A.N.- This is my first fic on this site, and it's inspired by srgeman's wonderful fic A Little Night Music. I know it's not on this site anymore (I still don't know why it got kicked off, so someone feel free to tell me) but I can still dedicate it to that. Read and review, please!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, but I do own my OC.

"Hello!"-regular speech

"Hello!"-Legendary Pokemon speech

Reborn To Serve

Prologue

It was very bright, this place. There was nothing but white in every direction. I was the only break in the monotony, the only thing out of place. I didn't know how long I had been in this place, or even where this place was. The last thing I could remember was crossing the street. There had suddenly been the sound of a truck's horn, a jolt of pain, and my vision exploded into white. What had happened?

I walked for a while. Or, it felt like I was walking. I couldn't really tell. Eventually I stopped trying and simply waited for something to happen. While I waited, I let myself face the truth: I had to be dead. I was stupid, and hadn't looked before crossing the street. One of the first lessons a mother teaches her child. Yeah, I had never known my mother, but that was no excuse. I had been a typical teenager, I believed myself to be invincible. How it hurts to realize the truth…

But the question still remained: where was I? It couldn't be Hell, it wasn't… Hellish enough. Is that even a word? Ah, whatever. It doesn't really matter. Anyway, I didn't think I was in heaven either, since I couldn't see my fellow dead people. Also, I seriously doubted Heaven was this boring. I wondered vaguely if I should be feeling more worried, or afraid, or something. All my emotions seemed… muted, in a way. It was weird. After all, I had just died. I should be in a panic.

Something in the distance caught my eye. A blue glow, fast approaching. I squinted, trying to see what it was. I needn't have bothered. In seconds, an odd-looking creature was standing about five feet away from me. I observed it quietly. It looked familiar, kind of like an alien.

Then, I remembered. I had seen this creature in a movie when I was little. The nuns at the orphanage took us as a special treat, since all the other kids at the public schools were going and they didn't want us to feel left out. But, those creatures weren't real… Right?

"Mewtwo?" I spoke for the first time since entering this too-bright place. The creature- a Pokemon, I think- nodded in a dignified way.

"Yes." Its deep voice was easy to hear, but its mouth didn't move. Telepathy, I remembered. Mewtwo spoke using telepathy.

"Why am I here?" I asked calmly. Thank god I was a naturally calm person, or I would be freaking out, suppressed emotions or not. Mewtwo smirked slightly.

"I have something I wish for you to do, young human. If you are willing, of course." He said, no emotion in his voice. My eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"What? You're Mewtwo, you have almost limitless power!"

"I am no longer allowed to directly interfere in human affairs." His voice sounded annoyed now. "I have joined the God's ranks, to rule beside my sister." I was guessing his sister was Mew. I raised an eyebrow.

"Congratulations. But in case you forgot, I'm human." I think his eye twitched in annoyance at that. Hm, maybe I shouldn't piss off the God… Might be good for my health.

"You are dead. You don't count." Yeah, he was mad at me. "Here is my proposal: In return for bringing you back to life as a Pokemon, you are to guard a young boy who has caught my attention. The boy is going to be starting his Pokemon Journey, and if you accept my offer, you will be his starter. In addition, you will have a few… differences from a regular Pokemon."

I considered the offer. I would be reborn as a basically magic creature to guard and help a boy who had caught the attention of a God. It sounded good, but…

"Why me? And what's so interesting about this kid?"

In regards to the second question, it is none of your concern. As for why I picked you…" Mewtwo looked a little sad. "You are both orphans. Shawn has lived his whole life without a family, as have you. In addition, you are very loyal to those you consider your friends. That is a valuable trait in a Pokemon." I hesitated for only a second before I nodded firmly. The fact that this Shawn kid was an orphan had cinched it for me. We orphans had to stick together after all.

"I accept." Of course I might have accepted without the orphan part. I was only fifteen when I died, and that was far to young to have to stop living. This was my second chance, and I was going for it.

"Good luck, my young friend. Know that the blessing of Mewtwo is upon you. I will be watching." With that semi-scary encouragement, my vision went black. The last thing I saw was Mewtwo looking at me with his blue eyes, a smile on his face.

End Prologue

A.N.- Sorry that the prologue's so short, but hey, prologues usually are. Please review, people, I want to improve, but I can't do that without feedback.