Chapter Eight: Good Again
"Pikachu, what have you been doing all this time?" asked Misty, rubbing the electric mouse's head. He smiled back and started to talk. Oak used his translator. He told them of Maxwell, his fights, the others, and his return. All of the people listened intently, believing every word of it.
"What about the other pokémon," asked Pikachu through the translator. Ash turned away from him. Oak had forgotten to tell Pikachu about it.
"Well, when Mewtwo attacked, he knocked out Bill's PC, so, without the system, no more pokémon could be transferred. He then blew up the several locations where the pokémon where being kept. Ash's pokémon were in my lab, and it was destroyed. The other pokémon he had with him were probable taken or destroyed."
"They were...were destroyed," said Misty, crying slightly, knowing she would never see Togepi again.
"Then that shows how weak you were," said some one in the crowd. It was one of Mewtwo's minions. It was Gary.
"Gary?" asked Oak, seeing his grandson.
"You should have realized that Mewtwo was far more superior than any other pokémon in the world. You stupid weakling-uhhh..." Gary was cut off as Mew passed behind him. He fell, unconscious.
"What did you do to my grandson?" asked Oak, running over to him. Pichu jumped off his shoulder to stand by Pikachu, who was now sitting next to Ash. He was lying down, like Gary, but he was wide awake.
-He'll wake up with a headache the size of a Wailord,- said Mew, hovering back to Celebi.
"What's that?" asked Brock, fixing up some of Ash's wounds.
-After your time,- said Celebi, looking at the group of escaped prisoners and minions. She sensed some one, but she didn't know who. She missed seeing the bright blue eyes in the bushes. She did see Jigglypuff looking at her clone. The clone was dead, but it looked as though it could get back up and walk. It was spooky, but she didn't care. The balloon pokémon was caressing her clone, as though it was a lost loved-one. It was.
Celebi turned from her and continued to survey the land, watching for the one she felt.
"Pichu pi?" asked Pichu to Mew.
"Well, we went to see if Mewtwo was either fine and dandy or finally dead. One of the two, anyway, so we went to check and the whole place was gone. Nothing of the building was left, as if the land hadn't been tilled. Mewtwo was no where to be seen or felt. Uh!" Mew and Celebi both gasped, feeling the same thing. The other pokémon and the humans didn't need to feel it or hear an explanation. They saw what they felt. The sky turned purple and a giant wall of black was coming towards them. It was so far away, yet so large that they couldn't tell how long it would take it to reach them.
-You got five minutes, before that thing comes and annihilates you all,- said a voice in everyone's head. It was Mewtwo, glowing blue all over his body. Most of the slaves started to retreat back, while most of Mewtwo's minions bowed down before him. In a blue flash, the minions asnd the retreating slaves disappeared. Mew and Celebi started to glow pink and green, but the energy turned blue, and the two were sent flying into the ground. The energy stopped flowing and stood still, then, the energy turned white and the two legendaries disappeared within its magnificent. Those close to them were lost in it, too. Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, Oak, Pichu, and Sandslash all got out of the way. Gary and AJ were lost with in the blast. In another flash, only Pikachu's group was left.
-So, it just you and me again, is it?" asked Mewtwo, turning off his energy and floating down to the ground in front of the small group. He raised his hand towards Oak and lifted him up. Oak was frozen in time, his face was that of pain. He then threw him into a tree. Pichu was mad at this and sent a blast of electricity at Mewtwo, but it was deflected and sent back. It struck the tiny one, knocking him out. More energy was brought back than sent. Mewtwo smiled.
-I will torture you till you beg, not for death, but for bones, you filthy dogs. This is, of course, meant for you pokémon.-
"Jiiiiiggly!" cried Jigglypuff, who had dodged the earlier attack by using her clone as a shield, slapping Mewtwo, catching him off guard. He recovered sending a blast of psychic at her. She was sent into the tree her clone was lying next to. Mewtwo smiled again, raising his hand to the clone. The wound on the back of Jigglypuff Clone healed and she filled up with air. She then jumped up and faced the original.
"Jiggly," said the clone, smiling and punching Jigglypuff. The original sent back a slap, but it was shrugged off. The clone was hitting harder than before. The attacks, though, seemed to be pulled. As if the clone didn't wnat to hurt the other. Or itself. Pikachu saw this and realized what it meant. They weren't clones, they were exact copies. As if they were twins, as if the were the same, as if not only did they share the smae features, they shared the same emotions, feelings, memories, and lives. They were fighting themselves.
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"Hmmm," said Master Hand, still hovering in front of Ness, there wasn't as much ice now, but enough to keep the psychic at bay.
"Yes?" asked the voice the had last spoken.
"Pikachu is a smart creature, but he might prove to be false-hearted. Have the clones arrived?"
"About a minute ago."
"Tell them to take out everyone, including Mewtwo."
"Are you sure, Boss?"
"Call me Master." Master Hand grew slightly bigger with anger. The voice lost its smoothness.
"Ye...yes, Master."
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"Jiggly!" cried the Clone, slapping at the original. She knew, in her heart, she wasn't real, but she felt asthough she had a connection with the original. She felt as if they were the same.
"Jiggly?" asked the Original. The Clone had stopped fighting, because of her deep thinking. She then felt the surge of anger and evil from Master Hand. She fought it, but she couldn't help it. she sent a punch at the real one.
-What are you doing, you imbecile,- cried Mewtwo, blocking the clone's attacks. She hadn't been fighting Jigglypuff, she was fighting her recreator.
"Jiggly!" she cried, using her Surge Rest. Mewtwo was sent flying, but her held his ground. The clone rested, then woke up, seeing she was a goner.
Mewtwo raised his hand at her and she started to glow a dark blue. Mewtwo lifted his arm towards the sky, having Jigglypuff Clone shoot up. As she did, she started to fill up with energy that wasn't hers. Finally, she exploded, leaving nothing but smoke and molecules.
-Weakling,- said Mewtwo, smirking. Then, he felt pain from all sides. Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Sandslash, and Pichu, who had just woken up, were attacking, using all their energy. Mewtwo was badly damaged, but he glowed a dull white, and his wounds were healed. He smiled, raising his hands to the pokémon. They started to glow blue and were sent flying into different trees.
-You must be AJ's pokémon. I guess I'll have to send you to him. I'll do it the hard way.- Mewtwo held his grasp on Sandslash, slowly crushing him with his energy. The gruesome scene kept on going until Sandslash was a pebble. Then, he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
-Hm, I thought he would put up a better fight than. Urgh!- Mewtwo stopped glowing blue and started to glow black. He looked like he was having seizures, foaming at the mouth and shaking violently. It was the 2-D creature from before. He had taken control of Mewtwo.
Mewtwo stopped glowing and fell in a heap, before everyone. He seemed fine, but he was unconscious.
"What are you?" asked Brock, looking at the strange creature.
-He is Mr. Game and Watch, a mystical man of many mysterious missions. Powerful and dangerous. The wall has come, quick, get in the shield!- Mewtwo said this, but he still seemed unconscious. A black shield appeared around the two and Pichu, Pikachu, and Jigglypuff ran under it. Misty and Brock pulled Ash under it, too.
"Oak," cried Ash, looking up to see him.
"I'll get him, stay here!" said Brock, racing towards the Professor. He grabbed him and pulled him up and onto his shoulders. He ran back towards the shield. He didn't make it. He only got half a foot in the shield when the wall hit. The half of foot was all that remained of Brock and Oak.
"No!" cried Misty.
-Don't feel pain now, we still have bigger problems. Two more clones have arrived, and they are stronger than I am together.-
"Pichu?" asked Pichu, looking at Mr. Game and Watch.
-Call me Game.-
"Pi, pichu pi?" asked Pichu.
-Yes, it is Mewtwo and Ganondorf. Seperate them and I can defeat them.-
"How do we do that?" asked Ash.
-You can't do anything. Misty, stay with him. Let's go.- Suddenly, Mewtwo stood up and looked around.
-What's going on?- he asked, rubbing his head.
-You were under the evil control of Maxwell, I tuned him out for you.-
-You're not of this world?-
-No, I am from a diffrent realm, but a kid named Grim Reaper sent me here to help you. He gave me the power to stop Maxwell's influence in this place. It's almost working. They're here.-
"Pi?" asked Pichu, but his unknown question was answered. A bright energy ball shot through the black shield and hit Misty. She disappeared in a flash. Another shot through and hit Ash, and he disappeared.
-Too late, scatter!- cried Mr. Game and Watch through Mewtwo's thought speak. Jigglypuff, Pikachu, Pichu, Mr. Game and Watch, and Mewtwo shot in different directions.
Hovering above them were two figures, that of Ganondorf and Mewtwo. Their eyes were lit with evil blue light.
"Ready for some fun?" asked Ganondorf to Mewtwo.
-Yes, very much so. I'll take on those running east, and you can take on those running west.-
"I like that, so let's go." With that the two separated, just like Mr. Game and Watch wanted, and went in opposite directions.
Ganondrof headed straight for Jigglypuff, Pichu, and Pikachu in a blazing purple aura. This scared them, making them run faster. Pichu wasn't fast enough, though, so he tried using his Quick Attack on Ganondorf, but it was knocked off. Ganondorf stopped and grabbed him, squeezing the breath out of the little Pokémon.
"How do you feel, punk?" he asked, tossing Pichu into the air. Ganondorf stood back and started to charge up his fist with purple energy. Pichu was coming run down to him.
On the other side, Mewtwo Clone throwing purple energy balls at Mewtwo and Mr. Game and Watch. As he threw more, Game turned around and made a 2-D bin appear. three of the energy balls were caught in it. Then, Game took the bin, spun it, and it turned into a strange looking bug sprayer.
-Time to take out a few pests,- said Game through Mewtwo. He held up the bug sprayer at Mewtwo Clone.
-What? You think a little bug spray will stop me?- laughed Mewtwo Clone, charging up another energy ball.
-Who said it was spray?- Game shot the entire contents at the clone. Mewtwo Clone shot his at the same time. Game's dispersed it and hit Mewtwo Clone in the chest, leaving nothing but a hole and a dead clone.
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"It seems that the new creature is winning," said Master Hand, laughing.
"What should be done?"
"You're friends have failed, so I'm going to send the victors a nice little present." The laugh he made was the same as before he ever lost. if he did.
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Ganondorf saw Mewtwo Clone die and stopped his attack. Pichu hit the ground hard, but Ganondorf didn't notice him. The clone charged for the 2-D figure, but Game disappeared. While he was stumped, Game appeared right behind him and pointed his bin at him. Ganondorf turned around and threw a charged punch at him. The bin took the damage and energy, filling up completely. He spun the bin around and into a bug sprayer. Ganondorf froze in fear as Game push the handle in, letting out Ganondorfs attack. Ganondrof's chest caved in and his blew away in the purple blast. He was dead.
-Easy, but I'm going to hate it when it gets hard,- said Game, making the bug sprayer disappear.
-What do you mean by hard and easy?- asked Mewtwo. -And, why do you always talk through me?-
-Well, if I don't have complete control over your body, Maxwell will make you do things if I don't have a foot in you.-
-Well, every time you speak, it hurts my head.-
-That'll pass, but you should be glad you aren't being made to do things.-
-You're making me talk for you.-
-That may be so, but that helps me communicate with everyone.-
-Why don't you just tell me in your mind, and I'll transfer it for you.- There was a puase, then, in a new and robotic voice, -Okay, but we still have one more problem.-
"Pika?" asked Pikachu, as him, Jigglypuff, and Pichu, being carried by Pikachu, arrived. there was another pause.
-Those guys,- said Game, pointing to the horizon. several dots started to appear. They were pokémon.
"Pika pi? Pi chu pikachu?"
-No, they aren't clones, they're pokémon. They call themselves the PokéSquad. Maxwell sent them as a nice little present for us.-
-How do you know?-
-Grim Reaper shows me and I tell.-
-Can he help us?-
-This is the last test to see if we can with stand Maxwell's power, then, a gathering will begin. Let's go meet our present.-
With this, they started towards the PokéSquad.
"Pikachu, what have you been doing all this time?" asked Misty, rubbing the electric mouse's head. He smiled back and started to talk. Oak used his translator. He told them of Maxwell, his fights, the others, and his return. All of the people listened intently, believing every word of it.
"What about the other pokémon," asked Pikachu through the translator. Ash turned away from him. Oak had forgotten to tell Pikachu about it.
"Well, when Mewtwo attacked, he knocked out Bill's PC, so, without the system, no more pokémon could be transferred. He then blew up the several locations where the pokémon where being kept. Ash's pokémon were in my lab, and it was destroyed. The other pokémon he had with him were probable taken or destroyed."
"They were...were destroyed," said Misty, crying slightly, knowing she would never see Togepi again.
"Then that shows how weak you were," said some one in the crowd. It was one of Mewtwo's minions. It was Gary.
"Gary?" asked Oak, seeing his grandson.
"You should have realized that Mewtwo was far more superior than any other pokémon in the world. You stupid weakling-uhhh..." Gary was cut off as Mew passed behind him. He fell, unconscious.
"What did you do to my grandson?" asked Oak, running over to him. Pichu jumped off his shoulder to stand by Pikachu, who was now sitting next to Ash. He was lying down, like Gary, but he was wide awake.
-He'll wake up with a headache the size of a Wailord,- said Mew, hovering back to Celebi.
"What's that?" asked Brock, fixing up some of Ash's wounds.
-After your time,- said Celebi, looking at the group of escaped prisoners and minions. She sensed some one, but she didn't know who. She missed seeing the bright blue eyes in the bushes. She did see Jigglypuff looking at her clone. The clone was dead, but it looked as though it could get back up and walk. It was spooky, but she didn't care. The balloon pokémon was caressing her clone, as though it was a lost loved-one. It was.
Celebi turned from her and continued to survey the land, watching for the one she felt.
"Pichu pi?" asked Pichu to Mew.
"Well, we went to see if Mewtwo was either fine and dandy or finally dead. One of the two, anyway, so we went to check and the whole place was gone. Nothing of the building was left, as if the land hadn't been tilled. Mewtwo was no where to be seen or felt. Uh!" Mew and Celebi both gasped, feeling the same thing. The other pokémon and the humans didn't need to feel it or hear an explanation. They saw what they felt. The sky turned purple and a giant wall of black was coming towards them. It was so far away, yet so large that they couldn't tell how long it would take it to reach them.
-You got five minutes, before that thing comes and annihilates you all,- said a voice in everyone's head. It was Mewtwo, glowing blue all over his body. Most of the slaves started to retreat back, while most of Mewtwo's minions bowed down before him. In a blue flash, the minions asnd the retreating slaves disappeared. Mew and Celebi started to glow pink and green, but the energy turned blue, and the two were sent flying into the ground. The energy stopped flowing and stood still, then, the energy turned white and the two legendaries disappeared within its magnificent. Those close to them were lost in it, too. Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, Oak, Pichu, and Sandslash all got out of the way. Gary and AJ were lost with in the blast. In another flash, only Pikachu's group was left.
-So, it just you and me again, is it?" asked Mewtwo, turning off his energy and floating down to the ground in front of the small group. He raised his hand towards Oak and lifted him up. Oak was frozen in time, his face was that of pain. He then threw him into a tree. Pichu was mad at this and sent a blast of electricity at Mewtwo, but it was deflected and sent back. It struck the tiny one, knocking him out. More energy was brought back than sent. Mewtwo smiled.
-I will torture you till you beg, not for death, but for bones, you filthy dogs. This is, of course, meant for you pokémon.-
"Jiiiiiggly!" cried Jigglypuff, who had dodged the earlier attack by using her clone as a shield, slapping Mewtwo, catching him off guard. He recovered sending a blast of psychic at her. She was sent into the tree her clone was lying next to. Mewtwo smiled again, raising his hand to the clone. The wound on the back of Jigglypuff Clone healed and she filled up with air. She then jumped up and faced the original.
"Jiggly," said the clone, smiling and punching Jigglypuff. The original sent back a slap, but it was shrugged off. The clone was hitting harder than before. The attacks, though, seemed to be pulled. As if the clone didn't wnat to hurt the other. Or itself. Pikachu saw this and realized what it meant. They weren't clones, they were exact copies. As if they were twins, as if the were the same, as if not only did they share the smae features, they shared the same emotions, feelings, memories, and lives. They were fighting themselves.
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"Hmmm," said Master Hand, still hovering in front of Ness, there wasn't as much ice now, but enough to keep the psychic at bay.
"Yes?" asked the voice the had last spoken.
"Pikachu is a smart creature, but he might prove to be false-hearted. Have the clones arrived?"
"About a minute ago."
"Tell them to take out everyone, including Mewtwo."
"Are you sure, Boss?"
"Call me Master." Master Hand grew slightly bigger with anger. The voice lost its smoothness.
"Ye...yes, Master."
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"Jiggly!" cried the Clone, slapping at the original. She knew, in her heart, she wasn't real, but she felt asthough she had a connection with the original. She felt as if they were the same.
"Jiggly?" asked the Original. The Clone had stopped fighting, because of her deep thinking. She then felt the surge of anger and evil from Master Hand. She fought it, but she couldn't help it. she sent a punch at the real one.
-What are you doing, you imbecile,- cried Mewtwo, blocking the clone's attacks. She hadn't been fighting Jigglypuff, she was fighting her recreator.
"Jiggly!" she cried, using her Surge Rest. Mewtwo was sent flying, but her held his ground. The clone rested, then woke up, seeing she was a goner.
Mewtwo raised his hand at her and she started to glow a dark blue. Mewtwo lifted his arm towards the sky, having Jigglypuff Clone shoot up. As she did, she started to fill up with energy that wasn't hers. Finally, she exploded, leaving nothing but smoke and molecules.
-Weakling,- said Mewtwo, smirking. Then, he felt pain from all sides. Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Sandslash, and Pichu, who had just woken up, were attacking, using all their energy. Mewtwo was badly damaged, but he glowed a dull white, and his wounds were healed. He smiled, raising his hands to the pokémon. They started to glow blue and were sent flying into different trees.
-You must be AJ's pokémon. I guess I'll have to send you to him. I'll do it the hard way.- Mewtwo held his grasp on Sandslash, slowly crushing him with his energy. The gruesome scene kept on going until Sandslash was a pebble. Then, he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
-Hm, I thought he would put up a better fight than. Urgh!- Mewtwo stopped glowing blue and started to glow black. He looked like he was having seizures, foaming at the mouth and shaking violently. It was the 2-D creature from before. He had taken control of Mewtwo.
Mewtwo stopped glowing and fell in a heap, before everyone. He seemed fine, but he was unconscious.
"What are you?" asked Brock, looking at the strange creature.
-He is Mr. Game and Watch, a mystical man of many mysterious missions. Powerful and dangerous. The wall has come, quick, get in the shield!- Mewtwo said this, but he still seemed unconscious. A black shield appeared around the two and Pichu, Pikachu, and Jigglypuff ran under it. Misty and Brock pulled Ash under it, too.
"Oak," cried Ash, looking up to see him.
"I'll get him, stay here!" said Brock, racing towards the Professor. He grabbed him and pulled him up and onto his shoulders. He ran back towards the shield. He didn't make it. He only got half a foot in the shield when the wall hit. The half of foot was all that remained of Brock and Oak.
"No!" cried Misty.
-Don't feel pain now, we still have bigger problems. Two more clones have arrived, and they are stronger than I am together.-
"Pichu?" asked Pichu, looking at Mr. Game and Watch.
-Call me Game.-
"Pi, pichu pi?" asked Pichu.
-Yes, it is Mewtwo and Ganondorf. Seperate them and I can defeat them.-
"How do we do that?" asked Ash.
-You can't do anything. Misty, stay with him. Let's go.- Suddenly, Mewtwo stood up and looked around.
-What's going on?- he asked, rubbing his head.
-You were under the evil control of Maxwell, I tuned him out for you.-
-You're not of this world?-
-No, I am from a diffrent realm, but a kid named Grim Reaper sent me here to help you. He gave me the power to stop Maxwell's influence in this place. It's almost working. They're here.-
"Pi?" asked Pichu, but his unknown question was answered. A bright energy ball shot through the black shield and hit Misty. She disappeared in a flash. Another shot through and hit Ash, and he disappeared.
-Too late, scatter!- cried Mr. Game and Watch through Mewtwo's thought speak. Jigglypuff, Pikachu, Pichu, Mr. Game and Watch, and Mewtwo shot in different directions.
Hovering above them were two figures, that of Ganondorf and Mewtwo. Their eyes were lit with evil blue light.
"Ready for some fun?" asked Ganondorf to Mewtwo.
-Yes, very much so. I'll take on those running east, and you can take on those running west.-
"I like that, so let's go." With that the two separated, just like Mr. Game and Watch wanted, and went in opposite directions.
Ganondrof headed straight for Jigglypuff, Pichu, and Pikachu in a blazing purple aura. This scared them, making them run faster. Pichu wasn't fast enough, though, so he tried using his Quick Attack on Ganondorf, but it was knocked off. Ganondorf stopped and grabbed him, squeezing the breath out of the little Pokémon.
"How do you feel, punk?" he asked, tossing Pichu into the air. Ganondorf stood back and started to charge up his fist with purple energy. Pichu was coming run down to him.
On the other side, Mewtwo Clone throwing purple energy balls at Mewtwo and Mr. Game and Watch. As he threw more, Game turned around and made a 2-D bin appear. three of the energy balls were caught in it. Then, Game took the bin, spun it, and it turned into a strange looking bug sprayer.
-Time to take out a few pests,- said Game through Mewtwo. He held up the bug sprayer at Mewtwo Clone.
-What? You think a little bug spray will stop me?- laughed Mewtwo Clone, charging up another energy ball.
-Who said it was spray?- Game shot the entire contents at the clone. Mewtwo Clone shot his at the same time. Game's dispersed it and hit Mewtwo Clone in the chest, leaving nothing but a hole and a dead clone.
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"It seems that the new creature is winning," said Master Hand, laughing.
"What should be done?"
"You're friends have failed, so I'm going to send the victors a nice little present." The laugh he made was the same as before he ever lost. if he did.
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Ganondorf saw Mewtwo Clone die and stopped his attack. Pichu hit the ground hard, but Ganondorf didn't notice him. The clone charged for the 2-D figure, but Game disappeared. While he was stumped, Game appeared right behind him and pointed his bin at him. Ganondorf turned around and threw a charged punch at him. The bin took the damage and energy, filling up completely. He spun the bin around and into a bug sprayer. Ganondorf froze in fear as Game push the handle in, letting out Ganondorfs attack. Ganondrof's chest caved in and his blew away in the purple blast. He was dead.
-Easy, but I'm going to hate it when it gets hard,- said Game, making the bug sprayer disappear.
-What do you mean by hard and easy?- asked Mewtwo. -And, why do you always talk through me?-
-Well, if I don't have complete control over your body, Maxwell will make you do things if I don't have a foot in you.-
-Well, every time you speak, it hurts my head.-
-That'll pass, but you should be glad you aren't being made to do things.-
-You're making me talk for you.-
-That may be so, but that helps me communicate with everyone.-
-Why don't you just tell me in your mind, and I'll transfer it for you.- There was a puase, then, in a new and robotic voice, -Okay, but we still have one more problem.-
"Pika?" asked Pikachu, as him, Jigglypuff, and Pichu, being carried by Pikachu, arrived. there was another pause.
-Those guys,- said Game, pointing to the horizon. several dots started to appear. They were pokémon.
"Pika pi? Pi chu pikachu?"
-No, they aren't clones, they're pokémon. They call themselves the PokéSquad. Maxwell sent them as a nice little present for us.-
-How do you know?-
-Grim Reaper shows me and I tell.-
-Can he help us?-
-This is the last test to see if we can with stand Maxwell's power, then, a gathering will begin. Let's go meet our present.-
With this, they started towards the PokéSquad.