Well, hello there everyone. I'm Jp39, as you can see, and this is my first fanfic on FF.net. (Not the first one I ever wrote, though.) This is really weird, but... um... I think it's almost funny. ^_^ Enjoy, and please review.

Update: As you can see, I finally stopped being lazy and split up chapters one and two. Well, I needed to add chapter three anyway... However, in doing this I deleted the fic and had to reupload, so bye-bye all those nice reviews... hopefully, I'll get some more to replace all the ones I lost. (Hint, hint. ^_^)

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. I'm just a poor high school kid with no money, so don't bother suing me. The only thing I have is my Gameboy and two versions of Pokémon. And you're not taking that! *Grabs Gameboy and cartriges and hides under computer desk.* You'll never get them, you hear me? Never!

Episode 1: Mewtwo, I Choose You!

Professor Oak looked at the Pokéballs. He had just given Gary a Bulbasaur, and Ash Ketchum was going to arrive soon. Professor Oak didn't want Ash to do better in Pokémon training than his grandson, so he decided to give Ash a powerful Pokémon that there was no way that he could control. He fingered the Pokéball and smiled. There was no way Ash was going to be able to control THIS one.

Ash ran into the lab. "I'm sorry! I know I'm late! I overslept! I'm sorry!" he yelled. He stopped to catch his breath. "So, do you have any Pokémon left for me?"

Professor Oak smiled. "Lucky for you, there's still a Squirtle left. And I'll let you have it!" He handed Ash the Pokéball.

"Cool!" Ash said. He started to open the Pokéball, but Professor Oak stopped him.

"Don't!" he said, a little TOO worriedly. Ash looked at him in suprise. "I mean, you need to get going on your journey! You'll have plenty of time to look at your Pokémon later! Now, here's a Pokédex and some Pokéballs! Go! You want to catch a lot of Pokémon, don't you?" He pushed Ash out the door and sighed in relief. Finally he'd gotten rid of that stupid Pokémon.

A Pikachu walked up to him. "A-HEM!" it said angrily. "I believe you were reading the script wrong, because, if I'm not mistaken, I am supposed to be the one walking out that door with him!"

Professor Oak stepped on the Pikachu. "Shut up! I had to get rid of that stupid thing, and giving it to Ash was the perfect way to do it." He paused. "You can go with Gary, if you want."

The Pikachu paused. "Gary, Gary, he's the best!" it heard outside the door.

"Um… now that I think of it… there's no place like home, right?" it said. "Now, anyway, what's for lunch? I'm starved!"

"But you just had breakfast!"

"And your point is…?"

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Ash walked along the path outside Pallet Town. He still didn't understand why Professor Oak had been so desperate to get rid of him. He shrugged. Oh well. It didn't really matter.

Suddenly, he saw a Pidgey. He took out his Pokédex.

"Pidgey," the mechanical voice said. "A bird Pokémon. Pidgey is very gentle and doesn't usually attack without reason. An excellent way for new trainers to test their abilities."

"All right!" said Ash. "Squirtle, I choose you!" He threw the Pokéball. But instead of Squirtle, out came a Pokémon that Ash had never seen before.

"WHO are YOU?" he asked the strange Pokémon.

"I am MEWTWO! Stand back or prepare to die, young human!"

Ash whimpered. "Look, I don't mean any harm! I just want to be friends…" He trailed off and took out Dexter.

"Mewtwo. An extremely rare and powerful Pokémon that is the result of a cloning experiment with the DNA of the rare Mew. Mewtwo has been known to be very hostile and can't be controlled by any trainer, not even the best Pokémon master in the world."

Ash gulped. No wonder Professor Oak was trying to get rid of me, he thought. But what did I ever do to HIM?

Ash looked Mewtwo up and down. He had never seen a stranger-looking Pokémon. Suddenly, something caught his attention.

"What happened to your fingers?!" he blurted out without meaning to.

"WHAT?!"

Ash gulped and his eyes widened. "I didn't mean it that way, I swear! I think they look cool! How'd you get them like that?"

Mewtwo seemed to instantly become more friendly. "I was born this way. And you really like them?"

"Yeah! They're cool!"

Mewtwo smiled. "Well, maybe we CAN be friends, after all," He put out his hand. "I am Mewtwo. Greetings, Earthling. I come in peace." Then he laughed. "Sorry! I've always wanted to say that!"

Ash shook Mewtwo's hand. "I'm Ash Ketchum," He paused. "Hey, Mewtwo?"

"Yes?"

"Do you suppose you could help me catch Pokémon? I mean, I know we're friends and everything, but could you help me win battles and catch Pokémon and stuff?"

Mewtwo thought about this. "Okay. Anything for somebody who likes my fingers."

"COOL!! I'M GOING TO HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL POKÉMON IN THE WORLD ON MY SIDE!!" Ash yelled.

Mewtwo flinched back a little. "Calm down. I'm not THAT powerful. Well, actually, I just don't have a lot of practice." He paused, then finished, looking a little embarrassed, "Besides, my powers don't work if I get scared."

"What?"

"Well, if I panic or start getting scared, I can't do ANYTHING. Zip. Zilch. Nada."

Ash looked a little disappointed, then brightened. "Well, what would YOU have to be afraid of?"

"Weedles."

"WHAT?!"

"I hate bugs."

Ash groaned. Then he saw a Spearow in the distance. "Hey, Mewtwo, go get that Spearow!"

"Okay!" said Mewtwo, running over to where the Spearow was. Then he picked it up and stuffed it in his mouth.

"MEWTWO! What are you DOING?!" Ash yelled.

Mewtwo looked at him, the Spearow still in his mouth. "Sorry. I'm a cat. Natural instinct." He spit out the Spearow, which went flying away.

Ash sighed. "Mewtwo, next time ATTACK the Spearow before - " he broke off. "AAAHHH!!"

"What?" asked Mewtwo. Then he turned around, only to see a whole flock of Spearows heading towards them, obviously bent on attacking them. "AAAAHHHHH!!!" Both boy and… um… genetically engineered psychic cat, began running.

Suddenly, Ash had an idea. "Mewtwo!" he yelled as he ran. "Use Psychic on the Spearows to stop them!"

"I can't!"

"Why?"

"I'm scared! And when I'm scared, I'm about as useful as… as… well, I can't do a thing!" Mewtwo yelled back.

"Great! Just great!" Ash yelled sarcastically. Suddenly, they came to a cliff. "Quick, Mewtwo, JUMP IN!"

"I can't! I'm afraid of the water!"

"MEWTWO!!!" Ash yelled. Then he grabbed Mewtwo and jumped off the cliff, ignoring Mewtwo's frantic screams.

**SPLASH!** They hit the water. But the current pulled them, and they couldn't get back up. It seemed as if they were going to drown…

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Meanwhile, on the bank of the same river, a young redheaded girl sat fishing. Suddenly, she felt a tug on her line. "Huh?" she said, sitting up straighter. "I got a bite! It feels like a big one!"

Using all her strength, she yanked the line out of the water. But when she did, what went flying through the air? Not a fish, but a huge, weird-looking cat, and a kid. They hit the bank, landing in a pile. Mewtwo landed on top of Ash.

"It's a Pokémon… and some kid! Are you all right?" asked the girl in concern, hopping down from the bank.

Mewtwo looked up. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Not you! The kid you're sitting on!"

"Huh?" Mewtwo looked down. "Oh, THAT'S where Ash went! I was wondering what happened to him!" He got up.

The girl bent down and poked at Ash. "Are you okay?"

"Ow. Please. Get me. To. A doctor." Ash said haltingly.

The girl turned to Mewtwo. "Don't just stand there! He needs medical attention! There's a hospital in Viridian!"

"Hospital?"

"It's like a Pokémon Center for humans! Now go!" Suddenly, there was a Spearow sound in the sky.

"YAAAHHH! The birdies are back!" Mewtwo yelled. He ran towards the girl's bike, hopped on, and put Ash in the basket.

"I don't fit in here!" Ash yelped.

"Shut up!" said Mewtwo.

"But I'm gonna fall out! Or the basket's gonna break! Whatever."

"Just hold on tight!" said Mewtwo.

"HEY! What do you think you're doing with my bike?!" the girl yelled.

"Borrowing it. I'll give it back someday!" Then Mewtwo rode off.

"Oh, you…" the girl said, putting her hands on her hips.

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Meanwhile…

"Mewtwo!" said Ash, who was hanging onto the handlebars of the bike for dear life.

"What?"

"Why are you riding the bike? You can FLY!"

"Oh, right! I almost forgot!" Suddenly, the bike lifted up off the ground.

"What are you doing?"

"Something I've always wanted to try!" said Mewtwo happily, ignoring the sqwaking Spearows behind him.

"Like what?" said Ash, praying he wasn't going to fall off the bike.

"I won't tell you what. I'll just say… E.T. phone home!" Then Mewtwo burst out laughing.

"Oh no…" said Ash. "MEWTWO! Stop this right now!"

"No! I'm having fun!"

Suddenly, the Spearows caught up with them.

"AAAAHHHHH!!" yelled Mewtwo as he lost control of his powers and the bike went crashing to the ground.

"Ow…" said Ash, before finally going unconcious, which was probably a blessing at this point.

Mewtwo gulped. "Oops." Then he turned to face the Spearows. "Listen up, you pack of turkies! I am MEWTWO, the most powerful Pokémon in the world! You couldn't defeat me. Not even all of you together! So COME AND GET ME!!"

He paused and swallowed. "But if you don't really want to…" he trailed off and looked at Ash. No, Mewtwo. Show no fear. In fact, don't HAVE any fear. You control the fear. The fear doesn't control you. You control the fear. You control the fear.

All the Spearows dived right at him. "MEWTWO, PSYCHIC!!" he yelled, even though there was no point in this, since he knew what he was going to do, and it was just alerting the Spearows to what he was planning. But he didn't care. Suddenly, he froze the Spearows in midair and flung them against the ground once. Twice. Three times. Until even the last one was unconcious. Then Mewtwo allowed himself to celebrate his victory with poise and grace.

"HAH! Stupid birds! I beat you! I beat you! Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah NYAH!" He made a face at the unconcious Spearows, then went over to Ash.

"Ash? Hey, Ash?" He nudged him. "Um… where was I supposed to bring him again? Oh yeah! The Pokémon Center!… no, wait it was… the hospital! Okay!" Mewtwo picked up Ash and headed for Viridian City.

Ash stirred a little. "Mewtwo…" he murmered.

"Yes?"

"You're grounded." Then Ash went unconcious again.

"Nuts! No video games for a week!" said Mewtwo in frustration. He shrugged. "Oh well."

He came over a hill, and saw Viridian City. "COOOOL! I did it! Hang on, Ash, we're almost there!"