A/N: Hello everyone. I'm afraid I'm contracting a small cold, so wish for me to get better, thank you. Anyways, here's chappie numero 3!
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"You're a legendary!?"
"Yes. I am."
"Wow!" Mew exclaimed. "I thought legendaries were all big, giant, and powerful and stuff!"
"Well, I'm powerful at least." said Mesprit.
They both laughed at that statement.
"So is this your home?" questioned Mew.
"Not so much my home as is Arceus's timeout pin. I'm not allowed to leave this cave very often because of him." Mesprit complained.
"So you know Arceus too?"
"Of course!" the Emotion Being claimed. "I spawned from him!"
"Wha…?"
"Never mind." Mesprit quickly covered. "Too complex. So, where did you come from?"
"I came from Kanto and traveled here for the trials." Mew explained.
"Oh yeah! Dialga told me about that! Oh…that's you?" Mesprit giggled.
"What do you mean 'oh, that's you?'" asked Mew with authority.
"Well, Dialga told me that a pink shrimp was going to fail the first trial, which was a trial of strength."
"Oh really? What else did that guy say?" Mew inquired angrily.
Mesprit laughed, "Hey, don't shoot the messenger! Never mind him; you better focus on that trial!"
"Only two things wrong…" Mew grumbled. "One, I don't even know what to do! And B, I have no clue how to get back so that I can clean all the toilets before Arceus gets back!"
"All those toilets? You have my sympathy…"
They both laughed. Mew hadn't felt this happy in a long time, and Mesprit couldn't agree more.
"No worries!" Mesprit said. "I'll clean those toilets for you, in the name of our new friendship."
"Really!?" Mew exclaimed happily." You can do that?!"
"Of course!" Mesprit bragged. "I'm a legendary!"
Mesprit closed its eyes and focused intensely. Mesprit could feel the toilets being cleaned; The broken toothbrush was repaired and it speed scrubbed every last toilet. After the last one, Mesprit fell over.
"Mesprit!" Mew cried out, rushing towards the fallen one. "Are you okay?"
"Evil…evil…" It mumbled.
"Huh?"
"Evil…Arceus is so evil! Even with my powers, that was tedious, disgusting, and downright EVIL! Toothbrush!? C'mon!" Mesprit shouted playfully.
A moment of silence, then the two Pokémon roared in laughter. Tears started pouring out of their eyes as they couldn't stop laughing.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" thanked Mew ecstatically.
"No problem. Just visit me, okay?" Mesprit said.
"Okay! But I still…"
Mesprit pointed towards the portal to which Mew had tumbled out of.
"Oh…heh." Said Mew sheepishly.
As Mew walked towards the glowing portal, Mesprit called out to Mew.
"Mew!" It said. "Remember this. Power is only power if you let it be. To harness it in any form, anything, will grant victory."
Mew didn't understand, but said, "Okay! Thanks again!"
And with that, Mew hopped back into the portal.
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"See Arceus! They think they're the best because of a type advantage!"
"Liars! They freeze our people with their ice type moves! It takes weeks just to thaw them!"
"Those nasty grass type moves drain energy from our people! It's a wonder we could even defend at all!"
"Defend!? Your people…"
"Enough!" roared Palkia. "Arceus has made his judgment!"
Arceus walked between the feuding types of Pokémon and spoke loudly to both of them.
"Pokémon of water and grass! Why must you fight? To solve your problems with violence…is trivial!"
"Umm, Arceus?" spoke Palkia.
Arceus knocked him over with a Hyper Beam, "Quiet, I'm on a roll!"
"Anyway…" Arceus resumed, regaining his majestic composure. "Fighting is not the answer. The land has been divided as I see to be equal. No more, no less! To say the tribe of water has more space than the clan of grass would be going up against my word! I refuse to tolerate this nonsense any further! I had hoped you would be smart and mature enough to do this by yourself, but I guess force must be used. From now on, any reported violence to me will mean banishment of both types from this area."
Arceus unleashed a Draco Meteor attack that destroyed a mountain, just to get his point across.
"Am I clear?"
"Crystal!"
"You won't hear any trouble from the water tribe."
"No trouble will brew in the grass clan either."
Arceus smiled, "Good! Now…carry on!"
Both types fled the scene, fearing what would happen if they didn't. The sun began to set, and Arceus had found the perfect opponent for Mew.
"Palkia, fetch Azelf for me." He ordered.
"Why?" Palkia asked, puzzled.
"I have found the perfect opponent for Mew." smirked Arceus.
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"Who are you?"
"The name is Azelf. I was sent here by ol' Palkia by Arceus's orders. Supposed to be fightin', or something."
Mew faintly guessed this was a lake spirit, like its buddy Mesprit. But its head was a different shape, and was blue instead of pink. But it had the same two tails, and the same ruby planted on its head. Strange…this one was battered and bruised though, like it had been in a big fight, and was losing. Mew however sensed that this being was a strong one, one that is stubborn and unrelenting.
"What happened to you?" asked Mew.
"What, these ol' things?" said Azelf, pointing towards one of its blue-ish black blisters. "Naw, they ain't nothin'…just a few bumbs. I'm just fine!"
Azelf laughed loudly and strongly, as if that would convince Mew that it was fine. This just further pushed Mew into thinking that something was wrong with Azelf.
"Yeah…okay." Mew said skeptically. "Anyway, you're here for a fight?"
Before Azelf could answer, Arceus grandly appeared into his heavenly home. As his eyes laid on Azelf and Mew, he started to grin rather creepily.
"Well, you're fast." Arceus commented. "Mew, meet your opponent, or should I say, trial? Azelf! The Willpower Pokémon."
Mew looked taken aback, "YOU'RE my trial?!"
Azelf looked just as shocked, "This is my fight?! Pssh, This guy looks too easy."
"Hey!" Mew shouted, offended. "That was uncalled for!"
Just then, Arceus noticed Azelf's injuries. He pulled the Pokémon into a corner before a fight already broke out.
"Azelf, what happened to you?" whispered Arceus.
"Just got into a scrap, that all." Azelf said nonchalantly. "Nothin' to worry about!"
"Are you sure?" Arceus said cautiously. "I don't want to send incapacitated legendary into the field of battle."
"Have you seen this guy?" scoffed Azelf. "He couldn't beat me in a million years!"
"Very well." Said Arceus.
They re-joined Mew.
"The match will begin in one minute. Whoever faints first loses. If Azelf is to faint, Mew will have passed the Trial of Strength. Should Mew be the one to faint…there will be a heartbreaking funeral. You may use any moves that you've acquired in your life. There is no time limit. Good luck to both of you."
"I hope I don't lose. This guy looks tough." Mew thought nervously.
"When I beat this guy, I wonder what I'll have for dinner?" boasted Azelf.
One minute later, Mew and Azelf were transported into an old gladiator stadium. The walls were old and crumbling, yet it had a powerful feel to it. Mew was at one side of the ground field, and Azelf was at the other.
"Ready…" Arceus started. "Set…GO!"
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