Listen to "Black and Blue" by Hans Zimmer, while reading this chapter!
Part 9 and Conclusion of Ash and Trevor's Battle! Enjoy!
The rain continues to pour down upon the stadium, as the two Pokémon, standing across from each other on the battlefield, are expressing tension through their features.
The aura Pokémon's eyes are burning with fierce determination, as he wasn't intimidated by his opponent. Lucario had been eager to face it, ever since his trainer made that promise to his friend, who they are battling against right now.
Lucario was Ash's last Pokémon and the pressure was all on the aura Pokémon, to win this last battle. If they don't, then Ash won't be able to face Giovanni in the Finals. Ash cannot afford to get defeated here today because he thinks that only he could defeat the ex-boss of Team Rocket and stopped him, once and for all. The only thing standing in Ash's way is his friend and rival, Trevor, and his powerful Mewtwo.
The genetic Pokémon had a killer look in its eyes, as if it was about to go for the kill. It too had a bone to pick with Giovanni. Five years ago, Giovanni tried to control another Mewtwo, who was Trevor's Mewtwo's half-brother, and it nearly destroyed Kalos, but Ash was able to save its brother. However, that same incident, was when Mewtwo's trainer lost his good friend, as well as his pride and passion for battling. But now that Ash has returned, so has Trevor's battling spirit.
This last battle, between two good friends and rivals, began with both Pokémon letting out one more deafening battle cry that shook the whole stadium. They now wait patiently for their trainers to give a command.
The expression, on both trainers' faces, were glowing with fierce determination. Their eyes showed burning passion and tension between the two strong trainers. They knew that this battle would be interesting, since Mewtwo and Lucario are their strongest Pokémon and both shared a rivalry with each other, which formed as soon as Lucario was called out during Ash's first battle in the tournament.
At last, both trainers called out their first attacks of the final round in this matchup.
"Shadow Ball!" Trevor called out.
"Aura Sphere!" Ash shouted.
Lucario puts its hands together and creates a blue ball of energy. Mewtwo also puts its hands together, as it forms a black ball of energy. Both Pokémon then fire their respective balls of energy towards each other, as the attacks collided, causing an explosion, at the center of the battlefield. Their powers were equally matched.
Ash then noticed something strange going on with Mewtwo's tail. There were sparks of electricity flying off from the genetic Pokémon's tail. He smirked, before looking down at his Pikachu, who was resting next to him, after he had gotten knocked out by Mewtwo in the previous battle.
Thanks buddy. Because of you, we might have a chance at winning this. Ash thought, before giving Lucario his next set of instructions.
"Lucario, use Metal Sound, and then, Aura Sphere!" Ash commanded.
Lucario puts the spikes, on its paws, together, producing white sounds waves, accompanied by a high pitched ringing, to emit from the tips and spread towards the genetic Pokémon, causing it to cover its ears in pain. Lucario is also howling, in unison, with the ringing. With Mewtwo still covering its ear, Lucario fires another blue ball of energy towards the psychic type.
"Mewtwo, dodge it!" Trevor called out.
But when Mewtwo was about to move out of the way; all of a sudden, yellow sparks of electricity were flying off from its body, which made it hard for Mewtwo to dodge the incoming fighting type attack. The blue ball of energy hit its target, while only pushing the genetic Pokémon back a bit.
After it recovered from that attack, Mewtwo began to feel the effects of its paralysis, as it started to groan in pain.
Trevor was surprised and confused, as he pondered on how Mewtwo got paralyzed. Mewtwo's paralyzed?! But how did he-?
Suddenly, Trevor knew the answer, as his eyes made their way to the resting mouse Pokémon that was besides his opponent's feet. He gave a frustrated grunt towards it, before continuing his thought. Oh shit! Pikachu's Static ability! I forgot about that! It must had happened when Mewtwo trapped Pikachu in its tail, before using Psystrike on it! However, it's going to take more than a status condition to beat us, Ash!
As Mewtwo was feeling the pain of its paralysis, Lucario slowly walked towards the groaning Pokémon, while communicating with the genetic Pokémon through aura.
"Do you feel it?" Lucario asked to the groaning genetic Pokémon, that stood in front of him. "That's fear."
Mewtwo then turned and stared into his opponent's eyes, with defiance. It responded, "I don't feel fear!"
"Of course, you can't feel." Lucario replied, as Ash and Trevor called out their next attack.
"Me First!"
"Close Combat!"
Lucario was about to punch Mewtwo, but only for to be blocked by Mewtwo's arm, as Me First was copying the attack that Lucario is using right now, except it was a bit stronger than Lucario's. Their faces were close enough, for Mewtwo to hear the aura Pokémon's last comment.
"Pokémon, born in this world, can feel."
Upon hearing that remark, the expression, on Mewtwo's face, became anger and hate. Mewtwo wasn't born a Pokémon, he was created. The genetic Pokémon was pissed off by his opponent's insult, as he punched Lucario's side, using its free hand, before unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks onto Lucario, who tries to counter the psychic type's assault with his own barrage of punches and kicks.
Each time a punch or kick is blocked by another or strikes a blow to one of the brawlers, sounds of thunder and lightning can be heard throughout the stadium. The rainfall suddenly became heavier, making it difficult for the crowd to see what's happening out on the battlefield. Mewtwo and Lucario were battling like warriors out there. They both had a purpose to win this fight, but they knew that only one can win.
Although Lucario managed to block some of Mewtwo's attack, while also striking blows to the psychic type. It was clear that Mewtwo, despite still being affected by the paralysis, was winning in this hand-to-hand confrontation. As soon as Lucario dropped its guard, while dodging another punch from Mewtwo, the genetic Pokémon used that to its advantage and delivered a kick towards that unguarded area of the aura Pokémon's body, causing him to fall over and land onto the muddy ground, facedown.
Lucario was feeling the pain from that blow, as he's breathing heavily, while struggling to get up. When Lucario started to rise off the ground, Mewtwo began to jump up into the air and was about to deliver the finish blow, until Lucario heard his trainer's orders.
"Lucario, slide away, and then, use Dark Pulse!" Ash commanded.
The aura Pokémon obeyed its trainer, as it uses the muddy ground, to slide away from its current position, while also dodging the incoming punch from the genetic Pokémon. Once Mewtwo landed, after having missed its target, Lucario then formed a ball of black and purple circles in each hand. He then combined them and fired the circles, as a beam of circles, towards the psychic type and hitting it, sending the genetic Pokémon flying into the wall.
The crowd gasped, as they watched and saw Mewtwo being sent flying across the battlefield. Upon this unbelievable sight, the crowd began to roar loudly, expressing their enjoyment in watching the intense battle below.
Trevor was shocked to see his most powerful Pokémon being sent flying across the battlefield. His thoughts began racing, as he watches Mewtwo slowly recover from its crash, while still feeling the side effects of the paralysis. Lucario is stronger than I thought! No wonder why Mewtwo was amazed by this Pokémon. His power is equally strong as Mewtwo's.
He grinned as his eyes made their way to the aura Pokémon, who was waiting for his opponent to stand right back up, but he was also breathing heavily. Let's hope that they don't get cocky right now, or this battle is over!
Ash realized that Lucario was almost out of steam. He thought now would be a good time to have his Pokémon use his healing move.
"Alright, Lucario! Heal Pulse!" Ash called out.
All of the sudden, Lucario began to glow, as waves appeared that had originated from the point on its chest. The wave soon disappeared, as they were done healing the aura Pokémon. Lucario then let out of satisfied cry, while also telling his paralyzed opponent that he was still raring to go in their battle.
Mewtwo finally got up on its feet, as it stares down the aura Pokémon, with the eyes of a killer. It still felt angry towards Lucario's comment from earlier. The two battlers gazed at each other with no fear in their eyes, as the rain continues to pour down upon them.
"Me First!" Trevor shouted out his next attack.
"Extreme Speed!" Ash called out.
Both Pokémon ran so fast that their legs became a blur, as their bodies were surrounded by white and clear aura, while charging towards each other, at a fast speed. When the two attacks collided, it pushed both Pokémon back a little, causing them to let out a frustrated grunt at the same time.
"Enough fooling around! Mewtwo, Rapid-Fire Shadow Ball!" Trevor exclaimed.
"Lucario, charge in and counter with Bone Rush!" Ash countered.
Lucario puts its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light green bone of energy, before starting to charge towards the genetic Pokémon, who stood across from him.
Using only one hand, Mewtwo fires smaller black balls of energy at the charging aura Pokémon, but only for them to be knocked down by Lucario's staff, as he's still coming towards the psychic type.
"Quick! Use Psychic to get out of there!" Trevor shouted.
Mewtwo was about to use Psychic on itself, to dodge the incoming assault; however, yellow sparks of electricity, once again, were flying off from its body, causing it to groan in pain and unable to dodge Lucario's attack. Trevor gave a frustrated grunt towards Mewtwo's paralysis.
Once Lucario got close to Mewtwo, he then proceeds to hit the genetic Pokémon repeatedly with his bone staff of energy. With each blow inflicted upon it, Mewtwo lets out a cry of pain, as it's experiencing intense pain from the paralysis and the aura Pokémon's assault.
Trevor looked on in horror and frustrated, as he watches his paralyzed Pokémon getting beaten up by its opponent.
The attack finally ceased when Lucario gripped the staff, with both paws at a single end. Then. it raised the staff, above its head, and swung down. The attack struck the genetic Pokémon in the back, causing it to fall down to the muddy ground. Lucario then just stood there, waiting for the psychic type to make a move.
As Mewtwo lifted itself off the ground, still conscious, but barely. It began gasping for air, before spitting blood out of its mouth. Mewtwo, as it gazed down upon its reflection, appearing on the surface of the puddle, in front of it, closed its eyes, wondering if it had the strength to continue battling.
"Don't give up, Mewtwo!"
Mewtwo was snapped out of its thoughts, before he looked up and realized the voice came from his trainer, whose eyes were filled with confidence and passion.
"You can fight this pain and overcome it! You've always pull through for me, no matter how tough the battle was!"
At that moment, Mewtwo remembered all the battles that it had been involved in, which it always managed to win for its trainer. The genetic Pokémon has always been loyal to Trevor, ever since he rescued it from Team Rocket nearly 11 years ago. The psychic type then smiled, as he remembered the good times he had with Trevor.
"Mewtwo," Trevor began. "The power that's inside of you is strong! Now, let's show them your true power!"
Mewtwo nodded, before getting off from the ground, and letting out another deafening battle cry, accompanied by the sound of lightning crashing above the sky, as it shook the whole stadium. Mewtwo was ready to battle once again.
Lucario took a step back, as he was in shock to witness such power being expressed, through that battle cry. He shrugged off the feeling, before maintaining a battle stance, while waiting for his trainer's command.
Ash didn't flinch from Mewtwo's cry; instead, there was a smirk across his face, which Trevor couldn't notice because of it being hidden by the mask.
"You call that power! We'll show you true power!" Ash exclaimed, before giving Lucario a command.
"Lucario, use Dark Pulse!"
"Mewtwo, use Shadow Ball on the ground!" Trevor countered.
Mewtwo took the black ball of energy and slammed it into the ground, in front of him. The ground shook, as a giant wall of earth protruded from the stadium floor. The wall prevented the beam of circles from hitting the genetic Pokémon.
Ash let out a frustrated grunt, as he recognized that defense strategy since he used it with Lucario, during their battle against Paul's Magmortar.
Son of a bitch! He stole my combo move! He thought, before hearing Trevor calling out his next move.
"Psystrike! Go!"
Mewtwo, behind the wall of earth, produced a white force field that expands rapidly from around it and explodes on contact with the wall of earth, sending pieces of rock and mud flying towards Lucario.
"Lucario, Bone Rush! Knock them down!" Ash responded.
Lucario puts its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light green bone of energy. He then swings his staff around, like a baton, and knocks the pieces of rock and muddy down.
Gotcha! Trevor smirked before calling out another attack. "Mewtwo, get in close and use Psystrike!"
Mewtwo, suddenly, appeared in front of Lucario, as it creates another white force field, which exploded upon contact with the aura Pokémon, standing in front of the genetic Pokémon, sending him flying towards the wall stadium wall.
When the debris faded away, it revealed the aura Pokémon, lying on the muddy floor, but still conscious, as it struggles to get up.
"Come on, Lucario! Get up! Please!" Ash pleaded to his loyal companion to get up and continue battling.
Lucario managed to stand up and looked ready to battle once more.
"Tough guy, are you?" Trevor responded to the aura Pokémon's endurance, before shouting out Mewtwo's next attack. "Now, Mewtwo! Me First!"
"Close Combat!" Ash called out.
Both Pokémon came up to each other, before they began to inflict a barrage of punches and kicks towards one another. Both battlers were getting hit by the other's attack, as the sounds of thunder and lightning are echoed throughout the stadium, causing some members of the audience to scream, out of fear towards the sound of lightning.
The punching and kicking between the two competitors continued, until they each grabbed hold of the other's hands. Both Pokémon struggled to overpower the other in this battle of strength and willpower. They were at a stalemate here.
The group, in the elite suite, was completely silent than normally. Their focus was all concentrated on watching the intense battle below. Everyone was at the edge of their seats, even the champions were.
"It's incredible." Max commented. "Their power is almost equal to each other. There's no telling who will come out of this brawl alive."
Everyone nodded at the Max's statement, before turning their attention back to the battle below. Almost everyone, in the group, felt excited about the intense battle.
As for Serena, however, she sat in her seat, with her hands clasped against each other, while a look of anxiety is expressed through her features. She prays that Ash would come out of this battle, a winner.
Ash...please win.
Suddenly, an idea came into Ash's head and decided to act upon it.
"Lucario, use Metal Sound, and then, Dark Pulse!" Ash exclaimed.
Lucario followed his trainer's command, as it broke off from the stalemate and jumped back to get away from his opponent. Lucario then puts the spikes, on its paws, together, producing white sounds waves, accompanied by a high pitched ringing, to emit from the tips and spread towards Mewtwo, causing it to cover its ears in pain. Lucario then fires a beam of circles towards the dazed psychic type and hitting it, while sending the genetic Pokémon flying backwards and crashing against a wall
Mewtwo quickly recovers from that impact and looked as if it was still able to battle.
"Shadow Ball!" Trevor called out.
"Aura Sphere!" Ash countered.
Both Pokémon fired a ball of energy at one another; but this time, the attacks didn't collide against each other and managed to hit their targets, at the same time. The attacks both caused their victims to be standing on their knees, as they're breathing heavily and near exhaustion. It would seem that if one of them gets hit with one more attack, then the battle could end there.
Ash and Trevor thought deeply about their final attack, before finally deciding on what they'll go with.
"I think it's time for our battle to finally come to an end, Trevor!" Ash shouted out, with determination in his voice
"I couldn't agree with you more, Aaron!" Trevor responded, as his voice was filled with determination too.
"Now, Lucario..."
"Mewtwo,"
"HYPER BEAM!" Both trainers exclaimed in unison.
Both Pokémon began charging up for their final attack, as an orange orb began to appear in their mouths, while staring into each other's eyes, noticing the passion and determination burning within them. Both trainers gazed upon their Pokémon, with tensed and anxious eyes, as they wait for them to fire their last attack.
Finally, Lucario was the first to fire the beam from his mouth. Mewtwo was about to unleash its beam; but all of a sudden, yellow sparks of electricity began flying off from its body, causing Mewtwo to groan in pain and unable to fire its attack.
Trevor gasped in shock and horror, upon seeing Mewtwo struggling to attack. Trevor knew immediately that the battle was over.
He sighed, before his eyes made their way to the elite suite and met Sara and Ashley, who were sat in their seats, realizing what's about to happen. He smiled at them, before giving them a thumb's up, telling them that he's going to be alright. They smiled back, while also giving Trevor a thumb's up too.
He nodded at their reaction, before facing back and watched, as the beam of energy comes towards the defenseless genetic Pokémon.
Mewtwo, after coming to a realization about its current situation, closed its eyes and sighed, before accepting the fact that it cannot dodge the attack. It realized that it was all over for it.
As the beam was coming closer toward the psychic type, Mewtwo was thinking about its life, up to this point. The memories of the important battles that it had won for Trevor, in the past, begin to play in his mind. It helped Trevor win multiple Pokémon League Conferences and defeat the Kanto Elite Four and Champion.
Mewtwo also remembered the good times it had with Trevor, outside of battling. The genetic Pokémon was there for Trevor all the time. It was even there during those special moments in its trainer's life, such as first meeting Sara, when Trevor rescued the psychic type from Team Rocket, it was there when Trevor proposed to Sara, it was presented at Trevor and Sara wedding, and most of all, it was there when Ashley, his trainer's daughter, was born. A single tear rolled down from Mewtwo's eyes, after thinking back the good times it had, for the last 11 years of its life.
Just as the beam of energy was about to hit the genetic Pokémon, Mewtwo turned to the masked trainer, who was surprised that Mewtwo's paralysis stopped it from attacking, with a fierce look of determination in its eyes, before speaking to Ash, through telepathy.
"Ash, make sure that you beat that bastard in the Finals! I'm trusting you, Ash, to do this, just like how I trusted you in saving my half-brother."
Ash nodded with a smile, before replying back. "I will, Mewtwo! You won't regret it!"
Mewtwo nodded, before turning back and staring right at the incoming beam, as the genetic Pokémon appeared ready to accept defeat, for the first time in its life.
The moment that the beam hit Mewtwo, it proclaimed, "This battle...was...incredible..."
Then, everything, in Mewtwo's point of view, turned white. Ash and Trevor's battle has finally come to an end.
