Pikachu watched his transformed master fight. His Pika-Pi was alive! It was a miracle!

But the miracle might have been for naught if the two evil Psychic Pokémon destroyed him.

His little mind made up, Pikachu gave a war-cry as he jumped into the middle of the fray, and gave Devon and Mewtwo the biggest shock of their feline lives.

Angry eyes turned towards the electric mouse, giving Ash and his fellows the split second they needed to break through the clone's and clonees' defenses, and deal them weakening blows.

But they weren't out of the battle yet.

Mewtwo, after throwing Pikachu against the wall--but luckily, Pikachu wasn't hurt--, turned dark eyes upon Ash. That was an unwise decision boy.

Somehow Ash managed to send back a Psychic message, It was a wiser decision than trying to destroy everything.

Who said I wanted to destroy everything? came the amused reply. Mewtwo appeared to have back his confidence since Ash was alive. Different, but alive.

All you care about is yourself, and you'll beat away anything that gets in your way.

You have to learn to look out for number one, Mewtwo replied casually, throwing an icy shard at the Mews, whose bubbles managed to reflect it.

Lelia tried to get to her brother. You don't want to do this.

Don't tell me what I do and do not want to do, Devon sneered.

But it's not you!

Tell that to someone who cares.

But mom and dad wouldn't like it... Lelia looked down sadly, easily avoiding an only-partially cut-off blow that Devon sent.

Shakily, he replied, How would you know?

I just do...Just like you know.

Lelia's crystal eyes met Devon's clouded blue ones, and she sensed the battle being fought behind them.

Devon finally broke away forcefully, and turned on Mewtwo, fiercely throwing Special attacks at the clone. This must stop now! We will gain nothing by destroying each other!

I will gain power when I destroy you, Mewtwo gritted, sending a kinetic ball at Devon, but it bounced off Devon's Barrier.

If you destroy me I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, Devon told him ambiguously.

That caused Mewtwo to falter, What?

Destroy me if you wish. But you cannot defeat all of those in here by yourself. Giovanni's Pokémon will be against you since you tried to kill him, and the other humans' Pokémon and the Legendaries will defeat you with them. You only wish to defeat everyone because that is the only thing you know. There are greater things than anger and a lust for power. There is knowledge and forgiveness, patience and understanding--

"And Fwendship and wuv!" Mewsie added with shining eyes.

Do you choose to hold on or let go of your hatred? Devon inquired, his whole being straining to keep back the thoughts that were against his beliefs.

Mewtwo glanced at the Mews, then at Giovanni, whose dark eyes stared into his soul.

What did he choose?