Chapter 10
Facing Mewtwo
It was the tenth day. Noon was in fifteen minutes. Diddy Kong had piled all of his jetpacks near the Lair. He quickly ran back to where Yoshi and Olimar were waiting. They grinned after looking around to check if anyone else had seen Diddy Kong set the explosives. "This is an excellent idea," Yoshi said. "Where's the detonator?"
"I already lit the fuse." Diddy Kong said.
"Okay," Yoshi said. He then realized what Diddy Kong says. "Wait, it's going?"
"Yes."
"It's not supposed to be going yet."
"Why not?"
"It's too early."
Yoshi turned to Olimar. Olimar was already looking at Yoshi. He wasn't prepared to fight Mewtwo yet. "Okay, you try to cut the fuse," Olimar said. "I'll go and get my suit ready."
Olimar ran into the forest where he hid the suit. Yoshi ran to the jetpacks. Diddy Kong looked back and forth between Olimar and Yoshi. He eventually decided to follow Yoshi. Diddy Kong went after him, but he was already way to far behind. It was up to Yoshi. The gap between their hiding place and the pile of jetpacks was fairly large. Yoshi hurried as fast as he could, but the jetpacks went off before he could reach it. Diddy Kong was knocked over by the blast, and Yoshi was launched off his feet. Diddy Kong was able to get back to his feet quickly, but when he looked at Yoshi, Yoshi wasn't moving.
Wolf, Roy, Flame, Mario, Fox, and the pikmin sat together so they were prepared to take the collars off. They had already gotten Wolf's and Fox's. They had gotten prepared for when Olimar, Diddy Kong, and Yoshi began the fight. They were waiting in Wolf's room. If what they did to attract Mewtwo's attention wasn't really obvious, then the Rayquaza arriving would be the signal. "When were they gonna create the distraction thing?" Roy asked.
Wolf said, "They were supposed to-"
A large explosion went off on the far side of the mansion where the stairway to the basement was. They all felt the mansion shake. "What-a was that?" Mario asked.
"The distraction," Fox said.
"It isn't supposed to happen yet," Flame said.
"Apparently, something changed," Roy said.
"Then it's time for us to get these things off everyone," Wolf said. "Lets move."
Diddy Kong looked at the blown out side of the wall before looking at Yoshi. Yoshi made several feeble attempts to get back up, but he collapsed after each attempt. Diddy Kong started running over to Yoshi, but stopped when Mewtwo came out of the hole in the mansion with every single one of his tentacles. He was furious at the damage the mansion had taken. He picked up Yoshi and quickly slammed a chest piece onto him. Yoshi coughed hard. Mewtwo threw Yoshi into the hole and turned to Diddy Kong.
Diddy Kong brushed himself off and pulled out two of his guns. He began charging them as Mewtwo rushed forward. Diddy Kong fired one, waited, and then fired the other. Mewtwo blocked one, but was unprepared for the second. When it hit, the tentacles temporarily went limp. They recovered when Mewtwo did. Mewtwo launched six tentacles at Diddy Kong. Diddy Kong jumped over five and then grabbed the sixth with his tail. Diddy Kong swung and went to hit Mewtwo. A tentacle flew through the air and slammed Diddy Kong into the ground. He squealed as a tentacle attempted to pick him up. He rolled away.
Mewtwo growled and changed twelve tentacles so they had spikes at the ends. Diddy Kong got back up and started running. He attempted to avoid them, but a normal tentacle lashed out and grabbed his legs. Diddy Kong was lifted in front of Mewtwo's face. Mewtwo smiled, but he was puzzled when he heard an odd sound. Diddy Kong lifted one of his guns up to Mewtwo's face. The gun exploded, burning Mewtwo's face. Mewtwo screamed. He slammed Diddy Kong into the ground and began choking him.
"Let him go!" Mewtwo turned and saw Olimar coming over. He had put on the suit and was now walking over with the tentacles equipped.
Mewtwo glared at Olimar. He slammed a chest piece on Diddy Kong and threw him into the hole on the side of the mansion. "The last one. I'm surprised it was you that lasted the longest."
"Really.? You thought I'd be easier to catch than Diddy Kong?"
"It's not because you're a weak fighter. I know you're not in good condition. I know you broke something. And I know that despite how much you don't want me to be in charge, you hate the Elites."
"You only see hatred because that's all you feel." Mewtwo smiled and lashed out with several tentacles. Olimar quickly said, "Dodge. 1, 2, 3, 4, guard." The four tentacles rose to protect Olimar. The legs moved to avoid getting hit. The ones that got close were blocked by the tentacles guarding. "Lock on."
"They threw me out of the mansion. There may have been some who didn't truly deserve to be there, but I wasn't one of them." Mewtwo swung at Olimar again.
The second tentacle reached out and snapped one of Mewtwo's. "Master Hand only planned on letting Pichu, Dr. Mario, and Young Link go. Roy declined the invitation to return. You, however, were forced to leave because you went to the dungeons. Everyone knows that you broke the one rule that could get you removed."
"Don't you wonder what was down there?" A spiked tentacle stabbed the fourth tentacle in the middle. The pikmin died, and the top half fell to the ground. "Don't you want to know why he kept us from going down?"
"4, disengage. 4 replace. 5, 6, strike." A new tentacle came in and replaced the fourth tentacle as what was left let go and ran off. The fifth and sixth tentacles started smacking and breaking tentacles. "It was your choice. You needed to deal with the consequences."
Mewtwo threw an aura sphere and destroyed a leg. "Well now, you will face the consequences of your rebellion."
Roy and the others had found a place that would be a bit out of the way if Mewtwo came looking for any of them. Flame and the other pikmin had made a fair amount of progress. They had first freed Pikachu. After they took the strap off of him him, he teamed up with a red pikmin, creating three teams to get rid of the chest pieces. They had currently gotten seven freed and were doing well with the ones they were working on.
"Help!" Everyone turned to see Diddy Kong dragging Yoshi up the into the room. "Yoshi isn't responding to anything. He seems to be really badly hurt, and I can't get a response from him."
"Let me help," Roy said. He picked Yoshi up and set him down in the middle of the room. "Does anyone have anything to help?" Kirby raised his hand and ran off. He returned with a large bag full of food and handed it to Roy. Roy thanked Kirby and started feeding Yoshi. He was in worse condition than Wolf. He seemed particularly bad where the chest piece had been attached. Roy turned to Diddy Kong and realized that Diddy Kong didn't have a chest piece. "Where is your chest piece?"
"It fell off," Diddy Kong said.
"5, 6, guard," Olimar said. "3, 4, strike. 1, 2, grab." The pikmin hurried to follow every single one of his instructions. Mewtwo smacked the tentacles meant to strike. The first and second intercepted them and latched on. "1, 2, disengage. 1, 2, replace." Two more pikmin tentacles ran out and replaced the first and second as they fell apart and ran all over Mewtwo's tentacles. Some of Mewtwo's tentacles began smacking the pikmin. They killed the pikmin, but they also broke several tentacles.
Mewtwo was distracted and caught by surprise when a pikmin tentacle hit him. "You…You'll suffer for that!" he shouted. "You've been more of a nuisance that any of the Elites. For that, you're punishment will be far worse than any of theirs." Every single one of the tentacles suddenly shot forward. Despite all of Olimar's and the pikmin's efforts the tentacles overwhelmed them. They were flung very far back.
Olimar quickly got back up. He looked at the back of his suit and realized his tentacles were gone. "7, 8, 9, 10, replace." Mewtwo hurried over as new legs came over and helped him back up. "1, 2, 3, 4, replace. 5, 6, replace. 1, 2, wrecking ball." The pikmin hurried over and filled in the slots. When Mewtwo reached Olimar, the second tentacle slammed hard into Mewtwo. "Lock on." As Mewtwo tried to get steady, the first and second tentacles continued hitting him. Mewtwo lashed out and took out one tentacle. He then made a quick sweep and took out two legs. Olimar fell back, but was caught by one of the top tentacles. The tentacle pushed him up to balance on the two legs. Olimar quickly smacked Mewtwo before he could react. Mewtwo staggered back into the mansion rubble.
Mewtwo looked around the rubble and smiled. He picked up a brick and threw it at Olimar. Olimar quickly said, "Dodge." He saw the brick fly by just inches from his face. Mewtwo grabbed another and threw it. Olimar was unprepared as it smacked into him. Olimar filled up the missing spots and was pushed up. Mewtwo threw another brick, and a tentacle deflected it, killing the pikmin. Mewtwo continued throwing them. Olimar eventually started throwing them back. Mewtwo focused and caught them midair. He used his powers to send them straight back at Olimar. Olimar used every single pikmin to guard. He could hear as the bricks smacked the pikmin and killed them. When it was over, very few of the pikmin had survived. Olimar got the replacements up.
Olimar had the pikmin throw a brick. Mewtwo again caught it midair. He focused so much on it that he was unprepared for when Olimar charged forward and smacked him. Mewtwo held up his tentacles again, but they were getting ripped apart. Mewtwo tried a few things to shake Olimar off, but Olimar continued pounding on Mewtwo. Mewtwo finally let out a fierce scream. It knocked Olimar back enough to let Mewtwo have a chance to fight back. Mewtwo started hitting Olimar, but a tentacle grabbed Mewtwo and threw him away. Mewtwo looked at Olimar as he struggled to get up. He hurled a mighty sphere and knocked Olimar over. He heard gasps behind him. He turned to see hundreds of pikmin. Mewtwo started firing at them. They all either scattered or were killed.
Olimar was worried everything was over when he heard something. The ground began to rumble. Olimar and Mewtwo looked at the ground where a large bump was forming. The ground exploded and the Rayquaza appeared, staring down at Mewtwo. Mewtwo wasn't scared, however. He looked up and grinned. "They dragged you into this," he said.
"Yes," Rayquaza said. "I cannot let you take over."
"You are alone. Olimar is about to be finished. I'll give you a chance to retreat. If you leave, I'll forgive this."
"It's too late to turn back."
"Fair enough." Mewtwo said. He lashed out and stabbed Rayquaza. It roared and smashed Mewtwo into the ground. Mewtwo tried to get up, but Rayquaza sent electricity through Mewtwo. Mewtwo lay on the ground as the electricity went through his body.
Mewtwo didn't do anything. He stayed still as the electricity surged through him. Mewtwo eventually started moving again. He sat up and looked straight at Rayquaza. He raised his hand and shot a bolt of electricity. Rayquaza was stunned as it struck him. "All that electricity let me learn a new trick." Rayquaza tried to get up, but Mewtwo just fired another electricity bolt.
Rayquaza slowly got up. As Mewtwo got closer, Rayquaza flew forward and smash into the tentacles. He turned and broke some more. Rayquaza grabbed Mewtwo and began choking him. Mewtwo grimaced as Rayquaza tightened his grip. Mewtwo used his tentacles to stab Rayquaza. Rayquaza screamed as the tentacles embedded into his flesh. He grabbed them and snapped them off. Rayquaza tried choking Mewtwo again, but Mewtwo held out his hand and grabbed Rayquaza's head. Electricity shot through Rayquaza. He withered in pain as he collapsed onto the ground. Rayquaza tried to get up, but the pain was too much. He finally blacked out. Mewtwo just stared at the unconscious pokemon. "You'll stay unconscious for a while. Right now, I have a smasher to track down."
Olimar had watched Mewtwo kill the pikmin. When Mewtwo stopped firing, Olimar began taking the suit off. He knew the suit had taken too much damage to function anymore. Olimar climbed out of the suit and jumped into the Lair. Nine pikmin had fallen in and were fine. Olimar quickly ran down the stairs and towards the dungeons. He might get into major trouble if Master Hand discovers that he went down there, but he'd rather be removed from the tournaments than face the punishment for rebelling against Mewtwo.
The stairs seemed to go on forever. Eventually, he reached the bottom of the stairs. There was a large door at the bottom. On the other side, Master Hand said, "What do you want now, Mewtwo?"
"It's not Mewtwo," Olimar said. "It's Olimar."
"Olimar? What are you doing down here? You know the rules."
"No offense, but you're not exactly in charge."
"Okay, fine. Just get me out of this."
"I'm on it." Olimar turned to the pikmin. He was happy to see that one of them was a purple. "I hope you don't mind." He grabbed it and began smacking the door. Except for the pikmin hitting the door, it was completely quiet."
"Can you hurry it up?"
"Hey, I'm making enough noise as it is."
Master Hand was quiet for a few seconds before he asked. "Have you seen anything that's down here?"
"I just barely got down here."
"Good."
Olimar hit the door again, he was nearly through. "Why is that…good?" He glanced at something and was so stunned that he had to look again. There were gadgets everywhere, but what attracted his attention was what was floating in the middle of the room. There, in a large glass container, was Tabuu.
The only difference was that Tabuu was purple. Olimar looked around and saw everything that Tabuu and his subspace army used. There were containers that held copies of some fighters. Any robots or mechanical units were there as well as enough pieces to make hundreds more. There were several subspace cannons as well as subspace bombs. "What is this?"
"You're not supposed to see that. Now I have no choice but to-aaahh!"
Olimar quickly turned. He saw Mewtwo behind him with electricity on his fingertips shooting it at Master Hand. Mewtwo was practically standing above him. Mewtwo wasn't looking at Olimar. He was looking around the room at all of the different devices. He eventually said, "Now you know the truth,"