Back in the Pokémon Center, the top 8 of the tournament gathered around to of course heal their pokemon and discuss about the main tournament. While everyone waited around for their pokemon to be treated, Rui found this to be an opportune time to grill Wes. "There you are!? Didn't you hear me cheering you on in the tournament?! You didn't even look my way! You're so mean!" She then began to comically beat on his chest with cheeks puffed out childishly.
"…" Wes let out a heavy sigh. "I did hear you. But my concentration was on the battles."
"What about after when you lost…!?" Rui was just not going to let this go. "I have so many questions for you…!"
"So she wasn't kidding when she said she knew you." Ash somewhat intruded on the two, though Wes didn't seem to mind since it took Rui's attention of questioning him. "That was a good fight, Wes!"
"Yeah, you too." Wes replied with a nod.
"Don't change the subject on me!" Oooh, Rui was a smart one. And persistent.
"Actually, I have a question for you." Wes crossed his arms. "Why are you here in Kalos? It's quite a ways from Orre…"
"Ah…" Tugging at her jacket sleeve, Rui awkwardly glanced away. "I think that's something everyone should hear, since I think it's really important…" After gathering everyone around at a table, Rui cleared her throat to begin the somewhat important discussion. "Thank you everyone for coming to listen to my odd request."
"Is something the matter?" Serena tilted her head.
"Yes, and no. You see…I'm here because I was asked by a friend in Pyrite Town of Orre to follow the movements of an organization called Chiper."
"Chiper…?" Elizabeth tilted her head.
"…So that's what they're called…" Kasumi mumbled inaudibly under her breath. Didn't seem like anyone else caught her comment.
"Never heard of them." Lore yawned. "What's so special about them?"
"They don't sound threatening." Kayla added.
"It's a long story…but to put it simply…" Rui wasn't sure how to begin. "They capture pokemon and preform horrible experiments on them! They turn pokemon into Shadow Pokémon, closing off their hearts to turn them into fighting machines that attack anything without question!" This was quite a shock to everyone here.
"T-They turn Pokémon into that…!?" Bonnie's eyes widened and she held her pouch closer to her, terrified of the thought of that happening to Dedende or Squishy. "That's horrible…!"
"Seriously…?" Grace crossed her arms. "That's what they do to Pokémon…?"
"Yup." Wes confirmed. "I've been hit by one before in my first encounter. Hit like a truck, too. Those things are not to be messed with."
"Rumors have it that Chiper is lurking in the Kalos Region…so I was sent over here because I have the ability to see Shadow Pokémon…and sometimes people…" Her gaze cut to Kasumi for but an instant. "It was for that reason back in Orre that Chiper tried to kidnap me because I threw a wrench in their plans. Thanks to Wes and I, we were able to stop them! But…as it turns out, there was more to them than we thought. Wes, did you hear about the Shadow Lugia incident?"
"Shadow…Lugia?" Wes blinked slowly before shaking his head. "No…but I assume someone else dealt with it. But that would have been a pretty interesting shadow pokemon…but I digress. This machine on my arm allowed us to stop Chiper soundly."
"What IS that thing?" Marcus questioned. "It sticks out far too much."
"This is called a Snag Machine. I stole it from my former team, Team Snagem. It allows me to steal other people's pokemon. But Rui only let me use it for stealing Shadow Pokémon."
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!" Elizabeth stood up and pointed at Wes. "You're telling me you used to work for an evil team, broke off from them, stole, and then kept that machine!? You're the shadiest person I've met! And come to think of it…why ARE you here?!"
"H-Hey…!" Rui stood up, placing her hands on the table. "Wes is a great person! He left his team and saved Orre!"
"N-Now now…let's not fight…" Clemont sweated.
"This isn't a fight." Elizabeth reassured the gym leader. "I'm just questioning him. Who knows if he's plotting to swipe our pokemon in secret? With a machine like that, it's certainly possible."
"Shouldn't we give him the benefit of the doubt?" Serena suggested. "Rui seems to trust him…"
"I don't see why not…" Marcus shrugged.
"I'm not going to cause any trouble." Wes leaned back in his seat casually to the point where it was a little irritating for Elizabeth. "The rest of you, what do you think?"
"He doesn't seem like a bad guy." Ash admitted. "Plus he has Rui's word; we should give him a chance. Right?"
"Mhm…" Grace nodded before looking at Wes long and hard. "I don't see any problems…."
"Hahh…" Elizabeth let out a heavy sigh before sitting down. "I want to say I'm the only rational one here sometimes…"
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"Are you all in position?" Ein questioned his fellow admins: Lady Venus, Dakim, and Lovrina. Venus called forth Steelix, Dakim brought out Swampert, and Lovrina, Gardevoir. There were also a few grunts with various pokemon such as: Houndoom, Bisharp, Skorpi, Stunktank, etc.
"Unleash your power, and Mega Evolve!" By pulling out their Mega Stones, the three admins Mega Evolved their Pokémon; Mega Steelix, Mega Swampert, and Mega Gardevoir stood before the entrance of the Unknown Dungeon.
"Perfect." Ein nodded and with that, all three of them stepped inside. The cave was large and spacious. Sitting in the center was Mewtwo, floating just above the air with its eyes closed. "Mewtwo, we have come for you. If you do not resist, we will be sure to treat you with the upmost hospitality."
"…Begone." Mewtwo uttered. It was not going to tell them again.
"So that's how it's going to be?" The large male, Dakim, grinned while pounding his fists together. "Then we'll just crush you and drag your unconscious body back to the lab! Gyahaha! Swampert, use Hydro Pump!" Mega Swampert planted its hands firmly on the ground before unleashing a gigantic torrent of water towards Mewtwo. Mewtwo, however, did not even budge. A barrier formed in front of it and completely negated the Hydro Pump. "Guh!?"
"Dakim, you Neanderthal…" Venus shook her head. "Lovrina, dear…would you mind assisting my wonderful self on this?"
"Don't, like…order me around like that, old lady." Lovrina stuck her tongue out, but despite the shot at Venus she was willing to cooperate.
"Steelix, use Dig." After Lovrina gave her command, Steelix burrowed deep into the ground.
"Gardevoir, use Hyper Voice!" Lovrina sang her command somewhat obnoxiously. Gardevoir opened its mouth and its voice echoed throughout the cavern. Mewtwo sensed the threat this attack possessed and created another barrier in front of it to protect it from harm. However…because of how loud Gardevoir's voice was, Mewtwo was unable to sense the approaching Steelix that popped out of the ground right behind it.
"Iron Tail! Venus command. Steelix quickly brought its tail down towards Mewtwo, who evaded the attack just narrowly. Steelix's strength was not to be underestimated as it completely shattered the ground on impact.
"Tyranitar, Dark Pulse!" Ein threw out his command now that Mewtwo was off guard. Tyranitar roared before unleashing a beam of darkness from its mouth at Mewtwo. Right as that happened, the other Chiper Peons commanded their pokemon to attack all at once. Mewtwo threw its arms out to form yet another barrier, one that held strong against the assault from all angles. "Perfect." Ein then held up his keystone, a black energy radiating off of Tyranitar. "Tyranitar…respond to the darkness within your heart and Mega Evolve!" A black light surrounded Tyranitar and it Mega Evolved, however there was something clearly off about it. "Shadow Rush!" Darkness shrouded Tyranitar's body and it lunged forward at Mewtwo, clashing with the barrier still in front of it. After a few second struggle, the barrier completely shattered and Mewtwo was thrown back into a wall.
"Blizzard!" Dakim used this opportunity to follow up. Swampert opened its mouth and unleashed a harsh blizzard that actually froze Mewtwo over. The bulky male then smirked, feeling he did more than his part. "How about that? Nothing can withstand the crushing might of Dakim!"
Of course, right as he said that, Mewtwo broke freeze of its Freeze status and glared at the humans who dared to challenge it. Eyes shone neon blue and it brought a hand up, a wave of psychic energy gusting through every non-dark type pokemon. "Begone." A blade of psychic energy shot through the cavern and cut through Steelix, Gardevoir, and Swampert, KO'ing them instantly. Psystrike was not a move to mess with…however there were still pokemon standing that were unaffected by the move.
"Tyranitar, Crunch!" Mega Tyranitar was fast. It appeared before Mewtwo in a flash and bit down on its arm, inflicting a great deal of damage that not even Mewtwo could resist. But Mewtwo instantly fired back with a point blank Focus Blast. The direct hit caused Tyranitar to release Mewtwo and slide backwards before letting out an aggravated roar. Its emotions rose to a fever-pitch, and it entered Hyper Mode.
"What is this monster you've brought before me…this is no pokemon…" Mewtwo questioned Ein. "I sense no rational thought…it is cold…lifeless."
Having the chance to converse with Mewtwo, Ein remained calm and cool, but wore a smirk on his lips nonetheless. "This…is a Shadow Pokémon. Temporarily capable of Mega Evolution. My research has gone into the production of Shadow Pokémon, and now that Chiper has been revived, it has not gone to waste. Join with us, Mewtwo, and we will turn you into an equally powerful pokemon!"
"It's an offer you really shouldn't, like, refuse." Lovrina added.
Mewtwo merely shook its head in disgust. "You humans…never seem to learn."
"I was afraid you'd say something along those lines." Ein merely snapped his fingers. "Shadow Beam." Tyrantiar let out a feral roar before pointing its head at Mewtwo, having accumulated a large amount of shadow energy within its mouth. The energy it gathered turned into a massive beam of darkness that flew towards Mewtwo.
Mewtwo gathered up energy within his hand and threw it forward. It was his variation of Hyper Beam and it clashed with the Shadow Beam. The two overwhelming energies collapsed on each other and resulted in a large explosion that nearly destroyed the cave. A large cloud of smoke filled the area…but when it faded, Mewtwo was gone.
"It ran away!?" Lovrina placed her hands on her hips. "How dare it? Just because we had it backed into a wall!?"
"Obviously, it didn't get a good look at me. My charms would have easily captivated it to stay." Venus flipped her hair.
"Don't sell yourself so much." Lovrina sighed before looking at Ein. "So what now?! We failed! The boss is going to chew us out when he hears about this…"
"I don't think this mission was a complete failure." Ein shook his head and took a few steps forward before crouching down, picking up a Mega Stone that had Mewtwo's color scheme, a wicked grin stretching along his lips. "I believe it was a success."
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Next Time: Team Building.