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Chapter One: The Story of Mew
It was a bright sunny day in Jonto as our heroes Ash, Misty and Brock head towards Blackthorn City. As always Ash is determined to win his eighth badge, the rising badge. The trio was using an old dirt path that Ash had chosen as a short cut to the city. The path had led them to a wide, open meadow. As Ash continued to talk about his badges, Misty and Brock were enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of the running stream that flowed next to the road and the warmth of the bright sun which hung high in the cloudless sky.
"I can't wait until we get to the city!" Ash began to shout. "I'm just so excited I just can't hold it in." Ash began to jump and down.
"Pi Pikachu." Watching Ash was exciting Pikachu.
"Ash you better settle down or you might wear yourself out by the time we get to the Gym." Misty suggested as she followed behind Ash.
"Misty is right." Brock agreed. "You'll need all that energy for the battle. I hear the Gym leader is tough to beat."
"You think so?" Ash stopped and looked at Brock. He then looked at Pikachu. "Ha, I'll bet he's not so tough!" Ash started getting excited again. "Well, beat him and get the badge, right Pikachu?"
Pikachu nodded. "Pikachu!"
They proceeded down the dirt path until Brock peered at the stream and suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter Brock?" Misty asked as Ash quickly turned toward them.
"Hey guys, do you see what I see?" Brock whispered to his friends as he pointed over to the stream.
The group spotted a small blue Pokemon drinking from the stream. It had its back turned toward them so it didn't see the approaching strangers.
"Oh wow, what is that?" Ash asked as he pulled out his Pokedex.
The Pokedex had revealed that the small blue Pokemon was a Phanpy.
"So that's a Phanpy." Brock whispered. "I have heard of them, but I have never seen one before."
"It's so cute," Misty said as Togepi peered from her pack, awakened from all the noise outside. "But not as cute as you Togepi."
"I could always use a new Pokemon!" Ash said as he quickly raced down to the stream.
Within seconds Phanpy heard pounding footsteps behind it and it quickly spun around to see it's attacker.
"Pikachu, go!" Ash ordered as Pikachu leaped unto action. "Pikachu, thundershock!"
As Pikachu charged its electricity Phanpy leaped into the air, curled up into a little ball and rolled toward Pikachu. As it came closer to Pikachu, Pikachu released a huge blast of electricity towards the Phanpy. It struck Phanpy hard yet to Ash's surprise it had little effect.
"Thunder shock isn't working!" Ash cried out as Phanpy advanced toward Pikachu, rolling faster. "Quick Pikachu get out of the way!"
Pikachu barely dodged the Phanpy's attack. While it was still rolling Phanpy made a U-turn and rolled toward Pikachu again.
"Pikachu, try to slow it down with a tackle attack!" Ash commanded as Pikachu and Phanpy charged toward each other. Despite the power of Pikachu's tackle, Phanpy was obviously stronger and as it struck Pikachu it tossed the mouse Pokemon back toward Ash. "Come on Pikachu, you can do it!"
Pikachu attempted to get up, but it was too weak to stand and it collapsed at Ash's feet. Ash picked up Pikachu and gave it a gentle hug. "You did a great job Pikachu. You deserve a rest." Ash handed Pikachu to Misty and then turned back towards Phanpy. Phanpy stopped rolling and faced Ash.
"That Phanpy obviously has an advantage over electric types if that low leveled Pokemon was able to beat Pikachu." Brock said.
"What's with the rolling?" Ash asked as he continued to ponder over with Pokemon to chose next.
"That must have been Phanpy's rollout attack!" Brock shouted out to Ash. "But I'm not entirely sure."
"Okay then," Ash reached for another Pokemon and tossed it into the air. "I choose you, Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur appeared. "Bulbasaur, use your vine whip!"
"Bulba." Bulbasaur stretched out its vine whip towards Phanpy as Phanpy leaped up and charged at Bulbasaur with its rollout attack. Bulbasaur tried to whip Phanpy, but it was too quick and dodged the attack by rolling side by side.
"Bulbasaur look out!" Bulbasaur jumped into the air before Phanpy could hit it. Bulbasaur quickly landed and turned towards Phanpy. Once again, Phanpy made another U-turn and charged again. "Razor leaf attack!"
Bulbasaur released a half of a dozen razor leaves toward Phanpy. Phanpy tried to dodge them like the vine whip, but there was too many of them. Phanpy was tossed off balance when the razor leaves struck against it and it was tossed aside.
"Now, finish it was a tackle attack!" Ash ordered as Bulbasaur charged toward the weak Phanpy.
Before Bulbasaur could tackle it a loud, voice cried out in the distance. "Stop it!" The voice shouted.
Bulbasaur stopped in its tracks as the trio looked up across the stream. A young girl was running across the meadow towards them. She leaped into the water and waded across. When she finally reached them she stopped by the Phanpy.
"Are you okay, Phanpy?" The girl said as Phanpy looked up at her.
"Phan." Phanpy answered.
"Thank goodness." The girl kissed Phanpy and then looked up at the trainers. "How could you attack my poor innocent little Phanpy like that?!"
"I'm sorry I didn't know that this Phanpy had a trainer." Ash apologized.
Brock pushed Ash out of the way. "I had a feeling that this sweet little Pokemon had a great and beautiful trainer!" Brock flirted. "This Pokemon is obviously highly skilled which means it had to have a strong trainer." Brock gazed into her eyes. "And it appears I was right."
"Um…" The girl was too nervous to say anything.
Brock stepped up to her and held her hands. "This Phanpy is incredibly healthy. Why don't you and me continue this discussion over an incredibly romantic dinner?"
Before Brock could say another word and before the girl could answer, Misty once again grabbed Brock's ear and dragged him away. "Would you stop scaring her!" Misty said.
Ash walked up to the girl. "Really, I'm truly sorry. If I knew that this Pokemon had a trainer I never would have tried to catch it."
"It's alright I guess." The girl pulled a Pokeball out of her pocket and called her Pokemon back. "I let Phanpy out so it could have some fresh air. I guess I got a little distracted, because when I turned around my Phanpy was gone. This little one likes to run off."
"It sure was a cute little thing." Ash held out his hand. "My name is Ash."
The girl grabbed and shook his hand. "Pleased to meet you. My name is Michelle."
Brock finally got away from Misty and hopped in front of Michelle. "I knew a beautiful girl like you would have such a beautiful name." Brock tried to hold her hand again, but Michelle was able to pull her hand away. Despite of this Brock continued. "Dare I ask, why is such a beautiful girl like you doing way out here all by herself?"
"Well, actually I'm on a search for a legendary Pokemon." Michelle answered as she walked back away from Brock.
"Really, what kind of legendary Pokemon?" Ash asked as Misty stepped up to hear better. Brock was still in the same position lost in his own little world.
"Mew," Michelle had answered.
"Mew?" Ash and Misty questioned. They looked at each other puzzled.
Brock finally came back to reality when he heard the name. "What kind of Pokemon is a Mew?"
"Well," Michelle walked closer to the edge of the stream Her red hair shined in the sun as her sapphire eyes fixed into the water. Her blue jeans were stained with grass marks and her red tang top showed signs of wear. This girl was, without doubt, the athletic type. She continued to answer their question. "It's a very powerful Pokemon that was said, by scientists and explorers, to be extinct." She sat down on the grass.
Ash and the other walked up and sat next to her. "If Mew is suppose to be extinct then why are you out here looking for it?" Ash asked as he tossed a small pebble that he had found next to him into the water.
"That's what the so-called experts say." She explained. "I believe other wise."
The trio was quiet as Michelle began to tell her story.
"When I was a little girl my grandfather use to tell me a bedtime story of a small legendary Pokemon, Mew. Every night he used to describe the power that this mysterious Pokemon had and of the things this Pokemon could do!"
"But how did he know if no one had ever seen one?" Misty asked as she set Togepi down so it could play with Pikachu.
"My father has." Michelle explained. " One cloudy day my grandfather was in the mountains checking on a distress call that he had received through his radio. You see my grandfather use to be the ranger of Blackthorn National Park and he had to go out whenever he got a call for help. This call was a minor incident. A family's car got stuck in the snow as they were driving down the mountain on their way home. As they were driving down they came across a huge blizzard that just came up from no where without warning. There was too much snow for the car to move so it stuck. My father was traveling up the mountain when the blizzard hit and it struck him hard. The wind was really intense and it was freezing cold. My father tried to make it to the family, but because of the temperature and force of the wind he collapsed into the snow. His body had become so numb that he couldn't move. He thought he was a goner, but as he turned to look up at the sky he saw a little pink ball of light floating toward him. As the light grew closer a small figure started to take shape. He said it was small and white and that it looked much like a Kangaroo mouse with its large feet and long tail. The small Pokemon began to glow a bright pink and then as the light spread around him a huge flash of light exploded in front of his eyes. When he opened them he found himself at the bottom of the Mountain by the radio tower. He was surprised at the fact that he was able to get up and move." Michelle paused for a moment. "Ever since then my grandfather had believed that the little Pokemon had transported him to safety. He spent the rest of his days dedicated to finding this Pokemon. In his search he ran across some writings about an extinct Pokemon. The photo that was attached to the report showed the same image of what the Pokemon was said to look like. Even though the image was very distorted my grandfather didn't have any doubts to the fact that the Pokemon that he saw was, in fact, the extinct Pokemon Mew."
Misty interrupted with another question. "But why didn't you Grandfather tell scientists about this?"
"Oh he did." Michelle answered. "But no one believed him. He had no scientific proof or evidence of any kind. All he had was his word and that wasn't enough for them. The researchers and scientists belittled him to the point where he became the laughing stock to the whole city of Blackthorn." Michelle started to finish her story. "He died about a year ago with the reputation of being completely insane for his story instead praised for the greatness of his discovery."
"But you still believe." Brock said.
"I know it exists." Michelle said as she looked up at the mountains where the story had taken place. "And I will not stop searching until I find it and bring back evidence to help recover my Grandfathers reputation."
"That's so sweet." Misty said as she picked up Togepi and gave it a hug. "Your grandfather really must have been great."
"Yes, but no matter where I look I simply can not find this Pokemon." Michelle finally stood up and began walking away.
Ash had an idea. He jumped up and ran towards Michelle. "Wait," he shouted as he placed his hand on her shoulder. "We'll help you find it."
Misty looked at Brock and then back at Michelle. "Of course we will. I would love to see this thing."
"You mean you guys believe me?" Michelle asked.
"Of course we do. And we want to help you find it and bring back the proof of its existence." Brock said as he and Misty stepped up to Ash and Michelle.
"Wow, that's wonderful. Thank you all!" Michelle signed as the four of them, including Pikachu, stared up that the mountains. "And I know the first place to start our search.
Note: I do know that the Gym leader is a girl. Ash doesn't know though.
Chapter One: The Story of Mew
It was a bright sunny day in Jonto as our heroes Ash, Misty and Brock head towards Blackthorn City. As always Ash is determined to win his eighth badge, the rising badge. The trio was using an old dirt path that Ash had chosen as a short cut to the city. The path had led them to a wide, open meadow. As Ash continued to talk about his badges, Misty and Brock were enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of the running stream that flowed next to the road and the warmth of the bright sun which hung high in the cloudless sky.
"I can't wait until we get to the city!" Ash began to shout. "I'm just so excited I just can't hold it in." Ash began to jump and down.
"Pi Pikachu." Watching Ash was exciting Pikachu.
"Ash you better settle down or you might wear yourself out by the time we get to the Gym." Misty suggested as she followed behind Ash.
"Misty is right." Brock agreed. "You'll need all that energy for the battle. I hear the Gym leader is tough to beat."
"You think so?" Ash stopped and looked at Brock. He then looked at Pikachu. "Ha, I'll bet he's not so tough!" Ash started getting excited again. "Well, beat him and get the badge, right Pikachu?"
Pikachu nodded. "Pikachu!"
They proceeded down the dirt path until Brock peered at the stream and suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter Brock?" Misty asked as Ash quickly turned toward them.
"Hey guys, do you see what I see?" Brock whispered to his friends as he pointed over to the stream.
The group spotted a small blue Pokemon drinking from the stream. It had its back turned toward them so it didn't see the approaching strangers.
"Oh wow, what is that?" Ash asked as he pulled out his Pokedex.
The Pokedex had revealed that the small blue Pokemon was a Phanpy.
"So that's a Phanpy." Brock whispered. "I have heard of them, but I have never seen one before."
"It's so cute," Misty said as Togepi peered from her pack, awakened from all the noise outside. "But not as cute as you Togepi."
"I could always use a new Pokemon!" Ash said as he quickly raced down to the stream.
Within seconds Phanpy heard pounding footsteps behind it and it quickly spun around to see it's attacker.
"Pikachu, go!" Ash ordered as Pikachu leaped unto action. "Pikachu, thundershock!"
As Pikachu charged its electricity Phanpy leaped into the air, curled up into a little ball and rolled toward Pikachu. As it came closer to Pikachu, Pikachu released a huge blast of electricity towards the Phanpy. It struck Phanpy hard yet to Ash's surprise it had little effect.
"Thunder shock isn't working!" Ash cried out as Phanpy advanced toward Pikachu, rolling faster. "Quick Pikachu get out of the way!"
Pikachu barely dodged the Phanpy's attack. While it was still rolling Phanpy made a U-turn and rolled toward Pikachu again.
"Pikachu, try to slow it down with a tackle attack!" Ash commanded as Pikachu and Phanpy charged toward each other. Despite the power of Pikachu's tackle, Phanpy was obviously stronger and as it struck Pikachu it tossed the mouse Pokemon back toward Ash. "Come on Pikachu, you can do it!"
Pikachu attempted to get up, but it was too weak to stand and it collapsed at Ash's feet. Ash picked up Pikachu and gave it a gentle hug. "You did a great job Pikachu. You deserve a rest." Ash handed Pikachu to Misty and then turned back towards Phanpy. Phanpy stopped rolling and faced Ash.
"That Phanpy obviously has an advantage over electric types if that low leveled Pokemon was able to beat Pikachu." Brock said.
"What's with the rolling?" Ash asked as he continued to ponder over with Pokemon to chose next.
"That must have been Phanpy's rollout attack!" Brock shouted out to Ash. "But I'm not entirely sure."
"Okay then," Ash reached for another Pokemon and tossed it into the air. "I choose you, Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur appeared. "Bulbasaur, use your vine whip!"
"Bulba." Bulbasaur stretched out its vine whip towards Phanpy as Phanpy leaped up and charged at Bulbasaur with its rollout attack. Bulbasaur tried to whip Phanpy, but it was too quick and dodged the attack by rolling side by side.
"Bulbasaur look out!" Bulbasaur jumped into the air before Phanpy could hit it. Bulbasaur quickly landed and turned towards Phanpy. Once again, Phanpy made another U-turn and charged again. "Razor leaf attack!"
Bulbasaur released a half of a dozen razor leaves toward Phanpy. Phanpy tried to dodge them like the vine whip, but there was too many of them. Phanpy was tossed off balance when the razor leaves struck against it and it was tossed aside.
"Now, finish it was a tackle attack!" Ash ordered as Bulbasaur charged toward the weak Phanpy.
Before Bulbasaur could tackle it a loud, voice cried out in the distance. "Stop it!" The voice shouted.
Bulbasaur stopped in its tracks as the trio looked up across the stream. A young girl was running across the meadow towards them. She leaped into the water and waded across. When she finally reached them she stopped by the Phanpy.
"Are you okay, Phanpy?" The girl said as Phanpy looked up at her.
"Phan." Phanpy answered.
"Thank goodness." The girl kissed Phanpy and then looked up at the trainers. "How could you attack my poor innocent little Phanpy like that?!"
"I'm sorry I didn't know that this Phanpy had a trainer." Ash apologized.
Brock pushed Ash out of the way. "I had a feeling that this sweet little Pokemon had a great and beautiful trainer!" Brock flirted. "This Pokemon is obviously highly skilled which means it had to have a strong trainer." Brock gazed into her eyes. "And it appears I was right."
"Um…" The girl was too nervous to say anything.
Brock stepped up to her and held her hands. "This Phanpy is incredibly healthy. Why don't you and me continue this discussion over an incredibly romantic dinner?"
Before Brock could say another word and before the girl could answer, Misty once again grabbed Brock's ear and dragged him away. "Would you stop scaring her!" Misty said.
Ash walked up to the girl. "Really, I'm truly sorry. If I knew that this Pokemon had a trainer I never would have tried to catch it."
"It's alright I guess." The girl pulled a Pokeball out of her pocket and called her Pokemon back. "I let Phanpy out so it could have some fresh air. I guess I got a little distracted, because when I turned around my Phanpy was gone. This little one likes to run off."
"It sure was a cute little thing." Ash held out his hand. "My name is Ash."
The girl grabbed and shook his hand. "Pleased to meet you. My name is Michelle."
Brock finally got away from Misty and hopped in front of Michelle. "I knew a beautiful girl like you would have such a beautiful name." Brock tried to hold her hand again, but Michelle was able to pull her hand away. Despite of this Brock continued. "Dare I ask, why is such a beautiful girl like you doing way out here all by herself?"
"Well, actually I'm on a search for a legendary Pokemon." Michelle answered as she walked back away from Brock.
"Really, what kind of legendary Pokemon?" Ash asked as Misty stepped up to hear better. Brock was still in the same position lost in his own little world.
"Mew," Michelle had answered.
"Mew?" Ash and Misty questioned. They looked at each other puzzled.
Brock finally came back to reality when he heard the name. "What kind of Pokemon is a Mew?"
"Well," Michelle walked closer to the edge of the stream Her red hair shined in the sun as her sapphire eyes fixed into the water. Her blue jeans were stained with grass marks and her red tang top showed signs of wear. This girl was, without doubt, the athletic type. She continued to answer their question. "It's a very powerful Pokemon that was said, by scientists and explorers, to be extinct." She sat down on the grass.
Ash and the other walked up and sat next to her. "If Mew is suppose to be extinct then why are you out here looking for it?" Ash asked as he tossed a small pebble that he had found next to him into the water.
"That's what the so-called experts say." She explained. "I believe other wise."
The trio was quiet as Michelle began to tell her story.
"When I was a little girl my grandfather use to tell me a bedtime story of a small legendary Pokemon, Mew. Every night he used to describe the power that this mysterious Pokemon had and of the things this Pokemon could do!"
"But how did he know if no one had ever seen one?" Misty asked as she set Togepi down so it could play with Pikachu.
"My father has." Michelle explained. " One cloudy day my grandfather was in the mountains checking on a distress call that he had received through his radio. You see my grandfather use to be the ranger of Blackthorn National Park and he had to go out whenever he got a call for help. This call was a minor incident. A family's car got stuck in the snow as they were driving down the mountain on their way home. As they were driving down they came across a huge blizzard that just came up from no where without warning. There was too much snow for the car to move so it stuck. My father was traveling up the mountain when the blizzard hit and it struck him hard. The wind was really intense and it was freezing cold. My father tried to make it to the family, but because of the temperature and force of the wind he collapsed into the snow. His body had become so numb that he couldn't move. He thought he was a goner, but as he turned to look up at the sky he saw a little pink ball of light floating toward him. As the light grew closer a small figure started to take shape. He said it was small and white and that it looked much like a Kangaroo mouse with its large feet and long tail. The small Pokemon began to glow a bright pink and then as the light spread around him a huge flash of light exploded in front of his eyes. When he opened them he found himself at the bottom of the Mountain by the radio tower. He was surprised at the fact that he was able to get up and move." Michelle paused for a moment. "Ever since then my grandfather had believed that the little Pokemon had transported him to safety. He spent the rest of his days dedicated to finding this Pokemon. In his search he ran across some writings about an extinct Pokemon. The photo that was attached to the report showed the same image of what the Pokemon was said to look like. Even though the image was very distorted my grandfather didn't have any doubts to the fact that the Pokemon that he saw was, in fact, the extinct Pokemon Mew."
Misty interrupted with another question. "But why didn't you Grandfather tell scientists about this?"
"Oh he did." Michelle answered. "But no one believed him. He had no scientific proof or evidence of any kind. All he had was his word and that wasn't enough for them. The researchers and scientists belittled him to the point where he became the laughing stock to the whole city of Blackthorn." Michelle started to finish her story. "He died about a year ago with the reputation of being completely insane for his story instead praised for the greatness of his discovery."
"But you still believe." Brock said.
"I know it exists." Michelle said as she looked up at the mountains where the story had taken place. "And I will not stop searching until I find it and bring back evidence to help recover my Grandfathers reputation."
"That's so sweet." Misty said as she picked up Togepi and gave it a hug. "Your grandfather really must have been great."
"Yes, but no matter where I look I simply can not find this Pokemon." Michelle finally stood up and began walking away.
Ash had an idea. He jumped up and ran towards Michelle. "Wait," he shouted as he placed his hand on her shoulder. "We'll help you find it."
Misty looked at Brock and then back at Michelle. "Of course we will. I would love to see this thing."
"You mean you guys believe me?" Michelle asked.
"Of course we do. And we want to help you find it and bring back the proof of its existence." Brock said as he and Misty stepped up to Ash and Michelle.
"Wow, that's wonderful. Thank you all!" Michelle signed as the four of them, including Pikachu, stared up that the mountains. "And I know the first place to start our search.
Note: I do know that the Gym leader is a girl. Ash doesn't know though.