Prologue: A Shadow
"A long time ago, there was a shadow. It consisted of flames made of pure darkness. It walked among others, looking like one of them. But, it knew it wasn't, no matter how hard it tried to deny it. It had a treasure it held close to its heart, something that it truly could not live without. One day, that treasure was gone, taken from it. The shadow did everything in its power to retrieve it, nearly losing its own life in the process. It retrieved it, the very sight of it causing it to experience the one thing it never truly had experienced before: joy. The shadow and its treasure, having been reunited, soon faced another problem. The shadow and its treasure, to face the problem, became one and the same, sharing their power and abilities. Such was the bond that they shared."
"Is that the entire story?" she asked her mother as she settled in for bed.
"That's all I know." Her mother said. "I've heard there's more, but I've never actually heard it."
"Oh." She said, disappointed. "Well, it's okay."
"So" her mother asked. "Have you finished preparing?"
"I'm not going on my journey yet." She said, laughing. "I'm not thirteen yet."
"But you will be soon." Her other said. "And you'll have a special partner to share your friendship with."
"It's gonna be fun!" she shouted.
"Shh." Her mother shushed her gently. "You need to go to sleep now. Tomorrow's another day."
"Okay, mommy." She said, kissing her mother goodnight.
"Good night, sweetie." Her mother said, kissing her.
"I love you mommy." She said, hugging her mother.
"And I love you" her mother said, hugging her back. "My little Shade."
and that ends the prologue. It was short, yes, but i really didn't have much else for this part. Rest assured, the next chapters will be longer. Much longer.
Also if you don't know what the cover image for this fic is, it's a Darkrai and a pokeball.