p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Delta, Zoroark and John stood together on a large platform that elevated itself from the top of the over ground section of the steel-armored hideout, like a humongous plateau capable of serving as landing point to even the just as monstrous Cargo Hovers. Now dubbing as launching pad for the brand-new Time Travel Project. Not as original as you would expect from a creature with about three thousand I.Q, but Delta believed the aesthetics to be overestimated. Once Zoroark finished his little meditation, Delta nodded towards John./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 1;" /spanNodding back in confirmation, John plucked the Dark Ball from his belt, throwing it directly upwards. When it opened, Celebi emerged from within the dark depths of the mysterious device, holding a blank expression and fluttering her small wings at unbelievable rates while she kept her position static above the trio./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Rather than her normally vibrant tone of blue, her eyes were tainted in tones of dark magenta, which means that the control of the Dark Ball was currently unwavering. Afterwards, John also plucked his Pokedéx from the other side of his belt, a minicomputer which held information about all Pokémon known by humans from a specific region, but that could always be updated in real time. Extending the Pokedéx in Celebi's direction, the small red device answered properly, scanning the forest fairy as a wide bluish light bean shot from the diminutive projector in the back. The device proceeded then to make a symphony of complex bips who varied in intensity as a soundtrack while it compared the long list of obtained biometrical data with the database. Afterwards, it projected a tridimensional and generic image of the Celebi species, along with a summary of both useful and useless information alike, including the four Pokémon moves this Celebi knew: Energy Ball, Psychic, Leaf Storm and Protect. Reinserting the device back in its place on John's belt, the boy pointed to a wall made out of solid iron, specifically to a crudely drawn target on its surface, catching Celebi's attention. Then, he commanded experimentally:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, use Energy Ball!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Obeying unhesitatingly, Celebi charged a dense sphere of bioenergy between her palms, throwing it with both speed and precision and generating a large explosion that scattered chips of the target over the entire room. Target who used to be made of solid steel. Despite Steel usually resisting Grass-type moves, Celebi's ludicrous amount of raw power was too much for a plate only a few centimeters thick. Finally, she returned to her floating position next to John. Nodding towards Azul Delta, he indicated the Dark Ball was working perfectly. Finally, Azul Delta shared the date:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"September 1supst/sup, 1998./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-/span/emspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Celebi, take us to September 1supst/sup, 1998 – John echoed./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"The first thing they noticed upon arriving to the past, was a intense heat wave and a pungent odor of smoke and carbon dioxide. As Delta successfully predicted, both were indicators that they were literally in the right place at the right time. Looking upwards, the Alakazam saw a falling steel beam accelerating towards the trio. As he was about to lift a shield to meet with the offender, John commanded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, Energy ball!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Spinning another dense orb of bioenergy between her small hands, she threw it with the same grace and precision as before, shattering the threat. Finally feeling the adrenalin draining from his system, John turned to Delta's unwavering gaze, asking:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Azul Delta, what is happening? What place is this? What time is this? What we even came to do here?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Rather than answering any of those questions, said Pokémon pointedly stared at the nearest wall of flames, amongst the many that flooded the installation. His eyes narrowed slightly when a furious roar shook the building, adding even more chaos to the flame's deadly dance choreography with the waves of Pressure that followed. Briefly cutting through the flames that Azul Delta gazed at, a man, a scientist if his appearance was anything to go by, came into view. His lab coat was covered in holes with burnt edges. His left leg was far from uninjured, and it only became more apparent as he limped desperately away from something, or someone. As he did so looking backwards, failing to notice the four static figures ahead of him, he nearly stumbled into them until Azul Delta stepped ahead and gripped his arm, putting him to a stop. The scientist then proceeded to yell at the top of his smoke-clogged lungs:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Release me you cursed Pokémon! Don't you see I am trying to get away?! Release me, release me at once and run! That thing is going to destroy all of us!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As if on cue, the aforementioned 'thing' emerged from the flames, enraged. A Mewtwo. Letting loose another scream of untamed fury, he opened his arms wide, as seven star-shaped projectiles shot forwards, leaving behind a small translucent yellow shockwave. The Swift soared towards them. Automatically, John glanced at Delta, waiting for instructions, but was thoroughly surprised when said Pokémon simply gestured towards the incoming attack with one of his hands. No Psychic attack of shield was weaved from it, it was simply a gesture allowing John to deal with the situation by himself. Prove himself to his master! His smile widened as he focused back on the fight, bellowing the commands over the groans from the metal structure and the roaring fire:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, use Protect!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Muttering the last syllable of her name as she did so, Celebi brought up an impenetrable shield of bright green energy, staring unblinkingly as the Swift hammered against the forcefield, each individual projectile making the air vibrate as it exploded./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Now, Energy ball!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Bringing forth the sphere for the third time, Celebi swapped raw power and energy efficiency for speed as she almost instantly threw the glowing green orb towards Mewtwo, nailing him in the stomach region and sending him sliding several meters on his feet. His enraged stare turned briefly to unmasked surprise at how much power such small creature could contain, before devolving back into overflowing anger. Letting out another roar for good measure, he lifted both arms by his sides, commanding several car-sized debris made of stone and steel alike to float around him, before he thrusted both hands forwards. On cue, the debris accelerated in Celebi's direction, leaving trails of the smoke caught in their trajectory because of their speed. John reacted:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Shred this attack with Leaf Storm!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Doing as she was told, Celebi quick spun on her axis, generating hundreds of small leaf-like energy projectiles, making them orbit her in tune with her rotation before motioning forwards, sending a tornado-like flurry of leaves to clash with the moving debris. The Leaf Storm met with the rain of steel and stone, grinding them into nothingness and hitting Mewtwo undeterred, sending him flying into the floor and creating a huge crater. Dashing out of the dust cloud the impact made, Mewtwo rose to almost ten meters above the ground before standing still in the air. His body was briefly coated in a green glow, as the hundreds of small cuts that traced his skin mended themselves and disappeared; he used Recover. Now enraged beyond description, he extended both arms at once to is sides, seemingly reaching for the far away walls of the burning laboratory. Bringing them back towards his body in a strained motion, he created enormous amounts of pressure on said walls, causing the entire building to implode. As John drew in breath, ready to command Celebi to stop the collapse with a Psychic, Azul Delta firmly gripped his shoulder, saying:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Enough./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-But, Celebi is Mythical! With my commands, we can defeat this Pokémon, we can capture it!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-I am sorry, John. But travelling through time is nothing short of an incredible responsibility. As it is yet to have happened, there is a trainer who shall catch this Mewtwo, in the Cerulean Cave. If we capture it now, we will be rewriting history, with unpredictable and possibly undesired outcomes. And, speaking bluntly, even with a powerhouse like Celebi in the hands of a competent trainer like you, the chances of defeating a wild Mewtwo are still scarce. Not to mention, we already have what we came here for./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As he proceeded to reheard these arguments in his head, his look of defiance turned to realization, marred with acceptance. So, it wasn't after this powerful Mewtwo they were after, but the scientist! Scientist who was now struggling in Zoroark's grip, still seemingly unaware of all the damage they dished on top of the unstoppable monster./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"His line of thought, however, didn't last long as he turned to the source of a deafening groan coming from above, the ceiling was collapsing on top of them! Taking a quick decision, John turned to Celebi and said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, quick! Take us back to the present./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Obeying unhesitatingly, Celebi chanted her name as she started the ritual. Proceeding to buy her time to finish it, Delta shielded a large area around them, not even straining to block the tons of steel and concrete literally raining on them. When the travel was ready, they were consumed by a ball of bright green light, disappearing from the past completely./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"With all reappearing on the heliport in the ex-Team Rocket quarters, Zoroark pushed the scientist off of him, letting him fall to the floor unceremoniously. Them, Azul Delta raised a hand to prevent the stream of incoherent questions that was soon to follow, afterwards pointing to a waiting Gothitelle that stood a small distance away from them, waiting. Stepping towards the fallen man, she politely helped him up, starting a telepathic conversation with him and proceeding to help him comprehend the situation he was in./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After she guided him away from there by his arm, Delta communicated another date to John, who was stretching. Celebi was eating a Citrus Berry to restore her energy, and Zoroark was laying on his back, waiting patiently. But once done with their small break, all three of them linked to each other through physical contact once again, ready to travel. John took one last deep breath, before looking at the hovering Celebi dead in the eye and said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, take us to July 10supth/sup, 1999!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As it was expected, Celebi performed once again the ritual, cutting then off from their current position in space-time and thrusting them into the past, if a not-as-distant one this time./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"The three of them landed in a long hallway made of dark steel, and the first thing they noticed was the familiar scent of smoke, this time accompanied by the sound of an alarm. Simply walking in the direction the desperate scientists were running from was apparently enough to lead them exactly to what they wanted./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After having to bypass a door, sealed shut due to lockdown measures, they found themselves in a large room were most of the fire branched from. They stopped to observe as yet another Mewtwo used an expanding field of bright blue Psychic energy to shatter the hundreds of metal claws attempting to contain him. Without any need for commands, Celebi raised a Psychic barrier to shield them from the fire, smoke and flying claw pieces. Azul Delta was aware they had less than a few minutes before Mewtwo exploded the entire island at once, so they needed to be objective. Moving in a series of hard, calculated steps, the Alakazam walked up to a specific scientist. His small pair of glasses was shattered and discarded on the floor nearby. His coat was torn and his gray hair was covered in singed spots. He was overlapping a video, supposedly made to be a professional demonstration of their line of work, with a brief explanation of everything that leaded to their demise, as well as the entire laboratory's, fully believing this record to be his last words. Not bothering with calming him down, Delta grabbed him by the back of his collar, literally dragging him through the ash-covered floor all the way to the awaiting three. As he had no time to explain their reasons to disappear from there as fast as possible, Azul Delta briefly overrode Celebi's will to only obey the wielder of the Dark Ball, essentially mind-controlling her to start the time-travelling ritual. It was faster than passing the information through John, even if it took him some considerable effort./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As Celebi was finishing her chant, Mewtwo rose to a few meters above the ground, creating a field of Psychic energy so dense around him that the Alakazam was starting to have a headache, and even Zoroark was starting to shudder. Finally, the energy was released, allowed to flood every inch of the room with overwhelming violence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"John almost felt his skin burn with the incoming energy right before they vanished out of the blast's way./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Reappearing back onto the familiar steel platform in their hideout, Azul Delta simply threw the seconds scientist onto the floor. The same Gothitelle, done with reassuring the first one, caught the second one in her arms as she took him to a different room, ready to give him a soothing talk as she ignored his incohesive blabbering./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Ten minutes later…/span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Finally done with the preparations for the last travel and, in John's case, taking the time to slow down his heart beat before he had a stroke, the trio plus Celebi were once again reunited on top of the steel platform. Zoroark was absently minded chewing on an Oran berry, not at all bothering to be combat ready. After all, he was very aware that he probably didn't stand the slightest chance against any Mewtwo save for a initial surprise attack. That's why he was content in simply laying back and observing./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Finally, Azul Delta sent the thirds date to John. Noticing his cue, he relayed to Celebi:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi! Take us to July 13supth/sup, 2013!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Repeating the ritual for the third time, Celebi took the small travelling group once again for a ride through time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As they landed, there was plenty of noticeable differences between this lab and the last two. First being that the letter marking all of the equipment and proudly displayed on the large walls wasn't the usual crimson R, but rather a blue or white P on top of two crossed blades. As Delta knew, this Mewtwo had been created by team Plasma rather than team Rocket. But this time, there wasn't any alarms resounding, nor scientists screaming, nor roaring flames or rising clouds of smoke./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;""Maybe we are early for Mewtwo's revolt. Its better if we take advantage of this while we can. Unlike the two other times, there wasn't a single word left to describe this incident to the posterity." /span/strongspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"They were treading blindly in unknown waters by coming here./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Then, they took to looking for the lab, were Mewtwo was likely to be situated. However, after three fruitless minutes of wandering, Zoroark pointed out:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-It's useless. This place is completely different from the Rocket Labs we are used to, and, without visitors, there are also no signs to indicate directions. Like this we will take forever to find Mewtwo's room./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Azul Delta acknowledged this with a nod. He knew Zoroark was right. But he also knew that pressing the advantage they had now was one of their best chances. They could NOT afford to lose it. As he thought about it, however, a lone scientist came through the automated double doors at the end of the corridor, whistling to himself, and suddenly stopped to stare at the obvious intruder plus his three Pokémon. As he opened his mouth to say anything, however, Azul Delta teleported in from of him, pushing his jaw shut and making him stumble from shock. Then, he pushed his open palm into the scientist's face, slamming his head against the iron walls. After a few seconds of mute twitching, said scientist fell to the floor, unconscious. Shaking his hand slightly, he communicated to the group:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-I searched his mind for this place's mapping as I put him to 'sleep'. Follow me, we better be on our way if we want to arrive on time./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Completely overlooking the fact that he just knocked out a man bigger than him in two seconds flat, both Zoroark and John followed Azul Delta through the door's the man came from, with Celebi trailing behind. Later, the Alakazam could scold himself all he wanted for committing such trivial mistake./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Finally, as they were one or two rooms away from the room, the lights in the hallway started to blink uncontrollably. John asked:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Please, don't tell me it is another revolting Mewtwo!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Scanning the area around him with his sensitive ears, however, Zoroark said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-No. There are no screams, nor vibrations in the building's structure. The lights blinking like this must mean the energy is being redirected towards another area. – He said, failing to notice John's sigh of relief./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"The tests must have started. /em– Azul Delta said somberly. That meant they were running out of time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Taking to sprinting now, as opposed to simply fast walking, John couldn't help but ask why they couldn't simply teleport there if Azul Delta knew were it was. In response, he said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Teleporting into a room we don't know is not safe. For all we know, we could disturb a very sensitive procedure, or run directly into a small combat ready battalion of Plasma grunts. Teleporting is better used to go to places we already know, so we know what to expect as we appear there. Or in extreme situations./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Nodding along with the explanation, John almost collided to the locked automated doors right before Azul Delta literally blasted them off of their hinges. The scientists inside all turned to them as they entered the room, some already reaching to call in reinforcements. But that wasn't what the Alakazam was focusing on. He was looking directly at how Mewtwo curled into a ball in a meek attempt to shield herself from the four powerful electrical currents being sent into her, but his extrasensorial perception wasn't fooled. He sent to all minds in range:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"TAKE COVER!/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Before anyone could do anything, however, Mewtwo opened her arms in a sudden movement, letting lose a barrage of Psychic energy that overpowered the voltaic arcs and exploded the four drones at once. The power of all four explosions at once release a shockwave, powerful enough to shatter the ballistic glass and create a rain of deadly glass shards./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"The three intruders rose from their ducking position, but they weren't prepared for the sight ahead of them. The head scientist fell on his back, with a large glass shard embedded in his chest./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Without thinking twice, Zoroark dashed towards the scientist. As Mewtwo sent a Aura Sphere to intercept him, Zoroark clawed it off of it's trajectory, his left claw coated in bright blue as he used Aerial Ace. As Mewtwo proceeded to levitate and shoot entire waves of glass shards towards anything that moved, Zoroark rolled under two consecutive waves before tumbling a large iron cabinet to shield him and the fallen scientist from the deadly rain. Thinking fast, he lifted the scientist bridal style, careful not to dislodge the shard that, while piercing his chest, was also stopping most of the blood from pouring out of the wound. Then proceeded to dash back to the small group, trusting Azul Delta and Celebi to cover his back with Psychic barriers. Mewtwo bellowed:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"STOP!/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Not that he was about to obey her. But he was admittedly surprised when Azul Delta vanished from his previous spot, teleporting right behind him and lifting a Psychic barrier to stop an Aura Sphere. Unsurprisingly, the powerful impact almost shattered the barrier and sent the Alakazam skidding for a few meters, almost tumbling into the other two as a sweat drop ran atop his forehead. As John examined the scientist's wound, he sighted in relief as he noticed the blood was a dark tone of red. Meaning he didn't have any internal hemorrhage. As Azul Delta turned his head only the slightest bit to catch the man in his peripheral vision, Mewtwo bellowed imposingly in their minds:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"What do you think you are doing with this man?! He created me to be a weapon! He tortured me and attempted to enslave me! He must be destroyed!/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Shaken by her tone of voice, John shrunk in fear, Delta's expression turned into a scowl and Zoroark, despite not being able to hear her telepathy, stood protectively in front of the Alakazam upon noticing his expression, his eyes shining with steely determination. However, stepping forth from behind Zoroark, Azul Delta surprised every conscious being in the room, a total of four. Speaking to Mewtwo directly, he started:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Mewtwo. It looks like I am before nothing short of the world's most powerful Pokémon. /emHe said in a tone coated in flattery./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Not acknowledging the flattery at all, as if he was only stating the obvious, Mewtwo let another enraged proclamation:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-This man! Give him to me. Now! He must pay for what he has done!/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Oh, my dear Mewtwo. Unfortunately, I believe this is not possible in the moment./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Oh, and why would that be? – /span/emspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"She asked, voice dripping with venom./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Azul Delta was only buying time for Celebi to finish her whispered time travelling ritual. A few more seconds would do./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"This scientist, my friend, is about to participate in something big. Far bigger than you and I. Far bigger than all of us./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Maybe you haven't understood yet this simple fact: I am not asking. The only reason I am giving you a chance of giving him up willingly is because I have seen how Pokémon can be misguided by human deeds. But you are starting to wear my patience thin. You have five seconds to give me him, or share his fate!/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"She was barely even done speaking when Celebi sung her name one last time, loudly, emitting an intense light. Grinning slightly, Azul Delta stepped backwards in her direction, and Mewtwo realized they were trying to flee! Raising her right hand, she created solid crystal-like constructs of condensed psychic energy for a Psystrike. Throwing a barrage of them towards the retreating Pokémon and the two humans. Azul Delta commanded vocally:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Zoroark! /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Not thinking twice, Zoroark jump straight over Azul Delta, landing in front of him and spreading his arms to offer the most protection. Being the Dark-type that he was, the crystals slammed and shattered harmlessly against his fur. But he wasn't cocky by any means, and as soon as the attack was done, he dashed towards Celebi so they could jump forward in time before Mewtwo could switch to a Fighting-type move. However, Mewtwo thought faster, charging and releasing an Aura Sphere before Zoroark could give as much as two steps. Doing the first thing that came to mind, Zoroark slammed his paws into the ground, releasing the most powerful Night Daze he could muster in such a short period. It halted the sphere's advance for a mere second, but it was enough. Zoroark and Azul Delta literally dived towards the field of light Celebi was generation less than a second before it vanished. The Aura Sphere soon followed, but harmlessly penetrated the lingering light and exploded against the wall behind were they used to be. Realizing that her targets successfully got away, Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory's roof in a fit of rage, disappearing into the night afterwards./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"This time, the landing was less than graceful. John landed with a roll, almost falling on his face as he stood up. Zoroark just fell face first, sliding for a bit and remaining still, groaning. Azul Delta halted in the air a few inches for the ground, before adjusting his position so he could stand again./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"But they had more important matters to attend right now. Using his telepathy, he summoned his emergency medical team. A Gallade and a Gardevoir teleported to his location in seconds, and Azul Delta commanded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Quick! This scientist is dying! Take him to the Blisseys as fast as possible. Call in any and everyone who know Heal Pulse, Wish, Aromatherapy and Heal Bell! Keep. This. Man. Alive! Understood?!/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Bot nodded nervously at his harsh order, and Gallade promptly grabbed the man from his hovering position as Azul Delta was holding him, teleporting to the infirmary. Gardevoir soon followed, teleporting somewhere else to gather the medics./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Turning back to Zoroark and John, it was easy to notice how down they were. That man had almost died, could still die. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"They /emalmost died. If that Aura Sphere had hit, who knows what could have happened? They could have been left there, at the mercy of Mewtwo. They could have been scattered through time, and never find each other. They could have been completely fragmented through the thousands of existing time lines, becoming one with time and essentially becoming stuck in a eternal state of limbo. Who knows? The three gazed into the floor, before John broke the uncomfortable silence:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Why did we have to go through this? Why didn't we simply come back in time a few minutes, maybe even a few hours? We wouldn't have to deal with Mewtwo and the scientist wouldn't have been hurt!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Despite the seemingly logical line of thought, Azul Delta almost immediately discarded the option, explaining:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Wouldn't work. Follow this analogy: Time-space between two different points of time is like a wall. When we go from point A, now, to point B, that minute we appeared there, we made a hole in this wall so we could pass through. But, If we were to come back a few minutes more, we would open a hole between point B, that minute, and point C, a few minutes before that. Another hole involving point B would make both walls more fragile, risking their collapse. And is no pleasant result when the walls of time-space collapse./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"John though for a few seconds, before closing his eyes and sighing in acceptance. Delta then continued:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Second: Without the head scientist during Mewtwo's revolt, the other scientists could suspect of problems with their operation, or even the presence of intruders. They could even suspend the operations involving Mewtwo, and that is a risk we couldn't take. Without the experiments, Mewtwo might not have a opportunity to escape. Therefore, she wouldn't have been there top stop the Genesect, and soon an entire colony of Genesect would occupy the destroyed remnants of New Tork. And the history would have been changed for worse./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"John nodded once more. It was too risky. Thousands of lives were at stake. Putting his hands on his knees, John panted as the adrenalin once again vanished from his system, finally allowing him to realize just how tired he was. But, before being done for the night, John asked:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Cool. But now, that we got those scientists, what is the next step?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Azul Delta and Zoroark shared a look briefly, bad mood completely forgotten as they both smiled in anticipation. Turning back to John, he said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"John, go take a bath, switch those clothes and take a rest. Tomorrow, we will have an important announcement./em/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After a good bath and a good night of rest, John entered the installation main hall, were Azul Delta, Zoroark and the three scientists were gathered. Two of the scientists were in foldable metal chairs, where the last one was in a wheelchair, with his chest wrapped in bandages and a small tube connecting from his right arm to a bag of serum hanging above his head. As he approached the small group, the Alakazam started in a loud telepathic tone:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"My dear science lovers. All of you are from different year, different formations, different places. But all of you have one objective in common. You, together with a small team of experienced scientists, created three specimens of the world's most powerful Pokémon, Mewtwo. And that is exactly why I gathered you here today./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Unhesitatingly, one of then raised his hand, and asked:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"What do you want from us? Do your want us to make more of those monsters for you? Why else would you need three Mewtwo creators?/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Gazing upwards as he feigned thinking of an answer, the Alakazam:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Oh, but I never said a Mewtwo is what I wanted./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"That/span/emspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;" caught the scientist's attentions, who took to look at him with slight widened eyes. He continued:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"The three of you are the greatest living specialists in manipulating the DNA of Mew, the ghost Pokémon. I am aware that during your experiments with Mewtwo, one of the subproducts of attempting to clone Mew was small quantities of a sentient goop, capable of an imperfect version of Mew's Transform. I need you to recreate those, but without the ability to think for themselves. And I need lots of them./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Another scientist raised his hand, asking with arrogance:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Yes, we are in fact the greatest voices of science to ever exist. Why exactly should we work for a Pokémon of all things?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Allowing his expression to become somber, he answered:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Simple. Bringing you here, I saved all three of you from a terrible destiny at the hands of your own creations. But that is something that can always be rectified. I am aware of the status AND location of all three Mewtwo's you created, and I am sure your 'children' would be very happy to meet their parents after so long./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="text-decoration: underline;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"That/span/spanspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;" was something they wanted to avoid at all costs. They all shared looks of fear, and came to the conclusion that, maybe, it was for their best interest to cooperate with this mysterious Pokémon for the time being. After thinking a little, the scientist in the wheelchair asked frankly:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-How many of those… goop things do you need?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Immediately, the Alakazam said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"You may call them Dittos, for now. And thousands. I need an army capable of overthrowing gods! What we are about to do, my friends, is going to revolutionize more than just our region, more than just our planet! The entire universe is going to shake with the weight of our actions./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After a small pause to bask in their reactions, he concluded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Any more questions, gentleman?/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As he was met with three blank stares, he commanded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"You two, go to work. Provide a list of the necessary materials for the process to start. You, finish recovering. As soon as you can walk again, join the other two in manufacturing the Dittos. This war, is about to start./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 1;" /spanNodding back in confirmation, John plucked the Dark Ball from his belt, throwing it directly upwards. When it opened, Celebi emerged from within the dark depths of the mysterious device, holding a blank expression and fluttering her small wings at unbelievable rates while she kept her position static above the trio./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Rather than her normally vibrant tone of blue, her eyes were tainted in tones of dark magenta, which means that the control of the Dark Ball was currently unwavering. Afterwards, John also plucked his Pokedéx from the other side of his belt, a minicomputer which held information about all Pokémon known by humans from a specific region, but that could always be updated in real time. Extending the Pokedéx in Celebi's direction, the small red device answered properly, scanning the forest fairy as a wide bluish light bean shot from the diminutive projector in the back. The device proceeded then to make a symphony of complex bips who varied in intensity as a soundtrack while it compared the long list of obtained biometrical data with the database. Afterwards, it projected a tridimensional and generic image of the Celebi species, along with a summary of both useful and useless information alike, including the four Pokémon moves this Celebi knew: Energy Ball, Psychic, Leaf Storm and Protect. Reinserting the device back in its place on John's belt, the boy pointed to a wall made out of solid iron, specifically to a crudely drawn target on its surface, catching Celebi's attention. Then, he commanded experimentally:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, use Energy Ball!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Obeying unhesitatingly, Celebi charged a dense sphere of bioenergy between her palms, throwing it with both speed and precision and generating a large explosion that scattered chips of the target over the entire room. Target who used to be made of solid steel. Despite Steel usually resisting Grass-type moves, Celebi's ludicrous amount of raw power was too much for a plate only a few centimeters thick. Finally, she returned to her floating position next to John. Nodding towards Azul Delta, he indicated the Dark Ball was working perfectly. Finally, Azul Delta shared the date:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"September 1supst/sup, 1998./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-/span/emspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Celebi, take us to September 1supst/sup, 1998 – John echoed./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"The first thing they noticed upon arriving to the past, was a intense heat wave and a pungent odor of smoke and carbon dioxide. As Delta successfully predicted, both were indicators that they were literally in the right place at the right time. Looking upwards, the Alakazam saw a falling steel beam accelerating towards the trio. As he was about to lift a shield to meet with the offender, John commanded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, Energy ball!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Spinning another dense orb of bioenergy between her small hands, she threw it with the same grace and precision as before, shattering the threat. Finally feeling the adrenalin draining from his system, John turned to Delta's unwavering gaze, asking:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Azul Delta, what is happening? What place is this? What time is this? What we even came to do here?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Rather than answering any of those questions, said Pokémon pointedly stared at the nearest wall of flames, amongst the many that flooded the installation. His eyes narrowed slightly when a furious roar shook the building, adding even more chaos to the flame's deadly dance choreography with the waves of Pressure that followed. Briefly cutting through the flames that Azul Delta gazed at, a man, a scientist if his appearance was anything to go by, came into view. His lab coat was covered in holes with burnt edges. His left leg was far from uninjured, and it only became more apparent as he limped desperately away from something, or someone. As he did so looking backwards, failing to notice the four static figures ahead of him, he nearly stumbled into them until Azul Delta stepped ahead and gripped his arm, putting him to a stop. The scientist then proceeded to yell at the top of his smoke-clogged lungs:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Release me you cursed Pokémon! Don't you see I am trying to get away?! Release me, release me at once and run! That thing is going to destroy all of us!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As if on cue, the aforementioned 'thing' emerged from the flames, enraged. A Mewtwo. Letting loose another scream of untamed fury, he opened his arms wide, as seven star-shaped projectiles shot forwards, leaving behind a small translucent yellow shockwave. The Swift soared towards them. Automatically, John glanced at Delta, waiting for instructions, but was thoroughly surprised when said Pokémon simply gestured towards the incoming attack with one of his hands. No Psychic attack of shield was weaved from it, it was simply a gesture allowing John to deal with the situation by himself. Prove himself to his master! His smile widened as he focused back on the fight, bellowing the commands over the groans from the metal structure and the roaring fire:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, use Protect!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Muttering the last syllable of her name as she did so, Celebi brought up an impenetrable shield of bright green energy, staring unblinkingly as the Swift hammered against the forcefield, each individual projectile making the air vibrate as it exploded./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Now, Energy ball!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Bringing forth the sphere for the third time, Celebi swapped raw power and energy efficiency for speed as she almost instantly threw the glowing green orb towards Mewtwo, nailing him in the stomach region and sending him sliding several meters on his feet. His enraged stare turned briefly to unmasked surprise at how much power such small creature could contain, before devolving back into overflowing anger. Letting out another roar for good measure, he lifted both arms by his sides, commanding several car-sized debris made of stone and steel alike to float around him, before he thrusted both hands forwards. On cue, the debris accelerated in Celebi's direction, leaving trails of the smoke caught in their trajectory because of their speed. John reacted:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Shred this attack with Leaf Storm!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Doing as she was told, Celebi quick spun on her axis, generating hundreds of small leaf-like energy projectiles, making them orbit her in tune with her rotation before motioning forwards, sending a tornado-like flurry of leaves to clash with the moving debris. The Leaf Storm met with the rain of steel and stone, grinding them into nothingness and hitting Mewtwo undeterred, sending him flying into the floor and creating a huge crater. Dashing out of the dust cloud the impact made, Mewtwo rose to almost ten meters above the ground before standing still in the air. His body was briefly coated in a green glow, as the hundreds of small cuts that traced his skin mended themselves and disappeared; he used Recover. Now enraged beyond description, he extended both arms at once to is sides, seemingly reaching for the far away walls of the burning laboratory. Bringing them back towards his body in a strained motion, he created enormous amounts of pressure on said walls, causing the entire building to implode. As John drew in breath, ready to command Celebi to stop the collapse with a Psychic, Azul Delta firmly gripped his shoulder, saying:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Enough./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-But, Celebi is Mythical! With my commands, we can defeat this Pokémon, we can capture it!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-I am sorry, John. But travelling through time is nothing short of an incredible responsibility. As it is yet to have happened, there is a trainer who shall catch this Mewtwo, in the Cerulean Cave. If we capture it now, we will be rewriting history, with unpredictable and possibly undesired outcomes. And, speaking bluntly, even with a powerhouse like Celebi in the hands of a competent trainer like you, the chances of defeating a wild Mewtwo are still scarce. Not to mention, we already have what we came here for./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As he proceeded to reheard these arguments in his head, his look of defiance turned to realization, marred with acceptance. So, it wasn't after this powerful Mewtwo they were after, but the scientist! Scientist who was now struggling in Zoroark's grip, still seemingly unaware of all the damage they dished on top of the unstoppable monster./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"His line of thought, however, didn't last long as he turned to the source of a deafening groan coming from above, the ceiling was collapsing on top of them! Taking a quick decision, John turned to Celebi and said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, quick! Take us back to the present./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Obeying unhesitatingly, Celebi chanted her name as she started the ritual. Proceeding to buy her time to finish it, Delta shielded a large area around them, not even straining to block the tons of steel and concrete literally raining on them. When the travel was ready, they were consumed by a ball of bright green light, disappearing from the past completely./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"With all reappearing on the heliport in the ex-Team Rocket quarters, Zoroark pushed the scientist off of him, letting him fall to the floor unceremoniously. Them, Azul Delta raised a hand to prevent the stream of incoherent questions that was soon to follow, afterwards pointing to a waiting Gothitelle that stood a small distance away from them, waiting. Stepping towards the fallen man, she politely helped him up, starting a telepathic conversation with him and proceeding to help him comprehend the situation he was in./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After she guided him away from there by his arm, Delta communicated another date to John, who was stretching. Celebi was eating a Citrus Berry to restore her energy, and Zoroark was laying on his back, waiting patiently. But once done with their small break, all three of them linked to each other through physical contact once again, ready to travel. John took one last deep breath, before looking at the hovering Celebi dead in the eye and said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi, take us to July 10supth/sup, 1999!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As it was expected, Celebi performed once again the ritual, cutting then off from their current position in space-time and thrusting them into the past, if a not-as-distant one this time./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"The three of them landed in a long hallway made of dark steel, and the first thing they noticed was the familiar scent of smoke, this time accompanied by the sound of an alarm. Simply walking in the direction the desperate scientists were running from was apparently enough to lead them exactly to what they wanted./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After having to bypass a door, sealed shut due to lockdown measures, they found themselves in a large room were most of the fire branched from. They stopped to observe as yet another Mewtwo used an expanding field of bright blue Psychic energy to shatter the hundreds of metal claws attempting to contain him. Without any need for commands, Celebi raised a Psychic barrier to shield them from the fire, smoke and flying claw pieces. Azul Delta was aware they had less than a few minutes before Mewtwo exploded the entire island at once, so they needed to be objective. Moving in a series of hard, calculated steps, the Alakazam walked up to a specific scientist. His small pair of glasses was shattered and discarded on the floor nearby. His coat was torn and his gray hair was covered in singed spots. He was overlapping a video, supposedly made to be a professional demonstration of their line of work, with a brief explanation of everything that leaded to their demise, as well as the entire laboratory's, fully believing this record to be his last words. Not bothering with calming him down, Delta grabbed him by the back of his collar, literally dragging him through the ash-covered floor all the way to the awaiting three. As he had no time to explain their reasons to disappear from there as fast as possible, Azul Delta briefly overrode Celebi's will to only obey the wielder of the Dark Ball, essentially mind-controlling her to start the time-travelling ritual. It was faster than passing the information through John, even if it took him some considerable effort./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As Celebi was finishing her chant, Mewtwo rose to a few meters above the ground, creating a field of Psychic energy so dense around him that the Alakazam was starting to have a headache, and even Zoroark was starting to shudder. Finally, the energy was released, allowed to flood every inch of the room with overwhelming violence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"John almost felt his skin burn with the incoming energy right before they vanished out of the blast's way./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Reappearing back onto the familiar steel platform in their hideout, Azul Delta simply threw the seconds scientist onto the floor. The same Gothitelle, done with reassuring the first one, caught the second one in her arms as she took him to a different room, ready to give him a soothing talk as she ignored his incohesive blabbering./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Ten minutes later…/span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Finally done with the preparations for the last travel and, in John's case, taking the time to slow down his heart beat before he had a stroke, the trio plus Celebi were once again reunited on top of the steel platform. Zoroark was absently minded chewing on an Oran berry, not at all bothering to be combat ready. After all, he was very aware that he probably didn't stand the slightest chance against any Mewtwo save for a initial surprise attack. That's why he was content in simply laying back and observing./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Finally, Azul Delta sent the thirds date to John. Noticing his cue, he relayed to Celebi:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Celebi! Take us to July 13supth/sup, 2013!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Repeating the ritual for the third time, Celebi took the small travelling group once again for a ride through time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As they landed, there was plenty of noticeable differences between this lab and the last two. First being that the letter marking all of the equipment and proudly displayed on the large walls wasn't the usual crimson R, but rather a blue or white P on top of two crossed blades. As Delta knew, this Mewtwo had been created by team Plasma rather than team Rocket. But this time, there wasn't any alarms resounding, nor scientists screaming, nor roaring flames or rising clouds of smoke./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;""Maybe we are early for Mewtwo's revolt. Its better if we take advantage of this while we can. Unlike the two other times, there wasn't a single word left to describe this incident to the posterity." /span/strongspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"They were treading blindly in unknown waters by coming here./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Then, they took to looking for the lab, were Mewtwo was likely to be situated. However, after three fruitless minutes of wandering, Zoroark pointed out:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-It's useless. This place is completely different from the Rocket Labs we are used to, and, without visitors, there are also no signs to indicate directions. Like this we will take forever to find Mewtwo's room./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Azul Delta acknowledged this with a nod. He knew Zoroark was right. But he also knew that pressing the advantage they had now was one of their best chances. They could NOT afford to lose it. As he thought about it, however, a lone scientist came through the automated double doors at the end of the corridor, whistling to himself, and suddenly stopped to stare at the obvious intruder plus his three Pokémon. As he opened his mouth to say anything, however, Azul Delta teleported in from of him, pushing his jaw shut and making him stumble from shock. Then, he pushed his open palm into the scientist's face, slamming his head against the iron walls. After a few seconds of mute twitching, said scientist fell to the floor, unconscious. Shaking his hand slightly, he communicated to the group:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-I searched his mind for this place's mapping as I put him to 'sleep'. Follow me, we better be on our way if we want to arrive on time./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Completely overlooking the fact that he just knocked out a man bigger than him in two seconds flat, both Zoroark and John followed Azul Delta through the door's the man came from, with Celebi trailing behind. Later, the Alakazam could scold himself all he wanted for committing such trivial mistake./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Finally, as they were one or two rooms away from the room, the lights in the hallway started to blink uncontrollably. John asked:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Please, don't tell me it is another revolting Mewtwo!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Scanning the area around him with his sensitive ears, however, Zoroark said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-No. There are no screams, nor vibrations in the building's structure. The lights blinking like this must mean the energy is being redirected towards another area. – He said, failing to notice John's sigh of relief./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"The tests must have started. /em– Azul Delta said somberly. That meant they were running out of time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Taking to sprinting now, as opposed to simply fast walking, John couldn't help but ask why they couldn't simply teleport there if Azul Delta knew were it was. In response, he said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Teleporting into a room we don't know is not safe. For all we know, we could disturb a very sensitive procedure, or run directly into a small combat ready battalion of Plasma grunts. Teleporting is better used to go to places we already know, so we know what to expect as we appear there. Or in extreme situations./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Nodding along with the explanation, John almost collided to the locked automated doors right before Azul Delta literally blasted them off of their hinges. The scientists inside all turned to them as they entered the room, some already reaching to call in reinforcements. But that wasn't what the Alakazam was focusing on. He was looking directly at how Mewtwo curled into a ball in a meek attempt to shield herself from the four powerful electrical currents being sent into her, but his extrasensorial perception wasn't fooled. He sent to all minds in range:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"TAKE COVER!/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Before anyone could do anything, however, Mewtwo opened her arms in a sudden movement, letting lose a barrage of Psychic energy that overpowered the voltaic arcs and exploded the four drones at once. The power of all four explosions at once release a shockwave, powerful enough to shatter the ballistic glass and create a rain of deadly glass shards./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"The three intruders rose from their ducking position, but they weren't prepared for the sight ahead of them. The head scientist fell on his back, with a large glass shard embedded in his chest./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Without thinking twice, Zoroark dashed towards the scientist. As Mewtwo sent a Aura Sphere to intercept him, Zoroark clawed it off of it's trajectory, his left claw coated in bright blue as he used Aerial Ace. As Mewtwo proceeded to levitate and shoot entire waves of glass shards towards anything that moved, Zoroark rolled under two consecutive waves before tumbling a large iron cabinet to shield him and the fallen scientist from the deadly rain. Thinking fast, he lifted the scientist bridal style, careful not to dislodge the shard that, while piercing his chest, was also stopping most of the blood from pouring out of the wound. Then proceeded to dash back to the small group, trusting Azul Delta and Celebi to cover his back with Psychic barriers. Mewtwo bellowed:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"STOP!/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Not that he was about to obey her. But he was admittedly surprised when Azul Delta vanished from his previous spot, teleporting right behind him and lifting a Psychic barrier to stop an Aura Sphere. Unsurprisingly, the powerful impact almost shattered the barrier and sent the Alakazam skidding for a few meters, almost tumbling into the other two as a sweat drop ran atop his forehead. As John examined the scientist's wound, he sighted in relief as he noticed the blood was a dark tone of red. Meaning he didn't have any internal hemorrhage. As Azul Delta turned his head only the slightest bit to catch the man in his peripheral vision, Mewtwo bellowed imposingly in their minds:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"What do you think you are doing with this man?! He created me to be a weapon! He tortured me and attempted to enslave me! He must be destroyed!/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Shaken by her tone of voice, John shrunk in fear, Delta's expression turned into a scowl and Zoroark, despite not being able to hear her telepathy, stood protectively in front of the Alakazam upon noticing his expression, his eyes shining with steely determination. However, stepping forth from behind Zoroark, Azul Delta surprised every conscious being in the room, a total of four. Speaking to Mewtwo directly, he started:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Mewtwo. It looks like I am before nothing short of the world's most powerful Pokémon. /emHe said in a tone coated in flattery./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Not acknowledging the flattery at all, as if he was only stating the obvious, Mewtwo let another enraged proclamation:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-This man! Give him to me. Now! He must pay for what he has done!/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Oh, my dear Mewtwo. Unfortunately, I believe this is not possible in the moment./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Oh, and why would that be? – /span/emspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"She asked, voice dripping with venom./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Azul Delta was only buying time for Celebi to finish her whispered time travelling ritual. A few more seconds would do./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"This scientist, my friend, is about to participate in something big. Far bigger than you and I. Far bigger than all of us./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Maybe you haven't understood yet this simple fact: I am not asking. The only reason I am giving you a chance of giving him up willingly is because I have seen how Pokémon can be misguided by human deeds. But you are starting to wear my patience thin. You have five seconds to give me him, or share his fate!/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"She was barely even done speaking when Celebi sung her name one last time, loudly, emitting an intense light. Grinning slightly, Azul Delta stepped backwards in her direction, and Mewtwo realized they were trying to flee! Raising her right hand, she created solid crystal-like constructs of condensed psychic energy for a Psystrike. Throwing a barrage of them towards the retreating Pokémon and the two humans. Azul Delta commanded vocally:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Zoroark! /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Not thinking twice, Zoroark jump straight over Azul Delta, landing in front of him and spreading his arms to offer the most protection. Being the Dark-type that he was, the crystals slammed and shattered harmlessly against his fur. But he wasn't cocky by any means, and as soon as the attack was done, he dashed towards Celebi so they could jump forward in time before Mewtwo could switch to a Fighting-type move. However, Mewtwo thought faster, charging and releasing an Aura Sphere before Zoroark could give as much as two steps. Doing the first thing that came to mind, Zoroark slammed his paws into the ground, releasing the most powerful Night Daze he could muster in such a short period. It halted the sphere's advance for a mere second, but it was enough. Zoroark and Azul Delta literally dived towards the field of light Celebi was generation less than a second before it vanished. The Aura Sphere soon followed, but harmlessly penetrated the lingering light and exploded against the wall behind were they used to be. Realizing that her targets successfully got away, Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory's roof in a fit of rage, disappearing into the night afterwards./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"This time, the landing was less than graceful. John landed with a roll, almost falling on his face as he stood up. Zoroark just fell face first, sliding for a bit and remaining still, groaning. Azul Delta halted in the air a few inches for the ground, before adjusting his position so he could stand again./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"But they had more important matters to attend right now. Using his telepathy, he summoned his emergency medical team. A Gallade and a Gardevoir teleported to his location in seconds, and Azul Delta commanded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Quick! This scientist is dying! Take him to the Blisseys as fast as possible. Call in any and everyone who know Heal Pulse, Wish, Aromatherapy and Heal Bell! Keep. This. Man. Alive! Understood?!/span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Bot nodded nervously at his harsh order, and Gallade promptly grabbed the man from his hovering position as Azul Delta was holding him, teleporting to the infirmary. Gardevoir soon followed, teleporting somewhere else to gather the medics./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Turning back to Zoroark and John, it was easy to notice how down they were. That man had almost died, could still die. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"They /emalmost died. If that Aura Sphere had hit, who knows what could have happened? They could have been left there, at the mercy of Mewtwo. They could have been scattered through time, and never find each other. They could have been completely fragmented through the thousands of existing time lines, becoming one with time and essentially becoming stuck in a eternal state of limbo. Who knows? The three gazed into the floor, before John broke the uncomfortable silence:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Why did we have to go through this? Why didn't we simply come back in time a few minutes, maybe even a few hours? We wouldn't have to deal with Mewtwo and the scientist wouldn't have been hurt!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Despite the seemingly logical line of thought, Azul Delta almost immediately discarded the option, explaining:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Wouldn't work. Follow this analogy: Time-space between two different points of time is like a wall. When we go from point A, now, to point B, that minute we appeared there, we made a hole in this wall so we could pass through. But, If we were to come back a few minutes more, we would open a hole between point B, that minute, and point C, a few minutes before that. Another hole involving point B would make both walls more fragile, risking their collapse. And is no pleasant result when the walls of time-space collapse./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"John though for a few seconds, before closing his eyes and sighing in acceptance. Delta then continued:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Second: Without the head scientist during Mewtwo's revolt, the other scientists could suspect of problems with their operation, or even the presence of intruders. They could even suspend the operations involving Mewtwo, and that is a risk we couldn't take. Without the experiments, Mewtwo might not have a opportunity to escape. Therefore, she wouldn't have been there top stop the Genesect, and soon an entire colony of Genesect would occupy the destroyed remnants of New Tork. And the history would have been changed for worse./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"John nodded once more. It was too risky. Thousands of lives were at stake. Putting his hands on his knees, John panted as the adrenalin once again vanished from his system, finally allowing him to realize just how tired he was. But, before being done for the night, John asked:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Cool. But now, that we got those scientists, what is the next step?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Azul Delta and Zoroark shared a look briefly, bad mood completely forgotten as they both smiled in anticipation. Turning back to John, he said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"John, go take a bath, switch those clothes and take a rest. Tomorrow, we will have an important announcement./em/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After a good bath and a good night of rest, John entered the installation main hall, were Azul Delta, Zoroark and the three scientists were gathered. Two of the scientists were in foldable metal chairs, where the last one was in a wheelchair, with his chest wrapped in bandages and a small tube connecting from his right arm to a bag of serum hanging above his head. As he approached the small group, the Alakazam started in a loud telepathic tone:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"My dear science lovers. All of you are from different year, different formations, different places. But all of you have one objective in common. You, together with a small team of experienced scientists, created three specimens of the world's most powerful Pokémon, Mewtwo. And that is exactly why I gathered you here today./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Unhesitatingly, one of then raised his hand, and asked:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"What do you want from us? Do your want us to make more of those monsters for you? Why else would you need three Mewtwo creators?/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Gazing upwards as he feigned thinking of an answer, the Alakazam:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Oh, but I never said a Mewtwo is what I wanted./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"That/span/emspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;" caught the scientist's attentions, who took to look at him with slight widened eyes. He continued:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"The three of you are the greatest living specialists in manipulating the DNA of Mew, the ghost Pokémon. I am aware that during your experiments with Mewtwo, one of the subproducts of attempting to clone Mew was small quantities of a sentient goop, capable of an imperfect version of Mew's Transform. I need you to recreate those, but without the ability to think for themselves. And I need lots of them./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Another scientist raised his hand, asking with arrogance:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-Yes, we are in fact the greatest voices of science to ever exist. Why exactly should we work for a Pokémon of all things?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Allowing his expression to become somber, he answered:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Simple. Bringing you here, I saved all three of you from a terrible destiny at the hands of your own creations. But that is something that can always be rectified. I am aware of the status AND location of all three Mewtwo's you created, and I am sure your 'children' would be very happy to meet their parents after so long./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="text-decoration: underline;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"That/span/spanspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;" was something they wanted to avoid at all costs. They all shared looks of fear, and came to the conclusion that, maybe, it was for their best interest to cooperate with this mysterious Pokémon for the time being. After thinking a little, the scientist in the wheelchair asked frankly:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-How many of those… goop things do you need?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"Immediately, the Alakazam said:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"You may call them Dittos, for now. And thousands. I need an army capable of overthrowing gods! What we are about to do, my friends, is going to revolutionize more than just our region, more than just our planet! The entire universe is going to shake with the weight of our actions./em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"After a small pause to bask in their reactions, he concluded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Any more questions, gentleman?/em/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"As he was met with three blank stares, he commanded:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB',sans-serif;"-em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"You two, go to work. Provide a list of the necessary materials for the process to start. You, finish recovering. As soon as you can walk again, join the other two in manufacturing the Dittos. This war, is about to start./em/span/p