"Chapter 11-Showdown"
Mewtwo took his place at one end of the battle arena and the three Legendary Pokémon, Ho-oh, Lugia, and Rayquaza, took their spots at the other end. Everyone else gathered along the sides of the floor to watch.
"This will be a 1 vs. 3 Pokémon battle," Alpha announced. "Mewtwo vs. my three generals. Since I'm in a generous mood today, I'll cut you humans a deal. If your defender, Mewtwo, is somehow able to win, I will leave this planet, never to return."
"And if I lose?" Mewtwo asked.
"Well, let's just say this planet will be in for some major changes."
Ash knew this was their one and only chance. Mewtwo had to win, for everyone's sake.
"Pokémon ready?" Alpha asked. "Let the battle commence."
Mewtwo floated up into the air, motioning for the others to join him for an aerial showdown. He knew they were all flying Pokémon, but he felt he could navigate the air just as well as them.
"Let's do this, boys," Mewtwo said.
Ho-oh, Lugia, and Rayquaza immediately flew right at Mewtwo, who quickly teleported out of the way. The three Pokémon quickly turned around to find Mewtwo. When he reappeared, Ho-oh launched a blaze of fire at Mewtwo. Mewtwo raised a shield to block the attack. When he dropped it to attack, he was quickly rammed into by Lugia, an attack which sent him spinning. Before he even had time to recover, Rayquaza smashed into him as well, sending Mewtwo flying towards the ground. Alpha chuckled watching this impressive display from his Pokémon. Just before crashing Mewtwo, regained his composure and rose back into the air to fight again.
"You're good," Mewtwo said, "but I can't lose. I won't lose."
Mewtwo fired his Shadow Ball attack at each one, striking the Legendary Pokémon dead-on. They reeled back in pain as Mewtwo charged at them. He held up his hand, moving Rayquaza around like a ragdoll. Before he could make his move, he was blindsided by a sneak attack from Lugia. Mewtwo shook it off just in time to see Ho-oh's Fire Blast coming straight for him. He spun out the way and saw Rayquaza coming back from his left. He dodged but was clipped by Ho-oh's wings.
"This isn't good," Brock said. "I don't think Mewtwo can handle all three of them at the same time."
All three Pokémon were attacking Mewtwo from all sides. He kept firing Shadow Balls at them, hurting the Legendary Pokémon, but they just kept coming. Mewtwo regained his concentration. They seemed more powerful than he expected. Perhaps being turned dark made them stronger, he thought. He knew he was better than this, though. Focussing, he channeled all the psychic energy he could find around him, forming a massive wall of psy energy. Ho-oh, Lugia, and Rayquaza tried ramming the psychic shield but were unable to penetrate it.
"Feel my power," Mewtwo shouted, unleashing a massive psychic attack on all three Pokémon. There was no where to run as the energy leveled each of them, causing them to fall into the trees below. Mewtwo breathed heavily, exhausted from using such a powerful attack.
"Blast!" Alpha said, before quickly coming up with a new plan. "Time to raise the stakes a little."
He lifted his hand, causing Raitorb to float in the air.
"What's going on?!" the alarmed Raitorb yelled.
"Come here!" Alpha shouted, pulling his former creation towards him, catching Raitorb in his hand.
"Hey, you said if Mewtwo won then you'd leave!" Misty shouted.
"I'm altering the deal," said Alpha. "I can do that, you know."
"Release that Pokémon," Mewtwo ordered.
"If you want him, come and get him!" Alpha yelled to Mewtwo.
Mewtwo flew towards Alpha at lightning speed. Just before Mewtwo could grab Alpha, he jumped up into the air above where Mewtwo landed.
"You missed," Alpha said, obviously amused.
Mewtwo fired a Shadow Ball straight up at Alpha, but he disappeared before the attack could reach him.
"Where did he go?" Mewtwo said, floating up into the air to look for him. Without warning, Alpha appeared behind Mewtwo, and with one blow knocked him hard to the earth.
"Too slow," Alpha said, tossing Raitorb up and down as he landed on the ground in front of Mewtwo.
"Put me down!" Raitorb demanded.
"Quiet, traitor," said Alpha.
"I'm getting Raitorb back," Ash said.
"No, don't do it Ash," Misty pleaded. "You'll just get hurt."
"Hey, look on the bright side; at least he can't kill me," said Ash as he raced towards Alpha.
"The more things change, the more they stay the same," Brock said.
"Oh yeah," Misty added.
"Now, what should I do with you?" Alpha said, continuing to toss around Raitorb.
"You'll let him go!" Ash shouted, throwing his body into Alpha. The force of Ash's attack sent Raitorb flying out of Alpha's hands. Alpha, not very impressed, got back to his feet and stood directly in front of him. Ash was visibly terrified, realizing what he had just done. Alpha grabbed Ash by the throat and lifted him up to Alpha's eye level.
"That was your final mistake," Alpha said.
"Put the boy down," Mewtwo said. Alpha turned around to see Mewtwo's fist colliding with his face. Ash took a tumble to the ground as he was released from Alpha's grip.
"Are you okay?" Mewtwo asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," Ash said. "I owe you one."
"Believe me, we're equal," Mewtwo said. Ash smiled until he saw Alpha just behind Mewtwo.
"Look out!" Ash shouted. Mewtwo spun around, and just as he did, Alpha hit him across the face with his staff, sending Mewtwo flying backwards. Before he could get back up, Alpha put his foot down on Mewtwo's neck.
"It ends now," Alpha said, before stabbing Mewtwo in the back with his staff. Mewtwo felt unimaginable pain throughout his entire body as Alpha began to send a massive energy attack through his staff into Mewtwo. Mewtwo felt as if his body was being burned, frozen, electrocuted, you name it. It was as if the attack was every Pokémon's attacks in one, and it hurt. Mewtwo could barely stand the pain. After a few more seconds, Alpha let up, seeing that Mewtwo was obviously defeated. Ash looked on with disbelief. Misty, Brock, Gary, and Tracey felt the same way.
"No," Ash said.
Alpha removed his staff from Mewtwo's back and rose into the air over his beaten opponent, laughing maniacally. Ash wondered if this was really the end. It was sure looking like it to him. He knew they would need a miracle now to beat Alpha.
Mewtwo took his place at one end of the battle arena and the three Legendary Pokémon, Ho-oh, Lugia, and Rayquaza, took their spots at the other end. Everyone else gathered along the sides of the floor to watch.
"This will be a 1 vs. 3 Pokémon battle," Alpha announced. "Mewtwo vs. my three generals. Since I'm in a generous mood today, I'll cut you humans a deal. If your defender, Mewtwo, is somehow able to win, I will leave this planet, never to return."
"And if I lose?" Mewtwo asked.
"Well, let's just say this planet will be in for some major changes."
Ash knew this was their one and only chance. Mewtwo had to win, for everyone's sake.
"Pokémon ready?" Alpha asked. "Let the battle commence."
Mewtwo floated up into the air, motioning for the others to join him for an aerial showdown. He knew they were all flying Pokémon, but he felt he could navigate the air just as well as them.
"Let's do this, boys," Mewtwo said.
Ho-oh, Lugia, and Rayquaza immediately flew right at Mewtwo, who quickly teleported out of the way. The three Pokémon quickly turned around to find Mewtwo. When he reappeared, Ho-oh launched a blaze of fire at Mewtwo. Mewtwo raised a shield to block the attack. When he dropped it to attack, he was quickly rammed into by Lugia, an attack which sent him spinning. Before he even had time to recover, Rayquaza smashed into him as well, sending Mewtwo flying towards the ground. Alpha chuckled watching this impressive display from his Pokémon. Just before crashing Mewtwo, regained his composure and rose back into the air to fight again.
"You're good," Mewtwo said, "but I can't lose. I won't lose."
Mewtwo fired his Shadow Ball attack at each one, striking the Legendary Pokémon dead-on. They reeled back in pain as Mewtwo charged at them. He held up his hand, moving Rayquaza around like a ragdoll. Before he could make his move, he was blindsided by a sneak attack from Lugia. Mewtwo shook it off just in time to see Ho-oh's Fire Blast coming straight for him. He spun out the way and saw Rayquaza coming back from his left. He dodged but was clipped by Ho-oh's wings.
"This isn't good," Brock said. "I don't think Mewtwo can handle all three of them at the same time."
All three Pokémon were attacking Mewtwo from all sides. He kept firing Shadow Balls at them, hurting the Legendary Pokémon, but they just kept coming. Mewtwo regained his concentration. They seemed more powerful than he expected. Perhaps being turned dark made them stronger, he thought. He knew he was better than this, though. Focussing, he channeled all the psychic energy he could find around him, forming a massive wall of psy energy. Ho-oh, Lugia, and Rayquaza tried ramming the psychic shield but were unable to penetrate it.
"Feel my power," Mewtwo shouted, unleashing a massive psychic attack on all three Pokémon. There was no where to run as the energy leveled each of them, causing them to fall into the trees below. Mewtwo breathed heavily, exhausted from using such a powerful attack.
"Blast!" Alpha said, before quickly coming up with a new plan. "Time to raise the stakes a little."
He lifted his hand, causing Raitorb to float in the air.
"What's going on?!" the alarmed Raitorb yelled.
"Come here!" Alpha shouted, pulling his former creation towards him, catching Raitorb in his hand.
"Hey, you said if Mewtwo won then you'd leave!" Misty shouted.
"I'm altering the deal," said Alpha. "I can do that, you know."
"Release that Pokémon," Mewtwo ordered.
"If you want him, come and get him!" Alpha yelled to Mewtwo.
Mewtwo flew towards Alpha at lightning speed. Just before Mewtwo could grab Alpha, he jumped up into the air above where Mewtwo landed.
"You missed," Alpha said, obviously amused.
Mewtwo fired a Shadow Ball straight up at Alpha, but he disappeared before the attack could reach him.
"Where did he go?" Mewtwo said, floating up into the air to look for him. Without warning, Alpha appeared behind Mewtwo, and with one blow knocked him hard to the earth.
"Too slow," Alpha said, tossing Raitorb up and down as he landed on the ground in front of Mewtwo.
"Put me down!" Raitorb demanded.
"Quiet, traitor," said Alpha.
"I'm getting Raitorb back," Ash said.
"No, don't do it Ash," Misty pleaded. "You'll just get hurt."
"Hey, look on the bright side; at least he can't kill me," said Ash as he raced towards Alpha.
"The more things change, the more they stay the same," Brock said.
"Oh yeah," Misty added.
"Now, what should I do with you?" Alpha said, continuing to toss around Raitorb.
"You'll let him go!" Ash shouted, throwing his body into Alpha. The force of Ash's attack sent Raitorb flying out of Alpha's hands. Alpha, not very impressed, got back to his feet and stood directly in front of him. Ash was visibly terrified, realizing what he had just done. Alpha grabbed Ash by the throat and lifted him up to Alpha's eye level.
"That was your final mistake," Alpha said.
"Put the boy down," Mewtwo said. Alpha turned around to see Mewtwo's fist colliding with his face. Ash took a tumble to the ground as he was released from Alpha's grip.
"Are you okay?" Mewtwo asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," Ash said. "I owe you one."
"Believe me, we're equal," Mewtwo said. Ash smiled until he saw Alpha just behind Mewtwo.
"Look out!" Ash shouted. Mewtwo spun around, and just as he did, Alpha hit him across the face with his staff, sending Mewtwo flying backwards. Before he could get back up, Alpha put his foot down on Mewtwo's neck.
"It ends now," Alpha said, before stabbing Mewtwo in the back with his staff. Mewtwo felt unimaginable pain throughout his entire body as Alpha began to send a massive energy attack through his staff into Mewtwo. Mewtwo felt as if his body was being burned, frozen, electrocuted, you name it. It was as if the attack was every Pokémon's attacks in one, and it hurt. Mewtwo could barely stand the pain. After a few more seconds, Alpha let up, seeing that Mewtwo was obviously defeated. Ash looked on with disbelief. Misty, Brock, Gary, and Tracey felt the same way.
"No," Ash said.
Alpha removed his staff from Mewtwo's back and rose into the air over his beaten opponent, laughing maniacally. Ash wondered if this was really the end. It was sure looking like it to him. He knew they would need a miracle now to beat Alpha.