The Weekly Prompt Thread

[EmeraldSky]

Stuck on how to begin that epic story, or just want to practice writing something? This is the place for you.

Each Monday, I'll post a prompt--it could be a first line of a story, a what-if question, a quote, or anything in between. (but it will usually have something to do with Pokemon) What you do with that prompt is up to you--be creative and write as much or as little as you want within forum guidelines.

You can either post your replies in here or in a thread of their own if they're on the long side.

Of course, you are also welcome to submit prompt ideas--but I (or another Writer's Desk mod) need to have them by Friday (so it can be posted the following Monday)

You do not have to write on that week's prompt if you don't want to--every prompt will be archived and can be used at any time

I hope that this will provide new writers with inspiration and allow veterans a chance to sharpen their skills.

Happy writing!

The Master Prompt List:

Week 1: Once Upon a Pokemon (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=180070&viewfull=1#post180070) (4/7/2016)
Week 2: Genie in a Bottle (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=183660&viewfull=1#post183660) (4/15/2016)
Week 3: All In the Cards (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=189090&viewfull=1#post189090) (4/21/2016)
Week 4: Rush Delivery (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=193995&viewfull=1#post193995) (4/28/2016)
Week 5: Surprise (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=199143&viewfull=1#post199143) (5/5/2016)
Week 6: Tell Me a Story (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=201480&viewfull=1#post201480) (5/12/2016)
Week 7: Junk in the Mail (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=202947&viewfull=1#post202947) (5/19/2016)
Week 8: Try This (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=203987&viewfull=1#post203987) (5/26/2016)
Week 9: Speculation (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=205349&viewfull=1#post205349) (6/2/2016)
Week 10: Gone Viral (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=206835&viewfull=1#post206835) (6/10/2016)
Week 11: The Play's the Thing (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=207934&viewfull=1#post207934) (6/16/2016)
Week 12: A Lot to Do (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=209380&viewfull=1#post209380) (7/1/2016)
Week 13: A Million Colors Shooting 'Cross the Sky... (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=209753&viewfull=1#post209753) (7/6/2016)
Week 14: Let's Binge-Watch! (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=210532&viewfull=1#post210532) (7/15/2016)
Week 15: It's Hot! (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=211709&viewfull=1#post211709) (7/21/2016)
Week 16: How Does the Garden Grow? (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=212972&viewfull=1#post212972) (7/28/2016)
Week 17: Running Away With Me (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=214208&viewfull=1#post214208) (8/4/2016)
Week 18: Late Night Thoughts (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=215236&viewfull=1#post215236) (8/11/2016)
Week 19: Making Sense (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=217001&viewfull=1#post217001) (8/26/2016)
Week 20: It's Your Happy Birthday (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=218276&viewfull=1#post218276) (9/1/2016)
Week 21: Taking a Break (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=219244&viewfull=1#post219244) (9/8/2016)
Week 22: Not Again (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=219971&viewfull=1#post219971) (9/19/2016)
Week 23: A Fall Festival (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=220287&viewfull=1#post220287) (9/26/2016)
Week 24: Game Night (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=220685&viewfull=1#post220685) (10/3/2016)
Week 25: Going Out (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=221546&viewfull=1#post221546) (10/10/2016)
Week 26: Fun and Addicting (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=222463&viewfull=1#post222463) (10/17/2016)
Week 27: Anticipation (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=222808&viewfull=1#post222808) (10/24/2016)
Week 28: Halloween Fun (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=223231&viewfull=1#post223231) (10/31/2016)
Week 29: Your Vote Counts (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=223555&viewfull=1#post223555) (11/7/2016)
Week 30: A Journey to Paradise (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=223963&viewfull=1#post223963) (11/14/2016)
Week 31: A New Adventure in Paradise (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=224422&viewfull=1#post224422) (11/21/16)
Week 32: A New Language (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=225013&viewfull=1#post225013) (11/28/16)
Week 33: Finals Procrastination (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=225640&viewfull=1#post225640) (12/05/16)
Week 34: A Holiday Miracle (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=226202&viewfull=1#post226202) (12/12/16)
Week 35: The Return (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=228472&viewfull=1#post228472) (1/02/17)
Week 36: Below Zero (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=229309&viewfull=1#post229309) (1/09/17)
Week 37: A Tale (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=230415&viewfull=1#post230415) (1/16/17)
Week 38: The Detective is on the Scene (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=231913&viewfull=1#post231913) (1/23/17)
Week 39: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9368-The-Weekly-Prompt-Thread&p=234806&viewfull=1#post234806) (2/2/17)

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Ever wonder what fairy tales and mythology look like in the Pokemon world? Take a folk tale or fairy tale and Pokemonize it!

[Suicune's Fire]

GREAT IDEA, EMERALD!!! Are people to post the link to their thread of completed prompt writing piece in this thread? I'll definitely try this out at some point. Also, is this solely for stories, or also for poetry? I think it would fit for both!

[EmeraldSky]

I would prefer you link your responses here--I will read them and give my .02 on them.

Poetry is welcome as well as stories, so long as it fits the prompt.

[Noblejanobii]

Haha, it seems Emerald beat me to this idea! XD

[EmeraldSky]

You're welcome to contribute ideas (and pass on ideas), or post the prompt if I can't.

[Noblejanobii]

Title: King Arthur and the Pokemon of the Round Table
Link: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9421-Weekly-Prompt-King-Arthur-and-the-Pokemon-of-the-Round-Table&p=181684#post181684
Word Count: 1587
Myth Based On: The origin story of King Arthur. This version isn't widely known and is by far not the accepted version but it's always my favorite because Arthur literally forgets his master's sword, sees the sword in the stone, pulls it without realizing what it is, and runs it back to his master. I always thought that was kind of amusing.

[EmeraldSky]

That was also the same version they used for the Disney version, actually.

[Noblejanobii]

That was also the same version they used for the Disney version, actually.

Really? Huh. That is total coincidence I swear. I never even knew there was a Disney version until last year and I haven't watched it.

[EmeraldSky]

Disney wiki to the rescue!: Everything you ever wanted to know about Disney's The Sword in the Stone (http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone)

[Noblejanobii]

Apologies for this being a day late!

Your Writing Prompt this week is…

You suddenly find yourself the master of a genie! How did you obtain this genie? What do you plan to do with it?

[EmeraldSky]

Short and sweet intro paragraph:


I found the lamp with Aida inside in the ruins of a lost Arabic city. Understandably, I was shocked when I rubbed it and she appeared, and even more shocked when she called me her master, and that whatever I wished for was mine, within reason--I couldn't use her magic to kill anyone, or revive someone that had died, and I couldn't force anyone to fall in love with me (she was very adamant about this rule)

I promised I would use my wishes (there were no numerical limits, just whatever you wanted within reason) wisely, and to help people--I can't wait to see what adventures await us!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Imagine the trading card game was introduced in the anime--how do you believe it would work without it ripping off Yu-Gi-Oh?

[Suicune's Fire]

Oh my gosh, I haven't even been keeping up with this thread! x__x My goal is to write a little something for each prompt every week. <: Even if it's tiny! Great job with this, guys.

Ghostwriter Lunar Latias you guys should try to write something little too! O: If you can!

[Noblejanobii]

Aghhh no I need to finish my other story. XD

[EmeraldSky]

Suicune's Fire: Remember that you are not required to write on the current prompt if you don't want to--any prompt in the list is free to use. Or you can suggest a prompt.

[Chibi Altaria]

Oh my gosh, I haven't even been keeping up with this thread! x__x My goal is to write a little something for each prompt every week. <: Even if it's tiny! Great job with this, guys.

Ghostwriter Lunar Latias you guys should try to write something little too! O: If you can!

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! XD I think I'm a little too preoccupied with a lot of other stuff at the moment, but I'll see what I can do!

[Ganyu]

Shhhhh, I'm always lurking this forum, I'm aware of everything that goes on. :3c

[Suicune's Fire]

Suicune's Fire: Remember that you are not required to write on the current prompt if you don't want to--any prompt in the list is free to use. Or you can suggest a prompt.
I know. :] I just thought it would be cool to challenge myself each week with the new prompt. c: If I manage, haha.



HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! XD I think I'm a little too preoccupied with a lot of other stuff at the moment, but I'll see what I can do!
IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION GOSH.

[EmeraldSky]

If you're going to suggest a prompt, I or another mod need to have them by Wednesday.

[Noblejanobii]

Week 2 Story: The Genie Project
I find out my best friend is a genie! Also I got lazy towards the end so rushed ending is rushed.

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9639-The-Genie-Project-(Week-2-Prompt)&p=191981&viewfull=1#post191981

[EmeraldSky]

That was pretty good--I'd probably make that wish too if this were me

[Noblejanobii]

That was pretty good--I'd probably make that wish too if this were me

I'll be honest, my first wish would be to ace all of the tests and stuff I have coming up so I wouldn't have to study for them. XD

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character ordered something, and is now patrolling the mailbox for it--what did s/he get, and does it arrive on time?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

That was unexpected

[Ganyu]

Procrastinated quite long on this but eh this is whatever rubbish I came up with for the Genie in a Bottle prompt.

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9928-Iron-and-Ash

[Noblejanobii]

Week 3: Cards in Fortune

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?9924-Cards-in-Fortune-(Weekly-Prompt-3)&p=201389&viewfull=1#post201389

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character's little brother/little sister requests a bedtime story--what do you tell them, and how well does it go over?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character gets mail s/he doesn't want to read--so what do they do with it?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character decides to try something new--what do they try, and how does it go?

[Noblejanobii]

This is for the surprise prompt:
http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?10146-(Week-5)-A-Blast-From-The-Past&p=204566&viewfull=1#post204566

[EmeraldSky]

Aw, that was really sweet--a perfect heartwarming reunion scene.

[Noblejanobii]

Aw, that was really sweet--a perfect heartwarming reunion scene.

Lantern is a character I haven't used in a long time. Back before Sloane Jackson was a dark type specialist, back before Dylan Thomas was even a figment of a thought, and back when Lance was actually their father (not anymore), Lantern was Sloane's twin sister that was separated from her at birth. I decided to bring her back but since Sloane had changed, I decided Lantern should too.

[EmeraldSky]

That's fair, and it makes sense

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, in light of the new Sun/Moon info:

What role do you think Lilie will play in the story?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character puts up a video on the Pokeworld equivalent of YouTube, and it goes viral--how do they react to the sudden fame?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

You got a part in the school play--was it the lead role or a bit part? Does the show go over well, or is it a disaster?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, after a bit of a break:

So much to do, and so little time.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Fireworks lighting up the sky

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week

Think up a TV show in your story's universe that your characters would watch--What genre is it? What is it about? How popular is it?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's a hundred degrees outside--what do your characters do to beat the heat?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

The Berry garden is ready for harvest--what did your characters plant?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your imagination is going a hundred miles an hour.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's 2 AM and your character can't sleep--what's bothering them?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, after a break:

This makes no sense.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's one of your characters' birthday, and the other characters throw a surprise party.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A much needed break

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Something came up

[Noblejanobii]

So I forgot I had already done the week 3 prompt of "it's all in the cards" and wrote another story for it. I think this one turned out better though. I had a lot of fun writing it though.

A Magician's Secret (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?11544-A-Magician-s-Secret-(Weekly-Prompt-Thread-Week-3)-(SUN-AND-MOON-SPOILERS)&p=220129&viewfull=1#post220129)

[EmeraldSky]

Welcome back--the sweet ending definitely works, but the build up to that ending is where the story really shines.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A festival is in town, and your characters join in the fun!

[Noblejanobii]

Title: Peyton's Tale
Week: 6
Link: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?11611-Peyton-s-Tale-(Prompt-Thread-Week-6)&p=220505&viewfull=1#post220505

It doesn't follow the prompt exactly since the person Peyton is telling the story to (Crystal) is actually his amnesiac girlfriend but I have been wanting to write that story for a long time so I thought it would fit.

[EmeraldSky]

It fits the prompt for my purposes, so it's okay.

This was actually very sweet--you do wonderful with stories of people overcoming adversity, or moments of levity in a dark story.

[Noblejanobii]

It fits the prompt for my purposes, so it's okay.

This was actually very sweet--you do wonderful with stories of people overcoming adversity, or moments of levity in a dark story.

Thank you. I've been wanting to write that story for a while, since it's part of a much larger set of stories. But I never really had a good reason too so I had been noodling on it a while and pretty much had the whole thing planned out in my head but just hadn't put it into words yet.

[EmeraldSky]

At any rate, it's good to have you back and writing.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's family game night for your characters--what games do they play?

[Noblejanobii]

Title: The Impatient Birthday Present
Week: 4
Link: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?11662-The-Impatient-Birthday-Present-(Prompt-Thread-Week-4)&p=220745&viewfull=1#post220745

[EmeraldSky]

Good to see you writing again--I look forward to what you do with the other prompts.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Friend's night out

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters have found a fun and addicting game in their app store of choice--what is it? Do others find it as fun?

[Noblejanobii]

After a short break to catch up with my studies, I have returned with another story!

Prompt Week: 8 (Try something new)
Title: The Half Demon Hunt
Link: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?11840-The-Half-Demon-Hunt-(Week-8-Prompt)&p=222530#post222530

[EmeraldSky]

Whoa, this was epic, and perfect for getting into the Halloween spirit!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

I've been looking forward to this all week

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Trick or treating with friends.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's time to vote for the first field trip of the year--so where would your character(s) like to go?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters are on their way to the Alola region!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A new region brings new adventures.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Learning the language of Alola

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's finals time, and your character would rather do anything other than study

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A holiday miracle

[EmeraldSky]

Prompts are taking a break until after the New Year--Happy Holidays!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's good to be back.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Too cold to go anywhere.

[Noblejanobii]

Your prompt this week:

Your character gets mail s/he doesn't want to read--so what do they do with it?

My writing for this prompt: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?12849-The-Deadly-Delivery-(Prompt-Week-7)&p=230227&viewfull=1#post230227

I strayed a little bit from the prompt but I had the idea of death being delivered by mail and I just had to do it. This was going to be a more heartwarming story that ended up being a comedy instead. Still this was rather fun to write so I enjoyed it.

[EmeraldSky]

I could see an anime about this--not just about the reaper mailman's attempts to get this girl's soul, but other eccentric souls as well

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Tell me a story

[Noblejanobii]

Your prompt this week, in light of the new Sun/Moon info:

What role do you think Lilie will play in the story?

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?12869-Igloo-(Prompt-Thread-Week-9)&p=230521&viewfull=1#post230521

So, technically I know this prompt was to speculate what Lillie's role would be but since I've played sun and moon I thought it wouldn't be fair really so instead I speculated what her role would be AFTER Sun and Moon.

[EmeraldSky]

Well, I wrote the prompt after a pre-release info drop in hopes of seeing some creative theories, but now that the game is out, I have to agree, taking the approach you did makes total sense.

[Noblejanobii]

EmeraldSky I got this week!

Your prompt this week:

Your character(s) have stumbled upon a crime scene and have been framed for the crime! How does this play out? Did they actually do it? Do they get away with it? Are they proven innocent?

[EmeraldSky]

All right, thank you!

[Noblejanobii]

Oh no! It appears a prompt hasn't been posted yet! Never fear! I've got this covered!

This week's prompt is...

Your character has decided they need a day off. Whether it be from school, work, or otherwise, what do they do to get out of it? Are they successful? And if so, what do they do on their day off?

[EmeraldSky]

Thanks for covering my slip-up, Noblejanobii--I had one planned for this week, but simply forgot to post it!

[Noblejanobii]

Thanks for covering my slip-up, Noblejanobii--I had one planned for this week, but simply forgot to post it!

No problem, you can do next week!

[EmeraldSky]

Okay then--I'll just use what I had planned next week

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Getting a fresh start

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

If it's not one thing, it's another!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What started as a vacation quickly became a disaster.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Happy birthday, Pokemon!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It was worth overindulging to have a good time

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Setting the clock

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters find an album of pictures from a past vacation--where did they go on this vacation, and what did they do? Was it the vacation of a lifetime, or was it not that fondly remembered?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters talk about the most interesting thing that happened on the road. Was it weird, funny, scary, heartwarming, or inspiring?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What do you think inspired Team Skull to take over Po Town to begin with?

[Noblejanobii]

For the week 11 prompt here's my story!

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?13682-Phantom-of-the-Theather-(Prompt-Thread-Week-11)&p=245387&viewfull=1#post245387

[EmeraldSky]

Thanks for the answer--review coming shortly!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What parts of the Pokemon games (including the TCG) do you wish had a proper appearance in the show? What would your imagined version look like?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

The computer's taking a while to update...what do your characters do while they wait?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Rain, rain, go away...

Your characters are stuck at home thanks to a huge storm.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

An afternoon at the movie theater--and even the Pokemon come along!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What in the world did I just see?

Your characters and their Pokemon just saw something very strange--how do they react?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Pack your bags--you're going to camp (or on vacation) for the summer...and the Pokemon want to come too!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

The first cookout of the season

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week

Sharing a favorite movie with your Pokemon

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's the biggest gaming convention of the year in the Pokeworld, and a series your characters like gets its latest installment announced.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters' favorite singer or band is coming to town.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's summer festival time! What do your characters do to join in the festivities? Win a Goldeen? Do the bon odori? Watch fireworks?

[EmeraldSky]

This week's prompt is extended due to the holiday in the USA

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week is a picture prompt:

http://pre08.deviantart.net/803f/th/pre/i/2017/169/2/e/fantasy_village_by_jcinc1-dbd59fw.jpg

Tell me about this village--who lives there, and what's their culture like?

The picture came from here (http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-Village-687208460))

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What to do when the TV is broken?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Create a story out of these elements:

An epic myth about a cowardly duke. His tale involves powerful forces for evil, a blessed demi-goddess, an unexpected ally, a mighty feat and betrayal

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What's a typical day like for Nurse Joy?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week is another picture:

https://pre09.deviantart.net/2ea8/th/pre/f/2017/192/b/d/zenith_sworn_deviantart_by_damiankrzywonos-dbfx2vf.jpg

Tell me a little about what this civilization is like.

(picture comes from here (https://damiankrzywonos.deviantart.com/art/Zenith-Sworn-forest-fantasy-environment-concept-691865547))

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A Pokémon egg you have hatches!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What lore do you think the Pokeworld may have about eclipses?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

There was a very bad storm that hit somewhere in the Pokeworld. How does the area recover? How does your character help with the relief efforts?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's time to celebrate!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Never forget...

Tell about an event (good or bad) your characters will not forget.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters start a band--what kind of music do they play? Who's in the band, and who plays what?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Fall is in the air, and that means Leppa Berries and Punkin Berry spice lattes!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character's favorite show is interrupted at the pivotal moment (not necessarily by a news report!)

What preempted their show? Do they find another show?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What do you think would happen if your Pokémon came along to the grocery store?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

I hate writer's block....

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, inspired by Super Mario Odyssey:

What would your characters do on a trip around the world?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

I shouldn't have watched that scary movie...

[Cleobel]

Hello everybody! Here is my text for the prompt of this week. It's a true story (all the dialogues happened in French so I translated them into English in my text, but otherwise it's a true story).

In 2016, from February 17 until and including February 19, when I was in the last year of the high school, I participated in a spiritual retreat with some of my classmates and two of my teachers.
On February 17 evening, we watched the movie "Of Gods and Men" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Gods_and_Men_(film)) in its French version. I didn't understand everything in this movie, but the elements I understood triggered a panic attack for me. So, when the movie had finished and when my classmates had left the room, I came closer to one of my teachers. I was breathing so fast that she said : "It looks like you have just come back from a marathon!". I answered her that I was stressed because of the movie. So, we left the room and we went upstairs together. While we were going upstairs, she said to me : "What is this breathing? And you are so pale!".
When we arrived near the bedrooms, she advised me to take a shower so that I could calm down, and she said to me : "Good night, sweet dreams, no stress and remember to breathe deeply and slowly if you are stressed". So, I wished her a good night and sweet dreams.
Then, I took a shower, I brushed my teeth, I wrote in my diary, I set my alarm (on my original Nintendo DS) so that it would ring at 7 AM and I went to bed. It was midnight.

That night was terrible for me. First, I was still stressed due to the movie. Thanks to the deep breathing exercises, I ended up calming down and falling asleep. Not for a long time : I woke up suddenly because I remembered that I had set the alarm. Effectively, alarms are very stressful for me. Usually, I don't use them, but that night, I decided to set an alarm because it was late when I went to bed and I had to wake up early the next morning.
So, I woke up, I checked the time, I fell asleep again, then I woke up again because I was afraid of the alarm, I checked the time, I fell asleep again, and so on until I had to go to the bathroom. It was 5:30 AM. So, I went to the bathroom, I did my business and I flushed the toilet, but the flush continued to make noise for over half an hour. As a result, I couldn't fall asleep again. When the flush stopped making noise, there was less than an hour left before the alarm. Consequently, I couldn't sleep because I was too afraid of the alarm. Finally, at 6:40 AM, I got up and I disabled the alarm.
EmeraldSky

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Hello everybody! Here is my text for the prompt of this week. It's a true story (all the dialogues happened in French so I translated them into English in my text, but otherwise it's a true story).

In 2016, from February 17 until and including February 19, when I was in the last year of the high school, I participated in a spiritual retreat with some of my classmates and two of my teachers.
On February 17 evening, we watched the movie "Of Gods and Men" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Gods_and_Men_(film)) in its French version. I didn't understand everything in this movie, but the elements I understood triggered a panic attack for me. So, when the movie had finished and when my classmates had left the room, I came closer to one of my teachers. I was breathing so fast that she said : "It looks like you have just come back from a marathon!". I answered her that I was stressed because of the movie. So, we left the room and we went upstairs together. While we were going upstairs, she said to me : "What is this breathing? And you are so pale!".
When we arrived near the bedrooms, she advised me to take a shower so that I could calm down, and she said to me : "Good night, sweet dreams, no stress and remember to breathe deeply and slowly if you are stressed". So, I wished her a good night and sweet dreams.
Then, I took a shower, I brushed my teeth, I wrote in my diary, I set my alarm (on my original Nintendo DS) so that it would ring at 7 AM and I went to bed. It was midnight.

That night was terrible for me. First, I was still stressed due to the movie. Thanks to the deep breathing exercises, I ended up calming down and falling asleep. Not for a long time : I woke up suddenly because I remembered that I had set the alarm. Effectively, alarms are very stressful for me. Usually, I don't use them, but that night, I decided to set an alarm because it was late when I went to bed and I had to wake up early the next morning.
So, I woke up, I checked the time, I fell asleep again, then I woke up again because I was afraid of the alarm, I checked the time, I fell asleep again, and so on until I had to go to the bathroom. It was 5:30 AM. So, I went to the bathroom, I did my business and I flushed the toilet, but the flush continued to make noise for over half an hour. As a result, I couldn't fall asleep again. When the flush stopped making noise, there was less than an hour left before the alarm. Consequently, I couldn't sleep because I was too afraid of the alarm. Finally, at 6:40 AM, I got up and I disabled the alarm.
EmeraldSky

I have the same problem with alarms if I know I have to wake up for something important! I use an alarm every day so that is fine, but when I am worried about sleeping through my alarm I tend to wake up every hour or two! I haven't heard of that movie but I looked it up on Wikipedia and it seems like it could be quite confronting.

[EmeraldSky]

Cleobel

Thanks for your answer! Alarms are even worse if you use the radio as your alarm--the music cutting on always jarred me awake.

[Cleobel]

Thanks for reading my text and for your replies, Pokemon Trainer Sarah and EmeraldSky! :smile:

Sarah, I wasn't worried about sleeping through the alarm, I was afraid of the sound of the alarm (maybe my text wasn't clear enough). Anyway, I'm sorry about your problem with alarms. :/
EmeraldSky, I'm sorry about your problem with the radio. :/

[EmeraldSky]

Cleobel

I'm over it now, but it was a real annoyance when I was younger.

[Cleobel]

EmeraldSky It's a good thing that you are over it now. :smile:

[EmeraldSky]

Cleobel

Again, thanks for your answer--I hope the other prompts inspire you as well

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Ah, the holidays, a time of good cheer and family visits.

Your characters are off to visit relatives for the holidays--will it be an enjoyable trip, or pure torture?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

The next installment of a favorite series your characters like gets its latest installment--and your characters are first in line in the midnight release.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A moment of gratitude

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Across a thousand episodes (and counting) there have been many different characters of the day. But what do you think happened to them after they met Ash and the gang?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Braving the mall to Christmas shop.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

When someone catches a cold, everything goes awry

[EmeraldSky]

Prompts are on hiatus until January 8--have a fun, safe, and very Merry Christmas!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A well deserved break

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose Pokemon Switch/Gen 8 has been revealed as Pokemon Maroon and Pokemon Navy--what would you want to see in the region? Where would it be based on? Would it have Gyms and badges, or something akin to the Island trials? Would there be an alternate trainer career path like contests? What would the evil team be like (assuming the games still have to make it out with an E10+ rating)?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A burst of inspiration.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose Ash and Gary's epic match in the Johto League was happening this week--not only is the TV hyping it up, it's all over the Pokeworld's social media, students are being allowed to take the day off to watch the match in class, and adults are having watch parties at work.

People are showing who they support on social media via the hashtags #TeamKetchum if they support Ash, and #TeamOak if they support Gary. So where do your characters lie in this match of the century?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Winter weather is on the way--how are your characters coping with (or preparing for) the cold?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

We all know of Brock's many attempts and failures to get dates. But what do you think happened on those rare occasions he got a date?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

I have no idea what's going on...

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

We are having technical difficulties...please stand by...

[Cleobel]

Hello everybody! Here is my story for the "We are having technical difficulties...please stand by..." prompt :

On February 26, 2018, a female Chikorita turned 19. Because it was a Monday, she had to wake up very early on her birthday in order to arrive at her college on time. In the morning, she had an oral test in English. She got 9/10 for that test, but it was very stressful for her. In the afternoon, she had some classes, even though she usually doesn’t have any classes in the afternoon on Mondays. And Dratini, who was Chikorita’s only friend from college, also had a busy day.

When Chikorita got back home, she studied for her Dutch test. Then, she decided to call the Bad Birthdays Center because she really needed to vent. She turned on her cell phone, she called their number and she heard : "We are having technical difficulties, please stand by…". She stood by, but nothing happened. So, she tried again a few minutes later and she heard the same voice : "We are having technical difficulties, please stand by…". Once again, nobody answered her call, so she hung up the phone.

Chikorita was very upset and she decided to go on her favorite Pokemon forum to calm down. On that fantastic forum, she saw that one of her online friends had made an awesome birthday thread for her, which made her smile immediately. That meant a lot to her!
Who was that sweet Pokemon who made her that awesome birthday thread? You, PXR members, will decide it!
EmeraldSky

[EmeraldSky]

Aw, that was very sweet...and funny as well.

Thanks for answering the prompt, and happy birthday!

[Cleobel]

Aw, that was very sweet...and funny as well.

Thanks for answering the prompt, and happy birthday!

Thank you very much, EmeraldSky! :)
Of course, I invented the part about the Bad Birthdays Center (I don't think that this center even exists) and the Pokemon in the story represent people, but the rest of the story is true.
Thanks again to Bulbasaur for making the part about the birthday thread come true! :D

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What can I do to make the prompt better?

[Neo Emolga]

Your prompt this week:

What can I do to make the prompt better?

I'll nibble. I read these things all the time but I don't usually say anything.

I would say go with prompts that stray away from the everyday stuff. The stuff we've all probably done before or happen all the time in real life every hour of the day. Stray more into the weird, odd, uncanny, fantastical, and mysterious stuff instead that never happens. Prompts are really meant to push a writer out of writer's block and hit them with things and inspiration they haven't seen before. Not to mention readers would like to read about things that take them away from reality for a while and make them think in a whole new way.

I would say go with prompts more like these:


Normally your character wouldn't be shocked and alarmed about waking up on a normal day, and while this wouldn't seem strange to anyone else, your character distinctly remembers dying yesterday.

Your character has an amazing dream about being a dragon and hearing a voice telling them to "awaken." They wake up to start the day and everything seems normal until they find a strange claw-like marking on the back of their hand.

Ten years ago, your character walked through their hometown's streets and everything was fine and good with the world. Today, your character straps into a gas mask, body armor, protective hazard suit, and prepares their firearm in case they face the worst today.

Your character gets a text message from their father. Normally this wouldn't seem alarming, but your character's father died five years ago.

Your character used to get annoyed whenever they heard a baby cry. Today, they would do anything just to hear a child's voice once again.


All of these touch base on things that almost never happen to anyone and I feel like these kinds of things make for the best writing prompts. There's nothing wrong with using "how are your characters coping with the cold" or things like that, but most of us have dealt with the everyday stuff before. I think to really nab a reader in well and to kill off Writer's Block for a writer, there's got to be something deeper, darker, and stranger for them to explore.

[EmeraldSky]

Great ideas--I'll see if I can come up with some in that vein (and keep it kinda Pokemon related)

[Neo Emolga]

Great ideas--I'll see if I can come up with some in that vein (and keep it kinda Pokemon related)

No problem, and hey, if you ever want me to submit a few more to you, let me know! These were fun to come up with. :)

[EmeraldSky]

Neo Emolga

Go nuts! I await your suggestions.

[EmeraldSky]

This prompt was suggested by Neo Emolga:


Your character has an amazing dream about being a mage and hearing a voice telling them to "awaken." They wake up to start the day and everything seems normal until they find a strange star-like marking on the back of their hand. Was it really just a dream?

What powers did your character get? How does your character react to having powers? Do they use their powers for good, or evil?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week is a picture:

Right here (https://inktheory.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-Landscape-532411197)

Tell me about the world in the picture--what kinds of beings live there? What's their culture like?"

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose it was possible to implant Z Crystals inside of humans, granting them superpowers. Your character is one of the first few that has survived the battery of physical and mental tests to become one of the first ones to undergo Z Infusion, as the process is called.

Which of the 18 type based Z Crystals does your character choose? What powers (besides a longer lifespan and dramatically increased defense) does this Z Crystal grant your character?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

We all know Bulbasaur is one of Ash's most reliable Pokemon. But what do you think his life was like in the Hidden Village before he met Ash?

[Cleobel]

Your prompt this week:

We all know Bulbasaur is one of Ash's most reliable Pokemon. But what do you think his life was like in the Hidden Village before he met Ash?

Hello everybody! Here is my story for the prompt of this week. There are sad elements in the story :

The Bulbasaur who would eventually become Ash’s Bulbasaur was born in a forest near Cerulean City. He grew up there, surrounded by his parents.
As he was getting older, he became more and more independent. One day, when he was walking alone in the forest, he met another male Bulbasaur. Both Bulbasaurs immediately fell in love with each other. Consequently, Ash’s future Bulbasaur started spending less time with his parents and more time with his boyfriend. They loved each other very much.
A few weeks later, when the Bulbasaurs were kissing each other and "holding vines", Ash’s future Bulbasaur’s parents saw them. That’s how they found out that their son is gay, and they were really upset about that. As a result, they brutally attacked both Bulbasaurs and they abandoned their son.

Both Bulbasaurs were severely injured during the attack. Fortunately, soon after it, Melanie found them and brought them to the Hidden Village. She took care of them as well as she could and they did their best to stay strong together.
Eventually, Ash’s future Bulbasaur recovered from his injuries, but his boyfriend died due to his injuries. The surviving Bulbasaur had loved his boyfriend until the end and was heartbroken about his death. He cried for weeks as he was grieving.
While Bulbasaur was grieving, Melanie did her best to take care of him and of the other Pokemon of the Hidden Village. Eventually, Bulbasaur started helping Melanie take care of them, in order to avoid them suffering like he had suffered. After all, that’s what his compassionate boyfriend would have wanted.
For a few years, Bulbasaur helped Melanie take care of the other Pokemon of the Hidden Village… until Ash and his friends arrived there.

This story could also explain why Bulbasaur says "Just call me an orphan. I have no family." in the episode "Island of the Giant Pokemon".

[EmeraldSky]

Cleobel

Thanks for your answer--you do come up with a plausible explanation here...

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose the Pokeworld had a grand theater company that combined acting, music, dancing, acrobatics, aquatics, puppetry, stage combat, stage archery, and martial arts into a performance one has to see to believe.

Your character is one of the newbie performers in this company--what are their talents? What roles are they best at? What roles do they hope to play?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Across Ash's many adventures, there have been some pretty strange festivals and events he has stumbled upon. So now it's your turn to create a weird festival for the party to stumble upon!

What obscure Pokemon or profession does this festival celebrate? What lore is behind it? What events are part of the festival? And what happens when Team Rocket inevitably shows up?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, inspired by Detective Pikachu:

Suppose Detective Pikachu existed in the main Pokémon world as an in universe TV show--what would a typical episode be like?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters have seen something from their childhood that they thought they would never see again. What did your characters see? And why is it special to them?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character's friends are planning something special to celebrate the end of the school year. What do they plan to do? What activities are involved? Does Team Rocket crash the party?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose Cyrus returned from the Distortion World now in control of Giratina. On top of that, he managed to control Dialga ana Palkia against via the Red Chains. The only way to stop him now is to awaken Arceus...so how do you go about this?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, inspired by the rumored titles:

Suppose the two rumored Pokemon games (Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let's Go Eevee) were remakes of Yellow from both Ash's (Let's Go Pikachu) and Gary's perspective (Let's Go Eevee) How would it feel to see the events of RBY from Gary's POV? What would you want to see on either Ash's route or Gary's route?

[EmeraldSky]

Prompt is extended for this week due to the holiday weekend in the USA

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters get something contagious. What lengths do they go to to keep others (including Pokemon) from getting it?

[Cleobel]

Hello everybody! Here is my story for the prompt of this week. As a warning, the characters in the story get something more serious than a cold or the flu :

Meowth, Eevee, Skitty and Munchlax were having a picnic to celebrate their friendship and their joy of being together. After the picnic, they decided to go for a walk.
During the walk, they saw a tree with a strange berry on it. That berry was long, green, yellow and white, exactly like a Serperior. Munchlax was still hungry after the picnic, so he ate the strange berry. Then, the four Pokemon continued to walk together.
They were almost back home when Meowth noticed that Munchlax was surrounded by light :
"Munchlax, why are you surrounded by light?", Meowth asked.
"Meowth, Skitty, Eevee, you will always be my best friends. Thank you very much.", Munchlax replied.
"Thank you, Munchlax. You are one of my best friends as well. But what do you mean?", Eevee questioned.
"What’s happening to you?", Skitty worried, as the light was getting brighter.
"I’m going to disappear now.", Munchlax announced. "Please take care of each other. Even after I disappear, I will never forget you."

After saying these words, Munchlax disappeared. Of course, the remaining Pokemon cried due to losing their friend. As soon as they stopped crying, they tried to figure out why Munchlax disappeared. The three Normal-type Pokemon thought that eating the strange berry caused their friend to disappear. As none of them had eaten that berry, they thought that they were not going to disappear like Munchlax did.
However, a few days later, Meowth was surrounded by a bright light as well :
"Oh no, Meowth! Are you going to disappear as well?", Skitty gasped.
"What will we do without you?", Eevee sniffled.
"Thank you for being my fantastic friends, Eevee and Skitty. I couldn’t have asked for better friends. Like Munchlax before me, I’m going to disappear.", Meowth confirmed. "Please keep on taking care of each other. Even though I’m about to disappear, I will always remember you."

After Meowth said these words, he disappeared. Skitty and Eevee cried again due to losing another friend. When they managed to calm down, they wondered why Meowth disappeared :
"Our friend Meowth disappeared despite not eating that strange berry.", Eevee started. "So, I’m wondering why he disappeared. Do you have any idea, Skitty?"
"I have no idea, Eevee.", Skitty answered. "However, Munchlax and Meowth both disappeared after being suddenly surrounded by light. That’s why I think we should live in the darkness, with as little light as possible, in order to avoid disappearing like our friends. What do you think of that?"
"Skitty, you are a genius!", Eevee exulted. "Let’s start living in the darkness together!"
That’s how Eevee and Skitty started living in the darkness. They didn’t go outside during the day, but they enjoyed walking around together at night before going to bed. However, they still needed some light, especially when using the bathroom…
Unfortunately, a few days later, a bright light suddenly appeared on Skitty in spite of the darkness :
"Oh, Skitty, Skitty! Please don’t disappear!", Eevee shouted.
"I’m sorry, Eevee. I wish I could spend more time with you.", Skitty apologized.
"Please don’t leave me! If you go, my heart will be broken!", Eevee cried.
"Eevee, thank you for being such an awesome friend to me. I’m thankful I got to know you, but I’m going to disappear soon.", Skitty murmured. "Please take care of yourself. I may be disappearing, but I will never forget you."

Skitty disappeared after saying these words, while Eevee cried a lot, now that she had lost all her friends. When she couldn’t cry anymore, she started wondering why all her friends had to disappear. "Munchlax disappeared with a bright light after eating a strange berry. Then, Meowth disappeared with a bright light despite not eating the strange berry. And then, Skitty disappeared with a bright light despite not eating the strange berry and in spite of the darkness… So why did they all have to disappear? Oh Arceus, creator of all Pokemon, please explain me what is going on!", Eevee thought.

The following night, Arceus appeared in Eevee’s dream :
"Oh Arceus, creator of all Pokemon, thank you very much for visiting my dream! Why did all my friends disappear?", Eevee inquired.
"Serperiors are very charming and clever Pokemon, aren’t they?", Arceus asked.
"Yes, they are.", Eevee responded.
"The Serperior-like berry that Munchlax ate was the berry of the knowledge of good and evil. Because a Pokemon has eaten that berry, all Pokemon have become mortal, including the Pokemon who are not born yet. You say that your friends disappeared, but actually, they died. Even though your attempt to protect Skitty was admirable, it was useless because death will happen regardless of presence or absence of light. And one day, you will die as well. Because you are mortal, Eevee.", Arceus explained.
"Oh Arceus, creator of all Pokemon, thank you very much for this explanation. I miss my friends and I feel lonely and heartbroken.", Eevee lamented. However, Arceus was no longer in her dream.

When Eevee woke up, she thought about her situation. She had already suffered a lot due to the death of her friends and she would die as well eventually. In addition, Arceus had told her that the Pokemon who are not born yet are mortal too. That’s how she decided that she would never breed, because she didn’t want to sentence other Pokemon to suffering and death, especially without their consent. And because she decided that she would never breed, it meant that she would never have to watch her hypothetical offspring die, and that her hypothetical offspring would never have to watch her die. This thought made Eevee feel slightly happier. Soon after that, because she had just spent several days in the darkness and because she started feeling slightly happier, she evolved into a beautiful Umbreon.

After her evolution, Umbreon started turning on the lights and going outside during the day again, because she knew that living in the darkness was useless. She spent the rest of her life helping and cheering up unhappy Pokemon. After all, she wanted to make the world of Pokemon a better place, and that’s what her late friends would have wanted too.

I'm going to mention EmeraldSky because she is in charge of the Weekly Prompt Thread. However, I don't know who else may be interested in this story.

[EmeraldSky]

You are free to interpret the prompt however you like, and this works.

[Cleobel]

You are free to interpret the prompt however you like, and this works.

Thank you, EmeraldSky! :)

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week, inspired by E3:

A highly anticipated game in a series your characters like gets announced at the biggest gaming convention of the year. What is this game, and why are your characters looking forward to it?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Imagine Pokemon was a completely different genre than what it is--what kind of genre do you wish it was? A pure shonen adventure with power levels and all? An epic fantasy? A space opera? Be creative!

[Cleobel]

EmeraldSky I'm not sure if this fits the prompt, because it's not that different from the actual Pokemon games.

When I was about 10 years old, I asked myself : "What if the player of Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald came from a garbage truck instead of a moving truck?". I thought about that, but I didn't write it down at that time, so I'm going to write it down now :

You start your adventure coming out of a garbage truck. Your mother comes closer to you : she is happy to see you, but she tells you that you smell terrible and that you should take a bath. Then, she shows you three dirty Pokemon who should take a bath as well. She asks you to choose which Pokemon will take a bath together with you :

-Treecko, the Grass-type Pokemon, has a type advantage against two gyms, the legendary mascot of Pokemon Ruby and the legendary mascot of Pokemon Sapphire. However, Treecko is weak against two other gyms.
-Torchic, the Fire-type Pokemon who gains the Fighting type after evolving, has a type advantage against two gyms after evolving. However, Torchic's evolved forms are weak against the last three gyms, the legendary mascot of Pokemon Ruby and the legendary mascot of Pokemon Sapphire.
-Mudkip, the Water-type Pokemon who gains the Ground type after evolving, has a type advantage against three gyms and the legendary mascot of Pokemon Ruby after evolving. Mudkip's evolved forms only have one weakness, but it is a double weakness.

Choose your starter Pokemon and take a bath with your new friend.
After you finish bathing, your mother tells your brother/sister to take a bath with a Pokemon as well. At first, you feel guilty because you were able to choose a Pokemon before him/her, but he/she tells you that he/she didn't want the Pokemon you chose anyway. Then, he/she picks the Pokemon who has a type advantage against yours. The Pokemon who is weak against yours stays with your mother.
After your brother/sister finishes bathing with his/her Pokemon, he/she challenges you to a Pokemon battle. Your Pokemon and his/her Pokemon are both level 5 and they don't know any moves of their own type yet, so this battle should not be too difficult.

[EmeraldSky]

Cleobel

I was aiming to explore how the world of Pokemon can work in just about any genre of story; and challenged writers to imagine what it would look like as a different kind of story.

[Cleobel]

Cleobel

I was aiming to explore how the world of Pokemon can work in just about any genre of story; and challenged writers to imagine what it would look like as a different kind of story.

So, I guess my text is not what you expected. Sorry about that. Perhaps I will be more inspired by the next prompt.

[EmeraldSky]

Cleobel

I will say thanks for trying--maybe some of the other ones will inspire you.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters try to cook something--does the food come out delicious, or is it a kitchen disaster bad enough to warrant pizza?

[Cleobel]

Hello everybody! This story counts for both the writing prompt of this week and the PXFIRE Humor Challenge of this week.

It was a nice summer day in the world of Pokemon. Chimchar had a lot of vegetables in his fridge, so he decided to invite his best friend Aipom to prepare vegetable soup.
After washing and cutting all the vegetables, they started preparing the soup itself :
"Good water for the soup...", Aipom began.
"And fire to heat up the water!", Chimchar added.
"Green beans for lots of vitamins...", Aipom continued.
"And spinach for a great poop!", Chimchar grinned.
"Carrots maintain eye health...", Aipom declared.
"And peas... or are they pees?", Chimchar joked.
"Cabbage is good for your heart...", Aipom announced.
"And broccoli will make you fart!", Chimchar concluded.

After putting all the vegetables in the hot water, Aipom and Chimchar had to wait for a while. Then, they finished preparing the soup. When the soup was ready, it was time to try it :
"Thank you for preparing vegetable soup with me, Aipom! How about you try it first?", Chimchar suggested.
"Thank you for inviting me, Chimchar! And thank you for letting me try the soup first!", Aipom replied.
Aipom tried the soup, but she spat it immediately :
"Chimchar, the soup is rotten! When did you buy the vegetables?!", Aipom screamed.
"According to the receipt, I bought them on June 20.", Chimchar answered.
"Could I please see the receipt?", Aipom asked.
"Sure, it's in the trash can.", Chimchar explained.
"Well, I guess one Pokemon's trash really is another Pokemon's treasure...", Aipom sighed.

"June 20... 2017?! The vegetables we put in the soup had expired over one year ago! No wonder the soup is rotten!", Aipom yelled.
"Oops, I should have been more careful... Sorry, Aipom. What are we going to do with the rotten soup?", Chimchar questioned.
"We're going to throw it away in your garden.", Aipom decided.
So, Chimchar and Aipom went to Chimchar's garden and threw the soup away. When they were doing that, a Purrloin came closer to them and looked at the soup.
"That's rotten vegetable soup, Purrloin.", Chimchar described.
"You shouldn't eat that.", Aipom went on.
As soon as Aipom and Chimchar finished throwing the soup away, Purrloin went away. As for the two monkey-like Pokemon, they reconciled with each other and they remembered that day for a very long time.
EmeraldSky

[EmeraldSky]

I can only hope they got pizza after that!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character's plans aren't going to work out as well as they thought. What did they plan to do, and what sort of damage control (if any) will they have to do? Or does the failure turn out for the better?

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Your prompt this week:

Your characters hit the road for vacation. Where do they go, and what do they do?

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Your prompt this week:

Your characters spend the day at the local ballpark. Which teams are playing? Who do they root for? Do they catch a home run ball, or watch an epic home run go out of the park? Be creative!

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Your prompt this week:

Your characters enter a contest. What will they have to do to win? What prizes are there for the winners? Do your characters win anything?

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Your prompt this week:

Your character ordered something, and today it came in the mail. What was it that they ordered? Is it everything they thought it would be?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Rebuilding from the ground up.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters stay up late--are they doing it for fun (such as a slumber party or a night on the town) or is there a reason (such as late night maintenance, noisy neighbors, a medical emergency, or plain old insomnia?)

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters have finished creating something, and now it's time to unveil it to the world. What did they make? How well does it go over?

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Your prompt this week:

"I didn't count on this..."

You had something all planned out, and then a wrench got thrown in your plan!

What unexpected complication are your characters dealing with? Or is it an unexpected stroke of fortune that forced a change in plans?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's a character's birthday--how do they celebrate?

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Your prompt this week:

Your character needs to vent to a friend. What is it that they need to vent about, and does the friend lend a listening ear?

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Your prompt this week:

Your character's plans end up getting canceled due to something beyond their control. How do they make the most of the unexpected free time?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Finding the local Rocket base can be more difficult than you think!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your neighbors are being a bit noisy, and you need to sleep--so how do you tell the neighbors to quiet down?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week is a revisit inspired by the 20th birthday of the English dub:

Across more than 1000 episodes and seven regions (and counting), Ash has met quite a lot of people. But what do you think happened to those characters of the day after they met Ash and the gang? How did their meeting Ash change them for the better?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Having a digital assistant in the house is great--until the Pokemon order 500 rolls of toilet paper (or something equally ridiculous)

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Your prompt this week:

I just need to sleep...

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters watched a scary movie when they shouldn't have--do they make it through the night, or are they hiding in fear all night?

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Your prompt this week:

Your characters are planning a party--what do they plan to do?

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Your prompt this week:

It's snowing outside, and your Pokemon have never seen snow before--how do they react?

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Your prompt this week:

I really didn't want to be here...

Write a story (or the start of one) featuring this line.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters brave the Black Friday madness--what's their must have item, and do they live to tell about the experience?

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Your prompt this week

What do your characters want for Christmas? Is there a reason why they want what's on their list?

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Your prompt this week:

In some regions of the world, like Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, as a sign of gratitude, people give gifts twice a year to people they felt they are indebted to, like doctors, teachers and relatives. This happens in both July and December. Gifts given in July are called “ochugen”, while those given in December are called “oseibo”. One of these people expecting to receive a gift is a girl from Celestic Town called Cynthia. Cynthia was a child living with her grandmother who would be starting her Pokémon journey the next spring, and she couldn’t wait to get her first Pokémon. She dreams of becoming a researcher, and for the reason, she wants to go on a journey where she could catch all kinds of different Pokémon, so she could learn more about them. Will she challenge the Gyms and take on the League? Maybe. Battling Pokémon helps with learning about them, plus she would need to battle a lot in order to fully evolve a Gible into a Garchomp, her favourite Pokémon.

[EmeraldSky]

Prompts are suspended until January 7--Happy Holidays, and happy writing!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What do your characters hope to accomplish in the new year?

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Your prompt this week:

You bought or received something, and it breaks a few days later--do you fix it yourself, or call the experts?

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Your prompt this week:

You find out your best friend has been accidentally running a Team Rocket protection racket--so how do you rescue him/her, and take down Team Rocket? Or does s/he even want to be rescued?

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Your prompt this week:

Of all the times for the forum to go down...

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Your prompt this week:

Let's get together for a family's night out! What's the occasion for the family to get together, and what do they do?

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Your prompt this week:

Great, you caught a stomach bug--did you just catch something going around, or was it a bad batch of food? How does your character cope with the sickness?

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Your prompt this week:

Something broke in the house, and it's time to call in the experts--what broke, and will it be an easy fix?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

In celebration of Pokemon Day this week, how were you introduced to Pokemon?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters are feeling the effects of the time change...

[Cleobel]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters are feeling the effects of the time change...

Hi Emerald! Here is my story :

One day, Dustox decided to visit her cousin Beautifly, who had been living in another timezone for a few years.
The moth Pokemon was feeling exhausted after her 8 hour flight to "the past". Fortunately, the butterfly Pokemon picked up his cousin at the airport.
"Welcome here, Dustox! It's nice to see you!", Beautifly greeted.
"Thank you, Beautifly. I'm glad to see you as well, but I'm so tired...", Dustox yawned.

Then, they went to Beautifly's house. When they arrived there, Dustox asked him what time it was. He told her that it was 8 PM.
"I feel as if it's 2 AM", Dustox answered.
"That's normal, because your timezone is six hours ahead of mine", Beautifly stated. "Although you are tired, I recommend you not to go to bed too early, so that you can adjust to the timezone."
So, Beautifly showed the house to Dustox, they had dinner together, they played some calm games together, they went to the bathroom (not together), they said good night to each other and they went to bed.

Because of the jet lag, Dustox woke up at 4 AM and couldn't go back to sleep afterwards. So, she played on her phone until Beautifly woke up. He was sorry to hear that his cousin had been awake since 4 AM.
On that day, Beautifly and Dustox went to the nearest meadow to gather pollen and nectar from inside the flowers. They had planned to stay there for several hours, but Dustox passed out from exhaustion after one hour. As a result, both cousins ended up going back to Beautifly's house earlier than expected.

In the following few days, Dustox's jet lag gradually went away, until she was fully adjusted to the new timezone after a week. Unfortunately, it was time for her to go back home...
During the first night after she got back home, she couldn't sleep until 5 AM... and it was almost noon when she woke up. She was disappointed because she knew that she had wasted so many hours in the morning.
On the following day, she woke up at 9 AM. And on the day after that one, she woke up at 11 AM. One week after her flight back home, she was finally fully adjusted to her timezone again.
"The trip to my cousin's house was great, but the next time I travel to another timezone, I will start shifting my sleep schedule a few days before my flight!", Dustox thought.

[Suicune's Fire]

Hi Emerald! Here is my story :

One day, Dustox decided to visit her cousin Beautifly, who had been living in another timezone for a few years.
The moth Pokemon was feeling exhausted after her 8 hour flight to "the past". Fortunately, the butterfly Pokemon picked up his cousin at the airport.
"Welcome here, Dustox! It's nice to see you!", Beautifly greeted.
"Thank you, Beautifly. I'm glad to see you as well, but I'm so tired...", Dustox yawned.

Then, they went to Beautifly's house. When they arrived there, Dustox asked him what time it was. He told her that it was 8 PM.
"I feel as if it's 2 AM", Dustox answered.
"That's normal, because your timezone is six hours ahead of mine", Beautifly stated. "Although you are tired, I recommend you not to go to bed too early, so that you can adjust to the timezone."
So, Beautifly showed the house to Dustox, they had dinner together, they played some calm games together, they went to the bathroom (not together), they said good night to each other and they went to bed.

Because of the jet lag, Dustox woke up at 4 AM and couldn't go back to sleep afterwards. So, she played on her phone until Beautifly woke up. He was sorry to hear that his cousin had been awake since 4 AM.
On that day, Beautifly and Dustox went to the nearest meadow to gather pollen and nectar from inside the flowers. They had planned to stay there for several hours, but Dustox passed out from exhaustion after one hour. As a result, both cousins ended up going back to Beautifly's house earlier than expected.

In the following few days, Dustox's jet lag gradually went away, until she was fully adjusted to the new timezone after a week. Unfortunately, it was time for her to go back home...
During the first night after she got back home, she couldn't sleep until 5 AM... and it was almost noon when she woke up. She was disappointed because she knew that she had wasted so many hours in the morning.
On the following day, she woke up at 9 AM. And on the day after that one, she woke up at 11 AM. One week after her flight back home, she was finally fully adjusted to her timezone again.
"The trip to my cousin's house was great, but the next time I travel to another timezone, I will start shifting my sleep schedule a few days before my flight!", Dustox thought.
Nice story, Val! :D I thought it was very sweet. Is this what you're going to do before you travel to Australia? XD

[Cleobel]

Nice story, Val! :D I thought it was very sweet. Is this what you're going to do before you travel to Australia? XD

Hi Xanthe, thank you for reading my story and for telling me that it's nice and sweet. I'm glad you like it. :) And yes, I plan to start shifting my sleep schedule a few days before going to Australia.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

What are you hoping to see in Sword and Shield, and why?

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Your prompt this week:

Your character makes breakfast for another character--how well does it go over?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Write about a prank that Gary played on Ash. What did Gary do, and did Ash take it well?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters plant a garden--are they growing flowers, herbs, food, or even something more magical?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

April showers may bring May flowers, but no one said anything about flooding!

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Your prompt this week:

You received a Pokemon egg from a friend or family, and now it hatched--what kind of Pokemon was inside?

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Your prompt this week:

What is one activity from the games that you wish was brought to life or adapted better in the show? How would you imagine this activity to look in the show?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

"Just tell me, already!"

Write a scene or the start of a story beginning with this line.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose "Detective Pikachu" was an in universe franchise in the Pokeworld. What do you think it would look like? How different would it be from the game and live movie we got in our world?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

No matter how hard you plan, your party keeps getting rained out!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

I was NOT expecting a storm warning at 3 AM!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

"Oh no, not again..."

The villains have caught up to your heroes again--so how do your heroes escape this time?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters audition for the school play. What role does everyone want? Do your characters try for this role, another role, or are they happy just being on the crew?

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Your prompt this week:

Didn't expect THAT to get a remake...

Your characters are watching the Pokeworld counterpart of E3, and an unlikely game is announced to be getting a remaster--what game was announced?

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Your prompt this week:

I wasn't counting on this...

Your summer plans have been ruined by an unexpected complication (unexpected weather, a medical emergency, or even something as simple as the movie you wanted to see being out of the theater) How do your characters make the best of the situation?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's summer festival time, and that means fireworks! Write about the most epic fireworks display ever.

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week is inspired by the new Sword and Shield trailer:

What do you think Galar's evil team is like? What do you think their goal is?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters are at the local ballpark--which teams are playing? Is the crowd into it? Be creative!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

It's way too hot to go anywhere....so how are your characters coping with the heat?

[Cleobel]

EmeraldSky

At first, Chikorita escaped the heat by spending a few days... in a place even hotter than her hometown. Effectively, her accommodation there had air conditioning. She went there in order to meet up with Grovyle, her online friend of 8 years. They had lots of fun together and they didn't suffer too much from the high temperatures because they spent plenty of time in Chikorita's accommodation.

A few weeks later, Chikorita escaped the heat by going to the other side of the Pokemon world, where it was winter. She met up with four online friends there : Altaria, Flareon, Latios and Archen. They did lots of fun activities together, such as walking in the city, celebrating Altaria's birthday, going to a forest and a mountain and much more. Chikorita enjoyed being upside down and in the future, she tried Vegemite and loved it, she learned slang words such as "bogan", and she had fun saying things such as "Chuck a U-ey, mate!" and "She'll be right!". She was having so much fun that she really didn't look forward to going back home.

... And there are (and will be) more details on Chikorita's blog! :)

Other people who might be interested in this post : Chibi Altaria Desolate Divine Pokemon Trainer Sarah Suicune's Fire

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

So much to do, and so little time! Your characters have too much to do! Do they crack under pressure, or can they handle it?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Suppose you had the chance to completely rewrite an arc of the Pokemon TV show--which arc would you rewrite, and why? What would you change in your rewrite (keeping in mind that it still has to make it out with a general audiences rating?)

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

A good deed you did has got the press' attention--what exactly did you do to earn the accolades?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your characters go to an anime/gaming convention--what is there to do? Does anyone cosplay? Be creative!

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

"Sorry I'm late--the Pokemon needed attention."

Your characters really need to get somewhere, but the Pokemon really want attention! So are they ever able to get up?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

One of your characters gets a huge surprise birthday party--how do they react?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character was really looking forward to something, but then had to cancel their plans when they caught a cold. How do they cope with the wrench in their plans?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

"I did it...I won."

Your main character has won or accomplish something they've been trying to win or accomplish for years. What did they win/accomplish, and how do they feel now that they've won?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character has ended up with too many things (either by accident or by choice) scheduled on the same day. How does your character dealing with rearranging their calendar? Can some of these appointments be rescheduled or canceled?

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

I shouldn't have watched that scary movie....

[EmeraldSky]

Your prompt this week:

Your character has a craving for something--what are they craving, and why?

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Your prompt this week:

"Cold...in the middle of fall/spring..."

Your setting is experiencing an unusual cold snap given the time of year. How do you your characters cope with the cold?