A Reflection - TPP Emerald

My hand twitched at the sudden commands and I could only watch as my body tried to obey every one of them.

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I had never been a strong battler; I had always preferred books and school to an adventure. I was a disappointment in my Dad's eyes. He was strong and wanted me to be strong too.

But no matter how hard I tried, I could never be his perfect daughter. I got straight A's, I obeyed my parents without fuss. But I still wasn't good enough.

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He disappeared one day and then, a few weeks later, Mom and he were divorcing.

We stayed in Johto a year, but Mom wasn't happy there anymore. So we moved to Hoenn. She missed him. A lot, thought she would try to hide it.

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Maybe if I had been a strong battler, Dad and Mom wouldn't have divorced. Maybe If I can prove myself to dad, they'll get back together and we can be a family again.

I decided to take on the Champion and win the title so Dad will love me. But I had no idea how to overcome my weakness.

But then The Voices came to me one night. They promised I could become champion; I could even become a heroine.

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I could be worthy of being Norman's daughter.

I accepted without hesitation. Who wouldn't?

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I looked down at my hand, rapidly going back and forth among the three pokéballs.

But... I wouldn't be doing anything. I wouldn't be the one who became champion. Dad would never call me his daughter.

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I was a desperate fool and now I can do nothing.

I'm just a helpless little girl now. I can't even pick my own starter.

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Can I?

I felt Prof. Birch's eyes on me as the poochyena chased him. The choice would have to be made soon.

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NO! I refused to give in to this madness; I'd show them that I, Camila Amanda Slash, would not bow so easily.

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I forced my hand down, picking up the red and white sphere.

"Torchic? Is that who you choose?" Prof. Birch asked.

I jerked my head. For a brief moment, there was silence.

I smirked and looked at my new partner's pokéball. They had called for anarchy and I will deliver.

My body jerked and I fell to the floor. The Voices seizing control once more. But one thought repeated constantly:

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Let's turn this region up-start-down.


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This was written way before I heard about the release of ORAS. At the time, I hadn't played any of the Hoenn games and only had what was on Bulbapedia to direct me as I tried to figure out how close, in the games, Norman was to his family.
Anyway, I'm too lazy to change it now and this really works for motivation.

For everyone who doesn't know, Twitch Plays Pokémon is a social experiment where thousands of people fight over one controller. The lore is hysteisal and the entire fandom is made up of ascended memes.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald