The Path of Destiny

[Suicune's Fire]

THAT'S OKAY BUT I'M GLAD YOU DID AND LOVED IT. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:~~~

I'm glad! OOOOOOOOOO: I actually realized that while writing, like, "Oh, that's a very human-y saying" and so that bit of dialogue happened. c:

Yes he does! * 000000000 * And I'm glad you noticed that bit! O:

I'm so glad you do! OOOOOOOOOOOOOO: And this is definitely something I'm excited to expand on more (when the toofy worry crap for sure goes away). And I'm glad! O: I bigly wanted to show that they're like, really in tune to what the other is feeling. <:

*screaming in distance*

I'm glad! OOOOO: And I had actually been thinking about it for a while but not sure where to put it until this chapter (so that it leads in the whole thing with Leonane and such). But it's a worldbuilding I wanted to explain. O: And yeah, if they have the tech to clone pokemon from fossils I think they'd have no problem growing meat in a lab. And yes, so much more efficient in literally every where! And yes! OOOOOOOOOO: As you saw, they do, but of course in the wild, there aren't any other opens. o: BUT THANKS BIGLY. C:

I DID LOVE IT IT WAS GREAT!!!
I like that you realised while you were writing. C: It's cool when spur-of-the-moment small details like that come up!

Yes it was great! C:

AWESOME. I think you portray it very well. ^-^ The way they are in tune with each other is super sweet to see!

THE SCREAMING.

I love that so much!!! Worldbuilding is one of my favourite things. C: And yes that's so true! EXACTLY! And yep, wild pokemon are a different story altogether. XD No worries!

XDDDDDDD BUT YES! *0* It's definitely something I wanted to explore since carnivores aren't like...evil for eating meat, it's a survival thing to them and something I imagine a LOT would have to deal with conflicting feelings about. O: And yes exactly! And haha, yes, dragonflies are incredible predators and I always thought HUGE ones like yanmega and even yanma would be terrifying to other pokemon. It's not something a lot of people think about but huge dragonflies would be absolutely a horrifying predator to encounter.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS! And I'm so glad you think so! O: And YES that's exactly what I'm thaiing to portray with this! <<<<: And exactly! That's a big theme with PoD, that everyone needs help and companionship no matter if they try to deny it (Thunder) and that working together is what works. Which seems OBVIOUS but damn does society forget it often. But yes exactly! O: And yes you put it into words so well (just like all of this revieuw) and I love that! * 00000000000000000000 * YES EXACTLY. And he will get a chance to, as well. <:

;000000000; YES THE HEAD NUDGE. CCCCCC: And he indeed still does! *0* YES IT IS AND I'M SO GLAD! CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC:

Yes exactly! OOOO: And yep, Yenn really has no idea how these things are supposed to go, just what he saw and experienced in Cyclone's army, so of course there is a lot to learn.

OF COURSE HOW COULD I FORGET.

Of course not! And it's rare that we get the carnivore perspective, especially the internal conflict and empathetic aspect. THAT'S SO TRUE. I mean, yanmega's pokedex entry literally says it flies by and bites the heads of its prey. XD So like...that's terrifying.

Yes! 8D And I love that theme so much! And that even Thunder learns and understands that eventually. <: Exactly, and we are even shamed for relying on others, even if it just shame from ourselves. THANK YOU! I'm glad.

HEAD NUDGE IS CUTEST. CCCCCCC:

Yeah exactly! So many journeys for Yenn lately. C:

HONESTLY SCY.

I'M SO GLAD!! I had a lot of fun writing that part. C: If I lived in the pokemon world I would have SO MUCH FUN letting my pokemon pick out treats. <: And yes I'm bigly glad you think so! O: And yes exactly! The majority of humans DO care, but Yenn is still figuring that out. o: And yes! I love that these parts come across so wholesome and special. <:~

I'm bigly glad you did! <<<<: And that's exactly it! He's FINALLY on the right path, but of course it's not an easy one. ;0; It is! And yep, especially after being so blinded by hate (which Mr. Vaporeon was happy to encourage in him) and having to unlearn all that REALLY quickly. And yep, I wanted to show that moment as truly horrifying for him, particularly the scientists being held in a good/heroic light. That to me would have been a HUGE mindscrew in the worst ways.

I'm so glad it was. O: That part was part of why the chapter took so long; I wanted to be sure I got it really right. O: I'm glad that I succeeded in that. *0* Yes EXACTLY, and he (in that moment) doesn't know what these people do/don't know, just that they seem to be supporting Leonane and the others. And yes, that's EXACTLY it, especially since had no way of explaining in that moment. The people and pokemon around him (apart from his friends) just saw a random yanmega freaking out.

I'm so glad you enjoyed that part! OOOOO: And it was also the first time Yenn really talked about anything that happened to him in any sort of detail (even if it was brief). And yes he did. You're spot on about Damian! He feels deeply for Yenn, but he's also super awkward and doesn't quite know what to say (not an unusual thing for him XD). And yes exactly, he does know and understand these things on some level, especially after what he's been through. O:

Yep. ;0; A part of that is his own biases, and a part is Mr. Vaporeon conditioning him to believe that, but he has this idea of human society that everyone is aware of everything and that if no one's actually speaking out against something, they MUST be for it. Because humans are so inter-connected and all knowing right? Obviously, he learns this isn't the case (just like it isn't with pokemon). But that was definitely his reality in the moment. And yes, definitely! His friends could easily connect the dots and knew what was up.

I LOVE that you loved Arien/thunder's responses. <: I wanted the "least likely" of the group to give input to him, and Thunder was perfect for that because she would have been around and SEEN pokemon break down like that, even fairly often. And I also wanted to show Arien's softer side. O: As I mentioned before, there's stuff that hasn't been explored in Damian's past yet, but you'll see! It's part that and partly the incident of getting shot by Mausk. And you're right! While he did have Ashend/Itora before, they were all in a very hostile place that encouraged toxic behaviors/thoughts, and that hindered their ability to help each other. Now he's away from that, and with people with much healthier perspectives. O:

THANK YOU I'M SUPER GLAD YOU LIKED IT! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO: And yes!!! I gotta finish writing that bit. C:< And yes, that is the most important thing here, that the sentret finds an (easy) piece of grass. c:

YAY!!! Oh my gosh same. XD So much fun. <: And yes, exactly. THEY REALLY DO!

Yes! CC: Exactly, and he's probably going to have more ups and downs still! EXACTLY. Having those hate lenses removed must be very jarring, too. (XDDDDDDDDD Mr Vaporeon...) Very true. You really captured the fear he felt when he thought that everyone was against him. D: I hope he gets some comfort knowing that the vast majority of people and pokemon would have no idea what they really do behind closed doors to the experiment victims. At least then it's ignorance, rather than condoning of horrible actions.

Yes! Well you did it really well! Yeah totally. To everyone else it must have been quite scary to see a yanmega freaking out, when in reality, he was the most afraid of them all. ;n;

I really did! Oh yes, that's right! Because he had been too afraid/hesitant to bring it up before. :c And I could also understand not wanting to voice your trauma in case someone invalidates how bad it was or can't understand his perspective, which I'm sure he'd have been afraid of. D: AWW DAMIAN. XD That's sweet. And yeah...it is hard to know what to say in these situations. And yes! O:

Mr Vaporeon... XD I love that perspective! OOO: And yes true...especially given that this was probably a rhetoric reinforced to him DURING the experiments (if they spoke at all, you like, like "this is for your own good" / "we know what we're doing" etc). Or if not spoken, he might have assumed that's how they thought based on how they treated him and other victims. I really like that you showed his reality like that! It made it more powerful, too. <:

YES I REALLY DID! Oh that's so true. O: I imagine most of Mausk's (I still want to call him "Master" XD) pokemon would have reacted like that, most notably the ones who didn't make it. DX And I think the fact that it came from Thunder, who has SO MUCH experience with what Yenn is dealing with (broadly), and Arien, who is normally regarded as kinda cold and practical, made it have that much more impact. Like, if even THEY are speaking up, Yenn must KNOW it's genuine, even if he hasn't known them for long. Oooh yes Damian's past has me intrigued! And yes, exactly. A better support network. C:

I REALLY DID! .000000. EXACTLY. I'm glad you have your priorities straight. cx