Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Guardians of Life and Destruction

Winter 2016 Author's Note

Hey everyone. So…here's the deal.

I've decided that things really aren't working out as intended with this story. After the serious setbacks and the creative issues I've had, including Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon having similar plot points or mechanics as I do in this story, I have to admit…I've just lost my spark for this story. I just don't feel like it's all that special anymore, despite how much effort and time I've poured into it. I find myself feeling depressed and like a failure after posting each chapter, which I've never had happen before in any of my stories. I feel genuinely terrible every time I even go to work on it at this point.

I was originally going to do five updates to this story and then post a hiatus message, but I can't even manage to do that. That is how strongly this story affects me. Now, I love this story and its characters and I don't think I've done a bad job of things all that much. I've honestly rolled with the punches pretty well in terms of getting repeatedly flamed by a reviewer and dealing with Nintendo being on the same exact wavelength as me…But at the end of the year looking back, I just don't feel like continuing this story further. I barely get feedback anymore and while I'm not the review-whore I used to be, it does still admittedly bother me that I can post three chapters and have nearly nothing happen for this story as a result.

Granted, I still have the entire story planned out in my head and this is just the beginning of it. I still have plans to one day continue this story and finish it, but for now I will say goodbye for this story. I'll leave it up for those who wish to read it, and I'll probably message people personally should they choose to review and give me feedback, but for now I'm going to say farewell to this story.

This however, will not be the end of me. I have begun a new Pokémon story that I believe will be much easier to keep up with and also one that I think many people will enjoy. It's also a bit more accessible to people than a PMD fic is.

If you're interested, please check out "Pokémon Radiant Sun", a novelization story of the events of Pokémon Sun. The story will detail the events of the game through the lens of the main protagonist Sun, showcasing his journey through the Alola region as he experiences what the tropical islands have to offer.

If that isn't your thing and you like the Call of Duty Zombies storyline at all, I have two stories about that in the form of "Apocalypse: Dawn of the Dead" and its sequel "Apocalypse: Shifting Shadows."

I also have a Jak and Daxter story known as "Jak IV: The Avenging Angels", for those who enjoy that very underappreciated gem of a franchise.

So, that's all for now. This story is officially on a hiatus until further notice. If you did enjoy it up to this point, then please leave your feedback in the section below. I apologize to those who have followed and supported the story closely, but I hope you understand where I'm coming from on this. I hope to one day be able to come back to this story and finish it proper…But now is not the time for such things.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for reading up to this point.

Until next time, FlygonNick out.