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I am Celebi, a shiny one. I'm not sure what humans say about my gender, but I'm pretty sure I'm FEMALE. Anyway, this is my story, from before meeting Grovyle and the human, Leonna, up until after time began to flow properly again.

I live in Deep Dusk Forest, inside a very gigantic tree. My tree is wide, and it used to be dead before Dialga restored everything to 'normal'. There is a hollow at the bottom of the tree and a hidden trap door could be found inside it. The trap door leads to the very inside of the tree. And there are actually numerous bedrooms inside, as well as a kitchen and storage. Every now and then, a lost Pokemon wanders into the hollow, but so far, none of them have been able to find the trapdoor. Well, except one.

And that Pokemon, was, you guessed right, Grovyle. Yes, I mean the oversized Grass-type lizard that I just absolutely adore. Oh? You didn't know? Well, you do now. I am head-over-heels in love with Grovyle. Hehehee.

But anyway, let's continue with my story.

The moment I hatched from my egg, all I saw was darkness around me. I was never able to meet my parents, and for a long time, I just stayed in my nest, immobilized by my fear of my surroundings. Soon enough, I began to starve, and as inexperienced as I was, I flew away from my home in search of food.

I remembered it was very difficult and tiring for me, as I wasn't used to flying yet. I gave up in my search and returned to my nest, thinking, I might as well die where I was born.

And I never expected a Tropius to have fixed another bed of straw beside my tiny one when I returned. I paused in my tracks, unsure of what to do, when the Tropius looked up and saw me. She smiled, lifted one leafy wing, and revealed my nest to be full of different berries.

I stared at her in shock, but the way she looked at me, I felt like…she was inviting me. So after a bit of hesitating on my part, I flew beside her, and ate. She merely watched me as I hungrily devoured most of the juicy berries in my nest. As I was about to take a bite from a Pecha berry, I stared up at her, and saw her smiling at me. I decided to share, and shyly extended the berry out to her. The Tropius was surprised at first, but then gently declined, as if saying, No dear, that's for you.

It was later that I realized she was mute.

The Tropius, who I started calling Mother, took care of me, and taught me many things, even though she couldn't speak. She showed me where to look for berries, and taught me how to fly properly. One day, as we were out picking berries, I saw a bunch of wild Mankey throw some unpeeled chestnuts at Mother, and I accidentally stopped it with Psychic. Once I found out about my abilities, I used Telepathy to communicate with her.

Now that I was able to properly communicate and understand her, Mother also taught me the different uses of different berries, like how Pecha berry could heal poison, or Rawst, for burns and so on.

Soon, I encountered my first tragedy. Mother and I had just returned from our daily search for berries, when we saw that our nest had been trespassed by a group of Weedle. As special as I was, I am half Psychic and Grass, thus making me weak to the invaders. Mother, on the other hand, was part Flying, and took care of the troublemakers easily. But not without getting severely poisoned.

"Mother!" I said, and began to panic. Then I remembered about the Pecha berries I had, and fed them to her.

As she chewed slowly, the poison disappeared, and I was instantly relieved. Such a sweet child you are, my dear Celebi, she told me. And pretty as well.

I blushed from her compliments and replied, Thank you, Mother. But, now that our nest is ruined, what are we going to do?

Normally, I would say that we just rebuild it, but… she seemed troubled.

But what? I asked curiously.

But, even if we do, some other Pokemon are bound to come and this will all repeat. I suggest that we search for a more protected and comfortable home.

You mean, like, a tree house? Mother smiled at me, not necessarily.

And that was how I found this wonderful tree of mine. Although Mother couldn't fit inside, she insisted that this was perfect for me.

After all, I will not be around much longer, she told me grimly.

What? ! What do mean? I panicked. What will I do without you, Mother?

Mother smiled at me reassuringly, You will be fine, my dear Celebi, and you might even find someone to share this tree with. She winked. I had never understood her before, but now, I can only think of a certain Grass-type Pokemon.

Anyway, it soon became clear to me that Mother was dying, slowly but surely. I did not want that to happen. But on the day she died, she gave a speech before saying farewell. I remember her words,

My dear Celebi, only goodness knows how I was able to meet you and be with you. Darling, I am so very sorry that I must end our time together soon. But, I must tell you now, about all I know in this world. Celebi, dear, this everlasting darkness you see around you, is because of our planet's paralysis. Time has stopped, you see. But you are very special, my dear, because your species are able to travel through time. I… I am sure…that one day… One day, you will be of great help to fix this world. You see, it wasn't always like this. It was very beautiful in the past, as I heard. And I know you will be able to change it, even under Primal Dialga's rule. My dear, there are so many things I never told you, but you will find out on your own, I know it. Be a light, Celebi, and let your spirit shine, that it may be passed on to generations after you. Do not lose hope, or faith, as I am sure we will meet again. Take my Grass Gem, and keep it safe for me. It is time, I feel it…Farewell, my dear Celebi…

I yelled and sobbed for her to come back, to say that it was all a joke that she wasn't leaving me alone in this seemingly eternal darkness. That was the first time I cried, and the first time I hated someone. Primal Dialga.

It took me a while to get a hold of myself, and from that day on; I vowed that I would do whatever I could to change this world, even a little, by being a light.

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Okay, I'll only say this once, but it applies to the whole story:

I own nothing!

Greetings, readers, for this has been my first story in a long time. I understand if you hate me for not posting or publishing a Chessshipping story instead of…this. Hey, even my friends don't like pairings between different Pokemon (which is why I never told them about this new story XD) But I recently got into Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (after years since playing Red Rescue Team) and I fell for Rendshipping Well, the next chapter is about how Celebi met Grovyle, so keep in tune!