The first story I wrote in 4th grade was a Pokémon fanfiction called Mystery of Time and Space, which I cherish to this day. Long ago, when I started to write original stories, I promised myself I would one day return to that first story and spice it up to be one of my best ones yet. Only, I never found inspiration for this re-write, until I played Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and learned the heartbreaking story behind my new favorite Pokémon character: Arven (for a very personal reason that’s hinted at but not explained explicitly). However, those who have been following my stories since The Green Guardian will know exactly what I’m talking about. I love Arven so much and I thought the ending of Scarlet and Violet was so well done that I just had to expand on it! Not to mention that Area Zero is one of the best locations in the whole game (thanks to its incredible music and dark backstory)!

        I have never been so excited to start a new story before, but this is only because of that very first story I wrote. Infrared is nostalgic to me, and I can’t wait to see what I do with it—as I combine the fantasy genre with science fiction in a new kind of time travel story. I hope you guys will stick with me to the very end and understand why a fanfic like this is so important to me. It’s not just because I’m a lifelong Pokémon fan; it’s something else… something that I will never forget in the years to come.

- Victoria/Viktoria

Accolades (on Wattpad and More!):

🥇 1st place in the Nerdy Awards 2023 Fanfiction category.

🥇 1st place in the Wonder Awards' Fanfiction category.

🥈 2nd place in the Blossom Awards' Fanfiction category.

🏅 Round One Qualifier in the Blossom Awards' Fanfiction category.

🏅 Added to Fanfiction.net's Best Pokémon Stories Community.

⭐ Featured on @newlywrittenbooks | Your Biggest Fan Reading List (December 29th, 2022).

⭐ Featured on @WattpadTimeTravel | Memory is the Diary We All Carry With Us || Fanfiction Reading List (January 21st, 2023).

⭐ Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered | Right Up Your Diagon Alley Reading List (February 5th, 2023).

⭐ Featured on @Fantasy | Young Adult Fantasy Reading List (March 10th, 2023).

Please do NOT plagiarize this story! While I don't own these characters, I DO own this plot, and I don't need you guys taking advantage of it. If you want to write your own Pokémon story, you have to do something different. Please do NOT make me turn on my bad side.