History FanFic / CloudedSky

* AbortedArc: Clouded Sky was originally intended to be the second in a series of four fanfics, but the author decided not to make the third and fourth, leading to certain plot elements being set up without ever recieving any payoff, such as [[spoiler:Raikou's warnings]], the inexplicable rise in the Skarmory population, or the final chapter SequelHook featuring [[spoiler:the ghosts of Waytar slaughtering and possessing the dark temple residents and stating their intention to escape to the outside world]]. The meaning of these elements and the author's original plans are all explained in a postface after the epilogue.

FanFic/CloudedSky is set in a region known as Waytar, which is believed to be the last remnant of human civilization in a desolated world. An eleven-year-old [[FarmBoy farm boy]] named Tobias Talltree sets out from his home of Firstseed as a Pokémon Guide, [[ToBeAMaster aiming to become a Master Guide]], after receiving a Murkrow as his starter Pokémon, which is interpreted by many as an ill omen. However, Tobias soon learns that the world is a much darker and more dangerous place than he ever imagined as his adventure forces him to question fundamental truths about the world that he lives in.

!!''FanFic/CloudedSky'' provides examples of:

* ActionGirl: Accemenla, Tobias' Tarsix (an original Pokémon species native to Waytar) and the only female Pokémon on his team, can be quite the badass in a fight.

* ApocalypseHow: The world outside of Waytar's Shield seems to have suffered a Class 3 or 4. [[spoiler:Or so we think.]]
* BloodKnight: Accemenla enjoys fighting quite a bit. At times, Tobias keeps her in line simply by threatening to not use her in battles.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Tobias' starter Pokémon is a dark-type.
** All of the other "darklings" shown throughout the story (namely Alex and [[spoiler:all of the people who reside in the Dark Temple]]) are generally shown as being nice, friendly people despite their dark-type affinity.
* DeadpanSnarker: Accemenla
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:The Lugia robot in chapter 29]].

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Accemenla in Chapter 37.]]

* FarmBoy: Tobias, prior to becoming a Guide.

* LoveableRogue: Alex
* MeaningfulName: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Chapter 1 with Tobias' classmate Marcus Deepriver, who, to nobody's surprise, receives a water-type starter. There's also an intentional in-universe example with Jinx, Tobias' Murkrow, since in Waytar, Murkrows are interpreted as bad omens.
** There is also the Slipstri, Alsokaran, which, according to the author, means "Wanderer of Ancient Oceans."

* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Marie [[spoiler:the Johtoan trainer]] and Marie [[spoiler:the Dark Temple resident]], but otherwise played straight.

* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: Alsokaran
* TheStoic: Igneous

* WhamLine
** From Chapter 6:
-->"At last they spoke, again in unison. ''He is guilty.''"
** From Chapter 29:
-->"[[spoiler:Jenny]] ... she had red hair and, as Tobias saw now, staring directly into her face, green eyes. Why hadn't he noticed before?"
** From Chapter 37:
--> [[spoiler:Accemenla]]: "I am the one who turned him in."

* WeakenedByTheLight: Accemenla, being a nocturnal Pokémon, really doesn't like sunlight.

It's hard to say much more without spoiling anything, but it has a very well written and mind-blowingly twisty plot that makes it an incredibly fascinating read.

* WhatTheHellHero: Tobias gets called out by [[spoiler:Accemenla]] during a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in Chapter 37 for [[spoiler:abandoning the relatively comfortable life he and his Pokémon were leading in Johto and putting them all in danger]] without considering how any of the Pokémon would feel about it.

* WhatTheHellHero: Tobias gets called out by [[spoiler:Accemenla]] during a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in Chapter 37 for his inconsiderate actions in [[spoiler:abandoning the relatively comfortable life he and his Pokémon were leading in Johto to return to Waytar and putting them all in danger]] without considering how any of the Pokémon would feel about it.

* ActionGirl: Accemenla, Tobias' Tarsix (an original Pokémon species native to Waytar) and the only female Pokémon on his team, can be quite the [[{{Badass}} badass]] in a fight.

--> [[spoiler:Accemenla:]] "I am the one who turned him in."

--> [[Accemenla:]] "I am the one who turned him in."

** From Chapter 6

** From Chapter 29

* AbortedArc: Clouded Sky was originally intended to be the second in a series of four fanfics, but the author decided not to make the third and fourth, leading to certain plot elements being set up without ever recieving any payoff, such as [[spoiler:Raikou's warnings]], the inexplicable rise in the Skarmory population, or the final chapter SequelHook featuring [[spoiler:the ghosts of Waytar slaughtering and possessing the dark temple residents and stating their intention to escape to the outside world]]. The meaning of these elements and the author's original plans are all explained in the epilogue.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler: the Lugia robot in chapter 29]].

* WhamEpisode: Chapter 15 is a big one, as that's when we learn that [[spoiler:everything we had been told about Waytar and the outside world was a lie and that outside of Waytar's Shield lies the Pokémon world that we know.]]

* ClearMyName: Subverted. After [[spoiler:Tobias is framed for crimes he didn't commit and forced to become a fugitive from the law]], he never makes any real effort to try to clear his name, and by the end of the story, [[spoiler:is still believed by the public to be a thief and Pokémon abuser.]]

* ToBeAMaster: Played with. Tobias' stated goal throughout the story is to become a Master Guide, but the main plot begins to deviate from that very quickly and he is constantly being distracted from his journey by events beyond his control. By the end of the story, when everything is said and done, [[spoiler:Tobias has only actually managed to overcome the challenge of ''one'' of Waytar's fourteen temples.]]

* ToBeAMaster: Tobias' goal is to become a Master Guide.

** Chris the trainer in [[spoiler: the Lighthouse challenge]] and [[spoiler: his Meganium, also named Chris. He seems unaware of the irony]].

* AbortedArc: Clouded Sky was originally intended to be the second in a series of four fanfics, but the author decided not to make the third and fourth, leading to certain plot elements being set up that never recieve any payoff, such as [[spoiler:Raikou's warnings]], the inexplicable rise in the Skarmory population, or the final chapter SequelHook featuring [[spoiler:the ghosts of Waytar slaughtering and possessing the dark temple residents and stating their intention to escape to the outside world]]. The meaning of these elements and the author's original plans are all explained in the epilogue.

* PosthumousCharacter: Waytar's founder, Mayan Waytar.