Reflecting Shadows: Black WarGreymon vs. Mewtwo
The Escape
By D1
As soon as Black WarGreymon regained his strength he launched himself at the wall of the barrier that held him. But it did no good. Despite all of the Digimon's attempts, the crimson energy bubble refused to shatter. Attacking the twin orbs that produced the force field was just as useless.
Watching from behind a one-way window, Giovanni smirked and pushed a small red button. Instantly the energy that restrained him sent a searing pulse through Black WarGreymon and he cried out in pain. " ARRRGGGHHH!!"
" I wouldn't try escaping like that again." The man sneered through an intercom. " Unless you want another dose of punishment that is."
" Let me out of here!" Black WarGreymon roared. " Or I swear, when I do get out, I'll make you suffer slowly and painfully before you are destroyed!" With that, he launched himself at the barrier once more.
Giovanni only laughed while he sent another surge of pain through the creature until he gasped for air, now suspended by the force field that held him. " The only way you'll get out my friend, is when you swear total obedience to me and to forever serve me as your master."
" I would rather die first."
" That can be arranged!" the leader of Team Rocket shouted back. Switching the intercom off, he turned to his chief scientist. " What have you learned so far from these two Poke`mon?"
The man sighed and wiped his thick, coke-bottle frames. " This 'Black WarGreymon' here strangely appears to actually be artificial."
" You mean this creature is a machine?"
" No, of course not sir. But a breakdown of the creature's body shows that there isn't even an ounce of DNA within him. Instead, he seems to be made purely out of computer data."
" Are you telling me that this thing is no more than a Porygon?"
" In a way, but he is of course, far more advanced and posses a sophisticated intelligence. In fact, a Porygon2 doesn't even compare to it. And as you have witnessed from the destruction of the combat force, its destructive powers are fantastic; more impressive than any Poke`mon ever recorded."
" And just imagine, since this creature is nothing but data, we can easily copy it and with an army of Black WarGreymon, I'll be unstoppable."
" A brilliant plan, but I suggest that we wait until this one is a little more…acceptive of us. In the meantime, may I turn your attention to our second specimen. This is really quite intriguing. Unlike the other one, this Poke`mon is made out of DNA; the DNA of every Poke`mon ever recorded to be precise."
" This is Mew?"
" Or the closest thing to it. The genetic patterns show that though this creature was created or even cloned from Mew DNA, there are signs of human intervention. Tampering to make this creature even stronger than its original. Its psychic powers are of the charts. Although the CAT-scan indicates that it is unconscious, the creature's brainwaves are as active as a conga-line."
" The strongest Poke`mon's enhanced clone at my disposal." Giovanni mused to himself. " But who could have created it?"
" That is the strangest thing of all sir. To make something like this, only the most technologically advanced methods and machines could be used and frankly, we would be the only people with the facilities to do so."
I do feel as if I have met with this Mew clone before. Giovanni thought. But he dismissed the idea. " Look into the matter and see if you could determine its origin. I have to go into a meeting."
" I will put all monitors on surveillance." The scientist said. Satisfied, his employer left to attend to other matters. For a while, everything was pretty dull in the observation room. The enhanced Mew clone was still unconscious, and Black WarGreymon sat and meditated within his enclosed chamber.
No doubt trying to plan an escape. The scientist laughed to himself. Fat chance monster. I designed the machines that project the energy field that holds you and they are capable of withstanding even your electric field. VRREEEE! VREEEE! VREEEE! The whirling of the alarm sirens interrupted his thoughts and the man rushed to the monitors. The Mew clones brainwaves were beginning to surge. He's waking up! Hopeful for a chance to see the creature's reactions to its new surroundings, the scientist raced to the window into the enclosure to find Mewtwo staring at him…through a supposedly one-way mirror! The creature's eyes began to glow and before the professor could figure out what was happening, his brain numbed and he fainted.
The human subdued, Mewtwo turned his attention to his fellow prisoner. You, creature! he called telepathically.
The nightmarish creature looked at him and cocked an eyebrow. " I have a name. I am Black WarGreymon."
Black WarGreymon, forgive me but I need your help to escape.
" My help? Why would I ever work with you?"
Because, you are just as out of place as I am.
" What are you talking about? Your kind are everywhere."
Poke`mon are everywhere Black WarGreymon. My kind isn't. These humans created me. They cloned me from ancient DNA and then enhanced it to make me unbeatable in combat. They wished to use me but I turned against them and destroyed all their memories of me. To them, I am just as a rare and valuable possession as you would be. They will want to enslave us and use us just to win their battles. The only chance we have of escaping is if we cooperate; you may have been born naturally unlike me, but if we do not work together, our fate will be the same!
So that is your story is it? You assume too much Mewtwo. We are more alike than you realize. Then another thought dawned on the Digimon's mind. For a Poke`mon, he did put up a good fight. One that left me too weak to finish. Thinking farther back still, Black WarGreymon remembered to when he believed destroying the Destiny Stones would bring him to his true competitor. Instead, it led to Azulongmon. That itself was insignificant. But it did begin events that, after MaloMyotismon's defeat, brought him here. Does this mean, is possible that Mewtwo is to be my true opponent? If I do not escape I shall never fight him to the death to find out. " Fine. What is your plan?"
The machines that project the energy field that contains us can withstand your electrical surges, but the sensors and monitors can't. I need you to short them out first. It took a moment before the screens and systems began to sizzle and fry, but when Black WarGreymon was done, not an ounce of that monitoring technology was left running. Good. Now, I've been held by these systems before. The only I had escaped before was when some other beings and I concentrated all of our power on one of these projectors and destroy it with brute force. If you would just unleash your electrical field once more, I can use my powers to focus it towards one the generators and the concentrated surge may be enough to overload the circuitry.
" And why would you try to release me first? Why shouldn't I just leave you here after I am free?"
You wouldn't be able to escape without my help so I trust in your sense of gratitude and honor.
" Alright, fine." As Black WarGreymon began to release surges of his data energy, Mewtwo gathered his fully recovered psychic powers to harness and focus it into an invisible beam towards the force field projector. Smoke began to rise from it with a hiss but those were the only results.
It isn't enough! You must unleash all of your power.
" I might not survive if I increase the intensity. Besides, I sense that you are already having enough trouble holding it in place." It was true too. Veins began to bulge on Mewtwo's body as the Poke`mon struggled to maintain control over Black WarGreymon's immense power.
Our only chance at escaping requires more power! the Poke`mon clone persisted.
Though he still did not trust the strange being, Black WarGreymon knew that he was right. " Aaaarrrggghhh!!" h roared as he unleashed even more of his energy and taxed his body to the limit. It felt almost as if he would dissolve into data right in that spot. That's it! He realized. Black WarGreymon knew that this energy bubble prevented physical beings from passing through, but what if he was data? Still, even if I became data all the way, would I be able to reconstitute quickly?
Mewtwo sensed a cease in Black WarGreymon's energy surge. Black WarGreymon! The Digimon turned to him.
" I have another idea. In a moment, I will…explode in a way. When my pieces pass through the barrier, use your powers to concentrate them together again." Before Mewtwo could argue, Black WarGreymon scattered into tens of thousands of pieces which like he had planned, easily passed through the bubble that held him. Though by Poke`mon standards, Black WarGreymon was a Dark type, Mewtwo found that while as data, the type of Black WarGreymon didn't matter and so he began to focus his powers to bring the data together again. But the pieces were still too many; and each bit was surprising powerful and difficult to control.
No! Mewtwo cried. Though he had managed to bring most of the data together into one large bundle, many other bits floated away into infinity. His only hope at escaping gone, Mewtwo slumped down and sank into despair. No! I will not give up! He thought to himself. Giovanni will not control me again! I would rather die first! FLASH! A sudden beacon of light caught Mewtwo's attention and from it he felt Black WarGreymon's power. As the golden glow faded, the bundle of data that Mewtwo had managed to gather took a shape. In the end, it became a somewhat cute little reptile; dark black and slightly resembling a Charmander without the long flaming tail.
" So I do have a rookie form." The creature muttered to itself.
Y-y-you're alive! a perplexed Mewtwo gasped. Except for the color, this small creature didn't resemble Black WarGreymon at all. Only the power signature, now weaker, gave him away. Now it stared at Mewtwo with emerald eyes.
" Yes I suppose I am alive." He confessed. " Although I wish that you had gathered enough data so that I could have kept my original form."
Hurry then and help free me before more humans arrive!
The black reptile grinned. " I seem to remember you saying something about trust, gratitude, and honor. All of that junk are for those with foolish hearts and dreams." With that, the small creature turned and began to leave; causing Mewtwo's own heart to sink. " Pepper Blaster!" KA-BOOM! One of the generators that imprisoned Mewtwo was instantly destroyed, ceasing to energy bubble that held him. Without its counterpart, the second generator self-destructed a moment later. Mewtwo looked up at the strange black creature. " For better or worse, I guess I have a heart after all." It laughed. I will never be able to battle him if he remains captive here. Still, I'm not exactly in my best form right now. Maybe I should return to the Digital World to recover.
Thank you Black WarGreymon.
" I'm Black Agumon now." Suddenly a flash of black and green flew through the air and landed in the midst of them. A moment later, the synthetic flower projected a paralyzing electrical field. " Aaaahhhhh!"
Arrrgghhhh!! both of them cried as the powerful volts of electricity surged through their bodies.
" Well, Black Agumon is still no match for the Black Tulip." A devilish voiced laughed. Struggling against the surges of electricity, the two glanced up to face their new attacker. Astonishingly young for such a evil person, the girl mustn't have been older than seventeen. Everything she wore was white with a red stripe from the cap that topped her short golden locks, to the long slender boots on her legs. The only exception was her black top with a crimson R clearly marked on her chest. She was known as Domino the Black Tulip. " Well well well. Mewtwo, so glad to see you again." the Poke`mon's eyes widened in surprise. " That's right. You though you took care of everything with that little memory-erasing trick of yours; but I'm not as dumb as the others. I still remember you and what you're capable of."
" But you know nothing about me so I suggest you run." Black Agumon snarled. Neither he nor Mewtwo were restrained by Domino's mechanical black tulip anymore. She stared in shock to see the last of it disappear down the Digimon's throat. " Not bad. Could have used a bit more spice though."
Domino grabbed for the com. device on her belt. " This is agent 009; we have an emergency situation. The-" CRUNCH! With a wave of his hands, Mewtwo crushed the electronic device into a piece of aluminum.
You will not be contacting anyone. When the realization of being alone, out-numbered, and out-gunned dawned on her, the Team Rocket agent made a run for it; but once again Mewtwo reached out with his powers and grabbed her. All of Domino's screaming and struggling was useless as Mewtwo threw her into the remaining containment field that had once held Black WarGreymon. We will release you, when you give us safe instructions for escaping this compound. He said, ignoring all of Domino's yelling and screaming.
" Bite me you freaks." She snapped.
" No problem." Black Agumon opened his maw and got ready to lunge.
Stop! We have no time for this Black Agumon. We'll have to find our own way out.
The waterfall of saliva ceased to flow from the small Digimon's jaws. " You're no fun at all you know that?" Without another word, the pair exited through the door Domino came in threw and entered the halls of the Team Rocket secret base.
" Freeze!" three Rocket Grunts were already waiting for them, armed with what appeared to be high-tech rifles. " You're not going anywhere." Their leader snarled. Mewtwo didn't reply. Instead, his intimidating and haunting eyes became even more fearsome when they began to glow and ominous blue. Instinctively, the three grunts knew it meant trouble and pulled the triggers. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The explosions weren't the rifles firing however, they were the rifles themselves exploding due to the pressure applied by Mewtwo's own powers. The Poke`mon's psychic Barrier protected him and his Digimon ally even more until the blinding, choking smoke cleared; the Rockets were gone. Retreated no doubt in fear and so the two took off running down the halls once more.
" I(pant) don't(pant) get it." Black Agumon huffed. " You're psychic, so why don't you just teleport us out of here?"
I'm not sure where we are and so I cannot determine the range of my powers. Besides, you already know that my powers won't work on you.
" I guess I forgot that part." Finding no doors leading to the outside, they proceeded up the stares where a new challenge awaited them.
" Zaaam."
" Choke!"
" Ma!"
" REEEOORRRR!!" An Alakazam whose powers rivaled Mewtwo's was accompanied by a pair of fearsome Machoke who in turn, were backed by an extremely large and vicious looking Tyranitar, their evil trainers behind them laughing. Not a welcoming sight indeed.
Mewtwo let his powers flow from him. It would be a tough battle against the four, but he should triumph; but Black Agumon stepped in his path. " You took care of the guys with guns. Let me handle this." he grinned. Seeing this little black lizard charge forward to face them nearly made the intimidating team collapse with laughter. A big mistake. " Claw Attack!!!!" SLASH! Alakazam was sent flying off to the side, three deep claw marks shone red across its chest. SLASH! The pair of Machoke splattered against the was like rag dolls; their flesh terribly torn and scraped. CHOMP! Black Agumon's teeth missed Tyranitar by mere centimeters, but the force of the mighty jaws clamping shut was enough to throw the massive creature back anyway. Their Poke`mon horribly beaten, the Rockets took off running, but the didn't get far. " Pepper Blaster!" WHUMPH! WHUMPH! WHUMPH! WHUMPH! The trainers instantly burst into flames, causing them to only run faster away, desperate to save themselves.
Impressive. Not as intimidating as your other form but impressive none the less.
" Attention, the Game Corner has recently received a new rare Poke`mon for prizes." The manager of the popular Celadon gambling establishment announced " Now for only 10,000 coins, you can walk home with your very own Porygon2! There is only one in stock so you better get playing!" There was many a hush whisper followed by a stampede of gamblers to the front desk, eager to buy more coins and increase their chances. BOOM! The sudden explosion off to their left blinded the entire room's occupants, giving Black Agumon and Mewtwo enough time to flee out of the secret poster door.
Hurry! We must leave this place!
" Wait, I sense that another Digimon is close by."
Another of your kind, are you sure? Black Agumon didn't answer. Through the debree, his extra-keen vision already made out the shape of the Digimon who struggled to escape from its cage.
What luck! He thought. Just the Digimon I need to get back to the Digital World. Since the cage was fairly small, Black Agumon grabbed it, and tore out the room to catch up with Mewtwo. With the exception of the panicked shouts behind him, the street was dark at night and the twinkling stars proved to be the only source of light. " Mewtwo? Mewtwo where are you?" he whispered.
Up here. came a telepathic answer from the roof. Soon the Digimon scrambled up the side of the building to meet him. Instantly Mewtwo eyed the small creature in the cage. Why have you stolen a Porygon2?
" Porygon2?" Black Agumon gazed down at the trembling creature. " This is BetaPolymon, an Ultimate level Data type Digimon.
" Pory! Pory!" The strange thing cried.
He says he doesn't know what you're talking about.
Snarling, the Rookie locked eyes with Porygon2 as if it were a suspect under interrogation. " Perhaps I should inform you that I was once Black WarGreymon. You should know that though I am in a weaker state, I am still far more powerful than you and I still keep my no mercy policy."
" Please don't hurt me." the creature whimpered. Mewtwo's eyes widened in amazement.
" What you call Porygon and Porygon2, are actually the Digimon, Polymon and BetaPolymon that were created in this reality." Black Agumon explained. " They may be from your world but since they are composed of computer data, they are rightfully Digimon."
Do you mean all Digimon are artificial?
BetaPolymon forced a laugh. " Not exactly. Most are, but Black Agumon here, wasn't. He was created from a hundred powerful control spires in the image of WarGreymon. Black Agumon here is truly artificial. If anything, he would be to Digimon what you would be to Poke`mon Mewtwo." A snarl from the dark Rookie silenced the insolent BetaPolymon.
" Enough about me. BetaPolymon, I need you to open a Digi-port."
What is a Digi-port? Mewtwo asked, intrigued. Of course, his mind really didn't need the extra information; it was already racing a million miles a second. So that is what my dream meant? Black WarGreymon was me in my dreams because in a sense, we are the same. Both extraordinarily powerful and yet different from the world in which we were artificially created into.
" A way home for me. I nearly tore the Digital World apart to find my purpose, and even battled my way through WarGreymon in the process. When those methods proved useless, I sacrificed my life to protect the Digital World from total annihilation. Then I was reconfigured and left for this place hoping to resume my quest and find my purpose in life. My meaning. I guess I picked the wrong place to look." A moment later, the frightened BetaPolymon generated the swirling vortex that led into a mystical land whose likes Mewtwo had never witnessed before. Just as Black Agumon was about to step through, Mewtwo stopped him.
Black Agumon, wait! I can now give him the answer he asked for in my dreams. Perhaps your coming here is not in vain. Long ago, after I turned against the humans we have escaped from, I became convinced that I would never coincide with other Poke`mon. I created clones to populate the world after I would destroy it, and pitted those clones against their originals. Then, I too faced my predecessor; Mew. The final blasts we launched at each other would have been the end for us both, but a boy stepped in the path of our attacks. He sacrificed himself for both natural and cloned Poke`mon. It was then I learned that our form of births are irrelevant. He taught me there is no shame in our past if we had no control over it. It is what we do with our lives that matter.
For a moment, Black Agumon just stared; perplexed. " Mewtwo, that is the corniest lesson I've ever heard of; yet it may be just what I'm looking for." Satisfied, Mewtwo smiled thinly. " Goodbye and thank you." A moment after stepping through, the Digi-port closed, leaving Mewtwo alone once again. Well, not entirely alone.
" so where are you off to now?" BetaPolymon asked.
I'm not sure.
" Well then you won't mind if I tag along."
Back Within the base of Team Rocket
Giovanni stumbled through the wreckage. Anything that was not already in shambles was the target of his now unstoppable rage. Blast those two freaks! They'll pay for this dearly. VWOOP! VWOOP! " What is it?!" He snarled, answering his cell phone.
" Sir, 009 reporting; though Black Agumon has vanished from our monitors, the tracking device we hid on Mewtwo is reading clearly. Shall we pursue him?"
" No. Leave that monster alone. In a few months, I will have all I need to get my money's worth of revenge."