Ash flew with top speed along the coastline. His Charizard, which carried Misty, had little trouble keeping up. "Ash! You are going to fast! Charizard can't keep up with you!", Misty yelled. Ash looked back, and saw that Charizard had indeed trouble keeping up. Ash slowed down a bit. "Sorry, but we have little time. It takes a while before we are there, and then our real task begins. But leave the fight to me, okay? I'll fight with Dark until Marone is ready. Then she can take her revenge on Dark.", Ash said. "I hope that Mew knows what he is doing. He's actually giving up his life to help another.", Misty muttered. "I think, that in the end, everybody makes a certain sacrifice. The problem is, you can never tell when.", Ash said, and with that, they continued their flight to find Dark and Mewtwo.
Dark and Mewtwo stared at eachother. Then, without warning, they began their battle. Exchanging attacks, they looked equally matched. Both fighters took hits, and both fighters had their strong attacks. After a while, it ended in a standoff. Mewtwo stared at Dark. Dark stared at Mewtwo. "Impressive, Mewtwo. Although I don't know much about you, I must say that you are stronger then I thought.", Dark said. "Thanks for the compliment. So are you. But I don't understand why you want to kill all humans. What have they done to you?", Mewtwo asked. "Don't you get it, Mewtwo? You are made by humans, and you still don't understand? I'll explain it once. Humans are weak. We are strong. And the strong will survive, and the weak will perish. Simple. And I despise humans as much as you do, you can't deny that fact.", Dark said. "I did despise them, until one boy made clear to me that it wasn't right to kill humans. So from that point on, I've lived here in peace. What's the use in killing humans anyway? If you kill one, the rest will hunt you down forever.", Mewtwo said. "The humans don't know their place in this world! They think that they are mighty and brave, but in reality they are weak and pathetic! They owe it all to Pokemon! But they won't admit that, since they think too high of themselves!", Dark yelled. "I see that talking has brought us nowhere.", Mewtwo muttered, and readied himself for round two.
Far away, in the Realm of the Saiyans, Adron and Drake continued their training. With their powers substantially increasing, their goal draws near. Only Adron needs to become stronger then a Super Saiyan. "Wow, that was quite a match, Adron. You're almost there, I can feel it.", Drake said, while he landed. Adron landed a few feet away. "You're still stronger then me, brother.", Adron said. Drake smiled. "That's true, but don't get so down. I know that you can achieve what I did. I just know it.", he said. "Hey, why don't you try it? Maybe you are ready now, who knows.", Drake suggested. "Uh, okay.", Adron said. Drake walked over to the Master, who had watched their training. "I hope that you know what you are asking of him, Drake.", the Master said. Drake looked at him, puzzled. "Why is that, Master? Are you afraid that he can't handle it?", he asked. "In fact, yes. His energy is low, very low, because of your match. Should he ascend, then there is a chance that his body cannot take the pressure.", the Master said. Drake stared at his brother, and had to admit that the Master was right. Adron was tired. "Adron, let's try that later, okay?", Drake yelled. Adron nodded. "Okay. Can we take a break now?", he asked.
Marone sat opposite of Mew. Although the power raising had started a few minutes ago, it felt like hours to Marone. Mew just sat opposite of her, with closed eyes, completely motionless. Marone, who had followed his example, tried her best to do the same. "Why has this to happen to me? First, Team Rocket kills my parents, then they kidnap me and Adron, then they make some sort of creature, which kills my brothers! It's not fair. But mark my words, Dark! Once my training is completed, I'll make you pay dearly for what you did!", she thought. Delia watched the two. "I hope that this is over soon. Ash, Misty, I hope that you can finish this.", she whispered. She walked back into the house, were she softly began to cry.
Dark readied a blast, and fired it at Mewtwo. Mewtwo teleported out of the way, and used a psychic attack to blur Dark's vision. It worked to a degree, and Dark blasted around him. Mewtwo had to drop his attack. Dark suddenly charged, grabbed Mewtwo's left arm and threw him upwards. Mewtwo tried to stop himself, but Dark smacked him down with a backhandstrike. Mewtwo smacked into the ground, but waited. Dark, as Mewtwo thought, was coming down at him. Dark readied a blast, and fired it. At the moment of impact, Mewtwo teleported away, and blasted Dark in the ground instead. Mewtwo hovered above the crater. Dark bursted out of it, and hovered in front of him. "Heh, I'm getting excited, Mewtwo.", he said, and used his recovering ability to heal himself. Mewtwo was shocked at this sight. How could he, one of the most powerful Pokemon in the world, beat this thing? "Surprised? You shouldn't be. In fact, Giovanni made me this way.", Dark explained. "I had a feeling he did, but at least now I know for sure.", Mewtwo replied, and used Recover on himself. "This fight is fruitless.", he added. Dark let out a hollow laugh. "For you, maybe.", he said. Mewtwo sighed. He knew that this wasn't going to end anytime soon.
"Okay Adron! Unleash everything!", the Master yelled. Drake stood beside him. Adron concentrated his powers, and turned Super Saiyan. "I must do this! I can do this!", he thought. His aura grew wider and wider, until it reached it's maximum. His hair waved, and stood straight up. His energy increased gradually. "Maybe he is almost there, what do you think?", Drake asked the Master. "Hmmm. He is far, but I think he isn't far enough.", the Master said. "Look at him. Do you notice something different?", he asked. Drake looked at his brother. "His body, his arms, his legs, they are all pumped up!", Drake said. "Very good. Technically he is stronger then a Super Saiyan. But his pumped up body makes it hard to move fast. Your transformation happened when you were ready. Adron isn't ready yet. But he has reached a new level of power.", the Master explained. Drake was astonished. He himself had surpassed that level without even knowing it was there. And Adron had reached that level without even knowing it himself. "That's enough, Adron! Go back to normal.", the Master said. His words snapped Drake out from his thoughts. Adron fell on his knees, exhausted. "Still not enough…", he thought, and passed out.
Ash suddenly stopped in mid-air. Charizard almost bumped into him. "Ash, what's wrong?", Misty asked. Ash looked over the ocean. "I can feel a intense battle going on. Dark and Mewtwo are fighting.", he said. "Can you tell where they are fighting?", Misty asked. Ash looked again over the ocean. "Over there. There must be an island over there.", he said. He turned to Misty. "It's no use to let them know that we are coming. If I transform now, it can end up pretty bad.", he said, and surpressed his energy to it's minimum, but still enough to fly. "Say what you want, Ash. I'm not the Super Saiyan here.", Misty said. Ash grinned. "Heh, but you certainly would be a good one if it was possible.", he said. They all laughed. Ash looked into the direction of Pallet Town. "Mew is still raising Marone's powers. According to my watch, we left there an hour ago. Still five hours to go.", he said. He looked at Misty. "No time to waste.", she said, and with that they flew off to the island were an intense battle was raging on.
Marone seemed almost asleep. "Marone, it's okay to speak, or talk, if it makes you feel better. You just have to stay still.", Mew said. Marone let out a smile. "What do you want to talk about?", she asked. "Tell me about your family, your friends, anything that you like, or dislike.", Mew answered. "Guess I'll start with my family then. But you know it isn't a happy story.", she said. "I know. Losing your parents, and then your brothers, it's hard. But you took it well, didn't you?", Mew said. "You mean Ash and Misty? Yeah, we get along very well. They're almost a new family to me.", Marone said. "So I noticed. And Ash's mother Delia has taken good care of you too.", Mew said. "Yeah. She's wonderful. She almost reminds me of my mother when I was young.", Marone said. "By the way, do you happen to know who Ash's father is?", she asked. "That's a sad story.", Mew said. "We still have five hours to go, and it fits in quite nicely with the events from the past few days.", Marone replied. Mew took a deep breath. "Okay then, here it goes. But Ash doesn't even know this himself, so please keep this a secret.", he said. "Promised.", Marone said. "Okay. Ash's father used to be a trainer like any other. Full of pride, joy, and not a care in the world. Always wanting to help other people around him. He achieved the title Pokemon Master at age 18. Then he stopped training. He still kept his Pokemon around, as pets. He eventually met Delia, and married. When he was 25, Delia gave birth to Ash. It was then that disaster struck.", Mew said. "How come? What happened?", Marone said. "Ash's father found a job at the Viridian City Police Department. He was there most of the time, but whenever he had time, he hurried to Pallet Town to check up on his wife and his son. That went on for several months. But one a day, when he was driving back to Pallet Town with is partner, they got a call. Team Rocket had broken in in the Pokemon Centre in Viridian, and every available officer had to get there. He immedialty turned around, and called home along the way, explaining the situation. When he eventually got there, the negotiations came out at nothing. A shootout followed, and Ash's dad was shot multiple times by Team Rocket. He died in the line of duty, so to speak. Sad, but its true.", Mew said. Marone didn't know what to say. "And you never told him?! How could you? He has every right to know what happened to his dad!", she said. "I know that, but you wanted to know what happened to him. I simply gave the story. And if you are wondering how I knew: I followed Team Rocket's activities around the world, so that is when I heard about his father.", Mew said. "Funny.", Marone said. "What is?", Mew asked, now confused. "That Team Rocket is always the cause of every problem.", she said. Both of them grinned, and kept silent.
Ash flew straight at the island, with Charizard right after him. The closer they got, the stronger Ash could feel the battle. Ash checked his belt. The small bottle was still there. "I'd better give Charizard a drop of this once we land. The flight must have worn him out.", he thought. The island came in view. It was a large place, almost uninhabitable. But now there was a great fight taking place. Ash could see the silhouettes of Dark and Mewtwo clash and flash around the island. "Look at that! Man, they're fast!", Ash said. Misty just gasped at the sight. They landed at the shore. Misty got off Charizard. Ash walked up to the fire dragon, and opened the bottle. "Here pal. One drop, and you're completely new!", Ash said, and gave Charizard a drop from the bottle. Almost instantly, the fire dragon was completely revitalized, and even stronger then ever. Ash tossed the bottle to Misty. "Keep it safe. We will need that later.", he said. Misty nodded, and putted the bottle in her pocket. At that moment, Dark and Mewtwo landed. They both looked at the newly arrived people. "So, you have come. I'll deal with you when I'm through with him!", Dark said. "Ash! Stay back. This is my battle for now!", Mewtwo said. Dark knew that this was his chance. Without anyone seeing it, he detached a part from his tail. This part liquefied, and crawled along the rocks over to Mewtwo. "Mewtwo, listen to me! He fights you because he needs your power!", Ash yelled. Dark's part was getting closer to Mewtwo. "What do you mean, Ash?", Mewtwo said. "He wants to absorb your powers, so that he is the strongest being on this planet!", Ash yelled back. Mewtwo didn't move a muscle when Ash said that. "Too late!", Dark yelled. The blob suddenly grew, and engulfed Mewtwo completely. "Oh no!", Misty said. "Too late…!", Ash said. Mewtwo tried to free himself, but it was useless. The blob closed around him, and as a large piece of dark jelly, it floated a little above the ground. "Yes! Now, Mewtwo, GIVE ME YOUR POWERS!", Dark screamed, and the blob moved to Dark. The blob engulfed him, and for a moment, it looked like Dark was completely liquefied. With alot of energybolts, and strange, animal-like sounds, Dark regained a new form. Very slowly, Dark's figure came visible. Everybody looked in terror. They didn't know what to do.
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With a sneak attack, Dark has finally absorbed Mewtwo into his being. And with Marone still in Pallet Town, were Mew is raising her powers, and Adron and Drake training in the Realm of the Saiyans, only Ash, Misty and their Pokemon can fight him. Can Ash find a way to defeat this new, transformed version of Dark? Or is humanity doomed forever? Or can the Pokemon help in this fight? The battle for the fate of humanity begins, in the next chapter!