Chapter 10: Dark dreams! Can the nightmare be overcome?
Disclaimer: Nintendo owns Pokemon. I don't. Enough said.
******************************* Flashback********************************
You can never defeat me," Mewtwo declared, standing over the disoriented Aijou. "Creatures of evil such as yourself never win in the end. There will always be someone like myself around to take care of your kind."
Mewtwo definitely did not expect what Aijou did next. The Dark mew forced the rest of the Dark energy he had stored into Mewtwo's arm. The clone fell, unable to move.
[I have won!] screamed the mew. [No Psychic type can stand that much Dark energy! He must have been destroyed!]
Aijou laughed as he saw the fallen Mewtwo at his feet, unable to move. It seemed, in this battle, at least, that evil had triumphed. ****************************End Flashback******************************
Mewtwo moaned groggily as he opened his eyes. He had been fighting the Dark mew Aijou! But where was Aijou, he thought.
The clone stood up and looked around at his surroundings. Am I dreaming? the clone wondered. He was in a tube, the same kind of tube out of which he had been born. In fact, one of the tubes contained a younger version of Mewtwo!
How can this be? Mewtwo thought. I was the only clone...and yet...and yet... The clone trailed off. There were four other tubes similar to the one the younger Mewtwo was kept in. In three of the tubes were baby pokemon. There was a bulbasaur, a charmander, and a squirtle. The fourth container, however, contained an eerie, otherworldly glow. Mewtwo found himself drawn to this tube.
The clone peeked into the tube curiously. The glow moved almost as if it were alive. Mewtwo had a feeling that it was. He tried to talk to it psychically, but found that his powers were still being blocked, as they were during the fight with Aijou. The clone had a funny feeling, as if something were trying to claw its' way out of his mind, to tell him what the glow was, but it soon vanished.
Reduced to talking in the human way, Mewtwo addressed the glow. "Who...are you," he said tentatively.
The glow answered, ~Don't you remember me? I'm Amber!~ (A/N I'm using her American name; in the original version she's called Ai) Mewtwo didn't know how he understood the glow's words; they weren't in any language the clone recognized, but the words came to his mind as though they had been there the whole time. Mewtwo was surprised at this-his own method of telepathic speech did not work this way.
~Don't you remember me? I taught you about numbers, and wind, and even showed you where I used to live! Why don't you know who I am?~
Mewtwo was confused. The feeling in his head had come back. He realized that he must have known the glow from somewhere before. Despite the fact that Mewtwo no longer remembered the events with Ai, they had not been erased permanently from his memory, just pushed to the back of his mind. The wall created to seal these memories up was starting to crumble, however.
Don't be sad, Mewtwo. You're going to live, and I'm sure living is wonderful, Mewtwo suddenly thought. I'm sure living is wonderful...wonderful... The clone kept repeating these words to himself, wondering who said them. Finally, he spoke aloud. "I'm going to live...I'm going to live...And life is...life is wonderful. You said that to me. That was how I knew...Life is wonderful, and you never...you were my first friend...but you never knew it...I miss you..." Mewtwo spoke, a tear rolling down his face.
The wall had been broken. Mewtwo's memory was no longer restricted. One memory returned to him as he stood there. These tears...what good are they...As long as I live, I will never shed a tear of pain or sorrow! The clone, remembering his promise to himself, laughed at himself inwardly. They were a lot better than I could have possibly known. Ash showed me that...
Finally, Mewtwo said aloud to the glow-Amber- "I'm sorry...I wish you could have come too..."
Instead of the words of comfort that he expected, the glow turned Dark. ~It's all your fault!~ the Dark Amber yelled. ~If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had to go through all of that pain! You...you are a monster!~
The clone took a step backwards. Pain seared through him. He felt like he was on fire. The glow screamed at him, telling him he was worthless and evil, as the Dark energy continued to engulf him. Mewtwo felt shocked.
"I...I know I've done terrible things," he started. "I know there are some things I can't make up for. But this isn't you, amber! You are not the girl I knew! She would never be angry with me for something I couldn't help! She would be happy for me! She was happy for me! Leave me alone, you creation of Aijou!"
At this, the glow took on a form, the form that Aijou took to show that he was more than a mew. It laughed at Mewtwo. [So, you were able to defeat the illusions created by Dark energy.... Waking up shouldn't be too hard for you, then!] With that, the Dark mew flew away, shattering the tube.
Mewtwo tried everything to wake himself, including leaving the room, but the door was locked. It resisted all of his efforts to open it by the use of pokemon powers. Finally, he flung himself against it in desperation, and the door opened. Mewtwo found himself in a chamber created entirely out of Dark energy. Every step into the room took all of Mewtwo's willpower to take, as it felt like walking into the device that Giovanni had forced him into at Purity Lake. Mewtwo, however, was willing to take the punishment as long as he could defeat Aijou.
The Dark energy inside Mewtwo himself was starting to affect him now. It twisted the clone's vision, making him relive the worst memories of his life at the same time as the happiest moments. As Mewtwo reached the end of the chamber, Aijou appeared in front of the door.
[Enjoying yourself, are you, clone,] the Dark mew asked. [Painful, isn't it. This is what my life was like, every single moment!] Aijou slapped Mewtwo at the last three words. [You really didn't expect to defeat me, did you? You say I am evil. Look at what you've done!]
Mewtwo was forced back into memories of his destruction of the lab in which he was created; memories of his storm. The scientists' screams echoed through Mewtwo's hearing, pleading for mercy, cursing themselves for carrying out their objective too well.
[You enjoyed that, didn't you? How can you say that I am evil? You destroyed those who created you! You are no better than I am!] The Dark mew screamed at Mewtwo, echoing strangely through the clone's hearing. [Look at all you've done! You are nothing more than a murderer!]
Mewtwo sunk to the floor. He had constantly thought of that day, of all the terrible things he did, what he should have done. It was much more painful having to listen to it from Aijou. The Dark mew was definitely not blameless-if he could call Mewtwo these things...
The clone couldn't deal with much more of this. Here he was, trying to protect people, and he was no better than his adversary was. He tried to shut himself off from Aijou, but his own mind kept going back to that day. How could you do that...how could you be so cruel...
Mewtwo couldn't shut out the thoughts like he could Aijou. He knew he had to come to terms with his past. He could feel it...or was the music telling him...as the most beautiful music Mewtwo had ever heard had come out of nowhere. Hold on, it said. Life is wonderful. You must learn to live your life, not agonize over your past constantly.
Mewtwo was filled with courage by the song. He stood up, and shouted to Aijou, "I am nothing like you! If I were like you, I wouldn't feel this way! You couldn't be bothered about your wrongs. You feel no remorse! That is why I will defeat you!"
The Dark mew seemed to be frightened by something, although Mewtwo could tell it was not his words that he was frightened of. The song, which had been so lovely to Mewtwo, seemed to fill Aijou with fear. The Dark mew backed away as the music grew louder. It seemed to be telling Mewtwo, You must win. He cannot defeat you.
Suddenly, flames sprang up next to Mewtwo, and a beautiful, scarlet-gold bird appeared. It put its' head on the cat's side. As Mewtwo absorbed the last of the Dark energy forced into him by Aijou, he felt his head clear. He soon found himself back in the room with Aijou. He was on the floor again, however.
Mewtwo stood up for the second time in a minute, never having fallen back down. He declared, "That was unpleasant. But I have now confronted all of the memories that I fear. I am now completely ready to fight you."
Disclaimer: Nintendo owns Pokemon. I don't. Enough said.
******************************* Flashback********************************
You can never defeat me," Mewtwo declared, standing over the disoriented Aijou. "Creatures of evil such as yourself never win in the end. There will always be someone like myself around to take care of your kind."
Mewtwo definitely did not expect what Aijou did next. The Dark mew forced the rest of the Dark energy he had stored into Mewtwo's arm. The clone fell, unable to move.
[I have won!] screamed the mew. [No Psychic type can stand that much Dark energy! He must have been destroyed!]
Aijou laughed as he saw the fallen Mewtwo at his feet, unable to move. It seemed, in this battle, at least, that evil had triumphed. ****************************End Flashback******************************
Mewtwo moaned groggily as he opened his eyes. He had been fighting the Dark mew Aijou! But where was Aijou, he thought.
The clone stood up and looked around at his surroundings. Am I dreaming? the clone wondered. He was in a tube, the same kind of tube out of which he had been born. In fact, one of the tubes contained a younger version of Mewtwo!
How can this be? Mewtwo thought. I was the only clone...and yet...and yet... The clone trailed off. There were four other tubes similar to the one the younger Mewtwo was kept in. In three of the tubes were baby pokemon. There was a bulbasaur, a charmander, and a squirtle. The fourth container, however, contained an eerie, otherworldly glow. Mewtwo found himself drawn to this tube.
The clone peeked into the tube curiously. The glow moved almost as if it were alive. Mewtwo had a feeling that it was. He tried to talk to it psychically, but found that his powers were still being blocked, as they were during the fight with Aijou. The clone had a funny feeling, as if something were trying to claw its' way out of his mind, to tell him what the glow was, but it soon vanished.
Reduced to talking in the human way, Mewtwo addressed the glow. "Who...are you," he said tentatively.
The glow answered, ~Don't you remember me? I'm Amber!~ (A/N I'm using her American name; in the original version she's called Ai) Mewtwo didn't know how he understood the glow's words; they weren't in any language the clone recognized, but the words came to his mind as though they had been there the whole time. Mewtwo was surprised at this-his own method of telepathic speech did not work this way.
~Don't you remember me? I taught you about numbers, and wind, and even showed you where I used to live! Why don't you know who I am?~
Mewtwo was confused. The feeling in his head had come back. He realized that he must have known the glow from somewhere before. Despite the fact that Mewtwo no longer remembered the events with Ai, they had not been erased permanently from his memory, just pushed to the back of his mind. The wall created to seal these memories up was starting to crumble, however.
Don't be sad, Mewtwo. You're going to live, and I'm sure living is wonderful, Mewtwo suddenly thought. I'm sure living is wonderful...wonderful... The clone kept repeating these words to himself, wondering who said them. Finally, he spoke aloud. "I'm going to live...I'm going to live...And life is...life is wonderful. You said that to me. That was how I knew...Life is wonderful, and you never...you were my first friend...but you never knew it...I miss you..." Mewtwo spoke, a tear rolling down his face.
The wall had been broken. Mewtwo's memory was no longer restricted. One memory returned to him as he stood there. These tears...what good are they...As long as I live, I will never shed a tear of pain or sorrow! The clone, remembering his promise to himself, laughed at himself inwardly. They were a lot better than I could have possibly known. Ash showed me that...
Finally, Mewtwo said aloud to the glow-Amber- "I'm sorry...I wish you could have come too..."
Instead of the words of comfort that he expected, the glow turned Dark. ~It's all your fault!~ the Dark Amber yelled. ~If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had to go through all of that pain! You...you are a monster!~
The clone took a step backwards. Pain seared through him. He felt like he was on fire. The glow screamed at him, telling him he was worthless and evil, as the Dark energy continued to engulf him. Mewtwo felt shocked.
"I...I know I've done terrible things," he started. "I know there are some things I can't make up for. But this isn't you, amber! You are not the girl I knew! She would never be angry with me for something I couldn't help! She would be happy for me! She was happy for me! Leave me alone, you creation of Aijou!"
At this, the glow took on a form, the form that Aijou took to show that he was more than a mew. It laughed at Mewtwo. [So, you were able to defeat the illusions created by Dark energy.... Waking up shouldn't be too hard for you, then!] With that, the Dark mew flew away, shattering the tube.
Mewtwo tried everything to wake himself, including leaving the room, but the door was locked. It resisted all of his efforts to open it by the use of pokemon powers. Finally, he flung himself against it in desperation, and the door opened. Mewtwo found himself in a chamber created entirely out of Dark energy. Every step into the room took all of Mewtwo's willpower to take, as it felt like walking into the device that Giovanni had forced him into at Purity Lake. Mewtwo, however, was willing to take the punishment as long as he could defeat Aijou.
The Dark energy inside Mewtwo himself was starting to affect him now. It twisted the clone's vision, making him relive the worst memories of his life at the same time as the happiest moments. As Mewtwo reached the end of the chamber, Aijou appeared in front of the door.
[Enjoying yourself, are you, clone,] the Dark mew asked. [Painful, isn't it. This is what my life was like, every single moment!] Aijou slapped Mewtwo at the last three words. [You really didn't expect to defeat me, did you? You say I am evil. Look at what you've done!]
Mewtwo was forced back into memories of his destruction of the lab in which he was created; memories of his storm. The scientists' screams echoed through Mewtwo's hearing, pleading for mercy, cursing themselves for carrying out their objective too well.
[You enjoyed that, didn't you? How can you say that I am evil? You destroyed those who created you! You are no better than I am!] The Dark mew screamed at Mewtwo, echoing strangely through the clone's hearing. [Look at all you've done! You are nothing more than a murderer!]
Mewtwo sunk to the floor. He had constantly thought of that day, of all the terrible things he did, what he should have done. It was much more painful having to listen to it from Aijou. The Dark mew was definitely not blameless-if he could call Mewtwo these things...
The clone couldn't deal with much more of this. Here he was, trying to protect people, and he was no better than his adversary was. He tried to shut himself off from Aijou, but his own mind kept going back to that day. How could you do that...how could you be so cruel...
Mewtwo couldn't shut out the thoughts like he could Aijou. He knew he had to come to terms with his past. He could feel it...or was the music telling him...as the most beautiful music Mewtwo had ever heard had come out of nowhere. Hold on, it said. Life is wonderful. You must learn to live your life, not agonize over your past constantly.
Mewtwo was filled with courage by the song. He stood up, and shouted to Aijou, "I am nothing like you! If I were like you, I wouldn't feel this way! You couldn't be bothered about your wrongs. You feel no remorse! That is why I will defeat you!"
The Dark mew seemed to be frightened by something, although Mewtwo could tell it was not his words that he was frightened of. The song, which had been so lovely to Mewtwo, seemed to fill Aijou with fear. The Dark mew backed away as the music grew louder. It seemed to be telling Mewtwo, You must win. He cannot defeat you.
Suddenly, flames sprang up next to Mewtwo, and a beautiful, scarlet-gold bird appeared. It put its' head on the cat's side. As Mewtwo absorbed the last of the Dark energy forced into him by Aijou, he felt his head clear. He soon found himself back in the room with Aijou. He was on the floor again, however.
Mewtwo stood up for the second time in a minute, never having fallen back down. He declared, "That was unpleasant. But I have now confronted all of the memories that I fear. I am now completely ready to fight you."