Chapter one: Rebirth

White…that is what greeted the eyes of the young Pikachu as she opened them. She moved her body, shocked to find that there was no ground under her, as if gravity had stopped working and she simply floated in midair. Saying that she was confused would be quite the understatement. She looked around herself, trying to make out anything that may have been nearby. But, unfortunately, she failed in this task. There was nothing but white, and it went on forever in every direction. Not a single person in sight. After a few minutes of this utter silence her ears perked up to a voice. The voice felt nearby and yet…so distant. She looked in every direction to see where the voice might be coming from, but once again was unsuccessful, only being able to sit and listen to it.

"Awaken. This is the end of your life as a mortal, and the beginning of something much greater. I have given you the means to rise…but you have to find the will to use it."

The end of your life as a mortal…what did this mean? The young electric type floated in the void dumbfounded, unable to fully process what the voice had spoken. Was it talking to her? What did it mean by what it said? Where exactly was she? All this questions swirled around in her head and made her dizzy. She knew nothing of where she was, or how she got here. She couldn't even move correctly. She called out to the voice, but got no answer. It seems after it told her what it had to it left, faithful that she would be able to pull herself out of whatever she was now in. She sat and pondered what the voice meant, her ears folded back.

"The will to awaken…maybe if I..."

The mouse began to concentrate, focusing her mind to try and wake herself up. She had no idea what she was doing, but hopefully this will work. She concentrated harder, and harder, until eventually she had to stop because her head began to hurt intensely. Even though she'd stopped the migraine she now had did not cease. In fact, it actually worsened. Soon her brain pounded against her head with the ferocity of a head smash, the pain distracting her from the world around her, which was at this moment going through a drastic change. It was if someone had thrown a rock at a window, for the white began to shatter, pieces dropping away to reveal black underneath. Soon all while was gone, leaving the Pikachu surrounded by complete darkness. But she wouldn't see it for long. As if gravity had just realized she was floating she fell backwards, falling down into the darkness at Mach speeds. It felt like she fell for an eternity…but eventually she saw something glowing below her, looking down to see a red glowing symbol coming up quickly. At this rate she would hit it and splatter all over the ground, and found her body unable to move. Closer and closer she got to the symbol, her inevitable end in sight. She closed her eyes in preparation, ready to accept the fate she was confined to. Within second she made contact, crashing right into it. But instead of exploding into a bloody mess she suddenly shot upright, breathing heavily. She felt under her body and was shocked to feel softness, realizing she was in a bed. The room she was in was quite plain, only having the bed she was in, a small dresser, a wall clock in the shape of a meowth and a closet that was closed. Now her confusion was worse than before. She had no recollection of how she got here, or where she just was a second ago. She was just about to hop up from the bed when she felt the bed push down some next to her, followed by an unfamiliar voice.

"So, you finally woke up. It's about damn time."

Hearing the sudden voice next to her she shrieked, her body jumping and propelling her out of the bed and onto the cold, hardwood floor. Sitting up she rubbed the spot on her head that she'd hit, looking up at the one who startled her. The creature was obviously a glaceon, the signature head crest and long diamond like ears giving it was quite quickly. But there was something very different about this glaceon that set it apart from the rest. Instead of the light blue coloring it was pitch black, the crest upon its head a bright grey along with the tip of its tail and ears. Its eyes were a bright green, and stared into the Pikachu's with curiosity.

"Oh crap sorry! I didn't mean to frighten you like that."

Hopping down from the bed the glaceon helped the mouse to her feet, smiling in an apologetic manner.

"You're not hurt are you? Nothing broken nothing scratched?"

The ice type's voice held true concern, which slightly calmed the electric type and gave her the courage to speak.

"I…I'm fine. Thank you for asking."

Hearing her voice made his smile larger, and he sat before the mouse, his tail swaying left and right behind him in time with the ticks from the wall clock.

"I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Gley. Nice to meet you.

The black ice Pokémon held out his paw, hoping to be able to shake the Pikachu's, which she looked at for a few seconds before taking it, giving it a light shake. After a few seconds he turned his head to the side slightly, confusion spreading over his face.

"Umm…this is the part where you tell me your name."

Her eyes widened upon hearing this, completely forgetting to be polite. To be honest her memory was a little fuzzy, and she had to focus her thoughts just to remember her name.

"Maria. My name is Maria. And it's nice to meet you as well."

Letting go of his paw the question she wanted to ask suddenly came back to her, and her ears rose up to full height as she looked back at the glaceon. As he read her expression he somehow knew what she was going to ask, and spoke up before she could get it out.

"If you want to know what happened, then you need to talk to father. He'll explain everything to you better than anyone else here ever could."

Maria was kind of amazed he knew exactly what she was thinking, and with a nod, followed him as he walked out of the room. As they exited the room she stayed in her eyes widened at the sight before her. The house she was in was huge, large chandeliers hanging from the ceilings and a huge staircase in the very center of the room, leading upstairs. He led her up these gigantic steps, heading left down a long hallway once they reached the top. Maria could hear many voices resonating through the building, and she began to feel slightly nervous. She didn't know where she was after all. After a few more minutes of walking the stopped in front of a door, which was a jet back with golden trimmings covering in intricate patterns. Gley knocked upon the door, it seemingly opening on its own seconds later. The glaceon gestured with his paw for her to go inside, which she was reluctant to do at first, but eventually walked through the doorway. Inside it was near pitch black, the only light entering the room coming from the door that just closed behind her, and the moonlight that shown through the windows, the drapes throwing shadows along the wall. She walked deeper into the room, her tail quivering in fear and her ears twitching at every little sound that she heard.

"Greeting my infant…"

The sudden voice made her heart jump into her chest, her body quickly twisting to find the source of the voice.

"Up here."

Her ears and eyes follow the sound to the ceiling, where she sees a sight that frightens her more than anything else before. Right above her were a pair of glowing, blood crimson eyes. They stared into her very soul, her legs feeling like stone as she tried her best to look away to no avail. Her ear twitched as she began to hear the pitter patter of raindrops, the rain starting up outside barely being noticed. There was a flash of lightning, and for a second, everything went white. The second it cleared she realized something terrible, that the eyes that she was gazing into a second ago had vanished. Her eyes darted left and right to find them again, only for another thunderclap to sound out, something touching her back afterwards. She slowly turned, now face to face with the shadowy creature. It stood taller than her, and looked down into her eyes in silence. A final flash of lightning revealed exactly what the creature was. It was a quilava, his eyes cold and distant, his paws at his sides, both hand and foot paws holding pink pads in them. His body was slightly different than that of a normal quilava, the fact that he was male obvious now that she was close, his torso more slim that normal and he stood as if he walked on his hinds constantly. She didn't know what to say or do. There was no way she could possibly fight off the fire type if he decided to attack her, and as she tried to spark her cheeks she felt nothing. He slowly reached out his paw towards her, the mouse flinching in preparation for an attack that would never come. He simply rubbed her head gently, pulling her to his chest as a soft smile spread over his face.

"I'm so happy you've awoken. I personally welcome you into the world my child."

The way he spoke so softly to her. The way he held her close to his warmth. She felt so confused by this. She doesn't even know him and yet he holds her like this. What made her the most freaked out was that just now, she'd realized the voice that was talking to her in the void was that of the quilava's. Snapping back to her senses she pushed away from his gentle hold, glaring daggers at him as she backed away slightly.

"A...Alright. I don't know who you are, but I am not your child! And where am I? This place is so creepy and old and-"

Before she could speak another word he was in front of her, the blink of an eye closing the distance between the two. He once again pulled her into his embrace, this time holding her head to his chest as he nuzzled her gently. She tried to fight it, but began to calm down as he felt the warmth of his fur against her, her body relaxing as he spoke into her ear.

"I know you're confused and upset. Most are like that. But for me to answer your questions you have to stay calm."

She felt she had no choice but to follow his orders, staying quiet as he spoke.

"The sad truth is…three days ago… you lost your life"

This new bit of information made her eyes widen, but she stayed still and spoke, her voice shaky.

"L...Lost my life?"

"Yes. I found you at the bottom of a cliff. Your head split open from some intense impact. Undoubtedly you fell and one you hit the rocks below, died in seconds. Maybe this will refresh your memory."

Reaching behind him he pulled a flower from a vase, it's snow white petals shimmering in the low moonlight from the windows. Then, it hit her. Her eyes widened further as the memories began to flood back, her death now clear in her mind. She was out looking for flowers to give to her mom, and saw one that was extremely beautiful, which was the exact one the quilava held in his hand. She'd gone out on the cliff edge to get it, when the ground under her broke apart. She fell and fell until she eventually met hard rock, splitting her head open and sending her bouncing along a few more rocks before coming to settle at the bottom, her last sight the flower clasped in her hand. As the flashback ended in her head she fell to her knees, her eyes trembling as tears quickly began to well up in them, spilling down her cheeks as she clasped the flower to her chest.

"S…so…it is true… I really am dead...b…but if I'm dead, then how am I hear now?"

The quilava knelt down beside her, rubbing her back to try and comfort her.

"It is because I gave you life once more"

She quickly stood, looking into the blood red eyes of the fire type, trying to figure out exactly how he did it. Once again her thoughts were interrupted by the answer she sought.

"It was quite easy actually. I just had to give you some of my blood and the transformation commenced."

"Transformation? Into what?"

If a flash he grabbed a pen from the table, a simple flick sending it towards her at the speed of a bullet. Even though she didn't see it her body somehow reacted, moving even faster than the pen to catch it. Fear suddenly gripped her. Looking down to the pen she'd just caught her paw began to shake.

"T...There was no way I should have been able to move that fast…"

A soft chuckle erupted from the quilava's maw, a toothy grin showing his sharp fangs.

"It seems your reflexes have already began to develop. Very impressive.

She quickly dropped the pen, a small wound in her hand from the pens tip closing up almost instantly.

"W…what are you? What am I? What have you turned me into?!

With a quick jump he landed on a high bookshelf, smiling down at her as his eyes began to glow brighter.

"We have many names. Bloodsuckers, children of the night, the beings of darkness, Nosferatu even! But the most famous and used name…Vampires.

Maria couldn't believe her ears. He was a vampire? She's heard about them in stories but didn't think they actually existed. Her tail began to quiver again as she spoke up.

"S…so you mean…I'm a…a…"

Yes my child. You, Maria Denitego, are a vampire now. Welcome to my family. And happy birthday"