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Pokemon - Trouble in Goldenrod

SuperShadow the Hedgehog

Well-Known Member
OK, this is my first fanfic in a long time. It's going to be a while before it's perfect, but then again, when is anything perfect? Anyways, I'll always try to find some time to work on this, I have alot of cool ideas.

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Pokemon
Trouble in Goldenrod


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GOLDENROD LOOSES IT’S SHINE
It was a normal day in Goldenrod City, Johto. The city was just waking up, but there were already a steady amount of people coming off the Magnet Train. However, these people weren’t just normal citizens of the Johto region – they were from Kanto, and were the first few members of Team Rocket MA, a team that combined the forces and resources of Team Rocket, Team Magma and Team Aqua. Since the downfall of all three teams, the top executives got together, formed one last team and a plan to capture the god Pokemon, Aruseus.

Meanwhile, in New Bark Town ….

“Hey, wait up Kenta! Where are you going?” said Marina with her usual cute enthusiasm.
“I’m going to Goldenrod City. I’m going to meet a relative at the Magnet Train,” replied Kenta.
“Oh, can I come? I was planning to go to the Department Store anyways, and maybe it would be a good way to, uh … never mind. Let’s go,” said Marina with almost decreasing enthusiasm this time.
“Sure, of course you can come! I was going to the Department Store too, I wanted to pick something up for my relative before she arrived. I haven’t seen her for a while you know,” replied Kenta.
“Who’s your relative?” asked Marina curiously.
“Hikari, from the Shinou region, she’s traveling all around Shinou, but decided to come to Johto for a week or two,” replied Kenta.
“That’s cool! She must have all sorts of cool Pokemon! I can’t wait. So what were you planning on getting her?” asked Marina.
“A Lucky Egg – I know it’s expensive, but she’s really into her training, and it will help a lot,” said Kenta.
“Oh I see. That’s really thoughtful!” said Marina.
“I thought that too,” said Kenta.

The duo eventually arrived in Goldenrod City. It was much different from what any of them had remembered. Almost no one was in the street, and many of the doors locked – including the Department Store. The only people in the street were groups of black-covered people who were guarding entrances to buildings, including the Magnet Train.

“What do you want, twerp?” asked one of the members of the group.
“I’m waiting for my cousin to get here from Shinou. Can I get through?” asked Kenta desperately.
“No, no one may enter. Besides your cousin has already arrived, at this very moment, she is in one of the prison cells in the Team Rocket MA Headquarters located on a distant, far away island near the coast of Shinou. Dang, I’ve said too much,” the guard then took out some sort of communicator, and talked to a person who sent helicopters that arrived in seconds, “Look’s like your ride has arrived. Goodbye now.”
“You can’t do this! My cousin is innocent, I’m innocent and Marina’s innocent! Please, don’t hurt them! Take my life, not theirs … please,” said Kenta, shedding tears.
“Fine. Besides, they don’t seem to much use. Not! Now, shut up and get on your helicopter, twerps,” said the guard, now having two other people move them on to the helicopter.

The two were then flown over beautiful landscapes and stunning scenery. Though the dreadful situation they were in couldn’t be avoided and forgotten about even with the beauty of what they saw. Their life was obviously flashing before their eyes, as they became completely unaware of anything around them, even though they began to land.

They would soon figure out that they were on Bikei Island, one of the most stunningly beautiful places on earth, though now Team Rocket MA inhabits it’s beautiful soil, ruining the landscape.

“Here they are sir, Kenta and Marina, New Bark Town, Johto. They were found and captured at the Magnet Train in Goldenrod City and are affiliated with Hikari, one of our captives. I’m reserving a cell right now,” said the one of the men who carried the two away back in Goldenrod in a stern voice.

The man then put Kenta and Marina in a cage, which was locked with a computerized code. He whispered the code to what seemed to be the leader in the room.

“Thank very much Steve, you are allowed to resign and return to your duties,” the old man said, motioning that Steve leave, and then turned to Kenta and Marina, “So, look what we have here. Two young, aspiring Trainers, maybe we can recruit them early … they’d be a nice addition to Team Rocket MA.”
“Oh, shut up your old hag!” shouted Marina.
“Was that the sound of the wind? No, it was Marina, they loud-mouthed Trainer from New Bark Town! Shut up, you are my prisoners, you will listen to me, I will not listen to you, understand?” asked the man.
“Well, you just did. You wouldn’t have responded if you hadn’t heard me so that joke’s on you,” said Marina with a smirk.
“Brat! How would you like to be shipped to an underground headquarters and be trained to be a loyal member of Team Rocket MA, and then betraying your friends by killing them? Hmm? Who does that sound? Like it? That’s what I thought,” said the man, now pleased with himself.
“Sir! We have a security breach in Prison Cell 1138!” said a man running in, panting.
“No, how did she escape? We took away her Pokemon and locked her in one of the most secured cells in the building!” pondering the situation, the man responded, “Go re-capture her and bring her to me.”
“Yes sir,” the man left, and headed back down the hallway he came from.
“Marina, it’s Hikari! It’s good news she’s alive. At least, I think it’s Hikari. It definitely seems like something she would do … she never gives up. I know it … it’s her!” said Kenta with pride and enthusiasm.

In one of the many hallways of the headquarters, a group of ten or so members of Team Rocket MA captured Hikari, and brought her back to their leader.

“Sir, we have re-captured Hikari, just as you asked,” said the same man as before in a stern voice.
“Thank you, you may go,” he motioned away all of them, then looked back at the three, “Well, look what we have here now, a trio of twerps! My lucky day. What should I do to you?”

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Any constructive criticism is welcome.

EDIT 1: I added some more content, but I still need to add more. I'm going to stop for today (I can't really say that because it's 3:34 in the morning, so that would mean it's Sunday ... what ever). Just expect more later.
 
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Yami Ryu

Well-Known Member
.....

Long enough =/= correct.

This is little better than bad script. Where is the detail, the depth, the emotion? This also doesn't have any length to it. All and all it's what, 3/4 paragraphs of speech?

So amazed by your talents.

This wouldn't have had enough to make up 15 minutes of an anime show. Or any show for that matter.

Go read Advice for Aspiring Authors for starters, then other, better stories :/ to understand length doesn't make an auto win. It's quality too.
 

DarkPersian479

Well-Known Member
If I remember, Aqua and Magma were at odds with each other. Why would they team up now? Furthermore, their goals were misguided, not evil. Cipher and Team Rocket joining forces would make a lot more sense. And why is Rocket MA after Aruseus? Do they want it to rule the world? Get rich? Win American Idol? Save money on car insurance? Since you've already revealed their goal , why not just flesh it out?

If you want to keep us in suspense, you could have tried this:

In a mysterious tower located in a secluded area of Johto, several men sat in a large boardroom. One man said in a deep, menacing tone, "I assume our plans are going according to schedule?"

The person to his right replied, "Yes sir. We have tracked the target to...
and go from there. Don't copy this, this is merely an example.

Your characters go from New Bark to Goldenrod without describing what happens in between. What did they encounter on the way? Or, did they just get into a Camry and drive out there? Even if they did the latter, explain it so the readers know that nothing interesting happened en route.

You need to separate paragraphs whenever a new person speaks. The grammar needs work too.

Listen to me. Listen to Yami. Listen to the advice thread. Please.

EDIT: Your changes simply added more of the same, not addressing any of the deficiencies explained to you.

Description of leader: The leader was an older man, perhaps in his 60's. His slick black hair was graying in spots. His towering frame and formal suit exuded an air of authority and menace. "Thank very much Steve, you are allowed to resign and return to your duties", the leader replied in a low, sinister tone.
Again, don't copy this verbatim. Coming up with good descriptions is something you have to master yourself.

That took me all of five minutes to give the boss a decent description. You need to spend much longer on a fic to produce a quality product.
 
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