Tag: Echter

Do you have any endgame ships for Hapu, and does she have any kids?

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Currently, I don’t endgame Hapu with anyone nor does she have any children. I don’t think that will change, either, since I see her as someone who is happy to remain single. 

While she has no children of her own, she has a relationship with a few of the Alola fankids. In particular, she’s an aunt-like figure to Lehua and a mentor figure to Ohia, who eventually succeeds her as kahuna of Poni Island (though that’s a long ways away.) 

Additionally, she plays a role in Echter’s storyline (aka the main Alola storyline), though this is less fleshed out right now.

Who’s your favorite family from each region?

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This is a pretty difficult question since for generally my “favorite” family is the one I’m working the most on at any given time, so the answer would change. I can answer for who I’m enjoying working on the most at this point in time though.

Kanto: I haven’t really worked in depth on any Kanto families recently, but I’d say right now I’m feeling very fond of the NamelessShipping fam. I’ve been having a lot of fun with Roy and Sage’s dynamic in particular, as antagonistic siblings is always fun. I also like how they both have some of Green’s arrogance, since cocky characters are fun to work with.

Johto: Hands down the HonorShipping family just since they have so much drama. A very close second is Whitney, Ethan, and Lance’s family, since there’s a lot of fun dynamics going on there as well. I think the sheer outrageous soap-opera levels of drama in the former family are what make me like it more though, as well as how quirky all the kids are.

Hoenn: Probably a tie between TensionShipping and ContestQueenShipping at the moment. ContestQueen will always be my forever Hoenn OTP, so they’re going to be a favorite no matter what, but I’ve been having so much fun with Drew and Harley’s family (and their dynamics with Lisia and May’s family) that I feel like they deserve a shoutout as well.

Sinnoh: The BrokenShipping family is a forever favorite just since it’s one of my weirdest ships. It was basically an in-universe crackship to start out and then the more I thought about it the more I thought it would be great. They’re an unconventional family but one I love working on. Shout-out/runner up goes to the ComaShipping family though since how could I not love Paul and Ash and their goth babies.

Unova: I know this is kind of cheating since it’s like five families but… the Montfort family. All of them. I don’t know how it got so big but all of them are so much fun to work with and I’ve just put some of my most effort into worldbuilding Unova that they’re kind of my babies. Even if some are trash babies like Grimsley and Hymnia and Mindy. And while this isn’t set in stone yet… there’s a good chance the family’s going to be expanding once I incorporate Galar 😉

Kalos: PerfectWorldShipping. Hands down. I have… trouble with Kalos, mainly due to lack of inspiration, so I think it’s probably no wonder that the couple/family with a convoluted story and angst and drama is the one I like best. Florian’s one of my older fankids as well and while he’s changed a bit over the years he’s still one I’m very fond of. I really like thinking of him and his dads being soft together.

Alola: Another region I find myself having a bit more trouble with, but I’d say maybe SnowLilyShipping? Mainly just since they start out very typical but end up being very unconventional with their half-alien meme son, sort-of a zombie son, and then adorable baby daughter. Another fun one is the NineIronShipping fam (Guzma/Molayne/Kahili) just since it’s full of shenanigans and all three kids are gremlins.

And then I have some other regions, but those only have one-two families each so I’ll exclude them. Honestly I think it’s just become obvious that the families I tend to enjoy working with are the ones with more drama/unconventional elements. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy the more typical families – I do immensely! It’s just that when it comes down to picking favorites, I tend to go with the ones like that. Really, this AU is more of a personal/self-indulgent project than anything, which is why things get over the top or dark sometimes. I simply want to explore lots of different ideas I find interesting and use this world as a way to do so.

What’s the story behind Hua and Lillie’s revived(?) child, and the other adopted one?

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Hau and Lillie have a pretty complicated storyline in mine regarding their children, so I’ll explain it as best and simply as I can. 

After they get married, Lillie’s dream is to have a child with Hau. Specifically, she wants to be the one to get pregnant with said child. However, the two end up having many difficulties with this. Lillie struggles to carry a child to term, suffering multiple miscarriages. Despite going to multiple doctors, they can’t seem to find anything that might be the underlying cause behind Lillie’s fertility issues, so she keeps trying in the hopes of being able to have the child she’s dreamed of. It’s difficult for both her and Hau, but her husband is nothing but supportive during this rough time period. Eventually, Lillie is able to carry a child past 6 months and she and Hau are tentatively hoping that this will be the one. Sadly, their son, who Lillie names Echter, is born very prematurely and only survives for 5 days after his birth. After losing Echter, Lillie comes to the conclusion that, for whatever reason, she just can’t have a healthy child and she and Hau decide to take a break before deciding how they want to move forward (be it adoption or Hau being the one to get pregnant, as they do still want children.)

About four months following Echter’s death, Selene, Gladion, Hau, and Lillie, along with some other members of the new Alola League, hear about an underground lab run by rogue former Aether scientists and make it their mission to apprehend them. When they raid the lab, they discover that these scientists had been conducting experiments on Ultra Wormholes using a young boy they had as a test subject. This boy has the amazing ability to open and close Ultra Wormholes with just his mind, hence why the scientists had adopted him when they heard rumors of his abilities from his foster family. In lieu of his real name, and in order to not simply call him by a subject number, many of the scientists in charge of raising him and studying his abilities started calling him Weiss, due to his pale coloring. With nowhere to go now that his only home had been dismantled, Hau and Lillie realized this might be a sign. Here was a child in need of a good home and loving parents, and here they were wanting a child so desperately. Thus, Hau and Lillie end up adopting their half-alien psychic son, Weiss.

About five years after they adopt Weiss, Hau and Lillie decide to have another child, but knowing Lillie’s previous fertility issues, this time Hau is the one trying to get pregnant. They are able to have a daughter, Hina, together and they adore her dearly (as does her big brother Weiss.) Then, another five years after Hina’s birth, and unbeknownst to Hau and Lillie, a malevolent dark wizard who has plans to use magic to control Ultra Beasts to take over Alola decides to conjure himself an assistant/familiar. As a necromancer, this evil mage decides to find a useful soul to revive. It just so happens he decides that the lingering spirit of a baby mage (note that Lillie is a light mage) he discovers is the best option for him. Using his magic, the evil wizard (who… doesn’t have a name yet), creates a sort of homunculus that resembles what the spirit would have looked like had he grown up. As Echter would have been 10, he is first revived with the appearance of a ten year old, though his artificial body does age. Using magic, the evil wizard implants his new servant with the knowledge he needs and sets him to work as his assistant. Revived!Echter has no memories from before his revival, of course, and though the evil wizard is often cruel and neglectful towards him, he knows no other life…. that is until three years later when he meets Primrose and her friends. Thus begins the little ‘side-plot’ that many of my Alola fankids are involved in.