Hello, and welcome to "Guardian of the Forests". Why, exactly, did I write this? Two major reasons and a few minor ones. 

The first reason is to showcase variety in pokemon. You constantly see fics about Eevee and Vulpix and whatnot on this site. It gets really dragging and boring, so I hope can display quite a few unnoticed pokemon through this fic. When was the last time you saw Mothim or Kingdra appear in a fic?

The second major reason is to show the true beauty of the Unova region. Pokemon White 2 was my very first pokemon game, and it holds a special place in my heart as not only the first, but the best Pokemon game I have ever played. Dragonspiral Tower, Relic Castle, Giant Chasm, Route 23 and beyond, these are only a few of the locations of Unova that maximize nostalgia for me. I hope I can capture that in this fic as best as I can. The Alola region will also pop up quite a bit due to how unique it really is.

This first chapter has plenty of issues, but trust me when I say it gets better over time. With that, I hope you leave a review and enjoy "Guardian of the Forests".

Note that usage of telepathy to communicate will be in italics.

My name is Hano Shijian. I live in Nacrene City, within Unova. I have a pretty normal life. Great parents, a few friends. The highlight of most of my days is the Trainer School, in Straiton City, and it's actually really fun. Basically, we bring our pokemon, to, well, battle.

I have three pokemon myself: a Ferroseed, a Goomy, and the highlight, a Kingdra I inherited from my grandpa, who recently died. She's the most powerful pokemon I've ever seen, but the problem is Kingdra won't listen. She'll only battle those that match her strength, and there's nothing close to that in the Trainer's School. So usually only Ferroseed and Goomy battle, although Kingdra jumps right in if she feels I'm threatened. With that said...

It was a normal Friday. I was walking home from school with my friend, Enjo, and his Growlithe. He was always talking about how he wanted to meet a Legendary pokemon someday, and today was no exception. He never shuts up about them. I guess that's why he chose a Growlithe as his starter, in some places its evolution, Arcanine, IS considered Legendary. Whether its as beneficial as the great Arceus or as minor as the cave-dwelling Heatran, if it's Legendary, Enjo will be interested. After 30 minutes of this torture, I finally got home.

When I got home, my mom was upstairs. Like usual, she asked how my day went and we talked for a while. When I went to put my stuff down, I heard a loud rustling fron the bushes outside. Mom didn't seem to hear it, despite it only getting louder. I grabbed Kingdra's pokeball in case of emergency and asked mom if I could go outside. She said it was fine, and I took that chance to investigate the sound.

As I walked over to whatever made that sound, the rustling started moving farther away. And of course, out of morbid curiosity, I followed it, into Pinwheel Forest. Pretty soon I found myself lost, with no way of knowing how to get back. I stood there waiting and admittedly a little nervous, before the noise finally revealed itself.

A small, pink, cat like figure flew out of the bushes, and hovered in my face. I let out a yelp and stepped back in shock, dropping the pokeball.

"Hello, Hano!" a childish voice said in my brain. I never heard this voice before, so it must've been telepathy. "Seems you already know who I am!" This was the fabled Mew, the so-called ancestor of pokemon.

"It'd be a lot to let this all on a human at once, so I'll start from the beginning." I nodded in agreement, petrified where I stood out of excitement. But how did she know my name?

"It begins with the Council of Legends, where all the original legends put good and evil aside to discuss important matters in our world. You know, Arceus, Rayquaza, Zygarde, all of those guys. Well, there is a special area of this Council called the Mythic Branch. This includes Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, Shaymin, Victini, Diancie, and yours truly! Think of it as the kids table at a dinner party. This branch discusses the state if the world and how each of us can do our part to help it, and the pokemon and humans that reside in it."

I asked Mew, "So what happened?"

She replied, "There was an unfortunate anomaly of unknown source in Dialga's judgement. He unknowingly went on a rampage, mindlessly destroying all life before him. Nothing could challenge him. The Mythic Branch knew something had to be done about Dialga. Then, Celebi stepped up, knowing she only could put an end to Dialga's wrath."

She continued, "Using all of her power, Celebi caused a distortion that reset all the damage to his conscious. Dialga was brought back to his old self and restored all the destruction he caused. However, what he couldn't do was revive Celebi, having sacrificed herself to save not only Dialga but the world. The Mythic Branch as well as the Council as a whole knew that the loss of Celebi would be catastrophic to nature's balance, and without her presence to nourish the plants of the world, most life would wither away to nothing. We need a replacement quickly."

I wasn't sure what this all meant. "So what's the big picture of all this?" I asked.

Mew grinned a little. "It means, that you will be the heir to Celebi's legacy."

I stood in shock, letting that sink in and realizing what it meant. "I was excited to meet a mythical pokemon... but I didn't want to be one..." I started pouting.

Mew got worried. "Nononono, don't cry, Hano! I'm so sorry, I didn't you'd react this way!"

I continued, "I had my whole life ahead of me. And now it's all snatched away from me?... Without the family, friends, and pokemon that mean everything to me? There are so many other options! Why me?!" I nearly begun crying at that point.

Mew started pitying me and tried to help me. "It doesn't work how you think. Legendaries simply respawn if they die, they don't have to worry. But if a mythical is gone, they're gone. There's no bringing them back, ever. Celebi selected you to be her replacement in case she died. You may not see yourself as special, but she saw a caring love for all pokemon and nature. She made sure that as long as it's you, the forests will regenerate quickly and the global ecosystem will survive."

"So I guess I have no choice in becoming Celebi?" I asked.

"That's just how it is," she replied, "You were selected for a reason. No one else could do it better than you. And being a mythical is fun! You have no responsibilities or work, just playing whenever you want!" Mew giggled, to my irritation. There was no getting out of this, I realized. Fate had selected me as a backup plan, and the time had come for it to be used.

Finally, I relented, saying, "I will become Celebi if it is really that important, but on one condition." Mew seemed curious.

"Name it," she replied.

I told her, "I wish to keep all memories of my former life, and to be able to see my friends, family, and pokemon and even live with them. I beg you, if you must change me to save the world, please don't take away everything I treasure just for it!"

Mew had a melancholic look on her face, but then she got an idea. "I'll tell you what. I actually WAS supposed to wipe your memory and have you live purely as a mythical. But, just for you, I'll go against orders and let you keep your memories and your family. I feel too bad to take that from you. So, will you become Celebi, knowing you will lose your human form, but keep your memories and everything tied to them?"

I smiled weakly. "Yes, I'll do it. Thank you so much for letting me keep my old life."

She mused, "Excellent! I was tired of being so serious. Now, then, let us begin!"

Telekinetically lifting me in the air, Mew surrounded me in white light and started to change me. I started to shrink in height until I was no taller than Mew. My hands shrunk into tiny points of fingers, and so did my arms, getting smaller until they were half the original size, with the same happening to my legs and my feet becoming pad-like. My nose shrunk into my face as my head grew to become roughly the size of my body. It then changed in shape to fit Celebi's description as my eyes grew huge. Antennae sprouted above my new eyes, and clear wings formed on my back.

As my physical changes were finalizing themselves, Mew imbued me with two kinds of tremendous energy. The first was psychic energy, and there was a bunch of it, filling me with mental power beyond my own comprehension. The second was natural plant energy. As I felt my vitality wildly increase, now connected to the trees and plants around me, my skin changed into a signature light green. I even gained a special energy of time warping, although it was weak at this point. With that, the changes were over, and I fell to the ground. Mew looked drained herself, and she fell too.

Mew commented, "You look just like her... what do you think?"

I replied, "I still prefer my human form, but its alright, I guess."

She frowned. "Awww, I really thought you'd be more enthusiastic... oh well. Thanks to you, the world is safe and the vegetation will be revitalized."

I then realized that telepathy was no longer necesary, Mew was directly talking to me. "Oh crap! My parents must be worried sick!" I realized.

Mew sighed, "I really wanted to play with you, but I agree visiting your parents is more important. We could always play another day. Byeee, Hano!" Mew waved goodbye as she flew off who knows where.

Only problem: in her rush, Mew didn't bother to teach me to fly. I stood up and tried to walk, but I fell almost immediately. Seemed clear this wasn't a body that was made for walking. I then tried using psychic power to hover. I got it at first, but I wobbled off balance and plunged into a nearby bush. Finally, I flapped my wings so they were fast enough to carry me into the air, then used telekinesis, to keep me there. It actually worked, and after some practice, I picked up my clothes that would now never fit me again, as well as the pokeball I didn't even use, and darted through the woods in search of my house.