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“Sorry, but you are unable to enter heaven.”
I squeezed the bridge of my nose with two fingers as I glared back at the angel guy receptionist.
“Look, I’m no saint. But surely, I wasn’t so bad that I can’t go to heaven.”
The angel shook his head, “Sorry, the decision is final.”
Now I was pissed, “Excuse me?! I didn’t have the most life lived, mostly by my character rather than anything…but I had my family, and I would like to be with them again please!”
In a blink of an eye, I only vaguely remember the angel pressing some button on his desk.
Then all I see is darkness, as I fall into what seems like eternal darkness.
“That’s just great.” I groan, looking down for only a second to just bring my head up and looking ahead of me.
Everywhere looked the same, dull darkness.
“So I die fading into darkness, and now I’m falling for eternity in darkness. Well, this is a new one, if people knew this could happen after death…”
A bright light suddenly appears in front of me, causing me to curse and put my arms up.
“This is not the end.”
I put my arms down as the light died, vaguely seeing it was pink before I saw a familiar pink shape in front of me.
“Not exactly the first Pokémon my imagination would pop in my mind, but better than just seeing nothing.”
The Mew shakes its head before it opens its mouth, “I am not part of your imagination. I am here to give you a chance at a different life.”
I blink, my eyes slowly getting rid of the dots in my vision, “Wait, Pokémon are real?!”
Mew sighs, “Yes and no. When an idea as big as Pokémon is made, a world can be formed that becomes a sort of world one can choose to be reincarnated in.”
“....So does that mean every Pokémon in let's say, Mystery dungeon, is a dead person reincarnated?"
“No, that isn’t it. It’s more the so-called ‘hero’ that is chosen from the dead.” Mew says with a chuckle.
“So if what I’m hearing is true…you want me to go down to said world and be the hero?”
Mew nods and I put my arms out to said creature, “ARE YOU INSANE?! Why me? Look, I love those games, but there is no way I’m hero material for that. I’d just mess up the story, especially if it’s the one with the time gears.”
Mew only laughs and floats a few inches to pat my head, “Oh you certainly are too hero material. As for the ‘story’, thank goodness the time gear fiasco is done.”
“Wait, if I were to be put into said world, would the hero that did all that die in my place? Would I be taking the body of a hero?!”
I felt sick at the thought, “Forget the story, I’d make their beloved hero look insane, or at the very least mind controlled when I act as well…me.”
Mew laughs, pushing itself back while doing a small backflip, “Oh dear! You're too much!”
“I’m serious!” I shout.
Mew suddenly stops laughing, looking at me with such a look that I can’t help but shut my mouth.
“Listen, I’ve sent many to my world as heroes. Each a different hero's journey. I don’t send one to replace the other. I send you down, nothing the previous hero did will be judged on you.”
Mew then lets out a hand and smiles, “My name is Orchid by the way, and yes I am female.”
“So, will you come with me?”
I look around, the darkness only making me feel trapped that I knew I’d go insane if I stayed here.
“Lets say I do, what am I supposed to do? And can I ever see my family again?”
“Your journey is your own, what it is I will not say. As for your family, if you accept this, I will find a way for you to see them again.”
I sigh and nod, hearing the laugh that now I can vaguely hear a tiny bell with every giggle.
“Sure, why not?”
“Great!” Orchid shouts, putting her arms in the air.
A bright pink light shines from her once more, and I curse quietly as my vision burns.
“It is time to go to the Pokémon world! Good luck my champion.....Oh wait!”
The light dims a bit, enough I can squint through the light to see Orchid with what looked like a star sticker, silver colored.
“This will help things move along. Plus, I’ve always wanted to try and make my hero look more hero-like. Or at least more unique than the species they are changed to.”
“Now wait a minute!” But she already slapped the sticker on my forehead, and my eyes closed before I hit what felt like water.