Here it is. This book finally got a cover!!! Thank you so much JustBluePanda. I honestly didn't know what you were planning when you asked about my three favorite Fire types, but now I do, and I'm not disappointed in the least. I really love what you did with all three of them. This will be a fine addition to... my profile? I dunno actually XD. But this was a great Christmas present, doesn't matter that it's late. Makes me feel kinda bad though. I didn't do anything for you... Not that I could do much anyway. All I can really do is write. 

A little trivia should be made here. Arcanine is my favorite Pokemon... You all probably knew that, but here's the shocker. I never actually cared about him before. I used to think he was a cool Pokemon, but never really cared much for him. Back when HBoD was in its pre-stages of writing (I had a Prologue and a chapter made that started out entirely different from how HBoD started which would've made the book entirely different. Maybe I'll upload it one day for LOLs), I had to have Zeno start out with a Pokemon. I don't exactly remember why I picked Growlithe, but I'm glad I did. He really grew on me and has become (probably) my number 1 favorite Pokemon. I hope you all like him and his partnership with Zeno.

Okay, enough of that. Onto the other stuff JustBluePanda made that went with this.

You know what's funny? I just noticed all their main Pokemon are from Gen 1... I swear, this doesn't have a hidden meaning behind it. It all just kinda... happened. Again, thanks so much Panda for making these. Sure they look a bit gritty, but I think that's part of their charm and you should be proud of what you made, because I'm loving them!!! Okay, fine, Alex's red highlights do look a bit odd, but I like it nonetheless. 

Should I do more trivia? Yeah, why not. I'm having fun with this. First, with Zeno. I mentioned above that I had a different story planned out for him before I changed things to what HBoD has become, but here's a little on how it would've started out. You would have immediately known Zeno was Giovanni's son just from the Prologue. You also learn that Zeno was still an active member of Team Rocket. Of course, he isn't in HBoD or LDOC, but you can see the difference quite clearly. He also started out in Unova, not Alola. Sun and Moon hadn't even been announced during the pre-stages, that's how long I planned to write a Pokemon Fanfic. 

Onto Alex. I never did have her planned in the early pre-stages actually. I just knew that Zeno would need travel buddies. Also one that would be a love-interest. Yes, this means, I shipped Zeno and Alex the moment I created her character. Sorry to those who shipped him and Lillie in HBoD, but if you read that entire book, you'll have been satisfied with what I did... hopefully. Also, Alex having Vulpix/Ninetales as her main Pokemon was just another on the moment decision, which ultimately paid off. Because, one, it suits her. Two, Arcanine and Ninetales are considered to be two sides of a coin. Different, yet related. This will make all you Zeno and Alex shippers happy. Oh, and no one created an official ship name for them yet. Feel free to do so.

And finally, Robert, the last one I'll talk about, who also happens to be the one I forgot about the most in HBoD, but not as much as Rotom. I'll be blunt. Robert was never supposed to be a main character. He was never supposed to be a main factor in pretty much anything. I needed someone to be battling Alex at the Trainer's School in Alola, so I made him and Munchlax up. Him ending up travelling with Zeno and Co. was an unexpected development, which is probably why he was sidelined so much. But whenever he was highlighted, you guys loved him. Most of you at least. He's what makes my story funny at times and lighthearted. I wasn't originally planning to include him in any sequels, but I figured he needed some spotlight, so he returned in LDOC, where he's getting a lot more focus, with him being Professor Juniper's assistant and all. He's also the character I have the most trouble writing at times. I want him to be funny and witty like I created him to be (remember when you all first met him in HBoD?), but I also needed some history behind him, something that drives him. All that info is still pretty vague as you all can probably tell by my recent chapter in LDOC (Chapter 28), because I'm still creating his character in a way. I mean, Alex's history is still pretty vague, but I have good reasons (plotwise) for that. Robert, well, simply because I never had a whole lot planned for him to start, he's just harder to write about. But I can tell all of you readers love him (hopefully), so I'm gonna make him as best as I can.

Wow, I wrote a ton about Robert. I hope you enjoyed the trivia for all of them. This whole trivia thing I did on a moment's decision, but I'm liking it and may do it again, in some form or another. Well, this update was mainly for the covers, but it kinda turned into this. Hope you enjoyed reading all of this JustBluePanda. Thanks again! Toodles