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Hello! This is a new rake on a fic I once posted here a very long time ago, which I forgot about. I'm still technically new here since I've never frequented it before, but I thought it was time I started posting here again! :)
Chapter Index
Chapter 1: Blue Skin
Chapter 2: New Meaning
Chapter One: Blue Skin
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. But tomorrow doesn't exist, because we only live in the now. So, that means every day is a gift. That's what she used to tell me when I was little…
A shop cashier hummed to himself while leaning back on his chair, glancing at his wristwatch every now and then as closing time drifted closer. It wasn't an eventful day. Not many customers showed up, and he had so many plans that evening that he couldn't help but stand on the edge of his toes throughout his shift.
"Urrgh, can this get any more boring?!" The cashier sighed, planting his face on the counter.
"Piplup?"
"Whu?" He looked up and found a small blue, penguin-like Pokémon tilting its head at him. "Whoa there, where did youcome from?"
The Piplup shut its eyes, smiling as it clapped its flippers.
The cashier mellowed his face, patting the water Pokémon on the head. "Aww, aren't you the most adorable thing. You lose your trainer or someth—" He paused when he noticed a girl about to exit the shop, her long pink dress packed full of snacks.
The girl looked his way, her mouth opening slightly, and her brunette hair almost covering half of her face. The cashier was immediately confused when he saw the blue blotches on the few exposed parts of her skin, giving her an almost alien appearance.
"What the?! Where do you think you're taking those?! They're for sale only!"
"Mew, hurry!" the girl screamed as she dashed out of the glass door with her stolen goods.
"Get back here yo—" The cashier scrunched up his face and winced. He looked down and found his hand frozen to the counter. His heart wanted to leap from his chest when the Piplup turned white and morphed into a Swadloon. The cashier jerked back, reaching for a button under the counter, but before he could react or do anything further, the swadloon sprayed him with a white silky substance and he found himself taped to the wall in a sticky cocoon.
The cashier watched helplessly as this Pokémon scurried out of the shop. He tried to struggle out of the cocoon, but to no avail.
The cashier stared down at his body. I'm so getting fired for this…
As Mew, then disguised as an Abra, stormed out of the shop, she caught sight of her human companion waiting for her outside, bouncing on her toes impatiently.
"Hurry and take us home before they come after us!" the girl squeaked, adjusting her dress to not spill her snacks.
People attending to their daily lives walked past the duo, some minding their own business while others stared at the girl with amusement, caution or disgust at her blue skin.
Mew chuckled as she wrapped her tail around the girl's hand. 'Away we go!' Mew hummed, speaking in her Pokémon tongue.
"Hey, somebody stop that girl!" another man with a matching work uniform shouted, running out of the shop. By the time anyone decided to do anything about the girl, she and Mew blared up in a white flash and disappeared out of the scene completely.
A breeze accompanied them as they materialized in a small room. The girl slowly pried her eyes open, taking in her surroundings as she dropped her dress, allowing her food to fall on the peach colored carpet.
"Bah, I'm so hungry!" she said as she plopped down, sitting cross-legged. "You can pick what we eat first, Mew!" the girl chimed, but then her smile was immediately interrupted by a series of coughs.
'Kuki, are you okay?!' Mew asked, lowering her eyes.
"It's okay, I'm fine," Kuki lied. Her chest had been aching her all day, making it strainful to breathe, and her coughs had gotten worse since the last handful of days. "You don't have to worry about me… I'm fine."
'But you're turning more and more blue every day. Don't you think it's time we took you to one of those doctor humans?'
"No! They'll take me away from you… I don't want that. I told you, I'm fine, so, please stop worrying," Kuki said, pouting her face.
'Okay, I believe you,' Mew said, though not entirely convinced. To change the subject, Mew pulled a bag of chips, smiling. 'I get to pick, right? Let's start by eating this, then!'
Kuki beamed, helping Mew to open the plastic bag with her more dexterous hands. All the while, Mew couldn't stop staring at the blue blotches creeping up Kuki's cheeks. They'd almost taken over most of the girl's face.
"Aren't you going to take any?" Kuki asked while chewing audibly.
Mew broke out of her worried thoughts. Her eyes glowed purple, then a few chips surrounded by blue psychic energy drifted to her. Kuki's held back a giggle as she stared at her nibble down the chips.
After they were done eating, Mew took Kuki outside to play. Together, she helped the girl set up a kite and watched her run around until the kite glided into the sky.
The fragile string then snapped.
"Oh no! My kite!" Kuki shrieked as she gave chase, only to be stopped by the stone fence.
Mew dashed past her and caught the kite in midair with her psychic, smiling as she brought it back to Kuki. 'It's okay, I got it!'
"Thanks Mew!" Kuki hummed, throwing Mew a tight embrace, almost crushing the kite in the process.
Mew smiled, returning the warmth of the hug. 'What's gotten into you all of a sudden?' asked Mew, mildly pulling away from Kuki's arms.
Kuki fondled her hair as she grinned. "Nothing. I just felt like hugging you."
They played a few more games following that, and they had a great time with just each other. However, their fun was cut short when Kuki suddenly started coughing again, and though the girl didn't want to stop playing outside, Mew convinced her that they should go back inside for the day.
'Here, this might help you feel better,' Mew said while in the form of a Monferno, dishing out warm oran berry soup to Kuki, who was lying on her bed cocooned in a blanket.
Kuki sat up, watching steam rise from the bowl as she held in her palms. "Where are you going to go today?" Kuki asked, a smile slowly building on her face.
'Same as always, I go wherever the wind takes me!' Mew exclaimed, waving her paw in the air.
"Can you please take me with you this time? I promise I'll stick close and not cause any trouble for you!" Kuki pleaded.
Mew lowered her paw, shaking her head solemnly. 'I'm sorry, but the things I do away from here are too dangerous for a human. Besides, you're unwell at the moment. You'll be safe here until I get back.' When Kuki moaned in response, Mew continued, 'Tomorrow, I promise I'll take you wherever you want to go!'
"You promise?!"
'Only on one condition though: You'll have to let me take you to the human doctors so they can cure you. Agreed?'
Kuki pouted, groaning audibly for a few moments before finally conceding a defeated sigh. "Fine, I'll go," she said, pushing her tongue against her cheek.
'That's my girl! Now sit tight and don't go anywhere, okay?' Mew hovered to Kiki and raised her paws. 'You're precious to me, Kuki, and I'll help you battle whatever's troubling you right now,' Mew said, caressing her cheeks before she vanished in a flash of white.
Kuki's smile lingered for a few seconds more. She curled back on the bed, the thoughts about where they could go the following day filling her thoughts. She hummed to herself as she yawned, then, she went silent until she fell asleep.
The following day, Kuki woke up with a pained expression as she held her chest tightly. For a few minutes after that, she was continuously coughing, only managing to breathe a few seconds in between.
"Urgh, there's blood now? " Kuki muttered, glaring at the small red beads mixed in with her saliva. She shakily rubbed it off with a rag sitting in the room.
I need… water,she determined, gazing at the bathroom door.
Kuki went in and washed her face thoroughly, but she spent longer than she'd planned in there due to her unrelenting coughs. As she was about to leave, a jolt of pain scorched her lungs, forcing her to spend seconds wheezing and gasping for breath.
Kuki left the bathroom, stumbling short of reaching her bed. She looked up at the stairs leading into the room she resided in. Pondering over it for a few seconds, she decided she needed some more fresh air outside.
Holding firmly to the rails, she climbed her way up, periodically coughing as she went up. Her illness was severely worsening, that much she had realized by then. She begged for Mew's presence at that moment, to tell her how wrong she was about not going to a hospital, and that she needed help, but Mew would not return from her adventuring trips for the next several hours. Mew would return at night if Kuki was lucky.
The door slammed against the wall of the lighthouse as She pushed it open. She was taking heavy breaths as the ocean wind washed over her, her long hair dancing with the breeze. She found her way to an old bench nearby and sat, gazing silently at the calm ocean waters in the warm light of dawn.
How many years had it been since she'd been living with Mew on the island? She couldn't tell. It was the only place she'd ever truly known for as long as she could remember.
Kuki lay down on the bench, wrapping her arms around her as her body grew cold. Her vision was growing blurry—objects seemed to float and duplicate around her—and a wave of exhaustion hit her suddenly. She mulled over what was happening to her; why her skin started turning blue in the last few months.
Hours passed and nightfall slowly crept in, but Kuki only felt her condition worsening with every second that passed. By then, her heart raced and her head ached so much that it was nauseating.
"I'm scared, Mew. It hurts," she cried out, tears streaming down her face as she coughed. "I wish you were here with me right now. I wish you could tell me another bedtime story one last time."
"I'm sorry, Mew. I don't think I'll… be able… to go with you tomorrow." She closed her eyes, breathing with her mouth open, and she eventually drifted away.
'Kuki, I'm home!' Mew announced upon teleporting into the room. However, she became instantly aware of the gloom that lingered in the air. Her fear only lit up when she saw the trails of blood strewn around the floor.
Mew panted as she scanned the room, her heart racing when she couldn't find Kuki anywhere in it. She shuddered when a cold breeze hit her, and that was when she discerned that the lighthouse had been left open.
Mew rushed outside at lightning speed and looked around again, boosting her vision with Foresight to up her chances. A wave of relief hit her when she observed Kuki lying down on the old bench. Without wasting a second, Mew approached her, tears welling up in her eyes.
Then, her heart sank again. Kuki's body was cold, much too cold even for cold weather. Her eyes trailing to her face, she noticed traces of blood around the girl's mouth.
Mew placed her ear on Kuki's chest. 'No… her chest isn't drumming? That.. That can't be,' Mew stuttered, refusing to lift her ear from the girl's chest, desperately waiting to hear the sound of a beating heart… but nothing came.
'No! Kuki, please wake up, please!' Mew pleaded, bombarding her with Heal Pulse as a last ditch attempt to revive her, but she knew all too well that Pokémon healing moves were about as effective on humans as they were on lifeless rocks. By the time she stopped, Mew's face was dampening with tears, and she was cursing herself for not doing anything sooner.
Mew almost wished at that moment that she'd never found Kuki all those years ago, that she never found the abandoned infant and thought it'd be fun to raise a human. She didn't think that she'd grow so attached to the girl, and just like that, fate had taken Kuki away from her.
'Please don't leave me, Kuki! I'm so sorry for not taking you out with me. You probably did this because you're mad at me right? Well, if you open your eyes for me right now, I promise I'll take you out wherever you want every single day till the sun blows out,' Mew said, her vision blurry from all her crying. Sadly, Kuki never opened her eyes, and her body remained as lifeless as Mew found her that night.
Mew wracked her brain for answers, for any ways she could bring back her daughter figure, even if it meant selling herself to the literal devil, if such an entity existed. That was when something struck her, but the idea was so unsettling that she wanted to dismiss it right away. However, one more look at Kuki's face, and all of Mew's fears and doubts were washed away in the wind.
Mew twirled the girl's hair, her lips curving in a faint smile. 'Hang in there, Kuki. I'll bring you back to me.'
The moon fanned down its gaze upon Mew as she arrived at the peak of a high tower. She grasped tightly onto Kuki's hand with her paws, the cold breeze of the night drying up her tears.
Mew looked up, her face brimming with determination over what she was about to do. She inhaled deeply, then called out, 'Ho-Oh! Come out! Ho-Oh!... I need your help.'
Feathers of orange light started falling from above her. They rapidly gathered in front of Mew until a large bird Pokémon materialized, landing on the floor with a thud accompanied by a gust of winds.
'Mew… It's been a while, has it not?' he spoke, his voice as elegant as his demeanor.
'It has… I'm sorry for not visiting you all this time...' Mew said soberly.
'Don't fret. Time is meaningless to the likes of us,' he said, raising his wing as he spoke, glitters of light flowing down them with the faintest of movements. 'You're distressed. Does it have to do with that corpse you're holding?'
'Kuki is not a corpse! She's mine!' Mew rebuked, seething with anger. 'I mean, she's important to me. I raised her by myself, and she has no one else but me.'
'I see. Since you brought her here… Are you perhaps asking me to—'
'Yes! Please bring her back to life. I know you can do that, can't you?'
'Yes, I indeed can, but I'm afraid I cannot go through with this.'
'Wh-why not?!'
Ho-oh drew a sigh. 'Bringing others back from the realm of the afterlife is no simple task. It always comes at a cost. A life is only worth another life, and in your case, that's problematic.'
'Problematic?' Mew asked, tilting her head.
'The life to be paid can only be from an individual closest to the deceased in question. When I revived my three servant dogs all those centuries ago, it was the lives of their cherished human companions that were sacrificed. Were I to bring this human back, you'd have to die, since you're her closest connection.'
Mew froze, her face slowly swiveling to meet Kuki's as she absorbed what Ho-oh was saying.
'Then do it. I'm fine with passing on, if it's for her.'
'And that's why I can't. You forget that your existence is paramount to this world, and I will not make you cease to be for the sake of a human for that matter, sentimental to you or not.'
'I don't care! Just do this favor for me, I'm begging you Ho-oh! So what if I have to die? I've lived long enough, but her life had only just begun, and now she's…' Mew's words halted in her throat as her tears dripped down on Kuki's face. 'Isn't there another way for this to work?!'
Ho-oh gave her a reluctant look, then he said, 'There is one way to bring her back and the existence of Mew will also persist. I can revive her in your likeness, and she'll be reborn as your successor.'
'You can do that?'
Ho-oh nodded, but he warned, 'However, there is no telling what might happen to her when I do this. She'll could find it immensely difficult to adapt to her sudden new state of life. She could abuse her newfound abilities for mischief.'
'Kuki is a good girl, I raised her to be that way. I believe in her… I accept it, just bring her back.'
Ho-oh then spread his wings, his orange eyes glowing. 'Very well, you have made your wishes clear. I shall pull this human back from the the other side, and she shall walk the Earth in your place, o ancestor of all.'
As Ho-oh spoke, radiant orange flames surrounded Mew and Kuki, swirling into the sky so high, she couldn't see the top from where she was.
Mew raised her paw and realized that her body was fading into pink sparkles, which were then flowing into Kuki's chest, becoming one with her. Mew thought that she'd be terrified at the thought of vanishing, but she instead felt at ease.
She leaned her face toward Kuki's forehead and gave her a farewell kiss.
I'm sorry for doing something this selfish, but when you wake up, I want you to know that I'll always be with you. So, be a good girl, okay?
Mew curled herself in front of Kuki's stomach and waiting for the rest of her body to dissipate.
Mew's passing sent a ripple throughout the entire planet, and every Pokémon alive at the time felt it deep in their bones. Some only flinched, while others fell into a panicking frenzy.
However, the Pokémon that felt it the most was perhaps one who lived in a quiet cave in the Kanto region. The Pokémon was meditating when it happened, and upon feeling the sensation in its body, its purple, glowing eyes shot open.
He raised its head forward and grimaced. Soon, he stood up, ready to visit whoever caused Mew to suddenly disappear.
Chapter Index
Chapter 1: Blue Skin
Chapter 2: New Meaning
Chapter One: Blue Skin
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. But tomorrow doesn't exist, because we only live in the now. So, that means every day is a gift. That's what she used to tell me when I was little…
***A***
A shop cashier hummed to himself while leaning back on his chair, glancing at his wristwatch every now and then as closing time drifted closer. It wasn't an eventful day. Not many customers showed up, and he had so many plans that evening that he couldn't help but stand on the edge of his toes throughout his shift.
"Urrgh, can this get any more boring?!" The cashier sighed, planting his face on the counter.
"Piplup?"
"Whu?" He looked up and found a small blue, penguin-like Pokémon tilting its head at him. "Whoa there, where did youcome from?"
The Piplup shut its eyes, smiling as it clapped its flippers.
The cashier mellowed his face, patting the water Pokémon on the head. "Aww, aren't you the most adorable thing. You lose your trainer or someth—" He paused when he noticed a girl about to exit the shop, her long pink dress packed full of snacks.
The girl looked his way, her mouth opening slightly, and her brunette hair almost covering half of her face. The cashier was immediately confused when he saw the blue blotches on the few exposed parts of her skin, giving her an almost alien appearance.
"What the?! Where do you think you're taking those?! They're for sale only!"
"Mew, hurry!" the girl screamed as she dashed out of the glass door with her stolen goods.
"Get back here yo—" The cashier scrunched up his face and winced. He looked down and found his hand frozen to the counter. His heart wanted to leap from his chest when the Piplup turned white and morphed into a Swadloon. The cashier jerked back, reaching for a button under the counter, but before he could react or do anything further, the swadloon sprayed him with a white silky substance and he found himself taped to the wall in a sticky cocoon.
The cashier watched helplessly as this Pokémon scurried out of the shop. He tried to struggle out of the cocoon, but to no avail.
The cashier stared down at his body. I'm so getting fired for this…
As Mew, then disguised as an Abra, stormed out of the shop, she caught sight of her human companion waiting for her outside, bouncing on her toes impatiently.
"Hurry and take us home before they come after us!" the girl squeaked, adjusting her dress to not spill her snacks.
People attending to their daily lives walked past the duo, some minding their own business while others stared at the girl with amusement, caution or disgust at her blue skin.
Mew chuckled as she wrapped her tail around the girl's hand. 'Away we go!' Mew hummed, speaking in her Pokémon tongue.
"Hey, somebody stop that girl!" another man with a matching work uniform shouted, running out of the shop. By the time anyone decided to do anything about the girl, she and Mew blared up in a white flash and disappeared out of the scene completely.
***B***
A breeze accompanied them as they materialized in a small room. The girl slowly pried her eyes open, taking in her surroundings as she dropped her dress, allowing her food to fall on the peach colored carpet.
"Bah, I'm so hungry!" she said as she plopped down, sitting cross-legged. "You can pick what we eat first, Mew!" the girl chimed, but then her smile was immediately interrupted by a series of coughs.
'Kuki, are you okay?!' Mew asked, lowering her eyes.
"It's okay, I'm fine," Kuki lied. Her chest had been aching her all day, making it strainful to breathe, and her coughs had gotten worse since the last handful of days. "You don't have to worry about me… I'm fine."
'But you're turning more and more blue every day. Don't you think it's time we took you to one of those doctor humans?'
"No! They'll take me away from you… I don't want that. I told you, I'm fine, so, please stop worrying," Kuki said, pouting her face.
'Okay, I believe you,' Mew said, though not entirely convinced. To change the subject, Mew pulled a bag of chips, smiling. 'I get to pick, right? Let's start by eating this, then!'
Kuki beamed, helping Mew to open the plastic bag with her more dexterous hands. All the while, Mew couldn't stop staring at the blue blotches creeping up Kuki's cheeks. They'd almost taken over most of the girl's face.
"Aren't you going to take any?" Kuki asked while chewing audibly.
Mew broke out of her worried thoughts. Her eyes glowed purple, then a few chips surrounded by blue psychic energy drifted to her. Kuki's held back a giggle as she stared at her nibble down the chips.
After they were done eating, Mew took Kuki outside to play. Together, she helped the girl set up a kite and watched her run around until the kite glided into the sky.
The fragile string then snapped.
"Oh no! My kite!" Kuki shrieked as she gave chase, only to be stopped by the stone fence.
Mew dashed past her and caught the kite in midair with her psychic, smiling as she brought it back to Kuki. 'It's okay, I got it!'
"Thanks Mew!" Kuki hummed, throwing Mew a tight embrace, almost crushing the kite in the process.
Mew smiled, returning the warmth of the hug. 'What's gotten into you all of a sudden?' asked Mew, mildly pulling away from Kuki's arms.
Kuki fondled her hair as she grinned. "Nothing. I just felt like hugging you."
They played a few more games following that, and they had a great time with just each other. However, their fun was cut short when Kuki suddenly started coughing again, and though the girl didn't want to stop playing outside, Mew convinced her that they should go back inside for the day.
'Here, this might help you feel better,' Mew said while in the form of a Monferno, dishing out warm oran berry soup to Kuki, who was lying on her bed cocooned in a blanket.
Kuki sat up, watching steam rise from the bowl as she held in her palms. "Where are you going to go today?" Kuki asked, a smile slowly building on her face.
'Same as always, I go wherever the wind takes me!' Mew exclaimed, waving her paw in the air.
"Can you please take me with you this time? I promise I'll stick close and not cause any trouble for you!" Kuki pleaded.
Mew lowered her paw, shaking her head solemnly. 'I'm sorry, but the things I do away from here are too dangerous for a human. Besides, you're unwell at the moment. You'll be safe here until I get back.' When Kuki moaned in response, Mew continued, 'Tomorrow, I promise I'll take you wherever you want to go!'
"You promise?!"
'Only on one condition though: You'll have to let me take you to the human doctors so they can cure you. Agreed?'
Kuki pouted, groaning audibly for a few moments before finally conceding a defeated sigh. "Fine, I'll go," she said, pushing her tongue against her cheek.
'That's my girl! Now sit tight and don't go anywhere, okay?' Mew hovered to Kiki and raised her paws. 'You're precious to me, Kuki, and I'll help you battle whatever's troubling you right now,' Mew said, caressing her cheeks before she vanished in a flash of white.
Kuki's smile lingered for a few seconds more. She curled back on the bed, the thoughts about where they could go the following day filling her thoughts. She hummed to herself as she yawned, then, she went silent until she fell asleep.
***C***
The following day, Kuki woke up with a pained expression as she held her chest tightly. For a few minutes after that, she was continuously coughing, only managing to breathe a few seconds in between.
"Urgh, there's blood now? " Kuki muttered, glaring at the small red beads mixed in with her saliva. She shakily rubbed it off with a rag sitting in the room.
I need… water,she determined, gazing at the bathroom door.
Kuki went in and washed her face thoroughly, but she spent longer than she'd planned in there due to her unrelenting coughs. As she was about to leave, a jolt of pain scorched her lungs, forcing her to spend seconds wheezing and gasping for breath.
Kuki left the bathroom, stumbling short of reaching her bed. She looked up at the stairs leading into the room she resided in. Pondering over it for a few seconds, she decided she needed some more fresh air outside.
Holding firmly to the rails, she climbed her way up, periodically coughing as she went up. Her illness was severely worsening, that much she had realized by then. She begged for Mew's presence at that moment, to tell her how wrong she was about not going to a hospital, and that she needed help, but Mew would not return from her adventuring trips for the next several hours. Mew would return at night if Kuki was lucky.
The door slammed against the wall of the lighthouse as She pushed it open. She was taking heavy breaths as the ocean wind washed over her, her long hair dancing with the breeze. She found her way to an old bench nearby and sat, gazing silently at the calm ocean waters in the warm light of dawn.
How many years had it been since she'd been living with Mew on the island? She couldn't tell. It was the only place she'd ever truly known for as long as she could remember.
Kuki lay down on the bench, wrapping her arms around her as her body grew cold. Her vision was growing blurry—objects seemed to float and duplicate around her—and a wave of exhaustion hit her suddenly. She mulled over what was happening to her; why her skin started turning blue in the last few months.
Hours passed and nightfall slowly crept in, but Kuki only felt her condition worsening with every second that passed. By then, her heart raced and her head ached so much that it was nauseating.
"I'm scared, Mew. It hurts," she cried out, tears streaming down her face as she coughed. "I wish you were here with me right now. I wish you could tell me another bedtime story one last time."
"I'm sorry, Mew. I don't think I'll… be able… to go with you tomorrow." She closed her eyes, breathing with her mouth open, and she eventually drifted away.
***D***
'Kuki, I'm home!' Mew announced upon teleporting into the room. However, she became instantly aware of the gloom that lingered in the air. Her fear only lit up when she saw the trails of blood strewn around the floor.
Mew panted as she scanned the room, her heart racing when she couldn't find Kuki anywhere in it. She shuddered when a cold breeze hit her, and that was when she discerned that the lighthouse had been left open.
Mew rushed outside at lightning speed and looked around again, boosting her vision with Foresight to up her chances. A wave of relief hit her when she observed Kuki lying down on the old bench. Without wasting a second, Mew approached her, tears welling up in her eyes.
Then, her heart sank again. Kuki's body was cold, much too cold even for cold weather. Her eyes trailing to her face, she noticed traces of blood around the girl's mouth.
Mew placed her ear on Kuki's chest. 'No… her chest isn't drumming? That.. That can't be,' Mew stuttered, refusing to lift her ear from the girl's chest, desperately waiting to hear the sound of a beating heart… but nothing came.
'No! Kuki, please wake up, please!' Mew pleaded, bombarding her with Heal Pulse as a last ditch attempt to revive her, but she knew all too well that Pokémon healing moves were about as effective on humans as they were on lifeless rocks. By the time she stopped, Mew's face was dampening with tears, and she was cursing herself for not doing anything sooner.
Mew almost wished at that moment that she'd never found Kuki all those years ago, that she never found the abandoned infant and thought it'd be fun to raise a human. She didn't think that she'd grow so attached to the girl, and just like that, fate had taken Kuki away from her.
'Please don't leave me, Kuki! I'm so sorry for not taking you out with me. You probably did this because you're mad at me right? Well, if you open your eyes for me right now, I promise I'll take you out wherever you want every single day till the sun blows out,' Mew said, her vision blurry from all her crying. Sadly, Kuki never opened her eyes, and her body remained as lifeless as Mew found her that night.
Mew wracked her brain for answers, for any ways she could bring back her daughter figure, even if it meant selling herself to the literal devil, if such an entity existed. That was when something struck her, but the idea was so unsettling that she wanted to dismiss it right away. However, one more look at Kuki's face, and all of Mew's fears and doubts were washed away in the wind.
Mew twirled the girl's hair, her lips curving in a faint smile. 'Hang in there, Kuki. I'll bring you back to me.'
***E***
The moon fanned down its gaze upon Mew as she arrived at the peak of a high tower. She grasped tightly onto Kuki's hand with her paws, the cold breeze of the night drying up her tears.
Mew looked up, her face brimming with determination over what she was about to do. She inhaled deeply, then called out, 'Ho-Oh! Come out! Ho-Oh!... I need your help.'
Feathers of orange light started falling from above her. They rapidly gathered in front of Mew until a large bird Pokémon materialized, landing on the floor with a thud accompanied by a gust of winds.
'Mew… It's been a while, has it not?' he spoke, his voice as elegant as his demeanor.
'It has… I'm sorry for not visiting you all this time...' Mew said soberly.
'Don't fret. Time is meaningless to the likes of us,' he said, raising his wing as he spoke, glitters of light flowing down them with the faintest of movements. 'You're distressed. Does it have to do with that corpse you're holding?'
'Kuki is not a corpse! She's mine!' Mew rebuked, seething with anger. 'I mean, she's important to me. I raised her by myself, and she has no one else but me.'
'I see. Since you brought her here… Are you perhaps asking me to—'
'Yes! Please bring her back to life. I know you can do that, can't you?'
'Yes, I indeed can, but I'm afraid I cannot go through with this.'
'Wh-why not?!'
Ho-oh drew a sigh. 'Bringing others back from the realm of the afterlife is no simple task. It always comes at a cost. A life is only worth another life, and in your case, that's problematic.'
'Problematic?' Mew asked, tilting her head.
'The life to be paid can only be from an individual closest to the deceased in question. When I revived my three servant dogs all those centuries ago, it was the lives of their cherished human companions that were sacrificed. Were I to bring this human back, you'd have to die, since you're her closest connection.'
Mew froze, her face slowly swiveling to meet Kuki's as she absorbed what Ho-oh was saying.
'Then do it. I'm fine with passing on, if it's for her.'
'And that's why I can't. You forget that your existence is paramount to this world, and I will not make you cease to be for the sake of a human for that matter, sentimental to you or not.'
'I don't care! Just do this favor for me, I'm begging you Ho-oh! So what if I have to die? I've lived long enough, but her life had only just begun, and now she's…' Mew's words halted in her throat as her tears dripped down on Kuki's face. 'Isn't there another way for this to work?!'
Ho-oh gave her a reluctant look, then he said, 'There is one way to bring her back and the existence of Mew will also persist. I can revive her in your likeness, and she'll be reborn as your successor.'
'You can do that?'
Ho-oh nodded, but he warned, 'However, there is no telling what might happen to her when I do this. She'll could find it immensely difficult to adapt to her sudden new state of life. She could abuse her newfound abilities for mischief.'
'Kuki is a good girl, I raised her to be that way. I believe in her… I accept it, just bring her back.'
Ho-oh then spread his wings, his orange eyes glowing. 'Very well, you have made your wishes clear. I shall pull this human back from the the other side, and she shall walk the Earth in your place, o ancestor of all.'
As Ho-oh spoke, radiant orange flames surrounded Mew and Kuki, swirling into the sky so high, she couldn't see the top from where she was.
Mew raised her paw and realized that her body was fading into pink sparkles, which were then flowing into Kuki's chest, becoming one with her. Mew thought that she'd be terrified at the thought of vanishing, but she instead felt at ease.
She leaned her face toward Kuki's forehead and gave her a farewell kiss.
I'm sorry for doing something this selfish, but when you wake up, I want you to know that I'll always be with you. So, be a good girl, okay?
Mew curled herself in front of Kuki's stomach and waiting for the rest of her body to dissipate.
***F***
Mew's passing sent a ripple throughout the entire planet, and every Pokémon alive at the time felt it deep in their bones. Some only flinched, while others fell into a panicking frenzy.
However, the Pokémon that felt it the most was perhaps one who lived in a quiet cave in the Kanto region. The Pokémon was meditating when it happened, and upon feeling the sensation in its body, its purple, glowing eyes shot open.
He raised its head forward and grimaced. Soon, he stood up, ready to visit whoever caused Mew to suddenly disappear.
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