Prologue:
This is quite a nice day, I must admit. Holding the fishing rod with just one hand, I take a sip of coffee with the other. The sun is rising over the the horizon, the fishes are biting aplenty and I already got a nice breakfast in the form of some ceviche that is already marinating.
I admit, going out for some alone time into the woods was a good idea. I really needed to relax, and after spending all semester in college a good ol' fishing day on the lake near my ranch was fabulous.
Now, if only some deer came in sight, that would make my day.
Suddenly feeling some weight on my old rod, I leave the coffee on the floor and start reeling, for a moment the string almost tangles itself with one of the pier's posts, but I manage to handle it. It does not takes me long to get another bass.
Taking just a moment to decide if I should keep it, I strike it's head, quickly take out my knife, cut an incision, and throw it into the freezer to bleed out. Today is really my lucky day.
I take another sip of my coffee while preparing the lure again until I hear a big splash come out of the water. I immediately start looking for the source and find nothing.
Frowning for a second, I let the issue go and prepare cast the rod once again. It was probably a jumping fish, a bird, or something.
~H-Help...~ I understand. I immediately look up and around as a white flash appears briefly on the water.
~Anyone, help me, please...~ I feel the desperation, the hopelessness, and I know whatever it is, it is coming from the water. I know I shouldn't, I know this is unnatural. But I simply can't ignore the plea for help.
After taking off my jacket and glasses, I immediately jump into the lake. The cold water hits me with a shock and I become dazed for a second. Quickly getting back my bearings I start swimming to where I saw the light.
I swim for a few minutes, until I reach the place where I saw the light. Taking a deep breath, I dive into the water. I stopped perceiving whatever was making me feel those things, and I am worried.
The water is murky, but thankfully the lake shores are shallow. Beneath the water I see a flickering pink bubble. It appears to suddenly grow from opaque to dim, and change it's size, becoming smaller and smaller each second.
I hesitate for a moment, but having the need for air I decided to just grab it instead of needing to dive again. It feels hard to the touch, and surprisingly warm. It is just big enough for me to carry it with a football hold, and thus I start to swim to the shore. For a moment I feel gratitude.
I reach the shore completely wet and a little too cold for my comfort. Quickly making way to my ATV on the pier I look at the bubble. It is growing dimmer by the moment, and I can see some kind of shadow inside.
My body is pumping me with adrenaline and my mind is trying to rationalize a fucking force-field. I set down the bubble on top of my chair as I start to undress. Making sure to get my cellphone out of my pocket, the gun and knives out of their holsters and leaving my clothes to dry on top of the ATV, I put on my jacket.
I glance at the bubble, and decided to (just in case) grab my colt and load it.
I approach the bubble cautiously as It starts glowing. Suddenly it fades into nothingness, and I find myself gobsmacked. There is not a single doubt, left behind there is a small pink kitten. A Mew.
I wonder for a moment if maybe, just maybe, I should start praying to Arceus until I notice it's state. The Mew is awfully wounded and unconscious.
I leave the gun on top of the front rack and hurry to dig up the First Aid kit from the cargo box. There is not much I believe I can do, but I shall certainly try. I have a weak spot for cats.
I quickly go back to the feline and start assessing its injuries. From plain view I can clearly spot it breathing heavily, a broken bone that it's breaking through it's leg, several cuts and patches of it's fur are missing. Doing the best I can I start cleaning the wounds with antiseptic and knitting the cuts.
It takes me awhile to treat its wounds as the small kitten whimpers in pain. I knit the cuts, dress it's wounds, and after finding that there is no bleeding make it makeshift splint.
The poor kitten looks like a mess and it needs professional help. After doing all I can, and know, how to treat, I hurry to pack my small camp. Just as I am about to finish I feel the feline wake up.
"Don't move!" I exclaim hoping it can understand me. In result the Mew slowly looks up to me with it's bright blue eyes. I feel like I am being judged, the weight of it's stare almost encumbering me physically.
~Thanks,~ it finally says, now a clearly feminine voice echoing on my mind. ~but you should hurry, pack up and run. Get away as fast as you can!~
I stare at it for a moment.
"Fuck no!" I exclaim, "I dived to the bottom of this lake to save you, and then treated all your wounds! Like hell I am leaving you here like this!"
~He is coming! He only wants me and I am already dying!~ the Mew all but shouted, it tried to stand, but it clearly was too weak to even do so.
"You protest has been heard, but I have decided to ignore it." I reply as I look around in worry. I gently grab the Mew as it (unsuccessfully) tries to escape my grasp. Then I run to the ATV and throttle it as fast as I can, nesting the small feeling between my legs.
"So, exactly what kind of being do I need to look out for?!" Isay in worry. Whatever left a Mew, hell any Pokemon, like this definitely is dangerous.
~Y-You! You Idiot! Leave me behind! You are too good for your own good!~ I heard the Mew say as it channeled it's feelings of frustration towards me.
"Then escape!" I all but shout "How did you even reach this state without healing yourself?!"
I can feel both Mew's sadness and the frown on it's face as it replies softly "The Djinn blocked my healing abilities, I know I am dying." suddenly I feel the feline gently headbut my tight as it continues. "Please, forget about me. I really appreciate how you have treated me, and I thank you with all my heart. That is why I am begging you to just let me go."
"Fuck that!" I exclaim "I will not let anyone die if there is anything I can do ab-"
Oh. Fuck.
Suddenly a small golden ring appears on my path, and from within it a clawed arm appears to shoot out. I barely have time to avoid it as another one appears on my view.
It takes me a second to draw my gun and fire as many bullets as I can towards it. I know for a fact that several of them hit the arm, but all it does is make it recoil and withdraw back into the ring.
~Leave me! It's hopeless and he only wants me!~ The Mew exclaims as it attempts to jump out of the ATV with all its remaining force. I swear in annoyance as I grab it by the scruff of the neck by reflex and put it against my chest.
"If you were on my place, would you let me go!" I exclaim, and the Mew suddenly freezes for a moment.
~I wouldn't…~ the Mew mutters, and then I feel it trying to bite and scratch my forearm to free itself. Knowing what it should be capable of I start believing that the Mew, it is not only too weak, it might also be in fact dying.
But I simply can't let someone die like that.
Suddenly an enormous ring opens exactly in front of me, and from it a demonic visage appears in all it's unholy glory.
Fuck, Fuck, Fuckity Fuck. It's mother fucking Hoopa Unbound.
I swear as I rise up my gun and decide to fuck it. I unload the rest of my clip on it's fucking face at the same time I throttle to the max and ram the bitch through it's own portal.
The Djiinn doesn't appears to be wounded by the bullets, but it is definitely confused as I ram it. We enter the golden ring, and suddenly a black void is my everything. The dazzed Hoppa starts struggling, and the inky blackness of the ring starts shimmering in a thousand colors, I see a kaleidoscope of lights until we come out into a desert.
The ATV crashes into the sand, as Mew and I are sent bowling away. I feel the air on my lungs being blown away as I strike the ground, and the corners of my view grow dark. But I don't let that get me.
I look around for Mew, and see it laying down a few meters away. Above him Hoppa stands cackling in madness.
It takes me all my willpower, but I run towards the ATV and pull my rifle out of it's case before I start firing. The creature growls in anger before setting its sight on me. I can clearly see it's eyes. At that moment, I take the chance and pull the trigger.
I hear a scream of rage. I see blood flow from it's face. I feel cold. I feel weak. I look down, and I see one of Hoopa's arms plowing straight through my chest before I fall into the sand.
I feel life slowly flow away from my body, but I try to continue. I try to drag myself towards the Mew even with my last breaths.
~You Idiot!~ I hear a whimper. ~I told you! I TOLD YOU!~ it screams in grief.
'I do not regret trying to help you.' was all I could think before my hand fell on top of Mew's fur.
Suddenly a pink wave of energy hits me. I feel invigorated, I can feel my wounds close, but I know this is just making it last longer. I wonder why is Mew doing it as it replies.
~I won't let you die!~ it shouts. I raise my view and notice the Hoopa gleefully watching as we suffer in joy, and once again I look straight into Mew's eyes. But this time they look at me different. They look at me with purpose. ~I'm already going to die… But I won't let you!~ The kitten screams.
~Do you want to live?~
"What?!" I manage to rasp before I start coughing.
~I… I can sacrifice myself to crystallize my lifeforce. From there a Burst Heart will form. I will lose my body, but it will allow us to fuse, and for you to get my abilities.~ The Mew took a moment of silence before continuing. ~All I ask is for a promise, for a promise to protect the world in my place.~
At this, I notice the Hoopa start to approach us, probably to finish us once and for all. My mind is fuzzy, I have no idea what it means, but all I can reply is with: "I accept."
I know not exactly what happens to Mew's body, it is something that I simply can't comprehend. Suddenly it is there, then there is a lemon-sized pink gem on my hands.
I see the Hoopa pause in confusion at what it is seeing as I raise up the gem. Following what my mind is telling me to do I yell: Heart Burst! as I press the gem into my chest.
I feel energy completely engulf my being as I start to float up in the air. My wounds begin to mend and in a flash of light, I am.
I have no time to look at myself, but I clearly notice that I am wearing a pink dress of sorts instead of my underwear. And that I seemingly have the figure to show it. I frown for a second before deciding that the freaking evil god in front of me needs all my attention.
Apparently deciding that it must kill me now, it starts charging at me. And I see it all, I see the small holes in reality open around me, I see every one of his muscles twitch, how his energy moves, how he will move.
And I move.
A Maelstrom of Hyperspace Fury surrounds me, yet I dance around it with grace. But the Djinn manages to catch me. His punches surround me, and I see no way out.
I trust on my instincts, and immediately raised a barrier. It was no psychic energy, instead a comprehension of of Aura, of life force itself. It broke against the Dark-type attack, but at the very least it nullified some damage.
The punch connected, sending me barreling through the horizon with a gasp, suddenly Hoopa was in front of me launching a sucker punch before I could react. The hit set me barreling down into the desert. A trench of sand was open by the sheer impact as the monster howled in joy.
Now I understand why Mew was having so much problems. I wondered what to do, but before I knew what was going out his rings started once again materializing around me. His fists pummeled me, their Dark nature doubling their considerable damage against me.
It's very touch burned me. The eldritch energies of the Djinn searing my flesh with agony. I wondered how to get out, how to escape.
As I laid my eyes into the gloating form of Hoopa, realization struck me. The moment the next portal opened, I jumped above the punch and transformed.
My form changed into Mew's, allowing me to fly over the punch and jump into the portal. Once again I found myself in the black expanse of the void, but this time as the kaleidoscope reappeared: I teleported home.
The world changed, everything stretched, I tasted orange and felt up. My senses overloaded with strange sensations, then the world came back. Everything was faint after that. All I remember is landing in a Lake at terminal velocity, then darkness overtook me.
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What do you guys think? Depending on how it turns out, may or may not scrap this.
