Hi guys,

I'm sorry that I haven't updated for nigh on 2 months, there was a very good reason for this absence but I should have made you all aware of it. Two days after I uploaded the previous chapter of Ash's Journey Through Hoenn I was informed that I was being made redundant in January. That news devastated me and completely drained me of any desire to write and I have only recently found the desire to write return. I can't promise you daily or even weekly updates but I will do a lot more to keep you all informed of what is going on.

There's only one problem I have now and that's choosing which fic to focus on. While I'd love to do both I just haven't got the time so I'll putting up a poll so that you guys can decide. I'm happy to do whichever one is chosen as I love both stories, before anyone asks it won't take more time to write one or the other. Ash's Journey Through Hoenn will be edited every chapter and once we hit chapter 15 the edits will take more time as there will be more things to change. The Return of the Betrayed Guardian is in a similar state although mostly in need of less edits however new Sidestories & Lemons haven't even been started and I want to do more of them.

As I said I'm happy to do whichever one you choose, the poll will be up for a couple of weeks so you can read through the current iteration of the stories as well as the original versions and make a decision on which you'd prefer to see continued.

On a side note in response to a guest reviewer I am indeed a Scout Leader and my YouTube channel name is RockinRobbo. Nobody is obliged to go there I'm just letting the guest reviewer know.

Right well that's all for now, so you all know this chapter will be removed when the decision is made final.

I want to thank you all once again for your overwhelming support for the stories .

Knight of Kanto