Mewtwo zoomed through the sky at near sonic speed, oblivious to the almost supernatural beauty of the pillowy clouds below him. The pokemon was lost in his thoughts, remembering times long ago...
[Flashback]
Mew floated through the tree, searching for just the right apple to eat. The little pokemon sniffed each one, 'mewing' each time as it tried to decide on just the right one. Finally, at the top of the tree, Mew found the juiciest apple in the tree. He wrapped his tiny arms around the fruit and pulled it with all its might. The apple gave way, and Mew cheered as it dug into the delicious fruit.
"Help! Somebody help me!" shouted a voice from below. Mew looked down as a small girl of about six years of age ran by. She was fleeing in terror from an obviously angry Rhydon, who chased after the girl and swiped at her as best it could while running. The girl cried for help again, and just barely avoided a charge from the angry pokemon. Rhydon crashed through the tree it had collided with, and turned around as it continued the pursuit. The girl stumbled to the ground, and looked up in fear at Rhydon. She breathed heavily, showing the fatigue running through her small body.
"Please! Leave me alone!" she shouted. The Rhydon didn't listen, and instead prepared for another charge that would crush the girl.
Mew squeeked angrily and threw its apple at the Rhydon. The fruit bounced off the creature's snout, which did little to hurt it, but was enough to get its attention. Mew floated down to eye-level with the massive pokemon, who stared down at the odd creature before it. As the girl ran for cover, the Rhydon snorted at Mew, thinking to intimidate it. Rather than scurry for cover, Mew started to glow with pink energy. The little creature lashed out telekinetically at Rhydon, sending it sliding backwards. Rhydon snorted angrilly and powered up for a Tackle attack. The giant pokemon charged at Mew, filling its field of vision...
****
{Wha?!}
Mewtwo blinked in surprise as the Rhydon in its memories became a loud Pidgeot. The bird pokemon zoomed by at Mach 2, and Mewtwo just barely avoided it with some clever acrobatics. The roaring sound of the large bird flying by at a speed faster than sound brought Mewtwo out of his daydream immediately. The super pokemon floated there quietly as he tried to catch his breath and watched the Pidgeot fly out of his line of vision.
{That was close...} said Mewtwo to himself. {My memories will be the death of me if I don't be more careful.}. He returned to his original flight pattern, soaring towards his home island- New Island 2. From above, it was a rather impressive sight. His home was composed of an underground lab, a massive palace made in a futuristic gothic style, and a respectable gym used to train his fellow super pokemon. All of it was powered by the large fans built atop his palace to catch the wind and turn the turbines beneath the surface of the island. It had a harbor that could be used to dock the various boats built by man, but it was typically used only by water pokemon to go in and out. Only pokemon ever come to this island, and even then it is typically for something extreme. Most of the pokemon on Earth would rather not deal with Mewtwo and his fellow "freaks" of nature, but when big problems are afoot, they are often asked for help.
Mewtwo floated onto a balcony just above the outdoor gym, and entered the main lab. It was just as he left it- a room filled with a massive supercomputer and various instruments used to record data on the various experiments Mewtwo performs. Mewtwo walked past these, and entered his personal chambers deep beneath the surface. Only he was ever allowed in here- not even his faithful super pokemon were allowed to see this place.
Mewtwo stood in the center of his room, deciding what he would do first. After a long day of flying, his energy reserves were fairly exhausted, so he chose to go to bed rather than worry about anything else. With that decided, he fell on the bed he used to sleep in (since he couldn't stand to be in a pokeball) and let sleep come.
****
Mewtwo heard an explosion from outside, and instantly teleported outside to see what was going on. Mewtwo looked in horror at the destruction around him. Amongst the wreckage of his once grand island, the bodies of the super pokemon that lived with him...his brothers and sisters...were all dead.
{No...}
Mewtwo went from body to body, checking for signs of life, but in each case there was nothing. Just a still body.
{No...It can't be true...}
Mewtwo screamed with rage, and the island shook with his fury. What was left of the gym floor collapsed as his power surged with anger.
"We're coming for you Mewtwo..."
{Who's there?!}
"We're going to get you..." they said in a sing-song voice.
{You...you killed them...}
"We're going to get you..."
{Come out and show yourself!}
The sky turned a deep shade of red as two magnificent figures swooped through the clouds. The skies quaked as thunder and lightning appeared, as if to herald the arrival of these two figures of horror. Mewtwo looked up as two creatures floated before him. They were obviously draconian in appearance, but they were larger than an Onix, and were composed of complete darkness like a Gengar...except for their red eyes that glowed with evil intent.
{You'll pay for what you did to my friends!} cried Mewtwo. He surged with psychic power and launched a devastating blast of power at the two figures. They laughed down at him and let the blast hit them. Nothing happened but a sudden puff of smoke that drifted from where they were hit.
{What...impossible.}
"We're right behind you..."
****
{No!}
Mewtwo sat up and gasped for air as he awoke. Sweat ran down his body and he looked left and right for the monsters he had just been fighting. Slowly, comprehension dawned on him.
{Was I dreaming?}
Mewtwo leaped out of bed and flew out to the main chambers. He went to the room where the super pokemons' pokeballs were kept. Looking inside, he saw all of them present, and went so far as to telepathically confirm whether they were still sleeping inside. All were present and accounted for. Mewtwo breathed a deep sigh of relief and slowly walked back to the main lab. He paused at the stairway that lead to his private chambers.
{Was it just a dream....or a vision? What was it I saw...}
*Flash* [We're coming for you Mewtwo...] *Flash*
Mewtwo blinked and wiped the sweat from his face. {What were those things? They couldn't have been real.}
*Flash* [We're going to get you...] *Flash*
Mewtwo extended his psychic senses and searched the area for any signs of intruders. Other than himself and his sleeping brethren, there were no other signs of life on the island. Mewtwo still didn't feel satisfied, so he flew outside and zipped around the island. He searched every nook and cranny he could find, and even swam beneath the waves searching for them. By the time the morning sun peaked over the horizon, Mewtwo surfaced and finally gave up his search.
{Whatever it is...it isn't here.}
"So there you are." said a female voice from the shore. Mewtwo looked and saw an attractive teenage girl dressed in a familiar uniform. Mewtwo floated out of the water and hovered a few yards from her.
"Who are you." said Mewtwo simply.
"Why don't you just read my mind, and find out?" she challenged. She put her hands on her hips and smiled evilly at the pokemon. "You can't, can you."
Mewtwo confirmed her words. Indeed his mental abilities didn't seem to work on her. His eyes focused on her with anger. "What is a member of Team Rocket doing on my island." he stated.
The girl smiled and pulled out two pokeballs. "The same thing we do everywhere. Steal pokemon.". The two pokeballs expanded with a press of the button.
Mewtwo clenched his fists. "I highly doubt you'll be able to steal any of us, but if you insist on provoking my wrath, go ahead and try."
The girl stared at him intensely. "Is that a promise?" she said as she tossed the two pokeballs to the ground. They released two odd-looking Dragonites. Both were roughly the same size and shape, but they had a more feral appearance that made them look like the actual dragons of myth and legend. Their scales were both ebony, and their eyes were a deep emerald green. Being familiar with pokemon, Mewtwo could tell that they looked exactly the same. Twins.
A blue aura surrounded Mewtwo that made it seem like flames were emanating from him. "You think I'm worried about two Dragonites?"
"Meet Ashley and Mary-Kate. The world's first Super-Dragonites, born and raised by Giovanni's finest." said the girl. "And I, Kayla, am their partner." she said, bowing melodramatically. That made Mewtwo pause. In terms of levels, Dragonites were roughly as powerful as Mew. So that means a Super-Dragonite...
"Well, Mewtwo? What do you have to say now?" she said as she kneeled between her pokemon and rested her arms on their necks.
Mewtwo remained as solid as stone. "Giovanni is still up to his old tricks. Trying to create the strongest weapon he can, and keep them under his thumb."
Kayla giggled. "You had your chance to be the boss' prize pet, and you blew it. Now my girls and I are his strongest enforcers. And we'll prove it by making you our slave."
It was Mewtwo's turn to be amused. "Even if you could manage to hit me with a pokeball, I will never be yours to command. Nobody has ever captured me, or my friends- and nobody ever will."
Kayla stood up. "We'll just see about that. Get'm girls!" she yelled. Instantly, the two Super-Dragonites leaped forward and slammed into Mewtwo with a Double Tackle attack that sent them crashing beneath the waves. Kayla watched as the water buckled and exploded from a massive energy wave from Mewtwo, which sent the other two pokemon flying back onto the beach. Mewtwo leaped from the water onto the beach, holding his side where they had hit him, while the two S-Dragonites stood up, barely scratched by the attack.
{They're strong...that hit broke my ribs.}
"Okay girls, get ready for Alpha pattern!" said Kayla.
{I'd better tell the super pokemon to leave before these two attack them. Individually, they are as strong as I am. Together...}
Mewtwo dodged a swipe from one of the super pokemon. Mewtwo and the one super dragonite used Quick and Swift as they tried to hit each other. Mewtwo ran at super speed along his palace, leaping from point to point and avoiding the equally quick attacks from his opponent.
{Why is only one of them...oh no!}. Just as Mewtwo realized what they were doing, his opponent managed to swipe him across the face, stunning him enough to leave him open to...
"Mary Kate, Hyper Beam!" shouted Kayla. The other super pokemon charged up and unleashed a huge blast of rainbow-colored energy, which launched towards Mewtwo. Ashley leaped out of the area just as the blast slammed into Mewtwo's skull, causing him to black out instantly.
"Got'm!" cheered Kayla. The two Dragonites roared victoriously as Mewtwo's body fell into the water.
"That should keep him out long enough for us to complete Giovanni's mission." whispered Kayla. She looked up to see a horde of pokemon- Mewtwo's super pokemon- charge en masse from the palace. She shouted up to her two partners. "Come on girls! Let's round them up!"
****
[Flashback]
Mew stood triumphantly as the Rhydon ran away from the superior pokemon. As the creature disappeared into the distance, the girl that was running from it came out of hiding, just as Mew fell to the ground and started 'mewing' from a wound on its head from where the Rhydon's charge hit him.
"Oh....you're hurt." said the girl sweetly. Kneeling down, she picked up the little pokemon and carried him like a little baby doll to her home. It was a long trek, and all the while she was busy comforting Mew, who drifted in and out of conciousness. Finally, as the sun started to set, the girl reached her home. She walked inside, where her mother was waiting.
"Joy! How many times do I have to tell you not to stay out...Oh my word!" shouted her mother. When she saw how the little girl's messed up dress, cut arms and legs, and skinned knees, she fell down before her and held her protectively as she looked her up and down. "Joy...what happened?"
"A Rhydon tried to get me, momma. And this little guy protected me!" she cheered, holding up Mew.
The mother looked at Mew with interest. "I've never seen a pokemon quite like this, before...well, give him to me and I'll put him over here in the study for now. Meanwhile, we have to take care of those owwies."
"Aww, Mom...not the alcohol...."
"Now you don't want to get an infection, Joy." the mother replied as she lay the sleeping pokemon in a small crib within the mother's office.
****
Mewtwo gasped for air as he surfaced. He dragged himself to shore and coughed up the water in his lungs. He tried to stand, but instantly fell forward again as dizziness struck him.
{That 'Mary Kate' has a good shot...} thought Mewtwo as he tried to clear his mind. Slowly, he managed to call on his Recover ability, rejuvenating his body and getting rid of the pain in his head. After a moment of rest, he again tried to stand up, but this time he succeeded. Mewtwo looked up and saw smoke coming from the palace at various places. A battle had raged there during his period of unconciousness.
{Oh no...the pokemon!}. Mewtwo leaped into the sky and zoomed into the palace, shouting out the names of the various pokemon. No one answered. Mewtwo ran to their sleeping room, and found all their pokeballs empty. He quickly checked the other locations in the palace, but they were nowhere to be found.
{No bodies...that girl must have taken them...}. Mewtwo closed his eyes and felt grief pass through him. He had been unable to protect them, and now Giovanni had them.
{...There's still time. They will not succumb to Giovanni's will easily. If I can get to them before that happens, I can free them before he uses them for his own evil purposes.} Mewtwo powered up for flight and took off for the distant land of Viridian City- the location of Giovanni and the labs where Mewtwo served him as his gym's most powerful pokemon.
{I underestimated those two before...but now, Kayla...you and your twins will know how powerful I really am. You will know the power...of Mewtwo.}
[Flashback]
Mew floated through the tree, searching for just the right apple to eat. The little pokemon sniffed each one, 'mewing' each time as it tried to decide on just the right one. Finally, at the top of the tree, Mew found the juiciest apple in the tree. He wrapped his tiny arms around the fruit and pulled it with all its might. The apple gave way, and Mew cheered as it dug into the delicious fruit.
"Help! Somebody help me!" shouted a voice from below. Mew looked down as a small girl of about six years of age ran by. She was fleeing in terror from an obviously angry Rhydon, who chased after the girl and swiped at her as best it could while running. The girl cried for help again, and just barely avoided a charge from the angry pokemon. Rhydon crashed through the tree it had collided with, and turned around as it continued the pursuit. The girl stumbled to the ground, and looked up in fear at Rhydon. She breathed heavily, showing the fatigue running through her small body.
"Please! Leave me alone!" she shouted. The Rhydon didn't listen, and instead prepared for another charge that would crush the girl.
Mew squeeked angrily and threw its apple at the Rhydon. The fruit bounced off the creature's snout, which did little to hurt it, but was enough to get its attention. Mew floated down to eye-level with the massive pokemon, who stared down at the odd creature before it. As the girl ran for cover, the Rhydon snorted at Mew, thinking to intimidate it. Rather than scurry for cover, Mew started to glow with pink energy. The little creature lashed out telekinetically at Rhydon, sending it sliding backwards. Rhydon snorted angrilly and powered up for a Tackle attack. The giant pokemon charged at Mew, filling its field of vision...
****
{Wha?!}
Mewtwo blinked in surprise as the Rhydon in its memories became a loud Pidgeot. The bird pokemon zoomed by at Mach 2, and Mewtwo just barely avoided it with some clever acrobatics. The roaring sound of the large bird flying by at a speed faster than sound brought Mewtwo out of his daydream immediately. The super pokemon floated there quietly as he tried to catch his breath and watched the Pidgeot fly out of his line of vision.
{That was close...} said Mewtwo to himself. {My memories will be the death of me if I don't be more careful.}. He returned to his original flight pattern, soaring towards his home island- New Island 2. From above, it was a rather impressive sight. His home was composed of an underground lab, a massive palace made in a futuristic gothic style, and a respectable gym used to train his fellow super pokemon. All of it was powered by the large fans built atop his palace to catch the wind and turn the turbines beneath the surface of the island. It had a harbor that could be used to dock the various boats built by man, but it was typically used only by water pokemon to go in and out. Only pokemon ever come to this island, and even then it is typically for something extreme. Most of the pokemon on Earth would rather not deal with Mewtwo and his fellow "freaks" of nature, but when big problems are afoot, they are often asked for help.
Mewtwo floated onto a balcony just above the outdoor gym, and entered the main lab. It was just as he left it- a room filled with a massive supercomputer and various instruments used to record data on the various experiments Mewtwo performs. Mewtwo walked past these, and entered his personal chambers deep beneath the surface. Only he was ever allowed in here- not even his faithful super pokemon were allowed to see this place.
Mewtwo stood in the center of his room, deciding what he would do first. After a long day of flying, his energy reserves were fairly exhausted, so he chose to go to bed rather than worry about anything else. With that decided, he fell on the bed he used to sleep in (since he couldn't stand to be in a pokeball) and let sleep come.
****
Mewtwo heard an explosion from outside, and instantly teleported outside to see what was going on. Mewtwo looked in horror at the destruction around him. Amongst the wreckage of his once grand island, the bodies of the super pokemon that lived with him...his brothers and sisters...were all dead.
{No...}
Mewtwo went from body to body, checking for signs of life, but in each case there was nothing. Just a still body.
{No...It can't be true...}
Mewtwo screamed with rage, and the island shook with his fury. What was left of the gym floor collapsed as his power surged with anger.
"We're coming for you Mewtwo..."
{Who's there?!}
"We're going to get you..." they said in a sing-song voice.
{You...you killed them...}
"We're going to get you..."
{Come out and show yourself!}
The sky turned a deep shade of red as two magnificent figures swooped through the clouds. The skies quaked as thunder and lightning appeared, as if to herald the arrival of these two figures of horror. Mewtwo looked up as two creatures floated before him. They were obviously draconian in appearance, but they were larger than an Onix, and were composed of complete darkness like a Gengar...except for their red eyes that glowed with evil intent.
{You'll pay for what you did to my friends!} cried Mewtwo. He surged with psychic power and launched a devastating blast of power at the two figures. They laughed down at him and let the blast hit them. Nothing happened but a sudden puff of smoke that drifted from where they were hit.
{What...impossible.}
"We're right behind you..."
****
{No!}
Mewtwo sat up and gasped for air as he awoke. Sweat ran down his body and he looked left and right for the monsters he had just been fighting. Slowly, comprehension dawned on him.
{Was I dreaming?}
Mewtwo leaped out of bed and flew out to the main chambers. He went to the room where the super pokemons' pokeballs were kept. Looking inside, he saw all of them present, and went so far as to telepathically confirm whether they were still sleeping inside. All were present and accounted for. Mewtwo breathed a deep sigh of relief and slowly walked back to the main lab. He paused at the stairway that lead to his private chambers.
{Was it just a dream....or a vision? What was it I saw...}
*Flash* [We're coming for you Mewtwo...] *Flash*
Mewtwo blinked and wiped the sweat from his face. {What were those things? They couldn't have been real.}
*Flash* [We're going to get you...] *Flash*
Mewtwo extended his psychic senses and searched the area for any signs of intruders. Other than himself and his sleeping brethren, there were no other signs of life on the island. Mewtwo still didn't feel satisfied, so he flew outside and zipped around the island. He searched every nook and cranny he could find, and even swam beneath the waves searching for them. By the time the morning sun peaked over the horizon, Mewtwo surfaced and finally gave up his search.
{Whatever it is...it isn't here.}
"So there you are." said a female voice from the shore. Mewtwo looked and saw an attractive teenage girl dressed in a familiar uniform. Mewtwo floated out of the water and hovered a few yards from her.
"Who are you." said Mewtwo simply.
"Why don't you just read my mind, and find out?" she challenged. She put her hands on her hips and smiled evilly at the pokemon. "You can't, can you."
Mewtwo confirmed her words. Indeed his mental abilities didn't seem to work on her. His eyes focused on her with anger. "What is a member of Team Rocket doing on my island." he stated.
The girl smiled and pulled out two pokeballs. "The same thing we do everywhere. Steal pokemon.". The two pokeballs expanded with a press of the button.
Mewtwo clenched his fists. "I highly doubt you'll be able to steal any of us, but if you insist on provoking my wrath, go ahead and try."
The girl stared at him intensely. "Is that a promise?" she said as she tossed the two pokeballs to the ground. They released two odd-looking Dragonites. Both were roughly the same size and shape, but they had a more feral appearance that made them look like the actual dragons of myth and legend. Their scales were both ebony, and their eyes were a deep emerald green. Being familiar with pokemon, Mewtwo could tell that they looked exactly the same. Twins.
A blue aura surrounded Mewtwo that made it seem like flames were emanating from him. "You think I'm worried about two Dragonites?"
"Meet Ashley and Mary-Kate. The world's first Super-Dragonites, born and raised by Giovanni's finest." said the girl. "And I, Kayla, am their partner." she said, bowing melodramatically. That made Mewtwo pause. In terms of levels, Dragonites were roughly as powerful as Mew. So that means a Super-Dragonite...
"Well, Mewtwo? What do you have to say now?" she said as she kneeled between her pokemon and rested her arms on their necks.
Mewtwo remained as solid as stone. "Giovanni is still up to his old tricks. Trying to create the strongest weapon he can, and keep them under his thumb."
Kayla giggled. "You had your chance to be the boss' prize pet, and you blew it. Now my girls and I are his strongest enforcers. And we'll prove it by making you our slave."
It was Mewtwo's turn to be amused. "Even if you could manage to hit me with a pokeball, I will never be yours to command. Nobody has ever captured me, or my friends- and nobody ever will."
Kayla stood up. "We'll just see about that. Get'm girls!" she yelled. Instantly, the two Super-Dragonites leaped forward and slammed into Mewtwo with a Double Tackle attack that sent them crashing beneath the waves. Kayla watched as the water buckled and exploded from a massive energy wave from Mewtwo, which sent the other two pokemon flying back onto the beach. Mewtwo leaped from the water onto the beach, holding his side where they had hit him, while the two S-Dragonites stood up, barely scratched by the attack.
{They're strong...that hit broke my ribs.}
"Okay girls, get ready for Alpha pattern!" said Kayla.
{I'd better tell the super pokemon to leave before these two attack them. Individually, they are as strong as I am. Together...}
Mewtwo dodged a swipe from one of the super pokemon. Mewtwo and the one super dragonite used Quick and Swift as they tried to hit each other. Mewtwo ran at super speed along his palace, leaping from point to point and avoiding the equally quick attacks from his opponent.
{Why is only one of them...oh no!}. Just as Mewtwo realized what they were doing, his opponent managed to swipe him across the face, stunning him enough to leave him open to...
"Mary Kate, Hyper Beam!" shouted Kayla. The other super pokemon charged up and unleashed a huge blast of rainbow-colored energy, which launched towards Mewtwo. Ashley leaped out of the area just as the blast slammed into Mewtwo's skull, causing him to black out instantly.
"Got'm!" cheered Kayla. The two Dragonites roared victoriously as Mewtwo's body fell into the water.
"That should keep him out long enough for us to complete Giovanni's mission." whispered Kayla. She looked up to see a horde of pokemon- Mewtwo's super pokemon- charge en masse from the palace. She shouted up to her two partners. "Come on girls! Let's round them up!"
****
[Flashback]
Mew stood triumphantly as the Rhydon ran away from the superior pokemon. As the creature disappeared into the distance, the girl that was running from it came out of hiding, just as Mew fell to the ground and started 'mewing' from a wound on its head from where the Rhydon's charge hit him.
"Oh....you're hurt." said the girl sweetly. Kneeling down, she picked up the little pokemon and carried him like a little baby doll to her home. It was a long trek, and all the while she was busy comforting Mew, who drifted in and out of conciousness. Finally, as the sun started to set, the girl reached her home. She walked inside, where her mother was waiting.
"Joy! How many times do I have to tell you not to stay out...Oh my word!" shouted her mother. When she saw how the little girl's messed up dress, cut arms and legs, and skinned knees, she fell down before her and held her protectively as she looked her up and down. "Joy...what happened?"
"A Rhydon tried to get me, momma. And this little guy protected me!" she cheered, holding up Mew.
The mother looked at Mew with interest. "I've never seen a pokemon quite like this, before...well, give him to me and I'll put him over here in the study for now. Meanwhile, we have to take care of those owwies."
"Aww, Mom...not the alcohol...."
"Now you don't want to get an infection, Joy." the mother replied as she lay the sleeping pokemon in a small crib within the mother's office.
****
Mewtwo gasped for air as he surfaced. He dragged himself to shore and coughed up the water in his lungs. He tried to stand, but instantly fell forward again as dizziness struck him.
{That 'Mary Kate' has a good shot...} thought Mewtwo as he tried to clear his mind. Slowly, he managed to call on his Recover ability, rejuvenating his body and getting rid of the pain in his head. After a moment of rest, he again tried to stand up, but this time he succeeded. Mewtwo looked up and saw smoke coming from the palace at various places. A battle had raged there during his period of unconciousness.
{Oh no...the pokemon!}. Mewtwo leaped into the sky and zoomed into the palace, shouting out the names of the various pokemon. No one answered. Mewtwo ran to their sleeping room, and found all their pokeballs empty. He quickly checked the other locations in the palace, but they were nowhere to be found.
{No bodies...that girl must have taken them...}. Mewtwo closed his eyes and felt grief pass through him. He had been unable to protect them, and now Giovanni had them.
{...There's still time. They will not succumb to Giovanni's will easily. If I can get to them before that happens, I can free them before he uses them for his own evil purposes.} Mewtwo powered up for flight and took off for the distant land of Viridian City- the location of Giovanni and the labs where Mewtwo served him as his gym's most powerful pokemon.
{I underestimated those two before...but now, Kayla...you and your twins will know how powerful I really am. You will know the power...of Mewtwo.}