I don't own Nintendo or Pokemon or anything really in here. The only thing I own is the idea and the way Mew and Victini interact with each other. Warning: does contain attempted suicide and dark thoughts. It is rated T for a reason. Please Read and Review!
What was wrong with humans? Victini wondered, all alone on a ledge on a side of a mountain. She had tried to help them, but all they did was hurt her and other pokemon. Why?
The little pokemon curled and shivered, recalling those dark memories. Needles stabbing into her "wings", knives tearing tender ears...there was too much, had been too much. As if that hadn't been enough, those humans forced it watch in the few moments of reprieve other pokemon getting tortured. A Ditto poked and prodded until it almost burst. A Horsea shocked over and over again in a tank full of wires and water. A Charmander's flame almost going out under a torrent of chemicals. Eevees nearly torn apart, singed with both fire and the heat of bright lights.
Once a small Pichu escaped from its cage. Victini remembered mentally cheering for it as it avoided humans chasing it. That hadn't lasted long. Eventually, at last, the Pichu grew tired, trapped in a corner. They had come for it then. The screams had gone on for hours...
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Far above in the blue sky, a small pink dot was flying high. To any eye, it looked almost like a balloon, it was so far up. A bit closer, a more familiar shape took form. One of the mythical, mystery pokemon chased for eons...Mew. Quite at odds with the heavy emotions Victini was experiencing, Mew was instead enjoying the currents floating her higher, then lower, then higher again! On one of the lowest currents, Mew noticed a yellow and red splotch. "Maybe it's Victini!" She cried out happily, going down closer to see. It had been a while since Mew had interacted with any other 'legend' pokemon, as humans tended to call them.
Getting close enough to say hi, Mew frowned. What was Victini doing on such a small ledge? Was she considering...? No, she wouldn't, would she?
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Victini sighed. With all pain she had gone through, maybe she should just all end here and now. Humans had even stolen away her former ability to float above the ground, like any proper Physic pokemon. Now she walked through the dirt like everyone else. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if not for the fact that Victini had been born with this ability and had never gone without it...before now. Victini looked carefully over the edge, testing the crumbling rock before her. Too easy to break, too easy just to take a leap from which it wouldn't return from, too easy to die. No turning back the clock from this. No healing would bring her back. Victini stepped forward onto thin air. Good. No human could take her mind or body now!
"NO!" Mew screamed as she saw Victini falling. "Why aren't you flying?" Victini couldn't die. Would die soon. Friends don't let friends die. Those three thoughts ran through Mew's mind within seconds. "I'm coming!" She swooped towards the rapidly falling figure, hoping against hope that she wouldn't be too late.
Plunging through the air really fast doesn't leave much room for personal thoughts and feelings but Victini tried anyway. Ending this here and now was the only route she could take without hurting anyone. Victini didn't really want to hurt people anyway. It wasn't in her nature. Turning her thoughts to the present, she wondered who would miss her. Nobody would, not really. Other pokemon might mourn but they didn't know her personally. That was one of the 'benefits' that seemed to come to the pokemon of legend. Or curse, depending on how you looked at it. Normal pokemon, that had hatchlings and other pokemon to hang out with, would disappear with the wind like humans did. Only legends stayed the same. Continents may move (sometimes helped along by certain pokemon), oceans rise and fall, extinctions occur, but legends always never changed. It was a curse and blessing. Sure, you might live forever, but you couldn't change your nature. You could set it aside for short periods of time, but it would not be gone for long.
Victini was even more apart than most legendary pokemon. Even the ones that lived in different dimensions. Her own nature bound her to be friendly to other pokemon but she could never truly be part of their families. Natural timidness ensured the chance was never taken. The Victory Pokemon was one of the loneliest beings in the world. Having energy you can share with others doesn't mean you'll have anyone to share it with.
Victini was different. Different enough to have humans wanting to torture her. That's why she had to go. Victini tried to convince herself that were valid reasons to die, but inside she was wondering if she was right to do this. Too late now. She was falling, and couldn't save herself. Death would welcome her into its ranks.
Hours may have seemed to pass for Victini, but in reality, it was only seconds since she took the plunge. In those seconds, Mew dived for the falling Fire-Physic pokemon. Mew felt the immense pressure of the air on her ears as she dropped faster than she should have. Small things like that didn't matter when you had a friend to save.
At the last moment, Victini noticed Mew and hissed, face horribly contorted. Mew almost drew back, she was so shocked. The Victini she had known wouldn't do that. In fact, of all the legendary pokemon, Victini was probably the one with most playfulness, other than Mew herself. Celebi and Jirachi came close, but nothing matched the excitement of the Victory Pokemon. Something had messed up Victini, messed her up bad...
So she would save her! Mew pushed the trivial thoughts away. She concentrated on Victini hard, trying to use her physic powers to slow her down. And it worked for once.
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Victini was starting to fall slightly more lightly through the air. She groaned in defeat. Of course Mew would show up and not allow her this one thing she could control. Which was her life. Mew's heavy concentration eventually brought her to a lower crag on the mountainside. Victini sat down and hunched over, not making another attempt to throw herself over. After all, Mew would only save her again, no matter how many times she jumped.
"Why?" Her large ears perked up to take in Mew's soft question. "What happened...?" Mew was too kind to finish her question with 'to you'. She had always been that way, Victini recalled. Ready to help others around her, when she wasn't playing in the skies. "Because there's nothing to live for." Victini answered the first question, but left the other to hang off in mid-air.
"Please tell me." Mew moved down to sit by Victini, feet dangling over the edge. Her normally sweet blue eyes now looked serious. "I need to know." "No, you don't need to." Victini snapped back. As soon as the words flew out, she regretted them. How could she be cruel to the only being who seemed to care? Mew didn't seem to take offense. Instead she almost smiled and said. "You're right. I don't need it. You need to tell someone, that's it." Shocked, Victini looked down. Mew was right. She made up her mind. "I'll tell you. Just don't get too mad."