So we survived the so-called 2012 doomsday and came out unscathed. With that year now behind us, we've come once again to that time we honor the best of our little haven here.
As Cilan would say, it's nomination time!
The rules:
-Anything posted from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 is eligible.
-Nominations will last from today - January 2, 2013 - to February 13, 2013. If necessary due to low nomination totals, an extension to February 26, 2013 will be given.
-Each nomination form must nominate at least four different authors/fics. No nomination form may nominate the same story more than five times total, or the same author more than six times total.
-As a clarification, the awards are for material posted in 2012, not older moments in fics that were updated in 2012.
-Do not ask people to nominate/vote for you, as it is cheating and can result in disqualification. And no, you cannot nominate yourself either.
Here is the list of categories. You may enter up to two nominations for each category.
Overall Fiction Awards
Best Pokemon Chaptered Fic
Best Pokemon One-Shot
Best Non-Pokemon Chaptered Fic
Best Non-Pokemon One-Shot
Other Fic Awards
Best Plot
Most Original Overall
Best Writing Style
Best Description
Best Setting
Best Expansion of Canon
Best Character Development
Best Characterization in a Short Story
Best Romantic Relationship
Best Non-Romantic Relationship/Interaction
Best Original Species
Most Suspenseful Fic
Most Heartbreaking Fic
Pokemon Genre Awards
Best Trainer Fic
Best Horror Fic
Best Comedy Fic
Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fic
Best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Fic
Best Pokemon-Centric
Best Canon Character-Centric
Character Awards
Best Human Main Character
Best Non-Human Main Character
Best Human Supporting Character
Best Non-Human Supporting Character
Best Human Villain
Best Non-Human Villain
Best Minor Character
Funniest Character
Fic Moments Awards
Funniest Scene
Most Frightening Scene
Most Heartbreaking Scene
Most Heartwarming Scene
Best Action Scene
Best Cliffhanger
Most Memorable Quote
Author Awards
Best Established Writer
Best New Writer
Most Dedicated Writer
Most Improved Writer
Reviewer Awards
Most Helpful Reviewer
Most Dedicated Reviewer
(if I missed any categories, please feel free to correct me and I will make the necessary adjustments.)
Last edited by bobandbill; 2nd January 2013 at 1:32 PM.
Reason: rule addition due to below
(Banner by Matori) Beyond all ideals, the truth shall set you free...
Most Recent: 9: Disconnection
Next: The Beasts Within
Overall Fiction Awards
Best Pokemon Chaptered Fic: Brothers' Bond
Best Pokemon One-Shot: Does the individual one-shots of The Alpha Dex count? If so, that.
Overall Fiction Awards
Best Pokemon Chaptered Fic - Requiem by Sidewinder
Other Fic Awards
Best Description - Brothers' Bond by Sid87
Author Awards
Best Established Writer - JX Valentine
Best New Writer - Sidewinder
Reviewer Awards
Most Helpful Reviewer - Air Dragon
Most Dedicated Reviewer - Sidewinder
I may update this as the month goes on, but I'll leave it as is for now.
Last edited by Shadow Lucario; 2nd January 2013 at 10:12 AM.
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Originally Posted by Sidewinder
While it is very reminiscent of a lot of journey trainer fics, it held my attention. It stands out among a lot of the other fics I've read lately and I'm excited to continue the story.
Sheesh, now its my first debate. Heck, I don't if ANYONE will even have an interest in my works. I mean, I'm not the your so called pro of everything you see. Perhaps it is even more difficult to consider that you are also working in your first video game. Let alone if I'm still posting my original novel. I guess I'm just doing my best for a non pokemon story perhaps.
Fic Moments Awards
Most Frightening Scene - little wit of Carry On, Blissey (Generally the whole story of Little Wit. Abortion or child murder chapters fright me up)
For me, this is why I find the strong relationships of these two irreplaceable. I mean, if you don't know know where to go, stay with your trusted companion. I mean, how could you ignore that easily?
Spoiler:- READ IF YOU WANT:
"Hm. How about you tell me what's been going inside your head since you woke up? Maybe that will tell me more about you."
Do I tell her? Tell her that I...like her? No, not yet. It wouldn't be right. She's clearly still upset about the possibility of us not making it out...Maybe later would be better. I looked back at her. "There isn't much to tell. Obviously, waking up as Pokemon is terrifying."
April gave me an odd look. "What's so bad about being a Pokemon?"
"Er, that's not what I meant. All I'm saying is that I know I'm supposed to be a human. Randomly waking up as a different species would be scary, wouldn't it? Not to mention not being able to remember anything. Imagine if you woke up as a human and couldn't remember anything. You'd be freaked out, wouldn't you?"
April nodded. "I guess I see your point. Go on."
"So while I attempted to even just stand up in my strange new form, you showed up. At first, you actually kinda scared me, haha." I let out a small chuckle.
"What do you mean?" April was giving me that odd look again.
"Well, I suppose I'm used to being taller. And when I saw you, I thought you were some sort of giant squirrel monster or something. But then-but then I-" I was stumbling at that point. I couldn't decide whether to tell her my feelings or not.
"But you what?"
"Um, then I realized I wasn't so tall and that you were only as tall as me. I hadn't remembered all the Pokemon names at once, but I knew you were one of them."
"Uh-huh. I know there's more than that..." She looked at me with a serious gaze.
What!? Am I really that transparent? Oh no, now what? I fumbled for words. "Er, um, well you see, when I saw you...a-and that sparkle that you had on your coat...it-it"
"Oh boy...why does this always happen? I had suspected as much. You like me, don't you? Like, you know, like me, like me?"
"Wha!? Er, um, uh, no, not at all! Well, uh, yeah. Yeah, I do..." I was looking at the ground again. This isn't when I wanted to bring this up!
April sighed. "I knew it...I've caught you just randomly staring at me. It looked like you were daydreaming. But you weren't. You were staring at me. Well, I suppose its to be expected. I am incredibly good-looking after all, teehee!" She seemed happier. I thought that was odd.
She looked as if finding out made her upset. But...she's all giggly again. Could that mean? No, don't get your hopes. Arg! I can't believe it! What am I thinking!? How could I have let that feeling go crazy again? People...humans...aren't supposed to like Pokemon! But denying this feeling is getting harder and harder. I've got to turn back soon!
I shook my head, clearing my thoughts. "Look, April, it doesn't matter how I feel. That's the Pachirisu talking. I'm really a human. It would...it would never work out..."
"What do you mean? You are the Pachirisu! At least, you are now!"
"I just don't want to get all attached to you. In fact, it'd be worse for you if you became that way towards me. I'm still trying to turn back, remember? If I were to go back, this Pachirisu would be gone. I wouldn't be here. I'd be back with my friends, my family. As a human. And if you grew to like me...in that way...then imagine how hurt you'd be? I couldn't stand to do that to anyone. I just couldn't."
April was silent for a while. Then she put her paw on mine. "Then don't. Stay with me instead. Imagine the adventures we could have together! Doesn't...doesn't that sound like fun?" She was giving me a shy, sideways glance.
I took my paw away. All of this was getting way too touchy-feely for my taste. "No, please, don't do that to me. Just, stop. Stop it...Don't make me choose!" What am I saying, of course I'd go home. I can't like a Pokemon!
"Shane! You're gonna have to decide eventually!"
I looked at her suddenly, confused. "You...you called me Shane."
Best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Fic - Through the thunder and The Lightning Best Pokemon-Centric - Carry On, Blissey Runner Up: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Overthrown
Character Awards
Best Human Main Character: Kip Blackburn of Audn
Best Human Supporting Character: Vodyanoy of Audn
Best Non-Human Supporting Character: Jay (a riolu) of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Overthrown
Reviewer Awards:
Most Helpful Reviewer: Skiyomi (Heck, this reviewer gave me the most amount of advice last year. One reason As to why I undergo extreme revising in all of my works. My examples below are the reasons why she deserved this award. Though she only did it once in my Feli chronicles, it also helped me in my works, Goodbye Human, and Valiant Emblem)
Runner Up: Kutie Pie (writer of Forsaken). Knows what is a balanced discussion
Last edited by jireh the provider; 23rd February 2013 at 3:20 PM.
Latest introduced chapter:
Feli Chronicles Vitandes - Chapter 30: Veins of Flames Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Forgotten Life - Chapter 3: Hurricane of Foreshadowing
Spoiler:- See my other stories:
As with others, and per Great Butler, I will edit in other categories' nominations as I think of them. Not trying to slack, but I only have a little bit of time here before work to do the ones I know of off the top of my head
Additional thought: Am I right in thinking stories from the Shipping board can't be nominated here? Or no?
Best Non-Human Supporting Character
-Beartic, Struggle for Power (Morpher01)
Best Human Villain
-Ethan, Requiem
Best Non-Human Villain
-The Revenant, Revenant
Best Minor Character
-Alec, PMD: Overthrown
Funniest Character
-Milly, Out of My League
Fic Moments Awards
Funniest Scene
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Most Frightening Scene
- Spoiler:- Claude meets Giror Motris, Revenant:
“Praise God,” he muttered. He then shook his head in dismay. “I never thought I’d praise God for a helmet…”
“No god exists here. They have all abandoned us to slaughter…”
Pokulok whirled around to search for the voice. “Who’s there?” he snapped. He fumbled with his helmet before he slammed it over his head and attached it to his suit.
“Nothing is here,” the masculine voice said in a melancholy tone. “You know that. Why can’t you accept it?”
The MSE switched on the night vision and looked in the direction of the voice. A shape that had the vague silhouette of a large man was curled against the wall in a position more suited for a fetus. Otherwise, it was far too dark to see any features.
Pokulok gazed at the pitiful figure for a few seconds before he decided to ask the man a question. “What’s your name, sir?” he said in a hushed tone.
The man didn’t respond to his inquiry, which served to annoy the younger teen. “Sir?” Pokulok asked in a firmer tone.
The man still did not move and showed no indication that he had even heard the question. Anger surged through the MSE’s blood. This was pointless. Why should he risk his life for these people if they were going to be as useful as a sack of flour? He had no time left to waste; he had put his life and the lives of his Pokemon in danger for this man, and he needed an answer now.
“Sir!” he spat furiously. The man flinched and looked up at him in fear. “Your name. What is it?”
The response was so small and weak that he almost couldn’t hear it. “M-Motris. Giror Motris.”
The MSE raised his eyebrows in response to the name. “Giror…Motris?” he repeated slowly. “Do you happen to be from Orre?”
Motris lowered his head. “I don’t know.” He looked up again. “Who are you? Are you a crewmember?”
The teenager sighed. “My name is Claude Pokulok. I’m an MSE, and I’m going to get you and the rest of the crew out of he-”
“No!” The MSE took a step back from the ferocity of the tone. “They’ll kill us if we try!”
Pokulok held his hands up defensively. “Okay, just calm down for a second. Let’s start from the beginning and tell me who you’re talking about. Is it the Revenant?”
Motris wrung his hands in agitation, although he had thankfully stopped shouting. “I don’t know who they are, man,” he mumbled. “I just know that they’ll kill us.”
The MSE stared in response. “That thing is going to find you in this room either way,” he said, trying to make his voice sound calm. “We can walk out, and if you’re behind me every step of the way, I can promise that nothing will hurt y-”
“No, you don’t know anything, man!” Motris interrupted, rising to his feet. He jabbed a finger at Pokulok’s chest. “You don’t know what they want. They want us, man! They want all of us!”
“Yeah, I know it does. It’s a game to that monster, but I’m not going to do what it wants. If we stick together and-”
“No, you’re wrong, man. They want us. They need us. You don’t know anything, man. Not a ****ing thing.”
“So you’re just going to wait for the monster to come and kill you?” the teenager growled incredulously, trying to stop himself from screaming at the man’s idiocy. “That’s a pathetic way of thinking.” He took a deep breath to cool his temper down. “I intend to get out of here with my Pokemon, and you’re more than welcome to come along. I could definitely use your help to get out of this mess.”
“No, man, we’ll never get out,” Motris said with an air of finality. He sat down and folded his arms over his chest. “You can’t beat them, ma-”
“Goddammit, have you been paying any attention to anything I’ve said?!” Pokulok howled, finally losing his patience. “I don’t give a flying **** about what you think! I put my Pokemon’s lives at risk for you, you pessimistic son of a *****! I left them alone in the hangar of this ****ing ship to save you!”
The man shuddered. “I-I can’t, man,” he said. “The spawn will kill us if we go out…”
“Well, that’s too bad for you,” the MSE snarled, firmly grabbing Motris by the arm. He involuntarily shivered at the icy-cold touch. “We are going out of this room, and there’s not a damned thing you can do about it. I’m in charge of this situation, and we’re getting out of this hellhole alive. You have one of two choices: you can get on your ****ing feet and walk out of here on your own power or I will drag you out myself, even if you’re kicking and screaming. But you will go out of this room, and I will not allow you to impede my progress. Do – I – make – myself – clear?”
After a few seconds, the man quietly nodded. Pokulok then realized that something that Motris had said seemed hauntingly familiar, especially after recalling Harris’ last moments.
“Giror, you said something about the ‘spawn’ killing us,” he said, making sure that his tone wouldn’t provoke the older man further. “What are the spawn?”
Motris glanced from side to side, almost as if he was afraid of a person overhearing the conversation. “Part of them,” he said simply.
The teenager bit his lip in frustration. The information wasn’t nearly good enough to go on, but he knew that if he pushed the man any more than he had, he risked losing him for good.
“Alright,” Pokulok murmured, turning toward Motris. “Now that we have that settled, do you know a way out of this room?”
The older man pointed at a metal door that the MSE had not noticed earlier. An emotion that was eerily similar to paranoia had started to dig its way into his brain, and it took the last bit of his courage to force it down.
“Okay, let’s get out of here,” Pokulok said in resignation. He walked toward the door, opened it, and nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw what was behind it.
He was back in the hangar, and his Pokemon were ten yards away, staring at him in horror.
“Deifir! Faitios!” He rushed over to them and embraced them tightly. “God, you had me worried. Let’s get out of here; I’ve seen enough to last…”
The teenager trailed off when he felt them trembling. He looked into their faces and saw the terror in both of their eyes – terror that was not aimed at him. He didn’t even need to turn around to know that he had been duped by the Revenant again. The pieces – an ungodly mudslide of clues he had missed and hints he had failed to see – had suddenly fallen into place with cruel precision.
I was a fool! It put the name right in front of me, and I still couldn’t see it! Giror Motris…Rigor mortis…
“****,” he muttered despairingly, whirling around and drawing his pistol after hearing an unearthly screech. The entity known as Giror Motris was roaring in agony as its human form slowly dissolved. Its melting eyes met Pokulok’s with a glare of utter loathing as the rest of its body continued its hideous transformation into shadow and tar.
“****!” The MSE raised his pistol and fired at the monster until the magazine had been emptied. However, it didn’t seem to faze the creature. After realizing that he was out of bullets, he fumbled with ejecting the empty clip, wasting too many precious seconds. He made the mistake of looking up and saw that the monster was shambling toward him with surprising speed. He took out a new clip and tried to load it into the pistol. In his terror, it slipped out of his grasp and clattered to the floor.
The teenager let out several obscenities and dove toward his ammo. He managed to snag the magazine with one hand, but the monster had reached him slightly afterward. It grabbed him by the throat with both of its clawed hands and raised him into the air. He thought that it looked up at him, but without its eyes, mouth, or nose, it was almost impossible to truly tell – until its face split into four and bellowed at him, revealing a jumbled mess of distorted facial features behind the mask.
The teenager kicked at it and thrashed around, but nothing seemed to break its grip. He was about to give up hope when he remembered that he still had his gun. He felt a strange sense of calm guide him as he loaded the gun, pulled back the hammer, aimed at the monster’s head, and fired six point-blank shots. It let out a bloodcurdling screech and immediately dropped him while it staggered and fell on its back. It melted through the ground as it hit the floor, leaving nothing behind.
Pokulok lay where he fell and breathed rapidly. He was exhausted beyond measure, but as he remembered his Pokemon, he realized that they needed him to be strong. He rolled onto his stomach and slowly got up, gasping at the effort. He stumbled to their side and immediately fell down again. He looked at them and forced a smile on his face, but it quickly faded when they didn’t return the favor. Instead, Faitios sobbed unashamedly into Deifir’s shoulder, while the normally-confident Absol had a defeated look on his face and didn’t even try to comfort the Skarmory. He felt a pang of sorrow hit him as he realized the enormity of what had just happened.
The Revenant lied. There were no hostages. It turned the crew into monsters like itself…
The MSE was interrupted by the cacophony of familiar laughter. He looked around and noticed the spawn phase through the walls with cruel laughs of their own. His Pokemon let out cries of panic and fled through the door he had come through.
“No, wait!” the teenager shouted, quickly leaping to his feet and giving chase. “Come back!” He ran at the door, but it slammed shut and locked itself on him as if it were possessed. He kicked the door open, walked through, and immediately shut it on the advancing horde.
The scenery had undergone a complete metamorphosis from when he last saw it; it had changed from a tiny room devoid of light to a balcony with a large brightly-lit room below him. Pokulok scanned the room and caught sight of Deifir and Faitios on the lower level, trying to get another door open. He immediately rushed to the edge of the balcony, opening his mouth to yell their names. He never got the chance.
He barely felt the subtle shift of his feet leaving the ground. He couldn’t force a scream out of his throat as he twisted his body to lessen the impact. He didn’t even try to fight off the darkness when he hit the ground. The last thought that came to his mind before he slipped into unconsciousness was that he had failed his mission and his friends
Most Heartbreaking Scene
- Spoiler:- Pregnant Mew, Carry on Blissey:
I leaned over to get some eye contact with Mew. "Do you remember me?" I asked curiously. Mew nodded. When Mew's water had broke, I could tell that Gardevoir really wanted to faint. Sparkles was the first to notice the baby bump breaking it's shape. The hybrid had hatched inside Mew. Mewtwo also hatched inside of Mew when he was born.
"I'm Mummy," Mew crackled. Normally, pokémon lay eggs. If the egg hatches before its been laid then labour or a caesarian would be the best choice.
"I'm going to support Mew's back," I said to Sparkles. "You and Gardevoir can check what's coming out of Mew."
It was throwing them both into the deep end, but the hard lessons will stick with them. They deserve to be working here and I refuse to let anything make them feel otherwise.
"The egg shells are coming out Matron," Gardevoir confirmed.
"Remove them at once Sparkles," I warned, "The hybrid might get stabbed."
"Is it out yet?" Mew asked. She was still just as childish as she was before. It was as if history were repeating itself.
"It's just the egg shells at the moment," Gardevoir replied. "Keep pushing... Okay I think the head is coming out. It's covered in blood."
"Keep pushing," I requested to Mew. "You're doing very well."
Mew gave out a massive roar so loud it would make an exploud sound like a feather. After what felt like an earthquake to my ear drums, Mew had expelled the newborn hybrid from it's body.
"Can I hold it?" Mew asked me. "They never let me hold my babies before."
Most Heartwarming Scene
- Spoiler:- Atis and Sai, Survival Project:
Sai was quiet, then he spoke after a few moments: “Do you want to be closer to me or something? Are you feeling like the others are getting more attention or something? I didn’t know. You should have told me.”
I looked up, caught off guard. “N-No, that’s not—”
“I don’t know how to be close to people. Or pokémon, for that matter,” he said solemnly, ignoring me. “I’m not allowed to be close to anyone, so it’s fine. I guess. But if that’s what you want…”
I waited for him to go on, but he didn’t. He looked at me, his dark blue eyes full of sadness. The panic that he was in at the radio tower had vanished.
He went over to the bed and started rummaging through his backpack. He pulled out a marker, which I didn’t even know he had. It made me think that there was no end to the amount of things in his backpack, just like there was no end to the things to the radio.
“I use it to practice writing sometimes,” he said. “I don’t know what to do. It might sound weird, I know. I don’t know. We can share a secret about each other, all right? You share one secret, and I’ll share one of mine. You can read my secret, but I won’t read yours. You can write it on my back, and I’ll write yours on a piece of paper, since you don’t wear shirts.”
“Um,” was all I could think to say. A secret? About me? About my trainer? I had mixed feelings, as I usually did. I had never told anyone a secret about me since I was too shy. But it would be nice to know my trainer a bit more, and maybe it could help me make my decision…
“This could make us feel closer, you know? Since that’s what you want,” Sai went on. He went over to the table in the corner of the room, and picked up the piece of paper that had been lying there since the day we rented out the room. It had all of the pokémon center’s housing rules on it, but he took the marker and wrote over the words. Soon, I would be able to read those words, whatever they were. I noted that it took him a long time to write, as if writing each letter was agonizing for him.
When he was done, he took off his shirt. Since Earl had always told me I shouldn’t look at his body out of self-consciousness, I turned to look away from Sai as well. But then Sai came closer to me and bent down, making it hard to not see him. He handed me the marker and nodded.
“This is…” I said, trailing off. I didn’t know how to put it. It was weird, writing on a human’s back, was it not? Would it stay there forever? What if someone else saw? Couldn’t I just not write a secret, and Sai would never know?
But Sai seemed so calm compared to his panicky demeanor at the radio tower. I wanted to keep him calm. So I took the marker and wrote on his back as quickly as I could to get the awkwardness over with. I didn’t even have to think about what I wrote: I wish I was human.
Yes, I did wish I was a human. If I were human, I would do my absolute best to get rid of my shy demeanor. I’d travel the entire world, see what each city and town had to offer. I’d meet all the great kinds of people out there, and all the terrible kinds of people, too. I wouldn’t have pokémon to protect me; I’d protect myself. And as I traveled, I’d find out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
I wished the same for Sai.
I had believed that I had done a good job of finally forcing myself to do something I wanted in life. I had believed that I was doing a good thing for Sai by showing him around the city, proving to him that there was more to like than the pokémon that constantly followed him around. Perhaps I had been wrong, because now he was being paranoid. Now he seemed to be crazy again, thinking someone was stalking him, watching his every move. This seemed completely illogical to me, but there was nothing I could say to prove it to him. All I could think was that, at the end of the day, his life revolved around this journey for the gym badges. To him, there was nothing else, and though it bothered me, I couldn’t change him. His emotions and passion were fierce, his eyes set on one goal and one goal only. Still, I would wait out my decision. It wasn’t anything that I had to declare right now, and truthfully, I was afraid of deciding, anyway.
Best Action Scene
-Requiem: Chapter 6, Requiem. Yeah, that's a WHOLE chapter and not just a scene. I can't find just one part of it I could cut out and hold up as its own "scene".
Best Cliffhanger
- Spoiler:- Chapter 3, Struggle for Power (Morpher01):
Evan winced as Jenny recalled Herdier. He had chosen Zweilous in the first place because it was his most recent capture, having been acquired as a young Deino shortly before his participation in the Pokemon League. Knowing this, Zweilous was easily the least experienced of Evan’s Pokemon, but he had apparently underestimated its sheer power.
“You may have beaten me,” Officer Jenny growled, “but you won’t get away! I’ll lock down the station, and—”
A sharp bang cut her off.
Officer Jenny coughed, splattering a red stain on her uniform.
The life vanished from her eyes.
And she fell to the floor.
“Whuh—What the hell?!” Evan cried, rushing to Officer Jenny’s side. He found a hole in her back. “What the hell just—”
“That would be my handiwork,” Lunaris said, returning with a smoking gun in his hand, “though I'll admit that it’s not my best.”
“Did…did you…?” Evan stammered.
“I did,” Lunaris said with a disturbingly casual tone in his voice. “Leaving her alive would have made her quite a nuisance. Now, I have my things, including the Pokemon I want to present to Team Rocket. Shall we take our leave?”
Evan hesitated. He put a finger to his ear.
“We’re ready for pickup,” Evan said, the cockiness in his voice completely gone.
“Roger,” the pilot said back.
Evan’s finger fell out of his ear as the rest of his arm dangled limply at his side. Lunaris left, leaving Officer Jenny’s corpse behind to rot. Only one thought ran through Evan’s mind.
This wasn’t how it was supposed to be.
*****
Most Memorable Quote
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Author Awards
Best Established Writer
-SilentMemento
Best New Writer
-Sidewinder
Most Dedicated Writer
-Knightfall
Most Improved Writer
-Chibi Pika (not that I was around prior to this year to ever think she wasn't as good, but with as many revisions as she does to perfect her work, she deserves it)
Most Helpful Reviewer
-Ememew
Most Dedicated Reviewer
-diamondpearl876
Last edited by Sid87; 4th January 2013 at 1:43 AM.
Best Pokemon Chaptered Fic: Max's New Adventures by RealRaymon
Pokemon Genre Awards
Best Trainer Fic: Max's New Adventures by RealRaymon
Character Awards
Best Human Main Character: Max from Max's New Adventures
Author Awards
Best New Writer: RealRaymon.
Alrighty, firstly, you need to nominate enough fics with at least four different authors. All of thos is the same fic by the same person. Maybe you'd edit that in later, but just raising it now because as-is it isn't a valid nomination. As stated in the first post:
Each nomination form must nominate at least four different authors/fics
Also! I think I need to step in here due to the above and very little searching and make a general warning (and also adding this in to the first post) because it's already happened:
ASKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO NOMINATE/VOTE FOR YOU THROUGH VM/PM IS NOT COOL
If anything I'd think that counts as cheating (because well, it is. It's not like we have the 'no nominating yourself' rule in place for a reason after all). Kindly stop/not do that or risk disqualification. It's not fair on anyone else.
A parody of the Pokemon Colosseum game, full of pastries and Miror B.
Completed. Four times winner of Best Comedy/Funniest Fic.
Best Plot- My Trip to the End of Time By Pearl Gideon- by Cutlerine
Seriously, anything Cutlerine creates is bound to have an amazing, yet completely fun and mind twistingly complex plot. And this is no exception.
Most Original Overall- 1st Nomination-A Different Kind of PMD Story by Brutaka
It's a usual PMD story in reverse. A Pokemon becomes human and goes on a journey as a trainer. If that's not mixed up enough, then I'm not sure what else will convince you.
2nd Nomination– Pirates of the Caribbean: The Creature of Storms by ESPNfanatic35
It has Captain Jack Sparrow training a Zoura and facing off against Kyogre and Groudon. The greatest combination since bread and butter.
Best Setting- 404 Error by Missingno.Master
A Glitched Kanto Region is all the reason needed here.
Best Character Development-Brother’s Bond by Sid87
Samuel has come a long was since the beginning of this story. His transformation from a naive kid to learning to fend for himself and pushing forward for the sake of his brother is truly a thrilling ride.
Best Non-Romantic Relationship/Interaction- Sam and Barry in Brother’s Bond by Sid87
These two are comedic gold. No further explanation is needed.
Most Suspenseful Fic-- Broken Promise: The Story of Ash's Pidgeot I was honestly excited with every new update, because I knew I was one step closer to finding out what happens next.
Pokémon Genre Awards
Best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Fic- Through the Thunder and Lightning by Brutaka
There have been quite a few Mystery Dungeon stories this year, though this one is the only one to grab my attention and hold it straight from the start. I've loved seeing the characters and the world around them develop with every new chapter.
Best Comedy Fic-Mary Sue Must Die by JX Valentine
JX Valentine, I may not have read your other works (though they are on my list), but this is the one I did read and immediately loved. The entire premise and characters are a instant home run.
Best Human Main Character- Dorian- Requiem by Sidewinder
Best Non-Human Main Character- Heath- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Journal- by Pokenutter
Heath has been an integral part of my time here on the forums. His story was one of the first I ever read and I immediately loved the character as soon as he woke up as a Pokemon.
Best Human Supporting Character- Barry- Brother’s Bond by Sid87
Barry is the perfect exmple of a comic relief character done right and also has a great bit of character development.
Best Non-Human Supporting Character- Mew- The Human Species by ShadedSkies
Best Human Villain- Ethan- Requiem by Sidewinder
I didn't know it was possible to write such evil, but yet, here it is.
Funniest Character- Orange- 404 Error by Missingno.Master
Any character he writes tends to be hilarious.
Fic Moment Awards
Funniest Scene- Spoiler:- The Department Store Scene:
Originally Posted by Cutlerine
“Move!” yelled the thin man, shoving me past. The next thing I knew, I'd turned and saw him at the centre of a ring of old folks, their eyes all fixed hungrily on his jigsaw.
“Come on!” I cried back. “Push on!”
One of the old people lashed out at him with a walking stick; he ducked it, put the jigsaw inside his coat and drew out what appeared to be a rapier from his pocket.
“Go on without me!” he replied, parrying a second blow and slashing at an old woman's snatching hand. “I'll keep them busy!”
“But your niece—!”
“She has parents – they can buy her presents.” His blade was a blur, flickering from point to point around the circle as the encircling elderly attacked. “Go!”
“But—”
“Go!”
He turned to look at me, and it was that momentary lapse of concentration that was his undoing. Someone released a Jack-in-the-box from a shelf into his hand; the Jack's pointy hat jabbed his thumb and he dropped his sword with a yelp. A moment later, he was just a face between the clawing hands of the old people, screaming wildly; a few seconds later, he had vanished entirely in a swell of cardigans and wrinkled skin.
“No!”
I lashed out at the nearest old person with my pipe, but I was shoved aside; I was no match for five of them at once. There was nothing more I could do, and if I stood still I would be crushed – so I left the thin man and ran for the Lego.
As I got close, I noticed a man on his hands and knees, searching for something on the bottom shelf; I stepped onto his back and jumped off without breaking stride, crashing into the top of the shelves where the Lego was and snatching up the boxes mid-leap. Toys, pieces of wood and one teenager with an armful of Lego rained down on the unfortunates on the other side of the shelf; thankfully, I landed on a fat man's belly, bounced off and kept running. One woman watched me open-mouthed, and shouted in a high, keening wail:
That's not even the entire scene, only a third of it.
Most Heartbreaking Scene- Spoiler:- Discovering Uncle Ronnie’s Murder:
Originally Posted by Sidewinder
This was a dream; this was not the order of events that were supposed to take place. He brought the marker, he would receive the reward, and they would go home; that’s it, done! This did not fit into his life, this was not his path. He knew Ronnie was inside, and he knew that he probably would have no idea what had taken place right outside his office.
Through a flickering hallway he followed Kecleon, who had adopted a speed Dorian had never witnessed. The four of them burst through the door to his uncle’s office a moment later, almost tripping over each other in an effort to get through.
Dorian’s heart stopped.
Smoke billowed across the ceiling while lines of blood crisscrossed the floor in small rivers. The streams of crimson emanated from the body of his uncle, who was lying in the floor, head cocked to the side unnaturally. As Dorian fell to his knees, he saw that the word ‘thief’ had been carved into his uncle’s chest, the letters jagged and deep.
Best Action Scene- Spoiler:- Team Rocket fights Jade and Co. in The Legendarian Chronicles end of Chapter 3:
Originally Posted by Chibi Pika
I looked around the corner again to see another striped firedog, similar to Spencer’s, but this one had a horrifyingly vicious expression right now, causing Typhlosion and Arcanine to recoil slightly, seemingly losing some of the tension in their muscles.
It took me a second, but then I recognized what it had done. Her Arcanine must have had the Intimidate ability, which cut the strength of any attacker it encountered.
“Crap, gonna Intimidate us, is that it?” Spencer mumbled through gritted teeth. “Time for ranged moves, then…Typhlosion, Arcanine! Flamethrower!”
Simultaneous blasts of fire flew down the hill, striking the other Arcanine right in its front. It snarled as it took the assaults, noticeably affected by them despite its natural resistance to fire. But then suddenly flames were scattered everywhere as a tan horse jumped in the way of the blaze, glowing with a fiery sheen—it didn’t seem to even notice that it was being hit. In fact, the flames of its mane and tail only intensified.
“Did that just make it stronger?! Oh crap, it must have Flash Fire. Typhlosion, stop the Flamethrower and use Dig! Arcanine—” And then Spencer’s face lit up like he had just made the best realization of his life. “Dude, I’ve got it! Typhlosion, quick—use Flamethrower on Arcanine!!”
Best Cliffhanger- Spoiler:- The Human Species Chapter 15:
Originally Posted by ShadedSkies
"He's…" the Gallade said while trying to stand up, "… He's down!"
"YES! HAHAHA!" Pikablu gave off a prideful and loud laughter, "We did it! We won! Victory is ours!"
"Way to go, Zerobi!" Lucario yelled, the happy feelings of having won turning his joy into actually feelings of being a professional coach. He ignored his pain and smiled brightly at his partner, who still had her back turned to him. Her black and unusually red back…
"… Blood…!?" Lucario exclaimed, angry at himself for not having noticed it sooner. Zerobi stood where she landed after the final attack, her body covered with tiny speckles of blood from the Garchomp. She wasn't saying a word, but was instead shaking profusely.
Lucario got worried and tried to run to her, noticing just how badly damaged his right leg had become from fighting the Garchomp. Whether it had been the constant fiery attacks or the fact that his roundhouse kicks might as well have been directed at a brick wall he did not know. All he knew was that if someone was to happen to Zerobi now, he would…
"… Zerobi…?" Lucario slowly asked, patting the shoulder of his partner.
In an instant she spun around with a claw outstretched, cutting through his throat with a quick slash. Blood splayed across the field as time seemed to stop all around them. Pain filled Lucario's head while a gargling sound escaped his throat as he tried to draw breath, but the passageway to his lungs had been completely severed and he began choking instead. He felt his warm blood running the fur on his neck, holding up a hand in a futile attempt of stopping the flow. Falling to his knees from the lack of air, all he could do was stare deeply into the eyes of the smiling Weavile in front of him.
Inside of them, he noticed that there was something unusual.
Most Memorable Quote- Spoiler:- My Trip to the End of Time by Pearl Gideon:
Originally Posted by Cutlerine
“I suppose there's nothing we can do,” Bond said at last, leaning back into his seat. “Never mind. There can't be much further until we arrive.”
Well, technically you're right, Jeeves, but I like to know where I'm going. The last time I found myself on a train at random, I ended up in City 17. And I ain't no Free Man, so you can guess how that went. Pigzie Doodle sighed. I do realise you can't hear me, but I also find it hard to stop talking. Centuries of travelling alone does that to a person. Anyway, did I ever tell you about Mombasa? There was me, this Gastly and a Misdreavus called Sandy, and we thought it'd be a good idea to possess a couple of elephants...
As the train rattled on, his story continued, growing steadily more unbelievable and sadly no less unhearable.
Only Cutlerine could so effortlessly incorporate a reference to the greatest video game of all time.
Author Awards
Best Established Writer- ShadedSkies-- The guy can write an awesome story.
Best New Writer- Shadow Lucario 50-- He's done remarkably well for a first time author.
Most Dedicated Writer- Chibi Pika-- Only a truly dedicated author would be rewriting a story she began eleven years ago.
Most Improved Writer- Brutaka-- He started out writing a Mystery Dungeon story that had some description and dull dialogue and now writes quality chapters all within the span of a few months.
Reviewer Awards
Most Helpful Reviewer- Sid87-- This is somewhat personal, but he's honestly helped me with so much in my story. I wouldn't be were I was today without his efforts to fix my grammar in my story.
Most Dedicated Reviewer- Azurus-- He's reliable. He'll always get a review done for a story he enjoys, no matter how long it takes.
Man, that took a while.
Knightfall signing off...
Last edited by Knightfall; 9th February 2013 at 1:36 PM.
Alrighty, firstly, you need to nominate enough fics with at least four different authors. All of thos is the same fic by the same person. Maybe you'd edit that in later, but just raising it now because as-is it isn't a valid nomination. As stated in the first post:
Also! I think I need to step in here due to the above and very little searching and make a general warning (and also adding this in to the first post) because it's already happened:
ASKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO NOMINATE/VOTE FOR YOU THROUGH VM/PM IS NOT COOL
If anything I'd think that counts as cheating (because well, it is. It's not like we have the 'no nominating yourself' rule in place for a reason after all). Kindly stop/not do that or risk disqualification. It's not fair on anyone else.
I am really sorry, but:
I have to say that you can blame me all the way you want, but I didn't cheat because:
1) It is the first year here for me, and before that I participated in many tournaments and award staff on Russian forums(I am from Russia). In Russia, asking friends to help is a common practice and it is allowed on forums, and all the people do that.
2)there was no such rules against that before you edited the post. So, before that moment, I didn't know whether it is allowed or not.
So, I am not a cheater, because I did not know about that. If I knew that, I would have never done that in the first place.
Last edited by RealRaymon; 2nd January 2013 at 8:38 PM.
I fee like I have the WORST LUCK to even hope of having a sense of development now. No wonder these contests are harsh
Latest introduced chapter:
Feli Chronicles Vitandes - Chapter 30: Veins of Flames Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Forgotten Life - Chapter 3: Hurricane of Foreshadowing
Spoiler:- See my other stories:
It's better to ask before doing that in future then, if you're unsure about something. And the above is hence why I'm making the obnoxiously big warning about it to make it clear that it isn't allowed (given other rules e.g. the consistent unwritten 'no nominating yourself' rule are designed to try to stop the whole friends voting for friends/people only voting for the one/two fics they read and hence possibly skewering results towards those fics over others).
I'm sure in other countries people often ask friends to vote for them too, and obviously such a practice isn't easy to moderate and not that bad for what is a fic pokemon forum comp. Nonetheless it doesn't seem fair to me in the end, regardless of the intention, so I'm just making it clear now. Level playing field and all is the intention behind half the rules as it is after all (see: nomination limits), and this isn't a 'who has the most friends following your fic' comp.
I fee like I have the WORST LUCK to even hope of having a sense of development now. No wonder these contests are harsh
...? I do not follow, sorry.
A parody of the Pokemon Colosseum game, full of pastries and Miror B.
Completed. Four times winner of Best Comedy/Funniest Fic.
Sorry to come unannounced but I think they mean they they have the worst luck even getting noticed or nominated. I could be wrong.
You actually understood my problem. Congrats to you. I guess I could call that a reason, with me only focusing on my original novel that I kinda left out my other pokemon fanfics. But I'll be honest, I actually developed in some moderate way in my writing skills thanks to a few non review-exchange type of reviews.
Latest introduced chapter:
Feli Chronicles Vitandes - Chapter 30: Veins of Flames Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Forgotten Life - Chapter 3: Hurricane of Foreshadowing
Spoiler:- See my other stories:
Alright... at any rate, let's get back to making nominations or asking about the process. Not really the place to remark about why one might not get many/any nominations (hence my confusion) and it's veering towards being offtopic.
A parody of the Pokemon Colosseum game, full of pastries and Miror B.
Completed. Four times winner of Best Comedy/Funniest Fic.
Okay, but I still cannot understand this rule. You see, if a person doesn't have a time or opportunity, or interest to read more than 2-3 fics, why is that person forced not to nominate these 2-3 fics he/she reads? That is not smart I think to restrict these people.
My nominations(I will edit them in the process):
Best Pokemon chaptered fic: Pokedex one-shots by Ysavvryl
Best writing style: 404 Error by Missingno. Master
Best comedy fic(well, I find it unusually funny): Carry on, Blissey by ChloboShoka (Poor Blissey)
Most helpful reviewer: Amittal, Ultimate Blaziken
Best Pokemon One-Shot: Rescue Mission by Gothitelle K
Best trainer fic: What now? by TheSirPeras
Most dedicated reviewer: PaddysTurtwigFanClub, Charizard - Fan
Most original overall: What now? by TheSirPeras
Best New writer: TheSirPeras
Best established writer: Missingno. Master
Last edited by RealRaymon; 21st February 2013 at 11:32 PM.
Overall Fiction Awards
Best Pokemon Chaptered Fic - Max's New Adventures (RealRaymon)
Best Pokemon One-Shot - Book of the Hermit (JX Valentine)
Other Fic Awards
Best Plot - Max's New Adventures
Most Original Overall - Jays Journey through the Henzo Region
Best Human Main Character - Stewie (Stewie's Journey - pokemonsquared)
Best Trainer Fic - Max's New Adventures
Most Heartwarming Scene -
Originally Posted by RealRaymon
(Tears appear on Max's face and he starts crying. Then he becomes serious and shouts with all the confidence he has.)
Max: "Kirlia! Gardevoir! Do you hear me? I came back for Ralts like I promised!" (He waits a bit.) "I am here to take Ralts with me! Do you remember?" (Then he starts getting sad.) "No, this can't be...Ralts, are you here, my dear friend? I came back for you!"
(After that a wind starts blowing at Max and he sees a familiar blue light.)
Author Awards
Best established writer - Ysavryl
Best New Writer - RealRaymon
Most Dedicated Writer - Matori
Most Improved Writer - LadyLady
Most Dedicated Reviewer - JX Valentine (even though she never reviewed mine, I read her reviews to others)
(if I missed any categories, please feel free to correct me and I will make the necessary adjustments.)[/QUOTE]
Last edited by TheSirPeras; 17th February 2013 at 12:41 AM.
Well, here's my nominations. If it looks like I only nominated my friends, that's because, well, I did. While I write a lot, I typically don't read a lot. Of fics anyways, I'm quite addicted to full blown novels. And the fics I do read that aren't just my friends fics are old ones, ones that don't qualify for the 2012 awards.
So, sorry about these nominations, they're quite lame.
Overall Fiction Awards Best Pokémon Chaptered Fic Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Domination and Liberation by Shadow Lucario 50
The amount of awesome displayed in this story...I can't...I don't even...No, I cannot express it with language. It's not so much the words he chose, but the plot is so incredible...
Pokemon Mystery Dunegon: Overthrown by Knightfall
This story...will make you question your sanity. It pushes the boundaries of a normal PMD fic, then completely tosses those boundaries into the incinerator. Good-bye regulations! It's been nice knowing you!
Best Non-Pokémon Chaptered Fic Auon by Meeker
I haven't read many fics that aren't PMD (okay, so I haven't read many fics anyways) but this one shows good potential.
Best Non-Pokémon One-Shot Dragonborn by pepperedfox
You know, for as good as this one is, it has a shameful number of responses. True, I didn't respond either, but...Shh! Other Fic Awards Best Plot Pokemon Mystery Dunegon: Overthrown by Knightfall
Honestly, the plot is so detailed and he can bring even the most minor of characters into the twisted limelight. I've grown quite fond of his homicidally insane tale... Besides that, I'm surprised this guy can keep all the coexisting arks and sub arks separate in his head. Because I sure as heck can't.
This man combined Pokemon Mystery Dungeon with Pokemon Conquest and he did it seamlessly, I might add. Not only that, but he starts off after the event of PMD Time/Darkness/Sky. I love it. Beautiful!
Best Writing Style Pokemon Mystery Dunegon: Overthrown by Knightfall
This one was a hard one for me to give. But out of what I read, I chose Knightfall's because his word choice is brilliant for the level he's at. And with a story like Overthrown, you have to be good with words.
Best Description Pokemon Mystery Dunegon: Overthrown by Knightfall
Because of the great and aforementioned word choice, this was slightly easier to give.
Funniest Character Pokemon Mystery Dunegon: Overthrown by Knightfall
Noah, the Dewott
Noah cracks me up. I always love people who could fire off jokes with such a serious face that you have to wonder if they're actually joking or not.
“The mushroom agrees with the Shinx, that mission is too much for you two!” a strange monotone voice called out to them.
Blitz and Sera turned to see that an orange bug Pokémon with a large mushroom growing on its back was the one who had just spoken to them, the Parasect staring at the two with its blank white eyes.
“Hey, I think I’ve seen you around here before,” Blitz said. “You’re Mirage’s teammate, aren’t you? Or do I have you confused with another Parasect?”
“You are correct, I am indeed Mirage’s teammate,” the Parasect clarified, speaking in an almost robotic way. “My name is Cordyceps, by the way.”
“But didn’t Mirage already have a mission she intended to do today?” Sera asked.
“Indeed, but the mushroom thought it might be a good idea to check what other missions are available, in case we find something Mirage might be interested in,” Cordyceps explained.
“Well, I think there are some missions with a high reward on here,” Blitz said, gesturing to some missions on the board with his paw. “They look kind of difficult, but I guess that is why they pay off so well…”
“The mushroom thanks you for making this observation, this pleases the mushroom,” Cordyceps replied, picking off a mission from the board with his orange claw. “Mirage will be pleased as well.”
“You’re welcome?” Blitz felt a bit creeped out by the orange bug that was apparently being controlled by the mushroom on his back.
“I will be taking this as well,” Cordyceps picked off the mission Sera had been looking at. “The mushroom thinks it would be better for an experienced rescue team to handle this, and that you kids should handle something easier.”
“Hey! Who are you calling a kid!?” Sera seemed a bit offended by the Parasect’s remark.
“The mushroom is merely making the observation that you two are too inexperienced for a mission like this,” he responded.
“Cordy? You coming?” a somewhat deep, but still feminine voice called out. The Pokémon turned to see what appeared to be a large duck like creature with flame like patterns on her body. “Mirage is waiting.”
“The mushroom apologizes for being late,” Cordyceps responded as he crawled over to the Magmar. “However, I found some missions that I think Mirage will be interested in.”
Cordy reminds me of the Kahjiits from The Elder Scrolls series...
Author Awards Best Established Writer
Dragonfree
Best New Writer
-Shadow Lucario 50
-Knightfall
Reviewer Awards Most Helpful Reviewer
JXValentine
The only reviewer that made reviews longer than the chapter they were reviewing. And of course, had very helpful insights.
Most Dedicated Reviewer
Azurus
Last edited by Brutaka; 9th February 2013 at 4:32 PM.
Okay, but I still cannot understand this rule. You see, if a person doesn't have a time or opportunity, or interest to read more than 2-3 fics, why is that person forced not to nominate these 2-3 fics he/she reads? That is not smart I think to restrict these people.
That's something that's hard to buy though @ doesn't have the time to read more than 3 fics. After all, this nomination process goes for over a month to begin with, so that's more than ample time. You only need set aside a little time to check out some fics too, and if any interest you (because you don't have to read more than even the first chapter, some may say less, to feel if you'll like the story or not) to continue reading. I'm sure Jax has said something like this a few times before too. =p
If someone doesn't have the time, interest, whatever to read more than 3 fics out of, going by rough calculations, ~500-600 fics posted/updated in the last year, then I hardly think that it's really accurate to claim it is the best fic either with what they are nominating.
At any rate, other reasons for this rule:
- to try to limit the potential friends-voting-for-friends problem (this is not a 'which fic has most friends following it' fic after all)
- catch the loophole for the 'can't nominate your own fics' rule
- to encourage more reading and activity! We don't want people to just read one or two fics and nothing else, especially when those fics end/stop being updated. If someone wants to nominate stuff we want them to have checked out the section a bit more. More people reading more = more chance for reviews, ie more activity, ie more feedback that could be of benefit to the writers... and so forth. Why not try to promote more reading?
This is not the first time such things were tried either. Previous years had things like explanations required for nominations made (a short couple sentences about the story/why it deserves nomination) for example.
A parody of the Pokemon Colosseum game, full of pastries and Miror B.
Completed. Four times winner of Best Comedy/Funniest Fic.
Sheesh, now its my first debate. Heck, I don't if ANYONE will even have an interest in my works. I mean, I'm not the your so called pro of everything you see. Perhaps it is even more difficult to consider that you are also working in your first video game. Let alone if I'm still posting my original novel. I guess I'm just doing my best for a non pokemon story perhaps.
2012 Fanfiction Awards: NOMINATIONS
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