Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. Or Mewtwo. *walks away grumbling about
how unfair everything is*
Chapter 6: Siege on the Team Rocket Headquarters
Mewtwo flew silently through the night air. He soon found the rebuilt Team Rocket Headquarters. This was going to be difficult. First off, he had to make sure not to harm anything, for Meowth could want anything from the Headquarters. So, Mewtwo had to be careful, giving him a disadvantage. Second, he did not wish for Team Rocket to realize that he existed, for if they did, he'd never find peace. Finally, Mewtwo feared an attack from Aijou could come at any time. With all of these handicaps, this was going to be a difficult fight indeed.
Before reaching the Headquarters, Mewtwo was surprised to see Shiawaze. The light mew was the last thing he thought he'd see. [So, you've met my twin, Aijou. He can seem cruel and heartless, but I feel there is still some good left inside of him that can be reached.]
~So, you are as naïve as the dark mew said you are. I only met him once, but he acted as though I was completely worthless. He acted as though everything is completely worthless. His form was strange, as well...do you have a second form as well?~
[Yes, I do, if you could call it that,] Shiawaze said as he changed. He became white in color, except for his ears, the tip of his tail, and a ring around the top of his head. She grew short angelic wings, as well. [This is my true form. I do not usually show it. It seems like a mew's form is determined by the life it leads, and its' feelings on that life. Therefore, Aijou's form seems evil, and his powers are dark, while mine seems pure, and my powers are light.]
~Could you teach me how to transform? I need to rescue someone from Team Rocket, and I don't want Giovanni to learn of my existence.~
[Sure. You just say this...and do this...and...Abra-Kadabra! You can turn into anything!]
Mewtwo thanked Shiawaze, then turned into a human and flew down to the front door of the Team Rocket Headquarters. He typed a few numbers on the pad, then the door opened.
~That was too easy,~ Mewtwo thought as he walked down the hallways into the room where they kept all of the pokemon. Mewtwo found another touch-pad, and pressed in the same set of keys. This time, however, nothing happened. Two Team Rocket agents, on regular guard duty, came down and tried to force Mewtwo to leave.
"We know that you aren't one of us," said the first, "but I don't think that the boss would mind as long as you didn't do anything wrong down here."
"Yeah, what he said," the second agent said, sounding rather stupid. Mewtwo suspected that he might have been paired up with the first agent to prevent him from getting into trouble, although he would have to be useful, as he was huge and muscular. Mewtwo decided that it would be best if they were knocked out. He quickly put them down with an uppercut and a flying kick. Both men hit the ground, unconscious. Mewtwo read their minds, erased their memories, then took a key from the smaller man's pocket and fit it into the Team Rocket computer. He quickly typed in the password, and freed the pokemon. He was home free, now.
Unfortunately for Mewtwo, he wasn't. Out of nowhere, a fire started to burn in the air. Mewtwo knew that Aijou had come back for his fight. Mewtwo transformed back, then told Aijou, ~I may have had to run last time, but it was only to save Miyamoto. This time, however, you will not escape.~
[I know that's a bluff,] said Aijou, his anger rising. [You had no chance to win, and you knew it. I will finish you this time.] Aijou flew upwards and created a red bubble out of dark energy. [Every power you psychics have, us dark types can use, only more powerful. And, of course, it is completely unblockable to psychic types such as you. So, which of your puny powers should I copy first? Oh, I know! I'll use a weak psychic attack, just to prove that you have no chance against me!] Mewtwo could only glare angrily at the small dark type. He just had to find a way to defeat him... ~You may have the type advantage, but that didn't matter before!~ Mewtwo yelled psychically. ~Your Faint Attack wasn't nearly enough to defeat me!~
[Oh, well, let's see how you fare against my Dark Confusion!] sneered Aijou. [Dark Confusion!] he screamed, shorting the password computer out with the sound of his voice. Mewtwo, of course, couldn't hear this; he was in too much pain from the attack to notice much else.
~What are you trying to do to me!~ he screamed. ~Are you trying to make my head explode?~ Mewtwo tried his hardest to fight the dark waves invading his mind, but his own psychic powers were helpless against the dark type. This time, he couldn't even use his Swift to defend. To Mewtwo, the pain seemed like it went on for hours, although it had only been a few minutes. Even in his compromised state, however, Mewtwo was sure that Aijou wasn't just using a type-swapped confusion. He was trying to break Mewtwo's will to fight, as Giovanni had tried to do when he came to Mt. Quena. By the time Aijou let go, Mewtwo was out of breath.
[So,] sneered the little mew. [So, you have fallen victim to my Dark Confusion. I knew you would. It is completely unblockable, and, from the look on your face, extremely painful. Just the type of attack that I love.]
~Monster,~ spoke Mewtwo in a quiet yet dangerous voice. ~You are not worthy of the name of Mew.~
[Like you are, weakling?] asked the Mew. [You are not even powerful enough to block my weakest attacks, yet you call me unworthy. You are more of a fool than I thought, clone.]
~You are no more powerful than I am, Aijou. My inability to defend myself is not attributed to power. You know that. You are the one who is a fool, and an arrogant one at that. I will defeat you, one day,~ spoke the Mewtwo, his eyes looking like fire. ~You may have the advantage now, but when I learn to fight without my psychic abilities, you will learn that being a dark type does not protect you from me.~
[Well, then, I suppose I cannot allow you to survive to fight another day, clone, if you are going to defeat me,] laughed the mew. [Although, I doubt you could learn something so impossible in a short enough time.] Aijou created a ball of dark energy on his hand, then threw it at Mewtwo. The clone dodged out of the way. [Well, you're faster than I'd expected. However, you cannot dodge these.] He created two more of the dark energy balls. [Take this!] he screamed.
Mewtwo again dodged out of the way, but just barely this time. The dark balls, however, came back to hit him again. He dodged them time after time, but they just kept coming back around. [You can't dodge forever, clone. We both know that you will tire of this soon. And, without your considerable psychic powers to help you, you will not be able to deflect them either. If these balls hit you, they will likely destroy you.] Mewtwo, however, had other ideas.
~Just because you know a few unavoidable dark attacks doesn't mean you've won, mew.~ Mewtwo kept running from the attacks, but soon found himself in a corner. This, however, proved to be a blessing in disguise. Mewtwo, who could no longer run, realized that he could still block the attacks, not with his psychic shields, but by using part of the Team Rocket Headquarters as a physical shield. He psychically broke a bar off of the cages, in which the pokemon had been held, then used it to throw the attacks back at Aijou, catching him off guard and knocking him into a wall.
~Now I know that I can use my powers to protect myself against you. You may use all of the tricks that you want, Aijou, but I will find a way to survive. Now, it is time for me to catch up with my prize,~ he said to the barely conscious mew. Mewtwo's eyes glowed blue. He picked up the two unconscious Rockets, flew outside, and then collapsed the building on Aijou. ~That should hold him off for a while,~ said Mewtwo. ~I seem to be out of trouble at last.~
"Oh no, you aren't," growled Giovanni Sakaki, leader of Team Rocket. He held an odd looking gun, which seemed to be decorated with pictures of dark type pokemon. He aimed it at Mewtwo. "I don't know who or what you are, but you must be a strong pokemon to destroy the Headquarters like that. I need strong pokemon such as you. You will come with me, and we will rule the world together, as partners."
~I will not fall for your nonsense. I've already made that mistake once; I'm not going to make it again. I wish to have no part of your scheme, human,~ growled the clone. ~Your purposes are not the same as my own. I will not follow you like a trained puppy.~
"Oh, but you will. For, you see, I watched your whole battle with Aijou on the surveillance cameras. You are weak against dark types, and my gun shoots out dark energy in its' purest form. It's more powerful than the mew, even," stated the Team Rocket leader, looking proud of his ingenuity. "If you resist, you will feel pain like you have never felt before." Mewtwo ignored him entirely, then began walking away. "I'm not bluffing," said the man, tightening the grip on the dark weapon.
~Pain as I have never felt before, eh? Well, I don't have the time or the patience for that.~ Mewtwo's eyes once again shone blue as Giovanni fell to the ground unconscious. ~You will wake up in a few minutes with no memories of Aijou or myself. Hopefully, Aijou will not find you useful. That is of little concern to me at the moment, however. I must find the one that Meowth is looking for.~ With this, the victorious clone flew off, soon catching up with the freed pokemon. Looking over this group, two pokemon in particular stood out. A pikachu and a meowth greeted Mewtwo warmly. Mewtwo recognized them as Pikachu-two and Meowth-two. With a start, Mewtwo realized that they were the ones that Meowth was looking for. He offered them a ride, then flew back to Jessie and James' log cabin to bring Meowth what he required.
"So, you succeeded in your mission. I knew you would!" said the loud- mouthed cat as he saw Mewtwo with the other two clones. "Meowth-two, I haven't seen you in a while!"
[Neither have I. Thank you for sending Mewtwo to rescue us; I don't think I could have stood another day in that horrible place!] The clone pikachu agreed.
[What will we do now, Mewtwo? Those horrible Rockets did terrible experiments on us. I fear we'll never be safe again.] said the little pikachu.
"Why don't you stay with me-owth?" asked the talking cat. "I'm sure Jessie and James wouldn't turn you over to them. You might be some use to them, worthless trainers as they are."
"Hey! That's not nice!" yelled Jessie as she hit Meowth over the head. "Take that back!"
"Well," said the talking cat, "I guess that I'll teach you to talk after all, Mewtwo," completely ignoring Jessie.
~I would be most pleased,~ said the psychic cat.
Chapter 6: Siege on the Team Rocket Headquarters
Mewtwo flew silently through the night air. He soon found the rebuilt Team Rocket Headquarters. This was going to be difficult. First off, he had to make sure not to harm anything, for Meowth could want anything from the Headquarters. So, Mewtwo had to be careful, giving him a disadvantage. Second, he did not wish for Team Rocket to realize that he existed, for if they did, he'd never find peace. Finally, Mewtwo feared an attack from Aijou could come at any time. With all of these handicaps, this was going to be a difficult fight indeed.
Before reaching the Headquarters, Mewtwo was surprised to see Shiawaze. The light mew was the last thing he thought he'd see. [So, you've met my twin, Aijou. He can seem cruel and heartless, but I feel there is still some good left inside of him that can be reached.]
~So, you are as naïve as the dark mew said you are. I only met him once, but he acted as though I was completely worthless. He acted as though everything is completely worthless. His form was strange, as well...do you have a second form as well?~
[Yes, I do, if you could call it that,] Shiawaze said as he changed. He became white in color, except for his ears, the tip of his tail, and a ring around the top of his head. She grew short angelic wings, as well. [This is my true form. I do not usually show it. It seems like a mew's form is determined by the life it leads, and its' feelings on that life. Therefore, Aijou's form seems evil, and his powers are dark, while mine seems pure, and my powers are light.]
~Could you teach me how to transform? I need to rescue someone from Team Rocket, and I don't want Giovanni to learn of my existence.~
[Sure. You just say this...and do this...and...Abra-Kadabra! You can turn into anything!]
Mewtwo thanked Shiawaze, then turned into a human and flew down to the front door of the Team Rocket Headquarters. He typed a few numbers on the pad, then the door opened.
~That was too easy,~ Mewtwo thought as he walked down the hallways into the room where they kept all of the pokemon. Mewtwo found another touch-pad, and pressed in the same set of keys. This time, however, nothing happened. Two Team Rocket agents, on regular guard duty, came down and tried to force Mewtwo to leave.
"We know that you aren't one of us," said the first, "but I don't think that the boss would mind as long as you didn't do anything wrong down here."
"Yeah, what he said," the second agent said, sounding rather stupid. Mewtwo suspected that he might have been paired up with the first agent to prevent him from getting into trouble, although he would have to be useful, as he was huge and muscular. Mewtwo decided that it would be best if they were knocked out. He quickly put them down with an uppercut and a flying kick. Both men hit the ground, unconscious. Mewtwo read their minds, erased their memories, then took a key from the smaller man's pocket and fit it into the Team Rocket computer. He quickly typed in the password, and freed the pokemon. He was home free, now.
Unfortunately for Mewtwo, he wasn't. Out of nowhere, a fire started to burn in the air. Mewtwo knew that Aijou had come back for his fight. Mewtwo transformed back, then told Aijou, ~I may have had to run last time, but it was only to save Miyamoto. This time, however, you will not escape.~
[I know that's a bluff,] said Aijou, his anger rising. [You had no chance to win, and you knew it. I will finish you this time.] Aijou flew upwards and created a red bubble out of dark energy. [Every power you psychics have, us dark types can use, only more powerful. And, of course, it is completely unblockable to psychic types such as you. So, which of your puny powers should I copy first? Oh, I know! I'll use a weak psychic attack, just to prove that you have no chance against me!] Mewtwo could only glare angrily at the small dark type. He just had to find a way to defeat him... ~You may have the type advantage, but that didn't matter before!~ Mewtwo yelled psychically. ~Your Faint Attack wasn't nearly enough to defeat me!~
[Oh, well, let's see how you fare against my Dark Confusion!] sneered Aijou. [Dark Confusion!] he screamed, shorting the password computer out with the sound of his voice. Mewtwo, of course, couldn't hear this; he was in too much pain from the attack to notice much else.
~What are you trying to do to me!~ he screamed. ~Are you trying to make my head explode?~ Mewtwo tried his hardest to fight the dark waves invading his mind, but his own psychic powers were helpless against the dark type. This time, he couldn't even use his Swift to defend. To Mewtwo, the pain seemed like it went on for hours, although it had only been a few minutes. Even in his compromised state, however, Mewtwo was sure that Aijou wasn't just using a type-swapped confusion. He was trying to break Mewtwo's will to fight, as Giovanni had tried to do when he came to Mt. Quena. By the time Aijou let go, Mewtwo was out of breath.
[So,] sneered the little mew. [So, you have fallen victim to my Dark Confusion. I knew you would. It is completely unblockable, and, from the look on your face, extremely painful. Just the type of attack that I love.]
~Monster,~ spoke Mewtwo in a quiet yet dangerous voice. ~You are not worthy of the name of Mew.~
[Like you are, weakling?] asked the Mew. [You are not even powerful enough to block my weakest attacks, yet you call me unworthy. You are more of a fool than I thought, clone.]
~You are no more powerful than I am, Aijou. My inability to defend myself is not attributed to power. You know that. You are the one who is a fool, and an arrogant one at that. I will defeat you, one day,~ spoke the Mewtwo, his eyes looking like fire. ~You may have the advantage now, but when I learn to fight without my psychic abilities, you will learn that being a dark type does not protect you from me.~
[Well, then, I suppose I cannot allow you to survive to fight another day, clone, if you are going to defeat me,] laughed the mew. [Although, I doubt you could learn something so impossible in a short enough time.] Aijou created a ball of dark energy on his hand, then threw it at Mewtwo. The clone dodged out of the way. [Well, you're faster than I'd expected. However, you cannot dodge these.] He created two more of the dark energy balls. [Take this!] he screamed.
Mewtwo again dodged out of the way, but just barely this time. The dark balls, however, came back to hit him again. He dodged them time after time, but they just kept coming back around. [You can't dodge forever, clone. We both know that you will tire of this soon. And, without your considerable psychic powers to help you, you will not be able to deflect them either. If these balls hit you, they will likely destroy you.] Mewtwo, however, had other ideas.
~Just because you know a few unavoidable dark attacks doesn't mean you've won, mew.~ Mewtwo kept running from the attacks, but soon found himself in a corner. This, however, proved to be a blessing in disguise. Mewtwo, who could no longer run, realized that he could still block the attacks, not with his psychic shields, but by using part of the Team Rocket Headquarters as a physical shield. He psychically broke a bar off of the cages, in which the pokemon had been held, then used it to throw the attacks back at Aijou, catching him off guard and knocking him into a wall.
~Now I know that I can use my powers to protect myself against you. You may use all of the tricks that you want, Aijou, but I will find a way to survive. Now, it is time for me to catch up with my prize,~ he said to the barely conscious mew. Mewtwo's eyes glowed blue. He picked up the two unconscious Rockets, flew outside, and then collapsed the building on Aijou. ~That should hold him off for a while,~ said Mewtwo. ~I seem to be out of trouble at last.~
"Oh no, you aren't," growled Giovanni Sakaki, leader of Team Rocket. He held an odd looking gun, which seemed to be decorated with pictures of dark type pokemon. He aimed it at Mewtwo. "I don't know who or what you are, but you must be a strong pokemon to destroy the Headquarters like that. I need strong pokemon such as you. You will come with me, and we will rule the world together, as partners."
~I will not fall for your nonsense. I've already made that mistake once; I'm not going to make it again. I wish to have no part of your scheme, human,~ growled the clone. ~Your purposes are not the same as my own. I will not follow you like a trained puppy.~
"Oh, but you will. For, you see, I watched your whole battle with Aijou on the surveillance cameras. You are weak against dark types, and my gun shoots out dark energy in its' purest form. It's more powerful than the mew, even," stated the Team Rocket leader, looking proud of his ingenuity. "If you resist, you will feel pain like you have never felt before." Mewtwo ignored him entirely, then began walking away. "I'm not bluffing," said the man, tightening the grip on the dark weapon.
~Pain as I have never felt before, eh? Well, I don't have the time or the patience for that.~ Mewtwo's eyes once again shone blue as Giovanni fell to the ground unconscious. ~You will wake up in a few minutes with no memories of Aijou or myself. Hopefully, Aijou will not find you useful. That is of little concern to me at the moment, however. I must find the one that Meowth is looking for.~ With this, the victorious clone flew off, soon catching up with the freed pokemon. Looking over this group, two pokemon in particular stood out. A pikachu and a meowth greeted Mewtwo warmly. Mewtwo recognized them as Pikachu-two and Meowth-two. With a start, Mewtwo realized that they were the ones that Meowth was looking for. He offered them a ride, then flew back to Jessie and James' log cabin to bring Meowth what he required.
"So, you succeeded in your mission. I knew you would!" said the loud- mouthed cat as he saw Mewtwo with the other two clones. "Meowth-two, I haven't seen you in a while!"
[Neither have I. Thank you for sending Mewtwo to rescue us; I don't think I could have stood another day in that horrible place!] The clone pikachu agreed.
[What will we do now, Mewtwo? Those horrible Rockets did terrible experiments on us. I fear we'll never be safe again.] said the little pikachu.
"Why don't you stay with me-owth?" asked the talking cat. "I'm sure Jessie and James wouldn't turn you over to them. You might be some use to them, worthless trainers as they are."
"Hey! That's not nice!" yelled Jessie as she hit Meowth over the head. "Take that back!"
"Well," said the talking cat, "I guess that I'll teach you to talk after all, Mewtwo," completely ignoring Jessie.
~I would be most pleased,~ said the psychic cat.