A Brief Moment in Time

I blink once, twice, then a third time. Me? The chosen one?

You have got to be joking.

*You don't believe me?*

I shake my head to break my trance-like state.

Who was she kidding? There's nothing 'chosen' about me! It is Ash that is the chosen one. Everyone that has heard the great story of Ash the Great Pokemon Master saving the entire world that we know of. Even I as a child grew up with his stories. More stories than I could count.

No. I am not the chosen one. It is Ash that is the chosen, not me.

I shake my head. “I'm sorry Celebi, but I believe you are mistaken. I am not the chosen one.”

Celebi cocks a thin eyebrow. *Oh really? Then who do you think is the chosen one?*

“It is Ash, of course.”

She closes her eyes and lets out a small sigh.

*Oh young one, if you only knew...* She looks up again at me and smiles. *Yes, it is true that Ash is the chosen one, but it was only for that quest.* Her eyes start to glow from... from pride? *This time, Rose, it is you who will be the one to save all of humanity. And you have been chosen long before your first heartbeat.*

“I don't understa-”

*Rose, I have important things to tell you and not enough time. Time is fleeing from us even as we speak. But understand this, in this very hour you have shown that you ARE the chosen one, even if it was without you knowledge.*

Without stopping for me to ask how, she continues. *When you woke up and tried to warm your hands in front of the fire you could not. They felt like ice, am I right?* She gives me a knowing smile.

“How did you-”

*And then a watt of electricity jumped from one hand to another. While you told the story you felt heat rising within you. You felt wind dance with your fingertips. And, finally, the blast that knocked you out.*

I wait in anticipation. “Yes?”

*That could only come from a being that had great telekinetic strength. The blast, Rose, came from within you.*

I stared at her. Then at the ground.

What did this mean?

*You showed your powers even earlier than I thought you would. And what's so surprising is how powerful they are.* Celebi says, talking to herself.

“Celebi, what are these powers that you say I have? And why hadn’t they come out before now?”

She smiles at me for a moment. *Rose, you have more than just the title of the chosen one, you have the powers! The powers of the very Pokemon that you will save. The power of Fire, Strength, Electricity, Grass, Water, Telekinesis, Wind, Dragon, Dark, and last of all, Steel. And the reason you didn’t have them before is quite simple.* She winks at me. *You were too young. Only now when you are becoming the woman you will be for the rest of your life is when your powers will emerge. The strange part is that they came out so soon.*

She rubs her chin with her hand. *Both times when your Psychic ability came out you were in a time of trouble...* she stops in mid-sentence, then suddenly starts again with a new smile. *And you were emotional! That’s it!*

I look at her funny. “What?”

*That explains why they emerged so early. They came out from very deep emotions, like sadness, joy...* her eyes narrow at me, knowingly and amusingly.

* Love.*

I blush an intense red. Was the Brock the one that helped my powers surface so soon? I knew the answer even before the question was asked.

Celebi’s face grows serious. *Rose, you have to realize that you will have to learn how to control them. Master them like they are Pokemon. Training hard everyday.* Her face grows softer. *But I know that you will do that anyway, even with out me saying it.*

I nod in agreement.

*Rose, we have a long journey ahead of us. We have to travel to the Whirl Islands to complete the prophesy and free the world from Team Rocket’s evil grip.*

I hesitate at the question I am about to ask, then continue. “What will we do there?”

Celebi looks at me gravely in the eye. *We are to meet the Legendary Pokemon of this world, and put an end to Team Rocket’s evil, as prophesy has been foretold.*

“We’ll have to do it in the morning though.”

Celebi blinks once, confused. *Why is that?”

I look over at Ash as my answer. He had fallen asleep.