#i think originally my ranking went like virgil -> janus --> logan --> roman --> patton

[lucentel]

rewatching sanders sides in 2025 is crazy because what do you mean 12 year old me was obsessed with virgil and disliked remus when he was revealed and now six years later remus SHOT up the list at alarming speeds and i am mildly indifferent about virgil

[graedari]

Alright. Alright. Because of beautiful, amazing, talented, and creative @wroammin and @lavender-mochi talking about Pokemon and Sides and Emma so graciously blessing me with her condolences to post my own HC for the Sides’ Pokemon Teams and stuff, that’s what ya’ll are getting

It’s very long. I am so sorry. This needs to go beneath a cut

Patton:

Patton is a breeder in the world of Pokemon! He loves to travel and explore new places with his Pokemon! He often can be seen gifting Pokemon he’s hatched to new trainers and those who aren’t able to catch their own Pokemon. His team consists of:

Togepi, who is one of Patton’s first Pokemon he hatched! It’s baby

Riolu, which very much reminds him of another very stubborn and emo friend of his

Happiny, who likes to help Pat care for and hatch the eggs and baby Pokemon he has

Eevee, whom Patton enjoys snuggles with. He’s offered to let it evolve many times, but has noticed it’s happy just the way it is, and Patton would never force it to change

Drampa, Patton’s first Pokemon! Drampa enjoys watching after all of Pat’s baby Pokemon and it’s very favorite kiddo, Patton!

Houndoom, Patton’s devil’s advocate and best puppo! Houndoom helps keep eggs warm as well!

Logan:

Logan is a field researcher who is traveling through the regions studying Pokemon and their affects on habitats that they may not have been originally native to (think regional variants like Alolan or Galarian forms). His team is:

Alakazam, Logan’s first Pokemon, an Abra he befriended as a child 

Meltan, one of his first species he researched in the field when they appeared in Kanto unexpectedly and accidentally found one in his bag when he had moved on. It’s just his now I guess.

Porygon 2, a present from a relative for his birthday one year, Logan was surprised to not receive a Porygon through trade, but a Porygon 2 as it was holding an Upgrade when it was traded to him!

Reuniclus, one of Logan’s assistance in his research, who is a little mischievous 

Tediursa, another friend Logan acquired during his travels, the Tediursa had a strong liking to the jam Logan had brought with him for a snack one day

Sylveon, a sibling of Patton’s Eevee, evolved after Logan had a strong bond and was very surprised to find a Slyveon rather than an Espeon or Umbreon (his Sylveon is also shiny! Pat gifted it to Logan as he had assumed it was a regional variant at the time. He was not correct)

Virgil:

Virgil kinda just is there going on his Pokemon journey. He’s from the Johto region though just cause I said so. Idk I just like the idea of him participating in the Bug Catching Contest in the National Park lol. His team consists of:

Ariados, Virgil’s first Pokemon, which was a Spinarak he caught outside of Cherrygrove (can you tell Grace has been replaying HGSS?)

Toxtricity (Low Amp Form), a gift from Patton as a Toxel, Virgil wasn’t entirely sure what to do with the big purple baby, but he loves this dude with all his heart and they jam out to Panic! and MCR

Haunter, a friend! Virgil found this dude in one of those places someone probably shouldnt be like a burnt down tower, but they vibed so it was all cool

Phantump, another ghost friend Virgil picked up. He was planning on taking it to Patton to take care of, but the little dude got attached to Virgil so now, as Patton put it, Virgil has graduated to dad status as well

Mimikyu, if you couldn’t tell there’s a theme of Virgil picking up ghost friends while just vibin in random abandoned places. He found Mimikyu while joining Logan on his trip to Alola to study Alolan forms of Pokemon

Absol, this gal just kept showing up right before Virgil was about to have a hard time with stuff (i.e. the time Virgil almost walked off a ledge, Virgil almost getting trampled by some Pokemon, etc. Y’know. Just Virgil having horrible luck). He ended up just catching he darn thing so it didn’t have to follow him to keep tabs on this poor unlucky child

Roman:

Roman is a contest star in the Sinnoh and Hoenn region (mostly Sinnoh though as he more specializes in their form of contests even though the twins are from Hoenn). He loves to pamper and dote on his Pokemon as well as compete along side them in the contests. (I’m working with contests as sorta a hybrid between the games and the anime and idk if that will make to anyone but me lol). His team consists of:

Swablu, big fluffy cloud that is also tiny blue bird that will sing with him. It’s part of his whole “Prince” image he built up

Milotic, one of his star Pokemon as it was one of the first to win Master Rank. Roman raised it from a Feebas he befriended when he and Remus were kids. Remus loves it too <3

Gardevoir, Roman’s first Pokemon and  one of his aces when competing in Hoenn contests as he does own a mega stone and Gardevoite to Mega Evolve it! Roman caught it as a Ralts when he and Remus were kids

Gallade, trained from a Ralts by Remus, the Gallade showed that it wanted to compete in contests rather than compete in battles, so the two traded Pokemon. Roman will usually enter doubles contests in Hoenn with Gallde by his Gardevoir as he also holds a Galladite to Mega Evolve it as well (depends on the routine which he will mega evolve)

Jigglypuff, an Igglybuff gifted to him by Patton, a drama queen raised by Roman, often sings and helps Roman commentate his contest routines

Zamazenta, a good doggo Roman befriended when he accompanied Logan to Galar for his researched. While he was investigating the Galarian Wheezing of Slumbering Weald, the twins may have snuck off to a secret altar on accident and may have accidentally become the spiritual successors to the Princes of Galar but that’s uhhhh... There I guess

Remus:

Remus is a trainer bound determined on getting every single gym badge (and Grand Trial Stamps) . What is he doing with them? They don’t know. He won’t challenge the leagues after. His team is:

Zigzagoon (Galarian form), a very energetic doggo which slight kleptomaniac tendencies

Grimmsnarl, Remus’ 2nd strongest Pokemon, it’s carried him through many a battles (it also carries the G-Max trait and can Gigantamax)

Applin, nicknamed “Princey” after his brother. The Applin has an affinity for sweet things

Applin, nicknamed “Dukey” after himself, this Applin was the Pokemon Roman traded for Remus’ Gallade. Roman had managed to find a Shiny Applin while out with Logan and was told how rare that was. He wanted to give Remus something of great value for taking on the care of such and important Pokemon to Remus (as the Ralts had been Remus’ first Pokemon). This Pokemon has an affinity for sour and tart things

Malamar, a Pokemon of their family that took a liking to competing in battles. It had been a gift to Remus after he completed his first set of badges

Zacian, Remus made his own doggo friend when they went wandering in the Slumbering Weald

Janus:

A Top Ranger from the Almia region who is currently traveling regions to check in with those who don’t have regular Area or Top Rangers. He has a set Pokemon team, but isn’t allowed to use them while on his job, but does use his Arbok as his Partner Pokemon. His recreational team includes:

Arbok, his trusty Partner Pokemon. The Golden Snake is a well known face in the Almia and Fiore regions (yes it’s a shiny. Fight me. It’s too perfect)

Ditto, a Pokemon he picked up because he was intrigued by the very nature of such a Pokemon and hadn’t ever come across one as they aren’t native to Almia

Zoroark, a Pokemon he had befriended during a job in Unova that involved checking in one the Lostlorn Forest

Hypno, a Pokemon causing trouble that he relocated, but it was stubborn and continued causing problems, so Janus caught it and is now rehabilitating it

Shedinja, a Pokemon that had accidentally been left behind when a trainer hadn’t realized it didn’t have a Pokeball to reclaim it once their Nincada had evolved. Janus took it in and kept it as part of his team

Kecleon, little fucker kept eating his capture disc so he threw a Pokeball at it 

[midnightfantasy]

Anniversary (The Discovery)

!!!I do not own anything mentioned in this story. I only own the storyline!!!

Warnings: {Let me know if I missed any}

Angst

Self harm mention(implied)

Food mention

REMUS

Snake and Rat mention

You are here II Chapter 2 II Chapter 3

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Patton hummed as he made breakfast-chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast with Crofters-. He had just finished setting the table when footsteps alerted him someone was awake. Patton turned toward the stairs to find Logan sleepily running his fingers through his hair.

“Heya kiddo! Want me to get you some coffee?” Patton asked, already turning towards the kitchen.

“Thank you Patton. That would be satisfactory.” Logan took a seat at the table and grabbed himself some toast and Crofters. 

Some loud Disney music could be heard throughout the house marking a certain prince awakening. “Good morning padre! Good morning Brainiac!” Roman walked to the kitchen and wrapped Patton in a hug, earning a giggle from the dad side. Roman proceeded to pour coffee into a gold and red mug and grabbed Logan’s constellation mug from the counter. Walking to the table he handed Logan his mug earning a “Thank you.” from the side in question before sitting at his own spot. 

The three sides held short conversation of differing topics before footsteps from the stairs alerted them of a new presence. The new side curled into himself when he realized the attention turned toward him, “Sup guys.” Virgil then walked into the kitchen and allowed Patton to hug him while he poured his coffee. Virgil walked toward the table, sat down and took a sip of his coffee before questioning, “Where’s Jay and Re?” 

The other sides ten noticed the absence of the former dark sides. Remus was often late to meals having usually found something fun to dissect or test some strange experiment he thought of. However, it was quite unusual for Virgil to awaken before Janus. Janus was rather strict about his schedule, and very rarely did he stray from it. 

“Would one of you kiddos mind seeing if they're awake?” Patton questioned turning off the stove. 

“Of course dear heart! I shall return with the rat and snake!” Roman quickly sunk out, supposedly to one of the missing side’s rooms. 

The remaining sides finished putting breakfast on the table and pouring coffee into a yellow scaled mug and were currently waiting for the prince-like side to return. Another 5 minutes past before a slightly concerned prince reappeared alone. 

“I thought your task was to retrieve Janus and Remus? Did something go wrong?” Logan questioned, eyebrows pulled together with confusion and worry. 

“I couldn’t find them. I checked their rooms and the old dark side house but they’re nowhere to be found,” Roman started pacing the floor, “Any idea of where they may have gone? Or why we can’t find them?”

However, as hard as they tried, no one could think of anything. 

“Alright. I suggest we split into teams to search, Roman and Virgil will check the Imagination, while Patton and I check the house.” Logan pushed his glasses up his nose and looked to the others for confirmation. Roman and Virgil nodded before sinking out while Patton walked upstairs to search. 

          ~~Time skip brought to you by my awful writing abilities~~

Each side returned to the living room empty handed. So now they sat in the living room, brainstorming where their location may be. 5 more minutes had passed before Virgil spoke up, “I have an idea. When we were younger we found a hideout in the imagination and we would always go there to hang out.”

Patton stood up first before turning to Virgil, “Lead the way kiddo!”

Soon after they sunk out and reappeared in the imagination, they seemed to be right at the divide of Roman and Remus’s kingdoms. Virgil led them to a forest full of beautiful green trees and cute animals, however it had an eerie vibe around it. NO matter where you went there seemed to be eyes watching your every move and the air rank something foul. They soon reached a large tree in the center of a clearing. The tree was quite larger than the rest and the leaves were a beautiful gold, but everything about it screamed, “Trap!”, However, Virgil walked closer to the tree and knocked a pattern upon it. Patton smiled when he recognized the otter was similar to Anna’s knock on Elsa’s door as a child. 

A door opened and they could see the tree was hollow and there was a staircase leading underground. Wordlessly, Virgil turned to them and motioned for them to follow, before starting down the staircase. The remaining three shared a doubtful look before heading silently down the stairs. 

When they reached the bottom, Virgil turned towards them and whispered, “They’re here. Stay quiet, let’s figure out why they disappeared.” 

The other three nodded and Virgil led them to a room, on the inside was a living room, with a table pushed to the corner that was covered with papers and books. The original light sides took a place by the door, peeking into the room.

Remus and Janus were laying on the couch eating snacks and watching what sounded like Steven Universe. Janus let out a soft yawn and Patton had to resist the urge to coo. 

                   ~~Time skip because my hand hurts~~

The show had ended and the two on the couch started to stir. Suddenly Remus summoned a notepad and pen, “Alright next part of tradition. Sleeves up, arms out, J-anus.”

The four in hiding shared a questioning look before returning to watching the duo. Janus had pulled up his sleeves and was letting Remus inspect his arms. From so far away they couldn’t tell what Remus was looking for. Finally he picked up the notepad and pen and started to write, “There don’t appear to be any fresh ones however, I’m still counting them.” 

The other three looked confused, but Logan caught on to what was happening, “It appears Janus used to self harm,” Logan's face was full of sadness and worry. Patton gasped and held his hands to his mouth as he silently sobbed. Roman was in shock, remembering all the times he insulted Janus. While Virgil’s face was unreadable, he was panicking, trying to figure out what else he let slip by. 

While the others were processing this information, Remus had counted Janus’s scars and was quite relieved to discover the number remained the same. “Well looks like you're good to go Double D!”

Janus took the notepad and pen from Remus, “Now it’sss your turn,” Janus flipped the page and started jotting things down, “How have the voicesss been?” 

The other’s froze at that statement. 

Remus sighed and combed his hair through his fingers, “Not bad actually. They’ve quieted down a bit. They’re much easier to control now.”

The hidden four all shared one thought, ‘How much do we not know?’

To be continued...

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