Over the years Celebi had become worried. Her daughter was almost always with her. Which wasn't really a bad thing except that she had never seen her play with other Pokemon. She hadn't throught about it in the first few years but was it possible that her daughter didn't have any friends? Or maybe even worse maybe she always clung to her because she was being bullied.

One day Celebi decided to ask if any Pokemon was bothering her. Paradox shook her head. ''No, but most Pokemon stay away from me. They're too afraid that they might mess up and upset the daughter of Celebi.'' She said with a downcasted expression

''I'm sure you will meet someone brave enough to be your friend soon.'' The guardian of the forest replied while lovingly petting the top of her head.

''Yeah right.'' Paradox muttered quietly.

The little girl had celebrated her sixth birthday a few weeks ago but only her mother had showed up. Paradox loved her mother but she always felt really lonely when Celebi had to do something without her. Her mother was her entire life and she knew that wasn't normal. But no one dared approached her because of who she was.

Later that day Celebi had needed to leave the forest for a few hours. Her mother didn't leave her that often. Only when she had to deal with humans. Paradox didn't know why but it seemed like her mother was afraid of her going to a human town. And to be honest she was also afraid to meet a human. The Pokemon of the forest always talk about how different they are to them and how dangerous some of them could be.

The girl was waiting at her secret spot. It was a simple clearing with a tree stump in the middle of it. A few years ago a human cut this tree and her mother had some harsh word with him for trying to damage her sacred forest. Celebi only allowed certain humans to cut tree in her forest and even then she putted a clear limit to how many they could take.

Paradox liked to sit on the stump and listen to the sound of wild Pokemon. It was spring so the flying types were making a lot of noise. It also meant that pretty soon a lot of baby Pokemon would be born which Paradox always liked to see even if she could only watch them at a distance.

Before she knew it she had fallen asleep. Normally falling asleep was dangerous in the middle of a place like this but she knew she was safe in the forest of her mother. When she woke up the sun was setting. She sighed, her mother was still not home. What was she going to do now? Her response came pretty quickly when she heard a growl from her stomach. Maybe she could go find some berries.

She smiled when she saw a tree full of Oran berries they were her second favorite. Her favorite were Sitrus berries but they were pretty rare in the wild. She was about to take one when something knock into her.

''Those are mine! don't you dare touch it filthy human!'' Standing in front of her was a very angry Poliwrath. Paradox was shocked and she began to tremble in fear. No Pokemon had ever attacked her before and her mother was far away.

''I'm sorry I didn't know you owned them!'' The little girl said trying to calm the angry water type.

''I don't care you little thief now get out of this forest or face my wrath!'' He exlaimed while flexing his muscles.

''B-but I live here!'' She protested.

''Nice try but the only human that live her is the daughter of Celebi. I don't know about you but I don't see the guardian anywhere so you must be an intruder!'' He said with a evil smirk.

Paradox was begining to cry at this point. ''Mommy help me!'' She cried hoping her mother would come save her.

''Oh no you don't! I'm not letting you call for help you thief! Water Gun!'' The girl screamed and tried to block the attack but she knew it was useless she was just a human. The attack would probably hurt a lot or worse, kill her.

But just before the attack could hit her she heard another voice coming out of nowhere. ''Protect!''

The voice wasn't familiar to her. When she managed to open her eyes she saw a small Pokemon with red fur and what caught her attention the most was how many tails it had.

''Ahahaha! A fire type?! and an unevolved one at that! Do you really think you stand a chance against me?! Run away from here little Vulpix I'm only taking out the trash out of this forest!'' The small Pokemon wasn't intimidated by his words it only glared back at the Poliwrath.

''You're just a greedy jerk! There more than enough Oran berries for everyone!'' The Poliwrath was fuming and pointed angrily at the girl.

''Maybe I would share with another Pokemon, but she's a human! They're all evil! The only reason they haven't destroyed this forest yet is because Celebi protect us!'' The small Pokemon growled in reponse.

''I don't care what species she is! I will protect her from a bully like you!'' Paradox heart began to beat faster as she watch the small creature stand up for her. It didn't even knew that she was the daughter of Celebi yet it was more than willing to protect her.

''You must be the dumbest Vulpix I ever met. Fine! If you want to die so much I will happily oblige! Brick Break!'' The Poliwrath was fast to the untrained eyes it might have seem like the Poliwrath had teleported in front of the Vulpix.

But before he could deliver a solid hit, the fox Pokemon Pokemon transformed into a blur as he dodged the attack and reappeared behind the water type. ''Quick attack!'' But the red furred Pokemon wasn't finished yet. ''Roar!''

Vulpix let out a surpisingly loud roar for it's size and it created a massive shockwave that sent the Poliwrath slamming on the trunk of a tree. Before he could recover the fox-like creature threw another attack. ''Flamethrower!''

The Vulpix opened it's mouth and let out a huge stream of flammes. When the attacked ended the water/fighting type was left panting with several burns mark all over his body. He growled in rage. ''Enough of this! You will regret ever coming in this forest you dirty mutt! Superpower!''

Before it could react the Vulpix was hit by a devastingly strong attack. The poor Pokemon slammed on the ground with enough force to create a small crater.

''No Vulpix!'' Paradox sobbed as she watched the first Pokemon who ever approached her lay motionless on the ground.

''Ah ah ah! I must admit he was stonger than I anticipated but in the end there was no way this puni thing could beat me!'' The Poliwrath was about to gloat some more. But he soon noticed that the battle had attracted a crowd and instead of cheering for him like he expected them to. They were all shouting angrily at him.

''You mean bully! He was only trying to protect an innocent girl!'' A Caterpie screamed angrily.

''I don't care how dangerous you think humans are! Attacking a child is just sick!'' An Oddish yelled before sending razor leaves at the water Pokemon he had to duck to not get hit.

''Don't you know who you just threathen?!'' A Hoothoot asked with a scared expression. ''You attacked the child of Celebi! I would recognise her anywhere!''

Every Pokemon fell silent as they processed the information and sudenly they began to shout even louder.

''He attacked the child of our guardian! What if she decide this place is not safe for her daughter anymore and decide to leave?!'' A Butterfree asked in horror.

''You went too far this time Poliwrath! We have forgiven a lot of your offenses but attacking Paradox is unforgivable!'' A Bulbasaur said before standing defensively in front of the small girl. Many Pokemon in the crowd followed his example and were now ready to attack the water type if he did anything stupid.

Before things could escalate further a bright green light appeared in the middle of the clearing. Every Pokemon froze when they saw the legendary Pokemon appeared in front of them. ''Poliwrath you attacked my daughter.'' The time traveller stated in a cold dangerous voice. The Poliwrath's face paled, he threw himself on the ground and began to pathetically bow in front of the green Pokemon.

''I'm so sorry my lady! I though she was an intruder! I would never have attacked her if I knew she was your child!'' He yelled with a clearly terrified voice. Celebi frowned only deepened as she looked at him trying to beg for forgiveness.

''I don't care that you didn't know. Even if she wasn't my daughter I would be disgusted with you for attacking a child! You are are hereby banished from Ilex Forest for as long as you live.'' Poliwrath recoiled as he looked up to see her with her arms crossed and she glared daggers at him.

''B-but I-'' Before he could say anything else the small legendary appeared in front of his face.

''Get out of my forest now before I decide to banish you from this entire timeline!'' Poliwrath didn't need any more convincing and he ran away as fast as he could leaving a dust trail in his wake.

The other Pokemon flinched when Celebi looked at them but her face soften as she looked at all of them. ''Thank you for protecting Paradox, if I can do anything repay what you have done I will be happy to oblige.''

She was about to take her daughter with her but noticed she had moved away from the crowd. As she looked around she found her in a small crater sadly holding a small Pokemon with red fur. Celebi heart almost shattered when she saw Paradox sniffling and sobbing as she gently petted the battered Pokemon.

''He died protecting me. He's the first Pokemon that ever approached me.'' Paradox said in a small voice barely above a whisper.

Celebi aproached the Vulpix and listened. Relief flood throught her when she heard the sound of a heartbeat but it was very faint. She knew she couldn't let the poor thing die especially after he helped her precious daughter. Without hesitation she begant to gather energy inside of herself and then released it. ''Heal Pulse!''

A lot of the bruises disappeared and his heartbeat became more stable but the Vulpix was still unconscious. ''Come Paradox let's bring Vulpix to my shrine I should have a few Sitrus berries left there.''

Without complaint the small girl followed her mother. The Pokemon respectfully parted way to let them pass and a few Pokemon gave Paradox sympathetic glances as they saw the small girl craddling the Vulpix like a baby.

The first thing he felt was an intense headache. He groaned and slowly opened his eyes. He looked around yep he was definitely not dead unless the after-life was dissapointingly similar to the world of the living.

The Vulpix just laid there he was too tired and hurted to move an inch. After a few minutes he noticed that something warm was pressed against his back. With much effort he managed to look behind himself and was shocked when he found the same girl he had protected yesterday sleeping beside him.

The girl in question had long blonde hair cascading over her shoulders. Her skin was a bit pale but not overly so and the strangest thing to the Vulpix was that she smelled like the forest as if she spent all her time here. Her breath also had a strong smell of berries which seemed to indicate that it was her main diet. She was also pretty slim seeming to indicate she didn't eat meat that often. Which wasn't that weird there was plenty of humans that were vegetarian.

But what was she doing sleeping in a forest like this without any camping gears? This human was definitely weird but maybe he shouldn't judge.

The small girl was slowing waking up. She opened her bright emerald colored eyes and saw the Vulpix looking at her curiously, she squealed happily at the small Pokemon. ''You're awake! I was so afraid you were dead! Don't make me afraid like this ever again!''

Vulpix was confused as to why this girl cared so much about him they had never met before yesterday. Yet it was clear she had been really worried about him. ''I will try to be more careful in the future.'' He didn't know why he tried to reasure her after all, all she would understand would be 'Vulpix.'

''I guess that's all I can ask for.'' She replied with a sigh. Had she just understood him? Nah it was probably just a good guess. Some humans were good at reading the expressions of Pokemon and guessing what their Pokemon were saying.

''So do you have a name or are you just called Vulpix? My name is Paradox.'' She said while pointing at herself.

He titled his head in confusion. ''Paradox? That's a pretty weird name for a human.''

The girl looked back at him with a frown. ''It is? What are humans normally called?''

The fox Pokemon eyes widened as realization dawned on him. ''Wait did you just understand me?!'' He yelled with a bewildered expression.

''Of course I understand you, what a weird question. Beside you didn't even answer me.'' The girl pouted slightly but the Vulpix just looked at her as if she had grown a second head.

''Humans aren't supposed to understand Pokemon!'' He exclaimed.

''Really? Why? I thought humans were supposed to be really smart they don't sound that smart if they can't even understand Pokemon. And stop dodging the question I gave you my name the least you could do is give me your.''

This girl was beyond weird was she even human? Maybe it was only a Zoroark playing a trick on him or maybe a Ditto. No It couldn't be a Ditto they can only transform into something they have in front of them and there were no other humans in this forest that only left the first option.

The Vulpix painfully lift himself from the ground and proceeded to slap the girl on the arm with his right paw. ''Ouch! What was that for?!'' The girl yelled at him with a look of betrayal in her eyes.

The Vulpix gaped at her. ''You really are a human who can talk to Pokemon!''

''What is with all the ruckus? I was trying to sleep this morning.'' The Vulpix nearly fainted when he saw the guardian of the forest herself just casually flying by.

''I don't know he won't stop saying that human aren't suppose to understand Pokemon. Is it true?'' The Vulpix was mortified at how casually the girl was talking to Celebi and was about to apologize for her rudeness. But he was left frozen when the the legendary Pokemon just hugged the human.

''It's true but don't worry Paradox being special isn't a bad thing just like how I'm considered a legendary Pokemon. You will be considered a legendary human for bridging the gap between humans and Pokemon.''

The girl smiled feeling reassured. ''Thank you mama.'' She said and returned the hug. Their happy moment was interupted when they heard a thud behind them, when they look back they saw that the Vulpix had fainted once again. ''This Pokemon is really weird.'' She muttered to herself.

It was the middle of the afternoon when the Vulpix woke up once again, this time the human wasn't laying with him. Pretty soon he realised he had acted like a jerk and instead of making friend like the girl obviously wanted to he just treated her like a freak.

The Vulpix sniffed at the ground and found her scent, the trail was pretty easy to follow. When he found her she was at the same clearing as yesterday sitting on a old stump with her eyes close.

He slowly approached her when he was a few meters away from her she opened her eyes and looked surprised to see him. ''Maple.''

The girl cocked her head with a confused look. ''Huh?''

''You asked what my name was this morning, it's Maple.'' He replied nervously looking at the ground.

''Awww that's an adorable name.'' Paradox said while cooing sofly. At that moment the Vulpix was very thankful for his red fur.

''So why do you live in this forest? Don't you want to live in a town?'' Maple asked sudenly and the girl shrugged.

''I wouldn't know the first thing about living in a town. I've been in this forest all my life. Beside the other humans would never leave me alone because of who my mother is.'' She replied with a indiferent expression.

''Your mother is Celebi.'' He said in a disbelieving tone and the girl winced. The fox Pokemon noticed this. ''Are you ashamed of who your mother is?''

Paradox's eyes widened. ''No! I have the best mother in the entire world... It's just that she's so awesome nobody want to be my friend. They're all afraid of making her angry. The only Pokemon who aren't afraid of my mother are the other legendaries but I have only seen them once.''

Unbeknownst to both of them many Pokemon were silently listening to their conversation. They had sneak in when they saw the Vulpix enter the clearing and were worried he would do something to the girl. But while listening they had realised they had all hurted her the way they had threated her like an untouchable princess.

Maple looked at the girl with pity and then he felt a determination building inside his chest. ''Then I will be your friend.''

Paradox looked at him in disbelief. ''R-really?! You're not afraid of my mother?''

The Pokemon looked at her with a sheepish expression. ''Well I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit afraid of her. But I'm sure she's a reasonable Pokemon, right?''

''Of course!'' She replied with a giggle. ''Mama can be protective of me but she would never attack my friend for no reason. Beside even if she did ended up killing you because of a misunderstanding I'm sure I can convince her to go back in time to fix her mistake.''

The Vulpix gulped at that and forced a nervous smile on his face. ''I'm not sure that was really reassuring.''

''Stop acting like a Torchic, Poliwrath tried to hurt me yesterday and she just banished him so I'm sure you're in no danger.''

''I guess that make sense... So what do you usually do around here?'' Maple asked trying to do small talk.

''Well when I'm with mama we usually visit different times. This forest hasn't changed a lot over the centuries but the Pokemon that used to live in it used to be very different. There was once a time when Eevee was the most common Pokemon in this forest.''

The Vulpix looked impressed. ''So your mom travel in time with you?''

The girl laughed at that. ''Of course! Mama never stick to a single era for long. She become really moody when she has to stick in a certain era for too long.''

Maple looked downcasted. ''Oh, that might make our friendship difficult. What if I don't see you for the next fifty years because you time travelled?''

Paradox smiled reassuringly. ''Don't worry we often come back to the same era. I'm sure I will never be gone for too long. Beside if you want to maybe you could travel with me and mama!''

The fox looked interested for a moment before shaking his head. ''I'm sorry not right now. I need to go back to my mother I kind of left without saying anything she's probably getting worried.''

The girl looked disappointed at that. ''Oh...''

The Vulpix then had an idea. ''I know! I have to return home but maybe I could come back here the first day of every months so you would know when to be here.''

Paradox smiled. ''Deal.''

Over the next few years both of them would meet once every months. Celebi had made her agree to wait one month from her perspective to see him. Like that both of them would be excited to see each other every times.

The Vulpix would stay with the girl for a few days each time he visited. They played together and learned many things about each other like the fact they were pretty close in age Paradox was six years old and Maple was seven. Maple said that he used to like the color red but now he liked green because it reminded him of the color of Paradox's eyes. This admission had made the girl blush furiously. Paradox admited she had never thought of having a favorite color before but she liked the color orange and green because it reminded her of the two most important Pokemon in her life.

The other Pokemon of the forest had also began to be more friendly with her and she was even able to play with babies Pokemon. Which had been one of her dreams for a long time everytime she held a newly hatched Pokemon it made her want to melt in a puddle at the cuteness. Unfortunately they weren't able to celebrate the exact day of their birthdays. But both of them decided celebrated it at the start of the month instead of the exact date so they could celebrate them together.

Celebi had warmed up to the little fox and began to consider him part of the family. But she knew something about him that her daughter didn't and she wondered how Paradox would react when she found out.

One day when Paradox was twelve both him and her had played all day pretending to be Pokemon trainer. Paradox didn't really know what she was doing but with a little instruction from Maple she managed to succesfully come up with a strategy to win against a wild Rattata. She had felt proud like never before at the victory and began to understand why humans liked to train Pokemon so much.

After the exhausting day both of them accidentally fell asleep in each other arms. When she had woke up Paradox had felt a weird sensation in her chest when she looked at the sleeping face of her best friend. When she asked her mother if there was something wrong with her she had only giggled and told her to not worry about it.

Finally one day it was the first of February which meant they would celebrate the birthday of Paradox. She was supposed to turn fourteen this month. Almost half of the forest had showed up to celebrate the occasion. Paradox was so happy that so many Pokemon had come to accept her as a friend instead of just something to protect from afar.

Most of the Pokemon had given her berries which she was all too happy to eat in front of the guests. Her mother gave her a box which was weird because most Pokemon didn't really wrap their presents that was more a human custom.

When she opened it she found a flute. At first glance it looked an ordinary old flute but when Paradox grabbed it she could feel something powerful coming from it. ''What is it?'' She asked curiously.

''I realised that I'm not going to be able to always be there for you no matter how I wish I could be. So I thought I would give you this. This is called a Time Flute there are only three in the entire world. With this no matter how far away you are from me you can call me and I will be there instantly.''

Paradox had given her mother a big hug and every Pokemon clapped and cheered at the amazing gift. Finally it was time to open the present of her best friend the Vulpix looked at her nervously.

''I don't think I can top the gift of your mom but I hope you will like it.'' It was also inside a box with a grin she began to tear the wrapping paper apart and lifted the lid of the box. When she saw what was inside she gasped.

Inside the box was a Pokemon tail. But not just any tails but a Vulpix's tail. She looked at Maple in shock. ''Is this?'' She asked almost not believing what she was seeing.

''This is one of my tails. Don't worry Vulpix can regrow their tails. Legends say that if someone hold a Vulpix or Ninetales tail that was voluntarily given they will live for a very long time.'' The Pokemon surounding them all looked at the tail in awe. Every Pokemon and humans know that Vulpix and Ninetales like their tails more than life itself so for one of them to cut their tail for a friend...

Paradox was in shock. This was the most precious gift anyone had ever gave her. Before she could even think of what she was doing. She grabbed Maple's face and kissed him. The Pokemon of the party gasped and a few even cheered at the sudden display of love. A few in the crowd groaned and gave berries to other Pokemon having lost a bet.

When the kissed ended Paradox realised she had just kissed her best friend and started to freak out. Maple looked equally shocked. ''I-I I'm sorry!'' The Vulpix suddenly yelled before bolting away. As he looked back he saw something that would haunt him for a long time. The hurted and confused expression of his best friend.

Author note: Yeah, yeah I know that Celebi doesn't actually learn Heal Pulse but I needed her to know it for the sake of plot convenience. So let's just say that in this universe Pokemon can learn moves outside of their own natural movesets it's just much harder for them to learn it.

Most Pokemon will only be able to learn move outside of their natural moveset if they can learn that move by TM and because of this TM themselves will not exist in this universe since the Pokemon can just learn these moves with some extra work.