Bradley Cunnignham: Road Warrior

Bradley Cunningham: Road Warrior is a bizzare, semi-tragic webnovel being written by commanderhunter.

It follows the path of 32-year-old Bradley Cunningham, a man whose hometown was massacred by--well, I can't give it away, now can I? In any event, he tracks down a very militaristic Team Rocket, whom he believes is responsible for the destruction of his hometown.

Characters
Bradley Cunningham: A 32-year old former resident of Salty Gulch, Terra. Recently, his life hasn't been going to well. His fiancee disappeared under mysterious circumstances; his house was bulldozed by accident; and his best friend had also disappeared. It only got worse--after taking a nap in the local train station, he wakes up to find his hometown's residents massacred. Needless to say, he wasn't too fond of that.

Personality wise, he is strong, brave, and very innovative. However, his plans often are a bit bizzare, and often involve hurting Misty (below), emotionally or otherwise. He is also a very deep sleeper--he would need to be to avoid hearing the gunshots during the massacre. He is often afflicted by survivor's guilt, and is very introspective sometimes.

After stealing a motorcycle (the owner was dead) and the local bartender's Poke balls (they were actually entrusted to him), he heads out of town.

Ash Ketchum: This guy needs no introduction, aside from being somewhat older than normal (14).

Misty Cascade: Believe it or not, she's not exactly the same lady you saw in the anime. Tough, independent, and tomboyish, she is much stronger than normal--she managed to wake up Bradley by clubbing him in the kneecap with a baseball bat. She seems to have a semi-romantic relationship with Brock.

Brock Stonewall: He's about the same as normal, aside from his womanizing being more obvious--he is actually a bit of a nymphomaniac. (Not that he's ever had sex before...)

May Birch: A gentle, loving young lady that serves as the damsel in distress--Brad often needs to save her, usually from Team Rocket.

Max Birch: A scholarly, intelligent kid that needs little introduction--you probably know more about him than I do.

Latrine: A Frenchman that serves as one of Team Rocket's assassins. He often uses French words as well as English, much to the irritation of everyone else. Despite his somewhat silly attributes, he is also cold and cruelly efficient--he hates killing people in public, and has no qualms with killing innocent people and children. In fact, he nearly killed Ash on one occasion. He is almost never seen without an unlit cigarette between his teeth (he doesn't have a lighter).

Admiral Martin: The first Team Rocket exec Brad meets. He commands a large portion of TR's private navy. He has a "thing" for women, a weakness Brad takes advantage of when he meets Martin.

Plot Elements
Machina ex deus: A parody of the deus ex machina plot device (a situation when, just in the knick of time, something desperately needed appears or the problem is miraculously solved), this plot device is very weird and unexpected. It is very simple: when a villain or obstacle is encountered, it is literally crushed by some sort of heavy weight falling from the sky. Usually it is a machine or robot, but other times it is a very heavy Pokemon, often a Steel-type. This object is almost always from God, as shown by a tag or note attached to the object. (Deus ex machina means "god from the machine"; so, logically, machina ex deus should mean "machine from God".)

Character Shield: This common plot device (where a certain character is spared from a horrific death or situation because he must die at another time) is an actual technology in the Bradley series. It is a simple force field that surrounds a character. Often, villains boast that they are protected by this shield...only to be killed by something unexpected.

Brad and Misty's Escapades: Every now and then, Misty discovers a sort of important problem, often of Team Rocket's devising. After calling Brad, the two investigate the problem...without telling anyone else. Brad resorts to clever, if a bit odd, tricks when trying to avoid detection or to get in--often at Misty's expense:

The Fake French Kiss: Brad pretends to kiss Misty, often while hiding in an alley or behind an alcove.

The Tallahassee sex Trick: A disturbing trick Brad picked up in Tallahassee, Brad pretends to have sex with Misty, shocking and disgusting any nearby guards so that they run away.