The Search for Peace…and Quiet
Nirvana, the state of absolute enlightenment. It took an immense amount of meditation to achieve such a state. One had to delve deep into their own mind and bring up calming thoughts which would enable you to sense the world around you and enter a state which could only be described as eternal bliss. And this is what Mewtwo was attempting to do.
He closed his eyes and floated in the air. It was easy for him to mediate. In fact it was one of the attacks he used right before he was drawn into a battle. However the mediation he needed to do required a tranquil environment with little to no distraction. He started to delve into his mind relaxing himself with calming thoughts. He could feel the sea stretching out with all its vastness. He could feel the wind gently brushing against his skin. However he didn't notice the pink creature that was behind him.
("Mewtwo!") Yelled Mew
Mewtwo was shocked out of his meditative state and rounded on the smaller pokemon. "What is it this time?" He asked annoyed "I already told you I have no interest in mating especially with you."
("Whatever.") Said Mew ("Your loss not mine. Anyway I need you to help me find where Rayquaza went.")
"Can't you sense him yourself?" Asked Mewtwo "It isn't as if he is a dark-type. You should be able to find him no matter where he is."
("I know where he is now.") Said Mew ("I need to know where he went though. You're better at tracing energy paths than me so I came to ask you for help.")
"Why do you think I would help you?" Asked Mewtwo "All you've done since we left New Island is bother me on a constant basis about either finding my purpose or helping you conceive."
("That's not true!") Said Mew ("Sometimes I ask you about the other clones and sometimes I just bother you for no reason, other than the fact that its fun.")
"If I do this for you, will you leave me alone?" Asked Mewtwo hopefully
("I suppose.") Said Mew
"Let me ask you one thing though." Said Mewtwo "If you want to know where Rayquaza went why didn't you just ask him?"
("He won't tell me." Said Mew "And he marked his passenger so now I can't get an exact fix on his position. I could just scout around the area, but I honestly don't feel like doing that.")
"You really need to get off your high horse." Said Mewtwo "Head due west from here and look in a valley in the middle of the Johto region."
("You did it already?") Asked Mew impressed ("Whatever training you're giving yourself must be paying off.")
"Yes it is done." Said Mewtwo "Now leave me alone so I can get back to my mediation."
("Fine go ahead.") Said Mew. She floated into the sky and shot off due west.
Finally Thought Mewtwo. He closed his eyes and began concentrating again. He wasn't mediating long before a flock of farfetch'd decided that the deserted island was a perfect place to spend the winter. The infernal squawking of the birds made it impossible for Mewtwo to concentrate. In the early days of his life he would have simply destroyed the birds for disturbing his peace. As it was now he resigned to find another place to meditate. A place he was sure no one would bother him.
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Cold wouldn't begin to describe the climate in the South Pole. The temperature was an astounding 130 degrees below zero. As cold as it was this was where Mewtwo decided to spend his time mediating. He closed his eyes and levitated a short distance off the ice-covered ground. He delved into his mind and began soothing himself with calming thoughts. He could feel every snowflake as it touched down and every gust of frigid wind as it wafted over the landscape. He was beginning to feel the cold ocean water and the various water-pokemon that swam in its depths. He could sense the droplets of water in the clouds above and began to see the different life cycles of molecules and unicellular creatures throughout the atmosphere.
Unfortunately for Mewtwo his peace was once again shattered by a loud roar.
("This land now belongs to Groudon!") Screamed a loud voice over the tundra. ("I shall cleanse this land of Kyogre's watery waste and bring about a new age ruled by the land!")
Of all the places he could go Thought Mewtwo exasperated. The temperature was slowly but surely rising and soon it got well above freezing. The ice began to melt and land long since frozen began to turn into mud. Mewtwo realized that if this continued there could be a very big problem for the rest of the world. He resigned himself to do something about Groudon and flew over to wear the beast was "staking his claim"
"Do you realize that by melting the South Pole you're going to expand the oceans even more?" Asked Mewtwo
("What!") Asked Groudon ("That's not possible. I am evaporating this accursed ice and reclaiming the land which it has drowned for so long!")
"You're only melting the ice." Said Mewtwo slowly. He felt like he was talking to a three year-old. "The ice turns into water and the water flows back into the ocean."
Groudon thought about this for a moment. It took several seconds for his brain to process all that Mewtwo had said. When he finally did understand he sighed. ("No matter what I do I can't seem to win the battle.") He moaned ("After all these millennia Kyogre is still winning.")
"Why is it you want to expand the land so much anyway?" Asked Mewtwo. This was a question he had been wondering about since he discovered the existence of the two ancient enemies.
("I was one of the first pokemon on this planet, as was Kyogre.") We were commissioned by Mew and Ho-Oh to create equal land and water across the planet. We did as we were told and that was that. We then hibernated and stayed that way. At least that's how we were before he came.")
"He?" Asked Mewtwo
("Yes, the destroyer, the cataclysm. He came from the heavens millions of years ago. Nearly destroyed the world.") Said Groudon ("He found Kyogre and I resting in the Cave of Origin and used his powers to control us. He made us keep expanding the land and the ocean just for laughs. Eventually we grew to hate each other and hate our 'master' even more. Eventually Rayquaza managed to defeat the entity and seal him away. Unfortunately Kyogre and I were still trying to outdo each other. Our resulting battle nearly destroyed the planet again. Rayquaza sent us into a slumbering state and housed our power within two orbs. Every few millennia or so we would wake up, fight, and get sent back to sleep by one of Rayquaza's descendants. Even though our 'master' was sealed away the animosity between Kyogre and myself remains.")
"If you know it was your master's doing then why can't you just forget the silly feud?" Asked Mewtwo.
("It all comes down to purpose.") Said Groudon ("If I don't battle Kyogre now I have no purpose.")
"I can understand that." Said Mewtwo. He was still looking for his purpose in life so was very empathetic to Groudon's situation. "You do know that you can find another purpose thought don't you?"
("And what would that be?") Asked Groudon
"That is for you to find." Said Mewtwo
("Perhaps.") Said Groudon ("I must leave this place now and try to correct some of the damage I caused. The land must be restored!")
"Did you hear a word I just said?" Asked Mewtwo. Groudon ignored him and levitated a chunk of rock which he used to float off into the distance. He now left a melting icescape behind there were now mudslides and avalanches. The temperature was also starting to decline again and the water was slowly freezing up once more. Unfortunately the noise was too much for Mewtwo and he once again had to find another place to meditate in solitude.
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The sky. It was very vast and seemed to go on forever. Once one got into a high enough altitude the clouds could be seen stretching out below like snow covered mountain peaks. It took a lot of concentration to remain stationary at such a high altitude, but this was where Mewtwo was attempting to achieve enlightenment. He delved into his mind once again and once again he calmed his mind and let his essence seep into his surroundings. He was slowly becoming a part of the sky. He could see the land stretching out below him like a beautiful mural. He was almost there, he could feel it and he could also feel a tremendous force slamming into him from the side. The impact snapped him out of his concentration and sent him flipping end over end though the air. He saw a large green dragon looking very confused.
"Oh man! I am so sorry." Said Rayquaza "I didn't even see you there!"
Mewtwo groaned and shook his head several times to clear the cobwebs. "Why did you have to be in this part of the sky!" Asked Mewtwo highly annoyed. He couldn't understand why he kept being disturbed.
"Weekly sweep." Said Rayquaza "I have to go around and make sure all those fumes the humans release don't damage the ozone layer too much. I'm gonna be heading back through here at least ten more times today, so I'd advise you to just stay out of this altitude if you don't want to be bothered."
Mewtwo sighed and began to descend through the clouds and back toward the surface of the planet. There has to be somewhere no one will bother me. He thought to himself.
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Mt. Battle loomed over the desert expanse of the Orre region. The humongous volcano was home to several caves. Mewtwo decided that this would be an ideal place to be left alone. No one would be stupid enough to venture inside of an active volcano. He didn't even get to start meditating this time however. It seemed that the cave was home to a family of Slugma and Magcargo. They didn't seem too happy with their visitor so Mewtwo resigned himself to find a nice quiet place in the middle of the desert. The first thing he noticed when he exited the cave however. Was that it was pouring down rain. It only rained once a year in the Orre region and that had happened two months ago. This was obviously unnatural, but Mewtwo was now at the point that he didn't care. He was now desperate to find some place that would offer him the peace and quiet he needed.
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This was the last place anyone would come to in order to find tranquility. However Mewtwo also knew that to find something it was often in the place one least suspected. He shielded himself from human view as he floated to the top of Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town. The tower was home to a multitude of ghost pokemon. The Kanto government had tried to convert the tower into a radio station a few years ago and it seemed as if it was working. However the ghosts of the tower only allowed them to think it was working and one day during broadcasts the ghosts took over the airways and spread false news reports which caused wide spread panic and chaos throughout the region. After that the tower was closed down and the ghosts flourished in it more so than ever before. Mewtwo knew that the ghosts wouldn't normally give him a moment's peace. However he was in no mood for their games and decided to make that plain from the start. He landed on the top of the tower and was immediately surrounded by ghosts.
("Look a new audience!") Said a Gengar ("He looks like he could use a laugh.")
("Yeah lets drop a chandelier on his head and see what happens!") Said a Gastly
"I will say this once and once only." Said Mewtwo "I am here to meditate and I would strongly advise you NOT to disturb me in any way. If you value your afterlives you will keep any outside intrusions in the tower to a minimum."
("And what are you gonna do if we don't?") Asked Gengar ("All I sense in you is psychic energy and that can't hurt us!") He laughed at Mewtwo and the others joined in. They stopped laughing when Mewtwo combined a Shadow Ball with a Psychic attack and sent them all sprawling across the room of the tower.
"That." Said Mewtwo "Only it will be 100 times worse."
The ghosts got up and floated back down to the bottom level. Finally Mewtwo could get some peace. He was certain that the ghosts would leave him alone and didn't feel guilty about hurting them since he'd given them fair warning. He closed his eyes and began searching for Nirvana once again. This time he was certain he would get it.
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A/N: So we finally see what good ol' Mewtwo's been up to. Too bad he kept getting interrupted, but maybe now he'll get what he wants. Knowing what I do about the future plot though I'm gonna place my bets that he doesn't. Leave all questions, comments and concerns in a review or leave a review anyway if you've read this chapter. We will finally be seeing what Ash has been doing in the next chapter so look out for it.
Until Next Time…
