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Friede/Spinel Oneshots with a third wheel by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Horizons: The Series (Anime 2023)
14 Sep 2025
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Everyone has a weakness. Some way to sneak past their defenses and hit them where it hurts most. Spinel is proud to call himself a strategist. It’s his job. He watches people to see what trips them up, and when that doesn’t work, he pokes and prods until he finds what he’s looking for
Or, that’s how it usually goes. Friede is proving to be a difficult case. Every single time Spinel thinks he’s close enough to find the one thing he can use to take down Friede, it slips right out from his grasp. Why?
Why does Friede have to be so damn perfect?
a loosely connected series of Friede/Spinel oneshots using my OC as a plot device.
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One where Amethio Self-Harms by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pokemon Horizons: The Series (Anime 2023), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
26 Feb 2025
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The glint of the knife draws a slight smile from Amethio as he stands over his desk, admiring the sharpness of his blade. He feels like a kid on Christmas day as he unbuttons his shirt and shrugs out of his sleeves.
Amethio hurts himself. Ceruledge doesn't like when he does this and stages an intervention.
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I'm in your debt by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Horizons: The Series (Anime 2023), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
25 Oct 2024
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After Zir and Conia agree to follow him despite knowing they won't get a promotion, Amethio develops some unhealthy ideas about how to show his gratitude. He decides to express this to Zir, and it doesn't go over the way he anticipated
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Friede Causes an Avalanche by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
03 Oct 2024
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Like the title says, Friede causes an avalanche and gets injured in the process, then gets sick afterword like icing on the hurt/comfort cake!
Everything pauses for a moment, and Friede locks wide-eyes with Murdock. Then they hear it. The slow rumbling of tons upon tons of shifting snow. Friede’s eyes flicker to Dot and back and Murdock nods.
Then everything goes to hell.
They barely have any notice before the onslaught of snow barrels down the mountainside towards them. He watches Murdock swoop Dot into a protective hold with his back facing the oncoming snow, and how Charizard guards them, preparing to beat back the bulk of the avalanche with flamethrower.
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Anchors and Airships by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
30 Jul 2024
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Friede has been having nightmares after the airship is grounded and Mollie notices.
Mollie would ask what’s been bothering him but she already knows from the way he stares at the damage to the hull when he thinks no one is looking. The guilt on his face seeing Orla repair the ship or Murdock in his work uniform. She even catches him looking at her that way when she finishes private consultations, bidding her clients goodbye.
She wants to tell him that it's not his fault. Remind him of all the times he’s been there to protect them from danger, swoop in to save the day. But she holds her tongue. She knows this is different.
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Right idea, wrong person by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
13 May 2024
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Amethio is out buying menstrual products for someone else in a 24/7 corner store. There he runs into Friede, who incorrectly concludes that Amethio is trans and tries his best to be supportive while pestering him for help. Neither of them know what's going on.
[this can be read as a prequel to the other fic in this series, but this stands alone as a oneshot!]
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- Part 2 of The Siblings Fic
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Wow, that's one really messed up teenager! by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
04 May 2024
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A story that dives into Amethio's past and the different ways people respond to childhood abuse and neglect, while following his quest for Rayquaza. AKA: the one where Amethio has a sister
When he woke up, the hollow feeling he’d been plagued with for the last few weeks was at its worse, and he felt an overwhelming dread weighing him down. He couldn’t sit around and let the feeling fester, so here he is on some uninhabited island far off the coast of Paldea
The distant sound of wings draws Amethio’s attention away from the landscape and towards the skies, where he sees Friede fly in on his Charizard. For a moment, a well of frustration builds in his chest but disappears just as quickly, leaving Amethio with the same emptiness that’s been haunting him since Master Gibeon reprimanded him for his loss against Friede
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- Part 1 of The Siblings Fic
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Sleep Paralysis Straight Up Sucks (Badly) by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
02 May 2024
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Amethio has been experiencing sleep paralysis for a few weeks and is unwilling to sleep because of this. As it turns out, he can only put off the inevitable for so long before exhaustion catches up to him.
Every time he even thinks about going to sleep, dread builds up in his stomach. He’s a teenager now, not a little kid, so he can’t just go running to his parents when things like this happen. Not that he has parents to run to, but that’s besides the point.
It’s just sleeping. Something everyone does. Easily. Most people have no issues with it, so why does he?
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Joints like Cereal (Snap, Crackle, Pop) by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
09 Apr 2024
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Amethio wakes up having one of his bad days, where the ache in his bones is worse than usual and no amount of compression gear can fully ease the pain. But, he has a job to do, so he can't stay in bed all day.
It’s raining. This is fine, except it’s not fine because the sudden shift to cold weather is making his joints scream at him. Once again, he feels like he’s too young to be dealing with this.
Friede is looking at him expectantly, but Amethio can't find it in him to finish their battle for the sake of formalities, he just wants to go back to the submarine and act annoyed before letting Conia swaddle him in a mound of blankets.
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You Can't Fix Stupid by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
02 Apr 2024
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Formerly titled: "Helping Someone and Annoying them are Basically the Same Thing" (I changed the name because I kept forgetting what this one was about or that I wrote it)
Friede doesn't listen to Amethio and promptly gets his Charizard knocked out in a fight between some territorial wild pokemon, leaving Amethio to pick up the pieces.
With all the compassion left in Amethio’s miserable heart, he politely warned Friede about the pokemon, to which the other man confidently responded,
“Don’t worry about it! I’m prepared for any opponent”
Now, as Amethio watches Friede’s Charizard plummet after getting caught up in the battle between Salamence and Garchomp, he’s beginning to wonder why he bothered in the first place.
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The Consequence of Someone Else's Mistake by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
27 Mar 2024
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Chasing after her teenage boss to make sure he's alright, Conia runs into a few hiccups, mainly in the form of a certain airship pilot. She's left dealing with the fallout of an impulsive and poorly thought out decision Friede made.
Amethio decided to fly through a heavy downpour to avoid the pissed off Entei that was on his tail. Which to his credit, worked. The Entei is no longer following him.
Now, Conia knows her boss would never ask either her nor Zir to follow him through a storm. In fact, he’s probably concerned that they’re currently following him, but it’s not like she was about to let a teenager fly through a downpour alone, when being chased by a legendary pokemon no less.
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I think I'd prefer to freeze to death by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
21 Mar 2024
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Amethio takes cover in a cave during a snow-storm, but little does he know, someone followed him.
Charizard’s large form blocks out the entrance of the cave, and its wings are spread as further protection from the weather.
“Let go of me!” Amethio growls, pushing at the arms around his waist. This can’t be happening.
The arms squeeze tighter and refuse to let him go, despite how hard he twists and pushes. What kind of cruel punishment is this? After a minute of struggling, Amethio realizes he’s not going anywhere and falls slack against Friede.
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When the solo act turns into a yolo act by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
04 Mar 2024
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Amethio gets drugged here. Minorly stabbed, too. It's fine. He's doing great.
There’s a ship in the distance. It’s flying, which is an odd sight. For some reason, it looks familiar. He’s certain he’d remember an airship if he ever saw one. Maybe he has before, because the sight makes him frown.
All at once, Amethio thinks exhaustion must catch up to Corviknight, because her flying becomes shaky and she wavers, before they both start to dive.
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Spinel and the Snom by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
25 Feb 2024
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Spinel has a fever and refuses to let anyone know of this vulnerability, unfortunately for him, his mechanic is an idiot with a heart of gold and a hand full of Snom.
(Yes, another Frankie cameo. I can't help it that she's fun to write)
Spinel’s fever is ridiculous. He’s been tossing and turning for the last few hours and it hasn’t let up in the slightest. There are timers reminding him to take medicine every few hours, but he doesn’t dare ask for help.
Tugging off his layers until he's down to a t-shirt, Spinel feels exposed like this. Though the cool air against his burning skin is like heaven. Besides, there’s no one here except Umbreon to witness him like this. He keeps his door locked 24/7, and no one is stupid enough to break into his personal quarters.
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And there was no HR department by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
21 Feb 2024
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A short fic looking at Conia's temporary assignment to Onyx for a mission, and why she's no longer assigned to Onyx for missions.
“Shall we get going, Onyx-sir?”
He looks at her like he forgot she was there. She wouldn’t be surprised if he did. There’s heavy silence with how he stares at her. She feels increasingly uncomfortable. He’s destructive and unpredictable. Would it be in her best interests to leave now? No, she doesn’t want to lose this job so quickly. She can tough it out.
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Amethio's Nyahoja by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
10 Feb 2024
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Nyahoja's/Sprigatito's shiny has purple eyes, so I thought it would be funny if Amethio got one. I also thought it would be funny if it's extremely violent and makes that everyone else's problem.
It’s a small place, but he won’t leave until he makes sure they are no other pokemon being held here.
Ceruledge breaks three more doors in their search, which Amethio thinks is a new record for one night. He’s not even checking if the doors are unlocked, these people deserve all the property damage he can offer.
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The Explorer's Live-In Mechanic by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
07 Feb 2024
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I got around to writing Frankie's backstory with how she came to work for the Explorer's! Note: each chapter can be read as a stand-alone without the entire fic, though the chapters are chronological and connected
Each chapter in this work looks at one of the Explorer's Admin's relationship with Frankie shortly after she's hired. I wanted to examine how their organization functions by showing the day-to-day lives of the Explorers admins that we don't get to see in the show.
Chapter 1: Onyx makes his introduction
Chapter 2: Sango tries to kill not one but two of her coworkers
Chapter 3: Agate steps in to save the day and is definitely not weird about it
Chapter 4: Spinel is a coward, the sequel
Chapter 5: Amethio doesn't have any issues whatsoever
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Mollie Is Reluctantly Saved By The Two Dumbest Explorers Members by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
29 Jan 2024
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Mollie sprains her ankle after a very calculated and definitely intentional slide down a cliff and accepts her fate of waiting for the RVTs to notice she's gone, but some unexpected company appears before that happens.
“There’s no use arguing” Conia waves her hand dismissively and for a moment Mollie thinks she’s free, but apparently misread the interaction because instead of leaving, the man kneels to where his partner had been crouched a moment ago.
Hands are on her back and under her knees before she can react, and she’s gently but firmly lifted into the air. Her injured ankle isn’t jostled by the movement, but she finds herself gripping his jacket with one hand and grabbing his arm with the other.
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Friede's Polar Plunge (Oh No.) by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
24 Jan 2024
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When Conia is trying to shake the leader of the Rising Volt Tacklers off her tail, she decides to take a shortcut across a frozen lake. And in a moment of utter brilliance, he manages to fall through the singular ice fishing hole on the entire lake.
The storm is coming in about 20 minutes. This would’ve been plenty of time to drag the mechanic back to the submarine and wait out the storm there, but there’s a low chance she can get the oaf to call his crew and have them retrieve him before the blizzard, especially since he's gasping like a fish out of water and she's highly doubtful he's capable of intelligent thought at the moment.
Which means - delightfully, wonderfully, - her only humane option is to drag his sorry ass to the nearby public use cabin that absolutely no one in their right mind is going to be using at the moment, because everyone else is at home preparing for the blizzard instead of contemplating their life choices on the middle of a frozen lake.
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Local Emo Boy Forced Into Getting a Good Night's Sleep by sophergopher
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pokemon Monsters | Pokemon Horizons (Anime)
22 Jan 2024
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Conia's afraid of ghosts, Zir is tired, and Amethio is sad that Friede Tera-Blasted his beloved dog into poke-heaven.
Zir blinks at Conia. She’s kind enough to leave the lights off and shut the door behind her to block out the hall lights, but he’s still bleary from waking up.
“Wassit?” he asks, trying to blink himself awake but not certain if it’s worth waking up just yet.
“Look, Zir, I’m just saying, I think ghost-type pokemon can haunt submarines, I keep hearing-”