Chapter 29 – Nightmare

Chapter 29 – Nightmare

Mew floated in darkness. There was nothing, no one. She didn't know where she was, nor did she care.

Then one glowing blue eye appeared and gazed at her. It disappeared, and laughter echoed all around her. Mew shivered.

A low moaning noise came from behind her. She spun around fearfully, but there was nothing there.

Whisperings came from all sides. Mew looked around with wide eyes, breathing heavily. Skittering noises came as invisible somethings closed in.

Mew closed her eyes. It made no difference, since it was all dark anyways, and she could hear still. The noises came nearer.

"Go away!" she shouted in fear. Sinister laughter joined the whispering for a moment, then faded away. Mew covered her ears, but the noises grew louder still.

Then something touched her. She screamed.

Suddenly, from out of the darkness, a figure appeared. Mew felt relief as she saw that it was Deoxys.

"Deoxys!"

Deoxys came nearer, and reached out his hand to her. Mew reached back and grabbed it.

Then Deoxys's eyes turned from white to red. He pulled his hand away. "I don't need you," he said. "Goodbye." Mew stared in shock as he turned and walked away.

"No! Don't leave me!" She flew after him, but found that she could get no closer. Deoxys faded into the blackness.

"Why…?" Mew began sobbing. Dark, echoing laughter surrounded her.

Then something began to crawl across her. She screamed and tried to shake it off, but no matter where she looked, it wasn't there. More invisible things began to crawl across her, until she felt that she was covered, but still Mew couldn't see them.

Figures began to appear out of the darkness; black, cloaked figures. They surrounded Mew. The crawling feelings began to fade, and instead Mew looked fearfully at the figures that surrounded her.

The circle began to close in. They reached out their hands, pale and devoid of life. They whispered wicked things. Mew cowered in fear and closed her eyes.

"Don't worry, you're safe now," a reassuring voice said to her. She opened her eyes… and screamed.

A huge monster with a large and toothy mouth grinned at her. Slobber fell from its jaw, then it said in the same voice, "I'll protect you… inside my mouth." It opened its mouth and swallowed her. Mew screamed again and shut her eyes.

Then, from behind her eyelids, Mew sensed a bright light. "I've got you now, don't be afraid," a feminine voice said. Mew shook her head without opening her eyes.

"No, that won't work on me again."

The light grew stronger. "There's no need to be afraid anymore. I'm not asking you to open your eyes. Just relax."

Mew opened one eye, then breathed a sigh of relief and opened the other. "Cresselia!"

The purple, blue, and yellow Pokemon nodded. "Mew."

"Why did you…?"

Cresselia looked at Mew with piercing purple eyes. "You have some business to take care of. And besides, no one deserves what Darkrai had in store for you."

Mew shivered as she remembered her nightmare. "Thank you."

Cresselia began to fade. "You're welcome…"

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Mew twitched slightly and opened her eyes. We all stared in surprise.

She looked up at Deoxys. "Deoxys…" she murmured.

Deoxys hugged her. "You woke up!"

Mew nodded tiredly. "It was Cresselia…"

Brandon looked thoughtful. "Cresselia can cure nightmares."

Mew looked at him with clouded eyes, then back at Deoxys. "Thank you…" she said quietly, before her eyes closed again. Deoxys looked startled.

"No! Don't go back to sleep," he cried in concern. Brandon shook his head.

"I think she's fine now. She's breathing normally again, see?"

Deoxys calmed down. "Alright, then." He placed her back on the bed. We left her to sleep in peace, and Deoxys closed the door after us.

Brandon glanced at him. "So she took the bed and you took the floor after all?"

Deoxys stared for a moment, then realized what he was talking about and turned slightly purple. "Yes…"

Brandon nodded. "Okay then."

A few minutes later, Deoxys opened the door again slightly. He gazed at Mew's sleeping figure in the middle of the bed. "Sleep well," he said quietly, then shut the door.