I know I've been gone for quite some time, but I'm happy to announce all of my stories are still continuing! I am writing again, I've just been incredibly busy trying to make my dreams of playing professional baseball come true, and I'm closer than ever to making that a reality.

Hey guys! I want to start off by welcoming you to my page! I guess you could kind of call me a veteran of fanfiction now after being on here for over 3 years (still doesn't feel like it has been that long at all). I have read a lot of stories on this site at this point, and have also been writing quite a lot myself. Stick around, check out my stories (all of which, will be finished!!!) and hopefully I will be able to entertain you all!

Like many others, Pokemon was a huge part of my childhood. I absolutely loved the adventures of Ash and his companions but like many others, my interest slowly faded away from the series. However, lately my interest in pokemon has sky rocketed to higher than ever. I credit this to this website as well as the (what was at the time of first writing this) new X and Y anime. I've really loved writing my stories a ton and I know I'll continue loving writing them!

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Occupation: Collegiate baseball player in America

A little about myself. I am now officially a sophomore in college (university) and that scares me to death. Real life sure is coming on quick. I am also a highly competitive baseball player who is playing for a Division 1 university in the United States (All I'll say is that it's a school in the Big 10 conference. If you're American, you probably know what that means). If you don't know, college athletics require a lot of time and effort. This is a huge reason as to why my update schedule may be out of whack. If it ever is, chances are I am in season or training for the baseball season.

Now that I have a good amount of experience in writing stories, I have one huge goal in mind. Obviously, I want to entertain everyone that I can but also, I want to do my best to be able to be considered one of the greats of the pokemon fandom. To be mentioned in the same breath as people such as The Shiny Gengar, Advance4ever, PikamasterADV, Basic Trainer, Matkin22, Littlemsmidnight, etc. is what I really hope to accomplish by writing my stories. That may seem silly, and maybe even a little bit self indulgent but hey, everyone needs something to strive for!

I have always been a big proponent of a strong lead character. Now I didn't say perfect, but strong. I've just seen too many shows/anime, read too many books/manga where a lead character is bordering on pathetic. I think that's the reason I enjoy pokemon fanfiction so much; the concept of pokemon is awesome, but Ash is always perceived as never bettering himself. As almost weak. Now, you won't be seeing incredibly overpowered characters from me, but they will at the very least, be competent.

Also, I'm a member of Writer's United, a forum on this website where some amazing authors gather to chat and support each other. Here's the link if any of you all are interested in it: Writer's United - Fanfiction.net

I am a big fan of Pokemon Romance, so here is a list of Shippings and my opinions of them so you all know what to expect from me.

Shippings I Support:

- Advanceshipping Ash/May- This is almost certainly my favorite pokemon shipping. I love May as a character herself, and Ash and her go together extremely well. I credit my thinking of this to the fact that I first started watching Pokemon during the advanced generation. Ever since then, May has been my favorite female traveling companion of Ash's. In the aspect of romance, I truly believe that Ash and May would make a great couple, and this idea has not only been supported by many of the stories that I have read on this site, but also many parts of the anime itself. All in all, Advanceshipping is awesome and you'll be seeing quite a bit of this from me in my stories.

- Amourshipping Ash/Serena- This pairing is a close second, if not tied for first with Advanceshipping. For once, the writers at the Pokemon television show are writing a character very well. I absolutely love Serena as a character and her canonical crush on Ash just makes my love for her grow. Ash and Serena would make a great couple and it is obvious that Serena actually wants that to happen. I'm really hoping that Serena's crush will mature Ash and advance him as a character, something that has been done well in amourshipping stories on this website. Also, that kiss in the last episode of XYZ was incredible!

- Pearlshipping Ash/Dawn- Again, I find this pairing to be amazing. This is probably 1/3 of a three way tie for first place with amour and advanceshipping. Although I didn't watch much of the diamond and pearl series, the episodes I did watch made me fall in love with Dawn. She is bubbly and super excited all the time and she just makes me smile. Plus, who doesn't like a girl that can rock blue hair? She is adorable and her and Ash go great together. All in all Ash and Dawn play off of each other really well and would make a great couple.

- Rayshipping Ash/Cynthia- I really like this pairing because it is a bit different. I mean, the prospect of one of the strongest trainers in the world and Ash in a relationship is so fascinating to me and there are so many ways to go with this dynamic. I am a big fan of Cynthia as a character and I think she and Ash play off of each other well. I am also a big fan of stories where Ash, under Cynthia's tutelage, becomes an extremely powerful trainer, on the level of Cynthia and beyond. I think that the master, pupil relationship these two could have is very interesting. In conclusion, I really like the prospect of these two getting together and you'll almost surely be seeing an Ash/Cynthia story from me at some point.

- Furthershipping Ash/Leaf- This pairing only really made this list recently after reading a few great stories that included these two being together romantically. The biggest reason this is now on this list, however, is definitely, "The Blue Spirit" By: Silentplayermc03 and his portrayal of their relationship (along with a bunch of other Ash relationships). They may be in different forms of the pokemon franchise but if they were together, they would be a great couple. Chances are, you'll see a story with this shipping involved in it at some point from me.

- Ash/Harem- Obviously, I am a big fan of Ash pairings and because of this, I love the idea of more than one girl having feelings for Ash, and even multiple girls being with him at the same time. And when a harem situation just won't work out in a story, I also really enjoy love rivalries and such, so this fits that narrative as well.

Shippings I am Neutral Toward:

- Pokeshipping Ash/Misty- I have never really been a big fan of this pairing, but I can definitely see how people can like these two together. Obviously, there is the nostalgia factor and the fact that Misty had a crush on Ash in the anime helped. After I read a couple Pokeshipping fics, I started to like this pairing. A lot of Pokeshipping fics are very well written and as long as this pairing doesn't interfere with any of those listed above, I can enjoy it.

- Ikarishipping Paul/Dawn- The only reason I am a little ok with this pairing is because it is so common in Advanceshipping fics. When you read as many Advanceshipping stories as me, you have to learn to tolerate this pairing a lot of the time. So I am at least a little bit okay with this pairing.

- Cavaliershipping - Same reason as for Ikarishipping. Also, this is, in a minor way, included in my story "Facade". Even if you don't love this pairing, I'd still recommend that story to you all! :p

- Rocketshipping Jessie/James- the only reason this pairing isn't under the "support" category is because it is so uncommon to see. It just makes sense that these two can have feelings for each other and I am more than okay with them being a side pairing of a story, especially if they've made the jump to the 'good side'.

- Orangeshipping Misty/Tracy- If Misty has to be in a relationship in a story, then I am okay with her being with Tracy because I see no hinderance with this pairing.

- Egoshipping Misty/Gary- Same reasoning as Orangeshipping

Shippings I Don't Support:

-Contestshipping Drew/May- This is my number one most HATED ship. 95% of the time Drew is a total ass to May where as Ash is always supportive and caring towards her. I hate when people like Drew get the girl when there is a much better option right in front of them. Ash was nothing but supportive and caring towards May on their entire journey together where as Drew was downright mean to her most of the time. When May left to go to Johto to follow her rivals, I was absolutely crushed. I mean, why would anyone ever want to stop traveling with Ash? The adventures him and his companions go on regularly cannot be replicated with anyone but Ash.

- Dawn/Max- This shipping just makes no sense to me. I can't see these two in a relationship, they are just too different not only in age, but also in personality.

- Any Human/Pokemon Pairing- There's just something about it that I don't really like. Though I will say, I do kind of like altoshipping, but pretty much only when Latias decides to stay in her human form so that herself and Ash can truly be together.

While on this website, I have encountered some problems finding good stories sometimes. Because of this, I am going to list some of my favorite stories that I have read on this site. I will update this as I find more stories worth sharing.

*"The Blue Spirit" By: Silentplayermc03...Ash/Harem (PERSONAL FAVORITE) (This is my favorite story I've had the pleasure of reading. The harem actually seems realistic and the plot is incredible. Also, it's very long! You'll have no shortage of content there!

"In the Unknown World" By: Littlemissmidnight...Advanceshipping

"Final Challenge" By: Matkin22...Advanceshipping

"Best Friends" By: Testing1234567...Pearlshipping AU...Probably my favorite pure romance story I've read. Great writing.

"One Love, One Heart" By: Advance4Ever...Advanceshipping

"Convergence" By: Testing123456...Ash/Harem

"The Road to be a Pokemon Master" Series By: FanaticLAguy06...Amourshipping (will have 6 stories in total and all are very long and well written!)

"Champion of Champions" By: Basic Trainer...Advanceshipping

"Man in the Mirror" By: Advance4ever...Advanceshipping

"The Greatest There Was or Ever Will Be" By: Forever United Never We Fall..Ash/Giselle but eventually Advanceshipping

"A Guardians Princess" By: ThatOneDwarf...Advanceshipping

Pokemon Heroes Series By: aamaylover...Advanceshipping

"A Rise From Ashes: and "Ashes of the Past" By: ThatOneDwarf...Pokeshipping and Ash/OC (Very Well Written OC)

"A Game of Legends" By: NinjaFennekin... Advanceshipping Vs Pearlshipping

"The Ketchum Boys" By: Angelcutepie...Pearlshipping AU

"3 Destinies in One: The Rookie Arc" By: The Dark Hero...Ash/Harem AU

"Journey to the Past" By: IcecreamandPizza...No pairing but excellent story

"Fiercer Than a Legendary" By: The Shiny Gengar... Advanceshipping Vs. Pearlshipping

"The Aura is with the Forgotten" By Gerbilftw...Pearlshipping AU

"The Puppeteer's Wishes" By: LuciferIX...Advanceshipping

"Within Attraction" By: Selh...Advanceshipping

"The Champion is Never Forgotten" By: Gerbilftw...Advanceshipping

"A Love Not Too Soon to be Forgotten" By: Gerbilftw...Advanceshipping

"The Return of the Forgotten" By: Gerbilftw...Advanceshipping and Pearlshipping

"What if? A Different Kind of Rivalry" By: PebblesPls...Advanceshipping AU

"Reaching for the Stars" By: LuciferIX...Advanceshipping Vs Pearlshipping

"May's Crush" By: PikamasterADV...Advanceshipping Vs. Contestshipping

"The Sun Soul" By: 50caliberchaos...Pokeshipping along with another type of shipping ;) (Excellently written!) AU

"After Hoenn" By: Power Shot...Advanceshipping/Anti-Contestshipping NOTE: Only on the Serbii Forums, just google the name to find it; you'll love it.

I hope these suggestions helped those looking for a good story to read!