This is my version of Mewtwo Returns.
Also, shout out to storyreader21 for telling me about the trades and how to get the baby Pokemon. At this rate, the only one I'll be missing for the Shiny Charm will be Zamazenta.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or the concept of Moemon.
Mount Quena was the highest peak in Johto and only Moemon lived there. It was said to have the purest water that you could ever drink, and it's said to have healing properties. No human had ever set foot on Mount Quena, because dangerous storms happened around the mountain every now and again, making it impossible for humans to set foot there. Apart from many Bug Moemon living there, the main Moemon that lived there was a Moemon called Mewtwo, surrounded by lots of other Moemon.
Mewtwo was thinking about her past; being created from the DNA of Mew by the scientists of New Island, and then ending up a slave to Goivanni, head of Team Rocket. After realizing that Giovanni was only using her for his greed, she escaped from Team Rocket's headquarters and flew back to New Island. Mewtwo hated humans because of Giovanni, and wanted to destroy the world to kill all humans. To carry out her plan, she invited some trainers to New Island to battle her. She would then steal all their Moemon and clone them. Her intention was to destroy the world and have only her and her Cloned Moemon be the only ones living on Earth.
What made Mewtwo change her mind was a Moemon Trainer named Ash Ketchum. She remembers him very clearly. He was the master of Mew, the Moemon she was cloned from, and one of the trainers to arrive on New Island along with Tomo, Serena, Brock, Misty and Giselle. She remembered how his Venusaur, Blastoise and Charizard defeated their cloned counterparts, and how he ran between her and Mew's attacks to stop their fighting, because their battle was hurting both the trainers' Moemon and the Cloned Moemon. Mewtwo was surprised by Ash's act of selflessness, sacrificing his own life to save the Moemon. He made her decide not to destroy the world, realizing that not all humans were bad and made her see the error of her ways. Mewtwo then took her Cloned Moemon with her to a faraway place where she and her Moemon could live freely, and she had come to Mount Quena, where she knew that no humans could bother her. But sometimes, Mewtwo wondered what she was doing on Earth, since she was a copy of the Mythical Moemon Mew.
Bad news was that Giovanni, head of Team Rocket, was searching for Mewtwo; Giovanni intended to have Mewtwo under his control again. He wanted to use her power to conquer the world.
"Sir, we have pinpointed Mewtwo's location." One of his men reported from the speaker.
Gionvanni smirked. "Good. Standby for further orders." He ordered.
"Yes, sir." His men said before ending the call.
Giovanni chuckled sinisterly. "You will be under my control again, Mewtwo." He said. "And this time, there will be no mercy."
Mewtwo had no idea of the trouble that would be appearing to her soon.
Meanwhile, the gang was walking down the path near Mount Quena. "Hey, Laby, where are we right now?" Ash asked his Porygon2.
"We are at a valley called Purity Canyon." Laby informed. "That mountain you see there is Mount Quena, the highest peak in all of Johto."
"How do we get past this place?" Misty asked.
"It's impossible on foot. The only way across is via the bus that comes across once a month." Laby said. "And it leaves today."
"Oh no." Ash said worriedly. "I hope we do catch it, because I'd rather not stay here for a month to wait for the next bus."
"Then we'd better move it." Pia suggested. Ash and Es nodded and quickly took off.
"Hey, wait for us!" Serena called as the others ran after them.
Rain started to pour down at that time and it was raining heavily. When Ash, Pia and Es got to the bus stop, they saw a woman there, wearing a pink coat. "Excuse me, but has the bus that comes here arrived yet?" Ash asked
"I'm afraid you just missed." The woman said apologetically. "The bus just left a minute ago."
"Oh great." Ash groaned. Just then, his friends finally caught up. "Sorry guys, but we just missed the bus."
"Brilliant." Misty said sarcastically. "Now what?"
"You can come to the log cabin near here for shelter." The woman suggested.
"I'd like that." Molly said.
"Me too." Glimmer added, her hair soaked from the rain.
Meanwhile, the bus was moving very carefully along the mountain road. The road was steep and dangerous, and the bus driver was making sure to not let any accidents happen. Suddenly, a big gust of very strong winds swept the bus into the air, spinning it around. The bus driver and passengers were screaming, fearing for their lives, but then a blue light surrounded the bus and made the bus land safely back onto the road. The bus driver had no idea what had happened, but she drove the bus again before anything else happened.
"Surprising that you saved those humans." A cloned Espeon said to Mewtwo, her voice hinting surprise. The Genetic Moemon had used Confusion to save the bus and the humans on it. She had made a lair for herself within Mount Quena, and was using a computer screen to see what was happening outside the mountain. A cloned Pikachu, a cloned Growlithe and a cloned Meowth that were with them were also surprised by Mewtwo's action.
"If any accidents were to happen here, rescuers would come, and it would disturb our home." Mewtwo explained.
"So, it has nothing to do with compassion for humans?" Espeontwo questioned.
"Nothing at all." Mewtwo said, before turning her attention back to the screen. "There's no need for me to connect with humans, after how I treated them in the past." Mewtwo herself may not realize it, but her eyes held a bit of sadness as she spoke.
Back at the log cabin, the woman introduced herself as Luna Carson, and explained that she was a biologist and studied Moemon habitats. "So, Luna, do you know any other way we could get across Purity Canyon?" Ash asked. "I'm not trying to sound impatient, but I'm currently the Johto Gym Challenge, and I'd rather not waste a whole month trying to catch a bus."
"There is another way." Luna replied. "You can take a canoe ride down Purity River, which goes all the way through Purity Canyon."
"Well, I'd love to take a canoe ride down there, because I love being around water." Misty smiled.
"So says our aspiring Water Moemon Master." Pia smiled, lightly teasing, before frowning. "Although, you probably won't like this canoe ride. Lots of Bug Moemon live down Purity River, and they're said to be the guardians of Purity Canyon and Mount Quena."
Misty scoffed. "Like some bugs will stop me down on the river."
"It will." Ash deadpanned. "Everytime we see a Bug Moemon, even by lakes or streams, you would scream like a maniac and run to get away from them.
"Like that time we were in the Orange Islands. When we saw some Caterpie by a pond, you ran away like crazy." Wendy listed an example.
"And that time in Kanto when we were near a stream. You ran from some Paras and Venonat." Es gave another example.
"And not too long ago, you ran from a lake because some Metapod and Kakuna were living in a tree." Glimmer added on.
"Okay, okay. I get your point." Misty groaned, who didn't like being reminded of those times.
"It may be best that you don't go down Purity River then." Luna said. "But since you like water, Misty, I'll introduce you to the water we have here."
Luna laid a bucket down into a stream next to the log cabin and lifted it out. Next, she filled a metal cup full of the water in the bucket and let Brock try the water first. "Wow!" Brock cried out, eyes wide after trying the water. "This is the most delicious water I've ever tasted!"
Misty tried it next. "I agree with Brock." She said. "I feel so refreshed after drinking it."
Ash tried it next. "Wow, this water makes me feel like my inner soul has just been cleansed." He smiled.
Tomo and Molly next. "This is really good!" Tomo exclaimed.
"More please!" Molly said.
Serena and Giselle liked the water as well, and so did the Moemon. "How is this water so delicious?" Giselle asked, wanting to know.
"This water comes from Mount Quena." Luna told them. "There is a lake up there called Clarity Lake, which is where this water comes from."
"Hmm, we could go over Mount Quena to leave Purity Canyon." Brock suggested.
"You can't do that." Luna said hastily. "Terrible weather such as typhoons, blizzards and thunderstorms happen around here, so trying to climb up Mount Quena is very dangerous. That's why only Moemon can live on Mount Quena; they can stand the harsh weather around here."
"No problem." Molly smiled. "Big brother has a Moemon that can deal with terrible weather."
Luna raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What Moemon is that?"
"A Ho-Oh."
Luna's eyes widened. "A Ho-Oh!? As in the Legendary Storm's End!? How do-" She was about to ask Ash how he caught a Ho-Oh, before she blinked. "Wait. You're Ash...oh."
She sighed. "Well, if you have a way to get past the weather, I won't stop you." Suddenly, everyone heard a knock on the door.
"Who could it be at this hour?" Misty asked. Luna opened the door to reveal a man and a young girl at the other side.
"Please excuse us for coming here so late," the man said, "but we have been doing research around here and we need a place to rest for the night."
"Of course, Cullen." Luna gladly let them in.
"You know them, Luna?" Ash asked, frowning as he sensed the two newcomers' Auras. Cullen was fine, but the girl had an evil Aura, and one that he was familiar with.
"Ah, good day to you all." Cullen greeted. "My name is Cullen Calix, and this is Domino, from the Moemon Institute." He introduced himself and the girl.
"Hello." Domino greeted respectfully.
"Cullen is a famous researcher and expert on medicines." Luna explained. "He and I have heard of each other from each other's research."
"I see." Ash nodded, taking in the information. "So, what brings you here?"
"I wish to climb Mount Quena and check out Clarity Lake." Cullen told them. "I had discovered from a sample of the lake that it had healing property for both humans and Moemon. I wish to find out the secrets of Clarity Lake and reveal them."
"That may not be a good idea." Luna said, fearing for his safety. "Not just because of the bad weather, but because other researchers might continuously come to Mount Quena and may destroy the habitat."
Cullen frowned. "You make a good point."
Suddenly, some little fire crackers went off in the cabin. It was Team Rocket; they had come to steal the gang's Moemon again. "What the hell do you three want?" Brock glared.
"We are here to take the Pikachu and Espeon, and any other Moemon that you have, twerp." Jessie said. James got out tow coils of wire rope and used them to grab Pia, Es, Wendy and Glimmer.
"Hey! Give them back!" Ash shouted, enraged at them taking his and his siblings' Moemon.
"Not a chance, twerp." Jessie smirked. "James, Meowth, it's time to depart." The trio jumped into their balloon and floated away.
"They shouldn't fly a balloon around here!" Luna exclaimed worriedly. "It's reckless and dangerous to try and fly a balloon in the weather around this area!"
"We have to do something, though!" Molly exclaimed. "Otherwise we won't get Pia, Es, Wendy and Glimmer back!"
Luna got some ropes off the wall of the cabin and some other climbing gear. "It's risky, but climbing up Mount Quena may be the only way to save your Moemon."
"Let's go, then!" Ash said, rushing out of the cabin.
"Wait! You forgot your gear!" Luna exclaimed.
"Don't worry about it." Brock said. "He's probably gonna use his Aura abilities to scale the mountain."
Luna, the gang, Cullen and Domino climbed up Mount Quena together. Ash used Aura Walk to scale the mountain, which impressed Luna, Cullen and Domino, while the others used rope. "We must be careful while climbing up here." Luna said. "You can never tell what will happen while climbing."
"Are you alright, Domino?" Cullen asked.
"I'm fine." Domino replied. Strong gusts of wind of rockslides happened, but no one got hurt, mostly thanks to Ash destroying any rocks that would hit them with well-timed Aura-infused punches. "He's really strong." Domino said with amazement.
"He's determined to save Pia, Es, Wendy and Glimmer." Tomo said, a determined look on his face. "And so am I."
"Me too. I'm not letting Glimmer get taken by them!" Molly said.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket was having trouble riding their balloon in the wind. "Hey, could you perhaps make the ride a little less bumpy!?" Es shouted at them.
"What does it look like we're doing here!?" Meowth shouted back.
"I think we should've used our gliders for this." James said regretably.
"In this weather, any air transport is a bad idea." Pia said, before she felt the balloon tilt to the side. "Whoa!"
The balloon began flying sideways due to the wind, suddenly flying to where Luna, the gang, Cullen and Domino were, and Ash took notice of it. "Team Rocket incoming!" He shouted at the others. The balloon crashed into them, and the hook that held the rope clung onto the balloon. Ash had also quickly grabbed the rope when it crashed, and soon, everyone was hanging onto the balloon. The balloon flew higher into the sky, and soon, it was flying over the top of Mount Quena.
Meanwhile, Domino was looking at Mount Quena through some binoculars that had some scanning technology equipped with it. Through the binoculars, she saw the shape of a Moemon within the mountain; it was Mewtwo. She also saw a Pikachu, an Espeon, a Meowth and a Growlithe with Mewtwo. "This looks interesting." She whispered. "I better send these scans to Giovanni at once."
Giovanni had seen Domino's pictures on a screen while he was in his helicopter on the way to Mount Quena. "You escaped me once, Mewtwo," Giovanni said as he looked at the screen. "But this time, I will not let it happen again. And your friends will become useful to me, too. 009, proceed with the operations at once."
Mewtwo saw the humans through a window in her lair, and was surprised to see Ash, Tomo, Serena, Misty, Brock and Giselle, having remembered them from before. 'Could this be an accident?' She thought. 'Or...is it something more?' She didn't know what to expect.
At that time, Domino climbed up the rope and got into the balloon. "Hey, who are you?" Jessie asked.
Ash and the others climbed up into the balloon as well. "Domino, what are you doing?" Cullen asked.
Domino chuckled. "Domino is my name," she said ominously, "but I am also called 009 and the Black Tulip, a member of Team Rocket." She revealed, surprising everyone except Ash, who glared at her.
"I should've known you were a part of Team Rocket." He said. "Your Aura was similar to those three, but more dangerous."
"Did your Aura abilities help you figure that out?" Domino smirked.
"I've heard of you!" Jessie exclaimed, pointing at Domino.
"So have I!" James added. "You're an elite officer of Team Rocket!"
"That's correct." Domino smirked. "And I've heard of you, Jessie and James, the clowns of Team Rocket."
"CLOWNS!?" The two yelled angrily, not liking being called clowns.
"Wait, Domino!" Cullen exclaimed. "Don't you work at the Moemon Institute!?"
"I do." Domino answered. "But Team Rocket has their agents working everywhere. That way, we can blend in everywhere and report to headquarters now and again." She then threw a black tulip into the balloon, baking it burst, and then flew away on a glider to where Team Rocket helicopters were flying. Luna, Cullen and the gang ended up falling into Clarity Lake, while the Rocket Trio just flew away towards the ground in the balloon.
"Damn that Domino bitch." Jessie growled as their balloon has crashed.
"That was not fun." James groaned.
"Well, at least we still succeeded in stealing the twerps' Moemon." Meowth pointed out, but as soon as she did, the three were suddenly held in the air by psychic power, courtesy of a VERY angry Pia and Es, with Wendy and Glimmer. The crash had loosened the cables enough for them to escape.
"Give us one good reason why we shouldn't crush every bone in your body." Pia snarled.
"And if any of your reasons include Team Rocket, you are dead." Es added, snarling as well.
"They sure are angry." Glimmer said. She could feel the insane psychic power Ash's two Moemon were giving off.
"Aren't you?" Wendy asked. "They separated us from our trainers."
Suddenly, a Thunderbolt and a Flamethrower shot out at Pia and Es, forcing them to cancel their Psychic and dodge. "Who was that?" Pia asked, annoyed by the interruption. Everyone turned to where the attacks came from and saw a Pikachu and a Growlithe glaring at them.
Pia's and Es's eyes widened as they recognized the two Moemon; they were Pikachutwo and Growlithetwo, Pia's and Wendy's cloned counterparts. "You two!" Pia gasped.
"What are you doing here!?" Pikachutwo growled. "Why are you trespassing on our home!?"
"So this is where you all went ever since New Island?" Pia asked, confusing everyone since they don't know what they were talking about, with the exception of Es.
"We wanted to live somewhere where we would not be disturbed by humans." Growlithe said, not losing her glare. "Mount Quena was perfect for us, since the terrible weather conditions make it so that humans can't step foot here." Her face turned into a scowl. "And yet here you are, trespassing on our domain, with humans!"
"We didn't mean to trespass." Es tried to reason with them. "We only wanted to get to the other side of Purity Canyon to continue our journey, but we've hit a snag when these guys tried to take us from our trainers." She glared at the Rocket Trio as she said the last part.
"Then LEAVE!" Pikachutwo demanded. "Or we will force you out." She and Growlithetwo were preparing to attack...
"Stop." A voice said, stopping Pikachutwo and Growlithetwo. Pia's and Es's eyes widened again as they recognized the voice, and they saw Mewtwo walking up to them, with Espeontwo by her side. "Nothing will be gained from fighting." Mewtwo said. "When we last battled the Moemon we were copied from, we realized that we were neither stronger nor weaker than them."
Wendy and Glimmer were confused by Mewtwo's words, and so were Team Rocket. "What do you think that Moemon means?" Jessie whispered.
"I have no idea." James shrugged. "I guess something happened witht hem and we never saw it."
Mewtwo saw the Rocket helicopters getting closer to Mount Quena and frowned. "I searched for a place like this, so that I could live in secret, and in peace." She said. "But now, since humans have found us here, we may need to find another location to live."
"No!" Pikachutwo exclaimed. "We can't just leave! We have to stay and fight! This is our home, and we have to defend it!"
She turned to Pia. "You know what it's like outside Mount Quena, don't you, Pia?" Pikachutwo asked. "You were born in this world, so you are free to walk about in it and go wherever it is you want." The clone clenched her fist. "It's not like that for us Clone Moemon. We always have to hide, because we would just end up being experimented by humans." Her hair covered her eyes. "Since we're only copies, we don't belong in this beautiful world."
Jessie understood how Pikachutwo felt; she was always treated like a misfit ever since she was a child. "That's why I fight." She whispered to herself. "I fight to own my place in this world."
"You think you guys don't belong in this world?" Pia asked, frowning. "That's a load of bullshit if you ask me!"
"What?" Pikachutwo asked.
"Ash always says that all Moemon are special; no matter what we look like or what we are." Es told her. "He also says that anyone has the right to live in this world, whether they are human or Moemon. So what if you're clones? You deserve to live in this world as much as we do!"
Espeontwo was surprised by Es just said, and ended up smiling. "Your master really knows how to speak words of encouragement." She said.
Es smiled back. "That's just the kind of person he is."
Pikachutwo was also surprised by Es's words as she looked down. "I'm happy that your trainers thinks that we belong here despite our origin." She said, before looking up again, a look of determination on her face. "But, I'm still gonna fight the humans invading our home! If we truly do have a place in this world, then we'll have to show it!" Some of the other Clone Moemon agreed with Pikachutwo. Mewtwo still thought they needed to look for a new place to live, though.
From a distance, Silver saw Team Rocket's helicopters closing in on Mount Quena. With a glare filled with hatred, he moved forward.
Meanwhile, the gang had just come out of the lake they landed in, although, the Ketchum siblings were not happy. "We have to get Pia, Es, Wendy and Glimmer back!" Molly exclaimed.
"I know." Ash said. "And we will."
"We need to head over to the other island, where Team Rocket's balloon crashed." Cullen said.
Luna looked at a big fallen tree and got an idea. "We could make a canoe out of this tree and use it to get across the lake." She suggested.
"Right." Ash nodded and brought out Tulip. "Tulip, use Magical Leaf on that tree to carve it into a canoe." He commanded.
"Blossom, help out with your Razor Leaf!" Serena commanded, sending out Blossom. The two Grass Moemon fired leaves at the big fallen tree, carving it into a canoe. Ash then placed the canoe into the lake and everyone got into it and paddled at once.
Giselle saw Team Rocket's helicopters in the sky. "I hope Team Rocket doesn't find us." She said with worry.
Ash looked at the helicopters with a frown, and then pulled out a Park Ball and a Safari Ball. "Youko, Mea, I choose you." He said, sending out the two Moemon.
Naturally, Cullen and Luna were shocked to see Mea. "What are you doing, Ash?" Cullen asked.
"I have a bad feeling that Team Rocket are planning something terrible." Ash said. "So, I'm going to send Youko and Mea to gather all the Bug Moemon around Purity Canyon to help us against Team Rocket."
"Ash has the right idea." Brock said, agreeing with Ash. "Team Rocket is very bad news, so we need all the help we can get."
"You can count on us." Mea saluted, before transforming into a Venomoth. "Let's go, Youko."
"Right." Youko nodded, and then the two flew off to find all the Bug Moemon around Purity Canyon and Mount Quena.
Back with the Clone Moemon, Pikachutwo had gathered most of the other clones. "Everyone, humans have invaded our home!" She rallied them. "We're not gonna just sit here and do whatever they want here! We're going to fight them, and defend our home!"
"Yeah!" The Clone Moemon roared in agreement.
"What will happen to us?" James asked; he and Jessie were tied up by Venusaurtwo's vines. He soon got his answer when she put them in a cave which served as some sort of prison.
"How come you're no in prison with us?" Jessie asked Meowth, who was standing with her clone.
"Because I'm a Moemon." Meowth answered in a tone as if it was obvious. "They don't like you two because you're humans."
"You better find a way to get us out of here." James said.
Meowth waved him off. "Ah, don't worry. I'll get you guys out of there some other time." She then left with the Clone Moemon.
"That cat better not betray us." Jessie grumbled.
Some of the Clone Moemon who agreed with Pikachutwo about fighting the humans started to swim across a lake to fight Team Rocket. Pia, Es, Wendy and Meowth also went with them, wanting to help. Glimmer opted to stay put, since she wasn't strong enough to help fight off Team Rocket. Mewtwo watched them go with worry. 'I feel I should stop them and tell them to stay here to keep them safe,' she thought, 'but I also feel that I should let them choose freely what it is they want to do. I don't know what is right: their safety or their freedom.'
At that time, Luna, Cullen and the gang had reached the other side of the lake and came to an area of Mount Quena, where there was a big spring lake. "I think this is the heart of Mount Quena." Luna guessed their current position.
Cullen took a sample of the spring and examined it on his minicomputer. "Wow." He breathed out in amazement. "The chemical makeup in this water is outstanding. It's off the charts! I think this is the source of Purity River."
Luna nodded. "I thought it would be. That's why I hope that humans don't come here. I fear that if they do research here every day, it will pollute the water and ruin the habitat here."
Suddenly some baby Moemon came out of the bushes; they were a baby Rhyhorn and a baby Nidoran Feminine. The Feminine Nidoran wore a small light blue dress with red eyes and light blue hair down to her neck, as well as blue ears on her head.
"They're so cute!" Molly squealed.
"Yeah, and they look healthy, even without a Moemon Breeder around." Brock said.
"This proves that Mount Quena is the perfect place for wild Moemon." Luna nodded.
Ash patted the two baby Moemon on their heads, which they enjoyed it. "I wonder where their parents are." Misty wondered.
"Perhaps up there." Serena said, pointing up. Everyone saw an adult Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen up on a cliff, looking down on them.
Ash looked at the two parent Moemon. 'I know those two.' He thought. He closed his eyes and used Aura Sight to identify them to make sure, before opening his eyes. 'They're the the Clone Rhyhorn ad Nidoqueen that Mewtwo created some time ago on New Island. That means is Mewtwo is here as well.' Ash remembered Mewtwo and the events on New Island. Mewtwo erased everyone's memories of what happened there except for him and his Moemon. Ash believed that it was because Mewtwo trusted him enough to keep her existence a secret, and he has. He never told anyone about the events of New Island.
He turned to the others. "We better go, otherwise the Moemon will get nervous." He said. "Besides, we still need to look for Pia and the others." Tomo and Molly agreed with him, wanting their Moemon back.
Back with Pia, Es, Wendy, Meowth and the clones, the had an area where they could confront Team Rocket. The moment they set foot, Pia and Es had fired a powerful Thunder and Solar Beam and blasted down two of the helicopters. "Nice shot!"
"You two have gotten stronger." Their clones gave their praise.
"We've been through a lot since our last encounter." Pia smiled. She then saw the main helicopter fire some sort of lasers at them and quickly conjured up a Light Screen to block them. "Someone take out that thing's ammunition!" She exclaimed.
"Growlithetwo!" Wendy called to her clone, who nodded, and then they quickly left cover.
"Flamethrower!" The real and clone Growlithe fired streams of flames at the gun firing the blasting, managing to destroy it with their combined attack and stopping the assault.
"Our paralyzing gun has been destroyed!" A Rocket Grunt immediately alerted Giovanni, who grunted in annoyance.
"It seems capturing those stray clones won't be as easy as we thought." Shia frowned, despite her musings.
Giovanni did not reply. His plan was to capture Mewtwo and the other Clone Moemon, but it was beginning to prove difficult. He gave the next order, "Send some of our troops down to battle them! If they want a Moemon Battle, we'll give them one!"
"Yes sir!" The grunts responded.
Pia and the others saw some Rockets leave the helicopters and confront them. "So, you're coming down to face us?" She smirked.
"Give up now, or things are gonna get ugly!" One of the grunts threatened, and then all the grunts sent out their Moemon.
"A bunch of Poison types, a few Fighting types, a few Houndour and Drowzee, and some Rattata and Sandshrew." Es identified the types of Moemon they sent out, and then frowned. "Honestly, this shouldn't be too chellenging."
Pia nodded, and then turned to the others. "Es and I can take care of most of them. You guys focus on the others!" She told them.
"Right." Pikachutwo nodded. "Let's go, everyone!"
The Moemon began fighting the Rocket Moemon. Thanks to the overwhelming power of Pia and Es, they were easily able to quickly dwindle Team Rocket's numbers. Vaporeontwo had decided to stay back and provide support, using Life Dew to heal everyone, as well as Helping Hand to boost the power of their next attack. Soon, all the Rockets that came down to fight them were defeated.
"Ha! How'd you like that!?" Pikachutwo smirked, looking up at the Rocket's helicopters. "If you know what's good for you, leave now!"
"Don't get too cocky." Pia told her clone. "Their most likely preparing to send out the next wave." Just as she thought, more Rocket agents came from the helicopters, and it looked like another fight was about to begin, a Shadow Ball attack interfered. It was Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo!" Espeontwo gasped, seeing the Genetic Moemon floating to them.
"I came to help you lot, since you were in danger." Mewtwo said.
"Why?" Pikachutwo asked. "We mostly had it covered, thanks to Pia and Es."
"The fact that you are getting hurt is enough for me to worry."
Just then, Giovanni came out of his helicopter to speak to Mewtwo. "It has been a long time, Mewtwo." He said. "I see that you are doing well."
"So, you're the boss of Team Rocket." Es said, glaring at the man before them.
"Correct. I am Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket." Giovanni introduced himself, looking at Pia and Es. "And you two are Ash Ketchum's prized Pikachu and Espeon. Even I have heard of his accomplishments. My sister's son has grown into an extraordinary trainer."
"What?" Pia and Es asked, caught off-guard by what Giovanni said. They began to wonder what his relation was to Ash.
Mewtwo, on the other hand, was really angry to see Giovanni. She hadn't forgotten the time when Giovanni made her his slave. "Leave this place at once!" Mewtwo growled. "I will show no mercy if you don't!"
Giovanni snickered. "Your threats do not scare me. I now have better machinery to deal with you."
Mewtwo growled and prepared a Shadow Ball. "Do not think that I will become your slave again!"
Giovanni smirked. "You are powerful, Mewtwo, but I doubt you will be able to put this up much longer." Domino and some other Team Rocket agents flew over to the other island on their gliders.
"Shit!" Es cursed, seeing them head for the island where the other clones were.
Giovanni smirked. "Since you have made many friends, I wonder what you will do if they're all in danger."
Back with Ash, he was currently fighting Domino. They had reunited with Glimmer, but as soon as they did, Domino arrived and trapped them in metal rings. Ash dodged the one meant for him and engaged in combat with the Black Tulip. Neither of them used Moemon, though. Domino was fighting Ash using her black tulips, which actually release electricity when they stick to the ground. However, Ash was able to easily shrug off the electricity thanks to a combination of his Aura and training with Pia, while retaliating with close-quarters combat. Domino proved that she wasn't an easy target to hit with her agility, but he was able to land a few good hits on her. He then ducked under a savate from Domino and countered with an elbow strike, knocking her back, but the Elite Rocket Agent recovered.
"I had heard that you were a pretty powerful Moemon Trainer, but it seems you're no slouch yourself." Domino said, admittedly impressed by how well Ash was faring against her.
"I don't know what you're planning to do here, but I won't let it happen." Ash said, glaring at Domino.
Domino chuckled. "If you want to know, we plan to capture all the Clone Moemon here, not simply to force them under our command, but to experiment on them as well."
Ash snarled, disgusted by their plan. "You bastards are more disgusting than I thought you were."
Domino smirked. "Say what you want. It won't change things." She then saw that Mewtwo and the Clone Moemon that were fighting Team Rocket had made it to the island. Pia, Es, Wendy and Meowth were there too, because they wanted to help. Meowth as well, despite being part of Team Rocket. "I was wondering when you would turn up." She smirked.
Giovanni turned up as well. "I am going to give you a choice, Mewtwo." He told her, an evil smile on his face. "You can either surrender and be mine once again, or you can just watch as your Clone Moemon friends suffer." Enforcing his words, Domino threw six black tulips at Pia, Es, Wendy and their clones. Pia and Es were able to withstand the electricity, but Wendy and the clones got seriously hurt.
"Wendy!" Tomo cried out.
Mewtwo's eyes widened as she saw her friend get hurt. "Stop this!" She exclaimed to Giovanni.
Giovanni smirked. "What's it going to be, Mewtwo?"
Mewtwo couldn't bear to see all the Moemon get attacked like this; the Clone Moemon had become her friends.
"Don't do it, Mewtwo!" Es exclaimed. "We can still fight! Just trust us!"
"Why don't you be quiet?" Domino asked, throwing another black tulip at her, but Es had actually caught it with her psychic power and tossed it back, shocking the agent with her own weapon.
"Team Rocket may seem powerful, but so are we!" Pia told Mewtwo. "We've been through tough situations like this before and made it out okay! We can take them on!" Mewtwo looked at Pia, and could see the strong amount of willpower in her eyes. She then saw that Vaporeontwo had used Life Dew a few times to heal Wendy, Pikachutwo, Espeontwo and Growlithetwo, feeling relieved that her friends are okay now.
"It seems you don't plan surrendering." Giovanni frowned, before smirking. "Although, it doesn't matter to me either way."
Suddenly, five pieces of armor floated from Giovanni. Mewtwo's eyes widened as she recognized the set of armor. It was the armor she had worn when she was Giovanni's slave, but it seems to have been reinforced and made stronger. The armor pieces shot electricity at Mewtwo, immobilizing her as they attached themselves onto her. The moment the headpiece was attached, Mewtwo became still.
"No!" Pikachutwo, Espeontwo, Growlithetwo and Meowthtwo cried out in horror.
Pia and Es were also shocked by what happened and glared at Giovanni, who was laughing evilly. "You bastard!" Pia cursed at him.
"Call me what you want! It means nothing now that Mewtwo is once again under my command." Giovanni smirked. He then took notice of Ash. "Ah, Ash Ketchum, the Legendary Moemon Trainer. Once I'm done with Mewtwo and the Clone Moemon, your Moemon will make an excellent addition."
Ash saw the Rocket Agent surrounding him. Things were looking dire. 'I hope Youko and Mea get here with the Bug Moemon.' He thought as he prepared for a tough battle, but then unexpected help came.
"Feral, Hydro Pump! Yuki, Dark Pulse!"
A blast of pressurized water and a pulse of dark energy suddenly hit some of the grunts and knocked them away. Ash and his friends were wide eyed when they saw who came to help them. It was Silver, with two of his Moemon beside him. One was a Weavile while the other was a Feraligatr.
The Weavile, which Ash guessed was Yuki, wore a tight black miniskirt and black shirt, with silver claws over black gloves, and a long red scarf tied around her neck. She had messy black hair down to her shoulders beneath a red nurse hat, and red eyes.
The Feraligatr, Feral, wore blue jeans and a blue jacket over a yellow shirt. She had long, wild blue hair flowing down her back, with red fringes sticking out. She had shining gold eyes, and jagged fangs.
"Silver!" Ash exclaimed, having not expected him. "What are you doing here?"
"Stopping Team Rocket's plans, what else?" Silver said, before looking at Giovanni with a glare.
"Another interloper it seems." Giovanni said, before showing an amused smirk. "It has been a while, Silver." Silver only scowled at him. "Come now. Is that really any way to treat your own father?"
"FATHER!?" Ash, Pia, Es, Misty, Brock, Tomo, Wendy, Serena and Giselle yelled, eyes widening at the revelation. Even Yuki and Feral were shocked that their master was actually the son of the leader of Team Rocket.
"Shut up!" Silver snarled. "You left me and Mom to pursue your own ambitions. You have no right to be called my father!"
"Someone has daddy issues." Domino taunted, getting a glare from Silver.
Giovanni chuckled. "It's amusing right now, that the two people currently standing in my way, are two family members.
That made everyone blink. Two? They know now that Silver is Giovanni's son, but there's another related to him?
"Is he...talking about Ash?" Wendy asked, remembering what Giovanni had hinted about him.
"What?" Ash asked, looking at Giovanni. "How could I possibly be related to you?"
Giovanni stared at Ash, before laughing aloud. "I see. So my sister, Delia, did not tell you about me. How amusing."
That news shocked Ash. "My mom is your sister!? But...that means..."
Seeing Ash connect the dots, Giovanni smirked. "That's right, my dear nephew. I'm your uncle."
"WHAT!?" Everyone, including the Rocket Trio, was stunned at the news. No one would expect a famous young trainer to be related to a criminal mastermind.
There would a moment of shocked silence, before Yuki brought something else up. "Hey, Master, if that guy really is your dad's nephew, wouldn't that also make him your cousin?" She asked.
Ash and Silver looked at each other, having never thought that they were actually related to each other, before Ash shook his head. "I can accept Silver being my cousin." He said, before glaring at Giovanni. "However, I refuse to accept someone as evil as you as a family member!"
"That's right." Silver said, walking up to Ash. "Someone like him doesn't deserve to be in our family. Your mother made the right choice not to tell you about him."
Giovanni frowned. "Family relations do not matter to me." He said firmly. "It does not matter if you're my son or my sister's, if you stand in my way, I will show no mercy. Seize them!"
Ash and Silver were on guard as Rocket grunts surrounded them. "Hope you're ready." Silver told Ash.
Ash nodded at Silver before looking at Giovanni. "You're not gonna win, Giovanni! We will stop you!" He exclaimed.
"You and what army?" Giovanni mocked.
Just then, the Clone Moemon started calling out, "The Bug Moemon are coming! The Bug Moemon are coming!"
"Bug Moemon?" Silver asked, confused.
Ash smirked. "How about the army of all the Bug Moemon I had two of my Moemon gather around Purity Canyon?"
Youko and Mea had arrived just in time, with all of the Bug Moemon of Purity Canyon following them. "Fellow Bug Moemon!" Youko rallied. "Let us drive off the evil humans that have invaded Mount Quena and seek to ruin its peaceful habitat!" The Bug Moemon roared and dived in, attacking the Rocket grunts. Some of them also freed Luna, Collen and the rest of the gang. Domino tried to stop them with her black tulips, but they were sliced apart by the Scyther. Domino grunted in annoyance, before she could do anything else, Ash had knocked her out with an Aura-infused uppercut.
Giovanni grunted in annoyance at the scene. "Mewtwo!" He commaded. Mewtwo under the influence of the armor, raised her arm and prepared to fire a Psychic aimed at Ash.
"No you don't!" Mea exclaimed, changing back to normal and firing a Psychic to counter Mewtwo's, cancelling them out.
Giovanni was surprised by Mea's appearance, before he smirked. "Ah, she must be your Mew." He said. "So, she was one of the Moemon you had sent." Mea gasped when she saw Mewtwo under Giovanni's control, before glaring at him. "Very well, then. If you think you can stop, then come face me with your Mew. I will be waiting." He then left with Mewtwo.
"Ash!" Pia called as she fired a Thunderbolt at a Grunt's Golbat, knocking her out. "We'll take care of things here! You and Mea go rescue Mewtwo from Giovanni."
Ash nodded and was about to leave. "Hey!" He heard Silver call him and turned to the crimson-haired trainer, who gave him a firm look.
"You better not lose." Silver told him.
Ash grinned at his cousin. "I don't plan to." Seeing Silver nod, he ran off. "Let's go, Mea!"
Ash and Mea went to the other island, where they saw Giovanni waiting with Mewtwo. "And so you arrive." Giovanni calmly announced their arrival.
"Your plans for Mount Quena end here, Giovanni!" Ash declared.
"We shall see." Giovanni smirked. "You may have the Mythical Moemon Mew with you, but Mewtwo was created to be the ultimate Moemon! And you shall bear witness to her power as you suffer a world of pain! Mewtwo, Psychic!" Mewtwo's eyes glowed from her armor as she fired a Psychic at Mea, who countered with her own Psychic.
"Mewtwo, Shadow Ball!" Giovanni commanded.
"Mea, counter with Dark Pulse!" Ash quickly commanded. Mea fired a pulse of dark energy at the sphere of darkness, the two attacks causing an explosion. "Now Shadow Claw!" Ghostly formed in the shape of a claw around Mea's arm as she charged forward and slashed Mewtwo.
"Barrier!" Giovanni commanded. Mewtwo formed a barrier in front of her that blocked Mea's attack. Mea pulled back and her eyes sharpened, glowing orange as she used Laser Sight, and then she charged forward with Megahorn. Giovanni commanded Mewtwo to use Barrier again, but thanks to Laser Focus, Mea's attack bypassed the defensive move and struck Mewtwo right in the chest.
Giovanni growled. "Thunder!" Mewtwo released a powerful blast of electricity, shocking Mea before she could pull back again. "Now Laser Focus, then use Shadow Ball!" Mewtwo's eyes glowed orange, and then she fired a Shadow Ball at Mea, hitting her for critical damage and making her cry out in pain.
"Mea, are you alright!?" Ash asked.
"I'm okay." Mea grunted as she stood up. "Life Dew!" She held out her palm, and then a dewdrop fell to the ground, releasing a pulse that healed Mea.
"Aura Sphere!" Giovanni commanded. Mewtwo fired an azure sphere of Aura at Mea, but the Mew countered with Psycho Cut, and then unleashed a Hurricane, but Giovanni commanded Mewtwo to use Psychic to dispel it.
Ash then had an idea. "Mea, use Imprison!" He commanded. Mea smirked and her body glowed. Mewtwo's body glowed with her before the glow changed to red, sealing any attacks she shared with Mea.
Giovanni growled in annoyance. "You may have have sealed most Mewtwo's attacks, but there's one attack she can still use." He said. "Her signature attack. Mewtwo, Psystrike!" Mewtwo formed a large condensed ball of psychic power and fired it at Mea, but the Mew disappeared with Phantom Force, and then reappeared in front of Mewtwo and punched her, knocking her back.
"Keep going, Mea!" Ash encouraged. "We have to save Mewtwo!"
Giovanni scoffed. "Save Mewtwo? Why would you fight to protect a clone?"
"Because even if she's a clone, she still exists!" Ash firmly answered. "All Moemon have a right to live in this world, regardless of their origins! That includes Mewtwo and the other clone Moemon!"
"Their only purpose is to serve Team Rocket."
Ash glared, his body surging with Aura. "You think that Moemon are nothing but tools for your ambitions, but that's wrong! They're living beings like us! They have hearts, they have souls, they can feel emotions... They exist to be loved, and to stand by our side as our most trusted companions." The Aura grew stronger, and changed to a pink hue. "Mewtwo deserves much better than being forced to serve under you, and I am going to save her from that fate! Let's go, Mea!"
"Yes!" Mea exclaimed, her body glowed the same pink aura as Ash's.
Giovanni had heard enough. "Mewtwo, Psystrike!" He commanded. Mewtwo used her signature move once again.
"This is the power of the bond between humans and Moemon!" Ash and Mea exclaimed in perfect unison as immense amounts of psychic power surged around Mea. "Moemon Master Psychic!" Mea fired the psychic power in a powerful wave of energy that overpowered the Psystrike. The psychic wave then consumed Mewtwo, before erupting in a powerful psychic explosion that could be felt from the other island.
The explosion had also knocked Giovanni off his floating device as he sat up angrily. "Mewtwo, attack them!" He ordered, but Mewtwo did respond. She simply stood their, her armor sparking heavily. Then a crack was suddenly heard, and Giovanni's eyes widened when he saw the armor breaking. "No... It can't be! IMPOSSIBLE!"
The armor cracked before shattering completely, freeing Mewtwo from Giovanni's control as she collapsed to the ground. "Mewtwo!" Ash gasped, running up to the Genetic Moemon.
Mewtwo moaned, regaining her senses as she looked up at Ash. "Ash...?" She spoke weakly.
Ash smiled. "It's okay, Mewtwo. Everything's okay now."
Mewtwo pushed herself up with shaky arms, with Ash helping her up. "You saved me... Thank you..." Ash smiled back at her, before glaring at Giovanni, who was disappointed in how things turned out.
"It seems you have truly become a powerful trainer, Ash." Giovanni said with a frown. "Just like your father was." Ash's eyes widened at the mention of his father. "You may have freed Mewtwo from my grasp, but this will not end my ambitions." He stood up and looked at Ash with a firm glare. "One day, the world will fall under my command, and then you shall truly know my wrath." He took out a Moe Ball. "Shia, Flash."
Shia emerged from her Moe Ball, and then her gem flashed a blinding white light, forcing Ash, Mew and Mewtwo to cover their eyes. By the time the light had died down, Giovanni had already escaped in his helicopter. "He got away." Ash grunted in annoyance.
"Don't worry about it, Ash." Mea assured her trainer. "What matters is that we won, and that we saved Mewtwo."
"Looks like that's all of them." Es said, looking at all the unconscious Rocket agents.
"I hope Ash and Mea are alright." Serena said worriedly.
"I'm sure they're fine, Serena." Pia said. "We just have to trust them." Admittedly, she and Es were a bit worried themselves when they felt the immense psychic power, because they weren't sure if that was Mea or Mewtwo, but they trusted Ash to come back safely.
Back with Ash, Mea and Mewtwo, the Genetic Moemon had recovered thanks to Ash's Aura, as well as using Recover. "We should head back." Ash suggested. "No doubt the others are worried about us."
"Yeah." Mea nodded, and was about to Teleport them when Mewtwo spoke.
"Ash, did you mean it when you said that I deserved to live in this world?" Mewtwo asked. She had heard Ash's words even when she was under the armor's control, and wanted confirmation.
"Of course I did." Ash replied. "Mewtwo, you felt pain during our battle, didn't you?" Mewtwo nodded. "And you felt relief when I started healing you, didn't you?" She nodded again. "That proves your existence." He placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her. "Just because you were cloned from Mea doesn't mean a thing. You are yourself. Since you can feel pain and other emotions, just like other Moemon can, it means that you're still a Moemon, no matter what." Mea nodded in agreement with Ash's words.
Mewtwo stared at Ash, feeling herself blush a bit. She felt confused why, but soon figured it out. Back at New Island, when Ash stopped her, she had gained a respect for him, and now that he saved her, that respect grew to liking him. "Ash... Thank you." She said, smiling warmly.
Ash and Mea were surprised to see Mewtwo actually smiling at him, and then she suddenly made a purple and white Moe Ball with an 'M' on it appear. "What is that?" Mea asked, having never seen a Moe Ball like it.
"I've heard of this Moe Ball." Ash said, taking it into his hand. "It's a Master Ball. It's said to be the ultimate Moe Ball, able to catch any Moemon without fail." He looked at Mewtwo. "Where did you find this?" He asked her.
"This was at Team Rocket's headquarters when I first became their slave." Mewtwo answered. "They were planning on using this to catch Mew, but I took it with me when I escaped, so that they may never use it."
"I see." Ash said, looking at the Master Ball, before back at Mewtwo. "Why are you giving this to me, then?"
"Because I want you to catch me with it." Mewtwo answered, catching Ash and Mea off-guard.
"Mewtwo, are you serious!?" Mea asked, surprised that Mewtwo would allow herself to be caught.
"Very." Mewtwo nodded. "You helped me understand myself, Ash, but I want to learn more, and I believe being your Moemon will help."
Ash was speechless. "Are you sure you want me to catch you?" He asked, still unsure. "I mean, if you could hear everything despite the armor controlling you, then you must have heard that Giovanni is my uncle. Plus, you prefer being a free Moemon."
Mewtwo looked at Ash. "Just as you told me I am my own person, Ash, you are also your own person." She told him, reflecting his words back at him. "Don't let your relations to that man define who you are. Be the person you want to be."
"Yeah." Mea nodded in agreement. "Besides, you are nothing like him. Whereas Giovanni is cold and heartless, you are kind and loving to all Moemon. You see us not as slaves, but as family."
"Correct." Mewtwo nodded. "That is why I want you to catch. Under you, I know that I would not be a servant, but a family member that will always receive your love."
Ash took those words in and smiled. "You're right, girls. Thank you." He thanked them. Now clear of doubts, Ash pressed the Master Ball against Mewtwo and it sucked her in, capturing her, and then sent her back out. "Welcome to the family, Mewtwo."
"Thank you, Ash." Mewtwo smiled. "Now, if I heard correctly, you give names to the Moemon you capture." Ash nodded. "What will you name me?"
"Hmm, that's a tough one." Ash said, putting some thought into it. "How about...Meranda?"
Mewtwo thought about the name before nodding. "Very well. As of today, I am Meranda."
Ash nodded, and then took out his Moedex. "Laby, can you show Meranda's data?" He asked.
"Of course, but know that I have barely any info on her." Laby said, before bringing up a digital screen that showed Laby's data.
Moemon: Mewtwo
Name: Meranda
Species: Genetic Moemon
Type: Psychic
Current Level: 85
Scarcity: Legendary
Ability: Pressure
Height: 6'
Weight: 120lbs
Cup Size: E
Weaknesses: Ghost, Dark, Bug
Resistances: Psychic, Fighting
Immunities: None
Known Moves: Psystrike, Confusion, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Laser Focus, Swift, Psycho Cut, Recover, Thunder, Fire Blast, Blizzard, Aura Sphere, Barrier, Safeguard, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Energy Ball, Hurricane
Evolves Into: None
Evolves From: None
Info: Mewtwo was created to be the ultimate Moemon. No other information.
"The lack of information is noticeable." Meranda said. "But, perhaps it's better like this."
"Yeah." Ash said in agreement.
"Now, let us go." Meranda said. "There is something I need to take care of."
At the time, Es, with Pia's and Espeontwo's help, had teleported Domino and the other Rocket agent to a police station to be sent to jail. "That's all of them." Es said. Just then Ash, Mea and Meranda had teleported in.
"Ash!" Ash's friends and siblings said, relieved that he was okay.
"Hey guys. I'm back." Ash smiled.
"Where's Giovanni?" Silver asked.
"Well, after I defeated him and rescued Meranda, he ended up escaping." Ash said. "Sorry, Silver. I know that you wanted a go at him."
Silver shrugged. "Whatever. If he's still out there, then I'll have other chances."
"Mewtwo?" Pikachutwo called Meranda, who turned to her. "Why did he call you Meranda?"
"Because I've decided to go with Ash as my trainer." Meranda said, shocking everyone. "He is different from other humans. He treats his Moemon with genuine love and care. I know that I will be in great hands with him."
"Um, if you trust him, then okay." Pikachutwo said, frowning. "But, what about the rest of us?"
Meranda smiled, once again catching the clones off-guard, as they've never seen her truly smile before. "I was getting to that." She said, before facing all the Clone Moemon. "After everything that has happened today, I have decided that all of you shall now live in the wild outside Mount Quena."
Once again, the clones were surprised, but this time, there was joy in their eyes. "You mean we'll be living in the world where all other Moemon live!?" Pikachutwo asked, sounding excited.
Meranda nodded. "Yes. I now realize that we all have the right to decide what we want to do with our lives, even though we are clones. So, you will all live in your natural habitats." The Clone Moemon all began to cheer happily.
Meranda then spoke to Ash and the gang. "I would appreciate it that you do not speak of any of this to anyone."
"Don't worry, Meranda." Ash assured.
"Ash is right." Serena agreed. "We will never reveal this to the public."
"Especially not after what happened today." Giselle added.
"I'll keep this a secret as well." Silver said.
"We won't tell anyone either!" Said three voice. The voices belonged to the Rocket Trio.
"Really?" Misty asked skeptically.
"It's true we are members of Team Rocket, but this is something that's worth keeping a secret from even the boss." Jessie spoke for them.
"That's right." James nodded. "Especially after the really bad stuff they were planning to do here."
"Even this Meowth knows how to keep secrets." Meowth said.
Meranda understood that the gang, Silver and the Rocket Trio would never reveal the secrets of Mount Quena. She did, however, want to erase Luna's and Cullen's memories of Mount Quena, as their desire of researching the spring would put it in jeopardy. After erasing their memories, Meranda and Mea used their psychic powers to teleport the Clone Moemon to different places to live; the Water Moemon went to live in the sea and the other Moemon went to live in forests, mountains and meadows. "Will you be alright now that the Clone Moemon are gone?" Ash asked.
"It's alright." Meranda assured. "The Clone Moemon had always wanted to live freely outside of Mount Quena, so I wanted to grant their wish." The gang then and Rocket Trio then left Mount Quena on hot air balloons. So, Mount Quena was safe and the Clone Moemon were free to roam about in the Moemon World.
Luna and Cullen, who had forgottent everything about what happened on Mount Quena and what they discovered there, had actually decided to stay with each other. Apparently, they had a lot more in common with each other than just research.
Silver was walking off on his own when he heard someone call him; it was Ash. "Good luck on your journey, cuz." Ash smirked, giving him a thumbs up.
Silver stared at Ash, before smirking. "Same to you."
With the incident on Mount Quena over, the gang could now continue their journey, with Meranda now joining them, and Ash had forged a familial bond with Silver.
Movie 4 DONE!
While this is similar to the original movie, there are noticeable changes, mainly with the battle against Giovanni and Team Rocket. Thanks to Pia and Es's battle experience and power, they had a much better fight against Team Rocket. There was also Ash battling Giovanni himself, which was interesting to write.
Also, Ash using his very first Sync Move, with Mea, surprisingly. I'm sure most of you expected him to use his first Sync Move with either Pia or Es, but considering the circumstances, Mea ended up taking the Spotlight.
Yep, Giovanni is Ash's uncle, and Silver is his cousin. Giovanni being a hidden family member to Ash is something many people have done in fanfics, and I feel like doing this as well. I kinda like the idea of a well-respected hero being related to someone who is probably the most rotten egg on the planet. Gives them a chance to prove themselves differently.
Now, there's still the lemon with Meranda to look forward to, so see you guys then!
