Two's a Crowd
Act 1: Awareness
Part 1
Gentle, calming music drifted slowly in the quiet of a baby girl's room. A ledyba lamp illuminated the room in a soft light as a water-themed mobile turned lethargically above a white crib.
A newborn slept soundlessly, head turned to the side that held the slightest fuzz of striking magenta hair. Light green footies kept her warm for the night as she slept and dreamed.
/Once upon a time, I was a normal girl.
Thalia Evans was the name, music student and video game enthusiast.
Spent most of my life trying to learn as many instruments that I could get my hands on, working as a cashier to support my passion, and what leftover free time I had playing one of my favorite games—Pokemon./
The little girl's hand twitched slightly, which prompted a short grunt from her sleeping form. Without a hint of sound, a woman stepped up to the edge of the crib.
/Like many fans, I've dreamt—wished—hell, begged to the fates that be to let me have the chance to be a part of that mystical world.
Somehow, I got my wish.
Spoiler alert: I'm not the kid./
A flat expression was drawn upon the woman's face, dark eyes staring down at the infant as she slept. Progressively, as the woman looked upon the babe, the little one began to fuss and squirm until muted cries began to escape her.
/Well, not entirely at least./
Tired footsteps creaked behind the woman, yet she didn't move to the side nor acknowledged the other woman stepping into the room.
Even as their arms reached through her body to cradle the agitated babe.
/Yeah… I'm still trying to figure this one out.
I don't even stay out like this for long, about a minute at best.
Let me tell you, it is not fun inside the mind of a baby, much overstimulation there.
Get a headache after a while./
The mother cooed at her child, preparing the rocking chair to begin the nightly feeding.
The other woman still stood before the crib, watching with dark eyes as the little girl quieted down and fed from her mother's breast. After a moment the woman flinched, grabbing her head before disappearing in a blink.
/…Wait, am I supposed to have headaches?
Will I be considered a ghost or a split personality?
Am I even still alive?
What happened to me?/
Even with the abrupt disappearance, neither the mother nor child reacted and merely continued the sleepy nursing. Rather quickly the infant began to settle, and soon drifted back to sleep.
/I wonder…
Will she hear me eventually?/
AN: Welcome to Act 1: Awareness. Act 1 will be comprised of several short chapters spanning several years, following Acts will be more of epic lengths (about 30+ chapters guessing at least) unless specified more for filler. Like in the summary says, this is a Self-Insert Original Character story with a bit of a twist that will be further explored in future chapters of Act 1. This story may be considered as AU, as it will hold hints of canon from most mediums (games, movies, and tv show; unfortunately I haven't read any of the manga yet, but I hear it's rather good), but basically without Ash or most of the "main" characters from those versions.
I'm hoping to place a somewhat original spin on set events of canon to make this an interesting read for you guys. Please don't hesitate to leave a review with ideas of what should happen next. Will warn you, posting will be infrequent and sporadic, but will post chapters as soon as they are finished. In the meantime, leave a review to tell me this is an interesting idea, pose a question for me to answer later, or give a critique of what I should have done better!
Until next chapter~!