Here's chapter ten!

So I've made an outline for the rest of this story, and it looks like this story will end up being about seventeen chapters. Don't worry though, it is not the end! I have a prequel planned (and partly written), which will tell a story of how Ash and Misty began dating, how Ash became the champion, and how they got married. It will probably be released as I begin to wrap up with story.

Also, I currently have three active stories on this account. This story will be my main focus, and I will be aiming for at least one (preferably more) updates a month. "Mirror Me" will be updated at least once a month, and "Death Curse" will be updated hopefully once a month.

Last in terms of news, I have a poll on my page relating to this story! It is a poll on what Ash's (Mewthree's) ability should be in this story, since I can't decide, so go vote please! You can only vote if you have an account though, so if you're a guest feel free to put your vote in a review!

Anyways, please enjoy chapter ten!

[Present Day: Just off Kanto's Shoreline: Kanto- 10:21 A.M.]

Gotta get to the Tree... Gotta get to the Tree...

Mew sped across the sea's surface, keeping her body low and close to the water as she increased her speed. The spray of salt water burned her throat and stung her eyes, but she didn't care. She needed to get help, and quickly. Usually human affairs were of no concern to legendaries, Arceus had ordered them to remain out of them unless absolutely necessary, but hopefully Team Rocket's experiments on her counted as necessary, and she could get help with Ash.

Mew cringed a bit at the thought of contacting Arceus, she hadn't dared to ever since she had revived Ash... For the second time... And putting her and the Tree at risk by doing so.

Mew closed her eyes, forcing herself to speed up once more. Arceus hadn't been too happy with her when she had stopped the war in Rota at Sir Aaron's request over a millenia ago, and again when she had retrieved Ash from the dead after her and Mewtwo's attacks had killed him... She knew she spent too much time around humans, it was her curiosity that had allowed Team Rocket to find her fossil and create Mewtwo in the first place. Another mistake Arceus liked to remind her of. She had been avoiding Arceus since... but she needed to get over that. She had a job to protect her Chosen One, and she would. Even if it meant being trapped in the Tree for another thousand years.

Mew blinked away several forming tears that she tried to convince herself was just water from the sea. This wasn't about her, it was about helping Ash!

Scchhhhreeeeiiii!

A high pitched noise behind her made Mew pause mid flight, but before she could turn around a blast of energy hit her in the back, throwing her forward into the water. Mew quickly pulled her soaking self out of the water in time to hear the noise again. She thrust her paws forward, forming a pink Protect just in time to stop another pulse of psychic energy from hitting her. She panted, looking to the south. There was a figure coming towards her, glowing with psychic energy.

Mew flew up as Ash launched another pulse at her, dodging it. It was pretty poorly formed psychic blast, probably couldn't even be labeled as an attack. Then again Ash had only been a Pokemon for less than a day. Mew huffed as Ash approached her in his Mewthree shape. It was strange to see his eyes filled with such hatred, especially towards her. Ash pulled himself into an upright position, about ten feet away from her. Like her and Mewtwo, he could hover in the air with little effort. He didn't attack right off, he just glared at her.

'Ash,' Mew muttered to herself, unsure of what to do. He had been attacking her, meaning that he wasn't back to his normal self, but she was surprised that Team Rocket had let him out so soon. Perhaps he had pulled a Mewtwo and had turned against Team Rocket, convinced that everyone was evil and against him. Neither option sounded that appealing though.

Mew, He spoke telepathically, but still snarled, pulling his lips back.

'H-hello,' Mew muttered uncertainly, drifting back a little bit. She was pretty worn out and didn't want to get into a fight. She didn't even know if Ash could properly battle. Ash paused at her words, cocking his head slightly. He seemed pretty confused at her words.

How...? He muttered.

'What?' Mew asked, confused at his sudden change of attitude.

Your sounds... I understand them...

Mew paused, 'Well, I guess that you can understand Pokemon because you are one now. I don't know if you can speak it or not though. So why are you out here?' She tried to keep her voice calm, hopefully she could reason with him.

My mission is to retrieve you, Ash told her.

'O-oh,' Mew pushed herself farther back, so he was still with Team Rocket, 'T-they just let you out like that?!' She prepared to make a hasty escape if necessary, she needed to get to the Tree at all costs.

He snorted, They do not own me. And I am not a murderer, like you. They have no need to keep me locked up, unlike you, child killer.

'What? Child killer?!' Mew cried, shocked and horrified at this, 'Is that what they told you?!'

They told me enough for me to understand that you're a danger. Ash replied cooly, hands glowing with psychic energy, And I will make sure that you're stopped.

Mew gulped, Ash, wait, I have never killed anyone, let alone a child! They are lying to you! They are lying to you so they can use your powers! Have they given you any proof?! She cried telepathically.

Ash glared at her, They warned me that you might try to talk me onto your side. But I won't listen to your lies. They didn't need to give me any proof, I saw it all for myself, you killed a young boy.

'W-what are you talking about?' She asked shakily, where was he coming from?

Ash rose up so he was glaring down at her, I saw it in my mind! He roared, You and the Mewtwo were fighting! There were dozens of Pokemon below you in horrible condition and neither of you did a thing about it! They were forced just kept on fighting until they couldn't even stand! Then a boy, who seemed to realize how horrible everything was begged for you to stop, and then you killed him! Turned him to stone with your powers!

Mew froze, suddenly realizing what he was talking about. About the time Mewtwo had tried to destroy everything and Arceus had sent her to stop him- one of the few times she had been allowed outside the Tree since Sir Aaron's death. She remembered the horrible fight she had been trying to stop, but had no choice but to engage in a battle with Mewtwo. And the boy that had died... that had been turned to stone... that had been Ash!

But how did he remember that? With all his memories gone, how had he retained that one random memory? Out of all the memories he had lost today, how did he manage to hold onto that one?!

Mew's eyes widened, that memory wasn't his though. Mewtwo had erased any memories of the event from Ash over a decade ago, Ash had only remembered it when she had restored it a few years earlier at the Tree. It didn't come from Ash's memory, but it came from hers, one she gave back to him.

So had that made the memory immune from being erased? Because they were targeting Ash's natural ones, not the one placed by her?

So you don't deny it, Ash snorted, You are a killer.

'W-wait!' Mew cried, still trying to think, 'I never said that!' What if she could restore the rest of Ash's memories to him? That would solve his amnesia. He was the Chosen One, so his psyche would be connected to the Tree. Could she access his memories from there...? She'd have to be at the Tree though for it to possibly work... But if it did...

Ash formed an Aura Sphere between his hands, launching it at Mew. She quickly darted to the side, but her dodge failed as the Aura Sphere changed course, slamming into her. She moaned at she was hit, but she managed to keep herself from falling into the sea again. She rubbed her shoulder, for a fighting type move it had done a good amount of damage to her. Aura Sphere should have barely had an effect on her. That meant Ash's raw power was pretty strong, that wasn't good at all.

'W-wait! Can we talk this out?' Mew asked, paws glowing in case she had to throw up a Protect. Mew glanced around, the main land of Kanto was in it be safe to lead Ash there...? Ash paused as he formed another Aura Sphere.

Talk? As in a civilized conversation, or talk as in you tell more lies? He asked sarcastically.

'T-the first one,' Mew said weakly.

Ash smothered out the Aura Sphere, I will hear you out, Ash concluded. Mew let out a sigh of relief, and began to gather her thoughts. She needed to word this just right.

'I need you to come with me,' Mew began, 'To where I live, a place called the Tree of Beginnings. You shouldn't jump into a fight without viewing both sides of the conflict. What you saw, the memory of the boy turning to stone, yes, that was real. But the boy did not die, I revived him. His death was an accident, and I didn't want him to die. I can prove this to you, but you must come to the Tree with me. That is where most of my power lies and the place where I can show you what happened to the boy,' She said carefully, not wanting Ash to attack again.

Mew held her breath as Ash took in her words. If she could get him to calmly come to the Tree she might have a chance to restore his memories by using the Tree's and her powers. She would only get one shot, but if Ash could remember who he truly was, that would be one of their many problems solved. There would still be his new form and Team Rocket to deal with, but one step at a time.

'Where most of your power is'? He repeated slowly, So you plan on taking me there and overpowering me? I won't fall for your tricks! Ash snarled, hand glowing fiercely with aura once more.

'I swear I mean no harm to you!' Mew cried, backing up, 'By Arceus's plates, just listen to me!'

Ash blinked, pausing once more mid-attack. What's an Arceus? He asked with a blank stare. Mew almost laughed, it was almost funny how he could go from ready to tear her apart, to being curious like a hatchling in moments. She past over this though, taking the opportunity of him being calm once more.

'Arceus is a Pokemon,' Mew explained, 'Like me... like us, I suppose,' She glanced over Ash's Pokemon shape, he barely looked human anymore. Her DNA had taken over him, 'He's... He's sort of like my boss, I guess you could say,' More like a master, She thought bitterly.

Your boss? Ash asked, frowning.

'Y-yeah. I protect the Tree for him and do what he asks...' Mew muttered.

So anything you do... is on his orders? Ash clarified, thinking.

Mew nodded, 'Yeah. Well... most things,' She thought of the times she had snuck off without permission guiltily.

Ash thought over this for a moment, then looked at her, I will go to the Tree with you, He declared.

Mew blinked in surprise, 'Y-you will?' She hadn't expected him to change his mind that quickly, or easily.

To get rid of a problem you must go to the root of it. Ash said in an almost dark tone, So if your acting on someone's orders getting rid of just you won't solve anything. You are going to take me to this 'Tree', where I will kill both you and this Arceus, He said with pure conviction in his voice, Then you two can never hurt anyone ever again.

Mew's eyes widened, '... Ash... Take it back... Take it back now!' She screamed vocally and telepathically, making Ash cringe. Panic entered her eyes as she became encased in a silvery light.

Ash backed away, confused at the strange and powerful energy radiating from the Mew. She closed her eyes as the light flared brighter. A golden symbol began to form on her forehead, glowing with an unearthly power. Mew opened her eyes, with were now glowing gold.

The four-pointed shape of Arceus's ring was gleaming on her forehead. Mew looked over at Ash.

'Please! Ash, take back those words!' She whimpered, fear in her voice.

The Mewthree cocked his head, confused and interested in the strange light coming from the Mew, Fascinating... He muttered, But this does not change a thing.

Mew looked pained, and psychic energy began to glow from her paws, 'I'm so sorry Ash. I understand this happened through no fault of your own, but I have no choice but to kill you. I hope you can forgive me.'

Mew then dove at Ash, releasing a series of pink Psyshocks at him. He formed a shield of blue aura, blocking the attacks. He let out a snort, rising to meet Mew above the ocean, two Aura Spheres forming in his hands.

So the truth is revealed, you are nothing but a killer. The fancy light show won't make a difference, I will defeat you. Then I will find and kill the Arceus, Ash released the Aura Spheres, striking Mew in the chest and side. She was thrown off course, but quickly regained balance, diving behind Ash. She fired a swirling Dark Pulse right at his back.

'You have triggered the ancient laws of protection. I have no choice but to fight you until you are dead, or you lose your desire to slay Arceus,' Mew replied, pain in her voice, 'I have never tried to take a life before, but now it seems I have no choice. I am so sorry Ash,' She rocketed into a Steel Wing.

Ash released a blast of psychic energy in an attempt to stop Mew, but she went around the attack, slamming into Ash. The Steel Wing barely seemed to do anything to him though, so Mew fired what should have been a super effective Dark Pulse, but he endured that attack as well. Mew panted, even with Arceus's power currently flowing through her she was wearing down fast.

The Mewthree took advantaged of her state, hitting her with another Aura Sphere. Like before, the attack hit her with more force than it should have. She groaned, but fired yet another Dark Pulse. Pure power would not defeat Ash, she would rely on type advantage and his inexperience to win this fight. Guilt was rushing through her, this was Ash. She was attacking Ash.

'How...?' She panted, 'No psychic types... should be able... to handle that... many... dark type moves... that easily...' Ash seemed to have an unnatural resistance, Dark Pulse should have been doing much more to him.

He didn't reply, simply firing another Aura Sphere at her. The powerful blast knocked her back.

'Unless...' She muttered, eyes widening. Aura wasn't a type itself, but the ability of aura was usually associated with a certain type... A type that could handle dark types... 'You're half fighting type!' Mew exclaimed in shock.

The phrase didn't seem to mean anything to him, but it made perfect sense to Mew. It explained how he was handling her dark type moves and how strong his Aura Sphere was. Ash's aura abilities must have been so powerful that when he got turned into a Pokemon it affected his typing, making him a psychic-fighting type..

Mew changed tactics, quickly diving, firing a Shadow Ball at Ash. He cringed as he was hit, proving to Mew that super effective attacks could have a good amount of damage on him. Ash turned to face her, face gleaming with rage. Mew glanced back, they were now closer to the shore line, she didn't want Ash to be around any cities, that would cause too many problems.

Mew felt the power of Arceus boil in her. It was telling her to attack, to end Ash. It was taking all her current willpower to keep the unnatural rage at bay. She had never seen, and had never thought that this ancient protection spell would ever be triggered. It was a last line of defense for Arceus, it summoned legendaries to attack any threat until it was neutralized, defeated, or until the danger was had passed. And with her currently being the closest legendary to Ash the full force of the spell was bearing down on her. But she wasn't a fighter, and she didn't know she if she had the strength to take down Ash. Or the heart.

She knew that other legendaries would be affected by the law, but she didn't know when they would arrive to help. She wasn't sure if she wanted them to arrive- they would start attacking Ash whether they wanted to or not. She could hold back some of her powers, but if other legendaries showed up they may not do the same thing. Many probably wouldn't hesitate to kill Ash. Tears flowed down Mew's glowing eyes, and she fired an Air Slash at Ash, making him cringe. She dove down, letting another Shadow Ball hit Ash.

Ash lost control of his levitation, and fell into the sea. Mew panted as she watched Ash sink under the waves, and she turned, darting towards the beach. The closer she was to him the more the force told her to kill Ash, and she couldn't handle it. After a moment there was a flash of light, and Ash teleported back up to above the waves, darting after her. Mew's eyes widened, realizing that he could teleport, and she snapped her little fingers while they were surrounded with psychic energy. Ash turned towards her, glowing with Teleport once more. The light around him flickered, vanishing away.

W-what? He cried as he found himself unable to teleport. Mew let out a weak smile.

Disable, it's a very nice move, Mew panted, You won't be able to teleport for a little while.

He glared at her for a moment, huffing. Then he rocketed towards her, dark energy swirling in his hand. He fired his newly learned Dark Pulse, hitting Mew hard.

She groaned as the super effective move hit her. Ash so far had been fighting with psychic and fighting moves, which she could handle. But now the sheer force of his attacks combined with it being a dark type move overwhelmed Mew, and she began fall towards the beach.

[Present Day: Just off Kanto's Coastline: Kanto- 10:28 A.M.]

Misty was regretting coming along.

No, wait, that was wrong. She wasn't regretting it at all, nothing was going to stop her from helping her husband. Her body and the twins on the other hand, were unhappy though. Her back ached with each flap Togekiss took, and her unborn children kicked unhappily within her. She shifted a bit on her Pokemon's back, but there wasn't much room to adjust in mid air. She kept her complaints quiet though, she didn't want to give Brock an excuse to force her to stay behind.

Misty glanced around, surveying the group. James was near the front on Ash's Archeops. He didn't complain, but Misty felt bad for him. Archeops was no graceful flier, especially with the extra weight. Her rough feathers and rocky skin were probably no comfort either as she wildly flapped around. James had his arms wrapped around her thick neck in an attempt to stay on with her rough flying.

Not far behind Archeops, but flying a bit lower was Charizard. Pikachu and Meowth were perched on his back as he glided silently through the air. The lizard had put up a huge fight against the idea of carrying a person for some reason, though he had offered to carry Misty. Of course she had chosen to be her usual stubborn self and ride her own Pokemon. But now that she was seeing Charizard's smooth flying skills she regretted that decision. Slightly.

Next there was Jessie, who was flying with her Swoobat. She gripped the bat by its tail, who was supporting her with his Psychic attack as they flew. She lingered near the edge of the group, but Brock refused to let her out of his line of sight. He was just barely ahead of Misty, but was staying far enough back so he could watch Jessie. Brock flew in a similar style to her, riding with his Crobat.

Misty felt bad for Jessie. Yes, she was angry at her, it was that women's fault that Ash had been taken, and Misty couldn't find it in her heart to forgive Jessie for what she had done. But she still felt bad for her. Jessie had looked horrible ever since her and James came to pick her up, and now Misty understood why. She was glad that Jessie had told them what was going on and where they could find Ash... But she had still caused this.

Misty rubbed her head, unsure of what to think. Her Togekiss glanced back at her, but she ignored this. They just needed to recuse Ash, then they could focus on other problems after that.

"You don't understand... They can make another clone... They're going to use Ash..." Misty cringed at what Jessie had said yesterday. What if they were too late...? What if Ash...? No! They were going to get there before that happened!

"Pika!" Pikachu said suddenly, perking up on Charizard. Misty glanced up, she could see the ocean in distance. Soon they would be flying over sea, towards Cinnabar Island, then they could find Ash. Misty sat up hopefully, keeping her eyes glued to the sea line. The group flew in silence as they approached the coast. Soon Misty could smell the calming scent of the salt water, and she could feel herself relaxing.

Fhoosh!

Flashes of blue and pink light flared across the sky. The flying types stopped mid flight in surprised, wings flapping to stay airborne. Misty and Brock shared a nervous glance, light displays were not common in Kanto.

"Swoobat? What's wrong?" Jessie cried. Her psychic type was shaking, eyes closed as if in pain. It was struggling to stay in the air, then suddenly he stopped flying, and him and Jessie began to free fall.

"Jessica!" James cried as she fell.

Charizard turned, going into a dive. Meowth and Pikachu dug their paws into his scales to keep themselves from falling off, and Charizard seized Jessie in his claws, then pulled out of his dive, flying back up towards the rest of the group. Jessie shook in fear in the lizard's grip, and he tossed her up onto his back with a snarl. Meowth helped her regain her balance as she tried to keep Swoobat steady in her arms. Pikachu inched away from her, but he could only go so far without falling off.

James let out a sigh of relief, trying to keep Archeops facing Charizard, but the rock type keep glancing back at where the lights had come from, "Arc... ee... ops..." She whimpered.

Jessie looked down at the fallen psychic type in her arms, returning him to his Pokeball, not making eye contact with anyone. Meowth frowned.

"Archeops in muttering something about two flocks fighting," He said, "I think she's talking about the lights. Does that make sense to anyone?"

Misty glanced at the rocky bird, that thing had never seemed intelligent to her. Just crazy. Charizard rolled his eyes, "Rah," He rumbled.

"He says not to listen to a thing she says," Meowth translated uncertainly.

"Let's just get going," Misty muttered, "We've wasted enough time!"

The others let out mutters of agreement. Charizard turned, quickly taking the lead. Archeops let out a loud squawk, taking off after the fire type without waiting for a signal from James. Misty gently nudged Togekiss, and she and Brock followed Ash's Pokemon.

More flashes of light filled their vision, but no more Pokemon reacted to the strange lights from the ocean like Swoobat had. Misty narrowed her eyes, looking for a source.

"Look at that..." Brock muttered as they came closer. They could see two figures clashing above the ocean, right off the coast. They seemed to be Pokemon of some sort, both launching blasts of psychic energy and other attacks, lighting up the sky, "Land on the beach," Brock ordered to the group, "We'll make plans from there."

Misty twitched in annoyance, not wanting to stop, but just flying between two fighting Pokemon probably wasn't the best idea either. With a defeated sigh she guided Togekiss to land on the beach. She kept glancing out at the dueling Pokemon, they hadn't noticed their group yet. Misty just couldn't figure out what kind of Pokemon they were. It was hard to make out their shapes as they flew around and with the bright lights distorting them.

"Pull back!" James cried as the dueling Pokemon came closer to shore, and the group flew back, quickly trying to gain air once more. Misty peered off of Togekiss, finally getting a good view of the Pokemon. Her eyes widened.

"T-that's Mew!" Misty cried as she watch the psychic cat knock the Pokemon that she was fighting in the water. Mew quickly turned, darting away as fast as she could, as if she were running. The psychic type was draped in a silver light. The fallen Pokemon reappeared in a flash of light, not far behind Mew. Misty blinked, "No way..." She muttered, "Mewtwo is dead!" She cried.

Mew turned, facing the Mewtwo-like creature, and used an attack that she recognized as Disable. The creature glared at Mew with hatred, then came right at her with a powerful Dark Pulse. Misty let out a small cry as Mew was hit, then the Pokemon began to fall.

"Arcy!" Archeops screamed as Mew fell, and tried to go into a dive, but couldn't pull it off with James on her back. The Mewtwo creature dove after Mew, grabbing her with psychic energy. Mew lashed out, but his powers seemed to be strong. He lifted her up his level, looking her in the eyes. Mew struggled, but he raised his hand, tightening the Psychic attack around Mew's neck.

Goodnight, Mew, A deep and dark, yet familiar telepathic voice growled in everyone's mind, and the Mewtwo-like creature twisted his hand, snapping Mew's neck.

... So everyone is finally together! That's good, right?

... And Mew's dead...

... And Ash still doesn't have his memory back...

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... Um... So... nice weather we're having...? Er- Go vote on the poll! *TheCriticalHit used Teleport*.