The Eon Academy [S.S. Wishmaker Side-Story]

[[Desolate Divine]]

Latios drinking a beer was a thought that came completely off the top of my head as I wrote that section. I had always referenced Dylan being a natural when it comes to raising Pokemon, but never really knew how to elaborate on that, and when I had the idea, I realized how easy it was to write in, and use it to flesh out Dylan's character a little more. And as for Jon breaking Bill's face, Dylan being abused was something I had planned from the beginning, however I originally was going to have Jon go to Bill's house after finding out, wanting to beat him senseless, but instead decide to warn him to stay away and show a lot of restraint, kinda grow a bit. Then I decided that Bill needed to be given a reason to leave Dylan alone, and Jon would try and be reasonable but when his options were exhausted, do only what he needed to, Jon style. I also didn't plan on having Bill spit, until I remembered Victini was watching, and what happened to Cassandra when she turned that operative whose name I can't remember back. It just worked haha

Really appreciate the praise! I think the way I have intertwined the storylines stems a lot from making a point of planning this more than I usually would, and in all honesty, the only reason I did that is because I was in a class I didn't want to be in, and instead of taking notes like a good student, I was brainstorming long term plot points and how I could link them together. For example, Justin taking Abbee's phone was intended to blow up when Abbee's dad dies from the very beginning, and that be the motivator for him to take a long hard look at himself.

It's also been fun working Jon in a very different and unique set of circumstances. As someone who works with teenagers myself in a mentor sort of role, it is definitely interesting and comes with its own sets of challenges and expectations that you don't have if you're their school teacher or parent. Being able to write a character in those circumstances from my own experience has been a lot of fun.

Really, I'm glad to be writing again. I'd love to at some point get something original published, but I need to find the time to work on that, and to do it well, which I had all but lost in recent years. I could never get this published, since it's Nintendo IP and to make it work without it would rip the heart and soul from it, but maybe this could be a stepping stone to writing something else that does. Who knows...