History Fanfic / Hyphen

* BadassGrandma: Echo the Kadabra proves to be a formidable force as she effortlessly teleports May and Brendan deep into the cave and nearly takes out Astra after briefly mistaking her for a fellow human due to her disguise, and for a while Astra instinctually calls her “Grandma”.

* CordonBleughChef: While Astra is staying with Kadabra, Echo, she is given a stew that is made with Makuhita meat and when Astra comments on the taste, Echo laments that she couldn’t add any Zubat (part poison type) meat this time. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as it becomes clear that as far as food goes, Granite Cave hardly gives any options for meals she can provide her “grandchildren”.

** In Chapter 35, there’s a Mawile that the author seems to note as a reference to the fanfic [[Fanfic//ABackwardsSmile]].

* BadassGrandma: A Kadabra from Granite Cave proves to be a formidable force as she effortlessly teleports May and Brendan deep into the cave and nearly takes out Astra after briefly mistaking her for a fellow human due to her disguise, and for a while Astra instinctually calls her “Grandma”.

* BadassGrandma: A Kadabra from Granite Cave proves to be a formidable force as she effortlessly teleports May and Brendan deep into the cave and nearly takes out Astra after briefly mistaking her for a fellow human due to her disguise.

* {{Wingdinglish}}: The Kadabra in Chapter 35 uses this a bit, seemingly when she's referring to names; hers translates to Last Echo, and she melancholically refers to another individual whose name was Depth Memory.

The work can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3881578/chapters/8677237 here]]), Website/RoyalRoad ([[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/32897/hyphen-pokemon-emerald here]]), Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.9539/ here]]), and Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.312731/ here]]), though the author recommends [=AO3=] or Sufficient Velocity for proper formatting and discussion respectively.

** May's upbeat, determined, and food-loving personality from the games and anime is still present. But due to Norman being a selfish workaholic in this story, she's also belligerent, foul-mouthed, and both resistant to make new friends due to losing so many in the past and, at the same time, borderline obsessed with the ones she does have.
** Norman in the games was shown to be busy at his Gym to the point that he rarely came home, but nevertheless still had a close and loving relationship with his wife and child. In this story, he is and has always been a selfish workaholic who didn't slow his pace for his wife or daughter, repeatedly and uncaringly uprooting the family to face the League in other regions. And when he finally retired from traveling and they settled in Hoenn, he moved into the Petalburg Gym two towns over from his family's house. His relationship with his wife is unknown, but the one time he interacts with his daughter in this story, all he does is push the chore of helping Wally on her and then tell her to come back when she has four badges, when all she wanted was to talk to him.

** Norman in the games was a dedicated trainer and a loving husband and father. In this story, he's only a dedicated trainer, neglectful of his family bordering on abuse. His daughter May's opinion of him is poor, to put it lightly.
** While Max in the Anime is May's younger brother and the son of Norman, here he replaces the unnamed younger child of Professor Birch, making him Brendan's younger brother.
* AncestralWeapon: Astra's father was a guard of their village, a master with the spear. The day before Astra leaves on her journey, she brings the rusty spearhead to the smith, who reforges it into a knife for Astra to take with her.

The work can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3881578/chapters/8677237 here]]), Website/RoyalRoad ([[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/32897/hyphen-pokemon-emerald here]]), Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12210295/1/Hyphen here]]), Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.9539/ here]]), and Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.312731/ here]]), though the author recommends [=AO3=] or Sufficient Velocity for proper formatting and discussion respectively.

The work can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3881578/chapters/8677237 here]]), Website/RoyalRoad ([[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/32897/hyphen-pokemon-emerald here]]), Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12210295/1/Hyphen here]]), Sandbox/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.9539/ here]]), and Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.312731/ here]]), though the author recommends [=AO3=] or Sufficient Velocity for proper formatting and discussion respectively.

The work can be found on [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO]][[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3881578/chapters/8677237 3]], [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/32897/hyphen-pokemon-emerald Royal Road]], [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12210295/1/Hyphen Fanfiction.net]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.9539/ Sufficient Velocity]], and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-r-s-e.312731/ Spacebattles]], though the author recommends [=AO3=] or Sufficient Velocity for proper formatting and discussion respectively.

* CoverBlowingSuperpower: Astra's PsychicPowers, including telekinesis and telepathy, are potentially this. She avoids using most of her powers in public, only using telepathy to speak and disguising it as ventriloquism for normal conversation and musical direction for battling. Unfortunately, the ruse doesn't last: Pokémon experts like Professor Birch and Roxanne figure out her telepathy not long after meeting her, and Steven Stone sees through it the first time he hears her talk. Nobody has called her out on it yet, though, and Roxanne comes under the belief that Astra hides her abilities due to stigma associated with Psychic Humans.

* {{Wingdinglish}}: The Kadabra in Chapter 35 uses this a bit, seemingly when she's referring to names; hers translates to Last Echo, and melancholically refers to another individual whose name was Depth Memory.

* {{Wingdinglish}}: The Kadabra in Chapter 35 uses this a bit, seemingly when she's referring to names; hers translates to Last Echo, and she seems to have lost a child in the past whose name was Depth Memory.

%%* ForWantOfANail: The actual "nail" hasn't been identified yet, although it has been hinted at.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3881578/chapters/8677237 Hyphen]]'' is a {{Franchise/Pokemon}} fanfiction created by Dermonster.

Astra co-stars in another [[FanFic fanfic]], ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/hyphen-pokemon-emerald.312731/post-68679730 Backslash]]'', a crossover between ''Hyphen'' and ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-backwards-grin-pokemon-mawile-si.847723/ A Backwards Grin]]'' by Flairina. ''Backslash'' can also be found on [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-backwards-grin-pokemon-mawile-si.66235/page-45#post-16278988 Sufficient Velocity]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27170635/chapters/66359743 AO3]].

* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Subverted with Nurse Joys, as Astra finds out that it’s more of a title and one “Joy” is actually wearing a wig.

* RageBreakingPoint: Astra hits this after her loss against Brawly and being told by him, Brendan and May that she should get some rest. The result is a screaming fit aimed at her friends as she insists on just getting the letter delivered to Steven over going to the hotel to rest.

* NiceGuy: Brendan is the first human that Astra becomes friends with and is one of the friendliest and most supportive members of the cast.

* SurferSpeak: Brawly, to general bewilderment. One sample spoken to Brendan:

* HeroicRROD: Astra has one in Chapter 34, with all the pressure of everything that's happened since they set off for Dewford weighing on her. Despite her absolute exhaustion, she's adamant that she needs to keep going, both before and after that exhaustion leads to her [[spoiler:losing 3-0 to Brawly]].

* InstantExpert: Astra doesn't ''master'' the violin immediately, but she shows the expertise of a couple of months after practicing for only a couple of hours. Partially explained as Astra skipping part of the learning process by manipulating the strings with her powers rather than holding them down with her fingers—which are entirely unsuited for pressing down on the neck of the instrument like a human would.

* LetsYouAndHimFight: The unnamed Team Aqua grunt that stole from Devon at the start of the game manages to outsmart Astra, May, and Brendan by provoking [[spoiler:the Exploud patriarch of Rusturf Tunnel]] into fighting them while he escapees.

** Norman in the games was shown to be busy at his Gym to the point that he rarely came home, but nevertheless still had a close and loving relationship with his wife and child. In this story, he is and has always been a selfish workaholic who didn't slow his pace for his wife or daughter, repeatedly and uncaring my uprooting the family to face the League in other regions. And when he finally retired from traveling and they settled in Hoenn, he moved into the Petalburg Gym two towns over from his family's house. His relationship with his wife is unknown, but the one time he interacts with his daughter in this story, all he does is push the chore of helping Wally on her and then tell her to come back when she has four badges, when all she wanted was to talk to him.

* EntertaininglyWrong:

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: May's upbeat, determined, and food-loving personality from the games and anime is still present. But due to Norman being a selfish workaholic in this story, she's also belligerent, foul-mouthed, and both resistant to make new friends due to losing so many in the past and, at the same time, borderline obsessed with the ones she does have.

** Norman seems to care far more about battling than about his family: he didn't stop moving between regions every other year when he married or when he had a daughter. When he finally retires from traveling, he moves one last time to Hoenn and, while his family settles in Littleroot Town, he basically lives in his new Gym in Petalburg. He also has no patience for green trainers, waving away anyone who doesn't have four badges already. His daughter May's opinion of him is, to put it lightly, not great.