History Fanfic / TravelsOfTheTrifecta

** There are several references in Chapter 20 within various characters' dialogue: Palmer says "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a Poffin in my eye" as a reference to Pinkie Pie from MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic using a similar saying that ends with "stick a cupcake in my eye". Conway's "HOLY BALONEY, FUDGE, AND MUSTARD!" line is a paraphrased quote from JohnCena of the WWE. Barry saying "Sweet crackers!" is a reference to Stormy Waters from Sealab2021. The part where Reggie startles both Paul and Maylene by suddenly shouting for Maylene to watch out behind her is a loose reference to the technique Marty McFly from BackToTheFuture uses to escape from bullies. Finally, Conway's "It's not you, it's my low opinion of you" and Barry's "I never forget a face, but I guess I can make an exception" are taken from a Let's Play of Final Fantasy XIII-2 done by "The Posse" and both lines were taken from things LetsPlay/Medibot said.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: In Chapter 8, Paul jumps to the conclusion that Reggie was having sex with Maylene because Reggie is tired the day after Maylene stayed at their house (while Paul was staying with Conway), and starts a fight with Reggie over it. In reality, Reggie was tired because he was having nightmares that were keeping him awake, but Paul doesn't believe this at first.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: In Chapter 8, Paul assumes Reggie has been having sex with Maylene because Reggie is tired the day after Maylene stayed at their house (while Paul is staying with Conway) and Maylene is wearing the Shell Bell necklace that Brandon intended Reggie to give to his future wife, and starts a fight with Reggie over it. In reality, Reggie was tired because he was having nightmares that were keeping him awake, but Paul doesn't believe this at first.

* ShoutOut: You may recognize Ezekiel, a challenger at Maylene's gym, as a character from the TotalDrama series. Also, Conway's sister Franny is based off of a character by the same name from the anime CandyCandy.

** There is a scene in Chapter 13 where Saturn quotes a line that is from both TheMerchantOfVenice and WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory, although the latter is only an implied reference.

* SecretKeeper: Paul and Conway each end up having a secret they're hiding after the two of them part ways in Chapter 10, and each of them has at least one Secret Keeper who knows their secret. [[spoiler: Candice, Dr. Dalton, and the Nurse Joy from Snowpoint City are the few people who know that Paul is terminally ill, and Maylene is the only person who knows that Conway is still alive and didn't die when he fell out of the helicopter.]]

* SecretKeeper: Paul and Conway each end up having a secret they're hiding after the two of them part ways in Chapter 10, and each of them has at least one Secret Keeper who knows their secret. [[spoiler: Candice and the Nurse Joy from Snowpoint City are the two people who know that Paul is terminally ill, and Maylene is the only person who knows that Conway is still alive and didn't die when he fell out of the helicopter.]]

* MythologyGag: The reason Mars is so eager for a pizza party is because she and many other Galactic Grunts are tired of the yucky "energy drinks" and food supplied at their hideout. This isn't mentioned in the anime, which the fanfic is otherwise based on, but in the games, when you're at the Galactic Hideout, you can find a refrigerator filled with sinister murky drinks and a sink with foul substances caked on it.

* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Paul may be a powerful Pokemon battler, but he is very bad at cooking. He states that he got by on his Pokemon journey by eating at restaurants/take out all the time or having Reggie cook for him when they were together. This also applies to his lack of knowledge about Pokemon Contests, which he is so ignorant about that he didn't even know that Coordinators had their names announced and assumed that a ninja costume would be enough to disguise him from anyone (such as Reggie) who might see him on TV.

* TheComicallySerious: Paul falls into this trope sometimes in his interactions with Conway, especially when he has to compete in a Pokémon Contest as a result of losing a bet.

* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Paul may be a powerful Pokemon battler, but he is very bad at cooking. He states that he got by on his Pokemon journey by eating at restaurants/take out all the time or having Reggie cook for him when they were together.

* TheComicallySerious: Paul falls into this trope sometimes in his interactions with Conway, especially when he has to compete in a Pokémon Contest as a result of losing a bet. Of particular note is his failed attempt to hide his identity (mainly from people like Ash and Reggie) by wearing a ninja costume in the contest, because he wasn't aware that contest competitors would have their names announced.

* TheComicallySerious: Paul falls into this trope sometimes in his interactions with Conway, especially when he has to compete in a Pokémon Contest as a result of losing a bet.

* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Paul may be a powerful Pokemon battler, but he is very bad at cooking. He states that he got by on his Pokemon journey by eating at restaurants/take out all the time or having Reggie cook for him when they were together.

* ShoutOut: You may recognize Ezekiel, a challenger at Maylene's gym, as a character from the TotalDrama series.

''Travels of the Trifecta'' is a ''Franchise/Pokemon'' fanfic by Shinneth that focuses on the fanon theory that Frontier Brain Brandon is Reggie and Paul's father. It is set post episode 100 of the Japanese ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' series.

Travels of the Trifecta is a Pokemon fanfic by Shinneth that focuses on the fanon theory that Frontier Brain Brandon is Reggie and Paul's father. It is set post episode 100 of the Japanese Pokemon Diamond and Pearl series. The story starts with Paul and Reggie receiving a letter from Brandon, and mostly follows Paul's Pokemon journey with Conway as a surprise traveling partner. It also focuses on Reggie's attempts to get back into Pokemon training along with developing his relationship with Maylene. This story follows the dub anime canon very closely and adapts several episodes while adding extra perspectives and explanations in some places that differ from the known anime canon.