From the moment he slid down into the hatch Aerrow could see nothing but pure blackness as he fell in free fall. It only then occurred to him that he had no clue whether the hatch was safe or not, or how deep the space below it ran down for. Then suddenly he felt the hard and painful but reassuring surface of metal, which seemed to be sliding downwards. Aerrow could only assume that it was a pipe, though where it led to he had no idea. Curving and sliding down the pipe for a few minutes it can as a surprise and when it spat them out. Both landing with a bump the first thing that Aerrow and Ace noticed, once they'd adjusted to the sudden glare of light, was that they had landed on a conveyor belt. Looking around they found that they were now in the middle of a laboratory of some kind. Dimly lit and clinical, the room had numerous panels, machines and large tubes of red fluid, which cast the room in an eerie glow.

"What is this place?" Ace asked as he and Aerrow climbed off the conveyor belt, which led to and into a large spiral shaped machine

"Looks like a laboratory, this must be where Mewtwo created the clones" Aerrow replied as he walked over to the spiral shaped machine and peered inside the large hole the conveyor belt led into. "This must be the main machine" He added as he pulled out a small torch from his jacket pocket so that he could see the room better.

"Do you think the others are in here?" Ace asked as he also brought out a torch from his jacket pocket and shone the beam around the room.

"Maybe, why don't...?" Aerrow began to say but trailed off as a bubbling sound filled the air. Looked back the large tubes they saw that the red fluid inside it was beginning to bubble. A moment later a identical, fully clothed and armed clone of one of the Rex Guardians was dropped into it from the pipe connecting the tube to the large spiral machine. It then opened it's eyes and began to look around. Not wanting to be seen by it Aerrow and Ace quickly dove behind the large spiral machine and peeked around it's corner to see what would happen next. They watched as the red fluid in the tank drained away before the glass lifted up, allowing the clone to step out. For a moment it paused to take in it's surroundings before it turned on it's heel and walked out of a door, which Aerrow and Ace guessed would lead back up to the stadium.

"So that's how Mewtwo's done it" Ace said as they came out from their cover.

"Yeah I guess so, but if they're the clones where are the originals?" Aerrow asked as he looked around, wondering how much stranger today could get. "Maybe they're still in those balls?" He suggested.

"Let's start looking then" Ace replied. Each taking a side of the laboratory they both began rummaging through the numerous cupboards and shelves that where dotted about among the machines, only to find nothing more than books and complicated paperwork. But then, just as they were about to leave and look elsewhere, something caught Aerrow's eye as he saw something glint from a dark corner off his torch beam. Walking over to where it had come from he found a large metal box on one of the few uncluttered counters. Cautiously, and unsure of what he'd find within it, Aerrow slowly unfastened the leather strap holding it shut and carefully opened the lid.

"Ace I've found them" He called, much relived to see nine of the black balls lined up neatly within the box.

"There's only nine? Did some of us escape?" Ace asked as he came over and counted up the balls.

"Let's hope so, but we need to get these one's open first, see if they're still trapped inside them" Aerrow replied.

"How do they open?" Ace asked as Aerrow carefully picked one of them up.

"I don't quite know..." Aerrow began to reply as he examined the ball in his hands. Seeing a small grove in the middle of it he traced it from it's hinge to the opposite side where he felt a slight dip. "I think there's a button" He said, indicating the dipped area.

"Only one way to find out" Ace said. Aerrow nodded before he pushed down on the dip, which gave a small click sound as the ball popped open. A moment later red light spilled out of it which then turned into a very dazed and unsteady Starling.

"Oh, my head, what happened?" She managed to ask before nearly falling over in her dizziness, stopped from doing so by Aerrow catching her and holding her as she steadied herself.

"Mewtwo's took most of the group, we think he's clone them all in here" Ace explained. Starling merely nodded as she took all this in as she looked around the laboratory. She then noticed the other balls.

"Is everyone else in there?" She asked, pointing at the box.
"Yeah" Aerrow replied. "There's a button in the centre of them to open them" He added;

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get them out" Starling said as she picked on of the balls up and pressed the button. In a matter of minutes the remaining eight balls had been opened and their captives released, all of them wanting to know what had happened and the quickest way back up to Mewtwo. In the arena high above Mewtwo was still stood with Harrier and Starling's clones, facing the few members of the group who had escaped the black balls capture. Slowly Mewtwo raised an arm towards a large set of stone doors to the side of the stadium which then swung open to reveal the jagged coastline of the island, the raging swirl of storm clouds that surrounded the island and kept it safe in the eye of the storm were just in sight.

"I will spare your lives if you leave now, that is if you can brave the storm again" Mewtwo taunted.

"We're not going anywhere without our friends!" Piper bravely shouted from where she was stood with Stork, Jenny and one of the Rex Guardians.

"Then you will be the first to die as my clones take Atmos" Mewtwo condemned. His threat, however, failed to put any fear in the group. All but Jenny had received death threats and been in life threatening positions before whilst all of them were far too concerned for those missing to give into any fear they might have for their own lives.

"You won't get away with this! We won't let you!" The Rex Guardian shouted angrily, adding to Piper's protests. But Mewtwo just smiled, enjoying their resistance.

"You may chose to think like that but you have already proven yourselves weaker than me or my clones, we cannot be stopped now" It gleefully replied as the large stone doors on the wall behind it swung open, allowing the clones of those captured to step into the stadium and line up behind Mewtwo, like soldiers ready for battle with Mewtwo as their general.

"Atmos is mine to take" Mewtwo declared, pleased to see the group's horrified faces.

"Not so fast Mewtwo" Aerrow called out as he, Ace and the originals reached the stadium via the room behind where the rest of the group were stood. Aerrow was pleased to see Mewtwo glare in annoyance at him, looking as though it was taking in this unexpected disruption to it's plan.

"So you have released the originals" It stated quietly. "No matter, I have what I want now, you are too late to stop me" It dismissed as it indicted the small army of clones behind it.

"I don't think so Mewtwo seeing as how your going to stop all this right now" Aerrow replied confidently. Mewtwo gave a slight chuckle.

"Why would I do that?" It challenged.

"Because if you don't I will" Aerrow calmly told it.

"You think you can stop me?" Mewtwo asked.

"I've faced worse, I've stopped worse, and trust me it didn't end well the last time I did that" Aerrow warned. Again Mewtwo chuckled.

"You mean that Cyclonis woman?" It laughed. "I read about her in the records that survived the rebuild of this island, she was nothing compared to me" It added, noticing that Aerrow tensed a little.

"Fine, you had chance" Aerrow replied as he stepped forward a little, his hand reaching for one of his blades which were resting in their shoulder sheaths.

"And so did you" Mewtwo said coldly. Raising a paw in Aerrow's direction, it's eyes lighting up with a bright blue light. Aerrow suddenly felt his body painfully seize up as it fell under Mewtwo's power. Then without warning he violently lifted off the ground, up high into the air. Everyone else watched in horror as Aerrow was hurtled up towards the criss-crossed metal beams holding up one of the four cornering floodlights high above them. Aerrow himself could only shut his eyes and brace for the impact and inevitable fall, which would definitely kill him if the impact didn't. But neither came. Instead of hitting a cold and hard metal beam, as he had been expecting to, Aerrow fell into a soft absorbent surface, much like a mattress, which moulded itself around him in order to cushion the impact. Having come to rest on this strange surface on his back he took a few moments before opening his eyes. The first thing Aerrow saw was the night sky, the moon and stars peaceful shining in it, before he dared to look down to see what he had landed on. It was a large pink bubble, hovering in the air and keeping him close enough to the metal beams of the floodlight so that he could grab onto them should he need to. Then something else pink caught Aerrow's eye as he noticed for the first time the small catlike creature floating besides him.

"Looks like I got here just in time" It said in a soft female voice.