Tepig: Seriously Sharto; three stories before on is finished?
Me: This one will be much shorter than the others.
Shuckle: You said For Want of Proof would be short.
Me: Yeah but this time I know how to extend it. I'm just not going to.
Tepig: Why?
Me: I think it's better suited for a short story. I seriously doubt I'm the first guy to make this pairing, but I may be the first to a certain concept.
Shuckle: What concept is that?
Me: You'll see.
Tepig: Do you have a poem for it yet.
Me: I have a general idea.
Tepig: Alright; have at it.
In the Past.
In the past is an interesting place.
There is good, bad, fuzzy, and clear.
And things are added year after year.
Why don't you look back and remember it all?
From the days you were tall.
To the times you were small.
Remember yes, but don't obsess!
That carries dangers.
And a little excess.
As you travel through keep in mind.
That this is, after all.
In the past.
It was a sunny day outside. Of course; Bonsly couldn't tell since he was in one of the Tree of Beginning's tunnels. It had been six days since Lucario had sacrificed himself and most of the Pokemon had gotten over their shock.
Not many actually knew about Lucario but it's hard not to notice when your home is crumbling.
Bonsly was currently going to find his friend Mew. She knew about Lucario, how couldn't she, he had given his life for her even though he didn't even know her.
Mew was an energetic and playful Pokémon. She was always happy unless she was in a serious situation.
As Bonsly drew closer to Mew's chamber though he heard something odd. It sounded like . . . crying.
Maybe Mew had company?
But when Bonsly got to Mew's chamber he saw that Mew didn't have company. She was the one who was crying.
It didn't sound like she was crying over a current situation. It was more like memories she was crying over. The two do sound different.
Still; Mew crying. It just seemed impossible.
"Mew, what's wrong?" Bonsly asked carefully.
His voice had been soft but even so, it made Mew turn around in surprise.
After a few seconds Mew was still silent so Bonsly asked again. "What's wrong?"
"It's just . . . something that happened in the past." Her resolve held for only a moment before she broke down again.
"Mew what happened?" Bonsly asked as he sat down next to her.
"It doesn't matter," She responded turning her head away from him. "It's already done."
Bonsly had never seen Mew this sad before, or this shy.
"Mew, you need to tell someone. It'll only get worse if you don't."
"Alright." Mew conceded. "But you'll have to put it together yourself."
Bonsly gave her a surprised look in response. Was this really the same Mew?
"It started a long time ago."
….
The war had ended for some reason. Mew was currently scanning the battlefield to make sure none of the tree's 'roots' had been unearthed. If they were the tree would eventually get some disease. And then she'd get the disease.
About halfway through her search she saw something shiny.
That's strange. She thought. The tree's roots aren't shiny.
When she came closer to it she discovered that it was a staff. What in the world is a staff doing here?
It didn't seem to belong to anybody. The owners surely would have left the area to avoid the war. In any case nobody would mind if she brought it to the tree.
The moment she touched it though a faint blue glow issued from it. She quickly drew her hand back.
Arceus had told her that if a legendary touched an object and it turned blue it meant there was a Pokémon in there. At first she had wondered how you could put a Pokémon into something. Arceus had later explained that it wasn't the body that was transferred. It was difficult to explain and Mew still didn't know how the human's had gotten it to work.
It must be lonely in there though. She could move in and out of the staff. She couldn't get the Pokémon out herself but she would at least give it a friend.
She reached out and touched it again. This time when the blue light came she didn't flinch. Everything went black for a second as she had expected but soon she found herself in a grassy field with a forest nearby.
Arceus had never told her it would be this big. It would make finding this Pokemon a lot harder. If what she was told was true though she had an eternity to do it.
She decided to start near the edge of the forest.
….
Why did Sir Aaron send me here? Surely I could have helped him in this most crucial time. It makes no sense that he would – Who is that?
He had been alone for hours but now he picked up someone's aura. It wasn't very large but it was extremely condensed. It was a long distance away but it was moving toward him slowly.
Whatever it was it wasn't giving off any anger or evil intent. But what was it doing here? Humans could only trap one Pokemon in something at a time. And surely legendaries had better things to do than enter inanimate objects.
Lucario continued sitting where he was. If this Pokémon tried anything bad he could sense it beforehand. He also had his back turned to it. Catch it off guard and he would get control of the situation. At least for a moment; it did have a lot of aura after all.
….
Hey what's that blue thing? Is that the Pokemon? Yeah, it is; good job Mew!
It had taken her just five minutes to find it. It shouldn't be hard now. Hopefully she didn't scare it. She didn't really make noise when she flew.
She was about five feet behind him. She could she he was a Lucario. She wanted to start off by asking his name. It was usually just the name of their species but there were always exceptions. She opened her mouth to ask.
"Lucario."
"E-excuse me?" Mew asked in surprise.
"You were going to ask what my name was." Lucario said without emotion.
"Wow; you can read minds?" Mew asked enthusiastically.
Mew couldn't see it but Lucario rolled his eyes before explaining. "I don't read minds. I detect auras. They give me a general idea."
"That's right! I forgot Lucarios could detect aura. You're a lot better than any of the others I've met." Mew said with respect.
"Probably the only one you've ever met." Lucario said trying to keep his voice emotionless. He was getting a bit annoyed now.
Why would he think he's the only one I've seen? Mew thought. I've been around a while . . . Oh.
"What do you think my name is?" She asked Lucario suddenly.
"How would I know? My back's to you." He answered fighting to keep his voice steady.
He's not that good yet then. Mew thought. "I'll give you some hints then. First, I got into the staff on my own. Second, I'm floating. Third . . ." She said going around him so that they were face to face.
Unfortunately he had his eyes closed.
Oh well, Mew thought, it's just going to be more surprising for him. And more fun for me.
"Third?" Lucario asked.
"Open your eyes." Mew said playfully.
Lucario sighed before doing so. The moment he saw Mew his eyes widened. Shortly afterward he was on his feet; and then he was bowing on one knee.
Mew looked at him for a few seconds then started laughing. And laughing hard. She quickly had to lower herself to the ground and start rolling around.
"You don't know – how good that was." Mew said through her laughter. "One second you want to blast me – and the next – you're worshipping me!"
"So," She asked when she finally stopped. "What do you think my name is?"
The first thought that popped into Lucario's mind was Mew. It was soon replaced by another possibility though. One that was very annoying.
He finally answered. "Ditto."
Mew was confused for a second but quickly understood. The thought made her chuckle and shake her head.
"Nope, I'm not a Ditto." She answered.
"Prove it." He demanded.
He thinks he's got me cornered. Mew thought before crossing her arms and saying smugly. "I already have."
Lucario tried to keep his face emotionless but a hint of disbelief showed through. "How?" He asked.
"A Ditto can't keep up a disguise while it's laughing can it?" Mew asked keeping the smug tone and grinning at the look that crossed Lucario's face.
"Not every legendry's as stoic as you are." Mew teased.
Lucario's response was to stay silent. He still didn't believe this was a legendary. Probably just a dream.
"Well I think this is a good time to leave." Mew said making Lucario's hopes rise. "I'll be back sometime though. I might even bring a friend with me." The hopes were quickly dashed.
"Why did you even come here in the first place?" Lucario asked hoping to stop her from coming back.
"I just figured it would get lonely trapped in a staff." She replied happily.
That surprised Lucario. He hadn't been in here long but it was probably going to get lonely eventually. Though he was a loner.
Of course; he still wanted to be shot of the Mew so he asked. "Can't you just get me out of here since you're a legendary?"
Mew's eyes changed quickly to sad and sorry. "I'm sorry," she said. "I don't have that kind of power." Then she turned around and vanished leaving Lucario wondering when she was coming back.
Me: Oh my word Twitch.
Tepig: What now?
Me: They released their Groudon.
Shuckle: Genius . . . now how are they going to beat Stalinking?
Tepig: Extreme overleveling.
Me: Anyways; after a quick search it seems like I'm not the first to think of this couple.
Tepig: You're one of the firsts though.
Shuckle: Remember to review.
Me: Especially if it's negative.
Tepig: Bye!