocking and unexpected.

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, is Red's father. The author took this idea from PokemonLive.]]

* {{Angrish}}: This is Green's reaction when [[spoiler: Red accidentally kills his Raticate.]] When he finds Red again, he learns it was an accident and they make up.

* Angrish: This is Green's reaction when [[spoiler: Red accidentally kills his Raticate.]] When he finds Red again, he learns it was an accident and they make up.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: A prominent problem in the series. One chapter, which this troper feels is a WhamEpisode, has Red attempt to save Mr. Fuji, but Team Rocket tells him Red abuses his Pokemon. [[spoiler: Mr. Fuji believes them. Red tries to protest, but he can't talk and none of them understand sign language, so Mr. Fuji believes them.]]

* TheSpeechless: Red is mute in this story. He compensates via sign language.