//------------------------------// // The Third Mew // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Kanto. The Tree of Beginning. Afternoon. After a rather terrifying and unpleasant encounter with the Regi Trio and the White Blood Cells that defend this tree, the goal to find Mew for Mewie continued. Thanks to the tree recognizing Ash, all of his friends were free from any further harm. Now they could continue to the top without having to worry about any other threats. Ash, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were the closest to Mew so far, being at one of the highest points of the tree. And this was further supported once Ash came across what looked to be a toy on the ground. A bouncy ball could be spotted with Pikachu picking it up. "Pika! Pikachu!" Pikachu bounced the ball up and down as he vaguely remembered this toy from years back when he was first brought here. This was the toy that Mew played with once. "We're close it looks like. We should get everyone else here so that we see Mew." Ash stated before whipping out his Xtransceiver. Everyone needed to be present, especially Pinkie Pie and the two Mew that were with her. Castform emerged out of Rainbow Dash's saddlebag to play around with the bouncy ball that Pikachu held. Twilight and the others came into view of Ash's Xtransceiver as they started chatting. "Ash!" Twilight shouted with her voice blaring through the device. "You won't believe what just happened! Out of nowhere, these strange organisms showed up. From the looks of it, they looked like blood cells." "Which is just...gross!" Pinkie Pie shuddered before licking her lips. "Kinda looked tasty the way they looked like jelly though..." "Pinkie!" Twilight shifted her eyes to the earth pony, hoping that she wouldn't have the same idea to eat them if given another chance. "Kidding! I wasn't gonna eat them!" She giggled. "So that's what those things were. We were just attacked by them earlier." Starlight said. "We already had to deal with Regice and those blood cells ate us up." "We had Regirock to deal with, the persistent thing." Rarity chimed in. "For us it was Registeel," Twilight added. " Guess we all bumped into some Regis. But it suddenly stopped chasing us." "Same for us. We got brought back when we got eaten up. Regirock just up and left too." Applejack's face came into view. "Whaddya think caused that?" "I've got a good idea of what it was. Or who it was. Isn't that right, Ash?" Twilight looked to Ash. "Yeah. I helped used my Aura with the White Blood Cells to bring you all back. This time, it didn't harm the tree thankfully. Kinda spooked if it could damage it again next time." "I was right about these crystals. They are connected to Aura." Twilight held a crystal out. "They started glowing orange when those cells showed up but once Ash's Aura was used, they radiated an azure colour. Do you all know what this means?" "Uhhh..." Rainbow Dash and the others were trying to figure out where Twilight was going with this. They just couldn't put their hooves, claws or fingers on it. "They have the same colour?" "No-no. This Tree of Beginning must live up to its name. It's probably been around the same time as the entire Mew species if a Mew already lives here along with Fossil Pokemon. In one of the books I borrowed early on in this crossing of worlds, I learned a lot about Aura. We're standing in one of the earliest trees in existence right here. Maybe even the first tree." "The first tree?" Ash and the others thought about it for a moment. If Twilight's theory was true, then they were indeed standing in a legendary tree that came before everything else. "Awesome..." "You should all meet up with us at the north top of the tree. We're close to the very top." Fluttershy spoke. "Just look for a lot of crystals that are long and large enough to walk and jump on." "Got it. See ya there!" Applejack hung up, followed by Starlight and finally Twilight. As for Ash's group, it was only up for them. There were no other visible upper pathways for them to choose from. Only lower pathways. All of this was a good indication that Mew was nearby. And while passing one of the caves that led underneath, their eyes had caught a certain figure. At first, they almost walked past it, only for them to come to a complete halt. In unison, they turned their heads to see this figure that was standing as still as it possibly could. But it was not fooling anyone. A Sudowoodo. "Sudowoodo...." A Sudowoodo stood there next to one of the rocks, trying to imitate it to keep a low profile. Unfortunately for the Imitation Pokemon, no one fell for it as its appearance was far too distinguishable. "We can see you, ya know." Rainbow Dash spoke. "Sudo!" Sudowoodo fell over as its cover was blown. Fluttershy giggled, applauding Sudowoodo's attempt to try and blend in. If only its appearance could match the environment instead of just its poses. Sudowoodo then got back up, silently staring Ash and Pikachu in the eyes. So did Ash and Pikachu as they took some time to observe the Pokemon in front of them. They felt as if this was a familiar encounter. And after looking at its eyes and thinking for a moment to their last trip here, Ash and Pikachu thought about one major conclusion. "Hey...Are you that Bonsly that stayed here?!" "Pika-Pikachu?!" "Sudowoodo!" Sudowoodo stood up, saluting as it was 100% that same Bonsly from before. It had evolved since the last time they saw each other, looking healthy as ever. "Awesome! How have ya been?!" Ash and Pikachu ran up to their old friend. "Woodoo! Sudo!" Sudowoodo was going great. Nothing much has changed besides his evolution. "These are my friends Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Audino and Castform." "Hello!" Fluttershy cheerily waved at the Imitation Pokemon with Castform continuously playing with the bouncy ball, not letting it go. "If you're here, that means we're definitely close to Mew. Mind helping us reach Mew, Sudowoodo?" "Sudowoodo!" Sudowoodo would do just that. All they had to do was follow him and it would be straight to Mew. With Twilight and the others being there alongside them first, of course. They all eventually met up at the same spot. The group had reunited at one spot after a few minutes of moving through this massive tree which had even more pathways to choose from. It was easy to get lost. Once they reunited, they all followed Sudowoodo to where Mew resided. And with his guidance, they had found themselves where Mew resided. Next to these strange portals, there was a secretive from just for Mew filled with an abundance of toys. And there it was. The third Mew. "Mew?" Mew, who was wearing a hat, had removed it promptly upon seeing the arrival of Ash and the others. At first, it planned to transform and disguise itself, only to soon recognize Ash and Pikachu from all those years ago. "Mew!" "Pikachu!" Pikachu hopped off Ash's hat to engage with the New Species Pokemon. Mew grabbed Pikachu in midair and initiated a reunion hug. "Pika-Pika!" "Mew-Mew!" "We almost got eaten just to find one Pokemon..." Starlight uttered with lowered eyes. "Eh. Not as bad as the Unown." She shrugged it off, seeing that whole debacle as a small-scale situation compared to what else she and the others had been through. Pikachu began dancing around with the third Mew, speaking to each other about what they'd done so far. Mainly Pikachu and his various adventures around the world which were timeless and had no end in sight. Pinkie Pie looked at the two Mew, nudging her head and encouraging them to go along. "Mew!" Mew and Mewie called out for the third Mew. "Mew?" The third Mew turned, facing its fellow New Species Pokemon. It couldn't believe its eyes. Plus its eyes were expanding as this was the most shocked Mew has ever been. Much like the other two, it had not seen a Mew in so long ever since the early days of the Pokemon World when it was just Mew and Legendary and Mythical Pokemon flying around. Naturally, this was a perplexing sight to it as it was hard to believe. But once the other two got close, it was as real as it can be as Pinkie Pie's Mew held hands with the third Mew. Now it was them dancing around with this striking reunion. Granted, none of them knew each other even from long ago. There were so many Mew across the world back then it was hard to tell. "Mew-Mew!" Either way, the third Mew was happy to see more of its kind. It felt like an eternity without seeing another as they flew around. Mission accomplished. They had successfully found another Mew for mainly Mewie but Pinkie Pie's Mew was happy to see this too. This was further proof that somewhere out there in this vast world of Pokemon, more Mew are still around. Rare, but they exist. The third Mew immediately felt like playing with them, going straight for the various toys it had gathered over the years when disguising itself as a random Pokemon, going from place to place in different regions. "It's good that we've reunited them. But...I suggest we rest for a bit." Rarity sat down, feeling exhausted. Reasonably so considering everything that had happened. "Searching for Pokemon of all kinds is certainly an experience." "Mhm. So, we found that one Mew. Got another Mew we might need to know about, Ash?" Applejack asked. "Uh...There's only one Mew I can think about right now." Ash thought for a second. "I guess it's the one that I saw when we were going against Mewtwo way back then. But that Mew goes all over the place so that'll be tough..." "Let's take a break from that right now." Twilight suggested. "We can focus on finding other Mews out there another time. Who knows? Maybe they're in every region and no one's looked hard enough." "It's nice though, isn't it?" said Fluttershy. "Reuniting them. It'll be the biggest reunion in the world if we can get more Mews to meet up again. Or even go for that goal of bringing so many of them back. But I don't know how we're going to make that part happen..." "Mew-Mew!" The third Mew, who was frantically playing around with the other two, flew over to the humans, ponies and dragon, thanking them for bringing two more Mew to it. "You're welcome!" Fluttershy translated. "Mew. Mew-Mew." "What's it saying now?" Starlight asked. "It's said that human visits now are getting better." Fluttershy translated. "It started off good with Ash and his old friends coming here for the first time. Then it was just as good when someone else came here 4 years ago." "Hm? Who came here after us?" Ash wondered. This was something that struck his curiosity. Someone else managed to make it out of here safely without being eaten by the White Blood Cells or crushed by the Regis. "Mew..." Mew tried remembering the name of this mysterious individual. "Mew!" It had recalled the name of this mystery human, passing it on to Fluttershy. "His name is N." "N? N was here?!" Ash stood up as Pikachu's ears twitched from this. "Pi?!" Pikachu almost fell over after being blown back by that name reveal. Ash and Pikachu were surprised to not only hear N's name but to know that he had been here once. "N? Who's N?" Twilight asked as all of them wanted some answers on this individual with a single letter name. "N's another good friend of mine. Met him during my adventures in Unova." Ash began reminiscing, sharing what knew about N. "You see, N's Ghetsis' son and a trainer who-" "GHETSIS' SON!?" Pinkie Pie dropped a box of food that she was prepared to give the third Mew as now everyone had been blown back next. Ash said that so casually. "Ghetsis has a son?!" "That poor lady..." Rarity shook her head, mourning for whoever got with Ghetsis. "Well, they're not related. N's a foster child to Ghetsis. But it's pretty scary how they kinda do look similar..." Ash thought about it for a moment. Despite not being related, N and Ghetsis did look fairly similar. "Maybe Ghetsis had a brother who looked like N...Ah, I don't know. But yeah. N's a great guy." "You can't just say that so casually, Ash..." Starlight's heart skipped a beat. "So N's been here, huh? Wonder what he did...Ah, I don't need to wonder! I've got this!" Ash recalled the perfect item to use here. The Time Flower. It was kept in his bag as this was the perfect moment to utilize its power. He took out the Time Flower, ready to see what N had done upon showing up here. Everyone scooched over with their eyes locking onto the Aura-based Flower. With utter concentration, Ash was able to tap into the power of the flower. It let out its signature aurora-like glow that exuded in a flash. It started looking into the past. That past that Ash was looking for. About N. And upon looking into the past approximately 4 years ago, had shown Ash what he needed to see. This would also be the first time Twilight and her friends would see N. Albeit as a memory. There he was, standing there and facing Mew. "Yeah...he does look like Ghetsis." Rainbow Dash spoke as they all got a good look at N. "Are we sure they're not related?" By that time, N had already gotten past the White Blood Cells and the Regis, which led him to the New Species Pokemon at the top of the tree. And the conversation went like this 4 years ago. "So, you live here, Mew?" N spoke. "Sorry to interrupt. I had just decided to come here to this sacred place. The Tree of Beginning." "Mew?" "I heard that this is one of if not the very first tree. I've wanted to come here to hopefully see the origins of Pokemon. All of these Fossil Pokemon are some that I've never seen before. Let alone seeing a Mew for the first time. "Mew-Mew!" "If you don't mind, I'd like to know more about this Tree of Beginning. And anything else. My goal was once to learn about the relationships between people and Pokemon. That is until I meed three people who showed me what that bond could truly be like. As friends and sometimes even family. Now, I want to know about the Pokemon World itself. I'm ready to hear what I can get." "Mew!" The Time Flower ended the memory afterwards with Ash placing the flower down. He had seen enough. N came here for a simple purpose that was easy to understand. "So that's what happened. Nice, N," Ash spoke. "Pikachu-Pi." "Mew!" "So, what now? Should we head home?" Starlight asked. "Both Mews look like they're having a blast here though." "Not yet." Pinkie took out some spare food after dropping the first batch from before. "Let's celebrate with finding another Mew! And here's to finding more and for one big reunion!" That was the better option. They would party the afternoon away alongside the third Mew. Pinkie Pie would certainly try this with the next Mew they potentially come across in the future. All the essentials for a party were there. Albeit on a small scale. And they partied away to celebrate their newest Mew finding. It was a party fit for a Mew with food choices that were perfect for it. Pinkie Pie already had one Mew, she knew what food the species adored. It was everything. Mew was the ancestor of many Pokemon, so it would stand to reason that practically every food choice was its favourite with no distaste. This party at the top grabbed the attention of the other Pokemon living in the Tree. Including the Legendary Titans. They all flocked to the scene while most of them sensed some delicious food made by Pinkie Pie. Once they showed up, they were encouraged to join in. All the food that they could eat. The three Mew had their special way of playing around. By transforming into other Pokemon. They transformed into an assortment of Pokemon to interact with the various toys here while also mimicking certain Legendary Trios. An example being the Legendary Titans. Speaking of the Legendry Titans Regirock, Regice and Regice, they sat down, observing the party and always being the defensive ones of the tree. Until Ash convinced them to try and get involved. Ash brought the Legendary Titans over to experience this party. While they don't show emotions and neither could they eat any of the food, they could still do something. Everyone's Pokemon were brought for this as Altaria acted as a bed for the many Swablu. The Swablu rested on their future evolution, getting comfortable as they all fit inside of Altaria's wings. Twilight hid behind Togekiss once the Ledyba and Ledidan came close, only for Togekiss to befriend them. Twilight shuddered just being near these two species of Pokemon. When Ash's Lucario showed up, the third Mew believed him to be the same Lucario from before, but that was not the case as Mew quickly found out. However, it decided to play with Lucario either way, pulling on its ears. Lucario winced from these ear pulls as Mienfoo sat in the corner, only to be interrupted by an incoming Omastar. She looked Omasatar in the eyes, backing up once she saw the way its face looked. They laughed away during the party as it was similar to when Ash became a Pikachu once and threw a big party at Canterlot for many to enjoy and experience. All of the Fossil Pokemon had never experienced this much fun before considering how old they were. They had been in the tree for so long while the other Fossil Pokemon out there have been on their own adventures. This was a nice change of pace. And the tree flourished. In fact, with all of this positive energy radiating across the area, the energy of the tree had increased. It had never increased for such a long time until now as a mystical green glow emanated from it. The same glow that Sir Aaron once summoned to stop a war. It showed up once more to symbolize the harmony made by Ash and his friends. Eventually, this wonderful party would come to an end as the sun was setting. It was getting late, but they would be lying if they said they didn't have fun. Every Pokemon went off with their stomachs full while some grabbed leftovers to keep for tomorrow or tonight. The Legendary Titans and even the Tree of Beginning had even begun seeing things in a different light. They have been constantly attacking humans that come to this tree and now ponies and dragons. But after Ash and N had shown up here and even a second time for Ash, jumping to conclusions so quickly was something they thought about. But they would still be cautious depending on who comes here next for the first time. "Well, we're off." Ash said to Mew and the Legendary Titans. "We're planning on meeting up with every Mew we can. Do you think you know about another one out there, Mew?" "Mew...Mew." Mew shook its head. Unfortunately, these two were the only other Mews it had seen for a long time. However, Mew had somewhere to recommend. "Mew-Mew!" "A place where Mews used to always go way back then?" Fluttershy translated. Indeed, Mew knew of a location that the Mew population flocked to in their free time. Which was all the time. "Where is it?" "Mew!" Mew forgot, shrugging and playfully laughing as everyone pratfell. But it certainly existed somewhere. And according to Mew, some Mew might still know where that location is and would still decide to flock there from time to time. "We'll find it anyway!" Pinkie jumped up. "Thanks so much anyway, Mew! We'll come and visit with these two more often!" "Mew-Mew!" Both Mews had waved goodbye to their fellow New Species Pokemon. This would not be their final meeting. They would return and also hoping that the third Mew would come and see them. It was outgoing despite living in this tree for so long. They had left the tree in its new energized state that they had made. As for the future, despite searching for more Mew, it was boundless with so much to look forward to as the journey continues. Chapter 749 End.