Um… well, I didn't own pokemon last time I checked, so I don't own it right now.

Chapter 6

Enter Mew

The walk to the Forest Temple wasn't short, but it wasn't long either. It WAS, however, very confusing to find ones way into the forest, due to the lack of light, and the fact that many areas looked the same, as Arbol put it. It was beginning to get dark, and Cyndaquil and Chikorita were starting to have second thoughts about going to the Forest Temple.

That was, until they heard Arbol say, "We're here!" The temple looked similar in structure to the Sun and Moon Temples, though there was much plant life inside, including a tree growing upward through the center of the temple.

"This place… I feel… almost at home here. That's to say, this isn't my true home. True, I live and sleep here, but I regard my true home as in a forest, much like this one, at a particular spot, such as near a lake, in said forest, where one can relax and feel as if all of their troubles do not exist. I go to a clearing where more light than usual gets to the forest floor for this feeling. Believe it or not, I first spotted Mew in the clearing. Which is why, once I get a few things, we are going to this place tonight."

"But Arbol, what if it rains?" questioned Cyndaquil.

"Fear not, young one. The Castform in the area promised that there would be clear skies all night. They have not been wrong with their weather reports before."

Arbol began climbing to his chamber, with Cyndaquil, Chikorita, Mudkip, Starly, Torchic, Diglett, Pikachu, Cubone, and Pachirisu waiting in the main chamber. Chikorita wanted to know, "How often to you guys stay here?"

Mudkip responded, "Well, we're welcome here whenever, but we usually only stay if we haven't in a while, if the weather is bad, or if our parents are gone on a trip out of the forest."

"Okay, and how often does Arbol go to this clearing of his?"

"Oh, he GOES there most every day, but he only STAYS there about once a month, twice if there's a day he feels Mew will show up. Every time he thinks Mew will show up, it does, and he's already stayed there this month."

Cyndaquil stated, "So then Mew's gonna appear tonight. No wonder he really wanted us to stay. Well, I guess seeing Mew tonight is better than waiting who knows how long."

Arbol came back with a box filled with berries, apples, and a few gummie treats. "Sorry I took so long. Lets get going, or we'll miss Mew!" He led them further into the forest, passing tree huts that served as houses for the pokemon living in the forest and crossing a sparkling stream, which may have come form what Arbol called "Seafloor Lake", so named as it is believed that a Kyogre lives in it, though no one has ever seen it. Eventually, they came to the clearing, and Arbol laid out some mats he had made from leaves for them to sleep on. They had a few berries, an apple or two, and a gummie, but even after two hours, Mew still hadn't shown up.

"Arbol, are you sure Mew will be here?"

"I don't understand… Every time I come here with this feeling, Mew shows up… uh… well… let's just get some sleep…" Arbol answered, obviously disappointed. Everyone fell asleep fairly quickly, but something awoke Cyndaquil.

"Young one… awaken… please, I need your help…"

Cyndaquil, obviously still tired, responded, "Wha… Who's there? Is that you, Arbol?"

"No, my child. But please, open your eyes, and follow me. There is something I need you to do."

Cyndaquil did as he was told, and couldn't believe what he saw. "Y… You're…"

"Mew. Yes, now follow me." Cyndaquil followed the Mew into the forest, until it stopped in front of two stones: One with a fire insignia on it, the other, a water insignia. "Please, there is a cave near here. A pokemon in this forest has been sealed in there by Dark Mew. He is planning to starve it to death, and you're the only one who can save it."

"What do I do?"

"Use a flamethrower on the red rock with the flame insignia, a water gun on the blue rock with a water insignia, and then use the attacks on the opposite stones."

"Okay, sounds easy enough." Cyndaquil did just that, and a cave opened, revealing a half-starved Staraptor. "HEY! Are you okay?"

"So hungry… I either need something to eat, or to see my daughter one last time…"

"Oh, my, you're Starly's father, aren't you?"

"If you mean Starly Aiero, then yes…"

"This guy needs some food… Mew! Could you help me get him back to our camp?"

"Of course." They helped the Staraptor back to the camp, and once there, set him down by Starly.

"Oh, Starly… I'm sorry… I was captured… please forgive me…"

"You don't need to apologize while she's asleep, right now, take these berries, apples, and a gummie."

"Thank you…" he ate them quickly, and then everyone, including Mew, fell asleep.

The Next Morning…

After everyone woke up, Starly was relieved that Cyndaquil found her father. However, Arbol was rather surprised that Mew appeared so calmly before Cyndaquil, one he believed it never met before.

"So, you met Mew? That's pretty interesting. Why did you show yourself so calmly before him, though?"

"I will tell him at a later time. It will be his choice whether or not he want's to tell you. I must leave now, and I advise you two begin heading for home. Goodbye, for now."

"Bye, Mew!" Everyone waved as it flew off into the distance.

"Well, we'd better go, bye guys! Bye Arbol!"

"Bye! See you later!"

"Goodbye, noble Cyndaquil!"

Cyndaquil and Chikorita left the forest fairly easily, and climbed the tower, walked down the long hallway, put the two keys in their keyholes, and returned, at last, to Solar Eclipse Village.

To be continued…