Small, crystallized droplets of white descended from the heavens and slowly fluttered across the midnight sky. The pasty flakes landed gently upon the soft, blanket of white that stretched across the mountainous terrain of Mount Teveren. Far in the distance, a dim light pierced the omnipresent darkness that had fallen upon the land. A large, looming mouth of a nearby cave emitted the faint beam that shined softly across the snow. Deep inside the cavern, the light shined brightly illuminating the high ceilings and polished, crystal walls. A smooth, ebon-colored floor extended throughout the corridor leading into a small room occupied by two pokemon. The lights in this room were off and there was no brightness except for the flickering glow of a television screen.

---so far police are still searching for survivors in the aftermath of the tornado that ripped through the Sapphire Coast. The twister, which seemed to develop overnight, destroyed the Somerset Training Facility leaving 140 people dead and 31 citizens injured----

"Odd," stated the large, cat-like pokemon as he observed the latest news report.

His statement earned him a quizzical look from his small, yellow companion.

"What's wrong?" the little pokemon questioned as he cocked his head to the side.

"The weather has been rather violent lately," the amethyst-eyed male replied.

"I thought it was not uncommon for certain areas to experience severe weather this time of year," his small companion, Pikachu, mentioned as he turned his back to the screen.

"True….but the amount of storms that have been occurring is……alarming," Mewtwo declared as he gazed upon the wreckage displayed on the television panel.

The small pokemon jumped up on the bench where his large friend was sitting. "How so?"

"The storms have been unusually unpredictable," he responded as he glanced down at his curious companion.

"Normally human forecasters can predict dangerous weather before it occurs," Mewtwo mused.

"Lately, they have been unable to predict anything and these storms have been deadly. Sixty-five humans were killed in a hurricane that hit Meveron City last week. The week prior to that, thirteen humans drowned during a flash flood. Does that not strike you as odd?" the large pokemon said inquisitively.

Pikachu's ears twitched slightly as he pondered over his creator's newfound attention to the news. Mewtwo often ignored the tribulations of the human world and his sudden interest in a matter as trivial as weather was strange.

"Why does this bother you so much?" the yellow, rodent-like creature asked.

"I have not the slightest idea," Mewtwo sighed as he stared off into the distance. "I rarely am affected by human tragedies."

"Then what else could it be?" Pikachu inquired as he stared up at his perplexed leader.

"I am not certain," he uttered as he turned his gaze back to the large, screen hanging on the far wall.

"But I feel that something has gone horribly wrong….."

A.N: Just to clear up some things---the destruction of the lab in the last chapter happened before the tornado in Sapphire Coast or the other natural disasters that have occured. There is a reason why all of this is occurring and I will explain it in later chapters. Just hang in there with me please, I promise it will all make sense as I go along.