Hello! I am ScytheRider, a (Primarily) Pokémon fan fiction writer. Oddly enough, my name doesn't come from "Scyther", though that is a very nifty side effect. The name actually comes from the first multi-chapter fanfic I ever wrote, which was an Eragon fan fiction. (Now that I've finally succeeded in dragging myself to the end of the profoundly uninteresting Brisingr to see if anything conflicts with canon, I'm finally reposting it.)

I tend to be very friendly and open to discussions and criticisms of all kinds, so feel free to drop me a line or catch me on AIM. Though, I am distracted a lot, especially when I am in the process of writing a new chapter!

So, I guess since I have a bunch of fictions now, I should describe them:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Silver Resistance - This is my flagship story. Originally supposed to be an attempt at a third installment of the profoundly beautiful and epic Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, it really expanded into something huge. The story started with a Prologue, a Charmander named Char, a Bulbasaur named Saura (My team from both games), and a desire to try to weave a story that lives up to the legacy of the games. Originally planned to be 40 chapters, it looks like it's going to end up 80 or more. The halfway point is in sight! Current status: Active

Emerald Chronicles: A Frozen Flame - A spinoff of Silver Resistance, set a few decades in the past. Many different Pokémon come together to tell a story, including an Infernape named Prince who must save the entire Emerald Division from a sudden horrible peril. This story has... a long story behind it. Back in December of 2008, I wanted to try using reader-submitted characters, so I offered a prompt and planned to use them all in a "Bonus Chapter" of the story. Unfortunately, things started getting... really complicated. So, about 5 chapters in, I decided to re-write the whole thing and start a whole new story to do justice to all the reader-submitted characters. After a long wait, it's finally up and running! Current status: Active (About 5 short chapters to every 1 chapter of Silver Resistance)

POKEMON: pOKEMON CHAMPION - A "badfic". Why does this exist? Well, because I really like badfics. I think they're really funny. And I don't mean "mocking the author" funny, I mean that it truly entertains me to see grammar so mangled and misshapen. This was inspired by two particular pieces: Doom: Repercussions of Evil by Peter Chimaera, and Half-Life: Fulllife Consequences by squirrelking. I nearly laughed myself into a coma when I saw the video rendition of the latter story on YouTube. I couldn't help but write one myself! The chapters of this story were written to be read out loud in an overly dramatic voice. In fact, a friend of mine has done just that, and turned the first chapter of this story into a flash movie! (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/476065) Current Status: Possibly Complete (Chapter 2 needs a revision, and there might be one and only one more chapter coming.)

One Dragon - A short story of a wild Charmeleon, written when I was in the mood for some dark writing. Supposed to be a seven-shot, but I didn't get very far. Chapter 2 is halfway written, and might be finished someday. In fact, the true title of the story is "One Man, One Dragon", but the human character doesn't show up until chapter 2. Current Status: Hiatus

Autophobic - A continuation of Acrophobic by EkaSwede, which is on my favorites list. I really like Charmeleon, you see, so I felt the need to save the poor thing from death at the end of the story. So, with his permission, I wrote a part two, and tried to extend the story with a new chapter. What came out was something better than expected which really lived up to the original, and I'm pretty satisfied with the result! Current Status: Complete

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team Pokémon - This was conceived and stared purely on a whim after reading a whole lot of stories based on the first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game. It's... a parody of sorts, and probably won't be all that long. Current Status: Passive

A Disaster of Epic Proportions - My entry in the ever-so-popular "reborn as a Pokemon" bandwagon (Well, not of the PMD type, anyway!). Be warned: the story concept is pretty different than your average everyday rebirth story. Current Status: Brainstorming

One Life To Live (Title pending) - One-shot about what happens after the fall of Temporal Tower in PMD2. Purely conceptual at the moment. Current Status: Conceptual

Eon Fable - A reflective piece. A family of Eevee children grow up and part ways, looking back on their evolution choice and their reasons behind it... and the things they still miss in life. Slated to contain new Eeveelutions. Directly inspired by Eevee Evolutions by Ruellia Zhang. Written with permission. Current Status: Brainstorming

Last Words - A Metroid one-shot about a Chozo elder who sees some things differently than his brethren, and is punished for it. This is OLD -- it was written in 2003. The whole thing was inspired by just one line that came to me one day: "Norfair... is a place we don't talk about." The rest of it just kinda came from there, and it tells a rather philosophical story about Samus' upbringing and the effect of the Chozo's traditions on her. Current Status: Complete

Testament of Light and Darkness - Another Metroid one-shot, this one revolving around the story of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes. It tells the story of A-Kul, the hero of the Luminoth forces in the great and devastating battle against the Ing, and how she managed to acquire the first of the ten sky temple keys years before Samus arrived to Aether. This is also rather old, though not as old as Last Words. Current Status: Complete

Oren's Blade - My old Inheritance Cycle fanfic, my first ever honest attempt at a long one! Saphira's first son hatches for a boy in the far-off land of Aephea, and the new Rider and his dragon spend a year growing up together before their training begins. Unlike most new rider stories, this one tries to explore emotions and philosophical elements instead of just running off to save the world. Current Status: Gradually Reposting as I re-read it.

In Hindsight (Title pending) - An Animorphs story. What if, in Back to Before, the Animorphs had kept their memories? Is hindsight as powerful a weapon as it seems? With it, will they repel the Yeerk invasion, or will they only manage to destroy themselves? Current Status: Conceptual. Will not start until I finish re-reading the whole series.

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A friend of mine drew me an awesome Scyther picture for my avatar! If you want to see the whole thing, check it out: http://geminisaint-fm.deviantart.com/art/Scyther-109796189

Skill List:

Counter-Reviewer: Will submit a review for at least one of the stories of anyone who writes a review for his. Eventually. Feel free to bug me about it if I missed you.

Fan Fuel: Obtains a huge motivational boost from each positive comment to continue writing, even if only from a few dedicated readers.

Power Bumper: Above-average likelihood of reading and replying to older stories. (Applies mostly to authors on the alert list.)

Standards Holder: Puts serious effort into stories. Fictions attempt an above-average level of quality of spelling, grammar, and formatting.

Oblivious: Does not write love/shipping/slash fics, and has a below-average likelihood of reading them.

Horizon Stretcher: Will never write a fan fiction about the main character of a series.

Deep Digger: All written stories contain levels of symbolism. All chapter and story titles have at least two meanings. Sharply increased likelihood of pointing out similar trends in the stories of others.

Power Reviewer: Reviews every story read. Reviews every chapter individually if caught up with the author.

Token Flipper: Reviews tend to accentuate both the positive and the negative. Takes most opportunities to offer helpful advice to the author.

Copy Editor: Will attempt to point out spelling errors or other typos in an otherwise flawless work. The story must attain a high enough level of quality for this skill to kick in; it will fail if there are too many errors.

Forecaster: Will try and predict the plot twists in stories, as a service to the author.

Essayist: On occasion, writes really long reviews.

Compensator: When using the Counter-Reviewer skill, the chance of becoming a faithful reader and reviewer of the story (and of using the Essayist skill) rises exponentially if the story has little to no other readers.

Words and phrases I use far too much:

- Suddenly (Ugh... if I don't hold myself back, this word will appear in EVERY paragraph. I've got to find other ways around it.)

- However

- Had (Unnecessary roughly half the time it's used. It's only necessary when explaining what happened in the past; when used to describe the present (meaning, the present in the story itself, regardless of whether or not the story is all written in the past tense), it can always be replaced by the action verb.)

- Started to/began to

- It wasn't long before

- In all directions

- Before he could dodge (used at least once in every battle scene, since I'm dead awful at them!)

- Of course. Because, of course, it sounds cool, but, of course, it can get annoying if used too much.

- Quite

- Horrible (Mostly "horrible feeling" or "horrible realization")

- That's when (That's when I realized... I use "That's when" way too much.)

- It was / almost / as if (He blinked, as if he had something caught in his eyes.)

Want to be friends?

I figure this place is just like any other internet community, full of friendly and intelligent people. So, I'll post some of my contact information to my profile in case anyone would like to meet me. I'd be happy to chat about writing, video games, or anything, really!

AIM: adronscyther