Reflecting Shadows: Black WarGreymon vs. Mewtwo

The Birth of Wraithmon

By D1

Oof! BOOM. With the greatest ease Team Rocket's latest monstrosity tossed Mewtwo's damaged body into the ground. At once the injured fighter used his Recover to heel himself; but each time it was getting less effective. Many of Mewtwo's wounds would take more than just psychic energy to heal. They would need time; something he didn't have. On the other hand, Giovanni's cyborg seemed to be getting stronger by the moment.

CLANK CLANK! The heavy mechanical footsteps of his foe drew near as it began to search for him. FWOOM, POW! Leaping into the air, Mewtwo dove at his enemy and delivered a psychic-powered punch directly to its head. But the new assault didn't even seem to faze the mindless beast and it instantly fired a Psybeam in retaliation; Mewtwo teleported to the side to safety just in time. Harnessing his own immense psychic energy, he focussed it the best he could and let it tear towards the cyborg. The attack hit home and sent the thing flying through the air, but this small victory was short-lived. Though some of the blast had made it past its armor infused with Black WarGreymon's data, the thing; being part Mewtwo, could easily heal itself.

As the battle continued, so did Giovanni's evil taunts. " You do realize that you're being toyed with don't you? Now that I have my cyborg you are completely useless to me and will be destroyed at my leisure. Face it Mewtwo." Giovanni said. " You're outmatched. My creation will come back no matter what you throw at it. You can't possibly keep up this game of cat and mouse forever."

No I can't. he admitted to his mortal enemy. But when I am destroyed, I will make sure that this abomination goes first! In a flash, Mewtwo teleported to the side of his enemy and attempted to use Mega Punch; but his opponent proved to be just as fast; if not faster. The cyborg's mace-like clubbed tail hit Mewtwo in his side, swatting him like a bug. Aargh! But Mewtwo still wouldn't give up; even his cry of pain was short as his iris illuminated blue energy that seized the cyborg, stopping it in its tracks and began to life it off the ground. But the monster's eyes lit with its own green force that easily cancelled out that of its prey. Not only that, but its enhanced powers allowed it to pick him up and tossed the Poke`mon like a rag doll. Mewtwo fought to orient himself, a task that should have been easy; but the damage done to his body was also taking a toll on his concentration. Refusing to give up, Mewtwo pushed himself harder. His opponent charged him as nothing more than a silver/green blur; but Mewtwo had already begun a counter-attack with a hailstorm of Shadowballs. Not even the half-flesh/half steel terror could take such a pounding and Giovanni was forced to give an order to raise a psychic Barrier in defense.

This was the moment Mewtwo had been saving up for. In a split-second he was in close with his foe and began to pound it as quickly and as mercilessly as a Hitmonchan; something he picked up from battling with Black WarGreymon. But Mewtwo was much was faster of course, so fast that he kept an average of fort punches a second. Every second or so he would spin and Tail-whip the creature; hoping to lower its defense. Finally, Mewtwo ended his assault with a direct Dynamic Punch! It was a valiant effort but still the mechanical armor protected the beast. Now it began to attack in the same fashion that Mewtwo just had; only with much more power and greater speed to that it struck roughly fifty times a second. To make matters worse, Mewtwo didn't have any armor of his own. He did however, have a plan; something that this cyborg lacked.

Utilizing the same technique when fighting Black WarGreymon, Mewtwo had focussed on using Rage the whole time and now, though his body was severely damaged and bleeding, it was surging with unimaginable power. He waited until he was a mere jab away from death before making his move. Mewtwo needed all the energy he could get. Right before the killing blow, he teleported away and was now above the Team Rocket monster. With a wave of his three-fingered hand, an immensely powerful wave of pure psychic energy was unleashed.

Giovanni sneered. " Use Counter!" he commanded. As strong as it was, the psychic energy was easily sent flying back towards Mewtwo; a dangerous mistake. Counter would turn the attack against its user twice as strong as before; and everyone knew it. What they didn't know was that this was what Mewtwo had planned.

Focussing like never before, he performed his own Counter on the approaching attack and it again went shooting towards the cyborg yet again. All who witnessed the spectacle were stunned. No Poke`mon had ever used Counter on an already Countered attack, it was unheard of! There wasn't a creature powerful enough to make that attempt; Except for Mewtwo! Giovanni realized. Of course, it meant that his creation could also do it; but the realization came too late and the attack finally hit its target…at four times its original power! But things weren't over yet. As the cyborg was sent crashing into the ground with an exploding flash, Mewtwo performed what he hoped, would be the killing blow. For his final assault, a devastating Hyper Beam flew from his hands. The ray was a beautiful as it was deadly; glowing with all the colors of the rainbow and more. Mewtwo then landed, and collapsed. All of his fighting energy had been drained and it would take him a moment to regain it. He would finish Giovanni and Team Rocket off later; but for now, at least he could begin to Recover.

CLAP CLAP CLAP. The gut-wrenching sound of Giovanni's applause was unnerving. Mewtwo shot him a glare that meant death for the man. I shouldn't have spared you from Black WarGreymon.

" That was the most impressive display of skill I have ever seen Mewtwo." The man complemented with only the utmost evil in his voice. " You actually taught me that a clever wit can triumph over brute force. I should have left some of that poor creature's free will intact. Still, my new pet has a few tricks left up its sleeve." As if on cue, the monster arose from the debris, more dangerous than ever. " Well, looks like my cyborg can heal faster than you ever could." Desperately Mewtwo tried to stall the creature and trap it within a Firespin, but his strength was too severely drained and an Ember was barely produced. His life energy was gone; he didn't need the burning pain inside to inform him that he was dying. " You're finished!" Giovanni laughed turning to his sinister creation; " Your opponent can no longer maintain a fight effort, so finish him now with Psywave." As flames would consume dry would so did rippling green energies envelop the cyborg. A moment later those energies surged forth aimed at the humbled super-clone.

" Dragon Crusher!" faster than an eye could blink; Black WarGreymon appeared and neutralized the attack with a swipe of dark fire energy that went on to strike the Team Rocket monster, sending the creature stumbling back. " So this is the next contender I face, pathetic."

Giovanni answered with a silent grin.

Do not be fooled by its appearance. Mewtwo warned as his breath became shorter by the moment. It is more powerful than you and I put together.

" You should listen to your friend Black WarGreymon; or would you rather share his fate? I'm sure that you are already aware that this beautiful creature is the perfect fusion of data and DNA, from the two of you of course. And it will only obey me, mindlessly fighting you to the death the instant I give it the command."

There is no beauty in that monster; only death and destruction. The dying Poke`mon clone wheezed. It is foreign object that spells doom for us all.

" Well then," Black WarGreymon snarled fiercely " foreign objects must be destroyed!!!" In a flash he leapt for his enemy, which mindlessly rushed to meet him. FWOOSH FWOOSH FWOOSH! His Dramon Destroyers were a blur as he relentlessly jabbed at his foe's metallic head. But the being proved swifter than even him and after dodging the initial strikes, caught Black WarGreymon in the stomach. Though the armor protected his body, Black WarGreymon still felt the force from such a powerful blow and was momentarily stunned. Without hesitating, the cyborg swung around and struck Black WarGreymon's face with his spiked Iron Tail, knocking him to the ground, body fluids and data began to flow from Black WarGreymon's face; the cyborg had drawn first blood. But the Digimon was far from being defeated. As the technological terror was about to stomp him with iron talons, he rolled away in the nick of time. Reaching out with his five-fingered claws, Black WarGreymon grabbed the monstrosity's foot and lifted it off its feet. WHAM! After raising the thing above his head, Black WarGreymon slammed it mercilessly against the dirt. WHAM! Again. WHAM! Again. WHAM! And again before tossing the battered thing into the air. But even with all the punishment that the dragon warrior had unleashed, the cyborg didn't even appear to be dazed.

Giovanni removed its ability to feel the pain and suffering of others; perhaps he took away the ability for it to feel its own as well. Mewtwo though as he slowly attempted to Recover; but whether it was internal bleeding, or just instinct, something told him that he had taxed himself to limits beyond the help of his powers.

" Recover and use Shadowball." Giovanni said lazily.

" Dragon Crusher!" Black WarGreymon roared; his fiery claws reduced the ghostly energy ball to nothing and then sent crimson flames hurtling towards his opponent.

" Barrier." Soullessly obeying, the abomination summoned its psychic energy shield, which withstood Black WarGreymon's assault without trouble; but the Digimon wasn't through yet.

" Mega-ton Punch!" KA-BOOM! An explosive force from that one punch shattered the already weakened bubble and sent the creature sprawling. It was time to press his advantage further. " Dragon Crusher!" With its swift reflexes, the cyborg had already returned to a defensive position to meet this new attack, but Black WarGreymon did something new this time. Instead of slashing his claws downward to create a falling curtain of flames, he swiped towards the heavens; causing a pillar of fire to spring up directly underneath his foe. The plan worked perfectly and the abomination was sent hurtling into the air. Timing himself just right, Black WarGreymon leapt into the sky after it and began to bore into the creature's armor with his Black Tornado; his combo was finished with a swift and simple kick that sent the beast spiraling towards the ground, but despite its recent beating, the cyborg still functioned perfectly.

Somersaulting, it landed neatly on its feet, it charged up with green psychic energy and pushed off the ground, and hurtled towards Black WarGreymon like an emerald missile; moving at such speeds that the dragon warrior didn't even have enough time to fend off or dodge. It collided with him with such force, that anything else would have probably been killed; although Black WarGreymon wasn't too far from death. Whipping around, the beast struck out again with its mace-like tail and swatted Black WarGreymon so easily as a racket might hit a tennisball.

But an instant before he plummeted, the digital fighter grabbed a hold of his opponent's tail and dragged the thing down with him. Just as he was about to strike the ground, Black WarGreymon brought the cyborg in front of him as a shield and flew forcefully downward to increase his speed. The end result was Giovanni's monster pile-driven into the ground at Mach 6; the shockwave was immense and bystanders everywhere were thrown into the air. As badly wounded as he was from the recoil, Black WarGreymon found enough will within him to fly up and finish it. " Terra-Destroyer!" To make things complete, Black WarGreymon brought his strongest attack down upon the creature, a fiery ball of power the size of a four-story building; the explosion could be seen for miles from the citizens of Cerulean City, who were just beginning to wake from their sleep.

To both Mewtwo and Black WarGreymon's horror however, the monster easily rose out of the 100-yard crater. It was clear that Black WarGreymon's finishing move had indeed damaged it greatly; but already it was automatically healing itself.

" Excellent. Watch closely Black WarGreymon; this creature is the first of a new species, we've taught it abilities you and Mewtwo could only hope to imagine. Now my pet, show them the searing pain of your Inferno Cutter!" At once a new attack was unleashed, one the likes of which neither Poke`mon or Digimon have ever witnessed before. Opening its right claw, the monstrosity unleashed a powerful crimson flame-thrower that towered three meters in the air. Then, the claws began to close again; slowly focussing and harnessing the incredible mountain of flames until it couldn't have been more than a centimeter in diameter, forming a lethal blood-red blade of pure intensified fire. " Now attack!" Twirling the deadly weapon as lightly as a baton, the abomination charged and took a clean swipe at Black WarGreymon. The dragon warrior tried his best to counter it with his Dragon Crusher but the intense blade easily cut through the wave of fire…and his arm.

" RRREEEEEAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!" Black WarGreymon's cry of pain was the most intense sound to ever penetrate the ears of all who heard it. Half of his right arm was completely severed, Dramon Destroyer and all. The limb immediately shattered into data when it hit the ground; that same data now hovered in the air as a dark mist. The wound, an almost unrecognizable stump, continued to gush Black WarGreymon's shadow colored blood and data.

" Ahahahahaha!" there was madness in Giovanni's once placid eyes. The sinister calm ruthlessness he almost always held was completely gone, replaced by the actions of a bloodthirsty lunatic. He was the only true monster there; feeding off the ecstasy he felt from the destruction of his enemies. But despite the sudden change to his true nature, he was still far more evil than he appeared to be. " I imagine that this must be a new and far more painful experience to you Black WarGreymon; that is why you shall live to experience it until I decide so. In the meantime, I think I'll have my creation give Mewtwo the painful, agonizing end he deserves. Alright, drive your Inferno Cutter through Mewtwo's head and cut his brain clean in two!"

" NOOOO!!" Black WarGreymon cried, but the cyborg was already charging, a moment later it thrust its blade as a dark knight would his lance; still dying and helpless, Mewtwo closed his eyes and waited. FSSSHHHH. His end didn't come. Bewildered, the clone opened his eyes and looked up to see Black WarGreymon blocking the attack with the shield that the Digimon wore on his back. " Get out of here!" he roared. " I can't hold it for long." It was true too. As strong as the chrome digizoid shield was, the blade of the Inferno Cutter was boring deeper through it with each passing moment.

I couldn't even if I wanted to; but I have a better idea. Mewtwo grinned weakly in private conversation with his ally. Can you defend me for a few more moments?

" Yes but you'd better hurry!"

Then Mewtwo switched over and broadcasted his psychic powers for all to here; especially Giovanni. You said that this creature would follow no one else, completely obedient to you. A good strategy, but you have forgotten the one cowardly thing you do best; protecting yourself.

A slight glimmer of fear and curiosity crossed Giovanni's deranged face. " What are you talking about?!" he demanded.

Black WarGreymon and I will never survive with the wounds we bear; but we will stop the menace that you have unleashed! In a moment, I shall Self-Destruct, with Black WarGreymon protecting me, your monster will never kill me in time. However, the blast I create will decimate the surrounding area within a two-mile radius. I'm sure your beast will no doubt survive, but you won't. Not even it can protect you from the blast and with you gone, the creature will be useless and no longer a threat.

With his apparent end mere seconds away, Giovanni thought as quickly as his brilliant but evil mind could. " Black WarGreymon must be weak enough by now, fire a Hyper-beam directly through him and into Mewtwo!" he ranted. The cyborg's reactions to his master's commands was instantaneous; and the result couldn't have proven Giovanni more right.

" AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!" The ray of deadly multi-colored energy tore through what earthly remains Black WarGreymon had and collided with Mewtwo just as he allowed every molecule in his body to burst. Still, though the two great allies were as good as dead, the strange energies unleashed from their dying bodies swirled together and blended with the additional foreign powers of the Hyper-beam and caused a reaction that not even Mewtwo's psychic abilities could have predicted.

Biomerge

Digivolution_

" Black WarGreymon biomerge to…Wraithmon!" The resulting creature couldn't have been more stunning. Seven ft. tall, it possessed the same basic body outline as Mewtwo had, but the skin was now blackened from the data of Black WarGreymon. From the three bulbous fingers on each hand grew two-ft. claws, the hand itself was encased in a protective silver gauntlet resembling the design of a Flamedramon's. The shoulders and torso of this new being was also protected in sleek, silver armor. From Mewtwo's soft two-toed feet came a pair of armor-clad saurian talons; the tail grew in length while the lobe at the end opened up and out grew a razor-sharp scythe blade. Finally, the noble and intimidating helmet that always adorned Black WarGreymon's scalp served to be the perfect mask, hiding the new Mega's true face while at the same time, protecting his skull.

Finally. Giovanni thought, Mewtwo and Black WarGreymon are gone, now nothing will be powerful enough to stand in my way. But as the dust and ash settled, the black outline of a totally new form came into view. In its right claw, it held the left over energies of the Hyper-beam, now intensely concentrated into a baseball-sized, rainbow-hued sphere. Giovanni was now all too aware that something had gone terribly wrong…in his case, for the worse. Still, he retained enough wits to know that he had to make the first move. " Don't just stand there, attack!" he shouted to his pet. FWOOM! But before the cyborg could even move a muscle, the new foe lashed out with the energy ball in his hand; the energy of the orb struck Giovanni's monster with full force and sent it careening backwards. But it didn't last for long; regaining its senses, the cyborg charged; and Wraithmon rushed to meet it. The two fusions of flesh and data collided with an exploding force and were apparently, equally matched as they grappled for supremacy. As before, the cyborg lashed out with it's mace-like Iron Tail; but this time it proved futile. Though the strike moved faster than a bolt of lightning, Wraithmon effortlessly parried the blow with his tail blade. Then, with a simple twitch, the ironclad mace was cleanly severed from the monstrosity's body; leaving no more than a bloody stump.

Even with its disability to feel pain, the beast was no less greatly affected by the new handicap. Partially from the loosing of so much blood, but also because it had relied on its tail to balance out its massive iron body. With the monster temporarily stumbling, Wraithmon grabbed it with his fearsome long claws and hurled it into a quarry of boulders.

Damn that thing whatever it is! Giovanni thought. Even with my cyborg's advanced healing abilities, a wound such as that is impossible to regenerate. No matter; if it can't fight on the ground, I'll have it go where balance isn't required. " Take this battle to the air and hit that freak with a barrage of Shadowballs!" But as the deadly rain of ghostly energy came down upon Wraithmon, he effortlessly soared towards his foe and with fluid grace, dodged every one of the Shadowballs sent his way. " Attack with Inferno Cutter!" Giovanni cried, panic rising in his veins.

" Not this time." Wraithmon snarled with two voices at once. He waved his claws and the instant the flaming blade struck him; it dissolved and blew out like a candle in the wind. Now punches and kicks began to fly faster than a hailstorm and the combatants were a mere blur as they continued to race around and assault each other's open spots and block each other's blows. CLANG! KA-POW! Then, with a fair, well aimed blow, the metallic beast of Team Rocket landed a gruesome Dynamic Punch to Wraithmon's head, putting a dent in even his armor; before nailing him in the chest with a devastating Mega Kick. But just as quickly as the tide of the battle turned, the winds of war once again blew in a different direction. As Wraithmon fell, the beast shot after him, in an attempt to slam him even harder into the ground. But with amazing reflexes and precision, Wraithmon caught it by its arms and the two began to grapple in free-fall. Suddenly though, the biomerged Black WarGreymon and Mewtwo snapped his head forward, allowing the katana-like horn on his snout to cut completely and cleanly through his opponent's left arm and tore it away. A strange crimson-black liquid began to gush from the wound; a mixture of hydraulic fluid and blood. Thinking forcefully with his telekinetic powers, Wraithmon then used Psychic to slam the wounded cyborg into the ground; a hundred yards below. " Avenger Flame!" With unimaginable power, Wraithmon proceeded to hurl a great pillar of blue fire downwards; but instead of launching the blast at the monstrosity that Team Rocket created, he sent it flying in the direction of its creators. Giovanni and what was left of his elite forces ran for cover as the intense energy exploded in their midst. His chopper, along with many of the lesser agents, were incinerated in the blast. When he was sure that the worst was over, the evil man lifted his head to look around; only to find Wraithmon standing directly in front of his face, glaring down at him.

" Why-you!" words could not possibly describe the uncontrollable rage that Giovanni felt. The rage intensified when Wraithmon began to give him commands.

" Silence you!" he thundered. " Your monster is beaten, and your minions have either been dispersed or destroyed. You have lost; accept it."

The shear ferocity of his voice was so intimidating, the leader of Team Rocket could barely find enough words to say, " W-who are you?" and even then his voice was broken and fearful.

Wraithmon glared at him with golden glowing eyes so bright, the pupils weren't even visible. " Black WarGreymon, Mewtwo, I am them both; Wraithmon! The only being who could, and has, finally ended your terrible reign of evil." As Wraithmon spoke, Giovanni noticed out of the corner of his eye, his cyborg wearily rise from the dust. Out of madness, the deranged man decided to continue the fight; no matter how grave his odds were. Something he had conveniently forgot to mention was that his creation was also linked to him telekinetically. He really didn't need to shout commands, for thinking them was just as effective.

Blast Wraithmon with Psywave! He though viciously to his pet. At once the creature responded and sent a rippling burst of green energy at the unsuspecting Wraithmon.

" What the-" WHUMPH! Wraithmon only has a moment to realize that he was still being attacked; there wasn't enough time to dodge or block. The force of the bow surprised and stunned him, causing Wraithmon to loose his grip on Giovanni and crash to the ground. " Oooooooohhhh" he groaned; grogginess in his voice.

" Hurry! While he's still down, use your Psychic on him at full force on him!" he pointed at Wraithmon. " Don't hold back!" All at once the earth beneath the Digimon's feet began to quake and shatter. As accurate as his monster's aim was, Giovanni scrambled for safety being that its full power was unimaginably strong and never tested. Unable to take such pressure from the unseen telekinetic ability, the ground began to buckle and crumble; while enormous chunks of it was thrown through the air as the cyborg directed all the mental energy it had on a single target. But despite all of this, Wraithmon seemed only the least affected. The crushing pressure he felt was powerful enough to turn a Steelix into an aluminum can, but still, despite the force, Wraithmon slowly struggled to his feet and raised his claws to perform his own Psychic. But this time, instead of sending concentrated pressure to throw the monster back, he used his telekinetic ability as a tractor beam and draw the abomination in! Even if it wanted to escape the pull, the cyborg was outmatched in power; not that it had the will to save itself anyway. Instead, it continued its steady, Psychic assault; which by now was futile. With incredible speed the beast was pulled into Wraithmon's claw, the same way a fish might be reeled into a boat. Keeping his foe suspended with his powers, Wraithmon pulled back his right fist, and delivered the most devastating of punches strait to the creature's face, tearing half of the helmet armor away and revealing a maze of circuitry underneath. This was the power that Wraithmon possessed. And he used it with all the merciless savagery of Black WarGreymon, along with the cool and calm cunning intelligence of Mewtwo. The force of the blow had sent the monster flying, but Wraithmon maintained his steady mental hold and through it in another direction; strait into, and through the side of the Rock Tunnel. To finish his deadly beating, Wraithmon once again pulled the battered creature in as if it were a yo-yo, before once again sending it flying and crashing in another direction. The thing once again subdued, Wraithmon turned his attention back towards Giovanni.

" FOOL! Can you not accept defeat!? No, of course you can't; it is against your stubborn human nature. You will never let any lifeform rest until your will has been carried out and for that, I cannot allow you to remain unharmed!" Knowing that he was about to be greatly wounded, perhaps even killed, the Boss turned and ran for cover in the forests; but it was too late and too useless to escape the wrath of Wraithmon. A moment later, he felt his entire body seize up, frozen in place by unimaginable psychic powers. " You want to leave? Fine. Let me send you on your way!" With uncontrolled force, Wraithmon through Giovanni into the trees, sending the evil man crashing into and slamming against every one in his path. The crunch of human bones was sickening even to Wraithmon's own ears; but it had to be done. He didn't kill Giovanni though, no, Wraithmon still had mercy in his heart; but he made sure that the leader of Team Rocket wouldn't pose a threat for a very long time.

Somewhere deep in the woods however, Giovanni lied; awake even despite the beating he had just taken. Every bone sent red-hot bolts of pain through his body; since they were all shattered. But still, it may have been the pain of bleeding in a dozen areas, or it may have been the rage; nevertheless, he remained conscious and sent once last command to his battered cyborg. Find me. Take me back to the Gym! Suddenly a shockwave of intense pain tore through his skull, so torturous, it felt as if his brain was being torn in half.

" No. The humans will find you; but your creature will never be seen again." the Wraithmon answered; his mind probe had proven to be quite useful. After that, Giovanni finally past out and Wraithmon could finish more important matters. Though he had detected and intercepted Giovanni's thoughts, enough had managed to get through and the creature was on the move, bleeding and leaking from dozens of wounds. Wraithmon couldn't last for long; his body was beginning to separate back into Black WarGreymon and Mewtwo, but while he still had the power, was going to make sure that the poor mindless beast was put out of its misery. " Terra Shadow!" Focussing all his strength, Wraithmon concentrated and combined all the powers he had inherited from the biomerge, forming a mammoth energyball of both Mewtwo, and Black WarGreymon's powers. FWSHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!! The explosion lit up the early morning sky from all around. Instantly the police, the fire department, the paramedics, and of course the news reporters rushed to the scene.

Later, they found the surviving Team Rocket members and placed them under arrest. Also found was Giovanni's comatose body, barely alive and in critical condition; but he would pull through not that he, or any of his men, would remember the incident again anyway. What wasn't found was a trace that the entire area had been a battle ground to the death for titans of unbelievable power; especially since the cyborg's remains had been completely incinerated in the blast, ending the life of a poor creature; stripped of its own will to serve. Finally, it was given rest. So in a more sympathetic sense, maybe it was more cremated than incinerated.

As for Wraithmon, he flew into the depths of Rock Tunnel and split back into Black WarGreymon and Mewtwo, through the process of biomerging, their bodies somehow recovered enough for them to keep their lives; but they were still very weak from the exhausting battle. They recovered and rested for a few hours, watched over by their friend BetaPolymon, before finally setting out to make sure that the Rockets would never create such a thing again. It was a fairly simple process really. Crashing into the secret headquarters a Viridian Gym, Black WarGreymon promptly proceeded to destroy the entire hidden facility and all data and information pertaining to their existence; including the tissue samples. BetaPolymon searched the entire organization's data banks just in case other facilities had to be destroyed as well. Finally, Mewtwo erased themselves from the memories of the agents, scientists, and even the Poke`mon; now the survivors believed that the destruction on their base was all due to a combustion accident.

All their work had caused the day to pass fairly quickly and Black WarGreymon and Mewtwo found themselves standing on a cliff, slowly watching the golden sun disappear into the sea. Their last worries of Team Rocket sank below the crashing waves with it. An exhausted BetaPolymon lay sleeping a ways off under some trees.

As the last rays of light left the sky, Mewtwo turned to his digital ally. I want to thank you for coming back to fight. This world would have been lost without your help.

" Well I wouldn't have defeated that thing alone either; only together was it possible. Besides, I should be thanking you." He grinned. " The Digital World was meaningless without any challenges. So, what will you do now?"

I shall continue to watch over this land; to guard it from any other threats to life when they reveal themselves. And you?

" I will have to return home; there are a few unfinished battles I must attend to."

Good luck Black WarGreymon. Mewtwo said. But before you leave, request one more thing.

The Digimon cocked an eyebrow in curiosity.

Dawn, an unknown secluded area at the base of Mt. Silver

Fully rested, the two combatants glared at each other from opposite ends of a 100-yard battlefield while an anxious BetaPolymon watched from the side.

We never really did finish our first battle. I think we've postponed that long enough. Mewtwo grinned.

" You and me, one against one; no interruptions and no holding back. I wouldn't have it any other way." Black WarGreymon answered.

No signal was given, it wasn't needed. Sensing their opponent's readiness, Black WarGreymon and Mewtwo leapt towards each other. One with cunning speed and endless flexibility; the other with an unstoppable killer instinct and relentless power. Who was the victor of this battle you ask? Well, that's only for them, and them alone to know.

The End