Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait for the update. I've been trying to work on my other stories (Damn writer's block).

Disclaimer: I do not own any Kingdom Hearts or Pokemon franchise characters. I do however, own Xecal. Matt belongs to bizzleb.


~Kingdom Hearts: The Dark Keyblader~

~Chapter 5: No Escape~

"The danger I told you about earlier is a Nobody," Xecal explained, "He is...or was a Pokemon known as Mewtwo."

"What?" Ash exclaimed, "Are you saying that Mewtwo became a bad Pokemon again?"

"I'm not sure if bad is the word to describe it," Xecal mentioned.

"NO! I know Mewtwo! And he is not evil!" Ash exclaimed, "He may hate humans! But that's only because what humans have done to him!"

"That would explain why his heart had succumb to the darkness," Xecal said, "As it is, I've told you too much. But the Mewtwo that you knew has changed. He is no longer the Pokemon you knew. But I think we should deal with getting your Pikachu to safety before Mewtwo get's his hands...his paws...on him."

Ash had more questions. But Pikachu came first. And if Xecal was right, then they needed to get going.

They headed down the corridor until they were attacked by large gelatinous red-orange pokemon. They started off by 'swallowing' team rocket before disappearing into the surrounding crystals. Another came at them. But Lucario stepped in and shot a blast at it, dissolving it, "We have to keep moving!" Lucario said.

They then followed Lucario's lead as he headed though the cave.

Kidd sent a visual of the gelatinous pokemon to Banks, "Banks, what is that thing?" She asked.

"I guess the best equivalent would be white blood cells," Banks replied, "The Tree of Beginnings produces them as anti-bodies to protect against infection. They're meant to encapsulate foreign parasites and eliminate them."

"So it thinks we're a disease?" May wondered.

"Speak for yourself, May," Max commented.

"But something's not right," Banks continued, "They contain an energy that itself is foreign to the Tree of Beginnings. I can't tell what it is. But it's some sort of dark energy. I'll have to look into it further."

"I think I may have an idea," Xecal said, "Lucario, use your ability to sense aura to see their energy."

"Right," Lucario agreed. He then closed his eyes and focused. Then he opened his eyes, "They have a similar aura to Regiice, Regirock, and Registeel!"

"Just as I thought," Xecal frowned, "They are drawing off the power of the heartless. And if I'm correct, it's Mewtwo who's behind it. Let's get going."

"This would be a good time to find an exit, Banks," Kidd said.

"I'm working on it," Banks replied, "Unfortunately, you guys are attracting allot of attention."

Suddenly, one of the anti-bodies attacked Kidd. But Lucario protected her, causing himself to be swallowed instead of Kidd.

"LUCARIO!" Ash and Xecal shouted. But then the anti-body released Lucario.

"I guess pokemon aren't considered dangerous," May said.

"And it seems that they are only drawing power from the heartless," Xecal said, "But they aren't being controlled by them. But we should get going."

After escaping the 'anti-bodies' and split into two groups, Ash, Lucario, and Xecal came into a wide open area. There were several pillar that crisscrossed back and forth within the large chasm. And it was really windy. That's when they heard a familiar shout.

"PIKA PIII!" Pikachu shouted from the other side of he chasm.

"Pikachu!" Ash said as he heard his friend call out, "He's calling me!"

"PIKA PIII!" Pikachu called out again, "PIKA PIII!" Pikachu then ran down one of the pillars. Ash ran up another to meet his him, fighting against the wind as he did so.

Ash was almost knocked off by the wind. His hat however escaped him.

Meanwhile, Xecal and Lucario were watching this happened. Xecal kept his eyes on Ash's hat as if flew up to the cave that Pikachu came out of. That's when he noticed Mew come out of the cave.

Pikachu had lost his grip, "HANG ON, PIKACHU!" Ash shouted as he ran to intercept. He then jumped and caught Pikachu. That's when they both began to plummet into the chasm.

Out of nowhere, Kidd came swinging on a grapple and caught Ash and Pikachu. Once they were safe, Pikachu nuzzled Ash. The Lucario and Xecal jumped down to meet with them.

Ash looked over his shoulder to Pikachu, "I'd like you to meet Lucario," Ash said, introducing him, "It's thanks to Lucario that I found you."

"Hello," Lucario said with a nod.

"And this is Xecal," As continued, "He was a big help too. Even though we just met not too long ago."

Xecal gave a warm smile...something he didn't do often, "I'm glad you two are together again," Xecal said.

Mew then flew down with Ash's hat, "Mew!" Ash said.

Meowth then came running after them, "It's thanks to me that Pikachu's okay!" Meowth said.

Mew then gave the hat back to Ash, "Thank you, Mew," Ash said.

"Mew! Mew!" Mew said. Then his attention was drawn toward Xecal. Mew looked at the dark keyblader curiously.

"Do you...recognize me?" Xecal asked.

Before they could continue, the Heartless Regiice came out of one of the caves across of chasm, "Follow me!" Lucario instructed. They then did as instructed.

"Kidd, where's everyone else?" Ash asked as he ran. But she didn't answer. She just looked down. Ash knew something was wrong.

They stopped when their passage was cut off by more anti-bodies, "Those things, they swallowed you friends," Kidd said.

"Jessie and James too?" Meowth asked. Xecal nodded. Then a sad look spread across Meowth's face, "My Pals?"

"Through here," Lucario said as he entered an opening. The group followed. But the anti-bodies weren't far behind.

Banks then informed them of what he found, "You're in luck. There's an exit route just a little above you."

"Copy that!" Kidd confirmed just before they saw the exit.

"I think that's sunlight!" Ash exclaimed.

"Where gonna be okay!" Meowth added. They came out of the cave just to enter another. There was an opening on the ceiling. But there was no way any of them could reach it.

"I'll look for a way out," Lucario said as he ran to search for an exit. But he was cut off by the Heartless Registeel, who grabbed him.

"LUCARIO!" Ash said as he, Kidd, and Xecal were engulfed by the anti-bodies.

Kidd released her pokemon, "I'm afraid this is good bye," She said before being fully engulfed.

Ash then released his pokemon as well, "Pikachu, you can't save me. Just take care of yourself," Ash said, "Take care of the others. I'll miss ya buddy. I love yo..." Ash was then fully engulfed."

"I'm sorry, Mew. But it seems that I've failed you," Xecal said as he was being engulfed. Once he Xecal was fully engulfed and the anti-body disappeared, all that remained was his dark keyblade. Which was odd because Xecal never summoned it.

"ASH!" Lucario said as he freed himself from the Heartless' grip. But he was too late. Ash's pokemon began to cry. It was now that he realized just how close they really were.

Mew picked up Ash's hat once again and went over to give it to him. But he wasn't there anymore. There was just Pikachu and the other pokemon.

Mew then began to glow green with energy. He then went over to one of the crystals and sent that green energy into it. The energy spread throughout the entire Tree of Beginnings. Then three green gelatinous blobs appeared. When they dispersed, Ash, Kidd and Xecal were there where the blobs were.

Pikachu excitedly jumped into Ash's arms, "Pika Pi!" Pikachu said.

"Pikachu!" Ash replied before the rest of his pokemon dog piled on him.

"I think I have a whole new respect for my dinner," Xecal said as grabbed his keyblade, "They bust not have been able to swallow my keyblade," Xecal said to himself, "The keyblade is specifically designed for destroying Heartless. And since they had the energy of a Heartless, my keyblade was protected."

The glowing of the crystals subsided. And everything was back to normal.

"Why do you think we were set free?" Ash wondered.

"Because Mew had a little chat with the big tree," Meowth said, "Told him you weren't nasty germs after all."

"Now I get why Mew lives here," Kidd said, "Mew and the Tree of Beginning are symbiotic creatures. They depend on each other for survival."

Mew grabbed Ash's hat and went to return it to him. "Mew, thanks for saving us," Ash said. But before Mew made it to Ash, he began to descend. Something was wrong with Mew.


Anyone who saw the movie knows what's wrong with Mew...or do you? I'm throwing in my own twist little twist in with the original story. Can anyone guess what the twist is? A box...no, a truck load of virtual cookies to anyone who can guess it.

The next chapter will also be the last one in the World of Pokemon. Second to last if things don't go as planned.

~The Dark Keyblader, Alec~