Rocket Laboratory: The Anguish of Mewtwo

Chapter 1: A Blazing Sunset

It was twilight. A moving crimson figure could be seen in the distance. Blazing, like the tail of a meteor, the figure darted across the sunset. Curious about the mysterious flaming object, a flock of migrating Hoothoot and Noctowl looked down on the fiery form underneath them and immediately identified what appeared to be a wounded soldier carried by a Pokémon. It was the soldier's equine partner that had been causing the orange glow- a Rapidash! The mounted soldier was female with her arm bandaged in a sling. Across her face, a thin but distinctive wound, which was still bleeding, ran from the corner of her left eye down to her cheek. As they perambulated along the old abandoned path atop a shrubby grassland, the soldier began to go limp. Gradually, and surprisingly gracefully for someone clearly in a semi-conscious state, she fell from her saddle onto the dusty path. Realising her master's peril, the Rapidash halted, skidding sideways to do so, before galloping back to where her trainer now lay. A brief affectionate nuzzle from the fire horse, broke the soldier's unconsciousness.

"Where ar...are we, Helios?" the young lady coughed.

Her Pokémon replied with a faint neigh which indicated to her master that she should keep quiet and rest.

"But, we must deliver... the message," she coughed once more, this time struggling even more, before falling back into a sleep-like state.

Before curling around her beloved trainer, Helios used her snout to push the release button of her master's two other Poké balls, which were attached to her belt, causing two more monsters to appear by their side. One was a Ditto- a gelatinous pinkish-purple blob which immediately transformed into a blanket to cover her master. The second appeared to be a grassy hedgehog- a Shaymin which preceded to crawl between her masters arms. There they all lay to keep their trainer warm enough to survive the oncoming bitter night.