I have 3 words for this story: OMG. This has got to be the best Pokemon fic I've seen to date. I must say: You pulled the underdog defeating the tyrant thing PERFECTLY in this one. I will confess: This is highly Mary-Sue. But in my opinion, that's exactly what made it excellent! Good read man, I'm gonna read the sequel now. Peace!

I bestow upon this fic the Bubbahcakes stamp of approval.

Lol Ember's going on a walk with Aurora, aren't they cute together? X3

That's a good point, Aurora's shown she's more worthy of the badges than Clair who just fought...

WOOOOOO! Giovanni vs Ember, epic XD

Hehe Aurora does deserve a better trainer than Clair and she's going to prove it :D

Woooo! Laine's destroying her friend's gang, yay her :D

"Type advantage's no substitute for experience!" "Experience this!" Epic... XD

Aw, Scar got taken out but in a fight like this where moves are rarely used I'd be surprised to see a small birdtake down a dragon...

Hehehe, Rusty's insults are amazing XD

Wow, seems like nothing can stop Clair...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS! I was hoping Spearow'd evolve in this fight, I knew it'd have to be now if ever because I couldn't see him going round town with Aurora as a Fearow XD

Lol at "I always have hope" I love Ember's lines XD

Wow, Giovanni and Lance seem weirdly close...

Hehe, Ember talked to the dratini, do I hear the sound of an affinity? XD

Aw, the new Dragon Master Ember had a moment with Aurora :3

She's going to be an apprentice too :3

Flying through your sleep is pretty cool XD

Aw, so Laine doesn't seem upste at Aurora atleast since she can continue to tease her about boyfriends :3

LOOOOL at Pryce, seemed to know a long line of Falkner's ancestors and apparently like Aurora new hero they weren't brave either XD

Skarmory could take his pokemon on...

Nice one Giovanni! Put Clair in her place and don't back down, atleast you have honour!

Aw, isn't Clair tragic, even Giovanni's given up on her :(

Aw, Scar's been put away...

Aw, Ember's back :3

I guess Laine's less happy with Ember after finding out her dad was killed by rockets :(

So the ones guilty for the murder would have been horrifically punished and Ember wasn't even alive at the time, good arguments for not blaming him :)

Lol Ember thought he could just go to town, not likely XD

Lol, Articuno's harsh, wasn't expecting a death threat XD

Yay she's got Articuno, everything's set for the final battle! :D

Jasmine's been framed! :O

Wow Morty's kind of scary the way he got so furious about Jasmine's arrest...

Aw, even the infallible Falkner can't convince the sergent to free Jasmine...

Hehehehe I KNEW it! Morty has a crush, she's his favourite gym leader and he's really protective of her, topped off by the fact he blushed when she noticed him leads to only one conclusion! XD

at Ember kidnapping the Rocket members and leaving the gym leader X''''D

Yay even if she hda to fight for the chance Aurora finally got to battle for her badge rather than just having it handed to her :)

Nice battle, slowly wearing the steelix down was pretty tactical :)

Wow that was a sad end of a chapter, having Laine silent after hearing her dad was killed by team rocket... I want to know what's going on in her head :(

Aw, Hope was a magikarp :3

I like the story, Hope is his only hope for showing his own ability, demonstrating that he isn't just what he is due to other's help he can be independent and powerful :)

Aw, Aurora and Ember are so cute together :')

LOOOOOOL at Laine checking out the guy wrestling the Machoke, now Aurora can finally turn the tables XD

Hehehe poor guy first beaten by a psychic, the Ember and now finally Aurora'll beat him XD

LOOOOOOOOL at EMber and Aurora's fight XD

Aw, Ember got the badge for her and even called her a friend :')

Aw, fire and ice dancing the night away :')

I like the way that was put, Morty's a good person but not a nice person. :D

Aw, Laine's lucky she just randomly gets these pokemon and badges, it's all so easy for her XD

Ember's soooo harsh for not wanting to help his girlfriend when she saved him from the well AND helped get his pokemon back :/

Aw, Ember's gotten all protective of his friends :3

Aw, Clair's true natue has finally been revealed to her biggest fan :3

Aw, she named her new crobat Frightful, I'm glad he's helped her overcome her fear though :)

Clair's got ambition planning to take Team Rocket from Giovanni/ Ember's control...

Aw, Falkner's worried :')

Lol at the Murkrow, having something that's worth more money doesn't mean much though, then again it'd power him up too...

Lol "Falkner says..." Hehe Aurora sounds like a fan girl XD

An "incorrigible romantic?" Lol XD

Wow Charizard's epic but I still love Skarmory the best, it'll be fun to see him tear into the rockets XD

Hehe, Aurora thought Ember should've helped as if he's onher side against his men, the best she should hope for is that he won't be involved XP

Aw, Ember's really worried he wouldn't tell her about Clair even if he could incase she got hurt and he doesn't want her to become too strong or she'll be even more of a target :3

Hehe, Falkner called Aurora his protege :3

Lol Falkner's a spy master! I like how Morty plans to use her though, and she'll agree to avoid fighting ghosts, I wonder how many gym battles she'll actually have...

Wow so that offer was a test...

Lol does Ember not respect Uncle Giovanni? XD

Aw, he was disowned :'(

Morty's kind of weird, it's especially creepy that he can fade into shadows like a ghost...

Aw, so those two will get an Articuno and Ember will raise Dragons! :D

Laine'll make her dad PROUD! :)

Aw, Aurora really does love Clair, too bad she'll only be disappointed... :/

LOOOOOOL at Laine's accent disappearing and a, "sir" appearing when she talks to Bill XD

Wow I can't believe the mature serious Scar is starting a fight with a pup and is sulking after being scolded XD

:O Wow, what's with Aurora blowing up at Laine like that? O.o

Hmm, I guess I can kind of see why Aurora was upset, I like the way you only explained it later on :D

Aw, Laine's stroy was sad but telling it made them better friends in my opinion :)

Aw, the pokemon evolved! Seemsharsh to send a puppy to fight a gym leader though...

Poor Ember...

Hehe, talking to pokemon must be cool

Aw, so it was Laine's slowpoke, I like the Machop though X3

So Laine makes pokeballs, is a budding poke proffessor and is also apparently a nurse? That's what I call a Jack of all trades...

Aw, both kids admire each other whether for their determination or caring nature :3

Skarmory's so cool XD

Hehe she thought he held back in their battle because he liked her, as if she'd be so lucky XD

How epic, they could be the offical fire fighters of the town if that was necesarry which I doubt it is...

Lol what's with Hope seems like she's pretty special to him...

Hehehe they got badges without the battle(though it would've been one of the easier ones and a good experience) and Aurora even got hit on by Brad XD

Wow, Ember's an interesting character, I actually really like him and his interactions with Aurora are great :)

Hehe Ember commands respect, he can even hold his own in a conversation with Claire XD

She sent a dragonite to watch an 11 year old that's only just started training? :/

LOOOOOOL so Ember was there for a gym battle, it's like they're fighting over Aurora XD

Aw Falkner's such a nice guy, he hears Ember's a rocket and he's only upset at the waste of potential... :3

Aw the Skarmory appeared and Ember's trying to look tough while trying to escape with his tail between his legs :3

Aurora's pretty epic for climbing that tower...

Wow, I love the talk between Skarmory and Aurora, this is such an interesting story :D

Hehe SHE WON! Even if he didn't use all of his pokemon...

LOOOOOL she saw the dragonite and sadly it has something to report...

I'm hoping that wasn't Claire making plans with Giovanni...

Yay Scar won his first match and it was because of their bond! I wonder about their opponent though...

LOOOOOOL Ember's there...

Great, Ember's reaction make me think Claire really is the mysterious partner... :/

I love how Laine talks about a relationship between Aurora and any guy she meets, Ember is quite nice though, he doesn't seem evil...

Wow, Claire COMPLETELY shot her down! Maybe she is evil but either way she'll be proved wrong about Aurora and Scar!

I thought he was Falkner but I love how he followed her to Blackthorne, encouraged her about getting Gym badges and then blushed about giving her his number XD

Wow, she has quite an effect on gym leaders doesn't she? She made one blush and gave the other nightmares about dying with her using her Articuno to do the deed XD

Kind of ominous how Claire plans to make sure Aurora's not a threat...

This seems like an interesting story, I especially love the names Winter-Hair and Fire -Top. Starting as a shop assistant she got a pokemon, a freind and a rival, seems like a great beginning :)

Well, I heard about this story from someone else when we were comparing favorite fan fictions. A couple names came up that were definitely some of the best fan fictions ever written about Pokemon, but when the name for this one came up I was interested in why it got such high praise.

Turns out that praise is well deserved. Not only do you have a very original idea for a story, but it is done flawlessly. I particularly like the use of elemental affinities (something I plan on adding to my own pokemon fan fiction). I also really like how you portrayed the rockets, very original. A far cry from the usual portrayal of down right evil. The deal with the League in particular was well done; I had not seen that idea yet.

This story gets a 10/10 from me. Good luck in other projects that you undertake.

Nianque.

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Brilliant fic! I know you prefer constructive reviews, but really I can't find anything to say. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and will definately be looking into the sequals. All the characters were believeable and charming in their own way.

Thanks for writing and posting.

I realize that it was posted years ago, but that doesn't make it any less relevant, especially in light of Heart Gold and Sopul Silver, I imagine, a whole new set of readers would find it intrigueing.