"My God… no."

"Misty I…"

"I'm leaving…"

"What?"

"You saw how powerful that thing was Ash. I'm not just going to sit here while some lunatic sends it to destroy my home town!"

"Misty, Pikachu and Charizard tried to hurt that thing and it just brushed their attacks off like they were nothing!"

"I'm going!"

For a moment the whole room was silent.

"Okay… Then I'm coming with you."

"What?"

"Mom, I know how dangerous this is, but Misty's my friend and I'm not letting her go alone."

"Okay."

"What? You're not going to object, force me to stay?"

"No, I understand."

"Who are you and what have you done with my mother?"

"Ash I know how much she means to you, so I won't stop you."

"We were not skinny dipping!"

"Just promise me you'll be careful."

"I promise."

"I'll go too." said Brock "I'll keep an eye on them for you Mrs. Ketchum."

Ash went up to his room to pack a few things and then they set off into the night.

"Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu on another crazy adventure. Just like old times…Geez."

"What?"

"I sound like an old man when I say that."

"Oh crap!"

"What? What is it?"

"I just remembered how far Pallet is from Cerulean… How are we going to get there by tomorrow?" said Misty.

"We fly of course."

"AH!"

Ash and co spun around, it was only Mewtwo.

"Don't do that!"

"My apologies."

"What do you mean, we fly?" asked Ash "My Charizard is tough, but I don't think he can carry three people at once, let alone get us to Cerulean City in under twenty four hours."

"Who said anything about your Charizard doing the flying?"

"Wait a minute… Are you saying you could fly all of us to Cerulean City by tomorrow?"

"With time to spare… if you trust me."

"Okay, we'll do it." said Misty before anyone else could argue.

"Then hold onto your Poké Balls."

Mewtwo's eyes started to glow, then his whole body, then so did Ash and everyone else's, the next second they were shooting up into the sky.

"WHOA!"

"MEWTWO, I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW, MOST PEOPLE AREN'T ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING A GROUP OF FLYING POKÉMON TRAINERS!"

"Dually noted."

They climbed higher and higher until finally they just stopped, and Misty opened her eyes.

"YIKES!"

Misty jumped into Ash's arms. Pallet Town was nothing but a bunch of tiny dots against a dark piece of land miles beneath their feet.

"First time flying?" asked Mewtwo sounding amused.

Misty realized where she was and blushed.

"I'm too embarrassed to hold on, but too scared to let go."

"We've flown before." said Brock "But I don't think we've ever been this high before, and this is the first time we've flown with nothing but thousands of feet of air in-between our feet and the ground."

"It's a little scary at first I know… But you'll get used to it."

Ash could see how uncomfortable Misty was, he was a little scared too.

"It's okay Misty. He's not just going to drop us."

Finally Misty's embarrassment got the better of her.

"I immediately regret this decision."

Misty dismounted, but much to her relief she didn't fall.

"Okay… If my memory is correct, then Cerulean City would be that way."

"I think you're right."

"If we start now we should be able to get there by morning."

"Well then let's get going."

As scary as the situation seemed, Ash and the others quickly got over it. After all, how often did you get to see a Rayquaza eye view of the world?

"Are you okay back there?"

"We're fine, just enjoying the view!"

"PI-KA!"

"Hey, look up in the sky! It's Super Pikachu!" joked Misty.

"Like I said we won't get there until morning, you should try and get some sleep."

"How are we supposed to sleep in a situation like this?"

"Pretend you're on an airplane." said Ash.

Despite how exciting the situation was, Ash and his friends couldn't stay up for long. When they finally woke up they did panic when they realized they were still in the air, but it did pass, and the sight of the sunrise was absolutely stunning.

"We're here!"

Cerulean City could be seen down below.

"Wow! I can see the gym from up here!"

"We'll touch down a couple miles from the city. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves."

As exciting as their trip was, Ash and the others were glad to have their feet back on the ground.

"It looked like there were people evacuating the city. You should assess the situation. Whistle if you need anything."

Just like that Mewtwo was off.

"Why do we have to do everything?" asked Misty.

"Mewtwo is one of the most powerful Pokémon in the world. He doesn't want to draw attention to himself."

"Draw attention to himself? Since he erased Giovanni's memory no one even knows he exists."

"True, but if anyone spots a powerful Pokémon they've never seen before, odds are they're going to try and catch it."

"Point taken. Let's get going."

Ash and co continued to walk up the street to the city when suddenly…

"Halt!"

Several men dressed in body armor jumped out of nowhere, and they were each accompanied by a very tough looking Pokémon.

"You have entered a restricted area! State your name and business!"

"I'm Brock, this is Misty, and Ash."

"Wait a minute… Ash? Ash Ketchum?"

"Yes…"

"Who cares if it's Ash Ketchum! We have orders, and those orders state that no one is to enter the city!"

"Who are you guys?" asked Misty.

"This isn't a game of, Who the Fuck are You. We're supposed to be here, you aren't."

"For your information, I live here!" said Misty.

"Wait a minute… Isn't she one of the Cerulean Sisters?" asked one of the guys.

"I don't care if she's the daughter of the mayor of Cerulean City! This is a restricted area, now what are you doing here?"

"Look, we didn't come here to start trouble. We heard about Giovanni's plot on TV and we just came to check on things. Who's in charge here?"

"Sergeant, stand down, they're not with Team Rocket."

"Lance? Lance is that you?"

"These guys must be Pokémon G-Men."

"Sir, we caught these three entering the area without authorization!"

"Sergeant, with all due respect I understand, and I'll take the situation from here."

"… Yes sir."

"I'm sorry guys you must excuse him… He's a little overzealous because Team Rocket mugged his daughter. But I must ask, what are you doing here?"

"Misty lives here Lance and we're her friends. I think it's only natural that we come when this place has been threatened by a terrorist like Giovanni."

"I see… Rest assured we have the situation under control."

"Where are my sisters?"

"We're evacuating the city; odds are they've been taken to one of the shelters."

"Could you get us an escort?"

"Certainly.

Ash and the others got into a car with Lance.

"Ash, it is my understanding that within the past thirty hours you engaged the Pokémon known as Omegamoah."

"What? How do you know that?"

"One of our operatives who was stationed in Pallet Town at the time and saw the whole thing… Don't worry we haven't told the press, but we'd like as much information as you can give us."

"Well it was big and it fired an attack that might as well have been a nuke."

"Excuse me?"

"The attack it used to destroy Professor Oak's lab. It looked like a Hyper Beam, only like ten times more powerful."

"I see… What other attacks did it use?"

"Energy Ball, Ancient Power, and Night Shade."

"Are you certain?"

"Yes."

"I don't think there's a single Pokémon that can learn all three of those attacks. Then again we aren't exactly dealing with any normal Pokémon. Do you know anything about it's type, did you hurt it at all?"

"I'm not sure… The first time Pikachu shocked it we got a reaction out of the creature, but the second time we tried it the creature acted like it didn't feel anything. The same thing happened when I tried using Charizard's Fire Blast."

"The only Pokémon I know that are immune to electric attacks are ground types or ones that have the abilities Volt Absorb or Motor Drive, and even then it isn't like those Pokémon can voluntarily drop their immunity and restore it the next."

"Ground Pokémon are also very resistant to fire type attacks." added Brock.

"Yes, but if I heard Ash correctly his Charizard fired one Fire Blast that hurt the creature, and then the next time he tried it the monster didn't even feel it. Even with their resistance to fire type attacks a ground Pokémon would still feel pain. The only Pokémon that wouldn't feel it would be those that have a Flash Fire ability."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that if what Ash said is correct then Omegamoah is more powerful than we thought."

"What are your plans to deal with it?"

"I'm afraid that information is classified."

It wasn't long before they arrived at the shelters.

"You can catch up with your friends if you like, but I'm going to have to ask you not to get in the way."

"Understood."

"Don't get the wrong idea; if what you say about Omegamoah is true, then we may need all the help we can get. And Ash…"

"Yes?"

"You're the regional champion now. People look up to you and your actions reflect the Pokémon league in general."

"What are you saying?"

"All I'm saying is that you should try to be a good example."

Before Ash could say anything else Lance drove off.

"What do you think he was getting at?"

"I think he was just trying to make a point. You are a big celebrity now." said Brock "Maybe you could put your stardom to good use, you know? Tell kids not to do drugs or something."

"There they are! Like finally!"

"Girls!"

"Go figure, some lunatic comes along and says he's gonna blow up the city with this gigantor Pokémon, and the first people who show up are a bunch of storm troopers, and little sister here is nowhere to be seen." said Lily.

"Pallet Town isn't exactly a mile away you know." said Misty.

"Hey Ash! Sorry we couldn't come to the big battle of yours, but we were watching it on TV. Wow, you've really grown into your looks" said Violet.

"Uh… Thanks."

"But Misty just had to be there. Didn't you?" asked Daisy.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Don't act all innocent, we know you totally wanted to get some action with him." said Violet.

"Excuse me?"

"Hey, if Misty wants to get serious with somebody I think it's totally none of our business." said Daisy.

"Seriously, we're just friends okay?"

"Ugh… My God…" thought Ash "It's bad enough that my mom thinks went skinny dipping, now this."