Heyyyyyy everybody, who's ready for an awesome, well-written COTA themed Christmas Special?
Well unfortunately y'all get this instead! Enjoy!
*Thoughts*
"Speech"
"Telekinesis Talk."
"MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWTWOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
Mewtwo's cave shook with the sound of Zapdos' ear-grading voice ringing throughout the canyon; the Psychic covered his non-existent ears in an attempt to prevent brain damage.
Zapdos and Latios invited themselves in, the blue dragon giving a normal greeting and then taking a seat on Mewtwo's couch next to him while the bird flew right over to Mewtwo and tossed a wing around him.
"Two, buddy, where ya been? We've been gettin' ready for Christmas withoutcha!!"
The clone, who had previously been browsing the internet to buy a new blanket, gave him a scowl.
"It is literally negative ten degrees outside."
"So? I grew up with Ice Queenie, y'know. All I got's a scarf!"
"A bright pink one at that."
"Don' judge my artistic taste!!"
"You just look like an idiot," Latios chimed in.
"Shut it, Mr 'Mah Mistress Knits Me Clothes fer every Season!!'"
Latios spluttered at that remark.
"What does that even mean?! Bianca's not even my trainer!!"
"Keep tellin' yerself that, bud."
"I hate you."
"Love ya too, ya ugly prick."
"Excuse me--"
"When you two are done flirting, feel free to tell me why you're here." Mewtwo deadpanned, having turned his attention back to his computer.
"One, ew, two, why did we come here?"
"T' drag hermit over 'ere outta his cave--ey that green one's an electric comforter, get that one!"
After clicking on it to check the size, Mewtwo added it to his cart.
"I am perfectly fine here."
"What about the Christmas party?"
"What Christmas party?"
Latios rolled his eyes.
"The one my sister and I are throwing at the Hall of Origin?"
"Thank goodness not ev'rybody's gunna be there," Zapdos chimed in, a bit relieved. "I still got nightmares about last year."
"Don't remind me." Latios shuddered.
"Dare I ask?" Mewtwo murmured; he was met with vigorous head shakes.
"Anyways, Two, ya gotta get over there! Ye're the tie breaker on whether we do Secret Santa or White Elephant!!"
"Please, in the name of all that is holy, pick Secret Santa," Latios begged.
"I don't celebrate Christmas, so I won't be picking either."
That got the others' attention; they stared at him, shocked.
"Uh... Hanukkah?"
"No."
"Festivus?"
"No."
"Kwanza?"
"I don't celebrate Holidays."
"Well why not, Two? I's the best part o' the year!!"
"Aside from birthdays where you get to force everyone to love you regardless of their true opinion of you," Latios added.
"'Xactly."
Mewtwo rolled his eyes.
"There's no point. They're just dumb days society decided to give everyone off work because humans are greedy, good-for-nothing money hogs or corporate drones. The drones pay money to feed ridiculous needs and gain temporary pleasure and feed the greed of their higher ups."
The other two were, needless to say, taken aback quite a bit.
"I...disagree?" Latios murmured.
"If you two want to go celebrate, go on ahead, but I'd prefer not to."
The bird and the dragon began their flight back to Sinnoh, thinking about what Mewtwo had said.
"He's literally a storybook Christmas hater," Latios said, confused. "I really didn't see that one coming. His attitude really changed since we became friends, but that really made me think of the old him, you know?"
He received no response, prompting him to look at his comrade.
"Zapdos?"
For once, the bird was actually in deep thought, causing his face to be incredibly scrunched up.
"Somethin' about that doesn' add up, Latte."
"Don't call me that. But what do you mean?"
"Like ya said, he ain't such a grumpy pants since we all started hangin' out," The bird continued, "but somethin' seemed...off, there, and not just him bein' grumpy. 'E seemed...I dunno, sad or somethin'?"
"Sad?"
"Yeah, but the kind where ya think ye're angry or somethin' so that's what ya project as, but really it's jus' a mask fer what ya truly feel."
Upon looking at Latios again, he found the dragon staring at him.
"What? Cresselia was my therapist fer like 20 years once. Learned a lot."
"I'm telling you guys, Mewtwo and Zapdos are totally gay for each other."
Latias, Shaymin, Articuno, Moltrés, Suicune, Raikou, and Entei had gotten everything needed for the party, but were too lazy to actually set anything up yet and were just laying on the Hall of Origin's ballroom floor.
"Mewtwo better not be gay," Articuno grumbled, staring up at the giant crystal chandelier right above her and Raikou and wondering if they would die if it landed on them.
"Do you like him, dear?" Moltrés asked, surprised.
"If I'm picking up what he's laying down right, then he likes me. But out of all my immortal choices he's the one I'd pick first, so...yeah, totally."
"You could always try girls," Raikou offered, also staring at the chandelier and wondering how much it would hurt if it fell and impaled them.
"Eh, I did that once. I didn't mind but I prefer guys."
"I think Latios and Mewtwo could make it work," Entei piped up.
"No way!" Shaymin quipped. "Zapdos and Mewtwo are always together, and they're even from the same region!"
"Plus they had an enemies-to-friends relationship!" Latias added. "Probably nobody remembers it because it only lasted a few of the first chapters, but still!!"
"You're all missing Latios and Zapdos," Suicune mused. "They'd make a cute couple."
"Pfft, nah. Mewtwo has the upper paw on that one," Latias replied with a giggle.
"I think Suicune has a point," Moltrés added. "Zapdos certainly needs someone with a brain."
"Could y'all stop shipping my future husband with my brother and their weird friend--"
"Their weird friend is my brother!!" Latias giggled.
"My point still stands--"
CRASH
SHATTER
The seven Pokémon jumped as the sound of a window shattering into a million pieces echoed in the nearby hallway.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
"WHY D'YA DRINK THAT DISGUSTANG CRAP?!"
"BECAUSE IT'S--did you just say "disgustang?""
"Yeah, and?"
"Did you mean disgusting?"
"Yeah, disgustang."
"...I'm just gonna let that one go..."
Zapdos and Latios arrived in the ballroom; Latios looked particularly grumpy.
Latias flew over and gave her brother a bone-crushing hug; the blue dragon gagged from it.
"Who broke the window?" Moltrés sighed.
"He threw my latte through the window!!" Latios snapped.
"Tha' pumpkin spice crap turns ya int' an annoyin' teenage rich girl!!"
"Oh mah gawd no it doesn't!!"
The others became very disturbed at that last sentence; it really didn't match Latios at all.
Suicune and Moltrés snuck arrogant grins at the others, who rolled their eyes.
Articuno noticed that only those two had returned; that made her frown.
"Where's Mewtwo?"
That got the others' attention; Zapdos shook his head.
"Y'all won't believe it!! Two says'e doesn' celebrate Christmas!!"
"Or any holiday, really." Latios mused.
They explained what the clone had said in response to their visit about the holiday; the others were taken by surprise.
"Somebody is certainly a Scrooge around this time of year." Moltrés mumbled.
"Geesh, I get that people spend a lot of money during the Holiday Season, but that's a bit excessive," Entei murmured.
"And weird..." Articuno mused, rubbing her chin with her wing.
"I don't understand why he wouldn't want to at least spend time with us," Suicune wondered aloud. "He seems to enjoy it the rest of the year."
"At least until he started staying in his cave when it started getting extremely cold," Moltrés added.
The Pokémon attempted to figure out what was wrong with their friend, but to no avail; eventually they forced themselves to actually set up their party.
Articuno soared over the snow-covered Kanto region, eyes scanning the horizon.
While she would normally be relishing the season and the beauty it brought over her home region, tonight she was on a mission: Find Mewtwo. Then fix his problem.
She had stopped by his cave first, but the clone was nowhere to be seen; there was a package by his entrance, thus she took the initiative to unpack it for him and steal the box.
Gripping the cardboard in her talons, she picked up speed, starting to grow a tad impatient.
However, her search soon came to an end when she spotted the clone on Nugget Bridge, sitting atop the railing and staring at the ice.
The bird dived down, managing to drop her box at the end of the bridge and land on the railing next to him.
"Mewtwo?"
He jumped, snapping out of his thoughts and looking at her.
"Articuno? What are you doing out here?"
"I should be asking you that," She mused, looking him over. "You're out here without anything to keep you warm, and you're sitting above ice and staring at it like a weirdo."
He rolled his eyes.
"I was thinking. Not just staring like a weirdo."
"Whatcha thinking about?"
He was silent at that; he eventually shook his head.
"Don't worry about it. I assume you're here to convince me to come to that party?"
"I also wanted to see what was wrong with you," She quipped back. "Unless that makes me seem like a corporate drone."
The Psychic blushed slightly at that.
"Zapdos told you what I said?"
"Yeah. You're crazier than I thought."
"Pardon?"
"I knew you were nuts 'cause you always hang around Zapdos, and the closest thing he has to friends are the weirdos in that "We're All Gonna Die Alone and We Know It" club 'cause he's strange and unbearable sometimes. But now that we know you're a Scrooge that hides your childhood traumas behind grumpiness when you have friends willing to help you makes it even worse."
Her statements were met with staring.
"What? I read a lot. And Cresselia was my therapist for like 20 years once. You learn a lot in there."
"...Right," The confused Legendary murmured.
"Look, I get you don't really like the Holidays, and you don't seem like you want me digging in it." She spread a wing out. "But we really wanted you to hang out with us and have a good time. We've even got presents for you, too."
"...Why?"
She blinked.
"Why not?"
They stared at each other.
"...I'd like to be alone right now, Articuno." He turned away.
"...Alright, then." She spread her wings to take off. "We bought way too much alcoholic eggnog, so feel free to come get some."
She wasn't really sure why she didn't press, or why she didn't try harder, but something in the back of her head just told her not to, and that drive led her and her stolen box on the flight back to Sinnoh.
Mewtwo returned his gaze back to the water, glaring at it a bit.
His glare fell as the silhouette of the ice bird vanished; he couldn't stay mad at her.
He couldn't stay mad period right now; he was just too down at the moment.
Luckily his Psychic nudging at the back of her mind made her leave rather quickly; he was nervous she'd catch on and pester him further.
*I don't know why they act like I'm part of their family or something.*
He stared at his reflection.
*...Pity. That must be it. They probably feel bad for me because I'm alone today. And most days when I'm not forcing myself on Zapdos and Latios.*
He began to shiver; the cold that had been nagging him for the past few hours was really taking effect now.
*Am I forcing myself on them? Usually Zapdos just invites himself into my cave and eats my food. At least Latios is more polite and doesn't raid the fridge without asking.*
He didn't notice the small cracking noise that was coming from the bridge rail.
*That must also be pity. I remember the way Lugia looked at me when we first met in Orre, before and after we escaped Team Rocket. And the way the other Legendaries whispered and wondered about me when Arceus practically forced me to introduce myself to everyone for the first time so they knew of my existence.*
He curled his tail around himself, getting colder.
*Or when Giovanni betrayed me. Made me realize why I existed in the first place. I'm nothing but a tool. A worthless, broken tool...*
The cracking sound got a bit louder.
*A burden...*
Memories came through his mind like a whirlwind.
*Perhaps it would've been better if I'd never been created--*
The columns holding up the railing he was sitting on gave out, snapping and breaking and sending the railing he was sitting on plummeting towards the ice below.
Normally Mewtwo's reflexes would've been better, but from his nervous system being practically frozen from being outside with no warming clothes and the sudden snapping of him out of his thoughts--and the water being so close to the bridge--he just didn't react in time.
Mewtwo crashed headfirst into the ice, smashing through and sinking deep into the cold water.
The clone weakly spazzmed and attempted to use a move to save himself, but to no avail; the light from the surface gradually got further and further away.
As he sunk, little black dots began spreading across his vision, eventually fusing into a full sea of darkness.
*W-Wait--no--not like this--I don't want to die--*
The darkness completely clouded his vision, and his body began to shut down from the pain and cold.
*...Alone...*
He felt the last bit of his strength leave him, and he knew no more.
Well that escalated quickly.
Mewtwo died super quickly because he had already been outside in the freezing cold without any protective clothing for hours, and falling into a freezing lake just finished the job. Not to mention he bashed his head into some thick ice. Stay safe, everybody.
I don't know exactly when this would take place during Council of the Annoyed, or even if it's during that story; it's still in that Universe, just a Side Story Special, you know?
So, what will happen to Mewtwo next? Will he get a second chance? What did that last thought mean? We'll find out soon enough!!
See ya next Chappie!!