Hello. It's been a long while since you've last updated, and I hope that you're doing okay. Last year, you said that you were dealing with some mental stress, and I really hope that hasn't worsened or anything. These are difficult times right now, and I wish you and your loved ones the best of luck.

Ahh sorry for the late review. I was busy and I also procrastinated on this a lot, so I didn't get to write this until now. Sorry again.

For someone who's pretty new to writing, I'd say you're doing great. I'm glad you chose to continue this story, and I'm sure plenty of other people are too. Keep up the good work :)

At first, I saw Launa as a very simple character. You know, the generic happy-go-lucky and childish character. So I found it quite interesting to see things from her perspective. I see that even Launa has memories that haunt her, despite her being so cheerful and carefree. I hope we'll get to find out more about her in future chapters. I'm starting to grow fond of her, haha.

I wonder if Cadence's Heal Bell and Wish can compare with Celestine's Heal Pulse? They both seem to get the job done, but I have a feeling that Celestine's healing power is more effective since Heal Pulse seems to use up more energy than Cadence's Heal Bell/Wish. But that's just my guess.

I noticed that Connor stiffened when Warren said that his sister died. Did he have a sister too? Is that why he reacted that way? Or was it how bluntly Warren said it that threw him off guard? Either way, the mention of 'sister' must've had some kind of emotional impact on him, similar to how the word 'dad' triggered something in Launa.

I never expected to see Aster and Connor get along so well. I find it quite endearing. I wonder how their relationship will go from there? I get the feeling that they'll be the closest of friends, but I think that's just me.

And I'm really sorry to be that person (again), but 'middair' is spelt with only one d, so 'midair'. Also, in the sentence 'Cadence seemed to be enjoying herself as well, as she fluttered around above Kaitlyn's Petilil and Chase's Milotic', isn't it suppose to be Launa's Milotic? Unless Chase has a Milotic that I'm unaware of, then you can ignore this. Again, I apologise.

Anyways, I look forward to the next chapter!

A reputation you say? Well I do hope that gets further expanded upon in future chapters, and I'm eager to see how you build on Warren and Aster

Hmm, backstories of characters are one thing, but the backstories of a character's Pokémon? That's definitely something you don't see every day.

Launa eavesdropping on the apology conversation doesn't really surprise me, and of course really all she can think about is how she can start making friends again. Laura's reaction to the mention of family is interesting...did she kill her own family? Because that's the impression I was getting.

Connor's view of everyone makes sense, he's very logical. I really want to know what Warren and Kaitlyn were talking about...probably what she was doing with Aster.

Aster and Connor have a good dynamic, if this was was a high school au I bet they'd be the jock and nerd pair that no one expected to be besties. Aster's full acceptance and almost pride in how much of an asshole he can be is hilarious.

Idk if it was intentional or not, but it seems like everyone (with most likely the exception of Aster) sees Warren is the leader of the group, or maybe not Leader but more of a 'if you don't get his permission it's most likely not gonna happen' kind of role

Awww I really like Conner and Aster's little moment. But holy, Aster's really changed. I'd never thought he'd be the one to take the initiative to invite Conner into the group. I mean even if he's possibly comfortable/ok with them, he's not exactly remotely close to any of them. Except maybe Kaitlyn, but that's only because he's tutoring her. I wonder if it's because he sees a certain something in Conner. Or maybe I'm thinking too much. Hmm...
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Also just wondering but, why does healing not seem to tire Candence out as much as Celes?
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Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next chapter!

A delayed review turned into procrastination and finally a review I'd forgetton to write lol opps. Somehow I'm getting this weird vibe between Warren and Kaitlyn. Warren's not overlapping the image of his sister over Kaitlyn...is he? I mean in the creepy kind of way. That aside, I'm pretty interested about Conner.

I've only recently discovered and read this story and I thoroughly enjoy it. I love your writing style, as it is very easy to follow and really paints a picture in the reader's brain, immersing the reader in the world that you've created and the action that goes on in it. I also love the characters' relationships and interactions with each other. It all feels very natural and never forced. I'll be submitting a supporting character, but I'm not sure if she'll be able to fit into the story. Also, her backstory, as well as her pokemon's backstories, may not be the best. Hopefully they're not too 'cringey' or anything like that. Anyways, keep up the great work. I look forward to the next update.
Oh, also, the only mistake I found in this chapter is in the sentence 'Sporting a giant grin on her face, she was now humming a light tune under her breathe,'. I think you meant 'breath', not 'breathe'.

Well if it’s worth anything I am looking forward to seeing Launa and Connor get their spotlights, the two have very obvious history together and I am curious to learn more about that.
Chase and Warren’s little apology moment was well written, and both of them seemed to open up (even if it was only a tiny bit) to one another. Which was something I didn’t expect to happen, at least not this soon anyway, but it’s fine.
And the training begins, and now I’m curious as to what could’ve possibly happened between Warren and Aster in the past for Aster to have such a negative and cautious opinion of him. Though Aster figuring that Warren sees his sister in Kaitlyn could lead to some interesting conversations between Aster and Warren.

I don’t mind the slow updates, at least you’re updating which is more than I can say for other authors (including myself), looking forward to your next chapter

I’m loving Aster and Celestine’s wordless communication. It really shows how close they are and how well they understand each other. Although part of it might be because of Celes’ mind reading. *shrugs* Well, that was a suprise. Kaitlyn did something I never thought she could ever do. She actually managed to impress Aster with her sleight of hand and gain points. Hm, not bad.

'we can argue about this another time. ' pfft ahahaha Warren and Chase sound like a married couple having a fallout with that one sentence.

Laura...I dont know how to feel about her yet. Her extremely bubbly and talkative personality is rubbing me the wrong way. Coupled with how unguarded she interacted with the group, it only solidified my suspicion of her. That is, until I saw she was an OC. Soooo maybe not. We'll see. Still, Aster is going to have one humungous headache just being around her. Wonder how he’ll cope.

Overall, I feel this chapter was more of a filler since not much backstory was covered despite all the back and forth. Just that Chase is desperate to looking for her dad and Warren’s past is a taboo topic. Only Kaitlyn and arguably Aster had a slightly development. Well, keep up the good work and looking forward to the next chapter!

Wow 9k words! I'm not sure how to feel about Psychic attacks affecting Dark Types directly since it's supposed to be a genetic immunity. Same with Dragon attacks against Fairies. Even so, damn that Mayor was a tough opponent. 1vs3 and he still had the upperhand.

Huh, I did feel something was going on in the previous chapter when Warrens emotions seemed to directly influence his Pokemon. So maybe, he has a similar ability to Yellow from the special adventures manga.

The way I see it as of now, we'll either be entering a training or toughening period for Kaitlyn. On the other hand with Warren's dissatisfaction with Aster and Chase, we'll be touching the surface of any of their backstories. Their ragtag group is barely together and Warren's at his wits end. While Aster wouldn't have too much qualms about leaving, can't really say the same for Chase. But first, Kaitlyn needs to get out of her state for the story to progress.

Keep up the great work and eagerly looking forward to the next chapter! (I wrote this review a long time ago but I never got around to post it...oh well. Also, I love dark stories :3)

Gave this entire thing a read so far and its good. Nicely done.

It was interesting to see things from Aster and Chase’s point of view and how they see things. Both of them have both similar and different views of Warren, they’re both negative, just for different reasons. Aster thinks he’s a brooding pushover and Chase thinks he’s a self-righteous prick that needs a lesson in hypocrisy (both assumptions are wrong but I can definitely see where they got those from).

Aster and Kaitlyn; Aster sort of training Kaitlyn is definitely an interesting idea, especially since Kaitlyn is probably right about Warren being more likely to shelter her and hold back. And it’s nice to see that while Kaitlyn can be flighty she does have her clever moments
Now for Chase and Warren, i don’t know why, but I got a serious almost father/daughter vibe from them for some reason (possible foreshadowing since Chase is looking for her father perhaps?). She’s like a rebellious teen mouthing off a caring but exhausted father that’s just taking it while giving the occasional honest truth in the hopes that she’ll just stop. At least that’s the feeling I got from their one-sided arguments. Chase seems to have a habit of trying to push people’s buttons, I wonder if that’s intentional or not...but either way Chase learned the hard way that there are some buttons you just shouldn’t push. And we probably would’ve seen more if not for the new addition to our party.

Speaking of which, Launa is a breath of fresh air amongst all the brooding, bad opinions, and silence. It’ll be nice to have a chatty and optimistic character, though I wonder how she’s managed to stay like that in this world...

So we’ve met our villain, I think. Working technology in a post apocalyptic setting is not something you see so whoever this is they’re most likely a powerful being. Maybe Hoenn’s “Champion”?

You realize at this point how much I love Kaitlyn. This girl is precious and I love Kit as well. I'm not ready to learn about her tragic backstory(tm). Agggghhhh good luck to your inspiration! Can't wait to see where this goes next!

It's been a while since I've last reviewed, but everything's real interesting so far.

I like what you're doing with Kaitlyn, she's finally growing a spine, and Warren seems to be concerned about her. Chase and Aster are pretty solid as well, and I'm gonna assume you're gonna write more about them in the next chapter anyways. Can't wait for te next one!

I’m surprised Warren didn’t attempt to use his gift during the battle once his Pokemon were out of commission, but it was an intense situation so it probably just didn’t cross his mind

My fav outside of Warren is Kaitlyn, the other two characters are still pretty good though. My prediction is that we’re going to get some backstory from our characters

Hey! Glad to see you're back! I really enjoyed these two chapters and will definitely be sending an OC when i can if you're still open. Keep up the great work!