"So, what's your name?"
My vision returns, and I see a figure of a girl fade in from the white background. She has chestnut brown hair, with a grey vest and peach trousers. Kind of like Lara Croft.
"Y-You're a human too? What are you doing here?" I ask the girl.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm a Pokemon too! I thought Snivy were s'posed to be smart!" The girl sounds Canadian, or American. I can't tell.
"Anyway, you're name?" She asks again.
"Oh...Sorry. My name is Edge. And you?"
"Name's Crystal. Nice to meet you Edge!" There is a brief silence, which I, for once, break.
"Wait, Spirit Shards are inhabited by souls of the dead right? So does that mean...?"
"Yup, I'm dead in both worlds. I died in the human world first, though."
"First?" I ask Crystal.
"If you die in one world, you live on in the next. Didn't you know that?" She answers.
"No...I didn't... I don't want to sound rude or anything, but how did you die exactly?"
"My human form was burnt in a house fire whilst I was awake in the Pokemon world, and my Pokemon form was trapped under ice by a Sneasel. Lucky for me, I didn't feel the pain of being burnt alive."
"Y-You were drowned? How could you end up in a situation like that?"
"How else? The Sneasel was an outlaw. It's a Rescue Team's job the apprehend outlaws, isn't it?"
"You...were in a Rescue Team too? Who with?"
"Oh, nobody. You don't need a partner to sign up as on, ya know?"
"But...the more, the merrier, right?"
"Well, I wanted to have a partner, but I couldn't find anyone who wanted to help me out."
"That's a shame... I'd hate to die alone the way you did."
"Actually, there's a way I can come back now that another human has found me..."
"What, you mean like back from the dead?!"
"What else? Really, I'm surprised that your personality lead you to be a Snivy! You know hardly anything!"
"Well...I mean...Bringing someone back from the dead...That's something that would only happen in fantasy stories or something like that!"
"Edge, we're in a world inhabited by Pokemon. Is that not your idea of a fantasy?" I stay silent. Reviving someone from the dead? That's just...I can't even put it into words. It's just totally crazy! But I remember saying myself after seeing Gardevoir levitate Staravia:
'I'm bound to see thing more magical than this.'
I just never imagine it would go as far as breaking the boundaries of life and death.
"Sooo, how do we bring you back?" I ask, accepting the fact I was about to revive the dead.
"First off, we dig up my body." Oh great. Now I'm gonna have to deal with rotting corpses.
"I know what you're thinking. In fact, even though I've been dead for almost 6 months now, my body will still be intact. Thanks to my spirit of light."
"Spirit of light?" I ask.
"In order for you to be chosen, you need to either have a spirit of light or darkness. If you have a spirit of light, you're body can withstand decay for nearly 5 years. Spirit of darkness, you start to decay almost instantly. No spirit, you decay at a normal rate."
"Wait, wait, wait...Chosen by who?"
"Oh, so he hasn't visited you yet? If you have a spirit of light, Arceus will call you to this world in times of need."
"Arceus?! What, so a god brought me here? A god chose me?"
"He didn't chose you, he just picked you out at random. And it's the same with Darkrai. If you have a soul of darkness, he'll also call you to this world, but just to do his dirty business. At random also."
"Wait, you said humans are called to this world in times of need. Does that mean something is about to happen?"
"I'm not sure, but I think I heard something about the Light Sources disappearing. Only Darkrai and his human turned minions can get rid of them. You may have been called here to protect the Light Sources."
"Hmm...OK then, back to the subject, how do we bring you back?"
"Yeah, sorry. First, like I said, dig up my body. Second, make the Spirit Shard we're in now come in contact with my body. Third, watch as my spirit flows back into my body. Simple as!" Wow. Seeing we're bending life and death, this is quite simple.
"Wait, where were you buried? You never said."
"Oh, right. You know the mountains behind Emerald Woods? Well there should be a village somewhere in there. That's where my body is." Travers the Emerald Woods?! That'll take a day! And trying to find a village in the middle of a mountain range is gonna be even harder. We'd be back in Starside Town within three or four days! But, Crystal obviously trusts me to bring her back, and plus, I'll have Chase with me. Nothings as bad as it seems when you've got a friend like him beside you. I nod to Crystal.
"Sure, I'll go there. I'll bring you back, Crystal!"
"Really? Yes! Thank you so much, Edge!" Crystal started to jump on the spot, clapping her hands rapidly. I used to do this when I was excited.
"It's the least I could do."
"All right, seeing you'll bring me back to life, I'll help you out with your current mission!"
"R-Really?"
"Well, like you just said, it's the least I could do!" As she says this, my vision starts to fade into the white background again. I lose sight of Crystal, and open my eyes to find myself back in the cave full of Spirit Shards.
"Edge, we've made a discovery! No-one knew about all these Spirit Shards!"
I look down at my leaf-like arms. Man, I've gotten so used to my body now, I almost forgot that I was a Snivy. But at least i understand a bit more about what's happening to me. Out of the corner of my eye, I see a red sparkle. I look over to see a trail of red, mystic lights trailing of deeper into the cave.
Thanks Crystal.
"Hey, Chase, I think I've found a way out of here." I tell him. He looks over and sees the entrance to another corridor. He doesn't seem to be looking at the lights. I guess he doesn't have a spirit of light, then.
"Oh, nice one Edge! Hang on, let me take a Spirit Shard too." Chase goes back to the hill of shards and picks one out.
"All right, let's go find Clefairy!" As we walk over to the entrance of the corridor, I hear Crystal's voice coming from the Spirit Shard.
"(I'm a Skitty, by the way.)"