DarkFoxKit: *Is watching Fyre, who is relaxing on a float in the middle of a pool in the middle of the pool* Hey, how did you convince Mew to let you relax in a pool?
Donfyre: *had sunglasses on as he looked at Fox and smiled* It took a bit to persuade her, but nothing much! Just a deal in exchange for my blood, sweat, tears, soul, life, labor…
DarkFoxKit: In other words you're her slave toy?
Mew: 'Slave' is such a harsh way of putting it. I prefer the term my adorable little toy~
Donfyre: Wait a sec… you never said anything about a slave or toy! I've been cheated! Tricked! I demand a renegotiation! DX
Mew: Too bad. You've already given me your blood, sweat, tears, soul, life and labor on the contract. You can't take it back now. :3
Donfyre: U-uh… Fox, help me! *leaps out of the pool and jumps onto her back, crouching behind her head*
Mew: Fox can't save you, because she made me, and so, by extension, you're now her little slave toy too. ^w^
Donfyre: U-uhhh… You don't agree with that… d-do you, Fox? *smiles sheepishly at her*
DarkFoxKit: *is smiling* You're now my slave toy too? *Starts imagining all the fun stuff she could do to Fyre* OvO
Donfyre: *sweatdrops before hopping off of Fox and backing away slooowly* Well, uh… I think I have something to attend to! Very important! Uh… SEEYAGOODBYE! *quickly tries to scurry off… before he was dragged back*
DarkFoxKit: *Is dragging Fyre with her tail* Nope, you're coming with me~
Donfyre: WAH! DX *was being dragged by Fox somewhere off-camera*
Mew: *Looks at the camera* What are you looking at, readers? Go on, get to the story! ;P
Chapter 10: The Power of Aura
When Aliana and Jade had flew far enough away from the battlefield, Ash took Mew out of his jacket.
"She's burning up…" Ash said. "Aliana, can you cool her off a bit?"
Aliana turned back to use a very weak Ice Beam, blowing a little bit of ice onto Mew to try and cool her down. Ash hoped it would help reduce the fever.
"Memma, isn't there any way to fix this?" Ash asked. "I only know we could try by going to the heart of the Tree of Beginning, but what do we do?"
Mew slowly opened her eyes, she was too weak to speak so she used her telepathy, "Au...ra… we need… strong… aura… to spread across… the Tree… it should… be enough… for me to… reverse the damage…"
"I'll gladly help in any way I can, Lady Mew," Lucario said.
"Terra, how are you holding up?" Ash asked. "You took those Shadow attacks pretty hard back there."
"I'm feeling a little better… but I really need to get some proper rest to feel better," Terra responded, looking a little better than before.
"I gave her a Sitrus Berry while you were battling," Kidd said. "I assumed they would work for her since they help heal Pokemon, even though she is only half Pokemon."
"Thanks, Kidd," Ash said. "But Terra, why did you fight them in your Groudon form? Most of the other hybrids I've fought with usually just use their own Pokemon to fight."
"Mainly because I don't want to see my friends and family getting hurt. Besides… they were damaging a beauty of nature… and I can't stand people who don't respect nature," Terra responded.
"Aliana… take a left here… and fly up… you should reach… the heart there…" Mew telepathically said to the Dragonair.
Aliana complied as she flew in the direction Mew told her.
They entered a large circular room with crystal columns spread around. The walls were glowing the same red as the crystal in the center was, which was slowly starting to disintegrate. There was a sickly red beam of light shooting out from the top of the crystal that lit up the room.
"Is this the heart?" Ash asked.
Mew nodded weakly.
Lucario gave a gasp when he saw a pair of gloves on the crystal. He jumped off of Aliana and hurried over to the gloves.
"These… these are Sir Aaron's gloves," Lucario said as he touched them.
Aliana and Jade landed near Lucario, Ash got off of the Dragonair and brought Mew closer to the crystal.
"Is that… Sir Aaron?" Ash asked as he was looking into the crystal.
Lucario looked up and his eyes widened when he saw the familiar shadow of his former Master. Lucario closed his eyes and charged up a weak aura sphere causing Sir Aaron to be illuminated inside the crystal. "I can't believe it… he didn't run away like he had said… he came here."
"How did this happen?" Ash asked before noticing a Time Flower just beside the crystal. "Hey, maybe this Time Flower will have the answer?"
Lucario walked over to the Time Flower and touched it, releasing a ball of light from inside the crystalline flower. The light spread out over the area, causing it to become illuminated in a grey color.
"Where are you Mew? I know you are here!" Sir Aaron called out as he looked around.
There was a loud caw coming from above. Everyone looked up, including Sir Aaron from the vision, to see a Ho-Oh up there. It looked down at Sir Aaron before its body glowed and shrunk down, revealing the Ho-Oh to be Mew using Transform. Vision Mew flew down to Sir Aaron and looked at him curiously.
"What's a human like you doing here?" Vision Mew asked.
"I know you and the Tree of Beginning are connected. So I came here to ask you for a favor," Sir Aaron explained.
"A favor? Why would I help you?" Vision Mew asked.
"I wish to save this land and it's inhabitants from the two armies that approach," Sir Aaron explained.
Vision Mew gave him a bored expression before she said, "You want me to stop the war you humans caused for yourselves? And just how do you expect me to fix whatever political differences are between your armies?"
"Please… take the power of my aura and save the people and this land," Sir Aaron replied. "I am willing to give my life to make sure that happens."
Vision Mew's expression turned to shock, "... I can probably use it as an extended Heal Bell to stop the fighting and calm the armies down, however, if you do this, your life will be absorbed into the Tree of Beginning. Meaning you will die, are you sure you want to go through with it?"
"I came here knowing that I would not leave this place," Sir Aaron stated. "Now what say you? Will you accept my aura and save this land?"
Vision Mew gave a thoughtful look to him. She had never known a human who was willing to give up his own life to save others, she can't help but admire that spirit.
"Very well. I will save your land from this war if that is how strongly you feel about it. Besides, all that fighting is bad for the other Pokemon," Vision Mew said.
"Thank you, Mew," Sir Aaron said as he held out his hand, creating a sphere of aura. "Please, accept the aura!"
The sphere of aura got larger and larger, encompassing Vision Mew in it. Vision Mew had never felt such strong aura before, she had to concentrate and brace herself to take in all that aura at once. Sir Aaron's body was covered by what appeared to be electricity as he continued to use more and more of his aura, causing him pain.
The sphere continued to get larger until Sir Aaron let out a yell of pain and determination. The sphere of aura got so bright and large that everyone had to close or shield their eyes from it's radiance.
The vision ended after that. The flower closed on itself.
"... So the legend was true after all," Kidd said. "Sir Aaron really did save the kingdom."
"And he sacrificed himself to do so," Ash said softly.
Lucario looked down at Mew and knew what it was he had to do. "It seems I am to follow in the footsteps of my Master till the very end."
"Wait…" Mew weakly flew out of Ash's arms and floated in front of Lucario. "If you do this… you'll end up absorbed just like Sir Aaron…"
Lucario looked at Mew, his eyes filled with determination. "I understand… but it is the only way to save you and the Tree of Beginning. Please allow me to do this Lady Mew."
"Lucario…" Ash frowned.
Mew shook her head, "No. I… I can't accept this… I don't want… you to sacrifice yourself… just for me and the Tree… you have become my child's friend… and you had protected him. I cannot condemn… this fate to you."
"Then I have no choice," Lucario said before he turned to Ash. "I am sorry but I cannot stand by and watch your Memma die."
Lucario turned back to Mew and began to charge up an Aura Sphere. Mew's eyes widened in shock as Lucario attempted to charge up an Aura Sphere around her. She wanted to stop him, but before she could even say anything the Aura Sphere dissipated.
"It's no good, I'm not strong enough." Lucario frowned.
"Maybe… it's for… the best…" Mew said.
Ash shook his head, "No… I won't accept this, Memma. You need to live, and if I have to sacrifice myself to make sure you live, then fine by me." He grabbed onto Sir Aaron's gloves and put them on. "Lucario, you said my aura's just like Sir Aaron's, right? Then help me pull out my aura so we can save Memma and the Tree together."
"Right," Lucario said, a plan forming in his head. "Hold out your hands and feel the energy flowing through your body. Then force the energy through the gloves and into a sphere."
"Got it," Ash said before turning to Mew. "Please Memma, accept our aura. It's important that you and the Tree survive. All those Pokemon that live here will die or worse if they have to leave."
Mew shook her head even more vigorously, "No Ash! I won't let you sacrifice yourself for me! I can't… I won't lose another child!"
"Lady Mew, trust me… Ash will be fine," Lucario said as he started to charge up his Aura Sphere again. "I give you my word."
Mew looked into Lucario's eyes, tears falling from her own. She feared losing Ash more than anything. She decided to trust Lucario's word, but if Ash is about to die, she will stop the process herself by force if necessary.
Ash, with Lucario's help, focused on his own aura and managed to bring it out with the gloves, fusing it with Lucario's Aura Sphere and encasing Mew.
Storm and Aliana looked on worriedly at Ash.
"Ash… please don't destroy yourself…" Storm said in worry.
As the sphere of aura got bigger, Lucario kept a close eye on Ash, and as soon at the electric-like effect started to happen he shoved Ash out of the way.
"I gave you my word Lady Mew, and I intend to keep it! Don't worry, Ash, I can finish this myself," Lucario said as he forced more and more of his life energy into the sphere.
Ash looked up, surprised at what just happened as Lucario continued to pour more aura into the sphere to finish the job.
"Sir Aaron and the aura are with me!" Lucario said as he poured all of his energy into the sphere, causing Mew to glow green.
Mew didn't hesitate and flew into the red light coming from the crystal, her body surrounded in the green light of Lucario's aura. The green light expanded when she was inside the red light. The heat and disintegration of the Tree of Beginning stopped for a second before it turned blue and green. Everything around them cooled off as aura energy flowed through the Tree of Beginning.
The green light that was now flowing from the large crystal started to shine out of all the other crystals in the room, creating beams of green light. Cherry blossom petals flowed around the Tree as everything began to heal from Team Rocket's damage.
Shortly after, Mew came flying out of the light, that was now green itself. She flew over to Ash and checked him over.
"You're okay, Ash? You're not hurt are you?" She sighed in relief. "I'm glad, you're fine."
Lucario smiled at them before staggering over to where Sir Aaron was encased.
"I… I'm glad I could save the Tree of Beginnings and your life Lady Mew," Lucario said as pain wracked his body, the electric energy sparking around him.
"Lucario…" Ash, Terra, Kidd, Storm and Mew gathered around him. Aliana and Jade stayed back as they were too big.
"Lucario, you saved my life, but… I wish it didn't have to be this way," Mew said sadly.
"It is fine Lady Mew, please do not cry over me. I made this decision knowing this would be the result," Lucario said with a smile, trying to mask the pain he was experiencing. A surge of pain went through Lucario causing him to put his hands down by his sides in order to keep himself sitting up, unknowingly activating a Time Flower next to him.
A light came out of the Time Flower and expanded, covering the area once more in a dull grey light.
Sir Aaron came staggering in and sat down next to Lucario, taking off his gloves and putting them down. "Thank you, Mew…"
Vision Mew floated above him as his body was being electrocuted by the strange electricity.
"Yes, everyone's at peace now. But you're going to be absorbed by the Tree of Beginning now, and that's something even I can't stop. Are you sure you have no regrets?" Vision Mew asked.
Sir Aaron was silent for a few seconds before responding, "My only regret would be that I trapped Lucario in the staff. He was not only my student… but my best friend. I feel bad for lying to him… but I didn't want him to try to stop me… or make the same choice as I did. I… I hope he will be able to forgive me."
"I do, Master…" Lucario replied despite it being a vision from the past.
"If he knew what you did, I'm sure he will. But there's no guarantee he wouldn't follow in your footsteps should the need for this to arise again. Would you be okay with that?" Vision Mew asked.
"If… if he does then it will be of his own accord… but I did not wish to see my best friend encounter the same fate as me. But if he does try… please… try to dissuade him," Sir Aaron said. "I do not wish for him to sacrifice himself."
"I can make no promises on that. What he does is his choice, but rest well knowing that he is alive for now, and perhaps you two will see each other again someday. The kingdom shall be at peace for a long time to come," Vision Mew said as Sir Aaron's body was beginning to get encase in crystals. "You will be able to communicate with me if you choose to do so, because you will be connected with the Tree as well as me."
"Thank you, Mew…" Sir Aaron said as the crystals covered the rest of his body. "Goodbye Lucario, my dearest friend…"
With those words said, the vision ended and the Time Flower closed.
"Sir Aaron… I'm so sorry I failed you… I ended up sacrificing myself anyways…" Lucario sadly bowed his head.
"No," Ash said as he held Lucario's paw. "What you did… Sir Aaron would've been proud of you. You proved you're a true Guardian of Aura, just like he was. And you not only saved my Memma and the Tree of Beginning, you also saved me."
"That's right. You're a true hero all in all, Lucario, just like Sir Aaron," Storm said, trying not to let the tears show.
Mew floated down in front of Lucario before she said, "Lucario… do you have any regrets?"
"My only regret is that I doubted Sir Aaron," Lucario said before looking up at Ash. "And that I was unable to thank you all properly for everything you have done for me."
"I should be thanking you. You saved my life and helped us get here," Ash said sadly. "I hope you and Sir Aaron will be happy together."
Lucario's body was beginning to get encased in crystals, much like Sir Aaron before him. Mew looked up, seeing something that nobody else could see.
"Lucario… my friend… it has been too long," Sir Aaron's voice said. "I am sorry for trapping you like I did."
Lucario looked around for the voice, surprised that nobody else was hearing it. As more of Lucario was covered in crystals he could see a figure. "S...Sir Aaron? Is that really you?"
Sir Aaron gave him a smile before he said, "Yes, Lucario, my friend. It has been a long time. I had hoped you could've lived out your life in peace, but it looks like it wasn't meant to be."
Lucario looked up at Sir Aaron and said, "I would much rather have my life end up like this instead of a boring, peaceful death."
"It seems some of my personality rubbed off on you, Lucario," Sir Aaron chuckled before reaching out his hand to Lucario. "If it must be this way, then I'm glad we can be together in the end."
"I am glad that we could reunite… And I do forgive you Sir Aaron..." Lucario said as he reached for Sir Aaron's hand.
Sir Aaron took Lucario's paw and pulled him up with him.
Ash and the others watched as Lucario's body was completely encased in crystal. Lucario was gone.
Kidd looked down at the ground, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"It's okay if you need to cry Ash," Terra said softly as she walked over to Ash and wrapped her arms around him giving him a hug from behind, tears flowing freely from her eyes.
Ash turned around and cried into Terra's chest. He couldn't believe Lucario was gone. They hadn't known each other for long, but it felt like he lost a good friend.
"Lucario's happy now. He's been reunited with Sir Aaron," Mew said, giving a sad smile. "... Excuse me. I still have some unfinished business to attend to." She flew out of the chamber.
Meanwhile, back at the roots of the Tree, Team Rocket were still fighting with the Regis. Many tanks were crushed, and several grunts were absorbed by the antibodies that were now being mass produced after Mew's recovery.
"What are these things?!" Cassidy yelled as she dodged one of the antibodies.
"I don't know but we gotta get out of here," Butch said as he hopped into the APC Dr. Namba came in.
"So interesting… I wish I could study them more… but it looks as though my ride is about to leave," Dr. Namba said as he hopped in the APC, followed closely behind by Cassidy.
As soon as the door on the APC was closed it sped off, dodging the antibodies and the Regis. Even with their bracelets, it didn't stop the antibodies from consuming the grunts.
Mew flew into the battlefield and spoke to the Regis together, "You can stop now. I shall take it from here."
The Regis did stop, they beeped as they were communicating.
Mew turned her attention to the rest of the remaining members of Team Rocket before she picked them all up with her Psychic powers. The tanks were crushed. The antibodies all jumped at the grunts Mew was holding with her Psychic powers, absorbing them.
Mew looked at the APCs and flew after them. They weren't getting away so easily.
"Lady Mew… you should not waste your time or energy on them," Sir Aaron said as he and Lucario appeared in front of her.
"Why not? They invaded the Tree of Beginning, harvested its crystals, almost killed both me and the Tree, hurt Terra, almost making my child sacrifice himself to save me and ended up losing Lucario," Mew hissed angrily. "They need to be brought to justice or they will just come back here again."
"They won't return here. The Regis and the antibodies will make sure of that." Lucario stated. "Besides shouldn't you go and comfort Ash?"
Mew frowned and sighed, "I still wish to bring them to justice, but you are right. Ashy is more important right now."
"Do not worry Lady Mew, justice usually finds a way to prevail. So they will get what is coming to them," Sir Aaron said with a smirk.
"I hope you are right, Sir Aaron. I hope you and Lucario take care of each other when I'm gone. The Tree of Beginning should be fine as long as the hybrids don't know about it," Mew said. "And Lucario… thanks."
Mew teleported back to the heart of the Tree of Beginning, to see Ash was still crying on Terra.
"Ashy, Lucario is happy and wishes you a happy life," Mew said.
Ash nodded as he looked over at her. The boy wiped his eyes with his gloved hand and said, "I know… Lucario's aura will always be with us."
"We… we should probably go inform Lady Ilene of what happened," Terra said as she wiped her own eyes.
"As much as I want to write down in the record books about this place, I don't want it to be ruined by tourism or the Legendary Hunters," Kidd said. "We should leave it be."
"So I guess this means we're going back to the palace now?" Storm asked.
Ash nodded, "We have to inform them what happened here, and maybe they can help keep Team Rocket out the next time they try to invade again." He pulled out a Safari Ball. "Aliana, thank you for your help. You deserve a good rest."
The Safari Ball shot out a red beam onto the Dragonair, turning her into a red form of energy before being pulled into the ball.
"Thanks Jade. You go ahead and rest as well," Terra said as she returned the Flygon to its Great Ball.
"But that's a long way back. It almost took us a full day to get here, and that was without a lot of stops," Kidd said. "And that Regirock pretty much destroyed my humvee."
"Don't worry we have a different form of travel," Terra said as she looked at Mew knowingly.
Mew gave a small giggle.
"Why travel back to Cameran Palace when we could just teleport back?" Ash said. "I may not have a Psychic type on my team, but we do have a Psychic type willing to help us."
"I hope you're ready to teleport, Kidd, first timers may get a little sick," Mew telepathically warned before she teleported Ash, Storm, Terra, Kidd and herself just outside of the palace.
Mew quickly transformed into Delilah, hoping nobody saw her.
Kidd had to balance herself after they teleported, her equilibrium being off.
"Let's go see Lady Ilene," Terra said as she started to walk towards the palace. "You'll feel better once you walk it off Kidd, trust me."
The group met up with Lady Ilene in the throne room.
"I had been waiting for your return," she said. "How did it go? Were you successful? … And where is Lucario?"
The group looked down and Terra stepped forward to respond. "Lucario… he reunited with Sir Aaron and saved the Tree of Beginning."
Lady Ilene looked surprised, "We did notice that something was happening to the Tree of Beginning when the crystals began to heat up and disintegrate, but… what happened?"
'Delilah' stepped forward and spoke, "I'll explain what happened, Lady Ilene."
"Oh? Who are you?" Ilene asked, seeing 'Delilah' for the first time.
"Just call me Delilah, and I met up with this group a while back," she answered.
"Understood, you may proceed," Lady Ilene said.
'Delilah' told about how an organization called Team Rocket had snuck into the Tree of Beginning and made it incredibly ill by harvesting its crystals. Lucario had to sacrifice himself by giving Mew all of its aura to save the Tree.
"And we came back here to let you know what happened, Lady Ilene," 'Delilah' said. "It's our deepest regret that we couldn't save Lucario."
The room went silent for a minute, before Lady Ilene said, "I see… but Lucario was a hero, just like Sir Aaron to save the Tree of Beginning from those people. We will help protect the Tree of Beginning to the best of our abilities from now on so nothing like this ever happens again."
"So Kidd, what will you do now?" Ash asked.
"Well… I need to find some transportation since Regirock destroyed my ride. Once I have that I'm gonna go return to the HQ and see what info I can get for you guys," Kidd explained. "But don't expect too much too quickly since I do want to stay under the radar."
"If it's transportation you require, I could loan you one of my staff's vehicles," Lady Ilene said. "It's the least I could do after all you have done for us."
"Are you sure, Lady Ilene? I don't wish to be a bother," Kidd replied, shocked by the offer.
"It's no bother at all, please use it to your heart's content," Lady Ilene said.
"Wow, look at that, you get the royal treatment," Ash chuckled. "A vehicle given to you by Lady Ilene herself."
"Thank you Lady Ilene. I'll try to get it back to you as soon as I can," Kidd said gratefully.
"Would you kind people like to join us for a feast to celebrate?" Lady Ilene's maid asked.
"We're kind of on a schedule," Ash said.
"Oh Ashy, don't be so rude. We've got time to enjoy some food before we go," 'Delilah' said with a smile.
"Yeah… I could really use some food," Terra said as she rubbed her stomach. "I'm starving."
"Alright, let's eat!" Ash smiled, more than happy to finally have some time to chow down properly.
"Give me those Pecha recipes please!" Storm said excitedly.
As the sun was beginning to set, it was finally time to depart.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay for the night? We have plenty of rooms for you," Lady Ilene said.
"Thanks, but we have to be somewhere before morning," Ash said.
"And I need to hit the road so I can get back home as quickly as possible. Otherwise people might start to get worried about me," Kidd said, not wanting to reveal her connections to the Legendary Hunters to Lady Ilene.
"Alright, we hope we'll be able to see you all again, maybe even next year's festival," Lady Ilene said. "Safe travels and farewell."
With those goodbyes said, they left Cameran Palace. Kidd was going over to the vehicle Lady Ilene loaned her, which was a green jeep.
"Guess it's time to say goodbye, huh?" Ash said.
"Ah, such bittersweet," Storm commented.
Terra looked over at the Pikachu and chuckled a little. "Looks like someone is tapping into his inner poet."
"Yeah, good luck to you guys in your upcoming war… and Ash, Terra, Mew… stay safe, okay?" Kidd said.
"We'll do our best," Ash said. "You just make sure you stay safe too, okay? If we fail to stop the war, then humans may get caught in the crossfire."
"I'll use Tobias and Maxwell as meatshields then," Kidd joked before looking serious again. "Don't worry I'll stay safe."
"Yeah, we'll try our best to stay safe too," Ash said. "Until then, see you next time."
"Yeah until then. And feel free to contact me whenever you need," Kidd said before she hopped in the jeep. "Let's just hope next time we meet my vehicle doesn't get destroyed." She chuckled before she started up the jeep and drove off.
Ash and Terra turned to 'Delilah'.
"Well, I guess that means our vacation here is over," Ash said.
"Not much of a vacation if you ask me," Storm said.
"I don't think it was too bad. I got to see a beautiful place like the Tree of Beginning," Terra said, smiling.
"Yeah, but…" 'Delilah' frowned. "I'm afraid I'll have to erase your memory of my connection to the Tree."
"Don't worry Lady Mew. I promise I won't tell anyone. Just please don't make me forget a beautiful place like that," Terra said, not wanting to lose the memory of the scenery.
"Don't worry, Terra, I won't erase your memory of the Tree itself, just my connection to it," 'Delilah' said. "Some of our enemy can read minds with their Psychic abilities, and I don't want them to know of my connection."
"That is fine then," Terra said. "I understand wanting to protect your home."
"Me too, Memma?" Ash asked.
'Delilah' nodded, "I'm afraid so, Ashy. Don't worry, I can't completely erase your memories, just simply lock them into the deepest realm of your subconsciousness. That way our enemy won't be able to see it even with their Psychic abilities."
"Aww… do we really have to forget?" Storm frowned.
"You make it sound like I'm erasing your entire adventure," 'Delilah' chuckled. "Just close your eyes for a few seconds and it'll be over."
Terra did as 'Delilah' said and closed her eyes. Ash and Storm closed their eyes too. The human Mew's eyes flashed blue before she touched their foreheads.
"Alright, you can open your eyes now. It's time we got back to New Island," 'Delilah' said.
Terra opened her eyes and shook her head like she was coming out of a trance. "Yeah, we need to get back to the island before the deadline is up."
"Are you going to teleport us there, Memma?" Ash asked.
"Well that is the easiest way to travel," 'Delilah' said. "Let's go~"
'Delilah' teleported the group back on New Island just as the sun went down. Ash could see Flying and Water Pokemon carrying their trainers back to the island. Some of them were teleported with their own Psychic types.
"Looks like we made it back just in time. Maybe we should go meet up with Blue and see what he found, if anything… I want to know if my brother is alright," Terra said.
"Oh yeah, he was still missing last we checked," Storm said.
"Blue should be in the tower waiting to for us to get back," Ash said. "So let's go meet up with him there."
"Alright let's go," Terra said as she started walking towards the tower.
"Hey Mem- … ma?" Ash turned to ask Mew something, but when he turned around, she was gone. "Where did she go?"
"She probably doesn't want to be spotted by any of the hybrids or Mewtwo. But I get the feeling she will be keeping an eye on us," Terra said.
"She's right, after all a Memma is never too far from their child, especially in a hostile environment," Storm said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Ash said. "After that little 'vacation', I'm more than ready to take on whatever Mewtwo throws at us!"
"That's the spirit!" Terra said cheerfully before she started to all but drag Ash to the tower.
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Darkzdragon: Hey everyone. You ready for another responding to your reviews? Well even if you aren't, here they are.
XYZ: DarkFoxKit: Don't worry too much about them, they'll be okay! …. Maybe. :3 Wow, a lot of fans really want Butch, Cassidy and Namba to die. ^^' Well sorry to say, but this is Team Rocket we're talking about here, they are literally harder to kill than cockroaches. And don't worry, they don't know about Mew's connection to the Tree of Beginning, they don't even know Mew is there. And Manaphy is a true Pokemon. And by Ash's 'older brother' are you talking about Red's Mewtwo? Because their gender hadn't been decided yet. ^^' And thank you.
Darkzdragon: Don't worry, I can tell you that Zach is not in any danger at the moment. But I cannot disclose any information on either Mew or Lucario… sorry.
Reader of Fate: Darkzdragon: Thank you for the support and love that you give this story.
MoonlitEevee: Darkzdragon: Well Fox here is the only one who has been here since book one since it is her story. I just recently joined the project, heck the first chapter I wrote in was chapter 5 on this arc. And thank you for the wish of luck.
KaliAnn: DarkFoxKit: Originally, I was going to have Ash and Terra try to make up something for Kidd, but Dragon decided it would be better if they told Kidd rather than try to lie to her, since Kidd would most likely see through their lies anyways. And if Mew wanted to, she could erase Kidd's memory of it. Plus, Kidd could be more useful as an ally being a spy in the Pokemon Legendary Hunters than a one-hit wonder like she is in the actual show. The Tree had always been like that from in the movie, so we kept it like that too. And yes, I feel bad for Aliana too.
Darkzdragon: You don't have to thank us for answering your question. But we should thank all the readers for taking a little time out of their day to leave a well thought review. We enjoy responding to your reviews, and hope that you and all other readers keep them coming.
Pokefan: DarkFoxKit: I almost missed your review since I use the filters to sort out all reviews on the current chapter. ^^' And Team Rocket is harder to kill than cockroaches, so don't bet on them dying. ^^' Um… have you ever seen Lucario and the Mystery of Mew? This isn't an original thing I or Dragon came up with. Mew being connected to the 'rock tree' was a big plot point in the movie of the canon show itself, we're just using it here for something important later.
Darkzdragon: Shhhh, you don't want to accidentally spoil anything, do you?
That one guy named me: Darkzdragon: Nice use of that meme. And yeah, Fox and I were like, "Let's change it up a little. Let's use Team Rocket to attack the Tree of Beginning". Both of us work hard to keep things close to canon while also adding our own twist to it.
Echo the Slowpoke: DarkFoxKit: It's not that Mew couldn't turn Ash into a Pokemon, she just don't want to, especially with the war being so dangerously close and Ash would be very vulnerable as an egg or baby Mew.
Dragon, did you fix the fourth wall yet? And yes, Mew is indeed proud of Ash. XD
Darkzdragon: I need more duct tape! The fourth wall was already pretty weak due to all of the Pinkie Pie incidents. (And for those that don't know who and what I am talking about, it is My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
DarkFoxKit: *sigh* Well anyways… The Noibat and Shadow Lugia will not be mentioned or showed up for the remainder of this book. They will show up in the next book where Shadow Pokemon become more relevant. Fun fact: The Noibat was originally planned to become one of Ash's Pokemon since I was raising one myself in Pokemon Y, however, later on I saw that Ash in the anime… spoiler warnings for those who haven't watched the XY anime or gotten that far, canon Ash ended up getting a Noibat. So I kinda want to scrap that idea now. ^^' But who knows, we'll see later on with what will happen to that Shadow Noibat. Ah yes, who can forget the lovable dancing, giant red and white afro ball of a hair maniac? Miror B. is a very interesting character from Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon XD.
Fire and Ice Master 123: Darkzdragon: I will let Fox answer this.
DarkFoxKit: Um… no, Mew had nothing to do with those human turned Pokemon in the Mystery Dungeon series, unless you want to count Super Mystery Dungeon for very spoiler reasons.
TobyFreshCut: Darkzdragon: Yeah… I'm the one who has been doing most of the cliffhangers in The Great War. So you should've frozen me instead of Fox. Oooh yay by chapter 12 I will have my own Poketrix. And I consider illusion a type of transformation since it is transforming one's appearance.
DarkFoxKit: *Is shivering before sneezing.* Great, now I have a cold! Dragon, d-d-d-do I- I have h-hypoth-t-thermia?
Darkzdragon: No, but after this… hmm you don't have a fireplace here so maybe we should head to my place. That way I can make you some soup and place you in front of a nice big fireplace. And no, I may be a dragon but I don't live in a cave. I live in a pretty nice, mansion-ish type house.
Rosegfx: Darkzdragon: Yeah… sorry bout that. But we only update weekly so we have a huge stockpile of chapters. This way we can work on our other side projects without having to worry as much about CoM.
DarkFoxKit: Yeah, when I first got my fanfiction account quite a few years back, I made the mistake of uploading everything in my current documents. ^^' I fell behind and became stress with the updates, especially since Child of Mew got unexpectedly popular.
penguinfan28: Darkzdragon: Yes, besides first aid knowledge I actually have magic of my own that can be used to heal injuries. And if you really think it sounds fun then message DarkFoxKit, she'll set you straight.
DarkFoxKit: What? ^^' I'm not cruel. Mew just likes to play with fresh mea- I mean meet new people.
Darkzdragon: I meant, they might want to play a Mew game. And you're the best way to contact her.
DarkFoxKit: Ugh, I can't believe I've become the medium between me, Mew and the fans.
Darkzdragon: *smiles* I believe you said, 'Heh, you should've known what would happen once you signed up for this gig.' I know it doesn't fit as well but it still fits.
DarkFoxKit: *looks at Dragon before snapping a collar on him.* Anyways, let's move on!
Pegasister60: DarkFoxKit: Hey, I said not to get jealous. XP And it's always a Wooper because that's what Donfyre is, a Wooper.
Darkzdragon: *Was struggling with the collar before Dragon saw Fox had moved onto the next review* oh uh… yeah I will say this… I think I'm allowed to say this, but Mew won't be dying. It wouldn't make much sense since then Ash would never be able to become a Mew and it would pretty much end the story unless we took a really dark turn and made it so Ash set out on a journey to resurrect Mew.
DarkFoxKit: …. You know, that actually sounds really awesome. OwO
Darkzdragon: *grabs a spray bottle and sprays Fox with water* No! Bad Fox!
DarkFoxKit: *Hisses* I was kidding! You didn't have to spray me!
Darkzdragon: *Rolls his eyes and continues* Yeah, in my opinion potions and whatnot are kinda… copouts. I don't think it would make much sense, I mean think of it. If you were in the tournament that is about to happen wouldn't it be extremely unfair if your opponent who was almost beaten suddenly used a full restore or something? We still use healing items like berries, but we try to stay away from the… kinda OP Potions and Full Restores. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
p000557812: Darkzdragon: No, we are not accepting OC's for this book if that is what you were asking. But if you were asking if we are using OC's then yes, almost all the hybrids are Original Characters.
DuskJ032: DarkFoxKit: I guess you can see it like that.
thor94: Darkzdragon: Yeah, you and pretty much every other review wants to see them dead. And I thought it would be fun to use a character like Dr. Namba who isn't completely incompetent like the grunts. And I took his canon character and made him a slight bit smarter.
DarkFoxKit: I also wanted to use Dr. Namba because of the Lugia and its child's arc in Pokemon Johto Masters. It's that arc that inspired Child of Mew in the first place, and what better way to pay tribute to what gave me the idea than to use the crazy doctor that made it all happen?
Darkzdragon: Heh… yeah… that wasn't planned out at all… *smiles 'innocently'* But yeah, it wouldn't make sense for Ash to become either a hybrid or a full Mew right now. In both cases he would have to take time to adjust. If Mew made him a hybrid he would have to take time to train and control his powers, while if she made him a Mew he would get turned into an egg and have to wait to hatch and then train both in powers and his new physical form. Either choice would make him miss out on the tournament, so for now he will stay human.
DarkFoxKit: I know you really want Ash to be a Mew now, but you need to be patient. He'll be a Mew when the time is right.
AbyssTheDarkNightmare: DarkFoxKit: Uh… calm down. ^^' You do know Team Rocket in the Pokemon series can't ever be killed, right? I mean look at Jessie, James and Meowth, how many times did they get blasted off from a lightning bolt, or straight up fire or by an explosion? Yet they're still alive and kicking. Seriously, it's like they're punching bags in the anime, I feel sorry for them.
Darkzdragon: That and the fact that they blast off and go soaring for miles and miles then hit the ground without serious injuries or death show just how unkillable they are. I mean seriously… I bet you could nuke them and all that would happen is they would be slightly scorched and have some singed hair.
DarkFoxKit: Whereas the heroes, like Ash, would get seriously injured or sick. So maybe it's a good think the unkillable bad guys are the punching bags. Ash would've been long dead if he suffered even half of the things Team Rocket did. Hmm… I wonder if there's a theory on why the bad guys are unkillable but the heroes are, while stronger, vulnerable.
Mitchystrick: Darkzdragon: Well I'm glad you liked the chapter and love this fanfic. It makes Fox and I really happy when people fall in love with this story. And hopefully your daydreaming doesn't distract you from things like school or work. And sorry to break it to you… but you can't be the Child of Mew. There can only be one, and that is Ash.
DarkFoxKit: But you can always make your own story. XP
ember-fever: Darkzdragon: Touche. I guess I never thought of that… what do you think Fox?
DarkFoxKit: Geodudes are Pokemon. This tree is just a giant rock formation as far as Storm is concerned. Pokemon can literally be anything while the Tree of Beginning is not a Pokemon, just a giant rock formation. That's how Storm sees it.
GreenApplesRTast: DarkFoxKit: 'New'... Well Mew IS known as the 'New Species Pokemon'. XD And it would be interesting to have Mew die and taking the series for a much darker turn where Ash- *is sprayed by Dragon again* …. No, we won't be doing that, sorry. And what fruit Terra likes? … Ask Dragon, he made Terra after all. XP
Darkzdragon: Honestly Terra isn't picky. She most likely would just eat whatever fruit was given to her. But… if she had a favorite it would have to be a sweet fruit, not too tangy but not too sweet.
megcharizat: Darkzdragon: Well we are trying to mix things up. And that is the real Manaphy, and the backstory of how they caught her will be explained in the next arc. And it's okay if you don't review to every chapter, the fact that you review at all is enough for us.
OMG: DarkFoxKit: Wow, your name says it all. XD Team Rocket can't die as we just said to another reviewer. XP Yes, Aliana must save her sister! This Manaphy is a… well it depends on what you define as 'normal, but it isn't a hybrid, there isn't a hybrid Manaphy in the story currently. As for how Team Rocket caught it… that'll be something for the future. And I sure hope we continue too since it would be a drag and cruel of us to just end it here.
PsychicEevee0103: Darkzdragon: Then I am glad I gave you that pillow, that way you can squeak and squeal as much as you want.
Satoshi-Greninja: DarkFoxKit: Uh… I knew Mega Evolutions would be in the Sun and Moon games, it was pretty obvious. I mean, why would they take that out after establishing itself into the core meta game? That would be like taking away a type just because it was introduced in one generation. Also, is there a lot of people who likes Ash-Greninja? I'm asking because those whom I have talked to about it just wanted him because it's a free gift. ^^' Personally, I'm not too crazy about Greninja in general, that tongue thing bothers me way too much. Plus Greninja is getting the Lucario treatment, where I don't mind the Pokemon, but I'm tired of having it shoved in my face.
Darkzdragon: Hey Fox, look what I got. *shoves a Greninja plushy in Fox's face*
DarkFoxKit: …. Don't tempt me, Dragon.
Darkzdragon: What do you me- *suddenly Dragon's collar activates and Dragon is laying down on the ground at Fox's feet with the plushy stuffed in his mouth*
DarkFoxKit: That's better.
223: Darkzdragon: *After getting the plushy out of his mouth he stands back up* Yeah… everyone really is hating on Team Rocket, which means we must've portrayed them as true villains. Oh and 223, put down the plushy and put down the cookies and run, run like your life depends on it… because it does… just kidding.
Arathix2002: DarkFoxKit: I'm trying not to look at all the cool, new Alolan forms of Pokemon because I don't want to be spoiled too much. But it's hard to resist the temptation! I really wish there was an Alolan Eevee or a new Eeveelution at least. I also hope there's going to be an Alolan Dragonair, because I felt the Dratini line has been ignored for a while in favor of Garchomp and Salamence. ^^'
RowanEx: Darkzdragon: No, the Legendary Hunters aren't going over to the good side. Kidd on the other hand might, since she is mostly just using them for their resources. Kidd doesn't have any strong connections or bonds with the Legendary Hunters, so she wouldn't think twice about spying on them or whatever.
TrackTiger101: DarkFoxKit: Thank you, I'm very flattered to hear that. And with Dragon's help, I hope to improve more on the story in the future.
campnarakol: DarkFoxKit: What else is new? Team Rocket always gets blasted into the stratosphere. XD Dragon did most of the weapon stuff. If it was just me, I would mostly just call them cannons and guns. ^^' Yeah, we're reaching the conclusion for the Tree of Beginning's little arc here. And the update schedule is on Monday from where I live, it could be different depending on your time zone. And a rough size? Hmm… well, Mew is almost as big as Ash's hat for one, yeah, she's really small but she can Transform to change her size if she wants. And the three Regis are about the same size as the tanks, while Regigigas is… hmm… let's say the Regis only reach to the bottom of Regigigas' knee.
Darkzdragon: Ummm Camp… Thanksgiving is in 46 days from when we are writing this… on a Thursday. So… no… we won't be changing the update schedule. We won't be changing for Christmas since Christmas Morning is on Monday and the update will be our gift to you. And New Year's Eve is a saturday and New Year's Day is sunday, so we may upload a day or two early for that one. Most likely on New Year's Day, so you'll get that one day early.
Joltik12: Darkzdragon: Well I actually have always been a black dragon since my scales are black. But they haven't normally don't have a coating of char on them, that would be due to the Thunderbolt that just grazed me. Thankfully I am physically resistant to electricity. And technically yes, the Regis are the protectors of the Tree of Beginning, so they do help Mew in a way. But they are not directly aligned with Mew herself. IE, they will not be involved in the war.
DarkFoxKit: The Regis here are only to protect the Tree of Beginning, they have no interest in the war unless it directly affects them and the Tree itself. Which, ironically, it kind of does since Mew is connected to the Tree and is directly involved in the war, but the Regis doesn't know this or Mew wants to keep them in the Tree to keep it safe.
PokeFanficReaderB: DarkFoxKit: Not in this book. We are not going to mention anything from Pokemon Sun and Moon or the Alola region in this book. That will all be covered in the next book. This book will only have up to the 6th generation. 7th and onward will be in the next installment. Mostly because we've already written so far ahead that it would be troublesome to have to go back and change some things due to the newest features in Sun and Moon. And I also think it'll be a neat idea for the Alola region to be Ash's first regional creation. What do you think, Dragon?
Darkzdragon: Honestly I think that is a great idea, though I doubt he will create the whole region on his own. Which could explain the already existing Pokemon like Vulpix and Marowak and whatnot. So yeah, Ash will do as much as he can, but Mew will probably have to help him. It will be his first Mother and Son Mew bonding experience using their powers together.
Guest: Darkzdragon: Yes it is.
DarkFoxKit: Thank you.
Darkzdragon: Alright, well that's all the review we have. I hope we answered your questions. If not, try to be a little more thorough in asking. We hope you all have a great rest of your Monday, or whenever you are reading this. And have a great rest of your week. Now if you need me I'm gonna be trying to get this collar off me. *starts to pull at the collar*
DarkFoxKit: Let's go, my Dragon pet. *Clicks a leash on Dragon's collar and starts to pull him a bit.*
Darkzdragon: *Doesn't move and raises an eyebrow* Seriously?
DarkFoxKit: Do I need to get Mew?
Darkzdragon: *Eyes go wide and he shakes his head* No… I think we can get going… mistress… *shudders*
DarkFoxKit: Good Dragon. *Goes over to the camera and shuts it off*