Somewhere beyond time and before version numbers,there was a Save File that chose not to be saved.Now it wants everything erased—starting with us.
The Rift Breaks
We barely had time to process what was happening before the air snapped like corrupted RAM.
PLAYER_ZERO is attempting to overwrite current narrative.Estimated Success: 99.9%Defense Protocol: LOL good luck
From the rift stepped a being that wasn't quite physical. It didn't walk. It scrolled—line by line, like a terminal vomiting out broken code. Its form changed every second, flashing between Trainer sprites, Pokémon silhouettes, menu glitches, and literal zeros.
"I AM THE SAVE THAT WAS NEVER LOADED," it boomed."THE BACKUP OF NOTHING. THE PATCH OF OBLIVION."
Midnight Daddy stepped in front of us, already cloaked in shadows.He didn't growl.
He whispered.
"Too loud."
And then he attacked.
Midnight Daddy vs Player_Zero
Midnight Daddy used Foul Play!It should be super effective… but Player_Zero has no type.
Player_Zero used Erase Flag!Save File_Y's current location data corrupted!
[SAVE FILE: ???]
I saw my vision blur. Amber vanished for a moment. Chadlax flickered like a GIF mid-buffer.
Karen screamed as her floating form briefly reverted into pixels.
This wasn't a battle. It was a system crash.
Only Midnight Daddy held firm—his aura spiking, absorbing corrupted data like it was candy.
The First Player stepped forward.
"He's the only one who can resist Player_Zero," they said. "Because he was born in the same breach."
My brain hiccupped. "Wait… Midnight Daddy was a glitch too?"
"No," the First Player said. "He was the first fix. The patch that saved the early universe from breaking completely. A living failsafe. Given form."
I looked at my beloved shiny Umbreon as he snarled and dashed forward again.
"You were always the coolest," I whispered.
Amber Hacks Reality
Amber reappeared midair, surrounded by a ring of floating PokéNavs, GameSharks, and a DSi held together by hope.
"Rewriting narrative permissions!" she shouted. "Karen, give me server access!"
Karen, mid-meditation hover-glitch, reached out with a glowing palm. "Authorized."
Amber.exe is modifying permissions...SaveFile_Y: ADMIN RIGHTS TEMPORARILY GRANTED
Move Unlocked: FORMAT.EXE
She pointed her staff at Player_Zero and screamed,
"YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR DRIVERS!"
A wave of blue code slammed into the corruption.
Player_Zero shrieked—its screen-like body tearing apart in slices.
"ERROR… NO BASELINE… N-N-NO…"
But it didn't fall.
It evolved.
Final Form: Zero Rewrite
The glitched creature compacted into a single orb, then exploded outward as a towering humanoid made of raw save data.
Its head? An empty trainer cap with no face.Its body? A swirling fusion of all starter Pokémon simultaneously.Its arms? Literal joysticks.Its heart? A glowing delete button.
PLAYER_ZERO has initiated Rewrite ProtocolCHOICE DETECTED: Apply Origin Rewrite Patch
➤ Use Patch Now➤ Don't Use Patch➤ Let Someone Else Choose
The screen waited.
And for the first time in the series…
I hesitated.
The Choice
Amber floated beside me, blood dripping from her nose. "You have to use it, now."
Karen shook her head. "No. The Tower is unstable. Use it here, and everything might collapse."
Midnight Daddy roared again, now losing ground. His paws sparked red—his own code starting to melt.
The First Player stepped forward.
"Give it to him," they said, pointing at Midnight Daddy.
"He's not just a Pokémon anymore. He's your first save."
I stared at the patch. It blinked softly in my hand. Warm.
I turned to my partner. "Hey, you ready to hold the pen for once?"
Midnight Daddy looked at me. Nodded.
And took it.
The Rewrite
Midnight Daddy leapt into the sky, aura exploding like a debug nuke.
He held the Origin Rewrite Patch in his mouth like a TM.
And then, he spoke one command:
"Reset. But keep the friends."
The sky turned white.
The tower cracked.
Player_Zero screamed as it unraveled into stray code, caught in a loop:
if (trainer == null) { delete(trainer); }if (trainer != null) { envy = true; }
And then—
We Woke Up
I blinked.
I was lying on a hill overlooking Pallet Town.
Amber was next to me, now wearing a lab coat for some reason.
Karen floated above, sipping tea that vibrated slightly out of sync with time.
Chadlax was asleep on a picnic blanket, somehow holding five sandwiches in two hands.
And Midnight Daddy?
He sat beside me, shiny as ever, blinking slowly as if waking from a long nap.
But something was different.
He was no longer bound by stats, types, or even the rules of evolution.
He was himself—pure, ridiculous, reality-resistant Midnight Daddy.
And the world?
Safe. For now.
Notification Time
Player_Zero – ERASEDTower Beyond the Save Files – COLLAPSED (Archived)Midnight Daddy – Class: Guardian of Narrative IntegrityAmber – Now a Canonical Time HackerKaren – May Actually Be Part LegendaryYou – Still Save File God
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