It has been 3 years since Mewtwo has last been active. Ash, Misty and Brock have continued their journey. They travelled finished travelling the Kanto Region and moved to the Orange League and finally to the Johto region with no memories of having met Mewtwo. On the other hand, Mewtwo has been peacefully living in hiding with the other clones that it created. Mew's location is currently unknown and Aichi's life was back to normal in the Vanguard world.
Aichi finished high school last year and moved on to studies in America. He was enjoying his peaceful life. Ever since he started card fighting, he was a magnet for danger. But the past 3 years were quiet and that allowed him to focus purely on his studies. Now that his first year of university was done, he wanted to go back to Japan for the summer and see everyone again.
He was sitting on his desk in his dorm room. It was a pretty high class dorm, where all the rooms were like an apartment. Aichi was sitting in his individual room reading some material for next year, when his phone buzzed. He picked up his phone and looked at the screen to see that he got a text.
Emi: 'Hey Aichi, are you coming back home for summer break?'
He replied quickly, it must've been early morning in Japan since it was getting dark in America.
Aichi: 'I was thinking about it. I think I will come back home soon. I want ask the others if they have time to spend time together.'
Emi: 'Alright, you should definitely come home for your birthday.'
Aichi: 'I'll come to celebrate my birthday with you and mom.'
Emi: 'Great! Mom will be really excited to see you again.'
Aichi: 'I'm excited to see you again too.'
A knock hit his door, Aichi turned to the door. "Aichi! We're going to get some dinner. Do you want to come?" His roommate asked, he was speaking in English.
"Okay! I'll be out in a second." Aichi answered. He got up from his chair and heard the buzz of his phone.
Emi: 'You must be busy over there. I'll text you again soon.'
Aichi: 'Alright. I was just going to get dinner with some classmates. I'll text you tomorrow.'
Emi: 'Bye, Aichi.'
Aichi: 'Bye, Emi.'
Aichi closed his phone and put it in his bag. He carried his bag with him outside his room, he opened the door to see his roommate sitting on the couch, waiting for him to come out.
"It took you long enough. What were you doing, talking to your girlfriend?" His roommate asked. They started making their way out and walking to pick up others.
Aichi giggled. "No, just my sister. She asked me if I was going to go back home over the summer." He answered.
"Wait, you are going back to Japan in the summer? When?" His roommate asked.
"Soon." Aichi answered.
"Vague answer… Is it for you birthday?" His roommate responded.
"Yea. I will have to schedule a flight in the end of May." Aichi replied.
"Hey! You were going to hang out with us for your birthday." His roommate reminded.
Aichi thought for a little and remembered. "Oh! Sorry, I forgot about that. I said I'll spend my birthday with you at the beginning of university." He remembered.
His roommate sighed. "I don't believe you forgot!" He exclaimed, then he sighed. "Whatever, what can you do? You told your family you were going back already." He said.
"Thank you. I think my other friends would be there too." Aichi thanked.
"Do you mean the famous Toshiki Kai, Olivier Gaillard, Ratie Curti, Philippe Neve and your teammates?" His roommate guessed.
"Yea. Them and maybe the members of Team Asteroid, Team Dreadnaught, SIT Genius and the list goes on." Aichi added.
His roommate looked at him. "Way to make a guy feel popular." He said.
Aichi chuckled. "Sorry." They picked up his friends and went out for dinner. They went to a restaurant to celebrate finishing their first year of university.
"Aichi, how was your first year in America?"
"It was alright. I wasn't really able to explore around, but it was fun playing Vanguard against new people." Aichi answered.
"To be honest, I was surprised to see a champion/saviour/idol in the university I was attending." Aichi's roommate commented. "Oh! And not to mention the #1 ranked card fighter in the best vanguard university in America."
Aichi scratched his head and turned away. "I'm not really… Those things." He denied. "I'm especially not an 'idol'." He added.
His roommate put his arm around him. "Don't be ridiculous! Everyone knows you and worships you as their saviour of earth from Link Joker and Planet Bandit. I'm happy to be your roommate!" Aichi sighed after hearing his roommate talk about him like that.
"Eric… Don't talk about me like that…" Aichi said embarrassed.
"Oh, Aichi. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. I think being the saviour of Earth is really cool." Eric's friend laughed. Aichi just sank into more embarrassment.
"Alright, guys! Don't let the food go to waste, let's eat!" Eric cheered energetically. They ate and soon left the restaurant after finishing.
"Aichi, how about we play a few matches before we go back to our dorm?" Eric suggested.
Aichi looked at the time using his phone, it was almost 11. "I don't think any card shops are open right now. They should be closed by now." He responded.
"That's fine. We organized something special." Eric's friend said.
"Oh? And what is that?" Aichi asked confused.
"It's a surprise." They answered together. Aichi looked at them scared once they held out a blindfold in front of him.
"What are you guys… Planning…?" Aichi asked hesitantly. Eric tied the blindfold around Aichi's eyes as he took his arm.
"Come on." Eric said cheerfully. He spin Aichi around until he was satisfied Aichi didn't know which way he was facing.
"You haven't told me where we're going." Aichi replied. He felt his arm get pulled and he followed, he felt a little unstable. "You didn't have to spin me, Eric. Walking feels kind of weird right now."
"Stop whining, we want it to be a complete secret." Eric replied. Aichi sighed and followed along quietly.
"It has something to do with playing Vanguard, right?" Aichi asked after a few minutes. No one answered him and he sighed. "You guys really want this to be a secret, don't you…?"
"That's what we've been telling you." They all answered at once.
"Alright, can you at least tell me if we are close?" Aichi asked.
"Actually, we are almost there." Eric answered. Aichi heard a door open and after walking through an echoey hallway, another opened. Then his blindfold came off. Aichi looked around, it was dark, but then a blinding light opened and illuminated the room.
Aichi's eyes adjusted to the light and saw that it was a huge Vanguard stage. "Wow…!" It was larger than the stadiums he'd played at in big tournaments back in Japan. "It's huge…!"
"Yea, this is the stadium where the most recent Vanguard World Championship Finals were held. But now, they allow any vanguard fighter to play here and big tournaments in America are held here. This stage has actually been reserved for months, but the university reserved it for tomorrow." Eric's friend explained.
"Really?" Aichi replied. More of his classmates walked into to arena.
"Wow!"
"This is where we are going to have the match of the year?"
"A match between Aichi Sendou and a pro from the pro league?"
"This is where my match is going to be?" Aichi asked.
"Of course. You worked hard to get first in your studies and being the champion of our university's ranking tournament. You deserve a good stage to play on." Eric replied.
"Why didn't I know that I would be playing on this stage? It was a complete surprise to me." Aichi said.
"Everyone respects you in this school, so we asked them to keep it a secret from you. Funny thing is that even the headmaster agreed to keeping it a secret from you." Eric's friend answered.
"Adrian, Eric, Jason… You guys are mean people." Aichi commented.
"Haha! Hate on us all you want, but at least tell us you enjoyed the surprise." Adrian laughed.
Aichi sighed. "I did…" He agreed.
"Alright! We were successful then!" Jason cheered.
"Yea!" They said together high fiving. Aichi sighed before turning back to the stage and watching a screen that demonstrated the Vanguard stage.
"I'm going to play on this stage tomorrow…" Aichi thought to himself. "I wonder who will be my opponent for tomorrow."
"Hey, Aichi." A voice greeted from behind. Aichi turned around after recognizing the voice.
"Koutei! Why are you here?" Aichi asked in surprise. He was speaking in Japanese.
"I heard that you were playing in the match here tomorrow and now I'm here." Koutei answered.
Eric looked at Koutei closely. "I didn't really know what you guys just said, but is he Kenji Mitsusada?" He asked pointing at Koutei.
"Yea, that's Koutei alright." Aichi answered.
"Nice to meet you." Koutei said.
"Kenji, huh…" All three of them are looking at Koutei closely. "The guy that made it to the quarterfinals of the World Championships…"
"Who are these guys?" Koutei asked in Japanese so they wouldn't understand.
"Oh, he is my roommate, Eric and those are his friends; Adrian and Jason." Aichi answered pointing at each of them.
"Hey, if you guys know English, then just talk in English. We don't understand what you guys are saying if you speak in Japanese…" Jason whined.
"Haha…! Sorry." Aichi apologized while scratching the back of his head.
"Kenji, how about we have a cardfight?" Eric challenged.
"I prefer people calling me Koutei, but you can call me Kenji, if you'd like. Let's have our card fight. I'd like to see what Aichi's roommate is capable of, you seem to already have big talk." Koutei accepted.
"Don't underestimate me now, Koutei. I'm not all talk." Eric answered as they both took out their decks.
"Wait! You can't card fight right now." Adrian said.
"Yea, you can't cardfight on the stage and there is no tables or anything." Aichi added.
"Sendou, just what I've expected. Even in a foreign country, you still surround yourself with unique friends." Aichi looked to the side to see who it was.
"Leon! You're here too?" Aichi responded in surprise.
"Hello, Sendou. You seem well, as always." Leon greeted.
Aichi looked around the room. "Where are Jillian and Sharlene?" He asked.
"They had some business to attend to, so they stayed on the island. I am taking a small break, so I came to see you." Leon answered.
"You came all the way here to watch my match tomorrow?" Aichi asked.
"Precisely, I wouldn't want to miss your match between-" Leon started before Eric covered his mouth. Aichi looked at him confused.
"Let's keep his match a secret until tomorrow." Eric whispered. Leon nodded and Eric let go.
"Who is my opponent?" Aichi asked with a lot of confusion.
"That's a secret too." Eric answered. Aichi sighed.
"Apologies, Sendou." Leon apologized.
"It's fine. Sorry, Leon. My roommate is very troublesome." Aichi replied.
"Hey! Who is troublesome?" Eric exclaimed.
Aichi giggled. "Anyways, you need to get to your hotels right?" He asked.
"Yea, we need to sign in soon. We should get going." Koutei answered. Leon nodded.
"Alright, we should get back to our dorms soon too. I'll see you guys tomorrow." Aichi replied. Leon and Koutei waved and left to their hotels to get signed in. Meanwhile, Aichi and the others returned to their dorms.
~The Next Day~
Aichi woke up early from excitement for the match that evening. There was going to be a huge crowd filled with his fellow classmates and other vanguard fighters. But before that time, he wanted to take a quick look at his deck. He double and triple checked to make sure his winning image was clear to him.
"I wonder who my opponent is… Eric just doesn't want me to know, does he…?" Aichi thought. "Although, Leon and Koutei seem to be excited about the match, my opponent must be really strong."
After looking over his deck, he placed it into his case and dropped it into his back so that he wouldn't forget it. Then, he took out a textbook and studied. Eric soon knocked on his door.
"Come in." Aichi said. His door opened and Eric peaked through it.
"Aichi! Do you want to come and get breakfast with us? Oh wait, you're studying." Eric asked.
"Can you get me something? I need to review some material for next year." Aichi answered.
"Geez, Aichi. Can't you save studying for another day. Today is a special day for you." Eric responded.
"I need to be ready for next year. I can't let everyone down..." Aichi said as he flipped the page.
"Alrighty! Have fun studying, Aichi!" Eric answered as he closed the door and left their dorm room to go to the university cafeteria since it wasn't too far and it was opened all year long.
Aichi spent most of the day studying. When it was nearing the scheduled time for the match, Aichi finally walked out of his room with his bag and knocked on Eric's door.
"Eric, I'm going to get some practice before the match. I'm not coming back right before the match." Aichi informed.
"I'll see you at the arena then." Eric answered.
"Yea!" Aichi replied as he left their room. He locked the room behind him. He walked out of the dormitory and took out his phone.
Aichi: 'Leon, Koutei. Do you mind having some matches with me so that I can get warmed up?'
It didn't take long for them to text back.
Koutei: 'We are at a card shop near the west side of your university, we are having card fights right now. You should join us.'
Aichi: 'Alright. I think I know which one you guys are playing in. I'll be there soon.'
Aichi hurried to the west entrance and left through there. Soon he reached the card shop and saw Leon and Koutei fiercely battling inside through the window. He walked into the card shop. Leon and Koutei turned to the door.
"Sendou." Leon greeted.
"Good morning, Aichi." Koutei greeted.
"Hey Leon, Koutei. How long have you guys been here?" Aichi asked.
"We've been out since morning after we finished breakfast. We had a lunch break, after that we traveled around because we heard that there were many card shops around this area. Our hotel was also close to here, so we thought we would just play vanguard all day at the different card shops." Koutei answered.
"You've been doing that all day? You should have called me so that I can show you around." Aichi responded.
"Apologies, Sendou. We assumed you would have been preparing for your match tonight." Leon apologized.
"Leon, Koutei. You two know who my opponent is right?" Aichi asked. Both of them nodded. "Please, can you tell me who it is?"
"We would love to, but…" Koutei started.
"You've already made it this far. You shall see when you walk onto the stage." Leon finished. He took a slight glance to the side, before turning back to Aichi. Although it was subtle, Aichi noticed it. In response, he looked past Leon's shoulder to see what he glanced at.
"What did you just glance at?" Aichi asked as he walked towards the kids that were card fighting there to investigate. Koutei quickly gripped Aichi's arm as Aichi turned back around.
"Aichi, how about we have a card fight? You came for that right?" Koutei asked nervously. Aichi looked at him suspiciously making Koutei's sweat drop in nervousness. Soon, Aichi turned around and walked to the card fight table to have a card fight with him.
He looked down to see the Leon's Aqua Force deck still set up on the table, they were still in the middle of a fight. "But you guys are still in the middle of a match." Aichi pointed out.
"It is almost time for your match. You are on a strict time limit, Sendou." Leon replied as he and Koutei took apart the game before Aichi could even respond.
"Yea, you need to test your winning image before you big match." Koutei agreed. They were both tense, but Koutei's tension was much more visible than Leon's.
"Alright. If it's fine with both of you." Aichi replied as he took off his bag and searched for his deck. Once he found it, he took it out of his case and placed it on the table. "Who am I going to fight first?"
"I'll fight first, I've been waiting to have a fight with you again, Aichi." Koutei answered. "That's only if, it's okay with you Leon."
"I'll be second to fight, Sendou then." Leon answered. Koutei placed his deck on the fight table.
"Stand up, Vanguard." They announced together as they flipped their starting vanguards around.
~About the Time of Aichi's Big Match~
After finishing his practice fights with Leon and Koutei, they made their way together to the Vanguard Stadium.
"Thank you for having all those practice matches with me." Aichi thanked as they got to the hallway that separated the entrance to the bleachers to watch the match and the waiting rooms that were on differents sides.
"There is no need to thank us, Sendou. You didn't give a single match to us, I feel the wind is blowing your side." Leon responded.
"Yea. You are still amazing as usual at playing vanguard even with your difficult studies." Koutei agreed.
"Even during the school season, I get a lot of practice. Most of my classmates play vanguard, so I have a lot of people to challenge." Aichi said. He looked at the time on his phone. "I should get in the waiting room and you two should get your seats. Again, thank you for having those practice matches with me."
"No problem, Aichi. We'll see you later." Koutei replied. They walked through the doors for the spectators as Aichi walked to the waiting room saying 'Aichi Sendou' on the board to the side. There was a staff standing outside.
"Hello, may I see your ID? I recognize your face, Aichi Sendou, but this is just for security reasons." The staff said.
"Oh, okay." Aichi answered. He looked inside his bag and found his student card and showed it to the staff member.
The staff took his student card to the front table and he came back with two new items. "Thank you, Aichi Sendou. Here, this is a FICA. It is registered with your ID, this will connect you with the VG network. For any vanguard events, you may use your FICA as identification. You are one of the few picked to test it by Christopher Lo." He explained.
"Chris did?" Aichi replied.
"Yes and finally this is the pass to enter your waiting room. If you need to leave for the washroom or any other circumstance, you would need to use this to get back into this room. Your match will be a best of three with a small 5-minute break between each game. I recommend that you keep this around your neck until your match is complete." The staff explained.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you." Aichi responded as he took his student card, FICA and pass from the staff's hands. The staff left and Aichi tested the pass on the door. He held out his pass that was given to him and opened the door before entering. The waiting room was big with the far wall having a large window to watch the match from the inside.
Aichi walked in and the room and instantly looked to the other side to see his opponent. The person's back was facing him, but he clearly recognized the person. "My opponent is Kai?!" Aichi exclaimed in surprised. "Then Kai must've been in that card shop also practicing."
Aichi sat down and looked through his deck one last time. Now that he knew his opponent was Kai, he was more focused on his match than before. Soon the announcer started talking in the speakers.
"Heeellllloooo, everyone! Is everyone ready for an exciting match?!" Everyone from the crowd cheered.
Aichi stood up from the bench and walked to the door ready to walk out when he gets called.
"Now without any more delay, it is time to introduce the fighters! On the red side, he is known for his burning play style! He is not afraid to burn all his opponents to ashes with his crimson flames! Introducing, Toshiki Kai!"
Kai walked on the platform that slid and brought him to the stage. He stepped off the platform and a floating red table appeared in front of him. He inserted his deck into the system and his starting vanguard was placed face down. His starting hand was drawn and floated on his hand.
"On the blue side, it is the boy that saved the world with the power of the bonds with him and his deck! He uses the strengths and powers of every card of his deck and defeats his opponents as a team! Everyone who plays Vanguard knows his name! Introducing, Aichi Sendou!"
Aichi walked out of his room, he smiled at Kai as he reached the stage as everyone cheered. The crowd seemed to be in Aichi's favour.
"Kai, I really didn't expect you to be my opponent. But I should've known it was you because everyone was so excited for this match." Aichi said with a smile as a blue table appeared in front of him. He inserted his deck into the system and his starting vanguard appeared in the vanguard circle flipped around.
"Let's settle the score today, Aichi." Kai replied with a smile as he up his hand on his vanguard. Aichi's excitement grew inside him as he did the same. While they were talking the announcers were talking to about them to create more cheers from the crowd.
"Stand up, Vanguard!"
After the first game, Kai was in the lead 1-0. Aichi lost the extremely close game. In between games, Aichi and Kai stayed in their rooms reviewing strategies to themselves. Before the second game, Aichi went to the washroom before it started.
Then it once again called him. "Mew"
"Mew! No, not now!" Aichi thought.
"Mew! Mew!"
"Mew, I'll go after this match. This is important to me. Take me there once this is done." Aichi promised.
"Mew…" Mew sounded like it understood, so Aichi walked back to his room. It seemed it heard and understood what he was saying.
"I need to tell Kai, before I go." Aichi thought.
He focused on the match at hand and he won the game. By the end of the second game, Kai noticed something was different with Aichi. He was much more serious and focused than before. After the game, there were knocks on Kai's waiting room door. Kai opened it and saw Aichi.
"Aichi, what are you doing here?" Kai asked. He knew that something was wrong just by seeing his face. "What happened?" He guided Aichi inside and closed the door behind him.
"It's Mew." Aichi answered.
"Mew?"
"Mew needs my help, that must mean that I need to go back." Aichi said. "Don't you remember 3 years ago?" Kai still didn't seem to remember.
Aichi sighed and he knew something that will make him remember. "The day when you gave Ren your cell phone number." He added. By then, Kai remembered that day and Aichi noticed Kai's expression change completely into a bitter look.
"Aichi, don't tell me…" Kai said.
"Yea… I think I need to go back. And it's not like I don't want to, Kai. I want to see how Mewtwo is doing." Aichi replied.
"If you're worried about your friends, then I'll watch over you on this side." Kai said.
Aichi's face brightened. "Thank you, Kai! Let's give this final game our all. I won't go easy." He thanked.
"Don't think that I will go easy on you now." Kai agreed. "It's almost time for the final game, you should get back."
"Right." Aichi left his room and went back to his. To his luck, he got there just in time for the announcement for the final game. He walked out the same time Kai did.
"It has been a hard-fought battle for the both of them full of excitement. But now it is time to decide on a winner! It is time for the tie breaker game!"
Aichi and Kai were once again on the stage for the final round. "Stand up, Vanguard!"
The final battle was settled with Aichi as the winner, meaning he had won the match. Kai and Aichi walked to the center of the stage and shook hands.
"That was a good fight." Aichi said.
"Yea..." Kai answered.
"Mew!" That call startled Aichi, Kai noticed his reaction. That was when Aichi started to fall unconscious and fall forward allowing Kai to catch him easily.
"Aichi!" Everyone in the crowd shouted after seeing that.
"Everyone! Aichi Sendou seemed to have fainted!" Kai held onto Aichi and gave a signal to the announcers. "But according to Toshiki Kai, he is fine. We will check up on his condition and notify it to everyone."
Aichi was once again in a sleeping state with Kai by his side.
~Meanwhile in the Pokemon World~
Aichi found himself by a riverside. The river was beautiful and he admired the scenery.
"Mew" Mew appeared behind him making him jump. Since he was on the edge, he jumped right into the river and fell.
"Mew don't pop out of nowhere like that." Aichi whined as he stood up soaked in water.
"Mew." It tilted its head in confusion.
Aichi walked out of the water. He shivered as Mew chuckled. Aichi looked at it with a playfully mad stare. "Let's see how you like it." He quickly took hold of Mew and tossed it in the water, but Mew quickly teleported back to its original position before hitting the water.
After that, Mew burst into laughter. "That's not fair, Mew! Do you at least have the power to dry me off?" He asked. Mew flew around him for a little bit before flying in front of him shaking its head. Aichi sighed. "It's okay, just tell me where I am."
"Mew?" It tilted its head a little.
"Never mind. I'll figure it out, myself." Aichi replied. Suddenly, he heard the sound of paddling and turned towards the direction. When he heard that, Mew disappeared. "Hey, Mew. There are people coming." He turned around and saw that Mew left already. "And its gone... I guess it gets bored easily."
Even though there was a paddling noise, he figured that they might still be far from where he was. Suddenly, he heard a scream. "That was a scream." Aichi said as he ran towards the scream. When he got there, he saw people in the water.
"Hello, are you…?" Aichi started before he noticed who they were. "Ash, Brock and Misty?" As they were getting up, he noticed Misty freaking out because the Beedrill seemed mad. Aichi turned to the angry Beedrill who charged at Ash, Brock and Misty. He also noticed the canoe paddle at the tree's base.
"She angered them." Aichi processed as he ran into the river. Ash, Brock and Misty were trying to run but was failing. Aichi used his Psyqualia. "Stop!" He shouted. The Beedrill stopped and turned to him, before charging at him in a similar manner.
"Hey! Watch out kid!" Brock warned, but they were already dangerously close to Aichi.
"Did he just call me kid?" Aichi asked himself, but he didn't have time to think about it because he had to act fast.
Aichi was in a passive stance. "They didn't mean it. Please understand." He said. The Beedrill seemed to have calmed down and went back to their hive. Aichi took a breath of relief before deactivating his Psyqualia.
"That was amazing." Misty and Brock said together.
"Are you guys alright?" Aichi asked as he slowly made his way to land. Misty, Brock and Ash also went there too.
"Thank you for helping us. But what were you doing in the forest?" Ash asked.
"Mew brought me back here. It is really nice to see you guys again." Aichi answered. They all looked at each other confused.
"See us again? But we never met before." Misty replied.
"Pikachu~?" Pikachu agreed.
"They don't remember me? Did Mewtwo wipe their memories after I left? Then that means… Mewtwo is still all alone!" Aichi thought. "Um… Never mind, I must've mistaken you for another group then. I'm sorry, my name is Aichi Sendou."
"Not a problem. My name is Ash Ketchum and these are Brock and Misty." Ash replied.
"It is nice to meet you, but where are we?" Aichi asked.
"We are at a river close to Mt. Quena. There is a cottage not too far from here. Since we lost our canoe, I guess we need to walk back." Misty answered. She turned behind and saw a Kakuna. "Ah!" She screamed.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. Come on, we need to get dried off as quickly as possible before we catch a cold." Aichi replied as he patted the Kakuna with a smile.
That was when Woopers were swimming towards them pushing the canoe. "The canoe!" Ash exclaimed.
Aichi waked to the Wooper. "Thank you. Was it Mew that told you about this canoe?" He asked. The Wooper nodded and left once Aichi had a good hold on the canoe. "Looks like we can canoe back then."
"Let's get out of here quickly!" Misty shouted as she pushed everyone on the boat and paddled off quickly. Misty was the only one paddling and they were going turbo speed.
"She really doesn't like bug Pokemon, does she?" Aichi asked.
"Yes, she really doesn't." Ash answered. They made it back to the cottage soon and Luna had towels for them. Everyone went into the cottage to get warmed up and dried.
"Thank you for letting me stay here and dry off." Aichi thanked Luna.
"It is nothing, you were the one that saved Ash, Brock and Misty from the Beedrill. You deserve to be warm and dry." Luna responded. She handed Aichi some water and he drank it feeling refreshed.
"This water is really good!" Aichi cheered with a delighted face. Everyone's eyes turned to Ash after Aichi's comment.
"What? I still can't taste the difference." Ash defended himself. The front door opened and two travelers walked in.
Once Aichi saw one of their auras, he went on the defensive. It was a man and a woman. "Welcome, but I'm afraid the bus has already left. You will have to wait for the next one." Luna informed.
"Oh, we aren't here for the bus. You see, I am a researcher and I have been studying the water on Mt. Quena and need a place to rest for the night. My name is Cullen and my partner is Domino." Cullen explained.
"Oh! I heard about you, you are the famous reporter, Luna Carson." Domino pointed out cheerfully. Domino acted friendly and enthusiastic, but Aichi just kept his gaze at her because her aura was dark.
"Yes, I do work with the bus that moves to Mt. Quena, but I do write reports on the Pokemon here." Luna confirmed.
Cullen was giving an explanation of the water while Domino approached Aichi. "Why are you giving me such a suspicious face?" She asked. Aichi noticed the smirk hidden in her otherwise kind smile.
"Who are you really?" Aichi asked quietly.
"Oh? What do you mean? I've been Cullen's partner for a long time, you can even ask him. He can confirm that I'm telling the truth." Domino answered. That didn't change Aichi's expression in the slightest.
"It doesn't matter if you've been partners with him for a while, it doesn't change anything." Aichi responded.
"You are an interesting and nosy boy, aren't you?" She asked with a lowered tone.
"Your aura is dark. That can't mean any good." Aichi said. Suddenly, they heard a firecracker go off and turned to the sound. There they saw, Team Rocket. They did their introduction and proceeded to capture Pikachu.
"I don't remember these clowns." Domino thought.
Aichi remembered them from last time he was in this world, but last time they didn't cause any harm. "We are here to finally capture Pikachu, but this time we have a… Electricity absorbing wire!" James announced as he threw the rope and lassoed around Pikachu.
"Pikachu!" Ash called as James pulled Pikachu towards him.
Aichi ran, jumped and caught on Pikachu's net before he was close enough to be secured by James. "You aren't taking Pikachu, he is precious to Ash!" He shouted as he kept hold.
"Who is this twerp?" Jessie asked.
"A new twerp?" Meowth asked. The hot air balloon emerged from the ground ready to pick Team Rocket up.
"Well, we aren't letting a twerp stop us. Let's see how long you will be able to hold on." Meowth said as all three got on. The cable pulled Aichi and Pikachu with them.
"Aichi! Pikachu!" Ash called as he held onto Aichi, but his grip on him was too light and Aichi was dragged with Pikachu.
"Wait! If you use those rockets here, the currents will be too strong! We might never see you again!" Cullen warned.
"Even if we blast off, at least we will have Pikachu!" Jessie replied. Before Aichi's feet were fully off the ground, Aichi held onto the cable instead of Pikachu's body to not harm him. The balloon was getting out of control.
"A stubborn twerp, aren't you?" James said holding the end of the cable tightly.
"I'm not letting you have Pikachu!" Aichi shouted. As the balloon started to stabilize, Aichi felt a sensation and turned to the direction. There he briefly saw Mewtwo through a mountain hole that looked like a window. "Mewtwo?"
"Aichi is here again? Is this a coincidence or fate? It must be his promise that brought him back." Mewtwo noticed Aichi as well and the clone pokemon were by it's side.
"Pikachu~?"
"Humans have once again came. Crossing this borderline, may lead to another battle…" Mewtwo looked at Aichi closely. "Human and Pokemon can't be friends. Humans just want to use us, there is no place for us clones. We are only needed for their experiments."
Soon the Rockets broke and they started falling down. "Uh oh…"
As they fell down, they saw Ash and the others climbing a mountain. Once the currents escalated, they started to fly back up uncontrollably.
"Watch out! They are coming our way!" Luna warned. She took the chance when the balloon got close enough to attach the rope onto the hot air balloon's basket so that they will be able to hang there too.
"Aichi! Misty! Brock! Luna! Cullen!" Aichi shouted. He was on the other side of the balloon. While everyone else was holding onto the rope, Domino took out special binoculars and looked through the mountain.
"I've located Mewtwo." Domino reported. Although the wind was loud in his ears, Aichi heard her.
"No! You're after Mewtwo!" Aichi cried as he tried to climb up. Domino turned to Aichi in amazement.
"He knows of Mewtwo? How?" Domino thought.
"It won't happen again, my friend. We are heading to Mt. Quena."
"It seems there are other pokemon with the same bio prints of Mewtwo." Domino reported.
"Of course, it is only natural that Mewtwo would want to live with pokemon just like it. Domino, please commence operations immediately."
"Roger that." Domino answered. She started climbing the rope like a pro. Aichi was almost up on the basket of the hot air balloon.
"I'm not letting you hurt Mewtwo!" Aichi shouted as he jumped into the basket when Domino made it.
"Domino to Team Rocket combat headquarters." Domino said. Aichi tried to stop Domino, but Jessie, James and Meowth held him down.
"The Team Rocket combat unit?" James asked.
"They're here?" Jessie added.
"Then if we keep the twerps from getting in your way, we will get credit!" Meowth thought.
Jessie and James also thought about the rewards. "Yes!" They turned to the side to see Team Rocket blimps flying in the skies. Aichi was struggling against their hold.
"Domino! I'm not going to let you hurt Mewtwo!" Aichi shouted as he became difficult for Jessie, James and Meowth to hold. Everyone else including Pikachu also climbed up to the side of the basket.
"What are you doing Domino?" Cullen asked.
"Domino?"
"I don't reveal my real name, I keep it to myself. Things are simpler that way. But in the Team Rocket group, I am one of the elites known as DoubleO 9, Domino!" Domino answered as she took off her disguise. "I'm also known as the Black Rose."
"Black Rose? But you said you worked in the Pokemon Institute." Cullen said.
"Yes, I do. But Team Rocket members work everywhere." Domino replied.
"Stop this! Mewtwo needs to understand that humans and Pokemon can live in peace! If you do this, Mewtwo will isolate itself again and soon later build up enough anger to destroy the world!" Aichi explained.
Domino laughed. "We have big plans for Mewtwo and I have no plans in getting them spoiled by one boy." She said as she fell off the rim of the basket before throwing a rose to pop the balloon. She opened her glider and safely got away.
Ash, Misty, Brock, Luna and Cullen fell into the water while, Pikachu, Aichi and the Team Rocket trio fell to the island Mewtwo was on. "Ash! Brock! Misty! Luna! Cullen!" Aichi called.
When they crash landed, Jessie, James and Meowth were dizzy and tangled in the wire. Aichi's fall was broken by the Team Rocket trio and slipped out of their hold, before falling on the ground. Pikachu was also on the ground. Aichi stood by Pikachu as he started to spark.
"Why is Pikachu sparking?" Jessie asked.
"Maybe, it is a warm hi." Meowth suggested, but they were hit by a Thunderbolt instead. After a few jolts, another Thunderbolt was fired to counteract Pikachu's. Team Rocket was untangled and fell to the floor. Aichi looked closely at the other Pikachu standing at the top of the rocks.
"You are… Pikachu's clone… Aren't you?" Aichi asked as he walked closer to Pikachu Clone. Pikachu clone, shot a Thunderbolt at Aichi and hit him. He didn't scream, he took it without any resistance. "I don't want to hurt you." Aichi said slightly in pain by the electricity. Pikachu Clone soon released and Aichi went on his knees. The two Pikachus seemed like they were going to battle.
"Pikachu, no. Don't fight. There will be no end." Aichi said.
"Pikachu~"
Mewtwo also appeared.
"Stand down."
"Mewtwo! You're alright!" Aichi said happily. He stood up with some difficulty.
"Pikachu~!" Pikachu Clone rebelled and continued to threaten Pikachu. He was about to bite Pikachu, Aichi stood in between them ready to get inflicted by the pain, but it never came.
Mewtwo used its Psychic to stop Pikachu Clone from attacking. "You should know as well as anyone that fighting is useless. You've been proved that the last time you met."
"Mewtwo, so do you understand?" Aichi asked.
"Aichi, I hoped that humans and clones will maintain peace for quite a while, but it seems that it was not to be. Humans have already crossed the boundary and there will be another war."
"What do you mean?! Are you planning on fighting again?!" Aichi shouted.
"We will never find peace."
"That isn't true, Mewtwo! You found peace three years ago, right? Didn't we prove that we aren't the way you think humans are?"
"Through all your efforts, it was not meant to be."
"What is happening?" Jessie asked. Both James and Meowth shrugged.
Pikachu Clone started talking. "Our only choice is to stand our ground. Otherwise, our home will be taken away from us again. We have to battle! This is War!" Meowth translated Pikachu Clone's words to everyone.
Aichi activated his Psyqualia to try to talk to the pokemon. "Pikachu, everyone. Humans and Pokemon can live peacefully. Please, believe in me." Aichi said. Despite all his efforts, it was ineffective and all the clone pokemon agreed to the war.
Mewtwo looked at the moon. "We are the moon, we are nothing more than a reflection of the sun. It is best for us to go in hiding."
"So you do understand… Mewtwo." Aichi mumbled happily.
"Still! There is a world out there. A world that we don't belong in! It isn't fair that we have live in hiding, just because we didn't come in the world the same way! Beyond this darkness, is a beautiful world." Pikachu Clone said with tears, which was again Meowth translated. "You are lucky! You know that world, don't you!? You were born in it and live in it however you want! That isn't fair!"
"We are what we are. We will remain here and live in peace."
"Mewtwo, I'm sure there will be a time when there would be a safe world for both pokemon, clones and human can live together safely." Aichi said. Mewtwo turned around ready to leave back inside.
"Mewtwo! Wait! Please don't leave." Aichi pleaded. Mewtwo left anyways. That was when Venusaur Clone wrapped his vines around Meowth, James, Jessie and Aichi.
"Humans, lie! If you are going to stay here and hide, then do as you wish! Whoever wants to leave will leave!" Pikachu Clone declared.
"Pikachu! It isn't safe! Mewtwo wants to protect all of you! If you leave this island, they will try to lure Mewtwo! Please understand!" Aichi warned.
"So be it! We'll fight through it! Take them to the dungeons." Pikachu replied. Aichi, Jessie and James were locked in the dungeon and everyone else left to get out off the island.
"No matter how many times I warned them, they still went." Aichi muttered to himself. A little while later, Mew appeared.
"Mew!" Aichi exclaimed. "Now you decide to show up! Help me get out, I need to help the clones." Mew played around Aichi.
"Mew, I'll play later. Just please, Teleport me there." Aichi said.
"That's Mew?" James asked. Before they can say anymore, Aichi disappeared with Mew.
"Wait! Take us with you!" But it was already too late.
When Aichi got to the island the clones, Meowth and Pikachu were in. They were already being attacked. "Mew, go run. You can't get captured." Aichi whispered. Mew nodded and left. Aichi ran out of hiding and blocked the two Pikachus and the two Meowths from one of the electric paralysing balls.
"Ah!" Aichi cried as he fell to the ground, he tried to stand, but fell back down. Another one was shot and Aichi blocked it again.
"It's the kid. He knew Mewtwo and seemed to be familiar with it." Domino pointed out. Aichi was still blocking all four from the shots, slowly starting to give in to the paralysis.
"Domino! I told you! I won't let you get your hands on these clones, Mewtwo or anyone!" Aichi shouted as he got hit by another one.
"Oh, but you're mistaken. You are the perfect bait, capture all of them." Giovanni ordered.
"Run!" Aichi ordered. The four ran as Aichi fell on the ground. Some grunts placed a metal ring around him keeping him nice and restrained.
"After taking five of the blasts, it must put you paralysed for quite a while. That is just great." Giovanni said. Aichi gritted his teeth as he was dropped beside Giovanni, he just sat there unable to move his entire body.
"Mewtwo won't fall for your bait." Aichi said. Domino has already glided to her next mission.
"A human that Mewtwo trusts. What can make better bait?" Giovanni asked in front of Aichi's face. Suddenly, Mewtwo appeared and released all of the pokemon from the Team Rocket pokeballs. Then it turned to Giovanni who had hold of Aichi.
"Aichi!"
"Don't listen to him! I'm being used as bait, don't do anything he asks!" Aichi said. Giovanni pulled him by his hair up so that Mewtwo can see him clearly.
"So this human is of value for you, Mewtwo? I expected more from a pokemon that claims it hates humans." Giovanni grinned.
"Giovanni, release that boy."
"No, Mewtwo!" Aichi shouted.
"So you will willingly be captured for this human?" Giovanni asked intrigued. Mewtwo hesitated with the answer. "I expect you have increased your strength since we last met. Luckily, I have new technology to deal with it, if you were planning on taking him back by force." Two machines flew up and electrocuted Mewtwo, who fell to the ground.
"Mewtwo!" Aichi cried as he was released and dropped on the floor. "Stop this!"
"You do have exponential power, but your Psychic powers don't affect machines. You would need to prove your power." Giovanni said. One of the grunts behind him pressed a button and another attack was sent.
"Don't underestimate my power." Mewtwo easily shielded itself and thrown the machines back.
"Splendid. You've proved that machines are no match for you. So we will take out battle to that island." Giovanni said. "I'm sure there is pokemon there for you to save and I'll be taking him there too."
Aichi was looking to the side and spotted many Team Rocket blimps and grunts going there. "Mewtwo…" Aichi muttered as he tried to move his paralysed body.
"A human that Mewtwo is fond of. You may still prove to be useful after I control it. Hearing your voice ordering it will keep Mewtwo from fighting the control I'll put on it." Giovanni thought.
"I will never help you!" Aichi shouted. "I'll never join Team Rocket!"
"'Never' is a powerful word. Your use of 'never' will prove not to be true. If I can control pokemon, I can assure you that I will be able to control a mere human." Giovanni responded with a smile. Aichi's eyes widened. His body was starting to respond again, but he wanted to hide that until he the time when he tries to control Mewtwo.
"DoubleO 9, I have captured the trainers and all the pokemon living on this island."
Mewtwo used its Psychic to lift up everyone, but Aichi was still on the plane with Giovanni. "If you need to go, go without me." Aichi said. Mewtwo nodded and flew to the island. Giovanni pressed a button.
"Mewtwo is heading your way, DoubleO 9." Giovanni notified as they followed closely behind. The machines functioned again and followed along.
"You won't get away with this!" Aichi said. He was still pretending to be paralysed.
"Oh, I think I already have." Giovanni replied as that got to the location.
"Release the young ones."
"Sorry, but you would need to take it with my boss." Domino answered as Mewtwo turned to Giovanni.
"So, are you ready to obey my orders?" Giovanni asked.
"I would much rather leave this world than be your pawn."
"That's too bad. I'll just have to use your clones for experiments and I'm sure, they will leave the world once we're done with them." Giovanni responded.
"Leave the rest alone, only take me."
"Mewtwo! No! Don't!" Aichi shouted. The machines combined together to create a blue energy sphere in the middle.
"Step into that. It will enhance your powers and mold your will for my purposes." Giovanni explained.
"Your purposes?"
"Don't even try to destroy it, we can always build new ones. But if you rebel, your little friends will pay the price." Domino said. Suddenly, an electric surge came out of Aichi's restraint and hurt him. Domino also used her rose to shoot an electric ball to Pikachu and Pikachu Clone.
"I will do as you say." Mewtwo said.
"Mewtwo! Don't you dare! If you do, he will destroy the world!" Aichi warned. Mewtwo kept walking forward and got so close that only one step was left. "Mewtwo!" Aichi swiftly jumped off and entered the energy sphere pushing Mewtwo out.
"Ah!" Aichi cried as his Psyqualia activated without his consent. The band around him broke as electricity held his arms and legs apart.
"Aichi!"
"No!" Aichi cried as a large amount of energy came out of the energy sphere, it turned purple and Aichi admitted a high degree of energy.
"That boy. He seems to have unlimited inner energy." Domino pointed out after seeing the waves of energy.
To Aichi, it felt like everything was getting ripped out of him. His Psyqualia was out of control and he felt it slowly get even more powerful.
Giovanni looked around. "This place wouldn't be that bad to build a base. We'll make preparations."
"Aichi! Your body can't handle that much strain! I need to take your place!"
"No! You aren't going to get controlled! I promised we will meet again! I wasn't thinking of these circumstances! I wanted to see you happy and not alone!" Aichi shouted. The energy sphere started to change back to blue, Aichi's Psyqualia was overpowering it. Soon he fell out of the sphere and Mewtwo ran to catch him.
Aichi's eyes were dull. "Mewtwo… Get away…" Aichi muttered. He clenched his head, it looked like he was fighting something.
"What did you do?"
"He overpowered the machine, but how? It deactivated before it can fully break his will." Giovanni said in amazement. Mewtwo turned back to Aichi, he was in a lot of pain.
"What is happening to him?" Mewtwo asked.
"Until all his will is drained out of him, he will never be able to rest. Although, there is something you can do to convince me to end his pain." Giovanni replied.
"And what is that?"
"Enter the energy sphere in his place. Only then would I help ease his pain." Giovanni answered. Mewtwo looked at Aichi before turning to the energy sphere. Mewtwo took a step forward. "That's it. Enter it."
"Mewtwo… Don't do it!" Aichi shouted. He looked around and all of the pokemon were already being dragged away by Domino. Mewtwo entered completely and Aichi's pain stopped. "The thing that was trying to take control of me, stopped."
Mewtwo was lifted up as electricity restricted it. Making the sphere turn magenta. Mewtwo groaned as Aichi got up. "Mewtwo! I'll stop this!" Aichi shouted. A grunt threw a band at Aichi and it caught him once more. "Mewtwo!" He was dragged a glass capsule where he was trapped there near Giovanni's computer equipment and chair.
"You will have a front seat to witness Mewtwo bend to my will." Giovanni said. Aichi banged on the glass, but it was to no avail. Mewtwo was still struggling to keep control.
~Vanguard World~
Once Aichi fell unconscious, Kai spoke to the staff. As he was talking to the staff, he laid Aichi down on a bench to the side of them.
"Aichi's alight. Just before the third game, he came into my waiting room and told me he wasn't feeling well." Kai said.
"Would he need at infirmary room?" The staff asked.
"No, it's fine. We can bring him to his dorm room, it's not too far from here." Eric replied. He just walked out of the bleacher section with Leon and Koutei.
"There are free rooms in the infirmary. There is rarely any injuries, so if that is your concern, you won't need to worry." The staff said.
"No, it would be best if he just goes to his dorm. He recovers best if he isn't stuck in an infirmary." Koutei replied. Luckily, nothing was happening to Aichi in the pokemon world that would make his face look distressed on his real body.
Kai knew that he should hurry before something was going to happen in the other world. "Thank you for concerning yourself with Aichi, but he should be just fine. We've been friends with him for so long, we know him better than anyone." Kai said. He carried Aichi on his back.
"Please be careful." The staff said as they left.
"We will."
They were walking on the streets to get to Aichi's dorm in silence. "So, are you going to explain anything to me?" Eric asked.
"I would appreciate an explanation as well, Kai. You seem to be the only, one that understands what's happening to Sendou." Leon agreed. Koutei also nodded.
"That is a story that I'm not sure of myself. I don't understand why this is happening either. If you want to know, then you need to ask Aichi himself, I'm still waiting for him to tell me everything." Kai answered.
"But you must know something." Eric said.
"Yes, I do. But if you want me to tell you, fight me for my knowledge. Only Aichi's closest friends and family know that this is even happening. Since even Koutei and Leon doesn't know, you can understand how exclusive this is." Kai explained.
"So, you want a fight?" Eric replied.
"Kai just wants to see how serious you are about Aichi. And you need to be very serious if you want to beat Kai in a cardfight." Koutei responded.
"I might not have known him my whole life, but with the year I spent with him, he is the kind of guy that will put anyone before him. Whether it is complete strangers, his opponents or friends. I want to the person that takes care of him because he is truly one of a kind, no one is like him, someone needs to watch over and take care of him since he won't do it himself." Eric explained.
"Sendou is one to care about others, he surrounds himself with a variety of people." Leon agreed.
"That is why he has such a big circle of friends. His uniqueness draws us in." Koutei added.
Kai turned to Aichi. "Mewtwo… Don't be alone anymore." Aichi mumbled in his sleep.
"He is helping his friend. If he didn't want to help them, all of us would be even more worried. He will run into the front lines and burden himself with other's burdens even if they're halfway across the world. It would be out of character to see anything else." Kai explained.
They finally reached the dorms and they went straight to his room. They laid Aichi on his bed. "Let's have our card fight. When I win, you will tell me everything." Eric said.
"Alright, don't be surprised if you lose." Kai answered.
"Don't worry, I have the heart to help Aichi." Eric replied. They both took out their decks and had their card fight.
By the end, after all Eric's efforts, he didn't stand a chance against Kai. He got crushed and burned to the ground by Kai. "Ummm… Have you ever beaten Aichi in a card fight?" Koutei asked.
Eric sank into depression. "No, not even once." He answered. "He didn't want to practice with me before the match."
"I saw your determination to know the truth about what's happening. I will tell you, come into his room." Kai said with a lowered voice.
"Kai is being unusually nice today." Koutei whispered to Eric. They entered the room to see Aichi in pain. He was was sweating and holding in a scream.
"Aichi!"
"Sendou, is hurt." Leon pointed out as burn marks appeared on his face.
Kai ran to the bedside. "He wasn't hurt last time!" He said.
"I don't want to hurt you… Please listen to me…" Aichi muttered. His pain calmed.
"He seems to be okay now." Kai said. He got cold water into a small bucket and also a cloth. He started to treat the burns, Aichi flinched a little when the wet cloth touched him, but he seemed fine.
"Anyways, how do I start? Last time this happened it was three years ago, after finishing his first year of high school. He was more distracted than normal, only later did I find out he was hearing someone or something call him." Kai started.
"What do you mean?" Koutei asked.
"He told me that he heard something like a 'mew'. I told him to try to ignore it, but it really became real when we started our card fight. During our cardfight, he suddenly fainted just like he did after the match today. But before the final game, he made his way to my room to inform me beforehand so that I can cover for him." Kai explained.
"So he didn't want anyone to worry about him." Leon said.
"Yes. Last time this happened, we used Ren's Psyqualia to find out what was happening. We had him contact Blaster Blade, he was the one who told us that when he was young, he was called by Mew to help the other world. His spirit was teleported into the other world and he will wake up once he has resolved the problem." Kai answered.
"So all we can do it wait for him to wake up." Eric responded.
"Yes."
"What if he doesn't resolve the problem? Is he going to be asleep forever?" Eric asked.
"Yes." Kai answered.
"There is no need to worry. Sendou has been through more difficult situations, he will return back here." Leon assured.
"True, Aichi always pulls through tough situations. There is nothing he can't solve." Koutei agreed. Kai finished treating Aichi's burned and they looked better already. He looked up to see Aichi's weak and hurt face.
After a while of waiting, Leon suddenly felt something. "What's wrong?" Koutei asked.
"Sendou's Psyqualia… It is suddenly accelerating power." Leon answered.
"His Psyqualia?" Kai asked.
"Psy-what-ia?" Eric replied. Suddenly, Aichi's phone rang inside his bag. Kai took it out and looked at the caller ID.
"It's Ren." Kai informed as he answered the call.
"Aichi!"
"Ren must've felt his Psyqualia too." Leon said.
"Ren." Kai responded.
"Kai? What is going on? I feel Aichi's Psyqualia, but from this distance, this can't be possible." Ren said.
"The same thing is happening from three years ago, he is asleep right now." Kai answered.
"His Psyqualia is getting more powerful from wherever he is?"
"Seem so." Kai answered.
"I'll get in contact with Chris to see if he is feeling the same thing. He is a brainiac, so he might be able to figure something out."
"Alright, I'll call you if anything else happens." Kai answered. The call ended.
After a while, Aichi's Psyqualia calmed and returned untraceable again. "His Psyqualia is weakening again. That should be a good sign." Leon said.
"You guys can go to your hotels, I can watch over him for the rest of the time." Eric suggested.
"No, we'll stay here until Aichi wakes up." Kai responded as he wiped Aichi's sweat off his face. They all waited there for Aichi to wake up. They occasionally had card fights, but they were more or less watching over Aichi.
~Pokemon World~
Mewtwo was losing its fight and drooped its head down.
"Mewtwo! Don't give up!" Aichi shouted from the glass capsule he was in. He watched as Mewtwo became mentally weaker.
"That's it, Mewtwo. My will is stronger than yours, accepted it and do as I say once more." Giovanni said. Construction was already starting on the island.
"Wait! If you construct anything here, it will contaminate the water." Aichi informed.
"I am well aware of that, but I can't have my ideal spot of a Team Rocket base be stopped for sympathy for water." Giovanni replied.
"This will end up being a mistake. Don't be a fool, the pokemon rely on this water to survive." Aichi said.
Giovanni stood up from his seat and faced Aichi with a mad face. Aichi's determined face stayed consistent. "Watch your mouth, boy. You must not understand your predicament here. I will be taking you to a research lab and there, you will be mind controlled and thoroughly look into your power." Giovanni said.
"I'm not scared of you. You don't have a strong enough will to defeat Mewtwo's strong will." Aichi responded. "If you were unable to even control me, you will not be able to control Mewtwo."
"We will see about that, won't we?" Giovanni answered as he sat back on his seat with a smirk. Aichi tried breaking the glass once again, but it was futile. Nothing he did would be able to break it.
"Mewtwo, don't give up! You must fight it!" Aichi shouted.
"Aichi's voice… It sounds… I feel strength from his calls…" Mewtwo thought as it started to struggle a little bit. It was still too weak to break free.
"That's it, Mewtwo. You can do it." Aichi said. Giovanni looked at him in surprise.
"That is not possible. Mewtwo is responding well to him." Giovanni thought. "I mustn't let him give Mewtwo mental strength any longer."
"You should learn to keep your mouth shut, boy." Giovanni said as he pressed a button. Aichi didn't feel anything different, but he knew something has changed.
"What happened?" Aichi asked as he looked around to see any differences. There was nothing he can see that changed.
"Mewtwo, he has left you alone. Just like any other human, but I will stay by your side." Giovanni said. Aichi's eyes widened.
"No! Mewtwo! Don't listen to him!" Aichi shouted banging on the glass. "That button made this capsule sound proof. Mewtwo won't fall for it!"
"Aichi has… Abandoned me…?" Mewtwo thought.
"Aichi… Say something…" Mewtwo mumbled sadly. There was no answer. "Aichi…"
"There must be something I can do to communicate." Aichi said. Then he remembered, his Psyqualia. He activated it, but he soon had a massive headache. "Bare the pain. I have to last long enough to develop a connection to Mewtwo."
"Mewtwo!" Aichi called. Then his connection reached Mewtwo. "Mewtwo, I'm here. There are soundproof walls around me, but… I'm here! I'll always be by your side!"
"You're pained…" Mewtwo responded.
"I want you to be fine… I'm fine, I have a small headache. Nothing serious." Aichi replied. Giovanni was looking at the construction reports and didn't pay attention to Aichi.
Aichi's headache accelerated the longer his Psyqualia was activated. "I'm here. Break free, Mewtwo."
Giovanni suddenly started to panic as he saw pokemon flying into to disturb the construction. "What is this!?" He shouted.
"There are pokemon here. Then, was it my Psyqualia that informed them of this?" Aichi thought. Ash, Misty, Brock and all the Pokemon soon made it to the place where Mewtwo, Aichi and Giovanni were. Aichi's Psyqualia forcefully deactivated as he started to exceed the danger time.
"Just… Enough… Time…" Aichi mumbled as he fainted. Butterfree destroyed the glass with gust. The glass took three Butterfree to have enough power to break it.
"Retreat!" Giovanni shouted. Butterfree carried Aichi back to safety as Giovanni escaped.
Everyone worked together to destroy the devices binding Mewtwo, freeing it and allowing it to fly.
"Mew~" Mew appeared from hiding and flew around Mewtwo.
"Mew?"
"Mew~?"
"Did you call Aichi to come back to this world?"
Mew nodded with glee. "Mew~"
"You're going to take him back to his world now… I see, he isn't safe in this world. It would be safe if he forgets all about me, wouldn't it?"
Mew shook its head. "Because of him, I know that there is no need for battle. I know that humans and pokemon, pokemon and clones. They can all get along. His purpose is done in this world."
"That isn't true, Mewtwo." Aichi's spirit appeared as his body started to disappear. "Mewtwo, your memory gives me strength. I may not be able to promise we'll meet again, but I'm glad you understand now."
Aichi sent a warm smile at Mewtwo. Mewtwo smiled back. "You are saying, goodbye."
Aichi nodded with watery eyes. "Mew was the reason I was brought into this world. Now that you are at peace, my ambition here is resolved." Mewtwo started to tear up. They fell from its eyes, it was like time stopped for everyone else except for Mew, Aichi and Mewtwo.
Aichi wiped the tears off Mewtwo's face. "Don't cry. I was happy to see you again, you have an entire life to live. A life that you weren't able to live. Don't cry about something as small as this." Aichi tried to keep his tears in too.
"I will help pokemon and humans coexist in peace. That is my new purpose in life."
Aichi nodded and smiled happily as the tears in his eyes escaped. "Goodbye." He said as his spirit disappeared.
Time continued as suppose to, by then Mew disappeared leaving Mewtwo with Ash and the others.
Meanwhile, Aichi has returned back home.
~Vanguard World~
Aichi woke up in his bed. It was early morning already, he saw Leon and Koutei sleeping beside his bed. They heads rested on their arms. They were sleeping on a sit up position. He turned to see Kai sleeping on the table in a similar manner.
"Did they stay here all this entire time?" Aichi thought. It seemed to be early morning. Aichi sat up on his bed carefully, he was trying not to wake Leon and Koutei up. Kai heard the rustling of the bed sheets and woke up.
"Aichi, you're awake." Kai whispered. Aichi turned to him. "How are you feeling?"
"I am feeling great." Aichi answered as he cautiously got out of his bed. "Did all of you watch over me the entire night?"
"We fell asleep around 6. You seemed to have calmed around that time, so we just took the time to sleep then." Kai explained.
"Thank you. I think that was the last time. I'm sorry to make you worry once again." Aichi responded.
"As long as you are okay. We won't be as worried as we normally would." Kai said. "Your roommate got you some food for when you woke up. How about you eat?"
"Alright. After that, would you mind having a card fight with me? In the special match, I wasn't able to focus right on that moment. I want to have fun in the moment." Aichi challenged.
"You're on." Kai answered.
And so… Aichi's life returned to normal. What challenges will he have to face next? Leave some suggestions and I will probably write story on it!
Happy Birthday, ChaosDancer12!
This is the final addition to this 2 shot adventure. I hope you enjoyed it because it was fun writing it. I hope that you have a good birthday and have a beautiful and delicious cake! I'll be finishing the second part of XY Vanguard soon... Hopefully... So that is another thing to be excited about, I guess.
My birthday is actually coming up soon too! A week and a day. I can't wait for cake! :3
Anyways, that is the last of Mewtwo's Resolve. I didn't die yet, just not finishing a lot of stories. I promise to be back with another story/sequel soon.