Wow wow wow what an amazing ending to this amazing tale! I think it’s funny that Ash lost the championship because of team Rocket, but that’s just how the Pokémon series goes haha, there’s always something.

Every single chapter of this fic has made me cry. And finally I found one chapter that I thought I could get through without tearing up, and then there was Ash and Pikachu's conversation, and I'm in tears again. This is such a good fic, and I love it so much, and you make me feel so much reading this. I like how it's from Pikachu's perspective. I also like that they finally were able to talk things out, and that Ash is on his journey again.

I had started reading this a long time ago. Months? Years? I don't remember, but I had it bookmarked to finish later, and I'm getting back to it now. I finished chapter 13 and 14, and wow were there a lot of resonant tears at the parallel to my own feelings of misery. Struggling with insomnia because frustration at being stuck, which expresses itself as pitying destructive thoughts of feeling like a burden keeping me up at night when I can't be awake to properly distract myself. Can't deal with the thoughts because they have good reasons to exist, it's rational to be sad. But the chapters remind me in important ways that happiness should be contingent on love from others; even though Ash told Pikachu that worth comes from within because Pikachu was stuck in cycle of guilt, story demonstrates clearly that worth is determined by and bolstered by community. That being a burden, even, doesn't make me less loveable to family.

I’d like to let you know that it’s been a long time- a very long time- since I last read through a long, multi-chaptered fic of this length that I knew would break my heart. I saw this years back, knew it was gonna be one of the greater tales, and avoided it with the understanding that my heart might not be able to handle it.

And oh, it was hard; my heart ached the whole way at the scenario you presented. But you wrote it in such a way that it kept me hooked and unable to help myself from reading the next chapter. Even more than that, however, you remembered to put in light-hearted moments that keep the mood from becoming too depressing, enough warmth that you remember they all do love each other, and that is rare to find in a fanfic. It is rare to find something so well-balanced in tone that it doesn’t tire me for its bleakness, or exhaust me for too many moments meant to induce laughter, or overdose me with sweet moments that perhaps verge on too much. Not in a story of this length, at least.

It makes me regret not reading it earlier, somewhat- at the same time, though, a younger me would not quite understand the themes portrayed that I can appreciate with a better understanding now.

No, it’s not perfect- nothing ever is- but it’s so well done that upon finishing this I struggle to pinpoint anything I’m dissatisfied by. I know I will, I know there were things I wish I saw and things I wish happened a bit differently; but criticism was never truly my forte, and I’d never actually get to the point I want to make. My brain goes in roundabouts, the subject I want to discuss is the destination is but I get lost in the journey; so instead, I’d like to say thank you for writing this. It’s unlikely you’ll ever see this, I know, but I felt compelled to say something as the story delved into subjects that are surprisingly, distressingly familiar to me on many levels, and handled it in a manner that I felt was well done.

who thought it was a good idea to make this story a scratch and sniff and make it smell like onions? now i cant stop tearing up.

someone help i didnt bring enough tissues

I'll say this. This fanfic made me like Ash a lot more.

A very nice, if sad fic.

And for my own personal heath, I'll just remind myself this isn't anywhere close to becoming canon

I've lost count of how many times I started bawling while reading this story. It's amazing how it makes me feel ALL THE THINGS and it's not even the first time I've read it. Thank you!

Actually, Ash can evolve into a Pikachu. It's just like Mega Evolution though, its temporary and needs the help of a human and some items.

Oh, man Oh man. This was hard to read, only because I love Ash and Pikachu so much. I really enjoyed this though. Pikachu the little caretaker, Yay. Thanks for the experience.

Well, good job. You just frayed my feels until they were unrecognisable. I'm glad that Ash and Pikachu's relationship is improving now though. :)

Ohhhh, nooooo, I'm starting to understand what Ash is trying to say. Now I feel so bad for him. I hope Pikachu gets it soon.

Hi i just have one quick question, HOW DARE YOU HURT ME LIKE THIS? i just read through the entire story and i'm. still sobbing. this is such an amazing fic and i'm so glad i read it but also, holy heck did you rip my heart out

After readin the whole story I have to say it made it into my top 5 best written stories ever.
Even though it was a very hard read and usually abolutely NOT my genre, it was incredibly well done.

These subtil psychological things are incredibly hard to write and properly convey in all they complexity.
I take off my hat for you. I really do.

I usually despise stories that artificially keep the emotional tension high all the time by repeatedly beating down the protagonists time and time again against all reason and logic but you managed to do it in a believable way.
I also usually despise unncessary violence, physical and especially psychological. Stories that contain torture need to be more than just exceptional for me to like them especially to the degree you did.

The way you used it as a means for Pikachu to emphatise with Ash on a level and to even them out did hold it's own melancholic beauty.

One thing I didn't like though is the ending. It's less than unsatisfactory. Letting him loose this way was a huge blow to the expectations you built over 220k words.

Anyway. All in all the story was amazing.

I've liked this story for ages, but I don't think I've ever actually told you so, so let's just do it on my favourite chapter. (Of course, that's more than likely because Mewtwo's my favourite character.) You've done a really good job of making a serious situation out of a show that - let's face it - is usually just plain silly, and you've managed to keep it light enough to not be morbidly depressing, and having the story told from Pikachu's POV (and how damaged he is by what he accidentally did to Ash) is just wonderful. So well done.

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