o-o-o- Chapter 3: The Promise –o-o-o
One time, I was lucky enough to find a bag full of Grass gummies, our favourite. So when Treecko came that day, he was surprised at my gift. But instead of eagerly accepting it, he told me, "I'll accept that on one condition."
"Huh?" I asked quizzically, "What is it?"
I could've sworn there was something behind his blank face as he said, "We're sharing." I giggled.
Then suddenly, Treecko started glowing. The both of us were surprised, and I started panicking, "W-what's going on? !"
"I-I don't know!" Treecko replied, and he began to transform. Soon, I was staring at someone who looked nearly nothing like Treecko. Other than the green colour type, and those sharp eyes, I wouldn't have recognized him at all.
"Treecko?" I murmured weakly.
"Celebi…" he stared at me, then he looked at his hands, and tried to check out his new form. "I-I think I…evolved…" he told me.
I was speechless, "T-that's impossible!" I exclaimed. Time was still in our world, so how could one evolve? "But maybe…"
"Maybe what, Celebi?" he asked me.
"Perhaps, we can call this…a miracle." I muttered.
"…perhaps.." he agreed. "Well then, I'm Grovyle, glad to meet you."
I giggled and curtsied, "Pleasure to meet you, too, Grovyle." Trust me, it took a while for me to get used to my 'new' friend.
I remember as well, the day Grovyle and I swore that we would do whatever we could to change our frozen world. It was also the day when our…mutual understanding began.
It was like any other day in our world, but for me, it was a nice day, because Grovyle was visiting again. The moment I saw him at the bottom of my tree, I fluttered down to him and smiled when he saw me. "Hi, Grovyle!" I said.
"Hey, Celebi." He smiled, "I got you something."
That perked me up, "Really? What is it?"
"This," he said as he presented two Perfect Apples.
I gasped, because Perfect Apples were hard to come by, even harder than Grass gummies. "Where'd you get that?" I asked.
"Secret," he said as he entered the hollow and sat down. I plopped down in front of him as he gave me one of the apples. "Thank you~" I said.
"Welcome."
We enjoyed our treats in silence, but I could tell something was bothering him. "Grovyle, what's wrong?" I asked, a bit worried.
He shook his head, "Just wondering, Celebi…"
"Hm..?"
"Why did you help me, the first time we met?" he asked with sincere curiosity.
"Because.." I answered honestly, "I want to be a light in this dark and barren world."
"Huh?" he was confused, "What do you mean?"
"Um… well, how should I explain this…" I muttered as I scratched my head. "Well, you see, I really hate this darkness around us. And for me, I think that our hearts darken, along with the surroundings, if we don't do something…worthwhile."
"…" Since he was silent, I continued, and my voice gained more strength and volume.
"I'd rather live shortly, but be able to make a difference in this world, than to live long without doing anything." My emotions and dreams got the better of me as tears started forming at corner of my eyes while I continued, "A life shines in a world of darkness when they do something great, something to be remembered. And the spirit is passed on to generations and generations. I'd rather my spirit shine bright and be carried on into the future, long after I'm gone, than to disappear from this world without anyone to remember me..." I couldn't continue when I started choking up, and Grovyle was speechless for a long time.
Suddenly, he slowly reached out to me and pulled me close to him, and I murmured into his chest, "Because…isn't that the meaning of…life?"
"…You're right, Celebi." Grovyle told me, "That is the meaning of life." The strength and conviction in his voice made me look up at him, but I saw him glaring at nothing. "G-Grovyle…?" I whispered. He looked down at me, and for the first time, I saw the burning determination in his eyes.
"Celebi," he said, "I promise you. I will do everything in my power to change this horrible world of ours." Grovyle said it with so much conviction that I could only nod.
He took my small hand in his and looked at me in the eye, "Will you help me?"
I slowly nodded my head before I could process the whole thing. Grovyle was asking ME to help him! "Of course I will, Grovyle, you know I will." We both smiled and stayed in each other's arms for a (really) long time. So long that I fell asleep, but when I woke up, Grovyle had left. Only the leftover apples assured me that what happened was no dream.
I guess now you all know why I love that Grass-type Pokemon so much. After that, Grovyle and I began training together. Everyday, he would come and taught me how unleash an attack, particularly Magical Leaf. I practiced AncientPower later on. I remember the day when I finally mastered Magical leaf.
"Come on, Celebi, you can do it!" Grovyle told me from behind. I nodded and focused on releasing the weird-coloured leaves and controlling them. I concentrated and released the leaves from my body, and I willed them to move forward. Pretty soon, I got the hang of it.
"Phew," I said as I smiled at Grovyle, "that was actually like using AncientPower."
Grovyle nodded, and it was what he said next that surprised me. "Celebi, attack me."
"W-what?" I exclaimed.
"I want you to attack me. Give it your best shot, Celebi." He said with so much seriousness I couldn't help but just follow.
I released an AncientPower and aimed it towards him. I couldn't bear the thought of hurting him so I squeezed my eyes shut. I heard slicing and then the rocks hitting the ground and some trees, and when I opened my eyes, I saw Grovyle just standing there as if I never launched an attack at him.
"Wh-what happened?" I questioned him. He just shrugged and answered, "I used Leaf Blade."
I sweatdropped before asking, "That's why you wanted me to attack you?"
Grovyle nodded before calling it a day. He turned to leave as a thought struck me.
"Grovyle, wait!" I said, and he glanced over at me before I continue, "…um…You.. you trust me that much?"
I could've sworn he smirked then. "Of course," he said, "After all, you trust me that much, too, don't you?"
My face erupted like a volcano, and I nodded meekly. "Well, be seeing you." He said, and left.
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I know, it's kind of…rushed, isn't it? Anyway, I just wanted to clarify: GRASS GUMMIES DO NOT MAKE POKEMON EVOLVE. At least, none that I know of. Well, the next chapter will be focusing on how Celebi met the human (who will probably be my OC) I'm sooo happy, my friend was able to get me a shiny Celebi and (not shiny) Grovyle! Mwahahahahhaha, I plan on WORLD DOMINATION XD … Not. Anyway, I'll stop blabbering, so you can move on