History Fanfic / LatiasJourney

* FunWithAcronyms - [[PowerRangersSPD Poke Rangers]] '''A'''stro '''S'''quad '''S'''igma. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Bayleef.

** This story has Shout Outs to everything from [[PowerRangers PokeRangers]] to [[CthulhuMythos Tentacthulhu]].

-- Electro-Ash - Ash after he becomes Crimson Lightning Ranger]]

* BiologicalMashUp - [[spoiler: Cerebrus is Raikou, Entei and Suicune combined, Coldstone is Regice and Regirock, and Omega is Shalor and Shining Ranger. Most of them end up being BodyHorror]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveANuke - Tate and Liza wield an array of powerful psychic-based attacks. When Ash threatens to report them, this is the response he gets:
--->'''Tate''': The League fears us. They fear the power we possess. They will not lift a finger to prevent us from doing as we please.

* ShoutOut - Many, but the one that comes to my mind is a SailorMoonAbridged reference in the REAL final.

* MoodWhiplash - From a greater-story standpoint, entire lighthearted and easygoing story arcs can [[ItGotWorse go very quickly to hell]]. Sometimes they go ''literally'' to Hell.

* XMeetsY - Arguably, the last arc is ''{{Pokemon}}'' meets ''GurrenLagann'' meets ''EventHorizon''.

[[AC: Tropes Found In the Story]]

* BadassSpaniard - Zorro and his entire team, and Brock's Lombre.

* HeroesPreferSwords - [[BadassSpaniard Zorro, El Gato, Lombre]], and [[spoiler:Pikachu]].

*** [[spoiler: It isn't undescribable, the author does descripe it, very detailed too...]]

* KilledOffForReal: The fanfic has a huge cast and most get brutally, if not, horrifically killed. [[TheLongList The casualties include]]: [[hottip:*: Latios and Butterfree prior to the story, Lorenzo and Bianca in the prequel, Pidgeot, Fearow, Giovanni and Persian, the Pichu Bros., Missingno, Archie and Maxie, Nascour and [[SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Robotnik]], Ein, every major Team Rocket member save the trio, the well-deserving General Hanson, Venus, Berry Stoo, Mariah Susanson, Pika Pika, Team Rocket's Pokémon, Rayquaza's army, Regirock and Regice, Lance and Drake, Steven and his team, Munchlax, Psyduck, Caserin, Crobat, Officer Jenny, Harrison, the superheroes created by Project Hero including Drew, the world's leaders including Professor Oak and all gym leaders, Nurse Joy, much of the world is zombified, Growlie, Lugia, Meowth, Misdreavus, Gardevoir, Articuno, Lord Ho-Oh, Lady Ho-Oh, Larvitar's mother, Sceptile, Infernatrice, Mewgle, Lugia's zombified mate and son, Cerberus/The Legendary Beasts and their clones, Bulbasaur, Alpha Ranger, Dakim, Omega, Shedinja, Leviathan/Latias Sr., Miror B., Ritchie, Bayleef, May and her team, Chimecho, Registeel, Umbreon, Charizard and Charla, Zapdos and Moltres, Gonzap and his team, Groudon and Kyogre, Zorro and his team, the Pokérockers, and Rayquaza.]]

* KilledOffForReal: The fanfic has a huge cast and most get brutally, if not, horrifically killed. The casualties include: [[spoiler: Latios and Butterfree prior to the story, Lorenzo and Bianca in the prequel, Pidgeot, Fearow, Giovanni and Persian, the Pichu Bros., Missingno, Archie and Maxie, Nascour and [[SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Robotnik]], Ein, every major Team Rocket member save the trio, the well-deserving General Hanson, Venus, Berry Stoo, Mariah Susanson, Pika Pika, Team Rocket's Pokémon, Rayquaza's army, Regirock and Regice, Lance and Drake, Steven and his team, Munchlax, Psyduck, Caserin, Crobat, Officer Jenny, Harrison, the superheroes created by Project Hero including Drew, the world's leaders including Professor Oak and all gym leaders, Nurse Joy, much of the world is zombified, Growlie, Lugia, Meowth, Misdreavus, Gardevoir, Articuno, Lord Ho-Oh, Lady Ho-Oh, Larvitar's mother, Sceptile, Infernatrice, Mewgle, Lugia's zombified mate and son, Cerberus/The Legendary Beasts and their clones, Bulbasaur, Alpha Ranger, Dakim, Omega, Shedinja, Leviathan/Latias Sr., Miror B., Ritchie, Bayleef, May and her team, Chimecho, Registeel, Umbreon, Charizard and Charla, Zapdos and Moltres, Gonzap and his team, Groudon and Kyogre, Zorro and his team, the Pokérockers, and Rayquaza.]]

-- '''Pants Forme Groudon''' - [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What?]] Groudon really likes his new pants.\\

** [[hottip:Specifically...:\\

6) Pikachu [[HeroesPreferSwords pulls out his sword]] and forgoes distractions altogether, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome and just pounds the crap out of a poké-Sue in a straight fight]].]]

It's [[DoorStopper absurdly long]], surreal and bizzare to extremes, interspersed with plenty of [[LighterAndSofter lightheartedness]], plenty of fight sequence... oh, and sometimes it's really, ''really'' [[DarkFic dark]], Squicky, [[LudicrousGibs messy]], and all kinds of disturbing.

It's [[DoorStopper absurdly long]], surprisingly deep from plot and character standpoints, {{Mind Screw}}y with little way to tell just how much was planned ahead of time and how much was {{Ass Pull}}ed by the author, surreal and bizarre to hilarious extremes, interspersed with plenty of [[LighterAndSofter lightheartedness]], epic fight sequences and acts of unbelievable badassitude...oh, and sometimes it's really, ''really'' [[DarkFic dark]], Squicky, [[LudicrousGibs messy]], and all kinds of disturbing.

Oh sorry, we should've mentioned this is rated M. Pack your security blanket and BrainBleach. Don't expect to stop laughing [[BlackComedy even as you're traumatized]].

It's [[DoorStopper absurdly long]], surprisingly deep from plot and character standpoints, {{Mind Screw}}y with little way to tell just how much was planned ahead of time and how much was {{Ass Pull}}ed by the author, surreal and bizarre to hilarious extremes, interspersed with plenty of [[LighterAndSofter lightheartedness]], epic fight sequences and acts of [[{{HSQ}} unbelievable badassitude]]...oh, and sometimes it's really, ''really'' [[DarkFic dark]], {{Squick}}y, [[LudicrousGibs messy]], and all kinds of [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel disturbing]].

* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler:May. Dear Mew, ''May.'' Her adorable little Munchlax is shot in front of her, Drew's head gets exploded while she's standing right next to him, she sees her father killed horribly on national television, she fails to commit suicide, she is rejected by her own brother, she horribly kills her real parents after being tricked into thinking that they were Deoxys's monsters, and is finally given one of the worst deaths in an already horribly HighOctaneNightmareFuel story. '''Damn.''']]

* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to]] [[spoiler:James]]? - [[spoiler:Abducted for some XanatosGambit or other. When Mewgle winds up taking the whole thing OffTheRails in the [[TheStinger epilogue]], James is left alone on a space station wondering what the hell is going on, and the reader never finds out what Deoxys was planning on using him for.]]

* BeyondTheImpossible - Gets pretty epic fairly early on, proceeds to top itself repeatedly. The sequel ''starts off'' somewhere around the level of epic of the first book's penultimate arc, and just keeps running from there.

-- Archangel Charizard ([[TalesOfSymphonia Mithos]] Charizard) - Ash's Charizard resurrected after a crazed Blaziken kills him in an [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath extremely brutal fashion]]. Distinction of this form: wings made of [[HardLight light]] \\

* TheDitz - Jigglypuff, who spends the first half of the book getting murderously pissy at people for falling asleep during her performance (the infamous FaceDoodling is apparently her attempt to ''stab them to death with the marker'' in a blind rage). Turns out she had no idea the only song she knew was a BrownNote lullaby.

* RalphWiggum - Chimecho.

** And then subverted when [[RalphWiggum Chimecho's]] dialogue is translated...identically to his PokemonSpeak.

* TheVoiceless - Played with. Latias can PokemonSpeak just fine, and later learns how to put up a psychic [[TranslatorMicrobes translation net]] for her friends, but her human disguise is mute. She has to carry around a notepad to scribble messages in when she has to communicate with humans who aren't in on her translation net.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids - Yes, ''Latias' Journey'' is based on the kid-friendly Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime. But it also contains HighOctaneNightmareFuel, intense violence, intense gore, horror, sexual situations, profanity and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking deep philosophical/religious overtones]].

4) Corphish sings [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion an obscene song]] to distract his opponent and punches him a lot [[GroinAttack in the jumblies]].\\

* ParentalAbandonment - Played straight and subverted. Ash despises his father for ditching his mother before he was born. At the very end of the book, [[spoiler:he finds out his father is freaking ''Zorro''. Turns out someone spiked the punch at a fundraiser, they did a few things they might not have otherwise (Delia specifically [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean did]] [[ReallyGetsAround several]]), and neither one remembered anything the next morning.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids - Yes, ''Latias' Journey'' is based on the kid-friendly {{Anime/Pokemon}} anime. But it also contains HighOctaneNightmareFuel, intense violence, intense gore, horror, sexual situations, profanity and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking deep philosophical/religious overtones]].

** And [[spoiler: Missingno, the [[strike: glitch]] Darklord Pokemon]]

-- Misty The Seadragon ([[AvatarTheLastAirbender Waterbender]] Misty) - Misty with her EleventhHourSuperpower: [[MakingASplash Aqua]][[KillItWithWater -kinesis]]. \\

* FridgeLogic - Several times in-universe, due to the GenreSavvy nature of the book.
** Special mention goes to a particular instance, though. While Molly and the Unown are outlining their plan to defeat "the cataclysm", Mewtwo and Deoxys point out numerous flaws in why the Chosen should play along and trust them. They're eventually convinced otherwise "several hours later", but we're ultimately [[TheUnreveal never told exactly how]].

* LudicrousGibs - Wing Fortress massacre for one. The entirety of the fina

* RetGone: [[spoiler: Deoxys does this to Ash in the final battle. This has some TRULY disastrous consequences for the Chosen]]

---> ''Latias Journey'' is ''{{Pokemon}}'' tripping balls on every hallucinogen known. On meth. And PCP. And Rare Candies. While huffing nitrous oxide. And off its mood stabilizers.

--->'''Ford''': Instead of Pokemon competing against Pokemon, it will be human against ''human'', with their Pokemon giving them commands from the sidelines!

* [=~What Do You Mean, It's Not For Kids?~=] - Yes, ''Latias' Journey'' is based on the kid-friendly {{Anime/Pokemon}} anime. But it also contains HighOctaneNightmareFuel, intense violence, intense gore, horror, sexual situations, profanity and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking deep philosophical/religious overtones]].
* [=~What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made On Drugs?~=] - There are some pretty fucked up moments in the story.

---> ''[=~Latias' Journey~=]'' is ''{{Pokemon}}'' tripping balls on every hallucinogen known. On meth. And PCP. And Rare Candies. While huffing nitrous oxide. And off its mood stabilizers.

* [=~What Do You Mean, It's Not For Kids?~=] - Yes, ''Latias' Journey'' is based on the kid-friendly [[{{Anime/Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon anime]]. But it also contains HighOctaneNightmareFuel, intense violence, intense gore, horror, sexual situations, profanity and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking deep philosophical/religious overtones]].