Sacred Egg (Blissey TF Story)

I was born an orphan into this world, my parents abandoning me at the footsteps of a stranger in this remote village. However, this stranger knows who my parents are and refuses to tell me about them. My caretaker was called Zeith and he pretty much raised me from birth. The only thing he told me about my parents is that they gave me up so I could be protected.

I was born with a strange…birthmark, if you could call it that. I was born with a natural pink pouch on my belly. Growing up I would always put my toys to carry thought Zeith would scold me for doing so.

"Bliss, stop that." He seemed visibly upset, but I never knew why, exactly. He would snatch the toys out from my pouch and make me cover the pouch up tightly against my skin which hurt. "You must not show this pouch to anyone in this village. You must not parade around with it visible to others. You parents entrusted me to keep you here for safety, and I can't do that if someone were to know of this pouch!"

"But why?" I would ask. "Why do I have a pouch? Rai was born with a strange blue tail and everyone praises him for it."

"Once you are old enough, perhaps I will tell you. But for now, it must never be known to anyone but you and I. Understood?" Zeith looked me in the eyes and placed his hand on my shoulder and I slowly nodded.

That was ten years ago, and I still haven't found out why I have this pouch on my stomach. However, when I saw Rai, he was wearing some ceremonial outfit. This village had a strange custom I never understood. At the shrine, there are two large canine teeth on a very elegant yellow pillow with purple edges. I asked Zeith why those teeth were worshiped the way they are and he answered,

"This village worships an ancient Pokemon by the name of Raikou. A long time ago there existed a marvelous race of creatures with extraordinary powers. They were called Pokemon. It was deemed by the High Council that a village will be built to worship each and every one of these creatures. There was a famine that wiped out all of these creatures, and for this village, all that is left of Raikou was his two large teeth."

"But why do they still worship a creature that doesn't exist anymore?" I asked, but Zeith never answered, He took my hand and led me onwards after the large crowd of people who were carrying Rai on a pedestal that rested on their shoulders.  

I felt bad for these people, it must have looked heavy. I could see the strain on their faces. I looked up at Rai, who seemed very proud of himself as his parents prayed behind him, crying what looked like tears of happiness. I saw the same blue tail that Rai had, and wondered what it was for still. Yet Zeith would not tell me.

I put a hand on my stomach where my pouch was at, and realized we were kind of the same. If I were to reveal I had a pink pouch, would I be treated the same way?

I stood in the crowd next to Zeith, watching carefully as Rai was lowered in front of the shrine. The Priest took his hand and led him to the teeth and bowed away. Rai reached for them and picked them up, and in surprise, I watched as he opened his mouth and moved them towards his mouth.

"Why are they allowing him to desecrate a sacred object like that?" I asked, but Zeith acted like he never heard me and continue to watch.

Rai seemed to fiddle with them at first, but it seemed like the teeth had attached themselves inside of his mouth, making him look wild and an animal. Then what happened next scared me. Rai hutched over, flinging the ceremonial outfit he was wearing until he was naked, and then fell on his hands and feet. His eyes started to glow, and I could see yellow and black striped fur growing on his body. A black mask started to form on his face as the side of his black nose became a light blue spiked pattern with four points. White fur then grew out and formed with his hair to connect the two and crown his head. Long, purple hair then started to grow out and form down his back. His hands and feet fused, his nails becoming white and growing out looking like claws, his body growing out longer and bigger as more muscle appeared on his strange new looking body.

The crowd around me started to cheer and clap and the creature that stood in Rai's place turned towards the people and gave a loud roar. He looked out among the crowd of people and finally gave one final look at me. It was staring right at me, our eyes locked on each other, like he knew that I had a pouch on my belly. I felt a strong connection with this creature for some reason. I blinked, and the creature was jumping over the crowd and running into the forest nearby.

"What was that…" I asked, mainly to myself. "I…felt a connection somehow with it…"

"It's nothing, just your imagination." Zeith said quickly and took my hand and guided me back to the hut we were living in.

"Why did he turn into that creature? Was that Raikou, like you said?"

"I can't answer that."

"Why not?" I asked.

"Cause I am entrusted to protect you, that's why." He only said, and I remained quiet the whole way back home.

~0~

It was late at night and I could not get to sleep. Zeith had long fell asleep, so I had decided to do a little snooping around. I was looking in his desk and found a secret folder that he hid from me every time I walked into this room. I opened it up and saw a letter right away.

Dear Zeith,

I am entrusting you my daughter, Bliss, on account of keeping her safe. We have escaped from our village. When Bliss was born, she had the mark of Blissey, and we couldn't bear to watch our daughter become one of those creatures. Please do not let her know of this, and if she should ever question you about the pouch, just stir her away from the question.

I couldn't believe what I was reading. I knew that I felt that connection with Raikou once he turned, but I never thought I would be the same as him. I wonder why my parents wouldn't want me to follow with this custom; it seemed like a huge honor. Especially after what I saw today, if this is happening in all of the other villages, then these creatures called Pokémon might have a chance to come back to this world. I know I would feel honored.

I looked into Zeith's room to see if he was still sleeping, and he was. I quickly gathered my things together and snuck out the door, deciding to catch one of the carriages that travel between towns. I told the person to take me to the Village of Blissey. He nodded and started right away.

~0~

After three days of travel I had finally made it to the village. It seemed like the exact same to the village I once called home. I got off the carriage and took a walk around. The villagers were giving me strange looks because I was new, but I ignored them. I was actually looking for the shrine.

I didn't want the whole charade of the village that they did with Rai, I wanted to do it on my own accord. After walking around the village for a while I finally found the shrine where it held the sacred object by the sacred Pokémon Blissey.

I saw the Priest walk up to me and gave me a smile. "You want to see the sacred object?"
"Yes, I do so very much." I replied. He nodded and lead me into the shrine, and on a pink pillow with a white frilly edge was a glistening, white egg.

"An egg?" I asked.

"Yes, Blissey was our village's Pokemon to worship after deemed by the High Counsel. Blissey had a pouch where she would carry this egg, and she was such a caring and happy Pokemon, always wanting to help. We are waiting forever for the day when the chosen one steps up and claims this egg and places it in her pouch and help Blissey come alive once again." The Priest explained.

"Can you give me a moment? I'm an uh…artist. I would like to sketch it." I lied, but he nodded and bought it, and left me alone with the Egg on the pillow.

I started to undress myself like Rai had done before he became a Raikou. I stood naked next to the alter and felt a cold chill run down my bare back. I shivered a bit, and then started to untie the bandages that held my pouch close to my body. I sighed in relief as the pouch revealed itself and was free, and not bound. It looked off on my pale body, and it being a bright pink.

I then looked up at the egg and then I felt a strong pull. My body jerked forward suddenly, well, my stomach with the pouch jerked forward, and my body followed after. I saw the glistening egg give off a brighter glow as it started to float above the pillow. I felt my pouch expand outwards, welcoming the egg to plop itself in it.

The egg slowly floated towards me, and the slowly lowered itself into my pouch, which hugged the egg right away and I was met with a strong, weird feeling all over my body. My eyes started to glow and my skin, from the pouch up, started to become the same color pink. I could feel my whole body expanded outwards, like I was becoming more rounded out and gaining weight. My lower body became pale white, as my legs and arms shrunk into my rounding body, becoming stubs. On my sides, white flaps grew out, making it looked like I had a natural skirt around me. The same thing happened with my arms. My blonde hair became the same pink color as it became large curls on the side of my new egg-shaped body. My face shrunk in on itself and became one with my new body.

The strong feelings were gone and my eyes stopped glowing, and I blinked for a little bit before my vision came to. When it did, I saw the Priest bowing below me, and the villagers were running to the shrine. I could see the disappointment on their faces at first because they couldn't witness the change into Blissey, or who I was before, but it was washed away by how happy they were that I was now a Blissey.

I could only smile as I felt welcomed and adored and honored. I always wanted to fit in, and I could never back in my old village. I could only wonder why my parents wanted to deny me of this, but I didn't care anymore. I walked down the steps of the shrine and the people parted for me to get by, and then I walked out of the shrine, seeing the sun glisten above me. I finally belonged.