Ever heard of a Mew who's a Pokémon master?

A/N:

So some of you asked me if Ash is a female now that he's a Mew. Well, the answer is: I didn't decide yet.

Now, I did a little research about the lore of Pokemon, and the sample that Team Rocket got was of a pregnant (female) Mew. So, it's possible for the transformation to have changed Ash's gender.

So, I've decided to let you guys decide! Is Ash going to be male or female?

You have until the time Ash learns the move transform. The first pokemon I want Ash to transform to is Pikachu, and Pikachu's gender is easy to discern.

Do note that Ash isn't going to change how he acts just because his gender changed. He'll still refer to himself as male, get angry if someone addresses him as female.

It's going to take time until Ash's going to feel comfortable in his own body.

Another thing: I've decided that whenever I write about a specific pokemon, I won't capitalize the first letter. To make a long story short, 'Pikachu' will be 'pikachu' whenever I write about the character and 'Mew' will be 'mew.' However, I'll refer to the whole species as 'Pikachu' or 'Mew.'

Thank you for being amazing and reviewing!

1.

Ash's new legs aren't designed for walking – they're too long and big compared to his body, and it makes getting around both awkward and uncomfortable. Pikachu said that it was because usually, mews don't use their legs to get from place to place – they fly. And how awesome is that?!

'Can I fly?'

Ash figured that since he's a mew now, he should be able to fly too. It was an exciting prospect for sure, but the boy turned Pokemon didn't have a way to test it out, so he resigned himself for a short walk instead.

When the two finally made it to Pikachu's den – a hole dug underneath a hollowed tree, Ash was so tired that he fell asleep only moments later.

Pikachu snorted silently at the passed-out mew and dragged her (him?) to a make-shift bed made of leaves.

'I really need to make up my mind about their gender.' Pikachu thought. However, the mouse pokemon refused to check. For the time being, he decided to think of mew as a female until proven otherwise. He played along with her crazy story, which honestly sounded too outlandish to be a prank. However, mew had a reputation. It would be foolish to take everything the legendary says as fact.

It was very confusing.

Pikachu sighed. He was never one to beat around the bush, and whether mew's story was or wasn't true, she'll probably act accordingly. That means that in both cases, the legendary would not know how to defend herself.

'And of course, the task of protecting the legendary pokemon would fall onto me. Just freaking great.'

Pikachu took another look at the sleeping pokemon. Mew looked adorable with her tail curled around herself. She seemed like a child. The mouse pokemon snorted.

Everybody knows that children are mischievous little devils.

The yellow pokemon sat down. He had a lot to think about, like what was he supposed to do with the kid. While, yes, it was probably a Mew-Game, even if it was a strange one, but the mouse pokemon wasn't one hundred percent sure. 'And if it isn't then – '

Pikachu inhaled sharply and exhaled, 'If the kid's legit than I have a moveless - read helpless - mew sleeping in my den. The number of trainers that will be going after her… after him is going to be astronomic.'

The mouse pokemon wondered if taking the kid back to the humans was the smart thing to do. Mew, well, the other mews avoided humans, and for a good reason. All legendary pokemon did.

A human's first reaction on spotting a cool new pokemon is throwing a Pokeball at them - Dreadful things those are. Humans had been actively seeking to control pokemon for some time now. Pikachu didn't trust them as far as he could throw them. He thought about giving them the benefit of the doubt, since Humans are complex creatures, and a lot of them are smart, but that also makes them dangerous.

One human could make an all-cure, while the other creates a tiny ball that sucks pokemon inside. You can never know with humans.

The mouse pokemon believes that you should always plan for the worst. There are jerks and assholes all over the place – humans and pokemon both. Pikachu can do something about asshole pokemon. Humans, on the other hand, that can get a little more complicated.

Another thing is that humans go to war on a semi-regular basis, and they don't shy away from using their pokemon to do the battling for them. Which is why the mouse pokemon decided a long time ago to remain as far away from trainers as he could.

Why did it have to be him that got saddled with this mess? Couldn't it have been a pokemon that was more enthusiastic about humans?

'I feel like I bite off more than I can chew.' Pikachu heaves a sigh. 'The first thing I'll need to do is to teach the kid some moves. Maybe try to kickstart his base abilities, or else going near the human town is going to be a nightmare.'

Pikachu nodded to himself. Yes, that was the best for everyone involved. Mew would be able to speak to that human mother of his and he won't have to listen to him complaining about walking (honestly!) – Everyone is happy.

'I wonder what else I can do to help the kid.' The electric pokemon mused, 'Floating and flying are nice and all, but if she's going to be near humans, she'll probably need to know how to defend herself.'

2.

Ash was dreaming.

The dream was rather strange. There was nothing but blackness all around in all possible directions, and Ash was still in his pokemon form. He was floating, or maybe he was falling. It was hard to say in this endless darkness.

the boy turned Pokemon had never been awake inside a dream before. It was a bizarre feeling that made him feel like he was wrapped in several bubbles.

Even if Ash couldn't see anything, he had a strong feeling that he wasn't alone. There was another presence nearby, but invisible. He could feel them, but he didn't know if the presence belonged to someone friendly. What if they were nasty and evil? Or worse, someone like that fellow from Team Rocket?

the boy turned Pokemon had been quiet for a time before he got the courage to speak. "H-Hello…?" His voice shook slightly, and his tail swayed behind him, showing that he was tense.

"Hello." Someone answered, and his voice came from all around. It was like whoever's speaking did it from several directions all at once.

"Who are you? Where am I?" Ash regretted his words immediately. He felt silly asking something unoriginal like this. It sounded like something a cartoon-character would ask in Ash's favorite TV show.

"I'm not willing to answer the first question, not yet." The voice immediately answered, "Maybe I'll tell you later when we know more about each other." The invisible man said reasonably, "As for your second question, you could say we are in the psychic realm."

Ash's tail stilled as he thought about what the man, or was he pokemon, said. Whichever he was, the boy turned Pokemon decided to just name them or else he's going to go insane with how confusing this whole thing was. It's not like this person is going to willingly give him his name.

The question was what was he going to call him. Well, it should be something simple that's going to be easy to remember. In the end, Ash quickly decided on Yami because of all the shadows around.

"What's the psychic realm?" The human turned Mew asked curiously.

"I'm not sure of what the psychic realm is, but I know that I have an easier time using my psychic powers when I'm here," the recently named Yami replied in a calm tone.

"So, you're a Pokémon?" Ash found himself asking without thinking.

Yami laughed, and the pleasant sound echoed in the darkness, "aren't both of us?" The pokemon asked simply. There was something rather harsh about that statement as if the other dared Ash to claim otherwise.

The boy blushed, and both of his ears twitched. "Y-Yeah, but I can't see you, so I didn't know for sure."

"That's understandable," Yami agreed, but something about the tone had the former human thinking about a hard face with kind eyes, "I shouldn't expect you to know things like this. You're still very young and unfamiliar with a lot of things."

Ash hesitated. Yami sounded like he knew a lot more than he should. Could it be that the pokemon knew about his situation? That couldn't be possible, right? Ash should be the only one that knows. Ash and Team Rocket which he escaped from. "How do you know?" The boy had to know. Was Yami connected to Team Rocket?

"Are you asking how I know you are young and inexperienced?" Yami's voice wasn't mocking, but Ash's ears burned still. Before the boy could say something to correct whatever passed through this bodiless being's mind, Yami continued, "I watched."

"What?"

Yami's voice didn't sound pleasant anymore. There was something decidedly dark and vindictive about his tone. The boy turned Pokemon curled in on himself, but he didn't interrupt. He had a feeling that this being wasn't done talking yet.

"I keep an eye on Team Rocket," Yami said simply, and the more he spoke of them, the gloomier he sounded. "Their evil acts are unforgivable, and the horror and cruelty they deal are inexcusable. I'm sorry I couldn't do anything to prevent what happened to you."

Ash was confused, "you were there that day?"

"No. However, that had never been a problem before." Yami explained, "You should know. You weren't their first attempt at cloning Mew."

"Are you saying that you're the one that prevented them from making other mew clones? And how do you know all of this?" The former human was getting worried and anxious. The whole situation was making him apprehensive.

"It doesn't matter. Just know that I'm on your side." Yami promised.

Ash didn't know what to think. Still, he nodded slowly. It may seem like the boy turned mew threw caution to the wind, but the human turned Pokemon didn't feel like Yami was an awful person, just angry and… hurt? He wasn't sure.

"I'm relieved that you've been able to run away," Yami said softly, and Ash smiled a little. He was glad that he ran away too. The boy turned Pokemon couldn't imagine how horrible living with Team Rocket can be.

"Thanks."

"What are you going to do now?" Yami asked in a worried tone.

Ash kept silent. He didn't trust Yami. The other may be worried about him and was somewhat invested in Ash's safety, but… "I'm sorry, but I think I'd keep that for myself." the boy turned Pokemon was worried that Yami was going to get mad at him. He hoped the other didn't take it as an insult.

"I see." Yami sighed, "If I can't convince you otherwise, at least let me give you some advice."

"What is it?"

"Don't go home until you can use the move transform, and when you do, go as any pokemon other than Mew," Yami spoke awkwardly. He wasn't used to giving advice to young ones or giving advice at all.

"But why?" Ash could kind of guess, but he wanted to hear what Yami had to say about the whole thing. It would make talking with the other easier.

"Humans and Pokemon are," Yami started and pushed. It was as if he was trying to think of a way to explain what he wants to say in a way that Ash would feel comfortable. "Humans and Pokemon are different, and yet similar." He settled on.

"Humans don't think of Pokemon as their peers, but as a means for an end. Someone like you even more so," Yami tried to explain. "I know I can't tell you to avoid humans entirely since you were human not too long ago. But, thanks to that it should be easier to understand how valuable a rare legendary pokemon like mew is, right?"

Ash nodded, "yeah."

"I don't want you to suffer because you don't understand. I know that it's hard and that you don't want to think about it, but you are no longer human."

It was seconds later that Ash woke up. Yami's words still echoed in his mind.