Chapter 34- One Mew, Mewtwo

POV: Lexie

Location: Amphitrite City

Time: 12:00

Pokémon Recap:(A/N the moves stated will be the moves set for battle)

My team

Saiki: Delta Venusaur, Male, Modest, Delta Venusaurite, Level 75, (Psycho Boost, Leech Seed, Psychic, Moon blast)

Grey: Delta Scizor, Male, Calm, Delta Scizorite, Level 74 (Icicle Crash, hone claws, Psycho Cut, Close Combat)

Kisame: Delta Haxorus, Male, Jolly, Mystic Water, Level 74 (Crunch, Ice Fang, Poison Fang, Aqua Tail)

Toga: Ditto, Relaxed, Choice Specs, Level 76 (….)

Katsura: Zoroark, Male, Timid, Scope Lens, Level 75 (Night Daze, Night Slash, Dark Pulse, Nasty Plot)

Gojira: Pupitar, Female, Adamant, Tyranitar Armor, 75 (Hyper beam, Earthquake, Stone edge, Crunch)

Well… something's definitely gone wrong. After that strange message that sounded. Calreath seemed really worried. Me and Joseph decided to follow after him. He seems to have run outside of the gym.

As we leave the Gym, we spot Nora outside. "Nora. What on earth is going on?"

"It's the big TV on that tower! Someone's doing a broadcast!" Nora pointed to the north western part of town. The tower had a very large jumbo-Tron.

"What? That's Illegal! We haven't used that TV in years!" Calreath worry stayed, but added confusion as well.

"Ahem." The P.A. sounded. We all turn to look at the TV. It left us all stunned, Zenith was on the Jumbo-Tron.

"W-why is he-?" Before I could finish Joseph put his hand on my shoulder.

He gave me a look. "whatever he has planned, we can stop it."

Returning our attention to the TV. "People of Amphitrite City. You may recognize me. I'm Zachary, your friendly neighborhood librarian. I'm also in charge of spearheading the vaccine movement. It's our goal to shut out this… heh… infernal Deoxys disease from all over. However, there are some people who have resisted me time and time again. Not only are they unvaccinated, which is dangerous enough, but they've been trying convince people to stay endangered! Though one in particular is causing the most trouble."

"…" Me, Nora, and Joseph all share a worried look.

"My friends, we cannot allow this to continue." Zenith's voice changed, that sent chills down my spine. "You hate Calreath now. Battle him into submission. Make him pay, then bring him to me. Target him, his friends, his girlfriend. Do this any way you can. Oh and… why not. Keep fighting the unvaccinated until all of Amphitrite is safe. Thank you for watching this emergency broadcast."

Calreath immediately started to panic. "Oh… no. Oh no no no no no."

"Calreath calm down." I try to calm him, "Think of Diana."

I Immediately regret saying that. Calreath's expression worsens. "Diana, she's in danger! I need to go."

"wait! Where are you going!" I try to stop him.

"In the mountains. That's where they are. I'll meet you there." He tried to pull forward.

"Wait what about you. There's no way you can fight that many Trainers!" Nora helps warn him.

"Stop! He needs to go." Joseph suddenly pulls me away.

"Joseph what are you thinking?! That's what Zenith wants!" I yell at him. "He'll drag Calreath into darkness if he goes."

"I don't care!" Calreath shouts, "I'm not abandoning Diana!"

Joseph sides with him. "He needs to go. Zenith said to attack him, his friends and Girlfriend. People who are close. If Calreath doesn't go he'll fall into despair anyway. Besides I believe he can do it. He's about as strong as me."

I wouldn't have allowed him to go either. "Even then-."

"If Calreath leave Diana to herself. She'll fall back into Zenith's hands." Joseph's words are true… "If she's forced to Zenith's side then, well, we'll probably hold back."

"Thank you, Joseph." Calreath said.

"What are you still doing here! You were supposed to run while I was Talking!" Joseph yells at Calreath.

"Right!" Calreath now starts running in the direction of Selene city.

"I hope your right." I look Joseph in the eyes.

"Just hope Calreath makes it in time…" Joseph looks away and mutters something. "*She may hate her, but… She saved her once before. *"

It looks like DJ is making an appearance. So, I tun my attention back to Nora. "I… I… I'm so lost. What's going to happen now?"

As I try to formulate a plan. Nora speaks to me again. "T-there's no way people will actually do that, right? How can Zenith Possibly think this will work?"

"Because he believes in the Prophecy." I hear Joseph say.

"T-that's Crazy?!" that pulled me out of my thinking. "Then why didn't he say you? You're the only one who's know to take down a Cult!"

"His candidates are Me, and Calreath… it was pure luck." Joseph had anger.

Nora then exclaimed. "H-hey people are fighting! It actually worked… Joseph, Lexie, I think were in over our heads here. We can't hope to beat someone who could do something like that."

Nora's shaky voice had me worried too. I think back to last night. As long as we have hope… "Do we even have any?"

"There's always light in the dark. No matter how small." Joseph says confidently. He raises a pokeball. "With this guy, we can still stop Zenith."

I look closely at the pokeball. It's Uni! "How is a Mew going to help?"

"Mew can copy anyone, and anything. Right down to their DNA." Joseph smiles.

He couldn't mean, could he? "you mean you can stop this?"

"It'll be dangerous and practically betting everything we have. But if we get it done, Zenith will be powerless." He smirks, "Just need to get a sample of Zenith's DNA, and we should be able to stop him."

Does he even understand the danger he'll be putting himself in! "That's-!"

Nora interrupts me. "Your right! We can't give up hope. If there's a chance to win, we absolutely have to take it."

"I guess we have to go through Mount Rose, to Deyraan Town." The town Joseph mentions sounds familiar.

"Yeah! We're chosen by legends! Zenith doesn't stand a chance." Nora shouts out loud.

"I wonder if you stand a chance against that security checkpoint that Zenith set up a week ago." A voice sounds out.

We all look to see. "Taen!"

Is he here for revenge already? "Are you here for 'name here' revenge."

He gets annoyed at that. "That will be for another time. I've come to you for other business."

Before either me or Joseph could speak, Nora asked. "How did you find us?"

"We tracked you through the mega rings. What, you thought it was a free gift?" Taen asks.

"No. Partial the reason I hesitate on mega evolving is because who I got the Keystone from." Joseph glares into Taen.

"Oh, yours didn't break then?" Taen gave a surprised expression.

Joseph looks down at his Keystone. "W-what? Of course not. Wait… did you give me a faulty one!"

"As if we'd do that. A few days after you left, we received a high influx of energy incoming on your Keystone. After that, we stopped receiving data from it… suspiciously it seemed to come from your Delta Gallade. Which was odd, we gave up on finding a mega stone for that one." Taen gave a detailed explanation. Which was unexpected.

Noticing the change in topic. "The reason you're here?"

"Reukra suspected you might try to climb the mountain and sent me here to find you." Aww… and I thought he didn't care. "He has… a way to help. Naturally, he requires something in return"

Joseph's expression changed, for better or worse I can't tell. "And he wants?"

"It'd be better to ask him in person." Taen threw down a metal disk. "This will teleport us to our lab in Helios. It's better than staying here."

With a flash of light our surroundings immediately changed. It was from Amphitrite City to this familiar underground lab. Last time we were here was… when Damian was here.

"Well, this brings back memories." Reukra appeared with an odd smile. "If only that Scared Deoxys boy was here. Then I'd be looking at the kids of my old friends again."

Normally I'd be angry for what he just said… but what he just said. "What?"

"So, I was right. You did know my father." Joseph unexpectedly said.

"How could you have guessed?" Reukra had a smile as if he already knew.

"You said that my team was reminiscent of an old friend. I have a feeling most of my team were made up of Dark-types." Joseph seemed more annoyed than usual. He still holds a grudge doesn't he. "What makes you think. Its alright to experiment on my Pokémon."

"I honestly thought you were dead. Until I met you in Telnor Town." Reukra's expression didn't change… "Back then it was when you first met… what was his-."

"Don't you dare say his name." I expected it would have been Joseph, but it was Nora. Her eyes glared with anger. "It's your fault he's like that. I'm going to fix him, and then I'm coming after you."

"Nora, careful. They aren't ones to be underestimated." I warned her… I guess if any thing this could drive Nora to darkness.

Reukra turned his gaze to me. "heh, Adorable. Smart, just like your father."

Joseph interrupted before we could continue. "So, Reukra what did you want?"

"Right you are the guest of honor." Reukra topped his hat at Joseph. "Taen go get the machine ready."

Joseph responded with a look of disgust and disbelief. "I Doubt you called us here for my Pokémon. What is it?"

Reukra gave eyes like a greedy merchant. "I have information that could help you. It'll help you find your friend and get up the mountain faster. I don't want much in return. Just two small favors."

"Those eyes say otherwise." I call him on it.

"they really aren't that big. I just need Joseph's help to test something, once again…" Reukra grin increases. "and a bit of Mew's DNA."

"Sorry but it still hasn't joined up with me yet." Joseph tried to lie his way out. But I feel that it won't work.

"Oh really, the readings on Lexie's Keystone say otherwise." Reukra called him on it.

Nora was confused. "What? Why would you need Mew's DNA?"

I didn't really get it either, but I didn't say anything. "…"

"…" Joseph also stayed silent, but he seemed angrier than before. I could almost swear his eyes were going purple.

"Can you really not see why?" Reukra seemed upset at our inability to solve this. "It's my schtick. I make Pokémon, experimental versions of them, anyways. Are you really so stupid you can't think of a single reason why-?"

Joseph interrupted Reukra. "I have a hunch. But due to you being once friends with my father… I'm really hoping you're not planning what I think you are."

"Well if you want to find out, and get the information. Just hand over some Mew DNA." Reukra smiled.

"*Really no other way huh? *" Joseph muttered under his breath. He took Uni out of it's pokeball. Then, reached for an eyelash. "…You think I don't know what they are planning? Even if I don't accept their deal, what says they'll let us go?"

"…Mew." Uni seemed to reluctantly to Joseph. It allowed him to take an eyelash.

Joseph then handed it to Reukra. "Much better. I knew we could come to an agreement… Ah an eyelash this will do just fine. Follow me."

Nora then glared at Joseph. "I really wish you didn't do, Joseph."

"I could say the same." Joseph admitted.

If he's saying the he knows that it's a bad play! "Then why'd you give it to him?! Who knows what he could do with it!"

Joseph mutters something. "*Mewtwo. *"

"Mewtwo?" I feel like I've heard of that Pokémon. I feel one of my pokeballs shake, Toga, it seems worried…

"*Sigh*. Let's go." Nora walked forward towards Reukra.

"I'm… supersede. Really. I thought that you were smart like your parents. Have you-?" While Reukra was going into a monologue Joseph interrupted.

"This will go faster if you skip the bullshit, Reukra. You were planning on asking if we've heard any information on Team Rocket, and other similar experiments on Mew. It's not hard to believe that Lex or Nora might not know. But did you really think I, chosen by mew, wouldn't expect to face people who want to make a Mewtwo? The moment Mew joined my team, I knew the next time you saw me, you'd try this." Joseph monologed instead.

"You really are Adam's kid." Reukra smiled. The container behind him started to shake. "Taen, the machine deposits it directly into the master ball, yes?"

Taen gave a victorious smirk. "Right. We should have control."

"Have fun, then." Reukra walks back a couple of spaces. "Good luck, you three."

"I was hoping this could have gone a different direction." I hear Joseph sighs. He grabs one of his pokeballs.

"Nope I got this. Taen is my target." I walk in front of Joseph, "Besides, your Pokémon are still tired from fighting Calreath."

Taen smirked, "This is the revenge for the embarrassment that you caused me earlier."

"That was day ago, two to be exact. You should let it go." I tease, guys like him will hate me no matter what.

"MEEEW!" The container shrieked!

"We've tried so many plans in out pursuit to perfection." The container shook again. "A perfect Pokémon… we've tried so many modifications and strategies. We've changed their types. Made Mega stones. Gave them suits of armor."

"MEEEW!" The Container shrieked again.

Taen continued his speech. "We've even tried fusing them together to create the perfect legendary… but we never tried creating one from scratch. I hope this hurt."

"MEEW!" The container shook once more.

"Come out! Mewtwo! Emerge and serve me." The machine broke and floating in the air was Pokémon… it was a greyish pink and had a purple tail.

My Pokedex had started to ring. "LEGENDARY Pokémon Sited! MEWTWO! Mewtwo is a Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this Pokémon's body, they failed to endow Mewtwo with a compassionate heart."

"And now you pay." Taen tossed out a Poliwrath first. "Let's see if you can hold against my other members first. Poliwrath use Waterfall."

As if! I'm not taking that type of insult! "Grey I'm counting on you! Use Psycho Cut!"

Immediately the Poliwrath goes down to fifty percent form the bade of psychic energy. While Grey absorbed thirty four percent of damage from the waterfall. It hits hard but we hit harder. "Grey, again with Psycho Cut!"

With that the Poliwrath had fallen. Taen looked angry. "Kuh… Gallade your up. Close combat!"

The Gallade came at grey fast taking him down with one to two hits. I was taken a back for a minute. The Gallade had the same fighting stance as Joseph's Sasuke. But this one isn't an electric type. I smile. "Kisame! Come and Crunch the enemy!"

Once on the battle field Kisame rushed forward faster than the Gallade. Biting into it, that Close combat didn't do it well. As the Gallade fell in one attack.

"That is an impressive delta." I heard Reukra comment in the background. "Crunch is neutral to Pokémon like Gallade. That combination of Strong Jaw, and defense drop from Close Combat was very beneficial to the opponent."

"…I'm sorry sir I'll fix this very quickly, Zebstrika!" Tean's next Pokémon was an electric type. But he quickly reached for his key stone. Another mega Pokémon. "Zebstrika! Thunderbolt!"

I could hear the charging of electricity, I had to decide fast before it hit. "Kisame, Aqua Jet!"

Kisame, jetted forward hitting the Mega Zebstrika doing only twelve percent less than I expected. While Kisame went down from the Zebstrika attack. I heard Nora and joseph comment from behind me. "Mega Zebstrika has Multiscale, first attack will never do a good amount!"

"Strange I thought Zebstrika was a Physical attacker." Nora sounded confused by this. Why the hell are there more mega here than anywhere else.

"Gojira come out!" She is my only Pokémon that has a Ground type move. As she lands the room is filled from Gojira's Sand Stream.

Taen started to laugh, "Ha! You fool Meg Zebstrika is part Fairy! Zebstrika Dazzling Gleam!"

Gojira took a quarter of health from that attack. If it wasn't for her armor or the sand storm that could have been worse. Time for a counter attack. "Gojira Earthquake!"

The room shook hard. The Zebstrika had fallen due to the amount of damage from Gojira's attack. The room continued to shake after a few seconds.

I heard a shout from my friends behind me. "Are you trying to take down Taen, or all of us?!"

The Earthquake had left the room a mess… "Sorry wasn't my intension."

I heard Nora sigh. "Just like Joseph's use of Uproar…"

I decide to ignore that last comment. And return my attention to the battle Taen had switched in a Delta Darmanitan. I should have payed attention more seems like he used a Status move… "Gojira Stone edge!"

The Delta Darmanitan had taken a critical hit from the Stone edge and fainted. But Taen seemed to only smile. "Good job, you took your own Pokémon down too."

I look to see Gojira falling down. In my surprise I can only realize that Taen had used… "Destiny bond…"

"Well time to move to using Legendaries. Kyurem Come for you revenge." When he tossed out Kyurem, I half expected to see Kyurem Black. But was just a plain Kyurem. "Kyurem Ice Beam!"

"You know dragons are weak to Fairies, I believe that would include a dragon like yours." I toss out Saiki and prepare to mega evolve him. "O' great power from within. In the heat of battle let our heart and mind meld together, and create a most ferocious power. Moon Blast!"

"Good try but mine left your Pokémon unable to battle." Taen smirks. Saiki's attack had brought Kyurem down to twenty percent. While Saiki took sixty percent of damage and got Frozen!

"…" Well all I need is to out speed. Too bad Katsura won't be able to Illusion itself. "Katsura, Night Daze!"

"Kyurem!" Too late a blast of dark energy had already knocked Kyurem out. Taen glared at me. "… Time for my ultimate Pokémon then. Mewtwo! Focus blast."

Kaboom!

I barely had time to react to blast myself. Katsura had took a direct hit, and went down. Toga's all that's left. "Toga we've got this!"

Once out of it's pokeball Toga instantly transforms into the opposing Mewtwo. Strangely I hear, surprised noise from everyone.

Taen spoke first. "What?! How is that possible?!"

"Hm… Interesting." I heard Reukra say.

Joseph was surprised as well. "Is that really a ditto?"

Well, let me advantage of this confusion… "Toga, use Ice beam!"

Taen wasn't expecting this, and lost his move. So, Toga got out dealing fifty one percent of damage to the Mewtwo. "Ugh. How dare you! Mewtwo Ice beam as well!"

The Beam o ice hit Toga, failing to freeze her. I grin as this is my victory. "Toga One last Ice Beam."

With that the battle was ended. Taen silently cursed. "For the love of…"

Reukra also seemed to be upset. "… Unbelievable, Taen. They're kids. You've had Kyurem, Mewtwo… Even the entire Tao Trio, and you still couldn't take them down. Pathetic."

Reukra was plenty harsh to Taen. I almost felt bad for the asshole. "So, what now? Are we to fight you next?"

Reukra looked at us with a silent glare. "You three…. At this moment, Zenith is the most powerful Human being alive. He has some sort of ability that lets him take control of others- using a-."

"Blood sample, and Darkness." I interrupt him. "Tell us something we don't know. This is starting to become a waste of time."

Reukra gave an unpleasant smile. "I know that the hard way… He took the shard of the crystal we found."

"!" Joseph sounded surprised. "How? When did you get that?!"

"Shortly after shattered the original. One of our scientists was a double-agent for him." Reukra seemed a bit distraught. "None of us have any clue to where this power comes from. No Psychic-type I know can give him control like this…"

"And now that he has a Piece of the crystal, he can practically do what ever he wants." Joseph sounded angry. "Great now he's practically invincible."

"…But he has a fear." Reukra's words gave the three of us a shock. "The virus I created extends life by strengthening the body and its resistance. This improve immune system seems to let the victim actually… ignore Zenith's power."

I realize. "That's why he has those vaccine things, so he can control them before they get infected."

"Good thing to realize. The vaccine doesn't do anything. I've stolen it, and studied it. It's a complete dud. Those checkpoints and control booths have to do with his ability." Reukra moved over to the computer. "So, Harmony's father or your friend should be able to get you up the mountain. I've been tracking their location. I can-."

Nora was now angry. "You know where they are?! You didn't tell us?"

"He can track them through our mega rings remember." I tell Nora.

"That and I can track their psychic signals they emit when they use their abilities. They have the same signature as Deoxys, and I'm sure there's no Deoxys around here." His skill in tracking are scary. "I've met with, and negotiated with them."

"With what Malde said to Audrey, I'm surprised He left you alone." Joseph sounds surprised.

"I've agreed to not disclose their Location and allow them to continue whatever it is they're doing-. So as long we have a mutual treaty to small favors for each other time to time. I've asked them to meet you at Mount Rose."

So, this was practically a waste of time. "So, you just brought us here to create and fight Mewtwo then."

"More, or less… Now get out." Per Reukra's request we left.

Pokedex entries:

Poliwrath: Its highly developed muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. This Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.

Gallade: When trying to protect someone, it extends its elbows as if they were swords and fights savagely.

Delta Darmanitan: When facing weakened foes, it can sometimes possess them by passing through them. It still tries to use doors despite passing straight through them.

Zebstrika: This ill-tempered Pokémon is dangerous because when it's angry, it shoots lightning from its mane in all directions.

Kyurem: This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals.

Mewtwo: Mewtwo is a Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this Pokémon's body, they failed to endow Mewtwo with a compassionate heart.