*The camera turns on. Darkzdragon and DarkFoxKit are staring intently at a computer screen while Mew was looking at them.*

Mew: What are you two waiting on? Just order the dang pizza already!

Darkzdragon: I want sausage and bacon and Fox here wants a pepperoni only pizza. We only have enough money to get one pizza though…

DarkFoxKit: Pepperoni is a classic! Why change it to anything else?

Mew: Really? You two can't start because you can't decide what toppings you want? Can't you just get half sausage and bacon and half pepperoni?

Darkzdragon: Actually… how about instead of ordering pizza we make some? Have you ever seen a dragon cook a pizza?

DarkFoxKit: You know how to cook a pizza?

Darkzdragon: Yeah, before I became a writer, I went to culinary school for a bit. Pizza is pretty easy, especially when you are a walking, talking oven, stove, and grill.

Mew: Well good, now maybe you two can start the story while you're making and cooking your pizza.

Darkzdragon: Yeah yeah. You go ahead and get started Fox, I'm gonna go get started on making the dough.

DarkFoxKit: Yay! Extra cheese on my pepperoni!

Mew: You readers should probably go ahead and read the story, these two are probably going to be talking about toppings and whatnot for a bit.

*Mew turns the camera off*

*The camera turns back on and focuses on Darkzdragon*

Darkzdragon: Hello everyone. A lot of people have been asking us to stop the ANs or shorten them. I am going to say this one final time. The ANs won't stop, they won't get shortened, and neither will the Answers to the Reviews. We will not be responding to any comments that ask for the ANs to be shortened. This is the last time we are going to say this. So don't get angry when we don't respond to you because you said "Please try to make the author notes at the end shorter and the story a bit longer". One other thing, you guys are asking us for longer chapters which isn't going to happen. We have already prewritten through the war and we aren't going to go back and mess with the chapters because that would put the rest of the chapters at risk of discontinuity. Now go and start reading the chapter.

*Darkzdragon turns the camera off*

Chapter 12: Inner Battle

Ash tasted the mushroom and chewed on it. Storm watched with caution, hoping that his Trainer wouldn't suddenly puke or drop dead. Mew would be very angry if that were to happen.

"Hmm…" Ash said as he swallowed. "It seems alright… maybe I can eat more."

Storm sighed in relief to see nothing's happened to Ash, "Well as long as you don't feel sick or weird, I guess it's okay. Just hurry up, we should get moving before one of the zones gets removed or a Trainer finds us."

Ash nodded before he popped in more mushrooms into his mouth. After Ash finished eating the mushrooms, he closed the box and picked it up. The box would be useful since it has a lot of berries that Storm could use.

"Alright, let's get going," Ash said.

Storm followed behind Ash as they moved on. After a few minutes, Ash saw the forest was starting to look a little… different? Weird? Disoriated? He wasn't sure what word to use to describe it, but it was definitely strange.

"Hey Storm," Ash said. "Does the forest look like it's… uh… changing to you?"

Storm blinked, looking at Ash, "Huh? What do you mean changing? It looks like a regular forest to me, I don't see anything changing."

Ash rubbed his eyes only to see the forest's trees turning purple, pink, yellow, green and blue. The grass was turning into a candy colored purple and pink. Ash stopped moving and held the sides of his head, feeling a little nauseous from the color changes. The world around him began to blur and Storm was starting to sound far away.

"A… sh…? A… s… h…!"

Ash fell on his butt as he closed his eyes, trying out keep out the changing colors, rippling reality, and to try and keep his head from spinning.

After a minute or two, Ash felt the spinning in his head stop.

"How much longer will you sit there?" Came a gruffy sounding voice.

Ash opened his eyes to see a dark purple Pikachu in front of him, it had dark red eyes along with its bright red cheeks and bloody red stripes. Ash gasped as he scrambled away from the evil looking Pikachu.

"Wha!? What the heck!?" Ash scrambled up to his feet before looking around for Storm or a way to run away, but the forest was a lot darker than he remembered.

The forest was a dark purple itself, like it just turned evil somehow. The path up ahead looked like it was twisted and hard to walk on, the angle look like any person that would fall down.

"Ash? What's wrong with you?" The dark Pikachu asked, still sounding gruffy.

Ash paled as the Pikachu came closer to him, "D-don't come any closer! Storm! STORM! WHERE ARE YOU!?"

The dark Pikachu looked at him, "Quiet! Do you want them to find us!? I am Storm! Can't you see?"

Ash stared at the dark Pikachu. This was Storm? How could that be? What happened to Storm when Ash was feeling weird? It's like he changed into a… a…

Ash's eyes were filled with tears, "S-Storm? No, that can't be… Storm, what happened to you? Why are you like this? Did you… did you get turned into a Shadow Pokemon? I'm so sorry, Storm…"

"What? Shadow Poke- Ash! I'm not a Shadow Pokemon! Why do you think I am? What's wrong with you?" The dark Pikachu approached.

The Pikachu stopped when he saw Ash's reaction to him. Ash looked like a terrified child right now. The dark Pikachu put up his paws and calmly said, "Calm down, Ash. I'm not going to hurt you, everything is okay."

Ash was still trembling as he looked at the dark Pikachu. The dark Pikachu slowly approached, keeping his paws up to show he wasn't a threat.

"I'm still Storm, I'm still your friend. You know I wouldn't hurt you, right? Just calm down, I promise I'll help you with whatever's happening to you," The Shadow Storm said softly.

Ash kept watching Shadow Storm, but he didn't move. He waited and watched, to see if Shadow Storm would attack him. Shadow Storm didn't make any threatening moves or gestures, he just calmly spoke while he approached Ash. Finally, Shadow Storm reached Ash and gave a comfort pat on his pant leg.

"You see? I don't mean you any harm, Ash," Shadow Storm said as he began nuzzling Ash's leg.

Ash felt a lot more calm when he realized Shadow Storm wasn't attacking him. He hadn't seen a lot of Shadow Pokemon before, but the ones he had seen would always find a way to hurt someone, like Aliana's sister, but Shadow Storm seem to be sincere. If he wanted to attack Ash, he would've done so already.

"S-Storm? You… you are still Storm," Ash said, sounding relieved. "But why do you look like that?"

"I don't know what you mean, Ash. I don't know what you're seeing, but something's really wrong with you," Storm said in worry.

"O-oh yeah," Ash said as if just remembering something. "We have to go, right? The zone might be getting removed, maybe that's why it looks all twisted and stuff."

"What? It doesn't… Ash, wait, don't go yet! Ash!" Storm yelled for his supposedly crazy Trainer as Ash began walking ahead. The Pikachu sighed before running after him.

The way Ash was walking, it was as if he had trouble standing. He kept wobbling around as if he was going to fall. It was a miracle that he didn't run into a tree at this point. Storm made sure to stick close to Ash, he had to protect his Trainer while he was… like this.

"Look at this kid, he thinks he's good enough to be Mew's Child… he's just a pathetic excuse of a human that Mew took pity on," A voice said out of nowhere.

"What? Storm did you hear that?" Ash asked the dark Pikachu.

Storm frowned as he looked at Ash, "Hear what? All I hear is our footsteps."

"It sounded like a voice…" Ash said.

"Because luck always favors you. You were lucky enough to be spotted by Mew at the time, otherwise you would've just been put in the orphanage like every other human child who lost their parents." It sounded like more voices were coming from around the trees.

"Do you honestly think Mew cares about you? She only wanted you to replace the real child she lost."

Ash took a step back as his pupils shrank and his shoulders slumped.

Storm was now very worried for Ash, seeing how he was acting.

"A-Ash? What's wrong?"

But it was like Storm wasn't even there.

"The only reason he isn't a Mew yet is cause Mew doesn't think he is worthy enough. I doubt he will ever be ready to become a Mew."

"Maybe Mew is looking for a different human to be her true child. I doubt Mew would want such a weakling as her true child."

Ash grabbed onto his head and began screaming, "STOP IT! PLEASE SHUT UP! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE!"

"Who are you telling to shut up punk?" A trainer with spiked red hair said as he came out from behind a tree. "I'm gonna teach you some respect kid."

Storm came in front of Ash and tried to talk to the Trainer, "Wait please! Ash isn't in the right mental state to battle right now!" Of course, all the Trainer heard was a bunch of "Pika"s and "Chu"s.

"Hey kid, look at someone when they are talking to you!" The trainer said as he stared at Ash. "Did someone drop you on your head as a child?"

Ash looked up at the Trainer, and he saw a different face. He saw Brock's face, glaring down on him.

"W-what?" Ash frowned. "Are you mad at me too?"

"Yeah you told me to shut up and have shown me no respect. Now let's battle before I decide to beat you to a pulp," The Trainer said as an Electabuzz walked out in front of him. "You gonna use your wimpy little Pikachu or are you gonna surrender now?"

Ash couldn't believe Brock was saying this to him, the closest Brock ever spoke to him like that was back when he first met him in Pewter City's Gym.

Weak, not worthy, Ash was getting sick of it all.

Then Ash glared as he stood up, "I'll show you how strong me and my Pikachu are," he spoke darkly.

"Alright, Electabuzz use Toxic!" The Trainer ordered.

The Electabuzz spat out purple sludge at Storm.

"Move out of the way with Quick Attack!" Ash ordered.

The Pikachu moved to the side, leaving a silver streak behind him. Storm wasn't sure if Ash really could battle like this, but for now he'll do his best to survive or win this fight. Storm tried running towards the Electabuzz to tackle it in the stomach.

"Electabuzz use Screech," The Trainer said as he watched the Pikachu get closer.

The Electabuzz let out a loud screeching noise from its mouth. Storm stopped and covered his poor sensitive ears.

"Now while it's stunned use Toxic!" The Trainer ordered.

Because of the loud Screech, Storm couldn't hear Ash giving him orders. The Electabuzz spat out purple sludge at the stunned Pikachu, covering him. Storm screamed out as he jumped back to get away from the toxic sludge, but the damage had already been done. Storm felt himself getting weaker and sick, his face had a purple tint to it.

"Storm? What happened?" Ash asked. "You were hit by lava, weren't you? You don't look burned."

"You really must've been dropped on your head as a child if you don't know what Toxic is," The Trainer said as he looked at the apparently idiotic Trainer. "How did you even make it into this tournament if you don't know something as simple as Toxic?"

Ash frowned as if trying to figure a complex puzzle out, "... Toxic…? Wasn't that Lava Plume?"

The Trainer looked at Ash and started to laugh. "Wow! You really are the most idiotic Trainer I have ever met! Electabuzz can't even learn Lava Plume! Electabuzz use Thunder Punch, let's put this kid out of his misery."

"Electabuzz? … That's not a Magmar?" Ash frowned, really confused now.

Storm sighed, he knew this would be tough but Ash was too confused to give much of a battle command right now.

Electabuzz came charging at Storm with his fist coated in electricity. Storm knew he was on his own right now, so he took the initiative and run to the side, trying to avoid the Thunder Punch.

"Well at least you're Pikachu is smarter than you," The Trainer said as he watched the Pikachu dodge. "Electabuzz use Thunderbolt!"

Electabuzz built up electricity with his antennas. Storm coughed as the poison was starting to take its toll on him.

"Storm! Aim an Iron Tail at the head while it's storing up fire- I mean electricity!" Ash commanded.

Storm looked up at the antennas before running at the Electabuzz and jumped, his tail turned to steel before he spun around and gave him a good whack. The Electabuzz gave a scream as the built up Thunderbolt exploded, shoving both it and Storm away.

When the smoke cleared, Electabuzz was on the ground at the base of a tree out cold while Storm landed beside Ash, still conscious.

"Tch, I guess you aren't as weak as I thought," The Trainer said before he and his Electabuzz disappeared.

Storm sighed in relief before turning to Ash, "Ash… could you give me a Pecha Berry, please? This poison isn't going to go away on its own."

Ash looked down at Storm and nodded, before opening the box. He took out a Cheri Berry and handed it to Storm.

The Pikachu frowned before he said, "Ash, this is a Cheri Berry… look, just give me the box please."

Ash blinked, looking at the Cheri Berry in confusion before giving the dark Pikachu the box, hoping he wouldn't gobble the entire stash up.

Storm took out a real Pecha Berry before eating it. He sighed in relief as the poison went away, this is why he loved Pecha Berries so much.

Ash gave a goofy smile, "You look really cute when you eat."

Storm sweatdropped, it seems Ash was getting worse in his weird delusion.

"Ash, we should probably try to avoid anymore Trainers while you're like this. You honestly thought what we were fighting was a Magmar?" Storm asked.

Ash frowned, "It looked like a Magmar to me…"

"Yeah, let's try to avoid Trainers like predators, you're an easy target as you are now," Storm said.

"I'm not weak…" Ash softly said.

"I'm not saying you're weak, I'm saying you're… not quite right in the head right now. And in a battle of survival that's really detrimental."

Ash nodded, "As long as the trees keep quiet."

"Uh… yeah," Storm said, still in concern for his Trainer.

The road was still twisted and spiraling, Ash was having trouble staying stable. The shadows were crawling up towards him. He could see Gary in the trees, laughing at him.

"Look at you, the Pallet Town failure. If it weren't for your dumb luck you wouldn't even be here in the first place," 'Gary' said.

Ash tried to ignore him and keep moving. He saw Gary again… no wait, that's Blue.

"The only reason I'm even following you is because I enjoy watching you struggle in your journey. You're so weak it's amusing to watch," 'Blue' said.

Ash tried to ignore Blue and keep going. Up ahead was Misty now, she was near a pond with her Seel. She looked up at Ash with a friendly smile.

"Well well, if it isn't the king of the washouts. Why don't you go back home where you belong and give up on being a trainer. Maybe get a regular job so you can finally get me that new bike," 'Misty' said as she continued to smile.

Ash almost yelled at her, but he kept his mouth shut as he walked past her. The forest became darker if that was possible. Storm didn't seem to have any trouble walking.

Ash almost lost his breath when he saw what… or who was up ahead. His mother, his human mother, and his Memma was floating beside her.

"If you hadn't been so weak we wouldn't have left you. But no you had to be a disappointment to us from the day you were born. I feel bad for Mew having to raise a disappointment like you," 'Delilah' said as she stared at Ash.

'Mew' gave a giggle before she said, "A disappointment? I think he makes a better toy than an actual child. He was so much fun to play with in the Mew Games, so small and helpless, he could do nothing but play with me. He's not a child, he's just an amusing toy I want to keep playing with until I find someone more interesting and better than him."

"Please… you don't mean that…" Ash spoke up, his voice cracking.

They both just laughed and giggled at him. Ash fell to his knees, feeling tears falling from his eyes. Storm stopped and looked at him in concern.

"Ash… why are you crying?" Storm asked, wishing he knew what was wrong and how to help him.

"Pathetic. I can't believe I'm crying over something so stupid like this. If I'm weak, I might as well just give up this facade of being strong and lose. Or even just jumping off this Mew forsaken island myself."

Ash stopped when he heard his own voice saying that. Looking up, he saw someone he never thought he'd see outside of a mirror, himself.

"You're weak, I'm weak, we just like to believe we're strong. We just like to believe that we belong. The elites, they are special, they belong, they are cruel at times but they know who they are. What about us? Are we human or are we Pokemon? We're human, just a normal human boy. Why are we here? Why are we among the elites? Mew hasn't even tried to change us, we're still just as human as we were when she first adopted us. She doesn't love me… she doesn't love you. She only saw us as a temporary replacement for the child she lost. We're just toys, you're just her toy. That's all you are, that's all you will ever be. A replacement toy."

"Ash! Snap out of it! Whatever it is you're seeing, it's not real!" Ash heard Storm yelling at him.

Storm still looked like a Shadow Pikachu, but it was clear he still cared for him. And these people he's been seeing, the ones he thought cared… no, they couldn't be the same people who cared about him.

Ash stopped the tears and stood up, glaring at the other Ash before him.

"If what you were saying is true, then my journey would've all just have been a lie. But I won't believe your words, I know Memma cares and love me. You're just a cheap scare that my mind conjured up. I won't stand for it anymore!" Ash said before he charged in to tackle the other Ash, only to fall right through him. "Whoa!"

Ash landed with an audible squish, the wet ground around him sinking a little under his weight.

"Ash!" Storm yelled as he ran over to him.

"I'm not weak… and I'll prove I'm not," Ash muttered.

Ash sat up, still feeling dazed, but at least the voices had stopped. The boy looked around, it was brighter here, but it still felt a little disorientated. It felt humid and wet.

"Where are we?" Ash asked.

Storm looked around before he said, "It looks like we're in a swamp. Please don't tell me you think we're inside a stomach or something."

Ash stared at the still Shadow Storm and shook his head, "No… it doesn't look like a stomach to me."

Storm sighed in relief, "Oh thank Mew. I had no idea how I was going to calm you down if you thought we were in a stomach."

Ash felt refreshed as he saw palm trees and an ocean nearby, "Are you sure this is a swamp? It looks more like a tropical beach to me."

"A beach? How does it look like a beach? How would an entire ocean fit here?"

"But isn't that the ocean over there?" Ash asked, pointing to some swamp water.

"... Please don't go diving in any 'oceans' you find here," Storm grumbled.

"Hehehe look Dugtrio… that boy fell into the sewage… hehehe he's gonna be stinky…." A feminine voice said from the forest.

Ash and Storm turned around when they heard the voice. They saw a young looking girl on the border between the swamp and the forest, she and her Dugtrio were standing on the forest side. The Dugtrio's three heads all looked deadpanned and worried.

"How much longer will our Trainer be like this?" They said in synch.

Storm blinked, "What's up with your Trainer?"

"Hey Dugtrio… I've always wondered… what do your feet look like?" The Trainer asked.

"She ate some random thing from a box and started to act like this… we have no idea how to help her…" The Dugtrio responded to Storm.

"Yours too?" Storm frowned, but was relieved to know he wasn't alone.

Ash looked at the girl, she didn't seem like anyone he knew, "So you want to battle?"

"Hehe yup… but you should climb out of that sewage first," The Trainer said as she held her nose. "You smell really bad..."

"I'm on a beach!" Ash frowned. "And you're the one in that dark forest. I'm not going back in there!"

"What? Don't you like candy?" She said before she went over to a tree and licked it. "Mmmm cotton candy."

Storm blinked and stared, "... You know what? I'd much rather take gloomy Ash than… sweet, hyperactive candy loving Trainer girl you have there."

The Dugtrio sighed. "Hopefully she gets back to normal soon… she's licked us a couple times because she thought we were something called ice cream…"

"Wow, that would make a lot more sense if you were an ice cream Pokemon," Storm said.

"What? You mean she has a Vanilluxe?" Ash asked.

"Ash! I'm going to tell you this now so you don't look like a complete moron again, that's a Dugtrio. A Ground type, so no electric type moves are going to work on it, understand?" Storm said slowly.

Ash sighed, "Okay, okay, no electric type moves on it."

"So where's your Pokemon? Did you trade him for that large, delicious looking yellow jawbreaker?" The Trainer asked.

Storm's head formed a tick mark, "Excuse me!? I'm not a jawbreaker! I'm not that round!"

Dugtrio sighed and said, "Don't take it personally… all she has been seeing is candy. I'm surprised she currently sees us in our normal form..."

"Well let's battle and I'll show you how well this 'jawbreaker' can fight," Ash said.

"Alright, Dugtrio use Rock Slide! I want to see what the inside of this jawbreaker looks like," The Trainer said as she licked her lips.

Dugtrio threw up rocks from under the ground.

"Storm, try to dodge those!" Ash said.

The Pikachu yelped as he ran around, trying to dodge the rocks. He even jumped and slammed one of the rocks with his Iron Tail.

"Wow… your jawbreaker is surprisingly mobile. Dugtrio use dig, just make sure to not damage any of the cotton candy," The Trainer said as she looked at the bushes with hungry eyes.

Dugtrio simply went underground, all three of them. Storm frowned, not liking that he won't know when or where they'll pop out.

"Storm," Ash said. "Calm down. If this really is a swamp, you should be able to see or feel them underground, and when you do, move."

Storm liked hearing his Trainer's confidence coming back. He tried to relax and twitch his ears to listen for the Dugtrio.

"Now Dugtrio!" The Trainer yelled. "Launch that tasty looking jawbreaker into the sky!"

"Jump and slam the Dugtrio with your Iron Tail!" Ash commanded.

Storm didn't hesitate to jump just as the ground started to move under his feet, the Dugtrio popping out less than a second later. Storm turned his tail into steel before flipping around to slam it onto one of the Dugtrio's heads.

"Ouch, are you okay Dugtrio?" The Trainer asked.

"Rrr… it will take more than that to knock us out," Dugtrio said as it shook itself off.

"Then I'll give you more!" Storm hissed.

"Alright Dugtrio use Earth Power!" The Trainer ordered.

The Dugtrio rumbled the earth under Storm. The Pikachu looked down before seeing the ground cracking under him.

"Oh shoot!" Storm tried to make a run for it, but he was already caught up by some dirt and rocks that erupted out of the ground.

The Pikachu let out a cry as he fell back from the attack.

"Storm! What happened?" Ash asked. "You just suddenly got hit!"

Storm grumbled from the ground, "I was hit by Earth Power!"

"Oh… I thought she was rambling about candy…" Ash frowned.

"Alright Dugtrio! Nice job, now finish it off with Slash!" The Trainer said. "I want to eat the candy."

"He's not candy!" Ash snapped.

Dugtrio was coming at Storm. Storm jumped back beside Ash, bracing himself for the attack. The forest began to flash for a few seconds, confusing Ash and Storm before the entire place vanished, as well as the girl and Dugtrio themselves. It was so sudden that Ash and Storm half expected them to appear right in front of them again.

"... Uh… what just… happened?" Ash asked.

Storm saw the swamp had taken over where the forest used to be, before he realized what happened, "The forest zone… it must've gotten eliminated right then."

Ash saw sand and ocean expanding the area, but if what Storm said was true then it's just more swamp.

"I wish this was a beach, I could use a tropical paradise right now," Ash sighed. "But even if it was, we probably shouldn't stay here too long. For all we know this place could get eliminated next. But how does Mewtwo expect us not to be on the zone if he's going to eliminate it without warning?"

"The next zone to be eliminated will be revealed in fifteen minutes," Mewtwo's voice said.

"Huh?" Ash frowned. "Storm, did you hear that?"

"Oh-no, are you hearing voices again?" Storm groaned.

Ash shook his head, "No, this time it was Mewtwo's voice, so I don't think it's another hallucination. Apparently he's going to reveal what zone will be eliminated in fifteen minutes."

"So why didn't he warn us about the forest then? If we had still been in there, we would've been disqualified!" Storm said.

"Maybe he did, but I couldn't hear him because I wasn't in my right mind as you called it," Ash said.

Storm rolled his eyes, "Well are you feeling any better?"

"Y-yeah, I think so. I'm probably still hallucinating, but at least the voices stopped," Ash said. "I'm sure it'll wear off soon. We should get going in case this zone gets eliminated next."

As Ash and Storm continued trudging on, they faced several more Trainers along the way. Some were from other regions like Zach and Andreas were, but most were from Kanto like Ash and Blue. Ash and Storm had to fight with a lot of tough Trainers, some battles they barely won, and other battles they easily won. Ash's box was starting to run low on berries, and Ash refused to touch another mushroom again after he finally recovered from his episode.

Ash and Storm came to a mountain zone, as well as a desert zone. A few more zones were eliminated along the way. Thankfully Ash and Storm managed to get out of those zones before they disappeared. They surprisingly hadn't run into anyone they know. Ash was glad he didn't run into someone like Dustin, he was sure his Dewott, or maybe it's a Samurott now, would take him and Storm out like last time.

After another zone was eliminated Mewtwo announced that the remaining zones would not be eliminated and that the final eight Trainers would move onto the semifinals.

When Ash and Storm moved into a Power Plant-like area, they looked around before Mewtwo gave a message.

"There are now only nine Trainers left. Once there are eight Trainers left the elimination round will end. Once this has occurred the Trainers will be allowed to rest until tomorrow when the semifinals will occur."

"Wow, I can't believe we're the remaining nine," Storm said, feeling very tired from all this.

"Yeah, hopefully we can survive until one more Trainer falls," Ash said. "And I really hope Mewtwo will let us use the rest of our team after this. I know you've got to be very tired by now, Storm."

"Yeah, we've been pretty lucky to have found that cache of berries when we did," Storm said. "I don't think I could've lasted as long as we did otherwise."

"Let's try to hide out here for a while, maybe if our luck continues another Trainer will wipe the other and we can just go on to the semifinals," Ash said tiredly.

"Looks like you are the ninth Trainer," A voice said from behind a piece of machinery. "Let's battle to see who has the better electric type. You and your Pikachu-" A female steps out from behind the machinery with a Minun next to her. "Or Mimi and I."

"What were you saying about our luck?" Storm grumbled.

Ash sighed as he tipped his hat, "Well, sometimes I just have rotten luck. I think we can handle one more battle, Storm."

Storm got down on all fours as his cheeks spark, "Bring it on."

*The camera turns on, showing Darkzdragon, DarkFoxKit, and Mew eating freshly made pizzas*

Darkzdragon: *Finishes his slice of pizza* Hey everyone. What did you think about the chapter?

DarkFoxKit: *Is slowly savoring her slice of pizza* I hope you all liked it, cause now we're going to get into the reviews. Who needs Domino's and Pizza Hut when you've got a dragon who knows how to cook?

oOShamusOo: DarkFoxKit: I know, right? It would've be fun with Fyre. And yes, thank you for saying that! They don't have to read them. I mean sometimes there are important announcements in the AN. And it seems you and Dragon are on the same page about this whole thing.

Darkzdragon: We appreciate the support that everyone is showing to us. And I will say this right now, if you didn't see it in the beginning AN I said that we will no longer be responding to "Can you get rid of the ANs" or "Can you please shorten the ANs". We are going to do what we want to do and if you don't like it you can skip over the ANs or just suck it up. I know I'm sounding harsh but I really don't care for those ridiculous comments, it's our story, not yours. Now let's gets to the next review before I flip another table.

That one guy named me: DarkFoxKit: Another nice narrative for the end of the last chapter. Wonder what this one will be?

penguinfan28: Darkzdragon: So many poor tables have been flipped by beings who shouldn't be collared.

DarkFoxKit: Those poor innocent tables, what did they ever do to you?

Darkzdragon: It was flip the table or smash down one of the walls, I took the less costly choice.

Xyz: DarkFoxKit: Thank you. And we plan to do most of the movies if they fit into the story. Oh yes, because Mewtwo is such a great mastermind to set a trap for one Trainer when he could easily destroy them all if he wanted to. Celeste and Dustin don't know about Manaphy being in Giovanni's hands, nor do they pay much attention to his job. They work separately from Giovanni. Mewtwo is a clone from Mew's original child after they were changed and mutated into Mewtwo. And I always like trying to light up people's days on Mondays.

DuskJ032: Darkzdragon: No, no he will not find it again later. It washes away into a zone that gets eliminated. You will never see that apple ever again, it is gone.

wyvern97: DarkFoxKit: Thank you, the ANs are quite fun to write too. There are a lot of dud shiny Pokemon, but there are also great ones. I love shiny Charizard and shiny Umbreon, the colors just work so perfectly for them. Well, there's a reason why Blue and Terra aren't in the chapter, they went to go looking for Zach and never returned.

Poke fan: Darkzdragon: Firstly it's Hunger Games not Hunter Games. And yes, I thought about using the basis for the second Hunger Games arena here. And who knows what the winner will truly get? It could be him, it could be a Shadow Ball to the face, it could even be a cloned Pokemon of their choice. You'll just have to wait and see.

AbyssusTheDarkNightmare: DarkFoxKit: Oh don't worry about Ash, he didn't get poisoned, and Storm is fine… riiiiiiiiiight?

Darkzdragon:Storm is fine, but Ash… *Smiles evilly* you tell me, do you think he's fine?

11JJ11: Darkzdragon: Thank you. We have been telling Donfyre about all the support he has been getting, but so far he isn't going to return.

DarkFoxKit: We and Donfyre really appreciate your support.

RowanEx: DarkFoxKit: This Ash? He's always been that way. ^^' It's been that way since Black and White Ash. Maybe the writers got some inspiration from my story. :3

thor94: DarkFoxKit: Yeah, it was kind of inspired from the battle royale. Gary is just… Gary. And do you know the difference between skill and dumb luck? Because it kind of looks like you're rolling them all into one category. Is it because Ash won these battles with unevolved Pokemon? Yes he fought with someone with a Fearow, but that doesn't mean everything about Ash is just dumb luck. And you could argue that Gary was mostly exaggerating the 15 badges thing.
Well, Mewtwo's got his own plans. For all we know, it might be a lie. I don't think I should give Ash Mewtwo anyways, because that would make Ash way too OP, although from the sound of it you would like that.

Darkzdragon: Yeah, I used my knowledge of the wilderness and things like that. With things like poisonous frogs being extremely bright and vibrant to actually warn would-be predators of the danger. It's a great defense system.

Pokemon Guest: Darkzdragon: Well he will take a short break from travelling since he will have to get used to his new body and new powers. But once he is fully trained and used to his new body he will continue his journey. Like Fox said, this is the last book of this arc. There will be more arcs in the future.

Guest: DarkFoxKit: No, Mew's aren't like Miltank or Nidoqueen…

Darkzdragon: Or Kangaskhan.

DarkFoxKit: Right, they aren't exclusively female. In fact, in the game their gender is unknown. ^^' Ash will keep his original gender.

Darkzdragon: I mean I guess he could use transform to become a girl if he really really wanted to, but no, from the start he will stay his gender.

Rosegfx: Darkzdragon: Sorry only one question per reviewer. *Get slapped by DarkFoxKit* OW! I was kidding. We don't mind getting multiple questions. I'll let Fox answer question 1 and possibly 3, but I'll answer question 2 right now. This Mewtwo is the second Mewtwo that was made from Mew and Ash's DNA. I say Ash because some of his DNA was collected while he was a shiny Mew. The other Mewtwo was made from Mew's first child. Mew turned the child into an egg to become a Mew like her, but the egg was taken from Mew and experimented on. The result was the incredibly volatile Mewtwo that is under Red's care.

DarkFoxKit: For question one well, maybe, maybe not. But knowing Mew, she would love to teach her child how to properly play with someone, Mew style.

Darkzdragon: Most likely the collared dragon.

DarkFoxKit: And as for the third question, we may have Mew catch him in a Poke Ball to keep him safe from other Trainers.

Darkzdragon: Though if we didn't have Mew capture Ash it could lead to a few… interesting encounters.

DarkFoxKit: Hmm… maybe we'll think about it when we get to it.

Spyrkle10: DarkFoxKit: Nice name. XP Ash's 'weirdness'? Did you mean his skill or dumb luck? We won't say if Ash will win the tournament for sure, but he'll give it his all to try. We won't say much about Mewtwo either.

TobyFreshCut: Darkzdragon: I know, it's a really big prize for whoever wins. And here let me help. *pulls out a computer and starts typing away. Within moments the Porygon stops and goes back to normal* There you go. Now how is the Poketrix coming along?

KaliAnn: DarkFoxKit: Gary may change his mind and heart later, but who knows, he's Gary. Storm is fun to use for a comic relief. And I'm glad to know you think Ash had grown stronger rather than just luckier.

campnarakol: Darkzdragon: This thing is made of a non-earth metal that is practically indestructible. And as soon as it was put on it fused into a solid piece. Trust me, after last reviews I tried everything.

DarkFoxKit: I just realized, shouldn't I be scared of you because of what happened in the last AN?

Darkzdragon: Nahh, I'm over it. This thing is stuck to me now.

DarkFoxKit: I'm glad then. ^^' Anyways… this part of the tournament was inspired by the battle royale in Sun and Moon. That was shown while we were writing this part, but we didn't want to make a direct copy of that, so we've decided to change it up a bit, more of a survival theme. The chapter probably feels shorter because it was a little bit shorter from the last one. These chapters vary.

Darkzdragon: Also, why does everyone keep thinking we are going to do evil things like that to Ash? Why in the world would we kill the main character? It isn't a death cap as you saw in this chapter. But enough about that onto the next thing. It's hard to say since Mewtwo hasn't met any of the other legendaries. I would say they are okay with it though, I mean Pokemon come from different sources. Look at Deoxys, he isn't even from Earth and he is considered a legendary. From what I know he's accepted by the other legendaries and the only reason why Rayquaza was attacking Deoxys in the movie was because of the disruptions that Deoxys was causing. But after Deoxys stopped causing the disruptions, Rayquaza stopped as well.

ember-fever: DarkFoxKit: I don't think 'prick' is a swear word. ^^' And you were right on the mark about the trippy shroom. XD Well… I wasn't thinking about Mario mushrooms at the time, I was thinking more of Mother 3's Tanetane mushrooms. ^^'

Echo the Slowpoke: Darkzdragon: It's fine and it's fine for not commenting on last chapter. I will say this right now, and it will probably disappoint a few readers. But Red will not be included in this arc. And we hope that Donfyre will come back too.

PokeFanficReaderB: DarkFoxKit: Hey, so who's PokeFanficReaderA? Jokes aside, it's fine, don't feel like you have to review every chapter, even though it's appreciated. And no, we will not be including Greninja and the Bond Phenomenon in the story. It kind of doesn't make any sense, especially in the game since we ourselves are not Ash, so why does Greninja still turn into Ash-Greninja? Yeah, it's complicated and we're not going to do that. Maybe we'll do something similar to Ash in his Mew form, but not to any of his Pokemon.

Arathix2002: Darkzdragon: Thank you, but you don't need to hunt anyone down. Also Ninetales down! Get him on a stretcher and move him to the emergency room! Once he's there get me his vitals! Move people!

megacharizat: DarkFoxKit: Maybe, maybe not, Mewtwo could possibly be lying since he's not really the type to want to be caught and used by humans. We are continuing the AN just… one Wooper short. *dark cloud appears over her head* And you'll have to find out what Blue found out later.

AShinyBlueMew: Darkzdragon: Aha! Nice Pokepun. But yeah, Donfyre is okay, he just doesn't want to write the ANs anymore. And thanks for the offer, but Mew's already been trying to find a place in her plushy collection to fit a dragon plushy. Besides, Liek would be more of a plaything for Mew than a companion.

dragonrider101: Darkzdragon: Ahh… yeah… I don't like having people ride me. The only ones I tolerate are Mew and DarkFoxKit. And hopefully Donfyre comes back.

DarkFoxKit: It really feels rushed? I guess I can see the pacing being a little fast, but we mostly just skipped over what we felt were fillers. Did you really want a whole segment of Ash just talking to Kidd and Terra in a vehicle? Don't be silly dragonrider101, cockroaches don't exist. (quote from Pokesins)

Darkzdragon: And Mewtwo being the prize would be one of the only likely reward for a tournament like this one that puts the best of the best up against each other. Instead of clearing the water you could use a constantly filtering source, that's what the scryers back home in the dragon kingdom did. That way the waters can't get muddled or murky. And hopefully you find your shiny eventually.

DarkFoxKit: Hey, if you need a shiny, maybe I could help you get one.

Darkzdragon: He wants to get it legit, not using Action Replay like you are for Pokemon Leaf Green.

Mitchystrick: DarkFoxKit: Thank you, I'm glad you like that!

223: DarkFoxKit: Don't mention Fyyyyyre. ;w; But he thanks you for being supportive. I like being dramatic when it comes to writing, maybe it's the DarkFoxKit flare. Yes, the ANs are fun and I rather people didn't complain.

The Pokemon that most scares me… any Ghost type Pokemon really, they will literally steal your soul and drag you to hell, even if the Pokemon universe sugar coat it to 'spirit world'.

Darkzdragon: The Pokemon that scares me the most would probably be… Ice Ghost types since they can freeze me solid and steal my soul. And a dragon getting frozen solid isn't a good thing.

TekExplorer: DarkFoxKit: Hmm… well as a team, most likely not since he would be too overpowered using just one. I think Ash being a legendary is enough. And yay, all of our chapters are good! :D

GhostofTime: Darkzdragon: Ummm hi there. First off, please don't mess with time, that's actually my main domain. Celebi and Dialga think they control time but they see it in a singular way. I see time in more complex ways. I see alternate timelines, timelines that never existed and will never exist. And I know coming to the past to tell someone of a future is a dangerous thing to do since it could put all timelines in jeopardy. Also, flashbangs don't work on me and also you opened a time-space portal to the 1950s, I hope you know that. Black dragon like me are extremely rare and we control time and space. Now good luck in the past, and I hope to see you again in the future.

DarkFoxKit: … Clockwork?

OMG: DarkFoxKit: Mew might be the only one who would, but it is possible that the other Pokemon like Celebi could make the humans into 100% Pokemon, but they chose hybrids because the hybrids would have the ability to be both Pokemon and Human while a full Pokemon that can't use Transform would be stuck as a Pokemon forever and could never live a normal life as a human.

dsfsdfsdfkk: Darkzdragon: I'm not even going to try to pronounce your name. The final 8 have already been chosen and the entire war has already been written, you only get to choose which side to root for. Are you on the side of the Team Rocket Elites? Or are you on Mew's side? It is time for you to choose.

DarkFoxKit: We inspired you to consider making little skits with Mew? Good luck with that. When Mew wants to play, she will play.

Darkzdragon: Just a tip, don't say things she shouldn't do, because she will do exactly that. Also don't think of what-ifs or anything because Mew will read your mind and use your thoughts against you.

Capnoblivious: DarkFoxKit: I'm glad you like the little author notes we do, they are purely for fun and entertainment, that's why we don't like it when people tell us to shorten it. It's like telling a child to shorten his fun time on the playground.

TrackTiger101: DarkFoxKit: Thank you, we are happy that you think we are awesome. It's not cannon because cannons are weapons that shoot cannon balls. XP I think you mean canon, and it's also not since canon means anything that the original writer wrote, and neither of us are writers of the Pokemon anime. But thank you for saying it could easily be canon.

delta4phoenix: Darkzdragon: That scene? I'm not sure what you are talking about. Like I have absolutely no freaking clue. But as for Time to Say Goodbye. It's a great song. And Volume 4 of RWBY just premiered on Saturday. Volume 4 Chapter 1, it was a really cool chapter. It showed the villains, the goals of the protagonists, and even the Maiden of Spring.

Guest: DarkFoxKit: YES! I WANT FYRE BAAAAAAAAAACK!

Darkzdragon: Ummm… did you accidentally use caps lock?

DarkFoxKit: No, I held down the shift key- no breaking the fourth wall!

Darkzdragon: If Deadpool can do it, then so can I.

Darkzdragon: Now that's all the time we have for the review today. We appreciate everyone who came and left a review, except for the people who just want the ANs or answers to the reviews to be shorter. Now I'm gonna get started on making another few pizzas Fox you sign us off.

DarkFoxKit: Well everyone, that's it for today. We hope you enjoyed our little antics, and as always, we'll see you all next time!

*The camera turns off*