Whenever someone mentions the "Ancients" they are referring to Legendary's such as Lugia and Dialga.
Twy's P.O.V 1st Person
"Are you sure you don't want to go into town with me?" I ask, checking one last time.
"Do you remember the last time I just strolled into a populated area?"Asks Mew meaningfully.
"All right, if you're sure," I say shrugging my shoulders and beginning to make my way towards town.
Mew didn't usually come with me into town on account of all the trainers and the ensuing frenzy that followed her appearance. Sometime I could calm them down by claiming she was mine, but in largely populated areas like these, I didn't stand a prayer.
Still, I felt bad about leaving her behind maybe, I could find a tasty treat to bring back to her.
I didn't really plan on being gone to long, I just needed some basic supplies food, water and a new cover if I could find one. Maybe a little lighter fluid too, cuz I'm getting pretty sick and tired of rubbing sticks together for warmth.
Whatever I do, I best try and hurry.
"Back so soon?" asked Mew quizzically as I approached.
"I told you I would be quick," I say distractedly, as I try to fetch her surprise from the pack without squishing it.
"Ya, but you always say that and you never are," she says sounding like she's been extremely bored.
"What did you do before we met?" I ask curios as to how she survived without someone there to constantly entertain her.
"Nothing really, anything to entertain myself, I've tried traveling with others before but that never ended well," she was referring to the fact that she would in all likeliness live to see their grandchildren's graves let alone theirs.
It wasn't fair to stay young while everyone else grew old. I think it's one of the reasons she decided to hang around with me.
I'm not immortal, though neither is she, but I age extremely slowly. Not as slowly as a Pokémon mind you but close enough to it. Kids I went to kindergarten with are all grown up and have families of their own.
While I think I should be thirty-something I figure I'm in my seventeen eighteens somewhere.
I was sired by an Umbreon, but when my mother died he did what was only natural to him and left to find another mate. I never blamed him for leaving I don't really think he was in his right mind at the time and if he ever did come back I was long gone.
Anyway sad story aside, we figured that she had a good lead on me and after asking an esteemed professor for some help with the calculations, we found out that we would die roughly around the same time.
To most people that doesn't seem like a good thing, but having someone you don't have to leave behind or worry about getting left behind by is kind of nice, even if their of a different species.
"Aha here it is," I exclaim finally locating the treat in the dangerously over packed bag.
"What is it?" asks Mew, leaning in to try and get a better look.
"Uh uh no peeking, cover your eyes," I say, motioning for her to turn around.
Grudgingly she covers her eyes and rotates facing the opposite direction.
"Hurry up" she says impatiently shouting over her shoulder.
"Okay turn around," I say putting out the match.
Immediately she twirls around and gasps when she sees the miniature cake covered in candles.
"Happy birthday, I know it's a little late but we never celebrated so...," I say awkwardly.
I gasp in surprise as she flies forward, nearly knocking me over as she wraps her arms around my neck.
"Thank you" she says quietly, then quickly let's go blushing.
This is the first celebration we've ever had for one of her birthdays, though we've been traveling together for a while now I'd only recently learned the date of her birth.
"Alright blow out the candles and make a wish," I say holding out the cake for her.
"What for?" she asks me cocking her head to the side
"I don't know its tradition, I guess it's supposed to work like a shooting star or something, only its bad luck to tell people what you wished for," I say explaining it the best I could.
"Okay," she says thinking for a minute then blowing real hard.
"Easy any more of that and they'll be more spittle than frosting," I say teasingly.
"Oh sorry," she says off hand seeming extremely distracted by something.
"So what did you wish for," I ask her and she begins to blush.
"Oh um, I can't tell you remember, its bad luck," she says a little too quickly.
Shrugging I decide not to pursue the subject I figure she'll tell me if she wants me to know.
"So what flavor is it?" she asks trying to change the subject.
"Take a guess," I say.
"Persim berry"? She asks excitedly I nod my head and I practically have too fend her of with my bare hands to keep her from scarfing down the whole cake.
"Hold on wait till I cut it" I say, blocking her with one hand and holding the cake with the other.
"Why?" she asks me seriously, sadly I can't think of an answer.
"Fine" I say holding it out in front of me. "Since it's your birthday" I say with a smile.
We almost eat the entire cake, not even leaving enough to be worth saving and making an exceedingly large and unnecessary mess.
"That was delicious," says Mew licking her lips and hands. "But it's a good thing I don't have fur I'm having enough trouble as it is".
I open my mouth to make a smart ass remark but I decide against it. "We should probably take a bath," I say instead.
"You'd like that wouldn't you," she says floating past me.
This has been a running joke with her ever since when we first met and I had suggested we bathe together since neither of us was really safe on our own.
Mew needed protection just as much as I did, and I had thought that it would have been a bad idea for us too split up for so long.
Of course this had been way back when I still had really bad abandonment issues losing both parents at once will do that too you.
"Oh please you run around naked all the time I'm the one who really has to be embarrassed" I say getting up to find a stream or pound or anything to wash off in.
Most people would have just taken a shower while in town, but I find regular showers to unpleasant at best and public showers were just plain putrid.
"Whatever you say," she says floating off after me.
I gasp in shock as I drop down into the small lake. The water is freezing but it's better than nothing. I look over at Mew, who has already submerged herself and is coming back up for air.
Quickly I look away not sure if she really does feel uncomfortable bathing together, but out of the corner of my eye I can see her staring at me.
"What?" I ask her trying not to sound embarrassed. My bottom half is submerged, but I still feel naked. She blushes and looks away, and I try not to wonder what she was looking at.
I let out a sigh and begin the painstakingly cold process of getting clean.
When I'm finally finished I look around for Mew, but don't see her anywhere. I'm not too concerned though, she sometimes disappears like this from time to time.
I find myself wondering if it's to mate, vigorously I shake my head to clear it and try not to blush, as Mew floats up out of the water a little ways to my right.
"Are you finished yet?" she asks the familiar boredom in her voice.
"We haven't even been here for a half an hour," I say trying to remember where I stashed my clothes.
"You know what they say the flow of time depends on the company," she says giving me a meaningful glance.
I have my back to her, but I can tell just about where she is. Suddenly I whip around and launch myself into the air after her.
She giggles and dodges to the left, but I hadn't expected to catch her on the first try. So as I fell I prepared myself for a second faster pounce whipping around and launching myself back into the air almost immediately after landing. Catching her by surprise, I make contact with her and drag her down to the ground.
I pin her down by her arms facing upwards with me on all fours over top of her.
She hates it when I do this, being a free nature spirit she hates to be captured even more so by a human, but she puts up with it because she knows I enjoy it; I get it from my father I guess.
Suddenly without any thought or consent on my part, I lean forward and lick her across the face like dog.
I think she can tell I didn't do it on purpose, by my reddening face and open mouth expression. Still I begin to stutter trying to bring forth some explanation, but I don't even have one for myself.
Slowly she gets up as I let go of her arms, then after a moment she leans forward and licks me across the side of face making it as wet and messy as possible.
"There," she says giggling "now were even."
I stare at her in shock mouth still hanging open. I can feel my face beginning to redden more and I thank Arceus for my brown skin tone.
"You should really close your mouth...its bad enough your naked" She adds slyly.
By now I'm blushing so intensely that I'm sure my face looks like a ripe red tomato, I hadn't even realized I was naked.
Hurriedly I head back. I quickly get dressed, and try not to act too awkward while Mew just smiles at me a lot enjoying my embarrassment. I think it has to do with the fact that I don't get embarrassed very easily.
We continue on the road a little awkwardly at first, but we both seem willing to let it go and in about an hour were back to our usual bickering and come sunset the memory of the day's events is almost forgotten...almost.
"Must we, is it absolutely important?" I ask Mew following her up the hill.
"Yes, Celebi is an old friend of mine it's been forever since I last saw her," she replies, urging me to go faster.
"But it's so far out of our way," I say reluctant to take any detours even though we've already started making our way towards Celebi's home.
"How do you know it's the right Celebi?" I ask making my way up the steep hill with more ease than most. It was one of the advantages of being the son of an Umbreon, my senses are keener, my reactions are faster, and my endurance is better than even the most physically fit human.
"Because of how much this Celebi interferes in human affairs, most Celebi keep to themselves, but my Celebi can't help but interfering," she answers, still goading me to go faster "Besides you wouldn't be here if you didn't want to be" she added.
"True, but Celebi's not the reason I'm here" I say, not realizing until it was too late how that sounded. We both turn red and give awkward glances all over the place.
This was happening with disturbing frequency. It used to be we could say anything and not give it a second thought, but lately things have been different it seems like I have to over think every little word, I hope things get back to normal soon.
"There it is," said Mew excitedly doing a looptyloop to keep herself from flying ahead and leaving me behind.
"You go ahead I'll catch up I need to fetch some things from town anyway" I say knowing how eager she is too see her friend.
"Are you sure?" she asks already beginning to speed up.
"Ya the town's right ahead and I should be fairly safe there, the rest of the walks pretty open so I'll be fine," I say waving her off as she flies ahead.
Looking down at the long walk ahead of me I sigh, "What I wouldn't give for wings"
Mew's P.O.V 3rd Person
The wind felt good on her skin as she flew over town.
As she made her way towards the tree were Celebi made her home, she looked back at Twy making his way into town. She felt bad about leaving him behind, but she had secretly hoped that he would let her go ahead, her whole reason for coming out here was that she had something she needed to talk to Celebi about.
Normally she would just talk to Twy but he was most of her problem, and the rest was she was having trouble admitting she had a problem.
Celebi was the only other person she could talk too, she didn't really have any friends, her wandering tendencies and lack of discipline and restraint didn't exactly win very many people over.
The only friends she had were people who would just accept her the way she was and so far that was just Twy, a few other like minded Ancients and, of course Celebi.
The two had adopted each other as sisters and had been as close as any real ones. Mew smiled as she landed on what she assumed to be her sisters doorstep.
It was a hollow in the rather enormous tree, adorned with millions of flowers and various plants.
"Hello, Celebi," Mew called out into the dark hole.
"Mew, is that really you," a voice echoed back.
Moments later Celebi came walking out. The sisters lunged forward and wrapped arms around each other.
"I've missed you so much," says Celebi happily.
"I've missed you too," replied Mew not letting go of her sister.
"So what brings you here," asks Celebi holding her sister at arm's length
Twy's P.O.V
All these hills are grueling the people here must be really fit, I wonder if they hold some kind of competition here, I think to myself as I climb the last and largest hill.
At the top there is an enormous tree that reaches so high into the sky that I have to crane my neck back to see its point. I'll have to climb all the way up there, I thought as stared up at the tree.
I had watched Mew go in and I didn't like my chances of surviving a fall from that high.
"Crocanaw!" I hear something shout to my left, and I look over just in time to see a full-grown Crocanaw tackle me to the ground!
Mew's P.O.V 3rd Person
"You fell in love with a human," says Celebi incredulously.
"That's not what I said, I said I had confusing feelings for him," replies Mew defensively.
"Same thing," says Celebi with a smile.
"It's not funny," says Mew as she slouches to the ground.
"No I guess it's not, but of all the creatures of the world why human I thought they were your least favorite?"
"They are or at least they were," replies Mew sounding even more confused.
"Hey can I ask you something?" Asks Celebi who had moved over to the entranceway.
"What?" Asked Mew dejectedly
"What does this boy look like?"
"He has deep brown eyes, black hair, and a light brown skin tone".
"Is he tall with square shoulders and long arms" Asked Celebi interrupting Mew.
"Ya how did you know that?" Asked Mew looking over at Celebi curiously.
"Because he's outside having a wrestling match with a Crocanaw," Celebi answered bluntly.
Mew rushed to the door.
Twy's P.O.V 1st Person
The Crocanaw on top of me is screaming something unintelligible at me, and I can't really understand it.
I can speak most Pokémon languages, but water and flying types just sound like gibberish to me.
I could only make out one word, which was trespasser. I was probably in his or her territory, but I didn't really have time to worry about that, it was all I could do to keep those enormous jaws from locking on to something important like my head.
I know it's only a matter of time before it takes a chunk out of me. I've only got one idea its not to respectable in fact it's downright dirty but at this point that's not my main priority.
I prepare myself by gathering all the mucus I can in the back of my throat then when it opens wide to take another snap at me. I do the only thing that I can. I spit down the back of its throat as hard as I can it, looks stupid but it has the desired effect.
The Crocanaw immediately began choking and falls off of me in surprise. I immediately jump up run a few feet then turn around to face it.
By the time I do the Crocanaw is already up and charging at me. But this time I'm ready.
Mew's P.O.V
"I've got to help him," exclaims Mew as she watches the Crocanaw snap at Twy's head, as it holds him down.
"Wait," says Celebi soothingly "Let's see what he does".
"Are you insane that things going to take his head off!" shouts Mew trying not to scream.
Celebi gives her a long look "You really are in deep" she says shaking her head.
"Think when have I ever just sat by and watched a human suffer the only way I'd still be sitting here is if I didn't believe him to be in any real danger."
"How can you think he's not in any danger?" retorts Mew getting impatient.
"Because I happen to know why that Crocanaw is chasing him. It's one of my sentries employed by the city to keep me safe from bounty hunters, not that I couldn't protect myself, but this gives me more time to help the townspeople, so it's beneficial for all of us. That Crocanaw isn't trying to hurt him, it's just trying to shake him up a bit," explained Celebi taking her time.
"You couldn't have said that right away," says Mew exasperatedly as she watches Twy somehow manage to get the Crocanaw off of him.
"Your positive he's safe?" Mew asks Celebi.
"Positive, as long as he doesn't mess with its back, they really don't like that. I think its cuz they can't reach it, but what sane person would try to fight a Crocanaw with their bare hands," Celebi says reassuringly.
"I better get down there," Mew says after a moment's thought.
Twy's P.O.V
This has to be one of the funest things I've ever done. I've gone to rodeos before and even participated in a few of them. But this was ten times better; maybe it was because it was more dangerous or maybe it was because it was something so very few people had done.
I mean honestly how many people can say that they've ridden on he back of an increasingly angry Crocanaw.
It was the perfect place to be, both out of its sight and out of its reach. My only concern was that it would try rolling over on me if it did that id be forced to let go or else be crushed.
"Well It's… about time... you two...decided… to show...up," I say doing my best to talk around the Crocanaw, as Mew and Celebi appear.
Celebi talks to the Crocanaw, which immediately begins to calm down.
"You can let go now Twy," says Mew as calmly as she could manage.
"Crocanaw wants to apologize for attacking you, and she wanted me to mention that you were a most worthy opponent, and she wishes you good luck on your travels" Celebi says to me as I climb down.
"I think I'm missing something but tell her I said the same and tell her next time she should try flattening her opponent by rolling over on them if she can't reach them."
Celebi nods and then relays the message to Crocanaw who listens intently and then nods to me to let me know she appreciates the advice. Then she walks off to finish her patrols.
"Do's anyone want to explain to me what just happened?" I ask getting more and more confused.
"So that was one of your guards," I ask after Celebi explains.
"Yes," she answers.
"Wait just how long were you guys just standing there watching," I ask realizing they should have been here earlier.
Mew gives me a nervous look then answers, "Nearly the whole time".
"But we knew you weren't in any real danger," adds Celebi.
"T'ch you could've fooled me," I say crossing my arms.
"Are you hurt?" asks Celebi pointedly.
"Nothing that won't heal, but I could do with a good nap," I answer doing my best not to yawn but only making it drag out longer.
"You can get some rest in my den, I wish to show Mew something I found anyway" Celebi says nodding towards the tree and then taking off into the sky.
"I'll see you later, try not to get eaten," says Mew, as she floats past me.
"I can't make any promises," I say as she takes off after Celebi.
After I wave them off, I immediately begin to regret not asking Mew and Celebi to help me too the top. "Well there's nothing for it now" I sigh beginning the long climb too Celebi's den.
Mew's P.O.V
"Okay Celebi why did you drag me out here?" asks Mew following Celebi through the underbrush.
"For this," whispers Celebi as they came out into a clearing.
"What's so important about...?" Mews voice trailed off as she realized what she was looking at.
Everything within a mile radius from the center of the clearing was dead but it wasn't just dead it was gone the ground was glass smooth black and lifeless and there was a horrible darkness about the place.
"It can't be," whispered Mew "Darkria".