Making sweets was something Ethan had never bothered too much with back on Earth. While he’d made cakes, muffins, cupcakes, cookies, and other baked items every once in a blue moon, he never attempted to make proper candy. Theoretically, it was a metric-crapton of sugar and flavoring, with the real difficulty being the heating process of the sugar.
Sugar had several different temperature ranges with different outcomes depending on the heat. 280C was the ideal temperature for hard cracking, which would be perfect to make some si...
2025-06-12 10:00:34 +0000 UTC
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Around an hour later, Ethan was cleaning up in the kitchen with all of his pokemon groaning and moaning from overeating. Well, not all of his pokemon, as Chatot, Shuckle, and Skiddo didn’t particularly like the pizza. They watched over the rest as the others laid on the floor in food comas. Maybe it had to do with the inability to grip the slices? No... it was probably just their diet.
“So, let me get this straight… You’re a mother fucking alien!?” Jennifer said after taking a solid minute to sort through her feeling...
2025-06-06 23:42:19 +0000 UTC
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After collecting his Silph Co bag and trainer ID from the reception desk of the Police Department, Ethan made his way outside to find an argument underway. Well, an argument was a stretch—It was more like a lot of begging and pleading with raised voices. As soon as Ethan came into view of Jessie, James, and Meowth, they pounced on him like he was their savior.
“Please! Ethan, my good, best, handsome, caring, respectful—” James started on his knees, hand outstretched like an over the top damsel in distress.
“...
2025-05-30 16:45:50 +0000 UTC
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Two hours later, Ethan was sitting alone in the lobby of the Police Station waiting for some answers. Max had been booked, brought in, and was in the process of being interrogated as to the reasons for his crimes.
He’d already filled out his end of the police statement, filling in details such as Smeargle’s greatball serial number, what time Smeargle left the ranch, what Smeargle was sent to do, and some personal information of his own. Occasionally, someone would pop their head into the lobby and give him some updates. They ...
2025-05-23 22:58:39 +0000 UTC
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A.N: I was sick for these past few days. Still kinda sick still, but good enough to write again! Expect more updates from here on out. Life has been a cruel mistress to me these past two months and I haven't been able to get these chapters out as fast as I'd like. (I aim for two a week but have been doing one a week for these past few.)
I will also be making some changes/additions to Chapter 91, as I do not feel that it lives up to what I want. I will make another post when those changes go live in case ...
2025-05-20 06:19:20 +0000 UTC
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A.N: A very fast paced chapter... maybe a little too fast paced. Please let me know if the sense of urgency came through. If not, then I could fill in some more of the gaps and slow the chapter down.
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Ethan was kneading a fresh batch of dough for his upcoming experiment. When it came to cooking, Ethan knew that he wasn’t a chef. His meals were often basic; A salad, a fruit salad, a berry salad, rice and veggies… He needed to start m...
2025-05-12 21:48:50 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick shout-out to the mothers out there! Next chapter is tomorrow! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
<3 - Lessgently
2025-05-11 19:37:51 +0000 UTC
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Ethan really needed to thank Cynthia for giving him that portable speaker, it made life on the ranch that much better. “Tinkatink, nail me!” Ethan shouted over the blaring music blasting through the barn—Mr. Highway’s Thinking About The End, by A Day To Remember.
“Tinkah!” His pink menace responded before waving her hands atop some of the scrap metal left over from her tinkering experiments. With a tongue sticking out to help with focus, she carefully molded one sad lump of iron into a suitable, if thick and unrefined, nail...
2025-05-05 16:54:57 +0000 UTC
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Larry moved with the grace befitting one of his nature—Sleek, elegant, small… powerful… purple.
He dipped, dived, dove, rolled, and slunk his way down the busy corridors, completely and utterly undetected. He’d been in these situations before. Jennifer was a police investigator, and being her partner came with these stressful, but important, missions. After diving through the legs of a wandering Gym Trainer, the exit of their prison was in sight. Many trainers filled the lobby with their partners by their side, seeking entrance...
2025-04-26 13:48:47 +0000 UTC
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“And why, pray tell, should I give a damn about that man and what he’s up to? I thought this entire arrangement you thrust upon me was because he and she shouldn’t see each other. I’m already playing the role of jailer. That’s enough for me.” Gardenia scowled, her mood plummeting by the second as she talked with the stuffy Interpol Agent who she wished she never had the displeasure of meeting.
“Think of this as a favor. You need a fresh batch of young pokemon since your first through third badge pokemon have grown...
2025-04-17 07:10:02 +0000 UTC
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As Chatot flared out her wings and prepared for battle, Ethan readied himself mentally for his first fight with a wild pokemon. Chatot, being a normal and flying type pokemon, had the advantage going in versus the fighting type Machop, and his bird was stronger than he gave her credit for.
This battle shouldn’t be too—
With a brash shoulder tackle, a pink blur punted Chatot off to the side and screeched her name in excitement as she held her new gleaming metal hammer at the ready. “Tiiiiink!”
Ethan blink...
2025-04-11 03:10:18 +0000 UTC
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A.N: Question for everyone in the Patreon. Do you prefer the beefier 3-4k chapters over the 2k ones? Even if you would have to wait longer? It has been brought to my attention that a lot of fanfic readers wait months for new chapters for some stories, and don't expect much when it comes to uploading schedules. By no means am I saying that you'd wait a month for a chapter, but once every 7 days or so for a much beefier chapter is doable.
Let me know in the comments if this is something you'd like to see. If ...
2025-04-04 00:39:44 +0000 UTC
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A.N: Enjoy the nearly double the normal length chapter!
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“So, you’re sure it’ll be okay?” Ethan asked, phone held up in the corner of his neck as he prepared his things for the day.
“It’s okay, Ethan. You could leave your ranch for a month and it wouldn’t be an issue. While Jessie and James are being held at your ranch under your care, that doesn’t mean it’s your job to control them.” Looker responded, tone measu...
2025-03-27 18:20:48 +0000 UTC
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As the Oddish were just born not an hour ago, they didn’t seem to want to sleep through the day like their older brethren. Instead, they followed Ethan and the two Glooms as they went about their day in a giant herd of curiosity. No matter where they went on the ranch, a chorus of ‘Odd…?’ sang out when they spotted something that they’d never seen before.
One such case was when they spotted the first pokemon not from their evolutionary line. If Ethan was a betting man, he might even say that this was the first time a gr...
2025-03-21 13:37:08 +0000 UTC
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A.N: So, a Tornado came by my home and ruined a lot of people's lives yesterday. Was tragic, and there was no power for anyone in my town. This was posted on the Discord, but I figured that many of you here might not be in the Discord to hear about it.
It was one of the many reasons the chapter was slightly delayed, just as a heads up.
Also, I would like to make an announcement about this story. Things are on the up and up! I believe Ethan has gotten to the point to where he is starting to accep...
2025-03-16 03:27:08 +0000 UTC
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The crackle of lightning, a boom of thunder, and the harsh slaps of sheets of rain was that Ethan awoke to.
It’d been two days, and Ethan still hadn’t talked to Jocelyn. He’d seen her from afar, going about… whatever she did, but they had chosen to keep away from each other for now. It was a shame that their relationship had soured, but not everything in life goes exactly as you want. Some things just, sadly, don't work out the way it’s supposed to.
Over the last two days, many plans, actions, and improvemen...
2025-03-09 08:30:38 +0000 UTC
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As it was still the afternoon, Ethan had some time to clear his head before going to work with Pyroar. He… felt bad about his outburst, but at the same time felt vindicated. Jocelyn didn’t know what she was trying to dig up. She meant well, Ethan knew that somewhere, logically, deep down, but she doesn’t get to force that situation on anyone. Nobody has that right. She was younger, not even in her twenties if he had to make a guess. So, she was learning too. They both would need some time to reflect on what happened.
He swu...
2025-03-01 00:29:10 +0000 UTC
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A.N: Not sure how I feel about this chapter... It's a sad/trauma one. I really wanted to showcase Ethan's feeling, a peek behind the curtain so to speak, but I don't know If I am happy with it. Let me know what you think, but I might change some parts before this chapter is posted on the normal sites.
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Ethan followed Jocelyn through the Pokemon Center as she weaved her way past empty and quiet rooms. Idly and admittedly depressed, he watched the small fluoresc...
2025-02-24 02:09:54 +0000 UTC
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Happy Birthday to me!
Enjoy the chapter. It's a little fast paced I think.
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True to his word, Looker did in fact show up in a singular minute. Ethan had been gently using his foot to hold back the ‘kick’em while they’re down!’ attitude of Lotad, who was currently clapping his beak and attempting to charge forward his downed prey.
Ethan noticed the blip of Teleports from near his home, as he was waiting for them. Shortly after, a speed walking Looker and some ...
2025-02-17 11:21:21 +0000 UTC
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“Oh, lord… I guess we know why you went on a little adventure.” Ethan murmured up to Lotad as he took in the sight of his surprisingly very full pond.
It appeared that Tobias had readily taken his advice and had at least let one of his pokemon free on the ranch. Right there, on the surface of the water, an enormous eight foot tall pokemon tried its best to relax and enjoy itself. This pokemon had to be Tobias’, as there was a zero percent chance that a Lapras of all things just happened to find its way to hi...
2025-02-13 01:12:47 +0000 UTC
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I have fallen ill and have been bedridden for a few days now. Decided to make a post here to keep you guys up to date if you aren't in the discord.
It's been a few days already, and I hope that this ends sooner than later.
Hopefully will be right as rain in a few days!
~Lessgently
2025-02-11 03:45:09 +0000 UTC
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For the past few weeks, Ethan had been doing his best to connect to each of his pokemon to make sure that they had things to do, were living a fulfilled life, and otherwise generally happy with him as their trainer. As much as he’d like to think that all of his pokemon would never leave him to find someone willing to facilitate their wants, it was always a possibility.
Chatot, his first pokemon, was one of his priorities. When he captured Chatot, it wasn’t out of some fateful meeting, nor a slowly growing connection. It was E...
2025-02-02 20:18:58 +0000 UTC
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Not sure how I feel about this one... Let me know what you think.
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After searching around the area for another minute with Darkrai hovering behind him like some sort of Stand from that weird anime he saw once, Ethan called it quits. Latios was nowhere to be seen. Ethan didn’t even know Latios could even turn invisible in the first place, and he doubted the legendary pokemon would slip up. If it didn’t want to be found, then it wouldn’t.
A slightly war...
2025-01-28 19:55:48 +0000 UTC
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So! Three of Tobias' pokemon are known. But! The other three I haven't even thought of yet! I wanted to make a small post here to gather all your comments to see as a community what his other three pokemon should be!
Leave a comment with your picks!
2025-01-21 16:24:38 +0000 UTC
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Whatever his weird empathy thing did, it was obviously working. Pachirisu must have felt his rising ire and need to ‘talk’, as the little squirrel was nowhere to be found. As Ethan stomped back to his home to drop off the new Pichu egg in his room, many of the nearby pokemon, some wild and some his own, shied away from him like he was on a warpath.
He wasn’t angry, but he was most definitely frustrated. It felt like as soon as one thing resolved in his chaotic life, another got thrown his way. Already, he was getting the fe...
2025-01-21 16:20:20 +0000 UTC
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Okay, next chapter is about Tobias and tutoring. I promise.
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After Cynthia left, Ethan relaxed in his home for the rest of the night together with his pokemon. Joyce was staying with Jocelyn in the Pokemon Center for their last night together, before she left in the morning to go back to work in Eterna City.
He did take a few walks around his ranch to make sure Tobias and the rockets were behaving themselves during the evening, but everything was...
2025-01-17 20:20:54 +0000 UTC
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So, about the rockets and Tobias... I LIED! Got sidetracked and ended up with maybe my favorite chapter of the series so far.
Enjoy.
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After a very tense—and apparently ‘bland’ lunch, according to Cynthia—Ethan stood outside on his patio, saying his goodbyes to the Champion. She had her day cleared for the rocket transfer, but the life of The Champion didn’t include wasting time hanging around on a ranch in the middle of nowhere.
“While I would say having you...
2025-01-14 13:56:51 +0000 UTC
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Slightly shorter than 2k words as I thought this was a good stopping point. Next chapter will be with the rockets and Tobias. :)
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“Um… Ethan. Why are we still standing here?” Jocelyn broke the awkward silence as their now much smaller group stared listlessly into the forest—The exit to his ranch.
“Because everything is going too smoothly and I am waiting for Arceus to play his prank.” Ethan instantly responded, eyes still staring out into the forest ahead. It’d been three minutes since As...
2025-01-11 01:46:33 +0000 UTC
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“Jen, it’s not him.” Jennifer’s aunt gently and slowly closed the laptop with confliction written across her weary and tired face. “This is a dead end.”
Jennifer tried to control her rising ire and frustration at being stonewalled at every turn during these past few weeks. Her hands clenched, doing their utmost to keep her calm, but it wasn’t enough. Her aunt has been giving her the run-around for the last ten minutes after Larry brought her in, and she was sick of it.
She snapped.
With a loud, startling...
2025-01-10 16:40:43 +0000 UTC
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I may tweek this chapter more before it's posted on other platforms. Let me know what you thought about this one, as it's a little fast paced imo. Might need some changes.
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As Ethan left the rocket’s cottage after handing James his belt of pokemon, he rubbed his forehead and thought about what was left for the day. Jessie, James, and Meowth were being very well behaved, and he had honestly thought that they would have been the biggest wrench thrown into this cluster of meet...
2025-01-06 05:03:05 +0000 UTC
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