I have one thing to say. Keep in mind that Nyreami and Mewtwo have known eachother for years. A very long time. They have much history between them.
Chapter One- Dreaming
The 'blur' the girl had seen was moving quickly. Heading toward some unknown destination with the greatest of speed. No one knew what it was, and no one who saw it remembered. In fact, the only one who knew what was out there was watching it from her icy window.
The Empress of the land.
"Por. Pooreon. Vaporeon-on."
"I know, Vaporeon, he's coming. He's coming back."
"Vapor."
"You know where he's going to be when he gets here, he never goes anywhere else. Let's wait for him this time."
"Por."
The girl, who seemed young at a glance, but exuded an ancient air, was Nyreami, the Ice Princess and the Empress of the entire land. She was called the Ice Princess for a reason. Not only was the the most powerful Ice Elemental existing, but she was almost entirely ice blue, except for her pink eyes, and the silver tips at the ends of her long hair. Her own familiar, a Vaporeon who had been at her side for years, followed her as they walked up the stairs of the Ice Palace they called home.
When the reached the roof, they sat down, watching the purple blur become clearer and clearer. Soon she could easily make out the figure that created the blur. And she could see his face as he approached her.
"Mewtwo. Welcome home."
The purple and white creature landed in front of her, staying still. Almost like he was sizing up an enemy, he studied her. It had been quite a while since he had seen Nyreami, and he knew she'd look no different. He was right.
Nyreami was also studying the creature that stood before her. She had also figured he'd look no different and she was right. Still tall, still his striking purple and white, still arrogant, and he hadn't even said anything to her yet. His tail, which seemed to have a mind of it's own, flicked back and forth, cat like, and his ears twitched every now and then at a new sound. As much as people knew about him, they knew nothing compared to what she knew about Mewtwo. He was one of her closest friends, no matter how much he denied it.
"So, Mewtwo, what brings you here?"
"I have come to think. I do not choose where my power drives me, and it has chosen here. I will stay for a bit."
"I'm glad. I missed you, you know."
"You are far too emotional for a leader."
"I can't reveal how I feel? Well, I guess those kinds of things don't make sense to a creature with no heart."
Try as he would like to embrace that statement as the truth, it still stung him, and Nyreami could see it in the tiny shock his eyes gave. It was barely anything noticable, but it was as clear as a bell to her.
"Are you sad that I said that?"
"No, you know very well I don't care. I came here to think, not to play games with you. I don't know what kind of silliness you're imagining, but I can tell you that I am not your friend. The only reason I don't kill you for your rudeness is because I respect all non-humans. You aren't human and you know it, becuase if you were you would be dead. You've lived too long. Humans are short lived, and you are ancient--compared to them at least. Remember that I am your elder, Nyreami. I know more than you. About everything."
"How old are you, 'Two?"
He cringed at his nickname, giving her a growl and a glare.
"Why do you insist on calling me ridiculous names?"
"If you're so oblivious, why do you care?"
Mewtwo gave up with a quiet sigh.
"I'm at least 1000, I stopped counting because you don't need to count your age at that point. Humans count their ages because they live such short lives, but I need not keep track. I can understand why you still count--you are an infant compared to me."
"I'm 153, that's not an infant."
"It may not be, but you are far too young to act as my equal."
"I may be, but that never stopped me."
"I know. I wish there was something that could stop you."
"Why? Do I make you nervous?"
"Where do you draw such crazy ideas?"
"I don't know. When I was little, everyone always told me how creative I was. Maybe I'm just using my creativity."
"Well don't. It's annoying."
Now it was Nyreami's turn to have the flash of sadness fly across her eyes. Mewtwo caught it, and started to regret what he said, than remembered that he cared nothing about the girl's feelings and stopped.
"Like I said, I am here to think. Do you mind clearing off the roof? Go back inside and take your familiar with you."
Mewtwo was the only being on the planet who would talk to the Empress that way. Nyreami should have been offended and upset, but was actually enjoying talking to him. She was sick of "yes your majesty" and was glad that someone in this world would actually talk down to her.
"No, I want to stay. It's my roof. And I have important matters I want to discuss with you."
"Like what?"
"You know of the Absols and the chaos that is striking the land, do you not?"
"Yes, I know of that. It is none of my concern. You are the human leader. Not me."
"But Mewtwo, are you just going to deny that Ho-Oh and Lugia gave you a responsibility?"
Here Mewtwo froze, thinking for a second before speaking.
"I have nothing that needs to be done. I may rule the Magical Creatures, but they are doing fine on their own. None of them cause Absols to appear."
"Yes, but they could be hurt by one if it were to be with a human, like so many of them are."
"Then it's your job. I do not deal with humans, or human creatures. In my opinion, those creatures foolish to trust themselves to humans deserve whatever they get."
"You can't be saying that. How they choose to live does not matter, they are yours and you are to protect them. I know why you are here. A couple of nights ago, I had a dream, and in it you were here, by my side, helping me to rule and solve these problems. I think that was more than a dream, I think it was a vision. I felt very dazed after it, like I had pulled it out of the future.."
"You are not psychic and that is insane. I wouldn't work with you in a million years!"
"I didn't say I caused the vision, but I think something did. I think the psychic Lugia put that into my head, because the last thing I saw was him flying away. And you very well know it was said that none shall see him or Ho-Oh in their dreams unless they sent them. Now do you want to argue with that?"
"You are right about the dream law, and it might have been a vision--but that does NOT mean I am staying with you, for ANY reason. You are practically my enemy, you know. Remember well, I am not in favor of humans. You rule the whole lot of those foul things. I've already told you why I tolerate you, but you are pushing me to change my mind. Asking me to help you rule the humans I hate?"
"Yes, Mewtwo, I am asking you to help me.", she said, voice oddly soft, as if she were begging him and not.
Before Mewtwo could return her comment with one of his own, she cut him off.
"I rule the whole land, but I didn't choose this life. I was born the Empress, and I will be the Empress for all of my long life. I was fine ruling when things were good, but now--I fear there is... an imbalance. I fear things are going to get very bad for us. Every day I sense it getting stronger, whatever it is. I may not be psychic, but the ancient can feel those things. I'm sure you feel it. That is why you were driven here. You need to be here. It's like a heavy burden on my back, and it gets heavier. With every Absol attack, with every person who denies I care for the human race, the burden gets heavier. I can't hold it, you know how weak I am. I need you to help me. I may be the Empress of the whole world, but there are things I want that I do not have. One of them--you can help me with, and the other, I will deal with alone."
Mewtwo, somewhat moved by this revalation, was quiet. He didn't want to upset her, so he said nothing for a bit, considering what she said. Was he here for a reason? Did he have a purpose for coming to this place? Was he really here to fulfil some vision that Lugia gave the girl? Or was she just crazy and wasting his time?
"Nyreami, you said there were 'things' you do not have, and that one of them you will deal with alone. What is that last thing?"
Nyreami looked at him, semi-shocked that he took interest in her problems, and reluctant to tell him anything.
"It's nothing important. It's not important compared to the problem I face now."
"Having any problem is a weakness. With the burden you say you carry now, you need no weaknesses."
Mewtwo was right.
"Mewtwo, has there ever been anything you wanted, but couldn't have?"
"Yes. But it should not be so for you, you are the Empress of the land, and everything in the land is yours."
"True, but you are not entirely correct. There are some things, that are untameable, uncapturable, things that are powerful and move with their own free will. I do not control those things."
Mewtwo listened to her, not catching the words that should have started him thinking.
"There are things I do not control, nor do I wish to control them. I do not own them, but I don't want to. I just want them, and I have no idea how to explain it."
Mewtwo noticed that there were tears forming in the Ice Princess's eyes, and he was confused. What was she crying about?
"Do you understand?"
"No--I do not."
She sighed, and looked at him, in a way that he would have percieved as longingly if he was truly looking back at her.
"Mewtwo, does anyone own you?"
"No. I would not allow it."
"Well, if I must put this simply... You are untameable, uncapturable--"
He stopped listening to her, because it just hit him what she meant. The thing she wanted, it was him.
"--and you are the one thing I cannot have. And that makes me very sad.. Because it's all I can think about."
She began to really cry now, the tears streaming down her cheeks, only to freeze as they fell, making a clinking sound on the roof, almost like chimes. Mewtwo didn't even know how to react to that, he just looked at her. She looked back at him, taking a few steps closer. He did not move away.
"Mewtwo. I love you. I always have and you hate me. I can't stand that. I can't take it."
She started to fall in towards him and he caught her. She gently hit him with her fist.
"Don't act like you care."
"Don't tell yourself that. That's not true."
"It's not?"
"No."
He reached toward her with his hand, touching her cheek lightly. She just looked at him, like she didn't have a clue what she was doing and she was confused. Which she was.
"Two?"
He said nothing, just put his arms around her. Her crying ceased, and she was just quiet, pulling herself against him with all her power, wrapping her arms around Mewtwo and praying she wasn't going to wake up. She had her face buried into him, but she lifted her head when his hand gently raised her chin.
Mewtwo was looking at her, studying her as before, but not for if she'd changed, but for the beauty he ignored. He had often had the thought that 'she looked nice' one day, or 'she was cute when she did that', but he never took them seriously. Now, she was more than nice, more than cute, more than even beautiful. She was absolutely ravishing and he would not have anything else.
"Mewtwo.", she said softly, wondering why he was looking at her. She had always thought he was beautiful, he was quite a handsome creature if you looked at him, and she looked. A lot.
"Have you ever heard a saying, Nyreami?"
"I have heard many."
"Have you heard this one? Neither the sharpest eyed eagle, or the strongest psychic.."
"Can see something if they are not looking at it.", she finished, and right when that last word was said, they leaned in and kissed.
It was short, it was wonderful. It wasn't much if you viewed it for what it was, just a faint brush. But it was very nice for Nyreami and she wanted more. A pleading look was all it took, they kissed again for a bit longer, and Nyreami really wished she wouldn't wake up.
Vaporeon had shielded it's eyes as this continued, although nothing was really progressing. They were just enjoying eachother. Fur continued to meet flesh until they finally stopped.
"I said the saying, because--I never looked at you. I never saw you. Nyreami, I think I've loved you all the time, that's why I'm driven back here. That's what your vision means. I'm going to stay with you."
Her eyes lit up and she smiled at him.
"Let's go back."
"Yes."
With one arm loosly around Nyreami's waist, Mewtwo made his way for the stairs leading back inside. After descending the flight of stairs, they entered the main hallway, where Nyreami and Vaporeon started to return to their room. Mewtwo broke away here, heading towards a room he had used for his own the times he had visited. But a slight pull on his arm halted him.
"Don't leave."
Mewtwo nodded his head and followed her, into her own room. Vaporeon jumped into it's bed, and Nyreami went behind a think ice wall. Mewtwo knew she was changing, and did not look that way, thick ice or not.
When she emerged, she was wearing a pale blue nightshirt, and some Articuno slippers that made her look adorable.
She got in bed and Mewtwo looked around for a place where he himself would sleep. Deciding to take a rest on the blue couch, he took a few steps away and was stopped again.
"Be with me. Don't go."
He did not need to answer as he walked back to her, slipping into the bed as quietly as possible, as if he were trying not to wake some unseen being. Nyreami just smiled at him, and grabbed him. Pulling him as close as possible, she encouraged him to hold her and he took up the offer.
Wrapped up in the arms of Mewtwo, Nyreami could not be happier. She had one of the two things she wanted most, and she would have her love helping her with the second. The future seemed much brighter, the world semeed safer. She would deal with the disasters with her new love. Maybe she could convince him to become the Emperor...
But she lost her train of thought as Mewtwo gave her a goodnight kiss, tickling her with his furry lips. She gave a quick kiss back and then settled for sleep.
"Good night, Nyreami."
"Good night Mewtwo."
She hoped more than ever now that she would not be awakened.
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The sun was just beginning to set as a girl skipped happily down a dirt path. In her hand she carried a small sack, filled with goods from the local marketplace's magic shop. She was 16, and in one day she would turn 17, and start to train in magic, like all her family had. She was very excited, as it had been her dream to become a Spellcaster as good as her parents, the most respected magic-users of the village. She continued to skip along the path, singing some song to herself, when she froze, mid-skip.
A lone, lupine figure stood before her, with pitch black skin and fur as white as the freshest snow. It's eyes were a dull yellow. A sickle type blade was coming out of it's head, but only on one side. It's claws were sharp, they glistened, even in the fading light.
If the creature she saw before her had been anything else, the girl wouldn't have had a clue what it was, as barely anyonein her village had a familiar, they were only magic-users, and knew very little about magical creatures. But this wolf-demon before her was easily recognized, and she found that she could not move from her frozen state. Her body was unresponsive, but her lips managed to get out a word.
"absol..."
The Absol's eyes started to glow, going from dull yellow to bright yellow, burning fire. It raised it's head, and howled, and the sky went black.
The howling continued, not ceasing, as if the Absol needed no air.. It was beginning to rage.
Clouds crowded the sky, making it darker than it was, if that was possible. Earthquakes split the ground. The girl was unable to move, even with all this going on, her eyes were locked on the Absol.
She heard lightning striking and thunder crashing, she heard the pounding rain. But she saw none of it. She registered none of it. It was like she was in her own world, eyes locked with the demon, body fixed to it's place.
She did not even notice the lightning bolt that headed straight down towards her, not until it hit her, and then she saw everything.
The land around her, split, churning, re-arranging itself with the movement of the earthquake. The marketplace she just left, as well as her village, were being swept away by powerful gusts of wind, and flooded by the torrential rains. The lightning striking everything in sight, so fast that the thunder struggled to keep up with it. She could see it all at once, yet she still was staring at the Absol. She had dropped her sack, and it fell into a crack in the earth, never to be retrived. She just stared in shock, in terror, knowing that the villagers were dead, the salespeople and customers were dead, and that she would die. As her body continued to fry, she thought of how she would never become a Spellcaster.. And she cried..
The Absol's howls grew louder, it's raging was stronger. The bolt of lightning that hit her hadn't stopped yet, it still shocked her, electrocuted her, and she felt none of it. She just knew what was happening to her. She saw all the death, all the fear, all the destruction, and she could do nothing but scream...
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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!", screamed Nyreami, bolting upright in her bed. She stopped screaming when a very worried Vaporeon jumped up to see if she was ok, 'Por'ing and looking at her.
Nyreami petted the creature, and returned it to the ground, putting a hand to her cheek to find it wet, along with the other. She had been crying. She immediately looked for Mewtwo, who was not in bed, nor in the palace. He was out on the roof again, in the morning light, staring out in one direction, squinting, as if he were trying to see something far away.
She got out of bed, and headed to the roof, where Mewtwo stood. She came up behind him and he turned to her.
"There's been another Absol attack. Worse than the ones before."
"I know Mewtwo. I saw it."
End Chapter One
Chapter One- Dreaming
The 'blur' the girl had seen was moving quickly. Heading toward some unknown destination with the greatest of speed. No one knew what it was, and no one who saw it remembered. In fact, the only one who knew what was out there was watching it from her icy window.
The Empress of the land.
"Por. Pooreon. Vaporeon-on."
"I know, Vaporeon, he's coming. He's coming back."
"Vapor."
"You know where he's going to be when he gets here, he never goes anywhere else. Let's wait for him this time."
"Por."
The girl, who seemed young at a glance, but exuded an ancient air, was Nyreami, the Ice Princess and the Empress of the entire land. She was called the Ice Princess for a reason. Not only was the the most powerful Ice Elemental existing, but she was almost entirely ice blue, except for her pink eyes, and the silver tips at the ends of her long hair. Her own familiar, a Vaporeon who had been at her side for years, followed her as they walked up the stairs of the Ice Palace they called home.
When the reached the roof, they sat down, watching the purple blur become clearer and clearer. Soon she could easily make out the figure that created the blur. And she could see his face as he approached her.
"Mewtwo. Welcome home."
The purple and white creature landed in front of her, staying still. Almost like he was sizing up an enemy, he studied her. It had been quite a while since he had seen Nyreami, and he knew she'd look no different. He was right.
Nyreami was also studying the creature that stood before her. She had also figured he'd look no different and she was right. Still tall, still his striking purple and white, still arrogant, and he hadn't even said anything to her yet. His tail, which seemed to have a mind of it's own, flicked back and forth, cat like, and his ears twitched every now and then at a new sound. As much as people knew about him, they knew nothing compared to what she knew about Mewtwo. He was one of her closest friends, no matter how much he denied it.
"So, Mewtwo, what brings you here?"
"I have come to think. I do not choose where my power drives me, and it has chosen here. I will stay for a bit."
"I'm glad. I missed you, you know."
"You are far too emotional for a leader."
"I can't reveal how I feel? Well, I guess those kinds of things don't make sense to a creature with no heart."
Try as he would like to embrace that statement as the truth, it still stung him, and Nyreami could see it in the tiny shock his eyes gave. It was barely anything noticable, but it was as clear as a bell to her.
"Are you sad that I said that?"
"No, you know very well I don't care. I came here to think, not to play games with you. I don't know what kind of silliness you're imagining, but I can tell you that I am not your friend. The only reason I don't kill you for your rudeness is because I respect all non-humans. You aren't human and you know it, becuase if you were you would be dead. You've lived too long. Humans are short lived, and you are ancient--compared to them at least. Remember that I am your elder, Nyreami. I know more than you. About everything."
"How old are you, 'Two?"
He cringed at his nickname, giving her a growl and a glare.
"Why do you insist on calling me ridiculous names?"
"If you're so oblivious, why do you care?"
Mewtwo gave up with a quiet sigh.
"I'm at least 1000, I stopped counting because you don't need to count your age at that point. Humans count their ages because they live such short lives, but I need not keep track. I can understand why you still count--you are an infant compared to me."
"I'm 153, that's not an infant."
"It may not be, but you are far too young to act as my equal."
"I may be, but that never stopped me."
"I know. I wish there was something that could stop you."
"Why? Do I make you nervous?"
"Where do you draw such crazy ideas?"
"I don't know. When I was little, everyone always told me how creative I was. Maybe I'm just using my creativity."
"Well don't. It's annoying."
Now it was Nyreami's turn to have the flash of sadness fly across her eyes. Mewtwo caught it, and started to regret what he said, than remembered that he cared nothing about the girl's feelings and stopped.
"Like I said, I am here to think. Do you mind clearing off the roof? Go back inside and take your familiar with you."
Mewtwo was the only being on the planet who would talk to the Empress that way. Nyreami should have been offended and upset, but was actually enjoying talking to him. She was sick of "yes your majesty" and was glad that someone in this world would actually talk down to her.
"No, I want to stay. It's my roof. And I have important matters I want to discuss with you."
"Like what?"
"You know of the Absols and the chaos that is striking the land, do you not?"
"Yes, I know of that. It is none of my concern. You are the human leader. Not me."
"But Mewtwo, are you just going to deny that Ho-Oh and Lugia gave you a responsibility?"
Here Mewtwo froze, thinking for a second before speaking.
"I have nothing that needs to be done. I may rule the Magical Creatures, but they are doing fine on their own. None of them cause Absols to appear."
"Yes, but they could be hurt by one if it were to be with a human, like so many of them are."
"Then it's your job. I do not deal with humans, or human creatures. In my opinion, those creatures foolish to trust themselves to humans deserve whatever they get."
"You can't be saying that. How they choose to live does not matter, they are yours and you are to protect them. I know why you are here. A couple of nights ago, I had a dream, and in it you were here, by my side, helping me to rule and solve these problems. I think that was more than a dream, I think it was a vision. I felt very dazed after it, like I had pulled it out of the future.."
"You are not psychic and that is insane. I wouldn't work with you in a million years!"
"I didn't say I caused the vision, but I think something did. I think the psychic Lugia put that into my head, because the last thing I saw was him flying away. And you very well know it was said that none shall see him or Ho-Oh in their dreams unless they sent them. Now do you want to argue with that?"
"You are right about the dream law, and it might have been a vision--but that does NOT mean I am staying with you, for ANY reason. You are practically my enemy, you know. Remember well, I am not in favor of humans. You rule the whole lot of those foul things. I've already told you why I tolerate you, but you are pushing me to change my mind. Asking me to help you rule the humans I hate?"
"Yes, Mewtwo, I am asking you to help me.", she said, voice oddly soft, as if she were begging him and not.
Before Mewtwo could return her comment with one of his own, she cut him off.
"I rule the whole land, but I didn't choose this life. I was born the Empress, and I will be the Empress for all of my long life. I was fine ruling when things were good, but now--I fear there is... an imbalance. I fear things are going to get very bad for us. Every day I sense it getting stronger, whatever it is. I may not be psychic, but the ancient can feel those things. I'm sure you feel it. That is why you were driven here. You need to be here. It's like a heavy burden on my back, and it gets heavier. With every Absol attack, with every person who denies I care for the human race, the burden gets heavier. I can't hold it, you know how weak I am. I need you to help me. I may be the Empress of the whole world, but there are things I want that I do not have. One of them--you can help me with, and the other, I will deal with alone."
Mewtwo, somewhat moved by this revalation, was quiet. He didn't want to upset her, so he said nothing for a bit, considering what she said. Was he here for a reason? Did he have a purpose for coming to this place? Was he really here to fulfil some vision that Lugia gave the girl? Or was she just crazy and wasting his time?
"Nyreami, you said there were 'things' you do not have, and that one of them you will deal with alone. What is that last thing?"
Nyreami looked at him, semi-shocked that he took interest in her problems, and reluctant to tell him anything.
"It's nothing important. It's not important compared to the problem I face now."
"Having any problem is a weakness. With the burden you say you carry now, you need no weaknesses."
Mewtwo was right.
"Mewtwo, has there ever been anything you wanted, but couldn't have?"
"Yes. But it should not be so for you, you are the Empress of the land, and everything in the land is yours."
"True, but you are not entirely correct. There are some things, that are untameable, uncapturable, things that are powerful and move with their own free will. I do not control those things."
Mewtwo listened to her, not catching the words that should have started him thinking.
"There are things I do not control, nor do I wish to control them. I do not own them, but I don't want to. I just want them, and I have no idea how to explain it."
Mewtwo noticed that there were tears forming in the Ice Princess's eyes, and he was confused. What was she crying about?
"Do you understand?"
"No--I do not."
She sighed, and looked at him, in a way that he would have percieved as longingly if he was truly looking back at her.
"Mewtwo, does anyone own you?"
"No. I would not allow it."
"Well, if I must put this simply... You are untameable, uncapturable--"
He stopped listening to her, because it just hit him what she meant. The thing she wanted, it was him.
"--and you are the one thing I cannot have. And that makes me very sad.. Because it's all I can think about."
She began to really cry now, the tears streaming down her cheeks, only to freeze as they fell, making a clinking sound on the roof, almost like chimes. Mewtwo didn't even know how to react to that, he just looked at her. She looked back at him, taking a few steps closer. He did not move away.
"Mewtwo. I love you. I always have and you hate me. I can't stand that. I can't take it."
She started to fall in towards him and he caught her. She gently hit him with her fist.
"Don't act like you care."
"Don't tell yourself that. That's not true."
"It's not?"
"No."
He reached toward her with his hand, touching her cheek lightly. She just looked at him, like she didn't have a clue what she was doing and she was confused. Which she was.
"Two?"
He said nothing, just put his arms around her. Her crying ceased, and she was just quiet, pulling herself against him with all her power, wrapping her arms around Mewtwo and praying she wasn't going to wake up. She had her face buried into him, but she lifted her head when his hand gently raised her chin.
Mewtwo was looking at her, studying her as before, but not for if she'd changed, but for the beauty he ignored. He had often had the thought that 'she looked nice' one day, or 'she was cute when she did that', but he never took them seriously. Now, she was more than nice, more than cute, more than even beautiful. She was absolutely ravishing and he would not have anything else.
"Mewtwo.", she said softly, wondering why he was looking at her. She had always thought he was beautiful, he was quite a handsome creature if you looked at him, and she looked. A lot.
"Have you ever heard a saying, Nyreami?"
"I have heard many."
"Have you heard this one? Neither the sharpest eyed eagle, or the strongest psychic.."
"Can see something if they are not looking at it.", she finished, and right when that last word was said, they leaned in and kissed.
It was short, it was wonderful. It wasn't much if you viewed it for what it was, just a faint brush. But it was very nice for Nyreami and she wanted more. A pleading look was all it took, they kissed again for a bit longer, and Nyreami really wished she wouldn't wake up.
Vaporeon had shielded it's eyes as this continued, although nothing was really progressing. They were just enjoying eachother. Fur continued to meet flesh until they finally stopped.
"I said the saying, because--I never looked at you. I never saw you. Nyreami, I think I've loved you all the time, that's why I'm driven back here. That's what your vision means. I'm going to stay with you."
Her eyes lit up and she smiled at him.
"Let's go back."
"Yes."
With one arm loosly around Nyreami's waist, Mewtwo made his way for the stairs leading back inside. After descending the flight of stairs, they entered the main hallway, where Nyreami and Vaporeon started to return to their room. Mewtwo broke away here, heading towards a room he had used for his own the times he had visited. But a slight pull on his arm halted him.
"Don't leave."
Mewtwo nodded his head and followed her, into her own room. Vaporeon jumped into it's bed, and Nyreami went behind a think ice wall. Mewtwo knew she was changing, and did not look that way, thick ice or not.
When she emerged, she was wearing a pale blue nightshirt, and some Articuno slippers that made her look adorable.
She got in bed and Mewtwo looked around for a place where he himself would sleep. Deciding to take a rest on the blue couch, he took a few steps away and was stopped again.
"Be with me. Don't go."
He did not need to answer as he walked back to her, slipping into the bed as quietly as possible, as if he were trying not to wake some unseen being. Nyreami just smiled at him, and grabbed him. Pulling him as close as possible, she encouraged him to hold her and he took up the offer.
Wrapped up in the arms of Mewtwo, Nyreami could not be happier. She had one of the two things she wanted most, and she would have her love helping her with the second. The future seemed much brighter, the world semeed safer. She would deal with the disasters with her new love. Maybe she could convince him to become the Emperor...
But she lost her train of thought as Mewtwo gave her a goodnight kiss, tickling her with his furry lips. She gave a quick kiss back and then settled for sleep.
"Good night, Nyreami."
"Good night Mewtwo."
She hoped more than ever now that she would not be awakened.
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The sun was just beginning to set as a girl skipped happily down a dirt path. In her hand she carried a small sack, filled with goods from the local marketplace's magic shop. She was 16, and in one day she would turn 17, and start to train in magic, like all her family had. She was very excited, as it had been her dream to become a Spellcaster as good as her parents, the most respected magic-users of the village. She continued to skip along the path, singing some song to herself, when she froze, mid-skip.
A lone, lupine figure stood before her, with pitch black skin and fur as white as the freshest snow. It's eyes were a dull yellow. A sickle type blade was coming out of it's head, but only on one side. It's claws were sharp, they glistened, even in the fading light.
If the creature she saw before her had been anything else, the girl wouldn't have had a clue what it was, as barely anyonein her village had a familiar, they were only magic-users, and knew very little about magical creatures. But this wolf-demon before her was easily recognized, and she found that she could not move from her frozen state. Her body was unresponsive, but her lips managed to get out a word.
"absol..."
The Absol's eyes started to glow, going from dull yellow to bright yellow, burning fire. It raised it's head, and howled, and the sky went black.
The howling continued, not ceasing, as if the Absol needed no air.. It was beginning to rage.
Clouds crowded the sky, making it darker than it was, if that was possible. Earthquakes split the ground. The girl was unable to move, even with all this going on, her eyes were locked on the Absol.
She heard lightning striking and thunder crashing, she heard the pounding rain. But she saw none of it. She registered none of it. It was like she was in her own world, eyes locked with the demon, body fixed to it's place.
She did not even notice the lightning bolt that headed straight down towards her, not until it hit her, and then she saw everything.
The land around her, split, churning, re-arranging itself with the movement of the earthquake. The marketplace she just left, as well as her village, were being swept away by powerful gusts of wind, and flooded by the torrential rains. The lightning striking everything in sight, so fast that the thunder struggled to keep up with it. She could see it all at once, yet she still was staring at the Absol. She had dropped her sack, and it fell into a crack in the earth, never to be retrived. She just stared in shock, in terror, knowing that the villagers were dead, the salespeople and customers were dead, and that she would die. As her body continued to fry, she thought of how she would never become a Spellcaster.. And she cried..
The Absol's howls grew louder, it's raging was stronger. The bolt of lightning that hit her hadn't stopped yet, it still shocked her, electrocuted her, and she felt none of it. She just knew what was happening to her. She saw all the death, all the fear, all the destruction, and she could do nothing but scream...
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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!", screamed Nyreami, bolting upright in her bed. She stopped screaming when a very worried Vaporeon jumped up to see if she was ok, 'Por'ing and looking at her.
Nyreami petted the creature, and returned it to the ground, putting a hand to her cheek to find it wet, along with the other. She had been crying. She immediately looked for Mewtwo, who was not in bed, nor in the palace. He was out on the roof again, in the morning light, staring out in one direction, squinting, as if he were trying to see something far away.
She got out of bed, and headed to the roof, where Mewtwo stood. She came up behind him and he turned to her.
"There's been another Absol attack. Worse than the ones before."
"I know Mewtwo. I saw it."
End Chapter One
