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Crazy Packers Fan December 29th, 2007 2:21 AM

Welcome back innuendo... I don't remember if you've been here since I started posting here...

May 15th... that sounds like a good birthday for Sabrina... it just so happens to be the first day I ever watched InuYasha, my favorite anime ever.

sabrina_diamond December 29th, 2007 2:51 AM

YAY!!! Sabrina fanclub! She's the reason why I have my internet name the way it is~ ^_^ I just love her pokemon and I think she's like the coolest gymleader. I just wish that they would show her again...! :D Psychic powers are awesome XD

Also, I just love the way they portrayed Sabrina in ETOP manga~! I think I like the manga version of her more for oblivous reasons. She's a lot nicer and kinder in the manga. Plus, we get to see her defeat a giant Haunter using her powers~! I did feel sad after reading the hospital scene though

Psychic*Absol December 29th, 2007 10:28 AM

With that one date, you can try to build up a working time line. No more guessing, eh? ^.~

Yay, another fan! (And even a female!) Well, I think we all wish she would come back...maybe, maybe, there's still the chance for some specials...*sighs*
ETOP stands for Electric Tale of Pikachu, right? I have the comic, too...although I'm indifferent about 'their' Sabrina. Sure, she's cute (very cute...and sexy.) and nicer than the other versions, but she's lacking something that I can't put into words. Maybe it's the last scene with her crying and throwing herself against Brock that mentally scared me. XD

sabrina_diamond December 29th, 2007 4:12 PM

yay :D I was just thinking, I haven't seen chapter 4 of The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga for a looong time (cause the manga's so rare T.T). Can you scan chapter 4 for me? pretty please? ^^

I was just thinking this but how long do you think Sabrina's parents were dolls? We all know that Sabrina was a child when her parents tried to interfere, but fash forwards many years she's a teenager and her parents are dolls... :P So I guess a really looong time. What do you guys think?

Oh, and if only they incorporated the gym's teleporting tiles from the game into the Sabrina episode. That would have been funny to see Ash and gang teleporting to the wrong rooms each time! :D

Psychic*Absol December 30th, 2007 11:00 AM

Hehe, I already have it scanned. 0=) You're not the only one who asked. But I only give it out via e-mail. Don't want to get into trouble by posting full scans...

First, I think it was only her mother who was turned into a doll. :P Second...well, how old would you think was Sabrina when she started to use her powers? 4, 5, maybe. And when Ash saved her...around 17-19. So her mother was a doll for 12-15 years.... ...15 years?!? O,O

Well, there were some teleporting pads. Remember the "grand prize room" Team Rocket used? I don't think these things would have fit into the temple-like gym. It's good the way it is. ^^

sabrina_diamond December 30th, 2007 3:55 PM

12-15 years is a LOOONG time to be turned into a doll, poor Sabrina's mum... XD
Must be pretty boring life for her... Plus, I think Sabrina's dad ran away (or jogged) from the gym because he saw Sabrina do that...

Yeah, I vaguely remember seeing the tile-teleporting in the Sabrina episode, and I do think that the temple-gym looks really cool, not to mention mysterious. :3
It suits the atmosphere of the gym.

I wonder where Sabrina's gym-trainers from the anime come from? From around Celadon?

Crazy Packers Fan December 30th, 2007 11:13 PM

The anime never actually says when Sabrina turned her mother into a doll; it could have been the day before Ash & company came to her gym. I don't think she was a doll for very long... I think that Sabrina's doll slowly took over Sabrina's personality until she eventually began to turn others into dolls.

Psychic*Absol December 31st, 2007 12:13 PM

I don't think the trainers are from Celadon...most of them will be from Saffron. Either that or from around the world. The best psychics, all training there, I mean... ^^

You're right, CPF, nobody said that her mother was turned into a doll when Sabrouan found out about her powers, but her father said that Sabrina "drived away her parents" (or something like that XD). Her father ran (or jogged XD) away, that's one thing we know for sure. Her mother...? Well, we can suppose that if she wasn't with her husband at that time, she must already have been a doll. Maybe she was at first with her husband and later returned to try to get Sabrina back and was turned into a doll then, but you're right, we won't know for sure...

BTW, this is a bit weird to ask, but I wrote my first English Sabrina short story today. Anyone who wants to read it? ^^ Beware, the grammar is very bad and I fear that I have to rate it 13+ or even 15+, because of mentioned death and other...creepy things.

Crazy Packers Fan December 31st, 2007 9:18 PM

Of course I want to read it... oh, and have a happy new year!

innuendo January 1st, 2008 8:15 AM

Me too :) Happy new year 2008

sabrina_diamond January 3rd, 2008 6:48 PM

Whee! I'm back, okay, what did I miss?? XD
I've just been rewatching the 2nd Sabrina episode and let me tell you.
The voice actor's voice is so cool! It sent shivers up my spine.
"You'll all turn into dolls." XD
Who does Sabrina's voice in the 1st and 2nd episode?

Psychic*Absol January 4th, 2008 11:58 AM

Happy new year, everyone! ( I KNOW I am late, no need to remind me XD). Sorry for being away for some time, real life kept my busy.
I don't think you missed anything, sabrina_diamond. XD And about voice actors...which language? In English, it's Liza Ortiz, in German, it's Anke Korte, I knew the name of the French and Japanese ones, but I forgot them...^^;;;; (BTW, did you get my email?)
And no, I didn't forget about my short story, just hadn't got the time to edit it a bit (stupid typos...). It still doesn't sound good, somehow. XD

Alakazam17 January 7th, 2008 11:57 AM

Yes, Happy New Year's, Sabrina Fans! I will post more after I have some time, but until then Say a Narra! (mispelled on purpose for those newcomers, XD)

*teleports back to Saffron City*

Psychic*Absol January 12th, 2008 12:10 PM

...I know that I've been yet again away for some time, but please forgive me, as real life kicked in really hard...(one of my kitties died ;-;). So, I won't be posting much for the next days, again.
But I won't leave without giving you something so talk about (aka new topic). Do you think that Sabrina could kill? (Back in her 'crazy' days and now)
PS: ...new topic has to do with my depressed mood and my short story, which still isn't edited due to me being stressed. >>

Alakazam17 January 12th, 2008 2:18 PM

I am sorry to hear about your cat, Psychic*Absol. Hope you are doing all right.

As for the topic, I think that Sabrina could kill, but she'd need a very nice reason(ie someone sneaking in on her taking a shower).

Crazy Packers Fan January 13th, 2008 1:58 AM

Sorry about your cat, P*A... as for Sabrina, while of course she could kill, I don't think she would... if someone bothered her that much, she'd probably just turn them into a doll and "play" with them. Of course what happens to the person while they're a doll... well, she's not liable for any injuries.

Psychic*Absol January 16th, 2008 11:18 AM

*lights go on* *mysterious vioce* Yes people, I came back from the dead...
People: Only because CPF updated!
*trips* ...>> Okay, you're right.
But, hey, two (good) chapters in a row! Are you a writing machine or something, CPF? XD
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All that mattered to them was their feelings for each other.
Awwww....^.^
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Of course, not all psychics felt this way.
XD Of course, Liza again...she's quite a brat...but, uh, what happened to her brother? You've been shafting him into the background!
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“What are you two doing in here anyway?” Liza yelled.

“Nothing, honestly,” Will responded. “Just a little bit of kissing.”

Yeah, right...*snicker* And I'm Tarzan...*shakes head and grins* This really made me smile. Smile and rolling with laughter...poor Liza. There are things she's too young to understand. XD
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Sabrina and Will looked at each other for a moment.

“Who’s that?” Sabrina asked.

Another rofl-moment. XD Love does not only make blind, it makes stupid, too! XD
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“Um, where’s Liza?” she asked Will.

“Uh, well, she said she was going to-” Will answered, before freezing.

*bangs head against wall* Took them long enough! XD
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The two kissed, before Will teleported home.
Aw...I hoped Will would be staying overnight. ^.~

Alakazam17 January 16th, 2008 6:08 PM

P*A! You're back!

I tried talking to you a few times on MSN, but it didn't work. >_>

Crazy Packers Fan January 17th, 2008 6:41 AM

Now, now, P*A, let's not jump to any conclusions about what was going on there... but I guess I had not only a writing revival, but I felt like making some of the characters goofier than normal. It won't be able to stay that way... there's still Giovanni and Sasuke... er, I mean, Janine...

Psychic*Absol January 17th, 2008 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Alakazam17 (Post 3254386)
P*A! You're back!

I tried talking to you a few times on MSN, but it didn't work. >_>

>> My fault, the fault of my MSN or the fault of yours? XD

Well, CPF, I'm not jumping to conclusions, I'm just being a *slightly* perverted teenager who's soon going to be 18. XD I'm not even as bad as some other kids my age, just to remind you...*glares at class mates >>*

Maybe Janine has an unknown brother named Sasuke, who's living in another world. XD Then you could use Naruto himself as another goofy character....(I wouldn't like that, cross-overs are too weird for my senses. )

Crazy Packers Fan January 17th, 2008 1:08 PM

I'm about to post another chapter, the longest one in ages, perhaps the longest of the story so far. Hooray for having no more school and no job! And I wouldn't be posting here if it didn't feature Sabrina.

As for Tate, he just doesn't figure into my plans. I think of him as much less mature than Liza, and thus this is turning out to be the only case of a fanfic that features Liza much more than Tate. Besides, he's probably safer back in Mossdeep City.

I didn't realize that Janine's character was turning out to be exactly like Sasuke (i.e., an angry ninja with no purpose in life but revenge), but I guess that's how it is. I don't want to say any more about her, though, or else I may give something away.

Psychic*Absol January 18th, 2008 12:16 PM

*stares at new chapter* Another chapter?! We may have a problem, one of the members truly turned into a writing machine. XD
(No school I understand. [I'll be out of school this year too, hooray! ^^] but since when is no job good?!?)

Hm, on the one hand, I like to see the twins together, one the other, it's probably better not to showcase them together so much because one might think that it's "the twins" and not "Liza and Tate"...but I want to see him again. ;-; Poor boy, absent from all the action. XD

*wishes now she would know more about Naruto to decipher Janine's character* XD
And now, for the new chapter...

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Will tried to make sense of what Sabrina had said. As usual, he was unable to do so.

XD Will, the clueless. These scenes are always the best.
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before finding Officer Jenny standing outside the door of a certain prison cell.

“Welcome, Sabrina,” Jenny said. “We’ve been expecting you.”

*glares at Jenny* I'm starting to hate her...
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Sabrina looked enraged as she walked inside, seeing Liza sitting in a corner, unable to move due to psychic barriers. Giovanni sat in a comfortable chair, with several television screens in front of him, showing Johto destruction.
I would be enraged too...wait, screw that, I AM enraged. >> *glares at Gio*
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“For the last time,” Sabrina replied. “I’m ready to kill you!”

“Oh, no you aren’t, you weakling,” Giovanni answered. “I can read your thoughts… oh, you tremble at the very thought of killing someone. Yes, you could never do it, you coward. But I certainly could!”
Short question...did my last topic inspire you to write this? ^^
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“I have become almost as powerful as you, as in the past, you’d be able to break that girl free this instant. I chose not to kill her when she teleported right into my trap, because I knew she’d be great bait for you.
I hate Giovanni. I really, really hate him. >> First, he was just annoying, but now he's getting more powerful. >> I don't like this. I don't like this at all! *glares still at Gio, trying to paralyze him with her glare*
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Giovanni began to laugh madly, before seeing a new foe.

“Your barrier weakened,” Will said, appearing before Giovanni, and using his psychic powers to help Sabrina get out of MechaMew2’s mental grip.
O,O Is it just me or did Will just save the day? Hurray for the clueless psychic! XD
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“Well, it doesn’t surprise me that Sabrina’s recruited a couple of helpers,” Giovanni commented, a bit angry.
*cough fiancé cough* XD BTW, is there anyone besides her parents and Liza who knows about that?

Crazy Packers Fan January 18th, 2008 12:43 PM

I guess your last topic just sort of fit right in with what I was writing, and I thought it was a great line for Giovanni. More and more I think that Giovanni's right... Sabrina isn't cruel enough to kill anyone, but the question is will that be good or bad later on?

Sabrina's parents may have told some others about their engagement, but it hasn't been made widely known. The other main characters probably don't even care; they've got their own problems to deal with.

Alakazam17 January 18th, 2008 12:58 PM

Well, just tried talking to you on MSN yet again. And it failed yet again. I am confused, XD.

Psychic*Absol January 19th, 2008 11:30 AM

Normally I would say that it's quite a good ting that Sabrina can't kill (Zammy will now know why XD), but Giovanni is someone that can't be stopped by being just put into jail, so...either she learns a way to strip him of his powers or he'll have to be killed. Or there's a third way you think of. XD

Hm, I was thinking abut the public, you know, the media, the press...they're always curious about VIPs, which Sabrina and Will are. >>

Well, Zammy, now it worked, didn't it? XD

*too tired to read new chapter...will review as soon as she wakes up again..zzZzzzZz...*

Alakazam17 January 19th, 2008 11:41 AM

maybe convert him to a life of good? :P

Alakazam17 January 20th, 2008 7:36 AM

XD I know your birthday is tomorrow, but why not celebrate a day early? ^^

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d92/MetaZam/PABDay.jpg

I also posted that in the celebrations section, by the way. :P

Psychic*Absol January 20th, 2008 10:32 AM

Giovanni and a life of good? Keep dreaming boy, keep dreaming. >>

And...YOU ALREADY MADE A THREAD, YOU IMBECILE!! ARGH! XD *runs around in circles*

sabrina_diamond January 20th, 2008 7:32 PM

Hello again !! :D Happy birthday Psychic Absol
*gets you lots of Sabrina plushies* Meep, I'm just wondering whethere there's a list of internet Pokemon fanfics involving Sabrina as a main character. If so I would be the happiest fan in the whole dimension :D

Psychic*Absol January 21st, 2008 11:16 AM

Nice to see you again, sabrina_diamond! ^^ And thanks for the birthday wishes! *grabs plushies* ^_____^
*cough* Did someone say the word fanfic list? XD Call me, the expert! XD (Self-declared expert, but I doubt someone will contradict me)

Alakazam17 January 21st, 2008 12:41 PM

I declare you an expert as well, P*A. As I said, it is impossible to find a Sabrina fic that you have not read. =P

Crazy Packers Fan January 21st, 2008 9:14 PM

A belated happy birthday to you, P*A... it's been rather lousy for me lately, for reasons related to my user name and American football. It's too bad I've never seen a Sabrina plushie... I'm an anime plushie collector, and I'm always on the lookout for rare plushies, but unfortunately Pokemon trainers haven't been made into plushies (that I know of).

Psychic*Absol January 22nd, 2008 12:01 PM

Well, Zammy, it is possible...write a new one. ^.~
Thanks for the birthday wishes, CPF. ^^ There's not a Sabrina plushie yet, but a trading figure...*wishes she could have it ;-;*
And now, as this is my 1000th post and yesterday was my birthday...I have a gift for you. ^^
But be prepared...this thing is *kind of* mature. Like I said, death mentioned, other dark things, my interpretation of Sabrina is not the nicest one, no, not at all. And I won't mind if you think of me as a freak afterwards...

Warning again: KIND OF MATURE....XD
One-Shot
“Discovering Madness”

I was standing in front of the mirror. One hand against my abdomen, the other holding up the knife.
“I promise that I won’t let this happen to you too…”
I could still remember the day as if it had been yesterday.

~*~

It was a bright and sunny day. It was such a beautiful day that one might think things like death and grief don’t exist, but that is a foolish thought. Of course they exist. Even on that nice day, people were dying; I should know. Slow, painful deaths. Deaths you wouldn’t even want to happen to your deepest enemies. And on the other hand, deaths that are faster than bullets could hit you…

I was playing outside. My parents shoved me outside, saying that the sun was good for me and that I should spend more time with my friends. I knew they were joking. The times when I was inside were seldom. Then. I loved to run to the parks, playing with the other kids in the playgrounds. There were many of them in Saffron and all of them were different. Back then, I had already tested them all. The whole city was my playground, it didn’t matter where I was headed, there were always some children to play with.

I didn’t consider them to be my friends. They were, but I didn’t say that out loud. I didn’t think of them as friends. The word didn’t have any meaning for me. There were so many of them, I could hardly regard them all as my friends. But did it matter? No. Not then.

I can still remember the ones that were with me on that dreadful day. Still see their faces, their gestures, their smiles. David, intelligent, and proud of his “physician parents”. He almost bit his tongue saying that out loud, but he did it as often as possible, showing his pride. Robin, the shy boy with the short, spiky hair. He was growing up handsome, being the focus of many love-struck girls one day, but then, he was just another twerp.
And Amber, the only other girl this day, weird as ever. Not the evil kind of mad I turned into, but the crazy, funny and unbelievable kind of weird. You could forgive her for being like this then, but I wonder how she’s living today. I wouldn’t be surprised if she is in some kind of madhouse.

We were alone at first. Jumping around like kids do, doing things our parents would surely forbid us to because they’re too dangerous, but we were alone. My parents trusted me and allowed me to go on my own adventures. Then.

It happened suddenly, when we were in the sandpit. We hadn’t seen him coming. He was just there. Suddenly. David opened his eyes and gulped, Robin hid behind the three of us and Amber just stared at him. This boy… He wasn’t much older than we were. I knew that for a fact. But he looked so much older. He was at least five inches bigger than David, and he already was a goliath. His blond hair was pressed onto his head, big, blue eyes, cold as ice, shining dangerously. He was chubby, but there was no doubt in me that some part of this chubbiness was to be blamed on his muscles. They were no real bodybuilder muscles, just the muscles a five year old could have, but he had them everywhere.

Maybe he was the offspring of one of the fighting dojo members. I never got to know his name. Would be ironic if he was.

“You there!” “Us?” Amber asked. This was her kind of weirdness, no doubt we were meant by that, there were no other children. But she still asked. “Yes! You! Go away!” “Why?” Surprising that by now, her head hadn’t been ripped off her shoulders. I could only smile. She was brave, but it was quite possible that she wasn’t even aware of that. “Because this…” He pointed downwards. “My playground!” “I don’t see a sign lying around here that says: ‘Belongs to big meanie!’” Maybe Amber isn’t even alive anymore. Would anyone be surprised? “You!!!” H was getting angry, if he hadn’t already been angry before. I gulped. I didn’t want to risk a fight, but what else…? “You’ll get in trouble! Serious trouble!” “Oh, really?” By now, I just knew that he was right. He was snorting with rage, holding up his fist. And then, he charged.

We were inferior to him. There were four of us, but he was stronger and ready to risk a few injuries if he just got a hold of us. And our parents were too far away.

I was shuddering. I wasn’t caring what the others did. I can’t even remember if they flew or not. I just remember his eyes, staring at me, piercing its way into my mind and the fear…

Something snapped inside of me. I suddenly stopped shuddering, I stopped breathing, I stopped thinking.

And he stopped running.

There was…something, some light, holding him up, stopping his movements. He looked surprised, but I didn’t care about him. I couldn’t care about him. The second I realized that something had happened, he was already sent backwards, into a tree and hitting it. Hard. Very hard. We could hear the crash, something cracking and then…nothing.

I fainted.



“Sabrina!” I frowned. Someone was calling me. That voice was familiar. “Sabrina! Wake up!” I opened my eyes. The light was blinding me. It felt warm on my skin. A man had been calling me. My father.
“Sabrina, thank god you’re awake!” I blinked, standing up and looking around. David, Robin and Amber were still there, standing next to their parents a small distance away, whispering and looking at us from out of the corners of their eyes. And there were cars. Police cars. I knew now for certain that something bad had happened.

One of the police officers walked up to my father. “Okay, I think we’ve finished dealing with the witnesses. It’s obvious your daughter had no control over what she did.” I blinked. What I did? What had I done? I looked behind my dad. There were paramedics, kneeling next to a body, but it didn’t seem like there was much to do anymore. The body…the boy…the boy! I paled. Had I…? “You should do something about that. We don’t want her to go on a rampage, killing more innocent children.” “Yes, sir.”

“Sabrina.” “Yes, daddy?” I tried to swallow, but I couldn’t. “We should start your training. Immediately.” “Yes, daddy.” And for the next years, there was no playing. There was only training. But the two things soon merged…

~*~

I was still standing in front of the mirror, on hand on my abdomen, feeling her movements, feeling her life... In the other hand, a knife, ready to kill, ready to preserve her from the same fate.

“I promise you, my daughter…this will never happen to you.”

Crazy Packers Fan January 22nd, 2008 9:23 PM

Wow... that's really dark. It's certainly far from the Sabrina I've imagined. I would never be able to sympathize with a character who killed her own child... I don't know if it was your intent, but I think this story makes me want to hate Sabrina! You sure you're a Sabrina fan, P*A? Only joking...

Seriously, though, you can write in a much more descriptive style than I ever could... all my stories depend heavily on dialogue. Supposedly that's a bad thing. Oh well...

Psychic*Absol January 23rd, 2008 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3272062)
Wow... that's really dark.

It's supposed to be. My writing style heavily depends on my mood. Let's guess what kind of mood I was in when I wrote this...
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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3272062)
It's certainly far from the Sabrina I've imagined. I would never be able to sympathize with a character who killed her own child...

See the psychological aspect behinds. She only wants to kill her child because she doesn't want it to go through the same thing she did...she doesn't want to be responsible for creating another 'monster'. Is this Sabrina mad? To some extent, yes. But she also thinks quite logically... and second...who says she really killed the baby? 0=) I left that open, you know...
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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3272062)
I don't know if it was your intent, but I think this story makes me want to hate Sabrina!

XD Not my intent, but 'funny' anyway.
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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3272062)
You sure you're a Sabrina fan, P*A? Only joking...

*cough* I AM a fan...with a mood problem. XD
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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3272062)
Seriously, though, you can write in a much more descriptive style than I ever could... all my stories depend heavily on dialogue. Supposedly that's a bad thing. Oh well...

I don't think that's a bad thing. ^^ I had quite a hard time writing that in English...I couldn't find all the words, so I myself thought the description was pretty lame...

Crazy Packers Fan January 24th, 2008 12:08 AM

I'm glad you do leave it open... after all, there's always a chance for redemption.

You have a big story featuring Sabrina, and I'm wondering... does the Sabrina in that story resemble the one in this story, a dark character? Does she resemble the one in my story, a more compassionate and teasing one, more of a light character? Or is she somewhere in between? (Of course the answer has to be somewhere in between, but how "dark" or "light" of a character is she?)

Psychic*Absol January 24th, 2008 11:56 AM

I'm already thinking of a sequel, so yes, there's a (big) chance for redemption.

The Sabrina in the short story resembles the Sabrina in my big story only partly. There are things they have in common (the way they discovered their powers), but the Sabrina in my big story is not so mad. Basically, the one in the short story is just how Sabrina in the big story could have turned out if some things went wrong. 0=)
You're right, she isn't completely "light" or "dark" in the big story either...let's say she is almost completely light on the outside, but inside, she has some very dark thoughts and secrets. She could kill without a second thought, and everyone would be freaked out about it, but later, she would regret it too.


BTW, you know that your new chapter almost killed me, besides the fact that I know want to kill Gio in the must cruel way possible. >>

sabrina_diamond January 24th, 2008 3:44 PM

Not to go-off topic, but what was your first collective reaction when you saw the first Sabrina episode for the first time?

I was like 'oh cool, this gymleader seems really different from the rest, she's creepy but she's awesome~ Those powers rock!' XD

Crazy Packers Fan January 24th, 2008 4:21 PM

The funny thing was, for years, I wasn't even allowed to watch the Sabrina episodes. That was at the time when everyone at my school (of which my mom was a teacher) thought that Pokemon was evil, especially the psychics in Pokemon. So those episodes were banned from my house. I did get to see a little bit of the second episode, the very end of it. But all my knowledge of what occurred for years relied on reading on the Internet, until I got the DVDs early 2007. In spite of that, Sabrina was always my favorite character, mainly because of her appearance in Pokemon Puzzle League.

Yeah, that wasn't the most uplifting chapter, I'll say that much... at least not the first part of it. Don't worry, I'll try to update soon...

Psychic*Absol January 25th, 2008 11:50 AM

My firstt memory of the Saffron episodes is pretty clouded. I was younger then, around nine, and certainly not a fan of her. I think my first impression was something along "What a freaky doll" and "How will Ash manage to get that badge?" Yeah, don't remember much more...

>> Not an uplifting chapter is an understatement! You've found one of 101 ways to kill P*A...make Sabrina fight a character who's 'stronger' than her and implying *again* that she might die...argh! I can't review the whole battle, there are too many comments I could make. (For example, the title of the chapter made me hope that a certain psychic would save the day again ;-) )
And yay for Sabrina winning. I was certainly afraid that she would be hurt (if you killed her, you should be the one who's afraid XD), but the scenes after the battle were so cute! ^.^
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“Sabrina,” Will replied, kissing her. “You don’t know how worried Liza and I were about you.”

Sabrina looked over at the smiling Liza. “It’s good to see you too,” she told Liza.

“Will’s a bad boy,” Liza laughed. “He was in your room while you were sleeping.”

Awww...he also did that in some previous chapters, I remember.
And...*folds hands* RIP, Mewtwo. Another kitty died. ;-;

Crazy Packers Fan January 25th, 2008 1:00 PM

The funny thing about the title of the chapter is that I thought of it before realizing that it implied Will would be the hero... I meant it to be about Sabrina's will, not Sabrina's Will!

And I was going to only include the battle part in the chapter, leaving it as a cliffhanger, before realizing that it was too depressing for even me, so I had to add in the rest of it. Besides, I realized that if I didn't update for a few days, that would leave you hanging for way too long...

But in the end, Sabrina was stronger than Giovanni, even at the peak of his power.

Psychic*Absol January 26th, 2008 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3277944)
The funny thing about the title of the chapter is that I thought of it before realizing that it implied Will would be the hero... I meant it to be about Sabrina's will, not Sabrina's Will!

XD Well, Will wasn't the hero of the day, but I don't think Sabrina would have beaten Giovanni if her cute fiancé hadn't been there. ^.~

*sighs a bit* I love to write cliffhangers (and torture my readers with them XD), but I myself hate them. Really. Especially if they imply mortal danger to any of my favourite characters. Which probabyl would have been the case. So yes, you kinda safed your life by not writing a cliffhanger. (Anybody notice that I tend to threaten other authors quite often? XD)

Hm...I had the feeling that Gio could have beat her or that they were at least equal...but I hope that Gio won't find a way to get his powers back. Judging by the numbers of chapters that are still to come (16 or something along...), there are going to be more battles...

Crazy Packers Fan January 26th, 2008 10:53 PM

There will be more battles, but Sabrina has promised Will never to fight Giovanni again. Of course there are others that hate Giovanni, so I'm sure he'll have no trouble picking another fight.

One of the troubles with writing a Bleach-style fanfic (in other words, one featuring many characters) is that I lose track of all of them. I was about to put that the prison collapse allowed Blaine to escape from jail, before realizing that he had already escaped some 30 chapters ago or so. Hopefully by the time I reach the end, I'll make sure to know where exactly every character is. And of course we know something with Sabrina and Will has to happen sometime in the near future...

Tater Tot January 27th, 2008 10:03 AM

I've never joined this club before, I enjoy watching the battles with Sabrina alot, she is my favorite Gym Leader.

Alakazam17 January 27th, 2008 10:43 AM

Welcome, Tater Tot. Nice name. :P

Psychic*Absol January 27th, 2008 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3283664)
There will be more battles, but Sabrina has promised Will never to fight Giovanni again. Of course there are others that hate Giovanni, so I'm sure he'll have no trouble picking another fight.

Hm, I know that she has promised him not to, but I think when Giovanni attacks them again (and he might do that), she has no other choice but to fight again.

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3283664)
One of the troubles with writing a Bleach-style fanfic (in other words, one featuring many characters) is that I lose track of all of them. I was about to put that the prison collapse allowed Blaine to escape from jail, before realizing that he had already escaped some 30 chapters ago or so. Hopefully by the time I reach the end, I'll make sure to know where exactly every character is. And of course we know something with Sabrina and Will has to happen sometime in the near future...

I've never written such a fanfic. My fanfics feature many characters, too, but I never had more then two main characters and seven supporting characters (which is also quite a lot). I can only adivse you to do one thing I do while writing: make notes about every character. When I write, I have two documents open: The fanfic and the so called "comments", where I write down the ages, characteristics, places and so on...so I won't forget them and can always look them up. ^^
*smile* Yes, we know one thing: their marriage. ^____^
BTW, welcome, Tater Tot! Have fun here and post..d'oh...XD

Crazy Packers Fan January 29th, 2008 1:26 AM

That's a good idea... I thought of doing something like that, but I might be too lazy to do so.

Sorry, no Sabrina this chapter... I had neglected some of the other characters a little lately... she'll be back soon though.

Psychic*Absol January 29th, 2008 10:07 AM

^^ No problem. I wish I could understand Janine better...on the one hand, I like her as a character and I love the shipping between her and Falkner (in my opinion, the manga even hints it), but on the other, I just can't understand sometimes why she does things...like in today's chapter, with getting Falkner out of the hospital...
*sighs relieved* With that math test out of the way, I might be able to post my new one shot *cough chapter cough* soon...

Crazy Packers Fan January 30th, 2008 8:57 PM

Hopefully I've been able to make Janine a sympathetic character, which is my goal... she may be hard to understand, but given what she's been through, she's one you can feel for. I recently saw scans of the manga (in Japanese) where she and Falkner battled... I have no idea what they said to each other, but it did look cute.

So is it a one-shot, or a second chapter to what you wrote earlier (or neither)? Whatever it is, I'll be curious to see it.

Psychic*Absol January 31st, 2008 11:40 AM

She is, or rather, has turned into a sympathetic character, but still, some of her actions are unclear to me..well, I'll wait for later chapters. ^^

I have the manga, so I could write down what they're saying. Something about her father leaving her, I remember... and it is indeed very cute and my inspiration for that shipping. ^^ ...I should stop getting ideas for one-shots...

Technically, it's the second chapter of a one-shot...>>;;; And knowing me (and knowing the cliffhanger I left there), there will be a third and possible fourth chapter. Have to see what happens in the third chapter and then we'll see if I can write a fourth one...
Ahem! *coughs* Warning: A bit mature XD Only a bit

Sequel to “Discovering Madness”: “Discovering Life” (title may change later)

The woman was still staring at her reflection in the mirror, sill staring at the same eyes, the same face, the same body. She was ready to kill. Again. It wasn’t the first time that she had taken life, not the first time that she had taken innocent life, but this time, she wasn’t mad anymore. Or maybe she was. There was no true definition of madness that would fit her. No definition really applied to her. That was a part of her life.
Maybe she would turn mad again if she killed…maybe it would bring back the ‘dark times’, as everyone, including herself, called them. But did it matter anymore? Did it matter who was turning into the monster? Her, or the baby?
And why couldn’t she just do it, end it all and stop asking these damn questions?
Just as the door was opened, she sighed. She should have known…

“Sabrina!” “Artur, just what are you doing in my room?” He folded his arms and leaned against the door frame. “You know perfectly well why I am here! Saving you… again. And you? Playing the depressed, forced mother-to-be again?” She growled at him. “Playing? Artur, I am anything but playing! You know that…” “That the child was a pure accident, you noticed too late and now you’re afraid the anti-Christ is growing inside you…yadda, yadda, yadda...” She growled again. They had already been through this conversation quite a few times. Not only with him, the gym’s manager and her personal ‘mentor’, but also with her parents and the people one could call her ‘friends’. Of course, real friends would at least try to accept her opinion…

“Artur, now you’re exaggerating! I didn’t say anything religious, just the pure facts. The child is too strong to live…no psychic should ever be allowed to become stronger than me.” He mumbled something like ‘big ego’, but Sabrina ignored him. “Don’t you feel her power too? My powers are already becoming weaker, just because of her!” “Him, Sabrina.” She rolled her eyes. “Oh, please, stop that…you’re just assuming it’s a boy because you’ve been betting half your wage on it. Isn’t that a bit childish?” He smirked, shifting from his position. “You’re calling me childish when you’re the one who’s suicidal, just because of an unwanted pregnancy? You’re afraid you might lose your job, aren’t you? Lance doesn’t know anything about it yet, and you’re going to show soon…” She turned away, angry enough to throw the knife at him. Of course, he would just dodge it, or even worse, teleport away just to tease her. It wouldn’t do her anything good. It was no use quarrelling with him, too. He didn’t listen to her arguments, and she had to admit that she didn’t listen to him either. The same conversation had been repeated too many times, too many times for her to perceive it anymore. “Leave me alone, Artur. Just leave me alone.” With a last ‘Must be the hormones’, he teleported away, while the woman almost broke down crying.
She had failed again.

~*~
“So, Sabrina, what card is it?” The girl concentrated, trying to ignore the fact that the sun was shining outside, that other kids were playing right now, that her father and her had already been training since morning, that she hadn’t slept well the night before, and the night before, and the night before.
Her father wouldn’t give in anyway.
“The star.” “Right.” He smiled, it was a proud smile. His little girl was getting better and better. Soon, he would introduce her to the principals of the psychic school here in Saffron, he had no doubt they would accept her. Five years, and already so talented…
Sabrina sighed, closing her eyes, having a hard time not falling asleep. Her mind was tired after all these training lessons, but there was no hope it would end soon. Maybe she could get a break over dinner.

“Ah, here you two are!” “Mommy!” Sabrina jumped from her chair, running towards her mother. The older woman looked towards her father with a stern expression. “Again training? Isn’t that a bit too much for her?” Jonathan, Sabrina’s father, stood up as well and shook his head. “No, no! Don’t you see how strong she is?” He gestured towards the cards on the table. “She got 50 out of 56!” That’s amazing after only four weeks of training!” “Yeah, sure it is…” She wasn’t convinced, but her husband was the psychic and he would probably be right. “Heh, what about some ice cream!” “Yay!” The little girl’s eyes were shining when her mother pulled out the sticks behind her back. It wasn’t as good as playing outside, but at least something.

She tried to grab one ice stick, but her father took it away from her. “Only if you try to levitate it!” She blinked and sighed, concentrating again. A blue haze surrounded the ice and it floated over to her, wobbling a bit, but at least not falling down. Her father nodded. “Not bad, not bad. But you still have to try to keep a steady path.” Sabrina tried to register all of that, but her mind was so tired…she wanted to sleep…

~*~
And sleeping she did. She didn’t know for how long she slept, but the whole afternoon had already passed by when she awoke. Still in her room, still with child.

She sighed. ‘Oh, well, might as well go down and get something to eat. Won’t have the strength to go through it today anyway.’ Hopefully, Artur wouldn’t be downstairs anymore. He liked to visit her family and until four weeks ago, she didn’t mind. But unfortunately, he had been the first the discover her little ‘secret’. Of course, that had been partly her fault. She shouldn’t have left the door open, but she had been too anxious to think about little details like that. She never wanted this to happen to her, she had never wanted to have a child, or worse, children. She just wasn’t the motherly type of woman. No, not at all. She was, literally, in her business and even if the little dilemma of ‘too much psychic power’ hadn’t occurred, the news of being pregnant would not make her dance for joy. There were just too many other, more ‘earthly’ difficulties. Like the father pretty much ditching her shortly before, Lance being the typical you-know-what that couldn’t comprehend the physical conditions of pregnant women- of course, he was a man and not even a father yet, and thus, didn’t see the need for maternity leaves and benefits for gym leaders. He just assumed they were rich and strong enough to plainly survive these months on their own. Indeed, this did apply to many of them, but not for the kind of gym leaders who had a freaking school to support!!!

She growled to herself while walking down the stairs and wished that Clair, Lance’s current girlfriend, would just forget protection for one day, just one day…then he could see the joys of fatherhood. Oh, yes, revenge’s sweet.

“Oh, Sabrina dear, you’re downstairs?” Her mother peered out of the kitchen, smiling at her. “You’re feeling well? You look pale…” She asked, truly concerned. At least one woman in this house who was happy to have a child… “Yeah…I’ll be okay…” ‘If I manage to keep dinner inside…’ She added silently. “Your father won’t be eating with us today. He’s still at work.” ‘I would be too if I wasn’t feeling so sick…’ She looked away, trying not to cross eyes with her mother. She might not be psychic, but it was way too easy for Melissa Bennett to read her daughter’s thoughts. And Sabrina didn’t want to have them in public.

“Dearie, don’t be so depressed. I know you’re going to like having a son.” Failure again. Her mother didn’t even have to see her eyes to know it. “It came to me as a surprise too when I found out I was pregnant with you. But I enjoyed it.” “Easy for someone who’s married, no psychic and can depend on the husband’s income. And it’s a girl, not a boy!” Silence. Sabrina knew she had hurt her mother deeper than she had wanted to, but spoken words couldn’t be returned anymore. And they were the truth. Her parents had already been married for a few years before she was born. And now in contrast to that, she was pretty much on her own.

“I don’t think I’m hungry anymore…” She stood up, carrying her plate to the kitchen sink when the door bell rang. “I’ll get it.” Sabrina watched her mother leaving. It was just an excuse to get away from the tensing atmosphere here. She shook her head again, trying to think about…something else, when her mother returned, stepping aside to let a tall figure in. Before the figure could even say ‘hello’, Sabrina froze and let the plate shatter on the kitchen floor.
“YOU!?” The young man smiled. “Yes, it’s me, Robin Taylor…nice to see you again, my beloved.”
.
.
. Cookies to anyone who knows who Artur is. XD

Crazy Packers Fan January 31st, 2008 8:47 PM

Isn't a one-shot a one-chapter story? Oh, never mind that...

Very nice chapter... mixing the past with the present. So your Sabrina isn't super-rich like mine... I can understand why she's so upset about the situation. Of course, I have to put the blame on her... after all, she had to have seen it coming! (Unless she's not as strong as a psychic...)

Anyway, I would guess that the character you speak of is Will, but that's only a guess. I thought Lance and Clair were cousins... I know that hasn't stopped people from shipping them together, but that's my observation.

Psychic*Absol February 1st, 2008 9:49 AM

I always thought one-shots were short stories with no sequel, so a second chapter of a one-shot is something contradicting itself, but even in school, we never defined one-shot. XD

My Sabrina isn't rich, but she isn't poor either. She supports the psychic school with everything that she has, so most of her money gets there. ^^
And why she didn't foresee it...well, my Sabrina doesn't use her precognition powers. It's some kind of philosophy I use in most of my stories. Knowing the future won't change it, so it's useless to know it. But you're partly right, she's to blame for choosing that guy...>>

Hm, not right. ^.~ But I'll give you a hint. http://http://www.behindthename.com/name/artur The name's, among other things, the Russian version of Arthur. The Russian. ^.~
(Clair and Lance are cousins in my fanfics too...cousins can marry, you know...)

Olz. February 1st, 2008 10:02 AM

I've been reading this thread for a while now.. So i'll guess i'll join! Sabrina FTW! :D

Crazy Packers Fan February 1st, 2008 10:27 PM

Welcome to the club... we're always open to new members.

So color me clueless... I don't have any idea who that is. I guess I'm not exactly the best at figuring out things like this. (Of course, I'm not good with naming- you can look at my fanfic to see that despite the large number of characters, I did not name even one of them- all had names from either the games, anime or manga.)

Psychic*Absol February 2nd, 2008 10:02 AM

^^ Welcome, Mismaguis! Like always, have fun here and post! XD

^^;;; I have to admit, I didn't give any hints about who he is in the story, but I thought maybe one would guess right by accident... he's the guy from the first Saffron episode, with the spoon and the long, brown hair. He has a Russian accent (I think) in the American episode.

Well, you'll find out that I am, or, try to be creative with naming...just see how I'll name her child. 0=)

Ash--Ketchum February 2nd, 2008 11:07 AM

Hello, i would love to join these forums. I think Sabrina is great and i have a bit of a thing for her looks :). Hopefully you will let me join.

Crazy Packers Fan February 2nd, 2008 9:53 PM

Welcome to the club... and speaking of Sabrina's appearance, I'll say that while she looks great in the anime and in the manga, the trading card/FireRed/LeafGreen version of her looks a little... well, not pretty. I consider her anime appearance to be "canon", if that's possible. (Of course if you asked me about Erika, I'd vouch against her anime appearance and instead for her kimono, but that's another story...)

Ash--Ketchum February 3rd, 2008 8:59 AM

Sweet! so whats the newest topic or should i make one up?

Psychic*Absol February 3rd, 2008 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ash--Ketchum (Post 3299972)
i have a bit of a thing for her looks :). Hopefully you will let me join.

Hehe, welcome to the club. ;-) I think we all have a thing for her looks...*cough* Believe me, we won't exclude anyone. I mean, right now we're three active posters. >>

Well...for me, it would be Anime, TCG >>>Manga>>>> Game. XD Of course, I only have the original cards, I think she changed a bit in GSC... Especially her hair colour changes with every version. Anime: Green/black. Game( Yellow): Red/Black. Manga: Blue/Black TCG (old): some sort of blue XD...

Edit: Hm, I *think* the last topic was my short story, but you can make a new one if you want to. ^^

Binary February 4th, 2008 7:40 AM

Ahh...a sabrina club *drools*
So can I join?

~C3LEBI

Psychic*Absol February 4th, 2008 11:38 AM

^^ Hehehe, of course you can! Like I said, nobody will be excluded! *pokes Zammy* I know you're online, so POST! XD

Alakazam17 February 4th, 2008 4:09 PM

I am online, thus I am posting.

Welcome to the three new people! Hope you have fun around here, and realize that Sabrina likes me the best! :D

XD I tend to like the anime Sabrina myself. She's so cute. foxwub

Crazy Packers Fan February 4th, 2008 8:31 PM

A big cheer for Alakazam for making his avatar my absolute favorite anime character ever... Hinata Hyuga.

The anime Sabrina is by far the best... mainly because of the boots. There's no doubt she's the most attractive girl Brock never fell for in the series.

Psychic*Absol February 5th, 2008 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Alakazam17 (Post 3306048)
Welcome to the three new people! Hope you have fun around here, and realize that Sabrina likes me the best! :D

*glare* We'll see, we'll see...

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Originally Posted by Alakazam17 (Post 3306048)
XD I tend to like the anime Sabrina myself. She's so cute. foxwub

XD And once again you forgot that this is NOT MSN...your foxes don't work here. ^_^

Actually, I thought about this myself, CPF. Why didn't Brock fall for her, too? Not pretty enough is NOT the answer...

Alakazam17 February 5th, 2008 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan
A big cheer for Alakazam for making his avatar my absolute favorite anime character ever... Hinata Hyuga.

Thanks. And likewise, XD. Hinata is awesome. =D

Brock does not like Sabrina because she has the ability to kill him. Most men are a little intimidated like that. XD

When was the last time you heard a man calling a powerful woman attractive? not counting me talking of Sabrina

Sad but true, heh.

Crazy Packers Fan February 5th, 2008 10:27 PM

Yeah, maybe he was just scared. Otherwise, it's just a flat-out insult of Sabrina. That would give her only more incentive to turn him into a doll.

sabrina_diamond February 5th, 2008 11:24 PM

Hiyas, I'm baaack! XD So, does anyone think that since Alakazam and Sabrina's mind are conncted in the anime, does it mean that Sabrina somehow 'triggers' its evolution somehow? XD Sorry, soooo hyper right now...

PS: Psychic Absol, can you PM me with the fanfic list and email the rest of the ETOP scans? Thanks, I'm loving it :3

Psychic*Absol February 6th, 2008 12:04 PM

*cough* So you're the exception of the rule, Zammy? in love with a stronger woman? XD

Really, if Sabrina had returned in the anime and Brock really flirted with her...I would love to see her face. XD Utterly shocked...and then, Brock the doll the second part. XD So funny!

Hm, I think you're right, sabrina_diamond. Her mind was linked in Kadabra and there's no indication that she didn't make Abra evolve. Her eyes glowed at the same time as Abra's...
XD PMing the list would be little bit too much to ask for...it's thirteen pages in word. But I'll email it, too. ^^

Crazy Packers Fan February 6th, 2008 11:19 PM

My only question is, why did she wait until then to evolve Abra? Was Ash the only opponent she had faced in a long time, or was she actually able to defeat many opponents with Abra? Then again, it seems that Ash's opponents have a history of evolving their Pokemon just as they battle him... his presence causes strange things to happen.

Brock flirting with Sabrina would have been funny to see... I doubt he'd actually get turned into a doll, though. Most of the girls he flirts with are more flattered rather than angry. But if I were him, I wouldn't chance it... Sabrina doesn't seem as forgiving as some other girl such as Erika.

Psychic*Absol February 7th, 2008 10:50 AM

Hm, I think the Abra did need a certain amount of experience to evolve and just before meeting Ash, Sabrina decided that it was reay to evolve...or she wanted to impress Ash...which wouldn't make sense as Ash is not quite the impressive opponent. Hm..maybe he really was the first challenger she had after a long time. With the bad reputation the gym apparently had (her father warning all the people), it wouldn't surprise me. An abra, especially Sabrina's is able to defeat other pokemon, too...

Crazy Packers Fan February 8th, 2008 11:14 PM

Yeah, I really doubt she wanted to impress Ash... the Abra must have had just enough experience to evolve right then. At least, that's the rational explanation for it, other than the obvious fact that the anime writers wanted to show off two Pokemon instead of one.

I guess I haven't been updating my fanfic that much lately... I'll have to get back to work on that...

Psychic*Absol February 11th, 2008 11:44 AM

XD Well, I think in the end I would go with the explanation that the writers indeed wanted to show off. The evolution was 'action-packed', in a way. Nevertheless, I think Sabrina would have won with an Abra, too, and I'm not biased. 0=)

*pokes angrily* Yes, I've been waiting for an update. >> I was away for the weekend and thought I would find a new chapter by now, but no...
*cough* Okay, I haven't updated my fanfic either, but that's because 'Chapter 3' or whatever it would be called is going to be the longest...already over 4 pages now and I've only packed half of the plot into it yet...or I should separate it into two parts...argh. ><

Crazy Packers Fan February 13th, 2008 8:56 PM

Sabrina could have won with any Pokemon she chose. Ash really had to cheat to beat her, anyway: who says he was allowed to have a second Pokemon making faces and distracting her, anyway? I guess in the end, she wasn't too upset about that, though.

Psychic*Absol February 14th, 2008 12:24 PM

XD Yeah, you're right about this, she would even win against Ash with a Magikarp or something.
I think it was her father himself who said it was no cheating since Haunter wasn't really battling. Of course, the ghost was distracting Sabrina and her pokemon, so it was kind of unfair, but really, what good would have come out of it if Haunter hadn't appeared? Ash would be a doll now and thus, the series would be pretty boring for the 95% of the pokemon fandom who isn't over-obsessed with Sabrina XD and Sabrina herself would still be emotionsless.
Although it worth thinking about what would have happened if Haunter had agreed to battle...I wonder what his battling style would be like. XD

Crazy Packers Fan February 14th, 2008 10:48 PM

Well, what should have happened if Haunter battled, is that Haunter would get beaten in little time (it's part-Poison-type). But because that wouldn't move the plot along very far if Ash kept getting beat, I would imagine it would have kept on trying to lick Kadabra and paralyze it, then use one of its strange Ghost attacks to finish the battle. (And it would have to be one of those battles where Ash's Pokemon gets hit about 10 times and is about to faint, then Ash gives it a pep talk, and it gets up like it never got hit.)

Psychic*Absol February 15th, 2008 11:00 AM

I agree with you, if the battle was even a bit realistic, Haunter would be beaten before having the chance to goof around. But if the anime writers had wanted to write a real battle, I think they would have used some aspect of Haunter's funny personality to use for Ash's advantage. Not the real way a battle works, but the anime way of it. XD I don't think Haunter (and the rest of his ghost pals) have real ghost attacks...

Alakazam17 February 15th, 2008 2:44 PM

*teleports*

Just coming here to note that I am alive and well. Though I hate this season of school....On the bright side I got 100% on an Algebra test that I studied 90 minutes for. =D

And anime battles are just insane. I recall Ash's Caterpie taking out an Ekans with String Shot. Yeah, I know, it's NOT EVEN AN ATTACK.

Furthermore, in the anime electric attacks work on ground types if they happen to be soaking wet, a la Brock's Onix in the 8th episode. =P

But since Sabrina is so awesome, the writers had to think of a way for her to give Ash a badge without actually losing her Pokemon in battle. And that is what happened. Her Kadabra was not defeated in the regular sense, therefore Sabrina keeps her awesomeness, and Ash gets a badge.

Psychic*Absol February 16th, 2008 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Alakazam17 (Post 3337569)
*teleports*

Just coming here to note that I am alive and well. .

...I was already thinking of poking you again...*pokes you anyway*

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Originally Posted by Alakazam17 (Post 3337569)
*Though I hate this season of school....On the bright side I got 100% on an Algebra test that I studied 90 minutes for. =D.

...well, for me, it's the opposite. I get 9 out of 15 points for a math test I studied 100 hours for. >>;;;;

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Originally Posted by Alakazam17 (Post 3337569)
*But since Sabrina is so awesome, the writers had to think of a way for her to give Ash a badge without actually losing her Pokemon in battle. And that is what happened. Her Kadabra was not defeated in the regular sense, therefore Sabrina keeps her awesomeness, and Ash gets a badge.

Yeah for the anime writers then! ^____^ ...*thinks of BF Saffron episodes* ... Or not.

Hmm, anybody got a new topic? ^^;;;;;; *running out of ideas*

Crazy Packers Fan February 16th, 2008 11:31 PM

I don't think there's any other club for a character in only 2 episodes that's been able to last this long. We've used pretty much every topic possible. Our fanfics are keeping it going longer. And speaking of which, though I've been not feeling very good lately, I'm working on writing another chapter.

I used to have a huge beef every time Ash would "win" a battle by cheating like that, such as that Pikachu-Onix one that annoyed me really badly. The worst was Pikachu shocking every Pokemon in the Viridian Gym, half of which were Ground-types. That was pure laziness... if Pikachu was that great, why didn't it do that every battle? At least nothing like that happened to Sabrina. Or we'd all still be mad about it.

Psychic*Absol February 17th, 2008 11:42 AM

^.^ Heheh, I think that's also partly our fault as the members of the club- we're just not giving up. XD And by now, I don't think we need a topic anymore. We're just talking about random stuff that has to do with Sabrina...which includes fanfics.
BTW, I'll try hard to post the next chapter tomorrow. The short story is almost finished, but I just don't know how big the parts should be...it's fourteen pages in word now and that's more than just two chapters...
And one day, I WILL review your next chapter...but school starts for me tomorrow too, so I'm pretty busy...

I didn't mind these "pity badges" much. After all, Ash was a beginner and for me, it would have been boring to see him win every time. And second, I was much younger then and didn't understand the concept of pokemon battles yet. XD I started to play the games when Crystal was around...
And yes, if Ash ever beat Sabrina, I would surely be mad...it doesn't have to be Ash though, I would be mad at anybody that beats her. XD

Alakazam17 February 17th, 2008 11:53 AM

So, assuming you beat the 1st Gen versions, you hate yourself? :P

Psychic*Absol February 18th, 2008 11:07 AM

^ I sure do, Zammy, I sure do....XD

And now, the promised new chapter...

“Discovering Hope”

I was ready to faint. I was ready to scream at him. Or kill him instantly for just turning up. But instead, I just stood there, staring at him. “Really nice to see you again.” Either he hadn’t noticed that I would not politely return that phrase or he didn’t mind. “Sabrina.” The look in my mother’s eyes was harsh. She thought highly of manners, especially because we were one of the old aristocratic families of Saffron and had had quite a good reputation. Had. And it was my fault that we’d lost it. I coughed. “Yeah…good to know you’re still okay.” ‘So you can pay me the maintenance…’. I gulped as the thought reached my mind. He didn’t know. Yet. I would have to tell him. There was no escape from that.
Robin strolled past me into the kitchen, hands in his pockets and smiling. Oh, yes, I could understand why so many girls had fallen for him. Hell, I had fallen for him too. I, of all people! I, the girl with no feelings, the girl without love…I grinned. Well, obviously I knew what love was now…and how much it could hurt. It was ironic, but I thought nothing could hurt more than love.
And it hurt to see him there, happy, seemingly as innocent as a young man his age could be, but I saw the shadows of all of his former girlfriends standing behind him. He had hurt so many. How could I have thought that I was any different? That he wouldn’t dare to hurt me? He was one of my students; after all… he was a promising young psychic. And he still is, of course. No doubt his daughter will be a strong psychic too… unfortunately … if she gets to live to use her powers…
“I think you two will want to talk…alone.” I turned around, silently begging my mother not to go. I didn’t want her to stay because I just knew that she would try to bring us together again. I didn’t want to be together with him again. Did I? Or not? After all, I had been the one complaining about having a child out of wedlock… But that wasn’t the main problem. I could get along just fine without a man. I felt strong enough to live without any man. I was a gym leader, a teacher to the young psychics; I had been on my own for almost half of my life, without my family. I could stand on my own. I didn’t need a husband. Even now. Especially now. I knew that Robin wouldn’t ask me anyway, but still, I had gotten myself into the situation that my mother believed I wanted to marry before giving birth. I shuddered. This thought was… upsetting.
And secondly, I didn’t want to be alone with him. I didn’t want to tell him. I didn’t care who would tell him in the end, but it wouldn’t be me. I hoped it wouldn’t have to be me. I wasn’t ready. I would never be ready.

And still, I was now standing next to him in the empty kitchen. “Why are you here?” No reason to act nicely. We both knew that there was a rift between us. A rift that wouldn’t, couldn’t be closed anymore. At least I thought so. “I just wanted to visit you.” He looked out of the window, not into my eyes. He was lying. There was more to it. Maybe he knew… “Just visiting.” I snorted. “As if.” He sighed, the false mask falling of his face. I didn’t know why, but I started to relax. Maybe we would get the chance to clear out everything now, maybe now that we both had silently agreed to keep to the truth. “Your mother invited me. She told me we should talk…in private.” I sighed. My mother just wanted the best for me, but the way she tried to achieve that wasn’t right.
He turned around, the look in his eyes questioning. “But she didn’t tell what we should talk about.” I opened my mouth, forgetting that I had no idea how to start the conversation and steer it carefully round the right direction when he silenced me. “Please, if it’s about the break-up…get over it.” He lowered his head. “You knew how I was like. I haven’t changed. So, don’t try to me make me regret it. It won’t work.” I sighed relieved. So at least there was no chance he had agreed on the idea of marrying. And he was still as innocent-truth-loving as ever. “No, no…I’m not planning to make you come back to me either. But we still need to talk.” I looked to the door. “We should get upstairs into my room. My mother might be eavesdropping on us.” He shrugged. “Okay, whatever you say.” He didn’t mind it. He didn’t ask. Sometimes he just acted like an immature child. And I feared he wouldn’t change, even as a father…

On our way up the stairs, she started to kick again. I flinched and stopped. But Robin just walked past me, eyeing me curiously, but otherwise, he wasn’t acting as if he already knew or cared. Just curious. “You’re alright?” I smiled to myself. Already the second time I got asked this question today. “Yeah…she was just annoying me again…” ‘And that won’t stop for quite a while.’ I made sure I said, and thought, this quietly, but Robin noticed nevertheless, he is a good mind-reader. His eyes were wide open; they told me everything his silent mouth couldn’t say out loud. He was surprised, but I couldn’t tell by how much. I was never good at reading peoples’ emotions and that’s one thing that won’t change for sure.
“Sabrina…” “Let’s get into my room, okay?” I didn’t want to talk to him in the middle of the staircase. It just didn’t seem right. Not for this conversation. For any other conversation, maybe. But not for this one.
I took a deep breath while walking up the last steps, trying to ignore her protesting movements. Maybe she didn’t want me to talk to her father. Understandable. This wasn’t going to end pretty, I just knew it. I hadn’t gotten any premonitions for almost half a year, but I didn’t need my powers to foresee the outcome of this discussion.
Immediately after I closed and locked the door behind us, Robin started. “Sabrina, you…” “Shhh…” I sat down next to him on the bed, sighing and trying to smile, but I guess I failed. Again. He wasn’t convinced. “You…are pregnant?” I nodded silently. “You…why didn’t you tell me?” Fear. The feeling he wouldn’t understand anyway. Anger. Many reasons. “I didn’t….” I stopped. Not knowing how to continue the sentence. How could I tell them that I had wanted to kill the child, his child? That the only reason we both weren’t dead yet was Artur’s interruption? He would think me insane. And I couldn’t deny that I was, at least partly, truly and still mad. “I didn’t want her.” The truth couldn’t hurt as much as many lies could. Not in this case. “You didn’t want the baby? But why didn’t you abort then? I thought it’s easier for psychics…” The edge in his tone was sharp now, very sharp and it cut into my very soul. He was condemning me for my behaviour, and, well, he had reason to do so. It was easier for psychics to kill their unborn, after all, we had our powers to kill…I should know…
“It was too late…too dangerous for me…both of us…” “I see…” He looked away. Disappointed. With me. Who else? “And what do you plan on doing now? I mean, you have to have it now, there’s no doubt.” I laughed emptily and said, without realising it. “Well, first, I tried to kill myself…” He stared at me, shocked. “What?!” I only continued to laugh. It was ridiculous, actually. No one could ever understand why I acted the way I did. They didn’t see the danger this child had inherited. They didn’t see the danger I still possessed. They just saw my insanity. Maybe one day I would end up in the madhouse, if the gym wasn’t one of them already.
Something slapping me. I stopped laughing. Robin growled at me. “You’re surely not the girl I loved once anymore.” “Am I?” He was serious, facing me now directly. “I’m not sure if it’s the hormones or the age or the weather or whatever, but you’re at least not the Sabrina I knew when I was a student and young lad.” I grinned. “You still are.” He smirked back, but didn’t lose his seriousness. “I’ve got the experience to be older…especially with women, I know. But back to the topic, m’lady. The girl I know wouldn’t let herself be beaten by something like this, by life itself! The girl I know would stand up, braver and stronger than before and get through it with all her might! The girl I loved was tough, not suicidal. Her mind was analytical, not over-emotional. And there was always another solution to her problems than just death. You know, she wanted to live. And I bet her daughter wants to live too…”

I was crying. He was right in so many ways…I had changed. I hadn’t wanted to change, but I had nevertheless. Now it was my turn again to get back the life I once had. I had to, I just had to…
“Robin, I…” I still cried. He held me silently in his arms, apparently prepared for something like this. Like he said, he had a lot of experience with women. “Even if I changed, you didn’t…you’re still the boy I loved.” “And probably still do, eh?” I stared at his face. He was grinning at me. “Nah, don’t have to answer that one.” I sniffed and stopped crying. Crying had been typical for me recently, but not for the girl I had been before, the girl Robin had talked about. I had to stop being a cry-baby. I had been crying just too much…couldn’t be good for me…and her.
“But…I still have to think about the future…about my job and everything… Raising a child is not easy, you know?” “Sabrina, I might be a man, but there are basic things about life I am familiar with.” He leaned back, his short, lavender hair falling on the bed sheet. He was cute the way he was relaxing here. I wondered if he had already a girlfriend again…very possible. He couldn’t get out of the house without a harem of young female teens following him. Could I really be the only unlucky of them to get pregnant? “But think realistically. Lance can’t fire you without getting serious problems with the law. He isn’t that almighty, even though you as a gym leader, and thus, his underling, might think so. I think you wouldn’t even need a lawyer to get your free holidays.” He winked. “And secondly, I know a child costs money. Everything does. You’re not poor, at least not as poor as I am.” “Yeah, you need your followers to feed you.” He shrugged nonchalantly. “But it works, doesn’t it? I’m no bag of bones, I am healthy, neat, have clothes and a roof over my head.” “But you’re taking advantage of the love of ‘your’ girls.” “And yet, at the same time, I’m caring for them. Just like I do for you.” He smiled and sat up, stroking my hair. I looked away. I didn’t want to start the things again I had thought to have buried away. If I started to love him again, it would just intensify my misery. “And believe me, I will care for my child…” I smiled. ‘Better tell him now or he’ll be quite surprised in time…’ “Well, for starters, you could pay the maintenance…” “Uh…He grumbled slightly, before sighing. “I have to, don’t I? Don’t want to get problems with the law, too…the gym leaders have quite good lawyers, I know…” I cocked an eyebrow. “From experience?” “Ah, no. Newspapers, you know? They always win the trials…” I laughed, but just then, she started to kick again. I winced. “Something wrong?” So he was caring. “No, she’s kicking again.” He looked away, chewing on his lip. I blinked, wondering what was wrong. “Could I…I mean…” He looked at me again, insecurity in his voice. “I’m not sure if I’m allowed to ask for this…” “Just ask anyway. You won’t get the answer if you don’t ask.” “Okay…” He still hesitated. “Can I…could I feel her…I mean…I…” He sighed. I understood, but now I was nervous as well. So far, I had let nobody except for the doctor touch me, because it felt so…awkward. What was there to feel anyway? She was kicking to bother me, nothing more.

But still, I grabbed his hand. We were silent for a moment, when the girl moved again. He gulped, surprised. “Whoa…I didn’t think I would actually feel her…but…you’re sure it’s a girl? With that kick, it could turn out to be quite a good soccer player…” I laughed. “And now only boys are allowed to play soccer, eh? No, I don’t know for sure if it’s a girl, but I just assume it is. Or rather, I hope it is.” I blushed. No idea why I wanted a daughter more than a son, did it matter in any way?
“Actually, everyone else keeps on telling me that it’s going to be a boy, even the doctor, but I keep on calling it a ‘she’. And no, before you ask, I can’t find out about it with my powers. Pretty much lost them when I got pregnant…common for stronger psychics.” “I see...” Robin coughed. “By the why, how far are you? You don’t look too far…can’t be more than seven months anyway…” He laughed. We had met seven months ago. “Twenty-two weeks.” “Hm, twenty-two… so only fourteen weeks anymore? Three and half months? That’s going to be a Christmas child, you know?” “More like New-Year’s eve. 29th December, if she’s on time…” I stopped. I didn’t know how to ask the next question… “…will you be there?” He smiled and nodded. “I told you I’ll care for you two.”

Crazy Packers Fan February 19th, 2008 9:38 PM

Very nice chapter... it's interesting to see this emotional Sabrina rather than the one who calculates everything out. So she lost her powers when she became pregnant? I bet she didn't foresee that... I like how things have turned for the good... of course I'm all for happy endings... and this Robin character reminds me of someone. For some reason, he seems to resemble a trainer I know...

Psychic*Absol February 20th, 2008 10:38 AM

^.^ Thanks for reviewing! (I'm not used to saying this anymore...quite a while ago that I wrote something and published it)
Hehehe...I think that after getting her emotions back, Sabrina became quite an emotional character. Mainly because, well, I think she just wasn't used to emotions anymore and so, let them overwhelm her.
And I've met few pregnant women who were overemotional, too. >>;;;;
She didn't use them completely. Different story, but still same point: The child's powers (as they're likely bigger than hers, genetic reason I won't explain again, they took two pages in word the last time I tried to explain it to someone XD) block hers out. So she will get them back after birth. I kinda think Artur would not have been able to stop her from killing herself if she had lost them forever, but again, that's my interpretion. ^^
Uh...*sweatdrops* No, I won't say anyhting else. Just be prepared for some bad endings, too. ^^;;;;
A trainer you know? Oo Tell me, I'm clueless. He's my original character...

Crazy Packers Fan February 20th, 2008 12:13 PM

I'm sorry I write such short reviews... it comes from my naturally shy nature, I read a fanfic and love it and then don't have much to say.

Now I don't mind sad endings... what I mind are bizarre, depressing, disturbing endings, and when I say that, I speak specifically of the ending to Neon Genesis Evangelion. That is not how to end a series.

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the false mask falling of his face
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his short, lavender hair
These led me to believe that Robin was actually Will...

Psychic*Absol February 21st, 2008 10:21 AM

It's no problem. ^^;;; I'm mostly to shy to even write a review at all, even though I would have lots to say...

I see...now, I don't have seen NGE, but I can picture what kind of ending you mean. No, it won't be one like that. ^^

XD Oh, okay...*sweatdrop* I see now the resemblence.. *note to herself: Don't make your original characters too much like the ones you like* He is certainly not supposed to be Will...Will will appear later and he'll certainly have a different character. The Will I see is not like Robin, not at all. ^^

Crazy Packers Fan February 21st, 2008 8:45 PM

I thought that you may be sneaking Will into the story under a different name, so as you can tell, I instantly jumped on those clues. I've got to make sure not to assume things from now on...

And of course this reminds me that I have to get back to work on my fanfic... it's unfortunate that I haven't been feeling too good lately, which has been the main reason I've been stopped from working on it.

Psychic*Absol February 22nd, 2008 11:02 AM

Partly, you're right, I like to sneak in certains things, for example, pokemon characters under different names into my original fics. But this time, it was not- and will not be- the case. ^^

No problem. I'll wait for the chapters...easier now that there was a new chapter today. XD
I'm acutally surprised that Agathe lives near/in the mountains, since she's an old lady, but then again, she's a ghost trainer, a creepy ghost trainer...
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“I’m sure she has a very good reason for hiding it from the both of us… right, Sabrina?”

Will glared over at Sabrina angrily, as he too wanted to know what she was hiding from them.
This made me laugh for some reason. XD
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He then came to a reasonable conclusion.

“You think too much.”

I've come to another conclusion: Giovanni suffered from brain freeze the moment he saved those files. XD
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The two marched toward the Indigo League headquarters building, ready to carry out Giovanni’s plan.

Have to admit, didn't think of that. O,O

Crazy Packers Fan February 22nd, 2008 12:55 PM

Agatha living near Mt. Silver is a reference to the lady who lives in a small house near Mt. Silver in Pokemon Gold/Silver. In the game she says she wants to get away from all of her fans, so I figure, that could easily be Agatha (especially considering Agatha wasn't in the Elite Four in those games).

Another chapter today... but no Sabrina... I had to give Giselle a little more time in the spotlight.

Psychic*Absol February 23rd, 2008 10:49 AM

Really? There was an old lady there? I don't remember...but nice reference, anyway! ^-^

Hehehe, it's rather two chapters, eh? XD I liked the first one, too...didn't know wheter to laugh or cry because of Giselle's behaviour...and 'poor' Charmaine and Keane, Giselle's not only stubborn, but also strong. And Joe is, too. XD
The other chapter...whoa, I'm surprised. Again, I had no idea what Gio's plan could have been, so I think I would have been fooled, too. ^^;;;;

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“So, you think I’m going to cause an eruption, right?” Giovanni said. “Or now, do you think that’s all just a lie?”

“Just tell us already!” an angry Liza yelled.

I have a better idea: Just kill that f*cking b*stard already! XD (just kidding, okay? I'm angry enough to kill him...have been angry enough for chapters already...)
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“Who’s going to kill me? You?” he asked. “You don’t have the guts to do it!”
*snicker* Well, if I was there...you would have s serious problem, Mr. Gio...XD
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“Lies!” she screamed. “He’s been telling us a bunch of lies!”
...I wouldn't believe anything I hear from him anymore...
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“There’s plenty of time for you to join me.”
As if he wants to do that...>>
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SMACK!
You're killing innocent characters again? *cough, just kidding again* ...

Crazy Packers Fan February 23rd, 2008 11:57 AM

I couldn't kill off my precious Jasmine, could I? But I should warn you, it's a good possibility this story ends up with fewer than 50 chapters... I don't know how long I can stretch out the action. Although, I have to admit, once I start writing, I can get into it... and then things end up changing quite a bit.

Psychic*Absol February 24th, 2008 10:03 AM

Well, I'm always prepared for everything... *glares at today's chapter*
I think today most of the action ended, eh? With Gio killed, what else is there to happen? Of course, there are a few things that will happen *coughcough*, but with the big boss dead...

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“Are you sure Giovanni knows what he’s doing?”
Personally, I think he had lost his mind chapters ago...
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“She already has a boyfriend.”
Fiancé, Silver, fiancé....that makes the thing even more complicated, methinks. XD
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“Her boyfriend is going to die today,” Giovanni replied. “And so will that little girl who’s been following her around. Neither of them will be able to escape the mountain, because neither is strong enough to teleport out of it. Sabrina will be able to teleport away, but she’ll have to leave them behind. And afterward, she’ll be so shaken that I’ll be able to get her to return to Team Rocket… where she can marry you!”
*in the background, an oddly coloured Absol prepares to attack/kill/murder/torture/make him watch Barney....*
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“And you’re not worthy to be his father,” a voice said.

It was Janine. Using her ninja stealth skills, she found a way to get behind him. She grabbed him, with an arm around his waist, and her other hand holding a shuriken, which she held to his neck.

“Your run of terror ends now,” she stated, slashing him.

*cheers for Janine* ^^ Incredible that, in the end, it is her who kills him...
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“Sabrina,” Will told her, “just teleport away. You don’t need to die with us.”

“If there was anyone I would want to die with, it would be with you,” Sabrina replied.

Awwww...*sniffs*
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hoping they could at least find the bodies of the three psychics and Jasmine, who had presumably been killed in the mountain’s collapse.
*in the background, the oddly coloured Absol stares in shock*
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After a bunch of digging, Lance’s Dragonite pulled away a rock that revealed four trainers and two Pokémon, all lying on the ground, motionless.

*Absol has fainted*
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Sabrina was the last to get up.
Nice to hear, but the Absol has fainted anyway...XD

Originally, I wanted to post the next chapter today *winks at Zammy* But I decided against it, as my post/review is already long enough...^^;;;;

Crazy Packers Fan February 25th, 2008 1:28 AM

Yes, so all the excitement is over. Poetic justice, Giovanni gets killed, the good guys survive, Janine finds redemption. I tried to make it interesting, but this was what was going to happen all along... I just tried to spice it up a bit. Actually, originally, there was not going to be any mountain explosion, just three meetings- Giovanni & Silver, Giovanni & Janine, and Janine & Silver. I didn't know how it would work out.

So, my question is: who's going to be the best man and maid of honor at Sabrina and Will's wedding? Liza and Tate are going to serve different roles, so they're out of the question.

Psychic*Absol February 25th, 2008 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3369336)
Yes, so all the excitement is over. Poetic justice, Giovanni gets killed, the good guys survive, Janine finds redemption. I tried to make it interesting, but this was what was going to happen all along... I just tried to spice it up a bit. Actually, originally, there was not going to be any mountain explosion, just three meetings- Giovanni & Silver, Giovanni & Janine, and Janine & Silver. I didn't know how it would work out.

I think the way you did it is better than the way you wanted it to be. XD There's just more action, more tension...

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Originally Posted by Crazy Packers Fan (Post 3369336)
So, my question is: who's going to be the best man and maid of honor at Sabrina and Will's wedding? Liza and Tate are going to serve different roles, so they're out of the question.

...*cough* Crazy idea, but...ME!!!!!!!! XD *imagines an oddly coloured Absol in dress, stilettos and everything....and falls down laughing* And Zammy can be the best man...heheheh....the humiliation...XD
Well, I'll just have to wait and see...^.^
And just as promised...the fourth chapter, part one! (The flashback part of the chapter)

"Discovering Dark Fantasies, Part One"

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Torches burning. The cold marble floor freezing her feet, giving off the expression that the fire didn’t exist at all and was just a product of her strained mind. “And this, dear council of elders of the Saffron psychic school, is my daughter Sabrina Bennett. She wishes to be admitted to your institution.” “Kneel down, girl.” She swallowed, but did as she was told to. Her father stepped back, out of the ring of students that had formed around the young girl. He couldn’t help her anymore. This was her test and she had to pass it. Pass it or fail. It wasn’t just a decision made for the next years, it would change her whole life in ways she couldn’t even think of now.
“How old are you, girl?” She didn’t see who was asking her. There were several men sitting cross-legged in front of her, a few steps made out of cold, grey stone between them, separating the high council from the low students. And her.

“Five years, six months and fourteen days, sir.” Her voice didn’t betray her. She was nervous, but she was not allowed to show it. She had to be brave. Saffron’s psychic school was the best in Kanto, and they only took the crème de lá crème, the strongest out of the strongest. Of course, one could get the best education here, all of the greater psychics had studied here. She was promising, she needed to be allowed to stay here, she had to pass…

“When did you find out about your powers?” ‘No stuttering. Clear and short answers. They don’t want to hear you telling novels.’ Father’s saying. “Seven months and three weeks ago, sir.” She wasn’t looking up, but she could feel the gaze of the elders. They were stunned. “You were quite young back then, girl. Only four years.” “Yes.” There was no other answer. She had been really young when she discovered her powers, but the younger she had started, the more she could train. Father’s saying.

“Any other psychics in your family, girl?” “My father, Jonathan Bennett.” She could feel them nodding. They knew her father. He wasn’t such a strong psychic, but he was a good one nevertheless. “Then, on my father’s side, my grandfather Tristan Bennett…” She was about to continue when one of the elders silenced her. She braced herself for anything, for it might be that she had broken one of the countless rules of the school, but nothing happened. “We know about your father’s family, girl. A very old psychic family, oh yes, a very old family…” She didn’t dare to look up, but again, she could feel their smiles. “Nothing unexpected that his daughter will be the next psychic continuing the line…come here, girl.” She took a deep breath and stood up, walking slowly up the stairs to the elders. Now that she was standing in front of them, she could make out their outlines. There were seven men of all ages altogether, sitting in a semicircle. They were all wearing long, brown cowls. For any outsider, it may have seemed to be a bit too mystic, too esoteric, but for the psychics, it was a holy ceremony. “Kneel down again.” She lowered her head, staring at the floor again. “Relax. We’ll test now how strong you are at the moment…and how strong you might be one day.” She couldn’t relax. She was too tense, her mind was on alert, she was ready to jump and run away any moment, the adrenalin shooting through her body.

A cold hand touched her head. She flinched, but only for a second. Then, she could feel something invading her mind, something trying to read her. It was frightening. Very frightening. And so, she did the only thing she could think of: Shielding herself with her powers. Or at least, she tried. A flash. Darkness.

Someone laughing. “Well, you certainly have a powerful- and stubborn daughter, Jonathan! She’s not even half as strong as me, but still tried to attack me! Hahah! What a cute little fighting girl!” Sabrina blinked. She was lying on the floor, staring into one of the torches burning silently. The fire reflected in her eyes.
“Oh, yes, we’ll accept you, little Sabrina. We’ll accept you…you’ll be a great and well-known psychic one day!”
They didn’t know just
how right they were.

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The little girl was kneeling on a stool in front of a window, looking outside. It was summer again. She could see the sun shining through the leaves of the trees, the light reflected by the water of the little pond in the garden, small waves caused by the slight breeze. It looked so peaceful and nice…she would do anything for being allowed to go outside and play. How long had it been now that she had been ‘imprisoned’ in this house and the school, continuously trained by her father and the teachers? How long had it been that she had last played in the sandpit, had been allowed to do what any child her age loved to do? She wasn’t counting the days anymore.
And of course, her father was right, she needed the training. She didn’t want to lose control of her powers, she wanted to know how to use them, use them deliberately, without the fear of killing someone…again.
And so, she didn’t complain, didn’t say anything and continued to hope.
Until today.

It was a Saturday evening. Her mother was sleeping upstairs, her father was still working. He was always working late; he loved his work so much. Of course, it had to do with the fact that he was psychic and thus, popular under employers. Psychics endured more than normal people…
The girl turned her head around, looking at the front door. There was nothing keeping her in. Nothing. Okay, the door was locked, but she had bent enough spoons to know how to twist metal.
Slowly, she climbed down the stool and walked up to the door. A flash in her eyes, her fingers glowing blue, a crack could be heard. The door was open; the lock fell down, coiled as if it had been thrown into a furnace.
Sabrina smiled as she saw what she had done, but only for a second. Then, the girl ran through the garden, to the small forest path that connected their house with the rest of the city. Her father had build up a psychic barrier surrounding the garden, so she couldn’t escape by teleporting, but by now, she was almost as strong as him and it wouldn’t take her long to break through the barrier. But Sabrina wasn’t in the mood to spend too much power on such a simple thing, so she just walked up to the garden gate and teleported there, where the barrier ended.

It wasn’t difficult for her to find her friends again. Their auras were unique, even in a city as big as Saffron easy to locate. It didn’t matter that she hadn’t seen or heard of them in over a...year, was it? It didn’t matter that back then, she hadn’t known how to use her powers and the word ‘aura’ had no meaning to her and thus, she had had no chance to memorize the delicate coloured halos shimmering around their forms. True friends would always cross roads again.
It was just a matter of asking if they were still true friends…

They were playing, innocently, not noticing her at first. It was as if the year hadn’t passed, as if the accident had only happened a day ago and she was coming to play again, joking with them about the stupid brat that had tried to invade their childish paradise. But that wasn’t true. There was an invisible barrier between them, a wall that could neither be felt nor torn down. Something had split them apart, made them different from each other, as if they were suddenly residents of different countries.

But Sabrina wasn’t aware of all of that.

She was happy to see them again, happy to see there were still children allowed to play. It was refreshing to see them.
“Hey!” Amber was the first to turn her head around. She was the most curious out of the three, something many people mixed up with her unbelievable weirdness. However, her next reaction wasn’t the product of the strange connections her mind made sometimes, oh no, considering the situation, it was a completely reasonable and understandable response: She backed away.
Sabrina stopped, surprised. She felt that something wasn’t right, but couldn’t put her finger on it. “You.” The coldness in Amber’s voice made her shiver. Now, the boys were also turning around, frightened, in David’s case and shocked in Robin’s. “You dare to come back after what you’ve done?” “What I’ve done?” She couldn’t remember anything too awful she had done to her friends, but she would of course apologize if that was the case. “You killed that boy! You killed him! Just by looking at him! You’re a bad girl, a witch!” Of course, witch wasn’t the correct term, as witches and psychics had quite different methods of accomplishing their goals, but for the lower people, it was all the same. “We don’t want to play with you anymore! You could kill us, too!” The boys were unsure if they should nod or shake their heads, they didn’t care that Amber had been speaking for them anyway.
“But…” Sabrina didn’t know what to do. Until now, no one had ever considered her powers evil, or horrifying, or wicked. It was right that she had killed with them, but that had been an accident…right?
“Go away! Just go away and leave us alone!” The little psychic was speechless. Just speechless. It didn’t matter that seconds later, her father arrived via teleport and took her with him. It didn’t matter that he would scold her for running away, for spending time with ‘normal’ people, people that were below her when she should be training. It didn’t matter that he would scream at her and slap her. All that mattered was that she was alone.

~*~

Crazy Packers Fan February 26th, 2008 11:04 PM

Wow, not a very good past for Sabrina... to be put through such training and then be outcast like that... although I think I would have run away from her too. It makes me understand why she's the way she is in the present time, after having such a dark history. Now I assume there's one more part to this chapter, right? Or are there more parts to it?

Psychic*Absol February 27th, 2008 10:58 AM

Well, to say in my defence (so no one will think again that I give Sabrina a bad history because I secretly hate her), something awful has to have happened in her childhood to make her so obsessed with training, to make her an outcast and make her loose her emotions. I was simply searching for a possible reason...
Yep, this chapter (and the next one, too) are separated into two parts. One, because I don't want to post too much at once, second, because there isa system behind it. ^^ First part is past and/or not Sabrina's point of view, second part is present and her point of view. ^^
I'm just not sure when I should post the next part...the chapter is finished, as is the whole story, but not edited, which means, typos everwhere...and I don't want to post a chapter/part each day, that's a bit too much...

Crazy Packers Fan February 27th, 2008 11:39 AM

There's no reason to rush. I've taken time off that fanfic to work on a side project, an anime crossover story that will become my main focus (and is at the moment) once my Pokemon fanfic comes to a close.

One problem for me will be figuring out how much to tell in the epilogue. Do I leave it open just in case I ever want to come back to it, or do I pretty much tell everything and seal the series to a definite close? I have a feeling I'll disappoint you over the amount of information I give about Sabrina's life... as in, not enough... I don't think I'm going to go too far into the future...

Psychic*Absol February 28th, 2008 11:20 AM

Comes to a close? XD I thought your fanfic had already come to a close? XD As in, there's nothing more to write than the epilogue now?

Hm...I can't really advise you anything...I tend to 'overdo' my epilogues....but that's saying something, as the epilogue to my +600 pages story is *only* two and a half pages, in which I covered most of the life of my characters until their death. XD But I mostly did that so I wouldn't be inclined to write another sequel...
Hehehe, don't worry. ^^ If you don't write so much about her in the epilogue, *I* will have the chance to write something...XD

BTW, start the countdown to our 1000th post! Only three more!!!! XD

Crazy Packers Fan February 29th, 2008 4:44 AM

I think there are three chapters left, one being the epilogue. It would make this story the same number of chapters as my first one- 46.

It's amazing we've made it so far in this club, with so many posts, about a character who appeared in 2 episodes in the anime... but here we are. (I actually think the next post, reply #999, is the 1000th post, and the following one is reply #1000 but post #1001.)

Psychic*Absol February 29th, 2008 11:08 AM

^^ Okay. I'll wait for the next chapters.

Hehehe....like I said, it's our fault. We're pretty stubborn fans and don't let this club die...evenif we don't have any more topics to discuss, we still chat...not that this is bad in any way...

BUT...to celebrate this 'anniversary', I did think of a new topic. What was the funniest thing in your life that had to do with Sabrina? Or something crazy about your obsession, or weird, or whatever...you get the point. XD

My contribution...when I battled Sabrina for the first time in my life, I used Victreebel...and won. XD


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