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Victory can prove bitter, especially when you're the only one alive to see it. With the world in chaos and everyone he ever loved dead, Jaune Arc makes a deal with the devil for one last chance to go back and change it all. But devils don't play by the same rules as humans, and Salem never did say how far back he'd go. Or how much deeper the war between her and Ozpin really went.
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20 Sep 2025
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I can't wholeheartedly recommend this because most of the second half did away with my favorite parts of the fic, but the parts I liked are some of the most enjoyable stuff Coeur has written IMO. (mild spoilers for plot twists in ch7-25)
Jaune and Emerald's relationship is the heart of this fic to me, I love this version of Em so much. Emerald's growth was always a joy to read, as were her developing relationships with her father, friends, and other found family members. Frankly I loved everything involving the ASH Gym and the kids before the Beacon Entrance Exam, their shenanigans gave me life. The time-displaced war vet teaching adolescents all the dirty combat tricks he knows is always fun to read, whether it's being played for comedy or for badassery. Also has those excellent Team STRQ dynamics that Coeur writes so well. I wasn't a fan of how those elements took a backseat in the second half, though I understand the narrative reasons why Coeur took that route and I can't say it wasn't setup earlier in the fic. And shipping aside, the ending was pretty satisfying, particularly in how it wrapped up Jaune's character arc.
originally favorited on FF.net on 3/10/2018
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When Jaune woke up back in his house with his sisters and family, all he could do was sigh. Every time he died he was forced to start over again, and this was what... the one thousandth time? More? If it doesn't matter how hard he tries, doesn't matter how much he fights. Then maybe it's time to just kick back and enjoy himself. Fate can find someone else to be its whipping boy.
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20 Sep 2025
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No other peggy sue fic I've read has ever come close to this one. Delicious angst with great hurt/comfort, and it's wonderful to see Jaune slowly allow himself to care for his friends again. Also provides some of my all-time favorite 'crouching moron/hidden badass' scenes of all time - basically every moment when Jaune pulls out his skills and experience is one I've reread more times than I can count. A great examination/deconstruction of groundhog day loops and peggy sue time travel, and my pick for Coeur's best work.
originally favorited on FF.net 2/24/2018
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Having fulfilled a promise made a lifetime before, Yang - years beyond Beacon - has let the world move forwards without her. But a little girl with the power of fire, a spirit to match, and a name as familiar as the sparks of her semblance convinces her to live in it once more. Or, Summer returns to Yang, the blonde becomes a mentor, and age is just a part of the equation.
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20 Sep 2025
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A fic that was severely outdated by canon even when I first read it, but nonetheless broke my heart. This is the fic to which I subconsciously compare every contemplative, melancholy, angst-adjacent fic. Still holds a special place in my heart to this day.
originally favorited on FF.net 2/4/2018
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When Jaune's forged transcripts were rebuffed, his only option was to return home in disgrace or forge a new life in Vale. Opening a diner was an impetuous decision, being good at it a stroke of luck. Becoming the favourite haunt for students, teachers and criminals alike…? That was neither, but it sure did keep things interesting. Wasn't the civilian life supposed to be easier?
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20 Sep 2025
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In my top two fics by Coeur, no question. It's really sweet to see how Jaune's café improves the lives of so many characters; the arcs where everyone independently comes together to support the café feel earned. Not to mention stellar character work on several characters that, at the time of writing, had slim-to-nonexistent backstories/characterization: Russel, Adam, and Cinder are standouts. Also squeezes in a neat civilian perspective on huntsman/huntress culture in Remnant - a recurring theme in Coeur's works, but possibly done best in this one due to Jaune's perspective as a civilian.
Originally favorited on FF.net on 1/28/18
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Questions for the Substitute Teacher by TorScrawls for Clu2Boogaloo
Fandoms: Danny Phantom
29 Apr 2025
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The new Substitute teacher is weird—like really weird—and Liam and his class are dead-set on figuring out what his deal is.
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Mr. Lancer works as a sub during his semi-retirement. He's long since moved out of Amity, but has some pretty wild stories to share, or some weird off-the-cuff comments and mannerisms that make no sense to the local culture of this new town. His new students have opinions on all this, and there's many rumors surrounding this strange substitute…Series
- Part 5 of Phic Phight 2025
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20 Sep 2025
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u/VeryScaredyCat678345 • 6 h
You just go around shooting people?u/HunterInRed OP • 6 h
Not humans.u/VeryScaredyCat678345 • 6 h
And your ex isn’t human???u/DairyQueen • 5 h
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Paved With Good Intentions and Bad Acting Skills by TorScrawls for miagirl3
Fandoms: Danny Phantom
25 Apr 2025
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The A-listers are all acting strange. Well, more strange than usual at least, and Danny doesn't want to know why. Too bad he doesn't get a choice in the matter.
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Paulina cleared her throat and then proceeded to not clear up anything as she said, “We just really think you should let Danny go to the bathroom.”
“Yes, I got that,” Mr. Lancer said with a troubled expression, “I just want to know why.”
Kwan scoffed. “Because that’s where you go when you have to pee, Mr. Lancer. Or don’t you know that?”
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- Part 4 of Phic Phight 2025
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20 Sep 2025
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Mezase Pokémon Master - Nostalgia version by Saphroneth
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime)
16 May 2023
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So this is an idea which someone asked me about elsewhere and it wouldn't leave me alone… what I would do if I was doing the structure for Mezase Pokémon Master (Aim To Be A Pokémon Master), the 11-episode coda to Ash's time as the Pokémon anime protagonist.
As it turns out, now we know.
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19 Sep 2025
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Pokeswap: A Tale Of Cosmic Duct Tape by Capt_Hikimari
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime)
14 Oct 2025
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After Arceus accidentally shuffles the universe, Dialga is left to pick up the shattered pieces and is forced to precariously put together a cohesive timeline with cosmic duct tape. Results are…mixed, in more ways than one.
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17 Sep 2025
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Love it when a good author does a randomization fic. This fic is never afraid to lean into the fact that most of these swaps are inherently hilarious, but also gets a surprising amount of great characterization and drama out of the premise. Ash has some of the strongest character developement I've seen for him in an anime-retelling fic, his pokemon team is very strongly characterized, and many of the swaps are genuinely interesting even beyond the comedy, especially among the recurring and more important characters. Great balance between seriousness and comedy without sacrificing either, and has excellent pacing for what is currently a Kanto-centric fic.
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A Mother's Roar by Diatomic_Rex
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
10 Oct 2023
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Delia Ketchum may have settled down in a small town diner, but she's fought legendaries before. Having learned that Mewtwo not only intends to destroy the world, but also kill Ash, she sets out to face down the so-called World's Strongest Pokémon and save her son. The veteran Explorer isn’t afraid to sacrifice anything if it means keeping her only family safe.
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16 Sep 2025
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Post-Journeys Ash is sent back to the past, a day after he started his journey.
There are now two Ash Ketchums.
The world now has to deal with that.
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15 Sep 2025
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A Wisp from the Icelands by ButterflyDragon
Fandoms: Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game)
26 May 2024
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A young Zorua, separated from her mentor in a fierce blizzard, follows the only clues around her disappearance. Right to the Galaxy Team's budding village.
She fully intended to take some small, unnoticeable job, figure out what she could, and then leave with no one to miss her.
What she didn't anticipate was the shady lack of records and ability to read and write to make the Commander decide to station her as his personal secretary, possibly the most watched position in the whole team...
She really hopes her illusions hold up under scrutiny...
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14 Sep 2025
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Pokemon Amythest by ButterflyDragon
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl & Platinum | Pokemon Diamond Pearl Platinum Versions
05 May 2025
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Cynthia. Champion of the Sinnoh region. A trainer who needs little introduction.
But once, she was just a young girl, fascinated by myths and a little too quick to start a friendly spar.
Darkness lurks in Sinnoh's shadows. Certain fates are inevitable.
The Champions path has never run smooth.
...Oh right.
She's also a Ditto.
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14 Sep 2025
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The Champion's were the pinnacle of Pokémon trainers, the very best.
That was an awfully hard title to hold.
For humans.
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14 Sep 2025
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Imposter by ButterflyDragon
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl & Platinum | Pokemon Diamond Pearl Platinum Versions
20 Mar 2022
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I'm back on my bullshit!
(a series of Ditto Cynthia one shots, set in the same timeline)
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- Part 3 of Cytto
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14 Sep 2025
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Amethyst by ButterflyDragon
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl & Platinum | Pokemon Diamond Pearl Platinum Versions
04 Feb 2022
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After a long day of battling challengers to the league, the Sinnoh Elite Four and the Champion head out for a meal, to commemorate the anniversary of Cynthia's title match.
Little do they know, the champion in question is hiding a very purple secret...
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- Part 2 of Cytto
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14 Sep 2025
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Child Of Mew by ButterflyDragon
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl & Platinum | Pokemon Diamond Pearl Platinum Versions
15 Mar 2025
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Cynthia had always heard stories, as a child. She sought them out as an adult, but none stuck out to her as amusingly as urban legends of Ditto's and Zoroark becoming trainers.
Sometimes, she'd wonder how they'd react if they knew their champion had done just that.
And what a tale that was...
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- Part 1 of Cytto
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14 Sep 2025
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His Soul is Marching On to Another World; or, the John Brown Isekai by CabbagePreacher
Fandoms: John Brown (abolitionist), John Brown Isekai
19 Oct 2025
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The land of Gemeinplatz is a land filled with fantastical creatures, adventurers looking to slay them, and heroes looking to distinguish themselves from the adventurers. The most common of these heroes are those who come from Earth, who enjoy a most leisurely time with their cheat skills. It’s a perfect world, the utopia of those who wish to become overpowered and get their own power fantasy, where even the most everyman of the everyman can pull themselves by their bootstraps and become a hero.
To satisfy the needs of heroes who can’t find function like a normal human being (which most of them can’t), the lucrative Gemeinplatz slave trade crushes the dreams and ruins the lives of hundreds every day. These slaves endlessly labor, in the harems of so-called heroes, at the mansions of the landowning “heroes”, and as rare materials for various dubious magical spells.
In a world that looks down at them as demi-human, where the ruling class has no incentive to end this profitable trade, in which their oppressors are overpowered as all hell, what hope is there for the slaves?
What hope is there, is named John Brown. This time, he’ll finish what he started.
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14 Sep 2025
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currently on ch XXXIX of the royalroads version,
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Zorua Trainer by FriTik
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime)
16 Mar 2024
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Trainers are everywhere in the world of Pokemon! But who said they were all human? Ash is a Zorua, but he's going to be a Pokemon Trainer too! With illusions to weave, friends to make, and challenges to conquer, Ash is going to pursue his dreams, wherever that takes him.
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- Part 1 of Zorua Trainer
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14 Sep 2025
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Platonic ideal of what I want out of these kinds of AUs that change one detail and follow a mostly canon-shaped plot. Lots of exellent character arcs and plot divergences stem from Ash being a Zorua, and the author isn’t afraid to seriously shake up the stations of canon. Ash’s (and Misty's) pokemon have probably the best characterization I've seen for a pokemon team in any fic I've read in this fandom, easily a favorite of mine. Excellent pacing, great tonal balance of serious drama and levity, lots of fun worldbuilding, and really does justice to the "protag is a pokemon" fic concept in a way that's perfect for me
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Zorua Trainer, But Spookier by FriTik
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
31 Oct 2024
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In one world, a Zorua is captured in Unova, goes to Kanto, and is adopted by Delia Ketchum who gives him the name Ash and helps him grow into the trainer he was meant to be. In this world, things are mostly the same... with one notable spooky difference.
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- Part 2 of Zorua Trainer
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14 Sep 2025