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* AmbiguousSituation: It's not exactly clear what's going on with [[spoiler: the "Parker" who attempted to hold Goh back from [[DrivenToSuicide ending it all]] once his "Nightmare Therapy" had GoneHorriblyWrong. On the one hand, every other character in the nightmare was pretty explicitly a SockPuppet for Zeno and Parker's arguments, and the narrative makes clear that the real Parker did ''not'' lose consciousness in the [[YearInsideHourOutside few minutes]] that Goh was trapped in his mindscape; he was too busy being [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech read the riot act]] by his victims. On the other hand, the "Parker" who pleaded with Goh made references to events ''outside'' of the simulation; [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone apologizing]] for everything, promising that it would stop [[EpiphanyTherapy once Goh was better]], and weakly admitting that he ''couldn't'' be there for Chloe "after what [he] did." In addition, Zeno took a moment to show pity towards that Parker, and the kid ''was'' [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine shown the details]] of Goh's torment the next day. So, ''was'' that figure the actual Parker, present in the nightmare through some form of TimeTravel? Or did the complete failure of the "Nightmare Therapy" [[DidntSeeThatComing reduce Zeno to such a state]] that he resorted to having the Parker simulation voice the ''very real'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero consequences facing Chloe]] instead of presenting another simulation?]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's not exactly clear what's going on with [[spoiler: the "Parker" who attempted to hold Goh back from [[DrivenToSuicide ending it all]] once his "Nightmare Therapy" had GoneHorriblyWrong. On the one hand, every other character in the nightmare was pretty explicitly a SockPuppet for Zeno and Parker's arguments, and the narrative makes clear that the real Parker did ''not'' lose consciousness in the [[YearInsideHourOutside few minutes]] that Goh was trapped in his mindscape; he was too busy being [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech read the riot act]] by his victims. On the other hand, the "Parker" who pleaded with Goh made references to events ''outside'' of the simulation; [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone apologizing]] for everything, promising that it would stop [[EpiphanyTherapy once Goh was better]], and weakly admitting that he ''couldn't'' be there for Chloe "after what [he] did." In addition, Zeno took a moment to show pity towards that Parker, and the kid ''was'' [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine shown the details]] of Goh's torment the next day. So, ''was'' that figure the actual Parker, present in the nightmare through some form of TimeTravel? MentalTimeTravel? Or did the complete failure of the "Nightmare Therapy" [[DidntSeeThatComing reduce Zeno to such a state]] that he resorted to having the Parker simulation voice the ''very real'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero consequences facing Chloe]] instead of presenting another simulation?]]
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped, followed by the revelation that she was leaving a relationship with a DomesticAbuser? Not so much.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's not exactly clear what's going on with [[spoiler: the "Parker" who attempted to hold Goh back from [[DrivenToSuicide ending it all]] once his "Nightmare Therapy" had GoneHorriblyWrong. On the one hand, every other character in the nightmare was pretty explicitly a SockPuppet for Zeno and Parker's arguments, and the narrative makes clear that the real Parker did ''not'' lose consciousness in the [[YearInsideHourOutside few minutes]] that Goh was trapped in his mindscape; he was too busy being [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech read the riot act]] by his victims. On the other hand, the "Parker" who pleaded with Goh made references to events ''outside'' of the simulation; [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone apologizing]] for everything, promising that it would stop [[EpiphanyTherapy once Goh was better]], and weakly admitting that he ''couldn't'' be there for Chloe "after what [he] did." In addition, Zeno took a moment to show [[CryForTheDevil pity]] towards that Parker, and the kid ''was'' [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine shown the details]] of Goh's torment the next day. So, ''was'' that figure the actual Parker, present in the nightmare through some form of TimeTravel? Or did the complete failure of the "Nightmare Therapy" [[DidntSeeThatComing reduce Zeno to such a state]] that he resorted to having the Parker simulation voice the ''very real'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero consequences facing Chloe]] instead of presenting another simulation?]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's not exactly clear what's going on with [[spoiler: the "Parker" who attempted to hold Goh back from [[DrivenToSuicide ending it all]] once his "Nightmare Therapy" had GoneHorriblyWrong. On the one hand, every other character in the nightmare was pretty explicitly a SockPuppet for Zeno and Parker's arguments, and the narrative makes clear that the real Parker did ''not'' lose consciousness in the [[YearInsideHourOutside few minutes]] that Goh was trapped in his mindscape; he was too busy being [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech read the riot act]] by his victims. On the other hand, the "Parker" who pleaded with Goh made references to events ''outside'' of the simulation; [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone apologizing]] for everything, promising that it would stop [[EpiphanyTherapy once Goh was better]], and weakly admitting that he ''couldn't'' be there for Chloe "after what [he] did." In addition, Zeno took a moment to show [[CryForTheDevil pity]] pity towards that Parker, and the kid ''was'' [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine shown the details]] of Goh's torment the next day. So, ''was'' that figure the actual Parker, present in the nightmare through some form of TimeTravel? Or did the complete failure of the "Nightmare Therapy" [[DidntSeeThatComing reduce Zeno to such a state]] that he resorted to having the Parker simulation voice the ''very real'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero consequences facing Chloe]] instead of presenting another simulation?]]
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Goh doesn't understand what he has to learn in his nightmares. It's almost funny...until it ''really isn't''.
* DreamEmergencyExit: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Parker originally believed that since the “Nightmare Therapy” he planned for Goh was a dream, it was possible to change the details or wake up with enough willpower. In truth, the only way to escape the dream was with [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible Zeno’s]] say-so. After the fact, Zeno [[WhatTheHellHero chews his creator out]] for not implementing a ‘’better’’ “emergency exit,” since it was quite possible Goh could have been [[YearInsideHourOutside stuck inside for a lifetime]].
* DreamEmergencyExit: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Parker originally believed that since the “Nightmare Therapy” he planned for Goh was a dream, it was possible to change the details or wake up with enough willpower. In truth, the only way to escape the dream was with [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible Zeno’s]] say-so. After the fact, Zeno [[WhatTheHellHero chews his creator out]] for not implementing a ‘’better’’ “emergency exit,” since it was quite possible Goh could have been [[YearInsideHourOutside stuck inside for a lifetime]].
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Goh doesn't understand what he has to learn in his nightmares. It's almost funny...until it ''really isn't''.
''isn't''.
* DreamEmergencyExit: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Parker originally believed that since the“Nightmare Therapy” "Nightmare Therapy" he planned for Goh was a dream, it was possible to change the details or wake up with enough willpower. In truth, the only way to escape the dream was with [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible Zeno’s]] Zeno's]] say-so. After the fact, Zeno [[WhatTheHellHero chews his creator out]] for not implementing a ‘’better’’ “emergency exit,” ''better'' "emergency exit", since it was quite possible Goh could have been [[YearInsideHourOutside stuck inside for a lifetime]].
* DreamEmergencyExit: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Parker originally believed that since the
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** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much. One hated her for being able to enjoy horror and having a seemingly better home life; the other hated that she was a girl able to rival him at softball when he considered sports to be [[BookDumb the one thing he was good at]].
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys -- she ''wanted'' to go with them, but always felt like she could never measure up to them.
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys -- she ''wanted'' to go with them, but always felt like she could never measure up to them.
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** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much. One hated her for being able to enjoy horror and having a seemingly better home life; the other hated that she was a girl able to rival him at softball when he considered sports to be [[BookDumb the bethe one thing he was good at]].
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** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys -- she''wanted'' ''did'' want to go with them, but always felt like she could never measure up to them.
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys -- she
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** She picks apart Chloe's inability to make her own decisions, citing her lack of proactivity and always needing to be told what to do. Chloe in return states that while this is true, in the end she had to be the one to make those choices.
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** She picks apart Chloe's inability to make her own decisions, citing her lack of proactivity and always needing to be told what to do. Chloe in return states that while this is true, in the end she had to be the one to make those choices.
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* YearInsideHourOutside: Parker only began Goh’s [[MindRape Nightmare Therapy]] after Ash was already striking out against the Unown; Professor Cerise got a phone call from Goh’s terrified parents a few minutes after UnChloe was defeated, saying that Goh was [[FreakOut screaming]]. Since the punishment took place inside a dream, those few minutes could contain a TraumaCongaLine that completely [[BrokenBird broke]] Goh; “Visitors of Achilles” would later estimate he had experienced ’’ten hours’’ of horror.
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* YearInsideHourOutside: Parker only began Goh’s Goh's [[MindRape Nightmare Therapy]] after Ash was already striking out against the Unown; Professor Cerise got a phone call from Goh’s terrified parents a few minutes after UnChloe was defeated, saying that Goh was [[FreakOut screaming]]. Since the punishment took place inside a dream, those few minutes could contain a TraumaCongaLine that completely [[BrokenBird broke]] Goh; “Visitors ''Visitors of Achilles” Achilles'' would later estimate he had experienced ’’ten hours’’ endured ''ten hours'' of horror.
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I just learned that Dream Emergency Exit was a trope, and I just had to add it!
* DreamEmergencyExit: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Parker originally believed that since the “Nightmare Therapy” he planned for Goh was a dream, it was possible to change the details or wake up with enough willpower. In truth, the only way to escape the dream was with [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible Zeno’s]] say-so. After the fact, Zeno [[WhatTheHellHero chews his creator out]] for not implementing a ‘’better’’ “emergency exit,” since it was quite possible Goh could have been [[YearInsideHourOutside stuck inside for a lifetime]].
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After everything is set and done, Parker and Professor Cerise share a moment alone, where the former reveals his true self: a scared boy who wanted to do right by his sister and who wants to make amends for what he did. Despite this, Parker decides to end this interaction by trying to guilt trip his father by claiming that nothing would've happened if he had paid More attention to Chloe.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After everything is set and done, Parker and Professor Cerise share a moment alone, where the former reveals his true self: a scared boy who wanted to do right by his sister and who wants to make amends for what he did. Despite this, Parker decides to end this interaction by trying to guilt trip his father by claiming that nothing would've happened if he had paid More more attention to Chloe.Chloe.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Parker only began Goh’s [[MindRape Nightmare Therapy]] after Ash was already striking out against the Unown; Professor Cerise got a phone call from Goh’s terrified parents a few minutes after UnChloe was defeated, saying that Goh was [[FreakOut screaming]]. Since the punishment took place inside a dream, those few minutes could contain a TraumaCongaLine that completely [[BrokenBird broke]] Goh; “Visitors of Achilles” would later estimate he had experienced ’’ten hours’’ of horror.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Parker only began Goh’s [[MindRape Nightmare Therapy]] after Ash was already striking out against the Unown; Professor Cerise got a phone call from Goh’s terrified parents a few minutes after UnChloe was defeated, saying that Goh was [[FreakOut screaming]]. Since the punishment took place inside a dream, those few minutes could contain a TraumaCongaLine that completely [[BrokenBird broke]] Goh; “Visitors of Achilles” would later estimate he had experienced ’’ten hours’’ of horror.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After everything is set and done, Parker and Professor Cerise share a moment alone, where the former reveals his true self: a scared boy who wanted to do right by his sister and who wants to make amends for what he did. Despite this, Parker decides to end this interaction by trying to guilt trip his father by claiming that nothing would've happened if he had paid More attention to Chloe.
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* KickTheDog: After the entire Unown fiasco is dealt with, Mr. Bradbury sends Professor Cerise a message with a number to get Parker some help... And it's the same number as the therapist that he offered Chloe once. Considering everything that just happened, it really pours salt into the wound.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's not exactly clear what's going on with [[spoiler: the "Parker" who attempted to hold Goh back from [[DrivenToSuicide ending it all]] once his "Nightmare Therapy" had GoneHorriblyWrong. On the one hand, every other character in the nightmare was pretty explicitly a SockPuppet for Zeno and Parker's arguments, and the narrative makes clear that the real Parker did ''not'' lose consciousness in the [[YearInsideHourOutside few minutes]] that Goh was trapped in his mindscape; he was too busy being [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech read the riot act]] by his victims. On the other hand, the "Parker" who pleaded with Goh made references to events ''outside'' of the simulation; [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone apologizing]] for everything, promising that it would stop [[EpiphanyTherapy once Goh was better]], and weakly admitting that he ''couldn't'' be there for Chloe "after what [he] did." In addition, Zeno took a moment to show [[CryForTheDevil pity]] towards that Parker, and the kid ''was'' [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine shown the details]] of Goh's torment the next day. So, ''was'' that figure the actual Parker, present in the nightmare through some form of TimeTravel? Or did the complete failure of the "Nightmare Therapy" [[DidntSeeThatComing reduce Zeno to such a state]] that he resorted to having the Parker simulation voice the ''very real'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero consequences facing Chloe]] instead of presenting another simulation?]]
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Bastard Boyfriend has been rehauled into Fetishized Abuser (for then the narrative portrays an abuser as sexually desirable). Otherwise, it's an example of Domestic Abuser. If both people display toxic behaviors, it's Romanticized Abuse. If the romantic partner is an unpleasant person but not outright abusive, then they are just a Jerk Ass.
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped, followed by the revelation that she was leaving a relationship with a BastardBoyfriend? Not so much.
* DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories...while Vermillion City goes through an Unown attack and Goh ends up on suicide watch.
* DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories...while Vermillion City goes through an Unown attack and Goh ends up on suicide watch.
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped, followed by the revelation that she was leaving a relationship with a BastardBoyfriend? DomesticAbuser? Not so much.
* DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories... while Vermillion City goes through an Unown attack and Goh ends up on suicide watch.
* DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories... while Vermillion City goes through an Unown attack and Goh ends up on suicide watch.
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** Just narrowly averted with Miss April, courtesy of Mr. Bradbury.
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* UnwittingInstiatgorOfDoom: If Sara had just ''kept her mouth shut'' just when Parker was calming down, the Unown would never have emerged.
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* UnwittingInstiatgorOfDoom: UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Sara had just ''kept her mouth shut'' just when Parker was calming down, the Unown would never have emerged.
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* DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories...while Vermillion City goes through ah Unown attack and Goh ends up in suicide watch.
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* DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories...while Vermillion City goes through ah an Unown attack and Goh ends up in on suicide watch.
* FailedASpotCheck: [=UnChloe=] tries to prevent the real Chloe from reaching Parker by blocking her texts. Too bad she didn't account for email, though...
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** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys -- she always felt like she could never measure up to them.
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** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys -- she ''wanted'' to go with them, but always felt like she could never measure up to them.
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* UnwittingInstiagorOfDoom: If Sara just ''shut her pretty little mouth'' just when Parker was calming down, the Unown would never have emerged. Way to go, princess.
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* UnwittingInstiagorOfDoom: UnwittingInstiatgorOfDoom: If Sara had just ''shut ''kept her pretty little mouth'' mouth shut'' just when Parker was calming down, the Unown would never have emerged. Way to go, princess.emerged.
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** She picks apart Chloe's lack of proactivity and inability to make her own decisions, citing her constant refusals to hang out with Ash and Goh and then brooding over missing out on such opportunities. Chloe in return states that that is true, but ultimately in the end she had to be the one to choose them.
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** She picks apart Chloe's lack of proactivity and inability to make her own decisions, citing her constant refusals to hang out with Ash lack of proactivity and Goh and then brooding over missing out on such opportunities. always needing to be told what to do. Chloe in return states that that while this is true, but ultimately in the end she had to be the one to choose them.make those choices.
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* ArabianNightsDays: The Cyan Desert Car is based on Saudi Arabia, with the author notes stating that she was inspired by the legendary city Ubar, "Atlantis of the Sands".
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* DeceptiveilySillyTitle: DeceptivelySillyTitle: The car is about Chloe navigating a desert of blue sand so she can go to an Arabic-based village and tell stories...while Vermillion City goes through ah Unown attack.attack and Goh ends up in suicide watch.
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* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise that he should get his daughter counseling. Aldrich completely ignored this advice and instead put his daughter at the Institute while effectively ignoring her problems. After the Unown are dealt with, Mr. Bradbury sends him a text with a phone number so that he can get his ''son'' the help he needs, leaving Aldrich screaming in rage over the English teacher's smug reminder of how [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot so much pain might have been averted]] if he'd heeded his past warnings.
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* IronicEcho: Before Chloe ran away from home, she questioned why her father couldn't be "Someone different". When her father finally decides to text her, one of the things he points is that one of the few things that came from the Unown experience is that he'll be "Someone different".
* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise that he should get his daughter counseling. Aldrich completely ignored this advice and instead put his daughter at the Institute while effectively ignoring herproblems.problems and one of the reasons Chloe's problems went unnoticed for so long. After the Unown are dealt with, Mr. Bradbury sends him a text with a phone number so that he can get his ''son'' the help he needs, leaving Aldrich screaming in rage over the English teacher's smug reminder of how [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot so much pain might have been averted]] if he'd heeded his past warnings.
* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise that he should get his daughter counseling. Aldrich completely ignored this advice and instead put his daughter at the Institute while effectively ignoring her
* ShownTheirWork: The author notes for the first part brings up the inspirations for the arc, from the city of Ubar, the nickname "Atlantis of the Sands" and references to Lawrence of Arabia.
** Lexi convincing Chloe to make an email to Parker came in handy; when Parker wishes to get an email from her, [=UnChloe=] is forced to give it. Reading this makes Parker come to his senses.
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* TemptingFate: Toby thinks highly little of Chloe of the Vermillion and thinks she won't be able to stop them. Little did he know how Chloe is praised as the savior of the Train.
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* TemptingFate: Toby thinks highly little of Chloe of the Vermillion and thinks she won't be able to stop them. Little did he know how Chloe is praised as the savior of the Train.He will eat his words in a few cars.
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* UnstoppableRage: Professor Cerise is on the verge of ''losing it'' when he sees neither Sara nor Yeardley realizing the ramifications on the bullying they did to his daughter.
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* UnstoppableRage: [[PapaWolf Professor Cerise Cerise]] is on the verge of ''losing it'' when he sees neither Sara nor Yeardley realizing the ramifications on the bullying they did to his daughter. daughter.
* UnwittingInstiagorOfDoom: If Sara just ''shut her pretty little mouth'' just when Parker was calming down, the Unown would never have emerged. Way to go, princess.
* UnwittingInstiagorOfDoom: If Sara just ''shut her pretty little mouth'' just when Parker was calming down, the Unown would never have emerged. Way to go, princess.
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** She picks apart Chloe's lack of proactivity and inability to make her own decisions, citing her constant refusals to hang out with Ash and Goh and then brooding over missing out on such opportunities. Chloe in return states that that is true, but ultimately in the end she had to be the one to choose them.
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* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this Car changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has its ''own'' share of Whams. Let's see this chapter-by-chapter shall we?
** Chapter 17:
** Chapter 18:
** Chapter 19:
** Chapter 20:
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** Chapter 17:
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* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this Car changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has its ''own'' share of Whams. Let's see this chapter-by-chapter shall we?
** Chapter 17:
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** Chapter 20:
** Chapter 21:
** Chapter 22:To list them here would take us all day.
** Chapter 17:
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** Just narrowly averted with Miss April, courtesy of Mr.Bradbury.Bradbury.
** Zeno's nightmare therapy shows what would happen if Chloe was back at home just like Goh wanted; because Goh was never there for her when she needs it and rushes out to go adventure with Ash, she decides to jump off the school's roof.
** Just narrowly averted with Miss April, courtesy of Mr.
** Zeno's nightmare therapy shows what would happen if Chloe was back at home just like Goh wanted; because Goh was never there for her when she needs it and rushes out to go adventure with Ash, she decides to jump off the school's roof.
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* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise that he should get his daughter counseling. Aldrich completely ignored this advice. After the Unown are dealt with, Mr. Bradbury sends him a text with a phone number so that he can get his ''son'' the help he needs, leaving Aldrich screaming in rage over the English teacher's smug reminder of how [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot so much pain might have been averted]] if he'd heeded his past warnings.
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* InternalReveal:
** Amelia reveals to the Apex that she's the Conductor by showing off her large number and bringing up the Unfinished Car they raided.
** In Le Chat Chalet Car, The Cat tells Grace and Simon about the Red Lotus Trio and Chloe of the Vermillion. They also hear from Henry and Walter about Sean, the Apex child who drowned in the Fog Car.
* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise that he should get his daughter counseling. Aldrich completely ignored thisadvice.advice and instead put his daughter at the Institute while effectively ignoring her problems. After the Unown are dealt with, Mr. Bradbury sends him a text with a phone number so that he can get his ''son'' the help he needs, leaving Aldrich screaming in rage over the English teacher's smug reminder of how [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot so much pain might have been averted]] if he'd heeded his past warnings.
** Amelia reveals to the Apex that she's the Conductor by showing off her large number and bringing up the Unfinished Car they raided.
** In Le Chat Chalet Car, The Cat tells Grace and Simon about the Red Lotus Trio and Chloe of the Vermillion. They also hear from Henry and Walter about Sean, the Apex child who drowned in the Fog Car.
* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise that he should get his daughter counseling. Aldrich completely ignored this
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* NightmareSequence: Chapter 21 is Goh going through "nightmare therapy" so he learns his lesson on how he's been a selfish brat. Good news? He learned his lesson. Bad news? He's also learned that there's no hope of him making things right.
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* NightmareSequence: Chapter 21 is Goh going through "nightmare therapy" so he learns his lesson on how he's been a selfish brat. Good news? He learned his lesson. Bad news? He's also learned that there's no hope of him making things right.right
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** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys.
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** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys.journeys -- she always felt like she could never measure up to them.
* RunningGag: Chloe starts obsessing over shawarma during her stay in the Cyan Desert.
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* RunningGag: Chloe starts obsessing over shawarma during her stay in the Cyan Desert.
* TemptingFate: Toby thinks highly little of Chloe of the Vermillion and thinks she won't be able to stop them. Little did he know how Chloe is praised as the savior of the Train.
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** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much. One hated her for being able to enjoy horror and having a seemingly better home life; the other hated that she was able to rival him at softball when he considered sports to be [[BookDumb the one thing he was good at]].
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was.
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was.
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** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much. One hated her for being able to enjoy horror and having a seemingly better home life; the other hated that she was a girl able to rival him at softball when he considered sports to be [[BookDumb the one thing he was good at]].
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys.
** Elaborating on the above, it turns out that Chloe actually ''did'' want to be friends with Ash, but her lack of self-esteem from the bullying she suffered from had convinced her she wasn't good enough for him.
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was. It's also the reason why she always turned down Ash and Goh's offers to join them on journeys.
** Elaborating on the above, it turns out that Chloe actually ''did'' want to be friends with Ash, but her lack of self-esteem from the bullying she suffered from had convinced her she wasn't good enough for him.
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* {{Angrish}}: Professor Cerise just snarls in outrage after Mr. Bradbury texts him with the phone number of a counselor (aka the one he told the Professor to send to Chloe but he refused) for his son.
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* {{Angrish}}: Professor Cerise just snarls in outrage after Mr. Bradbury texts him with the phone number of a counselor (aka for his son, recognizing it as the one he told the Professor he'd originally tried directing him towards to send to Chloe but he refused) for help his son.''daughter''.
** Parker wanted to see everyone who'd ever hurt Chloe punished. By the time the Unown have been dealt with, his own actions have seriously hurt others, ''including'' his sister.
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped then the readers learning that Miss April was leaving a relationship with a BastardBoyfriend? Not so much.
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped then slipped, followed by the readers learning revelation that Miss April she was leaving a relationship with a BastardBoyfriend? Not so much.
* EvilGloating:
** With a little help from [=UnChloe=], Sara makes another EngineeredPublicConfession where she brags about being the 'Queen' of her class, gloating about how she manipulated everyone into turning on Chloe and revealing what she ''really'' thinks of her classmates.
** [=UnChloe=] nudges Goh to muse aloud about his plans to [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset out Ash to his mother]], along with complaining about others treating Chloe like the victim and [[NeverMyFault blaming her for everything]].
** With a little help from [=UnChloe=], Sara makes another EngineeredPublicConfession where she brags about being the 'Queen' of her class, gloating about how she manipulated everyone into turning on Chloe and revealing what she ''really'' thinks of her classmates.
** [=UnChloe=] nudges Goh to muse aloud about his plans to [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset out Ash to his mother]], along with complaining about others treating Chloe like the victim and [[NeverMyFault blaming her for everything]].
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** The Unown threat is finally neutralized on in Part 4.
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* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise to get his daughter to a counselor. The Professor, [[SarcasmMode as wonderful a father as he has been throughout the story]], ignored this. Mr. Bradbury later sends a text to the Professor with the phone number for his son's needs and the Professor is screaming in rage at how smug the English teacher is.
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* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise to that he should get his daughter to a counselor. The Professor, [[SarcasmMode as wonderful a father as he has been throughout the story]], counseling. Aldrich completely ignored this. this advice. After the Unown are dealt with, Mr. Bradbury later sends him a text to the Professor with the a phone number for so that he can get his son's needs and ''son'' the Professor is help he needs, leaving Aldrich screaming in rage at how smug over the English teacher is.teacher's smug reminder of how [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot so much pain might have been averted]] if he'd heeded his past warnings.
* MoreThanMindControl: [=UnChloe=] inflicts this upon Sara and Goh when spurring them to air out their darkest secrets and intentions.
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** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much. One hated her for being able to enjoy the horror the other hated that Chloe was good at sports.
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** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much. One hated her for being able to enjoy the horror and having a seemingly better home life; the other hated that Chloe she was able to rival him at softball when he considered sports to be [[BookDumb the one thing he was good at sports.at]].
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Chapter 21 is focused on deconstructing Goh as a character by focusing on how he's never really cared about knowing more about his friends unless it was about capturing Pokémon, how he was unsympathetic to Raboot's desires, ignoring everyone who was concerned about him, and how his lack of social skills makes him incapable of making amends with Chloe no matter how hard he tries.
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* PunnyName: The boat rental service is called "Ubar" like the taxi service "Uber". The author notes reveal that it's really a reference to what is called the "Atlantis of the Sands", a mythical city that was home to a frankincense trade that was swallowed by the desert.
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* PunnyName: The boat rental service in the Cyan Desert Car is called "Ubar" like the taxi service "Uber". The author notes reveal that it's really a reference to what is called the "Atlantis of the Sands", a mythical city that was home to a frankincense trade that was swallowed by the desert.
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* SixthRanger: Amelia is officially welcomed by the Red Lotus Trio as their fourth member, now calling themselves "Red Lotus Quarto". She meets up with them at the end of the arc.
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* SuicideWatch: After the nightmare therapy shatters Goh, he's thrown into a suicide ward in the hospital.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry for how they treated her. Parker made sure they were.
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* {{Angrish}}: Professor Cerise just snarls in outrage after Mr. Bradbury texts him with the phone number of a counselor (aka the one he told the Professor to send to Chloe but he refused) for his son.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The CentralTheme of this Car.
** Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry for how they treated her. Parker made sure theywere.were.
** Goh learns what would happen if he kept Chloe as she was; a hypothetical situation where she jumped off the school's rooftop because Goh was never there for her.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The CentralTheme of this Car.
** Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry for how they treated her. Parker made sure they
** Goh learns what would happen if he kept Chloe as she was; a hypothetical situation where she jumped off the school's rooftop because Goh was never there for her.
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped? Not so much.
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* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped? slipped then the readers learning that Miss April was leaving a relationship with a BastardBoyfriend? Not so much.
** The Unown threat is finally neutralized on Part 4.
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* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise to get his daughter to a counselor. The Professor, as wonderful a father as he has been throughout the story, ignored this. Mr. Bradbury later sends a text to the Professor with the phone number for his son's needs.
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* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise to get his daughter to a counselor. The Professor, [[SarcasmMode as wonderful a father as he has been throughout the story, story]], ignored this. Mr. Bradbury later sends a text to the Professor with the phone number for his son's needs.needs and the Professor is screaming in rage at how smug the English teacher is.
* PunnyName: The boat rental service is called "Ubar" like the taxi service "Uber". The author notes reveal that it's really a reference to what is called the "Atlantis of the Sands", a mythical city that was home to a frankincense trade that was swallowed by the desert.
* SpannerInTheWorks: The Unown Arc begins to fall apart because Mr. Bradbury went to keep an eye on Miss April, saving her just in time before she died via slit wrists. This leads to Professor Cerise telling Parker what happened and Chloe revealing how bad it is, making him have a HeelRealization at what his actions made him become.
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* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this episode changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has its ''own'' share of Whams. Let's see this chapter-by-chapter shall we?
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* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this episode Car changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has its ''own'' share of Whams. Let's see this chapter-by-chapter shall we?
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** For Parker, she pulls no punches in telling Parker that he has no right to call himself a "good boy" after everything he's done.
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** For Parker, she pulls no punches in telling Parker him that he has no right to call himself a "good boy" after everything he's done.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Parker never considered the long-term consequences of his torture spree. Among other things, he's lost all trust and respect from Ash and his friends, his family is facing legal action that will ''gut'' their lifestyles, and his sister will be paying for a lot of it if and when she returns home.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Parker never considered the long-term consequences of his torture spree. Among other things, he's lost all trust and respect from Ash and his friends, his family is facing legal action that will ''gut'' their lifestyles, and his sister will be paying for a lot of it if and when she returns home.
** Chloe realizes too late that her email threatening to stay on the Train forever unless everybody apologizes to her was poorly worded, as Parker ends up taking it literally, leading him to summon the Unown.
** Parker never considered the long-term consequences of his torture spree. Among other things, he's lost all trust and respect from Ash and his friends, his family is facing legal action that will ''gut'' their lifestyles, and his sister will be paying for a lot of it if and when she returns home.
** Chloe realizes too late that her email threatening to stay on the Train forever unless everybody apologizes to her was poorly worded, as Parker ends up taking it literally, leading him to summon the Unown.
* DrivenToSuicide: Just narrowly averted with Miss April, courtesy of Mr. Bradbury.
** Chloe reveals that Miss April was in an abusive relationship, which impaired her judgment skills.
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* UnstoppableRage: Professor Cerise is on the verge of ''losing it'' when he sees neither Sara nor Yeardley realizing the ramifications on the bullying they did on his daughter.
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* UnstoppableRage: Professor Cerise is on the verge of ''losing it'' when he sees neither Sara nor Yeardley realizing the ramifications on the bullying they did on to his daughter.
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** She picks apart Chloe's lack of proactivity and inability to make her own decisions, citing her constant refusals to hang out with Ash and Goh and then brooding over missing out on such opportunities.
** For Parker, she pulls no punches in telling Parker that he has no right to call himself a "good boy" after everything he's done.
** For Parker, she pulls no punches in telling Parker that he has no right to call himself a "good boy" after everything he's done.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry. Parker made sure they were.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry.sorry for how they treated her. Parker made sure they were.
* CerebusRetcon: Professor Cerise calling Miss April out for letting the bullying go on even though it was ''obvious'' that Chloe hated it? Cathartic. Professor Cerise learning that Miss April had cut her wrists and her mental health has slipped? Not so much.
* EasilyForgiven: This arc plays with how forgiveness is handled and most of it isn't for the better.
* FourIsDeath: The arc takes place throughout four days and a ''lot'' of horrible things happen within those four days.
* GetOut: Professor Cerise tells Yeardley to leave his lab upon learning how he physically abused his daughter and got away with it.
* GetOut: Professor Cerise tells Yeardley to leave his lab upon learning how he physically abused his daughter and got away with it.
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* ImagineSpot: Chloe has a desert-themed one about what would happen if ''she'' had been the one to summon the Unown.
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* ImagineSpot: Chloe has a desert-themed one about what would happen if ''she'' had been the one to summon the Unown. It ends with her stabbing the sand with Cheshire.
* IWarnedYou: Mr. Bradbury once told Professor Cerise to get his daughter to a counselor. The Professor, as wonderful a father as he has been throughout the story, ignored this. Mr. Bradbury later sends a text to the Professor with the phone number for his son's needs.
* NightmareSequence: Chapter 21 is Goh going through "nightmare therapy" so he learns his lesson on how he's been a selfish brat. Good news? He learned his lesson. Bad news? He's also learned that there's no hope of him making things right.
* TheReveal: Hooo boy, this arc is just filled with them.
** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much.
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was.
* RunningGag: Chloe starts obsessing over shawarma during her stay in the Cyan Desert.
** Sara and Yeardley are forced to reveal why they hate Chloe so much.
** One of the things that Chloe wanted most? ''Just someone to tell her to try again''. When everyone tells her to get into Pokémon, mocks her likes or laughs at how she failed at knowing that Tackle sucks against Ghosts, it just says "You are such a stupid girl and you're worthless." Yamper revealing this to everyone is what makes Professor Cerise realize how insensitive his remark in the first chapter was.
* RunningGag: Chloe starts obsessing over shawarma during her stay in the Cyan Desert.
* UnstoppableRage: Professor Cerise is on the verge of ''losing it'' when he sees neither Sara nor Yeardley realizing the ramifications on the bullying they did on his daughter.
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* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this episode changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has it's ''own'' hare of Whams.
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* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this episode changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has it's its ''own'' hare share of Whams.Whams. Let's see this chapter-by-chapter shall we?
** Chapter 17:
** Chapter 18:
** Chapter 19:
** Chapter 20:
** Chapter 21:
** Chapter 22:
** Chapter 17:
** Chapter 18:
** Chapter 19:
** Chapter 20:
** Chapter 21:
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* GuestStarPartyMember: [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV Rashid and Azam]] join the Red Lotus Trio for the trip.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Larkspur in Part 6 had an adventure with Gladion in the past.
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* VillainHasAPoint: [=UnChloe=] has a lot of hard truths to tell, as monstrous as she is.
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* VillainHasAPoint: [=UnChloe=] has a lot of hard truths to tell, as monstrous as she is.is.
* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this episode changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has it's ''own'' hare of Whams.
* WhamEpisode: As a whole, this episode changes the entire story for better or for worse. And almost every chapter has it's ''own'' hare of Whams.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Parker never considered the long-term consequences of his torture spree. Among other things, he's lost all trust and respect from Ash and his friends, his family is facing legal action that will ''gut'' their lifestyles, and his sister will be paying for a lot of it if and when she returns home.
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* HeroicBSOD: Goh gets stuck in one of these, and it won't be stopping anytime soon.
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* HeroicBSOD: Goh gets stuck in one of these, and it won't be stopping anytime soon. Chloe has one as well that, while not as permanent, hits her ''hard''.
* ImagineSpot: Chloe has a desert-themed one about what would happen if ''she'' had been the one to summon the Unown.
* ImagineSpot: Chloe has a desert-themed one about what would happen if ''she'' had been the one to summon the Unown.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Parker and [=UnChloe's=] specialty.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: A ''lot''.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: A ''lot''.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: What Parker assumes he's doing through [=UnChloe=]. He's not.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Parker dishes out a ''lot'' of these in this saga, and[=UnChloe's=] specialty.
he is given several in turn when it's all over.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: A ''lot''. It's safe to say that every individual chapter has at least one instance of someone dreading the immediate future.
* VillainHasAPoint: [=UnChloe=] has a lot of hard truths to tell, as monstrous as she is.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Parker dishes out a ''lot'' of these in this saga, and
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: A ''lot''. It's safe to say that every individual chapter has at least one instance of someone dreading the immediate future.
* VillainHasAPoint: [=UnChloe=] has a lot of hard truths to tell, as monstrous as she is.
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* EphiphanyTherapy: Zeno attempts to do this with Goh. [[GoneHorriblyRight It goes well in all the worst possible ways.]]
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* EphiphanyTherapy: EpiphanyTherapy: Zeno attempts to do this with Goh. [[GoneHorriblyRight It goes well in all the worst possible ways.]]
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!!This arc contains examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry. Parker made sure they were.
* BittersweetEnding: The Unown are defeated and neutralized, and everyone is still alive...but the trauma caused will have ''massive'' consequences for everyone on and off the train.
* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Parker and [=UnChloe's=] specialty.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Goh doesn't understand what he has to learn in his nightmares. It's almost funny...until it ''really isn't''.
* EphiphanyTherapy: Zeno attempts to do this with Goh. [[GoneHorriblyRight It goes well in all the worst possible ways.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Goh gets stuck in one of these, and it won't be stopping anytime soon.
* InternalDeconstruction: This arc rips apart the general M.O. of the series thus far, and its status as an AccusationFic / BetrayalFic.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: A ''lot''.
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!!This arc contains examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Chloe wanted everyone in Vermillion City to be sorry. Parker made sure they were.
* BittersweetEnding: The Unown are defeated and neutralized, and everyone is still alive...but the trauma caused will have ''massive'' consequences for everyone on and off the train.
* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Parker and [=UnChloe's=] specialty.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Goh doesn't understand what he has to learn in his nightmares. It's almost funny...until it ''really isn't''.
* EphiphanyTherapy: Zeno attempts to do this with Goh. [[GoneHorriblyRight It goes well in all the worst possible ways.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Goh gets stuck in one of these, and it won't be stopping anytime soon.
* InternalDeconstruction: This arc rips apart the general M.O. of the series thus far, and its status as an AccusationFic / BetrayalFic.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: A ''lot''.
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